Bottlebrush buckeye (Aesculus)
Tall, cylindrical spikes of feathery white flowers with pink stamens. Flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies.
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Virginia sweetspire (Itea)
The long tassels of white flowers and red fall foliage make this an attractive ornamental.
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Red/black chokeberry (Aronia)
Intermediate food source for birds. They have dark green, glossy leaves that consistently turn a rich, orange-red in fall.
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Beautyberry (Callicarpa)
Its most striking feature is the clusters of glossy, iridescent-purple fruit, which is a great wildlife food source.
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Buttonbush (Cephalanthus)
Flowers attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees. Waterfowl such as ducks enjoy the seeds.
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Hearts-a-bustin' (Euonymus)
This airy, deciduous shrub grows 6-12 ft. tall. Its ridged twigs become purplish when exposed to the sun.
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Swamp mallow (Hibiscus)
The creamy-white flowers have a conspicuous band of red or burgundy at their bases, which attracts hummingbirds.
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Wild hydrangea (Hydrangea)
Small, mound-shaped densely multi-stemmed shrub. 3-6 ft. tall, often broader than high at maturity.
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St. John's wort (Hypericum)
Smooth, dark- to blue-green fine-textured foliage becomes yellow-green in fall. Large yellow flowers occur in few-flowered clusters.
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Spicebush (Lindera)
Very attractive to birds and butterflies. Provides a larval host for Eastern Tiger and Spicebush Swallowtail.
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Winged sumac (Rhus)
Winter food for many upland gamebirds, songbirds, and mammals. Various wildlife eat the fruit while deer also browse the twigs.
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Elderberry (Sambucus)
Berries are relished by many bird species and mammals. Deer eat twigs and leaves.
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Bladdernut (Staphylea)
This large shrub has bell-shaped flowers; dark green, trifoliate leaves; greenish bark with white cracks; and interesting fruit.
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Coralberry (Symphoricarpos)
Songbirds, ground birds, small mammals, and browsers use this plant for food, cover, and nesting sites.
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Highbush blueberry (Vaccinium)
Berries are relished by most birds and mammals including, of course, humans. The foliage ranges in color over the year.
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Mapleleaf viburnum (Viburnum)
The distinctive, purplish-pink autumn foliage makes this a beautiful shrub. Birds eat the berries.
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