Acanthus hungaricus
HUNGARIAN BEAR'S BREECHES
- AKA Acanthus balcanus
- Hardier species than Acanthus mollis
- Dark green spiny leaves look similar to a thistle
HEIGHT: 75-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-75 cm
Acanthus mollis
BEAR'S BREECHES
- Pink to white blooms with purple hooded bracts
- Deeply cut glossy leaves
- Makes an excellent cut flower
HEIGHT: 75-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Acer circinatum
VINE MAPLE
- Dense, rounded to vase-shaped form with irregular branching
- White flowers emerge before the leaves
- Red two-winged samaras turn brown before dropping in the summer
HEIGHT: 12-15 m · SPREAD: 9-12 m
Acer palmatum 'Geisha Gone Wild'
GEISHA GONE WILD JAPANESE MAPLE
- New buds open to reveal pink, fuchsia and purple leaves
- Leaves will eventually fade to variegated green on white
- In midsummer, any new growth will be neon pink
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Achillea ageratum 'Moon Walker'
YARROW
- Flat-topped clusters
- Medium yellow flowers
- Mid-green, fern-like foliage
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Achillea millefolium
COMMON YARROW
- Flat-topped clusters of white flowers
- Seeds ripen July to September
- Foliage is mid-green and fine-textured
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Achillea millefolium Cerise Queen ('Kirschkonigin')
YARROW
- A cultivar with masses of flat-topped clusters of cherry-red flowers
- Drought and heat tolerant and likes a well-drained soil
- Good for cut flowers, dried or fresh
HEIGHT: 50-75 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Achillea millefolium 'Mary Anne'
YARROW
- Very hardy perennial that survives in both cold and heat
- Compact, silvery-gray, fern-like foliage
- Flowers are soft yellow and long-lasting
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Achillea millefolium 'Paprika'
YARROW
- Flat-topped clusters of red flowers, centred with yellow
- Flowers fade to light pink and creamy-yellow
- Drought and heat tolerant and likes a well-drained soil
HEIGHT: 50-70 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 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 'Strawberry Seduction' (PP18401, COPF)
YARROW
- Strawberry-red clusters of flowers, centred with yellow eyes
- Flowers dry to shades of yellow
- Excellent cut flower, dried or fresh
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Achillea millefolium 'Summer Pastels'
YARROW
- Each plant produces flat-topped clusters of flowers in a wide range of pastel shades
- Fragrant fern-like foliage
- Bloom Time: Early summer until frost
HEIGHT: 50-75 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 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 millefolium 'Terracotta'
YARROW
- Excellent perennial for dry, hot, sunny gardens
- Salmon-pink flowers turn terracotta-orange with age
- Fragrant silver-green fine foliage
HEIGHT: 75-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Achillea x 'Moonshine'
YARROW
- Fragrant silver-gray foliage
- Flat-topped clusters of small yellow flowers
- Excellent cut flower, fresh or dried
HEIGHT: 50-65 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Achillea x 'Sassy Summer Sunset' (PP31412)
YARROW
- Large flower heads of dark orange blooms that mature to yellow
- Durable and sturdy stems on such a large cultivar
- Long blooming well into fall
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 75-80 cm
Aconitum cammarum 'Eleanora'
MONKSHOOD
- A newer hybrid of monkshood
- White flowers edged with blue
- Dark green, deeply cut foliage
HEIGHT: 75-100 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Aconitum carmichaelii 'Arendsii'
MONKSHOOD
- Upright perennial with long, leathery leaves
- Dark green glossy leaves on strong stems
- Deep blue hooded flowers
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aconitum carmichaelii 'Pink Sensation'
MONKSHOOD
- Upright perennial with long, leathery leaves
- Dark green, glossy, deeply cut leaves on strong stems
- Light pink hooded flowers
HEIGHT: 100-120 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aconitum fischeri
MONKSHOOD
- Compact cultivar of monkshood
- Strong stems support lavender-blue flowers
- Deeply divided dark green glossy foliage
HEIGHT: 50-70 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Aconitum henryi 'Spark's Variety'
MONKSHOOD
- Tall, thin stems with deeply lobed leaves
- Clusters of deep violet-blue flowers
- Bloom Time: July to August
HEIGHT: 50-75 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Aconitum lamarkii
MONKSHOOD
- Spikes of sulphur-yellow flowers midsummer
- Deeply lobed green leaves
- Easy care perennial
HEIGHT: 75-100 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Aconitum napellus 'Album'
WHITE MONKSHOOD
- Creamy-white, bold spikes of hooded blooms
- Finely divided, dark green foliage
- Upright, towering form for a vertical accent in the perennial garden
HEIGHT: 75-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 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
Aconitum x cammarum 'Bicolor'
MONKSHOOD
- Tall spikes of flowers are violet-blue and white in combination
- Glossy deeply-lobed dark green leaves
- Makes an excellent cut flower
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Acorus calamus 'Variegatus'
VARIEGATED SWEET FLAG
- Forms an upright vase-shaped clump of iris-like green and white variegated leaves
- Adds a nice feature to the semi-aquatic garden
- Foliage and rhizomes emit a spicy scent when crushed or bruised
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 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
Actaea pachypoda 'Misty Blue'
DOLL'S EYES
- Sport of Actaea pachypoda
- White flowers produce white berries
- Mounds of bluish-green leaves on reddish stems
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Actaea rubra
RED BANEBERRY
- Lightly scented delicate white flowers
- Fine-textured foliage with an airy habit
- After flowering, red berry clusters appear
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 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
Aesculus parviflora
BOTTLEBRUSH BUCKEYE
- Bottlebrush-like spikes of white flowers
- Dark green compound palmate leaves are yellow in the fall
- Noted for being one of the best summer flowering shrubs for shady areas
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 8-9 m
Agapanthus africanus 'Albidus'
LILY OF THE NILE
- Pure white trumpet-like flowers held in clusters
- Clump-forming perennial with bright green foliage
- Strap-like leaves with erect flower stems
HEIGHT: 30-90 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Agapanthus africanus 'Blue Triumphator'
LILY OF THE NILE
- Medium-blue trumpet-like flowers
- Clump forming perennial with bright green foliage
- Strap-like leaves with erect flower stems
HEIGHT: 40-100 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Agapanthus africanus 'Peter Pan'
LILY OF THE NILE
- Light blue trumpet-like flowers in round-topped clusters
- Flowers less dense, but more plentiful than other cultivars
- Clump-forming perennial with bright green grass-like foliage
HEIGHT: 15-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 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
Agapanthus x 'Back in Black' (PP16244)
LILY OF THE NILE
- Dark purple trumpet-like flowers
- Clump-forming perennial with bright green foliage
- Strap-like leaves with erect black stems
HEIGHT: 30-90 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Agapanthus x 'Galaxy Blue' (PP31421)
LILY OF THE NILE
- Big clusters of dark blue flowers rise on erect stems above strap-like leaves
- Clump-forming perennial with bright semi-evergreen foliage
- Attracts butterflies
HEIGHT: 40-100 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Agapanthus x 'Galaxy White' (PPAF)
LILY OF THE NILE
- Big clusters of white flowers rise on erect stems above strap-like leaves
- Clump-forming perennial with bright semi-evergreen foliage
- Attracts butterflies
HEIGHT: 40-100 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Agastache foeniculum
ANISE HYSSOP
- AKA Agastache anethiodora, Agastache anisata
- Tall upright clumping perennial
- Dense spikes of lavender-purple flowers with violet bracts
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 70-90 cm
Agastache foeniculum 'Blue Fortune'
ANISE HYSSOP
- Spikes of long-lasting (edible) blue flowers
- Licorice-scented (edible) green leaves
- Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Agastache rugosa 'Golden Jubilee'
GOLDEN JUBILEE HYSSOP
- Spikes of fragrant blue flowers
- Deadheading will prolong the flowering time
- Chartreuse coleus-like foliage
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Agastache scrophulariaefolia
PURPLE GIANT HYSSOP
- Strong, tall central stems
- Blooms are pale purple and open slowly over a period of weeks
- They are nectar-rich, which makes them highly attractive to pollinators
HEIGHT: 125-175 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Agastache x 'Black Adder'
HYSSOP
- Dark purple-black buds open to violet-blue flowers
- Upright, clump forming habit
- Licorice-scented foliage
HEIGHT: 90-120 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Agastache x 'Blue Boa' (PP24050, COPF)
HYSSOP
- Deep violet-blue spikes over green foliage
- Flowers are long, wide, and extremely showy
- Drought tolerant when established
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Agastache x 'Cotton Candy' (PP20991, COPF)
HUMMINGBIRD MINT
- Dense upright spikes of pink flowers
- Green foliage with a low branching habit
- Easy and vigorous grower
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-45 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 '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 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
Alcea rosea 'Blacknight'
HOLLYHOCK
- Deep blackish-purple single flowers on tall sturdy stalks
- Vigorous upright perennial
- Rounded hairy light green foliage
HEIGHT: 150-170 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Alcea rosea 'Blush'
HOLLYHOCK
- Two-toned large single flowers
- White flowers with contrasting deep pink centre halos on tall, sturdy stalks
- Vigorous upright perennial
HEIGHT: 150-170 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Alcea rosea 'Cerise'
HOLLYHOCK
- Two-toned large single flowers
- Pink flowers with a contrasting deep purple centre halo on tall, sturdy stalks
- Vigorous upright perennial
HEIGHT: 150-170 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Alcea rosea 'Fiesta Time'
HOLLYHOCK
- Shorter and more compact selection
- Two-toned large double flowers
- Cerise-pink flowers with soft pink ruffled edges on sturdy stalks
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Alcea rosea 'Lavender'
HOLLYHOCK
- Bushy clump of downy green foliage
- Tall spikes holding large lavender flowers with pink halos
- Stunning flowers with contrasting halo in centre
HEIGHT: 150-190 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Alcea rosea 'Mars Magic'
MARS MAGIC HOLLYHOCK
- Single vibrant red flowers stand high above green foliage
- Juglone Tolerant
- Blooms from mid-late summer
HEIGHT: 150-180 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Alcea rosea 'Radiant Rose'
RADIANT ROSE HOLLYHOCK
- Single pink rose flowers stand high above green foliage
- Perennial not biennial
- Juglone tolerant
HEIGHT: 150-180 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Alcea rosea 'Sunshine'
SUNSHINE HOLLYHOCK
- Single bright yellow flowers on sturdy stalks
- Blooms Mid-Late Summer
- Juglone Tolerant
HEIGHT: 150-180 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 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
Alisma plantago-aquatica
BROADLEAF WATER PLANTAIN
- Airy, white flowers
- Clump-forming perennial with hairless plantain-like foliage emerging in early spring
- Foliage stands 60 cm above the waterline
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
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 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 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 '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
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 Ice™ ('Koice')
INCA ICE™ PERUVIAN LILY
- Alternating petals of apricot pink and creamy yellow with brown speckling
- Small funnel-shaped exotic lily-like flowers
- Upright clump of green lance-shaped leaves
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 75-80 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
Alstroemeria 'Sweet Laura' (PP10030)
PERUVIAN LILY
- Fragrant yellow flowers tinged with reddish-orange tips and cinnamon specks
- Small funnel-shaped exotic lily-like flowers
- Low mound of green lance-shaped leaves
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 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
Amelanchier alnifolia
SASKATOON BERRY
- Lightly fragrant white flowers are held erect
- Sweet black-blue berries are good for eating and making jelly
- Gray-green foliage turns to brilliant yellow-orange in the fall
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Amelanchier canadensis Rainbow Pillar® ('Glenn Form') (PP9092)
RAINBOW PILLAR® SERVICEBERRY
- Dense upright narrow form of amelanchier
- Clusters of fragrant showy white flowers appear before the leaves
- Attractive to birds, sweet black berries are produced in June
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Ammophila breviligulata
AMERICAN BEACH GRASS
- Long narrow soft-textured golden-tan flower spikes
- Gray-green leaf blades are narrow with extremely sharp tips
- This is a great low-maintenance grass for erosion control
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 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 tabernaemontana 'Storm Cloud'
WILLOW AMSONIA
- Clusters of star-like blue flowers completely cover the plant
- New stems emerge black and remain dark through late spring
- Green willow-like foliage turns golden in the fall
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 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
Amsonia x 'String Theory' (PPAF, CPBRAF)
BLUE STAR
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Light blue clusters of star-shaped flowers appear late spring
- Threadleaf foliage emerges dark green, turning orange tones in autumn
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 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
Andropogon gerardii
BIG BLUE STEM
- Dense, slightly arching clump of blue-green leaves
- Leaves turn a bronze-red in the fall and colour remains through the winter months
- Three-pronged burgundy-purple seed heads are held on sturdy stems
HEIGHT: 150-200 cm · SPREAD: 60-100 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
Andropogon gerardii 'Red October' (PPAF)
BIG BLUE STEM
- Foliage emerges deep green with red highlights in the spring
- Leaves turn a reddish-bronze with lavender tones in autumn
- Deep burgundy-purple three-pronged seed heads are held on sturdy stems
HEIGHT: 150-200 cm · SPREAD: 60-100 cm
Andropogon virginicus
BROOM SEDGE
- Narrow clumps of green stems and leaves turn purplish-red
- Fall colour is a bright orange changing to straw-yellow in the winter
- Prolific seed producer with high germination rates
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 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 cylindrica
WINDFLOWER
- Upright slender habit and clumping form
- Deeply lobed green, basal leaves
- Greenish-white blooms produce thimble-shaped seed heads
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 70-150 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 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 'Andrea Atkinson'
WINDFLOWER
- Pure white single to semi-double flowers with yellow eyes
- Large, deeply lobed, dark green foliage
- Deer and rabbit resistant
HEIGHT: 75-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 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 'Honorine Jobert'
JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Poppy-like single white blooms on tall stems make excellent cut flowers
- Deep green foliage on branching stems
- Deer and rabbit resistant
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Anemone x hybrida Queen Charlotte ('Konigin Charlotte')
JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Semi-double soft pink flowers
- Divided dark green clematis-like leaves
- Flowers add height to these late-blooming plants
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 24-30 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 'September Charm'
WINDFLOWER
- AKA: Anemone hupensis var. japonica 'September Charm'
- Tall stems of single pink flowers
- Flowers arch above dark green airy foliage
HEIGHT: 75-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-75 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
Anemone x hybrida 'Whirlwind'
JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Large white semi-double blooms with yellow centres
- Attractive mounds of rich dark green leaves
- Blooms freely and continuously until frost
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 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
Anethum graveolens
DILL
- AKA Peucedanum graveolens
- Dill leaves are harvested just before flowers form and only the top half of the plant should be gathered
- Tall blue-green feathery stalks produce clusters of tiny yellow flowers
HEIGHT: 75-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Angelica gigas
KOREAN ANGELICA
- Spectacular specimen perennial with unique foliage
- Deep purple-red broccoli-like flowers on thick burgundy stems over dark green foliage
- Highly attractive to bees
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Anthemis tinctoria 'Kelwayi'
GOLDEN MARGUERITE
- An abundance of yellow daisy-like flowers
- Deeply cut lacy foliage
- Good cut flower, fresh or dried
HEIGHT: 60-80 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
WILD COLUMBINE
- Showy, nodding, bell-shaped flowers of pinkish-red and yellow
- Attractive divided light green foliage
- Naturalizing plant for rocky ledges or slopes and along woodland edges or ditches
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 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 vulgaris 'Black Barlow'
COLUMBINE
- Maroon-black double flowers
- Mound of gray-green foliage
- Excellent cut flower
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Blue Barlow'
COLUMBINE
- Flowers are rich royal-blue
- Clumps of gray-green lobed foliage
- Excellent cut flower
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Nora Barlow'
COLUMBINE
- Unique blossoms are fully double
- Petals are red and pink with greenish-white margins
- Clumps of gray-greenlobed foliage
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Pink Barlow'
COLUMBINE
- Tidy compact habit makes this plant perfect for containers
- Starlike pink flowers with white centres above blue-green foliage
- Clumps of gray-green lobed foliage
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Woodside Gold'
VARIEGATED COLUMBINE
- Golden foliage turns greenish-yellow as the season progresses
- Flowers are deep rose to pink and sometimes white
- Excellent cut flower
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Woodside Strain'
COLUMBINE
- Dark green foliage has splashes of yellow throughout the leaf
- Comes in a variety of colours which include red, blue, pink and white
- Excellent cut flower
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Aquilegia x 'Dorothy Rose'
GRANNY'S BONNET
- Uniquely arranged flowers similar to Granny's bonnet
- Several light pink flowers are set inside one another
- Nodding flowers above blue-green lacy foliage
HEIGHT: 55-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 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 'Green Apples'
CLEMATIS-FLOWERED COLUMBINE
- Cultivar of clematiflora
- Lime-green buds form mid-spring
- Clusters of double clematis-like creamy-white flowers
HEIGHT: 50-75 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 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
Aralia elata
DEVIL'S WALKING STICK
- Large panicles of small white florets
- Clusters of purple-black fruit are attractive to birds
- Spiny unbranched stems are topped by umbrella-like canopies of huge, showy leaves
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
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
Arisaema triphyllum
JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT
- AKA Arisaema atrorubens
- Unique upright club-shaped spadix with hoods of green and maroon
- Attractive maroon stems
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 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
Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima'
RED CHOKEBERRY
- Fragrant white flowers
- Glossy red berries persist for a long period
- Lustrous green foliage turns to an outstanding red in the fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Aronia melanocarpa
BLACK CHOKEBERRY
- Fragrant white flowers
- Glossy purple-black berries persist for a long period
- Glossy green leaves turn an outstanding red in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Aronia melanocarpa 'Viking'
BLACK CHOKEBERRY
- Fragrant white flowers
- Glossy purple-black berries persist for a long period
- Glossy green leaves turn an outstanding red in the fall
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 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 dracunculus
TARRAGON
- Culinary herb with lance-like dark green leaves
- Non or rarely flowering
- Leaves can be harvested fresh, or cut and hung to dry for later use
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 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 lactiflora 'Guizho'
GUIZHO MUGWORT
- Showy creamy-white flowers
- An erect cultivar with deeply toothed musky-scented mahogany foliage
- A garden specimen for the back of the perennial border
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Artemisia ludoviciana
SILVER SAGEBRUSH
- Fragrant silver foliage turning slightly pink to orange in the fall
- Tiny silvery-white flower buds open to yellow
- Excellent for erosion control on slopes and in ditches
HEIGHT: 60-75 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Artemisia ludoviciana 'GardenGhost™' (PP33,773)
GARDENGHOST™ WORMWOOD
- Stunning Sterling silver foliage
- Tiny silvery-white flower buds open to yellow
- Excellent for erosion control on slopes and in ditches
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 60-75 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
GOAT'S BEARD
- Large white plumes form above lacy green foliage
- Excellent background plant for shady, moist spots
- Great massing perennial
HEIGHT: 120-180 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 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
Asclepias incarnata
SWAMP MILKWEED
- Pink flowers are followed by attractive seed pods
- Food source for Monarch butterflies and other beneficial insects
- Commonly found in swamps or wetland landscapes
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 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 incarnata 'Ice Ballet'
MILKWEED
- Vanilla-scented white flowers are followed by attractive seed pods
- Food source for Monarch butterflies
- Commonly found in swamps or wetland landscapes
HEIGHT: 90-120 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 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
Asphodeline lutea
KING'S SPEAR
- Clumps of narrow grass-like gray-green foliage
- Tall spikes rise above the foliage and bear fragrant yellow flowers
- Attractive green seed pods are left after flowering, maturing to brown in colour
HEIGHT: 80-120 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Asplenium scolopendrium
HART'S TONGUE FERN
- AKA Phyllitis scolopendrium, Scolopendrium vulgare
- Low, upward-growing clumps of glossy narrow strap-like leathery leaves
- Edges are often wavy
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Asplenium scolopendrium 'Angustifolia'
NARROW LEAVED FERN
- AKA Phyllitis scolopendrium 'Angustifolia'
- Low, upward-growing clumps of glossy narrow strap-like leathery foliage with deeply serrated edges
- Spores darken with age on leaf undersides in a herring-bone format
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Aster laevis
SMOOTH ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum laeve
- Extremely hardy
- Lavender to light blue flowers appear on hairless stems
HEIGHT: 60-100 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Aster laevis Blue Autumn ('Oudshoom 1') (PP17400)
BLUE AUTUMN ASTER
- Masses of purple, daisy-like flowers
- Smooth dark green leaves have excellent mildew resistance
- Good cut flower
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aster lateriflorus 'Lady in Black'
CALICO ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum lateriflorum 'Lady in Black'
- Masses of tiny white flowers with raspberry-coloured centres
- Purplish-black foliage is attractive all season
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Aster novae-angliae
NEW ENGLAND ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
- Large rose-purple flowers consisting of numerous rays around a yellow centre
- Upright habit with narrow hairy green leaves up to 10 cm long
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Aster novae-angliae 'September Ruby'
NEW ENGLAND ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'September Ruby'
- A vibrant bloom with deep ruby-red flowers
- They have a strong upright habit and abundant flower clusters when other plants have lost their bloom
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aster oblongifolius 'October Skies'
AROMATIC ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'
- Low mound of bushy mint-scented foliage, highly tolerant of drought and poor soils
- A strong growing perennial covered in lavender-blue flowers up to 3 cm across
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Aster oolentangiensis
SKY BLUE ASTER
- AKA Aster azureus or Symphyotrichum oolentangiense
- Flowers are made up of petals in varying shades of blue surrounding a yellow eye
- Naturally found in Southern Ontario in dry meadows, edges and open woods
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Aster puniceus
SWAMP ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum puniceum
- Flowers are usually pale blue, but can vary to deep blue or purple
- Stems are reddish-purple and usually hairy
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Aster umbellatus
FLAT-TOPPED ASTER, PARASOL WHITETOP
- AKA Doellingeria umbellata
- Flat-topped cluster of small white flowers
- Flowers appear earlier than most aster
HEIGHT: 100-175 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 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 '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 '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 '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 'Visions 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 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 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 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 '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 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
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 filix-femina 'Victoriae'
VICTORIA LADY FERN
- Finely divided fronds have tiny leaves (pinnae)
- Fronds resemble narrow boomerangs
- The pinnae criss-cross one another to form a series of the letter 'x'
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 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
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 'Lilac Lights'
LILAC LIGHTS AZALEA
- Clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Fragrant pink-purple flowers
- Medium green leaves appear after the flowers, turning a bronzy-red colour in the fall
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Azalea 'Red Sunset'
RED SUNSET AZALEA
- Clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Crimson-red flowers
- Medium green leaves appear after the flowers and turn bronzy-red in the fall
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Baptisia australis
BLUE FALSE INDIGO
- Spikes of lupine-like deep blue flowers
- Attractive gray-green foliage
- Remains a specimen all season long
HEIGHT: 90-120 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Baptisia x 'Carolina Moonlight'
WILD INDIGO
- Butter-yellow spikes of flowers resemble lupines
- Attractive gray-green foliage
- Remains a specimen all season long
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Baptisia x 'Lemon Meringue' (PP24280, CPBR5097)
FALSE INDIGO
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Bright lemon-yellow flowers on compact, upright mound
- Attractive gray-green foliage
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Baptisia x 'Pink Lemonade' (PP30669, CPBRAF)
FALSE INDIGO
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Soft yellow flowers emerge in spring
- Blooms age to dusty raspberry-pink and yellow bicolour blooms
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Baptisia x 'Pink Truffles' (PP26588, CPBRAF)
FALSE INDIGO
- Proven Winners™ Color Choice®
- Pink flowers
- Attractive gray-green foliage
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Baptisia x 'Purple Smoke'
WILD INDIGO
- Vigorous grower with violet-blue, lupine-like flowers
- Attractive gray-green foliage
- Remains a specimen all season long
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 70-90 cm
Baptisia x Solarflare Prairieblues™ ('Solar Flare') (PP20408)
SOLARFLARE PRAIRIEBLUES™ WILD INDIGO
- A mature plant will produce more than 100 stems
- Flowers initially open lemon-yellow and mature to a unique orange to violet shade
- Attractive, gray-green foliage
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 70-90 cm
Baptisia x 'Vanilla Cream' (PP25663, CBRAF)
FALSE INDIGO
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Pastel yellow buds open to creamy-vanilla blooms
- New foliage emerges bronze coloured in the spring
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 70-90 cm
Baptisia x variicolor Twilite Prairieblues™ ('Twilite') (PP19011)
FALSE INDIGO
- Unique bicoloured flowers of deep violet-purple and lemon-yellow, on stems up to 100 cm
- Emerging stems of deep violet in early spring
- Attractive gray-green foliage
HEIGHT: 90-100 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
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
Blackberry 'Black Satin'
BLACK SATIN THORNLESS BLACKBERRY
- Rubus fruticosus 'Black Satin'
- Thornless!!
- Erect growing cultivar needing little support
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Blackberry 'Triple Crown'
THORNLESS BLACKBERRY
- Rubus fruticosus 'Triple Crown'
- Large deep blue to black berries
- Juicy sweet flavour, firm texture
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Blechnum spicant
DEER FERN
- Leathery narrow deep green fronds
- Two kinds of fronds are produced:
- Sterile fronds are narrow and glossy green
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Bletilla striata
CHINESE GROUND ORCHID
- AKA Bletilla hyacinthina
- Narrow bell-shaped magenta flowers rise slightly above foliage
- Lance-shaped bright green pleated leaves, up to 30 cm long
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 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
Boltonia asteroides 'Snowbank'
BOLTON'S ASTER
- Other common names: Thousand-flowered Aster, False Camomile
- Thousands of lacy white daisies with yellow centres
- Upright hairless stems of fine-toothed lance-shaped leaves
HEIGHT: 120-150 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Boltonia asteroides var. latisquama Jim Crocket™ ('Masbolimket') (PP16678)
BOLTON'S ASTER
- Other common names: Thousand-flowered Aster, False Camomile
- Upright, compact, mounding habit
- Pale violet daisies with yellow centres
HEIGHT: 45-55 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Bouteloua gracilis
BLUE GRAMA
- AKA Bouteloua oligostachya
- Dense with slightly arching grey-green blades maturing purple, then light brown
- Purplish flowers
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Briza media
COMMON QUAKING GRASS
- Dense, slightly arching clump of dark green semi-evergreen blades
- Inflorescences become flattened dangling spikelets resembling puffy oats
- They will rattle and quiver in the slightest breeze
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 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 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
Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Avalanche'
VARIEGATED FEATHER REED GRASS
- This grass has a slightly arching upright habit and forms a tight clump
- Leaf blades have a central white stripe, bordered by green
- Sterile flower plumes emerge light pink changing to a golden tan
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Eldorado' (PP16486, COPF)
FEATHER REED GRASS
- This grass has a slightly arching upright habit and forms a tight clump
- Narrow leaf blades have a central bright gold stripe, bordered by green
- Sterile flower plumes emerge light purple changing to a golden-tan
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 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 'Karl Foerster'
FEATHER REED GRASS
- An upright habit, forming a tight clump of deep green foliage
- Sterile flower plumes emerge purple-red, changing to a golden-tan
- Foliage and flowers dry and persist through the fall and winter
HEIGHT: 100-150 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
Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Overdam'
VARIEGATED FEATHER REED GRASS
- This grass has a slightly arching, upright habit and forms a tight clump
- Narrow leaf blades are variegated creamy-white and green
- Sterile flower plumes emerge light pink changing to a golden-tan
HEIGHT: 80-125 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Waldenbuch'
FEATHER REED GRASS
- An upright habit, forming a tight clump of deep green foliage
- Looser structure than Karl Foerster and more arching
- Sterile flower plumes emerge silvery-green, changing to a golden-tan
HEIGHT: 70-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Calamagrostis brachytricha
AUTUMN FEATHER REED GRASS
- AKA Calamagrostis stipa, Calamagrostis arundinacea var. brachytricha
- This grass has a slightly arching upright habit and forms an airy clump
- Leaves are glossy green and slightly wider than acutiflora cultivars
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Calamagrostis canadensis
CANADA BLUEJOINT
- This grass has a slightly arching upright habit
- Spreads more quickly than other calamagrostis species
- Leaves are rough with tiny hairs and bluish-green in colour
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 80-120 cm
Calamagrostis stricta
NEGLECTED REED GRASS
- AKA Calamagrostis neglecta
- Loose open panicles
- Forms a dense mat
HEIGHT: 60-120 cm · SPREAD: 80-120 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
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 americana
TALL BELLFLOWER
- AKA Campanulastrum americanum
- Flat star-shaped five-lobed blue flowers with a white inner circle
- Heart-shaped dark green hairy scalloped leaves
HEIGHT: 90-150 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Campanula glomerata 'Alba'
CLUSTERED BELLFLOWER
- Clusters of white trumpet-shaped flowers form loose globes
- Clusters can have up to 15 flowers each
- Low clumps of large forest-green leaves
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 50-70 cm
Campanula glomerata 'Joan Elliot'
CLUSTERED BELLFLOWER
- Clusters of blue trumpet-shaped flowers form loose globes
- Low clumps of large forest-green leaves
- A prolific bloomer
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Campanula glomerata 'Superba'
CLUSTERED BELLFLOWER
- Clusters of rich purple trumpet-shaped flowers form loose globes
- Clusters can have up to 15 flowers each
- Low clumps of large forest-green leaves
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 50-70 cm
Campanula lactiflora 'Loddon Anna'
MILKY BELLFLOWER
- Clusters of soft pink bell-shaped flowers form loose globes on strong stems
- Upright, strong, branching stems
- Toothed oval mid-green leaves, up to 10 cm long
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Campanula lactiflora 'Prichard's Variety'
MILKY BELLFLOWER
- Clusters of violet-blue bell-shaped flowers form loose globes on upright stems
- Upright, strong, branching stems
- Toothed oval mid-green leaves, up to 10 cm long
HEIGHT: 60-75 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Campanula persicifolia 'Blue-Eyed Blonde' (PP19883, COPF)
PEACH-LEAVED BELLFLOWER
- Blue-purple, bell-shaped flowers dangle from spikes rising above the foliage
- Golden foliage is a sharp contrast to the blue flowers
- Bloom Time: July to August
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 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 persicifolia 'Telham Beauty'
PEACH-LEAVED BELLFLOWER
- Large, open, outward-facing, china-blue flowers
- Long, narrow, dark green, basal leaves, up to 15 cm long
- Stem leaves are smaller, at 10 cm long
HEIGHT: 60-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Campanula punctata 'Cherry Bells'
SPOTTED BELLFLOWER
- AKA Campanula nobilis 'Cherry Bells'
- AKA Campanula punctata f. rubriflora 'Cherry Bells'
- Fat, tubular bells of cherry-pink blooms, neatly edged in white, dangle from stems rising above the foliage
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-75 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 'Kent Belle'
BELLFLOWER
- Large deep violet bell-like flowers dangle from the stems
- Very vigorous and flowers abundantly
- Glossy heart-shaped slightly-toothed mid-green leaves up to 8 cm long
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Carex appalachica
APPALACHIAN SEDGE
- Forming dense clumps of very fine grass-like arching green blades
- Propagation is slow, because few rhizomes are produced
- Small, mostly inconspicuous flowers, are showy for a short time
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Carex bebbii
BEBB'S SEDGE
- Clump-forming sedge with a cascading appearance
- Green leaves, 6 mm wide, are triangular in cross section
- Seed heads are decorative
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 5-10 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 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 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 hystericina
PORCUPINE SEDGE
- Tuft-forming sedge with an upright, cascading habit
- Leaves are green, about 6 mm wide, triangular in cross section
- Prickly cylindrical spikelets
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 wide 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
PALM SEDGE GRASS
- Semi-upright clump-forming sedge with a cascading look
- Bright green foliage and divided leaves provide a tropical appearance
- Small golden-brown flowers
HEIGHT: 60-75 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 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
BLACK SEDGE
- Semi-evergreen low mound of narrow arching blue-green to blue-gray leaves
- Chocolate-brown to black flowers above the foliage
- Spreads actively by rhizomes and can be used as a ground cover if given ample moisture
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 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 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 pseudocyperus
CYPRESS SEDGE
- Tuft-forming grass with an upright, cascading habit
- Leaves are yellow-green, about 6 mm wide and triangular in cross section
- Spikes of tiny green or brown flowers
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Carex rosea
ROSY SEDGE
- Thick clumps of delicate arching foliage
- Deep green narrow leaves
- Produces unique star-like seed clusters
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 5-10 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 sedges
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Carex stipata
AWL FRUITED SEDGE
- Tuft-forming sedge with an upright, cascading habit
- Leaves are green, about 6 mm wide, triangular in cross section
- Brownish-green flower heads look like bushy foxtails
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Carex stricta
TUSSOCK SEDGE
- AKA Carex elata
- Slender upright sedge with leaves and seeds growing off the same stems
- Stems are bluish-green, triangular in cross section
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 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
Carex vulpinoidea
FOX SEDGE
- Slender upright, slightly arching sedge common to Ontario's wetlands
- Stems are bluish-green, triangular in cross-section
- Seed heads, at same height as the leaves, resemble a fox's tail
HEIGHT: 50-90 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Catananche caerulea
CUPID'S DART
- Unique buds open to light blue cornflower-like flowers with dark centres
- Flowers appear on tall, thin stems
- Foliage is made up of linear, gray-green, grass-like leaves
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Caulophyllum thalictroides
BLUE COHOSH
- Insignificant yellowish-green flowers
- Flowers finish and leave behind berry-like seeds
- As the seeds age, they take on a blue colour
HEIGHT: 45-70 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Centaurea dealbata
PERSIAN CORNFLOWER
- Unique rosy-pink flowers
- Clumps of deeply-lobed gray-green leaves
- Leaves have a silver underside
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Centaurea montana
BACHELOR'S BUTTON
- Other common names: Mountain Bluet
- Deep blue cornflowers up to 6 cm across, with reddish-blue centres and black-edged bracts
- Clump-forming perennial with gray-green strap-like leaves, up to 20 cm long
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Centaurea montana 'Amethyst in Snow' (PP18284, COPF)
PERENNIAL BACHELOR'S BUTTON
- Unique buds open to fluted white petals with a deep purple base
- Fuzzy silver-green lance-shaped leaves
- Flowers are good for fresh or dried arrangements
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Centaurea montana 'Gold Bullion' (PP10865, COPF)
BACHELOR'S BUTTON
- Other common names: Mountain Bluet, Basket flower
- Deep blue cornflowers have reddish-blue centres and black-edged bracts
- Clump-forming perennial with chartreuse-yellow strap-like leaves up to 20 cm long
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Centranthus ruber
RED VALERIAN
- Fragrant carmine-rose star-shaped flower clusters
- Well-branched clumping perennial
- Grayish-green oval to lance-shaped leaves up to 10 cm long
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-70 cm
Centranthus ruber 'Albus'
WHITE VALERIAN
- Fragrant star-shaped white flower clusters
- Well-branched clumping perennial
- Oval to lance-shaped grayish-green leaves up to 10 cm long
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Chaenomeles japonica
JAPANESE QUINCE
- Orange buttercup-like flowers
- Green to yellow fragrant pome, up to 5 cm in diameter, occasionally produced in autumn
- Glossy dark green leaves are borne on thorny stems
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 120-150 cm
Chasmanthium latifolium
NORTHERN SEA OATS
- AKA Uniola latifolia
- Light green pendulous blades held on thin stems turn yellow in fall
- Stems produce delicate pendulous seeds in summer, persisting into the winter
HEIGHT: 75-90 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 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 glabra
TURTLEHEAD
- AKA Chelone oblique 'Alba'
- Predominantly white flowers are sometimes tinged with pink
- Flowers are hooded and look similar to snapdragons
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Chelone glabra 'Black Ace'
WHITE TURTLEHEAD
- Foliage emerges in the spring with a very dark cast
- Leaves turn green as the summer progresses
- White flowers are hooded and look similar to snapdragons
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'
PINK TURTLEHEAD
- Rose-pink turtlehead-shaped flowers appear on reddish stems
- Oblong leaves emerge a glossy bronze maturing to dark green
- Bloom Time: September to October
HEIGHT: 60-75 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Chelone obliqua
PINK TURTLEHEAD
- Rose-pink turtlehead-shaped flowers are held on reddish stems
- Fine-toothed lance-shaped dark green leaves form on sturdy square stems
- Bloom Time: Late summer to October
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 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 morifolium
GARDEN MUM
- AKA Dendranthema morifolium
- Blooms vary in time of blooming and in its assortment of colours
- Long stems are good for cutting and provide lots of colour for the fall garden
HEIGHT: 60-75 cm · SPREAD: 60-75 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
Chrysopsis villosa
GOLDEN ASTER
- AKA Heterotheca villosa
- Yellow daisy-like flowers with 10-25 petals per flower
- Hairy gray leaves are oblong, occasionally toothed, usually smooth-edged
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Cimicifuga racemosa
BLACK SNAKEROOT
- AKA Actaea racemosa
- Fragrant white bottlebrush-like flowers
- Clump forming perennial with green sharp-toothed leaves
HEIGHT: 100-175 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Cimicifuga ramosa 'Atropurpurea'
BLACK SNAKEROOT
- AKA Actaea ramosa 'Atropurpurea' or Actaea simplex 'Atropurpurea'
- Other common names: Black Cohosh, Purple-leaved Bugbane
- Panicles of pale pink to white florets on this clump forming perennial
HEIGHT: 125-175 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Cimicifuga ramosa 'Black Negligee'
PURPLE-LEAF BUGBANE
- AKA Actaea ramosa 'Black Negligee'
- Fragrant, purple-tinted, white panicles of florets, project upwards to about 125 cm
- Deeply cut, dark purplish-black leaves; one of the darkest foliage in the genus
HEIGHT: 80-125 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Cimicifuga ramosa 'Brunette'
PURPLE-LEAF BUGBANE
- AKA Actaea ramosa 'Brunette' or Actaea simplex 'Brunette'
- Pale pink to white panicles
- Deeply cut, dark purplish-brown leaves, rise to 80 cm
HEIGHT: 80-150 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Cimicifuga ramosa 'Hillside Black Beauty' (PP9988, COPF)
PURPLE-LEAF BUGBANE
- AKA Actaea ramosa 'Hillside Black Beauty' or Actaea simplex 'Hillside Black Beauty'
- Abundant panicles of white florets
- Flowers appear midsummer to mid-fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Cimicifuga ramosa 'Pink Spike'
PURPLE-LEAF BUGBANE
- AKA Actaea ramosa 'Pink Spike' or Actaea simplex 'Pink Spike'
- Long panicles of pink florets
- Dark bronze-purple foliage with compound, ternate, sharp-toothed leaves
HEIGHT: 80-150 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Cimicifuga x 'Chocoholic' (PP24821)
PURPLE-LEAF BUGBANE
- Long panicles of pink florets mature to white
- Dark bronze-purple foliage with compound, ternate, sharp-toothed leaves
- Excellent in mass, but also as a specimen
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Claytonia virginica
SPRING BEAUTY
- White to light pink five-petalled blooms have pink veins and anthers
- Flowers open on warm sunny days, cut stay closed on cloudy days and at night
- Spring ephemeral: Flowers finish and plant goes back into dormancy
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-25 cm
Clematis heracleifolia 'China Purple'
BUSH CLEMATIS
- Clusters of fragrant tubular deep purple flowers at the leaf axils and at the tips of flower stems
- Attractive silky seed heads persist into late fall
- Coarsely-toothed compound green leaves consisting of three leaflets
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 70-80 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
LANCE-LEAVED TICKSEED
- Daisy-like yellow flowers
- Eight petals with toothed edges surround a central yellow eye
- Narrow lance-shaped leaves, 25 cm long x 5 cm wide
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 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 tripteris
TALL COREOPSIS
- Eight, yellow, ray petals surround a brown, central eye
- Thin, hairless, lance-shaped leaves are distributed along the stem
- One of the tallest species of coreopsis
HEIGHT: 125-200 cm · SPREAD: 60-100 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 'Sienna Sunset' (PP20470)
TICKSEED
- Uniquely coloured flower in tones of salmon, peach and orange
- Flowers lighten as they mature
- Fine, thread-like foliage
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Coriandrum sativum
CORIANDER
- A parsley-like garnish with a distinctive, fresh fragrance
- Flat-topped clusters of white, sometimes pink flowers
- Fine, dissected foliage on tall stems
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Cornus alba 'Bud's Yellow'
EUROPEAN YELLOWTWIG DOGWOOD
- AKA Swida alba 'Bud's Yellow'
- Flat-topped panicles of small white flowers lead to white berries in the fall
- Yellow branches are attractive in the winter
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 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 controversa
WEDDING CAKE TREE
- AKA Swida controversa
- Upright trunks holding tiers of horizontal branches
- Tiny yellowish-white fragrant flowers in flat-topped clusters
HEIGHT: 9-10 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Cornus racemosa
GRAY DOGWOOD
- AKA Swida racemosa
- Panicles of white flowers in late spring lead to white berries in the fall
- Grayish-red young branches provide contrast in the winter
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Cortaderia selloana
WHITE PAMPAS GRASS
- AKA Cortaderia argentea
- Panicles up to 90 cm of feathery creamy-white flowers produce tan-coloured seeds
- Coarse green leaves up to 200 cm long arch from tall sturdy stalks, turning white in the winter
HEIGHT: 175-225 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Cortaderia selloana Ivory Feathers® ('Pumila')
IVORY FEATHERS® GRASS
- Panicles up to 60 cm of feathery creamy-white flowers produce tan-coloured seeds
- Coarse green leaves up to 70 cm long arch from tall sturdy stalks, turning white in the winter
- Dark green leaves have razor-sharp edges
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Cortaderia selloana 'Rosea'
PINK PAMPAS GRASS
- Panicles up to 90 cm of feathery light pink flowers produce tan seeds
- Coarse green leaves up to 200 cm long, arching from tall sturdy stalks, turn white in the winter
- Dark green leaves have razor-sharp edges
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 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 '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
Corylus cornuta
BEAKED HAZEL
- Male flowers are decorative brown catkins appearing before the leaves
- Female flowers are small and red
- Edible fruit emerges white, turning brown in the summer,
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Crambe cordifolia
HEARTLEAF SEA KALE
- Masses of tiny, star-shaped, white flowers on tall stems
- Flowers have an open, airy appearance
- Huge, rhubarb-like, green leaves are usually deeply lobed
HEIGHT: 80-175 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Crambe maritima
BLUE SEA KALE
- Although this plant is edible, it is primarily grown for its aesthetic appeal
- Clusters of white flowers are held on sturdy stems
- Leathery, ruffled, blue foliage
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Crocosmia x 'Buttercup'
MONBRETIA
- Attractive sprays of open-faced, golden-yellow flowers
- Clumps of upright, mid-green, sword-shaped leaves
- Attracts hummingbirds
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Crocosmia x 'Emberglow'
MONBRETIA
- Exotic, orange-red flowers on arching stems
- Upright, clump forming perennial with sword-shaped leaves
- Attracts hummingbirds
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Crocosmia x 'Emily McKenzie'
MONBRETIA
- AKA Crocosmia x 'Lady McKenzie'
- Has larger, more open-faced flowers than other cultivars of crocosmia
- Flaming-orange flowers with red centres and yellow throats
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Crocosmia x 'Lucifer'
MONBRETIA
- Robust, bright red flowers on arching stems
- Unique buds look like a snake's head as they emerge
- Clumping, mid-green, sword-like foliage resembles the traditional gladiola
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 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
Cymbopogon citratus
LEMON GRASS
- Considered a clumping annual in Ontario climates
- Popular herb with lemony flavouring often used Thai dishes
- Light green arching foliage emits a strong lemon fragrance when crushed
HEIGHT: 60-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 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
Cyrtanthus elatus
GEORGE LILY, FIRE LILY
- AKA Vallota speciosa, Cyrtanthus purpureus
- Open, trumpet-shaped flowers of scarlet-red, rise 30 cm above the foliage
- Produces up to nine blooms per stem
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Cyrtomium fortunei
HOLLY FERN
- AKA Phanerophlebia fortunei
- Stiff arching green fronds
- Broad sickle-shaped leaflets resemble a holly branch
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 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
Dalea candida
WHITE PRAIRIE CLOVER
- White flowers on clover foliage
- Boomtime: June-September
HEIGHT: 50-70 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Dalea purpurea
PURPLE PRAIRIE CLOVER
- Purple cone-like flowers
- Attractive seed heads after bloom
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 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
Darmera peltata
UMBRELLA PLANT
- AKA Peltiphyllum peltatum
- Flower stalks emerge from the ground on leafless hairy stems
- Round clusters of tiny white to pinkish flowers
HEIGHT: 90-120 cm · SPREAD: 90-120 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 'Double Innocence'
LARKSPUR
- Semi-double white flowers
- Flowers are sometimes tinged green
- Sturdy upright stems with large, deeply divided, mid-green leaves
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Delphinium elatum 'Million Dollar Blue'
LARKSPUR
- Spikes of semi-double true blue flowers with a dark centre
- Sturdy upright stems with large, deeply divided, mid-green leaves
- Bred for their improved vigour, heat tolerance and shorter habit
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Delphinium elatum 'Million Dollar Blush'
LARKSPUR
- Large spikes of semi-double to double light rose flowers with white central bees
- Deeply dissected dark-green foliage on strong stems
- Heat-tolerant and cold-hardy cultivar
HEIGHT: 75-90 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 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 'Purple Passion'
LARKSPUR
- Purple flowers with a white centre
- 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 '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
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
Desmodium canadense
SHOWY TICK TREFOIL
- Spikes of pink to lavender sweet-pea-like flower clusters
- Velvety hairs cover the stems and the tri-lobed compound leaves
- This drought-tolerant plant can be grown on rooftops with as little as 15 cm of growing medium
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Dianthus gratianopolitanus Fire Witch ('Feuerhexi')
FIRE WITCH PINKS
- AKA Dianthus caesius 'Firewitch'
- Single, magenta flowers with white centres
- Very prolific and fragrant
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Glamour Time'
GLAMOUR TIME PINKS
- Single, vibrant pink flowers with incredibly serrated petals
- Bloom Time: Late Spring to early fall
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Dianthus plumarius nanus 'Pink Tones'
COTTAGE PINKS
- Fragrant, double, toothed flowers of light to mid-pink flowers
- Loose, evergreen foliage of silvery-blue
- Bloom Time: Early to midsummer
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Dianthus x 'Classic Coral' (PP30048, CPBRAF)
CLASSIC CORAL DIANTHUS
- Double-blooming coral flowers
- Compact border plant
- Blue-grey grass-like evergreen foliage
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-35 cm
Dianthus x 'Electric Red' (PP29591)
DIANTHUS ELECTRIC RED
- Rich red flowers held on strong stems
- Blue-green leaves
- Bloom Time: early summer, early fall
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 40 cm
Dianthus x 'Paint the Town Magenta' (PP29222, CPBR5816)
PINKS
- Proven Winners®
- One of the earliest blooming Dianthus
- Single, vibrant magenta pink flowers with incredibly serrated petals
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-35 cm
Dicentra canadensis
SQUIRREL CORN
- AKA Bicuculla canadensis, Corydalis canadensis, Diclytra canadensis
- Greenish-white heart-shaped flowers appear on arching stems above the foliage
- Some flowers may have a mauve tinge
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Dicentra cucullaria
DUTCHMAN'S BREECHES
- Flower stalks bear a row of nodding double spurred white flowers with yellow tips
- Flowers rise above the foliage
- Compact clump forming deeply divided blue-gray leaves up to 25 cm long
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 25-40 cm
Dicentra formosa 'Luxuriant'
FERN-LEAVED BLEEDINGHEART
- AKA Dicentra eximia 'Luxuriant'
- Everblooming deep pink heart-shaped flowers on arching stems
- Fern-like bluish-green foliage has a tidy, compact habit
HEIGHT: 25-35 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Dicentra spectabilis
BLEEDINGHEART
- AKA Lamprocapnos spectabilis
- Upright stems with 10-15 pink heart-shaped flowers with a protruding white inner petal
- Vigorous grower with coarse divided green leaves
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Dicentra spectabilis 'Alba'
WHITE BLEEDINGHEART
- AKA Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Alba'
- Upright stems with 10-15 white heart-shaped flowers with a protruding white inner petal
- Vigorous grower with coarse divided green leaves
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Dicentra spectabilis 'Gold Heart' (CPBR0974, COPF)
BLEEDINGHEART
- AKA Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Gold Heart'
- Deep pink heart-shaped flowers cling to arching stems
- Flowers have white petals protruding out the bottom of the flowers
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-75 cm
Dicentra spectabilis Valentine® ('Hordival') (PP22739, COPF)
VALENTINE® BLEEDINGHEART
- AKA Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Valentine'
- True bright red flowers with protruding white petals emerge on arching red stems
- Foliage emerges a deep purple and fades to a plum-green as the plant matures
HEIGHT: 60-75 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Dicentra x 'Burning Hearts' (PP20797)
FERN-LEAVED BLEEDINGHEART
- Incredibly detailed red flowers with a slight white fringe on arching stems
- Silvery-blue mounding foliage has a delicate fern-like texture
- Known for its amazing contrast of texture and colour
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Dictamnus albus 'Albiflorus'
GAS PLANT
- AKA Dictamnus fraxinella 'Alba'
- White star-shaped flowers with dark veining
- Flowers form spiked clusters on sturdy stems
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Dictamnus albus 'Rosea'
GAS PLANT
- AKA Dictamnus fraxinella 'Rosea', Dictamnus purpureus
- Star-shaped light pink to mid-pink flowers with burgundy veining
- Blooms form spiked clusters on sturdy stems
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Digitalis grandiflora
YELLOW FOXGLOVE
- AKA Digitalis ambigua
- Well-spaced pale yellow bell-shaped flowers with brown freckles
- Fine-toothed oval glossy leaves are usually hairless with deep veining
HEIGHT: 50-90 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Digitalis mertonensis
PINK FOXGLOVE
- Best treated as a biennial
- Tight clusters of bell-shaped pink flowers with darker throats appear in the second year
- Velvety dark green leaves with deep veining in the first season
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Digitalis purpurea 'Candy Mountain'
FOXGLOVE
- Tall spikes of brilliant candy-pink bell-shaped flowers with darker throats
- Flowers are upward facing
- Mid-green oval leaves have deep veining
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Cream'
FOXGLOVE
- Outward-facing creamy flowers with darker throats
- Mid-green oval leaves have deep veining
- First-year-flowering perennial foxglove
HEIGHT: 90-120 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Peach'
FOXGLOVE
- Shades of pinkish-peach flowers with orange-speckled throats
- Mid-green oval leaves have deep veining
- First-year-flowering perennial foxglove
HEIGHT: 60-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Purple'
FOXGLOVE
- Tall spikes of rose-purple bell-shaped flowers with speckled dark purple throats
- Mid-green oval leaves have deep veining
- First-year-flowering perennial foxglove
HEIGHT: 60-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian White'
FOXGLOVE
- Tall spikes of white bell-shaped flowers with purple-speckled throats
- Mid-green oval leaves have deep veining
- First-year-flowering perennial foxglove
HEIGHT: 90-120 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Digitalis purpurea 'Excelsior Hybrids'
FOXGLOVE
- Enormous spikes of large bell-shaped flowers
- Flower colours range in shades of white, pink, and lavender with variously coloured markings
- Mid-green oval leaves have deep veining
HEIGHT: 120-150 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Digitalis purpurea 'Monstrosa'
FOXGLOVE
- The usual spikes offer the usual tubular flowers except the top of each spike carries one very unusual open flower
- Mixed shades of white, cream, pink, and salmon
- Mid-green oval leaves have deep veining
HEIGHT: 100-120 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Digitalis purpurea 'Snowy Mountain'
FOXGLOVE
- Sister to Digitalis purpurea 'Candy Mountain'
- Tall spikes of white upward-facing bell-shaped flowers
- Dark-coloured freckles in the throat of each flower
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Digitalis purpurea 'Sugar Plum'
FOXGLOVE
- Tall spikes of pink bell-shaped flowers with speckled dark purple throats
- Mid-green oblong leaves have deep veining
- Strong colour impact
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Dodecatheon meadia
SHOOTING STAR
- Flowers range in shades of pink and white
- Each flower has five upward-facing petals with a cluster of yellow stamens at the base
- Flowers give the appearance of a plummeting shooting star
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Dodecatheon meadia 'Aphrodite' (PP14002, CPBR3199)
PINK SHOOTING STAR
- AKA Dodecatheon jeffreyii' Aphrodite'
- Each flower has five upward-facing petals with a cluster of yellow stamens at the base
- Flowers give the appearance of a plummeting shooting star
HEIGHT: 25-45 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Doronicum orientale 'Little Leo'
LEOPARDBANE
- AKA Doronicum caucasicum 'Little Leo'
- Semi-double bright yellow flowers
- Ovate, gently scalloped leaves form a compact habit
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Dracocephalum argunense 'Fuji Blue'
DRAGONHEAD
- AKA Dracocephalum ruyschiana 'Fuji Blue'
- Snapdragon-like deep blue flowers with a light blue lip
- Needle-like leathery green leaves in compact mounds
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Dracocephalum argunense 'Fuji White'
DRAGONHEAD
- AKA Dracocephalum ruyschiana 'Fuji White'
- Dragon-head-like white flowers
- Needle-like leathery green foliage forms compact mounds
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Dryopteris affinis The King ('Cristata')
GOLDEN SHIELD FERN
- AKA Dryopteris borreri 'Cristata', Dryopteris pseudomas 'Cristata'
- Narrow dark green fronds with crested tips
- Upright arching habit
HEIGHT: 75-100 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Dryopteris affinis 'Pinderi'
PINDER'S GOLDEN SCALE FERN
- AKA Dryopteris borreri 'Pinderi', Dryopteris pseudomas 'Pinderi'
- New fronds have golden-russet-coloured scales
- Narrow lance-shaped dark green fronds
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Dryopteris affinis 'Polydactyla Dadds'
SCALY MALE FERN
- AKA Dryopteris borreri 'Polydactyla Dadds', Dryopteris pseudomas 'Polydactyla Dadds'
- Narrow dark green fronds with multi-forked tips
- Upright arching habit
HEIGHT: 100-120 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Dryopteris clintoniana
CLINTON'S WOOD FERN
- AKA Dryopteris cristata var. clintoniana
- Broad triangular fronds of deep green
- Fertile fronds are taller and more upright than the sterile fronds
HEIGHT: 75-100 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Dryopteris erythrosora
AUTUMN FERN
- Fiddleheads emerge in colours ranging from pink to red to bronze
- New fronds open copper to red-orange
- Glossy deep green fronds throughout the summer
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance'
BRILLIANCE AUTUMN FERN
- Fiddleheads emerge in colours ranging from copper to red to bronze
- New fronds open copper to red-orange
- Glossy deep green fronds throughout the summer
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Dryopteris filix-mas
MALE FERN
- Lance-shaped mid-green fronds
- Crown is made of large rhizomes that are covered in fuzzy brown hair
- Upright-clumping habit
HEIGHT: 75-90 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Dryopteris filix-mas Crispa ('Crispatissima')
CRISPA MALE FERN
- Lance-shaped mid-green fronds with tight crested tips
- Crown consists of large rhizomes covered in fuzzy brown 'hair'
- Upright-clumping habit
HEIGHT: 50-65 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Dryopteris filix-mas 'Linearis Polydactyla'
LINEAR MALE FERN
- Mid-green arching fronds have forked leaflets
- Crown consists of large rhizomes covered in fuzzy brown 'hair'
- Upright, delicate and airy habit
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-75 cm
Dryopteris marginalis
MARGINAL SHIELD FERN
- Fiddleheads emerge with a thick brown "fur"
- Leathery deep green fronds
- Crown consists of large rhizomes covered in fuzzy brown 'hair'
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Dryopteris spinulosa
TOOTHED WOOD FERN
- AKA Dryopteris carthusiana
- Narrow lance-shaped pale green fronds with finely-cut leaflets
- Upright-clumping habit
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Dryopteris tokyoensis
TOKYO WOOD FERN
- Glossy mid-green fronds with shallow lobed leaflets
- Upright-clumping habit
- Spreads slowly by shallow underground rhizomes
HEIGHT: 50-75 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Dryopteris wallichiana
WALLICH'S WOOD FERN
- Thick leathery dark green lance-shaped fronds
- Young fronds are yellowish-green
- Contrasting central stem is dark reddish-brown
HEIGHT: 90-120 cm · SPREAD: 60-75 cm
Echinacea pallida
PALE PURPLE CONEFLOWER
- Narrow, pale purple-pink petals droop from a spiny dark cone
- Flowers up to 10 cm
- Lance-shaped hairy basal leaves
HEIGHT: 75-90 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Echinacea paradoxa
YELLOW CONEFLOWER
- Rare flower found only in Arkansas and Missouri but will grow well in Ontario
- Brown seed pods atop bright yellow petals
- Yellow Flowers
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Echinacea purpurea
PURPLE CONEFLOWER
- AKA Rudbeckia purpurea
- Drooping petals of purple-pink flowers with a spiky orange central cone
- Lance-shaped and coarse-toothed leaves on sturdy stems
HEIGHT: 90-120 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Echinacea purpurea 'Fatal Attraction' (PP18429, )
FATAL ATTRACTION CONEFLOWER
- Intense magenta-coloured flowers held on strong black stems
- Flowers bear two rows of horizontal petals that never droop
- Bloom Time: All summer
HEIGHT: 50-70 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Echinacea purpurea 'Green Jewel' (PP18678, CPBR3985)
GREEN JEWEL CONEFLOWER
- Unique bright green petals with a central large darker green cone
- Compact foliage with strong stems
- Sweet fragrance
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Echinacea purpurea Vanilla Drip™ ('Holtvadri831') (USPP18617)
VANILLA DRIP™ CONEFLOWER
- Fluffy white pom-pom blooms with a golden-yellow centre
- Well-branched habit
- Bloom Time: Summer
HEIGHT: 60-75 cm · SPREAD: 35-40 cm
Echinacea purpurea 'Kim's Knee High' (PP12242)
KIM'S KNEE HIGH CONEFLOWER
- Striking vivid clear pink drooping petals with a brilliant orange central cone
- Short, compact habit
- Bloom Time: Midsummer to mid-fall
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Echinacea purpurea 'Kim's Mophead' (PP13560)
KIM'S MOPHEAD CONEFLOWER
- White flowering version of 'Kim's Knee High'
- White petals with a golden-green cone
- Short, compact, sturdy habit
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'
MAGNUS CONEFLOWER
- Daisy-like rose-pink petals with a coppery-brown cone
- Large flat flower heads
- Blooms appear on strong stems up to 90 cm tall
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Echinacea purpurea 'Merlot' (PP18814, COPF)
MERLOT CONEFLOWER
- Deep pink to purple flowers centred with orange cones
- Tall, sturdy, black flower stems up to 75 cm tall
- Huge, fragrant flowers
HEIGHT: 60-75 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Echinacea purpurea 'Milkshake' (PP20594)
MILKSHAKE CONEFLOWER
- Fluffy white pom-pom blooms with a golden-yellow centre
- Well-branched habit
- Bloom Time: Summer
HEIGHT: 60-75 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Echinacea purpurea PowWow® Wild Berry ('Pas702917')
WILD BERRY CONEFLOWER
- Purple-pink overlapping petals surround a central golden cone
- Very floriferous
- Flowers hold their colour as they mature
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Echinacea purpurea PowWow® White ('Pas702918')
POWWOW® WHITE CONEFLOWER
- Pure white overlapping petals surround a central golden cone
- Very floriferous
- Upright clump on sturdy, well-branched stems
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Echinacea purpurea 'Pica Bella'
PICA BELLA CONEFLOWER
- Watermelon-pink flowers with large orange cones
- Petals are narrower and more outward-facing than other cultivars
- Very vigorous and one of the heaviest bloomers
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Echinacea purpurea 'Pink Double Delight' (PP18803)
PINK DOUBLE DELIGHT CONEFLOWER
- Double bubblegum-pink flowers lighten to lavender-pink in colour as they mature
- Well-branched with a short, compact habit
- Bloom Time: Summer
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Echinacea purpurea Ruby Star ('Rubinstern')
RUBY STAR CONEFLOWER
- An improved 'Magnus' with deeper pink petals and a chocolate-brown cone
- Petals are more horizontal than 'Magnus'
- Medium-sized blooms
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan'
WHITE SWAN CONEFLOWER
- Clean, white flower with downward-facing petals and a large, coppery cone
- Fragrant blooms
- Medium-sized flowers
HEIGHT: 70-80 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Echinacea x 'Amazing Dream' (PP23019, COPF)
AMAZING DREAM CONEFLOWER
- Numerous deep fuchsia-pink flowers
- Flowers rise on strong, sturdy stems
- Compact, dark green foliage
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm