(American Brooklime, American Speedwell)

In any low, wet pocket of a woodland, meadow or ditch, the American speedwell may sprawl its stems into a groundcover thicket to engangle your feet. A prostrate herbaceous perennial with tiny blue flowers, it is native across most of temperate North America, except for Mexico and the southerneastern-most United States. Not an ornamental garden plant, American speedwell is usually regarded as a weed of wet areas, even though the flowers are delicate and pretty.

The long stems root at their nodes...

(Speedwell, Woolly Speedwell)

The soft, silvery-gray foliage of Veronica pectinata give this sweet, mat-forming speedwell super looks all season. Glorious, blue flowers with white centers cover the plant from spring into summer. An evergreen, sub shrub-like perennial, woolly speedwell is native to Turkey and the eastern Balkan states of Europe.

The small, oval leaves of Veronica pectinata are gray-green, deeply toothed, and sometimes scalloped. The leaves are masked by a profusion of rich, blue flowers...

(Arrowwood Viburnum, Northern Burgundy™ Viburnum, Southern Arrowwood)

A robust crop of fall fruit and deep burgundy fall foliage color set Northern Burgundy ™ arrowwood apart from the rest. Hardy and reliable, this large to medium shrub is amenable to many growing conditions and soil types. It has a rounded to spreading habit and distinctive dark green leaves, with coarsely toothed edges, that turn a beautiful burgundy color in fall. In late spring to early summer, it bears flattened clusters of creamy white flowers followed by many blue-black berry-like fruits that...

(Nannyberry)

Nannyberry is a hardy, deciduous woodland shrub with glossy leaves, blue/black berries and reddish purple fall foliage. This often multi-stemmed small tree is native to the eastern United States and extreme southern Canada. The green leaves are attractive and glossy. Butterflies enjoy the clusters of white flowers that adorn the tree in late spring and will give rise to fruits that develop from green and yellow to pink, finally to blue and black. It attracts a wide array of bird wildlife.

Nannyberry...

(American Cranberrybush)

American cranberrybush (syn. V. trilobum) is a wonderful large deciduous shrub that develops a pleasing round, mounded habit when mature. A close cousin of the European cranberrybush, it occurs naturally in southern Canada and the northern United States. Its attractive medium green maple-like leaves turn brilliant hues of yellow, red and dark purple in fall. Many flat clusters of white flowers appear in late spring to early summer, followed by berry-like fruits that turn bright...

(Alfredo American Cranberrybush, American Cranberrybush)

Alfredo American cranberrybush (syn. V. trilobum 'Alfredo)is a wonderful deciduous shrub that develops a pleasing round, mounded habit when mature. A close cousin of the European cranberrybush, it occurs naturally in central North America. Alfredo cranberrybush is a dense, rouded shrub with attractive, medium green, maple-like leaves which turn brilliant red in fall. Many flat clusters of white flowers appear in late spring to early summer, followed by berry-like fruits that turn bright...

(American Cranberrybush, Bailey's Compact American Cranberrybush, Highbush Cranberry)

Bailey's compact American cranberrybush (syn. V. trilobum 'Bailey's Compact') is a wonderful deciduous shrub that develops a pleasing round, mounded habit when mature. A close cousin of the European cranberrybush, it occurs naturally in northern North America. Its attractive, medium green leaves are maple-like in appearance and turn brilliant hues of red and scarlet in fall. Many flat clusters of white flowers appear in late spring to early summer, followed by berry-like fruits that turn...

(American Cranberrybush, J.N. Select American Cranberrybush)

A close cousin of the European cranberrybush but native to southern Canada and the northern United States, American cranberrybush (syn. V. trilobum) is a wonderful large deciduous shrub with lush green maple-like leaves and a pleasing round mounded habit. Its cultivar 'J.N. Select' has maroon-tinged new growth, rich burgundy fall color, and a dense relatively compact habit. Many flat clusters of white flowers appear in late spring to early summer, followed by berry-like fruits...

(American Cranberrybush, Highbush Cranberry, Wentworth American Cranberrybush)

Wentworth American cranberrybush (syn. V. trilobum 'Wentworth')is a wonderful deciduous shrub that develops a pleasing round, mounded habit when mature. A close cousin of the European cranberrybush, it occurs naturally in northern North America. Its attractive, medium green leaves are maple-like in appearance. This cultivar was selected for its abundance of showy fruits and flowers. In late spring to early summer, many flat clusters of white flowers appear, followed by berry-like fruits...