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What’s Growing in the Garden

Scientific NameCommon NameTypeNotesSpringSummerFallWinter
Ficus carica / 'Celeste'FigTreeX
Prunus salicinaMethley PlumTreeSelf-fertileX
Aronia melanocarpa / 'Iroquois Beauty'Aronia BerryShrubsNativeX
Elaeagnus multiflora / 'Sweet Scarlet'Goumi BerryShrubsThis is a non-invasive species of ElaeagnusX
Lycium barbatumGoji/WolfberryShrubsX
Punica granatum / 'Compacta'Compact PomegranateShrubsX
Punica granatum / 'Nana'Dwarf PomegranateShrubsX
Prunus avium / 'Stella'Compact CherriesShrubsSweet fruitX
Rosmarinus officinalisRosemaryShrubsAny upright cultivarXXXX
Sambucus canadenisElderberryShrubsNative
Vacciunium / 'Pink Lemonade'Pink BlueberryShrubsXX
Vaccinium corymbosum / 'Sunshine Blue'BlueberryShrubsNative cultivar
Vaccinium darrowi 'Rosa's Blush'Evergreen BlueberryShrubsSmall berries (good for pancakes),evergreen foliage with pink/purple tipsXXXX
Moonlit Lace ViburnumShrubXXXX
Gardenia jasminoides 'Kleim's Hardy'Kleim's Hardy GardeniaShrubXXXX
Allium schoenoprasumChivesPerennials/GroundcoversEdible leaves, pest deterrentX
Echinacea purpurea / 'Adobe Orange'Orange ConeflowerPerennials/GroundcoversNative cultivar, pollinator plantX
Fragraria vesca / 'Cardinal'StrawberryPerennials/GroundcoversOther cultivar acceptableXX
Lavendula / 'Dilly Dilly' / 'Royal Velvet'LavenderPerennials/GroundcoversHerb, also excellent pollinator plant X
Symphytum officinaleComfreyPerennials/GroundcoversHerb, dynamic accumulator XX
Tulbaghia ciolaceaSociety GarlicPerennials/GroundcoversPest deterrent, edible leavesX
Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly WeedPerennialsNative, PollinatorXX
Coreopsis grandiflora 'SunKiss'
TickseedPerennialsNative, PollinatorXX
Echinacea purpurea 'Kim's Knee High'ConeflowerPerennialsNative, PollinatorX
Purple BeeBalmPerennialsNative, PollinatorXX
Rudbeckia fulgida var. speciosa 'Viette's Little Suzy'
Black-eyed SusanPerennialsNative, PollinatorXX
Lavandula angustifolia 'SuperBlue'
LavenderPerennialsEdible, Native to Mediterrenean area, PollinatorX
Aster novi-belgii 'Wood's Purple'
AsterPerennialsNative, PollinatorXX
Vitis rotundifolia / 'Supreme'Supreme Muscadine GrapeVinesEnergy put into large fruit instead of vegetative growth, so substantially less pruning requiredXX