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Plant Descriptions

Click on the links below to view a pdf with information about many of the plants NSVMGA offers at our annual plant sale. Plants are listed alphabetically by binomial name with the common names shown afterward in parentheses.

A

  • Abelmoschus moschatus (Musk Mallow)
  • Acer saccharinum (Silver Maple)
  • Achillea millefolium (Yarrow)
  • Actaea racemosa (Black Cohosh)
  • 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)
  • Anemone (Anemone)
  • Anethum graveolens (Dill)
  • Antennaria (Pussy Toes)
  • Antirrhinum majus (Snapdragon)
  • Aquilegia (Columbine)
  • Ardisia crenata (Coralberry)
  • 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)
  • Astilbe (False Goat’s Beard)

B

  • Baptisia australis (Blue False Indigo)
  • Begonia grandis (Hardy Begonia)
  • Borago officinalis (Borage)

C

  • 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)
  • Conoclinium coelestinum (Blue Mistflower)
  • Convallaria majalis (Lily of the Valley)
  • Coreopsis lanceolata (Lanceleaf Coreopsis)
  • Coreopsis verticillata (Whorled Tickseed)
  • Cornus sericea (Red Twig Dogwood)
  • 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)
  • Equisetum hyemale (Horsetail)
  • Eustoma grandiflorum (Lisianthus)
  • Eutrochium purpureum (Joe Pye Weed)

F

  • 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)
  • Gelsemium semperevirens (Yellow Jasmine)
  • Geranium (Cranesbill)
  • Geranium macrorrhizum (Bigroot Geranium)
  • Geranium maculatum (Wild Geranium)
  • Gymnocladus dioica (Kentucky Coffeetree)

H

  • Helianthus (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)
  • Hosta (Plantain Lily)
  • Hosta plantaginea (Plantain Lily or August Lily)
  • Hosta sieboldiana (Siebold’s Plantain Lily)
  • Houttuynia cordata (Chameleon Plant)
  • 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 verticillata (Winterberry)
  • Inula helenium (Elecampane)
  • Ipomoea alba (Moon Flower)
  • Iris domestica (Blackberry Lily)
  • Iris ensata (Japanese Water Iris)
  • Iris germanica (German Iris)
  • Iris hexagona (Carolina Iris)
  • Itea virginica (Virginia Sweetspire)

J

  • Juglans nigra (Black Walnut)

K

  • Kniphofia uvaria (Red Hot Poker)
  • Koelreuteria paniculata (Golden Rain Tree)

L

  • Lablab purpurpeus (Hyacinth Bean)
  • Lamium galeobdolon (Yellow Archangel)
  • Lamprocapnos (Bleeding Heart)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Lycoris squamigera (Resurrection Lily)
  • Lysimachia ciliata (Fringed Loosestrife)
  • Lysimachia clethroides (Gooseneck Loosestrife)

M

  • Macleaya cordata (Plume Poppy)
  • Matteuccia struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern)
  • Matthiola incana (Brompton Stock)
  • Melissa officinalis (Lemon Balm)
  • Monarda didyma (Bee Balm)
  • Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot)
  • Monarda punctata (Dotted Bee Balm)

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)
  • Opuntia humifusa (Prickly Pear Cactus)
  • Origanum majorana (Sweet Marjoram)
  • Origanum vulgare ‘Aureum’ (Oregano)

P

  • Pachysandra terminalis (Japanese Pachysandra)
  • Paeonia lactiflora (Peony)
  • Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’ (Fountain Grass)
  • Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Moudry’ (Fountain Grass)
  • Penstemon digitalis (Beardtongue)
  • Persicaria virginiana (Knotweed)
  • Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum (Italian Parsley)
  • Phaseolus vulgaris (Bean)
  • Phedimus spurius (Creeping Stonecrop)
  • Philodendron (Philodendron)
  • Phlox paniculata (Garden Phlox)
  • Physocarpus opulifolius (Ninebark)
  • Physostegia virginiana (Obedient Plant)
  • Picea abies (Norway spruce)
  • Platycodon grandiflorus (Balloon Flower)
  • Plectranthus scutellarioides (Coleus)
  • Podophyllum peltatum (May-Apple)
  • Polygonatum odoratum (Solomon’s Seal)
  • Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern)
  • Prunus serotina (Black Cherry)
  • Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas Fir)
  • Pulmonaria officinalis (Common Lungwort)
  • Pycanthemum muticum (Blunt Mountain Mint)
  • Pycanthemum tenuifolium (Mountain Mint)

R

  • Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary)
  • Rubus fruticosus (Blackberry)
  • Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed Susan)
  • Rudbeckia triloba (Brown-eyed Susan)

S

  • Salix discolor (Pussy Willow)
  • Salix matsudana ‘Tortuosa’ (Corkscrew Willow)
  • Salvia nemorosa (Sage)
  • Sambucus canadensis (American Black Elderberry)
  • Sansevieria trifasciata (Mother-in-law’s Tongue)
  • Scilla siberica (Siberian Squill)
  • Sedum acre (Goldmoss Stonecrop)
  • Sempervivum (Hens and Chicks)
  • Solidago (Goldenrod)
  • Spiraea nipponica (Spirea)
  • Spiraea prunifolia (Bridal Wreath Spirea)
  • Stachys byzantina (Lamb’s Ear)
  • Stokesia laevis (Stoke’s Aster)
  • Stylophorum diphyllum (Celandine Poppy)
  • Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England Aster)
  • Syringa vulgaris (Common Lilac)

T

  • Tanacetum parthenium (Feverfew)
  • Tanacetum vulgare (Common Tansy)
  • Thymus vulgaris (Thyme)
  • Tradescantia ernestiana (Spiderwort)
  • Tradescantia virginiana (Spider lily)

V

  • Verbesina alternifolia (Wingstem)
  • Viburnum macrocephalum (Chinese Snowball)
  • Viburnum prunifolium (Blackhaw)
  • Viola sororia (Common Blue Violet)

Y

  • Yucca filamentosa (Adam’s Needle/Yucca)

 

Symposium 2021

Visit our event web page to register.

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Save the Date!

  • Gardening Symposium (A Virtual Event) – March 6, 2021
  • Beginning Vegetable Gardeners Webinar 2 – March 18, 7 p.m.
  • Beginning Vegetable Gardeners Webinar 3 – April 15, 7 p.m.
  • Beginning Vegetable Gardeners Webinar 4 – May 20, 7 p.m.
  • GardenFest/Plant Sale – May and June 2021
  • Beginning Vegetable Gardeners Webinar 5 – June 17, 7 p.m.
  • Gardening in the Valley Tour – June 26
  • Beginning Vegetable Gardeners Webinar 6 – July 15, 7 p.m.
  • FallFest – September 11, 2021

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