Special Plants at the Clinton
Community Garden
The “Bones” of the Garden: Shrubs, Vines, and
Trees:
Washington
hawthorn
— Crataegus
phaenopyrum
Magnolia
— Magnolia
spp.
Witch
hazel
— Hamamelis
virginiana
Beauty
bush –
Kolkwitzia
amabilis
Flowering
quince —
Chaenomeles
japonica
Vitex
— Vitex agnus
castus
Firethorn
— Pyracantha
Beauty
berry —
Callicarpa
Americana
Strawberry
bush; Hearts ’a Burstin’ — Euonymus
americana
Spruce
— Picea
sp.
Dwarf
Hinoki cypress — Chamaecyparis obtusa
'Nana'
Skimmia
— Skimmia
japonica
Grapevines
— Vitis
labrusca
Spring
ephemerals (native wildflowers) in the Clinton
Community Garden:
Dog-tooth
violet/Yellow adder’s tongue — Erythronium
americanum
Virginia
bluebells — Mertensia
virginica
Bloodroot
— Sanguinaria
canadensis
Mayapple
— Podophyllum
peltatum
Blue
cohosh —
Caulophyllum
thalictroides
Wild
Bleeding heart -- Dicentra
eximia
Trillium
— Trillium spp
(many different
varieties are present)
Shooting
star —
Dodecatheon
meadia
Woodland
phlox —
Phlox
divaricata
A
few of the other interesting plants in the
garden:
Japanese
anemone—
Anemone
hupehensis
Black
cohosh —
Actaea
racemosa
Copper
iris —
Iris
fulva
Toad
lily —
Tricyrtis
hirta
Wild
ginger —
Asarum
canadense
Helleborus
Lenten Rose — Helleborus
orientalis
Foamflower
— Tiarella
Coral
bells; alumroots — Heuchera
spp. –
many cultivars
