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The Memorial Garden Plant List

 Common NameBotanical Name
 Japanese Sweet Flag Acorus gramineus 'Ogon's Gold'
 Ladies Mantle Alchemilla mollis
 Japanese Anemone Anemone japonica ssp.
ColumbineColumbine Aquilegia ssp.
 Dwarf Goatsbeard Aruncus aesthusifolius
 European Ginger Asarum europuem
 Astilbes, in variety Astilbe ssp.
 Masterwort Astrantia major
 Snakeroot Cimicfuga racemosa
 Spider Flower Cleome spinosa
 Japanese Sedge Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'
 Perennial Geraniums Geranium ssp.
 Lenten Rose Helleborous orientalis
 Daylilies, in variety Hemerocallis hybrids
 Coral Bells, in variety Heuchera ssp.
 Hosta, in variety Hosta ssp.
 Japanese Iris, in variety Iris ensata
 Siberian Iris Iris siberica 'Sea Shadows'
 Dead Nettle Lamium maculatum 'White Nancy'
 Lilies, in variety Lilium ssp.
 Sea Lavender Limonium latifolium
PeonyPeoniesPaeonia (varieties unknown)
 Summer Phlox Phlox paniculata
 Balloon Flower Platycodon grandiflorus
 Cinquefoil Potentilla trifolia
 Lungworts, in variety Pulmonaria ssp.
 Meadow Rue Thalictrum aquilegifolium
 Mist Flower Thalictrum roshebrunianum
 Peony-flowering Tulip Tulipa 'Angeliqe'
 Labrador Violet Viola labradorica

 

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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