Native Plants for Privacy Screening: Morella pensylvanica – Northern Bayberry
Privacy Screening Shrub – Northern Bayberry Morella pensylvanica – Northern Bayberry Morella Pensylvanica, Northern Bayberry is a semi-evergreen, dense, rounded, shrub that grows 5 to 10 feet tall. The leaves are grayish-green to dark green, leathery, and...
Near Native Shrubs for Summer Blooms in Maryland: Aesculus parviflora – Bottlebrush Buckeye
Maryland Near Native Shrubs for Summer Blooms Aesculus parviflora – Bottlebrush Buckeye A great summer-flowering shrub for shady areas, Aesculus parviflora, commonly called Bottlebrush Buckeye forms thickets of dense, suckering, deciduous, multi-stemmed...
Maryland Native Plants for Pollinators: Cephalanthus occidentalis – Buttonbush
Maryland Native Plants for Pollinators Cephalanthus occidentalis – Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis, commonly called buttonbush, is a deciduous shrub with an open-rounded habit. The star of this plant is its unusual blooms- globular heads of small white...
Maryland Native plants for summer: Eryngium yuccifolium – rattlesnake master
Maryland Native Plants for Summer Eryngium yuccifolium – rattlesnake master Eryngium yuccifolium is a Maryland native plant that is easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun. Prefers dryish, sandy soils. Self-seeds in optimum...