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Oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia)

  • SCIENTIFIC NAME: Hydrangea quercifolia
  • PLANT TYPE: Shrub
  • SCIENTIFIC NAME PRONUNCIATION: hy-DRAIN-juh kwer-ki-FO-lee-uh

Oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) has showy flowers and multi-season interest. Creamy flowers in early summer can turn pinkish and remain on the shrub. Spectacular fall color gives way to exfoliating winter bark while a few leaves may remain on the plant. There are many cultivars available include double flowering forms, dwarf forms, and golden-foliaged...
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Mouse-ear coreopsis (Coreopsis auriculata)

  • SCIENTIFIC NAME: Coreopsis auriculata
  • PLANT TYPE: Perennial
  • SCIENTIFIC NAME PRONUNCIATION: kor-ee-OP-sis aw-rik-yoo-LAY-tuh

Mouse-ear coreopsis (Coreopsis auriculata) grows best in partial shade to full sun; well-drained soil; will form a colony over time via underground stolons. Evergreen foliage can be used as ground cover; showy flowers.   Other Common Names: Eared Coreopsis, Mouse-Ear Tickseed, Lobed Tickseed
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Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)

  • SCIENTIFIC NAME: Podophyllum peltatum
  • PLANT TYPE: Perennial
  • SCIENTIFIC NAME PRONUNCIATION: po-do-FIL-um pel-TAY-tum

Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) grows in partial shade to shade; average, medium-wet, well-drained soil; prefers rich, moist humusy soil; will self-sow under optimal conditions; will form a colony over time via undergrown rhizomes. Flowers are usually borne on 2-leaved plants in May; singled leaved plants are not mature enough to bloom.
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