CCNP Study Aids:Herbaceous Perennials that May Appear on the CCNP exam.

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Achillea species & cultivars (ah-KILL-lee-ah )Yarrow

Achillea species & cultivars (ah-KILL-lee-ah )Yarrow

Agastache species (ag-ah-STAK-ee) Hummingbird Mint

Alcea rosea (al-SEE-ah  ROSE-ee-ah) Hollyhock

Alchemilla mollis (al-kem-ILL-ah  MAWL-iss) Lady's Mantle

Anemone spp. (ah-NEM-oh-nee )Anemone or Windflower

Aquilegia spp. (ak-will-EE-jah )Columbine

Armeria maritima (ar-MARE-ee-ah mah-RIT-ih-mah) Sea Pinks

Artemisia spp. (ar-tem-EE-zsah) Wormwood, Sage or Mugwort

Asclepias tuberosa (es-KLEEP-ee-us too-ber-ROSE-ah) Butterfly Weed

Aster spp. (ASS-ter)Aster

Astilbe spp. (ah-STILL-bee)False Spirea

Athyrium niponicum var. pictum(ah-THEER-ee-um nih-PON-ih-kum ‘PIK-tum’) Japanese Painted Fern

Aurinia saxatilis (aw-RIN-ee-ah saks-ah-TIL-iss)Basket-of-Gold Alyssum

Baptisia australis (bap-TIZ-ee-ah oss-TRAL-iss) False Indigo

Bergenia cordifolia (ber-JEE-nee-ah kor-dih-FOE-lee-ah) Bergenia, Heart-Leaved

Brunnera macrophylla (brun-ERR-ah mak-roe-FY-lah) False Forget-Me-Not

Callirhoe involucrata (kah-LEER-oh-ee in-vol-yew-KRAY-tah) Prairie Winecups

Campanula spp. (kam-PAN-yew-lah)Harebell / Bellflower

Centranthus ruber (sen-TRAN-thus ROO-ber) Valerian, Red

Chrysanthemum ×morifolium (kris-AN-theh-mum more-ih-FO-lee-um) Garden Mum

Coreopsis spp. (kor-ee-OP-sis Tickseed

Delphinium spp. (del-FIN-ee-um)Larkspur / Garden Delphinium

Dianthus spp. (dy-ANN-thus)Pinks / Carnation

Dicentra spectabilis (dy-SEN-trah spek-TAB-ill-iss) Bleeding Heart, Old Fashioned

Digitalis spp. (dij-ih-TAL-iss)Foxglove

Echinacea purpurea (eh-kih-NAY-shah per-per-EE-ah) Coneflower, Purple

Erigeron spp. (air-IDJ-er-on)Fleabane

Eriogonum umbellatum (ee-ree-OG-oh-num  um-bell-AY-tum) Sulphur Flower

Gaillardia ×grandiflora (gay-LARD-ee-ah gran-dih-FLOOR-ah) Blanket Flower

Gaura lindheimeri (GAR-ah lind-HY-mer-eye) Whirling butterflies

Geranium spp. (jer-AY-nee-um)Cranesbill

Geum spp (JEE-um)Avens

Glandularia bipinnatifida (glan-doo-LAIR-ee-uh by-pin-nah-TIF-ih-dah) Verbena, Plains

Gypsophila paniculata (jip-SOF-ih-lah pan-IK-yew-la-tah) Baby's Breath

Helenium autumnale (heh-LEE-nee-um ot-um-NAL-ee) Sneezeweed

Helianthemum spp. (hee-lee-AN-them-um)Sunrose

Heliopsis helianthoides (hee-lee-OP-sis hee-lee-an-THOY-deez)

False Sunflower

Helleborus spp (hel-LEB-or-us) Lenten or Christmas Rose

Hemerocallis cultivars (hem-er-oh-KAL-iss) Daylily

Heuchera cultivars (HEW-ker-ah)Coral Bells /Alumroots

Hibiscus moscheutos (hy-BIS-kus mos-KEW-tos) Hardy Hibiscus / Rose Mallow

Hosta cultivars (HOSS-tah) Hosta

Iberis sempervirens (eye-BEER-iss sem-per-VEER-enz) Candytuft, Evergreen

Iris germanica (EYE-riss jer-MAN-ee-ka) Iris, Bearded

Iris sibirica (EYE-riss sih-BEER-ih-kah) Iris, Siberian

Kniphofia uvaria (ny-FOE-fee-ah oo-VER-ee-ah) Torch Lily

Leucanthemum ×superbum (lew-KAN-theh-mum soo-PER-bum) Daisy, Shasta

Liatris spicata (lee-AY-tris spih-KAY-tah)Gayfeather, Spike

Lilium cultivars (LIL-ee-um) Lily cultivars

Limonium latifolium (lih-MO-nee-um lat-ih-FO-lee-um) Wide-leaved Sea Lavender

Linum perenne (LEE-num per-EN-nee) Flax, Blue

Lupinus cultivars (loo-PY-nus) Garden Lupine

Matteuccia struthiopteris (mah-TOO-kee-ah stroo-thee-OP-ter-iss)

Fern, Ostrich

Mirabilis multiflora (meer-AB-ill-iss mul-tih-FLOR-ah) Four-O'-Clock, Desert

Monarda didyma (mo-NAR-dah DID-ih-mah) Bee-Balm

Nepeta spp. (NEP-eh-tah) Catmint

Oenothera spp. (ee-NOTH-er-ah spee-see-OH-sah) Primrose, Evening

Paeonia lactiflora (pay-OH-nee-ah lak-tih-FLOOR-ah) Peony

Papaver nudicaule (pa-PAH-ver new-dee-KAW-lee) Poppy, Iceland

Papaver orientale (pa-PAH-ver or-ee-en-TALL-ee) Poppy, Oriental

Penstemon ×mexicali (PEN-steh-mon mex-ih-KAY-lee) Penstemon, Mexicali Hybrids

Penstemon pinifolius (PEN-steh-mon pin-ih-FO-lee-us) Penstemon, Pineleaf

Penstemon spp. (PEN-steh-mon) Penstemon or Beardtongue

Phlox paniculata (flox pah-nik-yew-LAY-tah) Phlox, Garden

Platycodon grandiflorus (plat-ee-KOE-don gran-dih-FLOOR-us Balloon Flower

Pulmonaria cultivars (pull-mon-AR-ee-ah Lungwort or Bethlehem Sage

Pulsatilla vulgaris (pull-sah-TIL-lah vul-GAR-iss) Pasqueflower, European

Ratibida columnifera (rah-TIB-ih-dah kol-um-NIF-er-ah) Coneflower, Prairie

Rudbeckia fulgida (rud-BEK-ee-ah FULL-jih-dah)Black-Eyed Susan

Salvia nemorosa (SAL-vee-ah nem-or-OH-sah) Salvia, Blue

Santolina chamaecyparissus (san-toe-LEE-nah kam-ah-sip-ar-ISS-us) Lavender Cotton

Scabiosa spp. (skab-ee-OH-sah Pincushion Flower

Sedum cultivars (Hylotelphium cultivars) (SEE-dum / hi-low-tel-IF-ee-um)Showy Stonecrop (upright forms)

Solidago spp. (sol-ih-DAY-go) Goldenrod

Tanacetum coccineum (tan-ah-SEE-tum cox-SIN-ee-um) Daisy, Painted

Veronica spicata (ver-ON-ih-kah spi-KAY-tah) Speedwell, Spike

Viola corsica (vy-OH-lah kor-SI-kah) Corsican Violet

Zauschneria spp. (zowsh-NAIR-ee-ah) Hummingbird Flower / California Fuchsia

Zinnia grandiflora (ZIN-ee-ah gran-dih-FLOOR-ah) Paper Flower