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Genus: A

Acanthus: bear's breech
Achillea: Yarrow
Acorus: sweet flag
Actinidia: hardy kiwi fruit; bower vine; kolomikta vine; tara vine
Adiantum: northern maidenhair fern
Aegopodium: variegated bishop's weed
Agastache: Giant hyssop
Ajuga: Bugleweed
Akebia: five-leaved akebia
Allium: onion; chives
Amphicarpaea: hog peanut
Amsonia: Arkansas blue-star; blue star; thread-leaf blue star; willow amsonia
Andropogon: big bluestem; turkey-foot
Anemone: Canada anemone
Anthoxanthum: sweet vernal grass
Apios: Indian potato; groundnut
Aquilegia: Columbine
Aralia: sarsparilla
Arctostaphylos: bearberry; kinnikinick
Arenaria: irish moss
Aristolochia: Dutchman's pipe
Armeria: sea pink
Aruncus: Goatsbeard
Arundinaria: canebrake bamboo; large cane; small canebrake bamboo; southern cane; switch cane
Arundo: giant reed; Italian reed; cana brava
Asarum: Wild ginger
Asclepias: butterfly weed; swamp milkweed
Asimina: pawpaw
Asplenium: ebony spleenwort
Aster: aster
Athyrium: Japanese painted fern; lady fern
Atrichum: (moss)

Next: B

Catalog as of April 01, 2008

Athyrium

(Polypodiaceae - polypody family)

About 25 species of ferns, mostly tropical.

felix-femina

peren • ht 2' • zones 3-9

lady fern

native, sun - shade
temperate N Hemisphere

A delicate, finely cut fern often seen in woodlands and meadows. Prefers partial shade, but will grow in full sun where the moisture supply is adequate. Despite its delicate appearance, it is quite rugged and adapts well to cultivation.

cat # 0M4D
$7.95 each / 3+, $7.50 ea

nipponicum 'Pictum'

peren • ht 1-1½' • zones 3-8

Japanese painted fern

rock garden, native, sun - shade
s e Asia

The most colorful and striking of the small, hardy ferns with tricolored fronds of maroon, medium green and silvery, almost metallic, gray extending into garnet veined stems. This fern has a has a graceful vase shape with a weeping habit and lightens up dark, shady areas with unique color and texture. Prefers shade in moist, rich soils. Slowly spreads by creeping rhizomes forming a clump; not aggressive. In its native Asian habitat it can be found in swamps, thickets and damp woods. Well suited for use in shade or woodland gardens; also makes a nice addition to rock gardens. Easy to cultivate. Resistant to deer, and not known to be subject to any pest or disease problems.

cat # 0M4SP
$8.95 each / 3+, $8.50 ea