Rediscovering the Allure of Native Shrubs and Trees

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Rediscovering the Allure of Native Shrubs and Trees
Rick J. Lewandowski
Rediscovering the Allure of
Native Shrubs and Trees
Rick J. Lewandowski
Director
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
U.S. Botanic Garden
Washington, DC
February 6, 2016
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Aesculus parviflora
bottlebrush buckeye
• Hippocastanaceae
( HorsechestnutFamily)
• wc. GA west to nc. AL, south to
sw. GA and sw. AL; disjunctin wc.
SC (Aiken County)
• USDA Zones 5-8
• Mesicforests on bluffs and in
ravines; riparian zone of rivers and
creeks. The SC occurrence is on
Fall Line river bluffs, with shaley,
subcalcareoussoils
• Bloom Time –mid-June
bottlebrush buckeye (Aesculusparviflora)
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bottlebrush buckeye (Aesculusparviflora) bottlebrush buckeye (Aesculusparviflora)
Aesculus parvifloravar. serotina
late blooming bottlebrush buckeye
• Hippocastanaceae
( HorsechestnutFamily)
• nc. AL, south to sw. GA and sw.
AL
• USDA Zones 6-8
• Mesic forests on bluffs and in
ravines; riparian zone of rivers and
creeks.
• Bloom Time –mid-July
late flowering bottlebrush buckeye (Aesculusparvifloravar. serotina)
Callicarpa americana
American beautyberry
• Lamiaceae(Mint Family)
• MD and AR south to s. FL, TX,
Mexico; West Indies
• USDA Zones 6-11
• Hammocks, other forests with
sandy or rocky soils, maritime
forests (the main habitat
northward), disturbed areas
• Fruiting time –August to
November
late flowering bottlebrush buckeye (Aesculusparvifloravar. serotina)
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American beautyberry (Callicarpaamericana) American beautyberry (Callicarpaamericana)
Ceanothusamericanus
New Jersey tea
• Rhamnaceae(Buckthorn Family)
• ME west to s. MB, south to FL
Panhandle and TX
• USDA Zones 3-10
• Woodland borders, dry woods,
glade openings, dry ridge forests
and woodlands (pine or oak) in
the Mountains
• Bloom time –May to June
American beautyberry (Callicarpaamericana)
New Jersey tea (Ceanothusamericanus) New Jersey tea (Ceanothusamericanus)
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Chionanthusvirginicus
fringe-tree
• Oleaceae(Olive Family)
• New York and Connecticut to
Florida, west to Texas and
Oklahoma
• USDA Zones 3-8
• Understory in rocky soils on
bluffs, ledges and glades as well as
rich well drained sloping sites
• Bloom time –early to mid-May
New Jersey tea (Ceanothusamericanus)
fringe-tree (Chionanthusvirginicus) fringe-tree (Chionanthusvirginicus)
fringe-tree (Chionanthusvirginicus) fringe-tree (Chionanthusvirginicus)
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Clethra acuminata
cinnamon clethra
• Clethraceae( ClethraFamily)
• sw. PA south through e. WV, w.
VA, e. TN, w. NC to nw. SC, n.
GA, and ne. AL
• USDA Zones 5-7
• Moist forests, heath balds,
margins of rock outcrops at high
elevations
• Bloom Time –June to early July
cinnamon clethra(Clethraacuminata)
cinnamon clethra(Clethraacuminata) cinnamon clethra(Clethraacuminata)
Clethra alnifolia
coastal sweet-pepperbush
• Clethraceae( ClethraFamily)
• Nova Scotia and ME south to FL,
west to TX; disjunctin sc. TN
(Coffee County)
• USDA Zones 5-8
• Pocosins, blackwaterswamp
forests, nonriverineswamp
forests, occasional on lake edges
• Bloom Time –June to July
coastal sweet-pepperbush (Clethraalnifolia)
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coastal sweet-pepperbush (Clethraalnifolia) coastal sweet-pepperbush (Clethraalnifolia)
Hummingbird coastal sweet-pepperbush
(Clethraalnifolia‘Hummingbird’)
Beehive coastal sweet-pepperbush (Clethraalnifolia‘Beehive’)
Conradinacanescens
gray false rosemary
• Lamiaceae(Mint Family)
• Panhandle FL and s. AL west to
s. MS
• USDA Zones 7-10
• Sandhills, scrub, flatwoods
• Bloom Time –late March to
mid-April
pink-flowered coastal sweet-pepperbush
(Clethraalnifolia‘Rosea’)
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