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This is a partial list of herbaceous companion plants in the Cecil and Molly Smith Garden. 
Curating these plants in the garden is a chronic problem making this list only moderately dependable


Adiantum pedatum - (Maiden Hair Fern) Hosta undulata- Variegata
Adiantum venustum Hydrophyllum (Waterleaf)
Ajuga (Bugleweed) Hydrophyllum capitatum (Waterleaf)
Anemone (Windflower) Iris douglasiana
Anemone blanda (Windflower) Leucojum (Snowflake)
Anemone nemorosa flore pleno (European Wood anemone) Milacina racemosa (False Solomon's Seal)
Anemone nervosa (Wind Flower) Mitella pentandra (Alpine Mitrewort)
Anemone ranunculoides (Windflower) Montia perfoliata (Miner’s Lettuce)
Aquilegia chryantha (Columbine) Montia siberica (Siberian Purslane)
Arisaema amurense Muscari armeniacum (Grape Hyacinth)
Asarum (Wild Ginger) Myosotis (Forget-Me-Not)
Asarum caudatum (Wild Ginger) Narcissus 'Baby Moon'
Asarum, double (Wild Ginger) Narcissus bulbococium filifolios
Asplenium (Spleenwort, ruffled) Narcissus bulbocodium (Hoop-petticoat daffodil)
Asplenium trichomanes (Dwarf Fern) Narcissus bulbocodium hortense
Aurum italicum (Lord & Lady) Narcissus bulbocodium nivalis
Bergenia Narcissus cyclamineus
Blechnum spicant (Deer Fern) Narcissus cyclamineus x minus
Campanula cochlearifolia (Bellflower) Narcissus fritllaria uvavulpis
Cardiocrinum giganteum Narcissus galanthus elwesii
Carex (Sedge) Narcissus galanthus nivalis
Circaea (Enchanter's Nightshade) Narcissus jonquilla henriguesii
Claytonia (Spring Beauty) Narcissus 'Little Gem'
Claytonia lancelata (Spring Beauty) Narcissus 'Little Witch'
Claytonia parvifolia (Spring Beauty) Narcissus 'Minnow'
Clematis (Virginia's Bower) Narcissus rupicola
Clematis macropetula Narcissus willokominii
Convallaria majalis (Lily-of-the-Valley) Narcissus 'Yellow Xit'
Cornus canadensis (Bunchberry) Omphalodes (Navelwort)
Cyclamen corsica (or coum) Omphalodes cappadocica (Navelwort)
Cyclamen coum Osmanthus delavayi (Devilweed)
Cyclamen hederifolum Osmunda cinnamomea (Cinnamon Fern)
Cyclamen pseuoibericum Phyllitis scolopendrium (Hart's Tongue Fern)
Cyclamen repandum Polygonatum (Solomon's Seal)
Cynoglossum nervosum (Great Hound's Tongue) Polypodium
Dicentra formosa (Western Bleeding Heart) Polypodium glycyrrhiza (Licorice Fern)
Digitalis (Foxglove) Polystichum minitum (Sword Fern)
Digitalis purpurea (Common Foxglove) Polystichum setiferum (Hedge Fern)
Disporum (Fairy Bells) Primula
Dodecatheon (Shooting Star) Primula auricula
Dryopteris erthrosora (Japanese Sword Fern) Primula japonica
Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite) Pulmonaria augustifolia (Lungwort)
Erythronium (Dogtooth Violet) Pulmonaria saccharata (Bethlehem Sage)
Erythronium grandiflorum or Pagoda (Dogtooth Violet) Rubus pentalobus (Bramble Berry)
Erythronium helenae (Dogtooth Violet) Sanguinaria canadensis (Bloodroot)
Erythronium hendersonii (Dogtooth Violet) Saxifraga umbrosa 'Primuloides'
Erythronium oregonum (Dogtooth Violet) Saxifrage umbrosa primuloides (London Pride)
Erythronium revolutum (Pink Coastal Fawn Lily) Scilla liifolia
Fatsia japonica cv. 'Moeri' x Sedum (Stonecrop)
Galanthus (Snowdrop) Simlacina racemosa (False Salamon Seal)
Galanthus elwesii (Giant Snowdrop) Soldanella hungarica (syn. carpatica)
Galanthus nivali, double Streptopus (Twisted Stalk)
Galanthus nivalis (Common Snowdrop) Symphoricarpos albus (Snowberry)
Galanthus nivalis, double (Common Snowdrop) Tellina grandiflora (Fringe Cap)
Gaultheria procumbens (Wintergreen) Tolemia menziesii (Pickaback Plant)
Geum macrophyllum Trientalis latifolia (Starflower)
Hedera (English Ivy) Trillium chloropetalum
Hedera helix var. hibernica (x 'Fatshedera') Trillium grandiflorum (White Wake-robin)
Helleborus foetidus Trillium luteum
Helleborus niger (Christmas Rose) Trillium nervosum
Helleborus orientalis Trillium nivale (Snow Trillium)
Heptica triloba (Liver Leaf) Trillium ovatum (Coast Trillium)
Hosta Crusader Trillium rivale
Hosta 'Daybreak' Trillium sessile (Toadshade)
Hosta Fragrant Bouquet Trillium stylosum
Hosta 'Fried Bananas' Trillium vaseyi
Hosta 'Guacamole' Uvularia grandiflora (Big Merrybells)
Hosta 'Honeybells' Vancouveria
Hosta montana 'Mountain Snow' Vancouveria hexandra
Hosta 'Paul's Glory' Vancouveria planipetala (Inside-out Flower)
Hosta 'Pineapple Poll' Vinca minor (Common Periwinkle)
Hosta 'Robert Frost' Viola glabella (Wood Violet)
Hosta 'Sea Sapphire' Viola labadorica
Hosta 'Sweetie' Viola odorata
Hosta tokudama ‘Flavocircinalis’ Viola, purple
Hosta 'Trails End' Viola, Rose
Hosta undulata ‘Albomarginata’ Woodwardia fimbriata (Giant Chain Fern)
Zantedeschia (Calla lily, white)

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