Features

An erect shrub that spreads by means of sucker growth from the base, amelanchier features snowy white flowers that bloom before the foliage appears and red-purple fruit in the fall that is edible.

Great For:

• Woodland plantings
• Massing for naturalization

Height: 12-18'   Width: 10-15'    Shape: Spreading, Upright

Blooms: White (Spring)   Fall Color: Orange, Red

Winter Interest: Color, Structure

'Corbett' blooms profusely with butter-yellow dangling blooms from late April to May over glaucous gray-green foliage that forms airy compact mounds.

Great For:

• Accent perennial
• Naturalized with spring bulbs

Height: 8-12"   Width: 12-18"    Shape: Low, Upright

Blooms: Yellow (Spring)

More compact than the species, 'Little Lanterns' features small lantern-like flowers of scarlet red with yellow corollas that appear over basal clumps of green-gray foliage.

Great For:

• Woodland and rock gardens
• Accent perennial or cut flower

Height: 10-12"   Width: 8-12"    Shape: Clump, Low

This dramatic, fast-growing and vigorous twining vine features large, heart-shaped to rounded dark green leaves and unusual pipe-like yellow-green and brown flowers.

Great For:

• Trellises, pergolas and latticework
• Tree trunks and along rock walls

Height: 18-30'   Width: 8-14'    Shape: Tall, Vine

Blooms: Green, Yellow (Spring)

Winter Interest: Structure

This dramatic, fast-growing and vigorous twining vine features large, heart-shaped to rounded dark green leaves and unusual pipe-like yellow-green and brown flowers.

Great For:

• Trellises, pergolas and latticework
• Tree trunks and along rock walls

Height: 6-15'   Width: 3-10'    Shape: Tall, Vine

Blooms: Brown, Green (Summer)

'Brilliantissima' features white flowers in May and 1/4" brilliant red berries in fall. The berries and a stunning red color are retained for a long period of time, making this an excellent choice for mass plantings or borders.

Great For:

• Accent border shrub
• Massed for naturalizing

Height: 5-8'   Width: 5-8'

Blooms: White (Spring)   Fall Color: Orange, Red

This butterfly attractor produces deep pink to occasionally rosy-red flowers in midsummer followed by horn-like upright seed pods.

Great For:

• Accent perennial
• Naturalized meadow gardens

Height: 4-5'   Width: 2-3'

Blooms: Pink, Red (Summer)

A repeat bloomer that is attractive to most butterflies, the brilliant orange blooms emerge in late summer followed by attractive seed pods.

Great For:

• Accent perennial
• Naturalized meadow gardens

Height: 24-36"   Width: 24-36"

Blooms: Orange (Summer)

This selection produces a flat-topped cluster of white flowers with a yellow center that turns bronzy purple as the flowers age. Fine dark green foliage on sturdy stems complete the look.

Great For:

• Naturalized areas
• Accent perennial

Height: 2-4'   Width: 1-3'    Shape: Medium, Upright

Blooms: White (Summer)

An excellent large scale border plant, 'Alma Potsche' features bright magenta-pink, daisy-like blooms in late September to October amid disease resistant foliage

Great For:

• Accent perennial or cut flower
• Naturalized meadow gardens

Height: 36-52"   Width: 2-4'

Blooms: Pink, Purple (Fall)

Winter Interest: Seedheads

A naturalistic yet eye-catching variety! The bright medium green fronds with beautiful burgundy colored stems will look lovely paired with burgundy heuchera foliage.

Great For:

• Woodland underplantings
• Low maintenance shade groundcover

Height: 30-36"   Width: 2-3'

An excellent plant for moist to wet locations, this selection will produce very fragrant, clove-scented, white and sometimes light pink flowers in July amid handsome dark green foliage with an orange to red fall color.

Great For:

• Foundation plantings
• Massed in the shrub border

Height: 5-8'   Width: 5-8'    Shape: Tall, Upright

Blooms: Pink, White (Summer)   Fall Color: Orange, Red

Winter Interest: Form

Blue lupine-like flowers in late May followed by attractive black seed pods that rattle in the breeze make this plant one to remember. The attractive gray-green foliage has a shrub-like quality.

Great For:

• Accent perennial or cut flower
• Tall back of the border accent

Height: 36-48"   Width: 36-48"

Blooms: Blue, Purple (Spring)

This stunning native features rounded leaves and bright yellow single flowers in spring that look wonderful naturalized along a stream. It will go dormant after bloom, so try to combine it with a later-emerging foliage plant.

Great For:

• Wet areas and bogs
• Naturalized woodland & perennial borders

Height: 12-18"   Width: 12-24"

Blooms: Yellow (Spring)

A very fine-textured, clump forming sedge, the long hair-like foliage grows up to a foot long and forms a soft airy mound.

Great For:

• Shade lawn replacement
• Naturalized woodland edges

Height: 6-8"   Width: 1-4'

This plant forms short clusters and spreads slowly by rhizomes to create a lush carpet that provides excellent seasonal cover for small foraging song birds. Reddish-brown, thimble-like flowers top the narrow, fine textured leaves in June.

Great For:

• Groundcover under deciduous trees
• Drought tolerant lawn replacement

Height: 6-8"   Width: 6-8"

Blooms: Brown (Spring)   Fall Color: Green

Winter Interest: Structure

Drooping seed heads in late June hang in clusters from arching stems topping an upright clump of bamboo-like foliage. Green leaves turn copper in fall and the seed heads emerge green but turn purplish bronze by late summer then dry to a straw color.

Great For:

• Naturalized woodland edges
• Accent plant or cut flower

Height: 2-3'   Width: 1-3'

Blooms: White, Yellow (Summer, Fall)   Fall Color: White

Winter Interest: Structure

An erect little plant that will bear opposite oblong leaves and short, dense, terminal spikes of two-lipped, creamy white to occasionally rose flowers. This variety prefers wet conditions.

Great For:

• Accent perennial or cut flower for wet areas
• Naturalizer for the waters edge

Height: 24-36"   Width: 18-24"

Blooms: Pink, White (Summer)

Winter Interest: Structure

Tall airy wands of small white flowers look like delicate forest candles amid the dark green, heavily textured basal foliage.

Great For:

• Accent shade perennial
• Naturalized woodland & perennial borders

Height: 50-72"   Width: 36-60"

Blooms: White (Summer)

Winter Interest: Seedheads

A low woodland plant, this selection features whorls of deep green leaves topped by creamy green flowers that are surrounded by white, 4-6 pointed bracts and red berries that are produced in bunches.

Great For:

• Spreading groundcover
• Shaded areas

Height: 2-5"   Width: 12-15"    Shape: Groundcover, Low

Blooms: White (Spring, Summer)   Fall Color: Red

The deep green leaves and creamy white flower clusters of this variety give way to reddish-purple fall foliage with very bright, coral to cherry red winter stems.

Great For:

• Shrub border
• Massed for naturalizing

Height: 8-10'   Width: 8-10'

Blooms: White (Spring)   Fall Color: Purple, Red

Winter Interest: Branching, Color, Structure

An evergreen fern with lustrous grayish-green fronds, this variety keeps a year-round presence, thrives in dark garden areas and provides great cover for woodland and ground birds.

Great For:

• Accent shade perennial
• Massed in the shade border, containers

Height: 18-24"   Width: 24-30"    Shape: Low, Vase

Fall Color: Green

Winter Interest: Structure

Deep pink flowers that are flat in form and can reach 6" across emerge on strong stems and feature a unique cone that is deep red. 'Ruby Star' blooms all summer until frost.

Great For:

• Accent perennial or cut flower
• Naturalized meadow gardens

Height: 30-36"   Width: 1-2'

Blooms: Pink (Summer, Fall)

Winter Interest: Seedheads

A native plant, this variety features fluffy heads of misty lavender flowers that appear from from July to October. The blooms hover over mid green, scalloped foliage on dark burgundy stems.

Great For:

• Accent perennial or cut flower
• Massed in the border or for naturalizing

Height: 20-24"   Width: 1-3'

Blooms: Blue (Summer, Fall)

A dwarf species of Joe Pye, the 4' tall stems of 'Little Joe' are clothed with whorls of green leaves and topped in midsummer with dome-shaped heads of lavender flowers. A low maintenance perennial perfect for the garden!

Great For:

• Accent border perennial
• Naturalized wet areas

Height: 3-5'   Width: 3-6'    Shape: Mound, Upright

Blooms: Pink (Fall)

Winter Interest: Structure

Deep blue flowers appear on sturdy stems from August to October over shiny, leathery foliage.

Great For:

• Accent perennial or cut flower
• Rock gardens

Height: 1-2'   Width: 1-2'

Blooms: Blue (Summer)

A tall shrub or small tree with fragrant, yellow flowers that open in late October or early November, this variety will provide nectar for migrating insects. The upright, spreading branches are also perfect nesting sites for a variety of birds.

Great For:

• Focal landscape shrub or tree
• Woodland underplantings

Height: 10-12'   Width: 8-12'    Shape: Upright, Vase

Blooms: Yellow   Fall Color: Yellow

Winter Interest: Branching, Seedheads

Deep golden yellow flowers with mahogany centers top the dark red stems and red-tinged foliage of this stunner! 'Summer Nights' will bloom from July to September.

Great For:

• Tall border perennial
• Accent perennial or cut flower

Height: 3-4'   Width: 2-3'

Blooms: Yellow (Summer)

Airy wands of white flowers appear in late June over gray-green foliage that is heavily veined with burgundy turning to silver.

Great For:

• Accent perennial or cut flower
• Part sun underplanting

Height: 12-16"   Width: 12-18"    Shape: Low, Mound

Blooms: White (Spring)

'Bronze Wave' features large clumps of very hairy, huge, dark bronze leaves with a contrasting purple back. In late summer, the 2' tall flower spikes are laden with small creamy-pink flowers.

Great For:

• Accent perennial or cut flower
• Garden paths and edging areas

Height: 1-2'   Width: 1-2'

Blooms: Pink, White (Summer)   Fall Color: Green

Winter Interest: Structure

Pure white flowers with glowing yellow centers bloom profusely in June amid strap-like, gray-green foliage that forms large colonies rapidly.

Great For:

• Shade groundcover
• Rock and Heather gardens

Height: 6-12"   Width: 1-3'    Shape: Low, Mat

Blooms: White (Summer)

A graceful fountain of fragrant, long white spikes emerge in summer over thick and clean medium green foliage with reddish stems. Use 'Henry's Garnet' in moist fertile soils as a border and enjoy the handsome burgundy-red twigs in winter.

Great For:

• Accent border shrub
• Foundation plantings & woodland settings

Height: 3-5'   Width: 4-8'    Shape: Mound

Blooms: White (Summer)   Fall Color: Purple, Red

Winter Interest: Color, Structure

An excellent butterfly attractor, this selection will produce interesting stalks of flossy purple-red flowers in mid to late July that will bloom for weeks.

Great For:

• Accent perennial or cut flower
• Massed in the perennial border

Height: 3-5'   Width: 12-18"

Blooms: Purple, Red (Summer, Fall)

This wonderful, broad, rounded, multi-stemmed shrub is covered with fragrant yellow flowers in early May that open before the leaves emerge and are held close to the branches. Birds will feed on the brilliant red fruits in late summer.

Great For:

• Naturalized areas, forage for wild birds
• Woodland underplantings

Height: 6-10'   Width: 6-10'

Blooms: Yellow (Spring)   Fall Color: Yellow

Winter Interest: Structure

At last, the true native lupine! Lavender-purple flowers appear in June on this plant that is very easy to grow in both lean soils and wild gardens. Allow this beauty to self sow and it will form large colonies of color.

Great For:

• Accent perennial or cut flower
• Naturalized meadow gardens

Height: 24-40"   Width: 1-2'

Blooms: Purple (Spring)

A large and showy native grower, this is the "fiddlehead" fern. The graceful light green fronds get gigantic and will be tolerant of sun as long as there's an adequate amount of moisture.

Great For:

• Wet areas and bogs
• Woodland underplantings

Height: 36-60"   Width: 3-5'

The very large, red flowers of 'Jacob Cline' appear in July amid deep green, mildew resistant and fragrant foliage.

Great For:

• Tall border perennial
• Naturalized meadow gardens

Height: 40-48"   Width: 2-3'    Shape: Tall, Upright

Blooms: Red (Summer)

This variety offers large heads of rosy purple flowers that will bloom for many weeks in July and August while attracting butterflies amid fragrant foliage.

Great For:

• Accent perennial or cut flower
• Massed for naturalizing

Height: 3-4'   Width: 3-4'    Shape: Tall, Upright

Blooms: Pink (Summer)

This fern is native to and very vigorous in moist locations. Although it will tolerate sun in wet sites, semi-shade is preferred. The very ornamental center growth will be covered in cinnamon colored spores.

Great For:

• Wet areas and bogs
• Woodland underplantings

Height: 36-48"   Width: 36-60"

Sourwood (or sorrel tree) is a deciduous tree that is native to the eastern United States. In cultivation, it typically grows 20-25' tall with a straight, slender trunk and a narrow oblong crown, but in the wild it can reach as much as 60 feet.

Great For:

• Specimen tree
• Focal groupings

Height: 20-50'   Width: 10-25'    Shape: Upright

Blooms: White (Summer)   Fall Color: Orange, Red

Winter Interest: Branching, Color, Structure

Our native pachysandra, this deciduous plant features handsome foliage with varying shades of green and nice red color in the fall. This is a slower growing variety than Japanese pachysandra with showier flowers.

Great For:

• Low maintenance groundcover
• Foliage accent

Height: 6-9"   Width: 15-18"

Blooms: White (Spring)   Fall Color: Green

This ornamental grass offers striking, red-orange foliage in the fall along with scarlet flowers that are held well above the foliage.

Great For:

• Accent plant or cut flower
• Massed for naturalization

Height: 36-48"   Width: 24-36"

Blooms: Red (Summer, Fall)   Fall Color: Red

Winter Interest: Structure

'Northwind' is a tall, ornamental switch grass variety that features one of the best vertical forms of any of the many cultivars available. Olive-green to bluish-green foliage forms a compact, narrow clump of foliage that is topped by yellowish blooms.

Great For:

• Accent perennial
• Massed for naturalization

Height: 4-6'   Width: 2-3'

Blooms: Yellow (Summer, Fall, Winter)

Winter Interest: Structure

An upright, clump form with blue green foliage that develops a deep red color in June, 'Shenandoah' will produce airy, red tinged flowers in September.

Great For:

• Accent perennial or cut flower
• Massing in the perennial border

Height: 36-40"   Width: 2-3'

Reddish-bronze foliage, stems with spikes of white, tubular, pendant flowers in June and attractive burgundy seedpods contributed to this plant being named the 1996 Perennial Plant Association Plant of the Year.

Great For:

• Accent perennial or cut flower
• Massing in the perennial border

Height: 30-36"   Width: 1-2'

Blooms: White (Spring)

Loose clusters of violet-blue, sweetly fragrant flowers appear on these compact plants in June to provide nectar for butterflies early in the season. 'London Grove' will spread and can form large colonies over time.

Great For:

• Shade accent perennial or cut flower
• Massed in the shade border

Height: 12-15"   Width: 18-24"

Blooms: Blue, Purple (Spring)

'Parksville Beach' produces loose clusters of pink, sweetly fragrant flowers on compact plants in June. The blooms will provide nectar for butterflies early in the season and the plant itself will spread over time and may form large colonies.

Great For:

• Accent perennial or cut flower
• Massed in the shade border

Height: 6-12"   Width: 18-24"

Blooms: Pink (Spring)

'Shortwood' will form an upright clump that produces fragrant, tubular flowers with long corolla tubes and five flat, pink petal-like lobes with dark eyes.

Great For:

• Tall border perennial
• Accent perennial or cut flower

Height: 3-4'   Width: 2-3'    Shape: Medium, Upright

Blooms: Pink (Summer, Fall)

'Sherwood Purple' produces mats of attractive, deep green, teardrop-shaped foliage that form a tidy groundcover. Fragrant trusses of single, light purple flowers obscure the foliage in May.

Great For:

• Accent shade perennial
• Woodland groundcover

Height: 8-10"   Width: 1-2'    Shape: Groundcover, Low

Blooms: Purple (Spring)

Spikes of pure white flowers appear in late July on these compact, non-invasive plants that sport dark green leaves.

Great For:

• Accent perennial or cut flower
• Naturalized meadow gardens

Height: 18-20"   Width: 14-24"

Blooms: White (Summer)

The Maine state tree, White Pine is a very handsome and large ornamental tree that is valuable for parks and large properties as a hedge or specimen. It will also shear well, especially as a small plant.

Great For:

• Larger foundation plantings
• Focal groupings and screening

Height: 50-80'   Width: 20-40'    Shape: Broad, Conical

Fall Color: Green

Winter Interest: Branching, Structure

This vigorous plant produces intense, very light blue-purple, fragrant flowers from early June into July over foliage that is variegated with cream and light pink.

Great For:

• Shady garden areas
• Container or window box plantings

Height: 16-20"   Width: 8-12"    Shape: Medium, Upright

Blooms: Blue, Purple (Spring)

Our native Solomon's Seal, this plant features emerald-green leaves arranged alternately along tough, yet dainty looking arching stems. Pendant green-yellow flowers appear in late April to May and dangle below the foliage.

Great For:

• Naturalized woodland areas
• Low maintenance shade groundcover

Height: 1-3'   Width: 1-3'    Shape: Tall, Upright

Blooms: Green, Yellow (Spring)   Fall Color: Yellow

This native plant features heavily textured evergreen leaves and is often used by florists.

Great For:

• Accent shade perennial
• Woodland underplantings

Height: 12-20"   Width: 1.5-2'

Fall Color: Green

Winter Interest: Structure

'Coronation Triumph' is one of the earliest potentillas to bloom, as hoards of bright yellow flowers appear in early summer over foliage that is excellent all season. It also exhibits one of the longest blooming periods, lasting well into fall.

Great For:

• Accent border shrub
• Foundation plantings

Height: 3-4'   Width: 3-4'    Shape: Mound, Rounded

Blooms: Yellow (Summer, Fall)

Mint scented, gray-green leaves provide a backdrop for clusters of pink flowers that sit atop showy silvery bracts in July and August.

Great For:

• Woodland edge and naturalized areas
• Shear to improve habit and encourage showy bracts

Height: 2-3'   Width: 2-3'

Blooms: Pink (Summer)

This easy-care, naturalistic native produces slightly fragrant, single, light pink flowers with bright yellow centers, followed by splendid autumn colors. Plump red hips and reddish stems then last well into the winter.

Great For:

• Low maintenance shrub border
• Massed for naturalizing

Height: 3-4'   Width: 3-6'

Blooms: Pink (Summer)   Fall Color: Orange, Red

Winter Interest: Fruit, Structure

This variety is considered one of the best ornamental raspberries because of its rose-like, fragrant, rose-purple flowers which appear over a long summer bloom period.

Great For:

• Massed for naturalizing
• Shrub borders

Height: 4-6'   Width: 6-8'    Shape: Upright, Wide

Blooms: Purple (Summer)

Prized by butterfly and hummingbird gardeners, this three-lobed coneflower is very drought tolerant and produces hundreds of small, deep gold flowers that bloom for almost three months!

Great For:

• Massed the perennial border
• Accent perennial or cut flower

Height: 36-48"   Width: 24-36"

Blooms: Yellow (Summer, Fall)

A welcome harbinger of spring! Fuzzy gray catkins adorn dark brown leafless stems in late March.

Great For:

• Naturalized areas
• Wet or boggy sites

Height: 8-14'   Width: 6-12'    Shape: Upright, Vase

Fall Color: Yellow

Lavender blue, nectar-rich flowers in spring are produced by 'Purple Knockout' over shiny, deep burgundy leaves tinged with violet. The American Goldfinch and other songbirds will go for the seed in summer and early fall.

Great For:

• Attracting birds and butterflies
• Groundcover for moist soil

Height: 18-24"   Width: 12-15"

Blooms: Blue (Spring, Summer)

Large, flat-topped clusters of small, fragrant white flowers emerge in June and are a good source of nectar for small insects. Big clusters of dark purple to black, berry-like fruits follow in late summer to fall to extend interest.

Great For:

• Naturalized meadows
• Moist site screening

Height: 6-10'   Width: 6-14'    Shape: Upright, Wide

Blooms: White (Spring)

Pure white, starry flowers smother this little sedum for a few weeks in June. The small, fleshy, green leaves are arranged in whorls of three around the stem and will keep its color all year.

Great For:

• Scree and Rock Gardens
• Garden edging areas and stone walls

Height: 4-6"   Width: 10-12"

Blooms: White (Spring)

A dainty, clump-forming, grass-like plant. Its pale blue flowers are veined in dark blue leading to almost violet eyes and golden throats. The plants are sterile, so they continue blooming all summer.

Great For:

• Rock gardens
• Garden paths and edging areas

Height: 8-10"   Width: 5-8"    Shape: Low, Vase

Blooms: Blue (Spring, Summer)

'Sioux Blue' features upright clumps of slender, blue-green leaves that turn golden yellow in fall. Stiff, vertical flowering stems topped with 12" long, narrow, auburn flower heads rise well above the foliage in late August.

Great For:

• Naturalized meadow plantings
• Accent plant or cut flower

Height: 3-4'   Width: 1-2'

Winter Interest: Structure

Indian Pink is a clump-forming perennial which is often found in moist woods and streambanks. It features one-sided cymes of upward facing, trumpet-shaped, bright red, yellow throated flowers atop stiff stems.

Great For:

• Wooded and naturalized areas
• Streambeds and water gardens

Height: 18-24"   Width: 15-18"    Shape: Low, Upright

Blooms: Red (Spring, Summer)

Clusters of bell-shaped, white flowers tinged with red appear in the spring and are followed by tasty blue berries, which ripen in the summer. The fruit is a favorite among humans as well as birds, small mammals and box turtles.

Great For:

• Fruit production
• Naturalized settings

Height: 8-12"   Width: 2-3'    Shape: Low, Spreading

Blooms: White (Spring)   Fall Color: Orange, Red

Winter Interest: Branching, Color, Structure

This extremely vigorous variety will grow almost twice as fast as most other blueberries. 'Blue Jay' features ample crops of medium size, mildly flavored fruits growing in open, loose, easy to pick clusters that stay on the stem without loss.

Great For:

• Fruit production
• Naturalized settings

Height: 10-12'   Width: 6-8'    Shape: Spreading, Tall

Blooms: White (Spring)   Fall Color: Orange, Red

Winter Interest: Branching, Color, Structure

This early to mid-season cultivar is a heavy bearer of wild tasting berries. Mature plants will be compact and covered in small, white, lantern-like flowers in spring. Excellent fall color and reddish winter branches extend the appeal.

Great For:

• Accent border shrub
• Fruit production

Height: 3-4'   Width: 3-4'    Shape: Mound, Upright

Blooms: White (Spring)   Fall Color: Orange, Red

Winter Interest: Branching, Color, Structure

This plant's fluffy haze of deep purple flowers is often covered by a parade of butterflies in August and September while other beneficial insects feed on the nectar and pollen. This lovely clumping native adapts well to any moist to normal soil.

Great For:

• Tall border perennial
• Meadow naturalization

Height: 3-7'   Width: 2-4'

Blooms: Purple (Summer)

Long, serrated, lanceolate foliage whorls around the stems of this tall, clump-forming perennial that features airy spikes of long white flowers in late June or July.

Great For:

• Accent perennial or cut flower
• Naturalized meadow gardens and streambanks

Height: 3-4'   Width: 1-2'    Shape: Tall, Upright

Blooms: White (Summer)

Large, flat-topped, lacecap flowers appear in May over beautiful, maple-like, mid-green foliage that features a deep burgundy to red fall color that is fantastic with the bright red pendulous fruit clusters.

Great For:

• Foundation plantings
• Naturalizing

Height: 6-8'   Width: 4-6'    Shape: Mound, Upright

Blooms: White (Spring)   Fall Color: Red

Winter Interest: Fruit, Structure