Plant starts, bushes, trees needed to help start developing the interior courtyard at Bethany (located between the high school and middle school buildings). With the installation of irrigation, the school is ready to begin developing that area. As you divide your perennials this spring, Bethany may be interested in some starts, especially sun-loving, native plants. Bushes and tree of transplantable size, but bigger than small shoots, that are native to eastern North America would also be welcomed. Bushes and tree of transplantable size that are native to eastern North America would also be welcomed.

Following is a list of some desired plants with both the common and scientific names:

Flowers

Butterflyweed: Asclepias tuberosa

Coreopsis: Coreopsis lanceolata

Pale Purple Coneflower: Echinacea pallida

Harebell: Campanula rotundifolia

Dotted Mint: Monarda punctata

Smooth Aster: Aster laevis

White Aster: Aster ptarmicoides

Purple Coneflower: Echinacea purpurea

Rough Blazingstar: Liatris aspera

Showy Goldenrod: Solidago speciosa

Stiff Goldenrod: Solidago rigida

Eastern Bluestar: Amsonia tabernaemontana

Bushes

Meadowsweet: Spirea alba

Chokeberry: Aronica arbutifolia

Blackhaw viburnum: Viburnum prunifolium

Bayberry: Myrica pensylvanica

Fringe tree: Chionanthus virginicus

Witch hazel: Hamamelis x intermedia

Red Osier Dogwood: Cornus sericea

Grey dogwood: Cornus racemosa

Nanny Berry: Viburnum lentago

Inkberry: Ilex glabra

June Berry: Amelanchier arborea

Michigan Holly: Ilex verticillata

Trees

Flowering dogwood: Cornus florida

Sweet Bay Magnolia: Magnolia virginiana

Redbud: Cercis canadensis

American arborvitae: Thuja occidentalis

Hawthorn: Crataegus kansuensis

Eastern Red Cedar: Juniperus virginiana

Pagoda Dogwood: Cornus alternifolia

Canadian Hemlock: Tsuga canadensis

Carolina Silverbell: Halesia tetraptera