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Actaea simplex

Baneberry, Bugbane

White flowers in a cluster

White flowers in a cluster

Native habitat with many plants

Native habitat with many plants

Green compound leaves

Green compound leaves

Compound leaf with 3 leaflets

Compound leaf with 3 leaflets

Redd berries on a stem

Redd berries on a stem

5 Cultivars/Varieties

Adiantum

close-up of water droplets on water-repellent foliage

close-up of water droplets on water-repellent foliage

Fern frond with stipe indicated by a label and arrow.

Fern frond with stipe indicated by a label and arrow.

Fern frond with stipe indicated by a label and arrow.

Fern frond with stipe indicated by a label and arrow.

Close-up of underside margin of leaflet showing sori.

Close-up of underside margin of leaflet showing sori.

Close-up of underside of leaflet showing sori

Close-up of underside of leaflet showing sori

6 Cultivars/Varieties

Brunnera macrophylla

Brunnera, False forget-me-not, Large-leaf brunnera, Siberian bugloss

Close up of flower

Close up of flower

Leaves and flowers

Leaves and flowers

Underside of leaf

Underside of leaf

'Jack Frost' Leaves

'Jack Frost' Leaves

3 Cultivars/Varieties

Crossandra infundibuliformis

Crossandra, Firecracker Flower

Crossandra infundibuliformis

Crossandra infundibuliformis

Crossandra infundibuliformis

Crossandra infundibuliformis

Crossandra infundibuliformis

Crossandra infundibuliformis

Crossandra infundibuliformis

Crossandra infundibuliformis

Crossandra infundibuliformis

Crossandra infundibuliformis

Crossandra infundibuliformis

Crossandra infundibuliformis

5 Cultivars/Varieties

Epimedium

Barrenwort, Bishop's Hat, Epimedium, Fairy Wings

Epimedium acuminatum

Epimedium acuminatum

Epimedium grandiflorum 'Rose Queen'

Epimedium grandiflorum 'Rose Queen'

Epimedium sempervirens

Epimedium sempervirens

Epimedium in early spring

Epimedium in early spring

10 Cultivars/Varieties

Epimedium x rubrum

Bishop's hat, Red Barrenwort, Red Epimedium

Epimedium x rubrum

Epimedium x rubrum

Epimedium x rubrum

Epimedium x rubrum

Epimedium x rubrum

Epimedium x rubrum

Epimedium x rubrum leaves summer

Epimedium x rubrum leaves summer

Epimedium x rubrum summer

Epimedium x rubrum summer

Epimedium x rubrum

Epimedium x rubrum

1 Cultivar/Variety

Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum'

Bicolor Barrenwort, Bicolor Epimedium

Flower close up

Flower close up

Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum'

Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum'

Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum'

Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum'

Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum'

Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum'

Hakonechloa macra

Forest Grass, Hakonechloa, Hakone Grass, Japanese Forest Grass

Hakonechloa macra form

Hakonechloa macra form

Hakonechloa macra 'Alboaurea' leaves

Hakonechloa macra 'Alboaurea' leaves

Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' mass planting around tree

Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' mass planting around tree

Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' form

Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' form

Hakonechloa macro 'Aureola' leavees

Hakonechloa macro 'Aureola' leavees

Hakonechloa 'Stripe It Rich' form

Hakonechloa 'Stripe It Rich' form

10 Cultivars/Varieties

Helleborus orientalis

Christmas Rose, Hellebore, Lenten Rose, Rose-colored Christmas Rose

Flowers and leaves

Flowers and leaves

Palmately divided leaves

Palmately divided leaves

Helleborus orientalis

Helleborus orientalis

Helleborus orientalis

Helleborus orientalis

Helleborus orientalis

Helleborus orientalis

1 Cultivar/Variety

Homalosorus pycnocarpos

Glade Fern, Narrow Leaf Spleenwort, Narrow-leaved glade fern, Narrow-leaved spleenwort, Silvery Spleenwort

newly emerged fronds; light green.

newly emerged fronds; light green.

frond. once pinnate.

frond. once pinnate.

frond. once pinnate.

frond. once pinnate.

underside of frond showing sori in herringbone pattern

underside of frond showing sori in herringbone pattern

Lamium maculatum

Dead Nettle, Lamium, Spotted Dead Nettle, Spotted Henbit

Lamium maculatum

Lamium maculatum

Lamium maculatum

Lamium maculatum

Lamium maculatum

Lamium maculatum

Lamium maculatum

Lamium maculatum

Lamium maculatum

Lamium maculatum

13 Cultivars/Varieties

Lobelia elongata

Blue Lobelia, Long-Leaf Lobelia, Longleaf Lobella, Purple Lobelia, Streamside Lobelia

One-sided raceme

One-sided raceme

Stem and leaves

Stem and leaves

Lobelia elongata

Lobelia elongata

Lobelia elongata

Lobelia elongata

Pyrularia pubera

Buffalo Nut, Oil Nut

Pyrularia pubera

Pyrularia pubera

Pyrularia pubera

Pyrularia pubera

Pyrularia pubera

Pyrularia pubera

Stenotaphrum secundatum

St. Augustinegrass, St. Augustine Grass

Spike with flowers (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Spike with flowers (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Flower spike (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Flower spike (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Flower spike (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Flower spike (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Stem, leaf sheath and collar (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Stem, leaf sheath and collar (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Leaf tip (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Leaf tip (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Stem (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Stem (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Syneilesis aconitifolia

Shredded Umbrella Plant, Tattered Umbrella