The Arboretum at First United Methodist Church

The Arboretum at First United Methodist Church serves the community as a sanctuary for prayer and reflection while creating an ecosystem for pollinators and birds through its variety native plants.


Scientific Name Common Name Duration Habit Sun Water
Acer rubrum Red Maple, Scarlet Maple, Soft Maple Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist
Allium cernuum Nodding Onion Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Amsonia hubrichtii Hubricht's Bluestar Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade
Carex folliculata Northern Long Sedge Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake Master, Button Eryngo, Button Snakeroot, Beargrass, Bear's Grass Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Hamamelis virginiana Witch-hazel, American Witch-hazel, Common Witch-hazel, Winterbloom, Snapping Hazelnut, Striped Alder, Spotted Alder, Tobacco-wood, Water-witch Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Heuchera villosa var. villosa Hairy Alumroot Perennial Herb
Hydrangea arborescens Smooth Hydrangea, Wild Hydrangea, Sevenbark Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Hypericum crux-andreae St. Peter's-wort, Atlantic St. Peter's-wort, St. Peter's Cross, St. John's-wort Perennial Subshrub Part-shade
Ilex verticillata Common Winterberry, Winterberry, Michigan Holly, Black Alder Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Illicium floridanum Florida Anisetree, Florida Anise, Anise Tree, Stinkbush Perennial Shrub Part-shade
Lyonia mariana Piedmont Staggerbush, Staggerbush Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Lysimachia lanceolata Lanceleaf Loosestrife, Lance-leaved Loosestrife Perennial Herb
Muhlenbergia capillaris Gulf Muhly, Hair-awn Muhly, Hairy-awn Muhly, Hair Grass, Pink Muhly Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Moist, Dry
Penstemon digitalis Mississippi Penstemon, Mississippi Beardtongue, Smooth White Penstemon, Smooth White Beardtongue, Talus Slope Penstemon, Talus Slope Beardtongue, Foxglove Penstemon, Foxglove Beardtongue Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Phlox paniculata Fall Phlox, Perennial Phlox Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Polemonium reptans Greek Valerian, Jacob's Ladder Perennial Herb Shade Moist
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Narrowleaf Mountain Mint, Slender Mountain Mint, Common Horsemint Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Rhododendron austrinum Orange Azalea, Florida Azalea, Yellow Azalea Perennial Shrub Part-shade Dry
Silene caroliniana Sticky Catchfly, Wild Pink Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
Sisyrinchium angustifolium Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass, Narrow-leaf Blue-eyed-grass, Bermuda Blue-eyed Grass, Blue-eyed Grass Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Solidago caesia Wreath Goldenrod, Blue-stemmed Goldenrod, Bluestem Goldenrod Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Stokesia laevis Stokes Aster Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist
Symphyotrichum dumosum Rice Button Aster, White Bushy Aster Perennial Herb
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Aromatic Aster, Aromatic American Aster, Fall Aster, Wild Blue Aster, Shale Aster Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Thuja occidentalis Arborvitae, Eastern Arborvitae, Northern White Cedar Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry