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Common Names: S

sah chu: Phyllostachys angusta
salal; shallon; lemon leaf: Gaultheria shallon
sarsaparilla, wild: Aralia nudicaulis
sassafras: Sassafras albidum
sea oats, northern: Chasmanthium latifolium
sedge, fringed: Carex crinita
sedge, Gray's: Carex grayi
sedge, palm tree: Carex muskingumensis 'Watchposten'
sedge, Pennsylvania: Carex pensylvanica
sedge, plantain-leaved: Carex plantaginea
sedge, sallow: Carex lurida
sedge, star: Carex grayi
sedge, thicket: Carex abscondita
sedge, tussock: Carex stricta
sedge, variegated Morrow's: Carex morrowii expallida
sedum: Sedum kamtschaticum
sedum: Sedum kamtschaticum middendorffianum
sedum: Sedum sexangulare
sedum: Sedum spurium
sedum: Sedum spurium variegatum
seedbox: Ludwigia alternifolia
senna, wild: Cassia marilandica
sheep laurel: Kalmia angustifolia
sheepberry: Viburnum lentago
shi lu zhu: Phyllostachys arcana
shinleaf: Pyrola elliptica
shrubby cinquefoil: Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldstar'
shrubby cinquefoil: Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'
sideoats grama: Bouteloua curtipendula
silver vine: Actinidia polygama
Simpler's joy: Verbena hastata
snow-in-summer: Cerastium tomentosum
snowbell tree, Japanese: Styrax japonicus
soft haircap moss: Polytrichum piliferum
soft-stem bulrush: Scirpus validus
Solomon's-seal, hairy: Polygonatum pubescens
spearmint: Mentha spicata
sphagnum moss: Sphagnum species
spreading bulrush: Scirpus expansus
St. Joseph's wand: Penstemon acuminatus
star grass: Hypoxis hirsuta
stiff aster; bristly aster: Aster linariifolius
Stokes' aster: Stokesia laevis
Stokes' aster, white-flowered: Stokesia laevis 'Alba'
stonecrop, wild: Sedum ternatum 'Larinem Park'
stonecrop, yellow: Sedum reflexum
strawberry begonia: Saxifraga stolonifera
strawberry, alpine: Fragaria vesca 'Rugen Improved'
strawberry, barren: Waldsteinia fragarioides
strawberry, white-fruited woodland: Fragaria vesca albicarpa
strawberry, wild: Fragaria virginiana
summersweet: Clethra alnifolia
sunflower, thin-leaved: Helianthus decapetalus
sunflower, woodland: Helianthus trachelifolius
swamp andromeda: Lyonia ligustrina
swamp aster: Aster puniceus
swamp candles: Lysimachia terrestris
sweet flag: Acorus calamus
sweet flag, variegated: Acorus calamus variegatus
sweet William, wild: Phlox maculata
sweet woodruff: Galium odoratum
sweetshoot bamboo: Phyllostachys dulcis
sweetspire: Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet'
switch cane: Arundinaria gigantea tecta
switch-grass: Panicum virgatum

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Catalog as of April 01, 2008

Acorus

(Araceae - arum family)

Two species of perennial marsh herbs.

calamus

peren • ht 2-4' • zones 3-10

sweet flag

native, fragrant, moist - wet, sun
Northern Hemisphere

Has an iris-like growth habit,with unusual but inconspicuous flowers in summer. The strongly aromatic leaves were, in former times, strewn on the floor of cottages to serve as an air freshener. Roots are said to produce an exudate which prevents mosquite larvae from developing. It may be possible to control mosquito larvae in small bodies of water by planting sweet flag around the edges. We do not have information on the quantity of plants required to achieve control, although after a sweet flag plant was placed in a mosquito larvae-infested tub of water, the larvae disappeared and did not return. For moist to wet soil or shallow water.

cat # 7V1A
$7.95 each / 3-9, $7.50 ea / 10+, $6.95 ea

calamus variegatus

peren • ht 2-4' • zones 3-10

variegated sweet flag

native, moist - wet, sun

Like the species, above, but with leaves attractively striped with white.

cat # 7V1C
$9.95 each

gramineus 'Licorice'

peren • ht 12" • zones 6-9

licorice flag

container, edible, native, moist - wet, sun - part shade
e Asia

A handsome, evergreen, grass-like aquatic or wetland perennial. The shiny, deep green leaves grow in a circular clump of broad, upright fans. The foliage, when rubbed or bruised, brings forth a pleasant scent of licorice or anise. The insignificant flowers, shaped like little horns, are produced in midsummer on hollow, upright stems. Usually only plants grown in water produce flowers. Spreads by rhizomes, eventually forming a seamless turf which can serve as a beautiful groundcover. Tolerant of some shade. May be grown in moist to wet soil, or in water to 3-6" deep. Used in Thai cuisine for flavoring rice dishes, or may be eaten as a fresh nibble from the garden

cat # 7V1G
$7.95 each / 3+, $7.50 ea