Osmunda cinnamomea with Mertensia virginiana in Native Plant Garden at NYBG; photo by Jody Payne
Plants for the Shade
Botanical Name
Common Name
Mertensia virginica
Virginia bluebells
Stylophorum diphyllum
celandine poppies
Erythronium americanum
trout lily
Polemonium
Jacob's ladder
Phlox divaricata
wood phlox
Arisaema
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Asarum canadense
wild ginger
Tiarella cordifolia
foam flower
Brunnera 'Jack Frost'
Siberian bugloss
Hakonechloa 'All Gold'
Japanese forest grass
Helleborus orientalis
hellebore
Dryopteris erythrosora
Autumn fern
Anthyrium
lady in red fern
Rhododendron calendulaceum; R. vaseyi; R. prunifolium
native azaleas
Plants for Wet Sites
Botanical Name
Common Name
Canna 'Durban'; 'Australia'; 'Cleopatra'; 'Wyoming'; 'Striped Beauty'
canna
Xanthosoma 'Lime Zinger'
elephant ears
Hibiscus moscheutos
hardy hibiscus
Iris versicolor
blue flag iris
Iris ensata
Japanese iris
Primula japonica
Japanese primrose
Caltha palustris
marsh marigold
Vernonia noveboracensis
New York ironweed
Osmunda regalis
royal fern
Onoclea sensibilis
sensitive fern
Osmunda cinnamomea
cinnamon fern
Aronia arbutifolia
red chokeberry
Clethra alnifolia
summersweet
Rhododendron viscosum
swamp azalea
Cornus sericea
red osier dogwood
Plants for Groundcover and Slopes
Botanical Name
Common Name
Ajuga' Burgundy Glow', 'Chocolate Chip'
bugleweed
Bergenia
bergenia or pigsqueek
Asarum canadensis
wild ginger
Phlox divaricata
woodland phlox
Podophyllum peltatum
mayapple
Hakonchloa macra
Japanese forest grass
Salvia nemorosa 'Blue Hill'
Blue Hill salvia
Nepeta racemosa 'Walker's Low'
Walker's low catmint
Alchemilla mollis
lady's mantle
Heuchera americana 'Chocolate Veil'
coral bells 'Chocolate Veil'
Carex flaccosperma
blue wood sedge
Plants for Walls, Rock Gardens and Crevices
Botanical Name
Common Name
Sempervivum
hens and chicks
Sedum 'Immergrunchen'; 'John Creech'; 'Lidakense'; 'Weihenstephaner Gold'; 'Ruby Mantle'; 'Blue Spruce'
low growing sedums
Thymus 'Albus'; 'Doretta Klaber'; 'Golden Transparent'; 'Magic Carpet'; 'Pink Chintz'
creeping thymes
Veronica 'Aztec Gold'; 'Sunshine'; 'Blue Reflection'
creeping speedwell
Aurina saxatilis
basket of gold
Phlox subulata 'Emerald Blue'; 'Snowflake'; 'Fort Hill'
moss phlox
Plants for Sun, Salt and Sand
Botanical Name
Common Name
Rosa virginiana
Virginia rose
Kniphofia 'Ice Queen'; 'Alcazar'
torch lily or red hot poker
Eryngium 'Blaukappe'; 'Sapphire Blue'
sea holly
Agapanthus Headbourne Hybrids; 'Storm Cloud'
lily of the Nile
Cytisus 'Lena'; 'Moonlight'
Wolga Scotch broom
Lespedeza thunbergii
bush clover
Kolkwitzia amabilis
beauty bush
Plants for Heavy Soil
Botanical Name
Common Name
Astilbe 'Hennie Graafland'; 'August Lights'; 'White Gloria';Astilbe chinensis 'Visions'
astilbe
Cotinus 'Grace'; Cotinus coggyria 'Young Lady'; 'Golden Spirit'
smoke bush
Monarda 'Raspberry Wine'; 'Petite Delight'; Monarda didyma 'Coral Reef'
bee balm
Cornus sericea 'Silver and Gold'
yellow twig dogwood
Helenium 'Moerheim Beauty'; 'Canary'
sneezeweed
Solidago 'Golden Fleece'; Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks'
golden rod
Chaenomeles x superba 'Cameo'; 'Texas Scarlet'
flowering quince
Spirea x vanhouteii 'Renaissance'; Spirea thunbergii 'Ogon'
spirea
