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Type Botanical Name Native Common Name Description Height Light Req. Zone Add to My List
Tree/Shrub CATALPA x erubescens ‘Purpurea’

A fast growing tree with white flowers in spring and large burgundy heart-shaped leaves.

Full Sun/Part Shade 5
Tree/Shrub CEANOTHUS americanus New Jersey Tea

A great native shrub that will thrive in a sunny, well-drained location. Four inch long, deep green leaves with hairy, gray reverse tightly pack this branching plant to form a dense, compact, spreading plant that pushes flower stalks from leaf bases on the upper ends of branches in late May filling the garden with sweet […]

3-4 feet Sun/Part Shade 4
Annual CELOSIA ‘Flamingo Feather’ Wheat Celosia

Graceful, profuse waves of rose-pink flowers shading to silver at the base. Great fresh or dried cut flower. Midsummer to fall bloom.

2-2.5 feet Sun Tropical
Perennial CENTAUREA montana Perennial Bachelor Button

Spring cornflower-like blooms of outstanding blue over gray-green foliage.  Sparse rebloom in early fall. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Attracts butterflies.

12-14 inches Sun/Part Shade 3
Tree/Shrub CEPHALANTHUS occidentalis ‘Crimson Comets’ Buttonbush

Round heads of white flowers in August. Shiny green foliage changing to brilliant red in fall. Native to wet areas. Attracts birds, bees and butterflies.

6-8 feet Sun 4
Tree/Shrub CEPHALANTHUS occidentalis ‘Sputnik’ Buttonbush

A larger-flowered, long-blooming selection. Round heads of pinkish white flowers in August. Shiny foliage. Native to wet areas. Attracts bees and butterflies.

6-8 feet Sun/Part Shade 5
Perennial CEPHALARIA gigantea Giant Scabiosa

Profuse pale yellow pincushion flowers all summer on tall plants. Best grown in moist, fertile, well-drained soils in full sun. Attracts butterflies. Deadhead to promote additional bloom.

4-6 feet Sun 3
Perennial CERASTIUM tomentosum Snow-in-Summer

A profusion of tiny white flowers explodes from the wooly white-gray foliage in late spring. Its spreading, mat-forming habit makes a great groundcover for sunny locations.

12" Sun 3
Perennial CERATOSTIGMA plumbaginoides Plumbago

Low-growing groundcover with 1/2” gentian blue flowers from red buds in late summer.  Shiny green foliage turns bronze-red in the autumn.

6-10 inches Part Shade 5
Tree/Shrub CERCIDIPHYLLUM japonicum ‘Morioka Weeping’ Katsura

A large-growing weeper with stronger central leader.

40 feet or more Sun/Part Shade 4
Tree/Shrub CERCIDIPHYLLUM japonicum ‘Red Fox’ Katsura

New growth purple in spring and some color retained through the summer.

40 feet or more Sun 4
Tree/Shrub Cercis canadensis ‘Alley Cat’

Found in an alley! Green foliage splashed all over with white makes this tree a beautiful standout in your landscape. Pink blooms cover branches in spring before the heart shaped foliage emerges.

Full Sun/Part Shade 4
Tree/Shrub Cercis canadensis ‘Black Pearl’

Deep purple, heart-shaped foliage after the lavender blooms cover the tree in early spring. Will tolerate both sun and shade but achieves best color in full sun.

Full Sun/Part Shade 5
Tree/Shrub CERCIS canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ Redbud Tree

Brilliant scarlet-purple color on new foliage that matures to a rich maroon. Rosy-pink flowers are packed on bare branches. Attracts bees & butterflies Deer resistant Clay soil tolerant

20-30' Full sun 5
Tree/Shrub CERCIS canadensis ‘Northern Herald’ Redbud

Bright pink flowers blooms in masses accentuate the rounded form. Excellent landscape performance and extremely hardy. Attracts bees Deer resistant

15-20' Full Sun/Part Shade 3
Tree/Shrub CERCIS canadensis ‘Northern Strain’ Eastern Redbud

Showy pink flowers before the heart-shaped leaves in early spring. Selected in Minnesota.

20-25 feet Sun/Part Shade 4
Tree/Shrub CERCIS canadensis ‘Ruby Falls’ Eastern Redbud

Lavender-pink flowers before the large maroon purple foliage on a weeping plant!

8-10 feet Sun/Part Shade 5
Annual CESTRUM nocturnum Night Blooming Jasmine

Arching branches covered in fragrant white flowers, most fragrant in the evening.

30-36 inches Full sun Overwinter Indoors
Tree/Shrub CHAENOMELES Double Take Orange Storm® Flowering Quince

Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Orange Storm’ PP20950 | Proven Winners® Color Choice® Double bright orange blooms with contrasting yellow stamens. Compact. Drought and heat tolerant once established.  

2-4 feet Sun/Part Shade 5
Tree/Shrub CHAENOMELES ‘Double Take Peach’ Flowering Quince

Soft peachy-pink flowers in late spring, appearing mostly on two-year old wood, on this drought/heat tolerant and thornless quince.

4-5 feet Sun/Part Shade 5
Tree/Shrub CHAENOMELES Double Take ‘Scarlet Storm’® Flowering Quince

Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Scarlet Storm’ PP20951 | Proven Winners® Color Choice® Double bright scarlet blooms with contrasting yellow stamens in early spring. Compact. Drought tolerant once established.

2-4 feet Sun/Part Shade 5
Conifer CHAMAECYPARIS nootkatensis Alaskan Yellow Cedar

Slow growing, weeping evergreen native to the Pacific Northwest, makes an impressive statement in a landscape. Shaggy brown bark, that when peeled smells like raw potatoes!  

Full Sun/Part Shade 5
Conifer CHAMAECYPARIS nootkatensis ‘Glauca’ Nootka Cypress

Forms a dense conical tree with sprays of soft blue-green foliage.

25-30 feet Sun/Part Shade 4
Conifer CHAMAECYPARIS nootkatensis ‘Green Arrow’ Weeping Alaskan Cedar

Very narrow form with graceful pendulous branches.

Large (over 12 inches/year)over 12 feet in ten years. Sun/Part Shade 4
Conifer CHAMAECYPARIS obtusa ‘Fernspray Gold’ Hinoki Cypress

Bright gold fern-like foliage on a broadly conical compact form.

Intermediate (6-12 inches/year)6-12 feet in ten years. Sun/Part Shade 5
Conifer CHAMAECYPARIS obtusa ‘Gracilis’ Dwarf Hinoki Cypress

Upright and dense with beautiful dark green twisted foliage.

Dwarf (3-6 inches/year)3-6 feet in ten years. Sun/Part Shade 5
Conifer CHAMAECYPARIS obtusa ‘Nana Lutea’ Dwarf Hinoki Cypress

Compact and slow growing with irregular gold fans. Eventually growing to a pyramidal form.

4-5 feet Full Sun/Part Shade 5
Conifer CHAMAECYPARIS pisifera ‘Filifera’ Threadbranch Cypress

Narrow thread-like foliage drapes like Cousin Itt! Over time it will become more pyramidal in shape.

10-12 feet Full sun 4
Conifer CHAMAECYPARIS pisifera ‘Gold Mops’ Dwarf Threadleaf False Cypress

Golden yellow mounding form with thread-like foliage. Good winter interest. Has proved to be one of the hardiest Chamaecyparis for us.

Dwarf (3-6 inches/year)3-6 feet in ten years. Sun/Part Shade 4
Conifer CHAMAECYPARIS pisifera ‘Squarrosa Intermedia’ Intermediate Sawara Cypress

Broadly upright, blue foliage grows in an irregular rounded form. Annual late winter pruning encourages fresh new blue growth each spring. Great for turning into topiaries.

8-10 feet Full sun 4
Grass CHASMANTHIUM latifolium Northern Sea Oats

Tolerant of poor soils, but prefers moist, fertile, well-drained soils. One of the more shade tolerant of the ornamental grasses. Self-seeds and may spread aggressively. Seed heads emerge green but turn purplish bronze by late summer. Bright green leaves turn coppery after frost and eventually brown by winter. Nice for dried flower arrangements. Leave foliage in […]

2-5 feet Full Sun/Part Shade 3
Annual CHASMATOPHYLLUM masculinum ‘Krugerskraal’ Tiger's Jaws

Tight mat of succulent toothed foliage with fluffy bright yellow flowers.

2-4 inches Sun Succulent
Perennial CHELONE glabra Swamp Turtlehead

Spikes of elegant white flowers atop shiny green foliage in late summer to early fall. The flowers can possess a touch of pink and resemble snapdragon flowers. Spreading plant for moist to wet sites. Attracts butterflies

30-36 inches Sun/Part Shade 3
Perennial CHELONE lyonii ‘Hot Lips’ Pink Turtlehead

Bronze-green spring foliage followed by rose flowers in late summer. Red stems.

30-36 inches Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial CHELONE obliqua ‘Tiny Tortuga’ Pink Turtlehead

A compact variety with deep pink “turtleheads” over dark green, lustrous foliage.  Blooms in late summer.

1-2 feet Sun/Part Shade 3
Tree/Shrub CHIONANTHUS virginicus Fringe Tree

Fragrant, white flowers hang in lacy clusters in late spring before the leaves appear. Multi-branched and slow-growing to 25′. Very attractive. Native.

20-25 feet Sun 4
Tree/Shrub CHIONANTHUS virginicus ‘Emerald Knight’ Fringe Tree

A heavy blooming male selection on a vigorous plant. Form is more tree-like than the species.

20-25 feet Sun 4
Tree/Shrub CHIONANTHUS virginicus ‘Little Leslie’ Dwarf Fringe Tree

A dwarf form with small leaves and lots of bloom.

4-5 feet Full Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial CHIONODOXA luciliae Glory of the snow

Small, bright blue, star-shaped flowers in spring, spreading by bulbs and seed will create a gorgeous display. Drought tolerant Attracts bees Deer and rabbit resistant

4-6" Full Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial CHRYSOGONUM virginianum ‘Allen Bush’ Golden Star

A more compact cultivar that is longer blooming and more floriferous than the species.

6-8 inches Part Shade/Shade 5
Perennial ACTAEA (Cimicifuga) japonica ‘Hillside Splashdance’’ Japanese Bugbane

Clumps of maple-like leaves are patterned with chartreuse and dark green.  Flowers spikes of creamy white appear in late summer.  From Hillside Nursery.

2-3 feet Part Shade/Shade 4
Perennial ACTAEA (Cimicifuga) racemosa Black Snakeroot

White bottle-brush-like flowers on slender but strong black stems in July.

4-6 feet Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial ACTAEA (Cimicifuga) ‘Atropurpurea’ Purple-leaved Snakeroot

Ferny, purplish-green foliage, with long lasting fragrant white flower spikes in Aug.-Sept.

4-6 feet Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial ACTAEA (Cimicifuga) ‘Hillside Black Beauty’ Purple-leaved Snakeroot

One of the darkest foliage forms.  Typical tall spikes of fragrant creamy white flowers in late summer.

4-5 feet Part Sun/Shade 4
Perennial ACTAEA (Cimicifuga) simplex ‘Pink Spike’ Black Snakeroot

Long airy wand of soft pink fuzzy flowers. Very fragrant and a favorite of the pollinators. Dark bronze foliage.

4-6 feet Part Shade/Shade 3
Annual CISSUS discolor Rex Begonia vine

Burgundy leaves with a metallic silver sheen and markings. Us in a hanging basket or provide support.

6-8 feet Part Shade Overwinter Indoors
Annual CITRUS medica car. sarcodactylis Buddha's Hand

Strongly fragrant blooms produce strange fruits looking like fingered hands.

6-8 feet Full sun Overwinter Indoors
Tree/Shrub CLADASTRIS kentukea Kentucky Yellowwood

Broad rounded crown on this medium sized tree. In spring a profusion of cascading fragrant flowers are produced resembling Wisteria.  

30-50' Full Sun/Part Shade 4
Tree/Shrub CLADRASTIS kentukea Yellowwood

Wonderful tree with gray smooth bark, ash-like foliage, and 12-15″ drooping panicles of intensely fragrant pinkish-white flowers in June. May only bloom profusely every 2-3 years (once mature). Yellow fall color.

30-40 feet Sun 4
Perennial CLEMATIS ‘Amethyst Beauty’ Hybrid Clematis

Prolific, large bright-purple to lavender-blue flowers from early to late summer. Group 3- blooms on new wood; cut back to 6″ in late-fall or early spring. Deer resistant.

6-8 feet Sun/Part Shade 4