| Alpine Currant | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: RIBES ALPINUM The Alpine Currant, Ribes alpinum, is a very hardy hedge plant that can be kept trimmed to any desired height from 18 inches to 4 feet. The abundant green, glossy foliage forms a dense hedge. Grows well in sun or shade and is rarely bothered by insects or plant diseases. The Alpine Currant can survive the coldest of winter climates with annual temperatures as low as -50° Fahrenheit. It does well in dry soils. Alpine currant is drought tolerant | |
| Arborvitae - Danica | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: THUJA OCCIDENTALIS 'DANICA' Arborvitae - Danica, Thuja occidentalis 'Danica', has glossy emerald green foliage; branchlets are vertically arranged; bluish green winter color. It is considered one of the most versatile dwarf globe forms. Danica is an excellent choice for borders, foundation plantings, specimen or low hedge. It grows 1 to 1.5 feet high. Foliage in winter is often brown to green. This plant enjoys good sun exposure and a moist, acidic soil. | |
| Arborvitae - Golden Globe | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: THUJA OCCIDENTALIS 'GOLDEN GLOBE' Arborvitae - Golden Globe, Thuja occidentalis 'Golden Globe', has a very nice, round, globe shape that doesn't get out of control. The foliage is very dense, with a beautiful golden yellow color on the outside of the plant - nice bright green in the inter | |
| Arborvitae - Smaragd | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: THUJA OCCIDENTALIS 'SMARAGD' Arborvitae - Smaragd, Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd', is a semi-dwarf, evergreen shrub with a compact, narrowly pyramidal habit. It bears glossy bright green, scale-like foliage in flat sprays. The urn-shaped cones are 1/2" long and mature in autumn to reddish brown. The Smaragd tends to taper from top to bottom, you can expect it to get 12 to 15 feet tall, and its width at the base is about 3 feet. Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Foliage density loosens up in too much shade. It tolerates a wide range of soils and likes humid weather with regular rains. In hot and dry weather, periodic, deep waterings are advisable. Smaragd makes a good specimen, hedge, background plant, or foundation plant. | |
| Arborvitae - TechnitoGäó | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: THUJA OCCIDENTALIS GÇÿBAIL JOHNGÇÖ (PP18,850) Arborvitae - Technito™, Thuja occidentalis 'Bail John' (PP18,850), grows to 6 feet tall, has the attractive dark green color of Techny, and retains its color through winter. This cultivar, being noticeably more dense, is an improvement because it requires less shearing. Technito's form is a compact pyramidal outline. It has reddish-brown, furrowed bark; good green winter color; and medium-fine texture. It prefers moist, well-drained soil and has a very slow growth rate. It prefers sun to light shade, and its compact habit makes it useful for screening in restricted spaces. It thrives in a wide variety of soils but prefers fertile soils with consistent moisture throughout the growing season. Due to its dense growth, it will make a great informal hedge with no shearing, or a lovely formal hedge if sheared. | |
| Arborvitae - Yellow Ribbon | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: THUJA OCCIDENTALIS 'YELLOW RIBBON' Arborvitae - Yellow Ribbon, Thuja occidentalis 'Yellow Ribbon', is a semi-dwarf, slow-growing, evergreen shrub that grows tall, very narrow, and has excellent golden-yellow color all year. Urn-shaped cones to 1/2" long mature in autumn to reddish-brown. Most often seen at maturity as an 8' to 10' tall shrub with a spread of 2' to 3'. Yellow Ribbon is easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Its foliage density loosens up in too much shade. It tolerates a wide range of soils and likes humid weather with regular rains. In hot and dry weather, periodic, deep waterings are advisable. This attractive evergreen can be used for accents or screens; anyplace where brilliant color is needed! | |
| Ash Leaf Spirea | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: SORBARIA SORBIFOLIA Ash Leaf Spirea, 'Sorbaria sorbifolia', is a fast growing plant that has large plumes of creamy white flowers in June. These grow atop the deep green, fern-like foliage. It spreads quickly and is an excellent plant for soil retention. It prefers a moist, well-drained, organic soil. This deciduous shrub is multi-stemmed and grows 6-8 feet tall and 5-10 feet wide. Spireas are among the easiest flowering shrubs to grow since they are tolerant of many soils, except extremely wet. The plant also likes mulch and summer watering and prefers full sun to partial shade. Spireas are great for mass plantings or groupings, screens or border shrubs. | |
| Ash Leaf Spirea - Sem | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: SORBARIA SORBIFOLIA 'SEM' Sem Ash Leaf Spirea, Sorbaria sorbifolia 'Sem' (16,336), is a pinkish-red, fern-like spring foliage that unfurls along deep pink stems . In July and August the neat, round shrub covers itself with creamy white blossoms. This dwarf variety makes a wonderful low hedge, or a great accent. Sem is an improvement from older Sorbaria varieties. Compact, better-branched, and more dense than others, it creates a tight, bushy little mound in the garden, making a fine low hedge or accent planting as well as a shrub border. It is elegant, space-saving, and beautiful! Sem forms a neat 3 to 4 foot shrub in the partly shaded garden, which adds a nice texture. This shrub is easy to grow and quite adaptable, thriving in any well-drained soil. It is especially valuable for northern climates. | |
| Azalea - Formosa | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: AZALEA INDICA 'FORMOSA' The Azalea, Formosa, Azalea indica 'Formosa', is a spring blooming plant with evergreen foliage. This Azalea has an upright growth habit and is the best choice for a high light area. The Formosa has beautiful magenta deep colored flowers that grow profusely during the spring. It can get up to 6-8 feet in height and does best on acidic soils. Plant in acid soil in filtered sunlight or light shade, although plants tolerate full sun in cool-summer areas. Use soil rich in organic matter, which retains water and drains quickly. Never prune after mid-summer because those branches produce the next season's flowers. | |
| Barberry - Rosy Glow | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: BERBERIS THUNBERGII 'ROSY GLOW' The Barberry 'Rosy Glow', 'Berberis thunbergii', is an easy to grow shrub that is great for beginner gardeners. This barberry is a vigorous cultivar and is a showy garden plant with its variegated leaves of purple with light pink splotches. With a plant height of 3' and a spread of 2-3', it should be planted in full sun to part shade. Full sun will produce the best foliage color. 'Rosy Glow' needs a well drained area and can tolerate some drought. Yellow flowers will appear in April and they may last until May. Use 'Rosy Glow' as a back of the border plant with Daylily 'Stella De Oro' or Rudbeckia 'Goldstrum'. | |
| Barberry - SunjoyGäó Gold Beret | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: BERBERIS 'SUNJOY GOLD BERET' Barberry Sunjoy Gold Beret, Berberis thunbergii 'Sunjoy™ Gold Beret', is a unique dwarf, low mounding gold barberry with attractive red new growth and red fall color. In summer, the foliage is a striking bright gold that will surely get attention in the | |
| Barberry - SunjoyGäó Gold Pillar | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: BERBERIS SUNJOY GOLD PILLAR Barberry Sunjoy Gold Pillar, Berberis thunbergii 'Sunjoy™ Gold Pillar', is another outstanding Proven Winners® Color Choice® shrub that is a must have for every landscape. 'Sunjoy™ Gold Pillar' is similar in shape to 'Helmond Pillar', but with bright golden foliage and red new growth. The 3-4' pillars of gold provide great garden architecture and look stunning in autumn as the foliage turns a blazing orange-red. Will not burn like other yellow leaved barberry. Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerates light shade, but needs full sun to develop best foliage color. Very adaptable shrub that is tolerant of many pollutants in urban areas. 'Sunjoy Gold Pillar' needs a well drained area and can tolerate some drought. Use 'Sunjoy Gold Pillar' intermingled with other plants to fill in the middle ground of a combination. | |
| Barberry - Thornless | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: BERBERIS THUNBERGII 'THORNLESS' The Thornless Barberry, Berberis thunbergii 'Thornless', is an GÇ£almost thornlessGÇ¥ selection of green-leaved barberry. Its habit is globe-like and it is a nice addition to the barberries. This barberry is a compact, rounded form of Japanese green barberry. Its bright green summer foliage changes to shades of red in the fall. A thicket of spiny twigs and red fruit provides many landscape possibilities. When its deep green color turns to shades of red, orange and yellow, Thornless Barberry will give your fall landscape a bright and stunning color! This barberry is excellent as a low hedge or accent plant. It is useful for barrier planting and tolerates most light exposures and soils. | |
| Beauty Bush - Dream Catcher | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: KOLKWITZIA AMABILIS 'MARADCO' The Beauty Bush Dream Catcher, 'Kolkwitzia amabilis 'Maracdo', is a wonderful shrub that is 6-9' tall. It should be planted in full sun to part shade and will adapt to many soils. Filtered shade will provide the best environment for the Dream Catcher. The unique color of golden orange flowers bloom early and hide for the rest of the year. This plant is a definite add to a perennial garden. 'Maradco' looks great even when not in bloom with golden yellow foliage that turns golden orange in fall. Use in containers, mixed beds and landscapes. 'Maradco' is also deer resistant. | |
| Beauty Bush - Pink Cloud | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: KOLKWITZIA AMABILIS 'PINK CLOUD' Beauty Bush - Pink Cloud, Kolkwitzia amabilis 'Pink Cloud', produces white-pink flowers that are carried into May on arching stems, and this colorful display has quite an effect. The bell-shaped pink flowers have yellow throats that appear in clusters in | |
| Bluebeard - Arthur J. Simmonds | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: CARYOPTERIS X CLANDONENSIS 'ARTHUR J. SIMMONDS' The Arthur J. Simmonds Bluebeard, Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Arthur J. Simmonds', is perhaps the hardiest of bluebeards! It displays powdery light blue flowers that are produced in late summer when few other shrubs bloom. It makes a shapely rounded bush, and its light coloured lance-shaped leaves visually blur with the blue of the flowers. Before flowering, Arthur J. Simmonds makes a fine foliaged, formal shape that combines well with golden grasses. This is a relatively small shrub that will die back to the ground during the winter. It is suggested that this bluebeard be cut back to the ground to enhance production of new wood on which the flowers will be borne. | |
| Bluebeard - Grand BleuGäó | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: CARYOPTERIS X CLANDONENSIS 'GRAND BLEU' Bluebeard - Grand Bleu™, Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Grand Bleu', is a low-mounded, deciduous shrub that is valued for its aromatic foliage and late summer flowers, which are said to resemble clouds of blue smoke or mist. It works well in large containe | |
| Bluebeard - Petit Bleu | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: 'CARYOPTERIS X CLANDONENSIS' The Bluebeard Petit Blue, 'Caryopteris x clandonensis', a Proven Winners selection, is a compact Bluebeard that has a very tight growth habit. Petit Blue blooms from July through September. The short internodes result in an intense floral display.The flowers contast nicely with the dark green, glossy foliage.This plant is very attractive to butterflies.Plant this flower for a mixed border or in perennial beds. They may also be planted as part of a wildlife garden. Place in loose, well drained soil. | |
| Bluebeard - Sunshine Blue | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: CARYOPTERIS X CLANDONENSIS The Bluebeard Sunshine Blue, 'Caryopteris x clandonensis', a Proven Winners selection, is a compact Bluebeard that is a stonger plant than Worcester Gold. Sunshine Blue blooms from July through September. Sunshine Blue has rich blue flowers that overwhelm the pale blue blooms of other cultivars. Caryopteris is a valuable plant for the garden because it provides late season blooms when many other plants have passed their prime. Use this plant in a mixed border or as a mass planting in dry, sunny areas and for cut flowers. This plant is very attractive to butterflies. | |
| Boxwood - Chicagoland Green | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: BUXUS 'GLENCOE' Boxwood - Chicagoland Green, Buxus 'Glencoe', is a fine textured evergreen shrub that tolerates pruning and shearing well. Chicagoland Green is one of our favorites to be used as a border or hedge. Boxwood requires well-drained soil and prefers shading and wind protection in winter, if grown on an exposed site. This Boxwood tolerates some drought and will grow in dry soil but prefers well-drained, loamy, sandy or clay soils with a pH of acidic to slightly alkaline. Chicagoland Green is a medium sized shrub and known for its cold hardiness and good winter color. It grows with a uniform, oval, rounded growth habit and will reach 3' tall by 5' wide in approximately 15 years. | |
| Boxwood - Commones | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: BUXUS SEMPERVIRENS The Boxwood, Common, Buxus sempervirens, forms a large shrub or small tree and most people know it as a small, densely-leaved, evergreen hedge. It is a densely branched, slow-growing shrub with numerous small, smooth-edged leaves. They are usually dark green and shiny, remaining on the shrub all winter It prefers full sun to partial shade; mulch to keep root system cool and moist; does well in alkaline soils; the evergreen foliage needs to be protected from drying winds in winter. Boxwoods can be sheared into just about any shape and respond well to harsh pruning. This shrub is ideal for formal hedges and topiary. It is a good border plant and an excellent choice for foundation plantings. | |
| Boxwood - Green Gem-« | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: BUXUS 'GREEN GEM' Boxwood - Green Gem®, Buxus 'Green Gem', is a hybrid boxwood cultivar that is noted for its globular shape and excellent winter hardiness. 'Green Gem' is noted for requiring little pruning, is slow growing to 2 feet at maturity, maintains good green winter color, and is well suited for low formal hedges. Elliptic to oval, glossy dark green leaves hold their color well in winter. Its flowers are inconspicuous. Avoid cultivating around plants because Green Gem has shallow roots. This boxwood is best sited in a sheltered location which protects it in winter from strong winds and full sun. Green Gem tolerates some drought and will grow in dry soil but prefers well-drained, loamy, sandy or clay soils with a pH of acidic to slightly alkaline. | |
| Boxwood - Green Ice | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: BUXUS 'GREEN ICE' Boxwood - Green Ice, Buxus 'Green Ice', has glossy dark green evergreen foliage and is considered super hardy, maintaining a deep-green winter sempervirens color. The new spring growth is blue-green which turns a glossy, deep green in the summer. Green Ice is an attractive medium-sized evergreen shrub that exhibits a dense upright mounded and compact growth habit. No pruning is required to maintain this compact and mounded shape, and it reaches 3 feet tall and wide at maturity. It prefers full to part sun, is slow growing, and its winter hardiness is exceptionally good. Green Ice Boxwood is capable of providing attractive ornamentation in the landscape, even during the coldest winter months. It makes a nice compact hedge or works well for foundation landscaping. | |
| Boxwood - Green Mountain | ||
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: BUXUS 'GREEN MOUNTAIN' Boxwood - Green Mountain, Buxus 'Green Mountain', is an upright, evergreen shrub with an unusual pyramidal growth habit. Small, dark green leaves seems to hold good green color much better than most boxwoods through the winter months. It requires cool, moist soil conditions, and it maintains its shape with very little pruning. Fertilization is recommended in the spring and soil should be kept moist, but not wet, especially during the growing season. Full sun produces best growth for Green Mountain, but it can tolerate partial shade. It flowers in spring, but it is grown for its handsome foliage. Use as hedging or topiary, or in a border. Looks great in a container as well! Green Mountain has good cold hardiness and is a fast growing boxwood when young. | |
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