Native Plants, Natural Landscapes Lexington KY Chapter
Some of our favorite native wild flowers, grasses, shrubs and trees: Wild Flowers Asters: Aromatic Aster (Aster oblongifolius) – blooms in October
Smooth Aster ‘Bluebird” (Aster laevis ‘Bluebird’) – no mold, no staking New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae, was Aster novae-angliae)
Beardtongue (especially Foxglove Beardtongue-Penstemon digitalis) – June bloom Bee Balm (Monarda didyma) – red bloom and Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) – lavender
bloom and Bradbury’s Bee Balm (Monarda bradburiana_ - lavender bloom
Black-eyed Susan (especially Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida, aka orange coneflower) Blazing Star (Liatris spicata) Bluestar, aka Eastern Bluestar (Amsonia tabernaemontana) Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) – much prefers dry areas Celandine Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum) Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) – special mention made of Pale Coneflower (Echinacea pallida) False Blue Indigo, or Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis) Goldenrod ‘Fireworks’ (Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’) – noted that showy goldenrod
(Soligado speciosa) tends to flop over and gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) may spread aggressively
Heuchera or Alumroot (many species native to Kentucky, per USDA plants database: Heuchera villosa, Heuchera parviflora, Heuchera pulescens, Heuchera longiflora, Heuchera Americana)Indian Pink (Spigelia marilandica) Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium purpureum) Lobelia: Blue Lobelia, or Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) – blue bloom
Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) – red bloom
Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum) Mist Flower or Hardy Ageratum (Eupatorium coelestinum) Ox-eye Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides) – self seeds abundantly Pachysandra or Allegheny Spurge (Pachysandra procumbens) Phaecelia (Phaecelia bipinnatifida)- can be difficult, moves around a lot Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccafolium) Royal Catchfly (Silene regia) –late June bloom Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis) A vine was also noted: Trumpet Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)
Please see over for grasses, shrubs and trees…. GRASSES Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) – coppery winter color Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis) Switchgrass ‘Northwind’ (Panicum virgatum ‘Northwind’) – this cultivar stays upright! SHRUBS Blueberry (Vaccinium) Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora) Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) Carolina Buckthorn (Frangula caroliniana) Chokeberry (Black chokeberry, Aronia malanocarpa & Red chokeberry, Aronia arbutifolia) Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) St. John’s Wort (Hypericum frondosum) Sweetspire (Itea virginica) Viburnum – some favorites notes were Rusty Blackhaw and Arrowwood viburnums Witchhazel (Hamamelis virginiana) TREES Blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica) Dwarf Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia) Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) – full sun to dense shade Redbud (Cercis canadensis) Serviceberry (Amelanchier) Sourwood (Oxydendron arboreum) – hard to grow in this part of Kentucky, better for E. Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) Yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea)
Case Study Sam is in his 40s and has Marfan Syndrome. This is a genetic condition which adversely affects connecting tissue (long limbs and long,thin fingers). Sam has defects of the heart from the condition which can create a racing heart and/or aortic problems. In addition it can cause spontaneous lung problems and dislocation of the lens of the eyes. Sam has an IQ between the mild and
19 and 16, and a daughter aged 11. Separated from her husband for EXAMINATION four years, she looks after the children by herself, apart from every On examination, Joni was very guarded when moving in any direction second weekend when her ex-husband has the younger two children. and held herself very rigidly throughout the consultation. She winced Joni has had low back pain for the past
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