54 Fragrant Garden Selections
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Evergreen Shrubs
Species Photo
Common Name
Scientific Name
Height
Width
Sun
Water Use
Moisture
Bloom Period
Flower Color
Fruit Period
Fruit Color
Fruit Type
Edible Parts
Fall Color
Wildlife
Zone
Recommended
Common Juniper
Juniperus communis depressa
2'-5'
10'-20'
full
Low
Dry
May-June
Blue
cone
fruit
Bronze
3-4
Fragrant Garden
Common Juniper 'Blueberry Delight' ref
Juniperus communis depressa 'AmiDak'
1'-2'
4'
full
Blue
cone
fruit
Fragrant Garden
Spreading Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis
6"-8"
6'-12'
full part
Medium to Low
Blue
cone
fruit
Blue Purple
2-4
Fragrant Garden Groundcover
Evergreen / Coniferous Trees
Species Photo
Common Name
Scientific Name
Height
Width
Sun
Water Use
Moisture
Bloom Period
Flower Color
Fruit Period
Fruit Color
Fruit Type
Edible Parts
Fall Color
Wildlife
Zone
Recommended
Balsam Fir
Abies balsamea
50'
20'
full part shade
Medium
Wet to Mesic
May-June
cone
2-4
Fragrant Garden
Grasses, Rushes, & Sedges
Species Photo
Common Name
Scientific Name
Height
Width
Sun
Water Use
Moisture
Bloom Period
Flower Color
Fruit Period
Fruit Color
Fruit Type
Edible Parts
Fall Color
Wildlife
Zone
Recommended
Sweet Grass
Hierochloe odorata
1'-2'
full
Wet to Wet-Mesic
3-7
Fragrant Garden
Deciduous Shrubs
Species Photo
Common Name
Scientific Name
Height
Width
Sun
Water Use
Moisture
Bloom Period
Flower Color
Fruit Period
Fruit Color
Fruit Type
Edible Parts
Fall Color
Wildlife
Zone
Recommended
Sweet Fern
Comptonia peregrina
2'-3'
4'+
full part
Wet-Mesic to Dry
Green Brown
nutlet
leaves
Red Yellow Brown
2-4
Fragrant Garden
Missouri Gooseberry
Ribes missouriensis
3'-6'
3'-6'
full part shade
Medium to Low
Mesic to Dry
April-June
Green White Cream
July-August
Purple Black
berry
fruit
Magenta Red Orange Yellow Maroon Purple
Bird Bee Bumblebee
3-5
Buckthorn Replacement Fragrant Garden
Deciduous Trees
Species Photo
Common Name
Scientific Name
Height
Width
Sun
Water Use
Moisture
Bloom Period
Flower Color
Fruit Period
Fruit Color
Fruit Type
Edible Parts
Fall Color
Wildlife
Zone
Recommended
Sweet Crabapple out
Malus coronaria
15'-30'
20'-30'
full part
Medium
Wet-Mesic
Pink White
Yellow Green
pome
fruit
Red Orange Yellow Bronze
Bird
4-7
Fragrant Garden
Prairie Crab
Malus ioensis
20'-35'
20'-35'
full
Low
Wet-Mesic to Dry
Pink
Yellow Green
pome
fruit
Red Green Maroon
Bird
4-5
Fragrant Garden
Balsam Poplar
Populus balsamifera
60'-70'
30'-35'
full
Wet-Mesic
April-May
Orange Yellow Bronze
2-7
Fragrant Garden
Common Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
20'-35'
12'-15'
full part
Medium to Low
Wet-Mesic to Dry
August-September
White
Purple Black
drupe
fruit
Orange Yellow
Bird
2-5
Buckthorn Replacement Fragrant Garden
Wildflowers
Species Photo
Common Name
Scientific Name
Height
Width
Sun
Water Use
Moisture
Bloom Period
Flower Color
Fruit Period
Fruit Color
Fruit Type
Edible Parts
Fall Color
Wildlife
Zone
Recommended
Sweet Flag
Acorus calamus
3'-4'
1'+
full
High
Wet to Wet-Mesic
June-July
Yellow Brown
Brown
4-5
Fragrant Garden
White Baneberry / Doll's Eyes ref
Actaea pachypoda
1'6"-2'6"
1'-2'
part shade
Wet-Mesic to Mesic
May-June
White
White
berry
Fragrant Garden
Red Baneberry out
Actaea rubra
1'-2'
1'-2'
part shade
May-June
White
August-October
Red
berry
3-4
Fragrant Garden
Prairie Sage
Artemisia ludoviciana
2'-3'
1'6"+
full part
Medium to Low
Mesic to Dry
July-September
Green
4
Fragrant Garden
Sweet Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia subtomentosa
3'-5'
1'-1'6"
full part
Wet-Mesic to Mesic
August-October
Yellow
Butterfly
4-5
Fragrant Garden