A List of Recommended for Snow Creek Landscaping Projects This is intended to be a partial list of regional native plants that have proven to be reliably hardy in the Asheville area and conform to Snow Creek’s mission of developing sustainable landscapes. Plants with * in column D are thought to be resistant to deer browse. Please note that as the deer population increases and natural food supplies decrease deer may begin to feed off of plants included in this list. Column W ranks the water needs for each from 1 to 3 with 3 being the highest moisture requirement. Newly installed plants require more water than usual. All plants have specific site requirements so please consult a reliable text for more detailed information about cultural requirements. The estimated height and spread of plants at maturity is given in feet.

SHADE : SPECIES CULTIVARS HT/SP FORM QUALITIES PROBLEMS D W Acer rubrum ‘Autumn 55/45 Broadly Can withstand wet or Shallow rooted, will * Red Maple Flame’ 60/50 ovate compacted soil, good not withstand high pH. 2 ‘Oct. Glory’ 50/30 Broadly red fall color, fast ‘Bowhall’ 60/50 ovate growing ‘Red Sunset’ Broadly Many others ovate Broadly ovate Acer x ‘Freemanii’ ‘Armstrong’ 60/25 Columnar Many of the same Somewhat shallow * 2 Hybrid Maple ‘Autumn 65/50 Ovate qualities as Red rooted Blaze’ 70/35 Ovate Maple but faster Not tolerant of high ‘Scarlet pH. Sentinel’ Acer saccharum ‘Gr. Mountain’ 70/40 Upright Excellent fall color, Requires a moist, * Sugar Maple ‘Legacy’ oval summer shade, fertile soil. 2 Many others choice native Aesculus octandra None known 40/50 Broadly Yellow , good Requires moist site or * 3 Buckeye ovate form, tolerates high irrigation. pH. Betula nigra ‘Heritage’ 50/35 Ovate Good bark character, Requires moist site or * River birch ‘Dura-Heat’ site tolerant, resists irrigation during 3 bronze birch borer. periods of drought. Ambrosia beetle. Carya spp. Hicans 60/20 Yellow fall color, Will need to be Hickories interesting bark, nuts protected from deer 1 Cladrastis kentuckea ‘Rosea’ 50/55 Broad Excellent wisteria- Very few serious * Yellowwood Rounded like flowers in some problems. Ambrosia 2 years, great native beetle. tree Fagus grandifolia None known 95/80 Broadly Gold in fall, great Buy only young trees, * American Beech Ovate bark and form , the slow to establish, 2 choicest native Beech bark disease, specimen tree requires rich soil and adequate moisture Fraxinus americana ‘Autumn 45/25 Ovate Great fall color, open Needs deep, moist * White ash Applause’ 45/60 Pyramidal in winter, good for soil. Has many pest 2 ‘Autumn large spaces problems as a young Purple’ tree. Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Marshall 55/45 Broadly Very adaptable and pods on female * Green Ash Seedless’ 60/50 ovate easy to establish. plants, anthracnose 2 ‘Pratmore’ Broadly can be a problem. Many others ovate Gymnocladus diocus None known 75/65 Ovate/open Last to out and Not tolerant of high *

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Kentucky Coffee Tree first to defoliate pH, seed pods. 1 Halesia tetraptera ‘Rosea’ 40/25 Rounded Excellent flowering Needs rich, well Carolina Silverbell crown native tree, drained soil. Pest free 3 interesting bark. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Rotundiloba’ 75/50 Pyramidal Straight growing, can be a * Sweetgum tolerant of poor problem, 2 drainage, fall color ‘Rotundiloba’ is fruitless. Liriodendron tulipifera Few 90/50 Somewhat Straight growing Requires deep soils Tulip Poplar pyramidal with adequate 2 moisture Magnolia acuminata None known 90/40 Pyramidal Great yellow flowers, Requires deep well * Cucumber Magnolia varies in youth interesting foliage drained soil and will 3 not tolerate drought. Magnolia fraseri None known 90/40 Pyramidal Interesting , Cool run. * Fraser Magnolia in youth yellow flowers 3

Nyssa sylvatica Few cultivars 70/45 Conical Great fall color, Leaf spot is a problem. * Blackgum ‘Wildfire’ ovate adapts to poor 1 drainage and dry soils Platanus occidentalis Few 75/75 Spreading Great bark and Anthracnose * 2 Sycamore open architecture Quercus alba None known 95/100 Broad Great tree in all Difficult to establish * White oak rounded seasons on compacted sites, 1 slow to recover from + transplant Acorns attract deer Quercus bicolor None known 80/70 Rounded Good substitute for Will withstand * Swamp White Oak White Oak compacted soil 2 conditions but not tolerant of high pH. Acorns attract deer Quercus imbricaria None known 60/60 Broad Tolerates dry soils No major problems., * Shingle Oak rounded except availability 2 Acorns Quercus lyrata None known 45/45 Broad Tolerates poor No major problems * Overcup Oak rounded drainage Except availability. 2 Acorns attract deer Quercus macrocarpa None known 80/80 Broad Adapts to almost any Slow to recover from * 1 Bur Oak rounded soil conditions transplanting Acorns Tilia americana ‘Redmon’ 80/40 Ovate Good for the edge of Japanese beetles, also * Basswood woods, if soil has a habit of 3 conditions are good browning in dry summers Quercus rubra None known 75/75 Broad Good for shade Requires moist soils * 2 ‘Red Oak’ rounded

Quercus shumardii None known 60/60 Pyramidal Best Red Oak Tolerant of most soils * Shumard oak to rounded 2

SMALL TREES:

SPECIES CULTIVARS HT/SP FORM QUALITIES PROBLEMS D W

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Acer leucoderme None known 30/25 Oval Like a small Sugar Avoid poorly drained * Chalk Maple Rounded Maple but tolerates sites 2 dry soil Acer pensylvanica None known 20/15 Arching Useful in understory Needs well drained, 2 Striped Maple at higher elevations cooler sites Aesculus pavia None known 20/15 Rounded Useful in understory Japanese beetles, may * Red Buckeye or at woods edge, red turn brown or defoliate 3 flowers in hot, dry summers. Amelanchier sp. ‘Autumn 25/20 Ovate Earliest white flowers May defoliate early in * Serviceberry Brilliance’ 25/20 Rounded Good fall color, fruit hot dry exposures. 2 ‘Princess 30/15 Ovate is attractive to birds, Diana’ Tolerates shade ‘Robin Hill’ Many more Carpinus caroliniana None known 30/30 Becomes Underutilized native Can be affected by * Carolina Hornbeam spreading has interesting bark die-back related to 2 w/ age and shape canker Cercis canadensis Var. alba 25/25 Spreading Great flowering trees Forest Pansy may fade * Eastern Redbud ‘Forest Pansy’ 25/25 Spreading With a low outline, under bright, hot 1 ‘Appalachian 25/25 Spreading tolerates light shade conditions. All Red’ or open exposures Redbuds need decent drainage Cercis canadensis ‘Oklahoma’ 18/18 Spreading Larger flowers, May not be hardy in * ssp. texensis ‘ White’ 18/18 Spreading leathery leaves certain winters. May 1 Texas Redbud need protection from deer. Chionanthus virginicus None known 20/20 Spreading Great , Not many problems. * Fringetree open interesting foliage, 2 white fragrant fringe- like flowers. Cornus Many 20/20 Spreading State , layered Susceptible to discula, * Flowering Dogwood effect, good fall color a serious disease 2 effecting Dogwoods Cotinus obovatus None known 25/25 Rounded Great fall color, Difficult to find The * American Smoketree interesting in flower non-native C. 2 coggygria is more commonly available

Crateagus phaenopyrum ‘Vaugh’ 25/25 Broadly Fall color, red fruit Cedar Apple Rust * Washington Hawthorn Oval 2 Crataegus marshallii None known 25/20 Rounded/ Finely cut foliage, Mail order only * Parsley Haw Ovate will tolerate shade 2 Crateagus crus-galli ‘Inermis’ 25/25 Broad Tolerates most soils Thorns. Var. Inermis * 2 rounded is thornless Crataegus spathulata None known 20/25 Spreading Finely cut foliage, Mail order only, can * Littlehip Haw exfoliating bark, red be susceptible to fire 2 fruit, excellent fall blight color

Crataegus viridis ‘Winter King’ 30/30 Rounded This the hawthorn Susceptible to cedar * Green Hawthorn that is most widely apple rust 2 planted Halesia diptera var. 30/25 Rounded Smaller than Carolina Requires moist, rich * 2 Winged Silverbell Magniflora Silverbell, showy in soils. 3

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flower mail order Ilex decidua ‘Warren Red’ 15/15 Spreading Good hedging plant, Deer will browse Possum Haw red fruit attractive to 3 birds Ilex verticillata ‘Winter Red’ 15/15 Ovate Red fruit Deer will browse Winterberry 2 Sassafras albidum None known 60/40 Pyramidal, Great fall color, Can colonize from * Sassafras irregular mitten-shaped leaves root suckers 2 malacodendron None known 15/15 Shrubby All are Difficult to transplant. * Silky Stewartia choice, flowers, bark, Provide rich soil. 2 etc. Mail order Stewartia ovata var. 12/12 Spreading Choice specimen Difficult to transplant. * Mountain Stewartia grandiflora Native Rich, moist acid soil. 2 Mail order Styrax americanus None known 15/10 Open/multi Terrific white Requires cool, moist, * American Snowbell fragrant flowers in organic soil. Mail 3 June order. Ambrosia beetles Viburnum prunifolium Similar 18/12 Rounded Interesting native at Needs to be trained * Blackhaw Viburnum species: woods edge into tree form 1 rufidulum

Evergreen Trees: SPECIES CULTIVARS HT/SP FORM QUALITIES PROBLEMS D W Ilex x attenuata ‘Foster’s #2’ 25/12 Pyramidal Dense small leaves, Can break up in heavy * Native Hybrid Hollies ‘Greenleaf’ 25/15 heavy fruiting snow or ice. 2 ‘Alagold’ 25/12 Ilex opaca ‘Satyr Hill’ 30/20 Pyramidal Responds to pruning, Slow growing, midge * 2 American Holly Many others excellent foliage and and leaf minors can be berries, useful for problem. Not many screening or as problems in this area. specimen

Juniperus virginiana ‘Sky Rocket’ 20/8 Pyramidal Good screening Cedar apple rust and * Eastern Red Cedar ‘Emerald 20/5 Columnar plants, foliage color bagworms. Avoid 1 Sentinel’ 20/8 Pyramidal varies with cultivars combining w/ ‘Burkii’ from deep green to Crabapples or blue gray hawthorns.

Magnolia grandifolia Many 80/40 Pyramidal Signature plant of the Can break up in ice Southern Magnolia Deep south and snow 2

Pinus strobus Many cultivars 80/40 Pyramidal One of the trees Will not tolerate * White Pine naturally occurring in poorly drained soils, 2 western NC or road salt.

Pinus spp. Many Varies Varies Most pines will resist Refer to text for * Pines deer browse. characteristics of 1 specific selection. / 3 Thuja occidentalis Many Varies Pyramidal Good screening, Cultivars vary 3 Eastern Arborvitae tolerates wet conditions Thuja plicata Many Varies Pyramidal Good screening, Cultivars vary 3

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Western Arborvitae Tolerates wet conditions Tsuga canadensis Species 70/30 Pyramidal Can be held by Can be browsed by Eastern Hemlock Many dwarf, pruning deer. Picky about 2 weeping, drainage and drought. twisted, and Adelgid otherwise Tsuga caroliniana ‘Logan’s 70/30 Pyramidal radial arrangement of May be slightly more Carolina Hemlock Weeping’ needles tolerant of dry soils 1 once established +

EVERGREEN : SPECIES CULTIVARS HT/SP FORM QUALITIES PROBLEMS D W Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ‘ 1-/2+ Dense Fine Prove good organic 2 Bearberry ’ Groundcov soil with adequate ‘Vancouver er drainage Jade’ Buxus sempervirens Many cultivars 15/15 Dense/ Slow but faster than Non-native * 2 Common Boxwood rounded microphylla, responds to shearing Epigaea repens None known Flat/2 Prostrate/ Leathery glossy Difficult, needs 2 Trailing Arbutus Ground green gravelly soil cover Gaultheria procumbens ‘Macrocarpa’ Flat/2 Prostrate/ Foliage turns red in Provide rich, moist * Winterberry ground winter, pinkish organic soil. Available 2 cover flowers, red fruit through specialty nurseries only. Ilex glabra ‘Shamrock’ 10/10 Dense in Often used as a Prefers rich, moist * Inkberry ‘Compacta’ youth foundation evergreen soils slightly acid. 2 ‘Nigra’ Kalmia latifolia Many new 10/10+ Dense in Great native Provide rich, moist * Mountain Laurel cultivars youth flowers late spring soil w/ sharp drainage. 1 Susceptible to root + rots. Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Nana’ 5/5 Spreading Great native for Needs light, moist, * Doghobble Others massing or as ground well drained soil. 2 cover on rich slope Prefers light shade. Leaf spots. responds to cutting back yearly Lyonia lucida None known 4/6 Suckering Massing Will take drier soils * 1 and sun / Mail order Mitchella repens None known Flat/<1 Small Lustrous green with Requires acid, organic * 2 Partridgeberry ground white veins well drained soils cover Rhododendron None known 10/10 rounded Purple flowering Needs organic soil and 2 carolinianum excellent drainage Punctatum Rhododendron maximum None readily 15/15 Rounded/ Native flowering Needs light organic Rosebay Rhododendron available open evergreen. Not soil w/ sharp drainage. 2 browsed as readily as Susceptible to rot rots. hybrid Rhodos Yellowing in full winter sun. Damaged

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by deer if pressure is heavy.

DECIDUOUS SHRUBS: SPECIES CULTIVARS HT/SP FORM QUALITIES PROBLEMS D W Aesculus parviflora None readily 12/15 Spreading Specimen for edge of Japanese beetles in * Bottlebrush Buckeye available woods or as lawn some years. Provide 2 specimen. Will moist, well-drained tolerate sun or partial organic soil. shade. Amorpha fruiticosa None known 8/6 Shrubby Purple flowers, grows Slight risk of galls, * 1 Bastard Indigo on poor soils, road canker, or rust banks Clethra acuminata None known 12/7 Vase People who grow Provide a rich, moist * Cinnamon Clethra Crape Myrtle for its organic soil. 2 winter bark character should consider this native.

Calycanthus floridus Few 8/10 Broad Fragrant Resistant to most 2 Bubbybush rounded problems Clethra alnifolia ‘Rosea’ 6/8 Oval Suckering shrub, No real problems. * Summersweet ‘Fern Valley forms masses. Good for shade, sun, 2 Pink’ Flowers in summer and wet areas. white or pink, fragrant Cornus sericea ‘Silver and 7/10 Loose/ Grown for its colorful Bagworms and twig * Redoiser Dogwood Gold’ spreading stems usually red, blight. Tolerates wet 3 ‘Flaviramea’ some cultivars have soil. Many gardeners ‘Cheyenne’ variegated foliage or prefer the non-native Many other gold stems. C. alba cultivars. cultivars

Decumaria barbatus ‘Chattanooga’ x Clinging Lustrous leaves Prefers cool, deep, * Climbing hydrangea vine moist soil, some shade 3

Diervilla sessilifolia ‘Butterfly’ 5/5 Suckering Good for banks and Best in sun Bush-honeysuckle shrub edges 2 Euonymus americanus None known 8/10 Open Green stems, red fruit Understory * Heart’s a Bustin colony 2 Fothergilla gardenii ‘Blue Mist’ 4/4 Rounded Interesting flowers, Virtually trouble free. * Dwarf Witch’s Alder A few new summer foliage, and 2 ones fall color. Fothergilla major ‘Mount Airy’ 10/9 Rounded Great three season Virtually trouble free. * Large Fothergilla (probably a shrub. ‘Mt. Airy’ 2 hybrid) most available. Few others Hamamelis vernalis Several 10/15 Dense Flowers orange or red Leaf gall. Some plants * Spring Witchhazel rounded February through retain old leaves. 2 March. Good native for naturalizing. Hamamelis virginiana None known 25/20 Open Flowers fragrant, None serious * Common Witchhazel rounded yellow, October 2

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through December. Useful at woods edge. Hydrangea arborescens var. Radiata 8/6 Open White flowers, Rich well drained soil. Smooth Hydrangea rounded radiata has silvery Deer may browse 2 underside to leaves Hydrangea quercifolia Many 10/10 Open shrub Great fall color, Deer will browse Oakleaf Hydrangea decent blooms, a 2 little overworked Hypericum frondosum ‘Sunburst’ 3/4 Upright Interesting blue None serious * Golden St. John’s wort foliage, yellow 1 flowers. Use in mass. Hypericum prolificum ‘Cinnamon 4/5 Medium Good ground cover if Will tolerate poor soil * Stick’ mound cut back in spring. if drainage is good. 2 Yellow flowers June Full sun or partial through August shade.

Lindera benzoin Few 10/10 Vase Earl yellow flowers, Needs moist soil * 2 Spicebush shaped very fragrant Itea virginica Many 4/6 Colonizer Good red fall color; Requires good * Virginia Sweetspire red stems in winter; moisture. 2 good in rain gardens. Parthenocissus ‘Englemanii’ X Clinging Great native vine Slow to establish and * quinquefolia vine grown for its red fall susceptible to attacks 2 Virginia Creeper color by several insects, none serious. Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diablo’ 10/8 Upright- Diablo has burgundy Very tolerant * 2 Ninebark ‘Nana’ spreading foliage Rhus aromatica ‘Gro-low’ 2/5 Ground Good fall color, Can tolerate poor soils * Fragrant Sumac cover mounding 1

Rhus glabra Cutleaf 15/+ Colonizer Good fall color Can tolerate poor soils * Smooth Sumac 1

Rhus typhina Cutleaf 15/+ Colonizer Red fall color Can tolerate poor soils * Stag horn Sumac 1

Rhododendron spp. Species: 10/6 Varies, Excellent plants for Need well drained Native Azaleas arborescens most color and fragrance in organic soil. 2 calendulaceum species some species Susceptible to deer canescens vase browse vaseyii, others shaped open Rosa palustris None known 8/10 Rank shrub Pink blooms, Can be a rank grower * 3 Swamp Rose tolerates damp soils Spiraea alba None known 4/4 Low Fine textured plant Do not confuse with * Spiraea latifolia mound for moist soils. potentially invasive 3 Meadowsweet Spiraea japonica

Vaccinium angustifolium Few 3/4 Low Excellent fruit and Rich organic soil. * 2 Low Bush Mound fall color.

Vaccinium corymbosum ‘Bluecrop’ 6/4 Varies Great fruit and red to Rich organic soil *

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Highbush blueberry ‘Berkley’ orange yellow fall slightly acidic. 2 ‘Bluechip’ color Viburnum acerifolium 12/8 Vase Understory or woods Resistance to deer * Maple leaf Viburnum None known shaped edge. Good foliage browse may vary with 2 site Viburnum dentatum ‘Chicago 10/10 Dense Good for hedges and No serious problems * Arrowood Lustre’ Rounded, edges 2 ‘Autumn Jazz’ Suckering others Viburnum cassinoides None known 10/5 Vase Grow in the open, Sometimes smells like * Witherod shaped tolerates drier soils, a wet dog 1 good fall color Viburnum nudum ‘Winterthur’ 10/6 Vase Leaves lustrous, deep Needs a moister soil * 2 Smooth Witherod shaped bronze fall color / 3 Viburnum obovatum ‘Riefler’s 5/5 Low Leaves lustrous and Provide good garden * Small Viburnum Dwarf’ mound tight soil 2 ‘Schiller’s Dwarf’ Wisteria frutescens ‘Amethyst Vine Vine Purple flowers Moist soils, not as 2 American Wisteria Falls’ invasive as the Asian Wisteria macrostachys Few Vine Vine Blue, purple, or white Same as above 2 Kentucky Wisteria flowers Xanthorhiza simplicissima None Known 2’/spre Mat Good ground cover Needs ample moisture * Yellowroot ading forming for moist soils 3

PERRENIALS: GENUS SELECTION COLOR/ TIME CULTURE / SIZE D W Aconitum spp. ‘Bressingham Spire’ Violet blue/ Summer to Moist soil, full sun to part shade 2+/3 * 3 Monkshood Fall Amsonia spp. -tabernaemontana Pale blue/ Spring Full sun, water during drought, foliage * 1 Blue Star Flower -angustifolia is colorful in fall 2/3 Angelica venenosa None known Whitish/Summer Wood’s edge, borders, good structure, * 2 Angelica. needs moist soil, 3/2 Anthemis tinctoria Many Yellow / Summer Keep poor, full sun, well drained soil * 2 Golden Marguerite 2+/2 Aquilegia spp. Many species, Yellow, orange, white, or A. canadensis is our local species. * 2 Columbine hybrids, and blue / Spring- Early Differing requirements for selections. cultivars Summer Aruncus diocus Few Tall white Some afternoon shade is good, moist * 2 Goat’s Beard panicles/summer soil. Asclepiads tuberosa ‘Gay Butterflies’ Species is orange / Full sun, average soil. * 1 Butterfly Weed seed strain Spring- summer 2+/2

Aster spp. Many species Typically blue , purple, Full sun to dappled shade depending on 1 Asters Many cultivars rose selection / 3 Baptisia spp. .alba White / Late Spring Will tolerate poor soils, but do better in * Wild Indigo .australis Blue / Spring rich soils and full sun. 3 / 3- 1 .tinctoria Yellow / Early Summer

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Chelone spp. .glabra White / Summer Moist soil, full sun, or partial shade. Turtleheads .lyonii Rose-pink / Summer 3-/2 * 2 .obliqua Deep-rose / Early Fall Chrysogonum ‘Allen Bush’ Herbaceous ground cover Tolerant of shade, or moist sunny sites. virginianum with yellow flowers May be deer browsed * 2 Green and Gold Coreopsis spp. More than 100 Yellows and pinks / Late Well drained soil, full sun. Size varies Tickseed species and endless Spring through Summer w/ selection. * 2 selections Dicentra eximia Species Pink/ Spring + Rich moist soil, full sun to partial * 2 Fringed Bleeding Heart ‘Alba’ White / Spring + shade. D. formosa gets icks in damp, D. formosa hybrids Ruby-red / Spring hot weather. ‘Adrian Bloom’ Rosy-red / Spring 1+/1+ ‘Bountiful’ Erigeron puchellus None known Blue to purple/ Spring Low growing, could be ground cover * 1 Robin’s Plantain Eryngium spp. Many species, few Blue flowers, spiny gray Full sun, well drained soil. 2+/ 2-3+ * 1 Sea Holly available foliage. / Summer Eryngium yuccifolium None known Greenish silver flowers on Full sun dry soil. Interesting native. * 1 Rattlesnake Master Yucca-like plants / 3/2 Summer Eupatorium colestinum Few White flowers/summer Full sun/ cut back during summer, 2/3 2

Eupatorium ssp. fistulosum Purple to rose/ summer Open meadows, moist borders Joe Pye Weeds maculatum 2 pupureum many cvs.

Ferns: Hundreds Foliage varies as to Rich moist soils, full sun if moisture is * Osmunda sp. texture and color adequate works for some, others require 2 Maidenhairs some shade. Size and shape varies Christmas greatly with species. Ostrich Shield Hayscented

Galax urceolata None known Late spring, white Rich, moist soils, part shade to full * 2 Beetleweed blooms, evergreen shade Helianthus spp. Many good native Wide range of warm Sun. Variable moisture requirements * 2 Sunflowers species. Many colors. and sizes. garden origins. Heuchera americana ‘Dale’s Strain’ Foliage plant Woodland edger. May be browsed by 2 Alumroot Many others deer

Heuchera villosa Autumn Bride Great foliage Woodland edges. May be browsed 2 Hairy alumroot var. Mychorriza ‘Purpurea’ Liatris spp. Several species and Mauve, purple, white Will tolerate poor soil and dry * 1 Gayfeather cultivars /Summer conditions in full sun. Sometimes browsed by deer. 3/2 Lilium superbum Other species: Tall plant with orange Wood’s edge or moist border, part sun, * 2 Turk’s Cap Lily canadense flowers/ summer 7/2 michauxii Monarda didyma ‘Cambridge Scarlet’ Scarlet/Summer Full sun to part shade, moist soil is 3

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Beebalm ‘Croftway Pink’ Pink/Summer critical. Plants that dry out will mildew. ‘Mahogany’ Deep red/ summer 3/3 Monarda fistulosa ‘Clare Grace’ Pinkish Will tolerate drier conditions than 2 Wild Bergamont didyma

Pachysandra None known White/ Spring Good groundcover under trees. This is 2 procumbens Not showy the native. Allegheny Spurge Phlox species Lots of species and Varies greatly Deer, mildew 2 Phlox cultivars Pityopsis graminifloius None known Grass like silver foliage, Good on banks, tolerates droughty * 1 Grassleaved Aster yellow flowers, summer soils, now twice in summer to keep low and dense Polemonium spp. Several species and Blue, pink, white/ Spring Full sun to partial shade, 2 Jacob’s Ladder a few cultivars or Summer well drained soil. 2/1 Polygonatum biflorum Few Arching with flowers Good woodland conditions 2 Soloman’s seal beneath Deer will eat this stuff Porteranthus trifoliata None known Airy plant with white See through, good roadside plant 2/1 * 1 Bowman’s Root flowers Rudbeckia spp. Many species. Many Warm colors. Summer Sun. Medium moisture. Sizes vary. 1 Black-eyed Susan selections from the + garden. Salvia spp. Several perennial Mostly blue, purple, Well drained soil and full sun. Sizes * 1 Sages species and many white/ Summer vary. cultivars Many of these are not regional natives. Sedum ternatum. ‘Larien Park’ Yellow, white / late Tolerate poor soil, cracks between * 2 Stonecrops Spring- Summer rocks. Solidago spp. ‘Fireworks’ Yellow, gold / Summer Full sun and average soils. Sizes vary. * 1 Goldenrods ‘Golden Fleece’ Tiarella spp. Many species Foliage similar to Woodland edger, may be browsed 2 Foamflower Hundreds of Heuchera, white foam like cultivars flowers Verbena canadensis Trailing Purple, red, rose, Ordinary garden soil in full sun to 2 Verbena burgundy, white / partial shade. 6”- 24” Summer Vernonia None known Purple to Rose/ Fall Statuesque plants, need moisture, 8/3 * 3 noveboracensis Ironweed Grasses and Grasslike Plants: Andropogon gerardii None readily Foliage goes from blue Native open exposure Tolerates dry * 1 Big Bluestem available green to bronze in fall. soils. 5/3

Carex pennsylvanica None Fine understory cover Prefers shade, organic soils * 2 Wood’s sedge Chasmanthium None readily Oat-like flowers/ Late Partial shade. Tolerant of dry soil. 3/1 * 2 latifolium available Summer persist Sea Oats Deschampsia spp. Several cultivars Delicate tan panicles/ Mid Species differ in site requirements. * 1 Hairgrasses Summer - Fall Eragrostis spp. NOT the non native Species vary bronze-red Tolerant of poor soil and open * 1 Lovegrasses E.curvula to brown/ Late Summer exposures. Size varies

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Erianthus Several species Species vary Whitish to Average soil. Some species up to 12/ 2 * 1 (Saccharum)spp. Purple /Early Fall Plumegrasses Hystix patula None readily Green brushlike/ early Moist soil. Partial shade. * 2 Bottlebrush Grass available Summer 3+/2

Panicum virgatum ‘Northwind’ Airy silver green panicles/ Average soil. Full sun * 1 Switch Grass ‘Shenandoah’ Fall 5/2+ A few other cultivars Schizacharium ‘The Blues’ Thin silvery blue to red/ Full sun to partial shade. * 1 scoparium Early fall Poor to average soil, high magnesium Little Bluestem levels. 3/2- Sorghastrun nutans ‘Sioux Blue’ Tight yellow-brown/ Full sun. Average soil. * 1 Indian grass Late summer 5+/3 Blue foliage turns gold in Fall

Sporobolus hetrolepsis None known Open panicles purple- Full sun. Tolerates poor soil. 2+/2 The * 1 Dropseed black/ Late Summer best Fall foliage

Tridens flavus None known Open panicles definitely Average soil. Full sun. * 1 Purple Top purple/ Early Fall 3/2 Herbs: For an excellent list Non native of herbs and cultural The list of medicinal information call The and culinary herbs is Sandy Mush Herb very long. Most lists of Nursery at 828-683- deer resistant plants 2014 and request address the whole their catalog. group as resistant. Deer probably do browse some of these plants under certain circumstances.

This plant list was prepared by Snow Creek Landscaping, as a guide to interested individuals in hopes of making their gardening efforts more interesting and successful.

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SUGGESTED NATIVE MEADOW SEED MIX

FORBS @ 12 LB/ACRE 3% Asclepias tuberosa 2% Aster lateriflorus 1% Aster oblongifolius 4% Aster sagittifolius 1% Baptisia australis 1% Baptisia alba 1% Baptisia tinctoria 2% Bidens aristosa 2% Coreopsis lanceolata 3% Corepopsis tinctoria 1% Desmodium canadense 4% Eupatorium fistulosum 1% Eupatorium hyssopifolium 4% Eupatorium maculatum 2% Eupatorium perfoliatum 1% Eupatorium rugosum 1% Helenium autumnale 1% Helianthus angustifolius 1% Helianthus maximilianii

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4% Helianthus mollis 4% Heliopsis helianthoides 5% Liatris spicata 1% Monarda fistulosa 5% Penstemon canescens 4% Rudbeckia fulgida var. speciosa 5% Rudbeckia subtomentosa 3% Rudbeckia triloba 1% Sanguisorba canadensis 1% Siliphium perfoliatum 1% Siliphium terebinthacium 1% Siliphium trifoliatum 1% Solidago bicolor 2% Solidago nemoralis 1% Solidago rugosa GRASSES @ 15 LB/ACRE 5% Andropogon gerardii 2% Calamagrostis canadensis 10% Schizachyrium scoparium 5% Elymus canadensis 2% Sorghastrum nutans

NOTE: This mix is not site specific

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