|
Home > Plant Lists > Native Shrubs
Native Shrubs
Key:
- F=full sunlight
- P=partial shade
- S=shade
- H=hydric; wet, periodically or often inundated by water
- M=mesic; moist, adequate soil moisture retention all year
- S=sub-xeric; moist to dry, seasonally moist, periodically dry
- X=xeric; dry and drought resistant, little moisture retention, excessively drained
NAME |
LIGHT
|
MOISTURE |
HEIGHT |
COMMENTS |
Common |
Scientific
|
Downy serviceberry
|
Amelanchier arborea
|
F,P
|
M
|
25'
|
Useful in edible and wildlife landscapes; excellent orange fall color
|
Eastern serviceberry
|
Amelanchier canadensis
|
F,P
|
M
|
20'
|
Useful in edible and wildlife landscapes; yellow-gold fall color
|
Smooth serviceberry, Allegheny serviceberry
|
Amelanchier laevis
|
F,P
|
M
|
25'
|
Useful in edible and wildlife landscapes; spring leaves are bronze
|
Bog rosemary
|
Andromeda polifolia var. glaucophylla
|
F,P
|
H
|
1'
|
Leathery evergreen leaves; requires very moist acid soil
|
Buttonbush
|
Cephalanthus occidentalis
|
F
|
H
|
6'
|
Good for wetland plantings
|
Sweetfern
|
Comptonia peregrina
|
F,P
|
S,X
|
3'
|
Aromatic foliage; interesting texture; good in dry sandy soil
|
Gray dogwood
|
Cornus racemosa
|
F,P,S
|
M
|
15'
|
Suckering; white fall fruits eaten by many birds
|
Redosier dogwood
|
Cornus sericea
|
F
|
H,M
|
6’
|
Red stems attractive in winter; suckering; tolerates wet soil
|
American hazelnut
|
Corylus americana
|
F,P
|
M
|
15'
|
Good for naturalizing; fruit eaten by wildlife; tolerates alkaline soil
|
Bush-honeysuckle
|
Diervilla lonicera
|
S,P
|
M
|
5'
|
Suckering plant, very hardy, adaptable
|
Leatherwood
|
Dirca palustris
|
S
|
M
|
4'
|
Yellow fall color; thrives in moist, shady sites
|
Common witchhazel
|
Hamamelis virginiana
|
F,P
|
M
|
15'
|
Avoid droughty sites; yellow flowers in October; yellow fall leaf color
|
Winterberry, Black-alder
|
Ilex verticillata
|
F,P
|
H,M
|
10'
|
Bright red fruits persist into midwinter; excellent wetland plant
|
Common juniper
|
Juniperus communis var. depressa
|
F
|
M,S,X
|
3'
|
Tolerates drought, wind, sterile or alkaline soils; evergreen
|
Sheep, Laurel, Lambkill
|
Kalmia angustifolia
|
F,P
|
M,S
|
3'
|
Adaptable to many soils; best in very acid soil; good for naturalizing
|
Sweetgale
|
Myrica gale
|
F
|
S,X
|
4'
|
Bushy plant; dark green foliage; aromatic foliage
|
Northern bayberry
|
Myrica pensylvanica
|
F,P
|
S,X
|
6'
|
Good for massing; useful in poor soil sites; aromatic foliage
|
Bush cinquefoil
|
Pentaphylloides floribunda (Potentilla fruticosa)
|
F
|
M,S,X
|
4'
|
Good summer-flowering shrub; tolerates alkaline soil
|
Black chokeberry
|
Photinia (Aronia) melanocarpa
|
F,P
|
H,M,S
|
6’
|
Suckers; wine-red fall color; good wildlife plant in wet or dry soils
|
Beach plum
|
Prunus maritima
|
F
|
M,S
|
6'
|
Good for edible landscape; salt-tolerant
|
Chokecherry
|
Prunus virginiana
|
F
|
M
|
30'
|
Suckering shrub; white flowers in spring; wildlife food source
|
Rhodora
|
Rhododendron canadense
|
F,P
|
H,M
|
3'
|
Magenta flowers in spring; best in very acid soil
|
Labrador tea
|
Rhododendron (Ledum) groenlandicum
|
F,P
|
H,M
|
3'
|
Transplants well; good for moist-to-wet naturalized sites
|
Staghorn sumac
|
Rhus hirta (R. typhina)
|
P
|
M,S.X
|
25'
|
Spreads by suckers; good mass plant for dry slopes
|
Meadow rose
|
Rosa blanda
|
F
|
M
|
5'
|
Suckers; single light pink flowers; red hips in fall and winter
|
Pasture rose
|
Rosa carolina
|
F
|
M
|
5'
|
Pink single flowers in midsummer; small red hips persist into winter
|
Virginia rose
|
Rosa virginiana
|
F
|
M,S
|
5'
|
Suckers; good in dry and seaside sites; good barrier/hedge
|
Pussy willow
|
Salix discolor
|
F
|
H,M
|
15'
|
Fuzzy flowers in early spring; good for naturalizing
|
American elder
|
Sambucus canadensis
|
F
|
M
|
12'
|
Useful in edible landscape; tolerates alkaline soil
|
Scarlet elder
|
Sambucus racemosa spp. pubens (S. pubens)
|
F
|
M
|
20'
|
Flowers in mid to late July; handsome red fruit in midsummer
|
Canadian yew
|
Taxus canadensis
|
P,S
|
M
|
6'
|
Hardiest yew; good for naturalized shady landscape; evergreen
|
Highbush blueberry
|
Vaccinium corymbosum
|
F
|
M
|
8'
|
Good for edible or wildlife landscapes; best in very acid soil
|
Mapleleaf viburnum
|
Viburnum acerifolium
|
P,S
|
M,S
|
6'
|
Suckering; good for mass plantings in shady sites
|
Hobblebush
|
Viburnum lantanoides (V. alnifolium)
|
P,S
|
M
|
8'
|
Open shrub; good for naturalized landscape
|
Arrowwood viburnum
|
Viburnum dentatum var. lucidum
|
F,P
|
M
|
15'
|
Durable; good for hedges; tolerates alkaline soil
|
Nannyberry
|
Viburnum lentago
|
F,P
|
M,S
|
15'
|
Good for wildlife and naturalized landscapes
|
Witherod, Wild-raisin
|
Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides
|
S,P
|
M
|
10'
|
Excellent fall foliage and fruit color
|
Highbush cranberry
|
V. opulus var. americanum (V. o. var. trilobum)
|
F,P
|
M
|
12'
|
Excellent for screening; good for wildlife landscapes
|
It was made possible by Friends of Acadia, Garden Club Federation of Maine, Josselyn Botanical Society, Maine Natural Areas Program/Maine Department of Conservation, Maine Department of Agriculture, Maine Landscape and Nursery Association, Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, National Park Service, Native Plant Conservation Initiative, The Nature Conservancy, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, University of Maine Horticulture Club and the USDA Forest Service.
|