Abies balsamea 'Nana'
DWARF BALSAM FIR
- Rounded with laterally-spreading dense branches
- Dark green needles have white bands on their undersides
- Slow-growing dwarf
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Abies balsamea 'Piccolo'
PICCOLO DWARF BALSAM FIR
- A very dwarf globe with short, nearly vertical branches
- Radiating, dark green needles
- Showy brown buds add winter interest
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Abies koreana 'Blauer Pfiff'
BLUE WHISTLE KOREAN FIR
- Dwarf compact spreading habit
- Slow-growing cultivar with graceful branching
- Short stems are covered with green needles
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Abies koreana 'Ice Breaker'
MINIATURE KOREAN FIR
- Dwarf, compact habit
- Two-toned green and white needles
- Slow-growing 3-5cm per year
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 80-80 cm
Abies koreana 'Wellenseind'
DWARF KOREAN FIR
- Very compact, mounding evergreen
- Short, dark-green needles with white winter buds
- Very slow growing, approximately 2.5 cm per year
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Achillea millefolium 'Saucy Seduction' (PP20782)
YARROW
- Fuchsia-pink clusters of flowers, centred with white eyes
- Flowers fade to a medium-pink tone
- Excellent cut flower, dried or fresh
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Achillea millefolium 'Sunny Seduction' (PP20808, COPF)
YARROW
- Intense yellow flowers held in clusters
- Flowers lighten to pastel yellow with age
- Excellent cut flower, dried or fresh
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Achillea ptarmica 'Peter Cottontail' (PP31756)
SNEEZEWORT
- Low mounding habit
- Large ivory-white flowers
- Lance-shaped dark green leaves with fine-toothed margins
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Acinos alpinus
ALPINE ROCK THYME
- Pink to purple flowers
- Low, trailing, dark green foliage
- Evergreen in mild winters
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Aconitum x 'Blue Lagoon'
MONKSHOOD
- Medium-sized violet-blue flowers
- Dense, compact branching habit with dark green foliage
- Upright plants with thick, leathery leaves
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Acorus gramineus 'Minimus Aureus'
DWARF GOLDEN SWEET FLAG
- AKA Acorus gramineus 'Pusillus'
- Flowers are green and insignificant
- Dwarf golden cultivar of sweet flag
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Acorus gramineus 'Oborozuki'
GRASSY-LEAVED SWEET FLAG
- Variegated green and golden-yellow grass-like foliage
- Insignificant green flowers
- Evergreen to semi-evergreen foliage
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 10-15 cm
Acorus gramineus 'Ogon'
GOLDEN VARIEGATED SWEET FLAG
- Variegated green and golden-yellow grass-like foliage
- Striking in a water feature or garden
- Insignificant green flowers
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 10-15 cm
Adenophora x 'Gaudi Violet'
LADYBELLS
- Elegant soft violet drooping bell-shaped flowers
- These fragrant flowers are held upright well above the foliage
- Tight clumping habit
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Adiantum pedatum
NORTHERN MAIDENHAIR FERN
- Delicate bright green fronds with black-purple stems
- Spreads by shallow rhizomes to form a dense ground cover
- Slower-growing fern, taking 2-3 years to reach mature size
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Adiantum venustum
HIMALAYAN MAIDENHAIR FERN
- Black stems holding small delicate soft green leaves
- Slower growing fern, taking 2-3 years to reach mature size
- Foliage can be an interesting texture in arrangements
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Agapanthus x Twister ('AMBIC001') (PP25519, CPBRAF)
TWISTER LILY OF THE NILE
- Striking large bicoloured umbels
- Cream to white buds have a hint of violet-blue at their bases
- Flowers open to pure white with a dark violet-blue base
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Agastache x 'Beelicious Pink'
ANISE HYSSOP
- Loads of pink flowers with magenta calyxes
- Showy long after flowering, because of the calyxes
- Compact rounded habit
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 45-55 cm
Agastache x 'Rosie Posie' (PP25857, COPF)
ANISE HYSSOP
- Loads of hot pink flowers with magenta calyxes
- Showy long after flowering, because of the calyxes
- Compact rounded habit
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Ajuga pyramidalis 'Metallica Crispa'
PYRAMIDAL BUGLEWEED
- AKA Ajuga cristata, or Ajuga 'Mini Crisp Red'
- Deeply pleated glossy leaves of dark green and burgundy
- Royal-blue spikes of flowers
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Ajuga reptans
COMMON BUGLEWEED
- Dense deep green spinach-like glossy foliage
- Spikes of blue-violet flowers
- Evergreen foliage
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Ajuga reptans 'Black Scallop' (PP15815, COPF)
BUGLEWEED
- Dark crinkled leaves appear almost black
- Blue flower spikes
- Oversized foliage, very low and mat-forming habit
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 15-25 cm
Ajuga reptans 'Bronze Beauty'
BUGLEWEED
- Compact, mounded habit with bronze foliage
- Blue-purple flower spikes
- Vigorous habit with evergreen foliage
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow'
BUGLEWEED
- Foliage has shades of pink, white, green and bronze
- Produces spikes of bright blue flowers
- Works well in small, area plantings
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Ajuga reptans 'Caitlin's Giant'
BUGLEWEED
- Dense carpet of bronzy-green foliage
- Deep blue flower spikes
- Semi-evergreen foliage
HEIGHT: 15-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Ajuga reptans 'Dixie Chip' (PP20890)
BUGLEWEED
- Sport of Ajuga 'Chocolate Chip'
- Variegated foliage of green, white and pink
- Violet-blue spikes of flowers
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 25-40 cm
Ajuga reptans 'Golden Glow'
BUGLEWEED
- Rich patterned foliage of green, yellow and pink
- Bluish-purple spikes
- Cream portions of the leaf turn pink in the fall
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Ajuga reptans 'Rosea'
PINK BUGLEWEED
- Glossy dark green foliage
- Pink flower spikes
- Evergreen foliage
HEIGHT: 10-20 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Ajuga reptans 'Silver Queen'
BUGLEWEED
- Attractive, crinkled leaves of grayish-green with white variegation
- Spikes of blue flowers
- The foliage will turn burgundy in the fall
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Ajuga tenorii Chocolate Chip ('Valfredda')
BUGLEWEED
- Miniature, narrow, chocolate-brown leaves
- Full sun exposure deepens the foliage colour
- Spikes of bright blue flowers
HEIGHT: 8-10 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Alchemilla erythropoda
DWARF LADY'S MANTLE
- Sharp-toothed downy gray-green leaves
- Yellow flowers
- Good replacement for the common lady's mantle (much more compact)
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Alchemilla mollis
LADY'S MANTLE
- Mound-shaped habit with scalloped gray-green leaves
- Lime-green starry flower clusters
- Can be used as a ground cover or border plant
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 m
Allium amplectens 'Graceful Beauty'
NARROW-LEAF ONION
- Little white florets form a sphere
- Fine-textured gray-green grass-like foliage
- Bloom Time: Late spring to summer
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Allium cernuum
NODDING ONION
- Best described as a dangling cyme of little florets
- Flowers are commonly pink and sometimes white
- Flowers mature into fruit opening to show glossy dark seeds
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Allium christophii
STAR OF PERSIA
- A bulbous perennial with large spherical pale lavender flower heads
- Strap-like gray-green basal leaves form a clump of foliage
- Blooms appear as leaves begin to die back
HEIGHT: 30-100 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Allium giganteum
ORNAMENTAL ONION
- Huge purple balls of tiny star-shaped florets on thick green stems
- This allium is not used for culinary purposes
- Produces grayish-green strap-like leaves
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 15-30 cm
Allium giganteum 'Globemaster'
ORNAMENTAL ONION
- Huge balls of purple star-shaped florets are borne on stout stems
- As the flowers fade, new florets take their place
- Strap-like gray-green basal leaves
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Allium karataviense
ORNAMENTAL ONION
- Balls of lavender to white florets on short stems
- Foliage emerges blue with pink edges
- Mature leaves are flat and gray-green
HEIGHT: 15-25 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Allium schoenoprasum
WILD CHIVES
- Purple-pink balls of star-like flower clusters
- Both leaves and flowers are edible
- Used for onion flavouring
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Allium schoenoprasum 'Album'
WILD CHIVES
- White balls of star-like flower clusters
- Grassy-like leaves and flowers are edible
- Used for onion flavouring
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Allium schoenoprasum 'Forescate'
GIANT-FLOWERED CHIVES
- 'Forescate' is taller and more vigorous than the species
- Deep pink to purple spherical flowers
- Both the leaves and the flowers are edible
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 35-40 cm
Allium schoenoprasum 'Rising Star'
CHIVES
- 'Rising Star' is shorter and more vigorous than the species
- Spherical lavender flowers
- Fine-textured gray-green hollow grass-like foliage
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Allium senescens 'Blue Eddy'
PINK CURLY ONION
- Clumps of blue-gray foliage
- Foliage grows in a spiral fashion
- Short stems hold spherical lilac-pink flowers
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Allium senescens var. glaucum
PINK CURLY ONION
- Clumps of gray-green foliage
- Foliage grows in a spiral fashion
- Short stems hold spherical bright pink flowers
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Allium tuberosum
GARLIC CHIVES
- Clump forming perennial
- Chive-like, gray-green foliage
- Tiny, white, star-shaped flowers with brown, striped tepals
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Allium x 'Ambassador'
ORNAMENTAL ONION
- Densely-packed umbels of deep rosy-purple star-shaped florets
- Strap-like narrow gray-green leaves
- Will easily naturalize
HEIGHT: 100 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Allium x 'Gladiator'
ORNAMENTAL ONION
- Strong stems support large globes of star-shaped lavender-blue florets
- One of the tallest of allium
- Blooms are followed by skeletal seedheads
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Allium x 'Millenium'
ORNAMENTAL ONION
- Pink-purple, globe-shaped flowers of multiple florets
- Upright clump of glossy, grass-like foliage
- Compact habit
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Allium x 'Mount Everest'
ORNAMENTAL ONION
- Spherical umbels of white star-shaped florets
- Upright ribbed stems
- Aptly named for its statuesque form
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Allium x 'Pinball Wizard'
ORNAMENTAL ONION
- Densely-packed umbels of deep rosy-purple star-shaped florets
- Strap-like narrow gray-green leaves
- Will easily naturalize
HEIGHT: 60 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Allium x 'Purple Sensation'
ORNAMENTAL ONION
- Densely-packed umbels of deep rosy-purple star-shaped florets
- Strap-like narrow gray-green leaves
- Will easily naturalize
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Allium x 'sphaerocephalon'
ORNAMENTAL ONION
- Pink-purple, globe-shaped flowers of multiple florets
- Upright clump of glossy, grass-like foliage
- Compact habit
HEIGHT: 60 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Allium x 'White Giant'
ORNAMENTAL ONION
- Spherical umbels of white star-shaped florets
- Upright ribbed stems
- Aptly named for its statuesque form
HEIGHT: 120-125 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Alopecurus pratensis 'Aureovariegatus'
GOLDEN FOXTAIL GRASS
- Colourful tuft-forming perennial
- Variegated blades: green with yellow margins
- Light brown seed heads
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Alstroemeria Inca Joli™ ('Koncajoli') (PP22267)
INCA JOLI™ PERUVIAN LILY
- Compact habit
- Vibrant orange-red flowers with a splash of gold and dark streaks in the centre
- Small funnel-shaped exotic lily-like flowers
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Alyssum montanum Mountain Gold ('Berggold')
MOUNTAIN GOLD ALYSSUM
- A popular rock garden plant
- Rich yellow fragrant flowers
- Forms a low trailing mound of silvery-gray foliage
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Alyssum saxatile 'Compacta'
BASKET OF GOLD
- AKA Aurinia saxatilis 'Compacta'
- A low-growing perennial with fragrant yellow flowers
- An attractive ground cover with gray-green foliage
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Amorpha canescens
LEAD PLANT
- Woody perennial
- Tiny bluish-purple flower spikes with gold anthers
- Pinnately compound grayish-green leaflets
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Amsonia ciliata 'Spring Sky'
SPRING SKY BLUE STAR
- Light blue star-shaped flowers
- Flowers last longer than the species
- Narrow, fine-textured green foliage
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Amsonia hubrichtii
ARKANSAS BLUE STAR
- Narrow thread-like foliage resembling juvenile spruce foliage
- Similar to Amsonia ciliata with wider and longer foliage
- Steel-blue star-shaped flowers
HEIGHT: 75-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Amsonia tabernaemontana
WILLOW AMSONIA
- Clusters of star-like blue flowers
- Green willow-like foliage turns golden in the fall
- Ornamental green seed pods follow the flower
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Amsonia x 'Blue Ice'
BLUE STAR
- Navy-blue buds open to light blue star-shaped flowers
- Up to a five-week longer bloom time than other amsonia
- Compact habit of dark green willow-like foliage
HEIGHT: 35-40 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Anacyclus depressus
MOUNT ATLAS DAISY
- Little white daisies with a yellow eye and red underside
- Fern-like gray-green foliage from spring to fall
- Best used in the rock garden or in small cracks along walkways
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Anchusa azurea 'Loddon Royalist'
ITALIAN BUGLOSS
- Short stems of royal-blue bell-shaped flowers
- Upright stems of downy light green foliage
- Deer and rabbit resistant
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Andromeda polifolia 'Bergy Bit®'
BERGY BIT® BOG ROSEMARY
- Dense compact habit
- Silvery-blue needle-like foliage throughout the year
- Nodding white bell flowers appear in spring
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Andromeda polifolia 'Blue Ice' (COPF)
BLUE ICE BOG ROSEMARY
- Clusters of drooping pink urn-shaped flowers
- Ice-blue needle-like foliage keeps its colour all year
- Slow-growing with a low spreading habit
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Andropogon gerardii 'Blackhawks' (PP27949, EUPBRAF)
BLACKHAWKS BIG BLUE STEM
- Dense, slightly arching clump of deep green leaves
- Foliage turns to purple in the summer, and almost black in autumn
- Seed heads start to appear in late summer and persist through fall
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Andropogon gerardii 'Dancing Wind' (PP26892)
BIG BLUE STEM
- Dense, slightly arching clump of blue-green leaves
- Leaves splashed with red in summer, aging to scarlet in the fall
- Three-pronged burgundy-purple seed heads are held on sturdy stems
HEIGHT: 140-160 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Andropogon gerardii 'Indian Warrior' (PP24999)
BIG BLUE STEM
- Upright dense clump of blue-green leaves
- Leaves turn a bronze-red in the fall and colour remains throughout the winter months
- Three-pronged purple seed heads are held on sturdy stems
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Anemone blanda 'Mixed'
BALKAN ANEMONE
- Mid-Spring Flowers
- Native to Greece and Turkey
HEIGHT: 15 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Anemone canadensis
CANADA ANEMONE
- Other common names: Windflower, Meadow anemone
- Single layered white blooms with yellow centres
- A robust perennial with deeply lobed green foliage
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Anemone de Caen 'Mixed'
POPPY ANEMONE
- Mid-Spring Flowers
- Mix of Red, White, Pink, Purple and Blue
HEIGHT: 15 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Anemone hupehensis 'Pretty Lady Diana' (PP22332, COPF)
JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Blooms of Bressinham® introduction
- Dwarf, upright, compact habit
- Large, single, poppy-like, deep pink blooms
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Anemone hupehensis 'Pretty Lady Emily' (PP22303, COPF)
JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Blooms of Bressinham® introduction
- Dwarf upright compact habit
- Double flowering, light pink with a yellow centre
HEIGHT: 35-40 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Anemone hupehensis 'Pretty Lady Julia' (PPAF, COPF)
JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Compact cultivar with deep pink flowers with yellow centers.
- Single Deep Pink Flowers
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Anemone hupehensis 'Pretty Lady Maria' (PP26093)
JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Blooms of Bressinham® introduction
- Dwarf, upright, compact habit
- Large, single, poppy-like, white blooms
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Anemone hupehensis 'Pretty Lady Susan' (PP22331, COPF)
JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Blooms of Bressinham® introduction
- Dwarf upright compact habit
- Single flowering, pink with a yellow centre
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Anemone hupehensis Prince Henry ('Prinz Heinrich')
JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Sem-double mauve-pink flowers on elegant, airy green foliage
- Rabbit and deer resistant
- Easy-care perennial
HEIGHT: 60-75 cm · SPREAD: 25-40 cm
Anemone hupehensis var. japonica 'Pamina'
JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Delicate nodding semi-double rose-pink flowers
- Lustrous green dense foliage
- A low-maintenance compact selection
HEIGHT: 50-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Anemone multifida 'Major'
CUTLEAF ANEMONE
- Creamy-yellow to white flowers
- Low clump of fern-like, gray-green foliage
- Presents a show of white cotton-like seed heads when flowers finish
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Anemone multifida 'Rubra'
CUTLEAF ANEMONE
- Carmine-red flowers with yellow centres
- Low, clumping mound of fern-like foliage
- Suitable for edging and rock gardens
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Anemone pulsatilla vulgaris
PASQUE FLOWER
- AKA Pulsatilla vulgaris
- Deep violet-blue flowers
- Mature plants will produce 30 or more blooms over 2 months
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Anemone pulsatilla vulgaris 'Alba'
PASQUE FLOWER
- AKA Pulsatilla vulgaris 'Alba'
- Single white flowers with yellow stamens
- Fern-like silvery-green foliage
HEIGHT: 25-35 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Anemone pulsatilla vulgaris 'Rote Glocke'
PASQUE FLOWER
- AKA Pulsatilla vulgaris 'Rote Glocke'
- Deep ruby-red flowers
- Mature plants will produce 30 or more blooms over two months
HEIGHT: 25-35 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Anemone sylvestris
SNOWDROP WINDFLOWER
- Delicate nodding white flowers
- Yellow stamens centre the white cup-shaped flowers
- Low mound of dense, fern-like foliage
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 25-40 cm
Anemone x hybrida 'Curtain Call Deep Rose' (PPAF PP30520)
JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Bright rose pink flowers above a compact mound of green foliage
- The flowers produce a double row of petals on short stems
- Attractive glossy green foliage
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Anemone x hybrida 'Curtain Call Pink' (PPAF)
JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Produces bright rose-pink flowers in late summer
- Flowers produce a full double row of petals
- Shorter compact stature lends itself well in containers
HEIGHT: 35-45 cm · SPREAD: 40-45 cm
Anemone x hybrida 'Elfin Swan'
WINDFLOWER
- Smallest to date in the Swan series
- Nodding, single, white flowers have contrasting yellow stamens
- Large, deeply lobed, dark green foliage
HEIGHT: 35-40 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Anemone x hybrida 'Party Dress' (PP13844)
JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Outstanding double flowering pink with yellow-green centres
- Attractive glossy green foliage
- Deer and rabbit resistant
HEIGHT: 75-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-80 cm
Anemone x hybrida 'Pocahontas'
JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Blooms July-September
- Pink blooms atop green foliage
- Dwarf compact foliage
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Anemone x hybrida 'Sweetly' (PP31089)
FALL IN LOVE™ JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Rich pink flowers in early fall
- Semi-double flowers above a large mound of dark green foliage
- Deer and rabbit resistant
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Anemonella thalictroides
RUE ANEMONE
- AKA Thalictrum thalictroides, Syndesmon thalictroides
- Reddish stems and foliage emerge in late March
- Small dainty pale pink to white flowers with yellow-green centres rise just above the foliage
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Antennaria dioica
PUSSYTOES
- Evergreen perennial that hugs the ground
- Silvery-green foliage bears tiny pale pink or white flowers on short stems
- Perfect for the rock garden or along and between walkways
HEIGHT: 5-12 cm · SPREAD: 15-30 cm
Antennaria dioica 'Rubra'
PINK PUSSYTOES
- Evergreen perennial that hugs the ground
- Silvery-green foliage bears tiny pink flowers on short stems
- Perfect for the rock garden or along and between walkways
HEIGHT: 5-12 cm · SPREAD: 15-30 cm
Antennaria neglecta
FIELD PUSSYTOES
- Stoloniferous mat-forming perennial
- Fuzzy white flower heads tinged with pink
- Silver green foliage
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Antennaria plantaginifolia
PUSSYTOES
- Stoloniferous mat-forming perennial
- Fuzzy white flower heads tinged with pink
- Silver green foliage
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Anthyllis vulneraria var. coccinea
RED LADY'S-FINGERS
- Easy to grow rock garden plant
- Low trailing, gray-green foliage
- Unique flowers in orange and red shades
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aquilegia alpina
ALPINE COLUMBINE
- Compact blue-green foliage
- Violet-blue flowers
- Excellent container plant
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Aquilegia canadensis 'Corbett'
GOLDEN WILD COLUMBINE
- An abundance of yellow lantern-like flowers
- Attractive divided light green foliage
- Naturalizing plant for rocky ledges or slopes and along woodland edges or ditches
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aquilegia flabellata 'Cameo Series Mixed'
JAPANESE FAN COLUMBINE
- Rainbow of bicoloured flowers
- This mix of colours includes shades of blue, white, pink, and yellow
- Mounds of blue-gray-green foliage
HEIGHT: 15-25 cm · SPREAD: 15-25 cm
Aquilegia x 'Blue Bird'
COLUMBINE
- Upward-facing flowers over compact foliage
- Bicoloured flowers with light blue sepals and white petals
- Fern-like gray-green foliage
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Aquilegia x 'Bunting'
COLUMBINE
- Upward-facing flowers over compact foliage
- Bicoloured flowers with sky-blue sepals and white petals
- Fern-like gray-green foliage
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Aquilegia x 'Cardinal'
COLUMBINE
- Upward-facing flowers over compact foliage
- Bicoloured flowers with red sepals and white petals
- Fern-like gray-green foliage
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Aquilegia x 'Dove'
COLUMBINE
- Upward-facing flowers over compact foliage
- White flowers have contrasting yellow stamens
- Fern-like gray-green foliage
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Aquilegia x 'Earlybird™ Blue and White'
COLUMBINE
- Blue and White Flowers atop Green Foliage
- Late Spring-Summer Blooming
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Aquilegia x 'Earlybird™ Purple and Blue'
COLUMBINE
- Purple and Blue flowers atop green foliage
- Late spring-summer blooming
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Aquilegia x 'Earlybird™ Purple and Yellow'
COLUMBINE
- Purple and yellow flowers atop green foliage
- Late spring-summer blooming
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Aquilegia x 'Earlybird™ Red and White'
COLUMBINE
- Deer and rabbit resistant
- Red and white flowers atop green foliage
- Late spring-summer blooming
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Aquilegia x 'Earlybird™ Red and Yellow'
COLUMBINE
- Red and yellow flowers atop green foliage
- Late spring-summer blooming
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Aquilegia x 'Earlybird™ White'
WHITE COLUMBINE
- Large white flowers atop green foliage
- Late spring-summer blooming
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Aquilegia x 'Earlybird™ Yellow'
COLUMBINE
- Yellow flowers atop green foliage
- Late spring-summer blooming
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Aquilegia x 'Goldfinch'
COLUMBINE
- Upward-facing yellow flowers over compact foliage
- Fern-like gray-green foliage
- Bloom Time: Late spring to early summer
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Aquilegia x 'Robin'
COLUMBINE
- Upward-facing flowers over compact foliage
- Bicoloured flowers with rose sepals and white petals
- Fern-like gray-green foliage
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Aquilegia x 'Violet & White'
COLUMBINE
- AKA Aquilegia colorado 'Violet & White'
- A darker version of the Colorado columbine
- Huge, rich violet and white blooms
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Arabis arendsii 'Compinkie'
ROCK CRESS
- Deep pink flowers
- Foliage forms a compact mound of semi-evergreen foliage
- Suitable for rock gardens or walls
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Arabis blepharophylla Fruhlingszauber ('Spring Charm')
WALL CRESS
- Fragrant deep pink flowers
- Forms a low mound of gray-green leaves
- Semi-evergreen foliage
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 20-50 cm
Arabis caucasica 'Rosea'
ROSE ROCK CRESS
- A range of pale pink to deep pink flowers
- Forms a low mound of semi-evergreen foliage
- Suitable for rock gardens or walls
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Arabis caucasica 'Snowcap'
WALL CRESS
- Fragrant white flowers
- Foliage forms a low mound of semi-evergreen foliage
- Suitable for rock gardens or walls
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Arabis caucasica 'Variegata'
WALL CRESS
- Fragrant white flowers
- Olive-green leaves are edged in creamy-white
- Semi-evergreen foliage
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Arabis ferdinandi-coburgi 'Variegata'
ALPINE ROCK CRESS
- Variegated waxy green leaves with white margins
- White flowers over evergreen foliage
- Suitable for rock gardens or walls and especially between flagstones
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Aralia cordata 'Sun King'
GOLDEN JAPANESE SPIKENARD
- Tiny white flowers
- Deep purplish-black inedible berries
- Bright gold leaves are held on contrasting reddish-brown stems
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Arctanthemum arcticum
ARCTIC DAISY
- AKA Chrysanthemum arcticum
- Florets are white, often tinged pink, with a yellow centre
- Suitable for rock gardens or borders
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
BEARBERRY
- AKA Arbutus uva-ursi
- Other Common Names: Pine Mat, Mealberry, Hog Cranberry, Sandberry
- Evergreen ground cover with small white, pink-edged bell-shaped flowers
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Vancouver Jade' (COPF)
VANCOUVER JADE BEARBERRY
- Similar to the native species
- Has consistent, soft pink flowers and grows slightly taller
- Small berries appear in the fall and often last through the winter
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Arenaria montana
MOUNTAIN SANDWORT
- White 5-petaled flowers with yellow throats
- Thin glossy deep green semi-evergreen leaves
- Excellent between stones in walkways
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Arisaema concinnum
CHINESE COBRA LILY
- Tall tubular stems carry both leaves and flowers
- Dark-brown flowers with white striping
- Light-green palm-like foliage on dark stems
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Arisaema consanguineum
HIMALAYAN JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT
- Numerous narrow leaflets with slender drip tips crown each stem
- Unusual hooded or cobra-like flowers are pure green to white with brown stripes
- Flowers are surrounded by a green spadix
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Arisaema griffithii
GRIFFITH'S COBRA LILY
- The large spathe or 'pulpit' is produced at ground level
- The spathe is hooded and deeply veined with green over dark purple-brown
- Trifoliate leaves with prominent dark veins on the undersides form a wrinkly umbrella over the spathe
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm
Armeria juniperifolia
JUNIPER-LEAVED THRIFT
- AKA Armeria caespitosa
- Clusters of soft pink flowers on short stems
- Occasional rebloom in the fall in cooler temperatures
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-30 cm
Armeria maritima 'Alba'
SEA THRIFT
- White pom-pom flowers
- Dense evergreen cushion of green needle-like leaves
- Bloom Time: Late spring
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-30 cm
Armeria maritima 'Dusseldorf Pride'
THRIFT
- Globe-shaped hot pink flower clusters
- Tufts of deep green grass-like foliage
- Suitable for rock gardens, rooftop gardens and walls
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-30 cm
Armeria maritima 'Rubrifolia'
RED-LEAVED SEA THRIFT
- Tufts of foliage resemble turfgrass
- Foliage is burgundy in the spring and fall, fading to dark green in the warmer months
- Globe-shaped hot pink flower clusters form a layer of colour above the semi-evergreen foliage
HEIGHT: 10-20 cm · SPREAD: 15-30 cm
Armeria pseudarmeria 'Ballerina Lilac'
FALSE SEA THRIFT
- A first year flowering perennial
- Globe-shaped lilac-pink flower clusters
- Dark green grass-like foliage
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Armeria pseudarmeria 'Ballerina White'
FALSE SEA THRIFT
- A first year flowering perennial
- Globe-shaped white flower clusters
- Dark green grass-like evergreen foliage
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Armeria pseudarmeria 'Sweet Dreams'
THRIFT
- Globe-shaped lavender-mauve flower clusters
- Tufts of deep green grass-like foliage
- Bloom Time: Spring-Autumn
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Aronia x Low Scape Mound® ('UCONNAM165') (PP28789)
LOW SCAPE MOUND® CHOKEBERRY
- Compact, mounding habit
- Covered with hundreds of dainty white flowers in spring
- Flowers are followed by black berries
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Arrhenatherum elatius bulbosum 'Variegatum'
TUBER OAT GRASS
- Grass forms a low mound of soft narrow foliage
- Leaf blades are almost completely white with a central thin stripe of green
- Excellent contrasting plant in the garden with spring bulbs
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Artemisia gmelinii SunFern™ Olympia ('Balfernlym') (PP33775)
SUNFERN™ OLYMPIA WORMWOOD
- Feathery dark-green foliage on red stems
- Full sun exposure
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Artemisia gmelinii SunFern™ Arcadia ('Balfernlym') (PP33775)
SUNFERN™ ARCADIA WORMWOOD
- Feathery green foliage on red stems
- Full sun exposure
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Artemisia schmidtiana Silvermound ('Nana')
SILVERMOUND WORMWOOD
- A mounding perennial grown for its all-season silvery-gray foliage
- Insignificant white flowers
- Great foliage plant, suitable for the front border, rock garden or massed as a ground cover
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Artemisia stelleriana 'Silver Brocade' (COPF)
SILVER BROCADE ARTEMISIA
- Low compact perennial with silvery-white foliage
- Similar to the biennial 'Dusty Miller' but Zone 3 hardy
- Inconspicuous white flowers
HEIGHT: 15-25 cm · SPREAD: 50-75 cm
Artemisia x 'Powis Castle'
POWIS CASTLE ARTEMISIA
- AKA Artemisia arborescens 'Brass Band'
- Woody perennial with dense, finely-cut silvery foliage
- Yellow flowers are rare
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aruncus aethusifolius
DWARF GOAT'S BEARD
- A dwarf species of aruncus
- Low mound of fern-like foliage
- Short stems of creamy-white flowers
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Aruncus dioicus 'Kneiffii'
CUTLEAF GOAT'S BEARD
- Medium-sized mounds of finely-cut green foliage
- White plumes rise above the foliage
- Interesting compact plant for a moist shady border
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Aruncus x 'Misty Lace' (PP15798)
DWARF GOAT'S BEARD
- Cross between Aruncus dioicus and Aruncus aethusifolius
- Creamy-white plumes appear on red stems
- Compact, astilbe-like foliage
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Asarum canadense
WILD GINGER
- Deep red to brown flowers
- Flowers are hidden under velvety dark green heart-shaped foliage
- Native to the Ontario woodlands
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Asarum europaeum
EUROPEAN GINGER
- Attractive deep green glossy foliage
- Foliage remains evergreen in milder winters
- Bell-shaped purple-brown flowers are hidden below the foliage.
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Asarum splendens
SHOWY GINGER
- Vigorous and easy to grow
- Large heart-shaped leaves with silver marbling
- Purple flowers are hidden by the foliage
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'
CINDERELLA SWAMP MILKWEED
- Rose pink flowers
- Bloom time Midsummer-Fall
- Clumping perennial by small rhizomes
HEIGHT: 90-150 cm · SPREAD: 30-90 cm
Asclepias tuberosa
BUTTERFLY MILKWEED
- Round clusters of orange flowers
- Attractive seed heads appear when flowers finish
- Food source for Monarch butterflies
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Asclepias tuberosa 'Hello Yellow'
BUTTERFLY MILKWEED
- Yellow flowers
- Attractive seed heads appear when flowers finish
- Cultivar of the native Asclepias tuberosa
HEIGHT: 45-70 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aster alpinus Dunkle Shone ('Dark Beauty')
ALPINE ASTER
- Low-growing ground cover with green foliage
- Violet-blue flowers
- Short-lived perennial, sustaining itself through self-seeding
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Aster alpinus var. vierhapperi
ALPINE ASTER
- AKA Aster culminis
- Low-growing ground cover with green foliage
- Pale to dark purple flowers
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Aster dumosus 'Wood's Light Blue'
MICHAELMAS DAISY
- AKA Aster novi-belgii 'Wood's Light Blue'
- Densely-packed clusters of light blue flowers with yellow eyes
- Excellent compact form
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Aster dumosus 'Wood's Pink'
MICHAELMAS DAISY
- AKA Aster novi-belgii 'Wood's Pink'
- Densely-packed clusters of pink flowers with a yellow eye
- Excellent compact form
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aster dumosus 'Wood's Purple'
MICHAELMAS DAISY
- AKA Aster novi-belgii 'Wood's Purple'
- Densely-packed clusters of purple flowers with a yellow eye
- Excellent compact form
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aster novae-angliae 'Grape Crush' (PPAF)
NEW ENGLAND ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Grape Crush'
- Vibrant rounded purple flowers are produced on mounding green foliage
- Compact mounding habit and has good resistance to powdery mildew
HEIGHT: 70-80 cm · SPREAD: 100-110 cm
Aster novae-angliae 'Pink Crush' (PPAF)
NEW ENGLAND ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ‘Pink Crush’
- Vibrant rounded rose-pink flowers are produced on mounding green foliage
- Compact, mounding habit
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 85-100 cm
Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Dome' (COPF)
NEW ENGLAND ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'
- A profuse perennial with dark purple flowers
- Compact, mounding habit of dark green foliage
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aster novae-angliae 'Vibrant Dome' (PP19538, COPF)
NEW ENGLAND ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Vibrant Dome'
- Vibrant hot-pink star-shaped flowers with yellow centres
- Compact, mounding habit of green foliage has good resistance to powdery mildew
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aster novi-belgii 'Alert'
MICHAELMAS DAISY
- Crimson-coloured daisy-like blooms
- Leaves are green, smooth and lance-shaped
- Foliage remains compact and dwarf
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aster novi-belgii 'Showmakers Blue Bayou'
MICHAELMAS DAISY SHOWMAKERS BLUE BAYOU
- Violet-Blue coloured daisy-like blooms
- Leaves are green, smooth and lance-shaped
- Foliage remains compact and dwarf
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 35-45 cm
Aster novi-belgii 'Showmakers Magenta'
MICHAELMAS DAISY SHOWMAKERS MAGENTA
- Dark Magenta coloured daisy-like blooms
- Leaves are green, smooth and lance-shaped
- Foliage remains compact and dwarf
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 35-45 cm
Aster novi-belgii 'Violet Carpet'
MICHAELMAS DAISY
- AKA Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Violet Carpet' or Aster dumosus 'Violet Carpet'
- A profusion of violet-blue flowers top attractive green leaves
- Compact, mounding habit makes an excellent front border perennial
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aster x KICKIN® Carmine Red ('05-196-10') (PPAF)
KICKIN® CARMINE RED ASTER
- Carmine-red flowers have a gold centre
- Bushy mounds of finely textured foliage are completely covered in flowers
- Compact selection suitable for fall urns or containers
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Aster x KICKIN® Pink Chiffon ('06-50-11') (PPAF)
KICKIN® PINK CHIFFON ASTER
- Pastel-pink flowers with a gold centre
- Bushy mounds of finely textured foliage are completely covered in flowers
- Excellent selection suitable for fall urns or containers
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Aster x KICKIN® Lavender ('06-51-1')
KICKIN® LAVENDER ASTER
- Soft lavender flowers with a gold centre
- Bushy mounds of finely textured foliage are completely covered in flowers
- Excellent selection suitable for fall urns or containers
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Aster x KICKIN® Lilac Blue ('07-49-4')
KICKIN® LILAC BLUE ASTER
- Showy lilac-blue flowers with a gold centre
- Bushy mounds of finely-textured foliage are completely covered in flowers
- Excellent selection suitable for fall urns or containers
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Astilbe arendsii 'Amethyst'
FALSE SPIREA
- Lilac-purple flower spikes
- Tall, airy, open foliage
- Foliage is deeply lobed
HEIGHT: 75-90 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Astilbe arendsii Color Flash® ('Beauty of Ernst') (PP17343)
COLOR FLASH® ASTILBE
- Feathery blush-pink plumes
- Brilliant electric-green foliage emerges in early spring
- Foliage turns burgundy through the summer
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Astilbe arendsii Bridal Veil ('Brautschleier')
BRIDAL VEIL FALSE SPIREA
- Airy, pure white plumes
- Fern-like foliage remains green in colour throughout the season
- Astilbe 'Bridal Veil' makes an excellent cut flower, fresh or dried
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe arendsii 'Bumalda'
FALSE SPIREA
- Full, white plumes age to soft pink as the flower matures
- Contrasting deep red stems
- Deep green glossy foliage with burgundy-tinged undertones
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Astilbe arendsii 'Cattleya'
FALSE SPIREA
- Graceful panicles with big, open, carmine-pink plumes
- Bold mid-green foliage is tinged with a little red
- One of the largest astilbe available
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe arendsii 'Chocolate Shogun' (PP26430)
FALSE SPIREA
- AKA Astilbe thunbergii 'Chocolate Shogun'
- Spikes of soft pink blooms
- Dark chocolate-purple foliage
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Astilbe arendsii Diamant ('Diamond')
FALSE SPIREA
- Slender panicles of clear white flowers
- Elegant lacy green foliage
- Suitable for damp, shady gardens
HEIGHT: 70-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe arendsii 'Erica'
FALSE SPIREA
- 'Erica' has tall, narrow, upright, rose-pink plumes
- Fern-like leaves emerge red to bronze, maturing to a deep green
- Bloom Time: Midsummer
HEIGHT: 50-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe arendsii 'Fanal'
FALSE SPIREA
- Narrow spikes of deep crimson-red flowers
- Foliage emerges bronzy-red and matures to deep green with burgundy highlights
- Excellent show when used en masse
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe arendsii Glow ('Glut')
FALSE SPIREA
- Narrow spikes of dark red buds open to deep red flowers
- Foliage emerges bronzy-red and matures to deep green with burgundy highlights
- Excellent perennial when used in mass
HEIGHT: 50-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe arendsii 'Nikki'
FALSE SPIREA
- Two-toned plumes of both light and dark pink are held on sturdy stems
- Foliage is deep green and compact
- Bloom Time: June to July
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe chinensis 'Diamonds and Pearls' (PP19092, COPF)
FALSE SPIREA
- Vibrant green buds open to robust silvery-white plumes
- Plumes fade to a lime-green
- Deep green foliage
HEIGHT: 40-75 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe chinensis 'Little Vision in Pink' (PP21886, CPBR4611)
FALSE SPIREA
- Sturdy upright stems of dense intense pink flowers
- Compact, rich green foliage
- Excellent astilbe for the front border or container
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Astilbe chinensis 'Maggie Daley'
FALSE SPIREA
- Many sturdy upright stems holding panicles of dense lavender-purple plumes
- One of the latest astilbe to flower
- Compact, rich green, almost bronze foliage
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Astilbe chinensis 'Pumila'
DWARF FALSE SPIREA
- Short spikes of mauve-lilac plumes
- Deeply-cut bronze-green foliage hugs the ground
- One of the most drought-tolerant astilbe
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Astilbe chinensis 'Vision in Pink' (PP11860, CPBR1333)
FALSE SPIREA
- Long-lasting, pale pink
- Flowers fade to green rather than brown when finished, and remain attractive throughout the fall
- Lacy foliage is compact, dense, and dark green with a hint of blue
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Astilbe chinensis 'Vision in Red' (PP11965, CPBR1334)
FALSE SPIREA
- Deep red buds open to pinkish-red flowers on sturdy red stems
- Compact mound of fern-like, bronze-dark green foliage
- Chinese astilbe are generally more sun-tolerant and require less water
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Astilbe chinensis 'Vision in White' (PP18965, CPBR4249)
FALSE SPIREA
- Soft white, triangular-shaped plumes
- Glossy, dark green, lacy foliage remains compact throughout the season
- Chinese astilbe are generally more sun tolerant and require less water
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Astilbe chinensis 'Vision Volcano'
FALSE SPIREA
- Deep red buds open to dark maroon flowers on sturdy red stems
- Compact mound of fern-like, bronze-dark green foliage
- Chinese astilbe are generally more sun-tolerant and require less water
HEIGHT: 65-70 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Astilbe chinensis 'Visions'
FALSE SPIREA
- Rose-mauve flowers
- Compact clumps of lacy dark green foliage
- Chinese astilbe are generally more sun-tolerant and require less water
HEIGHT: 25-45 cm · SPREAD: 40-45 cm
Astilbe chinensis var. taquetii 'Superba'
FALL ASTILBE, CHINESE ASTILBE
- Tall selection of astilbe
- Upright, narrow, lilac-mauve blooms appear over lacy dark green foliage
- Chinese astilbe are generally more sun-tolerant and require less water
HEIGHT: 60-120 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Astilbe crispa 'Perkeo'
FALSE SPIREA
- Shorts spikes of pink flowers
- Deep green, crispy foliage is very unique
- Remains tight and compact throughout the season
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Astilbe hybrid 'Dark Side of the Moon'
FALSE SPIREA DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
- Spikes of Purple blooms
- Dark chocolate-purple/brown foliage
- Bloom Time: June to July
HEIGHT: 50-55 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Astilbe japonica 'Europa'
FALSE SPIREA
- Attractive, triangular-shaped plumes of rose-pink
- Mounded, lacy, mid-green foliage
- Exceptionally fragrant
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Astilbe japonica 'Montgomery'
FALSE SPIREA
- Tapered panicles of deep red plumes
- Leaves emerge bronze-red and mature to dark green as the season progresses
- Bloom Time: Early to midsummer
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe japonica 'Peach Blossom'
FALSE SPIREA
- AKA Astilbe x rosea 'Peach Blossom'
- Airy, peach-pink plumes
- Mounded, lacy, mid-green foliage with hints of red
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe japonica 'Red Sentinel'
FALSE SPIREA
- Panicles of deep crimson-red are held on tall, red stems
- Leaves emerge bronze-red and mature to dark green as the season progresses
- Bloom Time: June to July
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe japonica 'Rheinland'
FALSE SPIREA
- Spikes of clear carmine-pink flowers contrast wonderfully with the glossy foliage
- Fern-like foliage remains deep green throughout the season
- Bloom Time: June to July
HEIGHT: 35-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Astilbe japonica 'Washington'
FALSE SPIREA
- Fluffy, white plumes
- Fern-like, compound leaves remain dark green throughout the season
- Bloom Time: June to July
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Astilbe simplicifolia 'Hennie Graafland'
DWARF ASTILBE
- Taller version of Astilbe 'Sprite' but still quite dwarf
- Arching stems of delicate, shell-pink flowers
- Fine-textured, shiny, dark green foliage
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Astilbe simplicifolia 'Key West' (PPAF)
DWARF ASTILBE
- Red buds open to carmine-pink plumes on red stems may rebloom
- Foliage emerges red, then turns deep green with a red edge
- Produces twice as many blooms as others within the simplicifolia group
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Astilbe simplicifolia 'Sprite'
DWARF ASTILBE
- Foliage is glossy, dark green and finely textured over a dense mound
- Lovely, shell-pink flowers in open, drooping panicles
- Rust-colored seed heads are particularly outstanding
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Astilbe thunbergii Ostrich Plume ('Straussenfeder')
OSTRICH PLUME FALSE SPIREA
- Long, arching plumes of salmon-rose
- Sharply toothed, rich green foliage
- Taller selection than most astilbe
HEIGHT: 55-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe x 'Amber Moon' (PPAF)
FALSE SPIREA
- Long stems with pink plumes
- Lacy, chartreuse-coloured foliage with a tinge of red
- Foliage greens a little by late summer
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 55-70 cm
Astilbe x 'Bressingham Beauty'
FALSE SPIREA
- Tall, arching plumes of salmon-rose flowers
- Sharply toothed, rich green foliage
- Taller selection than most astilbe
HEIGHT: 65-70 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe x 'Delft Lace' (PP19839, COPF)
FALSE SPIREA
- Deep red buds open to plumes of apricot-pink flowers
- Flowers are held on deep red stems
- Lacy, blue-green foliage with red highlights
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Astilbe x 'Fireberry' (PP20658)
FALSE SPIREA
- Vibrant, triangular-shaped, raspberry-pink plumes
- Dwarf, compact, mid-green foliage
- Bloom Time: July to August
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Astilbe x 'Snowdrift'
FALSE SPIREA
- Feathery, pure white plumes
- Fern-like foliage remains green in colour throughout the season
- Excellent cut flower, fresh or dried
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe x 'Sugarberry' (PP20674)
FALSE SPIREA
- Triangular plumes of soft pink
- Compact dense clumps of dark green foliage
- Excellent for the front border
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Astilbe x Younique Carmine™ ('Verscarmine') (PP20324)
YOUNIQUE CARMINE™ ASTILBE
- Upright, fuchsia-pink plumes
- Very floriferous and fragrant
- A more compact and rounded habit than other astilbe
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Astilbe x Younique Lilac™ ('Verslilac') (PP19847)
YOUNIQUE LILAC™ ASTILBE
- Upright, mauve-lilac plumes
- Very floriferous and fragrant
- More compact and rounded habit than other astilbe
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Astilbe x Younique Silvery Pink™ ('Verssilverypink') (PP20656)
YOUNIQUE SILVERY PINK™ ASTILBE
- Upright, silvery-pink plumes
- Very floriferous and fragrant
- More compact and rounded habit than other astilbe
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Astilbe x Younique White™ ('Verswhite') (PP19845)
YOUNIQUE WHITE™ ASTILBE
- Upright, ivory-white plumes
- Very floriferous and fragrant
- Compact, mounding habit
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Astilboides tabularis
SHIELDLEAF RODGERSIA
- AKA Rodgersia tabularis
- Panicles of creamy-white flowers resemble astilbe
- Specimen-sized leaves, up to 90 cm across
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Astrantia major
MASTERWORT
- Flowers are a subtle combination of soft pink, green and white
- Excellent cut flower, fresh or dried
- Lobed leaves form a tight mound of bright green
HEIGHT: 50-70 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Astrantia major 'Hadspen Blood'
MASTERWORT
- Dark blood-red flowers
- Excellent cut flower, fresh or dried
- Three to seven, lobed leaves form a tight mound of bright green
HEIGHT: 60-75 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astrantia major 'Roma' (PP11470, CPBR1332)
MASTERWORT
- Silvery-pink, pincushion-like flowers are surrounded by a ruff of greenish, wine-red bracts
- Excellent cut flower, fresh or dried
- Three to seven, lobed leaves form a tight mound of bright green
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Astrantia major 'Ruby Wedding'
HATTIE'S PINCUSHION
- Dark wine-red flowers
- Red tinted stems and leaves
- Excellent cut flower, fresh or dried
HEIGHT: 60-75 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Astrantia major 'Star of Billion' (PP20352)
MASTERWORT
- White-centered, pincushion-like flowers are surrounded by green-tipped, white bracts
- Vigorous grower in a woodland border
- Lobed leaves form a tight mound of bright green foliage
HEIGHT: 55-65 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Astrantia major 'Star of Fire' (PP20284)
MASTERWORT
- White-centered, pincushion-like flowers are surrounded by burgundy bracts
- Flowers rise on dark stems
- Lobed leaves form a tight mound of bright green foliage
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Astrantia x 'Moulin Rouge' (PP16549)
MASTERWORT
- Tall, wiry stems carry the dark red, star-like flowers with purple-red tips
- Excellent cut flower, fresh or dried
- Lobed leaves form a tight mound of bright green
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Athyrium angustum forma rubellum
LADY IN RED FERN
- AKA Athyrium angustum forma rubellum 'Lady in Red'
- Vibrant green fronds with a deep red central stem
- Upright-clumping habit
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 45-90 cm
Athyrium filix-femina
LADY FERN
- Bright green fronds
- Upright-clumping habit
- Long-lived and easy to grow
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Athyrium filix-femina 'Dre's Dagger'
CRISS-CROSS LADY FERN
- Narrow mid-green fronds are crested at the tips of each leaflet
- The fronds have a pointed, forked tip
- Upright-clumping habit
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Athyrium filix-femina 'Frizelliae'
TATTING FERN
- Narrow bright green fronds with rounded tips
- Each leaflet is crinkled and round for a beaded effect
- Upright-clumping habit
HEIGHT: 15-30 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Athyrium filix-femina 'Lady in Lace'
DWARF LADY FERN
- Slow-growing compact habit
- Bright-green foliage of ruffled fronds (looks like parsley)
- Unusual fern that adds lots of texure to the shade garden
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Athyrium niponicum 'Crested Surf' (USPP 33,057, Can PBRAF)
JAPANESE PAINTED FERN
- Doubly branched and crested frond tips
- Fronds emerge from the ground in spring
- Fronds age silvery-green with deep purple stems
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-75 cm
Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum'
JAPANESE PAINTED FERN
- AKA Athyrium goeringianum 'Pictum'
- Fronds emerge from the ground in the spring a deep burgundy-purple colour
- Fronds age silvery-green with deep purple stems
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Athyrium niponicum 'Red Beauty'
JAPANESE PAINTED FERN
- Fronds emerge from the ground in the spring a deep burgundy-purple colour
- Fronds age silvery-green with deep purple stems and veins
- Clumping habit with a slight weeping effect
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Athyrium niponicum 'Regal Red'
JAPANESE PAINTED FERN
- Arching triangular silver fronds with violet-red veining
- Twisted pinnules give the fronds a ruffled look
- Clumping habit with a slight weeping effect
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Burgundy Lace' (PP15072, COPF)
BURGUNDY LACE JAPANESE PAINTED FERN
- Fronds emerge from the ground in the spring a deep burgundy-purple colour
- Burgundy fronds have silver streaking maturing to grayish-green
- Fronds will retain their purple midribs and silver streaking with maturity.
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Ursula's Red' (COPF)
URSULA'S RED JAPANESE PAINTED FERN
- Fronds emerge from the ground in the spring a deep burgundy-purple colour
- Silver fronds with a central burgundy band
- Clumping with an arching appearance
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Athyrium otophorum 'Okanum'
EARED LADY FERN
- Fronds emerge a deep purple and open to a silvery-green
- Deep purple stems throughout the season
- New fronds open a whitish-green and darken as they age
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Athyrium x 'Ghost'
GHOST FERN
- Fronds open a soft grayish-green
- They have a silvery overlay of silver hues and dark maroon midribs
- Upright habit
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Athyrium x 'Godzilla'
GIANT JAPANESE PAINTED FERN
- Massive arching clump
- Long silvery fronds
- Fronds vary in shades of green blended with burgundy and gray
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Aubrieta cultorum 'Cascade Blue'
ROCK CRESS
- AKA Aubrietia deltoides
- Deep blue flowers above mat-forming foliage
- Well suited for rock walls or rock gardens
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aubrieta cultorum 'Cascade Red'
ROCK CRESS
- AKA Aubrietia deltoides
- Deep magenta to rose-red flowers above mat-forming foliage
- Well suited for rock walls or rock gardens
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aubrieta gracilis 'Rock on Blue'
ROCK CRESS
- Deep blue flowers above mat-forming foliage
- Well suited for rock walls or rock gardens
- Bloom Time: Early to late spring
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aubrieta gracilis 'Rock on Pink'
ROCK CRESS
- Pink flowers above mat-forming foliage
- Well suited for rock walls or rock gardens
- Bloom Time: Early to late spring
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aubrieta gracilis 'Rock on Purple'
ROCK CRESS
- Purple flowers above mat-forming foliage
- Well suited for rock walls or rock gardens
- Bloom Time: Early to late spring
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aubrieta x 'Hendersonnii'
ROCK CRESS
- Mat-forming perennial with lilac-purple flowers
- Tiny four-petaled flowers above dull gray-green foliage
- Well suited for rock walls or rock gardens
HEIGHT: 8-15 cm · SPREAD: 20-50 cm
Azalea 'Cannon's Double'
CANNON'S DOUBLE AZALEA
- Clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Cream, peach, and pink double flowers
- Medium green leaves appear after the flowers and turn bronzy-red in the fall
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Azalea (Rhododendron) 'Elsie Lee'
ELSIE LEE AZALEA
- Double light lavender trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Flowers are profuse enough to almost hide the leaves
- Mounding, rounded habit when mature
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Azalea (Rhododendron) 'Girard's Border Gem'
GIRARD'S BORDER GEM AZALEA
- Red trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Flowers are profuse enough to almost hide the leaves
- Mounding, rounded habit when mature
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Azalea (Rhododendron) 'Girard's Fuchsia'
GIRARD'S FUCHSIA AZALEA
- Bright fuchsia-pink coloured ruffled flowers
- Dark green foliage
- Small, compact form
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Azalea (Rhododendron) 'Girard's Hot Shot'
GIRARD'S HOT SHOT AZALEA
- Orange-red trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Flowers are profuse enough to almost hide the leaves
- Mounding, rounded habit when mature
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Azalea (Rhododendron) 'Girard's Pleasant White'
GIRARD'S PLEASANT WHITE AZALEA
- Trumpet-shaped flowers are white with a faint green-toned throat
- Flowers are profuse enough to almost hide the leaves
- Mounding, rounded habit when mature
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Azalea (Rhododendron) 'Girard's Renee Michelle'
AZALEA
- Large watermelon-pink trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Flowers later than other evergreen azaleas
- Flowers are profuse enough to almost hide the leaves
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Azalea (Rhododendron) 'Girard's Rose'
GIRARD'S ROSE AZALEA
- Bright rose trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Flowers are profuse enough to almost hide the leaves
- Mounding, rounded habit when mature
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Azalea (Rhododendron) 'Girard's Scarlet'
GIRARD'S SCARLET AZALEA
- Scarlet trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Flowers are profuse enough to almost hide the leaves
- Mounding, rounded habit when mature
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Azalea (Rhododendron) 'Herbert'
HERBERT AZALEA
- Purple trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Flowers are profuse enough to almost hide the leaves
- Mounding, rounded habit when mature
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Azalea (Rhododendron) 'Karen'
KAREN AZALEA
- Lavender-pink trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Flowers are profuse enough to almost hide the leaves
- Mounding, rounded habit when mature
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Azalea (Rhododendron) 'Mother's Day'
MOTHER'S DAY AZALEA
- Bright rosy-red trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Flowers are profuse enough to almost hide the leaves
- Mounding, rounded habit when mature
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Azalea (Rhododendron) 'Rosebud'
ROSEBUD AZALEA
- Double pink trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Flowers are profuse enough to almost hide the leaves
- Mounding, rounded habit when mature
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Azalea (Rhododendron) 'Stewartstonian'
STEWARTSTONIAN AZALEA
- Orange-red trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Flowers are profuse enough to almost hide the leaves
- Mounding, rounded habit when mature
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Belamcanda chinensis 'Freckle Face'
BLACKBERRY LILY
- AKA Iris domestica Freckle Face
- Brilliant orange flowers freckled heavily with red spots
- Green sword-like foliage
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Belamcanda chinensis 'Hello Yellow'
BLACKBERRY LILY
- Bright yellow star-shaped flowers
- Green sword-like leaves
- Blooms for weeks in late summer
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Bellis perennis 'Pomponette'
ENGLISH DAISY
- A compact habit with small, button-like flowers in shades of pink, white, and red
- Flowers have quilled petals
- Plants are biennial, usually lasting one season
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Berberis thunbergii Jade Carousel® ('Bailgreen')
JADE CAROUSEL® BARBERRY
- Clusters of yellow flowers hang below branches
- Red berries persist into the winter
- Small oval leaves emerge lime-green turning to emerald-green, to scarlet-orange in the fall
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Berberis thunbergii Ruby Carousel® ('Bailone')
RUBY CAROUSEL® BARBERRY
- Clusters of yellow flowers hang below the branches
- Red berries persist into the winter
- Deep purplish-red foliage throughout the season, to scarlet-purple in the fall
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Berberis thunbergii 'Concorde'
CONCORDE BARBERRY
- Yellow flowers are hardly visible
- Red berries persist into the winter
- Deep purplish-red foliage throughout the season, to scarlet-purple in the fall
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Berberis thunbergii Royal Burgundy® ('Gentry') (PP9461, CPBR3446)
ROYAL BURGUNDY® BARBERRY
- Yellow flowers are hardly visible
- Red berries persist into the winter
- Velvety, purplish-red foliage throughout the season, to red-black in the fall
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Berberis thunbergii Golden Nugget™ ('Monlers') (PP9577,CPBR3489)
GOLDEN NUGGET™ BARBERRY
- Yellow flowers are hardly visible
- Red berries persist into the winter
- Yellow foliage has an orange glow on the leaf tips throughout the season
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Berberis thunbergii Cherry Bomb® ('Monomb') (CPBR3488)
CHERRY BOMB® BARBERRY
- Yellow flowers are more prominent on this cultivar than on most Berberis
- Red berries persist into the winter
- Burgundy foliage emerges red in the spring, turning scarlet in the fall
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Berberis thunbergii Sunsation® ('Monry') (PP11332, CPBR3487)
SUNSATION® BARBERRY
- Yellow flowers are hardly visible
- Red berries persist into the winter
- Yellow foliage has an orange glow on the leaf tips throughout the season
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Berberis thunbergii 'Rose Glow'
ROSE GLOW BARBERRY
- Yellow flowers are more prominent on this cultivar than on most Berberis
- Red berries persist into the winter
- In spring, foliage on old wood emerges burgundy, while new growth shows mottled pink and burgundy
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Bergenia cordifolia
HEARTLEAF BERGENIA
- Pink flowers on red stems
- Heart-shaped leaves have toothed edges
- Evergreen foliage turns reddish-bronze as the season cools
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Bergenia cordifolia Rotblum ('Red Bloom')
HEARTLEAF BERGENIA
- Clusters of deep pink to red bell-shaped flowers on sturdy stems
- Thick, glossy, large, dark green leaves turn burgundy in the fall and through the winter.
- Bergenia cordifolia species tolerate dry, shaded sites
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Bergenia cordifolia Winter Glow ('Winterglut')
HEARTLEAF BERGENIA
- Clusters of deep pink to red bell-shaped flowers on sturdy stems
- Thick glossy large dark green leaves turn burgundy in the fall and through the winter.
- Bergenia cordifolia species tolerate dry, shaded sites
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Bergenia x 'Bach'
HEARTLEAF BERGENIA
- Soft pink flowers mature to white on orange-purple stems
- Dark green foliage has a crinkled edge
- Foliage turns copper-red as the season cools
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Bergenia x 'Bressingham Ruby' (PP7344, COPF)
HEARTLEAF BERGENIA
- Round to oval leaves, smaller than most other bergenia cultivars
- Deep pink to red flowers on sturdy stems
- Evergreen foliage turns reddish-bronze in autumn
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Bergenia x 'Bressingham White'
HEARTLEAF BERGENIA
- Small, round to oval-shaped leaves
- Snowy-white flowers on sturdy stems age to soft pink
- Evergreen foliage turns reddish-bronze as the season cools
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Bergenia x 'Eden's Dark Margin'
HEARTLEAF BERGENIA
- Thick, leathery leaves start deep green with a purple edge and change to deep purple as the season cools
- Clusters of bell-shaped pink-purple flowers on long, thick stems
- Bloom Time: Early spring
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Bergenia x 'Eroica'
HEARTLEAF BERGENIA
- Magenta-purple flowers on thick, long stems
- Dark green foliage has a crinkled edge, turning copper-red as the season cools
- One of the best for winter colour
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Bergenia x 'Lunar Glow' (PP20247, COPF)
HEARTLEAF BERGENIA
- New leaves open creamy-yellow in the spring maturing dark green by mid-late summer
- Foliage turns red-bronze as the season cools
- Magenta-pink flowers, on 30 cm stems, rise above the foliage
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Bergenia x 'Magic Giant'
HEARTLEAF BERGENIA
- Clusters of rose-pink flowers on sturdy red stems
- Large dark green leathery leaves are overlaid with deep red and purple hues
- Bloom Time: April to May
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Bergenia x 'Pink Dragonfly'
HEARTLEAF BERGENIA
- Forms a low clump of long, narrow, (for a Bergenia) green leaves
- Rich plum-red tones in the winter
- Separate stems hold bell-shaped coral-pink flowers
HEIGHT: 25-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Betula x plettkei Cesky Gold® ('Golden Treasure') (CBR 5637)
CESKY GOLD® DWARF BIRCH
- Proven Winners®
- Dwarf compact cultivar
- Bright chartreuse foliage that hold its colour all season
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Bletilla striata 'Alba'
WHITE HARDY GROUND ORCHID
- Delicate white star like flowers on crisp green leaves.
- Bloom Time: Mid-spring to early summer
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Blueberry 'Top Hat'
TOP HAT BLUEBERRY
- Vaccinium corymbosum x Vaccinium angustifolium
- Dwarf
- Small fruits on a compact plant
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Bromus kalmii
PRAIRIE BROME
- Clumps of dark green stems holding either arching leaves or seeds
- Seed stems produce silvery pendulous seeds late spring
- Bloom Time: June to August
HEIGHT: 30-80 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Brunnera macrophylla
SIBERIAN BUGLOSS
- AKA Anchusa myosotidiflora
- Resembles the blue flowers of forget-me-nots
- Flowers appear before or amongst the emerging foliage
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Brunnera macrophylla 'Alexander's Great' (PP25789, COPF)
SIBERIAN BUGLOSS
- Deep blue flowers resemble those of forget-me-nots
- Blooms before or amongst the emerging foliage
- Large, heart-shaped, silver leaves are accented by green veining
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Brunnera macrophylla 'Alexandria' (PP25789, COPF)
SIBERIAN BUGLOSS
- Sky blue flowers float above the foliage
- Blooms before or amongst the emerging foliage
- Large heart-shaped silver leaves
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Brunnera macrophylla 'Emerald Mist' (PP20460, CPBR3976)
SIBERIAN BUGLOSS
- Blue flowers resemble those of forget-me-nots
- Blooms before or amongst the emerging foliage
- Hairy heart-shaped leaves up to 20 cm across
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Brunnera macrophylla 'Hadspen Cream'
SIBERIAN BUGLOSS
- Blue flowers resemble those of forget-me-nots
- Blooms before or amongst the emerging foliage
- Irregular, creamy-white leaf margins on light green foliage
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' (PP13859, CPBR1799)
SIBERIAN BUGLOSS
- Blue flowers resemble those of forget-me-nots
- Blooms before or amongst the emerging foliage
- Frosted, silver leaves are accented with distinct, green veining
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Brunnera macrophylla 'Langtrees'
SIBERIAN BUGLOSS
- Blue flowers resemble those of forget-me-nots
- Blooms before or amongst the emerging foliage
- Green foliage sports a silvery-white, netted overlay around the edge
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Brunnera macrophylla 'Looking Glass' (PP17829, CPBR3115)
SIBERIAN BUGLOSS
- Blue flowers resemble those of forget-me-nots
- Blooms before or amongst the emerging foliage
- Heart-shaped foliage has a sterling-silver patina
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Brunnera macrophylla 'Mr. Morse' (PP19947)
SIBERIAN BUGLOSS
- Small white flowers
- Blooms before or amongst the emerging foliage
- Frosted silver leaves are accented with distinct green veining
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Brunnera macrophylla 'Sea Heart' (PP24684)
SIBERIAN BUGLOSS
- Thick heart-shaped leaves
- Pronounced dark green veins on silver background
- Two-toned pink and blue forget-me-not flowers in spring
HEIGHT: 15-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Brunnera macrophylla 'Silver Heart' (PP24685)
SIBERIAN BUGLOSS
- Thick heart-shaped leaves
- Silver-dominated foliage with contrasting thin green veins
- Blue forget-me-not flowers in spring
HEIGHT: 15-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Brunnera macrophylla 'Sterling Silver' (PP31280)
SIBERIAN BUGLOSS
- Dynamic leaf texture
- Silver leaved with emerald green veining
- Bright-blue airy sprays of flowers in spring
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Brunnera macrophylla Dawson's White ('Variegata')
SIBERIAN BUGLOSS
- Blue flowers resemble those of forget-me-nots
- Blooms before or amongst the emerging foliage
- Heart-shaped mid-green leaves are edged with bold creamy-white bands
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Buddleia Flutterby Petite® Tutti Fruiti Pink ('Podaras #13') (PP22177)
BUTTERFLY BUSH
- Bright, fuchsia-pink blooms
- Scented, green foliage
- Heat and drought tolerant once established
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Buddleia Flutterby Grande® Peach Cobbler ('Podaras #5') (PP22144)
BUTTERFLY BUSH
- Long, drooping panicles of peach-pink florets fade to yellow-orange
- Arching branches display silvery-green leaves
- Attractive to butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Buddleia x Lo & Behold® Pink Micro Chip ('Pink Micro Chip') (PP26547, CPBRAF)
PINK MICRO CHIP BUTTERFLY BUSH
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Panicles of pink blooms
- Arching branches display gray-green leaves
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Buddleia x Blueberry Pie™ ('PODvb9-15') (USPPAF, CPBRAF)
BLUEBERRY PIE™ BUTTERFLY BUSH
- Compact, dwarf habit
- Fragrant blue purple flower spikes appear summer to fall
- Long blooming
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Buddleia x Pugster Pinker® ('SMNBDB') (USPP 33,565, Can PBRAF)
PUGSTER PINKER® BUTTERFLY BUSH
- Proven Winners®
- Compact selection
- Large panicles of rich pink flowers with a tiny orange eye in the centre
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Buddleia x Pugster Blue® ('SMNBDBT') (PP28794)
PUGSTER BLUE® BUTTERFLY BUSH
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Compact selection
- Large panicles of true-blue flowers with a tiny orange eye in the centre
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Buddleia x Lo & Behold® Ruby Chip ('SMNBDD') (PPAF, CPBRAF)
RUBY CHIP BUTTERFLY BUSH
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Panicles of red-pink blooms
- Arching branches display gray-green leaves
HEIGHT: 50-55 cm · SPREAD: 50-55 cm
Buddleia x Pugster Amethyst® ('SMNBDL') (USPP 30,236, Can PBRAF)
PUGSTER AMETHYST® BUTTERFLY BUSH
- Proven Winners®
- Compact selection
- Large panicles of amethyst toned flowers with a tiny orange eye in the centre
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Buxus microphylla 'Faulkner'
FAULKNER BOXWOOD
- Insignificant, green-yellow-cream flowers are fragrant
- Glossy, large leaves retain their colour into the winter
- Upright, rounded habit
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Buxus microphylla 'Golden Triumph'
GOLDEN TRIUMPH BOXWOOD
- Insignificant, green-yellow-cream flowers are fragrant
- Glossy, medium to large leaves are edged with yellow, turning a bit bronze in the winter
- Upright, rounded habit
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Buxus microphylla 'Julia Jane'
JULIA JANE BOXWOOD
- Insignificant, green-yellow-cream flowers are fragrant
- The lime-green, new growth matures to a dark green colour creating a two-toned effect
- Excellent cultivar for shearing into a pyramidal form or clipped for hedging
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Buxus microphylla Golden Dream ('Peergold') (PP16052)
GOLDEN DREAM BOXWOOD
- Insignificant, green-yellow-cream flowers are fragrant
- Glossy, medium green leaves are edged with gold
- Upright, rounded habit
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Buxus microphylla 'Pincushion'
PINCUSHION BOXWOOD
- Insignificant, green-yellow-cream flowers are fragrant
- Dull, small, dark green leaves turn bronzy-green in the fall
- Compact, rounded habit
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Buxus microphylla 'Winter Beauty'
WINTER BEAUTY BOXWOOD
- Insignificant, green-yellow-cream flowers are fragrant
- Glossy, medium-green leaves turn orange to bronzy-green in the fall
- Upright, rounded habit
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Buxus sempervirens
COMMON BOXWOOD
- Insignificant, greenish-yellow-cream flowers are fragrant
- Medium-sized, glossy, dark green leaves turn a bronzy colour in the fall
- Upright, pyramidal habit
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Buxus sempervirens 'Aureo-variegata'
VARIEGATED ENGLISH BOXWOOD
- Insignificant, green-yellow-cream flowers are fragrant
- Glossy, medium-green leaves are edged with gold
- Upright, rounded habit
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Buxus sempervirens 'Graham Blandy'
GRAHAM BLANDY BOXWOOD
- Insignificant light cream flowers are fragrant
- Medium-sized glossy dark green leaves turn bronze in the fall
- Upright, narrow habit
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 30-35 cm
Buxus sempervirens Green Tower® ('Monrue') (PP15243)
GREEN TOWER® ENGLISH BOXWOOD
- Insignificant, green-yellow-cream flowers are fragrant
- Glossy, medium green leaves do not "brown-out" in the winter
- Upright, columnar habit
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Buxus sempervirens 'Mont Bruno' (COPF)
MONT BRUNO BOXWOOD
- Insignificant, green-yellow-cream flowers are fragrant
- Small, dull, green leaves turn bronzy in the fall
- Compact, extremely dense growth, rounded habit
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Buxus sempervirens 'Variegata'
VARIEGATED ENGLISH BOXWOOD
- Insignificant, green-yellow-cream flowers are fragrant
- Glossy, medium green leaves have irregular, creamy-white margins
- Upright, rounded habit
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Buxus x 'Green Beauty'
GREEN BEAUTY BOXWOOD
- Insignificant, green-yellow-cream flowers are fragrant
- Dull, small, dark green leaves turn bronzy-green in the fall
- Noted for have good tolerance to drought, heat and humidity
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Buxus x 'Green Gem' (PP3736, COPF)
GREEN GEM BOXWOOD
- Insignificant green-yellow-cream Spring flowers are fragrant
- Small dull green leaves turn bronzy-green in the fall
- Rounded habit
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Buxus x 'Green Mound' (COPF)
GREEN MOUND BOXWOOD
- Insignificant green-yellow-cream Spring flowers are fragrant
- Smooth-margined glossy deep-green leaves
- Compact, rounded habit
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Buxus x 'Green Mountain' (COPF)
GREEN MOUNTAIN BOXWOOD
- Insignificant green-yellow-cream flowers are fragrant
- Medium-sized evergreen with glossy dark green leaves retaining their colour into the fall
- Upright, pyramidal habit
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Buxus x 'Green Velvet' (COPF)
GREEN VELVET BOXWOOD
- Insignificant, green-yellow-cream flowers are fragrant
- Dull, small, dark green leaves turn bronzy-green in the fall
- Compact, rounded habit
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Hello Spring™'
VARIEGATED FEATHER REED GRASS
- This grass has a mounding upright habit
- Narrow leaf blades have a defined white edge
- Sterile flower plumes emerge white changing to a golden-tan
HEIGHT: 90-120 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Lightning Strike™'
VARIEGATED FEATHER REED GRASS
- This grass has a mounding upright habit
- Leaf blades have a bold white central stripe and green edge
- Sterile flower plumes emerge green, changing to pink and purple, then maturing a golden-tan
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Calamintha nepeta ssp. glandulosa 'White Cloud'
LESSER CALAMINT
- Airy racemes of tiny, white-lipped blooms
- Small, bushy perennial that is delicate looking but wiry
- An alternative to Baby's Breath
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Calceolaria biflora 'Goldcap'
SLIPPER FLOWER
- AKA Calceolaria plantaginea
- Yellow, "slipper" flowers with red freckles appear on slender stems
- Semi-evergreen, almost succulent, basal leaves remain attractive throughout the season
HEIGHT: 15-25 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Callirhoe involucrata
PURPLE POPPY MALLOW
- Five-petaled cup-shaped magenta flowers with white centres
- Lush green foliage forms a low ground cover
- Behaves like an ivy
HEIGHT: 15-25 cm · SPREAD: 50-80 cm
Calluna vulgaris 'Kinlochruel'
SCOTCH HEATHER
- Small evergreen shrub dense with slender erect branches
- Tiny scale-like leaves are pale grey-green to dark green
- Small double white bell-shaped flowers
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Calluna vulgaris 'Silver Knight'
SILVER KNIGHT HEATHER
- Small evergreen shrub dense with slender erect branches
- Tiny scale-like leaves are silvery to pale grey-green
- Small lavender bell-shaped flowers
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Caltha palustris
MARSH MARIGOLD
- AKA Caltha polypetala
- Numerous, waxy, yellow, buttercup-like flowers
- Kidney-shaped, glossy, dark green leaves, up to 10 cm long, form low mounds
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Campanula carpatica 'Blue Clips'
CARPATHIAN BELLFLOWER
- Blue cup-shaped flowers rise slightly above the foliage
- Upward-facing blooms
- Low compact mounds of sharply toothed bright green basal leaves
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Campanula carpatica 'Pearl Deep Blue'
CARPATHIAN BELLFLOWER
- Vivid blue flowers with lighter centres
- Upward-facing blooms
- Low, compact mounds of sharply toothed, bright green, basal leaves
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Campanula carpatica 'Pearl White'
CARPATHIAN BELLFLOWER
- An improved selection on the older Clips series
- Upward-facing, white blooms
- Low, compact mounds of sharply toothed, bright green, basal leaves
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Campanula carpatica 'White Clips'
CARPATHIAN BELLFLOWER
- White cup-shaped flowers rise slightly above the foliage
- Upward-facing blooms
- Low compact mounds of sharply-toothed bright green basal leaves
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Campanula garganica 'Dickson's Gold'
ADRIATIC BELLFLOWER
- AKA Campanula elatines var. garganica 'Dickson's Gold'
- Profuse clusters of star-shaped, bright blue-violet flowers
- Gold leaves are small and kidney-shaped with a very jagged edge
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-30 cm
Campanula persicifolia 'Takion Blue'
PEACH-LEAVED BELLFLOWER
- Large, open, outward-facing, violet-blue flowers
- Long, narrow, dark green, basal leaves
- Dwarf selection
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Campanula persicifolia 'Takion White'
PEACH-LEAVED BELLFLOWER
- Large, open, outward-facing, white flowers
- Long, narrow, dark green, basal leaves
- Dwarf selection
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Campanula portenschlagiana
DALMATIAN BELLFLOWER
- AKA Campanula muralis
- Deep blue star-shaped flowers rise above the mound of foliage
- Low-growing perennial suitable for front borders or rock gardens
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Campanula portenschlagiana Blue Waterfall™ ('Camgood') (PP13161, COPF)
BLUE WATERFALL™ BELLFLOWER
- Violet-blue star-like flowers
- Individual petals are narrower than other campanula
- Blooms rise slightly above the foliage
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Campanula poscharskyana
SERBIAN BELLFLOWER
- Lavender-blue, dainty, star-like flowers
- Blooms rise slightly above the foliage
- Low, trailing, ground cover with rounded, toothed, mid-green leaves, up to 5 cm across
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Campanula rotundifolia
HAREBELL
- Dainty bell-like light blue flowers held on upright stems
- Buds are upright but flowers nod when open
- Heart-shaped fine-toothed basal green leaves form low clumps
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 20-45 cm
Campanula x 'Pink Octopus' (PP18885, COPF)
BELLFLOWER
- Japanese-lantern-like buds open to pink drooping flowers with narrow petals
- Very floriferous and long blooming
- Compact mounding ground cover with strong deeply-cut oval leaves
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Carex albula
FROSTY CURL SEDGE
- Small clump-forming grass with a cascading appearance
- Very narrow leaves are pale green with silvery-white tips
- Distinct 'curls' appear as each blade dies
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Carex appalachica
APPALACHIAN SEDGE
- Forming dense clumps of narrow grass-like arching blades
- Green foliage
- Small, mostly inconspicuous flowers, are showy for a short time
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Carex buchananii
RED FOX SEDGE
- Small clump-forming marginally-hardy sedge with a vertical habit
- Blade tips weep as the plant ages
- Very narrow leaves are coppery-brown with silvery-white tips
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Carex comans 'Bronze'
NEW ENGLAND HAIR SEDGE
- Small semi-evergreen clump-forming sedge with a cascading appearance
- Very narrow leaves are pale bronze with silvery-white tips
- Distinct 'curls' appear as each blade goes dormant
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Carex conica 'Snowline'
MINIATURE VARIEGATED SEDGE
- AKA Carex conica 'Variegata'
- Small semi-evergreen clump-forming sedge with a mounding cascading appearance
- Narrow leaves are white with a green stripe in the centre
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Carex dolichostachya Gold Fountains™ ('Kaga-nishiki')
GOLD FOUNTAINS™ SEDGE
- Forms a tight clump of semi-evergreen narrow arching leaves
- Foliage is bright green with fine yellow margins
- Great border plant to brighten up shady areas
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Carex eburnea
BRISTLE-LEAF SEDGE
- Forms a small rounded clump of soft green thread-like foliage
- Insignificant white-green flowers
- Bloom Time: Spring
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Carex elata 'Aurea'
BOWLES GOLDEN SEDGE
- AKA Carex stricta 'Aurea'
- Forms a clump of graceful arching fine foliage
- Fine leaf blades are bright golden-yellow with narrow green margins
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Carex flagellifera 'Toffee Twist'
TOFFEE TWIST SEDGE
- Proven Winners® Color Choice®
- Forms a tight upright arching clump of extremely fine bronze-brown foliage
- This grass makes a great addition to deck planters
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Carex glauca
BLUE SEDGE
- AKA Carex flacca
- Semi-evergreen low mound of narrow arching blue-gray leaves
- Inconspicuous brownish flowers and seedheads
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Carex glauca 'Blue Zinger'
BLUE ZINGER SEDGE
- AKA Carex flacca 'Blue Zinger'
- Forms a low arching mound of narrow blades, slightly wider than the species
- Leaves are green close to the crown of the plant and fade to light blue-gray toward the tips
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Carex grayi
MORNING STAR SEDGE
- Forms a slightly arching tight upright clump
- Semi-evergreen leaf blades are 15 mm wide
- Flower spikes are followed by unique light green star or mace-shaped seed pods
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Carex laxiculmus Bunny Blue™ ('Hobb')
BUNNY BLUE™ SEDGE
- Low-growing mounding sedge
- Silvery-blue foliage
- Blades are 1.5 cm x 30 cm long
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Carex morrowii 'Silver Sceptre'
SILVER SCEPTRE SEDGE
- Small semi-evergreen clump-forming sedge with a mounding, cascading habit
- Fine leaves are green with narrow margins of creamy-white
- Small brownish flowers
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Carex muskingumensis 'Little Midge'
MINIATURE PALM SEDGE
- Small clump-forming sedge with a mounding, cascading habit
- Shade will produce a darker green foliage
- Foliage looks like tiny palm fronds
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Carex muskingumensis 'Oehme'
VARIEGATED PALM SEDGE
- Small clump-forming sedge with a mounding, cascading habit
- Bright green foliage gives way to distinct yellow striping along the margins
- Margin colour of foliage will intensify as the season progresses
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Carex nigra 'Variegata'
VARIEGATED BLACK SEDGE
- AKA Carex nigra 'On-line'
- Semi-evergreen low mound of narrow arching light green leaves with yellow edges
- Chocolate-brown to black flowers above the foliage
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'
STRIPED WEEPING SEDGE
- AKA Carex morrowii 'Aureovariegata'
- Small evergreen clump-forming grass with a mounding habit
- Fine leaves are creamy-yellow with narrow margins of green
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Carex oshimensis EverColor® ('Everillo') (PP21002)
EVERILLO WEEPING SEDGE
- Sport of Carex 'Evergold'
- Small evergreen clump-forming grass with a mounding habit
- Bright-gold thin arching blades
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Carex oshimensis EverColor® ('Everlime') (PP25622)
EVERLIME WEEPING SEDGE
- Sport of Carex 'Evergold'
- Extremely dense mound of evergreen foliage
- Dark green with lime yellow margins
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Carex pensylvanica
OAK SEDGE
- Small clump-forming sedge with a mounding, cascading habit
- Bright green foliage
- Small inconspicuous flowers are showy for only a short time
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Carex pensylvanica 'Straw Hat' (PP29432)
STRAW HAT SEDGE
- Low green sedge with yellow flowers
- Partial sun to full shade
- Cool season grass
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 15-30 cm
Carex plantaginea
PLANTAIN-LEAVED SEDGE
- Semi-evergreen clump-forming sedge with a mounding habit
- Puckered leaves, unusually wide at 25 mm, are mostly green but purplish at the base
- Leaves are rippled and dimpled along the midribs
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Carex platyphylla
SILVER SEDGE
- Upright mounding sedge with inconspicuous seed heads
- Frosty blue semi-evergreen leaves are up to 25 mm wide
- Small green seed heads change to brown in the summer
HEIGHT: 20-50 cm · SPREAD: 40-40 cm
Carex siderosticha 'Banana Boat'
CREEPING BROAD-LEAVED SEDGE
- Wide-bladed variegated clump-forming sedge with a mounding habit
- Leaves are yellow with narrow green margins and stripes
- Small brownish flowers appear on triangular stems
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Carex siderosticha 'Snow Cap'
CREEPING BROAD-LEAVED SEDGE
- Wide-bladed variegated clump-forming sedge with a mounding habit
- Leaves are white with narrow green margins
- Small light green flowers
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Carex siderosticha 'Variegata'
VARIEGATED CREEPING BROAD-LEAVED SEDGE
- Wide-bladed variegated clump-forming sedge with a mounding habit
- Leaves are green with irregular stripes of creamy-white
- Plant emerges late in the spring, compared to other sedge
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Carex testacea
ORANGE NEW ZEALAND SEDGE
- Small semi-evergreen clump forming grass with a cascading appearance
- Very narrow bronze-green leaves age to a pronounced orange colour for the winter
- Insignificant brown flowers
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Dark Knight'
BLUEBEARD
- Deep blue-purple flowers on the ends of the new growth in late summer
- Rounded shrub with fragrant bluish leaves with silvery undersides
- Attractive to hummingbirds, butterflies, and beneficial insects
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Caryopteris x clandonensis Beekeeper™ ('Minigold') (USPPAF, CPBRAF)
BEEKEEPER™ BLUEBEARD
- Dense compact habit
- Blue flower clusters atop vibrant chartreuse foliage
- Foliage fades more green in summer
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Ceanothus americanus
NEW JERSEY TEA
- Clusters of tiny white fragrant flowers
- Medium to dark green leaves are gray and hairy on the undersides
- New twigs are yellow, providing winter interest
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Ceanothus x pallidus 'Marie Simon'
CALIFORNIA LILAC
- Fluffy soft pink terminal flower clusters
- Attractive green leaves on showy red stems will give seasonal interest
- A neat, rounded shrub
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Hedgehog'
HEDGEHOG JAPANESE PLUM YEW
- Long deep green glossy needles
- Low compact mounding or spreading form
- Easy to shear for low edging or border plantings
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Cerastium tomentosum
SNOW-IN-SUMMER
- Bright, tiny white star-shaped flowers with dainty yellow centres
- Flowers rise slightly above the foliage
- Mat-forming ground cover with petite, silvery-gray leaves
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 60-100 cm
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
LEADWORT
- AKA Plumbago larpentiae
- Five-petaled blue flowers rise slightly above the foliage
- Glossy oval green leaves on wiry stems spread by underground rhizomes
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Chaenomeles x superba 'Jet Trail'
JAPANESE QUINCE
- White, buttercup-like flowers
- Green to yellow pome, up to 5 cm in diameter
- Glossy, dark green leaves are borne on thorny stems
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Chaenomeles x superba 'Pink Lady'
JAPANESE QUINCE
- Pink, buttercup-like flowers
- Green to yellow pome, up to 5 cm in diameter, ripens in October
- Glossy, dark green leaves are borne on thorny stems
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Tempelhof'
TEMPLEHOF HINOKI FALSECYPRESS
- Dwarf juvenile form with horizontal compact branching
- Develops into a conical shape
- Thick, dark green foliage forms an irregular habit
HEIGHT: 150-200 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Angel Hair'
THREADBRANCH FALSECYPRESS
- Finely textured bright green foliage
- Slower-growing and thinner foliage than Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera'
- Rounded to spreading shape
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aurea Nana'
DWARF GOLDEN THREADLEAF FALSECYPRESS
- Slow-growing broad pyramid with a graceful mounding habit
- Thread-like golden foliage is held on arching branches
- Foliage does not sunburn
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Golden Pincushion'
GOLDEN PINCUSHION FALSECYPRESS
- Dense globose slow-growing dwarf evergreen
- Features stubby scale-like soft golden foliage
- Unique pillow-like texture
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'White Pygmy'
WHITE PYGMY SAWARA CYPRESS
- Compact mounding habit
- Year-round color in a rock garden or miniature garden
- Maintains small size without pruning
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 45-50 cm
Chamaecyparis thyoides 'Heatherbun'
HEATHERBUN FALSECYPRESS
- Soft feathery plumes of olive-green with soft plum overtones
- Intense plum colour in the winter
- Dwarf rounded bun-shaped habit
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Chasmanthium latifolium 'River Mist' (PP20643)
VARIEGATED NORTHERN SEA OATS
- Loose upright clump of blade and seed stems
- Narrow bamboo-like leaves are variegated in bright green and creamy-white
- Stems produce delicate pendulous seeds in late summer, persisting into the winter
HEIGHT: 75-90 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Cheilanthes lanosa
HAIRY LIP FERN
- Fronds are a silvery-green, covered in fine hair
- Delicate clump of fine-toothed fronds
- Great choice for rock walls or a bright shaded rock garden
HEIGHT: 15-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Chelone lyonii Tiny Tortuga ('Armtipp02') (PP25350)
TINY TORTUGA TURTLEHEAD
- Compact, upright, bushy plant with dark green leaves
- Upright stems of deep pink blooms resemble those of the snapdragon
- Leaves emerge bronze changing to dark green
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Chiastophyllum oppositifolium 'Solar Yellow'
GOLDEN LAMB'S TAIL
- AKA Cotyledon simplicifolia 'Solar Yellow'
- Dangling chains of sweet-pea-like yellow flowers
- Succulent, rounded, basal leaves with scalloped edges
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Chrysanthemum X rubellum 'Clara Curtis'
CHRYSANTHEMUM
- AKA Chrysanthemum zawadskii 'Clara Curtis'
- Large fragrant single pink daisies with a yellow centre
- Fragrant green compact plant
HEIGHT: 60-75 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Chrysogonum virginianum
GOLDEN STAR
- Showy clusters of star-shaped yellow daisy-like flowers
- Flowers rise slightly above the foliage
- Flowers are more profuse in the spring
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Clematis 'Orchid Blue'
SOLITARY CLEMATIS
- Flower Colour: Violet-blue
- Nodding solitary terminal fragrant bell-shaped flowers lead to persisting silver seed heads
- Flower Size: 5 cm
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 70-80 cm
Clematis heracleifolia
TUBE CLEMATIS
- AKA Clematis heracleifolia var. davidiana
- Clusters of tubular fragrant clear blue flowers at leaf axils and at the tips of flower stems
- Attractive silky seed heads persist into late fall
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 70-90 cm
Clematis integrifolia
SOLITARY CLEMATIS
- Flower Colour: Steel-blue; fragrant
- Flower Size: 5 cm
- Bloom Time: All summer
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 70-80 cm
Clematis recta 'Purpurea'
GROUND CLEMATIS
- Flower Colour: Fragrant white flowers in large airy clusters
- Flower Size: 3 cm
- Bloom Time: All summer
HEIGHT: 100-115 cm · SPREAD: 70-90 cm
Clethra alnifolia Vanilla Spice® ('Caleb') (PP21589)
SUMMERSWEET
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Fragrant white panicles of perfect extra-large florets
- Seed heads persist through the winter into the next season
HEIGHT: 100-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'
SUMMERSWEET
- Deep pink panicles of fragrant florets
- Seed heads persist through the winter into the next season
- Late to emerge in spring, lustrous green leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 1-2 m · SPREAD: 1-1 m
Clethra alnifolia 'Sixteen Candles'
SUMMERSWEET
- Fragrant white panicles of perfect florets
- Seed heads persist through the winter into the next season
- Late to emerge in spring, lustrous green leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Coreopsis auriculata 'Nana'
DWARF TICKSEED
- Golden-yellow flowers
- Slow spreading clumps of lobed, oblong, mid-green leaves, up to 13 cm long
- Bloom Time: Late spring to midsummer
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Coreopsis grandiflora 'Early Sunrise'
TICKSEED
- Semi-double and fully double, orange-yellow flowers
- Lance-shaped, dark-green lower leaves form a compact mound
- Bloom Time: Summer
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Coreopsis grandiflora 'Heliot'
LARGEFLOWER TICKSEED
- Yellow, daisy-like flowers with red markings at the base of each petal
- A compact plant with mid-green foliage
- Uniform, growth habit
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Coreopsis lanceolata Baby Sun ('Sonnenkind') (COPF)
LANCE-LEAVED TICKSEED
- Single, daisy-like flowers with a golden centre, surrounded by a maroon halo
- Narrow, lance-shaped leaves, up to 25 cm long and 5 cm wide
- Bloom Time: Summer
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Coreopsis lanceolata 'Sterntaler'
LANCE-LEAVED TICKSEED
- Single, daisy-like flowers with a golden centre, surrounded by a maroon halo
- Narrow, lance-shaped leaves, up to 25 cm long and 5 cm wide
- Bloom Time: Early to late summer
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Coreopsis rosea 'American Dream'
TICKSEED
- Flowers are pink-purple daisies with yellow centres
- Low, airy mounds of thin, green leaves
- Great for borders or edging gardens
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Coreopsis rosea 'Heaven's Gate' (PP16016)
TICKSEED
- Pink, daisy-like flowers with a darker ruby-red eye
- Low, airy mounds of thin, green leaves
- Great for borders or edging gardens
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Coreopsis verticillata 'Crazy Cayenne' (PPAF)
THREADLEAF TICKSEED
- Vibrant sunset-orange flowers sport a darker yellow centre
- The undersides of the petals are golden-yellow
- Compact green, fine-textured, thread-leaf foliage
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Coreopsis verticillata 'Hot Paprika' (PP28522)
THREADLEAF TICKSEED
- Deep red flowers
- Compact, green, fine-textured, thread-leaf foliage
- Bloom Time: Early to late summer
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'
THREADLEAF TICKSEED
- Soft yellow flowers with a darker yellow centre
- Fine-textured thread-leaf foliage with an open, airy appearance
- Bloom Time: June to August
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb'
THREADLEAF TICKSEED
- Bright yellow star-shaped flowers with a darker yellow centre, 4 cm wide
- Flowers are abundant
- Delicate thread-like green foliage
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Coreopsis x 'Berry Chiffon' (PPAF)
TICKSEED
- White flowers with a raspberry-red eye
- The raspberry-red eye expands to cover most of the white petals in cooler temperatures
- Narrow, thread-like foliage forms compact mounds
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Coreopsis x 'Daybreak' (PPAF)
TICKSEED
- Compact, dwarf, mounding habit
- Red flowers with yellow-orange tipped petals
- Narrow, threadleaf, dark green foliage
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-35 cm
Coreopsis x 'Jethro Tull' (PP18789)
TICKSEED
- Fluted, gold petals with a yellow centre
- Will rebloom in the fall especially if sheared in late August
- Compact mound of green, oblong leaves
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Coreopsis x 'Mercury Rising' (PP24689)
TICKSEED
- Deep velvety red flowers have yellow centres
- Narrow, thread-like foliage forms compact mounds
- Proven to be hardy for Zone 5
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Coreopsis x 'Polaris' (PPAF)
TICKSEED
- Long-lasting, white petals surround honey-coloured eye
- Narrow, thread-like foliage forms compact mounds
- Bloom Time: Midsummer to fall
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Coreopsis x 'Red Elf' (PPAF)
TICKSEED
- Dwarf selection of tickseed
- Similar flowers to 'Mercury Rising'
- Deep velvety-red flowers with yellow centres
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Coreopsis x 'Star Cluster' (PP23035)
TICKSEED
- White petals surround a honey-coloured eye
- During cooler months, purple markings will form at the base of each petal
- Narrow, thread-like foliage forms compact mounds
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Coreopsis x 'Starlight' (PPAF)
TICKSEED
- Dwarf selection
- Especially large flowers
- White blooms with a burgundy, star-shaped eye
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Coreopsis x 'Starstruck' (PP28006)
- Large, red-pink to lavender-pink blooms with white tips and yellow centres
- Dense, deep green, lance-like foliage
- Compact plant
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Cornus alba Ivory Halo® ('Bailho') (PP8722, COPF, CPBR1097)
IVORY HALO® DOGWOOD
- AKA Swida alba 'Ivory Halo'
- Tiny yellowish-white flowers in flat-topped clusters
- Clusters of blue-white drupes in the summer
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Cornus alba 'Elegantissima'
SILVER EDGE DOGWOOD
- AKA Swida alba 'Elegantissima'
- AKA Cornus alba 'Argenteo-Marginata'
- Tiny yellowish-white flowers in flat-topped clusters
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-120 cm
Cornus alba 'Gouchaultii'
GOLDENLEAF DOGWOOD
- AKA Swida alba 'Gouchaultii'
- Tiny yellowish-white flowers in flat-topped clusters
- Clusters of blue-white drupes in the summer
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Cornus alba Little Rebel® ('Jefreb') (CPBR4851)
LITTLE REBEL® DOGWOOD
- AKA Swida alba 'Jefreb'
- Medium green foliage turns maroon in the fall
- Smooth bark is green with a reddish tinge, becoming blood-red in the winter
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Cornus alba 'Sibirica'
REDBARK DOGWOOD
- AKA Swida alba 'Siberica'
- Tiny yellowish-white flowers in flat-topped clusters
- Abundant clusters of bluish-white berries in the summer
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Cornus alba 'Sibirica Pearls'
REDBARK DOGWOOD
- AKA Swida alba 'Siberica Pearls'
- Tiny yellowish-white flowers in flat-topped clusters
- Abundant clusters of pure white berries in the summer
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Cornus alba 'Sibirica Variegata'
REDBARK DOGWOOD
- Tiny yellowish-white flowers in flat-topped clusters
- Abundant clusters of pure white berries in the summer
- Textured, variegated leaves exhibit pink overtones especially in fall
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Cornus amomum
SILKY DOGWOOD
- AKA Swida amomum
- Flat-topped cluster of creamy-white flowers
- White berries will ripen to blue
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Cornus canadensis
BUNCHBERRY
- AKA Chamaepericlymenum canadensis
- Beautiful native ground cover with small white flowers
- Flower bracts will develop a purplish tinge as they mature
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Cornus sericea Arctic Fire™ ('Farrow') (PP18523)
ARCTIC FIRE DOGWOOD
- AKA Swida sericea 'Farrow'
- Proven Winners® Colorchoice™
- A more compact version of Red Twig Dogwood
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea'
YELLOWTWIG DOGWOOD
- YAKA Swida sericea 'Flaviramea'
- Yellow branches are attractive in winter
- Flat-topped clusters of white flowers in late spring lead to white berries in early fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Cornus sericea 'Isanti'
ISANTI RED OSIER DOGWOOD
- AKA Swida sericea 'Isanti'
- Small white flowers lead to white berries in the fall
- Dark red branches are attractive in the winter
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Cornus sericea 'Kelseyi'
KELSEY RED OSIER DOGWOOD
- AKA Swida sericea 'Kelseyi'
- Tiny white flowers
- Leaves are rounded to oval, with deep indented veins
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Corydalis cheilanthifolia
FERN-LEAF CORYDALIS
- Down-facing yellow tubular flowers on short spikes
- Dusty-purple fern-like foliage matures to blue-green
- Semi-evergreen foliage
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Corydalis flexuosa 'Blue Panda'
BLUE CORYDALIS
- Down-facing sky-blue tubular flowers on short stems
- Dusty-purple fern-like foliage matures to bright green
- Bloom Time: Late spring to midsummer
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Corydalis flexuosa 'Purple Leaf'
PURPLE LEAF CORYDALIS
- Electric-blue down-facing tubular flowers on short stems are infused with purple hues
- Fern-like foliage emerges purple with red markings at the base of the leaf
- Foliage matures to a purplish-green
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Corydalis lutea
YELLOW CORYDALIS
- AKA Pseudofumaria lutea
- One of the longest-blooming shade plants available
- Yellow tubular flowers
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Cotinus coggygria Velveteeny™ ('Cotsidh5')
VELVETEENY™ COMPACT SMOKEBUSH
- Dwarf, compact selection (half the size of 'Royal Purple')
- Long lasting, small, cloud-like, pinkish flowers appear above the leaves
- Rich maroon leaves emerge late in the spring
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'
ROYAL PURPLE SMOKEBUSH
- Long lasting, small, cloud-like, pinkish flowers appear above the leaves
- Rich maroon leaves emerge late in the spring
- Leaves turn a rich red-purple in the fall
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Cotinus coggygria 'Young Lady'
YOUNG LADY SMOKEBUSH
- Even when the plant is young, small, cloud-like clusters of purplish-pink "smoke" appear above the leaves
- Pale green leaves emerge late in the spring
- Leaves turn gold in colour, then orange and red in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Cotoneaster adpressus praecox
EARLY COTONEASTER
- AKA Cotoneaster nan-shan
- Small, pink flowers
- Proliferous red berries in late summer, persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Cotoneaster apiculatus
CRANBERRY COTONEASTER
- Small whitish-pink flowers
- Red berries in late summer sometimes persist into the winter
- Small wavy glossy green leaves turn bronzy-red in the fall
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Cotoneaster apiculatus 'Tom Thumb'
TOM THUMB COTONEASTER
- AKA Cotoneaster apiculatus 'Little Gem'
- Small, pink flowers
- Red berries in late summer, frequently persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Cotoneaster dammeri
BEARBERRY COTONEASTER
- Small, white, fragrant flowers
- Green berries produced in June, turn red in the fall, and persist into the winter
- Glossy, medium green, round leaves turn purplish in the fall
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Cotoneaster dammeri 'Coral Beauty'
CORAL BEAUTY COTONEASTER
- Small, white, fragrant flowers
- Green berries produced in June, turn red in the fall, and persist into the winter
- Glossy, medium green, rounded leaves turn purplish in the fall
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Cotoneaster dammeri 'Strieb's Findling'
STRIEB'S FINDLING COTONEASTER
- A very low growing cultivar
- Dense, tiny, blue-green foliage
- Tiny, white flowers
HEIGHT: 15-22 cm · SPREAD: 175 cm
Cotoneaster divaricatus
SPREADING COTONEASTER
- Small, pink flowers
- Red berries in late summer persist into the winter
- Small, glossy, green leaves turn yellow-red-purple in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Cotoneaster x suecicus 'Emerald Sprite™' (PP 31,719)
EMERALD SPRITE™ COTONEASTER
- Compact low mounding habit
- Deep emerald-green glossy foliage
- Dainty white flowers from spring to summer
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Cotoneaster x suecicus Emerald Beauty™ ('OSUCOT2')
EMERALD BEAUTY™ COTONEASTER
- Compact spreading habit
- Deep emerald-green glossy foliage
- Dainty white flowers from spring to summer
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Crocus 'Early Gold'
CROCUS
- Early spring flowers that are eye catching
- Plant in patches of at least 25 for best show.
HEIGHT: 10 cm
Crocus 'Mixed Colors'
CROCUS
- Early spring flowers that are eye catching
- Plant in patches of at least 25 for best show.
- Mixed Colors of Purple, Yellow, White etc
HEIGHT: 10 cm
Crocus 'Purple'
CROCUS
- Early spring flowers that are eye catching
- Plant in patches of at least 25 for best show.
- Purple Flowers
HEIGHT: 10 cm
Crocus 'Ruby Giant'
CROCUS
- Early spring flowers that are eye catching
- Plant in patches of at least 25 for best show.
- Purple Flowers
HEIGHT: 10 cm
Crocus 'Snowbunting'
CROCUS
- Early spring flowers that are eye catching
- Plant in patches of at least 25 for best show.
- White with Yellow center flowers
HEIGHT: 10 cm
Crocus 'Striped Beauty'
CROCUS
- Early spring flowers that are eye catching
- Plant in patches of at least 25 for best show.
- Striped Purple Flowers
HEIGHT: 10 cm
Crocus 'Yellow Mammoth'
CROCUS
- Early spring flowers that are eye catching
- Plant in patches of at least 25 for best show.
- Yellow/Orange Flowers
HEIGHT: 10 cm
Cyclamen coum
ROUND-LEAVED CYCLAMEN
- AKA Cyclamen orbiculatum
- Leaf size, shape and colour vary from one plant to another
- Cyclamen coum generally have rounded green leaves with silver markings
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 10-15 cm
Cyclamen coum 'Something Magic' (PP19894, COPF)
HARDY CYCLAMEN
- Attractive, dark green, heart-shaped leaves have a silver margin
- Centre of the leaf looks like a Christmas tree
- Rose-pink flowers resemble shooting stars
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Cyclamen hederifolium
PINK AND WHITE CYCLAMEN
- AKA Cyclamen neapolitanum
- Pink and white flowers, often with darker pink markings at the base of the petals
- Blooms form before the foliage appears
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens
LARGE YELLOW LADY'S SLIPPER
- AKA Cypripedium calceolus var. pubescens
- Flowers have showy maroon to dark green petals and a deep yellow, pouch-like lip
- Each plant generally produces only one flower, rarely two
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-35 cm
Cypripedium reginae
SHOWY LADY'S SLIPPER
- AKA Cypripedium album, Cypripedium spectabile
- Flowers are showy, white petals with a rose-pink, pouch-like lip
- Upright foliage of soft, folded, ovate to fan-shaped leaves
HEIGHT: 50-75 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Dactylis glomerata 'Variegata'
VARIEGATED ORCHARD GRASS
- Forms a low-growing mound of soft evergreen variegated foliage
- Leaf blades are almost completely white with thin stripes of green
- It makes a great contrast to spring bulbs in the garden
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 25-45 cm
Danthonia spicata
POVERTY OAT GRASS
- Clump-forming cool season grass
- Smooth leaves blades are medium green or bluish green
- Older spikes brown and curl inward
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Daphne x burkwoodii 'Briggs Moonlight'
BRIGGS MOONLIGHT DAPHNE
- Grown for its foliage colour and flowers
- Creamy-ivory leaves with narrow green margins
- Pale pink fragrant blooms
HEIGHT: 30-80 cm · SPREAD: 30-80 cm
Daphne x burkwoodii 'Carol Mackie'
CAROL MACKIE DAPHNE
- Prolific clusters of intoxicatingly fragrant, pink-white flowers
- Red fruit (drupes) develop in late summer, sometimes persisting into the winter
- Leaves are variegated green, with a white margin
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Daphne x medfordensis 'Lawrence Crocker'
DWARF DAPHNE
- Low, mounding evergreen
- Large clusters of soft lavender-pink, fragrant flowers
- Glossy, dark green foliage
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Delosperma cooperi
HARDY ICE PLANT
- Single bright magenta flowers with a white central eye
- Succulent, spreading, green foliage
- Low-maintenance and drought-tolerant
HEIGHT: 5-6 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Delosperma cooperi Jewel of the Desert Grenade ('DSAA13-1') (PP27014)
JEWEL OF THE DESERT GRENADE ICE PLANT
- Starry flowers with orange petals surrounding a bright red centre
- Compact and horizontal habit
- Succulent, spreading, green foliage
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Delosperma cooperi Jewel of the Desert Opal ('DSAB13-1')
JEWEL OF THE DESERT OPAL ICE PLANT
- Star-shaped pink flowers with a yellow centre
- Succulent, spreading, green foliage
- Low maintenance and drought tolerant
HEIGHT: 5-6 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Delosperma cooperi Jewel of the Desert Amethyst ('DSAM13-1') (PP27013)
JEWEL OF THE DESERT AMETHYST ICE PLANT
- Starry flowers have deep pink petals surrounding a purple eye
- Succulent, spreading, green foliage
- Low maintenance and drought tolerant
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Delosperma cooperi 'Jewel of the Desert Garnet' (PP23471)
HARDY ICE PLANT
- Starry flowers are tipped in garnet-red surrounding pink and white inner halos
- Succulent, spreading, green foliage
- Low-maintenance and drought-tolerant
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Delosperma cooperi 'Jewel of the Desert Moon Stone' (PP23491)
HARDY ICE PLANT
- Starry flowers of pure white surrounding yellow centres
- Succulent, spreading, green foliage
- Low-maintenance and drought-tolerant
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Delosperma cooperi 'Jewel of the Desert Peridot' (PP23566)
HARDY ICE PLANT
- The bright yellow petals of each bloom surround a white inner halo and yellow centre
- Succulent, spreading, green foliage
- Low-maintenance and drought-tolerant
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Delosperma cooperi 'Jewel of the Desert Ruby' (PP23453)
HARDY ICE PLANT
- Starry petals are tipped in a rose-pink colour around a yellow and white halo
- Succulent, spreading, green foliage
- Low maintenance and drought tolerant
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Delosperma dyeri
HARDY ICE PLANT
- Large star-shaped flowers of orange and coral shades, with a white central eye
- Succulent, spreading, green foliage
- Foliage turns a salmon-orange colour during the winter
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Delosperma x 'Osberg'
WHITE ICE PLANT
- Star-shaped white flowers with a yellow centre
- Succulent, spreading, green foliage
- Low maintenance and drought tolerant
HEIGHT: 5-6 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Delosperma x Fire Spinner® ('P001S')
FIRE SPINNER® ICE PLANT
- Bright pink centres are surrounded by single, orange petals
- Succulent foliage forms a dense carpet
- Low maintenance and drought tolerant
HEIGHT: 5-6 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Delphinium elatum 'Blue Buccaneers'
HYBRID BEE DELPHINIUM
- Dark blue flower on strong flower stalks
- Flowers should be staked to avoid breaking in rough weather
HEIGHT: 90-150 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Delphinium elatum 'Blue Lace'
LARKSPUR
- Sky-blue flowers with a lavender-pink flush and light eye
- Sturdy upright stems with large, deeply divided, mid-green leaves
- Bred for their improved vigour and heat tolerance
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Delphinium elatum 'Cobalt Dreams'
HYBRID BEE DELPHINIUM
- Bright true electric blue flowers on sturdy flower stalks.
- Flowers need to be staked to avoid breaking in harsh weather.
HEIGHT: 120-180 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Delphinium elatum 'Guardian Blue'
LARKSPUR
- Mid-sized selection
- Uniform violet-blue spikes on tall sturdy stems
- Bred for their improved vigour and heat tolerance
HEIGHT: 75-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Delphinium elatum 'Mini Stars'
LARKSPUR
- Dwarf, compact selection
- Mixed colours of purple, blue, mauve, pink, and cream-coloured blooms
- Flowers may have contrasting central bees
HEIGHT: 75-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Delphinium elatum 'Pagan Purples'
LARKSPUR
- Single or double blooms in shades of dark blue, deep purple and mauve
- Sturdy, upright stems with large, deeply divided, mid-green leaves
- Bred for their improved vigour and heat tolerance
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Delphinium elatum 'Pink Punch'
LARKSPUR
- Rich mulberry-pink flowers are often "frilled" with a white, brown or pink centres
- One of the deepest pink delphiniums available
- Sturdy, upright stems have large, deeply divided, mid-green leaves
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Delphinium elatum 'Royal Aspirations'
LARKSPUR
- Mixed shades of blue with a white centre
- Sturdy, upright stems with large, deeply divided, mid-green leaves
- Bred for their improved vigour and heat tolerance
HEIGHT: 120-175 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Delphinium grandiflorum 'Blue Butterfly'
CHINESE LARKSPUR
- Produces open panicles of electric-blue flowers
- Compact, clump forming, fern-like foliage
- Bloom Time: June to July
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Delphinium x 'Laser Beam'
HYBRID DELPHINIUM
- Dark blue flower on strong flower stalks for impressive summer show
- Flowers should be staked to avoid breaking in rough weather
- Rebloomer
HEIGHT: 60-75 cm · SPREAD: 35-40 cm
Deschampsia cespitosa
TUFTED HAIR GRASS
- Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades turning light brown in the fall
- Flowers feature green, purple, silver, and gold tones
- Bloom Time: Early to late summer
HEIGHT: 60-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Deschampsia cespitosa Bronze Veil ('Bronzeschleier')
BRONZE TUFTED HAIR GRASS
- Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades turning light brown in the fall
- Flowers feature green and bronze tones
- Bloom Time: Early to late summer
HEIGHT: 60-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Deschampsia cespitosa Gold Shower ('Goldgehaenge')
GOLD SHOWER HAIR GRASS
- Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades turning light brown in the fall
- Flowers feature gold tones
- Bloom Time: Early to late summer
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Deschampsia cespitosa Gold Veil ('Goldschleier')
GOLD VEIL TUFTED HAIR GRASS
- Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades turning light brown in the fall
- Loose flower panicles feature gold tones
- Bloom Time: Early to late summer
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Deschampsia cespitosa Gold Dust ('Goldstaub')
TUFTED HAIR GRASS
- Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades turning light brown in the fall
- Loose flower panicles feature yellow and gold tones
- Bloom Time: Early to late summer
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Deschampsia cespitosa Gold Dew ('Goldtau')
GOLD DEW TUFTED HAIR GRASS
- Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades turning light brown in the fall
- Loose flower panicles feature yellow and gold tones
- Resistant to the rust that afflicts other Deschampsia
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Deschampsia cespitosa 'Northern Lights'
VARIEGATED TUFTED HAIR GRASS
- Mounding semi-evergreen clump of variegated blades turning light brown in the fall
- Variegation includes creamy-white and green, but leaves emerge with a pink blush
- Under certain circumstances, the pink undertones may become overtones
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Deschampsia cespitosa 'Pixie Fountain'
PIXIE FOUNTAIN TUFTED HAIR GRASS
- Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades with slight variegation, turning light brown in the fall
- Flowers feature green-silver and gold tones
- Resistant to the rust that afflicts other Deschampsia
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Deschampsia cespitosa Scotland ('Schottland')
SCOTTISH TUFTED HAIR GRASS
- Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades, turning light brown in the fall
- Loose flower panicles feature yellow and gold tones
- Bloom Time: Early to late summer
HEIGHT: 60-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-75 cm
Deschampsia cespitosa 'Tardiflora'
TUFTED HAIR GRASS
- Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades, turning light brown in the fall
- Loose flower panicles feature gold, silver, purple and green tones
- Bloom Time: Summer
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Deschampsia cespitosa 'Tautrager'
TUFTED HAIR GRASS
- Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades, turning light brown in the fall
- Loose flower panicles feature green, silver and blue tones
- Plumes will turn wheat-coloured for the fall
HEIGHT: 45-90 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Deschampsia flexuosa
WAVY HAIR GRASS
- Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump with very thin green blades, up to 50 cm long
- Numerous loose flower panicles feature purple to bronze tones
- Flowers change to gold and yellow as they mature
HEIGHT: 40-100 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Deutzia crenata 'Nikko'
DWARF DEUTZIA
- Double or semi-double lightly fragrant white flowers
- Small medium-green leaves turn bronzy-purple in the fall
- Mounding, spreading habit re-roots to provide an effective ground cover
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Deutzia x lemoinei 'Compacta'
COMPACT DEUTZIA
- Double or semi-double lightly fragrant white flowers
- Small medium-green leaves turn bronzy-purple in the fall
- Upright, arching, oval habit
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Dianthus alpinus
ALPINE PINK
- AKA Dianthus allwoodii 'Alpinus'
- Semi-double flowers in shades of white, pink, and red
- Blue-gray, evergreen, grass-like foliage
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Dianthus barbatus 'Heart Attack'
SWEET WILLIAM
- Deep velvety red flower clusters
- Lance-shaped, medium green leaves that are somewhat glossy
- Dianthus barbatus cultivars are usually considered biennial, although 'Heart Attack' has some perennial tendencies
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Dianthus barbatus 'Midget Mix'
SWEET WILLIAM
- Dense clusters of mixed colours of red, white and pink flowers top short stems
- Semi-evergreen, mounding biennial with narrow foliage
- Biennial that self-seeds freely
HEIGHT: 20-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Dianthus barbatus 'Rockin'™ Red'
ROCKIN'™ RED SWEET WILLIAM
- Lacy red flowers clusters bloom late spring to fall.
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Dianthus barbatus 'Scarlet Fever' (PP30454)
SWEET WILLIAM
- Bright, red-orange flowers
- Lance-shaped, medium green leaves that are somewhat glossy
- Dianthus barbatus cultivars are usually considered biennial, although 'Scarlet Fever' has some perennial tendencies
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm