Cassia marilandica, Senna marilandica

Topped with dense clusters of yellow pea-like flowers in mid-summer, Wild Senna is low maintenance & deer and rabbit resistance. Although shrubby in habit and therefore also included under "woody" here, it is an herbaceous perennial, sprouting at ground level each spring. Pollinator host plant to Sleepy Orange, Orange-barred Sulfur, Cloudless Sulfur, Silver-spotted Skipper butterflies & the Black Witch moth with wingspan to 7". Grown from Kentucky-source seed.

Light: Full Sun
Soil: Average Moisture
Height: 3-6 feet
Blooms: July-August
Flowers: Yellow

Hydrangea arborescens

Medium sized shrub with clusters of lacy white flowers. Excellent choice for planting in groups along edge habitat in a woodland garden. Also good for rain gardens and along streams. Host to the nifty Hydrangea Sphinx moth with 2" to 3" wingspan. Grown from Kentucky-source seed.

Light: Part Sun
Soil: Average to Moist
Height: 3 to 6 feet
Blooms: June-August
Flowers: White

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Shrub. Showy white flowers borne in spherical clusters draw numerous pollinators. Bees use nectar for making honey, seeds feed wildlife. Great for borders, rain gardens or as a specimen plant, even erosion control. Larval host plant for a number of species of Lepidoptera. Prune to desired shape. Grown from Kentucky-source seed.

Light: Full to Part Sun
Soil: Average to Wet
Height: 5 to 12 feet
Blooms: June-September
Flowers: White

Hypericum frondosum

Similar to Shrubby St. John's wort with more bluish color to the foliage and fewer, but much larger yellow flowers (to 1.5" wide). Compact, attractive and certainly worthy of a front yard.

Light: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil: Medium
Height: to 4 feet
Blooms: June to July

Physocarpus opulifolius

Clusters of white-pink spirea-like flowers bloom in spring, pink fruit (pictured) and exfoliating bark in fall & winter give this shrub multi-season appeal. Good for erosion control, specimen & hedges. Larval host to many (40) native Lepidoptera.

Light: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil: Average to Dry
Height: 5 to 8 feet
Blooms: May to June
Flowers: White to Pink

Ceanothus americanus

Shrub with a rounded form, fragrant flowers that attract hummingbirds and yellow-green stems in winter. Deep roots makes this plant drought-tolerant but difficult to transplant.

Light: Full to Part Sun
Soil: Average to Dry
Height: 3 to 4 feet
Blooms: May to July
Flowers: Creamy white

Spiraea tomentosa

A good choice for a low hedge, in a rain garden or adjacent to a stream or lake. Pretty pink terminal flower spikes bloom in late summer. Trim in winter or early spring as flowers occur on new wood. Spreads by suckers. Grown from Kentucky-source seed.

Light: Full sun
Soil: Average to Wet
Height: 2 to 4 feet
Blooms: July to Sept
Flowers: Pink

Amorpha fruticosa

Deciduous shrub with fragrant, deep purple flowers that grows along waterways, in ditches and can be used for erosion control. Interesting in a large pot. Attracts butterflies. Suckers to form thickets.

Light: Full Sun
Soil: Medium to Wet
Height: 4 to 12 feet
Blooms: April to June

Aralia racemosa

Although an herbaceous perennial, the growing season form would pass as a shrub at 3 to 5 feet tall and mounding. Excellent as a specimen with interesting flowers in summer and berries for birds in fall. Best placed in intermediate light, away from strong winds. Rhizomatous.

Light: Full sun to Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Medium
Height: 3 to 5 feet
Blooms: June to August

Hibiscus laevis

Interesting arrowlike leaf shape is distinctive. Large white to pink flowers with marroon eye. Grows in ditches, shorelines and other wet places. Kentucky source.

Light: Full sun
Soil: Medium to Wet
Height: 3 to 6 feet
Blooms: July to September

Decodon verticillatus

Swamp loosestrife is a Kentucky native subshrub with a woody base that can rapidly colonize muddy banks of slow-moving waters. It can root where the arcing tip touches the water. Showy bright pink flowers & very attractive red color to lower leaves. Good for large landscapes and soil stabilization. (Not to be confused with the invasive nonnative Purple loosestrife.)

Light: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil: Wet
Height: 6 to 8 feet
Blooms: July to August

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

Shrub with coral-colored berries which attract birds & provide winter interest. Can grow in part shade & provide soil stabilization on slopes. Spreads by root suckers & runners. From Kentucky source seed.

Light: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil: Medium
Height: 2 to 5 feet
Blooms: June to July

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