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.Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
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Sarracenia leucophylla | Crimson Pitcherplant Crimson Pitcher-plant Crimson Pitcher Plant | |
Sarracenia psittacina | Parrot Pitcherplant Parrot Pitcher Plant | |
Sedum ternatum | Woodland Stonecrop Wild Stonecrop | |
Spiranthes odorata | Marsh Ladies'-tresses Fragrant Ladies'-tresses Marsh Lady's Tresses | |
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium | Aromatic Aster Aromatic American Aster Fall Aster Wild Blue Aster Shale Aster | |
Tiarella cordifolia var. collina | Heartleaf Foamflower Wherry's Foamflower | |
Trillium grandiflorum | White Wake-robin White Trillium Large-flower Wake-robin Large-flower Trillium Large-flowered Wake-robin Large-flowered Trillium | |
Tsuga canadensis | Eastern Hemlock | |
Uvularia grandiflora | Largeflower Bellwort Large-flower Bellwort Merrybells | |
Uvularia perfoliata | Perfoliate Bellwort Mealy Bellwort Merrybells | |
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