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A
- Abelmoschus moschatus (Musk Mallow)
- Acer palmatum (Japanese Maple)
- Acer saccharinum (Silver Maple)
- Achillea millefolium (Yarrow)
- Actaea racemosa (Black Cohosh)
- Adenophora Amethyst (Ladybells)
- Aegopodium podagraria _variegtum (Bishop’s Weed)
- Aesculus pavia (Red Buckeye)
- Agastache foeniculum (Anise Hyssop)
- Agastache rugosa (Blue Licorice)
- Ajuga reptans (Bugleweed)
- Alchemilla mollis (Lady’s Mantle)
- Allium (Onion)
- Allium schoenoprasum (Chives)
- Allium tuberosum (Garlic Chives)
- Allium x proliferum (Egyptian Walking Onion)
- Aloe barbadensis (Aloe Vera)
- Alternanthera brasiliana (Joseph’s Coat/Joyweed)
- Amaranthus tricolor (Joseph’s Coat)
- Amsonia hubrichtii (Blue Star)
- Amsonia tabernaemontana (Blue Star)
- Anemone (Anemone)
- Anemone hupehensis (Japanese Anemone)
- Anethum graveolens (Dill)
- Antennaria (Pussy Toes)
- Antirrhinum majus (Snapdragon)
- Aquilegia (Columbine)
- Araucaria heterophylla (Norfolk Island Pine)
- Ardisia crenata (Coralberry)
- Armoracia rusticana (Horseradish)
- Aronia arbutifolia ‘Brilliantissima’ (Red Chokeberry)
- Aronia melanocarpa (Black Chokeberry)
- Artemisia ludoviciama (White Sage)
- Artemisia vulgaris (Mugwort)
- Aruncus dioicus (Goat’s Beard)
- Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed)
- Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed)
- Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Weed)
- Asimina triloba (Paw Paw)
- Aster (Aster)
- Aster tataricus (Tatarian Aster)
- Astilbe (False Goat’s Beard)
- Aurinia saxatilis (Allyssum)
B
- Baptisia australis (Blue False Indigo)
- Begonia coccinea (Begonia)
- Begonia grandis (Hardy Begonia)
- Borago officinalis (Borage)
C
- Caladium (Caladium)
- Callicarpa americana (Beautyberry)
- Callicarpa japonica (Japanese Beautyberry)
- Calycanthus floridus (Carolina Allspice)
- Campanula glomerata (Clustered Bellflower)
- Campanula poscharskyana (Serbian Bellflower)
- Campis radicans (Trumpet Vine)
- Canna (Canna Lily)
- Capsicum annuum (Cayenne Pepper)
- Carex aquatilis (Water Sedge)
- Castanea dentata (American Chestnut)
- Caulophyllum thalictroides (Blue Cohosh)
- Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Blue Leadwort)
- Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud)
- Chasmanthium latifolium (Sea Oats)
- Chelone lyonii (Turtlehead)
- Chlorophytum comosum (Spider Plant)
- Chrysanthemum (Mum)
- Chrysogonum virginianum (Golden Knee)
- Clematis (Clematis)
- Cleome (Spider Flower)
- Colocasia esculenta (Elephant Ear)
- Conoclinium coelestinum (Blue Mistflower)
- Convallaria majalis (Lily of the Valley)
- Coreopsis grandiflora ‘Early Sunrise’(Tickseed)
- Coreopsis lanceolata (Lanceleaf Coreopsis)
- Coreopsis verticillata (Whorled Tickseed)
- Cornus sericea (Red Twig Dogwood)
- Cornus sericea ‘Flaviramea’ (Yellow Twig Dogwood)
- Crassula ovata (Jade Plant)
- Crataegus coccinea (Scarlet Hawthorn)
- Crocosmia (Coppertips)
- Cryptomeria japonica (Japanese Cedar)
- Cucurbita pepo (Summer Squash)
- Cydonia oblonga (Quince)
- Cymbopogon citratus (Lemongrass)
D
- Dahlia (Dahlia)
- Datura inoxia (Angel’s Trumpet)
- Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Hay-Scented Fern)
- Deutzia (Deutzia)
- Dianthus barbatus (Sweet William)
- Digitalis purpurea (Lady’s Foxglove)
- Dracaena marginata (Dragon Tree)
E
- Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
- Epipremnum aureum (Pothos)
- Equisetum hyemale (Horsetail)
- Eupatorium altissimum (Tall Boneset)
- Eustoma grandiflorum (Lisianthus)
- Eutrochium purpureum (Joe Pye Weed)
F
- Ficus carica (Brown Turkey Fig)
- Ficus elastica (Rubber Plant)
- Ficus maclellandii (Banana Leaf Fig)
- Filipendula rubra (Queen of the Prairie)
- Foeniculum vulgare (Sweet Fennel)
- Forsythia dwarf (Forsythia “Arnold Dwarf”)
- Forsythia (Forsythia)
- Fothergilla gardenii (Dwarf Fothergilla)
- Fragaria x ananassa (Strawberry)
G
- Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)
- Gasteria obliqua (Lawyer’s Tongue)
- Gelsemium semperevirens (Yellow Jasmine)
- Geranium (Cranesbill)
- Geranium macrorrhizum (Bigroot Geranium)
- Geranium maculatum (Wild Geranium)
- Gymnocladus dioica (Kentucky Coffeetree)
H
- Helianthus (Sunflower)
- Helianthus gracilentus (Dwarf/Slenter Sunflower)
- Helianthus tuberosus (Jerusalem Artichoke)
- Heliopsis helianthoides (False Sunflower)
- Helleborus (Hellebore)
- Hemerocallis (Daylily)
- Hemerocallis ‘Stella de Oro’ (‘Stella de Oro’ Daylily)
- Heuchera (Coral Bells)
- Hibiscus (Hibiscus)
- Hibiscus lasiocarpos (Hairy Fruited Hibiscus)
- Hibiscus syriacus (Rose of Sharon)
- Hosta (Plantain Lily)
- Hosta plantaginea (Plantain Lily or August Lily)
- Hosta sieboldiana (Siebold’s Plantain Lily)
- Houttuynia cordata (Chameleon Plant)
- Humulus lupulus (Hops)
- Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth Hydrangea)
- Hydrangea macrophylla (French Hydrangea)
- Hydrangea paniculata (Panicled Hydrangea)
- Hylotelephium (Stonecrop)
- Hylotelephium spectabile (Stonecrop)
- Hylotelephium telephium (Stonecrop)
I
- Iberis sempervirens (Candy Tuft)
- Ilex opaca (American Holly)
- Ilex x meserveae ‘Blue Prince’ (Blue Prince, Blue Holly)
- Ilex verticillata (Winterberry)
- Inula helenium (Elecampane)
- Ipomoea alba (Moon Flower)
- Iris cristata (Dwarf Crested Iris)
- Iris domestica (Blackberry Lily)
- Iris ensata (Japanese Water Iris)
- Iris germanica (German Iris)
- Iris hexagona (Carolina Iris)
- Iris sibirica (Siberian Iris)
- Iris virginica (Southern Blue Flag Iris)
- Isatis tinctoria (Dyer’s Woad)
- Itea virginica (Virginia Sweetspire)
J
- Juglans nigra (Black Walnut)
K
- Kerria japonica ‘Plenifora’ (Japanese Kerria)
- Kniphofia uvaria (Red Hot Poker)
- Koelreuteria paniculata (Golden Rain Tree)
L
- Lablab purpurpeus (Hyacinth Bean)
- Lagerstroemia indica (Crepe Myrtle)
- Lamium galeobdolon (Yellow Archangel)
- Lamium maculatum (Spotted Dead Nettle)
- Lamprocapnos (Bleeding Heart)
- Laurus nobilis (Sweet Bay)
- Lavandula angustifolia (English Lavender)
- Leucanthemum x superbum (Shasta Daisy “Becky”)
- Liatris spicata (Blazing Star)
- Lilium (Asiatic) (Asiatic Hybrid Lilies)
- Lilium lancifolium (Tiger Lily)
- Lilium superbum (Turkscap Lily)
- Lindera benzoin (Spice Bush)
- Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip Poplar)
- Liriope muscari (Big Blue Lilyturf)
- Liriope muscari ‘Variegata’ (Lily Turf)
- Lobelia siphilitica (Blue Cardinal Flower)
- Lunaria annnua (Annual Honesty)
- Lychnis coronaria (Rose Campion)
- Lycium barbarum (Goji Berry)
- Lycopersicon esculentum (Cherry Tomato)
- Lycoris squamigera (Resurrection Lily)
- Lysimachia ciliata (Fringed Loosestrife)
- Lysimachia clethroides (Gooseneck Loosestrife)
- Lysimachia lanceolata (Lance Leaf Loosestrife)
M
- Macleaya cordata (Plume Poppy)
- Maclura pomifera (Osage Orange)
- Maianthemum stellatum (False Solomon’s Seal)
- Malus (Flowering Crabapple)
- Mandevilla x amabilis (Pink Mandevilla)
- Matteuccia struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern)
- Matthiola incana (Brompton Stock)
- Melissa officinalis (Lemon Balm)
- Mentha spicata (Spearmint)
- Mentha x piperita (Peppermint)
- Mentha x piperita ‘Chocolate’ (Chocolate Mint)
- Mesembryanthemum cordifolium (Heartleaf Iceplant)
- Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus’ (Chinese Silver Grass)
- Monarda didyma (Bee Balm)
- Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot)
- Monarda media (Purple Bergamot)
- Monarda punctata (Dotted Bee Balm)
- Monstera deliciosa (Split-leaf Philodendron)
- Myrica pensylvanica (Northern Bayberry)
N
- Nandina domestica (Sacred Bamboo)
- Nassella tenuissima (Mexican Feather Grass)
- Nepeta cataria (Catnip)
- Nepeta racemosa (Catmint)
- Nipponanthemum nipponicum (Nippon Daisy)
- Nymphaea (Water Lily)
O
- Ocimum basilicum (Sweet Basil)
- Oenothera fruticosa (Sundrops)
- Oenothera speciosa (Pink Evening Primrose)
- Opuntia humifusa (Prickly Pear Cactus)
- Origanum majorana (Sweet Marjoram)
- Origanum vulgare ‘Aureum’ (Oregano)
P
- Pachysandra terminalis (Japanese Pachysandra)
- Paeonia lactiflora (Peony)
- Panicum virgatum ‘Shenandoah’ (Switchgrass)
- Papaver rhoes (Common Poppy)
- Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln‘ (Fountain Grass)
- Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Moudry‘ (Fountain Grass)
- Pennisetum orientale ‘Karley Rose’ (Oriental Fountain Grass)
- Penstemon digitalis (Beardtongue)
- Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian Sage)
- Persicaria virginiana (Knotweed)
- Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum (Italian Parsley)
- Phaseolus vulgaris (Bean)
- Phedimus spurius (Creeping Stonecrop)
- Philodendron (Philodendron)
- Philodendron hederaceum (Heartleaf Philodendron)
- Phlox paniculata (Garden Phlox)
- Phlox stolonifera (Creeping Phlox)
- Phlox subulata (Moss Phlox)
- Physocarpus opulifolius (Ninebark)
- Physostegia virginiana (Obedient Plant)
- Picea abies (Norway Spruce)
- Pinus rigida (Pitch Pine)
- Pinus virginiana (Virginia Pine)
- Platycodon grandiflorus (Balloon Flower)
- Plectranthus scutellarioides (Coleus)
- Podophyllum peltatum (May-Apple)
- Polygonatum humile (Dwarf Solomon’s Seal)
- Polygonatum odoratum (Solomon’s Seal)
- Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern)
- Poncirus trifoliata (Hardy Orange)
- Prunus serotina (Black Cherry)
- Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas Fir)
- Pulmonaria officinalis (Common Lungwort)
- Pycanthemum muticum (Blunt Mountain Mint)
- Pycanthemum tenuifolium (Mountain Mint)
R
- Ratibida pinnata (Yellow Coneflower)
- Rheum x hybridum (Rhubarb)
- Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary)
- Rubus fruticosus (Blackberry)
- Rubus ideaus (Raspberry)
- Rubus occidentalis (Black Raspberry)
- Rubus ‘Navaho’ (Thornless Blacksberry)
- Rudbeckia fulgida (Orange Coneflower)
- Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed Susan)
- Rudbeckia laciniata (Cutleaf Coneflower)
- Rudbeckia triloba (Brown-eyed Susan)
S
- Salix discolor (Pussy Willow)
- Salix matsudana ‘Tortuosa’ (Corkscrew Willow)
- Salvia azurea (Blue Sage)
- Salvia nemorosa (Sage)
- Salvia sclarea (Clary Sage)
- Sambucus canadensis (American Black Elderberry)
- Sambucus nigra (European Elder)
- Sanguinaria canadensis (Bloodroot)
- Sansevieria trifasciata (Mother-in-law’s Tongue)
- Schefflera actinophyla (Schefflera)
- Schlumbergera truncata (Thanksgiving Cactus)
- Scilla siberica (Siberian Squill)
- Sedum acre (Goldmoss Stonecrop)
- Sedum lineare (Carpet Sedum)
- Sedum spurium (Sedum Dragon’s Blood or Stonecrop)
- Sempervivum (Hens and Chicks)
- Silene chalcedonica (Maltese Cross)
- Soleirolia soleirolii (Baby’s Tears)
- Solidago (Goldenrod)
- Spathiphyllum (Peace Lily)
- Spiraea nipponica (Spirea)
- Spiraea prunifolia (Bridal Wreath Spirea)
- Stachys byzantina (Lamb’s Ear)
- Stokesia laevis (Stoke’s Aster)
- Strelitzia nicolai (Giant Bird of Paradise)
- Stylophorum diphyllum (Celandine Poppy)
- Symphotrichum laeve (Smooth Aster)
- Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England Aster)
- Symphytum officinale (Comfrey)
- Syringa vulgaris (Common Lilac)
T
- Tanacetum balsamita (Costmary)
- Tanacetum parthenium (Feverfew)
- Tanacetum vulgare (Common Tansy)
- Thymus serphyllum (Creeping Thyme)
- Thymus vulgaris (Thyme)
- Tradescantia ernestiana (Spiderwort)
- Tradescantia pallida (Purple Heart)
- Tradescantia virginiana (Spider lily)
- Tradescantia zebrina (Creeping Inchworm)
U
- Ulmus parvifolia (Chinese Elm)
V
- Valeriana officinalis (Common Valerian)
- Verbesina alternifolia (Wingstem)
- Veronica spicata ‘Glory‘ (Spiked Speedwell)
- Viburnum dentatum (Arrowhead Viburnum)
- Viburnum macrocephalum (Chinese Snowball)
- Viburnum prunifolium (Blackhaw)
- Viola sororia (Common Blue Violet)
W
- Wisteria (Wisteria)
Y
- Yucca filamentosa (Adam’s Needle/Yucca)
Z
- Zephyranthes grandiflora (Rain Lily)