Peirce’s Woods, Longwood Gardens This seven-acre area has been developed as an "art form" garden that brings together the most ornamental characteristics of the eastern deciduous forest. Under the high branches of oak, ash, maple and tulip trees, sweeps of native shrubs and native ground cover plantings carpet the woodland floor, punctuated by flowering understory trees. Various "rooms" have been created within the woods, with emphasis on native deciduous azaleas blooming from early spring to summer. The concept of using native plants to create the woodland garden as an art form is one of the first such projects in any public garden.
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	Actaea pachypoda White baneberry, Dolls eyes	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Allium cernuum Nodding onion	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Amelanchier canadensis Canadian serviceberry, Canadian service-berry, Shadblow serviceberry, Juneberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Amelanchier laevis Allegheny service-berry, Allegheny serviceberry, Serviceberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed, Butterfly milkweed, Orange milkweed, Pleurisy root	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Athyrium filix-femina Common ladyfern, Lady fern, Ladyfern, Subarctic lady fern	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Fern Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Carya glabra Pignut hickory	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Cercis canadensis Eastern redbud, Redbud	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Cornus florida Flowering dogwood, Virginia dogwood	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Diphylleia cymosa American umbrellaleaf, Umbrella-leaf	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Drosera filiformis Threadleaf sundew	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Drosera intermedia Spoonleaf sundew	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	Dryopteris intermedia Intermediate woodfern, Evergreen wood-fern, Fancy wood fern	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Fern Light: Shade Water: Moist
	Echinacea purpurea Eastern purple coneflower, Purple coneflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Enemion biternatum Eastern false rue anemone, Eastern false rue-anemone	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Fraxinus americana White ash	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Geranium maculatum Spotted geranium, Wild geranium, Cranesbill	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Hamamelis virginiana Witch hazel, American witch hazel	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Hibiscus coccineus Scarlet rose-mallow, Scarlet rosemallow, Texas star hibiscus, Wild red mallow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet
	Houstonia caerulea Azure bluet, Quaker-ladies, Bluets	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Hydrangea arborescens Wild hydrangea, Sevenbark	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Ilex opaca American holly, Christmas holly	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Dry
	Ilex verticillata Common winterberry, Michigan holly, Black alder	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Jeffersonia diphylla Twinleaf	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Leucothoe axillaris Coastal doghobble, Coast leucothoe	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Liatris spicata Dense blazing star, Dense gayfeather, Marsh blazing star	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Lindera benzoin Northern spicebush, Spicebush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Luzula acuminata Hairy woodrush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Water:
	Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay, Sweetbay magnolia, Swampbay, Swamp magnolia, Small magnolia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Osmunda regalis Royal fern	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Fern Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Pachysandra procumbens Allegheny spurge, Mountain spurge	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Physocarpus opulifolius Atlantic ninebark, Common ninebark	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Quercus alba White oak, Northern white oak, Stave Oak, Ridge White Oak, Forked-leaf White Oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Quercus bicolor Swamp white oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Quercus phellos Willow oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Quercus velutina Black oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Rhododendron flammeum Piedmont azalea, Oconee azalea	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Water:
	Rhynchospora latifolia Sandswamp whitetop, Sand-swamp whitetop, Whitetop sedge	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Part-shade Water: Wet
	Sanguisorba canadensis Canadian burnet, American burnet	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Water: Wet
	Sarracenia flava Yellow pitcherplant, Trumpets	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Water:
	Sarracenia leucophylla Crimson pitcherplant, Crimson Pitcher-plant	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Water:
	Sarracenia psittacina Parrot pitcherplant	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Water:
	Sedum ternatum Woodland stonecrop, Wild stonecrop	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Spiranthes odorata Marsh lady's tresses, Fragrant lady's tresses	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Aromatic aster, Aromatic American aster, Fall aster, Wild blue aster	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Tiarella cordifolia var. collina Heartleaf foamflower, Wherry's foamflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Trillium grandiflorum Large-flower wakerobin, Large-flowered trillium, White trillium	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Tsuga canadensis Eastern hemlock	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Uvularia grandiflora Largeflower bellwort, Large-flower bellwort, Merrybells	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade Water: Moist
	Uvularia perfoliata Perfoliate bellwort, Mealy bellwort, Merrybells	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush blueberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Vernonia gigantea ssp. gigantea Giant ironweed, Tall ironweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet
	Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's root	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist

Peirce’s Woods, Longwood Gardens