All Plants
Type | Botanical Name | Native | Common Name | Description | Height | Light Req. | Zone | Add to My List |
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Annual | CLERODENDRUM ugandense | Blue Butterfly Bush | Large panicles of bicolor blue and white winged flowers all summer on an evergreen shrub; Syn. Rotheca myricoides |
3-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
Tree/Shrub | CLETHRA alnifolia ‘Einstein’ | Summersweet | A floriferous compact form with flower racemes twice as long as the species. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Deer resistant. |
3-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade | |||
Tree/Shrub | CLETHRA alnifolia ‘Hummingbird’ | Summersweet | Compact shrub bearing very fragrant flower spikes in summer. Slowly spreading in consistently moist soils to form a grove in partly sunny areas. Attracts bees, butterflies & hummingbirds. |
24-48" | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | CLETHRA alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’ | Summersweet | The deepest pink cultivar now available. Shiny deep green foliage on a suckering plant. Makes a fragrant hedge. Prefers consistently moist soil. |
4-6 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | CLETHRA alnifolia Sugartina ‘Chrystalina’ | Summersweet | Fragrant pure white flowers on a compact rounded to slightly spreading shrub. Flowers bloom in narrow, bottlebrush-like spires 4- 6” long on the current year’s growth for approximately 4-6 weeks in July and August. Attracts bees & butterflies Good fall color Tolerates clay and wet soil |
24-36" | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | CLETHRA alnifolia ‘Summer Sparkler’ | Summersweet | Long narrow spires of fragrant blooms in later summer can be up to a foot long in profusion and looking like a huge 4th of July sparkler! More compact. Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds, songbirds & bees Deer resistant Tolerant of wet soils |
3-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | CLETHRA barbinervis ‘Takeda Nishiki’ | Japanese Clethra | Beautiful variegated foliage is pink, green and white in the spring maturing to green and white. Form and flowers typical of the species. |
10-20 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Annual | CLIVIA miniata ‘Belgian Hybrid’ | Kaffir Lily | Large clusters of flaming orange-red florets over strap-like foliage. Blooms in early spring and needs a cool period to bloom. Drought-tolerant. |
2-3 feet | Part Shade | Tropical | ||
Annual | CLIVIA miniata ‘Golden Dragon’ | Kaffir Lily | Clear yellow flowers on a vigorous plants. |
2-3 feet | Part Shade | Tropical | ||
Annual | COCHLIASANTHUS caracalla | Corkscrew Flower | Lavender and white corkscrew-shaped flowers that are very fragrant on this twining vine. |
10-12 feet | Part Shade | Tropical | ||
Perennial | CODONOPSIS clematidea | Asian Bellflower | A rare climbing/scrambling vine with intricately marked bell flowers. Give it rich, deep soil and a neighbor plant to scramble through. |
30-36 inches | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Annual | COLEUS ‘Alabama Sunset’ | Coleus | Bright pink to red foliage with touches of gold. Medium to large upright grower. |
24-26 inches | Sun/Part Shade/Shade | Overwinter Indoors | ||
Annual | COLEUS ‘Bryce Canyon’ | Coleus | Bright orange foliage streaked with gold. |
12-24 inches | Sun/Part Shade/Shade | |||
Annual | COLEUS ‘Dipt in Wine’ | Coleus | Velvety red leaves are centered and edged with gold. |
2-3 feet | Sun/Part Shade/Shade | Overwinter Indoors | ||
Annual | COLEUS ‘Fishnet Stockings’ | Coleus | Green foliage is heavily veined and edged in burgundy. |
2-3 feet | Sun/Part Shade/Shade | Tropical | ||
Annual | COLEUS ‘Kiwi Fern’ | Coleus | A distinctive coleus with slender burgundy fern-shaped leaves, edged with gold ruffles. |
18-20 inches | Sun/Part Shade/Shade | Tropical | ||
Annual | COLEUS ‘Kong Mosaic’ | |||||||
Annual | COLEUS ‘Lemon Sunsation’ | Lacy edged gold foliage with a red margin. |
Part Shade | Tropical | ||||
Annual | COLEUS ‘Magenta Frill’ | Lacy edged foliage of the most brilliant magenta. |
Part Shade | Tropical | ||||
Annual | COLEUS ‘Molten Lava’ | Scalloped edged deep red leaves. |
Part Shade | Tropical | ||||
Annual | COLEUS ‘Saturn’ | Bright lime leaves with a wide brick-red edge. |
Part Shade | Tropical | ||||
Annual | COLEUS ‘Sedona’ | Coleus | Beautiful russet orange foliage. Deer/drought resistant. |
2-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade/Shade | Tropical | ||
Annual | COLOCASIA esculenta ‘Tea Cup’ | Elephant Ears | Shiny, cupped olive-green foliage on purple stems. |
2-3 feet | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
Annual | COLOCASIA gigantea ‘Thailand Giant’ | Huge leaves with bright white veining. Fragrant white flowers. |
Part Shade | Overwinter Dormant Indoors | ||||
Annual | COLOCASIA ‘Hawaiian Punch’ | Deep green leaves with a bright red stem. |
Part Shade | Overwinter Dormant Indoors | ||||
Annual | COLOCASIA ‘Nancy’s Revenge’ | Large creamy-white markings on bright green leaves. |
Part Shade | Overwinter Dormant Indoors | ||||
Tree/Shrub | COMPTONIA peregrina | Sweetfern | Aromatic fern-like foliage on flat-topped mound. Good naturalizing shade plant for acid or infertile soils. Suckers. |
2-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade/Shade | 2 | ||
Perennial | COREOPSIS ‘Gilded Lace’ | Hybrid Tickseed | A chance seedling likely a hybrid of the very tall C. tripteris and C. verticillata, with lacy foliage and profuse yellow flowers. Blooms summer into the fall and is an excellent attracter to pollinators. |
4-5 feet | Full sun | 3 | ||
Perennial | COREOPSIS grandiflora ‘Sunny Day’ | Tickseed | Bushy mounds bear many stems of bright, single yellow flowers starting early summer and with dead heading will continue to bloom until fall. Good cut flower Attracts butterflies Deer& rabbit resistant |
18-24" | Full sun | 4 | ||
Perennial | COREOPSIS ‘Jethro Tull’ | Tickseed | Unusual golden-yellow fluted petals cover the compact mounds in summer. Great cut flower. Attracts butterflies. Deer resistant. |
18-20 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
Perennial | COREOPSIS ‘Limoncello’ | Tickseed | Compact and full mounds bear loads of bright yellow blooms all summer. |
12-18" | Full sun | 5 | ||
Perennial | COREOPSIS ‘Mercury Rising’ | Hybrid Tickseed | The latest in Darrell Probst’s Big Bang Series, this is a vigorous spreading cultivar with 1-2” claret red blooms through the summer. |
15-18 inches | Full sun | 5 | ||
Perennial | COREOPSIS Big Bang ‘Star Cluster’ | Tickseed | Gorgeous cream white blooms with purple variations from early summer to fall. No deadheading necessary. Long-lasting cut flower. Attracts bees/butterflies. Deer/rabbit resistant. |
18-24 inches | Sun | 5 | ||
Perennial | COREOPSIS ‘Uptick Yellow & Red’ | Hybrid Tickseed | Long-blooming yellow flowers are centered in red. Habit is tidy and compact. |
12-14 inches | Sun | 5 | ||
Perennial | COREOPSIS verticillata ‘Crazy Cayenne’ | Threadleaf Tickseed | Bright orange-red daisies with petal undersides and tips yellow. Midsummer blooms over thread leaf foliage. Great cut flower. Attracts butterflies. Deer resistant. Salt tolerant. |
16-18 inches | Sun | 5 | ||
Perennial | COREOPSIS verticillata ‘Golden Gain’ | Threadleaf Tickseed | Bright gold daisies over sturdy, upright clumps of threadleaf foliage. Prolific summer bloom is extended by deadheading. Great cut flower. Attracts butterflies. Deer resistant. |
20-22 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | CORNUS alba ‘Bud’s Yellow’ | Yellowtwig Dogwood | A selection of yellowtwig dogwood with better disease resistance than older varieties. Great for naturalizing in moist areas. Cut back regularly for more yellow stems. |
6-8 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | CORNUS alba ‘Golden Prairie Fire’ | Redtwig Dogwood | Large bright yellow leaves in spring and bright orange-red stems in winter. Its foliage turns fiery red in the fall. Excellent for color contrast in mixed borders. |
6-8 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | CORNUS alba ‘Little Rebel’ | Dwarf Redtwig Dogwood | A dwarf, dense-growing form with clean green foliage through the summer and bright red twigs in the winter. |
3-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | CORNUS alba ‘Neon Burst’ | Redtwig Dogwood | Like C. alba ‘Golden Prairie Fire’, this cultivar has chartreuse foliage, red stems and great fall color, but habit is more compact. |
4-5 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | CORNUS alternifolia ‘Lemon Edge’ | Pagoda Dogwood | A vigorous new variegated cultivar from Handy Nursery with light green leaves edged in light yellow. |
12-15 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | CORNUS amomum | Silky Dogwood | Fast growing native shrub with cream white flowers and blue fruit in late summer. Good plant for wet sites and naturalizing. Attracts bees & birds |
6-8 feet | Sun/Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | CORNUS sericea ‘Baileyi’ | Redtwig Dogwood | Upright-growing, non-stoloniferous species with slender red-brown stems. Small white flowers followed by porcelain-blue fruit in August. Tolerates part shade and adverse soil conditions. |
6-8 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Perennial | CORNUS canadensis | Bunch Berry | A beautiful native ground cover with large, white flowers followed by scarlet berries. Leaves turn crimson in fall. Needs woodsy conditions to thrive. |
2-4 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | CORNUS florida ‘Cherokee Brave’ | Flowering Dogwood | Striking bright red flower bracts in spring. New foliage is also tinted red and fall color is maroon red. Red berries in the fall. Gray bark is also attractive. |
20-25 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | CORNUS florida ‘Little Princess’ | Flowering Dogwood | A dwarf cultivar with typical large white bracts in spring on a more compact, denser-growing plant. Foliage purple in the autumn. |
7-8 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | CORNUS florida x kousa ‘Celestial Shadow’ | Dogwood | Large white flowers with bright golden variegated foliage that keeps turning color throughout the season until turning bright red in fall. |
15-20 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | CORNUS kousa var. chinensis ‘Akatsuki’ | Kousa Flowering Dogwood | A striking sport of C. Satomi with green foliage edged in white and white bracts in spring fading to pink. Foliage also takes on a pink tinge as the season progresses turning to purple in the fall. Habit is tidy and compact. |
8-10 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | CORNUS kousa var. chinensis ‘Radiant Rose’ | Kousa Flowering Dogwood | Like C. kousa ‘Satomi’ this cultivar has striking pink flower bracts and attractive foliage, but it is perhaps more heat and cold tolerant. Flowers hold their color through July. Bright red leaves in autumn. |
20-25 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Tree/Shrub | CORNUS kousa ‘Satomi’ | Kousa Flowering Dogwood | Striking pink flower bracts in spring and rich maroon fall color. Form is upright and spreading. |
12-15 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 |