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Plant Profile: Common Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis aka Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis)

Karen July 31, 2024 0 Comments

Also called American elder, this deciduous shrub or small tree is native to North America east of the Rocky Mountains, south to Bolivia, where it usually grows in moist areas…

Rain Garden

Shrubs for the Wettest Zone of a Rain Garden

Karen March 21, 2024 0 Comments

The following shrubs are suitable for the area of a rain garden that is the deepest and holds the most water for the most amount of time. They can tolerate…

Native Plants

Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Butterfly Bush (Buddleja davidii)

Karen September 5, 2019 0 Comments

Butterfly bush is a deciduous medium to large shrub native to central China where it forms thickets along waterways. It is naturalized in the US, readily colonizes natural and disturbed…

Plant Profile: Common Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis aka Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis)

Shrubs for the Wettest Zone of a Rain Garden

Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Butterfly Bush (Buddleja davidii)

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