All Plants
| Type | Botanical Name | Native | Common Name | Description | Height | Light Req. | Zone | Add to My List |
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| Perennial | ASTILBE ‘Cappuccino’ | False Spirea | Pure white plumes on contrasting red stems with dark bronze foliage. |
22-24 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | ASTRANTIA major ‘Burgundy Manor’ | Masterwort | Deep burgundy-red flower clusters on dark stems make this a wonderful cut flower. It also dries well. Give it consistent moisture and it will continue to rebloom for most of the summer. |
24-28" | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | ASTRANTIA major ‘Masterpiece’ | Masterwort | Leaves are edged in green and the centers are a glowing chartreuse with pale pink blooms. |
16-24" | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | ASTRANTIA major ‘Roma’ | Masterwort | Dome shaped flower heads are made up of many tiny, delicate florets of the palest pink surrounded by a papery green ruffle. The long wiry stems are perfect for cutting. Will gently self-sow when happy. |
12-24" | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | ASTRANTIA major ‘Star of Fire’ | Masterwort | Clusters of burgundy-red flowers with white centers on dark red stems. Mid to late summer bloom. |
18-20 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | ASTRANTIA major ‘Star of Magic’ | Masterwort | Dark green foliage is edged and splashed with cream and topped with rosy-pink umbels early to mid-summer. |
20-24 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | ASTRANTIA major ‘Vanilla Gorilla’ | Masterwort | Blue-green foliage is attractively edged in creamy white. Silvery pink flowers in late spring, early summer. |
22-24 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Fern | ATHYRIUM filix-femina | Lady Fern | Finely textured fern with lacy, arching fronds. Tolerates dry sites and some sun. |
2-3 feet | Part Shade/Shade | 3 | ||
| Fern | ATHYRIUM filix-femina ‘Victoriae’ | Lady Fern | Narrow fronds with a distinctive crossing pattern formed by the pinnae. |
2-3 feet | Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
| Fern | ATHYRIUM ‘Ghost’ | Painted Fern | A cross of Lady Fern and Japanese Painted Fern, clump-forming and upright with silvery gray foliage. Can tolerate dry shade conditions. |
22-24 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
| Fern | ATHYRIUM niponicum ‘Pictum’ | Japanese Painted Fern | Silvery-grey fronds which are dusty purple towards the center. Rabbit resistant. |
12-18 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 3 | ||
| Fern | ATHYRIUM niponicum ‘Red Beauty’ | Japanese Painted Fern | Fronds mottled silver, red and green with contrasting red stems. Rabbit resistant. |
12-18 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
| Fern | ATHYRIUM niponicum ‘Regal Red’ | Japanese Painted Fern | Twisted silver fronds centered in deep violet-red are quite striking. |
12-18 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
| Fern | ATHYRIUM niponicum ‘Silver Falls’ | Japanese Painted Fern | Long, arching, silver fronds veined in red-purple. |
12-18 inches | Part Shade/Shade | |||
| AUBRETIA ‘Blue Beauty’ | Rockcress | Masses of double blue-violet flowers in spring over mat-forming gray-green foliage in early spring. |
4-6 inches | |||||
| Perennial | AUBRIETA hybrida ‘Audrey Purple Shades’ | Rock Cress | Large purple flowers with yellow centers on spreading mat-forming plants blooming in spring. Attracts butterflies |
6-8 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
| BAPTISIA ‘American Goldfinch’ | False Indigo | Spires of golden yellow flowers in late spring. Very floriferous. Forms a wide clump. |
36-42 inches | |||||
| Perennial | BAPTISIA australis | False Indigo | Medium blue pea-like blossoms on short spikes in June on a shrub-like plant. Seed pods are attractive and useful for arrangements. |
3-4 feet | Sun | 3 | ||
| Perennial | BAPTISIA Decadence ‘Pink Truffles’ | False Indigo | The new Decadence Baptisias were selected for a shorter, more compact habit. This cultivar with clear soft pink flowers — an unusual color in Baptisia! |
30-36 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | BAPTISIA Decadence ‘Sparkling Sapphires’ | False Indigo | The new Decadence Baptisias were selected for a shorter, more compact habit. This cultivar has vivid violet blue flowers over deep blue-green foliage. |
30-36 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | BAPTISIA ‘Ivory Towers’ | False Indigo | Tall spikes of pure white flowers in spring rise above the dark purple-hued foliage, and develop into large, blocky fruit that persist throughout the summer and early fall. A taller Baptisia with a upright, vase-shaped habit, so it will still fit in tighter spaces. Deer resistant. Attracts butterflies. |
5 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
| BAPTISIA lactea | False Indigo | Tall airy stems of white similar to Lupine. |
3-4 feet | 4 | ||||
| Perennial | BAPTISIA ‘Lunar Eclipse’ | False Indigo | Spikes of unique, oversized flowers are held above the foliage. Blooms emerge a light lemon-over-cream color and age dramatically—first to cream, then to light and eventually medium violet. |
24-36" | Sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | BAPTISIA ‘Pink Lemonade’ | Sturdy spikes of pink flushed yellow pea-like flowers. Dark stems and blue-green foliage remains neat and mound shaped all season. |
Full sun | 4 | ||||
| Perennial | BAPTISIA ‘Plum Rosy’ | False Indigo | A beautiful bicolor Baptisia flowering in late spring to early summer. Newest flowers open mauve pink and lighten to near white with age. Both flower colors are present on the stem for a beautiful bicolor effect. A long lived and drought tolerant perennial. Attracts bees and butterflies Drought tolerant Deer resistant |
40-48" | Full sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | BAPTISIA ‘Twilight Prairieblues’ | False Indigo | Tall spikes of lavender flowers with a yellow keel. Drought tolerant and creates an expanding mass of lovely spires. Give it a shearing after bloom to maintain the mounding form. |
3-4 feet | Full sun | 4 | ||
| Annual | BEGONIA ‘Brazilian Blade’ | A rare specie from Brazil with olive green leaves and a chartreuse line down the center. Leaves are also covered in soft, velvety red hairs. |
Part Shade | Overwinter Indoors | ||||
| Annual | BEGONIA ‘Canary Wings’ | Begonoa | A golden-leaved form of B. ‘Dragon Wings’! Bright red flowers over chartreuse foliage. Just as easy to grow. Mounding habit. |
12-18 inches | Sun/Part Shade | Overwinter Indoors | ||
| Annual | BEGONIA ‘Groovy Orange’ | Hybrid Begonia | Mounding/semi-trailing habit works great in baskets and landscapes; bold, bright orange flowers all summer long. |
12-18 inches | Part Shade/Shade | Tropical | ||
| Annual | BEGONIA ‘Lois Burks’ | Angelwing Begonia | An angel wing type with white speckled foliage and coral colored flowers. This one can grow fairly tall. |
3-4 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | Overwinter Indoors | ||
| Annual | BEGONIA ‘Pig Skin’ | Begonia | Roughly textured, khaki green puckered leaf with cranberry red flushed topside and underside. |
8-12" | Part Shade | Overwinter Indoors | ||
| Annual | BEGONIA ‘Pink Giraffe’ | Angelwing Begonia | A tall angel wing type that has large green leaves and arching sprays of pink flowers. |
3-4 feet | Part Shade | Overwinter Indoors | ||
| Annual | BEGONIA ‘Santa Cruz Sunset’ | Cascading branches and an abundance of fiery red/orange flowers. |
Part Shade | Tropical | ||||
| Annual | BEGONIA ‘Sparks Will Fly’ | Brilliant orange flower cascade over the deep bronze foliage. |
Part Shade | Tropical | ||||
| Perennial | BELAMCANDA chin. ‘Freckle Face’ | Blackberry Lily | This neat perennial produces a profusion of speckled orange flowers over clean sword shaped foliage for weeks in late summer. After bloom time tan pods burst open to reveal a seed pod that resembles blackberries. They make great cuts for dried arrangements. Attracts butterflies |
18-24" | Full sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | BELLIS perennis | English Daisy | Easily grown in organically rich, fertile, consistently moist, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. They make a great addition as an ‘alternate’ lawn plant spreading to make a tight mat flowering almost all summer with sweet little daisies. |
2-3" | Part Sun/Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | BERGENIA ‘Ripple Effect’ | Pigsqueak | Huge 13″ wide leaves. The glossy green leaves are circular with a serrated, wavy margin. This is an excellent perennial to add architectural effect in the shade. Unlike other Bergenia, this is not evergreen and will go completely dormant after fall frost. Pale pink flowers in spring. Attracts bees and butterflies Deer and rabbit resistant |
26-28" | Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||
| Annual | BERKHEYA purpurea ‘Zulu Warrior’ | Purple Berkheya | A thistle-like plant bearing large lavender daisies with deep purple central discs. The dried seed heads are also ornamental. Good cut flower Attracts butterflies Drought tolerant |
24-36" | Full sun | |||
| Tree/Shrub | BETULA utilis v. jacquemontii | Himalayan Birch | Beautiful birch with compact habit and very white bark at an early age. |
25-30 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | BETULA nigra ‘Fox Valley’ | Dwarf River Birch | A compact, low-branching version of the river birch with creamy tan exfoliating bark. For small gardens or hedging. |
10-12 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | BETULA papyrifera | Paper Birch | Our beautiful native birch with white peeling bark and golden fall color. |
40 feet or more | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| BETULA pendula ‘Purpurea’ | A graceful weeping habit and deep burgundy leaves in spring with white bark make this a standout tree. |
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| Tree/Shrub | BETULA platyphylla ‘Parkland Pillar’ | Asian White Birch | A selection of B. ‘Dakota Pinnacle’ discovered at Parkland Nursery in Alberta even more narrow, dense and upright. Tolerant of tough urban sites. |
40’ tall by 7’ wide | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | BETULA plettkei ‘Cesky Gold’ | Cesky Gold Birch | A dwarf shrub with small, serrated leaves that emerge in spring in shades of yellow, orange and red and mature to chartreuse. |
2-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Annual | BIDENS ‘Campfire Flame’ | Bidens | Vigorous and heat/drought tolerant, abundant orange-red daisy-like blooms all summer on a semi-trailing/mounding plant. |
8-14 inches | Sun | Tropical | ||
| Annual | BIDENS ‘Mega Charm’ | Bidens | Compact mounded/trailing habit lovely in baskets, containers or the landscape. Daisy-like large yellow flowers bloom early and continue in summer. Drought tolerant. |
12 inches | Sun | Tropical | ||
| Fern | BLECHNUM brasiliense crispum | Red Leaf Tree Fern | New growth on this tree fern is bright red then as leaves mature they fade to light green. |
30-36" | Part Shade/Shade | Overwinter Indoors | ||
| Grass | BOUTELOUA gracilis ‘Blonde Ambition’ | Blue Grama Grass | This grass features blue-green foliage and summer flowers on stiff stems. Blonde seed heads will stand through the winter. |
30-36 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Annual | BRUGMANSIA varieties | Pink Angel's Trumpet | Large, downward hanging, fragrant trumpet-shaped blooms. Quite exotic. These shrub-like datura relatives can reach 4’-6’ in the first season. We’ll have cultivars with variegated foliage. |
8-10 feet | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
| Perennial | BRUNNERA macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’ | False Forget Me Not | Springtime true-blue flowers over striking heart-shaped foliage with a beautiful frosty overlay. Will ‘politely’ self-seed. |
12-14 inches | Part Shade | 3 |