Arctostaphylos uva-âursi. â. â. â. S. R Evergreen. Aronia arbufifolia. â. â. â. â. â. S. O. White flow
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by Jessica Lubell
Assoc. Professor, HorEculture
Botanical name
Remarks
Arctostaphylos uva-‐ursi
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S
R
Evergreen.
Aronia arbu3folia
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S
O
White flowers; red berries; red fall color.
Aronia melanocarpa
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S
O
White flowers; edible black berries; orange fall color.
S, F
U
White flowers; important buBerfly species.
S, F
R
Unique white flowers aBract buBerflies.
R
O
White fragrant flowers in summer; pink culEvars.
S, F
R
Scented fern-‐like foliage.
Ceanothus americanus Cephalanthus occidentalis
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Clethra alnifolia
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Comptonia peregrina
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Cornus amomum
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Cornus racemosa
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Cornus rugosa
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F
F
White flowers; blue-‐black fruits; reddish stems in winter.
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S, F
F
White flowers; white fruit on red pedicels.
F
F
White flowers; white and blue fruit; red stems in winter.
R
F
Available as culEvars.
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Cornus sericea
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Corylus americana
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F
O
Edible nut; orange fall color.
Corylus cornuta
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F
O
Edible nut; yellow fall color.
Diervilla lonicera
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S, F
O
Small yellow flowers. CulEvar ‘Copper’.
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F
R
Small, white, bell-‐shaped flowers; red fall color.
Eubotrys racemosa
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Ilex glabra
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R
O
Evergreen; dioecious.***
Ilex ver3cillata
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R
O
Red fruit; available as culEvars; dioecious.
Juniperus communis
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Juniperus horizontalis
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S
O
Evergreen; available as culEvars.
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R
O
Evergreen; available as culEvars.
* Nursery availability: R = readily available, S = some what available, F = research focus plant – may exhibit broader landscape adaptability than is documented ** Damaged by deer: R = rarely, O = occasionally, F = oWen, U = unknown *** Dioecious: separate male and female plants; male pollinator needed for fruit set on female plants.
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Botanical name
Remarks
Kalmia la3folia Lindera benzoin
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F
U
Yellow flowers; red berries.
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F
R
Scented lime green foliage.
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R
O
Available as red and yellow foliage culEvars.
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R
R
Yellow flowers; flower color culEvars available.
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F
F
White flowers; black fruits; red fall color.
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R
R
CulEvar ‘Gro-‐low’.
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S
O
CulEvar ‘Tiger Eyes’ and ‘Laciniata’.
Rhus aroma3ca
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Vaccinium corymbosum
Late winter yellow flowers.
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Vaccinium angus3folium
O
Scented; semi-‐evergreen; blue waxy fruits; dioecious.
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Spiraea tomentosa
S, F
R
Prunus pumila var. depressa
Sambucus canadensis
Flowers; evergreen.
S
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Rosa virginiana
O
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R
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Poten3lla fru3cosa
Rhus typhina
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Myrica gale Physocarpus opulifolius
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Lonicera canadensis Morella pensylvanica
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F
F
Scented pink flowers; orange-‐red rose hips.
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S, F
O
White flowers; purple-‐black edible berries.
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F
R
Pink flower spires.
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R
R
White flowers; edible blue fruits; red fall color.
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R
R
White flowers; edible blue fruits; red fall color; culEvars.
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F
U
White flowers; frosty foliage; blue fruits.
F
O
White flowers; blue-‐black fruits; pink fall color
F
O
White flowers; mulE-‐color fruit; red fall color.
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R
O
White flowers; blue-‐black fruits; culEvars available.
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F
U
Large, white lace-‐cap flowers; pink-‐orange fall color.
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S
O
White flowers; red fruits; red fall color.
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Vaccinium staminium
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Viburnum acerifolium
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Viburnum cassinoides
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Viburnum dentatum
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Viburnum lantanoides
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Viburnum trilobum
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* Nursery availability: R = readily available, S = some what available, F = research focus plant – may exhibit broader landscape adaptability than is documented ** Damaged by deer: R = rarely, O = occasionally, F = oWen, U = unknown *** Dioecious: separate male and female plants; male pollinator needed for fruit set on female plants.
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