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122 plants by
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Acer palmatum var. dissectum
Japanese Lanceleaf Maple
10 Cultivars
Acorus calamus
Sweet Flag
2 Cultivars
Acorus calamus 'Variegatus'
Variegated Sweet Flag
Arundo domax 'Variegata'
Giant Variegated Mediterranean Rush
Azolla caroliniana
Fairy Moss
,
Mosquito Fern
Brasenia schreberi
Water Shield
,
Water Target
Caltha palustris
Marsh Marigold
Canna glauca
Canna
4 Cultivars
Carex laxiculmus 'Bunny Blue'
Creeping Sedge
,
Sedge
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Buttonbush
Colocasia esculenta
Elephant Ears
,
Green Taro
6 Cultivars
Dryopteris cristata
Crested Wood Fern
,
Narrow Swamp Fern
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Bonset
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Thoroughwort
Eutrochium dubium
Coastal Plain Joepyeweed
,
Coastal Plain Joe Pye Weed
,
Coastal Plain Joe-Pye Weed
,
Joe Pye Thoroughwort
Hydrocleys nymphoides
Water Poppy
Hydrocotyle umbellate
Marsh Pennywort
Hymenocallis
Basket Flower
,
Ismene
,
Peruvian Daffodil
,
Sea Daffodil
,
Spider Lily
8 Cultivars
Hymenocallis caroliniana
Spider Lily
Hymenocallis crassifolia
Spider Lily
Hymenocallis occidentalis
Spider Lily
Iris ensata
Japanese Water Iris
3 Cultivars
Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal Flower
Ludwigia sedoides
Mosaic Plant
Lysimachia numularia
Creeping Jenny
1 Cultivar
Magnolia virginiana
Swamp Magnolia
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Sweet Bay
,
Sweetbay Magnolia
3 Cultivars
Marshallia graminifolia
Grass-Leaf Barbara's Button
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Marshallia
Marsilea mutica 'Variegata'
Variegated Water Clover
Miscanthus sinensis 'Graziella'
Graziella Miscanthus
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Parrot Feather
Nelumbo lutea
American Lotus
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Nelumbo
Nymphaea 'Antares'
Antares
Nymphaea 'Arc-en-ciel'
Arc-en-ciel
Nymphaea 'Blue Beauty'
Blue Beauty
,
Pennsylvania
Nymphaea 'Catherine Marie'
1 Cultivar
Nymphaea 'Charles de Meurville'
Charles de Meurville
Nymphaea 'Colorado'
Colorado
Nymphaea 'colorata'
Blue Pigmy
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Colorata
Nymphaea 'Colossea'
Colossea
Nymphaea 'Comanche'
Comanche
Nymphaea 'Conqueror'
Conqueror
Nymphaea 'Cynthia Ann'
Cynthia Ann
Nymphaea 'Darwin'
Darwin
Nymphaea 'Daubeniana'
Dauben
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Daubeniana
Nymphaea 'Director George T. Moore'
Director George T. Moore
Nymphaea 'Edward D. Uber'
Edward D. Uber
Nymphaea 'Ellisiana'
Ellisiana
Nymphaea 'Emily Grant Hutchings'
Emily Grant Hutchings
Nymphaea 'Firecrest'
Firecrest
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