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Common Name
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Genus
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Species
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Bloom Period
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Wildlife
Value
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Bloom
Color
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Light Preference
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Moisture Preference
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Height in feet
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Notes
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Trees/ Shrubs
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Red
Maple
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Acer
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rubrum
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Mar - Apr
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high
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red
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Sun-Shade
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Wet - dry
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40-60
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First to flower in spring; fall color
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Sugar
Maple
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Acer
|
saccharum
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April-May
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very high
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yellow
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Sun -Shade
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Moist
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60-75
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Yellow flowers in Spring; fall color; maple syrup
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Shadbush
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Amelanchier
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canadensis
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Mar-Apr
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very high
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white
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Sun-Shade
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Moist-Dry
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15-20
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Edible berries; fall color
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Devil's
Walking Stick
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Aralia
|
spinosa
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July- Aug
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very high
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white
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Sun-par shade
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Moist
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12-20
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Purple berries; trunk covered in spines
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Red
Chokeberry
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Photinia
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pyrifolia
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Apr- Jun
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high
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white
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Sun-shade
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Wet-Dry
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3-6
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Multi-stemmed; red berries;
fall color
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Shagbark
Hickory *
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Carya
|
ovata
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May-June
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very high
|
green
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Sun
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Moist
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60-90
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Tasty nuts; attractive bark
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New
Jersey Tea *
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Ceanothus
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americanus
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Jun-Sept
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intermediate
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white
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Sun-shade
|
Moist-Dry
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3
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Multi-stemmed, tough; fixes nitrogen; attracts butterflies
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Hackberry
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Celtis
|
occidentalis
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May
|
high
|
white
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Sun
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Moist -Dry
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30-50
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Attracts butterflies; blue berries
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Sweet
Pepper Bush*
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Clethra
|
alnifolia
|
July-Sept
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high
|
white
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Sun-shade
|
Wet-moist
|
10
|
Very fragrant
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Flowering
Dogwood*
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Cornus
|
florida
|
April-June
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very high
|
white
|
Sun-Shade
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Moist
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10-30
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White bracts in spring; red berries
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American
Beech*
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Fagus
|
grandifolia
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April-May
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very high
|
green
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Sun-Shade
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moist
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50-70
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Edible nuts; attractive bark
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Witch-Hazel
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Hamamelis
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virginiana
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Sept-Nov
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low
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yellow
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Par sun/shade
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Moist
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20-30
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Multi-stemmed; fragrant; herbal uses
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American
Holly*
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Ilex
|
opaca
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June
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very high
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white
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Sun-shade
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Moist -Dry
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30-50
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Evergreen, provides cover, fragrant
flowers, red berries on females
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Winterberry
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Ilex
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verticillata
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June
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high
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white
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Sun-shade
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Wet
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10-12
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Red berries all winter on females
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Eastern
Red Cedar*
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Juniperus
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virginiana
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May
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very high
|
green
|
Sun
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Moist
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40-50
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Blue berries; provides cover
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Mountain
Laurel*
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Kalmia
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latifolia
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May-June
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low
|
white/pink
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Sun-Shade
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Moist-dry
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10
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Evergreen; showy blossoms; multi-stemmed
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Spicebush*
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Lindera
|
benzoin
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Mar-Apr
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high
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yellow
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Shade
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Wet-Moist
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6-12
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Berries (on females), food for spicebush swallowtail caterpillar
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Tulip
Tree*
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Liriodendron
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tulipifera
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May-June
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intermediate
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green
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Sun-Shade
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Moist-Dry
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75-100
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Straight trunk; fast growth
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Northern
Bayberry*
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Morella
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pensylvanica
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May-July
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high
|
yellow
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Sun
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Moist-dry
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10
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Aromatic twig, leaves, and bark; waxy berries on females
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Black
Tupelo*
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Nyssa
|
sylvatica
|
June
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very high
|
green
|
Sun
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Moist-Dry
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30-50
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Blue berries, fall color
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White
Pine*
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Pinus
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strobus
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very high
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Sun-shade
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Moist-Dry
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50-80
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Evergreen conifer; prunes well
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American
Sycamore
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Platanus
|
occidentalis
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April -May
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low
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Sun-Shade
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Moist
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75-100
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Showy bark; drops fruits
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Black
Cherry*
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Prunus
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serotina
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May-June
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very high
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white
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Sun-shade
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Moist
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30-50
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Edible berries, fall color
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White
Oak*
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Quercus
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alba
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May
|
very high
|
green
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Sun-shade
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Moist
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50-80
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Majestic form; keeps leaves in winter
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Scrub
Oak
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Quercus
|
ilicifolia
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April-May
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very high
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green
|
Sun
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Dry-sandy
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8-10
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Nuts eaten by many species; food for Edward's Hairstreak caterpillar
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Northern
Red Oak
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Quercus
|
rubra
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April-May
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very high
|
green
|
Sun- Shade
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Moist-dry
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60-80
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Hardy, long-lived tree; fall color
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Pinxter
Azalea*
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Rhododendron
|
periclymenoides
|
May
|
low
|
pink
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Shade
|
Wet-Moist
|
4-8
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Beautiful blossoms
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Swamp
Azalea*
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Rhododendron
|
viscosum
|
June-July
|
low
|
white
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Shade
|
Wet
|
8-10
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Very fragrant
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Dwarf
Sumac
|
Rhus
|
copallina
|
July-Aug
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high
|
green/yellow
|
Sun
|
Moist-Dry
|
10-20
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Shiny leaves; red berries; fall color
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Pasture
Rose
|
Rosa
|
carolina
|
June
|
high
|
pink
|
Sun
|
Wet-dry
|
1
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Beautiful blossoms , deer resistant
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American
Elderberry*
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Sambucus
|
canadensis
|
Jun-Jul
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very high
|
white
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Sun-Shade
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wet-moist
|
5-15
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Multi-stemmed; edible red berries and flowers
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Am.
Basswood*
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Tilia
|
americana
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May-June
|
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Sun-Shade
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moist
|
60-80
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Flowers aromatic
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Eastern
Hemlock
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Tsuga
|
canadensis
|
|
high
|
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Shade
|
moist
|
40-70
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Evergreen conifer
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High
Bush Blueberry*
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Vaccinium
|
corymbosum
|
May-June
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very high
|
red-white
|
sun-shade
|
wet-moist
|
6-12
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Multi-stemmed; edible berries; fall color
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Arrow-wood
|
Viburnum
|
dentatum
|
May-June
|
high
|
white
|
Sun-shade
|
moist
|
15
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Blue berries in fall
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Highbush
Cranberry
|
Viburnum
|
trilobum
|
May-July
|
high
|
white
|
Sun-shade
|
moist
|
12
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Showy flowers; red berries all winter
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Maple-leaved
Viburnum
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Viburnum
|
acerifolium
|
May-June
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high
|
white
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Sun-shade
|
moist
|
6
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Pink fall foliage; blue berries
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Ferns
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Maidenhair
Fern
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Adiantum
|
pedatum
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Shade
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moist
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1-2
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Grows in clumps; delicate texture
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Ladyfern
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Athyrium
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filix-femina
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Shade
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moist
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1-3
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Lacy; attractive foliage
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Cinnamon
Fern*
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Osmunda
|
cinnamomea
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Shade
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moist
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2-4
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Grows in clumps; distinctive spore fronds
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Interrupted
Fern
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Osmunda
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claytonia
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Shade
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moist
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2-4
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Grows in clumps; distinctive fronds
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Christmas
Fern*
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Polystichum
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acrostichoides
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Shade
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moist
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1-2
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Evergreen; grows in clumps
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Marginal
Wood Fern
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Dryopteris
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marginalis
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Shade
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moist
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1-3
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Evergreen; forms clumps;
attractive
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Flowering Plants
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Pearly
Everlasting*
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Anaphalis
|
margaritacea
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July-Sept
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white
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Sun
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dry
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1-3
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Showy flowers; dry arrangements; food plant of American Lady caterpillar
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Columbine*
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Aquilegia
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canadensis
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April-June
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red /yellow
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Shade
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moist
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1-3
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Spreads by seed; attracts hummingbirds
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Jack-in-the-Pulpit
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Arisaema
|
triphyllum
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April-June
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green/purple
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Shade
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wet-moist
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1-3
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Unusual flowers; red inedible berries
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Swamp
Milkweed
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Asclepias
|
incarnata
|
June-Aug
|
high
|
pink
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Sun-shade
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wet
|
2-4
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Attracts butterflies; food plant of Monarch caterpillars
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White
Wood Aster
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Symphyotrichum
|
divaricatum
|
Sept-Oct
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high
|
white
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Shade
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moist
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1
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Showy flowers in fall
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New
England Aster*
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Symphyotrichum
|
novae-angliae
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Aug-Oct
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high
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purple
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Sun
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moist
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2-6
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Showy; attracts butterflies
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New
York Aster
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Symphyotrichum
|
novi-belgii
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July-Oct
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high
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violet
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Sun
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wet-moist
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3-6
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Showy; attracts butterflies
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Virgin's
Bower*
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Clematis
|
virginiana
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Aug-Sept
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white
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Sun-shade
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moist
|
20
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Showy flowers; vine
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Joe
Pye Weed*
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Eupatorium
|
purpureum
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Aug-Sept
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high
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purple
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Sun
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wet-moist
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3-6
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Attracts pollinators
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Wild
Geranium*
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Geranium
|
maculatum
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April
|
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rose
|
Sun-Shade
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moist
|
1-2
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Ground cover; long bloom time
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Sneezeweed
*
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Helenium
|
autumnale
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Aug-Oct
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high
|
yellow
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Sun-shade
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wet-moist
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2-6
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Tolerates wet areas; showy flowers; herbal uses
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Hepatica
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Hepatica
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nobilis
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Mar-April
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Purple/white
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Shade
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moist
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6”
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Lovely early blooms
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Rose
Mallow*
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Hibiscus
|
moscheutos
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Aug-Oct
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pink
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Sun
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moist
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2-4
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Tolerates salt; showy flowers
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Turk's-Cap
Lily*
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Lilium
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superbum
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June-Aug
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orange
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Sun
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moist
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3-8
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Showy; up to 40 flowers on one plant
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Cardinal
Flower*
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Lobelia
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cardinalis
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Aug-Sept
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scarlet
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Sun-shade
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wet
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2-5
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Long bloom time; attracts hummingbirds
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Great
Blue Lobelia
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Lobelia
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siphilitica
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Aug-Sept
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blue
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Shade
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wet- moist
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1-3
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Late bloomer with attractive blue spikes
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Bee
Balm*
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Monarda
|
didyma
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July-Aug
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red
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Sun
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moist
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2-5
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Aromatic; showy; attracts hummingbirds; herbal uses
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Bergamot
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Monarda
|
fistulosa
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July-Aug
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violet
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Sun
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most-dry
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Showy flowers; attracts hummingbirds
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Virginia
Creeper
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Parthenocissus
|
quinquefolia
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June-July
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high
|
white
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Sun
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moist-dry
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20
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Vine; striking fall foliage; blue berries
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Hairy
Beard-tongue*
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Penstemon
|
hirsutus
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June-July
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white
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Sun
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dry
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1-3
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Deer resistant;
easy to grow
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Moss
Phlox
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Phlox
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subulata
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April-May
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blue
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Shade
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moist
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10”
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Ground cover, spreads
quickly
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May
Apple
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Podophyllum
|
peltatum
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May
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white
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Shade
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moist
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1-2
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Ground cover; edible fruit, other parts poisonous
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