Roselow Crabapple

Rate of Growth: Very fast.

Growing Conditions: Adapts to most all soil types; best in full sun and well drained soil.

Uses: Attractive white flowers and bright red fruit. Fruit enjoyed by wildlife and sometimes gathered for making preserves and jellies.
 

Height at maturity: 6’-10’ tall.

Size = 18"-24" 

Highbush Cranberry

Rate of Growth: Fast.

Growing Conditions: Locally frequent throughout the state along streams, in open or lightly shaded swamps and wet grounds; moderately shade tolerant.

Uses: Produces handsome clusters of white flowers and scarlet fruits, which birds eat in late winter; berries can be picked to make home-made jellies; excellent wildlife plant.

Height at maturity: 6-15’ tall and can spread up to 12 ‘.

Size = 18"-24" 

Red-Osier Dogwood

Rate of Growth: Medium.

Growing Conditions: Does well in moderately wet soils; shade intolerant; degree of stem redness directly related to amount of exposure to sunlight (greenish stems in shade). Easily transplanted and propagated.

Uses: Fruit is bunched or clustered red or white fruit: eaten by songbirds, pheasant, grouse, deer and squirrel.

Height at maturity: Grows 7-10’ tall and can spread up to 12’.

Size = 24"-36" 

Elderberry

Rate of Growth: Slow growing if shaded; fast growing in full sunlight.

Growing Conditions: Prefers rich, moist lowland; shade tolerant; transplants well.

Uses: Fruits excellent for wildlife. Deep purple berry-like fruit in large clusters with white flowers (June-July) native wetland edge species. Easily transplanted and propagated by stem cuttings. Planted along stream banks, the drooping branches provide high quality aquatic cover.

Height at maturity: Grows up to about 8’ tall and can spread up to 15’ across.

Size = 24" - 36" 

Lilac

Rate of Growth: Relatively fast growing.

Growing Conditions: Full sunlight; moist to dry soils.

Uses: Good density provides cover for many birds and mammals; blooms in May with showy and fragrant white to various shades of purple (lilac) flowers.

Height at maturity: Tall upright shrub that can grow up to 20’ tall and 15’ wide.

Size = 12"-24" 

Rose of Sharon

Rate of Growth: Vigorous upright habit but seldom leafy to ground. Growing

Conditions: Sunny locations. Foliage late to appear; flowers in late summer, lavender purple, pink, or white; up to 5 inches across. Can self-sow to the point of nuisance.

Uses: Good for borders and hedgerows. Deer Resistant.

Height at maturity: 8-12 feet.

Size = 18"-24" 

Service Berry (Alleghany)

Rate of Growth: Moderate.

Growing Conditions: Full sun, well-drained, moist to dry soils. Easy to grow. Bears sweet black fruit and is characterized by a bronzy color of its unfolding leaves. Leaves turn orange-red in fall.

Size = 12"-18" 

Butterfly Bush

Rate of Growth: Fast.

Growing Conditions: Full sun. Well-drained, moist fertile soil. Easy to grow. Called summer lilac due to its similar fragrant flowers that bloom all summer.

Height at maturity: 10-15’ if not cut back. This plant dies back to the ground but comes back in spring. Can cut back dead branches in late fall.

Size = 12"-18" 

Bird and Butterfly Seed Mix

1 oz. packet covers just over 100 sq. ft. This choice mixture provides seeds and nectar to songbirds, hummingbirds and butterflies. Included are: Showy Milkweed, Dwarf Cornflower, Siberian Wallflower, Dwarf Godetia, Lance-Leaved Coreopsis, Dwarf Red Plains Coreopsis, Rocket Larkspur, Purple Coneflower, California Poppy, Perennial Gaillardia, Annual Gaillardia, Candytuft, Gayfeather, Blue Flax, Sweet Alyssum, Perennial Lupine, Lemon Mint, Dwarf Red Coneflower, Black-Eyed Susan, and Scarlet Sage.

Cost=$3.00 per oz.

Black-Eyed Susan

1 oz. packet will cover 15-25 sq. ft. This wildflower blooms all summer and fall. In the wild, Black-eyed Susan grows in both moist and dry prairies and old fields. Its conspicuous 2-3” daisy-like flowers with golden yellow to yellow-orange petals and its long bloom season have made this a favorite. The flower center is a deep-brown to purple-brown dome that if left standing, remains ornamental throughout the winter. This plant is a popular food source for butterflies. It can provide a spectacular show of color in large masses and is good for both edging and as tall backdrop in the perennial border.

Cost=$3.00 per oz.

Low-Growing Mix

1 oz. packet will cover about 200 sq. ft. This mixture is less than 16 inches high and provides a manicured appearance, which is ideal for residential or commercial landscaping where height is a factor. Varieties should include: Tussock Bellflower, Dwarf Cornflower, Siberian Wallflower, Dwarf Godetia, Dwarf Lance-Leaved Coreopsis, Dwarf Plains Coreopsis, Cottage Pinks, African Daisy, California Poppy, Candytuft, Spurred Snapdragon, Sweet Alyssum , Forget-Me-Not, Dwarf Evening Primrose, Iceland Poppy, California Blueberry, Catchfly, Moss Verbena, Classic Zinnia and Johnny Jump-Up.

Cost=$3.50 per oz.

Midwest Native Seed Mix

1 oz. packet will cover up to 200 sq. ft Varieties should include: Lavender Hyssop, Butterfly Milkweed, New England Aster, White Upland Aster, Lance-Leaved Coreopsis, Plains Coreopsis, Purple Coneflower, Rattlesnake Master, Annual Gaillardia, Ox-Eye Sunflower, Thickspike Gayfeather, Great Blue Lobelia, Prairie Aster, Dwarf Evening Primrose, Purple Prairie Clover, Prairie Coneflower, Grey-Headed Coneflower, Clasping Coneflower, Black-Eyed Susan, Sweet Black-Eyed Susan, and Boneset.

Cost=$6.00 per oz.

Bird Lover's Mix

1 oz. packet will cover 150 sq. ft. This easy-to-grow mixture of popular perennials and annuals will provide a bounty of seed for seed-loving birds. Some varieties may even be left to dry in your garden to produce natural bird feeders! Varieties include: Four O’clocks, Partridge Pea, California Poppy, Calendula, Dwarf Cornflower, Lance-leaved Coreopsis, Sulphur Cosmos, Purple Coneflower, Annual Gaillardia, Annual Sunflower, Thickspike Gayfeather, Blue Flax, Annual Pholx, Shasta Daisy, Sweet William Pinks, Purple Prairie Clover, Prairie Coneflower, Black-Eyed Susan, Plains Coreopsis, Rigid Goldenrod, and New England Astern.

Cost=$3.00 oz.

Shade Mix

1 oz. packet of wildflower seed will cover up to 200 sq. ft. This mixture requires strong, filtered sunlight or 1-4 hours of direct sun per day. This mixture will not prosper in dense shade. Included in this mixture is: Columbine, Shasta Daisy, Clarkia, Lance-Leaved Coreopsis, Chinese Forget-Me-Not, Larkspur, Sweet William Pinks, Purple Coneflower, Annual Candytuft, Spurred Snapdragon, Monkeyflower, Tussock Bellflower, Chinese Houses, Annual Baby’s Breath, Forget-Me-Not, Baby Blue-Eyes, Corn Poppy, and Johnny Jump-Up. These plants will not prosper in dense shade.
 

Cost=$4.00 per oz.