Botanical

Name

English Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

Anemone japonica var. Whirlwind

4

3-4

White

Sept. until frost

Semi-double; one of the hardiest.

Anemone pennsylvani-ca

Pennsylvania Windflower

4

1-1 1/2

White

June & July

A native variety of value. Prefers a shady position. Its single flowers, which are about 1 1/2 inches across, completely cover the plant. A.G. I.

Anemone Pulsatilla

European Pasque Flower

4

6 in.

Purple

April & May

Flowers large and beautiful. Good for the rock garden or open border. One of the earliest plants to bloom in spring. B. C. H.

Anemone sylvestris Ansonia

See Amsonia

4

1

White

April & May

Dense and light green foliage. Large single flowers in great quantity. Prefers partial shade. A. G.

Anthemis tinctoria

Chamomile

4

2-3

Lemon-yellow

June to Aug.

A profuse bloomer and very showy. A good border plant. Flowers about 1 1/2 inches across, daisy-like. A.G. I.

Anthemis tinctoria var. Kelwayi

Kelway's Chamomile

4

2-3

Deep yellow

June to Aug.

A hybrid of the preceding. Equally valuable. Foliage dense, finely cut. A. G. I.

Anthericum

See Paradisea

Apios tuberosa

Wild Bean

3&4

10-12

Chocolate-brown

July & Aug.

A vigorous tuberous-rooted climber with fragrant flowers in racemes about four inches long. Good for rockeries or low trellises.

Aquilegia canadensis

Wild Columbine

4

1-2

Scarlet and yellow

May to June

A good plant for the rockery or hardy border. Very free-flowering. A. G.

Aquilegia ceerulea

Rocky Mountain Columbine

4

1

Violet and white

April to July

Foliage much divided. One of the best. Particularly good for rockery planting. A.G.

Aquilegia caerulea var. hybrida

Long-spurred Columbine

4

2

Various

May to July

A free-flowering species. Flowers in shades of white, blue and rose-purple. Excellent for the border or rock-garden. A.G. I.

Aquilegia chrysantha

Golden-spurred Columbine

4

3

Golden-yellow

May to Aug.

Fragrant and showy. Spurs very long and slender. One of the best. A.G.I.

Aquilegia formosa or californica

Californian Columbine

4

2.3

Various

May to July

Very distinct. Spurs long, orange-red. Petals yellow-brown. Foliage broad. A.G. I.

Aquilegia glandulosa

Siberian Columbine

4

1

Deep blue and white

April to June

One of the best and hardiest. Flowers very large. A.G. I.

Aquilegia Skinneri

Mexican Columbine

4

3

Crimson

May to June

Very showy and distinct. A.G. I.

Aquilegia vulgaris

European Columbine

4

3-4

Various

April to June

A fine strain in most beautiful colors of white, red, blue and purple. A. G. I.

Aquilegia vulgaris var. nivea

Munstead's White

4

3

White

June & July

Flowers very large and showy. A. G.

Aquilegia vulgaris var.

flore-pleno

Double Columbine

4

3

Various

June & July

Double flowers in colors from light yellow to crimson. A.G. I.