Schizachyrium scoparium 'Blue Paradise' (PP28145, CPBR5650)
BLUE PARADISE LITTLE BLUESTEM
- AKA Andropogon scoparius 'Blue Paradise'
- Maintains a sturdy upright and columnar habit through the fall
- Striking silvery blue stems in summer changing to deep wine colour in the fall
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Prairie Blues'
LITTLE BLUESTEM
- Dense clump of gray-blue leaves
- Leaves turn to shades of orange in the fall and remain showy throughout the winter
- Silvery seed heads
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ovation' (PP25202)
STANDING OVATION LITTLE BLUESTEM
- AKA Andropogon scoparius 'Standing Ovation'
- Sturdy upright stems with a blue cast, dark purple closer to the base
- Leaves turn fiery-red in the fall and remain showy throughout the winter
HEIGHT: 90-120 cm · SPREAD: 50-70 cm
Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues'
LITTLE BLUESTEM
- AKA Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues'
- Dense clump of narrow intense blue blades
- Leaves turn to purple shades in the fall and remain showy throughout the winter
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Twilight Zone' (PP27432)
TWILIGHT ZONE LITTLE BLUESTEM
- AKA Andropogon scoparius 'Twilight Zone'
- A standout cultivar that possess a nearly iridescent silvery mauve-purple cast over the whole plant beginning in midsummer
- Colour is retained through the fall
HEIGHT: 120-140 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Schizophragma hydrangeoides 'Moonlight'
MOONLIGHT JAPANESE HYDRANGEA
- Showy flowerheads of clusters of tiny white flowers surrounded by sterile outer flowers
- Broadly ovate serrated blue-green leaves 15 cm
- Leaves have a silver sheen with deep green veining
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Schizophragma hydrangeoides 'Roseum'
PINK JAPANESE HYDRANGEA
- Showy flowerheads of clustered tiny white flowers surrounded by showy ovate bracts
- White bracts turn rosy-pink when mature giving an overall appearance of pink flowers
- Broadly ovate serrated green leaves with contrasting red stems
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Sciadopitys verticillata 'Joe Kozey'
JOE KOZEY UMBRELLA PINE
- Narrow, upright and densely branched
- Glossy dark green fleshy needles
- Needles are arranged in whorls on the branches
HEIGHT: 6-10 m · SPREAD: 125-200 cm
Sciadopitys verticillata 'Wintergreen'
WINTERGREEN JAPANESE UMBRELLA PINE
- Narrow conical densely-branched conifer
- Glossy dark green pine-like needles
- Needles are arranged in whorls on the branches
HEIGHT: 6-10 m · SPREAD: 3-5 m
Scirpus acutus
HARD STEM BULRUSH
- AKA: Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis
- Scirpus are not grasses, they are perennial sedges
- Upright cylindrical gray-green stems have 3 to 4 slender sheathed leaves at the base
HEIGHT: 100-175 cm · SPREAD: 50-100 cm
Scirpus atrovirens
DARK GREEN BULRUSH
- Scirpus are not grasses, they are perennial sedges
- Forms an open upright clump of dark green leaves branching from the main stems
- Dark green culms, reaching 125 cm, develop clusters of inflorescences
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 90-125 cm
Scirpus cyperinus
WOOL GRASS
- Scirpus are not grasses, they are perennial sedges
- Forms short tufts of grass-like blades
- Flowers rise above the foliage on narrow upright stems
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 90-125 cm
Scirpus fluviatilis
RIVER BULRUSH
- AKA Bolboschoenus fluviatilis
- Scirpus are not grasses, they are perennial sedges
- Forms short tufts of grass-like blades
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Scirpus microcarpus
SMALL-FRUITED BULRUSH
- Found across North America in wet areas such as marshes, swamps and meadows
- Grass like leaves sprout from the base and along the stem
- Leaf bases are tinged reddish purple where they clasp the stem
HEIGHT: 60-150 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Scirpus validus
SOFTSTEM BULRUSH
- AKA: Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
- Scirpus are not grasses, they are perennial sedges
- Dark green spongy stems, up to 2 cm thick, are rounded-edged and triangular in cross-section
HEIGHT: 175-250 cm · SPREAD: 100-120 cm
Scutellaria incana
HOARY SKULLCAP
- Spikes of two-lipped blue flowers with a white patch on the lower lip
- Toothed ovate medium-green leaves
- A dry-shade loving perennial
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Sedum 'Lemonjade' (PP26448)
LEMONJADE AUTUMN STONECROP
- Clumping mounding habit
- Upright stems with round, slightly cupped blue-green leaves
- Green summer buds lead to yellow star-shaped flowers in clusters on sturdy stems
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Sedum acre
MOSS STONECROP
- Mat-forming perennial that handles foot traffic
- Tiny golden star-shaped flowers form clusters covering the entire plant
- Succulent green leaves remain evergreen
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Sedum acre 'Oktoberfest'
WHITE MOSSY STONECROP
- Mat-forming perennial that handles foot traffic
- Tiny white star-shaped flowers form clusters covering the entire plant
- Succulent green leaves remain evergreen
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Sedum album
CARPET STONECROP
- Dense mat-forming perennial that handles foot traffic
- Tiny white star-shaped flowers form clusters covering the entire plant
- Succulent fleshy green leaves
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 20-50 cm
Sedum album 'Coral Carpet'
CORAL CARPET STONECROP
- Dense, mat-forming perennial that handles foot traffic
- Tiny white star-shaped flowers form clusters covering the entire plant
- Succulent fleshy leaves emerge coral and mature to green by midsummer
HEIGHT: 5-8 cm · SPREAD: 20-50 cm
Sedum cauticola 'Lidakense'
STONECROP
- Clump-forming sedum with a trailing habit
- Small deep pink clusters of tiny star-shaped flowers
- Bluish-gray succulent leaves with purple highlights
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Sedum floriferum 'Weihenstephaner Gold'
STONECROP
- AKA Sedum kamtschaticum var. floriferum 'Weihenstephaner Gold'
- Mat-forming trailing habit
- Tiny yellow star-shaped flowers cover the entire plant
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Sedum hispanicum 'Blue Carpet'
SPANISH STONECROP
- AKA Sedum hispanicum var.minus 'Purple Form'
- Ground-hugging dense mat of blue-green succulent foliage
- Pale pink star-shaped flowers sit just above the foliage
HEIGHT: 2-5 cm · SPREAD: 10-15 cm