Serviceberry: Maryland Native Plants for Spring
Maryland Native Plants for Spring Amelanchier canadensis Amelanchier canadensis, Serviceberry is a deciduous multi-stemmed shrub or small tree. In the early spring, white blooms emerge. The blooms are followed by edible berries. The berries mature from green to...
Redbud: Colorful Native Plants for Maryland
Colorful Native Plants for Maryland Cercis canadensis Cercis canadensis, redbud, is deciduous, multi-trunked tree. The tree displays clusters of rosy-pink flowers in early spring. The redbud flowers are then followed by bean-like dry seedpods, which can remain...
Buttonbush: Fragrant Maryland Native Plants
Fragrant Native Maryland Plants Cephalanthus occidentalis Cephalanthus occidentalis, Buttonbush, is a deciduous shrub with an open-rounded habit. The leaves emerge in the late spring, and the flowers pop up in the early to mid summer. The shrub has unusual...
‘Scarletta’ Drooping Laurel: Colorful Maryland Native Plants
Colorful Maryland Native Plants Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Scarletta’ Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Scarletta,’ Drooping Laurel ‘Scarletta,’ is a dense, slower growing plant with excellent year round foliage. Leaves emerge a bright...