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HARDY PLANTS OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS 


HARDY AQUATIC AND BOG PLANTS, continued 
HIBISCUS moscheutos. Common Rosemallow. Decidu- 
ous. 3-5 ft. Leaves, the lower three lobed, 
upper oblong, whitish and downy beneath. 
Flowers large showy pink, Aug. and Sept. 
Bog and upland, sun or semi-shade. 
X strong clumpy plants 

IRIS pseudacorus. Yellowflag. Deciduous. 2-4 ft. 
Leaves large sword-shaped. Flowers bright 
yellow May and June. A water loving plant 
as well as succeeding in dry upland. Sun or 
semi-shade. Strong plants 

versicolor. Blueflag. Deciduous. 1-2 ft. 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. Strong plants 
LOBELIA cardinalis. Cardinal Flower. Deciduous. 3-5 
ft. Leaves alternate, narrow oblong. Flowers 
bright red July to September, along upper 
part of stalk. Will thrive in any garden soil 
or along borders or pond or brook. Rock 
garden. Sun or shade. X strong plants 
syphilitica. Large Blue Lobelia. Deciduous. 1-3 ft. 
Flowers large blue tube shaped. Thrives best 
in moist location.- Shade or sun. 
Strong plants 

MERTENSIA virginica. Virginia Bluebells. Deciduous. 
1-2 ft. Leaves oblong, veiny. Flowers blue, 
pinkish in clusters, early spring. Thrives best 
in moist loamy soils, low meadows and along 
streams. Also in upland dry location. Sun or 
shade. XX largest size plants . 
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MONARDA didyma. Oswego Beebalm. Deciduous. 2-4 
ft. Leaves opposite, oval pointed, aromatic. 
Flowers bright red, clustered in close round 
head, July and August. Moist shady places. 
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SYMPLOCARPUS foetidus. Skunkcabbage. Deciduous. 
1-2 ft. Leaves large heart-shaped. Flowers 
small mottled, purplish brown and greenish 
yellow. Early spring. Low wet woods, mead- 
ows and swamps. Shade or sun. 
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PHYLLOSTACHYS nevinii. Stake or forage bamboo. 
Grows to height of 18 ft. Leaves lineal-ob- 
long: shiny above and rough on edges. Ever- 
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SARRACENIA flava. Trumpet Pitcherplant. Evergreen. 
1-2 ft. Interesting bog plant, with trumpet- 
like leaves, yellowish green. Flowers large 
yellow. Peat bogs. Semi-shade. 
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