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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

Catalog as of April 01, 2008

Sedum

(Crassulaceae - sedum family)

About 600 species of low, succulent herbs and subshrubs. Native to the north temperate zone, and mountains in the tropics. Often cultivated, especially as rock garden plants. Most Sedums will do well as long as they have plenty of sun and a well-drained soil.

acre

evgrn peren • ht 4" • zones 3-10

golden moss; wall pepper

succulent, ground cover, rock garden, dry - moist, sun
n africa, Europe, w Asia

An evergreen creeper, spreading moderately fast to form a dense mat. Small, bright yellow flowers cover the plants in early summer.

cat # 4C6B
$7.95 each / 3+, $0.50 ea

album

evgrn peren • 4"; fl stalks to 8" • zones 4-10

worm grass

succulent, ground cover, rock garden, dry - moist, sun
e Asia

Evergreen, mat-forming, slow spreading. Bears small white flowers, in summer.

cat # 4C6D
$7.95 each / 3+, $7.50 ea

glaucophyllum

evgrn peren • 2" • zones 5-9

wild stonecrop

native, ground cover, succulent, rock garden, dry - moist, sun - part sun
Appalachian mtns

A prostrate, mat-forming evergreen perennial. The blue-green leaves are succulent, rounded and arranged in a dense spiral. The outer leaf edges turn a bright red in the sun, making it an interesting groundcover. The spring flowers are white, star-shaped and produced in clusters on erect stems, held 2-4” above the foliage. It is a rare sedum, endangered in its native Appalachians. Cliff stonecrop grows on lightly shaded, limestone outcrops that are regularly damp but very well drained. Deer resistant

cat # 4C6V
$7.95 each / 3+, $7.50 ea

kamtschaticum

peren • 4-8" • zones 5-9

(sedum)

succulent, rock garden, dry - moist, sun
e Asia

Upright stems with relatively long, narrow evergreen leaves. Spreads slowly. Yellow flowers to 3/4" across appear in summer.

cat # 4C7B
$7.95 each / 3+, $7.50 ea

kamtschaticum middendorffianum

peren • 4-8" • zones 5-9

(sedum)

succulent, rock garden, dry - moist, sun
e Asia

Similar to the species, but with narrower leaves, a more dense, upright growth habit, and a very slow rate of spread.

cat # 4C7E
$7.95 each / 3+, $7.50 ea

reflexum

evgrn peren • 5"; fl stalks to 12" • zones 5-10

yellow stonecrop

edible, succulent, rock garden, dry - moist, sun
Europe

A slow spreading, mat-forming evergreen species. Bears yellow flowers in summer. Leaves are sometimes eaten in soups or salads.

cat # 4C7U
$7.95 each / 3+, $7.50 ea

sexangulare

evgrn peren • 3"; fl stalks to 6" • zones 5-10

(sedum)

succulent, rock garden, dry - moist, sun
Europe, sw Asia

An elegant little plant with tiny evergreen leaves arranged in straight or spiraling rows on the stems. Small yellow flowers in the summer.

cat # 4C8G
$7.95 each / 3+, $7.50 ea

spurium

evgrn peren • 4" • zones 3-9

(sedum)

succulent, ground cover, rock garden, dry - moist, sun
Asia

An evergreen, trailing, mat-forming species of medium growth rate. Unlike most of the trailing Sedums, this species has relatively broad, flat leaves. Bears small pinkish flowers in terminal clusters in summer. Foliage is green in summer, becoming bronze or maroon in winter. Often used as a ground cover.

cat # 4C8L
$7.95 each / 3+, $7.50 ea

spurium variegatum

evgrn peren • ht 4" • zones 3-9

(sedum)

succulent, ground cover, rock garden, dry - moist, sun
Asia

An evergreen, trailing, mat-forming species of medium growth rate. Unlike most of the trailing Sedums, this species has relatively broad, flat leaves. Bears small pinkish flowers in terminal clusters in summer. Foliage is green in summer with attractive margination in pink and white. Often used as a ground cover.

cat # 4C8K
$7.95 each / 3+, $7.50 ea

ternatum 'Larinem Park'

ht 6" • None • zones 4-8

wild stonecrop

native, succulent, ground cover, dry - moist, sun - part shade
e US

Creeping stems, white flowers in spring. A native species, it tends to occur in moist, rocky locations. Adaptable under cultivation, but is more at home with moisture and partial shade, and less tolerant of poor, dry conditions than most Sedums. Grows more robustly and flowers more profusely than the ternatum species.

cat # 4C8RG
$7.95 each / 3+, $7.50 ea