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Environmental Requirements

Light preferences

Full Sun ✔ More than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Part Sun ✔ More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Full Shade ✔ Less than 2 or 3 hours of direct sun a day

Moisture preferences

Dry ✔ Water runs through after rainfall
Medium ✔ Sometimes holds water but for short periods of time
Wet ✔ Stays damp all year

Growth Characteristics

Physical Attributes

Height (Feet) 0 ‐ 12

Width (Feet) 0 ‐ 10

Lifespan

Annual Lives for one year
Biennial Lives for two years
Perennial Lives for three or more years

Flowering and Appearance

Bloom period

0 ‐ 12

Bloom colors

Blue ✔
Green ✔
Orange ✔
Pink ✔
Purple ✔
Red ✔
White ✔
Yellow ✔

Plant Type

Flowering Plant ✔
Grass/sedge/rush ✔
Shrub ✔
Deciduous tree ✔
Connifer tree ✔
Vine ✔

Soil Tolerances

Limestone ✔
Sand ✔
Acidic soil ✔

Propagation and Cultivation

Harvesting and Propagation

Winter Sowing Requirements

60 days

Harvesting Period Start

Sept

Seed Sharing

Show available seeds only ✔

Show seeds accepted for donations ✔

Landscape Uses and Applications

Garden Suitability

Rock garden ✔
Rain garden
Pond edge
Shoreline restoration ✔

Container gardening ✔

School garden suitable

Garden edge

Woodland garden

Wetland garden ✔
Boulevard garden ✔

Functional Uses

Groundcover/lawn replacement ✔
Wind break hedge
Erosion control
Cedar hedge replacement ✔

Gardener Experience

Beginner friendly ✔
Easy to contain
Does not spread
Transplants well ✔
Easy to germinate ✔

Ecological Relationships

Wildlife Interactions

Hummingbird friendly ✔
Butterfly/pollinators garden ✔
Bee friendly
Bird friendly ✔
Deer tolerant ✔
Rabbit tolerant ✔

Environmental Stress Tolerance

Drought tolerant ✔
Road Salt tolerant✔
Foot traffic tolerant
Juglone tolerant ✔

Ecosystem Services

Nitrogen fixer✔
Keystone species ✔
Host plant

Special Features and Considerations

Conservation Status

Endangered

GRASP candidate ✔
Gathering Rare and Special Plants

Safety and Compatibility

Septic tank safe ✔
Exclude plants that cause dermatitis
Exclude plants with burs ✔
Exclude plants known to be toxic

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