Bird/Butterfly Packet

Tree Variety Information

Tree & Shrub Growth Rate Slow: less than 1 foot/year Moderately slow: 1 - 2 feet/year Moderately fast: 2 - 3 feet/year Fast: greater than 3 feet/year

Longevity Short-lived: less than 100 years Moderately short-lived: 100-150 years Moderately long-lived: 150-250 years Long-lived: over 250 years

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Butterfly Bush - Buddleia davidii: 4 to 10' high with equal spread in well drained average soils, full sun, partial shade. Long spike flowers white or light purple. Should be cut back in late fall or early spring. Enjoyed by butterflies & hummingbirds. Deadheading will encourage new shoots.

Liatris - Liatris Spicata: A plant which produces spikes of long flower heads above strap-like leaves. Strong purple flower heads are produced in the summer. In flower it will reach 24" in height with a spread of 18".

Rose of Sharon - Hibiscus syriacus: 8 to12' high shrub with 6' to 10' spread. Medium growth in most well drained soils, full sun. Flowers July - Sept. Spring pruning for a better show of flowers. Can be trained to form a small tree.

Silky Dogwood - Partial shade to full sun adapts to most soils but prefers moist soil. Medium growth rate. Mature height 6 to 10' with an equal spread. Yellowish white flowers, blue fruit.

Trumpet Vine - a native deciduous climbing vine, 30 to 40' high or wide depending if growth is supported upright or creeping. Leafs late in spring, showing, tubular orange-scarlet colored flowers in July- Aug. Pruning back or thinning may be beneficial. Most soils except wet. Full sun. Use as a screen, to cover rock piles, train up trellis, a poor climber needing extra support to grow vertically. Flowers attract hummingbirds.

To place an order, please use the Order Form and order by March 26, 2012

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