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Serviceberry – Regent Saskatoon

Serviceberry – Regent Saskatoon
Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Regent’

Regent Saskatoon Serviceberry, amelanchier alnifolia ‘Regent’, is a multi-stemmed shrub that displays multitudes of white flowers in spring and produces small black-purple fruits that are sweet; excellent for fresh eating or making jelly. Birds love them too.) Since it flowers early in spring, this plant provides food for many pollinating insects. The gray-green foliage turns yellow to red in fall and is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds. Amelanchier ‘Regent’ grows into a small, mounded shrub 4 to 6-feet tall and wide. It is very winter hardy and has healthy foliage that is not bothered by insects or disease. It is drought tolerant but water regularly; do not overwater. Native Americans used Amelanchier fruit in making Pemmican, a staple of their diet.

Serviceberry – Shadblow

Serviceberry – Shadblow
Amelanchier canadensis

Shadblow Serviceberry, amelanchier canadensis, is a large upright shrub that contains beautiful snowy white flowers in the spring before the foilage appears. The Shadblow produces sweet red-purple edible fruit that can be used in pies and jellies. This shrub spreads by sucker growth from the roots and the blue-green foilage turns yellow to red in the fall.

Serviceberry – Rainbow Pillar-

Serviceberry – Rainbow Pillar-
Amelanchier canadensis ‘Glennform’ (PP9,092)

Rainbow Pillar Serviceberry, amelanchier canadensis ‘Glennform’ (PP9,092), is an upright shrub that blooms in spring with lovely white flowers. The mildew resistant summer foliage is dark green, changing to a brilliant orange-red in fall. It has small, oval or elliptical leaves, with finely toothed margins and downy undersides. This is a perfect plant for screens or hedges. Rainbow Pillar Serviceberry provides year-round interest in the landscape, as well as producing edible fruits. It grows to 20 feet with a spread of 8 to 10 feet and needs full to part sun.

Serviceberry – European

Serviceberry – European
Amelanchier lamarckii

European Serviceberry, amelanchier lamarckii, is considered a large shrub, or small tree, with white flowers produced in loose clusters of 6-10 in early spring, and then followed by sweet, juicy purple-black fruit in summer. The fruit is good for jams and jellies. The round, dark green foliage has yellow to carmine-red fall color. European Serviceberry is a medium to fast growing shrub that grows 10-15 feet in height as well as width. It attracts birds and butterflies, needs moist well drained soil, and full to part sun.

Indigo Bush-False Indigo

Indigo Bush-False Indigo
Amorpha fruticosa

The False Indigo Bush, Amorpha fruticosa, is a somewhat leggy shrub, whose height can range from 6 to 20 feet tall,and 5 to 15 feet wide. Fragrant foliage has the compound pinnate leaves typical of the Pea family, often most bushy on the upper third of the shrub. Flowers are 1/3-inch wide, purple-blue with orange anthers, on 3- to 6-inch upright spikes. Fruit is a warty, kidney shaped pod, persisting into winter. This deciduous shrub does well in full sun and poor, sandy soil. Needs pruning in late winter or early spring to keep shaped. Useful as a large shrub or small tree in areas where there is plenty of water available. Native from Connecticut to Minnesota, south to Louisiana and Florida. This bush attracts butterflies.

Chokeberry – Red

Chokeberry – Red
Aronia arbutifolia

The Red Chockecherry, Aronia arbutifolia ‘Brilliantissima’, cultivar is a deciduous shrub which typically grows slowly to 6-8′ tall and is perhaps most noted for its attractive glossy red berries and red fall foliage color. Clusters of white to pinkish

Chokeberry – Black

Chokeberry – Black
Aronia melanocarpa

The Black Chokeberry, Aronia melanocarpa ‘black’, is an open, upright, spreading, somewhat rounded but leggy, deciduous shrub which typically grows 3-6′ tall. It displays clusters of 5-petaled, white flowers in spring which are followed in early autu

Chokeberry – Autumn Magic Black

Chokeberry – Autumn Magic Black
Aronia melanocarpa ‘Autumn Magic’

Autumn Magic Black Chokeberry, Aronia melanocarpa ‘Autumn Magic’, has fragrant white flowers in May, followed by large, edible, dark purple-black berries, that persist throughout the season. The berries are commonly used to make juice. The glossy dark green foliage has incredible red and purple fall colors. It can grow to six feet height and width. Since it grows rapidly, you do not have to wait long for it to become an impressive large shrub within a year. This vase shaped shrub does fine in wet or dry soil, in sun or partial shade, even in poor soils. This plant makes an excellent specimen shrub, border shrub, or even use for erosion control. May be pruned to desired size, and can be used for a natural windbreak or snow fence. Makes a nice tall hedge when spaced at 5 feet.

Chokeberry – Glossy Black

Chokeberry – Glossy Black
Aronia melanocarpa ‘Elata’

Glossy Black Chokeberry, Aronia melanocarpa, ‘Elata’, is a compact rounded shrub that is noted for it snow white flowers in May. It produces 1/4 inch black fruits that hang on well into winter making it a favorite for wildlife. The glossy green foilage turns a brilliant red in fall. The Glossy Black Chokeberry is a beautiful ornamental shrub for any landscape purpose.

Chokeberry – Iroquois BeautyG Black

Chokeberry – Iroquois BeautyG Black
Aronia melanocarpa ‘Morton’

Iroquois BeautyG Black Chokeberry, Aronia melanocarpa ‘Morton’, is selected for its compact habit and three-season interest. Clusters of pretty white flowers in spring, abundant black berries in summer, and gorgeous wine-red fall color. It will slowly s

Barberry – Emerald Carousel-

Barberry – Emerald Carousel-
Berberis ‘Tara’

Emerald Carousel Barberry, Berberis ‘Tara’, is a shrub that has showy clusters of yellow flowers in spring along its arching branches. These blooms produce bright red berries that will persist into the winter. The dark green foliage turns an outstanding red-purple in fall. It is easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerates light shade, but Emerald Carousel Barberry needs full sun to develop best foliage color. This very adaptable shrub is tolerant of many pollutants in urban areas and tolerates drought, but will not perform well in poorly drained, wet soils. It has no serious insect or disease problems. Use as a hedge, barrier plant, foundation plant, shrub border or small groupings in the landscape.

Barberry-Red Leaf Japanese

Barberry-Red Leaf Japanese
Berberis thunbergii

The Barberry bush or RedLeaf Japanese bush, Berberis thunbergii, is a deciduous shrub reaching up to 24″ tall and about 30″ wide. The branches are slender, spiny, and small, and the leaves are roundly oval in a deep red to purple color. The small, yellow flowers borne beneath leaves, from April to May, are not showy. Bright red berries can be found along stems from late fall through winter. Ironically, this is never really considered a feature of this plant. Barberry bushes are best located in full sun. This plant is tolerant of many types of soil, but will not do well in wet to very moist soils. As name Barberry implies, this makes an excellent hedge or filler shrub.

Barberry – Ruby Carousel-

Barberry – Ruby Carousel-
Berberis thunbergii ‘Bailone’

Ruby Carousel Barberry, Berberis thunbergii ‘Bailone’, is a showy plant that displays an upright, rounded form along with attractive, red-purple foliage. It makes an excellent accent plant and a good barrier hedge plant because of the thorns. Ruby Carousel Barberry prefers a moist, yet well-drained soil. Ruby Carousel Barberry grows to about 3-4 feet high with a spread of 3 feet. It is noted for its excellent red colour and uniform habit that is low and rounded. Its stems and branches are grooved slightly and angled. A thicket of Ruby Carousels provides many landscape possibilities.

Barberry – Burgundy Carousel-

Barberry – Burgundy Carousel-
Berberis thunbergii ‘Bailtwo’

Burgundy Carousel Barberry, Berberis thunbergii ‘Bailtwo’, is an attractive shrub that displays burgundy-purple foliage and can be used as a color accent in the landscape. Makes a good hedge or barrier plant because of the thorns. Prefers moist, but well-drained soils. The burgundy-purple leaves add contrast to the landscape; bright red berries in fall attract birds; needs sun. Burgundy Carousel Barberry has a spreading habit that droops slightly and makes an excellent foundation plant or hedge. It has a height of 3 feet and a spread of 4-5 feet.

Barberry – Concorde

Barberry – Concorde
Berberis thunbergii ‘Concorde’

Concorde Barberry, Berberis thunbergii ‘Concorde’, is a very slow growing, compact shrub. Small red-purple leaves hold their color well even in heat, and it maintains a deeper color than most other purple leaved varieties. Concorde’s size makes it ideal for the foreground of any border. It has the a 2 foot height and a 3 foot spread with a nice rounded shape, allergy free, and is pest tolerant. Persistent red fruits form in fall along with the red, orange and yellow foliage color. It tolerates most light exposures and soils, but purple-leaved varieties will turn green in the shade. This plant will grow in dry soil.

Barberry – Crimson Pygmy

Barberry – Crimson Pygmy
Berberis thunbergii ‘Crimson Pygmy’

Crimson Pygmy Barberry, Berberis thunbergii ‘Crimson Pygmy’, is a naturally compact plant with deep ruby-red foliage. Small yellow flowers in spring produce bright red fruit and later combine with fall colors of orange-scarlet to create an excellent addition to the landscape. It does well in sun to light shade and tolerates a range of soil types, except wet. Berberis thunbergii ‘Crimson Pygmy’ keeps its ruby-red foliage all season and the new growth is bright red in color, but this plant does best in full sun to produce its color. It produces bright, red berries from fall through winter. The Crimson Pygmy Barberry is a miniature Barberry and only grows to be about 2 feet tall and 3 feet in its spread. Its habit is broad rounded, uniform, and dense.

Barberry – Helmond Pillar

Barberry – Helmond Pillar
Berberis thunbergii ‘Helmond Pillar’

Helmond Pillar Barberry, Berberis thunbergii ‘Helmond Pillar’, is a great selection for structure and color in the garden. ‘Helmond Pillar’ has an upright, columnar form and features red-purple foliage. This columnar size provides excellent vertical accen

Barberry – Rosy Glow

Barberry – Rosy Glow
Berberis thunbergii ‘Rosy Glow’

The Barberry ‘Rosy Glow’, ‘Berberis thunbergii’, is an easy to grow shrub that is great for beginner gardeners. This barberry is a vigorous cultivar and is a showy garden plant with its variegated leaves of purple with light pink splotches. With a plant height of 3′ and a spread of 2-3′, it should be planted in full sun to part shade. Full sun will produce the best foliage color. ‘Rosy Glow’ needs a well drained area and can tolerate some drought. Yellow flowers will appear in April and they may last until May. Use ‘Rosy Glow’ as a back of the border plant with Daylily ‘Stella De Oro’ or Rudbeckia ‘Goldstrum’.

Butterfly Bush – Honeycomb

Butterfly Bush – Honeycomb
Budd. ‘Honeycomb’

The Butterfly Bush ‘Honeycomb’, Buddleia ‘Honeycomb’, is a beautiful yellowing flowering variety of butterfly bush. This bush flowers summer and fall and is easy to grow. With a name like Butterfly Bush you might expect a plant to be attractive to butterflies. In fact, it’s more than attractive; it’s a magnet for all the butterflies that pass through your garden seeking nectar.This deciduous bush blooms mid-summer to early fall. Butterflies and bees will flock to the honey-scented blossoms, whose dilute nectar is sweetest in midday sun. Plant it near a path or patio and the shrub will provide a delightful fragrance for you, too. It’s generally pest-free. This plant blooms on new growth and should be pruned back to the ground in spring.

Butterfly Bush – Pink Delight

Butterfly Bush – Pink Delight
Budd. ‘Pink Delight’

The Butterfly Bush ‘Pink Delight’, Buddleia ‘Pink Delight’, has fragrant, deep pink flowers on a compact growing butterfly bush. The leaves are grayish green to add interest. It is a vigorous growing shrub that boasts deep pink flowers from mid-summer

Butterfly Bush – Royal Red

Butterfly Bush – Royal Red
Budd. ‘Royal Red’

The Butterfly Bush ‘Royal Red’, Buddleia ‘Royal Red’, is not quite a true red color, but purple-red flowers are borne on this beautiful upright growing shrub. It is a vigorous growing shrub that boasts purple -red flowers from mid-summer and is a butterfly magnet. This bush flowers summer and fall and is easy to grow. With a name like Butterfly Bush you might expect a plant to be attractive to butterflies. In fact, it’s more than attractive; it’s a magnet for all the butterflies that pass through your garden seeking nectar.This deciduous bush blooms mid-summer to early fall. Butterflies and bees will flock to the honey-scented blossoms, whose dilute nectar is sweetest in midday sun. Plant it near a path or patio and the shrub will provide a delightful fragrance for you, too. It’s generally pest-free. This plant blooms on new growth and should be pruned back to the ground in spring.

Butterfly Bush – White Bouquet

Butterfly Bush – White Bouquet
Budd. ‘White Bouquet’

The Butterfly Bush ‘White Bouquet’, Buddleia ‘White Bouquet’, has fragrant, white flower panicles 8-12″ long form on this somewhat compact growing butterfly bush. It is a vigorous growing shrub that boasts white flowers from mid-summer and is a butterfly magnet. This bush flowers summer and fall and is easy to grow. With a name like Butterfly Bush you might expect a plant to be attractive to butterflies. In fact, it’s more than attractive; it’s a magnet for all the butterflies that pass through your garden seeking nectar.This deciduous bush blooms mid-summer to early fall. Butterflies and bees will flock to the honey-scented blossoms, whose dilute nectar is sweetest in midday sun. Plant it near a path or patio and the shrub will provide a delightful fragrance for you, too. It’s generally pest-free. This plant blooms on new growth and should be pruned back to the ground in spring.

Butterfly Bush – Adonis Blue

Butterfly Bush – Adonis Blue
Buddleia ‘Adonis Blue’

The Butterfly Bush Adonis Blue, ‘Buddleia ‘Adonis Blue’, a Proven Winners selection, is a new cultivar that will not crowd its neighbors in your garden. They are about one thrid the size of most Butterfly Bush varieties and the butterflies and hummingbirds still love them. The plants are extra bushy and are loaded with colorful flowers. The deep blue flowers are good sized and have that delightful fragrance. This plant is perfect for smaller gardens and the mixed border. They can also be used as container plants in milder climates.

Butterfly Bush – Black Knight

Butterfly Bush – Black Knight
Buddleia ‘Black Knight’

The Butterfly Bush ‘Black Knight’, Buddleia ‘Black Knight’, is a vigorous growing shrub that boasts dark purple flower from mid-summer and is a butterfly magnet. This bush flowers summer and fall and is easy to grow. With a name like Butterfly Bush you might expect a plant to be attractive to butterflies. In fact, it’s more than attractive; it’s a magnet for all the butterflies that pass through your garden seeking nectar. This deciduous bush blooms mid-summer to early fall. Butterflies and bees will flock to the honey-scented blossoms, whose dilute nectar is sweetest in midday sun. Plant it near a path or patio and the shrub will provide a delightful fragrance for you, too. It’s generally pest-free. This plant blooms on new growth and should be pruned back to the ground in spring.

Butterfly Bush – White

Butterfly Bush – White
Buddleia davidii ‘Alba’

The White Butterfly bush, Buddleia davidii ‘Alba’, is easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun. This deciduous bush becomes weedy and sparse with diminished flowering performance if not grown in full sun. Does poorly in wet conditions. In USDA Zones 5 and 6, this plant will often die to the ground in winter and therefore is often grown in the manner of an herbaceous perennial. Even if plants do not die to the ground in winter, they usually grow more vigorously, produce superior flowers and maintain a better shape if cut to the ground in late winter each year. Removal of spent flower spikes during the growing season will encourage additional bloom, but consider leaving final blooms in place to facilitate reseeding.

Butterfly Bush – Guinevere

Butterfly Bush – Guinevere
Buddleia davidii ‘Guinevere’

Guinevere Butterflybush, Buddleia davidii ‘Guinevere’, is a beauty with large, purple to black, fragrant flowers. It is a vigorous grower and prolific bloomer. It makes a wonderful cut flower, and of course, very attractive to butterflies. Graceful green

Butterfly Bush-Claret Purple

Butterfly Bush-Claret Purple
Buddleia davidii ‘lle de France’

The Purple Butterfly Bush, Buddleia davidii ‘ile de France’, is a butterfly magnet. This bush flowers summer and fall and is easy to grow. With a name like Butterfly Bush you might expect a plant to be attractive to butterflies. In fact, it’s more than attractive; it’s a magnet for all the butterflies that pass through your garden seeking nectar. This deciduous bush blooms mid-summer to early fall. Butterflies and bees will flock to the honey-scented blossoms, whose dilute nectar is sweetest in midday sun. Plant it near a path or patio and the shrub will provide a delightful fragrance for you, too. It’s generally pest-free.

Butterfly Bush – Nanho Blue

Butterfly Bush – Nanho Blue
Buddleia davidii ‘Nanho Blue’

Nanho Blue Butterfly Bush, Buddleia davidii ‘Nanho Blue’, is often called the “Summer Lilac”. A rapid growing multi-stem plant, Nanho Blue has large mauve-blue flowers that grow from July-Sept. Tiny individual flowers are produced in profusion in long, dense trusses. It is more compactly leafed than most Butterfly Bush varieties. In northern areas it dies back in winter, so trim to 6-10″ in spring. It is crown hardy in zone 5, a good cut flower, and attracts butterflies. Butterfly bushes prefer full sun and must receive eight or more hours of sun a day to thrive and get the best blooms. Cut faded flowers off of bush regularly to keep it blooming throughout the summer. It is easily maintained at four to six feet in height, and five feet wide, if it is hard-pruned annually. Nanho Blue does not require much watering once it is established.

Butterfly Bush – Nanho Purple

Butterfly Bush – Nanho Purple
Buddleia davidii ‘Nanho Purple’

Nanho Purple Butterfly Bush, Buddleia davidii ‘Nanho Purple’, is sometimes called the “Summer Lilac”. Vigorous growing multi-stem plant, it has tiny individual purple flowers that are produced in profusion in long, dense trusses from July to September. It is more compactly leafed than most Butterfly Bush varieties. In northern areas it dies back in winter, so trim to 6-10″ in spring. It is crown hardy in zone 5, a good cut flower, and attracts butterflies. Butterfly bushes prefer full sun and must receive eight or more hours of sun a day to thrive and get the best blooms. Cut faded flowers off of bush regularly to keep it blooming throughout the summer. It is easily maintained at four to six feet in height, and five feet wide, if it is hard-pruned annually. Nanho Purple does not require much watering once it is established.

Butterfly Bush – Summer Rose

Butterfly Bush – Summer Rose
Buddleia davidii ‘Summer Rose’

Summer Rose Butterfly Bush, Buddleia davidii ‘Summer Rose’, is sometimes called the “Summer Lilac”. Vigorous, yet compact habit. Large, fragrant mauve-rose flower spikes from July to Sept. Tiny individual mauve-rose flowers are produced in profusion in long, dense trusses. It is more compactly leafed than most Butterfly Bush varieties. In northern areas it dies back in winter, so trim to 6-10″ in spring. It is crown hardy in zone 5, a good cut flower, and attracts butterflies. Butterfly bushes prefer full sun and must receive eight or more hours of sun a day to thrive and get the best blooms. Cut faded flowers off of bush regularly to keep it blooming throughout the summer. It is easily maintained at four to six feet in height, and five feet wide, if it is hard-pruned annually. Summer Rose does not require much watering once it is established.

Butterfly Bush – Peacock

Butterfly Bush – Peacock
Buddleia ‘Peacock’

The Butterfly Bush Peacock, ‘Buddleia ‘Peacock’, a Proven Winners selection, is a new cultivar that will not crowd its neighbors in your garden. They are about one third the size of most Butterfly Bush varieties and the butterflies and hummingbirds still love them. The plants are extra bushy and are loaded with colorful flowers. The pink flowers are good sized and have that delightful fragrance. This plant is perfect for smaller gardens and the mixed border. They can also be used as container plants in milder climates.

Butterfly Bush – Purple Emperor

Butterfly Bush – Purple Emperor
Buddleia ‘Purple Emperor’

The Butterfly Bush Purple Emperor, ‘Buddleia ‘Peacock’, a Proven Winners selection, is a new cultivar that will not crowd its neighbors in your garden. They are about one third the size of most Butterfly Bush varieties and the butterflies and hummingbirds still love them. The plants are extra bushy and are loaded with colorful flowers. The purple flowers are good sized and have that delightful fragrance. This plant is perfect for smaller gardens and the mixed border. They can also be used as container plants in milder climates.

Boxwood – Green Velvet

Boxwood – Green Velvet
Buxus ‘Green Velvet’

The Boxwood ‘Green Velvet, Buxus ‘Green Velvet’, also known as Boxwood, is a slow growing broadleaf evergreen that requires little care. With a plant height of 2-3′ and a spread of 3′, it does add color and texture to the landscape. Plant ‘Green Velvet’ in full shade to part sun, in a well-drained area. Boxwoods are tolerant of pruning and shearing, but avoid cultivating around this plant because they have very shallow roots. Remove dead and damaged branches annually to improve the air circulation. Plant in a sheltered location to protect it from cold winters and strong winds. The Green Velvet is a 1997 Styer Award Winner & 1998 Michigan Growers’ Choice Award Winner.

Boxwood – Wintergreen Littleleaf

Boxwood – Wintergreen Littleleaf
Buxus microphylla ‘Wintergreen’

Wintergreen Littleleaf Boxwood, Buxus microhylla, ‘Wintergreen’ is an attractive broadleaf evergreen that has delicate bright green foliage which changes to copper green color in winter. It responds well to any pruning and is an excellent plant for a low hedge. This is one of the hardiest Boxwoods.

Issai Beautyberry

Issai Beautyberry
Callicarpa dichotoma ‘Issai’

Issai Beautyberry, Callicarpa dichotoma ‘Issai’, is a beautyberry bush that displays outstanding rounded, compact growth habit and early fruiting age. Delicate pink flowers in spring give way to beautiful lavender-purple berries in late summer, so it is one of the best ornamental fruiting shrubs. Issai is a small, rounded, deciduous shrub which typically grows 2 to 4 feet tall and is primarily included in the landscape for its showy fall display of lilac-violet fruit. This beautyberry bush is to be grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. It is crown hardy in zone 4 and prune in early spring if needed. Flowers bloom on new wood and there it shows no serious disease or insect problems

Sweetshrub

Sweetshrub
Calycanthus floridus

The Sweetshrub, Calycanthus floridus, or Carolina allspice is a dense, rounded deciduous shrub with a suckering habit which grows 6-9′ tall with an equal or slightly greater spread. It features very fragrant, brown to reddish-brown flowers (2″ across)

Siberian Peashrub

Siberian Peashrub
Caragana arborescens

The Siberian Peashrub, ‘Caragana arborescens’, is large rounded shrub that is well adapted to exposed, cold, dry and other difficult sites. It has showy yellow pea like flowers that appear in late May.The bark of the trunk and stems retain a greenish color for several years. The small leaflets are medium green in color. Often used as a windbreak or tall informal hedge.The Peashrubs are cold and drought tolerant. When planting for hedge, place plants about 4-5feet apart. Siberian Peasshrubs are deciduous and have low water requirements, and a moderate salt & alkali tolerance.

Peashrub – Siberian

Peashrub – Siberian
Caragana arborescens

The Siberian Peashrub, Caragana arborescens, is large rounded shrub that is well adapted to exposed, cold, dry and other difficult sites. It has showy yellow pea like flowers that appear in late May.The bark of the trunk and stems retain a greenish color for several years. The small leaflets are medium green in color. Often used as a windbreak or tall informal hedge.The Peashrubs are cold and drought tolerant. When planting for hedge, place plants about 4-5feet apart. Siberian Peasshrubs are deciduous and have low water requirements, and a moderate salt & alkali tolerance.

Peashrub – Globe

Peashrub – Globe
Caragana frutex ‘Globosa’

Globe Peashrub, Caragana frutex ‘Globosa’, is a small slow growing compact shrub that is excellent as either a formal hedge or a specimen shrub. Small, dark green foliage with yellow flowers appear in the spring. Globe Peashrub is a quite valuable plant for the upper Midwest since it is very hardy and drought resistant. It is excellent as a formal hedge or small specimen and needs to be planted in full sun. Since this Globe Peashrub is water-efficient, hardy, low-maintenance and beautiful, its will make a great addition to any landscape!

Peashrub – Pygmy

Peashrub – Pygmy
Caragana pygmaea

Pygmy Peashrub, Caragana pygmaea, is a slow growing plant used as a formal hedge. Small bright yellow flowers emerge from year old wood in late spring. It grows to 3 feet, has a 3 to 4 foot spread and is very hardy and drought tolerant. Great small hedge or screen for difficult growing conditions since it tolerates poor soils, drought and wind. It needs to be planted in full sun, and follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Since this Globe Peashrub is water-efficient, hardy, low-maintenance and beautiful, its will make a great addition to any landscape!

Bluebeard – Petit Bleu

Bluebeard – Petit Bleu
Caryopteris x clandonensis

The Bluebeard Petit Blue, ‘Caryopteris x clandonensis’, a Proven Winners selection, is a compact Bluebeard that has a very tight growth habit. Petit Blue blooms from July through September. The short internodes result in an intense floral display.The flowers contast nicely with the dark green, glossy foliage.This plant is very attractive to butterflies.Plant this flower for a mixed border or in perennial beds. They may also be planted as part of a wildlife garden. Place in loose, well drained soil.

Bluebeard – Sunshine Blue

Bluebeard – Sunshine Blue
Caryopteris x clandonensis

The Bluebeard Sunshine Blue, ‘Caryopteris x clandonensis’, a Proven Winners slection, is a compact Bluebeard that is a stonger plant than Worcester Gold. Sunshine Blue blooms from July through September. Sunshine Blue has rich blue flowers that overwelm the pale blue blooms of other cultivars. Caropteris is a valueable plant for the garden because it provides late season blooms when many other plants have passed their prime. Use this plant in a mixed border or as a mass planting in dry, sunny areas and for cut flowers. This plant is very attractive to butterflies.

Bluebeard – Blue Mist

Bluebeard – Blue Mist
Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Blue Mist

The Bluebeard ‘Blue Mist’, Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Blue Mist’, also known as Bluebeard and Blue-Mist Spirea,is an attractive compact, mounding shrub with fragrant powder blue blooms. It has a long blooming season.This plant creates a wonderful border for perennial beds, or use along walks and entryways. Place in full sun. Moderate grower to 2-+ feet tall, 2 feet wide on average

Bluebeard – Dark Knight

Bluebeard – Dark Knight
Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Dark Knight’

The Bluebeard ‘Dark Knight’, Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Dark Knight’, is a mounding deciduous broadleaf shrub. It is drought tolerant. It displays compact, green leaves. Spectacular deep blue flowers appear in mid-summer. Cut back after bloom for repeat bloom. This is a relatively small shrub that will die back to the ground during the winter and regrow in the spring

Buttonbush

Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis

The Buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis, is a rounded, 6 to 8 feet tall and occasionally reaqching 10 to 12 feet tall shrub. It is very open, almost gangly in habit. The late emerging foliage leaves the shrub almost dead looking until late spring. Flowers are creamy-white, on spherical heads, 1 to 1 1/4 inches long, blooming in late summer. The fruit is a nutlet that persists through winter. It prefers moist situations, not dry tolerant, and best used for naturalizing in wet areas. Native from New Brunswick to Florida, west to Minnesota, Oklahoma and southern New Mexico, Arizona, California, into Mexico and Cuba.

Quince – Texas Scarlet Flowering

Quince – Texas Scarlet Flowering
Chaenom. ‘Texas Scarlet’

The Quince ‘Texas Scarlet Flowering’, Chaenomeles x ‘Texas Scarlet’, is one of the first shrubs to bloom in the spring. It displays glossy, green foliage which appears soon after profuse red flowers cover the plant in spring. The suggested uses for this plant include specimen plant, border, barrier, hedge, and attracting wildlife. The yellow- green fruits are apple-like, and attract wildlife. Also useful as good cut flowers.

Red Flowering Quince

Red Flowering Quince
Chaenomeles speciosa

The Red Flowering Quince, Chaenomeles speciosa, is valued for its spring flowers. The single or double rose like flowers emerge in clusters of 2′4, often before leaves develop. The oblong, serrated foliage opens bronze red and fades to a glossy dark green. It is very nice for a shrub border or espaliered to wall. Cut branches with swollen flower buds may be forced indoors, making a welcomed winter flower arrangement. To prune, remove only crossing, diseased or broken branches. Flowering quince should never be sheared.

Dogwood – European Variegated

Dogwood – European Variegated
Cornus alba ‘Argenteo-marginata’

European Variegated Dogwood, Cornus alba ‘Argenteo-marginata’, is one of the larger ornamental shrubs with attractive cream and green variegated foliage. This plant has year-round appeal in the landscape, displaying variegated leaves in summer and vibrant red branches in winter. It needs sun to partial shade; prefers moist, well-drained soil but tolerates a range of soil conditions. It is rapid growing and has showy, green and white variegated leaves that last till fall. Dramatic in mass plantings and works well in the small home garden. Prune hard in late winter because the new growth is the most brilliantly colored. The tree form elevates the bright red wood in winter.

Dogwood – Ivory Halo

Dogwood – Ivory Halo
Cornus alba ‘Bailhalo’

The Dogwood ‘Ivory Halo’, Cornus alba ‘Bailhalo’,also known as tatarian dogwood, is a cultivar that is noted for its compact size, variegated (white-edged) leaves and bright red twigs in winter. It is a rapid-growing, multi-stemmed, suckering, deciduou

Dogwood – BudGs Yellow

Dogwood – BudGs Yellow
Cornus alba ‘Bud’s Yellow’

Bud’s Yellow Dogwood, Cornus alba ‘Bud’s Yellow’, is an upright to rounded shrub that displays small white flowers. It blooms in the spring and has attractive medium green foliage during the summer. The bright yellow stems will add a striking color to the winter landscape. Bud’s Yellow Dogwood is best grown in organically rich, medium to wet, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. This shrub prefers consistently moist, well-drained soils. Trim the roots and promptly remove root suckers if colonial spread is not wanted. It is a rapid-growing, multi-stemmed, suckering, deciduous shrub that grows to a maximum size of 5 to 8′ tall on erect, usually unbranched stems. Plant them as property line screens, hedges or shrub borders. For an interesting bicolor winter stem display, combine with redtwig cultivars.

Dogwood – Coral Red

Dogwood – Coral Red
Cornus Alba ‘Siberica’

The Coral Red Dogwood, Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’, has stunning bright red bark which adds color to the winter garden. It has been given an Award of Garden Merit (AM), which is for plants of outstanding excellence. Tolerant of a wide range of soils, it produces the brightest winter bark when planted in full sun. To keep the size of the plant in check and to encourage the most colorful bark, remove a third of the stems back to ground level each spring.

Dogwood – Pagoda

Dogwood – Pagoda
Cornus alternifolia

Pagoda Dogwood, ‘Cornus alternifolia’, is a large ornamental shrub, or small tree, with irregular tiers of branches forming a somewhat horizontal plant. It reaches a maximum height of around 25 feet. The pale yellow flowers in May are followed by blue-black fruits. The fragrant flowering that occurs in late May and early June and can be described as moderately showy. Pagoda Dogwood prefers cool, moist, acidic soils and partial shade is ideal, but full sun is acceptable if the site is not hot and dry. It does perform best in colder climates. The older bark is gray brown and lightly ridged and furrowed with the younger bark being smooth and reddish brown. The fruit stalks remain and turn a pleasing coral red color in late winter. This shrub is disease resistant and has a fibrous, spreading root system.

Dogwood – Silky

Dogwood – Silky
Cornus amomum

The Silky Dogwood, Cornus amomum, has attractive white, greenish-white or yellow flower clusters in the spring and blue and white fruit in the fall. This plant tolerates poorly drained soils. It is used for hedgerows, windbreaks and for stream bank erosion control. The fruits are bluish in color. The fruit is eaten by game birds, especially important as a source of food for migrating songbirds. The twigs are an important source of winter browse for deer and rabbits. Mature height: a small to medium sized shrub to 12′.

Dogwood – Artic Sun

Dogwood – Artic Sun
Cornus ‘Arctic Sun’

The Dogwood Artic Sun ‘Cato’, Cornus sanguinea ‘Cato’ , is a new dwarf, yellow twig Dogwood. It is extremely compact. With a plant height of 3-4′, the yellow foliage color adds instant impact to any garden. ‘Cato’ should be planted in full sun and will adapt to extremely wet conditions. Great for erosion control, it is highly recommended for rehabilitating moist sites and is well adapted to disturbed sites, is easy to grow and establish. In the garden, it will add more color because of its multiple stems.