Native Plant Sale Catalogue - Delaware Nature Society Native Plant Sale Catalogue 2019 | Page 18

Trees & shrubs
CBA berries in fall; good with Lobelia, Itea,
Ilex. CA
White June-July FS | PS M
Aesculus parviflora
Height: 8-12’ | Width: 8-12’ | Range: EC, EP
Bottlebrush Buckeye . Butterflies cover
White May PS | FS W | M | D
Aronia melanocarpa (Photinia
melanocarpa)
Height: 3-8’ | Width: 3-6’ | Range: P, C
the candle-like blooms; yellow fall
foliage, fruit. BA
Black Chokeberry . Black fruit for birds,
fall; good nesting site, too. CA
White May FS | PS M | W | D
Coral May FS | PS M | W
Height: 10-20’ | Width: 10-20’ | Range: EC, EP Aronia melanocarpa Iroquois
Beauty TM (‘Morton’)
Red Buckeye . Huge blooms glow like Height: 2-3’ | Width: 4-5’ | Range: P, C
Aesculus pavia
Black Chokeberry . Dwarf form; wine-red
beacons for returning hummingbirds.
fall foliage; berries for birds. CA
CA
River Birch . Beautiful peeling bark; hosts
butterflies, draws woodpeckers. CB
Burgundy Apr-May FS | PS M
Calycanthus floridus ‘Michael
Lindsey’
Height: 6-8’ | Width: 6-8’ | Range: EP, EC
Carolina Allspice (Sweetshrub) . Intensely
fragrant; takes dry shade; not as quick
to spread.
Yellow April PS | SH M
Carpinus caroliniana
Height: 15-30’ | Width: 15-30’ | Range: P, C
American Hornbeam (Musclewood) .
Happy in a moist area; beautiful trunk;
yellow fall color. CB
Cream May-July FS | PS D | M
White May FS | PS M | W | D
Aronia melanocarpa Low Scape®
Mound
Height: 12-24” | Width: 18-24” | Range: P, C
Black Chokeberry . Low groundcover with
flowers, fruit, red fall foliage; adaptable.
Ceanothus americanus
(photo opposite page)
Height: 2-4’ | Width: 2-5’ | Range: P, C
New Jersey Tea . Billowy flowers; hosts
Azure butterflies; takes poor soils. BA
White July-Aug FS | PS M | W
CA
White April FS | PS D | M
Amelanchier laevis
Purple Apr-May FS | PS M
Cephalanthus occidentalis
(photo opposite page)
Height: 6-10’ | Width: 6-10’ | Range: P, C
Asimina triloba
Allegheny Serviceberry . Very tasty fruit for Height: 15-20’ | Width: 12-20’ | Range: P, C
people and wildlife; attractive fissured
bark. CBAD set; effective screen; adaptable. BD
Pawpaw . Tasty fruit; two required for fruit
Buttonbush . Unique, fragrant flowers;
adaptable; great for all pollinators.
CBA
White July-Aug FS | PS M | W
Purple May-June FS M | W | D
Amorpha fruticosa Asimina triloba cultivars
Height: 5-17’ | Width: 5-15’ | Range: P, C Height: 5-12’ | Width: 5-7’ | Range: P, C
Tall Indigo-bush . Striking flowers; hosts
gray hairstreak, other butterflies. CA
White Apr-May FS | PS W | M | D
Aronia arbutifolia (Photinia pyrifolia)
Height: 5-10’ | Width: 4-8’ | Range: P, C
Red Chokeberry . Glossy red berries for
birds and brilliant red leaves in fall. CA
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Pawpaw . Seedlings of plants selected for
flavor, fewer seeds, other traits. BD
Yell-brn April FS | PS | SH M
Cephalanthus ‘Magical Moonlight’
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Height: 5-8’ | Width: 4-6’ | Range: P, C
Buttonbush . Compact form; larger than
average fruits for songbirds. CBA
Rosy purple April FS | PS M
Betula lenta Cercis canadensis
Height: 40-55’ | Width: 35-55’ | Range: P, C Height: 15-30’ | Width: 20-35’ | Range: P, C
Sweet Birch . Golden fall foliage; source Redbud . Arresting bloom color; early
of birch beer; caterpillars for nestlings. spring nectar, later seeds for wildlife.
CBAD CBA
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Purple Apr-May FS | PS W | M | D
Height: 20-45’ | Width: 8-25’ | Range: P, C
frilly blooms followed by dark fruits for
wildlife. CBAD
Height: 30-50’ | Width: 30-40’ | Range: P, C
Red Chokeberry . Red leaves, glossy red
Betula nigra
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foliage; caterpillars for nestlings.
Canadian Serviceberry (Shadblow) . Lovely,
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Height: 6-10’ | Width: 3-4’ | Range: P, C
Height: 6-20’ | Width: 5-10’ | Range: P, C
• Yellow Wild Indigo’s (Baptisia tinctoria) yellow spring flowers light up
a sunny dry spot such as a slope. Find it on page 11.
Now sit back and enjoy the diversity of creatures you will see!
Sugar Maple . Famously brilliant fall
Amelanchier canadensis
(photo opposite page)
• New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americana) is a small shrub that blooms in
late spring, supporting small butterflies and other interesting beneficial
insects. Find it on opposite page.
• Common Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) flowers extend the pollen
and nectar into fall for the late butterflies and pollinators. Find it on
page 12.
Aronia arbutifolia ‘Brilliantissima’
(photo opposite page)
White April FS | PS M | W
Or try some of these under-appreciated beauties:
• Clustered Mountain Mint’s (Pycnanthemum muticum) small white
flowers buzz with pollinators and is a great mixer with other flowers.
Find it on page 14.
Height: 60-70’ | Width: 40-50’ | Range: P
Yell-brn Apr-May FS | PS M | W
Add a new plant layer to your yard such as a tree, some shrubs or
groundcovers. Blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica) has beautiful fall color and is
attractive to many birds and pollinators. For a wilder area, Wild Roses
(Rosa carolina, R. palustris and R. virginiana) have fragrant flowers for
the pollinators, attractive red hips for the birds and support 135 species
of caterpillars. Two easy groundcovers for shade are Woman’s Tobacco
Pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia) and Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea)
whose pretty flowers support some tiny beneficial insects, while their
leaves host the American Painted Lady and Black Swallowtail butterfly
caterpillars, respectively.
Acer saccharum
White Apr-May FS | PS D | M | W
You may also extend the buffet into a different season, such as early
spring or winter. The flowers of Black Willow (Salix nigra) and Pussy Willow
(Salix discolor) are two of the earliest sources of pollen, and birds love
them for the 450 species of caterpillars they support. Our beautiful
Sumac (Rhus aromatica Gro Low, or Rhus glabra) berries feed over
95 species of migrating and wintering birds, in addition to supporting
pollinators and caterpillars. For the migrating butterflies, try the golden,
fall-blooming Ox-eye (Heliopsis helianthoides), which also offers seeds
for wintering birds.
Yellowish April FS | PS M
In your habitat garden, aim to create a diverse buffet of native plants for
a diverse array of wildlife. An easy way to increase diversity is by adding
some new native plants like Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis).
Buttonbush’s unique summer flowers provide pollen and nectar for
butterflies, while 19 species of butterfly (Lepidoptera) caterpillars eat the
leaves. Look for the symbols in this catalog to find plants that specifically
support birds, butterflies and/or bees.
Beauty in Every Season
Diversity:
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