ROCK PLANTS FOR ACID SOIL

(Many of these require special care. Those marked with *require strongly acid soil.)

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

Achillea moschata

Musk Yarrow

Androsace alpina

Alpine Rock-Jasmine

Androsace carnea

Pine Rock-Jasmine

Anemone blanda

Greek Anemone

Anemone quinquefolia

Wood Anemone

*Arethusa bulbosa

Arethusa

Astilbe simplicifolia

Star Astilbe

Chimaphila maculata

Striped Pipsissewa

Chimaphila umbellata

Common Pipsissewa

*Chiogenes hispidula

Creeping Snowberry

Coptis trifolia

Goldthread

Dicentra Cucullaria

Dutchman's Breeches

*Epigaea repens

Trailing Arbutus

*Gaultheria procumbens

Wintergreen

Gentiana alpina

Bluets

Iris verna

Vernal Iris

*Linnaea borealis

Twinflower

Orchis spectabilis

Showy Orchid

Parnassia caroliniana

Carolina Parnassus

Parnassia palustris

Marsh Parnassus

Potentilla tridentata

Wineleaf Cinquefoil

Primula elatior

Oxlip Primrose

Pyrola elliptica,

Shinleaf

Shortia galacifolia

Oconee-bells

Sibboldia procumbens

Creeping Sibboldia

Silene pennsylvanica

Wild Pink

Soldanella alpina

Moonwort

Thalictrum alpinum

Arctic Meadow Rue

Thalictrum dioicum

Early Meadow Rue

Thalictrum minus

Low Meadow Rue

Tiarella cordifolia

Foamflower

Trillium nivale

Dwarf Trillium

Trillium grandiflorum

White Trillium

Trollius chinensis

Chinese Globeflower

Trollius laxus

American Globeflower