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Plant Picture Guide

Acanthus - Akebia
Allium - Apios
Aquilegia - Asarum
Asclepias - Asimina
Aster - Atrichum
Bambusa - Campsis
Camptosorus - Chamaemelum
Chasmanthium - Coptis
Coreopsis - Dianthus
Dicentra - Erigeron
Eriophorum - Fragaria
Gaillardia - Hedyotis
Helianthus - Indocalamus
Iris - Lamium
Laportea - Lobelia
Lonicera - Maianthemum
Manfreda - Mimulus
Miscanthus
Mitchella - Onoclea
Ophiopogon - Osmunda
Pachysandra - Petasites
Phalaris - Philadelphus
Phlox
Phragmites
Phyllostachys
Physostegia - Polygonum
Polypodium - Potentilla
Prunus - Rhododendron
Rosa - Sasa
Sasaella - Scirpus
Sedum - Senecio
Shibataea - Stachys
Stokesia - Uvularia
Vaccinium - Vetiveria
Viburnum - Vinca
Viola - Zizia


Catalog as of February 04, 2010

Liatris

(Compositae - daisy family)
About 40 species of North American perennial herbs, many of which are cultivated as ornamentals.

Liatris aspera - Aug 6 Liatris aspera - Aug 13 Liatris aspera - Aug 13
aspera peren • ht 3' • zones 4-8

rough blazing star


native, dry - moist, sun
e and cent US, s Ontario

Upright stems bear numerous long, slender leaves. Purple, puff-like flowers to about 1" across appear along the entire stem in late summer. A showy and easily grown native wildflower. Prefers well-drained soil.

cat # 6V4U
$8.95 each


microcephala peren • ht 1½-2' • zones 5-8

tiny-headed blazing star

Liatris microcephala - Aug 27 Liatris microcephala - Aug 27


native, dry - moist, sun
se US

A relatively low, multi-stemmed species. Bears abundant rose-purple flowers in late summer. Tolerant of poor, dry soil.

cat # 6V4L
$8.95 each