Beautiful white flowers. No fruit. Flowering lasts longer than the species. Best used in large, open areas.
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Crataegus Crusgalli
A thornless variety. Rounded spreading form. Medium texture. Leatherly, glossy, deep-green foliage. Orange-scarlet fall color.
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Hamamelis Virginiana
Native plant, and the most cold hardy of all witchhazels. Dark green glossy leaves which turn bright yellow in the fall.
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Taxodium Distichum
Native Tree. Good as street tree. Drought tolerant. Often found in wet, swampy areas, often in standing water.
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Evergreens
Jun. squamata 'Blue Star'
Silver-blue foliage. Awls are shaped like stars; hence the name. Retains dense shape. May not do well in high humidity.
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Juniperus chinensis 'Gold Lace'
Golden foliage color intensifies in fall and winter. Flat-top spreading habit
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Juniperus chinensis 'Kallay's Compact'
A compact Pfitzer with a fairly flat top used as a low hedge, mass planting or foundation planting.
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Picea glauca 'Conica'
Foliage is very dense and does not require pruning. Evergreen; nice in winter containers.
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Shrubs
Aesculus parviflora
Beautiful cylindrical panicles of pinkish-white flowers with red anthers form in June and July. Lovely as a specimen or for massing. Spreads by suckers. Pruning unnecessary.
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Amelanchier alnifolia 'Regent'
Multi-stemmed shrub is compact with excellent foliage and extra sweet edible fruit. Tolerates alkaline soil.
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Aronia melanocarpa 'Morton'
Selected at the Morton Arboretum and introduced by the Chicagoland Grows Program. Airy 2" white flowers followed by clusters of polished purple-black berries.
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Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'
Good shrub for shady wet areas. Color does not fade.
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Perennial
Alchemilla mollis
Soft green foliage with rounded lobed leaves and tiny yellow star-shaped flowers. Water droplets collect on foliage, creating a silvery effect. Flowers are excellent cut and in dried arrangements; should be removed when fading so plant doesn't go to seed.
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Ajuga repens 'Chocolate Chip'
Dwarf cultivar with small narrow chocolate-colored leaves. Good choice for small spaces.
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Allium cernuum
Grass-like foliage with nodding elegant flower heads. Early summer pinkish-purple flowers. Can be used in cultivated beds in masses.
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Allium tanguticum 'Summer Beauty'
Persistent narrow foliage. Flowers mid-summer. Seeds sterile; does not spread.
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Ground Covers
Ajuga genevensis
Genevensis will tolerate more sun than reptans if adequate moisture is provided. It does not spread as aggrssively as reptans and is not stoloniferous.
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Hedera helix 'Bulgaria'
Large leaf size. Though hardy, it may be damaged by winter winds and sun and does best with protection from both.
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Pachysandra terminalis 'Green Carpet'
Evergreen groundcover. Rhizomatous. Site in a shady location. Good choice for underplanting shrubs and trees.
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Sedum acre
Forms a low carpet of tiny succulent green leaves; the tips of each stem turning yellow. Tiny golden star-shaped flowers
