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.


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Acer rubrum
Red Maple, Scarlet Maple, Soft Maple

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Allium cernuum
Nodding Onion

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Amsonia hubrichtii
Hubricht's Bluestar

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water:

Carex folliculata
Northern Long Sedge

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Eryngium yuccifolium
Rattlesnake Master, Button Eryngo, Button Snakeroot, Beargrass, Bear's Grass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Hamamelis virginiana
Witch-hazel, American Witch-hazel, Common Witch-hazel, Winterbloom, Snapping Hazelnut, Striped Alder, Spotted Alder, Tobacco-wood, Water-witch

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Heuchera villosa var. villosa
Hairy Alumroot

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Hydrangea arborescens
Smooth Hydrangea, Wild Hydrangea, Sevenbark

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Hypericum crux-andreae
St. Peter's-wort, Atlantic St. Peter's-wort, St. Peter's Cross, St. John's-wort

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Ilex verticillata
Common Winterberry, Winterberry, Michigan Holly, Black Alder

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist, Dry

Illicium floridanum
Florida Anisetree, Florida Anise, Anise Tree, Stinkbush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Lyonia mariana
Piedmont Staggerbush, Staggerbush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Lysimachia lanceolata
Lanceleaf Loosestrife, Lance-leaved Loosestrife

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Muhlenbergia capillaris
Gulf Muhly, Hair-awn Muhly, Hairy-awn Muhly, Hair Grass, Pink Muhly

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Moist, Dry

Penstemon digitalis
Mississippi Penstemon, Mississippi Beardtongue, Smooth White Penstemon, Smooth White Beardtongue, Talus Slope Penstemon, Talus Slope Beardtongue, Foxglove Penstemon, Foxglove Beardtongue

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist, Dry

Phlox paniculata
Fall Phlox, Perennial Phlox

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Polemonium reptans
Greek Valerian, Jacob's Ladder

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Shade
Water: Moist

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Narrowleaf Mountain Mint, Slender Mountain Mint, Common Horsemint

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Rhododendron austrinum
Orange Azalea, Florida Azalea, Yellow Azalea

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Silene caroliniana
Sticky Catchfly, Wild Pink

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass, Narrow-leaf Blue-eyed-grass, Bermuda Blue-eyed Grass, Blue-eyed Grass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Solidago caesia
Wreath Goldenrod, Blue-stemmed Goldenrod, Bluestem Goldenrod

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Stokesia laevis
Stokes Aster

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Symphyotrichum dumosum
Rice Button Aster, White Bushy Aster

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Aromatic Aster, Aromatic American Aster, Fall Aster, Wild Blue Aster, Shale Aster

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Thuja occidentalis
Arborvitae, Eastern Arborvitae, Northern White Cedar

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry