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Hernaria glabra Rupturewort Z 5-9
Tiny green flowers bloom atop tiny spreading foliage in July and August
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Tiny green flowers bloom atop tiny spreading foliage in July and August.

Size: 2” x 12”
Care: sun moist well-drained to dry soil
Native: Europe, west & central Asia
Grown as a ground cover over graves in the 1800’s and “as a carpet bedding plant on account of its neat and compact dark green foliage,” Sanders 1913. Named for its old-time medicinal use, a remedy for hernias (powdered herb mixed with wine, ingested daily.)
Hosta nigrescens Black hosta, Kuro-Giboshi in Japan Z 3-8
Lavender blooms in August-September up to 6’ tall; nearly 3’ tall vase-shaped mound of thick, cupped foliage. Resists slugs.
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Lavender blooms in August-September up to 6’ tall; nearly 3’ tall vase-shaped mound of thick, cupped foliage. Resists slugs.

Size: 32” (flowers to 6’) x 74”
Care: sun to shade in moist soil
Native: fertile soil in valleys and forest margins in central and north Japan
Widely grown in Japanese temple gardens. Young leaves were eaten in Japan to ward off famine.

Cultivated long before it was given a botanical name by Maekawa (1937/1940). The Japanese name Kuro Gibōshi translates to “black hosta.” This name dates to the floral work of Yokusai Iinuma (1910). Not actually black, but very dark-green and covered with a light gray, powdery coating initially, the leaves lose the gray covering and become very dark, polished green. The species name nigrescens also describes the dark coloring.
Hosta plantaginea ‘Grandiflora’ syn. H. plantaginea var. japonica, Funkia grandiflora Z 3-9
Fragrant white trumpets in late summer and early autumn
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Fragrant white trumpets in late summer and early autumn

Size: 24” x 36”
Care: part sun, moist well-drained soil
Native: China
Wildlife Value: attracts hummingbirds
Awards: Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit.
Hosta was named for Dr. Nicholas Host (1761 – 1834) physician to the emperor of Austria and expert on grasses. H. plantaginea was a popular Chinese plant as long ago as the Han Dynasty (202 B.C. – 220 A.D.) Chinese used an ointment made from H. plantaginea to reduce inflammation and fever. M. de Guines introduced H. plantaginea to Europe when he sent it to the king of France in 1789. Gertrude Jekyll, (1848-1931) mother of the mixed perennial border, recommended H. plantaginea ‘Grandiflora’ to keep border gardens looking “full and beautiful.”
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ Pee-Gee hydrangea Z 4-8
In July and August, conical shaped heads, white fading to blush – spectacular.
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In July and August, conical shaped heads, white fading to blush – spectacular.

Size: 4-5’ x 8’
Care: Moist to moist well-drained soil in full sun to part shade Prune: In late winter or early spring remove old inactive wood and last season's green growth. Cut back branches to control the height and spread of the shrub and create more dense growth. Cut old wood down to the crown of the plant and place all cuts on newer wood at the desired height, 1/4 inch above a leaf node or bud.
Native: Russia and Asia
Awards: Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit.
Hydrangea is Greek from hydor meaning water and aggeion meaning vessel referring to the cup shaped fruit. Von Siebold introduced H. paniculata from its native Japan in 1862. Five years later he introduced the variety ‘Grandiflora.’ The Wisconsin Horticultural Society recommended growing this in cemeteries and on lawns in 1896 – 1902.
Hydrangea petiolaris syn. Hydrangea anomala petiolaris Climbing hydrangea Z 4-8
Big white lacecap flowers blanket this climbing vine in early summer.
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Big white lacecap flowers blanket this climbing vine in early summer.

Size: 40’ x 5-10’
Care: sun or shade in moist to moist well-drained soil
Native: Japan & Korea
Wildlife Value: Rich in nectar and pollen, its flowers attract bees, butterflies and more pollen-seeking insects.
Awards: Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit
Collected by German physician and botanist Philipp Franz von Siebold in Japan during his residency on Nagaski working for the Dutch trading post there, 1823-1829. He introduced more than 2000 Japanese plants to Europe. 1^st described in Flora Japonica 1839.
Hypericum calycinum St. John’s Wort, Aaron’s beard, Rose of Sharon Z 5-9
Showy yellow saucers with prominent stamens
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Showy yellow saucers with prominent stamens July – Sept, that part of the summer when the early flush of flowers has gone.

Size: 6-12” x indefinite - great groundcover
Care: sun to part shade in moist well-drained soil
Native: Bulgaria and Turkey
Awards: Missouri Botanical Garden Plant of Merit
1^st collected by George Wheeler on a trip to Constantinople, now Istanbul, in early 1700’s
Hypericum polyphyllum ‘Grandiflorum’ Dwarf St.John’s wort Z 5-9
mounds smothered in golden sunbursts
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Dwarf shrubby mounds smothered in golden sunbursts June – August. Drought tolerant. Perfect for rock, railroad and fairy gardens.

Size: 8” x 6”
Care: sun to part shade in well-drained soil. Cut back after blooming for repeat.
Native: south-east Europe to Asia Minor
In gardens by 1753. Wm. Robinson (1933 ed. English Flower Garden) considered this the best St. John’s Wort: “…one of the largest flowered kinds… It is known by its very glaucous foliage and erect single stems, with bright yellow flowers about 2” across. It forms handsome specimens that flower early, and its value as a choice border plant can scarcely be overrated.”
Ilex decidua Possumhaw, Yaupon, Meadow holly Z 5-9
The beauty is in the berries, orange-red berries ripen in September and persist throughout the winter to dazzle the landscape, until mid-March when new growth begins on this small, deciduous tree.
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The beauty is in the berries, orange-red berries ripen in September and persist throughout the winter to dazzle the landscape, until mid-March when new growth begins on this small, deciduous tree.

Size: 10-15’ x 10-15’
Care: sun to part-shade in acidic, moist to moist well-drained soil, OK in clay
Native: SE & Central US
Wildlife Value: The fruit attracts birds, deer and some small mammals, including opossums, but is poisonous to people.
Awards: Oklahoma Proven 2001
Described in literature in 1788.
Dave’s Garden: The origin of common name holly dates back to the 11th century, where the German word hulis and Old English term holegn both refer to holly. Then as now, the Gaelic term for holly is cuileann.

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