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CCNP Study Aids:Herbaceous Perennials that May Appear on the CCNP exam.
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Author: Ray Daugherty, CCNP No. 369, Horticulture & Landscape Technologies Faculty, Front Range Community [email protected] or Tel. 303-246-4414.
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Achillea species & cultivars (ah-KILL-lee-ah )Yarrow
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Achillea species & cultivars (ah-KILL-lee-ah )Yarrow
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Agastache species (ag-ah-STAK-ee) Hummingbird Mint
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Alcea rosea (al-SEE-ah ROSE-ee-ah) Hollyhock
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Alchemilla mollis (al-kem-ILL-ah MAWL-iss) Lady's Mantle
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Anemone spp. (ah-NEM-oh-nee )Anemone or Windflower
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Aquilegia spp. (ak-will-EE-jah )Columbine
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Armeria maritima (ar-MARE-ee-ah mah-RIT-ih-mah) Sea Pinks
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Artemisia spp. (ar-tem-EE-zsah) Wormwood, Sage or Mugwort
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Asclepias tuberosa (es-KLEEP-ee-us too-ber-ROSE-ah) Butterfly Weed
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Aster spp. (ASS-ter)Aster
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Astilbe spp. (ah-STILL-bee)False Spirea
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Athyrium niponicum var. pictum(ah-THEER-ee-um nih-PON-ih-kum ‘PIK-tum’) Japanese Painted Fern
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Aurinia saxatilis (aw-RIN-ee-ah saks-ah-TIL-iss)Basket-of-Gold Alyssum
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Baptisia australis (bap-TIZ-ee-ah oss-TRAL-iss) False Indigo
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Bergenia cordifolia (ber-JEE-nee-ah kor-dih-FOE-lee-ah) Bergenia, Heart-Leaved
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Brunnera macrophylla (brun-ERR-ah mak-roe-FY-lah) False Forget-Me-Not
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Callirhoe involucrata (kah-LEER-oh-ee in-vol-yew-KRAY-tah) Prairie Winecups
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Campanula spp. (kam-PAN-yew-lah)Harebell / Bellflower
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Centranthus ruber (sen-TRAN-thus ROO-ber) Valerian, Red
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Chrysanthemum ×morifolium (kris-AN-theh-mum more-ih-FO-lee-um) Garden Mum
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Coreopsis spp. (kor-ee-OP-sis Tickseed
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Delphinium spp. (del-FIN-ee-um)Larkspur / Garden Delphinium
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Dianthus spp. (dy-ANN-thus)Pinks / Carnation
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Dicentra spectabilis (dy-SEN-trah spek-TAB-ill-iss) Bleeding Heart, Old Fashioned
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Digitalis spp. (dij-ih-TAL-iss)Foxglove
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Echinacea purpurea (eh-kih-NAY-shah per-per-EE-ah) Coneflower, Purple
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Erigeron spp. (air-IDJ-er-on)Fleabane
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Eriogonum umbellatum (ee-ree-OG-oh-num um-bell-AY-tum) Sulphur Flower
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Gaillardia ×grandiflora (gay-LARD-ee-ah gran-dih-FLOOR-ah) Blanket Flower
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Gaura lindheimeri (GAR-ah lind-HY-mer-eye) Whirling butterflies
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Geranium spp. (jer-AY-nee-um)Cranesbill
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Geum spp (JEE-um)Avens
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Glandularia bipinnatifida (glan-doo-LAIR-ee-uh by-pin-nah-TIF-ih-dah) Verbena, Plains
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Gypsophila paniculata (jip-SOF-ih-lah pan-IK-yew-la-tah) Baby's Breath
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Helenium autumnale (heh-LEE-nee-um ot-um-NAL-ee) Sneezeweed
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Helianthemum spp. (hee-lee-AN-them-um)Sunrose
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Heliopsis helianthoides (hee-lee-OP-sis hee-lee-an-THOY-deez)
False Sunflower
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Helleborus spp (hel-LEB-or-us) Lenten or Christmas Rose
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Hemerocallis cultivars (hem-er-oh-KAL-iss) Daylily
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Heuchera cultivars (HEW-ker-ah)Coral Bells /Alumroots
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Hibiscus moscheutos (hy-BIS-kus mos-KEW-tos) Hardy Hibiscus / Rose Mallow
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Hosta cultivars (HOSS-tah) Hosta
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Iberis sempervirens (eye-BEER-iss sem-per-VEER-enz) Candytuft, Evergreen
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Iris germanica (EYE-riss jer-MAN-ee-ka) Iris, Bearded
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Iris sibirica (EYE-riss sih-BEER-ih-kah) Iris, Siberian
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Kniphofia uvaria (ny-FOE-fee-ah oo-VER-ee-ah) Torch Lily
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Leucanthemum ×superbum (lew-KAN-theh-mum soo-PER-bum) Daisy, Shasta
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Liatris spicata (lee-AY-tris spih-KAY-tah)Gayfeather, Spike
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Lilium cultivars (LIL-ee-um) Lily cultivars
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Limonium latifolium (lih-MO-nee-um lat-ih-FO-lee-um) Wide-leaved Sea Lavender
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Linum perenne (LEE-num per-EN-nee) Flax, Blue
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Lupinus cultivars (loo-PY-nus) Garden Lupine
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Matteuccia struthiopteris (mah-TOO-kee-ah stroo-thee-OP-ter-iss)
Fern, Ostrich
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Mirabilis multiflora (meer-AB-ill-iss mul-tih-FLOR-ah) Four-O'-Clock, Desert
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Monarda didyma (mo-NAR-dah DID-ih-mah) Bee-Balm
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Nepeta spp. (NEP-eh-tah) Catmint
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Oenothera spp. (ee-NOTH-er-ah spee-see-OH-sah) Primrose, Evening
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Paeonia lactiflora (pay-OH-nee-ah lak-tih-FLOOR-ah) Peony
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Papaver nudicaule (pa-PAH-ver new-dee-KAW-lee) Poppy, Iceland
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Papaver orientale (pa-PAH-ver or-ee-en-TALL-ee) Poppy, Oriental
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Penstemon ×mexicali (PEN-steh-mon mex-ih-KAY-lee) Penstemon, Mexicali Hybrids
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Penstemon pinifolius (PEN-steh-mon pin-ih-FO-lee-us) Penstemon, Pineleaf
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Penstemon spp. (PEN-steh-mon) Penstemon or Beardtongue
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Phlox paniculata (flox pah-nik-yew-LAY-tah) Phlox, Garden
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Platycodon grandiflorus (plat-ee-KOE-don gran-dih-FLOOR-us Balloon Flower
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Pulmonaria cultivars (pull-mon-AR-ee-ah Lungwort or Bethlehem Sage
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Pulsatilla vulgaris (pull-sah-TIL-lah vul-GAR-iss) Pasqueflower, European
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Ratibida columnifera (rah-TIB-ih-dah kol-um-NIF-er-ah) Coneflower, Prairie
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Rudbeckia fulgida (rud-BEK-ee-ah FULL-jih-dah)Black-Eyed Susan
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Salvia nemorosa (SAL-vee-ah nem-or-OH-sah) Salvia, Blue
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Santolina chamaecyparissus (san-toe-LEE-nah kam-ah-sip-ar-ISS-us) Lavender Cotton
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Scabiosa spp. (skab-ee-OH-sah Pincushion Flower
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Sedum cultivars (Hylotelphium cultivars) (SEE-dum / hi-low-tel-IF-ee-um)Showy Stonecrop (upright forms)
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Solidago spp. (sol-ih-DAY-go) Goldenrod
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Tanacetum coccineum (tan-ah-SEE-tum cox-SIN-ee-um) Daisy, Painted
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Veronica spicata (ver-ON-ih-kah spi-KAY-tah) Speedwell, Spike
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Viola corsica (vy-OH-lah kor-SI-kah) Corsican Violet
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Zauschneria spp. (zowsh-NAIR-ee-ah) Hummingbird Flower / California Fuchsia
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Zinnia grandiflora (ZIN-ee-ah gran-dih-FLOOR-ah) Paper Flower