All Plants
| Type | Botanical Name | Native | Common Name | Description | Height | Light Req. | Zone | Add to My List |
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| Perennial | GALIUM odoratum | Sweet Woodruff | Excellent groundcover with delicate scented foliage and tiny white flowers in May. |
8-10 inches | Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Annual | GASTERIA bicolor | Lawyer’s Tongue | This succulent produces masses of fleshy mottled leaves. Flowers are bell-shaped pink to orange and green on long slender stems. |
16-20" | Full sun | Overwinter Indoors | ||
| Annual | GASTERIA minima | Gastric | An adorable mini succulent with flat, stemless, tongue-like fleshy foliage dotted in white. |
2-4 inches | Sun | Succulent | ||
| Perennial | GAULTHERIA procumbens | Wintergreen | Native woodland groundcover. Red berries and dark green aromatic foliage which turns purplish red in fall/winter. Charming. |
6-8 inches | Part Shade | 2 | ||
| Perennial | GAULTHERIA procumbens ‘Winter Splash’ | Wintergreen | Showy white and green leaves that turn pink in the winter. Small white flowers in summer are followed by bright red edible berries. Makes a nice colorful groundcover. Deer resistant Drought tolerant |
4-6" | Part Shade/Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | GAURA ‘Bantam Pink’ | Spikes of hot pink flowers are formed on dark burgundy stems over deep green foliage flowering all summer and into fall. It loves a hot sunny spot with well drained soil. |
Full sun | 5 | ||||
| Perennial | GENTIANA ‘True Blue’ | Gentian | We saw this new floriferous gentian from Darrell Probst a few years ago and couldn’t wait till it was available! Large, upward-facing true blue bells from midsummer until fall. |
24-26 inches | Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | GERANIUM ‘Blue Sunrise’ | Cranesbill | Foliage in spring emerges orange to gold and changes to lime-green. Violet-blue flowers from summer to fall. |
12-14 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | GERANIUM ‘Dragon Heart’ | Cranesbill | Large magenta flowers with a black center and black veins. blooming abundantly from early to late summer. |
22-24 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Perennial | GERANIUM macrorrhizum ‘Bevan’s Variety’ | Bigfoot Geranium | A cultivar with bright magenta red blooms in the spring over fragrant spreading foliage. |
10-12 inches | Sun/Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | GERANIUM macrorrhizum ‘Spessart’ | Bigroot Geranium | Fragrant semi-evergreen foliage is tidy and neat all season and will spread to make a lovely ground cover in sun or shade. White flowers appear in spring and will rebloom sporadically through the summer. In fall the foliage turns bright orange-red. Drought tolerant |
10-12 inches | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | GERANIUM maculatum | Wild Geranium | Clump forming with mounds of attractive foliage and sweet lavender flowers with darker veins. |
12-24 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | GERANIUM maculatum ‘Huggy Bear’ | Light lavender-pink blooms contrast beautifully with the deep chocolate-bronze foliage. Even when not in bloom it’s a standout! |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||||
| Perennial | GERANIUM ‘Mary Anne’ | Saturated purple flowers have darker veining on each petal and a white eye making this a very striking addition to your garden. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||||
| Perennial | GERANIUM pratense ‘Boom Chocolatta’ | Meadow Cranesbill | Blue-violet blooms in summer over dark bronze foliage. Upright habit and excellent vigor compared to earlier varieties of this type. |
24-26 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | GERANIUM ‘Rozanne’ | Cranesbill | Deep blue flowers June through September. Bronze fall foliage. A wonderful geranium for long bloom. |
22-24 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | GERANIUM sanguineum ‘Frivolius Purple’ | A compact growth habit with early blooming that lasts into summer makes this a perfect plant for the front of the border or in mixed containers. Bright purple flowers and finely cut deep green foliage. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||||
| GERANIUM sanguineum ‘New Hampshire Purple’ | Magenta flowers on creeping stems forming a lovely ground cover. Attracts bees & butterflies Deer & rabbit resistant |
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| Perennial | GERANIUM sanguineum ‘Striatum’ | Bloody Cranesbill | Soft pink flowers with crimson veining. Long-blooming. Low and spreading. |
6-8 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | GERANIUM cantabrigiense ‘Biokovo’ | Cranesbill | Charming flowers white, tinged pink, in June. Fragrant foliage turns red in the fall. A hybrid of G. macrorrhizum and G. dalmaticum. Makes a great groundcover. Attracts bees and butterflies Clay soil tolerant Deer and rabbit resistant Drought tolerant |
10-12 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | GERANIUM x wallichianum ‘Hexham Velvet’ | Very floriferous with outward facing lavender-pink flowers and marbled foliage that turns to reddish tones in the fall. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||||
| Perennial | GEUM ‘Alabama Slammer’ | Avens | Blooms of deep orange with red highlights and edges with burgundy stems. Late-spring/early-summer. Deer/rabbit/pest/disease resistant. Attracts bees/butterflies/hummingbirds. |
18-24 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | GEUM ‘Tequila Sunrise’ | Avens | Single to semi-double yellow blooms with rose-colored tips on dark burgundy stems. Late-spring to mid-summer. Velvety, semi-evergreen foliage. Great as a cut flower. Attracts bees/butterflies. Some deer resistance. |
18-24 inches | Sun | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | GINKGO biloba ‘Anny’s Zebra’ | Ginkgo | Unique foliage on a slow-growing plant. Large leaves are lobed and distinctly veined. |
12-15 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | GINKGO biloba ‘Gold Spire’ | Maidenhair Tree | Bright green foliage on a narrow upright tree. Brilliant yellow fall color. |
12-15 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | GINKGO biloba ‘Chi Chi’ | Dwarf Ginkgo | A dwarf rounded multi-stemmed cultivar that develops protuberances on the trunk as it matures. An interesting silhouette. |
4-6 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | GINKGO biloba ‘Fan Dancer’ | Ginkgo | Very rare selection, so some information is yet to be confirmed. Not dwarf. Hardy to at least zone 5, perhaps more. Horizontal to slightly pendant branches with an upright terminal leader. Leaves are irregularly variegated with bold, rich yellow and noted for not reverting. |
TBD | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | GINKGO biloba ‘Jaded Jester’ | Ginkgo | A slow growing ginkgo with variegated, gold and green foliage. |
4' | Full sun | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | GINKGO biloba ‘Joe’s Great Ray’ | Maidenhair Tree | Irregular bands of cream & green stripe each leaf on this beautiful cultivar. This neat tree is a very new introduction so the ultimate size is unknown at this time. |
? | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | GINKGO biloba ‘Mariken’ | Dwarf Ginkgo | A low spreading cultivar, 3′-6′ in 10 years. |
4-6 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | GINKGO biloba ‘Misa Ishi’ | Ginkgo | This tree is so new is has yet to be described! Once we have a description from the grower we will post it. |
Unknown at this time | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | GINKGO biloba ‘Rocky’ | Dwarf Ginkgo | Leaves have a blue-cast early season, maturing to yellow edges before golden fall color takes over. Horizontal branching and low-spreading habit. |
3 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | GINKGO biloba ‘Sky Tower’ | Maidenhair Tree | A densely-branched, narrow growing form. Grows 15-20’ tall, but only 5-8’ wide. |
15-20 feet | Full sun | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | GINKGO biloba ‘Snowcloud’ | Ginkgo | Leaves emerge a soft cream, then develop yellow tones, and then mature to defined green with white blotches and streaks. Broad upright, oval shrub-like habit. A new selection, so height is uncertain. Variegated varieties need a site protected from afternoon sun. |
8-10 feet | Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Annual | GLADIOLUS callianthus ‘Murielae’ | Abyssinian Sword Lily | Fragrant white blooms marked with purple in late summer. Attractive sword-like foliage. Corms easy to store in the north. Syn. Acidanthera |
2-4 feet | Sun | 7 | ||
| Annual | GLADIOLUS ‘Mirella’ | Miniature Sword Lily | Bright red blooms with slightly ruffled edges in late summer. Corms are easily dug and brought inside to overwinter. |
18-24 inches | Sun | Overwinter Indoors | ||
| Perennial | GLAUCIDIUM palmatum | Glaucidium | Palmate leaves in dense dome, charming single lavender flowers in spring. One of our favorite woodland plants. |
16-18 inches | Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | GLEDITSIA tricanthos f. inermis ‘Skyline’ | Honey Locust | A thornless variety featuring a pyramidal habit up to 45 feet tall. Leaves turn a nice yellow in fall. Deer resistant |
35-45 feet | Full sun | 3 | ||
| Perennial | GLOBULARIA cordifolia | Globe Daisy | Evergreen mats of shiny oval leaves with 4-5″ stems of blue button flowers in spring. |
6-8 inches | Full sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | GLOBULARIA repens | Matted Globe Flower | A small creeping rock garden plant with blue button flowers in summer. |
2-6" | Full sun | 4 | ||
| Annual | GOMPHRENA ‘All Around Purple’ | Gomphrena | Spherical 1 inch rich-purple flower heads are both excellent cut and dried flowers. Blooms through the summer. |
16-18 inches | Sun | Tropical | ||
| Annual | GOMPHRENA ‘Fireworks’ | Gomphrena | Spherical 1 inch hot pink flower heads tipped in yellow on strong stems are excellent cut flowers. Forms a large, bushy plant by the end of the summer. |
3-4 feet | Sun | Tropical | ||
| Annual | GOMPHRENA globosa ‘Red Selection’ | Gomphrena | Easy and free-flowering with spherical 1-2 inch red flower heads that are excellent both cut and dried. |
16-18 inches | Sun | Tropical | ||
| Annual | GRAPTOSEDUM ‘Alpenglow” | Graptosedum | A Graptopetalum and Sedum hybrid. A bronze/pink succulent that trails as it grows. The rosettes grow tightly along the stem. Syn. Vera Higgins |
6-8 inches | Sun/Part Shade | Succulent | ||
| Perennial | GYPSOPHILA cerastoides ‘Pixie Splash’ | Creeping Baby's Breath | Very low alpine with white flowers splashed with pink in spring over woolly blue-gray foliage. |
2-4 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
| Grass | HAKONECHLOA macra ‘Aureola’ | Japanese Forest Grass | Low, arching bamboo-like foliage of yellow with a green line. One of the best grasses for shade. Spreads slowly. |
12-14 inches | Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Grass | HAKONECHLOA macra ‘Beni Kaze’ | Red Wind Forest Grass | A graceful mound of green foliage that turns a lovely red in the fall. |
28-30 inches | Part Shade | |||
| Grass | HAKONECHLOA macra ‘Lemon Zest’ | Bright yellow blades striped with white and arching gracefully and waving in the breezes. |
Part Shade | 5 | ||||
| Grass | HAKONECHLOA macra ‘Sunflare’ | Japanese Forest Grass | A sport of H. ‘All Gold’ with chartreuse gold foliage tipped in crimson. Becomes more orange and burgundy in the fall. |
16-18 inches | Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | HALESIA carolina | The Carolina Silverbell is a smaller flowering tree that is native to the mid-Atlantic states but also hardy here and an easy grower. In spring the open branches are loaded with dangling white bells. It grows best in consistently moist soils. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 |