Greer’s Garden Plants

Ceanothus americanus Plant Characteristics: Duration: Perennial  Habit: Shrub Leaf retention: Deciduous  Size class: 1-3ft Native Habitat: Open, deciduous woods; woodland edges; oak savannas; mesic or dry prairies; roadsides  Bloom time:…

Lonicera sempervirens Plant Characteristics: Duration: Perennial Habitat: Vine Root type: Tap  Size class: 12-36 ft Usually 15-20ft  Flower: 2in long  Fruit: Red-black  Native Habitat: Woodlands, well-drained sand, clay  Bloom time:…

Viburnum Lentago Plant Characteristics: Duration: Perennial  Habit: Shrub   Size class: 12-36ft Native Habitat: Rich, open woods; hillsides; stream banks   Bloom time: May Growing Conditions  Light: Sun, partial shade, shade Soil:…

Viburnum acerifolium Plant Characteristics: Duration: Perennial  Habit: Shrub   Size class: 6-12 ft.  Native Habitat: Thickets, shaded woods, Mesic, mixed woods; bluffs; ravines.  Bloom time: April-August  Fruit: Red turning purple or…

Vaccinium angustifolium Plant Characteristics: Duration: Perennial   Habit: shrub   Size class: 1-3ft Native Habitat: Open, conifer woods; sandy or rocky balds & old fields  Bloom time: May-June Growing Conditions  Sun: Sun,…

Schizachyrium scoparium Plant Characteristics: Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Root type: Fibrous  Size class: 3-6ft Native Habitat: Woodlands’ edge, Opening, Hillsides, Slopes, Prairie, Plains, Meadows, Pastures, Savannas  Bloom time: June-December Growing…

Eutrochium maculatum Plant Characteristics: Duration: Perennial  Habit: Herb Root type: Fibrous  Size class: 3-6ft  Bloom time: August-October Growing Conditions  Light: Sun, Partial Shade Soil: Moisture: Moist, wet Condition comments: Very…

Vaccinium corymbosum  Plant Characteristics: Duration: Perennial  Habit: shrub Size class: 6-12ft Native Habitat: Swamps; bogs; dry barrens; oak woods Bloom time: May-June Growing Conditions  Light: Sun, partial shade, shade Soil:…

Penstemon hirsutus Plant Characteristics: Growing Conditions  Sun: Sunny, Partial Shade, Shade  Duration: Perennial  Habit: Herb Soil:  Moisture: Dry  Description Thin, Well-drained soils  Size class: 1-3ft Bloom time: June-July Native Habitat:…

Zizia aurea Plant Characteristics: Duration: Perennial  Habit: Herb Size class: 1-3ft Native Habitat: Moist prairies; thickets; open woods  Bloom time: April- August Growing Conditions  Light: Sun, partial shade  Soil: Moisture:…