Spicebush Lindera benzoin – same family as cinnamon, bay laurel and sassafras Height: 6-15 feet Light: Shade to part shade Moisture: Prefers moist soil Bloom Time: March Flower Color: Greenish-yellow; red fruits Foliage: Green that turn yellow in fall; is dioecious Small tree, attractive in…
Sweetshrub Calycanthus floridus Height: 65 feet Light: Shade Moisture: Average soil, wet-well drained Bloom Time: April – June Flowers: 1” papery maroon flowers with fruity/spicy scent Spreads by runners. Flower scent varies – melon, pineapple, juicy-fruit or no-scent.
Virginia Bluebells Mertensia virginica Height: 1-2.5 feet Light: Part shade to shade Moisture: Moist, wet soil Bloom Time: April – May Flower Color: Pink, Medium blue, violet/lavender Foliage: Herbaceous, blue-green, smooth texture Related to Forget-Me-Nots, Virginia Bluebells have few equals in the color arena: arresting…
Wild Blue Indigo Baptisia australis Height: 3-4 feet Light: Sun to part shade Moisture: Dry to average soil Bloom Time: April – May Flower Color: Blue to purple Foliage: Herbaceous Spectacular tall spikes of purple-blue flowers resembling Texas bluebonnets in form, waxy grey-blue rounded leaves…
Wild Columbine (aquilegia canadensis) Height: 1-3 feet Light: Sun to part shade Moisture: Dry to moderately moist, well-drained soil (may rot if too wet) Bloom Time: April Flower Color: Red to pale yellow Foliage:Herbaceous Tough, easy to grow perennial with red and yellow dangling blooms…
Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) Height: 1-2 feet Light: Sun to part shade Moisture: Moist, well-drained soil Bloom Time: April – May Flower Color: Pale pink, deep pink, lilac Foliage: Green. May yellow in hot summers if soil is allowed to dry out Clump forming, Wild…
Wild Quinine (Parthenium integrifolium) Height: 2-4 feet Light: Likes full sun Moisture: Drought-tolerant,water regularly, but don’t overwater Bloom Time: Late spring to early summer Flower Color: White/near-white Foliage: Herbaceous Tolerant of drought, sand, and clay soils, Wild Quinine brings a surprise of cool, bright white…