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Wildlife
Plants that offer food and/or shelter
to wildlife
* Attracts butterflies
Butterfly resting on a
Red Chokeberry
Winterberry Holly
and a Cedar Waxing
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trees
Alder*
Beech Birch
Crabapple*
Dogwood
Hawthorn*
Tree Lilac*
Amur, Red Maple*
Oak
Serviceberry* |
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shrubs
Barberry*
Bayberry
Blueberry
Burning Bush
Butterfly-Bush*
Coralberry
Cotoneaster*
Currant
Dogwood
Holly
Honeysuckle
Lilac*
Pyracantha
Quince
Raspberry
Regent Serviceberry*
Shrub Rose*
Spirea*
Sumac*
Tallhedge
Viburnum*
Willow*
Winterberry Holly
Witchhazel
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perennials
Aster*
Astilbe*
Bee Balm*
Black-eyed Susan
Butterfly Weed*
Catmint*
Columbine
Coreopsis*
Daylily*
False Sunflower
Goldenrod*
Hyssop*
Joe Pye Weed
Lavender*
Mint*
Phlox*
Purple Loosestrife*
Statice*
Violets*
Yarrow* |
other
Bittersweet
Boston Ivy
Grapes
Most Evergreens
Virginia Creeper
Wintercreeper |
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Fall Color
exceptional color display
Red Maple
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trees
Ash
Baldcypress
Birch
Black Gum
Crabapple var.
Dogwood
Flowering Pear
Ginkgo
Hawthorn
Hornbeam
Maple
Oak
Serviceberry
Sourwood
Turkish Filbert
Witchhazel
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shrubs
Azalea var.
Barberry
Blueberry
Burning Bush
Chokeberry
Cotoneaster
Fothergilla
Spirea
Sumac
Viburnum var
Vernal Witchhazel
Virginia Sweetspire Wintercreeper |
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perennials
Bergenia
Cushion Spurge
Little Bluestem Peony |
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Protected
Sites sheltered from harsh
winds and winter sun
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Azalea
Beech
Big Leaf Hydrangea Boxwood
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Dwarf Alberta Spruce
Falsecypress Hemlock |
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Holly
Japanese Maple Magnolia
Pyracantha |
Rhododendron
Tree Peony
Vicary Privet |
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Wet Sites
Bark of the River
Birch offers year-
round interest
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trees
Alder
Arborvitae Ash Baldcypress Fringetree
Ginkgo
Kentucky Coffeetree Red Maple
River Birch Serviceberry
Swamp White Oak |
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shrubs
Barberry
Chokeberry
Clethra
Deciduous Holly Dogwood
Forsythia
Inkberry Holly Viburnum var. Virginia Sweetspire Witchhazel
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perennials
Astilbe
Bee Balm
Daylily
Ferns
Lobelia
Loosestrife
Meadowsweet Moneywort
Primrose
Siberian Iris |
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Winter
Interest attractive fruit,
foliage, bark or
texture *attractive fruit, seeds or cones
American Cranberry
Viburnum fruit in
winter
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trees
Alder *
Amur Chokecherry * Beech
Birch
Crabapple * Dogwood
Hawthorn *
Oak*
Paperbark Maple Redbud
Red Maple Serviceberry
Sumac*
Witchhazel |
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shrubs
Barberry var. * Bayberry *
Burning Bush * Chokeberry* Contorted Hazelnut * Cotoneaster
* Dogwood Hydrangea Pyracantha *
Shrub Rose * Viburnum var. * Vernal Witchhazel |
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evergreens
Arborvitae
Boxwood
Euonymus Falsecypress
Fir *
Hemlock *
Holly *
Juniper *
Pine *
Rhododendron
Spruce * |
perennials
Aster*
Bergenia
Blackberry Lily*
Black-eyed Susan*
False Indigo*
Goldenrod*
Hardy Salvia
Joe Pye Weed*
Lenten Rose
Liriope
Ornamental Grass*
Pachysandra
Purple Coneflower*
Sedum*
Siberian Iris
Siberian Squill
Snowdrops
Striped Squill
Vinca
Wintercreeper |
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Low Maintenance
reliable plants with low susceptibility
to insects and disease; strong growth patterns; and tolerant
of varied environmental conditions. Included are a number of
perennials, though most should be cut back in late fall or early
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Ash
Ginkgo
Hawthorn
Linden
Maple
Oak
Serviceberry |
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shrubs
Barberry
Bayberry
Burning Bush Chokeberry Cotoneaster
Dwarf Lilac
Gro Low Sumac Spirea var. Shrub Roses Viburnum Witchhazel |
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perennials
Balloon Flower Bergenia
Black-eyed Susan Bleeding Heart Bluebells
Butterfly Weed Coreopsis var. Crane's Bill
Creeping Phlox Daylily
False Aster
False Indigo
Gas Plant
Ginger
Globe Thistle
Goat's Beard Goldenrod |
perennials, cont'd
Grasses var.
Hardy Saliva
Hosta
Iris, Siberian
Lily-of-the-Valley
Liriope
Lungwort
Obedient Plant
Pachysandra
Peony
Plumbago
Poppy, Oriental
Sea Lavender
Sedum, Stonecrop
Vinca
Yarrow |
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Fragrance
* Fragrant Foliage |
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trees
Crabapple
Dogwood
Fringetree
Hawthorn
Linden
Magnolia Serviceberry Witchhazel |
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Shrubs
Bayberry*
Blue Mist Shrub* Bottlebrush Buckeye Butterfly-bush Clethra
Fothergilla
Gro Low Sumac* Honeysuckle var. Lilac
Mockorange Pyracantha Shrub Rose Sweetshrub* Viburnum Witchhazel
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evergreens
Fir*
Juniper*
Spruce*
perennials
Artemisia*
Calendula*
Catmint*
Chives*
Clematis
Costmary*
Cotton Lavender* Daylily, yellow Dianthus
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Hosta var.
Hyacinth
Hyssop*
Iris var.
Lavender*
Lemon Balm*
Mint*
Oregano*
Peony
Phlox
Sage*
Savory*
Sweet Woodruff*
Thyme*
Violet
Yarrow* |
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Dry Sites
consistent wind
and/or sun;
well-drained soil
Japanese Tree Lilac
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trees
Crabapple
Ginkgo
Green Ash Honeylocust
Japanese Tree Lilac Littleleaf Linden
Amur, Norway Maple
Flowering Pear |
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shrubs
Barberry
Bayberry
Chokeberry
Compact Amur Maple
Cotoneaster
Forsythia
Gray Dogwood
Lead Plant
Lilac
Potentilla
Privet
Pyracantha
Quince
Shrub Rose Smokebush
Spirea
Sumac
Tallhedge
Viburnum var. |
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evergreens
Juniper
Pine
Yew
Yucca
perennials
Artemisia
Aster
Baby's Breath
Basket of Gold Black-eyed Susan Blanket Flower Butterfly Weed
Catmint
Coreopsis
Flowering Spurge
Globe Thistle |
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cont's
Grasses var.
Goldenrod
Heliopsis
Hollyhock
Lavender
Lamium
Marguerite
Perennial Flax
Purple Coneflower
Rock Cress
Salvia
Sea Thrift
Sea Lavender
Sedum
Snow-in-Summer
Thyme
Veronica var.
Yarrow |
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Shady
Sites
less than full sun, from light to dense shade
* tolerates dense shade
Red Astilbe
Variegated Solomon's
Seal in fall color
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trees
Arborvitae
Dogwood
Japanese Maple
Redbud * Serviceberry * Witchhazel * |
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shrubs
Bayberry
BottlebrushBuckeye
Burning Bush * Chokeberry *
Clethra
Cotoneaster
Currant
Dogwood
Fothergilla
Gro Low Sumac Deciduous Holly Hydrangea *
Privet
Rhododendron * Viburnum var. Virginia Sweetspire Vernal Witchhazel
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evergreens
Azalea *
Boxwood *
Euonymus var. Hemlock
Holly *
Rhododendron *
Yew *
other
Astilbe *
Bergenia *
Bleeding Heart * Bluebells
Boston Ivy
Brunnera
Columbine
Coral Bells
Cranesbill
Dame's Rocket
Daylily
English Ivy
Epimedium *
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Fern *
Foamflower *
Foxglove
Ginger *
Goat's Beard *
Hosta *
Jacob's Ladder
Lamium *
Lenten Rose
Lilyturf
Lily of the Valley *
Mint
Obedient Plant
Pachysandra
Phlox
Pulmonaria
Solomon's Seal*
Spiderwort
Sweet Woodruff *
Trillium *
Vinca *
Virginia Creeper *
Violets *
Wintercreeper |
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"var" indicates only specific
varieties or species are included within the category |
