Abies fraseri
FRASER FIR
- Slender specimen with an overall pyramidal shape
- Horizontal branch structure with glossy, dark green needles
- Underside of the needle displays two silver bands
HEIGHT: 15-20 m · SPREAD: 5-6 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 negundo
BOXELDER MAPLE
- Medium-sized tree with irregular branching
- Pinnate-compound leaves are light green on top, paler green below
- Leaflets vary in shape
HEIGHT: 14-18 m · SPREAD: 12-16 m
Acer negundo 'Sensation'
SENSATION BOXELDER MAPLE
- Uniform growth habit with symmetrical branching
- Pale yellow flowers
- Pinnate, compound leaves are light green on top, paler green below
HEIGHT: 8-9 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Acer pensylvanicum
STRIPED MAPLE
- Small, rounded, irregular crown
- Yellow-green bell-shaped flowers appear in pendulous clusters
- Three-lobed leaves emerge green with pink hues in the spring
HEIGHT: 7-8 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Acer saccharinum
SILVER MAPLE
- Fast-growing, tall, with a rounded, open, spreading crown
- Small yellow flowers appear in clusters before the foliage
- Deeply lobed light green leaves have silvery undersides
HEIGHT: 18-20 m · SPREAD: 15-18 m
Acer saccharinum 'Pyramidale'
PYRAMIDAL SILVER MAPLE
- AKA Acer saccharinum 'Fastigiatum'
- Fast-growing, large, wide, columnar habit, maturing oval to round
- Small, yellow flowers appear in clusters before the foliage
HEIGHT: 20-23 m · SPREAD: 10-13 m
Acer saccharinum 'Silver Queen'
SILVER QUEEN MAPLE
- A strong cultivar with better upright branching and more dominant leader than others of the species
- Bright green summer foliage and sharp yellow fall colour
- A large tree at maturity, good for wet areas
HEIGHT: 16-18 m · SPREAD: 13-15 m
Acer x freemanii Autumn Fantasy® ('DTR 102') (PP7655)
AUTUMN FANTASY® MAPLE
- Open, evenly branched, upright, oval crown
- Showy red flowers appear before the leaves emerge
- Green leaves in the summer resemble those of its silver maple parent
HEIGHT: 14-16 m · SPREAD: 11-13 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 'Marmo'
MARMO MAPLE
- Upright, oval crown evenly branched with a strong, central leader
- Summer leaves resemble those of its silver maple parent
- Fall foliage is orange to orange-red
HEIGHT: 15-17 m · SPREAD: 12-14 m
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
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
Actaea pachypoda
WHITE BANEBERRY
- Jagged green leaves on strong reddish stems
- Clusters of fragrant white flowers
- After flowering, tiny white berries appear
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Actaea pachypoda 'Misty Blue'
DOLL'S EYES
- Sport of Actaea pachypoda
- White flowers produce white berries
- Mounds of bluish-green leaves on reddish stems
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Actaea rubra
RED BANEBERRY
- Lightly scented delicate white flowers
- Fine-textured foliage with an airy habit
- After flowering, red berry clusters appear
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Actinidia arguta 'Issai'
HARDY KIWI
- White flowers
- Self-fertile female plant
- Edible fruits, 3-4 cm long, in October
HEIGHT: 4-6 m · SPREAD: 6 m
Alchemilla mollis
LADY'S MANTLE
- Mound-shaped habit with scalloped gray-green leaves
- Lime-green starry flower clusters
- Can be used as a ground cover or border plant
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 m
Alisma plantago-aquatica
BROADLEAF WATER PLANTAIN
- Airy, white flowers
- Clump-forming perennial with hairless plantain-like foliage emerging in early spring
- Foliage stands 60 cm above the waterline
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
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
Alopecurus pratensis 'Aureovariegatus'
GOLDEN FOXTAIL GRASS
- Colourful tuft-forming perennial
- Variegated blades: green with yellow margins
- Light brown seed heads
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Amelanchier alnifolia Standing Ovation™ ('Obelisk')
STANDING OVATION™ SERVICEBERRY
- Upright, uniform habit with a slender form
- Fragrant white flowers cover the plant in the spring
- Flowers lead to edible berries appearing green/white, changing to red, then dark blue
HEIGHT: 300-350 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Amelanchier alnifolia 'Regent'
REGENT SASKATOON BERRY
- Lightly fragrant white flowers are held erect
- Sweet black-blue berries are good for eating and making jelly
- Gray-green foliage turns to brilliant yellow-orange in the fall
HEIGHT: 125-175 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Amelanchier canadensis
SERVICEBERRY
- White flowers
- Grayish-green round leaves turn to medium-green in the summer
- Brilliant yellow to red colour in the fall
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Amelanchier humilis
LOW SHADBUSH
- White flowers are held in erect clusters
- Oval to rounded green foliage
- Brilliant yellow to red foliage in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance' (PP5717)
AUTUMN BRILLIANCE SERVICEBERRY
- Upright oval growth habit
- Slightly fragrant showy white flowers in drooping clusters
- Edible fruit shows green, then red, and finally purple-blue
HEIGHT: 8-9 m · SPREAD: 5-7 m
Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Cole's Select'
COLE'S SELECT SERVICEBERRY
- Upright spreading habit
- Young leaves emerge purplish, turning to medium-green
- White flowers are followed by red to purplish-black berries
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
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
Anemone x hybrida 'Pocahontas'
JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Blooms July-September
- Pink blooms atop green foliage
- Dwarf compact foliage
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
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
Arisaema triphyllum
JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT
- AKA Arisaema atrorubens
- Unique upright club-shaped spadix with hoods of green and maroon
- Attractive maroon stems
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima'
RED CHOKEBERRY
- Fragrant white flowers
- Glossy red berries persist for a long period
- Lustrous green foliage turns to an outstanding red in the fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Aronia melanocarpa
BLACK CHOKEBERRY
- Fragrant white flowers
- Glossy purple-black berries persist for a long period
- Glossy green leaves turn an outstanding red in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Aronia melanocarpa Low scape Snowfire® ('SMNAMPEM') (USPP 34,116, Can PBRAF)
LOW SCAPE SNOWFIRE® CHOKECHERRY
- Mid-sized cultivar of the native shrub
- Covered with hundreds of dainty white flowers in spring
- Flowers are followed by dark blue berries in fall
HEIGHT: 80-120 cm · SPREAD: 80-120 cm
Aronia melanocarpa 'Viking'
BLACK CHOKEBERRY
- Fragrant white flowers
- Glossy purple-black berries persist for a long period
- Glossy green leaves turn an outstanding red in the fall
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Aronia prunifolia 'Aron'
ARON CHOKECHERRY
- Upright, arching habit
- Brilliant orange and red foliage in fall
- Clusters of white flowers in spring
HEIGHT: 150-200 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Aruncus aethusifolius
DWARF GOAT'S BEARD
- A dwarf species of aruncus
- Low mound of fern-like foliage
- Short stems of creamy-white flowers
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Aruncus dioicus
GOAT'S BEARD
- Large white plumes form above lacy green foliage
- Excellent background plant for shady, moist spots
- Great massing perennial
HEIGHT: 120-180 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Aruncus dioicus 'Kneiffii'
CUTLEAF GOAT'S BEARD
- Medium-sized mounds of finely-cut green foliage
- White plumes rise above the foliage
- Interesting compact plant for a moist shady border
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
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
Asclepias incarnata
SWAMP MILKWEED
- Pink flowers are followed by attractive seed pods
- Food source for Monarch butterflies and other beneficial insects
- Commonly found in swamps or wetland landscapes
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'
CINDERELLA SWAMP MILKWEED
- Rose pink flowers
- Bloom time Midsummer-Fall
- Clumping perennial by small rhizomes
HEIGHT: 90-150 cm · SPREAD: 30-90 cm
Asclepias incarnata 'Ice Ballet'
MILKWEED
- Vanilla-scented white flowers are followed by attractive seed pods
- Food source for Monarch butterflies
- Commonly found in swamps or wetland landscapes
HEIGHT: 90-120 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Asclepias syriaca
COMMON MILKWEED
- Pinkish-purple flowers
- Attractive seed pods remain when flowers finish
- Naturally found in open fields and along roadsides
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Asimina triloba
PAWPAW
- Small low branching tree, forming a dense pyramidal rounded crown
- Cup-shaped purple flowers
- Large, slightly drooping, elliptical green leaves turn yellow late in the fall
HEIGHT: 6-8 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Aster lanceolatus
LANCE-LEAVED ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
- Extremely hardy
- Variably-sized lavender to white flowers with yellow centres on the ends of nearly hairless stems
HEIGHT: 125-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 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 macrophyllus
BIG LEAF ASTER
- AKA Eurybia macrophylla
- Leaves create ground cover like foliage that pushes clusters of lavender purple flowers.
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aster puniceus
SWAMP ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum puniceum
- Flowers are usually pale blue, but can vary to deep blue or purple
- Stems are reddish-purple and usually hairy
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Aster umbellatus
FLAT-TOPPED ASTER, PARASOL WHITETOP
- AKA Doellingeria umbellata
- Flat-topped cluster of small white flowers
- Flowers appear earlier than most aster
HEIGHT: 100-175 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Astilboides tabularis
SHIELDLEAF RODGERSIA
- AKA Rodgersia tabularis
- Panicles of creamy-white flowers resemble astilbe
- Specimen-sized leaves, up to 90 cm across
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
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
Betula nigra Heritage® ('Cully') (PP4409)
HERITAGE® RIVER BIRCH
- Upright, oval to rounded habit
- Oval, serrated leaves are dark green in the summer, yellow in the fall
- Salmon-pink to reddish-brown bark exfoliates to reveal a creamy-white bark
HEIGHT: 18-20 m · SPREAD: 16-18 m
Betula nigra 'Summer Cascade' (PP15105)
SUMMER CASCADE BIRCH
- Weeping to prostrate growth habit
- Oval, serrated leaves are dark green in the summer, bright yellow in the fall
- Salmon-pink to reddish-brown bark exfoliates to reveal a lighter, inner bark
HEIGHT: 2-3 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Betula populifolia 'Whitespire'
ASIAN WHITE BIRCH
- AKA Betula populifolia 'Whitespire Senior'
- Upright, pyramidal habit
- Chalky-white bark does not peel
HEIGHT: 7-8 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Brunnera macrophylla 'Sea Heart' (PP24684)
SIBERIAN BUGLOSS
- Thick heart-shaped leaves
- Pronounced dark green veins on silver background
- Two-toned pink and blue forget-me-not flowers in spring
HEIGHT: 15-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Brunnera macrophylla 'Silver Heart' (PP24685)
SIBERIAN BUGLOSS
- Thick heart-shaped leaves
- Silver-dominated foliage with contrasting thin green veins
- Blue forget-me-not flowers in spring
HEIGHT: 15-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Brunnera macrophylla 'Sterling Silver' (PP31280)
SIBERIAN BUGLOSS
- Dynamic leaf texture
- Silver leaved with emerald green veining
- Bright-blue airy sprays of flowers in spring
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Buddleia Flutterby Petite® Tutti Fruiti Pink ('Podaras #13') (PP22177)
BUTTERFLY BUSH
- Bright, fuchsia-pink blooms
- Scented, green foliage
- Heat and drought tolerant once established
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Buddleia Flutterby® Pink ('Podaras #9') (PP#22065)
BUTTERFLY BUSH
- Pink, sturdy flowers point upright on the plant for a unique display
- Arching branches display gray-green leaves
- Attractive to butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 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
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 '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 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
Caltha palustris
MARSH MARIGOLD
- AKA Caltha polypetala
- Numerous, waxy, yellow, buttercup-like flowers
- Kidney-shaped, glossy, dark green leaves, up to 10 cm long, form low mounds
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Calycanthus floridus 'Edith Wilder'
EDITH WILDER CAROLINA ALLSPICE
HEIGHT: 225-250 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Carex bebbii
BEBB'S SEDGE
- Clump-forming sedge with a cascading appearance
- Green leaves, 6 mm wide, are triangular in cross section
- Seed heads are decorative
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 5-10 cm
Carex 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 crinita
FRINGED SEDGE
- Tuft-forming sedge with an upright, cascading habit
- Strap-like leaves are green, about 12 mm wide, triangular in cross section
- Bristly flower spikelets top this plant
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 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 grayi
MORNING STAR SEDGE
- Forms a slightly arching tight upright clump
- Semi-evergreen leaf blades are 15 mm wide
- Flower spikes are followed by unique light green star or mace-shaped seed pods
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Carex hystericina
PORCUPINE SEDGE
- Tuft-forming sedge with an upright, cascading habit
- Leaves are green, about 6 mm wide, triangular in cross section
- Prickly cylindrical spikelets
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Carex 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 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 slowly by rhizomes and can be used as a ground cover if given ample moisture
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Carex nigra 'Variegata'
VARIEGATED BLACK SEDGE
- AKA Carex nigra 'On-line'
- Semi-evergreen low mound of narrow arching light green leaves with yellow edges
- Chocolate-brown to black flowers above the foliage
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Carex platyphylla
SILVER SEDGE
- Upright mounding sedge with inconspicuous seed heads
- Frosty blue semi-evergreen leaves are up to 25 mm wide
- Small green seed heads change to brown in the summer
HEIGHT: 20-50 cm · SPREAD: 40-40 cm
Carex pseudocyperus
CYPRESS SEDGE
- Tuft-forming grass with an upright, cascading habit
- Leaves are yellow-green, about 6 mm wide and triangular in cross section
- Spikes of tiny green or brown flowers
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Carex rosea
ROSY SEDGE
- Thick clumps of delicate arching foliage
- Deep green narrow leaves
- Produces unique star-like seed clusters
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 5-10 cm
Carex siderosticha 'Banana Boat'
CREEPING BROAD-LEAVED SEDGE
- Wide-bladed variegated clump-forming sedge with a mounding habit
- Leaves are yellow with narrow green margins and stripes
- Small brownish flowers appear on triangular stems
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Carex siderosticha 'Snow Cap'
CREEPING BROAD-LEAVED SEDGE
- Wide-bladed variegated clump-forming sedge with a mounding habit
- Leaves are white with narrow green margins
- Small light green flowers
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Carex 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 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
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
Caulophyllum thalictroides
BLUE COHOSH
- Insignificant yellowish-green flowers
- Flowers finish and leave behind berry-like seeds
- As the seeds age, they take on a blue colour
HEIGHT: 45-70 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Celtis laevigata
SUGARBERRY
- Upright arching branches with a rounded spreading crown
- Lightly ridged bark is tan when young, turning gray at maturity
- Non-showy male and female flowers
HEIGHT: 20-22 m · SPREAD: 20-22 m
Cephalanthus occidentalis
BUTTONBUSH
- Spherical clusters of white florets
- Green nutlets turn brown in the fall and persist into the winter
- Glossy foliage emerges in late spring
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
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
Chelone glabra
TURTLEHEAD
- AKA Chelone oblique 'Alba'
- Predominantly white flowers are sometimes tinged with pink
- Flowers are hooded and look similar to snapdragons
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Chelone glabra 'Black Ace'
WHITE TURTLEHEAD
- Foliage emerges in the spring with a very dark cast
- Leaves turn green as the summer progresses
- White flowers are hooded and look similar to snapdragons
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'
PINK TURTLEHEAD
- Rose-pink turtlehead-shaped flowers appear on reddish stems
- Oblong leaves emerge a glossy bronze maturing to dark green
- Bloom Time: September to October
HEIGHT: 60-75 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Chelone obliqua
PINK TURTLEHEAD
- Rose-pink turtlehead-shaped flowers are held on reddish stems
- Fine-toothed lance-shaped dark green leaves form on sturdy square stems
- Bloom Time: Late summer to October
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Chionanthus virginicus
FRINGETREE
- Showy fringe-like fragrant white flowers
- Clusters of bright blue to purple drupes on female plants in August
- Late to emerge leathery glossy leaves turn golden-yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Cimicifuga racemosa
BLACK SNAKEROOT
- AKA Actaea racemosa
- Fragrant white bottlebrush-like flowers
- Clump forming perennial with green sharp-toothed leaves
HEIGHT: 100-175 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Cimicifuga ramosa 'Atropurpurea'
BLACK SNAKEROOT
- AKA Actaea ramosa 'Atropurpurea' or Actaea simplex 'Atropurpurea'
- Other common names: Black Cohosh, Purple-leaved Bugbane
- Panicles of pale pink to white florets on this clump forming perennial
HEIGHT: 125-175 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Cimicifuga ramosa 'Black Negligee'
PURPLE-LEAF BUGBANE
- AKA Actaea ramosa 'Black Negligee'
- Fragrant, purple-tinted, white panicles of florets, project upwards to about 125 cm
- Deeply cut, dark purplish-black leaves; one of the darkest foliage in the genus
HEIGHT: 80-125 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Cimicifuga ramosa 'Brunette'
PURPLE-LEAF BUGBANE
- AKA Actaea ramosa 'Brunette' or Actaea simplex 'Brunette'
- Pale pink to white panicles
- Deeply cut, dark purplish-brown leaves, rise to 80 cm
HEIGHT: 80-150 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Cimicifuga ramosa 'Hillside Black Beauty' (PP9988, COPF)
PURPLE-LEAF BUGBANE
- AKA Actaea ramosa 'Hillside Black Beauty' or Actaea simplex 'Hillside Black Beauty'
- Abundant panicles of white florets
- Flowers appear midsummer to mid-fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Cimicifuga ramosa 'Pink Spike'
PURPLE-LEAF BUGBANE
- AKA Actaea ramosa 'Pink Spike' or Actaea simplex 'Pink Spike'
- Long panicles of pink florets
- Dark bronze-purple foliage with compound, ternate, sharp-toothed leaves
HEIGHT: 80-150 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Cimicifuga x 'Chocoholic' (PP24821)
PURPLE-LEAF BUGBANE
- Long panicles of pink florets mature to white
- Dark bronze-purple foliage with compound, ternate, sharp-toothed leaves
- Excellent in mass, but also as a specimen
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Clematis virginiana
VIRGIN'S BOWER
- Flower Colour: Small white
- Flower Size: 3 cm
- Bloom Time: Late summer to fall
HEIGHT: 4-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Clethra alnifolia Vanilla Spice® ('Caleb') (PP21589)
SUMMERSWEET
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Fragrant white panicles of perfect extra-large florets
- Seed heads persist through the winter into the next season
HEIGHT: 100-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird'
SUMMERSWEET
- Fragrant white panicles of perfect florets
- Seed heads persist through the winter into the next season
- Late to emerge in spring, lustrous green leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Clethra alnifolia Summer Sparkler™ , Einstein™ ('Novacleein') (PP27590)
SUMMER SPARKLER™ SUMMERSWEET
- Formerly named Einstein™
- Long white fragrant panicles of perfect florets
- Stems holding flowers are often twisted and curled from the weight of the blooms
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'
SUMMERSWEET
- Deep pink panicles of fragrant florets
- Seed heads persist through the winter into the next season
- Late to emerge in spring, lustrous green leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 1-2 m · SPREAD: 1-1 m
Clethra alnifolia 'Sixteen Candles'
SUMMERSWEET
- Fragrant white panicles of perfect florets
- Seed heads persist through the winter into the next season
- Late to emerge in spring, lustrous green leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Cornus alba Ivory Halo® ('Bailho') (PP8722, COPF, CPBR1097)
IVORY HALO® DOGWOOD
- AKA Swida alba 'Ivory Halo'
- Tiny yellowish-white flowers in flat-topped clusters
- Clusters of blue-white drupes in the summer
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Cornus alba 'Bud's Yellow'
EUROPEAN YELLOWTWIG DOGWOOD
- AKA Swida alba 'Bud's Yellow'
- Flat-topped panicles of small white flowers lead to white berries in the fall
- Yellow branches are attractive in the winter
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Cornus alba 'Sibirica'
REDBARK DOGWOOD
- AKA Swida alba 'Siberica'
- Tiny yellowish-white flowers in flat-topped clusters
- Abundant clusters of bluish-white berries in the summer
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Cornus alba 'Sibirica Variegata'
REDBARK DOGWOOD
- Tiny yellowish-white flowers in flat-topped clusters
- Abundant clusters of pure white berries in the summer
- Textured, variegated leaves exhibit pink overtones especially in fall
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Cornus alternifolia
PAGODA DOGWOOD
- AKA Swida alternifolia
- Tiny yellowish-white fragrant flowers in flat-topped clusters in late spring
- Clusters of bluish-black berries in the summer
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Cornus alternifolia Golden Shadows® ('W. Stackman') (PP11287)
GOLDEN SHADOWS® DOGWOOD
- AKA Swida alternifolia 'W. Stackman'
- Tiny yellowish-white fragrant flowers in flat-topped clusters
- Abundant clusters of bluish-black berries in the summer
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Cornus amomum
SILKY DOGWOOD
- AKA Swida amomum
- Flat-topped cluster of creamy-white flowers
- White berries will ripen to blue
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Cornus sericea
RED OSIER DOGWOOD
- AKA Swida sericea
- Flat-topped panicles of small white flowers lead to white berries in the fall, attracting birds
- Dark red branches are attractive in the winter
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea'
YELLOWTWIG DOGWOOD
- YAKA Swida sericea 'Flaviramea'
- Yellow branches are attractive in winter
- Flat-topped clusters of white flowers in late spring lead to white berries in early fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Variegatus'
VARIEGATED ROCKSPRAY COTONEASTER
- White flowers when little else is flowering
- Red berries contrast with the foliage in early fall
- Light cream edges on dull green leaves develop a pink tinge in the summer
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Darmera peltata
UMBRELLA PLANT
- AKA Peltiphyllum peltatum
- Flower stalks emerge from the ground on leafless hairy stems
- Round clusters of tiny white to pinkish flowers
HEIGHT: 90-120 cm · SPREAD: 90-120 cm
Deschampsia cespitosa 'Pixie Fountain'
PIXIE FOUNTAIN TUFTED HAIR GRASS
- Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades with slight variegation, turning light brown in the fall
- Flowers feature green-silver and gold tones
- Resistant to the rust that afflicts other Deschampsia
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Dryopteris spinulosa
TOOTHED WOOD FERN
- AKA Dryopteris carthusiana
- Narrow lance-shaped pale green fronds with finely-cut leaflets
- Upright-clumping habit
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Eleocharis obtusa
BLUNT SPIKERUSH
- A clumping rush with slender dark green cylindrical stems
- Each stem is topped with a small dark brown oblong flower spike
- Small narrow leaves are sometimes present near the base of the plant
HEIGHT: 20-40 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Eleocharis palustris
COMMON SPIKERUSH
- Narrow dark green round stems spread by rhizomatous roots
- A dark reddish-purple sheath surrounds the base of the stems
- Each stem features a small dark brown oblong flower spike
HEIGHT: 25-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-150 cm
Epilobium angustifolium
FIREWEED
- AKA Chamerion angustifolium
- Tall branchless flower stems with purple flowers
- Blooms from June to September
HEIGHT: 60-150 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Equisetum fluviatile
RIVER HORSETAIL
- Forms dense colonies in shallow water or ponds
- Tall erect dark green smooth stems sport fine ridges
- At each joint, the stem has a whorl of tiny black-tipped scale leaves
HEIGHT: 60-75 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Equisetum hyemale
SCOURING RUSH
- Rigid hollow bamboo-like stems
- Dark green with black banding at joints
- Produces small brown cone-like stem tips in the summer
HEIGHT: 60-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-200 cm
Eupatorium perfoliatum
BONESET
- AKA Eupatorium truncatum
- White flower clusters
- Textured opposite mid-green leaves
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Filipendula rubra 'Venusta'
QUEEN OF THE PRAIRIE
- AKA Filipendula rubra 'Venusta Magnifica'
- Deep pink to carmine flower clusters
- Flowers fade to a softer pink as they age
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Filipendula x 'Kahome'
DWARF PINK MEADOWSWEET
- A dwarf selection of meadowsweet
- Delicate fluffy heads of rosy-pink flowers
- Upright clumping perennial with dark green fern-like leaves
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Filipendula x 'Red Umbrellas'
MEADOWSWEET
- Compact growth and maple-like green leaves
- Foliage is heavily veined with crimson
- Fluffy plumes of candy-floss-pink blooms float above the foliage
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Fraxinus nigra
BLACK ASH
- Open crown, with ascending branches
- Winter buds are dark brown with a velvety texture
- Compound, oval to lance-shaped, green leaves
HEIGHT: 15-20 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Fraxinus nigra 'Fallgold' (COPF)
FALLGOLD ASH
- Upright to rounded crown at maturity
- Black buds are a contrast to the light gray coloured trunk
- Compound, oval to lance-shaped leaves are green
HEIGHT: 17-18 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Geranium maculatum
WILD GERANIUM
- Five-petaled flowers of pale pink to lilac
- Attractive seed heads follow the flowers
- Basal leaves are dark green and deeply palmate
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Glyceria maxima var. 'Variegata'
VARIEGATED MANNAGRASS
- A.K.A. Glyceria aquatica 'Variegata', Glyceria spectabilis 'Variegata'
- Loose upright clump of pendulous blades
- Strap-shaped leaves are striped with cream and sometimes tinged with pink
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Glyceria striata
FOWL MANNAGRASS
- AKA: Glyceria striata ssp. stricta, Panicularia nervata, Panicularia striata
- Forms an upright clump of coarse green leaves 25 cm long arranged alternately along sturdy stems
- Pyramidal airy panicles rise on slender stems above the foliage
HEIGHT: 60-110 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Gunnera manicata
GIANT RHUBARB
- AKA Gunnera brasiliensis
- Giant rounded clump
- Huge puckered deeply-toothed leaves have prominent veining with rounded blades
HEIGHT: 175-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-350 cm
Helenium autumnale
SNEEZEWEED
- Erect clump-forming habit
- Daisy-like flowers with yellow petals and brownish-yellow cones
- Lance-shaped dark green leaves
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-75 cm
Helenium autumnale Red & Gold ('Rotgold')
RED & GOLD SNEEZEWEED
- Daisy-like flowers with irregular shades of bright gold and red hues
- Erect, clump forming habit
- Lance-shaped dark green leaves
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-75 cm
Hibiscus moscheutos
SWAMP ROSE MALLOW
- Other common names: Wild Cotton, Mallow Rose, Crimson-eyed Rose Mallow
- Flowers can be white, pink or red with occasional bicolours
- Heart-shaped three- to five-lobed bright green leaves with hairy undersides up to 20 cm in length
HEIGHT: 130-160 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Hibiscus moscheutos Luna™ Red ('Bailhibred') (PP16155)
LUNA RED ROSE MALLOW
- Compact, bushy selection
- Shorter than most perennial hibiscus
- Large saucer-shaped solid red flowers
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-65 cm
Hibiscus moscheutos Luna™ Pink Swirl ('Balhibpsw') (PPAF)
PINK SWIRL ROSE MALLOW
- Compact, bushy selection
- Shorter than most perennial hibiscus
- Large saucer-shaped pale pink and white flowers with a burgundy centre
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-65 cm
Hibiscus moscheutos Luna™ White ('Balhibwhi') (PPAF)
LUNA WHITE ROSE MALLOW
- Compact, bushy selection
- Shorter than most perennial hibiscus
- Large saucer-shaped white flowers with a red centre
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-65 cm
Hibiscus x 'Fireball' (PP13631)
ROSE MALLOW
- Massive deep red flowers have a smaller darker eye
- Lobed leaves are deep green with a purple hue
- Stems have a distinct red veining
HEIGHT: 100-120 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Hibiscus x 'Kopper King' (PP10793)
ROSE MALLOW
- Flowers are white to light pink with a red eye and red veining
- Flowers have a slightly ruffled edge
- Large lobed leaves are deep coppery-red
HEIGHT: 90-120 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Hibiscus x 'Midnight Marvel' (PP24079)
ROSE MALLOW
- Near-black buds open to deep red flowers
- Foliage is an intense purple
- Large lobed leaves
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Hibiscus x 'Mocha Moon' (PPAF)
ROSE MALLOW
- Slightly cupped pure white flowers have a scarlet eye
- Flowers produced from top to bottom of the plant
- Bright lime-green carpels are a pleasant contrast to the foliage
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Hibiscus x 'Old Yella' (PP13630)
ROSE MALLOW
- Yellow buds open to creamy-white flowers
- Flowers have a distinct red eye
- Large lobed bright green leaves
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Hibiscus x 'Peppermint Schnapps' (PP18939)
ROSE MALLOW
- Pink flowers with deep pink veining
- Prominent red eye
- Bright green lobed leaves
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-120 cm
Hibiscus x 'Plum Crazy' (PP11854)
ROSE MALLOW
- Plum-coloured flower with a deep purple eye and darker veining
- Large lobed leaves
- Leaves have a deep purple hue
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 90-120 cm
Hibiscus x 'Plum Fantasy' (PP25986)
ROSE MALLOW
- Lipstick-red buds appear at the top 6-7 nodes on the stems
- Plum-red flower with a deeper red eye and red stamens
- Flowers are distinctly puckered and corrugated
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 90-120 cm
Hibiscus x 'Starry Starry Night' (PP27901)
ROSE MALLOW
- Pale pink flowers with darker pink speckling and veining
- Flowers produced from top to bottom of the plant
- Blooms contrast nicely with the dark lobed leaves
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Hibiscus x 'Summer in Paradise' (PP28730)
ROSE MALLOW
- Deep red buds opening to hot cerise-red flowers
- Blooms contrast nicely with the broad medium-green lobed leaves
- Bloom Time: July to September
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Hibiscus x 'Summer Storm' (PP20443)
ROSE MALLOW
- Satin-pink flowers with a deep pink centre
- Veins of deep pink bleed from a central eye
- Large lobed leaves are deep wine in colour
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 90-120 cm
Hibiscus x 'Tie Dye' (PP24078)
ROSE MALLOW
- Pink tipped white petals with a cherry-red centre
- Largelobed leaves are a deep wine colour
- Blooms appear uniformly on all sides of the clump
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 90-120 cm
Hibiscus x 'Turn of the Century'
ROSE MALLOW
- Pink and red bicoloured flowers with a deep central eye
- Flowers have a pinwheel effect
- Distinct finely cut bright green leaves
HEIGHT: 175-250 cm · SPREAD: 120-150 cm
Hierochloe odorata
SWEET GRASS
- AKA Anthoxanthum nitens
- Forms a spreading upright mound of gray-green foliage
- Blades reach 60 cm high
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-150 cm
Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon'
CHAMELEON PLANT
- AKA Houttuynia cordata 'Tricolor'
- Insignificant flowers are green with white bracts
- Small heart-shaped leaves form a dense mat
HEIGHT: 15-40 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'
ANNABELLE HYDRANGEA
- Spherical blooms of white florets emerge lime-green and turn white, age light green, then turn tan in fall
- Medium-green leaves are almost round
- Flowers bloom on new wood
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Hydrangea arborescens 'Grandiflora'
SNOWHILL HYDRANGEA
- Flat-topped clusters of white florets emerge lime-green, turning white
- Medium-green leaves are almost round
- Flowers up to 25 cm in diameter on new wood
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Hydrangea arborescens Invincibelle® Spirit ('NCHA1') (PP20765, CPBR4159)
INVINCIBELLE® SPIRIT HYDRANGEA
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Pink mounds of flowers
- Medium green leaves are almost round
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Hydrangea arborescens Invincibelle® Ruby ('NCHA3') (PP20765, CPBR4159)
INVINCIBELLE® RUBY HYDRANGEA
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Burgundy-red buds open to a two-toned combination of bright red and silvery-pink
- Dark green leaves are almost round
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Hydrangea arborescens Invincibelle® Wee White ('NCHA5') (PP30296, CPBRAF)
INVINCIBELLE® WEE WHITE HYDRANGEA
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- A dwarf 'Annabelle' type
- Rounded tidy habit and compact frame
HEIGHT: 30-80 cm · SPREAD: 30-80 cm
Hydrangea arborescens Invincibelle Mini Mauvette® ('NCHA7') (PP30358, CPBRAF)
INVINCIBELLE MINI MAUVETTE® HYDRANGEA
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Deep mauve-pink mophead blooms are held upright on strong, sturdy stems
- A rebloomer with a dwarf habit
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Hydrangea arborescens Invincibelle Limetta® ('NCHA8') (PP30431, CPBRAF)
INVINCIBELLE LIMETTA® HYDRANGEA
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- A dwarf 'Annabelle' type
- Rounded, tidy habit and compact frame
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Hydrangea paniculata 'Bombshell' (PP21008, CPBR4451)
BOMBSHELL HYDRANGEA
- White florets in flattened balls emerge white with pink eyes
- Flowers turn pink, then brown in the fall
- Compact form of pee gee with a low-mounded habit
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Hydrangea paniculata Pinky Winky® ('DVPPinky') (PP16166, CPBR2889)
PINKY WINKY® HYDRANGEA
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- White florets at the base of the large white panicles turn pink
- As the flower panicles continue to grow they produce new white florets at the tip
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Hydrangea paniculata Little Lime® ('Jane') (PP22330, CPBR3914)
LITTLE LIME® HYDRANGEA
- Proven Winners®
- Flattish balls of white florets age green to white, then pink in the fall
- Medium-green leaves turn yellow, sometimes dull purple
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Hydrangea serrata Tuff Stuff Ah-Ha® ('SMNHSDD') (PP29832, CPBRAF)
TUFF STUFF AH-HA® MOUNTAIN HYDRANGEA
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Excellent rebloomer
- Massive dinner plate-sized blooms
HEIGHT: 60-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-100 cm
Hydrangea serrata Tuff Stuff Top Fun® ('SMNHSG') (PP35034, CPBRAF)
TUFF STUFF TOP FUN® MOUNTAIN HYDRANGEA
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Excellent rebloomer
- Bold Lacecap blooms on bright burgundy stems
HEIGHT: 60-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-100 cm
Hypericum frondosum 'Sunburst'
HYPERICUM
- Five-petaled yellow flowers are almost obscured by the cloud of stamens
- Flowers are followed by seed capsules
- Rounded gray-green leaves
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Hypericum kalmianum
POT O' GOLD
- Five-petaled yellow flowers are almost obscured by a cloud of stamens
- Flowers are followed by seed capsules
- Narrow gray-green leaves
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Ilex glabra 'Compacta'
COMPACT INKBERRY
- Insignificant small white flowers
- Almost invisible black berries persisting into the winter
- Glossy, rounded, medium to dark green leaves
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Ilex glabra 'Shamrock'
SHAMROCK INKBERRY
- Inconspicuous greenish-white flowers
- Glossy dark green leaves
- Black berry-like drupes mature in early fall and persist throughout the winter
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Ilex glabra Gem Box® ('SMNIGAB17') (PP27554)
GEM BOX® INKBERRY HOLLY
- Compact rounded habit, like boxwood
- Insignificant small white flowers
- Glossy dark green leaves with red tips during the spring flush
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Ilex verticillata
WINTERBERRY HOLLY
- Inconspicuous white spring flowers
- Red berries persist into winter (on female plants only)
- Dark green glossy leaves turn (occasionally) to purple in autumn
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Ilex verticillata 'Afterglow'
AFTERGLOW WINTERBERRY
- Inconspicuous white spring flowers
- Orange-red berries persist into the winter
- Dark green glossy leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 100-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-175 cm
Ilex verticillata 'Golden Verboom'
GOLDEN VERBOOM WINTERBERRY
- Male and female selections available
- Flowers are white and inconspicuous
- Large bright yellow berries persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Ilex verticillata 'Jim Dandy'
JIM DANDY WINTERBERRY
- Inconspicuous white flowers
- Dark green glossy leaves turn (occasionally) to purple
- Suckering profusely, it produces an oval shrub
HEIGHT: 100-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-175 cm
Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite'
RED SPRITE WINTERBERRY (FEMALE)
- Inconspicuous white spring flowers
- Large bright red berries persist into the winter
- Dark green glossy leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Ilex verticillata 'Southern Gentleman'
SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN WINTERBERRY
- Inconspicuous white spring flowers
- Dark green glossy leaves turn (occasionally) to purple
- Suckering profusely, it produces an oval shrub
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
WINTER RED WINTERBERRY
- Inconspicuous white spring flowers
- Large bright red berries persist into the winter
- Dark green textured glossy leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Iris ensata 'Caprician Butterfly'
JAPANESE WATER IRIS
- AKA Iris kaempferi 'Caprician Butterfly'
- Flat open-faced flower
- Slightly ruffled pure white flower with deep purple veining and a vibrant yellow throat
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Iris ensata 'Cry of Rejoice'
JAPANESE WATER IRIS
- AKA Iris kaempferi 'Cry of Rejoice'
- Flat open-faced flower
- Large magenta-red flowers with yellow flares
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Iris ensata 'Crystal Halo'
JAPANESE WATER IRIS
- AKA Iris kaempferi 'Crystal Halo'
- Flat, open-faced flower
- Huge deep purple flowers have a slight white edge and a vibrant yellow throat
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Iris ensata 'Darling'
JAPANESE WATER IRIS
- AKA Iris kaempferi 'Darling'
- Flat, open-faced flower
- Large lilac-purple flowers with a bright yellow throat
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Iris ensata 'Eden's Charm'
JAPANESE WATER IRIS
- AKA Iris kaempferi 'Eden's Charm'
- Flat, open-faced flower about 15 cm across
- Large pure white flowers with a bright yellow throat
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Iris ensata 'Freckled Geisha'
JAPANESE WATER IRIS
- AKA Iris kaempferi 'Freckled Geisha'
- Flat, open-faced flower
- Large double or semi-double flowers of white, with violet markings on the petals
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Iris ensata 'Gold Bound'
JAPANESE WATER IRIS
- AKA Iris kaempferi 'Gold Bound'
- Flat, open-faced flower
- Large pure white flowers with deep yellow signals
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Iris ensata 'Harlequinesque'
JAPANESE IRIS
- AKA Iris kaempferi 'Harlequinesque'
- Single white with fuchsia and blue speckles, yellow flame in the throat and a white centre
- Bright green sword-like leaves with prominent centre ribs, 3-4 cm wide
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Iris ensata 'Laughing Lion'
JAPANESE WATER IRIS
- AKA Iris kaempferi 'Laughing Lion'
- Flat, open-faced flower
- Large double flowers of deep purple with small creamy flecks and yellow signals
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Iris ensata 'Lion King'
JAPANESE WATER IRIS
- AKA Iris kaempferi 'Lion King'
- Flat, open-faced, ruffled flower
- Large double white flowers with a purple margin that bleeds into the centre
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Iris ensata 'Queen's Tiara'
JAPANESE WATER IRIS
- AKA Iris kaempferi 'Queen's Tiara'
- Flat, open-faced flower
- Large white flowers have light purple veining throughout
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Iris ensata 'Royal Robes'
JAPANESE WATER IRIS
- AKA Iris kaempferi 'Royal Robes'
- Flat, open-faced flower
- Large purple flowers have a bright yellow signal
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Iris ensata 'Variegata'
VARIEGATED JAPANESE IRIS
- Iris kaempferi 'Variegata'
- Large open-faced deep purple flowers with small yellow signals
- Blades of green-gray with a creamy-white vertical stripe along one margin
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Iris louisiana 'Black Gamecock'
LOUISIANA WATER IRIS
- Strong growth habit
- Large purple-black blooms with yellow signals
- Upright slender bright green leaves
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Iris louisiana 'Bold Pretender'
LOUISIANA WATER IRIS
- Strong growth habit
- Distinctive pale pink and darker red petals
- Patterned yellow-green centre
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Iris pseudacorus
YELLOW FLAG IRIS
- AKA Iris lutea
- Bright yellow flowers
- Brown markings at the base of each yellow petal
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 70-90 cm
Iris pseudacorus 'Variegata'
VARIEGATED YELLOW FLAG IRIS
- AKA Iris lutea 'Variegata'
- Bright yellow flowers
- Brown markings at the base of each yellow petal
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Iris versicolor
BLUE FLAG IRIS
- Narrow-petaled lavender-blue flowers with creamy-yellow throats
- Falls have deep purple veining with lighter blue standards
- Bright green sword-like foliage
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-75 cm
Iris virginica
PALE BLUE FLAG IRIS
- Narrow petalled pale blue flowers with creamy-yellow throats
- Standards are larger and longer than Iris versicolor
- Upright slender blades of bright green
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet'
HENRY'S GARNET SWEETSPIRE
- Fragrant white florets are held on narrow panicles
- Dark green leaves turn brilliant red in the fall
- Leaves frequently persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Itea virginica 'Merlot'
MERLOT SWEETSPIRE
- Fragrant white florets are held on narrow panicles
- Dark green leaves turn burgundy to red in the fall
- Leaves frequently persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Itea virginica 'Saturnalia'
RINGS OF SATURN SWEETSPIRE
- Fragrant white florets are held on narrow panicles
- Dark green leaves turn brilliant red in the fall
- Leaves frequently persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Itea virginica Little Henry® ('Sprich') (PP10988)
LITTLE HENRY® SWEETSPIRE
- Fragrant white florets are held on narrow panicles
- Oval dark green leaves turn shades of orange, red, and purple in the fall
- Compact, rounded, deciduous shrub
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Juglans nigra
BLACK WALNUT
- Tall, oval to rounded growth habit
- Large pinnate compound leaves emerge late in spring and drop early fall
- Foliage colour is dark green in the summer, becoming yellow in early fall
HEIGHT: 18-25 m · SPREAD: 16-18 m
Juncus effusus
SOFT RUSH
- Forms an upright vase-shaped clump of single stalks
- Thin dark green cylindrical stems look stiff but are soft to the touch
- Flowers emerge in small clusters from a split in the stems, slightly below the tips of the plant
HEIGHT: 90-120 cm · SPREAD: 50-80 cm
Juncus effusus f. spiralis
CORKSCREW RUSH
- Forms an irregular mound of curling, twisted, cylindrical stems
- Thin dark green stems look stiff but are soft to the touch
- Flowers emerge in small clusters from a split in the stems, slightly below the tips of the plant
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Juncus inflexus (glaucus)
HARD RUSH
- AKA Juncus glaucus
- Forms an upright clump of narrow cylindrical blue-green foliage
- Flowers emerge in small clusters from a split in the stem, slightly below the tips of the plant
HEIGHT: 60-120 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Juncus tenuis
POVERTY RUSH
- Forms a dense clump of upright narrow stems with a basal tuft of flat grass-like leaves
- Leaves and cylindrical stems are mid-green
- Clusters of greenish-brown seed capsules are found near the terminal tips of the plant
HEIGHT: 20-60 cm · SPREAD: 20-50 cm
Juncus torreyi
TORREY'S RUSH
- Large orbicular flower heads
- It is unbranched except where the inflorescences occur
- Alternate stiff green leaves
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm
Juniperus communis var. 'Depressa'
DEPRESSA JUNIPER
- Low spreading habit with upwardly ascending branch tips
- Gray-green to blue-green awl-like needles
- Foliage turns a brownish colour in the winter
HEIGHT: 80-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora'
DOUBLE FLOWERED KERRIA
- AKA Kerria japonica 'Flore Pleno'
- Profuse double pompom-like yellow flowers
- Bright green leaves and stems provide contrast all year
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Kolkwitzia amabilis
BEAUTYBUSH
- Profuse pink flowers with white throats
- Flowers hang from arching branches
- Bright green leaves turn reddish in the fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Kolkwitzia amabilis Dream Catcher® ('Maradco')
DREAM CATCHER® BEAUTYBUSH
- Proven Winners™ ColorChoice®
- Profuse pink flowers with white throats
- Flowers hang from arching branches
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Larix decidua
EUROPEAN LARCH
- A rapid-growing deciduous conifer that is pyramidal when young
- Soft green needles turn golden-yellow in the fall
- Use for windscreens or in solitary plantings
HEIGHT: 18-30 m · SPREAD: 6-10 m
Larix decidua 'Pendula'
WEEPING EUROPEAN LARCH
- Pendulous form of European Larch
- Soft green needles turn golden-yellow in the fall
- Use as a specimen plant in a rock garden
HEIGHT: 60-200 cm · SPREAD: 100-200 cm
Larix eurolepis 'Varied Directions'
VARIED DIRECTIONS LARCH
- Vigorous grower with horizontally-spreading branches that will eventually weep
- Soft green needles turn golden-yellow in the fall
- Use as a specimen plant in a large rock garden
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Larix laricina
AMERICAN LARCH
- Rapid-growing deciduous conifer that is pyramidal when young
- Soft bluish-green needles turn golden-yellow in the fall
- Used for windscreens or in solitary plantings
HEIGHT: 18-30 m · SPREAD: 6-10 m
Larix laricina 'Deborah Waxman'
DEBORAH WAXMAN EASTERN LARCH
- Compact, conical to rounded growth habit
- Soft deciduous needles are blue-green in the spring and summer
- Foliage turns coppery-gold in the fall
HEIGHT: 80-125 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Leersia oryzoides
RICE CUT GRASS
- Forms a clump of alternately arranged dull green leaves branching from upright stems
- Leaf margins are sharply serrated with downward-facing barbs that can cause serious cuts
- Spikelets of flowers are yellowish-green and often form on one side of the upright stem
HEIGHT: 80-125 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Ligularia dentata 'Britt-Marie Crawford' (PP16113)
BIGLEAF LIGULARIA
- AKA Senecio clivorum 'Britt-Marie Crawford'
- Orange-gold daisy-like flowers in loose clusters on dark stems
- Thick purple-black slightly wavy leaves with purple undersides
HEIGHT: 100-110 cm · SPREAD: 80-90 cm
Ligularia dentata 'Desdemona'
BIGLEAF LIGULARIA
- AKA Senecio clivorum 'Desdemona'
- Orange-gold daisy-like flowers form loose clusters on dark stems
- Leaves emerge bronze-purple and fade to dark green by midseason
HEIGHT: 100-110 cm · SPREAD: 80-90 cm
Ligularia dentata 'King Kong' (PP29461)
BIGLEAF LIGULARIA
- Orange-gold daisy-like flowers form loose clusters on dark stems
- Large glossy purple-black leaves
- The slightly wavy leaves have bright purple undersides
HEIGHT: 100-110 cm · SPREAD: 80-90 cm
Ligularia dentata 'Othello'
BIGLEAF LIGULARIA
- AKA Senecio clivorum 'Othello'
- 'Othello' blooms slightly before 'Desdemona'
- Orange-gold daisy-like flowers in loose clusters on dark stems
HEIGHT: 100-110 cm · SPREAD: 80-90 cm
Ligularia dentata 'Pandora'
PANDORA DWARF GOLDEN RAY
- Dwarf, compact habit
- Leaves emerge dark wine-red to chocolate brown
- Glossy foliage matures to deep-olive green by midsummer
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Ligularia palmatiloba
PALM-LEAF LIGULARIA
- AKA Ligularia palmatifolia
- Forms flat clusters of orange daisy-like blooms on tall stems
- Jagged, sharply lobed, green leaves
HEIGHT: 110-125 cm · SPREAD: 110-125 cm
Ligularia przewalskii
GOLDEN RAY
- AKA Senecio przewalskii
- Tall spikes of three-petaled yellow flowers
- Jagged, sharply lobed, green leaves
HEIGHT: 110-125 cm · SPREAD: 110-125 cm
Ligularia przewalskii 'Dragon's Breath'
DWARF GOLDEN RAY
- Narrow spikes of small airy yellow flowers
- Flowers are held on sturdy black stems
- Dragon-fire-shaped leaves
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Ligularia stenocephala 'The Rocket'
GOLDEN RAY
- Narrow spikes of small yellow flowers on dark stems
- Basal heart-shaped leaves are sharply toothed
- Bloom Time: July to August
HEIGHT: 110-125 cm · SPREAD: 110-125 cm
Ligularia x 'Little Rocket' (PP14621, CPBR2400)
DWARF LIGULARIA
- Compact growing habit
- Long narrow spikes of bright yellow flowers
- Flowers form on sturdy black stalks
HEIGHT: 65-70 cm · SPREAD: 60-75 cm
Lobelia cardinalis
CARDINAL FLOWER
- Spikes of scarlet-red flowers on unbranched stems
- Tubular flowers are two-lipped
- Finely toothed narrow dark green leaves
HEIGHT: 50-70 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Lobelia siphilitica
GREAT BLUE LOBELIA
- Spikes of clear-blue flowers on unbranched stems
- Tubular flowers are two-lipped
- Finely-toothed oblong green leaves
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Lobelia speciosa 'Vulcan Red'
CARDINAL FLOWER
- Tubular fiery-red one-sided flowers on tall spikes
- Finely-toothed narrow burgundy leaves
- Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Lobelia x 'Compliment Deep Red'
CARDINAL FLOWER
- AKA Lobelia 'Kompliment Tiefrot
- Spikes of true red flowers on unbranched stems
- Tubular flowers are two-lipped
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 50-55 cm
Lobelia x 'Queen Victoria'
CARDINAL FLOWER
- Spikes of true red flowers on unbranched stems
- Tubular flowers are two-lipped
- Finely-toothed narrow burgundy leaves
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Lonicera nitida Thunderbolt™ ('Golden Glow') (PP26598)
THUNDERBOLT™ HONEYSUCKLE
- Flashy chartreuse foliage
- Dense, naturally cascading foliage or shape as desired
- Great choice for hedging
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Lonicera nitida 'Lemon Beauty'
LEMON BEAUTY HONEYSUCKLE
- Tiny white flowers
- Purple berries ripen in the summer
- Tiny oblong dark green leaves are edged with a lemon-yellow border
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Lysimachia ciliata 'Firecracker'
FRINGE LOOSESTRIFE
- AKA Steironema ciliata 'Firecraker'
- Solitary or paired star-shaped yellow flowers
- Flowers appear slightly above or throughout the foliage
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Lysimachia clethroides
GOOSENECK LOOSESTRIFE
- White flower spikes are made up of tiny saucer-shaped flowers
- Flower spike tips point downwards like a goose's neck
- Mid-green foliage turns red in the fall
HEIGHT: 75-90 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Lysimachia punctata
YELLOW LOOSESTRIFE
- Clusters of cupped yellow flowers at each leaf axil
- Leaves are whorled, grouped in fours up the stems
- Hairy pointed-oval mid-green leaves up to 6 cm long
HEIGHT: 50-75 cm · SPREAD: 60-75 cm
Maackia amurensis
AMUR MAACKIA
- Small greenish-white fragrant flowers, with the fragrance of newly-mown grass, are inconspicuous amongst the leaves
- Seed pods follow the flowers
- Olive-green leaves
HEIGHT: 9-10 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Maclura pomifera 'White Shield'
WHITE SHIELD OSAGE ORANGE
- Broadly rounded crown with thornless spreading branches
- Glossy oval dark green leaves turn golden-yellow in the fall
- Insignificant flowers
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Magnolia virginiana Moonglow® ('Jim Wilson') (PP12065)
MOONGLOW® SWEETBAY MAGNOLIA
- Cup-shaped sweetly fragrant creamy-white flowers
- A few flowers at a time, heavier in late spring, sporadic through summer
- Glossy semi-evergreen leaves are dark green and silvery-green underneath
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 3-5 m
Mentha piperita
PEPPERMINT
- Small sterile tubular pink flowers
- Ovate lance-shaped toothed mid-green leaves on red stems
- Plants are edible raw or cooked
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Mentha spicata
SPEARMINT
- AKA Mentha viridis
- Light purple flowers in interrupted terminal spikes
- Spearmint-scented lance-shaped leaves
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Mentha suaveolens 'Variegata'
PINEAPPLE MINT
- AKA Mentha rotundifolia 'Variegata'
- Dense spikes of tiny mauve flowers in late summer
- Variegated green with irregular white-edged leaves, 3-5 cm long
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Mentha x villosa
MOJITO MINT
- Light purple flowers in interrupted terminal spikes
- Spearmint-scented round leaves
- Plants are edible raw or cooked
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
DAWN REDWOOD
- Deciduous coniferous tree that grows in a conical shape
- Soft flat green needles turn bronze in the fall
- Use as a specimen, for screening, or in a group setting
HEIGHT: 20-25 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Chubby'
DWARF DAWN REDWOOD
- Compact broad pyramidal habit
- Rare slow-growing cultivar
- Bright green feathery foliage in summer turning bronze in autumn before falling for winter
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 1-2 m
Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Gold Rush'
GOLD RUSH DAWN REDWOOD
- AKA Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Ogon'
- Deciduous coniferous tree that grows in a conical shape
- Soft flat yellow needles turn an orange-brown colour in the fall
HEIGHT: 18-20 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Metasequoia glyptostroboides Jade Prince® ('JFS-PN3Legacy')
JADE PRINCE® DAWN REDWOOD
- Densely upright pyramidal form
- Strong central leader
- Bright green feathery foliage
HEIGHT: 20-25 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Matthaei Broom'
MATTHAEI BROOM DAWN REDWOOD
- A semi-dwarf compact form of dawn redwood
- Drooping light green foliage turns orange-bronze in the fall
- Use as a specimen in a rock garden
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Miss Grace'
MISS GRACE DAWN REDWOOD
- Deciduous conifer with gracefully weeping branches
- Soft gray-green foliage turns orange in the fall
- Use as a specimen in the rock garden or as a water feature
HEIGHT: 80-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Metasequoia glyptostroboides Amber Glow™ ('WAH-08AG')
AMBER GLOW™ DAWN REDWOOD
- Deciduous coniferous tree that grows in a conical shape
- Soft flat yellow needles emerge orange in spring, maturing yellow
- Needles turn an orange colour in the fall before shedding for winter
HEIGHT: 9-10 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'White Spot'
WHITE SPOT DAWN REDWOOD
- Deciduous conifer with a slightly weeping growth habit
- Soft green foliage has a subtle creamy-white variegation
- Black trunk provides winter interest
HEIGHT: 6-8 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Mimulus ringens
MONKEY FLOWER
- AKA Diplacus ringens
- Lilac-purple tubular two-lipped flowers
- Individual flowers develop from the leaf axils of the upper stems
HEIGHT: 75-85 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Miscanthus sacchariflorus
AMUR SILVER GRASS
- Long arching green leaves are 90 cm long and 3 cm wide with a distinct silver midrib
- Foliage turns a golden colour in the fall, lasting through the winter
- Bloom Time: August to November
HEIGHT: 150-225 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Molinia caerulea
PURPLE MOOR GRASS
- Low clump-forming grass with slightly coarse green foliage
- Slender flower stalks rise well above the foliage, giving this grass an airy appearance
- Purple flowers on flower stalks change to tan seeds as they age
HEIGHT: 40-70 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Molinia caerulea Heather Bride ('Heidebraut')
TALL MOOR GRASS
- Forms a low upright clump of narrow medium-green leaves
- Open panicles rise well above the foliage
- Slender flower stalks give the grass an airy appearance
HEIGHT: 75-120 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Molinia caerulea 'Moorflamme'
MOOR FLAME GRASS
- Forms a compact upright clump of narrow green leaves
- Purple flowers on spikes change to tan-brown seeds as they age
- Open panicles rise well above the foliage
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Molinia caerulea Moor-Witch ('Moorhexe')
MOORHEXE PURPLE MOOR GRASS
- Forms a compact upright clump of narrow green leaves turning yellow in the fall
- Dark purple flower spikes appear in July and change to brown-black seeds as they age
- The open panicles rise well above the foliage, giving the grass an airy appearance
HEIGHT: 50-90 cm · SPREAD: 75-80 cm
Molinia caerulea 'Strahlenquelle'
STRAHLENQUELLE MOOR GRASS
- Forms a compact upright clump of narrow green leaves turning yellow in the fall
- Dark purple flower spikes appear in July and change to tan seeds as they age
- The open panicles rise well above the foliage, giving the grass an airy appearance
HEIGHT: 60-110 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Molinia caerulea 'Variegata'
VARIEGATED PURPLE MOOR GRASS
- Forms a compact arching mound of creamy-white and green variegated foliage
- Slender flower stalks rise well above the foliage, giving this grass an airy appearance
- Flower spikes change to tan seeds as they age
HEIGHT: 50-80 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea
TALL MOOR GRASS
- AKA Molinia altissima
- Forms an upright clump of slightly arching medium-green leaves
- Slender flower stalks rise well above the foliage, giving this grass an airy appearance
HEIGHT: 100-200 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea 'Karl Foerster'
KARL FOERSTER MOOR GRASS
- Forms a tufted upright clump of slightly arching medium green leaves turning yellow in the fall
- Long flower spikes on slender flower stalks give the grass an airy appearance
- Flowers change to tan seeds as the season progresses
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea 'Skyracer'
SKYRACER MOOR GRASS
- Forms a robust arching clump of wide medium-green leaves turning a golden-yellow in the fall
- Purple flower spikes appear in July and change to tan seeds as they age
- Open panicles rise well above the foliage
HEIGHT: 100-220 cm · SPREAD: 90-125 cm
Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea Wind Play ('Windspiel')
WINDSPIEL MOOR GRASS
- Forms a tufted upright clump of slightly arching medium green leaves turning yellow in the fall
- Long purple flower spikes appear in July, giving the grass an airy appearance
- Flowers change to golden-tan seeds as they age
HEIGHT: 100-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-120 cm
Myrica gale
SWEET GALE
- AKA Myrica palustris
- Upright, oval habit
- Waxy yellow catkins appear before the leaves
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Myrica pensylvanica
BAYBERRY
- AKA Morella pensylvanica
- Waxy yellowish-green catkins appear before the leaves
- Fragrant glossy grayish-green foliage
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Nyssa sylvatica
BLACK-GUM
- Upright, oval to rounded crown
- Small non-showy greenish-white flowers
- Mainly dioecious: trees are male or female and sometimes both
HEIGHT: 10-15 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Nyssa sylvatica 'Northern Splendor™'
NORTHERN SPLENDOR™ BLACK GUM
- Broadly upright habit
- Deep green leaves in summer
- Foliage turns fire engine red in fall
HEIGHT: 12-15 m · SPREAD: 7-10 m
Nyssa sylvatica Green Gable™ ('NSUHH') (PP22951)
GREEN GABLE™ BLACK GUM
- Upright, pyramidal shape and uniform branching
- Small non-showy greenish-white flowers
- Seedless selection
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Nyssa sylvatica Tupelo Tower™ ('WFHI')
TUPELO TOWER BLACK GUM
- Upright, narrow habit
- Small non-showy greenish-white flowers
- Mainly dioecious: trees are male or female and sometimes both
HEIGHT: 10-13 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Nyssa sylvatica 'Wildfire'
WILDFIRE BLACK GUM
- Upright, oval to rounded crown
- Bright red foliage flush in the spring to green by summer
- Small non-showy greenish-white flowers
HEIGHT: 10-15 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Oenanthe javanica 'Flamingo'
JAVA WATERDROPWORT
- Related to the parsley family
- Tiny creamy-white umbels
- Grown for its colourful foliage
HEIGHT: 25-40 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Onoclea sensibilis
SENSITIVE FERN
- Broad smooth pale green fronds have deeply grooved wavy margined leaflets
- Fronds emerge along long creeping rhizomes
- In the spring, emerging fronds may have a coppery tone
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 90-120 cm
Osmunda cinnamomea
CINNAMON FERN
- AKA Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
- Erect mid-green lanceolate fronds
- Narrow cinnamon-coloured fertile fronds appear in the spring
HEIGHT: 70-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-75 cm
Osmunda regalis
ROYAL FERN
- Unique widely spaced oblong leaflets with a distinct central vein
- Pale green leaves in sunlight
- Deeper green in shade with reddish stems
HEIGHT: 90-150 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Parrotia persica
PERSIAN IRONWOOD
- Red tassel-like flowers appear before the leaves
- Green leaves emerge reddish
- Newest growth on branch ends reddish all summer
HEIGHT: 10-13 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Parrotia persica 'Vanessa'
PERSIAN IRONWOOD
- More compact and upright than the species
- Red tassel-like flowers appear before the leaves
- Green leaves emerge reddish and turn yellow, orange and red in the fall
HEIGHT: 9-10 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Parthenocissus inserta
WOODBINE
- AKA Parthenocissus vitacea
- Insignificant yellowish-green flowers
- Glossy green five-lobed leaves
HEIGHT: 10-15 m · SPREAD: 15-20 m
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
VIRGINIA CREEPER
- Small clusters of insignificant greenish-white flowers in early summer
- Coarse-toothed deep green leaves with 5 leaflets
- Foliage emerges purplish in the spring, maturing to green
HEIGHT: 20-30 m · SPREAD: 15-20 m
Peltandra virginica
GREEN ARROW ARUM
- AKA Peltandra undulata
- Tiny greenish-white flowers hidden by 20 cm spathes
- Flowers followed by green berries in late summer
HEIGHT: 50-75 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Persicaria amphibia
WATER KNOTWEED
- AKA Polygonum amphibium
- Habitat includes shallow waters along lakes, ponds, ditches
- Adaptable to short periods of drought
HEIGHT: 30-125 cm · SPREAD: 0-0 cm
Petasites frigidus var. palmatus 'Golden Palms'
GOLDEN COLTSFOOT
- Flowers emerge before the foliage
- Creamy-white flower clusters on sturdy stems
- Foliage starts to emerge when the flowers finish
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Petasites japonicus giganteus
GIANT JAPANESE BUTTERBUR
- Enormous rounded leaves have a slight resemblance to rhubarb
- Greenish-white flowers appear before the foliage
- An imposing perennial to locate beside a pond or stream
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 120-150 cm
Phalaris arundinacea 'Dwarf Garters'
COMPACT RIBBON GRASS
- Flat strap-like pink-tinted green and white leaves, 12 mm wide, 25 cm long
- Erect panicles of pink flowers turn white but are not showy
- Bloom Time: Summer
HEIGHT: 40-70 cm · SPREAD: 50-90 cm
Phalaris arundinacea Strawberries & Cream ('Feesey's Form')
STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM RIBBON GRASS
- AKA Phalaris arundinacea 'Strawberries and Cream'
- Flat strap-like pink-tinted green and white leaves, 15 mm wide, 30 cm long
- Erect panicles of pink flowers turn white and are not showy
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Phalaris arundinacea 'Luteo-Picta'
GOLDEN RIBBON GRASS
- Flat strap-like yellow-tinted green and yellow-cream leaves, 15 mm wide, 30 cm long
- Erect panicles of pink flowers turn to white in the summer, not showy
- Bloom Time: Summer
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Phalaris arundinacea 'Picta'
VARIEGATED RIBBON GRASS
- Flat, strap-like, green and white leaves, 15 mm wide, 30 cm long
- Erect panicles of pink flowers turn to white and are not showy
- Seeds are sterile
HEIGHT: 70-100 cm · SPREAD: 70-150 cm
Phalaris arundinacea 'Tricolor'
TRICOLOR RIBBON GRASS
- Flat, strap-like, green and white leaves, with a pink tint, 17 mm wide, 30 cm long
- Erect panicles of pink flowers turn to white and are not showy
- Bloom Time: Summer
HEIGHT: 70-100 cm · SPREAD: 75-150 cm
Physostegia virginiana
OBEDIENT PLANT
- Upright, clumping habit
- Dense spikes of pink to pale lilac, occasionally white, snapdragon-like flowers
- Each flower is surrounded by a small leaf-like bract
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Physostegia virginiana 'Variegata'
VARIEGATED OBEDIENT PLANT
- Upright, clumping habit
- Dense spikes of soft pink tubular snapdragon-like flowers
- Narrow lance-shaped serrated leaves
HEIGHT: 55-65 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Physostegia virginiana 'Vivid'
OBEDIENT PLANT
- Upright, clumping habit
- Dense spikes of deep pink tubular snapdragon-like flowers
- Narrow lance-shaped serrated green leaves
HEIGHT: 60-65 cm · SPREAD: 60-75 cm
Physostegia virginiana Crown of Snow ('White Crown')
FALSE DRAGONHEAD
- AKA Physostegia virginiana 'White Crown'
- Upright, clumping habit
- Dense spikes of white tubular snapdragon-like flowers
HEIGHT: 60-65 cm · SPREAD: 60-75 cm
Picea glauca 'Pendula'
WEEPING WHITE SPRUCE
- Narrow and conical in shape with an upright central leader
- Secondary branches sweep down to create a layered look
- Short, tight, blue-green needles
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Picea mariana
BLACK SPRUCE
- Slow-growing medium-sized evergreen with a narrow spire-like shape
- Spirally-arranged needles are blue-green and blunt on the ends
- Descending branches have upturned ends
HEIGHT: 15-20 m · SPREAD: 8-12 m
Pinellia tripartita 'Dragon Tails'
PINELLIA
- Tri-lobed green leaves are irregularly splashed in creamy-yellow
- Upright, lime-green and yellow fragrant hooded blooms
- Flowers resemble those of a jack-in-the-pulpit
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Polygonatum falcatum 'Variegatum'
VARIEGATED SOLOMON'S SEAL
- Vase-shaped with a clumping habit
- Variegated green leaves with white margins
- Leaves appear on arching red stems
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 45-50 cm
Polygonatum humile
DWARF SOLOMON'S SEAL
- Compact upright stems with an arching habit
- Green ovate leaves are arranged alternately along the stems
- Bell-shaped flowers dangle at each leaf axis beneath the arching stems
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Polygonatum multiflorum
SOLOMON'S SEAL
- Rhizomatous perennial with upright-arching stems
- Green ovate leaves are arranged alternately along the stems
- Bell-shaped flowers dangle at each leaf axis beneath the arching stems
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum'
VARIEGATED SOLOMON'S SEAL
- Rhizomatous perennial with a vase-shaped clumping habit
- Variegated green leaves with white striped margins
- Leaves appear on arching stems
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Populus deltoides 'Siouxland'
SIOUXLAND POPLAR
- Fast-growing pyramidal, oval crown with ascending branches
- Leaves are green above with lighter green to white undersides
- Leaves turn a bright yellow in autumn
HEIGHT: 20-22 m · SPREAD: 10-12 m
Populus grandidentata
BIG-TOOTHED ASPEN
- Open irregular crown with coarse spreading branches
- Leaves are ovate with a serrated edge, green on top and whitish underneath
- Drooping catkins are tan coloured at maturity
HEIGHT: 18-20 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Populus nigra var. betulifolia 'Italica'
LOMBARDY POPLAR
- Narrow columnar form with compact, sharply upright branching
- Finely serrated triangular leaves are green in the summer
- Fall foliage is a bright yellow
HEIGHT: 12-15 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Populus tremuloides
TREMBLING ASPEN
- Narrow rounded crown, with ascending branches becoming wider with maturity
- Bark colour is a beautiful silvery-white
- Nearly round glossy dark green summer leaves
HEIGHT: 10-15 m · SPREAD: 5-7 m
Populus x Guardian™ ('Jefguard')
GUARDIAN™ COLUMNAR ASPEN
- A Jeffries Nurseries introduction
- Seedless medium-sized tree
- Fast-growing narrow tree with green heart-shaped leaves
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Populus x canadensis 'Eugenei'
CAROLINA POPLAR
- Fast-growing, pyramidal, rounded crown with ascending branches
- Leaves are a green on top with a lighter green to white underside
- Fall foliage turns a bright yellow
HEIGHT: 20-22 m · SPREAD: 10-12 m
Populus x canescens 'Tower' (COPF)
TOWER POPLAR
- Narrow, columnar form, with vertically ascending branching
- Rounded to triangular leaves are blue-green on top, silvery-green underneath
- Foliage becomes a bright yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 15-16 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Primula denticulata 'Ronsdorf hybids'
DRUMSTICK PRIMROSE
- Thick stems bear spherical clusters of tubular flowers
- Spoon-shaped fine-toothed mid-green basal leaves, 25 cm long
- Mix of white, lilac or fuchsia flowers
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 40-45 cm
Primula florindae 'Keilour Hybrids'
GIANT COWSLIP
- Hybrids can have flowers ranging in colour from orange, yellow, to coppery-red
- Fragrant clusters of slender, nodding, bell-shaped flowers
- Heart-shaped toothed mid-green basal leaves
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Primula polyantha Blue ('Pacific Giant Mix')
PRIMROSE
- Fragrant deep blue overlapping petals and a yellow eye
- Flowers form clusters on short, sturdy stems just above the foliage
- Compact habit of dark green heavily corrugated oval leaves
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Primula polyantha Pink ('Pacific Giant Mix')
PINK PRIMROSE
- Fragrant deep pink overlapping petals with a yellow eye, 5 cm across
- Flowers form clusters on short, sturdy stems just above the foliage
- Compact habit of dark green heavily corrugated oval leaves
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Primula polyantha Red ('Pacific Giant Mix')
RED PRIMROSE
- Fragrant red overlapping petals with a yellow eye
- Flowers form clusters on short, sturdy stems just above the foliage
- Compact habit of dark green heavily corrugated oval leaves
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Primula polyantha White Flame ('Pacific Giant Mix')
WHITE PRIMROSE
- Fragrant white overlapping petals with a yellow eye
- Flowers form clusters on short, sturdy stems just above the foliage
- Compact habit of dark green heavily corrugated oval leaves
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Primula polyantha Yellow ('Pacific Giant Mix')
YELLOW PRIMROSE
- Fragrant yellow overlapping petals with a deeper yellow eye
- Flowers form clusters on short, sturdy stems just above the foliage
- Compact habit of dark green heavily corrugated oval leaves
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Primula polyantha Purple ('Pacific Giant Mix')
PURPLE PRIMROSE
- Fragrant deep purple overlapping petals surround a yellow eye
- Flowers form clusters on short, sturdy stems just above the foliage
- Compact habit of dark green heavily corrugated oval leaves
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Primula rosea 'Gigas'
PINK BOG PRIMROSE
- Clusters of magenta flowers with yellow centres appear before the foliage emerges
- Foliage emerges reddish-bronze and matures to mid-green
- Bloom Time: Early to mid-spring
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Primula vialii
CHINESE PAGODA PRIMROSE
- Many pendent tubular flowers are held on dense, rocket-shaped spikes
- Crimson-red buds open to lilac flowers, giving a bicolor effect
- Tall, sturdy stems
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-35 cm
Primula x 'Elizabeth Killelay'
PRIMROSE
- Deep burgundy double flowers with both a yellow margin and eye
- Light green oval scalloped foliage
- Semi-evergreen foliage
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-35 cm
Pulmonaria angustifolia
LUNGWORT
- Large clump-forming perennial with a mounding habit
- Hairy ovate dark green basal leaves and leafy stems
- Pink-tinged blue funnel-shaped flowers
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Pulmonaria longifolia 'Bertram Anderson'
LUNGWORT
- Large clump-forming perennial with a mounding habit
- Long narrow silver-spotted dark green basal leaves and leafy stems
- Pink-tinged blue funnel-shaped flowers
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Pulmonaria longifolia spp. cevennensis
LUNGWORT
- Large clump-forming perennial with a mounding habit
- Long narrow silver-spotted dark green basal leaves and leafy stems
- Pink-tinged deep blue funnel-shaped flowers
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Pulmonaria officinalis 'Sissinghurst White'
LUNGWORT
- AKA Pulmonaria saccharata 'Sissinghurst White'
- Large clump-forming perennial with a mounding habit
- Hairy oval dark green basal leaves with silver spots
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 45-55 cm
Pulmonaria rubra 'David Ward'
LUNGWORT
- Large clump-forming perennial with a mounding habit
- Unspotted bright green basal leaves with creamy-white margins
- Terminal clusters of deep pink funnel-shaped flowers
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Pulmonaria saccharata 'Mrs. Moon'
LUNGWORT
- Large clump-forming perennial with a mounding habit
- Oval silver-spotted dark green basal leaves
- Funnel-shaped pink flowers mature to blue
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Pulmonaria x 'Excalibur' (PP08958)
LUNGWORT
- Clump-forming perennial with a mounding habit
- Large silvery-white basal leaves with dark green midribs and edges
- Funnel-shaped drooping rose-pink flowers mature to purple-blue
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Pulmonaria x 'Majeste'
LUNGWORT
- Clump-forming perennial with a mounding habit
- Large silvery-white basal leaves with thin dark green margins
- Funnel-shaped drooping bluish-pink flowers
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Pulmonaria x 'Moonshine' (PP13686, COPF)
LUNGWORT
- Clump-forming perennial with a mounding habit
- Large silvery-white basal leaves are marbled and edged dark green
- Funnel-shaped drooping light blue flowers
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Pulmonaria x 'Silver Bouquet' (PP20059)
LUNGWORT
- Large clump-forming perennial with a mounding habit
- Narrow silver mottled dark green basal leaves
- Funnel-shaped pink flowers mature to blue
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Pulmonaria x 'Twinkle Toes' (PP30258)
LUNGWORT
- Clump-forming perennial with a mounding habit
- Dark green leaves lightly sprinkled with silver
- Funnel-shaped drooping periwinkle-blue flowers
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Quercus bicolor
SWAMP WHITE OAK
- Pyramidal when young, maturing to a broad, rounded crown
- Leaves are glossy, dark green on top and silvery-white underneath
- Insignificant flowers (catkins) are followed by oval acorns
HEIGHT: 15-18 m · SPREAD: 15-18 m
Rodgersia pinnata
FEATHERLEAF RODGERSIA
- Clump-forming rhizomatous perennial
- Thick glossy heavily veined basal leaves
- Deep green chestnut-like leaves made up of 6-9 leaflets
HEIGHT: 70-75 cm · SPREAD: 70-75 cm
Rodgersia pinnata 'Chocolate Wing'
FEATHERLEAF RODGERSIA
- Clump forming rhizomatous perennial
- This cultivar is one of the species with the darkest foliage
- Thick glossy heavily veined basal foliage
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 75-80 cm
Rodgersia pinnata 'Fireworks'
FEATHERLEAF RODGERSIA
- Clump-forming rhizomatous perennial
- Thick glossy heavily veined basal foliage
- In early spring the foliage emerges bronzy-brown
HEIGHT: 55-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Rodgersia pinnata 'Superba'
FEATHERLEAF RODGERSIA
- Clump forming rhizomatous perennial
- Thick glossy heavily veined basal foliage
- Deep green chestnut-like leaves made up of 6-9 leaflets
HEIGHT: 70-75 cm · SPREAD: 70-75 cm
Rodgersia x 'Bronze Peacock' (PP24780)
ROGER'S FLOWER
- Clump forming rhizomatous perennial
- It has some of the darkest foliage of the species
- Thick glossy heavily veined basal foliage
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Rosa Campfire ('CA 29') (PP24435, CPBR4471)
CAMPFIRE ROSE
- Semi-double, yellow blossoms are edged in red and gradually turn to deep pink
- Blooms continuously until the first hard frost
- Green foliage
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Rosa carolina
PASTURE ROSE
- Single pink flowers
- Red flattened-sphere fruit persists into the winter
- Rich green leaves turn dull red in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Rosa palustris
SWAMP ROSE
- Fragrant single pink flowers
- Red fruit persists into the winter
- Medium green leaves turn dull red in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Rosa setigera
PRAIRIE ROSE
- Deep pink single flowers fade to white
- In late summer, bright red rose hips appear
- Glossy dark green leaves turn purple-red in the fall
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Sagittaria graminea
GRASS LEAF ARROWHEAD
- Upright, rhizomatous spreader
- Narrow long arrow-head-shaped mid-green foliage
- Grows approximately 60 cm above water level
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Sagittaria latifolia
ARROWHEAD
- Upright aquatic perennial
- Long narrow chevron-shaped mid-green leaves
- Grows approximately 60 cm above water level
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 100 cm
Salix 'Erythroflexuosa'
CORKSCREW WILLOW
- Yellow catkins appear before the leaves in the spring
- Medium-green lance-shaped leaves are occasionally twisted, and persist into late fall
- Branches are yellow to orange to red when young
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Salix alba 'Tristis'
WEEPING GOLDEN WILLOW
- Upright open rounded crown with pendulous golden branchlets
- Young branches are golden-yellow, maturing to gray-brown and deeply furrowed
- Flowers emerge yellow-white after the leaves emerge
HEIGHT: 15-20 m · SPREAD: 15-20 m
Salix amygdaloides
PEACH-LEAVED WILLOW
- Yellowish-green leaves have a pale whitish underside
- Rough bark is brownish-gray
- Orange-yellow twigs
HEIGHT: 11-12 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Salix bebbiana
BEAKED WILLOW
- Yellow-green cone-like fruit is attractive to birds
- Dull green, slightly saw-toothed or wavy, and gray or whitish underneath
- Fast-growing and capable of forming dense colonies
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Salix candida
SAGE-LEAVED WILLOW
- Gray felt-like leaves
- Large catkins emerge red or pink, before turning yellow
- New shoots are white and woolly at first, then to a glossy red-brown
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Salix caprea 'Pendula'
WEEPING PUSSY WILLOW
- AKA Salix caprea 'Kilmarnock'
- Small weeping form, typically grafted on a stem
- Silky silver catkins
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Salix cordata
HEARTLEAF WILLOW
- Yellow catkins are slender and smooth
- Green leaves are pale and hairy underneath, with finely serrated edges
- New shoots are white and silky
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Salix cottetii
BANKER'S WILLOW
- Produces greenish-yellow catkins
- Dark shiny leaves have paler undersides
- Dwarf willow with a low, trailing habit
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Salix discolor
PUSSY WILLOW
- Soft silky silvery catkins appear before the leaves
- Medium-green leaves have downy gray-white undersides
- Upright habit
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Salix elaeagnos subsp. angustifolia
ROSEMARY WILLOW
- AKA Salix elaeagnos 'Angustifolia', Salix lavandulifolia var. rosmarinifolia
- Dark green leaves are velvety on the underside, golden yellow in the fall
- Gray velvety twigs turn brown with maturity
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Salix eriocephala
HEART-LEAVED WILLOW
- Of special value to native bees
- Catkins appear before leaves, providing food for early pollinators
- Long narrow green leaves with lighter undersides
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Salix exigua
SANDBAR WILLOW
- AKA Salix interior
- Yellowish-green catkins
- Narrow silvery-gray leaves
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Salix gracilistyla 'Melanostachys'
BLACK PUSSY WILLOW
- Male catkins open to black with bright red anthers, before turning yellow
- Ovate dark green finely-toothed leaves are silver-green on the undersides
- Purplish-black stems are attractive in the winter
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Salix integra 'Flamingo' (PP17490, COPF)
FLAMINGO WILLOW
- Young shoots emerge a soft pink and white
- Older leaves remain green, dappled with white
- Bright red stems add winter interest
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Salix integra 'Hakuro-nishiki'
DAPPLED WILLOW
- AKA Salix integra 'Albo-maculata'
- Pendant yellowish catkins
- New foliage emerges pink in the spring, maturing to creamy-white and green
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Salix lucida
SHINING WILLOW
- Yellow catkins appear after the leaves
- Narrow dark green leaves are glossy above, and glossy light green below
- Plant is called 'shining' because of its smooth glossy leaves
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa'
CORKSCREW WILLOW
- AKA Salix babylonica var. pekinensis 'Tortuosa'
- Small pale yellow catkins
- Long bright green leaves are curled and twisted
HEIGHT: 9-10 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Salix nigra
BLACK WILLOW
- Small greenish-yellow catkins in early spring
- Long narrow glossy green leaves turn yellow in the fall
- Deeply fissured dark brown bark
HEIGHT: 18-20 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Salix petiolaris
SLENDER WILLOW
- AKA Salix gracilis
- Small brownish-yellow catkins
- Long dark green leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 2-3 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Salix purpurea 'Nana'
BLUE ARCTIC WILLOW
- AKA Salix purpurea 'Gracilis'
- Very narrow blue-green leaves
- Attractive purple stems add winter interest
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Salix purpurea 'Pendula'
WEEPING PURPLE-OSIER WILLOW
- Wide spreading, somewhat pendulous form and typically grafted on a stem
- Gray-silver catkins
- Narrow leaves with blue-white undersides
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Salix purpurea 'Streamco'
STREAMCO PURPLE-OSIER WILLOW
- Very narrow blue-green leaves
- Attractive purple stems are very flexible
- Compact, rounded form
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Salix repens
CREEPING WILLOW
- Silvery catkins mature to yellow
- Narrow-oval silver-green leaves are whitish-green beneath
- Spreads by creeping, procumbent stems
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Salix udensis 'Sekka'
DRAGON WILLOW
- AKA Salix sachalinensis
- Long silver-gray male catkins have yellow anthers
- Narrow lance-shaped leaves are bright green above and silvery-green below
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Salix x 'Flame'
FLAME WILLOW
- Dark green leaves turn orange in the fall
- Leaves persist late into the season
- Orange to red bark for winter appeal
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Salix x Scarlet Curls® ('Scarcuzam')
SCARLET CURLS® WILLOW
- Yellow catkins appear before the leaves
- Medium-green lance-shaped leaves are occasionally twisted
- Branches are orange to red when young, maturing to yellow
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Sambucus canadensis
AMERICAN ELDERBERRY
- Pleasantly fragrant white flowers in a flat-topped cluster
- Purple-black berries in clusters, August to September, will attract birds
- Compound pinnate medium-green leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Sambucus canadensis 'Aurea'
GOLDEN ELDERBERRY
- Pleasantly fragrant white flowers in a flat-topped cluster
- Purple-black berries in clusters August to September
- Compound pinnate yellow leaves
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Sambucus canadensis 'Maxima'
ELDERBERRY
- Pleasantly fragrant white flowers in a flat-topped cluster
- Distinguished from its parent by the much larger flowers
- Purple-black berries in clusters, August to September, will attract birds
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Sambucus nigra Black Lace® ('Eva') (PP15575, CPBR2633)
BLACK LACE® ELDERBERRY
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Pink lemon-scented flowers in a flat-topped cluster
- Purple-black berries in clusters in July if a cross-pollinator is present
HEIGHT: 225-250 cm · SPREAD: 225-250 cm
Sambucus nigra 'Linearis'
LINEARIS ELDERBERRY
- Fragrant white flowers in a flat-topped cluster
- Purple-black berries in clusters, July to August, will attract birds
- Medium green compound pinnate grass-like green leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Sambucus nigra 'Pulvurentula'
DAPPLED ELDER
- Fragrant white flowers in a flat-topped cluster
- Purple-black berries in clusters, July to August, will attract birds
- Compound pinnate medium-green leaves are mottled with white
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Sambucus pubens
SCARLET ELDERBERRY
- White flowers in a mounded cluster
- Red berries in clusters, June to July, will attract birds
- Compound pinnate medium-green leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Sambucus racemosa 'Golden Locks'
GOLDEN LOCKS ELDERBERRY
- Pleasantly fragrant white flowers in a flat-topped cluster
- Purple-black berries in clusters in early summer
- Compound pinnate deeply-cut yellow leaves
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Sarracenia 'Bug Bat'
PITCHER PLANT
- Carnivorous Plant
- Cinnamon red hoods
HEIGHT: 35-40 cm · SPREAD: 30 cm
Sarracenia 'Conversation Piece'
PITCHER PLANT
- Carnivorous Plant
- Lime Green Hoods
HEIGHT: 60-65 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Saururus cernuus
LIZARD'S TAIL
- Rhizomatous marginal aquatic perennial
- Naturally found in swamps or slow-moving rivers and ponds
- Heart-shaped leaves are smooth and wavy on zig-zagged stems
HEIGHT: 50-90 cm
Scirpus acutus
HARD STEM BULRUSH
- AKA: Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis
- Scirpus are not grasses, they are perennial sedges
- Upright cylindrical gray-green stems have 3 to 4 slender sheathed leaves at the base
HEIGHT: 100-175 cm · SPREAD: 50-100 cm
Scirpus atrovirens
DARK GREEN BULRUSH
- Scirpus are not grasses, they are perennial sedges
- Forms an open upright clump of dark green leaves branching from the main stems
- Dark green culms, reaching 125 cm, develop clusters of inflorescences
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 90-125 cm
Scirpus cyperinus
WOOL GRASS
- Scirpus are not grasses, they are perennial sedges
- Forms short tufts of grass-like blades
- Flowers rise above the foliage on narrow upright stems
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 90-125 cm
Scirpus fluviatilis
RIVER BULRUSH
- AKA Bolboschoenus fluviatilis
- Scirpus are not grasses, they are perennial sedges
- Forms short tufts of grass-like blades
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Scirpus microcarpus
SMALL-FRUITED BULRUSH
- Found across North America in wet areas such as marshes, swamps and meadows
- Grass like leaves sprout from the base and along the stem
- Leaf bases are tinged reddish purple where they clasp the stem
HEIGHT: 60-150 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Scirpus pungens
COMMON THREE SQUARE
- AKA: Schoenoplectus pungens, Scirpus americanus
- Scirpus are not grasses, they are perennial sedges
- Triangular stems bear few blades up to 25 cm long
HEIGHT: 100-175 cm · SPREAD: 75-125 cm
Scirpus validus
SOFTSTEM BULRUSH
- AKA: Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
- Scirpus are not grasses, they are perennial sedges
- Dark green spongy stems, up to 2 cm thick, are rounded-edged and triangular in cross-section
HEIGHT: 175-250 cm · SPREAD: 100-120 cm
Sorbaria sorbifolia
FALSE SPIREA
- Tiny white flowers in dense terminal pyramidal panicles
- Deep green foliage resembles that of a mountain ash
- Erect multi-stemmed shrub invades rapidly by suckers and forming colonies
HEIGHT: 1-2 m · SPREAD: 1-3 m
Sorbus decora
SHOWY MOUNTAINASH
- Upright, oval to rounded crown with ascending branches
- Blue-green compound leaves in the summer turn reddish-purple in the fall
- Flat-topped clusters of small white flowers
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 6-8 m
Spartina pectinata
PRAIRIE CORD GRASS
- AKA Sporobolus michauxianus
- Main stems (culms) are round, up to 225 cm long
- Green leaves, alternate, up to 60 cm long, emerge from the lower half of the stems
HEIGHT: 175-225 cm · SPREAD: 100-120 cm
Spartina pectinata 'Aureomarginata'
VARIEGATED CORD GRASS
- AKA Spartina pectinata 'Variegata'
- Main stems (culms) are round, up to 250 cm
- Yellow-edged green leaves, alternate, up to 60 cm long, emerge from the lower half of the stems
HEIGHT: 150-200 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Spiraea alba
MEADOWSWEET
- Cone-shaped clusters of tiny white flowers
- Fruit dries and splits to release seed
- Narrow toothed green leaves
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Spiraea tomentosa
HARDHACK
- Bottlebrush-like spikes of tiny pink flowers
- Brown seed heads persist into the winter
- Leaves bright green above, blue-green underneath
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Spiranthes cernua var. odorata 'Chadd's Ford'
FRAGRANT LADY'S TRESSES
- Tiny white flowers form spiral racemes on upright stems
- Silvery-green lance-shaped basal rosettes slowly form colonies
- Naturalizes in moist soils, bogs or swamps
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Stylophorum diphyllum
CELANDINE POPPY
- Isolated populations in Ontario
- Saucer-shaped poppy-like yellow flowers
- Nodding densely hairy seed capsules appear shortly after flowering
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Symphoricarpos albus
SNOWBERRY
- Panicles of small pink flowers
- Clusters of white berries seldom persist into the winter
- Foliage is bluish-green
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Symplocarpus foetidus
SKUNK CABBAGE
- Maroon spathe opens on one side to reveal green-yellow flowers (spadix)
- Large green leaves unfold as flowers fade
- Foliage reaches its maximum size by early summer (60cm x 30cm)
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 60 cm
Taxodium distichum
COMMON BALD CYPRESS
- Deciduous conifer
- Upright pyramidal with nearly horizontal branching
- Soft feathery flat needles green in the summer
HEIGHT: 15-25 m · SPREAD: 7-10 m
Taxodium distichum 'Cascade Falls' (PP12296)
CASCADE FALLS BALD CYPRESS
- Deciduous conifer
- Typically top-grafted, with a compact weeping crown
- Branches grow outward from the stem, then drop vertically to the ground
HEIGHT: 175-250 cm · SPREAD: 125-200 cm
Taxodium distichum 'Falling Waters'
FALLING WATERS BALD CYPRESS
- Deciduous conifer
- A true weeper with graceful cascading branches
- Furrowed bark and golden fall colour
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Taxodium distichum 'Peve Minaret'
PEVE MINARET BALD CYPRESS
- Deciduous conifer
- Upright pyramidal form dense with sharply ascending branches
- Soft fern-like flat needles green in the summer
HEIGHT: 175-250 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Thelypteris palustris
MARSH FERN
- AKA Dryopteris thelypteris, Thelypteris thelypteroides
- Single pale green pinnate feathery fronds
- Non-clumping form; it spreads by long creeping rhizomes
HEIGHT: 45-70 cm · SPREAD: 100-200 cm
Thuja occidentalis
EASTERN WHITE CEDAR
- Upright pyramidal with slightly arching branches
- Light green foliage grows in flattened sprays
- Colour fades to a duller bronze-green
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Thuja occidentalis 'Brabant'
BRABANT CEDAR
- Upright pyramidal habit
- Bright green leaves grow loosely in vertical sprays
- An excellent plant for screening
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Thuja occidentalis 'Brandon'
BRANDON PYRAMIDAL CEDAR
- Hardy selection of cedar
- Soft, feathery, flattened sprays of scale-like foliage
- Upright, dense, pyramidal habit
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Thuja occidentalis 'Danica' (PP2861, COPF)
DANICA CEDAR
- Dense evergreen shrub with a rounded to oval habit
- Extremely slow-growing
- Bright green foliage grows in vertical sprays
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Thuja occidentalis 'Degroot's Spire'
DEGROOT'S SPIRE CEDAR
- Narrow upright with sharply ascending branches
- Twisted scale-like medium-green chamaecyparis-like foliage
- An excellent selection for providing a vertical accent
HEIGHT: 6-8 m · SPREAD: 80-125 cm
Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald'
EMERALD CEDAR
- AKA Thuja occidentalis ' Smaragd'
- Upright narrow pyramidal habit
- Emerald-green foliage grows densely in vertical sprays
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 1-2 m
Thuja occidentalis 'Europe Gold'
EUROPE GOLD CEDAR
- Upright conical habit similar to a black cedar
- Golden-green foliage grows densely in vertical sprays
- Foliage turns orange-yellow in the winter
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Thuja occidentalis 'Fastigiata'
PYRAMID CEDAR
- Upright narrow habit
- Medium green foliage grows densely in vertical sprays
- An excellent plant for screening in protected shady areas
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 200-300 cm
Thuja occidentalis 'George Peabody'
GEORGE PEABODY CEDAR
- Upright broad conical habit
- Golden-green foliage grows densely in vertical sprays
- Winter foliage retains its colour better than other golden cultivars
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 150-250 cm
Thuja occidentalis 'Golden Globe'
GOLDEN GLOBE CEDAR
- Evergreen shrub with a rounded to oval habit
- Bright golden-yellow foliage grows loosely in mostly vertical sprays
- Turns a pale coppery-yellow colour in the winter
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Thuja occidentalis 'Holmstrup'
HOLMSTRUP CEDAR
- Densely branched upright with a rounded to pyramidal habit
- Gray-green foliage grows densely in sprays
- An excellent plant for low screening
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Thuja occidentalis 'Linesville'
LINESVILLE CEDAR
- Dwarf, rounded or spherical habit
- Soft lacy sage-green foliage, very different from a typical cedar, changes to bronze-green in the fall and winter
- Use to add an interesting shape, colour or texture to the landscape
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Thuja occidentalis 'Little Giant' (COPF)
LITTLE GIANT CEDAR
- Dwarf cultivar with a dense, rounded to oval habit
- Light, gray-green foliage grows in vertical sprays
- Turns a paler green colour in the winter
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Thuja occidentalis 'Nigra'
BLACK CEDAR
- Upright, conical to pyramidal shape, with slightly arching branches
- Dark green foliage grows in vertical sprays
- A denser, darker selection from white cedar
HEIGHT: 5-10 m · SPREAD: 150-250 cm
Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold'
RHEINGOLD CEDAR
- Dense, broadly globose, becoming conical with age
- Compact new foliage is golden-bronze, hardening off to yellow
- Excellent for a splash of colour and interesting texture
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Thuja occidentalis 'Sherwood Moss'
SHERWOOD MOSS CEDAR
- Dwarf cultivar with a rounded habit, becoming conical with age
- Loose feathery foliage with a texture very different from a typical cedar
- Blue-green tips harden off to moss-green and turn bronze in the winter
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Thuja occidentalis 'Spiralis'
'SPIRAL' CEDAR
- Upright, conical to pyramidal habit
- Dark green-blue foliage grows in short, spirally-arranged branches
- A good cultivar for small group plantings
HEIGHT: 10-15 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Thuja occidentalis 'Sunkist'
SUNKIST CEDAR
- Upright pyramidal habit
- Golden-green foliage grows densely in vertical sprays
- Foliage turns orange-yellow in the winter
HEIGHT: 150-250 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Thuja occidentalis 'Teddy'
TEDDY BEAR CEDAR
- Slow-growing dwarf compact globe
- Soft feathery green-blue foliage
- Shows a hint of bronze colour in the winter
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Thuja occidentalis 'Wansdyke Silver'
WANSDYKE SILVER CEDAR
- Upright evergreen conifer, with a rounded to pyramidal habit
- Loose green foliage is splashed with a creamy-silver variegation
- Use in small groupings or foundation plantings
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Thuja occidentalis 'Wareana'
WAREANA CEDAR
- Upright cultivar with a broad pyramidal shape becoming rounded in mature trees
- Dark green foliage grows in vertical sprays
- A denser, darker cedar with a wider appearance
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 175-250 cm
Thuja occidentalis 'Woodwardii'
WOODWARD CEDAR
- Open, rounded to oval habit
- Gray-green foliage grows loosely in vertical sprays
- Turns a pale green colour in the winter
HEIGHT: 200-300 cm · SPREAD: 200-300 cm
Thuja occidentalis 'Yellow Ribbon'
YELLOW RIBBON CEDAR
- Semi-dwarf slow-growing evergreen
- Upright pyramidal habit
- New spring foliage emerges yellowish-orange
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Thuja orientalis Berkman's Gold ('Aurea Nana')
BERKMAN'S GOLD CEDAR
- AKA Platycladus orientalis Aurea Nana
- Dwarf cultivar with a rounded to oval upright habit
- Bright golden-yellow foliage grows in vertical sprays
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Thuja orientalis 'Morgan'
MORGAN CEDAR
- Slow-growing dwarf, with an upright form
- Vertical sprays of lime-green foliage turn to deep purple in the fall
- Has a rich orange colour during the winter months
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Thuja plicata 'Whipcord'
WHIPCORD WESTERN CEDAR
- Dwarf mounding habit with arching pendulous branches
- Light green whipcord-like tendril-like foliage resembling a mop
- Provides an interesting shape or texture to the landscape
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Thuja x 'Green Giant'
GREEN GIANT CEDAR
- Tall broadly pyramidal vigorous grower
- Flat sprays of green horizontally arranged foliage will not yellow in the winter
- Lends itself as a specimen, for group plantings or hedging
HEIGHT: 11-13 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Typha angustifolia
NARROWLEAF CATTAIL
- Clumping spreading stands of narrow sword-like leaves
- Central flower stalks are equal to the height of the leaves
- Male and female flowers are held separately
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 200-500 cm
Typha latifolia
BROADLEAF CATTAIL
- Clumping spreading stands of sword-like leaves
- Central flower stalks, equal to the height of the leaves, hold male and female flowers
- Cylindrical flowers turn brown after fertilization
HEIGHT: 125-200 cm · SPREAD: 200-500 cm
Typha latifolia 'Variegata'
VARIEGATED CATTAIL
- Clumping spreading stands of sword-like leaves have creamy-white centre stripes
- Central flower stalks are equal to the height of the leaves and hold male and female flowers
- Cylindrical flowers turn brown after fertilization
HEIGHT: 120-150 cm · SPREAD: 120-150 cm
Typha laxmannii
DWARF CATTAIL / GRACEFUL CATTAIL
- Clumping, spreading stands of narrow sword-like leaves
- Central flower stalks equal to the height of the leaves
- Male and female flowers are held separately
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 200-500 cm
Vernonia noveboracensis
NEW YORK IRONWEED
- Tall coarse upright form
- Tiny deep purple composite blooms
- Stiff stems hold pointed lance-shaped leaves
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Willow x 'Braided 80cm'
BRAIDED WILLOW 80CM (12" POT)
- Hardy for Ontario winters
- Tropical-looking addition to your patio or garden
- Dark braided stems contrast nicely against light-green narrow leaves
HEIGHT: 80 cm
Woodwardia virginica
VIRGINIA CHAIN FERN
- AKA Anchistea virginica
- Deeply cut leathery green fronds
- Thick black central stem
HEIGHT: 50-70 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Xanthorhiza simplissima
YELLOWROOT
- Inconspicuous bronze four-petaled flowers appear before the foliage
- Star-shaped light brown fruit attract ground birds
- Compound pinnate green leaves resemble celery leaves
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Zelkova serrata 'Green Vase' (PP5080)
GREEN VASE ZELKOVA
- Vase-shaped crown with upright spreading branches
- Oblong to elliptical medium green leaves in the summer
- Foliage is orange-bronze in the fall
HEIGHT: 18-24 m · SPREAD: 13-15 m