Shrubs

Abelia mosanensis
HARDY ABELIA
  • Rounded habit with arching stems
  • Pink buds open to fragrant pinkish-white tubular flowers
  • Glossy green leaves turn orange-red in the fall

HEIGHT: 125-150 cm  ·  SPREAD: 125-150 cm

Abeliophyllum distichum
WHITE FORSYTHIA
  • Fragrant white flowers with purple throats
  • One of the first shrubs to flower in spring
  • Bloom Time: spring

HEIGHT: 150-175 cm  ·  SPREAD: 125-150 cm

Acanthopanax sieboldianus
FIVELEAF ARALIA
  • Reclassified as Eleutherococcus sieboldianus
  • Clusters of greenish-white flowers are insignificant
  • Rapid growing with compound dark green toothed leaves

HEIGHT: 250-300 cm  ·  SPREAD: 250-300 cm

Acanthopanax sieboldianus 'Variegatus'
VARIEGATED FIVELEAF ARALIA
  • Reclassified as Eleutherococcus sieboldianus 'Variegata'
  • Glossy green leaves with irregular creamy margins are prickly on the undersides
  • Clusters of greenish-white flowers are insignificant

HEIGHT: 125-150 cm  ·  SPREAD: 125-150 cm

Acer ginnala 'Flame'
FLAME MAPLE
  • AKA Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala 'Flame'
  • Naturally a large shrub, it can be trained into a tree form
  • Fragrant yellowish flowers appear just before the leaves

HEIGHT: 5-7 m  ·  SPREAD: 5-7 m

Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium'
FERN LEAF JAPANESE MAPLE
  • An excellent plant for the garden, providing an upright mounding form
  • Very distinctive leaves (much larger than other Japanese maples) turn brilliant red in the fall
  • Small reddish-purple flowers appear before the leaves

HEIGHT: 300-350 cm  ·  SPREAD: 300-350 cm

Acer japonicum 'Vitifolium'
VINE-LEAFED FERN LEAF MAPLE
  • Purplish-red flowers appear before the leaves
  • Fruit emerges green and ripens red in summer, providing contrast among the huge leaves
  • Grape-leaf shaped light green leaves "resemble a full moon"

HEIGHT: 4-5 m  ·  SPREAD: 4-5 m

Acer palmatum
JAPANESE MAPLE
  • Planted for their graceful habit
  • Green leaves in the summer turn to orange purple and red in the fall
  • Broad to rounded, often low branching

HEIGHT: 6-7 m  ·  SPREAD: 6-7 m

Acer palmatum 'Adrian's Compact'
ADRIAN'S COMPACT JAPANESE MAPLE
  • Slow-growing compact red Japanese maple
  • New growth is red, contrasting with the burgundy-purple mature foliage
  • Fall colour is a strong orange and red

HEIGHT: 125-150 cm  ·  SPREAD: 90-100 cm

Acer palmatum 'Ariadne'
ARIADNE JAPANESE MAPLE
  • Semi-dwarf spreading shrub
  • Leaves emerge pinky-orange in spring, aging purple with red veins for summer
  • Fall colour pinky-orange

HEIGHT: 250-300 cm  ·  SPREAD: 300-350 cm

Acer palmatum 'Baby Ghost'
BABY GHOST JAPANESE MAPLE
  • Upright-spreading habit--the smallest of the "Ghost" series
  • Amber-red leaves have muted green veins
  • The veins are the skeleton of the "ghost"

HEIGHT: 225-250 cm  ·  SPREAD: 125-150 cm

Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'
BLOODGOOD JAPANESE MAPLE
  • The benchmark in upright, large-leaved, purplish-red Japanese maples
  • Retains its deep colour well throughout the summer
  • Leaves somewhat larger than those of other purple forms

HEIGHT: 6-7 m  ·  SPREAD: 5-6 m

Acer palmatum 'Burgundy Lace'
JAPANESE MAPLE
  • Rounded spreading habit
  • Attractive burgundy red foliage throughout the summer
  • Foliage turns bright red in autumn

HEIGHT: 2-3 m  ·  SPREAD: 3-4 m

Acer palmatum 'Crimson Carole'
CRIMSON CAROLE JAPANESE MAPLE
  • Upright-spreading habit; possibly wider than tall, with branch tips sagging, almost weeping
  • Inconspicuous red flowers appear before the leaves
  • Deeply-cut and serrated leaves emerge red with a hint of orange in spring, maturing purple, then bronze-green

HEIGHT: 250-300 cm  ·  SPREAD: 300-350 cm

Acer palmatum 'Crimson Prince'
CRIMSON PRINCE JAPANESE MAPLE
  • Purportedly better than 'Bloodgood' in the series of purplish-red Japanese maples
  • Retains its deep colour well throughout the summer
  • Excellent red fall colour

HEIGHT: 3-4 m  ·  SPREAD: 2-3 m

Acer palmatum 'Fascination'
FASCINATION JAPANESE MAPLE
  • Foliage emerges light green in spring turning darker as they mature
  • In autumn, a show of orange, red and yellow colours appear
  • Fascinating white striations appear on the bark with age to add all-season appeal

HEIGHT: 4-5 m  ·  SPREAD: 3-4 m

Acer palmatum 'Fireglow'
FIREGLOW JAPANESE MAPLE
  • Better than 'Bloodgood' in the selection of purplish-red Japanese maples
  • Retains its deep colour well throughout the summer
  • Excellent red fall colour

HEIGHT: 3-4 m  ·  SPREAD: 4-5 m

Acer palmatum 'Hefner's Red'
HEFNER'S RED JAPANESE MAPLE
  • An upright large-leaf red Japanese Maple
  • Retains its red colour well throughout the summer
  • Inconspicuous red flowers emerge before the leaves

HEIGHT: 5-5.50 m  ·  SPREAD: 3-3.50 cm

Acer palmatum 'Higasayama'
HIGASAYAMA JAPANESE MAPLE
  • AKA Acer palmatum 'Higasa yama'
  • Slow-growing narrow cultivar becoming wider with age
  • Twiggy stems bear crinkled or curled variegated leaves

HEIGHT: 5-6 m  ·  SPREAD: 4-5 m

Acer palmatum Dragon Tears™ ('JN4') (PP22249)
DRAGON TEARS™ JAPANESE MAPLE
  • Upright form but with horizontal branching that slightly weep
  • Deeply-lobed leaves emerge bright red turning darker with age
  • Foliage turns orange, purple and red tones in autumn

HEIGHT: 175-200 cm  ·  SPREAD: 150-175 cm

Acer palmatum 'Kamagata'
EAGLE'S CLAW JAPANESE MAPLE
  • Small, dense habit
  • Fine, tidy foliage
  • Spring foliage is green with red margins

HEIGHT: 150-175 cm  ·  SPREAD: 100-125 cm

Acer palmatum 'Katsura'
KATSURA JAPANESE MAPLE
  • Leaves emerge chartreuse with orange-tinted margins in the spring
  • Bright green foliage in the summer and shades of orange and yellow in the fall
  • Dense, compact habit

HEIGHT: 300-350 cm  ·  SPREAD: 275-300 cm

Acer palmatum 'Koto-no-ito'
KOTO-NO-ITO JAPANESE MAPLE
  • Finely cut, long, strap-like leaves
  • Foliage is apple green in colour for the summer
  • Excellent yellow to orange fall colour

HEIGHT: 250-300 cm  ·  SPREAD: 250-300 cm

Acer palmatum 'Mikawa Yatsubusa'
MIKAWA YATSUBUSA JAPANESE MAPLE
  • Multi-branched, compact cultivar
  • New growth is a mixture of yellow and green, maturing to glossy dark green
  • A true dwarf with layers of naturally overlapping foliage

HEIGHT: 150-175 cm  ·  SPREAD: 100-125 cm