Acorus americanus
SWEET FLAG
- Hardy perennial, swamp or bog plant
- Foliage and rhizomes have a sweet citrus scent when bruised or cut
- Wheat-like flowers
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 70-90 cm
Acorus calamus 'Variegatus'
VARIEGATED SWEET FLAG
- Forms an upright, vase-shaped clump of iris-like green and white variegated leaves
- Adds a nice feature to the semi-aquatic garden
- Foliage and rhizomes emit a spicy scent when crushed or bruised
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Acorus gramineus 'Oborozuki'
GRASSY-LEAVED SWEET FLAG
- Variegated green and golden-yellow grass-like foliage
- Insignificant green flowers
- Evergreen to semi-evergreen foliage
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 10-15 cm
Actaea pachypoda
WHITE BANEBERRY
- Jagged green leaves on strong reddish stems
- Clusters of fragrant white flowers
- After flowering, tiny white berries appear
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Actaea pachypoda 'Misty Blue'
DOLL'S EYES
- Sport of Actaea pachypoda
- White flowers produce white berries
- Mounds of bluish-green leaves on reddish stems
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Actaea rubra
RED BANEBERRY
- Lightly scented delicate white flowers
- Fine-textured foliage with an airy habit
- After flowering, red berry clusters appear
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Actinidia arguta 'Issai'
HARDY KIWI
- White flowers
- Self-fertile female plant
- Edible fruits, 3-4 cm long, in October
HEIGHT: 4-6 m · SPREAD: 6 m
Actinidia kolomikta (female)
HARDY KIWI
- Fragrant white flowers
- Edible fruits, 3 cm in size, in autumn
- Fruit has a smooth green skin, softening when ripe
HEIGHT: 4-6 m · SPREAD: 3 m
Actinidia kolomikta (male)
HARDY KIWI
- Fragrant white flowers
- Dark green ovate leaves, 15 cm long
- Leaves green in spring and change to variegated white and pink in the summer
HEIGHT: 4-6 m · SPREAD: 3 m
Adenophora x 'Gaudi Violet'
LADYBELLS
- Elegant soft violet drooping bell-shaped flowers
- These fragrant flowers are held upright well above the foliage
- Tight clumping habit
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Adiantum pedatum
NORTHERN MAIDENHAIR FERN
- Delicate bright green fronds with black-purple stems
- Spreads by shallow rhizomes to form a dense ground cover
- Slower-growing fern, taking 2-3 years to reach mature size
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Adiantum venustum
HIMALAYAN MAIDENHAIR FERN
- Black stems holding small delicate soft green leaves
- Slower growing fern, taking 2-3 years to reach mature size
- Foliage can be an interesting texture in arrangements
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aesculus carnea 'Briotii'
RUBY-RED HORSECHESTNUT
- Upright, oval, rounded crown
- Large buds are dark brown, and are quite sticky in early spring
- Green compound leaves emerge in the spring, each with 7 spreading oblong leaflets
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 10-12 m
Aesculus flava
YELLOW BUCKEYE
- Low branched, broad, oval, rounded crown
- Green compound leaves emerge in the spring, each with seven spreading oblong leaflets
- Clusters of single yellow flowers are followed by smooth-skinned buckeye fruit
HEIGHT: 15-20 m · SPREAD: 12-15 m
Aesculus glabra
OHIO BUCKEYE
- Low branched, broad, oval, rounded crown
- Green compound leaves emerge in the spring, each with seven spreading oblong leaflets
- Clusters of single green-white-yellow flowers
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Aesculus hippocastanum 'Baumannii'
BAUMAN HORSECHESTNUT
- Upright oval growth habit
- Large buds are dark brown and quite sticky in early spring
- Green compound leaves emerge in the spring, each with seven spreading oblong leaflets
HEIGHT: 18-20 m · SPREAD: 15-16 m
Aesculus parviflora
BOTTLEBRUSH BUCKEYE
- Bottlebrush-like spikes of white flowers
- Dark green compound palmate leaves are yellow in the fall
- Noted for being one of the best summer flowering shrubs for shady areas
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 8-9 m
Aesculus pavia
RED BUCKEYE
- Tubular red flowers in showy panicles
- Fuzzy brown capsules contain one or two glossy nuts
- Glossy compound dark green leaves
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Aesculus x arnoldiana 'Autumn Splendor'
AUTUMN SPLENDOR HORSECHESTNUT
- Glossy dark green palm-shaped compound leaves
- Resistant to summer leaf scorch
- Brilliant fall colour of maroon-red
HEIGHT: 11 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Aesculus x carnea 'Fort McNair'
FORT MCNAIR HORSECHESTNUT
- Upright oval, rounded, growth habit
- Large buds are dark brown and quite sticky in early spring
- Green compound leaves emerge in the spring, each with seven spreading oblong leaflets
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Agapanthus africanus 'Albidus'
LILY OF THE NILE
- Pure white trumpet-like flowers held in clusters
- Clump-forming perennial with bright green foliage
- Strap-like leaves with erect flower stems
HEIGHT: 30-90 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Agapanthus x Twister ('AMBIC001') (PP25519, CPBRAF)
TWISTER LILY OF THE NILE
- Striking large bicoloured umbels
- Cream to white buds have a hint of violet-blue at their bases
- Flowers open to pure white with a dark violet-blue base
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Agapanthus x 'Galaxy Blue' (PP31421)
LILY OF THE NILE
- Big clusters of dark blue flowers rise on erect stems above strap-like leaves
- Clump-forming perennial with bright semi-evergreen foliage
- Attracts butterflies
HEIGHT: 40-100 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Agapanthus x 'Galaxy White' (PPAF)
LILY OF THE NILE
- Big clusters of white flowers rise on erect stems above strap-like leaves
- Clump-forming perennial with bright semi-evergreen foliage
- Attracts butterflies
HEIGHT: 40-100 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm