Cardinalflower Family: Campanulaceae Native Region: Eastern US and Canada, Southern US Plant Community: Red Maple Swamp Size: 1-6′ tall Hardiness Zone: Habitat: Prefers full sun to very light shade in constantly wet soil. Soil should be kept cool and moist, and requires disturbance to sprout. Found in woodland edges, ditches, ravines, depressions, openings in forests, streamContinue reading “Lobelia cardinalis”
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Glyceria striata
Fowl Mannagrass Family: Poaceae Native Region: Southern Canada and all of US Plant Community: Red Maple Swamp Size: 1-4′ tall, quick spreading Hardiness Zone: Habitat: Found in bogs, seeps, wet woods, swamps, shaded ditches, and standing water. Part of wetland forest communities, especially willow and aspen. Prefers moist soil but also can tolerant upland conditions, andContinue reading “Glyceria striata”
Magnolia macrophylla
Bigleaf Magnolia Family: Magnoliaceae Native Region: Central eastern US Plant Community: Size: 30-40′ tall and wide Hardiness Zone: 5-8 Habitat: Found in bottomland woods, rich wooded slopes, alluvial woods, and bottoms of mountains. Prefers rich, acidic soils, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Intolerant of soil moisture extremes and urban pollutants. Leaf: Large, yellow-greenContinue reading “Magnolia macrophylla”
Stewartia pseudocamellia
Japanese Stewartia Family: Theaceae Native Region: Japan Plant Community: Size: 12-40′ tall, 8-25′ wide Hardiness Zone: 5-8 Habitat: Found on rocky, well-drained Japanese slopes from 1000-2600′ elevation. Prefers moist, rich, well-drained, acidic soil in full sun to partial shade. Tolerates poor, clay soil conditions. Prefers shade in warmer climates. Leaf: Green leaves transition to vibrant redContinue reading “Stewartia pseudocamellia”
Pinus slyvestris
Scotch Pine Family: Pinaceae Native Region: Europe and Asia, Naturalized: Northeastern US, eastern and western Canada Plant Community: Size: 30-60′ tall, 30-40′ wide Hardiness Zone: 2-6 Habitat: Found in anthropogenic, forest edges, shrublands or thickets, and roadsides. Prefers moist, acidic, well-drained soil in full sun. Climatically prefers cooler summers and does not fare well in southernContinue reading “Pinus slyvestris”
Betula nigra
River Birch Family: Betulaceae Native Region: Eastern US Plant Community: Urban growth Size: 40-70′ tall, 40-60′ wide Hardiness Zone: 4-9 Habitat: Found in floodplains, swampy bottomlands, along streams, and anthropogenic sites. Prefers moist, acidic, fertile soil including semi-aquatic soil but can also tolerate dry ones, tolerates bad drainage situations. Most heat tolerant of all birches. Leaf:Continue reading “Betula nigra”
Amelanchier nantucketensis
Nantucket Shadbsuh Family: Rosaceae Native Region: Northeastern US Plant Community: Old Field, Red Maple Swamp Size: 4-5′ tall, 4-5′ wide Hardiness Zone: 3-6 Habitat: Found in sunny, dry, sandy habitats including old fields, grasslands, some areas close to water, sand plains, pine barrens, ridges/ledges, roadsides and disturbed sites. Prefers dry to medium moisture, sandy, well-drained soilsContinue reading “Amelanchier nantucketensis”
Corylopsis spicata
Spike Winter Hazel Family: Hamamelidaceae Native Region: Mountainous regions of Japan Plant Community: Size: 4-6′ tall, 6-10′ wide Hardiness Zone: 5 Habitat: Prefers average, well-drained garden soil that has medium moisture in full sun to part shade. Should be sheltered from high winds, afternoon shade, and frost. Leaf: Leaves first grow as bronze-purple, then transitions toContinue reading “Corylopsis spicata”
Taxus x Hunnewelliana
Hunnewell hybrid yew Family: Taxaceae Native Region: Garden origin in Massachusetts Plant Community: Size: 5-10′ tall Hardiness Zone: 5 Habitat: Prefers average soil of medium moisture. Tolerates shade and urban conditions, but does not do well with wet conditions. Leaf: Light green summer needles shift to reddish brown in the winter. Flower: Non-flowering but instead hasContinue reading “Taxus x Hunnewelliana”
Magnolia ‘Elizabeth’
Cultivar of “Magnolia” Family: Magnoliaceae Native Region: Garden origin but can be planted along the central range of the US from West to East. Plant Community: Size: 20-35′ tall, 12-20′ wide Hardiness Zone: 5-8 Habitat: Prefers rich, neutral to slightly acidic, moist, well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Tolerates air pollution but should beContinue reading “Magnolia ‘Elizabeth’”
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