Celtis occidentalis 'Prairie Pride'

Common Hackberry 'Prairie Pride'

Family:  Cannabaceae (Hemp Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  2-9

·        Height: 50-60 feet

·        Spread: 40-50 feet

·        Bloom Time:

·        Bloom: insignificant

·        Light: full sun to part shade

·        Soil: organically rich, well-drained; tolerates poor soils, prefers acidic soil (gets chlorosis in alkaline soils)

·        Moisture: medium to wet; tolerates dry soil; prefers acidic soil 

·        Use: shade tree, street tree; attracts birds and butterflies

·        Care: prune to maintain structure

·        Concerns: seeds can pose clean up problems if trees are sited near sidewalks or patios

·        Native to: North America

·        Notes: broad, oval shape, tough shade tree that grows in a wide range of soils; mature gray bark develops corky ridges and warty texture; undistinguished fall color; tolerates black walnut; wind, drought and salt tolerant once established

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Sidewalk Garden G098

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Tilia americana 'Redmond'

American Linden 'Redmond'

Family: Malvaceae (Mallow family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  2-8

·        Height: 50-70 feet

·        Spread: 30-45 feet

·        Bloom Time: June

·        Bloom: pale yellow in drooping cymes

·        Light: full sun to part shade

·        Soil: prefers fertile, well-drained loam, but tolerates varying soil conditions

·        Moisture: medium; tolerates drought

·        Use: shade, lawn or street tree

·        Care: remove suckers, produces viable seed

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems; verticilium wilt unlikely but fatal, mites may be problematic during dry spells

·        Native to: species native from Quebec to the southeast corner of Manitoba and far eastern North Dakota south to Oklahoma, Tennessee and North Carolina, with concentrations in forested areas of the Appalachian Mountains and along the Ohio River Valley to Missouri

·        Notes: dense, pyramid-shaped form; heart shaped leaves turn yellow in fall; fragrant flowers attract butterflies and bees

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Sidewalk Garden G002

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Phedimus aizoon 'Aurantiacum'

Aizoon Stonecrop 'Aurantiacum'

Family: Crassulaceae (Orphine Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  4-9

·        Height: 12-18 inches

·        Spread: 12-18 inches

·        Bloom Time: July to August

·        Bloom: bright yellow, star-shaped, in flat terminal

·        Light: full sun; light shade tolerant

·        Soil: moderate to low fertility; well-drained

·        Moisture: dry to medium; drought tolerant

·        Use: sunny border; best massed; attracts bees and butterflies

·        Care: divide every 3-4 years in Spring to maintain vigor

·        Concerns: slugs and snails can be a problem

·        Native to: species native to China

·        Notes: green foliage with toothed margin; not evergreen like other sedum species; deer and rabbit resistant; salt tolerant

·        Supplier: The Flower Factory

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Sidewalk Garden G146

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Symphyotrichum pilosum

Frost Aster

Family: Asteraceae (Aster Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  4-8

·        Height: 1-2 feet

·        Spread: 1-5 feet

·        Bloom Time: August to October

·        Bloom: medium size heads, white rays with a yellow disk

·        Light: full sun and part shade

·        Soil: sandy, gravelly, loamy

·        Moisture: dry to moist

·        Use: prairies, meadows, naturalized areas, upland woodlands, savannas, limestone glades, rocky cliffs and thinly wooded bluffs, borders of woods, sandy shores, edges of marshes; attracts birds, bees, wasps, flies, butterflies, skippers and other pollinators

·        Care: medium maintenance; easy to grow by seed

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems; can spread aggressively by rhizomes and by reseeding itself; cottontail rabbit and white-tailed deer may browse on the foliage; may be treated as a weed; lower leaves die back as the plant matures

·        Native to: Dane County and most of Wisconsin; eastern Canada, all of United States including Washington, except for the western states

·        Notes: the last aster remaining in bloom; the most common aster; showy flowerheads in the fall

·        Supplier: Agrecol Native Nursery

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Demonstration Prairie 1030

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