Groundcovers and Vines (Botanical Name – Common Name)

• Ajuga species – Carpet Bugle
• Aspidistra elatior – Cast Iron Plant
• Campsis radicans – Trumpet Creeper
• Convallaria majalis – Lily of the Valley
• Decumaria barbara – Wild Climbing Hydrangea
• Hydrangea anomola petiolaris – Climbing Hydrangea
• Liriope spicata – Liriope
• Lonicera sempervirens – Trumpet Honeysuckle
• Wisteria frutescens – American Wisteria

Ferns (Botanical Name – Common Name)

• Athyrium filix-femina – Lady Fern
• Athyrium nipponicum – Painted Fern
• Cyrtomium falcatum – Holly Fern
• Dryopteris erythrosora – Autumn Fern
• Dryopteris filix-mas – Male Fern
• Matteuccia pennsylvanica – Ostrich Fern
• Onoclea sensibilis – Sensitive Fern
• Osmunda cinnamonea – Cinnamon Fern
• *Osmunda regalis – Royal Fern
• Thelypteris palustris – Marsh Fern

Ornamental Grasses (Botanical Name – Common Name)

• *Arundo donax – Giant Reed
• *Carex species – Sedges
• Chasmanthium latifolium – Northern Sea Oats
• Schizachyrium scoparium – Little Bluestem
• Sorghastrum nutans – Indian Grass
• Spartina pectinata – Cordgrass

Perennials and Bulbs (Botanical Name – Common Name)

• *Acorus calamus – Sweet Flag
• *Alocasia macrorrhiza – Giant Alocasia
• Arisaema triphyllum – Jack-in-the-Pulpit
• *Asclepias incarnata – Swamp Milkweed
• Aspidistra elatior – Cast Iron Plant
• Aster novae-angliae – New England Aster
• Astilbe x arendsii – Astilbe
• *Canna species – Canna
• Chelone species – Turtlehead
• Cimicifuga species – Bugbane
• *Colocasia esculenta – Elephants Ear
• Convallaria majalis – Lily Of The Valley
• *Crinum americanum – Swamp Lily
• Crinum species – Crinum
• Eupatorium purpureum – Joe-Pye Weed
• *Filipendula species – Meadow Sweet
• Galium odoratum – Sweet Woodruff
• Hedychium species – Ginger Lily
• Hemerocallis hybrids and species – Daylily
• *Hibiscus coccineus – Scarlet Swamp Hibiscus
• Hibiscus species – Rose Mallow
• Houttuynia cordata – Houttuynia
• *Hymenocallis – Spider Lily
• *Iris ensata – Japanese Iris
• *Iris hybrids – Louisiana Iris
• *Iris laevigata – Rabbitear Iris
• *Iris pseudacorus – Yellow Flag
• Iris sibirica – Siberian Iris
• *Iris virginica – Southern Blue Flag
• *Leucojum aestivum – Summer Snowflake
• Ligularia species – Ligularia
• *Lobelia cardinalis – Cardinal Flower
• *Lobelia siphilitica – Blue Cardinal Flower
• *Lysimachia clethroides – Gooseneck Loosestrife
• *Lysimachia punctata – Yellow Loosestrife
• Malvaviscus arboreus – Turks Cap
• Mentha species – Mints
• Mertensia virginica – Virginia Bluebell
• Monarda species – Bee Balm
• Myosotis scorpioides – Forget-Me-Not
• Physostegia virginiana – Obedient Plant
• *Rhexia virginica – Meadow Beauty
• Smilacina racemosa – False Solomon’s Seal
• Tiarella cordifolia – Foam Flower
• Tradescantia virginiana – Spiderwort
• Tricyrtis formosana – Toad Lily
• Vernonia noveboracensis – Ironweed
• *Zantedeschia aethopica – Calla Lily
• Zephyranthes atamasca – Atamasco Lily

Source: Karen Russ, Clemson University. (New 11/04.)