Spiraea japonica 'Shirobana'
SHIROBANA SPIREA
- Pink, white and red flowers in flattened clusters
- Flower colours can appear simultaneously, sometimes in the same cluster
- Foliage is blue-green, then dark burgundy in the fall
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Spiraea japonica Magic Carpet® ('Walbuma') (PP9363, COPF)
MAGIC CARPET® SPIREA
- Flat-topped clusters of deep pink flowers
- Leaves emerge red, maturing to red-tipped-bronze, then russet in the fall
- Mounded form
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Spiraea latifolia
STEEPLEBUSH
- Bottlebrush-like spikes of tiny white flowers
- Brown seed heads persist into the winter
- Leaves are bright green above, blue-green underneath
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Spiraea nipponica 'Halward's Silver' (COPF)
HALWARD'S SILVER SPIREA
- White florets in clusters on the ends of the branches
- Leaves emerge blue-green, changing to green, then yellow in the fall
- Compact, mounding habit
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound'
SNOWMOUND SPIREA
- White florets in clusters along the branches
- Leaves emerge blue-green, changing to green, then yellow to red and pink in the fall
- Arching vase-shaped habit
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Spiraea prunifolia
BRIDALWREATH SPIREA
- Double white flowers up and down the branches precede the leaves
- Glossy dark green leaves turn yellow-orange in the fall
- Upright vase-shaped form
HEIGHT: 125-250 cm · SPREAD: 125-250 cm
Spiraea thunbergii Mellow Yellow ('Ogon')
MELLOW YELLOW SPIREA
- Small white flowers line the branches in spring, upstaging the leaves
- Narrow leaves, almost 50cm long, emerge yellow in spring
- Leaves are light green by summer, going from gold to purple in autumn
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Spiraea tomentosa
HARDHACK
- Bottlebrush-like spikes of tiny pink flowers
- Brown seed heads persist into the winter
- Leaves bright green above, blue-green underneath
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Spiraea trilobata
DWARF VANHOUTTEI SPIREA
- Profuse white florets in clusters on the ends of the branches
- Flowers well even in considerable shade
- Leaves bluish-green, then yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Spiraea x 'Gold Mound' (COPF)
GOLD MOUND SPIREA
- Clusters of pink flowers
- Foliage emerges bronze, turns to yellow-gold in the summer
- Fall colours include red, orange, and pink
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Spiraea x arguta 'Graciosa'
DWARF GARLAND SPIREA
- White florets in clusters along the branches before the leaves
- Leaves are sea-green in colour
- Arching vase-shaped habit
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Spiraea x vanhouttei
VANHOUTTEI SPIREA
- White florets in clusters along the branches
- Leaves are blue-green and sometimes purplish in the fall
- Arching vase-shaped habit
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Sporobolus heterolepis
PRAIRIE DROPSEED
- An elegant native; fine green leaves and its seed stems emerge directly from the base
- Pink flowers turn tan coloured in the fall
- Delicate seedheads stand 50 cm above the rest of the foliage
HEIGHT: 60-100 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Sporobolus heterolepis 'Tara'
DWARF PRAIRIE DROPSEED
- 'Tara' is very slow-growing, to the point that usual suppliers refuse to grow it
- Upright green blades, less arching than the species
- Attractive flower spikes rising in summer well above the foliage
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Stachys byzantina
LAMB'S EAR
- AKA Stachys lanata, Stachys olympica
- Foliage perennial, ideal for edging or a ground cover
- Mat-forming grayish-silver felted foliage
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Stachys byzantina 'Helen Von Stein'
LAMB'S EAR
- AKA Stachys byzantina 'Big Ears'
- Foliage perennial, ideal for edging or a ground cover
- Mat-forming grayish-silver felted foliage
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Stachys minima
DWARF BETONY
- Forms a dense mound and compact habit
- Short upright stems display spikes of magenta-purple flowers
- Dark glossy green leaves with a rough texture and toothed margins
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Stachys monieri 'Hummelo'
ALPINE BETONY
- Clump-forming perennial with upright flower stems
- Dense spikes of rosy-purple flowers
- The glossy green mounding foliage is heavily textured
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Stephanandra incisa 'Crispa'
CUTLEAF STEPHANANDRA
- Profuse white florets in clusters along the branches
- Flowers well even in significant shade
- Leaves are medium green, turning to orange to purple in the fall
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Stewartia pseudocamellia
JAPANESE STEWARTIA
- Vase-shaped crown with a rounded to oval habit
- Bark exfoliates in strips of gray, orange, and reddish-brown
- Leaves emerge bronze-purple in the spring, turning dark green by summer
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Stipa tenuissima
MEXICAN FEATHER GRASS
- AKA Nassella tenuifolia, Stipa tenuifolia
- Forms clumps of gray-green blades and thin seed stems
- Feathery seeds are held on panicles
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Stokesia laevis 'Honeysong Purple'
STOKES' ASTER
- Large dark purple daisy-like blooms
- Mounding habit
- Deep green leathery strap-like foliage
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Stokesia laevis 'Peachie's Pick'
STOKES' ASTER
- Large lavender-blue daisy-like blooms
- Compact, upright habit
- Deep green leathery strap-like basal leaves; smaller stem-leaves
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Strawberry 'Allstar'
ALLSTAR STRAWBERRY
- Fragaria x ananassa 'Allstar'
- Top-performing vigorous grower
- Large, glossy, firm berries with exceptional sweet taste
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm