All Plants
Type | Botanical Name | Native | Common Name | Description | Height | Light Req. | Zone | Add to My List |
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Perennial | EPIMEDIUM youngianum ‘Niveum’ | Barrenwort | Spray of white flowers over heart-shaped, red-veined foliage appear later in the spring than other Epimediums. Deer/rabbit/drought tolerant. |
10-12 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 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 ‘Big Blue’ | Sea Holly | Iridescent blue flowers and stems with silver leaves. Long bloom time and a good cut flower. |
26-28 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
Perennial | ERYNGIUM zabellii ‘Neptune’s Gold’ | Sea Holly | Lavender blue blooms against chartreuse foliage. Great contrast! Spiny bracts of the long-lasting flowers vary from lime to blue. Upright habit to 2 feet. Deer and rabbit resistant Drought and salt tolerant. |
18-24 inches | Sun | 5 | ||
Perennial | ERYNGIUM planum ‘Blue Glitter’ | Sea Holly | Intense steel blue flowers on dense, tall spikes. Good for cutting. Deer/rabbit/drought tolerant. Wonderful pollinator attractor. |
24-26 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
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 ‘Phantom’ | Joe Pye Weed | A compact selection with wine-red domes in late summer. |
3-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
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 | EUPATORIUM maculatum ‘Riesenschirm’ | Joe-Pye Weed | Stately and architectural with huge flower heads of purple-pink flowers that are like candy to pollinators. If left to go to seed they will attract winter songbirds too. Cut flower Attracts bees, butterflies & birds Deer & rabbit resistant |
5-7' | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Annual | EUPHORBIA ‘Glacier Blue’ | Spurge | Narrow blue-green leaves edged in white. Blooms in spring with chartreuse flowers. Drought tolerant Deer& rabbit resistant |
Full sun | ||||
Annual | EUPHORBIA ‘Miner’s Merlot’ | Spurge | Deep burgundy foliage highlights the bright chartreuse flowers in spring-summer. Drought tolerant Deer & rabbit resistant |
Full sun | ||||
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 grandifolia ‘Cameron’s Weeping’ | American Beech | Weeping form of our native Beech. More spreading than pendulous. |
40 feet or more | Sun | 3 | ||
Tree/Shrub | FAGUS sylvatica ‘Albomarginata’ | European Beech | Slow growing. Irregularly variegated green with white-to-yellow margins leaves . The soft bark is smooth and grey; foliage may be scorched when exposed to open sun. |
30-40 feet | Part Shade | 5b | ||
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 ‘Beth’s Dwarf’ | Dwarf European Beech | Compact Beech; springtime coppery red foliage turns glossy dark green-purple in summer, then reddish-brown in fall, often remaining on the tree until spring. |
15 feet | Sun/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 ‘Felderbach’ | European Beech | Leathery, dark green, thumb-sized leaves on a dwarf, columnar form. Slow-growing. |
10 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 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 | ||
Tree/Shrub | FAGUS sylvatica ‘Fruticosa’ | Dwarf European Beech | A dwarf, often multi-stemmed form with typical green foliage and rounded habit. |
10-12 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | FAGUS sylvatica ‘Marmor Star’ | European Beech | Striking white variegated foliage on an upright tree. Best color on the new growth. |
12-15 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | FAGUS sylvatica ‘Nicole’ | European Beech | Creamy white mottling most prominent on the new growth of this cultivar. |
15-20 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | FAGUS sylvatica ‘Purple Fountain’ | Purple Weeping Beech | A seedling of F. ‘Purpurea Pendula’, but more narrow in growth with the top branches erect and secondary branches weeping. |
20-25 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | FAGUS sylvatica ‘Purpurea Nana’ | Dwarf European Beech | This dwarf version of the purple beech is an excellent choice for the smaller garden. |
8-10 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | FAGUS sylvatica ‘Purpurea Pendula’ | Dwarf Weeping Beech | A slow-growing dwarf weeping form with purple foliage and wide, mounding habit. |
6-10 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | FAGUS sylvatica ‘Red Obelisk’ | Columnar European Beech | A narrow-growing form with handsome burgundy foliage. |
30-40 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | FAGUS sylvatica ‘Rohan Red Weeping’ | Weeping European Beech | Small, slow growing, weeping beech with bronze-red to rich-purple wavy leaves. |
10 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | FAGUS sylvatica ‘Roseomarginata’ | Tricolor Beech | Possibly the same as F. ‘Tricolor’, but having a slightly different variegation. Deep purple leaves edged in pink. |
25-30 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | FAGUS sylvatica ‘Spa’ | Dwarf European Beech | Not a lot of info on this cultivar — an upright, dwarf that forms a narrow pyramid and leaves with creamy yellow variegation. |
4-6 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | FAGUS sylvatica ‘Tortuosa Purpurea’ | Purple Tabletop Beech | Dwarf, flat-topped plant with purple leaves. Spreads horizontally. |
6-8 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
Tree/Shrub | Fanciful Gardens | A colorful and interesting mix of conifers and other ornamental plants available in 4″ pots! A great way to get started with Bonsai, rock gardens and mini gardens. |
Varied | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | |||
Annual | FARFUGIUM japonicum ‘Aureomaculata’ | Leopard plant | A Ligularia relative, this zone 7 perennial will need to be brought inside here in VT. Large, glossy, dark green leaves with yellow ‘leopard’ spots. Clusters of yellow daisy-like flowers in late summer and fall. Water loving. |
2 feet | Part Shade | Overwinter Indoors | ||
Grass | FESTUCA cinerea ‘Elijah Blue’ | Blue Fescue | Lovely tufts of blue foliage. Holds color all summer. Considered one of the best blue fescues. Deer and drought tolerant |
6-8 inches | Sun | 4 |