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NCBG - Battle Park - Brock Terrace

List of plants installed at the Brock Terrace.

Last Update: 2019-03-13

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Amsonia tabernaemontana Eastern Bluestar Perennial Forb/herb 1-3 ft. Sun, Part Shade Average detail
Aquilegia canadensis Eastern Columbine Perennial Forb/herb 1-3 ft. Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average detail
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Milkweed Perennial Forb/herb 1-3 ft. Sun, Part Shade Dry, Average, Well-drained detail
Coreopsis auriculata Lobed Tickseed Perennial Forb/herb 6-8 in. Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average, Well-drained detail
Coreopsis major Greater Tickseed Perennial Forb/herb 2-3 ft. Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average detail
Coreopsis verticillata Whorled Tickseed Perennial Forb/herb 2-3 ft. Sun, Part Shade Dry, Average, Well-drained detail
Euonymus americanus Heart's-a-bustin' Perennial Forb/herb, Subshrub 4-6 ft. Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average, Moist detail
Eurybia divaricata White Wood Aster Perennial Forb/herb 1-2 ft. Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average, Moist detail
Eutrochium dubium Coastal Plain Joe-pye-weed Perennial Forb/herb 3-4 ft. Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Average, Moist detail
Fagus grandifolia American Beech Perennial Tree 50-80 feet Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average, Moist, Well-drained detail
Gillenia trifoliata Mountain Indian-physic Perennial Forb/herb, Subshrub 2-3 ft. Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average detail
Heuchera americana American Alumroot Perennial Forb/herb 6-10 in. Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average, Well-drained detail
Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar Perennial Tree (2–)10–20(–37) m tall. Sun Dry, Average detail
Lindera benzoin Northern Spicebush Perennial Tree, Shrub 6-9 ft. Sun, Part Shade Dry, Average, Moist detail
Liquidambar styraciflua Sweet Gum Perennial Tree (10–)15–35(–45) m tall. Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average, Moist detail
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip-tree Perennial Tree Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average, Moist detail
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower Perennial Forb/herb 2-4 ft. Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Average, Moist detail
Magnolia tripetala Umbrella Magnolia Perennial Tree 30-40 ft. Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average, Moist detail
Marshallia obovata var. obovata Piedmont Barbara's-buttons Perennial Forb/herb 1-2 ft. Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average detail
Oenothera fruticosa Southern Sundrops Perennial Forb/herb 1-2 ft. Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average detail
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper Perennial Vine Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average, Moist detail
Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas Fern Perennial Forb/herb 1-2 ft. Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average, Moist detail
Rhexia mariana var. exalbida White Meadow-beauty to 14 in. Sun Moist detail
Rhododendron periclymenoides Pinxter-flower Perennial Shrub 4-6 ft. Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average, Moist, Well-drained detail
Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida Orange Coneflower Perennial Forb/herb 2-3 ft. Sun Dry, Average detail
Rudbeckia laciniata Green-head Coneflower Perennial Subshrub, Forb/herb 3-7 ft. Sun, Part Shade Average, Moist detail
Scutellaria integrifolia Large-flower Skullcap Perennial Forb/herb 1-2 ft. Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average, Moist detail
Silene virginica Fire Pink Perennial Forb/herb 12-18 in. Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average, Well-drained detail
Sisyrinchium angustifolium Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass Perennial Forb/herb 8-12 in. Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average, Moist, Well-drained detail
Solidago bicolor Silverrod Perennial Forb/herb 2-3 ft. Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average detail
Solidago caesia Axillary Goldenrod Perennial Forb/herb 1-3 ft. Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Average detail
Thermopsis villosa Carolina Bush Pea Perennial Forb/herb 4-5 ft. Sun Well-drained detail
Tiarella cordifolia Foamflower Perennial Forb/herb 10-12 in. Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average, Moist detail
Tradescantia virginiana Virginia Spiderwort Perennial Forb/herb 6-20 in. Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average, Moist detail
Vernonia noveboracensis New York Ironweed Perennial Forb/herb 3-7 ft. Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Average, Moist detail
Viburnum rafinesqueanum Downy Arrow-wood Perennial Shrub up-6 feet Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average, Well-drained detail
Viburnum rufidulum Rusty Blackhaw Perennial Tree, Shrub Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average detail
Zizia aurea Common Golden Alexanders Perennial Forb/herb 1-2.5 ft. Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average, Moist detail