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Shrub and Grass Descriptions
**Explanations:
Description of soil conditions
needed is W for wet, M for moist and D for dry. The amount of sun
necessary is F for full sun, P for part sun and S for shade. The
conditions necessary for a species well-being is listed first with
conditions that it can tolerate last. For instance, Speckled Alder says,
part sun to full sun. That means that it prefers part sun, but can
tolerate full sun. The mature sizes are listed as height first and width
second. Speckled Alder will grow to 15' high with a 20' spread. Most
shrubs can be pruned to stay smaller.
Cost: Plants range in price from $5 to $50 depending on plant size and
pot size.**
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Common Name |
Soil |
Sun |
Fall Color |
Mature Height |
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SHRUBS |
|
|
|
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Alder, Speckled |
M,W |
P-F |
yellow |
15'x20' |
|
Blueberry, Wild Low
Bush |
W,M,D |
F |
purple |
18"x3' |
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Buttonbush |
M,W |
F-P |
|
8'x6' |
|
Cherry, Sand |
M,D |
F |
orange/yellow |
2'x6' |
|
Chokeberry, Black |
W,M,D |
P-F |
purple |
8'x6' |
|
Chokeberry, Purple |
W,M,D |
P-F |
purple |
8'x6' |
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Cinquefoil, Shrubby |
M,D |
F |
|
2'x2' |
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Currant, Eastern
Black |
M,D |
F-P |
|
5'x4' |
|
Dogwood, Gray |
W,M,D |
F-P |
|
8'x8' |
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Dogwood, Red Osier |
W,M,D |
F-P |
maroon |
10'x8' |
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Dogwood,
Roughed-leafed |
M,D |
F-P |
red |
12'x8' |
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Dogwood, Round Leaf |
M,D |
F |
|
12'x6' |
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Dogwood, Silky |
M,W |
F-P |
|
10'x6' |
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Elderberry, Common |
M,W |
F-P |
|
10'x8' |
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Elderberry, Red |
M |
F-P |
|
10'x8' |
|
Gooseberry, Northern |
M,D |
F-P |
|
4'x4' |
|
Hawthorn, Black |
M |
F |
|
25'x20' |
|
Hazelnut, American |
M,D |
F-P |
yellow |
12'x8' |
|
Labrador Tea |
M,D |
F-P |
evergreen |
20" |
|
Ninebark |
M,D |
F-P |
|
10'x8' |
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Raspberry, Purple Flowering |
M |
F-P |
|
6'x8' |
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Rose, Dwarf Prairie |
M,D |
F |
|
2'x8' |
|
Rose, Pasture |
M,D |
F-P |
|
3'x4' |
|
Rose, Smooth |
M,D |
F-P |
|
6'x12' |
|
Snowberry |
M, D |
F-P |
|
3'x4' |
|
Spicebush |
M,W |
P-S |
yellow/gold |
15'x15' |
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Viburnum, Arrowwood |
M,D |
F |
|
15'x15' |
|
Viburnum, Black Haw |
M, D |
F-P |
maroon |
15'x15' |
|
Viburnum, Highbush
Cranberry |
M, W |
F-P |
maroon |
12'x12' |
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Viburnum, Nannyberry |
W,M,D |
F-P-S |
maroon |
15'x12' |
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Winterberry Holly |
M,W |
F-P |
|
10'x10' |
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Witchhazel, American |
M,D |
P-S |
orange/yellow |
20'x20' |
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GRASSES |
|
|
|
|
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Big Bluestem |
M,D |
F |
bronze/blue |
3-6'x2' |
|
Little Bluestem |
M,D |
F |
bronze/blue |
3'X1' |
|
June Grass |
M,D |
F |
|
2'x6' |
|
Switch Grass |
M,D |
F-P-S |
|
4-6'x1' |
|
GROUNDCOVER |
|
|
|
|
|
American Bittersweet |
M,D |
F-P-S |
|
15'x15' |
|
Fragrant Sumac |
M,D |
F, P-S |
burgundy |
up to 3' |
|
Wild Ginger |
M,D |
S-P |
|
4" |
|
Lowbrush Cranberry |
M,D |
F-P |
maroon |
8"to10" |
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Bearberry |
M,D |
P-S, F |
bronze |
8"x4' |
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Groundcover
Strawberry |
M,D |
F-P |
red |
3"-6" |
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Huckleberry |
D |
F-P |
red |
12"to15" |
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Bunchberry |
M |
P-S |
|
6" |
**Explanations:
Description of soil conditions
needed is W for wet, M for moist and D for dry. The amount of sun
necessary is F for full sun, P for part sun and S for shade. The
conditions necessary for a species well-being is listed first with
conditions that it can tolerate last. For instance, Speckled Alder says,
part sun to full sun. That means that it prefers part sun, but can
tolerate full sun. The mature sizes are listed as height first and width
second. Speckled Alder will grow to 15' high with a 20' spread. Most
shrubs can be pruned to stay smaller.
Cost: Plants range in price from $5 to $50 depending on plant size and
pot size.**
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