Veronicastrum virginicum
CULVER'S ROOT
- AKA Leptandra virginica, Veronica virginica
- Large upright perennial
- Tubular white or pink flowers form dense spikes atop the stems
HEIGHT: 125-175 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Fascination'
CULVER'S ROOT
- Tall upright clumping habit
- Tubular soft lavender flowers form dense spikes atop the stems
- Lance-shaped dark green leaves with a reddish tinge
HEIGHT: 70-75 cm · SPREAD: 60-75 cm
Veronicastrum virginicum Lavender Towers ('Lavendelturm')
LAVENDER TOWERS CULVER'S ROOT
- Tall upright clumping habit
- Tubular pale purple flowers form dense spikes atop the stems
- Lance-shaped dark green leaves with a reddish tinge
HEIGHT: 150 cm · SPREAD: 100 cm
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Red Arrows'
CULVER'S ROOT
- Tall upright clumping habit
- Flower buds are deep pink to red
- Spiked buds open to lilac flowers
HEIGHT: 75-110 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Veronicastrum virginicum f. roseum 'Pink Glow'
CULVER'S ROOT
- Tall upright clumping habit
- Tubular pale pink flowers form dense spikes atop the stems
- Lance-shaped dark green leaves with a reddish tinge
HEIGHT: 70-75 cm · SPREAD: 60-75 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 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
Vinca minor
PERIWINKLE
- Trailing perennial
- Smooth evergreen foliage
- Beautiful blue phlox-like flowers
HEIGHT: 12-15 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Viola riviniana 'Purpurea Group'
AMERICAN DOG VIOLET
- AKA Viola labradorica var. purpurea
- Low-growing woodland perennial
- Lavender-blue flowers
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Vitis riparia
FROST GRAPE
- Drooping panicles of small five-petaled yellowish-green flowers
- Blooms have a sweet musky fragrance
- Small green berries age to deep purple
HEIGHT: 10-15 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Weigela florida 'Bristol Ruby'
BRISTOL RUBY WEIGELA
- Numerous funnel-shaped ruby-red flowers
- Glossy green leaves
- Upright oval habit
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 120-150 cm
Weigela florida Carnaval ('Courtalor') (COPF)
CARNAVAL WEIGELA
- Funnel-shaped red, pink and white thick petaled flowers
- Green foliage and a rounded habit
- Bloom Time: Spring and sporadically in the summer and fall
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 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
Wisteria brachybotrys 'Shiro Kapitan'
WHITE SILKY WISTERIA
- Large cascading clusters of double white sweet pea-like flowers
- Fragrant flowers are sweeter smelling than floribunda or sinensis cultivars
- Hairy green pinnate leaves have 9-13 leaflets per leaf
HEIGHT: 8-10 m
Wisteria floribunda 'Caroline'
JAPANESE WISTERIA
- Large cascading clusters of fragrant pea-like lilac-blue flowers
- Bright green pinnate leaves usually have 11 leaflets per leaf
- Poisonous bean-like seed pods in September and October
HEIGHT: 4-9 m · SPREAD: 4-7.50 m
Wisteria floribunda 'Honbeni'
JAPANESE WISTERIA
- Pendulous clusters of soft-pink flowers tipped with lavender
- Bronzy spring growth becomes emerald-green in summer
- 60cm fragrant flowers, once established
HEIGHT: 10-10 m · SPREAD: 10-10 m
Wisteria floribunda 'Huntington Park'
JAPANESE WISTERIA
- Large cascading clusters of fragrant clear pink sweet-pea-like flowers
- Green pinnate leaves have 13-19 leaflets per leaf
- Poisonous bean-like seed pods in September and October
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Wisteria floribunda 'Lavender Lace'
JAPANESE WISTERIA
- Large cascading clusters of fragrant pale lavender, sweet pea-like flowers
- Green pinnate leaves have 13-19 leaflets per leaf
- Poisonous bean-like seed pods in September and October
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Wisteria floribunda 'Lawrence'
JAPANESE WISTERIA
- Large cascading clusters of fragrant pale blue sweet-pea-like flowers
- Green pinnate leaves have 13-19 leaflets per leaf
- Poisonous bean-like seed pods in September and October
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Wisteria floribunda 'Lipstick'
JAPANESE WISTERIA
- Large cascading clusters of fragrant soft pink sweet pea-like flowers
- Green pinnate leaves have 13-19 leaflets per leaf
- Poisonous bean-like seed pods in September and October
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Wisteria floribunda 'Longissima Alba'
JAPANESE WISTERIA
- Large cascading clusters of fragrant white sweet pea-like flowers
- Green pinnate leaves have 13-19 leaflets per leaf
- Poisonous bean-like seed pods in September and October
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Wisteria floribunda 'Naga Noda'
JAPANESE WISTERIA
- Large cascading clusters of deep violet-blue fragrant sweet pea-like flowers
- Green pinnate leaves have 13-19 leaflets per leaf
- Poisonous bean-like seed pods in September and October
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Wisteria floribunda 'Shira-Noda'
JAPANESE WISTERIA
- Large cascading clusters of fragrant purple-lavender sweet-pea-like flowers
- Green pinnate leaves have 13-19 leaflets per leaf
- Poisonous bean-like seed pods in September and October
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Wisteria floribunda 'Snow Showers'
JAPANESE WISTERIA
- Large cascading clusters of fragrant pure white sweet pea-like flowers
- Green pinnate leaves have 13-19 leaflets per leaf
- Poisonous bean-like seed pods in September and October
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Wisteria floribunda 'Violacea Plena'
JAPANESE WISTERIA
- Large cascading clusters of fragrant double violet-purple sweet pea-like flowers
- Green pinnate leaves have 13-19 leaflets per leaf
- Poisonous bean-like seed pods in September and October
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Wisteria frutescens 'Amethyst Falls'
AMERICAN WISTERIA
- Cascading clusters of fragrant bluish-purple flowers
- This American cultivar is less aggressive than the Asian species
- Flowers more consistently than the Asian cultivars
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Wisteria macrostachya 'Aunt Dee'
KENTUCKY WISTERIA
- Large cascading clusters of fragrant lilac-purple sweet-pea-like flowers
- Green pinnate leaves have with 7-13 leaflets per leaf
- Poisonous bean-like seed pods in September and October
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Wisteria macrostachya 'Blue Moon'
AMERICAN WISTERIA
- Large cascading clusters of sweet pea-like flowers
- Blooms are a fragrant deep lavender-blue with a paler blue hood
- Mature plants are known to flower 3 times a year
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Wisteria sinensis
CHINESE WISTERIA
- AKA Wisteria chinensis
- Large cascading clusters of light lavender-blue fragrant sweet pea-like flowers
- Green pinnate leaves have 7-13 leaflets per leaf
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Wisteria sinensis 'Alba'
CHINESE WISTERIA
- AKA Wisteria chinensis 'Alba'
- Large cascading clusters of fragrant white sweet pea-like flowers
- Green pinnate leaves have 7-13 leaflets per leaf
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Wisteria sinensis 'Black Dragon'
CHINESE WISTERIA
- AKA Wisteria chinensis 'Black Dragon'
- Large cascading clusters of fragrant double deep purple sweet pea-like flowers
- Green pinnate leaves have 7-13 leaflets per leaf
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Wisteria sinensis 'Blue Sapphire'
CHINESE WISTERIA
- AKA Wisteria chinensis 'Blue Sapphire'
- Large cascading clusters of fragrant deep blue-violet sweet pea-like flowers
- Green pinnate leaves have 7-13 leaflets per leaf
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Wisteria sinensis 'Boskoop'
CHINESE WISTERIA
- AKA Wisteria chinensis 'Boskoop'
- Large cascading clusters of fragrant deep purple sweet pea-like flowers
- Green pinnate leaves have 7-13 leaflets per leaf
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Wisteria sinensis Oosthoek's Variety ('Prolific')
CHINESE WISTERIA
- AKA Wisteria chinensis 'Prolific'
- Large cascading clusters of fragrant lilac-blue, sweet pea-like flowers
- Green pinnate leaves have 7-13 leaflets per leaf
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Woodwardia virginica
VIRGINIA CHAIN FERN
- AKA Anchistea virginica
- Deeply cut leathery green fronds
- Thick black central stem
HEIGHT: 50-70 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Zelkova serrata 'Green Vase' (PP5080)
GREEN VASE ZELKOVA
- Vase-shaped crown with upright spreading branches
- Oblong to elliptical medium green leaves in the summer
- Foliage is orange-bronze in the fall
HEIGHT: 18-24 m · SPREAD: 13-15 m
Zelkova serrata 'Village Green'
JAPANESE ZELKOVA
- Vase-shaped broadly spreading crown with ascending branches
- Oblong to elliptical dark green leaves in the summer turn a rusty-red colour in the fall
- Insignificant green flowers appear as the foliage emerges
HEIGHT: 12-18 m · SPREAD: 9-15 m