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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 '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

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

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

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

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