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Type Botanical Name Native Common Name Description Height Light Req. Zone Add to My List
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
Tree/Shrub ENKIANTHUS campanulatus ‘Summer Hill’ Redvein Enkianthus

A deciduous relative of rhododendron with small creamy, bell-shaped, red-veined flowers in the spring and red foliage in the autumn.  This upright selection from Summer Hill has large leaves, red stems and a bit more red in the flowers.

8-10 feet Part Shade 5
Annual ENSETE ventricosum ‘Maurelii’ Red Abyssinian Banana

Shiny green leaves on the top, burgundy-bronze underneath. Vase shaped dramatic foliage.

8-10 feet Full sun Overwinter Indoors
EPIGAEA repens Trailing Arbutus

Native woodland groundcover with evergreen foliage and fragrant white to pale pink starry flowers in spring.  White fruit follows.  Only for sites with well-drained acid soil.

4-6 inches Part Shade 3
Perennial EPIMEDIUM ‘Amber Queen’ Barrenwort

A vigorous cultivar with large, spidery yellow blooms fading to orange.  Stiff-textured holly-like foliage is veined with red in spring.

16-18 inches Part Shade 4
Perennial EPIMEDIUM grandiflorum ‘Benedict’s Violet’

Spring brings a mound of green leaves with a rosy edge over which grape-purple flowers arrive floating on delicate stems. A shorter epimedium that will form a tidy clump.

Part Shade/Shade 4
Perennial EPIMEDIUM grandiflorum ‘Pseudo-Larchmont’

Pale pink spiders with darker pink inner cups. Newest leaves show a marbling of bronze and green.

Part Shade/Shade 4
Perennial EPIMEDIUM grandiflorum var. higoense ‘Confetti’

Unique leaves are speckled with purple in spring. This variety produces masses of white flowers that appear very delicate with spider-like appendages.

Part Shade/Shade 4
Perennial EPIMEDIUM lishihchenii Barrenwort

Bright yellow long spurred flowers in spring. Deer/rabbit/drought tolerant.

10-12 inches Part Shade/Shade 5
Perennial EPIMEDIUM pinnatum ssp. colchicum ‘Thunderbolt’

The glossy foliage turns deep marron in colder weather with prominent ‘thunderbolt’ like veining. Bright yellow spidery flowers are a wonderful contrast.

Part Shade/Shade 4
Perennial EPIMEDIUM sempervirens ‘Mars’

Rose-red flowers are produced in abundance over shiny green heart-shaped leaves with a second flush of bloom making this a long blooming cultivar.

Part Shade/Shade 4
Perennial EPIMEDIUM ‘Spine Tingler’ Barrenwort

Unlike other epimediums, sends flowers and foliage up at the same time. Dark green leaves with spiny margins. Soft yellow “jester-like” flowers on compact plants in mid to late spring. Deer/rabbit resistant. From Darrell Probst.

8-10 inches Part Shade/Shade 5
Perennial EPIMEDIUM warleyense ‘Orange Queen’ Barrenwort

Copper-orange flowers in spring on a slowly spreading groundcover. Attractive foliage year-round.

18-20 inches Part Shade 5
Perennial EPIMEDIUM x youngianum ‘Ruby Tuesday’

A later blooming form this one begins blooming at a very small size and continues to send up successive leaves and flowers throughout the spring reaching its ultimate height of 14”. Rich red flowers have paler pink spurs.

Part Shade/Shade 4
Perennial EPIMEDIUM youngianum ‘Japanese Cultivar’

A smaller Epimedium with rose-pink flowers over small bright green leaves with paler veining.

Part Shade/Shade 4
Grass ERAGOSTIS spectabilis

Soft reddish plumes form an airy cloud over the somewhat coarse foliage turning wheat colored in the fall.

Full sun 5
Grass ERAGROSTIS spectabilis Purple Lovegrass

Light green foliage forms a loose open mound with tall, thin flowers stalks in August. A fine textured cloud of pinkish seed heads are attractive to songbirds in the fall. The foliage turns a bronzy red as the season cools. Drought tolerant Attracts songbirds Attracts butterflies  

18-24" Full sun 5
Perennial ERICA carnea ‘Springwood White’ Winter Heath

Low-growing, mounding groundcover for sunny areas. Abundant silver-white from late-winter to early-spring. Can be sheared just after blooming, but next year’s buds form in summer. Deer/drought/salt tolerant.

8 inches Sun 5
ERICA x darleyensis ‘Kramer’s Red’ Spring Heath

Spikes of small magenta bells cover the compact mounds of bronzy evergreen needle foliage in very early spring. Protect during snowless winters.

18-24 inches 5
Perennial ERIGERON ‘Lynnhaven Carpet’ Fleabane

Dense, mat-forming habit and astonishing ability to thrive in a wide range of challenging conditions. In early May, individual flower stalks give rise to lightly tinted lavender flowers with a yellow inner eye.

12-15" Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial ERYNGIUM alpinum ‘Blue Star’

From mid-summer to fall the finely toothed foliage is topped with sturdy stems each bearing one steel-blue thistle-like flower that is collared by a soft blue frill.

Full sun 2
Perennial ERYNGIUM planum ‘White Glitter’ Sea Holly

A profusion of silvery-white teasel-like flowers on sturdy stems creating height and drama to the border. Drought tolerant Attracts bees & butterflies Good cut flower

24-36" Full sun 4
Perennial ERYNGIUM yuccifolium Rattlesnake Master

Tough, blue-green, yucca-like spiky leaves. Smooth, rigid stem with  individual, greenish-white flowers cluster into unique, globular heads throughout summer. Deer/rabbit tolerant.

4-5 feet Sun 3
Perennial ERYTHRONIUM americanum Trout Lily

Our native “trout lily” prevalent throughout Vermont woods in early spring.  Nodding yellow bells over mottled foliage.  Summer dormant.

4-6 inches Part Shade 3
Perennial ERYTHRONIUM ‘Pagoda’ Trout Lily

Large lemon-yellow nodding flowers with up-tipped petals and up to 10 flowers per stem. Foliage can be mottled with bronze, most noticeable when first emerging . After flowering the entire plant goes dormant until the next spring.

12-18" Full Sun/Part Shade 4
Annual ESCHSCHOLZIA California ‘Worldcup’ California Poppy

Blue-green ferny foliage is the perfect contrast to the rich buttery orange blooms on the poppy. The flowers are doubled up making each floret more vibrant. Deer resistant Drought tolerant Attracts bees

8-12" Full sun Tropical
Annual ESCHSCHOLZIA californica California poppy

Bright satiny flowers come in the colors of the sunset.

10-18" Sun Tropical
Annual EUCOMIS purpurea Pineapple Lily

Large, strap-like plum leaves and starry plum flowers.  Quite architectural. During winter dormancy need to be dry.

28-30 inches Sun/Part Shade Tropical
Perennial EUPATORIUM dubium ‘Baby Joe’ Joe Pye Weed

Large, dome-shaped flower heads of lavender-mauve. Even more compact than E. ‘Little Joe’!

28-30 inches Sun/Part Shade 3
Perennial EUPATORIUM dubium ‘Little Pye’

A more compact Joe-Pye Weed with the same lavender flower heads on sturdy stems. Can take a wide variety of growing conditions.

Full Sun/Part Shade 3
Perennial EUPATORIUM hyssopifolium Hyssop-leaf Thoroughwort

Lacy umbels of white flowers over fine-textured foliage in late summer. Best in dry situations.

2-3 feet Full Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial EUPHORBIA myrsinites Myrtle Spurge, Creeping Spurge

Mostly evergreen. Oval, blue-green, succulent-like leaves in close spirals around the stems. Non-showy greenish flowers/showy yellow bracts bloom in spring. Deer/rabbit/drought/salt tolerant. Readily self-seeds.

4-8 inches Sun 5
Perennial EUPHORBIA polychroma Cushion Spurge

Colorful yellow bracts in May on dome-shaped plant. Red fall foliage.

16-18 inches Sun 4
Perennial EUPHORBIA polychroma ‘Bonfire’ Cushion Spurge

Green spring foliage quickly matures to a dark mahoghany red. Great contrast with acid yellow flowers.

16-18 inches Sun 4
Annual EUPHORBIA x martinii ‘Ascot Rainbow’ Martin's Spurge

Chartreuse-green foliage with creamy white variegation. In cooler temperatures new growth is tinged with pink. Flowers early-mid spring. Drought tolerant Deer & rabbit resistant

12-24" Full sun 6
Annual EVOLVULUS ‘Blue My Mind’ Dwarf Morning Glory

Profuse blue flowers over gray-green foliage.  Heat loving.  Sprawls to 2 feet.

6-12 inches Sun/Part Shade Tropical
Tree/Shrub FAGUS sylvatica European Beech

The European beech makes an excellent trimmed hedge as seen here at Rocky Dale as well as a lovely and adaptable shade tree.

Large (over 12 inches/year)over 12 feet in ten years. Sun/Part Shade 4
Tree/Shrub FAGUS sylvatica ‘Asplenifolia’ Fernleaf Beech

Dark green deeply lobed and incised leaves. Growth is columnar in youth, later spreading.  We’ll also offer this in a box ready to use as a screen.

25-30 feet Sun 4
Tree/Shrub FAGUS sylvatica ‘Aurea Pendula’ Weeping European Beech

Much sought after yellow-leafed weeping form. Habit is graceful and narrow. Provide some shade to prevent leaf scorch.

8-10 feet Part Shade 4
Tree/Shrub FAGUS sylvatica ‘Cochleata’ Dwarf European Beech

A very slow-growing cultivar with dense twiggy branching and a globose habit.

3-4 feet Sun/Part Shade 4
Tree/Shrub FAGUS sylvatica ‘Cockleshell’ European Beech

A slow-growing columnar form with bright green rounded foliage.

25-30 feet Sun 4
Tree/Shrub FAGUS sylvatica ‘Dawyck Purple’ Columnar European Beech

Columnar form with purple foliage.

25-30 feet Sun 4
Tree/Shrub FAGUS sylvatica ‘Franken’ Dwarf European Beech

A very slow-growing form with foliage heavily variegated with white on mature plants.

4-6 feet Part Shade 4