AVENBURY LAKES APPROVED PLANT LIST
CODES *
BOTANICAL NAME
COMMON NAME
NOTES
Achillea filipendulina
Achillea filipendulina ‘Coronation Gold’ …….
Achillea millefolium ‘Paprika’
Achillea millefolium ‘Red Beauty’ …………...
Achillea millefolium Cerise Queen/Roseum
Ajuga Silver Beauty
Alaska Chrysanthemum ……………………..
Anemone hupenhensis var. japonica
Angustfolia Hidcote …………………………..
Aquilegia ‘cultivars’
Astilbe arendsii
Bergamount, Oswego tea, Bee Balm ………
Cerastium
Clematis species ……………………………..
Cleome hassleriana Sparkler White hybrid
Coreopsis Grandiflora ‘Early Sunrise’
Coreopsis Li’l Bang Tickseed ………………
Fern Leaf Yarrow
Coronation Gold ………………………..
Paprika Yarrow
Red Beauty Yarrow …………………….
Roseum Yarrow
Carpet Bugle
Shasta daisy …………………………….
Japanese Anemone
Lavender Hidcote ………………………
Columbine
Astilbe
Monarda …………………………………
Snow in Summer
Clematis …………………………………
Cleome
Early Sunrise Tickseed
Daybreak Tickseed …………………….
35”–59” H, 18”–23” W; gold, flowers mid to late summer
Coreopsis Verticillata ‘Moonbeam’ ………..
Crocus species ……………………………….
Moonbeam Tickseed ………………….
Spring Crocus …………………………..
12”–18” H, 12”–18” W; full sun, flower creamy yellow
full to part sun; first to show early spring; variety of
species, colors
Dendranthema zawadskii
Echinacea purpurea
Eupatonium purpureum
Gallardia x grandiflora ‘Goblin’ ……………..
Hardy Chrysanthemum
Purple Coneflower
Joe-Pye-Weed
Blanket flower …………………………..
24”–36” H, 24”–36” W; full to part sun; fall blooms; zone 6-9
29”–47” H, 18”–23”W; also ‘Brightstar’ & ‘Magnus’ cultivars
Geranium Brookside ………………………..
Geranium Rozanne
Geranium sanguineum
Heliopsis helianthoides ‘Summer Sun’ ……..
Hemerocallis ‘Happy Returns’
Hemerocallis ‘Mixed hybrids’ ………………..
Hemerocallis ‘Stella D’oro’
Cranesbill geranium – light blue, white
Cranesbill geranium – blue, lilac
Cranesbill geranium – deep pink
False Sunflower ………………………...
Yellow Daylilly
Daylilly …………………………………...
Golden Yellow Daylilly
23”–27” H, 23”–35” W; full to partial sun, blooms all summer
PERENNIALS
d, r
d, r
d, r
d, r
d, r
r
d, r
d, r
d, r
r
d
r
n
r
r
r
r
*c=clay tolerant; d=deer resistant; n=new to this list; r=rabbit resistant
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30”–36” H, 30”–36” W; full sun, gold/orange shades
18”–27” H, 18”–23” W; creamy yellow, light pink, red
18”–27” H, 18”–23” W; full sun, red, butterflies
18”–29” H, 23”–29” W; full sun, deep pink
White & green leaves, blue flowers
24” H; blooms Mid June-Sept
2½‘ H; blooms Sept till frost
12”–23” H, 12-23” W; full sun; purple flowers
15”–20” H; full sun to partial shade
10”–32” H; partial shade, clay soil, bloom pink shades
Prairie plant attracts butterflies, bees, humming birds
6”–8” H, 23”–29” W, border plant, full sun, drought tolerant
Full to part sun: climbing vine must be on freestanding trellis
3½–5’ H, 1½’ W; full sun, flower white, draught tolerant
18”–23” H,10”–12” W; full sun, flower yellow
6”–10” H, 10”–18” W; full sun, won’t reseed, flower red with
yellow orange edge
Up to 7’ H; large pink flowers; full sun; tolerates wet soil
10”–12” H, 10”–12” W; full to part sun, flower yellow,
blooms June to first frost
12”–20” H,18”–25” W; full sun to partial shade
12”–16” H,18”–23” W; full sun to partial shade
35”–47” H,18”–23” W; full to part sun, flower gold
1–1½ “ H, 1–1½” W; flower lemon yellow, repeat bloomer
Multiple colors and bloom times
9”–12” H, 9”–12” W; repeat bloomer, full to part sun
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CODES *
BOTANICAL NAME
COMMON NAME
NOTES
Dames Rocket (Pond or Wildflower Areas)
23”–35” H, 18”–23” W; full to part sun, blooms May-Aug.
Coral Bells ………………………………
Common Rose Mallow
Francee ………………………………….
Frances Willams
Royla Standard
Undalata Variegata …………………….
Hyacinth
Siberian Iris ……………………………..
8”–10” H, 12”–16” W; hummers & butterflies; full sun;
4’–6’ H, 2’–3’ W; full sun; flower red, white; pond areas
r
d, r
Hesperis Matronalis
Heuchera (many cultivars available) ………
Hibiscus ‘Moscheutos’
Hosta/Plantain Lilly ‘Francee’ ……………….
Hosta/Plantain Lilly ‘Frances Williams’
Hosta/Plantain Lilly ‘Royal Standard’
Hosta/Plantain Lilly ‘Undulata Variegata’ ….
Hyacinthus Orientalis
Iris siberica (many cultivars available) ……..
d, r
Liriope Muscari ………………………………..
Lilly Family, Border Grass, Lilly Turf …
d, r
Myosotis alpestris
Narcissus species …………………………….
Oenothera Biennis
Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red” ………….
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Phlox Panicula ‘David’
Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’ ………………
Salvia Nemorosa ‘East Friesland’
Scabiosa ………………………………………
Sedum Dasphyllum Himalayan Skies
Sedum x ‘Autumn Joy’
Tulipa …………………………………………..
Veronica spicata ‘May Night’
Viola
Alpine Forget-Me-Nots
Daffodils …………………………………
Evening Primrose
Beard tongue ……………………………
Russian Sage
Summer Phlox
Coneflower, Black Eyed Susan ……….
Friesland Salvia, Meadow Sage
Pincushion Flower ……………………...
Corsian Stonecrop
Autumn Stonecrop
Garden Tulip …………………………….
Speedwell
Pansy
PERENNIALS continued
r
r
d, r
d
d, r
d
d, r
r
*c=clay tolerant; d=deer resistant; n=new to this list; r=rabbit resistant
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18”–20” H, 35”–47” W; foliage deep green variegated white
23”–27” H, 47”–59” W; foliage blue variegated yellow
21”–25” H, 35”–47” W; foliage deep green
12”–24” H, 12”–24” W; foliage green with cream white center
6”–12” H, 3”–6” W; full sun; bulb; flower various colors
37”–39” H, 18”–23” W; full to part sun; flower various
colors available; poisonous
12”–18” H, 9”–12” W; full to part sun; flower lavender;
plant sparingly keep under control
6”–8” H, 12” W; blue and sometimes white flowers
12”–18” H; full to part sun; flower, yellow white
6”–3’ H, 8–24” W; full sun to shade; yellow flowers
29”–35” H,12”–18” W; full sun; flower pink, foliage red
35”–59” H, 23”–35” W; full sun; lavender flowers
35”–39” H, 23”–29” W; full to part sun; flower white, large
23”–29” H, 18”–23” W; full to part sun; improved cultivar
18” H, 24” W; full sun; violet-blue blooms June – Sept
6”–36“ H, 9”–24” W; full sun; draught tolerant
2” cushion, groundcover; pink flowers; hot, dry area
12”–23” H, 18–23” W; full to part sun; flower deep pink
9”–24” H, 6”–9” W; full sun; bulb, blooms April - May
6” H, 12”– 24” W; purple flowers; late spring
Winter hardy; variable colors, heights, widths
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CODES *
BOTANICAL NAME
COMMON NAME
NOTES
Acer Palmatum
Acer Palmatum
Acer Palmatum ……………………………….
Acer palmatum, ‘Ornatum’
Acer rubrum ‘Franksred’ …………………….
Acer rubrum ‘October Glory’
Acer saccharum
Amelanchier canadensis …………………….
Bloodgood
Purple Ghost
Trompenburg ……………………………
Japanese Red Maple thread Leaf
Red Sunset Red Maple ………………...
October Glory Red Maple
Sugar Maple
Shadblow Serviceberry ………………...
Amelanchier laevis …………………………...
Allegheny Serviceberry ………………...
d
d
Betula nigra …………………………………...
Betula nigra ‘Cully’
Cercis canadensis
Cornus kousa chinensis
Crataegus phaenopyrum ……………………
River Birch ……………………………….
Heritage River Birch
Eastern Redbud
Kousa Dogwood
Washington Hawthorn ………………….
c, d
c, d
Crataegus viridis ‘Winter King’ ……………...
Ginkgo biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ ………………..
Winter King Hawthorn ………………….
Ginkgo, non-fruiting male ………………
c, d
c
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis ‘Skycole’
Liquidambar styraciflua ……………………...
Skyline Thornless Honeylocust
American Sweetgum …………………...
c
d
c
c
c
c
c
Liriodendron tulipifera ………………………..
Magnolia soulangeana
Magnolia Virgininia
Malus ‘Sutyzam’
Nyssa sylvatica ……………………………….
Ostrya virginiatedspire
Pyrus calleryana ‘Redspire’ …………………
Tulip Tree ………………………………..
Sauce Magnolia, Tulip Tree
Sweetbay Magnolia
Sugar Tyme Flowering Crabapple
Black Tupelo or Sour Gum …………….
American Hophornbeam
Redspire Flowering Pear ………………
10’-20’H, 15’ W, sun to part sun red leaves
10’–25’ H & W; full sun; reddish purple leaves
15’–25’ H, 10’–15’ W; full sun; red leaves
20’ H; brilliant red colored foliage
45’ H, 35’ W; brilliant fall colors
25’– 40’ H, 25’–35’ W
120’ H
25’ H – 20’ W; multi-trunk; sun; white flowers; edible
fruit attracts birds
15’– 40’ H & W; multi-trunk; sun; white flowers; edible
fruit attracts birds
40’–70’ H, 40’ W; sun; clay soil; drought tolerant.
40’–70’ H, 40’–60’ W; sun; clay soil; drought tolerant
20’–30’ H, 15’–20’ W; sun; small tree with pink flowers
20’–25’ H & W; sun; small tree with white flowers
25’–30’ H, 25’ W; small tree with white flowers; thorns;
attracts birds and butterflies
25’–30’ H; sun; clay soil; thorns; white flowers
40’–60’ H, 25’–30’ W; sun; clay soil; select non-fruiting
male cultivars
35’–45’ H, 25’–35’ W; sun; clay soil; drought tolerant
60’–80’ H, 40’–60’ W; sun; clay soil; rounded Horney
fruit (Globese)
60’–90’ H, 30’–50’ W; clay soil; spring bloom
20’–25’ H & W; sun; moist acetic soil; flowering tree
Quercus palustris …………………………….
Pin Oak …………………………………..
TREES
n
n
n
c, r
c, r
*c=clay tolerant; d=deer resistant; n=new to this list; r=rabbit resistant
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10’–35’ H & W; sun/part shade; clay soil; white flowers.
14’–18’ H, 11’–15’ W; clay soil; pink buds, white flowers
30’–50’ H, 20’–30’ W; full sun, clay soil, shade tree
20’–40’ H, 20’–25’ W; full sun; clay soil; drought tolerant
25’–35’ H, 20’–25’ W; full sun; clay soil; drought
tolerant. Cleveland Select ‘Aristocrat’,or ‘Holmford’
H 50-70’, W 40-60’; full sun, shade tree
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BOTANICAL NAME
TREES continued
Quercus rubra
Tilia cordata ‘Greenspire’ ……………………
COMMON NAME
NOTES
Red Oak
Littleleaf Linden …………………………
50’–75’ H & W; full sun; shade tree; drought tolerant
50’–70’ H, 30’–50’ W; full sun; drought tolerant; shade
tree; pale yellow fragrant blooms
6’–9’ H, 8’–12’ W; full sun; red lacey leaves
4’–10’ H, slow growing, weeping shape
3’–4’ H, 3’ W; full sun; lacey leaves graduate from red
to orange to purple
6’–8’ H & W; full sun; reddish purple lacey leaves
2’–3’ H, 3’–5’ W; full sun; slow grow; red lacey leaves
6’–10’ H & W; full sun; green lacey leaves
9’ H, 12’ W; full sun; likes clay soil
6’-8’ H; weeping form
8’ H, 8’–10’ W; full sun; vase shaped canopy
6’–8’ H, 4’–6’ W; full sun; weeping; burgundy leaf
DWARF TREES
n
n
n
Acer Palmatum Dissectum
Acer palmatum Dissectum
Acer Palmatum Dissectum ………………….
Garnet
Japanese Maple Crimson Queen
Orangeola ……………………………….
n
n
n
c, n
c, n
c, n
c, n
Acer Palmatum Dissectum …………………
Acer Palmatum Dissectum
Acer Palmatum Dissectum
Cercis Canadensis …………………………...
Cercis Canadensis
Cercis Canadensis …………………………...
Cercis Canadensis
Red Dragon …………………………….
Red Filigree
Viridis
Eastern Redbud Ace of Hearts ………
Eastern Redbud Lavender twist
Eastern Redbud Little Woody …………
Eastern Redbud Ruby Falls
All trees MUST have committee/board approval.
GRASSES
Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘KarlFoerster’
Calamagrostis arundinacea ‘Overdam’ ……
Chasmanthum latifolium
Festuca ovina glauca ………………………..
Imperata Cylindrica
Miscanthus sinensis (various cultivars)
Panicum Virgatum ‘Haense Herms’ ………..
Panicum Virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’
Pennisetum alopecuroides ………………….
Karl Foerster Reed Grass
Variegated Reed Grass ………………..
Northern Sea Oats or Woods Oats
Blue Festuca …………………………….
Japanese Bloodgrass
Morning Light, Silberfeder, Variegated
Haense Herms Red Switch Grass ……
Heavy Metal Red Switch Grass
Fountain Grass ………………………….
*c=clay tolerant; d=deer resistant; n=new to this list; r=rabbit resistant
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5’ H; stiffly upright; non-invasive
18’–24’ H, 12” W; stiffly upright; tolerates clay soil
2’–3’ H, 2’ W; reseeds itself, use Preen March & May
8’–12” H; non-invasive, drought tolerant, blue or green
12”–18” H; likes full sun
5’ H, 3’W
Vertical clump grass
Vertical clump grass
2 ½’ – 5’ H
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BOTANICAL NAME
COMMON NAME
NOTES
Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’
Hameln Fountain Grass
2’ H,1’–2’ W
r
d
r
d
Azalea see Rhododendron below
Buddleia Davidii ……………………………..
Buxus microphylla, Korean, Green velvet.
Caryopteris x clandonensis …………………
Butterfly Bush ………………………….
Boxwood
Blue Mist Spirea ………………………..
d
Chamaecyparis pisifra ………………………
Gold Mop False Cypress ……………..
c
Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’ ………………
Sweet pepperbush ……………………..
d, r
Cornus alba ‘Elegantissima’ ……………….
Variegated Red Twig Dogwood ………
c, d, r
Cornus sericea ‘Baileyi’ ……………………..
Red Twig Dogwood ……………………
Euonymus alatus ‘Compactus’ ……………..
Dwarf Burning Bush ……………………
c, d
Forsythia x intermedia ‘Spring Glory’
Fothergilla major
Hamamelis vernalis ………………………….
Spring Glory Forsythia
Large Fothergilla
Vernal Witchhazel ………………………
6’–10’ H & W; full sun; flower purple, summer to fall.
4’–6’ H, 4’–6’ W; full to part sun; hedge plant
2’–3’ H & W; full sun; flower blue; draught tolerant;
semi woody, flowers late season
3’ H, 4’ W’; full sun; slow grow, yellow green feathery
foliage
3’–6’ H & W; full sun to part shade; flower pink, late
summer early fall
8’–10’ H, 5’–10’ W; full sun to part shade, flower
creamy white, May to June
6’–10’ H & W; full sun to part shade; flower white, May
to June; bright red stems
6’–8’ H & W; full sun; vivid scarlet autumn leaves prone
to scale
6’–8’ H & W; full sun; flower yellow, March to April
c, d
Hamamelis virginiana ……………………….
Common Witchhazel …………………..
c, d
Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Arnold Promise’ ..
Arnolds Promise Witchhazel ………….
c, d
r
Hibiscus syriacus
Hydrangea anomala petiolaris ……………..
Rose of Sharon
Climbing Hydrangea ……………………
8’–12’ H, 6’–10’ W; full to part sun; flower pink, June to Oct.
30’–50’ H, 5’–6’ W; shade part to full; flower white, May –
July; vigorous growing vine, must be on freestanding trellis
c, r
c, r
Hydrangea arborescence ‘Annabelle’ …….
Hydrangea arborescence ‘Bella Anna”
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Nikko Blue’ ………
Smooth hydrangea …………………….
Smooth hydrangea
Bigleaf hydrangea ………………………
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ ………..
Pee Gee Hydrangea …………………...
3’–5’ H, 4’–6’ W; part shade; flower white, June – Sept.
2’–3’ H & W; part shade; flower magenta, July – Sept.
4’–6’ H & W; flower blue in acid soil, pink in alkaline
soil; July – Aug.
10’–25’ H, 8’–16’ W; sun to part shade; flower white,
July – Sept.; plant only in large common areas
SHRUBS
d
*c=clay tolerant; d=deer resistant; n=new to this list; r=rabbit resistant
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10’–15’ H & W; full to part sun; flower white, early spring’
6’–10’ H, 8’–15’ W; full to part sun; flower yellow red,
Jan. to Apr.; foliage good fall color
15’–20’ H & W; full to part sun; flower yellow red, Oct.
to Dec.; foliage good fall color
12’–15’ H & W; full to part sun; flower yellow, Feb. to
Mar.; foliage good fall color
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CODES *
BOTANICAL NAME
COMMON NAME
NOTES
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Winter Holly ……………………………..
c, d, r
d, r
d, r
Hydrangea quercifolia
Ilex verticilata ‘Sparkleberry’, ‘Winter Red’,
or other cultivars
Ilex x meserveae ‘Blue Prince’ …………….
Ilex x meserveae ‘Blue Princess’
Juniperus chinensis ‘Nick’s Compact’
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Youngstown’
Juniperus Virginiana …………………………
6’H x 6’W, Plant only in common areas
6’–8’ H & W; full to part sun; clusters of red fruit all
winter
8’–12’ H & W; full to part sun; male evergreen
10’–15’ W, 8’–10’ W; full to part sun; female evergreen
2’–4’ H; 8’–15’ W; full to part sun; low spreader
1’ H, 2’ – 8’ W; full to part sun; low spreader
d, r
c, r
Kalmia latifolia
Magnolia virginiana ‘Glauca’ ………………..
Mountain Laurel
Sweet Bay Magnolia …………………...
d, r
Myrica pensyvanica ………………………….
Northern Bayberry ……………………...
d, r
d, r
d, r
d
d, r
d, r
r
Paeonia
Picea abies ‘Nidiformis’ ………………………
Picea glauca ‘Conica”
Pieris japonica compacta ……………………
Pinus mugo var. mughus
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Goldfinger’
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Pink Whisper’ ………….
Garden Peony
Norway Spruce …………………………
Alberta Spruce
Japanese Andromeda Compact ………
Mugo Pine
Goldfinger Potentilla
Pink Whisper Potentilla ………………..
r
r
r
r
Rhododendron (Various Cultivars)
Rhododendron ‘Cascade’ ……………………
Rhododendron ‘Hino-crimson’
Rhododendron ‘Rosebud’
Rhododendron Pentanthera …………………
Rhododendron PJM (Various Cultivars)
Rosaceae, Knock out Rose ……………..
Hardy Evergreen Rhododendron
Evergreen azalea ………………………
Evergreen azalea
Evergreen azalea
Deciduous azalea ………………………
Hardy Compact Rhododendron
Shrub Rose ……………………………..
Manchurian Lilac
Cut-Leaf Lilac
SHRUBS continued
d, r
d, r
d, r
d, r
Syringa Pubescens subsp. patula ‘Miss Kim’
Syringax lacinita
Blue Prince Holly ………………………
Blue Princess Holly
Nick’s Compact Juniper
Youngstown Andorra Juniper
Pencil Cedar …………………………….
*c=clay tolerant; d=deer resistant; n=new to this list; r=rabbit resistant
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30’–65’ H, 8’–25’ W; full sun; tall narrow, use as a frame
around house
5’–15’ H & W; part shade, flower rose to white, May
10’–16’ H, 6½’–10’ W; full to part sun; flower cream,
June to Aug.
6’–10’ H, 10’–15’ W; full to part sun; flower green,
yellow in spring
1’–3’ H & W; full to part sun; flower various color
2’–8’ H, 3’–12’ W; full sun; low spreader
6’–8’ H, 4–5’ W; full sun; dwarf; slow growing
4’-6’ H; full to part sun; white bell shaped flowers
8’ H, 16’W; full to part sun; low spreading pine
3’ H, 4’ W; full sun; flower yellow, late spring to early summer
2’–3’ H & W; full sun to part shade, flower pink, early
summer to late fall, repeat bloomer
acidic, organically rich, well-drained soil
3’–4’ H, 4’–6’ W; part shade; flower white, April to May
2’–4’ H, 3’–5’ W; part shade; flower crimson red, April to May
2’–3’ H, 3’–4’ W; sun part shade; flower rosy, May to June
2’–3’ H & W; sun part shade; flower rosy, May to June
3’–5’ H; part sun; flower pink, early spring
3–4’ H, 3–4’ W; full to part sun; disease & insect free
4’–9’ H, 5’–7’ W, full sun; flower lilac, May
6’–10’ H & W; full sun; flower pink-lavender, spring
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CODES *
BOTANICAL NAME
COMMON NAME
NOTES
Taxus baccata ‘Repandens’
Taxus x media ‘Everlow’ ……………………..
Taxus x media ‘Wardii’
Thuja occidentaalis ‘Techny Mission’ ……...
Spreading English Yew
Everlow Yew …………………………….
Ward’s Yew
Mission Arborvitae ……………………...
d, r
d, r
d, r
Viburnum Carleslii
Viburnum latana ‘Mohican’
Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum ………
Korean Spice
Wayfaring tree Viburnum
Doublefile Viburnum ……………………
d, r
Viburnum Setigerum ………………………...
Tea Virburnum ………………………….
4’–6’ H, 6’–8’ W; full sun to full shade; low spreader
1’–1½‘ H, 4’–5’ W; full to part sun; medium spreader
3’–6’ H, 8’–20’ W; full to part sun; medium spreader
12”–15’ H, 8’–10’ W; full to part sun; for screening of
utility areas and patios
4’–6’ H, 4’–7’ W; full to part sun; flower white, Mar. –Apr.
7’–8’ H, 7’–10’ W; full to part sun; flower white, May
8’–10’ H, 10’–18’ W; sun to part shade; flower white,
Apr. to May
8’–12’ H, 5’–8’ W; full sun to part shade; flower white,
Apr. to May; good fall color
d, r
d, r
d, r
Viburnum trilobum ………………………….
Viburnum trilobum ‘Compactum’
Viburnum x dilatatum ‘Erie’ …………………
American Cranberry Viburnum ………
d, r
Viburnum x rhytidophylloides ‘Alleghany’ ....
Lantanaphyllum Viburnum ……………
c
c
Weigela ‘Red Prince’ ……………………….
Weigela florida ‘Alexandra’ Wine and Roses
weigela …………………………………
weigela …………………………………
c
Weigela florida ‘Tango ……………………..
weigela …………………………………
2’–2½‘ H, 2½ 3’ W; full sun; flower red/yellow, April - June
SHRUBS continued
Compact American Cranberry Viburnum
Erie Viburnum …………………………..
10’–15’ H& W; full to part sun; flower white, spring
5’–6’ H& W; full to part sun; flower white, spring; red berries
5’–7’ H, 6’–10’ W; full to part sun; flower white, May to
June; fall color orange-red with similar fruit
8’–10’ H & W; full sun to part; flower creamy white,
April to May
6’–9’ H & W; full sun; flower red, April – June; hedge
4’–5’ H, 4’–6’ W; full sun; flower reddish pink, April –
June; good fall color
DWARF SHRUBS
d
Aronia melanocarpa …………………..…….
Black Chokeberry ……………………..
3’–6’ H & W; full to part sun; flower white, May; Wine
red fall color with black berries
n
n, d, r
d, r
n
Buddleia x ‘Purple Haze Lo and Behold …
Buxus ‘Wilson
Deutzia gracilis ‘Nikko’
Forsythia “Arnold Dwarf’ ……………………
Butterfly bush ………………………….
Northern Charm Boxwood
’Nikko’ Slender Deutzia
Forsythia ………………………………..
2’–3’ H, 4’–5’ W; full sun; flower purple blue, summer to fall
3’–4’ H & W; sun to part shade; flower white, Mar. – Apr.
2’ H, 5’–10’ W; full sun; white flowers in May
*c=clay tolerant; d=deer resistant; n=new to this list; r=rabbit resistant
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2’–3’ H, 4’–7’ W; full sun to part shade; flower, yellow,
spring
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CODES *
BOTANICAL NAME
COMMON NAME
NOTES
Fothergilla gardenia ......................................
Dwarf Fothergilla ……………………….
3’ H & W; full to part sun; flowers white, April to May; foliage
nice fall color
n
Hydrangea paniculata ‘ Bobo’ ………………
Bobo Hardy Hydrangea ………………..
3’ H, 3’–4’ W; full to part sun; white flower, summer to
early fall; draught tolerant
n
c, n
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Bombshell’ ………...
Itea virginica ‘ Henry’s Garnet’ ………………
Bombshell Panicle Hydrangea ……….
Virginia sweetspire ……………………..
2’–3’ H, 3’–4’ W; partial sun; white flower, summer to fall
d, r
c, d, r
d
d
Juniperus squamata ‘Blue Star’
Spiraea japonica ‘Little Princess’
Syringa ‘Penda’ Boomerang
Tsuga Canadensis ‘Jeddeloh’ ………….. …..
Blue Star Juniper
Little Princess Spirea
Lilac rebloomer
Canadian Hemlock ……………………..
c, n
c, n
c, n
Weigela ‘Minuet’ ……………………………..
Weigela florida ‘Elvera’ Midnight Wine
Weigela florida ‘Verweig’ My Monet
Weigela ………………………………….
Weigela
Weigela
DWARF SHRUBS continued
3’–4’ H, 4’–6’ W; full sun to part shade; white bloom,
May to June
1’–3’ H, 1’–4’ W; full sun; showy fruit
1½’–2½’ H, 2’–3’ W; full sun; flower pink, May to July
3’–4’ H & W; full sun; flower purple pink, Apr. to May
2’-3’ H x 3’–4’ W; part to full shade; conifer with
weeping tip,
2’–3’ H, 3’–4’ W; full sun; flower purple-red, May – Jun.
1½‘–2’ H & W; full sun; flower reddish pink, Apr. – Jun.
1’–1½‘ H & W; full sun; flower soft pink, Apr. – Jun.
Plant AFTER mulch has been applied in spring.
Refer to rules and regulations for schedule of mulch deep edging and cultivation.
*c=clay tolerant; d=deer resistant; n=new to this list; r=rabbit resistant
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