|
Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Height |
Spread |
Bloom Colour |
Sunlight |
Zone |
Description/Care |
|
Achillea filipendulina 'Cloth of Gold' |
YARROW |
48" |
24" |
Yellow |
Full Sun |
2 |
Fern-like foliage. Dense flower heads. Flowers all yellow. |
|
Achillea millefolium 'Angelique' |
YARROW |
20 - 24" |
20" |
Red |
Full Sun |
2 |
Compact plant. Dark, blood-red flowers. |
|
Achillea millefolium 'Cerise Queen' |
YARROW |
18 - 36" |
20 - 30" |
Red |
Full Sun |
2 |
Blooms shades of cherry red. Finely cut deep green foliage. |
|
Achillea millefolium 'Colorado' |
YARROW |
2 - 3' |
24" |
Mix |
Full Sun |
2 |
Red, pink, apricot, yellow, cream and white flowers. |
|
Achillea millefolium 'Summer Pastels' |
YARROW |
18 - 24" |
24" |
Mix |
Full Sun |
2 |
Purple, white, apricot, cream, rose and pink flowers. |
|
Achillea ptarmica 'Pearl Superior' |
YARROW |
10" |
12" |
White |
Full Sun |
1 |
Semi-double, white flowers. Blooms from spring to fall. |
|
Aconitum henryi 'Spark's Variety' |
MONKS HOOD |
4' |
3' |
Purple Blue |
Full or Part Sun |
3 |
Narrow divided foliage. Purple-blue flowers on tall spikes. |
|
Aconitum napellus (Deep Blue) |
MONKSHOOD |
4' |
2' |
Blue Dark |
Full or Part Sun |
2 |
Narrow divided foliage. Deep blue flowers on long spikes. |
|
Aconitum x cammarum 'Stainless Steel' |
MONKSHOOD |
3' |
2' |
Blue |
Full or Part Sun |
2 |
Deeply divided foliage. Metallic blue flowers on loosely
branched spikes. |
|
Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegatum' |
GOUTWEED |
10 - 15" |
3' |
White |
Full or Part Shade |
1 |
Green and white variegated foliage. Creeping roots. Small white
flowers. |
|
Agastache x 'Blue Fortune' |
ANISE HYSSOP |
24 - 36" |
18" |
Blue Purple |
Full Sun |
2 |
Flowers mid-late summer; drought and heat resistant. Fragrant
foliage. Blue-violet flowers. Attracts butterflies. |
|
Ajuga reptans 'Bronze Beauty' |
BUGLEWEED |
4" |
12 - 18" |
Blue |
Full or Part Shade |
3 |
A popular bronze-leafed variety bearing bright blue flowers. |
|
Alcea (Althaea) rosea 'Black Beauty' |
HOLLYHOCK |
6' |
12" |
Purple Black |
Full Sun |
2 |
Deep black satin blooms with a maroon center. Single-flowered. |
|
Alcea (Althaea) rosea 'Chater's Maroon Dark Purple' |
HOLLYHOCK |
6' |
12" |
Purple Deep |
Full Sun |
2 |
Large, double ruffled blooms. |
|
Alcea (Althaea) rosea 'Chater's Salmon Pink' |
HOLLYHOCK |
6' |
12" |
Pink Salmon |
Full Sun |
2 |
Large, double ruffled blooms. |
|
Alcea (Althaea) rosea 'Chater's Scarlet' |
HOLLYHOCK |
6' |
12" |
Red Scarlet |
Full Sun |
2 |
Large, double ruffled blooms. |
|
Alcea (Althaea) rosea 'Chater's Yellow' |
HOLLYHOCK |
6' |
12" |
Yellow |
Full Sun |
2 |
Large, double ruffled blooms. |
|
Alcea (Althaea) rosea 'Powderpuff' |
HOLLYHOCK |
6' |
12" |
Mix |
Full Sun |
2 |
Double, yellow, rose, red and white blooms. |
|
Alchemilla mollis 'Thriller' |
LADY'S MANTLE |
18" |
18" |
Green Yellow |
Full or Part Shade |
3 |
Ground cover. Excellent gray-green foliage, tiny star-shaped,
green-yellow blooms. |
|
Allium schoenoprasum (Chives) |
CHIVES |
12" |
12" |
Purple Pink |
Full or Part Sun |
1 |
Use as a herb or a flowering perennial. Purple-pink flowers. |
|
Allium tuberosum (Garlic Chives) |
CHIVES |
12" |
12" |
White |
Full or Part Sun |
2 |
Chinese Chives. Leaves have strong garlic flavour. White
flowers. |
|
Anaphalis margaritacea 'Pearly Everlasting New Snow' |
EVERLASTING |
24" |
12" |
White |
Full Sun |
2 |
Small 1/4 in. white button flowers July to Sept. |
|
Anchusa azurea (italica) 'Blue Angel' |
ANCHUSA |
3' |
18" |
Blue |
Full or Part Sun |
3 |
Ultra marine blue blooms. |
|
Anchusa azurea (italica) 'Dropmore' |
ANCHUSA |
3 - 4' |
18" |
Blue |
Full or Part Sun |
3 |
Lovely blue summer forget-me-not with large panicles. Excellent
fresh cut flower. |
|
Anchusa azurea 'Loddon Royalist' |
ANCHUSA |
16 - 28" |
12" |
Blue |
Full Sun |
3 |
Foliage has a bristly, hairy texture. Intense blue flowers.
Needs well-drained soil. |
|
Anemone sylvestris |
ANEMONE |
15" |
15" |
White |
Full or Part Sun |
2 |
Nodding white flowers in spring. Use for naturalizing, borders. |
|
Antennaria dioica hyperborea |
ANTENNARIA |
3" |
1' |
White |
Full or Part Sun |
1 |
Leaves silver-gray.Good plant for poor soil. |
|
Antennaria dioica 'Rubra' |
ANTENNARIA |
4 - 6" |
10 - 12" |
Red |
Full Sun |
1 |
Ground cover. Drought tolerant. Silver-gray leaves. |
|
Anthemis saint johannis |
ANTHEMIS |
24" |
12 - 18" |
Orange Yellow |
Full Sun |
2 |
Bright orange daisies with yellow centres. |
|
Anthemis tinctoria 'Kelways' |
ANTHEMIS |
30" |
14" |
Yellow |
Full Sun |
3 |
Yellow daisy-like flowers. Blooms throughout the summer. |
|
Aquilegia alpina 'Blue' |
COLUMBINE |
18" |
12" |
Blue |
Sun or Part Shade |
2 |
Bright blue flowers, nice compact form. |
|
Aquilegia chrysantha 'Yellow Queen' |
COLUMBINE |
30" |
24" |
Yellow |
Sun or Part Shade |
2 |
Long-spurred, lemon yellow blooms. |
|
Aquilegia sibirica 'Biedermeier Mixture' |
COLUMBINE |
14" |
14" |
Mix |
Sun or Part Shade |
2 |
Double and single flowered types. Five colors and bicolors. |
|
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Nora Barlow' |
COLUMBINE |
35" |
24" |
Pink & White |
Sun or Part Shade |
2 |
Pink and white blooms with hints of red and green. |
|
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Winky Blue & White' |
COLUMBINE |
20" |
14" |
Blue & White |
Sun or Part Shade |
3 |
Single blue and white blooms. |
|
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Winky Double Red & White' |
COLUMBINE |
20" |
14" |
Red & White |
Sun or Part Shade |
3 |
Double red and white blooms. Fleuroselect Novelty Winner. |
|
Aquilegia x hybrida 'McKana's Giant Mix' |
COLUMBINE |
24 - 30" |
14" |
Mix |
Sun or Part Shade |
2 |
Large, long spurred blooms. Solid and bicolors in white, cream,
rose, yellow, or red. |
|
Aquilegia x hybrida 'Music Mix' |
COLUMBINE |
20" |
16" |
Mix |
Sun or Part Shade |
2 |
Mixed colors on compact plants. |
|
Aquilegia x hybrida 'Songbird Cardinal' |
COLUMBINE |
30" |
12" |
Red & White |
Sun or Part Shade |
2 |
Early floriferous variety with dark red sepals & white petals. |
|
Aquilegia x hybrida 'Songbird Robin' |
COLUMBINE |
24" |
12" |
Pink & White |
Sun or Part Shade |
2 |
Early floriferous variety with light pink sepals & white petals. |
|
Aquilegia x 'Lime Frost' |
COLUMBINE |
18" |
12" |
Purple Blue |
Sun or Part Shade |
3 |
Variegated green and cream foliage. Purple-blue flowers. |
|
Arabis caucasica (alpina) 'Compinkie' |
ROCKCRESS |
5" |
3' |
Rose Deep |
Full or Part Sun |
3 |
Masses of small deep rose flowers. Suitable for rock gardens |
|
Arabis caucasica (alpina) 'Snowcap' |
ROCKCRESS |
6" |
6 - 8" |
White |
Full or Part Sun |
3 |
Dwarf, compact plant. Grayish foliage. |
|
Arenaria montana 'Avalanche' |
SANDWORT |
3" |
2' 11" |
White |
Full or Part Sun |
2 |
Spreading habit. Good in borders or rock gardens. Long blooming. |
|
Armeria formosa hybrids |
ARMERIA |
11" |
5" |
Mix |
Full Sun |
2 |
For borders, rock garden, or cutting. Blooms shades of pink,
rose or red. |
|
Armeria maritima alba |
ARMERIA |
8" |
8" |
White |
Full Sun |
2 |
Beautiful white flowers on strong stems. |
|
Armeria maritima 'Bloodstone' |
COMMON THRIFT |
9" |
9" |
Red |
Full Sun |
3 |
Low growing, evergreen tufted foliage used for ground cover.
Intense red flowers. |
|
Armeria maritima splendens |
ARMERIA |
8" |
8" |
Rose |
Full Sun |
2 |
Bright rose, ball-shaped flowers on strong stems. |
|
Arrhenatherum elatius bulbosum 'Variegatum' |
ORNAMENTAL GRASS |
12 - 18" |
1 - 2' |
N/A |
Full or Part Sun |
2 |
Plants form a cascading low clump of cream and green striped
leaves. |
|
Artemisia dracunculus dracunculoides (Russian Tarragon) |
TARRAGON |
5' |
18" |
White Green |
Full Sun |
4 |
A seed grown substitute for French Tarragon. |
|
Artemisia dracunculus sativa (French Tarragon) |
TARRAGON |
18 - 24" |
18" |
White Green |
Full Sun |
4 |
The leaves are used for seasoning. |
|
Artemisia schmidtiana 'Nana' |
WORMWOOD |
10 - 12" |
1 - 2' |
N/A |
Full Sun |
1 |
Grown for its foliage. Mounding ground cover. |
|
Artemisia stelleriana 'Silver Brocade' |
WORMWOOD |
6 - 12" |
24 - 30" |
Yellow |
Full Sun |
2 |
Requires good drainage. Small yellow flowers bloom in summer
but are not particularily showy. |
|
Artemisia vulgaris 'Oriental Limelight' |
ARTEMISIA |
3 - 4' |
2' |
N/A |
Full Sun |
4 |
Foliage is splashed and marbled with creamy yellow. |
|
Aruncus aethusifolius 'Noble Spirits' |
GOAT'S BEARD |
8 - 10" |
8 - 12" |
White |
Part Sun or Shade |
2 |
Compact habit. Good rock garden plant. White flower spikes. |
|
Asarum canadense |
WILD GINGER |
6 - 8" |
6 - 8" |
Brown |
Full or Part Shade |
2 |
Frosty green foliage. Brownish-purple flowers hidden under the
foliage. |
|
Asarum europo |
WILD GINGER |
6" |
6 - 8" |
Brown |
Full Shade |
2 |
Rounded, dark green foliage. Brownish blooms. Good for shady
borders. |
|
Aster alpinus 'Dark Beauty' |
ASTER |
8 - 10" |
8 - 12" |
Purple |
Full Sun |
2 |
Dark violet-blue alpine aster. |
|
Aster alpinus 'Michaelmas Daisy Mix' |
ASTER |
8 - 10" |
8 - 12" |
Mix |
Full or Part Sun |
2 |
Ideal for border front or rock garden. Drought tolerant. |
|
Aster dumosus 'Wood's Blue' |
ASTER |
8 - 12" |
8 - 12" |
Blue |
Full or Part Sun |
4 |
Compact dark green foliage. Light blue flowers. |
|
Aster tongolensis 'Wartburg Star' |
ASTER |
24" |
18 - 20" |
Purple Lavender |
Full Sun |
4 |
Single, lavender blooms with tufted gold center. |
|
Astilbe arendsii 'Bridal Veil' |
FALSE SPIREA |
30" |
20" |
White |
Full or Part Shade |
3 |
Pure white flowers in arching plumes. |
|
Astilbe arendsii 'Fanal' |
FALSE SPIREA |
24" |
20" |
Red |
Full or Part Shade |
3 |
Dark green-bronze foliage. Deep maroon-red flowers in narrow
plumes. |
|
Astilbe arendsii 'Flamingo' |
FALSE SPIREA |
30" |
25" |
Pink |
Full or Part Shade |
3 |
Glossy green foliage. Deep flamingo-pink flowers on tall arching
plumes. Blooms slightly fragrant. |
|
Astilbe arendsii 'Granat' |
FALSE SPIREA |
30" |
25" |
Red |
Full or Part Shade |
3 |
Bronzy foliage. Carmine-red flowers in open plumes. |
|
Astilbe chinensis "Visions' |
FALSE SPIREA |
15 - 18" |
15" |
Red |
Full or Part Shade |
3 |
Bronzy-green foliage. Red-purple flowers on upright rigid
plumes. |
|
Astilbe chinensis var 'Pumila' |
FALSE SPIREA |
10 - 12" |
12 - 18" |
Rose Purple |
Full or Part Shade |
3 |
Rose-purple flowers on short spikes. |
|
Astilbe japonica 'Lollypop' |
FALSE SPIREA |
14 - 16" |
15" |
Pink & White |
Full or Part Shade |
3 |
Compact green foliage with reddish stems. Pink and white dense
flower plumes. |
|
Astilbe simplicifolia 'Key West' |
FALSE SPIREA |
16 - 20" |
18" |
Red |
Full or Part Shade |
3 |
Dark burgundy-green foliage. Flower plumes carmine-red. |
|
Astrantia x 'Moulin Rouge' |
MASTERWORT |
16 - 18" |
18" |
Red |
Sun or Part Shade |
4 |
Starry-like flowers. Reddish petals tipped in a dark-purple red. |
|
Athyrium niponicum 'Burgundy Lace' |
FERN |
12" |
12" |
N/A |
Full or Part Shade |
4 |
Burgundy Lace Fern. New foliage purple with silver stripes along
veins & at tips. Older leaves silvery green with purple midribs. |
|
Athyrium niponicum 'Metallicum' |
FERN |
18" |
12" |
N/A |
Full or Part Shade |
4 |
Japanese Painted Fern. Wine-red foliage with a metallic-gray
sheen. |
|
Aubrieta deltoidea 'Cascade Purple' |
AUBRIETIA |
6" |
12" |
Purple |
Full or Part Sun |
4 |
Large purple flowers blooming in spring. |
|
Aubrietia hendersonii 'Purple' |
AUBRIETIA |
6" |
12" |
Purple Deep |
Full Sun |
4 |
Cushion-type plant good for borders & rock gardens. Deep purple
blooms. |
|
Aurinia saxatilis 'Compacta Gold Dust' |
ALYSSUM |
8 - 12" |
10" |
Yellow |
Full Sun |
3 |
Golden yellow blooms. |