All Plants
| Type | Botanical Name | Native | Common Name | Description | Height | Light Req. | Zone | Add to My List |
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| Tree/Shrub | PRUNUS pumila ‘Jade Parade’ | Sand Cherry | Glossy blueish-green foliage turns shades of yellow, orange, and red in the fall. White blooms flower profusely along the stems and are followed by small black cherries in late summer. Drought tolerant Attracts bees and songbirds |
24-36" | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | PRUNUS serrulata ‘Kwanzan’ | Flowering Cherry | Double pink flowers make this a sought after landscape specimen. Vase-shaped when young, spreading as it ages, this selection blooms dependably and abundantly in mid-May and is very tolerant of many soil conditions. |
25-30 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | PRUNUS subhirtella ‘Pink Snow Showers’ | Weeping Cherry | A beautiful weeping cherry with double pink flowers. The leaves stay a glossy green throughout the growing season. |
15-25 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | PRUNUS subhirtella ‘Snow Fountains’ | Weeping Cherry | A weeping form covered with clouds of white flowers in early spring. |
12-15 feet | Sun | 5 | ||
| Annual | PTERIS cretica ‘Albo-lineata’ | Variegated Brake Fern | Small, delicate fern with gray-green margins on silver fronds. |
18-24 inches | Part Shade/Shade | Tropical | ||
| Annual | PTILOTUS ‘Joey’ | Pink Pussy Tails | Interesting feathery pink flowers with grey-green foliage all summer. Drought tolerant |
12-24" | Full sun | |||
| Perennial | Pulmonaria ‘Diana Clare’ | Lungwort | Silvery strap-like leaves are mildew resistant so no trimming back after bloom! Vibrant blue blooms transition to pink in summer. Attracts hummingbirds Deer & rabbit resistant |
8-12" | Part Shade/Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | PULMONARIA ‘Shrimps on the Barbie’ | Lungwort | A wide-spreading cultivar from Terra Nova with large deep pink flowers in early spring. Leaves are speckled with silver. |
10-12 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 3 | ||
| PULMONARIA ‘Silver Bouquet’ | Lungwort | Heavily silvered leaves with early spring flowers of pink and blue. |
10-12 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 3 | |||
| Perennial | PULMONARIA ‘Trevi Fountain’ | Lungwort | Cobalt blue flowers in very early spring over silver-speckled foliage. |
10-12 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | PULSATILLA vulgaris ‘Papageno’ | Pasque Flower | Fringed, semi-double bell-shaped flowers in shades of blue, pink and red in early spring. Lovely seed heads. |
8-10 inches | Full Sun/Part Shade | 2 | ||
| Perennial | PULSATILLA vulgaris ‘Rubra’ | Pasque Flower | Mounds of ferny foliage produce large burgundy-red goblets with bright yellow stamens. Fluffy seed heads are very ornamental. |
8-12" | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | PYCNANTHEMUM muticum | Clustered Mountain Mint | Mint-scented foliage topped by silver bracts and pink flowers in summer. Attracts bees & butterflies Drought tolerant |
2-3 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | PYCNANTHEMUM tenuifolium | Slender Mountain Mint | A plant native to dry prairies and roadsides with very narrow mint-scented foliage. Clusters of small white flowers appear mid to late summer. |
2-3 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Edibles | PYRUS communis ‘Anjou’ (Espalier) | Pear | Beautiful, three-tiered French espaliered pear trees. Medium to large fruit. Smooth, thin, yellow-green skin. White, sweet flesh that stores well. Used for fresh eating. |
8-10 feet | Sun | 5 | ||
| Edibles | PYRUS communis ‘Moonglow’ | Dwarf European Pear | A heavy-bearing variety featuring fragrant white flowers in early-mid spring. Clay soil tolerant. Resistant to fireblight. Requires a pollinator such as Bartlett. |
10-15 feet | Full sun | 5 | ||
| Edibles | PYRUS communis ‘Bartlett’ | Pear | Greenish-yellow skin. Ripens late August to early September. Flesh is sweet, juicy, firm, aromatic and fine textured. |
as trained | Sun | 5 | ||
| Edibles | PYRUS communis ‘Summercrisp’ | Pear | Medium size fruit with green skin blushed red and crisp, sweet juicy flesh. Developed at the University of Minnesota. Ripens August. Requires a pollinator. |
15-20 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
| Edibles | PYRUS ‘Red Bartlett’ (Espalier) | Pear | This big, deep red skinned Pear matures starting in late August and continuing into late September producing a fruit that is very sweet and juicy with a white flesh. ‘Red Bartlett’ is very productive and very easy to store for later use in baking projects and is one of the ideal Pears for canning. ‘Red […] |
15-18 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | QUERCUS alba | White Oak | Large-growing northeast native with attractive lobed foliage. Drought-tolerant. Magnificent specimen. |
40 feet or more | Sun | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | QUERCUS macrocarpa | Burr Oak | Distinguished by its corky branches and large acorns. Slow-growing, but in time becomes enormous. Native to eastern North America. Very hardy. |
40 feet or more | Full sun | 2 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | QUERCUS warei ‘Chimney Fire’ | Warei Oak | A dense, columnar hybrid with gorgeous red fall color. New growth is also tinted red. |
40 feet or more | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | QUERCUS warei ‘Nadler’ (syn. ‘Kindred Spirit’) | Kindred Spirit Oak | A hybrid of Q. bicolor and Q. robur ‘Fastigiata’, this sister seedling of Q. ‘Regal Prince’ has a denser growth habit. It will only be 6’ wide when it’s 35’ tall. |
30-40 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 2 | ||
| Perennial | RATIBIDA pinnata | Grayhead Coneflower | A drought tolerant North American native. Composite flowers over large, pinnate leaves have narrow cylindrical cones and long, yellow reflexed ray petals. Blooms through the summer. |
3-5 feet | Sun | 3 | ||
| Perennial | RHEUM palmatum ‘Tanguticum’ | Ornamental Rhubarb | Large leaves veined and reversed purple. Spikes of rosy flowers in spring. Moist sites. |
5-6 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | RHODODENDRON -all/general | Evergreen Rhododendron | Generally speaking, all evergreen rhododendrons prefer acidic-leaning soils, need consistent moisture (do not let dry out), and benefit from some shelter from harsh winds, especially in winter. Rarely needs pruning; can be deadheaded immediately after blooming. Deer tend to go for most varieties, but rabbits tend to avoid. Flowers attract butterflies/hummingbirds. |
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| Tree/Shrub | RHODODENDRON atlanticum ‘Choptank River Sweet’ | Coast Azalea | Bright peach fragrant buds opening to orange-red, maturing to buff yellow with peach from May into June, just before or during leafing. Attracts hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies. |
4-6 feet | Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | RHODODENDRON -azalea/general | Deciduous Azalea | Generally speaking, all deciduous azaleas prefer slightly acidic soils and need consistent moisture and adequate sunlight. Not deer resistant, but usually not a problem with rabbits. Attracts butterflies/hummingbirds. |
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| Tree/Shrub | RHODODENDRON catawbiense ‘Roseum Elegans’ | Evergreen Rhododendron | Broadleaf, dark green evergreen foliage and rosy-lavender flowers in late spring. |
6-8 feet | Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | RHODODENDRON catawbiense ‘Chionoides’ | Rhododendron | A dense, compact habit and narrow deep dark green foliage. Later blooming, toward the end of May, it’s covered with big trusses of white flowers with yellow centers. |
4-5 feet | Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | RHODODENDRON Dandy Man® Purple | Rhododendron ‘LAVJO2011’ PP26976 | Proven Winners® Color Choice® Rich purple flower clusters speckled inside with orange makes a beautiful late spring show. |
Part Shade | 4 | ||||
| Tree/Shrub | RHODODENDRON ‘Jane Abbott’ | Deciduous Azalea | Large and deliciously fragrant flowers of coral-pink. A Rhododendron prinophyllum hybrid from Frank Abbott of Saxtons River VT. |
4-6 feet | Part Shade/Shade | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | RHODODENDRON ‘Knap Hill Red’ | Exbury Deciduous Azalea | Very showy bright red flowers in spring. |
4-6 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | RHODODENDRON ‘Weston’s Lollipop’ | Deciduous Summer Azalea | Very fragrant pink flowers with yellow flares in mid-June. |
4-6 feet | Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | RHODODENDRON ‘Mandarin Lights’ | Deciduous Lights Azalea | A hardy ‘Lights’ cultivar with mandarin-orange flowers in spring. |
4-6 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | RHODODENDRON ‘Narcissiflorum’ | Deciduous Azalea | Fragrant double lemon yellow flowers in spring on an upright shrub. |
6-8 feet | Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | RHODODENDRON ‘Overtime’ | Deciduous Summer Azalea | A late-blooming azalea hybrid developed at Carlson’s Gardens. Red buds open to luscious coral-orange blossoms from late July into August. This has done well here at Rocky Dale and blooms for a long time! |
4 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | RHODODENDRON ‘Pink and Sweet’ | Deciduous Summer Azalea | Fragrant pale pink flowers in late June. From Weston Nursery. |
4-6 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | RHODODENDRON ‘Rosy Lights’ | Deciduous Lights Azalea | Fragrant bright rose-pink flowers in late May. A very hardy and reliable ‘Lights’ azalea. |
4-6 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | RHODODENDRON ‘Weston’s Innocence’ | Deciduous Summer Azalea | Very fragrant white flowers in late June. Fall color is burgundy. |
4-6 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | RHODODENDRON ‘White Lights’ | Deciduous Lights Azalea | Pale pink buds open to blush-white flowers in this lovely hardy “Lights” hybrid. |
4-6 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | RHODODENDRON ‘Aglo’ | Evergreen Rhododendron | Masses of coral-pink flowers in early May. A small-leaved, compact variety that is very hardy and reliable. |
4-6 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | RHODODENDRON catawbiense ‘Album’ | Evergreen Rhododendron | Blushed lilac buds open to pure white flowers in May. An old, very hardy large-leaved variety. |
6-7 feet | Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | RHODODENDRON yakushimanum ‘Crete’ | Evergreen Rhododendron | Pink buds open to white blooms May. Large leaves with beige indumentum. Typical low mounding form of a Yak hybrid. |
2-4 feet | Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | RHODODENDRON ‘Mary Fleming’ | Evergreen Rhododendron | A low-mounding, small-leaved cultivar with yellow flowers tinged with pink. Foliage is bronze green deepening to a darker bronze in winter. |
3-4 feet | Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | RHODODENDRON ‘Molly Fordham’ | Evergreen Rhododendron | A slow-growing, small-leaved compact form with white flowers blushed pink in early spring. |
3-5 feet | Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | RHODODENDRON ‘Pioneer Silvery Pink’ | Evergreen Rhododendron | Light pink blooms in spring. An upright-growing, small-leaved semi-evergreen cultivar. |
4-6 feet | Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | RHODODENDRON ‘PJM Elite’ | Evergreen Rhododendron | A small leafed cultivar superior in all ways to the original with a later bloom time so those late frosts are not a worry. Purple flowers in early spring. |
4-5 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | RHODODENDRON ‘Golden Oriole’ | Bright yellow flowers with an orange blotch inside on this deciduous azalea. |
Part Shade | 5 | ||||
| Tree/Shrub | RHODODENDRON ‘Holden’s Pink Flare’ | Rhododendron | Mound forming shrub with dark shiny foliage and bright pink blooms. |
4-5' | Part Shade/Shade | 5 |