The First One Hundred: Recommended Plants for Beginners By Geoffrey Charlesworth (1920-‐2008) Author and BNARGS member Achillea ageratifolia L Actinea herbacea *Aethionema ‘Warley Rose’ DS *Aethionema grandiflorum DS Aethionema oppositifolia DS Ajuga ‘Metalica Crispa’ (only one which is non-‐spreading) Alchemilla alpina Foliage plant Anacyclus depressus *Androsace lanuginose (Rock jasmine) *Androsace primuliodes *Androsace sarmentosa Anemone x lesseri (Windflower) Anemone multifida Anemone nemorosa Anemonella thalictroides Shade *Antennaria dioica (Pussytoes) *Aquilegia bertilonii (Columbine) *Aquilegia flabellate Arabis causasia or albina (Rock cress) *Arabis ferdinandi-‐coburgii ‘Variegata’ *Arenaria Montana (Sandwort) *Armeria juniperifolia *Armeria maritima (Sea Thrift)(Bun) Asarum hartwegii Asperula gussioii Asperula sintenisii *Aster alpinus Astilbe chinensis ‘Pumila’ (Shade) *Aubretia deltiodea (Purple rockcress) *Aurinia saxatilis (Basket of Gold) Bolax glebaria Callirhoe involucrate
DS = Dwarf shrub G = groundcover L = large plant * found on other lists Campanula barbata (Bellflower) *Campanula carpatica L *Campanula cochlearifolia Campanula kemulariae Chrysanthemum weyrichii Chrysogonum virginianum Claytonia virginica Cotoneaster apiculata DS *Cyclamen hederifolium Cytisus decumbens (Broom) DS *Daphne cneorum Delosperma nubigenum *Dianthus (many varieties) Dicentra cucullaria (Dutchman’s Breeches) Dodecatheon meadia Draba dedeana Draba lasiocarpa Draba oligosperma Draba sibirica *Dryas octopetala *Edraianthus graminifolius Erica carnea (Springwood heather) Erigeron compositus (Fleabane) Erigeron scopulinum *Erinus alpinus Eriogonum umbellatum (Buckwheat) Erysimum kotschyanum (Wallflower) Genista delphinesis *Gentiana acaulis Gentiana scabra *Gentiana septemfida *Geranium dalmaticum (Crane’s-‐bill)
Geranium ‘Lancastriense’ *Gypsophila cerastioides *Gypsophila repens (Creeping baby’s breath) *Helianthemum nummularium (Rock rose) DS Hepatica Shade Hylomecon japonicum (Poppy) Shade Hymenoxys acaulis Hypoxis hirsute (Yellow Star Grass) *Iberis saxatalis (Candy tuft) *Iberis sempervirens *Iris cristata Shade Lavendula augustifolia *Leontopodium alpinum (Edelweiss) *Lewisia cotyledon Lillium pumilum Linum capitatum (Flax) *Linum flavum Lithodora aoeifolia Mentha requieni (mint) Michella repens G, Shade Orostachys iwarenge Orostachys aggregatum Orostachys furusei Orostachys spinosum (succulent) *Papaver miyabeanum (poppy) *Penstemon davidsonii *Penstemon fruticosus DS *Penstemon hirsutus ‘Pygmaeus’ Phlox amoena Phlox bifida Phlox divaricata Shade Phlox stolonifera Shade *Phlox subulata Potentilla verna ‘Nana’ (Bun) *Primula acaulis (Primrose) Primula denticulate Primula japonica L
*Primula x pruhoniciana (formerly x Juliana) Ptilotruchum spinosa DS *Pulsatilla vulgaris (Pasque flower) Sanguinaria Canadensis Shade *Saponaria ocymoides (Soapwort) Saponaria x olivana *Saxifraga x apiculata Saxifraga ‘Peter Pan’ *Saxifraga paniculata *Sedum cauticola (Stonecrop) Sedum kanschaticum Sedum pluricaule *Sedum spathulifolium *Sempervivum arachnoideum Silene schafta Silene virginica Thymus lanuginosus Tiarella wherryi Shade Trillium grandiflorum Shade Veronica armena *Veronica prostrata *Viola labradorica Viola pedata (Birds foot violet) *Vitaliana primuliflora DS = Dwarf shrub G = groundcover L = large plant * found on other lists Botanical Terms: Acaulis – without a stem Alpinus – alpine or mountainous Japonica -‐ Japanese Repens – creeping Subulata -‐ prickly