Bayou Planting Guide - 2013 PDF

lHE BAYC PLAMllMG GlDE
FUNDED BY THE GARDEN CLUB OF HOUSTON

THIS GUIDE BELONGS TO
BAYOU PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION MISSION:
Prolocl ond rosloro lho rlchnoss ond dlvoroslly ol our wolorwoys
lhrough ocllvlsm, odvococy, colloborollon ond oducollon.
April, 2013
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H
ols oll lo lho Gordon Club ol Houslon lor
provldlng o gronl lo Boyou Prosorvollon
Assoclollon lor lhls odlllon ol lho Boyou
Plonllng Guldo. A spoclol lhonk you lo loxos
Forosl Sorvlco lor undorwrlllng ond lo Boyou
Prosorvollon Assoclollon lor sponsorlng lho llrsl boyou
plonllng guldo. lho guldo ls croolod lor clllzons who
own lond olong ono ol lho boyous, lor lhoso who hovo
dolonllon swolos, dlvorslon swolos, roln gordons ond,
or ponds on lholr proporllos ond lor ogonclos who hovo
somo rosponslblllly lor boyou molnlononco.
Slnco 1P12, wolor ond lond uso oxporls hovo
oncourogod Horrls Counly, lho clly ol Houslon ond
lho groolor Houslon oroo lo bollor ullllzo our oxlonslvo
boyou syslom, whlch oxlonds lhrough 22 wolorshods.
Cur boyou corrldors con ond should sorvo o vllol rolo
provldlng porklonds, opon groon spocos ond wolor
omonlllos.
Plons ond wornlngs hovo ollon boon lgnorod ovor lho
yoors rosulllng ln mlssod opporlunlllos lo lmprovo lho
quollly ol lllo ond oconomlc vllollly ol our communlly.
ln roconl yoors, knowlodgo rogordlng lho hydrologlcol
voluo ol lho boyou syslom ond lls ocologlcol ond
oconomlc slgnlllconco hos omorgod os on lmporlonl
lool lor uso ln urbon plonnlng.
nlorlunololy, mony ol our boyous hovo boon ollorod
lhrough slrolghlonlng, slrlpplng ol bonkholdlng
vogolollon ond llnlng wllh concrolo bolloms os woll os
gross ond concrolo llnod bonks procllcos lhol moko ll
dllllcull lo rosloro lho boyous usolulnoss. lhls publlcollon
FOREWORD
Terry Hershey co-founder of
the Bayou Preservation Association,
board member of the Association
of Floodplain Managers
Foundation and the National
Recreation Foundation, and former
Commissioner of the Texas Parks
and Wildlife Commission
by Terry Hershey
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ls lnlondod lo holp concornod clllzons ond ogonclos
rocopluro somo ol lhoso surrondorod ollrlbulos ond
provonl lurlhor dogrodollon.
Prosorvollon ol our proclous low unollorod slrooms,
gonorolly lrlbulorlos lo lho moln boyous ond uppor
Bullolo Boyous, ls crlllcol. lhrough roslorollon ollorls,
boyou corrldors con bocomo ollocllvo ogoln ln provldlng
rolnwolor obsorpllon, lloodwolor monogomonl, pollulonl
llllrollon, olr ond cllmolo quollly lmprovomonl lhrough
plonllng ollorls, ond vllol nolurol hobllols lor lho wlldlllo
lhol shoros our spoco.
Rovllollzollon ol o porllon ol Bullolo Boyou, lrom
Shophord lo lho lurnlng Bosln, hos boon proposod
ln con|uncllon wllh lho 2002 lhompson Doslgn Plon,
sponsorod by lho Bullolo Boyou Porlnorshlp. lhls plon
hos lho polonllol lo rosloro somo ol lho ollrlbulos ol
o rlvor ond provldos on oconomlc boosl lo on undor
ullllzod socllon ol downlown lo lho lurnlng Bosln.
lho Momorlol Pork Domonslrollon Pro|ocl olong
Momorlol Pork ond Rlvor Coks Counlry Club ls plonnod
lo rosloro o porllon ol Bullolo Boyou lo o moro nolurol ond
suslolnoblo conllgurollon wllh lluvlol goomorphologlc
looluros ond nollvo plonllngs.
A clllzonpushod ondoovor, lormod lho Cuollly ol Lllo
Coollllon, hos plnpolnlod lho oconomlc voluo ol our
rlvorlno syslom. Knowlodgo ol nollvo vogolollon, lroos,
ond plonls ls crlllcol lo ollorls lo prolocl ond rosloro our
wolorshods.
ln Movombor 2012, clly ol Houslon volors possod o
rosolullon by o wldo morgln lo oslobllsh moro pork spoco
olong our boyous wllh lho Porks By You" rolorondum.
Vhol o rosoundlng ondorsomonl ol lho voluo ol our
boyous!
lho Boyou Prosorvollon Assoclollon wos lncorporolod
os o loxdoducllblo nonprolll orgonlzollon ln 1P by
o group ol clllzons olormod by whol wos hopponlng
lo our rlvors. lho orgonlzollon bogon on ollorl lo
prolocl Bullolo Boyou lrom lho concrolod lolos ol Broys
Boyou ond Vhllo Cok Boyou. Knowlodgo ol lluvlol
goomorphology, lho sludy ol rlvorlno londlorms, wos
bocomlng lncrooslngly lmporlonl. Locolly, pooplo bogon
lo rocognlzo lhol slrolghlonlng ond slrlpplng rlvors ol
lholr curvos ond vogolollon conlrlbulod lo downslroom
llood lronsloronco.
ln lho coso ol Bullolo Boyou, Goorgo Mllcholl, lhon

prosldonl ol lho BPA, onllslod lho holp ol Congrossmon
Goorgo H.V. Bush, who roquoslod lho Army Corps ol
Englnoors conducl o rosludy ol lho plon ln 1P ond
1PZ. Subsoquonlly, lho Corps wllhdrow lls slruclurol
solullon. ln lho 1PZ0s, lho Corps bogon lo hood lho
coll lor nonslruclurol solullons lo rlvorlno lloodlng. ln
olhor slolos, provlously concrolod wolorwoys woro bolng
roslorod lo lholr nolurol condlllon.
Vhol wos onco porcolvod os o groon" onvlronmonlol
lssuo ls now olso rocognlzod os on lmporlonl oconomlc
lssuo. Expondlluros lhol woro onco dovolod lo ollorlng
Molhor Moluros rlvors oro now dlroclod loword
chonglng our provlous dolrlmonlol bohovlor. lhrough
lho Fodorol Flood lnsuronco Progrom, somo rollol ls
bolng gronlod lo lhoso olroody lmprovldonlly locolod
ln lho lloodploln. Ellorls oro olso undorwoy lo provonl
oddlllonol lmprudonl dovolopmonl. ln Horrls Counly,
ropollllvo lossos duo lo lloodlng ploco o sorlous slroln
on prlvolo ond publlc budgols. Bolh lho Horrls Counly
Flood Conlrol Dlslrlcl ond FEMA oro now buylng oul
ropoolodly lloodod proporllos ond romovlng hlghrlsk
bulldlngs os qulckly os lundlng pormlls.
Flnolly, lhls plonllng guldo comos os o cruclol ond
ovorduo ondoovor. ll ls lmporlonl lor lho ownors ond
monogors ol proporly olong our boyous lo roollzo lhol
lo conllnuo on|oylng boyou vlows ond olhor bonollls, wo
musl work logolhor wllh noluro lo prosorvo ond rosloro
slroombonks.
lhls publlcollon provldos ossonllol knowlodgo. Mlndlul
ol lho Assoclollon ol Slolo Floodploln Monogors
monlro, Mo Advorso lmpocl," wo musl romombor lhol
our lmpocl on lho lond ln boyou wolorshods ollocls lhoso
who llvo downslroom.
We all look at Nature too much,
and live with her too little.
- Oscar Wilde
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ovlgollng lho groolor Houslon oroo, lrom
prolrlo uplonds ond odgos ol lho plnoy
woods lo cooslol wollonds ond boys, lho
wolorwoys ol our roglon hosl o dlvorso
mlx ol plonls ond wlldlllo unmolchod ln
lls rlchnoss. lhoso boyous, olong wllh lholr ossoclolod
wollonds, provldo connocllons bolwoon unlquo hobllols.
lhoso rlporlon oroos oro olso vllol lo molnlolnlng wolor
quollly, bullorlng llood rlsk polonllol, provldlng nursorlos
lor llsh, conlrolllng oroslon ond supporllng rocroollonol
pursulls.
Vollonds oro lronslllonol oroos bolwoon uplonds ond
wolor. lhoy hosl wolordopondonl vogolollon ln lholr
wolorloggod solls. Vllhln lho groolor Houslon oroo,
lhoro oro lhroo mo|or lypos ol wollonds. lldol or osluorlno
wollonds locolod olong lho coosl, lroshwolor wollonds ol
lho prolrlos ond llol woods, ond loroslod wollonds olong
rlvors ond boyous.
Syslomollc chongos ln wollond plonl spoclos lollow lho
lronslllon lrom lnlond lroshwolor hobllols lo cooslol
sollwolor hobllols os lwo crlllcol poromolors chongo,
sollnlly ond olovollon obovo lho wolor surloco. Chongos
ln sollnlly wllhln lho wollonds dlclolo lho dlvorslly ol
plonls lhol oro supporlod.
Plonl dlvorslly docroosos os sollnlly lncroosos. ln oddlllon,
os ono movos hlghor ln olovollon, owoy lrom ond obovo
lho wolor surloco, lho mlxluro ol spoclos comprlslng lho
plonl communlly olso chongos. lhls vorlollon ln plonl lllo
ossoclolod wllh o wolor syslom ls ospoclolly dromollc
ln rlporlon oroos. Rlporlon oroos comprlso lho unlquo
vogolollvo zono lound olong rlvors ond boyous.
Cvor o shorl dlslonco, lho llsl ol plonls lhol con bo
supporlod shllls dopondlng upon lho omounl ol ond
durollon ol wolor lhoy rocolvo lrom rlvors or boyous.
Rlporlon vogolollon ls porllculorly lmporlonl ln
molnlolnlng wolor quollly ond provldlng hobllols.
Crlllcol luncllons ol o rlporlon ocosyslom wllh conopy
covor lncludo provldlng shodo, whlch modorolos wolor
lomporoluro ond lncroosos lho oxygon nocossory lo
supporl oquollc lllo, provldlng lnpuls ol nulrlonls, llllorlng
INTRODUCTION
by Carolyn White and Steve Hupp
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sodlmonls ond pollulonls lrom runoll, ond promollng
bonk sloblllly.
Vhllo lhoro ls somo rogulolory prolocllon lor wollonds
lhrough o pormll procoss, mony smollor wollonds
ond ospoclolly rlporlon corrldors oro nol odoquololy
proloclod by oxlsllng lows ond lholr onlorcomonl.
Dovolopmonl lronds olso conslroln lond ovolloblo lo
supporl lroshwolor wollonds ln lho Houslon oroo.
Loss ol sollwolor wollonds olong lho
uppor loxos coosl ond boys hos
rosullod lrom lond subsldonco
duo lo goologlc compocllon ol
onclonl cooslol ploln sodlmonls,
hoslonod by oxlrocllon ol oll,
gos ond groundwolor. Froshwolor
lnllows roqulrod lo supporl osluorlno
wollonds olong lho boys ol lho uppor
Gull Coosl roglon oro olso lhroolonod. lho lncroosos
ln lmporvlous covor lrom dovolopmonl hos roducod lho
lnllllrollon ol rolnloll ond roducod lho omounl ol shollow
groundwolor lhol olso supporls rlporlon hobllols.
ll ls lmporlonl lor lndlvlduol londownors lo ocl os slow
ords by loslorlng hoollhy rlporlon ond wollond vogolo
llon on lholr proporllos. lhls guldo provldos o koy lo
lho nollvo vogolollon ossoclolod wllh rlporlon hobllols
ln lho Houslon roglon lor lho purposos ol consorvollon
ond onhoncomonl.
Rlporlon roslorollon procllcos lnvolvlng vogolollon oro
oulllnod lor londownors, doclslon mokors ond olhor
slokoholdors. ln oddlllon lo bolng usolul olong boyou
corrldors, mony ol lho plonls prolllod ln lhls guldo oro
olso sulloblo lor uso ln ond oround blorolonllon oroos,
swolos, dllchos, bogs, soosonol wollonds, bollomlonds,
molsl lorosls ond wol prolrlos.
lhls updolod socond odlllon ol lho Boyou Plonllng Guldo
doublos lho numbor ol plonls prolllod ond llsls spoclos
lhol oro ollon commorclolly ovolloblo.
Carolyn White ls on onvlronmonlol plonnor, Advlsory
Boord mombor ol lho Boyou Prosorvollon Assoclollon,
ond mombor ol lho Volor Cuollly Commllloo.
Steve Hupp ls lho Boyou Prosorvollon Assoclollons
wolor quollly dlroclor.
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Acknowledgment ....................... 3
Foreword ................................. 4
Introduction .............................. Z
Tips ...................................... 10
Large Trees ............................. 22
Medium to Small Trees .............. 33
Shrubs .................................. 38
Succulents .............................. 48
Grasses ................................. 0
Groundcovers ......................... Z
Annuals ................................. 1
Perennials ..............................
Ferns .................................... Z8
Vines .................................... ZP
Wetland Plants ........................ 83
Resources .............................. P3
Rocommondod Roodlng .......... P3
Glossary ................................ P4
Index .................................... P
Harris County Watershed Map ... 102
TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE
BAYOU
PLANTING
GUIDE
P
l
ho lollowlng gonorol suggosllons rololo lo
lour mo|or lypos ol lond roslorollon ollorls
conduclod olong rlporlon corrldors ln soulh
oosl loxos. For oddlllonol lochnlcol osslslonco,
soo Rosourcos [pogo P3| ond Rocommondod
Roodlng [pogo P3|.
RIPARIAN WETLAND RESTORATION TIPS
Vollonds oro lronslllonol oroos bolwoon wolor ond up
londs. lhoy hosl wolordopondonl plonls ln lholr wolor
loggod solls.
* Avold scroplng or olhorwlso sovoroly dlslurblng loo
[lool ol o bonk, soo Glossory| ol lho slroombonk or
wolors odgo on pro|ocl sllos lo koop lrom couslng
unoccoploblo lovols ol oroslon. lnsloll llvo slokos, sood
llng, plugs or conlolnorlzod plonls monuolly.
* so oroslon conlrol lobrlc or lockoddown slrow lo
provonl oroslon ond lo lncrooso lho odds ol plonl sur
vlvol.
* Locolo plonls wllh rogulor molsluro noods low onough
[loo or wolors odgo| lo onsuro odoquolo molsluro ls
prosonl durlng low wolor porlods. Convorsoly, chock
plonl doscrlpllons ond chock oul locol nollvo ond nolu
rollzod ocosysloms lor roloronco, lo dolormlno whlch
plonls wlll lolorolo hoovy wolor llow ond submorslon
durlng hlgh wolor porlods.
* Vood monuolly or mochonlcolly [wllh coullon| os
noodod ond llll ln boro oroos ollor woodlng wllh moro
plonls ll posslblo.
RIPARIAN WOODLAND RESTORATION TIPS
Rlporlon woodlonds conslsl ol vorlous lypos ol wood
lond lorosl ocosysloms locolod olong slrooms lhol oro
moslly, ll nol complololy, domlnolod by lroos.
* Plonl donsoly wllh o subslonllol numbor ol lroos lrom
soodllng slzo lo 1gollon conlolnor slzo. Expocl o
modorolo porconlogo ol plonl loss whon soodllngs
oro plonlod.
* Koop ln mlnd lhol nollvo lroos ln woodlonds oro ollon
copoblo ol growlng much closor lo ooch olhor lhon
nonnollvo lroos ln culllvolod londscopo solllngs. Ros
lorollon ollorls wlll bo mosl succosslul on o longlorm
RESTORING OUR BAYOUS
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bosls ll o woodlond ocosyslom ls oslobllshod rolhor
lhon o slmplo collocllon ol lroos.
* Plonl durlng wlnlor monlhs ll posslblo, so lroos hovo
lho bosl chonco lo bocomo oslobllshod onough lo sur
vlvo lholr llrsl summor ln lho ground.
* Romovo noxlous woods monuolly os noodod. ndoslr
oblo grossos con ollon bo ollowod lo grow bolwoon
lroos ovor lho shorl lorm. As lho lroos bogln provldlng
on lncrooslng omounl ol shodo, mosl grossos os woll
os mony sunlovlng plo
noor woods wlll bogln
lo docllno ln hoollh. Al
lhol polnl, shodololor
onl undorslory shrubs,
groundcovor ond poron
nlols con bo oslobllshod
wllh groolor ooso.
* Mulch now lroos ond
soodllngs lhroo lo
lour lnchos lhlck wllh
plno slrow or coorsoly
shroddod nollvo mulch.
* Avold romovlng lowor
llmbs on young lroos
ll posslblo. lroos wlll
dovolop moro quolllo
llvoly ll groolor quonllllos ol bronchos oro prosonl.
* Plooso nolo lhol purchoslng lroos ln conlolnor slzos ol
100 gollons roroly provldos o good rolurn on lho
lnlllol lnvoslmonl whon o lorgo numbors ol lroos oro
noodod. Vhon plonlod ol lho somo llmo, 1gollon
lroos ond 100gollon lroos oro ollon lho somo slzo
ollor 10 yoors.
* Volor now lroos os noodod ond poy ospoclolly closo
ollonllon lo lholr hoollh durlng lho llrsl summor lollow
lng plonllng.
PRAIRIE RESTORATION TIPS
A prolrlo ls o grosslond ol nollvo grossos, sodgos, rushos
ond lorbs wllh woody plonls moklng up loss lhon 10
porconl ol lho plonl communlly. Prolrlo ocosysloms con
occur olong lho bonks ond slopos ol slrooms whon od
oquolo sunllghl ls prosonl.
* Scolp oxlsllng nonnollvo grossos ond woods lo lho
ground, romovo lho dobrls ond lhon llghlly rough up
lho lopsoll loyor lo o onolnch doplh wllh o slool bow
roko [soll roko| or o comporoblo lool.
* Plonl ony plonls lnlondod lor lho roslorollon oroo, lhol
There is no
unemployed force
in Nature. All
decomposition is
recomposition.
- Ralph Waldo
Emerson
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oro ln plugs or conlolnors, boloro soodlng.
* Broodcosl prolrlo plonl soods by hond or wllh o sood
sproodor [ovolloblo ol mosl lood sloros ond nursorlos|
ollor mlxlng lho soods wllh coorso sond ol lho rollo ol
ono porl sood mlx lo lour porls sond ln ordor lo moko
broodcosllng ooslor.
* Procood by rolllng or prosslng lho soods lnlo lho soll
lo koop lhom ln ploco ond lo mlnlmlzo loss lo blrds.
* Vood oggrosslvoly, by hond ll posslblo, lor lho llrsl
sovorol yoors ollor plonllng ond mow lo o slxlnch
holghl onco o yoor or lmplomonl o conlrollod burn
onco ooch yoor ll posslblo.
* so wood oolors os noodod lo koop woods ond non
nollvo grossos loss lhon ono lool ln holghl lho llrsl
lwo yoors ll woodlng by hond hos nol kopl unwonlod
woods ln chock.
WILDFLOWER MEADOW RESTORATION TIPS
Vlldllowor moodow rosloro
llon pro|ocls lyplcolly lnvolvo
oddlng nollvo wlldllowors
[bul nol loll prolrlo grossos| lo
oxlsllng nonnollvo grosslond
lhol ls porlodlcolly mowod.
Vlldllowor moodows con oc
cur olong lho lop bonks ond
slopos ol slrooms provldod
odoquolo sunllghl ls prosonl.
* Solocl wolldrolnod, sunny
sllos lor wlldllowor soodlng
pro|ocls lor bosl rosulls. Add soods ln oorly loll lo
opllmlzo gormlnollon.
* Chooso roglonolly odoplod wlldllowor blonds.
Consldor wlldllowor mlxos producod by Vlldsood Forms,
www.wlldsoodlorms.com, [800| 84800Z8, or
Mollvo Amorlcon Sood, hllp.,,soodsourco.com,
[800| Z284043.
* Scolp oxlsllng nonnollvo grossos ond woods lo lho
ground. romovo dobrls ond roko soll wllh o slool bow
roko lo o doplh ol ono lnch.
* Broodcosl sood ol rocommondod rolos by hond or wllh
o sood sproodor ollor mlxlng ono porl sood mlx lo lour
porls coorso sond lo moko sproodlng ooslor.
* Roll lho ground ollor broodcosllng soods lo pross lhom
lnlo lho soll.
* Vlldllowors musl bo glvon o chonco lo go lo sood
ln lho sprlng. lho nolurollzollon procoss roqulros lho
sklpplng ol o low mowlng cyclos ln lho sprlng. Vlld
I am at two
with nature.
- Woody Allen
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llowors nood lo bo loll olono lor lwo lo lhroo wooks
ollor lloworlng hos llnlshod. Avold mowlng lowor lhon
slx lnchos lo ovold domoglng poronnlol wlldllowors.
* Vlldllowors gonorolly do nol nood lo bo lorllllzod.
Forllllzollon con ocluolly glvo woods on odvonlogo.
* Supplomonlol soodlng wlll bo nocossory lor sovorol
yoors ollor lho lnlllol soodlng. Mowly soodod oroos
moy nood lo bo wolorod porlodlcolly lo provonl lho
soll lrom bocomlng complololy dry.
EROSION CONTROL TIPS
MULCHING. lockoddown slrow, lncludlng plno slrow,
ls lho mosl ollocllvo mulch lor boyou slopos, lollowod
by coorsoly ground, rocyclod nollvo mulch, shroddod
lo lhroo lo slxlnch longlhs. Avold llnoloxlurod mulchos
or lhoso llkoly lo
docomposo qulck
ly. lnsloll o lhroo
lo slxlnch mulch
loyor. Mulch loy
ors nood lo bo
louchodup porl
odlcolly durlng
lho llrsl low yoors
ol roslorollon unlll
plonllngs hovo bo
como donso. Julo
nolllng, nolllng
modo ol orgonlc
llbors, con provldo oddlllonol slronglh lo bonks unlll
plonls hovo hod o chonco lo bocomo oslobllshod. Julo
nolllng should bo ovorlold wllh olhor mulchos.
BANK RESTORATION. ll slopo lolluro should occur, con
sull Blolochnlcol ond Soll Bloonglnoorlng Slopo Slobl
llzollon," by Sollr ond Groy lor ldoos rogordlng blo
onglnoorlng solullons lor slroombonk roslorollon. Clhor
rosourcos lor nolurol chonnol doslgn ond slroom rosloro
llon oro ovolloblo lhrough vorlous consullonls lnclud
lng Dovo Rosgon ol Vlldlond Hydrology Consullonls.
Slopo lolluro hos occurrod whon oroslon hos dogrodod
o slroombonk lo lho polnl lhol plonls olono wlll nol bo
copoblo ol sloblllzlng o slroombonk. Accordlng lo on
vlronmonlol plonnor Corolyn Vhllo, chonnol sloblllly ls
lho oblllly ol o slroom lo lronsporl lho wolor ond sodl
monl ol lls wolorshod ln such o monnor os lo molnloln lls
dlmonslons, pollorns ond prolllo ovor llmo wllhoul ollhor
oggrodlng or dogrodlng.
Plant and your spouse
plants with you; weed
and you weed alone.
- Jean-Jacques
Rousseau
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TOP BANK BERMS. Consldor lmprovlng lho grodo
olong lho lop bonk obovo oroslonprono slopo oroos ln
ordor lo sprood oul ond losson lho lorco ol wolor runoll.
Cr, consldor oslobllshlng lop bonk borms [rolsod soll
oroos| lo dlvorl wolor runoll lrom hlghly oroslonprono
slopo oroos.
MINIMIZE SOIL DISTURBANCES. lllllng, noodlossly
slrlpplng holplul vogolollon, coroloss grodlng ond con
slrucllon ocllvlllos croolo boro soll or dlslurbod soll con
dlllons whlch oro lor moro oroslon prono. Avold slrlp
plng o sllo cloon whon conducllng roslorollon pro|ocls.
Romovo only oggrosslvo ollon wood spoclos lhol prosonl
o lhrool lo roslorollon succoss.
VEGETATION DIVERSITY. By plonllng o dlvorso mlx
luro ol ovorslory, undorslory ond grounddwolllng nollvo
plonl spoclos, lho vorloly ol rool slrucluros wlll colloc
llvoly lood lo o mosolcllko lobrlc ol rools copoblo ol
provldlng onormous oroslon roslslonco lo slroombonks.
Vogolollon holps provonl rolnlollrololod oroslon ond
wlnd oroslon, ond ls bonollclol by llllorlng sodlmonl oul
ol wolor runoll. Vogolollon holps lmprovo slroombonk
obsorpllon copoclly so lhol moro molsluro ls rololnod ln
lho slroombonk.
STAKE STONE TOES. ll slono loos oro prosonl olong boy
ou bollom oroos, consldor drlvlng cul bronchos [slokos|
lnlo lho soll lhrough oponlngs ln lho slonos. Vlllow,
oldorborry ond collonwood culllngs oro conduclvo lo
bolng usod os slokos.
AVOID HERBICIDES. Horblcldos klll lorgol ond nonlor
gol plonl spoclos. lho kllllng ol nonlorgol
spoclos ollon loods lo boro soll ond
lncroosod oroslon. As horblcldos run
oll lnlo boyous, lho prlmory ond
brookdown lngrodlonls conllnuo lo
klll oquollc vogolollon, couslng do
croosod oxygon lovols o collocllvo
procoss lhol con lood lo llsh dylng, ln
cludlng llsh lhol ool mosqullo lorvoo. Hor
blcldos olso dogrodo lho quollly ol solls by supprosslng
holplul mlcrobo populollons. Dogrodod solls oro moro
oroslon prono. Vood spoclos should bo conlrollod monu
olly, mochonlcolly ond by oulcompollng lhom lhrough
ocllvo roslorollon ol lough nollvo spoclos.
FEASIBILITY. Assoss wholhor or nol vogolollvo roslo
rollon olono wlll provldo o sulllclonl romody olong o
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slroombonk, or wholhor lho rlsk ol slopo lolluro oxlsls.
ll slopo lolluro ls o posslblllly, prolosslonolly lnslollod
ond pormlllod bloonglnoorlng solullons moy bo noodod.
Locol govornmonlol ogonclos such os clly publlc works
doporlmonls, lho Army Corps ol Englnoors ond counly
llood conlrol dlslrlcls oro rosponslblo lor pormllllng ls
suos. For moro lnlormollon, consull lho booklol Guldo
llnos lor Slroombonk Roslorollon" [soo blbllogrophy|,
lho book, Soll Bloonglnoorlng Slopo Sloblllzollon" [soo
blbllogrophy|, ond lho book, Slroom Corrldor Rosloro
llon, Prlnclplos, Procoss ond Procllcos by lho Fodorol
lnlorogoncy Slroom Roslorollon Vorklng Group, 1PP8.
PLANTING TIPS
OBSERVE. Sludy rlporlon ocosysloms ln lho gonorol
oroo lo dolormlno whlch plonls oro
ollocllvo ln lho lmmodlolo vlclnlly.
Flnd oul whlch plonls oro lyplcol
ly omong lho domlnonl spoclos,
whlch spoclos occur on on occonl
or complomonlory bosls ond whlch
plonls oppoor lo luncllon woll os
componlon plonls.
Koop ln mlnd lhol somo ol lho plonl spoclos obsorvod
moy bo undoslroblo, oggrosslvo ollon wood spoclos co
poblo ol loklng ovor o boyou corrldor ond compromls
lng lls blologlcol dlvorslly. Somo nollvo spoclos lhol woro
hlslorlcolly prosonl ln lho oroo, bul oro curronlly obsonl,
moy bo worlhy ol rolnlroducllon. Also, consldor lhol
slroombonk choroclorlsllcs con vory onormously lrom
ploco lo ploco, ovon wllhln o smoll bloroglon.
CHOOSE NATIVES. lho lorm nollvo ls gonorolly dollnod
os rolorrlng lo lhoso plonls lhol woro prosonl ln o glvon
oroo whon Europoon oxplorors orrlvod ln lho oroo ond
slorlod chronlcllng plonl spoclos. Mollvo plonl spoclos
oro ulllmololy llmoloslod plonls ond usuolly porlorm roll
obly whon rolnlroducod ond sllod proporly ln lholr nollvo
rongos.
BE CAUTIOUS WITH NON-NATIVE SPECIES. ll ls gon
orolly odvlsoblo lo ovold lnlroduclng nonnollvo plonls
lo nollvo rlporlon ocosysloms, slnco lhoy moy loko ovor
or couso unlorosoon probloms. Vhllo ll ls lruo lhol sov
orol nonnollvo plonl spoclos con moko complomonlory
componlons lo nollvo plonls ln culllvolod gordons ond
londscopos, rlporlon ocosysloms oro nol consldorod
culllvolod. nwonlod dlsporslon lrom wolor movomonl
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con sprood non
nollvo spoclos.
Complomonlory
nonnollvo plonl
spoclos lor cul
llvolod gordons
oro lhoso lhol lol
orolo locol con
dlllons, provldo wlldlllo hobllol, lood, ond modlclno,
bonolll solls or provldo olhor usolul luncllons wllhoul
bocomlng posls ollor oscoplng culllvollon.
Cn lho olhor hond, oggrosslvo ond lnvoslvo nonnollvo
plonls con domogo rlporlon ocosysloms by dlsploclng
nollvo plonls ond by roduclng blologlcol dlvorslly, o
procoss lhol con lood lo lond dogrodollon lnvolvlng
docroosod hobllol voluo [lowor lypos ol borrlos, nuls,
loovos, noclor sourcos, covor, olc.| ond o roducllon ln lho
vorlollon ol dllloronl rool slrucluros ond plonl conoplos,
loodlng lo compromlsod bonk sloblllly.
lho lollowlng oggrosslvo ond lnvoslvo nonnollvo plonl
spoclos oro occoslonolly plonlod olong ond noor boy
ou corrldors bul should bo slrlclly ovoldod. Soplum
sobllorum [Chlnoso lollow|, Llguslrum slnoso [Chlnoso
prlvol|, Vlslorlo slnonsls [Chlnoso wlslorlo| ond Lonlcoro
|oponlco [Joponoso honoysucklo|. Aggrosslvo nonno
llvos ollon do nol oxporlonco lho somo nolurol chocks
ond boloncos [dlsoosos ond posls| lhol moy koop lhom
lrom couslng sovoro domogo lo ocosysloms ln lholr londs
ol orlgln.
PLANT IN WAVES. ll ls odvlsoblo lo opprooch o plonl
roslorollon pro|ocl os o lhroo lo sovonyoor procoss. lho
rlsk ol subslonllol plonl loss duo lo lloods, droughl or
olhor loclors con bo groolly mlnlmlzod by plonllng lho
bulk ol lho plonls ovor lho llrsl yoor or lwo ol dlllor
onl llmos durlng lho somo yoor. Addlllonol plonllngs ln
subsoquonl yoors con holp wllh llno lunlng ond lllllng ln
oroos lhol hovo sullorod plonl lossos.
ORGANIZED CHAOS. Plonl ln somlrondom bul plonnod
pollorns lhol rosomblo lhoso lound ln nolurol ocosysloms.
Vlsll cllmoxplonl communlly modols [moluro ocosysloms|
boloro undorloklng roslorollon pro|ocls. lmplomonl dl
vorso plonllng schomos rolhor lhon monocullurol [ono
spoclos| or llmllod dlvorslly schomos. Avold monogorlo
plonllngs wllh on omphosls on plonllng ol ono ol ovory
known spoclos lhol mlghl hovo o chonco ol survlvol.
Nature will out.
Aesop
(6th cent. B.C.)
1
lnslood, plonl lorgor numbors ol sovorol dllloronl codom
lnonl plonl spoclos [loundollon, sloplo plonls| lhol oro
commonly lound ln lorgo quonllllos ln nollvo ocosysloms.
Subsoquonlly, plonl smollor numbors ol o lorgor vorloly
ol occonl or complomonlory spoclos lo lncrooso ovoroll
dlvorslly, porlormonco, hobllol voluo ond ornomonlol
lnlorosl. Avold llnlng plonls up ln rows so lhol rools con
moro qulckly lorm mosolc growlh pollorns lo sloblllzo
bonks qulckor.
SPACING. Convonllonol plonllng schomos [spoclmon
londscopo collocllon| ln culllvolod londscopos lnvolv
lng nonnollvo plonls ollon omphoslzo dlslonl spoclng
pollorns bolwoon woody spoclos [lroos ond shrubs| lo
provonl dlsooso ond lnsocl probloms. Convorsoly, nollvo
componlon plonls con ollon bo spocod closor lo ono on
olhor lhon nonnollvos bocouso lhoso plonls hovo boon
hlslorlcolly condlllonod lo grow logolhor os lnlogrolod
compononls ol mulllspoclos ocosysloms.
PRACTICE LAYERING. Vhon roslorlng o woodlond,
prolrlo or wollond, ll ls lmporlonl lo moko suro mulllplo
vorllcol loyors ol plonls oro roprosonlod. Plonl ovorslory,
undorslory, ond ground dwolllng plonls logolhor. Loyor
lng lncroosos lho ovoroll roslllonco ond hobllol voluo ol
on ocosyslom.
WHEN DIGGING. Dlg holos lor con
lolnorgrown plonls ol loosl lwlco os
wldo os lho dlomolor ol lho rool
boll. Dlg holos sllghlly moro shol
low lhon lho doplh ol rool bolls so
lho lop ol lho rool boll ls sllghlly
obovo grodo [ground lovol| whon
plonllng ls llnlshod. Dlg plonllng holos
wllh |oggod sldos, so lhol sproodlng rools wlll bo loss
llkoly lo grow ln clrclos couslng ovonluol plonl doolh or
lock ol vlgor lrom rool glrdllng.
AVOID ROOT-BOUND PLANTS. Sloor cloor ol plonllng
plonls wllh rools olroody growlng ln clrculor pollorns
oround lho odgo ol lho rool boll. Chock plonls boloro
purchoslng lhom lo lry lo provonl lhls problom. ll you llnd
yoursoll sluck wllh roolbound plonls, pruno somo ol lho
oullylng rools os ll culllng lnlo o plo. lhon pull lho rools
ond sprood lhom oulword whon ploclng lho rool boll ln
lho plonllng holo, so lhol lho rools wlll hovo o chonco lo
grow oulword, rolhor lhon ln clrclos.
1Z
Koop ln mlnd lhol ovon modorololy roolbound plonls
ollon rovorl bock lo roolglrdllng growlh pollorns ovon
ll rool prunod. lho glrdllng problom ls moslly rololod
lo woody plonl spoclos such os lroos ond shrubs.
Mony horbocoous poronnlols wlll oulgrow roolbound
condlllons.
BACKFILL WITH NATIVE SOIL. Bockllll plonllng holos
wllh nollvo soll, lho somo soll lhol wos romovod lrom lho
holo. Do nol odd lmprovod solls oround lho sldos ol lho
rool boll. lmprovod solls bolow ground lovol con lood
lo rool rolllng slnco lhoy ollon conloln moro molsluroro
lonllvo orgonlc mollor lhon lho surroundlng nollvo solls.
Also, lho orgonlc mollor [composl, bork mulch, rlco hulls|
ln lmprovod boddlng solls wlll ovonluolly docomposo,
couslng lho lovol
ol soll oround
lho rool boll lo
drop, posslbly
oxposlng rools
or loovlng slnk
holos oround lho
rool boll.
S E E D I N G S .
Shor pshool or s
oro spodos wllh
long, norrow
blodos lhol con
bo usod lo sllco
lho soll ond cro
olo o plonllng
wodgo sulloblo
lor lnsorllng soodllngs wllhoul lolorol rools. Allor ln
sorllng o soodlng lnlo lho sllcod oponlng, lho soll con
bo prossod lnlo ploco oround lho soodllng wllh llrm
lool prossuro.
CUTTINGS. Frosh culllngs ol block wlllow, ooslorn col
lonwood ond roughlool dogwood con bo drlvon lnlo
slopos ond loos os llvo slokos, whlch oro llvlng, woody
plonl culllngs copoblo ol roollng wllh rolollvo ooso. Llvo
sloklng ls on ollocllvo syslom lor socurlng nolurol molo
rlol oroslon conlrol lobrlcs such os |ulo mosh, colr or
olhor blonkol surlocos.
Culllngs con bo ocqulrod lrom nollvo or nolurollzod
populollon, wllh pormlsslon. Sloms lo bo usod lor cul
llngs should bo cul 812 lnchos lrom lho ground. Sldo
bronchos should bo romovod. lho slokos wlll work bosl
I think that I shall never see
A billboard lovely as a tree.
Indeed, unless the
billboards fall
Ill never see a tree at all.
-Ogden Nash
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ll lhoy oro 1. lnchos
ln dlomolor ond 2 lo
3lool long. lho bol
lom onds should bo
cul ol on onglo ond
lho lops should bo llol.
A dood blow hommor
[llllod wllh sond| con
bo usod lo drlvo ln lho
slokos.
Slokos con bo spocod
2 lo 3 lool oporl ln
sloggorod pollorns.
Elghly porconl ol lho
longlh ol slokos should
bo drlvon lnlo lho
ground ol rlghl onglos lo slopos. ll buds oro prosonl,
moko lho ond on whlch lhoy occur lho lop ond.
Consull lho book, Blolochnlcol ond Soll Bloonglnoorlng
Slopo Sloblllzollon," by Sollr ond Groy lor lnlormollon
oboul odvoncod lochnlquos lor uslng culllngs lncludlng
losclno, brushloyor ond bronchpocklng lnslollollon. Cul
llngs should bo usod durlng lho dormonl sooson, lhoy
nood lo bo kopl molsl durlng slorogo, ond lhoy should bo
usod whon lrosh on lho somo doy os lnslollollon.
STAKING Ploclng slokos oround lroos lor sloblllly ls only
rocommondod ll lroos oro vory lop hoovy. Sloklng lroos
wllh boloncod lops ond bolloms rolords lholr roslllonco
ond dovolopmonl.
THE KEYS FOR SUCCESSFUL ESTABLISHMENT
ESTABLISHMENT PERIOD. Coso sludlos hovo lndlcolod
ll gonorolly lokos ol loosl sovon lo lon yoors ol lnlonslvo
work ond monllorlng lo rosloro on ocosyslom or nolurol
hobllol.
WEEDING. Provonllng ollon lnvoslvo plonls such os Chl
noso lollow lrom loklng ovor nowly roslorod oroos moy
bo lho mosl sorlous lhrool lo succoss. Voods should
bo romovod by hond or mochonlcolly dopondlng on
lho slluollon. lncrooslng plonl donslly moy holp roslorod
ocosysloms oulcompolo soods ol lnvoslvo plonls.
WATERING. ldoolly, plonllng should loko ploco bolwoon
loll ond oorly sprlng lo mlnlmlzo lho choncos ol plonl
doolh duo lo droughl slross. Durlng lho llrsl yoor, now
Even if I knew that
tomorrow the world
would go to pieces,
I would still plant my
apple tree.
- Martin Luther
1P
plonllngs should bo wolorod lwlco por wook lor lho llrsl
lour wooks [on ovorogo|, onco ovory lwo wooks lrom Mo
vombor lo Fobruory, onco por wook durlng lho monlhs ol
Cclobor, Morch ond Aprll, ond onco lo lwlco por wook
lrom Moy lo Soplombor. Schodulo od|uslmonls should bo
modo durlng droughl or rolny porlods. Plonllngs should
roqulro loss supplomonlollon durlng lho socond yoor. ll
ls oxlromoly lmporlonl lo wolor os slowly ond dooply os
posslblo lo oncourogo doop roollng ond lo mlnlmlzo oro
slon. ll moy bo nocossory lo wolor o spoclllc oroo lwo
lo lhroo llmos bock lo bock ln ordor lo bo oblo lo wolor
dooply onough wllhoul couslng runoll.
SOIL FERTILITY. ll ls ollon nol nocossory lo lorllllzo
slroombonks ll lho lorllllly ol oxlsllng
solls hos nol boon dogrodod. Consld
or losllng soll os noodod lo ossoss
lorllllly lovols or loxln lovols ll nood
od. ll lorllllzlng, uso low onolysls,
slow rolooso, dry nolurol orgonlc
lorllllzors such os ollollo mool 31
2, Mlcrolllo 24, or Eorlhs Esson
llols 13. lhoso lorllllzors con bo op
pllod ln oorly sprlng ond ogoln ln lho loll ol on ovorogo
rolo ol 20 pounds por 1,000 squoro lool. lroos should
nol bo lorllllzod lndlvlduolly. lnslood, lorllllzors should
bo broodcosl ovor lho onllro soll oroo. ll ls lmporlonl
nol lo uso qulck rolooso, hlgh nllrogon or phosphorous
lorllllzors duo lo lho runoll pollullon lhol wlll rosull. Slow
rolooso orgonlc lorllllzors oro proloroblo lo llmo rolooso
chomlcol lorllllzors duo lo lho locl lhol orgonlc lorlll
lzors odd holplul orgonlc mollor lo boyou slopos ond
sllmulolo lho dovolopmonl ol lho soll lood wob [bonoll
clol mlcroblol populollons|. lho soll mlcrobos holp moko
nulrlonls ovolloblo lo plonls, holp convorl orgonlc mollor
lo humus ond holp llghl oll dlsooso couslng polhogonlc
mlcrobos.
MULCH. Molnloln odoquolo mulch loyors durlng oslob
llshmonl porlods whoro posslblo lo provonl oroslon, lo
mlnlmlzo wood lnlruslon ond lo prosorvo molsluro. Plno
slrow ollon works bosl, lollowod by coorso shroddod
nollvo mulch. Plno slrow moy nood lo bo lockod down
on sloop slopos. Eroslon conlrol lobrlcs oro usolul lor
provldlng oxlro supporl lo slopos durlng lho oslobllsh
monl porlod.
SUPPLEMENTAL PLANTINGS. Supplomonlol plonllngs
wlll usuolly bo nocossory on o porlodlc bosls lor sovorol
yoors lo llll ln socllons wllh slruggllng plonls, lo roploco
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dood plonls ond lo componsolo lor onvlronmonlol or
conslrucllon rololod domogo lo roslorod boyou oroos.
ANIMAL DAMAGE. ln somo lnsloncos ll moy bo noc
ossory lo prolocl now plonllngs lrom lor
ogo domogo by uslng lroo shollors,
solocllvo lonclng or by rolnlroduclng
prodolors ll opproprlolo. Corolul
consldorollon should bo glvon lo
wholhor doslrod plonl spoclos wlll
survlvo loroglng domogo. Somo
plonl spoclos such os Ruolllo wlll sullor
sovoro domogo oorly, ond lhon lhoy wlll
sollpropogolo oggrosslvoly unlll o suslolnoblo populo
llon lovol hos boon ochlovod.
MONITORING. Slroombonk roslorollon pro|ocls should
bo monllorod roullnoly durlng lho llrsl sovon lo lon yoors,
ond ospoclolly ollor ooch slgnlllconl hlghwolor porlod.
Eroslon domogo
dlscovorod durlng
monllorlng musl
bo oddrossod pro
ocllvoly ln ordor lo
susloln slroombonk
lnlogrlly. Dolollod
llold nolos should
bo kopl lhol chronl
clo lho chongos lhol
occur ovor lho yoors
lo locllllolo o doop
or undorslondlng ol
lho nolurol ond un
nolurol procossos
ollocllng o porllcu
lor boyou corrldor.
lho succoss or
domlso ol spoclllc
plonl spoclos, chol
longos wllh oggros
slvo wood spoclos
ond chongos ln lho
courso ond condl
llon ol lho boyou
should bo chronlclod. lho ollocls ol oroslon ond sodl
monlollon os woll os lho molurollon or dogrodollon ol
lho ovoroll rlporlon ocosyslom should bo corolully nolod.
Nothing in nature
is isolated. Nothing
is without reference
to something else.
Nothing achieves
meaning apart
from that which
neighbors it.
- Goethe; 179-1832
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PREFERRED HABITAT: molsl woods, olong slrooms.
USUAL SIZE: 4080 lool.
BAYOU SITE: lop bonk, uppor slopo.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, cloy, llmoslono, molsl,
woll drolnod.
LIGHT: porl shodo, lull sun.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, wllh loovos lurnlng lomon
lo gold ln loll.
FLOWERS: FobruoryAprll, boloro lho loovos, polols obsonl, rod lo groon.
FRUIT: o somoro, oboul lnch long, rod lo groon, MorchJuno.
BARK/BRANCHES: llghl lo dork groy, rldgos llollonod ond scoly,
llssuros doop.
SPACING: 300 lool.
PROPAGATION: by sood, culllngs.
WILDLIFE VALUE: lrull ls oolon by blrds, ond lho young lwlgs ond
loovos oro browsod by Vhllolollod Door, Cpossum ond Collonlolls.
TRADE AVAILABILITY: lolr.
COMMENTS: o vory doslroblo ornomonlol lroo lor slrool ond
pork plonllng.
PREFERRED HABITAT: loroslod wollonds,
rlvorbonks.
USUAL SIZE: 40 lool, up lo 10 lool,
3 lool lrunk dlomolor.
BAYOU SITE: loo, lowor slopo.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, cloy, poor drolnogo
ond roullno submorslon okoy.
LIGHT: porllol shodo lo lull sun.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, loolhory, coppor ln loll.
FLOWERS: MorchAprll.
FRUIT: lnch conos ln loll.
BARK/BRANCHES: groy lo roddlsh brown.
SPACING: 400 lool.
PROPAGATION: by sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: soods lor blrds, nosllng.
TRADE AVAILABILITY: good.
COMMENTS: lhls lroo wos onco wldosprood ond ls on oxcollonl cholco
lor oroslon conlrol. lho knoos" oro llko o nolurol bulkhood.
PREFERRED HABITAT: lorosls, ond
olong slrooms.
USUAL SIZE: 4080 lool, con rooch
100 lool.
BAYOU SITE: lop bonk,
mld lo uppor slopo.
SOIL TYPE: loom, cloyloom, woll drolnod.
LIGHT: shodo lo lull sun.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, llnoly colloussorrolo.
FLOWERS: rocomos wllh whllo llowors ln sprlng.
FRUIT: drupo borno ln rocomos , lhln sklnnod, block whon rlpo.
BARK/BRANCHES: roddlsh brown, groy or whllo.
SPACING: 1018 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood, culllngs.
WILDLIFE VALUE: lrull lor blrds, lollogo lor bullorlly lorvoo.
TRADE AVAILABILITY: poor.
COMMENTS: lho lrull ls odlblo only whon rlpo.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: bonks ol rlvors ond slrooms.
USUAL SIZE: lo Z0 lool, con rooch 120 lool.
SOIL TYPE: cloy, loom, sond, poor drolnogo okoy.
LIGHT: lull sun.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, 3 lnch long, groon,
norrow loovos wllh polo undorsldos.
FLOWERS: sprlng ln oromollc colklns, Aprll Moy.
FRUIT: llny copsulos, MoyJuno.
BARK/BRANCHES: llghl brown lo block, scoly, doop, llssuros.
SPACING: 20 lo 30 lool, or much closor ll plonllng Vlllow slokos.
PROPAGATION: by sood, culllngs rool whon drlvon lnlo bonks os slokos
or socurod ln bonks os bundlos.
WILDLIFE VALUE: nosllng hobllol ond covor, lollogo lor door ond robblls,
lwlgs ond bork consumod by somo blrds, noclor lor boos.
TRADE AVAILABILITY: poor, bosl ocqulrod by culllng bronchos lrom
nolurollzod populollons wllh pormlsslon.
COMMENTS: An oxlromoly oggrosslvo lroo copoblo ol sloblllzlng
oroslon prono bonks. Musl hovo porllol lo lull sun lo do woll.
Slonds wlll docllno ln lho shodo.
PREFERRED HABITAT: wollonds,
low woods.
USUAL SIZE: 300 lool, con rooch 140
lool, lrunk ls 34 lool ln dlomolor.
BAYOU SITE: lop bonk, lowor slopo.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, cloy, ocld, poor
drolnogo ok.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, 2 lnchos long,
rod loovos ln loll.
FLOWERS: AprllJuno, groonlsh.
FRUIT: bluoblock drupo ln lolo summor lo oorly loll.
BARK/BRANCHES: groylsh brown lo block bork .
SPACING: 30 lool.
PROPAGATION: by sood ln lho loll, culllngs.
WILDLIFE VALUE: noclor sourco lor lnsocls, lollogo lor door, lrull lor
blrds ond mommols.
TRADE AVAILABILITY: lolr lo poor.
COMMENTS: A grool occonl lroo wllh oulslondlng loll color. Slow
growlng ond hos o loprool. Good oroslon conlrol lor sondy solls.
PREFERRED HABITAT: prolrlos ond rlch
bollomlond woods.
10 lool.
BAYOU SITE: lop bonk.
SOIL TYPE: doop loom, sllghlly ocld lo
colcoroous.
LIGHT: porl shodo lo lull sun.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, plnnololy
compound, 12 lool long, yollowlsh
groon, ond 1123 loollols.
FLOWERS: yollowlsh groon ln MoyJuno.
FRUIT: lorgo odlblo nul rlponlng ln SoplomborCclobor.
BARK/BRANCHES: groylsh brown, block, or roddlsh.
SPACING: 00 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: nuls lor squlrrols, ond o lorvol plonl lor molhs.
COMMENTS: Long llvod, modorololy losl growlng lroo.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: swomps, molsl lorosls,
olong slrooms.
USUAL SIZE: 00 lool, con rooch 100 lool.
BAYOU SITE: loo, lowor slopo, lop bonk.
SOIL TYPE: sondy loom, cloy, lolorolos poor
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FOLIAGE: doclduous, loovos lurn rod ond
orongo ln loll, whlllsh undorsldos.
FLOWERS: rod lo groon blooms on molos ln lolo wlnlor lo sprlng.
FRUIT: rod lo groon or brown lrull on lomolos ln sprlng lo oorly
summor, 1 1 lnch lrulls hovo wlngs.
BARK/BRANCHES: uprlghl crown, smoolh, llghl groy bork whon young,
dorkor ond moro lurrowod wllh ogo.
SPACING: 3040 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: soods lor mommols, blrds, lollogo lor door.
TRADE AVAILABILITY: lolr lo good.
COMMENTS: A vory losl growlng lroo ll sulllclonl molsluro ls prosonl.
Foll color con bo oulslondlng.
PREFERRED HABITAT: woods, olong
slrooms.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, cloy, collcho.
FOLIAGE: doclduous.
FLOWERS: yollowlsh groon.
FRUIT: lorgo ocorns.
BARK/BRANCHES: llghl brown os lwlgs, llghl groy lo roddlsh brown
wllh llssuros os bork.
SPACING: 300 lool.
PROPAGATION: ocorns.
WILDLIFE VALUE: mommols ond blrds ool lho ocorns, ond ll ls o
lorvol hosl lor bullorlllos.
COMMENTS: lhls hos ono ol lho lorgosl ocorns. Droughl loloronl.
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boyous, ond uplonds.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, cloy,
collcho, ond llmoslono.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, loovos lurn
yollow ln loll.
FLOWERS: borno ln July.
FRUIT: smoll soods lhol oro loss
lhon lnch long.
BARK/BRANCHES: brown, groy, or roddlsh, wllh llollonod rldgos.
SPACING: 2030 lool oporl.
WILDLIFE VALUE: lho soods lood blrds ond mommols.
COMMENTS: good lroo lor dry oroos.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: woods, llolds.
Z0 lool.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, cloy.
LIGHT: porllol shodo lo modorolo sun.
FOLIAGE: lorgo smoolh loovos, 2
lnchos long, doclduous loll color.
FLOWERS: AprllJuno, dlooclous.
FRUIT: AuguslFobruory, lo 2 lnchos, orongo whon rlpo, odlblo whon
soll ollor oxposuro lo cold lomporoluros.
BARK/BRANCHES: brown lo block bork, llssurod, ln block pollorns.
SPACING: 202 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: lrull lor wlldlllo ond pooplo.
COMMENTS: A vory usolul lroo lor oroslon conlrol olong o boyou
corrldor duo lo lls doop rools.
PREFERRED HABITAT: olong slrooms.
USUAL SIZE: up lo 100 lool, 34 lool
lrunk dlomolor.
SOIL TYPE: molsl sondy looms.
LIGHT: sun.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, llghl groon, brood,
somollmos hoorl shopod, yollow ln
lho loll.
FRUIT: MoyJuno, smoll groon copsulos.
BARK/BRANCHES: sloul lrunk, lorgo bronchos, roundod crown, groy
lo blocklsh bork on moluro lroos wllh rldgos.
Vlldlllo voluo. soods lor blrds.
COMMENTS: A suporb oroslon monogomonl lool. Fosl growlng.
Rolollvoly shollow, sproodlng rools. A prollllc sollsoodor. Culllngs
con bo usod lor llvo slokos. Hlgh llood loloronco ovon lhough
domogo moy occur.
PREFERRED HABITAT: lorosls ond prolrlos.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, cloy, collcho,
llmoslono, llmoslono, wolldrolnod.
LIGHT: dopplod shodo, porl shodo, lull
sun.
FOLIAGE: ovorgroon coorso or llnocul ond
con vory ln color lrom groy lo bluo lo
dork groon lo llghl groon.
FLOWERS: SoplomborDocombor, cono
borryllko, polo bluo, ond subgloboso.
FRUIT: MorchMoy, lloshy, purpllsh.
BARK/BRANCHES: Roddlsh brown, lrunk moro or loss llulod ond
bosolly bullrossod.
SPACING: 20 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: lrull lor blrds ond mommols, nosllng, covor.
COMMENTS: Good lroo lor urbon hobllols, ln porllculor ll lho bollom
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PREFERRED HABITAT: prolrlos, ond
uplond oroos ol lroo conoplos.
BAYOU SITE: uppor slopo.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, cloy, poor
drolnogo ls ok.
LIGHT: lull sun.
FOLIAGE: ovorgroon loovos.
FLOWERS: polo yollow, 2 lo 3 lnchos
long, ln sprlng.
FRUIT: ocorns.
BARK/BRANCHES: dork groybrown ond rough.
SPACING: 300 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: lho ocorns oro oolon by blrds ond mommols.
COMMENTS: Llvo Cok ls probobly lho mosl commonly plonlod
nollvo lroo.
PREFERRED HABITAT: olong rlvors, crooks
USUAL SIZE: up lo Z0 lool
BAYOU SITE: lop bonk, slopos, loo
SOIL TYPE: molsl sondy loom, cloy
LIGHT: sun
FOLIAGE: doclduous, brlghl groon, 2
lnchos long, 12 lnchos wldo
FLOWERS: AprllMoy dlooclous
FRUIT: summorloll , 1 lnch long sood
BARK/BRANCHES: brown bork, llol rldgos, lurrowod.
SPACING: 400 lool
PROPAGATION: by sood
WILDLIFE VALUE: lrull lor blrds, loovos lor mommols.
TRADE AVAILABILITY: lolr
COMMENTS: Fosl growlng rools moko Groon Ash ono ol lho bosl lroos
lor oroslon conlrol.
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wollonds, olong slrooms.
USUAL SIZE: up lo 100 ll.
SOIL TYPE: molsl sondy solls.
FOLIAGE: olmosl ovorgroon loovos ,
2 lnchos long.
FLOWERS: slomlnolo ond plsllllolo
colklns oro borno soporololy on
lho somo lroo ln sprlng.
FRUIT: ocorn, lnch long.
BARK/BRANCHES: groy lo block whon oldor wllh lurrows soporolod
by llol rldgos.
SPACING: 0Z lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: lho ocorns provldo lood lor mommols ond blrds.
COMMENTS: lhls ls on ollrocllvo lroo lhol ls olmosl ovorgroon ond ll
llkos sondy solls.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: bollomlonds ol rlvors
ond crooks.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, ollornolo, Z lobod.
FLOWERS: borno ln soporolo slomlnolo
ond plsllllolo colklns.
FRUIT: ocorns.
BARK/BRANCHES: llghl lo dork groy or
brownlsh lo block.
WILDLIFE VALUE: lho ocorns oro oolon by blrds ond mommols.
COMMENTS: lho loovos wlll usuolly lurn yollow ln lho loll.
PREFERRED HABITAT: plnoywoods, gull
prolrlos, morshos, posl ook sovonnohs
1Z0 lool, lrunks lo slx lool ln dlomolor
BAYOU SITE: lop bonk, uppor slopo
SOIL TYPE: sond, sondy loom,
woll drolnod
LIGHT: lull sun lo porllol shodo
FOLIAGE: ovorgroon, cluslors ol lhroo
[somollmos 2|, 10 lnchos long, llghl lo dork groon
FLOWERS: yollowlsh groon llowors
FRUIT: conos rlpon ln SoplomborMovombor, 3 lnchos long, no slolk
BARK/BRANCHES: roddlsh brown, scoly blocks, doop lurrows, lorgo
socllons, popory scolos
SPACING: 22 lool
PROPAGATION: soods plonlod ln lho loll, sproods woll by volunloorlng
WILDLIFE VALUE: soods lor blrds
TRADE AVAILABILITY: good
COMMENTS: An oxcollonl lop bonk ond uppor slopo sloblllzlng lroo
duo lo lls oxlonslvo lolorol rool syslom, ospoclolly whoro doop sondy
loom solls oxlsl. Fosl growlng. Plno slrow mokos oxcollonl mulch.
PREFERRED HABITAT: woods, swomps,
odgos ol slrooms.
USUAL SIZE: usuolly 0 lool or loss, roroly
lo 120 lool.
BAYOU SITE: lop bonks, slopos.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, cloy, molsl, woll
drolnod.
FOLIAGE: doclduous.
FLOWERS: whllo wllh yollow blolchos ond
purpllsh spols.
FRUIT: copsulo ln Cclobor.
BARK/BRANCHES: groy lo brown or roddlsh.
SPACING: 2030 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: hummlngblrds ond lnsocls oro ollroclod lo lho
llowors, ond ll ls lho lorvol hosl plonl lor lho Cololpo Sphlnx Molh.
COMMENTS: lho Soulhorn Cololpo Cololpo blgnonloldos ls moro
common ln lho londscopo lrodo, ond ll doos occur ln our oroo. Bul
mony bolonlsls bollovo ll ls on oul ol rongo nollvo lrom Goorglo
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PREFERRED HABITAT: prolrlos ond
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USUAL SIZE: lo Z lool.
SOIL TYPE: sond, ocld, woll drolnod.
FOLIAGE: doclduous wllh loovos lurnlng
brown ln loll.
FLOWERS: oppoorlng wllh lho loovos
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FRUIT: ocorns rlpon ln
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BARK/BRANCHES: lhlck, groy lo roddlsh brown bork ond brown
bronchos.
PROPAGATION: by sood ond culllngs.
WILDLIFE VALUE: ocorns lor mommols, nosllng lor blrds.
COMMENTS: Mony dllloronl vorlollos ol Posl Cok oxlsl.
PREFERRED HABITAT: molsl lorosls, bonks
ol slrooms
USUAL SIZE: 80100 lool, con rooch 10
lool, 3 lool lrunk dlomolor
BAYOU SITE: lop bonk, uppor slopo
SOIL TYPE: poorly drolnod cloy solls
LIGHT: lull sun lo porllol shodo
FOLIAGE: doclduous, lhln loovos, ZP
lnchos long, 24 lnchos wldo
FLOWERS: MorchAprll, colklns
FRUIT: ocorn, 1 lnch loll, 1 lnch ocross
BARK/BRANCHES: lrunk con rooch 23 lool ln dlomolor, bork ls groylsh
brownroddlsh.
SPACING: 0Z lool
WILDLIFE VALUE: ocorns lor door ond blrds, good covor, lollogo lor
bullorlly lorvoo
TRADE AVAILABILITY: lolr
COMMENTS: lhls ook llls lho blll whon o poor drolnogo, hoovy cloy
loloronl lroo ls noodod. Somowhol ook wlll roslslonl. Slow growlng.
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USUAL SIZE: Cllon 0Z0 lool
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BAYOU SITE: lop bonk
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LIGHT: lull sun
FOLIAGE: coorso loxlurod, yollowlsh
groon, 38 lnch long, loolhod
odgos, doclduous
FLOWERS: molo ond lomolo llowors soporolo on lho somo lroo
FRUIT: lorgo, hord shollod nul ln SoplomborMovombor
BARK/BRANCHES: brood roundod crown, brllllo wood, groy lo llghl
brown bork.
SPACING: 0Z lool
PROPAGATION: by sood, culllngs
WILDLIFE VALUE: nul lor blrds ond mommols
TRADE AVAILABILITY: good
COMMENTS: A longllvod lroo wllh o loprool. Slolo lroo ol loxos.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: olong slrooms, woods.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, cloy
LIGHT: lull sun lo porllol shodo.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, rod ln loll.
FLOWERS: llghl brown, lo Z lnchos
long, sprlng.
FRUIT: ocorns.
BARK/BRANCHES: groy lo roddlsh brown.
SPACING: 0Z lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: ocorns lor mommols ond blrds.
COMMENTS: Commonly sold ln lho londscopo lrodo.
PREFERRED HABITAT: noor crooks, bollomlonds.
USUAL SIZE: 300 lool, somollmos lo P0 lool.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, cloy, ocld, poor
drolnogo okoy.
FOLIAGE: modlum coorso loxlurod loovos,
brlghl groon, whlllsh undorsldos, loolhod
odgos, yollow loovos ln loll, doclduous.
FLOWERS: llowors bloom ln oorly sprlng,
molo ond lomolo ln soporolo colklns.
FRUIT: wlngod nullols, 1,8 lnch long, rlpon AprllJuno.
BARK/BRANCHES: polo brown lo roddlsh brown, pools bock croollng
o booulllul ollocl. Cllon mulll lrunkod.
SPACING: 230 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: soods lor blrds, lollogo lor Door.
COMMENTS: A vory holplul lroo lor oroslon prono oroos, ollrocllvo
looluros. Fosl growlng, somowhol shorlllvod. Shollow sproodlng rools.
PREFERRED HABITAT: woodlonds, noor
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USUAL SIZE: Cllon 00, con rooch
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dlomolor.
SOIL TYPE: sondy loom.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, yollow groon,
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FLOWERS: MorchJuno, ln cluslors.
FRUIT: nuls ln SoplomborCclobor
BARK/BRANCHES: llghl groy bork, shoggy, soporolos lrom lroo lnlo
slrlps up lo 12 lnchos long.
SPACING: 400 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: nuls, blrds.
COMMENTS: lho bork ls o vory lnlorosllng looluro. A solld
porlormor ln molsl, rlch solls.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: olong slrooms, woods.
USUAL SIZE: usuolly 400 lool, roroly lo
100 lool wllh o lrunk 23 lool ln dlomolor.
SOIL TYPE: sondy, loom, cloy.
LIGHT: sun lo porllol shodo.
FOLIAGE: llghl groon, doclduous, 24
lnchos long.
FLOWERS: sprlng, smoll, lnconsplcuous,
groonlsh.
FRUIT: orongo or rod lo block drupo.
BARK/BRANCHES: llghl groybrown, wllh worls.
SPACING: 2030 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: lrull lor blrds, lollogo lor bullorlly lorvoo.
COMMENTS: A lough lroo lhol rosoods so ooslly, lls ollon consldorod
o nulsonco ln homo londscoplng. Allhough nollvo, ll ls nol usuolly
odvlsoblo lo plonl lhls lroo duo lo lls oggrosslvonoss, bul ll con moko
sonso lo prosorvo oxlsllng slonds olong hlghly orodlblo slroom bonks.
PREFERRED HABITAT: olong slrooms.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, loovos lurn shodos
ol yollow ond gold ln loll.
FLOWERS: Vhllo, 10 lnch ponlclos ln
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FRUIT: whllo lo yollow or block borry.
BARK/BRANCHES: groy lo roddlsh .
SPACING: 1220 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: borrlos lor blrds.
TRADE AVAILABILITY: poor lo lolr.
COMMENTS: lho borrlos hovo hlslorlcolly boon usod lor o soop llko
subslonco, ovon lhough lhoy oro consldorod polsonous.
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USUAL SIZE: 0 lool, up lo 13 lool, lrunk
dlomolor ol 23 lool.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, cloy, wolldrolnod.
FOLIAGE: lorgo, dork groon, 8 lnchos long,
glossy loovos, rusly undorsldos, ovorgroon.
FLOWERS: showy whllo llowors, Moy oorly
summor, P lnchos, lrogronl.
FRUIT: cono wllh oxposod rod soods, JulyCclobor.
BARK/BRANCHES: brown, donso bronchlng slrucluros, roundod crown.
SPACING: 0Z lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: lrull lor blrds ond mommols.
COMMENTS: lhls ologonl lroo ls lough os nolls" ond lorms donso rool
mols. Cllon hos o pyromldol shopo. Avold prunlng oll lowor bronchos.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: loroslod wollonds,
olong slrooms.
USUAL SIZE: Z lool, con rooch 1Z0
lool, lrunk, 3 lo 12 lool ln dlomolor.
BAYOU SITE: lop bonk, slopo, loo.
SOIL TYPE: sondy loom.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, lorgo, brood loovos
lurn yollow ln loll.
FLOWERS: Aprll Moy, lnconsplcuous groon bolls.
FRUIT: SoplomborCclobor, 11 lnch brown bolls.
BARK/BRANCHES: roddlsh brown lo brown bork, scolos lloko oll,
whlllsh now bork.
SPACING: 400 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: soods lor blrds.
COMMENTS: lhls longllvod lroo ls vory holplul ln lorms ol sloblllzlng
boyou bonks duo lo lls lnlorwovon rool syslom. ll olso hos booulllul
bork ond lollogo.
PREFERRED HABITAT: cooslol plolns,
molsl lorosls.
2Z lool lrunk dlomolor.
Soll lypos. sond, loom, cloy, lolorolos
poor drolnogo.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, lorgo loovos lurn
rod ln loll, wovy lool odgos.
FLOWERS: colklns, AprllMoy.
FRUIT: ono soodod nul, 1 lnch long.
BARK/BRANCHES: norrow hood, dlsllncllvo llghl groy bork.
SPACING: 0Z lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: ocorns lor door ond blrds, good covor, lollogo
lor bullorlly lorvoo.
COMMENTS: lhls ook ls ol lls bosl ln nolurol solllngs such os hoovy
solls olong lop bonks. Somo whol ook wlll roslslonl. Slow growlng.
PREFERRED HABITAT: molsl uplond
woods, llolds.
USUAL SIZE: ollon 0Z0 ll, up lo 10
lool, lrunk dlomolor ol 3 lool.
SOIL TYPE: molsl sondy loom , cloy loom.
LIGHT: sun.
FOLIAGE: slorshopod loovos, doclduous,
oulslondlng loll color [rod ond yollow|.
FLOWERS: MorchMoy, smoll groon.
FRUIT: SoplomborMovombor, 1 1 lnch bolls.
BARK/BRANCHES: ollon cork wlngod bronchos, rough bork, lurrowod,
brown lo groy.
SPACING: 23 lool
PROPAGATION: by sood , culllngs.
WILDLIFE VALUE: lrull lor blrds, mommols.
COMMENTS: A losl growlng lroo woll sullod lo boyou corrldors. lls loll
color ls lho lroos mosl dlsllncllvo looluro.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: molsl lorosls.
USUAL SIZE: 80100 lool, con rooch 10 lool,
3 lool lrunk dlomolor.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, loovos lurn rod ln loll ,
P lnchos long, mulllplo round lool lobos,
dood loovos ln wlnlor sloy on lho lroo lor o long llmo.
FLOWERS: AprllMoy, yollow groon colklns.
FRUIT: ocorns ln SoplomborCclobor, 1 lnch long.
BARK/BRANCHES: bork ls oll whllo, llghl groy or roddlsh brown.
SPACING: 0Z lool.
PROPAGATION: lrosh ocorns.
WILDLIFE VALUE: ocorns lor door, blrds, good covor, lwlgs lor
nosllng, lollogo lor bullorlly lorvoo.
COMMENTS: lhls slololy loo ls bocomlng loss common ln soulhoosl
loxos duo lo hobllol loss. lho Vhllo Cok lomlly ls somowhol
roslslonl lo ook wlll. Slow lo modlum growlh rolo.
PREFERRED HABITAT: wolorwoys
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USUAL SIZE: up lo 100 lool, usuolly loss.
BAYOU SITE: loo ond molsl lop bonks.
FOLIAGE: doclduous.
FLOWERS: yollow colklns.
FRUIT: lhln shollod, brown Hlckory nuls.
BARK/BRANCHES: groylsh brown.
SPACING: 20 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: Squlrrols ond Ducks ool lho nuls.
COMMENTS: lhls spoclos ol Hlckory ls lho mosl loloronl ol
wol condlllons.
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slrooms.
USUAL SIZE: lo 80 lool.
BAYOU SITE: lowor slopo, uppor slopo,
lop bonk.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, bul closor lo bolng
ovorgroon lhon mosl Coks.
FLOWERS: wllh lho loovos ln Sprlng.
FRUIT: rlponlng SoplomborCclobor.
BARK/BRANCHES: groy lo llghl brown.
SPACING: 2040 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: ocorns lor Mommols
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COMMENTS: Cllon o hosl lor Mlslloloo.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: molsl woodlonds, bonks ol
slrooms.
USUAL SIZE: ollon 12 lool, con rooch Z0 lool
or moro, up lo 12 lool lrunk dlomolor.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, ocldlc.
FOLIAGE: 24 lnch closslc hollyshopod loovos
wllh splnos, ovorgroon.
FLOWERS: whllo lo yollowlsh, sprlngsummor.
FRUIT: rod drupos, only on lomolo plonls, lo lnch, lolo lollwlnlor.
BARK/BRANCHES: pyromldol crown, llghl or groy bork.
SPACING: 20 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood or culllngs.
WILDLIFE VALUE: sood lor blrds. Voluoblo duo lo durollon ol soods on lroos.
TRADE AVAILABILITY: poor lor spoclos, bul good lor hybrlds.
COMMENTS: lho lopol Holly ls o nolurolly occurrlng hybrld ol Amorlcon
Holly ond Dohoon Holly [lor Soulhooslorn .S.|. ll ls roodlly ovolloblo ln
lho nursory lrodo os lho Sovonnoh, Foslors, ond Eosl Pololko Holllos.
PREFERRED HABITAT: cooslol plolns, molsl
lorosls.
2Z lool lrunk dlomolor.
Soll lypos. sond, loom, cloy, lolorolos
poor drolnogo.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, lorgo loovos lurn
rod ln loll, wovy lool odgos.
FLOWERS: colklns, AprllMoy.
FRUIT: ono soodod nul, 1 lnch long.
BARK/BRANCHES: norrow hood, dlsllncllvo llghl groy bork.
SPACING: 0Z lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: ocorns lor door ond blrds, good covor , lollogo lor
bullorlly lorvoo.
COMMENTS: lhls ook ls ol lls bosl ln nolurol solllngs such os hoovy
solls olong lop bonks. Somo whol ook wlll roslslonl. Slow growlng.
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USUAL SIZE: 2030 lool, somollmos
roochos 4 lool.
BAYOU SITE: uppor slopo, lop bonk.
SOIL TYPE: woll drolnod sond, cloy,
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FOLIAGE: noorly ovorgroon loovos loo
llko sondpopor.
FLOWERS: whllo blooms ln Morch ond occoslonolly lo Movombor.
FRUIT: odlblo, swool, yollow orongo lnch drupo.
BARK/BRANCHES: roddlsh brown lo groy or block.
SPACING: 20 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: lrull ls oolon by mommols ond blrds. lnsocls oro olso
ollroclod lo lls llowors.
COMMENTS: lhls lroo ls roro ln lho Houslon oroo, bul commonly
lound wosl ond soulhwosl ol horo. ll ls ollon usod llko o Llvo Cok.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: woodlonds.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom.
LIGHT: porl shodo.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, wllh rod loll color.
FLOWERS: whllo blooms ln sprlng.
FRUIT: rod borrlos ln loll ond wlnlor.
BARK/BRANCHES: groylsh brown.
SPACING: 10 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: blrds ond mommols
ool lho lrull.
COMMENTS: lhls nollvo ls roro ln our oroo ond con bo porllculor
oboul drolnogo ond olhor sllo condlllons.
boyous.
USUAL SIZE: 240 lool loll, con rooch Z
lool, lrunk, 2 lo 4 lool ln dlomolor.
SOIL TYPE: molsl solls, sondy loom, cloy
loom.
FOLIAGE: brlghl groon loovos, doclduous, looks o bll llko Polson lvy.
FLOWERS: MorchMoy, groonlsh, drooplng cluslors.
FRUIT: AuguslCclobor ln cluslors, roddlsh brown, wlngod.
BARK/BRANCHES: groon bork whon lmmoluro, groy brown whon
moluro, rldgod, bushy crown.
SPACING: 202 lool.
PROPAGATION: culllngs, by sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: soods lor blrds ond squlrrols.
COMMENTS: A losl growlng, rosourcolul, bul shorlllvod lroo llkoly lo
colonlzo lowor bonks. Shrubby growlh ln oorly yoors. Hos modlum
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USUAL SIZE: 1020 lool, somollmos 40
lool.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, cloywolldrolnod.
LIGHT: dopplod shodo lo modorolo sun.
FOLIAGE: dull groon, hoorl shopod
loovos, doclduous, yollow loll color .
FLOWERS: oorly sprlng bloom, rosoplnk [roroly whllo, odlblo|.
FRUIT: logumo, wllh smoll soods, rlpon summorloll.
BARK/BRANCHES: roddlshbrown bork, lrunk ls ollon olmosl slrolghl,
wllh o roundod or llollonod crown.
SPACING: 12 lool
PROPAGATION: by sood, o prollllc soll soodor.
WILDLIFE VALUE: lollogo ls o bullorlly lorvoo lood sourco.
COMMENTS: An ollrocllvo undorslory lroo. Vlll nol lolorolo roullnoly
wol, compocl solls. A rolollvoly shorlllvod lroo.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: molsl lorosls.
10 lool, 3 lool lrunk dlomolor.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, loovos lurn rod ln
loll , P lnchos long, mulllplo round
lool lobos, dood loovos ln wlnlor sloy on lho lroo lor o long llmo.
FLOWERS: AprllMoy, yollow groon colklns.
FRUIT: ocorns ln SoplomborCclobor, 1 lnch long.
BARK/BRANCHES: bork ls oll whllo, llghl groy or roddlsh brown.
SPACING: 0Z lool.
PROPAGATION: lrosh ocorns.
WILDLIFE VALUE: ocorns lor door, blrds, good covor, lwlgs lor nosllng,
lollogo lor bullorlly lorvoo.
COMMENTS: lhls slololy loo ls bocomlng loss common ln soulhoosl
loxos duo lo hobllol loss. lho Vhllo Cok lomlly ls somowhol
roslslonl lo ook wlll. Slow lo modlum growlh rolo.
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odgos ol woods.
LIGHT: lull sun, porllol shodo.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, plnnololy compound,
14 lnchos long.
FLOWERS: orongoyollow lnch lrogronl,
boloro now loovos ln sprlng.
FRUIT: logumo, roddlshbrown lo purplo or block, soods brown.
BARK/BRANCHES: roddlsh brown.
SPACING: 120 lool.
PROPAGATION: soods, culllngs.
WILDLIFE VALUE: llowors lor lnsocls, covor.
COMMENTS: ll ls roslslonl lo droughl ond hool. ll con bo on lnvoslvo
ln cloorod oroos.
PREFERRED HABITAT: rlch woods,
bollomlonds.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom cloy, woll drolnod.
LIGHT: shodo lo porllol shodo.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, 24 lnchos long,
yollow loll color.
FLOWERS: AprllJuno, ln colklns.
FLOWERS: rlbbod nullol, lolo Augusl
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BARK/BRANCHES: bronchos, drooplng, grocolul. lrunk wllh musclollko
pollorns.
SPACING: 121 lool.
PROPAGATION: lrosh sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: soods lor blrds, covor.
COMMENTS: lhls lroo ls vory lough, hos unlquo bork ond loll color.
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40 lool.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, cloywoll
drolnod.
FOLIAGE: dull groon, hoorl shopod
loovos, doclduous, yollow loll color .
FLOWERS: oorly sprlng bloom, rosoplnk
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FRUIT: logumo, wllh smoll soods, rlpon summorloll.
BARK/BRANCHES: roddlshbrown bork, lrunk ls ollon olmosl slrolghl,
wllh o roundod or llollonod crown.
SPACING: 12 lool
PROPAGATION: by sood, o prollllc soll soodor.
WILDLIFE VALUE: lollogo ls o bullorlly lorvoo lood sourco.
COMMENTS: An ollrocllvo undorslory lroo. Vlll nol lolorolo roullnoly
wol, compocl solls. A rolollvoly shorlllvod lroo.
PREFERRED HABITAT: molsl woods, lloodplolns.
USUAL SIZE: ollon lo 40 lool, roroly lo Z0 lool.
BAYOU SITE: lop bonk, uppor slopo, mld slopo.
SOIL TYPE: molsl soll, sondy loom, cloy loom.
FOLIAGE: 3P lnchos long, ollon ovol, sorrolo,
somo wllh lobos, yollow loll color.
FLOWERS: sprlng, groon, colklns.
FLOWERS: Moy lo Augusl, 1 lnch long
drupos, rod ol llrsl, lhon purpllsh
block, odlblo.
BARK/BRANCHES: sproodlng crown, brown lo groy bork.
SPACING: 230 lool.
PROPAGATION: culllngs, by sood, o prollllc sollsoodor.
WILDLIFE VALUE: lrull lor blrds ond mommols, lollogo lor mommols.
COMMENTS: A rosourcolul, losl growlng, lough occonl lroo lor wlldlllo.
Mony nonnollvo Mulborry lroos oro orronoously sold os Rod
Mulborry. ll ls rocommondod lo chock bolonlcol doscrlpllons boloro
plonllng lhls spoclos.
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woods, olong slrooms, noor swomps.
USUAL SIZE: 12 lool, roroly roochos up
lo Z0 lool, up lo 3 lool lrunk dlomolor.
BAYOU SITE: lop bonk, lowor slopo, loo
SOIL TYPE: rlch sondy loom.
LIGHT: shodo lo porllol shodo
FOLIAGE: ovorgroon, 34 lnchos long, lwo
lnchos wldo, shlny, oromollc
FLOWERS: polo yollow, llny, boll shopod,
sprlngsummor
FRUIT: lnch bluoblock drupo
SPACING: 202 lool
WILDLIFE VALUE: lrull lor blrds, lollogo lor bullorlly lorvoo
TRADE AVAILABILITY: poor lo lolr
COMMENTS: Llkos wol solls. Con lorm lhlckols. Modorololy doop,
sproodlng rools.
OTHER BAYS: Swomp Boy Porsoo poluslrls.
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USUAL SIZE: 121 lool, somollmos lo 3 ll.
BAYOU SITE: lop bonk, slopos.
FOLIAGE: doclduous.
FLOWERS: yollow blooms, sprlng lo loll.
FRUIT: llnoor logumo.
BARK/BRANCHES: llmo groon,
lo brownlsh rod.
SPACING: 121 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood ond culllngs.
WILDLIFE VALUE: noclor lor lnsocls.
COMMENTS: lhls oul ol rongo loxos nollvo ls llrmly oslobllshod
horo ond ls vory usolul lor dry slopos.
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USUAL SIZE: 20 lool, con rooch P0 lool.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, wllh rod, yollow,
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FLOWERS: yollow, 2 lnch cluslors ln
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FRUIT: bluo, lnch long.
BARK/BRANCHES: roddlsh brown lo groy, oromollc.
WILDLIFE VALUE: blrds ool lho lrull.
COMMENTS: lho oll ond loovos oro usod os o llovorlng.
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USUAL SIZE: 2030 lool, roroly lo 0 lool,
lrunk up lo 1 1 lool ln dlomolor.
SOIL TYPE: sondy loom, cloy loom.
LIGHT: porllol shodo lo porllol sun.
FOLIAGE: olmosl ovorgroon, 3 lnchos
long, llghl groon loovos.
FLOWERS: Moy ond Juno bloom, whllo
23 lnchos ln dlomolor, lomon lrogronco,
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FRUIT: 12 lnch long cyllndrlcol cono wllh rod soods ln lho loll.
BARK/BRANCHES: llghl groybrown bork, norrow crown.
SPACING: 20 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: loovos lor door, soods lor blrds ond mommols.
COMMENTS: Con bo o good cholco whon o smollor Mognollo ls doslrod
olong o boyou corrldor. Con bo lhlckol lormlng. Slow growlng.
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USUAL SIZE: 12 lool loll, 312 lnch
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FOLIAGE: doclduous, lhroo lo lour
lnchos long, yollow loll color.
FLOWERS: oorlymld sprlng llowors, whllo, 1lnch boll shopod, vory
ornomonlol.
FRUIT: 1 2lnch drupo wllh wlngs.
BARK/BRANCHES: slondor, brllllo bronchos, smoll roundod crown.
Roddlsh brown lo groy bork wllh llssuros.
SPACING: 120 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : lrull lor mommols.
TRADE AV AA AILABILITY VV : YY lolr lo poor.
COMMENTS: An oxlromoly booulllul lroo whon ln bloom. so ln smoll
numbors. Plonl ln loll or wlnlor lor bosl choncos ol survlvol.
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LIGHT: porllol shodo.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, wllh grool
loll color.
FLOWERS: yollow, 1 lnch llowors ln
loll ond wlnlor.
FRUIT: woody copsulo wllh shlny
block soods.
BARK/BRANCHES: brown, smoolh
whon lmmoluro, scoly whon moluro.
SPACING: 810 lool.
PROPAGATION: slrollllod sood, loyorlng.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : blrds ool lho lrulls.
TRADE AV AA AILABILITY VV : YY poor.
COMMENTS: lhls ls lho sourco lor lho Vllch Hozol modlclnol oxlrocls.

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PREFERRED HABITAT: molsl lhlckols, rlch
bollomlonds.
USUAL SIZE: 4 lool.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, cloy, woll drolnod.
LIGHT: dopplod shodo lo porllol shodo.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, llghl groon, 3 lnchos
long, coorso loxlurod.
FLOWERS: JunoMovombor, smoll, whllo rosy plnk llowors ln cluslors.
FRUIT: lolo summorloll, purplo, whllo or plnk, lnch borryllko
drupos ln cluslors.
BARK/BRANCHES: groylsh bork, orchlng bronchos.
SPACING: Z lool.
PROPAGATION: soods ln lho loll, culllngs.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : lrull voluoblo lo blrds.
TRADE AV AA AILABILITY VV : YY lolr lo good.
COMMENTS: lhls shrub wlll nol lolorolo conllnuously soggy oroos.
ll should bo consldorod o sloplo shrub, whoro sllo condlllons oro
lovoroblo. lho vorloly Colllcorpo locloo hos whllo lrull. A lolrly
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PREFERRED HABITAT: woods,
bollomlonds, olong slrooms.
USUAL SIZE: 121 lool, somollmos up lo
3 lool, lrunk lo olghl lnchos.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, cloy, lolorolos
somowhol poorly drolnlng solls.
FOLIAGE: doclduous lo olmosl
ovorgroon, dork groon, yollow loll
color, 2 lnch loovos, shlny, promlnonl volns, ornomonlol.
FLOWERS: MoyJuno, smoll groonlsh yollow.
FRUIT: loll, rod lo block drupo, 1,4 1,2 lnch, cluslors olong slom,
ornomonlol.
BARK/BRANCHES: smoolh bork, browngroy, opon crown.
SPACING: 120 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : lollogo lor door, lrull lor blrds.
COMMENTS: Modorolo growlh rolo. Hos o sproodlng, lolrly shollow
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olong slrooms.
USUAL SIZE: ollon 1 lool, con rooch 20
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SOIL TYPE: sondy loom, woll drolnod, wllh
hlgh orgonlc mollor conlonl.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, modlum loxluro, rod
loll color.
FLOWERS: JunoAugusl, smoll whllo llowors.
FRUIT: AuguslMovombor, blulshblock drupo.
BARK/BRANCHES: groy lo groylshbrown bork.
SPACING: 12 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : lrull lor blrds.
TRADE AV AA AILABILITY VV : YY lolr.
COMMENTS: lhls shrub ls o lough compolllor olong boyou corrldors.
PREFERRED HABITAT: slugglsh slrooms,
wollonds.
USUAL SIZE: up lo 30 lool.
BAYOU SITE: loo.
SOIL TYPE: molsl solls, sondy loom.
LIGHT: lull sunporllol shodo.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, dork groon, 28
lnchos long, 13 lnchos wldo.
FLOWERS: JunoSoplombor, whllo lo
yollowlsh, ln bullonshopod hoods, 12 lnch dlomolor, lrogronl.
FRUIT: SoplomborCclobor, cluslor ol roddlsh brown nullols, lnch
dlomolor.
BARK/BRANCHES: groybrown bork, uprlghl growlh hobll.
SPACING: 101 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood, culllngs, rool dlvlslon.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : soods lor blrds, noclor lor bullorlllos, boos.
COMMENTS: Fosl growlng. Moods roullno molsluro. Slrlklng lorgo
shrub lo smoll lroo.
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woodod oroos.
USUAL SIZE: lool, con rooch 120 lool,
lrunk dlomolor lo 10 lnchos.
BAYOU SITE: lop bonk, uppormld slopo.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, cloy, woll drolnod.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, llghl groon,
somowhol lrlongulor, 3 lnchos long.
FLOWERS: AprllJuno, rod splkos, 812 lnchos.
FRUIT: 4 lnchos long, polsonous, brlghl rod boons oro producod ln
poollko pods ln oulumn.
BARK/BRANCHES: bronchos smoolh ond groon whon young, roddlsh
brown whon moluro, wllh lhorns.
SPACING: Z lool.
PROPAGATION: scorlllod sood, culllngs, rool dlvlslon.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : noclor lor hummlngblrds.
TRADE AV AA AILABILITY VV : YY poor lo lolr.
COMMENTS: nusuol looklng llowors, lrulls, ond loovos. lhoso
ollrlbulos moko ll o soughl ollor occonl plonl. ll wlll nol lolorolo
conllnuously soggy locollons.
PREFERRED HABITAT: TT woods, brush.
USUAL SIZE: 2 lool, con rooch lool.
LIGHT: TT porllol shodo.
FOLIAGE: doclduous lo somlovorgroon.
FLOWERS: whllo, ovor bloomlng.
FRUIT: rod lo groon smoll poppors,
AprllMovombor.
BARK/ K BRANCHES: groon lo llghl brown.
SPACING: 2 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : blrds ool lho lrulls.
TRADE AV AA AILABILITY VV : YY good.
COMMENTS: lhls ls ono ol lho hollosl poppors.
PREFERRED HABITAT: lorosls, lhlckols,
olong slrooms.
BAYOU SITE: lop bonk, mld lo uppor
slopo.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, cloyloom,
woll drolnod.
FOLIAGE: ovorgroon, dork groon,
shlny, 24 lnch loovos, oromollc.
FLOWERS: FobruoryAprll, whllo, up lo lnch.
FRUIT: AprllCclobor. lnch, block drupo.
BARK/BRANCHES: groy, smoolh unlll moluro, molllod.
SPACING: 81 lool.
PROPAGATION: slrollllod sood, culllngs.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : lrull lor blrds, lollogo lor bullorlly lorvoo.
COMMENTS: lhls lroo wlll rosood llsoll porslslonlly. ll ls lmporlonl lo
hovo doop, woll drolnod solls lo onsuro oslobllshmonl succoss ond
lo provonl loss duo lo rool rol ln lolor yoors. A sloplo lroo, ollon
lokon lor gronlod.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: TT sondy plnolonds
ond prolrlos.
USUAL SIZE: 2 lool.
LIGHT: TT porl shodo lo lull sun.
FOLIAGE: ovorgroon.
FLOWERS: n,o.
FRUIT: polo bluo, smoll,
woxy borrlos.
BARK/ K BRANCHES: brownlsh.
SPACING: 2 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : oxcollonl covor ond borrlos lor blrds.
COMMENTS: lhls plonl ls olso good lor smoll hodgos.
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LIGHT: porl shodo.
FOLIAGE: olmosl ovorgroon, llghl groon
loovos.
FLOWERS: groonlsh whllo, JunoAugusl.
FRUIT: cluslors ol 1,8 lnch purplo borrlos.
BARK/BRANCHES: brown lo groy.
PROPAGATION: culllngs.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : lrull lor blrds ond mommols, ond browso lor door.
lrodo ovolloblllly. lolr.
COMMENTS: An oxcollonl shrub lor oroslon conlrol.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: olong slrooms, molsl woods.
USUAL SIZE: ollon 121 lool, con rooch 30 lool.
BAYOU SITE: loo, slopos, lop bonk.
SOIL TYPE: molsl solls, sondy loom,
cloy loom.
LIGHT: lull sunporllol shodo.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, brlghl groon, 2Z lnchos.
FLOWERS: MoyJuly, whllo llowor cluslors [cymos|.
FRUIT: JulySoplombor, purplo block pomo,
1,1,4 lnch, odlblo whon rlpo only, ond
should bo modo lnlo |olly or wlno. nrlpo groon lrull hos smoll
omounls ol orsonlc ln ll.
BARK/BRANCHES: horbocoous ond woody bronchos, ollon groonrod
whon young ond groyrod whon moluro, rongy growlh hobll.
SPACING: 10 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : lrull lor blrds, mommols.
COMMENTS: Foslgrowlng, An oggrosslvo soll soodlng plonoor copoblo
ol colonlzlng dlslurbod oroos.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: bonks ol
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18 lool.
BAYOU SITE: lop bonk lo loo llno.
FOLIAGE: doclduous w1lh plnnololy
compound loovos.
FLOWERS: purplo 8 lnch splkos,
wllh orongo onlhors MoyJuno.
FRUIT: 1,3 lnch long logumo.
BARK/BRANCHES: brown or groy.
SPACING: Z1 lool oporl.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : noclor sourco lor lnsocls, loovos oro browsod by
door, ond ll ls o lorvol hosl plonl lor bullorlllos.
COMMENTS: lhls undorusod plonl ls ono ol lho mosl vorsolllo spoclos
ovolloblo ond ls oxcollonl lor oroslon conlrol.
PREFERRED HABITAT: TT llolds ond woodlonds.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, cloy, llmoslono.
LIGHT: TT dopplod lo lull sun.
FOLIAGE: doclduous.
FLOWERS: plnk drooplng cluslors ln sprlng.
FRUIT: block slrlngs ol boods.
BARK/ K BRANCHES: groy lo roddlsh brown.
PROPAGATION: scorlllod sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : Rlng lollod Cols ool lho lrulls ond lho lollogo ls browsod
by Vhllo lollod Door.
COMMENTS: lhls loxos nollvo hos boon lound ln counllos od|oconl lo
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SOIL TYPE: molsl ocldlc solls, sondy
loom, wolldrolnod.
FOLIAGE: somlovorgroon lo
doclduous, dork groon, 13 lnchos long, loolhory, glossy obovo,
loll color.
FLOWERS: bollshopod, whllo or plnklsh ln sprlng.
FRUIT: bluo lo block borrlos, 3,8 lnch ln dlomolor, rlpon ln
wlnlor, mony soods.
BARK/BRANCHES: bork groylsh lo dork brown.
SPACING: 1 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : borrlos lor blrds, mommols.
COMMENTS: Allrocllvo, occonl undorslory shrub. Adoquolo drolnogo
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PREFERRED HABITAT: TT woods,
bollomlonds.
LIGHT: TT porllol shodo lo lull sun.
FOLIAGE: doclduous.
FLOWERS: whllo llowors ln sprlng.
FRUIT: Pomo ln Moy, 1,23,4 lnch, rod whon rlpo.
BARK/ K BRANCHES: moroonbrown bork ond brown lo groy lwlgs.
SPACING: 101 lool.
PROPAGATION: by slrollllos sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : llowors provldo noclor, ond lho lrull loods mommols
ond blrds.
COMMENTS: lhls ls lho sourco ol lho dollclous Moy How Jolly.
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slrooms.
FOLIAGE: doclduous wllh yollow loll
color.
FLOWERS: plnk ln lolo sprlng.
FRUIT: block lrull ln loll ond wlnlor.
BARK/BRANCHES: groy lo brown.
PROPAGATION: scorlllod sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : noclor lor lnsocls, soods oolon by o low spoclos ol
onlmols, bul polsonous lo humons.
COMMENTS: lhls plonl ls roro ln lho Houslon oroo ond ls normolly
lound lorlhor oul wosl.
PREFERRED HABITAT: wol woods,
llood plolns.
USUAL SIZE: 4 lool, somollmos 120 lool.
BAYOU SITE: loo, lowor slopo, lop bonk.
lolorolos poor drolnogo.
FOLIAGE: ovorgroon, lonllko, 28 lool ln
dlomolor, cluslorod lrom lho boso, polo
groon.
FLOWERS: MoyJuno, croom colorod ond borno orocl, con rooch olghl lool.
FRUIT: loll, 1 ll. drooplng cluslors, lnch block drupos.
BARK/BRANCHES: sloms ond loovos orlso lonllko lrom lho crown.
SPACING: 4 lool.
PROPAGATION: by slrollllod sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : covor, lrull lor mommols.
COMMENTS: A slow growlng plonl lhol con ovonluolly colonlzo on oroo.
An oxlromoly lough plonl ln bollomlond solllngs. Donso, sproodlng
rool syslom. lolorolos lloodlng woll ond ls grool lor oroslon conlrol.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: lorosls, olong
slrooms, ond boggy oroos.
USUAL SIZE: 13 lool, con rooch lool
or moro.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, dull groon loovos,
good loll color.
FLOWERS: plnk blooms ln sprlng.
FRUIT: block lo dork blulshblock borrlos.
BARK/BRANCHES: youngor growlh ls groon ond lho oldor bronchos
oro roddlsh brown or groy.
SPACING: 4 lool.
PROPAGATION: culllngs, sood
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : lrull lor blrds ond mommols, covor lor wlldlllo.
TRADE AV AA AILABILITY VV : YY good lor lmprovod" vorlollos.
COMMENTS: lhls ls ono ol lho spoclos usod lor commorclol
bluoborrlos. ll ls olso ono ol lho poronl spoclos lor lho hybrld,
Soulhorn Hlghbush" Bluoborrlos.
PREFERRED HABITAT: TT woods, bollomlonds.
2 lool.
BAYOU SITE: lop bonk, lowor slopo.
poor drolnogo.
LIGHT: TT dopplod shodo lo lull sun.
FOLIAGE: porsloy shopod loovos,
doclduous, loovos lurn rod ln loll.
FRUIT: Morch, whllo lo plnklsh,
ornomonlol.
FLOWERS: rlponlng ln loll, 1,3 lnch rod borrlos [pomos|, ornomonlol.
BARK/ K BRANCHES: bronchos slondor, groybrown, lhorny, bork smoolh,
poollng.
SPACING: 120 lool.
PROPAGATION: by slrollllod sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : nosllng sllo lor blrds, lrull lor blrds, loovos lor bullorlly
lorvoo. Vory voluoblo lor wlldlllo.
COMMENTS: lhls undorslory shrub lo smoll lroo ls vory loloronl ol poorly
drolnod solls olong boyou corrldors. Hos doop rools rolollvo lo lls slzo.
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BAYOU SITE: woodlonds, bonks ol slrooms.
FOLIAGE: doclduous wllh sorrolod lool
morglns.
FLOWERS: smoll whllo llowors MorchMoy.
FRUIT: rod borrlos ln loll ond wlnlor.
BARK/BRANCHES: molllod groy lo brown.
SPACING: 121 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : blrds ool lho borrlos, ond ll ls olso good covor.
COMMENTS: lhls grool plonl should bo usod moro ollon ln
londscopos.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: woods, odgos ol slrooms,
rlvor bollomlonds.
USUAL SIZE: 1020 lool, occoslonolly 3040
lool, up lo 1 lrunk dlomolor.
SOIL TYPE: wolldrolnod doop, loomy solls.
LIGHT: dopplod shodo lo lull sun.
FOLIAGE: 1 4 lnchos long, glossy, ovol,
dork groon, doclduous, wllh rod ond yollow loll colors.
FLOWERS: MorchAprll, whllo ln brllllonl cluslors, [cymos|.
FRUIT: lnch bluoblock drupos ln honglng cluslors, JulyCclobor.
Bork,bronchos. bork rough, llssurod, dork brown lo olmosl block,
lrrogulorly shopod bronchos, brood crown, usuolly slnglo lrunk.
SPACING: 120 lool.
PROPAGATION: by soods, hordwood culllngs.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : lrull lor blrds, lollogo lor bullorlly lorvoo, noclor lor
bullorlllos ond boos.
COMMENTS: A booulllul shrub lo smoll lroo wllh oulslondlng wlldlllo
voluo. Plonl ln smoll numbors ol llrsl, slnco ll con bo o bll lrlcky lo
llnd lho ldool condlllons. Slowgrowlng.
PREFERRED HABITAT: TT lhlckols, olong slrooms.
USUAL SIZE: 20 lo 30 lool loll.
BAYOU SITE: lop bonk, uppor slopo, lowor
slopo, somollmos lho loo.
SOIL TYPE: molsl solls, sondy loom, cloy loom.
LIGHT: TT shodo lo modorolo sun.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, ollon ovol, 24 lnchos ,
dull groon, rough loxluro, purpllsh loll color.
FLOWERS: MoyAugusl, yollowlsh whllo, cluslorod.
FRUIT: AuguslCclobor, oll whllo drupos oboul 1,81,4 lnch wldo,
lolo loll.
BARK/ K BRANCHES: groy lo roddlsh brown bork.
SPACING: 120 lool.
PROPAGATION: by sood, lrom culllngs.
COMMENTS: Mol usuolly long llvod. Grows suckors lrom sproodlng
rools, o holplul londoncy lor oroslon conlrol. Con uso lor llvo slokos.
Hos o shrubby growlh hobll, hondlos hoovlor solls lhon Cornus
llorldo, Floworlng Dogwood.
PREFERRED HABITAT: TT woods, olong
slrooms, boyous.
USUAL SIZE: 240 lool loll, con rooch
Z lool, lrunk, 2 lo 4 lool ln dlomolor.
wolldrolnod.
LIGHT: TT shodo lo porllol shodo.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, polmolo, 3
lnchos long, lhln dork groon shlny loovos, ollon dolollolos ln summor.
FLOWERS: MorchMoy, cluslors, 1 lnch rod lubulor lndlvlduol
llowors, ornomonlol.
FRUIT: 12 lnch roundod copsulos.
BARK/ K BRANCHES: lhln, groy lo brown, smoolh. Bronchos usuolly shorl,
crookod ond uprlghl.
SPACING: 101 lool.
PROPAGATION: lrosh sood, dormonl rool culllngs.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : noclor lor hummlngblrds.
COMMENTS: An undorslory shrub lo smoll lroo wllh ollrocllvo lollogo
ond llowors. Vory lough whon sllod woll.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: TT molsl woods,
oponlngs, ond odgos.
USUAL SIZE: 820 lool, somollmos 30
lool.
LIGHT: TT porllol shodo lo lull sun.
FOLIAGE: doclduous wllh oulslondlng
loll color.
FLOWERS: whllo blooms ln summor.
FRUIT: rod, odlblo lrull ln wlnlor.
Bork,bronchos. brown lo groonlsh.
SPACING: 101 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood or somlhordwood culllngs.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : lrull lor ovor 20 spoclos ol blrds ond occoslonolly
door.
COMMENTS: lho lrull ls odlblo ond ls modo lnlo o Plnk Lomonodollko
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PREFERRED HABITAT: dry bonks.
USUAL SIZE: 1 lool or moro.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, rod loll color.
FLOWERS: whllo blooms ln sprlng or summor.
FRUIT: rod drupos ln holry cluslors.
Bork,bronchos. brownlsh.
SPACING: 24 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood, or dlvlslon.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : covor lor
COMMENTS: lho lrull ls oolon lrosh or modo lnlo o Plnk Lomonodo
drlnk, |usl llko Shlnlng Sumoc.
PREFERRED HABITAT: llolds, olong
slrooms, woodlond odgos.
USUAL SIZE: 2 lool or moro,
lrolllng.
LIGHT: porllol shodo lo modorolo
sun.
FOLIAGE: coorsoly loolhod,
dormonl ln wlnlor.
FLOWERS: MorchAprll, whllo, pololod.
FRUIT: block, up lo 1 lnch.
SPACING: 34 lool.
PROPAGATION: culllngs, ground loyorlng.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : lrull lor blrds, mommols.
COMMENTS: lhls plonl ls oulslondlng lor mlnlmlzlng oroslon.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: TT woods, olong slrooms, molsl
grosslonds, uppor odgos ol brocklsh morshos.
USUAL SIZE: ollon 101 lool, con rooch 40 lool.
LIGHT: TT porl shodo lo lull sun.
FOLIAGE: ollvo groon, 1 1,2 lnchos long,
norrow, lrogronl, ovorgroon.
FLOWERS: dlooclous, yollow groon, MorchAprll.
FRUIT: lnch woxy blulsh drupo ln lho loll.
Bork,bronchos. mullllrunkod, donso bronchlng pollorns, llghl brown
groylsh groon, roundod crown.
SPACING: 101 lool.
PROPAGATION: by soods, culllngs.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : vory voluoblo, covor, lrull lor blrds, loovos lor bullorlly
lorvoo.
TRADE AV AA AILABILITY VV : YY vory good.
COMMENTS: Should bo o sloplo plonl duo lo lls lonoclly, ovorgroon noluro
ond wlldlllo voluo. Vox Myrllos olso llx nllrogon ond rolurn ll lo lho soll
lhls plonl doos bosl ln porllol lo lull sun. Con colonlzo by suckorlng, o
holplul londoncy lor oroslon conlrol. Hondlos sollnlly up lo 3. ppl.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: olong loroslod slrooms,
wollonds.
USUAL SIZE: 8 lool.
BAYOU SITE: lop bonk
FOLIAGE: doclduous, 13 lnchos long, loovos
lurn rod ln lho loll.
FLOWERS: MoyJuno, groonlsh purplo,
lnconsplcuous.
FRUIT: loll ond wlnlor, rod, 1 lnch ocross, vory unusuol.
Bork,bronchos. sloms groon lo llghl brown.
PROPAGATION: by sood ln lho loll.
COMMENTS: lhls shrub hos o nlco vorllcol growlh hobll ond ls vory
ollrocllvo whon lurnlng loll colors ond whon produclng lrull. Bosl
plonlod ln lho loll lo ollow rool oslobllshmonl boloro lho plonl
oxporloncos lls llrsl summor.
PREFERRED HABITAT: swomps, olong
woodlond slrooms.
USUAL SIZE: lo 30 ll.
BAYOU SITE: lop bonk, slopos, loo.
drolnogo okoy.
FOLIAGE: doclduous, olllpllcol or
oblongovolo loovos.
FLOWERS: groon ond yollow
llowors ln sprlng.
FRUIT: purpllsh drupo.
BARK/BRANCHES: brown or groylsh.
SPACING: 101 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : lrull lor ducks, olhor blrds ond mommols, ond noclor
lor lnsocls. Door moy browso lho loovos.
COMMENTS: lhls lorgo shrub lo smoll lroo ls good lor oroslon conlrol
ond ll con hondlo o vorloly ol condlllons.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: TT swomps, olong
woodlond slrooms.
USUAL SIZE: 4 lool, somollmos 10 lool,
ond 23 lool lor dworl culllvors.
BAYOU SITE: lop bonk, loo.
drolnogo okoy.
LIGHT: TT dopplod shodo lo porl shodo.
FOLIAGE: doclduous lo somlovorgroon.
FLOWERS: AprllMoy, whllo, 3 lnch splros [rocomos|.
FRUIT: oblong copsulo wllh smoll soods ln lho loll.
BARK/ K BRANCHES: browngroy bork, slondor bronchos, ologonl ond
droplng growlh hobll.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : wlldlllo covor ond sood sourco lor blrds.
TRADE AV AA AILABILITY VV : YY lolr lo good.
COMMENTS: An oxlromoly woll odoplod shrub lor boyou corrldors.
Plonl whoro molsluro lovols wlll bo hlghor ond ovold plonllng
on sloop slopos. ll sllod proporly, ll wlll usuolly colonlzo. A vory
ollrocllvo ond usolul shrub.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: woods, lhlckols, uppor odgos
ol brocklsh morshos.
USUAL SIZE: 121 lool, somollmos 2 lool, up lo
12 lnch lrunk dlomolor.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, cloy, lolorolos poor drolnogo.
FOLIAGE: ovorgroon, smoll, dork groon.
FLOWERS: AprllMoy, llny, whllo.
FRUIT: rod drupos on lomolos ln loll ond wlnlor.
BARK/BRANCHES: brown lo groy bork, mony sloms lrom boso,
donso ond roundod crown.
SPACING: 121 lool.
PROPAGATION: by sood, somlhordwood culllngs.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : shollor, bullorlly lorvol lood [loovos|, lrull lor blrds.
Vory voluoblo lo wlldlllo ,wllh borrlos ollon prosonl ln lho wlnlor.
COMMENTS: Lorgo spoclmons could bo consldorod lroos. Slow
growlng ond sloblllzos bonks woll. Donslly holps sollon rolnloll
lmpocl on soll. Hondlos ony llghl condlllon ond lolorolos obuso
woll. Plonl ln loll or wlnlor lor bosl rosulls. Culllvors ol plonl oro
ovolloblo ln lho nursory lrodo.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: prolrlos.
USUAL SIZE: 3 lool, lo Z lool ln bloom.
SOIL TYPE: dry, grovolly solls.
FOLIAGE: ovorgroon, wllh shorp polnls on lho
ond ol lho loovos, blulsh whon moluro.
FLOWERS: whllo blooms on o slolk lrom Moy
lo Cclobor.
FRUIT: dork brown copsulo.
SPACING: 3 lool.
PROPAGATION: dlvlslon ol pups.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : covor lor smoll onlmols, nosllng, llowors oro oolon
by o vorloly ol wlldlllo.
COMMENTS: lhls plonl ls ollon conlusod wllh Loulslono
Yucco Yucco louslononsls.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: opon woods, moodows.
USUAL SIZE: 1 lool wllhoul bloom slolk.
FOLIAGE: succulonl slropllko loovos lo
1 lnchos long.
FLOWERS: groonlsh whllo, lubulor llowors on
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SPACING: 1 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood, dlvlslon ol ollsols.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV :. covor lor smoll crooluros, ond noclor lor lnsocls.
COMMENTS: lhls plonl wos provlously closslllod os Agovo vlrglnlco
ond Pollonlhos vlrglnlco.
PREFERRED HABITAT: prolrlos, odgos ol
woods, opon oroos.
USUAL SIZE: 2 lo 3 lool, lo P lool wllh
bloomlng llowor slolk.
SOIL TYPE: sondy solls.
FOLIAGE: groon lloxlblo loovos.
FLOWERS: groonlsh whllo llowors
on o lorgo bloom slolk.
FRUIT: brown copsulo.
SPACING: 3 lool.
PROPAGATION: dlvlslon ol pups.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : covor, ond lho llowors oro oolon by wlldlllo.
COMMENTS: lhls spoclos ond lho Arkonsos Yucco oro lwo ol lho
smollosl lypos ol Yucco.
PREFERRED HABITAT: cooslol lo lnlond
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collcho, woll drolnod.
FOLIAGE: ovorgroon.
FLOWERS: yollow blooms ln sprlng.
FRUIT: rod lo purplo lrull ln loll.
PROPAGATION: pods.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : mon ond onlmols ool lho lrull, ond lho pods, ond
lho llowors ollrocl lnsocls.
COMMENTS: Con bo usod on vory dry slopos.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: molsl oroos.
USUAL SIZE: 2 lool.
BAYOU SITE: loo, wol lop bonk.
LIGHT: lull sun.
FOLIAGE: dormonl ln wlnlor.
FLOWERS: lolo summor lo loll, whllo.
SPACING: 2 lool oporl lor plonls, or
2 lbs. sood por 1,000 squoro lool.
PROPAGATION: sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: sood lor blrds.
COMMENTS: Excollonl plonl lor lho loo ln sunny oroos.
PREFERRED HABITAT: prolrlos, oponlngs
ln woods.
USUAL SIZE: 3 lool loll.
FOLIAGE: groon wllh whlllsh woxy
coollng, dormonl ln wlnlor.
FLOWERS: AuguslMovombor.
SPACING: 2 lbs. puro llvo sood por
1000 squoro lool, or 2 lool oporl lor plonls.
PROPAGATION: sood, rool dlvlslon whllo dormonl.
WILDLIFE VALUE: lorogo gross, bullorlly lorvol lood sourco.
COMMENTS: A loll poronnlol bunchgross. Con colonlzo lhrough
rhlzomos. Vos onco o domlnonl lollgross prolrlo cllmox spoclos.
PREFERRED HABITAT: prolrlos, opon woods.
USUAL SIZE: 2 lool.
FLOWERS: Arrongod ln cluslors olong lho
llowor slolks, ond oro surroundod by
long, sllky, whllo holrs, glvlng lhom o
loolhory oppooronco.
SPACING: 2 lool lor plonls.
PROPAGATION: sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: lood lor Door, lorvol hosl plonl lor bullorlllos, sood
lor blrds.
COMMENTS: lhls spoclos ls ollon mlsldonllllod os Lllllo Bluoslom
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USUAL SIZE: 312 lnchos.
SOIL TYPE: loom, cloy, collcho, woll
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LIGHT: lull sun lo llghl shodo.
FOLIAGE: dormonl ln wlnlor ond ln
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FLOWERS: whon nol dormonl.
SPACING: 2 lbs. sood por 1,000 squoro lool.
PROPAGATION: sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: blrds ool lho soods, covor lor wlldlllo.
COMMENTS: Bullolo Gross ls usod os o lown ond o posluro gross.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: oponlngs ln
lorosls ond molsl sondy oroos.
USUAL SIZE: 820 lnchos [lncludlng
sood hoods|.
SOIL TYPE: molsl, sondy solls.
FOLIAGE: soml dormonl ln wlnlor.
FLOWERS: lho lnllorosconco hos lwo
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SPACING: 10 lbs. por 1000 sq. ll. [loss whon usod ln sood mlxos|.
WILDLIFE VALUE: lorogo.
COMMENTS: lhls gross ls nollvo lo much ol lho Soulhorn nllod Slolos
ond ls usod lor o lown gross ond lor posluros. ll hos o hlghor shodo
loloronco lhon mosl lurl lypo grossos. ll ls roodlly ovolloblo ln sood.
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olong brocklsh slrooms.
USUAL SIZE: 23 lool, somollmos 810 lool
ln lorgo clumps.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, cloy, molsl.
FLOWERS: AprllMovombor.
1000 sq. ll., or 34 lool oporl lor plonls.
PROPAGATION: sood, rool dlvlslon whon dormonl, clumps
by rhlzomos.
WILDLIFE VALUE: bullorlly lorvol lood plonl, covor, soods lor blrds.
COMMENTS: lhls lorgo gross works woll os on odgo bullor plonl.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: crook bolloms,
molsl woods.
BAYOU SITE: lop bonk, uppor slopo,
lowor slopo.
poor drolnogo.
FOLIAGE: dormonl ln wlnlor or wlnlor
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FLOWERS: llowors ln lho summor ond loll.
SPACING: 2 lbs. puro llvo sood por 1000 squoro lool, or 1 lool
oporl lor 1 conlolnorlzod plonls.
PROPAGATION: sood, rool dlvlslon.
WILDLIFE VALUE: covor lor ground dwollors, soods lor blrds,
o lorogo gross.
COMMENTS: A vory lough gross lor wol shody locollons. Con bo
modorololy oggrosslvo. ll hos sood hoods lhol rosomblo Cols.
Grool lor oroslon conlrol.
PREFERRED HABITAT: low oroos, boyous,
rlvors, sloughs.
USUAL SIZE: lo 30 lool, usuolly much
loss.
BAYOU SITE: lop bonk, uppor ond mld
slopos.
FOLIAGE: ovorgroon.
FLOWERS: ponlclos ol llollonod splkolols.
SPACING: 10 lool.
PROPAGATION: rool dlvlslon.
WILDLIFE VALUE: covor ond shools.
COMMENTS: lhls spoclos con bo vory hord lo llnd.
PREFERRED HABITAT: woll drolnod
prolrlos, oponlngs ln woods.
4 lool.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, cloyloom.
FLOWERS: usuolly ln mldCclobor,
doop plnk.
SPACING: 2lbs. puro llvo sood por 1000 squoro lool, or lwo
lool oporl lor plonls.
WILDLIFE VALUE: nosllng covor.
COMMENTS: Slunnlng color ln lho loll whon bloomlng. A good
loundollon plonl prolrlo compononl.
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FLOWERS: loll.
SPACING: 2 lbs puro llvo sood por 1000 squoro lool, or 3 lool
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PROPAGATION: by sood, rool dlvlslon whon dormonl, clumps by
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WILDLIFE VALUE: lorogo gross.
COMMENTS: A good componlon lo Lllllo Bluoslom, Blg Bluoslom,
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PREFERRED HABITAT: morglns ol
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BAYOU SITE: loo, wol lop bonks.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, cloy, molsl,
or sllghlly olovolod woll drolnod.
FOLIAGE: long, sllll , loovos wllh
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FLOWERS: roddlsh brown cluslors ol splkolols.
SPACING: 4 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood, lronsplonls.
WILDLIFE VALUE: blrds ool lho soods.
COMMENTS: Con lorm donso colonlos. lho sow loolhod morglns ol
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FOLIAGE: llghl bluo ond dormonl ln
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FLOWERS: loll.
SPACING: 2 lbs puro llvo sood por 1000 squoro lool or 1 lool
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WILDLIFE VALUE: bullorlly lorvol lood plonl, covor.
COMMENTS: A rolollvoly low growlng loundollon prolrlo bunchgross.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: prolrlos, moodows.
FLOWERS: ollrocllvo purplo llnlod owns.
SPACING: 4lbs sood por ocro.
PROPAGATION: sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: covor.
COMMENTS: Roro ln lho Houslon oroo.
PREFERRED HABITAT: morshos, prolrlos,
lrosh ond sollwolor hobllols.
USUAL SIZE: Z lool.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom , cloy, somo
sollno ok.
FLOWERS:
SPACING: 2 lool oporl lor plonls.
WILDLIFE VALUE: soods ond covor lor wlldlllo.
COMMENTS: lho slrong rools oro vory copoblo ol holdlng bonks
logolhor.
PREFERRED HABITAT: opon woods,
prolrlos.
USUAL SIZE: 2 lool.
FOLIAGE: poronnlol wllh wldo lool
blodos.
FLOWERS: lho soodhood ls on opon
ponlclo lhol ls dork purplo ln color.
SPACING: 23 lool lor plonls, or 1 lb por 4000 sq. ll.
PROPAGATION: sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: lorogo, lorvol hosl lor bullorlllos.
COMMENTS: lho purplo soodhoods con bo vory ollrocllvo ln
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PREFERRED HABITAT: prolrlos, moodows,
oponlngs ln woods.
SPACING: 12 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood.
COMMENTS: lhls ls lho slolo gross ol loxos. lho sood hoods oro oll
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PREFERRED HABITAT: brocklsh
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USUAL SIZE: up lo lool.
BAYOU SITE: loo, wolors odgo.
SOIL TYPE: wol, sollno.
LIGHT: lull sun.
FLOWERS: JulyMovombor.
SPACING: 23 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood, dlvlslon.
WILDLIFE VALUE: llsh hobllol, lood lor gooso.
COMMENTS: A sloplo gross lor sollno ond brocklsh oroos.
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olong crooks.
USUAL SIZE: lool, con rooch 10 lool.
BAYOU SITE: loo, lop bonk.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, cloy., molsl.
LIGHT: sunporllol shodo.
FLOWERS: Cclobor, roddlsh, 10 lnch hoods.
SPACING: 24 lool lor plonls.
PROPAGATION: by sood, rool dlvlslon.
WILDLIFE VALUE: covor, sood lor blrds.
COMMENTS: A donsoly bunchod poronnlol gross loloronl ol poor
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PREFERRED HABITAT: woods ond slrooms.

LIGHT: shodo or sun.
FOLIAGE: dormonl ln summor.
FLOWERS: 3 lnch long splko.
1,000 sq. ll., o1 lool oporl lor plonls.
PROPAGATION: sood, ond rool dlvlslon.
WILDLIFE VALUE: grolnllko soods lor smoll mommols ond blrds.
COMMENTS: lhls vory shodo loloronl, cool sooson gross ls usuolly
ovolloblo ln sood.
PREFERRED HABITAT: molsl opon plocos,
sllghlly brocklsh morshos, wol prolrlos.
USUAL SIZE: 3 lool, somollmos lool.
BAYOU SITE: loo, lop bonk [ll roullnoly
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SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, cloy. lolorolos
poor drolnogo.
FLOWERS: loll llowors.
SPACING: 1,2 lbs. puro llvo sood por 1000 squoro lool, or 3 lool
oporl lor plonls.
PROPAGATION: sood, rool dlvlslon whllo dormonl.
WILDLIFE VALUE: covor, soods lor blrds, bullorlly lorvol lood plonl.
COMMENTS: A coorso bunchgross lor molsl, oroslon prono oroos.
Vos onco o domlnonl lollgross prolrlo compononl ln
lowlond prolrlos.
PREFERRED HABITAT: bollomlonds.
usuolly colcoroous solls.
FOLIAGE: ovorgroon.
FLOWERS: lwlslod, 3 lnch long own,
wllh o borb.
SPACING: 1 lbs. sood por ocro.
PROPAGATION: sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: sprlng lorogo ond olso o lorvol hosl plonl
lor bullorlllos.
COMMENTS: lhls gross ls olso known os Spoorgross.
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oroos, odgos ol soll morshos,
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USUAL SIZE: 212 lnchos, crooplng.
FLOWERS: solmon colorod llowors
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SPACING: lnchos lo 1 lool.
PROPAGATION: culllngs, lronsplonls.
WILDLIFE VALUE: covor lor smoll crooluros.
COMMENTS: lhls ls o mombor ol lho Mollow lomlly, ond ll rools
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FLOWERS: Aprll lo Juno [soods|.
SPACING: 1 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: covor, onlmols
moy ool lho soods.
COMMENTS: An oxcollonl shodo lovlng groundcovor.
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FOLIAGE: loovos oro olllpllc or ovolo,
normolly wllh sorrolod odgos.
FLOWERS: lovondor llowors ln sprlng ond
summor.
SPACING: 1 lool.
PROPAGATION: dlvlslon, lronsplonls.
COMMENTS: lho lubors oro odlblo. lhls plonl con bo lnvoslvo, bul ll ls
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FLOWERS: plnk ond whllo llowors unloss
bolow lroozlng.
FLOWERS: rod borrlos lrom sprlng lo loll.
SPACING: 1 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: blrds ool lho borrlos.
COMMENTS: lho borrlos ond lho llowors oro on lho plonl ol lho
somo llmo.
PREFERRED HABITAT: woods, prolrlos.
BAYOU SITE: lop bonk, slopo.
SOIL TYPE: loom, cloy, wolldrolnod.
FOLIAGE: ovorgroon lo somollmos
dormonl.
FLOWERS: yollow blooms sporodlcolly
durlng worm soosons.
SPACING: 12 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood, rool dlvlslons.
WILDLIFE VALUE: covor lor ground dwollors.
COMMENTS: Allhough lhls plonl ls nol commonly lound ln
lho nursory lrodo, ll con bo lronsplonlod lrom nolurollzlng
populollons, ond ll wlll sprood ll woll odoplod lo lho now sllo.
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FLOWERS: whllo llowors, lnch,
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FLOWERS: lnch rod borrlos ln
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SPACING: P12 lnchos.
PROPAGATION: rool dlvlslons.
WILDLIFE VALUE: lrull lor blrds ond mommols.
COMMENTS: Colonlzos by slolons, sproods durlng wol porlods.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: llolds, opon woods.
USUAL SIZE: lrolllng.
FOLIAGE: ovorgroon.
FLOWERS: 1,8 lnch whllo llowors.
PROPAGATION: dlvlslon.
WILDLIFE VALUE: covor lor smoll
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COMMENTS: lhls usolul groundcovor rools ol lho nodos.
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USUAL SIZE: lrolllng sloms lo lool
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FOLIAGE:
FLOWERS: plnk bolls, AprllMovombor.
SPACING: 1 lool oporl lor plonls.
PROPAGATION: sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: loovos oro oolon by Door.
TRADE AVAILABILITY: poor .
COMMENTS: lho sood ls vory hord ond roqulros scorlllcollon lo
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USUAL SIZE: 28 lnchos, mol lormlng.
SOIL TYPE: sondy, grovolly solls.
FOLIAGE: slrong onnuol, succulonl loovos.
FLOWERS: hol plnk blooms MoyDocombor.
SPACING: 1 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: lnsocls oro ollroclod lo lho llowors.
COMMENTS: lhls plonl ls vory slmllor lo lho Soulh Amorlcon nollvo,
Moss Roso Porluloco grondllloro.
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FOLIAGE: ovorgroon lollogo, roundlsh
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FLOWERS: purplo, 1 lnch llowors
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SPACING: P12 lnchos.
PROPAGATION: rool dlvlslon, by sood
COMMENTS: An ollrocllvo woodlond groundcovor, musl hovo
odoquolo molsluro lo survlvo.
PREFERRED HABITAT: llolds, boyou
bonks.
USUAL SIZE: up lo 1 ll.
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llmoslono, sollno ok.
LIGHT: shodo lo porllol sun.
FOLIAGE: 2 lnch loolhod loovos.
FLOWERS: sprlng loll, smoll whllo
hoods wllh yollow conlors.
SPACING: 12 ll.
COMMENTS: Colonlzos whon woll odoplod.
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USUAL SIZE: crooplng sloms lo
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FLOWERS: whllo blooms Moy
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SPACING: 1 lool.
COMMENTS: lhls plonl ls normolly lhoughl ol os o lown wood, bul
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USUAL SIZE: 1 lool or loss.
FOLIAGE: poronnlol wllh long slolons.
FLOWERS: whllo llowors lolo sprlng lo
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FLOWERS: swool odlblo lo
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SPACING: 1 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: lnsocls oro ollroclod lo lho llowors ond mony
onlmols ool lho lrull.
COMMENTS: lhls ls ono ol lho poronls ol lho Gordon Slrowborry.
Pooplo moy conluso Vlld Slrowborry wllh lho lndlon Slrowborry
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FOLIAGE: onnuolshorl llvod poronnlol.
FLOWERS: Moy or Juno, yollow wllh
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SPACING: 12 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: noclor lor lnsocls ond soods lor blrds.
COMMENTS: lhls common plonl ls roodlly ovolloblo ln sood ond ln
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USUAL SIZE: 1 lool.
FOLIAGE: onnuol.
FLOWERS: bluo, 2 lo 4 lnch splkos
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PROPAGATION: sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: boos ond olhor lnsocls lorogo on lho noclor, ond ll
ls o hosl plonl lor Holrslrook ond Ellln Bullorlllos.
COMMENTS: lhls logumo ls o grool plonl lor sunny slopos ond ll
mlxos woll wllh olhor low growlng wlldllowors ond grossos.
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FOLIAGE: onnuol, lomon sconlod whon
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FLOWERS: yollow llowors lrom Morch
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SPACING: P12 lnchos oporl.
PROPAGATION: sood.
COMMENTS: lhls plonl ls ovolloblo ln sood ond ls olso ollon lound
ln nursorlos ln sprlng.
PREFERRED HABITAT: molsl prolrlos,
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USUAL SIZE: 2 lool.
BAYOU SITE: lop bonks, uppor ond
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FOLIAGE: onnuol.
FLOWERS: AprllJuno, 2 lnch, yollow
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SPACING: 2lbs sood por ocro or 1 lool oporl lor plonls.
PROPAGATION: sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE:
COMMENTS: A dopondoblo, ond oosy lo grow onnuol.

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USUAL SIZE: 12 lnchos, con rooch
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SOIL TYPE: sondy solls.
FOLIAGE: onnuol.
FLOWERS: rod, plnk, lovondor,
pooch, or whllo llowors ln sprlng.
SPACING: 1 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood.
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COMMENTS: Somollmos lhoso plonls oro grown by nursorlos lor uso
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USUAL SIZE: 1 lool.
FOLIAGE: lhln, lhroodllko loovos.
FLOWERS: yollow blooms, Fobruory
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SPACING: 1 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: bullorlllos lood on lho noclor.
COMMENTS: lhls plonl ls normolly ovolloblo ln sood.
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FOLIAGE: onnuol.
FLOWERS: sprlngloll, rod, yollow,
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SPACING: 1 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: boos, bullorlllos, ond olhor lnsocls lorogo on lho
noclor.
COMMENTS: Avolloblllly lor lho hybrld Blonkol Flowor" Golllordlo
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FLOWERS: orongorod, 38 lnch splkos
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SPACING: 12 lnchos.
PROPAGATION: sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: lnsocls ond Hummlngblrds lood lrom lho llowors.
COMMENTS: lhls onnuol hos boon shown lo do bollor mlxod ln wllh
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FOLIAGE: onnuol.
FLOWERS: purplo lnch splkos, Aprll lo
Juno.
SPACING: P lnchos.
PROPAGATION: sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: noclor bullorlllos, boos , ond mony olhor lnsocls.
COMMENTS: lhls ls o usolul plonl lhol con bo modo lnlo loos wllh
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FOLIAGE: onnuol.
FLOWERS: yollow 12 lnch blooms,
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SPACING: 12 lool, 20lbs sood por ocro.
PROPAGATION: sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: llowors ollrocls bullorlllos ond boos. Soods oro
oolon by blrds. Lorvol hosl plonl lor bullorlllos.
COMMENTS: lhls plonl ls usuolly ovolloblo ln sood only. ll ls o
logumo, so ll hos nllrogon llxlng proporllos.
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USUAL SIZE: 1 lool, con rooch up
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FOLIAGE: onnuol.
FLOWERS: 1 lnch yollow ond moroon
llowors ln sprlng ond oorly summor.
SPACING: 1 lool oporl lor plonls ond 2 lbs. sood por ocro.
PROPAGATION: sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: noclor lor bullorlllos ond olhor lnsocls, ond soods
lor blrds.
COMMENTS: A rod lloworlng vorloly ol lhls plonl con somollmos bo
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opon woods, dlslurbod oroos.
USUAL SIZE: up lo 10 lool.
LIGHT: lull sun.
FOLIAGE: onnuol, llghl groon,
1 lool loovos.
FLOWERS: 1 ll. ocross, yollow polols
surround o lorgo sood hood.
SPACING: 3 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: soods lor wlldlllo.
COMMENTS: lhls ls lho sourco ol lho commorclol Sunllowor soods.
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USUAL SIZE: 1 lool.
FOLIAGE: onnuol.
FLOWERS: whllo blooms lrom Morch
lo Juno.
SPACING: 1 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: lnsocls lorogo on lho pollon ond noclor.
COMMENTS: Door dlsllko lhls plonl bocouso ol lho prlckly loovos.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: woody oroos,
odgos ol shody slrooms.
USUAL SIZE: 10 lnchos3 lool.
SOIL TYPE: molsl solls, sond, loom,
cloy, lolorolos poor drolnogo.
FOLIAGE: dormonl ln wlnlor, up lo 3
lnchos long.
FLOWERS: lolo summorloll, vlolol
purplo, lnch, cluslors.
SPACING: 12 lool.
PROPAGATION: rool dlvlslon, soods.
WILDLIFE VALUE: noclor sourco lor bullorlllos.
COMMENTS: ll con rosood llsoll prollllcolly. lhls plonl wlll soom llko
ll ls comlng ond golng duo lo lls orrollc noluro. A plonoor plonl.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: molsl plocos olong

slrooms ond prolrlos.
FOLIAGE: grossllko loovos.
FLOWERS: yolloworongo, lrumpol
shopod llowors ollor rolns.
SPACING: 12 lnchos.
WILDLIFE VALUE: llowors ollrocl lnsocls, bul lho plonl con bo
polsonous lo grozlng onlmols.
COMMENTS: lhls spoclos olso occurs ln Argonllno.
wollonds.
BAYOU SITE: loo.
SOIL TYPE: molsl, rlch solls, sondy loom.
LIGHT: porllol shodo lo porllol sun.
FOLIAGE: 3 lnchos long, dork groon,
dormonl ln wlnlor.
FLOWERS: AuguslCclobor, lubulor, rod,
lndlvlduol llowors lo 1 lnchos long,
oround o lwolvo lo lwonly lnch slolk.
SPACING: 12 lool.
PROPAGATION: by sood, ground loyorlng.
WILDLIFE VALUE: noclor lor hummlngblrds.
COMMENTS: Llkoly lo nolurollzo olong slugglsh, shody boyou odgos.
odgos ol woods.
FOLIAGE: usuolly dormonl ln wlnlor.
FLOWERS: whllo or roroly plnk blooms,
Aprll lo Movombor.
PROPAGATION: sood.
COMMENTS: lhls plonl ls vory populor ond sovorol whllo ond plnk
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BAYOU SITE: lop bonk, uppor ond
mldslopos.
FOLIAGE: grossllko loovos.
FLOWERS: whllo llowors, lnlormlllonlly,
lhroughoul lho yoor.
SPACING: 1 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood, or lronsplonls ol bulbs.
COMMENTS: lhls spoclos ls vory common ond ls ollon consldorod lo
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FOLIAGE: ovorgroon.
FLOWERS: yollow blooms Aprll lo Juno.
SPACING: 1 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood or dlvlslon.
WILDLIFE VALUE: noclor lor bullorlllos ond boos.
COMMENTS: lhls spoclos ls loss droughl loloronl lhon Loncolool
Coroopsls Coroopsls loncoololo.
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USUAL SIZE:
FOLIAGE: ovorgroon, norrowllnoor, groy
groon lo gloucous.
FLOWERS: whllo llowors, moslly Moy
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PROPAGATION: sood, dlvlslon ol bulbs.
WILDLIFE VALUE: noclor lor lnsocls, plonl moy bo polsonous lo
grozlng onlmols.
TRADE AVAILABILITY: poor, [oll ond on|
COMMENTS: lhls plonl should bo grown moro ollon. lho Hlll Counlry
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PREFERRED HABITAT: woodlonds ond
slroom bonks.
USUAL SIZE: usuolly 3 lool, con rooch
lool.
SOIL TYPE: loom.
LIGHT: shodo lo porl shodo.
FLOWERS: whllo llowors ln loll.
SPACING: 2 lool.
PROPAGATION: rool dlvlslon ln wlnlor.
COMMENTS: Allor lho llrsl hord lroozo, lho sloms splll opon ond oxposo
lco lrom lho molsluro lnsldo.
PREFERRED HABITAT: slrooms, moodows.
SOIL TYPE: sond, cloy.
FOLIAGE:
FLOWERS: plnklsh lovondor llowors ln
splkos.
COMMENTS: lhls ls on oosy plonl lo grow ond ll ls vory dopondoblo.

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LIGHT: lull sun.
FOLIAGE: loovos oro 8 lnchos lo 2ll.
long ond llghl groygroon.
FLOWERS: 3 lnch wldo yollow blooms
wllh o lorgo brown cono ln July.
SPACING: 2 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: door wlll browso lhls plonl.
COMMENTS: lhls con bo o rolloblo ond long llvod plonl.

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PREFERRED HABITAT: lloodplolns,
bordors ol woodlonds, ond
prolrlos.
USUAL SIZE: 3 lool.
FOLIAGE: lho ollornolo loovos oro
norrowly loncoololo lo olllpllc
FLOWERS: yollow llowors July lo
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SPACING: 24 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: noclor lor lnsocls, blrds ond mommols ool lho soods,
loovos, ond, llowors
COMMENTS: lhls spoclos ls normolly lound ln sood, ond olhor
Solldogo spoclos moy occoslonolly bo ovolloblo ln conlolnors.
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morshos, rlporlon oroos
USUAL SIZE: 1 2 ll.
lolorolos poor drolnogo.
LIGHT: dopplod shodo lo modorolo
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FOLIAGE: ovorgroon lo dormonl ln
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FLOWERS: llowors MorchMoy, purpllsh plnk, 1 lnch ocross.
SPACING: 121 lnchos.
WILDLIFE VALUE: noclor lor boos.
COMMENTS: A lonoclous plonl lo uso lor llllor. Groon lollogo ls
usuolly prosonl durlng mosl wlnlors o blg plus.
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USUAL SIZE: 3Z lool, con rooch 12 lool.
BAYOU SITE: loo, lop bonk.
FOLIAGE: dormonl ln wlnlor, lrlongulor,
up lo lnchos long, llghl groon.
FLOWERS: MoyCclobor, whllo or plnk,
4 lnchos ln dlomolor, lunnol shopod.
SPACING: 4 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: lollogo lor bullorlly lorvoo.
COMMENTS: A lough, rool hordy, molsluro lovlng Hlblscus.
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SPACING: 1 lbs. puro llvo sood lor ocro.
PROPAGATION: sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: lood sourco lor blrds.
COMMENTS: lhls logumo ls o grool oddlllon lor sood mlxos.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, cloy [prolors
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FLOWERS: plnk blooms ln summor.
SPACING: 12 lool.
COMMENTS: A lorm wllh whllo odgod loovos ls sold ln lho
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USUAL SIZE: 2 lool.
SOIL TYPE: sondy, ocldlc solls.
LIGHT: lull sun.
FLOWERS: purplo splkos, 13 lool long, lor o couplo ol wooks ln lolo
summor or oorly loll.
SPACING: 2 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood, dlvlslon ol corms.
WILDLIFE VALUE: bullorlllos oro lond ol lho llowors.
COMMENTS: Mony spoclos ol Llolrls oro docllnlng bocouso ol lho loss
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PREFERRED HABITAT: wol moodows,
dllchos, odgos ol wollonds.
USUAL SIZE: lo lool.
SOIL TYPE: molsl solls.
FOLIAGE: loovos oro oblongovolo
lo llnoorloncoololo, lho uppor
loovos oro smoll, ond llol ogolnsl
lho slom.
FLOWERS: purplo blooms
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SPACING: 1 lool.
PROPAGATION: culllngs, sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: ollrocls boos ond bullorlllos.
COMMENTS: lhls nollvo ls usuolly ovorlookod bocouso ol lho bod
ropulollon ol lho lnvoslvo, oxollc Purplo Loososlrllo Lylhrum
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USUAL SIZE: 1 2 lool.
SOIL TYPE: sond, cloy, loom.
FLOWERS: AprllJuno, yollow, 23
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SPACING: 1218 lnchos oporl lor
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PROPAGATION: sood ln sprlng or loll, dlvlslon ol clumps, soll
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WILDLIFE VALUE: bullorlly noclor sourco.
COMMENTS: Should bo oddod lo prolrlo or wlldllowor moodow
sood mlxos. Sollsoods woll ollor oslobllshod.
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USUAL SIZE: 18 lnchos whon bloomlng,
much loss olhorwlso.
FOLIAGE: dormonl ln dry summors.
FLOWERS: llghl bluo llowors ln Aprll.
SPACING: 1 ll. oporl.
COMMENTS: lhls plonl con bo llko o ground covor whon condlllons
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PREFERRED HABITAT: slroom bonks,
prolrlos, molsl dllchos.
USUAL SIZE: 4 lool,
somollmosP10 lool.
FOLIAGE: dormonl ln wlnlor, 210
lnchos long, holry.
FLOWERS: AuguslCclobor, yollow,
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SPACING: 34 lool.
PROPAGATION: rool dlvlslon, sood, colonlzollon.
WILDLIFE VALUE: noclor ond lorvol lood plonl lor bullorlllos, soods
on|oyod by door ond blrds, bonollclol lnsoclory plonl.
COMMENTS: A vory lough, rosourcolul, plonoor plonl, hondlos
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PREFERRED HABITAT: hordwood
bollomlonds.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, ocld.
FOLIAGE: lho loovos lorm on umbrollo
shopo, goos dormonl ollor golng
lo sood.
FLOWERS: whllo blooms ln Aprll.
FLOWERS: yollow, ovol shopod lrull ln Moy.
SPACING: 2 lool.
PROPAGATION: dlvlslon or sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: noclor lor lnsocls ond lurllos ond smoll mommols
ool lho rlpo lrull.
COMMENTS: ll ls lhoughl lhol Moyopplo hos bonollclol
modlclnol usos.

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FOLIAGE: ovorgroon ln wormor wlnlors.
FLOWERS: rod, yollow, ond orongo
mlxos ol llowors Moy lo Frosl.
SPACING: 12 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: noclor lor lnsocls ond rlpo ochonos oro oolon
by blrds.
COMMENTS: lhls ls o rolloblo plonl lor roslorollon pro|ocls. All
yollow vorlollos ol lhls plonl oro known os Prolrlo Conollowor.

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FOLIAGE: wlnlor rosollo.
FLOWERS: sky bluo blooms ln loll.
SPACING: 2 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: noclor lor lnsocls ond hummlngblrds.
COMMENTS: lhls Solvlo spoclos hos boon ln docllno ln our oroo.
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FOLIAGE: somlovorgroon lo
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FLOWERS: sprlngsummor, plnk wllh
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SPACING: 1012 lnchos.
PROPAGATION: culllngs, rool dlvlslon, by sood lb por ocro.
WILDLIFE VALUE: noclor lor bullorlllos.
TRADE AVAILABILITY: lolrpoor.
COMMENTS: o scroppy, booulllul poronnlol lhol holds lls own.
PREFERRED HABITAT: grosslonds, molsl,
wolldrolnod woods.
FOLIAGE: groylsh groon, dormonl ln
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FLOWERS: AprllMoy, polo plnk lo
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SPACING: 121 lnchos oporl.
PROPAGATION: culllngs, rool dlvlslon, sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: bullorlly noclor plonl.
COMMENTS: Culslondlng color ln lho sprlng moro lhon mokos up lor
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USUAL SIZE: 1 lool or loss.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, woll drolnod.
FOLIAGE: ovorgroon lo somldormonl.
FLOWERS: plnk lor wlld spoclos, purplo,
plnk, or whllo lor culllvors.
SPACING: 1 lool.
PROPAGATION: culllngs, sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE:
TRADE AVAILABILITY: poor lor wlld spoclos, good lor culllvors.
COMMENTS: lho wlld vorloly con bo lound ln sood. Scrullnlzo ond
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PREFERRED HABITAT: prolrlos, opon Plno
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SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, cloy, ocld or
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LIGHT: lull sun.
FLOWERS: polo groon, 1 lnch globo,
lolo sprlng or oorly lo mldsummor.
SPACING: 3 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: ollrocls bullorlllos.
COMMENTS: lhls plonl closoly rosomblos plonls ln lho Yucco gonus.

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FLOWERS: yollow blooms lrom Morch
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SPACING: 1 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood.
COMMENTS: lhls spoclos ls nollvo lo lho woslorn odgos ol our
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USUAL SIZE: 3 lool.
BAYOU SITE: loo* [whon slow ond
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FOLIAGE: llnoor or norrowly
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FLOWERS: yollow blooms ln Cclobor.
SPACING: 1 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: lho soods oro oolon by goldllnchos, noclor lor
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COMMENTS: lhls spoclos con hondlo bolng up lo lnchos
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BAYOU SITE: loo, lowor slopo, molsl
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FOLIAGE: dormonl ln wlnlor, ovol
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FLOWERS: whllo or croom blooms,
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SPACING: 3 lool.
COMMENTS: lhls spoclos normolly hos whllo or croom colorod
llowors, bul lhoro oro mony culllvors ond hybrlds wllh plnk,
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PREFERRED HABITAT: prolrlos, opon oroos, bonks.
FOLIAGE:
FLOWERS: purplo, plnk, bluo, or whlllsh blooms,
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SPACING: 1 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: ollrocls lnsocls.
COMMENTS: lho culllvors ol lhls plonl v known os Llslonlhus".
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FOLIAGE: somlovorgroon lo dormonl ln wlnlor,
llghl groon, 24 lnchos wldo ond long.
FLOWERS: rod or whllo llowors orrongod ln o looso whorl, bloom ls
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FLOWERS: AuguslSoplombor, rod , usuolly mooly, borryllko lrull,
lnch, ln loll, odlblo.
BARK/BRANCHES: sloms oro woody lo somlwoody.
PROPAGATION: by sood, culllngs, dlvlslons.
WILDLIFE VALUE: noclor lor hummlngblrds, lrull lor mommols, lollogo
lor bullorlly lorvoo.
COMMENTS: lhls plonl ls oxlromoly lough ond loloronl ol oxlromo
condlllons. lho llowors oro vory ollrocllvo, ond lhls plonls mony
voluos quollly ll os o sloplo lor boyou corrldors.
PREFERRED HABITAT: opon woods, noor
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LIGHT: dopplod shodo lo lull sun.
FOLIAGE: 12 lnchos long, dormonl lo
somlovorgroon, holry loovos ond sloms.
FLOWERS: MoyMovombor, rod, plnk,
whllo, corol, 1 lnch lubulor.
SPACING: 12 lool.
PROPAGATION: soods, culllngs.
WILDLIFE VALUE: Moclor lor
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lorvol lood sourco.
COMMENTS: suolly rosoods ll poronl plonls oro klllod by hord wlnlors.
PREFERRED HABITAT: llolds, swomps,
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FOLIAGE: doclduous.
FLOWERS: orongo ond yollow blooms,
sprlng lo lrosl.
FLOWERS: smoll, blulsh block borrlos.
BARK/BRANCHES:
SPACING: 23 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood, culllngs, loyorlng.
WILDLIFE VALUE: noclor lor lnsocls ond Hummlngblrds, lrull lor blrds,
lorvol hosl plonl ol lho Polnlod Lody bullorlly.
COMMENTS: Mosl ol lho Lonlono oncounlorod ln our oroo ls lho
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SOIL TYPE: cloy, collcho.
LIGHT: lull sun.
FOLIAGE: poronnlol, dormonl ln
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FLOWERS: whllo blooms ln Juno ond
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SPACING: 3lbs ol sood por ocro.
PROPAGATION: sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: bonollclol lo blrds, bullorlllos, ond boos.
COMMENTS: lhls logumo noods woll drolnod soll.
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FLOWERS: bluo lo mogonlo blooms
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SPACING: 1 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE:
COMMENTS: Chlo Spldorworl lrodosconllo ohloonsls, ls moro
common ln our oroo, bul ls usuolly hordor lo llnd. Hybrlds ol
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PREFERRED HABITAT: prolrlos ond lhln
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FOLIAGE: sllvor groy loovos, con bo
mowod onco or lwlco o yoor.
FLOWERS: yollow llowors ln summor.
SPACING: 1 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood or dlvlslon.
WILDLIFE VALUE: covor lor crooluros ond noclor lor lnsocls.
TRADE AVAILABILITY: lolr .
COMMENTS: Volorlo Flnnls", ond Sllvor Klng", oro lwo culllvors.
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FOLIAGE: wlnlor rosollo.
FLOWERS: wlno colorod blooms
Fobruory lo Juno.
SPACING: 2 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: boos golhor pollon lrom lho llowors.
COMMENTS: lhls plonl con hondlo mowlng.
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SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, molsl, woll
drolnod.
LIGHT: shodo lo dopplod shodo.
FOLIAGE: ovorgroon.
SPACING: 12 lool.
COMMENTS: lhls ls o plonl lhol musl hovo ldool condlllons lo llourlsh.
PREFERRED HABITAT: woodlonds, ond
olong slrooms.
USUAL SIZE: 1 lool.
LIGHT: shodo.
FOLIAGE: dormonl ln wlnlor or whon
loo dry.
SPACING: 1 lool.
COMMENTS: lhls plonl doos nol llko wol cloys.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: TT swomps, molsl
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USUAL SIZE: 4 lool.
BAYOU SITE: wol lop bonks.
SOIL TYPE: sond, loom, cloy, hondlos
poor drolnogo.
LIGHT: TT shodo lo porllol shodo.
SPACING: 34 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : provldos covor lor
wlldlllo.
COMMENTS: A lorn lhol con slond hol summors ond should bo usod
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USUAL SIZE: 1 lool loll, con rooch
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SOIL TYPE: sondy loom, cloy, lolorolos
molsl, poorly drolnod solls.
FOLIAGE: llghl groon, lush, dormonl ln
wlnlor.
PROPAGATION: rool dlvlslons.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : covor lor ground dwollors.
COMMENTS: A good cholco whon o lush llllor plonl ls noodod,
provldod lho locollon ls roullnoly molsl.
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USUAL SIZE: cllmbs lo 10 lool.
FLOWERS: whllo blooms wllh rod conlor,
Aprll lo Movombor, ln lho ollornoons.
SPACING: lool.
PROPAGATION: sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : noclor lor bullorlllos.
COMMENTS: lhls Mornlng Glory" ocluolly blooms oround noon.
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USUAL SIZE: up lo 10 lool long.
FLOWERS: sprlng lo oorly summor,
somollmos lo Cclobor.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : blrds ool lho soods ond bullorlllos lood on lho
noclor.
COMMENTS: lhls plonl con bloom whllo ll ls sllll vory low lo lho
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PREFERRED HABITAT: woodlond odgos
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FOLIAGE: ovorgroon.
FLOWERS: yollow lunnol shopod,
Jonuory or Fobruory lo Aprll.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : noclor lor lnsocls,
good covor lor blrds.
COMMENTS: lhls plonl ls vory common ln londscopos.
BAYOU SITE: lop bonks.
FOLIAGE: olmosl ovorgroon.
FLOWERS: rod, 2 lnch cluslors, con bo
ovorbloomlng ln mlld woolhor.
SPACING: 8 lool.
PROPAGATION: culllngs, loyorlng.
WILDLIFE VALUE VV : noclor lor bullorlllos
ond hummlngblrds.
COMMENTS: lhls spoclos should bo plonlod lnslood ol lho lnvoslvo,
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FLOWERS: lnslgnlllconl.
FLOWERS: odlblo gropos lrom July
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SPACING: 10 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: mony crooluros ool
lho lrull.
COMMENTS: Mony dllloronl culllvors ol lhls plonl oxlsl. Vlno ls olso modo
lrom lho gropos.
FOLIAGE: ovorgroon.
FLOWERS: rod or orongo ond yollow
boll shopod llowors, sprlngloll.
SPACING: 3 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood, sollwood
culllngs, ond rool culllngs.
WILDLIFE VALUE: noclor lor lnsocls ond hummlngblrds.
COMMENTS: lhls vlno doos nol nood o lrollls os ll hos clows lhol
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FOLIAGE: doclduous.
FLOWERS: lovondor llowors, Moy
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FLOWERS: odlblo lrull wllh lllllo pulp.
SPACING: 23 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: lorvol lood lor bullorlllos ond blrds ool lho lrull.
TRADE AVAILABILITY: poor, lolr lor lho hybrld lnconso".
COMMENTS: lho lrull ls known os o Moypop".
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PREFERRED HABITAT: woodlond
odgos or oponlngs.
LIGHT: doclduous.
FOLIAGE: doclduous.
FLOWERS: rod, yollow, or orongo,
34 lnch llowors lrom Juno lo
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SPACING: 34 lool.
PROPAGATION: sood, slom, or
rool culllngs.
WILDLIFE VALUE: noclor lor Hummlngblrds ond Bullorlllos.
COMMENTS: lhls plonl ls vory common ln lho wlld.
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low plocos.
USUAL SIZE: hlgh cllmbor.
BAYOU SITE: lop bonks.
molsl, wolldrolnod.
FLOWERS: purplo blooms
ln summor.
SPACING: 2 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: covor ond lood lor blrds.
COMMENTS: lhls plonl ls vory lough ollor ll ls llrmly oslobllshod.
FOLIAGE: doclduous.
FLOWERS: lnconsplcuous.
FLOWERS: bluoblock borrlos ln loll.
SPACING: 1 lo 8 lool, dopondlng on sllo.
PROPAGATION: sood, culllngs, loyorlng.
WILDLIFE VALUE: mony spoclos ol blrds
ool lho borrlos.
COMMENTS: lhls vlno cllmbs by londrlls.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: lrosh lo lnlormodlolo
morshos, ond olong slrooms.
SOIL TYPE: mud.
FOLIAGE: loovos oro 4 lnchos wldo
ond 2 ll. long.
FLOWERS: whllo blooms, MoyMovombor.
WILDLIFE VALUE: soods lor Puddlo Ducks.
COMMENTS: Sovorol olhor spoclos ol Soglllorlo mlghl olso bo usod.
PREFERRED HABITAT: lroshwolor ond
lnlormodlolo morshos, shollow wolor,
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USUAL SIZE: Z lool.
SOIL TYPE: mud.
FLOWERS: brown lrulllng slolks.
WILDLIFE VALUE: rhlzomos oro oolon by Muskrols ond Gooso ond
smollor blrds lorogo omong Colloll colonlos.
COMMENTS: Colloll ls ono ol lho bosl oquollc plonls lor lmprovlng
wolor quollly.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: wollonds ond
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poor drolnogo.
FOLIAGE: somlovorgroon slropllko
loovos.
FLOWERS: whllo llowors ln summor
ond loll.
SPACING: 12 lool.
PROPAGATION: bulb dlvlslon.
WILDLIFE VALUE: ducks ond mommols lood on soods.
COMMENTS: Excollonl plonl lor lho loo ol wolorwoys.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: lrosh ond
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BAYOU SITE: loo, shollow wolor.
FOLIAGE: ovorgroon.
FLOWERS: bronchod, lormlnol
cluslor ol brownlsh splkolols.
SPACING: 24 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: wolorlowl ool lho soods.
COMMENTS: lhls plonl ls bolng usod ln our oroo lor morsh
roslorollon.
PREFERRED HABITAT: mud ol slognonl
lo slow movlng wolor.
USUAL SIZE: sloms hovo o vory losl
growlh rolo ond oro 2 lnchos
wldo.
BAYOU SITE: bolow loo ln colm, cloor
wolorwoys.
SOIL TYPE: mud.
FOLIAGE: moslly wlnlor hordy bul somowhol brllllo.
FLOWERS: whllo llowors obovo lho wolorllno.
PROPAGATION: sood ond lronsplonls.
WILDLIFE VALUE: oxygonolor, nursory lor oquollc lllo.
COMMENTS: Eoslly lound ln lho oquorlum lrodo.
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USUAL SIZE: sloms con croop lo ovor
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BAYOU SITE: loo.
FOLIAGE: doclduous.
FLOWERS: yollow.
SPACING: 1 lool.
PROPAGATION: lronsplonls.
WILDLIFE VALUE: noclor lor lnsocls, morglnol hobllol lor oquollc
wlldlllo, soods lor wolor lowl.
COMMENTS: lhls plonl moy hovo lho oblllly lo cloonso posllcldos
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PREFERRED HABITAT: morshos ond
swomps olong lho coosl.
BAYOU SITE: loo, lowor slopo, wol lop
bonks.
FOLIAGE: loovos oro 2 ll. long ond
lnchos wldo, dormonl ln lolo wlnlor.
FLOWERS: yollow blooms ln sprlng.
SPACING: 2 lool.
COMMENTS: lhls ls o poronl ol lho yollow lloworlng Gordon Connos.
ll ls ono ol lho bosl plonls known lor lmprovlng wolor quollly.
PREFERRED HABITAT: slow slrooms ond
qulol wolor ol ponds ond lokos.
USUAL SIZE: long sloms lorm donso
colonlos.
BAYOU SITE: submorsod.
LIGHT: lull sun.
FOLIAGE: ovorgroon, lurns olmosl block
ln wlnlor.
FLOWERS: llny whllo llowors.
PROPAGATION: vogolollvo lrogmonls ond sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: oxcollonl hobllol lor smoll llsh ond lnvorlobrolos ond
ducks ool lho soods.
COMMENTS: Romovos oxcoss nulrlonls lrom wolor.
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USUAL SIZE: 13 lool, occoslonolly lo
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FOLIAGE: ovorgroon.
SPACING: 12 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: covor lor smoll onlmols
ond somo onlmols moy browso on ll.
COMMENTS: Cnco lhls plonl gols oslobllshod, ll ls grool lor oroslon
conlrol.
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USUAL SIZE: 3 lool.
BAYOU SITE: loo, shollow wolor.
SOIL TYPE: molsl mlnorol or orgonlc
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FOLIAGE: 410 lnch lool blodos.
FLOWERS: long, norrow, obscuro
lnllorosconco.
PROPAGATION: lronsplonllng rhlzomos.
WILDLIFE VALUE: rhlzomos oro consumod by Muskrol.
COMMENTS: lhls plonl ls usolul lor oroslon conlrol.
PREFERRED HABITAT: morglns ol slrooms
ond ponds, olso brocklsh oroos.
USUAL SIZE: lnchos hlgh, crooplng.
BAYOU SITE: loo, wol lop bonks [bogs|.
FOLIAGE: succulonl, lomon sconlod
loovos.
FLOWERS: bluo llowors oboul 1 conllmolor wldo.
PROPAGATION: lronsplonls ol sloms wllh rools.
WILDLIFE VALUE: nursory plonl lor llsh ond omphlblons.
COMMENTS: An oosy plonl lo llnd ln lho oquorlum lrodo.
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BAYOU SITE: wolors odgo.
SOIL TYPE: wol solls, cloy, loom.
LIGHT: shodoporllol shodo.
FOLIAGE: hoorlshopod, dormonl ln
wlnlor, 3 lnchos long.
FLOWERS: sprlngsummor, 1,8 lnch
whllo lndlvlduols, drooplng splkos.
SPACING: 2 lool.
PROPAGATION: dlvlslon ol plonls.
WILDLIFE VALUE: noclor lor boos
COMMENTS: An oggrosslvo wolors odgo colonlzor. A componlon
lo Bold Cypross. Hondlos sollnlly up lo 0. ppl.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: morshos, olong
slrooms, dllchos.
BAYOU SITE: loo, molsl lop bonks.
SOIL TYPE: molsl sond, loom or cloy.
FOLIAGE: onnuol.
FLOWERS: plnk blooms, Juno lo lrosl.
SPACING: 12 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: blrds ool lho soods.
COMMENTS: lhls plonl roqulros porlodlc wolor lovol drow downs ln
sprlng ond oorly summor.
PREFERRED HABITAT: swomps, dllchos.
USUAL SIZE: 8 lool wllh llowors.
SOIL TYPE: muddy solls, somo sollno
ls ok.
FOLIAGE: dormonl ln wlnlor, loovos
rosomblo lhoso ol lho Conno spp.
FLOWERS: purplo splkos ln summor.
SPACING: 2 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: covor, noclor lor lnsocls.
COMMENTS: lhls plonl hos boon shown lo slgnlllconlly lmprovo
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SOIL TYPE: mud.
LIGHT: wolors odgo.
FOLIAGE: dormonl ln wlnlor, lonco or
lrlongulor shopod loovos lo olghl lnchos.
FLOWERS: JunoSoplombor, purplobluo,
lnch splkos.
SPACING: 12 lool.
PROPAGATION: rool dlvlslon, colonlzos by rhlzomos.
WILDLIFE VALUE: ollrocls drogonlllos ond domsollllos, noclor lor
bonollclol lnsocls.
TRADE AVAILABILITY: good lo lolr.
COMMENTS: Cllon doos ln slugglsh boyous or ln wollonds od|oconl lo
boyous. Hondlos sollnlly up lo 0. ppl.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: brocklsh ond lrosh
morshos.
USUAL SIZE: 4 lool.
SOIL TYPE: sond, cloy, sollno ok.
LIGHT: lull sun.
FOLIAGE: 2 lnch long loovos, dormonl
ln wlnlor.
FLOWERS: plnk or whllo llowors, summor lo loll.
FLOWERS: lon, rlng shopod, wllh soods lhol rlpon qulckly.
SPACING: 4 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: noclor lor hummlngblrds ond bullorlllos.
COMMENTS: Allhough lhls ls lhoughl ol o cooslol morsh plonl, ll hos
boon lound ln lwo lor lnlond counllos ln loxos.

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PREFERRED HABITAT: shorollnos
ol wolorwoys, ponds, ond ln
dllchos.
USUAL SIZE: 3 lool.
BAYOU SITE: loo, lowor slopo,
molsl lop bonks.
FOLIAGE: onnuol lo poronnlol,
loncoololo loovos.
FLOWERS: whllo blooms.
SPACING: 12 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: soods oro oolon by wolorlowl.
COMMENTS: lhls plonl onduros wolor lovol llucluollons.
PREFERRED HABITAT: lrosh lo brocklsh
morglns ol wolorwoys ond
wollonds.
USUAL SIZE: 1 or 2 lnchos loll ond
mol lormlng.
BAYOU SITE: loo, slopos ond lop bonk
whon conslslonlly molsl.
FOLIAGE: succulonl sloms
ond loovos.
FLOWERS: smoll, whllo lo llghl purplo blooms, Aprll lo lrosl.
SPACING: lnchos oporl lor sprlgs.
WILDLIFE VALUE: covor lor lnsocls ond olhor smoll crooluros.
TRADE AVAILABILITY: lolr, bul oosy lo llnd ln lho wlld.
COMMENTS: lough plonl lhol wllhslonds lloodlng ond mowlng.
A grool sloblllzor lor shorollnos ond ll olso provldos somo wollond
morgln hobllol.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: molsl sondy solls
or shollow lroshwolor.
FOLIAGE: ovorgroon.
FLOWERS: whllo llowors lollowod by
brown soods.
SPACING: 12 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: ducks ond mommols ool lho soods.
COMMENTS: Cllon usod lor wolor gordons. Hos boon shown lo
romovo Alrozlno lrom wolor.
PREFERRED HABITAT: wol prolrlos,
morshos, bordors ol bodlos ol wolor.
USUAL SIZE: 4 lool.
BAYOU SITE: loo [ol slow movlng
wolorwoys|, molsl lop bonks.
SOIL TYPE: mucky ond molsl sondy
solls.
FOLIAGE: poronnlol.
FLOWERS: lormlnol cluslor ol
brownlsh splkolols.
SPACING: 23 lool.
PROPAGATION: lronsplonls, dlvlslon.
WILDLIFE VALUE: soods, rhlzomos, ond shools oro oolon by
wolorlowl.
COMMENTS: Con lorm oxlonslvo colonlos.
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sllghlly brocklsh morshos.
BAYOU SITE: wolors odgo.
SOIL TYPE: wol solls, loom, cloy.
FOLIAGE: uprlghl, sword shopod.
FLOWERS: AprllJuno, lorgo, ornomonlol,
blulshpurplo.
FLOWERS: copsulo.
SPACING: 23 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: noclor.
COMMENTS: Copoblo ol onchorlng down o wolors odgo. Doos bosl
olong slugglsh boyous ond crooks. Hondlos sollnlly up lo 0.ppl.
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USUAL SIZE: 3 lool.
BAYOU SITE: loo, bollom porllons
submorgod.
LIGHT: lull sun.
FOLIAGE: llnoor lo loncoololo loovos.
FLOWERS: whllo or vlolol blooms wllh
purplo dols.
SPACING: 12 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: ollrocls Bullorlllos ond ls lho lorvol hosl lor lho loxon
Crosconlspol Bullorlly.
COMMENTS: lhls plonl ls rololod lo lho Shrlmp Plonl Jusllclo
brondogoono.
PREFERRED HABITAT: slroom bonks,
wollonds.
SOIL TYPE: molsl, sond, loom, cloy.
FLOWERS: whllo, lrogronl blooms ln
lolo sprlng lo mldsummor.
SPACING: 12 lool.
COMMENTS: A good plonl lor Houslons gumbo solls.
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lrosh lo sllghlly brocklsh.
USUAL SIZE: 3 ll.
FOLIAGE: norrow bluogroon loovos lo
18 lnchos long.
FLOWERS: yollow blooms Aprll lo Cclobor.
SPACING: 23 lool.
COMMENTS: ln lho 1PZ0s, Longwood Gordons ln Konnoll Squoro,
Ponnsylvonlo crossod Conno glouco wllh sovorol dllloronl lorroslrlol
connos. lho rosull wos lho Longwood culllvors. [1| Endoovor [rod
llowors|, [2| Erobus [solmon plnk llowors|, [3| Ro [yollow llowors|
ond [4| lonny [burnl orongo llowors|. ll olso romovos oxcoss
nllrogon ond phosphorous lrom wolor.
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PREFERRED HABITAT: wollonds, boyous.
BAYOU SITE: loo.
SOIL TYPE: molsl, sondy loom, cloy.
FOLIAGE: glossy groon, long, norrow.
FLOWERS: sprlngsummor, smoll whllo
groon brocls.
SPACING: 12 lool.
PROPAGATION: dlvlslon, sood.
WILDLIFE VALUE: soods.
COMMENTS: lhls plonl con usuolly bo lound ln lho wolor
gordon lrodo.
PREFERRED HABITAT: ponds, lokos,
slugglsh slrooms.
USUAL SIZE: llowors con rlso up lo
lnchos obovo lho wolor.
BAYOU SITE: shollow wolor.
SOIL TYPE: mosl wol solls.
LIGHT: lull sun.
FOLIAGE: orblculor llly pods, dormonl
ln wlnlor.
FLOWERS: whllo, lrogronl , 4Z lnch
llowors.
SPACING: 10 lool.
PROPAGATION: dlvlslon ol rhlzomos.
WILDLIFE VALUE: boovor, muskrol, ond door wlll consumo lho loovos
ond rhlzomos, lho soods oro oolon by ducks. Provldos hobllol lor
oquollc crooluros.
COMMENTS: lhls wldosprood spoclos ls olso ono lho poronls lor
mony ol lho hybrld wolor llllos ln lho londscopo lrodo.
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boyous.
USUAL SIZE: llowors bloom o low lnchos
obovo lho wolor.
BAYOU SITE: loo, submorgod 1 lool, lop
bonk, od|oconl wollonds.
SOIL TYPE: mucky subslrolo.
LIGHT: lull sun.
FOLIAGE: dormonl ln wlnlor, 3 lnch
loovos.
FLOWERS: yollow llowors, omorgonl, sprlng lo loll.
SPACING: 3 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: mommols ool lho rhlzomos, ond ll provldos hobllol lor
oquollc crooluros.
COMMENTS: lhls spoclos ls nol os cold loloronl os Mymphooo odorolo
ond doos bosl ln lho soulhorn porllons ol our oroo.
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USUAL SIZE: rlsos 1 lool or moro obovo
lho wolor.
BAYOU SITE: lop bonk, od|oconl wollonds,
or loo, lrom o low lnchos lo Z lool
undorwolor.
SOIL TYPE: ony soll, ol lho bollom ol
bodlos ol wolor.
LIGHT: lull sun.
FOLIAGE: dormonl ln wlnlor, porloclly round loovos.
FLOWERS: yollow blooms ln summor.
SPACING: 12 lool.
WILDLIFE VALUE: submorgod porllons croolo hobllol lor lnvorlobrolos,
soods oro oolon by Ducks ond olhor wlldlllo, Boovor ond Muskrol
consumo lho Rhlzomos.
COMMENTS: lho sood hood ls ollon usod ln llorol orrongomonls.
lho lubors olong lho rhlzomo ond lho soods oro odlblo.
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hondlos poor drolnogo.
FOLIAGE: dormonl ln dry summors.
FLOWERS: bluo, lovondor, or whllo
blooms, Sprlng lo Summor.
SPACING: 1 lool.
COMMENTS: lhls ls ono ol lho poronls ol lho Loulslono lrls hybrlds.
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THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
[281| 4PZ0Z40. lho ogoncy
rosponslblo lor wollond rololod
pormllllng.
BAYOU PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION
(BPA) [Z13| 2P443.
www.boyouprosorvollon.org
lhls orgonlzollons mlsslon ls lo
prolocl ond rosloro lho rlchnoss
ond dlvorslly ol wolorwoys
lhrough ocllvlsm, odvococy,
colloborollon ond oducollon.
lhoy work on molnloln lho
hoollh ol lho oro boyous,
sponsor oducollonol somlnors,
boyou cloonups, conoo
lounchos ond wolor quollly,
monllorlng ond olhor boyou
rololod ocllvlllos. lhoy olso
work lo molnloln lloodwoys
os hobllol corrldors. lho BPA
supporls buyouls ond olhor
hobllol lrlondly ollornollvos lor
llood conlrol.
BUFFALO BAYOU PARTNERSHIP
[Z13| Z20314. lhls group
sorvos os on odvlsory rosourco
ond llolson omong groups
pursulng dovolopmonl ol Boyou
omonlllos ond mony prlvolo
ond publlcsoclor onllllos wllh
lnlorosls ln ond,or |urlsdlcllons
ovor Boyou luncllons.
CITY OF HOUSTON PARKS
AND RECREATION FORESTRY
DEPARTMENT [Z13| 8Z03Z8.
lho Foroslry Doporlmonl ls
rosponslblo lor urbon loroslry
lssuos rololod lo lond ownod by
lho clly.
HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL
[Z13| 844000. lho ogoncy
rosponslblo lor roglonol llood
conlrol monogomonl.
NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY OF TEXAS
HOUSTON CHAPTER [281|
48P312Z. Houslon@npsol.
org lhls group promolos lho
consorvollon, rosoorch ond
ullllzollon ol lho nollvo plonls
ond plonl hobllols ol loxos
lhrough oducollon, oulrooch
ond oxomplo.
SOUTHEAST NURSERY GROWERS
ASSOCIATION www.slngo.
org A collocllon ol roglonol
wholosolo plonl nursorlos. A
vory holplul nursory ond plonl
locolor guldo on lho wob.
TEXAS FOREST SERVICE (TFS)
[PZP| 480.
hllp.,,lxloroslsorvlco.lomu.
odu lho lFS ls lho ogoncy
rosponslblo lor prolocllng
ond onhonclng lho slolos
lorosl rosourcos. lhls mlsslon
lncludos dovoloplng lho
copoclly ol communlllos lo
plonl ond coro lor lroos ln
porks, olong slrools ond ln
olhor urbon solllngs.
TEXAS NURSERYMAN AND
LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION (TNLA)
[12| 280182. lnlo@lxnlo.
org A londscopo,nursory lrodo
orgonlzollon lhol molnloln o
holplul nursory,hordwood,
plonl locolor sorvlco onllno.
BIBLIOGRAPHY/
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READING
A|llvsgl, Goyolo. Vlldllowors
ol loxos. Frodorlcksburg, l/.
Shooror Publlshlng, 1P84
Corroll, Donovon S., ond
Morsholl C. Johnson. Monuol
ol lho Vosculor Plonls ol loxos.
Auslln, l/. nlvorslly ol loxos
Pross, 1PZP
Gould, Fronk V. Common
loxos Grossos. Collogo
Slollon, l/. loxos A&M Pross,
1PZ8
Groy, Donlod H., ond Robln
B. Sollr. Blolochnlcol ond
Soll Bloonglnoorlng Slopo
Sloblllzollon. Mow York, MY.
John Vlloy & Sons, 1PP
Horror, Ellwood S. ond J.
Goorgo Horror. Guldo lo
1P2
RESOURCES
P3
Holch, Slophon L., Josoph L.
Schuslor, ond D. Lynn Drowo.
Grossos ol lho Gull Prolrlos
ond Morshos. Collogo Slollon,
loxos A&M nlvorslly Pross,
1PPP
Jonos, Slonloy D., Josoph
K. Vlpll, ond Poul M.
Monlgomory. Vosculor Plonls
ol loxos. Auslln, l/. nlvorslly
ol loxos Pross, 1PPZ
Moloon, V.R., ond C.B.
Vobslor. Forosl lroos ol loxos.
Collogo Slollon, l/. loxos
Forosl Sorvlco, 1P28
Mlxon, Elroy S. lroos, Shrubs
& Voody Vlnos ol Eosl
loxos. Mocogdochos, l/.
Bruco Lyndon Cunnlnghom
Producllons, 1P8
Mokos, Jlll. How lo Grow
Mollvo Plonls ol loxos ond
lho Soulhwosl. Auslln, l/.
nlvorslly ol loxos Pross, 2001
Cdonwold, Moll, ond Jomos
lurnor. ldonllllcollon, Solocllon
ond so ol Soulhorn Plonls.
Bolon Rougo, LA. Clollors
Publlshlng Dlvlslon, 1P8Z
Slmpson, Bonny |. A Flold
Guldo lo loxos lroos. Auslln,
l/. loxos Monlhly Pross,
1P88
Sollr, Robln B., ol ol.
Guldollnos lor Slroombonk
Roslorollon. Allonlo, GA.
Goorglo Soll & Volor
Consorvollon Commlsslon
Slulzonbokor, Chorlos D.
Aquollc ond Vollond Plonls
ol lho Voslorn Gull Coosl.
Auslln, l/. nlvorslly ol loxos
Pross, 1PPP
llnor, Rolph V. Flold Guldo
lo Coslol Vollond Plonls ol lho
Soulhooslorn nllod Slolos.
Amhorsl, MA. nlvorslly ol
Mossochusolls Pross, 1PP3
lull, Dolono, ond Goorgo
Mlllor. A Flold Guldo lo
Vlldllowors, lroos ond Shrubs
ol loxos. Houslon, l/. Gull
Publlshlng, 1PP1
lvolon, John, ond Glorlo
lvolon. Vlldllowors ol
Houslon. Houslon, l/. Rlco
nlvorslly Pross, 1PP3
Vlnos, Roborl A. lroos ol
Eosl loxos. Auslln, l/. loxos
Monlhly Pross, 1PZZ
Vosowskl, Solly, ond Andy
Vosowskl. Mollvo loxos
Plonls. Houslon, l/. Gull
Publlshlng, 1PP1
GLOSSARY
BAYOU. A shollow, ollon slow
movlng ollshool ol o rlvor
lound ln llood plolns. lho
word ls dorlvod lrom lho
Fronch boyou" moonlng gul.
BERRY. A lloshy lrull wllhoul o
hord slono.
BRACKISH MARSH. Vollonds
choroclorlzod by plonls lhol
llvo ond prospor ln o sollnlly
rongo lrom 3. lo oboul
10.0 ppl.
BRACT. Modlllod lool ol o
llowor cluslor.
BUNCHGRASS. A gross wllh
nonoggrosslvo rhlzomos, sloms
ond loovos occur ln o bunch.
CAPSULE. A dry lrull composod
ol moro lhon ono ovory, spllls
opon ol molurlly.
CATKIN. A lloxlblo, scoly splko,
usuolly boorlng unlsoxuol
llowors.
CLAY-LOAM. Soll conlolnlng
lrom 20%30% cloy porllclos,
ond lrom 20%0% sond
porllclos, wllh lho rosl bolng
slll porllclos.
CLIMAX. A lorm oppllod lo
o populollon ol orgonlsms
[plonls, ocosysloms| lhol hos
roochod o slolo ol oqulllbrlum
wllh lls onvlronmonl ond
oxhlblls only mlnor chongos
ovor llmo.
CONE. A cluslor ol llowors or
lrull wllh ovorlopplng scolos.
CYME. A dolormlnolo llowor
cluslor wllh lnnormosl llowors
bloomlng llrsl, ollon llolloppod
or convox.
P4
DECIDUOUS. Folllng oll, loovos
loll oll ln oulumn or wlnlor.
DIOECIOUS. nlsoxuol wllh
slomlnolo [molo| ond plsllllolo
[lomolo| llowors on soporolo
plonls.
DEPOSITION. lho bulldup ol
sodlmonl olong slroombonks.
DRUPE. suolly o 1 soodod,
lloshy lrull, wllh ono hord
slono.
EROSION. lho romovol ond
lronsporlollon ol soll ond rock
molorlols by grovlly, wlnd ond
runnlng wolor.
EVERGREEN. Hovlng groon
loovos lhroughoul lho yoor.
Frull. lho sood boorlng porl
ol o plonl.
INFLORESCENCE. A llowor cluslor.
lnvoslvo. An oggrosslvo non
nollvo plonl lhol hos lho oblllly
lo dlsrupl or domlnolo on
ocosyslom.
LAYERING. Propogollon lrom
sloms lhol lorm rools whllo sllll
o porl ol lho poronl plonl.
LOAM. A soll lhol conlolns
roughly oquol porllons ol sond,
slll ond cloy.
LOBE. A sogmonl lormod by
o lorgo lndonlollon on lho
morgln ol o lool or llowor porl.
NATURALIZED. Cl lorolgn
orlgln, bul oslobllshod ond
roproduclng llsoll os lhough
nollvo.
NECTAR. lho swool socrollon ol
o llowor.
OVERSTORY. An umbrollo ol
plonls lhol oro lollor lhon
lhoso growlng undornoolh
[undorslory|.
PALMATELY LOBED. Hondshopod
wllh lho llngors sprood.
Ponlclo. A compound or
bronchod rocomo, o lypo ol
llowor cluslor.
PERENNIAL. A plonl lhol llvos
moro lhon ono or lwo yoors.
PIONEER. A plonoor plonl con
lolorolo dllllcull condlllons such
os boro or dlslurbod solls.
Plslll. Soodboorlng orgon ol
o llowor.
PPT. Porls por lhousond.
POME. An opplollko lrull.
PRAIRIE. A grosslond ol
nollvo grossos, sodgos, rushos
ond lorbs wllh woody plonls
moklng up loss lhon lon
porconl ol lho plonl communlly.
RACEME. A lypo ol llowor
cluslor ln whlch lho llowors,
ooch on o shorl slom, oro
orrongod olong o conlrol slolk.
RHIZOME. An undorground
slom or roolslock produclng
looly shools on lho uppor sldo
ond rools on lho lowor sldo.
RIPARIAN. Porlolnlng lo lho
bonks ol o slroom.
SALINE MARSH. Vollonds wllh o
sollnlly ol o0 ppl. or groolor.
Sorrolo. Sowloolhod.
SHRUB. A woody, poronnlol
plonl smollor lhon o lroo wllh
pormononl sloms lrom or noor
lho ground.
SPIKE. A lypo ol llowor cluslor
ln whlch lho lndlvlduol llowors
lock sloms ond oro ollochod
dlroclly lo lho long conlrol
slolk.
STAMEN. lho pollonboorlng
orgon ol o llowor.
STOLON. A moslly horlzonlol,
usuolly obovoground, slom or
bronch roollng ol lho llp ol lho
nodos ond lormlng now plonls.
TAPROOT. A moln prlmory rool
lhol grows olmosl slrolghl
down.
TOE. lho brook ln lho slopo ol
lho lool ol o bonk, whoro lho
bonk mools lho slroombod.
WHORL. A cycllc orrongomonl
ol llko porls.
GLOSSARY TERMS DERIVED IN
PART FROM: A Flold Guldo lo
Vlldllowors, lroos & Shrubs,
Guldo lo Soulhorn lroos,
Aquollc ond Vollond Plonls
ol lho Voslorn Gull Coosl,
Gordonlng wllh Prolrlo Plonls,
Monuol ol lho Vosculor Plonls
ol loxos, Guldollnos lor
Slroombonk Roslorollon.
P
INDEX
LARGE TREES
Amerlcan Llm - ulmos ometlcoo 22
8ald Cypress - 122
8lack Cherry - l22
8lack Cum - N23
8lack WalnuL - Ioqloos olqto 23
8lack Wlllow - 5ollx olqto 23
8ur Cak - Ooetcos moctocotpo 24
Cedar Llm - ulmos ctosslfollo 24
urummond 8ed Maple - Acet tobtom vot. JtommooJll 24
L C l2S
LasLern 8ed Cedar - Ioolpetos vltqlolooo 2S
LasLern erslmmon, Common erslmmon -
ulospytos vltqlolooo 2S
Creen Ash - ltoxloos peoosylvoolco 26
Laurel Cak - Ooetcos lootlfollo 26
Llve Cak - Ooetcos vltqlolooo 26
Loblolly lne - lloos toeJo 27
norLhern CaLalpa - cotolpo specloso 27
n C O27
Cvercup Cak - Ooetcos lytoto 28
ecan - cotyo llllooleosls 28
osL Cak - Ooetcos stelloto 28
8lver 8lrch - 8etolo olqto 29
Shagbark Plckory - cotyo ovoto 29
Shumard 8ed Cak - O29
Soapberry - 5oploJos JtommooJll 30
S. Magnolla - M30
Sugar Packberry - c30
Swamp ChesLnuL Cak - O31
SweeLgum - l31
Sycamore - llotooos occlJeotolls 31
WaLer Plckory - c32
WaLer Cak - Ooetcos olqto 32
WhlLe Cak - Ooetcos olbo 32
Wlnged Llm - ulmos oloto 33
MEDIUM TO SMALL TREES
Amerlcan Polly - llex opoco 33
Anacua, Sandpaper 1ree - 33
8ox Llder - Acet oeqooJo 34
LasLern 8edbud - cetcls coooJeosls 34
llowerlng uogwood - c34
lrlnge 1ree - c3S
Pulsache - Acoclo fotoeslooo 3S
lronwood, Amerlcan Pornbeam, Musclewood -
cotploos cotollolooo 3S
Mexlcan lum - ltooos mexlcooo 36
P
8edbay - letseo botboolo 36
8ed Mulberry - Motos tobto 36
8eLama - lotklosoolo ocoleoto 37
Sassafras - 5ossoftos olblJom 37
SweeLbay Magnolla - Moqoollo vltqlolooo 37
1wo Wlng Sllverbell - noleslo Jlpteto 38
WlLch Pazel - nomomells vltqlolooo 38
SHRUBS
Amerlcan 8eauLy 8erry - colllcotpo ometlcooo 38
Arrowood vlburnum - vlbotoom Jeototom 39
8 c39
Carollna 8uckLhorn - ltooqolo cotollolooo,
k39
Cherry Laurel - ltooos cotollolooo 40
Chlll equln - copslcom ooooom vot. ovlcolote 40
Coralbean - 40
Coralberry - 541
uwarf Wax MyrLle - Mytlco poslllo 41
Llderberry - 5ombocos coooJeosls 41
Lve's necklace - 542
larkleberry - vocclolom otboteom 42
lndlgobush - A42
Mayhaw - ctotoeqos opoco 43
Mexlcan 8uckeye - uoqooJlo specloso 43
5obol mloot 43
arsley PawLhorn - c44
ossumhaw - llex JeclJoo 44
8abblLeye 8lueberry - v44
8ed 8uckeye - Aescolos povlo vot. povl 4S
8oughleaf uogwood - cotoos JtommooJll 4S
8usLy 8lackhaw vlburnum - v4S
Shlnlng Sumac - k46
SmooLh Sumac - k46
SouLhern uewberry - kobos ttlvlolls 46
SouLhern Wax MyrLle - Motello cetlfeto 47
SLrawberry 8ush - oooymos ometlcooos 47
Swamp rlveL - l47
vlrglnla SweeLsplre - lteo vltqlolco 48
?aupon - llex vomltotlo 48
SUCCULENTS
Arkansas ?ucca - occo otkoosooo 48
lalse Aloe - MoofteJo vltqlolco 49
Loulslana ?ucca - occo looslooeosls 19
1exas rlckly ear - O49
GRASSES
8lg 8luesLem - Andropogon gerardll S0
8roomsedge 8luesLem - Andropogon vlrglnlcus S0
PZ
8rushy 8luesLem - Andropogon glomeraLus S0
8 8
C A
LasLern Camagrass - 1rlpsacum dacLyloldes S1
ClanL Cane - Arundlnarla glganLea S2
Culf Muhly - MS2
lnland Sea CaLs - cS2
lndlan Crass - 5S3
!amalcan Sawgrass - cloJlom jomolceose S3
L 8 5S3
ralrle Cordgrass - 5S4
urple 1op - 1S4
urple 1hree Awn - AS4
SldeoaLs Cramma - 8SS
SmooLh Cordgrass - 5SS
Sugarcane lumegrass - 5SS
SwlLchgrass - loolcom vltqotom S6
1exas WlnLergrass - NS6
vlrglnla Wlldrye - lymos vltqlolcos S6
GROUNDCOVERS
Carollna Modlola - MoJlolo cotollolooo S7
Cherokee Sedge - cS7
l P n 5S7
Porseherb - colyptocotpos vlolls S8
M S8
ldgeonberry - kS8
onyfooL - uS9
Mlmoso sttlqllloso S9
Shaggy orLulaca - lottoloco plloso S9
1exas lrogfrulL - l60
v 8 uloJlo vltqlolooo 60
WalLer's vloleL - vlolo woltetl 60
Wlld SLrawberry - ltoqotlo vltqlolooo 61
ANNUALS
8lack Lyed Susan - k 61
8luebonneL - loploos texeosls 61
C C utocopls omplexlcoolls 62
uahlberg ualsy - uyssoJlo teoollobo 62
urummond's hlox - l JtommooJll 62
CreenLhread - 1 63
lndlan 8lankeL - ColllotJlo 63
lndlan alnLbrush - c loJlvlso 63
Lemon MlnL - MoootJo clttloJoto 64
arLrldge ea - c fosclcoloto 64
lalns Coreopsls - coteopsls 64
S n ooooos 6S
WhlLe rlckly oppy - Atqemooe 6S
P8
PERENNIALS
8lue MlsL llower - c6S
8 C C66
Cardlnal llower - Lobello cotJloolls 66
Copper 8aln Llly - n66
Coreopsls - c67
Crow olson - N67
Lvenlng 8aln Llly - coopetlo JtommooJll 67
lall CbedlenL lanL - l68
lrosLweed - vetbesloo vlqlolco 68
C C koJbecklo moxlmo 68
Culf CoasL ensLemon - leostemoo teools 69
ClanL Coldenrod - 5ollJoqo qlqooteo 69
Palberd Leaf Plblscus - nlblscos loevls 69
l 8 u70
!ewels of Cpar - 1olloom poolcolotom 70
kansas CayfeaLher - l70
Lanceleaf Coreopsls - coteopsls looceoloto 71
Lanceleaf LoosesLrlfe - l
looceolotom 71
Lyre Leaf Sage - 5olvlo lytoto 71
Mayapple - l72
M S n72
Mexlcan PaL - k72
lnk Lvenlng rlmrose - O73
lLcher Sage - 573
ralrle hlox - l73
8 M tyoqlom yocclfollom 74
8ose vervaln - vetbeoo coooJeosls 74
Sundrops - c74
Swamp 8ose Mallow - n7S
S S n7S
1exas 8luebells - 7S
1exas LanLana - ll76
1roplcal Sage - 5olvlo coccloeo 76
1urks Cap - Molvovlscos JtommooJll 76
WesLern SplderworL - 177
WhlLe ralrle Clover - uoleo cooJlJo vot. cooJlJo 77
WhlLe Sage - Attemlslo loJovlclooo 77
Wlnecup - c
FERNS
ChrlsLmas lern - l78
Lbony SpleenworL - Aspleolom plotyoeotoo 78
8oyal lern - OsmooJo teqolls 79
Wood lern, SouLhern Shleld lern -
1u79
PP
VINES
Alamo vlne - lpomoeo sloooto 79
8lue !asmlne - c80
Carollna !essamlne - Celsemlom sempetvlteos 80
Coral Poneysuckle - loolceto sempetvlteos 80
Crossvlne - 8lqooolo copteoloto 81
Muscadlne Crape - v81
v l81
urple LeaLher llower - c82
1rumpeL vlne - compsls toJlcoos 82
vlrglnla Creeper - l82
WETLAND PLANTS
8ullLongue - 583
C C 183
Crlnum Llly - ctloom ometlcooom 83
lanworL - cobombo cotollolooo 84
l loJwlqlo peplolJes 84
ClanL 8ulrush - 5cltpos collfotolcos 84
Colden Canna - c8S
PornworL - c8S
PorseLall 8eed - 8S
Lemon 8acopa - 8ocopo cotollolooo 86
Llzard's 1all - 5oototos cetooos 86
Maldencane - l86
lnk SmarLweed - lolyqooom peosylvoolcom 87
owdery 1halla - 187
urple lckerelweed - looteJetlo cotJoto 87
SalL Marsh Mallow - k88
SmarLweed - l88
SmooLh WaLer Pyssop - 8ocopo moooletl 88
S 8 I89
SS 8 5cltpos tobetooemootool 89
SouLhern 8lue llag lrls - ltls vltqlolco 89
Splder Llly - nymeoocollls lltlosme 90
WaLer Canna - coooo qlooco 90
WaLer Wlllow - I90
WhlLe 1opped Sedge - k91
WhlLe WaLer Llly - N91
?ellow WaLer Llly - N91
?ellow WaLer LoLus - Nelombo loteo 92
Zlg Zag lrls - ltls btevlcoolls 92
100
NOTES & PLANNING
101
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