plants for riverbank 3

Viburnum acerifoliunt

Trifolium

Trifolium 2

thalictrum_pubescens

Sambucus canadensis

Salicacea

Quercus rubra

Quercus alba

Potentilla simplex 2

Potentilla simplex 1

Platanus occidentalis

plants for riverbank 2

Monarda_fistulosa

Mentha arvensis

Mentha arvensis 2

Lycopus virginicus

Juglans nigra

Impatiens pallida

Glechoma hederaceae

Fragaria virginiana

Diospyros virginiana 2

Diospyros virginiana 1

Cornus florida

Cornus florida 2

plants for riverbank 1

Cercis canadensis

Cercis canadensis 1

Cepalanthus occidentalis

Betula nigra

Asimina triloba

Asimina triloba 3

Asimina triloba 2

Asclepias incarnata2

Asclepias incarnata

Amelanchier canadensis

Acer rubrum

Groundcovers:
• Wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana): bloom time April - May; height 2”-6”.
• Cinquefoil (Potentilla simplex): bloom time from spring to mid-summer (lasts about a month); height less than 1' tall.
• Native clovers (Trifolium ssp.): bloom time from late spring through the fall; height 6" (occurs intermittently for several months).
• Ground ivy, gill-over-the-ground (Glechoma hederaceae): bloom time spring; height 1.8”-18”.
• Virginia bugleweed (Lycopus virginicus): bloom time July - September; height 4’.
• Wild mint (Mentha arvensis): bloom time July-September; height 2.6’.

Taller plants, wildflowers:
•Jewelweed (Impatiens pallida): Bloom time July - October; Height 3’-6’. High value for wild life, medium fast growth.
•Joe-Pye weed (Eupatorium fistulosa): Bloom time July – September; Height 3-6’. Medium value for wildlife, fast growth.
•Tall meadowrue (Thalictrum pubescens): bloom time Jun -Aug; height 1.5’-9'.
•Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata): bloom time Jun-Oct; height 2-4’. Valuable for bees, butterflies (especially Monarchs)
•Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis): blooming time July-August; height 3-4 ft. Valuable for humming birds, bees.

Shrubs (7-15 feet high):
• Buttonbush (Cepalanthus occidentalis): bloom time June - August; height 5’-12’. Low value for wildlife, fast growing, featuring fragrant white flowers that give way to round fruit.
• Pussy willow (Salix discolor): height 20’; blooming time winter. High wildlife value, fast growing.
• Maple-leaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifoliunt): bloom time at all summer; height 6’. High value for wildlife, medium-slow growing.
• Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis): bloom time June – July; height of 6 to 10 feet. Very high wildlife value, fast growing.
•Witch-hazel (Hamamallis virginiana): bloom time October - November; height 15’-20’. Low wildlife value, medium-fast growth.
•serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis): bloom time April – May; height 15-20’. High wildlife value, slow growth.

Understory Trees (15-40 feet high, branch out under tall trees):
• Pawpaw (Asimina triloba): bloom time April – May, height 15-30’. Very high wildlife value, growth.slow growth.
• Redbud (Cercis canadensis): bloom time March-May, height 25 – 50’. Low, wildlife value, fast growing.
• Dogwood (Cornus florida): bloom time early April in the southern part, late April or early May in northern and high altitude areas; height 33’. Medium wildlife value, fast to medium-fast growth.
• Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana): bloom time May – June; height 30’-60’.

Canopy trees (40-75 feet or more, provide vital shade and shelter):
• River willow (Salicacea sp.): bloom time April - May; height 30’-50’.
•River birch (Betula nigra): bloom time Feb-Mar; height 36’-72’. Very high wildlife value, fast growth.
•Weeping willow (Salicacacea babylonica): bloom time April - May; height 30’-40’.
•Red maple (Acer rubrum): bloom time March-April; height 40’-60’. Very high wildlife value, fast to medium growth.
•Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis): bloom time April; height 90’. Low wildlife value, fast growth
•Black walnut (Juglans nigra): bloom time May – June; height 60’-70’. Low wildlife value, fast growth
•Oaks-white (Quercus alba): bloom time May; height 65’-85’. Very high wildlife value, slow
•Red (Quercus rubra): bloom time May; height 90’-140’. High wildlife value, slow growth.