HRT 211 1st plant walk
Asteraceae Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly Everlast
Pearl eyes, white flowers, thin leaves, fuzz on new leaves
Asteraceae Achillea millefolium hybrids Yarrow or Milfoil
big flat dense flowers with yellow centers and red circles around them, has a million leaflets
Polygonaceae Persicaria polymorpha Giant Fleeceflower
big, big leaves, with white spindly flowers, with yellow orange stems
Apiaceae Eryngium planum Flat Eryngium (Sea Holly)
dead looking, looks like bees, prickley leaves on top, rubbery leaves on bottom, steel blue when not dead
Scrophulariaceae Chelone lyonii Pink Turtle-head
ground cover, four "petals" on leaves,pink turtle head shaped flowers
Campanulaceae Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower
leaves go up halfway to stems, bright red flowers, rubbery leaves
Lamiaceae Salvia sylvestris Wood Sage or Woodland Sage
like veronica, bigger flowers, wider more textured leaves, square stems
Campanulaceae Lobelia xspeciosa Hybrid Lobelia
narrow, neon purple flowers, big leaves on bottom, small fuzzies on top
Polemoniaceae Phlox subulata Creeping phlox, moss phlox
needly ground cover, no flowers currently
Rosaceae Sanguisorba obtusa Japanese Burnet
round leaves, spikey edges, tall flower stalks that kind of look like cat tails
Malvaceae Hibiscus x Hardy Hibiscus
rounded big leaves, big crab ragoon shapes buds
Campanulaceae Lobelia siphilitica Big Blue Lobelia
shorter and lighter colored flowers, than xspeciosa
Geraniaceae Geranium x 'Gerwat' aka Rozanne Cranesbill Geranium
similar to bloody G___ but has lighter colored leaves, denser, and has more flowers and has cranes bill shaped buds
Geraniaceae Geranium macrorrhizum Bigroot Geranium
similar to cranesbill and bloody G__, but doesnt have flowers, very dense, more of a ground cover, and smells bad, and soft leaves
Asteraceae Coreopsis verticillata Threadleaf Coreopsis
small short shrub with thread like thin leaves, red center with yellow outer petals on flowers
Iridaceae Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora Crocosmia
tall flat, blade shaped leaves, brown bottle brushes
Scrophuylariaceae Veronica spicata Speedwell
tall skinny, straw-like flowers, skinny wavy leaves, opposite arrangement, not square stems
Polemoniaceae Phlox paniculata Garden Phlox
tall stems, whorl leaves up to flowers on stems, pinkish purple flowers
asteraceae ageratina altissima WHITE SNAKEROOT
tall, big green leaves, white bushel flowers
Liliaceae Kniphofia uvaria Torch Lily or Red-hot Poker
thin blade shaped leaves, cool large pinecone shapes flowers
Geraniaceae Geranium sanguineum Bloody Geranium
weedy looking (sparse), dark green tree stars, SOME purple flowers
Asteraceae Boltonia asteroides White Boltonia, False Aster
yellow centered purple flowers, smaller leaves, flops over when it gets too heavy
Ranunculaceae Anemone xhybrida Japanese Anemone, Windflower
yellow heads in center of flower, light purple pedals, leaves dont go up stems
Asteraceae Helenium autumnale Sneezeweed, Ox Eye, Dogtooth Daisy
yellow, orange, red, daisy looking flowers, dead heads stay on, thicker leaves
anemone sylvestris, snowdrop anemone
yellow, orange, red, daisy looking flowers, dead heads stay on, thicker leaves