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HARDY PLANTS OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS 
Hardy Aquatic and Bog Plants 
ASTER novae-angliae. New England Aster. Narrow grayish 
leaves and many star-like lavender to purple flowers. 
X heavy. 
puniceus. Swamp Aster. Lilac-blue; tall-growing. 
Heavy clumps. 
CALTHA palustris. Marsh Marigold. Beautiful marsh plants. 
Leaves bright green, heart-shaped. Flowers bright 
yellow. Showy. Strong. 
CHELONE glabra. White Turtlehead. Strong grower. 
Flowers white to rose. Suitable for dry or wet 
locations. X strong. 
lyoni. Pink Turtlehead. Flowers red or rose. Splendid 
bog plant. X strong. 
CICUTA maculata. Spotted Waterhemlock. Height 3 to 
5 feet. Finely cut leaves. Flowers white. 
Strong. 
DARLINGTONIA californica. California Pitcher Plant. A 
very interesting bog plant. Nodding purple flowers. 
Strong. 
DIONAiA muscipula. Venus’ Flytrap. A strong and most 
unusual plant that captures flies and other insects for 
food. Rare and very interesting. Strong. 
HEMEROCALLIS fulva. Tawny Day Lily. Stems 2 to 4 feet 
high. Flowers tawny orange, very showy. Strong.. 
IRIS pseudacorus. Yellow Flag. Stems 3 to 5 feet high. 
Large, sword-shaped leaves, yellow flowers. 
X strong. 
versicolor. Blue Flag. Height 2 to 4 feet. Suitable for 
border planting along ponds and streams. 
Strong. 
MERTENSIA virginica. Virginia Bluebells. Height 9 to 
18 inches. Green foliage and showy blue flowers. 
XX largest. 
First size. 
Second size. 
MONARDA didyma. Oswego Bee-Balm. Height 3 to 5 feet. 
One of our most brilliant perennials. Leafy stems 
with bright scarlet flowers. Strong. 
SARRACENIA flava. Trumpet Pitcher Plant. Interesting 
bog plant. Height 1 to 2 feet. Yellowish green 
trumpet-shaped leaf. Flowers large, yellow, very 
conspicuous. X strong. 
purpurea. Common Pitcher Plant. Hardy plant 9 to 
15 inches high. Succeeds best in mossy bogs. Flowers 
purplish yellow. Strong. 
SAXIFRAGA virginiensis. Virginia Saxifrage. Height 6 to 
18 inches. Lettuce-like foliage. Flowers white. 
Damp locations. Strong. 
SYMPLOCARPUS fcetidus. Skunk-cabbage. Leaves large, 
1 to 2 feet long, heart-shaped. Flowers small, mot¬ 
tled purplish brown and greenish yellow, packed on 
fleshy stems. Very early spring-blooming plant. 
Strong. 
VERATRUM viride. American False Hellebore. Height 2 to 
4 feet. Yellowish green plant with large leaves. 
Succeeds well in either dry or moist soil. Flowers 
greenish white, in early spring. X strong. 
VERNONIA noveboracensis. Common Ironweed. Stems 
leafy, usually tall. Leaves alternate. Flower-heads 
an intense red-purple, loosely clustered. X strong. . 
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