Zone 4

WHITE SWAMP OAK (Quercus Bicolor)

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Hardiness zones 3-8 This fine 40-60' shade tree is characterized by its dark-gray-brown craggy bark and shallowly-lobed leaves which are glossy, polished green above and white felted beneath (bicolor). The foliage turns glorious shades yellow-orange with...

NINEBARK (Physocarpus opulifolius) "Festivus Gold"

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Hardiness zones 3-8 There will be no "airing of grievances" (F. Costanza) over this Festivus! Its brilliant yellow foliage stays cheerful and bright as it matures to lime green. White spring flower clusters completely cover this upright, semi-dwarf in an...

Red Trumpet Vine (Campsis × tagliabuana) "Madame Galen"

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Arching sprays of deep salmon-red flowers during late summer and dark-green compound foliage make this hardy vine a beautiful sight for human or hummingbird eyes.

Dunkeld Larch (Larix-eurolepis-marschlinii)

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This rare and valuable hybrid of decidua x kaempferi becomes a conical tree to 100' x 30' with linear grey-green needles to 1.5". Discovered in the early 1900s in Scotland, it is famous for its "hybrid vigor," growing faster and showing greater disease...

Wayfaring Tree Viburnum (Viburnum lantana)

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Hardy in zones 4-8 Viburnum for drier areas. This upright shrub (to 15') has nice burgundy fall color and berries that turn from red to black. 

Japanese Meadowsweet (Spiraea japonica)

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Spiraea japonica, also known as Japanese Meadowsweet or Japanese Spiraea, is a deciduous, perennial shrub native to Japan, China, and Korea. It is a very ornamental plant, with clusters of rosy-pink flowers at the tips of wiry, freely branching, erect...

Golden Willow (Salix alba vitellina)

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Family: Willow (Salicaceae) Hardy to Zones 2 to 9 Fast-growing perennial tree to 75 feet, native to Eurasia.  This is a preferred type for the herbalscape. Golden willow prefers full sun and ever-moist soil (or daily watering) and will...

Blazing Star (Liatris spicata)

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Family :  Aster (Asteraceae) Hardy to Zones 3 to 9 Herbaceous perennial prairie dweller native to the central and eastern US.  Narrow basal leaves bear showy spikes of purple flowers.  Butterfly attractor.  Traditional usage (Native...

Purple Willow (Salix purpurea)

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Family:  Willow (Salicaceae) Hardy to Zones 3 to 10 (Purple Willow, Purple Osier)  Dwarf willow tree to 9 feet native to Europe and Western Asia, has purple-hued leaves and among all willow species does contain the highest concentrations of...

Meadowsweet (Spirea ulmaria)

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Meadowsweet (Spirea ulmaria) Family:  Rose (Rosaceae) Hardy to Zones 3 to 9 (The Latin name Spiraea ulmaria is synonymous with the Latin name Filipendula ulmaria) Herbaceous perennial to about 4 feet.  Native to temperate Europe and Asia. ...

Garden Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis)

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Family:  Lily (Liliaceae) Hardy to zones 3 to 9. (Mary Washington) Dioecious perennial, native to the Mediterranean.  This culinary asparagus prefers full sun, rich soil and regular watering.  Makes a great addition to the garden as an...

Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)

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Family:  Aster (Asteraceae) Hardy to Zones 4 to 12 Herbaceous perennial prairie dweller.  Originally native to a wide band stretching from Michigan south to Louisiana, then west to Texas and Oklahoma, but currently uncommon in the wild...

WESTERN SERVICEBERRY Amelanchier ainfolia

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A rose family, western North American native tree/shrub Zone 4

GOLDEN ALEXANDER (Zizia aurea)

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Hardiness zones 3-9 From meadows and swamps of the NE, this 1-2' tall parsnip-like wildflower has much divided (into 3 and again 3) leaves and umbels of tiny yellow early summer flowers (Alexanders?); a pleasing sight” (K. Taylor)...

DWARF ARBORVITAE Thuja occidentalis (Tiny Tim)

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Dense, slow-growing and very dwarf (to 12" high x 16" wide in 10 years), this diminuitive conifer is a wonderful bonsai or container subject. S/M ...

YELLOW LILAC Syringa vulgaris (Primrose)

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The lovely and totally unique pastel, creamy-yellow flowers of this compact 8-12' lilac make this attractive bloomer a nice surprise. The soft-yellow color is more intense in cooler climates and paler in warmer zones, either way they contrast beautifully...

LILAC Syringa vulgaris (Prairie Petite)

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Truly dwarf! This little cutie only reaches 3-4' tall. Spring finds this shrub covered with its 3-4" light pink flowers which fade to lavender. From the University of Nebraska, this shrub is heat and drought tolerant and makes a fine low hedge. S/M Zone 4

ORANGE-LEAVED SPIREA ORASpiraea japonica (Double Play Candy Corn)

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You cannot miss the dayglow show of color on this 24" x 30" shrub, bright-red spring growth turns to orange-yellow with red and then bright-purple blooms appear in late spring! S-PSh/M PPAF ...

CHINESE ELM Ulmus parvifolia

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This attractive tree is often called the lacebark elm. It is a 40-60' deciduous tree with a rounded crown and long pendent branches. Native to eastern Asia, it is grown for its graceful foliage, multi-colored bark, fast growth rate and good resistance to...

LILAC Syringa (Tinkerbelle)

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This delightful new cross brings wine-red buds and deep-pink spicily fragrant late-lilac-season flowers to a wonderfully compact 5' shrub... PERFECT for foundation, small informal hedge or lovely sized specimen. S/M ...

FRAGRANT SUMAC Rhus aromatica

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This Sumac native to the southeastern U.S. and Canada has clouds of early small yellow flowers which appear on the stems tips in spring. Colorful, early scarlet fruits and intensely crimson fall color make this 3-6' tall by 6-10' wide shrub a much valued...

MOUNTAIN HEMLOCK Tsuga mertensiana

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"The most singularly beautiful of all the California conifers" (J. Muir), smaller and slower with blue-green foliage "sprays arranged in varied, eloquent harmony [and a tip which] droops like the stalk of a nodding lily." PSh/M ...

RED-BARKED WILLOW Salix alba (Chermesina)

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A remarkably showy form of this 50' columnar and elegant tree, in winter its slender tip-drooping branches are a brilliant orange-scarlet (best color comes from coppicing, pruning or pollarding). The summer foliage is silky-haired and makes a billowy,...

SCOTCH ROSE Rosa pimpinellifolia (spinosissima)

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The only [rose] known to be native in Iceland” (Wyman); it makes a dense spreading mound 2-3' high and blooms profusely but with much variability; maroon-black hips. S/M ...