Page 30 of Native Plant Seed & Book Catalog by New England Wild Flower Society

new england wild flower society name conditions light bloomtime |color size soil part sun shade aprilmay white 3-4 ft moist to dry acidic sun to shade april yellow 4-8 ft moist to wet sun part sun june-july pink orange yellow 3-6 ft moist sun to shade may white 15-30 ft moist sun april green 3-6 ft dry trees shrubs vines description germination 252 leucothoe fontanesiana dog hobble we depend on dog hobble to provide a carefree evergreen mass on slopes atop walls and other difficult locations bell-flowers emerge very early followed by bronze new growth that matures to rich green familiar understory shrub of moist and wet places the early blooms are a sure harbinger of spring as they light the leafless woods with a soft yellow glow leaves and bark wonderfully fragrant medicinal non-invasive vine flower color depends on variety bluegreen leaves on twining stems needs support a h 253 lindera benzoin spicebush b 254 lonicera sempervirens trumpet honeysuckle magnolia tripetala umbrella magnolia b 255 256 myrica pensylvanica morella carolinensis bayberry pieris floribunda fetter bush large tropical looking banana-like leaves to 2 feet in length fragrant creamy-white flowers 6 inches across elongated 4 inch cone-shaped rosy-red fruits follow in fall a wonderful understory tree female plants produce the waxy berries used in candle making spreading multi-stemmed shrub tolerates poor dry soils good plant for bank and dune stabilization fixes nitrogen great evergreen shrub related to japanese andromeda with long upright panicles of bell-shaped flowers and glossy dark green foliage a neat attractive plant for acid soils not bothered by lacebugs evocative evergreen as easy to grow as it is beautiful masses of white flowers on the branch tips in mid-may followed by a new crop of small lustrous leaves seedlings from our big plant so we can t guarantee color b b i 257 258 rhododendron carolinianum v album white carolina rhododendron rhododendron maximu m great laurel rhododendron prinophyllum rose-shell azalea rhododendron prunifolium plumleaf azalea rhododendron vaseyi pink-shell azalea sun to shade april-may white 3-4 ft moist sun to shade may white 5-7 ft moist a h a h 259 260 sun to shade june pale pink 4-8 ft moist sun to shade may pink 4-8 ft moist sun to shade august scarlet 4-6 ft moist sun to shade may pink 4-8 ft moist to dry 261 only evergreen rhododendron native to new england forming impressive stands in moist ravines and bottomlands used extensively for screening in the garden long matte green leaves blooms in shade one of the early season pink species flowering as the leaves emerge this is the most powerfully sweetly fragrant of the spring blooming native azaleas and a charming plant for the woodland garden this azalea native to one small area in the georgia mountains has been much praised for its late blooming habit and brilliant flower color one of the best native azaleas for landscape use vigorous growth beautiful clear pink flowers and leaves that hold up well in summer often with very good fall color carey award 1998 a h a h a h 262 a h new england wild flower society 2006 seed catalog page 29

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