Abies alba 'Green Spiral'
GREEN SPIRAL SILVER FIR
- Narrowly upright with twisting branches spiraling outward and down
- Glossy needles are dark green with silvery undersides
- Use as a great focal point plant to showcase its unusual growth habit
HEIGHT: 8-9 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Abies alba 'Pendula'
WEEPING EUROPEAN SILVER FIR
- Upright and narrow with irregular pendulous branches
- Soft green needles with silver banded undersides
- An excellent alternative for a weeping specimen
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Abies alba 'Pyramidalis'
PYRAMIDAL EUROPEAN SILVER FIR
- Grows in a tight pyramidal shape, opening with age
- Needles are dark green with a silver stripe on the reverse
- Purple cones grow upright and disintegrate while still on the plant
HEIGHT: 2.50-3 m · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Abies amabilis 'Spreading Star'
SPREADING STAR SILVER FIR
- AKA Abies amabilis 'Procumbens'
- Dwarf, prostrate habit
- Very lush with blue-green needles
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Abies balsamea 'Nana'
DWARF BALSAM FIR
- Rounded with laterally-spreading dense branches
- Dark green needles have white bands on their undersides
- Slow-growing dwarf
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Abies balsamea 'Piccolo'
PICCOLO DWARF BALSAM FIR
- A very dwarf globe with short, nearly vertical branches
- Radiating, dark green needles
- Showy brown buds add winter interest
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Abies cephalonica 'Meyer's Dwarf'
MEYER'S DWARF GREEK FIR
- A mounding cultivar forming spiked, spreading branches
- Radiating dark emerald-green needles
- Grows best with some shade in the heat of the day
HEIGHT: 70-80 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Abies concolor
WHITE FIR
- A large conical specimen with a stately appearance
- Large silvery-blue blunt needles
- Purple cones grow upright and disintegrate while still on the plant
HEIGHT: 15-20 m · SPREAD: 5-8 m
Abies concolor 'Blue Cloak'
BLUE CLOAK WHITE FIR
- Dwarf conifer with powder-blue foliage
- Upright, full-bodied, pyramidal form
- A strong central leader with upward-arching branches that become pendulous with maturity.
HEIGHT: 6-9 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Abies concolor 'Candicans'
CANDICANS WHITE FIR
- A large conical specimen with a stately appearance
- Large bright silvery-blue blunt needles
- Cones are 20-25 cm in length and green with a purplish hue
HEIGHT: 10-11 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Abies concolor 'Conica'
CONICA WHITE FIR
- A narrow specimen, slower growing than the species
- Gray-green blunt needles with a tinge of blue
- Use as a specimen for smaller lots
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Abies concolor 'La Veta'
LA VETA WHITE FIR
- Unique dwarf selection of white fir
- Powder-blue needles
- Flat globe of layers branching
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Abies concolor 'Select'
SELECT WHITE FIR
- A large conical specimen with a stately appearance
- Bright silvery-blue blunt needles
- Purplish-green cones are held upright and disintegrate while still on the plant
HEIGHT: 15-20 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
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
KOREAN FIR
- Slow-growing compact pyramidal fir
- Glossy medium-green needles with silver undersides
- Purple cones grow upright and disintegrate while still on the plant
HEIGHT: 9-10 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Abies koreana 'Blauer Eskimo'
MINIATURE KOREAN FIR
- Dwarf uniform globe-shaped spreading mound
- Flat needles are spirally arranged on short shoots
- Soft gray-green needles
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Abies koreana 'Blauer Pfiff'
BLUE WHISTLE KOREAN FIR
- Dwarf compact spreading habit
- Slow-growing cultivar with graceful branching
- Short stems are covered with green needles
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Abies koreana 'Glauca'
BLUE KOREAN FIR
- Slow-growing compact pyramidal fir
- Soft bright blue needles
- Upright purple cones in spring
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Abies koreana 'Green Carpet'
GREEN CARPET KOREAN FIR
- A dwarf, tidy, mounding evergreen with a spreading habit
- Light green needles mature to dark green in the summer
- Purple-blue cones add extra interest
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Abies koreana 'Horstmann's Silberlocke'
SILVER KOREAN FIR
- Upright broadly pyramidal conifer
- New foliage emerges shiny-silver held in whorls
- Needles will fade to sea-green with a prominent silver band
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Abies koreana 'Ice Breaker'
MINIATURE KOREAN FIR
- Dwarf, compact habit
- Two-toned green and white needles
- Slow-growing 3-5cm per year
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 80-80 cm
Abies koreana 'Silberperle'
SILVER PEARL KOREAN FIR
- An extremely dwarf globe that may eventually become pyramidal
- Dark green needles curving around the stem have silvery undersides
- Notable white buds, resembling silver pearls, appear by fall
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 45-50 cm
Abies koreana 'Silver Show'
SILVER SHOW KOREAN FIR
- Attractive, dark green foliage with white undersides
- Needles are tightly curled, exposing the white stripe
- Smooth, gray bark and dark purple cones
HEIGHT: 200-225 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Abies koreana 'Silver Star'
SILVER STAR KOREAN FIR
- Uniform curled needles showcase white undersides
- Shoots are almost cylindrical
- Slow-growing
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Abies koreana 'Starker's Dwarf'
STARKER'S DWARF KOREAN FIR
- Nesting form when young
- Develops to a mounding broad pyramidal shape
- Irregular compact branching
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 125-175 cm
Abies koreana 'Wellenseind'
DWARF KOREAN FIR
- Very compact, mounding evergreen
- Short, dark-green needles with white winter buds
- Very slow growing, approximately 2.5 cm per year
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Abies lasiocarpa
CORKBARK FIR
- Compact conifer with a tight uniform conical growth
- Needles have rounded tips which curl upward
- New growth is light green, maturing to a silvery-blue as the season progresses
HEIGHT: 15-20 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Abies lasiocarpa 'Glauca Compacta'
COMPACT ROCKY MOUNTAIN FIR
- Dense conifer with a tight uniform conical habit
- New growth is light green, maturing to a vivid blue as the season progresses
- This brilliant blue matures to steel-blue for the winter
HEIGHT: 2-2.50 m · SPREAD: 1-1.50 m
Abies lasiocarpa 'Martha's Vineyard'
ALPINE FIR
- Upright pyramidal habit
- Medium-sized slow growing evergreen
- Greyish-blue needles on compact branching
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Abies nordmanniana 'Golden Spreader'
GOLDEN SPREADER NORDMANN FIR
- A slow mounding dwarf spreader that becomes more upright as it matures
- Needles are yellow in the winter and greener during the growing season
- Gives visual appeal in the summer and winter, especially in partially shaded areas
HEIGHT: 100-120 cm · SPREAD: 100-120 cm
Acer buergerianum
TRIDENT MAPLE, THREE TOOTHED MAPLE
- Variable in habit and leaf, even within the species
- Naturally a large shrub, it can be trained into tree form
- Yellowish flowers appear with the leaves
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Acer campestre
HEDGE MAPLE
- Densely branched, broad, oval habit
- Dark green leaves in the summer, turning yellow in the fall
- Inconspicuous flowers are green
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Acer campestre Jade Patina™ ('BAIlee')
JADE PATINA™ HEDGE MAPLE
- Densely branched habit
- Has more deeply lobed leaves than the species
- Dark green leaves in the summer turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Acer campestre 'Carnival'
CARNIVAL HEDGE MAPLE
- Crown grows into a compact, round shape
- Leaves emerge creamy-pink, turning a variegated white and green in the summer
- Fall foliage colour is a soft yellow with white margins
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 200-300 cm
Acer campestre Queen Elizabeth™ ('Evelyn')
QUEEN ELIZABETH™ HEDGE MAPLE
- Distinct uniform upright habit becoming rounded with age
- Large dark green leaves turn yellow in the fall
- Inconspicuous flowers are yellowish-green and followed by winged samaras
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
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 ginnala 'Flame'
FLAME MAPLE
- AKA Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala 'Flame'
- Naturally a large shrub, it can be trained into a tree form
- Fragrant yellowish flowers appear just before the leaves
HEIGHT: 5-7 m · SPREAD: 5-7 m
Acer ginnala Red November™ ('JFS-UGA')
RED NOVEMBER™ MAPLE
- Low branched tree or multi-stemmed shrub
- Horizontal or slightly ascending branches, with a rounded habit
- Bright green leaves change to red late in the fall
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Acer grandidentatum x saccharum Highland Park® ('Hipzam')
HIGHLAND PARK® BIGTOOTH MAPLE
- Upright pyramidal habit
- Thick, tatter-resistant leaves
- Dark green leaves turn bright red in the fall
HEIGHT: 9-11 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Acer griseum
PAPERBARK MAPLE
- One of the most distinct cultivars in the maple genus
- Cinnamon-brown bark exfoliates in paper-thin strips like birch
- Slow-growing species with an oval shape
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium'
FERN LEAF JAPANESE MAPLE
- An excellent plant for the garden, providing an upright mounding form
- Very distinctive leaves (much larger than other Japanese maples) turn brilliant red in the fall
- Small reddish-purple flowers appear before the leaves
HEIGHT: 300-350 cm · SPREAD: 300-350 cm
Acer miyabei Rugged Ridge® ('JFS-KW3AMI')
RUGGED RIDGE® MAPLE
- Vigorous, upright, oval habit
- Dark green leaves turn yellow in the fall
- Deeply furrowed corky bark
HEIGHT: 15-17 m · SPREAD: 12-13 m
Acer nigrum 'Green Column' (PP3722)
GREEN COLUMN MAPLE
- AKA Acer saccharum subsp. nigrum 'Green Column'
- Greenish-yellow flower clusters
- A selection of black maple with an upright oval form
HEIGHT: 15-17 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Acer palmatum
JAPANESE MAPLE
- Planted for their graceful habit
- Green leaves in the summer turn to orange purple and red in the fall
- Broad to rounded, often low branching
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Acer palmatum 'Adrian's Compact'
ADRIAN'S COMPACT JAPANESE MAPLE
- Slow-growing compact red Japanese maple
- New growth is red, contrasting with the burgundy-purple mature foliage
- Fall colour is a strong orange and red
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Acer palmatum 'Atrolineare'
RIBBON-LEAF JAPANESE MAPLE
- Upright vase-shaped growth habit
- Unique narrow-lobed leaves emerge bright red in spring
- Foliage fades to bronzy-red and green in summer, turning brilliant orange and red tones in fall
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Acer palmatum 'Baby Ghost'
BABY GHOST JAPANESE MAPLE
- Upright-spreading habit--the smallest of the "Ghost" series
- Amber-red leaves have muted green veins
- The veins are the skeleton of the "ghost"
HEIGHT: 225-250 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Acer palmatum 'Beni Maiko'
BEN MAIKO JAPANESE MAPLE
- Compact Japanese Maple
- Brilliant red in Spring fades to pink-ish red with green undertones in Summer
- Fall colour is bright orange to red before falling
HEIGHT: 120-180 cm · SPREAD: 120-180 cm
Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'
BLOODGOOD JAPANESE MAPLE
- The benchmark in upright, large-leaved, purplish-red Japanese maples
- Retains its deep colour well throughout the summer
- Leaves somewhat larger than those of other purple forms
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Acer palmatum 'Butterfly'
BUTTERFLY JAPANESE MAPLE
- Variegated upright Japanese maple
- Pink variegation on the edges of light green curved leaves fades to cream in the summer
- Inconspicuous red flowers emerge before the leaves
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 175-225 cm
Acer palmatum 'Crimson Prince'
CRIMSON PRINCE JAPANESE MAPLE
- Purportedly better than 'Bloodgood' in the series of purplish-red Japanese maples
- Retains its deep colour well throughout the summer
- Excellent red fall colour
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Acer palmatum 'Fireglow'
FIREGLOW JAPANESE MAPLE
- Better than 'Bloodgood' in the selection of purplish-red Japanese maples
- Retains its deep colour well throughout the summer
- Excellent red fall colour
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 4-5 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
Acer palmatum 'Higasayama'
HIGASAYAMA JAPANESE MAPLE
- AKA Acer palmatum 'Higasa yama'
- Slow-growing narrow cultivar becoming wider with age
- Twiggy stems bear crinkled or curled variegated leaves
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Acer palmatum Dragon Tears™ ('JN4') (PP22249)
DRAGON TEARS™ JAPANESE MAPLE
- Upright form but with horizontal branching that slightly weep
- Deeply-lobed leaves emerge bright red turning darker with age
- Foliage turns orange, purple and red tones in autumn
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Acer palmatum 'Kamagata'
EAGLE'S CLAW JAPANESE MAPLE
- Small, dense habit
- Fine, tidy foliage
- Spring foliage is green with red margins
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Acer palmatum 'Katsura'
KATSURA JAPANESE MAPLE
- Leaves emerge chartreuse with orange-tinted margins in the spring
- Bright green foliage in the summer and shades of orange and yellow in the fall
- Dense, compact habit
HEIGHT: 300-350 cm · SPREAD: 275-300 cm
Acer palmatum 'Koto-no-ito'
KOTO-NO-ITO JAPANESE MAPLE
- Finely cut, long, strap-like leaves
- Foliage is apple green in colour for the summer
- Excellent yellow to orange fall colour
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Acer palmatum 'Little Sango'
LITTLE SANGO JAPANESE MAPLE
- Dwarf coral bark Japanese maple
- Bright chartreuse green leaves
- Yellow to Orange in the Fall
HEIGHT: 125-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Acer palmatum 'Omure yama'
OMURE YAMA JAPANESE MAPLE
- Upright cascading or weeping willow form
- Deeply toothed leaves with fine serrations
- New foliage has a bright orange cast turning to brilliant green
HEIGHT: 300-350 cm · SPREAD: 300-350 cm
Acer palmatum 'Orange Dream'
ORANGE DREAM JAPANESE MAPLE
- Stellar cultivar with spring colours of yellow with orange margins
- Leaf colour ages to yellow in the summer, then to gold in the fall
- Upright, dense habit
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
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 'Peaches and Cream'
VARIEGATED JAPANESE MAPLE
- Compact deciduous shrub
- One of the more unique colour patterns found in Japanese maples
- Spring leaves emerge with beautiful pink, peach, and creamy-white colouration
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 3-3.50 m
Acer palmatum 'Pixie'
PIXIE JAPANESE MAPLE
- Semi-dwarf, upright, rounded habit
- Dense branching with dark-red foliage
- Leaves hold their colour throughout the season
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 125-175 cm
Acer palmatum 'Purple Ghost'
PURPLE GHOST JAPANESE MAPLE
- Upright-spreading habit
- Deep purple-red leaves have prominent black veins
- The veins are the skeleton of the "purple ghost"
HEIGHT: 250-275 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Acer palmatum 'Red Pygmy'
RED PYGMY JAPANESE MAPLE
- Slow-growing
- An upright cutleaf cultivar with red leaves
- Foliage may turn green in hot climates
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Acer palmatum 'Rhode Island Red'
RHODE ISLAND RED JAPANESE MAPLE
- Very small, slow-growing version of upright red Japanese maple
- Retains its deep colour well throughout the summer
- Excellent red fall colour
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Acer palmatum 'Sango Kaku'
CORAL BARK JAPANESE MAPLE
- New leaves are light green, tinged with red
- Leaves are green in the summer and change to yellow-gold in the fall
- Brilliant coral bark on young branches intensifies in colour in the winter
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Acer palmatum 'Shaina'
SHAINA JAPANESE MAPLE
- 'Shaina' was discovered as a witch's broom found in a 'Bloodgood'
- Upright rounded growth habit
- Very tight red leaves with a shortened centre lobe turn to dark purple by the summer
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Acer palmatum 'Sharp's Pygmy'
SHARP'S PYGMY JAPANESE MAPLE
- Dwarf compact rounded habit
- Lime-green leaves appear early spring
- Foliage turns to orange-red in autumn
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Acer palmatum 'Sherwood Flame'
SHERWOOD FLAME JAPANESE MAPLE
- Rounded spreading formal crown
- Attractive dark burgundy foliage spring and early summer
- Foliage will fade to reddish-green in late summer
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Acer palmatum 'Shindeshojo'
SHINDESHOJO JAPANESE MAPLE
- New buds open to reveal shrimp-pink coloured foliage
- Foliage colour will eventually fade to mottled green
- By midsummer, the second flush will be light pink
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira'
LION'S HEAD JAPANESE MAPLE
- Reddish-purple flowers are showy from close up
- Leaves emerge dull green in curled, gnarly tufts close to the stems
- Retains its colour well throughout the summer
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Acer palmatum 'Shojo'
SHOJO JAPANESE MAPLE
- Upright narrow habit, spreading somewhat with age
- Leaves emerge red in the spring, changing to burgundy in the summer
- Brilliant crimson colour in the fall
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Acer palmatum 'Summer Gold'
SUMMER GOLD JAPANESE MAPLE
- Spring leaves emerge as chartreuse to yellow-green with a red border
- Gold leafs with a red border in Summer
- Deep bright orange to red fall colour
HEIGHT: 175-250 cm · SPREAD: 125-175 cm
Acer palmatum 'Tobiosho'
TOBIOSHO JAPANESE MAPLE
- Broad upright habit
- Dense green foliage throughout the season
- Foliage turns brilliant shades of orange, red and gold in autumn
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Acer palmatum 'Trompenburg'
JAPANESE MAPLE
- Upright habit
- Foliage emerges dark red in spring, maturing to summer red, and crimson in fall
- Interesting leaf with serrated lobes narrower and longer than Bloodgood
HEIGHT: 5-7 m · SPREAD: 3-5 m
Acer palmatum 'Tsuma-gaki'
RED FINGERNAILS JAPANESE MAPLE
- Flowers are red, small and insignificant
- Medium-sized plant with dense, bushy, spreading, layered habit
- Leaves emerge medium to light green with purple-red fingernails and red petioles
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Acer palmatum 'Twombly's Red Sentinel'
TWOMBLY'S RED SENTINEL JAPANESE MAPLE
- Upright, dense habit, spreading somewhat with age
- Leaves emerge red in the spring, change to burgundy, then red-green in the summer
- New growth shows purple tips, contrasting with the old growth
HEIGHT: 275-300 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Acer palmatum 'Ukigumo'
FLOATING CLOUDS JAPANESE MAPLE
- Green foliage when young becoming variegated
- As the growth of the plant slows the leaves become spotted with white or pink
- As the season progresses, or in some shade, the foliage can become mostly white
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 3-4 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 palmatum 'Winter Flame'
WINTER FLAME JAPANESE MAPLE
- Compact, smaller version of 'Sango Kaku'
- Spring colour is lime-green
- Foliage matures to a darker green for the summer
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Acer palmatum Emperor1® ('Wolff')
EMPEROR1® JAPANESE MAPLE
- AKA Acer palmatum 'Red Emperor'
- Dark red foliage spring and summer
- Brilliant scarlet in the fall
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Crimson Queen'
CRIMSON QUEEN JAPANESE MAPLE
- A laceleaf selection with extremely finely cut leaves
- Retains its bright crimson-red colour well during the summer
- Turns to scarlet in the fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Garnet'
GARNET JAPANESE MAPLE
- Small purple flowers in early spring and red fruits in the summer
- Burgundy laceleaf foliage turns brighter in the fall
- Mounding form with cascading branches
HEIGHT: 200-225 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Inaba Shidare'
RED SELECT JAPANESE MAPLE
- A laceleaf selection with finely cut leaves
- Retains its bright crimson-red colour fairly well during the summer
- Turning red again in the fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Jeddeloh Orange'
JEDDELOH ORANGE JAPANESE MAPLE
- Small specimen tree with weeping habit
- Finely textured, lacy foliage
- Leaves emerge red-orange and mature to green
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Lemon Lime Lace'
LEMON LIME LACE JAPANESE MAPLE
- Small specimen tree with weeping habit
- Finely textured, lacy yellow-lime foliage
- Foliage takes on an attractive orange tone in fall
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Nigrum'
'DISSECTUM NIGRUM' JAPANESE MAPLE
- Large, irregular mounding habit
- Dark-red lacy leaves with silvery haired undersides emerge in spring
- Colour often changes to a deep bronze in summer
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 175-250 cm
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Orangeola'
ORANGEOLA JAPANESE MAPLE
- A coarsely-dissected cutleaf weeping maple
- Leaves emerge orange in the spring, ageing to bronze-red
- New growth shows orange all season, contrasting with the mature leaves
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Red Dragon'
RED DRAGON JAPANESE MAPLE
- A laceleaf selection with extremely finely-cut leaves
- Retains its bright crimson-red colour well during the summer
- Turns to scarlet in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Seiryu'
GREEN DRAGON JAPANESE MAPLE
- Upright, vase-shaped, bright green cutleaf maple
- Shape will become more rounded with age
- Leaves have a slight red or pink-tinged margin in the spring
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Tamukeyama'
TAMUKEYAMA JAPANESE MAPLE
- Has less finely cut foliage than others of the species
- Retains its deep crimson-red colour well during the summer
- Scarlet-coloured in the fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Viridis'
GREEN CUTLEAF JAPANESE MAPLE
- Laceleaf selection with finely cut green leaves
- Dense mounding cutleaf maple with cascading branches
- Brilliant yellow to red colour in the fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 200-225 cm
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Waterfall'
WATERFALL JAPANESE MAPLE
- Weeping cultivar with cascading branches
- Leaves are dark green, turning golden with streaks of orange and red in the fall
- 'Waterfall' leaves are slightly longer than those of 'Viridis'
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 200-225 cm
Acer pseudosieboldianum x palmatum Northern Glow® ('Hasselkus')
NORTHERN GLOW® MAPLE
- A Korean maple and Acer palmatum cross
- Most characteristics are those of its Acer palmatum parent
- Upright habit when young, spreading with maturity
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Acer saccharum Apollo® ('Barrett Cole')
APOLLO® SUGAR MAPLE
- Uniquely narrow with dense branching and a compact, columnar form
- Dark green foliage withstands summer heat
- Vibrant red, golden-yellow, and orange in the fall
HEIGHT: 8-9 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum'
GOLDEN FULL MOON MAPLE
- Slow-growing with an upright vase-shaped habit
- Beautiful chartreuse foliage edged with red in spring
- Leaves darken to light green in summer
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 5-6 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
Acer shirasawanum 'Jordan'
JORDAN FULL MOON MAPLE
- Leaves emerge a pastel orange
- Foliage is bright yellow during the summer months
- Leaves often have a light red border
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Acer tataricum Hot Wings® ('GarAnn') (PP15023)
HOT WINGS® TATARIAN MAPLE
- Upright, spreading tree with a dense, rounded crown
- Greenish-white flowers
- Winged seeds turn a showy red in the summer as they mature
HEIGHT: 7-8 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Acer tataricum Rugged Charm® ('JFS-KW2')
RUGGED CHARM® TATARIAN MAPLE
- Compact, upright, oval form
- Bright red samaras in the summer are showy against the green leaves
- Mix of yellow, orange, and bright red foliage in autumn
HEIGHT: 7-9 m · SPREAD: 4-6 m
Acer truncatum x platanoides Ruby Sunset® ('JFS-KW249') (PP 27985)
RUBY SUNSET® MAPLE
- Elegant foliage stays fresh and glossy throughout the growing season
- Hybrid origin adds cold hardiness and adaptablility to this selection
- A great choice for smaller sites requiring a more compact tree
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Acer x freemanii 'Firefall™' (PP15593)
FIREFALL™ MAPLE
- Upright, oval habit
- Deeply cut, green foliage
- Open branch angle for strong resistance to storm and ice damage
HEIGHT: 15-16 m · SPREAD: 10-11 m
Acer x freemanii Sienna Glen® ('Sienna') (PP11322)
SIENNA GLEN® MAPLE
- Upright, oval crown evenly branched with a strong central leader
- Leaves are medium green in the summer
- Fall foliage colour is rusty-orange to burgundy
HEIGHT: 15-16 m · SPREAD: 10-11 m
Acer x pseudosieboldianum 'Dark Star'
KOREAN MAPLE
- Narrow upright habit
- Leaves emerge deep-red in spring
- Mature leaves are olive-green
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Acer x pseudosieboldianum Arctic Jade® ('IsIAJ')
ARCTIC JADE® MAPLE
- Large, deeply cut green leaves
- Autumn foliage is a fusion of orange and red tones
- Broad, upright form
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 3-5 m
Acer x pseudosieboldianum Final Fire® ('IsIFinFi')
FINAL FIRE® MAPLE
- New leaves emerge pastel tones of yellow, pink, and green
- Summer foliage is green with orange-red highlights
- Long lasting autumn colour begins orange and finally finishes fire engine red
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Acer x pseudosieboldianum First Flame® ('IslFirFl')
FIRST FLAME® MAPLE
- Narrow, upright habit
- Spring leaves begin with hot red and orange tones
- Mid spring the leaves change to an orange and yellow
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Acer x pseudosieboldianum Ice Dragon™ ('IslID')
ICE DRAGON™ MAPLE
- Tolerant to Zone 4 winters
- Neither upright nor weeping habit
- Leaves emerge blushed orange-red in spring and mature to green in summer
HEIGHT: 2-2.50 m · SPREAD: 3-3.50 m
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 filipendulina 'Cloth of Gold'
YARROW
- Clusters of yellow blooms on long stems
- Foliage is green and has a fern-like texture
- Excellent cut flower, fresh or dried
HEIGHT: 80-100 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 ptarmica 'Peter Cottontail' (PP31756)
SNEEZEWORT
- Low mounding habit
- Large ivory-white flowers
- Lance-shaped dark green leaves with fine-toothed margins
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Achillea ptarmica 'The Pearl'
SNEEZEWORT
- Quick spreading rhizomatous perennial
- Tight button-like double white flowers
- Lance-shaped dark green leaves with fine-toothed margins
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Achillea tomentosa 'Aurea'
YARROW
- Dwarf, carpet-forming cultivar of yarrow, suitable for rock gardens
- Compact fuzzy grey-green foliage
- Yellow flowers
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 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 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 americanus
SWEET FLAG
- Hardy perennial, swamp or bog plant
- Foliage and rhizomes have a sweet citrus scent when bruised or cut
- Wheat-like flowers
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 70-90 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
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
Aesculus x carnea
RED HORSECHESTNUT
- Small oval to rounded tree
- Attractive large erect panicles of red flowers
- Glossy dark green compound leaves
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 8-12 cm
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 Beelicious® Pink ('Agapk') (PP35,957)
BEELICIOUS® PINK HYSSOP
- Loads of pink flowers with magenta calyxes
- Showy long after flowering, because of the calyxes
- Compact rounded habit
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 45-55 cm
Agastache x '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
Agastache x 'Rosie Posie' (PP25857, COPF)
ANISE HYSSOP
- Loads of hot pink flowers with magenta calyxes
- Showy long after flowering, because of the calyxes
- Compact rounded habit
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Ajuga 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 'Silver Queen'
BUGLEWEED
- Attractive, crinkled leaves of grayish-green with white variegation
- Spikes of blue flowers
- The foliage will turn burgundy in the fall
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Alchemilla erythropoda
DWARF LADY'S MANTLE
- Sharp-toothed downy gray-green leaves
- Yellow flowers
- Good replacement for the common lady's mantle (much more compact)
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Alchemilla mollis
LADY'S MANTLE
- Mound-shaped habit with scalloped gray-green leaves
- Lime-green starry flower clusters
- Can be used as a ground cover or border plant
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 m
Allium karataviense
ORNAMENTAL ONION
- Balls of lavender to white florets on short stems
- Foliage emerges blue with pink edges
- Mature leaves are flat and gray-green
HEIGHT: 15-25 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Allium 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
Alnus glutinosa
BLACK ALDER
- Pyramidal to oval growth habit
- Oval to rounded leaves, uneven double-toothed margins
- Drooping male catkins form in the fall and overwinter on the tree
HEIGHT: 16-18 m · SPREAD: 10-12 m
Alnus rugosa
SPECKLED ALDER
- Pyramidal to oval growth habit
- Noted for its speckled bark
- Oval to rounded leaves, margins uneven and double-toothed
HEIGHT: 13-15 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Alstroemeria Inca Joli™ ('Koncajoli') (PP22267)
INCA JOLI™ PERUVIAN LILY
- Compact habit
- Vibrant orange-red flowers with a splash of gold and dark streaks in the centre
- Small funnel-shaped exotic lily-like flowers
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Alyssum montanum Mountain Gold ('Berggold')
MOUNTAIN GOLD ALYSSUM
- A popular rock garden plant
- Rich yellow fragrant flowers
- Forms a low trailing mound of silvery-gray foliage
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Alyssum saxatile 'Compacta'
BASKET OF GOLD
- AKA Aurinia saxatilis 'Compacta'
- A low-growing perennial with fragrant yellow flowers
- An attractive ground cover with gray-green foliage
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
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
Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Princess Diana'
PRINCESS DIANA SERVICEBERRY
- Lightly fragrant loose clusters of white flowers appear before the leaves
- Edible red berries ripen to dark purplish-black in June
- Glossy leaves emerge bronzish-purple, maturing to dark green
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 3-4 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
Amorpha canescens
LEAD PLANT
- Woody perennial
- Tiny bluish-purple flower spikes with gold anthers
- Pinnately compound grayish-green leaflets
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Amsonia ciliata 'Spring Sky'
SPRING SKY BLUE STAR
- Light blue star-shaped flowers
- Flowers last longer than the species
- Narrow, fine-textured green foliage
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Amsonia hubrichtii
ARKANSAS BLUE STAR
- Narrow thread-like foliage resembling juvenile spruce foliage
- Similar to Amsonia ciliata with wider and longer foliage
- Steel-blue star-shaped flowers
HEIGHT: 75-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Amsonia tabernaemontana
WILLOW AMSONIA
- Clusters of star-like blue flowers
- Green willow-like foliage turns golden in the fall
- Ornamental green seed pods follow the flower
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Amsonia 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
Andromeda polifolia 'Bergy Bit®'
BERGY BIT® BOG ROSEMARY
- Dense compact habit
- Silvery-blue needle-like foliage throughout the year
- Nodding white bell flowers appear in spring
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Andromeda polifolia 'Blue Ice' (COPF)
BLUE ICE BOG ROSEMARY
- Clusters of drooping pink urn-shaped flowers
- Ice-blue needle-like foliage keeps its colour all year
- Slow-growing with a low spreading habit
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Andropogon gerardii
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 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 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
Anemonella thalictroides
RUE ANEMONE
- AKA Thalictrum thalictroides, Syndesmon thalictroides
- Reddish stems and foliage emerge in late March
- Small dainty pale pink to white flowers with yellow-green centres rise just above the foliage
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Antennaria dioica
PUSSYTOES
- Evergreen perennial that hugs the ground
- Silvery-green foliage bears tiny pale pink or white flowers on short stems
- Perfect for the rock garden or along and between walkways
HEIGHT: 5-12 cm · SPREAD: 15-30 cm
Antennaria dioica 'Rubra'
PINK PUSSYTOES
- Evergreen perennial that hugs the ground
- Silvery-green foliage bears tiny pink flowers on short stems
- Perfect for the rock garden or along and between walkways
HEIGHT: 5-12 cm · SPREAD: 15-30 cm
Antennaria neglecta
FIELD PUSSYTOES
- Stoloniferous mat-forming perennial
- Fuzzy white flower heads tinged with pink
- Silver green foliage
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Antennaria plantaginifolia
PUSSYTOES
- Stoloniferous mat-forming perennial
- Fuzzy white flower heads tinged with pink
- Silver green foliage
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Anthyllis vulneraria var. coccinea
RED LADY'S-FINGERS
- Easy to grow rock garden plant
- Low trailing, gray-green foliage
- Unique flowers in orange and red shades
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aquilegia alpina
ALPINE COLUMBINE
- Compact blue-green foliage
- Violet-blue flowers
- Excellent container plant
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Aquilegia flabellata 'Cameo Series Mixed'
JAPANESE FAN COLUMBINE
- Rainbow of bicoloured flowers
- This mix of colours includes shades of blue, white, pink, and yellow
- Mounds of blue-gray-green foliage
HEIGHT: 15-25 cm · SPREAD: 15-25 cm
Arabis arendsii 'Compinkie'
ROCK CRESS
- Deep pink flowers
- Foliage forms a compact mound of semi-evergreen foliage
- Suitable for rock gardens or walls
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Arabis blepharophylla Fruhlingszauber ('Spring Charm')
WALL CRESS
- Fragrant deep pink flowers
- Forms a low mound of gray-green leaves
- Semi-evergreen foliage
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 20-50 cm
Arabis caucasica 'Rosea'
ROSE ROCK CRESS
- A range of pale pink to deep pink flowers
- Forms a low mound of semi-evergreen foliage
- Suitable for rock gardens or walls
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Arabis caucasica 'Snowcap'
WALL CRESS
- Fragrant white flowers
- Foliage forms a low mound of semi-evergreen foliage
- Suitable for rock gardens or walls
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Arabis caucasica 'Variegata'
WALL CRESS
- Fragrant white flowers
- Olive-green leaves are edged in creamy-white
- Semi-evergreen foliage
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Arabis ferdinandi-coburgi 'Variegata'
ALPINE ROCK CRESS
- Variegated waxy green leaves with white margins
- White flowers over evergreen foliage
- Suitable for rock gardens or walls and especially between flagstones
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Aralia cordata 'Sun King'
GOLDEN JAPANESE SPIKENARD
- Tiny white flowers
- Deep purplish-black inedible berries
- Bright gold leaves are held on contrasting reddish-brown stems
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Aralia racemosa
AMERICAN SPIKENARD
- Smooth purple-black stems each hold few leaves
- Huge compound leaves on this herbaceous perennial
- Thick spikes of small green-white flowers beginning in June lead to clusters of green berries turning
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Araucaria araucana
MONKEY PUZZLE TREE
- Grows in a pyramidal open habit
- Triangular leathery leaves, 5 cm long, feature terminal thorns
- Leaves are arranged in a continuous whorl around the stems
HEIGHT: 8-9 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
BEARBERRY
- AKA Arbutus uva-ursi
- Other Common Names: Pine Mat, Mealberry, Hog Cranberry, Sandberry
- Evergreen ground cover with small white, pink-edged bell-shaped flowers
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Vancouver Jade' (COPF)
VANCOUVER JADE BEARBERRY
- Similar to the native species
- Has consistent, soft pink flowers and grows slightly taller
- Small berries appear in the fall and often last through the winter
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Arenaria montana
MOUNTAIN SANDWORT
- White 5-petaled flowers with yellow throats
- Thin glossy deep green semi-evergreen leaves
- Excellent between stones in walkways
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Armeria juniperifolia
JUNIPER-LEAVED THRIFT
- AKA Armeria caespitosa
- Clusters of soft pink flowers on short stems
- Occasional rebloom in the fall in cooler temperatures
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-30 cm
Armeria maritima 'Alba'
SEA THRIFT
- White pom-pom flowers
- Dense evergreen cushion of green needle-like leaves
- Bloom Time: Late spring
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-30 cm
Armeria maritima 'Dusseldorf Pride'
STONECROP
- Globe-shaped hot pink flower clusters
- Tufts of deep green grass-like foliage
- Suitable for rock gardens, rooftop gardens and walls
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-30 cm
Armeria maritima 'Rubrifolia'
RED-LEAVED SEA THRIFT
- Tufts of foliage resemble turfgrass
- Foliage is burgundy in the spring and fall, fading to dark green in the warmer months
- Globe-shaped hot pink flower clusters form a layer of colour above the semi-evergreen foliage
HEIGHT: 10-20 cm · SPREAD: 15-30 cm
Armeria maritima 'Splendens'
SEA THRIFT
- Tufts of semi-evergreen foliage resembling turfgrass
- Globe-shaped hot pink flower clusters form a layer of colour 20 cm above the foliage
- Plant will slowly spread into surrounds if the soil is dry enough
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Armeria pseudarmeria 'Ballerina Lilac'
FALSE SEA THRIFT
- A first year flowering perennial
- Globe-shaped lilac-pink flower clusters
- Dark green grass-like foliage
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Armeria pseudarmeria 'Ballerina White'
FALSE SEA THRIFT
- A first year flowering perennial
- Globe-shaped white flower clusters
- Dark green grass-like evergreen foliage
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Armeria pseudarmeria 'Sweet Dreams'
THRIFT
- Globe-shaped lavender-mauve flower clusters
- Tufts of deep green grass-like foliage
- Bloom Time: Spring-Autumn
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Aronia x Low Scape Mound® ('UCONNAM165') (PP28789)
LOW SCAPE MOUND® CHOKEBERRY
- Compact, mounding habit
- Covered with hundreds of dainty white flowers in spring
- Flowers are followed by black berries
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Artemisia gmelinii SunFern™ Olympia ('Balfernlym') (PP33775)
SUNFERN™ OLYMPIA WORMWOOD
- Feathery dark-green foliage on red stems
- Full sun exposure
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Artemisia gmelinii SunFern™ Arcadia ('Balfernlym') (PP33775)
SUNFERN™ ARCADIA WORMWOOD
- Feathery green foliage on red stems
- Full sun exposure
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Artemisia schmidtiana Silvermound ('Nana')
SILVERMOUND WORMWOOD
- A mounding perennial grown for its all-season silvery-gray foliage
- Insignificant white flowers
- Great foliage plant, suitable for the front border, rock garden or massed as a ground cover
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Artemisia stelleriana 'Silver Brocade' (COPF)
SILVER BROCADE ARTEMISIA
- Low compact perennial with silvery-white foliage
- Similar to the biennial 'Dusty Miller' but Zone 3 hardy
- Inconspicuous white flowers
HEIGHT: 15-25 cm · SPREAD: 50-75 cm
Artemisia x 'Powis Castle'
POWIS CASTLE ARTEMISIA
- AKA Artemisia arborescens 'Brass Band'
- Woody perennial with dense, finely-cut silvery foliage
- Yellow flowers are rare
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aruncus aethusifolius
DWARF GOAT'S BEARD
- A dwarf species of aruncus
- Low mound of fern-like foliage
- Short stems of creamy-white flowers
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Asarum canadense
WILD GINGER
- Deep red to brown flowers
- Flowers are hidden under velvety dark green heart-shaped foliage
- Native to the Ontario woodlands
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Asarum europaeum
EUROPEAN GINGER
- Attractive deep green glossy foliage
- Foliage remains evergreen in milder winters
- Bell-shaped purple-brown flowers are hidden below the foliage.
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Asarum splendens
SHOWY GINGER
- Vigorous and easy to grow
- Large heart-shaped leaves with silver marbling
- Purple flowers are hidden by the foliage
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
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 alpinus Dunkle Shone ('Dark Beauty')
ALPINE ASTER
- Low-growing ground cover with green foliage
- Violet-blue flowers
- Short-lived perennial, sustaining itself through self-seeding
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Aster dumosus 'Wood's Light Blue'
MICHAELMAS DAISY
- AKA Aster novi-belgii 'Wood's Light Blue'
- Densely-packed clusters of light blue flowers with yellow eyes
- Excellent compact form
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Aster dumosus 'Wood's Pink'
MICHAELMAS DAISY
- AKA Aster novi-belgii 'Wood's Pink'
- Densely-packed clusters of pink flowers with a yellow eye
- Excellent compact form
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aster dumosus 'Wood's Purple'
MICHAELMAS DAISY
- AKA Aster novi-belgii 'Wood's Purple'
- Densely-packed clusters of purple flowers with a yellow eye
- Excellent compact form
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aster ericoides
HEATH ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum ericoides
- Numerous small white daisy-like florets with yellow centres
- Hairy green stems turn brown as the plant matures
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aster lateriflorus
CALICO ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
- Very hardy
- Clusters of small white (to lightly purple) flowers with red-purple centres
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Aster novae-angliae 'Grape Crush' (PPAF)
NEW ENGLAND ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Grape Crush'
- Vibrant rounded purple flowers are produced on mounding green foliage
- Compact mounding habit and has good resistance to powdery mildew
HEIGHT: 70-80 cm · SPREAD: 100-110 cm
Aster novae-angliae 'Pink Crush' (PPAF)
NEW ENGLAND ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ‘Pink Crush’
- Vibrant rounded rose-pink flowers are produced on mounding green foliage
- Compact, mounding habit
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 85-100 cm
Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Dome' (COPF)
NEW ENGLAND ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'
- A profuse perennial with dark purple flowers
- Compact, mounding habit of dark green foliage
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aster novae-angliae 'Vibrant Dome' (PP19538, COPF)
NEW ENGLAND ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Vibrant Dome'
- Vibrant hot-pink star-shaped flowers with yellow centres
- Compact, mounding habit of green foliage has good resistance to powdery mildew
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aster novi-belgii
NEW YORK ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
- This species provides autumn colour to the garden
- Flowers are mostly purple, sometimes shades of pink
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Aster novi-belgii 'Alert'
MICHAELMAS DAISY
- Crimson-coloured daisy-like blooms
- Leaves are green, smooth and lance-shaped
- Foliage remains compact and dwarf
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aster novi-belgii 'Showmakers® Blue Bayou'
SHOWMAKERS® BLUE BAYOU MICHAELMAS DAISY
- Violet-Blue coloured daisy-like blooms
- Leaves are green, smooth and lance-shaped
- Foliage remains compact and dwarf
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 35-45 cm
Aster novi-belgii 'Showmakers® Magenta'
SHOWMAKERS® MAGENTA MICHAELMAS DAISY
- Dark Magenta coloured daisy-like blooms
- Leaves are green, smooth and lance-shaped
- Foliage remains compact and dwarf
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 35-45 cm
Aster novi-belgii 'Violet Carpet'
MICHAELMAS DAISY
- AKA Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Violet Carpet' or Aster dumosus 'Violet Carpet'
- A profusion of violet-blue flowers top attractive green leaves
- Compact, mounding habit makes an excellent front border perennial
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aster 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 x KICKIN® Carmine Red ('05-196-10') (PPAF)
KICKIN® CARMINE RED ASTER
- Carmine-red flowers have a gold centre
- Bushy mounds of finely textured foliage are completely covered in flowers
- Compact selection suitable for fall urns or containers
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Aster x KICKIN® Pink Chiffon ('06-50-11') (PPAF)
KICKIN® PINK CHIFFON ASTER
- Pastel-pink flowers with a gold centre
- Bushy mounds of finely textured foliage are completely covered in flowers
- Excellent selection suitable for fall urns or containers
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Aster x KICKIN® Lavender ('06-51-1')
KICKIN® LAVENDER ASTER
- Soft lavender flowers with a gold centre
- Bushy mounds of finely textured foliage are completely covered in flowers
- Excellent selection suitable for fall urns or containers
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Aster x KICKIN® Lilac Blue ('07-49-4')
KICKIN® LILAC BLUE ASTER
- Showy lilac-blue flowers with a gold centre
- Bushy mounds of finely-textured foliage are completely covered in flowers
- Excellent selection suitable for fall urns or containers
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Astilbe arendsii 'Amethyst'
FALSE SPIREA
- Lilac-purple flower spikes
- Tall, airy, open foliage
- Foliage is deeply lobed
HEIGHT: 75-90 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Astilbe arendsii Color Flash® ('Beauty of Ernst') (PP17343)
COLOR FLASH® ASTILBE
- Feathery blush-pink plumes
- Brilliant electric-green foliage emerges in early spring
- Foliage turns burgundy through the summer
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Astilbe arendsii Bridal Veil ('Brautschleier')
BRIDAL VEIL FALSE SPIREA
- Airy, pure white plumes
- Fern-like foliage remains green in colour throughout the season
- Astilbe 'Bridal Veil' makes an excellent cut flower, fresh or dried
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe arendsii 'Bumalda'
FALSE SPIREA
- Full, white plumes age to soft pink as the flower matures
- Contrasting deep red stems
- Deep green glossy foliage with burgundy-tinged undertones
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Astilbe arendsii 'Cattleya'
FALSE SPIREA
- Graceful panicles with big, open, carmine-pink plumes
- Bold mid-green foliage is tinged with a little red
- One of the largest astilbe available
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe arendsii Diamant ('Diamond')
FALSE SPIREA
- Slender panicles of clear white flowers
- Elegant lacy green foliage
- Suitable for damp, shady gardens
HEIGHT: 70-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe arendsii 'Erica'
FALSE SPIREA
- 'Erica' has tall, narrow, upright, rose-pink plumes
- Fern-like leaves emerge red to bronze, maturing to a deep green
- Bloom Time: Midsummer
HEIGHT: 50-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe arendsii 'Fanal'
FALSE SPIREA
- Narrow spikes of deep crimson-red flowers
- Foliage emerges bronzy-red and matures to deep green with burgundy highlights
- Excellent show when used en masse
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe arendsii Glow ('Glut')
FALSE SPIREA
- Narrow spikes of dark red buds open to deep red flowers
- Foliage emerges bronzy-red and matures to deep green with burgundy highlights
- Excellent perennial when used in mass
HEIGHT: 50-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe arendsii 'Nikki'
FALSE SPIREA
- Two-toned plumes of both light and dark pink are held on sturdy stems
- Foliage is deep green and compact
- Bloom Time: June to July
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe chinensis 'Diamonds and Pearls' (PP19092, COPF)
FALSE SPIREA
- Vibrant green buds open to robust silvery-white plumes
- Plumes fade to a lime-green
- Deep green foliage
HEIGHT: 40-75 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe chinensis 'Little Vision in Pink' (PP21886, CPBR4611)
FALSE SPIREA
- Sturdy upright stems of dense intense pink flowers
- Compact, rich green foliage
- Excellent astilbe for the front border or container
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Astilbe chinensis 'Maggie Daley'
FALSE SPIREA
- Many sturdy upright stems holding panicles of dense lavender-purple plumes
- One of the latest astilbe to flower
- Compact, rich green, almost bronze foliage
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Astilbe chinensis 'Pumila'
DWARF FALSE SPIREA
- Short spikes of mauve-lilac plumes
- Deeply-cut bronze-green foliage hugs the ground
- One of the most drought-tolerant astilbe
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Astilbe chinensis 'Vision in Pink' (PP11860, CPBR1333)
FALSE SPIREA
- Long-lasting, pale pink
- Flowers fade to green rather than brown when finished, and remain attractive throughout the fall
- Lacy foliage is compact, dense, and dark green with a hint of blue
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Astilbe chinensis 'Vision in Red' (PP11965, CPBR1334)
FALSE SPIREA
- Deep red buds open to pinkish-red flowers on sturdy red stems
- Compact mound of fern-like, bronze-dark green foliage
- Chinese astilbe are generally more sun-tolerant and require less water
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Astilbe chinensis 'Vision in White' (PP18965, CPBR4249)
FALSE SPIREA
- Soft white, triangular-shaped plumes
- Glossy, dark green, lacy foliage remains compact throughout the season
- Chinese astilbe are generally more sun tolerant and require less water
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Astilbe chinensis '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 crispa 'Perkeo'
FALSE SPIREA
- Shorts spikes of pink flowers
- Deep green, crispy foliage is very unique
- Remains tight and compact throughout the season
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Astilbe japonica 'Europa'
FALSE SPIREA
- Attractive, triangular-shaped plumes of rose-pink
- Mounded, lacy, mid-green foliage
- Exceptionally fragrant
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Astilbe japonica 'Montgomery'
FALSE SPIREA
- Tapered panicles of deep red plumes
- Leaves emerge bronze-red and mature to dark green as the season progresses
- Bloom Time: Early to midsummer
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe japonica 'Peach Blossom'
FALSE SPIREA
- AKA Astilbe x rosea 'Peach Blossom'
- Airy, peach-pink plumes
- Mounded, lacy, mid-green foliage with hints of red
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe japonica 'Red Sentinel'
FALSE SPIREA
- Panicles of deep crimson-red are held on tall, red stems
- Leaves emerge bronze-red and mature to dark green as the season progresses
- Bloom Time: June to July
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe japonica 'Rheinland'
FALSE SPIREA
- Spikes of clear carmine-pink flowers contrast wonderfully with the glossy foliage
- Fern-like foliage remains deep green throughout the season
- Bloom Time: June to July
HEIGHT: 35-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Astilbe japonica 'Washington'
FALSE SPIREA
- Fluffy, white plumes
- Fern-like, compound leaves remain dark green throughout the season
- Bloom Time: June to July
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Astilbe simplicifolia 'Hennie Graafland'
DWARF ASTILBE
- Taller version of Astilbe 'Sprite' but still quite dwarf
- Arching stems of delicate, shell-pink flowers
- Fine-textured, shiny, dark green foliage
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Astilbe simplicifolia 'Key West' (PPAF)
DWARF ASTILBE
- Red buds open to carmine-pink plumes on red stems may rebloom
- Foliage emerges red, then turns deep green with a red edge
- Produces twice as many blooms as others within the simplicifolia group
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Astilbe simplicifolia 'Sprite'
DWARF ASTILBE
- Foliage is glossy, dark green and finely textured over a dense mound
- Lovely, shell-pink flowers in open, drooping panicles
- Rust-colored seed heads are particularly outstanding
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Astilbe thunbergii Ostrich Plume ('Straussenfeder')
OSTRICH PLUME FALSE SPIREA
- Long, arching plumes of salmon-rose
- Sharply toothed, rich green foliage
- Taller selection than most astilbe
HEIGHT: 55-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe x 'Amber Moon' (PPAF)
FALSE SPIREA
- Long stems with pink plumes
- Lacy, chartreuse-coloured foliage with a tinge of red
- Foliage greens a little by late summer
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 55-70 cm
Astilbe x 'Bressingham Beauty'
FALSE SPIREA
- Tall, arching plumes of salmon-rose flowers
- Sharply toothed, rich green foliage
- Taller selection than most astilbe
HEIGHT: 65-70 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe x 'Delft Lace' (PP19839, COPF)
FALSE SPIREA
- Deep red buds open to plumes of apricot-pink flowers
- Flowers are held on deep red stems
- Lacy, blue-green foliage with red highlights
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Astilbe x 'Fireberry' (PP20658)
FALSE SPIREA
- Vibrant, triangular-shaped, raspberry-pink plumes
- Dwarf, compact, mid-green foliage
- Bloom Time: July to August
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Astilbe x 'Snowdrift'
FALSE SPIREA
- Feathery, pure white plumes
- Fern-like foliage remains green in colour throughout the season
- Excellent cut flower, fresh or dried
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe x 'Sugarberry' (PP20674)
FALSE SPIREA
- Triangular plumes of soft pink
- Compact dense clumps of dark green foliage
- Excellent for the front border
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Astilbe x Younique Carmine™ ('Verscarmine') (PP20324)
YOUNIQUE CARMINE™ ASTILBE
- Upright, fuchsia-pink plumes
- Very floriferous and fragrant
- A more compact and rounded habit than other astilbe
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Astilbe x Younique Lilac™ ('Verslilac') (PP19847)
YOUNIQUE LILAC™ ASTILBE
- Upright, mauve-lilac plumes
- Very floriferous and fragrant
- More compact and rounded habit than other astilbe
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Astilbe x Younique Silvery Pink™ ('Verssilverypink') (PP20656)
YOUNIQUE SILVERY PINK™ ASTILBE
- Upright, silvery-pink plumes
- Very floriferous and fragrant
- More compact and rounded habit than other astilbe
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Astilbe x Younique White™ ('Verswhite') (PP19845)
YOUNIQUE WHITE™ ASTILBE
- Upright, ivory-white plumes
- Very floriferous and fragrant
- Compact, mounding habit
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Athyrium angustum forma rubellum
LADY IN RED FERN
- AKA Athyrium angustum forma rubellum 'Lady in Red'
- Vibrant green fronds with a deep red central stem
- Upright-clumping habit
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 45-90 cm
Athyrium filix-femina
LADY FERN
- Bright green fronds
- Upright-clumping habit
- Long-lived and easy to grow
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Athyrium filix-femina 'Dre's Dagger'
CRISS-CROSS LADY FERN
- Narrow mid-green fronds are crested at the tips of each leaflet
- The fronds have a pointed, forked tip
- Upright-clumping habit
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Athyrium filix-femina 'Frizelliae'
TATTING FERN
- Narrow bright green fronds with rounded tips
- Each leaflet is crinkled and round for a beaded effect
- Upright-clumping habit
HEIGHT: 15-30 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Athyrium filix-femina 'Lady in Lace'
DWARF LADY FERN
- Slow-growing compact habit
- Bright-green foliage of ruffled fronds (looks like parsley)
- Unusual fern that adds lots of texure to the shade garden
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Athyrium niponicum 'Crested Surf' (USPP 33,057, Can PBRAF)
JAPANESE PAINTED FERN
- Doubly branched and crested frond tips
- Fronds emerge from the ground in spring
- Fronds age silvery-green with deep purple stems
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-75 cm
Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum'
JAPANESE PAINTED FERN
- AKA Athyrium goeringianum 'Pictum'
- Fronds emerge from the ground in the spring a deep burgundy-purple colour
- Fronds age silvery-green with deep purple stems
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Athyrium niponicum 'Red Beauty'
JAPANESE PAINTED FERN
- Fronds emerge from the ground in the spring a deep burgundy-purple colour
- Fronds age silvery-green with deep purple stems and veins
- Clumping habit with a slight weeping effect
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Athyrium niponicum 'Regal Red'
JAPANESE PAINTED FERN
- Arching triangular silver fronds with violet-red veining
- Twisted pinnules give the fronds a ruffled look
- Clumping habit with a slight weeping effect
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Burgundy Lace' (PP15072, COPF)
BURGUNDY LACE JAPANESE PAINTED FERN
- Fronds emerge from the ground in the spring a deep burgundy-purple colour
- Burgundy fronds have silver streaking maturing to grayish-green
- Fronds will retain their purple midribs and silver streaking with maturity.
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Ursula's Red' (COPF)
URSULA'S RED JAPANESE PAINTED FERN
- Fronds emerge from the ground in the spring a deep burgundy-purple colour
- Silver fronds with a central burgundy band
- Clumping with an arching appearance
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Athyrium otophorum 'Okanum'
EARED LADY FERN
- Fronds emerge a deep purple and open to a silvery-green
- Deep purple stems throughout the season
- New fronds open a whitish-green and darken as they age
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Athyrium x 'Ghost'
GHOST FERN
- Fronds open a soft grayish-green
- They have a silvery overlay of silver hues and dark maroon midribs
- Upright habit
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Athyrium x 'Godzilla'
GIANT JAPANESE PAINTED FERN
- Massive arching clump
- Long silvery fronds
- Fronds vary in shades of green blended with burgundy and gray
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Aubrieta cultorum 'Cascade Blue'
ROCK CRESS
- AKA Aubrietia deltoides
- Deep blue flowers above mat-forming foliage
- Well suited for rock walls or rock gardens
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aubrieta cultorum 'Cascade Red'
ROCK CRESS
- AKA Aubrietia deltoides
- Deep magenta to rose-red flowers above mat-forming foliage
- Well suited for rock walls or rock gardens
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aubrieta gracilis 'Rock on Blue'
ROCK CRESS
- Deep blue flowers above mat-forming foliage
- Well suited for rock walls or rock gardens
- Bloom Time: Early to late spring
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aubrieta gracilis 'Rock on Pink'
ROCK CRESS
- Pink flowers above mat-forming foliage
- Well suited for rock walls or rock gardens
- Bloom Time: Early to late spring
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aubrieta gracilis 'Rock on Purple'
ROCK CRESS
- Purple flowers above mat-forming foliage
- Well suited for rock walls or rock gardens
- Bloom Time: Early to late spring
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aubrieta x 'Hendersonnii'
ROCK CRESS
- Mat-forming perennial with lilac-purple flowers
- Tiny four-petaled flowers above dull gray-green foliage
- Well suited for rock walls or rock gardens
HEIGHT: 8-15 cm · SPREAD: 20-50 cm
Azalea 'Cannon's Double'
CANNON'S DOUBLE AZALEA
- Clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Cream, peach, and pink double flowers
- Medium green leaves appear after the flowers and turn bronzy-red in the fall
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Azalea 'Fireball'
FIREBALL AZALEA
- Clusters of lightly fragrant 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
Azalea 'Gibraltar'
GIBRALTAR AZALEA
- Clusters of fragrant flattish flowers cover the plant
- Orange 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 Demon'
RED DEMON AZALEA
- Long lasting clusters of red flowers tinged with orange
- Medium green leaves appear after the flowers and turn bronzy-red in the fall
- Upright, moderately columnar habit when mature
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 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
Azalea viscosum 'Ribbon Candy'
RIBBON CANDY SWAMP AZALEA
- Dense rounded habit
- Clusters of pink, star shaped flowers with white stripes
- Bluish-green foliage
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Azalea (Rhododendron) 'Elsie Lee'
ELSIE LEE AZALEA
- Double light lavender trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Flowers are profuse enough to almost hide the leaves
- Mounding, rounded habit when mature
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Azalea (Rhododendron) 'Girard's Border Gem'
GIRARD'S BORDER GEM AZALEA
- Red trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Flowers are profuse enough to almost hide the leaves
- Mounding, rounded habit when mature
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Azalea (Rhododendron) 'Girard's Fuchsia'
GIRARD'S FUCHSIA AZALEA
- Bright fuchsia-pink coloured ruffled flowers
- Dark green foliage
- Small, compact form
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Azalea (Rhododendron) 'Girard's Hot Shot'
GIRARD'S HOT SHOT AZALEA
- Orange-red trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Flowers are profuse enough to almost hide the leaves
- Mounding, rounded habit when mature
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Azalea (Rhododendron) 'Girard's Pleasant White'
GIRARD'S PLEASANT WHITE AZALEA
- Trumpet-shaped flowers are white with a faint green-toned throat
- Flowers are profuse enough to almost hide the leaves
- Mounding, rounded habit when mature
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Azalea (Rhododendron) 'Girard's Renee Michelle'
AZALEA
- Large watermelon-pink trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Flowers later than other evergreen azaleas
- Flowers are profuse enough to almost hide the leaves
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Azalea (Rhododendron) 'Girard's Rose'
GIRARD'S ROSE AZALEA
- Bright rose trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Flowers are profuse enough to almost hide the leaves
- Mounding, rounded habit when mature
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Azalea (Rhododendron) 'Girard's Scarlet'
GIRARD'S SCARLET AZALEA
- Scarlet trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Flowers are profuse enough to almost hide the leaves
- Mounding, rounded habit when mature
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Azalea (Rhododendron) 'Herbert'
HERBERT AZALEA
- Purple trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Flowers are profuse enough to almost hide the leaves
- Mounding, rounded habit when mature
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Azalea (Rhododendron) 'Karen'
KAREN AZALEA
- Lavender-pink trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Flowers are profuse enough to almost hide the leaves
- Mounding, rounded habit when mature
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Azalea (Rhododendron) 'Mother's Day'
MOTHER'S DAY AZALEA
- Bright rosy-red trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Flowers are profuse enough to almost hide the leaves
- Mounding, rounded habit when mature
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Azalea (Rhododendron) 'Rosebud'
ROSEBUD AZALEA
- Double pink trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Flowers are profuse enough to almost hide the leaves
- Mounding, rounded habit when mature
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Azalea (Rhododendron) 'Stewartstonian'
STEWARTSTONIAN AZALEA
- Orange-red trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Flowers are profuse enough to almost hide the leaves
- Mounding, rounded habit when mature
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Berberis thunbergii 'Aurea Nana'
DWARF GOLDEN BARBERRY
- Yellow flowers are hardly visible
- Red berries persist into the winter
- Intense yellow foliage turns orange and red in the fall
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Berberis thunbergii Jade Carousel® ('Bailgreen')
JADE CAROUSEL® BARBERRY
- Clusters of yellow flowers hang below branches
- Red berries persist into the winter
- Small oval leaves emerge lime-green turning to emerald-green, to scarlet-orange in the fall
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Berberis thunbergii Ruby Carousel® ('Bailone')
RUBY CAROUSEL® BARBERRY
- Clusters of yellow flowers hang below the branches
- Red berries persist into the winter
- Deep purplish-red foliage throughout the season, to scarlet-purple in the fall
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Berberis thunbergii 'Concorde'
CONCORDE BARBERRY
- Yellow flowers are hardly visible
- Red berries persist into the winter
- Deep purplish-red foliage throughout the season, to scarlet-purple in the fall
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Berberis thunbergii Royal Burgundy® ('Gentry') (PP9461, CPBR3446)
ROYAL BURGUNDY® BARBERRY
- Yellow flowers are hardly visible
- Red berries persist into the winter
- Velvety, purplish-red foliage throughout the season, to red-black in the fall
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Berberis thunbergii Golden Nugget™ ('Monlers') (PP9577,CPBR3489)
GOLDEN NUGGET™ BARBERRY
- Yellow flowers are hardly visible
- Red berries persist into the winter
- Yellow foliage has an orange glow on the leaf tips throughout the season
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Berberis thunbergii Cherry Bomb® ('Monomb') (CPBR3488)
CHERRY BOMB® BARBERRY
- Yellow flowers are more prominent on this cultivar than on most Berberis
- Red berries persist into the winter
- Burgundy foliage emerges red in the spring, turning scarlet in the fall
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Berberis thunbergii Sunsation® ('Monry') (PP11332, CPBR3487)
SUNSATION® BARBERRY
- Yellow flowers are hardly visible
- Red berries persist into the winter
- Yellow foliage has an orange glow on the leaf tips throughout the season
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Berberis thunbergii 'Rose Glow'
ROSE GLOW BARBERRY
- Yellow flowers are more prominent on this cultivar than on most Berberis
- Red berries persist into the winter
- In spring, foliage on old wood emerges burgundy, while new growth shows mottled pink and burgundy
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Berberis thunbergii 'Royal Cloak'
ROYAL CLOAK BARBERRY
- Yellow flowers are visible
- Red berries persist into the winter
- Foliage emerges red maturing to velvety-purple
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Berberis thunbergii Emerald Carousel® ('Tara')
EMERALD CAROUSEL® BARBERRY
- Thorny, arching branches display yellow flowers
- Red berries persist into the winter
- Deep green leaves turn red-purple in early fall
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Betula nigra Dura Heat® ('BNMTF')
DURA HEAT® RIVER BIRCH
- Broadly pyramidal in shape
- Oval, serrated leaves are dark green in the summer, bright yellow in the fall
- Exfoliating cream and tan bark reveals a lighter inner bark
HEIGHT: 11-12 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Betula nigra Fox Valley® ('Little King')
FOX VALLEY® RIVER BIRCH
- Dense, compact growth with an irregular crown
- Leathery, diamond-shaped leaves are dark green in the summer, bright yellow in the fall
- Orange to brown-coloured bark exfoliates to reveal a lighter inner bark
HEIGHT: 2-3 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Betula pendula 'Trost's Dwarf'
TROST'S DWARF CUTLEAF BIRCH
- Light green, deeply dissected foliage
- Delicately draped leaves are reminiscent of Japanese maple
- Slowly matures to an upright, somewhat rounded, compact specimen
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Betula platyphylla Dakota Pinnacle® ('Fargo') (PP10963)
DAKOTA PINNACLE® BIRCH
- Narrow, columnar, compact form with a strong central leader
- Dark green foliage turns bright yellow in the fall
- White papery bark
HEIGHT: 8-9 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Betula platyphylla Parkland Pillar® ('Jefpark') (PPAF, CPBRAF)
PARKLAND PILLAR® ASIAN WHITE BIRCH
- Narrow columnar form
- Dense dark-green foliage
- Leaves turn golden in autumn
HEIGHT: 8-9 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Betula tianshanica 'Emerald Flare'
TIANSHAN BIRCH
- Narrow pyramidal habit
- Green leaves turning yellow in autumn
- White exfoliating bark year round
HEIGHT: 10-11 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Betula x plettkei Cesky Gold® ('Golden Treasure') (CBR 5637)
CESKY GOLD® DWARF BIRCH
- Proven Winners®
- Dwarf compact cultivar
- Bright chartreuse foliage that hold its colour all season
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
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
Bouteloua curtipendula
SIDE OATS GRAMA
- AKA Bouteloua racemosa
- Dense with slightly arching light green blades maturing gold and sometimes red
- Purplish flowers
HEIGHT: 40-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 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
Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition' (PP22048)
BLUE GRAMA
- Low tuft of fine-textured blue-green leaves
- Chartreuse flowers age to blonde
- Seed stems produce seeds late summer, at right angles to the stems
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 '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
Buchloe dactyloides
BUFFALO GRASS
- A.K.A. Bouteloua dactyloides
- Clumps of light green stems hold either arching leaves or seeds
- Plants are male and female
HEIGHT: 15-40 cm · SPREAD: 25-45 cm
Buddleia x Lo & Behold®Blue Chip ('Blue Chip') (PP19991, CPBR3602)
BLUE CHIP BUTTERFLY BUSH
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Panicles of fragrant, blue florets are smaller than the species
- Arching branches display silvery-green leaves
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Buddleia x Lo & Behold®Blue Chip Jr. ('Blue Chip Jr.') (PP26581)
BLUE CHIP JR. BUTTERFLY BUSH
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- More compact than Blue Chip
- Panicles of fragrant, purple-blue florets
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Buddleia x Blueberry Pie™ ('PODvb9-15') (USPPAF, CPBRAF)
BLUEBERRY PIE™ BUTTERFLY BUSH
- Compact, dwarf habit
- Fragrant blue purple flower spikes appear summer to fall
- Long blooming
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Buddleia x Pugster Pinker® ('SMNBDB') (USPP 33,565, Can PBRAF)
PUGSTER PINKER® BUTTERFLY BUSH
- Proven Winners®
- Compact selection
- Large panicles of rich pink flowers with a tiny orange eye in the centre
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Buddleia x Pugster Blue® ('SMNBDBT') (PP28794)
PUGSTER BLUE® BUTTERFLY BUSH
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Compact selection
- Large panicles of true-blue flowers with a tiny orange eye in the centre
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Buddleia x Pugster Amethyst® ('SMNBDL') (USPP 30,236, Can PBRAF)
PUGSTER AMETHYST® BUTTERFLY BUSH
- Proven Winners®
- Compact selection
- Large panicles of amethyst toned flowers with a tiny orange eye in the centre
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Buxus microphylla 'Faulkner'
FAULKNER BOXWOOD
- Insignificant, green-yellow-cream flowers are fragrant
- Glossy, large leaves retain their colour into the winter
- Upright, rounded habit
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Buxus microphylla 'Golden Triumph'
GOLDEN TRIUMPH BOXWOOD
- Insignificant, green-yellow-cream flowers are fragrant
- Glossy, medium to large leaves are edged with yellow, turning a bit bronze in the winter
- Upright, rounded habit
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Buxus microphylla 'Julia Jane'
JULIA JANE BOXWOOD
- Insignificant, green-yellow-cream flowers are fragrant
- The lime-green, new growth matures to a dark green colour creating a two-toned effect
- Excellent cultivar for shearing into a pyramidal form or clipped for hedging
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Buxus microphylla Golden Dream ('Peergold') (PP16052)
GOLDEN DREAM BOXWOOD
- Insignificant, green-yellow-cream flowers are fragrant
- Glossy, medium green leaves are edged with gold
- Upright, rounded habit
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Buxus microphylla 'Pincushion'
PINCUSHION BOXWOOD
- Insignificant, green-yellow-cream flowers are fragrant
- Dull, small, dark green leaves turn bronzy-green in the fall
- Compact, rounded habit
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Buxus microphylla 'Winter Beauty'
WINTER BEAUTY BOXWOOD
- Insignificant, green-yellow-cream flowers are fragrant
- Glossy, medium-green leaves turn orange to bronzy-green in the fall
- Upright, rounded habit
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Buxus sempervirens
COMMON BOXWOOD
- Insignificant, greenish-yellow-cream flowers are fragrant
- Medium-sized, glossy, dark green leaves turn a bronzy colour in the fall
- Upright, pyramidal habit
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Buxus sempervirens 'Aureo-variegata'
VARIEGATED ENGLISH BOXWOOD
- Insignificant, green-yellow-cream flowers are fragrant
- Glossy, medium-green leaves are edged with gold
- Upright, rounded habit
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Buxus sempervirens 'Graham Blandy'
GRAHAM BLANDY BOXWOOD
- Insignificant light cream flowers are fragrant
- Medium-sized glossy dark green leaves turn bronze in the fall
- Upright, narrow habit
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 30-35 cm
Buxus sempervirens Green Tower® ('Monrue') (PP15243)
GREEN TOWER® ENGLISH BOXWOOD
- Insignificant, green-yellow-cream flowers are fragrant
- Glossy, medium green leaves do not "brown-out" in the winter
- Upright, columnar habit
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Buxus sempervirens 'Mont Bruno' (COPF)
MONT BRUNO BOXWOOD
- Insignificant, green-yellow-cream flowers are fragrant
- Small, dull, green leaves turn bronzy in the fall
- Compact, extremely dense growth, rounded habit
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Buxus sempervirens 'Variegata'
VARIEGATED ENGLISH BOXWOOD
- Insignificant, green-yellow-cream flowers are fragrant
- Glossy, medium green leaves have irregular, creamy-white margins
- Upright, rounded habit
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Buxus x 'Green Beauty'
GREEN BEAUTY BOXWOOD
- Insignificant, green-yellow-cream flowers are fragrant
- Dull, small, dark green leaves turn bronzy-green in the fall
- Noted for have good tolerance to drought, heat and humidity
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Buxus x 'Green Gem' (PP3736, COPF)
GREEN GEM BOXWOOD
- Insignificant green-yellow-cream Spring flowers are fragrant
- Small dull green leaves turn bronzy-green in the fall
- Rounded habit
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Buxus x 'Green Mound' (COPF)
GREEN MOUND BOXWOOD
- Insignificant green-yellow-cream Spring flowers are fragrant
- Smooth-margined glossy deep-green leaves
- Compact, rounded habit
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Buxus x 'Green Mountain' (COPF)
GREEN MOUNTAIN BOXWOOD
- Insignificant green-yellow-cream flowers are fragrant
- Medium-sized evergreen with glossy dark green leaves retaining their colour into the fall
- Upright, pyramidal habit
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Buxus x 'Green Velvet' (COPF)
GREEN VELVET BOXWOOD
- Insignificant, green-yellow-cream flowers are fragrant
- Dull, small, dark green leaves turn bronzy-green in the fall
- Compact, rounded habit
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Calamagrostis acutiflora '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
Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii 'Profusion'
BEAUTYBERRY
- Clusters of lavender flowers
- Violet-purple fruit in the fall, persisting until just after leaf drop
- Green leaves emerge bronze in spring, turning purple in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-200 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Callicarpa dichotoma 'Early Amethyst'
BEAUTYBERRY
- Clusters of lavender-pink flowers
- Violet-purple fruit in the fall persists until just after leaf drop
- Green leaves emerge bronze in the spring, turning to purple in the fall
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Calluna vulgaris 'Kinlochruel'
SCOTCH HEATHER
- Small evergreen shrub dense with slender erect branches
- Tiny scale-like leaves are pale grey-green to dark green
- Small double white bell-shaped flowers
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Calluna vulgaris 'Silver Knight'
SILVER KNIGHT HEATHER
- Small evergreen shrub dense with slender erect branches
- Tiny scale-like leaves are silvery to pale grey-green
- Small lavender bell-shaped flowers
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Campanula carpatica 'Blue Clips'
CARPATHIAN BELLFLOWER
- Blue cup-shaped flowers rise slightly above the foliage
- Upward-facing blooms
- Low compact mounds of sharply toothed bright green basal leaves
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Campanula carpatica 'Pearl Deep Blue'
CARPATHIAN BELLFLOWER
- Vivid blue flowers with lighter centres
- Upward-facing blooms
- Low, compact mounds of sharply toothed, bright green, basal leaves
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Campanula carpatica 'Pearl White'
CARPATHIAN BELLFLOWER
- An improved selection on the older Clips series
- Upward-facing, white blooms
- Low, compact mounds of sharply toothed, bright green, basal leaves
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Campanula carpatica 'White Clips'
CARPATHIAN BELLFLOWER
- White cup-shaped flowers rise slightly above the foliage
- Upward-facing blooms
- Low compact mounds of sharply-toothed bright green basal leaves
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Campanula garganica 'Dickson's Gold'
ADRIATIC BELLFLOWER
- AKA Campanula elatines var. garganica 'Dickson's Gold'
- Profuse clusters of star-shaped, bright blue-violet flowers
- Gold leaves are small and kidney-shaped with a very jagged edge
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-30 cm
Campanula portenschlagiana
DALMATIAN BELLFLOWER
- AKA Campanula muralis
- Deep blue star-shaped flowers rise above the mound of foliage
- Low-growing perennial suitable for front borders or rock gardens
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Campanula portenschlagiana Blue Waterfall™ ('Camgood') (PP13161, COPF)
BLUE WATERFALL™ BELLFLOWER
- Violet-blue star-like flowers
- Individual petals are narrower than other campanula
- Blooms rise slightly above the foliage
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Campanula poscharskyana
SERBIAN BELLFLOWER
- Lavender-blue, dainty, star-like flowers
- Blooms rise slightly above the foliage
- Low, trailing, ground cover with rounded, toothed, mid-green leaves, up to 5 cm across
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Carex albula
FROSTY CURL SEDGE
- Small clump-forming sedge with a cascading appearance
- Very narrow leaves are pale green with silvery-white tips
- Distinct 'curls' appear as each blade dies
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Carex appalachica
APPALACHIAN SEDGE
- Forming dense clumps of 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 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 comosa
BRISTLY SEDGE
- Tuft-forming sedge with an upright cascading habit
- Leaves are green, about 6 mm wide, triangular in cross section
- Seed heads droop downward, in clumps of 2-6 spikelets, up to 8 cm long, May through July
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 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 elata 'Aurea'
BOWLES GOLDEN SEDGE
- AKA Carex stricta 'Aurea'
- Forms a clump of graceful arching fine foliage
- Fine leaf blades are bright golden-yellow with narrow green margins
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Carex flagellifera 'Toffee Twist'
TOFFEE TWIST SEDGE
- Proven Winners® Color Choice®
- Forms a tight upright arching clump of extremely fine bronze-brown foliage
- This grass makes a great addition to deck planters
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Carex lacustris
HAIRY SEDGE
- A.K.A Carex riparia
- Large upright grass with leaves and seeds growing off the same stem
- Stems are bluish-green, triangular in cross section
HEIGHT: 100-125 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 EverColor® ('Everglow') (PP30466)
EVERGLOW SEDGE
- Small semi-evergreen dense clump-forming sedge with a mounding, cascading habit
- Multicoloured blades of green, white and soft orange
- The orange colour intensifies in autumn
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance'
ICE DANCE SEDGE
- Small semi-evergreen dense clump-forming sedge with a mounding cascading habit
- Leaves are green with a margin of creamy-white
- Small brownish flowers
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Carex morrowii 'Silver Sceptre'
SILVER SCEPTRE SEDGE
- Small semi-evergreen clump-forming sedge with a mounding, cascading habit
- Fine leaves are green with narrow margins of creamy-white
- Small brownish flowers
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Carex muskingumensis 'Little Midge'
MINIATURE PALM SEDGE
- Small clump-forming sedge with a mounding, cascading habit
- Shade will produce a darker green foliage
- Foliage looks like tiny palm fronds
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Carex muskingumensis 'Oehme'
VARIEGATED PALM SEDGE
- Small clump-forming sedge with a mounding, cascading habit
- Bright green foliage gives way to distinct yellow striping along the margins
- Margin colour of foliage will intensify as the season progresses
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Carex nigra
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 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 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
Carpinus betulus 'Columnaris Nana'
DWARF COLUMNAR HORNBEAM
- Slow growing, columnar habit
- Dense, dark-green foliage that turns golden in fall
- Catkins mature into attractive hop-like fruit
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Carpinus caroliniana Native Flame® ('JFS-KW6')
NATIVE FLAME® HORNBEAM
- Upright to oval crown, with wide spreading branches
- Attractive orange-red catkins
- Catkins turn into distinctive clusters of winged nutlets
HEIGHT: 8-9 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Carya cordiformis
BITTERNUT HICKORY
- Open, broadly columnar with an irregular oval to rounded crown
- Distinctive sulphur-yellow buds
- Male and female flowers
HEIGHT: 15-20 m · SPREAD: 14-15 m
Carya glabra
PIGNUT HICKORY
- Open, rounded crown
- Yellowish-green, non-showy flowers
- Male and female flowers
HEIGHT: 14-16 m · SPREAD: 8-9 m
Caryopteris incana Sunshine Blue® ('Jason') (PPAF, CPBR2316)
BLUEBEARD
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Deep blue-purple flowers on the ends of the new growth in late summer
- Rounded, mounding shrub with fragrant yellow leaves with silvery undersides
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Caryopteris x clandonensis Beekeeper™ ('Minigold') (USPPAF, CPBRAF)
BEEKEEPER™ BLUEBEARD
- Dense compact habit
- Blue flower clusters atop vibrant chartreuse foliage
- Foliage fades more green in summer
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Catalpa bungei
UMBRELLA TREE
- Wide-spreading growth habit with dense branching,
- Leaves are green, broadly ovate with heart-shaped bases
- Flowerless and sterile
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Ceanothus impressus 'Victoria'
VICTORIA CALIFORNIA LILAC
- Clusters of tiny fragrant light blue flowers
- Semi-evergreen dark green leaves
- Oval-rounded shrub
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca'
BLUE ATLAS CEDAR
- Loose pyramid when young, flat-topped when mature
- Needles range from greenish-blue to intense blue
- Long blunt soft needles are loosely spaced along twigs
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Celtis occidentalis Prairie Sentinel® ('JFS-KSU1')
PRAIRIE SENTINEL® HACKBERRY
- Narrow, columnar form, with almost vertical upswept branches
- Medium green leaves in the summer turn bright yellow in the fall
- Bark develops corky ridges, tan when young, turning gray at maturity
HEIGHT: 12-14 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Celtis occidentalis 'Magnifica'
MAGNIFICA HACKBERRY
- Upright, arching branches with a rounded, spreading crown
- Bark develops corky ridges, tan when young, turning gray at maturity
- Simple, ovate leaves, with serrated margins, are light green in the summer
HEIGHT: 15-18 m · SPREAD: 14-16 m
Celtis occidentalis Ultra™ ('Ulzam')
ULTRA™ HACKBERRY
- Broadly-rounded shape
- Bluish-green foliage turning yellow in the fall
- High disease resistance
HEIGHT: 15-18 m · SPREAD: 14-16 m
Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Hedgehog'
HEDGEHOG JAPANESE PLUM YEW
- Long deep green glossy needles
- Low compact mounding or spreading form
- Easy to shear for low edging or border plantings
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
LEADWORT
- AKA Plumbago larpentiae
- Five-petaled blue flowers rise slightly above the foliage
- Glossy oval green leaves on wiry stems spread by underground rhizomes
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
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 Hanna's Heart® ('Biringer') (PP21711)
HANNA'S HEART® KATSURA
- Upright, compact form of katsura
- Dark green heart-shaped leaves turn yellow in the fall
- A hardier strain of katsura, holding its leaves longer into the fall
HEIGHT: 7-8 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Pendula'
WEEPING KATSURA
- A unique crown of graceful, weeping branches
- Round to oval leaves emerge reddish-purple in the spring, maturing to medium green
- Fall foliage is a bright yellow
HEIGHT: 4-6 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Cercidiphyllum japonicum Red Fox ('Rotfuchs')
RED FOX KATSURA
- Flowers are insignificant but foliage emits a sweet fragrance
- Heart-shaped leaves emerge burgundy-purple with a contrasting yellow-green veining
- Leaf colour will fade to bluish-green by midsummer
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Cercis canadensis 'Ace of Hearts' (PP17161)
ACE OF HEARTS REDBUD
- Red-purple sweet-pea-like flowers bloom profusely on bare branches and even on mature trunks
- Fruit pods are brown and flat, about 5 cm long
- Small green heart-shaped leaves turn an attractive yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Cercis canadensis Joy's Pride™ ('Morton')
JOY'S PRIDE™ REDBUD
- Bright purplish-pink flowers line bare branches in early spring
- Heart-shaped dark-green leaves appear after flowers fade
- Fall colour is yellow
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Cercis canadensis Golden Falls® ('NC2015-12')
GOLDEN FALLS® REDBUD
- Narrow weeping habit
- Lavender-pink flowers early spring before foliage appears
- New spring leaves are tinged with orange becoming bright golden by summer
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Cercis canadensis 'Pink Pom Poms' (PP27630)
PINK POM POMS REDBUD
- Unique, fully double, deep pink flowers in early spring
- Flowers are followed by large heart-shaped leaves
- This is a seedless cultivar
HEIGHT: 3-5 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Cercis canadensis f. alba
WHITE REDBUD
- White sweet pea-like flowers bloom profusely on bare branches and even on mature trunks
- Fruit pods are brown and flat, about 5 cm long
- Heart-shaped green leaves turn an attractive yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 7-8 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
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
Chaenomeles speciosa 'Rubra'
JAPANESE QUINCE
- Red, buttercup-like flowers
- Green to yellow pome, up to 5 cm in diameter
- Glossy, dark green leaves are borne on thorny stems
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Chaenomeles speciosa 'Toyo Nishiki'
JAPANESE QUINCE
- Red, pink, pink-white, and white, buttercup-like flowers
- Green to yellow pome, up to 5 cm in diameter
- Glossy, dark green leaves are borne on thorny stems
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Chaenomeles x superba 'Jet Trail'
JAPANESE QUINCE
- White, buttercup-like flowers
- Green to yellow pome, up to 5 cm in diameter
- Glossy, dark green leaves are borne on thorny stems
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Chaenomeles x superba 'Pink Lady'
JAPANESE QUINCE
- Pink, buttercup-like flowers
- Green to yellow pome, up to 5 cm in diameter, ripens in October
- Glossy, dark green leaves are borne on thorny stems
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Chaenomeles x superba 'Texas Scarlet'
JAPANESE QUINCE
- Red, buttercup-like flowers
- Green to yellow pome, up to 5 cm in diameter
- Glossy, dark green leaves are borne on thorny stems
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Ellwoodii'
ELLWOOD'S LAWSON FALSECYPRESS
- Slow-growing conifer with a pyramidal to columnar shape
- Blue-green foliage is needle-like; soft with a scaly texture
- Bark is red-brown in colour
HEIGHT: 7-8 m · SPREAD: 2-2 m
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Aurea'
GOLDEN NOOTKA FALSECYPRESS
- AKA Xanthocyparis nootkatensis 'Aurea'
- Pyramidal branches with pendulous tips
- Flat sprays of golden-green horizontally arranged scale-like foliage
HEIGHT: 15-20 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Glauca'
BLUE NOOTKA FALSECYPRESS
- AKA Xanthocyparis nootkatensis 'Glauca'
- Pyramidal forming branches with pendulous tips
- Flat sprays of blue-green horizontally arranged scale-like foliage
HEIGHT: 15-20 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Jubilee'
JUBILEE WEEPING NOOTKA FALSECYPRESS
- AKA Xanthocyparis nootkatensis 'Jubilee'
- Pyramidal narrow form with pendulous branches
- Flat sprays of medium green horizontally arranged scale-like foliage
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula'
WEEPING NOOTKA FALSECYPRESS
- AKA Xanthocyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula', Cupressus nootkatensis 'Pendula'
- Pyramidal, sweeping branches with pendulous tips
- Flat sprays of medium green horizontally-arranged scale-like foliage
HEIGHT: 9-10 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula Select'
SELECT WEEPING NOOTKA CYPRESS
- AKA Xanthocyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula Select', Cupressus nootkatensis 'Pendula Select'
- Pyramidal forming sweeping branches with pendulous tips
- Flat sprays of medium green horizontally-arranged scale-like foliage
HEIGHT: 7-8 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Van den Akker'
VAN DEN AKKER WEEPING CYPRESS
- Very narrow with a pillar-like spire
- Side branches weep and hug the main trunk
- Covered in slightly webbed blue-green foliage
HEIGHT: 8-9 m · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Chamaecyparis obtusa
HINOKI FALSECYPRESS
- Open, broad and upright, with graceful spreading branches
- Blue-green foliage takes on a bronze highlight in the winter
- Attractive reddish-brown bark develops a striking texture with age
HEIGHT: 7-8 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Chabo-yadori'
HINOKI FALSECYPRESS
- AKA Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Sanderi'
- A slow-growing conifer with a broad, pyramidal habit
- Blue-green foliage takes on a bronze highlight in the winter
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Chirimen'
HINOKI FALSECYPRESS
- Dwarf upright Japanese specimen with irregular vertical branching
- Very compact clusters of blue-green foliage
- Ideal for an unusual focal point in a rock garden
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Compacta'
HINOKI FALSECYPRESS
- Densely branched with a pyramidal form
- Rich dark green foliage
- Can have an irregular form
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 1.50-2 m
Chamaecyparis obtusa Night Light® ('Conschlect') (PP24666)
NIGHT LIGHT® HINOKI CYPRESS
- Compact-branching with flat, fan-shaped branchlets
- Green foliage that develops golden yellow tips in sun
- Rich bronze winter colour
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides Compacta'
FERNLEAF HINOKI FALSECYPRESS
- Compact, pyramidal evergreen with graceful arching limbs
- Deep green fanned foliage keeps its colour all winter
- Slow-growing with a compact habit
HEIGHT: 175-250 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Gracilis'
SLENDER HINOKI FALSECYPRESS
- Upright pyramidal form with a strong central leader
- Tiny glossy deep green scale-like leaves display reddish new growth
- Twisted branchlets are held on tiered branches
HEIGHT: 200-300 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Iseli Green'
ISELI GREEN HINOKI FALSECYPRESS
- Distinctive specimen
- Graceful irregular branching holds gently cupped sprays
- Leaves are dark green and scale-like
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Kosteri'
KOSTER'S HINOKI FALSECYPRESS
- Among the slowest-growing mounding chamaecyparis
- Lustrous scale-like light green foliage
- Offers winter interest with texture and diminished size
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Lynn's Golden'
LYNN'S GOLDEN HINOKI CYPRESS
- Dwarf upright habit
- Layered golden foliage
- Remains attractive in winter
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis'
DWARF HINOKI FALSECYPRESS
- Dwarf upright with irregular vertical branching
- Dark green fan-shaped sprays of thick, compact foliage
- Unique focal point for a traditional oriental or zen style
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 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 'Reis Dwarf'
HINOKI CYPRESS
- Slow-growing naturally irregular upright habit
- Deep green foliage
- Branchlets twist outward
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Rezek'
REZEK HINOKI FALSECYPRESS
- Irregular upright selection of Hinoki falsecypress
- Dense and compact with dark green foliage
- Slow growing: 2-5cm per year
HEIGHT: 80-125 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Split Rock'
HINOKI FALSECYPRESS
- Compact upright with graceful spreading branches
- Soft-textured young foliage has a bluish cast
- Mature foliage is a dark green throughout the year
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Super Compacta'
SUPER COMPACT HINOKI FALSECYPRESS
- Densely branched with a broadly pyramidal form
- Rich dark green foliage
- Can have an irregular form
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Tempelhof'
TEMPLEHOF HINOKI FALSECYPRESS
- Dwarf juvenile form with horizontal compact branching
- Develops into a conical shape
- Thick, dark green foliage forms an irregular habit
HEIGHT: 150-200 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Thoweil'
THOWEIL HINOKI FALSECYPRESS
- Slow-growing naturally sculpted narrow upright habit
- Irregular branching with deep green foliage
- Ideal for an unusual focal point in a rock garden
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 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 obtusa 'Well's Special'
HINOKI FALSECYPRESS
- Upright narrow habit
- Medium-green dense twisted foliage on gently arching branchlets
- Holds its colour through the winter
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Angel Hair'
THREADBRANCH FALSECYPRESS
- Finely textured bright green foliage
- Slower-growing and thinner foliage than Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera'
- Rounded to spreading shape
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera'
THREADLEAF FALSECYPRESS
- Slow-growing broad pyramid with a graceful mounding habit
- Thread-like gray-green foliage is held on arching branches
- Unique texture
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 2-2 m
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