Black Chokeberry Profile for Virginia
Virginia sources use both Aronia melanocarpa and the older name Photinia melanocarpa and report different size measures.
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Virginia sources use both Aronia melanocarpa and the older name Photinia melanocarpa and report different size measures.
Read guideBlack spruce occurs across Canada and Ontario and tolerates varied moisture and partial shade, but it remains a large tree rather than a small shrub.
Read guideVirginia Extension describes blackhaw as a dry-soil adaptable shrub or small tree that can grow in sun or shade.
Read guideCommon blue violet tolerates clay and full sun in Penn State guidance, but rhizomes can form colonies that need room and monitoring.
Read guideEastern hemlock is a very shade-tolerant southern Ontario tree associated mainly with moist-to-fresh soils; local hemlock woolly adelgid status also matters.
Read guideVirginia's wildlife table reports eastern redcedar as drought tolerant and not preferred by deer, but not suited to wet or anaerobic soil.
Read guideEastern white cedar grows throughout Ontario and prefers moist soil, but road salt and winter deer browsing are important site limits.
Read guideA Southeast Michigan source describes fowl-manna grass for moist or wet shade; verify local range and water duration before planting.
Read guideFringed sedge is a moisture-dependent Southeast Michigan candidate for wet woodland edges, with a source-described height of 2–3 feet.
Read guideGolden Alexander is a source-described rain-garden candidate for moist to wet conditions, with separate checks needed for local range and compacted soil.
Read guideGolden groundsel is a spreading Pennsylvania ground-layer candidate for moist sites, with spring flowers and source-qualified wildlife and browsing traits.
Read guideGray's sedge is a short, shade-adapted Southeast Michigan candidate; the local source does not establish its wetness or ponding tolerance.
Read guidePalm sedge is a shade- and moisture-tolerant Southeast Michigan candidate that can fill in readily and needs room to spread.
Read guideTamarack is a deciduous conifer found throughout Ontario that prefers swamps or wet organic soils; it does not provide evergreen foliage.
Read guideTussock sedge forms mounds in standing water over time, but local shade performance and residential flood-duration limits are not established.
Read guideVirginia spring beauty is a low-growing Pennsylvania seasonal layer with a short bloom period and documented value to native bees.
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