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Plants in Our 2013 Philadelphia Flower Show Exhibit

Native pitcher plants from the 2012 EPA exhibit

Our Flower Show exhibit highlighted native plants and how they can be used in your landscaping. Here are the plants we planned to include in our 2013 exhibit. Some of last year's plants can be seen in the Flower Show 2012 Photo Gallery.

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Scientific Name
Common Name
Adiantum pedatum - ‘imbricatum’ Dwarf Western Maidenhair fern
Adiantum pedatum Maidenhair fern
Allium cernuum Nodding onion
Amelanchier canadensis Canadian serviceberry
Amelanchier stolonifera Running serviceberry
Amsonia hubrichtii Hubricht's bluestar
Anemonella thalictroides Rue anemone
Aquilegia canadensis Eastern red columbine
Arisaema triphyllum - ‘Starburst’ Starburst jack-in-the-pulpit
Aronia arbutifolia Red chokeberry
Asarum canadense Wild ginger
Athyrium filix-femina Lady fern
Carex appalachica Appalachian sedge
Carex cherokeensis Cherokee sedge
Carex crinita Fringed sedge
Carex elata Tufted sedge
Carex flaccosperma Blue wood sedge
Carex lacustris Lake sedge
Carex lurida Shallow sedge
Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge
Carex radiata Eastern star sedge
Chamaecyparis thyoides Atlantic white cedar
Chamaecyparis thyoides - ‘Top Point’ Top Point dwarf Atlantic white cedar
Chamaedaphne calyculata Leatherleaf
Cheilanthes lanosa - ‘Mighty Tidy’ Mighty Tidy hairy lipfern
Chrysogonum virginianum Green and gold
Clematis pitcheri Bluebill clematis
Cornus florida Flowering dogwood
Croton alabamensis Alabama croton
Cypripedium parviflorum parviflorum Yellow Lady's Slipper
Cyperus esculentus Yellow nudsedge
Deschampsia flexuosa Wavy hairgrass
Drosera filiformis Threadleaf sundew
Drosera intermedia Spoonleaf sudew
Dryopteris goldiana Goldie's woodfern
Dryopteris marginalis Marginal wood fern
Equisetum hyemale Scouringrush horsetail
Fothergilla gardenii Dwarf witch alder
Franklinia alatamaha - ‘Ben's Best’ Ben's Best franklinia
Gaultheria procumbens Teaberry
Gaylussacia baccata Black huckleberry
Geranium maculatum Wild geranium
Glyceria striata Fowl mannagrass
Hamamelis ovalis Leonard's witchhazel
Hamamelis vernalis - ‘Washington Park’ Ozark witchhazel
Heuchera americana - ‘Dale’s strain’ Dale’s Strain American alumroot
Heuchera longiflora Longflower heuchera
Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal
Ilex glabra - ‘Shamrock’ Shamrock Inkberry
Ilex opaca - 'Maryland Spreader' Maryland Spreader American holly
Iris brevicaulis Zigzag iris
Iris cristata Dwarf crested iris
Iris cristata - ‘Tennessee White’ Tennessee White dwarf crested iris
Iris nelsonii Nelson’s water iris
Iris prismatica Slender blue iris
Iris versicolor Harlequin blueflag
Kalmia angustifolia Sheep laurel
Kalmia latifolia Mountain laurel
Larix laricina Tamarack
Leucothoe fontanesiana Dog-hobble
Lonicera hirsuta Hairy honeysuckle
Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay magnolia
Mertensia virginica Virginia bluebell
Muhlenbergia capillaris Hairawn muhly
Osmunda regalis Royal fern
Panicum virgatum Switchgrass
Phegopteris hexagonoptera Broad beech fern
Phlox divaricata laphamii Lapham’s phlox
Phlox stolonifera - ‘Blue Ridge’ Creeping phlox
Phlox stolonifera - ‘Sherwood Purple’ Creeping phlox
Phlox subulata - ‘Amazing grace’ Moss phlox ‘Amazing Grace’
Picea mariana Black spruce
Picea rubens Red spruce
Pinus strobus White pine
Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern
Polystichum setigerum Soft shield fern
Porteranthus trifoliatus - ‘Pink Profusion’ Pink Profusion bowman’s root
Prunus americana American plum
Rhododendron alabamense Alabama azalea
Rhododendron canadense albiflorum White rhodora
Rhododendron flammeum Oconee azalea
Rhododendron minus Piedmont azalea
Rhododendron carolinianum Carolina azalea
Rhododendron prinophyllum Roseshell azalea
Rhododendron vaseyi Pinkshell azalea
Sarracenia rubra alabamensis Alabama pitcherplant
Sarracenia flava rubricopora Yellow pitcherplant
Sarracenia leucophylla White pitcherplant
Sarracenia oreophila Green pitcherplant
Sarracenia purpurea Purple pitcher plant
Sarracenia purpurea venosa burkii Rose pitcherplant
Sarracenia rubra gulfensis Gulf pitcherplant
Sarracenia rubra jonesii Jones’ pitcherplant
Sarracenia rubra rubra Sweet pitcherplant
Sarracenia rubra wherryi Wherry's pitcherplant
Silene caroliniana wherryi - ‘Short & Sweet’ Short and Sweet sticky catchfly
Styrax grandifolius Big-leaf snowbell
Taxodium distichum - ‘Secrest’ Secrest bald cypress
Taxus canadensis Canada yew
Thuja occidentalis - ‘Snowtip’ Snowtip arborvitae
Tiarella cordifolia Heartleaf foamflower
Tiarella cordifolia - ‘Oakleaf’ Oakleaf foamflower
Tiarella wherryi Foamflower
Typha minima Dwarf cattail
Vaccinium angustifolium Lowbush blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush blueberry
Vaccinium macrocarpon Large cranberry
Vaccinium oxycoccos Small cranberry
Vancouveria hexandra Insideout flower
Viola pedata Birdsfoot violet
Woodwardia areolata Netted chainfern
Woodwardia virginica Virginia chainfern

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