Hypericum prolificum
SHRUBBY ST. JOHN'S WORT
- Five-petaled yellow flowers are almost obscured by a cloud of stamens
- Flowers are followed by seed capsules
- Narrow green leaves
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Ilex glabra Nordic® ('Chamzin') (PP6,962)
NORDIC INKBERRY
- Small white insignificant flowers
- Male plant: produces no berries
- Glossy rounded medium to dark green leaves
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Ilex glabra 'Compacta'
COMPACT INKBERRY
- Insignificant small white flowers
- Almost invisible black berries persisting into the winter
- Glossy, rounded, medium to dark green leaves
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Ilex glabra 'Shamrock'
SHAMROCK INKBERRY
- Inconspicuous greenish-white flowers
- Glossy dark green leaves
- Black berry-like drupes mature in early fall and persist throughout the winter
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Ilex glabra Gem Box® ('SMNIGAB17') (PP27554)
GEM BOX® INKBERRY HOLLY
- Compact rounded habit, like boxwood
- Insignificant small white flowers
- Glossy dark green leaves with red tips during the spring flush
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Ilex verticillata
WINTERBERRY HOLLY
- Inconspicuous white spring flowers
- Red berries persist into winter (on female plants only)
- Dark green glossy leaves turn (occasionally) to purple in autumn
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Ilex verticillata 'Afterglow'
AFTERGLOW WINTERBERRY
- Inconspicuous white spring flowers
- Orange-red berries persist into the winter
- Dark green glossy leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 100-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-175 cm
Ilex verticillata 'Golden Verboom'
GOLDEN VERBOOM WINTERBERRY
- Male and female selections available
- Flowers are white and inconspicuous
- Large bright yellow berries persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Ilex verticillata 'Jim Dandy'
JIM DANDY WINTERBERRY
- Inconspicuous white flowers
- Dark green glossy leaves turn (occasionally) to purple
- Suckering profusely, it produces an oval shrub
HEIGHT: 100-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-175 cm
Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite'
RED SPRITE WINTERBERRY (FEMALE)
- Inconspicuous white spring flowers
- Large bright red berries persist into the winter
- Dark green glossy leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Ilex verticillata 'Southern Gentleman'
SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN WINTERBERRY
- Inconspicuous white spring flowers
- Dark green glossy leaves turn (occasionally) to purple
- Suckering profusely, it produces an oval shrub
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
WINTER RED WINTERBERRY
- Inconspicuous white spring flowers
- Large bright red berries persist into the winter
- Dark green textured glossy leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Juglans nigra
BLACK WALNUT
- Tall, oval to rounded growth habit
- Large pinnate compound leaves emerge late in spring and drop early fall
- Foliage colour is dark green in the summer, becoming yellow in early fall
HEIGHT: 18-25 m · SPREAD: 16-18 m
Juniperus chinensis Gold Coast® ('Aurea') (PP2491)
GOLD COAST® JUNIPER
- Flat-topped spreader with tiered horizontal branches
- Scale-like foliage is densely arranged on the branches
- Golden lacy foliage on the ends of the new growth tips
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Juniperus chinensis Gold Star® ('Bakaurea') (PP3801, COPF)
GOLD STAR® JUNIPER
- Very flat-topped spreader
- Closed scale-like foliage is paired with open-scaled foliage on the same plant
- Golden lacy foliage on the ends of new growth tips
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Juniperus chinensis 'Blaauw'
BLAAUW'S JUNIPER
- Compact vase-shaped habit
- Semi-upright branches with blue-green foliage
- Strategically plant for screening or hedging
HEIGHT: 150-200 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Alps'
BLUE ALPS JUNIPER
- Upright irregular column of glossy blue foliage
- Slightly arching branch habit
- Foliage often has a slight silver sheen
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Point'
BLUE POINT JUNIPER
- Densely branched with a broad pyramidal form
- Fast-growing
- Blue-green foliage
HEIGHT: 4 m · SPREAD: 3 m
Juniperus chinensis 'Daub's Frosted'
DAUB'S FROSTED JUNIPER
- Compact low spreading growth habit
- New growth emerges yellow, maturing to blue-green
- Use for ground covers or mass plantings
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Juniperus chinensis 'Fairview'
FAIRVIEW JUNIPER
- Columnar to pyramidal dense upright
- Bright green to bluish-green scale and awl-like foliage
- Attractive silver berry-like cones appear in late summer
HEIGHT: 275-300 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Juniperus chinensis 'Gold Lace' (PP8202)
GOLD LACE JUNIPER
- Spreading evergreen with tiered, horizontal branches
- Scale-like foliage is densely arranged on its branches
- Brilliant golden accents against older green foliage
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Juniperus chinensis 'Mac's Golden'
MAC'S GOLDEN JUNIPER
- Columnar to pyramidal dense upright
- Yellow tips and bright green awl-like foliage
- Plant as a specimen or in a group for architectural height
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 1-2 m
Juniperus chinensis Mint Julep® ('Monlep')
MINT JULEP® JUNIPER
- AKA Juniperus chinensis 'Sea Green'
- Compact habit with upward arching branches
- Dark green scale-like foliage
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Juniperus chinensis 'Mountbatten'
MOUNTBATTEN JUNIPER
- Narrow, columnar growth habit
- Upright growing branches are gray-green throughout the year
- Use in groups for screening or in confined areas of the landscape
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Juniperus chinensis 'Ontario Green'
ONTARIO GREEN JUNIPER
- Compact, columnar growth habit
- Upright growing branches hold gray-green foliage throughout the year
- Use in groups for screening or for confined areas of the landscape
HEIGHT: 225-250 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Juniperus chinensis 'Paul's Gold' (COPF)
PAUL'S GOLD JUNIPER
- Mounding, arching spreader
- Closed scale-like foliage
- Brighter golden foliage on the ends of new growth tips
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Juniperus chinensis 'San Jose'
SAN JOSE JUNIPER
- Compact habit with vertical twigs on horizontal branches
- Blue-green open-scaled and closed-scaled foliage on the same plant
- Use for foundation or mass plantings
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Juniperus chinensis 'Shimpaku'
SHIMPAKU JUNIPER
- Dwarf, irregular, vase-shaped growth habit
- Scale-like gray-green to dull dark green needles are soft to the touch
- Develops an attractive flaking bark with age
HEIGHT: 30-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-150 cm
Juniperus communis
COMMON JUNIPER
- Young foliage is needle-like, green and arranged in whorls of three
- With maturity, the foliage becomes more scale-like
- Berry-like cones are the original flavouring for gin
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Juniperus communis 'Gnom'
GNOM JUNIPER
- Tight columnar habit
- Open-scale texture on mature growth and closed on juvenile foliage
- Green needles with light blue bars on the upper surfaces
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Juniperus communis 'Gold Cone'
GOLD CONE JUNIPER
- Tight, upright habit
- Open-scale texture
- Lacy yellow needles on the ends of new growth tips will fade to bluish-green in the winter
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Juniperus communis 'Green Carpet'
GREEN CARPET JUNIPER
- Low, dense spreader
- Open-scale texture on mature growth and closed on juvenile foliage
- Green needles
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 70-80 cm
Juniperus communis 'Haverbeck'
HAVERBECK JUNIPER
- Vase-shaped loose spreader with arching tips
- Open-scale texture on mature growth and closed on juvenile foliage
- Blue-green needles with light blue bars on the upper surfaces
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Juniperus communis Alpine Carpet® ('Mondap')
ALPINE CARPET JUNIPER
- Low, dense spreader
- Open-scale texture on mature growth and closed on juvenile foliage
- Deep blue-green needles with light blue bars on the upper surfaces
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Juniperus communis 'Oblonga Pendula'
WEEPING JUNIPER
- Upright pyramidal, broadly weeping growth habit
- Thin sharp blue-green needles
- Decorative berries and flaking bark add to the attraction
HEIGHT: 3-5 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Juniperus communis 'Repanda'
REPANDA JUNIPER
- Dense, prostrate growing habit
- Dark green awl-like needles with a silver stripe in the centre
- Foliage turns a bronze colour in the winter
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Juniperus communis 'Suecica Major'
SWEDISH JUNIPER
- Vase-shaped upright spreader with arching tips
- Open-scale texture on mature growth and closed on juvenile foliage
- Green needles with light blue bars on the upper surfaces
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Juniperus communis var. 'Depressa'
DEPRESSA JUNIPER
- Low spreading habit with upwardly ascending branch tips
- Gray-green to blue-green awl-like needles
- Foliage turns a brownish colour in the winter
HEIGHT: 80-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Juniperus communis var. depressa 'Aurea'
CANADIAN GOLDEN JUNIPER
- Vase-shaped spreader with arching branches
- Open-scale texture
- Yellow, lacy foliage on the ends of new growth tips, changes to gold, then to bronze in colour
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Juniperus conferta 'Blue Pacific'
BLUE PACIFIC SHORE JUNIPER
- Low dense spreader
- Open-scaled texture on mature growth and closed on juvenile foliage
- Deep blue-green needles with light blue bars on the upper surfaces
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Juniperus conferta 'Emerald Sea'
EMERALD SEA SHORE JUNIPER
- Mat-like dense spreader
- Open-scaled texture on mature growth and closed on juvenile foliage
- Emerald-green needles with light blue bars on the upper surfaces
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Juniperus horizontalis 'Bar Harbor'
BAR HARBOR JUNIPER
- Low spreading juniper with tight matted branches hugging the ground
- Feathery blue-green summer foliage
- Fall to winter foliage becomes purple in colour
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Chip'
BLUE CHIP JUNIPER
- Low spreading form with vertical branchlets
- Features silver-blue summer foliage
- Fall to winter foliage becomes purple on the tips
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Wonder'
- Low trailing habit
- Bright blue foliage throughout the growing season
- Foliage assumes a light purple tone in the winter
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Juniperus horizontalis 'Gold Strike'
GOLD STRIKE CREEPING JUNIPER
- Vivid yellow foliage
- Bright yellow new growth adds impact to the chartreuse interior foliage
- Colour will remain until the fall when it softens to coral tones
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 70-80 cm
Juniperus horizontalis 'Hughes'
HUGHES JUNIPER
- Low, spreading habit with feathery branches
- Silvery-blue foliage throughout most of the year
- Winter foliage colour shows a tinge of purple
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Juniperus horizontalis 'Limeglow'
LIMEGLOW CREEPING JUNIPER
- Dwarf mounding habit
- Feathery scale-like evergreen foliage
- Chartreuse-yellow juvenile foliage during the growing season
HEIGHT: 45-100 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Juniperus horizontalis Icee Blue® ('Monber') (PP9639)
ICEE BLUE® JUNIPER
- Extremely low growing with trailing branches
- Dense foliage is bright blue in the summer
- Foliage takes on a purple hue in the winter
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 125-200 cm
Juniperus horizontalis 'Mother Lode' (PP5948)
MOTHER LODE JUNIPER
- Low-growing with dense trailing branches
- Dense foliage is gold in the summer
- Foliage turns golden-bronze in the winter
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Juniperus horizontalis 'Plumosa Compacta'
COMPACT ANDORRA JUNIPER
- Dense, spreading growth with semi-vertical outward branches
- Soft feathery foliage is dark green in the summer
- Foliage turns bronze-purple in the winter
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Juniperus horizontalis 'Prince of Wales'
PRINCE OF WALES JUNIPER
- Low, spreading growth with trailing branches
- Feathery foliage is green in the summer
- Foliage turns purple in the winter
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Juniperus horizontalis 'Turquoise Spreader'
TURQUOISE SPREADER JUNIPER
- Low growing with fine-textured dense branches
- Feathery foliage is turquoise-green in the summer
- Foliage turns bronze-green with purple tips in the winter
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltonii'
BLUE RUG JUNIPER
- Very low growing with trailing branches
- Intense, silver-blue foliage throughout the summer
- Foliage assumes a light purple tone in the winter
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Juniperus scopulorum 'Tolleson's Blue Weeping'
TOLLESON'S BLUE WEEPING JUNIPER
- Upright, with a strong central leader and pendulous branches
- Thread-like drooping foliage is blue-green throughout the year
- Use as a single specimen or for screening
HEIGHT: 13-15 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star'
BLUE STAR JUNIPER
- Dense slow-growing mounding evergreen
- Star-shaped foliage is bright blue year round
- Provides contrast and winter interest
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Juniperus virginiana
EASTERN RED CEDAR
- Broadly columnar growth habit
- Upright growing foliage is green during the summer
- Winter foliage turns a bronze colour
HEIGHT: 5-7 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Juniperus virginiana 'Blue Arrow' (COPF)
BLUE ARROW JUNIPER
- Narrow, columnar growth habit
- Upright growing branches have blue foliage most of the year, turning slightly purple for winter
- Use in groups for screening or in confined areas of the landscape
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Juniperus virginiana 'Canaertii'
COMPACT EASTERN RED CEDAR
- Broadly columnar growth habit; somewhat smaller than the species
- Upright growing foliage is dark green in summer and bronze-ish in winter
- Foliage is fragrant when cut
HEIGHT: 9-10 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Juniperus virginiana 'Grey Owl'
GREY OWL JUNIPER
- Wide spreading habit
- Fine-textured arching branches are silvery-gray year round
- Berries are dark blue
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Juniperus virginiana 'Hetzii'
HETZ'S JUNIPER
- Very vigorous dense mounding spreading habit
- Feathery foliage is silver-blue year round
- Berries are dark blue-gray
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Juniperus virginiana 'Robusta Green'
ROBUSTA GREEN JUNIPER
- Irregular columnar form with nearly horizontal branches
- Pale green to bluish-green scaly and awl-like foliage
- Plant as a specimen or in a group for architectural height
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Juniperus virginiana Mona ('Silver Spreader')
SILVER SPREADER JUNIPER
- Wide-spreading low-growing evergreen shrub
- Foliage is silver-gray year round
- Use for a ground cover or mass plantings
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Koelreuteria paniculata
GOLDEN RAIN TREE
- Open-branched, irregular shape with a rounded crown
- Feathery compound leaves emerge pink-purple in the spring, maturing to green
- Long panicles of bright yellow flowers
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Lathyrus latifolius 'Pearl Mixture'
EVERLASTING SWEET PEA
- Groupings of wide flowers in pinks, purples and whites
- Snapdragon-like flowers
- Oblong leaves are blue-green, 10 cm long
HEIGHT: 150-250 cm · SPREAD: 100-200 cm
Lavandula angustifolia 'Arctic Snow'
ENGLISH LAVENDER
- Spikes of fragrant white flowers on sturdy stems
- Scented gray-green foliage
- Uniform and compact shrub-like habit
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Lavandula angustifolia 'Big Time White'
BIG TIME WHITE LAVENDER
- Large spikes of white flowers on sturdy stems
- Scented compact gray-green foliage
- Uniform and compact shrub-like habit
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Lavandula angustifolia 'Ellagance Pink'
ENGLISH LAVENDER
- Spikes of light pink flowers on sturdy stems
- Gray-green scented foliage
- Uniform and compact shrub-like habit
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Lavandula angustifolia 'Ellagance Purple'
ENGLISH LAVENDER
- Spikes of deep purple flowers on sturdy stems
- Scented gray-green foliage
- Uniform and compact shrub-like habit
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Lavandula angustifolia 'Ellagance Snow'
ENGLISH LAVENDER
- Spikes of white flowers on sturdy stems
- Gray-green scented foliage
- Uniform and compact shrub-like habit
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Lavandula angustifolia 'Essence Purple'
ENGLISH LAVENDER
- Spikes of fragrant blueberry-purple flowers on sturdy stems
- Dense clumps of scented green foliage
- Uniform and compact shrub-like habit
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote Blue'
ENGLISH LAVENDER
- Spikes of purple flowers
- Scented gray-green foliage
- Compact shrub-like habit
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead'
ENGLISH LAVENDER
- Spikes of medium purple flowers held above the foliage
- Scented gray-green foliage
- Compact but somewhat looser flower spikes than 'Hidcote'
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Lavandula angustifolia 'Rosea'
ENGLISH LAVENDER
- Spikes of pale pink flowers on tall stems
- Scented green foliage
- Compact, mounding, shrub-like habit
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Lavandula angustifolia 'SuperBlue' (PP24929)
ENGLISH LAVENDER
- Uniform, compact habit
- Dense mounding plant
- Intense purple-blue blooms on short spikes
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Lavandula x intermedia 'Grosso'
FAT SPIKE LAVENDER
- Fragrant spikes of deep blue-purple flowers
- Flower spikes are broader and longer than angustifolia types
- Scented gray-green foliage
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Lavandula x intermedia Phenomenal® ('Niko') (PP24193)
PHENOMENAL® FAT SPIKE LAVENDER
- Spikes of rich lavender-purple flowers
- Intensely fragrant silvery-green foliage
- Can be shaped for low border hedges
HEIGHT: 50-75 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Ligustrum amurense
AMUR PRIVET
- Panicles of fragrant white flowers
- Its black berries frequently persist into the winter
- Large, narrow to vase-shaped shrub
HEIGHT: 300-350 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Liquidambar styraciflua
SWEETGUM
- Densely branched pyramidal crown becoming oval with maturity
- Branchlets may have distinctive corky ridges
- Lobed glossy green leaves turn spectacular yellows, oranges, purples and reds in the fall
HEIGHT: 20-25 m · SPREAD: 18-20 m
Liriope muscari 'Big Blue'
GIANT LILY TURF
- Showy whorled lavender flowers on short spikes, just proud of the body of the plant
- Flowers lead to dark blue to black berries, persisting into the winter
- Semi-evergreen strap-like arching glossy dark green blades, up to 20 mm wide, 60 cm long
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Liriope muscari 'Monroe's White'
MONROE'S WHITE LILY TURF
- Showy whorled white flowers on short spikes, just proud of the body of the plant
- Flowers lead to dark blue to black berries, persisting into the winter
- Semi-evergreen strap-like arching glossy dark green blades up to 20 mm wide, 60 cm long
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Liriope muscari 'Royal Purple'
GIANT LILY TURF
- Showy whorled purple flowers on short spikes, just proud of the body of the plant
- Flowers lead to dark blue to black berries, persisting into the winter
- Semi-evergreen strap-like arching glossy dark green blades up to 20 mm wide, 60 cm long
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Liriope muscari 'Variegata'
VARIEGATED LILY TURF
- Showy whorled lavender flowers on short spikes, just proud of the body of the plant
- Flowers lead to dark blue to black berries, persisting into the winter
- Semi-evergreen strap-like arching glossy variegated green and creamy-yellow leaves
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Liriope spicata 'Silver Dragon'
SILVER DRAGON LILY TURF
- AKA Liriope spicata 'Gin-ryu'
- Showy whorled lavender flowers on short spikes, just proud of the body of the plant
- Flowers lead to dark blue to black berries, persisting into the winter
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Lonicera pileata
PRIVET HONEYSUCKLE
- Small creamy-white fragrant flowers are inconspicuous amongst the leaves
- Rare translucent violet-blue berries follow the flowers
- Glossy evergreen dark green leaves
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Lonicera tatarica
TATARIAN HONEYSUCKLE
- Small pink to white fragrant flowers appear with the leaves
- Bright red berries follow flowers
- Gray-green leaves
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Lonicera tatarica 'Arnold Red'
ARNOLD RED HONEYSUCKLE
- Small pink to red fragrant flowers appear with the leaves
- Bright red berries follow flowers
- Gray-green leaves
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Lupinus perennis
SUNDIAL LUPINE
- Other Common Names: Indian Beet, Old Maids Bonnets
- Compact spikes of showy flowers
- Blue-violet flowers with a white central streak
HEIGHT: 35-40 cm · SPREAD: 40-45 cm
Lupinus polyphyllus 'Gallery'
DWARF LUPINE
- Compact spikes of showy, sometimes bicolored flowers
- Range of flower colours include yellows, blues, reds, pinks, and white
- Black seed heads follow the flowers
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 40-45 cm
Lupinus polyphyllus Dwarf Minarette ('Minarette')
DWARF LUPINE
- Compact spikes of snapdragon-like bicoloured flowers
- Range of flower colours include yellows, blues, reds, pinks, and white
- Black seed heads follow the flowers
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 40-45 cm
Lupinus polyphyllus 'Russell Mix'
LUPINE
- Compact spikes of rich coloured flowers
- Range of flower colours include yellows, blues, reds, pinks, and white
- Black seed heads follow the flowers
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Lupinus x 'Popiscle Blue'
POPSICLE BLUE LUPINE
- Sturdy spikes of purple-blue sweetpea-like flowers
- Smooth palmate leaves are bright green
- Bloom Time: Late spring to early summer
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Lupinus x 'Popsicle Pink'
POPSICLE PINK LUPINE
- Sturdy spikes of pink sweet pea-like flowers
- Some flowers emerge as a pink and white bicolour
- Smooth palmate leaves are bright green
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Lupinus x 'Popsicle Red'
POPSICLE RED LUPINE
- Sturdy spikes of red sweet-pea-like flowers
- Smooth palmate leaves are bright green
- Bloom Time: Late spring to early summer
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Lupinus x 'Popsicle Yellow'
POPSICLE YELLOW LUPINE
- Sturdy spikes of yellow sweet-pea-like flowers
- Smooth palmate leaves are bright green
- Bloom Time: Late spring to early summer
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Monarda punctata
SPOTTED BEE BALM
- AKA Monarda punctata ssp. villicaulis
- Pale yellow flowers with purple spots rest on narrow pink bracts
- Tiered flowers are just above foliage
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 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
Nepeta faassenii 'Walker's Low'
CATMINT
- Sterile violet-blue flowers in clusters above the foliage
- Aromatic scalloped hairy gray-green leaves
- Drought-tolerant perennial
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Nipponanthemum nipponicum
MONTAUK DAISY
- Large single white flowers with yellow-green eyes
- Toothed leathery dark green oblong leaves
- Bloom time: September to October
HEIGHT: 70-90 cm · SPREAD: 70-90 cm
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 Green Gable™ ('NSUHH') (PP22951)
GREEN GABLE™ BLACK GUM
- Upright, pyramidal shape and uniform branching
- Small non-showy greenish-white flowers
- Seedless selection
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Nyssa sylvatica Tupelo Tower™ ('WFHI')
TUPELO TOWER BLACK GUM
- Upright, narrow habit
- Small non-showy greenish-white flowers
- Mainly dioecious: trees are male or female and sometimes both
HEIGHT: 10-13 m · SPREAD: 5-6 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
Opuntia humifusa
PRICKLY PEAR
- AKA Opuntia compressa, Opuntia rafinesquei
- Waxy yellow flowers grow singularly or in small clusters along the top edge of the cactus pad
- Blooms last one day
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
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 'Apache Rose' (PP29142, CPBR5651)
APACHE ROSE SWITCH GRASS
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Dense upright columnar habit with grey-green foliage
- Tips become flushed with a hint of rosy-red in the fall and rose-coloured panicles appear
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 70-80 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 'Cheyenne Sky' (PP23209)
CHEYENNE SKY SWITCH GRASS
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Forms a tight upright clump of blue-green foliage
- Airy burgundy-red cloud-like panicles, 30 cm long, rise above the foliage
HEIGHT: 60-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-70 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 'Totem Pole' (PP29951, CPBRAF)
TOTEM POLE SWITCH GRASS
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Forms a very upright column of steel blue foliage and powdery blue stems
- Golden seed panicles appear in early fall
HEIGHT: 170-180 cm · SPREAD: 70-80 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
Parrotia persica
PERSIAN IRONWOOD
- Red tassel-like flowers appear before the leaves
- Green leaves emerge reddish
- Newest growth on branch ends reddish all summer
HEIGHT: 10-13 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Parrotia persica 'Vanessa'
PERSIAN IRONWOOD
- More compact and upright than the species
- Red tassel-like flowers appear before the leaves
- Green leaves emerge reddish and turn yellow, orange and red in the fall
HEIGHT: 9-10 m · SPREAD: 4-5 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
Perovskia atriplicifolia
RUSSIAN SAGE
- AKA Salvia yangii
- Tiny violet-blue flowers on branched, tiered panicles
- Heavily-dissected silver-gray aromatic foliage
HEIGHT: 85-95 cm · SPREAD: 80-90 cm
Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Denim 'n Lace' (PP28445, CPBR5568)
RUSSIAN SAGE
- AKA Salvia yangii 'Denim 'n Lace'
- Bright sky blue flowers are held on amethyst calyxes
- Narrow silver-gray leaves with a serrated edge
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Filigran'
FERNLEAF RUSSIAN SAGE
- AKA Salvia yangii 'Filigran'
- Tiny violet-blue flowers on branched, tiered panicles
- Finely dissected silver-gray foliage
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Perovskia atriplicifolia Lacey Blue ('Lisslitt') (PP20845, COPF)
LACEY BLUE SAGE
- AKA Salvia yangii 'Lisslitt'
- Larger and deeper blue flowers than the species
- Violet-blue flowers are profuse on compact spikes
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Perovskia atriplicifolia PEEK-A-BLUE® ('WALPPB') (PPAF)
PEEK-A-BLUE® RUSSIAN SAGE
- AKA Salvia yangii PEEK-A-BLUE®
- Violet-blue flowers are held on branched, tiered panicles
- Lacy silver-gray foliage
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Perovskia x 'Little Spire' (PP11643, CPBR1437)
RUSSIAN SAGE
- AKA Salvia yangii x 'Little Spire'
- Tiny violet-blue flowers
- Flowers form on branched, tiered panicles
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Philadelphus coronarius 'Aureus'
GOLDEN MOCKORANGE
- Creamy-white bowl-shaped flowers have a citrusy fragrance
- Yellow leaves fade to green providing a colour contrast
- Seed capsules persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Phlomis cashmeriana
KASHMIR FALSE SAGE
- Bears hooded lilac-purple flowers
- Whorled flowers form at the upper leaf axils
- Tiered blooms on sturdy squared stalks
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Phlomis fruticosa
JERUSALEM SAGE
- Whorls of hooded yellow flowers
- Narrowly ovate velvety gray-green foliage
- The leaves are slightly cupped, exposing the silver undersides
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Phlomis russeliana
TURKISH SAGE
- This species is coarser and greener than fruticosa
- Whorls of yellow hooded flowers form at each leaf axil
- Tiered flowers on sturdy square stalks
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Picea pungens
COLORADO SPRUCE
- Medium to large narrow pyramidal conifer with horizontal branching
- Needles range from green to silver-blue year round
- Lends itself to both specimen or group plantings
HEIGHT: 15-18 m · SPREAD: 4-6 m
Picea pungens 'Avatar'
AVATAR BLUE SPRUCE
- Upright pyramidal growth habit with distinctive tiered branching
- Exceptionally lush blue needles throughout the year
- Has a slower growth rate than many other cultivars
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Picea pungens 'Baby Blue'
BABY BLUE SPRUCE
- Pyramidal conifer with horizontal branching
- Needles are bright blue all summer, maturing
- Produces handsome pendulous cones
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Picea pungens 'Bonny Blue'
BONNY BLUE SPRUCE
- Broad upright pyramidal growth habit with bright blue needles
- Shorter and thinner needles than the species
- Slower growing at a younger age
HEIGHT: 14-16 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Picea pungens 'Dietz Prostrate'
DIETZ PROSTRATE BLUE SPRUCE
- Creeping evergreen unless trained
- Stiff blue needles
- An excellent specimen in a rock garden
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Picea pungens 'Fat Albert'
FAT ALBERT BLUE SPRUCE
- Medium-sized dense pyramidal conifer with horizontal branching
- Needles are bright blue all summer
- Consistent colour through the cultivar
HEIGHT: 7-10 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Picea pungens 'Glauca Globosa'
GLOBE BLUE SPRUCE
- Dwarf globe-shaped evergreen shrub with a flat top
- Blue needles hold their colour well throughout the year
- Use as a low screen, hedge, or in a rock garden
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Picea pungens 'Glauca Pendula'
WEEPING BLUE SPRUCE
- Narrow and conical in shape with pendulous stiffly held weeping branches
- Central leader is maintained and staking is not required
- Needles are silvery-blue
HEIGHT: 7-8 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Picea pungens Slenderina® ('Glauca Slenderina Pendula')
SLENDERINA® WEEPING BLUE SPRUCE
- A weeping Colorado blue spruce
- The lateral branches are weeping
- Foliage emerges silvery blue, taking on an intense blue colour with maturity
HEIGHT: 7-8 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Picea pungens 'Hoopsii'
HOOPSII BLUE SPRUCE
- Narrow, pyramidal to conical conifer
- Needles on horizontal branching are bright blue all summer
- Lends itself to both specimen or group plantings
HEIGHT: 10-15 m · SPREAD: 3-6 m
Picea pungens 'Iseli Fastigiate'
ISELI COLUMNAR BLUE SPRUCE
- Very narrow dense conical conifer
- Needles on nearly vertical branches are blue all year
- Lends itself as a specimen in a confined area
HEIGHT: 400-450 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Picea pungens 'Kaibab'
KAIBAB BLUE SPRUCE
- Upright conifer
- Bright blue foliage
HEIGHT: 15-16 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Picea pungens 'Koster'
KOSTER BLUE SPRUCE
- Pyramidal to conical conifer
- Needles on slightly drooping branches are blue all year: brighter with new growth
- Lends itself to both specimen or group plantings
HEIGHT: 15-18 m · SPREAD: 3-6 m
Picea pungens 'Montgomery'
MONTGOMERY BLUE SPRUCE
- Very slow-growing compact cultivar with a broad cone shape
- Blue needles hold their colour well throughout the year
- Use as a low screen or in a rock garden
HEIGHT: 175-250 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Picea pungens 'Mrs. Cesarini'
MRS CESARINI BLUE SPRUCE
- Densely-branched flat mound
- New foliage is bright green, before maturing to blue-green
- Slow-growing with profuse buds
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Picea pungens 'Procumbens'
PROCUMBENS BLUE SPRUCE
- Irregular prostrate habit
- Sharp needles are powder-blue year round
- Cascading branches, sometimes staying stiffly horizontal
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 125-175 cm
Picea pungens 'Royal Knight'
ROYAL KNIGHT BLUE SPRUCE
- A striking blue spruce cultivar
- Medium-sized dense pyramidal conifer with a uniform shape
- Needles on the horizontal branching are bright blue all year
HEIGHT: 13-15 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Picea pungens 'Sester Dwarf'
SESTER DWARF BLUE SPRUCE
- Slow-growing, uniform, extremely compact
- Dwarf conifer with a pyramidal habit
- Blue needles are brightest in spring
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Picea pungens 'Snowkiss'
SNOWKISS BLUE SPRUCE
- Pyramidal to conical conifer
- Needles on horizontal branching are bright blue all year
- Lends itself to both specimen or group plantings
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Picea pungens 'The Blues'
WEEPING BLUE SPRUCE
- Irregular spreading form
- Strongly weeping branches and branchlets
- Large bright silvery-blue to blue needles
HEIGHT: 7-8 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Picea pungens 'Thomsen'
THOMSEN BLUE SPRUCE
- Dense pyramidal form with spreading branches
- Light icy-blue foliage throughout the year
- Stunning low maintenance evergreen for an accent, windbreak or tall screen
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Picea pungens 'Thume'
THUME BLUE SPRUCE
- A dwarf cultivar
- Dense, compact, broad, and conical
- Horizontal branching from the ground
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Picea pungens 'Waldbrunn'
WALDBRUNN DWARF BLUE SPRUCE
- Slow-growing mounding cultivar
- Blue-gray needles
- Horizontal branching to the ground
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 70-90 cm
Picea pungens 'Zafiro'
ZAFIRO BLUE SPRUCE
- Very slow-growing, compact, dwarf cultivar with a rounded habit
- Bright blue needles hold their colour throughout the year
- Use as a low screen or in a rock garden
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Pinus mugo 'Aurea'
GOLDEN MUGO PINE
- Dense rounded form
- Semi-dwarf cultivar
- Yellowish-green to light green bundles of two needles
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Pinus mugo 'Aurea Fastigiata'
UPRIGHT GOLDEN MUGO PINE
- Distinctive; upright with a broad pyramidal habit
- Needles are light green in the spring and summer
- Foliage turns a striking yellow in the winter
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Pinus mugo 'Big Tuna'
BIG TUNA MUGO PINE
- Wide, upright to oval growth habit
- Long dark green needles
- Buds are showy during the cold winter months
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Pinus mugo 'Gnom'
GNOM MUGO PINE
- Compact rounded habit when young, becoming more conical with age
- Dark green needles
- Slow growing, reaching 2 meters in height after 20 years
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Pinus mugo 'Jakobsen'
JAKOBSEN DWARF MUGO PINE
- Low spreading irregular branching form
- Has a natural bonsai look
- Short compact dark green needles
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Pinus mugo 'Slowmound'
SLOWMOUND MUGO PINE
- A true dwarf mugo with a uniform and extremely dense mounded growth habit
- Needles remain emerald-green year round
- Neither the flowers nor the fruit is ornamentally significant
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Pinus mugo 'Teeny'
TEENY DWARF MUGO PINE
- Extremely dwarf cultivar
- Dense globose formal habit
- Short uniform dark green needles in bundles of two
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Pinus nigra
AUSTRIAN PINE
- Broad, upright-pyramidal in youth, rounded and flat-topped with maturity
- Two dark green stiff evergreen needles up to 12 cm long, per bundle
- A large evergreen, good as a specimen or as a screen
HEIGHT: 16-18 m · SPREAD: 12-15 m
Pinus nigra 'Arnold Sentinel'
ARNOLD SENTINEL COLUMNAR PINE
- Narrow, with sharply ascending branches producing a columnar shape
- Two dark green stiff evergreen needles up to 12cm long, per bundle
- Perfect specimen in a smaller landscape or for narrow screening
HEIGHT: 6-8 m · SPREAD: 1-2 m
Pinus nigra 'Compacta'
COMPACT AUSTRIAN BLACK PINE
- Dense, rounded, pyramidal growth habit
- Tight dark green needles year round
- Plant as a specimen or in groves
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Pinus nigra 'Helga'
HELGA DWARF AUSTRIAN PINE
- Low rounded growth habit
- Dwarf evergreen
- Light coloured buds are a contrast to the dark green needles
HEIGHT: 125-175 cm · SPREAD: 125-175 cm
Pinus nigra 'Hornibrookiana'
DWARF AUSTRIAN PINE
- Dwarf compact spreading mound with horizontal branching
- Vertical branchlets hold sharp glossy dark green needles
- Optimal for rock gardens or accent planting
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Pinus nigra 'Teardrop' (PP12806)
TEARDROP COLUMNAR AUSTRIAN PINE
- Dense, tightly branched, columnar growing evergreen
- Requires little to no pruning
- Long dark green needles held on upright branches
HEIGHT: 5-7 m · SPREAD: 1-2 m
Pinus thunbergii
JAPANESE BLACK PINE
- AKA Pinus thunbergiana
- Large upright with irregular horizontal open branching
- Long deep green needles are concentrated near the branch tips
HEIGHT: 14-16 m · SPREAD: 4-8 m
Pinus thunbergii 'Banshosho'
BANSHOSHO JAPANESE BLACK PINE
- Dwarf broad mounding habit
- Numerous showy spring candles
- Light green needles throughout the year
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Pinus thunbergii 'Kotobuki'
KOTOBUKI DWARF JAPANESE BLACK PINE
- Slow-growing dense narrow form
- Dark green needles are shorter than most Japanese pine
- New growth is white, adding contrast to the darker needles
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Pinus thunbergii 'Thunderhead'
THUNDERHEAD BLACK PINE
- Classified as a dwarf this pine is upright and rounded with irregular ascending branches
- Long deep green needles grow densely along the branches
- Branch tips display showy white buds
HEIGHT: 175-300 cm · SPREAD: 200-300 cm
Populus tremula 'Erecta'
SWEDISH UPRIGHT ASPEN
- Narrow columnar form, with sharply ascending branches
- Emerging bronze in the spring, becoming green-white in the summer
- Fall foliage turns a yellow-gold colour
HEIGHT: 15-20 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Populus x Guardian™ ('Jefguard')
GUARDIAN™ COLUMNAR ASPEN
- A Jeffries Nurseries introduction
- Seedless medium-sized tree
- Fast-growing narrow tree with green heart-shaped leaves
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Potentilla crantzii
ALPINE CINQUEFOIL
- Rhizomatous perennial with a compact, mounding habit
- Cupped-shaped yellow flowers with orange markings at the base of each petal
- Dark green basal leaves with 3-5 lanceolate leaflets
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Potentilla fruticosa 'Abbotswood'
ABBOTSWOOD CINQUEFOIL
- A small, compact, dense shrub
- Extra fine foliage, excellent for a hedge or foundation planting
- Summer brings a showy display of white flowers blooming well into the fall
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Potentilla fruticosa 'Bella Bianca' (PPAF, CPBRAF)
BELLA BIANCA CINQUEFOIL
- Compact, mounding habit
- Continuous pure-white flowers
- Light green fine foliage
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Potentilla fruticosa 'Bella Sol'
BELLA SOL CINQUEFOIL
- Compact tidy selection
- Bright, rich shades of orange and apricot
- Light green fine foliage
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Potentilla fruticosa 'Farreri'
GOLDDROP CINQUEFOIL
- Small yellow flowers
- Potentilla is one of the few plants to flower all summer
- Seeds are inconspicuous, persisting into the winter
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldfinger'
GOLDFINGER CINQUEFOIL
- Wide yellow flowers
- Potentilla is one of the few plants to flower all summer
- Seeds are inconspicuous, persisting into the winter
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldstar'
GOLDSTAR CINQUEFOIL
- Wide yellow flowers
- Potentilla is one of the few plants to flower all summer
- Seeds are inconspicuous, persisting into the winter
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Potentilla fruticosa Bella Bellissima® ('Hachliss') (USPP27715, CPBR5599)
BELLA BELLISSIMA® POTENTILLA
- Compact rounded habit
- Large deep pink flowers darken as they mature
- Bright green soft textured foliage turns yellow in fall
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Potentilla fruticosa 'Jackman'
JACKMAN CINQUEFOIL
- Wide yellow flowers
- Potentilla is one of the few plants to flower all summer
- Seeds are inconspicuous, persisting into the winter
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty' (PP9874, CPBR174)
PINK BEAUTY CINQUEFOIL
- Wide pink flowers
- Potentilla is one of the few plants to flower all summer
- Seeds are inconspicuous, persisting into the winter
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Potentilla fruticosa 'Primrose Beauty'
PRIMROSE BEAUTY CINQUEFOIL
- Wide creamy-white flowers
- Potentilla is one of the few plants to flower all summer
- Seeds are inconspicuous, persisting into the winter
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Potentilla fruticosa 'Red Ace'
RED ACE CINQUFOIL
- Small flowers appear red, and fade to orange in intense heat
- Potentilla is among the few plants to flower all summer
- Seeds are inconspicuous but persisting into the winter
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Potentilla fruticosa 'Yellow Gem' (COPF)
YELLOW GEM CINQUEFOIL
- Wide bright yellow flowers
- Potentilla is one of the few plants to flower all summer
- Inconspicuous seeds persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Potentilla nepalensis 'Miss Willmot'
NEPAL CINQUEFOIL
- AKA Potentilla nepalensis willmottiae, Potentilla willmottiae
- Herbaceous perennial with a loose, clump-forming habit
- Saucer-shaped pink flowers with a deep pink eyezone
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 40-45 cm
Potentilla verna nana
ALPINE CINQUEFOIL
- AKA Potentilla neumanniana 'Nana', Potentilla tabernaemontani
- Mat-forming cinquefoil
- Single cupped flowers may repeat bloom in late summer
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-30 cm
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 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 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
Pyracantha coccinea 'Chadwickii'
CHADWICK FIRETHORN
- Abundant small white flowers
- Green berries change to an orange-red colour, persisting into the winter
- Semi-evergreen leaves on stiff thorny branches
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Quercus macrocarpa
BURR OAK
- Pyramidal when young, maturing to a broad, spreading, rounded crown
- Twigs are sometimes ridged with corky "wings"
- Dark green leaves are leathery with deep round lobes and a distinctive 'waist'
HEIGHT: 18-22 m · SPREAD: 13-18 m
Quercus macrocarpa Urban Pinnacle® ('JFS-KW3') (PP22815)
URBAN PINNACLE® OAK
- Pyramidal to oval crown, with a strong central leader
- Glossy dark green leaves with deep rounded lobes
- Insignificant flowers (catkins) are followed by small oval acorns
HEIGHT: 15-17 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Quercus palustris
PIN OAK
- Pyramidal, broad, spreading, oval crown
- Leaves are dark green with deep, sharply pointed lobes
- Insignificant flowers (catkins) are followed by rounded acorns
HEIGHT: 20-25 m · SPREAD: 13-18 m
Quercus robur
ENGLISH OAK
- Pyramidal when young, maturing to a broad, spreading, rounded crown
- Leaves have blunt rounded lobes, are dark green on top and blue-green beneath
- Insignificant flowers (catkins) are followed by oval acorns
HEIGHT: 18-20 m · SPREAD: 13-18 m
Quercus rubra
RED OAK
- Rounded, broad-spreading, often irregular crown
- Dark green leaves have sharply pointed lobes
- Insignificant flowers (catkins) are followed by acorns
HEIGHT: 16-22 m · SPREAD: 15-20 m
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
Rosa 'Blanc Double de Coubert'
BLANC DOUBLE DE COUBERT ROSE
- Clusters of fragrant, semi-double, pure white flowers
- Orange fruit persists into late fall
- Textured, green leaves on spiny stems
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Rosa 'Dart's Dash'
DART'S DASH ROSE
- Clusters of double, purple-crimson flowers
- Large, red, rose hips persist into the winter
- Textured, dark green leaves on spiny stems turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Rosa 'David Thompson' (COPF)
DAVID THOMPSON ROSE
- Clusters of fragrant, semi-double, crimson flowers
- Textured, dark green leaves on spiny stems turn red in the fall
- Spreading, mounded habit
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Rosa 'F.J. Grootendorst'
F.J. GROOTENDORST ROSE
- Clusters of fragrant, double red, fringed flowers
- Textured, dark green leaves on spiny stems turn yellow in the fall
- Spreading, mounded habit
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Rosa 'Frau Dagmar Hastrup'
FRAU DAGMAR HASTRUP ROSE
- AKA Rosa 'Fu Dagmar Hastrup'
- Clusters of very fragrant, single, pink flowers
- Large, red, rose hips persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Rosa Scarlet Pavement ('HANuhl')
SCARLET PAVEMENT ROSE
- Masses of very fragrant, semi-double, red to light red flowers
- Profuse bloomer with red, rose hips persisting into the winter
- Textured, dark green leaves on spiny stems turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Rosa 'Henry Hudson' (COPF)
HENRY HUDSON ROSE
- Clusters of fragrant, semi-double, white flowers with a pink blush
- Orange fruit persists into late fall
- Textured, green leaves on spiny stems
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Rosa 'Jens Munk' (COPF)
JENS MUNK ROSE
- Fragrant, semi-double, bright pink flowers
- Orange fruit persists into late fall
- Textured, green leaves on spiny stems turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Rosa 'Martin Frobisher' (COPF)
MARTIN FROBISHER ROSE
- Clusters of slightly fragrant, double, light pink flowers
- New leaves emerge reddish, on spiny stems, turning dusty green and then to yellow in the fall
- Red fruits persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Rosa 'Pink Grootendorst'
PINK GROOTENDORST ROSE
- Masses of very fragrant, semi-double, frilly, pink flowers
- Textured, dark green leaves on spiny stems turn yellow in the fall
- Upright, mounded habit
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Rosa Showy Pavement ('ROKoko')
SHOWY PAVEMENT ROSE
- AKA Rosa 'Pink Pavement'
- Masses of very fragrant, semi-double, light pink flowers
- Profuse bloomer with orange, rose hips persisting into the winter
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Rosa Snow Pavement ('Schneekoppe')
SNOW PAVEMENT ROSE
- Masses of very fragrant double blush-white flowers
- Textured dark green leaves on spiny stems turn yellow in the fall
- Mounded habit
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Rosa 'Therese Bugnet'
THERESE BUGNET ROSE
- Fragrant double ruffled-petal pink flowers
- New leaves emerge reddish, turning light green, then to orange and scarlet in the fall
- Orange fruits persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Rosa Foxi Pavement ('UHLater')
FOXI PAVEMENT ROSE
- AKA Rosa 'Buffalo Gal', Rosa 'Foxi'
- Clusters of fragrant semi-double pink flowers
- Large red rose hips persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Rosa Pierette Pavement ('UHLwe')
PIERETTE PAVEMENT ROSE
- AKA Rosa 'Yankee Lady'
- Masses of very fragrant semi-double dark pink flowers
- Textured dark green leaves on spiny stems turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 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 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
Salvia nemorosa 'Violet Profusion' (PP31467 CPBRAF)
VIOLET PROFUSION SALVIA
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Violet-blue flowers are produced on rosy pink calyxes
- Compact mounding habit of fragrant green foliage
HEIGHT: 35-45 cm · SPREAD: 45-55 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
Schizachyrium scoparium
LITTLE BLUESTEM
- AKA Andropogon scoparius
- Slightly arching clump of blue-green leaves
- Leaves are flame-coloured in the fall and remain showy throughout the winter
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 50-70 cm
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Smoke Signal' (PP27433)
LITTLE BLUESTEM
- AKA Andropogon scoparius 'Smoke Signal'
- A refined selection of the native species
- Foliage takes on scarlet-red tones in late summer, turning deeper red-purple in fall
HEIGHT: 90-120 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ovation' (PP25202)
STANDING OVATION LITTLE BLUESTEM
- AKA Andropogon scoparius 'Standing Ovation'
- Sturdy upright stems with a blue cast, dark purple closer to the base
- Leaves turn fiery-red in the fall and remain showy throughout the winter
HEIGHT: 90-120 cm · SPREAD: 50-70 cm
Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues'
LITTLE BLUESTEM
- AKA Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues'
- Dense clump of narrow intense blue blades
- Leaves turn to purple shades in the fall and remain showy throughout the winter
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Twilight Zone' (PP27432)
TWILIGHT ZONE LITTLE BLUESTEM
- AKA Andropogon scoparius 'Twilight Zone'
- A standout cultivar that possess a nearly iridescent silvery mauve-purple cast over the whole plant beginning in midsummer
- Colour is retained through the fall
HEIGHT: 120-140 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Sedum hybridum 'Back in Black' (PP33632 CPBRAF)
BACK IN BLACK STONECROP
- Upright with deep purple almost black leaves
- Deep red flower centres with cream petals - an excellent contrast to foliage
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 65-75 cm
Sedum takesimense Atlantis® ('Nonsitnal') (PP27454)
ATLANTIS® STONECROP
- Low-growing tight rosettes of fleshy serrated leaves
- Variegated foliage of creamy-yellow margins and dark-green centres
- Margins flush with pink tones in cooler fall temperatures
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Sophora japonica Millstone™ ('Halka') (PP7554)
MILLSTONE™ JAPANESE PAGODATREE
- AKA Styphnolobium japonicum Halka
- Fragrant creamy-white bell-shaped flowers
- Lustrous dark green compound leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 14-15 m · SPREAD: 13-14 m
Sophora japonica 'Regent'
REGENT JAPANESE PAGODATREE
- AKA Styphnolobium japonicum Regent
- Upright, oval to rounded crown
- Pinnately compound leaves are glossy green in the summer
HEIGHT: 15-20 m · SPREAD: 15-18 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
Spiraea alba
MEADOWSWEET
- Cone-shaped clusters of tiny white flowers
- Fruit dries and splits to release seed
- Narrow toothed green leaves
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Spiraea albiflora
JAPANESE WHITE SPIREA
- Numerous white flowers in flat-topped clusters
- Oval sharply-toothed pale green leaves turn red in the fall
- Compact, rounded habit
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Spiraea fritschiana
FRITSCHIANA SPIREA
- Large clusters of white flowers
- Dark green leaves turn shades of yellow-orange to red in the fall
- Compact, upright, mounded form
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Spiraea japonica 'Anthony Waterer'
ANTHONY WATERER SPIREA
- AKA Spiraea x bumalda 'Anthony Waterer'
- Carmine-red flowers in flattened clusters
- Leaves emerge reddish-purple, mature to blue-green, then reddish in the fall
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Spiraea japonica 'Coccinea'
DWARF RED FLOWERING SPIREA
- Crimson-red flowers in flattened clusters
- Leaves emerge reddish-purple, mature to blue-green, then reddish in the fall
- Upright, rounded form
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Spiraea japonica 'Crispa'
CRISP LEAF SPIREA
- Deep pink flowers in flattened clusters
- Deeply serrated dark green leaves are twisted and crinkled
- Foliage often emerges burgundy-red with some burgundy colouration at maturity
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Spiraea japonica 'Dart's Red'
DART'S RED SPIREA
- Carmine-red flowers in flattened clusters
- Foliage emerges reddish-purple, matures to blue-green, then reddish in the fall
- Upright, rounded form
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Spiraea japonica 'Firelight'
FIRELIGHT SPIREA
- Deep mauve-pink flowers in flattened clusters
- Leaves emerge bright-red/orange, turning soft yellow-green, then reddish purple in the fall
- Spreading, mounded form
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Spiraea japonica 'Flaming Mound' (COPF)
FLAMING MOUND SPIREA
- Light crimson flowers in flattened clusters
- Leaves emerge bronze-gold, turning yellow-green, then copper-orange in the fall
- Spreading, mounded form
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Spiraea japonica 'Froebelii'
FROEBELII SPIREA
- Flat-topped clusters of carmine-red flowers
- Leaves emerge brownish-red in the spring, turning blue-green and burgundy-red in the fall
- Upright, mounded form
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Spiraea japonica Double Play® Artisan® ('Galen') (PP21712)
DOUBLE PLAY® ARTISAN® SPIREA
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Compact mounding habit
- New growth emerges red and ages to blue-green
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Spiraea japonica 'Goldflame'
GOLDFLAME SPIREA
- Light crimson flowers in flattened clusters
- Leaves emerge bronze-gold, turning soft yellow-green, then copper-orange in the fall
- Spreading, mounded form
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Spiraea japonica 'Little Princess'
LITTLE PRINCESS SPIREA
- Flat-topped clusters of rose-pink flowers
- Mint-green leaves turn dark red in the fall
- Spreading, mounded form
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Spiraea japonica 'Macrophylla'
BIG LEAF SPIREA
- Clusters of small pink flowers
- Dark green leaves turn shades of yellow-orange to red in the fall
- Upright, mounded form
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Spiraea japonica Rainbow Fizz™ ('Matgold') (PP28876, CPBR5634)
RAINBOW FIZZ™ SPIREA
- Bright red flower buds open to flattened pink clusters
- Leaves emerge copper and change to yellow with red tips in late spring
- Leaves finish copper-red in autumn
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Spiraea japonica Dakota Goldcharm® ('Mertyann') (COPF)
DAKOTA GOLDCHARM® SPIREA
- Clusters of pink flowers
- Foliage emerges bronze, turns yellow-gold in the summer
- Fall colours include red, orange, and pink
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Spiraea japonica 'Nana'
ALPINE SPIREA
- Rose-pink flowers in flattened clusters
- Mint-green leaves turn dark red in the fall
- Spreading, mounded form
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Spiraea japonica Double Play® Candy Corn® ('NCSX1') (PP28313, CBRAF)
DOUBLE PLAY® CANDY CORN® SPIREA
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- New growth emerges bright candy apple red
- Mature foliage is pineapple yellow
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Spiraea japonica 'Neon Flash'
NEON FLASH SPIREA
- Flat-topped clusters of bright red flowers
- Foliage is green, then dark burgundy in the fall
- Upright, rounded form
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Spiraea japonica 'Shirobana'
SHIROBANA SPIREA
- Pink, white and red flowers in flattened clusters
- Flower colours can appear simultaneously, sometimes in the same cluster
- Foliage is blue-green, then dark burgundy in the fall
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Spiraea japonica Magic Carpet® ('Walbuma') (PP9363, COPF)
MAGIC CARPET® SPIREA
- Flat-topped clusters of deep pink flowers
- Leaves emerge red, maturing to red-tipped-bronze, then russet in the fall
- Mounded form
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Spiraea latifolia
STEEPLEBUSH
- Bottlebrush-like spikes of tiny white flowers
- Brown seed heads persist into the winter
- Leaves are bright green above, blue-green underneath
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Spiraea nipponica 'Halward's Silver' (COPF)
HALWARD'S SILVER SPIREA
- White florets in clusters on the ends of the branches
- Leaves emerge blue-green, changing to green, then yellow in the fall
- Compact, mounding habit
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound'
SNOWMOUND SPIREA
- White florets in clusters along the branches
- Leaves emerge blue-green, changing to green, then yellow to red and pink in the fall
- Arching vase-shaped habit
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Spiraea prunifolia
BRIDALWREATH SPIREA
- Double white flowers up and down the branches precede the leaves
- Glossy dark green leaves turn yellow-orange in the fall
- Upright vase-shaped form
HEIGHT: 125-250 cm · SPREAD: 125-250 cm
Spiraea thunbergii Mellow Yellow ('Ogon')
MELLOW YELLOW SPIREA
- Small white flowers line the branches in spring, upstaging the leaves
- Narrow leaves, almost 50cm long, emerge yellow in spring
- Leaves are light green by summer, going from gold to purple in autumn
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Spiraea tomentosa
HARDHACK
- Bottlebrush-like spikes of tiny pink flowers
- Brown seed heads persist into the winter
- Leaves bright green above, blue-green underneath
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Spiraea trichocarpa
KOREAN SPIREA
- White florets in clusters on the ends of the branches
- Leaves medium green, then to yellow in the fall
- Upright, arching habit
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Spiraea trilobata
DWARF VANHOUTTEI SPIREA
- Profuse white florets in clusters on the ends of the branches
- Flowers well even in considerable shade
- Leaves bluish-green, then yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Spiraea x 'Gold Mound' (COPF)
GOLD MOUND SPIREA
- Clusters of pink flowers
- Foliage emerges bronze, turns to yellow-gold in the summer
- Fall colours include red, orange, and pink
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Spiraea x arguta 'Graciosa'
DWARF GARLAND SPIREA
- White florets in clusters along the branches before the leaves
- Leaves are sea-green in colour
- Arching vase-shaped habit
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Spiraea x vanhouttei
VANHOUTTEI SPIREA
- White florets in clusters along the branches
- Leaves are blue-green and sometimes purplish in the fall
- Arching vase-shaped habit
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 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
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
Tamarix ramosissima 'Summer Glow'
SUMMER GLOW TAMARISK
- Rosy-pink flower plumes
- Attractive silver-blue feathery foliage
- Open multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright-spreading habit
HEIGHT: 2-3 m · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Taxodium distichum
COMMON BALD CYPRESS
- Deciduous conifer
- Upright pyramidal with nearly horizontal branching
- Soft feathery flat needles green in the summer
HEIGHT: 15-25 m · SPREAD: 7-10 m
Taxodium distichum 'Cascade Falls' (PP12296)
CASCADE FALLS BALD CYPRESS
- Deciduous conifer
- Typically top-grafted, with a compact weeping crown
- Branches grow outward from the stem, then drop vertically to the ground
HEIGHT: 175-250 cm · SPREAD: 125-200 cm
Taxodium distichum 'Falling Waters'
FALLING WATERS BALD CYPRESS
- Deciduous conifer
- A true weeper with graceful cascading branches
- Furrowed bark and golden fall colour
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Taxodium distichum 'Peve Minaret'
PEVE MINARET BALD CYPRESS
- Deciduous conifer
- Upright pyramidal form dense with sharply ascending branches
- Soft fern-like flat needles green in the summer
HEIGHT: 175-250 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Thymus serpyllum
MOTHER-OF-THYME
- Taller than some other cultivars
- Fast-spreading aromatic evergreen ground cover
- Tiny purple to deep pink flowers mass over dark green foliage
HEIGHT: 15-25 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Thymus serpyllum 'Magic Carpet'
CREEPING THYME
- AKA Thymus praecox 'Magic Carpet'
- Fast-spreading aromatic evergreen ground cover
- Tiny pink flowers mass over dark green foliage
HEIGHT: 5-7 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Thymus serpyllum 'Pink Chintz'
CREEPING THYME
- AKA Thymus praecox 'Pink Chintz'
- Fast-spreading aromatic evergreen ground cover
- Tiny salmon-pink flowers mass over dark green foliage
HEIGHT: 5-7 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Ulmus x 'Patriot'
PATRIOT ELM
- Moderately vase-shaped oval to upright crown with strong branching
- Pointed-oval textured glossy large dark green leaves
- Foliage turns a golden colour in the fall
HEIGHT: 18-20 m · SPREAD: 14-16 m
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
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 opulus 'Compactum'
DWARF EUROPEAN CRANBERRY
- Flat-topped clusters of creamy-white flowers
- Red berries persist into the winter
- Textured green leaves turn reddish-purple in the fall
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Viburnum opulus 'Nanum'
DWARF EUROPEAN CRANBERRY
- A non-flowering, non-fruiting cultivar
- Textured green leaves turn reddish-purple in the fall
- Compact oval multi-stemmed habit
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 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
Waldsteinia fragarioides
BARREN STRAWBERRY
- AKA Geum fragarioides
- Mat-forming rhizomatous perennial
- Dark green to bronze strawberry-like leaves
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Waldsteinia ternata
BARREN STRAWBERRY
- AKA Geum ternata
- Mat-forming rhizomatous perennial
- Dark green to bronze strawberry-like leaves
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Yucca filamentosa
YUCCA
- White bell-shaped flowers on semi-woody stems
- Evergreen leaves are sword-shaped and tinged green to blue
- Virtually stemless leaves form a foliage clump at soil level
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Yucca filamentosa 'Bright Edge'
BRIGHT EDGE YUCCA
- White bell-shaped flowers appear on semi-woody stems
- Evergreen leaves are sword-shaped and green with a yellow edge
- Virtually stemless leaves form a foliage clump at soil level
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Yucca filamentosa 'Colour Guard'
COLOUR GUARD YUCCA
- White bell-shaped flowers on semi-woody stems
- Evergreen leaves are sword-shaped and green with a yellow variegation
- Virtually stemless leaves form a foliage clump at soil level
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Yucca filamentosa 'Excalibur'
YUCCA
- White bell-shaped flowers on semi-woody stems
- Blue-green to grey-green spikes are lined with curly white filaments
- A selection of the species with a uniform, dwarf habit
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Yucca filamentosa 'Garland Gold'
GARLAND GOLD YUCCA
- White bell-shaped flowers on semi-woody stems
- Evergreen leaves are sword-shaped and green with a yellow variegation
- Virtually stemless leaves form a foliage clump at soil level
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Yucca filamentosa 'Hoffer's Blue'
HOFFER'S BLUE YUCCA
- White bell-shaped flowers on semi-woody stems
- Evergreen leaves are sword-shaped and powder-blue in colour
- Virtually stemless leaves form a foliage clump at soil level
HEIGHT: 80 cm · SPREAD: 80 cm
Yucca filifera 'Golden Sword'
GOLDEN SWORD YUCCA
- White bell-shaped flowers on semi-woody stems in the summer
- Evergreen leaves are sword-shaped and green with a yellow variegation
- Virtually stemless leaves form a foliage clump at soil level
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Yucca glauca
GREAT PLAINS YUCCA
- White bell-shaped flowers on semi-woody stems
- Evergreen leaves are narrow, sword-shaped and gray-blue in colour
- Virtually stemless leaves form a foliage clump at soil level
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm