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Bearded Iris

Scientific Name: Iris x germanica

Family: Iridaceae

Height: 2-3 ft.

Spread: 1-2 ft

Bloom Time: June

Native Range: Probably southern Europe and Mediterranean, hybridized in gardens

Ecological Value: None

Human Value: Ornamental. All parts are poisonous.

Our irises were rescued from the house next door when it was being renovated. The entire yard was cleared to dirt, but I was allowed to dig up the plants that could be saved and move them to our lot.

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Hosta

Scientific Name: Hosta sp.

Family: Asparagaceae

Height: 1.5-3 ft

Spread: 2-3 ft.

Bloom Time: July

Native Range: China and Japan

Ecological Value: None

Human Value: Shoots, leaves and flowers are edible. Leaves are best when young although tough and bitter when older. They can be grown as cut and come again leaves. The stems can be used like asparagus.

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Daylily

Scientific Name: Hemerocallis sp.

Family: Asphodelaceae

Height: 3-6 ft

Spread: 1.5-2 ft

Bloom Time: July-September

Native Range: China and Japan

Ecological Value: None

Human Value: Roots and leaves are edible. Open and unopened flowers may be eaten.

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Spotted Lanternfly

Scientific Name: Lycorma delicatula

Family: Fulgoridae

Native Range: INVASIVE: China, India, Vietnam and eastern Asia

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Active:

Color and Appearance: EWWW!

August 12, 2020: I found my first spotted lanternfly in Delaware County at the Wawa at the corner of Providence Rd. and Baltimore Pike in September, 2018. This spring we found their nymphs in our yard on the basswood and the adults began appearing in my yard in late July. So far, I have found adults on the basswood, the sweet birch, and the redbud. They also seem to like the screen of the sliding glass door. In a year of stress and pandemic, squishing them has become a local past-time and an important release for pent up frustration. It is especially popular among children who have otherwise been taught not to squish bugs.

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Rose “Robusta”

Scientific Name: Rosa var. “Robusta”

Family: Rosaceae

Height: 3-4 ft

Spread: 3-4 ft

Bloom Time: Summer

Native Range: None. Garden hybrid.

Ecological Value: None

Human Value: Ornamental

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Rose “Playboy”


Scientific Name:
Rosa var. “Playboy”

Family: Rosaceae

Height: 3-4 ft

Spread: 3-4 ft

Bloom Time: June – October

Native Range: None. Garden hybrid.

Ecological Value: Cover

Human Value: Ornamental.

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Spirea, Japanese

Scientific Name: Spirea japonica

Family: Rosaceae

Height: 4-6 ft

Spread: 4-6 ft

Bloom: Time June

Native Range: Japan

Ecological Value: Nectar for butterflies.

Human Value: Ornamental

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Rose, Rugosa

Scientific Name: Rosa rugosa

Family: Rosaceae

Height: 4-6 ft

Spread: 4-6 ft

Bloom Time: June-July

Native Range: China, Japan, Korea, and southeastern Siberia

Ecological Value: Cover. Nectar source.

Human Value: Petals are edible and may be distilled for rose water. Rose hips, with seeds removed, may be made into jams or dried and used in teas. The fruit is high in Vitamin C and fatty acids. The seeds are high in Vitamin E.

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Rose “Knockout”

Scientific Name: Rosa var. “Knock out”

Family: Rosaceae

Height: 3-4 ft

Spread: 3-4 ft

Bloom Time: June – October

Native Range: None. Garden hybrid.

Ecological Value: Cover

Human Value: Ornamental

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Azalea, Asian Hybrid

Scientific Name Rhododendron sp.

Height: 3 – 4 ft.

Spread: 4 – 5 ft.

Bloom Time: May

Native Range: East Asia

Ecological Value: None

Human Value: Ornamental