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Catskill Native Nursery
It would be difficult to honor a plant other than Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) from this group of plants, since it is often considered the most beautiful shrub of eastern North America. The straight species shown here is surprisingly difficult to find at nurseries because of the popularity of more coloful cultivars.
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Updated March 2007
Species
Common Name
Catskill Native?
Distribution
Available?
Gaultheria procumbens
Wintergreen
Yes
Nova Scotia to Manitoba south to Alabama and Georgia
Yes
Hamamelis vernalis
Vernal Witch Hazel
No
Missouri to Texas
Yes
Hydrangea arborescens
Smooth Hydrangea
No
Massachusetts to Oklahoma south to Louisiana and Georgia
Limited
Hydrangea arborescens forma sterilis
‘Annabelle’ Hydrangea
Cultivar
-
Yes
Hydrangea arborescens ‘Hayes’ Starburst’
Smooth Hydrangea
Cultivar
-
Yes
Hydrangea arborescens ‘Laciniata’
Smooth Hydrangea
Cultivar
-
Yes
Hydrangea cinerea forma grandiflora
‘Hills of Snow’ Hydrangea
Cultivar
West Virginia to Illinois south to Oklahoma and Georgia
June
Hydrangea quercifolia
Oakleaf Hydrangea
No
North Carolina to Tennessee south to Louisiana and Florida
Yes
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Sike’s Dwarf’
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Cultivar
-
Yes
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Cultivar
-
Yes
Hydrangea radiata
Silverleaf Hydrangea
No
North Carolina to Tennessee south to Georgia and South Carolina
Yes
Hydrangea radiata ‘White Dome’
Silverleaf Hydrangea
Cultivar
-
Yes
Hypericum densiflorum
Dense St. John’s-wort
No
New York to Oklahoma south to Texas and Florida
No
Hypericum frondosum ‘Sunburst’
Golden St John’s-wort
No
Kentucky south to Texas and Florida
Yes
Hypericum kalmianum
Kalm’s St John’s-wort
No
Quebec to Ontario south to Minnesota and Ohio
Yes
Hypericum prolificum
Shrubby St. John’s-wort
No
Maine to Minnesota south to
Texas and Florida
Yes
Ilex glabra
Inkberry
No
Nova Scotia to Texas primarily along the Atlantic coast
Limited
Ilex glabra ‘Densa’
Inkberry
Cultivar
-
Yes
Ilex glabra ‘Leucocarpa’
Inkberry
Cultivar
-
No
Ilex glabra ‘Shamrock’
Inkberry
Cultivar
-
Yes
Ilex serrata x verticillata ‘Apollo’
Male Winterberry
Cultivar
-
Yes
Ilex verticillata
Winterberry
Yes
Newfoundland to Minnesota south to Texas and Florida
Limited
Ilex verticillata ‘Winter Red’
Winterberry
Cultivar
-
Yes
Itea virginica ‘Henry's Garnet’
Virginia Sweetspire
Cultivar
New Jersey to Missouri south to Texas and Florida
Yes
Juniperus communis
Common Juniper
Yes
Newfoundland to Alaska south to California and Louisiana
June
Juniperus virginiana ‘Grey Owl’
Eastern Red Cedar
Cultivar
-
Yes
Kalmia angustifolia
Sheep Laurel
Yes
Newfoundland to Michigan south to Virginia
Yes
Kalmia latifolia
Mountain Laurel
Yes
Maine to Indiana south to
Louisiana and Florida
No
Kalmia latifolia ‘Bullseye’
Mountain Laurel
Cultivar
-
Yes
Kalmia latifolia ‘Carol’
Mountain Laurel
Cultivar
-
Yes
Kalmia latifolia ‘Carousel’
Mountain Laurel
Cultivar
-
Yes
Kalmia latifolia ‘Elf’
Mountain Laurel
Cultivar
-
Yes
Kalmia latifolia ‘Nathan Hale’
Mountain Laurel
Cultivar
-
Yes
Kalmia latifolia ‘Olympic Fire’
Mountain Laurel
Cultivar
-
Limited
Kalmia latifolia ‘Olympic Wedding’
Mountain Laurel
Cultivar
-
Yes
Kalmia latifolia ‘Peppermint’
Mountain Laurel
Cultivar
-
Yes
Kalmia latifolia ‘Pink Globe’
Mountain Laurel
Cultivar
-
Yes
Kalmia latifolia ‘Pinwheel’
Mountain Laurel
Cultivar
-
Yes
Kalmia latifolia ‘Snowdrift’
Mountain Laurel
Cultivar
-
Yes
Kalmia latifolia ‘Tinkerbell’
Mountain Laurel
Cultivar
-
Yes
Ledum groenlandicum
Labrador Tea
No
Newfoundland to Alaska south to Oregon and Pennsylvania
Limited
Leucothoe axillaris
Coastal Doghobble
No
Virginia south to Louisiana and Florida
Yes
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Mountain Doghobble
No
Virginia to Tennessee south to Alabama and Georgia
No
Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Girard’s Rainbow’
Mountain Doghobble
Cultivar
-
No
Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Roger’s Burgundy’
Mountain Doghobble
Cultivar
-
Yes
Leucothoe racemosa
Sweetbells
No
Massachusetts to New York south to Texas and Florida
No
Lindera benzoin
Spicebush
Yes
Maine to Iowa south to
Texas and Florida
Yes
Morella pensylvanica
Northern Bayberry
No
Newfoundland to North Carolina primarily along the Atlantic coast
Yes
Myrica gale
Sweet Gale
Yes
Newfoundland to Alaska south to Oregon and North Carolina
Yes
Nemopanthus mucronatus
Mountain Holly
Yes
Newfoundland to Minnesota south to Illinois and Maryland
Yes
Paxistima canbyi
Mountain Lover
No
Pennsylvania to Ohio south to Tennessee and Virginia
Yes
Philadelphus lewisii ‘Snow Velvet’
Western Mockorange
No
Montana to British Columbia south to California
Yes
Photinia melanocarpa
Black Chokeberry
Yes
Newfoundland to Minnesota south to Mississippi and Georgia
Yes
Photinia melanocarpa ‘Elata’
Glossy Black Chokeberry
Cultivar
-
Limited
Photinia pyrifolia
Red Chokeberry
Yes
Newfoundland to Ohio south to Texas and Florida
No
Photinia pyrifolia ‘Brilliantissima’
Red Chokeberry
Cultivar
-
Yes
Physocarpus opulifolius
Eastern Ninebark
Yes
Quebec to Manitoba south to Colorado and Georgia
Limited
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diablo’
Eastern Ninebark
Cultivar
-
Yes
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Summer Wine’
Eastern Ninebark
Cultivar
-
Yes
Picea pungens ‘Montgomery’
Globe Blue Spruce
No
Wyoming to Idaho south to
Arizona and New Mexico
Yes
Pieris x ‘Brouwer’s Beauty’
Mountain Andromeda
Hybrid
-
Yes
Pinus strobus ‘Blue Shag’
Dwarf White Pine
Cultivar
-
Yes
Potentilla tridentata
see Sibbaldiopsis tridentata
Potentilla fruticosa
see Dasiphora floribunda
Prunus maritima
Beach Plum
No
Maine to Virginia primarily along the Atlantic coast
No
Prunus pumila var besseyi
Western Sand Cherry
No
Ontario to Saskatchewan south to Utah and Kansas
Yes
Prunus pumila var depressa ‘Catskill’
Eastern Sand Cherry
Yes
New Brunswick to Ontario
south to Tennessee
Yes
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