Native Plants from American Beauties

Native Plants from American Beauties™

Botanical Name     Common Name
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Ilex glabra 'Densa'
Common Name: 'Densa' Inkberry
This fine selection of our native inkberry has a broad upright habit and holds its foliage at the base of the plant. This compact holly tolerates heat, drought, sun, shade and transplanting and grows exceptionally well in urban areas. A Pennsylvania ...

Ilex verticillata
Common Name: Winterberry
Winterberry is a deciduous holly that is slow growing, with an upright-rounded habit. In the wild, it often suckers to form large thickets or colonies but can be pruned to form a small tree. Inconspicuous greenish-white flowers appear in late spring ...

Iris cristata
Common Name: Dwarf Crested Iris
Charming blue flowers float above sword-shaped leaves in spring. Use this beautiful but tough plant to edge a shady garden or path. It is also an effective, slow moving ground cover that provides tremendous shelter for small animals. Benefits: ...

Iris versicolor
Common Name: Northern Blueflag
Very robust, dramatic display of boldly veined, sword-like leaves with large, violet-blue flowers. This is a great plant beside a pond in the transition area between water and land. Benefits:
  • Clump forming iris that thrives along the margi...

  • Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet'
    Common Name: 'Henry's Garnet' Virginia Sweetspire
    Fragrant, white flower spikes, 3-6" long, cover the shrub with bloom in early summer. Dark green leaves turn scarlet and crimson in fall, sometimes persisting on the shrub until December. 'Henry's Garnet' is noted for larger flowers and superior fall...
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