Abies concolor 'Wintergold'
WINTERGOLD WHITE FIR
- Dwarf, slow-growing cultivar
- Bright chartreuse-green new growth
- Mature foliage is green then changing to butter-yellow in cooler temperatures
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Abies koreana 'Aurea'
GOLDEN KOREAN FIR
- Upright and conical in shape
- New growth is golden, fading to green throughout the season
- In the spring, the upright purple cones highlight the new growth
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Abies pinsapo 'Aurea'
GOLDEN SPANISH FIR
- Attractive silver-blue needles with a golden overcast
- Gold colour is more pronounced in the new growth
- Rigid needles prominently radiate out around the branches
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 2-2.50 m
Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki Akame'
OSAKAZUKI AKAME JAPANESE MAPLE
- New growth and spring colour of gold with orange leaf tips and edges
- Leaf colour ages to dark green in the summer
- Spectacular orange-red colour in the fall
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Acer palmatum 'Villa Taranto'
VILLA TARANTO JAPANESE MAPLE
- Compact, vase-shaped form
- Upright cutleaf with a succession of colours displayed:
- Leaves emerge pink, fade to red, then greenish with red tones
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Acer saccharum 'Green Mountain' (PP2339)
GREEN MOUNTAIN SUGAR MAPLE
- Broad, pyramidal habit with a strong, central leader, becoming oval with maturity
- Summer foliage is dark green on top and pale green beneath
- Brilliant red to burnt orange, fall colour
HEIGHT: 18-20 m · SPREAD: 15-17 m
Acer saccharum 'Legacy' (PP4979)
LEGACY SUGAR MAPLE
- Densely branched, rounded to oval form
- Shiny, dark green leaves in the summer
- Fall foliage is bright red to orange with some golden-yellow
HEIGHT: 17-20 m · SPREAD: 12-14 m
Acer shirasawanum 'Autumn Moon'
AUTUMN MOON FULL MOON MAPLE
- Leaves emerge coppery-orange with yellow veins and an underlying shade of green
- Leaf colour ages to yellow in the summer, then to a mix of gold, orange and red in the fall
- Upright, dense habit
HEIGHT: 300-350 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 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
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
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
Berberis thunbergii Golden Nugget™ ('Monlers') (PP9577,CPBR3489)
GOLDEN NUGGET™ BARBERRY
- Yellow flowers are hardly visible
- Red berries persist into the winter
- Yellow foliage has an orange glow on the leaf tips throughout the season
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Berberis thunbergii Sunsation® ('Monry') (PP11332, CPBR3487)
SUNSATION® BARBERRY
- Yellow flowers are hardly visible
- Red berries persist into the winter
- Yellow foliage has an orange glow on the leaf tips throughout the season
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Campanula garganica 'Dickson's Gold'
ADRIATIC BELLFLOWER
- AKA Campanula elatines var. garganica 'Dickson's Gold'
- Profuse clusters of star-shaped, bright blue-violet flowers
- Gold leaves are small and kidney-shaped with a very jagged edge
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-30 cm
Campanula persicifolia '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
Carex elata 'Aurea'
BOWLES GOLDEN SEDGE
- AKA Carex stricta 'Aurea'
- Forms a clump of graceful arching fine foliage
- Fine leaf blades are bright golden-yellow with narrow green margins
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Carpinus betulus 'Frans Fontaine'
FRANS FONTAINE HORNBEAM
- Narrow, upright form with vertical branching
- Ovate, sharp-toothed, dark green leaves
- Foliage turns golden-yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 12-15 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
KATSURA TREE
- Densely branched, upright to rounded crown
- Round-oval leaves emerge reddish-purple in the spring, maturing to medium green
- Fall foliage is a mix of gold, orange and red
HEIGHT: 12-15 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Cercidiphyllum japonicum Claim Jumper™ ('HSI1')
CLAIM JUMPER™ KATSURA
- Soft golden-coloured leaves from spring to frost
- The leaves emerge with a pink blush
- Shaded leaves will turn green
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 6-8 m
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Mariesii'
MARIESII HINOKI FALSECYPRESS
- Dwarf, globe when young, becoming upright with age
- Lacy green foliage is highlighted with creamy-white speckles
- Visually appealing with a frost-like appearance
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-125 cm
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Lutea'
GOLDEN DWARF HINOKI FALSECYPRESS
- Dwarf, upright cultivar with irregular vertical branching
- Golden-yellow fan-shaped sprays of compact foliage
- Older inner foliage is a lighter green
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Saffron Spray'
SAFFRON SPRAY HINOKI FALSECYPRESS
- Rounded and broad habit
- Small green sprays of foliage are sprinkled with splashes of golden-yellow
- Use in group plantings or as a single specimen
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Verdoni'
HINOKI FALSECYPRESS
- Upright broad pear-shaped with irregular horizontal branching
- Flat compact fern-like golden foliage
- Offers winter interest and will provide a vivid contrast
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aurea'
GOLDEN THREADLEAF FALSECYPRESS
- Slow-growing broad pyramid with a graceful mounding habit
- Thread-like golden foliage is held on arching branches
- Unique texture
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aurea Nana'
DWARF GOLDEN THREADLEAF FALSECYPRESS
- Slow-growing broad pyramid with a graceful mounding habit
- Thread-like golden foliage is held on arching branches
- Foliage does not sunburn
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Gold Spangle'
GOLD SPANGLE FALSECYPRESS
- Broadly pyramidal habit
- Thread-like golden foliage is held on arching branches
- Unique irregularities in texture and density
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Golden Mops'
GOLDEN MOP THREADLEAF FALSECYPRESS
- Slow-growing broad pyramid with a graceful mounding habit
- Thread-like golden foliage held on arching branches
- Unique mop-like texture and form
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Golden Pincushion'
GOLDEN PINCUSHION FALSECYPRESS
- Dense globose slow-growing dwarf evergreen
- Features stubby scale-like soft golden foliage
- Unique pillow-like texture
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold'
SUNGOLD FALSECYPRESS
- Slow-growing broad pyramidal with a graceful mounding habit
- Thread-like golden foliage held on arching branches matures to lime-green
- Unique texture
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Vintage Gold'
VINTAGE GOLD FALSECYPRESS
- Slow-growing broad pyramidal with a graceful mounding habit
- Golden foliage is held on arching branches
- Unique texture with sprays of both scale-like and whip-like foliage
HEIGHT: 150-225 cm · SPREAD: 125-175 cm
Cornus mas 'Aurea'
GOLDEN LEAF CORNELIAN-CHERRY
- Small, yellow flowers bloom before forsythia
- Oval, glossy, red fruit, held in clusters, attractive to birds
- Golden in the spring, fading to a lime-green colour
HEIGHT: 7-8 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
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
Eryngium x zabelii 'Neptune's Gold' (PP27092)
SEA HOLLY
- Bright golden leaves contrast well with the soft blue prickly flowers
- Foliage emerges bright yellow fade to chartreuse and then to a gold and green combination
- Blooms are surrounded by silver to gold bracts that fade to soft lavender
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Euonymus fortunei 'E.T. Gold'
E.T. GOLD EUONYMUS
- Inconspicuous, green flowers
- Berries produced in June split in the fall to reveal orange seeds
- Glossy, medium green leaves with gold margins turn bronzish in the fall
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald n' Gold' (PP2231)
EMERALD N' GOLD EUONYMUS
- Inconspicuous green flowers
- Small green leaves with irregular gold margins turn pinkish in the fall
- Mounding, spreading habit
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Euonymus fortunei 'Gold Tip' (COPF)
GOLD TIP EUONYMUS
- Inconspicuous green flowers
- Berries produced in June split in the fall to reveal orange seeds
- Glossy medium green leaves with gold margins turn bronzish in the fall
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Euonymus fortunei 'Sungold'
SUNGOLD EUONYMUS
- Inconspicuous green flowers
- Berries produced in June split in the fall to reveal pink seeds
- Gold-coloured foliage has a splash of green in the centre of each leaf
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Euonymus fortunei 'Sunspot' (PP4340)
SUNSPOT EUONYMUS
- Inconspicuous green flowers
- Berries produced in June split in the fall to reveal pink seeds
- Medium-sized green leaves with gold centres
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Euonymus fortunei 'Surespot' (COPF)
SURESPOT EUONYMUS
- Inconspicuous green flowers
- Berries produced in June split in the fall to reveal pink seeds
- Medium-sized green leaves with bright gold centres
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Fagus grandifolia
AMERICAN BEECH
- Densely branched with an upright, oval-to-rounded spreading crown
- Trunks have distinctive thin smooth gray bark
- Small yellowish-green flowers
HEIGHT: 18-25 m · SPREAD: 16-20 m
Fagus sylvatica
EUROPEAN BEECH
- Densely branched, upright, oval to rounded, spreading crown
- Dark green ovate to elliptic glossy leaves have a wavy texture
- Leaves turn a golden-bronze in fall, change to light brown, and persist, sometimes well into the next year
HEIGHT: 15-18 m · SPREAD: 12-15 m
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia'
FERNLEAF BEECH
- Pyramidal when young, grows to a rounded, oval crown
- Typically a low-branched tree
- Fine-cut green leaves with a fern-like appearance
HEIGHT: 15-18 m · SPREAD: 10-12 m
Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Gold'
DAWYCK GOLD BEECH
- Erect, columnar form with upright branches
- Elliptical leaves, with a slightly wavy margin, are soft yellow
- Fall foliage turns a copper colour
HEIGHT: 18-20 m · SPREAD: 4-6 m
Fagus sylvatica 'Pendula'
WEEPING BEECH
- Dense, upright form with spreading, pendulous branches
- Branching can extend horizontally, before drooping to the ground
- Ovate to elliptic, dark green leaves in the summer
HEIGHT: 10-15 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea Pendula'
WEEPING PURPLE BEECH
- Dense, upright form with spreading, pendulous branches
- Branching can extend horizontally before drooping to the ground
- Ovate to elliptic foliage emerges purple turning purple-green by summer
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Fagus sylvatica 'Zlatia'
ZLATIA BEECH
- Low-branched, with a rounded to oval crown
- Leaf emerges a bright yellow to golden-yellow
- Foliage colour matures to a yellow-green, retaining its colour into the fall
HEIGHT: 10-15 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Fallopia baldschuanica Summer Sunshine ('Acofal')
SUMMER SUNSHINE RUSSIAN VINE
- AKA Bilderdykia baldschuanica 'Summer Sunshine', Polygonum baldschuanica 'Summer Sunshine'
- Broad, drooping panicles of tiny white flowers
- Red stems may make the flower appear a pale pink
HEIGHT: 6-8 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Fraxinus excelsior Golden Desert® ('Aureafolia')
GOLDEN DESERT® ASH
- Upright, oval growth habit with ascending branches
- Leaves emerge bright yellow in the spring, fading to a yellow-green
- Bright golden twigs and young stems
HEIGHT: 8-9 m · SPREAD: 7-8 cm
Fraxinus nigra 'Fallgold' (COPF)
FALLGOLD ASH
- Upright to rounded crown at maturity
- Black buds are a contrast to the light gray coloured trunk
- Compound, oval to lance-shaped leaves are green
HEIGHT: 17-18 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Patmore' (COPF)
PATMORE ASH
- Pyramidal when young, maturing to a rounded crown with a strong leader
- Green, pinnate, compound leaves emerge later in the spring
- Drooping clusters of winged samaras ripen in the fall
HEIGHT: 17-20 m · SPREAD: 10-12 m
Geum coccineum 'Eos'
AVENS
- Oval, rough-textured, golden leaves
- Single overlapping orange petals with orange-yellow stamens
- Upward-facing flowers are held on yellow stems
HEIGHT: 15-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Ginkgo biloba
MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Upright, broad, spreading growth habit
- Unique two-lobed fan-shaped leaves with almost parallel veins
- Foliage emerges green in colour late in the spring
HEIGHT: 15-17 m · SPREAD: 11-12 m
Ginkgo biloba 'Autumn Gold'
AUTUMN GOLD MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Symmetrical, broad, spreading, growth habit
- Unique, two-lobed, fan-shaped leaves with almost parallel veins
- Foliage emerges green in colour late in the spring
HEIGHT: 12-15 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold'
GOLDEN JAPANESE FOREST GRASS
- Dense mound of relatively short golden leaves
- Graceful arching form softens formal shade gardens
- Yellow leaves turn red and purple shades in the fall
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Heuchera villosa 'Citronelle' (PP17934)
CORAL BELLS
- Upright stems with panicles of small white flowers
- Bright lemon-yellow foliage with silvery underside
- Lobed round leaves have a velvety texture
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Heuchera x 'Guacamole' (PP16210, COPF)
CORAL BELLS
- White flowers
- Citrus-yellow foliage turns lime-green in the summer
- Leaves are slightly lobed and have ruffled edges
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Heuchera x 'Havana' (PP22087, COPF)
CORAL BELLS
- Deep pink flowers
- Will rebloom throughout the summer
- Compact mound of lime-yellow foliage
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Heuchera x 'Lime Marmalade' (PP21861, COPF)
CORAL BELLS
- White flowers
- Lime-green to yellow foliage
- Leaves have a heavily ruffled edge
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Heuchera x 'Lime Rickey' (PP16210, COPF)
CORAL BELLS
- White flowers
- Citrus-yellow foliage turns lime-green in the summer
- Leaves are slightly lobed and have heavily ruffled edges
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 45-50 cm
Heuchera x 'Marmalade' (PP15945, COPF)
CORAL BELLS
- Red buds open to reddish-brown blooms
- Glossy shades of peach, orange and red foliage with purple undersides
- Thick lobed round leaves with ruffled edges
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 45-50 cm
Heuchera x 'Midas Touch' (PP22226, COPF)
CORAL BELLS
- White flowers
- Peach and gold shades with a slight silver overlay
- Lobed leaves form a compact mounding habit
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 35-40 cm
Heuchera x 'Tiramisu' (PP20429)
CORAL BELLS
- White flowers
- Striking gold foliage with distinct red veining
- Leaf colour intensifies and a gold edge becomes more apparent during cooler seasons
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-35 cm
Heucherella x 'Brass Lanterns' (PP22396, COPF)
FOAMY BELLS
- Tight spikes of white flowers on darker stems
- Deeply lobed leaves
- Leaves emerge in shades of gold and orange with red central veining
HEIGHT: 50-55 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Heucherella x 'Golden Zebra' (PP22104, COPF)
FOAMY BELLS
- Tight spikes of white flowers on darker stems
- Deeply lobed feathery leaves
- Bright yellow foliage is boldly marked with ruby-red central markings
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 35-40 cm
Heucherella x 'Solar Eclipse' (PP23647, COPF)
FOAMY BELLS
- Tight spikes of white flowers
- Large lobed leaves
- Leaves are deep red with a fine gold margin
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Hosta 'Abiqua Moonbeam'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Dark green leaves with a yellow margin that is 3 cm wide
- Pale lavender flowers
- Thick, moderately corrugated foliage
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 125-130 cm
Hosta Ben Vernooy ('Ben Vernooij') (PP24009)
BEN VERNOOIJ PLANTAIN LILY
- Blue-green foliage with a bold yellow margin aging white
- Sport of First Frost with very thick leaves
- Lavender flowers in summer
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 45-50 cm
Hosta 'Cheatin' Heart'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Miniature hosta with pale golden heart-shaped leaves
- Lavender flowers
- Bloom Time: Mid-July
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 45-50 cm
Hosta 'Climax'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Large vase-shaped mound
- Green foliage with a gold margin
- Pale lavender flowers
HEIGHT: 50-55 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Hosta 'Cracker Crumbs'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Miniature Hosta with wavy foliage
- Gold leaves with a thin green margin
- Pale purple flowers
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Hosta 'Dance With Me'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Gold leaves with wide light green 6.5 cm margins
- Slightly wavy and corrugated
- Pale lavender flowers
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 80-90 cm
Hosta 'Designer Genes'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Bright yellow with contrasting red petioles
- Purple flowers on crimson stems
- Bloom Time: Late July to mid-August
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 65-70 cm
Hosta 'English Sunrise'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Bright gold foliage early in the season
- Leaves turn bright green by mid-season
- Pale bluish-lavender flowers
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 80-90 cm
Hosta 'Faith'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Medium-sized with heavily corrugated, round leaves
- Wavy, yellow-gold foliage
- Near-white flowers
HEIGHT: 35-40 cm · SPREAD: 85-90 cm
Hosta 'Fire Island'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Medium-sized hosta with wavy foliage
- Brilliant gold leaf accented by red petioles
- Intensity of the gold lessens by midsummer
HEIGHT: 35-40 cm · SPREAD: 70-80 cm
Hosta 'Giantland Sunny Mouse Ears'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Miniature mounding hosta
- Heart-shaped thick gold leaves soften to chartreuse
- Lavender flowers
HEIGHT: 7-10 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Hosta 'Gold Standard'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Pointed oval gold leaves with green margins
- Leaf centre changes toward creamy-yellow in summer
- Pale lavender flowers
HEIGHT: 55-60 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Hosta 'Golden Tiara'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Small oval light green leaves
- Irregular golden-yellow margins
- Purple flowers
HEIGHT: 35-40 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Hosta 'Grand Tiara'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Medium-sized mound of lustrous dark green leaves feature wide gold margins
- Purple flowers
- Bloom Time: Mid-July to early August
HEIGHT: 35-40 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Hosta 'Great Arrival'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Large mounding hosta
- Blue-green leaves with a gold margin mature to a darker green and a creamy-white margin
- Heavily corrugated
HEIGHT: 60-65 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Hosta 'Hanky Panky' (PP16217)
PLANTAIN LILY
- Medium-sized mound
- Green to golden centre with lime-green margins
- Thin ivory line often separates the margin from the centre
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 80-90 cm
Hosta 'Jimmy Crack Corn'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Large mound of piecrust-edged golden leaves
- Leaves are slightly corrugated with deeply impressed veins
- White flowers
HEIGHT: 55-60 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Hosta 'Journey's End' (PP16895)
PLANTAIN LILY
- Gold leaf with a dark green margin 'bleeding' into the centre
- Large mounding hosta with a 2.5 cm wide rippled margins
- Near-white flowers
HEIGHT: 55-60 cm · SPREAD: 125-130 cm
Hosta 'June'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Medium-sized hosta with thick smooth leaves
- Gold-centred with wide blue-green margins
- Leaves change to mid-green with dark green margins in late summer
HEIGHT: 35-40 cm · SPREAD: 90-95 cm
Hosta 'Katie Q'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Medium-sized mound
- Bluish-green leaves with gold margins
- Blue-green colour turns dark green by midsummer
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 100-115 cm
Hosta 'Lakeside Shore Master'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Large mound of thick corrugated leaves
- Golden foliage with blue-green margins maturing dark green
- Pale lavender flowers
HEIGHT: 50-55 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Hosta 'Maui Buttercups'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Medium-sized mound of golden foliage
- Heavily corrugated cupped round leaves
- Near white flowers
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 60-65 cm
Hosta 'Paradigm'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Gold-centred leaves with streaked dark green margins
- Heavily corrugated and slightly wavy leaves
- Near-white flowers
HEIGHT: 50-55 cm · SPREAD: 100-120 cm
Hosta 'Paul's Glory'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Large hosta with slightly corrugated foliage
- Bright gold leaf with a blue-green margin
- Leaves change to creamy-white with blue margins
HEIGHT: 60-65 cm · SPREAD: 125-135 cm
Hosta 'Pineapple Upsidedown Cake'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Leaves emerge green in the spring
- Foliage changes to gold with a thin green margin
- Narrow leaf and heavily rippled
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Hosta 'Rainforest Sunrise'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Small mound of cupped foliage
- Gold leaves with dark green margins hold their colour well all season long
- Pale lavender flowers
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 55-65 cm
Hosta 'Ripple Effect'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Dwarf mounding hosta
- Long narrow wavy leaves
- Gold leaves with a thin blue-green margin
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 35-40 cm
Hosta 'Rosedale Golden Goose'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Large mounding hosta
- Bright golden corrugated foliage
- Pale lavender to white flowers
HEIGHT: 60-65 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Hosta 'Roy Klehm' (PP19647)
PLANTAIN LILY
- Large upright vase-shaped habit
- Gold-centred leaves with a wide green margin
- Lavender flowers
HEIGHT: 50-55 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Hosta 'Satisfaction'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Large-sized mound with moderately rippled leaves
- Blue-green with a wide gold margin
- Centre turns dark green by mid-season
HEIGHT: 60-65 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Hosta 'St. Elmo's Fire'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Medium-sized mound with changing foliage
- Gold-centered with a white margin mature to green-centered with a white margin by midsummer
- Not all leaves change equally, giving it a multi-coloured effect
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 100-120 cm
Hosta 'Stained Glass'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Bright gold leaves with dark green margins
- Moderately wavy and slightly corrugated
- Fragrant pale purple flowers
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 100-120 cm
Hosta 'Striptease'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Medium to large mound of thick slightly wavy leaves
- Green leaves with a narrow band of gold in the centre
- Thin white band separates the centre and the margin
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 110-120 cm
Hosta 'Sugar and Spice'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Glossy dark green foliage with a gold margin
- Margin changes to creamy-white by mid-season
- Fragrant pale lavender flowers
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 100-120 cm
Hosta 'Sum and Substance'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Massive mound with corrugated leaves
- Large round medium gold leaves
- Pale lavender flowers
HEIGHT: 75-80 cm · SPREAD: 150-160 cm
Hosta 'Summer Breeze'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Medium to large hosta with moderately wavy corrugated leaves
- Green foliage with gold margins and gold streaking toward the centre
- Pale lavender flowers
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 100-120 cm
Hosta 'Sun Power'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Large mounding hosta with wavy foliage
- Bright gold leaves with twisted points
- Upright vase-shaped habit
HEIGHT: 60-65 cm · SPREAD: 150-160 cm
Hosta 'Tokudama Aureonebulosa'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Formerly: Hosta tokudama 'Aureonebulosa'
- Medium-sized hosta with heavily corrugated, cupped leaves
- Gold-centred with blue-green margins
HEIGHT: 35-40 cm · SPREAD: 80-85 cm
Hosta 'Tokudama Flavocircinalis'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Formerly Hosta tokudama 'Flavocircinalis'
- Medium to large hosta with thick, heavily corrugated leaves
- Slightly cupped blue-green foliage with gold margins
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 110-125 cm
Hosta 'Touch of Class' (PP13080)
PLANTAIN LILY
- Very thick intense-blue foliage with a subdued gold centre
- Leaves mature blue-green with yellow centres in the summer
- Pale lavender flowers
HEIGHT: 35-40 cm · SPREAD: 75-80 cm
Hosta 'Tropical Storm'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Small mounding hosta with heart-shaped leaves
- Green with a light green margin
- Margin quickly changes to brilliant gold
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 35-40 cm
Hosta 'Twilight'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Medium-sized hosta
- Green leaves with a wide gold margin
- Lavender flowers
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Hosta 'Vulcan'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Medium-sized mound
- Pure white centres with dark green margins
- Gold streaks occur along the interior margin
HEIGHT: 35-40 cm · SPREAD: 75-80 cm
Hosta 'Winter Snow'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Large-sized mound of broad leaves
- Massive gold leaves with narrow creamy-white margins
- Pale lavender flowers
HEIGHT: 70-80 cm · SPREAD: 160-170 cm
Hosta 'Woolly Mammoth'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Large mound of moderately corrugated foliage
- Blue-green leaves with gold margins
- Near-white flowers
HEIGHT: 60-65 cm · SPREAD: 150-160 cm
Hosta 'Zounds'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Medium to large mound of heavily corrugated leaves
- Bright gold thick cupped leaves
- Slug resistant and sun tolerant
HEIGHT: 50-55 cm · SPREAD: 110-125 cm
Hosta montana 'Aureomarginata'
PLANTAIN LILY
- AKA Hosta 'Kifukurin Oba' or Hosta 'Kifukurin Giboshi'
- Large semi-upright mound
- Slightly wavy corrugated leaves
HEIGHT: 60-65 cm · SPREAD: 150-160 cm
Humulus lupulus 'Aureus'
YELLOW HOP
- Greenish-yellow cone-like flowers
- Flowers have a strong pine scent
- Deeply lobed maple-like golden leaves
HEIGHT: 5-7 m · SPREAD: 1-2 m
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Little Honey' (PP15477)
LITTLE HONEY OAKLEAF HYDRANGEA
- Compact, dwarf shrub with deeply lobed, somewhat coarse, oakleaf-shaped golden-yellow leaves
- Foliage will retain its colour well in the summer
- Cone-shaped mass of loosely-packed white florets fade to pink, then red
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Hypericum calycinum 'Brigadoon'
AARON'S BEARD
- Golden-yellow flowers
- Smooth oval golden leaves on woody stems
- Foliage may have a slightly reddish hue in cooler weather
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Ilex aquifolium Gold Coast® ('Monvila') (PP5,143)
GOLD COAST ENGLISH HOLLY
- Small white insignificant flowers
- Male plant: produces no berries
- Glossy rounded leaves with yellow margins and spiny edges
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Iris pseudacorus 'Variegata'
VARIEGATED YELLOW FLAG IRIS
- AKA Iris lutea 'Variegata'
- Bright yellow flowers
- Brown markings at the base of each yellow petal
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Juniperus horizontalis 'Gold Strike'
GOLD STRIKE CREEPING JUNIPER
- Vivid yellow foliage
- Bright yellow new growth adds impact to the chartreuse interior foliage
- Colour will remain until the fall when it softens to coral tones
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 70-80 cm
Juniperus horizontalis 'Limeglow'
LIMEGLOW CREEPING JUNIPER
- Dwarf mounding habit
- Feathery scale-like evergreen foliage
- Chartreuse-yellow juvenile foliage during the growing season
HEIGHT: 45-100 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Juniperus horizontalis 'Mother Lode' (PP5948)
MOTHER LODE JUNIPER
- Low-growing with dense trailing branches
- Dense foliage is gold in the summer
- Foliage turns golden-bronze in the winter
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Kalimeris yomena Variegata ('Shogun')
JAPANESE ASTER
- Tiny aster-like lavender flowers with yellow centres
- Leaves emerge olive-green and are irregularly edged in gold
- Gold edge fades by midseason
HEIGHT: 35-45 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Lamium maculatum 'Anne Greenaway'
SPOTTED DEADNETTLE
- Clusters of mauve-pink to purple hooded flowers
- Leaves are variegated: green with a golden edge and a distinct silver centre
- Leaves are heart-shaped and serrated
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Lamium maculatum 'Aureum'
SPOTTED DEADNETTLE
- Clusters of deep pink hooded flowers
- Variegated lemon-yellow foliage with silver centres
- Serrated heart-shaped leaves
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Lamium maculatum 'Beedham's White'
SPOTTED DEADNETTLE
- Hooded white flowers in clusters rise slightly above the foliage
- Variegated golden foliage with white centre markings
- Serrated heart-shaped leaves
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Larix decidua
EUROPEAN LARCH
- A rapid-growing deciduous conifer that is pyramidal when young
- Soft green needles turn golden-yellow in the fall
- Use for windscreens or in solitary plantings
HEIGHT: 18-30 m · SPREAD: 6-10 m
Larix decidua 'Pendula'
WEEPING EUROPEAN LARCH
- Pendulous form of European Larch
- Soft green needles turn golden-yellow in the fall
- Use as a specimen plant in a rock garden
HEIGHT: 60-200 cm · SPREAD: 100-200 cm
Larix eurolepis 'Varied Directions'
VARIED DIRECTIONS LARCH
- Vigorous grower with horizontally-spreading branches that will eventually weep
- Soft green needles turn golden-yellow in the fall
- Use as a specimen plant in a large rock garden
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Larix laricina 'Deborah Waxman'
DEBORAH WAXMAN EASTERN LARCH
- Compact, conical to rounded growth habit
- Soft deciduous needles are blue-green in the spring and summer
- Foliage turns coppery-gold in the fall
HEIGHT: 80-125 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiata'
COLUMNAR TULIP TREE
- AKA Liriodendron tulipifera 'Arnold'
- Narrow, columnar habit with sharply ascending branches, becoming wider with age
- Yellow-green tulip-like flowers bloom after the leaves are fully developed, with some dried bracts persisting into winter
HEIGHT: 16-18 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Liriodendron tulipifera 'Little Volunteer' (PP19581)
LITTLE VOLUNTEER TULIP TREE
- Pyramidal to broad conical growth habit
- Cup-shaped tulip-like flowers bloom after the leaves are fully developed
- Flowers are yellow with an orange band at the base of each petal
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'
GOLDEN MONEYWORT
- Solitary cupped bright yellow flowers
- Flowers rest on and throughout the foliage
- Dense, mat-forming perennial
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 60-100 cm
Malus 'Donald Wyman'
DONALD WYMAN CRABAPPLE
- Broad, spreading, rounded growth habit
- Fragrant single white flowers
- Flowers are followed by small bright red crabapples
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Gold Rush'
GOLD RUSH DAWN REDWOOD
- AKA Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Ogon'
- Deciduous coniferous tree that grows in a conical shape
- Soft flat yellow needles turn an orange-brown colour in the fall
HEIGHT: 18-20 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Metasequoia glyptostroboides Amber Glow™ ('WAH-08AG')
AMBER GLOW™ DAWN REDWOOD
- Deciduous coniferous tree that grows in a conical shape
- Soft flat yellow needles emerge orange in spring, maturing yellow
- Needles turn an orange colour in the fall before shedding for winter
HEIGHT: 9-10 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Miscanthus sinensis 'Super Stripe' (PP18161, COPF)
SUPER STRIPE MAIDEN GRASS
- Leaves arch gracefully on sturdy upright stems, forming a loose upright clump
- Foliage is densely banded with horizontal stripes of gold and green
- Bloom Time: September to October
HEIGHT: 100-225 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Origanum vulgare 'Aureum'
GOLDEN OREGANO
- Hardy herb used for culinary purposes
- Rhizomatous, woody perennial
- Spreading stems bear rounded to ovate foliage
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Lemon Squeeze' (PPAF)
LEMON SQUEEZE FOUNTAIN GRASS
- Sturdy chartreuse gold blades arch in a mounding habit
- Full sun required for best colour
- Copper-coloured bottlebrush plumes in midsummer to fall
HEIGHT: 90-120 cm · SPREAD: 90-120 cm
Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Golden Arrow'
GOLDEN FLEECE FLOWER
- AKA Polygonum amplexicaulis 'Golden Arrow'
- Dense magenta spikes appear on tall, wiry stems
- Large ovate golden leaves with a prominent central vein
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Petasites frigidus var. palmatus 'Golden Palms'
GOLDEN COLTSFOOT
- Flowers emerge before the foliage
- Creamy-white flower clusters on sturdy stems
- Foliage starts to emerge when the flowers finish
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Philadelphus coronarius 'Aureus'
GOLDEN MOCKORANGE
- Creamy-white bowl-shaped flowers have a citrusy fragrance
- Yellow leaves fade to green providing a colour contrast
- Seed capsules persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Picea abies 'Gold Drift'
GOLD DRIFT NORWAY SPRUCE
- Trained upright or used as a ground cover
- Weeping form of Norway spruce
- Vibrant yellow needles in late spring and summer
HEIGHT: 100-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Picea orientalis 'Skylands'
SKYLANDS CAUCASIAN SPRUCE
- Broadly conical upright spruce with horizontal branching that becomes pendulous
- Bright yellow new growth becomes golden-yellow with maturity
- Carmine-red flowers, resembling strawberries, form in the spring
HEIGHT: 5-10 m · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Picea orientalis 'Tom Thumb'
TOM THUMB CAUCASIAN SPRUCE
- Horizontal to slightly ascending branches
- Forms a dense shrubby flattened globe
- Short tight-growing needles are golden yellow
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Pinus mugo 'Laarheide'
LAARHEIDE MUGO PINE
- Dense rounded form
- Semi-dwarf cultivar
- Yellowish-green to light green bundles of two needles
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Pinus parviflora 'Ogon Janome'
GOLDEN DRAGON EYE WHITE PINE
- Upright-conical to rounded habit with irregular branching
- Sleek feathery blue-green needles with yellow bands
- The golden hue provides visual appeal
HEIGHT: 225-250 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Pinus strobus 'Golden Candles'
GOLDEN CANDLES WHITE PINE
- Upright evergreen with a broad pyramidal form
- Soft gray-green needles are occasionally streaked with yellow
- Attractive golden candles in the spring
HEIGHT: 7-8 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Pinus strobus 'Louie'
LOUIE WHITE PINE
- Bright gold tips fade to soft yellow for the winter
- In the summer, the needles are a soft golden-green
- Long thin needles
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Pinus sylvestris 'Woltings Gold'
WOLTINGS GOLD SCOTS PINE
- Dwarf dense pyramidal habit
- Closer to the stem the needles are greenish in colour
- Tips of the needles are a distinct golden-yellow colour
HEIGHT: 125-175 cm · SPREAD: 50-80 cm
Platanus x acerifolia 'Bloodgood'
LONDON PLANE TREE
- Pyramidal when young, becoming rounded to spreading with age
- Large medium-green leaves are maple-like in shape
- Fall colour is an insignificant golden-yellow
HEIGHT: 14-16 m · SPREAD: 10-13 m
Pyrus ussuriensis Prairie Gem® ('MorDak')
PRAIRIE GEM® PEAR
- Upright, pyramidal to oval crown with ascending branches
- Pink buds open to single white flowers
- Glossy dark green pointed-oval summer leaves slowly turn to bright gold in late fall
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Quercus robur Skymaster® ('Pyramich')
SKYMASTER® OAK
- Upright to pyramidal, with symmetrical branching
- A strong central leader
- Leaves are medium-green in the summer, turning yellow or gold in the fall
HEIGHT: 15-18 m · SPREAD: 4-7 m
Rhus typhina Tiger Eyes® ('Bailtiger') (PP16185, COPF)
TIGER EYES® CUTLEAF SUMAC
- Greenish-yellow male and female flowers
- Clusters of reddish hairy fruit ripen late summer and may persist into the winter
- Yellow compound pinnate finely cut soft leaves with reddish stems
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun'
GLORIOSA DAISY
- Biennial or short-lived perennial
- Daisy-like flowerheads
- Petals are tipped in yellow and surround a central green cone
HEIGHT: 55-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Sagina subulata 'Aurea'
GOLDEN PEARLWORT
- AKA Arenaria verna 'Aurea'
- Mat-forming evergreen perennial
- Rooting stems form cushions of linear golden leaves
HEIGHT: 2-5 cm · SPREAD: 10-15 cm
Sambucus canadensis 'Aurea'
GOLDEN ELDERBERRY
- Pleasantly fragrant white flowers in a flat-topped cluster
- Purple-black berries in clusters August to September
- Compound pinnate yellow leaves
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Sambucus nigra Golden Tower ('Jandeboer001') (PP28957)
GOLDEN TOWER ELDERBERRY
- Narrow upright form
- Feathery yellow-green leaves
- Flat-topped clusters of fragrant white flowers
HEIGHT: 275-300 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Sambucus nigra 'Madonna'
MADONNA ELDERBERRY
- Fragrant white flowers in a flat-topped cluster
- Purple-black berries in clusters, July to August, will attract birds
- Compound pinnate medium-green leaves are splashed with gold
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Sambucus racemosa 'Golden Locks'
GOLDEN LOCKS ELDERBERRY
- Pleasantly fragrant white flowers in a flat-topped cluster
- Purple-black berries in clusters in early summer
- Compound pinnate deeply-cut yellow leaves
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Sambucus racemosa 'Morden Golden Glow'
MORDEN GOLDEN GLOW ELDER
- Pretty creamy-white flowers
- Red berries held in abundance in the fall
- Finely textured golden foliage ages to a rich green
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Sambucus racemosa Lemony Lace™ ('SMNSRD4') (PPAF, CPBRAF)
LEMONY LACE™ ELDERBERRY
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- White flowers appear before the leaves emerge
- Finely dissected foliage is edged in red
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Sambucus racemosa 'Sutherland Gold'
SUTHERLAND GOLD ELDER
- Clusters of creamy-white flowers
- Red berries are held in abundance in the fall
- Finely textured golden foliage ages to a rich green
HEIGHT: 1-2 m · SPREAD: 1-2 m
Sedum sexangulare 'Gold Digger'
STONECROP
- Low-growing mat-forming habit
- Tiny yellow star-shaped flowers cover the entire plant
- Bright golden six-fingered foliage
HEIGHT: 10-12 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Spiraea betulifolia Glow Girl® ('Tor Gold') (CBR 5121)
GLOW GIRL® BIRCHLEAF SPIREA
- Compact mounding habit
- Red buds open to white spring flowers
- Golden-yellow foliage holds well throughout the season
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Spiraea japonica 'Firelight'
FIRELIGHT SPIREA
- Deep mauve-pink flowers in flattened clusters
- Leaves emerge bright-red/orange, turning soft yellow-green, then reddish purple in the fall
- Spreading, mounded form
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Spiraea japonica 'Flaming Mound' (COPF)
FLAMING MOUND SPIREA
- Light crimson flowers in flattened clusters
- Leaves emerge bronze-gold, turning yellow-green, then copper-orange in the fall
- Spreading, mounded form
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Spiraea japonica 'Goldflame'
GOLDFLAME SPIREA
- Light crimson flowers in flattened clusters
- Leaves emerge bronze-gold, turning soft yellow-green, then copper-orange in the fall
- Spreading, mounded form
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Spiraea japonica Dakota Goldcharm® ('Mertyann') (COPF)
DAKOTA GOLDCHARM® SPIREA
- Clusters of pink flowers
- Foliage emerges bronze, turns yellow-gold in the summer
- Fall colours include red, orange, and pink
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Symphytum grandiflorum 'Goldsmith'
COMFREY
- AKA Symphytum ibericum 'Jubilee'
- Tubular pink to blue to white flowers in drooping clusters
- Variegated green leaves have gold margins
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Taxus cuspidata 'Nana Aurescens'
DWARF GOLDEN JAPANESE YEW
- Slow-growing spreading cultivar
- New growth is a brilliant goldenrod colour
- Mature foliage is dark green
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Taxus x media 'Sunburst'
SUNBURST YEW
- Semi-dwarf dense mounding habit
- Ascending branches arch outward
- Narrow short-stalked green-yellow needles are a brighter yellow nearer the branch tips
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Thuja occidentalis 'Europe Gold'
EUROPE GOLD CEDAR
- Upright conical habit similar to a black cedar
- Golden-green foliage grows densely in vertical sprays
- Foliage turns orange-yellow in the winter
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Thuja occidentalis 'George Peabody'
GEORGE PEABODY CEDAR
- Upright broad conical habit
- Golden-green foliage grows densely in vertical sprays
- Winter foliage retains its colour better than other golden cultivars
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 150-250 cm
Thuja occidentalis 'Golden Globe'
GOLDEN GLOBE CEDAR
- Evergreen shrub with a rounded to oval habit
- Bright golden-yellow foliage grows loosely in mostly vertical sprays
- Turns a pale coppery-yellow colour in the winter
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Thuja occidentalis Highlights™ ('Janed Gold')
HIGHLIGHTS™ CEDAR
- Upright, narrow, becoming pyramidal in habit
- Golden foliage grows densely in vertical sprays
- Foliage colour remains consistent all year (tbd)
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 1-2 m
Thuja occidentalis 'Jantar' (PP22296)
AMBER GOLD CEDAR
- Brilliant yellow turns to an amber colour during winter
- The same narrow upright habit as an Emerald Cedar
- Can be planted as a focal plant or privacy screen
HEIGHT: 400-450 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold'
RHEINGOLD CEDAR
- Dense, broadly globose, becoming conical with age
- Compact new foliage is golden-bronze, hardening off to yellow
- Excellent for a splash of colour and interesting texture
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Thuja occidentalis 'Sunkist'
SUNKIST CEDAR
- Upright pyramidal habit
- Golden-green foliage grows densely in vertical sprays
- Foliage turns orange-yellow in the winter
HEIGHT: 150-250 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Thuja occidentalis 'Yellow Ribbon'
YELLOW RIBBON CEDAR
- Semi-dwarf slow-growing evergreen
- Upright pyramidal habit
- New spring foliage emerges yellowish-orange
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Thuja orientalis Berkman's Gold ('Aurea Nana')
BERKMAN'S GOLD CEDAR
- AKA Platycladus orientalis Aurea Nana
- Dwarf cultivar with a rounded to oval upright habit
- Bright golden-yellow foliage grows in vertical sprays
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Thymus x citriodorus 'Aureus'
VARIEGATED LEMON THYME
- Mounding ground cover for a sunny border or rock garden
- Whorls of tiny lavender flowers appear on the stem ends
- Lemon-scented green leaves with dappled yellow margins
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Tilia cordata 'Golden Cascade' (COPF)
GOLDEN CASCADE LINDEN
- Oval to rounded crown with downward arching branches
- Ovate dark green leaves turn gold in the fall
- Clusters of fragrant yellow flowers in spring
HEIGHT: 13-15 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Tilia cordata Norlin® ('Ronald') (PP8239, COPF)
NORLIN® LINDEN
- Pyramidal oval to rounded crown with uniform ascending branches
- Heart-shaped to round glossy green leaves turn a golden-yellow in the fall
- Clusters of fragrant yellow-white flowers
HEIGHT: 13-15 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Tilia x Harvest Gold® ('Harvest Gold') (PP12232, COPF)
HARVEST GOLD® LINDEN
- Pyramidal to oval crown, with a strong central leader
- Heart-shaped to round dark green leaves turn a bright gold in the fall
- Bark exfoliates as the tree matures, giving the trunk a patchwork effect
HEIGHT: 12-13 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Tradescantia x 'Sweet Kate'
SPIDERWORT
- AKA Tradescantia x 'Blue and Gold'
- Cultivar from the x andersoniana group
- Compact upright tufted clump-forming perennial
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Tricyrtis formosana 'Guilty Pleasure' (PP13688, COPF)
TOAD LILY
- Rhizomatous perennial, spreading by stolons
- Erect, somewhat zig-zagging stems with golden leaves
- Star-shaped pink flowers are heavily freckled with darker pink spots
HEIGHT: 55-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Ulmus x Triumph® ('Morton Glossy')
TRIUMPH® ELM
- Vase shaped oval to upright crown with strong branching
- Non-showy spring flowers lead to single oval to rounded winged seeds
- Oval to elliptical rough-textured dark green leaves in the summer
HEIGHT: 18-20 m · SPREAD: 12-13 m
Ulmus x hollandica 'Wredei'
GOLDEN ELM
- Slow-growing narrow densely branched columnar crown
- Inconspicuous red-purple flowers appear before the leaves
- Dense foliage is a golden-yellow to yellow-green through the spring and summer
HEIGHT: 5-8 m · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Veronica prostrata Aztec Gold ('Buttercup') (PP13354, COPF)
AZTEC GOLD SPEEDWELL
- Low-growing mounding selection
- Brilliant golden-yellow leaves
- Bright blue flowers
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Vinca minor 'Illumination' (PP12132, COPF, CPBR1632)
VARIEGATED PERIWINKLE
- Trailing perennial
- Smooth evergreen foliage
- Beautiful blue phlox-like flowers
HEIGHT: 10-12 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm