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Heavenly Bamboo, Compact Nandina
Bradford Callery Pear
American Sweet Gum
Early Sunrise Coreopsis
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Heavenly Bamboo, Compact Nandina

Common name: Heavenly Bamboo, Compact Nandina
Botanical name: Nandina domestica 'Compacta'

The dwarf heavenly bamboo is an evergreen shrub that grows 4'-5' tall and 3' wide. It has green and bronze foliage that turns red in the winter. Red berries appear in fall and winter. It is resistant to oak root fungus and hardy to 10 degrees F. Small white flowers appear in spring. It prefers full to part sun with a moderate amount of watering, more during hot summer areas. It is deer resistant and looks great in woodland theme gardens.

Bradford Callery Pear

Common name: Bradford Callery Pear
Botanical name: Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford'

The 'Bradford' is a deciduous tree that grows to a size of 25'-30'. Profuse clusters of single white flowers are borne in the spring from noticeably sweeping branches.

American Sweet Gum

Common name: American Sweet Gum
Botanical name: Liquidambar styraciflua

A tall, deciduous tree of upright, pyramidal habit, the liquidamber has dark green, maple-like leaves that turn beautiful shades of red and yellow in the fall season. It can be used as a single specimen, hedge, or grouped plant.

Early Sunrise Coreopsis

Common name: Early Sunrise Coreopsis
Botanical name: Coreopsis grandiflora 'Early Sunrise'

The 'Early Sunrise' is a wonderful perennial, reaching 18" tall and wide. Semi-double, yellow flowers resembling daisies bloom in summer and even into fall if deadheaded regularly. It does best in full sun in poor, dry, well draining soils. It makes for good cut flowers. Plant will self-seed if not pruned or deadheaded. Butterflies love this plant.