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Achillea millefolium

Common Yarrow, Devil's Nettle, Dog Daisy, Dog Fennel, Milfoil, Soldier's Woundwort, Thousandleaf, Westen Yarrow, Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Achillea millefolium

Achillea millefolium

Achillea millefolium

Achillea millefolium

Achillea millefolium

Achillea millefolium

Achillea millefolium

Achillea millefolium

Achillea millefolium

Achillea millefolium

Achillea millefolium

7 Cultivars/Varieties

Calyptocarpus vialis

Hierba Del Caballo, Horseherb, Lawnflower, Straggler Daisy

Carex pensylvanica

Oak Sedge, Pennsylvania Sedge, Plantainleaf Sedge, Rush, Sedge, Seersucker Sedge

Carex pensylvanica

Carex pensylvanica

Carex pensylvanica

Carex pensylvanica

Carex pensylvanica

Carex pensylvanica

Carex pensylvanica

Carex pensylvanica

Carex pensylvanica

Carex pensylvanica

Carex pensylvanica

Carex pensylvanica

Crocus

Common Crocus, Dutch Crocus, Dutch Crows, Species Crocuses

Hedera colchica

Colchica Ivy, Persian Ivy

Hedera colchia top of leaf detail during winter

Hedera colchia top of leaf detail during winter

Hedera colchia surrounds a wingnut tree during winter

Hedera colchia surrounds a wingnut tree during winter

Hedera colchia under leaf during winter

Hedera colchia under leaf during winter

4 Cultivars/Varieties

Isotoma fluviatilis

Laurentia

Laurentia fluviatilis

Laurentia fluviatilis

Juniperus conferta

Shore Juniper

Juniperus conferta 'blue pacific'

Juniperus conferta 'blue pacific'

Juniperus conferta 'All-Gold'

Juniperus conferta 'All-Gold'

Juniperus conferta 'Blue Pacific'

Juniperus conferta 'Blue Pacific'

Juniperus conferta Form

Juniperus conferta Form

Juniperus conferta

Juniperus conferta

Juniperus conferta

Juniperus conferta

6 Cultivars/Varieties

Juniperus procumbens

Japanese Juniper

Juniperus procumbens 'Kishiogima'

Juniperus procumbens 'Kishiogima'

Juniperus procumbens

Juniperus procumbens

Juniperus-procumbens 'Kishiogima'

Juniperus-procumbens 'Kishiogima'

Juniperus procumbens Form

Juniperus procumbens Form

'Nana' Form Close-up

'Nana' Form Close-up

2 Cultivars/Varieties

Liriope

Lily Turf

2 Cultivars/Varieties

Liriope muscari

Big Blue, Big Blue Lilyturf, Big Blue Liriope, Giant Lilyturf, Lilyturf, Liriope

'Silvery Sunproof'

'Silvery Sunproof'

liriope muscari skdavdison at nhc arboretum in wilmington

liriope muscari skdavdison at nhc arboretum in wilmington

liriope muscari skdavdison at nhc arboretum in wilmington

liriope muscari skdavdison at nhc arboretum in wilmington

'Vriegata' Form

'Vriegata' Form

Liriope muscari

Liriope muscari

7 Cultivars/Varieties

Liriope muscari 'Silvery Sunproof'

Silvery Sunproof Liriope

leaf and flower

leaf and flower

Liriope spicata

Creeping Lilyturf, Creeping Liriope, Lilyturf, Monkey Grass

1 Cultivar/Variety

Mazus miquelii

Mazus

in spring in Moore County

in spring in Moore County

Mazus reptans form

Mazus reptans form

flower close up

flower close up

Mazus reptans flowers

Mazus reptans flowers

Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nana'

Dwarf Lilyturf, Dwarf Mondo, Dwarf Mondo Grass

Planted en masse

Planted en masse

Blue fruits of the species

Blue fruits of the species

Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nana'

Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nana'

Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nana'

Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nana'

Pachysandra terminalis

Japanese Pachysandra, Japanese Spurge, Pachysandra

Pachysandra terminalis

Pachysandra terminalis

Pachysandra terminalis

Pachysandra terminalis

Pachysandra terminalis

Pachysandra terminalis

Pachysandra terminalis

Pachysandra terminalis

Pachysandra terminalis Leaf

Pachysandra terminalis Leaf

Pachysandra terminalis

Pachysandra terminalis

3 Cultivars/Varieties

Phlox nivalis

Pine Phlox, Trailing Phlox

Form in the spring in Moore County

Form in the spring in Moore County

1 Cultivar/Variety

Sagina subulata

Irish Moss

Flower and fruit

Flower and fruit

Salvia lyrata

Cancer Weed, Lyreleaf Sage, Lyre-leaved Sage

Selaginella kraussiana

Club Moss, Krauss' Spikemoss, Spikemoss

2 Cultivars/Varieties

Sesleria caerulea

Blue Moor Grass

Thymus praecox

Creeping Thyme, Mother of Thyme, Woolly Thyme

1 Cultivar/Variety