Peony Pink - Paeonia lactiflora

Peony Mischief - Paeonia lactiflora

Origin: Alien, from Asia, southern Europe and western North America, widely hybridized, planted in our garden by my wife.

Status: Established perennial

Wild Stonecrop - Sedum ternatum

Wild Stonecrop - Sedum ternatum

Origin:

Native, planted in our garden by myself

Fairy Wings Purple

Fairy Wings Purple

Origin:

Alien from Asia, planted in our garden by myself

Azalea

Azalea

Origin:

Alien from Asia, we have several planted in our garden by my wife and the previous owner

Oxcalis

Oxcalis

Origin:

Native, arrived by itself

Foam Flower - Tiarella cordifolia

Foam Flower - Tiarella cordifolia

Origin:

Native, planted in our garden by myself

Piedmont Azalea - Rhododendron canescens

Piedmont Azalea - Rhododendron canescens

Origin:

Native, planted in our garden by myself, I think this might be a hybrid

Common Dandelion - Taraxacum officinale

Common Dandelion - Taraxacum officinale

Origin:

Alien from Southern Europe, arrived in our garden via early settlers and the wind

Eastern Columbine - Aquilegia canadensis

Eastern Columbine - Aquilegia canadensis

Origin;

Native, planted from seed by myself, all flowers torn off the plant by my son shortly before the photo was taken

Star-of-Bethlehem - Ornithogalum umbellatum

Star-of-Bethlehem - Ornithogalum umbellatum

Origin:

Alien from Southern Europe arrived in our garden all by itself

Lady Banks Rose - Rosa banksiae

Lady Banks Rose - Rosa banksiae

Origin:

Alien from China planted by my wife

Hybrid Tulip

Origin:

Alien from Holland planted in our garden by my wife

Celandine Poppy - Stylophorum diphyllum

Celandine Poppy - Stylophorum diphyllum

Origin:

Native, planted in our garden by myself

Blue Flag - Iris virginica

Blue Flag - Iris virginica

Origin:

Native, possibly native to our garden or planted by a previous owner

Flowering Dogwood - Cornus florida

Flowering Dogwood - Cornus florida

Origin:

Native, possibly native to our yard

Syringa vulgaris - Common Lilac

Syringa vulgaris - Common Lilac

Origin: Alien from Southern Europe, planted in my garden by the previous owner

Wild Blue Phlox - Phlox divaricata

Wild Blue Phlox - Phlox divaricata

Origin:

Native, Planted in our garden by myself.

Japanese Rose - Kerria japonica

Japanese Rose - Kerria japonica

Origin:

Alien, Planted in our garden by my wife.

Carolina Jessamine - Gelsemium sempervirens

Carolina Jessamine - Gelsemium sempervirens

Origin:

Native, planted in our garden by my wife, one of the few native flowers she has planted.

Unknown Bulb

Unknown Bulb

Origin:

Unknown, I assume Alien, Planted by my wife, I believe this was a free bulb that came with a Tulip order.

Unknown Lawn Weed

Unknown Lawn Weed

Origin:

Unknown, planted itself.

Japanese Bitter Orange - Poncirus trifoliata

Japanese Bitter Orange - Poncirus trifoliata

Origin:

Alien, from Asia, planted in our garden by my wife and myself; One of the first trees we planted, selected because of it's unusual spiked branches.

Tulip

Tulip

Origin:

Alien, possibly a hybrid, introduced into our garden by my wife.

Fairy Wings - Epimedium x versicolor 'sulphureum'

Fairy Wings - Epimedium x versicolor 'sulphureum'

Origin:

Alien Hybrid, from Asia, planted in our garden by myself; One of Thomas Jefferson's favorite flowers, I was told by a plant "Expert" that this plant was native when I bought it.

Bleeding Heart - Dicentra spectabilis

Bleeding Heart - Dicentra spectabilis

Origin:

Alien, from Asia, Planted in our garden by both my wife and myself, I planted it thinking it was the similar native bleeding heart.