Woody Ornamentals
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Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Coralberry Z 2-7
Pinkish white bell shaped flowers in June-July give way to coral-red berries in fall Berries persist through winter, giving colorful interest and food for the birds.
Pinkish white bell shaped flowers in June-July give way to coral-red berries in fall
Berries persist through winter, giving colorful interest and food for the birds.Size: 2’-5’ x 4-8’
Care: Full sun to full shade in well-drained soil.
Native: Eastern US from NY south to eastern TX, west to SD & CO.
Wildlife Value: attracts birds, bees and other pollinators.Was classified simultaneously by Michaux, Linnaeus, and finally Moench (1794) whose designation is used today.
**LISTED AS OUT OF STOCK BECAUSE WE DO NOT SHIP THIS ITEM. IT IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT OUR RETAIL LOCATION.
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Weigela florida Shrub Z 4-9
Rosy pink, white or red trumpets in May and June,repeating sporadically all summer, described by Robert Fortune as ”fine rose-coloured flowers, which hung in graceful bunches from the axils of the leaves and the ends of the branches”
Rosy pink, white or red trumpets in May and June,repeating sporadically all summer, described by Robert Fortune as ”fine rose-coloured flowers, which hung in graceful bunches from the axils of the leaves and the ends of the branches”
Size: 5’ x 4’
Care: full sun to part shade in well-drained soil. Blooms on both old and new wood so can prune anytime. Pruning promotes compact, bushy habit & more flowers.
Native: ChinaNamed for German professor Christian Ehrenfried Weigel. Introduced to western cultivation in 1845 by Robert Fortune who found it growing in a northern Chinese garden. A favorite of Queen Victoria.
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Xanthorhiza simplicissima Yellowroot Z 4-9
Short, spreading shrub, blooms sprays of plum-colored flowers in spring, then forming berries. For dessert its leaves turn yellow, purple and maroon in fall. Excellent groundcover under trees and for erosion control. Will suppress weeds.
Short, spreading shrub, blooms sprays of plum-colored flowers in spring, then forming berries. For dessert its leaves turn yellow, purple and maroon in fall. Excellent groundcover under trees and for erosion control. Will suppress weeds.
Size: 2-3” x spreading
Care: filtered sun to shade in moist to moist well-drained, slightly acidic soil
Native: Maine to FL and west to Ohio
Wildlife Value: food and habitat for several birds.Colonial horticulturist William Bartram found it near Buffalo Lick GA in 1773. He wrote: “This evening I discovered a very curious Little Shrub, growing on the bottoms of these Hills & on the steep banks of the Creek. . . the root affording strong Yellow Tincture. . . It has long slender branching Roots which run & spread about . . . filling large patches of ground . . . it is in my opinion a very valuable Shrub . .”
Native Americans dyed fibers with the yellow root.
