Native Shrubs & Vines

Amorpha canescens

Leadplant

Amorpha canescens
Leadplant (Amorpha canescens) exhibits a unique display of both foliage and flowers. Spikes of iridescent purple flowers appear atop the delicate...
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Bearberry

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
The low growing shrub Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) is often used as a native groundcover on dry, sandy and rocky soils, in full sun to light...
Aronia melanocarpa*

Black Chokeberry

Aronia melanocarpa*
Showy white flowers grace Black Chokeberry for a few weeks in May. Birds enjoy the blackish purple fruits that form in summer. Though extremely tart...
Ceanothus americanus

New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus
A Natural Hummingbird Feeder! The luxuriant glossy leaves and bright white flowers of New Jersey Tea make it a durable shrub a real winner. Plant two...
Celastrus scandens*

Bittersweet

Celastrus scandens*
Bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) is a woody perennial vine of hardwood forests. It's native territory spans west to the Dakotas, east to New England,...
Clematis virginiana

Virgin's Bower

Clematis virginiana
Virgin's Bower is a native Clematis that lights up the fall landscape with its silky, feather-like silvery seedheads. The small white flowers of...
Comptonia peregrina

Sweet Fern

Comptonia peregrina
Not a true fern, this low growing shrub does best in sandy soils, from well-drained dry sites to the edges of marshes. Sweet Fern (Comptonia...
Corylus americana*

American Hazelnut

Corylus americana*
American Hazelnut or “Filbert” is an easy to grow native shrub for a wide range of conditions. It produces tasty nuts in late summer that...
Gaultheria procumbens

Wintergreen

Gaultheria procumbens
Considered by many to be the tastiest plant of the Northwoods, Wintergreen’s deep green leaves look as good as the tea you can brew from them...
Hamamelis virginiana*

Witchhazel

Hamamelis virginiana*
New leaves emerge reddish-bronze in spring on this unique, versatile native and turn a brilliant gold for a late season show. The last woody plant to...