Tree Acer palmatum `Shishigashira` [Lion’s Head Japanese Maple] Avoid planting in windy sites and dry soil.
Herbaceous Allium 'Millenium' [Ornamental Onion] Tolerates a wide range of soils but it performs well in sandy soils. It is wasily grown in average moisture, well drained soils in full sun or partial shade. The bulbs are best planted in the fall.
Herbaceous Allium senescens montamun [German garlic] German garlic, also known as mountain garlic, is an ornamental onion that is grass-like with flattened, broad leaves. It usually grows in dense clumps that are between 6 and 12 inches tall.
Shrub Indiana Native Aronia melanocarpa [Black Chokeberry] This Indiana native shrub is similar to the Red Chokeberry in habit and form, but differs in that the Black Chokeberry is larger, has black-colored fruits, broader leaves, and generally larger flowers. Place in a higher light location for the best flower and fruit display. Best used for naturalizing, mass plantings, and wetland reclamation projects. The berries are edible, but only palatable when used in jellies and jams.
Herbaceous Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra 'Summer Sun' [sold as Summer Sun Rough Sunflower] [Summer Sun False Sunflower]
Herbaceous Heuchera americana 'Palace Purple' [Palace Purple Coral Bells] Coral bells does best when grown in organically rich soils that are well drained and in full sun. To encourage continuos bloom, remove the old flower stems. Every 3-4 years in the spring, the clump should be divided.
Shrub Hydrangea arborescens 'Abetwo' [sold as Incrediball®] [Incrediball® Smooth Hydrangea] Improved version of the 'Annabelle' cultivar
Shrub Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' [Annabelle Smooth Hydrangea] The Annabelle Smooth Hydrangea is a very popular cultivar that produces large (much larger than the straight species), upright globular heads of sterile, white flowers in June. Tops usually die back in extreme Northern regions of its hardiness zone (including Zones 4 and 5). However, flowers are on new wood, and they still appear when tops are winter killed, or plants are pruned to ground. Winter killed branches need removal. Not drought tolerant. Poor, coarse…
Shrub Hydrangea arborescens 'NCHA1' [sold as Invincibelle® Spirit] [Invincibelle Spirit Smooth Hydrangea] The Invincibelle Spirit Smooth Hydrangea produces large (larger than the straight species), upright globular heads of sterile, pink flowers in June. Tops usually die back in extreme Northern regions of its hardiness zone (including Zones 4 and 5). However, flowers are on new wood, and they still appear when tops are winter killed, or plants are pruned to ground. Winter killed branches need removal. Not drought tolerant. Poor, coarse form in the winter landscape. Many…
