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PLANTS

 

 

Groups of Magna Vista Warrior Tech students working with their teacher, Joel Preston Bunn, did the research to create the following plant descriptions for some significant native plants that support pollinator life. Students' descriptions have gently edited.

The Martinsville Garden and Study Clubs have added descriptions as more plants have been added.

Achillea Moonshine

Yarrow

Found in garden

Actaea Racemosa

Fairy Candle

Found along path

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Anise Hyssop

Agastache Purple Haze

Found in garden

Anise Hyssop.png

Aquilegia Canadensis

Eastern Red Columbine

Found in garden

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Arisaema Triphyllum

Jack in the Pulpit

Found along path

Arisaema Triphyllum.png

Aronia

Chokeberry

Found in garden

Chokeberries.jpg

Aruncus Dioicus

Goat's Beard

Found along path

Aruncus Dioicus.png

Asclepias

MilkWeed

Found along the path

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Asclepias tuberosa

Butterfly Weed

Found in garden

Asclepias Tuberosa.jpg

Asteraceae

Aster

Found in garden

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Athyrium Angustum Forma

Rubellum

Lady Fern

Found along path

Athyrium Angustum Forma Rubellum.png

Campanulaceae

Bell Flower

Found in garden

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Campsis radicans

Trumpet Creeper

Found along path

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Ceanothus Americanus

N.J. Tea

Found in garden

Ceanothus_americanus.jpg

Chelone Glabra

Turtle Head

Found along path

Chelone Glabra.png

 Cichorium intybus

Chicory

Found along path

Cichorium_intybus.jpg

Chrysogonum Virginianum L.

Green and Gold

Found in garden

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Cimicifuga Racemosa

Black Cohosh

Found in garden

Cimicifuga racemosa.png

Claytosmunda

Interruptive Plant

Found along path

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Cllicarpa

Beauty Berry Shrub

Found in garden

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Convollaria

Lily of the Valley

Found along path

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Echinacea Magnus

Purple Cone Flower

Found in garden

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Cranesbill Geranium

Wild Geranium

Found along path

CRANESBILL GERANIUM.png

Dacus carota

Queen Ann Lace

Found along the path

Daucus_carota.jpg

Eupatorium Prairie

Joe Pye Weed

Found in garden

EUPATORIUM PRAIRIE.png

Cornus Florida

Dogwood

Found in garden

Cornus_florida.jpg

Helianthus

Sunflower

Found along path

Helianthus.jpg

Iris Versicolor L.

Iris

Found in garden

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 Itea

Virginia Sweet Spire

Found in garden

Itea.jpg

Juglans Nigra

Black Walnut

Found among trees in area

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Liatris Spicata

Blazing Star

Found in garden

Liatris Spicata.png

Lindera Benzoin L.

Spicebush

Found along path

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Lobelia Cardinalis

Cardinal Flower

Found in the garden

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Lupinus Perennis L.

Sundial Lupine

Found in the garden

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Mahonia Berberidaceae

Oregon grape holly

Found in the garden

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Matteuccia Struthiopteris

Ostrich Fern

Found along the path

Matteuccia struthiopteris.png

Osmundastrum Cinnamomeum

Cinnamon Fern

Found along the path

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum.png

Phlox Subulata

Pink Moss

Found in the garden

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Monarda

Bee Balm

Found in the garden

Monarda.jpg

Polygonatum Biflorun

Solomon's Seal

Found along the path

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Pycnanthemum Muticum

Mountain Mint

Found in the garden

Pycnanthemum muticum.png

Lobelia Blue siphilitica

Blue Cardinal Flower

Found in the garden

Lobelia Blue siphilitica.png

Rudbeckia Goldstrum

Black Eyed Susan

Found in the garden

Rudbeckia Goldstrum.png

Physostegia Virginiana

Obedient Plant

false dragon's head

Found along the path

Physostegia Virginiana.png

Sambucus

Elderberry large shrub

Found along path

Sambucus.jpg

Tiarellis Cordifolia

Foamflower

Found along path

Tiarella_cordifolia 9-12.jpg

Solidago

Goldenrod

Found in garden

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Stylophorum Dephyllum

Wood Poppy

Found along path

Stylophorum dephyllum.jpg

Trillium Grandiflorum

Trillum

Found along path

Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum).png

Vernonia Lettermannii

Ironweed

Found in garden

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