Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia)
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- PLANT TYPE: Perennial
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- TAGS: Plant Tags: groundcover and spring. Plant Types: Perennial.
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Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)
- SCIENTIFIC NAME: Podophyllum peltatum
- PLANT TYPE: Perennial
- SCIENTIFIC NAME PRONUNCIATION: po-do-FIL-um pel-TAY-tum
- TAGS: Plant Tags: groundcover, spring, and spring ephemeral. Plant Types: Perennial.
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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Rue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides)
- SCIENTIFIC NAME: Thalictrum thalictroides
- PLANT TYPE: Perennial
- SCIENTIFIC NAME PRONUNCIATION: tha-LIK-trum thal-ik-TROY-deez
- TAGS: Plant Tags: bees and spring. Plant Types: Perennial.
Rue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) is best grown in partial shade in sandy, humusy soil; it needs well-drained soil which stays moderately moist; good plant for the spring wildflower or rock garden, but it will go dormant in summer if it gets too dry. Other Common Names: Windflower Other Scientific Names: Anemone thalictroides, Syndesmon thalictroides,...
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Solomon’s Plume (Maianthemum racemosum)
- SCIENTIFIC NAME: Maianthemum racemosum
- PLANT TYPE: Perennial
- SCIENTIFIC NAME PRONUNCIATION: may-AN-the-mum ray-see-MO-sum
- TAGS: Plant Tags: spring. Plant Types: Perennial.
Solomon’s Plume (Maianthemum racemosum) grows in partial shade to shade; rich, slightly acid, humus-rich soil; to give it a good start, incorporate plenty of humus into ordinary loam; plants spread from thick rhizomes. Happily adapts to appropriate garden conditions. Blooms later than most woodland flowers; fragrant; good nectar source for bumblebees. Other...
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Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum biflorum)
- SCIENTIFIC NAME: Polygonatum biflorum
- PLANT TYPE: Perennial
- SCIENTIFIC NAME PRONUNCIATION: po-lig-oh-NAY-tum by-FLOR-um
- TAGS: Plant Tags: bees and spring. Plant Types: Perennial.
Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum biflorum) grows in partial to full shade; average, medium-wet to wet, well-drained soil; prefers humusy soils; spreads slowly by rhizomes to form colonies if happy. Foliage stays green all summer; graceful arching leafy stem is very decorative; wonderful as a specimen or when massed in the woodland or shade garden; age of the plant...
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