Abies amabilis 'Spreading Star'
SPREADING STAR SILVER FIR
- AKA Abies amabilis 'Procumbens'
- Dwarf, prostrate habit
- Very lush with blue-green needles
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Abies balsamea 'Nana'
DWARF BALSAM FIR
- Rounded with laterally-spreading dense branches
- Dark green needles have white bands on their undersides
- Slow-growing dwarf
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Abies 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 'Compacta'
COMPACT WHITE FIR
- AKA Abies concolor 'Violacea Compacta'
- Slow irregular spreading growth habit
- Long silvery-blue needles throughout the year
HEIGHT: 150-250 cm · SPREAD: 150-250 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 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 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 procera 'Glauca Prostrata'
PROSTRATE BLUE NOBLE FIR
- Slow-growing prostrate spreading evergreen
- Soft silvery-blue needles
- May produce multiple leaders with age
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
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
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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 '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 'Hime Shojo'
HIME SHOJO JAPANESE MAPLE
- Slow-growing compact red Japanese maple
- Growth habit is more spreading than tall
- New growth is red, contrasting with the burgundy-purple mature foliage
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 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 'Omure yama'
OMURE YAMA JAPANESE MAPLE
- Upright cascading or weeping willow form
- Deeply toothed leaves with fine serrations
- New foliage has a bright orange cast turning to brilliant green
HEIGHT: 300-350 cm · SPREAD: 300-350 cm
Acer palmatum '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 '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 '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 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
Adiantum venustum
HIMALAYAN MAIDENHAIR FERN
- Black stems holding small delicate soft green leaves
- Slower growing fern, taking 2-3 years to reach mature size
- Foliage can be an interesting texture in arrangements
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Aesculus parviflora
BOTTLEBRUSH BUCKEYE
- Bottlebrush-like spikes of white flowers
- Dark green compound palmate leaves are yellow in the fall
- Noted for being one of the best summer flowering shrubs for shady areas
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 8-9 m
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 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
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
Ammophila breviligulata
AMERICAN BEACH GRASS
- Long narrow soft-textured golden-tan flower spikes
- Gray-green leaf blades are narrow with extremely sharp tips
- This is a great low-maintenance grass for erosion control
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
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
Antennaria neglecta
FIELD PUSSYTOES
- Stoloniferous mat-forming perennial
- Fuzzy white flower heads tinged with pink
- Silver green foliage
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Antennaria plantaginifolia
PUSSYTOES
- Stoloniferous mat-forming perennial
- Fuzzy white flower heads tinged with pink
- Silver green foliage
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Armeria maritima 'Splendens'
SEA THRIFT
- Tufts of semi-evergreen foliage resembling turfgrass
- Globe-shaped hot pink flower clusters form a layer of colour 20 cm above the foliage
- Plant will slowly spread into surrounds if the soil is dry enough
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
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
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
Betula nigra 'Summer Cascade' (PP15105)
SUMMER CASCADE BIRCH
- Weeping to prostrate growth habit
- Oval, serrated leaves are dark green in the summer, bright yellow in the fall
- Salmon-pink to reddish-brown bark exfoliates to reveal a lighter, inner bark
HEIGHT: 2-3 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Blackberry 'Black Satin'
BLACK SATIN THORNLESS BLACKBERRY
- Rubus fruticosus 'Black Satin'
- Thornless!!
- Erect growing cultivar needing little support
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Blueberry 'Brigitta'
BRIGITTA BLUEBERRY
- Vaccinium corymbosum 'Brigitta'
- Large light blue
- Firm with a crisp texture
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Blueberry 'Northblue'
NORTHBLUE BLUEBERRY
- Vaccinium corymbosum 'Northblue'
- Half-high cross
- Large dark blue fruit
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Blueberry 'Northcountry'
NORTHCOUNTRY BLUEBERRY
- Vaccinium corymbosum 'Northcountry'
- Half-high cross
- Medium-sized sky-blue fruit
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Blueberry 'Northland'
NORTHLAND BLUEBERRY
- Vaccinium corymbosum 'Northland'
- Highbush
- Medium to large blue fruit
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Blueberry 'Top Hat'
TOP HAT BLUEBERRY
- Vaccinium corymbosum x Vaccinium angustifolium
- Dwarf
- Small fruits on a compact plant
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Bouteloua curtipendula
SIDE OATS GRAMA
- AKA Bouteloua racemosa
- Dense with slightly arching light green blades maturing gold and sometimes red
- Purplish flowers
HEIGHT: 40-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Bouteloua gracilis
BLUE GRAMA
- AKA Bouteloua oligostachya
- Dense with slightly arching grey-green blades maturing purple, then light brown
- Purplish flowers
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition' (PP22048)
BLUE GRAMA
- Low tuft of fine-textured blue-green leaves
- Chartreuse flowers age to blonde
- Seed stems produce seeds late summer, at right angles to the stems
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Briza media
COMMON QUAKING GRASS
- Dense, slightly arching clump of dark green semi-evergreen blades
- Inflorescences become flattened dangling spikelets resembling puffy oats
- They will rattle and quiver in the slightest breeze
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Buchloe dactyloides
BUFFALO GRASS
- A.K.A. Bouteloua dactyloides
- Clumps of light green stems hold either arching leaves or seeds
- Plants are male and female
HEIGHT: 15-40 cm · SPREAD: 25-45 cm
Buddleia Flutterby Petite® Blue Heaven ('Podaras #8') (PP22069)
BLUE HEAVEN BUTTERFLY BUSH
- Panicles of blue florets
- Gorgeous silver, fuzzy foliage
- Attractive to butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Buddleia x Lo & Behold®Blue Chip ('Blue Chip') (PP19991, CPBR3602)
BLUE CHIP BUTTERFLY BUSH
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Panicles of fragrant, blue florets are smaller than the species
- Arching branches display silvery-green leaves
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Buddleia x Lo & Behold®Blue Chip Jr. ('Blue Chip Jr.') (PP26581)
BLUE CHIP JR. BUTTERFLY BUSH
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- More compact than Blue Chip
- Panicles of fragrant, purple-blue florets
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Buddleia x Pugster Pinker® ('SMNBDB') (USPP 33,565, Can PBRAF)
PUGSTER PINKER® BUTTERFLY BUSH
- Proven Winners®
- Compact selection
- Large panicles of rich pink flowers with a tiny orange eye in the centre
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Buddleia x Pugster Blue® ('SMNBDBT') (PP28794)
PUGSTER BLUE® BUTTERFLY BUSH
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Compact selection
- Large panicles of true-blue flowers with a tiny orange eye in the centre
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Buddleia x Pugster Amethyst® ('SMNBDL') (USPP 30,236, Can PBRAF)
PUGSTER AMETHYST® BUTTERFLY BUSH
- Proven Winners®
- Compact selection
- Large panicles of amethyst toned flowers with a tiny orange eye in the centre
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Buddleia x weyeriana 'Bicolor'
BICOLOR BUTTERFLY BUSH
- Long, upright panicles of fragrant florets of yellow and raspberry
- Arching branches display gray-green leaves
- Attractive to butterflies
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Calamintha nepeta subs. nepeta
CALAMINT
- Forms a dense, rhizomatous carpet
- Tiny, lilac to white flowers
- Very fragrant, gray-green foliage
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Calluna vulgaris 'Kinlochruel'
SCOTCH HEATHER
- Small evergreen shrub dense with slender erect branches
- Tiny scale-like leaves are pale grey-green to dark green
- Small double white bell-shaped flowers
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Calluna vulgaris 'Silver Knight'
SILVER KNIGHT HEATHER
- Small evergreen shrub dense with slender erect branches
- Tiny scale-like leaves are silvery to pale grey-green
- Small lavender bell-shaped flowers
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Calycanthus floridus
CAROLINA ALLSPICE
- Distinctive velvety rose-like rust-red flowers
- Brownish seed capsules mature in the fall and persist into the winter
- Glossy dark green leaves turn golden-yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Campanula portenschlagiana
DALMATIAN BELLFLOWER
- AKA Campanula muralis
- Deep blue star-shaped flowers rise above the mound of foliage
- Low-growing perennial suitable for front borders or rock gardens
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Carex glauca
BLUE SEDGE
- AKA Carex flacca
- Semi-evergreen low mound of narrow arching blue-gray leaves
- Inconspicuous brownish flowers and seedheads
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Carex lacustris
HAIRY SEDGE
- A.K.A Carex riparia
- Large upright grass with leaves and seeds growing off the same stem
- Stems are bluish-green, triangular in cross section
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Carex muskingumensis
PALM SEDGE GRASS
- Semi-upright clump-forming sedge with a cascading look
- Bright green foliage and divided leaves provide a tropical appearance
- Small golden-brown flowers
HEIGHT: 60-75 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Carex nigra
BLACK SEDGE
- Semi-evergreen low mound of narrow arching blue-green to blue-gray leaves
- Chocolate-brown to black flowers above the foliage
- Spreads actively by rhizomes and can be used as a ground cover if given ample moisture
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Carex nigra 'Variegata'
VARIEGATED BLACK SEDGE
- AKA Carex nigra 'On-line'
- Semi-evergreen low mound of narrow arching light green leaves with yellow edges
- Chocolate-brown to black flowers above the foliage
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'
STRIPED WEEPING SEDGE
- AKA Carex morrowii 'Aureovariegata'
- Small evergreen clump-forming grass with a mounding habit
- Fine leaves are creamy-yellow with narrow margins of green
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Carex oshimensis EverColor® ('Everillo') (PP21002)
EVERILLO WEEPING SEDGE
- Sport of Carex 'Evergold'
- Small evergreen clump-forming grass with a mounding habit
- Bright gold narrow arching blades
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Carex oshimensis EverColor® ('Everlime') (PP25622)
EVERLIME WEEPING SEDGE
- Sport of Carex 'Evergold'
- Extremely dense mound of evergreen foliage
- Dark green with lime yellow margins
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Carex plantaginea
PLANTAIN-LEAVED SEDGE
- Semi-evergreen clump-forming sedge with a mounding habit
- Puckered leaves, unusually wide at 25 mm, are mostly green but purplish at the base
- Leaves are rippled and dimpled along the midribs
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Carex platyphylla
SILVER SEDGE
- Upright mounding sedge with inconspicuous seed heads
- Frosty blue semi-evergreen leaves are up to 25 mm wide
- Small green seed heads change to brown in the summer
HEIGHT: 20-50 cm · SPREAD: 40-40 cm
Carex pseudocyperus
CYPRESS SEDGE
- Tuft-forming grass with an upright, cascading habit
- Leaves are yellow-green, about 6 mm wide and triangular in cross section
- Spikes of tiny green or brown flowers
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Carex siderosticha 'Banana Boat'
CREEPING BROAD-LEAVED SEDGE
- Wide-bladed variegated clump-forming sedge with a mounding habit
- Leaves are yellow with narrow green margins and stripes
- Small brownish flowers appear on triangular stems
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Carex siderosticha 'Variegata'
VARIEGATED CREEPING BROAD-LEAVED SEDGE
- Wide-bladed variegated clump-forming sedge with a mounding habit
- Leaves are green with irregular stripes of creamy-white
- Plant emerges late in the spring, compared to other sedges
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Carex stipata
AWL FRUITED SEDGE
- Tuft-forming sedge with an upright, cascading habit
- Leaves are green, about 6 mm wide, triangular in cross section
- Brownish-green flower heads look like bushy foxtails
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Carpinus caroliniana
BLUE BEECH/MUSCLEWOOD
- Rounded to oval crown with wide spreading branches
- Attractive yellow or green catkins
- Catkins turn into distinctive clusters of winged nutlets
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Caryopteris x clandonensis Lil Miss Sunshine® ('Janice') (PP22160, CPBR3911)
BLUEBEARD
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Deep blue-purple flowers on the ends of the new growth
- Rounded, mounding shrub with fragrant, yellow leaves with silvery undersides
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Ceanothus impressus 'Victoria'
VICTORIA CALIFORNIA LILAC
- Clusters of tiny fragrant light blue flowers
- Semi-evergreen dark green leaves
- Oval-rounded shrub
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Cedrus deodara
DEODAR CEDAR
- Large pyramidal crown with gently arching branches
- Long soft gray-green needles are loosely spaced along the twigs
- Upright cones, greenish-purple when young, maturing to a reddish-brown
HEIGHT: 12-15 m · SPREAD: 6-9 m
Cedrus deodara 'Aurea'
GOLDEN DEODAR CEDAR
- Large pyramidal crown with gently arching branches
- Long soft bright yellow needles are loosely spaced along the twigs
- Upright cones, greenish-purple when young, maturing to a reddish-brown
HEIGHT: 7-8 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Cedrus libani ssp. stenocoma
TURKISH CEDAR
- Upright columnar crown with broad horizontal branching
- Short needles are green to blue-green
- Cones are narrower than other cedrus cultivars
HEIGHT: 12-18 m · SPREAD: 9-15 m
Celtis occidentalis 'Magnifica'
MAGNIFICA HACKBERRY
- Upright, arching branches with a rounded, spreading crown
- Bark develops corky ridges, tan when young, turning gray at maturity
- Simple, ovate leaves, with serrated margins, are light green in the summer
HEIGHT: 15-18 m · SPREAD: 14-16 m
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
LEADWORT
- AKA Plumbago larpentiae
- Five-petaled blue flowers rise slightly above the foliage
- Glossy oval green leaves on wiry stems spread by underground rhizomes
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Cercis canadensis 'Floating Clouds'
FLOATING CLOUDS REDBUD
- Small, spreading to rounded, graceful crown
- Red-purple sweetpea-like flowers bloom on bare branches and even on mature trunks
- Small white and green variegated heart-shaped leaves
HEIGHT: 4-4 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Chaenomeles japonica
JAPANESE QUINCE
- Orange buttercup-like flowers
- Green to yellow fragrant pome, up to 5 cm in diameter, occasionally produced in autumn
- Glossy dark green leaves are borne on thorny stems
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 120-150 cm
Chaenomeles speciosa 'Toyo Nishiki'
JAPANESE QUINCE
- Red, pink, pink-white, and white, buttercup-like flowers
- Green to yellow pome, up to 5 cm in diameter
- Glossy, dark green leaves are borne on thorny stems
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Chaenomeles x superba 'Jet Trail'
JAPANESE QUINCE
- White, buttercup-like flowers
- Green to yellow pome, up to 5 cm in diameter
- Glossy, dark green leaves are borne on thorny stems
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Chaenomeles x superba 'Pink Lady'
JAPANESE QUINCE
- Pink, buttercup-like flowers
- Green to yellow pome, up to 5 cm in diameter, ripens in October
- Glossy, dark green leaves are borne on thorny stems
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Pygmaea Aurescens'
BRONZE PYGMY HINOKI FALSECYPRESS
- Flat-topped broadly globose selection
- Foliage is yellow-bronze in the spring
- Dark green in the summer before taking on bronze highlights for the winter
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Split Rock'
HINOKI FALSECYPRESS
- Compact upright with graceful spreading branches
- Soft-textured young foliage has a bluish cast
- Mature foliage is a dark green throughout the year
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Chasmanthium latifolium
NORTHERN SEA OATS
- AKA Uniola latifolia
- Light green pendulous blades held on thin stems turn yellow in fall
- Stems produce delicate pendulous seeds in summer, persisting into the winter
HEIGHT: 75-90 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Cherry-Plum 'Compass'
COMPASS CHERRY-PLUM
- Prunus x 'Compass'
- Small-sized fruit, with a dark red skin
- A cross between a plum and cherry
HEIGHT: 2-3 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Cherry-Plum 'Nadia' (PP19842)
NADIA CHERRY-PLUM
- Prunus salicina x Prunus avium
- Larger than a cherry, smaller than a plum
- Dark red skin and flesh
HEIGHT: 2-3 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Cherry-Plum 'Sapalta'
SAPALTA CHERRY-PLUM
- Prunus x 'Sapalta'
- Cross between sand cherry and plum
- Small-sized, reddish-purple fruit
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Chionanthus virginicus
FRINGETREE
- Showy fringe-like fragrant white flowers
- Clusters of bright blue to purple drupes on female plants in August
- Late to emerge leathery glossy leaves turn golden-yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Cladrastis lutea
YELLOWWOOD
- AKA Cladrastis kentukea
- Vase-shaped crown with broad, almost horizontal, spreading branches
- Long pendulous wisteria-like clusters of fragrant white flowers
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Clematis paniculata
SWEET AUTUMN CLEMATIS
- AKA Clematis terniflora, Clematis dioscoreifolia, Clematis maximowicziana
- Flower Colour: Delicate fragrant white flowers
- Flower Size: 3 cm
HEIGHT: 6-8 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Comptonia peregrina
SWEET FERN
- Despite its name, it is not a fern, but actually a deciduous shrub
- Insignificant greenish flowers, both male and female on the same plant
- Brown burrs contain edible nutlets
HEIGHT: 30-90 cm · SPREAD: 30-150 cm
Convallaria majalis
LILY OF THE VALLEY
- Fragrant white bell-shaped flowers on arching stems above the foliage
- After the flowers finish, red berries form
- Bright green lance-shaped leaves
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Coreopsis auriculata 'Nana'
DWARF TICKSEED
- Golden-yellow flowers
- Slow spreading clumps of lobed, oblong, mid-green leaves, up to 13 cm long
- Bloom Time: Late spring to midsummer
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Coreopsis rosea 'American Dream'
TICKSEED
- Flowers are pink-purple daisies with yellow centres
- Low, airy mounds of thin, green leaves
- Great for borders or edging gardens
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Coreopsis rosea 'Heaven's Gate' (PP16016)
TICKSEED
- Pink, daisy-like flowers with a darker ruby-red eye
- Low, airy mounds of thin, green leaves
- Great for borders or edging gardens
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Coreopsis verticillata 'Crazy Cayenne' (PPAF)
THREADLEAF TICKSEED
- Vibrant sunset-orange flowers sport a darker yellow centre
- The undersides of the petals are golden-yellow
- Compact green, fine-textured, thread-leaf foliage
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Coreopsis verticillata 'Hot Paprika' (PP28522)
THREADLEAF TICKSEED
- Deep red flowers
- Compact, green, fine-textured, thread-leaf foliage
- Bloom Time: Early to late summer
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'
THREADLEAF TICKSEED
- Soft yellow flowers with a darker yellow centre
- Fine-textured thread-leaf foliage with an open, airy appearance
- Bloom Time: June to August
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Cornus alba 'Argenteo Marginata'
TATARIAN DOGWOOD
- AKA Swida alba 'Argenteo Marginata'
- Tiny yellowish-white flowers in flat-topped clusters
- Abundant clusters of white berries are tinged blue-green in the summer
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Cornus alba 'Bud's Yellow'
EUROPEAN YELLOWTWIG DOGWOOD
- AKA Swida alba 'Bud's Yellow'
- Flat-topped panicles of small white flowers lead to white berries in the fall
- Yellow branches are attractive in the winter
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Cornus canadensis
BUNCHBERRY
- AKA Chamaepericlymenum canadensis
- Beautiful native ground cover with small white flowers
- Flower bracts will develop a purplish tinge as they mature
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Cornus controversa June Snow™ ('June Snow-JFS')
JUNE SNOW™ DOGWOOD
- AKA Swida controversa 'June Snow-JFS'
- Upright trunks holding tiers of horizontal branches
- Tiny yellowish-white fragrant flowers in flat-topped clusters
HEIGHT: 7-8 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Cornus racemosa
GRAY DOGWOOD
- AKA Swida racemosa
- Panicles of white flowers in late spring lead to white berries in the fall
- Grayish-red young branches provide contrast in the winter
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Cornus sericea
RED OSIER DOGWOOD
- AKA Swida sericea
- Flat-topped panicles of small white flowers lead to white berries in the fall, attracting birds
- Dark red branches are attractive in the winter
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Corylus avellana 'Burgundy Lace' (PP28216)
CUTLEAF HAZELNUT
- Upright-spreading habit
- Dark burgundy buds emerge bronzy-green
- Dissected maroon leaves when mature
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
CORKSCREW HAZEL
- Male flowers are brown, decorative catkins before the leaves
- Female flowers are 2-3 mm and carmine-red
- Textured round green leaves hang almost vertical
HEIGHT: 2-3 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Corylus avellana 'Red Majestic'
RED MAJESTIC CORKSCREW HAZEL
- Contorted, twisted branches on this large shrub or small tree
- Deep reddish-purple foliage in the spring
- Crinkled foliage is purplish-green in colour by the summer
HEIGHT: 2-4 m · SPREAD: 2-4 m
Corylus cornuta
BEAKED HAZEL
- Male flowers are decorative brown catkins appearing before the leaves
- Female flowers are small and red
- Edible fruit emerges white, turning brown in the summer,
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Cotinus coggygria 'Young Lady'
YOUNG LADY SMOKEBUSH
- Even when the plant is young, small, cloud-like clusters of purplish-pink "smoke" appear above the leaves
- Pale green leaves emerge late in the spring
- Leaves turn gold in colour, then orange and red in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Cotoneaster adpressus praecox
EARLY COTONEASTER
- AKA Cotoneaster nan-shan
- Small, pink flowers
- Proliferous red berries in late summer, persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Cotoneaster apiculatus
CRANBERRY COTONEASTER
- Small whitish-pink flowers
- Red berries in late summer sometimes persist into the winter
- Small wavy glossy green leaves turn bronzy-red in the fall
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Cotoneaster apiculatus 'Tom Thumb'
TOM THUMB COTONEASTER
- AKA Cotoneaster apiculatus 'Little Gem'
- Small, pink flowers
- Red berries in late summer, frequently persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Cotoneaster dammeri
BEARBERRY COTONEASTER
- Small, white, fragrant flowers
- Green berries produced in June, turn red in the fall, and persist into the winter
- Glossy, medium green, round leaves turn purplish in the fall
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Cotoneaster dammeri 'Coral Beauty'
CORAL BEAUTY COTONEASTER
- Small, white, fragrant flowers
- Green berries produced in June, turn red in the fall, and persist into the winter
- Glossy, medium green, rounded leaves turn purplish in the fall
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Cotoneaster dammeri 'Strieb's Findling'
STRIEB'S FINDLING COTONEASTER
- A very low growing cultivar
- Dense, tiny, blue-green foliage
- Tiny, white flowers
HEIGHT: 15-22 cm · SPREAD: 175 cm
Cotoneaster divaricatus
SPREADING COTONEASTER
- Small, pink flowers
- Red berries in late summer persist into the winter
- Small, glossy, green leaves turn yellow-red-purple in the fall
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Cotoneaster horizontalis
ROCKSPRAY COTONEASTER
- Small, pink, fragrant flowers
- Green berries produced in June turn red in the fall and persist into the winter
- Glossy, medium green, rounded leaves turn red in the fall
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Variegatus'
VARIEGATED ROCKSPRAY COTONEASTER
- White flowers when little else is flowering
- Red berries contrast with the foliage in early fall
- Light cream edges on dull green leaves develop a pink tinge in the summer
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Cotoneaster salicifolius 'Repens'
SPREADING WILLOWLEAF COTONEASTER
- Small, white, fragrant flowers
- Green berries produced in June, turn red in the fall and persist into the winter
- Glossy, medium green, narrow leaves
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
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Cotoneaster x suecicus 'Emerald Sprite™' (PP 31,719)
EMERALD SPRITE™ COTONEASTER
- Compact low mounding habit
- Deep emerald-green glossy foliage
- Dainty white flowers from spring to summer
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
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Cotoneaster x suecicus Emerald Beauty™ ('OSUCOT2')
EMERALD BEAUTY™ COTONEASTER
- Compact spreading habit
- Deep emerald-green glossy foliage
- Dainty white flowers from spring to summer
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Crataegus mollis
DOWNY HAWTHORN
- Densely branched, rounded crown
- Branches are covered in white flowers in spring
- Flowers are followed by berries, ripening yellow-red to scarlet
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 6-8 m
Dactylis glomerata 'Variegata'
VARIEGATED ORCHARD GRASS
- Forms a low-growing mound of soft evergreen variegated foliage
- Leaf blades are almost completely white with thin stripes of green
- It makes a great contrast to spring bulbs in the garden
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 25-45 cm
Daphne x burkwoodii 'Rosemarie'
- Clusters of fragrant pink-white flowers
- Semi-evergreen leaves are variegated: medium green, with a yellow margin
- Upright, mounded or slightly spreading habit
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Delosperma cooperi
HARDY ICE PLANT
- Single bright magenta flowers with a white central eye
- Succulent, spreading, green foliage
- Low-maintenance and drought-tolerant
HEIGHT: 5-6 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Delosperma cooperi Jewel of the Desert Grenade ('DSAA13-1') (PP27014)
JEWEL OF THE DESERT GRENADE ICE PLANT
- Starry flowers with orange petals surrounding a bright red centre
- Compact and horizontal habit
- Succulent, spreading, green foliage
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Delosperma cooperi Jewel of the Desert Opal ('DSAB13-1')
JEWEL OF THE DESERT OPAL ICE PLANT
- Star-shaped pink flowers with a yellow centre
- Succulent, spreading, green foliage
- Low maintenance and drought tolerant
HEIGHT: 5-6 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Delosperma cooperi Jewel of the Desert Amethyst ('DSAM13-1') (PP27013)
JEWEL OF THE DESERT AMETHYST ICE PLANT
- Starry flowers have deep pink petals surrounding a purple eye
- Succulent, spreading, green foliage
- Low maintenance and drought tolerant
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Delosperma cooperi 'Jewel of the Desert Garnet' (PP23471)
HARDY ICE PLANT
- Starry flowers are tipped in garnet-red surrounding pink and white inner halos
- Succulent, spreading, green foliage
- Low-maintenance and drought-tolerant
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Delosperma cooperi 'Jewel of the Desert Moon Stone' (PP23491)
HARDY ICE PLANT
- Starry flowers of pure white surrounding yellow centres
- Succulent, spreading, green foliage
- Low-maintenance and drought-tolerant
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Delosperma cooperi 'Jewel of the Desert Peridot' (PP23566)
HARDY ICE PLANT
- The bright yellow petals of each bloom surround a white inner halo and yellow centre
- Succulent, spreading, green foliage
- Low-maintenance and drought-tolerant
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Delosperma cooperi 'Jewel of the Desert Ruby' (PP23453)
HARDY ICE PLANT
- Starry petals are tipped in a rose-pink colour around a yellow and white halo
- Succulent, spreading, green foliage
- Low maintenance and drought tolerant
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Delosperma dyeri
HARDY ICE PLANT
- Large star-shaped flowers of orange and coral shades, with a white central eye
- Succulent, spreading, green foliage
- Foliage turns a salmon-orange colour during the winter
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 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
Delosperma x 'Osberg'
WHITE ICE PLANT
- Star-shaped white flowers with a yellow centre
- Succulent, spreading, green foliage
- Low maintenance and drought tolerant
HEIGHT: 5-6 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Delosperma x Fire Spinner® ('P001S')
FIRE SPINNER® ICE PLANT
- Bright pink centres are surrounded by single, orange petals
- Succulent foliage forms a dense carpet
- Low maintenance and drought tolerant
HEIGHT: 5-6 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
HAY SCENTED FERN
- Delicate green fronds, 30-45 cm long
- Smells like freshly mown grass when crushed
- Turns a yellow-orange in the fall
HEIGHT: 45-65 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Deschampsia cespitosa
TUFTED HAIR GRASS
- Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades turning light brown in the fall
- Flowers feature green, purple, silver, and gold tones
- Bloom Time: Early to late summer
HEIGHT: 60-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Deschampsia cespitosa Bronze Veil ('Bronzeschleier')
BRONZE TUFTED HAIR GRASS
- Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades turning light brown in the fall
- Flowers feature green and bronze tones
- Bloom Time: Early to late summer
HEIGHT: 60-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Deschampsia cespitosa Gold Shower ('Goldgehaenge')
GOLD SHOWER HAIR GRASS
- Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades turning light brown in the fall
- Flowers feature gold tones
- Bloom Time: Early to late summer
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Deschampsia cespitosa 'Pixie Fountain'
PIXIE FOUNTAIN TUFTED HAIR GRASS
- Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades with slight variegation, turning light brown in the fall
- Flowers feature green-silver and gold tones
- Resistant to the rust that afflicts other Deschampsia
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Deutzia crenata 'Nikko'
DWARF DEUTZIA
- Double or semi-double lightly fragrant white flowers
- Small medium-green leaves turn bronzy-purple in the fall
- Mounding, spreading habit re-roots to provide an effective ground cover
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Diervilla lonicera
BUSH HONEYSUCKLE
- Small fragrant yellow flowers
- Medium green leaves with bronze overtones turn burgundy in the fall
- Mounding, spreading habit re-roots to provide an effective ground cover
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Diervilla rivularis Summer Stars™ ('Morton')
SUMMER STARS™ HONEYSUCKLE
- Fragrant small yellow flowers
- Medium green leaves with bronze overtones turn yellow-red in the fall
- Mounding, spreading habit re-roots to provide an effective ground cover
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Diervilla sessilifolia
SOUTHERN BUSH HONEYSUCKLE
- Small, fragrant, yellow flowers
- Dark green leaves emerge bronze, sometimes turning yellow-red in the fall
- Reddish stems provide contrast
HEIGHT: 125-125 cm · SPREAD: 125-125 cm
Diervilla sessilifolia Cool Splash® ('LPDC Podaras') (PP19391, CPBR4924)
COOL SPLASH® BUSH HONEYSUCKLE
- Small, fragrant, yellow flowers in summer
- Variegated green on cream leaves emerge bronzish in spring
- Reddish stems provide contrast
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Dryopteris goldiana
GOLDIE'S FERN
- Light green fronds are produced in groups along the rhizomes
- Upright habit and long, wiry stems
- Spreads slowly by shallow underground rhizomes
HEIGHT: 100-120 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 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
Elodea canadensis
CANADA PONDWEED
- AKA Anacharis canadensis, Philotria canadensis, Philotria linearis
- Numerous, overlapping, dark green, fine-toothed leaves which curl slightly downward
- Inconspicuous, white to pale pink flowers appear on the surface
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Elymus arenarius
DUNE GRASS
- AKA Leymus arenarius
- Blue-ish grass blades with straw-coloured flower heads rising above foliage
- Spreads by rhizomes and by seed
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Elymus arenarius 'Blue Dune'
BLUE DUNE LYME GRASS
- AKA Leymus arenarius 'Blue Dune'
- Forms a slightly arching upright clump
- Coarse silver-blue leaves are 1 cm wide at the base and grow to a narrow point.
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Elymus canadensis
CANADA WILD RYE
- Grass has a slightly arching upright habit and forms a loose clump
- Leaf blades can range in colour from green to bluish-green, depending on growing conditions
- Nodding seed heads emerge green, changing to a light tan in the summer
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Elymus canadensis 'Icy Blue'
ICY BLUE CANADA WILD RYE
- Grass has a slightly arching upright habit and forms a loose clump
- Leaf blades bright blue
- Nodding seed heads emerge green, changing to a light tan in the summer
HEIGHT: 130-140 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Elymus glaucus
BLUE WILD RYE GRASS
- Forms a slightly arching upright clump.
- Coarse blue-green leaves are 1 cm wide at the base and grow to a narrow point
- Flower spikes emerge green, changing to a light tan
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Elymus virginicus
VIRGINIA WILD RYE
- Grass has a slightly arching upright habit and forms a loose clump
- Coarse leaf blades are grayish-green
- Flower spikes emerge green, change to brown and are a bit thicker than E. canadensis
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Erica carnea 'Springwood Pink'
SPRINGWOOD PINK HEATH
- Clusters of drooping pink cylindrical flowers
- Small green needle-like leaves keep their colour all year
- Insignificant fruit rattles when jostled
HEIGHT: 15-25 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Erica carnea 'Springwood White'
SPRINGWOOD WHITE HEATH
- Clusters of drooping white cylindrical flowers
- Small green needle-like leaves keeps their colour all year
- Slow-growing low spreading habit
HEIGHT: 15-25 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Eucommia ulmoides
HARDY RUBBER TREE
- Rounded, spreading crown, with broad ascending branches
- Serrated elliptic to ovate glossy dark green leaves
- Insignificant greenish-brown flowers
HEIGHT: 15-18 m · SPREAD: 12-15 m
Euonymus fortunei 'Coloratus'
PURPLELEAF WINTERCREEPER
- Inconspicuous green flowers
- Berries produced in June split in the fall and reveal orange seeds
- Glossy medium green rounded leaves turn purplish in the fall
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
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Euonymus fortunei Summer Runner ('Mickaela') (PP16,789)
SUMMER RUNNER EUONYMUS
- Low trailing habit
- Attractive glossy green leaves with yellow centres
- Unique light yellow stems
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Euonymus fortunei 'Moonshadow' (PP6127, CPBR1434)
MOONSHADOW EUONYMUS
- Mounding, spreading habit
- Medium-sized green leaves with large yellow centres
- Foliage becomes pink-toned in the winter
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Euonymus fortunei 'Sungold'
SUNGOLD EUONYMUS
- Inconspicuous green flowers
- Berries produced in June split in the fall to reveal pink seeds
- Gold-coloured foliage has a splash of green in the centre of each leaf
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Euonymus fortunei 'Sunspot' (PP4340)
SUNSPOT EUONYMUS
- Inconspicuous green flowers
- Berries produced in June split in the fall to reveal pink seeds
- Medium-sized green leaves with gold centres
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Euonymus fortunei 'Vegetus'
BIGLEAF WINTERCREEPER EUONYMUS
- Inconspicuous green flowers
- Berries produced in June split in the fall to reveal orange seeds
- Glossy cupped medium-green leaves retain their colour in the fall
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Fagus grandifolia
AMERICAN BEECH
- Densely branched with an upright, oval-to-rounded spreading crown
- Trunks have distinctive thin smooth gray bark
- Small yellowish-green flowers
HEIGHT: 18-25 m · SPREAD: 16-20 m
Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea Pendula'
WEEPING PURPLE BEECH
- Dense, upright form with spreading, pendulous branches
- Branching can extend horizontally before drooping to the ground
- Ovate to elliptic foliage emerges purple turning purple-green by summer
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Festuca gautieri 'Hobbit'
DWARF BEARSKIN FESCUE
- Grass has a weaving habit and forms a dense semi-evergreen mat
- Very narrow leaf blades are blue-green to dark green
- Narrow seed spikes emerge green, flower purple and age to a tan colour
HEIGHT: 15-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Forsythia ovata 'Ottawa'
OTTAWA FORSYTHIA
- Golden-yellow flowers appear before the leaves
- Green leaves turn to a burgundy-purple in the fall
- Upright, rounded, vase-shaped
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Galium odoratum
SWEET WOODRUFF
- AKA Asperula odorata
- Small fragrant four-petaled white starry flowers
- Fragrant foliage emerges bright green and ages to deep green
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Gaultheria procumbens
WINTERGREEN
- Small waxy soft pink to white bell-shaped flowers
- Red berries develop in early autumn and last through the winter
- Aromatic evergreen dark green foliage
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Gaylussacia brachycera 'Berried Treasure'
BOX HUCKLEBERRY
- Low spreading shrub related to blueberries
- Self-pollinator
- Small (2-3cm) blue berries appear July-August
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 50-80 cm
Genista lydia
WOADWAXEN
- Yellow flowers cover this plant in mid-late summer
- Small light green leaves reappear on green stems after flowers are spent
- Mounding, creeping habit
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Genista lydia Bangle® ('Select')
BANGLE® DWARF BROOM
- Proven Winners™ Color Choice®
- Yellow flowers cover this plant
- Small light green leaves appear on green stems after flowers are spent
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Geranium macrorrhizum
BIGROOT GERANIUM
- Deep magenta-pink flowers rise slightly above the foliage
- Attractive seed heads follow the flowers
- Leaves are deeply lobed, mid-green and hairy
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Geranium macrorrhizum 'Bevan's Variety'
BIGROOT GERANIUM
- Deep magenta-pink flowers rise slightly above the foliage
- Attractive seed heads follow the flowers
- Leaves are deeply lobed, mid-green and hairy
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Geranium macrorrhizum 'Ingwersen's Variety'
BIGROOT GERANIUM
- Very pale pink flowers with red stamens
- Flowers rise slightly above foliage
- Attractive seed heads follow the flowers
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Geranium macrorrhizum 'Spessart' (COPF)
BIGROOT GERANIUM
- White flowers with a hint of pink
- Flowers rise slightly above the foliage
- Attractive seed heads follow the flowers
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Geranium macrorrhizum 'Variegatum'
VARIEGATED BIGROOT GERANIUM
- Deep magenta pink flowers rise slightly above the foliage
- Attractive seed heads follow the flowers
- Leaves are deeply lobed and hairy
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Geranium sanguineum
BLOODY CRANESBILL
- Five-petaled magenta flowers with a pale centre
- Small dark green leaves are deeply lobed
- Cooler weather in the fall will turn the leaves a vibrant red
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Geranium sanguineum 'Album'
BLOODY CRANESBILL
- Five-petalled white flowers
- Small dark green leaves are deeply lobed
- Cooler weather in the fall will turn the leaves a vibrant red
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 60-75 cm
Geranium sanguineum 'Max Frei'
BLOODY CRANESBILL
- Five-petalled red-purple flowers
- Small dark green leaves are deeply lobed
- A more compact growth habit than the species
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Geranium sanguineum 'Striatum'
BLOODY CRANESBILL
- AKA Geranium sanguineum var. lancastriense AKA Geranium sanguineum var. prostratum
- Five-petalled pale pink flowers with pink veining
- Small green leaves are deeply lobed
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Geranium x 'Azure Rush' (PP22684, COPF)
AZURE RUSH CRANESBILL
- Blooms of Bressingham® introduction
- Sport of Geranium 'Rozanne' with a more compact habit
- Five-petaled violet-blue flowers with white eyes and dark veining
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Geranium x Rozanne ('Gerwat') (PP12175, COPF)
ROZANNE CRANESBILL
- Blooms of Bressingham®
- Five-petaled violet-blue flowers with white eyes and dark veining
- Deeply cut green slightly marbled foliage
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Geranium x 'Perfect Storm'
CRANESBILL
- Low, spreading habit
- Dramatic magenta-pink flowers with dark centres and veining
- Flowers appear almost stemless, just above the foliage
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 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 '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 '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 '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
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 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 '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 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
Glyceria maxima var. 'Variegata'
VARIEGATED MANNAGRASS
- A.K.A. Glyceria aquatica 'Variegata', Glyceria spectabilis 'Variegata'
- Loose upright clump of pendulous blades
- Strap-shaped leaves are striped with cream and sometimes tinged with pink
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Gymnocarpium dryopteris
WESTERN OAK FERN
- Delicate pale green fronds in the spring deepen in colour with age
- Fronds emerge from long creeping rhizomes
- Hairy fiddleheads rise from under the soil; not from a central crown like most ferns
HEIGHT: 15-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Gymnocladus dioicus
KENTUCKY COFFEE TREE
- Open oval crown with irregular branching
- Greenish-white flowers appear on both male and female plants
- Fertilized flowers on female plants give way to flat brown seed pods
HEIGHT: 17-20 m · SPREAD: 13-15 m
Gypsophila repens 'Alba'
CREEPING BABY'S BREATH
- Delicate white flowers sit above the foliage
- Low growing mat of small oval blue-green leaves
- Semi-evergreen
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Gypsophila repens 'Rosea'
CREEPING BABY'S BREATH
- Delicate pale pink flowers sit above the foliage
- Low growing mat of small oval blue-green leaves
- Semi-evergreen
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Hakonechloa macra
JAPANESE FOREST GRASS
- Dense mound of relatively short wide green blades emerging from stems in the centre of the mound
- Graceful arching form softens formal shade gardens
- Some of the leaves turn red and purple shades in the fall
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Herniaria glabra
RUPTUREWORT
- Insignificant tiny white flowers have no petals
- Dense, deep green carpet of tiny teardrop-shaped leaves
- Evergreen foliage
HEIGHT: 3-5 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Hierochloe odorata
SWEET GRASS
- AKA Anthoxanthum nitens
- Forms a spreading upright mound of gray-green foliage
- Blades reach 60 cm high
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-150 cm
Holcus mollis 'Albo-variegatus'
CREEPING VELVET GRASS
- AKA Holcus mollis 'Variegatus'
- Forms a low growing mound of soft semi-evergreen variegated foliage
- Leaf blades are almost completely white with a thin centre stripe of green
HEIGHT: 15-25 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Hosta Ben Vernooy ('Ben Vernooij') (PP24009)
BEN VERNOOIJ PLANTAIN LILY
- Blue-green foliage with a bold yellow margin aging white
- Sport of First Frost with very thick leaves
- Lavender flowers in summer
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 45-50 cm
Hosta 'Great Escape'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Sport of Halcyon with wide white margins and intense blue centres
- Cupped leaves
- Lavender flowers
HEIGHT: 40-70 cm · SPREAD: 45-50 cm
Hosta 'Pineapple Upsidedown Cake'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Leaves emerge green in the spring
- Foliage changes to gold with a thin green margin
- Narrow leaf and heavily rippled
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Hosta 'Pizzazz'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Blue-green leaf with a creamy-white margin
- Leaf turns from blue-green to dark green
- Moderately corrugated
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 100-120 cm
Hosta 'Teacher's Pride'
TEACHER'S PRIDE PLANTAIN LILY
- Sport of Halcyon: Blue leaf with cream centre, aging dark green with light green
- Some streaking of white in the blue margin
- Lavender flowers
HEIGHT: 35-45 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Hosta 'White Feather'
PLANTAIN LILY
- Leaves emerge almost pure white, with green stems
- As time passes, leaves develop green veins, then slowly become all green
- Lavender flowers
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon'
CHAMELEON PLANT
- AKA Houttuynia cordata 'Tricolor'
- Insignificant flowers are green with white bracts
- Small heart-shaped leaves form a dense mat
HEIGHT: 15-40 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Hypericum calycinum
AARON'S BEARD
- Rose-shaped golden-yellow flowers
- Smooth oval green leaves on woody branches
- Good for erosion control
HEIGHT: 20-40 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Hypericum calycinum 'Brigadoon'
AARON'S BEARD
- Golden-yellow flowers
- Smooth oval golden leaves on woody stems
- Foliage may have a slightly reddish hue in cooler weather
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Iberis sempervirens Snowsurfer™ ('Forte')
SNOWSURFER™ CANDYTUFT
- Compact, dwarf, mounding habit
- Clusters of white flowers cover the entire plant
- Narrow lance-shaped deep green leaves
HEIGHT: 15-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra'
JAPANESE BLOOD GRASS
- AKA Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron'
- Grass forms a loose clump of upright leaves with green bases and red ends
- More and more red appears as the season progresses, especially in full sun
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Iris cristata
CRESTED IRIS
- Open star-shaped flowers of light lavender-blue with a yellow and white beard
- Flowers on short stalks grow even with, or slightly above the foliage
- Short bright green sword-like leaves
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Itea virginica 'Merlot'
MERLOT SWEETSPIRE
- Fragrant white florets are held on narrow panicles
- Dark green leaves turn burgundy to red in the fall
- Leaves frequently persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Juniperus chinensis Gold Coast® ('Aurea') (PP2491)
GOLD COAST® JUNIPER
- Flat-topped spreader with tiered horizontal branches
- Scale-like foliage is densely arranged on the branches
- Golden lacy foliage on the ends of the new growth tips
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Juniperus chinensis Gold Star® ('Bakaurea') (PP3801, COPF)
GOLD STAR® JUNIPER
- Very flat-topped spreader
- Closed scale-like foliage is paired with open-scaled foliage on the same plant
- Golden lacy foliage on the ends of new growth tips
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Juniperus chinensis 'Daub's Frosted'
DAUB'S FROSTED JUNIPER
- Compact low spreading growth habit
- New growth emerges yellow, maturing to blue-green
- Use for ground covers or mass plantings
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Juniperus chinensis 'Gold Lace' (PP8202)
GOLD LACE JUNIPER
- Spreading evergreen with tiered, horizontal branches
- Scale-like foliage is densely arranged on its branches
- Brilliant golden accents against older green foliage
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Juniperus chinensis 'Paul's Gold' (COPF)
PAUL'S GOLD JUNIPER
- Mounding, arching spreader
- Closed scale-like foliage
- Brighter golden foliage on the ends of new growth tips
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Juniperus chinensis 'San Jose'
SAN JOSE JUNIPER
- Compact habit with vertical twigs on horizontal branches
- Blue-green open-scaled and closed-scaled foliage on the same plant
- Use for foundation or mass plantings
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Juniperus chinensis sargentii 'Glauca'
BLUE SARGENT JUNIPER
- AKA Juniperus sargentii
- Interesting habit with vertical twigs on horizontal branches
- Blue-green closed-scale foliage
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Juniperus chinensis sargentii 'Viridis'
GREEN SARGENT JUNIPER
- Interesting habit with vertical twigs on horizontal branches
- Green and mostly open-scale foliage
- Use as a foundation plant or for mass plantings
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Juniperus communis 'Green Carpet'
GREEN CARPET JUNIPER
- Low, dense spreader
- Open-scale texture on mature growth and closed on juvenile foliage
- Green needles
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 70-80 cm
Juniperus communis 'Haverbeck'
HAVERBECK JUNIPER
- Vase-shaped loose spreader with arching tips
- Open-scale texture on mature growth and closed on juvenile foliage
- Blue-green needles with light blue bars on the upper surfaces
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Juniperus communis 'Repanda'
REPANDA JUNIPER
- Dense, prostrate growing habit
- Dark green awl-like needles with a silver stripe in the centre
- Foliage turns a bronze colour in the winter
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Juniperus communis depressa Blueberry Delight® ('AmiDak')
BLUEBERRY DELIGHT® JUNIPER
- Low spreader with arching branches
- Open-scaled texture on mature growth and closed on juvenile foliage
- Dark green needles with light blue bars on the upper surfaces
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Juniperus communis var. 'Depressa'
DEPRESSA JUNIPER
- Low spreading habit with upwardly ascending branch tips
- Gray-green to blue-green awl-like needles
- Foliage turns a brownish colour in the winter
HEIGHT: 80-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Juniperus communis var. depressa 'Aurea'
CANADIAN GOLDEN JUNIPER
- Vase-shaped spreader with arching branches
- Open-scale texture
- Yellow, lacy foliage on the ends of new growth tips, changes to gold, then to bronze in colour
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Juniperus conferta 'Blue Pacific'
BLUE PACIFIC SHORE JUNIPER
- Low dense spreader
- Open-scaled texture on mature growth and closed on juvenile foliage
- Deep blue-green needles with light blue bars on the upper surfaces
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Juniperus conferta 'Emerald Sea'
EMERALD SEA SHORE JUNIPER
- Mat-like dense spreader
- Open-scaled texture on mature growth and closed on juvenile foliage
- Emerald-green needles with light blue bars on the upper surfaces
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Juniperus horizontalis 'Bar Harbor'
BAR HARBOR JUNIPER
- Low spreading juniper with tight matted branches hugging the ground
- Feathery blue-green summer foliage
- Fall to winter foliage becomes purple in colour
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Chip'
BLUE CHIP JUNIPER
- Low spreading form with vertical branchlets
- Features silver-blue summer foliage
- Fall to winter foliage becomes purple on the tips
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Pygmy'
BLUE PYGMY JUNIPER
- Low spreading form with vertical branchlets
- Juvenile foliage is closed-scale, while mature foliage is open, awl-shaped
- Very slow-growing: use in a miniature theme garden
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Juniperus horizontalis 'Gold Strike'
GOLD STRIKE CREEPING JUNIPER
- Vivid yellow foliage
- Bright yellow new growth adds impact to the chartreuse interior foliage
- Colour will remain until the fall when it softens to coral tones
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 70-80 cm
Juniperus horizontalis 'Hughes'
HUGHES JUNIPER
- Low, spreading habit with feathery branches
- Silvery-blue foliage throughout most of the year
- Winter foliage colour shows a tinge of purple
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Juniperus horizontalis 'Limeglow'
LIMEGLOW CREEPING JUNIPER
- Dwarf mounding habit
- Feathery scale-like evergreen foliage
- Chartreuse-yellow juvenile foliage during the growing season
HEIGHT: 45-100 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Juniperus horizontalis Icee Blue® ('Monber') (PP9639)
ICEE BLUE® JUNIPER
- Extremely low growing with trailing branches
- Dense foliage is bright blue in the summer
- Foliage takes on a purple hue in the winter
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 125-200 cm
Juniperus horizontalis 'Mother Lode' (PP5948)
MOTHER LODE JUNIPER
- Low-growing with dense trailing branches
- Dense foliage is gold in the summer
- Foliage turns golden-bronze in the winter
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Juniperus horizontalis 'Pancake'
PANCAKE JUNIPER
- Ground-hugging spreading juniper
- Gray-blue foliage throughout the growing season
- Feathery texture takes on a light purple hue in the winter season
HEIGHT: 10-12 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Juniperus horizontalis 'Plumosa Compacta'
COMPACT ANDORRA JUNIPER
- Dense, spreading growth with semi-vertical outward branches
- Soft feathery foliage is dark green in the summer
- Foliage turns bronze-purple in the winter
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Juniperus horizontalis 'Prince of Wales'
PRINCE OF WALES JUNIPER
- Low, spreading growth with trailing branches
- Feathery foliage is green in the summer
- Foliage turns purple in the winter
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Juniperus horizontalis 'Turquoise Spreader'
TURQUOISE SPREADER JUNIPER
- Low growing with fine-textured dense branches
- Feathery foliage is turquoise-green in the summer
- Foliage turns bronze-green with purple tips in the winter
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltonii'
BLUE RUG JUNIPER
- Very low growing with trailing branches
- Intense, silver-blue foliage throughout the summer
- Foliage assumes a light purple tone in the winter
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Juniperus procumbens 'Nana'
JAPANESE GARDEN JUNIPER
- Low, spreading growth with trailing branches
- Spiny, pointed foliage is blue-green throughout the year
- Use in rock gardens, as ground covers or for mass plantings
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Juniperus sabina
SAVIN JUNIPER
- Vase-shaped with vertical arching branches
- Short soft needles are dark green year round
- Suitable for foundation or mass plantings
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Juniperus sabina 'Arcadia'
ARCADIA JUNIPER
- Densely layered branches in a semi-spreading form
- Light green lacy foliage
- Use as a ground cover or for mass plantings
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Juniperus sabina 'Blue Danube'
BLUE DANUBE JUNIPER
- AKA Juniperus sabina 'Blaue Donau'
- Dense branches in a spreading horizontal form
- Blue-green foliage retains its colour year round
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Juniperus sabina 'Blue Forest'
BLUE FOREST JUNIPER
- Spreading low-growing plant
- Unusual upturned branches look like a miniature forest
- Attractive bluish-green foliage
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Juniperus sabina 'Broadmoor'
BROADMOOR JUNIPER
- Dense mound of spreading branches with vertical branchlets
- Blue-green foliage retains its colour year round
- Use as a ground cover or for mass plantings
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Juniperus sabina 'Buffalo'
BUFFALO JUNIPER
- Open, spreading form with trailing branches
- Upright growing branchlets hold bright green foliage year round
- Suitable for ground covers or mass plantings
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Juniperus sabina Moor-Dense® ('Monard') (PP6656)
MOOR-DENSE® JUNIPER
- Low, spreading, mounding habit
- Foliage on vertical branchlets is green year round
- Use as a ground cover or for mass plantings
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Juniperus sabina Calgary Carpet® ('Monna')
CALGARY CARPET® JUNIPER
- Shallow vase-shaped growth habit
- Overlapping branches have soft green foliage year round
- Use as a ground cover, for mass plantings, or in a mixed border
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Juniperus sabina 'Skandia'
SKANDIA JUNIPER
- Low spreading plant
- Foliage is a soft gray-green year round
- Use as a ground cover or for mass plantings
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Juniperus sabina 'Tamariscifolia'
TAMARIX JUNIPER
- Low, spreading, mounding habit
- Foliage on vertical branchlets is green to blue-green year round, depending on sun exposure
- Use as a ground cover or for mass plantings
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Juniperus sabina 'Tamariscifolia New Blue'
BLUE TAMARIX SAVIN JUNIPER
- Low, spreading, mounding habit
- Foliage on vertical branchlets is blue-green year round
- Use as a ground cover or for mass plantings
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Juniperus scopulorum 'Tabletop'
TABLETOP JUNIPER
- Feathery flat-topped vase-shaped growth habit
- Showy silver-blue foliage year round
- Use for screening or foundation plantings
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Juniperus squamata 'Blue Carpet'
BLUE CARPET JUNIPER
- Prostrate, horizontal growth
- Low branches hold blue-green foliage year round
- Use as a ground cover or in mass plantings
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Juniperus squamata 'Holger'
HOLGER JUNIPER
- Compact, densely branched, vase-shaped shrub
- Spring foliage is yellowish on the tips, becoming gray-green during the summer
- Excellent for foundation plantings or when a colour contrast is desired
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Juniperus virginiana 'Grey Owl'
GREY OWL JUNIPER
- Wide spreading habit
- Fine-textured arching branches are silvery-gray year round
- Berries are dark blue
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Juniperus virginiana 'Hetzii'
HETZ'S JUNIPER
- Very vigorous dense mounding spreading habit
- Feathery foliage is silver-blue year round
- Berries are dark blue-gray
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Juniperus virginiana 'Robusta Green'
ROBUSTA GREEN JUNIPER
- Irregular columnar form with nearly horizontal branches
- Pale green to bluish-green scaly and awl-like foliage
- Plant as a specimen or in a group for architectural height
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Juniperus virginiana Mona ('Silver Spreader')
SILVER SPREADER JUNIPER
- Wide-spreading low-growing evergreen shrub
- Foliage is silver-gray year round
- Use for a ground cover or mass plantings
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Juniperus x pfitzeriana 'Old Gold'
OLD GOLD JUNIPER
- Graceful flat-topped spreader with tiered horizontal branches
- Scale-like foliage is densely arranged on the branches
- Golden lacy foliage at the ends of the new growth tips
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Juniperus x pfitzeriana 'Pfitzeriana Aurea'
GOLDEN PFITZER JUNIPER
- Flat-topped spreader with horizontal tiered branches
- Body of the plant is green with yellow new growth
- Good for screening or foundation plantings
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Juniperus x pfitzeriana 'Pfitzeriana Compacta'
COMPACT PFITZER JUNIPER
- Compact mounding habit
- Graceful foliage is gray-green year round: juvenile foliage closed-scale needles and mature foliage open-scale
- Good for low screening, foundation, or mass planting
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Juniperus x pfitzeriana 'Pfitzeriana Glauca'
BLUE PFITZER JUNIPER
- Wide spreading, horizontally tiered branches with drooping tips
- Broad, rounded shape with blue-green foliage year round
- Good for screening or foundation plantings
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Juniperus x pfitzeriana 'Wilhelm Pfitzer'
PFITZER JUNIPER
- Wide-spreading horizontally-tiered branches with drooping tips
- Broad rounded shape with gray-green foliage year round
- Good for screening
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Kerria japonica 'Shannon'
JAPANESE KERRIA
- Large single yellow flowers
- Flowers continue sporadically through the summer
- Bright green leaves and stems provide contrast all year
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Larix decidua 'Little Bogle'
LITTLE BOGLE EUROPEAN LARCH
- Deciduous conifer
- Upright open spreading growth habit
- Showy rough red branches in the winter
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Larix eurolepis 'Varied Directions'
VARIED DIRECTIONS LARCH
- Vigorous grower with horizontally-spreading branches that will eventually weep
- Soft green needles turn golden-yellow in the fall
- Use as a specimen plant in a large rock garden
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Leptinella squalida 'Platt's Black'
BLACK BRASS BUTTONS
- AKA Cotula squalida 'Platt's Black'
- Small insignificant green flowers
- Purple-black foliage with green tips
HEIGHT: 5-7 cm · SPREAD: 35-40 cm
Lewisia Longipetala 'Little Peach'
LEWISIA
- Apricot-peach-yellow star-shaped flowers
- Narrow evergreen succulent leaves
- Use in rock gardens, for rock walls, or scree(alpine) gardens
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Liriope muscari 'Big Blue'
GIANT LILY TURF
- Showy whorled lavender flowers on short spikes, just proud of the body of the plant
- Flowers lead to dark blue to black berries, persisting into the winter
- Semi-evergreen strap-like arching glossy dark green blades, up to 20 mm wide, 60 cm long
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Liriope muscari 'Monroe's White'
MONROE'S WHITE LILY TURF
- Showy whorled white flowers on short spikes, just proud of the body of the plant
- Flowers lead to dark blue to black berries, persisting into the winter
- Semi-evergreen strap-like arching glossy dark green blades up to 20 mm wide, 60 cm long
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Liriope muscari 'Royal Purple'
GIANT LILY TURF
- Showy whorled purple flowers on short spikes, just proud of the body of the plant
- Flowers lead to dark blue to black berries, persisting into the winter
- Semi-evergreen strap-like arching glossy dark green blades up to 20 mm wide, 60 cm long
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Liriope muscari 'Variegata'
VARIEGATED LILY TURF
- Showy whorled lavender flowers on short spikes, just proud of the body of the plant
- Flowers lead to dark blue to black berries, persisting into the winter
- Semi-evergreen strap-like arching glossy variegated green and creamy-yellow leaves
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Liriope spicata 'Silver Dragon'
SILVER DRAGON LILY TURF
- AKA Liriope spicata 'Gin-ryu'
- Showy whorled lavender flowers on short spikes, just proud of the body of the plant
- Flowers lead to dark blue to black berries, persisting into the winter
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Lonicera pileata
PRIVET HONEYSUCKLE
- Small creamy-white fragrant flowers are inconspicuous amongst the leaves
- Rare translucent violet-blue berries follow the flowers
- Glossy evergreen dark green leaves
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Luzula nivea
SNOWY WOODRUSH
- Snow-white flowers on green stems
- Flowers can be dried for arrangements
- Semi-evergreen strap-like arching dark green blades
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Luzula sylvatica
GREATER WOOD RUSH
- AKA: Luzula maxima
- Leaves are glossy green and 2 cm wide with long white hairs on the margins
- Light green flowers rise above the foliage
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Maclura pomifera
OSAGE ORANGE
- Broadly rounded crown with thorny spreading branches
- Glossy oval dark green leaves turn golden-yellow in the fall
- Dioecious: insignificant greenish male and female flowers on separate trees
HEIGHT: 10-15 m · SPREAD: 10-15 m
Magnolia sieboldii
OYAMA MAGNOLIA
- AKA Magnolia parviflora
- Fragrant white blooms with crimson stamens
- Vase-shaped, somewhat coarse-textured shrub
HEIGHT: 3-5 m · SPREAD: 3-5 m
Magnolia x 'Jane'
JANE MAGNOLIA
- Noted for its shrubby habit
- Large cup-shaped fragrant reddish-purple blooms have white interiors
- Ovate leaves emerge with coppery-red tints maturing to green
HEIGHT: 3-5 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Mahonia repens
CREEPING OREGON GRAPE-HOLLY
- AKA Berberis aquifolium repens
- Clusters of fragrant yellow flowers
- Green berries change to dark blue in the summer and persist into winter
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Malus 'Dolgo'
DOLGO CRABAPPLE
- Upright, broadly rounded to pyramidal habit
- Pink buds open to fragrant white flowers before the leaves emerge
- One of the earliest crabs to flower
HEIGHT: 7-8 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Malus 'Donald Wyman'
DONALD WYMAN CRABAPPLE
- Broad, spreading, rounded growth habit
- Fragrant single white flowers
- Flowers are followed by small bright red crabapples
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Malus Starlite® ('Jeflite')
STARLITE® CRABAPPLE
- Ascending, upright branching pattern
- Abundance of white flowers followed by tiny bright red crabapples
- Fruit is retained through the winter
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Malus 'Makamik'
MAKAMIK CRABAPPLE
- Upright broadly oval growth habit
- Red buds open to purple-pink flowers before the leaves emerge
- Flowers are followed by small to large red crabapples
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Malus 'Profusion'
PROFUSION CRABAPPLE
- Upright broadly-spreading growth habit
- Fragrant deep pink single flowers bloom before the leaves emerge
- Flowers are followed by medium-sized bright red crabapples
HEIGHT: 7-8 m · SPREAD: 6-8 m
Malus 'Purple Gem'
PURPLE GEM CRABAPPLE
- Broadly rounded to spreading habit
- Pink-red buds open to fragrant single pink-red flowers before the leaves emerge
- Flowers are followed by medium-sized red crabapples
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Malus 'Red Splendor'
RED SPLENDOR CRABAPPLE
- Upright open round spreading habit
- Rose-red buds open to single deep pink flowers before the leaves emerge
- Flowers are followed by medium to large red crabapples
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Malus 'Robinson'
ROBINSON CRABAPPLE
- Broadly oval upright growth habit
- Deep pink flowers bloom before the leaves emerge; among the first crabs to flower
- Flowers are followed by small to medium bright red crabapples
HEIGHT: 7-8 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Malus 'Snowdrift'
SNOWDRIFT CRABAPPLE
- Upright, spreading, rounded growth habit
- Pink buds open to single white flowers before the leaves emerge
- Flowers are followed by small orange crabapples
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Malus 'Thunderchild' (COPF)
THUNDERCHILD CRABAPPLE
- Upright, spreading, vase-shaped growth habit
- Rose-coloured buds open to single pale pink flowers before the leaves emerge
- Flowers are followed by medium-sized red crabapples
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Malus Candied Apple® ('Weepcanzam') (COPF)
CANDIED APPLE® CRABAPPLE
- Upright weeping growth habit with horizontal and pendulous branches
- Red-pink buds open to single white-pink flowers before the leaves emerge
- Flowers are followed by small bright red crabapples
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Malus 'White Angel'
WHITE ANGEL CRABAPPLE
- Upright broadly rounded open habit
- Pink buds open to single white flowers before the leaves emerge
- Flowers are followed by medium-sized scarlet-red crabapples
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Malus floribunda
JAPANESE CRABAPPLE
- Broadly rounded to horizontal habit
- Pink buds open to fragrant single white flowers before the leaves emerge
- Flowers are followed by small yellow-red crabapples
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Malus sargentii
SARGENT CRABAPPLE
- Small dense spreading horizontal habit
- Pale pink buds open to fragrant single white flowers before the leaves emerge
- Flowers are followed by small dark red crabapples persisting into winter
HEIGHT: 2-3 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Malus sargentii 'Rosea'
PINK SARGENT CRABAPPLE
- Small dense spreading horizontal habit
- Red buds open to fragrant single pale pink to white flowers
- Blooms are followed by small dark red crabapples
HEIGHT: 2-3 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Malus sargentii 'Tina'
TINA CRABAPPLE
- Round, compact, densely-branched spreading crown
- Pink buds open to single white flowers before the leaves emerge
- Flowers are followed by small red crabapples
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Malus x zumi 'Calocarpa'
REDBUD CRABAPPLE
- Upright, dense to rounded to spreading habit
- Red buds open to fragrant single pink-white flowers before the leaves emerge
- Flowers are followed by small glossy red crabapples
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Mentha piperita
PEPPERMINT
- Small sterile tubular pink flowers
- Ovate lance-shaped toothed mid-green leaves on red stems
- Plants are edible raw or cooked
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Mentha x villosa
MOJITO MINT
- Light purple flowers in interrupted terminal spikes
- Spearmint-scented round leaves
- Plants are edible raw or cooked
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Microbiota decussata
SIBERIAN CARPET CYPRESS
- Low-spreading trailing evergreen
- Fan-like foliage is dark green in the summer
- Turns a bronze-purple colour in the fall
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Milium effusum 'Aureum'
WOOD MILLET
- Deciduous flat chartreuse blades arch from green stems
- Profuse green flowers are held on narrow panicles
- Bloom Time: Late spring
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Morus alba
WHITE MULBERRY
- Fast-growing, rounded, with a wide, spreading crown
- Small drooping yellowish-green catkins
- Small edible blackberry-like fruit mature in June
HEIGHT: 10-15 m · SPREAD: 10-15 m
Morus rubra
RED MULBERRY
- Upright-rounded to spreading tree; sometimes multistem
- Noted for its variably-lobed leaves, reddish-brown bark and edible fruit
- Dark green heart-shaped leaves on older branches, lobed leaves on new shoots
HEIGHT: 11-15 m · SPREAD: 11-14 m
Oenanthe javanica 'Flamingo'
JAVA WATERDROPWORT
- Related to the parsley family
- Tiny creamy-white umbels
- Grown for its colourful foliage
HEIGHT: 25-40 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Onoclea sensibilis
SENSITIVE FERN
- Broad smooth pale green fronds have deeply grooved wavy margined leaflets
- Fronds emerge along long creeping rhizomes
- In the spring, emerging fronds may have a coppery tone
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 90-120 cm
Origanum vulgare 'Aureum'
GOLDEN OREGANO
- Hardy herb used for culinary purposes
- Rhizomatous, woody perennial
- Spreading stems bear rounded to ovate foliage
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Origanum vulgare 'Variegata'
VARIEGATED MAJORAM
- Hardy herb used for culinary purposes
- Rhizomatous, woody perennial
- Spreading stems bear rounded to ovate foliage
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Pachysandra procumbens
ALLEGHENY SPURGE
- Greenish-white fragrant flower spikes
- Flowers bloom before the new foliage emerges
- Blooms appear on pinkish-red flower stems
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Pachysandra terminalis
JAPANESE SPURGE
- White terminal spikes of waxy flowers
- Dark green glossy foliage forms a dense ground cover
- Diamond-shaped leaves are coarsely serrated on the upper third
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 45-50 cm
Pachysandra terminalis 'Green Sheen'
JAPANESE SPURGE
- Terminal spikes of waxy white flowers
- Diamond-shaped leaves are coarsely serrated on the upper third
- Very glossy evergreen foliage (glossier and darker than the species)
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 40-45 cm
Pachysandra terminalis 'Silver Edge'
SILVER EDGE JAPANESE SPURGE
- White terminal spikes of flowers
- Shiny green foliage edged in creamy white
- Evergreen foliage forms a dense ground cover
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Pachysandra terminalis 'Variegata'
VARIEGATED JAPANESE SPURGE
- White terminal spikes of flowers
- Irregularly variegated white and green foliage
- Diamond-shaped leaves are coarsely serrated on the upper third
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Paxistima canbyi
MOUNTAIN LOVER
- Inconspicuous greenish-red flowers
- Tiny dark green evergreen leaves
- Leaves take on copper-green to bronzy tones in the fall
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Persicaria affinis 'Dimity'
DWARF FLEECE FLOWER
- AKA Polygonum affine 'Dimity'
- Flowers emerge a pale pink and open to a deep pink-red
- Dense spikes appear on a dark stalk
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Persicaria bistorta 'Superba'
FLEECE FLOWER
- AKA Polygonum bistorta 'Superba'
- Dense soft pink spikes appear on tall stocky stems
- Large (20 cm) pointed-oval green leaves with prominent white central veins
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Petasites frigidus var. palmatus 'Golden Palms'
GOLDEN COLTSFOOT
- Flowers emerge before the foliage
- Creamy-white flower clusters on sturdy stems
- Foliage starts to emerge when the flowers finish
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Phalaris arundinacea 'Dwarf Garters'
COMPACT RIBBON GRASS
- Flat strap-like pink-tinted green and white leaves, 12 mm wide, 25 cm long
- Erect panicles of pink flowers turn white but are not showy
- Bloom Time: Summer
HEIGHT: 40-70 cm · SPREAD: 50-90 cm
Phalaris arundinacea Strawberries & Cream ('Feesey's Form')
STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM RIBBON GRASS
- AKA Phalaris arundinacea 'Strawberries and Cream'
- Flat strap-like pink-tinted green and white leaves, 15 mm wide, 30 cm long
- Erect panicles of pink flowers turn white and are not showy
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Phalaris arundinacea 'Luteo-Picta'
GOLDEN RIBBON GRASS
- Flat strap-like yellow-tinted green and yellow-cream leaves, 15 mm wide, 30 cm long
- Erect panicles of pink flowers turn to white in the summer, not showy
- Bloom Time: Summer
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Phalaris arundinacea 'Picta'
VARIEGATED RIBBON GRASS
- Flat, strap-like, green and white leaves, 15 mm wide, 30 cm long
- Erect panicles of pink flowers turn to white and are not showy
- Seeds are sterile
HEIGHT: 70-100 cm · SPREAD: 70-150 cm
Phalaris arundinacea 'Tricolor'
TRICOLOR RIBBON GRASS
- Flat, strap-like, green and white leaves, with a pink tint, 17 mm wide, 30 cm long
- Erect panicles of pink flowers turn to white and are not showy
- Bloom Time: Summer
HEIGHT: 70-100 cm · SPREAD: 75-150 cm
Phellodendron amurense
AMUR CORKTREE
- Rounded, broad, spreading crown with horizontal branching
- Non-showy yellowish-green flowers
- Compound yellowish-green to green leaves in the summer
HEIGHT: 13-14 m · SPREAD: 9-10 m
Phellodendron amurense 'Macho'
AMUR CORKTREE
- Rounded, broad, spreading crown
- Compound yellowish-green to green leaves in the summer
- Fall foliage is an attractive yellow
HEIGHT: 9-13 m · SPREAD: 9-13 m
Phellodendron lavallei Eye Stopper™ ('Longenecker')
EYE STOPPER™ CORK TREE
- A stately tree with an upright habit, spreading as it matures
- Glossy compound pinnate green leaves
- Showy corky bark
HEIGHT: 11-12 m · SPREAD: 10-11 m
Phlox divaricata
WOODLAND PHLOX
- Lilac, pink or blue flowers form loose clusters
- Clusters appear at the tips of each stem
- Lance-shaped to elliptic mid-green leaves are 5 cm long
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Phlox divaricata 'Blue Elf' (PPAF)
WOODLAND PHLOX
- Medium blue flowers form loose clusters
- Clusters appear at the tips of each stem
- Lance-shaped to elliptic mid-green leaves, 5 cm long
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Phlox divaricata 'Blue Moon'
WOODLAND PHLOX
- Fragrant violet-blue flowers form loose clusters
- Clusters appear at the tips of each stem
- Lance-shaped to elliptic mid-green leaves, 5 cm long
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Phlox divaricata 'Blue Perfume'
WOODLAND PHLOX
- Medium blue flowers form loose clusters
- Clusters appear at the tips of each stem
- Lance-shaped to elliptic mid-green leaves, 5 cm long
HEIGHT: 35-40 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Phlox divaricata 'London Grove Blue'
WOODLAND PHLOX
- Powdery-blue flowers form loose clusters
- Clusters appear at the tips of each stem
- Lance-shaped to elliptic mid-green leaves 5 cm long
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Phlox divaricata 'May Breeze'
WOODLAND PHLOX
- Very pale fragrant blue flowers form loose clusters
- Clusters appear at the tips of each stem
- Lance-shaped to elliptic mid-green leaves, 5 cm long
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Phlox divaricata 'Parksville Beach'
WOODLAND PHLOX
- Magenta flowers form loose clusters
- Clusters appear at the tips of each stem
- Lance-shaped to elliptic mid-green leaves 5 cm long
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 35-40 cm
Phlox divaricata 'Plum Perfect'
WOODLAND PHLOX
- Purple flowers with dark purple eyes form loose clusters
- Clusters appear at the tips of each stem
- Lance-shaped to elliptic mid-green leaves, 5 cm long
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Physocarpus opulifolius
COMMON NINEBARK
- Flat-topped cluster of white flowers
- Flowers give way to reddish fruit in the fall
- Green, three-lobed, textured leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Physocarpus opulifolius Cougar Cub™ ('SueCKat') (CPBRAF)
COUGAR CUB™ NINEBARK
- Neat and compact
- Bright yellow leaves after frost
- Clusters of white flowers in spring followed by coral-red fruits
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Picea abies 'Big Wave'
WEEPING NORWAY SPRUCE
- Slightly longer needles than the species
- The strong leader can be trained vertically to a desired height
- Can be pruned to maintain shape and size
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Picea abies 'Formanek'
FORMANEK NORWAY SPRUCE
- Prostrate habit with spreading branches
- Deep green needles grow densely along the branches
- New growth is a lighter green in the spring
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 100-175 cm
Picea abies 'Pusch'
PUSCH NORWAY SPRUCE
- Dwarf, spreading mounding growth habit
- Light green needles on the new growth turn dark green in the summer
- Branch tips are covered with small red cones which turn brown when mature
HEIGHT: 60-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-100 cm
Picea abies 'Wartburg'
WARTBURG NORWAY SPRUCE
- Upward-trainable prostrate mounding evergreen
- Short tight dark green needles
- An excellent specimen in a rock garden
HEIGHT: 100-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Picea omorika 'Pendula Snezna'
WEEPING SERBIAN SPRUCE
- Narrow and conical in shape with erratic, somewhat pendulous branches
- Needles are dark green on top, silver-blue underneath
- A unique specimen for any landscape
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Picea pungens 'Procumbens'
PROCUMBENS BLUE SPRUCE
- Irregular prostrate habit
- Sharp needles are powder-blue year round
- Cascading branches, sometimes staying stiffly horizontal
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 125-175 cm
Pinellia tripartita 'Dragon Tails'
PINELLIA
- Tri-lobed green leaves are irregularly splashed in creamy-yellow
- Upright, lime-green and yellow fragrant hooded blooms
- Flowers resemble those of a jack-in-the-pulpit
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Pinus flexilis 'Prostrata'
CREEPING LIMBER PINE
- Prostrate weeping evergreen
- Long blue needles, in clusters of five, are slightly twisted or curved
- An excellent specimen in a rock garden
HEIGHT: 50-100 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Pinus mugo 'Jakobsen'
JAKOBSEN DWARF MUGO PINE
- Low spreading irregular branching form
- Has a natural bonsai look
- Short compact dark green needles
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Pinus parviflora 'Fukuzumi'
FUKUZUMI JAPANESE WHITE PINE
- Broad spreading form, with slightly upright-angled horizontal branches
- Develops multiple leaders extending outward
- Short blue-green twisted needles
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Pinus parviflora 'Goldilocks'
GOLDILOCKS JAPANESE WHITE PINE
- Irregular semi-upright growth habit
- Unique blue needles are brushed with creamy-yellow
- Foliage overwinters a blue-green colour
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Pinus parviflora 'Kinpo'
KINPO JAPANESE WHITE PINE
- Irregular densely-branched growth habit
- Slightly twisted short blue-green needles in clusters along the stem
- Small oval to elliptical brown cones form on the branch tips
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Pinus parviflora 'Kokuho'
KOKUHO JAPANESE WHITE PINE
- Irregular densely branched growth habit
- Slightly twisted short green needles in clusters along the stem
- New buds show red against mature needles
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Pinus parviflora 'Wy'East'
WY EAST JAPANESE WHITE PINE
- Irregular open branched spreading growth habit
- Short blue-green needles
- Growth in younger plants is vigorous
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 100-150 cm
Pinus strobus 'Angel Falls'
ANGEL FALLS WHITE PINE
- This is a refined version of the weeping white pine
- Thin drooping light green needles and a very strong weeping habit
- Left untrained, it will develop into dense, upright mound
HEIGHT: 4-6 m · SPREAD: 4-6 m
Pinus strobus 'Niagara Falls'
NIAGARA FALLS EASTERN WHITE PINE
- Compact weeping form with spreading branches
- Overall size will vary depending on how it is trained
- Long soft blue-green needles
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Pinus strobus 'Prostrata'
PROSTRATE EASTERN WHITE PINE
- Dwarf evergreen conifer with an extreme ground-hugging form
- Soft blue-green foliage
- An excellent specimen for a rock garden or near a water feature
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Pinus sylvestris 'Hillside Creeper'
HILLSIDE CREEPER SCOTS PINE
- Prostrate form with spreading branches
- Light green twisted needles in bundles of two
- Needles will turn a lighter shade of green-yellow in the winter
HEIGHT: 40-60 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Platanus occidentalis
AMERICAN SYCAMORE
- Horizontal branching with a rounded habit
- Large medium green leaves are maple-like in shape
- Fall colour is an insignificant yellow-brown
HEIGHT: 27-30 m · SPREAD: 20-25 m
Platanus x acerifolia
LONDON PLANETREE
- Horizontal branching, becoming rounded to spreading with age
- Large medium-green leaves are maple-like in shape
- Fall colour is an insignificant yellow-brown
HEIGHT: 22-27 m · SPREAD: 20-22 m
Platanus x acerifolia Ovation™ ('Morton Euclid')
OVATION™ PLANETREE
- Strong central leader
- Uniform broad pyramidal habit
- Coarse green deeply lobed leaves
HEIGHT: 20-25 m · SPREAD: 15-20 m
Plum Blues Jam™ ('NY9041')
BLUES JAM™ PLUM
- Prunus salicina 'Blues Jam'
- Medium-sized fruit with purple-blue skin
- Greenish-yellow flesh has a sweet flavour
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Plum 'Pipestone'
PIPESTONE PLUM
- Prunus salicina 'Pipestone'
- Large-sized red fruit
- Yellow flesh is sweet and juicy
HEIGHT: 5-7 m · SPREAD: 4-6 m
Podophyllum peltatum
MAYAPPLE
- Palmately-lobed mid-green leaves up to 25 cm wide
- Generally only one leaf per stem, sometimes two
- Flowers have six to nine white petals with yellow stamens
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Polygonatum falcatum 'Variegatum'
VARIEGATED SOLOMON'S SEAL
- Vase-shaped with a clumping habit
- Variegated green leaves with white margins
- Leaves appear on arching red stems
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 45-50 cm
Polygonatum humile
DWARF SOLOMON'S SEAL
- Compact upright stems with an arching habit
- Green ovate leaves are arranged alternately along the stems
- Bell-shaped flowers dangle at each leaf axis beneath the arching stems
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Polygonatum multiflorum
SOLOMON'S SEAL
- Rhizomatous perennial with upright-arching stems
- Green ovate leaves are arranged alternately along the stems
- Bell-shaped flowers dangle at each leaf axis beneath the arching stems
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum'
VARIEGATED SOLOMON'S SEAL
- Rhizomatous perennial with a vase-shaped clumping habit
- Variegated green leaves with white striped margins
- Leaves appear on arching stems
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Polypodium vulgare
WALL FERN
- Leathery deep green leaves
- Each leaflet has a blunt point
- Single fronds grow up the long rhizome
HEIGHT: 25-35 cm · SPREAD: 45-80 cm
Pontederia cordata
PICKERELWEED
- Aquatic perennial with glossy green heart-shaped basal leaves
- Unbranched smooth flower stalks
- Violet-blue hyacinth-like flowers appear in closely packed terminal spikes
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
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 'Abbotswood'
ABBOTSWOOD CINQUEFOIL
- A small, compact, dense shrub
- Extra fine foliage, excellent for a hedge or foundation planting
- Summer brings a showy display of white flowers blooming well into the fall
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Potentilla fruticosa 'Farreri'
GOLDDROP CINQUEFOIL
- Small yellow flowers
- Potentilla is one of the few plants to flower all summer
- Seeds are inconspicuous, persisting into the winter
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldstar'
GOLDSTAR CINQUEFOIL
- Wide yellow flowers
- Potentilla is one of the few plants to flower all summer
- Seeds are inconspicuous, persisting into the winter
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty' (PP9874, CPBR174)
PINK BEAUTY CINQUEFOIL
- Wide pink 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
Potentilla fruticosa 'Primrose Beauty'
PRIMROSE BEAUTY CINQUEFOIL
- Wide creamy-white flowers
- Potentilla is one of the few plants to flower all summer
- Seeds are inconspicuous, persisting into the winter
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Potentilla fruticosa 'Yellow Gem' (COPF)
YELLOW GEM CINQUEFOIL
- Wide bright yellow flowers
- Potentilla is one of the few plants to flower all summer
- Inconspicuous seeds persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Prunus padus 'Skinner's Red'
SKINNER'S RED MAYDAY CHERRY
- Upright, broad, oval crown
- Pendulous clusters of white flowers
- Flowers are followed by green pea-sized fruits which ripen to dark red
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 3-3 m
Prunus serrulata 'Mt. Fuji'
MT. FUJI FLOWERING CHERRY
- AKA Prunus serrulata 'Shirotae'
- Broad, rounded to oval crown, with spreading branches
- Clusters of pink buds opening to fragrant double white flowers
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Prunus serrulata 'Shogetsu'
SHOGETSU JAPANESE FLOWERING CHERRY
- Rounded crown with broad horizontal spreading branches
- Medium green foliage turns orange to red in the fall
- Clusters of pink buds open to fragrant white double flowers
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Prunus virginiana 'Canada Red'
CANADA RED CHOKECHERRY
- Upright-rounded to oval crown
- Pendulous clusters of white flowers hang down from the branches
- Flowers are followed by green pea-sized fruit ripening to black in the summer
HEIGHT: 6-8 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Pteridium aquilinum
BRACKEN FERN
- Sturdy bright green triangular fronds
- Found in large patches in wet or dry conditions
- Single fronds emerge from spreading rhizomes
HEIGHT: 40-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Pyracantha coccinea 'Chadwickii'
CHADWICK FIRETHORN
- Abundant small white flowers
- Green berries change to an orange-red colour, persisting into the winter
- Semi-evergreen leaves on stiff thorny branches
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat'
ARISTOCRAT ORNAMENTAL PEAR
- Upright, rounded, oval crown with spreading branches
- A profusion of single white flowers
- Glossy dark green pointed-oval summer leaves slowly turn reddish-purple to bronze-red in late fall
HEIGHT: 10-11 m · SPREAD: 8-9 m
Quercus coccinea
SCARLET OAK
- Upright, open, spreading to rounded crown
- Glossy green leaves have deeply cut pointed lobes
- Insignificant flowers (catkins) are followed by oval acorns
HEIGHT: 16-20 m · SPREAD: 13-15 m
Quercus macrocarpa
BURR OAK
- Pyramidal when young, maturing to a broad, spreading, rounded crown
- Twigs are sometimes ridged with corky "wings"
- Dark green leaves are leathery with deep round lobes and a distinctive 'waist'
HEIGHT: 18-22 m · SPREAD: 13-18 m
Quercus muehlenbergii
CHINKAPIN OAK
- Open, broad, rounded crown
- Narrow, oblong, glossy green leaves with coarse marginal teeth
- Insignificant flowers (catkins) are followed by oval acorns
HEIGHT: 15-18 m · SPREAD: 12-18 m
Raspberry 'Anne' (PP10411)
ANNE RASPBERRY
- Rubus argustus 'Anne'
- Large cone-shaped light yellow berries
- Good texture and flavour
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Rhododendron 'Blue Peter'
BLUE PETER RHODODENDRON
- Clusters of lavender-blue trumpet-shaped flowers with a dark purple blotch
- Glossy leathery green leaves show some fall colour
- Upright, rounded habit
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Rhododendron 'Dreamland'
DREAMLAND RHODODENDRON
- Clusters of light pink trumpet-shaped flowers with darker margins
- Green leaves have brown velvety undersides
- Rounded, spreading habit
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Rhododendron 'Fantastica'
FANTASTICA RHODODENDRON
- Clusters of deep rose blooms fade to white in the throat, accented with light citron-green spots
- Glossy leathery green leaves have brown velvety undersides
- Upright, rounded habit
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Rhododendron Holden's™ Pink Flare ('HoldenRhodo201') ( USPP#33,594 )
HOLDEN'S™ PINK FLARE RHODODENDRON
- Pink buds opening soft pink with cinnamon splash
- Dark green foliage
- Low rounded form
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Rhododendron 'Ingrid Mehliquist'
INGRID MEHLIQUIST RHODODENDRON
- Clusters of light pink buds open to pale pink to white trumpet-shaped flowers with red flecks
- Glossy leathery green leaves have brown velvety undersides
- Spreading rounded habit
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Rhododendron 'Lemon Dream'
LEMON DREAM RHODODENDRON
- Clusters of semi-double yellow trumpet-shaped flowers
- Glossy leathery green leaves
- Spreading rounded habit
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Rhododendron 'Peppermint Twist'
PEPPERMINT TWIST RHODODENDRON
- Clusters of red buds open to pink trumpet-shaped flowers with white throats
- Glossy leathery green leaves
- Dense rounded habit
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Rhododendron Polar Night ('Polarnacht')
POLAR NIGHT RHODODENDRON
- Clusters of black buds open to purple flowers with darker spots
- Glossy leathery green leaves
- Upright, rounded habit
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Rhododendron 'Ramapo'
RAMAPO RHODODENDRON
- Clusters of small mauve trumpet-shaped flowers
- Small gray-green leaves
- Low spreading habit
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Rhododendron 'Roseum Elegans'
ROSEUM ELEGANS RHODODENDRON
- Clusters of rosy-lavender trumpet-shaped flowers with purple blotches age to pink
- Glossy leathery green leaves show some fall colour
- Upright, rounded habit
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Rhododendron 'Roseum Two'
ROSEUM TWO RHODODENDRON
- Clusters of pink trumpet-shaped flowers with brown-red blotches
- Glossy leathery green leaves
- Upright rounded habit
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low'
FRAGRANT SUMAC
- Yellowish male and female flowers
- Clusters of reddish hairy fruit ripen late summer and may persist into the winter
- Medium-green to blue-green aromatic soft leaves are sometimes glossy
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 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 glabra 'Laciniata'
CUTLEAF SMOOTH SUMAC
- Greenish-yellow male and female flowers
- Clusters of reddish hairy fruit ripen late summer and may persist into the winter
- Medium green compound pinnate finely cut soft 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
Rhus typhina 'Dissecta'
CUTLEAF STAGHORN SUMAC
- Greenish-yellow male and female flowers
- Clusters of reddish hairy fruit ripen late summer and may persist into the winter
- Medium green compound pinnate finely cut soft leaves are sometimes glossy
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Rosa 'Dart's Dash'
DART'S DASH ROSE
- Clusters of double, purple-crimson flowers
- Large, red, rose hips persist into the winter
- Textured, dark green leaves on spiny stems turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Rosa 'David Thompson' (COPF)
DAVID THOMPSON ROSE
- Clusters of fragrant, semi-double, crimson flowers
- Textured, dark green leaves on spiny stems turn red in the fall
- Spreading, mounded habit
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Rosa 'De Montarville'
DE MONTARVILLE ROSE
- Clusters of slightly fragrant, dark red buds open to red flowers, aging to mottled pink
- Semi-glossy, dark green leaves on thorny stems turn yellow in the fall
- Upright, mounded habit
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 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 Alba Meidiland™ ('MEIflopan') (PP6891, COPF)
ALBA MEIDILAND ROSE
- Profuse bloomer with sweet, fragrant, double white flowers
- Red fruit persists into late fall
- Glossy, dark green leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Rosa Royal Bonica™ ('MEImodac') (PP8840, COPF)
ROYAL BONICA SHRUB ROSE
- Clusters of double deep pink flowers
- Bright red fruit persists long into the winter
- Smooth dark green leaves on thorny stems
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Rosa Red Meidiland® ('MEIneble')
RED MEIDILAND ROSE
- Clusters of single, red flowers with yellow centres
- Red fruit persists into late fall
- Glossy, dark green leaves on thorny stems turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Rosa Carefree Wonder™ ('MEIpitac') (PP7783, COPF)
CAREFREE WONDER ROSE
- Clusters of double, pink flowers with a creamy-pink reverse
- Red fruit persists well into the winter
- Smooth, dark green leaves on thorny stems turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Rosa Pearl Meidiland® ('MEIplatin') (PP 6,807)
PEARL MEIDILAND ROSE
- Profuse bloomer, with semi-double, ivory-pink flowers
- Red fruit persists into late fall
- Glossy, dark green leaves on thorny stems turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Rosa Pink Meidiland ('MEIpoque') (PP5956)
PINK MEIDILAND ROSE
- Profuse bloomer with single, pink flowers
- Red fruit persists into late fall
- Glossy, dark green leaves on thorny stems turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Rosa 'Morden Snowbeauty' (PP11370, COPF)
MORDEN SNOWBEAUTY ROSE
- Clusters of slightly fragrant, semi-double, white flowers
- Red fruits persist through the winter
- Glossy, dark green leaves on thorny stems emerge reddish, turning purple in the fall
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Rosa Flower Carpet® Pink Supreme ('NOA250092') (PP16276)
PINK SUPREME CARPET ROSE
- Clusters of lightly fragrant, hot pink flowers
- Glossy, green leaves provide colour contrast
- Spreading, mounding habit
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Rosa Flower Carpet® Scarlet ('NOA83100B') (PP17373, CPBR2622)
SCARLET CARPET ROSE
- Clusters of lightly fragrant, scarlet flowers
- Glossy, green leaves provide colour contrast
- Spreading, mounding habit
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Rosa Flower Carpet® Amber ('NOA97400A') (PP17098, CPBR2621)
AMBER CARPET ROSE
- Clusters of soft orange-yellow blooms aging to soft pink with a blush of peach
- Glossy, green leaves provide colour contrast
- Spreading, mounding habit
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Rosa Flower Carpet® Coral ('NOAla') (PP14441, CPBR1677)
CORAL CARPET ROSE
- Clusters of apricot-pink flowers
- Glossy, green leaves provide colour contrast
- Spreading, mounding habit
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Rosa Flower Carpet® Appleblossom ('NOAmel') (PP10239, CPBR0464)
APPLE BLOSSOM CARPET ROSE
- Clusters of lightly fragrant, light pink flowers
- Glossy, green leaves provide colour contrast
- Spreading, mounding habit
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Rosa Flower Carpet® Red ('NOAre') (PP11308, CPBR1475)
RED CARPET ROSE
- Clusters of red flowers
- Glossy, green leaves provide colour contrast
- Spreading, mounding habit
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 100-120 cm
Rosa Flower Carpet® White ('NOAschnee') (PP9573. CPBR0210)
WHITE CARPET ROSE
- Clusters of lightly fragrant, white flowers
- Glossy, green leaves provide colour contrast
- Spreading, mounding habit
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Rosa Snow Pavement ('Schneekoppe')
SNOW PAVEMENT ROSE
- Masses of very fragrant double blush-white flowers
- Textured dark green leaves on spiny stems turn yellow in the fall
- Mounded habit
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Rosa 'Sea Foam'
SEA FOAM ROSE
- Profuse bloomer with lightly fragrant double white flowers
- Small red fruit persists into late fall
- Glossy dark green leaves on thorny stems turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Rosa Pierette Pavement ('UHLwe')
PIERETTE PAVEMENT ROSE
- AKA Rosa 'Yankee Lady'
- Masses of very fragrant semi-double dark pink flowers
- Textured dark green leaves on spiny stems turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Rosa Dwarf Pavement ('Zwerg')
DWARF PAVEMENT ROSE
- Masses of very fragrant semi-double bright pink flowers
- Textured dark green leaves on spiny stems turn yellow in the fall
- Compact mounded habit
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Rosa blanda
MEADOW ROSE
- Single light pink fragrant flowers
- Smooth bright red rose hips in July persist into the winter
- Dull blue-green leaves
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Rosa wichuraiana
MEMORIAL ROSE
- Fragrant single white flowers
- Red hips persist into the winter
- Glossy green leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Rubus calycinoides
CRINKLE-LEAF CREEPER
- Prostrate evergreen shrub
- Prickly textured shoots creep along the ground
- Deep green leaves have deeply impressed veins and wrinkled margins
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Sagina subulata
IRISH MOSS
- AKA Arenaria verna
- Mat-forming evergreen perennial
- Rooting stems form cushions of linear green leaves
HEIGHT: 2-5 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Sagina subulata 'Aurea'
GOLDEN PEARLWORT
- AKA Arenaria verna 'Aurea'
- Mat-forming evergreen perennial
- Rooting stems form cushions of linear golden leaves
HEIGHT: 2-5 cm · SPREAD: 10-15 cm
Salix cottetii
BANKER'S WILLOW
- Produces greenish-yellow catkins
- Dark shiny leaves have paler undersides
- Dwarf willow with a low, trailing habit
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Salix exigua
SANDBAR WILLOW
- AKA Salix interior
- Yellowish-green catkins
- Narrow silvery-gray leaves
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Salix repens
CREEPING WILLOW
- Silvery catkins mature to yellow
- Narrow-oval silver-green leaves are whitish-green beneath
- Spreads by creeping, procumbent stems
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Sambucus racemosa Lemony Lace™ ('SMNSRD4') (PPAF, CPBRAF)
LEMONY LACE™ ELDERBERRY
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- White flowers appear before the leaves emerge
- Finely dissected foliage is edged in red
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Sanguinaria canadensis
BLOODROOT
- Rhizomatous native woodland perennial
- Solitary cup-shaped white flowers with yellow stamens
- One of the first flowers to appear in spring
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Sanguinaria canadensis 'Rosea'
PINK FLOWERED BLOODROOT
- Rhizomatous woodland perennial
- Solitary pale pink flowers surround yellow stamens
- Darker pink on the back of the petals and a lighter pink when they open
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Sanguinaria f. multiplex 'Plena'
DOUBLE FLOWERING BLOODROOT
- AKA Sanguinaria canadensis 'Flore Pleno'
- Rhizomatous woodland perennial
- Solitary fully double white flowers
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Sanguisorba off. var. mic. 'Little Angel'
DWARF BURNET
- Dense, compact habit
- Evergreen foliage is variegated green and white
- Maroon flowers resembling match heads atop strong slender stems
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Sassafras albidum
SASSAFRAS
- Shrubby when young, maturing to a dense, pyramidal crown
- Can spread by root suckers to form colonies
- Clusters of greenish-yellow flowers; dioecious, having separate male and female trees
HEIGHT: 10-15 m · SPREAD: 9-12 m
Saxifraga paniculata
ENCRUSTED SAXIFRAGE
- AKA Saxifraga aizoon
- Evergreen alpine species
- Tall red stems bear loose clusters of tiny white flowers
HEIGHT: 10-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Sedum cauticola
STONECROP
- AKA Hylotelephium cauticola
- Compact, mounding habit
- Gray-blue lightly-scalloped leaves are edged in pink
HEIGHT: 5-10 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Sedum hakonense 'Chocolate Ball'
STONECROP
- Low, creeping habit
- Unique cultivar with dark chocolate-brown foliage
- Tiny yellow star-shaped flowers form clusters a the tip of each trailing stem
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Sedum hispanicum 'Blue Carpet'
SPANISH STONECROP
- AKA Sedum hispanicum var.minus 'Purple Form'
- Ground-hugging dense mat of blue-green succulent foliage
- Pale pink star-shaped flowers sit just above the foliage
HEIGHT: 2-5 cm · SPREAD: 10-15 cm
Sedum lanceolatum
LANCE-LEAVED STONECROP
- AKA Amerosedum lanceolatum
- Bluish-green succulent leaves form small fleshy rosettes
- Early foliage emerges purple and returns during cooler seasons
HEIGHT: 2-5 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Sedum reflexum
BLUE SPRUCE STONECROP
- AKA Sedum rupestre
- Spruce-like succulent blue foliage
- Forms a dense carpet with a rapid spreading habit
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Sedum reflexum 'Angelina' (COPF)
GOLDEN STONECROP
- AKA Sedum rupestre 'Angelina'
- Spruce-like succulent yellow foliage
- Forms a dense carpet with a rapid spreading habit
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Sedum reflexum 'Green Spruce'
GREEN SPRUCE STONECROP
- AKA Sedum rupestre 'Green Spruce'
- Spruce-like succulent green foliage
- Forms a dense carpet with a rapid spreading habit
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 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 sichotense
STONECROP
- Low spreading habit
- Tiny yellow star-shaped flowers clusters cover the entire plant
- Flowers appear just above the foliage
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco'
SPOON-LEAVED STONECROP
- Rosettes of tiny succulent blue leaves with a powdery-white overlay
- Star-shaped yellow flower clusters rise just above the foliage
- Evergreen foliage has an attractive red tinge in cooler weather
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Sedum takesimense Atlantis® ('Nonsitnal') (PP27454)
ATLANTIS® STONECROP
- Low-growing tight rosettes of fleshy serrated leaves
- Variegated foliage of creamy-yellow margins and dark-green centres
- Margins flush with pink tones in cooler fall temperatures
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Sedum ternatum
WOODLAND STONECROP
- White star-shaped flowers occur in three-branched terminal clusters
- Spreads by creeping stems, which root at the nodes
- Small (2 cm) rounded fleshy succulent-like leaves
HEIGHT: 10-12 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Sedum ternatum 'Larinem Park'
WOODLAND STONECROP
- White star-shaped flowers occur in three-branched terminal clusters
- Spreads by creeping stems which root at each node
- Small (2cm) rounded fleshy succulent leaves
HEIGHT: 10-12 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Sedum x 'Mixed Cultivars'
MIXED STONECROP
- Three to 4 species of sedum per pot
- Provides excellent coverage in hard to grow areas
- Multicoloured flowers and foliage provide interest in all seasons
Sempervivum tectorum
HENS AND CHICKS
- Succulent perennial with open rosettes
- Plants spread by offsets to form colonies
- Mix of greens, blue-greens, reds and purples
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Sesleria autumnalis
AUTUMN MOOR GRASS
- Forms a dense mounding clump of semi-evergreen narrow blades
- Each blade is tipped with light yellow
- Thin light brown panicled flower spikes
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Sesleria caerulea
BLUE MOOR GRASS
- Forms a dense mounding clump of semi-evergreen narrow blades
- Blades are blue on top with green undersides
- Showy dark purple flowers rise above foliage on short stalks
HEIGHT: 25-40 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Sophora japonica 'Regent'
REGENT JAPANESE PAGODATREE
- AKA Styphnolobium japonicum Regent
- Upright, oval to rounded crown
- Pinnately compound leaves are glossy green in the summer
HEIGHT: 15-20 m · SPREAD: 15-18 m
Spartina pectinata
PRAIRIE CORD GRASS
- AKA Sporobolus michauxianus
- Main stems (culms) are round, up to 225 cm long
- Green leaves, alternate, up to 60 cm long, emerge from the lower half of the stems
HEIGHT: 175-225 cm · SPREAD: 100-120 cm
Spartina pectinata 'Aureomarginata'
VARIEGATED CORD GRASS
- AKA Spartina pectinata 'Variegata'
- Main stems (culms) are round, up to 250 cm
- Yellow-edged green leaves, alternate, up to 60 cm long, emerge from the lower half of the stems
HEIGHT: 150-200 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Spiraea japonica 'Nana'
ALPINE SPIREA
- Rose-pink flowers in flattened clusters
- Mint-green leaves turn dark red in the fall
- Spreading, mounded form
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Stachys byzantina
LAMB'S EAR
- AKA Stachys lanata, Stachys olympica
- Foliage perennial, ideal for edging or a ground cover
- Mat-forming grayish-silver felted foliage
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Stachys byzantina 'Helen Von Stein'
LAMB'S EAR
- AKA Stachys byzantina 'Big Ears'
- Foliage perennial, ideal for edging or a ground cover
- Mat-forming grayish-silver felted foliage
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Stephanandra incisa 'Crispa'
CUTLEAF STEPHANANDRA
- Profuse white florets in clusters along the branches
- Flowers well even in significant shade
- Leaves are medium green, turning to orange to purple in the fall
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 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
Syneilesis aconitifolia
UMBRELLA PLANT
- AKA Senecio aconitifolius
- Rhizomatous perennial grown for its unique foliage
- White-hairy leaves emerge in a closed umbrella-like shape
HEIGHT: 50-55 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Syringa josikaea 'Holger'
HOLGER LILAC
- Profuse fragrant pure white single flowers
- Dark green textured leaves turn burgundy or bronze in the fall
- Upright, oval habit
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Taxus canadensis
CANADIAN YEW
- Slow-growing compact dense spreading flat-topped habit
- Low maintenance spreader suitable for use as a ground cover in shade
- Narrow short-stalked dark green needles
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Taxus cuspidata
JAPANESE YEW
- Semi-upright broad rounded habit
- Nearly vertical branches arching outward
- Narrow short-stalked dull green needles
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Taxus cuspidata Emerald Spreader® ('Monloo') (PP10335)
EMERALD SPREADER® YEW
- Slow-growing compact dense spreading flat-topped habit
- Low maintenance spreader suitable for use as a ground cover
- Narrow short-stalked dark green needles
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 175-200 cm
Taxus cuspidata 'Nana'
DWARF JAPANESE YEW
- Slow-growing rounded wide-spreading habit
- Dense-growing branches arch upward at the tips
- Narrow short-stalked dark green needles
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 125-175 cm
Taxus cuspidata (spreading)
SPREADING JAPANESE YEW
- Semi-upright broad rounded habit
- Nearly vertical branches arch outward
- Narrow short-stalked dull green needles
HEIGHT: 125-200 cm · SPREAD: 225-250 cm
Taxus x media 'Andersonii'
ANDERSON'S SPREADING YEW
- Fast-growing broad rounded spreading habit
- Branches arch outward with pendulous young growth
- Narrow short-stalked dark green needles
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Taxus x media 'Dark Green Spreader'
DARK GREEN SPREADER YEW
- Very hardy dense growing selection
- Dark green needles hold their colour year round
- Low-growing spreading habit
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 125-175 cm
Taxus x media 'Densiformis'
DENSE YEW
- Semi-dwarf densely mounded spreading habit
- Ascending branches arch outward
- Narrow short-stalked medium green needles
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Taxus x media 'Fairview'
FAIRVIEW YEW
- Semi-upright vase-shaped dense habit
- Sharply ascending branches arch outward
- Narrow short-stalked dark green needles
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 150-175 cm
Taxus x media 'Sunburst'
SUNBURST YEW
- Semi-dwarf dense mounding habit
- Ascending branches arch outward
- Narrow short-stalked green-yellow needles are a brighter yellow nearer the branch tips
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Taxus x media 'Wardii'
WARD'S YEW
- Low-growing, wide-spreading habit
- Similar to Taxus cuspidata 'Nana', but faster growing and more horizontal
- Branches arch outward with erect young growth
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Thalictrum dioicum
EARLY MEADOW RUE
- Showy nodding bell-shaped purple pistils or yellow stamens
- Dioecious: having male and female plants
- Attractive divided light green foliage
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Thalictrum kiusianum
DWARF MEADOW RUE
- Mat-forming rhizomatous perennial
- Blue-green fern-like foliage
- Cloud-like sprays of pale lavender flowers
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 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
Thymus praecox 'Elfin'
THYME
- AKA Thymus serpyllum 'Elfin'
- Slow mat-forming evergreen cultivar for small spaces
- Plant between paving stones or in crevices
HEIGHT: 2-5 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Thymus x citriodorus
LEMON THYME
- Mounding ground cover for a sunny border or rock garden
- Whorls of tiny lavender flowers appear on the stem ends
- Lemon-scented hairless green leaves (1 cm long)
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Thymus x citriodorus 'Argenteus'
SILVER EDGE THYME
- Mounding ground cover for a sunny border or rock garden
- Whorls of tiny lavender flowers appear on the stem ends
- Lemon-scented green leaves have white margins
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Thymus x citriodorus 'Aureus'
VARIEGATED LEMON THYME
- Mounding ground cover for a sunny border or rock garden
- Whorls of tiny lavender flowers appear on the stem ends
- Lemon-scented green leaves with dappled yellow margins
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Tiarella cordifolia
FOAM FLOWER
- Rhizomatous perennial vigorously spreads by trailing stolons
- Heart-shaped to maple-shaped leaves with 3-5 lobes, 10 cm across
- Leaves may develop reddish variegation along the veins
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Tiarella cordifolia 'Running Tapestry'
FOAM FLOWER
- Rhizomatous perennial spreads vigorously by trailing stolons
- Heart-shaped leaves with 3-5 lobes, 10 cm across, with darker variegation along veins
- Pink buds open to tiny star-shaped white flowers in spike-like racemes
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Tiarella x 'Happy Trails' (PP21933, COPF)
FOAM FLOWER
- Rhizomatous perennial vigorously spreads by trailing stolons
- Heart-shaped leaves with lobed margins
- Leaves develop distinct black markings along the veins
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Tricyrtis formosana 'Autumn Glow'
TOAD LILY
- Rhizomatous perennial, spreading by stolons
- Erect, somewhat zig-zagging stems
- Glossy leaves are variegated dark green with wide yellow margins
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Tricyrtis formosana 'Gilt Edge'
TOAD LILY
- Rhizomatous perennial, spreading by stolons
- Erect, somewhat zig-zagging stems
- Glossy leaves are variegated dark green with irregular yellow margins
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Tricyrtis formosana 'Guilty Pleasure' (PP13688, COPF)
TOAD LILY
- Rhizomatous perennial, spreading by stolons
- Erect, somewhat zig-zagging stems with golden leaves
- Star-shaped pink flowers are heavily freckled with darker pink spots
HEIGHT: 55-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Trillium grandiflorum
WHITE TRILLIUM
- Native to woodlands throughout North America
- Showiest of all the native trillium
- Outward-facing white three-petaled flowers
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Tsuga canadensis 'Cole's Prostrata'
COLE'S PROSTRATE CANADIAN HEMLOCK
- Slow-growing prostrate habit
- Dark green foliage contrasts with older exposed silver-white bark
- Makes an interesting small specimen or ground cover
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 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