April

Easily grown in average, Medium well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Prefers moist, fertile soils. Foliage tends to scorch and generally depreciate in dry conditions. This is a taprooted tree that once established is very difficult to transplant.

Allegheny Serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis

Type:

Tree or Shrub

Light Exposure:

Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun

Soil Moisture:

Dry

30 feet

Bloom Color:

White

Bloom Months:

Allegheny Serviceberry is a native tree for all seasons. In April and May it has beautiful white flowers that are delicately scented and provide nectar for the season's early bees and butterflies. In mid summer its fruits ripen to brilliant violet pink, aging to deep blue purple when fully ripe. Its leaves play occasional host to the larvae of viceroy, striped hairstreak, and Canadian tiger swallowtail butterflies. And the grand finale comes in fall with brilliant oranges, yellows and reds as the leaves prepare to drop. Amelanchier laevis is found in moist woods and meadows, but tolerates most any garden situation. It will bloom more in full sun, but have a more open and graceful habit in shade. It is drought tolerant once established, but will grow taller and faster in consistently moist soils. Amelanchier can be grown as a small tree pruned to become a densely branched shrub. Fragrant spring flowers Easy to grow and widely adaptable Edible berries in summer Gorgeous fall color.

Ebony Spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron

Type:

Shade, Mixed Sun and Shade

Light Exposure:

Soil Moisture:

Dry, Medium

8 inches

Bloom Color:

Green

Bloom Months:

Ground Plum
Astragalus crassicarpus

Type:

Light Exposure:

Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade

Soil Moisture:

Dry, Medium

1 foot

Bloom Color:

Purple

Bloom Months:

April, May, June

Blue Cohosh
Caulophyllum thalictroides

Type:

Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade

Light Exposure:

Soil Moisture:

Dry

2 feet

Bloom Color:

Green

Bloom Months:

Leatherwood
Dirca palustris

Type:

Shade, Mixed Sun and Shade

Light Exposure:

Soil Moisture:

Medium

6 feet

Bloom Color:

Yellow

Bloom Months:

The yellow early spring flowers and red fall fruit make this an attractive choice for a shaded shrub in a landscape. Leatherwood is one of the few native shrubs blooming abundantly in deep shade, due to its early leaf-out. It is a shrub indicating an old growth forest. The bark of Dirca palustris has been know to cause dermatitis.

Sandberg Bluegrass
Poa secunda J. Presl

Type:

Grass

Light Exposure:

Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun

Soil Moisture:

Dry

2 feet

Bloom Color:

Red

Bloom Months:

Sandberg bluegrass is a perennial bunchgrass, native to the Great Basin. It is an important component of sagebrush grassland vegetation, particularly in early successional stages. It is a widespread species and is one of the first perennial grasses to green up in spring.

Yellow Water Buttercup
Ranunculus flabellaris

Type:

Light Exposure:

Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun

Soil Moisture:

Wet

2 to 3 feet

Bloom Color:

Yellow

Bloom Months: