All Plants
| Type | Botanical Name | Native | Common Name | Description | Height | Light Req. | Zone | Add to My List |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | CUPHEA purpurea ‘Firefly’ | Bat-faced Cuphea | Large, cherry-red, winged flowers through the summer are attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. |
18-20 inches | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
| Perennial | CYCLAMEN hederifolium | Cyclamen | Delicate blush pink flowers with reflexed petals over beautiful marbled heart-shaped leaves in the autumn. Summer dormant. |
4-6 inches | Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Annual | CYNOGLOSSUM amabile ‘Blue Showers’ | Chinese Forget-Me-Not | True-blue, forget-me-not flowers on branching stems. |
15-30" | Sun | 6 | ||
| Annual | DAHLIA ‘Bishop of Llandaff’ | Dahlia | This showy cultivar has dark purple foliage and single red 4″ flowers through the summer. Store the roots in a frost free location over the winter. |
2-4 feet | Sun | Overwinter Dormant Indoors | ||
| Annual | DAHLIA ‘Bishop of Canterbury’ | Dahlia | Another dark foliage form with deep red peony flowers. |
2-4 feet | Sun | Overwinter Dormant Indoors | ||
| Annual | DAHLIA Dalaya ‘Pink & Lemon’ | Dahlia | Single to semi-double pink flowers shot through with streaks of lemon yellow. Attracts butterflies Good cut flower |
18-24" | Full sun | Overwinter Dormant Indoors | ||
| Annual | DAHLIA ‘Gold Crown’ | Dahlia | Large, spiky gold-orange flowers on strong stems from June to Sept. |
3 feet | Sun | Overwinter Dormant Indoors | ||
| Annual | DAHLIA ‘Karma Corona’ | Dahlia | Glowing salmon orange double blooms with quilled petals held upright on sturdy stems. |
2-3 feet | Full sun | Tropical | ||
| Annual | DAHLIA ‘Karma Lagoon’ | Dahlia | Lush magenta and violet-blue blooms. |
2-3 feet | Sun | Overwinter Dormant Indoors | ||
| Annual | DAHLIA ‘Karma Prospero’ | Dahlia | Soft lilac pink double waterlily-shaped blooms are held upright on sturdy stems. |
3-4 feet | Sun | Overwinter Dormant Indoors | ||
| Annual | DAHLIA ‘Mystic Fantasy’ | Dark bronze foliage accents the bright hot pink flowers. |
Full sun | Overwinter Dormant Indoors | ||||
| Perennial | DALEA purpurea | Prairie Clover | Bright lavender flowers in cylindrical heads on bushy plants. Very floriferous. Native prairie plant. |
24-30 inches | Sun | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | DAPHNE x burkwoodii ‘Carol Mackie’ | Burkwood Daphne | Green leaves with cream edges. Pink buds open to intensely fragrant white flowers in spring. |
3-5 feet | Sun | 3 | ||
| Annual | DATURA ‘Yellow Ruffles’ | Angel's Trumpet | Huge 6″ double flowers on bushy plants. The seeds are very toxic. |
36-48 | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
| Annual | DATURA innoxia ‘Evening Fragrance’ | Jimson Weed | Large upward facing trumpet shaped white flowers up to 8 inches across with pale lavender edge are sweetly fragrant in the evening. |
24-36" | Full Sun/Part Shade | Overwinter Indoors | ||
| Annual | DATURA inoxia ‘Belle Blanche’ | Jimson Weed | Large, white trumpet-shaped flowers over large leaves. Habit is sprawling so give it room! The blooms smell somewhat of lemons! |
2-3 feet | Full sun | Tropical | ||
| Perennial | DEINANTHE bifida | Umbrella Leaf | A herbaceous Hydrangea relative with large, felted foliage cleft into two lobes and nodding, white waxy cups in summer. |
22-24 inches | Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Perennial | DELOSPERMA cooperi | Ice Plant | Low mat of succulent foliage with large red-purple flowers through the summer. Grow in a protected trough in Vermont. |
2-4 inches | Sun | 5 | ||
| Perennial | DELOSPERMA ‘Fire Spinner’ | Ice Plant | Striking orange and purple flowers through the spring over mats of apple-green succulent foliage. Listed at Zone 5, but will need excellent drainage. |
2-4 inches | Sun | 5 | ||
| Perennial | DELOSPERMA ‘Red Mountain Flame’ | Ice Plant | Orange-red with white centers blooms from spring to frost on low spreading plants. Requires very well drained soil. One of the hardier ice plants. |
2-4 inches | Sun | 5 | ||
| Fern | DENNSTAEDTIA punctilobula | Hay-scented Fern | Spreading to create an emerald green ground cover. Vigorous deciduous fern for dry or wet locations. Will tolerate sun or shade. Soft yellow-green fronds turn yellow in fall. The fronds release the scent of new mown hay when crushed. |
18-24 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 3 | ||
| Grass | DESCHAMPSIA caespitosa ‘Goldgehaenge’ | Tufted Hair Grass | Evergreen tufts to 12″ with golden yellow inflorescences held above the foliage. |
30-36 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Grass | DESCHAMPSIA caespitosa ‘Pixie Fountain’ | Tufted Hair Grass | A dwarf form with features similar to others, only smaller! |
12-14 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | DEUTZIA gracilis ‘Nikko’ | Slender Deutzia | Dwarf shrub covered with white flowers in June. Forms a graceful spreading mound. Foliage turns burgundy in the fall |
1-2 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | DEUTZIA gracilis ‘Yuki Kabuki’’ | Slender Deutzia | Profuse clusters of pink spring flowers. Attractive mounding form never needs pruning. |
2-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Perennial | DIANTHUS ‘Angel of Charm’ | Very fragrant crimson-red frilled flowers with pink eyes and pink spots bloom at the ends of the stems from mid spring to late summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its attractive narrow leaves remain grayish green in color throughout the year. |
Full sun | 4 | ||||
| Perennial | DIANTHUS barbatus ‘Purple Picotee’ | Sweet William | Clusters of fragrant purple flowers with a white picot edge all summer long. Deer/rabbit resistant. Attracts bees/butterflies. Prefers sandier soils. Pruning plants back hard after blooming will encourage them to survive for another year. |
10-12 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | DIANTHUS deltoids ‘Zing Rose’ | Garden Pinks | Dwarf, tufted, green foliage with deep rose flowers. Deer resistant. Attracts butterflies. Prefers sandier soils. Shear after first flush to encourage early fall rebloom. If allowed to form seed, it will self-sow freely. |
6-8 inches | Sun | 3 | ||
| Perennial | DIANTHUS gratianopolis ‘Bath’s Pink’ | Cheddar Pinks | Spicy fragrant, single pink flowers with a deeper pink center on low spreading mounds of green needle-like foliage spring to early summer. Attracts bees & butterflies Drought tolerant Deer resistant |
6-8" | Full sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | DIANTHUS gratianopolitanus ‘Tiny Rubies’ | Cheddar Pinks | Dwarf, low-growing, mat-forming. Dense mounds of gray-green foliage. Double pink flowers in June. Deer resistant. Attracts butterflies. Prefers sandier soils. Shear after first flush to encourage early fall rebloom. |
2-4 inches | Sun | 3 | ||
| Perennial | DIANTHUS Mt. Frost ‘Ruby Glitter’ | Rosy-red single blossoms with creamy blotches over silver-grey foliage. Long bloom time, from spring to fall. |
Full sun | 5 | ||||
| Perennial | DIANTHUS Mtn. Frost ‘Pink Pompom’ | Fragrant rose-pink double flowers all summer over silver-grey foliage that stays neat and tidy. |
Full sun | 5 | ||||
| Perennial | DIANTHUS ‘MTN. FROST GARNET RED’ | Pinks | Extra large deep red flowers with continuous bloom spring through fall. Deadheading will increase bloom time. Attracts butterflies Deer resistant Drought tolerant |
10-12 inches | Full sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | DIANTHUS ‘MTN. FROST RUBY SNOW’ | Cheddar Pinks | White fringed petals with a dark pink eye. Blooms continuously from spring through to fall. |
6-8 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | DIANTHUS ‘Pink Fire’ | Large, double brilliant flowers over needle-like blue foliage from early to mid summer. Loves hot and sunny gardens. Drought tolerant |
Full sun | 3 | ||||
| Perennial | DIANTHUS ‘Vivid Bright Light’ | Pinks | Blooming from spring to fall with brilliant pink single flowers covering the mounding plant with tidy blue-green foliage. Continuous bloom with deadheading making it a great addition to mixed planters. |
6-8" | Full sun | 5 | ||
| Perennial | DIANTHUS GRAT. ‘EDGEHOG’ | A Dianthus with variegated foliage! Bright pink double flowers are highly fragrant. Drought tolerant Deer resistant |
Full sun | 4 | ||||
| Perennial | DICENTRA spectabilis ‘Alba’ | Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart | Pure white form of D. spectabilis. Beautiful and long-blooming. May go dormant by midsummer. Deer/rabbit tolerant. Attracts pollinators. |
28-30 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | DICENTRA spectabilis ‘Valentine’ | Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart | A redder cultivar of old-fashioned bleeding heart. Dark red stems. May go dormant mid-summer. Deer/rabbit tolerant. Attracts pollinators. |
24-36 inches | Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Annual | DICHONDRA argentea ‘Silver Falls’ | Silver Falls Dichondra | Mat-forming with long draping stems of silver, pubescent foliage. Drought-tolerant. Excellent in containers. |
2-4 foot spread | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
| Perennial | DICTAMNUS albus ‘Purpureus’ | Gas Plant | Long-lived, attractive shrub-like perennial with spears of unique mauve flowers in June. Followed by attractive seed capsules with shiny black seeds. |
30-36 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | DICTAMNUS albus ‘Albiflorus’ | Gas Plant | Long-lived, attractive shrub-like perennial with spears of unique white flowers in June, followed by attractive seed capsules with shiny black seeds. |
30-36 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | DIERVILLA rivularis ‘Kodiak Fresh’ | Bush Honeysuckle | Bright lime-yellow foliage in the summertime accompanied by bright yellow flowers. The bright fall foliage makes this an excellent substitute for the invasive burning bush. Succeeds in even challenging sites. Drought tolerant even in dry shade Deer resistant Attracts butterflies & hummimgbirds |
24-36" | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | DIERVILLA rivularis ‘Kodiak Orange’ | Bush Honeysuckle | Adaptable native cultivar that is deer resistant and drought tolerant. Typical small yellow blooms in summer followed by striking orange fall color. Emerging spring foliage is also russet orange. |
2-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | DIERVILLA rivularis ‘Ru-Bee Wren’ | Low Bush Honeysuckle | New leaves emerge brilliant crimson in spring filling this dense spreading shrub with color. Leaves age to deep green followed by bright yellow, nectar laden bloom in late June, and native songbird sustaining fruit in fall. Attracts birds, bees & hummingbirds. Deer resistant. |
24-36 inches | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | DIERVILLA splendens ‘Firefly Nightglow’ | Bush Honeysuckle | This cultivar has dark burgundy foliage and vibrant yellow flowers throughout the whole season! |
2-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Annual | DIGIPLEXIS ‘Berry Canary’ | Digiplexis | This hybrid between foxglove and Isoplexis has large hot pink tubular flowers with cream throats. Large spikes bloom through the summer on a compact, well-branched plant. Attracts hummingbirds |
22-24 inches | Tropical | |||
| Perennial | DIGITALIS ambigua | Yellow Foxglove | Also known as Digitalis grandiflora, this true perennial foxglove produces many spikes with thimbles of soft yellow and is spotted with rusty-brown on the inside. Bloomtime is late spring through early summer. Will self-sow when happy Good cut flower |
24-36" | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | DIGITALIS ‘Candy Mtn. Rose’ | Foxglove | Large upward facing rosy-pink flowers cram the strong stems of this beauty. Wonderful for cutting. Attracts hummingbirds Self-sows when happy Deer & rabbit resistant |
3-4 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | DIGITALIS grandiflora | Perennial Foxglove | Soft yellow flowers June through July. Self sows. This species is reliably perennial. |
22-24 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 4 |