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Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Blue Plumbago is a perennial plant. It provides vigorous groundcover with bright blue flowers in the summer and fall. The fall color is red.Photos by Scott BeuerleinHEIGHT: 9″ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FLOWER COLOR: Blue BLOOM TIME: July-September
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Ilex ‘Blue Princess’
Blue Princess Meserve Holly is a evergreen shrub with glossy dark green broadleaf leaves. The leaves are thick with spiky edges. It needs to be pollinated by Blue Prince Meserve Holly to produce bright red berries that persist through the winter. It prefers acidic soil.
HEIGHT: 8′ WIDTH: 8′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FRUIT COLOR: RedPhotos by Scott Beuerlein -
Campanula ‘Blue Waterfall’ Blue Waterfall bellflower is a perennial plant. It is a cascading perennial that is covered with blue bell shaped flowers that bloom from early summer to fall.Photos by Scott BeuerleinHEIGHT: 6″ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FLOWER COLOR: Blue BLOOM TIME: May-August
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Aesculus parviflora
Bottlebrush Buckeye is a native deciduous shrub. Large bottlebrush-like flowers emerge in the summer. The leaves are large and palmate. The fall color is yellow.
HEIGHT: 8′ WIDTH: 8′ EXPOSURE: Partial shade to full shade FALL COLOR: Yellow FLOWER COLOR: White BLOOM TIME: June-JulyPhotos by Scott Beuerlein -
Magnolia ‘Braken’s Brown Beauty’
Bracken’s Brown Magnolia is a broadleaf evergreen, ornamental tree with glossy, dark green leaves. The underside of the thick leaves are a rusty brown color. Bracken’s Brown is a more winter-hardy cultivar than the straight species. Large, showy white flowers bloom in the early summer and are fragrant.HEIGHT: 60′ WIDTH: 30′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FLOWER COLOR: White BLOOM TIME: May-JunePhotos by Scott Beuerlein -
Aronia ‘Brilliantissima’
Brilliant Red Chokeberry is a native deciduous shrub, native to North America. It is a moist soil tolerant, sucker forming shrub. The flowers are white and flowed by clusters of red berries that last into the winter. Though the berries are edible, they do not often taste good on their own. They attracts birds. It has red fall color.
HEIGHT: 6′ WIDTH: 3′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FALL COLOR: Red FLOWER COLOR: White BLOOM TIME: April FRUIT COLOR: RedPhotos by Scott Beuerlein -
Bur Oak is a native shade tree. The leaves are dark green and have rounded lobes. The tree produces large, frilled acorns which are enjoyed by wildlife. It is a good native tree for large areas.HEIGHT: 60′ WIDTH: 60′ EXPOSURE: Full sun FALL COLOR: Yellow-brownPhotos by Scott Beuerlein
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Magnolia ‘Butterflies’
Butterflies Magnolia is a ornamental tree. It’s flowers in the spring are a pale yellow and bloom for a week or so. The leaves are dark green and do not have a showy fall color.HEIGHT: 15′ WIDTH: 10′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FALL COLOR: Yellow FLOWER COLOR: Yellow BLOOM TIME: AprilPhotos by Scott Beuerlein -
Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed is a native perennial plant, native to North America. Clusters of bright orange flowers bloom in the summer providing nectar for butterflies. It is a food source for Monarch caterpillars.Photos by Scott BeuerleinHEIGHT: 1′ EXPOSURE: Full sun FLOWER COLOR: Orange BLOOM TIME: June-August
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Asarum canadense Canadian Ginger is a native perennial plant, native to North American. The leaves are dark green and heart shaped. The flowers are dark maroon and bloom in the spring. It is not generally used for culinary purposes.Photos by Scott BeuerleinHEIGHT: 6″ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FLOWER COLOR: Maroon BLOOM TIME: April-May
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Canadian Hemlock evergreen trees have needles that are short and soft to the touch with white undersides. Cones are very small. An evergreen that thrives in the shade. HEIGHT: 40′ WIDTH: 25′ EXPOSURE: Part shade to full shade Photos by Scott Beuerlein












