Anemone Grapeleaf 18-36” Mauve-pink Spreads 4 Partial shade to full tomentosa Anemone flowers, in fall foliage, sun. (vitifolia) minimal foliar diseases ‘Robustissima’ Anemonella Rue-Anemone 8-10” White to pink in Blue-green Goes dormant after 4-8 Partial shade, moist thalictroides early spring. basal foliage, setting seed. soils. Does not (doesn’t have very fine and tolerate dry soils. petals, but dainty. petal-like sepals) Angelica Angelica 4-6’ Chartreuse Showy seed heads. 4-9 Semi-shade shade archangelica flowers in Edible foliage and Biennial in rich, moist soil summer stems can be used in or short teas, salads, lived preserves, etc. perennial Anthriscus Chervil 18-24” Tiny white Lacy, fern-like Foliage is anise Annual, Filtered moist cerefolium flowers in foliage. flavored, is edible or can reseed soils. Prefers cool summer good in teas. weather. Red fall color. Aquilegia sp Columbine Varies Early summer, Fine green Can be short-lived 3-8 Partial shade, with flower color foliage but will reseed. moist, well-drained species varies with Different cultivars soil species and will hybridize freely. cultivars Arctostaphylos Bearberry or 6-12” White to pink Evergreen Native to Utah, 2-5/6 Full sun to partial uva-ursi Kinnikinick bell shaped, in foliage, glossy understory shade, prefers spring, often groundcover, drained infertile hidden by Red berries in late soils foliage summer.
Anemone tomentosa (vitifolia) ‘Robustissima’ Grapeleaf Anemone 18-36” Mauve-pink flowers, in fall foliage, minimal foliar diseases Spreads 4 Partial shade to full sun. Anemonella thalictroides Rue-Anemone 8-10” White to pink in early spring. (doesn’t have petals, but petal-like sepals) Blue-green basal foliage, very fine and dainty. Goes dormant after setting seed. 4-8 Partial shade, moist soils. Does not tolerate dry soils. Angelica archangelica Angelica 4-6’ Chartreuse flowers in summer Showy seed heads. Edible foliage and stems can be used in teas, salads, preserves, etc. 4-9 Biennial or short lived perennial Semi-shade shade in rich, moist soil Anthriscus cerefolium Chervil 18-24” Tiny white flowers in summer Lacy, fern-like foliage. Foliage is anise flavored, is edible or good in teas. Red fall color. Annual, can reseed Filtered moist soils. Prefers cool weather. Aquilegia sp Columbine Varies with species Early summer, flower color varies with species and cultivars Fine green foliage Can be short-lived but will reseed. Different cultivars will hybridize freely. 3-8 Partial shade, moist, well-drained soil Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry or Kinnikinick 6-12” White to pink bell shaped, in spring, often hidden by foliage Evergreen foliage, glossy Native to Utah, understory groundcover, Red berries in late summer. 2-5/6 Full sun to partial shade, prefers infertile soils drained
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