Dense, compact rosettes of long toothed leaves and bright pink-purple flower spikes appear throughout the summer.

Dense, compact rosettes of long toothed leaves and showy pale pink flower spikes appear throughout the summer. Foliage looks great all season. Bred by the Chicago Botanic Garden.

A very dwarf form we received from Sunny Border Nursery with small spikes of rose-pink flowers in summer.

The small flowers open pink and age to soft pink and white—a pretty flower show in the vein of ‘Pink Cotton Candy’. Dense flower spikes, to 3 inches long, perch on strong stems from early to midsummer.

Taller spikes of rose-pink florets on sturdy stems great for cutting. Attracts pollinators

Gracefully arching branches with cream flowers in June. Small maple-like foliage turns red in the fall. Excellent groundcover or bank planting.

Possibly a variety of S. pseudocamellia with larger, flatter blooms and a slightly smaller habit.

Beautiful small tree with numerous white, cupped-shaped, waxy flowers with orange anthers in the summer.Amazing exfoliating bark and red-purple fall color.

All the wonderful attributes of the species with lovely gray-green foliage. Syn. with ‘Silver Seedling’.

A Handy Nursery intro with new spring growth yellow.  Otherwise typical of species which has unusual red seed pods and red buds. Unsure of hardiness, but one customer thought it was hardier than S. pseudocamellia.

A more compact selection with amazing flower power! Bright purple-blue flowers all summer.

‘Honeysong Purple’ sports huge, true royal purple flowers with a hint of red towards the center that darkens as it matures. Blooms from late summer to mid fall attracting butterflies, and makes an exellent cut flower.

Very large flowers of the clearest periwinkle-blue over deep green grassy foliage on strong stems from June to September. A great and long lasting cut flower. Deadheading extends the bloom time. Deer & rabbit resistant Drought tolerant

Native wildflower for moist shady gardens. Has gray-green lobed leaves and bright yellow, delicate poppy-like flowers.

Small whitish-pink flowers appear in summer, forming clusters of bright pink berries that ripen in September and last into December. Great for floral arrangements.

Following white flowers in early summer, gumball pink berries cover the rich mint-green foliage in late-summer/early autumn. Attracts pollinators.

Light violet bells over geranium-like leaves throughout the summer. 

Cream, yellow & green variegated fuzzy leaves grow into a large clump topped in summer with pale blue flowers. After bloom give it a good pruning to refresh the foliage.

Handsome umbrella-shaped leaves form lovely woodland colonies. Especially interesting when first emerging in the spring like shaggy mushrooms.

Handsome umbrella-shaped leaves form lovely woodland colonies.  This is a slightly smaller growing species with leaves less “shredded”, greener and more palmate than the S. aconitifolia.

A US National Arboretum intro with very long, very fragrant red-purple flower panicles on a more compact plant.

A compact shrub with very fragrant, lavender flowers and small ruffled leaves. It is fairly resistant to powdery mildew.

Profuse bloomer with fragrant violet-pink flowers. Small clean foliage.

Similar to S. reticulata with a bushier, rounded habit and overall finer texture.  Creamy, fragrant 3”-6” flower clusters in mid-spring. Deer/clay tolerant. Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds.

Bright magenta flowers with a spicy fragrance in late spring; late-blooming lilac. Improved for cutting. Attracts butterflies/hummingbirds. Deer resistant.

Very fragrant creamy-white flowers age to creamy-yellow flowers.

Fragrant double pale pink flowers fade to white. Butterfly/hummingbird attractive. Deer/clay tolerant.

Dark green foliage and loads of long, very fragrant reddish-purple flower clusters in early May. Good cut flower Attracts butterflies

More compact but with full-sized lavender flowers that are fragrant and beautiful in spring. Resistant to mildew. Good cut flower

A Fiala hybrid with large, profuse clusters of single very dark purple flowers.

3″ wide creamy-yellow double flowers fade to white with a frosting of pink all summer and peaking in late summer. Deadheading will keep the plants producing flowers more abundantly.

A color-changing and ruffled marigold that opens red and age to cream and pink. More vibrant colored once the temps begin to drop in the fall. Great for containers. Remember to deadhead to keep it neat and keep it flowering well.

Chartreuse succulent foliage and clouds of tiny pink flowers all summer. Drought tolerant

Large succulent rosettes of cream-edged green foliage and 2’ tall panicles of small pink flowers. Will self-sow with abandon.

Low-spreading cultivar with attractive emerald green foliage.

Low and spreading with bright golden-yellow needles. Slow-growing. Protect from winter sun and wind.

A narrow, columnar form with dark green needles.

A dwarf, spreading cultivar with dark green needles noted for their resistance to winter burn and tolerance of summer heat. Great for hedges, screens and foundation plantings.

Low-growing groundcover with small, scallop-edged, bright yellow leaves in spring that mature to lime. Pink flowers on short spikes appear in mid to late summer.

Compact and shiny foliage forms a clump of aromatic leaves topped with rosy-purple tubular flowers in mid-summer. Can be clipped to form a short hedge. Attracts pollinators Drought tolerant Deer resistant  

Fluffy lilac-rose flowers in dense panicles bloom in June-July over columbine-like foliage. 

Large heads of fluffy pink flowers on dark stems over columbine-like foliage in early summer.

Numerous small, airy, lavender flowers on tall stems from July-August. Self-supporting if in sun.

Soft, finely textured fern crows in clumps but can multiply quickly forming dense colonies. Deer resistant.

Yellow lupine-like flowers on 4’ spikes in June-July. Attracts bees and butterflies

A narrow, columnar form with twisted fans of bright green foliage.

Upright form with long thread-like, pendulous branches. Amy calls this plant “Cousin It”.

A dwarf form with twisted, congested foliage and irregular habit.  Bronze green in winter.

A dwarf upright form from Iseli Nursery with rich green foliage in sculptural fans like a Hinoki cypress.

A dense-growing, compact form of Thuja ‘Techny’ with the same bright green color retained through the winter.