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 “Robusta”
Tag: exotic shrub
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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.
Bee (Possibly a Lasioglossum) on Playboy Rose
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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
Bumblebee on Spirea
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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.
Rugosa Rose 
Green Bottle Fly on Rugosa Rose 
Rugosa Rose Hip
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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
Knock Out Rose and False Indigo in June 2020 
Transplanted Knockout Rose in July 2016 
Pink Knockout Rose 
Red Knockout Rose
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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.
Syrphid Fly on Butterfly Bush 
Black Morph Tiger Swallowtail on Butterfly Bush 
Silver-Spotted Skipper on Butterfly Bush 
Carpenter Bee on Butterfly Bush