Horticulture 232

 List 9 - Non-evergreen Herbaceous Perennials (practice quiz)

Liatris sp. in flower
Liatris sp. - Blazing star


# Scientific Name Common Name Family  Origin
 1 Hosta sp.
Plantain lily
Asparagaceae
China, Korea, Japan
 2 Achillea sp. Yarrow Asteraceae Northern hemisphere, WA
 3 Gaillardia sp. Blanket flower Asteraceae Western US, WA
 4 Leucanthemum ×superbum Shasta daisy Asteraceae hybrid
 5 Liatris sp. Blazing star
Asteraceae North America
 6 Pulmonaria sp. (not taught in 2015)
Lungwort
Boraginaceae
Europe, western Asia
 7 Hylotelephium 'Herbstfreude' Autumn joy sedum Crassulaceae hybrid
 8 Lupinus sp. Lupine Fabaceae North America, WA
 9 Dicentra sp. Bleeding heart Fumariaceae Northern hemisphere, WA
10
Geranium sp. Cranesbill Geraniaceae Northern hemisphere, WA
11 Paeonia sp. Herbaceous peony Paeoniaceae Northern hemisphere, WA
12 Aquilegia sp. Columbine Ranunculaceae Northern hemisphere, WA
13
Pulsatilla vulgaris
Pasque flower
Ranunculaceae Europe
14 Astilbe sp. False spirea Saxifragaceae Asia
15 Hemerocallis sp. Daylily Xanthorrhoeaceae Europe, China, Japan

Plants repeated from Hort 231:

R1 Betula occidentalis Water birch Betulaceae NW U.S., WA
R2
Fraxinus americana White ash Oleaceae Eastern North America


Hort 232 Plant Lists:

#1 #2 #3 #4
#5
#6 #7 #8 #9 #10


Virginia Lohr, Professor, E-mail: lohr@wsu.edu
Department of Horticulture
Washington State University
Pullman, Washington 99164-6414 U.S.A.
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