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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

Cassia

(Leguminosae - bean family)
More than 500 spp of trees, shrubs and perennial herbs. A number of spp. are medicinal, yielding senna and tanbark. Generally found in the Tropics with very showy flowers.

marilandica peren • ht 6' • zones 4-9

wild senna


new, native, sun
south-eastern U.S.

Fast growing perennial with rounded, shrub appearance. Leaves are gracefully arranged along branches in a drooping, almost feathery fashion reminiscent of a locust. 1” jazzy yellow flowers bloom along center stalk in late summer giving way to 4” black, pea-like seed pods in fall. Grows in moist open areas along streams. Tolerates heat and humidity. Host plant for silver spotted skipper butterfly (Epargyreus clarus), cloudless sulphur (Phoebus sennae), little sulphur (Eurema lisa) and sleepy orange (E. nicippe) butterflies. Attracts hummingbirds and bees. No serious disease or insect problems. Powdered leaves can be used as a laxative like its tropical cousins.

cat # 5D3P
$7.95 each / 3+, $7.50 ea