Ipm unit plants

1. IPM Unit Plants

2. Dogwood Cornus florida Plant type: Deciduous, Flowering Tree USDA Hardiness Zones: 5a to 9a Height: 15 – 30’ Exposure: shade to full sun Bloom Color: White or Pink Bloom Time: Spring Short-lived tree – 25 years Landscape Uses: Specimen, Woodland garden Commercial cultivar of native tree Many other species: Chinese, Japanese, Osier

3. Hosta Herbaceous, perennial USDA Zone: 4a – 9a 10 – 12” tall, 24 – 32” wide Full shade to part shade Blooms Mid Summer: Purple, white Green or variegated Border, Container, Foundation, Ground cover, Deer favorite

4. Knock-out Rose Deciduous flowering shrub Full sun to part-shade Grows 3-4' wide x 3-4' tall. USDA Zone 5 – 11 Colors: Pink, white, red, & yellow The most widely sold rose in North America. Easy to grow and do not require special care disease resistant bloom every 5-6 weeks until the first hard frost. self-cleaning A once a year cut (to about 12-18" above the ground) in early spring Use as hedge, or specimen plant

5. Foxglove Digitalis Plant type: Biennial, Herb, USDA Hardiness Zones: 4a to 8a Height: 2-5’ Exposure: partial shade to full sun Bloom Color: Pink, Purple, White Bloom Time: Late spring to early summer Landscape Uses: Border, Container, Massing, Specimen, Woodland garden All or parts of this plant are poisonous Suitable for cut flowers during 2 nd year Extract used for heart medicine

6. Forsythia Plant type: Shrub USDA Hardiness Zones: 5a to 8b Height: 6’ to 10’ Spread: 5’ to 8’ Exposure: partial shade to full sun Bloom Color: Yellow Bloom Time: Early spring, Mid spring Moisture: moist Form: Upright or erect Landscape Uses: Erosion control, Screen Usually the first color in spring landscape

7. English Ivy Hedera Evergreen Vine Hardiness Zone: 5-9 Height, Spread – Climbs readily to over 20’ Exposure: Part sun to shade Uses: Ground cover, grows over trellises, containers Can be invasive Very tough and durable

8. Solidago Golden Rod Plant type: Perennial USDA Hardiness Zones: 5-9 Height: 24-36”, Spread: 12-18” Exposure: Full Sun Bloom Color: Yellow Bloom Time: Mid summer - Mid fall Leaf Color: Green Landscape Uses: Border, Container, Foundation, Seashore, Specimen, Woodland garden Special Features: Attractive foliage, North American native, Naturalizing, Suitable for cut flowers, Suitable for dried flowers

9. Redbud Cercis canadensis Plant type: Deciduous, Flowering, Tree USDA Hardiness Zones: 4b to 9a Height & Spread: 15 to 30’ Exposure: partial shade to full sun Bloom Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring Growth Rate: fast Landscape Uses: Specimen, Street tree, Woodland garden Native tree with commercial cultivars