Download Plants Used in Landscaping Around the Bunker Interpretive Center

Plants Used in Landscaping Around the Bunker Interpretive Center
Height
Woody Plants
American Hazelnut (Corylus americana )
8-10'
Highbush Cranberry (Viburnum opulus var. americanum4-8'
)
Hop-tree (Wafer Ash) (Ptelea trifoliata )
10-20'
Juneberry (Amelanchier arborea )
15-25'
Meadowsweet (Spiraea alba )
2-4'
Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius )
3-8'
Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
To 25'
Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus stolonifera )
3-8'
River Birch (Betula nigra )
40-60'
Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina )
10-20'
Swamp rose (Rosa palustris )
4-6'
Trembling Aspen (Populus tremuloides )
30-60'
Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia )
<2'
Winged Sumac (Rhus copallina )
10-20"
Grasses and Sedges:
Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii )
Broom Sedge (Andropogon virginicus )
Bottlebrush Grass (Hystrix patula )
Canada Wild Rye (Elymus canadensis)
Fringed Brome Grass (Bromus cilatus )
Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans )
Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium )
Purple-top Grass (Tridens flavus )
Side-oats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula )
Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum )
Tussock sedge (Carex stricta )
Sickle sedge (Carex crinita )
Green Bulrush (Scirpus atrovirens )
Woolgrass (Scirpus cyperinus )
Perennial Wildflowers:
Asters:
Flat-topped aster (Aster umbellatus )
Large-leaved Aster ( Aster macrophyllus )
New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae)
Smooth Swamp Aster (Aster firmus)
Smooth Aster (Aster laevis )
Swamp aster (Aster puniceus )
Prairie Heart-leaved Aster (Aster oolentangiensis)
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida)
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta )
Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata)
Bloom dates
Flower color
Soil/light conditions Comments/landscape use
Wildlife Use
March-April
June-July
June
April-May
July
June-July
May
June
April-May
June
June-August
May-June
June
July
Brown-Green
White
Light green
White
White
White
Pink
White
Brown-Green
Green
Pink
Brown-Green
White
Green
Varied/full sun
Moist/partial sun
Sandy/partial sun
Varied/partial sun
Varied/full sun
Moist/full sun
Varied/partial sun
Moist/full sun
Moist/partial sun
Varied/full sun
Moist/full sun
Varied/full sun
Varied/partial sun
Sandy/full sun
Attractive shrub, produces nuts in summer
Attractive shrub w/red winter berries
Small tre, large-winged fruits, drought hardy
Attractive flowering tree, white spring flowers
Attractive white flowered spikes, aromatic
Attractive flowering shrub, great nectar source
Attractive flowering tree, pink spring flowers
Attractive shrub/red bark and white flowers
Small tree, peeling bark, streamside stabilizer
Open shrub-beautiful fall color
Bright pink flowers, loves saturated soils
Attractive tree with yellow fall foliage
Climbing vine/ground cover, red fall foliage
Open shrub/beautiful fall color, drought tolerant
Cover, nesting & food
Birds & butterflies
Bird nesting
Cover, nesting & food
Butterflies, deer resistant
Important nectaring plant
Leaves used by wasps
Butterfly pollinated
Nesting habitat
Birds eat berries
Bee pollinated, rose hips
Nesting habitat
Purple berries in fall
Berries eaten by birds
5-7'
2'
3-5'
2-4'
2-4'
4-6'
2-4'
2-4'
1.5-2'
5-6'
1.5-2'
August
August-Sept
July-August
July
June-July
August
August
July-August
August-Sept
August
May-June
N/A
N/A
Straw colored
N/A
Light brown
N/A
N/A
Dark purple
N/A
Straw colored
Dark brown
Varied/full sun
Dry/full sun
Moist/partial sun
Dry/full sun
Moist/sun
Varied/partial sun
Varied/full sun
Moist/full sun
Dry/full sun
Varied/partial sun
Wet/full sun
Tall, often burgundy color in the fall
Tawny brown fall color, white plumed seeds
Attractive seed head, spiky look
Attractive, wheat-like seed head, curved awns
Seed head arches over, turns light brown
Attractive seed head
Easily cultivated, attractive through winter
A hardy grass with attractive purplish flowers
Flowers all on one side of spike, dry habitats
Graceful open seedhead, in large clumps
Dark seeds, deep green foliage, in clumps
Cover, nesting & food
Cover, nesting
Seeds eaten by birds
Cover, nesting & food
Cover, nesting & food
Cover, nesting & food
Cover, nesting & food
Food for birds
Food for birds
Important food for birds
Nesting for wetland birds
3-5'
4-6'
July-August
July-August
Brown-black
Light brown
Wet/full sun
Wet/full sun
Dark spherical seed heads, saturated soils
Drooping light brown seed heads, in clumps
Food for birds
Nesting for wetland birds
3-6'
2-3'
4-5'
4-5'
1-4'
3-6'
3-5'
1-2'
1-2'
4-6'
Fall
Fall
Late fall
Fall
Late fall
Fall
Late fall
July-August
July-August
August-Sept
White/violet
Light purple
Purple/red
White
Blue/violet
Blue/violet
Blue/violet
Yellow
Yellow
Blue
Moist/full sun
Varied/shade
Varied/full sun
Moist/full sun
Dry/full Sun
Wet/full sun
Dry/full sun
Moist/full sun
Dry/full sun
Moist/full sun
Good for rain gardens, bright white flowers
Attractive flowering plant, hardy ground cover
Provides beautiful fall color
Spreads by rhizomes, bright white flowers
Attractive blue flowers, drought tolerant
Attractive flowering plant
Bright purple flowers, drought tolerant
Great for cut flowers, orange-yellow color
Great for cut flowers, bright yellow color
Blue flower spikes, biennial
Butterflies and bees
Bees
Butterflies and bees
Butterflies and bees
Butterflies and bees
Butterflies and bees
Butterflies and bees
Butterflies
Butterflies
Bees
Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Common Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
Canada anemone (Anemone canadensis )
Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis )
Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis )
Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia)
Common Cinquefoil (Potentilla simplex )
Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca )
Compass Plant (Silphium laciniatum )
Culver’s Root (Veronicastrum virginicum )
Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum )
Cut-leaved coneflower (Rudbeckia lacinata )
Goldenrods
Bog Goldenrod (Solidago uliginosa)
Bluestem Goldenrod (Solidago caesia )
Old Field Goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis)
Ohio goldenrod (Solidago ohioensis )
Showy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa )
Stiff Goldenrod (Solidago rigida
Zigzag Goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis)
Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica )
Hairy beard-tongue (Penstemon hirsutis)
Late Figwort (Scrophularia marylandica )
Lance-leaved Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)
Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum )
Missouri ironweed (Vernonia missurica )
Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata )
Prairie Dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum )
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea )
Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium )
Showy Tick-trefoil (Desmodium canadense )
Southern Blue-flag Iris (Iris virginica)
Swamp Milkweed (Asceplias incarnata )
Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus )
Tall coreopsis (Coreopsis tripteris )
Tall sunflower ( Helianthus giganiteus )
Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale )
Water Plantain (Alisma plantago-aquatica )
Wild ginger (Asarum canadense )
Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana )
Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa )
Yellow Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata )
1-2'
2-4'
1-2'
2-2.5'
1-2'
<1'
1-2'
3-5'
6-8'
4-6'
4-7'
4-8'
July
August-Sept
June
August
June
May
June-July
July
August
July-August
August-Sept
July-Sept
Orange
White
White
Scarlet
Red/yellow
Deep blue
Yellow
Creamy white
Bright yellow
White
Yellow
Yellow
Dry/full sun
Moist/full sun
Varied/partial sun
Moist/full sun-shade
Dry/partial sun
Varied/shade
Dry/full sun
Dry/full sun
Dry/full sun
Varied/partial sun
Varied/full sun
Moist/full sun-shade
Attractive orange flower
Good for rain gardens, delicate white flowers
Attractive groundcover, white flowers in spring
Showy flowers, thrives in saturated soil
Showy flowers, best in sandy soils
Easily cultivated, spreading ground cover
Attractive groundcover, drought tolerant
Hardy once established, drought tolerant
Long-lived, deep rooted, peculiar stiff leaves
Long white flower spikes, black seed heads
Tall plant w/large yellow flowers
Large flower with drooping yellow rays
Butterflies
Butterflies and beetles
Bees
Hummingbirds
Hummingbirds
Bees
Bees
Butterflies - Monarchs
Great food for birds
Butterflies and wasps
Great food for birds
Butterflies and bees
3-4'
1-3'
1-2'
2-3'
3-5'
2-5'
1-3'
1-3'
1-3'
3-6'
1-2'
2-3'
3-6'
1-3'
5-7'
2-4'
2-4'
2-4'
2-3'
3-4'
2-3'
5-8"
4-8"
3-5'
1-2'
<1'
<1'
2-3'
4-6'
August-Sept
July-August
August-Sept
August-Sept
Sept-October
August-Sept
August-Sept
June-July
June
August-Sept
June-July
August-Sept
July-August
July
July
July
July-August
July
June
July-August
May-June
August-Sept
August-Sept
August-Sept
July-August
May
May
August-Sept
July-August
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
Blue
Lavender
Green/brown
Yellow
White
Magneta
Blue
Yellow
Pink/orange
White
Magenta
Blue/purple
Pink/purple
Green/yellow
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
White
Purple
White
Violet
Yellow
Moist/full sun
Varied/shade
Dry/full sun
Moist/full sun
Varied/partial sun
Dry/partial sun
Moist/shade
Moist/partial sun
Varied/full sun
Varied/sun-shade
Dry/full sun
Varied/partial sun
Varied/full sun
Wet/full sun
Varied/full sun
Dry/full sun
Varied/partial sun
Moist/full sun-shade
Wet/partial sun
Moist/partial sun
Wet/partial sun
Varied/partial sun
Moist/partial sun
Moist/full sun
Wet/full sun
Varied/shade
Varied/partial sun
Varied/full sun
Dry/full sun
Showy yellow flower spikes
Flowers grow in leaf axils
Showy yellow flower spikes, droght tolerant
Flat-topped flower heads, deep yellow color
Large, showy flower spike
Large, showy, flat-topped flower head
Small flowers arising from leaf axils
Forms attractive blue flower spikes
Interesting tubular flowers
Tall plant w/inconspicuous flowers
Easily cultivated, good cut flowers
Fragrant cut flowers, good for drying
Attractive plant, suitable for rain gardens
Aquatic plant with light purple spikes
Large leaves, numerous flowerheads
Showy flowerheads, easy to grow
Button-like flowerhead, yucca-like leaves
Bright flowers, nitrogen fixing species
Beautiful flower, suitable for rain gardens
Beautiful flower, suitable for rain gardens
Sword-like leaves, suitable for wet areas
Flowers have anise fragrance
Large flowers, showy plant
Hardy in moist areas, winges stems
Good for pond borders
Attractive groundcover in sandy shaded areas
Attractive groundcover
Easily cultivated, spreads
Attractive cut flowers, profits from staking
Butterflies and bees
Bees and flies
Butterflies and bees
Butterflies and bees
Butterflies and bees
Butterflies and bees
Bees and flies
Bees and hummingbirds
Bees
Wasps
Birds and butterflies
Wasps and beetles
Butterflies
Bees
Great food for birds
Butterflies and birds
Butterflies
Bees and hummingbirds
Bees
Butterflies
Flies
Birds and butterflies
Birds and butterflies
Birds and butterflies
Flies
Beetles
Birds/mammals eat fruit
Hummingbirds/butterflies
Birds and butterflies