HARDY PLANTS OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS 
HARDY AQUATIC AND BOG PLANTS (Continued) 

EUPATORIUM PURPUREUM. Joe-Pye-Weed. Trum- 
pet Weed. 4 to 10 feet. Deciduous. Smooth purple 
stalks. Leaves in whorls. Flowers large purple heads 
borne on top. Found in wet meadows and along 
streams.. Yields readily to cultivation in ordinary 
rich garden. Sunny location. X strong...............-.------- 
HELENIUM AUTUMNALE. Sneezeweed. Deciduous. 
3 to 5 feet. Leaves lanceolate or oblong. Flowers a 
blaze of gold, August and September. Damp sunny 
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HEMEROCALLIS FULVA. Tawny Daylily. Deciduous. 
2 to 4 feet. Foliage grass-like. Flowers tawny orange, 
late summer. Bogs and water gardens, as well as up- 
land:-oun-or- semi “shadeé,- X; strong::t. db ee 
HIBISCUS COCCINEUS. Scarlet Rosemallow. Decidu- 
ous. 3 to 10 feet. Leaves palmately lobed, large. 
Flowers very large, rose-red. Best suited to warm 
climate=X-heavyv clumpy plafits:.<..02.2 ee! 
HIBISCUS MOSCHEUTOS. Common Rosemallow. De- 
ciduous. 3 to 5 feet. Leaves, the lower three lobed, 
upper oblong, whitish and downy beneath. Flowers 
large showy pink, August and September. Bog and 
upland sun or semi shade. X strong clumps.............. 
IRIS PSEUDACORUS. Yellowflag. Deciduous. 2 to 4 
feet. Leaves large sword-shaped. Flowers bright 
yellow May and June. A water loving plant as well 
as succeeding in dry upland. Sun and semi shade. 
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IRIS. VERSICOLOR. Bueflag. Deciduous. 1 to 3 feet. 
Leaves flat sword-shaped. Flowers large and showy, 
violet-blue, varigated with green, yellow or white, 
late spring and early summer. Plant along brooks, 
marshes and moist locations. Sun or semi shade. 
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LOBELIA CARDINALIS. Cardinal Flower. Deciduous. 
3 to 5 feet. Leaves alternate, narrow oblong. Flowers 
bright red July to September along upper part of 
stalk. Will thrive in any garden soil, or along 
border of pond or brook. Rock gardens. Sun or 
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LOBELIA SYPHILITICA. Large Blue Lobelia. Decidu- 
ous. 1 to 3 feet. Flowers large blue tube shaped. 
Thrives best in moist location. Uses: about the same 
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MERTENSIA VIRGINICA. Virginia Bluebells. De- 
cciduous. 1 to 2 feet .Leaves oblong, veiny. Flowers 
blue, pinkish in cluster, early spring. Thrives best 
in moist loamy soils, low meadows and along streams. 
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MONARDA DIDYMA. Oswego Beebalm. Deciduous. 
2 to 4 feet. Leaves opposite, oval pointed, aromatic. 
Flowers bright red clustered in close round head, 
July and August. Moist shady places. Strong............ 
PARNASSIA CAROLINIANA. Carolina Parnassia. De- 
ciduous. 1 to 2 feet. Leaves thickish rounded, often 
heart-shaped. Flower white or cream color, veiny. 
Moist location, partial shade. Strong ...........--..-.------- 
SARRACENIA FLAVA. Trumpet Pitcherplant. Ever- 
green. 1 to 2 feet. Interesting bog plant, with trum- 
pet-like leaves, yellowish green. Flowers large yel- 
low. Peat bogs. Semi shade. Strong ............--.--..------+- 
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