All Plants
| Type | Botanical Name | Native | Common Name | Description | Height | Light Req. | Zone | Add to My List |
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| THUJA occidentalis North Pole® | Arborvitae | Thuja occidentalis ‘Art Boe’ PP22174 CBR3912 | Proven Winners® Color Choice® Another Proven Winners selection. This cultivar is dense and columnar with dark green foliage. Resistant to winter burn, selected in Minnesota. |
10-15 feet tall by 5-7 feet wide | 3 | ||||
| Conifer | THUJA occidentalis ‘Technito’ | Arborvitae | A dense-growing, compact form of Thuja ‘Techny’ with the same bright green color retained through the winter. |
Intermediate (6-12 inches/year)6-12 feet in ten years. | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Conifer | THUJA occidentalis ‘Zmatlik’ | Arborvitae | A slow-growing, narrow, columnar form with twisting foliage similar to T. ‘Degroot’s Spire’. |
Intermediate (6-12 inches/year)6-12 feet in ten years. | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Conifer | THUJOPSIS dolabrata var. hondae | Distinctive foliage is flattened like fern fronds and an arching habit. Shrubby at first but will over time grow into a full sized tree. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||||
| Conifer | THUJOPSIS dolabrata | Staghorn Arborvitae | Unusual flattened sprays of emerald green foliage on a lovely conifer from northern Japan. Shelter from winter sun and wind in Vermont. |
Large (over 12 inches/year)over 12 feet in ten years. | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Annual | THUNBERGIA alata ‘Rose Sensation’ | Black-Eyed Susie Vine | Large rose-pink trumpet flowers with a dark eye all summer on vigorous vines. |
3-6 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | |||
| Annual | THUNBERGIA grandiflora ‘Variegata’ | Clock Vine | Large soft blue flowers and variegated foliage on this lovely vine. |
10-12 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | Overwinter Indoors | ||
| Perennial | THYMUS ‘Pseudolanuginosus’ | Woolly Thyme | Woolly carpet of gray. Wonderful texture. Few flowers. |
1-2 inches | Full sun | 3 | ||
| Perennial | THYMUS praecox ‘Pink Chintz’ | Creeping Thyme | Long-blooming profuse light pink flowers on gray-green mats. |
1-2 inches | Sun | 3 | ||
| Perennial | THYMUS praecox ‘Albus’ | Creeping Thyme | Dwarf, creeping aromatic foliage forms a carpet bearing white flowers that attract Butterflies and bees. Blooming profusely through the summer, the flowers are rich in nectar. Deer and drought tolerant |
2-3" | Sun | 5 | ||
| Perennial | THYMUS praecox ‘Coccineus’ | Creeping Thyme | Tight dark green foliage. Purplish red flowers in June. A good bloomer. |
1-2 inches | Sun | 3 | ||
| Perennial | THYMUS praecox ‘Elfin’ | Creeping Thyme | Tight domes of minute leaves which are covered in tiny pinky-lavender flowers through the summer months. Great for troughs. Attracts pollinators Deer resistant Drought tolerant |
1-2 inches | Full sun | 3 | ||
| Perennial | THYMUS praecox ‘Purple Carpet’ | Purple Creeping Thyme | Flat, fine foliaged form. Purple flowers in June. |
1-2 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | TIARELLA ‘Angel Wings’ | Foamflower | Large, deeply notched heart-shaped leaves with dark maroon veining. Dense, upright racemes of fluffy, pale pink flowers bloom from late spring into summer. Attracts bees & hummingbirds Deer resistant |
8-12" | Part Shade | 4 | ||
| TIARELLA cordifolia | Foamflower | A northeast native with white foamy flowers in spring over heart-shaped foliage. Will form large mats in shady, moist sites. |
10-12 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 4 | |||
| Perennial | TIARELLA ‘Cutting Edge’ | Foam Flower | Finely dissected green leaves have dark burgundy centers and form a rounded, clumping habit. Creamy bottlebrush-like flowers in spring. Attracts bees & butterflies Good cut flower |
8-10" | Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | TIARELLA ‘Sugar and Spice’ | Foamflower | Deeply dissected leaves are centered with a dark blotch and covered with a profusion of pink and white flowers in the spring. |
8-10 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | TIARELLA ‘Pink Skyrocket’ | Foam Flower | Clump forming plant bearing beautiful foliage with bronze markings and pale pink spikes of fluffy florets in spring. In fall the foliage takes on bronze tones. Deer and rabbit tolerant |
6-12" | Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
| Annual | TIBOUCHINA urvilana ‘Athens Blue’ | Clusters of large deep purple blooms from fuzzy buds covered in red hairs. |
24-36 inches | Full Sun/Part Shade | Overwinter Indoors | |||
| Tree/Shrub | TILIA cordata ‘Akira Gold’ | Linden | A cultivar with beautiful butter yellow heart-shaped foliage. |
20-25 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | TILIA cordata ‘Girard’s Nana’ | Dwarf Weeping Littleleaf Linden | Dwarf selection with a pendulous, rounded habit and bonsai-like framework. Fragrant yellow flowers in mid-late spring. Yellow fall color. |
6-9 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | TILIA cordata ‘Lico Dwarf’ | Dwarf Linden | A very dwarf form of Linden with compact rounded head. Pale yellow, fragrant blooms. |
2-4 feet | 4 | |||
| Tree/Shrub | TILIA cordata ‘Monto’ | Very compact and slow growing this Little Leaf Linden will fit into the landscape border or even can be pruned for bonsai cultivation. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||||
| Annual | TORENIA ‘Magenta Moon’ | Wishbone Flower | Magenta-pink with yellow throats all summer on a mounding plant. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | ||||
| Annual | TORENIA ‘Large Silver’ | Wishbone Flower | Light lavender, snapdragon-like flowers all summer. Fast-growing and heat-tolerant. Trailing to 18 inches. |
6-10 inches | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
| Annual | TRACHYCARPUS fortunei ‘Landcraft’ | Windmill Palm | This hardy selection from Landcraft Environments adds a great architectural element to containers. Large fan-shaped leaves on thick trunks. |
3-4 feet in a container | Sun | Tropical | ||
| Annual | TRADESCANTIA spathacea ‘Tricolor’ | |||||||
| Perennial | TRICYRTIS formosana ‘Samurai’ | Toadlily | Similar to T. ‘Gilt Edge’ with darker purple flowers and more compact. Clean gold-edged foliage. |
18-20 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||
| Perennial | TRICYRTIS hirta ‘Variegata’ | Toad Lily | This is a creamy white-edged leaf clone of the popular toad lily. The 18″ arching branches burst into flower in midsummer through early fall with 1″ purple orchid-like flowers in each leaf axil. |
18-20" | Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | TRICYRTIS macropoda ‘Tri-Color’ | Toad Lily | Grey-green leaves have bronze speckling and create a nice mound over which arching stems of orchid-like flowers appear in late summer bearing mauve-purple speckles. |
20-24" | Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | TRILLIUM grandiflorum ‘Flore Plenum’ (syn. Multiplex) | Double White Trillium | A beautiful, long-blooming double form of the native white trillium. |
12-14 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | TRILLIUM simile or flexipes | Jeweled or Nodding Trillium | We’re not quite sure whether these are T. simile or T. flexipes. It is possible that you will get one, the other or a hybrid of them both. It has a large creamy white flower with a dark purple ovary. |
7-20" | Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
| TROLLIUS ‘Golden Queen’ | Globeflower | Large golden-orange buttercup flowers in the spring. |
30-36 inches | |||||
| Annual | TROPAEOLIUM minus ‘Phoenix’ | Nasturtium | This is a true heirloom variety featured in seed catalogs from the 1890’s! It featured notched petals in brilliant shades of red, orange and yellow with contrasting streaks in the throat. It will trail out along the ground or cascade over pot edges. Deer resistant Attracts all the pollinators. |
12" | Full Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
| Annual | TROPAEOLUM majus ‘Variegated Queen’ | Nasturtium | An heirloom and trailing variety from 1908 catalogs with green leaves speckled in cream. There’s a full range of flower colors from pale yellow to vibrant red many with contrasting markings in the throat. Plant them where they can spill over rock walls or trailing from a hanging basket. Deer resistant Attracts all the pollinators |
12-14" | Full Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
| Conifer | TSUGA canadensis ‘Bacon Cristata’ | Bacon Cristate Canadian Hemlock | Extremely dwarf, cristate hemlock that was found in the wild in northern New Jersey about 1925 by Ralph Bacon. Produces both ultra-dense, bright green foliage and short, dark green, twisted needles with white striations on the reverse. |
dwarf 1-6 inches/year (1 to 5 feet in years) | Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Conifer | TSUGA canadensis ‘Bergman’s Heli’ | Bergman's Hello Canadian Hemlock | Bright lime-green new growth in spring on this rare dwarf hemlock. |
dwarf 1-6 inches/year (1 to 5 feet in years) | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Conifer | TSUGA canadensis ‘Betty Rose’ | Betty Rose Canadian Hemlock | A dwarf, mounded, slow-growing cultivar that is noted for its white-tipped foliage that takes on a blush of light pink in spring. |
Dwarf 1-6 inches/year (1 to 5 feet in years) | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Conifer | TSUGA canadensis ‘Geneva’ | Geneva Canadian Hemlock | Although a compact, slow-growing, small tree, it generally grows in a shrubby rounded form with deep green needles. |
Dwarf 1-6 inches/year (1 to 5 feet in years) | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Conifer | TSUGA canadensis ‘Greenwood Lakes’ | Greenwood Lake Canadian Hemlock | A miniature selection of Canadian hemlock with irregular branching and short, bright-green foliage that is especially attractive on the new growth. |
Dwarf 1-6 inches/year (1 to 5 feet in years) | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Conifer | TSUGA canadensis ‘Hussii’ | Hussii Canadian Hemlock | A dwarf cultivar that is erect and irregular with an open appearance. It has congested dark green foliage. Cones and buds are typically small and the bark is usually brown and furrowed. |
Dwarf 1-6 inches/year (1 to 5 feet in years) | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Conifer | TSUGA canadensis ‘Pendula’ | Weeping Hemlock | Weeping hemlock displays spreading branches and dense foliage with a delicate, lacy texture. Graceful, weeping form of Canadian hemlock with good green coloration in the foliage. Well-grown specimens do not create a leader, but will spread out horizontally. |
Large-12 or more inches/year (12 or more feet in 10 years | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | TULIPA tarda | Specie Tulip | A small species tulip with white tipped bright yellow flowers in spring. this is a true perennial tulip and will increase over time providing early pollen for the emerging pollinators in spring. Attracts pollinators |
6-8 inches | Full sun | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | ULMUS elegantissima ‘Jacqueline Hillier’ | Dwarf Elm | Small congested leaves on a compact growing shrub. Cute specimen in a rock garden. |
2-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | ULMUS glabra ‘Camperdownii’ | Camperdown Elm | Pendulous branched umbrella-shaped tree makes a striking accent in the garden. |
15-20 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | ULMUS hollandica ‘Wredei’ | Golden Elm | Slow growing with a conical form and bright gold foliage. |
25-30 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Perennial | UVULARIA grandiflora | Giant Merrybells | Narrow, dangling yellow bell-shaped flowers in May on arching stems. Native woodland plant. |
16-18 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | UVULARIA perfoliata | Perfoliate Bellwort | Slightly smaller than U. grandiflora with stems perforating the leaves and dangling yellow bells in May. Good naturalizer. |
16-18 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 3 | ||
| Edibles | VACCINIUM angustifolium ‘Burgundy’ | Blueberry | Small, deep blue, tasty fruit in July. Deep green foliage in the summer followed by a red foliage display in fall with red stems through winter. Attracts songbirds |
8-10" | Full sun | 2 | ||
| Edibles | VACCINIUM corymbosum ‘Berkeley’ | A shrubby blueberry bearing very large berries in mid-late summer. Brilliant red fall foliage makes this a good substitute for the banned burning bush. Attracts bees and birds |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 |