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12261 County Road 4
Avon, MN 56310

Located in St. Wendel, MN

 

 

(320) 363-8110

PLANT SELECTION LIST:

This list is provided to help you select the proper plant for various conditions often found in many yards and landscapes.  This list is a quick reference guide, and individual plant descriptions should be reviewed to determine the best choice for each situation. 

Conditions listed below are: Dry Conditions, Wet Conditions, Shade Tolerant, Good Fall Color, Native to Minnesota.

Growing Zone MapUSDA Growing Zone Map prior to 2012 (Click on map to enlarge)

 

 

USDA Growing Zone map 2012

 

 

 

USDA Growing Zone Map from 2012 (Click on map to enlarge)

 

PLANTS FOR DRY CONDITIONS: (*Indicates plants that are extremely drought tolerant)

Shade Trees for dry conditions:

  • Catalpa, Northern*

  • Cherry, Wild Black

  • Coffetree, Kentucky

  • Hackberry, Common*

  • Honeylocust, Skyline

  • Linden, 1) American, 2) Redmond

  • Oak, Bur*

  • Lilac, 1) Japanese Tree, 2 Ivory Silk

  • Pear, Prairie Gem

Evergreens for dry conditions:

  • Arborvitae, Techney

  • Cedar, White

  • Juniper, Spreading, -Blue Chip, -Blue Rug, -Prince of Wales

  • Pine: -Mugo*, -Scotch*, -Red*, -White

  • Spruce: -Black Hills, -Colorado, -White

  • Yew, Taunton

Flowering Shrubs for dry conditions:

  • Barberry, all varieties

  • Lilac, all varieties

  • Maple, Dwarf Amur

  • Roses, all varieties of shrub type

  • Smokebush, Grace*

  • Spirea, all varieties

  • Tamarisk, Summerglow*

Perennials for dry conditions:

  • Coneflower, - Purple, -White Swan

  • Coreopsis, -Moonbeam, -Zagreb

  • Daylily, all varieties*

  • Dianthus, all varieties

  • Grass, -Elijah Blue, -Prairie Blues*, -Shennandoah

  • Iris, all varieties

  • Liatris, Floristan Violet

  • Pachsandra

  • Peony, all varieties

  • Sage, -Russian*, -Little Spire*

  • Sedum, all varieties*

PLANTS FOR WET CONDITIONS (*Indicates plants that will tolerate marginal bog conditions)

Shade trees for wet conditions:

  • Birch, -Paper, -Heritage River Birch*, -Royal Frost Birch

  • Poplar, all varieties

  • Willow, all varieties*

Evergreens for wet conditions:

  • Cedar, -White

  • Larch (Tamarack), -American*

  •  Spruce, -Norway

Shrubs for wet conditions:

  • Dogwood, -Cardinal, -Isanti, -Pagoda*, -Red Twig*

  • Viburnum, all varieties

  • Willow, -Dwarf Blue Leaf Arctic

Perennials for wet conditions:

  • Grass, -Flame

  • Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium): -Chocolate, -Little Joe

  • Ligularia, all varieties

PLANTS FOR FULL SHADE (*Indicates plants that will thrive in heavy shade)

Shade trees for full shade:

  • Beech, -Blue

  • Linden, all varieties

  • Maple, all varieties

Evergreens for full shade:

  • Arborvitae, all varieties

  • Cedar, -White

  • Cypress, -Russian

  • Yew, -Taunton*

Shrubs for full shade:

  • Azalea, -all varieties

  • Burning Bush (Euonymus)

  • Currant, -Alpine

  • Dogwood, -Cardinal, -Isanti, -Pagoda*, -Red Twig 

  • Honeysuckle, all varieties*

  • Hydrangea, -Annabelle*, -Paniculata types 3/4 shade

  • Maple, Dwarf Amur

  • Spirea, Little Princess

  • Viburnum, -American Highbush*, -Arrowwwod, -Dwarf American*, -Nannyberry*

Perennials for shade:

  • Astilbe, all varieties

  • Bleeding Heart, all varieties*

  • Cimicifuga, all varieties

  • Heuchera, all varieties

  • Hosta, -Blue*, -Green*, -Variegated*, -Yellow,

  • Ligularia, all varieties*

  • Pachysnadra*

Vines for shade:

  • Clematis, -Silver Moon

  • Honeysuckle, -Dropmore Scarlet*

  • Ivy, -Engelmann*

PLANTS WITH GOOD FALL COLOR (Fall foliage color listed in parenthesis)

Shade Trees with good fall color:

  • Amelanchier, -Autumn Brilliance (Deep Red)

  • Beech, Blue (Orange to Red)

  • Birch, -Paper (Yellow), -Heritage River (Yellow)

  • Honeylocust, -Skyline (Yellow)

  • Larch (Tamarack), -American (Golden-Yellow)

  • Linden, -Harvest Gold (Deep Yellow-Gold)

  • Maple, -Autumn Blaze (Red), -Autumn Spire (Scarlet Red), -Fall Fiesta (Orange), -Sienna (Yellow changing to Orange), -Sugar (Yellow to Orange)

  • Oak, -Red (Deep Red-Burgundy)

Shrubs with good fall color:

  • Burning Bush (red)

  • Chokeberry, -Glossy Black (red)

  • Cotoneaster, -Peking (deep red)

  • Dogwood, -Cardinal (deep red), -Garden Glow (deep red-maroon), -Isanti (deep red), -Pagoda (deep red-maroon), Red Twig (maroon)

  • Maple, -Dwarf Amur (red-orange to red)

  • Prunus, -Triloba (yellow orange)

  • Spirea, -Goldflame (rusty red), -Little Princess (maroon), -Magic Carpet (rusty red)

  • Viburnum, -Dwarf American (red-maroon), -American Highbush (red-maroon)

Perennials with good fall color:

  • Bergenia, -Winterglow (red)

  • Grass, -Flame (red), -Prairie Blues (reddish-purple), -Shennandoah (maroon-purple)

PLANTS NATIVE TO MINNESOTA: (* Indicates variety that is selected or hybridized from natives)

Shade trees native to Minnesota:

  • Beech, -Blue

  • Birch, -Paper, -Heritage River*

  • Cherry, -Wild Black, -Common Chokecherry

  • Coffeetree, -Kentucky

  • Hackberry, Common

  • Linden, -American, -Redmond*

  • Maple, -Autumn Blaze*, -Autumn Spire*, -Firefall*, -Sienna*, Sugar

  • Oak, -Bur, -Red

  • Poplar, -Robusta*, -Siouxland*

Ornamental trees native to Minnesota:

  • Amelanchier, -Autumn Brilliance*

  • Mountain Ash, -Showy

Evergreen trees and shrubs native to Minnesota:

  • Arborvitae, -Brandon*, -Holmstrup*, -Little Elfie*, -Pyramidal*, -Techney*, -Woodward*

  • Cedar, -White

  • Fir, -Balsam

  • Larch (Tamarack), -American

  • Juniper, -Blue Rug*, -Blue Chip*, -Prince of Wales*

  • Pine, -Red, -White

  • Spruce, -Black Hills*, -White

Shrubs native to Minnesota:

  • Amelanchier, -Regent

  • Dogwood, -Cardinal*, -Isanti*, -Pagoda, -Red Twig,

  • Ninebark, Diabolo*

  • Viburnum (Cranberry), -American Highbush, -Arrowwood, -Dwarf American*, -Nannyberry

Perennials native to Minnesota:

  • Anemone, -Canadensis

  • Aster, -Purple Dome*

  • Black Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia), -Goldsturm*

  • Bleeding Heart , -Fringed

  • Coneflower, -Magnus Superior*, -White Swan*

  • Eupatorium (Joe Pye Weed), -Chocolate*, -Little Joe*

  • Grass, -Flame*, -Prairie Blues

  • Liatris, -Floristan Violet*

  • Monarda, -Jacob Cline*, -Raspberry Wine*