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Rose “Robusta”

Scientific Name: Rosa var. “Robusta”

Family: Rosaceae

Height: 3-4 ft

Spread: 3-4 ft

Bloom Time: Summer

Native Range: None. Garden hybrid.

Ecological Value: None

Human Value: Ornamental

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Rose “Playboy”


Scientific Name:
Rosa var. “Playboy”

Family: Rosaceae

Height: 3-4 ft

Spread: 3-4 ft

Bloom Time: June – October

Native Range: None. Garden hybrid.

Ecological Value: Cover

Human Value: Ornamental.

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Spirea, Japanese

Scientific Name: Spirea japonica

Family: Rosaceae

Height: 4-6 ft

Spread: 4-6 ft

Bloom: Time June

Native Range: Japan

Ecological Value: Nectar for butterflies.

Human Value: Ornamental

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Rose, Rugosa

Scientific Name: Rosa rugosa

Family: Rosaceae

Height: 4-6 ft

Spread: 4-6 ft

Bloom Time: June-July

Native Range: China, Japan, Korea, and southeastern Siberia

Ecological Value: Cover. Nectar source.

Human Value: Petals are edible and may be distilled for rose water. Rose hips, with seeds removed, may be made into jams or dried and used in teas. The fruit is high in Vitamin C and fatty acids. The seeds are high in Vitamin E.

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Rose “Knockout”

Scientific Name: Rosa var. “Knock out”

Family: Rosaceae

Height: 3-4 ft

Spread: 3-4 ft

Bloom Time: June – October

Native Range: None. Garden hybrid.

Ecological Value: Cover

Human Value: Ornamental

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Azalea, Asian Hybrid

Scientific Name Rhododendron sp.

Height: 3 – 4 ft.

Spread: 4 – 5 ft.

Bloom Time: May

Native Range: East Asia

Ecological Value: None

Human Value: Ornamental

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Burning Bush

Scientific Name: Euonymus alatus

Height: 9-11 ft

Spread: 9-11 ft

Bloom Time: May-June

Native Range: China, Japan, and Korea

Ecological Value: INVASIVE. Summer nesting sites and cover for birds.

Human Value: Planted as an ornamental.

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Butterfly Bush

Scientific Name: Buddleia sp.

Height: 6 – 12 ft.

Spread: 4 -15 ft.

Bloom Time: June – October

Native Range: China, Japan

Ecological Value: Provides nectar to pollinators. Potentially INVASIVE

Human Value: Buddleia cultivars have been developed that do not produce seeds. I received this plant from a fellow gardener whose garden had become too shady for it. I have never noticed that it self-seeded so it may be a non-fertile cultivar.

Buddleia blooms on new wood each year. The old wood tends to become leggy and less productive over time so I cut this plant back almost to the ground ever spring or every other spring. It produces blooms earlier on years when I don’t cut it back, but it also grows taller and larger.