Acer campestre
HEDGE MAPLE
- Densely branched, broad, oval habit
- Dark green leaves in the summer, turning yellow in the fall
- Inconspicuous flowers are green
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Acer campestre Jade Patina™ ('BAIlee')
JADE PATINA™ HEDGE MAPLE
- Densely branched habit
- Has more deeply lobed leaves than the species
- Dark green leaves in the summer turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Acer campestre Queen Elizabeth™ ('Evelyn')
QUEEN ELIZABETH™ HEDGE MAPLE
- Distinct uniform upright habit becoming rounded with age
- Large dark green leaves turn yellow in the fall
- Inconspicuous flowers are yellowish-green and followed by winged samaras
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Acer 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 miyabei Rugged Ridge® ('JFS-KW3AMI')
RUGGED RIDGE® MAPLE
- Vigorous, upright, oval habit
- Dark green leaves turn yellow in the fall
- Deeply furrowed corky bark
HEIGHT: 15-17 m · SPREAD: 12-13 m
Acer 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 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 tataricum Rugged Charm® ('JFS-KW2')
RUGGED CHARM® TATARIAN MAPLE
- Compact, upright, oval form
- Bright red samaras in the summer are showy against the green leaves
- Mix of yellow, orange, and bright red foliage in autumn
HEIGHT: 7-9 m · SPREAD: 4-6 m
Acer truncatum x platanoides Ruby Sunset® ('JFS-KW249') (PP 27985)
RUBY SUNSET® MAPLE
- Elegant foliage stays fresh and glossy throughout the growing season
- Hybrid origin adds cold hardiness and adaptablility to this selection
- A great choice for smaller sites requiring a more compact tree
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Achillea ageratum 'Moon Walker'
YARROW
- Flat-topped clusters
- Medium yellow flowers
- Mid-green, fern-like foliage
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Achillea filipendulina 'Cloth of Gold'
YARROW
- Clusters of yellow blooms on long stems
- Foliage is green and has a fern-like texture
- Excellent cut flower, fresh or dried
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Achillea millefolium
COMMON YARROW
- Flat-topped clusters of white flowers
- Seeds ripen July to September
- Foliage is mid-green and fine-textured
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Achillea millefolium 'Summer Pastels'
YARROW
- Each plant produces flat-topped clusters of flowers in a wide range of pastel shades
- Fragrant fern-like foliage
- Bloom Time: Early summer until frost
HEIGHT: 50-75 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
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 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
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
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 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
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
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
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 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 '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 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 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
Boltonia asteroides 'Snowbank'
BOLTON'S ASTER
- Other common names: Thousand-flowered Aster, False Camomile
- Thousands of lacy white daisies with yellow centres
- Upright hairless stems of fine-toothed lance-shaped leaves
HEIGHT: 120-150 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Boltonia asteroides var. latisquama Jim Crocket™ ('Masbolimket') (PP16678)
BOLTON'S ASTER
- Other common names: Thousand-flowered Aster, False Camomile
- Upright, compact, mounding habit
- Pale violet daisies with yellow centres
HEIGHT: 45-55 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Briza media
COMMON QUAKING GRASS
- Dense, slightly arching clump of dark green semi-evergreen blades
- Inflorescences become flattened dangling spikelets resembling puffy oats
- They will rattle and quiver in the slightest breeze
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Campanula americana
TALL BELLFLOWER
- AKA Campanulastrum americanum
- Flat star-shaped five-lobed blue flowers with a white inner circle
- Heart-shaped dark green hairy scalloped leaves
HEIGHT: 90-150 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Campanula rotundifolia
HAREBELL
- Dainty bell-like light blue flowers held on upright stems
- Buds are upright but flowers nod when open
- Heart-shaped fine-toothed basal green leaves form low clumps
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 20-45 cm
Chrysopsis villosa
GOLDEN ASTER
- AKA Heterotheca villosa
- Yellow daisy-like flowers with 10-25 petals per flower
- Hairy gray leaves are oblong, occasionally toothed, usually smooth-edged
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Coreopsis lanceolata
LANCE-LEAVED TICKSEED
- Daisy-like yellow flowers
- Eight petals with toothed edges surround a central yellow eye
- Narrow lance-shaped leaves, 25 cm long x 5 cm wide
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Cornus asperifolia var. drummondii
ROUGHLEAF DOGWOOD
- AKA Swida drummondii
- Oval, green foliage has a rough topside and downy underside
- Flowers are similar in appearance to Cornus racemosa
HEIGHT: 2-4 m · SPREAD: 2-4 m
Coronilla varia
CROWN VETCH
- AKA Securigera varia
- Perennial herb with sprawling stems along the ground that may reach up to 2 meters
- Pink or pinkish-white flower clusters
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-150 cm
Delosperma nubigenum 'Basutoland'
YELLOW ICE PLANT
- Hardiest of all the delosperma
- Masses of yellow daisy-like flowers
- Tight rosettes of bright green, succulent, spreading foliage
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Desmodium canadense
SHOWY TICK TREFOIL
- Spikes of pink to lavender sweet-pea-like flower clusters
- Velvety hairs cover the stems and the tri-lobed compound leaves
- This drought-tolerant plant can be grown on rooftops with as little as 15 cm of growing medium
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Elaeagnus angustifolia
RUSSIAN OLIVE
- Inconspicuous fragrant yellow flowers
- Yellow fruits in late summer
- Silvery leaves and twigs keep their colour all season
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Elaeagnus commutata
SILVERBERRY
- AKA Elaeagnus argentea
- Inconspicuous fragrant yellow flowers
- Silvery fruits in late summer
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Elaeagnus umbellata
AUTUMN OLIVE
- Small, fragrant, creamy-white flowers are hidden in the foliage,
- Silvery fruits with brown spots turning reddish in the fall are tasty when ripe
- Leaves green above, silvery on the undersides
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Epilobium angustifolium
FIREWEED
- AKA Chamerion angustifolium
- Tall branchless flower stems with purple flowers
- Blooms from June to September
HEIGHT: 60-150 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Erigeron glaucus
SEASIDE DAISY
- Semi-double dainty mauve flowers with yellow centres on single stems
- Succulent-looking broad spoon-shaped deep green leaves
- Salt tolerant
HEIGHT: 15-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Gaillardia aristata
BLANKET FLOWER
- Yellow tipped petals with dark red bases surrounding reddish brown eyes
- Lance-shaped dark green leaves
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Galanthus 'floreo pleno'
SNOWDROPS DOUBLE
- Early Blooming white flowers
HEIGHT: 10 cm · SPREAD: 10-15 cm
Ginkgo biloba
MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Upright, broad, spreading growth habit
- Unique two-lobed fan-shaped leaves with almost parallel veins
- Foliage emerges green in colour late in the spring
HEIGHT: 15-17 m · SPREAD: 11-12 m
Ginkgo biloba 'Autumn Gold'
AUTUMN GOLD MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Symmetrical, broad, spreading, growth habit
- Unique, two-lobed, fan-shaped leaves with almost parallel veins
- Foliage emerges green in colour late in the spring
HEIGHT: 12-15 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Ginkgo biloba 'Barabit's Fastigiata'
BARABIT'S FASTIGIATA MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Slower-growing than other cultivars with a narrow, upright branching habit
- Fan-shaped, green leaves are slightly larger than the species
- Foliage turns bright yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 10-15 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Ginkgo biloba 'Barabit's Nana'
MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Very compact, shrub-like habit
- Fan-shaped, green leaves are slightly larger than the species
- Foliage turns bright yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Ginkgo biloba 'Beijing Gold'
BEIJING GOLD MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Broad, low branching tree or shrub
- Leaves emerge in the spring a golden-yellow colour
- By summer, the foliage fades to a variegated white and green or dark green
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Ginkgo biloba Gold Spire™ ('Blagon')
GOLD SPIRE™ MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Dense, narrow, pyramidal tree
- Rich green summer foliage
- Fall colour is golden-yellow
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 1.50-2 m
Ginkgo biloba 'California Sunset'
CALIFORNIA SUNSET MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Slow-growing, upright, tree form
- Leaves emerge pale creamy-yellow in colour
- Mature leaves turn dark green with clear, golden stripes as they age
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Ginkgo biloba 'Chi Chi'
CHI CHI MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Upright, very tight growth habit
- Unique two-lobed fan-shaped leaves with almost parallel veins
- Foliage emerges green in colour late in the spring
HEIGHT: 2-3 m · SPREAD: 1-2 m
Ginkgo biloba 'Fastigiata'
COLUMNAR MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Narrow crown with sharply ascending branches
- Unique, two-lobed, fan-shaped leaves with almost parallel veins
- Foliage emerges green in colour late in the spring, becoming golden-yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 10-15 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Ginkgo biloba 'Girard's Spreader'
MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Fast growing with a low, horizontal habit
- Unique two-lobed fan-shaped leaves with almost parallel veins
- Foliage emerges green in colour late in the spring, becoming golden-yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Ginkgo biloba 'Globosa'
GLOBE MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Compact growing, densely branched form
- Dark green leaves change to golden-yellow in the fall
- Great specimen where overall height may be an issue
HEIGHT: 1-2 m · SPREAD: 1-2 m
Ginkgo biloba 'Golden Globe' (PP12765)
GOLDEN GLOBE MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Densely branched habit with a broad, rounded crown
- Fan-shaped leaves are dark green throughout the summer
- Foliage turns a striking golden-yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 13-15 m · SPREAD: 10-12 m
Ginkgo biloba 'Green Pagoda'
GREEN PAGODA MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Upright, conical growth with a tight branching habit
- Fan-shaped leaves are dark green throughout the summer
- Foliage turns a striking golden-yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Ginkgo biloba 'HB Trompenburg'
MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Very tight, compact growing, densely branched form
- Dark green leaves change to golden-yellow in the fall
- Another witch's broom discovered at the Trompenburg Arboretum, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Ginkgo biloba Golden Colonnade® ('JFS-UGA2')
GOLDEN COLONNADE® MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Upright habit, narrow, oval, with a strong central leader
- Unique two-lobed, fan-shaped leaves with almost parallel veins
- Foliage emerges medium green in colour in the spring
HEIGHT: 12-15 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Ginkgo biloba 'King of Dongting'
KING OF DONGTING MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Upright, broad spreading growth habit
- 'King of Dongting' is a slow-growing, large-leaved cultivar
- Unique, two-lobed, fan-shaped leaves with almost parallel veins
HEIGHT: 15-17 m · SPREAD: 11-12 m
Ginkgo biloba 'Korinek'
KORINEK MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Dwarf, compact growth habit
- Fan-shaped leaves are deeper lobed than typical cultivars
- Foliage is bright green turning brilliant yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Ginkgo biloba 'Lakeview'
LAKEVIEW MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Symmetrical, pyramidal tree form
- A male, fruitless cultivar
- Fan-shaped leaves are dark green in the summer
HEIGHT: 13-15 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Ginkgo biloba 'Magyar'
MAGYAR MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Narrow, upright form with ascending branching
- Unique, two-lobed, fan-shaped leaves with almost parallel veins
- Foliage emerges green in colour late in the spring
HEIGHT: 16-18 m · SPREAD: 6-8 m
Ginkgo biloba 'Mariken'
MARIKEN MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Slow-growing, low spreading form with slightly pendulous branches
- Small, green leaves turn golden-yellow in the fall
- Great in small areas, containers, or as a bonsai
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Ginkgo biloba 'Mayfield'
MAYFIELD MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Narrow growing, columnar tree form
- New leaves emerge light green in the spring
- Bright golden-yellow fall colour
HEIGHT: 10-15 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Ginkgo biloba 'Nelleke'
NELLEKE MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Low-growing, with horizontal and eventually weeping branches
- Similar to the cultivars 'Pendula' and 'Horizontalis', but with a finer leaf
- Fan-shaped leaves are green in the summer, turning golden-yellow in the fall
SPREAD: 2-3 m
Ginkgo biloba 'Obelisk'
OBELISK MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Upright, narrow habit
- Unique, two-lobed, fan-shaped leaves with almost parallel veins
- Foliage emerges green in colour late in the spring
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Ginkgo biloba 'Ohazuki'
MAIDENHAIR TREE
- AKA Ginkgo biloba 'Epiphylla', Gingko biloba 'Ohatsuki'
- Upright, broad, spreading habit
- Fascinating foliage is semi-circular in shape
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Ginkgo biloba 'Pendula'
WEEPING MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Top-grafted, with horizontal branching and drooping tips
- Unique, two-lobed, fan-shaped leaves with almost parallel veins
- Foliage emerges green in colour later in the spring
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Ginkgo biloba Princeton Sentry® ('PNI 2720')
PRINCETON SENTRY® MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Upright, narrow, conical growth habit
- Unique two-lobed fan-shaped leaves with almost parallel veins
- Foliage emerges green in colour late in the spring
HEIGHT: 13-15 m · SPREAD: 6-8 m
Ginkgo biloba 'Pyramidalis'
MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Tight, pyramidal form
- Fast-growing with little or no pruning required
- Male selection
HEIGHT: 6-10 m · SPREAD: 1-3 m
Ginkgo biloba 'Roswitha'
ROSWITHA MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Small, slow-growing habit with horizontal branching
- Fan-shaped leaves are striped, variegated, yellow and green
- Leaves have a slightly rolled edge
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Ginkgo biloba 'Saratoga'
SARATOGA MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Upright, pyramidal, with dense, ascending branches
- Leaves are deeply cut, triangular and elongated
- Foliage emerges green in colour late in the spring
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Ginkgo biloba 'Shangri-la' (PP5221)
MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Well-branched tree with a full and balanced crown
- Unique, two-lobed, fan-shaped, green to blue-green leaves
- Foliage emerges green in colour late in the spring
HEIGHT: 12-15 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Ginkgo biloba 'Simon'
SIMON MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Upright growth habit
- Unique, two-lobed, fan-shaped leaves with almost parallel veins
- 'Simon' features ornate, finely cut leaves
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Ginkgo biloba 'Tremonia'
TREMONIA MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Very narrow form, with sharply ascending branches
- Slow-growing when young, remaining compact
- Straight trunk and open branching
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Ginkgo biloba 'Troll'
MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Small, slow-growing, compact habit
- Can be trained to grow into a small, pyramidal tree
- Unique, two-lobed, fan-shaped leaves with almost parallel veins
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Ginkgo biloba 'Tubifolia'
TUBIFOLIA MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Slow-growing, broadly upright habit
- Tubifolia is a male cultivar, making it non-fruiting
- Leaves on younger trees typically roll inward, forming a tube
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Ginkgo biloba 'Umbrella'
UMBRELLA MAIDENHAIR TREE
- Densely branched globe-shaped tree
- Fan-shaped leaves are light green in the the summer
- Fall foliage is brilliant gold in colour
HEIGHT: 2-3 m · SPREAD: 1-2 m
Ginkgo biloba 'Variegata'
VARIEGATED MAIDENHAIR TREE
- A very slow-growing cultivar, forming a shrub or small tree
- Fan-shaped leaves are striped, creamy-white and green
- Each leaf can be different in colour, two-toned, even all white or revert to green
HEIGHT: 2-3 m · SPREAD: 1-2 m
Ginkgo biloba 'Weeping Wonder'
WEEPING WONDER MAIDENHAIR TREE
- AKA Ginkgo biloba 'Mutant Weeper'
- Narrow, upright form with a straight central leader and weeping branches
- Green leaves turn bright golden-yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis
THORNLESS HONEYLOCUST
- Rounded to narrow-upright oval, usually developing a flat-topped crown
- Loosely-spaced nearly horizontal branching
- Compound leaves with oval to elliptical leaflets
HEIGHT: 17-18 m · SPREAD: 12-13 m
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis Halka™ ('Christie') (PP3096)
HALKA™ HONEYLOCUST
- Upright, rounded, usually developing a flat-topped crown
- Compound leaves with oval to elliptical leaflets
- Late spring foliage emerges bright green, becoming yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 13-15 m · SPREAD: 13-14 m
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis Street Keeper® ('Draves') (PP21698, CPBR4741)
STREET KEEPER® HONEYLOCUST
- Tight, narrow form with a sharply ascending branching habit
- Compound leaves with oval to elliptical leaflets
- Late spring foliage emerges bright green, becoming yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 12-15 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis Prairie Silk® ('Dursan')
PRAIRIE SILK® HONEYLOCUST
- A strong central leader with very horizontal side branches
- Glossy compound pinnate green leaves
- Provides dappled shade
HEIGHT: 9-10 m · SPREAD: 8-9 m
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis 'Emerald Kascade'
EMERALD KASCADE HONEYLOCUST
- AKA Gledistia triacanthos var. inermis 'Emerald Cascade'
- Mounding, weeping form, with graceful arching branches
- Compound leaves with oval to elliptical leaflets
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis Imperial® ('Impcole') (PP1605)
IMPERIAL® HONEYLOCUST
- Densely branched, with a rounded form
- Compound leaves with oval to elliptical leaflets
- Late spring foliage emerges bright green, becoming yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis 'Perfection'
PERFECTION HONEYLOCUST
- A seedless male cultivar with sturdy branching structure
- Lacy light green foliage darkening with age
- Stunning yellow fall colour
HEIGHT: 17-20 m · SPREAD: 10-12 m
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis 'Ruby Lace'
RUBY LACE HONEYLOCUST
- Upright-open spreading growth habit
- Leaves emerge ruby-red, maturing to bronze-green
- Fall foliage turns reddish-bronze
HEIGHT: 6-10 m · SPREAD: 6-8 m
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis 'Shademaster'
SHADEMASTER HONEYLOCUST
- Upright-open crown with loose, spreading branches
- Strong central leader with nearly horizontal branching
- Compound leaves with oval to elliptical leaflets
HEIGHT: 17-20 m · SPREAD: 10-12 m
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis Skyline® ('Skycole') (PP1619)
SKYLINE® HONEYLOCUST
- Upright-pyramidal growth habit with a strong central leader
- Compound leaves with oval to elliptical leaflets
- Leaves emerge late in spring
HEIGHT: 12-15 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis Spectrum™ ('Speczam')
SPECTRUM™ HONEYLOCUST
- Rounded to upright crown with ascending branches
- Leaves emerge bright yellow in the spring and maintain their colour
- Foliage is golden-yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 7-8 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis Sunburst® ('Suncole') (PP1313)
SUNBURST® HONEYLOCUST
- Pyramidal to upright crown with ascending branches
- Leaves emerge bright yellow in the spring, maturing to medium green
- Newest growth shows yellow almost all summer
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 10-12 m
Hierochloe odorata
SWEET GRASS
- AKA Anthoxanthum nitens
- Forms a spreading upright mound of gray-green foliage
- Blades reach 60 cm high
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-150 cm
Hippophae rhamnoides
COMMON SEA BUCKTHORN
- Inconspicuous yellowish-white flowers appear before the leaves
- Females produce bright orange berries prized for their high vitamin C content
- Silvery-green narrow leaves on spiny stems
HEIGHT: 2-3 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Hystrix patula
BOTTLEBRUSH GRASS
- AKA Elymus hystrix
- Forms an upright loose clump of coarse green leaves
- Green bottlebrush-like flowers emerge above the foliage
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Juncus tenuis
POVERTY RUSH
- Forms a dense clump of upright narrow stems with a basal tuft of flat grass-like leaves
- Leaves and cylindrical stems are mid-green
- Clusters of greenish-brown seed capsules are found near the terminal tips of the plant
HEIGHT: 20-60 cm · SPREAD: 20-50 cm
Juncus torreyi
TORREY'S RUSH
- Large orbicular flower heads
- It is unbranched except where the inflorescences occur
- Alternate stiff green leaves
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm
Koeleria pyramidata (cristata)
PRAIRIE JUNE GRASS
- AKA: Koeleria cristata, Koeleria macrantha
- Forms a dense mound of green to gray-green narrow leaves
- Foliage colour may vary slightly according to growing conditions
HEIGHT: 15-60 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Lathyrus latifolius 'Pearl Mixture'
EVERLASTING SWEET PEA
- Groupings of wide flowers in pinks, purples and whites
- Snapdragon-like flowers
- Oblong leaves are blue-green, 10 cm long
HEIGHT: 150-250 cm · SPREAD: 100-200 cm
Leersia oryzoides
RICE CUT GRASS
- Forms a clump of alternately arranged dull green leaves branching from upright stems
- Leaf margins are sharply serrated with downward-facing barbs that can cause serious cuts
- Spikelets of flowers are yellowish-green and often form on one side of the upright stem
HEIGHT: 80-125 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Leucanthemum vulgare
OXEYE DAISY
- AKA Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
- Single white daisy-like flower with a bright yellow cone
- Long spoon-shaped dark green leaves, 8 cm long, with serrated edges
HEIGHT: 60-75 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Liatris aspera
ROUGH BLAZING STAR
- Rounded fluffy mauve-lilac flowers
- Average flower stalks have 15-40 loosely-spaced blooms
- Blooms at the top of the spike open first, and then slowly open down the spike
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 40-45 cm
Liatris cylindracea
ONTARIO BLAZING STAR
- Tubular fluffy rose-purple flowers
- Average flower stalks have 15-25 loosely-spaced blooms
- Blooms at the top of the spike open first, and then slowly open down the spike
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 15-30 cm
Liatris spicata
DENSE BLAZING STAR
- AKA Liatris callilepis
- Round fluffy violet-purple flowers
- Blooms at the top of the spike open first, and then slowly open down the spike
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 25-45 cm
Linum perenne
PERENNIAL FLAX
- Delicate sky blue five-petalled flowers
- Gray-green airy foliage
- Wiry stems of narrow linear leaves, 2.5 cm long
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 25-45 cm
Lupinus perennis
SUNDIAL LUPINE
- Other Common Names: Indian Beet, Old Maids Bonnets
- Compact spikes of showy flowers
- Blue-violet flowers with a white central streak
HEIGHT: 35-40 cm · SPREAD: 40-45 cm
Maclura pomifera 'White Shield'
WHITE SHIELD OSAGE ORANGE
- Broadly rounded crown with thornless spreading branches
- Glossy oval dark green leaves turn golden-yellow in the fall
- Insignificant flowers
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Miscanthus sacchariflorus
AMUR SILVER GRASS
- Long arching green leaves are 90 cm long and 3 cm wide with a distinct silver midrib
- Foliage turns a golden colour in the fall, lasting through the winter
- Bloom Time: August to November
HEIGHT: 150-225 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Autumn Light'
AUTUMN LIGHT MAIDEN GRASS
- Long narrow arching green leaves with silver midribs turn gold in the fall
- Bloom Time: Early fall
- Flower Type: Feathery panicles
HEIGHT: 150-225 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Autumn Red'
AUTUMN RED MAIDEN GRASS
- Green leaves gracefully arch on sturdy stalks, turning brilliant orange-red in the fall
- 'Autumn Red' has a softer textured leaf than most miscanthus
- Bloom Time: Summer
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Miscanthus sinensis CP12511 ('Bandwidth') (TM CP12511)
BANDWIDTH MAIDEN GRASS
- Forms a tight upright clump of graceful arching leaves on upright stems
- Petite with rich green leaves featuring horizontal yellow bands
- Bloom Time: September to October
HEIGHT: 75-125 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Encore' (PP29070)
ENCORE MAIDEN GRASS
- Forms a tight upright clump of graceful arching leaves on upright stems
- Repeat bloomer, hence its name
- Bloom Time: August to October
HEIGHT: 150-185 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Fire Dragon'
FIRE DRAGON MAIDEN GRASS
- Forms a tight upright clump of graceful arching leaves on upright stems
- Green leaves turn orange and red in autumn
- Bloom Time: September to October
HEIGHT: 180-200 cm · SPREAD: 90-120 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Oktoberfest' (PP27074)
OKTOBERFEST MAIDEN GRASS
- Wide green leaves with a silver midrib arch gracefully on sturdy upright stems
- Foliage turns shades of red and purple in early autumn
- Bloom Time: September to November
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Monarda fistulosa
WILD BERGAMOT
- Whorls of small tubular flowers are backed by leafy bracts
- Lavender-pink flowers appear on square stems just above foliage
- Matte-green toothed lance to oval-shaped leaves, 10 cm long
HEIGHT: 90-110 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Monarda punctata
SPOTTED BEE BALM
- AKA Monarda punctata ssp. villicaulis
- Pale yellow flowers with purple spots rest on narrow pink bracts
- Tiered flowers are just above foliage
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Nipponanthemum nipponicum
MONTAUK DAISY
- Large single white flowers with yellow-green eyes
- Toothed leathery dark green oblong leaves
- Bloom time: September to October
HEIGHT: 70-90 cm · SPREAD: 70-90 cm
Oenothera berlandieri 'Siskiyou'
EVENING PRIMROSE
- AKA Oenothera speciosa 'Siskiyou'
- Saucer-shaped pale pink flowers with deeper pink veining
- Deeply toothed lanceolate deep green leaves, 4 cm wide
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Oenothera biennis
EVENING PRIMROSE
- Fragrant yellow saucer-shaped flowers appear on tall stalks
- Blooms open at dusk and close by noon of the following day
- Lance-shaped, slightly serrated, mid-green leaves
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Oenothera fruticosa Fireworks ('Fyrverkeri')
SUNDROPS
- AKA Oenothera tetragona 'Fireworks'
- Canary-yellow saucer-shaped flowers
- Individual flowers open for only one day
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Oenothera fruticosa ssp. glauca
SUNDROPS
- AKA Oenothera tetragona
- Canary-yellow saucer-shaped flowers
- Individual flowers open for only one day
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Oenothera macrocarpa
OZARK SUNDROPS
- AKA Oenothera missouriensis
- Large saucer-shaped yellow flowers
- Green lanceolate leaves with a fine silver midrib
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Opuntia humifusa
PRICKLY PEAR
- AKA Opuntia compressa, Opuntia rafinesquei
- Waxy yellow flowers grow singularly or in small clusters along the top edge of the cactus pad
- Blooms last one day
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Panicum amarum 'Dewey Blue'
DEWEY BLUE BITTER SWITCH GRASS
- Upright-arching or fountain-like growth
- Attractive powder-blue foliage
- Blue-tinged flowers produce tan seed heads
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Panicum virgatum
SWITCH GRASS
- Forms an upright, dense clump of medium-green foliage
- Flat leaf blades are 30 cm long, branching from upright stems
- Airy panicles rising above the foliage are reddish-pink changing to tan in the fall
HEIGHT: 120-200 cm · SPREAD: 75-100 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Apache Rose' (PP29142, CPBR5651)
APACHE ROSE SWITCH GRASS
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Dense upright columnar habit with grey-green foliage
- Tips become flushed with a hint of rosy-red in the fall and rose-coloured panicles appear
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 70-80 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Blood Brothers'
BLOOD BROTHERS SWITCH GRASS
- A Canadian introduction
- Forms a tight upright clump of blue-green foliage
- Airy burgundy-red cloud-like panicles, 30 cm long, rise above the foliage
HEIGHT: 80-150 cm · SPREAD: 50-70 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Cheyenne Sky' (PP23209)
CHEYENNE SKY SWITCH GRASS
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Forms a tight upright clump of blue-green foliage
- Airy burgundy-red cloud-like panicles, 30 cm long, rise above the foliage
HEIGHT: 60-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-70 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Cloud Nine'
CLOUD NINE SWITCH GRASS
- Forms a tight upright clump of gray-green foliage becoming vase-shaped with age
- Flat leaf blades are 30 cm long, branching from upright stems
- Grass is topped with golden airy cloud-like panicles
HEIGHT: 150-200 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Dallas Blues' (PP11202)
DALLAS BLUES SWITCH GRASS
- Forms a dense upright clump of steel-blue to green foliage
- This cultivar has a wider leaf blade, (2-4 cm wide) that arches from upright stems
- Purple-pink panicles about 50 cm long above the leaves
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 70-100 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Hanse Herms'
HANSE HERMS SWITCH GRASS
- AKA Panicum virgatum 'Haense Herms'
- Forms a loose upright clump of arching green leaves on sturdy stems
- Airy cloud-like silvery green panicles appear above the foliage
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'
HEAVY METAL SWITCH GRASS
- Forms a very tight upright vase-shaped clump of intense metallic-blue foliage
- Airy cloud-like pinkish panicles shimmer above the foliage
- Leaves have a good yellow fall colour
HEIGHT: 120-150 cm · SPREAD: 50-80 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Hot Rod' (PP26074)
HOT ROD SWITCH GRASS
- Forms a tight upright clump of blue-green foliage, turning burgundy in early summer
- Foliage darkens even more in mid-summer before turning to beige-brown for the winter
- Airy red-burgundy flowers turn to tan
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Northwind'
NORTHWIND SWITCH GRASS
- Forms a tight upright clump of gray-green foliage becoming vase-shaped with age
- Flat leaf blades are 30 cm long, branching almost vertically from upright stems
- Grass is topped with slender airy cloud-like green panicles
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 70-90 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Dog' (PP32736)
PRAIRIE DOG SWITCH GRASS
- Short upright habit
- Late spring foliage emerges steely blue
- Grass is topped with cloud-like airy pink panicles
HEIGHT: 90-110 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Fire' (PP19367)
PRAIRIE FIRE SWITCH GRASS
- Forms a tight, upright clump of blue-green foliage
- Airy cloud-like pinkish panicles shimmer above the foliage
- Leaves turn a dark wine-red in early summer, starting at the tips
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 70-80 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Flame'
PRAIRIE FLAME SWITCH GRASS
- Forms a tight upright clump of blue-green foliage
- Airy cloud-like pinkish-red panicles rise above the foliage
- Leaves turn a dark wine-red and burgundy as the summer progresses
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 70-90 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Sky'
PRAIRIE SKY SWITCH GRASS
- Forms an upright clump of wide leaf blades arching from upright stems
- Foliage is a more intense blue than P. 'Heavy Metal'
- Grass is topped with dark red airy cloud-like panicles
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Rehbraun'
BROWN DEER SWITCH GRASS
- Forms a dense upright clump of green leaves
- Airy cloud-like brownish panicles rise above the foliage
- Leaves turn dark red-brown in late summer, starting at the tips
HEIGHT: 90-120 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Rotstrahlbusch'
RED RAY SWITCH GRASS
- Forms a dense upright clump of green leaves with slight hints of red
- Airy clouds of pinkish panicles shimmer above the foliage
- Leaves turn an intense dark red in late summer, starting at the tips
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Panicum virgatum Ruby Ribbons™ ('RR1') (PP17944)
RUBY RIBBONS™ SWITCH GRASS
- A cross between Panicum 'Haense Herms and 'Heavy Metal'
- Blue-green blades develop wine-red tips as they mature
- Panicles of fine pinkish-red flowers are held above the blades
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 70-90 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'
SHENANDOAH SWITCH GRASS
- Forms a dense clump of green leaves arching slightly from upright stems
- Airy cloud-like pinkish panicles shimmer above the foliage
- Leaves turn an intense dark red in late summer from the tips downward
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Squaw'
SQUAW SWITCH GRASS
- Forms a dense upright clump of arching green leaves with slight hints of red
- Grass is topped with airy silvery-pink cloud-like panicles
- Leaves turn an intense purple-red in late summer, starting at the tips
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Strictum'
TALL SWITCH GRASS
- Forms a dense upright clump of blue-green leaves tinted with red tips
- Grass is topped with airy red cloud-like panicles
- Foliage turns a bright yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Totem Pole' (PP29951, CPBRAF)
TOTEM POLE SWITCH GRASS
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Forms a very upright column of steel blue foliage and powdery blue stems
- Golden seed panicles appear in early fall
HEIGHT: 170-180 cm · SPREAD: 70-80 cm
Panicum virgatum 'Warrior'
WARRIOR SWITCH GRASS
- Forms a dense upright clump of green leaves with slight hints of red
- Grass is topped with red airy cloud-like panicles
- Leaves turn a dark red in late summer, starting at the tips
HEIGHT: 120-150 cm · SPREAD: 90-110 cm
Parrotia persica
PERSIAN IRONWOOD
- Red tassel-like flowers appear before the leaves
- Green leaves emerge reddish
- Newest growth on branch ends reddish all summer
HEIGHT: 10-13 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Parrotia persica 'Vanessa'
PERSIAN IRONWOOD
- More compact and upright than the species
- Red tassel-like flowers appear before the leaves
- Green leaves emerge reddish and turn yellow, orange and red in the fall
HEIGHT: 9-10 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Parthenocissus inserta
WOODBINE
- AKA Parthenocissus vitacea
- Insignificant yellowish-green flowers
- Glossy green five-lobed leaves
HEIGHT: 10-15 m · SPREAD: 15-20 m
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
VIRGINIA CREEPER
- Small clusters of insignificant greenish-white flowers in early summer
- Coarse-toothed deep green leaves with 5 leaflets
- Foliage emerges purplish in the spring, maturing to green
HEIGHT: 20-30 m · SPREAD: 15-20 m
Parthenocissus quinquefolia 'Engelmannii'
ENGELMAN'S IVY
- Small clusters of insignificant green flowers
- Glossy, coarse-toothed, deep green leaves with five leaflets
- Inedible grape-like berries form on deep red stems
HEIGHT: 10-15 m · SPREAD: 10-15 m
Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Veitchii'
BOSTON IVY
- AKA Ampelopsis veitchii
- Insignificant tiny white flowers
- Clusters of dark blue berries can be seen after the leaves drop
HEIGHT: 15-20 m · SPREAD: 10-15 m
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Moudry'
BLACK FOUNTAIN GRASS
- Forms a mounding clump of glossy wide dark green blades
- Soft bottlebrush-like blackish-purple flower spikes rise just slightly above the foliage
- Slender flower stalks can be upright or arching
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 50-75 cm
Penstemon digitalis
FOXGLOVE BEARDTONGUE
- Clusters of tubular white five-lobed flowers
- Flowers grow in pairs on thick green stems
- Blooms May to June
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Penstemon hirsutus
HAIRY BEARDTONGUE
- Tubular two-lipped lavender flowers with white throats
- Flowers grow in clusters on hairy green stems
- Narrow, toothed hairy green leaves, 5-10 cm long
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Platanus x acerifolia 'Bloodgood'
LONDON PLANE TREE
- Pyramidal when young, becoming rounded to spreading with age
- Large medium-green leaves are maple-like in shape
- Fall colour is an insignificant golden-yellow
HEIGHT: 14-16 m · SPREAD: 10-13 m
Potentilla crantzii
ALPINE CINQUEFOIL
- Rhizomatous perennial with a compact, mounding habit
- Cupped-shaped yellow flowers with orange markings at the base of each petal
- Dark green basal leaves with 3-5 lanceolate leaflets
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldfinger'
GOLDFINGER CINQUEFOIL
- Wide yellow flowers
- Potentilla is one of the few plants to flower all summer
- Seeds are inconspicuous, persisting into the winter
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Potentilla fruticosa 'Jackman'
JACKMAN CINQUEFOIL
- Wide yellow flowers
- Potentilla is one of the few plants to flower all summer
- Seeds are inconspicuous, persisting into the winter
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Prunus x yedoensis 'Akebono'
DAYBREAK YOSHINO CHERRY
- Masses of large semi-double pink flowers
- Wide spreading branching habit
- Fall colour is a mixture of golden-yellow with orange highlights
HEIGHT: 6 m · SPREAD: 10 m
Quercus robur x alba Skinny Genes® ('JFS-KW2QX') (PP24442)
SKINNY GENES® OAK
- Columnar, fastigiate form
- Narrowest cultivar to date
- Glossy dark green mildew-resistant foliage
HEIGHT: 12-13 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Quercus x warei Kindred Spirit® ('Nadler') (PP17604)
KINDRED SPIRIT® OAK
- Extremely tightly branched, upright, columnar crown
- Foliage in the summer is a dark green with silvery undersides
- Fall colour is a yellow to yellow-brown
HEIGHT: 8-9 m · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Rhus glabra
SMOOTH SUMAC
- Greenish-yellow male and female flowers
- Clusters of reddish hairy fruit ripen late summer and may persist into the winter
- Medium-green to dark green compound pinnate leaves are sometimes glossy
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Rhus typhina
STAGHORN SUMAC
- Greenish-yellow male and female flowers
- Clusters of reddish hairy fruit ripen late summer and may persist into the winter
- Medium-green to dark green compound pinnate leaves are sometimes glossy
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Ribes aureum
GOLDEN CURRANT
- Fragrant yellow flowers attract hummingbirds
- Small edible yellow fruit ripen to black
- Pale green leaves emerge early in the spring and turn orange-red in the fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Rosa 'Blanc Double de Coubert'
BLANC DOUBLE DE COUBERT ROSE
- Clusters of fragrant, semi-double, pure white flowers
- Orange fruit persists into late fall
- Textured, green leaves on spiny stems
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Rosa 'Frau Dagmar Hastrup'
FRAU DAGMAR HASTRUP ROSE
- AKA Rosa 'Fu Dagmar Hastrup'
- Clusters of very fragrant, single, pink flowers
- Large, red, rose hips persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Rosa 'Henry Hudson' (COPF)
HENRY HUDSON ROSE
- Clusters of fragrant, semi-double, white flowers with a pink blush
- Orange fruit persists into late fall
- Textured, green leaves on spiny stems
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Rosa 'Jens Munk' (COPF)
JENS MUNK ROSE
- Fragrant, semi-double, bright pink flowers
- Orange fruit persists into late fall
- Textured, green leaves on spiny stems turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Rosa 'Martin Frobisher' (COPF)
MARTIN FROBISHER ROSE
- Clusters of slightly fragrant, double, light pink flowers
- New leaves emerge reddish, on spiny stems, turning dusty green and then to yellow in the fall
- Red fruits persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Rosa 'Therese Bugnet'
THERESE BUGNET ROSE
- Fragrant double ruffled-petal pink flowers
- New leaves emerge reddish, turning light green, then to orange and scarlet in the fall
- Orange fruits persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Rosa rugosa 'Alba'
RUGOSA ROSE (WHITE)
- Single white flowers
- Oval red fruit
- Dark green leaves turn dull orange to scarlet in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Rubus ideaus var. strigosus
WILD RED RASPBERRY
- Single white flowers
- Red thimble-shaped fruit
- Textured green leaves, made up of three leaflets, turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Sedum acre
MOSS STONECROP
- Mat-forming perennial that handles foot traffic
- Tiny golden star-shaped flowers form clusters covering the entire plant
- Succulent green leaves remain evergreen
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Sedum acre 'Oktoberfest'
WHITE MOSSY STONECROP
- Mat-forming perennial that handles foot traffic
- Tiny white star-shaped flowers form clusters covering the entire plant
- Succulent green leaves remain evergreen
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Sedum album
CARPET STONECROP
- Dense mat-forming perennial that handles foot traffic
- Tiny white star-shaped flowers form clusters covering the entire plant
- Succulent fleshy green leaves
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 20-50 cm
Sedum sexangulare
SIX-SIDED STONECROP
- Low-growing mat-forming habit
- Tiny yellow star-shaped flowers cover the entire plant
- Bright green six-fingered foliage
HEIGHT: 8-10 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Sedum spectabile 'Carl'
- Clumping mounding habit
- Upright stems with round, slightly serrated blue-green leaves
- Magenta star-shaped flowers form clusters on sturdy stems
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Silphium laciniatum
COMPASS PLANT
- Clusters of nodding eastern-facing sunflower-like yellow flowers
- Sturdy green stems are covered in white hairs
- Basal narrow leaves are very deeply lobed and up to 50 cm long
HEIGHT: 200-300 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Silphium perfoliatum
CUP PLANT
- Bright yellow daisy-like flowers
- Coarsely-toothed bristly oval green leaves are 20 cm long
- Leaves are opposite each other and join together at stem to cup water
HEIGHT: 150-250 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Solidago nemoralis
OLD FIELD GOLDENROD
- Erect upright perennial in the sunflower family
- Narrow downward-arching bright yellow plumes
- Grey-green leaves and stems
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Sorghastrum nutans
INDIAN GRASS
- AKA Sorghastrum avenaceum, Chrysopogon nutans
- Reddish-bronze downy flower spikes rising well above the foliage appear in July
- The grass blades are green turning bronze to burnt orange in the fall
HEIGHT: 120-220 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Sorghastrum nutans 'Indian Steel'
INDIAN STEEL GRASS
- AKA Sorghastrum avenaceum 'Indian Steel'
- Flower stalks rise above the foliage forming a tight upright clump
- Medium-width grass blades are blue-green, turning bronze in the fall
HEIGHT: 120-150 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Sorghastrum nutans 'Sioux Blue'
SIOUX BLUE INDIAN GRASS
- AKA Sorghastrum avenaceum 'Sioux Blue'
- Flower stalks from a tight upright clump rise above the foliage
- Leaves are silvery-blue turning golden-tan with hints of orange in the fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 50-80 cm
Spartina pectinata
PRAIRIE CORD GRASS
- AKA Sporobolus michauxianus
- Main stems (culms) are round, up to 225 cm long
- Green leaves, alternate, up to 60 cm long, emerge from the lower half of the stems
HEIGHT: 175-225 cm · SPREAD: 100-120 cm
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
CORALBERRY
- Panicles of yellowish-white flowers
- Clusters of purplish-red berries persist into the winter
- Foliage is bluish-green
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Syringa pekinensis Summer Charm® ('DTR 124')
SUMMER CHARM® TREE LILAC
- Upright, oval to round habit
- Fragrant creamy-white blooms mature to pale yellow
- Glossy dark-green foliage turns yellow in autumn
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Tamarix ramosissima 'Summer Glow'
SUMMER GLOW TAMARISK
- Rosy-pink flower plumes
- Attractive silver-blue feathery foliage
- Open multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright-spreading habit
HEIGHT: 2-3 m · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Thelypteris palustris
MARSH FERN
- AKA Dryopteris thelypteris, Thelypteris thelypteroides
- Single pale green pinnate feathery fronds
- Non-clumping form; it spreads by long creeping rhizomes
HEIGHT: 45-70 cm · SPREAD: 100-200 cm
Tilia cordata
LITTLELEAF LINDEN
- Densely branched pyramidal to oval crown
- Ovate green leaves turn a pale yellow in the fall
- Clusters of fragrant creamy-yellow flowers
HEIGHT: 16-20 m · SPREAD: 8-12 m
Tilia cordata Corinthian® ('Corzam')
CORINTHIAN® LINDEN
- Narrow pyramidal crown with dense branching
- Dark green oval leaves turn a pale yellow in the fall
- Clusters of fragrant yellow-white flowers
HEIGHT: 12-15 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Tilia cordata 'Golden Cascade' (COPF)
GOLDEN CASCADE LINDEN
- Oval to rounded crown with downward arching branches
- Ovate dark green leaves turn gold in the fall
- Clusters of fragrant yellow flowers in spring
HEIGHT: 13-15 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Tilia cordata Summer Sprite® ('Halka') (PP10589)
SUMMER SPRITE® LINDEN
- Rounded pyramidal crown with compact branches
- Ovate to round dark green leaves turn yellow in the fall
- Insignificant clusters of creamy-yellow flowers
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Tilia cordata 'Mini Globe'
MINI GLOBE LINDEN
- Top-grafted densely branched compact round crown
- Small ovate to round dark green leaves turn yellow in the fall
- Clusters of fragrant creamy-yellow flowers
HEIGHT: 2-3 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Tilia cordata Greenspire™ ('PNI 6025')
GREENSPIRE™ LINDEN
- Pyramidal to oval crown with uniform ascending branches
- Heart-shaped to round dark green leaves turn a yellow in the fall
- Clusters of fragrant yellow-white flowers
HEIGHT: 16-18 m · SPREAD: 10-12 m
Tilia cordata Norlin® ('Ronald') (PP8239, COPF)
NORLIN® LINDEN
- Pyramidal oval to rounded crown with uniform ascending branches
- Heart-shaped to round glossy green leaves turn a golden-yellow in the fall
- Clusters of fragrant yellow-white flowers
HEIGHT: 13-15 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Tradescantia ohiensis
OHIO SPIDERWORT
- Upright tufted clump-forming perennial
- Numerous buds form in a terminal cluster
- Three petals form a triangular-shaped flower with hairy stamens
HEIGHT: 75-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Typha angustifolia
NARROWLEAF CATTAIL
- Clumping spreading stands of narrow sword-like leaves
- Central flower stalks are equal to the height of the leaves
- Male and female flowers are held separately
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 200-500 cm
Typha latifolia
BROADLEAF CATTAIL
- Clumping spreading stands of sword-like leaves
- Central flower stalks, equal to the height of the leaves, hold male and female flowers
- Cylindrical flowers turn brown after fertilization
HEIGHT: 125-200 cm · SPREAD: 200-500 cm
Typha latifolia 'Variegata'
VARIEGATED CATTAIL
- Clumping spreading stands of sword-like leaves have creamy-white centre stripes
- Central flower stalks are equal to the height of the leaves and hold male and female flowers
- Cylindrical flowers turn brown after fertilization
HEIGHT: 120-150 cm · SPREAD: 120-150 cm
Typha laxmannii
DWARF CATTAIL / GRACEFUL CATTAIL
- Clumping, spreading stands of narrow sword-like leaves
- Central flower stalks equal to the height of the leaves
- Male and female flowers are held separately
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 200-500 cm
Verbena hastata
BLUE VERVAIN
- Clump forming with a stiff upright habit
- Candelabra-like flowers on pencil-like spikes
- Blooms are purplish-blue
HEIGHT: 125-200 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Verbena stricta
HOARY VERVAIN
- Clump forming perennial
- Gray-green foliage and stems
- Blue-purple flowers are densely packed on pencil-like stems
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Viburnum lentago
NANNYBERRY
- Flat-topped clusters of creamy-white flowers
- Bluish-black fruit in the fall is attractive to birds
- Glossy green leaves turn reddish-purple in the fall
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Vitis riparia
FROST GRAPE
- Drooping panicles of small five-petaled yellowish-green flowers
- Blooms have a sweet musky fragrance
- Small green berries age to deep purple
HEIGHT: 10-15 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Yucca filamentosa
YUCCA
- White bell-shaped flowers on semi-woody stems
- Evergreen leaves are sword-shaped and tinged green to blue
- Virtually stemless leaves form a foliage clump at soil level
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Yucca filamentosa 'Bright Edge'
BRIGHT EDGE YUCCA
- White bell-shaped flowers appear on semi-woody stems
- Evergreen leaves are sword-shaped and green with a yellow edge
- Virtually stemless leaves form a foliage clump at soil level
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Yucca filamentosa 'Excalibur'
YUCCA
- White bell-shaped flowers on semi-woody stems
- Blue-green to grey-green spikes are lined with curly white filaments
- A selection of the species with a uniform, dwarf habit
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Yucca filamentosa 'Garland Gold'
GARLAND GOLD YUCCA
- White bell-shaped flowers on semi-woody stems
- Evergreen leaves are sword-shaped and green with a yellow variegation
- Virtually stemless leaves form a foliage clump at soil level
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Yucca filifera 'Golden Sword'
GOLDEN SWORD YUCCA
- White bell-shaped flowers on semi-woody stems in the summer
- Evergreen leaves are sword-shaped and green with a yellow variegation
- Virtually stemless leaves form a foliage clump at soil level
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Yucca glauca
GREAT PLAINS YUCCA
- White bell-shaped flowers on semi-woody stems
- Evergreen leaves are narrow, sword-shaped and gray-blue in colour
- Virtually stemless leaves form a foliage clump at soil level
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm