Botanical

Name

English

Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

Funkia lancifolia

Lance-leaved Plantain Lily

4

1 1/2

Lilac

July & Sept.

Resembles F. Fortunei closely. Flowers in loose racemes; leaves quite narrow. A. G.

Funkia lancifolia var.

undulata

Variegated Plantain Lily

4

1

Lilac

July

Handsome foliage margined with white. A good edging plant, but should not be used too freely. A. G.

Funkia ovata

Ovate-leaved Plantain Lily

4

1 1/2

Lavender

June & July

Deep green foliage in large tufts. Bell-shaped flowers in racemes. A good border plant. A. G.

Funkia Sieboldiana

Siebold's Plantain Lily

4

2

Lilac

June & July

Luxuriant foliage. Flowers small and drooping. Good in the border or massed with shrubs. A.G.

Funkia subcordata var.

grandiflora

White Day

Lily or Plantain

Lily

4

2

White

Aug. & Sept.

Large spikes of fragrant tubular flowers. Leaves very large. Good in margins of shrubbery. The best of the Funkias. A.G. I.

Gaillardia aristata

Blanket Flower

4

l 1/2-2

Yellow to red

All summer

Daisy-like flowers in various shades of yellow with dark brown centers. Excellent for the border and one of the best perennials for cutting. A. G. I.

Gaillardia aristata var. grandiflora

4

2-2 1/2

Yellow

All summer

More robust, with larger flowers, than those of the preceding. A. G. I.

Galanthus nivalis

Snowdrop

4

4-6 in.

White with green centre

Mar. or Apr.

Bulbous. One of the earliest of the spring-flowering bulbs. Good among shrubs, in the border, under trees or in the grass on the lawn. Drooping blossoms sometimes double. A. G.

Galega officinalis

Goat's Rue

4

2

Lilac

June to Sept.

Pea-shaped flowers in racemes. Bushy in growth. Foliage dense and finely cut. Good in the wild-garden or border. A. G. I.

Galega officinalis var. alba

4

2

White

June & July

A white variety of the preceding.

Galega officinalis var. rubra

4

2

Rose

June & July

Showy rose-colored flowers.

Galium boreale

Bed-straw

4

1 1/2

White

June & July

Pretty foliage with small flowers in clusters. Particularly good for the rock-garden. A.G. I.

Galium mollugo

Bed-straw

4

2-3

White

July

Good for the hardy border. Flowers in loose sprays. A. G. I.

Galtonia candicans

Summer Hyacinth

4

3

White

July & Aug.

Fragrant bell-shaped flowers in spikes. Large hyacinth-like foliage. Bulbous. Effective in the border or among Rhododendrons. A. C. I.

Genista tinctori

Dyer's Broom

1

3

Yellow

June

S. Good for sandy or dry spots. Erect in growth. Pea-shaped flowers in clusters. A. E.G.

Gentiana Andrewsii

Closed Gentian

4

2

Deep blue

Aug. & Sept.

A pretty herb, with peculiar closed flowers in the axils of the leaves and in terminal clusters. Good for the wild or rock garden. A. F.