This is the full list of plants that were installed in the Clara B. Plein Memorial Garden at the American Horticultural Society in Alexandria in 2023. More information can be found on AHSGardening.org.
Trees
Amalanchier x grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance’ – Apple Serviceberry (cultivar)
Asimina triloba – Common Pawpaw
Cercis canadensis – Eastern Redbud
Cornus alternifolia – Pagoda dogwood
Ilex opaca – American Holly
Magnolia grandiflora ‘Little Gem’ – Little Gem Magnolia (cultivar)
Quercus alba – White Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii – Chinquapin Oak
Shrubs
Aesculus parviflora – Bottlebrush buckeye
Aronia melanocarpa – Black chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa ‘UCONNAM165’ Low Scape Mound – Dwarf Black Chokeberry (cultivar)
Cephalanthus occidentalis – Buttonbush
Clethra alnifolia ‘Hummingbird’ – Sweet pepperbush (cultivar)
Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabell’ – Annabelle hydrangea (cultivar)
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Little Lime’ – Little Lime Hydrangea (cultivar)
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Pee Wee’ – ‘Pee Wee’ Oakleaf hydrangea (cultivar)
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Ruby Slippers’ – ‘ Ruby Slippers’ Oakleaf hydrangea (cultivar)
Hydrangea quercifolia – Oakleaf hydrangea
Ilex glabra ‘Shamroc’” – Inkberry holly (cultivar)
Ilex verticillata ‘Nana’ Red Sprite/’Jim Dandy’ – Dwarf Winterberry (cultivar)
Lindera benzoin – Spice bush
Rhododendron calendulaceum – Flame Azalea
Rhododendron catawbiense – Catawba rhododendron
Rhododendron periclymenoides – Pinxter Azalea
Vaccinium corymbosum ‘Climax’ – Highbush blueberry (cultivar)
Viburnum acerifolium – Mapleleaf Viburnum
Viburnum trilobum – American cranberry bush viburnum
Viburnum dentatum – Arrowwood viburnum
Perennials, Ground Covers, and Grasses
Amsonia tabernaemontana – Blue star
Asclepias tuberosa – Butterfly weed
Athyrium filix-femima – Lady fern
Baptisia australis – False Indigo
Coreopsis verticillata ‘Zagreb’ – Tickseed (cultivar)
Dryopteris marginalis – Marginal Wood Fern
Echinacea purpurea – Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea ‘White Swan’ – White coneflower (cultivar)
Eragrostis spectabilis – Purple lovegrass
Eupatorium dubium ‘Little Joe’ – Joe Pye Weed (cultivar)
Fragaria virginiana – Wild strawberry
Helianthus angustifolius – Narrow leaved sunflower
Heuchera villosa ‘Autumn Bride’ – Hairy Alum Root (cultivar)
Liatris spicata – Blazing star
Nepeta racemosa ‘Walkers Low’ – catmint (cultivar)
Packera aurea – Golden ragwort
Panicum virgatum ‘Shenandoah’ – Switch grass (cultivar)
Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’ – Beardtongue (cultivar)
Phlox divaricata – Wood phlox
Phlox paniculata ‘Blue Paradise’ – Garden Phlox – Blue Paradise (cultivar)
Phlox paniculata ‘David’ – Garden Phlox – David (cultivar)
Pycnanthemum muticum – Blunt mountainmint
Schizachyrium scoparium – Little Blue Stem
Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’ – Rough goldenrod (cultivar)
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii – New York Aster
Tiarella cordifolia – Foam Flower
Vernonia noveboracensis – Ironweed
