All Plants
| Type | Botanical Name | Native | Common Name | Description | Height | Light Req. | Zone | Add to My List |
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| Perennial | IRIS pseudata ‘Shiryukyo’ | Hybris Iris | A new to the market hybrid of Iris ensata and I. pseudacorus which combines the best of both species. Reddish-purple flowers with a bright yellow throat are produced in abundance. The plants are quite vigorous so site them where they are free to spread their beauty. Attracts hummingbirds & bees Deer & rabbit resistant Tolerant […] |
48-54 inches | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | IRIS pseudata ‘Tsukiyono’ | Hybrid Iris | Soft lavender petals have a dark violet spattering around the yellow signal, radiating to the petal edge. Mid-summer blooming, sterile flowers so no worry of it seeding around. |
40-44 | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | IRIS pseudata ‘Yarai’ | Pseudata Iris | Tall with peach blend flowers that have deep purple veining and prominent yellow signal in early summer. A cross between Iris pseudocorus and Iris ensata. Deer/rabbit resistant. |
26-30 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | IRIS robusta ‘Gerald Darby’ | Water Iris | Narrow sword-shaped leaves colored deep purple at the base and as emerging in spring. Purple stems give rise to violet-blue flowers with yellow beards. Great for the stream or pond side. |
24-36 inches | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| IRIS sibirica ‘Butter and Sugar’ | Siberian Iris | White standards above yellow falls. |
28-30 inches | 3 | ||||
| Perennial | IRIS sibirica ‘Caesar’s Brother’ | Siberian Iris | Classic deep purple blooms in June. |
30-36 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | IRIS sibirica ‘Cape Cod Boys’ | Siberian Iris | Light blue flowers with darker veining and a lemon-yellow center. |
24-30 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | IRIS sibirica ‘Concord Crush’ | Siberian Iris | Large, 6 inch double, vibrant blue flowers. Long bloom time and attracts hummingbirds. Tetraploid; reblooms. |
28" | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | IRIS sibirica ‘How Audacious’ | Siberian Iris | Large ruffled petals are magenta-violet with large yellow blazes. A vigorous tetraploid cultivar. |
30-32 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | IRIS sibirica ‘Illini Peace’ | Siberian Iris | White, slightly ruffled petals with a bright yellow center. Mid-late season bloom. |
24-36 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | IRIS sibirica ‘Kaboom’ | Siberian Iris | Large 6” double flowers are violet-purple with a gold blaze. |
28-30 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | IRIS sibirica ‘Miss Apple’ | Siberian Iris | The closest to true red of any Iris sibirica. Magenta-plum standards with red falls flagged with gold. |
28-30 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | IRIS sibirica ‘Penny Whistle’ | Siberian Iris | Bright blue standards and white falls veined in blue. Yellow flare. Blooms in June. |
30-36 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | IRIS sibirica ‘Pink Parfait’ | Siberian Iris | Large double lavender-pink flowers resemble roses with a yellow throat. Blooming in mid-summer. Deer & rabbit resistant Tolerant of wet soils |
24-28" | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | IRIS sibirica ‘Purring Tiger’ | Sibirian Iris | Golden yellow petals are lined with purple veining that matches the heart of the flower. More compact for Siberian Iris, standing about a foot and half tall. Midseason bloomer. |
18-20" | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | IRIS sibirica ‘Sugar Rush’ | Siberian Iris | A lovely flower with blush standards and rosy-red falls blazed with yellow. |
2-3 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | IRIS sibirica ‘Summer Revels’ | Siberian Iris | Bright yellow falls and creamy standards. Repeat bloom. |
26-28 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | IRIS sibirica ‘Summer Sky’ | Siberian Iris | Smaller more delicate flowers in pale blue, yellow & white. |
20-24 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | IRIS sibirica ‘Uncorked’ | Siberian Iris | An unusual light blue cultivar with falls edged and veined in brown. Yellow flare. Blooms in June. |
26-28 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | IRIS versicolor | Blue Flag Iris | Our native blue flag can be grown in moist sites or in the water. |
2-3 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | IRIS versicolor ‘Kermesina’ | Flag Iris | Red-violet form of our native flag. Great for wet sites. |
22-24 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
| Annual | JASMINUM officinale ‘Melissa’ | Jasmine | A selection of Poet’s Jasmine. The intensely fragrant white flowers are worthwhile to grow as an annual here in VT! Can also be overwintered indoors. This vining climber grows quickly and blooms from early summer through fall. Self-pollinating. |
15-30 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 7 | ||
| Perennial | JEFFERSONIA dubia | Twinleaf | An Asian species covered with with starry lavender-blue flowers in early spring before the foliage forms. |
12-14 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
| Grass | JUNCUS inflexus Lovesick Blues’ | Blue Rush | Grass-like mounds of blue-gray triangular stems. Great for wet sites. Discovered at Plant Delights Nursery. |
12-14 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
| Conifer | JUNIPERUS chinensis ‘Trautman’ | Chinese Juniper | A very narrow juniper with gray-green foliage. A hardy substitute for Italian cypress. |
Intermediate (6-12 inches/year)6-12 feet in ten years. | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Conifer | JUNIPERUS communis ‘Miniature’ | Miniature Juniper | An improved selection with blue/green needles and an upright pyramidal habit. |
2-3 feet | Full sun | 4 | ||
| Conifer | JUNIPERUS horizontalis ‘Lime Glow’ | Creeping Juniper | Dwarf, slowly creeping juniper with bright chartreuse-yellow new growth turning shades of copper-bronze when the temps cool down in fall.6 |
6-12" | Full sun | 3 | ||
| Conifer | JUNIPERUS horizontalis ‘Pancake’ | Creeping Juniper | Arguably the lowest growing of all creeping junipers, between 3-6″ high, though can be staked to achieve height and graceful ‘waterfall’ effects. Layered branches with blue-green foliage covering the ground and rooting along the way. Prefers sandy/rocky soils. Drought tolerant. |
Dwarf (3-6 inches/year)3-6 feet in ten years. | Sun | 3 | ||
| Annual | KALANCHOE fedtschenkoi ‘Marginata’ | Rainbow Kalanchoe | Succulent, scallop-edged foliage is blue-green and variegated with cream and pink. Orange dangling bell flowers emerge in winter. |
12-20 inches | Sun | Succulent | ||
| Annual | KALANCHOE pumila ’Silver Gray’ | Dwarf Kalanchoe | Fleshy, lightly serrated foliage of silvery blue. Lots of pink flowers in the spring. Easy to grow container plant. |
6-8 inches | Full sun | Overwinter Indoors | ||
| Annual | KALANCHOE tomentosa ‘Chocolate Soldier’ | Teddy Bear Plant | Fuzzy, concave succulent leaves are tipped in brown. |
18-24 inches | Sun | Succulent | ||
| Perennial | KALIMERIS incisa ‘Blue Star’ | Japanese Aster | Light blue ray flowers with yellow centers. Tolerates both moisture and drought. Shear after early summer bloom for fall rebloom. |
16-18 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | KALMIA latifolia ‘Bull’s Eye’ | Purple buds open to white with deep red banding on this hardy Mt. Laurel in late may to early June. Evergreen foliage that should be protected from the winter sun and wind by placing it in a protected area of the garden. |
Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||||
| Tree/Shrub | KALMIA latifolia ‘Carousel’ | Mountain Laurel | Flowers have intricate cinnamon-purple banding on white background. |
4-6 feet | Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | KALMIA latifolia ‘Elf’ | Mountain Laurel | Pink buds open to white flowers on a dwarf plant. One of the easier Kalmias to grow. |
2-4 feet | Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | KALMIA latifolia ‘Firecracker’ | Bright red buds open to pale pink flowers over deep green foliage in late May to early June on this compact Mt. Laurel. Site in a protected spot away from winter sun and wind. |
Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||||
| Tree/Shrub | KALMIA latifolia ‘Hoffman’s K’ | Mountain Laurel | A selection from a pink-blooming wild population, similar to the species. Slow-growing, broadleaf evergreen shrub; dark-green, glossy leaves. Pink flower buds open in late spring to cupped white to pale-pink flowers with purple dots. Avoid windswept sites. Attracts butterflies/hummingbirds. |
3-5 feet | Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | KALMIA latifolia ‘Minuet’ | Mountain Laurel | A dwarf form of the evergreen shrub with pink buds that open to white flowers with a dramatic maroon-red band on the inside edge. Late May/June. Deer/rabbit tolerant. |
3 feet | Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | KALMIA latifolia ‘Nipmuck’ | Mountain Laurel | Intense red buds, soft pink flowers in late spring on the shiny dark-green evergreen foliage. Some twisting branches. Attracts butterflies/hummingbirds. |
3-5 feet | Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | KALMIA latifolia ‘Ostbo Red’ | Brilliant red buds open to pale pink flowers over evergreen foliage late May to early June. |
Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||||
| Tree/Shrub | KALMIA latifolia ‘Tiddlywinks’ | Rosy-pink buds open to pale pink flowers with deeper pink banding on this compact Mt. Laurel. More compact with deep green foliage that is persistant through the winter if planted in a protected spot away from winter sun and wind. |
Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||||
| Perennial | KIRENGESHOMA palmata | Yellow Waxbells | Bushy plants with palm-shaped leaves and waxy pendant yellow flowers in August. |
30-36 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | KNAUTIA macedonica | Macedonian Scabious | Deep velvety red pincushion flowers on thin and airy stems from early summer until fall. Attracts butterflies Deer and drought tolerant |
12-24" | Full sun | 5 | ||
| Perennial | KNIPHOFIA ‘Border Ballet’ | Red Hot Poker | A hybrid seed strain with “pokers” in shades of cream, pink, orange and red over basal rosettes of stiff, grass-like foliage. |
18-24 inches | Sun | 5 | ||
| Perennial | LAMIUM ‘Anne Greenaway’ | Deadnettle | The foliage emerges in shades of green, chartreuse, and silver. The buds form at the ends of stems opening to mauve-pink flowers that sprinkle the plant with additional color throughout May and June. |
6-8 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | LAMIUM maculatum ‘Lemon Frost’ | Deadnettle | Gold foliage and pink flowers really glow in the shade. |
4-6 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | LAMIUM maculatum ’Shell Pink’ | Deadnettle | This vigorous and tough ground cover has green heart-shaped leaves centered with silver stripes. Orchid pink flowers bloom through the season. |
6-10 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | LAMIUM maculatum ‘White Nancy’ | Deadnettle | Excellent groundcover with bright silvery leaves and white flowers. Attracts bees and butterflies Drought tolerant Deer and rabbit resistant |
4-6 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 3 | ||
| Annual | LAMPRANTHUS blandus ‘Pink Vygi’ | Pink Vygie | Small toothed succulent leaves with red dots are upright to trailing. Free blooming through summer with clusters of bright pink flowers. |
18-20 inches | Sun | Succulent | ||
| Annual | LANTANA ‘Bandana Cherry’ | Lantana | Large umbels of hot pink flowers centered with yellow and peach on a compact plant. Heat and drought tolerant. |
12-24 inches | Tropical |