Butterfly Bush
Bi-Color Butterfly Bush
Buddleia bi color. Bi-Color Butterfly Bush. Multiple colors on each bloom! Pannicles grow up to 10″ and feature raspberry and butterscotch-yellow florets beginning in summer. Butterflies and hummingbirds will flock to the fragrant, multi-colored flowers great for cutting in the summer. Grows 6-8′ tall. 30-36″ plant
Buddleia ‘Black Knight’
Butterfly Bush ‘Black Knight’ Dark violet flower spikes. Large arching shrub, fast grower. Excellent addition to perennial border. This fragrant flowering shrub is a favorite of butterflies. Very effective when used in mass plantings. Gray-green foliage. Cutting grown. Zone 5 • 30-36″ plant
Buddleia ‘Nanho Blue’
Butterfly Bush ‘Nanho Blue’ Mauve Blue flowers that have a compact habit. It’s a fast grower. Excellent addition to a perennial border. This fragrant flowering shrub is a favorite of butterflies. Very effective when used in mass plantings. Gray-green foliage. Cutting grown. Zone 5 • 30-36″ plant
Buddleia ‘Royal Red’
Royal Red Red Butterfly Bush Red flowers in summer. Grows 4-6′ tall. Very fragrant. Attracts butterflies.
30-36″ plant
Buddleia ‘White Profusion’
Profusion Butterfly Bush (White). Ornamental shrub, summer blooming shrubs which bear exciting arrays of fragrant flowers on long spikes; rapid growing to 6-8′ high, 4-6′ wide. Leaves are soft, silvery undersides, provide an elegant complement to the pristine white of the blooms. Deciduous. White bloom clusters. Create a stunning display as a massed planting in your yard for a border or butterfly garden. Cutting Grown • 24-30″ plant
Fast Growing • Wildlife Interest
Caryopteris ‘Blue Mist’
Caryopteris ‘Blue mist’ Blue mist spirea The low mounding habit to 4-5′ high x 5-6′ wide. Perfect as a low border plant for massing purposes and adapts well in dry, sunny spots. Hundreds of blue foot long flower spikes cover this plant in late summer. Drought tolerant and virtually maintenance free. 18-24″ plant
Deer Resistant Plants • Wildlife Attraction
Clethra
Alnifolia
Summer Sweet “White” Clethra Deciduous, bushy shrub. Grows to 8 ft. Deciduous. Fragrant white or rosea flowers, depending on variety. Needs part shade and moist, peaty soil, acid soil. Bell shaped flowers in late summer and early autumn. 24-30″ plant
Partial Shade
Clethra ‘Hummingbird’
This is a dwarf form of the white Summer sweet. It grows to about 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide, and is very compact and fl. For 4 to 6 weeks in midsummer, plants bear hundreds of white, wonderfully fragrant flowers arranged in plump, upright, bottle-brush-like spikes 2 to 6 inches long. Attracts butterflies. Excellent for small gardens. Effective in mass, mixed into perennial borders or along foundations. Grows well in wet areas. 18-24″ plant
Clethra ‘Ruby Spice’
A beautiful ornamental with very fragrant, deep reddish-pink flowers in July and August. Attractive and unusual exfoliating (peel) bark. Foliage turns bright yellow in the fall. Wonderful as a specimen or as a backdrop in the perennial border. The entire shrub is very showy. Compact size 4′ x 4′. 30-36″ plant
Common Witch Hazel
Hamamelis Virginiana. Native shrub that grows 10-15′ tall, green leaves that turn bright yellow in the fall. The earliest blooming shrub, orange-yellow fragrant flowers bloom in winter. 36-42″ plant
Deer Resistant Plants • Colorful Autumn Foliage • Dry Locations • Partially Shaded Areas • Clay Tolerant Plants
Deutzia ‘Nikko’
Forsythia x Intermedia ‘Lynwood Gold’ (Lynwood Gold Forsythia) Has wide arching branches with a profusion of gold- yellow blossoms on bare branched in early spring. Medium green leaves clothe the stems after the blossom period. Does well in any good, well-drained garden soil. Feed and water regularly throughout the growing season. Likes full sun. Grows 7-10′ tall and wide. 3 gallon plant
Partially Shaded Areas
Forsythia ‘Lynwood Gold’
Forsythia x Intermedia ‘Lynwood Gold’ (Lynwood Gold Forsythia) Has wide arching branches with a profusion of gold- yellow blossoms on bare branched in early spring. Medium green leaves clothe the stems after the blossom period. Does well in any good, well-drained garden soil. Feed and water regularly throughout the growing season. Likes full sun. Grows 7-10′ tall and wide. 5-6′ plant
Deer Resistant Plants • Clay Tolerant Plants
Crape Myrtle ‘Natchez’
Natchez Crape Mytrle; Large shrub or small tree. 15-20′ high and 10-15′ wide after 14 years. Dark cinnaomn-brown, exfoliating trunk bark that remains spectacular thoughout the year, glossy dark green leaves that turn orange and red in the fall, pure white flowers, 6-12″ long late June-July into September. Demands full sun and winter protection. 4-5′ plant
Dry Locations
Crape Myrtle ‘Regal Red’
Crape Myrtle ‘Regal Red’ The Crapemyrtle is a very adaptable plant. Demands full sun and winter protection. It grows best in moist, well-drained soils; and is drought resistant. Dark red/pink, med. growth to 6-8′. Color varies with temperature. Good mildew resistance. 18-24″ plant
Dry Locations
Hydrangea
Hydrangea-Macrophylla
All Summer Beauty’ Hydrangea. Hydrangea macro. ‘All Summer Beauty’ symmetrical, round topped, deciduous, grows 4-5′ in height and width. Large leaves and large showy rich blue flowers. A prolific flowering shrub which blooms in early summer. Likes sun or part shade. Flowers will be more blue in acid soil. More neutral soil flowers will be pink. (24-30″ plant)
‘Dooley’ Hydrangea
Hydrangea macro. ‘Dooley’. Large-growing hydrangea, reaches 6-10′ tall and prefers shade. Dark blue flowers, excellent for cut or dried flowers. 24-30″ plant
Endless Summer Hydrangea
Hydrangea ‘Endless Summer’ blooms on both old and new wood, flowers virtually all season long (spring through fall)! Large pink/grape/blue blooms depending on soil pH, reaches a well-rounded 3-5′ tall and wide. 30-36″ plant
Nikko Blue’ Hydrangea
Hydrangea Macrophylla ‘Nikko Blue’ symmetrical, round topped, deciduous, grows 4-10′. Large, showy, terminal flower clusters bloom in early summer. Flowers are blue although color may vary with soil acidity. Likes full sun or partial shade. Plant in rich well-drained soil. 18-24″ plant
Full Sun • Partial Shade
Red Cardinal’ Hydrangea
Hydrangea Macro. ‘Red Cardinal’. Red Cardinal Hydrangea. Superb shrub for accent, specimen or border. Thrives in a semi-shaded area, abundant flower clusters, mounded form grows about 4′ tall and wide. 24-30″ plant
Partial Shade
Hydrangeas Paniculata
Pee Gee Hydrangea
Hydrangea panic. ‘Grandiflora’. Pee Gee Hydrangea. Will grow and bloom in a wide variety of climates. Paniculatas is tolerant for pruning. Can be pruned at any time except when they begin forming bloom heads in the summer. The paniculata is the ONLY hydrangea that can be pruned into a tree form.24-30″ plant • 30-36″ plant