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

SHRUBS

 

 

 

 

Alder, Speckled

M,W

P-F

yellow

15'x20'

Blueberry, Wild Low Bush

W,M,D

F

purple

18"x3'

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'

Cinquefoil, Shrubby

M,D

F

 

2'x2'

Currant, Eastern Black

M,D

F-P

 

5'x4'

Dogwood, Gray

W,M,D

F-P

 

8'x8'

Dogwood, Red Osier

W,M,D

F-P

maroon

10'x8'

Dogwood, Roughed-leafed

M,D

F-P

red

12'x8'

Dogwood, Round Leaf

M,D

F

 

12'x6'

Dogwood, Silky

M,W

F-P

 

10'x6'

Elderberry, Common

M,W

F-P

 

10'x8'

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'

Raspberry, Purple Flowering

M

F-P

 

6'x8'

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'

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'

Viburnum, Nannyberry

W,M,D

F-P-S

maroon

15'x12'

Winterberry Holly

M,W

F-P

 

10'x10'

Witchhazel, American

M,D

P-S

orange/yellow

20'x20'

GRASSES

 

 

 

 

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"

Bearberry

M,D

P-S, F

bronze

8"x4'

Groundcover Strawberry

M,D

F-P

red

3"-6"

Huckleberry

D

F-P

red

12"to15"

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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