Plant Library
Welcome to the Aquascapes Unlimited online plant catalog. You can review the plants by either Botanical Name or Common Name by clicking the appropriate selection below. If you would like to view a specific category select the appropriate order in the drop down box. We're adding new plants on a regular basis, so check back frequently. To see a larger picture and to read more about a specific plant click on that image or the "More Info" link.
Please check back often as we continually update this library with more photos and plant information.
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Vaccinium macrocarponCommon Name: Cranberry
Vaccinium macrocarpum, American cranberry. The cranberry is a Native American wetland fruit. Nodding flowers resemble shooting stars, white to pink, mid-June - mid-July followed by ripening of yellow-green fruit to bright red ... [ More Info ]
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Verbena hastataCommon Name: Blue Vervain
Verbena hastata, Blue Vervain, can be found in a variety if habitats including moist prairies & meadows, floodplain woodlands, moist thickets, along borders of rivers and ponds, marshes, moist basins and ditches. Verbena h... [ More Info ]
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Vernonia noveboracensisCommon Name: Ironweed
Vernonia noveboracensis, Ironweed, prefers rich, moist soils but it tolerates a wide range of soils making it great plant to use in naturalized areas or meadows looking for a subtle dab of purple bloom from its numerous tiny, fluff... [ More Info ]
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Xyris carolinianaCommon Name: Yellow-eyed grass
Xyris caroliniana, Yellow-eyed grass, has yellow cone like flowers that wave in the breeze on tall stalks up to 3' high. Yellow-eyed grass creates striking vertical interest along pond edges. Flowers are 1/4 - 1" across.... [ More Info ]
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Zephyranthes candidaCommon Name: White Rain Lily
Zephyranthes candida is commonly known as the White Rain Lily and has short grassy foliage. The crocus-like shaped white flowers have yellow stamens and a green throat. The White Rain Lily is a tender perennial bulb hardy in zones 8-11 full sun to... [ More Info ]
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Zizania aquaticaCommon Name: Wild Rice
Zizania aquatica, Wild Rice, is a native grass found in marshes, pond edges, lakes, and rivers has an extremely branched inflorescence which produces edible grains for humans and wildlife. Although Wild Rice grows 8-10' tall, the s... [ More Info ]
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Zizia aureaCommon Name: Golden Alexanders
Zizia aurea, Golden Alexander, is a native perennial which is found growing in small colonies in moist woods and meadows, swamps, thickets, riverbanks and prairies. Zizia aurea grows 1-2' tall in nice tight clumps about 12" in diam... [ More Info ]
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