Shrub/Tree Indiana Native Prunus virginiana [Common Chokecherry] The Common Chokecherry can be a suckering small tree or large shrub that produces fragrant white racemes followed by small, purple-black cherries. These fruits can be used for pies, jellies, and jams (do not eat fresh). Suckers must be immediately removed to control growth.
Tree Indiana Native Robinia pseudoacacia [Black Locust] Widely variable in form, the most picturesque are straight-trunked with branches abruptly fanning out at the top. Fixes N2. Locust borers are troublesome and difficult to control, but many trees live with them successfully for many years. Leaf minors and permanently wet soils can be problems.
Shrub Rosa × 'BAIage' [sold as High Voltage Easy Elegance®] [High Voltage Easy Elegance Rose] The High Voltage Easy Elegance Rose is a large (about 3-5 feet high and wide), vigorous, upright variant with fragrant, double, yellow flowers from June through August. Although this rose is much lower maintenance than many others and has good disease resistance, proper cultural practices are still advised. Avoid wetting the foliage when watering, place the plant in an area with good air circulation, and remove dead or diseased plant matter. Branches are covered with…
Shrub Rosa × 'Bucbi' [sold as Carefree Beauty™] [Carefree Beauty Rose] Carefree Beauty is a lower maintenance, compact rose with fragrant, semi-double pink flowers from June to frost. While this rose has some resistance to powdery mildew and blackspot, good cultural practices are still important. Avoid wetting the foliage when watering, place the plant in an area with good air circulation, and remove dead or diseased plant matter as soon as possible. Branches are covered with thorns, making pruning difficult.
Shrub Rosa × 'Korpancom' [sold as Electric Blanket™] [Electric Blanket Floribunda Rose] The Electric Blanket Floribunda Rose is a low-growing, compact plant with abundant salmon-pink flowers from summer through fall. Although generally used as a groundcover, this rose is sometimes trained and sold in a tree form. It has good resistance to powdery mildew, but good cultural practices are important in order to prevent other diseases and other pests, such as black spot and rust. Avoid wetting the foliage when watering, place the plant in an area…
Shrub Rosa × 'Morden Blush' [Morden Blush Rose] 'Morden Blush' is a compact, floriferous cultivar of the Parkland Series, developed from native North American prairie roses. This variant produces an abundance of double flowers on new growth (important since it freezes to the ground in winter) over a long period of time. Flower color varies depending on the temperature, with white to cream in wamer temperatures and pale pink in cooler temperatures. Medium resistance to black spot and powdery mildew. Good cultural practices…
Shrub Rosa × 'Nearly Wild' [Nearly Wild Floribunda Rose] 'Nearly Wild' is a lower mainenance, Floridbunda rose that produces pink, single flowers throughout an extremely long bloom period (May to frost). Its spreading form makes 'Nearly Wild' good for mass plantings. Susceptible to black spot, but generally not enough to seriously affect the plant. Good cultural practices are important for roses in order to prevent disease and other pests. Avoid wetting the foliage when watering, place the plant in an area with good air…
Shrub Rosa × 'Radtko' [sold as The Double Knock Out®] [The Double Knock Out Rose] The Double Knock Out Rose is a compact, bushy plant that prolifically produces fragrant, double, cherry-red flowers from summer through fall. While this is a very low maintenance and disease resistant rose, good cultural practices are still advised. Avoid wetting the foliage when watering, place the plant in an area with good air circulation, and remove dead or diseased plant matter as soon as possible. Branches are covered with thorns, making pruning difficult.
Shrub Rosa rugosa [Rugosa Rose] Widely adapted to soils and exposures, but especially good in full sun on dry soils. Relatively trouble-free among roses, even resists the common rose pathogens and phytopagous insects. The hips (rose fruits) are a rich source of vitamin C and used commercially in teas. Can get borers in canes (rarely). Good cultural practices are important for roses in order to prevent disease and other pests. Avoid wetting the foliage when watering, place the plant in…
Shrub Rosa × 'Scrivjean' [sold as Oso Easy® Honey Bun] [Oso Easy Honey Bun Rose] The Oso Easy Honey Bun Rose is a low-growing, mounded plant that produces fragrant, semi-double flowers in a variety of colors, from pale pink, pastel yellow, and creamy white. Although this variant has good disease resistance and is relatively low maintenance, proper cultural practices are still important. Avoid wetting the foliage when watering, place the plant in an area with good air circulation, and remove dead or diseased plant matter as soon as possible. Branches…
