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Common Names: C

calla, water: Calla palustris
calla, wild: Calla palustris
cana brava: Arundo donax
cane, large: Arundinaria gigantea
cane, southern: Arundinaria gigantea
cankerroot: Coptis groenlandica
cardinal flower: Lobelia cardinalis
Carolina silverbell tree: Halesia carolina
carpet bugleweed: Ajuga reptans
cassandra: Chamaedaphne calyculata
catnip: Nepeta cataria
Cattley guava: Psidium littorale longipes
chamomile, Roman: Chamaemelum nobile
checkerberry: Gaultheria procumbens
cherry, rum: Prunus serotina
cherry, wild black: Prunus serotina
chimaki-zasa: Sasa palmata
chives: Allium schoenoprasum
chives, Chinese: Allium tuberosum
chocolate root: Geum rivale
cholla, chain-link cactus: Opuntia imbricata
chorogi: Stachys affinis
cinnamon vine: Dioscorea batatas
cliff green: Paxistima canbyi
club moss, tree: Lycopodium obscurum
clumping baby's breath: Gypsophila cerastioides
cobweb houseleek: Sempervivum arachnoideum
coltsfoot, sweet: Petasites japonicus
columbine, wild: Aquilegia canadensis
common cat-tail: Typha latifolia
common houseleek: Sempervivum tectorum
common scouring rush: Equisetum hyemale
common tansy: Tanacetum vulgare
common wood-rush: Luzula multiflora ssp multiflora
coneflower, purple: Echinacea purpurea
cordgrass, variegated prairie: Spartina pectinata aureomarginata
coreopsis, stiff: Coreopsis palmata
Corsican mint: Mentha requienii
Corsican moss: Sagina subulata
cranberry: Vaccinium macrocarpon
cranberry, highbush: Viburnum trilobum
creeping lilyturf: Liriope spicata
creeping thyme: Thymus doerfleri 'Elfin'
creeping thyme: Thymus praecox
creeping veronica: Veronica prostrata
creeping veronica: Veronica repens
cross vine: Bignonia capreolata
culver's root: Veronicastrum virginicum 'Albo-Rosea'
cup plant: Silphium perfoliatum

Catalog as of August 06, 2008

Coreopsis

(Compositae - daisy family)

Tickseed. Over 100 species of annual or perennial herbs from North and South America and Africa. A number of these are cultivated as ornamentals. Coreopsis compounded from Greek "core" for bug and "opsi" meaning appearance referring to insect-like fruit.

auriculata 'Nana'

peren • ht 10"; fl stalks to 18' • zones 5-9

lobed tickseed

native, ground cover, part shade - sun
se US

Densely foliaged, spreads slowly; suitable for use as a ground cover. Bears bright yellow, daisy-like flowers over a long period in summer.

cat # 6Q6E
$7.95 each / 3+, $7.50 ea

grandiflora

peren • ht 1½-4' • zones 5-10

tickseed; coreopsis

new, native, part shade - sun
se US

This favored perennial forms a clump with leaves are stiff and dark green, almost succulent and large, continuously blooming flowers. The yellow daisy-like flowers are 2"-3" in diameter and may be single or double. The double form we are offering blooms all summer and into the fall. Growth is vigorous, but plant is somewhat shortlived. Tolerates dry conditions as well as salt and wind exposure. Will also grow in shallow or chalky soils. Succeeds in urban environments and rooftop gardens since it tolerates poor soil and blasting heat. Good for cut flowers. Seeds resemble ticks, hence the common name. Can seed abundantly.

cat # 6Q6I
$7.95 each / 3+, $7.50 ea

palmata

peren • ht 1½' • zones 3-8

stiff coreopsis

native, ground cover, dry - moist, part shade - sun
cent N Amer

This prairie wildflower bears bright yellow flowers to 2" across in early summer. Easily cultivated, and tolerant of dry soil.

cat # 6Q6N
$7.95 each / 3+, $7.50 ea

rosea

peren • ht 2' • zones 4-8

rose tickseed

native, moist - wet, sun
e coastal N Amer Unusual for a

Coreopsis, this species bears rose-pink flowers and is tolerant of wet soil. The 1" diameter flowers appear over a long period in summer. Good for waterside plantings, but also quite adaptable to other garden situations. Tolerant of wet soil.

cat # 6Q6P
$7.95 each / 3+, $7.50 ea

verticillata

peren • ht 2' • zones 5-9

whorled tickseed

native, ground cover, sun
se US

The yellow flowers, up to 2" in diameter, of this species are nicely set off by the finely divided, delicate foliage. Spreads slowly. Adaptable and easily grown, this plant is useful in a variety of garden situations.

cat # 6Q6W
$7.95 each / 3+, $7.50 ea