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Coral bells (Heuchera americana)

  • SCIENTIFIC NAME: Heuchera americana
  • PLANT TYPE: Perennial
  • SCIENTIFIC NAME PRONUNCIATION: HEW-ker-a a-mer-ih-KAY-na
  • TAGS: Plant Tags: evergreen. Plant Types: Perennial.

Coral bells (Heuchera americana) grows in part shade to shade; acid, rich, rocky soil; moist to dry soil conditions. The root is thick and almost woody. Over time a population can grow to a ground cover effect. Note: Can be confused with Tiarella (Foam Flower) when not in bloom; both are in the Saxifragaceae family. In the nursery trade the two plants are hybridized...
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Cranefly Orchid (Tipularia discolor)

  • SCIENTIFIC NAME: Tipularia discolor
  • PLANT TYPE: Perennial
  • SCIENTIFIC NAME PRONUNCIATION: tip-YOO-lar-ee-uh DIS-kol-or
  • TAGS: Plant Tags: evergreen and orchid. Plant Types: Perennial.

Cranefly Orchid (Tipularia discolor) is found in every county in Georgia; the best time to locate this orchid is during a stroll in the winter woods after trees shed their leaves and the orchid sends up its wrinkled leaf.  Thrives best in partial shade to shade; humus-rich damp soil, but is not especially particular about it. Transplant tips: Roots are fleshy,...
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Dimpled trout lily (Erythronium umbilicatum)

  • SCIENTIFIC NAME: Erythronium umbilicatum
  • PLANT TYPE: Perennial
  • SCIENTIFIC NAME PRONUNCIATION: er-ih-THROH-nee-um um-BIL-i-ca-tum
  • TAGS: Plant Tags: spring ephemeral. Plant Types: Perennial.

Dimpled trout lily (Erythronium umbilicatum) grows in shade to partial shade; does best in hardwood forest-like settings with rich soil and filtered light in spring; quick to establish in slightly moist areas and on creek banks. Transplanting tips: Plant, especially flower, quite fragile; bulb of mature (two leaf and flowering) specimen can be up to 18 inches deep...
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Downy Lobelia (Lobelia puberula)

  • SCIENTIFIC NAME: Lobelia puberula
  • PLANT TYPE: Perennial
  • SCIENTIFIC NAME PRONUNCIATION: low-BEE-lee-uh pub-ER-uh-luh
  • TAGS: Plant Tags: summer. Plant Types: Perennial.

Downy Lobelia (Lobelia puberula) grows in sun to partial shade; prefers consistent moisture.
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Downy rattlesnake plantain (Goodyera pubescens)

  • SCIENTIFIC NAME: Goodyera pubescens
  • PLANT TYPE: Perennial
  • SCIENTIFIC NAME PRONUNCIATION: GOOD-yer-uh pew-BES-senz
  • TAGS: Plant Tags: evergreen and orchid. Plant Types: Perennial.

Downy rattlesnake plantain (Goodyera pubescens) grows in humus-y, well-drained soil; does well in shade to partial shade. An excellent evergreen ground cover plant, but only spreads slowly. Other Common Names: Adder’s Violet Other Scientific Names: Epipactis pubescens, Epipactis willdenovii, Neottia pubescens, Orchiodes pubescens, Peramium pubescens, Tussaca...
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