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Toadshade Trillium (Trillium cuneatum)

  • SCIENTIFIC NAME: Trillium cuneatum
  • PLANT TYPE: Perennial
  • SCIENTIFIC NAME PRONUNCIATION: TRIL-ee-um kew-nee-AH-tum
  • TAGS: Plant Tags: spring ephemeral. Plant Types: Perennial.

Toadshade Trillium (Trillium cuneatum) grows in moist shade under deciduous trees or large shrubs in well-drained, humusy soil; can tolerate, or even prefer a dry, summer dormant period once established; addition of rotted leaves as a top dressing can be beneficial; spring shoot buds are usually just below the forest litter; may be planted shallower than found in...
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Two-leaved toothwort (Cardamine diphylla)

  • SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cardamine diphylla
  • PLANT TYPE: Perennial
  • SCIENTIFIC NAME PRONUNCIATION: (kar-DAM-ih-nee dy-FIL-uh)
  • TAGS: Plant Tags: spring ephemeral. Plant Types: Perennial.

Partial shade to full sun; appreciates consistently moist soil, especially during growth period of winter and spring. Propagation is easiest by division of tubers; will self-seed if well located. The four petaled flowers and long seed pod are indicative of this plant’s place in the mustard family (Brassicaceae). Other Common Names: Crinkle-Root, Pepper-Root...
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White milkweed (Asclepias variegata)

  • SCIENTIFIC NAME: Asclepias variegata
  • PLANT TYPE: Perennial
  • SCIENTIFIC NAME PRONUNCIATION: (ass-KLE-pee-us var-ee-GAY-tuh)
  • TAGS: Plant Tags: milkweed and monarch. Plant Types: Perennial.

Partial shade to sun; average, well-drained soil; requires no care once established. Has thick, white sap which can be irritating to some people and is toxic if ingested. Other Common Names: Redring milkweed, white woods milkweed
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White turtlehead (Chelone glabra)

  • SCIENTIFIC NAME: Chelone glabra
  • PLANT TYPE: Perennial
  • SCIENTIFIC NAME PRONUNCIATION: kel-OH-nee GLAY-bruh
  • TAGS: Plant Tags: bees. Plant Types: Perennial.

White turtlehead (Chelone glabra) grows in sun to partial shade; soil should be consistently moist; best in wet, rich, humusy soil in partial shade; likes composted leaf mulch in sunny areas. It is the host plant for the Baltimore Checkerspot butterfly; tall, upright stems with showy flowers on the ends.
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Whorled Coreopsis (Coreopsis major)

  • SCIENTIFIC NAME: Coreopsis major
  • PLANT TYPE: Perennial
  • SCIENTIFIC NAME PRONUNCIATION: kor-ee-OP-sis MAY-jor
  • TAGS: Plant Tags: pollinators. Plant Types: Perennial.

Whorled Coreopsis (Coreopsis major) grows in sun to part shade with plant blooming heaviest in sun; dry to average soil.   Other Common Names: Whorled Leaf Coreopsis, Greater Tickseed, Wood Tickseed, Whorled Tickseed
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