PLANT SPECIES PROFILES Scenic Hudson Riverwalk Park at Tarrytown SUMMER 2018
TABLE OF CONTENTS 3. TREES 6. SHRUBS 9. BROADLEAF PERENNIALS 23. GRASSES, SEDGES, & RUSHES
TREES Amelanchier canadensis Shadblow Serviceberry existing HEIGHT: 25 to 35 TYPE: Deciduous Tree BLOOM PERIOD: April to May FALL LEAF COLOR: Orange LOCATION: Path Edge, Rolling Dunescape Betula nigra River Birch existing HEIGHT: 50 to 75 TYPE: Deciduous Tree HARDINESS: Zone 4 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Yellow Green BLOOM PERIOD: April to May FALL LEAF COLOR: Yellow LOCATION: Northern Buffer Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud existing LOCATION: Path Edge, Rolling Dunescape, Rain Gardens HEIGHT: 20 to 30 TYPE: Deciduous Tree BLOOM COLOR: Pink BLOOM PERIOD: April to May FALL LEAF COLOR: Orange ATTRIBUTES: Flowers before Leaf Out Crataegus viridis Winter King Green Hawthorn HEIGHT: 25 to 30 TYPE: Deciduous Tree HARDINESS: Zone 4 to 7 FALL LEAF COLOR: Orange Red LOCATION: Andre Brook 3
TREES Gymnocladus dioicus Espresso Seedless Kentucky Coffee Tree HEIGHT: 75 to 100 TYPE: Deciduous Tree BLOOM PERIOD: June FALL LEAF COLOR: Yellow LOCATION: Andre Brook Juniperus virginiana Canaertii Eastern Red Cedar HEIGHT: 15 to 20 TYPE: Evergreen Tree HARDINESS: Zone 3 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Non-Flowering BLOOM PERIOD: Non-Flowering ATTRIBUTES: Blue Berries in Fall LOCATION: Path Edge, Rolling Dunescape Ostrya virginiana American Hophornbeam HEIGHT: 35 to 50 TYPE: Deciduous Tree HARDINESS: Zone 3 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Red Brown BLOOM PERIOD: May FALL LEAF COLOR: Yellow Orange ATTRIBUTES: Exfoliating Bark LOCATION: Main Entry LOCATION: Path Edge, Rolling Dunescape, Rain Gardens Pinus rigida Pitch Pine existing HEIGHT: 50 to 70 TYPE: Needled Evergreen Tree BLOOM COLOR: Non-Flowering BLOOM PERIOD: Non-Flowering ATTRIBUTES: Cones 4
TREES Prunus Serotina Black Cherry existing LOCATION: Path Edge HEIGHT: 35 to 50 TYPE: Deciduous Tree HARDINESS: Zone 3 to 9 FALL LEAF COLOR: Orange Red ATTRIBUTES: Dark Purple Berries in Fall Quercus bicolor Swamp White Oak HEIGHT: 75 to 100 TYPE: Deciduous Tree BLOOM COLOR: Yellow BLOOM PERIOD: May FALL LEAF COLOR: Yellow Orange LOCATION: Andre Brook Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac existing LOCATION: Rolling Dunescape HEIGHT: 35 to 50 TYPE: Deciduous Tree BLOOM COLOR: Yellow BLOOM PERIOD: June to July FALL LEAF COLOR: Orange Red ATTRIBUTES: Red Fuzzy Berries in Fall 5
SHRUBS Cornus amomum Silky Dogwood existing LOCATION: Rain Gardens HEIGHT: 6 to 12 TYPE: Deciduous Shrub HARDINESS: Zone 5 to 8 BLOOM PERIOD: June FALL LEAF COLOR: Purple ATTRIBUTES: Blue Berries in August Cornus racemosa Gray Dogwood existing LOCATION: Path Edge, Rain Gardens HEIGHT: 6 to 12 TYPE: Deciduous Shrub FALL LEAF COLOR: Purple ATTRIBUTES: White Berries & Red Stems Cornus sericea Cardinal Red Osier Dogwood HEIGHT: 6 to 12 TYPE: Deciduous Shrub FALL LEAF COLOR: Red ATTRIBUTES: Red Twigs in Winter LOCATION: Andre Brook, Path Edge, Rolling Dunescape, Rain Gardens Juniperus virginiana Grey Owl Dwarf Eastern Red Cedar HEIGHT: 3 to 6 TYPE: Evergreen Shrub HARDINESS: Zone 2 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Non-Flowering BLOOM PERIOD: Non-Flowering FALL LEAF COLOR: Blueish/Green ATTRIBUTE: Light Blue Berries in Fall LOCATION: Path Edge 6
SHRUBS Myrica pensylvanica Northern Bayberry existing LOCATION: Southwest Shore HEIGHT: 6 to 12 TYPE: Deciduous Shrub HARDINESS: Zone 3 to 7 BLOOM COLOR: Yellow Green BLOOM PERIOD: March to April ATTRIBUTE: Blue Berries in Fall Potentilla fruticosa Shrubby Cinquefoil HEIGHT: 3 TYPE: Deciduous Shrub HARDINESS: Zone 3 to 7 BLOOM COLOR: Yellow BLOOM PERIOD: June to September LOCATION: Andre Brook, Rolling Dunescape Prunus maritima Beach plum existing LOCATION: Path Edge, Rolling Dunescape HEIGHT: 3 to 6 TYPE: Deciduous Shrub HARDINESS: Zone 3 to 7 BLOOM PERIOD: May FALL LEAF COLOR: Orange Red ATTRIBUTE: Purple Fruit Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac HEIGHT: 6 to 12 TYPE: Deciduous Shrub HARDINESS: Zone 3 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Yellow BLOOM PERIOD: March to April FALL LEAF COLOR: Red LOCATION: Path Edge, Rolling Dunescape, Rain Gardens 7
SHRUBS Rosa carolina Fragrant Sumac HEIGHT: 3 TYPE: Deciduous Shrub HARDINESS: Zone 4 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Pink BLOOM PERIOD: June to July FALL LEAF COLOR: Orange Red LOCATION: Path Edge, Rolling Dunescape, Rain Gardens 8
BROADLEAF PERENNIALS Agastache foeniculum Anise Hyssop HEIGHT: 2 to 5 BLOOM COLOR: Purple BLOOM PERIOD: June to September ATTRIBUTE: Fragrant LOCATION: Rolling Dunescape Allium cernuum Nodding Pink Onion HEIGHT: 1 BLOOM COLOR: Pink BLOOM PERIOD: June to July LOCATION: Andre Brook, Path Edge, Path Islands, Main Entrance, Spiral Viewing Amsonia ciliata Fringed Bluestar HEIGHT: 2 HARDINESS: Zone 5 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Pale Blue ATTRIBUTE: Yellow Fall Color LOCATION: Rolling Dunescape, Path Islands, Bulkhead Mantle Amsonia hubrichtii Threadleaf Bluestar HEIGHT: 3 HARDINESS: Zone 5 to 8 BLOOM COLOR: Pale Blue ATTRIBUTE: Yellow Fall Color LOCATION: Rolling Dunescape 9
BROADLEAF PERENNIALS Amsonia tabernaemontana Eastern Bluestar HEIGHT: 3 to 4 HARDINESS: Zone 3 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Pale Blue ATTRIBUTE: Yellow Fall Color LOCATION: Andre Brook Amsonia x Blue Ice Blue Star Flower HEIGHT: 10 HARDINESS: Zone 4 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Lavender Blue ATTRIBUTE: Yellow Fall Color LOCATION: Bulkhead Mantle Aquilegia canadensis Columbine HEIGHT: 1 to 2 BLOOM COLOR: Yellow to Red BLOOM PERIOD: May to July LOCATION: Picnic Grove Asarum canadense Wild Ginger HEIGHT: 6 to 8 HARDINESS: Zone 4 to 6 BLOOM COLOR: Purplish Brown BLOOM PERIOD: April to May LOCATION: Picnic Grove 10
BROADLEAF PERENNIALS Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed HEIGHT: 2 to 4 HARDINESS: Zone 3 to 6 BLOOM COLOR: Pink BLOOM PERIOD: June to August LOCATION: Rain Gardens Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed HARDINESS: Zone 3 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Orange BLOOM PERIOD: June to July LOCATION: Andre Brook, Rolling Dunescape, Path Islands, Southwest Shore, Main Entry Callirhoe involucrata Wine Cups HEIGHT: 1 to 2 BLOOM COLOR: Pink BLOOM PERIOD: June to August LOCATION: Path Edge, Spiral Viewing Camassia leichtlinii Great Camas HEIGHT: 3-4 HARDINESS: Zone 5 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Blue BLOOM PERIOD: April to May LOCATION: Rain Gardens 11
BROADLEAF PERENNIALS Chelone lyonii Hot Lips Pink Turtlehead HEIGHT: 3 BLOOM COLOR: Pink BLOOM PERIOD: August to September LOCATION: Rain Gardens Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake Master BLOOM PERIOD: July to August LOCATION: Andre Brook, Rolling Dunescape, Bulkhead Mantle Geranium maculatum Wild Geranium HEIGHT: 1 BLOOM COLOR: Pink LOCATION: Andre Brook Heuchera americana Garnet American Alumroot HEIGHT: 1-2 BLOOM COLOR: Greenish White BLOOM PERIOD: May LOCATION: Main Entry 12
BROADLEAF PERENNIALS Heuchera villosa Autumn Bride Hairy Alumroot HEIGHT: 10 to 18 BLOOM PERIOD: July to October LOCATION: Main Entry Hibiscus moscheutos Rose Mallow HEIGHT: 4 to 7 HARDINESS: Zone 5 to 8 to Pink BLOOM PERIOD: July to September LOCATION: Andre Brook Iris versicolor Blue Flag Iris HEIGHT: 3 to 4 HARDINESS: Zone 3 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Blue Violet BLOOM PERIOD: May to July LOCATION: Rain Gardens Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower HEIGHT: 2 to 4 HARDINESS: Zone 3 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Red BLOOM PERIOD: August to September LOCATION: Rain Gardens 13
BROADLEAF PERENNIALS Lobelia siphilitica Great Blue Lobelia HARDINESS: Zone 4 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Blue BLOOM PERIOD: August to September LOCATION: Rain Gardens Mertensia virginiana Virginia Bluebells HEIGHT: 18-24 BLOOM COLOR: Blue BLOOM PERIOD: March - June ATTRIBUTE: Spring Ephemeral LOCATION: Picnic Grove Monarda didyma Jacob Cline Oswego Tea HEIGHT: 3 to 4 BLOOM COLOR: Red BLOOM PERIOD: June to July LOCATION: Andre Brook, Main Entry, Northern Buffer Monarda fistulosa Claire Grace Wild Bergamont HEIGHT: 3 to 4 BLOOM COLOR: Pink BLOOM PERIOD: June to September LOCATION: Rain Gardens, Southwest Shore, Northern Buffer 14
BROADLEAF PERENNIALS Mondarda punctata Horsemint BLOOM COLOR: Yellow to Pink BLOOM PERIOD: July to September LOCATION: Rolling Dunescape Monarda x Fireball Oswego Tea HEIGHT: 1 to 2 BLOOM COLOR: Red BLOOM PERIOD: June to July LOCATION: Andre Brooke Oenothera macrocarpa ssp. fremontii Shimmer Evening Primrose HEIGHT: 6 to 12 BLOOM COLOR: Yellow BLOOM PERIOD: May to July LOCATION: Rolling Dunescape Oenothera fruticosa Sundrops HARDINESS: Zone 4 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Yellow LOCATION: Andre Brook, Rolling Dunescape, Southwest Shore 15
BROADLEAF PERENNIALS Oenothera speciosa Showy Evening Primrose HARDINESS: Zone 4 to 9 to Pink BLOOM PERIOD: May to July LOCATION: Pathway Edge Penstemon digitalis Huskers Red White Beardtongue HEIGHT: 2 to 4 BLOOM PERIOD: June to July ATTRIBUTE: Maroon Foliage LOCATION: Andre Brook, Rolling Dunescape, Bulkhead Mantle Phlox maculata Omega Omega Spotted Phlox BLOOM PERIOD: June to July LOCATION: Rolling Dunescape Phlox paniculata David Summer Phlox HEIGHT: 2 to 5 BLOOM PERIOD: July to September LOCATION: Rolling Dunescape 16
BROADLEAF PERENNIALS Phlox paniculata Jeana Summer Phlox BLOOM COLOR: Pink BLOOM PERIOD: July to September LOCATION: Rolling Dunescape Phlox paniculata Robert Poore Summer Phlox HEIGHT: 2 to 5 HARDINESS: Zone 5 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Pink BLOOM PERIOD: August to September LOCATION: Rolling Dunescape Phlox subulata Moss Pink HEIGHT: 6 HARDINESS: Zone 3 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Lavender Pink BLOOM PERIOD: April to June LOCATION: Andre Brook, Main Entry Physostegia virginiana Miss Manners Obedient Plant HEIGHT: 2 to 4 HARDINESS: Zone 3 to 9 BLOOM PERIOD: July to October LOCATION: Rain Gardens 17
BROADLEAF PERENNIALS Physostegia virginiana Pink Manners Obedient Plant HEIGHT: 2 to 4 HARDINESS: Zone 3 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Pink BLOOM PERIOD: July to October LOCATION: Rain Gardens Polemonium reptans Jacobs Ladder HEIGHT: 12 to 14 BLOOM COLOR: Blue LOCATION: Main Entry Polygonatum biflorum Giant Solomon s Seal HEIGHT: 3 to 4 HARDINESS: Zone 3 to 7 LOCATION: Main Entry Pycnanthemum flexuosum Appalachian Mountain Mint HARDINESS: Zone 6 to 8 BLOOM PERIOD: July to September LOCATION: Andre Brook 18
BROADLEAF PERENNIALS Pycnanthemum incanum Mountain Mint HEIGHT: 3 to 4 BLOOM PERIOD: July to September LOCATION: Main Entry, Northern Buffer Pycnanthemum muticum Big Leaf Mountain Mint HEIGHT: 3 to 4 BLOOM PERIOD: July to September LOCATION: Andre Brook, Rain Gardens, Pathway Islands Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slender Mountain Mint BLOOM PERIOD: July to September LOCATION: Andre Brook, Rolling Dunescape, Northern Buffer Ruellia humilis Fringeleaf Wild Petunia HEIGHT: 1 BLOOM COLOR: Purple BLOOM PERIOD: June to August LOCATION: Path Edge, Path Islands, Southwest Shore, Spiral Viewing 19
BROADLEAF PERENNIALS Salvia azurea Azure Blue Sage HEIGHT: 2 to 5 HARDINESS: Zone 5 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Blue BLOOM PERIOD: July to September LOCATION: Andre Brook, Rolling Dunescape Scutellaria incana Downy Skullcap HARDINESS: Zone 5 to 8 BLOOM COLOR: Blue BLOOM PERIOD: July to September LOCATION: Andre Brook, Northern Buffer Sisyrinchium angustifolium Lucerne Stout Blue-Eyed Grass HEIGHT: 6 to 12 BLOOM COLOR: Blue LOCATION: Path Edge Tradescantia ohiensis Ohio Spiderwort HARDINESS: Zone 4 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Blue LOCATION: Path Islands 20
BROADLEAF PERENNIALS Tradescantia virginiana Virginia Spiderwort HARDINESS: Zone 4 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Blue Violet LOCATION: Rolling Dunescape, Main Entry Verbena hastata Blue Vervain HEIGHT: 2 to 4 BLOOM COLOR: Purple BLOOM PERIOD: July to September LOCATION: Rain Gardens Veronicastrum virginicum Culver s Root HEIGHT: 3 to 6 BLOOM PERIOD: June to August LOCATION: Rolling Dunescape, Northern Buffer Zizia aptera Heart-Leaf Golden Alexander HEIGHT: 1 to 2 BLOOM COLOR: Yellow BLOOM PERIOD: May LOCATION: Main Entry 21
BROADLEAF PERENNIALS Zizia aurea Golden Alexander HEIGHT: 1 to 3 BLOOM COLOR: Yellow LOCATION: Rolling Dunescape, Path Islands, Southwest Shore 22
GRASSES, SEDGES, & RUSHES Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem HEIGHT: 5 to 8 TYPE: Grass HARDINESS: Zone 4 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Purplish Red BLOOM PERIOD: August to September FALL LEAF COLOR: Reddish Bronze LOCATION: Rolling Dunescape, Main Entry Andropogon glomeratus Bushy Beardgrass HEIGHT: 2 to 4 TYPE: Grass HARDINESS: Zone 5 to 9 BLOOM PERIOD: September FALL LEAF COLOR: Coppery Orange LOCATION: Rolling Gardens Bouteloua gracilis Blue Grama Grass HEIGHT: 8 to 15 TYPE: Grass HARDINESS: Zone 3 to 10 BLOOM COLOR: Tan BLOOM PERIOD: June to September FALL LEAF COLOR: Orange LOCATION: Andre Brook, Path Edge Carex albicans White-Tinged Sedge HEIGHT: 12 to 18 TYPE: Sedge BLOOM COLOR: Green BLOOM PERIOD: May LOCATION: Andre Brook 23
GRASSES, SEDGES, & RUSHES Carex comosa Bristly Sedge TYPE: Sedge BLOOM COLOR: Green BLOOM PERIOD: July to August LOCATION: Rain Gardens Carex crinita Fringed Sedge HEIGHT: 1 to 3 TYPE: Sedge BLOOM COLOR: Green LOCATION: Rain Gardens Carex eburnea Bristleleaf Sedge HEIGHT: 6 TYPE: Sedge HARDINESS: Zone 2 to 8 BLOOM COLOR: Green BLOOM PERIOD: April to May LOCATION: Picnic Grove, Main Entry Carex flaccosperma Wood Sedge HEIGHT: 6 to 10 TYPE: Sedge HARDINESS: Zone 5 to 8 BLOOM COLOR: Green LOCATION: Main Entry 24
GRASSES, SEDGES, & RUSHES Carex laxiculmis Spreading Sedge HEIGHT: 6 to 8 TYPE: Sedge HARDINESS: Zone 4 to 7 BLOOM COLOR: Green LOCATION: Picnic Grove Carex muskingumensis Muskingum Sedge HEIGHT: 1 to 2 TYPE: Sedge HARDINESS: Zone 4 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Yellow BLOOM PERIOD: June to July LOCATION: Rain Gardens Chasmanthium latifolium River Oats HEIGHT: 4 TYPE: Grass BLOOM COLOR: Purple Bronze BLOOM PERIOD: July to September FALL LEAF COLOR: Copper LOCATION: Main Entry, Northern Buffer Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hairgrass HEIGHT: 1 to 2 TYPE: Grass HARDINESS: Zone 4 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Green BLOOM PERIOD: June to July FALL LEAF COLOR: Yellow LOCATION: Andrew Brook 25
GRASSES, SEDGES, & RUSHES Eleocharis obtusa Blunt Spike Rush HEIGHT: 1 TYPE: Rush HARDINESS: Zone 3 to 11 BLOOM COLOR: Brown BLOOM PERIOD: June to September LOCATION: Andrew Brook Eragrostis spectabilis Purple Lovegrass HEIGHT: 1 to 4 TYPE: Grass HARDINESS: Zone 5 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Reddish Purple BLOOM PERIOD: August to September FALL LEAF COLOR: Yellow LOCATION: Path Edge, Southwest Shore Juncus effusus Common Rush HEIGHT: 2 to 4 TYPE: Rush HARDINESS: Zone 4 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Yellow Green BLOOM PERIOD: June to August LOCATION: Rain Gardens Juncus gerardii Black Grass HEIGHT: 1 to 2 TYPE: Rush HARDINESS: Zone 3 to 7 BLOOM COLOR: Brown BLOOM PERIOD: August to September LOCATION: Andre Brook 26
GRASSES, SEDGES, & RUSHES Juncus tenuis Path Rush HEIGHT: 6 to 24 TYPE: Rush HARDINESS: Zone 2 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Green LOCATION: Andre Brook Juncus torreyi Torrey s Rush HEIGHT: 2 TYPE: Rush HARDINESS: Zone 2 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Green BLOOM PERIOD: August to September LOCATION: Andre Brook Panicum virgatum Cloud Nine Switchgrass HEIGHT: 6 to 7 TYPE: Grass HARDINESS: Zone 5 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Golden Yellow BLOOM PERIOD: July to August FALL LEAF COLOR: Yellow Orange LOCATION: Northern Buffer Panicum virgatum Shenandoah Switchgrass HEIGHT: 3 to 4 TYPE: Grass HARDINESS: Zone 5 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Reddish Pink BLOOM PERIOD: July to August FALL LEAF COLOR: Yellow Orange LOCATION: Spiral Viewing 27
GRASSES, SEDGES, & RUSHES Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem HEIGHT: 2 to 4 TYPE: Grass HARDINESS: Zone 3 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Purplish Bronze BLOOM PERIOD: August to September FALL LEAF COLOR: Yellow Orange LOCATION: Andre Brook, Path Edge, Main Entry, Rolling Dunescape, Path Islands, Bulkhead Mantle, Southwest Shore, Northern Buffer Spartina alterniflora Smooth Cordgrass HEIGHT: 2 to 8 TYPE: Grass HARDINESS: Zone 5 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Yellow BLOOM PERIOD: June to October FALL LEAF COLOR: Yellow Orange LOCATION: Andre Brook Spartina patens Salt Hay HEIGHT: 2 TYPE: Grass HARDINESS: Zone 4 to 10 BLOOM COLOR: Yellow BLOOM PERIOD: June to October FALL LEAF COLOR: Yellow Orange LOCATION: Andre Brook Sporobolus heterolepis Switchgrass TYPE: Grass HARDINESS: Zone 3 to 9 BLOOM COLOR: Pinkish Brown BLOOM PERIOD: August to October FALL LEAF COLOR: Yellow Bronze LOCATION: Rolling Dunescape, Path Islands 28