1. IPM Unit Plants

2. Dogwood
Cornus florida
• Plant type: Deciduous, Flowering Tree
• USDA Hardiness Zones: 5a to 9a
• Height: 15 – 30’
• Exposure: shade to full sun
• Bloom Color: White or Pink
• Bloom Time: Spring
• Short-lived tree – 25 years
• Landscape Uses: Specimen, Woodland garden
• Commercial cultivar of native tree
• Many other species: Chinese, Japanese, Osier

3. Hosta
• Herbaceous, perennial
• USDA Zone: 4a – 9a
• 10 – 12” tall, 24 – 32” wide
• Full shade to part shade
• Blooms Mid Summer: Purple, white
• Green or variegated
• Border, Container, Foundation, Ground cover,
• Deer favorite

4. Knock-out Rose
• Deciduous flowering shrub
• Full sun to part-shade
• Grows 3-4' wide x 3-4' tall.
• USDA Zone 5 – 11
• Colors: Pink, white, red, & yellow
• The most widely sold rose in North America.
• Easy to grow and do not require special care
– disease resistant
– bloom every 5-6 weeks until the first hard frost.
– self-cleaning
• A once a year cut (to about 12-18" above the
ground) in early spring
• Use as hedge, or specimen plant

5. Foxglove
Digitalis
• Plant type: Biennial, Herb,
• USDA Hardiness Zones: 4a to 8a
• Height: 2-5’
• Exposure: partial shade to full sun
• Bloom Color: Pink, Purple, White
• Bloom Time: Late spring to early summer
• Landscape Uses: Border, Container, Massing, Specimen,
Woodland garden
• All or parts of this plant are poisonous
• Suitable for cut flowers during 2nd year
• Extract used for heart medicine

6. Forsythia
• Plant type: Shrub
• USDA Hardiness Zones: 5a to 8b
• Height: 6’ to 10’ Spread: 5’ to 8’
• Exposure: partial shade to full sun
• Bloom Color: Yellow
• Bloom Time: Early spring, Mid spring
• Moisture: moist
• Form: Upright or erect
• Landscape Uses: Erosion control, Screen
• Usually the first color in spring landscape

7. English Ivy
Hedera
• Evergreen Vine
• Hardiness Zone: 5-9
• Height, Spread – Climbs readily to over 20’
• Exposure: Part sun to shade
• Uses: Ground cover, grows over trellises, containers
• Can be invasive
• Very tough and durable

8. Solidago
Golden Rod
• Plant type: Perennial
• USDA Hardiness Zones: 5-9
• Height: 24-36”, Spread: 12-18”
• Exposure: Full Sun
• Bloom Color: Yellow
• Bloom Time: Mid summer - Mid fall
• Leaf Color: Green
• Landscape Uses: Border, Container, Foundation, Seashore,
Specimen, Woodland garden
• Special Features: Attractive foliage, North American native,
Naturalizing, Suitable for cut flowers, Suitable for dried
flowers

9. Redbud
Cercis canadensis
• Plant type: Deciduous, Flowering, Tree
• USDA Hardiness Zones: 4b to 9a
• Height & Spread: 15 to 30’
• Exposure: partial shade to full sun
• Bloom Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple
• Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring
• Growth Rate: fast
• Landscape Uses: Specimen, Street tree, Woodland garden
• Native tree with commercial cultivars