HARDY PLANTS OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS 




HARDY NATIVE HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS 
This list contains a variety of Herbaceous Plants furnishing a succession of bloom from 
early spring to late autumn, all having been tried out with success in cultivation. The height 
indicates the approximate height of each plant as found in wild state.; The time of blooming 
naturally depends on locality. 
ACONITUM RECLINATUM. White Aconitum. De- 
ciduous. Stem smooth, reclining. Leaves showy 
white, July and August. Shade or partial shade. 
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ACONITUM UNCINATUM. Clambering Monkshood. 
3 to 5 feet. Deciduous. Smooth, vine like stem. Blue 
hood-shaped showy flowers in mid-summer. Shade 
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ACTAEA ALBA. White Baneberry. Deciduous. 2 to 3 
feet. Racemes white flowers followed by white con- 
spicuous berries. Fine for rock work or shady 
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ALLIUM TRICOCUM. Wood Leek. Deciduous. 6 to 
12 inches. Flowers greenish white in early spring. 
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ARUNCUS SYLVESTER. Goat's Beard. 4 to 6 feet. 
Stately herbaceous plant with large compound leaves. 
Stems bearing clusters of slender racemes of small 
white flowers in plume-like panicles in shady loca- 
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ASARUM CANADENSE. Canada Wild Ginger. De- 
ciduous. 9 to 18 inches. Kidney-shaped leaves 3 to 5 
inches wide, with single purplish flower close to the 
ground. Plant in shady corner with your ferns. 
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ASARUM SHUTTLEWORTHI. Mottled Wild Ginger. 
4 to 6 inches. Thick fragrant evergreen leaves, often 
mottled white. Shade or partial shade in rich soil. 
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ASTILBE BITERNATA. False Goatsbeard. 3 to 5 feet. 
Deciduous, shade loving. Large compound leaves. 
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BAPTISIA AUSTRALIS. Blue Wild Indigo. 2 to 4 feet. 
Deciduous showy plant. Leaves compound bluish 
green. Flowers pea-shaped, large indigo blue. Plant 
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BAPTISIA TINCTORIA. Yellow Wild Indigo. 2 to 3 
feet. Deciduous. Stems erect, much branched. Flow- 
ers showy bright yellow June to August. Desirable 
for rock garden. Sunny location or partial shade. 
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CAREX FRASERI. Fraser Sedge. Evergreen 10 to 18 
inches. Flowers whitish spikes March or April. 
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CAULOPHYLLUM THALICTROIDES. Blue Cohosh. 
2 to 3 feet. Deciduous. Leaves compounded. Several 
flowers in loose terminal panicle, greenish purple 
with yellow centers. April and May. Fruit large 
blue showy berry. Dark shady places for best results. 
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CIMICIFUGA AMERICANA. American Bugbane. 2 to 
4 feet. Deciduous. Panicled racemes white showy 
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