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Inkberry ‘Shamrock’
(Ilex glabra)
Soft-looking billowing spreading evergreen holly.
‘Shamrock’ is a 3-4’ dense rounded compact form
with good branching.
CT native, found in wooded swamps, low woods,
thickets, sometimes in large colonies.
Attractive 1.5” glistening dark green leaves, softer
than other evergreen hollies. On ‘Shamrock’
the new green foliage overlays the previous year’s
mature dark leaves.
Small black fruits in September.
Sun or partial shade, wet to average acidic soil,
moist preferred, relatively tolerant of salt.
Tolerates pruning to lower the height, maintain
fullness.
Excellent for borders, foundation plantings, hedges,
mass plantings, wet locations, accents.
Habitat for songbirds, water fowl, butterflies,
small mammals.
Streamside buffers.
Photo 1
Pat Breen, Oregon State University
oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants
Photo 2, 3, 4
Missouri Botanic PlantFinder
www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder
Rhododendron ‘Purpureum Grandiflorum’
(Rhododendron catawbiense)
Compact large-leaf rhododendron,
reaching 5’x 5’ in ten years.
‘Purpureum Grandiflorum’ was developed
before 1850. An “ironclad” favorite,
cold hardy to -20 degrees.
R. catawbiense is native VA south,
in mountainous areas, on bluffs and balds.
Trusses of deep purple flowers with
golden flecks, May-June.
Good dark green rounded 3-6” leaves.
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Sun to shade; prefers sun-dappled shade.
Cool moist to moderately dry, well-drained,
acid, organic soil.
Withstands temperature extremes.
Helpful to add peat and/or compost when
planting. Provide mulch, as rhodies are
shallow-rooted plants.
Beautiful in masses in native areas;
use also in groups, as specimen,
in shade gardens, woods, screens, paths,
shrub borders, mixed borders.
Attracts birds and hummingbirds.
Attracts butterflies, including Swallowtails
and Monarchs.
Photo 1
Sally and John Perkins
American Rhododendron Society, Mass. Chapter
rosebay.org
Photo 2
Mihkel Saar
Hansaplant, Harjumaa , Estonia
hirsutum.info/rhododendron/hybrids/detail.php?id=664
Mountain Laurel
(Kalmia latifolia)
Mature size about 5 to 12' tall, dense-compact or
loose-open, depending on amount of light, becomes
picturesque with gnarly twisting trunks in maturity.
Charming cup-shaped ¾-1” white to pink flowers
with purple dot markings in a circle, in 4-6” clusters, June.
Leaves dark green and glossy above.
Prefers partial shade to full sun, with more flowers in sun;
cool moist well-drained acidic organic soil,
avoid windswept sites.
Native to rocky or lowland woods, bogs, peat lands,
pine barrens. New England native.
Wonderful in masses, gardens, shrub border, foundations,
woodland edges, understory, hillsides.
‘Naturalizing grade’ – use in masses, shrub borders,
woodland edges, understory, hillsides.
Habitat for songbirds, hummingbirds, butterflies.
Connecticut State Plant
Species flower
‘Quinnipiac’ Mountain Laurel: Intense red buds open to
soft light pink, rich dark green leaves. Developed in Hamden, CT
Photos 1, 2, 6, 7
North Central Conservation District
Photo 3
Missouri Botanic PlantFinder
mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder
Photo 4
Sally and John Perkins
American Rhododendron Society,
Massachusetts Chapter, rosebay.org
Photo 5
Highstead, highstead.net
flickr.com/photos/highstead/6002241967/