Bill's Favorite Native Plants: March

Allen, Sterling & Lothrop's nursery manager Bill Kennie has been working with the Falmouth Open Space committee to help eradicate invasive plants from the Maine landscape. Bill believes that it is very important to include native species in ornamental landscape gardens. Indeed, the more native plants a garden has the better--native plants are typically low maintenance, they provide food and shelter for wildlife and are visually in keeping with our native "wild" landscape

Disanthus Cercidifolius                                  “Redbud Hazel”

Height: 6-10’                                      Spread: 6-10’

This little beauty has blue-green heart shaped leaves that turn red-purple and orange in the fall.  Plant in part to full shade.  A perfect specimen for a Shade Garden!