DelNature Native Plant Sale Catalog 2015 by Delaware Nature Society

2015Catalog Blooms with IMPACT

Apr 30–May 1 members only

S A R Y

Plants for people and pollinators

N N I V

Coverdale

Farm Preserve

543 Way Rd, Greenville, DE

May 2–May 3 open to public

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Location

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7 Bloom-time

8 Sunlight

Months that plant is in bloom

Purple May-Jun FS M

1 Color Color of the flower

2 Botanical Name 3 Height & Width In feet and/or inches

Shows whether this plant attracts important pollinators:

butterflies

B A bees C hummingbirds

bm Range

some or all of plant is edible for people.

P: Piedmont of Delmarva Peninsula, So.Ea. PA, So. NJ C: Coastal Plain of Delmarva Peninsul, So.Ea. PA, So. NJ EC: Coastal Plain of Ea. US (outside of our region) EP: Piedmont of Ea. US (outside of our region) EM: Eastern Mountains X: Cross of two species or cultivars

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4 Common name 5 Description 6 Pollinators

Amt of moisture needed. 2Amorpha fruticosa NEW bk W: Wet; M: Moist; D: Dry 3Height: 5-17’ | Width: 5-15’ | Range: P, C bm 4Tall Indigo-bush. Orange stamens jump out bk New plant A plant new to our sale. 5against the purple flowers; for poor soils. bl 6 bl Edible

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Amt of sunlight needed FS: Full sun, PS: Part sun SH: Full shade

Wildflowers

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Introduction Dear Native Plant Enthusiasts, Our Native Plant Sale is an annual tradition that spans over two decades. This year, Delaware Nature Society is celebrating our 50th Anniversary. As a tribute to this half-century mark, we invite you to share our passion and dedication to protecting and improving the environment where we live, work and play.

Gentiana andrewsii (pg 12)

This year’s Native Plant Sale theme, “Blooms with Impact: Plants for People and Pollinators,” will help you to do just that. You can select from over 350 varieties of native trees, shrubs, flowers, ferns, grasses and aquatic plants that will help attract and sustain pollinators. During the sale, our plant experts will be available to help you make the best choices for your home gardens, so you can select plants that will not only beautify your landscape, but also help support our local ecosystem. Your purchases at our Native Plant Sale directly support our work to improve wildlife habitat, and increase opportunities for younger generations to connect with nature, and make lasting impressions, like a child’s first glimpse of a monarch butterfly.

Conoclinium coelestinum (pg 11)

As you know, monarch butterfly populations – along with many other pollinators - are struggling for a variety of reasons including habitat loss. We depend on these beneficial insects to pollinate many of our food crops but these pollinators are also an important food source for wildlife. However, the good news is that we can make a positive difference just by adding more native plants to our yards while creating beautiful, easy to care for, gardens. Again, thank you for your support of our Native Plant Sale, and Delaware Nature Society. Happy Planting!

Brian Winslow Executive Director Asclepias tuberosa (pg 11)

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Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Lonicera sempervirens

Dark pink Aug-Sept FS|PS M

Apios americana ‘Meadows’

NEW

Lonicera sempervirens ‘John Clayton’ Height: 6-12’ | Width: 3-5’ | Range: P, C

Trumpet Honeysuckle. Lightly fragrant;

semi-evergreen; berries for birds after flowers. C B A Yellow Jul-Aug FS D|M

Lonicera sempervirens ‘Major Wheeler’

Campsis radicans ‘Flava’ Height: 60’ | Width: | Range: P, C

Common Groundnut. Raspberry-scented

Trumpet-creeper. A color departure; still great for hummingbirds, other pollinators.

C B A Purple Jul-Oct FS|PS M

Height: 3-8’ | Width: 1-10’ | Range: P, C

Trumpet Honeysuckle. Resists powdery

mildew; many flowers; hummingbirds love it! C B A

White Jul-Sept FS|PS M

White June FS|SH D|W

Clematis virginiana

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Height: 20-30’ | Width: 4-6’ | Range: EP

Height: 3-8’ | Width: 3-5’ | Range: P, C

Height: 10-40’ | Width: 3-15’ | Range: P, C

Dutchman’s-pipe. Unusually shaped

Virgin’s Bower. Ornamental seedheads;

flowers; food for Pipevine Swallowtail larvae. B

vigorous; good cover for a fence.

Virginia-creeper. Attractive palmate leaves turn firey scarlet in fall; berries for birds.

B A C

B A

Orange Jul-Sept FS|PS M

Yellow Apr-May FS|PS M

Lilac blue May-Jun FS|PS M|W

Gelsemium sempervirens ‘Margarita’

Wisteria frutescens ‘Amethyst Falls’

Height: 30-40’ | Width: 4-10’ | Range: P, C

Height: 8-12’ | Width: 1-5’ | Range: EC

Height: 10-30’ | Width: 6-8’ | Range: EP

Trumpet-creeper. Brilliant flowers for hummingbirds; for sturdy fence, ground cover. C B A

Evening Trumpetflower. Fragrant,

daffodil-yellow trumpets; evergreen; adaptable. A

American Wisteria. Fragrant, cascading blooms; less aggressive than Asian species. B A

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Campsis radicans

Wildflowers

Aristolochia macrophylla

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Height: 6-10’ | Width: 3-4’ | Range: P, C

flowers; edible, very nutritious tubers.

Salmon-red May-frost FS|PS M

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Yellow May-frost FS|PS M

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Campsis radicans

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Adiantum pedatum

Polystichum acrostichioides

Ferns

PS|SH M|W

Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis Height: 2-5’ | Width: 2-3’ | Range: P, C

Royal Fern. Graceful, fine-textured; good with Iris versicolor, Lobelia cardinalis.

PS|SH M

PS M

PS M|W

Height: 1-2’ | Width: 2’ | Range: P, C

Diplazium pycnocarpon (Homalosorus pycnocarpos)

Osmundastrum (Osmunda) cinnamomeum

Maidenhair Fern. Delicate green fronds,

Height: 30-42” | Width: 2-3’ | Range: P

Height: 2-5’ | Width: 2-4’ | Range: P, C

Glade Fern. Sends up fresh fronds all

Cinnamon Fern. Cinnamon-colored spikes;

season; very rare in Delaware.

use with Packera, Lobelias.

Adiantum pedatum effective rising out of low flowers. PS|SH M

PS|SH M

Athyrium filix-femina

Dryopteris marginalis

Polystichum acrostichoides

Height: 24-30” | Width: 24” | Range: P, C

Height: 1-2’ | Width: 1-2’ | Range: P, C

Lady Fern. Lacy fronds provide beautiful

Marginal Wood Fern. Evergreen; vase-

backdrop for flowers spring to fall.

shaped; good around spring flowers.

Christmas Fern. Leathery, evergreen; contrast with delicate ferns, flowers.

PS D

PS|SH M|W

SH|PS M|W

Cheilanthes lanosa

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Woodwardia virginica

Height: 6-8” | Width: 6-8” | Range: P, EC

Height: 3-6’ | Width: 3-6’ | Range: EP

Height: 18-24” | Width: 2-3’ | Range: C

Hairy Lip Fern. Extirpated from DE; fuzzy

Ostrich Fern. Magnificent arching plumes;

foliage; for rock gardens, slopes, walls.

good ground cover in moist spots.

Virginia Chain Fern. Forms ground cover in wet soils; less assertive in average soil.

Aquatics White Jul-Aug FS W|M

Deep pink July FS W|M

Yellow Apr-Jun FS|PS W|M

Alisma subcordatum

Caltha palustris

Decodon verticillatus

Height: 8-40” | Width: | Range: P, C

Height: 12-18” | Width: 8-12” | Range: P, C

Height: 1-8’ | Width: Spreads | Range: P, C

American Water Plantain. Dense stands of

Marsh Marigold. Large, brilliantly colored,

Swamp-loosestrife (Water-Willow). Arching

flowers like baby’s breath; pond or bog.

buttercup-like flowers.

Blue Jun-Sept FS W

blossoms; red fall color; pond edges or large bog gardens. FS|PS M|W

Inconspic Jun-Sept PS W

Bacopa caroliniana

Ceratophyllum demersum

Equisetum hyemale

Height: 2-4” | Width: 8-12” | Range: EP, EC

Height: | Width: | Range: P, C

Height: 2-3’ | Width: 3-4’ | Range: P, C

Blue Water-Hyssop. Lemon-scented

Coontail. Useful oxygenator in garden

leaves; fills in among other pond plants, edges.

ponds; good cover for fish.

Scouring Rush (Horsetail). Oriental flair; keep in a container to control spread; semi-evergreen.

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Nuphar advena (lutea)

Pondateria cordata

White/green Mar-May FS|PS W

Yellow Jun-Aug FS|PS W

White Jul-Aug FS|PS W

Nuphar advena (lutea)

Sagittaria latifolia

Height: 6” | Width: | Range: C, EP

Height: 6-8” | Width: 3-6’ | Range: P, C

Height: 1-2’ | Width: 1-3’ | Range: P, C

Whorled Marshpennywort. Small,

Broadleaf Pondlily (Spatterdock). Heart-

Broadleaf Arrowhead. Gold-centered

upstanding, round foliage; ponds, water gardens or streams.

shaped leaves; globular flowers; submerge 6-24”.

blooms; draws beneficial insects; bog, water’s edge.

White/purple Jul-Aug FS W

White/gold Apr-May FS|PS W

Yellow April FS W

Justicia americana

Orontium aquaticum

Sarracenia flava

Height: 12-18” | Width: 12-18” | Range: C, EP

Height: 1-2’ | Width: 1-2’ | Range: C, EP

Height: 1-3’ | Width: 12-16” | Range: EP, EC

American Water-willow. Orchid-like

leaves; water’s edge or bog.

White Jul-Aug FS W

Green June FS W

Yellow Pitcherplant. Striking yellow-green pitchers and blooms; for acid bogs or pots. Dark red May FS|PS W

Peltandra virginica

Sarracenia purpurea

Height: 1-2” | Width: 2-4” | Range: C

Height: 2’ | Width: 1-2’ | Range: C, EP

Height: 6-12” | Width: 12” | Range: P, C

American Frog’s-bit. Floating leaf, with

Green Arrow-arum. Glossy, arrow-

thick spongy tissue; rare in DE; reseeds.

shaped foliage; for water’s edge, bog; spreads.

Purple Pitcherplant. Carnivorous bog plant with cupped leaves, distinctive flowers.

White April FS|PS W

Violet-blue Jun-Oct FS|PS W

Cream Jun-Jul FS|PS W

Pontederia cordata

Saururus cernuus

Height: 8” | Width: 12-24” | Range: C

Height: 2-4’ | Width: 1-2’ | Range: P, C

Height: 1-3’ | Width: 1-2’ | Range: P, C

Marsh Trefoil (Bogbean). Pink buds open

Pickerel Weed. Deeply colored flower

Lizard’s-tail. Fragrant, graceful spikes;

to white fringed flowers; for water’s edge or bog.

spikes all summer; attracts dragonflies.

can grow at water’s edge.

Lavender Jul-Aug FS|PS W|M

B White/green Jun-Sept FS|PS W|M

Green July FS|PS W|M

Mimulus ringens

Rhynchospora (Dichromena) colorata

Scirpus cyperinus

Height: 2’ | Width: 9-12” | Range: P, C

Height: 1-2’ | Width: 2-4’ | Range: EC

Height: 3-5’ | Width: 2-4’ | Range: P, C

with interesting flowers; butterfly host.

Narrow-leaf White-top (Starrush Whitetop, Star Sedge). Long-lasting, starry “flowers”;

try in a rain garden, bog container.

Woolgrass Bulrush. Food, cover for wildlife; erosion control, rain gardens; spreads.

Yellow Jul-Sept FS|PS W

Nelumbo lutea Height: 3-6’ | Width: 3-4’ | Range: C, EP

American Lotus. Magnificent flowers;

huge, round leaves; ornamental seedpods.

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Allegheny Monkey-flower. Graceful plant

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Limnobium spongia

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flowers; willow-like foliage; edge of streams or ponds.

Golden-club. Striking in bloom; attractive

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Hydrocotyle verticillata

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Orontium aquaticum

Carex grayi

Chasmanthium latifolium

Panicum v. Dallas Blues

Grasses Silver Sept FS|PS D|M

Purp-rose Aug FS M|W|D

Panicum virgatum ‘Dallas Blues’ Height: 4-6’ | Width: 2-3’ | Range: C, EP

Switch Grass. Like blue fireworks; full,

exuberant habit; hosts Delaware Skipper.

B Purple Jul-Aug FS M|W|D

Inconspic Sept FS|PS M|D

Panicum virgatum Ruby RibbonsTM

Andropogon virginicus

Chasmanthium latifolium

Height: 2-4’ | Width: 1-3’ | Range: P, C

Height: 3’ | Width: 20-30” | Range: P, C

Broom Sedge. Reddish-tan foliage

Wild Oats (Northern Sea Oats). Ivory to

Height: 3-4’ | Width: 24-30” | Range: C, EP

fall to winter; Delaware Skipper host; for meadows. B

pink seedheads shimmer in the breeze; butterfly host.

ruby; smoky panicles; doesn’t flop.

Green May FS|PS M|W

NEW

Switch Grass. Blue-green foliage turns

Golden July FS|PS M

Purple/bronze Sept.-frost FS D

Carex grayi

Deschampsia cespitosa

Height: 16-36” | Width: 1-2’ | Range: P, C

Height: 18-24” | Width: 3’ | Range: P

Schizachyrium scoparium Blue HeavenTM NEW

Gray’s Sedge. Intriguing seedheads; place

Tufted Hair Grass. Explosions of green to

Height: 2-4’ | Width: 2’ | Range: P, C

by water, rain barrels, as an accent.

gold plumes; compact; fine foliage.

Inconspic April FS|SH M|D

NEW

Little Bluestem. No flopping! Bluish foliage

turns rich golden-orange in fall.

Purple Jun-Sept FS D|M

Bronze Aug FS D

Carex pensylvanica

Eragrostis spectabilis

Height: 6-10” | Width: 14-20” | Range: P, C

Height: 2’ | Width: 2’ | Range: P, C

Schizachyrium scoparium ‘The Blues’

Pennsylvania Sedge. Fine-textured,

Love Grass. Lovely haze of flower panicles;

Height: 3’ | Width: 2-3’ | Range: P, C

spreading sedge native to open, rocky, dry woods. B

mingle with purple or gold flowers.

Inconspic May-Jun PS|SH M|D

Muhlenbergia capillaris

Height: 8-12” | Width: 8-12” | Range: P, C

Height: 18-36” | Width: 16-32” | Range: P, EC

Broad-leaf (Silver) Sedge. Wide, pleated

Hair-awn Muhly. A stunning pink cloud;

grey-green leaves; takes dry shade.

combine with meadow flowers.

Little Bluestem. Powder-blue summer

foliage, wine red in fall and winter.

Pink Sept-Nov FS|PS D|M

Carex platyphylla

Copper/yellow Aug-Oct FS D|M

Sorghastrum nutans ‘Indian Steel’ Height: 4-6’ | Width: 2-3’ | Range: P, C

Yellow Indian Grass. Intense blue foliage

turns copper-tan in winter; good vertical accent. B

Mosses PS M

Polytrichum commune Height: 1-2.5” | Width: 1-2’ | Range: P, C

Common Haircap. Forms an evergreen pillow; spreads once established.

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Ageratina altissima ‘Chocolate’

Boltonia asteroides ‘Snowbank

Cardamine concantenata

Wildflowers White Jun-Jul PS M

Blue May FS|PS M

Yellow Apr-May FS|PS M

Aquilegia canadensis ‘Corbett’

Actaea (Cimicifuga) racemosa

Amsonia ciliata ‘Spring Sky’

Height: 3-8’ | Width: 3-4’ | Range: P, C

Height: 14-24” | Width: 18-36” | Range: C

Height: 12-18” | Width: 8-12” | Range: P, C

Black Bugbane (Cohosh, Snake Root). Tall

Fringed Bluestar. Starry flowers; beautiful

Wild Columbine. Dainty; plant with wild

candles light up summer garden and feed small pollinators. A B

fall color; soft texture.

geranium for contrast. C

White Apr-May PS|SH M

Blue May-Jun FS|PS M

B A

Red/yellow Apr-May FS|PS M

Height: 18-30” | Width: 12-16” | Range: P, EC

Amsonia tabernaemontana var. salicifolia

Height: 12-18” | Width: 8” | Range: P, C

White Baneberry (Doll’s Eyes). Pretty but

Height: 2-3’ | Width: 2-3’ | Range: EP, EC

Wild Columbine. Big impact on dwarf

non-edible ivory fruits extend interest into late summer. A

Blue Dogbane. Willowy foliage; gold fall

plant; deeper red bloom than species.

color; butterfly nectar.

C B A

Actaea pachypoda

White Sept-Oct FS|PS M

Aquilegia canadensis ‘Little Lanterns’

White or lav Mar-Apr PS|SH M

Green/purp Apr-May PS|SH M

Ageratina altissima (Eupatorium rugosum) ‘Chocolate’

Anemone (Hepatica) acutiloba

Arisaema triphyllum

Height: 6-8” | Width: 6” | Range: EP

Height: 12-30” | Width: 1’ | Range: P, C

Height: 3-4’ | Width: 2’ | Range: P, C

Sharp-lobed Liverleaf. Very early;

Jack-in-the-Pulpit. Unusual hooded flower;

mottled foliage; good leaf contrast with small ferns. A

set it off with ferns, woodland flowers.

White Snakeroot. Dark leaves set off flowers;

draws butterflies, beneficial insects.

B A

Lilac pink Jul-Aug FS|PS D|M

White May-Jun FS|PS M

White, pink, or blue Mar-Apr PS|SH M

Anemone americana (Hepatica rotundifolia)

Aruncus dioicus

Height: 8-24” | Width: 8-12” | Range: EP

Nodding Onion. Cascading droplets of

Height: 6-8” | Width: 6” | Range: P, C

Goatsbeard. Feathery plumes stand out in woodlands and borders. A

Allium cernuum flowers; tuck in among other flowers, ferns. A

American Liverleaf. Leaves remain all

winter; one of the earliest flowers; best in groups. A

White Jun-Jul FS|PS M

Height: 4-5’ | Width: 3’ | Range: EP

White May-Jun PS|SH M|W

Maroon April PS|SH M

Allium tricoccum

Anemone canadensis

Asarum canadense

Height: 6-18” | Width: 6” | Range: P

Height: 1-2’ | Width: 3-6’ | Range: EP

Height: 6-12” | Width: 12-18” | Range: P, C

Wild Leek (Ramps). Delicious leaves for

Roundleaf Anemone. Blooms for beneficial

Wild Ginger. Bold; wonderful surrounding

salads, omelets in spring; flowers appear. D

insects when early flowers are finished.

other wildflowers, ferns.

Steel blue May-Jun FS M

Red/yellow Apr-May FS|PS M

Mauve Jul-Aug FS|PS M|W

Amsonia ‘Blue Ice’

Aquilegia canadensis

Asclepias incarnata

Height: 12-15” | Width: 15” | Range: X

Height: 2-3’ | Width: 8-12” | Range: P, C

Height: 2-5’ | Width: 2’ | Range: P, C

Bluestar. Very attractive, dark-blue

Wild Columbine. Colorful early blooms

flowers last for five weeks.

draw hummingbirds, butterflies.

Swamp Milkweed. Magnet for butterflies; good with Monarda, Eutrochium, grasses.

C B A

A B C

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Asclepias incarnata ‘Ice Ballet’ Height: 2-4’ | Width: 1-2’ | Range: P, C

Swamp Milkweed. Long-lasting, vanilla-

scented white blooms; lovely with Lobelias. A B C

White Apr-May PS|SH M

Cardamine (Dentaria) diphylla

Clintonia umbellulata

Height: 8-14” | Width: 8” | Range: EP

Height: 12-14” | Width: 1’ | Range: EM

Two-leaf Toothwort. Delicate flowers;

attractive, divided leaves.

Pink Jun-Jul FS M|D

Asclepias syriaca Height: 3-6’ | Width: 3’ | Range: P, C

Common Milkweed. Fragrant flowers; monarch feeding station; decorative pods. A B

Speckled Wood Lily. For connoisseurs – cool-loving lily relative; difficult.

White April PS|SH M

Blue Aug-Oct FS|PS M

Conoclinium (Eupatorium) coelestinum (photo pg 4)

Height: 8-15” | Width: 8” | Range: P, C

Height: 2-3’ | Width: 3’ | Range: C, EP

Cut-leaf Toothwort. One of first to bloom in

Mistflower (Wild Ageratum). Sea of blooms; good cut flower; late-season butterfly nectar. A B

Yellow-grn Apr-May PS|SH M

Pink Jul-Sept FS M

Asclepias tuberosa (photo pg 4)

Caulophyllum thalictroides

Height: 1-2’ | Width: 1’ | Range: P, C

Height: 1-2’ | Width: 1-2’ | Range: P

Height: 2’ | Width: 1’ | Range: C

Blue Cohosh. Deep blue summer fruit;

Small Rose Tickseed. Feathery foliage;

Butterfly Weed. Large clusters of bright

B C

tiny, long-blooming daises; heat tolerant.

attractive form and foliage.

A B Yellow Jun-Sept FS D

White Sept-Oct FS|PS M|W

Asclepias tuberosa ‘Hello Yellow’

Chelone glabra

Height: 2’ | Width: 1’ | Range: P, C

Height: 2-4’ | Width: 2’ | Range: P, C

Butterfly Weed. Cheerful flowers shine

A B C White May FS|PS D|M

Coreopsis verticillata ‘Zagreb’ (photo pg 28)

Turtlehead. Snapdragon-like flowers; attracts butterflies; lovely with Conoclinium. A B Hot pink Aug-Sept FS|PS M|W

Height: 12-18” | Width: 18” | Range: EP, EC

Whorled Tickseed. Long bloom; highly

rated by Mt. Cuba Center. A

Blue Jul-Sept FS|PS M

Chelone lyonii ‘Tiny Tortuga’

Height: 3-4’ | Width: 3’ | Range: EP, EC

Height: 18-24” | Width: 12-18” | Range: EP, EC

Height: 3-5’ | Width: 1-2’ | Range: EP

White Wild Indigo. Smoky purple stems

Lyon’s Turtlehead. Bronzy leaves; perfect

Tall Larkspur. Elegant; cut back after

set off lighter blooms. A

size for containers, small spaces.

bloom for second show.

Blue May-Jun FS|PS D|M

NEW

Rosy Aug-Sept FS|PS W|M

Delphinium exaltatum

Violet Apr-May FS|PS M

Chelone obliqua

Height: 3-4’ | Width: 3-4’ | Range: EP

Height: 2-3’ | Width: 1-2’ | Range: EP, EC

Height: 8-18” | Width: 8-12” | Range: EP

Blue False Indigo. Large flowers,

Purple Turtlehead. Upright form, beautiful

handsome bluish foliage, elegant vase shape. A

along streambanks, ponds.

Dwarf Larkspur. Show-stopping color; summer dormant; plant with ferns, sedges. A

Purple May FS D|M

Delphinium tricorne

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White April PS M

Chrysogonum virginianum ‘Allen Bush’

Dicentra cucullaria

Height: 3-4’ | Width: 3’ | Range: X

Height: 8” | Width: 1’ | Range: EP, EC

Height: 8” | Width: 8” | Range: P

Green-and-gold. Large flowers; cover and

Wild Indigo. Long, dark flower clusters;

food for pollinators; long blooming.

charcoal-green stems. A White Aug-Oct FS M|D

Pink Mar-Apr PS|SH M

Dutchman’s-breeches. Frosty blue-gray foliage over lightly fragrant flowers. A Pink April PS|SH M

Boltonia asteroides ‘Snowbank’

Claytonia virginica

Dicentra eximia

Height: 36-60” | Width: 3’ | Range: C

Height: 4-12” | Width: 3” | Range: P, C

Height: 8-12” | Width: 8-12” | Range: EP

Virginia Spring-beauty. Star-like flowers

Wild Bleeding Heart. Lovely dangling

form a very early carpet of woodland color. A

hearts; sometimes blooms into fall.

False Aster. An avalanche of white daisies

in late summer; needs no staking. A

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Yellow Jun-Sept FS D|M

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Coreopsis rosea ‘American Dream’

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Cardamine concatenata (Dentaria laciniata) spring; delicate, ferny texture. A

Orange Jun-Aug FS D

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Eutrochium

Heliopsis helianthoides

Hibiscus moscheutos

Wildflowers White or pink Apr-May PS|SH M

White Aug-Oct FS|PS D

Mauve Jul-Sept FS M|W

Dodecatheon meadia

Eupatorium hyssopifolium

Eutrochium (Eupatorium) fistulosum

Height: 9-18” | Width: 9” | Range: EP

Height: 1-3’ | Width: 16-24” | Range: P, C

Height: 2-7’ | Width: 2-3’ | Range: P, C

Eastern Shooting Star. Delicate blossoms

Hyssop-leaf Thoroughwort. Clouds of flowers, showy even in bud; good for hot sites. A B

honey-scented flower heads; makes a statement! A B

like those of cyclamen. A Magenta Jul-Aug FS|PS M

Eutrochium (Eupatorium) purpureum

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Height: 2-3’ | Width: 18-24” | Range: EP

Height: 3-4’ | Width: 2’ | Range: P, C

petals; butterflies and birds love it. A

Mauve Jul-Oct FS|PS M

White Jul-Aug FS|PS M|W

Echinacea purpurea (photo pg 26) Purple Coneflower. Interesting drooping

Hollow-Stem Joe-Pye Weed. Huge,

Height: 5-7’ | Width: 2-4’ | Range: P, C

Common Boneset. Fragrant flowers;

fantastic for pollinators, other wildlife. A

Pink Jun-Aug FS|PS M

Sweet-scented Joe-Pye Weed. Vanilla-

scented flowers and leaves. B

White Aug-Sept PS|SH D|M

Blue Aug-Oct FS|PS M

Echinacea purpurea ‘Pica Bella’

Eurybia (Aster) divaricata

Gentiana andrewsii (photo pg 4)

Height: 2-3’ | Width: 2-3’ | Range: EP

Height: 1-2’ | Width: 12-18” | Range: P

Height: 1-2’ | Width: 24-30” | Range: P, C

Purple Coneflower. Watermelon-pink flowers with red cones; #2 in Mt. Cuba trials. A B

White Wood Aster. Daisy-like flowers shine

in shade; takes drought. B

White Jun-Sept FS|PS M

Closed Bottle Gentian. Rich color; rare in

DE; fun to watch bumblebees crawl in. A

White Jul-Aug FS|PS M

Rosy purple Apr-Jun FS|SH D|M

Echinacea purpurea Pow Wow White

Eurybia (Aster) schreberi

Height: 16-24” | Width: 12-16” | Range: EP

Height: 1-4’ | Width: 1-2’ | Range: P, C

Height: 1-2’ | Width: 1-2’ | Range: P, C

Schreber’s aster. Early-blooming

Wild Geranium. Sweet, bowl-shaped blooms for borders or woodland edges. A

Coneflower. Many daisies on bushy,

compact plants perfect for containers.

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woodland aster; rare in DE. B

Rose-purple Jun-Aug FS|PS M

Geranium maculatum

Gold Aug-Sept FS|PS M

Light pink Apr-Jun FS|PS D|M

Echinacea purpurea Pow Wow® Wild Berry

Euthamia (Solidago) graminifolia

Geranium maculatum ‘Espresso’

Height: 2-4’ | Width: 1-2’ | Range: P, C

Height: 15” | Width: 15” | Range: P, C

Height: 16-20” | Width: 12-16” | Range: EP

Flat-top Goldentop (Grass-leaved Goldenrod). Fragrant flowers; fine leaves

Wild Geranium. Coffee-colored foliage sets

Purple Coneflower. Smashing raspberry-

colored daisies on compact, bushy plants. A B Gray-blue Jun-Aug FS D|M

lend a soft texture; spreads. B

off pink flowers; attractive all season. A

Lavender-rose Aug-Sept FS|PS M|W

Yellow Apr-May FS|SH D|M

Eutrochium (Eupatorium) dubium ‘Baby Joe’

Geum (Waldsteinia) fragarioides

Height: 2-3’ | Width: 12-16” | Range: EP, EC

Button Snake-root (Rattlesnake Master).

Height: 2-3’ | Width: 15-18” | Range: P, C

Barren-strawberry. Evergreen ground

Hollow-stem Joe-Pye Weed. For small spots or containers; no flopping; tolerates a bit of shade. A B

cover, great for smothering weeds!

Eryngium yuccifolium Dramatic, spiky; terrific contrast to bright flowers or soft textures. A

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Gillenia (Porteranthus) stipulata

White Jul-frost PS|SH D|M

Light blue May PS M

Height: 2-3’ | Width: 2-3’ | Range: EP

Heuchera villosa var. villosa (macrorhiza) ‘Autumn Bride’ (photo pg 28)

Height: 6-8” | Width: 1’ | Range: EP, EC

Indian-physic (Ipecac). Lacy leaves;

Height: 2’ | Width: 15” | Range: EP

Dwarf Crested Iris. Huskier than species;

delicate flowers with pretty pink tinge.

Hairy Alumroot. Semi-evergreen, apple-

3-inch flowers with golden crests. A

green foliage; magnificent in shade. Pink Jun-Jul FS|PS M

Iris cristata ‘Powder Blue Giant’

Light burgundy Apr-May SH M|D

White May PS M

Hexastylis (Asarum) arifolia

Iris cristata ‘Tennessee White’

Height: 3-10” | Width: 12” | Range: EP, EC

Height: 8-10” | Width: 1-2’ | Range: EP, EC

Height: 24-30” | Width: 24-30” | Range: P

Arrow-leaved Ginger (Little Brown Jug).

Dwarf Crested Iris. Long bloom;

Triangular leaves; good ground cover; hidden blooms.

fast growing; shows up well in shadier spots. A

Bowman’s Root. Flowers dance above airy

foliage; wonderful massed! Gold Jul-Aug FS D|M

White or pink Jul-Sept FS|PS M|W

Purple Apr-May FS|PS M

Hibiscus moscheutos

Iris verna

Height: 24-30” | Width: 3-4’ | Range: C, EP

Height: 3-6’ | Width: 3’ | Range: P, C

Height: 6-10” | Width: 10” | Range: EP, EC

Swamp Rose Mallow. Gigantic flowers with

Dwarf Iris. Deeper color than Iris cristata, and takes more sun. A

Common Sneezeweed. Frilly flowers

beautiful in flower arrangements; attracts butterflies. A B

pink centers; tropical look. A

Yellow Jul-Sept FS M|W

C B

Light blue Apr-May PS M

Blue May-Jun FS M|W

Houstonia caerulea

Iris versicolor

Height: 18-24” | Width: 12-18” | Range: P, C

Height: 1-6” | Width: 3” | Range: P, C

Height: 2-3’ | Width: 3’ | Range: P, C

Quaker Ladies (Bluets). Prolific, diminutive

Blue Flag. Regal flower; good focal point;

flowers; effective growing among mosses.

attracts hummingbirds, butterflies.

Common Sneezeweed. Hundreds of

flowers; long blooming! A B

A Yellow Oct-frost FS|PS M|W|D

White Apr-May FS|PS M

White April PS M

Helianthus angustifolius

Hydrastis canadensis

Jeffersonia diphylla

Height: 5-9’ | Width: 3-4’ | Range: C, EP

Height: 1’ | Width: 12-18” | Range: P, C

Height: 8-18” | Width: 4-18” | Range: EP

Swamp Sunflower. Very showy daisy

Goldenseal. Flowers like starbursts; red

Twin Leaf. Foliage like butterfly wings; very

flowers; alive with butterflies, goldfinches.

berries; shiny, quilted leaves.

early bloom; neat seedpods.

Gold Jul-Aug FS M

White or lilac Apr-May PS|SH M|W

Lav-rose Aug-Sept FS|PS D|M

Hydrophyllum virginianum

Liatris microcephala

Height: 4-6’ | Width: 3-5’ | Range: P, C

Height: 1-2’ | Width: 12-18” | Range: P, C

Height: 1-2’ | Width: 9-24” | Range: EP

Ox-eye. Perennial sunflower attracts

Virginia Waterleaf. Intriguing leaf markings

Small-headed Gayfeather (Blazing Star).

butterflies, birds, beneficial insects. A B

add to the textures among other wildflowers. A

Delicate, with spikes of wispy blooms; takes drought, poor soil. A B C

Yellow-green May-Jun FS|PS M|D

Yellow May-Aug FS|PS D|M

Reddish purp Aug-Sep FS|PS M|D

Hypoxis hirsuta

Liatris scariosa

Height: 1-2’ | Width: 12-16” | Range: P, C

Height: 4-9” | Width: 15” | Range: P, C

Height: 1-4’ | Width: 12-18” | Range: P, EC

American Alumroot. Semi-evergreen leaves; fantastic foil for wildflowers.

Yellow Star Grass. Star-like blooms;

Tall Gayfeather. Fluffy button-like blooms;

especially pretty in rock gardens, small areas.

loves dry, sandy or rocky soil. A

Cream Jun-Aug PS D|M

Purple Apr-May PS M

Heuchera villosa ‘Bronze Wave’

Iris cristata

Height: 15-24” | Width: 24-34” | Range: EP

Height: 4-8” | Width: 1’ | Range: EP

Hairy Alumroot. Shiny, almost lacquered-

looking foliage; a Mt. Cuba top performer.

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Rosy purple Jul-Aug FS|PS M|W

Liatris spicata (photo pg 14) Height: 2-4’ | Width: 12-18” | Range: P, C

Dwarf Crested Iris. Petite but tough ground Spike Gayfeather (Dense Blazing Star).

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Helenium flexuosum ‘Tiny Dancer’

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Helenium autumnale ‘Helena Gold’

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Liatris spicata

Monarda punctata

Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum

Wildflowers Red or orange July PS|SH M

Yellow-green May-Jun PS|SH D|M

Purplish pink Jun-Jul FS|PS D|M

Lilium superbum

Medeola virginiana

Monarda ‘Marshall’s Delight’

Height: 3-8’ | Width: 1-2’ | Range: P, C

Height: 10-15” | Width: 10” | Range: P, C

Height: 3’ | Width: 2-3’ | Range: X

Turk’s Cap Lily. Spectacular candelabras

Indian Cucumber Root. Unique, red-

Bee Balm. Resistant to powdery mildew;

of bell-shaped flowers. B

speckled flowers; deep blue summer fruit.

deadhead for rebloom. B

Red Jul-Sept FS|PS M|W

Lavender May-Jun PS M

Yellow Jul-Sept FS|PS D|M

Lobelia cardinalis

Meehania cordata

Monarda punctata

Height: 2-4’ | Width: 1’ | Range: P, C

Height: 6-24” | Width: 4-18” | Range: EP

Height: 1-2’ | Width: 2’ | Range: C, EP

Cardinal Flower. Stunning hummingbird

Meehan’s (Creeping) Mint. Fantastic low

beacon; long-blooming. C

plant with beautiful outsized blooms.

Dotted Monarda. Exotic-looking blooms that pollinators go crazy over. A B

Blue Aug-Oct FS|PS M|W

Blue Apr-May PS M|W

Yellow Jun-Jul FS|PS M

Lobelia siphilitica (photo pg 28)

Mertensia virginica

Height: 3-4’ | Width: 12-16” | Range: P, C

Height: 1-2’ | Width: 12-18” | Range: P, C

Oenothera fruticosa ssp. glauca ‘Fireworks’

Great Blue Lobelia. Stands out against other plants with red, gold or pink flowers. A+M15 C B

Virginia Bluebells. Enchanting, nodding

Height: 18” | Width: 12-18” | Range: P, C

flowers; sometimes draws hummingbirds.

Narrow Leaf Evening Primrose (Shrubby Sundrops). Red stems complement sunny

Violet-blue Apr-Jul FS|PS D|M

flowers, draws pollinators. A+M25 White May PS|SH M

Lavender-pink April FS|PS D|M

Lupinus perennis

Mitchella repens

Oxalis violacea

Height: 1-2’ | Width: 1-2’ | Range: C, EP

Height: 2” | Width: 12-16” | Range: P, C

Height: 6-18” | Width: 6-9” | Range: P, C

Wild Lupine. Spires of deep violet; self-sows;

Partridgeberry. Glossy, diminutive

Violet Wood Sorrel. Delicate flowers often

best in sandy soil; delicate foliage. A

evergreen ground cover; red berries.

reappear in fall.

White May-Jun PS M

Ruby Jun-Aug FS M

White April PS|SH M

Maianthemum (Smilacina) racemosum

Monarda ‘Fireball’

Pachysandra procumbens

Height: 15-20” | Width: 12-18” | Range: X

Bee Balm. Compact and dense; good

Height: 6-10” | Width: 18-24” | Range: EP

Height: 2’ | Width: 2’ | Range: P, C

False Solomon’s-seal. Billowy flowers,

mildew resistance. C

arching stems; pretty berries in fall. A White May PS|SH M

Allegheny Pachysandra. Semi-evergreen ground cover with scented flowers; not aggressive. A

Lavender Jul-Aug FS D|M

Gold Apr-May PS|SH M

Maianthemum stellatum

Monarda fistulosa (photo pg 28)

Packera (Senecio) aurea

Height: 1-2’ | Width: 2’ | Range: C, EP

Height: 3-4’ | Width: 18” | Range: P, C

Height: 18-30” | Width: 6-8” | Range: P, C

Starflower. Flowers smell like Easter lilies; ornamental, striped fruit.

Wild Bergamot. Shiny foliage; mildew resistant; the most local type. A C

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Sky blue Apr-Jun PS M

Panax quinquefolius

Phlox stolonifera ‘Home Fires’

Height: 9-18” | Width: 9-12” | Range: P, C

Height: 8” | Width: 2’ | Range: EP

Polemonium reptans ‘Stairway to Heaven’

Creeping Phlox. A punch of color;

Height: 1’ | Width: 1’ | Range: P, C

good with Tiarellas, Heuchera. B

Jacob’s Ladder. Variegated leaflets tinged

Ginseng. Endangered; for rich woods;

fragrant blooms; shiny red berries.

White Jun-Jul FS|PS D|M

Purple Apr-May PS|SH M

Phlox stolonifera ‘Sherwood Purple’

Height: 2-5’ | Width: 12-18” | Range: P, C

Height: 6-8” | Width: 6-12” | Range: EP

Foxglove Beardtongue. Hummingbird

Creeping Phlox. Deep color pairs well with Iris cristata, other woodland flowers. B

Purple-pink May-Jun FS|PS D

Penstemon smallii Height: 18-28” | Width: 1’ | Range: EP

Small’s Beardtongue. Lovely flowers; very

Violet-blue Apr-May PS M

Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum Height: 3-5’ | Width: 3-4’ | Range: P

Great Solomon’s Seal. Truly stands out;

dangling blooms followed by blue berries. A

Wht/magnta Apr-May FS|PS D|M

Phlox subulata ‘Amazing Grace’ NEW

White April SH M

Polygonatum pubescens Height: 12-28” | Width: 16” | Range: P, C

Height: 4-6” | Width: 18” | Range: EP

Moss Phlox. Magenta-eyed blooms

stand out against evergreen foliage.

Hairy Solomon’s Seal. Bell-shaped flowers; delicate texture; fall berries.

Lavender Apr-May FS|PS D|M

White Jul-Aug FS|PS D|M

Phacelia bipinnatifida

Phlox subulata ‘Purple Beauty’

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

Height: 8-24” | Width: 2’ | Range: EM

Height: 3-6” | Width: 2-3’ | Range: EP, EC

Height: 2-3’ | Width: 2-3’ | Range: P, C

Purple Phacelia. Biennial, but reseeds;

centers; good for banks, slopes.

Blue-violet Apr-May PS|SH M

Phlox divaricata ‘Blue Moon’ Height: 12-18” | Width: 8-12” | Range: P, EC

a bit less aggressive than others; fragrant foliage. A B

White Jun-Sept FS|PS M|W

Pink Jul-Sep FS|PS M|W

Physostegia virginiana ‘Miss Manners’

Rhexia virginica

Height: 18-24” | Width: 12-30” | Range: EP, EC

Virginia Meadow Beauty. Striking -crinkled, hot-pink petals centered with gold tassels. A

Obedient-plant. Spike of snapdragon-like

flowers; clump former; will rebloom.

Bluish white Apr-May PS|SH M

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Height: 1-2’ | Width: 12-16” | Range: C, EP

Pink Sept-Oct FS|PS M|W

Gold Aug-Oct FS D|M

Phlox divaricata ‘May Breeze’

Physostegia virginiana ‘Vivid’

Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida

Height: 8-15” | Width: 12” | Range: P, EC

Height: 2’ | Width: 12-18” | Range: EP, EC

Height: 24-30” | Width: 1-2’ | Range: P, EC

Obedient-plant. Fantastic late-season color; important for butterflies, bees.

A B Deep pink Jul-Sept FS|PS M

Common Eastern Coneflower. Supports

many butterflies; good for cutting; disease-resistant. A B

White May PS|SH M

Yellow Jul-Aug FS|PS D|M

Podophyllum peltatum

Rudbeckia laciniata

Height: 3’ | Width: 18” | Range: P, C

Height: 1’ | Width: 2-6’ | Range: P, C

Height: 3-7’ | Width: 18-48” | Range: P, C

Wild Sweet William. Long-lasting, fragrant

Mayapple. Lovely parasol-like leaves;

flowers. A

fruit for box turtles, other wildlife.

Cutleaf Coneflower. Bright petals, green cone; striking by a stream, in a meadow.

A B Sky blue Apr-May PS|SH M

Blue Apr-May PS M

Yellow Jun-Oct FS M

Phlox stolonifera ‘Blue Ridge’

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Rudbeckia triloba

Height: 6-8” | Width: 1-2’ | Range: EP

Height: 8-18” | Width: 12” | Range: P, C

Height: 2-3’ | Width: 12-16” | Range: EP, EC

Jacob’s Ladder. Free-flowering; perfect

Thin-leaf Coneflower. Profuse bloomer;

in masses under shrubs and trees. A

plant with Vernonia, grasses. A

Creeping Phlox. Ground cover for under

shrubs or among ferns and other flowers. B

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Blue Phlox. Very fragrant woodland carpet; semi-evergreen. B

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Narrowleaf Mountain-mint. Soft texture;

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profuse blooms; fern-like foliage. A

Moss Phlox. Lovely flowers with darker

Grasses & Mosses

drought tolerant; loved by pollinators. A

White Apr-May PS|SH M

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Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’ draw; bronze-purple foliage is attractive all year. A C

with pink provide interest through fall. A

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Senna Cassia marlandica

Salvia lyrata ‘Purple Knockout’

Symphotrichium cordifolia

Wildflowers Violet May-Jun FS|PS D|M

Blue-purple May-Jun FS|PS M

Gold Aug-Oct FS|PS D|M

Salvia lyrata ‘Purple Knockout’

Sisyrinchium angustifolium ‘Lucerne’

Height: 18” | Width: 9-12” | Range: P, C

Height: 8-10” | Width: 6-9” | Range: P, C

Solidago sphacelata ‘Golden Fleece’ Height: 18” | Width: 2-3” | Range: EP

Lyre-leaved Sage. Lovely, shiny foliage is purple in summer, deeper red in fall.

Stout Blue-eyed Grass. Good edging plant;

Autumn Goldenrod. Fountains of bloom;

lovely with yellow companions.

semi-evergreen; Mt. Cuba introduction.

B A

A B C White April PS|SH M

Gold Sept-Oct PS|SH M

Red/yellow Jun-Aug FS|PS M

Sanguinaria canadensis

Solidago caesia

Spigelia marilandica

Height: 6-8” | Width: 12-16” | Range: P, C

Height: 2-3’ | Width: 1-3’ | Range: P, C

Height: 2’ | Width: 1-2’ | Range: EP, EC

Bloodroot. Star-like flowers; paw-shaped

Blue-stemmed Goldenrod. Arching sprays

foliage; good contrast with ferns. A

of fall color for shade; terrific with wood asters. B A

Indian Pink. Exuberant scarlet trumpets filled with gold; often reblooms. C

Purple-blue Jun-Sept PS|FS D|M

White Aug-Oct FS|PS M|W

Gold Sept-Oct FS|SH M

Scutellaria incana Height: 2-3’ | Width: 1-2’ | Range: EP, EC

Solidago flexicaulis

Downy Skullcap. Salvia-like blooms;

Height: 2’ | Width: 2-3’ | Range: P, C

welcome midsummer color.

Broad-leaf (Zigzag) Goldenrod. Brightens late-summer shade, or grow in sun; seeds draw birds. B A

Spiranthes odorata ‘Chadds Ford’ Height: 18-24” | Width: 6-12” | Range: C

Fragrant (Marsh) Ladies’-tresses. Fragrant;

a bit taller than the species; discovered in DE.

White May PS|SH D|M Gold Aug-Sept FS|PS D|M

Sedum ternatum

White Jul-Sept FS|PS M

Height: 2-6” | Width: 4-6” | Range: P

Solidago odora

Stokesia laevis (white form)

Three-leaf Stonecrop. Starry blooms;

Height: 2-4’ | Width: 1-2’ | Range: P, C

Height: 1-2’ | Width: 1-2’ | Range: EC

wonderful wandering under other flowers, ferns.

Sweet Goldenrod. One of the earliest to

Stokes’ Aster. Fringed, pincushion-like flowers; adaptable and reliable. B A

bloom; state herb of DE; scented leaves.

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Senna (Cassia) marilandica Height: 3-5’ | Width: 3-4’ | Range: P, C

Southern Wild Senna. Large clusters of

flowers a bit like lupines; bold, compound leaves. A B

Gold Aug-Oct. FS|PS M|D

Solidago rigida

Height: 12-18” | Width: 15” | Range: EC

Bold (Flat-top/Stiff) Goldenrod. Large,

Stokes’ Aster. Huge flowers, soft blue

downy leaves; big, flat-headed flowers; monarchs love it. B A

maturing to rich purple; semi-evergreen.

B A

Yellow Sept-Oct FS|PS D|M

Height: 12-18” | Width: 8” | Range: P, C

Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’

Wild Pinks. A great substitute for Dianthus;

Height: 3-4’ | Width: 2-3’ | Range: P, C

low, semi-evergreen mound.

Stokesia laevis ‘Purple Parasols’

Height: 4-5’ | Width: 2’ | Range: C, EP

Deep pink Apr-May FS|PS D|M

Silene caroliniana ‘Short and Sweet’

Purple-blue Jun-Aug FS|PS M|D

Wrinkle-leaf (Rough-stemmed) Goldenrod.

Exuberant! Arching flower stalks; a terrific fall focal point. B A

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Stylophorum diphyllum Height: 12-18” | Width: 1’ | Range: EM

Celandine (Wood) Poppy. Bright blooms;

interesting seedpods; deer resistant. A

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Symphyotrichum (Aster) cordifolium

Lavender Sept-Nov FS M|D

White/lavender May-Aug PS|SH D|M

Symphyotrichum (Aster) oblongifolium ‘Raydon’s Favorite’

Tradescantia ‘Bilberry Ice’

Height: 1-4’ | Width: 1-3’ | Range: P

Blue Wood Aster. Brightens a shady spot;

Height: 18-36” | Width: 2-3’ | Range: EP

one of the few asters to thrive in shade.

Aromatic Aster. One of the last asters to

B A

bloom in fall; beautiful mounding form.

Hybrid Spiderwort. Purple centers on white blooms; lovely. A

Height: 18” | Width: 12” | Range: X

B A White Jul-Oct FS D

White Apr-May PS|SH M

Magenta May-Sept PS|SH D|M

Thalictrum (Anemonella) thalictroides

Tradescantia ‘Red Grape’

Height: 4-8” | Width: 8-12” | Range: P, C

White Heath Aster. Profuse, faintly

Rue-anemone. Soft bloom for early

Height: 15-18” | Width: 12-18” | Range: X

fragrant flowers; draws butterflies; vigorous. A B

spring; use under taller wildflowers.

Violet Aug-Oct FS|PS M

Lilac pink Apr-May PS|SH M

Hybrid Spiderwort. Bright, glowing flowers; cut back for rebloom. A White Apr-May PS|SH M

Symphyotrichum (Aster) laeve var. laeve ‘Bluebird’

Thalictrum thalictroides ‘Pink Pearl’

Trillium cernuum

Height: 4-8” | Width: 8-12” | Range: P, C

Rue-anemone. Delightful, softly colored

Height: 4-16” | Width: 9” | Range: P, C

Height: 3-4’ | Width: 2’ | Range: P, C

Smooth Aster. Violet-blue daisies and bluish

flowers; delicate, finely cut leaves.

Pink Sept-Oct FS|PS M

Yellow June FS M

Nodding Trillium. Requires woodland

conditions; our delicate local beauty.

Maroon Apr-May PS M

Symphyotrichum (Aster) laterflorum var. horizontale ‘Horizontalis’

Thermopsis villosa (caroliniana)

Trillium cuneatum

Height: 3-4’ | Width: 2-3’ | Range: EP

Carolina Bush Pea. Covered with

Height: 6-12” | Width: 12-16” | Range: EP, EC

Height: 2-3’ | Width: 2’ | Range: P, C

Calico Aster. Compact and bushy;

lupine-like flowers; interesting seedpods.

Purple Sept-Oct FS|PS M

Toad Trillium (Little Sweet Betsy).

Upright blossom; beautful mottled leaves; early and vigorous.

White to pink Apr-May PS|SH M

Cream May PS M

Trillium discolor

Height: 9-12” | Width: 1-2’ | Range: EP

Height: 4-9” | Width: 1’ | Range: EP

Foamflower. Pink-tinged flowers;

Pale Yellow Trillium. Very choice; place at

supports many types of wildlife.

the base of Leucothoe, Rhododendrons.

New England Aster. One of the showiest of

asters; cut back in spring to keep bushy.

A B Deep pink Sept-Oct FS M

White Apr-May PS|SH M

Deep red Apr-May PS M

Symphyotrichum (Aster) novae-angliae ‘Alma Potschke’

Tiarella cordifolia ‘Running Tapestry’

Trillium erectum

Height: 10-12” | Width: 6-8” | Range: EP

Foamflower. Red-speckled, deeply

Height: 8-10” | Width: 6-8” | Range: P

Height: 3’ | Width: 4’ | Range: P, C

New England Aster. Cherry-pink blooms

dissected foliage; excellent ground cover.

Purple Sept-Oct FS|PS M

Light pink Apr-May PS|SH M

Red Trillium. Slender petals face

upward; vigorous.

White Apr-May PS|SH M

Tiarella cordifolia var. collina ‘Oakleaf’

Trillium flexipes

Height: 12” | Width: 10” | Range: EP

Oakleaf Wherry’s Foamflower. Interesting

Height: 1-2’ | Width: 18” | Range: P

Height: 18-24” | Width: 2’ | Range: P, C

New England Aster. Bold flowers;

leaf shape; bronzy new leaves, burgundy in winter.

compact; Mt. Cuba introduction. A

Blue-purple Aug.-Sept FS M|W

Yel/grn/purp July SH M

Nodding Trillium. Nodding, creamy

flowers, sometimes fragrant.

White Apr-May PS M

Symphyotrichum (Aster) novi-belgii

Tipularia discolor

Trillium grandiflorum

Height: 3-4’ | Width: 3’ | Range: C

Height: 15-20” | Width: 12” | Range: P, C

Height: 10-18” | Width: 12-18” | Range: EP

Cranefly Orchid. Faint night scent; leaves

Large-flowered Wakerobin. Largest of the

appear in fall, red underneath.

Trilliums; the essence of elegance.

New York Aster. Smooth leaves; bushy

habit; takes wet soils. B

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cover arching branches. A

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Symphyotrichum (Aster) ericoides Height: 1-3’ | Width: 12-18” | Range: P, C

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Veronicastrum virginicum

Yellow Apr-May PS M

Yellow May-Jun PS M

White Jul-Aug FS M

Uvularia perfoliata

Veronicastrum virginicum

Height: 6-18” | Width: 12-16” | Range: EM

Height: 1’ | Width: 12-18” | Range: P, C

Height: 4-5’ | Width: 2-3’ | Range: P, C

Yellow Trillium. Colorful mottled foliage;

Perfoliate Bellwort (Merrybells).

lemon-scented, upright flowers.

Showy bell-shaped flowers for the woodland garden.

Culver’s Root. Dramatic spires over interesting whorled foliage. A

Maroon Apr-May PS M|W

Light pink Apr-May PS M

Violet Apr-May FS|PS D

Valeriana pauciflora

Height: 6-18” | Width: 1’ | Range: EP

Height: 18-36” | Width: | Range: P

Height: 3-8” | Width: 3-6” | Range: P, C

Prairie Trillium. Gracefully curving

Large-flower Valerian. Rare; blooms

Birdfoot Violet. Rare; finely dissected

flowers; mottled leaves.

when others are slowing down; attracts butterflies. B

foliage; for rock gardens, sandy soil.

White Apr-May PS M

Viola pedata

NEW

Pink Jun-Sept FS M

B A White May-Jun PS|SH M

Verbena hastata ‘Pink Spires’

Viola striata

Height: 6-20” | Width: 1’ | Range: EP

Height: 3-4’ | Width: 12-18” | Range: P, C

Height: 12” | Width: 3-6” | Range: P

Southern Nodding Trillium. Very fragrant;

Common Vervain. Vivid flowers on

Striped Violet. White flowers with purple

dark purple centers against light petals.

branched spikes bloom a long time. A

streaks; butterfly host. B

Maroon Apr-May PS|SH M

Purple Aug-Sept FS M|W

Yellow Apr-Jun FS|PS M|W

Vernonia noveboracensis

Zizia aurea

Height: 4-12” | Width: 6-12” | Range: EP

Height: 5-7’ | Width: 3-4” | Range: P, C

Height: 1-2’ | Width: 12-16” | Range: P, EC

Toadshade. Handsome mottled foliage

New York Ironweed. Deep purple

and unusual stalkless flowers.

color for late season; a favorite of many butterflies. A B

Golden Alexanders. Hosts Black Swallowtail butterfly; draws many beneficial insects. A B

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Callicarpa americana

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Amelanchier (winter)

Trees & shrubs Yellowish April FS|PS M

White April FS|PS M

Height: 60-70’ | Width: 40-50’ | Range: P

Amelanchier canadensis Rainbow Pillar®

Sugar Maple. Famously brilliant fall foliage

Height: 10-20’ | Width: 6-10’ | Range: P, C

Acer saccharum in shades of peach, yellow, red. A

Aronia arbutifolia ‘Brilliantissima’ Height: 6-10’ | Width: 3-4’ | Range: P, C

Canada Serviceberry. Upright, dense, for tight

spots, hedges; fruit loved by wildlife. A D

White Jun-Jul FS|PS M

White Apr-May FS|PS D|M|W

Red Chokeberry. Red leaves, glossy red berries in fall; good with Lobelia, Itea, Ilex.

White April FS|PS D|M

White May PS|FS W|M|D

Aesculus parviflora (pg 26)

Amelanchier laevis

Aronia melanocarpa

Height: 8-12’ | Width: 8-12’ | Range: EC, EP

Height: 20-45’ | Width: 8-25’ | Range: P, C

Height: 3-8’ | Width: 3-6’ | Range: P, C

Allegheny Serviceberry. Leaves emerge

Black Chokeberry. Black fruit, fall; adaptable; for borders, massing, wet areas. A

Bottlebrush Buckeye. Butterflies cover the

candle-like blooms; yellow fall foliage, fruit.

B A

bronzy purple; very tasty fruit; fissured bark. A B D

White Jul-Aug FS|PS M

White April FS|PS M

White May FS|PS M|W

Aesculus parviflora var. serotina ‘Rogers’

Amelanchier x grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance’

Height: 3-6’ | Width: 4-7’ | Range: P, C

Aronia melanocarpa ‘Autumn Magic’

Height: 15-20’ | Width: 15-20’ | Range: EP, EC

Height: 15-25’ | Width: 15-25’ | Range: X

Black Chokeberry. Compact; bright, wine-

Late-flowering Bottlebrush Buckeye.

Serviceberry (Shadblow). Sensational fall

red fall foliage; large, shiny black fall fruit.

Incredibly long flower spikes; later blooms extend the season. B A

color; attractive silvery bark; blueberry-like fruit. A D

Coral May FS|PS M|W

Purple May-Jun FS M|D

Purple Apr-May FS|PS M

Aesculus pavia

Amorpha fruticosa

Asimina triloba

Height: 10-20’ | Width: 10-20’ | Range: EC, EP

Height: 5-17’ | Width: 5-15’ | Range: P, C

Height: 15-20’ | Width: 12-20’ | Range: P, C

Red Buckeye. Huge blooms glow like beacons

Tall Indigo-bush. Orange stamens jump

for returning hummingbirds. C

out against purple flowers; butterfly host.

Pawpaw. Tasty fruit; two required for fruit set; yellow leaves in fall. B D

A B Silvery Sept-Oct FS|PS W|D

Catkins March FS|PS M

Alnus serrulata Height: 6-15’ | Width: 15’ | Range: P, C

Smooth Alder. Excellent along stream

banks; often used for riparian restoration.

Light pink Apr-May FS|PS D|M

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Height: 5-12’ | Width: 5-7’ | Range: C

Height: 3-8” | Width: 2-4’ | Range: C

Common Bearberry. Evergreen ground cover

for sandy soil; red berries all winter. A

White April FS|PS M|W

Baccharis halimifolia Silverling (Groundsel Tree). Drought, heat

and salt tolerant, thus good along roads and drives. A B

White Apr-May FS|PS W|M|D

Yellow May FS|SH M|W

Amelanchier canadensis

Aronia arbutifolia

Betula alleghaniensis (lutea)

Height: 6-20’ | Width: 5-10’ | Range: P, C

Height: 5-10’ | Width: 4-8’ | Range: P, C

Height: 60-80’ | Width: 15-30’ | Range: P

Canadian Serviceberry (Shadblow).

Red Chokeberry. Glossy red berries for

Yellow Birch. Closely related to Betula

Lovely, frilly blooms followed by dark fruits for wildlife. A B D

birds and brilliant red leaves in fall. B

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Betula lenta Height: 40-55’ | Width: 35-55’ | Range: P, C

Sweet Birch. Golden fall foliage;

Celtis occidentalis

Clethra alnifolia ‘Sixteen Candles’

Height: 40-60’ | Width: 40-60’ | Range: P, C

Height: 4-5’ | Width: 2-3’ | Range: P, C

Common Hackberry. Berries go from red-

orange to blue-black; butterfly host.

pretty bark; source of birch beer.

Height: 30-50’ | Width: 30-40’ | Range: P, C

River Birch. Beautiful peeling bark; hosts

butterflies, draws woodpeckers.

Summer Sweet Clethra (Sweet Pepperbush). Compact; very fragrant,

erect flowers. A Yellow-green Apr-May FS|PS D|M

Cephalanthus occidentalis (photo on cover)

Comptonia peregrina

Height: 6-10’ | Width: 6-10’ | Range: P, C

Sweet Fern. Prefers sandy soils;

Height: 2-4’ | Width: 4-8’ | Range: P, C

Buttonbush. Unique, fragrant flower balls;

prefers standing water. A B

Yellow-brown Apr-May FS|PS M|W

Rosy-purple April FS|PS M

soft texture; hosts Gray Hairstreak butterfly. B Cream May-Jun PS M

Cercis canadensis

Cornus alternifolia

Height: 8-10’ | Width: 9-12’ | Range: P, C

Height: 15-30’ | Width: 20-35’ | Range: P, C

River Birch. Dense, compact version, with

Redbud. Arresting bloom color; early

Pagoda Tree. Architectural form; scented,

the same attractive peeling bark.

spring nectar, later seeds for wildlife. A

lacy flowers; fruit for birds.

Light pink June FS|PS M

Rosy-purple April FS|PS M

A B

Cream May FS|PS M

Cercis canadensis ‘Ace of Hearts’

Height: 3-8’ | Width: 3-6’ | Range: EC, EP

Height: 15’ | Width: 8’ | Range: P, C

Cornus alternifolia Golden ShadowsTM

Redbud. Very compact; multi-stemmed;

Height: 6-8’ | Width: 6-8’ | Range: P, C

slow growing; dome-shaped. A

Pagoda Tree. Plant yellow bloomers nearby

American Beautyberry. Iridescent-

magenta berries; chartreuse fall foliage -- wild! A Maroon Apr-May PS M

White May FS|PS M

Chionanthus virginicus var. henryi

Calycanthus floridus Height: 6-10’ | Width: 6-12’ | Range: EP, EC

NEW

Height: 18-25’ | Width: 12-15’ | Range: C

flowers, dark glossy green leaves, deer resistant.

leaves are narrow, glossy and thick.

Yellow April PS|SH M

Fringe Tree. Fragrant, shaggy blooms;

White May-Jun FS|PS D|M

Cream June PS M|W

Cornus amomum Height: 6-10’ | Width: 6-10’ | Range: P, C

Silky Dogwood. Good along edges of

wet areas; cobalt-blue fruit; disease-resistant. A White Apr-May FS|PS M

Cladrastis kentukea (lutea)

Cornus florida

Height: 15-30’ | Width: 15-30’ | Range: P, C

Height: 30-50’ | Width: 40-50’ | Range: EP

Height: 15-35’ | Width: 15-40’ | Range: P, C

Coastal American Hornbeam (Musclewood). Smooth, muscular-looking

Yellowwood. Fragrant, dangling flower

Flowering Dogwood. Famous spring

clusters; yellow fall foliage.

blooms; red fruit for birds; lovely form and bark. A

trunk; butterfly host; great fall color. B Yellow-green May FS|PS M|D

White Jul-Aug FS|PS M|W

Cornus florida ‘Appalachian Spring’

Clethra alnifolia

Height: 50-75’ | Width: 20-30’ | Range: P, C

Height: 4-9’ | Width: 4-6’ | Range: P, C

Mockernut Hickory. Nuts for wildlife; food

Summer Sweet Clethra (Sweet Pepperbush).

for Luna Moth larvae; gold fall color.

Very fragrant, showy, long-lasting flowers, yellow fall color. A B

Cream May-Jul FS|PS D|M

Rose-pink Jul-Aug FS|PS M|W

Ceanothus americanus (photo pg 28)

Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’

Height: 2-4’ | Width: 2-5’ | Range: P, C

Height: 5-6’ | Width: 5-6’ | Range: P, C

New Jersey Tea. Billowy flowers; hosts

Azure butterflies; takes poor soils. A B

Summer Sweet Clethra (Sweet Pepperbush). Very fragrant; new leaves

begin bronzy, turn yellow in fall. A B

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Flowering Dogwood. Resistant to

anthracnose; red fall color; one of the best. A Red-pink Apr-May FS|PS M

Cornus florida Cherokee BraveTM Height: 15-30’ | Width: 25-35’ | Range: P, C

Flowering Dogwood. Deeply colored

flowers; red-tinted leaves; disease resistant. A

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Fothergilla gardenii

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Halesia diptera var. magniflora

Trees & shrubs White Apr-May FS|PS M

Yellow Jul-Sept FS|PS D|M

White Apr-May FS|PS M

Cornus florida ‘Cherokee Princess’

Diervilla lonicera

Fothergilla gardenii

Height: 15-30’ | Width: 15-30’ | Range: P, C

Height: 2-4’ | Width: 2-5’ | Range: P

Height: 2-5’ | Width: 2-5’ | Range: EC

Northern Bush Honeysuckle. Sulphur-yellow

Dwarf Fothergilla. Fragrant, bottlebrush flowers; mounded habit; red fall color. A

Flowering Dogwood. Very abundant

flowers up to 5” wide; excellent disease resistance. A

flowers fade to red; reddish new leaves, canes. A

White May-June FS|PS M|W

Yellow Jul-Sept FS|PS D|M

White May FS|PS M|D

Cornus sericea

Diervilla lonicera ‘Copper’

Fothergilla major

Height: 3-10’ | Width: 4-10’ | Range: P, C

Height: 2-3’ | Width: 3-4’ | Range: P

Height: 5-15’ | Width: 6-12’ | Range: EP

Red Osier Dogwood. Beautiful red stems

Northern Bush Honeysuckle. Yellow

in winter; fruit and habitat for birds.

trumpets contrast with copper foliage; attracts butterflies. A B

Large Fothergilla. Honey-scented flowers; among the best plants for fall color. A

White May-Jun FS|PS M|W

White/yellow May-Jun FS|PS D|M

Cornus sericea Arctic FireTM

Diospyros virginiana

Height: 3-4’ | Width: 3-4’ | Range: P, C

Height: 35-60’ | Width: 20-35’ | Range: P, C

Red Osier Dogwood. A compact shrub for

Common Persimmon. Tasty fruit, also favored by wildlife; reddish-orange fall leaves. A D

small gardens; fiery-red winter stems.

White June FS|PS M|W

Fothergilla x intermedia ‘Blue Shadow’ Height: 5-6’ | Width: 5-6’ | Range: X

Large Fothergilla. Attractive blue leaves,

lovely with blues, whites, yellows or purples.

Yellow Mar-Apr PS|SH M

Cornus sericea ‘Cardinal’

Dirca palustris

Height: 6-9’ | Width: 6-9’ | Range: P, C

Height: 3-6’ | Width: 4-6’ | Range: P, C

Red Osier Dogwood. Coral-red stems glow

Leatherwood. Rare! Fragrant, dangling

in winter; spreads; tolerates wet.

blooms; yellow fall color; lights up shade.

White May-Jun FS|PS M|W

White Apr-May FS|PS D|M

NEW

White Apr-May FS|PS M

Fothergilla x intermedia ‘Mt. Airy’ Height: 5-6’ | Width: 3-6’ | Range: X

Large Fothergilla. Abundant, honey-scented

flowers; yellow to orange fall color.

White or pink Apr-May PS|SH D|M

White Jul-Sept FS|PS M

Cornus sericea ssp. sericea (baileyi)

Epigaea repens

Height: 6-10’ | Width: 5-6’ | Range: P, C

Franklinia alatamaha

Height: 2-4” | Width: 12” | Range: P, C

Height: 20-30’ | Width: 8-16’ | Range: EC

Trailing Arbutus. Rare and delicate;

Franklinia. Large, silky blooms continue even as foliage turns red in fall. A

Red Osier Dogwood. Bright-red stems; a bit

less likely to spread.

sweet scent; evergreen; difficult.

Yellow or red Mar-Apr PS|SH D|M

Green May-Jun PS|SH D|M

White Jun-Jul PS|SH M

Corylus americana

Euonymus americanus

Gaultheria procumbens

Height: 8-10’ | Width: 4-12’ | Range: P, C

Height: 5’ | Width: 5’ | Range: P, C

Height: 6” | Width: 2-3’ | Range: P, C

American Hazelnut. Beat high market prices

Bursting-heart. Flower-like orange-and-red

with your own tasty, attractive nuts.

seed capsules appear in late summer.

Wintergreen. Evergreen ground cover; bright red fruit; use with Rhododendrons.

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Halesia diptera var. magniflora Height: 20-30’ | Width: 20-30’ | Range: EC

Large Flowered Two-winged Silverbell.

Large, dangling, bell-shaped flowers adorn a pretty tree. A

White June FS|PS M|W|D

Ilex glabra (photo pg 27) Height: 4-6’ | Width: 4-6’ | Range: C, EP Inkberry. Evergreen screen; black fruits for wildlife; excellent honey source. A

Yellow Oct-Nov FS|SH M

White May FS|PS M|W

White Jun-Jul FS|SH M|W

Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ Height: 4-6’ | Width: 4-6’ | Range: C, EP

Virginia Sweetspire. Fountains of fragrant flowers; red fall leaves; beautiful for hedges. B A White Jun-Jul FS|SH M|W

Ilex glabra ‘Shamrock’

Itea virginica Little Henry®

Height: 8-20’ | Width: 8-20’ | Range: P, C

Height: 3-5’ | Width: 3-5’ | Range: C, EP

Height: 2’ | Width: 2-3’ | Range: C, EP

Common Witch-hazel. Ribbon-like blooms amid yellow fall foliage; helps late pollinators. A

Inkberry. Compact and dense; shiny

Virginia Sweetspire. Compact;

black berries; good for a low hedge. A

orange-red in fall; use as low hedge, ground cover. B A

White June PS|SH M

White May FS|PS M

Yellow/brown Feb-Mar FS|PS D|M

Ilex opaca

Juniperus virginiana ‘Blue Arrow’

Height: 3-5’ | Width: 3-10’ | Range: P, C

Height: 40-50’ | Width: 10-15’ | Range: P, C

Height: 12-15’ | Width: 2’ | Range: P, C

Wild (Smooth) Hydrangea. Lacecap flowers excellent for cutting. A

American Holly. Excellent for screening, birds; hosts Henry’s Elfin butterfly.

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White May FS|PS M

Eastern Red Cedar. Silver-blue foliage; columnar, for formal or tight spaces; blue fruit. Pink/maroon May-Jun PS|SH M

Ilex opaca ‘Satyr Hill’

Kalmia latifolia ‘Minuet’

Oakleaf Hydrangea. Bold foliage, dark red

Height: 30-40’ | Width: 15-25’ | Range: P, C

Height: 2-3’ | Width: 2-3’ | Range: P, C

American Holly. Fast-growing; large fruit

Mountain Laurel. Large, bicolored flowers on a compact plant; small, shiny leaves.

in fall; long-lasting flowers; peeling bark.

White June FS|PS M

with nearby male; dense. A White May FS|PS M|W

White May-Jun PS|SH M

Ilex verticillata

Kalmia latifolia ‘Snowdrift’

Height: 6-10’ | Width: 6-10’ | Range: P, C

Height: 3-5’ | Width: 4-5’ | Range: P, C

Winterberry. A mix of berry-bearing

Mountain Laurel. Tidy, rounded form;

female plants and male pollinators. A

huge trusses of pure white flowers.

Oakleaf Hydrangea. Blooms turn

burgundy-rose and hold color when dry; compact. White June FS|PS M

White June FS|PS M|W

Pink May-Jun PS|SH M

Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Pee Wee’

Ilex verticillata Berry HeavyTM

Kalmia latifolia ‘Tinkerbell’

Height: 3-5’ | Width: 3-5’ | Range: EP, EC

Height: 6-8’ | Width: 8-10’ | Range: P, C

Oakleaf Hydrangea. For small spaces;

Winterberry. Extra heavy berry production

Height: 30-36” | Width: 42” | Range: P, C

huge flower panicles; red-purple fall color.

when placed with Jim Dandy. A White June FS|PS M|W

Mountain Laurel. Small leaves; compact;

deep pink buds open pure pink. White Apr-May PS|SH M|W

Ilex verticillata ‘Jim Dandy’

Leucothoe axillaris

Height: 3-6’ | Width: 4-10’ | Range: P, C

Height: 3-4’ | Width: 4-6’ | Range: EC, EP

Height: 6-8’ | Width: 6-8’ | Range: EP, EC

Winterberry. Male; necessary for ‘Red

Coast Leucothoe (Doghobble). Graceful,

Sprite’ to produce berries. A

arching branches; good evergreen ground cover. A

Oakleaf Hydrangea. Larger, whiter flowers

than the species; red-bronze fall color. Yellow Jun-Jul FS|PS M

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Hypericum frondosum ‘Sunburst’

Ilex verticillata ‘Red Sprite’

Height: 3’ | Width: 3-4’ | Range: EP, EC

Height: 2-3’ | Width: 2-3’ | Range: P, C

Golden St. John’s-wort. Blue-green

leaves set off large, puffy flowers; peeling bark. A

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Winterberry. Compact; large red berries

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Drooping Leucothoe. Striking new growth

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Oxydendrum arboreum

Quercus bicolor

Height: 6-12’ | Width: 6-12’ | Range: P, C

Height: 15-30’ | Width: 6-12’ | Range: EP, EC

Height: 60-80’ | Width: 30-40’ | Range: C, P

Spicebush. Early blooms; yellow fall leaves;

Sourwood. Cascades of flowers; scarlet fall

Swamp White Oak. Grows well in heavy

red fruit for birds; butterfly host.

foliage; prized source of honey. A

soil; oval to rounded shape.

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Yell-grn March FS D

Physocarpus opulifolius CoppertinaTM

Quercus marilandica

Height: 60-120’ | Width: 30-60’ | Range: P, C

Tulip Tree. Tulip-like flowers; yellow fall

Height: 5-9’ | Width: 6-10’ | Range: P

Blackjack Oak. Striking small tree with

Liriodendron tulipifera color; fast grower; butterfly host. A

Atlantic Ninebark. Coppery new foliage

deepens to red in summer. A

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Height: 12-25’ | Width: 8-18’ | Range: C, EP

interesting leaves; takes drought, clay.

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Light green April FS D|M

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Quercus prinus (montana)

Height: 20-35’ | Width: 10-20’ | Range: C, EP

Sweet Bay. Beautiful, lemon-scented

Height: 3-5’ | Width: 4-6’ | Range: P

Chestnut Oak. Handsome, furrowed bark; scalloped leaves.

Magnolia virginiana flowers; large leaves, silvery underneath.

Atlantic Ninebark. Bright red foliage

mellows to glossy chestnut in summer. A

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Height: 60-70’ | Width: 50-70’ | Range: P, C

Green April FS|PS M

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Quercus rubra

Height: 35’ | Width: 18’ | Range: C, EP

Height: 70-100’ | Width: 40-60’ | Range: P, C

Height: 70-120’ | Width: 30-60’ | Range: P, C

American Sycamore. Majestic; white,

Red Oak. Russet fall foliage; fast-growing; shade tree; important for wildlife.

Sweet Bay. Holds most leaves over winter;

large, scented flowers. A

peeling bark shows up beautifully in winter.

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Nyssa sylvatica

Prunus americana

Rhododendron arborescens

Height: 30-60’ | Width: 20-35’ | Range: P, C

Height: 15-25’ | Width: 15-25’ | Range: P, C

Height: 4-12’ | Width: 3-5’ | Range: EP, EC

Sour (Black) Gum. Beautiful scarlet-red fall

Wild (American) Plum. Small tree or

Sweet Azalea. Profuse, sweetly fragrant

foliage; blue fruit; famous for honey. A

multi-stemmed shrub; fruit for preserves or wildlife. A D

flowers; fall leaves brilliant yellow to red. A

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White May FS D

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Ostrya virginiana

Prunus maritima

Rhododendron canescens

Height: 20-30’ | Width: 10-18’ | Range: P, EC

Height: 6-7’ | Width: 3-6’ | Range: C

Height: 6-10’ | Width: 3-5’ | Range: EP, EC

American Hop-hornbeam (Ironwood).

Beach Plum. Fruit makes tasty jelly;

Piedmont Azalea. Fragrant flowers;

Shaggy bark; papery pods; good by patios or under large trees.

salt tolerant; for sandy soils. A D

pretty with Cornus florida, Kalmia. A

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Rhododendron flammeum

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Height: 6-8’ | Width: 6-8’ | Range: EC, EP

Height: 4-6’ | Width: 3-4’ | Range: P, C

Height: 1-2’ | Width: 2’ | Range: P

Oconee Azalea. Spidery blooms;

Virginia Rose. Glossy leaves turn purple,

Lowbush Blueberry. Ornamental edible:

takes heat, some drought. A

orange-yellow in fall; red hips in winter.

red fall foliage; plant with Kalmia, Gaultheria. A D

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Salix nigra

Height: 10-12’ | Width: 10-12’ | Range: EP, EC

Height: 30-60’ | Width: 40’ | Range: P, C

Rosebay Rhododendron. Imposing, durable; huge flower clusters appear late; pink buds. A

Black Willow. Substitute for Weeping

Willow; butterfly host; good for birds, too. A B

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Vaccinium angustifolium ‘Brunswick’ Height: 18-24” | Width: 2-3’ | Range: P

Lowbush Blueberry. Sky-blue fruit; scarlet

fall foliage; great massed or with other shrubs. A D

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Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis

Vaccinium ‘Blueray’

Height: 5-12’ | Width: 5-12’ | Range: P, C

Pinxterbloom. Light honeysuckle scent;

American Elderberry. Huge, lacy flowers;

Height: 4-8’ | Width: 4-8’ | Range: P

good fall color; woodland edges. A

sweet blue-black fruits edible after cooking. A D

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Highbush Blueberry. Excellent, early- to mid-season fruit; burgundy fall foliage.

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Vaccinium ‘Chandler’

Height: 7-12’ | Width: 2-8’ | Range: EP

Rose-shell Azalea. Beautiful funnel-

Height: 4-10’ | Width: 8-10’ | Range: P, C

Blueberry. Very good, “true blueberry”

shaped blooms with sweet, clove-like fragrance. A

later; use with species for more fruit. A D

Rhododendron prinophyllum

Pink Apr-May FS|PS M

Height: 4-6’ | Width: 4-6’ | Range: P, C

flavor; long harvest, mid- to late season.

Chartreuse April FS|PS M

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Vaccinium ‘Chippewa’

Height: 8-15’ | Width: 8-15’ | Range: EM

Height: 30-60’ | Width: 12-25’ | Range: P, C

Height: 3-4’ | Width: 4’ | Range: X

Pink-shell Azalea. Orchid-like blooms;

Common Sassafras. Aromatic mittenshaped leaves; superb fall color; butterfly host. A B

Blueberry. Sweet, mid-season berries;

outstanding salmon fall foliage; graceful.

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very cold hardy; can self-pollinate. A D

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Spiraea alba (latifolia)

Vaccinium corymbosum

Height: 3-15’ | Width: 6-12’ | Range: P, C

Height: 2-5’ | Width: 2-5’ | Range: P, C

Height: 3-10’ | Width: 6-8’ | Range: P, C

Swamp Azalea. Intoxicating, honeysuckle-

Meadow Sweet. Golden fall foliage;

clove scent; flame-red foliage in fall. A

wonderful in rain gardens or as ground cover. A B

Highbush Blueberry. One of top 10 shrubs for wildlife, plus scrumptious fruit for humans. A B D

Green-yellow Jul-Aug FS|PS D

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White May FS|PS M

Spiraea tomentosa

Vaccinium corymbosum ‘Legacy’

Height: 7-15’ | Width: 10-20’ | Range: P, C

Height: 4-6’ | Width: 2-3’ | Range: C, EP

Height: 6’ | Width: 6’ | Range: P, C

Dwarf (Flameleaf/Shining) Sumac.

Steeplebush. Long-blooming plumes; great for meadows, bogs, rain gardens.

Glowing scarlet fall foliage; crimson fruit on females. A Pink May-Jul FS|PS D|M

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mid-season fruit; leaves turn orange, fall. A B D

Pale yellow June FS|PS M

Tilia americana

Height: 5-7’ | Width: 5-7’ | Range: P, C

Height: 60-80’ | Width: 20-40’ | Range: P, C

Carolina Rose. Fragrant flowers with

American Linden (Basswood). Pendulous,

yellow tassels in the middle. A

fragrant flowers; source of excellent honey. A

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Vaccinium corymbosum ‘Patriot’

Rosa carolina

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Height: 5-8’ | Width: 5-8’ | Range: P, C

Highbush Blueberry. Early, large, excellent

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Hydrangea quercifolia (pg 23)

This year we want to help you plant natives for blooms from spring thaw to fall frost. Look in this catalog, online at delnature.org/NPS, and at the Native Plant Sale for lists of long-blooming plants, as well as lists of plants for sun and shade, in order of bloom. Our on-site experts can help you fill in the “quiet” times in your garden.

Echinacea purpurea (pg 12)

Even better, by enjoying native plants in bloom – from the maples and bloodroot of spring to the asters and witch-hazel of very late fall – you will be helping beneficial insects, especially endangered native pollinators. If you like to eat, you need pollinators! And we’re talking about more than honey. It’s estimated that one out of every three bites of food we eat is directly dependent upon pollinators, from bees to butterflies to hummingbirds to beetles. Yes, beetles – if you’ve tasted pawpaw fruits, then you have benefited from their “work.”

Even wasps can be important pollinators – some don’t sting, and others are likely to sting only when grabbed or when their nest is disturbed. Many of them prey on other insects that often are undesirable to gardeners. Read the full article at delnature.org/NPS

Are you passionate about wildlife and sustainable gardening?

If you have a garden – or merely have room for a few tomato plants – you’ll discover how adding native plants will bring pollinators that increase your harvest. These same plants can attract beneficial insects that prey on “bad bugs” that might damage your crops. Many people have heard about Colony Collapse Disorder, which is causing huge die-offs among honeybees. So it’s even more important than ever that we foster our native pollinators to supplement the European honeybees that growers have relied upon in the past.

Aesculus parviflora (pg 20)

are able to reproduce – and that means that here in the Mid-Atlantic we are seeing them less often than ever before.

Wild bees already are responsible for pollinating many crops, from tomatoes to watermelons. Native bees are more tolerant of cool conditions, so they get to work early and remain active late in the season, and they don’t stay home on cloudy days. But native pollinators are in trouble, too. Researchers have found that native bumblebees are declining. Monarch butterflies, which visit and pollinate many flowers, are disappearing. Monarch caterpillars must feed on Asclepias (milkweeds). With reduced numbers of wild areas that contain milkweeds, fewer monarchs

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Viburnum prunifolium

Height: 6-12” | Width: 18-24” | Range: C

Height: 6-12’ | Width: 4-5’ | Range: P, C

Height: 8-15’ | Width: 6-15’ | Range: P, C

Possumhaw Viburnum. Berries turn white

Black Haw. Particularly attractive flowers;

to pink to blue-black; plant another for more fruit. B A

takes some shade and drought. A B

Cranberry. Evergreen ground cover with

a bonus of Thanksgiving berries. A D

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Vaccinium ‘Top Hat’

Viburnum nudum Brandywine

Xanthorhiza simplicissima

Height: 1-2’ | Width: 2-3’ | Range: X

Height: 5-6’ | Width: 5-6’ | Range: P, C

Height: 2-3’ | Width: 2-4’ | Range: EP, EC

Hybrid Blueberry. Great for containers;

Possumhaw Viburnum. Compact; very

heavy fruiting; shiny leaves maroon-red in fall. B A

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Yellowroot. Lacy foliage; good ground

cover for slopes, dry areas; yellow in fall.

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Zenobia pulverulenta

Height: 6-9’ | Width: 4-10’ | Range: P, C

Height: 6’ | Width: 5-12’ | Range: P, C

Height: 3-6’ | Width: 3-6’ | Range: EC

Arrowwood. Blue-black berries; one of the best shrubs for birds. A B

Possumhaw Viburnum. Compact; lustrous

Dusty Zenobia. Fragrant, dangling blooms; yellow to purple fall color.

foliage, burgundy in fall; beautiful berries.

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Viburnum dentatum Blue Muffin® Height: 5-7’ | Width: 3-4’ | Range: P, C

Viburnum opulus var. americanum (trilobum) Height: 5-15’ | Width: 4-10’ | Range: P

Highbush Cranberry. Hydrangea-like

flowers; dripping clusters of glossy red fruit. D

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More blooms for all How long a particular species blooms impacts the number of flowers in your garden at any point in the growing season. Both Phlox stolonifera and P. divaricata hold flowers much longer than most spring shade bloomers. Rudbeckia and Coreopsis species are dependable long bloomers in summer full or part sun. Echinachia and Monarda have a series of blooms on each plant. A few species bloom more than once. The most notable is the groundcover Green-and-Gold (Chrysogonum virginianum) which blooms April to frost... See plant lists and read the full article at delnature.org/NPS

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Ceanothus americanus (pg 21)

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In all my years of gardening, I have only been stung because of my own inattentiveness. I have stepped on bees while walking barefoot, I have accidently grabbed a bee while reaching for a flower, and once I even sat on a bee. Ouch! But you can learn from my mistakes:

Bees and Wasps 101 Just like a hungry kid at an all-you-can-eat buffet, when bees and wasps are collecting pollen, food is the only thing on their mind. They only sting in self-defense, so stay out of their way and avoid touching them and they won’t bother you. Honey bees really don’t want to sting you, because the act of

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Coreopsis verticillata ‘Zagreb’ (pg 11)

The general pattern for blooming is to begin in early spring in the shade, later in part sun, and peak in summer and fall in full sun. Use our bloom timelines for sun, part sun and shade to add plants that bloom at times different from most in an area. Low growing Phlox subulata and much larger Amsonia species are early bloomers for full sun. Heuchera villosa is a well behaved late bloomer for shade, while a mixed planting of white and blue wood asters (Eurybia divaricate/Symphyotricum cordifolium) provides blooms from August to October in a shady area where their spreading habit is not a problem. The large white blooms of Hydrangea can add midsummer

interest in a shady area and the orange blooms Rhododendron prunifolium pop out in late summer.

stinging rips out their abdomen, killing them. Bigger bees and wasps may look scary (looking scary is their primary defense) but they are not likely to sting unless forced to. Only Yellow Jackets and Hornets tend to be aggressive and quick to sting if you get in their way – if you know what they look like, you can easily avoid them.

Monarda fistulosa (pg 14)

Pollinators need a steady supply of nectar and pollen from early spring through late fall. Gardeners also want lots of flowers all the time. Here are a few ideas to increase the blooms in your garden no matter what its size.

Symphyotrichum (Aster) novae-angliae ‘Purple Dome’ (pg 17)

Lobelia siphilitica (pg 14)

Heuchera villosa var. villosa (macrorhiza) ‘Autumn Bride’ (pg 13)

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