Shrub Physocarpus opulifolius 'SMNPOTW' [sold as Tiny Wine®] [Tiny Wine Ninebark] Tiny Wine Ninebark is noted for its features as it is interesting season round. The exfoliating bark on mature wood reveals red-brown inner bark, this is how the common name Ninebark was chosen as the color is ever changing.
Shrub Rhododendron catawbiense 'Chionoides' [Chionoides Rhododendron] White flowers have the yellow centers and make numerous dome shaped trusses. The broad, dense plant is easy to grow and has attractive, narrow foliage.
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 × 'Radwhite' [sold as White Knock Out®] [White Knock Out Rose] The White Knock Out Rose is a compact shrub with matte green foliage, making the creamy white flowers stand out against the dark leaves.
Tree Indiana Native Salix nigra [Black Willow] The Black Willow is a fast-growing, wet soils tolerant tree, reaching 30 to 60 feet at maturity. Can sucker profusely, so use sparingly in the landscape. In the wild, you can find Salix nigra near floodplains, streams and rivers, and marshes. The ancient Greeks knew the therapeutic values of willow (Salix) and brewed tea made from willow bark to relieve stiff joints and other bodily aches and pains. A number of insect species attack the…
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
Shrub Spiraea japonica 'Little Princess' [Little Princess Spirea] Grows larger and faster than species
Shrub Syringa meyeri 'Palibin' [Dwarf Meyer Lilac] Flowers by the time it reaches one foot tall, very floriferous. Flowers in spring before leaves are fully out. Powdery mildew resistant. Very low maintenance. Flowers can be damaged by a late spring freeze. Best to prune immediately after flowering to promote flower buds for the next year.
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