All Plants
| Type | Botanical Name | Native | Common Name | Description | Height | Light Req. | Zone | Add to My List |
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| Perennial | DIGITALIS lutea | Straw Foxglove | Numerous tiny bell-shaped pale yellow flowers on slender spikes in the summer. |
2-3 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Perennial | DIGITALIS parviflorum ‘Milk Chocolate’ | This is an unusual perennial foxglove with 2’ tall stems lined with burgundy-red thimble-shaped flowers. It will gently self seed and mixes well with everything. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||||
| Edibles | DIOSPYROS virginiana | Persimmon | Prefers moist, sandy soils. Drought tolerant. Promptly remove root suckers unless naturalized effect is desired. Fragrant, white to greenish-yellow flowers in late spring, with the male flowers appearing in clusters and the female flowers appearing solitary. This should be a self-fertile cultivar. Edible persimmon 1-2″ fruits mature in fall to an orange to reddish-purple color. |
35-60 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Edibles | Diospyros virginiana ‘Golden Delight’ | Native persimmon with early ripening orange fruits in the fall. the bark of this tree is very ornamental. |
Full sun | 5 | ||||
| Perennial | DIPHYLLEIA cymosa | American Umbrellaleaf | Large, glossy lobed foliage to 12” topped by disks of creamy white flowers in spring. These are followed by blue berries with contrasting red pedicels. Best in moist soils. |
12-14 inches | Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | DISANTHUS cercidifolius | Redbud Hazel | Beautiful blue-green foliage similar to Cercis with fantastic fall color. Small dark purple flowers in the fall. A Witchhazel relative. In Vermont, best in moist, sheltered sites. |
6-8 feet | Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | DISANTHUS cercidifolius ‘Edna Mae’ | Redbud Hazel | The foliage emerges a light yellow and matures to a sage-mint color. The most valued feature of this genus is the fall color, which is famed for displaying all the color ranges simultaneously. |
6-10' | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | DISANTHUS cercidifolius ‘Ena Nishiki’ | Redbud Hazel | A witchhazel relative with beautiful blue-green foliage similar to Cercis. This cultivar edged with white. Small dark purple flowers in the fall. |
6-8 feet | Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | DISANTHUS japonicum ‘Hawkesridge Form’ | Heart shaped foliage resembles redbud tree leaves turning brilliant colors in fall. |
Part Shade | 5 | ||||
| Perennial | DISPORUM flavens | Fairy Bells | Woodland plant with large tubular yellow flowers in spring. |
28-30 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | DISPORUM lanuginosum | Yellow Mandarin | Native to the Eastern U.S., this plant forms bushy clumps with whitish-yellow flowers that turn into attractive orange berries. |
16-20 | Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
| DISPORUM sessile ‘Variegatum’ | Grown mainly for the striped foliage, this perennial also produces sweet little creamy-green bell flowers along its stems. Spreading by underground stolons it pops up here and there never becoming a nuisance making a nice companion for other woodland perennials. |
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| Perennial | DISPORUM smilacinum ‘Kino Tsukasa’ | Fairy Bells | Chartreuse, gold and green foliage that is streaked with yellow towards the tips. Slowly spreading to create a lovely patch that caprure attention in the garden. Nodding white starry bells in spring. Its Japanese name means “yellow umbrella”. Attracts bees |
8-12" | Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | DODECATHEON meadia ‘Aphrodite’ | Shooting Star | Bright magenta pink cyclamen-like flowers top low rosettes of foliage in spring. This selection has larger blooms than the species. Summer dormant. |
12-15 inches | Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | DODECATHEON Mixed Forms | Shooting Star | Cyclamen-like flowers in spring come in shades of white to pink. Summer dormant. |
8-10 inches | Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Annual | DOLICHOS lablab | Hyacinth Bean Vine | A strong climber with large clusters of purple pea-like flowers. The large green leaves are veined in purple and the seed pods are a glossy purple. |
8-10 feet | Full sun | |||
| Perennial | DRACOCEPHALUM arguense ‘Fuji Blue’ | Dragonhead | Compact mounds of needle-like leathery dark green foliage with bright blue tubular flower spikes in summer. A wonderful addition to the rock garden. Drought tolerant Deer resistant |
10-12 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
| Fern | DRYOPTERIS championii | Champion’s Wood Fern | Dark green, glossy, leathery fronds are evergreen. Arching and erect habit through the winter. |
1-3 feet | Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||
| Fern | DRYOPTERIS erythrosora | Autumn Fern | A colorful fern with arching fronds that emerge in spring flushed with copper and bronze, then maturing to a shiny deep green. |
12-24" | Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||
| Fern | DRYOPTERIS erythrosora ‘Brilliance’ | Autumn Fern | Coppery new growth, green in summer, then red in fall. Fronds are arching to 2 feet and semi-evergreen in the north. |
28-30 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||
| Fern | DRYOPTERIS goldiana | Goldie’s Fern | A bold, fast-growing fern with large, triangular fronds. |
3-4 feet | Part Shade/Shade | 3 | ||
| Fern | DRYOPTERIS marginalis | Leather Wood Fern | Easy to grow native with erect, arching dark green fronds. Evergreen. |
18-30 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 2 | ||
| Fern | DRYOPTERIS wallichiana ‘Jurassic Gold’ | Male Fern | Young shoots emerge orange then mature to golden-yellow, eventually turning light green; brightening up even the darkest landscapes. |
18-24" | Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||
| Fern | DRYOPTERIS australis | Dixie Wood Fern | Tall and slender-growing with continuously emerging, lustrous semi-evergreen fronds. Rabbit resistant. |
4-5 feet | Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||
| Edibles | DYOSPIROS virginiana | American Persimmon | A spreading crown and pendulous branches bearing large oval leaves that turn bright colors in fall. In spring fragrant flowers emerge that produce large orange edible fruits. Attracts birds Dry and clay soil tolerant |
30-50' | 4 | |||
| Annual | ECHEVERIA ‘Perle Von Nurnberg’ | Echeveria | Bold rosettes of succulent pink-toned gray foliage. |
6-10 inches | Sun | Succulent | ||
| Annual | ECHEVERIA ‘The Rose’ | Echeveria | Thick ruffled lavender-red foliage is very sculptural. Forms a large rosette. |
16-18 inches | Sun | Succulent | ||
| Perennial | ECHINACEA -all/general | Echinacea | Echinaceas are well-loved and popular with gardeners and landscapers for good reason! They have exceptionally long bloom times, profuse flowers, and attract a range of valuable pollinators! If flowers are not deadheaded, birds will also go for the seeds. Drought/deer/clay/poor soil tolerant. |
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| Perennial | ECHINACEA ‘Cheyenne Spirit’ | Hybrid Coneflower | A mixed color strain that will bloom the first year from seed. Flowers in shades of yellow, orange, red, magenta and white on well-branched bushy plants. |
22-30 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | ECHINACEA ‘Delicious Nougat’ | Creamy white petals surround a fluffy yellow-green central puff. |
Full sun | 4 | ||||
| Perennial | ECHINACEA ‘Kismet Raspberry’ | Hybrid Coneflower | Very large, raspberry colored coneflowers are early blooming with lots of showy flowers that hold their petals aloft over the crown. |
16-18" | Sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | ECHINACEA ‘Kismet Red’ | Hybrid Coneflower | Large flowers in deeply saturated red fade slowly and rebloom in waves all summer. This upright variety has a compact habit and is fragrant. |
16-18" | Sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | ECHINACEA ‘Kismet White’ | Hybrid Coneflower | Lots of bright white flowers centered with large cones on compact, well-branched plants. Blooms for months in the summer. |
14-16 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | ECHINACEA ‘Kismet Yellow’ | Hybrid Coneflower | Golden yellow petals turn down slightly as they surround a green cone. Butterflies love the abundance of large, long-lasting blooms. |
16-18" | Sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | ECHINACEA ‘Orange Fascinator’ | Golden yellow petals surround a tangerine orange central mound of smaller petals. |
Full sun | 4 | ||||
| Perennial | ECHINACEA pallida | Pale Purple Coneflower | Drooping, very narrow pink petals with a fragrant bronzy cone in summer. Drought tolerant Deer resistant Attracts pollinators |
28-30 inches | Full sun | 3 | ||
| Perennial | ECHINACEA paradoxa | Yellow Purple Coneflower | A Yellow Purple Coneflower… thus the paradox. Relatively rare in the wild and in cultivation, this coneflower is stunning in summer. Its bright, pure yellow flowers consist of drooping petals surrounding a soft brown cone. Attracts birds, bees and butterflies Deer resistant Drought tolerant |
24-36 inches | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Perennial | ECHINACEA ‘Prairie Blaze Vintage Lime’ | A new color breakthrough of petals with pink centers and lime-green tips makes for a gorgeous combination. |
Full sun | 4 | ||||
| Perennial | ECHINACEA ‘Pretty Parasols’ | Hybrid Coneflower | Very long-flowering with sturdy stems. Interesting bi-color blooms with dark pink interiors fading outwards to creamy white. |
36-40 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | ECHINACEA purpurea | Purple Coneflower | purple coneflower blooms in late summer with purple-pink petals surrounding brilliant orange cones. A wonderful plant to naturalize in the garden or planted in mass for a powerful and colorful statement in August. Butterflies and bees love the nectar of the flowers and goldfinches can’t help but flock to the seeds during the fall. |
24-36 inches | Full sun | 3 | ||
| Perennial | ECHINACEA purpurea ‘Pica Bella’ | Coneflower | Narrow, quilled rose-pink petals surround large orange cones. Well-branched and floriferous blooming through the summer. |
24-30 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | ECHINACEA purpurea ‘Ruby Star’ | Cone Flower | Large flowers with horizontally held petals and a deeper pink coloration. |
24-36 | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | ECHINACEA ‘Sombrero Adobe Orange’ | Hybrid Coneflower | Lots of large orange blooms on a well-branched plant. |
18-20 inches | Full sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | ECHINACEA ‘Sombrero Granada Gold’ | Hybrid Coneflower | A compact, well-branched cultivar with non-fading golden yellow blossoms. |
18-26 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | ECHINACEA ‘Sombrero Lemon Yellow Improved’ | Hybrid Coneflower | Lots of lemon-yellow blossoms with wide overlapping petals on a compact, well-branched plant. |
18-20 inches | Full sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | ECHINACEA ‘Sombrero Salsa Red’ | Hybrid Coneflower | Fiery-red, lightly-fragrant 3″ blooms from early summer through fall. |
24-26 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | ECHINACEA ‘Sunseekers White Perfect’ | Hybrid Coneflower | Lovely creamy white flowers have a multilayered, dahlia-like look. June through fall. |
20 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | ECHINACEA ‘Sweet Sandia’ | Cone Flower | Double rows of salmony-pink petals transitioning to fresh green with some soft yellow petals on short, upright stems. The petals then mature to pale pink with large, fragrant, dark crimson cones. Attracts bees & butterflies Deer resistant Drought tolerant Good cut flower |
12-24" | Full sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | ECHINACEA ‘White Swan’ | Cone Flower | Honey scented, copper-colored cones with pure white petals blooms throughout the summer months. Drought tolerant Attracts bees, butterflies and song birds Cut flower Deer resistant |
24-36" | Full sun | 3 | ||
| Perennial | ECHINOPS bannaticus ‘Blue Glow’ | Globe Thistle | Intense blue flowers that pollinators love, with leaves more hairy and deeply cut than E. ritro. Early to late summer. Resilient to most pests/diseases/drought. Deer/rabbit resistant. |
48-54 inches | Sun | 4 |