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Aronia arbutifoliaRED CHOKEBERRY‘Brilliantissima’Deciduous shrub noted for its attractive glossy red berries and red fall foliage color.

Height: 6’-10’ Spread: 3’-5’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, adaptable Zone(s): 4-9 |

Aronia melanocarpaBLACK CHOKEBERRY‘Autumn Magic’A more compact shrub that is very adaptable. Ideal plant for wetlands. Displays brilliant red and purple foliage in the fall along with its purple-black fruit.

Height: 3’-5’ Spread: 3’-6’Growth: Slow Soil: Adaptable Zone(s): 4-9 |

Azalea arborescens SWEET AZALEA A deciduous upright shrub with fragrant white to light pink flowers in late spring early summer. Red fall color.

Height: 8’-20’ Spread: 8’-20’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 4 | N |

Azalea calendulaceum FLAME AZALEA A deciduous upright shrub with orange/salmon, red, and yellow flowers, blooms in late spring. late spring. Yellow and red fall color.

Height: 6’-10’ Spread: 6‘-10’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 4 | N |

Azalea Bloom-a-thon Hybrids BLOOM-A-THON AZALEAS The ‘Bloom-a-thon’ series of Azaleas are known for their reblooming flowers and rounded habit. They have two sets of blooms in one growing season, first bloom in spring then again in mid summer and through frost.

Height: 3’-5’ Spread: 3’-4’Growth: ModerateSoil: Well-drained, moist, slightly acidicZone(s): 6 | ‘Bloom-a-thon Lavender’ Single vivid lavender flowers. Height: 3’-5’ Spread: 3’-4’

‘Bloom-a-thon Lavender’

Azalea Bloom-a-thon Hybrids ‘Bloom-a-thon White’ White flowers with several smaller ruffled petals in the center. Height: 3’-5’ Spread: 3’-4’

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Azalea Encore Hybrids ENCORE AZALEAS The ‘Encore’ hybrids are a reblooming series of evergreen Azaleas that bloom in spring, grow new shoots and set buds that bloom again in summer and last through the fall. They are evergreen with leaves turning reddish-purple in winter.

Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 3’-4’Growth: ModerateSoil: Well-drained, moist, slightly acidicZone(s): 6 | ‘Autumn Amethyst’ Vivid light purple flowers. Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 3’-4’

‘Autumn Twist’ White flowers with splashy hot pink stripes. Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 3’-4’

‘Sangria Encore’ Dark pink flowers. Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 3’-4’

‘Sunset Encore’ Bright orange-red flowers. Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 3’-4’

Azalea Gable Hybrids GABLE AZALEAS ‘Blaauw’s Pink’ Evergreen shrub with small deep green leaves and a broad rounded habit. Shrimp-pink, double flowers bloom in mid spring.

Height: 2’-4’ Spread: 2’-4’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 5 | ‘Karen’ Habit is rounded with evergreen leaves. Mid spring flowers are lavender.

Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 3’-4’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 5 | ‘Rosebud’ Compact rounded habit with evergreen leaves. Silvery-pink flowers bloom in mid spring.

Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 3’-4’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 5 | ‘Stewartstonian’ Single flowers are bright brick-red with green foliage turning red in fall.

Height: 4’-5’ Spread: 3’-4’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 5 |

Azalea Girard Hybrids GIRARD AZALEAS Slightly shiny dark green evergreen foliage that is probably the most attractive of all the evergreen Azaleas.

Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 3’-4’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained, moist, acidic Zone(s): 4 | ‘Girard Crimson’ Large crimson flowers. Height: 2’-4’ Spread: 2’-4’

‘Girard Fuchsia’ Wavy, ruffled, reddish purple flowers. Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’

‘Girard Hot Shot’ Fiery scarlet or deep orange-red flower with leaves turning a bright orangey red fall color. Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 3’-4’

‘Girard Pleasant White’ Large white flowers with a cream center. Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 2’-3’

‘Girard Renee Michelle’ A low growing spreading habit with hot pink-purple flowers. Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 3’-5’

‘Girard Rose’ Deep rose colored flowers with green leaves taking on reddish hues in winter. Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 2’-3’

Azalea Glenn Dale Hybrids GLENN DALE AZALEAS This series of evergreen Azaleas were bred for cold hardiness and large flower size.

Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 3’-4’Growth: ModerateSoil: Well-drained, moist, acidicZone(s): 6 | ‘Delaware Valley White’ Moderate green leaves and white flowers. Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 3’-4’

Azalea Knap Hill Hybrids KNAP HILL AZALEAS ‘Gibraltar’ Deciduous upright grower. In May flowers bloom a deep vivid orange color with a ruffled texture.


‘Autumn Twist

‘Blaauw’s Pink’

‘Girard Fuchsia’

‘Girard Hot Shot’

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Full Sun Part Sun/Part Shade Shade Native Native New EnglandN NE

Azalea Kurume Hybrids KURUME AZALEASThe ‘Kurume’ Azaleas are a hybrid of A. obtusum and A. kiusianum. These are naturally occurring crosses native to the island of Kyushu, a southern island of Japan.

Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’Growth: ModerateSoil: Well-drained, moist, slightly acidicZone(s): 6 | ‘Hino-Crimson’ Bright crimson flowers cover the entire plant in spring. Height: 3’ Spread: 3’-4’

‘Mother’s Day’ A wide growing habit with large red flowers. Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 3’-4’

‘Tradition’ Light pink flowers. Height: 2’-4’ Spread: 3’-5’

Azalea Northern Lights Hybrids NORTHERN LIGHTS AZALEA The ‘Northern Lights’ are a series of deciduous azaleas that are the result of a cross between R. x kosteranum and R. prinophyllum. The flowers appear in May before the leaves emerge and they have a compact growth habit.

Height: 2’-4’ Spread: 2’-4’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 4 | ‘Golden Lights’ Golden yellow flowers. Height: 3’-6’ Spread: 3’-6’

‘Lemon Lights’ Lemon yellow flowers. Height: 4’-5’ Spread: 4’-5’

‘Rosy Lights’ Dark pink, rose red flowers. Height: 4’-5’ Spread: 5’-6’

‘White Lights’ White flowers with a yellow center. Height: 4’-5’ Spread: 4’-5’

Azalea Rebloom Hybrids REBLOOM AZALEAS The ‘Rebloom’ series of evergreen Azaleas were bred for their large double, sometimes triple, flowers. They first bloom in spring and a second set of flowers bloom in mid summer and last until frost. Compact growth habit.

Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 3’-4’Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained, moist, slightly acidicZone(s): 6 | ‘Red Magnificence’ Double red flowers. Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 3’-4’

‘White Nobility’ Large, single white flowers. Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 3’-4’

‘Hino-Crimson’

Azalea Robin Hill Hybrids ROBIN HILL AZALEAS Robert Gartrell hybridized these Azaleas working with the flowering characteristics of the Japanese Satsuki developing them to be hardier and more dependable. They have low growing habits and large flowers.

Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’Growth: ModerateSoil: Well-drained, moist, acidicZone(s): 6 | ‘Conversation Piece’ Pink flowers with splotches of white, red, and pink. Form is compact and low-growing. Height: 2’ Spread: 3’

‘Nancy of Robin Hill’ Low growing habit with beautiful light pink double or semi double flowers.Height: 1’-2’ Spread: 2’-3’

Azalea Satsuki Hybrids SATSUKI AZALEAS The Satsuki Azaleas are native to Japan and have been bred for their dwarf, spreading habit, and larger flowers that bloom later in the season.

Height: 1’-3’ Spread: 1’-3’Growth: SlowSoil: Well-drained, moistZone(s): 6 | ‘Gumpo Pink’ Compact habit with ruffled pink flowers. Height: 1’-2’ Spread: 1’-2’

‘Gumpo White’ Compact habit with white ruffled flowers. Height: 1’-2’ Spread: 1’-2’

‘Kaempo’ Dwarf form with hot pink flowers blooms in late spring. Height: 1’-2’ Spread: 2’-3’

Azalea yedoense var. poukhanense KOREAN AZALEA ‘Compacta’ Single blooms in early spring vary in color from rosy purple to light lavender. Evergreen leaves are moderate green in summer and turn orange to purple in fall.

Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 3’-6’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained, moist, slightly acidic Zone(s): 5 |

‘Gumpo White’‘Golden Lights’

‘Nancy of Robin Hill’

‘Red Magnificence’


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Azalea viscosum SWAMP AZALEA Small clusters of pink to white summer blooms have honeysuckle-like fragrance. This deciduous shrub has a vase-like habit and small green leaves.

Height: 4’-10’ Spread: 3’-5’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 4 | N |

Azalea viscosum hybrids WESTON’S AZALEA Summer flowering deciduous shrub with highly fragrant flowers.

Height: 6’-8’ Spread: 6’-8’ Growth: Slow to moderate Soil: Well-drained, moist, slightly acidic Zone(s): 4 | NE |

Weston’s Innocence Heavy flowering, strongly scented shrub with small white flowers. Height: 3’-6’ Spread: 3’-6’

Weston’s Lemon Drop Peach buds open to pale yellow flowers. Height: 6’ Spread: 4’-6’

Weston’s Parade Dark pink flowers with orange flare. Height: 6’ Spread: 3’-5’

Weston’s Pink and Sweet Pink flowers with a yellow eye. Height: 6’ Spread: 3’-5’

Weston’s Sparkler Ruffled dark pink flowers. Height: 6’ Spread: 4’-6’

Buddleia davidii BUTTERFLY BUSH ‘Black Knight’ Upright or slightly nodding fragrant panicles of very dark purple flowers bloom from June through September. Multiple canes have an upright arching habit.

Height: 6’-8’ Spread: 3’-5’ Growth: Fast Soil: Well-drained, moist, adaptable Zone(s): 5 |

‘Blue Chip’ A dwarf cultivar with bluish-purple flowers forming four to ten inch long panicles that bloom from June through September.


‘Nanho Blue’ Lavender-blue flowers form pointed pyramidal panicles atop silvery blue foliage.


‘Pink Delight ’ Long silvery green leaves provide a nice backdrop for the pointed panicles of fragrant true pink flowers.


‘Royal Red’ Panicles of six to twelve inch long purple-red flowers bloom from June through September. Leaves are grayish-green.


Buddleia x weyeriana ‘Honeycomb’ Creamy yellow flowers form slightly rounded panicles blooming from mid summer to fall. Foliage is a silvery green on upright arching canes.


‘Blue Chip’

‘Black Knight’

‘Nanho Blue’

‘Pink Delight ’

Lemon Drop

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Buxus microphylla var. koreana LITTLELEAF BOXWOOD ‘Tide Hill’ This cultivar is a dwarf form spreading wider than tall with very small rounded green leaves.

Height: 12”-15” Spread: 4‘-5’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 6 | ‘Winter Gem’ Slightly cupped waxy green leaves form a slightly loose rounded habit.


Buxus microphylla var. koreana x B. sempervirens LITTLELEAF BOXWOOD ‘Green Gem’ Maintains a tight, dense globe shape without pruning. Small leaves are a flat dark green.

Height: 2’ Spread: 2’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 5 | ‘Green Mountain’ The leaves are small dark green on this upright grower. Matures to a rounded pyramid.

Height: 5’ Spread: 3’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 4 | ‘Green Mound’Distinctly rounded mounding form. Small leaves are dark green.

Height: 3’ Spread: 3’Growth: SlowSoil: Well-drained, moistZone(s): 4 | ‘Green Velvet’Has small dark green leaves and a full rounded habit.

Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 3’-4’Growth: SlowSoil: Well-drained, moistZone(s): 5 |

Buxus microphylla x koreana BOXWOOD‘Baby Gem’ Compact mounding habit.

Height: 4’ Spread: 4’-5’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 5 |

‘Franklin Gem’ Bright green leaves. Broad rounded habit. Height: 2’ Spread: 3’

‘Green Velvet’

‘Green Gem’

‘Baby Gem’

‘Dee Runk’

Buxus sempervirens

’Vardar Valley’

Buxus sempervirensCOMMON BOXWOODFlat, green color with bluish undertones on the leaves forms a broad rounded outline.

Height: 15’-20’ Spread: 15’-20’Growth: SlowSoil: Well-drained, moistZone(s): 6 | ‘Dee Runk’ Upright, wider at base than on top. Deep blue-green leaves.

Height: 10’ Spread: 2’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 5 | ‘Fastigiata’Upright form that matures to a loosely branched conical shape.

Height: 10’-12’ Spread: 4’-5’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 6 | ‘Graham Blandy’Neat tightly upright form with flat dark green leaves.

Height: 7’-9’ Spread: 15”-18”Growth: SlowSoil: Well-drained, moistZone(s): 5 |

‘Newport Blue’Densely round habit with bluish-green leaves.

Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 5’-6’Growth: SlowSoil: Well-drained, moistZone(s): 5 | ’Vardar Valley’ Deep blue-green foliage forms a flat-topped mound.


Buxus sempervirens‘Suffruticosa’Slow grower with an extremely dense habit and rounded dark green leaves.



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Buxus sinica var. insularis KOREAN BOXWOOD ‘Justin Brouwers’ A very slow-growing dwarf form that grows wider than tall with tiny vivid green leaves.

Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 3’-4’ Growth: Fast Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 5 | ‘Wintergreen’ A broad, mounded shrub grows wider than tall. Foliage is less likely to turn bronze in the winter.

Height: 2’-4’ Spread: 3’-5’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 4 |

Callicarpa dichotoma PURPLE BEAUTYBERRY ‘Early Amethyst’ Lavender flowers bloom in early summer on its thin arching stems. In late summer clusters of brilliant tiny purple berries develop. Small pointed leaves are a deep blue-green.

Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 4’-5’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 4 | ‘Issai’ Light pinks blossoms in the spring followed by green berries turning bright purple in late summer.

Height: 3’-5’ Spread: 3’- 5’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained Zone(s): 4 |

Calluna vulgaris SCOTCH HEATHER Low growing, mounding, perennial shrub with small scale-like foliage. In winter foliage will often develop a bronze, yellow, reddish, or silvery tone depending on the cultivar. Flowers bloom from late summer to early autumn in colors ranging from rosy pink, purple, red, and white.

Height: 12”-24” Spread: 12”-24” Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, moist, sandy, acidic Zone(s): 4-6 |

Calycanthus floridus COMMON SWEETSHRUB In May and sporadically throughout June and July, fruity scented flowers bloom a deep maroon. Habit of this deciduous shrub is dense and bushy.

Height: 6’-9’ Spread: 6’-12’ Growth: Slow to moderate Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 5 |

CaraganaSIBERIAN PEASHRUB‘Pendula’An interesting large shrub or small tree with a vigorously upright, weeping habit. Attractive yellow flowers in spring. Round, pinnately compound foliage.

Height: 12’-15’ Spread: 8’-10’Growth: ModerateSoil: Adaptable, drought tolerantZone(s): 2-7 | ‘Walker’This open deciduous dwarf tree with a rounded form and gracefully weeping branches also bears attractive yellow flowers in spring and fern-like foliage.

Height: 5’-8’ Spread: 3’-5’Growth: ModerateSoil: Well-drainedZone(s): 2-7 |

Caryopteris x clandonensis BLUEBEARD ‘Blue Mist’ Powder-blue flowers bloom in late summer on soft green foliage. Habit is mounding.

Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 2’-3’ Growth: Fast Soil: Well-drained Zone(s): 5 |

‘Dark Knight’ Green leaves with silvery undersides contrast well with deep violet flowers from late summer to early fall.

Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 2’-3’ Growth: Fast Soil: Well-drained Zone(s): 5 |

Ceanothus americanus NEW JERSEY TEA Clusters of white flowers bloom in midsummer on the fine branches of this deciduous multi-stemmed shrub. Leaves are deep green with a somewhat rough texture.

Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 2’-3’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained Zone(s): 4 |

Cephalanthus occidentalisBUTTONBUSHThis is a thick twiggy multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with perfect one inch white globe-shaped flowers that bloom in summer for about four weeks.

Height: 3’-8’ Spread: 3’-6’Growth: SlowSoil: Very wet to moistZone(s): 4 |

‘Walker’

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Cephalotaxus harringtonia JAPANESE PLUM YEW‘Duke Gardens’ Thick dark green needles spiral outward from the stems. Outline is a rounded vase shape.

Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 3’-4’Growth: SlowSoil: Well-drained, moistZone(s): 4 | ‘Fastigiata’Forms a rounded columnar shape. Thick deep green needles look like a bottlebrush and create an interesting evergreen texture for shady spots.

Height: 9’-10’ Spread: 6’-8’Growth: SlowSoil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 4 | ‘Prostrata’This low growing evergreen shrub has thick green needles that grow in a line from only one side of each stem creating a feathery appearance.


Chaenomeles speciosa COMMON FLOWERING QUINCE ‘Cameo’ Fully double, peach-apricot flowers bloom in May.


‘Jet Trails’ White flowers in early spring followed by yellow fruit.

Height: 5’-8’ Spread: 5’-10’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained Zone(s): 4 |

‘Scarlet Storm’ Double scarlet red flowers bloom in early spring. Fruitless. Thornless.


‘Texas Scarlet’ Profuse red flowers resembling apple blossoms bloom in April on a compact spreading habit.

Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 2’-3’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained Zone(s): 4 | ‘Toyo Nishiki’ White pink and red flowers bloom in early spring.


‘Prostrata’

‘Fastigiata’

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana LAWSON FALSECYPRESS ‘Yvonne’ Ascending branches with flattened feather-shaped sprays of yellow-tipped green foliage form a columnar outline.


Chamaecyparis obtusa HINOKI FALSECYPRESS ‘Aurea’ The tips of these green flat fans of foliage are bright yellow. The habit is conical with loose branches arching at the very narrow top of the plant.


‘Compacta’ Dense green foliage forms a broad pyramid of beautiful sculptural texture.

Height: 20’ Spread: 15’Growth: ModerateSoil: Well-drained, moistZone(s): 5 |

‘Toyo Nishiki’

‘Jet Trails’

Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Crippsii’ Rich golden yellow fronds of foliage are a deep emerald green within. Broad pyramidal outline has an overall feathery appearance.

Height: 12’-15’ Spread: 6’-8’Growth: ModerateSoil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 5 |

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Chamaecyparis obtusa HINOKI FALSECYPRESS ‘Elmwood Gold’ A flat-topped rounded shrub. Feathery golden-yellow foliage is green in the shaded interior branches.

Height: 6’-8’ Spread: 6’-8’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 5 | ‘Filifera Aurea’ Forms a broad conical mounding shape with bright yellow stringy foliage.

Height: 15’-20’ Spread: 10’-15’Growth: ModerateSoil: Well-drained, moist, loamyZone(s): 4 | ‘Golden Mop’ Compact, semi-weeping form with stringy yellow foliage.

Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained, moist, loamy Zone(s): 4 | ‘Graciosa’ Small upright tree with moderate green lacy foliage.

Height: 6’-8’ Spread: 4’-6’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 4 | ‘Kosteri’ Semi-dwarf, irregular wide pyramid shape with twisting olive green cupped foliage.

Height: 4’-5’ Spread: 5’-6’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 5 | ‘Nana Gracilis’ Extremely slow growing broad conical dwarf shrub with dense dark green fine textured fronds of foliage.

Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 2’-3’ Growth: Very slow Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 4 | ‘Wells Special’ Narrow upright form with layered moderate green twisted fans of foliage.


‘Filifera Aurea’

‘Golden Mop’

‘Kosteri’

‘Elmwood Gold’

‘Nana Gracilis’

Clethra alnifoliaSUMMERSWEETA densely branched, upright shrub with fragrant vertical panicles of white flowers. Yellow fall color.

Height: 4’-8’ Spread: 4’-6’Growth: SlowSoil: Wet to well-drained, acidicZone(s): 4 | NE | ‘Hummingbird’ A compact spreading habit. Height: 2’-4’ Spread: 3’-5’

‘Ruby Spice’ Rich rosy pink flowers. Height: 4’-8’ Spread: 4’-6’

‘September Beauty’ White flowers appear in early fall. Branching habit and flowers are more upright than the species and other cultivars. Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 3’-4’

‘Sixteen Candles’ White flowers are upright, erect, and ‘candle-like’. Height: 4’-5’ Spread: 2’-3’

Comptonia peregrinaSWEET FERNA colonizing deciduous shrub with fern-like leaves that are fragrant when crushed. Insignificant yellow-green flowers turn into brownish nutlets.

Height: 2’-4’ Spread: 4’-8’Growth: SlowSoil: Moderately dry, sandy, acidicZone(s): 2 | NE |

Cornus alba TARTARIAN DOGWOOD ‘Elegantissima’ Deciduous shrub with green and white variegated leaves, white berries, gold and rosy red fall color, with red winter stems.

Height: 6’-10’ Spread: 6’-10’ Soil: Moist Growth: Moderate Zone(s): 2 |

‘Ivory Halo’ Deciduous shrub with green and white variegated leaves. Compact rounded form. Red winter stems.


‘Siberica’ Multi stemmed deciduous shrub with redish-purple fall color and red stems.


Clethra alnifolia

‘Ruby Spice’

‘Elegantissima’

‘Ivory Halo’


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Cornus amomumSILKY DOGWOODYoung greenish to reddish-purple branches form a multi-stemmed shrub with a rounded top. Bright blue berries form in late summer.

Height: 3’-10’ Spread: 3’-6’Growth: ModerateSoil: MoistZone(s): 4 | NE |

Cornus racemosaGRAY DOGWOODA heavily suckering shrub produce creamy white flowers in spring after the gray-green leaves emerge. In late summer white berries develop and contrast nicely with the red pedicels which remain.

Height: 3’-8’ Spread: 3’-8’Growth: ModerateSoil: Moist to moderately dryZone(s): 5 | NE |

Cornus sanguinea RED TWIG DOGWOOD ‘Winter Flame’Multi stemmed deciduous shrub with stems that are yellow at the base to orange and red at the tips. Yellow and orange fall color.

Height: 6’-10’ Spread: 6’-10’Growth: Moderate Soil: Moist Zone(s): 4 |

Cornus sericea REDOSIER DOGWOOD ‘Arctic Fire’ A compact form with dark red stems. In late spring flowers emerge a creamy white and produce whitish-blue berries in late summer. Fall color is a reddish purple.

Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 3’-4’Growth: FastSoil: Moist Zone(s): 3 | NE | ‘Baileyi’ Red stems in wintertime offer off-season color on this multi-stemmed shrub. Creamy white flowers in spring change to white berries as the green leaves are changing.

Height: 6’-9’ Spread: 6’-9’ Growth: Fast Soil: Moist Zone(s): 2 | NE |

‘Baileyi’

‘Kelseyi’

‘Buds Yellow’

‘Flaviramea’

‘Cardinal’ Stems are a bit brighter red-orange than other cultivars. White berries provide an important source of food for many species of birds. Creamy-white flowers appear in late spring.

Height: 6’-9’ Spread: 10’-12’Growth: FastSoil: Moist Zone(s): 2 | NE | ‘Kelseyi’A neat mounding compact form with yellow-red stems. Flowers bloom in showy creamy-white clusters in late May and early June.

Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 2’-3’Growth: FastSoil: Moist Zone(s): 2 | NE |

Cornus sericeaYELLOW TWIG DOGWOOD ‘Bud’s Yellow’Multi stemmed deciduous shrub with rounded form. Creamy white flowers in spring, white berries in summer and yellow stems in winter.

Height: 6’-8’ Spread: 5’-6’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Moist Zone(s): 3 | NE |

‘Flaviramea’Medium sized deciduous shrub forming thickets of greenish-yellow stems brightest in winter. Red-orange fall color.

Height: 6’-8’ Spread: 7’-9’Growth: Moderate Soil: Moist Zone(s): 2 |

‘Isanti’Multi stemmed deciduous shrub with a rounded form. Dark green summer foliage turning to red in the fall. Blood red stems in the winter.

Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’Growth: Fast Soil: Moist Zone(s): 2 |


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Corylus avellana HARRY LAUDERS WALKING STICK ‘Contorta’ Multi-stemmed shrub with twisted and spiraling branches that provide winter interest. Monoecious plant with male flowers appear in spring in showy, long, yellowish brown catkins.

Height: 8’-10’ Spread: 8’-10’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained Zone(s): 4-9 | ‘Red Majestic’ Has brilliant burgundy catkins and dark green with burgundy tinge foliage. Height: 7’-10’ Spread: 7’-10’

Corylopsis spicataSPIKE WINTERHAZELIn late winter this shrub blooms with one to two inch long, pale yellow flowers that hang down well before the blue-green leaves emerge. Fall color is rich yellow.

Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’Growth: Slow to moderateSoil: Well-drained, moist, acidicZone(s): 5 |

Cotinus coggygria SMOKE BUSH ‘Grace’Iridescent spring foliage is green overlaid with red. Large, pink, clouds of blooms, flowers in the summer. Brilliant red-orange fall foliage.

Height: 10’-15’ Spread: 10’-15’Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained Zone(s): 5 | ’Golden Spirit’An upright deciduous open spreading shrub with bright golden foliage that turns shades of amber, scarlet, and green in the fall. Height: 8’-15’ Spread: 8’-15’

‘Old Fashioned’Foliage starting out as grey-purple turning to blue-grey at maturity. Bright yellow-green flowers in spring.Height: 6’ Spread: 5’

‘Royal Purple’ Leaves emerge a rich maroon red and mature to dark reddish purple. Billowy hairs on the tiny flowers turn a smoky pink or purple in late spring. Compact habit. Height: 8’-15’ Spread: 8’-15’

‘Grace’

‘Old Fashioned’

‘Contorta’

‘Red Majestic’

‘Royal Purple’

Cotoneaster adpressus CREEPING COTONEASTER ‘Tom Thumb’This deciduous shrub forms a dense, closely branched mound of glossy-green leaves. Tiny light pink flowers turn to small bright red berries.


Cotoneaster apiculatus CRANBERRY COTONEASTER A low growing mounding shrub. Small, glossy green leaves turn burgundy in fall. Tiny pink flowers become bright red shiny berries.


Cotoneaster dammeri BEARBERRY COTONEASTER ‘Coral Beauty’ Coral berries contrast nicely with lustrous green leaves on this deciduous low growing shrub.

Height: 1’ Spread: 3’-6’ Growth: Fast Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 5 |

Cotoneaster horizontalis ROCKSPRAY COTONEASTER Low flat dense shrub with horizontally spreading layered branches. Shiny leaves change to a reddish purple in fall. Tiny pink flowers become bright red shiny berries


‘Perpusillus’ Very low growing deciduous shrub with glossy-green leaves that turn reddish purple in fall. Mid spring flowers are light pink, which become shiny red berries. Height: 1’-3’ Spread: 5’-8’

Cotoneaster horizontalis

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Cotoneaster salicifolius WILLOWLEAF COTONEASTER ‘Scarlet Leader’ This cultivar has a ground hugging habit with shiny dark green leaves offset by small white flowers in spring followed by bright red berries that often persist into winter.

Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 6’-8’ Growth: Slow Soil: Moist, well-drained Zone(s): 5 |

Cytisus scoparius SCOTCH BROOM ‘Burkwoodii’ Thick green stems form a bushy habit with garnet red flowers in spring. Tends to self sow.

Height: 5’-6’ Spread: 5’-10’ Growth: Fast Soil: Adaptable, dry, sandy Zone(s): 5 |

‘Moonlight ’ Creamy white flowers. Height: 5’-6’ Spread: 5’-6’ Growth: Fast Soil: Adaptable, dry, sandy Zone(s): 5 |

Daphne x burkwoodii BURKWOOD DAPHNE ‘Carol Mackie’ Narrow light green and cream colored variegated leaves on fleshy stems form a clean mounding habit. Pink tinged flowers have a very strong sweet fragrance.


Deutzia gracilisSLENDER DEUTZIASlender ascending stems form a low mound. Lightly fragrant upright panicles of pure white flowers bloom in May.

Height: 2’-4’ Spread: 3’-4’ Growth: Slow to moderate Soil: Well-drained, rich, moist Zone(s): 4 |

‘Nikko’ Dwarf dense shrub that forms a graceful mound featuring tiny white flowers in early spring and deep red foliage in the fall. Height: 1’-2’ Spread: 2’-5’

‘Yuki Snowflake’White spring flowers. Extra heavy blooming variety. Height: 1’-2’ Spread: 1’-3’

Enkianthus campanulatus REDVEIN ENKIANTHUSClusters of dainty bell-shaped flowers are creamy yellow with red veins. Has a narrow upright branching habit. Dull green-blue leaves in summer turn to vivid shades of red, yellow, orange in fall.

Height: 8’-12’ Spread: 4’-6’Growth: SlowSoil: Moist, acidicZone(s): 4 |

‘Showy Lantern’ This cultivar has pink flowers that are larger than the species and dark green leaves that turn to brilliant red in fall. Height: 6’-12’ Spread: 3’-6’

Erica carnea SPRING HEATH ‘Mediterranean Pink’Low and spreading mound of fine upright stems bear tiny pointed leaves and rows of delicate pink bud-shaped flowers.

Height: 6”-10” Spread: 16”-20”Growth: SlowSoil: Moist, acidic, high organic matterZone(s): 5 |

‘Mediterranean White’ White flowering. Height: 6”-10” Spread: 16”-20”

Euonymus fortunei WINTERCREEPER EUONYMUS ‘Emerald Gaiety’ Variegated, shrubby form with a spreading habit, featuring rounded glossy green leaves with irregular creamy white margins. Pink tones close to winter.

Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 4’-5’ Growth: Fast Soil: Well-drained Zone(s): 5-8 |

‘Emerald N Gold’ Dense, shrubby form with a spreading habit featuring rounded glossy green leaves with yellow margins. Pink tones close to winter. Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 4’-5’

‘Ivory Jade’ Low-spreading habit with large rich green foliage featuring ivory margins that will develop pink colors in the winter. Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 4’-6’

‘Moonshadow’ Evergreen shrub with low-spreading, dense habit, featuring foliage that has a yellow center framed by glossy green. Height: 1’-2’ Spread: 3’-5’

‘Nikko’

‘Yuki Snowflake’

‘Emerald N Gold’

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Euonymus japonicus JAPANESE EUONYMUS ‘Chollipo’ Bushy, upright, evergreen shrub with rounded rich green leaves broadly margined with cream.


‘Greenspire’ Dense evergreen shrub with a fastigiate growth habit and intense dark green foliage. Tolerant of salt and heavy shade.

Height: 6’-12’ Spread: 3’-6’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained Zone(s): 6-9 |

‘Silver King’ Evergreen shrub with an upright habit and an umbrella shaped top, green foliage with silvery white margins.


Euonymus kiautschovicusSPREADING EUONYMUS‘Manhattan’Evergreen to semi-evergreen shrub featuring large glossy green leaves and greenish white flowers. Tolerates shearing, so it is commonly planted as a hedge, screen, or topiary.

Height: 6’-8’ Spread: 10’-12’Growth: Fast Soil: Well-drained, adaptable Zone(s): 5-9 |

‘Chollipo’

Forsythia x intermedia FORSYTHIA‘Arnold Dwarf’A compact form with a mixture of upright arching and prostrate branches. Brilliant yellow flowers in spring. Leaves are green in summer, yellow-green in fall.

Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 6’-7’Growth: FastSoil: AdaptableZone(s): 4 |

‘Gold Tide’ A graceful, arching , compact form. Height: 1’-2’ Spread: 4’-5’

‘Lynwood Gold’ Upright arching habit. Height: 8’-10’ Spread: 10’-12’

‘New Hampshire Gold’ Nice purple fall color with a mounding habit Height: 5’-6’ Spread: 5’-6’

Fothergilla gardeniiDWARF FOTHERGILLAFlowers resemble small delicate white bottlebrushes in early spring. Blue-green leaves develop exceptional orange, red, and yellow fall color.

Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 4’-6’Growth: SlowSoil: Well-drained, acidicZone(s): 5 |

‘Blue Shadow’ Leaves are shades of blue-green to powdery blue. Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’

‘Suzanne’ An evenly branched compact grower. Height: 30” Spread: 2’-3’

Fothergilla major LARGE FOTHERGILLA ‘Mount Airy’ Larger and more upright habit than Dwarf Fothergilla. Flowers resemble small delicate white bottlebrushes in early spring. Blue-green leaves develop exceptional orange, red, and yellow fall color.

Height: 5’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’Growth: SlowSoil: Well-drained, acidicZone(s): 5 |

Gaultheria procumbensCREEPING WINTERGREENA creeping evergreen shrub with light pink flowers that turn into red edible berries which persist through winter. Foliage turns purple in winter.

Height: 6”-12” Spread: 2’-3’Growth: SlowSoil: Consistently moist Zone(s): 3 |

‘Lynwood Gold’

‘Silver King’

Euonymus japonicus ‘Aureomarginatus’ Dense, bushy, evergreen shrub with glossy green foliage and bold yellow margins. Maintains a more upright habit making it ideal for hedges.


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‘Jelena’

Hamamelis intermedia WITCHHAZEL ‘Arnold Promise’ Ribbon-like yellow flowers bloom in early spring. Leaves are green in summer and often have a fiery rainbow of red, orange, yellow on each leaf in fall.

Height: 15’-20’ Spread: 15’-20’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Moist Zone(s): 5 |

‘Diane’ Has copper red flowers. Height: 8’-12’ Spread: 10’-15’

‘Jelena’Rich coppery orange flowers add blazing color to the winter landscape. Height: 10’-15’ Spread: 6’-10’

‘Westerstede’A winter blooming deciduous shrub with mildly fragrant yellow flowers.Height: 8’-12’ Spread: 8’-12’

Hamamelis mollisWITCHHAZEL ‘Pallida’A winter blooming deciduous shrub with mildly fragrant sulfur yellow flowers.

Height: 10’-15’ Spread: 10’-15’Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 5 |

Hamamelis vernalis VERNAL WITCHHAZEL In late winter spidery flowers bloom with red centers and thin yellow to orange petals. Leaves are yellow in the fall. Habit is multi-stemmed, dense.

Height: 6’-10’ Spread: 8’-12’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Moist Zone(s): 4 | NE |

Hamamelis virginiana COMMON WITCHHAZEL Vase shaped multi-stemmed shrub that flowers in the fall just as the leaves begin to turn a rich yellow. Fragrant flowers bloom golden-yellow with long thin petals.

Height: 20’-30’ Spread: 15’-20’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Moist to moderately dry Zone(s): 4 | NE |

‘Arnold Promise’

Hibiscus syriacus ROSE OF SHARON Erect upright branches on a multi-stemmed or single trunk shrub. Large three inch diameter flowers have ruffled petals and a showy yellow column of stamens in the center.

Height: 8’-10’ Spread: 6’-8’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained, moist, adaptable Zone(s): 3 |

‘Aphrodite’ Single clear pink flower with maroon eye. Sterile. Height: 6’-10’ Spread: 4’-8’

‘Ardens’ Double rose-purple flower. Height: 6’-10’ Spread: 4’-8’

‘Ardens Blue’ Double blue-purple flower. Height: 6’-10’ Spread: 4’-8’

‘Blue Satin’ Large single purple-blue flower. Height: 5’-8’ Spread: 5’-6’

‘Blushing Bride’ Double dark pink in center fading to white. Height: 8’-10’ Spread: 8’-10’

‘Collie Mullens’ Double purple-lavender flower. Height: 6’-10’ Spread: 4’-8’

‘Diana’ Large pure white flower. Height: 6’-10’ Spread: 6’-10’

‘Jeanne D’Arc’ Double white flower. Height: 8’-12’ Spread: 6’-10’

‘Lady Stanley’ Double pink flower. Height: 6’-10’ Spread: 4’-8’

‘Lavender Chiffon’ Single lavender flower with ruffled center and a red eye. Height: 6’-8’ Spread: 4’-6’

‘Lil Kim’ A compact form with white flowers and a red eye. Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 3’-4’

‘Lucy’ Double red flower. Height: 6’-8’ Spread: 4’-6’

‘Minerva’ Lavender pink flower with a dark red eye. Height: 6’-10’ Spread: 5’-8’

‘Pulcherimus’ Double pink flower. Height: 8’-12’ Spread: 6’-10’

‘Red Heart’ Single white flower with a maroon center. Height: 6’-10’ Spread: 6’-10’

‘White Chiffon’ Single white flower with a ruffled center. Height: 8’-10’ Spread: 8’-10’

‘WR Smith’ Single white flower. Height: 8’-12’ Spread: 6’-10’

‘Aphrodite’

‘Diana’

‘Minerva’

‘Jeanne D’Arc’

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‘Incrediball’

‘Invincibelle Spirit’

Hydrangea arborescens SMOOTH HYDRANGEA ’Annabelle’ New flowers emerge an apple green, turn creamy-white and finish a dusky pink in early to mid summer. Green leaves turn yellow in fall.

Height: 2’-4’ Spread: 3’-10’ Growth: Fast Soil: Moist Zone(s): 4 |

‘Bella Anna’ Very similar to ‘Annabelle’ but with pink flowers Height: 3’-5’ Spread: 3’-5’.

‘Incrediball’ Blooms measure one foot across. New flowers open lime-green and change to white June through September. Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’

‘Invincibelle Spirit’ Large pink mophead flowers bloom hot pink then fade to rich rose pink. Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 3’-5’

‘White Dome’ A dome-shaped mound of fertile beige flowers surrounded by white sterile flower petals. Blooms July through September. Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’

Hydrangea macrophylla BIGLEAF HYDRANGEA Globose flower clusters forming a ‘mophead’. A circle of flat petals surround the smaller circle of fertile flowers form a ‘lacecap’. They can vary in color between pink, in more alkaline soil, or blue, in more acidic soil. Flowers bloom July though August. Erect, usually unbranched stems form a rounded mounding shape. Green leaves are succulent and waxy.

Height: 3’-6’ Spread: 3’-6’ Growth: Fast Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 5-6 |

‘All Summer Beauty’ Mophead, pink or blue flowers, blooms on old wood. Height: 3’-5’ Spread: 3’-5’

‘Ayesha’ Mophead, pink or blue flowers, blooms on old wood. Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’

‘Big Daddy’ Mophead, pink or blue flowers, blooms on old wood. Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’

‘Bloomstruck’ A rebloomer from the Endless Summer series with dark pink to violet-purple flowers. Height: 2’-4’ Spread: 3’-4’

‘Blue Wave’ Lacecap, blue or pink flowers, blooms on old wood. Height: 5’-6’ Spread: 5’-6’

‘Big Daddy’

‘Blue Wave’

’Annabelle’

‘Blushing Bride’ Mophead, white blushed with pink, blooms on old wood. Height: 3’-6’ Spread: 3’-6’

‘Cityline Berlin’ Mophead, compact form, flowers change from light green with vivid pink edges to solid pink or blue, blooms on old and new wood. Height: 1’-3’ Spread: 1’-3’

‘Cityline Paris’ Mophead, compact form, flowers change from light green with dark pink edges to a solid dark pink or blue, blooms on old wood. Height: 1’-3’ Spread: 1’-3’

‘Cityline Venice’ Mophead, compact form, flowers change from light green with hot pink edges to a solid hot pink or blue, blooms on old wood. Height: 1’-3’ Spread: 1’-3’

‘Cityline Vienna’ Mophead, compact form, flowers change from light green with clear pink edges to a solid clear pink or blue, blooms on old wood. Height: 1’-3’ Spread: 1’-3’

‘Endless Summer’ Mophead, blue or pink flowers, repeat bloomer that blooms on old and new wood. Height: 3’-5’ Spread: 3’-5’

‘Glowing Embers’ Mophead, rich deep pink flowers, blooms on old wood. Height: 4’ Spread: 4’

‘Lanarth White’ Lacecap, white petals surround light pink center, blooms on old wood. Height: 3’ Spread: 3’

‘Light O’Day’ Lacecap, blue or pink flowers, green and white variegated leaves. Height: 3’-5’ Spread: 3’-5’

‘Nantucket Blue’ Mophead, blue or pink flowers, repeat bloomer that blooms on old and new wood. Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’

‘Nikko Blue’ Mophead, blue or pink flowers, blooms on old wood. Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’

‘Pia’ Mophead, deep pink or blue flowers, blooms on old wood. Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 2’-3’

‘Twist ‘n Shout’ Lacecap, blue or pink flowers, repeat bloomer that blooms on old and new wood. Height: 3’-5’ Spread: 3’-5’

‘Cityline Paris’

‘Nantucket Blue’

‘Nikko Blue’

‘Nikko Blue’

‘Pia’

‘Twist ‘n Shout’

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Hydrangea paniculata PANICLE HYDRANGEA White flowers on new wood bloom from mid July through September and change to a dusty pinkish brown.

Height: 10’-20’ Spread: 10’-20’ Growth: Fast Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 3 |

‘Grandiflora’ / Pee Gee Large white flowers form globose cclusters and turn pink in fall Height: 15’-20’ Spread: 15’-20’

‘Limelight ’ Light lime green flowers in a ball shaped cluster turn white then pink in fall. Height: 10’-15’ Spread: 10’-15’

‘Little Lamb’ White flowers form long rounded panicles. Compact habit. Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’

‘Little Lime’ Light lime green flowers, form globose clusters turn white then pink in fall. Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’

‘Phantom’ Huge creamy white flowers shaped like rounded cones bloom atop sturdy branches July through September. Height: 8’ Spread: 8’

‘Pink Diamond’ Flowers form white pointed panicles that turn pink in fall. Height: 8’-10’ Spread: 8’-10’

‘Pinky Winky’ Flowers form white pointed panicles that turn pink in fall. Upright grower with sturdy stems. Height: 6’-8’ Spread: 6’-8’

‘Quick Fire’ Flowers form white pointed panicles that turn pink in fall. New stems are reddish. Upright habit. Height: 6’-8’ Spread: 6’-8’

‘Tardiva’ Flowers form white pointed panicles. Height: 8’-10’ Spread: 8’-10’

‘Unique’ Flowers form white pointed panicles and turn light pink in fall. Height: 10’-15’ Spread: 10’-15’

‘Vanilla Strawberry’ Flowers form white rounded panicles that turn rosy-pink in fall. Height: 6’-8’ Spread: 6’-8’

‘Grandiflora’

‘Limelight ’

‘Little Lime’

‘Pinky Winky’

‘Tardiva’

‘Phantom’

Hydrangea quercifolia OAKLEAF HYDRANGEA Deeply lobed leaves, resembling oversized oak leaves, emerge a bronze-green and turn maroon in autumn. Long cone shaped panicles of tightly clustered bracts bloom in summer and change from white to deep rose.

Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-8’ Growth: Slow to moderate Soil: Moist to moderately dry Zone(s): 5 |

‘Alice’ Flowers can grow up to fourteen inches long, consistent maroon fall color. Height: 8’-10’ Spread: 8’-10’

‘Munchkin’ A dense mounding dwarf plant with white blooms changing to pink. Fall color is bright maroon. Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 3’-5’

‘Pee Wee’ A compact overall form and leaf size. Height: 2’-4’ Spread: 3’-6’

‘Ruby Slippers’ A tighter form than ‘Pee Wee’, the creamy white flowers flush to a deep shade of rosy-pink. Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 2’-3’

‘Snow Queen’ Sturdy stems uphold the creamy white flowers without drooping like the species or other cultivars. Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 6’-8’

Hypericum ST. JOHNSWORT ‘Hidcote’ Waxy buttercup-colored flowers bloom in mid to late summer. Pointy blue-green leaves have no appreciable fall color. Stout stemmed rounded form.

Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 3’-4’ Growth: Slow to moderate Soil: Well-drained Zone(s): 4 |

Hypericum inodorum‘Red Star’Compact, deciduous shrub that features beautiful yellow flowers from late spring to midsummer and will develop brilliant red berries from late summer to mid fall.

Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 2’-3’Growth: FastSoil: Well-drained, moistZone(s): 5-8 |

‘Snow Queen’

Hydrangea quercifolia

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Ilex crenata JAPANESE HOLLY ‘Chesapeake’ A dense upright grower with lustrous dark green leaves.

Height: 6’-8’ Spread: 4’-5’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, moist, acidic Zone(s): 6 |

‘Compact Bennett’s Dense, compact form. Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 4’-5’

‘Compacta’ Compact rounded outline. Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’

‘Excelsa Schwoebel’ Upright habit, somewhat loosely branched. Height: 10’-12’ Spread: 4’-6’

‘Golden Helleri’ Very low growing mounding habit with gold foliage. Height: 1’ Spread: 2’-3’

‘Green Lustre’ Stiff irregular branching habit forming a flat-topped mound. Height: 4’ Spread: 5’-8’

‘Helleri’ Tightly monunded low-growing habit. Height: 2’ Spread: 4’

‘Hetzi’ Very dense foliage. Height: 6’-8’ Spread: 4’-5’

‘Hoogendorn’ Very low dense compact form. Height: 1’-2’ Spread: 3’-4’ Zone(s): 6

‘Sky Pencil’ Distinctly upright tight dense form. Height: 6’-8’ Spread: 6’-8’

‘Soft Touch’ Tiny leaves form a very dense low growing form. Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 2’-3’

‘Steeds’ Broad upright pyramidal form. Height: 8’-10’ Spread: 6’-8’

Ilex glabra INKBERRY ‘Compacta’ Small shiny evergreen almond-shaped leaves form a rounded loose mound. Jet black berries in fall may persist throughout the winter.

Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, moist, acidic Zone(s): 5 | NE |

‘Densa’ Forms an oval rounded outline. Height: 8’-10’ Spread: 6’-8’

‘Shamrock’ The leaves of this cultivar are slightly smaller than ‘Compacta’ and the overall form is a bit tighter. Height: 3’-5’ Spread: 3’-5’

Ilex x aquipernyi DRAGON LADY HOLLY ‘Dragon Lady’ The leaves of this cultivar are very spiny and lustrous dark green. Has showy red berries and an upright pyramidal form.


Ilex x meserveae MESERVE HYBRID HOLLIES ‘Blue Maid’ Spiny glossy dark blue-green leaves and red berries form a broad pyramidal shape


‘Blue Prince’ A male form with a dense habit. Good pollinator for any of the Meserve hybrids


‘Blue Princess’ A great berry producer with dark blue-green foliage.

Height: 15’ Spread: 10’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 5 |

‘Chesapeake’

‘Shamrock’

‘Densa’

‘Blue Maid’

‘Blue Princess’

‘Compacta’

‘Green Lustre’

‘Soft Touch’

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Ilex x meserveae (continued) MESERVE HYBRID HOLLIES

‘Blue Stallion’ A male form with softer leaf edges. Good pollinator for any of the Meserve hybrids.


‘Castle Wall’ A male cultivar that forms an upright broad column of deep green leaves.


‘Castlespire’ A female cultivar that forms an upright pyramid of deep green leaves. Red berries persist through winter.


‘Centennial Girl’ A slow grower that forms a columnar pyramid. Has deep blue-green foliage and bright red berries.


‘China Boy’ A male form with glossy green leaves and softer edges. Good pollinator for any of the Meserve hybrids.


‘China Girl’ Has red berries and glossy moderate-green foliage and rounded habit.


‘Golden Girl’ Very dark blue-green foliage contrasts nicely with bright yellow berries. Has a rounded pyramidal growth habit.


‘Red Beauty’ A female cultivar with a conical form and dense deep green foliage with red berries.


‘Castlespire’

‘China Boy’

‘China Girl’

Ilex opacaAMERICAN HOLLY Birds love the bright red berries that abound amongst the dull green sharp-spined evergreen leaves.

Height: 15’-40’ Spread: 8’-15’ Growth: SlowSoil: Well-drained, moistZone(s): 5 | NE |

‘Jersey Knight’ A male with glossy dark green leaves. Height: 20’-30’ Spread: 15’-20’

‘Jersey Princess’ A female with glossy dark green foliage and brilliant red berries, considered one of the finest fruiting cultivars. Height: 20’-30’ Spread: 15’-20’

‘Satyr Hill’ A female with red berries, dense habit, and unusually broad rounded olive green leaves. Height: 30’ Spread: 15’-20’

‘Xanthocarpa’ A naturally occurring selection with yellow berries and olive green leaves. Height: 30’ Spread: 15’-20’

Ilex opaca

‘Miss Helen’ A female with pale green leaves and very large fruits that persist into early spring. Height: 20’-30’ Spread: 15’-20’


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Ilex pedunculosaLONGSTALK HOLLY Has evergreen leaves that are very shiny with smooth edges and small bright red drupes. Habit is irregular and dense.

Height: 20’-30’ Spread: 10’-15’ Growth: Slow to moderateSoil: Well-drained, moistZone(s): 5 |

Ilex verticillata WINTERBERRY Deciduous multi-stemmed shrub that suckers and spreads as it matures. Deep green leaves drop quickly in the fall revealing showy red or orange fruit that persist through winter. Fall leaf color is variable, sometimes purple-red.

Height: 6’-10’ Spread: 6‘-10’ Growth: SlowSoil: Well-drained, moist, adaptableZone(s): 5 | NE |

‘Apollo’ Male form that pollinates ‘Sparkleberry’ and other cultivars. Height: 6’-10’ Spread: 6’-10’

‘Jim Dandy’ Male form that pollinates ‘Red Sprite’ and other cultivars. Height: 8’-10’ Spread: 6’-7’

‘Maryland Beauty’ A compact grower developed for commercial cutting. Height: 6’ Spread: 5’-7’

‘Red Sprite’ A dwarf rounded form. Height: 3’-5’ Spread: 3’-5’

‘Southern Gentleman’ A male form that pollinates ‘Sparkleberry’, ‘Winter Gold’ and ‘Winter Red’. Height: 8’-10’ Spread: 8’-10’

‘Sparkleberry’ Has very large brilliant red fruit. Height: 12’-15’ Spread: 10’-12’

‘Winter Gold’ Has beautiful bright orange berries. Height: 5’-7’ Spread: 5’-7’

‘Winter Red’ Recognized for its good berry production and persistence. Height: 8’-10’ Spread: 8’-10’

‘Winter Red’

‘Jim Dandy’

‘Red Sprite’

Itea virginica VIRGINIA SWEETSPIRE ‘Henry’s Garnet’ In spring tiny white flowers bloom on two to six inch long racemes that droop gracefully. Multi-stemmed, arching habit. The green leaves turn to vivid shades of purple and red.

Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 6’-8’ Growth: Moderate to fast Soil: Moist, fertile Zone(s): 5 | N |

‘Little Henry’ A rounded compact form.

Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 3’-4’ Growth: Moderate to fast Soil: Moist, fertile Zone(s): 5 |

Juniper chinensis CHINESE JUNIPER ‘Blue Point’ Tight, dense light bluish-green foliage forms a tear drop shape.

Height: 10’-12’ Spread: 6’-8’ Growth: Slow to moderate Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 4 |

‘Hetzii Columnaris’ Dark green foliage forms a pyramidal columnar shape. Height: 10’-15’ Spread: 6’-8’

‘Keteleeri’ Light to moderate grayish green foliage forms a loose pyramid. Height: 15’-20’ Spread: 8’-10’

‘Mountbatten’ Grayish green upright columnar conical form. Height: 10’-15’ Spread: 6’-8’

‘Old Gold’ A compact spreading form with bronze gold foliage. Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 3’-4’

‘Sea Green’ A low growing spreader with dark minty green foliage and upright arching branches. Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 6’-8’

Juniperus conferta SHORE JUNIPER ‘Blue Pacific’ A low growing trailing habit with light blue-green foliage.

Height: 10”-12” Spread: 4’-6’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, sandy Zone(s): 6 |

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Juniperus horizontalis CREEPING JUNIPER ‘Bar Harbor’ Blue-green foliage sprawls and spreads forming a dense mat. Tips turn smoky-purple in winter.

Height: 10”-12” Spread: 6’-8’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, adaptable, moist Zone(s): 4 | NE |

‘Blue Chip’ Blue foliage arches slightly as it hugs the ground giving it a beautiful texture.

Height: 6”-8” Spread: 8’-10’ Growth: Slow Soil: Adaptable Zone(s): 3 |

‘Icee Blue’ Very light silver-blue foliage forms a dense groundcover.

Height: 2’-4’ Spread: 8’ Growth: Slow Soil: Adaptable Zone(s): 4 |

‘Wiltonii’ Deep silvery blue branches trail very low to the ground, turn slightly purplish in winter.

Height: 4”-6” Spread: 6’-8’ Growth: Slow Soil: Adaptable Zone(s): 4 |

Juniperus procumbens JAPANESE GARDEN JUNIPER ‘Nana’ A beautiful dwarf spreading form. Some branches arch upward before trailing down in a mounding form while some curl upwards slightly making a beautiful sculptural texture.

Height: 1’-2’ Spread: 6’-8’ Growth: Slow Soil: Adaptable, withstands drier conditions Zone(s): 4 |

‘Bar Harbor’

‘Blue Chip’

‘Wiltonii’

Juniperus scopulorum ROCKY MOUNTAIN JUNIPER ‘Blue Haven’ Steel blue foliage in a dense upright pyramidal form.

Height: 15’-20’ Spread: 8’-10‘ Growth: Slow Soil: Adaptable, withstands drier conditions Zone(s): 3 |

‘Moonglow’ Bluish gray-green foliage forms a clean dense conical form.

Height: 15’-20’ Spread: 5’-6’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Adaptable, withstands drier conditions Zone(s): 3 |

‘Skyrocket’ Bluish green decidedly upright column.

Height: 10’-15’ Spread: 2’-4’ Growth: Fast Soil: Adaptable, withstands drier conditions Zone(s): 4 |

‘Wichita’ Vivid blue foliage forms an upright pyramid.

Height: 15’-20’ Spread: 5’-8’ Growth: Slow Soil: Adaptable, withstands drier conditions Zone(s): 3 |

Juniperus virginiana EASTERN REDCEDAR The mature form of this evergreen tree is wide-ranging from a narrow column to a wide pyramid. Dark green dense needles bear small silvery-blue cones.

Height: 15’-35’ Spread: 3’-12’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 4 | NE |

‘Emerald Sentinel’ Silvery-blue berry-like cones are plentiful on this cultivar that forms a loose pyramid. Height: 15’-20’ Spread: 6’-8’

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Kalmia latifolia MOUNTAIN LAUREL Gnarled trunks of this evergreen shrub may form a dense thicket in the wild.Leaves are a rich shiny green. Cup-like flowers bloom in late spring in shades of white, pink, and rose.

Height: 4’-15’ Spread: 4’-8’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 4 | NE |

‘Bullseye’ Flowers display a dark cinnamon colored circle on the outer edge, with tiny markings like spokes of a wheel pointing toward a spot in the center. Height: 4’-5’ Spread: 4’-5’

‘Carousel’ Soft pink buds open to reveal a purple-cinnamon colored starburst pattern. Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’

‘Carol’ Rich pink buds open to a lighter pink on the inner side of the petals, holding its darker pink color on the outside. Height: 4’-5’ Spread: 4’-6’

‘Elf’ Pink buds open to white flowers with tiny pink dots forming a circle around the center. Height: 2’-4’ Spread: 2’-4’

‘Keepsake’ Raspberry-red buds open to deep burgundy-purple flowers with a thin pure white margin on the outer edge. Height: 4’-5’ Spread: 4’-6’

‘Little Linda’ Deep red buds open to near white flowers that fade to a rich pink. Dwarf, compact habit. Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 2’-3’

‘Minuet’ Light pink buds open to white flowers with broad maroon circle in the center. Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 2’-3’

‘Olympic Fire’ Deep red buds open to pink flowers. Glossy green leaves have a slight wave. Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’

‘Olympic Wedding’ A broken cinnamon colored ring encircles the outer margins of its pink flowers. Buds are pink. Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’

‘Peppermint’ Flowers resemble peppermint candy with red stripes radiating out from the center of the bloom to the outer edges. Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’

‘Pristine’ White buds open to beautiful pure white flowers. Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’

‘Sarah’ Intense red buds open to long-lasting rich pink flowers. Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’

‘Snowdrift’ Habit of this cultivar is dense and mounding with snow white flowers. Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’

‘Carousel’

Kerria japonica JAPANESE KERRIA ‘Golden Guinea’ Loosely upright arching stems bear bright yellow flowers that bloom in spring then sporadically throughout the season.

Height: 4’-5’ Spread: 4’-5’ Growth: Slow to establish, fast over time Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 4 |

‘Pleniflora’ Has globose double golden yellow flowers and a more erect habit than the species. Height: 5’-10’ Spread: 6’-10’

Leucothoe axillarisCOAST LEUCOTHOE Glossy dark green leaves. An upright spreading, almost weeping habit. Flowers bloom in rows of small bell-like flowers.

Height: 2’-4’ Spread: 4’-6’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained, moistZone(s): 5 | N |

Leucothoe fontanesiana DROOPING LEUCOTHOE ‘Girard’s Rainbow’ New growth is white, light yellow, pink and green, which fades to a lustrous deep green as it ages. Flowers bloom in rows of small bell-like flowers.

Height: 3’-6’ Spread: 3’-6’ Growth: Slow to moderateSoil: Well-drained, moist, acidic Zone(s): 4 | N |

‘Nana’ A compact form with deep green lustrous leaves. Height: 1’-2’ Spread: 5’-6’

‘Rollissonii’ Leaves are slightly smaller than the species, fall color is reddish. Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 5’-6’

Ligustrum amurense PRIVET An upright vigorous growing deciduous shrub with small green leaves nd white flowers that bloom May through June. Tolerates urban conditions and all soil types except wet.

Height: 12’-15’ Spread: 8’-15’ Growth: Fast Soil: Adaptable to all except wet Zone(s): 4 |

‘Sarah’

‘Pleniflora’

‘Olympic Wedding’

‘Minuet’

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Ligustrum ovalifoliumCALIFORNIA PRIVET A vigorous semi-evergreen shrub with small, glossy, deep green leaves and upright branching habit.

Height: 10’-15’ Spread: 6’-8’ Growth: FastSoil: Well-drained, adaptableZone(s): 4 |

Lindera benzoin SPICEBUSH Light yellow flowers emerge close to the branches before leaves develop. Birds relish the red berries. Leaves turn a rich deep golden yellow in fall.

Height: 8’-15’ Spread: 6’-15’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 4 | NE |

Microbiota decussata RUSSIAN CYPRESSA soft textured, broad spreading evergreen ground cover with flat, bright green, needle-like foliage spring through summer. Deer resistant.

Height: 12” Spread: 8’-12’Growth: FastSoil: Well-drained, moist, slightly acidicZone(s): 3 |

Myrica pennsylvanica BAYBERRY A native, deciduous shrub, with dark green aromatic foliage and grayish-white berries in the fall.

Height: 6’-10’ Spread: 6’-10’ Growth: Moderate to fast Soil: Adaptable Zone(s): 2 | NE |

Osmanthus heterophyllus HOLLY TEA OLIVE, FALSE HOLLY ‘Goshiki’ Mounding evergreen shrub resembling holly, with spiny variegated leaves a mixture of cream, gold and green.

Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, moist, acidic Zone(s): 6 |

Philadelphus virginalis MOCKORANGE ‘Minnesota Snowflake’ A large rounded shrub with stiff upright branches that arch with age. Double white fragrant flowers. Blooms from late May to June.

Height: 6’-8’ Spread: 5’-6’Growth: FastSoil: Well-drained, moist, acidicZone(s): 4 |

Physocarpus opulifolius COMMON NINEBARK A native upright rounded broad spreading shrub with exfoliating bark and arching stems covered with white to pinkish flower clusters from late May to June.

Height: 6’-10’ Spread: 6’-10’Growth: Moderate to fastSoil: AdaptableZone(s): 2 | NE | ‘Center Glow’ Same growth characteristics as the species, except the new foliage is red tinged with a golden yellow center, which matures to deep burgundy. Height: 6’-8’ Spread: 6’-8’

‘Diablo’ Deep purple-red foliage on an upright rounded shrub with arching branches. Height: 4’-8’ Spread: 4’-8’

‘Little Devil’ Much more compact than the species, with miniature deep purple red foliage and white to pinkish flowers on slightly arching reddish stems. Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 3’-4’

‘Nugget’ Newly emerging deep golden-yellow foliage maturing to lime green. Compact habit. Height: 5’-6’ Spread: 5’-6’

‘Summer Wine’Attractive deep burgundy wine colored foliage on a dense compact shrub with white-pinkish flowers in late spring. Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’

‘Center Glow’

‘Little Devil’

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Picea abiesNORWAY SPRUCE ‘Frohburg’Compact slow growing selection of weeping spruce. Great for small spaces. Strong pendulous branching habit, should be staked to control height and width.

Height: 10’-20’ Spread: 12’-15’Growth: SlowSoil: Well-drained, moist, sandy, acidicZone(s): 3 |

‘Little Gem’ An extremely slow growing, dense globe form with tiny green needles. Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 2’-3’

‘Maxwellii’ A slow, low, compact growing spruce, with short bright green needles. Height: 1’-2’ Spread: 1’-2’

‘Nidiformis’ A dwarf, very dense selection with short stiff green needles and a nest-like appearance. Height: 3’-6’ Spread: 5’-7’

‘Pumila’ A dwarf, compact broad selection, with a flat topped globe appearance and short, stiff, bright green needles. Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 6’-8’

‘Remontii’ A wide, slow growing dwarf, with a conical form at maturity. Height: 15’-20’ Spread: 10’-15’

Picea alcoquiana ALCOCK’S SPRUCE ‘Howell’s Dwarf Tigertail’ A dwarf growing, broad, flat, topped, globe more pyramidal at maturity. Needles are blue-green with a yellow underside.

Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 2’-5’Growth: SlowSoil: Well-drained, moist, sandy, acidicZone(s): 3 |

Picea glaucaWHITE SPRUCE ‘Conica’ / DWARF ALBERTA SPRUCESlow growing dwarf selection with dense soft green needles. Grows two to four inches per year making it a good choice for foundation plantings, rock gardens, and containers.

Height: 10’-12’ Spread: 4’-6’Growth: SlowSoil: Adaptable Zone(s): 2 | NE |

Picea omorika SERBIAN SPRUCE ‘Nana’A slow growing, very dense, dwarf selection, with dark blue green needles and silver undersides, developing an irregular conical to globe form.

Height: 8’-10’ Spread: 8’-10’ Growth: Slow to moderateSoil: Well-drained, moist, acidicZone(s): 4 |

Pieris floribunda x japonica ANDROMEDA ‘Brouwers Beauty’A cross between pieris japonica and our native Pieris floribunda. This is a slow growing, broad, leaf evergreen shrub, with yellow green new spring growth and fragrant white flowers in spring.

Height: 5’ Spread: 5’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, moist, acidic Zone(s): 5 | ‘Karenoma’ A compact growing deer resistant evergreen shrub with panicles of fragrant white flowers in spring. Zone(s): 4’-5’ Spread: 4’-5’

Pieris japonicaJAPANESE ANDROMEDA ‘Cavatine’A very slow growing dwarf cultivar with upright trusses of fragrant white flowers.

Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 2’-3’Growth: SlowSoil: Well-drained, moist, acidicZone(s): 5 | ’Compacta’A very heavy flowering, dense compact selection with deep green foliage and fragrant white flowers in early spring. Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’

‘Dorothy Wycoff’ Compact form, with glossy dark green foliage that turns maroon red in in winter. In early spring dark red flower buds open to a fragrant pink blushed white. Height: 4’-5’ Spread: 4’-5’

‘Flaming Silver’ A variegated selection, with red spring new growth turning green with a silver margin by summer. Height: 4’-5’ Spread: 4’-5’

‘Historyland Supreme’ Dense, rounded habit, with glossy evergreen foliage that turns burgundy in fall. Fragrant panicles of white flowers in early spring. Height: 3’-5’ Spread: 3’-5’

‘Nidiformis’

‘Frohburg’

‘Pumila’

‘Brouwers Beauty’

‘Cavatine’

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JAPANESE ANDROMEDA‘Katsura’ Slow growing with a rounded upright form, the new spring growth is dark maroon red and holds well through the season until turning green. Clusters of rose-pink flowers cover the shrub in early spring. Height: 5’-6’ Spread: 5’-6’

‘Little Heath’ Compact rounded form with new variegated foliage in, pink, orange and red, turning green with white margins and clusters of white flowers in spring. Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 2’-3’

‘Mountain Fire’ A large selection with fire engine red new growth in spring, turning glossy green with panicles of white flowers in March and April. Height: 6’-9’ Spread: 6’-8’

‘Red Head’ Slow growing, mounding, densely, branched evergreen shrub, with bright red new growth turning glossy green with pendulous fragrant white flowers in spring. Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 5’-6’

‘Red Mill’ Has long lasting flowers in April and bright red new growth, changing to mahogany before turning green. Keeps a dense bushy habit. Height: 5’-6’ Spread: 5’-6’

‘Sarabande’ Compact evergreen shrub, with pink buds opening to fragrant bell shaped flowers in early spring. Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 2’-3’

‘Scarlet O’Hara’ Has a slender upright form with red new growth and attractive fragrant white flowers in spring. Height: 6’-8’ Spread: 5’-6’

‘Valley Rose’ A tall upright shrub with an open habit, having bright orange-red new spring growth that turns a rich glossy green with fragrant pink-white flowers in spring. Height: 4’-5’ Spread: 2’-3’

Rhododendron catawbiense CATAWBA RHODODENDRONS‘Album’ A mid spring bloomer with pale pink buds opening to white flowers with a yellow splotch. Dark evergreen foliage.

Height: 6’-10’ Spread: 6’-10’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained, moist, acidic Zone(s): 5 | N |

‘Red Mill’

‘Scarlet O’Hara’

‘Valley Rose’

‘Mountain Fire’

Chionoides’ Broad dense growth habit with slightly narrow dark green leaves. White flowers with a yellow splotch bloom May through June.

Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 4’-5’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, moist, acidic Zone(s): 5 | N |

‘Cunningham’s White’ A dense rounded compact grower with dark green leaves. Flower buds are light pink opening to white.


’Dora Amateis’ A low compact growing variety with small white flowers and a yellow throat. Blooms mid May.

Height: 3’ Spread: 3’-4’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, rich Zone(s): 5 | ’English Roseum’ Vigorous growing variety with pink flowers in late May. Rounded foliage. Withstands temperature extremes.

Height: 6’-7’ Spread: 7’-8’ Growth: Fast Soil: Well-drained, rich Zone(s): 4 | ’Grandiflorum’ Hardy wide upright growing variety. Lilac colored flowers with a yellow blotch. Glossy green foliage.

Height: 6’-8’ Spread: 8’-10’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained, rich in organics Zone(s): 4 | ’Lee’s Dark Purple’ Hardy compact variety with dark purple flowers in May.

Height: 5’-6’ Spread: 7’-8’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Rich organic matter Zone(s): 5 | ’Nova Zembla’ Cherry red flowers and dark green slightly wavy foliage.

Height: 5’-6’ Spread: 5’-6’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Rich organic matter Zone(s): 4 |

’English Roseum’

’Cunningham’s White’

‘Album’

‘Chionoides’

’Nova Zembla’

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Rhododendron catawbiense CATAWBA RHODODENDRON’Purpureum Elegans’ Glossy green foliage with purple flowers.

Height: 6’ Spread: 6’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Rich organic matter Zone(s): 4 | ’Roseum Elegans’ Upright and wide growth habit. Pink flowers in May and June. Tolerates extremes in temperatures.

Height: 8’-10’ Spread: 5’-6’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Rich organic matter Zone(s): 4 | ’Roseum Pink’ Rosy pink flowers in May. Tolerates extremes in temperatures.

Height: 5’ Spread: 5’-6’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Rich organic matter Zone(s): 4 | ‘Trilby’ Deep crimson flowers with a small black splotch bloom in mid to late spring. New stems are red.


Rhododendron Dexter Hybrids DEXTER RHODODENDRONS ‘Scintillation’ Large clear pink flowers are showcased against glossy green foliage. Performs best in partial shade.

Height: 5’ Spread: 4’-5’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Rich organic matter Zone(s): 3-9 |

’Purpureum Elegans’

’Roseum Elegans’

Rhododendron PJM and Weston Hybrids PJM RHODODENDRON PJM Group Lavender flowers in late April. Beautiful burgundy fall color. Hardy.

Height: 5’-6’ Spread: 5’-6’ Growth: Moderate to fast Soil: Well-drained, rich in organics Zone(s): 4 |

PJM ‘Elite’ Pink to lavender flowers. Latest blooming PJM Cultivar.

Height: 5’-6’ Spread: 5’-6’ Growth: Fast Soil: Well-drained, rich in organics Zone(s): 4 | PJM ‘Pink Delight’ Compact growth habit. Pink flowers in early Spring.

Height: 4’ Spread: 4’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Rich in organic matter Zone(s): 4 | PJM ‘Regal’ Purple-pink flowers in Spring. Upright spreading habit. Very hardy.

Height: 6’ Spread: 7’ Growth: Fast Soil: Well-drained, rich in organics Zone(s): 4 | ‘Molly Fordham’ This selection grows almost as wide as it is tall. Small white flowers in May blooming shortly after Rhodo. PJM.

Height: 5‘ Spread: 5’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained, rich in organics Zone(s): 5 | ‘Landmark’ Thick leathery leaves and very dark pink flowers.

Height: 5’ Spread: 4’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained, rich in organics Zone(s): 4 |

PJM ‘Elite’

‘Olga Mezitt’ Wide upright growing with clear pink flowers blooming after PJM in May. Nice copper-bronze fall color.

Height: 5’-6’ Spread: 5’-6’ Growth: Fast Soil: Well-drained, rich Zone(s): 4 |


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Rhododendron Interspecific Hybrids INTERSPECIFIC HYBRID RHODODENDRONS ‘Edith Bosley’ Showy large purple flowers. Excellent cold hardiness, clean green foliage.

Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained, rich Zone(s): 5 | ‘Minnetonka’ Hardy compact purple flowering variety. Very heat tolerant.

Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 4’-5’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained, rich Zone(s): 4 | ‘Purple Gem’ Small compact grower with purple-blue flowers in May. Blue-green foliage to bronze in the Fall.

Height: 2’ Spread: 4’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, rich Zone(s): 4 | ‘Purple Passion’ Deep purple flowers that hold color well. Dark green foliage.


Rhododendron maximun ROSEBAY RHODODENDRON/MAXI RHODODENDRON Large growing variety with light pink to white flowers. Lustrous dark green foliage.

Height: 10’-12’ Spread: 8’-10’ Growth: Fast Soil: Well-drained, rich Zone(s): 4 | NE |

’Roseum’ Similar to the species but smaller growing. Pink flowers, blooms early June.

Height: 6’-8’ Spread: 6’-8’ Growth: Fast Soil: Well-drained, rich Zone(s): 4 | NE |

Rhododendron laetivirens WILSON RHODODENDRON Mounded low growing form of rhododendron that has a laurel apperance. Light pink flowers.

Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 4’-6’ Growth: Fast Soil: Well-drained, rich Zone(s): 4 |

Rhododendron yakushimanum YAKU RHODODENDRONS ’Crete’ Dense compact growth habit. Magenta buds open up to light pink blooms that will eventually fade to white.

Height: 3’ Spread: 4’ Growth: Slow Soil: Rich organic matter Zone(s): 6 | ’Ken Janek’ Compact slow growing. Pink flowers fading to white. Height: 3’ Spread: 4’

’Mist Maiden’ Pink buds open to white flowers. Height: 3’ Spread: 4’

’Yaku Princess’ Small compact growing with pink buds opening to white. Height: 3’ Spread: 4’

’Yaku Prince’ Small compact growing with light pink flowers. Height: 3’ Spread: 4’

x hybrid ’Percy Wiseman’ A unique flowering variety with peach to ivory to yellow tones. Dense growth on a compact mounding plant. Height: 3’ Spread: 5’ Zone(s): 4

’Yaku Princess’

’Ken Janek’

’Percy Wiseman’

Rhododendron maximun

Rhododendron Interspecific Hybrids ‘Ramapo’ Compact low mounding habit. Purple flowers in May. Light green new growth contrasts nicely against old growth.

Height: 3’ Spread: 4’ Growth: Slow Soil: Rich in organic matter Zone(s): 4 |


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Rhus aromatica‘Gro-Low’Low wide-spreading habit features glossy foliage that turns orange-red in the fall. Ideal plant for stabilizing banks or sloping areas.

Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 6’-8’Growth: ModerateSoil: Well-drained, acidic Zone(s): 3-9 |

Rhus typhina‘Tiger Eyes’Dwarf staghorn sumac cultivar that features deeply dissected pinnately compound leaves that emerge chartreuse in spring, but quickly mature to bright yellow and develop orange and scarlet tones in fall.

Height: 3’-6’ Spread: 3’-6’Growth: ModerateSoil: Well-drained, rich Zone(s): 4 -8 |

Salix discolorPUSSY WILLOWDeciduous shrub or small tree with multiple trunks and dark gray, scaly bark. Silvery-gray furry catkins appear before leaf emergence and the leaves are broad bright-green and shiny.

Height: 6’-20’ Spread: 4’-16’Growth: FastSoil: Well-drained, moist, tolerates wet Zone(s): 4 -8 |

Salix purpureaDWARF BLUE LEAF ARCTIC WILLOW‘Nana’Compact deciduous shrub that has fine-textured blue-green upper side and silvery-blue underside foliage

Height: 3’-6’ Spread: 3’-6’Growth: FastSoil: Average, moist, tolerates wetZone(s): 4-8 |

Salix integra DAPPLED WILLOW ‘Hakuro Nishiki’ Arching branches have pink stems and buds, surrounded by variegated, pink, white and green foliage, creating a loose airy open habit.

Height: 15’-20’ Spread: 15’Growth: FastSoil: Well-drained, moistZone(s): 4 |

Sambucus nigraBLACK ELDERBERRY‘Black Lace’Large multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with finely divided foliage that is dark green to deep black-burgundy. Wide flat white to pink flower clusters emerge in late spring and ripen into deep blackish-purple berries in summer.

Height: 8’-20’ Spread: 8’-20’Growth: FastSoil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 4 -7 |

Spirea alpinaDAPHNE SPIREA Fine foliage with light pink flowers in June and July. Low growing ground cover type habit.

Height: 12” Spread: 3’-4’Growth: SlowSoil: Well-drained, adaptableZone(s): 4 |

Spirea bumalda BUMALDA SPIREA ’Goldmound’ Low growing habit. Yellow foliage all summer. Orange-red in fall. Pink flowers May-June.

Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 3’-4’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained, adaptable Zone(s): 4 |

’Goldflame’ New growth emerges red-orange-rust. Fall color is similar. Compact, pink flowers. Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 3‘-4’

’Anthony Waterer’ Foliage is slightly variegated cream to pink. Red flowers in summer. Compact growth. Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 4’-5’

Spirea prunifolia BRIDALWREATH SPIREA Upright habit with double white flowers. Orange-reddish fall color.

Height: 5’-8’ Spread: 6’-8’Growth: ModerateSoil: Well-drained, adaptableZone(s): 4 |

Spirea nipponica SNOWMOUND SPIREA ’Snowmound’Blue-green foliage with bright white flowers. Upright, mounded to slightly arching.

Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’Growth: Moderate to fastSoil: Well-drained, adaptableZone(s): 4 |

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Spirea nipponica SNOWMOUND SPIREA ’Snowmound’Blue-green foliage with bright white flowers. Upright, mounded to slightly arching.

Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’Growth: Moderate to fastSoil: Well-drained, adaptableZone(s): 4 |

Spirea japonica JAPANESE SPIREA ‘Double Play Artist’ Pink flowers in summer. Compact mounded habit.

Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 2’-3’Growth: ModerateSoil: Well-drained, tolerantZone(s): 4 |

‘Double Play Big Bang’ This variety of Spirea offers season long interest. Orange spring foliage changes to deep yellow in summer andand gold-orange in fall. Large pink flower clusters.

Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 2’-3’Growth: ModerateSoil: Tolerant of mostZone(s): 4 |

‘Double Play Gold’ Bright gold foliage and pink flowers in spring adorn this compact mounding shrub.

Height: 18”-24” Spread: 18”-24”Growth: ModerateSoil: Tolerant of mostZone(s): 4 |

‘Golden Elf ’ Small growing variety with bright yellow foliage. Fine texture and pink flowers.

Height: 8”-10” Spread: 18”-24”Growth: SlowSoil: Tolerant of mostZone(s) 4 |

‘Golden Princess’ Similar to ‘Goldmound’ but more compact. Red new growth changes to yellow.

Height: 18”-24” Spread: 2’-3’Growth: FastSoil: Tolerant of mostZone(s): 4 |

‘Little Princess’ Small mounding habit that is wider than tall on delicate branches. Pink flowers mid-summer to fall. Red fall foliage.

Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 3’-5’Growth: FastSoil: Tolerant of mostZone(s): 4 |

‘Magic Carpet’ Compact clean mounding habit with gold foliage new growth emerging red.

Height: 18”-24” Spread: 2’Growth: FastSoil: Tolerant of mostZone(s): 4 |

‘Neon Flash’ Low mounding shrub with hot pink flowers. New growth emerges red.


‘Shirobana’ Small dense mounding shrub with white pink and red blooms that form in clusters.

Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 2’-3’Growth: FastSoil: Tolerant of mostZone(s) 4 |

Spirea thunbergii THUNBERG SPIREA/BABY’S BREATH SPIREA ‘Mellow Yellow’/ ‘Ogon’ Bright yellow willow leaf-like foliage with a mounding habit. White flowers.

Height: 3’-5’ Spread: 3’-5’Growth: FastSoil: Wide range, drought tolerantZone(s): 4 |

Spirea vanhoutteiVANHOUTTEI SPIREAVase shaped with arching branches. Profuse white flowers in May.


Stephanandra incisa CUTLEAF STEPHANANDRA ‘Crispa’ Nice low growing groundcover type plant with delicate foliage on arching branches. Nice yellow fall color.

Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 3’-5’Growth: FastSoil: Tolerant, prefers rich soilZone(s): 3 |

‘Double Play Gold’

‘Little Princess’

‘Golden Elf ’

‘Magic Carpet’

‘Shirobana’


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Syringa vulgarisCOMMON LILAC Large multi-stem shrub with fragrant spike-like blooms in May. Considered a New England favorite. Adaptable along the coast.

Height: 8’-12’ Spread: 8’-12’Growth: ModerateSoil: Well-drained, rich, peaty Zone(s): 3 |

‘Alba’ Single white flower. Height: 8’-12’ Spread: 6’-8’

‘Charles Joly’ Reddish-purple blooms. Height: 8’-15’ Spread: 6’-12’

‘Krasavitsa Moskvy’ Pink buds opening to white. Fragrant. Height: 8’-12’ Spread: 6’-8’

‘Ludwig Spaeth’ Dark purple, fragrant. Height: 10’-12’ Spread: 10’-12’

‘Madame Lemoine’ Double white, fragrant. Height: 8’-12’ Spread: 8’-12’

‘Monge’ Single dark purple flower. Height: 10’-12’ Spread: 8‘-10’

‘Montaigne’ Fragrant double hot pink. Height: 10’-12’ Spread: 8’-10’

‘President Grevy’ Double large blue flowers, very fragrant. Height: 10’-12’ Spread: 10’-12’

‘Sensation’ Unique purple flower with white margins. Height: 8’-12’ Spread: 6’-8’

’Yankee Doodle’ Deep dark purple blooms, very fragrant. Height: 8’-12’ Spread: 6’-8’

Taxodium distichum BALDCYPRESS ‘Secrest’Grafted mounding rounded form of this feathery decidous conifer is a nice accent to the landscape.

Height: 4’-6’ Spread: 3’-5’Growth: SlowSoil: Rich, moistZone(s): 4 |

Syringa bailbelle BAIBELLE LILAC ‘Tinkerbelle’Similar to the Korean Lilac, but with pink blooms. Fragrant.

Height: 5’-6’ Spread: 4’-5’Growth: ModerateSoil: Well-drained, richZone(s) 3 |

Syringa BloomerangBLOOMERANG LILAC Very fragrant purple flowers. Repeat bloomer. Compact habit.

Height: 4’-5’ Spread: 3’-4’Growth: ModerateSoil: Well-drained, richZone(s) 3 |

Syringa meyeri DWARF KOREAN LILAC ‘Palibin’Compact with abundant flowers in May. Copper fall color.

Height: 4’-5’ Spread: 6’-8’Growth: ModerateSoil: Well-drained, rich, peaty Zone(s) 3 |

Syringa patula MANCHURIAN ‘Miss Kim’ Compact, small leaved, fragrant lilac with attractive burgundy foliage. Blooms later than most lilacs.

Height: 6’-8’ Spread: 4’-6’Growth: ModerateSoil: Well-drained, rich, peatyZone(s) 3 |

Syringa prestoniae PRESTON LILAC ’James McFarlane’ Upright in form with lightly fragrant pink blooms. Slightly loose open habit.

Height: 8’-10’ Spread: 6’-8’Growth: ModerateSoil: Well-drainedZone(s) 3 |

Syringa vulgaris

’Alba’

‘Yankee Doodle’


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Taxus baccata ENGLISH YEW/COMMON YEW ‘Adpressa Fowle’ A very unusual dwarf compact variety. Needles are shorter and more rounded than most Taxus.

Height: 6’-8’ Spread: 10’-12’Growth: SlowSoil: Well-drained, adaptable Zone(s): 5 | ‘Repandens’ Considered a groundcover by some. Dark bluish-green foliage on pendulous branches. Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 10’-12’

‘Stricta’ Upright columnar grower. Height: 15’-20’ Spread: 6’-8’

Taxus cuspidata JAPANESE YEW ’Capitata’/ CAP YEWAn upright pyramidal form. Great for hedging or as an accent. Considered a small tree if let go to maturity.

Height: 15’-20’ Spread: 12’-15’Growth: SlowSoil: Well-drained, adaptableZone(s): 4 |

Taxus x media ANGLOJAP YEW‘Black Knight’ Similar to ‘Densiformis’, but darker in color, has a thicker growth habit, and a finer texture.

Height: 4’-5’ Spread: 5’-6’Growth: SlowSoil: Well-drained, moistZone(s): 4 | ‘Densiformis’ Fast growing mounding evergreen. Good for hedging.

Height: 3’-5’ Spread: 8’-10’Growth: FastSoil: Well-drained, moistZone(s): 4 | ‘Everlow’ A very low growing variety that has dark green foliage. Contrasts nicely against other plants.

Height: 1’-2’ Spread: 4’-6’Growth: SlowSoil: Well-drained, moistZone(s): 4 | ‘Flushing’ Fastigiate narrow growth habit. Offers nice contrast in the garden with its dark green foliage.


‘Repandens’

‘Green Wave’ A low, graceful, arching habit. Great individually or planted in a group.

Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 5’-6’Growth: SlowSoil: Well-drained, moistZone(s): 4 | ‘Hatfieldii’ Broad growing variety. Nice choice for hedging or screening. A staple in the New England landscape.

Height: 10’-12’ Spread: 8’-10’Growth: SlowSoil: Well-drained, moistZone(s): 4 | ‘Hicksii’ Columnar fast growing, dark green needles with red fruit. One of the best for hedging.

Height: 10’-12’ Spread: 5’-6’Growth: FastSoil: Well-drained, moistZone(s): 4 | ‘Moon’ Upright to round habit with dark green foliage.

Height: 10’-12’ Spread: 10’-12’Growth: SlowSoil: Well-drained, moistZone(s): 4 | ‘Robusta’ An unusual upright form with groupings of branches throughout.

Height: 18’ Spread: 2’-3’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 4 | ’Sentinalis’A narrow upright columnar evergreen. Growth emerges light green and turns dark.

Height: 12’ Spread: 4’Growth: SlowSoil: Well-drained, moistZone(s): 4 | ‘Tauntonii’ A dense growing selection with a mounding globe habit.

Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 4’-5’Growth: SlowSoil: Well-drained, moist, sandy loamZone(s): 4 | ‘Vermeulen’ A broad upright habit. Red fruit contrasts nicely against the green foliage.

Height: 10’ Spread: 8’Growth: SlowSoil: Well-drained, moist, sandy loamZone(s): 4 | ‘Viridis’A narrow upright growing selection of yew with light green foliage.

Height: 10’-12’ Spread: 1’-2’ Growth: Slow Soil: Well-drained, moist, sandy loam Zone(s): 4 |

Taxus x media - Foliage

‘Densiformis’

‘Green Wave’

‘Hatfieldii’

’Hicksii’

‘Robusta’

’Sentinalis’


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Vacinnium angustifolium LOWBUSH BLUEBERRYNative low growing groundcover with nice scarlet to red fall color and small edible fruit.

Height: 8”-24” Spread: 3’Growth: ModerateSoil: Well-drained, rich, organicZone(s): 3-7 | NE | ‘Putte’ Large berries, excellent branching habit. Height: 12”-24” Spread: 12”-24”

‘Michigan’ Flavorful durable selection, compact habit. Height: 12”-18” Spread: 18”-24”

Vaccinium corymbosum HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRYAn excellent plant for naturalizing and fruit production. Vibrant fall colors of yellow, red, and orange. Plant two varieties to ensure pollination.

Height: 5’-6’ Spread: 4’-6’Growth: ModerateSoil: Rich, organicZone(s): 3-7 | NE | ‘Bluejay’ Cold hardy, great for the Northeast. Early season. Height: 5’-7’ Spread: 5’-7’

‘Blueray’ Abundant yields, great pollinator for other varieties. Midseason. Height: 4’-5’ Spread: 3’-4’

‘Chippewa’ Hardy hybrid with a compact habit. Midseason. Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 3’-4’

‘Duke’ Large abundant quarter size fruit in summer. Early season. Height: 5’-7’ Spread: 5’-7’

‘Elliott’ Flavorful fruit ripens in August. Late season. Height: 5’-8’ Spread: 5’-8’

‘Jersey’ Large fruit in August. Late season. Height: 6’-8’ Spread: 6’-8’

‘North Blue’ Cold hardy to -30°, ripens in July. Early -midseason. Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 3’-4’

‘Northcountry’ Moderate size berry, cold hardy. Early -midseason. Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 3’-4’

‘Northland’ Half-high with moderate sized full flavor berries. Early -midseason. Height: 3’-4’ Spread: 4’-5’

‘Patriot’ Large fruit early. Early -midseason. Height: 5’-8’ Spread: 5’-8’

‘Duke’

‘Northcountry’

‘Blueray’

‘Chippewa’

‘Northcountry’

Vacinnium angustifolium

Viburnum burkwoodiiBURKWOOD VIBURNUMOpen rounded habit. Light pink buds open to creamy white flowers that turn to clusters of red fruit in the fall.

Height: 6’-10’ Spread: 6’-10’Growth: ModerateSoil: Well-drained, moistZone(s): 6 | ‘Mohawk’Glossy green foliage with clusters of fragrant white flowers. Red to yellow fall color.

Height: 6’-7’ Spread: 6’-7’Growth: ModerateSoil: Well-drained, rich, organicZone(s): 5-4 |

Viburnum carlcephalumFRAGRANT SNOWBALL VIBURNUMLarge showy fragrant flowers. Blooms later than other viburnums. Red fruit in fall.

Height: 6’-10’ Spread: 6’-10’Growth: ModerateSoil: Well-drained, moistZone(s): 5 |

Viburnum carlesii MAYFLOWER VIBURNUM/ KOREANSPICE VIBURNUMThis selection is fragrant and great to use in masses to accentuate that aroma. Pink buds open to large white flowers. Glossy green foliage with red to black berries.

Height: 6’-8’ Spread: 6’-8’Growth: ModerateSoil: Well-drained, moistZone(s): 4 |

Viburnum dentatum ARROWWOOD VIBURNUM ‘Autumn Jazz’ Graceful upright vase shaped habit. Showy flat topped clusters of creamy-white flowers in late spring. Followed by dark blue berries and yellow foliage in fall.

Height: 6’-10’ Spread: 8’-12’ Growth: Fast Soil: Well-drained, rich Zone(s): 4 | NE | ’Blue Muffin’ Compact rounded habit with creamy white flat-topped flowers in early spring developes blue berreis in late summer. Orange to maroon fall color. Height: 8’ Spread: 8’

‘Mohawk’

‘Autumn Jazz’

’Blue Muffin’


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‘Brandywine’

‘Winterthur’

‘Roseum’

‘Cardinal Candy’

‘Michael Dodge’

Viburnum nudumSMOOTH WITHEROD VIBURNUMNative, medium to large shrub, with glossy dark green leaves, clusters of creamy white flowers, followed by white berries turning pink to blue-black and purple-burgundy fall foliage. Needs a cross pollinator for fruit production.

Height: 12’-15’ Spread: 8’-12’ Growth: Moderate to fast Soil: Moist to wet, acidic Zone(s): 4 | NE |

‘Brandywine’More compact than the species. Pollinates ‘Winterthur’. Height: 6’-10’ Spread: 6’-10’

‘Winterthur’More compact than the species. Pollinates ‘Brandywine’. Height: 6’-10’ Spread: 6’-10’

Viburnum opulusEUROPEAN CRANBERRYBUSH VIBURNUMMedium to large shrub with green maple shaped leaves and flat clusters of small white flowers followed by bright red fruit.

Height: 10’- 12’ Spread: 10’- 15’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained, moist, average soil Zone(s): 3 | ‘Roseum’Large sterile selection with clusters of flowers opening apple green then turning white in spring Height: 12’ Spread: 12’

‘Nanum’Dwarf, compact selection. Rarely flowers or fruits. Height: 2’ Spread: 2-3’

Viburnum dentatum (continued)

‘Chicago Lustre’Dense upright habit with white flowers in June. Bluish-black berries and glossy green to red-purple foliage in fall. Height: 8’ Spread: 8’

‘Northern Burgundy’ Upright spreading habit. Profusion of creamy- white flowers followed by clusters of blue-black fruit amid burgundy fall foliage. Height: 10’-12’ Spread: 10’-12’

Viburnum dilatatum ‘Asian Beauty’ Upright deciduous shrub. Flat topped white blooms in late May early June. Red fruit amid burgundy fall color.

Height: 5’ Spread: 5’-10’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 5 |

‘Cardinal Candy’ Domes of creamy-white flowers appear in late spring. Bright red fruits. Bronze- burgundy red fall color. Height: 4’-5’ Spread: 4’-5’

‘Erie’ Blanket of creamy-white flat-topped cymes nearly hide the leaves in early May. Red- orange fruit in late summer turns coral pink after first frost. Height: 6’-10’ Spread: 5’-7’

‘Michael Dodge’ Rounded habit. Abundant bright yellow fruit against a background of orange-bronze fall foliage. Berries attractive to birds. Height: 8’-10’ Spread: 8’-10’

‘Chicago Lustre’

Viburnum x juddiJUDD VIBURNUMSimilar to Viburnum carlesii. Has fragrant snowball sized flowers in early spring followed by blue-black berries and red foliage in autumn.

Height: 6’-8’ Spread: 6’-8’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 4 | NE |


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Viburnum sargentii SARGENT VIBURNUM ‘Onandaga’A compact growing cultivar with an upright habit. Purple foliage when young turns green with age. Red buds open to white flowers.

Height: 6’-8’ Spread: 6’-8’Growth: ModerateSoil: Well-drained, richZone(s): 4 |

Viburnum trilobumAMERICAN CRANBERRYBUSH VIBURNUMLarge shrub with a rounded form. Foliage is deeply lobed dark green in spring turning red-purple in fall. Bears flat clusters of white flowers in spring followed by bright red edible fruit in fall.

Height: 8’-12’ Spread: 8’-12’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained, moist Zone(s): 2 | NE | ‘Alfredo’Dense, compact form with excellent red fall foliage.Height: 6’ Spread: 6’‘

‘Wentworth’A cultivar of the native species known for its abundant red fruit. Dark green foliage turns brilliant yellow to reddish-purple in the fall. Upright, dense, and spreading habit. White clustered flowers in late May. Height: 8’-12’ Spread: 8’-12’

Vitex castusCHASTE TREE Vase shaped deciduous shrub with fragrant lavender flowers July though September.

Height: 8’-10’ Spread: 5’-8’Growth: FastSoil: Well-drainedZone(s): 6 |

‘Roseum’

‘Mariesii’

‘Shasta’

’Summer Snowflake’

‘Wentworth’

Viburnum plicatum tomentosum DOUBLEFILE VIBURNUM ‘Mariesii’ Distinctively layered horizontal branching with abundance of white flower clusters.

Height: 6’-8’ Spread: 8’-10’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained, rich Zone(s): 5 | ‘Popcorn’ Showy clusters of white flowers. Red fruit in fall.

Height: 6’-8’ Spread: 5’-6’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained, rich Zone(s): 5 | ‘Shasta’ An abundant bloomer with white flowers in May. Nice burgundy fall foliage with red fruit.

Height: 6’-8’ Spread: 10’-12’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained, rich Zone(s): 5 | ‘Shoshoni’ Similar to the ‘Shasta’ viburnum, but smaller in size. Flat white flowers with red to black fruit in the fall.

Height: 5’ Spread: 8’ Growth: Moderate Soil: Well-drained, rich Zone(s): 5 | ‘Summer Snowflake’ A continuous bloomer from May to frost with abundant small white flowers followed by red fruit in the fall.

Height: 6’-7’ Spread: 8’ Growth: Fast Soil: Well-drained, rich Zone(s): 5 |

Viburnum prunifoliumBLACKHAW VIBURNUMA fast growing variety of viburnum with white flowers and edible pink fruit.

Height: 12’-15’ Spread: 8’-10’Growth: FastSoil: Well-drained, richZone(s): 4 | NE |

Viburnum rhytidophylloides LEATHERLEAF VIBURNUM ’Alleghany’ A dense selection of viburnum with coarse leaves and branches. Fragrant white flowers turn to red fruit in the fall.

Height: 10’ Spread: 10’Growth: FastSoil: Well-drainedZone(s): 5 |


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Weigela florida‘Dark Horse’Dark purple foliage with pink flowers on this more compact selection.

Height: 3’ Spread: 3’Growth: Moderate to fastSoil: Well-drained, moistZone(s): 4 |

‘Midnight Wine’ Dark purple foliage through the growing season. Pink flowers. Height: 3’ Spread: 3’

‘My Monet’Green, cream and pink foliage with pink flowers. Low mounding habit. Height: 18”-24” Spread: 18”-24”

‘Red Prince’ A selection know for its dark red flowers in May and June on graceful arching branches. Height: 5’-6’ Spread: 5’-6’

‘Wine and Roses’A small shrub with dark red to almost black foliage in summer. Pink flowers in June.

Height: 4’-5’ Spread: 2’-3’Growth: FastSoil: Well-drained, moistZone(s): 4 |

‘Bright Edge’

‘Wine and Roses’

‘Midnight Wine’

Yucca filamentosaADAM’S NEEDLE ‘Golden Sword’Yellow leaves with dark green edges. Six inch tall spikes of ivory-white bell shaped flowers.

Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 2’-3’Growth: FastSoil: Dry, infertileZone(s): 5 |

‘Bright Edge’Dark green leaves with gold edges. Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 2’-3’

‘Color Guard’A variety with green edged leaves and a creamy-yellow center. Height: 2’-3’ Spread: 2’-3’

‘Variegata’Pink flowers contrast against variegated green and white foliage.

Height: 4’-5’ Spread: 4’-5’Growth: Moderate to fastSoil: Well-drained, moistZone(s): 4 |


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