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| Latin Name |
| Picture |
Description |
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| 4766 | Actaea pachypoda |  | Common name : Dolls Eyes or White Baneberry
Synonyms - Actaea alba
Height - 12 - 24in. (30-60cm)
Spread - clumps to about 12in. (30-45cm)
Creamy white and fragrant blooms in mid Spring
Zone 3/4
Full shade to part sun
Soil : Average, average to moisture
Landscape uses - Middle shade border or wild woodland garden, massing, naturalizing a woodland
Also known as Doll's Eyes, this is native to the woodlands of Eastern North America. It forms a mound of dark green ferny leaves, bearing small clusters of fragrant white flowers in late spring. By late summer these change to showy clusters of white berries with a black dot (the doll's “eye”), held on contrasting crimson-red stems known as pedicels. Prefers a rich, moist soil. Clumps may be carefully divided in autumn or early spring, if desired. Berries sometimes fall to the ground and produce seedlings. CAUTION: Harmful if eaten/skin irritant.
Sun Exposure
Partial Shade
Full Shade
Soil Type
Normal
Sandy
Clay
Soil pH
Neutral
Alkaline
Acid
Soil Moisture
Average
Moist
Care Level
Easy Flower Colour
White
Blooming Time
Early Summer
Late Spring
Foliage Color
Deep Green
Plant Uses & Characteristics
Accent: Good Texture/Form
Border
Deer Resistant
Poisonous/Toxic
Wild Flower
Woodland
Flower Head Size
Medium
Height
60-75 cm
23-29 inches
Spread
30-60 cm
12-23 inches
Growth Rate
Slow
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| 75 | Actaea rubra |  | 60 by 40cm
White flowers in May-June
Nice showy red ruits at the end of summer
Foliage is a chiny dark green and toothed
For shade and half-shade
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| 3343 | Adiantum pedatum |  | American maidenhair fern
Zone: 2 to 8
Height: 1 to 2.5 feet / 30-75cm
Spread: 1 to 1.5 feet / 30-45cm
Sun: Part shade to full shade
Water: Medium wet
Maintenance: Low
Sun Exposure
Partial Shade
Full Shade
Soil Type
Normal
Sandy
Clay
Soil pH
Neutral
Alkaline
Acid
Soil Moisture
Moist
Care Level
Easy
Foliage Color
Light Green
Accent: Good Texture/Form
Alpine & Rock
Border
Containers
Cut Flower
Deer Resistant
Edging
Rabbit Resistant
Massed
Woodland
Height
30-60 cm
12-23 inches
Spread
30-60 cm
12-23 inches
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| 3561 | Arisaema triphyllum |  | (from http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Arisaema+triphyllum)
Perennial growing to 0.6m by 0.45m .
It is hardy to zone 4.
It is in flower from June to July.
The plant prefers light and medium soils and requires well-drained soil.
The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic soils.
It can grow in full shade semi-shade or no shade.
It requires moist soil.
Prefers a cool peaty soil in the bog garden, woodland garden or a sheltered border in semi-shade.
Tubers should be planted about 10cm deep.
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| 413 | Asarum canadense |  | Height: 15 cm (6") Spacing: 30 cm (12")
Location: partial shade to full shade
Flowering Time: May-June
Hardy zone: 3-7
This is the slow-spreading Canadian Ginger with soft-green, kidney-shaped, downy leaves that emerge about the same time as the green and brown flowers.
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| 8902 | Aster macrophyllus |  | (excerpt from: http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Aster+macrophyllus)
Perennial growing to 0.6m by 0.6m .
It is in flower from August to October.
It is hardy to zone 3. Plants are hardy to about -25°c. without snow cover
Succeeds in most good garden soils, preferring one that is well-drained and moisture retentive.
Prefers a sunny position. Succeeds in dry soils in the shade.
It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.
Grows well in light woodland shade, succeeding amongst the roots of other plants.
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| 100049 | Athyrium augustum Rubellum |  | 60 by 50cm
Royal Lady's Fern
Zone 3
For half-shade in cool or dry soil.
Apple green fronds on red stems.
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| 2592 | Athyrium filix-femina |  | Height: 60 cm (24")
Spacing: 60 cm (24")
Location: partial shade to full shade
Hardy zone: 4-8
Easy fern with large leaves of bright green, delicate leaflets. Prefers a loamy, humus-rich soil. Images Google | 7.95 | Qty wanted
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| 100053 | Athyrium filix-femina Augustum |  | 60 x 60 cm,
Foliage is apple green and red stem
For shade or sun
Grow in a woodland in dry or moist soil.
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| 100018 | Athyrium filix-femina Frizelliae |  | 45x45cm.
Tatting Fern.
Fronds feep green resembling a necklace.
Leaflets are formed like delicate balls along the stems.
Moist or dry soil in sun or shade.
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| 100051 | Athyrium filix-femina Nanum |  | 25 by 25 cm
Zone 3
Dwarf Lady's Fern
Dark green compact foliage
For moist or dry soil.
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| 100019 | Athyrium nipponicum Brandford Rambler |  | 30x30cm.
Silvery-gray fronds, reddish stems and upright habit.
Zone 4
Shade, half-shade
Fresh or dry soil
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| 18038 | Athyrium nipponicum Ghost |  | 75x60cm.
Silvery white fronds.
Rigid upright clump form.
Zone 4
Shade/half-shade in rich fresh soil
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| 11434 | Athyrium nipponicum Pictum |  | 60x60cm.
Japanese Painted Fern.
Olive-green fronds pinted with splashed of gray and maroon,
Emerges in late Spring.
Zone 4
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| 100055 | Athyrium nipponicum Pictum Applecourt |  | 60x60cm. Applecourt Crested Fern.
Painted fern with silver and green markings. Heavy cresting on each frond. Images Google | 9.95 | Qty wanted
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| 9711 | Athyrium thelypteridioides |  | Deparia acrostichoides is (a synonym) with healthy fronds well in excess of 50 cm long.
It is similar in general appearance to Athryium filix-femina from which it differs in the presence of multicellular hairs on the blades, and grooves on the upper surface of the midrib (costa) of each pinna which fail to join with the groove on the rachis.
Some individuals of D. acrostichoides are prominently pubescent and stand out dramatically in the field, especially early in the summer.
For moist soils, in shade, compost-rich
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| 9041 | Cardamine diphylla |  | • Habitat: moist woods
• Height: 8-14 inches 20-35cm
• Flower color: white April to June
Edible Uses
Root - raw or cooked. It has a crisp texture and a pleasant pungent taste, rather like water cress or horseradish. It can be added to salads or used as a relish. The root has a pungent acrid taste when first harvested, the Indians cleaned the roots, heaped them on a blanket, covered them to exclude air and then left them to ferment for 4 - 5 days. After this the roots developed a sweet taste.
Leaves - raw or cooked. The cooking water was changed once in order to remove the bitterness.
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| 100059 | Cardamine trifoliata |  | 10 cm
White flowers during summer
Zone 4
For complete shade as well in the sun.
Dark green leathery foliage all year.
Fast spreader.
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| 9083 | Carex plantaginea |  | Hardiness Zones: 3 to 8
Habit: Evergreen
Size: 1 to 2 feet / 30-60cm
Site Requirements:
Light to moderate shade;
organically enriched, acidic soil
Texture: Fine
Foliage: Purple-sheathed light green leaves
Flower/Fruit: Flowers early spring to early summer
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| 12954 | Caulophyllum thalictroides |  | Perennial growing to 0.5m by 1m .
The plant prefers light and medium soils.
The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic soils.
It can grow in full shade or semi-shade .
It requires moist soil.
Cultivation details:
Easily grown in a damp light humus-rich woodland soil preferring a position in deep shade.
Propagation:
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a shady part of a cold frame.
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| 3937 | Clintonia borealis |  | 20-30 cm
Greenish yellow flowers in May followed by blue beads berry at the end of summer.
Zone 1
Will do well in acid soil in deep shade if moist, under a tree.
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| 913 | Cypripedium calceolus |  | Height: 40 cm (16")
Spacing: 45 cm (18")
Location: partial shade to full shade
Flowering Time: May
Hardy zone: 4-8
This is a large, bold Lady's Slipper orchid with greenish-yellow, sometimes purple-veined sepals and petals, and golden yellow lips.
Plant in a mixture of leafmold, peat and loam.
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| 5200 | Cystopteris bulbifera |  | A fern growing to 0.15m by 0.23m . It is hardy to zone 3
Prefers a shady position in a moist but well-drained soil, succeeding in most soil types.
Plants can tolerate up to 4 hours direct sun per day.
Prefers a pH between 6.5 and 7, but tolerates a range from 5.5 to 7.5.
This plant produces bulbils on the leaves, these fall off when mature and grow into new plants.
Division in spring.
Bulbils are produced at intervals along the midrib and these can be planted into pots as soon as they are ripe.
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| 4861 | Cystopteris fragilis |  | (from PFAF)
A decidious fern growing to 0.15m by 0.23m .
It is hardy to zone 2.
Prefers a shady position in a moist but well-drained soil, succeeding in most soil types.
Plants can tolerate up to 4 hours direct sun per day.
Prefers a pH between 6.5 and 7, but tolerates a range from 5.5 to 7.5.
Plants do especially well when grown in a shaded position.
Division is made in Spring
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| 8900 | Dentaria diphylla (Cardamine diphylla) |  | • Habitat: moist woods
• Height: 8-14 inches
• Flower 3/4 inch across, white April to June
Edible Uses
Root - raw or cooked. It has a crisp texture and a pleasant pungent taste, rather like water cress or horseradish. It can be added to salads or used as a relish.
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| 1006 | Dicentra cucularia |  | (from PFAF:)
Perennial growing to 0.12m by 0.3m . It is hardy to zone 4.Plants are hardy to at least -20°c. It is in flower in May.
Nice ferny glaucous foliage.
Plants are hardy to at least -20°c.
Easily grown in a rich light soil, preferably neutral to slightly acid. Prefers light shade and a sheltered position but also succeeds in heavier shade.
The plant becomes dormant in the summer. Plants are hardy to at least -20°c.
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame.
Division in early spring. Best done when the plant is dormant in late winter.
Root cuttings 7 - 10cm long in sandy soil in a cold frame. Images Google | 6.95 | Qty wanted
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| 5099 | Diplazium pycnocarpon |  | 50-100cm by 50cm wide.
Narrow-leaved glade fern.
Zone 4.
For rather moist soil that never dries out.
Very special decorative fronds,
For shade or deep shade.
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| 15814 | Dryopteris carthusiana (spinulosa) |  | (from PFAF:)
Fern growing to 1m by 0.5m .
Prefers an acid to neutral soil, succeeding in ordinary fertile soil in a shady position. Requires permanently moist conditions at its roots.
A very ornamental plant, it is often evergreen in mild winters.
Propagation
Division in spring. Plant them out in the spring.
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| 100060 | Dryopteris complexa (X) |  | Robust Male Fern grows in zones 4-8,
gets anywhere from 24-48" (60-120cm) tall.
This deciduous fern has a clumping habit and is one of the best known of the wood ferns.
Robust Male Fern occurs in cool, moist, rocky wood in the western and northeastern part of North America.
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| 5083 | Dryopteris crassirhizoma |  |
Part Sun to Light Shade
Zone: 4
(syn: D. buschiana)
This handsome, tall, vase-shaped fern usually forms a stunning solitary crown and can reach 3'+ (90cm)when happy.
The semi-evergreen, thick-textured fronds give a very tropical appearance in the garden.
In winter, the fronds remain green, but lie flat on the ground, helping to protect those nearby from the ravages of winter. Images Google | 8.95 | Qty wanted
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| 100020 | Dryopteris cristata The King |  | Height: 75 cm (30")
Spacing: 60 cm (24")
Location: partial shade to full shade
One of the most attractive of the Shield Ferns with the fronds elegantly drooping from the weight of heavy 'tassels' at the end of each leaf.
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| 793 | Dryopteris filix-mas |  | 100 cm high, 20cm wide.
Male fern Evergreen foliage
Zone 4
For shade or sun
Soil: rather moist.
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| 100021 | Dryopteris filix-mas Barnesii |  | 50-120 cm
Shade or half shade
Zone 2
Slightly moist soil, drained with organic matter
Bluish green fronds
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| 100061 | Dryopteris filix-mas Cripatissima |  | Images Google | 9.95 | Qty wanted
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| 1741 | Dryopteris goldiana |  | Height: 120 cm (48")
Spacing: 75 cm (30")
Location: partial shade to full shade
Large, tropical looking fern with backward tilting, golden-green fronds. Prefers a moist, humus-rich soil. Images Google | 9.95 | Qty wanted
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| 9036 | Dryopteris marginalis |  | Height: 50 cm (20")
Spacing: 60 cm (24")
Location: partial shade to full shade
Native to much of the Northeast, from Nova Scotia down to Georgia, this fern has tough leathery foliage.
Its fiddleheads are covered with a golden-brown 'fur' and the tops of the fronds have a blue-green cast to them.
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| 8901 | Dryopteris remota (X) |  | Remote Wood Fern is appreciated by many in their gardens with its impressive-looking overlapping fronds.
This fern is a vigorous grower, does well in zones 4-8, and gets between 24-36 inches tall.
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| 18030 | Dryopteris rumperstilkyi |  | Images Google | 9.95 | Qty wanted
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| 1240 | Eupatorium maculatum |  | (from PFAF)
Perennial growing to 1.5m.
It is hardy to zone 4.
It is in flower from July to September.
Succeeds in ordinary garden soil that is well-drained but moisture retentive in sun or part shade.
This species is hardy to about -25°c.
Plants seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits.
Propagation
Seed - sow spring in a cold frame and only just cover the seed.
Division in spring or autumn. Very easy, the clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions.
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| 1572 | Hepatica (Anemone) acutiloba |  | Perennial growing to 0.25m by 0.2m .
It is hardy to zone 4.
It is in flower from April to May.
Prefers a deep light soil with leafmold.
Grows well on limey woodland soils in half shade, though it also succeeds in deep shade and in full sun.
Propagation
Seed - sow in a moist soil in a shady position. The stored seed requires stratification for about 3 weeks at 0 - 5°c. Germination takes 1 - 12 months at 10°c.
Division just as the leafless plant comes into flower in late winter.
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| 17269 | Matteuccia struthriopteris Jumbo |  | Images Google | 12.50 | Qty wanted
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| 9043 | Matteuccia struthriopteris pennsylvanica |  | Height: 80 cm (32")
Spacing: 60 cm (24")
Location: partial shade to full shade
Popular large fern with tall, erect, gracefully arching, dark green fronds.
Prefers a moist soil.
Spreads where happy.
Zone 3-8
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| 4297 | Medeola virginiana |  | Perennial growing to 0.25m. It is hardy to zone 3.
It is in flower from May to June, and the seeds ripen in September, scented flowers.
Prefers light shade and plenty of leaf mould in a slightly acid soil. Prefers a rich sandy soil.
The rootstock has a pleasant refreshing smell of cucumber.
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in the autumn in a cold frame in a well-drained soil-less medium. Fully remove the fleshy seed covering because this contains germination inhibitors. The seed should germinate in the spring. The seed should be sown thinly so that the seedlings can be grown on undisturbed in the pot for their first year.
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| 7929 | Onoclea sensibilis |  | (from PFAF:)
Fern growing to 0.5m by 0.5m at a fast rate.
It is hardy to zone 4.
A very hardy plant, the rootstock can tolerate temperatures down to about -30°c.
Prefers a moist light soil in partial shade.
Requires a damp humus-rich site in partial shade with preferably only 2 - 3 hours of sun daily.
Requires a pH in the range 5 - 6.5.
Plants can colonize most situations that are not too dry and are sheltered from harsh winds.
A very ornamental and easily grown fern, spreading quite vigorously by means of a slender far-creeping rhizome when it is established.
Propagation:
Division of underground rhizomes, October to March. Images Google | 6.95 | Qty wanted
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| 5456 | Osmunda cinnamonea |  | Height: 120 cm (48")
Spacing: 60 cm (24")
Location: partial shade to full shade
Flowering Time:
Hardy zone: 3-8
A classic woodland fern from North America with tall, arching fronds, covered at the base with cinnamon-coloured fibres. Requires a moist soil.
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| 9715 | Osmunda claytoniana |  | (from PFAF:)
Fern growing to 0.5m by 0.3m .
It is hardy to zone 3. Plants are hardy to at least -20°c.
Likes a soil of swamp mud and loamy or fibrous peat, sand and loam. Succeeds in most moist soils, preferring acid conditions.
. Plants thrive in full sun so long as there is no shortage of moisture in the soil and also in shady situations.
Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer.
Propagation
Division of the rootstock in the dormant season.
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| 9056 | Osmunda regalis |  | Height: 100 cm (40")
Spacing: 60 cm (24")
Location: full sun to partial shade
Hardy zone: 3-8
Large, historic fern with leathery dark green fronds.
Leaves turn intense yellow in fall.
Prefers a moist to wet soil.
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| 17268 | Osmunda regalis Spectabilis |  | Images Google | 14.95 | Qty wanted
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| 17593 | Polygonatum pubescens |  | (from PFAF:)
Perennial growing to 1m. It is hardy to zone 3.
Prefers a fertile humus rich moisture-retentive well-drained soil in cool shade or semi-shade.
Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits.
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in early autumn in a shady part of a cold greenhouse. Sow stored seed as early in the year as possible.
Division in March or October.
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| 9685 | Polypodium virginianum |  | (from PFAF:)
An evergreen fern growing to 0.3m by 0.3m.
It is hardy to zone 3.
It is in leaf all year.
Cultivation details
Easily grown in most light soils. Prefers a soil of leaf mould and a cool but not too moist clay. Prefers a cool damp shady position. Thrives in dry shade. Established plants are drought tolerant. They grow well on drystone walls.
Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer.
Only the roots should be planted, the rhizome being fixed to the surface of the soil.
Propagation
Division. This is best done in the spring but it succeeds at most times of the year.
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| 5532 | Polystichum acrostichoides |  | Height: 60 cm (24")
Spacing: 60 cm (24")
Location: partial shade to full shade
Hardy zone: 4-8
Easy fern with classic shape and leathery dark green fronds that remain decorative through December. Prefers a lime-free, humus soil.
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| 4841 | Polystichum braunii |  | Height: 70 cm (28")
Spacing: 60 cm (24")
Location: partial shade to full shade
Hardy zone: 4-8
Leaflets cut into a dozen sub-leaflets giving this Holly Fern a much finer feel. New growth silvery in spring, turns to glossy green.
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| 4409 | Sanguinaria canadensis |  | (from PFAF:)
Perennial growing to 0.2m by 0.3m .
It is hardy to zone 3. Dormant plants are hardy to at least -20°c.
It is in leaf from March to August, in flower in April.
Prefers a sandy soil but it is not fussy so long as the ground is not water-logged. Requires a leafy soil in a cool position in the shade of deciduous trees. Tolerates a pH range from 5 to 7, or perhaps a bit higher.
A very ornamental plant. It can succeed in grass. Plants are generally free of disease.
Propagation
Seed - can be sown fresh in the spring or late summer in an outdoor seedbed. Stratification can improve germination rates.
Division in August after the leaves die down, or in early spring.
Cuttings of half-ripe shoots in late spring in a frame.
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| 3013 | Smilacina (Maianthemum) racemosa |  | (from PFAF:)
Perennial growing to 1m by 0.6m .
It is hardy to zone 4. Hardy to about -20°c.
It is in flower from May to June, and the seeds ripen from August to October. The flowers have a gentle sweet perfume.
An easy plant to grow, it requires a deep fertile humus rich moisture retentive soil, neutral to slightly acid, that does not dry out in the growing season, and a shady position. Requires a lime-free soil. It does well in a woodland garden.
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. The seed can be very slow to germinate, often taking 18 months.
Division in spring or early autumn. Very easy, larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. Images Google | 7.95 | Qty wanted
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| 5321 | Streptopus lanceolatus lanceolatus (var.) |  | (from PFAF:)
Physical Characteristics
Perennial growing to 0.5m by 0.3m . It is hardy to zone 3. It is in flower from May to July, and the seeds ripen from September to
Propagation
Seed - best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe in the summer. Sow stored seed in a cold frame as soon as it is received.
Division as the plant comes into growth in early spring. Larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. Images Google | 9.95 | Qty wanted
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| 7736 | Thalictrum pubescens |  | (Thalictrum polygamum)
Tall meadow rue flowers don't have any petals;
the white starbursts are made up of stamens.
The plant has delicate, finely divided leaves.
• Habitat: swamps, streamsides
• Height: 3-8 feet
• Flower color: white
• Flowering time: July to September
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| 3184 | Trillium erectum |  | (fro PFAF:)
Perennial growing to 0.4m by 0.3m .
It is hardy to zone 4. A very hardy plant, tolerating temperatures down to about -35°c.
It is in flower from May to June. The scented flowers are hermaphrodite .
Prefers a deep well-drained woodland or humus-rich soil in a somewhat shady position that remains moist in the summer. Prefers a neutral to slightly acid soil. Grows well in open deciduous woodland. Succeeds in a sunny position if the soil does not dry out. Succeeds in deep shade.
Plants are long-lived. Any transplanting is best done whilst the plants are in flower.
Propagation
Seed - best sown in a shaded cold frame as soon as it is ripe. Stored seed should be sown in late winter or early spring. Seed usually germinates within 1 - 3 months at 15°c.
Plants can flower in two years from seed.
Division with care when the plants die down after flowering.
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| 3185 | Trillium grandiflorum |  | (from PFAF:)
Perennial growing to 0.4m by 0.3m .
It is hardy to zone 4.
It is in flower white turning pink from April to June. The flowers are hermaphrodite .
Prefers a deep well-drained woodland or humus-rich soil in a somewhat shady position that remains moist in the summer. Prefers a neutral to slightly acid soil but succeeds in acid or limey soils.
Grows well in open woodland. Succeeds in deep shade. Succeeds in a sunny position if the soil does not dry out.
Any transplanting is best done whilst the plants are in flower.
Propagation
Seed - best sown in a shaded cold frame as soon as it is ripe. Stored seed should be sown in late winter or early spring. Seed usually germinates within 1 - 3 months at 15°c. Plants can flower in two years from seed.
Division and root cuttings with care when the plants die down after flowering.
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| 3212 | Uvularia grandiflora |  | Height: 40 cm (16") Spacing: 30 cm (12")
A subtle yet graceful plant with erect stems bearing light green leaves and bell-shaped, drooping yellow flowers.
Location: partial shade to full shade April-May
Hardy zone: 3-9
For cool moist rich humusy soil
Three-sided fruit is also delicately handsome.
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| 3234 | Vancouveria hexandra |  | Images Google | 12.95 | Qty wanted
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