All Plants
Type | Botanical Name | Native | Common Name | Description | Height | Light Req. | Zone | Add to My List |
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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 ‘Blue Jay’ | Highbush Blueberry | Sizable, deep blue berries in August. Tolerates dry acidic, poor soils and partial shade while yielding an impressive crop. |
6-7 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
Edibles | VACCINIUM corymbosum ‘Blue Ray’ | Highbush Blueberry | Early to midseason fruit with excellent flavor. |
6-8 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
Edibles | VACCINIUM corymbosum ‘Bluecrop’ | Highbush Blueberry | Midseason, hardier and more drought-tolerant than most. Good producer. |
6-8 feet | Full sun | 4 | ||
Edibles | VACCINIUM corymbosum ‘Earliblue’ | Highbush Blueberry | One of the first highbush blueberries to bloom and fruit. Berries are medium-large and light blue. |
6-8 feet | Sun | 5 | ||
Edibles | VACCINIUM corymbosum ‘Northcounry’ | Blueberry | Sky blue fruit with a sweet, wild blueberry flavor on a more compact shrub. Deep green foliage turns bright red in fall. Attracts bees & songbirds |
24-36" | Full sun | 3 | ||
Edibles | VACCINIUM corymbosum ‘Patriot’ | Highbush Blueberry | Massive yields on dense, rounded shrubs with fiery orange-red fall color. |
6-8 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
Edibles | VACCINIUM corymbosum ‘Northblue’ | Half High Blueberry | A high bush, low bush cross. Dark blue flavorful fruit. Self-fertile. |
28-30 inches | ||||
Edibles | VACCINIUM corymbosum ‘Northland’ | Half High Blueberry | Developed in Michigan for harsh winters. Small wild berry-like fruits. |
2-4 feet | Sun | 3 | ||
Perennial | VERBASCUM ‘Southern Charm’ | Mullein | An old cottage garden plant with spires of soft pastel shades of lavender, cream and rose all with purple stamens. Blooms in summer. Deer resistant. |
2-4 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
Annual | VERBENA bonariensis | Tall Verbena | Slender-branched stems topped by small clusters of rose-purple flowers through the summer. Looks wonderful coming up through grasses and lower-growing perennials. Excellent cut and attracts butterflies. Reseeds. |
3-4 feet | Sun | 6 | ||
Annual | VERBENA cultivars | Verbena | Profuse, long bloomers with clustered flowers on dense, easily grown plants. We will have named Superbena and Lanai hybrids in many colors. |
6-12 inches tall by 18-24 inches wide | ||||
Perennial | VERBENA hastata ‘Blue Spires’ | Blue Vervain | Native perennial with narrow blue-violet flower spikes in candelabra-like inflorescences mid to late summer. Attracts butterflies. Drought & wet soil tolerant |
2-4 feet | Sun | 3 | ||
Annual | VERBENA ‘Lanai Peach’ | Vervain | Dark peach fading to shades of apricot on stems trailing 1-2 feet. Deer tend to ignore verbenas, but butterflies love them! |
4-10 inches | Sun | Tropical | ||
Annual | VERBENA ‘Lanai Twister Pink’ | Bi-colored pale pink around the outer edge, bright rose-pink in the center. |
Full sun | |||||
Annual | VERBENA ‘Raspberry Sorbet’ | Rich red-violet flower heads all season on a compact trailing plant. |
Full sun | |||||
Annual | VERBENA ‘Tapien Blue’ | Very flat and low growing makes this verbena excellent for hanging baskets and as a ground cover. The bright purple flowers keep going all summer. |
Full sun | |||||
Perennial | VERNONIA fasciculata | Prairie Ironweed | Violet-colored flowers on 3’-6’ stems in late summer. Dramatic accent. |
4-6 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Perennial | VERNONIA glauca | Broadleaf Ironweed | An ironweed species more tolerant of drier conditions than others and slightly shorter in stature. Loose clusters of deep purple blooms in Aug. and Sept. |
4-6 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Perennial | VERNONIA lettermannii ‘Iron Butterfly’ | Threadleaf Ironweed | Densely branched perennial with fine textured foliage and bright purple flowers. A good nectar source for butterflies. |
28-30 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Perennial | VERNONIA noveboracensis | New York Ironweed | Loose clusters of bright purple flowers on 3’-6’ stems in Aug-Sept. Native to moist meadows and roadsides. Nice partnered with Eupatorium and other late season bloomers. Attracts pollinators |
4-6 feet | Full sun | 3 | ||
Perennial | VERNONIA ‘Southern Cross’ | Hybrid Ironweed | A hybrid with a vase-like, bushy habit and narrow foliage. It’s topped with small domes of purple flowers in late summer. |
3-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Perennial | VERONICA austriaca ‘Crater Lake Blue’ | Sawtooth Speedwell | Compact and very floriferous with many spikes of the most brilliant blue. Great for rock gardens. Deer & rabbit resistant |
8-12" | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Perennial | VERONICA austriaca ‘Venice Blue’ | Speedwell | Short spikes of violet-blue flowers in spring on a compact, mounding plant. Some repeat bloom in late summer with deadheading. |
10-12 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 2 | ||
Perennial | VERONICA longifolia ‘First Love’ | Speedwell | Spikes of intense pink flowers over low mounds of foliage through the summer. |
10-12 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Perennial | VERONICA ‘Georgia Blue’ | speedwell | Low growing and mat forming this is a wonderful ground cover bearing brilliant blue flowers with white eyes all spring and sporadically for the rest of the season. Remaining attractive even when not in flower. |
4-6" | Sun | 4 | ||
Perennial | VERONICA ‘Lavender Lightsaber’ | Spike Speedwell | Soft lavender flowers covering the top half of a columnar, upright habit. |
24-30" | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Perennial | VERONICA longifolia ‘First Lady’ | Speedwell | Well branched spikes of clean white through the summer. |
22-24 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Perennial | VERONICA Magic Show ‘Pink Potion’ | Spike Speedwell | ‘Pink Potion’ produces baby pink flowers that cover the top half of the plant while the deep green foliage forms a rounded, low habit that is wider than typical and packed full of flowers. |
14-16" | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Perennial | VERONICA Moody Blues ‘Dark Blue’ | Spike Speedwell | Clump forming and bushy with dense spikes of deep, vibrant blue throughout the summer. Attracts butterflies and other pollinators. |
12-14 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Perennial | VERONICA prostrata ‘Aztec Gold’ | Prostrate Speedwell | Creeping mats of golden foliage with blue spring flowers. |
4-6 inches | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Perennial | VERONICA ‘Purple Illusion’ | Magic Show Speedwell | Dense spikes of purple flowers in summer over thick, dark green foliage. |
16-18 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Perennial | VERONICA repens | Creping Speedwell | Forming a ground hugging carpet forming pale icy blue flowers along thin stems. Great for filling in between pavers. Deer & rabbit resistant |
2-4" | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
Perennial | VERONICA spicata ‘Royal Candles’ | Speedwell | An offspring of V. ‘Sunny Border Blue’ with a more compact habit and longer blooming. Dark violet-blue spikes through the summer. |
16-18 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Perennial | VERONICA ‘Tidal Pool’ | Prostrate Speedwell | A selection from the Chicago Botanic Garden with blue-violet flowers in spring covering a dense, low-spreading plant. Small, scalloped green leaves are slightly pubescent. Tolerant of tough conditions. |
2-4 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Perennial | VERONICA ‘Waterperry Blue’ | Speedwell | Mat-forming. Small round leaves with purple cast. Main flush of light blue flower spikes in spring, but may throw sporadic blooms all summer. Rabbit and deer resistant Attracts bees |
2-4 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Perennial | VERONICA ‘Whitewater’ | Creeping Speedwell | A sport of V. ‘Waterperry’ with white blooms. It has the same burgundy foliage in winter and dense creeping habit. |
2-4 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Perennial | VERONICA Magic Show ‘Wizard of Ahhs’ | Magic Show Speedwell | Thick spikes of violet-blue flowers starting in early summer on a dense, compact plant. |
14-16 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Perennial | VERONICASTRUM sibiricum | Culver's Physic | Slender tapers of light lavender-blue flowers in late summer above whorls of elongate foliage. |
4-5 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Perennial | VERONICASTRUM vir. ‘Diana’ | Culver's Root | Tall, slender spires of white are so graceful lending movement and airiness to the border. Makes a wonderful cut flower. Attracts bees & butterflies Deer resistant Clay & wet soil tolerant |
4-5 feet | Full sun | 3 | ||
Perennial | VERONICASTRUM vir. ‘Erica’ | Culver's Root | Tall, bushy clumps of slender dark green leaves bear large branching candelabras of red buds opening into tiny soft pink florets. This plant bring drama and color to the late season garden. Makes a great cut flower too. Attracts bees & butterflies Deer resistant Tolerant of wet, clay soils |
3-4 feet | Full sun | 3 |