An outstanding little shrub that will grow in some really tough situations. I have seen it growing at the base of Mount Kineo, Moosehead Lake in...
Trees and Shrubs
Asarum canadense-Wild ginger
Wild ginger makes a fantastic ground cover; in the right spot. That perfect spot is full shade in rich, moisture retentive, loamy soils. It is rare...
Clethra alnifolia-Summersweet
This is such a common plant in the trade, where it has festooned into so many cultivars, it is hard to believe that it's a rare native plant for the...
Diervilla lonicera-Bush honeysuckle
Honeysuckles! Our first thought is non-native invasive Asiatic species like Morrow's. Relax; we do have a few native species of honeysuckle, like...
Nyssa sylvatica-Black tupelo
These trees have fascinated me for as long as I've known about them. Mature specimens form striking silhouettes against the sky as the branching...
Rosa carolina-Pasture rose
For a few glorious weeks in late June, we have three of our native roses flowering at once, including this one. These roses are low growing...
Vaccinium angustifolium-Lowbush blueberry
Tolerates sun and shade, poor dry acidic soils. Spreads over large areas in time producing those delicious sweet blueberries. Early spring flowering...
Viburnum dentatum-Arrowood viburnum
Arrow wood viburnum is aptly named; poke your head inside a vase like clump of these beauties and you can see just how straight the wood is! A tall...