Inkberry: Maryland Native Evergreens

Inkberry: Maryland Native Evergreens

Maryland Native Evergreens Ilex glabra ‘Gem Box’   Ilex glabra, ‘Gem Box’ Inkberry, is a dwarf evergreen shrub with a dense, rounded habit. It is best grown in medium to wet soils in full sun to part shade. Inkberry is a dioecious plant...
Pawpaw: Coming Soon to LGS

Pawpaw: Coming Soon to LGS

Coming Soon to LGS Asimina triloba   Asimina triloba, pawpaw, is a small understory tree that can grow up to 30 feet tall. Large, slightly drooping leaves continue to grow green throughout much of the fall before changing to a bright yellow color. In the spring,...
Eastern Red Cedar: Maryland Native Evergreens

Eastern Red Cedar: Maryland Native Evergreens

Maryland Native Evergreens Juniperus virginiana   Juniperus virginiana, is a native evergreen conifer. The foliage is a dark blue-green but may turn brown-green in winter. This plant is dioecious species with separate male and female trees. The female trees...
Roundleaf Ragwort: Coming Soon to LGS

Roundleaf Ragwort: Coming Soon to LGS

Coming Soon to LGS Packera obovata   Packera obovata, roundleaf ragwort, is herbaceous perennial that easily grows in average, moist, well-drained soils. In addition, it grows well in full sun to part shade but blooms are most abundant in shady locations....
Pussytoes: Coming Soon to LGS

Pussytoes: Coming Soon to LGS

Coming Soon to LGS Antennaria plantaginifolia   Antennaria plantaginifolia, pussytoes, is herbaceous perennial that can grow on dry or rocky slopes and prairies. All of its leaves and flower stalks are grayish and woolly. The flowers are fuzzy and white, tinged...