Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks'
FIREWORKS GOLDENROD
- A selection of the native goldenrod
- Clump forming vase-shaped to upright habit
- Yellow plume-like panicles cascade (like fireworks)
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Solidago sphacelata 'Golden Fleece'
GOLDENROD
- Clump-forming well-branched habit
- Arching panicles of golden-yellow flowers
- Flowers cover a finely-textured foliage
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Solidago x Little Lemon ('Dansolitlem') (PP17297, COPF)
DWARF GOLDENROD
- One of the most compact forms of solidago
- Masses of tiny lemon-yellow flowers form branched spikes
- Flowers cover a finely-textured foliage
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 40-45 cm
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
Spiraea japonica Poprocks® Petite ('Odessa') (USPP28508, CPBRAF)
POPROCKS® PETITE SPIREA
- Tidy compact habit
- Eye-catching candy-pink flowers
- Low maintenance mound of green leaves
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Spiranthes cernua var. odorata 'Chadd's Ford'
FRAGRANT LADY'S TRESSES
- Tiny white flowers form spiral racemes on upright stems
- Silvery-green lance-shaped basal rosettes slowly form colonies
- Naturalizes in moist soils, bogs or swamps
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Spodiopogon sibiricus
SIBERIAN FROST GRASS
- Slow-growing, clumping, airy grass
- Green leaves branch horizontally from the stems
- Burgundy racemes of flowers or seeds rise above the foliage, persisting into the winter
HEIGHT: 80-125 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Sporobolus cryptandrus
SAND DROPSEED
- Upright, rarely lying down, clumping medium-coarse grass
- Thin green leaves branch upright and horizontally from the stems
- Tan flower or seed panicles are at first narrow becoming pyramidal (wider at the base)
HEIGHT: 100-125 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
Stipa capillata
FEATHER GRASS
- AKA Achnatherum capillata
- Tidy clumps of bluish-green blades and thin seed stems
- Seeds are held on awns
HEIGHT: 70-90 cm · SPREAD: 30 cm
Stipa gigantea
GIANT FEATHER GRASS
- AKA Achnatherum gigantea
- Forms clumps of gray-green blades and thin seed stems
- Seeds held on panicles
HEIGHT: 170-250 cm · SPREAD: 100-120 cm
Stokesia laevis 'Honeysong Purple'
STOKES' ASTER
- Large dark purple daisy-like blooms
- Mounding habit
- Deep green leathery strap-like foliage
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Stokesia laevis 'Peachie's Pick'
STOKES' ASTER
- Large lavender-blue daisy-like blooms
- Compact, upright habit
- Deep green leathery strap-like basal leaves; smaller stem-leaves
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Stokesia laevis 'Purple Parasols' (PP10660)
STOKES' ASTER
- Upright leafy stems bear solitary cornflower-like blooms
- Flowers open light violet-blue and darken with age
- Clump forming
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Symphoricarpos doorenbosii Pinky Promise™ ('Kolmpica') (USPPAF, CPBRAF)
PINKY PROMISE™ SNOWBERRY
- Compact mounding habit
- Flashy display of pink gum-ball like berries form in late August
- Pink berries cover rich mint-green foliage well into the fall
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Talinum calycinum
FAME FLOWER
- AKA Phemeranthus calycinus
- Individual plants quickly form large colonies
- Magenta-pink saucer-like flowers with contrasting yellow stamens
HEIGHT: 15-25 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
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Thalictrum delavayi 'Splendide Album'
WHITE MEADOW RUE
- Cloud-like sprays of white flowers with creamy stamens
- Blooms from July-September
- Foliage height: 120 cm
HEIGHT: 180-200 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Thalictrum ichangense 'Evening Star'
MEADOW RUE
- Clump forming rhizomatous perennial
- Bronze and burgundy foliage is held on wiry stems
- Leaves are highlighted with contrasting silver veining
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Thalictrum x 'Black Stockings'
MEADOW RUE
- Clusters of lavender-purple flowers on tall jet-black stems
- Stems are darkest when grown in full sun
- Lacy columbine-like mid-green foliage
HEIGHT: 120-150 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Tricyrtis formosana 'Autumn Glow'
TOAD LILY
- Rhizomatous perennial, spreading by stolons
- Erect, somewhat zig-zagging stems
- Glossy leaves are variegated dark green with wide yellow margins
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Tricyrtis formosana 'Gilt Edge'
TOAD LILY
- Rhizomatous perennial, spreading by stolons
- Erect, somewhat zig-zagging stems
- Glossy leaves are variegated dark green with irregular yellow margins
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Tricyrtis formosana 'Guilty Pleasure' (PP13688, COPF)
TOAD LILY
- Rhizomatous perennial, spreading by stolons
- Erect, somewhat zig-zagging stems with golden leaves
- Star-shaped pink flowers are heavily freckled with darker pink spots
HEIGHT: 55-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Tricyrtis hirta 'Lightning Strike'
JAPANESE TOAD LILY
- Rhizomatous clump-forming perennial with arching stems
- Deep green leaves with irregular yellow streaks
- Pale lavender to white star-shaped flowers are heavily freckled with burgundy spots
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Tricyrtis hirta 'Miyazaki'
JAPANESE TOAD LILY
- Clump-forming perennial, spreading by stolons
- Erect, somewhat zig-zagging stems
- Glossy green leaves show a thin yellow margin
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Tricyrtis x 'Blue Wonder'
TOAD LILY
- Compact mound of dark green leaves
- White starfish-like blooms sport heavy blue-purple spotting or blotching
- Bloom Time: August to October
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Tricyrtis x 'Sinonome'
TOAD LILY
- Vase-shaped clump forming perennial, spreading by stolons
- Erect, somewhat zig-zagging stems
- Ovate medium-green leaves
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 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
Verbena hastata
BLUE VERVAIN
- Clump forming with a stiff upright habit
- Candelabra-like flowers on pencil-like spikes
- Blooms are purplish-blue
HEIGHT: 125-200 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Vernonia lettermannii 'Iron Butterfly'
NARROW-LEAF IRONWEED
- Masses of tiny purple flower clusters
- Fine thread-leaf light to mid-green foliage
- Attractive perennial even when it is not flowering
HEIGHT: 70-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Vernonia noveboracensis
NEW YORK IRONWEED
- Tall coarse upright form
- Tiny deep purple composite blooms
- Stiff stems hold pointed lance-shaped leaves
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Veronica longifolia 'Eveline' (PP14888, CPBR2404)
SPEEDWELL
- Upright clump forming perennial
- Tapered spikes of violet to purple flowers
- Mid-green lance-shaped leaves
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Veronica spicata 'Giles van Hees'
SPEEDWELL
- Compact mounding habit
- Bright reddish-pink flower spikes
- Lance-shaped medium green foliage
HEIGHT: 15-17 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Veronica spicata Royal Candles ('Glory') (PP18932, COPF, CPBRAF)
ROYAL CANDLES SPEEDWELL
- Compact mounding selection
- Short spikes of violet-blue flowers
- Narrow lance-shaped dark green leaves
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Veronica spicata Red Fox ('Rotfuchs')
RED FOX SPEEDWELL
- Compact bushy clump-forming selection
- Upright spikes of deep pink to red flowers
- Narrow dark green foliage
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Veronica x 'Bicolor Explosion' (PP25924)
SPEEDWELL
- Compact mounding selection
- Short spikes of two-toned violet flowers
- Narrow dark green leaves
HEIGHT: 30-15 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Veronica x 'Sunny Border Blue'
SPIKE SPEEDWELL
- Clump-forming perennial
- Bears erect spikes of sturdy dark violet-blue flowers
- Lance-shaped dark green crinkled leaves
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 35-40 cm
Veronica x 'Very Van Gogh' (PP27428)
SPEEDWELL
- Upright clumping habit
- An abundance of purple flower spikes
- Bright-green foliage with red tones in autumn
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 45-50 cm
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 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
Viola cornuta 'Blue Perfection'
HORNED VIOLET
- Spreading, rhizomatous perennial
- Slightly fragrant five-petaled violet-blue bloom
- Green heart-shaped leaves have scalloped edges
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Viola cornuta 'Scottish Yellow'
HORNED VIOLET
- Spreading rhizomatous perennial
- Slightly fragrant five-petaled yellow flowers
- Green heart-shaped leaves have scalloped edges
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Viola cornuta 'White Perfection'
HORNED VIOLET
- Spreading, rhizomatous perennial
- Slightly fragrant five-petaled white flowers
- Green heart-shaped leaves have scalloped edges
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Weigela x Crimson Kisses® ('Slingco 1') (PPAF23654, CPBR5266)
CRIMSON KISSES® WEIGELA
- Reblooming beauty with bright red flowers
- Deep green foliage is a great contrast to the flowers
- Compact, rounded habit
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Weigela x Maroon Swoon® ('Slingco 2') (PP26841, CPBR5267)
MAROON SWOON® WEIGELA
- Abundant rich red blooms
- Deep green foliage is a great contrast to the flowers
- Upright rounded habit
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Weigela x Peach Kisses™ ('Slingpink') (USPP29149, CPBRAF)
PEACH KISSES™
- Reblooming beauty with tubular peachy pink flowers
- Deep green foliage is a great contrast to the flowers above
- Compact, rounded habit
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Weigela x Electric Love® ('ZR1') (PP30065, CPBRAF)
ELECTRIC LOVE® WEIGELA
- Abundant rich red blooms
- Dark foliage for unique contrast
- Compact rounded habit
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm