Black Chokeberry

   Simcoe County Master Gardeners   Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Black Chokeberry BINOMIAL: Aronia melanocarpa FamilyRosaceaeCdn Native RangeNFLD to OntarioNatural habitatdry soils; moist thickets to a bog swamp habitatTypedeciduous woody shrubFeaturesshowy flowers and berries against…

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Bush Honeysuckle

   Simcoe County Master Gardeners   Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Northern bush honeysuckle BINOMIAL: Diervilla lonicera FamilyCaprifoliaceaeCdn Native Rangeacross Canada from Newfoundland to SaskatchewanNatural habitatcommonly found in rocky exposed sites that have dry, or infertile…

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Buttonbush

   Simcoe County Master Gardeners   Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME:  Buttonbush BINOMIAL:  Cephalanthus occidentalis FamilyRubiaceaeCdn Native Range All of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEINatural habitatwetlands, or areas that stay wet all or most of the…

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Fragrant Sumac

   Simcoe County Master Gardeners   Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME:       Fragrant Sumac BINOMIAL:                  Rhus aromatica FamilyAnacardiaceae (cashew)Cdn Native Rangesouthern and eastern Canada, primary range from Ontario to western QuebecNatural habitatdry, rocky or sandy areas, including open…

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Elderberry

   Simcoe County Master Gardeners   Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME:  American Elderberry BINOMIAL:  Sambucus canadensis FamilyAdoxaceaeCdn Native Rangeall of CanadaNatural habitatmoist meadows, wetlands, stream banks, fields and open areas, thicketsTypewoody deciduous shrubFeaturestiny white flowers in large,…

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New Jersey Tea

   Simcoe County Master Gardeners   Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: New Jersey TeaBINOMIAL: Ceanothus americanus FamilyRhamnaceaeCdn Native RangeOntario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Manitoba.Natural habitatopen woods, woodland edges, limestone, meadowsTypedeciduous shrub; slow growing; non-aggressive despite being…

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Nannyberry

   Simcoe County Master Gardeners   Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Nannyberry  BINOMIAL: Viburnum lentago FamilyAdoxaceaeCdn Native RangeSouthern NB, QU, along the Great Lakes corridor, southern MN and SKNatural habitatopen woodlands, meadows, older fallow farmlands Typedeciduous woody…

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Ninebark

   Simcoe County Master Gardeners   Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Ninebark BINOMIAL: Physocarpus opulifolius FamilyRosaceae (Rose)Cdn Native RangeOntario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New BrunswickNatural habitatopen meadow, woodlandsTypewoody shrubFeaturesshowy flowers, showy berries, excellent fall colour, exfoliating barkGrowth…

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Pagoda Dogwood

   Simcoe County Master Gardeners   Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Pagoda Dogwood BINOMIAL: Cornus alternifolia FamilyCornaceae (Dogwood)Cdn Native Rangehardy to Lake Superior and North Bay; common in southern and central ONNatural habitatforests, open woodlands…

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Red Osier Dogwood

   Simcoe County Master Gardeners   Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME:  Red-Osier Dogwood BINOMIAL:  Cornus sericea aka Cornus stolinifera FamilyCornaceaeCdn Native Rangeall of CanadaNatural habitatopen wetlands, damp woods, stream banksTypewoody deciduous shrubFeaturesshowy stems and berries, fall colour, winter interestGrowth…

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