Abelia mosanensis
HARDY ABELIA
- Rounded habit with arching stems
- Pink buds open to fragrant pinkish-white tubular flowers
- Glossy green leaves turn orange-red in the fall
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Abeliophyllum distichum
WHITE FORSYTHIA
- Fragrant white flowers with purple throats
- One of the first shrubs to flower in spring
- Bloom Time: spring
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Abies alba 'Green Spiral'
GREEN SPIRAL SILVER FIR
- Narrowly upright with twisting branches spiraling outward and down
- Glossy needles are dark green with silvery undersides
- Use as a great focal point plant to showcase its unusual growth habit
HEIGHT: 8-9 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Abies alba 'Pendula'
WEEPING EUROPEAN SILVER FIR
- Upright and narrow with irregular pendulous branches
- Soft green needles with silver banded undersides
- An excellent alternative for a weeping specimen
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Abies alba 'Pyramidalis'
PYRAMIDAL EUROPEAN SILVER FIR
- Grows in a tight pyramidal shape, opening with age
- Needles are dark green with a silver stripe on the reverse
- Purple cones grow upright and disintegrate while still on the plant
HEIGHT: 2.50-3 m · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Abies amabilis 'Spreading Star'
SPREADING STAR SILVER FIR
- AKA Abies amabilis 'Procumbens'
- Dwarf, prostrate habit
- Very lush with blue-green needles
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Abies balsamea
BALSAM FIR
- Grows in a pyramidal, open habit
- Needles are emerald-green
- One of the most aromatic of all firs
HEIGHT: 18-20 m · SPREAD: 6-8 m
Abies balsamea 'Nana'
DWARF BALSAM FIR
- Rounded with laterally-spreading dense branches
- Dark green needles have white bands on their undersides
- Slow-growing dwarf
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Abies balsamea 'Piccolo'
PICCOLO DWARF BALSAM FIR
- A very dwarf globe with short, nearly vertical branches
- Radiating, dark green needles
- Showy brown buds add winter interest
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Abies cephalonica 'Meyer's Dwarf'
MEYER'S DWARF GREEK FIR
- A mounding cultivar forming spiked, spreading branches
- Radiating dark emerald-green needles
- Grows best with some shade in the heat of the day
HEIGHT: 70-80 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Abies concolor
WHITE FIR
- A large conical specimen with a stately appearance
- Large silvery-blue blunt needles
- Purple cones grow upright and disintegrate while still on the plant
HEIGHT: 15-20 m · SPREAD: 5-8 m
Abies concolor 'Candicans'
CANDICANS WHITE FIR
- A large conical specimen with a stately appearance
- Large bright silvery-blue blunt needles
- Cones are 20-25 cm in length and green with a purplish hue
HEIGHT: 10-11 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Abies concolor 'Gable's Weeping'
GABLE'S WEEPING WHITE FIR
- A weeping selection with a natural windswept look
- Young plants require staking to achieve desired height
- Foliage is gray-green on mustard-coloured stems
HEIGHT: 150 cm · SPREAD: 60 cm
Abies concolor 'La Veta'
LA VETA WHITE FIR
- Unique dwarf selection of white fir
- Powder-blue needles
- Flat globe of layers branching
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Abies concolor 'Wintergold'
WINTERGOLD WHITE FIR
- Dwarf, slow-growing cultivar
- Bright chartreuse-green new growth
- Mature foliage is green then changing to butter-yellow in cooler temperatures
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Abies 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
Abies koreana
KOREAN FIR
- Slow-growing compact pyramidal fir
- Glossy medium-green needles with silver undersides
- Purple cones grow upright and disintegrate while still on the plant
HEIGHT: 9-10 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Abies koreana 'Blauer Eskimo'
MINIATURE KOREAN FIR
- Dwarf uniform globe-shaped spreading mound
- Flat needles are spirally arranged on short shoots
- Soft gray-green needles
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Abies koreana 'Blauer Pfiff'
BLUE WHISTLE KOREAN FIR
- Dwarf compact spreading habit
- Slow-growing cultivar with graceful branching
- Short stems are covered with green needles
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Abies koreana 'Green Carpet'
GREEN CARPET KOREAN FIR
- A dwarf, tidy, mounding evergreen with a spreading habit
- Light green needles mature to dark green in the summer
- Purple-blue cones add extra interest
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Abies koreana 'Horstmann's Silberlocke'
SILVER KOREAN FIR
- Upright broadly pyramidal conifer
- New foliage emerges shiny-silver held in whorls
- Needles will fade to sea-green with a prominent silver band
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Abies koreana 'Ice Breaker'
MINIATURE KOREAN FIR
- Dwarf, compact habit
- Two-toned green and white needles
- Slow-growing 3-5cm per year
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 80-80 cm
Abies koreana 'Silberperle'
SILVER PEARL KOREAN FIR
- An extremely dwarf globe that may eventually become pyramidal
- Dark green needles curving around the stem have silvery undersides
- Notable white buds, resembling silver pearls, appear by fall
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 45-50 cm
Abies koreana 'Silver Show'
SILVER SHOW KOREAN FIR
- Attractive, dark green foliage with white undersides
- Needles are tightly curled, exposing the white stripe
- Smooth, gray bark and dark purple cones
HEIGHT: 200-225 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Abies koreana 'Silver Star'
SILVER STAR KOREAN FIR
- Uniform curled needles showcase white undersides
- Shoots are almost cylindrical
- Slow-growing
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Abies koreana 'Starker's Dwarf'
STARKER'S DWARF KOREAN FIR
- Nesting form when young
- Develops to a mounding broad pyramidal shape
- Irregular compact branching
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 125-175 cm
Abies koreana 'Wellenseind'
DWARF KOREAN FIR
- Very compact, mounding evergreen
- Short, dark-green needles with white winter buds
- Very slow growing, approximately 2.5 cm per year
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Abies lasiocarpa 'Martha's Vineyard'
ALPINE FIR
- Upright pyramidal habit
- Medium-sized slow growing evergreen
- Greyish-blue needles on compact branching
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Abies nordmanniana 'Golden Spreader'
GOLDEN SPREADER NORDMANN FIR
- A slow mounding dwarf spreader that becomes more upright as it matures
- Needles are yellow in the winter and greener during the growing season
- Gives visual appeal in the summer and winter, especially in partially shaded areas
HEIGHT: 100-120 cm · SPREAD: 100-120 cm
Abies pinsapo 'Aurea'
GOLDEN SPANISH FIR
- Attractive silver-blue needles with a golden overcast
- Gold colour is more pronounced in the new growth
- Rigid needles prominently radiate out around the branches
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 2-2.50 m
Acanthopanax sieboldianus
FIVELEAF ARALIA
- Reclassified as Eleutherococcus sieboldianus
- Clusters of greenish-white flowers are insignificant
- Rapid growing with compound dark green toothed leaves
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Acanthopanax sieboldianus 'Variegatus'
VARIEGATED FIVELEAF ARALIA
- Reclassified as Eleutherococcus sieboldianus 'Variegata'
- Glossy green leaves with irregular creamy margins are prickly on the undersides
- Clusters of greenish-white flowers are insignificant
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Acanthus hungaricus
HUNGARIAN BEAR'S BREECHES
- AKA Acanthus balcanus
- Hardier species than Acanthus mollis
- Dark green spiny leaves look similar to a thistle
HEIGHT: 75-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-75 cm
Acanthus mollis
BEAR'S BREECHES
- Pink to white blooms with purple hooded bracts
- Deeply cut glossy leaves
- Makes an excellent cut flower
HEIGHT: 75-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Acer buergerianum
TRIDENT MAPLE, THREE TOOTHED MAPLE
- Variable in habit and leaf, even within the species
- Naturally a large shrub, it can be trained into tree form
- Yellowish flowers appear with the leaves
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Acer campestre 'Carnival'
CARNIVAL HEDGE MAPLE
- Crown grows into a compact, round shape
- Leaves emerge creamy-pink, turning a variegated white and green in the summer
- Fall foliage colour is a soft yellow with white margins
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 200-300 cm
Acer circinatum
VINE MAPLE
- Dense, rounded to vase-shaped form with irregular branching
- White flowers emerge before the leaves
- Red two-winged samaras turn brown before dropping in the summer
HEIGHT: 12-15 m · SPREAD: 9-12 m
Acer ginnala
AMUR MAPLE
- Fragrant yellowish flowers appear just before the leaves
- Seeds emerge red, maturing to brown
- Glossy dark green leaves change to shades of yellow and red in the fall
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Acer ginnala 'Bergiana Flame'
BERGIANA FLAME AMUR MAPLE
- Rounded shapely small tree
- Dark green foliage turns an outstanding red in the fall
- Small yellow flower clusters are not significant
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Acer ginnala 'Flame'
FLAME MAPLE
- AKA Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala 'Flame'
- Naturally a large shrub, it can be trained into a tree form
- Fragrant yellowish flowers appear just before the leaves
HEIGHT: 5-7 m · SPREAD: 5-7 m
Acer ginnala Red November™ ('JFS-UGA')
RED NOVEMBER™ MAPLE
- Low branched tree or multi-stemmed shrub
- Horizontal or slightly ascending branches, with a rounded habit
- Bright green leaves change to red late in the fall
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Acer griseum
PAPERBARK MAPLE
- One of the most distinct cultivars in the maple genus
- Cinnamon-brown bark exfoliates in paper-thin strips like birch
- Slow-growing species with an oval shape
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium'
FERN LEAF JAPANESE MAPLE
- An excellent plant for the garden, providing an upright mounding form
- Very distinctive leaves (much larger than other Japanese maples) turn brilliant red in the fall
- Small reddish-purple flowers appear before the leaves
HEIGHT: 300-350 cm · SPREAD: 300-350 cm
Acer japonicum 'Ed Wood #2'
ED WOOD FERN LEAF MAPLE
- Green leaves are much larger than other Japanese maples, and turn brilliant red in the fall
- Small reddish-purple flowers appear before the leaves
- Red seed-bearing samaras appear in the summer to early fall, contrasting with the leaves
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Acer japonicum 'Green Cascade'
GREEN CASCADE FERN LEAF MAPLE
- A lace-leaf japonicum selection
- Red flowers appear before the leaves, producing red samaras in late summer
- Green leaves are mottled with red, yellow and orange in the fall
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Acer japonicum 'Vitifolium'
VINE-LEAFED FERN LEAF MAPLE
- Purplish-red flowers appear before the leaves
- Fruit emerges green and ripens red in summer, providing contrast among the huge leaves
- Grape-leaf shaped light green leaves "resemble a full moon"
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Acer miyabei State Street® ('Morton')
STATE STREET® MAPLE
- Oval to rounded growth habit
- Medium green five-lobed leaves turn yellow in the fall
- Clusters of greenish-yellow flowers are followed by abundant samaras
HEIGHT: 7-8 m · SPREAD: 6-7 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 nigrum 'Green Column' (PP3722)
GREEN COLUMN MAPLE
- AKA Acer saccharum subsp. nigrum 'Green Column'
- Greenish-yellow flower clusters
- A selection of black maple with an upright oval form
HEIGHT: 15-17 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Acer palmatum
JAPANESE MAPLE
- Planted for their graceful habit
- Green leaves in the summer turn to orange purple and red in the fall
- Broad to rounded, often low branching
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Acer palmatum 'Adrian's Compact'
ADRIAN'S COMPACT JAPANESE MAPLE
- Slow-growing compact red Japanese maple
- New growth is red, contrasting with the burgundy-purple mature foliage
- Fall colour is a strong orange and red
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Acer palmatum 'Atrolineare'
RIBBON-LEAF JAPANESE MAPLE
- Upright vase-shaped growth habit
- Unique narrow-lobed leaves emerge bright red in spring
- Foliage fades to bronzy-red and green in summer, turning brilliant orange and red tones in fall
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Acer palmatum 'Baby Ghost'
BABY GHOST JAPANESE MAPLE
- Upright-spreading habit--the smallest of the "Ghost" series
- Amber-red leaves have muted green veins
- The veins are the skeleton of the "ghost"
HEIGHT: 225-250 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Acer palmatum 'Beni Maiko'
BEN MAIKO JAPANESE MAPLE
- Compact Japanese Maple
- Brilliant red in Spring fades to pink-ish red with green undertones in Summer
- Fall colour is bright orange to red before falling
HEIGHT: 120-180 cm · SPREAD: 120-180 cm
Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'
BLOODGOOD JAPANESE MAPLE
- The benchmark in upright, large-leaved, purplish-red Japanese maples
- Retains its deep colour well throughout the summer
- Leaves somewhat larger than those of other purple forms
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Acer palmatum 'Butterfly'
BUTTERFLY JAPANESE MAPLE
- Variegated upright Japanese maple
- Pink variegation on the edges of light green curved leaves fades to cream in the summer
- Inconspicuous red flowers emerge before the leaves
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 175-225 cm
Acer palmatum 'Crimson Carole'
CRIMSON CAROLE JAPANESE MAPLE
- Upright-spreading habit; possibly wider than tall, with branch tips sagging, almost weeping
- Inconspicuous red flowers appear before the leaves
- Deeply-cut and serrated leaves emerge red with a hint of orange in spring, maturing purple, then bronze-green
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 300-350 cm
Acer palmatum 'Crimson Prince'
CRIMSON PRINCE JAPANESE MAPLE
- Purportedly better than 'Bloodgood' in the series of purplish-red Japanese maples
- Retains its deep colour well throughout the summer
- Excellent red fall colour
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Acer palmatum 'Fireglow'
FIREGLOW JAPANESE MAPLE
- Better than 'Bloodgood' in the selection of purplish-red Japanese maples
- Retains its deep colour well throughout the summer
- Excellent red fall colour
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Acer palmatum 'Geisha Gone Wild'
GEISHA GONE WILD JAPANESE MAPLE
- New buds open to reveal pink, fuchsia and purple leaves
- Leaves will eventually fade to variegated green on white
- In midsummer, any new growth will be neon pink
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Acer palmatum 'Higasayama'
HIGASAYAMA JAPANESE MAPLE
- AKA Acer palmatum 'Higasa yama'
- Slow-growing narrow cultivar becoming wider with age
- Twiggy stems bear crinkled or curled variegated leaves
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Acer palmatum Dragon Tears™ ('JN4') (PP22249)
DRAGON TEARS™ JAPANESE MAPLE
- Upright form but with horizontal branching that slightly weep
- Deeply-lobed leaves emerge bright red turning darker with age
- Foliage turns orange, purple and red tones in autumn
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Acer palmatum 'Kamagata'
EAGLE'S CLAW JAPANESE MAPLE
- Small, dense habit
- Fine, tidy foliage
- Spring foliage is green with red margins
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Acer palmatum 'Katsura'
KATSURA JAPANESE MAPLE
- Leaves emerge chartreuse with orange-tinted margins in the spring
- Bright green foliage in the summer and shades of orange and yellow in the fall
- Dense, compact habit
HEIGHT: 300-350 cm · SPREAD: 275-300 cm
Acer palmatum 'Komachi-hime'
KOMACHI-HIME JAPANESE MAPLE
- Dense cultivar, wider than tall
- Small glossy yellow-green leaves are edged in red in the spring
- Five-lobed leaves become dark green for the summer
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Acer palmatum 'Koto-no-ito'
KOTO-NO-ITO JAPANESE MAPLE
- Finely cut, long, strap-like leaves
- Foliage is apple green in colour for the summer
- Excellent yellow to orange fall colour
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Acer palmatum 'Lima Gold'
LIMA GOLD JAPANESE MAPLE
- Dwarf Japanese Maple great for Bonsai
- Dense form with tiny 7 lobed leaves
- Yellow-green Spring - Summer
HEIGHT: 60-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-125 cm
Acer palmatum 'Little Sango'
LITTLE SANGO JAPANESE MAPLE
- Dwarf coral bark Japanese maple
- Bright chartreuse green leaves
- Yellow to Orange in the Fall
HEIGHT: 125-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Acer palmatum 'Mikawa Yatsubusa'
MIKAWA YATSUBUSA JAPANESE MAPLE
- Multi-branched, compact cultivar
- New growth is a mixture of yellow and green, maturing to glossy dark green
- A true dwarf with layers of naturally overlapping foliage
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Acer palmatum 'Orange Dream'
ORANGE DREAM JAPANESE MAPLE
- Stellar cultivar with spring colours of yellow with orange margins
- Leaf colour ages to yellow in the summer, then to gold in the fall
- Upright, dense habit
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Acer palmatum 'Orange Flame'
ORANGE FLAME JAPANESE MAPLE
- A medium-height upright Japanese Maple
- Leaves emerge orange-salmon, turning green by summer
- Summer's new growth is orange, contrasting well with the mature leaves
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 2.50-3 m
Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki Akame'
OSAKAZUKI AKAME JAPANESE MAPLE
- New growth and spring colour of gold with orange leaf tips and edges
- Leaf colour ages to dark green in the summer
- Spectacular orange-red colour in the fall
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Acer palmatum 'Peaches and Cream'
VARIEGATED JAPANESE MAPLE
- Compact deciduous shrub
- One of the more unique colour patterns found in Japanese maples
- Spring leaves emerge with beautiful pink, peach, and creamy-white colouration
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 3-3.50 m
Acer palmatum 'Pixie'
PIXIE JAPANESE MAPLE
- Semi-dwarf, upright, rounded habit
- Dense branching with dark-red foliage
- Leaves hold their colour throughout the season
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 125-175 cm
Acer palmatum 'Purple Ghost'
PURPLE GHOST JAPANESE MAPLE
- Upright-spreading habit
- Deep purple-red leaves have prominent black veins
- The veins are the skeleton of the "purple ghost"
HEIGHT: 250-275 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Acer palmatum 'Red Pygmy'
RED PYGMY JAPANESE MAPLE
- Slow-growing
- An upright cutleaf cultivar with red leaves
- Foliage may turn green in hot climates
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Acer palmatum 'Rhode Island Red'
RHODE ISLAND RED JAPANESE MAPLE
- Very small, slow-growing version of upright red Japanese maple
- Retains its deep colour well throughout the summer
- Excellent red fall colour
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Acer palmatum 'Ryu Sei'
RYU SEI WEEPING JAPANESE MAPLE
- Pendulous Japanese Maple
- Cascading variety with small green leaves turn orange-red in Fall
- Forms a weeping column when staked
HEIGHT: 175-250 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Acer palmatum 'Sango Kaku'
CORAL BARK JAPANESE MAPLE
- New leaves are light green, tinged with red
- Leaves are green in the summer and change to yellow-gold in the fall
- Brilliant coral bark on young branches intensifies in colour in the winter
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Acer palmatum 'Shaina'
SHAINA JAPANESE MAPLE
- 'Shaina' was discovered as a witch's broom found in a 'Bloodgood'
- Upright rounded growth habit
- Very tight red leaves with a shortened centre lobe turn to dark purple by the summer
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Acer palmatum 'Sharp's Pygmy'
SHARP'S PYGMY JAPANESE MAPLE
- Dwarf compact rounded habit
- Lime-green leaves appear early spring
- Foliage turns to orange-red in autumn
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Acer palmatum 'Sherwood Flame'
SHERWOOD FLAME JAPANESE MAPLE
- Rounded spreading formal crown
- Attractive dark burgundy foliage spring and early summer
- Foliage will fade to reddish-green in late summer
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Acer palmatum 'Shindeshojo'
SHINDESHOJO JAPANESE MAPLE
- New buds open to reveal shrimp-pink coloured foliage
- Foliage colour will eventually fade to mottled green
- By midsummer, the second flush will be light pink
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira'
LION'S HEAD JAPANESE MAPLE
- Reddish-purple flowers are showy from close up
- Leaves emerge dull green in curled, gnarly tufts close to the stems
- Retains its colour well throughout the summer
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Acer palmatum 'Shojo'
SHOJO JAPANESE MAPLE
- Upright narrow habit, spreading somewhat with age
- Leaves emerge red in the spring, changing to burgundy in the summer
- Brilliant crimson colour in the fall
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Acer palmatum 'Summer Gold'
SUMMER GOLD JAPANESE MAPLE
- Spring leaves emerge as chartreuse to yellow-green with a red border
- Gold leafs with a red border in Summer
- Deep bright orange to red fall colour
HEIGHT: 175-250 cm · SPREAD: 125-175 cm
Acer palmatum 'Tobiosho'
TOBIOSHO JAPANESE MAPLE
- Broad upright habit
- Dense green foliage throughout the season
- Foliage turns brilliant shades of orange, red and gold in autumn
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Acer palmatum 'Trompenburg'
JAPANESE MAPLE
- Upright habit
- Foliage emerges dark red in spring, maturing to summer red, and crimson in fall
- Interesting leaf with serrated lobes narrower and longer than Bloodgood
HEIGHT: 5-7 m · SPREAD: 3-5 m
Acer palmatum 'Tsukasa Silhouette'
TSUKASA SILHOUETTE COLUMNAR JAPANESE MAPLE
- Slender Columnar
- Rich green foliage that turns orange/red in fall
- Sun and heat tolerant
HEIGHT: 5-7 m · SPREAD: 2 m
Acer palmatum 'Tsuma-gaki'
RED FINGERNAILS JAPANESE MAPLE
- Flowers are red, small and insignificant
- Medium-sized plant with dense, bushy, spreading, layered habit
- Leaves emerge medium to light green with purple-red fingernails and red petioles
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Acer palmatum 'Twombly's Red Sentinel'
TWOMBLY'S RED SENTINEL JAPANESE MAPLE
- Upright, dense habit, spreading somewhat with age
- Leaves emerge red in the spring, change to burgundy, then red-green in the summer
- New growth shows purple tips, contrasting with the old growth
HEIGHT: 275-300 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Acer palmatum 'Ukigumo'
FLOATING CLOUDS JAPANESE MAPLE
- Green foliage when young becoming variegated
- As the growth of the plant slows the leaves become spotted with white or pink
- As the season progresses, or in some shade, the foliage can become mostly white
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Acer palmatum 'Villa Taranto'
VILLA TARANTO JAPANESE MAPLE
- Compact, vase-shaped form
- Upright cutleaf with a succession of colours displayed:
- Leaves emerge pink, fade to red, then greenish with red tones
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Acer palmatum 'Winter Flame'
WINTER FLAME JAPANESE MAPLE
- Compact, smaller version of 'Sango Kaku'
- Spring colour is lime-green
- Foliage matures to a darker green for the summer
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Acer palmatum Emperor1® ('Wolff')
EMPEROR1® JAPANESE MAPLE
- AKA Acer palmatum 'Red Emperor'
- Dark red foliage spring and summer
- Brilliant scarlet in the fall
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Crimson Queen'
CRIMSON QUEEN JAPANESE MAPLE
- A laceleaf selection with extremely finely cut leaves
- Retains its bright crimson-red colour well during the summer
- Turns to scarlet in the fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Filigree'
FILIGREE JAPANESE MAPLE
- Filigree: double-dissected leaf
- At certain times of the year the leaves exhibit slight white variegation
- Dense mounding cutleaf maple with cascading branches
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Garnet'
GARNET JAPANESE MAPLE
- Small purple flowers in early spring and red fruits in the summer
- Burgundy laceleaf foliage turns brighter in the fall
- Mounding form with cascading branches
HEIGHT: 200-225 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Inaba Shidare'
RED SELECT JAPANESE MAPLE
- A laceleaf selection with finely cut leaves
- Retains its bright crimson-red colour fairly well during the summer
- Turning red again in the fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Jeddeloh Orange'
JEDDELOH ORANGE JAPANESE MAPLE
- Small specimen tree with weeping habit
- Finely textured, lacy foliage
- Leaves emerge red-orange and mature to green
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Lemon Lime Lace'
LEMON LIME LACE JAPANESE MAPLE
- Small specimen tree with weeping habit
- Finely textured, lacy yellow-lime foliage
- Foliage takes on an attractive orange tone in fall
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Nigrum'
'DISSECTUM NIGRUM' JAPANESE MAPLE
- Large, irregular mounding habit
- Dark-red lacy leaves with silvery haired undersides emerge in spring
- Colour often changes to a deep bronze in summer
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 175-250 cm
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Orangeola'
ORANGEOLA JAPANESE MAPLE
- A coarsely-dissected cutleaf weeping maple
- Leaves emerge orange in the spring, ageing to bronze-red
- New growth shows orange all season, contrasting with the mature leaves
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Red Dragon'
RED DRAGON JAPANESE MAPLE
- A laceleaf selection with extremely finely-cut leaves
- Retains its bright crimson-red colour well during the summer
- Turns to scarlet in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Seiryu'
GREEN DRAGON JAPANESE MAPLE
- Upright, vase-shaped, bright green cutleaf maple
- Shape will become more rounded with age
- Leaves have a slight red or pink-tinged margin in the spring
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Tamukeyama'
TAMUKEYAMA JAPANESE MAPLE
- Has less finely cut foliage than others of the species
- Retains its deep crimson-red colour well during the summer
- Scarlet-coloured in the fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Viridis'
GREEN CUTLEAF JAPANESE MAPLE
- Laceleaf selection with finely cut green leaves
- Dense mounding cutleaf maple with cascading branches
- Brilliant yellow to red colour in the fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 200-225 cm
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Waterfall'
WATERFALL JAPANESE MAPLE
- Weeping cultivar with cascading branches
- Leaves are dark green, turning golden with streaks of orange and red in the fall
- 'Waterfall' leaves are slightly longer than those of 'Viridis'
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 200-225 cm
Acer 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 platanoides 'Drummondii'
HARLEQUIN MAPLE
- Slow-grower with a rounded to oval crown
- Yellow-green flowers appear in clusters before the foliage
- Dark green leaves are tinged with creamy-white edges
HEIGHT: 10-11 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Acer platanoides 'Princeton Gold' (PP6727)
PRINCETON GOLD MAPLE
- Upright oval growth habit with strong branching
- Greenish-yellow insignificant flowers appear before the leaves
- Foliage emerges a bright golden-yellow, aging yellow-green in the summer
HEIGHT: 10-15 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Acer pseudoplatanus 'Esk Sunset'
ESK SUNSET SYCAMORE MAPLE
- AKA (erroneously) Acer pseudoplatanus 'Eskimo Sunset'
- Upright-oval pyramidal growth habit
- Light green leaves are splashed with pink and cream and feature purple undersides
HEIGHT: 11-12 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Acer pseudosieboldianum
KOREAN MAPLE
- Upright deciduous tree or large shrub
- Green leaves turning shades of yellow, orange and red in fall
- Purple flowers in spring
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Acer rubrum
RED MAPLE
- Small to medium-sized broad-leaved hardwood
- Crown is small, dense and narrow with spreading or ascending branches
- Flowers appear in bright red clusters
HEIGHT: 12-15 m · SPREAD: 10-12 m
Acer rubrum 'Autumn Flame'
AUTUMN FLAME RED MAPLE
- Dense, uniform, round crown
- Greenish-yellow flowers
- Leaves are smaller than those of other cultivars
HEIGHT: 12-15 m · SPREAD: 10-15 m
Acer rubrum 'Autumn Spire' (PP7803)
AUTUMN SPIRE MAPLE
- Narrow columnar with an upright, growth habit
- Red, showy flowers appear before the leaves emerge
- Outstanding, brilliant red leaves in the fall
HEIGHT: 13-15 m · SPREAD: 6-8 m
Acer rubrum 'Bowhall'
BOWHALL MAPLE
- Broad columnar, pyramidal crown
- Showy red flowers appear before the leaves emerge
- Foliage emerges vibrant red, turning dark green in the summer
HEIGHT: 11-13 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Acer rubrum 'Brandywine'
BRANDYWINE MAPLE
- Crown matures to an oval, rounded form
- Emerald-green leaves emerge in the spring
- Foliage turns bright red to brilliant purple in the fall
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 4-6 m
Acer rubrum 'Embers'
EMBERS MAPLE
- Hardy, fast-growing, upright form becoming broadly rounded with age
- Red, showy flowers appear before the leaves emerge
- Leaves emerge red, turning dark green in the summer, to brilliant red in the fall
HEIGHT: 18-20 m · SPREAD: 13-15 m
Acer rubrum Redpointe® ('Frank Jr.')
REDPOINTE® MAPLE
- Upright, broad, pyramidal, growth habit
- Dominant central leader with strong branching
- Dark green leaves in the summer turn to bright red-scarlet in the fall
HEIGHT: 12-14 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Acer rubrum Red Sunset® ('Franksred') (COPF)
RED SUNSET® MAPLE
- Fast-growing, forming a rounded crown
- Showy red flowers appear before the leaves emerge
- Glossy green leaves in the summer turn to orange-red by early fall
HEIGHT: 14-15 m · SPREAD: 12-14 m
Acer rubrum Armstrong Gold™ ('JFS-KW78') (PP25301)
ARMSTRONG GOLD™ MAPLE
- Narrow crown with dense, ascending branches
- Medium green leaves in the summer turn to golden-orange in the fall
- The narrow growth habit makes it ideal for a street tree
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Acer rubrum 'Karpick'
KARPICK MAPLE
- Narrow form, strong central leader and densely branched
- Red flowers appear before the foliage emerges
- Orange-yellow to red foliage in the fall
HEIGHT: 12-15 m · SPREAD: 6-8 m
Acer rubrum Burgundy Belle® ('Magnificent Magenta') (PP7222)
BURGUNDY BELLE® MAPLE
- Compact, rounded canopy
- Showy red flowers appear before the leaves emerge
- Leaves emerge red in the spring, ageing to dark green
HEIGHT: 14-15 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Acer rubrum 'Morgan'
MORGAN RED MAPLE
- Showy red flowers appear before the leaves
- Lobed leaves are green throughout the season
- Reliable fall colour is orange
HEIGHT: 15 m · SPREAD: 12 m
Acer rubrum 'New World'
NEW WORLD MAPLE
- Growth habit is upright and narrow, flaring open at the top
- Fall foliage colour is mixed shades of orange
- An extremely cold-hardy cultivar
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Acer rubrum 'Northwood' (PP5053)
NORTHWOOD MAPLE
- Crown has an oval to round growth habit
- Red flowers appear before the foliage emerges
- Leaves emerge red, turning dark green in the summer and red in the fall
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Acer rubrum October Glory® ('PNI 0268')
OCTOBER GLORY® MAPLE
- Crown has an oval to round growth habit
- Attractive red flowers appear before the foliage emerges
- Leaves retain good green colour well into fall, before changing to orange to red
HEIGHT: 12-15 m · SPREAD: 9-12 m
Acer rubrum 'Red Rocket'
RED ROCKET MAPLE
- Narrow, upright growing crown
- Habit similar to Acer rubrum 'Bowhall', only slower growing
- A good cultivar for colder climates
HEIGHT: 9-11 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Acer rubrum Scarlet Sentinel® ('Scarsen')
SCARLET SENTINEL® MAPLE
- Crown begins narrow and broadens with time
- Sparse red flowers appear before the leaves emerge
- Leaves emerge red, turning dark green in the summer, and yellow-orange to orange-red in the fall
HEIGHT: 14-15 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Acer rufinerve 'Winter Gold'
SNAKEBARK MAPLE
- Striking bark colour of orange and gold with vertical white stripes
- Light green foliage turning yellow in autumn
- Bark deepens to orange in winter
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Acer saccharum Fall Fiesta® ('Bailsta') (PP11119)
FALL FIESTA® SUGAR MAPLE
- Rounded, upright shape
- Insignificant yellow-green flowers
- Dark green foliage in the spring and summer
HEIGHT: 15-18 m · SPREAD: 13-15 m
Acer saccharum 'Commemoration'
COMMEMORATION SUGAR MAPLE
- Columnar, vase-shaped habit
- Small, creamy-yellow flowers appear before the leaves
- Leaves are thick and leathery and tatter resistant
HEIGHT: 14-15 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Acer saccharum Majesty® ('Flax Mill') (PP5273)
MAJESTY® SUGAR MAPLE
- Large oval growth habit
- Foliage is dark green in the summer, turning orange-red in the fall
- A showy specimen for any large lawn or park
HEIGHT: 19-20 m · SPREAD: 13-14 m
Acer saccharum 'Green Mountain' (PP2339)
GREEN MOUNTAIN SUGAR MAPLE
- Broad, pyramidal habit with a strong, central leader, becoming oval with maturity
- Summer foliage is dark green on top and pale green beneath
- Brilliant red to burnt orange, fall colour
HEIGHT: 18-20 m · SPREAD: 15-17 m
Acer saccharum Flashfire® ('JFS-Caddo2') (PP23361)
FLASHFIRE® SUGAR MAPLE
- Selected from the Caddo Mountain seedings
- Broadly oval habit
- Dark green foliage in summer
HEIGHT: 13-14 m · SPREAD: 12-13 m
Acer saccharum Autumn Fest® ('JFS-KW8') (PP22034)
AUTUMN FEST® SUGAR MAPLE
- Upright growth habit with a strong central leader
- Faster growing than most sugar maple cultivars
- Dark green foliage in the summer
HEIGHT: 14-15 m · SPREAD: 10-11 m
Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum'
GOLDEN FULL MOON MAPLE
- Slow-growing with an upright vase-shaped habit
- Beautiful chartreuse foliage edged with red in spring
- Leaves darken to light green in summer
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Acer shirasawanum 'Autumn Moon'
AUTUMN MOON FULL MOON MAPLE
- Leaves emerge coppery-orange with yellow veins and an underlying shade of green
- Leaf colour ages to yellow in the summer, then to a mix of gold, orange and red in the fall
- Upright, dense habit
HEIGHT: 300-350 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Acer shirasawanum 'Jordan'
JORDAN FULL MOON MAPLE
- Leaves emerge a pastel orange
- Foliage is bright yellow during the summer months
- Leaves often have a light red border
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Acer spicatum
MOUNTAIN MAPLE
- Large shrub or small tree; not normally formal
- Leaves are dull, textured, and light green
- Small white flowers form spiky racemes
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Acer tataricum
TATARIAN MAPLE
- Upright, spreading tree with a dense, rounded crown
- Greenish-white flowers
- Winged seeds turn a showy red in the summer as they mature
HEIGHT: 7-9 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Acer tataricum Hot Wings® ('GarAnn') (PP15023)
HOT WINGS® TATARIAN MAPLE
- Upright, spreading tree with a dense, rounded crown
- Greenish-white flowers
- Winged seeds turn a showy red in the summer as they mature
HEIGHT: 7-8 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Acer tataricum Rugged Charm® ('JFS-KW2')
RUGGED CHARM® TATARIAN MAPLE
- Compact, upright, oval form
- Bright red samaras in the summer are showy against the green leaves
- Mix of yellow, orange, and bright red foliage in autumn
HEIGHT: 7-9 m · SPREAD: 4-6 m
Acer tegmentosum 'Joe Witt'
MANCHU STRIPED MAPLE
- Small to medium ornamental tree
- Yellow-green bell-shaped flowers appear in dangling clusters
- Three-lobed leaves emerge light green, maturing dark green
HEIGHT: 9-10 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Acer triflorum
THREE-FLOWER MAPLE
- Densely branched, rounded crown
- Light brown bark exfoliates in vertical strips
- Unique three-palmate mid-green leaves in the summer
HEIGHT: 8-9 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Acer x freemanii Sienna Glen® ('Sienna') (PP11322)
SIENNA GLEN® MAPLE
- Upright, oval crown evenly branched with a strong central leader
- Leaves are medium green in the summer
- Fall foliage colour is rusty-orange to burgundy
HEIGHT: 15-16 m · SPREAD: 10-11 m
Acer x pseudosieboldianum 'Dark Star'
KOREAN MAPLE
- Narrow upright habit
- Leaves emerge deep-red in spring
- Mature leaves are olive-green
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Acer x pseudosieboldianum Arctic Jade® ('IsIAJ')
ARCTIC JADE® MAPLE
- Large, deeply cut green leaves
- Autumn foliage is a fusion of orange and red tones
- Broad, upright form
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 3-5 m
Acer x pseudosieboldianum Final Fire® ('IsIFinFi')
FINAL FIRE® MAPLE
- New leaves emerge pastel tones of yellow, pink, and green
- Summer foliage is green with orange-red highlights
- Long lasting autumn colour begins orange and finally finishes fire engine red
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Acer x pseudosieboldianum First Flame® ('IslFirFl')
FIRST FLAME® MAPLE
- Narrow, upright habit
- Spring leaves begin with hot red and orange tones
- Mid spring the leaves change to an orange and yellow
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Acer x pseudosieboldianum Ice Dragon™ ('IslID')
ICE DRAGON™ MAPLE
- Tolerant to Zone 4 winters
- Neither upright nor weeping habit
- Leaves emerge blushed orange-red in spring and mature to green in summer
HEIGHT: 2-2.50 m · SPREAD: 3-3.50 m
Achillea millefolium
COMMON YARROW
- Flat-topped clusters of white flowers
- Seeds ripen July to September
- Foliage is mid-green and fine-textured
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Achillea millefolium 'Saucy Seduction' (PP20782)
YARROW
- Fuchsia-pink clusters of flowers, centred with white eyes
- Flowers fade to a medium-pink tone
- Excellent cut flower, dried or fresh
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Achillea millefolium 'Strawberry Seduction' (PP18401, COPF)
YARROW
- Strawberry-red clusters of flowers, centred with yellow eyes
- Flowers dry to shades of yellow
- Excellent cut flower, dried or fresh
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Achillea millefolium 'Sunny Seduction' (PP20808, COPF)
YARROW
- Intense yellow flowers held in clusters
- Flowers lighten to pastel yellow with age
- Excellent cut flower, dried or fresh
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Achillea ptarmica 'Peter Cottontail' (PP31756)
SNEEZEWORT
- Low mounding habit
- Large ivory-white flowers
- Lance-shaped dark green leaves with fine-toothed margins
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Achillea ptarmica 'The Pearl'
SNEEZEWORT
- Quick spreading rhizomatous perennial
- Tight button-like double white flowers
- Lance-shaped dark green leaves with fine-toothed margins
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Aconitum cammarum 'Eleanora'
MONKSHOOD
- A newer hybrid of monkshood
- White flowers edged with blue
- Dark green, deeply cut foliage
HEIGHT: 75-100 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Aconitum carmichaelii 'Arendsii'
MONKSHOOD
- Upright perennial with long, leathery leaves
- Dark green glossy leaves on strong stems
- Deep blue hooded flowers
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aconitum carmichaelii 'Pink Sensation'
MONKSHOOD
- Upright perennial with long, leathery leaves
- Dark green, glossy, deeply cut leaves on strong stems
- Light pink hooded flowers
HEIGHT: 100-120 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aconitum fischeri
MONKSHOOD
- Compact cultivar of monkshood
- Strong stems support lavender-blue flowers
- Deeply divided dark green glossy foliage
HEIGHT: 50-70 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Aconitum henryi 'Spark's Variety'
MONKSHOOD
- Tall, thin stems with deeply lobed leaves
- Clusters of deep violet-blue flowers
- Bloom Time: July to August
HEIGHT: 50-75 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Aconitum lamarkii
MONKSHOOD
- Spikes of sulphur-yellow flowers midsummer
- Deeply lobed green leaves
- Easy care perennial
HEIGHT: 75-100 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Aconitum napellus 'Album'
WHITE MONKSHOOD
- Creamy-white, bold spikes of hooded blooms
- Finely divided, dark green foliage
- Upright, towering form for a vertical accent in the perennial garden
HEIGHT: 75-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Aconitum x 'Blue Lagoon'
MONKSHOOD
- Medium-sized violet-blue flowers
- Dense, compact branching habit with dark green foliage
- Upright plants with thick, leathery leaves
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Aconitum x cammarum 'Bicolor'
MONKSHOOD
- Tall spikes of flowers are violet-blue and white in combination
- Glossy deeply-lobed dark green leaves
- Makes an excellent cut flower
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Acorus 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 'Anna'
HARDY KIWI
- Female
- No peeling needed
- Golden Green fruit
HEIGHT: 4-6 m · SPREAD: 3 m
Actinidia arguta 'Fairchild'
HARDY KIWI
- Male
- No peeling needed
- 1 Male is needed to pollinate 6-8 Females in order to produce fruit
HEIGHT: 4-6 m · SPREAD: 3 m
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
Actinidia kolomikta (female)
HARDY KIWI
- Fragrant white flowers
- Edible fruits, 3 cm in size, in autumn
- Fruit has a smooth green skin, softening when ripe
HEIGHT: 4-6 m · SPREAD: 3 m
Actinidia kolomikta (male)
HARDY KIWI
- Fragrant white flowers
- Dark green ovate leaves, 15 cm long
- Leaves green in spring and change to variegated white and pink in the summer
HEIGHT: 4-6 m · SPREAD: 3 m
Adiantum pedatum
NORTHERN MAIDENHAIR FERN
- Delicate bright green fronds with black-purple stems
- Spreads by shallow rhizomes to form a dense ground cover
- Slower-growing fern, taking 2-3 years to reach mature size
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Adiantum venustum
HIMALAYAN MAIDENHAIR FERN
- Black stems holding small delicate soft green leaves
- Slower growing fern, taking 2-3 years to reach mature size
- Foliage can be an interesting texture in arrangements
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aesculus carnea 'Briotii'
RUBY-RED HORSECHESTNUT
- Upright, oval, rounded crown
- Large buds are dark brown, and are quite sticky in early spring
- Green compound leaves emerge in the spring, each with 7 spreading oblong leaflets
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 10-12 m
Aesculus flava
YELLOW BUCKEYE
- Low branched, broad, oval, rounded crown
- Green compound leaves emerge in the spring, each with seven spreading oblong leaflets
- Clusters of single yellow flowers are followed by smooth-skinned buckeye fruit
HEIGHT: 15-20 m · SPREAD: 12-15 m
Aesculus glabra
OHIO BUCKEYE
- Low branched, broad, oval, rounded crown
- Green compound leaves emerge in the spring, each with seven spreading oblong leaflets
- Clusters of single green-white-yellow flowers
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Aesculus hippocastanum
COMMON HORSECHESTNUT
- Upright, oval, rounded crown
- Large buds are dark brown and quite sticky in early spring
- Green compound leaves emerge in the spring, each with seven spreading oblong leaflets
HEIGHT: 18-20 m · SPREAD: 14-16 m
Aesculus hippocastanum 'Baumannii'
BAUMAN HORSECHESTNUT
- Upright oval growth habit
- Large buds are dark brown and quite sticky in early spring
- Green compound leaves emerge in the spring, each with seven spreading oblong leaflets
HEIGHT: 18-20 m · SPREAD: 15-16 m
Aesculus parviflora
BOTTLEBRUSH BUCKEYE
- Bottlebrush-like spikes of white flowers
- Dark green compound palmate leaves are yellow in the fall
- Noted for being one of the best summer flowering shrubs for shady areas
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 8-9 m
Aesculus pavia
RED BUCKEYE
- Tubular red flowers in showy panicles
- Fuzzy brown capsules contain one or two glossy nuts
- Glossy compound dark green leaves
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Aesculus x arnoldiana 'Autumn Splendor'
AUTUMN SPLENDOR HORSECHESTNUT
- Glossy dark green palm-shaped compound leaves
- Resistant to summer leaf scorch
- Brilliant fall colour of maroon-red
HEIGHT: 11 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Aesculus x carnea
RED HORSECHESTNUT
- Small oval to rounded tree
- Attractive large erect panicles of red flowers
- Glossy dark green compound leaves
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 8-12 cm
Aesculus x carnea 'Fort McNair'
FORT MCNAIR HORSECHESTNUT
- Upright oval, rounded, growth habit
- Large buds are dark brown and quite sticky in early spring
- Green compound leaves emerge in the spring, each with seven spreading oblong leaflets
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Agapanthus africanus 'Albidus'
LILY OF THE NILE
- Pure white trumpet-like flowers held in clusters
- Clump-forming perennial with bright green foliage
- Strap-like leaves with erect flower stems
HEIGHT: 30-90 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Agapanthus africanus 'Blue Triumphator'
LILY OF THE NILE
- Medium-blue trumpet-like flowers
- Clump forming perennial with bright green foliage
- Strap-like leaves with erect flower stems
HEIGHT: 40-100 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Agapanthus africanus 'Peter Pan'
LILY OF THE NILE
- Light blue trumpet-like flowers in round-topped clusters
- Flowers less dense, but more plentiful than other cultivars
- Clump-forming perennial with bright green grass-like foliage
HEIGHT: 15-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Agapanthus x Twister ('AMBIC001') (PP25519, CPBRAF)
TWISTER LILY OF THE NILE
- Striking large bicoloured umbels
- Cream to white buds have a hint of violet-blue at their bases
- Flowers open to pure white with a dark violet-blue base
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Agapanthus x 'Back in Black' (PP16244)
LILY OF THE NILE
- Dark purple trumpet-like flowers
- Clump-forming perennial with bright green foliage
- Strap-like leaves with erect black stems
HEIGHT: 30-90 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Agapanthus x 'Galaxy Blue' (PP31421)
LILY OF THE NILE
- Big clusters of dark blue flowers rise on erect stems above strap-like leaves
- Clump-forming perennial with bright semi-evergreen foliage
- Attracts butterflies
HEIGHT: 40-100 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Agapanthus x 'Galaxy White' (PPAF)
LILY OF THE NILE
- Big clusters of white flowers rise on erect stems above strap-like leaves
- Clump-forming perennial with bright semi-evergreen foliage
- Attracts butterflies
HEIGHT: 40-100 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Agastache foeniculum
ANISE HYSSOP
- AKA Agastache anethiodora, Agastache anisata
- Tall upright clumping perennial
- Dense spikes of lavender-purple flowers with violet bracts
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 70-90 cm
Agastache rugosa 'Golden Jubilee'
GOLDEN JUBILEE HYSSOP
- Spikes of fragrant blue flowers
- Deadheading will prolong the flowering time
- Chartreuse coleus-like foliage
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Agastache scrophulariaefolia
PURPLE GIANT HYSSOP
- Strong, tall central stems
- Blooms are pale purple and open slowly over a period of weeks
- They are nectar-rich, which makes them highly attractive to pollinators
HEIGHT: 125-175 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Ailanthus altissima
TREE OF HEAVEN
- Non-native invasive
- Upright, variable, spreading growth habit
- Yellow-green flowers are hidden by the foliage
HEIGHT: 18-20 m · SPREAD: 16-18 m
Ajuga pyramidalis 'Metallica Crispa'
PYRAMIDAL BUGLEWEED
- AKA Ajuga cristata, or Ajuga 'Mini Crisp Red'
- Deeply pleated glossy leaves of dark green and burgundy
- Royal-blue spikes of flowers
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Ajuga reptans
COMMON BUGLEWEED
- Dense deep green spinach-like glossy foliage
- Spikes of blue-violet flowers
- Evergreen foliage
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Ajuga reptans 'Black Scallop' (PP15815, COPF)
BUGLEWEED
- Dark crinkled leaves appear almost black
- Blue flower spikes
- Oversized foliage, very low and mat-forming habit
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 15-25 cm
Ajuga reptans 'Bronze Beauty'
BUGLEWEED
- Compact, mounded habit with bronze foliage
- Blue-purple flower spikes
- Vigorous habit with evergreen foliage
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow'
BUGLEWEED
- Foliage has shades of pink, white, green and bronze
- Produces spikes of bright blue flowers
- Works well in small, area plantings
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Ajuga reptans 'Caitlin's Giant'
BUGLEWEED
- Dense carpet of bronzy-green foliage
- Deep blue flower spikes
- Semi-evergreen foliage
HEIGHT: 15-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Ajuga reptans 'Dixie Chip' (PP20890)
BUGLEWEED
- Sport of Ajuga 'Chocolate Chip'
- Variegated foliage of green, white and pink
- Violet-blue spikes of flowers
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 25-40 cm
Ajuga reptans 'Golden Glow'
BUGLEWEED
- Rich patterned foliage of green, yellow and pink
- Bluish-purple spikes
- Cream portions of the leaf turn pink in the fall
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Ajuga reptans 'Rosea'
PINK BUGLEWEED
- Glossy dark green foliage
- Pink flower spikes
- Evergreen foliage
HEIGHT: 10-20 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Ajuga reptans 'Silver Queen'
BUGLEWEED
- Attractive, crinkled leaves of grayish-green with white variegation
- Spikes of blue flowers
- The foliage will turn burgundy in the fall
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Ajuga tenorii Chocolate Chip ('Valfredda')
BUGLEWEED
- Miniature, narrow, chocolate-brown leaves
- Full sun exposure deepens the foliage colour
- Spikes of bright blue flowers
HEIGHT: 8-10 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Akebia quinata
CHOCOLATE VINE
- Small clusters of chocolate-purple flowers
- Pendant flowers open slightly before the foliage emerges
- Spicy-scented flowers contain both male and female parts
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 3 m
Alchemilla erythropoda
DWARF LADY'S MANTLE
- Sharp-toothed downy gray-green leaves
- Yellow flowers
- Good replacement for the common lady's mantle (much more compact)
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Alchemilla mollis
LADY'S MANTLE
- Mound-shaped habit with scalloped gray-green leaves
- Lime-green starry flower clusters
- Can be used as a ground cover or border plant
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 m
Alisma plantago-aquatica
BROADLEAF WATER PLANTAIN
- Airy, white flowers
- Clump-forming perennial with hairless plantain-like foliage emerging in early spring
- Foliage stands 60 cm above the waterline
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Allium amplectens 'Graceful Beauty'
NARROW-LEAF ONION
- Little white florets form a sphere
- Fine-textured gray-green grass-like foliage
- Bloom Time: Late spring to summer
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Allium cernuum
NODDING ONION
- Best described as a dangling cyme of little florets
- Flowers are commonly pink and sometimes white
- Flowers mature into fruit opening to show glossy dark seeds
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Allium christophii
STAR OF PERSIA
- A bulbous perennial with large spherical pale lavender flower heads
- Strap-like gray-green basal leaves form a clump of foliage
- Blooms appear as leaves begin to die back
HEIGHT: 30-100 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Allium giganteum
ORNAMENTAL ONION
- Huge purple balls of tiny star-shaped florets on thick green stems
- This allium is not used for culinary purposes
- Produces grayish-green strap-like leaves
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 15-30 cm
Allium giganteum 'Globemaster'
ORNAMENTAL ONION
- Huge balls of purple star-shaped florets are borne on stout stems
- As the flowers fade, new florets take their place
- Strap-like gray-green basal leaves
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Allium karataviense
ORNAMENTAL ONION
- Balls of lavender to white florets on short stems
- Foliage emerges blue with pink edges
- Mature leaves are flat and gray-green
HEIGHT: 15-25 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Allium schoenoprasum
WILD CHIVES
- Purple-pink balls of star-like flower clusters
- Both leaves and flowers are edible
- Used for onion flavouring
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Allium schoenoprasum 'Album'
WILD CHIVES
- White balls of star-like flower clusters
- Grassy-like leaves and flowers are edible
- Used for onion flavouring
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Allium schoenoprasum 'Forescate'
GIANT-FLOWERED CHIVES
- 'Forescate' is taller and more vigorous than the species
- Deep pink to purple spherical flowers
- Both the leaves and the flowers are edible
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 35-40 cm
Allium schoenoprasum 'Rising Star'
CHIVES
- 'Rising Star' is shorter and more vigorous than the species
- Spherical lavender flowers
- Fine-textured gray-green hollow grass-like foliage
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Allium senescens 'Blue Eddy'
PINK CURLY ONION
- Clumps of blue-gray foliage
- Foliage grows in a spiral fashion
- Short stems hold spherical lilac-pink flowers
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Allium senescens var. glaucum
PINK CURLY ONION
- Clumps of gray-green foliage
- Foliage grows in a spiral fashion
- Short stems hold spherical bright pink flowers
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Allium tuberosum
GARLIC CHIVES
- Clump forming perennial
- Chive-like, gray-green foliage
- Tiny, white, star-shaped flowers with brown, striped tepals
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Allium x 'Ambassador'
ORNAMENTAL ONION
- Densely-packed umbels of deep rosy-purple star-shaped florets
- Strap-like narrow gray-green leaves
- Will easily naturalize
HEIGHT: 100 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Allium x 'Gladiator'
ORNAMENTAL ONION
- Strong stems support large globes of star-shaped lavender-blue florets
- One of the tallest of allium
- Blooms are followed by skeletal seedheads
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Allium x 'Millenium'
ORNAMENTAL ONION
- Pink-purple, globe-shaped flowers of multiple florets
- Upright clump of glossy, grass-like foliage
- Compact habit
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Allium x 'Mount Everest'
ORNAMENTAL ONION
- Spherical umbels of white star-shaped florets
- Upright ribbed stems
- Aptly named for its statuesque form
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Allium x 'Pinball Wizard'
ORNAMENTAL ONION
- Densely-packed umbels of deep rosy-purple star-shaped florets
- Strap-like narrow gray-green leaves
- Will easily naturalize
HEIGHT: 60 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Allium x 'Purple Sensation'
ORNAMENTAL ONION
- Densely-packed umbels of deep rosy-purple star-shaped florets
- Strap-like narrow gray-green leaves
- Will easily naturalize
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Allium x 'sphaerocephalon'
ORNAMENTAL ONION
- Pink-purple, globe-shaped flowers of multiple florets
- Upright clump of glossy, grass-like foliage
- Compact habit
HEIGHT: 60 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Allium x 'White Giant'
ORNAMENTAL ONION
- Spherical umbels of white star-shaped florets
- Upright ribbed stems
- Aptly named for its statuesque form
HEIGHT: 120-125 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Alnus glutinosa
BLACK ALDER
- Pyramidal to oval growth habit
- Oval to rounded leaves, uneven double-toothed margins
- Drooping male catkins form in the fall and overwinter on the tree
HEIGHT: 16-18 m · SPREAD: 10-12 m
Alnus rugosa
SPECKLED ALDER
- Pyramidal to oval growth habit
- Noted for its speckled bark
- Oval to rounded leaves, margins uneven and double-toothed
HEIGHT: 13-15 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
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
Alsophila australis
AUSTRALIAN TREE FERN
- Tropical look with bright green fronds
- Finely cut foliage spreads forming a slender trunk
- Over winter packages available
HEIGHT: 6 m · SPREAD: 5 m
Alstroemeria Inca Ice™ ('Koice')
INCA ICE™ PERUVIAN LILY
- Alternating petals of apricot pink and creamy yellow with brown speckling
- Small funnel-shaped exotic lily-like flowers
- Upright clump of green lance-shaped leaves
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 75-80 cm
Alstroemeria Inca Joli™ ('Koncajoli') (PP22267)
INCA JOLI™ PERUVIAN LILY
- Compact habit
- Vibrant orange-red flowers with a splash of gold and dark streaks in the centre
- Small funnel-shaped exotic lily-like flowers
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Alstroemeria 'Sweet Laura' (PP10030)
PERUVIAN LILY
- Fragrant yellow flowers tinged with reddish-orange tips and cinnamon specks
- Small funnel-shaped exotic lily-like flowers
- Low mound of green lance-shaped leaves
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Amelanchier alnifolia
SASKATOON BERRY
- Lightly fragrant white flowers are held erect
- Sweet black-blue berries are good for eating and making jelly
- Gray-green foliage turns to brilliant yellow-orange in the fall
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Amelanchier 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 canadensis Rainbow Pillar® ('Glenn Form') (PP9092)
RAINBOW PILLAR® SERVICEBERRY
- Dense upright narrow form of amelanchier
- Clusters of fragrant showy white flowers appear before the leaves
- Attractive to birds, sweet black berries are produced in June
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Amelanchier 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 laevis
ALLEGHENY SERVICEBERRY
- Lightly fragrant drooping clusters of white flowers appear before the foliage
- Edible red berries ripen to dark purplish-black in June
- Glossy leaves emerge bronzish-purple, maturing to dark green
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Amelanchier laevis 'Cumulus'
CUMULUS SERVICEBERRY
- Upright growing, with a pyramidal to oval habit
- Pure white flowers cover the whole plant before the leaves emerge
- Red berries appear in the summer, ripening to black by fall
HEIGHT: 8-9 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Amelanchier laevis Spring Flurry® ('JFS-Arb') (PP15304)
SPRING FLURRY® SERVICEBERRY
- Upright oval growth habit with a strong central leader
- Pure white flowers cover the whole plant in spring
- Fruit is a small edible purple-blue berry
HEIGHT: 9-10 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Amelanchier lamarckii
JUNEBERRY
- Lightly fragrant loose clusters of white flowers appear before the leaves
- Edible red berries ripen to dark purplish-black in June
- Glossy leaves emerge bronzish-purple, maturing to dark green
HEIGHT: 9-10 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Amelanchier x grandiflora
APPLE SERVICEBERRY
- Drooping clusters of light pink flowers fade to white, appearing before the leaves
- Edible red berries ripen to dark purplish-black in June, attracting birds and other wildlife
- Glossy leaves emerge bronzish-purple, maturing to dark green
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
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 'Ballerina'
BALLERINA SERVICEBERRY
- Neatly branched broad upright habit
- Flowers are white and relatively large
- Foliage is dark green and oval, with a fine serration at the edges
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 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
Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Princess Diana'
PRINCESS DIANA SERVICEBERRY
- Lightly fragrant loose clusters of white flowers appear before the leaves
- Edible red berries ripen to dark purplish-black in June
- Glossy leaves emerge bronzish-purple, maturing to dark green
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Robin Hill'
ROBIN HILL SERVICEBERRY
- Oval-shaped crown with slightly ascending branches
- Soft pale pink flowers fade to white before the leaves emerge
- Sweet juicy edible blue-black fruit
HEIGHT: 6-8 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Amorpha canescens
LEAD PLANT
- Woody perennial
- Tiny bluish-purple flower spikes with gold anthers
- Pinnately compound grayish-green leaflets
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata
PORCELAIN BERRY
- Dark green leaves with three to five varied lobes, some resembling the native grape leaf
- Insignificant tiny green flowers
- Colourful berries, from white to pink to blue
HEIGHT: 200-600 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata 'Elegans'
VARIEGATED PORCELAIN BERRY
- Insignificant tiny green flowers
- Porcelain-blue berries follow
- Dark green leaves with three-five lobes are mottled with pink and white
HEIGHT: 6 m · SPREAD: 1 m
Amsonia ciliata 'Spring Sky'
SPRING SKY BLUE STAR
- Light blue star-shaped flowers
- Flowers last longer than the species
- Narrow, fine-textured green foliage
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Amsonia hubrichtii
ARKANSAS BLUE STAR
- Narrow thread-like foliage resembling juvenile spruce foliage
- Similar to Amsonia ciliata with wider and longer foliage
- Steel-blue star-shaped flowers
HEIGHT: 75-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Amsonia tabernaemontana
WILLOW AMSONIA
- Clusters of star-like blue flowers
- Green willow-like foliage turns golden in the fall
- Ornamental green seed pods follow the flower
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Amsonia tabernaemontana 'Storm Cloud'
WILLOW AMSONIA
- Clusters of star-like blue flowers completely cover the plant
- New stems emerge black and remain dark through late spring
- Green willow-like foliage turns golden in the fall
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Amsonia x 'Blue Ice'
BLUE STAR
- Navy-blue buds open to light blue star-shaped flowers
- Up to a five-week longer bloom time than other amsonia
- Compact habit of dark green willow-like foliage
HEIGHT: 35-40 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Amsonia x 'String Theory' (PPAF, CPBRAF)
BLUE STAR
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Light blue clusters of star-shaped flowers appear late spring
- Threadleaf foliage emerges dark green, turning orange tones in autumn
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Anchusa azurea 'Loddon Royalist'
ITALIAN BUGLOSS
- Short stems of royal-blue bell-shaped flowers
- Upright stems of downy light green foliage
- Deer and rabbit resistant
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Andromeda polifolia 'Bergy Bit®'
BERGY BIT® BOG ROSEMARY
- Dense compact habit
- Silvery-blue needle-like foliage throughout the year
- Nodding white bell flowers appear in spring
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Andromeda polifolia 'Blue Ice' (COPF)
BLUE ICE BOG ROSEMARY
- Clusters of drooping pink urn-shaped flowers
- Ice-blue needle-like foliage keeps its colour all year
- Slow-growing with a low spreading habit
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Andropogon virginicus
BROOM SEDGE
- Narrow clumps of green stems and leaves turn purplish-red
- Fall colour is a bright orange changing to straw-yellow in the winter
- Prolific seed producer with high germination rates
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Anemone blanda 'Mixed'
BALKAN ANEMONE
- Mid-Spring Flowers
- Native to Greece and Turkey
HEIGHT: 15 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Anemone canadensis
CANADA ANEMONE
- Other common names: Windflower, Meadow anemone
- Single layered white blooms with yellow centres
- A robust perennial with deeply lobed green foliage
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Anemone cylindrica
WINDFLOWER
- Upright slender habit and clumping form
- Deeply lobed green, basal leaves
- Greenish-white blooms produce thimble-shaped seed heads
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 70-150 cm
Anemone de Caen 'Mixed'
POPPY ANEMONE
- Mid-Spring Flowers
- Mix of Red, White, Pink, Purple and Blue
HEIGHT: 15 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Anemone hupehensis 'Pretty Lady Diana' (PP22332, COPF)
JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Blooms of Bressinham® introduction
- Dwarf, upright, compact habit
- Large, single, poppy-like, deep pink blooms
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Anemone hupehensis 'Pretty Lady Emily' (PP22303, COPF)
JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Blooms of Bressinham® introduction
- Dwarf upright compact habit
- Double flowering, light pink with a yellow centre
HEIGHT: 35-40 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Anemone hupehensis 'Pretty Lady Julia' (PPAF, COPF)
JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Compact cultivar with deep pink flowers with yellow centers.
- Single Deep Pink Flowers
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Anemone hupehensis 'Pretty Lady Maria' (PP26093)
JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Blooms of Bressinham® introduction
- Dwarf, upright, compact habit
- Large, single, poppy-like, white blooms
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Anemone hupehensis 'Pretty Lady Susan' (PP22331, COPF)
JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Blooms of Bressinham® introduction
- Dwarf upright compact habit
- Single flowering, pink with a yellow centre
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Anemone hupehensis Prince Henry ('Prinz Heinrich')
JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Sem-double mauve-pink flowers on elegant, airy green foliage
- Rabbit and deer resistant
- Easy-care perennial
HEIGHT: 60-75 cm · SPREAD: 25-40 cm
Anemone hupehensis var. japonica 'Pamina'
JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Delicate nodding semi-double rose-pink flowers
- Lustrous green dense foliage
- A low-maintenance compact selection
HEIGHT: 50-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Anemone multifida 'Major'
CUTLEAF ANEMONE
- Creamy-yellow to white flowers
- Low clump of fern-like, gray-green foliage
- Presents a show of white cotton-like seed heads when flowers finish
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Anemone multifida 'Rubra'
CUTLEAF ANEMONE
- Carmine-red flowers with yellow centres
- Low, clumping mound of fern-like foliage
- Suitable for edging and rock gardens
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Anemone pulsatilla vulgaris
PASQUE FLOWER
- AKA Pulsatilla vulgaris
- Deep violet-blue flowers
- Mature plants will produce 30 or more blooms over 2 months
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Anemone pulsatilla vulgaris 'Alba'
PASQUE FLOWER
- AKA Pulsatilla vulgaris 'Alba'
- Single white flowers with yellow stamens
- Fern-like silvery-green foliage
HEIGHT: 25-35 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Anemone pulsatilla vulgaris 'Rote Glocke'
PASQUE FLOWER
- AKA Pulsatilla vulgaris 'Rote Glocke'
- Deep ruby-red flowers
- Mature plants will produce 30 or more blooms over two months
HEIGHT: 25-35 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Anemone sylvestris
SNOWDROP WINDFLOWER
- Delicate nodding white flowers
- Yellow stamens centre the white cup-shaped flowers
- Low mound of dense, fern-like foliage
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 25-40 cm
Anemone x 'Andrea Atkinson'
WINDFLOWER
- Pure white single to semi-double flowers with yellow eyes
- Large, deeply lobed, dark green foliage
- Deer and rabbit resistant
HEIGHT: 75-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Anemone x hybrida 'Curtain Call Deep Rose' (PPAF PP30520)
JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Bright rose pink flowers above a compact mound of green foliage
- The flowers produce a double row of petals on short stems
- Attractive glossy green foliage
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Anemone x hybrida 'Curtain Call Pink' (PPAF)
JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Produces bright rose-pink flowers in late summer
- Flowers produce a full double row of petals
- Shorter compact stature lends itself well in containers
HEIGHT: 35-45 cm · SPREAD: 40-45 cm
Anemone x hybrida 'Elfin Swan'
WINDFLOWER
- Smallest to date in the Swan series
- Nodding, single, white flowers have contrasting yellow stamens
- Large, deeply lobed, dark green foliage
HEIGHT: 35-40 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert'
JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Poppy-like single white blooms on tall stems make excellent cut flowers
- Deep green foliage on branching stems
- Deer and rabbit resistant
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Anemone x hybrida Queen Charlotte ('Konigin Charlotte')
JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Semi-double soft pink flowers
- Divided dark green clematis-like leaves
- Flowers add height to these late-blooming plants
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 24-30 cm
Anemone x hybrida 'Party Dress' (PP13844)
JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Outstanding double flowering pink with yellow-green centres
- Attractive glossy green foliage
- Deer and rabbit resistant
HEIGHT: 75-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-80 cm
Anemone x hybrida 'Pocahontas'
JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Blooms July-September
- Pink blooms atop green foliage
- Dwarf compact foliage
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Anemone x hybrida 'September Charm'
WINDFLOWER
- AKA: Anemone hupensis var. japonica 'September Charm'
- Tall stems of single pink flowers
- Flowers arch above dark green airy foliage
HEIGHT: 75-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-75 cm
Anemone x hybrida 'Sweetly' (PP31089)
FALL IN LOVE™ JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Rich pink flowers in early fall
- Semi-double flowers above a large mound of dark green foliage
- Deer and rabbit resistant
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Anemone x hybrida 'Whirlwind'
JAPANESE ANEMONE
- Large white semi-double blooms with yellow centres
- Attractive mounds of rich dark green leaves
- Blooms freely and continuously until frost
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Anemonella thalictroides
RUE ANEMONE
- AKA Thalictrum thalictroides, Syndesmon thalictroides
- Reddish stems and foliage emerge in late March
- Small dainty pale pink to white flowers with yellow-green centres rise just above the foliage
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Angelica gigas
KOREAN ANGELICA
- Spectacular specimen perennial with unique foliage
- Deep purple-red broccoli-like flowers on thick burgundy stems over dark green foliage
- Highly attractive to bees
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Antennaria dioica
PUSSYTOES
- Evergreen perennial that hugs the ground
- Silvery-green foliage bears tiny pale pink or white flowers on short stems
- Perfect for the rock garden or along and between walkways
HEIGHT: 5-12 cm · SPREAD: 15-30 cm
Antennaria dioica 'Rubra'
PINK PUSSYTOES
- Evergreen perennial that hugs the ground
- Silvery-green foliage bears tiny pink flowers on short stems
- Perfect for the rock garden or along and between walkways
HEIGHT: 5-12 cm · SPREAD: 15-30 cm
Anthemis tinctoria 'Kelwayi'
GOLDEN MARGUERITE
- An abundance of yellow daisy-like flowers
- Deeply cut lacy foliage
- Good cut flower, fresh or dried
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aquilegia alpina
ALPINE COLUMBINE
- Compact blue-green foliage
- Violet-blue flowers
- Excellent container plant
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Aquilegia canadensis
WILD COLUMBINE
- Showy, nodding, bell-shaped flowers of pinkish-red and yellow
- Attractive divided light green foliage
- Naturalizing plant for rocky ledges or slopes and along woodland edges or ditches
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Aquilegia canadensis 'Corbett'
GOLDEN WILD COLUMBINE
- An abundance of yellow lantern-like flowers
- Attractive divided light green foliage
- Naturalizing plant for rocky ledges or slopes and along woodland edges or ditches
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aquilegia flabellata 'Cameo Series Mixed'
JAPANESE FAN COLUMBINE
- Rainbow of bicoloured flowers
- This mix of colours includes shades of blue, white, pink, and yellow
- Mounds of blue-gray-green foliage
HEIGHT: 15-25 cm · SPREAD: 15-25 cm
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Black Barlow'
COLUMBINE
- Maroon-black double flowers
- Mound of gray-green foliage
- Excellent cut flower
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Blue Barlow'
COLUMBINE
- Flowers are rich royal-blue
- Clumps of gray-green lobed foliage
- Excellent cut flower
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Nora Barlow'
COLUMBINE
- Unique blossoms are fully double
- Petals are red and pink with greenish-white margins
- Clumps of gray-greenlobed foliage
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Pink Barlow'
COLUMBINE
- Tidy compact habit makes this plant perfect for containers
- Starlike pink flowers with white centres above blue-green foliage
- Clumps of gray-green lobed foliage
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Woodside Gold'
VARIEGATED COLUMBINE
- Golden foliage turns greenish-yellow as the season progresses
- Flowers are deep rose to pink and sometimes white
- Excellent cut flower
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Woodside Strain'
COLUMBINE
- Dark green foliage has splashes of yellow throughout the leaf
- Comes in a variety of colours which include red, blue, pink and white
- Excellent cut flower
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Aquilegia x 'Blue Bird'
COLUMBINE
- Upward-facing flowers over compact foliage
- Bicoloured flowers with light blue sepals and white petals
- Fern-like gray-green foliage
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Aquilegia x 'Bunting'
COLUMBINE
- Upward-facing flowers over compact foliage
- Bicoloured flowers with sky-blue sepals and white petals
- Fern-like gray-green foliage
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Aquilegia x 'Cardinal'
COLUMBINE
- Upward-facing flowers over compact foliage
- Bicoloured flowers with red sepals and white petals
- Fern-like gray-green foliage
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Aquilegia x 'Dorothy Rose'
GRANNY'S BONNET
- Uniquely arranged flowers similar to Granny's bonnet
- Several light pink flowers are set inside one another
- Nodding flowers above blue-green lacy foliage
HEIGHT: 55-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Aquilegia x 'Dove'
COLUMBINE
- Upward-facing flowers over compact foliage
- White flowers have contrasting yellow stamens
- Fern-like gray-green foliage
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Aquilegia x 'Earlybird™ Blue and White'
COLUMBINE
- Blue and White Flowers atop Green Foliage
- Late Spring-Summer Blooming
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Aquilegia x 'Earlybird™ Purple and Blue'
COLUMBINE
- Purple and Blue flowers atop green foliage
- Late spring-summer blooming
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Aquilegia x 'Earlybird™ Purple and Yellow'
COLUMBINE
- Purple and yellow flowers atop green foliage
- Late spring-summer blooming
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Aquilegia x 'Earlybird™ Red and White'
COLUMBINE
- Deer and rabbit resistant
- Red and white flowers atop green foliage
- Late spring-summer blooming
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Aquilegia x 'Earlybird™ Red and Yellow'
COLUMBINE
- Red and yellow flowers atop green foliage
- Late spring-summer blooming
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Aquilegia x 'Earlybird™ White'
WHITE COLUMBINE
- Large white flowers atop green foliage
- Late spring-summer blooming
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Aquilegia x 'Earlybird™ Yellow'
COLUMBINE
- Yellow flowers atop green foliage
- Late spring-summer blooming
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Aquilegia x 'Goldfinch'
COLUMBINE
- Upward-facing yellow flowers over compact foliage
- Fern-like gray-green foliage
- Bloom Time: Late spring to early summer
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Aquilegia x 'Green Apples'
CLEMATIS-FLOWERED COLUMBINE
- Cultivar of clematiflora
- Lime-green buds form mid-spring
- Clusters of double clematis-like creamy-white flowers
HEIGHT: 50-75 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aquilegia x 'Robin'
COLUMBINE
- Upward-facing flowers over compact foliage
- Bicoloured flowers with rose sepals and white petals
- Fern-like gray-green foliage
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Aquilegia x 'Violet & White'
COLUMBINE
- AKA Aquilegia colorado 'Violet & White'
- A darker version of the Colorado columbine
- Huge, rich violet and white blooms
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Arabis arendsii 'Compinkie'
ROCK CRESS
- Deep pink flowers
- Foliage forms a compact mound of semi-evergreen foliage
- Suitable for rock gardens or walls
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Arabis blepharophylla Fruhlingszauber ('Spring Charm')
WALL CRESS
- Fragrant deep pink flowers
- Forms a low mound of gray-green leaves
- Semi-evergreen foliage
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 20-50 cm
Arabis caucasica 'Rosea'
ROSE ROCK CRESS
- A range of pale pink to deep pink flowers
- Forms a low mound of semi-evergreen foliage
- Suitable for rock gardens or walls
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Arabis caucasica 'Snowcap'
WALL CRESS
- Fragrant white flowers
- Foliage forms a low mound of semi-evergreen foliage
- Suitable for rock gardens or walls
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Arabis caucasica 'Variegata'
WALL CRESS
- Fragrant white flowers
- Olive-green leaves are edged in creamy-white
- Semi-evergreen foliage
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Arabis ferdinandi-coburgi 'Variegata'
ALPINE ROCK CRESS
- Variegated waxy green leaves with white margins
- White flowers over evergreen foliage
- Suitable for rock gardens or walls and especially between flagstones
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Aralia cordata 'Sun King'
GOLDEN JAPANESE SPIKENARD
- Tiny white flowers
- Deep purplish-black inedible berries
- Bright gold leaves are held on contrasting reddish-brown stems
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Aralia elata
DEVIL'S WALKING STICK
- Large panicles of small white florets
- Clusters of purple-black fruit are attractive to birds
- Spiny unbranched stems are topped by umbrella-like canopies of huge, showy leaves
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Aralia racemosa
AMERICAN SPIKENARD
- Smooth purple-black stems each hold few leaves
- Huge compound leaves on this herbaceous perennial
- Thick spikes of small green-white flowers beginning in June lead to clusters of green berries turning
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Araucaria araucana
MONKEY PUZZLE TREE
- Grows in a pyramidal open habit
- Triangular leathery leaves, 5 cm long, feature terminal thorns
- Leaves are arranged in a continuous whorl around the stems
HEIGHT: 8-9 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Arctanthemum arcticum
ARCTIC DAISY
- AKA Chrysanthemum arcticum
- Florets are white, often tinged pink, with a yellow centre
- Suitable for rock gardens or borders
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
BEARBERRY
- AKA Arbutus uva-ursi
- Other Common Names: Pine Mat, Mealberry, Hog Cranberry, Sandberry
- Evergreen ground cover with small white, pink-edged bell-shaped flowers
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Vancouver Jade' (COPF)
VANCOUVER JADE BEARBERRY
- Similar to the native species
- Has consistent, soft pink flowers and grows slightly taller
- Small berries appear in the fall and often last through the winter
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Arenaria montana
MOUNTAIN SANDWORT
- White 5-petaled flowers with yellow throats
- Thin glossy deep green semi-evergreen leaves
- Excellent between stones in walkways
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Arisaema concinnum
CHINESE COBRA LILY
- Tall tubular stems carry both leaves and flowers
- Dark-brown flowers with white striping
- Light-green palm-like foliage on dark stems
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Arisaema consanguineum
HIMALAYAN JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT
- Numerous narrow leaflets with slender drip tips crown each stem
- Unusual hooded or cobra-like flowers are pure green to white with brown stripes
- Flowers are surrounded by a green spadix
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Arisaema griffithii
GRIFFITH'S COBRA LILY
- The large spathe or 'pulpit' is produced at ground level
- The spathe is hooded and deeply veined with green over dark purple-brown
- Trifoliate leaves with prominent dark veins on the undersides form a wrinkly umbrella over the spathe
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm
Arisaema triphyllum
JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT
- AKA Arisaema atrorubens
- Unique upright club-shaped spadix with hoods of green and maroon
- Attractive maroon stems
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Aristolochia durior
DUTCHMAN'S PIPE
- AKA Aristolochia macrophylla, Aristolochia sipho
- Solitary greenish-yellow pipe-shaped flowers
- Large (20 cm) mid-green heart-shaped leaves
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 6-10 m
Armeria juniperifolia
JUNIPER-LEAVED THRIFT
- AKA Armeria caespitosa
- Clusters of soft pink flowers on short stems
- Occasional rebloom in the fall in cooler temperatures
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-30 cm
Armeria maritima 'Alba'
SEA THRIFT
- White pom-pom flowers
- Dense evergreen cushion of green needle-like leaves
- Bloom Time: Late spring
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-30 cm
Armeria maritima 'Dusseldorf Pride'
STONECROP
- Globe-shaped hot pink flower clusters
- Tufts of deep green grass-like foliage
- Suitable for rock gardens, rooftop gardens and walls
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-30 cm
Armeria maritima 'Rubrifolia'
RED-LEAVED SEA THRIFT
- Tufts of foliage resemble turfgrass
- Foliage is burgundy in the spring and fall, fading to dark green in the warmer months
- Globe-shaped hot pink flower clusters form a layer of colour above the semi-evergreen foliage
HEIGHT: 10-20 cm · SPREAD: 15-30 cm
Armeria pseudarmeria 'Ballerina Lilac'
FALSE SEA THRIFT
- A first year flowering perennial
- Globe-shaped lilac-pink flower clusters
- Dark green grass-like foliage
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Armeria pseudarmeria 'Ballerina White'
FALSE SEA THRIFT
- A first year flowering perennial
- Globe-shaped white flower clusters
- Dark green grass-like evergreen foliage
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Armeria pseudarmeria 'Sweet Dreams'
THRIFT
- Globe-shaped lavender-mauve flower clusters
- Tufts of deep green grass-like foliage
- Bloom Time: Spring-Autumn
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima'
RED CHOKEBERRY
- Fragrant white flowers
- Glossy red berries persist for a long period
- Lustrous green foliage turns to an outstanding red in the fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Aronia melanocarpa
BLACK CHOKEBERRY
- Fragrant white flowers
- Glossy purple-black berries persist for a long period
- Glossy green leaves turn an outstanding red in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Aronia melanocarpa Low scape Snowfire® ('SMNAMPEM') (USPP 34,116, Can PBRAF)
LOW SCAPE SNOWFIRE® CHOKECHERRY
- Mid-sized cultivar of the native shrub
- Covered with hundreds of dainty white flowers in spring
- Flowers are followed by dark blue berries in fall
HEIGHT: 80-120 cm · SPREAD: 80-120 cm
Aronia melanocarpa 'Viking'
BLACK CHOKEBERRY
- Fragrant white flowers
- Glossy purple-black berries persist for a long period
- Glossy green leaves turn an outstanding red in the fall
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Aronia prunifolia 'Aron'
ARON CHOKECHERRY
- Upright, arching habit
- Brilliant orange and red foliage in fall
- Clusters of white flowers in spring
HEIGHT: 150-200 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Aronia x Low Scape Mound® ('UCONNAM165') (PP28789)
LOW SCAPE MOUND® CHOKEBERRY
- Compact, mounding habit
- Covered with hundreds of dainty white flowers in spring
- Flowers are followed by black berries
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Arrhenatherum elatius bulbosum 'Variegatum'
TUBER OAT GRASS
- Grass forms a low mound of soft narrow foliage
- Leaf blades are almost completely white with a central thin stripe of green
- Excellent contrasting plant in the garden with spring bulbs
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Artemisia gmelinii SunFern™ Olympia ('Balfernlym') (PP33775)
SUNFERN™ OLYMPIA WORMWOOD
- Feathery dark-green foliage on red stems
- Full sun exposure
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Artemisia gmelinii SunFern™ Arcadia ('Balfernlym') (PP33775)
SUNFERN™ ARCADIA WORMWOOD
- Feathery green foliage on red stems
- Full sun exposure
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Artemisia lactiflora 'Guizho'
GUIZHO MUGWORT
- Showy creamy-white flowers
- An erect cultivar with deeply toothed musky-scented mahogany foliage
- A garden specimen for the back of the perennial border
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Artemisia ludoviciana
SILVER SAGEBRUSH
- Fragrant silver foliage turning slightly pink to orange in the fall
- Tiny silvery-white flower buds open to yellow
- Excellent for erosion control on slopes and in ditches
HEIGHT: 60-75 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Artemisia ludoviciana 'GardenGhost™' (PP33,773)
GARDENGHOST™ WORMWOOD
- Stunning Sterling silver foliage
- Tiny silvery-white flower buds open to yellow
- Excellent for erosion control on slopes and in ditches
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 60-75 cm
Artichoke
JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE
- Helianthus tuberosus
- Yellow flowers are yellow rays with a yellow-orange disc in the centre
- Leaves are long and wide tapering to a point at the tip
HEIGHT: 1-3 m · SPREAD: 15-25 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
Aruncus x 'Misty Lace' (PP15798)
DWARF GOAT'S BEARD
- Cross between Aruncus dioicus and Aruncus aethusifolius
- Creamy-white plumes appear on red stems
- Compact, astilbe-like foliage
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Asarum canadense
WILD GINGER
- Deep red to brown flowers
- Flowers are hidden under velvety dark green heart-shaped foliage
- Native to the Ontario woodlands
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Asarum europaeum
EUROPEAN GINGER
- Attractive deep green glossy foliage
- Foliage remains evergreen in milder winters
- Bell-shaped purple-brown flowers are hidden below the foliage.
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Asarum splendens
SHOWY GINGER
- Vigorous and easy to grow
- Large heart-shaped leaves with silver marbling
- Purple flowers are hidden by the foliage
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
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 '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
Asclepias verticillata
WHORLED MILKWEED
- Narrow whorled green foliage
- Sweet-scented greenish-white flowers
- Thin seed pods are left when flowers finish
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 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
Asparagus officinalis 'Guelph Millennium' (CPBR1427)
GUELPH MILLENNIUM ASPARAGUS
- New and improved male cultivar
- Tolerance to rust and other common asparagus problems
- Spears bigger and more plentiful the older cultivars
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 45-50 cm
Asphodeline lutea
KING'S SPEAR
- Clumps of narrow grass-like gray-green foliage
- Tall spikes rise above the foliage and bear fragrant yellow flowers
- Attractive green seed pods are left after flowering, maturing to brown in colour
HEIGHT: 80-120 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Asplenium scolopendrium
HART'S TONGUE FERN
- AKA Phyllitis scolopendrium, Scolopendrium vulgare
- Low, upward-growing clumps of glossy narrow strap-like leathery leaves
- Edges are often wavy
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Asplenium scolopendrium 'Angustifolia'
NARROW LEAVED FERN
- AKA Phyllitis scolopendrium 'Angustifolia'
- Low, upward-growing clumps of glossy narrow strap-like leathery foliage with deeply serrated edges
- Spores darken with age on leaf undersides in a herring-bone format
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Aster alpinus var. vierhapperi
ALPINE ASTER
- AKA Aster culminis
- Low-growing ground cover with green foliage
- Pale to dark purple flowers
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Aster cordifolius
HEART-LEAVED ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum cordifolium
- Light blue to purple daisy-like blooms
- The centre florets are initially cream, maturing to a reddish-purple
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Aster divaricatus
WHITE WOOD ASTER
- AKA Eurybia divaricata
- Forms a low mound of green foliage
- Masses of small white daisy-like flowers are held on shiny black stems
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aster dumosus 'Wood's Light Blue'
MICHAELMAS DAISY
- AKA Aster novi-belgii 'Wood's Light Blue'
- Densely-packed clusters of light blue flowers with yellow eyes
- Excellent compact form
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Aster dumosus 'Wood's Pink'
MICHAELMAS DAISY
- AKA Aster novi-belgii 'Wood's Pink'
- Densely-packed clusters of pink flowers with a yellow eye
- Excellent compact form
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aster dumosus 'Wood's Purple'
MICHAELMAS DAISY
- AKA Aster novi-belgii 'Wood's Purple'
- Densely-packed clusters of purple flowers with a yellow eye
- Excellent compact form
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aster ericoides
HEATH ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum ericoides
- Numerous small white daisy-like florets with yellow centres
- Hairy green stems turn brown as the plant matures
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aster laevis
SMOOTH ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum laeve
- Extremely hardy
- Lavender to light blue flowers appear on hairless stems
HEIGHT: 60-100 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Aster laevis Blue Autumn ('Oudshoom 1') (PP17400)
BLUE AUTUMN ASTER
- Masses of purple, daisy-like flowers
- Smooth dark green leaves have excellent mildew resistance
- Good cut flower
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aster 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 lateriflorus 'Lady in Black'
CALICO ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum lateriflorum 'Lady in Black'
- Masses of tiny white flowers with raspberry-coloured centres
- Purplish-black foliage is attractive all season
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Aster 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 novae-angliae
NEW ENGLAND ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
- Large rose-purple flowers consisting of numerous rays around a yellow centre
- Upright habit with narrow hairy green leaves up to 10 cm long
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Aster novae-angliae 'Grape Crush' (PPAF)
NEW ENGLAND ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Grape Crush'
- Vibrant rounded purple flowers are produced on mounding green foliage
- Compact mounding habit and has good resistance to powdery mildew
HEIGHT: 70-80 cm · SPREAD: 100-110 cm
Aster novae-angliae 'Pink Crush' (PPAF)
NEW ENGLAND ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ‘Pink Crush’
- Vibrant rounded rose-pink flowers are produced on mounding green foliage
- Compact, mounding habit
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 85-100 cm
Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Dome' (COPF)
NEW ENGLAND ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'
- A profuse perennial with dark purple flowers
- Compact, mounding habit of dark green foliage
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aster novae-angliae 'September Ruby'
NEW ENGLAND ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'September Ruby'
- A vibrant bloom with deep ruby-red flowers
- They have a strong upright habit and abundant flower clusters when other plants have lost their bloom
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aster novae-angliae 'Vibrant Dome' (PP19538, COPF)
NEW ENGLAND ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Vibrant Dome'
- Vibrant hot-pink star-shaped flowers with yellow centres
- Compact, mounding habit of green foliage has good resistance to powdery mildew
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aster novi-belgii
NEW YORK ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
- This species provides autumn colour to the garden
- Flowers are mostly purple, sometimes shades of pink
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Aster novi-belgii 'Alert'
MICHAELMAS DAISY
- Crimson-coloured daisy-like blooms
- Leaves are green, smooth and lance-shaped
- Foliage remains compact and dwarf
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aster novi-belgii 'Showmakers® Blue Bayou'
SHOWMAKERS® BLUE BAYOU MICHAELMAS DAISY
- Violet-Blue coloured daisy-like blooms
- Leaves are green, smooth and lance-shaped
- Foliage remains compact and dwarf
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 35-45 cm
Aster novi-belgii 'Showmakers® Magenta'
SHOWMAKERS® MAGENTA MICHAELMAS DAISY
- Dark Magenta coloured daisy-like blooms
- Leaves are green, smooth and lance-shaped
- Foliage remains compact and dwarf
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 35-45 cm
Aster novi-belgii 'Violet Carpet'
MICHAELMAS DAISY
- AKA Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Violet Carpet' or Aster dumosus 'Violet Carpet'
- A profusion of violet-blue flowers top attractive green leaves
- Compact, mounding habit makes an excellent front border perennial
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aster oblongifolius 'October Skies'
AROMATIC ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'
- Low mound of bushy mint-scented foliage, highly tolerant of drought and poor soils
- A strong growing perennial covered in lavender-blue flowers up to 3 cm across
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Aster oolentangiensis
SKY BLUE ASTER
- AKA Aster azureus or Symphyotrichum oolentangiense
- Flowers are made up of petals in varying shades of blue surrounding a yellow eye
- Naturally found in Southern Ontario in dry meadows, edges and open woods
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Aster puniceus
SWAMP ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum puniceum
- Flowers are usually pale blue, but can vary to deep blue or purple
- Stems are reddish-purple and usually hairy
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Aster shortii
SHORT'S ASTER
- AKA Symphyotrichum Shortii
- Blue-violet petals surrounding a yellow eye
- The centres start out yellow but turn red after pollination
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 75-80 cm
Aster umbellatus
FLAT-TOPPED ASTER, PARASOL WHITETOP
- AKA Doellingeria umbellata
- Flat-topped cluster of small white flowers
- Flowers appear earlier than most aster
HEIGHT: 100-175 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Astilbe arendsii 'Amethyst'
FALSE SPIREA
- Lilac-purple flower spikes
- Tall, airy, open foliage
- Foliage is deeply lobed
HEIGHT: 75-90 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Astilbe arendsii Color Flash® ('Beauty of Ernst') (PP17343)
COLOR FLASH® ASTILBE
- Feathery blush-pink plumes
- Brilliant electric-green foliage emerges in early spring
- Foliage turns burgundy through the summer
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Astilbe arendsii Bridal Veil ('Brautschleier')
BRIDAL VEIL FALSE SPIREA
- Airy, pure white plumes
- Fern-like foliage remains green in colour throughout the season
- Astilbe 'Bridal Veil' makes an excellent cut flower, fresh or dried
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe arendsii 'Bumalda'
FALSE SPIREA
- Full, white plumes age to soft pink as the flower matures
- Contrasting deep red stems
- Deep green glossy foliage with burgundy-tinged undertones
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Astilbe arendsii 'Cattleya'
FALSE SPIREA
- Graceful panicles with big, open, carmine-pink plumes
- Bold mid-green foliage is tinged with a little red
- One of the largest astilbe available
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe arendsii 'Chocolate Shogun' (PP26430)
FALSE SPIREA
- AKA Astilbe thunbergii 'Chocolate Shogun'
- Spikes of soft pink blooms
- Dark chocolate-purple foliage
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Astilbe arendsii Diamant ('Diamond')
FALSE SPIREA
- Slender panicles of clear white flowers
- Elegant lacy green foliage
- Suitable for damp, shady gardens
HEIGHT: 70-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe arendsii 'Erica'
FALSE SPIREA
- 'Erica' has tall, narrow, upright, rose-pink plumes
- Fern-like leaves emerge red to bronze, maturing to a deep green
- Bloom Time: Midsummer
HEIGHT: 50-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe arendsii 'Fanal'
FALSE SPIREA
- Narrow spikes of deep crimson-red flowers
- Foliage emerges bronzy-red and matures to deep green with burgundy highlights
- Excellent show when used en masse
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe arendsii Glow ('Glut')
FALSE SPIREA
- Narrow spikes of dark red buds open to deep red flowers
- Foliage emerges bronzy-red and matures to deep green with burgundy highlights
- Excellent perennial when used in mass
HEIGHT: 50-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe arendsii 'Nikki'
FALSE SPIREA
- Two-toned plumes of both light and dark pink are held on sturdy stems
- Foliage is deep green and compact
- Bloom Time: June to July
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe chinensis 'Diamonds and Pearls' (PP19092, COPF)
FALSE SPIREA
- Vibrant green buds open to robust silvery-white plumes
- Plumes fade to a lime-green
- Deep green foliage
HEIGHT: 40-75 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe chinensis 'Little Vision in Pink' (PP21886, CPBR4611)
FALSE SPIREA
- Sturdy upright stems of dense intense pink flowers
- Compact, rich green foliage
- Excellent astilbe for the front border or container
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Astilbe chinensis 'Maggie Daley'
FALSE SPIREA
- Many sturdy upright stems holding panicles of dense lavender-purple plumes
- One of the latest astilbe to flower
- Compact, rich green, almost bronze foliage
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Astilbe chinensis 'Pumila'
DWARF FALSE SPIREA
- Short spikes of mauve-lilac plumes
- Deeply-cut bronze-green foliage hugs the ground
- One of the most drought-tolerant astilbe
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Astilbe chinensis 'Vision in Pink' (PP11860, CPBR1333)
FALSE SPIREA
- Long-lasting, pale pink
- Flowers fade to green rather than brown when finished, and remain attractive throughout the fall
- Lacy foliage is compact, dense, and dark green with a hint of blue
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Astilbe chinensis 'Vision in Red' (PP11965, CPBR1334)
FALSE SPIREA
- Deep red buds open to pinkish-red flowers on sturdy red stems
- Compact mound of fern-like, bronze-dark green foliage
- Chinese astilbe are generally more sun-tolerant and require less water
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Astilbe chinensis 'Vision in White' (PP18965, CPBR4249)
FALSE SPIREA
- Soft white, triangular-shaped plumes
- Glossy, dark green, lacy foliage remains compact throughout the season
- Chinese astilbe are generally more sun tolerant and require less water
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Astilbe chinensis 'Visions'
FALSE SPIREA
- Rose-mauve flowers
- Compact clumps of lacy dark green foliage
- Chinese astilbe are generally more sun-tolerant and require less water
HEIGHT: 25-45 cm · SPREAD: 40-45 cm
Astilbe chinensis 'Visions Volcano'
FALSE SPIREA
- Deep red buds open to dark maroon flowers on sturdy red stems
- Compact mound of fern-like, bronze-dark green foliage
- Chinese astilbe are generally more sun-tolerant and require less water
HEIGHT: 65-70 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Astilbe chinensis var. taquetii 'Superba'
FALL ASTILBE, CHINESE ASTILBE
- Tall selection of astilbe
- Upright, narrow, lilac-mauve blooms appear over lacy dark green foliage
- Chinese astilbe are generally more sun-tolerant and require less water
HEIGHT: 60-120 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Astilbe crispa 'Perkeo'
FALSE SPIREA
- Shorts spikes of pink flowers
- Deep green, crispy foliage is very unique
- Remains tight and compact throughout the season
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Astilbe japonica 'Europa'
FALSE SPIREA
- Attractive, triangular-shaped plumes of rose-pink
- Mounded, lacy, mid-green foliage
- Exceptionally fragrant
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Astilbe japonica 'Montgomery'
FALSE SPIREA
- Tapered panicles of deep red plumes
- Leaves emerge bronze-red and mature to dark green as the season progresses
- Bloom Time: Early to midsummer
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe japonica 'Peach Blossom'
FALSE SPIREA
- AKA Astilbe x rosea 'Peach Blossom'
- Airy, peach-pink plumes
- Mounded, lacy, mid-green foliage with hints of red
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe japonica 'Red Sentinel'
FALSE SPIREA
- Panicles of deep crimson-red are held on tall, red stems
- Leaves emerge bronze-red and mature to dark green as the season progresses
- Bloom Time: June to July
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe japonica 'Rheinland'
FALSE SPIREA
- Spikes of clear carmine-pink flowers contrast wonderfully with the glossy foliage
- Fern-like foliage remains deep green throughout the season
- Bloom Time: June to July
HEIGHT: 35-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Astilbe japonica 'Washington'
FALSE SPIREA
- Fluffy, white plumes
- Fern-like, compound leaves remain dark green throughout the season
- Bloom Time: June to July
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Astilbe simplicifolia 'Hennie Graafland'
DWARF ASTILBE
- Taller version of Astilbe 'Sprite' but still quite dwarf
- Arching stems of delicate, shell-pink flowers
- Fine-textured, shiny, dark green foliage
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Astilbe simplicifolia 'Key West' (PPAF)
DWARF ASTILBE
- Red buds open to carmine-pink plumes on red stems may rebloom
- Foliage emerges red, then turns deep green with a red edge
- Produces twice as many blooms as others within the simplicifolia group
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Astilbe simplicifolia 'Sprite'
DWARF ASTILBE
- Foliage is glossy, dark green and finely textured over a dense mound
- Lovely, shell-pink flowers in open, drooping panicles
- Rust-colored seed heads are particularly outstanding
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Astilbe thunbergii Ostrich Plume ('Straussenfeder')
OSTRICH PLUME FALSE SPIREA
- Long, arching plumes of salmon-rose
- Sharply toothed, rich green foliage
- Taller selection than most astilbe
HEIGHT: 55-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe x 'Amber Moon' (PPAF)
FALSE SPIREA
- Long stems with pink plumes
- Lacy, chartreuse-coloured foliage with a tinge of red
- Foliage greens a little by late summer
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 55-70 cm
Astilbe x 'Bressingham Beauty'
FALSE SPIREA
- Tall, arching plumes of salmon-rose flowers
- Sharply toothed, rich green foliage
- Taller selection than most astilbe
HEIGHT: 65-70 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe x 'Dark Side of the Moon'
FALSE SPIREA DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
- Spikes of Purple blooms
- Dark chocolate-purple/brown foliage
- Bloom Time: June to July
HEIGHT: 50-55 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Astilbe x 'Delft Lace' (PP19839, COPF)
FALSE SPIREA
- Deep red buds open to plumes of apricot-pink flowers
- Flowers are held on deep red stems
- Lacy, blue-green foliage with red highlights
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Astilbe x 'Fireberry' (PP20658)
FALSE SPIREA
- Vibrant, triangular-shaped, raspberry-pink plumes
- Dwarf, compact, mid-green foliage
- Bloom Time: July to August
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Astilbe x 'Snowdrift'
FALSE SPIREA
- Feathery, pure white plumes
- Fern-like foliage remains green in colour throughout the season
- Excellent cut flower, fresh or dried
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astilbe x 'Sugarberry' (PP20674)
FALSE SPIREA
- Triangular plumes of soft pink
- Compact dense clumps of dark green foliage
- Excellent for the front border
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Astilbe x Younique Carmine™ ('Verscarmine') (PP20324)
YOUNIQUE CARMINE™ ASTILBE
- Upright, fuchsia-pink plumes
- Very floriferous and fragrant
- A more compact and rounded habit than other astilbe
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Astilbe x Younique Lilac™ ('Verslilac') (PP19847)
YOUNIQUE LILAC™ ASTILBE
- Upright, mauve-lilac plumes
- Very floriferous and fragrant
- More compact and rounded habit than other astilbe
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Astilbe x Younique Silvery Pink™ ('Verssilverypink') (PP20656)
YOUNIQUE SILVERY PINK™ ASTILBE
- Upright, silvery-pink plumes
- Very floriferous and fragrant
- More compact and rounded habit than other astilbe
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Astilbe x Younique White™ ('Verswhite') (PP19845)
YOUNIQUE WHITE™ ASTILBE
- Upright, ivory-white plumes
- Very floriferous and fragrant
- Compact, mounding habit
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Astilboides tabularis
SHIELDLEAF RODGERSIA
- AKA Rodgersia tabularis
- Panicles of creamy-white flowers resemble astilbe
- Specimen-sized leaves, up to 90 cm across
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Astrantia major
MASTERWORT
- Flowers are a subtle combination of soft pink, green and white
- Excellent cut flower, fresh or dried
- Lobed leaves form a tight mound of bright green
HEIGHT: 50-70 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Astrantia major 'Hadspen Blood'
MASTERWORT
- Dark blood-red flowers
- Excellent cut flower, fresh or dried
- Three to seven, lobed leaves form a tight mound of bright green
HEIGHT: 60-75 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Astrantia major 'Roma' (PP11470, CPBR1332)
MASTERWORT
- Silvery-pink, pincushion-like flowers are surrounded by a ruff of greenish, wine-red bracts
- Excellent cut flower, fresh or dried
- Three to seven, lobed leaves form a tight mound of bright green
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Astrantia major 'Ruby Wedding'
HATTIE'S PINCUSHION
- Dark wine-red flowers
- Red tinted stems and leaves
- Excellent cut flower, fresh or dried
HEIGHT: 60-75 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Astrantia major 'Star of Billion' (PP20352)
MASTERWORT
- White-centered, pincushion-like flowers are surrounded by green-tipped, white bracts
- Vigorous grower in a woodland border
- Lobed leaves form a tight mound of bright green foliage
HEIGHT: 55-65 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Astrantia major 'Star of Fire' (PP20284)
MASTERWORT
- White-centered, pincushion-like flowers are surrounded by burgundy bracts
- Flowers rise on dark stems
- Lobed leaves form a tight mound of bright green foliage
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Astrantia x 'Moulin Rouge' (PP16549)
MASTERWORT
- Tall, wiry stems carry the dark red, star-like flowers with purple-red tips
- Excellent cut flower, fresh or dried
- Lobed leaves form a tight mound of bright green
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Athyrium angustum forma rubellum
LADY IN RED FERN
- AKA Athyrium angustum forma rubellum 'Lady in Red'
- Vibrant green fronds with a deep red central stem
- Upright-clumping habit
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 45-90 cm
Athyrium filix-femina
LADY FERN
- Bright green fronds
- Upright-clumping habit
- Long-lived and easy to grow
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Athyrium filix-femina 'Dre's Dagger'
CRISS-CROSS LADY FERN
- Narrow mid-green fronds are crested at the tips of each leaflet
- The fronds have a pointed, forked tip
- Upright-clumping habit
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Athyrium filix-femina 'Frizelliae'
TATTING FERN
- Narrow bright green fronds with rounded tips
- Each leaflet is crinkled and round for a beaded effect
- Upright-clumping habit
HEIGHT: 15-30 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Athyrium filix-femina 'Lady in Lace'
DWARF LADY FERN
- Slow-growing compact habit
- Bright-green foliage of ruffled fronds (looks like parsley)
- Unusual fern that adds lots of texure to the shade garden
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Athyrium filix-femina 'Victoriae'
VICTORIA LADY FERN
- Finely divided fronds have tiny leaves (pinnae)
- Fronds resemble narrow boomerangs
- The pinnae criss-cross one another to form a series of the letter 'x'
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Athyrium niponicum 'Crested Surf' (USPP 33,057, Can PBRAF)
JAPANESE PAINTED FERN
- Doubly branched and crested frond tips
- Fronds emerge from the ground in spring
- Fronds age silvery-green with deep purple stems
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-75 cm
Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum'
JAPANESE PAINTED FERN
- AKA Athyrium goeringianum 'Pictum'
- Fronds emerge from the ground in the spring a deep burgundy-purple colour
- Fronds age silvery-green with deep purple stems
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Athyrium niponicum 'Red Beauty'
JAPANESE PAINTED FERN
- Fronds emerge from the ground in the spring a deep burgundy-purple colour
- Fronds age silvery-green with deep purple stems and veins
- Clumping habit with a slight weeping effect
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Athyrium niponicum 'Regal Red'
JAPANESE PAINTED FERN
- Arching triangular silver fronds with violet-red veining
- Twisted pinnules give the fronds a ruffled look
- Clumping habit with a slight weeping effect
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Burgundy Lace' (PP15072, COPF)
BURGUNDY LACE JAPANESE PAINTED FERN
- Fronds emerge from the ground in the spring a deep burgundy-purple colour
- Burgundy fronds have silver streaking maturing to grayish-green
- Fronds will retain their purple midribs and silver streaking with maturity.
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Ursula's Red' (COPF)
URSULA'S RED JAPANESE PAINTED FERN
- Fronds emerge from the ground in the spring a deep burgundy-purple colour
- Silver fronds with a central burgundy band
- Clumping with an arching appearance
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Athyrium otophorum 'Okanum'
EARED LADY FERN
- Fronds emerge a deep purple and open to a silvery-green
- Deep purple stems throughout the season
- New fronds open a whitish-green and darken as they age
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Athyrium x 'Ghost'
GHOST FERN
- Fronds open a soft grayish-green
- They have a silvery overlay of silver hues and dark maroon midribs
- Upright habit
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Athyrium x 'Godzilla'
GIANT JAPANESE PAINTED FERN
- Massive arching clump
- Long silvery fronds
- Fronds vary in shades of green blended with burgundy and gray
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Aubrieta cultorum 'Cascade Blue'
ROCK CRESS
- AKA Aubrietia deltoides
- Deep blue flowers above mat-forming foliage
- Well suited for rock walls or rock gardens
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aubrieta cultorum 'Cascade Red'
ROCK CRESS
- AKA Aubrietia deltoides
- Deep magenta to rose-red flowers above mat-forming foliage
- Well suited for rock walls or rock gardens
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aubrieta gracilis 'Rock on Blue'
ROCK CRESS
- Deep blue flowers above mat-forming foliage
- Well suited for rock walls or rock gardens
- Bloom Time: Early to late spring
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aubrieta gracilis 'Rock on Pink'
ROCK CRESS
- Pink flowers above mat-forming foliage
- Well suited for rock walls or rock gardens
- Bloom Time: Early to late spring
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aubrieta gracilis 'Rock on Purple'
ROCK CRESS
- Purple flowers above mat-forming foliage
- Well suited for rock walls or rock gardens
- Bloom Time: Early to late spring
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Aubrieta x 'Hendersonnii'
ROCK CRESS
- Mat-forming perennial with lilac-purple flowers
- Tiny four-petaled flowers above dull gray-green foliage
- Well suited for rock walls or rock gardens
HEIGHT: 8-15 cm · SPREAD: 20-50 cm
Azalea 'Candy Lights'
CANDY LIGHTS AZALEA
- Clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Flowers medium to light pink with yellow streaks
- Medium green leaves appear after the flowers and turn burgundy in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Azalea 'Cannon's Double'
CANNON'S DOUBLE AZALEA
- Clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Cream, peach, and pink double flowers
- Medium green leaves appear after the flowers and turn bronzy-red in the fall
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Azalea 'Fireball'
FIREBALL AZALEA
- Clusters of lightly fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Crimson-red flowers
- Medium green leaves appear after the flowers and turn bronzy-red in the fall
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Azalea 'Gibraltar'
GIBRALTAR AZALEA
- Clusters of fragrant flattish flowers cover the plant
- Orange flowers
- Medium green leaves appear after the flowers and turn bronzy-red in the fall
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Azalea 'Golden Lights'
GOLDEN LIGHTS AZALEA
- Clusters of rich gold-coloured trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Medium green leaves appear after the flowers and turn bronzy-red in the fall
- Mounding, rounded habit when mature
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Azalea 'Homebush'
HOMEBUSH AZALEA
- Clusters of bright pink semi-double trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Medium green leaves turn reddish-purple in the fall
- Compact, rounded, deciduous shrub
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Azalea 'Lemon Lights'
LEMON LIGHTS AZALEA
- Clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Fragrant medium to light lemon-yellow flowers
- Medium green leaves appear after the flowers, turning to a burgundy colour in the fall
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Azalea 'Lilac Lights'
LILAC LIGHTS AZALEA
- Clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers cover the plant
- Fragrant pink-purple flowers
- Medium green leaves appear after the flowers, turning a bronzy-red colour in the fall
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm