Cerastium tomentosum
SNOW-IN-SUMMER
- Bright, tiny white star-shaped flowers with dainty yellow centres
- Flowers rise slightly above the foliage
- Mat-forming ground cover with petite, silvery-gray leaves
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 60-100 cm
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
LEADWORT
- AKA Plumbago larpentiae
- Five-petaled blue flowers rise slightly above the foliage
- Glossy oval green leaves on wiry stems spread by underground rhizomes
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Chelone glabra
TURTLEHEAD
- AKA Chelone oblique 'Alba'
- Predominantly white flowers are sometimes tinged with pink
- Flowers are hooded and look similar to snapdragons
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Chelone glabra 'Black Ace'
WHITE TURTLEHEAD
- Foliage emerges in the spring with a very dark cast
- Leaves turn green as the summer progresses
- White flowers are hooded and look similar to snapdragons
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Chelone lyonii Tiny Tortuga ('Armtipp02') (PP25350)
TINY TORTUGA TURTLEHEAD
- Compact, upright, bushy plant with dark green leaves
- Upright stems of deep pink blooms resemble those of the snapdragon
- Leaves emerge bronze changing to dark green
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'
PINK TURTLEHEAD
- Rose-pink turtlehead-shaped flowers appear on reddish stems
- Oblong leaves emerge a glossy bronze maturing to dark green
- Bloom Time: September to October
HEIGHT: 60-75 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Chelone obliqua
PINK TURTLEHEAD
- Rose-pink turtlehead-shaped flowers are held on reddish stems
- Fine-toothed lance-shaped dark green leaves form on sturdy square stems
- Bloom Time: Late summer to October
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Chiastophyllum oppositifolium 'Solar Yellow'
GOLDEN LAMB'S TAIL
- AKA Cotyledon simplicifolia 'Solar Yellow'
- Dangling chains of sweet-pea-like yellow flowers
- Succulent, rounded, basal leaves with scalloped edges
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Chrysanthemum x morifolium
GARDEN MUM
- AKA Dendranthema morifolium
- Blooms vary in time of blooming and in its assortment of colours
- Long stems are good for cutting and provide lots of colour for the fall garden
HEIGHT: 60-75 cm · SPREAD: 60-75 cm
Chrysogonum virginianum
GOLDEN STAR
- Showy clusters of star-shaped yellow daisy-like flowers
- Flowers rise slightly above the foliage
- Flowers are more profuse in the spring
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Cimicifuga racemosa
BLACK SNAKEROOT
- AKA Actaea racemosa
- Fragrant white bottlebrush-like flowers
- Clump forming perennial with green sharp-toothed leaves
HEIGHT: 100-175 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Cimicifuga ramosa 'Atropurpurea'
BLACK SNAKEROOT
- AKA Actaea ramosa 'Atropurpurea' or Actaea simplex 'Atropurpurea'
- Other common names: Black Cohosh, Purple-leaved Bugbane
- Panicles of pale pink to white florets on this clump forming perennial
HEIGHT: 125-175 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Cimicifuga ramosa 'Brunette'
PURPLE-LEAF BUGBANE
- AKA Actaea ramosa 'Brunette' or Actaea simplex 'Brunette'
- Pale pink to white panicles
- Deeply cut, dark purplish-brown leaves, rise to 80 cm
HEIGHT: 80-150 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Cimicifuga ramosa 'Hillside Black Beauty' (PP9988, COPF)
PURPLE-LEAF BUGBANE
- AKA Actaea ramosa 'Hillside Black Beauty' or Actaea simplex 'Hillside Black Beauty'
- Abundant panicles of white florets
- Flowers appear midsummer to mid-fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Cimicifuga ramosa 'Pink Spike'
PURPLE-LEAF BUGBANE
- AKA Actaea ramosa 'Pink Spike' or Actaea simplex 'Pink Spike'
- Long panicles of pink florets
- Dark bronze-purple foliage with compound, ternate, sharp-toothed leaves
HEIGHT: 80-150 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Cimicifuga x 'Chocoholic' (PP24821)
PURPLE-LEAF BUGBANE
- Long panicles of pink florets mature to white
- Dark bronze-purple foliage with compound, ternate, sharp-toothed leaves
- Excellent in mass, but also as a specimen
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Claytonia virginica
SPRING BEAUTY
- White to light pink five-petalled blooms have pink veins and anthers
- Flowers open on warm sunny days, cut stay closed on cloudy days and at night
- Spring ephemeral: Flowers finish and plant goes back into dormancy
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-25 cm
Codonopsis clematidea
BONNET BELLFLOWER
- Nodding, pale ice-blue, bell-shaped flowers
- Blooms have an intricate, dark blue, maroon, and orange pattern inside each bell
- Small, mid-green, oval leaves can be trained as a climber or trail on the ground
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Convallaria majalis
LILY OF THE VALLEY
- Fragrant white bell-shaped flowers on arching stems above the foliage
- After the flowers finish, red berries form
- Bright green lance-shaped leaves
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Coreopsis auriculata 'Nana'
DWARF TICKSEED
- Golden-yellow flowers
- Slow spreading clumps of lobed, oblong, mid-green leaves, up to 13 cm long
- Bloom Time: Late spring to midsummer
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Coreopsis grandiflora 'Heliot'
LARGEFLOWER TICKSEED
- Yellow, daisy-like flowers with red markings at the base of each petal
- A compact plant with mid-green foliage
- Uniform, growth habit
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Coreopsis lanceolata
LANCE-LEAVED TICKSEED
- Daisy-like yellow flowers
- Eight petals with toothed edges surround a central yellow eye
- Narrow lance-shaped leaves, 25 cm long x 5 cm wide
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Coreopsis lanceolata Baby Sun ('Sonnenkind') (COPF)
LANCE-LEAVED TICKSEED
- Single, daisy-like flowers with a golden centre, surrounded by a maroon halo
- Narrow, lance-shaped leaves, up to 25 cm long and 5 cm wide
- Bloom Time: Summer
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Coreopsis rosea 'American Dream'
TICKSEED
- Flowers are pink-purple daisies with yellow centres
- Low, airy mounds of thin, green leaves
- Great for borders or edging gardens
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm