Van Sion Daffodil
Narcissus telamonius plenus
Van Sion is a bright yellow daffodil streaked with green. It is double, with many softly pointed petals.
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Season: Spring
Virginia Pine
Pinus virginiana
Virginia pines add a distinctive profile to the landscape, particularly in winter, when they are a bright spot among all the grays and browns. This medium sized pine tree provides habitat for birds, and were used for pine tar, as well as lumber.
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Virginia Sweetspire
Itea virginica
This semi-evergreen shrub is native to wetland areas and has an arching habit. Fragrant white flowers appear in summer followed by beautiful maroon foliage in autumn.
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Virginia bluebell
Mertensia virginica
A harbinger of spring, emerging foliage is deep purple but quickly turns green, and is followed by terminal clusters of pendulous, trumpet-shaped blue flowers. Virginia bluebells will rapidly colonize in moist shady areas. They are herbaceous perennials, which means that foliage dies to the ground as the plant goes dormant towards mid-summer.
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Wallflower
Erysimum cheiri
Wallflowers are a charming spring bloomer of exceptional hardiness. With yellow and red flowers, this cheerful annual adds vibrancy to the front and middle of the flower border.
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Wapen van Leiden Tulip
Tulipa 'Wapen van Leiden'
Wapen van Leiden is a lovely white tulip brushed with pink. It is well suited to the middle of the border.
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White Rose of York
Rosa x alba 'Semi-Plena'
The White Rose of York is a large rose with elegant white flowers in the late spring and early summer. It is prone to sprawling and can be tied to posts or trellises to help keep it in check. This rose's beautiful white flowers are followed by rose hips which take on a gorgeous color in the fall.
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Wild Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Wild columbines have dainty red and yellow flowers on long stems above clumps of bright green foliage. They self-seed reliably to form vigorous naturalized colonies.
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Winter Aconite
Eranthis hyemalis
This unusual early bulb offers small sunny yellow flowers in March when little else is blooming. In southern zones they benefit from light shade.
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Winter Rye
Secale cereale
This common cereal grain is used in distilling, as animal fodder, for cooking, and is also used as a cover crop.
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