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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
fern; Hartford !fern, climbing
Lygodium palmatum
fescue, blue
Festuca ovina glauca
fireweed
Epilobium angustifolium
fishpole bamboo
Phyllostachys aurea albovariegata
fishpole bamboo
Phyllostachys aurea flavescens inversa
flag, blue
Iris versicolor
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
foamflower
Tiarella cordifolia
foamflower, Wherry's
Tiarella wherryi
fountain bamboo
Fargesia nitida
fountain bamboo
Fargesia nitida 'De Belder'
fountain bamboo
Fargesia nitida 'Jiuzhaigou'
fountain bamboo
Fargesia nitida 'McClure'
fringed loosestrife
Lysimachia ciliata
fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus
fuki
Petasites japonicus

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Catalog as of February 04, 2010

Petasites

(Compositae - sunflower family)
Butterbur, sweet coltsfoot. About 15 species of spreading perennials of the N Hemisphere. Cultivated as ornamentals, or, in the case of the following species, for its edible uses.

Petasites japonicus - Oct 5 Petasites japonicus - May 29 Petasites japonicus - May 29
japonicus peren • ht 2½' • zones 4-9

sweet coltsfoot; fuki


edible, part shade
Korea, China, Japan

A showy foliage plant with umbrella-like leaves to 24" across, carried on stalks to 30" tall. The unusual flower cluster appears in early spring, before the leaves develop. Cultivated in Japan for the large, edible petioles (leaf stalks). Prefers moist, rich soil and some shade.

cat # 6W9U
$8.95 each / 3-9, $8.50 ea / 10+, $7.95 ea