HARDY PLANTS OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS 13 


HARDY AQUATIC AND BOG PLANTS, continued 
HELENIUM autumnale. Sneezeweed. Deciduous. 3-5 PRICE EACH OVER 
ft. Leaves lanceolate or oblong. Flowers a 17° ics ne toe 
blaze of gold, August and Sept. Damp sunny 
location. X strong plants Metab 107) Mb wel 4h oe eh wes IL 
HEMEROCALLIS fulva. Tawny Daylily. Deciduous. 
2-4. ft. Foliage grass-like. Flowers tawny 
orange, late summer. For bogs and water. 
Gardens as well as upland. Sun and semi- 
shade. Strong plants Bec: ey AT 3 ays 8) 


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 ____ ae i pave ses 
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 as ae. 45 2 ed 


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 ________ 19 Fo wL2 plat 
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 Sts = ps .20 .18 .16 
syphilitica. Large Blue Lobelia. Deciduous. 1-3 ft. 
Flowers large blue tube shaped. Thrives best 
in moist location. Shade or sun. 
Strong plants aOR aU 18 :16 Ate 
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 



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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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