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Genus: C

Calamagrostis
reed grass
Calla
water calla; wild calla
Callicladium
(moss)
Caltha
marsh marigold; cowslip
Campanula
bluebells of Scotland; harebell
Campsis
trumpet creeper; trumpet vine
Carex
sedge
Cassia
Senna
Ceanothus
New Jersey tea; red root;wild snowball
Celastrus
American bittersweet
Cephalanthus
buttonbush
Cerastium
Chickweed
Ceratostigma
hardy plumbago
Cercis
eastern redbud tree
Chamaedaphne
cassandra; leatherleaf
Chamaemelum
Chamomile
Chasmanthium
northern sea oats
Chelone
Lyon's turtlehead; red turtlehead; turtle-head
Chionanthus
fringetree
Chrysanthemum
ox-eye daisy; white daisy
Chrysogonum
golden star
Chrysopsis
Golden aster
Cladonia
reindeer moss
Clethra
summersweet; sweet pepperbush
Climacium
tree moss, umbrella moss
Convallaria
lily-of-the-valley; pink-flowered lily-of-the-valley
Coptis
cankerroot; goldthread
Coreopsis
tickseed; stiff coreopsis
Cornus
Asian flowering dogwood; bunchberry; flowering dogwood; kousa dogwood; pagoda dogwood; alternate-leaved dogwood
Cymbopogon
citronella grass; lemon grass
Cyperus
umbrella sedge
Cystopteris
brittle fern; fragile fern

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Catalog as of August 23, 2008

Clethra

(Clethraceae - white alder family)
About 30 species of shrubs or small trees native to the Northern Hemisphere and the New World tropics.

Clethra alnifolia - Aug 1 Clethra alnifolia - Aug 1 Clethra alnifolia - Aug 9
alnifolia dec shr • ht 3-8' • zones 3-9

sweet pepperbush; summersweet


native, fragrant, hedge - screen, moist - wet, sun - part shade
e US

A handsome, well-foliaged shrub that produces a summertime display of fragrant, pinkish-white flower spikes lasting for up to six weeks. Sends up suckers from the root system, slowly forming a colony. Well suited for use near water. A good bee plant.

cat # 3P3C
$12.95 each