| Content |  Viburnum rafinesquianum (Downy Arrrowwood)
Downy arrowwood is a little known native viburnum that has ornamental characteristics similar to the more commonly planted southern arrowwood. May be difficult to find in local nurseries. A 3-6 ft. shrub, sometimes taller, with multiple straight stems in a loose habit. White, flat-topped flower clusters are followed by dark blue berries. Fall foliage is colorful.
Tree or Plant Type: Shrub
Foliage: Deciduous (seasonally loses leaves)
Native Locale: North America
Landscape Uses: Hedge, Massing, Mixed border
Size Range: Medium shrub (5-8 feet)
Light Exposure: Partial sun/shade (4-6 hrs light daily), Full shade (4 hrs or less of light daily)
Hardiness Zones: Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6
Soil Preference: Alkaline soil, Alkaline soil, Dry soil, Moist, well-drained soil
Season of Interest: Mid spring, Late spring, Early fall, Mid fall
Flower Color & Fragrance: White
Shape or Form: Multi-stemmed, Oval, Round
Growth Rate: Moderate |
 Features
Low-growing groundcover shrub, providing beauty from spring through frost.
Low Scape® Mound aronia is a tough, tolerant, tidy little mound of glossy green foliage. In spring, it’s covered in hundreds of dainty white flowers, and in autumn, the leaves turn brilliant red to contrast with dark purple-black fruit. The unique low-growing, mound-shaped habit of this new variety makes it perfect for mass planting as a ground cover or edging plant. Best of all, it thrives almost anywhere: cold climates and hot ones, wet soils and dry ones, sun and part shade. This native shrub will gracefully handle just about any landscape challenge you can throw at it!
Top three reasons to grow Low Scape® Mound aronia:
– Low-growing, mounded habit, perfect for edging and groundcover
– Tolerates a wide range of growing conditions
– White flowers in spring; Dark purple fruit and brilliant red foliage in fall.
Deadheading Not Necessary
Characteristics
Garden Height: 12 – 24 Inches
Plant Needs
Light Requirement: Part Sun to Sun
Maintenance Category: Easy
Hardiness Zones: 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a
Maintenance Notes:
Very easy care. If you wish to prune, do so after immediately after blooming. May be trimmed to shape as needed.
Fun Facts:
Aronia’s common name, chokeberry, comes from the extremely astringent taste of the fruit.
Low Scape® Mound Aronia melanocarpa ‘UCONNAM165’ USPP 28,789, Can PBRAF
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 Features
The myth, the legend, the plant: ‘Limelight’ hydrangea.
This unique panicle hydrangea revolutionized landscaping across North America. Huge, football-shaped flowers open in an elegant celadon green that looks fresh and clean in summer’s heat. The blooms age to an array of pink, red, and burgundy which persists through frost for months of irresistible flowers. You can use ‘Limelight’ hydrangea just about any way you can imagine: as a showy flowering hedge, to screen off air conditioners, as an attention-getting specimen, in containers, flower gardens, or anywhere around your home. A long-time favorite of professional florists, it also makes an excellent cut flower, fresh or dried.
Top three reasons to grow ‘Limelight’ hydrangea:
– It’s a time-tested classic that graces the yards of thousands of homes across North America
– Large flowers have a unique color that looks great with any style and color of house.
– Blooms every year, even in cold climates – winter doesn’t phase it at all.
Characteristics
Garden Height: 72 – 96 Inches
Plant Needs
Light Requirement: Part Sun to Sun
Maintenance Category: Easy
Hardiness Zones: 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a
Maintenance Notes:
This extremely durable, long-lived plant is easy to grow. It likes full sun in cold climates, afternoon shade in warmer ones, but it does require well-drained soils that do not remain soggy for any amount of time.
To prune, simply cut back by one-third its total height every spring. If you wish, you can apply a granular fertilizer formulated for woody plants (like a rose fertilizer) at that time as well.
‘Limelight’ Hydrangea paniculata USPP 12,874, Can 2,319
|  Fire Light® is the standard to measure all panicle hydrangeas! We developed this easy-to-grow, reliable panicle hydrangea in Michigan, selecting it for its huge, full flower heads and sturdy, strong stems. Blooms emerge creamy-white and age to a vivid red for lots of summer color. It makes a great cut flower, fresh or dried, and can be used as a hedge, specimen, or incorporated into flower gardens and foundation plantings.
Top three reasons to grow Fire Light® hydrangea:
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- Exceptionally hardy, growing and flowering well even in chilly zone 3
- large flowers age to red early in the summer for a colorful display
- low-maintenance and easy to grow – the perfect plant for “black thumbs.”
Characteristics
Duration: Shrub
Shrub Type: Deciduous
Height Category: Medium
Garden Height: 54 – 72 Inches
Spacing: 54 – 72 Inches
Spread: 54 – 72 Inches
Flower Colors: Pink
Flower Colors: Red
Flower Colors: White
Flower Shade: White changing to pink-red
Foliage Colors: Green
Foliage Shade: green
Habit: Upright
Container Role: Thriller
Plant Needs
Light Requirement: Part Sun to Sun
Maintenance Category: Easy
Blooms On: New Wood
Bloom Time: Early Summer
Bloom Time: Mid Summer
Bloom Time: Late Summer
Hardiness Zones: 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
Water Category: Average
Uses: Border Plant
Uses: Container
Uses: Cut Flower
Uses: Dried Flower
Uses: Good for Screening
Uses: Landscape
Uses: Mass Planting
Uses: Specimen or Focal Point
Maintenance Notes: Panicle hydrangeas are best pruned in late fall or early spring. Cut the branches back by about one-third their total length. This plant tolerates a wide range of conditions, but does not grow well in soggy soil. Plant in full sun in zones 3-7; afternoon shade is preferable in warmer areas. A good 2-3″ (5-7.6 cm) layer of shredded bark mulch over the roots is very beneficial.
If desired, fertilize in early spring with a granular fertilizer formulated for woody plants, like a rose fertilizer. |  Amelanchier × grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance'
Shrub form
Amelanchier x grandiflora is a hybrid cross between two species of North American serviceberry, namely, A. arborea (downy serviceberry) and A. laevis (Allegheny serviceberry). It is known in commerce today by several showy cultivars. This is a small, deciduous, usually multi-trunked understory tree or tall shrub which typically matures to 15-20’ tall. Flowers bloom in April followed by edible fruits (3/8" diameter) in June (hence the sometimes-used common name of Juneberry for amelanchiers). Berries resemble blueberries in taste and may be used in jams, jellies and pies. Finely-toothed, oval-lanceolate leaves (to 3" long) emerge with bronze tints in spring, mature to dark green from late spring throughout summer before finally turning brilliant red to orange-red in fall.
Common Name: apple serviceberry
Type: Tree
Family: Rosaceae
Zone: 4 to 9
Height: 15.00 to 25.00 feet
Spread: 15.00 to 25.00 feet
Bloom Time: April
Bloom Description: White
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Suggested Use: Flowering Tree
Flower: Showy
Leaf: Good Fall
Attracts: Birds
Fruit: Showy, Edible |
 Hydrangea Lime Light Prime
The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).
MATURE SIZE
72"60"
FEATURES
The next generation of 'Limelight' is here! Introducing Limelight Prime ® hydrangea.
In a very short time, Limelight hydrangea became one of the most popular plants ever - but that doesn't mean that there wasn't room for improvement. So we've spent years developing this new selection that does everything better than the original, from bud to bloom and beyond. Here's how Limelight Prime hydrangea is different:
- blooms much earlier, creating a longer display. This is especially valuable in colder climates, where 'Limelight' might not bloom until late August.
- bolder, brighter color. As the green blooms age, they develop pink and red tones that are far more vivid and showy than conventional panicle hydrangeas.
- stronger stems. Though strong stems is a crucially important factor in the panicle hydrangeas we select for Proven Winners ColorChoice Shrubs, you can count on Limelight Prime to hold its big blooms up all summer long.
- useful smaller size. Limelight Prime reaches a very garden- and landscape-friendly 4-6'/1.2-1.8m tall and 4-5'/1.2-1.5m wide.
What's the same? You can count on Limelight Prime hydrangea to produce dozens of big, beautiful, mophead blooms every year, even in cold climates. It also makes a fantastic cut flower, both fresh and dried. And it's still one of the easiest to grow, most rewarding hydrangeas you can plant.
Deadheading Not Necessary
CHARACTERISTICS
Garden Height: 48 - 72 Inches
Flower Colors: Green, Pink, Red
Flower Shade: Green, turning bright pink and red shades in fall
PLANT NEEDS
Light Requirement: Part Sun to Sun, Sun
Maintenance Category: Easy
Bloom Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer
Hardiness Zones: 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
Water Category: Average, Needs Good Drainage
Soil Fertility Requirement: Average Soil
Soil PH Category: Acidic Soil, Alkaline Soil, Neutral Soil
Uses: Border Plant, Container, Cut Flower, Dried Flower, Good for Screening, Landscape, Mass Planting
Uses Notes:
Limelight Prime hydrangea is an excellent choice for a commanding specimen or flowering hedge. It's also nice as a backdrop for a garden, or as the centerpiece of a perennial or flower garden.
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Viburnum rafinesquianum (Downy Arrrowwood)
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