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Common Names: F

false aloe
Manfreda virginica
feather moss
Thuidium delicatulum
fern, American ostrich
Matteuccia pensylvanica
fern, boulder
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
fern, brittle
Cystopteris fragilis
fern, Christmas
Polystichum acrostichoides
fern, cinnamon
Osmunda cinnamomea
fern, evergreen wood
Dryopteris spinulosa
fern, fragile
Cystopteris fragilis
fern, hay-scented
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
fern, interrupted
Osmunda claytoniana
fern, lady
Athyrium felix-femina
fern, marsh
Thelypteris palustris
fern, New York
Thelypteris noveboracensis
fern, northern maidenhair
Adiantum pedatum
fern, oak
Gymnocarpium dryopteris
fern, royal
Osmunda regalis
fern, sensitive
Onoclea sensibilis
fern, walking
Camptosorus rhizophyllus
fescue, blue
Festuca ovina glauca
fig, common
Ficus carica
fire pink
Silene virginica
fishpole bamboo
Phyllostachys aurea albovariegata
fishpole bamboo
Phyllostachys aurea flavescens inversa
flag, blue
Iris versicolor
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
flowering spurge
Euphorbia corollata
foamflower
Tiarella cordifolia
foamflower, Wherry's
Tiarella wherryi
fountain bamboo
Fargesia nitida
fountain bamboo
Fargesia nitida 'De Belder'
fountain bamboo
Fargesia nitida 'McClure'
fringed loosestrife
Lysimachia ciliata
fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus
fuki
Petasites japonicus

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Catalog as of June 25, 2008

Manfreda

(Agavaceae - agave family)
Fewer than 20 species of perennial herbs, native to the southern U.S and Mexico. Closely related, and similar in appearance, to plants of the genus Agave ("century plants"). Sometimes cultivated as ornamentals.

Manfreda virginica - Aug 6 Manfreda virginica - Aug 6 Manfreda virginica
virginica peren • ht 1½' fl stalk to 6' • zones 5-10

false aloe


native, succulent, fragrant, rock garden, dry - moist, sun
se US

Develops a rosette of succulent leaves to 2" wide by 2' long. Spreads by rhizomes, eventually forming a colony. The unusual, 2" long, greenish-yellow flowers are borne on tall, slender stalks in summer. The pleasant, spicy fragrance of the flowers is especially noticeable in the evening. Tolerates dry soil.

cat # 9X1J
$8.95 each