Carpinus caroliniana

Musclewood

Family: Betulaceae (Birch Family)

·        Hardiness Zone: 3-9 

·        Height: 20-35 feet

·        Spread: 20-35 feet

·        Bloom Time: February

·        Bloom: white (female), green (male)

·        Light: part shade to full shade

·        Soil: average, tolerates clay soil; prefers moist, organically rich soils

·        Moisture: medium

·        Use: understory tree for shady sites; lawn tree or naturalized in woodland areas

·        Care: low maintenance

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems; leaf spot, canker and twig blight are occasional disease problems

·        Native to: eastern North America

·        Notes: smooth gray trunk and larger branches of mature tree exhibit a muscle-like fluting; extremely hard wood; tolerates black walnut

·        Supplier: Landscape Designs Inc.  DONATED BY LISA JOHNSON IN MEMORY OF HENRY CUNNINGHAM, FATHER OF FORMER EXTENSION DEPARTMENT HEAD, LEE CUNNINGHAM

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Shade Garden F118

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Carex siderosticha 'Banana Boat'

Sedge 'Banana Boat'

Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)

·        Hardiness Zone: 5-9 

·        Height: 6-12 inches

·        Spread: 12-15 inches

·        Bloom: insignificant

·        Light: part shade to full shade

·        Soil: average

·        Moisture: average, consistent

·        Use: along streams, ponds and moist, brightens up a shady location

·        Care: low maintenance; cut back by 1/3 or tease out dead blades to spruce up appearance; divide in spring

·        Native to: species native to east Asia

·        Notes: wide yellow blades; spreads slowly; deer resistant

·        Supplier: Jung's Garden Center

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Heuchera Garden E028; Shade Garden F036

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Carex ciliatomarginata 'Treasure Island'

Sedge 'Treasure Island'

Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)

·        Hardiness Zone: 5-9 

·        Height: 9-12 inches

·        Spread: 12-16 inches

·        Bloom: insignificant

·        Light: part shade to full shade

·        Soil: average, well-drained

·        Moisture: prefers slightly moist soils

·        Use: edging plant for shady gardens

·        Care: low maintenance

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: species native to Japan

·        Notes: wide green leaves bordered with white edge; slow spreading; deer resistant

·        Supplier: Klehm's Song Sparrow Nursery

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Shade Garden F043

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Calycanthus chinensis 'Athens'

Venus™ Carolina Allspice Shrub 'Athens'

Family: Calycanthaceae (Spicebush Family)   

                             

·        Hardiness Zone: 5-9 

·        Height: 5-7 feet

·        Spread: 5-7 feet

·        Bloom Time: May to July

·        Bloom: fragrant, magnolia-like blooms, white with purple and yellow center markings

·        Light: full sun to partial shade

·        Soil: average, well-drained, but prefers rich moist loams

·        Moisture: medium

·        Use: specimen near patio or other living areas where fragrant flower aroma may be enjoyed; shrub borders, foundations

·        Care: prune immediately after flowering to shape or maintain compactness; remove root suckers promptly if naturalization is not desired

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: species native to eastern China

·        Notes: dense, rounded, multi-stemmed, non-fruiting with ovate glossy green leaves that turn golden yellow to brownish yellow in fall; bark used as a substitute for cinnamon, supposedly

·        Supplier: Landscape Designs Inc.

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Shade Garden F152

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Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'

European Feather Reed Grass 'Karl Foerster'

Family: Poaceae (Grass Family)

                                                                            

·        Hardiness Zone: 5-9 

·        Height: 48-60 inches

·        Spread: 18-30 inches

·        Bloom Time: June to September

·        Bloom: May to February

·        Light: feathery pinkish-purple 12 inch narrow plumes

·        Soil: average; does well in heavy clay soils; tolerates a wide range of soil types including dry, sandy soil

·        Moisture: medium to wet

·        Use: vertical accent for borders and for narrow spaces; rain garden; moist, low spots or  on pond/stream banks

·        Care: cut clumps to ground in late fall

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: interspecific hybrid

·        Notes: valued for its early bloom, vertical lines and ability to grow in wet soils; salt tolerant

·        Supplier: Klein's Floral & Greenhouse

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code:  Sidewalk Garden G085, Naturalistic Garden H007

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