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The Mallory Birds & Butterflies Garden Plant List

Trees & Shrubs

 Common NameBotanical NameMap Symbol
 Rhododendron Rhododendron chinoides  
 Enkianthus Enkianthus  
 Dwarf Alberta Spruce Picea gluaca conica  
 Magnolia Magnolia grandifolia 
 Dwarf Oak Leaf Hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia 'Sikes Dwarf'S313
 Northern Lights Azalea Azalea 'Rosy Lights'S159

 

Perennials and Groundcovers

 Common NameBotanical NameMap Symbol
 Red Crested Lady Fern Athyrium felix femina 'Lady in Red'F12
 BearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursiGC3
 Wild Ginger Asarum canadensis GC14
 Brunswick Lowbush BlueberryVaccinuim angustifolium 'Brunswick'GC48
 Woodland Phlox Phlox stolonifera 'Home Fires'GC66
 Scotch Moss Sagina subulata 'Aurea'GC75
 Green Carpet Rupturewort Herniaria glabra 'Green Carpet'GC90
 Red Nancy DeadnettleLamium maculata 'Red Nancy'GC110
 Mountain Jade Pachistima canbyiGC152
 Astilbe Astilbe chinensis 'Visions in Red'P7
 Variegated Solomon's Seal Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum'P59
 Anise Agastache x 'Tutti Frutti' P188
YarrowYarrowAchillea 'Pomegranate' P270
 Coral Bells Heuchera 'Miracle' P277

 

Botanical Names

The small flags flying from our tall ships are international code flags. Sailors from all countries understand what they mean. Plants have international names too. They are called botanical names. If you know the plant's botanical name you can "plant talk" with anyone in the world!

 

 

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