Botanical

Name

English Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

Habenaria ciliaris

Yellow Fringed Orchis

4

11/2

Orange

June

A native orchid, very attractive in bloom. Good for the rockery or bog-garden. A. F.

Halesia tetraptera

Silverbell

1

10

White

May

S. Open in growth, and best if planted among or back of other shrubs. Flowers resemble snowdrops and completely cover the shrub. A. C. H.

Hamamelis japonica

Japan Witch Hazel

1

8

Yellow

November

S. An interesting shrub, with darker and larger leaves than the Ameriran type. The flowers are showy and appear in great quantities very late in the autumn. B. C. D. F.

Hamamelis virginiana

Common Witch Hazel

1

8

Yellow

November

5. Good among other shrubs and, like the preceding, valued because of its late blooming quality. A. D.G.

Hedera Helix

English Ivy

2&3

10-30

A pretty vine and good for covering walls, rocks or tree-trunks to which it clings. It is not reliably hardy for general use, and can be grown only in sheltered positions. C. E. F.

Hedysarum multijugum

4

2

Purple-yellow

All summer

Good for the rock-garden. Flowers in showy racemes, sometimes 8 inches long. A. H.

Helenium autumnale

Sneezewort

4

5

Yellow

Aug. & Sept.

Very showy,daisy-like flowers in great profusion. Good among shrubs or back of other perennials. One of the best fall-flowering hardy plants. A. G. I.

Helenium autumnale var. grandiflorum

4

5-6

Yellow

Aug. & Sept.

Somewhat taller in growth and larger flowers than the preceding. A.G. I.

Helenium autumnale var. striatum

4

4-5

Orange

August

An excellent border plant. Flowers in great quantity. Petals yellow striped with crimson. A.G. I.

Helenium autumnale var. pumilum

Dwarf Sneezewort

4

2

Yellow

Aug. & Sept.

Numerous flowers, sometimes 2 inches across. Very showy and good. A. G. I.

Helenium Hoopesii

4

3

Yellow

May & June

A good border plant, with large showy flowers. A. G. I.

Helianthemum chamae-cistus var. vulgare

Sun-rose

2

1

Yellow

June & July

Small, deep green foliage, silvery underneath. Good for covering ground under Rhododendrons or other shrubs, also for the rockery. Single and showy bright yellow flowers. A. G.

Helianthemum chamae-cistus var. vulgare flore-pleno

Double Sun-rose

2

1

Yellow

June & July

A variety of the preceding with pretty double flowers. A. G.

Helianthemum chamae-cistus var. hyssopifo-lium

2

1

Orange

June & July

In habits similar to var. vulgare, but with copper-colored flowers.