Large flat-topped clusters of white flowers in late spring. Mounding habit. Accepts a wide range of soils; tolerates light shade better than most other spiraeas. Deadhead to encourage additional blooming. Attracts butterflies.

Dwarf, dense-growing, groundcover; covered with soft pink flowers in June. Blue-green foliage turns coppery-bronze in fall. Forms a 3’+ wide mound. Deer resistant. Attracts butterflies. Need consistent moisture and well-drained soil.

The biggest, pinkest flowers of any Japanese spirea. New growth especially orange when it emerges in early spring, and again for fall. Drought/deer tolerant. Maintains a nice, neat shape without pruning. Deadhead after flowering to encourage repeat blooming.

Blue green foliage is tinted burgundy and becomes rich red in the fall. Umbels of white flowers in the spring. From Proven Winners. Deer tolerant. Unfussy and needs minimal care.

Red new growth matures to bright gold and contrasts through the season.  Topped with purple-red blooms in early summer. Vivid gold-to-orange in fall. From Proven Winners.

Foliage emerges blazing deep red. Bright, glowing purple-red flowers begin in late spring, and it just keeps on flowering from there- no deadheading needed! Sets no seed, non-invasive. Deer resistant.

Very flashy cream, yellow and green variegated foliage covered with bright pink blooms in summer.  From Proven Winners. Deer resistant.

This selection is more compact than S.‘Goldflame’ with better tip color, superior, bright pink flowers and less reversion. Attracts butterflies. Foliage turns rich russet red in fall.

Tidy, compact mature form. Cream and pink variegations to its green leaves; clusters of strong deep rosy-pink flowers in late summer.

Dense, upright, compact, mounded cultivar; profuse white flowers in late spring. Narrow, dark blue-green foliage. Flowers and leaves all appear on the same side of the arching branches. Attractive to butterflies. Deer/clay/drought tolerant.

Narrow leaves are a golden yellow on a compact plant. White blooms in spring. Attractive, upright arching habit. Needs adequate water in dry/hot spells.

Masses of tiny white flowers in spring on arching branches. Improved disease resistance. Orange-red fall color.

Gracefully arching branches with cream flowers in June. Small maple-like foliage turns red in the fall. Excellent groundcover or bank planting.

Possibly a variety of S. pseudocamellia with larger, flatter blooms and a slightly smaller habit.

More arching than weeping, with an irregular, spreading habit and typical white flowers with yellow centers in early summer. The flaky orange, brown, and gray blotched bark is beautiful winter interest.

Beautiful small tree with numerous white, cupped-shaped, waxy flowers with orange anthers in the summer.Amazing exfoliating bark and red-purple fall color.

All the wonderful attributes of the species with lovely gray-green foliage. Syn. with ‘Silver Seedling’.

A Handy Nursery intro with new spring growth yellow.  Otherwise typical of species which has unusual red seed pods and red buds. Unsure of hardiness, but one customer thought it was hardier than S. pseudocamellia.

Small whitish-pink flowers appear in summer, forming clusters of bright pink berries that ripen in September and last into December. Great for floral arrangements.

Following white flowers in early summer, gumball pink berries cover the rich mint-green foliage in late-summer/early autumn. Attracts pollinators.

Abundant nectar-rich pink flowers in early summer that are attractive to pollinators turn into nearly fluorescent pink berries in late summer/early fall. Great for pollinators; long lasting additions to fall bouquets. Lovely blue-green foliage. Deer resistant.

Profuse bloomer with fragrant violet-pink flowers. Small clean foliage.

Similar to S. reticulata with a bushier, rounded habit and overall finer texture.  Creamy, fragrant 3”-6” flower clusters in mid-spring. Deer/clay tolerant. Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds.

Bright magenta flowers with a spicy fragrance in late spring; late-blooming lilac. Improved for cutting. Attracts butterflies/hummingbirds. Deer resistant.

Compact shrub with fragrant pale lilac flowers. Lovely burgundy fall color.  

Deep violet, sweetly fragrant, single florets cover the shrub with blooms in mid-spring. Florets are among the largest of any of the lilacs. Upright, multi-stemmed habit. Tends to sucker. Deer/clay tolerant.

Fragrant double pale pink flowers fade to white. Butterfly/hummingbird attractive. Deer/clay tolerant.

Lovely, fragrant double pale pink blossoms in May. Upright, oval habit.

Double blue flowers.

Stunning deep purple blooms edged in white.

Blue-lavender, fragrant showy blooms on a compact shrub in spring. Great for pollinators. Deer/clay tolerant.

Deep rose buds open to single rosy purple flowers 2 weeks after the common lilac.

A Father Fiala hybrid with very large clusters of light pink flowers.  Very floriferous. Late-blooming. Can be tree-like. Resistant to powdery mildew.

Dwarf selection with a pendulous, rounded habit and bonsai-like framework. Fragrant yellow flowers in mid-late spring. Yellow fall color.

‘St. Croix’ has an open-grown and spreading with a vase-shaped crown. A recent (2008) selection cloned from a large tree growing in Minnesota which has displayed a high resistance to Dutch Elm disease.

Small congested leaves on a compact growing shrub. Cute specimen in a rock garden.

Pendulous branched umbrella-shaped tree makes a striking accent in the garden.

Slow growing with a conical form and bright gold foliage.

Extremely large berries ripen mid to late season over a prolonged period, up to six weeks. For best fruiting, plant with other Northern Highbush varieties such as ‘Bluecrop’. Burgundy to orange Fall foliage color. Some reports of hardiness to zone 4.

A selection of our native blueberry. Makes an interesting ground cover in the garden with tasty fruit in mid-to-late summer and lovely red fall color. Tolerates poor soil.

Sizable, deep blue berries in August. Tolerates dry acidic, poor soils and partial shade while yielding an impressive crop.

Early to midseason fruit with excellent flavor.

Midseason, hardier and more drought-tolerant than most. Good producer.

One of the first highbush blueberries to bloom and fruit.  Berries are medium-large and light blue.

Massive yields on dense, rounded shrubs with fiery orange-red fall color.

Developed in Michigan for harsh winters. Small wild berry-like fruits.

An old favorite with pink buds opening to very fragrant white flowers in early spring. Blue-black berry-like drupes in late summer. Prune only immediately after flowering.

A super fragrant compact form with uniform habit. Burgundy and red fall foliage. Attracts butterflies.

Syn. with ‘Ralph Senior’; upright, vase-shaped, multi-stemmed. Non-fragrant white flowers appear in late spring. Blue-black, berry-like drupes late summer which attract birds. Variable fall color ranging from drab yellow to shades of orange and red.

A selection of the native arrowwood viburnum with maroon and green new growth. White flowers are followed by dark blue berries. Good fall color.