This section is from the book "A Practical Handbook Of Trees Shrubs Vines And Herbaceous Perennials", by John Kirkegaard. Also available from Amazon: A practical handbook of trees, shrubs, vines and herbaceous perennials.
Botanical Name | English Name | 1 Deciduous 2 Evergreen 3 Vine 4 Herbaceous Perennial | Ultimate Height in feet | Color | Time of Bloom | Remarks |
Geranium Endressi | Crane's Bill | 4 | 1 | Rose | May & June | Good in the rock-garden. Pretty foliage; flowers beautifully fringed. A.G. |
Geranium platypetalum | 4 | 1 1/2 | Violet | June to Sept. | Attractive divided foliage. Flowers in clusters. Good in the rock-garden. A.G. | |
Geranium maculatum | Wild Geranium | 4 | 1 1/2 | Lavender | May & July | Good in the wild-garden. A. F. |
Geranium sanguineum | 4 | 1 1/2 | Crimson | May & July | The best of the hardy Geraniums. Foliage good; flowers large, on branching stems. Good in the border or rock-garden. A. G. | |
Geum chiloense or atro-sanguineum | Avens | 4 | 1 | Deep red | June | Particularly good in the rock-garden. A.G. |
Geum triflorum | Apache Plume | 4 | 1 | Purple | May & June | A hairy-leaved, low plant with conspicuous red seed pods after the flowers. Good in the rock-gardens. A.G. |
Ginkgo biloba | Maidenhair Tree | 1 | 50 | T. A slender, pyramidal tree with fan-shaped leaves. Very picturesque and good as a specimen tree. Generally free from attacks of insects. B. C. E. H. | ||
Gleditschia | Honey Locust | 1 | 40 | Pink | May | T. Small flowers in racemes, followed by pods often 1 1/2 feet long. Good for park or street planting and makes impenetrable hedges if planted thickly and pruned severely. A. D.G. |
Gleditschia triacanthos var. Bujoti | Weeping Honey Locust | 1 | 15 | Pink | May | T. Irregular in growth with pendulous branches. An attractive small tree. A. E.G. |
Goodyera pubescens | Rattlesnake Plaintain | 4 | 4 in. | Green-white | July & Aug. | Foliage prettily marked with white-Dense spikes of flowers. Good in the rock-garden. A. F. |
Gymnocladus canadensis | Kentucky Coffee Tree | 1 | 40 | Green-White | June | T. Foliage a peculiar blue-green. Open in growth. It is a graceful tree, free from diseases or insects. The flowers are in large panicles, and followed by large pods containing seeds which are sometimes used as a substitute for coffee. A. E. F, |
Gypsophila paniculata | Baby's Breath | 4 | 2 | Light pink | July & Aug. | A most graceful plant, excellent for the border. Numerous small flowers in feathery panicles. Very useful for cutting. A. G. I. |
Gypsophila repens | Creeping Chalk Plant | 4 | 6 in. | Light | June & July | Trailing, and good for the rock-garden. Flowers small, produced in great profusion. A. G. |
Gypsophila Stevenii | 4 | 1 1/2 | White | June & July | Very showy while in bloom, and a good border plant. Individual flowers larger, but panicles smaller than those of G. paniculata. A. G. |
 
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