Shrub Indiana Native Rhus glabra [Smooth Sumac] Large, club-like fruit clusters and rather coarse compound leaves make this a plant that can best be appreciated from a distance, and so it is at its best in large-scale plantings. Picturesque branches. Hard to kill this plant. Can be rejuvenated by cutting to ground in late winter. Plants are dioecious, so only females have the fruiting interest, but all plants are reliably colorful in fall foliage. Spreads rapidly by suckers.
Shrub Rhus typhina 'Bailtiger' [sold as Tiger Eyes®] [Cutleaf Tiger Eyes Staghorn Sumac] The Tiger Eyes cultivar makes a great landscape plant as it suckers less than the species, and for it's nice foliage.
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 Sambucus nigra 'Eva' [Sold as Black Lace®] [Black Lace Elderberry] More lacy, fern-textured, dark purple leaves, pale pink flowers, 6 to 8' high; Origin for Black Beauty
Tree Indiana Native Sassafras albidum [Common Sassafras] Roots sucker and form thickets, which may or may not be desirable. Sassafras tea contains safrole, a mild carcinogen banned in food products. Iron chlorosis in high pH can turn leaves yellow.
Tree Sorbus intermedia [Mountainash] Structural pruning is important for this species, as it has weak crotch angles. Prune so that the trunk and branches cannot rub against each other. This tree does not tolerate competition well and should be mulched to the dripline.
Shrub Spiraea × bumalda 'Anthony Waterer' [Anthony Waterer Bumald Spirea] 'Anthony Waterer' Japanese Spirea is a cultivar of Spiraea japonica that originated from the original cultivar of Spiraea x bumalda (hybrid of S. albiflora and S. japonica), as many other cultivars of Spiraea. This condensed shrub reached 3 to 4' in height and roughly 4-5' in width at maturity. Flowers reach 4 to 6" in diameter, flat topped, deep carmine-pink inflorescences that bloom through the summer months. New leaves emerge a rusty-brown and change to…
Shrub Spiraea japonica 'Dolchica' [Dolchica Japanese Spirea] 'Dolchica' has deep pink flowers and interesting crinkled and cutleaf foliage. Flowers heavily in June (on new growth) and then continues intermittently through August. Annual pruning results in better foliage and flower effect. Tolerant of widely different soils and exposures, but tends to do best in full sun with adequate moisture and a pH of 6.0-7.5. Avoid very wet sites.
Shrub Spiraea japonica 'Goldflame' [Golden Japanese Spirea] 'Goldflame' is known for foliage that rotates between different golds, yellows, and bronzes throughout the seasons. In the spring, the foliage emerges bronze-red, followed by yellow-green foliage in the summer, and finally becoming golden yellow to orange in the fall. Flowers heavily in June (on new growth) and then continues intermittently through August. Annual pruning results in better foliage and flower effect. Tolerant of widely different soils and exposures, but tends to do best in…
Shrub Spiraea japonica 'Little Princess' [Little Princess Spirea] Grows larger and faster than species
