Malus 'Winter Gold'
WINTER GOLD CRABAPPLE
- Upright, broadly rounded to pyramidal habit
- Dark pink buds open to single white flowers before the leaves emerge
- Flowers are followed by small golden-yellow crabapples
HEIGHT: 6-8 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Malus baccata 'Columnaris'
COLUMNAR SIBERIAN CRABAPPLE
- Narrow columnar habit with sharply ascending branches
- Pink buds open to fragrant single white flowers before the leaves emerge
- Flowers are followed by small yellow crabapples
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 2-2 m
Malus floribunda
JAPANESE CRABAPPLE
- Broadly rounded to horizontal habit
- Pink buds open to fragrant single white flowers before the leaves emerge
- Flowers are followed by small yellow-red crabapples
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Malus ioensis 'Klehm's Improved Bechtel'
BECHTEL CRABAPPLE
- Upright, broadly rounded to pyramidal habit
- Rose-pink buds open to fragrant double pink flowers before the leaves emerge
- Flowers are followed by large green crabapples
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Malus sargentii
SARGENT CRABAPPLE
- Small dense spreading horizontal habit
- Pale pink buds open to fragrant single white flowers before the leaves emerge
- Flowers are followed by small dark red crabapples persisting into winter
HEIGHT: 2-3 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Malus sargentii 'Rosea'
PINK SARGENT CRABAPPLE
- Small dense spreading horizontal habit
- Red buds open to fragrant single pale pink to white flowers
- Blooms are followed by small dark red crabapples
HEIGHT: 2-3 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Malus sargentii 'Tina'
TINA CRABAPPLE
- Round, compact, densely-branched spreading crown
- Pink buds open to single white flowers before the leaves emerge
- Flowers are followed by small red crabapples
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Malus scheideckeri 'Red Jade'
RED JADE CRABAPPLE
- Upright weeping growth habit with outward pendulous branches
- Pale pink buds open to single white flowers before the leaves emerge
- Flowers are followed by small bright red crabapples
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Malus x zumi 'Calocarpa'
REDBUD CRABAPPLE
- Upright, dense to rounded to spreading habit
- Red buds open to fragrant single pink-white flowers before the leaves emerge
- Flowers are followed by small glossy red crabapples
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Malva moschata 'Rosea'
PINK MUSK MALLOW
- Abundant saucer-shaped rose-pink flowers
- Flower clusters form at the leaf axil
- Alternate leaves, palmately lobed, 5-8 cm wide
HEIGHT: 75-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Miscanthus purpurascens
PURPLE FLAME GRASS
- Forms a tight clump of arching green leaves on sturdy stalks
- M. purpurascens has softer-textured leaves than most miscanthus
- Grass turns a brilliant orange-red in the fall
HEIGHT: 120-150 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Miscanthus sacchariflorus
AMUR SILVER GRASS
- Long arching green leaves are 90 cm long and 3 cm wide with a distinct silver midrib
- Foliage turns a golden colour in the fall, lasting through the winter
- Bloom Time: August to November
HEIGHT: 150-225 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Miscanthus sinensis
EULALIA GRASS
- Forms a tight clump of arching leaves up to 90 cm long
- Very narrow sharp-edged green leaves with silver midribs turn golden-brown in the fall
- Bloom Time: Late summer
HEIGHT: 150-250 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio'
ADAGIO MAIDEN GRASS
- Fine silver-green arching leaves turn shades of orange and gold in the fall
- Bloom Time: August to late fall
- Flower Type: Feathery panicles
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Andante'
ANDANTE MAIDEN GRASS
- Forms a loose clump of green arching leaves, wider than most other miscanthus cultivars
- Green blades with a distinct silver midrib turn shades of yellow in the fall
- Bloom Time: September to October
HEIGHT: 175-275 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Arabesque'
ARABESQUE MAIDEN GRASS
- Forms a clump of arching leaves with silver midribs
- Grass turns golden-brown in the fall, remaining through the winter
- Bloom Time: Late summer
HEIGHT: 100-120 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Autumn Anthem' (PP27411)
AUTUMN ANTHEM MAIDEN GRASS
- Forms a ball-shaped clump of arching leaves with silver midribs
- Grass turns golden-brown in late fall, remaining through the winter
- Bloom Time: Late summer
HEIGHT: 150-165 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Autumn Light'
AUTUMN LIGHT MAIDEN GRASS
- Long narrow arching green leaves with silver midribs turn gold in the fall
- Bloom Time: Early fall
- Flower Type: Feathery panicles
HEIGHT: 150-225 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Autumn Red'
AUTUMN RED MAIDEN GRASS
- Green leaves gracefully arch on sturdy stalks, turning brilliant orange-red in the fall
- 'Autumn Red' has a softer textured leaf than most miscanthus
- Bloom Time: Summer
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Miscanthus sinensis CP12511 ('Bandwidth') (TM CP12511)
BANDWIDTH MAIDEN GRASS
- Forms a tight upright clump of graceful arching leaves on upright stems
- Petite with rich green leaves featuring horizontal yellow bands
- Bloom Time: September to October
HEIGHT: 75-125 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Berlin'
BERLIN MAIDEN GRASS
- Long arching sharp-edged blue-green leaves with a silver midrib
- Bloom Time: Late summer
- Flower Type: Feathery panicles
HEIGHT: 175-225 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Miscanthus sinensis Blooming Wonder ('Blutenwunder')
BLOOMING WONDER MAIDEN GRASS
- Green leaves arch gracefully on upright stems, forming a tight clump
- Foliage turns a golden-tan in the fall, remaining through the winter
- Bloom Time: Late summer
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Cosmopolitan'
COSMOPOLITAN MAIDEN GRASS
- Leaves up to 25 mm wide arch gracefully on sturdy upright stems
- Foliage is variegated with dark green centres and creamy-white stripes, turning tan in the fall
- Feathery panicles of coppery-red flowers turn beige
HEIGHT: 175-275 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Dixieland'
DIXIELAND MAIDEN GRASS
- M. 'Dixieland' is a dwarf form of M. 'variegatus'
- Graceful arching leaves are 2 cm wide and variegated with green and white vertical stripes
- Foliage turns a golden-tan in the fall, remaining through the winter
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Encore' (PP29070)
ENCORE MAIDEN GRASS
- Forms a tight upright clump of graceful arching leaves on upright stems
- Repeat bloomer, hence its name
- Bloom Time: August to October
HEIGHT: 150-185 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Fire Dragon'
FIRE DRAGON MAIDEN GRASS
- Forms a tight upright clump of graceful arching leaves on upright stems
- Green leaves turn orange and red in autumn
- Bloom Time: September to October
HEIGHT: 180-200 cm · SPREAD: 90-120 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Flamingo'
FLAMINGO MAIDEN GRASS
- Green leaves with a silver midrib arch gracefully on sturdy upright stems
- Foliage turns golden-tan in the fall, remaining through the winter
- Bloom Time: September to October
HEIGHT: 125-180 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gold Bar' (PP15193, CPBR3114)
DWARF PORCUPINE GRASS
- Forms a tight upright clump of yellow and green horizontally-banded leaves
- 'Gold Bar' is shorter and more densely banded than Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus'
- Miscanthus sinensis 'Gold Bar' is a slow grower and could take up to 4 years to reach its full size
HEIGHT: 90-150 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Goliath'
GOLIATH MAIDEN GRASS
- Green leaves with a silver midrib are 2.5 cm wide, arching gracefully on sturdy upright stems
- Foliage turns a golden colour in the fall and remains through the winter
- Bloom Time: September to November
HEIGHT: 200-275 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'
MAIDEN GRASS
- Forms a tight vase-shaped clump of slender arching leaves
- Green leaf blades are sharp-edged with a silver midrib
- Foliage turns a golden-tan in the fall, remaining through the winter
HEIGHT: 150-200 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Graziella'
MAIDEN GRASS
- Forms a tight vase-shaped clump of long slender arching leaves
- Green leaf blades have a silver midrib and are sharply serrated
- Foliage turns shades of orange and red in the fall
HEIGHT: 125-175 cm · SPREAD: 90-125 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Grosse Fontaine'
BIG FOUNTAIN MAIDEN GRASS
- Green leaves with a silver midrib arch gracefully on sturdy upright stems
- Foliage turns a golden colour in the fall and remains through the winter
- Bloom Time: September to November
HEIGHT: 150-225 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Huron Blush'
HURON BLUSH MAIDEN GRASS
- A smaller cultivar with broad green leaves with a white midrib
- Foliage turns a golden colour in the fall and remains through the winter
- Bloom Time: September to November
HEIGHT: 90-140 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Huron Star' (PP22468)
HURON STAR MAIDEN GRASS
- Green blades with a narrow white midrib
- It is earlier flowering than others of the species
- Foliage can develop a purplish tint and turns shades of red, orange and burgundy in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-250 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Huron Sunrise'
HURON SUNRISE MAIDEN GRASS
- Green leaves with silver midribs arch gracefully on sturdy upright stems
- Foliage turns a golden colour in the fall and remains through the winter
- Bloom Time: August to October
HEIGHT: 100-175 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Kirk Alexander'
KIRK ALEXANDER MAIDEN GRASS
- Forms a tight upright clump of bright yellow and green horizontally-banded leaves
- Leaves arch gracefully on sturdy upright stems
- Foliage turns a golden colour in the fall and remains through the winter
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Miscanthus sinensis Little Fountain ('Kleine Fontaine')
LITTLE FOUNTAIN MAIDEN GRASS
- Green leaves with silver midribs arch gracefully on sturdy upright stems
- Compact cultivar that blooms earlier than most miscanthus
- Foliage turns a golden colour in the fall and remains through the winter
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Miscanthus sinensis Little Silver Spider ('Kleine Silberspinne')
LITTLE SILVER SPIDER MAIDEN GRASS
- Green leaves with a silver midrib arch gracefully on sturdy upright stems
- Narrow, upright clump blooms earlier than most miscanthus cultivars
- Foliage turns a bronze-red in the fall
HEIGHT: 90-150 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Kitten'
DWARF MAIDEN GRASS
- Narrow green leaves with a silver midrib
- Grass forms a tight mound
- Bloom Time: August to October
HEIGHT: 60-100 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Miss' (PP28849)
LITTLE MISS MAIDEN GRASS
- Narrow arching blades emerge green in spring
- Foliage transforms quickly to red and purple tones and intensifies in autumn
- Bloom Time: July to November
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Zebra' (PP13008)
LITTLE ZEBRA MAIDEN GRASS
- Forms a tight upright clump of graceful arching leaves on sturdy upright stems
- Blades feature horizontal bands of yellow and green
- Bloom Time: September to October
HEIGHT: 80-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Malepartus'
MALEPARTUS MAIDEN GRASS
- Broad green leaves with a silver midrib arch gracefully on sturdy upright stems
- Foliage turns shades of red and bronze in the fall
- Bloom Time: August to November
HEIGHT: 125-200 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'
VARIEGATED MAIDEN GRASS
- A compact form with thin silver-green wiry leaves on an upright arching habit
- Leaf blades are green with narrow white sharply serrated margins
- Foliage turns a golden-tan with a hint of red in the fall, remaining through the winter
HEIGHT: 90-150 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Nippon'
NIPPON MAIDEN GRASS
- Green leaves with a silver midrib arch gracefully on sturdy upright stems
- Foliage turns shades of red and bronze in the fall
- Grass forms a tight upright arching clump
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'November Sunset'
NOVEMBER SUNSET MAIDEN GRASS
- Narrow green leaves with a silver midrib arch gracefully on sturdy upright stems
- Foliage turns shades of golden-orange after frost
- Bloom Time: September to November
HEIGHT: 100-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Oktoberfest' (PP27074)
OKTOBERFEST MAIDEN GRASS
- Wide green leaves with a silver midrib arch gracefully on sturdy upright stems
- Foliage turns shades of red and purple in early autumn
- Bloom Time: September to November
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Positano'
POSITANO MAIDEN GRASS
- Narrow green leaves with a silver midrib arch gracefully on sturdy, upright stems
- Foliage turns shades of red and orange in the fall
- Bloom Time: August to November
HEIGHT: 150-225 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Miscanthus sinensis Little Dot ('Puenktchen')
LITTLE DOT MAIDEN GRASS
- Leaves are almost vertical, on sturdy, upright stems
- This cultivar is similar to M. 'Strictus', with a more upright habit and finer foliage
- Dull green foliage has irregular horizontal bands of creamy-yellow and a white midrib
HEIGHT: 125-175 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Rigoletto'
RIGOLETTO MAIDEN GRASS
- Leaves arch gracefully on sturdy upright stems, forming a loose, upright clump
- Foliage is variegated; creamy-white with green stripes
- This is a more compact cultivar of M. 'Variegatus'
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Roland'
ROLAND MAIDEN GRASS
- Broad green leaves with a silver midrib arch gracefully on sturdy upright stems
- Foliage turns shades of golden-tan in the fall lasting through the winter
- Bloom Time: August to September
HEIGHT: 175-250 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Miscanthus sinensis Red-silver ('Rotsilber')
RED-SILVER MAIDEN GRASS
- Green leaves with a silver midrib arch gracefully on sturdy upright stems
- Foliage turns an orange-maroon in the fall
- Bloom Time: August to November
HEIGHT: 125-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Sarabande'
SARABANDE MAIDEN GRASS
- Narrow green leaves with a silver midrib arch gracefully on sturdy upright stems
- This cultivar forms a tight upright clump similar to M. 'Gracillimus'
- Bloom Time: August to November
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Miscanthus sinensis Silver Feather ('Silberfeder')
SILVER FEATHER MAIDEN GRASS
- Broad green leaves with a silver midrib arch gracefully on sturdy upright stems
- Foliage turns shades of golden-tan in the fall lasting through the winter
- Bloom Time: August to November
HEIGHT: 175-250 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Miscanthus sinensis Silver Arrow ('Silberpfeil')
SILVER ARROW MAIDEN GRASS
- Leaves arch gracefully on sturdy, upright stems forming an upright vase-shaped clump
- Foliage is variegated with bright white and green stripes
- This cultivar has a more upright form than M. 'Variegatus'
HEIGHT: 125-225 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Miscanthus sinensis Silver Spider ('Silberspinne')
SILVER SPIDER MAIDEN GRASS
- Narrow green leaves with a silver midrib arch gracefully on sturdy upright stems
- Forms a tight upright clump similar to M. 'Gracillimus'
- Foliage turns a bright cinnamon colour in the fall
HEIGHT: 90-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Sirene'
SIRENE JAPANESE SILVER GRASS
- Narrow green leaves with a silver midrib arch gracefully on sturdy, upright stems
- Foliage turns a copper colour in the fall
- Bloom Time: August to September
HEIGHT: 125-190 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Stardust'
STARDUST MAIDEN GRASS
- Forms a tight upright clump of graceful arching leaves on sturdy upright stems
- Petite with narrow green leaves with yellow flecks
- Bloom Time: September to October
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus'
PORCUPINE GRASS
- Stiff leaves are held almost vertical on sturdy upright stems
- Similar to M. 'Zebrinus' forming a tighter, more upright clump
- Green leaves with horizontal bands of yellow turn tan and red in fall
HEIGHT: 175-250 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Super Stripe' (PP18161, COPF)
SUPER STRIPE MAIDEN GRASS
- Leaves arch gracefully on sturdy upright stems, forming a loose upright clump
- Foliage is densely banded with horizontal stripes of gold and green
- Bloom Time: September to October
HEIGHT: 100-225 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Undine'
UNDINE MAIDEN GRASS
- Narrow green leaves with a silver midrib arch gracefully on sturdy, upright stems
- Foliage turns shades of orange and yellow in the fall
- Bloom Time: August to September
HEIGHT: 125-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus'
STRIPED EULALIA GRASS
- Leaves arch gracefully on upright stems, forming a loose clump
- Foliage is variegated with bright white and green stripes
- Bloom Time: September to November
HEIGHT: 175-225 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Yaku Jima'
DWARF MAIDEN GRASS
- Forms a tight clump of fine silver-green foliage with sharply serrated arching leaves
- Foliage turns golden-tan in the fall
- This is a good cultivar for the smaller garden
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus'
ZEBRA GRASS
- Leaves arch gracefully on upright stems, forming a loose clump and tending to flop with age
- Leaves have irregular horizontal bands of yellow and green, turning tan and red in the fall
- Bloom Time: September to November
HEIGHT: 150-225 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus
PURPLE BLOOMING JAPANESE SILVER GRASS
- AKA Miscanthus transmorrisonensis
- Forms a dense mounding clump of coarse green leaves with white midribs
- Flowers are formed on slightly arching stems
HEIGHT: 175-225 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus 'Cabaret'
CABARET JAPANESE SILVER GRASS
- Broad, variegated leaves form an arching clump
- Foliage has creamy-white centres with wide green margins
- Flowers are held on slightly arching stems
HEIGHT: 175-250 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Miscanthus x 'Giganteus'
GIANT MISCANTHUS
- AKA Miscanthus floridulus
- As the name suggests, this is a very large, robust grass in both height and spread
- Coarse green leaves are 90 cm long, gracefully arching on tall sturdy stalks
HEIGHT: 200-300 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Miscanthus x giganteus Alligator ('Lottum')
BANDED GIANT MISCANTHUS
- As the name suggests, this is a very large robust grass in both height and spread
- Long green leaves with yellow banding
- Bloom Time: August to November
HEIGHT: 200-300 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Molinia caerulea
PURPLE MOOR GRASS
- Low clump-forming grass with slightly coarse green foliage
- Slender flower stalks rise well above the foliage, giving this grass an airy appearance
- Purple flowers on flower stalks change to tan seeds as they age
HEIGHT: 40-70 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Molinia caerulea Heather Bride ('Heidebraut')
TALL MOOR GRASS
- Forms a low upright clump of narrow medium-green leaves
- Open panicles rise well above the foliage
- Slender flower stalks give the grass an airy appearance
HEIGHT: 75-120 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Molinia caerulea 'Moorflamme'
MOOR FLAME GRASS
- Forms a compact upright clump of narrow green leaves
- Purple flowers on spikes change to tan-brown seeds as they age
- Open panicles rise well above the foliage
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Molinia caerulea Moor-Witch ('Moorhexe')
MOORHEXE PURPLE MOOR GRASS
- Forms a compact upright clump of narrow green leaves turning yellow in the fall
- Dark purple flower spikes appear in July and change to brown-black seeds as they age
- The open panicles rise well above the foliage, giving the grass an airy appearance
HEIGHT: 50-90 cm · SPREAD: 75-80 cm
Molinia caerulea 'Strahlenquelle'
STRAHLENQUELLE MOOR GRASS
- Forms a compact upright clump of narrow green leaves turning yellow in the fall
- Dark purple flower spikes appear in July and change to tan seeds as they age
- The open panicles rise well above the foliage, giving the grass an airy appearance
HEIGHT: 60-110 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Molinia caerulea 'Variegata'
VARIEGATED PURPLE MOOR GRASS
- Forms a compact arching mound of creamy-white and green variegated foliage
- Slender flower stalks rise well above the foliage, giving this grass an airy appearance
- Flower spikes change to tan seeds as they age
HEIGHT: 50-80 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea
TALL MOOR GRASS
- AKA Molinia altissima
- Forms an upright clump of slightly arching medium-green leaves
- Slender flower stalks rise well above the foliage, giving this grass an airy appearance
HEIGHT: 100-200 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea 'Karl Foerster'
KARL FOERSTER MOOR GRASS
- Forms a tufted upright clump of slightly arching medium green leaves turning yellow in the fall
- Long flower spikes on slender flower stalks give the grass an airy appearance
- Flowers change to tan seeds as the season progresses
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea 'Skyracer'
SKYRACER MOOR GRASS
- Forms a robust arching clump of wide medium-green leaves turning a golden-yellow in the fall
- Purple flower spikes appear in July and change to tan seeds as they age
- Open panicles rise well above the foliage
HEIGHT: 100-220 cm · SPREAD: 90-125 cm
Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea Wind Play ('Windspiel')
WINDSPIEL MOOR GRASS
- Forms a tufted upright clump of slightly arching medium green leaves turning yellow in the fall
- Long purple flower spikes appear in July, giving the grass an airy appearance
- Flowers change to golden-tan seeds as they age
HEIGHT: 100-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-120 cm
Monarda didyma
BEEBALM
- Tubular two-lipped bright scarlet-red blooms
- Coarse clump-forming perennial
- Deep green leaves have a minty fragrance when crushed
HEIGHT: 60-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-100 cm
Monarda didyma Grand Marshall™ ('AChall') (PP19582, COPF)
GRAND MARSHALL™ BEE BALM
- Whorls of small tubular flowers are backed by leafy red bracts
- Magenta flowers appear on square stems just above foliage
- Dark green toothed narrow-oval leaves 10 cm long
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Monarda didyma Grand Parade™ ('ACrade') (PP19580, COPF)
GRAND PARADE™ BEE BALM
- Whorls of small tubular flowers are backed by leafy bracts
- Purple flowers appear on square stems just above foliage
- Heavily corrugated dark green ovate leaves, 5 cm long
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 35-45 cm
Monarda didyma Coral Reef™ ('ACreef') (PP16741, COPF)
CORAL REEF™ BEE BALM
- Whorls of small tubular flowers are backed by leafy bracts
- Coral-pink flowers appear on square stems just above foliage
- Dark green toothed narrow-oval leaves, 10 cm long
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Monarda didyma Balmy™ Lilac ('Balbalmac') (PP26594)
BALMY™ LILAC BEE BALM
- Numerous large shaggy flowers are lilac-purple in colour
- Mildew resistant
- Dark green minty-basil-scented foliage
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Monarda didyma Balmy™ Pink ('Balbalmink') (PP26566)
BALMY™ PINK BEE BALM
- A compact, dwarf selection
- Shaggy pink flowers
- Dark green scented foliage
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Monarda didyma Balmy™ Rose ('Balbalmose') (PPAF)
BALMY™ ROSE BEE BALM
- Compact cultivar
- Bold rose-coloured shaggy blooms
- Fragrant green foliage
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Monarda didyma Balmy™ Purple ('Balbalmurp') (PP25561)
BALMY™ PURPLE BEE BALM
- Numerous large shaggy flowers are reddish-purple in colour
- Mildew resistant
- Dark green minty-basil-scented foliage
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Monarda didyma 'Blue Stocking'
BLUE STOCKING BEE BALM
- Whorls of small tubular flowers are backed by leafy bracts
- Violet-purple flowers appear on square stems just above foliage
- Dark green toothed lance to oval-shaped leaves, 10 cm long
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-75 cm
Monarda didyma 'Cambridge Scarlet'
CAMBRIDGE SCARLET BEE BALM
- Whorls of small tubular flowers are backed by red leafy bracts
- Deep red flowers appear on square stems just above foliage
- Dark green toothed lance to oval-shaped leaves, 10 cm long
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Monarda didyma 'Cherry Pops' (PPAF)
BEE BALM
- Whorls of small tubular flowers are backed by leafy bracts
- Cherry-red flowers appear on square stems just above foliage
- Dark green ovate leaves 5 cm long
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Monarda didyma 'Fireball' (PP14235, CPBR2401)
BEE BALM
- Whorls of small tubular flowers are backed by red leafy bracts
- Wine-red flowers appear on square stems just above foliage
- Dark green toothed lance to oval-shaped leaves, 10 cm long
HEIGHT: 70-80 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Monarda didyma 'Gardenview Scarlet'
BEE BALM
- Whorls of small tubular flowers are backed by red leafy bracts
- Deep red flowers appear on square stems just above foliage
- Dark green toothed lance to oval-shaped leaves, 10 cm long
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Monarda didyma 'Pardon My Pink' (PP24244, CPBR5100)
BEE BALM
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Whorls of small tubular flowers are backed by leafy bracts
- Deep pink flowers appear on square stems just above foliage
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Monarda didyma 'Pardon My Purple' (PP22170, CPBR5101)
BEE BALM
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Whorls of small tubular flowers are backed by leafy bracts
- Deep purple flowers appear on square stems just above foliage
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Monarda didyma 'Pink Supreme' (PP14204, CPBR2402)
BEE BALM
- Whorls of small tubular flowers are backed by leafy bracts
- Magenta-pink flowers appear on square stems just above foliage
- Glossy dark green toothed lance to oval-shaped leaves, 10 cm long
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Monarda didyma 'Purple Rooster'
BEE BALM
- Whorls of small tubular flowers are backed by leafy bracts
- Royal purple flowers appear on square stems just above foliage
- Glossy dark green toothed lance to oval-shaped leaves, 10 cm long
HEIGHT: 75-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Morus alba
WHITE MULBERRY
- Fast-growing, rounded, with a wide, spreading crown
- Small drooping yellowish-green catkins
- Small edible blackberry-like fruit mature in June
HEIGHT: 10-15 m · SPREAD: 10-15 m
Morus rubra
RED MULBERRY
- Upright-rounded to spreading tree; sometimes multistem
- Noted for its variably-lobed leaves, reddish-brown bark and edible fruit
- Dark green heart-shaped leaves on older branches, lobed leaves on new shoots
HEIGHT: 11-15 m · SPREAD: 11-14 m
Myrica gale
SWEET GALE
- AKA Myrica palustris
- Upright, oval habit
- Waxy yellow catkins appear before the leaves
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Myrica pensylvanica
BAYBERRY
- AKA Morella pensylvanica
- Waxy yellowish-green catkins appear before the leaves
- Fragrant glossy grayish-green foliage
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Nectarine 'Fantasia'
FANTASIA NECTARINE
- Prunus persica 'Fantasia'
- Smooth reddish-pink skin
- Large yellow-fleshed freestone fruit
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Nectarine 'Flavortop'
FLAVORTOP NECTARINE
- Prunus persica var. nuciperica 'Flavortop'
- Large fruit with red skin and yellow flesh
- Sweet, tangy, rich flavour
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Nectarine 'Hardired'
HARDIRED NECTARINE
- Prunus persica 'Hardired'
- Smooth orange-red skin
- Cold hardy, disease resistant
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Nectarine 'Harflame'
HARFLAME NECTARINE
- Prunus persica 'Harflame'
- Red blush over yellow background
- Cold hardy, disease resistant
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Nectarine 'Harko'
HARKO NECTARINE
- Prunus persica 'Harko'
- Red blush over yellow undertones
- Cold hardy, disease resistant
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Nectarine 'Harovin Nova'
HAROVIN NOVA NECTARINE
- Prunus persica 'Harovin Nova'
- Red blush over yellow background
- Cold hardy, disease resistant
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Nectarine 'Harovin Rouge'
HAROVIN ROUGE NECTARINE
- Prunus persica 'Harovin Rouge'
- Medium red to dark red over yellow colour
- Cold hardy, disease resistant
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Nyssa sylvatica
BLACK-GUM
- Upright, oval to rounded crown
- Small non-showy greenish-white flowers
- Mainly dioecious: trees are male or female and sometimes both
HEIGHT: 10-15 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Nyssa sylvatica 'Northern Splendor™'
NORTHERN SPLENDOR™ BLACK GUM
- Broadly upright habit
- Deep green leaves in summer
- Foliage turns fire engine red in fall
HEIGHT: 12-15 m · SPREAD: 7-10 m
Nyssa sylvatica 'Wildfire'
WILDFIRE BLACK GUM
- Upright, oval to rounded crown
- Bright red foliage flush in the spring to green by summer
- Small non-showy greenish-white flowers
HEIGHT: 10-15 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Ostrya virginiana
IRONWOOD
- Upright, rounded to oval crown
- Reddish-brown male flowers and greenish female flowers precede the leaves
- Dark green birch-like leaves increase in size toward the end of a twig
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Panicum amarum 'Dewey Blue'
DEWEY BLUE BITTER SWITCH GRASS
- Upright-arching or fountain-like growth
- Attractive powder-blue foliage
- Blue-tinged flowers produce tan seed heads
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Panicum virgatum
SWITCH GRASS
- Forms an upright, dense clump of medium-green foliage
- Flat leaf blades are 30 cm long, branching from upright stems
- Airy panicles rising above the foliage are reddish-pink changing to tan in the fall
HEIGHT: 120-200 cm · SPREAD: 75-100 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Blood Brothers'
BLOOD BROTHERS SWITCH GRASS
- A Canadian introduction
- Forms a tight upright clump of blue-green foliage
- Airy burgundy-red cloud-like panicles, 30 cm long, rise above the foliage
HEIGHT: 80-150 cm · SPREAD: 50-70 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Cape Breeze' (PP24895)
CAPE BREEZE DWARF SWITCHGRASS
- A North Creek Nurseries introduction
- Upright compact habit
- Forms a tight upright clump of green foliage that remains green into fall
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Cloud Nine'
CLOUD NINE SWITCH GRASS
- Forms a tight upright clump of gray-green foliage becoming vase-shaped with age
- Flat leaf blades are 30 cm long, branching from upright stems
- Grass is topped with golden airy cloud-like panicles
HEIGHT: 150-200 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Dallas Blues' (PP11202)
DALLAS BLUES SWITCH GRASS
- Forms a dense upright clump of steel-blue to green foliage
- This cultivar has a wider leaf blade, (2-4 cm wide) that arches from upright stems
- Purple-pink panicles about 50 cm long above the leaves
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 70-100 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Hanse Herms'
HANSE HERMS SWITCH GRASS
- AKA Panicum virgatum 'Haense Herms'
- Forms a loose upright clump of arching green leaves on sturdy stems
- Airy cloud-like silvery green panicles appear above the foliage
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'
HEAVY METAL SWITCH GRASS
- Forms a very tight upright vase-shaped clump of intense metallic-blue foliage
- Airy cloud-like pinkish panicles shimmer above the foliage
- Leaves have a good yellow fall colour
HEIGHT: 120-150 cm · SPREAD: 50-80 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Hot Rod' (PP26074)
HOT ROD SWITCH GRASS
- Forms a tight upright clump of blue-green foliage, turning burgundy in early summer
- Foliage darkens even more in mid-summer before turning to beige-brown for the winter
- Airy red-burgundy flowers turn to tan
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Northwind'
NORTHWIND SWITCH GRASS
- Forms a tight upright clump of gray-green foliage becoming vase-shaped with age
- Flat leaf blades are 30 cm long, branching almost vertically from upright stems
- Grass is topped with slender airy cloud-like green panicles
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 70-90 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Dog' (PP32736)
PRAIRIE DOG SWITCH GRASS
- Short upright habit
- Late spring foliage emerges steely blue
- Grass is topped with cloud-like airy pink panicles
HEIGHT: 90-110 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Fire' (PP19367)
PRAIRIE FIRE SWITCH GRASS
- Forms a tight, upright clump of blue-green foliage
- Airy cloud-like pinkish panicles shimmer above the foliage
- Leaves turn a dark wine-red in early summer, starting at the tips
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 70-80 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Flame'
PRAIRIE FLAME SWITCH GRASS
- Forms a tight upright clump of blue-green foliage
- Airy cloud-like pinkish-red panicles rise above the foliage
- Leaves turn a dark wine-red and burgundy as the summer progresses
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 70-90 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Sky'
PRAIRIE SKY SWITCH GRASS
- Forms an upright clump of wide leaf blades arching from upright stems
- Foliage is a more intense blue than P. 'Heavy Metal'
- Grass is topped with dark red airy cloud-like panicles
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Rehbraun'
BROWN DEER SWITCH GRASS
- Forms a dense upright clump of green leaves
- Airy cloud-like brownish panicles rise above the foliage
- Leaves turn dark red-brown in late summer, starting at the tips
HEIGHT: 90-120 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Rotstrahlbusch'
RED RAY SWITCH GRASS
- Forms a dense upright clump of green leaves with slight hints of red
- Airy clouds of pinkish panicles shimmer above the foliage
- Leaves turn an intense dark red in late summer, starting at the tips
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Panicum virgatum Ruby Ribbons™ ('RR1') (PP17944)
RUBY RIBBONS™ SWITCH GRASS
- A cross between Panicum 'Haense Herms and 'Heavy Metal'
- Blue-green blades develop wine-red tips as they mature
- Panicles of fine pinkish-red flowers are held above the blades
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 70-90 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'
SHENANDOAH SWITCH GRASS
- Forms a dense clump of green leaves arching slightly from upright stems
- Airy cloud-like pinkish panicles shimmer above the foliage
- Leaves turn an intense dark red in late summer from the tips downward
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Squaw'
SQUAW SWITCH GRASS
- Forms a dense upright clump of arching green leaves with slight hints of red
- Grass is topped with airy silvery-pink cloud-like panicles
- Leaves turn an intense purple-red in late summer, starting at the tips
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Strictum'
TALL SWITCH GRASS
- Forms a dense upright clump of blue-green leaves tinted with red tips
- Grass is topped with airy red cloud-like panicles
- Foliage turns a bright yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Warrior'
WARRIOR SWITCH GRASS
- Forms a dense upright clump of green leaves with slight hints of red
- Grass is topped with red airy cloud-like panicles
- Leaves turn a dark red in late summer, starting at the tips
HEIGHT: 120-150 cm · SPREAD: 90-110 cm
Parthenocissus inserta
WOODBINE
- AKA Parthenocissus vitacea
- Insignificant yellowish-green flowers
- Glossy green five-lobed leaves
HEIGHT: 10-15 m · SPREAD: 15-20 m
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
VIRGINIA CREEPER
- Small clusters of insignificant greenish-white flowers in early summer
- Coarse-toothed deep green leaves with 5 leaflets
- Foliage emerges purplish in the spring, maturing to green
HEIGHT: 20-30 m · SPREAD: 15-20 m
Parthenocissus quinquefolia 'Engelmannii'
ENGELMAN'S IVY
- Small clusters of insignificant green flowers
- Glossy, coarse-toothed, deep green leaves with five leaflets
- Inedible grape-like berries form on deep red stems
HEIGHT: 10-15 m · SPREAD: 10-15 m
Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Veitchii'
BOSTON IVY
- AKA Ampelopsis veitchii
- Insignificant tiny white flowers
- Clusters of dark blue berries can be seen after the leaves drop
HEIGHT: 15-20 m · SPREAD: 10-15 m
Peach 'Elberta'
ELBERTA PEACH
- Prunus persica 'Elberta'
- Plump, freestone, with a rose-blushed skin
- Juicy, honey-sweet yellow flesh
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Peach 'Redhaven'
REDHAVEN PEACH
- Prunus persica 'Redhaven'
- The standard by which most peaches are judged
- Large red with a yellow-blushed skin
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Pennisetum alopecuroides
FOUNTAIN GRASS
- Forms a dense mounding clump of bright green blades
- Soft reddish bottlebrush-like flower spikes age to tan for the winter
- Slender flower stalks can be upright or arching
HEIGHT: 90-120 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Burgundy Bunny' (PP21917)
DWARF FOUNTAIN GRASS
- Forms a dense mounding clump of narrow bright green blades
- Summer foliage shows red turning almost completely red until frost
- Flowers rise slightly above the foliage on slender stalks
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Cassian'
CASSIAN FOUNTAIN GRASS
- Forms a dense mounding clump of bright green blades
- Soft bottlebrush-like flower spikes are white with a slight pink tint
- Flowers rise above foliage on slender stalks
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Foxtrot'
FOXTROT FOUNTAIN GRASS
- AKA: Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Japonicum'
- Forms a dense mounding clump of bright green blades turning a rich golden-yellow in the fall
- Soft bottlebrush-like pink flower spikes sport white tips later in the season
HEIGHT: 120-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln'
DWARF FOUNTAIN GRASS
- Forms a dense mounding clump of bright green blades
- Soft creamy-white bottlebrush-like flower spikes rise above the foliage on slender stalks
- Foliage turns a rich golden-yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Little Bunny'
MINIATURE FOUNTAIN GRASS
- Forms a dense mounding clump of narrow bright green blades
- Miniature creamy-white bottlebrush-like soft flower spikes
- Flowers rise slightly above the foliage on slender stalks
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Little Honey'
LITTLE HONEY FOUNTAIN GRASS
- Forms a dense mounding clump of bright green blades with narrow white margins
- Soft miniature creamy-white to tan bottlebrush-like flower spikes
- Flowers rise slightly above the foliage on slender stalks
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 10-15 cm
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Love and Rockets'
LOVE AND ROCKETS FOUNTAIN GRASS
- Bred and grown for the thick greyish-red plumes rising above the blades on slender stalks
- The blade tips turn red in cooler temperatures
- Bloom Time: Late summer
HEIGHT: 60-75 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Pennisetum alopecuroides JS Jommenik ('Lumen Gold') (PP27435)
FOUNTAIN GRASS
- Compact globe-shaped habit
- Bright golden foliage that persists throughout the summer, turning to light green in early fall
- An abundance of brown flowers appear in late summer
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 90-120 cm
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Moudry'
BLACK FOUNTAIN GRASS
- Forms a mounding clump of glossy wide dark green blades
- Soft bottlebrush-like blackish-purple flower spikes rise just slightly above the foliage
- Slender flower stalks can be upright or arching
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 50-75 cm
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Piglet' (PP19074)
PIGLET FOUNTAIN GRASS
- Forms a dense mounding clump of narrow deep green leaves
- Soft miniature creamy-tan bottlebrush-like flower spikes
- Flowers rise above the foliage on upright and sometimes arching stalks
HEIGHT: 25-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Pure Energy' (PPAF)
FOUNTAIN GRASS
- Blades much wider than most Fountain grass cultivars
- Golden-yellow blades look best in full sun
- Wine-red flowers, fading to brown, rise mid summer
HEIGHT: 75-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Red Head'
RED HEAD FOUNTAIN GRASS
- Forms a dense, mounding clump of dark green blades
- Deep purple buds mature to a smoky-purple
- Soft bottlebrush-like flower spikes spray through the foliage in every direction
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 90-120 cm
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Weserbergland'
SWAMP FOXTAIL GRASS
- Forms a dense mounding clump of deep green blades
- Soft pinkish-white bottlebrush-like flower spikes
- Upright arching flower spikes rise above the foliage on slender stalks
HEIGHT: 90-110 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Pennisetum caudatum
WHITE FLOWERING FOUNTAIN GRASS
- Forms a dense, mounding clump of deep green blades
- Soft bottlebrush-like white flower spikes fade to tan as they age
- Slender flower stalks spray through the foliage in every direction
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Pennisetum orientale 'Karley Rose' (PP12909)
ORIENTAL FOUNTAIN GRASS
- Forms a dense mounding clump of gray-green blades
- Soft, dark pinkish-white bottlebrush-like flower spikes in early summer
- Upright and arching flower spikes rise above the foliage on slender stalks
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 90-120 cm
Pennisetum setaceum 'Burgundy Giant'
BURGUNDY GIANT FOUNTAIN GRASS
- Annual Grass
- Forms a tight clump of wide arching leaves on upright stems
- Foliage is a deep burgundy-purple
HEIGHT: 120-130 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Pennisetum setaceum 'Fireworks' (PP18504)
VARIEGATED FOUNTAIN GRASS
- Annual Grass
- Forms a clump of wide burgundy leaves striped with pink, arching from the base
- Bushy bottlebrush-like flower spikes arch gracefully above the foliage
HEIGHT: 80-120 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'
PURPLE FOUNTAIN GRASS
- Annual Grass
- Forms a clump of burgundy leaves arching from the base
- Bushy bottlebrush-like flower spikes arch gracefully above the foliage
HEIGHT: 80-120 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Pennisetum setaceum 'Sky Rocket' (PP21497, CPBR4208)
VARIEGATED FOUNTAIN GRASS
- Proven Winners™ Color Choice®
- Annual Grass
- Green leaves with white-striped margins form a vase-shaped clump
HEIGHT: 80-120 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Phyllostachys aureosulcata
YELLOW GROOVE BAMBOO
- Semi-evergreen running bamboo
- It is named for the yellow grooves which appear on the new culms (stems)
- Main stems are dark green with yellow striping above each node
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 10-12 m
Picea abies 'Nidiformis'
BIRD'S NEST NORWAY SPRUCE
- Horizontal to slightly ascending branches
- Forms a dense shrubby flattened globe
- Short needles are gray-green
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Picea omorika 'Sky Trails'
SKY TRAILS SERBIAN SPRUCE
- Needles are two-toned
- Dark green on top with silver bands on the underside
- Needles grow at right angles to the stem
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Picea orientalis
ORIENTAL SPRUCE
- Dense conical form
- Horizontal to upward-sweeping branches with drooping lateral branches
- Glossy emerald-green needles have a hint of blue
HEIGHT: 14-15 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Pinus flexilis 'Extra Blue'
EXTRA BLUE LIMBER PINE
- Pyramidal in form, with ascending branches
- Long blue needles in clusters of five are slightly twisted or curved
- Brown cones are long and quite resinous
HEIGHT: 11-13 m · SPREAD: 9-11 m
Plum 'Brooks Gold'
BROOKS GOLD PLUM
- Prunus salicina 'Brooks Gold'
- Large oval golden-skinned fruit
- Yellow flesh is sweet and juicy
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Plum 'Burbank'
BURBANK PLUM
- Prunus salicina 'Burbank'
- Medium-sized blue-purple fruit
- Yellow flesh has a sweet flavour
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Plum 'Early Golden'
EARLY GOLDEN PLUM
- Prunus salicina 'Early Golden'
- Small to medium yellow fruit
- A heavy bearer that ripens early
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Plum 'Elephant Heart'
ELEPHANT HEART PLUM
- Prunus salicina 'Elephant Heart'
- Large heart-shaped fruit with dark reddish skin
- A heavy bearer that ripens late
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Plum 'German Prune'
GERMAN PRUNE PLUM
- Prunus domestica 'German Prune'
- Large oval dark purple fruit
- Flesh is sweet and juicy
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Plum 'Green Gage'
GREEN GAGE PLUM
- Prunus domestica 'Green Gage'
- AKA 'Reine Claude'
- Small-sized, with a dull green skin, yellowing when ripe
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Plum 'Italian Prune'
ITALIAN PRUNE PLUM
- Prunus domestica 'Italian Prune'
- Medium-sized purplish-black fruit
- Flesh of the fruit is yellowish-green
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Plum 'Mount Royale'
MOUNT ROYALE PLUM
- Prunus domestica 'Mount Royale'
- Medium-sized dark blue fruit
- Fruit is sweet and juicy
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Plum Blues Jam™ ('NY9041')
BLUES JAM™ PLUM
- Prunus salicina 'Blues Jam'
- Medium-sized fruit with purple-blue skin
- Greenish-yellow flesh has a sweet flavour
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Plum 'Ozark Premier'
OZARK PREMIER PLUM
- Prunus salicina 'Ozark Premier'
- Exceptionally large semi-freestone plum
- Bright red-skinned with slightly tart flavour
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Plum 'Pembina'
PEMBINA PLUM
- Prunus salicina 'Pembina'
- Medium to large oval fruit with a red skin
- A hardy plum, producing flavourful fruit
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Plum 'Pipestone'
PIPESTONE PLUM
- Prunus salicina 'Pipestone'
- Large-sized red fruit
- Yellow flesh is sweet and juicy
HEIGHT: 5-7 m · SPREAD: 4-6 m
Plum 'Shiro'
SHIRO PLUM
- Prunus domestica 'Shiro'
- Heavy bearer
- Yellow skinned medium-sized fruit
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Plum 'Stanley'
STANLEY PLUM
- Prunus domestica 'Stanley'
- Large crops of oval fruit
- Deep purple skin with a golden flesh
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Plum 'Superior'
SUPERIOR PLUM
- Prunus domestica 'Superior'
- Large-sized fruit, with a bright red skin
- Yellow-fleshed fruit
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Plum 'Toka'
TOKA PLUM
- Prunus salicina 'Toka'
- Medium-sized fruit with a reddish-bronze skin
- Uniquely spicy sweet flavour
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Plum 'Valor'
VALOR PLUM
- Prunus domestica 'Valor'
- Dark purple fruit
- Very sweet flavour
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Plum 'Vanette™'
VANETTE™ PLUM
- Sweet flavour for eating fresh or canning
- Purple-blue freestone
- Firm flesh
HEIGHT: 5-6 m
Plum 'Vision'
VISION PLUM
- Prunus domestica 'Vision'
- Large-sized, with a dark blue skin
- Freestone plum, sweet and very flavorful
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Plum 'Yellow Egg'
YELLOW EGG PLUM
- Prunus domestica 'Yellow Egg'
- Bright yellow large oval fruit
- Flesh is deep yellow and firm
HEIGHT: 5 m · SPREAD: 6 m
Prunus americana
AMERICAN PLUM
- Upright-broad spreading crown
- Clusters of white flowers
- Flowers are followed by small edible round red plums
HEIGHT: 6-8 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Prunus cerasifera 'Newport'
NEWPORT CHERRY PLUM
- Upright, rounded, spreading crown
- Flowers are white to pale pink
- Flowers give way to medium-sized dark purple edible plums
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Prunus cerasifera 'Thundercloud'
THUNDERCLOUD CHERRY PLUM
- Purple-leaved cultivar that retains its colour all season
- Dense, upright-spreading habit
- Fragrant light-pink flowers
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Prunus maackii
MANCHURIAN CHERRY
- Upright pyramidal crown, maturing round
- Best known for its burnished bronze exfoliating bark
- Fragrant white florets in clusters
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 6-8 m
Prunus maackii Gold Rush® ('Jefree')
GOLD RUSH® AMUR CHERRY
- Upright, pyramidal crown, maturing round
- Best known for its burnished-gold-bronze exfoliating bark
- Fragrant white florets in clusters
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 6-8 m
Prunus maackii 'Ming'
MING CHERRY
- Compact version of Prunus maackii
- Upright, pyramidal crown, maturing to rounded
- Best known for its burnished-burgundy exfoliating bark
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 6-8 m
Prunus padus
MAYDAY CHERRY
- Upright, broad, rounded crown
- Pendulous clusters of white flowers
- Flowers are followed by green pea-sized cherries ripening to black
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Prunus padus 'Colorata'
BIRD CHERRY
- Compact, rounded habit
- Pendulous clusters of pink flowers
- Flowers are followed by green pea-sized cherries ripening to black
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Prunus pensylvanica
PIN CHERRY, FIRE CHERRY
- Upright habit, forming colonies
- Burnished-bronze exfoliating bark
- Clusters of fragrant florets unfold with the leaves
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Prunus sargentii
SARGENT CHERRY
- Medium-sized tree with a dense, rounded crown
- Clusters of pink flowers
- Leaves emerge bronze, turning dark green by summer
HEIGHT: 6-9 m · SPREAD: 6-9 m
Prunus serotina
BLACK CHERRY
- Narrow, columnar to rounded crown
- Pendulous clusters of fragrant white flowers
- Flowers are followed by red pea-sized cherries, ripening to purple-black
HEIGHT: 18-24 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Prunus serrulata 'Amanogawa'
JAPANESE FLOWERING CHERRY
- Narrow, upright, columnar crown
- Clusters of double soft pink flowers fading to almost-white
- Foliage emerges bronze-green turning a glossy green
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 1-2 m
Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis'
HIGAN CHERRY
- Rounded, spreading habit with upright branches
- Semi-double pink flowers in spring, and sporadic display in fall
- Flowers give way to small black berries
HEIGHT: 7-9 m · SPREAD: 5-7 m
Prunus subhirtella 'Pendula'
WEEPING HIGAN CHERRY
- Oval to mounded crown with pendulous branches
- Clusters of pendulous light pink flowers
- Leaves are ovate to elliptical, with serrated edges
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 6-8 m
Prunus subhirtella 'Pendula Plena Rosea'
DOUBLE WEEPING CHERRY
- Covered in fragrant pink flowers in early spring
- Green leaves emerge after the flowers fade
- Smooth dark-red bark gives an all season interest
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Prunus virginiana
COMMON CHOKECHERRY
- Small fragrant white or pink flowers emerge simultaneously with the leaves
- Red to blue to black fruit ripens in July, eaten by birds
- Semi-glossy green leaves occasionally turn pinkish in the fall
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Prunus virginiana 'Canada Red'
CANADA RED CHOKECHERRY
- Upright-rounded to oval crown
- Pendulous clusters of white flowers hang down from the branches
- Flowers are followed by green pea-sized fruit ripening to black in the summer
HEIGHT: 6-8 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Prunus virginiana 'Schubert'
SCHUBERT CHOKECHERRY
- Upright, rounded to oval crown
- Clusters of white flowers bloom after the leaves have emerged
- Flowers are followed by red pea-sized fruit, ripening to purple in the summer
HEIGHT: 6-9 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Prunus x cistena
PURPLE-LEAF SAND CHERRY
- Small, fragrant, light pink flowers emerge simultaneously with the leaves
- Scant blue-black fruits ripening in July are eaten by birds
- Semi-glossy purple leaves occasionally turn pinkish in the fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Prunus x yedoensis
YOSHINO CHERRY
- Broad, rounded, open, spreading crown
- Clusters of fragrant single white flowers
- Flowers give way to small black cherries
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 10-12 m
Pyracantha angustifolia Yukon Belle® ('Monon')
YUKON BELLE® PYRACANTHA
- Abundant white flowers are followed by bright orange berries
- Hardy evergreen to semi-evergreen leaves on stiff, thorny branches
- Useful as a barrier or screen
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Quercus coccinea
SCARLET OAK
- Upright, open, spreading to rounded crown
- Glossy green leaves have deeply cut pointed lobes
- Insignificant flowers (catkins) are followed by oval acorns
HEIGHT: 16-20 m · SPREAD: 13-15 m
Raspberry 'Anne' (PP10411)
ANNE RASPBERRY
- Rubus argustus 'Anne'
- Large cone-shaped light yellow berries
- Good texture and flavour
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Raspberry 'Autumn Britten' (PP20,769)
AUTUMN BRITTEN RASPBERRY
- Rubus 'Autumn Britten'
- Large, firm, good flavoured fruit
- Everbearing cultivar
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Raspberry 'Boyne'
BOYNE RASPBERRY
- Rubus 'Boyne'
- Dark red medium-sized raspberries
- Medium acidic with aromatic flavours
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Raspberry 'Encore'
ENCORE RASPBERRY
- Rubus hybrid 'Encore'
- Large berries on vigorous, sturdy, upright branching
- Nearly thornless canes
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 80-125 cm
Raspberry 'Fallgold'
FALLGOLD RASPBERRY
- Rubus 'Fallgold'
- Extra large golden-yellow raspberries
- Fruit is sweet, juicy, and firm
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Raspberry 'Heritage'
HERITAGE RASPBERRY
- Rubus 'Heritage'
- Medium-sized sweet dark red fruit
- Everbearing cultivar
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Raspberry 'Jewel'
JEWEL RASPBERRY
- Rubus 'Jewel'
- Glossy black fruit with good flavour
- Use for fresh eating, making pies and preserves
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Raspberry 'Latham'
LATHAM RASPBERRY
- Rubus 'Latham'
- Very large red raspberries
- Excellent yielder with a sweet flavour
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Raspberry 'Meeker'
MEEKER RASPBERRY
- Rubus idaeus 'Meeker'
- Large dark red berries with a classic raspberry flavour
- Wonderful for making juice, freezing, and making jams or jellies
HEIGHT: 125-175 cm · SPREAD: 125-175 cm
Raspberry 'Nova'
NOVA RASPBERRY
- Bright red large berries ripening in early summer
- Adaptable to all climates
- Can produce two crops per season
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Raspberry 'Royalty'
ROYALTY RASPBERRY
- Rubus 'Royalty'
- A cross between a red and purple raspberry
- Large purple berries
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Raspberry Purple
RASPBERRY (PURPLE)
- Rubus (Purple)
- Large, purple berries
- Sweet, light flavour
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Rhus aromatica
FRAGRANT SUMAC
- Yellowish male and female flowers appear before the leaves
- Clusters of reddish hairy fruit ripen late summer and may persist into the winter
- Medium green to blue-green aromatic soft leaves are sometimes glossy
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low'
FRAGRANT SUMAC
- Yellowish male and female flowers
- Clusters of reddish hairy fruit ripen late summer and may persist into the winter
- Medium-green to blue-green aromatic soft leaves are sometimes glossy
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Rhus glabra
SMOOTH SUMAC
- Greenish-yellow male and female flowers
- Clusters of reddish hairy fruit ripen late summer and may persist into the winter
- Medium-green to dark green compound pinnate leaves are sometimes glossy
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Rhus glabra 'Laciniata'
CUTLEAF SMOOTH SUMAC
- Greenish-yellow male and female flowers
- Clusters of reddish hairy fruit ripen late summer and may persist into the winter
- Medium green compound pinnate finely cut soft leaves are sometimes glossy
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Rhus typhina
STAGHORN SUMAC
- Greenish-yellow male and female flowers
- Clusters of reddish hairy fruit ripen late summer and may persist into the winter
- Medium-green to dark green compound pinnate leaves are sometimes glossy
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Rhus typhina Tiger Eyes® ('Bailtiger') (PP16185, COPF)
TIGER EYES® CUTLEAF SUMAC
- Greenish-yellow male and female flowers
- Clusters of reddish hairy fruit ripen late summer and may persist into the winter
- Yellow compound pinnate finely cut soft leaves with reddish stems
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Rhus typhina 'Dissecta'
CUTLEAF STAGHORN SUMAC
- Greenish-yellow male and female flowers
- Clusters of reddish hairy fruit ripen late summer and may persist into the winter
- Medium green compound pinnate finely cut soft leaves are sometimes glossy
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Ribes alpinum
ALPINE CURRANT
- Inconspicuous greenish flowers bloom soon after the leaves appear
- Three-lobed leaves emerge early in the spring and turn yellow in the fall
- Dense, upright, oval habit
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Ribes americanum
WILD BLACK CURRANT
- Bell-shaped flowers, pale yellow to greenish white
- Small round fruit, ripening from green to red and finally black
- Slightly hairy branches and leaves but are identified without thorns
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Ribes aureum
GOLDEN CURRANT
- Fragrant yellow flowers attract hummingbirds
- Small edible yellow fruit ripen to black
- Pale green leaves emerge early in the spring and turn orange-red in the fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Rosa blanda
MEADOW ROSE
- Single light pink fragrant flowers
- Smooth bright red rose hips in July persist into the winter
- Dull blue-green leaves
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Rosa carolina
PASTURE ROSE
- Single pink flowers
- Red flattened-sphere fruit persists into the winter
- Rich green leaves turn dull red in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Rosa palustris
SWAMP ROSE
- Fragrant single pink flowers
- Red fruit persists into the winter
- Medium green leaves turn dull red in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Rosa rubrifolia
REDLEAF ROSE
- AKA Rosa glauca
- Single pink flowers
- Red flattened-sphere fruit persists into the winter
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Rosa rugosa
RUGOSA ROSE
- Single pink flowers
- Red oval fruit
- Dark green leaves turn dull orange to scarlet in the fall
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Rosa rugosa 'Alba'
RUGOSA ROSE (WHITE)
- Single white flowers
- Oval red fruit
- Dark green leaves turn dull orange to scarlet in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Rosa rugosa 'Nearly Wild'
NEARLY WILD ROSE
- Single pink flowers
- Medium green leaves turn dull orange to scarlet in the fall
- Low spreading shrub
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Rosa setigera
PRAIRIE ROSE
- Deep pink single flowers fade to white
- In late summer, bright red rose hips appear
- Glossy dark green leaves turn purple-red in the fall
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Rosa wichuraiana
MEMORIAL ROSE
- Fragrant single white flowers
- Red hips persist into the winter
- Glossy green leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Rubus allegheniensis
ALLEGHANY BLACKBERRY
- Single white flowers
- Sweet black thimble-shaped fruit
- Textured green leaves are usually made up of three leaflets
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Rubus ideaus var. strigosus
WILD RED RASPBERRY
- Single white flowers
- Red thimble-shaped fruit
- Textured green leaves, made up of three leaflets, turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Rubus occidentalis
BLACK RASPBERRY
- Single white flowers
- Sweet black thimble-shaped fruit
- Textured green leaves, with three to five leaflets, turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Rubus odoratus
FLOWERING RASPBERRY
- Fragrant single magenta flowers
- Small red thimble-shaped fruit
- Textured five-lobed green leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Rudbeckia fulgida Viette's Little Suzy ('Blovi') (PP8867)
VIETTE'S LITTLE SUZY BLACK-EYED SUSAN
- Compact upright clump-forming cultivar
- Daisy-like flowers with yellow petals and a dark central eye
- Oblong to lance-shaped basal leaves
HEIGHT: 35-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm'
BLACK-EYED SUSAN
- Gold-petaled flowers with a dark central eye
- Oblong to lance-shaped basal leaves, 13 cm long
- Flowers appear on leafy stems
HEIGHT: 55-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Little Goldstar' (PP2397)
BLACK-EYED SUSAN
- Compact mounding, very floriferous cultivar
- Daisy-like flowers with yellow petals and a dark central eye
- Oblong to lance-shaped basal leaves
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Rudbeckia hirta
GLORIOSA DAISY
- AKA Rudbeckia gloriosa
- Biennial or short-lived perennial
- Pale daisy-like flowers with golden petals surround a central dark cone
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Rudbeckia hirta 'Autumn Colours'
GLORIOSA DAISY
- Biennial or short-lived perennial
- Bicoloured shades of burgundy and yellow petals surrounding a dark cone
- Rough hairy mid-green lance-shaped leaves, 10 cm long
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Rudbeckia hirta 'Cherry Brandy'
GLORIOSA DAISY
- Biennial or short-lived perennial
- Large daisy-like blooms with cherry-red petals surrounding a dark chocolate eye
- Rough hairy mid-green lance-shaped leaves, 10 cm long
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Rudbeckia hirta 'Irish Eyes'
GLORIOSA DAISY
- AKA Rudbeckia hirta 'Green Eyes'
- Biennial or short-lived perennial
- Daisy-like flowerheads with yellow petals surrounding a central green eye or cone
HEIGHT: 55-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun'
GLORIOSA DAISY
- Biennial or short-lived perennial
- Daisy-like flowerheads
- Petals are tipped in yellow and surround a central green cone
HEIGHT: 55-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Rudbeckia hirta 'Rustic Colours'
GLORIOSA DAISY
- Biennial or short-lived perennial
- Daisy-like flowerheads
- Deep burgundy petals with yellow tips surround a dark cone
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Rudbeckia laciniata Autumn Sun ('Herbstonne')
CUTLEAF CONEFLOWER
- AKA Rudbeckia nitida 'Herbstonne'
- Tall upright rhizomatous perennial
- Daisy-like flowers on tall leafy stems
HEIGHT: 125-175 cm · SPREAD: 80-90 cm
Rudbeckia triloba
THREE LOBED CONEFLOWER
- Biennial or short-lived perennial
- Clumping stiff upright well-branched stems
- Loaded with yellow daisy-like flowers
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Sagittaria graminea
GRASS LEAF ARROWHEAD
- Upright, rhizomatous spreader
- Narrow long arrow-head-shaped mid-green foliage
- Grows approximately 60 cm above water level
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Sagittaria latifolia
ARROWHEAD
- Upright aquatic perennial
- Long narrow chevron-shaped mid-green leaves
- Grows approximately 60 cm above water level
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 100 cm
Salix alba 'Tristis'
WEEPING GOLDEN WILLOW
- Upright open rounded crown with pendulous golden branchlets
- Young branches are golden-yellow, maturing to gray-brown and deeply furrowed
- Flowers emerge yellow-white after the leaves emerge
HEIGHT: 15-20 m · SPREAD: 15-20 m
Salix amygdaloides
PEACH-LEAVED WILLOW
- Yellowish-green leaves have a pale whitish underside
- Rough bark is brownish-gray
- Orange-yellow twigs
HEIGHT: 11-12 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Salix bebbiana
BEAKED WILLOW
- Yellow-green cone-like fruit is attractive to birds
- Dull green, slightly saw-toothed or wavy, and gray or whitish underneath
- Fast-growing and capable of forming dense colonies
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Salix nigra
BLACK WILLOW
- Small greenish-yellow catkins in early spring
- Long narrow glossy green leaves turn yellow in the fall
- Deeply fissured dark brown bark
HEIGHT: 18-20 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Salix purpurea 'Pendula'
WEEPING PURPLE-OSIER WILLOW
- Wide spreading, somewhat pendulous form and typically grafted on a stem
- Gray-silver catkins
- Narrow leaves with blue-white undersides
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Salvia lyrata 'Purple Knockout'
LYRE-LEAF SAGE
- Grown mostly for its attractive foliage
- Compact, with deep burgundy lyre-shaped basal leaves
- Features whorls of two-lipped lavender-blue flowers
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Salvia nemorosa 'April Night' (PP26520)
MEADOW SAGE
- Compact, mounding habit
- Flowers nearly 1 month before most selections
- Spikes of purple buds open to violet-blue flowers
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Salvia nemorosa Blue Queen ('Blaukoenigin')
BLUE QUEEN MEADOW SAGE
- AKA Salvia x superba 'Blue Queen'
- Clump-forming upright mounding habit
- Dense flower spikes of violet-blue flowers
HEIGHT: 55-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Salvia nemorosa 'Blue Marvel' (PPAF)
MEADOW SAGE
- Deep blue flower spikes
- Compact upright-mounding clump-forming habit
- Gray-green basal leaves, 12.5 cm long
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Salvia nemorosa 'Bumbleberry' (PPAF)
BUMBLEBERRY MEADOW SAGE
- Compact mounding habit
- Spikes of fuchsia-pink flowers
- Deep green lance-shaped leaves
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Salvia nemorosa 'Bumbleblue' (PP30084)
BUMBLEBLUE MEADOW SAGE
- Compact mounding habit
- Spikes of violet-blue flowers
- Deep green lance-shaped foliage
HEIGHT: 20-35 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Salvia nemorosa 'Bumblesky' (PP30085)
BUMBLESKY MEADOW SAGE
- Compact, mounding habit
- Spikes of sky-blue flowers
- Deep green lance-shaped foliage
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Salvia nemorosa 'Bumblesnow' (PP31399)
BUMBLESNOW MEADOW SAGE
- Compact, mounding habit
- Spikes of pure white flowers
- Deep green lance-shaped foliage
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'
MEADOW SAGE
- Other species names: sylvestris or superba
- Tall upright clumping habit
- Spikes of dark purple to violet flowers
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Salvia nemorosa Marcus™ ('Haeumanarc') (PP13322, COPF, CPBR1837)
MARCUS™ MEADOW SAGE
- Other species names: sylvestris or superba
- Spreading habit
- Spikes of purple buds open to violet-blue flowers
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Salvia nemorosa May Night ('Mainacht')
MAY NIGHT MEADOW SAGE
- Other species names: sylvestris or superba
- Clump forming upright mounding habit
- Spikes of purple buds open to violet-blue flowers
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Salvia nemorosa East Friesland ('Ostfriesland')
MEADOW SAGE
- Other species names: sylvestris or superba
- Compact, upright, mounding, clump-forming habit
- Spikes of dark purple to violet flowers
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Salvia nemorosa 'Pink Friesland' (USPP#18152)
MEADOW SAGE
- Compact, mounding habit
- Spikes of burgundy buds open to deep pink flowers
- Flowers and buds together give a two-toned appearance
HEIGHT: 25-35 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Salvia nemorosa 'Pink Profusion' (PP31435 CPBRAF)
PINK PROFUSION SALVIA
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Dark pink flowers are produced on darker pink calyxes
- Compact mounding habit of green fragrant foliage
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 45-55 cm
Salvia nemorosa 'Rose Marvel' (PP30118)
MEADOW SAGE
- Pink flower spikes
- Compact, upright, mounding, clump-forming habit
- Gray-green basal leaves, 12.5 cm long
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Salvia nemorosa 'Rose Queen'
MEADOW SAGE
- Other species names: sylvestris or superba
- Spikes of burgundy buds open to pink flowers
- Flowers and buds together give a two-toned appearance
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Salvia nemorosa 'Schwellenberg'
MEADOW SAGE
- Well-branched upright clumping habit
- Spikes of burgundy plume-like flowers
- Green lance-shaped to oblong leaves
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Sambucus canadensis
AMERICAN ELDERBERRY
- Pleasantly fragrant white flowers in a flat-topped cluster
- Purple-black berries in clusters, August to September, will attract birds
- Compound pinnate medium-green leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Sambucus canadensis 'Aurea'
GOLDEN ELDERBERRY
- Pleasantly fragrant white flowers in a flat-topped cluster
- Purple-black berries in clusters August to September
- Compound pinnate yellow leaves
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Sambucus canadensis 'Maxima'
ELDERBERRY
- Pleasantly fragrant white flowers in a flat-topped cluster
- Distinguished from its parent by the much larger flowers
- Purple-black berries in clusters, August to September, will attract birds
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Sambucus nigra Black Lace® ('Eva') (PP15575, CPBR2633)
BLACK LACE® ELDERBERRY
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Pink lemon-scented flowers in a flat-topped cluster
- Purple-black berries in clusters in July if a cross-pollinator is present
HEIGHT: 225-250 cm · SPREAD: 225-250 cm
Sambucus nigra Golden Tower ('Jandeboer001') (PP28957)
GOLDEN TOWER ELDERBERRY
- Narrow upright form
- Feathery yellow-green leaves
- Flat-topped clusters of fragrant white flowers
HEIGHT: 275-300 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Sambucus nigra 'Linearis'
LINEARIS ELDERBERRY
- Fragrant white flowers in a flat-topped cluster
- Purple-black berries in clusters, July to August, will attract birds
- Medium green compound pinnate grass-like green leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Sambucus nigra 'Madonna'
MADONNA ELDERBERRY
- Fragrant white flowers in a flat-topped cluster
- Purple-black berries in clusters, July to August, will attract birds
- Compound pinnate medium-green leaves are splashed with gold
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Sambucus nigra 'Pulvurentula'
DAPPLED ELDER
- Fragrant white flowers in a flat-topped cluster
- Purple-black berries in clusters, July to August, will attract birds
- Compound pinnate medium-green leaves are mottled with white
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Sambucus nigra 'Serenade™'
SERENADE™ ELDER
- Large bushy deciduous shrub
- Flat-topped clusters of fragrant white flowers in early summer
- Flowers are followed by tiny black berries which attract birds
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Sambucus nigra Laced Up® ('SNR1292') (PP29051, CPBRAF)
LACED UP® ELDERBERRY
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Formerly known as Strait Laced® elderberry
- Narrow upright form
HEIGHT: 250-275 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Sambucus nigra Sunrise Surprise™ ('Welsh Gold')
SUNRISE SURPRISE™ GOLDEN ELDER
- Deeply serrated golden lacy foliage
- White flowers in early summer followed by bright red berries
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Sambucus pubens
SCARLET ELDERBERRY
- White flowers in a mounded cluster
- Red berries in clusters, June to July, will attract birds
- Compound pinnate medium-green leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Sambucus racemosa 'Golden Locks'
GOLDEN LOCKS ELDERBERRY
- Pleasantly fragrant white flowers in a flat-topped cluster
- Purple-black berries in clusters in early summer
- Compound pinnate deeply-cut yellow leaves
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Sambucus racemosa Lemony Lace™ ('SMNSRD4') (PPAF, CPBRAF)
LEMONY LACE™ ELDERBERRY
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- White flowers appear before the leaves emerge
- Finely dissected foliage is edged in red
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Saskatoon Berry 'Honeywood'
HONEYWOOD SASKATOON BERRY
- Amelanchier alnifolia 'Honeywood'
- Blueberry-like fruit with excellent flavour
- Great for pies and jams
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Saskatoon Berry 'Lee #3'
LEE #3 SASKATOON BERRY
- Amelanchier alnifolia 'Lee #3'
- Beautiful white blooms in early spring
- Blueberry-like fruit appear in early summer
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Saskatoon Berry 'Northline'
NORTHLINE SASKATOON BERRY
- Amelanchier alnifolia 'Northline'
- Beautiful white blooms in early spring
- Blueberry-like fruit appear in early summer
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Saskatoon Berry 'Smokey'
SMOKEY SASKATOON BERRY
- Amelanchier alnifolia 'Smokey'
- Beautiful white blooms in early spring
- Blueberry-like fruit appear in early summer
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Sassafras albidum
SASSAFRAS
- Shrubby when young, maturing to a dense, pyramidal crown
- Can spread by root suckers to form colonies
- Clusters of greenish-yellow flowers; dioecious, having separate male and female trees
HEIGHT: 10-15 m · SPREAD: 9-12 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 pungens
COMMON THREE SQUARE
- AKA: Schoenoplectus pungens, Scirpus americanus
- Scirpus are not grasses, they are perennial sedges
- Triangular stems bear few blades up to 25 cm long
HEIGHT: 100-175 cm · SPREAD: 75-125 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
Sedum x 'Abbeydore'
AUTUMN STONECROP
- Compact, rounded habit
- Pink buds open to intense magenta-pink flower clusters
- Flowers dry into dark reddish-brown seed pods
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Sesleria heufleriana
BLUE-GREEN MOOR GRASS
- Forms a dense mounding clump of semi-evergreen narrow blades
- Blades are green in early spring, turning glaucous-blue by midsummer
- Showy dark purple flowers rise above foliage on short stalks
HEIGHT: 35-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Shepherdia argentea
SILVER BUFFALOBERRY
- Insignificant yellow flowers bear reddish-orange berries
- Attractive silver-green foliage
- Slow-growing thorny shrub with an upright, mounded growth habit
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Shepherdia canadensis
BUFFALOBERRY
- Small yellow insignificant flowers
- Yellowish-red berries follow in the summer
- Silver-green leaves
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Solidago rigida
STIFF GOLDENROD
- AKA Oligoneuron rigidum
- Flat-topped clusters of tiny bright yellow daisy-like flowers
- Velvety foliage is gray-green in the summer
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 60 cm
Sorbus aucuparia
EUROPEAN MOUNTAINASH
- Narrow, upright to oval crown with ascending branches
- Green compound leaves in the summer turn reddish-purple in the fall
- Flat-topped clusters of small white flowers
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Sorbus aucuparia 'Asplenifolia'
CUT-LEAVED ROWAN
- Narrow, upright to oval crown with ascending branches
- Green cutleaf compound leaves
- Foliage turns orange-red in the fall
HEIGHT: 10-11 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Sorbus aucuparia 'Fastigiata'
PYRAMIDAL MOUNTAINASH
- Upright crown with sharply ascending branches
- Green compound leaves in the summer turn yellow-red in the fall
- Flat-topped clusters of small white flowers
HEIGHT: 6-8 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal® ('Michred') (COPF)
CARDINAL ROYAL® MOUNTAINASH
- Narrow, upright to oval crown with ascending branches
- Dark green compound leaves in the summer turn reddish-purple in the fall
- Flat-topped clusters of small white flowers
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Sorbus aucuparia 'Rossica'
RUSSIAN MOUNTAINASH
- Narrow, upright to oval crown with ascending branches
- Green compound leaves in the summer turn orange-red in the fall
- Flat-topped clusters of small white flowers
HEIGHT: 9-10 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Sorbus aucuparia 'Skybound'
SKYBOUND MOUNTAINASH
- Narrow, upright, open crown, with sharply ascending branches
- Green compound leaves in the summer turn reddish-purple in the fall
- Flat-topped clusters of small white flowers
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 3-5 m
Sorbus decora
SHOWY MOUNTAINASH
- Upright, oval to rounded crown with ascending branches
- Blue-green compound leaves in the summer turn reddish-purple in the fall
- Flat-topped clusters of small white flowers
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 6-8 m
Sorbus thuringiaca 'Fastigiata'
OAKLEAF MOUNTAINASH
- Broadly upright oval crown with ascending branches
- Elliptic to ovate deeply-lobed deep green leaves in the summer
- Foliage turns a yellow-brown in the fall
HEIGHT: 6-8 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Sorghastrum nutans
INDIAN GRASS
- AKA Sorghastrum avenaceum, Chrysopogon nutans
- Reddish-bronze downy flower spikes rising well above the foliage appear in July
- The grass blades are green turning bronze to burnt orange in the fall
HEIGHT: 120-220 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Sorghastrum nutans 'Indian Steel'
INDIAN STEEL GRASS
- AKA Sorghastrum avenaceum 'Indian Steel'
- Flower stalks rise above the foliage forming a tight upright clump
- Medium-width grass blades are blue-green, turning bronze in the fall
HEIGHT: 120-150 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Sorghastrum nutans 'Sioux Blue'
SIOUX BLUE INDIAN GRASS
- AKA Sorghastrum avenaceum 'Sioux Blue'
- Flower stalks from a tight upright clump rise above the foliage
- Leaves are silvery-blue turning golden-tan with hints of orange in the fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 50-80 cm
Spartina pectinata
PRAIRIE CORD GRASS
- AKA Sporobolus michauxianus
- Main stems (culms) are round, up to 225 cm long
- Green leaves, alternate, up to 60 cm long, emerge from the lower half of the stems
HEIGHT: 175-225 cm · SPREAD: 100-120 cm
Spartina pectinata 'Aureomarginata'
VARIEGATED CORD GRASS
- AKA Spartina pectinata 'Variegata'
- Main stems (culms) are round, up to 250 cm
- Yellow-edged green leaves, alternate, up to 60 cm long, emerge from the lower half of the stems
HEIGHT: 150-200 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 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
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
Strawberry 'Eversweet'
EVERSWEET STRAWBERRY
- Fragaria x ananassa 'Eversweet'
- Everbearing
- Large berries with superb flavour all season
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Strawberry 'Fort Laramie'
FORT LARAMIE EVERBEARING STRAWBERRY
- Fragaria x ananassa 'Fort Laramie'
- Everbearing, day-neutral
- Self-pollinating
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Strawberry 'Honeoye'
HONEOYE STRAWBERRY
- Fragaria x 'Honeoye'
- Hardy, consistent producer
- Self-pollinating
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Strawberry 'Kent'
KENT STRAWBERRY
- Fragaria x ananassa 'Kent'
- Produces high yields
- Large, juicy, red berries
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Strawberry 'Mic Mac'
MIC MAC STRAWBERRY
- Fragaria x ananassa 'Micmac'
- Medium-red glossy fruit with firm flesh
- Good flavour
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Strawberry 'Ozark Beauty'
OZARK BEAUTY STRAWBERRY
- Fragaria x ananassa 'Ozark Beauty'
- Everbearing
- Large, very sweet berries
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Strawberry 'Quinault'
QUINAULT EVERBEARING STRAWBERRY
- Fragaria x ananassa 'Quinault'
- Self-pollinating everbearing cultivar
- White flowers give way to large, very sweet fruit all season
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Strawberry 'Red Coat'
RED COAT STRAWBERRY
- Fragaria x ananassa 'Red Coat'
- Bright red fruit
- Soft flesh and light tasting
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Strawberry 'Seascape' (PP7614)
SEASCAPE STRAWBERRY
- Fragaria x ananassa 'Seascape'
- Everbearing day-neutral
- Large, firm berries with superb flavour
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Strawberry 'Veestar'
VEESTAR STRAWBERRY
- Fragaria x ananassa 'Veestar'
- Large medium-red berries
- Fairly firm with good flavour
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Symphoricarpos albus
SNOWBERRY
- Panicles of small pink flowers
- Clusters of white berries seldom persist into the winter
- Foliage is bluish-green
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
CORALBERRY
- Panicles of yellowish-white flowers
- Clusters of purplish-red berries persist into the winter
- Foliage is bluish-green
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Symphoricarpos x chenaulti 'Hancock'
HANCOCK CORALBERRY
- Bell-shaped pink flowers appear along and at the ends of the branches
- Clusters of pink berries persist into the winter
- Foliage is bluish-green
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Syringa meyeri Pearl Potion™ ('JDB123WHITEHOUSE') (USPP31664, CPBRAF)
PEARL POTION™
- Fragrant flowers start pale pink and turn pure white each spring
- Tiny star-shaped florets form cone-shaped flower clusters
- Broad green leaves in compact tidy form
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Syringa pekinensis Summer Charm® ('DTR 124')
SUMMER CHARM® TREE LILAC
- Upright, oval to round habit
- Fragrant creamy-white blooms mature to pale yellow
- Glossy dark-green foliage turns yellow in autumn
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Syringa reticulata Ivory Pillar™ ('Willamette')
IVORY PILLAR™ JAPANESE LILAC
- Upright oval growth habit
- Fragrant white flowers appear on large panicles in early summer
- Bright green summer leaves turn yellow in fall
HEIGHT: 7-8 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Taxus canadensis
CANADIAN YEW
- Slow-growing compact dense spreading flat-topped habit
- Low maintenance spreader suitable for use as a ground cover in shade
- Narrow short-stalked dark green needles
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Taxus cuspidata
JAPANESE YEW
- Semi-upright broad rounded habit
- Nearly vertical branches arching outward
- Narrow short-stalked dull green needles
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Taxus cuspidata 'Aurescens'
GOLDEN JAPANESE YEW
- New foliage emerges golden in colour
- Foliage colour may fade with maturity
- Dense multi-stemmed rounded shrub
HEIGHT: 100 cm · SPREAD: 100-200 cm
Taxus cuspidata 'Capitata'
CLIPPED PYRAMIDAL JAPANESE YEW
- Conical habit maintained with some pruning
- Nearly vertical stems hold branches at 45 degrees
- Narrow short-stalked dull green needles
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Taxus cuspidata Emerald Spreader® ('Monloo') (PP10335)
EMERALD SPREADER® YEW
- Slow-growing compact dense spreading flat-topped habit
- Low maintenance spreader suitable for use as a ground cover
- Narrow short-stalked dark green needles
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Taxus cuspidata 'Nana'
DWARF JAPANESE YEW
- Slow-growing rounded wide-spreading habit
- Dense-growing branches arch upward at the tips
- Narrow short-stalked dark green needles
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 125-175 cm
Taxus cuspidata 'Nana Aurescens'
DWARF GOLDEN JAPANESE YEW
- Slow-growing spreading cultivar
- New growth is a brilliant goldenrod colour
- Mature foliage is dark green
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Taxus cuspidata (spreading)
SPREADING JAPANESE YEW
- Semi-upright broad rounded habit
- Nearly vertical branches arch outward
- Narrow short-stalked dull green needles
HEIGHT: 125-200 cm · SPREAD: 225-250 cm
Taxus x media 'Andersonii'
ANDERSON'S SPREADING YEW
- Fast-growing broad rounded spreading habit
- Branches arch outward with pendulous young growth
- Narrow short-stalked dark green needles
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Taxus x media 'Brownii'
BROWN'S YEW
- Slow-growing densely rounded form
- Dense branching arches at the tips
- Narrow short-stalked dark green needles
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Taxus x media 'Dark Green Spreader'
DARK GREEN SPREADER YEW
- Very hardy dense growing selection
- Dark green needles hold their colour year round
- Low-growing spreading habit
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 125-175 cm
Taxus x media 'Densiformis'
DENSE YEW
- Semi-dwarf densely mounded spreading habit
- Ascending branches arch outward
- Narrow short-stalked medium green needles
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Taxus x media 'Fairview'
FAIRVIEW YEW
- Semi-upright vase-shaped dense habit
- Sharply ascending branches arch outward
- Narrow short-stalked dark green needles
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Taxus x media 'Hicksii'
HICK'S YEW
- Columnar and dense with sharply ascending branches
- Excellent evergreen for tight hedging
- Narrow short-stalked dark green needles
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Taxus x media 'Hillii'
HILL'S YEW
- Slow-growing, columnar and dense with sharply ascending branches
- Narrow short-stalked tightly-spaced dark green needles
- Low tolerance for salt or wet, poorly-drained conditions
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Taxus x media 'Majestic'
MAJESTIC YEW
- Thick dark green needles are spirally arranged
- Plant has a distinctive appearance
- Small round fleshy red berries
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Taxus x media Rising Star® ('Oene')
RISING STAR® YEW
- Slow-growing columnar selection dense with sharply-ascending branches
- Narrow short-stalked tightly-spaced dark green needles
- Low tolerance for salt or wet, poorly-drained conditions
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Taxus x media Stonehenge Skinny® ('SMNTHDPF') (USPP 32,306, Can PBRAF)
STONEHENGE SKINNY® YEW
- Upright narrow habit
- Dense lush deep green foliage
- Will develop red berries
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Taxus x media 'Sunburst'
SUNBURST YEW
- Semi-dwarf dense mounding habit
- Ascending branches arch outward
- Narrow short-stalked green-yellow needles are a brighter yellow nearer the branch tips
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Taxus x media 'Wardii'
WARD'S YEW
- Low-growing, wide-spreading habit
- Similar to Taxus cuspidata 'Nana', but faster growing and more horizontal
- Branches arch outward with erect young growth
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Tayberry
- Rubus x
- A cross between blackberry and raspberry
- Cone-shaped fruit is dark red in colour
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Typha angustifolia
NARROWLEAF CATTAIL
- Clumping spreading stands of narrow sword-like leaves
- Central flower stalks are equal to the height of the leaves
- Male and female flowers are held separately
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 200-500 cm
Typha latifolia
BROADLEAF CATTAIL
- Clumping spreading stands of sword-like leaves
- Central flower stalks, equal to the height of the leaves, hold male and female flowers
- Cylindrical flowers turn brown after fertilization
HEIGHT: 125-200 cm · SPREAD: 200-500 cm
Typha latifolia 'Variegata'
VARIEGATED CATTAIL
- Clumping spreading stands of sword-like leaves have creamy-white centre stripes
- Central flower stalks are equal to the height of the leaves and hold male and female flowers
- Cylindrical flowers turn brown after fertilization
HEIGHT: 120-150 cm · SPREAD: 120-150 cm
Typha laxmannii
DWARF CATTAIL / GRACEFUL CATTAIL
- Clumping, spreading stands of narrow sword-like leaves
- Central flower stalks equal to the height of the leaves
- Male and female flowers are held separately
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 200-500 cm
Vaccinium angustifolium
LOWBUSH BLUEBERRY
- Clusters of white flowers
- Small sweet dark blue fruit
- Glossy blue-green leaves turn purple in the fall
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Vaccinium macrocarpon 'Hamilton'
HAMILTON DWARF CRANBERRY
- Dwarf trailing habit
- Tiny pink Bell-shaped flowers
- Tart-flavoured red berries in fall
HEIGHT: 2-3 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Viburnum carlesii 'Compactum'
KOREANSPICE VIBURNUM
- Rounded upright habit
- Pinkish-red buds open pink turning to white flowers
- Fragrant snowball-like clusters of flowers
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Viburnum cassinoides
WITHEROD
- Flat-topped clusters of creamy-white flowers
- Green fruit turns pink to red to blue to black in fall persisting after leaf drop
- Leaves emerge with bronze tones, maturing to a glossy dark green
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Viburnum dentatum
ARROWWOOD
- Flat-topped clusters of creamy-white flowers in spring
- Bluish-black fruit in fall attractive to birds
- Glossy dark green leaves turning yellow to reddish-purple in fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Viburnum dentatum Blue Muffin® ('Christom')
BLUE MUFFIN® VIBURNUM
- Proven Winners® ColourChoice®
- Clusters of creamy-white flowers in spring
- Bluish-black fruit in fall attractive to birds
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Viburnum dentatum Chicago Lustre® ('Synnestvedt')
CHICAGO LUSTRE® ARROWWOOD
- Clusters of creamy-white flowers in spring
- Bluish-black fruit in fall attractive to birds
- Shiny dark green leaves turning yellow to reddish-purple in fall
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Viburnum dilatatum
LINDEN VIBURNUM
- Flat-topped clusters of long-lasting white flowers in late spring
- Red fruit turning black, attractive to birds
- Textured green leaves turning bronze to red in fall
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 175-300 cm
Viburnum farreri 'Nanum'
DWARF FRAGRANT VIBURNUM
- Clusters of pinkish-white flowers appear before the leaves
- Red fruit turns bluish-black in the fall
- Textured dark green leaves, tipped with red, have an unusual fragrance
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Viburnum lantana
WAYFARING TREE
- Flat-topped clusters of creamy-white flowers
- Fruit starts off pinkish-red maturing to bluish-black
- The fruit ripens in the fall and is highly attractive to birds
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Viburnum lentago
NANNYBERRY
- Flat-topped clusters of creamy-white flowers
- Bluish-black fruit in the fall is attractive to birds
- Glossy green leaves turn reddish-purple in the fall
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Viburnum opulus 'Sterile'
EUROPEAN SNOWBALL
- AKA Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'
- Globose clusters of creamy-white flowers
- Sterile, producing no fruit
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum Kilimanjaro® ('JWW1') (PP22326)
KILIMANJARO® VIBURNUM
- Flat-topped clusters of long-lasting white flowers
- Fertile florets in the centre, and a sterile outer ring
- Red berries appear mid to late summer
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Mariesii'
MARIE'S DOUBLEFILE VIBURNUM
- Flat-topped clusters of long-lasting white flowers
- Fertile florets in the centre with a sterile outer ring
- Red fruit turns black and is attractive to birds
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum Newport ('Newzam')
NEWPORT VIBURNUM
- Clusters of long-lasting white flowers
- Fertile florets in the centre with a sterile outer ring
- Red fruit turns black and is attractive to birds
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Shasta'
SHASTA DOUBLEFILE VIBURNUM
- Flat-topped clusters of long-lasting white flowers appear along the branches
- Fertile florets in the centre with a sterile outer ring
- Red fruit turns black and is attractive to birds
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Summer Snowflake' (COPF)
SUMMER SNOWFLAKE VIBURNUM
- Flat-topped clusters of long-lasting white flowers; frequently displays new flowers when fruit is showing
- Fertile florets in the centre with a sterile outer ring
- Red fruit turns black and is attractive to birds
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Viburnum plicatum tomentosum
DOUBLEFILE VIBURNUM
- Flat-topped clusters of long-lasting white flowers
- Fertile florets in the centre with a sterile outer ring
- Red fruit turns black and is attractive to birds
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 300-350 cm
Viburnum prunifolium
BLACKHAW VIBURNUM
- Large upright shrub which can be trained or pruned into a tree form
- Creamy-white flat-topped flower clusters
- Flowers give way to bluish-black berries in fall and winter
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Viburnum sargentii 'Onondaga'
SARGENT VIBURNUM
- Flat-topped clusters of long-lasting white blooms with a purple tinge
- Fertile florets in the centre with a sterile outer ring
- Red fruit turns black and is attractive to birds
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Viburnum trilobum
HIGHBUSH CRANBERRY
- Flat-topped clusters of creamy-white flowers
- Red berries are attractive to birds
- Textured three-lobed green leaves turn reddish-purple in the fall
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Viburnum trilobum 'Bailey Compact'
DWARF AMERICAN CRANBERRY
- Flat-topped clusters of creamy-white flowers
- Red berries are attractive to birds
- Textured three-lobed green leaves turn reddish-purple in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Viburnum trilobum 'Compactum'
DWARF AMERICAN CRANBERRY
- Flat-topped clusters of creamy-white flowers
- Red berries are attractive to birds
- Textured three-lobed green leaves turn reddish-purple in the fall
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Viburnum x carlcephalum
FRAGRANT SNOWBALL
- Pink to reddish buds open to globose clusters of white flowers
- Spicy sweet fragrance fills the air when in bloom
- Red berries turn black and are attractive to birds
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Viburnum x juddii
JUDDII VIBURNUM
- Pink to reddish buds open to globose clusters of white flowers
- Spicy sweet fragrance fills the air when in bloom
- Red berries turn black and are attractive to birds
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Viburnum x rhytidophylloides 'Alleghany'
ALLEGHANY VIBURNUM
- Pink to reddish buds open to flat-topped clusters of white flowers
- Red berries turn black and are attractive to birds
- Leathery semi-evergreen leaves
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Weigela x Afterglow™ ('AZ') (USPPAF, CPBRAF)
AFTERGLOW™ WEIGELA
- Arching upright habit
- Long tubular pink and cream coloured flowers
- Flowers provide an intense contract against the dark bronze leaves
HEIGHT: 90-120 cm · SPREAD: 90-120 cm
Weigela x Stunner® ('Spring 2') (USPPAF, CPBRAF)
STUNNER® WEIGELA
- Reblooming beauty with tubular vibrant pink flowers
- Dark purple foliage is a great contrast to the flowers above
HEIGHT: 90-120 cm · SPREAD: 90-120 cm
Weigela x Strobe® ('WOF/R') (PP30,866)
STROBE® WEIGELA
- Tubular vibrant pink flowers
- Green and Bronze foliage in spring turning orange and then Crimson red in the fall
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Xanthorhiza simplissima
YELLOWROOT
- Inconspicuous bronze four-petaled flowers appear before the foliage
- Star-shaped light brown fruit attract ground birds
- Compound pinnate green leaves resemble celery leaves
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm