Plants with Multiple Seasons of Interest




DECIDUOUS TREES

Yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea) - Flower, fragrance, fall color Cherry, autumn flowering (Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis') - Flower spring and fall, graceful habit, fall color Enkianthus (Enkianthus campanulatus) - Flower, fall color, small (6') specimen Franklin tree (Franklinia alatamaha) - Flower, handsome bark and foliage, fall color Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) - Color changes spring, summer, and fall Golden-larch (Pseudolarix kaempferi) - Fall color, colorful needles, attractive cones

DECIDUOUS SHRUBS

Cinquefoil, bush (Potentilla fruticosa) - Flower all summer, interesting foliage Holly, winterberry (Ilex verticillata) - Showy winter berries, summer shrub screen

Fothergilla (f. gardenii) - Flower, fragrance, fall color St. Johnswort (Hypericum frondosum) - Flower, attractive foliage, exfoliating bark Viburnum, linden (Viburnum dilatatum) - Flower, fall color, heavily berried, attractive

EVERGREEN TREES

Pine, lacebark (Pinus bungeana) - Lacy bark, specimen, year-around interest
Pine, red (Pinus resinosa) - Colorful bark, specimen, year-around interest

EVERGREEN SHRUBS


Holly, longstalk (Ilex pedunculosa) - Attracts birds, berry display, rustles in wind 12 months


Heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica) - Spring color, flower, berries, fall/winter color



GROUNDCOVERS

Meidiland rose (Rosa cultivar) - Spring, fall and summer flower
Sumac, fragrant (Rhus aromatica) - Flower, fragrant, fall color
Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens) - Fall color, flower, berry summer through winter

VINES Boston ivy (Parthenocisus tricuspidata) - Spring and fall color, summer cover, deciduous Clematis, jackman (Clematis jackmanii) - Long flowering season, can be June - November Wisteria, Japanese (Wisteria floribunda) - Flower fragrance, pods, interest with and without leaves

PERENNIALS AND GRASSES

Coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam') - 4-6 month flowering period
Leather leaf sedge grass (Carex buchananii) - Bronze foliage almost 12-month
Gaillardia (Gaillardia x grandiflora) - 4-6 month flowering period
Lily-turf (Liriope muscari) - Flowers Aug. - Sept, foliage holds color 10 months
Silver grass, ornamental grass (Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus') - 4'-7' height Silver plum flower Sept.-Oct, handsome into winter




Before using these plant materials, learn more about their growth habits and compatability to your locale.

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