Connecticut Native for Beautiful Landscapes by Jessica Lubell Dept. Science and Landscape Architecture College of Agriculture and natural Resources Several native shrubs are readily available in the nursery trade and are already widely used by landscape professionals. Below is a list of native shrubs, some of which are readily available, and others which may be harder to find. All of the on this list are native to Connecticut, however this is not a complete list of all Connecticut native shrubs. This list contains proven landscape performers as well as which have landscape potential. Research evaluating the landscape adaptability of native shrubs is underway at the University of Connecticut. For more information like on Facebook Native Plant Gal. Contact: [email protected]

Readily available Harder to find (continued) Latin name Common name Latin name Common name alnifolia summersweet Diervilla lonicera northern bush honeysuckle sericea redtwig dogwood Gaylussacia baccata black huckleberry Ilex glabra inkberry holly Hamamelis virginiana common witch hazel Ilex verticillata winterberry holly Juniperus communis common juniper Potentilla fruticosa bush cinquefoil sweetbells Rhus aromatica fragrant sumac Lindera benzoin spicebush Vaccinium angustifolium lowbush blueberry Lonicera canadensis American fly honeysuckle Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Myrica gale sweetgale Viburnum dentatum arrowood viburnum Nemopanthus mucronata mountain holly Prunus maritima beach plum Some what available Rhamnus alnifolia buckthorn Arctostaphylos uva-ursi bearberry Rhododendron maximum rosebay Aronia arbutifolia red chokeberry Rhododendron periclymenoides pinxter bloom azalea Aronia melanocarpa black chokeberry Rhododendron prinophyllum mountain azalea Kalmia latifolia mountain laurel Rhododendron viscosum swamp azalea Morella pensylvanica northern bayberry Rhus copallina shining sumac Rhus typhina staghorn sumac Rhus glabra smooth sumac Viburnum trilobum American cranberrybush Rosa carolina pasture rose Rosa palustris swamp rose Harder to find Rosa virginiana Virginia rose Amelanchier stolonifera running serviceberry canadensis elderberry Baccharis halimifolia eastern baccharis (racemosa) red elderberry Ceanothus americanus New Jersey tea Spiraea alba var. latifolia white meadowsweet Cephalanthus occidentalis common buttonbush Spiraea tomentosa steeplebush Comptonia peregrina sweet fern Taxus canadensis American yew Cornus amomum silky dogwood Vaccinium staminium deerberry gray dogwood Viburnum acerifolium mapleleaf viburnum Cornus rugosa round dogwood Viburnum cassinoides witherod viburnum Corylus americana American filbert Viburnum lantanoides hobblebush Betula pumila bog birch Viburnum lentago nannyberry Corylus cornuta beaked filbert Viburnum rafinesquianum downy arrowwood

Updated July 2013