Ligularia japonica syn. Ligularia kaempferi syn. Farfugium japonicum Leopard plant

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• Myrica pensylvanica syn. Morella pensylvanica Wax myrtle, Northern bayberry SHRUB Z 3-6

  Green flowers in summer then, “conspicuous in winter when covered with its grayish white fruits which stay on the branches until spring.”  Bailey “The leaves turn a fine brown-purple in the fall, but the berries are the thing – pewter in color, with a texture like those Fourth of July sparklers of childhood memory, they have a delicious fragrance.” Allen Lacy.

  

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  Green flowers in summer then, “conspicuous in winter when covered with its grayish white fruits which stay on the branches until spring.”  Bailey “The leaves turn a fine brown-purple in the fall, but the berries are the thing – pewter in color, with a texture like those Fourth of July sparklers of childhood memory, they have a delicious fragrance.” Allen Lacy.

  Size: 9’ x 10’
  Care: sun in any soil
  Native: Canada to Southeastern U.S. No pruning needed but can be pruned at any time of year, if desired.
  Wildlife Value: Berries relished by chickadees, red-bellied woodpeckers, swallows, Titmouse, catbirds, bluebirds, Northern flicker & yellow-rumped warblers. Bayberry thickets also provide nesting sites for songbirds, offering excellent protection from predators.

  Probably 1^st collected for gardens by John Bartram (1699-1776).  Offered for sale in Bartram Garden’s 1783 Broadside, America’s 1^st plant catalog.  In 1800’s considered “very ornamental in the shrubbery.”  Fragrant leaves used for potpourri, abundant berries used to make candles.  Good road-side plant, salt tolerant.  Berries used to make candles.  Boil berries (drupes) to melt wax coating.  Collect wax from surface of water.   In American Medicinal Plants Charles F. Millspaugh noted that “Candles made from this wax, though quite brittle, are less greasy in warm weather, of fine appearance, slightly aromatic, and smokeless after snuffing, rendering them much more pleasant to use than those made of either wax (paraffin) or tallow (animal fat).” 1892.

• Lathyrus vernus Spring vetchling, Spring pea, Spring vetch Z 4-9

  Bushy plants bear showy, red-purple pea-like blooms age to rich purple in March-June.  Spring gem.

  

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  Bushy plants bear showy, red-purple pea-like blooms age to rich purple in March-June.  Spring gem.

  Size: 10” x 10”
  Care: sun in north to shade in south, moist well-drained soil. Drought tolerant once established
  Native: No. Europe - Siberia
  Awards: Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit, Elisabeth Carey Miller Botanical Garden Great Plant Picks

  Introduced to gardens before 1629 when herbalist John Parkinson (1567-1650) called it “Blew Everlasting Pease.”

• Penstemon hirsutus Downy penstemon Z. 3-9

  Lavender-Pink outside and white inside funnels in June

  

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  Lavender-Pink outside and white inside funnels in June

  Size: 20” x 12-24”
  Care: sun in well-drained soil
  Native: northeast North America
  Wildlife Value: attracts Baltimore butterfly and feeds the Rusty patched Bumble Bee

  Penstemon is named for its five stamens, penta meaning “five” and stemon meaning “stamen” in Greek.  Penstemons are “handsome and deserving,” Bailey.  P. hirsutus sent from America to England in 1758.

• Lilium superbum Meadow lily Z 4-8

  Brilliant orange with purple spots, Turks’-cap type, reflexed petals (tepals), blooming in late summer to early fall.

  

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  Brilliant orange with purple spots, Turks’-cap type, reflexed petals (tepals), blooming in late summer to early fall.

  Size: 10’ x 12”
  Care: Sun in moist to moist-well-drained, acidic soil
  Native: from VT to Fl & west to Mississippi River, Wisconsin native

  Lilium was named for the Greek word for smooth, polished referring to its leaves. This collected before 1665. In his 1665 book, Flora, seu de Florum Cultura John Rea, nurseryman and author, called it the “Virginia Martagon.” Sold in America’s 1^st plant catalog, Bartram’s Broadside, 1783. L.H. Bailey (1913): “The most magnificent and showy of native North American species, well worthy of extensive cultivation.”