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Lindera benzoin

Spicebush is a deciduous shrub, which grows with a rounded form. The fragrant white-yellow-green flower clusters bloom in March. Use Spicebush as a shrub border, in naturalized areas, or along woodland edges around your yard.

Eubotrys racemosa

Sweetbells is a deciduous shrub, which suckers (grows shoots from the base) to form colonies. Its white, fragrant, bell-shaped flowers bloom May-June. The leaves turn red in the fall. This shrub prefers moist, acidic soil. Use Sweetbells in borders and foundations, or for stabilizing slopes.

Leiophyllum buxifolium

Sandmyrtle is a small evergreen shrub with dense, smooth, leathery-textured foliage. Rosy buds open to white flowers tipped with pink, May-June. This shrub prefers moist, sandy soil, and does not tolerate drought. Use it in woodland gardens and for naturalizing.

Lathyrus japonicus

Beach Pea is a sprawling, perennial vine native to beach and dune environments; its roots help stabilize sand. Clusters of bright pink to lavender, pea-shaped flowers bloom June-August. This plant produces long, smooth, flat seed pods in the fall. Good choice for seaside gardens. Beach Pea may be difficult to find commercially. Tell your local garden or nursery about your interest in this plant.

Kalmia latifolia

Mountain Laurel is a broadleaf evergreen shrub. Cup-shaped, white to pink flowers with darker pink to purple markings cover the shrub in late spring. It is a host plant for larvae (caterpillars) of the Laurel sphinx moth (Sphinx kalmiae). Use in groups in shrub borders, shade gardens, or woodland areas; mixes well with Rhododendrons and Azaleas.

Kalmia angustifolia

Sheep Laurel is a flowering evergreen shrub with leathery, blue-green leaves. Clusters of small, rose-pink, saucer-shaped flowers bloom in late June. This shrub prefers a moist, acidic, organic soil, but will also grow in dry, sandy soil. Use it in a shrub border or woodland garden. Plant parts are toxic if ingested.

Juniperus virginiana

Eastern Red Cedar is a wildlife-friendly evergreen tree. This dioecious species (separate male and female trees) has a pyramidal shape when young. Female trees produce small, round, gray to light-blue berry-like cones consumed by many birds and small mammals. Its aromatic wood is used in furniture, fences, and building materials. Use it as a specimen, grouping, or screening plant; good for windbreaks and hedges.

Juniperus horizontalis

Creeping Juniper is a low-growing evergreen groundcover with long, trailing branches and soft-textured leaves. It tolerates hot and dry conditions, air pollution, and salt spray. Use massed on slopes, as a foundation plant, or in rock gardens.

Juniperus conferta

Shore Juniper is a dense, ground-hugging conifer with aromatic, green or blue-green, needle-like leaves. It grows well in dry, sandy soils and is salt-tolerant. Shore Juniper is a good choice for seaside gardens, rock gardens, and slopes. It can also be used along walkways and as a cascading plant over a wall.

Juncus effusus

Common Rush is a grass-like, clump-forming perennial. Small, yellowish-green to brown flowers bloom June-August. Plants should be cut back in early spring. Use Common Rush in rain gardens and at edges of ponds or water gardens; it will tolerate several inches of standing water.