Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 4-6' tall. North American native. Blooms range from blue-purple to lavender-pink with yellow eyes. Attractive to pollinators. Z3.
Penstemon hirsutus 16-30" tall. Shorter than P. digitalis, with fuzzy stems topped by clusters of slender tubular nodding 1" lavender flowers with arching white lips. Z3.
Dicentra formosa 14-20" tall. Heart-shaped blossoms in late spring. With good moisture, the lacy foliage look nice all season. Full to dappled shade. Z3.
Vaccinium corymbosum Mid to late season. Flavorful firm medium-large light blue fruit. Highly productive. Tolerant of fluctuating temps and extreme cold with no bud damage. Z3.
Vaccinium corymbosum Early to mid-season. 5-7'. One of the best blueberries for eating, freezing, canning and preserving. Loose clusters are easy to harvest. Productive bush is vigorous and upright. Disease resistant. Z4.
Vaccinium corymbosum Early to mid-season. 4-6' Considered the best-tasting by nearly everyone who grows highbush blueberries. Very vigorous and consistently productive. Z4.
Vaccinium corymbosum Early to mid-season. 4'. Firm crisp berries are low acid, ripen uniformly and resists splitting. Highly sought-after cultivar among market growers. Z5.
Vaccinium corymbosum Early season. 4-6'. Medium-large firm berries with excellent sweet flavor. Flavor holds up better than other varieties in the freezer. Vigorous upright high-yielding bush. Z4.
Vaccinium corymbosum Mid to late season. 5-6'. Dense clusters of large fruit with exquisite balanced sweet and tart flavor. Stores well in refrigeration. Large vigorous upright shrub. Z4.
Vaccinium corymbosum Early season. Medium-large light blue firm berries are sweet with a mild subacid flavor. Stores longer than some cultivars. Popular with market growers. Upright form. Ripens a few days before Duke. Z4/5.
Vaccinium corymbosum Mid to late season. 5-7'. Beloved old standard from 1928. Productive, adapted to a wide range of soils, highly praised, easy to grow and suited to the New England climate. Vigorous erect hardy bush. Z4.
Vaccinium corymbosum Mid-season. 6-8' × 5'. High-quality medium light blue berries are firm, sweet and low in acidity. High yielding. Upright bush has shown some tolerance to clay soils. Z5.
Vaccinium corymbosum Mid-season. 5-7'. Small firm light blue tart berries are fantastic for processing, baking into pies and muffins, or fresh eating. Z4.
Eupatorium perfoliatum 5-7' tall. Flat-topped clusters of white to lavender flowerheads. Stimulates the immune system. Fetching addition to the perennial border. Z3.
Rubus spp. Midsummer. Moderately large and quite juicy fruit with true blackberry taste. Highly productive. Has survived Maine winters for over a century! Z3/4.
Aronia arbutifolia 6-10' × 3-6'. Each one is genetically unique. Beautiful in mass plantings and borders. Plant several in a hedge and make the birds happy! Native. Z3/4.
Aquilegia canadensis 12-24" tall. This eastern North American native features delicate red-spurred sepals with yellow petaled skirts. Blooms late May to early June. Irresistible to hummingbirds! Z3.
Thuja occidentalis 20-60'. Narrow and tall with twiggy branches, soft fibrous orange-brown bark, and distinct flat foliage. Good for screens and hedges. Z2.
Pinus strobus 100'+. Magnificent and massive when mature. Smooth bark becomes rough, deeply furrowed with age. Makes a beautiful hedge. Shade tolerant. Z3.
Pinus banksiana 50-60'. Native. Northernmost growing of all the American pines. useful in windbreaks and shelter belts. Grows in sandy shallow acidic soils. Z2.
Picea pungens var. glauca 30-60'. Very popular specimen tree with frosty blue needles. Excellent for privacy screens, as it is fast growing after 3'. Native to western U.S. Z2.
Vaccinium macrocarpon White skin. Albino berries with red blush. Selected from a seedling found growing in a bog on an island off the coast of Maine. Lasts up to 6 months in cold storage. Z2.
Vaccinium macrocarpon Red skin. 4-10". The cranberry of holiday sauces, bread and jelly. Dense low lustrous evergreen groundcover loaded with large red berries in fall. Z2.
Cornus racemosa 3-8' × 10-15'. Native multi-stemmed thickly branched suckering shrub with rounded domes of small 4-petaled white flowers that bloom in early summer. White berries on bright red fruit stalks. Z4.
Cornus alternifolia 20' × 30-35'. Small tree or large multi-stemmed shrub with tiers of horizontal branches and fragrant white 2-3" flower clusters. Z3.
Cornus sericea 8-10'. Multi-stemmed spreading shrub excellent for hedges and borders. Red stems admirable in the winter. Valuable native wildlife plant. Z2.
Cornus amomum 8-12' × same. Creamy blooms followed by blue berries. Large rounded shrub is good for erosion control, wildlife or pollinator habitat. Native. Z4.
Aristolochia durior 20-30' Native vine. Vigorous climber with large heart-shaped dark green leaves. Inconspicuous but fun little flowers. Sun or shade. Z4.
Sambucus canadensis 6-12' × same. Each grown from a cold-hardy seed and will be a totally unique plant. Some of our best plants grew from batches of such seedlings. Z3.
