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Viburnum - Red FeatherŪ Arrowwood
White flowers appear in June, followed by blue-back berries in the fall. This viburnum is very easy to grow and is useful for its extreme durability in borders, screens, parking lots, and mass plantings. The maroon and green give this shrub its name. It prefers loamy, well-drained soil but tolerates dry conditions, sun or part shade and grows 8-10 feet tall and 10-12 feet in width. As the new foliage ages, green veins appear on the red surfaces, giving the leaves a colorful, feather-like design. Viburnum tend to be multi-season plants with ornamental value throughout a large part of the season. Red Feather has an outstanding, long lasting, maroon fall color, and its autumn color is consistent from year to year. Red FeatherŪ Arrowwood Viburnum, viburnum dentatum 'JN Select', has a two tone new growth. ... additional info
Indigo Bush-False Indigo Useful as a large shrub or small tree in areas where there is plenty of water available. Needs pruning in late winter or early spring to keep shaped. Flowers are 1/3-inch wide, purple-blue with orange anthers, on 3- to 6-inch upright spikes. The False Indigo Bush, Amorpha fruticosa, is a somewhat leggy shrub, whose height can range from 6 to 20 feet tall,and 5 to 15 feet wide. Fruit is a warty, kidney shaped pod, persisting into winter. Fragrant foliage has the compound pinnate leaves typical of the Pea family, often most bushy on the upper third of the shrub. This bush attracts butterflies. Native from Connecticut to Minnesota, south to Louisiana and Florida. This deciduous shrub does well in full sun and poor, sandy soil. |
