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2015 PLANT SALE HANDBOOK
THE SCOTT ARBORETUM
OF SWARTHMORE COLLEGE
500 College Avenue • Swarthmore, PA 19081
www.scottarboretum.org
WELCOME
Greetings! Welcome to the 2015 Scott Plant Sale! In preparation for the
event in September (11th through 13th), we have compiled a handy guide
to all of the wonderful woody and perennial plant offerings for sale. This
Handbook is available on the Scott Arboretum website as a reference before and after the Sale. Simply go to www.scottarboretum.org/plantsale/
handbook.html
We have another great collection of plants for sale this year – close to
300 cultivars, and over 5,000 plants in all. So dig in and browse the
information in this Handbook. Woodies are listed first, with their key
cultivation tips and information. Perennials have their own section as
well. Both are compiled in alphabetical order by botanical names. There
is also a section on correct planting guides for containerized specimens;
and then some background on the garden and horticultural experts who
will to assist customers at the Sale. A map of the Scott Arboretum, Plant
Sale yard, and directions to the Sale site are also included.
Friday evening, September 11th, we will be celebrating the kick-off for
the Plant Sale with our Preview Party from 4 to 8 pm for Special Friends
of the Arboretum. For more information on this great opportunity to
get “first dibs” on shopping, call 610-328-8025 or visit the Preview Party
page of our website.
Rain or shine, hope to see you at the Plant Sale.
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2015 Scott Arboretum Plant Sale
Featuring clematis, queen of flowering vines!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Scott Staff and Plant Sale Committee
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Schedule of Events
4 to 5
Special Friends
6 to 10
A Few Notes on Names and Data
11 to 13
Scott Associate Membership Benefits
14
Membership Application Form
15
PHS Gold Medal Plants
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Woodies Plant List and Data
17 to 44
Perennial Plant List and Data
45 to 75
Planting Container Grown Plants
76
Plant Experts77 to 79
Scott Arboretum Campus Map
80
Plant Sale Site Plan
81
Visit, Directions, and Plant Sale Basics
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SCOTT STAFF AND
PLANT SALE COMMITTEE
Scott Arboretum Administrative Staff
Josh Coceano – Horticulturist
Jody Downer – Special Projects Coordinator
Jeff Jabco – Director of Grounds and Coordinator of Horticulture
Jennifer James – 2015-2016 Scott Intern
Julie Jenney – Educational Programs Coordinator
Rebecca Robert – Public Relations and Volunteer
Programs Coordinator
Claire Sawyers – Director
Mary Tipping – Curator and Plant Records
Jacqui West – Administrative Coordinator
Scott Arboretum Horticulture Staff
Dan Blanton – Gardener
Bill Costello – Gardener and IPM Coordinator
Dwight Darkow – Volunteer Coordinator/Gardener
Steve Donnelly – Athletic Fields Crew Supervisor
Gus (Paul) Eriksen – Garden Supervisor
Will Evans – Gardener
Adam Glas – Gardener
Chuck Hinkle – Garden Supervisor
Sheila Magee – Gardener
Susan McGinley –Gardener
Dale Nemec – Gardener
Lars Rasmussen – Gardener
Nicole Selby – Gardener
Sandra Lopez Cortez – Gardener
Mike Rolli – Crum Woods Restoration Assistant/Gardener
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Committee Chairs
Appreciation Party Co-Chairs – Jean and John Iannotti
Cashiers Chair – Anita Lawson
Cashiers Vice-Chair – Lynn Walton
Customer Service Co-Chair – Les Swartley
Customer Service Co-Chair – Patti Post
Education Co-Chair – Chris Lindstrom
Education Co-Chair – Julie Vrooman
Food Chair – Carolyn Stephens
Food Vice-Chair – Jay Trolley
Information and Finance Chair – Anne Papa
Logistics Chair – Jeff Jabco
Logistics Vice-Chair – Alan Kruza
Perennials Chair – Susan Mintun
Perennials Vice-Chair – Barbara Smit
Photography chair – Jan Goren
Plant Experts Chair – Carla Hetzel
Preview Party Chair – Karol Bock
Technology Co-Chair – Colin Hngley
Technology Co-Chair – Maria Hingley
Technology Co-Chair – Bruce Marshall
Volunteer Chair – Janean Clare
Woodies Chair – Ted Patterson
Woodies Co-Vice Chair – Gail Hale
Woodies Co-Vice-Chair – Lynn Palmer-Gee
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Educational Events
Now – September
Sale plants growing on campus are marked
with blue “This plant featured at the Scott
Arboretum Plant Sale” signs for self- guided tours.
Thursday, August 20
Plant Sale Preview Lecture 10 am – noon
Free and open to the public
Jeff Jabco, Josh Coceano, Chuck Hinkle
Wednesday, September 2
Plant Sale Highlights Tour 5:30 – 7 pm
Free and open to the public
Jeff Jabco
Departs from the Scott Arboretum Offices.
In case of inclement weather, tours are cancelled.
Thursday, September 10
Plant Sale Tour on the Sale Site; - noon-1pm Free and open to the public
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Led by Arboretum Crew member
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Plant Sale Dates:
Friday, September 11 Special Friends Preview Party 4 – 8 pm
To become a Plant Sale Special Friend and
attend our Preview Party, call the Scott
Arboreum Offices at 610-328-8025. $75/2 adults;
limited tickets available.
Saturday, September 12 Members Shopping 10 am – noon
Members must show their membership card for
early admission. If you have lost or misplaced
your card, or would like to become a member,
please call 610-328-8025.
Open to the public – free; noon – 3 pm
Sunday, September 13
Open to the public – free; 11 am – 2 pm
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SPECIAL FRIENDS
Our sincere appreciation to these
Special Friends of our 2015 Plant
Sale, whose support helps
underwrite the cost of this vital
Scott Arboretum fund-raising
event. For more information about
Corporate Special Friends, click
on individual advertisements
online.
CORPORATE SPECIAL
FRIENDS
GOLD:
Cushing & Henderson
Fine Tree Care, Ltd.
Mostardi’s Nursery
Olin Partnership
Shreiner Tree Care Specialists,
Inc.
SILVER:
Brouse Nursery, Frank Brouse
Knight Brothers, Inc.
Penn Office Products
Plush Mills Senior Living
Stoney Bank Nurseries
SPECIAL FRIENDS
GOLD
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Anonymous - 2
Geoff and Alexis Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel R.
Bowditch
Jules Bruck
Thornton W. Burnet, Jr.
Margo Coffin Groff and Thomas
Callaghy
Janet and Carl Campbell
Caramanico & Sons, Inc.
William and Sandra Conwell
Miriam Dahlke
Anne DeVries
Mark and Carol Dresden
Barbara and David Erskine
Debbie and James Fooskas, Jr.
Thomas and Jane Frantz
William Frederick, Jr. ‘48 and
Nancy Frederick
Maralyn Orbison Gillespie ‘49 and
George Gillespie
Annabelle P. Irey
Elizabeth Jones
Paul and Dorothy Koehrsen
Andrew and Virginia Lewis
Richard and Sally Lighty
L. Marcia Martin
Dennis C. McGlade, FASLA
Ralph and Anne Papa
Ted and Anne Patterson
Claire Sawyers and Bruce Marshall
Quentin Schlieder, Jr.
Joan and Bill Schmitt
Mary Jane Smedley ‘43
Eve and Per Thyrum
Sandra and Jerome Vernick
Carolyn’s Shade Garden
Lisa Witomski
SILVER
Anonymous -1
Noreen O’Connor-Abel and Ted
Abel
Ann M. Ainsworth, M.D.
Anthony Amsterdam and Lois
Sheinfeld
Kathy and Marvin Andersen
Sallie Anderson and Evan Ernest
Vince and Julie Auletta
Bartlett Tree Expert Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Bernhardt
Ed and Amy Borer
Daniel and Rebecca Boylan
Terry and Klara Britt
Jenny Rose and Gus Carey
Janean Clare and Bill Bloom
Tris Coffin
Middy Dorrance
Sandy Grogan Dresser
Mac and Donna Edwards
Lynn Etheredge ‘68
David and Lisa Ffrench
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Forbes
Elizabeth Garnett
Margaret and Ed Geiger
Jan and Bob Goren
Gail and Bill Hale
Betsy and Marshall Hamilton
David and Carolyn Haury
John and Marcia Heihle
Barbara and John Hirshfeld
Lora Thornburg and Thomas
Hunter
Jeff Jabco and Joe Henderson
Lynn Jarke
Edmund and Donna Jones
Renee and Robert Kargen
Claudia Cueto and Tim Kearney
Allen and Hella Lacy
David and Carolyn Langdon
Sue Lathrop
Diana and John Levins
Mary Liz Lewis
Philip and Elsa Lichtenberg
Linda Marcucci
Paul and Carol Mattheiss
Milton, Susan, Hannah and Nathan
Meyer
Francis Miller and Linda Chen
Richard and Mary Murray
Charline and Jack Neigh
Carla Hetzel and Joel Neigh
Pamela and Philip Page
Dorothy and Bob Philipson
Chloe L. Pitard
Alice Reilly
SPECIAL FRIENDS
Ben Halterman and Fredricka
Clarence and Patricia Wurts
Reisman
Sally and Michael Yow
Keith and Betty Robertshaw
Beth and Samuel Ruby
Elizabeth and Ralph Schumacher
Robert and Mary Ellen Scott
Eunice Silver
Joseph Smith
James and Gladys Snively
Deb Soutar
Sidney and Stewart Spahr
Andrea Morrissey and James
Stambaugh
Robert Stewart ‘53 and Carol
Stewart
Alicia Thomas
Bob and Verdie Thomas
Claire E. Thurman
H. Robert Tiffany III and Barbara
Y. Tiffany
Betsy Morrow
Beth Wahl
Betty and Douglas Wallace
Larry and Paula Wallach
Albert Weikel
D. Patrick Welsh Real Estate, LLC
Patricia Wendel
Sandra Whipple and Robert
Garfield
Ellen Wilkinson
John and Johanna Williams
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SPECIAL FRIENDS
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SPECIAL FRIENDS
Tree and Shrub Care
• Tree Safety Evaluations
• Tree & Shrub Pruning
• Specimen/Shade Tree Planting
• Tree and Stump Removal
Insect/Disease Control
• Diagnosis and Treatment
• Plant Health Care Programs
Scientific Progressive
ARBORICULTURE
Since 1986
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• Tree/Shrub Fertilization
SPECIAL FRIENDS
FINE TREE CARE
STONE
PA/DE CERTIFIED
(610) 485 9067
We are pleased to
support Scott Arboretum.
Plush Mills is a great place
to live the good life.
Call and come for a tour:
610-690-1630.
Sage Senior Living
www.plushmills.com | 501 Plush Mill Road, Wallingford
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Arboretum Quality Pruning
Plant Health Care, Removals
Stump Grinding & More
PA035025
PD 0334A
A FEW NOTES ON NAMES AND DATA
We endeavor to provide the most
accurate names for the plants we
are offering. While most plant
name constructions in the list are
fairly straightforward, there are
a few unusual ones that could
benefit from an explanation. To
get to that point, this summary
covers the basics first. Use
of serif or sans serif, bold or
plain typeface applies to this
handbook specifically and is not
a prescriptive for plant names per
se. Examples shown may not be
in the sale.
not widely used or incorrectly used,
the fallback position is to simply
Family Name – (italicized,
use the un-capitalized generic
Latinized, plain serif type, e.g.
name.
Buxaceae)
The family name is the last
Taxonomic Name - This is also
information presented in the name
called the botanical name. It is
sometimes referred to as the “Latin section of the plant list. A family
is defined by characteristics in
name,” the “scientific name.” Its
a unique combination, usually
development began in eighteenth
of flowers and fruits, which
century Europe with the effort to
provide a precise and unique name distinguish it from other families.
Almost all family names are a
for each living thing. Because
combination of a genus name
of its usefulness, taxonomy, this
derived from the type genera found
Latinized hierarchical naming
classification system, has survived within that family and the ending –
Common Name – (non-italicized, with some modification to this
aceae. The latter means “belonging
non- Latinized, plain serif type,
to or having the nature of.”
day. The plant sale names section
non-capitalized except for proper includes only the last three taxa of The exceptions which contain a
names)
the seven major taxonomic levels, Latinized description rather than a
A common name is common to an plus when it exists, the infraspecies generic name, were the first groups
area, group of people or culture
to be identified as families and
subtaxa. Taxa listed by rank in
but is not universal. Confusion
were named prior to the current
descending order are:
results from the fact that some
convention. Because of widespread
common names are used for
acceptance, they have been
Kingdom
many different plants and some
retained.
Division
Species or Binomial Name –
individual plants have a multitude
Class
(italicized, Latinized, bold sans serif
of different names. However,
Order
type, the generic name is capitalized
common names do have some
Family
while the specific epithet is not, e.g.
usefulness in the trade when they
Genus
are combined with the taxonomic
Specific Epithet
Buxus sempervirens.The current
name. Where a common name is
Infraspecific species naming authority for all
plants is the International Code of
Epithet
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Botanical Nomenclature. This code
was established and is maintained
by consensus of the international
academic and scientific
communities of interest and has
no real enforceable legal standing.
Many names are simply a basic
binomial construction consisting
of the generic name (first word and
sometimes also called genus) and
the specific epithet (second word).
Together, these two words name
the species. This would represent
a species as commonly found in
nature.
Infraspecific Epithets –
(italicized, Latinized, bold sans
serif type, non-capitalized) Within
species, there can be a variant
group of plants that differ enough
morphologically from the species
to justify adding an infra-specific
epithet. If this variant group occurs
and naturally reproduces itself in
the wild, it is frequently the result
of interbreeding and geographical
isolation. Technically, they are
ranked in descending order of
difference and termed a subspecies
(subsp.), or a variety (var.). In
both, the abbreviated labels are not
italicized. Interestingly, as in the
third example below, it’s possible
but rare for a plant to have a fourpart botanical name with two infraspecific epithets in addition to the
binomial species name.
Subspecies - (e.g. Hydrangea
anomala subsp. petiolaris)
Variety - (e.g. Cornus florida var.
urbiniana)
Subspecies and Variety – (e.g.
Begonia grandis subsp. evansiana
var. alba)
Cultivar – (non-italicized, nonLatinized, bold sans serif type,
capitalized,
contained
within
single quotation marks, e.g. Buxus
sempervirens ‘Elegantissima’)
The current naming authority
for horticultural (ornamental)
cultivars is the International Code
of Nomenclature for Cultivated
Plants. As with the International
Code of Botanical Nomenclature,
this code was established and
is maintained by consensus of
the international academic and
scientific communities of interest
and has no real enforceable legal
standing. Cultivar names are
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registered with an International or
National Registration Authority,
associated with a single or related
group of plants, following the
International Code.
At some point in the life of a
cultivated species, it may be
determined that a plant in the
species displays significantly
unique characteristics and that
this plant should be propagated
as a cultivar. In a few very
rare examples of cultivar
propagation, seed is used.
While not genetically identical,
the offspring of this sexual
propagation displays the same
characteristics, can be considered
generally coming true to the
original plant and may use the
cultivar name after a cultivar
group. However, most cultivar
propagation is asexual and results
in new plants that are genetically
identical to the original selected
plant. Sometimes the plant
identified as a cultivar is a variant
of an infraspecies. An example
is Hydrangea anomala subsp.
petiolaris ‘Skylands Giant’.
All words in a cultivar epithet
are written in the language of the
person who described it and are
not translated within the cultivar
designation. The exceptions
to universal capitalization
are Japanese names rendered
phonetically into a Roman
alphabet and used as cultivar
names. Nandina domestica
[Obsession™]=’Seika’ illustrates
this anomaly.
Plant Patents (PP) and Plant
Breeders’ Rights (PBR)
Anyone may propagate and
sell a cultivar using the cultivar
name without financial liability
or obligation unless there is an
active plant patent. Plant patents
in this country are granted by the
US Patent and Trademark Office
to applicants describing a plant
with characteristics not previously
registered. A patent number rather
than a name identifies the plant.
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Little
Honey’ was discovered and
cultivated by Briggs Nursery, a
commercial breeder and grower.
‘Little Honey’ was patented through
breeders’ agent PlantHaven, Inc.
and has been granted a US Plant
Patent, PP# 15,477. The patent
number and the cultivar name are
different since a cultivar name
must be in a modern language, not
a number code. In the European
Union, an equivalent process is
the granting of Plant Breeders’
Rights. There, the PBR name must
be registered under the approved
name, which is the cultivar name,
e.g. Ajuga reptans BLACK
SCALLOP =’Binblasca’(PBR).
By default, the cultivar name,
’Binblasca’(PBR), becomes an
intellectual property right or patent,
identified in Europe, which is
secured through the payment of
fees covering the initial application
and subsequent renewals. By
law, the cultivar name must be
on the label at point of sale. This
particular plant has acquired a US
Plant Patent number as well.
Trade Names – (non-italicized,
non-Latinized, bold sans serif type,
capitalized,
securing symbol suffix ™ or ®,
contained within rectangular
brackets, precedes cultivar
name with “=”, e.g. Hydrangea
macrophylla [CITYLINE®Rio]
=’Ragra’). In the US and other
countries where permitted, growers
who have acquired and registered a
cultivar and who want to market it,
may secure the commercial rights
to a separate trade name associated
with the plant through promotion.
This may be easier and cheaper
than securing a plant patent.
than the cultivar name.
Intergeneric Hybrid – (nonitalicized “x” symbol prefix in front
of generic name, xHeucherella
‘Sweet Tea’ or xGordlinia
grandiflora) These hybrids are
the result of sexual propagation
by merging reproductive material
from two different genera. It can
Acquiring the name rights is
be created naturally or through
done through a trademark or a
human intervention. When a hybrid
registration and can be granted
only by a governing authority, such is produced between two different
genera it is termed intergeneric.
as the US Patent and Trademark
Notice that the first example has
Office. It
is important to understand that the no specific epithet but it does have
trade name has no official or legal a cultivar name. This convention
is used with any groups having
link to a plant. It is owned by an
much hybridization and selection
individual or company and can be
and where the origins of the
extended to other plants.
original species have blurred, thus
making a Latinized specific epithet
Where trade names are employed, meaningless. The second has a
specific epithet and no cultivar
the tendency has been for the
name
so it is a new species. As is
applicant to select a memorable
commonly
the practice, the new
name for his marketing name and,
generic name is a combination of
for various reasons, a nonsen- sical
the two original generic names.
name for the cultivar name as
the above example demonstrates.
A user of themarketing name
Interspecific Hybrid – (nonwill promote it to the point that
italicized “x” symbol between the
consumers will ask for it rather
generic name and the new specific
epithet, e.g. Abelia x grandiflora
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[Pinky Bells™]=’Lynn’)
When a hybrid is produced
between two different plants from
the same genus but with different
specific epithets it is termed
interspecific. When the origins of
the original species’ subsets are
confused, the hybrid designation
recognized by the “x” symbol
and a new species epithet may
be dropped, as in Thuja ‘Green
Giant’.
To find a plant at the Scott
Arboretum:
From the homepage of www.
scottarboretum.org, click on
“Arboretum Navigator: searchable
plant database” in the Additional
Resources box or go directly to:
arbnav.scottarboretum.org and type in
any plant you want to find in the “find
a plant” line – then explore. Woody
plants in the Arboretum’s collections
can be found with locations; however,
our perennials and other herbaceous
plants are not accessioned or mapped
(yet!).
SCOTT ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
Join the Scott Associates before or at the 2015 Plant Sale as a first-time member, and receive a $10 Plant Sale Voucher or a $30 Plant Sale
Voucher for Sponsor membership level and above as well as the following benefits.
Scott quarterly newsletter, the Hybrid
Two Plant dividends each year
Free seasonal walks at the Arboretum
Free ticket(s) to Garden Day - a tour of private gardens
Members’ early shopping at the Plant Sale
Discounts on educational courses
Discounts at local businesses
Borrowing privileges in our library
See www.scottarboretum.org for a full outline of membership benefits.
The Scott Arboretum, described as one of the most beautiful campuses in America, is a garden of suggestions. Situated on the Swarthmore College campus, the Arboretum creates the college landscape and provides a display of the best ornamental plants recommended for Delaware Valley gardens. Over 4,000 different kinds of woody plants are grown on the campus. All are selected for their outstanding ornamental qualities,
ease of maintenance and resistance to disease.
Major collections include flowering cherries, corylopsis, crabapples, lilacs, magnolias, native azaleas, hollies, tree peonies, rhododendrons,
viburnums, and witchhazels. Other special gardens include the Rose Garden, Fragrance Garden, Winter Garden, Isabelle Cosby Courtyard,
Nason Garden, Biostream, Harry Wood Courtyard Garden, Metasequoia Allée, Pollinator Garden, and the display gardens surrounding the
Arboretum Offices.
The Scott Arboretum aims to delight and educate all visitors and inspire them to enjoy the many benefits of horticulture. Our garden of ideas
features varieties that perform well in this region, encouraging wise stewardship as well as the cultivation of plants to sustain the body, enchant
the eye, and soothe the spirit.
The Scott Arboretum ~ 500 College AvenueSwarthmore, PA 19081 ~ 610-328-8025 ~ Email: scott@swarthmore.edu www.scottarboretum.org
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MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM
If you have questions regarding joining the Associates, please call the
Arboretum Offices at 610-328-8025, (email) scott@swarthmore.edu
(website) www.scottarboretum.org
Your support is vital to the programs of the Scott Arboretum and is
greatly appreciated.
First, MI, Last name(s) as you wish it to appear in our records (please print):
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
Payment Method
Check Enclosed (Payable to The Associates of the Scott Arboretum)
Credit Card: Visa MasterCard
Credit Card__________________________________
Expiration_____________ Security Code_________
Cardholder__________________________________
Signature____________________________________
Address_____________________________________
City, State, Zip________________________________
Phone_______________________________________
Email________________________________________
Please indicate the membership level you’ve selected:
Full Time Student (copy of ID required) $10
Individual $40
Benefactor $250
Dual $55
Patron $500
Contributor $75
Director’s Circle $1,000
Organization $125
Patron $3,000
Sponsor $150
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Matching Gifts:
If your company matches membership gifts, please
submit a matching gift form.
Additional Contributions:
I would like to make an additional contribution of:
$ _____________ to the Scott Arboretum.
PHS GOLD MEDAL PLANTS
The Gold Medal Plant award program has been helping to steer home gardeners towards high
quality garden plants since 1978. Each year, this Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS)
administered program awards Gold Medal status to 3-5 woody plants, chosen and evaluated
for aesthetic appeal, performance, and hardiness within growing Zones 5-7. According to PHS,
Gold Medal plants reliably “exhibit standards of excellence for pest and disease resistance, as
well as ease of growing, when planted and maintained by recommended methods.”
The same principles that guide the PHS Gold Medal award program are also reflected in the
mission of the Scott Arboretum, in demonstrating to the average home gardener how to successfully and beautifully grow plants best suited to eastern Pennsylvania.
As such, the Scott Arboretum is pleased to offer these Gold Medal selections in its upcoming Plant Sale.
2015 Plant Sale – Gold Medal Plants
Acer griseum
Aesculus parviflora
Lindera glauca var. salicifolia
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Aronia arbutifolia ‘Brilliantissima’
Parrotia persica
Campsis grandiflora ‘Morning Calm’
Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis [Fragrant Valley™]=’Sarsid 1’
Clematis ‘Betty Corning’
Clethra alnifolia ‘Tom’s Compact’
Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’
Cryptomeria japonica ‘Yoshino’
Diervilla sessilifolia [Cool Splash®]=’LPDC Podaras’
Eleutherococcus sieboldianus ‘Variegatus’
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Thuja ‘Green Giant’
Viburnum nudum ‘Winterthur’
(List as of 7/21/15)
WOODIES PLANT LIST AND DATA
Abelia mosanensis
fragrant abelia
Zone:
5-9
Bloom Time:
May-June
Height x Spread:
4-6' x 4-6'
Bloom Color:
pink, white
Acer griseum
paperbark maple
Zone:
4-8
Bloom Time:
April
Height x Spread:
20-30' x 15-25'
Bloom Color:
insignificant yellow-green
Actinidia arguta (Male)
May
Height x Spread:
25-30' x 7-20'
Bloom Color:
white
Actinidia arguta 'Ken's Red'
hardy kiwi
Zone:
3-8
Bloom Time:
May
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Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
x Attracts Pollinators
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Scott location:
Entrance Garden or Step Garden
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Attracts Pollinators
Exposure:
x Sun
Part Shade
Shade
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Scott location:
Entrance Garden
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Exposure:
Soil:
Well Drained
Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
This aristocrat is a standout in the winter landscape
x Sun
with beautiful, exfoliating, cinnamon-colored bark that x Part Shade
peels in thin papery sheets. Fall color varies from rust
Shade
to red. An exquisite specimen for all gardens, large or
small. PHS Gold Medal Award—1993.
insignificant green
Manchurian maple
Zone:
Height x Spread:
3-7
30-40' x 20-30'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
hardy kiwi
Zone:
3-8
Bloom Time:
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Exposure:
Acer mandschuricum
April
Exposure:
A sweet lilac/lily scent perfumes the garden when this x Sun
mid-sized shrub blooms in May and June. Abundant
x Part Shade
clusters of pink trumpets with white or pink petals are
Shade
very showy against the glossy, arching foliage. Expect
another show with fiery colored leaves in autumn.
Good choice for hedging.
Scott location:
Height x Spread:
25-30' x 7-20'
Bloom Color:
white
A lovely vase-shaped maple from Manchuria and
Korea, it's known for tolerating extreme cold and for
its early red fall foliage. A distant relative of A.
griseum, it has the same tri-foliate leaves. An
excellent specimen for small spaces. Uncommon
even to collectors of Asiatic maples and botanical
gardens.
A deciduous, fast-growing, twining woody vine
x Sun
sporting beautiful foliage. Effective for trellising and
x Part Shade
cover-type uses. In winter, prune each stem back to 810 buds. This is the male pollinator for Actinidia arguta Shade
'Ken's Red'.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Desiring a deciduous, fast-growing, twining woody
x Sun
vine that has beautiful foliage AND fruit? This hardy
x Part Shade
selection produces kiwis that are somewhat smaller
Shade
and sweeter than the grocery store kind (A. deliciosa).
Unpicked, the tasty fruit ripens in fall to deep red.
Needs the male pollinator, Actinidia arguta. Prune
Scott location:
back in winter to 8-10 buds.
Price: 15
Price: 26
Price: 26
Price: 20
Price: 20
Aesculus parviflora
bottlebrush buckeye
Zone:
Height x Spread:
4-8
8-12' x 8-15'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
June-July
white
Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima'
red chokeberry
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
May
Height x Spread:
6-9' x 3-5'
Bloom Color:
white
Aronia 'Viking'
black chokeberry
Zone:
3-9
Bloom Time:
May
March-April
Height x Spread:
3-5' x 3-5'
Bloom Color:
white
Height x Spread:
4-6' x 4-6'
Bloom Color:
maroon
Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie'
spotted laurel
Zone:
6-10
Bloom Time:
March-April
18
Exposure:
x Sun
x Part Shade
x Shade
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Entrance Garden
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Scott location:
Tennis courts
Exposure:
At its best both in fall and winter: The leaves turn a
x Sun
glowing red and the branches are covered with
x Part Shade
glossy, red fruit lasting well into January. Tolerates a
Shade
wide range of soils, including boggy areas, making it
useful for erosion control and rain gardens. PHS Gold
Medal Award–2000.
Scott location:
Kemp Hall
Exposure:
Aucuba japonica 'Hosoba Hoshifu'
spotted laurel
Zone:
6b-9
Bloom Time:
Billowy mounds of bold foliage are punctuated by
erect 8-12" panicles of flowers, attracting area
butterflies. Effective under high shade and for
naturalizing, it also provides mid-summer bloom and
yellow fall color. Give it plenty of space and time to
develop. PHS Gold Medal Award–1998.
Height x Spread:
3-4' x 3-4'
Bloom Color:
maroon
Versatile, growing in sun to part shade, wet or dry.
x Sun
Delicate flowers develop into clusters of glossy, violet- x Part Shade
black berries with a tart flavor and high anti-oxidant
Shade
content. Berries have been touted recently for juices
and jams. Super food source for native insects and
birds. Stunning red fall color.
Scott location:
Matchbox
Exposure:
A great evergreen plant for dry shade. Not only does it Sun
tolerate difficult conditions, the splashy variegation
x Part Shade
seems to glow in the dark. A fairly compact female
x Shade
selection with long, narrow leaves, it will "mate"
happily with a male pollinator at-hand, producing
bright red berries for winter interest.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Bring on deep shade, root competition and heavy soil
Sun
-- this beauty can take it and thrive. Add its dark, shiny x Part Shade
foliage, rounded form and showy red fruit, and you
x Shade
have a surefire winner for the shady areas of your
garden. Has both male and female parts. Pollinates
other female plants.
Scott location:
Price: 40
Price: 14
Price: 40
Price: 14
Price: 14
Betula alleghaniensis
yellow birch
Zone:
3-7
Bloom Time:
April-May
Height x Spread:
60-75' x 15-30'
Bloom Color:
yellow-green
Bignonia capreolata 'Athens'
crossvine
Zone:
5-9
Bloom Time:
May-June
Height x Spread:
20-40' x 3-10'
Bloom Color:
red/yellow
Callicarpa bodinieri 'Profusion'
beautyberry
Zone:
6-8
Bloom Time:
June-Aug
Height x Spread:
4-6' x 4-6'
Bloom Color:
lilac
Calycanthus floridus ‘Edith Wilder’
sweetshrub, Carolina allspice
Zone:
Height x Spread:
4-9
4-10' x 4-12'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
May-July
maroon
Exposure:
This native birch provides habitat and food for an
Sun
array of wildlife, including insects, butterfly caterpillars, x Part Shade
and many species of birds and mammals. Slow
x Shade
growing and long valued for furniture, it is easily
identified by its yellowish, exfoliating bark, yellow fall
foliage color and round-headed form.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Crossvine is one of our showiest native vines. A
x Sun
floriforous, self-clinging vine and a hummingbird
x Part Shade
magnet, this selection has deep red buds, opening to
Shade
a yellow center with a dark throat. The foliage is semievergreen, lasting on past frost. Flowers on old wood
so prune after flowering.
Scott location:
Exposure:
The small flowers are held close to the branches so
x Sun
are somewhat hidden in the foliage. But don't let that x Part Shade
deter you from purchasing at least one for your
Shade
garden. Beautiful, profuse clusters of shimmering lilac
berries ripen in October and are exposed on compact,
bare branches after leaf drop. The foliage emerges in Scott location:
spring and ends the season with a bronze-purple
tinge.
Exposure:
This selection first appeared at Scott Arboretum and is x Sun
named after one of the arboretum founders. It is a
x Part Shade
native shrub with extremely and consistently fragrant
Shade
x
flowers -- deep reddish-brown -- that bloom profusely
on upright branches. Fall foliage is clear yellow. Use
in a shrub border or, even better, near an outdoor
Scott location:
living area to experience the fragrance.
Calycanthus x raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine'
Raulston allspice
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
May-August
19
Height x Spread:
6-10' x 6-10'
Bloom Color:
dark red
Exposure:
A cross between C. sinensis and our native C.
x Sun
floridus, this is a fast-growing, spectacular shrub
x Part Shade
whose incredible 2-3" maroon flowers are highlighted
Shade
x
with a touch of white on the edges of the central
petals. These very large blooms begin in May, with
sporadic blooms throughout summer.
Scott location:
Shane Garden
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Price: 24
Price: 21
Price: 13
Price: 45
Price: 45
Campsis grandiflora 'Morning Calm'
Chinese trumpet creeper
Zone:
Height x Spread:
6-8
10-20' x 10-15'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
salmon orange w/ yellow
August
throat
Carpinus caroliniana
American hornbeam, ironwood
Zone:
Height x Spread:
3-9
20-30' x 20-30'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
May
insignificant
Ceanothus americanus
New Jersey tea
Zone:
4-8
Bloom Time:
May-July
Height x Spread:
3-4' x 3-5'
Bloom Color:
white
Cedrus deodara 'Silver Mist'
deodar cedar
Zone:
6b-9
Bloom Time:
Height x Spread:
7' x 5'
Bloom Color:
Exposure:
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Cosby Courtyard
A breathtaking sight in full bloom, the 3" long trumpet- x Sun
shaped flowers bloom in loose panicles on new wood.
Part Shade
Support and spring pruning are needed for best
Shade
flowering. A vigorous grower but much less
aggressive than our native. PHS Gold Medal Award–
2002.
Scott location:
Exposure:
A slow-growing native with a wide-spreading crown,
Sun
grey fluted bark, and a lovely winter outline. Fall colors x Part Shade
range from yellow and orange to shades of red and
x Shade
maroon. A larval host and nectar source for Eastern
tiger swallowtail and striped hairstreak butterflies.
Also, birds just love to eat the nuts.
Scott location:
DuPont - north
Exposure:
This adaptable native shrub has a compact, rounded x Sun
form and puffy white flowers, making it an effective
x Part Shade
groundcover for dry locations. Also an important
Shade
nectaring plant for butterflies and beneficial wasps.
Difficult to transplant after established so site
carefully. The common name was given because our Scott location:
early colonists used the leaves as a tea substitute.
Matchbox
Exposure:
Soft, silver-white new foliage gives a frosted
x Sun
appearance to the graceful branches. A slow-growing x Part Shade
(6"/year), broad, pyramidal conifer that may reach 7'
Shade
after 10 years. Plant where sheltered from afternoon
sun for best foliage.
Scott location:
DuPont parking
Cercis chinensis 'Don Egolf'
Chinese redbud
Zone:
6-9
Bloom Time:
March-April
20
Height x Spread:
8-10' X 8-10'
Bloom Color:
rose-purple
Exposure:
Named in honor of noted plantsman, Don Egolf, this
x Sun
compact, slow-growing shrub is perfect for small
x Part Shade
gardens. The branches on its round form are covered
Shade
with a spectacular display of pink flowers before the
leaves emerge. Good for hot, dry areas, it requires
good drainage.
Scott location:
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Price: 20
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Price: 22
Price: 38
Price: 48
Price: 25
Chionanthus virginicus
fringetree
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
May-June
Height x Spread:
12-20' x 12-20'
Bloom Color:
white
Choisya 'Aztec Pearl'
Mexican orange blossom
Zone:
Height x Spread:
7-9
5-8' x 5-8'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
April-May
white with pink blush
Clematis 'Alionushka'
clematis
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
June - Sept
Height x Spread:
2-3' x 7'
Bloom Color:
rose-pink
Clematis [Avant Garde™]='Evipo033'
clematis
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
July - Sept
Height x Spread:
9-10' x 3-4'
Bloom Color:
rose-red with pink center
Clematis 'Betty Corning'
clematis
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
June - Sept
21
Height x Spread:
6-10' x 6-7'
Bloom Color:
blue-violet
This lovely native is spectacular in bloom with
delicate, drooping clusters of fragrant fringe-like
petals. Use in groups, woodland borders or native
plant gardens. Female plants produce dark blue,
olive-like drupes that are eagerly consumed by birds.
Exposure:
x Sun
x Part Shade
Shade
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Harry Wood Garden
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Scott location:
Lilac Collection
Exposure:
Beautiful, elegant and unusual with lustrous, aromatic, x Sun
fine-textured foliage and profuse clusters of almondPart Shade
scented flowers over an extended period. Prune after
Shade
flowering to maintain compact form and provide winter
protection. Absolutely requires good drainage!
Scott location:
Shane Garden
Exposure:
Showy, bell-shaped flowers bloom from Junex Sun
September, spilling out of a container or onto a large x Part Shade
shrub. A cross between C. 'Nezhdannyi' and C.
Shade
integrifolia, no support is needed -- it'll scramble
rather than climb. Prune all stems back to about 12",
just above a leaf joint, in late winter/early spring.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Very unusual flowers have a central pink pom-pom
x Sun
backed with a ring of larger, rose-red petals that will
x Part Shade
enhance the landscape from July into September. Will
Shade
climb on any support and makes a fabulous focal
point. Blooms on new growth so prune back to about
12" in late winter.
Scott location:
Exposure:
This lovely vine provides sweetly scented, pale
x Sun
lavender bells and finely textured foliage. A very
x Part Shade
heavy bloomer that can be trained onto shrubs, trees
Shade
and roses. Blooms on new growth so prune all stems
back to about 12" in late winter. PHS Gold Medal
Award Winner–1992.
Scott location:
Price: 26
Price: 45
Price: 20
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Price: 21
Price: 20
Clematis [Burning Love™] = 'Vitiwester'
clematis
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
July - Sept
Height x Spread:
6-9' x 2-3'
Bloom Color:
red to purple
Clematis chiisanensis 'Lemon Bells'
clematis
Zone:
5-9
Bloom Time:
May-June
Height x Spread:
6-10' x 3-4'
Bloom Color:
pale yellow
June - Sept
Height x Spread:
5-6' x 2-3'
Bloom Color:
shades of lavender
Clematis 'Esme'
clematis
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
Height x Spread:
2-3' x 2-3'
Bloom Color:
pale lavender
Clematis [Forever Friends] = 'Zofofri'
clematis
Zone:
4-8
Bloom Time:
July - Sept
22
Height x Spread:
6-10' x 3-5'
Bloom Color:
white
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Rose Garden Circle
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Exposure:
A delicate, small-flowered cultivar with lemon-colored x Sun
bell-shaped blooms nodding downward. Long,
x Part Shade
dramatic purple petioles and stems accent the pale
Shade
purple flush at the base of the flowers. Blooms on old
wood so, if needed, prune just after the first flush of
flowers.
Scott location:
Clematis [Diana’s Delight™] = ‘Evipo026’
clematis
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
Exposure:
This easy to grow climber is covered in plentiful, deep x Sun
red, velvety flowers from midsummer until fall. Its
x Part Shade
viticella parentage provides disease resistance.
Shade
Perfect in containers, on a trellis or small tree. Blooms
on new growth so prune all stems back to about 12" in
late winter.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Creamy yellow centers highlight the lavender tones of x Sun
huge 6-7" blooms. A selection from Raymond Evison x Part Shade
with a free-flowering habit, ideal for containers and
Shade
small spaces. Lightly prune in late winter, just above a
pair of live buds. Lightly prune again after the initial
bloom to stimulate late season bloom.
Scott location:
Exposure:
This recent introduction comes from the Isle of
x Sun
Guernsey. The large, pale lavender blooms with
x Part Shade
ruffled edges are highlighted by soft yellow centers.
Shade
This very compact, petite selection makes an ideal
choice for a container. Prune all stems back to about
6" in late winter.
Scott location:
Exposure:
A pretty profusion of 3" creamy white blooms
x Sun
highlights this long blooming vine. The petals are
x Part Shade
textured with ridges and centered by maroon anthers.
Shade
Wonderful for scrambling along a fence or over a
trellis. Blooms on new growth so prune all stems back
to about 12", just above an old leaf joint, in late winter. Scott location:
Price: 20
Price: 19
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Price: 22
Price: 22
Price: 20
Clematis [Giselle™] = 'Evipo051'
clematis
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
May-Sept
Height x Spread:
4-5' x 2-3'
Bloom Color:
lavendar-pink
Clematis 'Huldine'
clematis
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
July - Oct
Height x Spread:
12-20' x 6-8'
Bloom Color:
white
Clematis integrifolia
clematis
Zone:
3-7
Bloom Time:
May-Sept
Height x Spread:
1.5-3' x 2-3'
Bloom Color:
blue violet
Clematis 'Luther Burbank'
clematis
Zone:
5-8
Bloom Time:
May-Sept
Height x Spread:
8-13' x 6-8'
Bloom Color:
violet purple
Clematis pitcheri
Pitcher's clematis, leatherflower
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-8
8-14' x 4-6'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
Aug-Sept
23
Exposure:
Introduced at the Chelsea Flower Show in 2013, this x Sun
breathtaking clematis is covered in 5-6" flowers, first
x Part Shade
in varying shades of rich, dusky pink and then
Shade
morphing to pale pink with dark stamens. In late
winter, prune all stems back to about 12", cutting just
above an old leaf joint.
Scott location:
Exposure:
A Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit winner,
x Sun
'Huldine' is considered the best repeat blooming white x Part Shade
clematis. Profuse 4" blooms cover this vigorous
Shade
climber. Grow over fences, trellises or through
shrubbery. In February, prune the stems back to
about 12", just above a leaf joint.
Scott location:
Lang steps
Exposure:
This non-climbing clematis forms a bushy mound that x Sun
can grow onto a nearby shrub. Nodding, bell-shaped x Part Shade
flowers with white anthers rise above the foliage on
Shade
long, slender stems. Flowers age to fantastic,
feathery, silver-green seed heads. Cut back to ground
level in early spring.
Scott location:
Exposure:
A Ukrainian cultivar from 1959 may be an "oldie," but x Sun
its gigantic blooms (4-9" in diameter) can't be beat!
x Part Shade
The copious blue-violet flowers change to blue as they
Shade
age and make a sharp contrast with the creamy white
stamens. In February, prune the stems back to about
12" just above a leaf joint.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
This central U.S. native has dainty, urn-shaped
x Sun
x Well Drained
flowers that hang from long, slender stems. Thick,
x Part Shade
x Moist
succulent petals (sepals) give the flower its common
Shade
Dry
name. Flower color varies from white to dark purple
x Drought Tolerant.
on the inside and muted purple to red on the outside.
Dies to the ground in fall but bounces right back in the Scott location:
Wet Tolerant
spring.
Pollinator's Garden
Price: 22
Price: 21
Price: 20
Price: 21
Price: 19
Clematis 'Princess Diana'
clematis
Zone:
4-8
Bloom Time:
June - Sept
Height x Spread:
6-8' x 3-6'
Bloom Color:
pink
Clematis [Rebecca™] = 'Evipo015'
clematis
Zone:
5-9
Bloom Time:
June - Sept
Height x Spread:
6-8' x 2'
Bloom Color:
red
Clematis recta 'Purpurea'
clematis
Zone:
3-9
Bloom Time:
May - July
Height x Spread:
2-4' x 2-4'
Bloom Color:
white
Clematis 'Rooguchi'
clematis
Zone:
5-8
Bloom Time:
May - Sept
Height x Spread:
3-6' x 2-4'
Bloom Color:
blue-violet
Exposure:
Profuse tulip-shaped, deep pink flowers with pale pink x Sun
margins are followed by silky seed heads. Grow it on x Part Shade
a trellis or any other structure, over tree stumps or as
Shade
a ground cover. Blooms on current year's growth. To
rejuvenate, cut back to a leaf bud about 8-12" from
the ground in late winter.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Masses of 5-7" magenta-red flowers with creamy
x Sun
yellow centers bloom in late spring and repeat again
x Part Shade
at summer's end. It's compact enough to be grown in
Shade
a container or you can let it climb up a rose. At the
end of winter, trim dead tips from the stems by
pruning just above a live bud.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Smoky purple foliage, fading to green in mid-summer, x Sun
is a lovely backdrop for the panicles of 3/4" fragrant,
x Part Shade
star-like flowers that are followed by silky silver seed
heads. This ground clematis with a bushy habit can be Shade
staked or allowed to ramble. Prune to the ground in
fall or early spring.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Blooming begins mid-summer and continues into fall
Sun
with charming, 2-3" bell-shaped flowers. Prefers more x Part Shade
shade than most cultivars so let it mingle with hostas
Shade
and ferns. Beautiful in containers or growing into
shrubs and roses. Blooms on new growth so prune
back to about 12" in late winter.
Scott location:
Cornell Library
Clematis [Sapphire Indigo®] = 'Cleminov 51'
clematis
Zone:
5-9
Bloom Time:
June - Sept
24
Height x Spread:
3' x 3'
Bloom Color:
blue-violet
Exposure:
Bountiful masses of 5" sapphire flowers bloom
x Sun
continuously all summer long on this compact form. It x Part Shade
looks beautiful as a groundcover, in containers or
Shade
climbing up a small support. Quickly reaches its
mature size and stops growing. Doesn't require any
special pruning. Perfect!
Scott location:
Rose Garden
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Price: 20
Price: 18
Price: 20
Price: 20
Price: 20
Clematis [Sugar-Sweet™ Lilac] = 'Delightful Scent'
clematis
Zone:
5-9
Bloom Time:
April-June
Height x Spread:
6-9' x 2'
Bloom Color:
violet
Clematis 'Vancouver Sea Breeze'
clematis
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
May - Sept
Height x Spread:
5-7' x 2'
Bloom Color:
lavender
Clethra acuminata
cinnamon clethra; mountain pepperbush
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-8
8-20' x 4-8'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
June-August
white
Clethra alnifolia 'Tom's Compact'
summersweet
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
July-August
Height x Spread:
3-4' x 3-4'
Bloom Color:
white
Rose Garden
Exposure:
These spectacular star-shaped lavender flowers have x Sun
frilly edges and yellow stamens. This very floriferous x Part Shade
cultivar blooms in late spring on the previous season's
Shade
growth, followed by a second flush later in summer. In
late February or early March, prune back to just above
a pair of live buds.
Scott location:
Seldom seen in home gardens, this small tree or
multi-stemmed shrub fits easily into just about any
landscape. Producing long spires of creamy white
fragrant flowers, it attracts a multitude of pollinators.
Adding to it's appeal is beautiful yellow fall foliage
and, with age, exfoliating cinnamon bark.
This plant has everything: fragrant flowers, nativity,
wet site tolerance, salt tolerance, pollinator
magnetism, lovely fall color, easy care, shade
tolerance, deer resistance. It's also more compact
with darker, glossier foliage and is more floriferous
than other cultivars. PHS Gold Medal–2010.
Cornus alternifolia [Golden Shadows®]='W. Stackman'
pagoda dogwood
Zone:
Height x Spread:
3-8
6-12' x 6-10'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
May-June
25
white
Exposure:
As its name implies, these 2-3" flat blooms have a
x Sun
fabulous fragrance reminiscent of honeysuckle. Let it x Part Shade
climb on garden structures or plant next to a redbud,
Shade
crab or cherry tree for a spectacular spring show. In
February, prune all stems back to about 12", just
above an old leaf joint.
Scott location:
Exposure:
x Sun
x Part Shade
Shade
Scott location:
Nason Garden
Exposure:
x Sun
x Part Shade
Shade
Scott location:
Exposure:
Stunningly variegated foliage borne on horizontally
Sun
tiered, burgundy-tinted branches makes this multix Part Shade
leveled small cultivar perfect for the suburban garden.
Shade
New growth is red-orange, and small clusters of
fragrant flowers give it even further appeal.
Scott location:
Lang PAC
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Price: 20
Price: 20
Price: 44
Price: 40
Price: 25
Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire'
bloodtwig dogwood
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-7
5-6' x 5-6'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
May-June
white
Corylopsis glabrescens
winter hazel
Zone:
5-8.
Bloom Time:
March
Height x Spread:
8-15' x 8-15'
Bloom Color:
pale yellow
Corylopsis pauciflora
buttercup winter hazel
Zone:
Height x Spread:
6-8
4-6' x 4-6'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
March-April
yellow
Cotinus coggygria ‘Velvet Cloak’
smoketree, smokebush
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-8
10-15' x 10-15'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
May-July
yellow to pink
Cotinus obovatus
American smoketree
Zone:
Height x Spread:
4-8
20-30' x 20-30'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
May-June
26
soft pink
Exposure:
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Dan West House
Outstanding plant for winter color. Stems are a fiery
x Sun
orange-yellow at the base and grade to red to pink at x Part Shade
the tip. Golden-yellow fall foliage color is a bonus. Cut
Shade
stems back to 12" in early spring for best color.
Spectacular in mass and spreads by suckering to form
colonies.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Price: 42
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Scott location:
Entrance Garden
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Exposure:
Soil:
Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Long, pendulous clusters of bell-shaped flowers hang x Sun
from bare branches -- a spectacular sight in early
x Part Shade
spring. Use as a specimen or against an evergreen
Shade
background to highlight the floral display. Avoid
unamended heavy clay soil. "Its smell is one of the
pleasures of spring." — W. Arnold-Forster
Scott location:
Nason Garden
Exposure:
A small shrub of dainty proportions and a naturally
x Sun
graceful habit. Delicate, fragrant, bell-shaped flowers x Part Shade
hang in 1" clusters from bare branches in early spring.
Shade
Best suited to a woodland setting and gorgeous
underplanted with hellebores and spring ephemerals.
Smoke-like puffs rise above velvety, deep purple
x Sun
leaves in summer, retaining drama into the fall when
Part Shade
the foliage glows orange-red. Hard pruning in early
Shade
spring results in a smaller form with darker foliage but
does sacrifice blooms.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Whether taking the form of a large, upright shrub or
x Sun
small, round-headed tree, this is one of the best
Part Shade
natives for intense fall color. Long-lasting fluffy smokeShade
puffs from the spent flower clusters provide an
additional season of interest. Tolerates adverse urban
conditions.
Scott location:
Alice Paul
Price: 45
Price: 45
Price: 46
Price: 46
Cryptomeria japonica 'Black Dragon'
Japanese cedar
Zone:
5-8
Bloom Time:
Height x Spread:
5' x 7'
Bloom Color:
The light green new growth is stunning against the
dark mature foliage of this semi-dwarf conifer. A
narrow upright accent plant for the smaller garden, it
sets many male cones. Slower growth makes it a
good candidate for a large container.
Exposure:
x Sun
x Part Shade
Shade
Scott location:
Lang steps
Cryptomeria japonica 'Yoshino'
Japanese cedar
Zone:
5-8
Bloom Time:
Height x Spread:
30-40' x 15-20'
Bloom Color:
A 1993 PHS Gold Medal Award winner that grows
rapidly and naturally into a graceful pyramid. Bronzes
only slightly, if at all, in winter. Makes a beautifully
textured screen or specimen. Does best on sites
protected from drying winter winds.
Exposure:
x Sun
Part Shade
Shade
Scott location:
Lang Quad
Cupressus arizonica var. glabra 'Blue Ice'
Arizona cypress
Zone:
6-9
Bloom Time:
Height x Spread:
15-25' x 8-12'
Bloom Color:
Exposure:
Beautiful silver-blue foliage, mahogany red stems and x Sun
a narrow columnar form make this an outstanding
Part Shade
cultivar. A slow-grower, ideal as a specimen or
Shade
container plant.
Scott location:
Daphne x burkwoodii ‘Carol Mackie’
daphne
Zone:
4-8
Bloom Time:
May
Height x Spread:
2-3' x 3-4'
Bloom Color:
light pink
Daphne genkwa Hackenberry Group
lilac daphne
Zone:
5-9
Bloom Time:
June
27
Height x Spread:
3-4' x 3-4'
Bloom Color:
pale lavender
Exposure:
Exquisitely fragrant star-shaped flowers and delicate x Sun
cream-edged leaves adorn this very hardy clone.
x Part Shade
Easy to grow in rich, well-drained soil, either in an
Shade
openly wooded area or a shrub border. A superb plant
for the smaller garden. Best not to move after
planting.
Scott location:
Exposure:
For the collector, a rare beauty from China. Pale
Sun
lavender flowers, resembling lilac, are clustered on
x Part Shade
long, airy wands, creating a spectacular display before
Shade
the foliage emerges on this compact, rounded shrub.
Lighter flower color and a more compact form
distinguish this group from the species.
Scott location:
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Price: 45
Price: 40
Price: 32
Price: 20
Price: 26
Daphne tangutica
tangut daphne
Zone:
6-9
Bloom Time:
April-May
Height x Spread:
2-3' x 2-3'
Bloom Color:
Exposure:
The connoisseur will relish this elegantly dense shrub x Sun
with its glossy dark foliage and sturdy stems. Terminal x Part Shade
clusters of small violet-purple buds open to fragrant,
Shade
white blooms tinged with violet, followed by spherical
red fruit in autumn. Best not to move after planting.
Scott location:
white
Daphne x transatlantica [Eternal Fragrance]='Blafra'
daphne
Zone:
5-9
Bloom Time:
May
Height x Spread:
2-3' x 2-3'
Bloom Color:
Daphniphyllum
Zone:
7-9
Bloom Time:
May
Height x Spread:
15-25' x 10-20'
Bloom Color:
insignificant pale green
Decumaria barbara 'Vickie'
wood vamp
Zone:
6-9
Bloom Time:
June-July
Height x Spread:
15-20' x 3-8'
Bloom Color:
April-May
28
Exposure:
Uncommon in the landscape, this is a handsome
Sun
broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree with
x Part Shade
distinctive long red petioles and lustrous leathery
Shade
foliage. An unusual plant for the collector that adds
bold texture and winter interest to the garden. Benefits
from cold weather protection.
Scott location:
Shane Garden
Exposure:
Michael Dirr selected this self-clinging vine for its large x Sun
lustrously dark foliage that turns butter yellow in fall. A x Part Shade
true clinging vine that remains flat on the surface and
is a lovely, well-behaved native with sweetly fragrant, x Shade
lace-cap flowers.
Scott location:
Parrish - north
white
Deutzia gracilis 'Nikko Dawn'
slender deutzia
Zone:
4-8
Bloom Time:
Scott location:
white
Daphniphyllum macropodum
Height x Spread:
2-3'x3'
Bloom Color:
white
Exposure:
Plant this lovely, semi-evergreen shrub near one of
x Sun
your entrances to better enjoy the fabulous fragrance. x Part Shade
Provides an added bonus of continuing blooms from
Shade
summer into fall, after the first flush in May. Sharp
drainage is a must. Best not to move after planting.
A striking, variegated form of 'Nikko' that makes a
delightful addition to the mixed border. This petite,
small-leafed deutzia spreads horizontally with
graceful, arching branches. Tiny white flowers cover
the plant in spring for a spectacular display.
Exposure:
x Sun
x Part Shade
Shade
Scott location:
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Price: 20
Price: 26
Price: 50
Price: 24
Price: 22
Deutzia setchuenensis var. corymbiflora
Chinese snow flower
Zone:
Height x Spread:
4-9
4-6' x 3-5'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
May-June
white
Dichroa febrifuga
Chinese quinine
Zone:
7-10
Bloom Time:
June-July
A very rare slow-growing shrub with outstanding
blooms on a domed framework of graceful branches.
Masses of dainty star-like flowers cover the plant and
remain for many weeks. Peeling bark and attractive
foliage add to the appeal.
Height x Spread:
3-5' x 3-5'
Bloom Color:
pink to blue
June-July
sulfur yellow
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu'
Japanese persimmon
Zone:
Height x Spread:
7-10
20-30' x 20-30'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
May-June
Creamy white or pink
Distylium 'Vintage Jade'
'Vintage Jade' distylium
Zone:
Height x Spread:
6b-9
2' x 5-8'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
March
29
maroon-red
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Scott location:
Dan West House
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Exposure:
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Entrance Garden
For the collector, an unusual member of the
x Sun
hydrangea family. Bloom color ranges from pink to
x Part Shade
blue, depending on pH and aluminum content. Longlasting, metallic-blue berries follow the flowers. Seek a Shade
protected site or a large container brought into the
garage for winter.
Scott location:
Diervilla sessilifolia [Cool Splash®]='LPDC Podaras'
southern bush-honeysuckle
Zone:
Height x Spread:
4-8
2-3' x 2-3'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
Exposure:
x Sun
x Part Shade
Shade
Exposure:
Bright white leaf margins make this plant a standout in x Sun
the shrub border or foundation planting. A tough,
x Part Shade
adaptable native that suckers freely and will naturalize
Shade
in a woodland garden or along an embankment. A
minimal maintenance plant that attracts
hummingbirds.
Scott location:
Lang Music
Exposure:
Thank this tree for the persimmons found in our
x Sun
supermarkets. Following fragrant albeit nondescript
Part Shade
flowers, come bright orange fruits (mild-flavored and
Shade
sweet) that persist into winter if not picked. Capable of
setting fruit without pollination. Plant away from foot or
vehicular traffic.
Scott location:
Exposure:
A recent introduction from Michael Dirr and an exciting x Sun
replacement for cherry laurels, boxwoods, junipers
x Part Shade
and hollies. This tough plant can handle anything:
Shade
drought, wet, disease, insects. Its compact, layered,
low-spreading habit makes it an ideal groundcover.
Scott location:
Parrish - north
Price: 22
Price: 22
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
Moist
Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Price: 30
Price: 50
Price: 36
Edgeworthia chrysantha
giant leaf paper plant, oriental paperbush
Zone:
Height x Spread:
7-10
5-6' x 5-6'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
Feb.-April
yellow
Exposure:
Prominent silvery flower buds open mid-January and x Sun
remain through April, covering this umbrella-shaped
x Part Shade
specimen with fragrant, yellow flower clusters. Look
for silvery blue-green foliage in summer and cinnamon Shade
colored bark in winter. Grow in a protected spot for
best results.
Scott location:
Shane Garden
Eleutherococcus sieboldianus ‘Variegatus’
variegated five-leafed aralia, beauty briar
Zone:
Height x Spread:
4-8
6-8' x 6-8'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
May-June
A very tolerant plant, performing beautifully under the
worst conditions, including dry shade. The variegated
foliage makes it a handsome focal point in the shady
border as well as an effective screen.
Enkianthus campanulatus 'Showy Lantern'
May-June
Euscaphis japonica
Euscaphis tree, sweetheart tree
Zone:
Height x Spread:
6-8
20' x 10-15'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
June
Franklinia alatamaha
Franklinia, Franklin tree
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-8
10-20' x 15'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
July-August
30
white
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Scott location:
Sproul Observatory
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Exposure:
Scott location:
Wister Center
Exposure:
This unique compact tree with glossy foliage is a
x Sun
collector’s plant promoted by the late J. C. Raulston.
Part Shade
In the fall, broad panicles of flowers yield to blue-black
Shade
shiny seeds amid very showy cherry-red capsules.
Winter bark is plum-colored with white striations.
Scott location:
Shane Garden
yellowish white
Extinct in the wild, this native likes acid soil, some
afternoon shade and protection from harsh winds.
Treated with care, this lovely specimen will reward
you with late summer camellia-like flowers,
dependable orange to red fall color, and decorative
winter bark.
Price: 40
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Selected for larger blooms and dense branching to the x Sun
ground, this is a lovely specimen plant for all seasons: x Part Shade
bell-shaped flower clusters in spring, fabulous orange
Shade
and red fall color, and attractive branching structure in
winter. A must have for a choice location!
dark pink
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
Dry
x
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Scott location:
Nason Garden
green-tinged white
red vein enkianthus
Zone:
Height x Spread:
4-7
5' x 3'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
Exposure:
Sun
x Part Shade
x Shade
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Exposure:
x Sun
x Part Shade
Shade
Price: 40
Price: 32
Price: 100
Price: 50
Gelsemium rankinii
swamp jasmine
Zone:
7-8
Bloom Time:
April-May, OctNov
Height x Spread:
10-21' x 3-4'
Bloom Color:
mountain gordlinia
Zone:
Height x Spread:
6-9
20-30' x 15'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
white
June-July
white
Hydrangea arborescens 'Haas' Halo'
smooth hydrangea
Zone:
Height x Spread:
3-9
3-5’ x 3-5’
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
June-Oct
white
June-Oct
31
pink or blue
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Sproul Observatory
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Exposure:
Exposure:
This unusual variegated vine has ovate rounded
Sun
leaves with wide, irregular pale yellow margins and
x Part Shade
lace-cap blooms. Whether on a brick or stone wall or
meandering up a tree in a shady or dappled light area x Shade
of your garden, it's sure to become a conversation
piece.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Deep blue-green leathery foliage and 14” wide lacex Sun
cap blooms make a stunning combination in mixed
x Part Shade
borders and/or massed at foundations. This native
Shade
selection from Rick Ray, with its massive flowers and
sturdy stems, stands up to our hot and humid
summers.
Scott location:
Hydrangea macrophylla [Twist-n-Shout®]='PIIHM-I'
bigleaf hydrangea
Zone:
Height x Spread:
4-9
3-5’ x 3-5’
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
Features:
x Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
A rare intergeneric hybrid of our native Franklinia
x Sun
alatamaha and Gordonia lasianthus, this fast-growing x Part Shade
tree is easier to grow than Franklinia. With gorgeous
Shade
4“ wide blooms having showy yellow stamens and
glossy foliage turning bright orange-maroon in fall, it
makes a striking addition to any landscape.
Scott location:
Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris 'Firefly'
climbing hydrangea
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-9
30-40' x 5-6'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Scott location:
yellow
x Gordlinia grandiflora
July-Sept
Exposure:
Ideal for a moist site, this vigorous, twining vine will
x Sun
climb up trees or clamber over a fence and offers
x Part Shade
bright yellow, bell-shaped flowers during two blooming
Shade
periods -- spring and fall. All parts of the plant are
poisonous, so keep children and pets well away.
Exposure:
By blooming on old AND new wood, this ultrax Sun
compact shrub produces an exuberant display of
x Part Shade
striking lace-cap flowers on distinctive red stems. The
Shade
first wave begins in June followed by a second wave
at the end of summer. Cut back in late winter to
promote sturdy growth. A good choice for seaside
Scott location:
gardens.
Price: 14
Price: 26
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Price: 42
Price: 20
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Price: 42
Hydrangea paniculata 'Dharuma'
panicle hydrangea
Zone:
Height x Spread:
3-8
3-4’ x 3’
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
June-July
white to rose/pink
Exposure:
Hydrangea paniculata [Little Lime™]='Jane'
panicle hydrangea
Zone:
Height x Spread:
3-8
3-5' x 3-5'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
July-Sept
lime green
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Amethyst'
oak leaf hydrangea
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-9
5-6’ x 5-6’
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
July-Sept
white to cherry red
June-July
white to deep rose
32
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Hydrangea collection
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Exposure:
Old Tarble
Exposure:
Discovered by Michael Dirr, this native cultivar, with its x Sun
compact habit and cherry red blooms, makes a splash x Part Shade
in summer when its 6” long, creamy white flowers
Shade
quickly turn to red. Burgundy fall foliage and
exfoliating cinnamon brown bark in winter are icing on
the cake. Wow!
Scott location:
Exposure:
Upright panicles held above dark green, deeply lobed x Sun
leaves, open white and rapidly turn from pink to rose x Part Shade
on this compact shrub. Mahogany-red fall foliage and
Shade
exfoliating winter bark follow. Impressive when
massed or used as a specimen for dramatic effect
throughout the year. Pruning rarely needed.
Scott location:
Hydrangea serrata [Tiny Tuff Stuff™]='MAKD'
mountain hydrangea
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-9
18-24” x 18-24”
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
pink/blue/white(depending
June-Oct
on pH) to rose
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
This dwarf form of the popular 'Limelight' has large 5” x Sun
mophead panicles on sturdy stems. Emerging light
x Part Shade
green, the flowers turn first to pink, then to burgundy
Shade
in fall and are ideal for fresh or dried arrangements.
Great as an accent or in a mass planting. A very
hardy plant that blooms on new wood.
Scott location:
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Ruby Slippers'
oak leaf hydrangea
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-8
3-4’ x 4-5’
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Selected for its dwarf habit and stunning early
x Sun
summer floral display,'Dharuma' is a great choice for x Part Shade
limited space. The flattened flower panicles turn from
Shade
pristine white to rosy pink in mid-summer, and its
glossy, leathery foliage makes it more deer resistant.
Great for urban areas.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Aptly named, this diminutive but robust shrub covers x Sun
itself from June through October with elegant lace-cap x Part Shade
flowers on delicately arching stems. Yet, it’s extremely
Shade
bud hardy. Grow it on your patio or add it to a mixed
border for a continuous display and enjoy cut/dried
flowers throughout the seasons.
Scott location:
Shane Garden
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Price: 44
Price: 22
Price: 18
Price: 44
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Price: 44
Hypericum inodorum [First Editions®Pumpkin]='Kolmapuki'
St. John's wort
Zone:
5-9
Bloom Time:
May-June
Height x Spread:
24-36” x 24-36”
Bloom Color:
yellow
Ilex glabra 'Shamrock'
inkberry
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
May-June
Height x Spread:
3-4' x 3-4'
Bloom Color:
green-white
Ilex verticillata 'Golden Verboom'
winterberry
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
May-June
Height x Spread:
6-8’ x 6’
Bloom Color:
white
May-June
Height x Spread:
6-8' x 6'
Bloom Color:
white
Ilex verticillata 'Maryland Beauty'
winterberry
Zone:
3-9
Bloom Time:
May
33
Height x Spread:
5-7' x 5-7'
Bloom Color:
white
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Pollinator's Garden
Features:
x Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Exposure:
Known for its lustrous, evergreen foliage and
x Sun
adaptability to a variety of soil, moisture and light
x Part Shade
conditions, this compact form is ideal for foundations,
Shade
hedging and difficult wet spots in your landscape.
Black fruit on female plants feeds songbirds and
turkeys (to name a few) but NOT deer.
Scott location:
Originally bred for the cut flower industry in Holland,
this new cultivar features show-stopping vivid yellow
fall fruit on female plants. The bright green foliage
turns yellow/purple in fall and its bold fruit creates
drama when sited with an evergreen backdrop. Salt
and wet site tolerant.
Ilex verticillata 'Golden Verboom' (Male)
winterberry
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
Exposure:
Prized for its fruit, this new selection brings a bold
x Sun
orange color to the mix. It's compact and rust-resistant x Part Shade
with fluffs of bright yellow spring flowers and clusters
Shade
of pumpkin-orange berries in fall. Great in beds and
containers, urban and suburban, as a specimen or
massed, this plant is bred for cutting. Enjoy!
Scott location:
Exposure:
x Sun
x Part Shade
Shade
Scott location:
Exposure:
Golden Verboom' females need a male pollinator to
x Sun
produce dramatic yellow fruit and here it is. Although x Part Shade
non-fruiting, one male placed in proximity will pollinate
Shade
as many as 8-10 female shrubs.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Abundant, large red fruit cover the branches, creating x Sun
a spectacular display in early fall and winter. For
x Part Shade
indoors interest, cut stems add color to holiday
Shade
arrangements. A compact, slow grower with an
upright rounded form, it's adaptable to various soil
types and ideal for wet areas.
Scott location:
Sibbett Garden
Price: 32
Price: 42
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Price: 40
Price: 40
Price: 40
Ilex verticillata 'Jim Dandy'
winterberry
Zone:
3-9
Bloom Time:
June-July
Height x Spread:
6-10' x 6-10'
Bloom Color:
white
Illicium 'Woodland Ruby'
pink hybrid anise
Zone:
7-10
Bloom Time:
Apr-May
Height x Spread:
6-10' x 4-8'
Bloom Color:
ruby-pink
Juniperus virginiana 'Grey Owl'
juniper
Zone:
2-9
Bloom Time:
A male pollinator for early blooming females like
'Maryland Beauty'. Placing one among these females
will produce an outstanding berry display. Slow
growing, compact and densely branched. Useful in
native gardens and wet soil areas.
Height x Spread:
2-3' x 4-6'
Bloom Color:
Exposure:
x Sun
x Part Shade
Shade
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Scott location:
Metasequoia Allee
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Exposure:
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought
Tolerant.
x
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
A chance cross between I. floridanum and I.
x Sun
mexicanum resulted in improved cold hardiness and
x Part Shade
larger star-shaped flowers. Aromatic, leathery, semiShade
x
evergreen foliage and an upright, rounded form make
this an elegant presence in a shady garden. It benefits
from protection from strong winds.
Scott location:
Wister Center
Exposure:
Birds enjoy the abundant blue, berry-like cones of this x Sun
lovely compact spreader. Arching branches of
Part Shade
feathery soft, silver-blue foliage provide textural
Shade
interest. Use multiples for a beautiful low hedge.
Tolerates various soils and conditions, including wind,
pollution and black walnut.
Scott location:
Nason Garden
Lagerstroemia [First Editions®Coral Magic]='Coral Magic'
crape myrtle
Zone:
(6)7-9
Bloom Time:
July-Sept
Height x Spread:
6' x 6'
Bloom Color:
coral-pink
Lagerstroemia [First Editions®Midnight Magic™]'PIILAG-V'
crape myrtle
Zone:
(6)7-9
Bloom Time:
July-Sept
34
Height x Spread:
4'-6' x 4'-6'
Bloom Color:
dark pink
Exposure:
NEW. For dramatic colors, choose this compact
x Sun
shrub. New leaves emerge red in spring, and salmon x Part Shade
pink flowers bloom against dark green foliage in late
Shade
summer. Before leaf buds break, prune back stems to
points no larger than one's little finger. Blooms on new
growth.
Scott location:
Exposure:
NEW. Dramatic colors occur on this compact shrub:
x Sun
pink blooms against dark purple foliage in late
x Part Shade
summer. Semi-dwarf, it can fit in smaller places. Good
Shade
leaf spot and mildew resistance. Prefers a sunny
location but will do well in partial shade. Blooms on
new growth.
Scott location:
Price: 15
Price: 36
Price: 28
Price: 14
Price: 14
Lagerstroemia [First Editions®Moonlight Magic™]PIILAG-IV'
crape myrtle
Zone:
(6)7-9
Bloom Time:
July-Sept
Height x Spread:
8'-12' x 4'-6'
Bloom Color:
white
Lagerstroemia [First Editions®Purple Magic]='Purple Magic'
crape myrtle
Zone:
(6)7-9
Bloom Time:
July-Sept
Height x Spread:
4-6' x 4-6'
Bloom Color:
violet-purple
Lindera glauca var. salicifolia
willow leaf spicebush
Zone:
Height x Spread:
6-9
10' x 6'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
April
inconspicuous white
May-Sept
coral-red
Lonicera tragophylla
Chinese honeysuckle
Zone:
Height x Spread:
6
20' x 3-6'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
May-July
35
golden yellow
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Parrish - west circle
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Exposure:
NEW. With its dark purple flowers and nice green
x Sun
summer foliage, this round mound of rebloom fits in
x Part Shade
small garden spaces. Remove spent blooms to get a
Shade
second flower flush in just 5 weeks. An additional note
of interest is its new leaves emerging red in spring.
Hardy to 10F. Prefers sunny location but will do well in Scott location:
partial shade.
Exposure:
In the fall, this shrub's green leaves turn to a stunning x Sun
orange, then tan and hold on through winter, providing x Part Shade
special interest when contrasted against evergreens
in the winter garden. Bonus: Female plants have black Shade
berries. Beautiful in a mass planting and low
maintenance. PHS Gold Medal Award–2009.
Scott location:
Lonicera sempervirens 'Major Wheeler'
coral honeysuckle, trumpet honeysuckle
Zone:
Height x Spread:
3-8
8-10' x 3-6'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
Exposure:
NEW. This crape myrtle provides a beautiful contrast x Sun
between dark green foliage and white flowers. An
x Part Shade
elegant, columnar form, it creates a focal point in
Shade
small garden spaces. It's hardy to 10F and has good
leaf spot and mildew resistance. Prefers sunny
location but will do well in partial shade.
Scott location:
Exposure:
A mildew-free native vine, this may be the best
x Sun
cultivar yet. Grow it over a fence or trellis and the free- x Part Shade
flowering coral-red flowers (and hummingbirds) will
Shade
grace your garden from late spring throughout the
summer. Blooms on previous and current year's
growth. Blooms best in sun.
Scott location:
Rt 320 fence
A stunning, shade-tolerant honeysuckle from China
with yellow and gold fragrant flowers complemented
by bold, blue-green foliage. The flowers can reach 3"
each in clusters of 12 or more per bunch! A mature
plant in full bloom is indeed a dramatic sight.
Exposure:
x Sun
x Part Shade
x Shade
Scott location:
Rt 320 fence
Price: 14
Price: 14
Price: 50
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Price: 18
Price: 20
Lycium barbarum [Sweet Lifeberry™]='SMNDSL'
wolfberry or gojiberry
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-9
8'-10' x 5'-7'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
June
white and lavender
Magnolia macrophylla subsp. ashei
Ashe magnolia
Zone:
6-9
Bloom Time:
June
Height x Spread:
10-20' x 8-15'
Bloom Color:
white w/ purple center
June-Aug
white
Mahonia x media 'Winter Sun'
mahonia
Zone:
6b-9
Bloom Time:
Dec
Height x Spread:
7-8' x 6-8'
Bloom Color:
yellow
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
dawn redwood
Zone:
5-10, 4-8
Bloom Time:
36
Height x Spread:
70'-100' x 15-25'
Bloom Color:
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Entrance Garden
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Exposure:
A rare, native magnolia noted for its huge, tropicalSun
looking leaves (green above and silvery-gray below)
x Part Shade
and fragrant, cup-shaped flowers, 10-12" across. This
Shade
subspecies is smaller than the species, which makes
it easier to fit into a home garden. Protect from strong
winds and afternoon sun.
Scott location:
Matchbox
Magnolia virginiana var. australis [Sweet Thing™]='Perry Paige'
sweetbay magnolia
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-9
8-10' x 7'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
Exposure:
A vining shrub from Asia that produces the nutritious x Sun
goji berry. After a season to establish, you can expect x Part Shade
vigorous growth of 4-5' a year. Flowering begins in
Shade
June, followed by the bright red berries from July to
October. Fruits better with annual pruning but is selffertile so you just need one plant.
Scott location:
Exposure:
This dwarf cultivar with a dense, compact habit can be x Sun
used as a small tree or a big, round shrub. The
x Part Shade
beautiful foliage has a silver underside that shows in
Shade
the breeze. Lemon-scented flowers bloom
sporadically throughout the summer.
Scott location:
Old Tarble
Exposure:
This cultivar was selected for its compact habit and
x Sun
erect flowers. Large compound leaves with holly-like
x Part Shade
spines whorl around a central stem to make an upright
Shade
x
architectural specimen. Sprays of mildly fragrant,
yellow flowers in winter are followed by clusters of
blue berries. Protect from winter wind.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Metasequoia Allee
Long thought extinct, the dawn redwood was found
x Sun
growing in China in 1941. A majestic conifer whose
Part Shade
needles turn copper in fall before dropping, it creates
Shade
an attractive winter silhouette. This giant becomes
heavily buttressed at the base as it matures. PHS
Gold Medal Award–1999.
Scott location:
Price: 22
Price: 50
Price: 50
Price: 36
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Price: 26
Nyssa sylvatica
black gum, tupelo
Zone:
Height x Spread:
4-9
30'-50' x 20'-30'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
May-June
white
Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Sasaba'
false holly, tea olive
Zone:
Height x Spread:
6-9
3-5' x 3-5'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
Nov
ironwood, American hop hornbeam
Zone:
Height x Spread:
3b-9
20-30' x 10-18'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
July
Height x Spread:
20-30' x 10-25'
Bloom Color:
white
Parrotia persica
Persian ironwood
Zone:
Height x Spread:
4-8
20-40' x 20-30'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
March-April
37
red
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Scott location:
Meeting House woods
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Exposure:
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Exposure:
x Sun
x Part Shade
x Shade
Scott location:
Parrish - north
Exposure:
This graceful, native understory tree may be slow to
x Sun
establish, but with a narrow crown, it performs well in x Part Shade
small gardens. Pollution and dry-soil tolerance make it
a good choice for city gardens, and shaggy bark and x Shade
blue-green foliage add to its appeal.
Scott location:
Nason Garden
green white
Oxydendrum arboreum
sourwood
Zone:
5-9
Bloom Time:
The deeply cut, stiff, lustrous leaves with spiny
margins add textural interest as well as deer
protection. Use as a specimen or for hedging. You
may not see the flowers but you will certainly smell
them -- wonderfully fragrant.
white
Ostrya virginiana
May
Exposure:
Fabulous fall foliage makes this medium-sized tree
x Sun
one of our most beautiful natives. A slow-grower with x Part Shade
a rounded crown, it has tolerance for both wet and dry
Shade
conditions. Plant as a small tree because of the
taproot. Incidentally, bees love the small
inconspicuous flowers that make outstanding tupelo Scott location:
honey.
Parrish - south
An all-season native tree with glossy, dark green
foliage in spring, drooping clusters of flowers in
summer, and glowing fall foliage in shades of red,
yellow and purple. Best to plant this slow grower as a
small tree to help roots establish.
Exposure:
x Sun
x Part Shade
Shade
This outstanding ornamental tree combines
x Sun
handsome exfoliating bark and yellow-orange-scarlet
Part Shade
fall color with a beautiful form. The summer foliage is
Shade
also quite lovely as it emerges purple-red and matures
to a lustrous dark green in mid-season. With age, the
exfoliating bark reveals a mosaic of gray, green, white Scott location:
and brown.
Nason Garden
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Price: 25
Price: 36
Price: 25
Price: 26
Price: 25
Parrotia subaequalis 'Mikinori Ogisu'
Chinese parrotia
Zone:
6-7
Bloom Time:
March-April
Height x Spread:
20-30' x 20-30'
Bloom Color:
red-purple
Parthenocissus henryana
silver vein creeper
Zone:
Height x Spread:
6-9
15-30' x 3-5'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
May-June
Outstanding foliage effect with 3-5 leaflets, lovely
silver venation and purple undersides. A self-clinging
vine that climbs walls or trees (without harm) and can
tolerate low light conditions. Much less aggressive
than our native, it grows about 3-4' yearly.
June
Height x Spread:
3-4' x 3-4'
Bloom Color:
light pink
Pinus koraiensis 'Morris Blue'
blue Korean pine
Zone:
4-7
Bloom Time:
Height x Spread:
30-35' x 20-30'
Bloom Color:
Exposure:
x Sun
x Part Shade
x Shade
Scott location:
Shane Garden
green
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Donna May'
ninebark
Zone:
3-7
Bloom Time:
Exposure:
A very rare, exciting addition to western horticulture!
x Sun
Critically endangered in its native China, it's much like x Part Shade
P. persica but with smaller leaves, slenderer
Shade
branches, a more upright habit and lighter exfoliating
bark. Named to honor the Japanese botanist who
introduced it to Japan.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Put away your pruning shears -- this stalwart remains x Sun
compact on its own. With its light pink flowers
x Part Shade
highlighted by dark burgundy foliage, this new cultivar
Shade
of the native deserves a spot at the front of your shrub
border.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Selected at the Morris Arboretum, this upright cultivar x Sun
has long silver and intensely blue needles, making it a
Part Shade
knockout in the landscape. Pyramidal in youth, it
Shade
becomes more rounded and open in maturity,
beautiful at all stages of life. Use as a specimen or in
a group.
Scott location:
Sharples Dining
Prunus laurocerasus 'Chestnut Hill'
cherry laurel
Zone:
6-8
Bloom Time:
April-May
38
Height x Spread:
3-4' x 3-4'
Bloom Color:
white
Exposure:
More compact than 'Otto Luyken' and with a rounded x Sun
habit, the glossy, dark green foliage is handsome all
x Part Shade
year long. Fragrant bottlebrush flowers bloom in early
Shade
x
spring. Can be pruned heavily to maintain shape and
size. Effective as a low hedge or in a massed planting.
Scott location:
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Price: 50
Price: 20
Price: 28
Price: 50
Price: 36
Ptelea trifoliata
hop tree
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
June
Height x Spread:
15-20' x 15-20'
Bloom Color:
white
Quercus bicolor
swamp white oak
Zone:
Height x Spread:
3-8
50-60 'x 50-60'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
April
yellow green
Rhododendron prunifolium
plumleaf azalea
Zone:
6-9
Bloom Time:
July-August
Height x Spread:
8-12' x 6-8'
Bloom Color:
red-orange
Rhododendron vaseyi
pinkshell azalea
Zone:
4-7
Bloom Time:
May
Height x Spread:
8-12' x 8-10'
Bloom Color:
rose pink
Rosa [Westerland®]='KORwest'
Westerland rose
Zone:
5-9
Bloom Time:
June to frost
39
Height x Spread:
10-12' x 3'
Bloom Color:
Apricot-orange
An eastern native that combines a pleasing rounded
form with a wide tolerance of growing conditions; not
many plants can handle full sun to deep shade and
still look good but this one does. The common name
comes from its earlier use as a substitute for hops.
Exposure:
x Sun
x Part Shade
x Shade
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
President's House
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Scott location:
Exposure:
This handsome oak lines Magill Walk leading up to
x Sun
Parrish Hall. As the common name suggests, it does
Part Shade
like moist soil, but this tree is surprisingly drought
Shade
tolerant. Glossy green leaves turn yellow or red-purple
in fall. To avoid chlorosis, plant in acid soil.
Scott location:
Magill Walk
Exposure:
Brilliant funnel-shaped, late season blooms will be a
Sun
valuable addition to your shady garden spot.
x Part Shade
Beautifully layered horizontal branching provides yearShade
round interest. Native to Georgia and Alabama, it's
one of the rarest azaleas in the eastern U.S. Beware:
Excessive pruning will destroy its natural form.
Scott location:
Exposure:
This native of the Blue Ridge Mountains makes a
x Sun
spectacular display of rose-pink flowers on a graceful, x Part Shade
upright, spreading form. The red fall color is
Shade
considered the best of the native rhododendrons.
Superior cold tolerance but not drought tolerant. A
favorite of native insects.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Introduced by a German rose breeder in 1969, this
x Sun
plant has magnificent (4-5”) fragrant flowers that
x Part Shade
bloom on both old and new wood. Furthermore, the
Shade
glossy foliage is disease resistant. The upright habit
allows it to be grown as a climber or trained on a wall.
Scott location:
Rose Garden
Price: 25
Price: 24
Price: 24
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Price: 24
Price: 20
Rosa 'Veilchenblau'
hybrid multiflora rose
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-9
8-15' x 4-10'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
May-June
purple-crimson-violet
Rubus cockburnianus 'Goldenvale'
white-stemmed bramble
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-9
5-8' x 8'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
June-July
purple
Salix 'Flame'
flame willow
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
Exposure:
With clusters of small, semi-double purple blossoms
x Sun
that mature to blue, this vigorous climber is one of the x Part Shade
bluest rambling roses and makes an excellent cut
Shade
flower. Color is best when protected from midday sun.
Note: Avoid pruning the first 3 years so canes can
develop properly.
Scott location:
Rose Garden
Exposure:
This bramble has striking yellow leaves and chalky,
x Sun
white stems. The foliage fades to lime-green by
x Part Shade
summer but the white stems persist and create winter
Shade
interest. If handling as a cutback shrub, prune canes
to 1', which yields the best stem color. There's limited
distribution outside the UK so be sure to select yours Scott location:
early in the sale.
Exposure:
Height x Spread:
8-20' x 12-18'
Bloom Color:
Aptly named, this shrub's golden foliage on fiery
x Sun
orange-red stems makes an ornamental statement in
Part Shade
the garden, no matter what the season. The narrow
Shade
foliage adds a refined texture to the oval form. Cut
back heavily at the end of winter to generate new
growth as it will spring up by 6-8' in just one season. Scott location:
Nason Garden
Salix udensis 'Golden Sunshine'
golden willow
Zone:
4-7
Bloom Time:
March-April
Height x Spread:
20' x 15'
Bloom Color:
white
Exposure:
The spring catkins look like tired caterpillars, but the
x Sun
leaves are an eye-popping chrome yellow, starting in x Part Shade
early spring and holding an electric color through
Shade
summer. Tolerant of pruning, this plant can be used
as a hedge or living fence. Added bonus: deer
resistant.
Scott location:
Sambucus nigra [Black Lace™]='Eva'
elderberry
Zone:
4-7
Bloom Time:
June-July
40
Height x Spread:
6-8' x 6-8'
Bloom Color:
pink
Exposure:
Deeply cut, dark purple foliage is suggestive of
x Sun
Japanese maples. A wildlife magnet, butterflies hover x Part Shade
over the showy blossoms. Following the blooms, a
Shade
multitude of berries, much desired by birds as well as
people, follows. Regular pruning encourages
production of more purple leaves.
Scott location:
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Price: 20
Price: 24
Price: 40
Price: 14
Price: 22
Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis [Fragrant Valley™]='Sarsid 1'
sweetbox
Zone:
6-8
Bloom Time:
Feb-March
Height x Spread:
1-2' x 3'
Bloom Color:
white
Schizophragma hydrangeoides [Rose Sensation™]='Minsens'
false hydrangea vine
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-9
20-30' x 6-8'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
July-Aug
pink
Stachyurus praecox
spiketail
Zone:
6-8
Bloom Time:
March-April
Height x Spread:
4-10' x 3-8'
Bloom Color:
pale yellow
Stewartia pseudocamellia
Japanese stewartia
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-7
20-40' x 20-40'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
June-July
white
May-Aug
41
Height x Spread:
3-4' x 3-4'
Bloom Color:
purple-pink
Exposure:
NEW. An elegant woody vine useful in shady areas
Sun
that will climb walls and arbors or sprawl over low
x Part Shade
fences. The beautifully wide flower clusters mimic
lace-cap hydrangeas. The plant may take a few years x Shade
to settle in and flower, but you'll be well rewarded for
the wait. The aerial rootlets don't harm masonry or
Scott location:
walls.
Exposure:
Chains of pale yellow flowers dangle from bare
x Sun
branches in late winter/early spring. A tough plant with x Part Shade
an upright growth habit, glossy leaves, purpleShade
cinnamon branches, red and yellow fall color. A 4season plant best placed in the back of the shrub
border, as it appreciates some winter protection.
Scott location:
Shane Garden
Exposure:
Soil:
Well Drained
Moist
Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
The botanical name comes from its white, cup-shaped x Sun
x
flowers, which resemble camellias. The flowers bloom x Part Shade
x
in succession, followed by small, nut-like seed
Shade
capsules. Fall brings a gorgeous foliage display in
shades of burgundy red. The beautiful form and
exfoliating bark add winter interest, making the
Scott location:
stewartia a tree for all seasons.
President's House
Syringa [Bloomerang®Purple]='Penda'
lilac
Zone:
4-7
Bloom Time:
Exposure:
An evergreen groundcover tolerant of shade and
Sun
useful in shrub borders and on slopes. Plant near an x Part Shade
entryway where its wonderful late winter/early spring
fragrance can be enjoyed. Smaller and more compact x Shade
than the species but never aggressive -- just keep it
out of the hot afternoon sun.
Scott location:
Dense clusters of profuse blooms will perfume your
garden early in the season and then, after a midsummer rest, sporadically until fall. Fits into any
landscape and is ideal in the small garden or as a
foundation planting. Prune if needed after the initial
bloom, and be sure to provide good air circulation.
Exposure:
x Sun
Part Shade
Shade
Scott location:
Price: 24
Price: 22
Price: 45
Price: 26
Price: 14
Thuja 'Green Giant'
hybrid arborvitae
Zone:
5-7
Bloom Time:
Height x Spread:
40-60' x 12-18'
Bloom Color:
Exposure:
This tall, pyramidal evergreen has a uniform habit and x Sun
no serious pest or disease problems, making it an
x Part Shade
ideal specimen or screen. Considered a hybrid of T.
Shade
plicata and T. standishii, it also has a very fast growth
rate (3-5'!) a year. A 1998 PHS Gold Medal Award
winner.
Scott location:
Pinetum
Thujopsis dolabrata
hiba arborvitae
Zone:
5-7
Bloom Time:
Height x Spread:
30-50' x 15-25'
Bloom Color:
Exposure:
A plant for the collector, this slow-growing, dense,
x Sun
pyramidal conifer is the only member of the species.
x Part Shade
The beautiful glossy green, scale-like leaves resemble
Shade
arborvitae but are larger with flatter branchlets. The
main requirement is consistent moisture as it's not
drought tolerant.
Scott location:
Pinetum
Vaccinium angustifolium
lowbush blueberry
Zone:
Height x Spread:
3-7
1-2' x 1-3'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
April-May
white
Vaccinium corymbosum 'Bluecrop'
highbush blueberry
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-9
6-8' x 6-8'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
May
white
Vaccinium corymbosum 'Blueray'
highbush blueberry
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-8
6-8' x 8'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
May
42
white
Exposure:
The famous Maine blueberry is a low growing form
x Sun
and a dry site species. Plants have reddish stems and x Part Shade
sweet edible fruit in mid to late-summer. Lustrous
Shade
blue-green foliage changes to scarlet in fall. Soil pH
must be very acidic, and drainage is important. Can
be used as a ground cover in a naturalistic planting. Scott location:
Glade Garden
Exposure:
Dainty bell-shaped flowers are followed by mediumx Sun
large fruit, ripening in early to mid-July. The foliage
x Part Shade
turns lovely shades of red in fall. Hardier and more
Shade
drought resistant than most. The upright form is more
manageable if kept under 6'. Beautiful addition to a
shrub border with other acid-loving plants.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Dainty bell-shaped flowers are followed by medium
x Sun
sized fruit, ripening in early to mid-July. The foliage
x Part Shade
turns lovely shades of red in fall and the stems have a
Shade
good red color in winter. The upright form is more
manageable if kept under 6'. Beautiful addition to a
shrub border with other acid-loving plants.
Scott location:
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Price: 35
Price: 20
Price: 22
Price: 26
Price: 26
Vaccinium macrocarpon
cranberry
Zone:
3-7
Bloom Time:
May-July
Height x Spread:
1-3" x 18-28"
Bloom Color:
white-pink
Exposure:
A cluster of stamens protrudes from the 5 reflexed
x Sun
petals of tiny, unusual flowers. The low-growing
x Part Shade
evergreen mat of glossy leathery foliage turns a
Shade
variety of lovely colors in fall. Moist, acidic soil is a
requirement for a happy, healthy plant. Cranberries
ripen in fall and a 6' x 6' patch will make a big batch of Scott location:
jelly.
Viburnum nudum [Brandywine™]='Bulk'
smooth witherod
Zone:
5-9
Bloom Time:
May-June
Height x Spread:
5-8' x 5-8'
Bloom Color:
white
Viburnum nudum 'Winterthur'
smooth witherod
Zone:
5-9
Bloom Time:
May-June
Height x Spread:
5-8' x 5-8'
Bloom Color:
white
Matchbox
Selected for its glossy leaves, heavy fruiting and
compact growth habit. Fruit changes from green to
pink to red to blue, and all colors frequently show at
the same time, creating a breathtaking display. To
ensure fruit set, plant with another V. nudum. PHS
Gold Medal Award–1991.
Vitex agnus-castus [First Editions®Delta Blues™]='PIIVAC-1'
chaste tree
Zone:
6-9
Bloom Time:
July-August
Height x Spread:
8-10' x 8-10'
Bloom Color:
blue-purple
April-June
43
Height x Spread:
1.5-2' x 1.5-2'
Bloom Color:
reddish pink
Exposure:
x Sun
x Part Shade
Shade
Scott location:
Matchbox
Exposure:
Found in Mississippi and introduced by Don Shadow, x Sun
this more compact selection has attractive, aromatic, x Part Shade
gray-green foliage that resembles cannabis leaves.
Shade
Lilac-like flower clusters bloom on new wood so it can
be treated as a cutback shrub. An easy care plant that
attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.
Scott location:
Weigela florida [Midnight Wine®]='Elvera'
weigela
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
Exposure:
A multi-season plant selected for its compact habit
x Sun
and the intense color of the pink and blue berry
x Part Shade
clusters, which remain long after leaf drop. Flowers
Shade
are arranged in 2-4" flat-topped clusters. The lustrous
red and maroon fall foliage is breathtaking. Most
productive grown with V. 'Winterthur'.
Scott location:
Exposure:
A captivating dwarf with rich metallic burgundy foliage x Sun
that turns dark purple in fall. Spiced up by a profusion
Part Shade
of bright pink flowers in spring, it's a hummingbird
Shade
magnet! Perfect for low hedging or small spaces.
Blooms on previous season's growth so prune after
flowering.
Scott location:
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Price: 24
Price: 15
Price: 15
Price: 32
Price: 16
Wikstroemia trichotoma
wikstroemia
Zone:
4-8?
Bloom Time:
July-August
Height x Spread:
3-4' x 3-4'
Bloom Color:
yellow
Wisteria frutescens 'Nivea'
American wisteria
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-9
20-30' x 4-8'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
June-Aug
white
Wisteria macrostachya 'Blue Moon'
Kentucky wisteria
Zone:
Height x Spread:
3-9
15-25' x 4-8'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
June
lavender blue
Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard'
yucca
Zone:
5-9
Bloom Time:
June-July
44
Height x Spread:
2-3' x 2-3'
Bloom Color:
white
Exposure:
For the collector, a very unusual, small, rounded
x Sun
shrub that covers itself in dainty, trumpet-shaped
x Part Shade
blooms borne at the end of new growth. The stems
Shade
are carried somewhat horizontally, creating a delicate,
layered look. Minimal pruning is required. Definitely a
conversation piece.
Scott location:
From the Henry Foundation, a rare, white-flowered
form of our native, collected in the south years ago.
Dense, fragrant flower clusters appear amidst the
foliage. Prune back to 4 buds on previous years
growth in late winter or early spring. Much more
restrained than the Asian species.
Exposure:
x Sun
x Part Shade
Shade
Scott location:
Wister Center
Exposure:
Dramatic foot-long clusters of fragrant flowers appear x Sun
on a plant improved to rebloom dependably. Velvety,
Part Shade
pendant beans may remain in winter. Less aggressive
than Asian varieties, its stems twine counterclockwise. Shade
Give it strong support and enjoy the drama. Pruning
should be kept to a minimum.
Scott location:
Outstanding variegated foliage with a creamy gold
center stripe edged in green and covered in curly
white hairs. In fall and winter, the center stripe
becomes rose colored. In summer, 5-6’ stalks with
clusters of flowers emerge from the foliage. A
dramatic architectural plant.
Exposure:
x Sun
Part Shade
Shade
Scott location:
Lang circle
Soil:
Well Drained
Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Price: 48
Price: 20
Price: 20
Price: 17
PERENNIALS PLANT LIST AND DATA
Acanthus spinosus
bear’s breeches
Zone:
6-9
Bloom Time:
June-Aug
Height x Spread:
3-4' x 2-4'
Bloom Color:
pink-mauve
Exposure:
Grown both for its attractive foliage and bold flower
x Sun
spikes, the large, deeply divided, glossy green leaves x Part Shade
form an attractive mound and remain fresh all season.
Shade
Snapdragon-like flowers are arranged in vertical rows
along tall, architectural flower spikes that rise well
above the foliage.
Scott location:
Achillea millefolium 'Peachy Seduction'
yarrow
Zone:
4-8
Bloom Time:
June-July
Height x Spread:
18-24" x 18-24"
Bloom Color:
peach-pink
Achillea millefolium 'Pomegranate'
yarrow
Zone:
4-8
Bloom Time:
June-July
Height x Spread:
18-24" x 18-24"
Bloom Color:
red
Aconitum 'Spark's Variety'
monkshood
Zone:
3-7
Bloom Time:
July-Aug
Height x Spread:
2-4' x 1.5-2'
Bloom Color:
violet blue
Acorus gramineus 'Ogon'
dwarf sweet flag
Zone:
5-9
Bloom Time:
June-July
45
Height x Spread:
6-12" x 6-12"
Bloom Color:
insignificant
Exposure:
Developed in the Netherlands, this upright, spreading x Sun
cultivar has large clusters of bright peach to rose pink
Part Shade
flower clusters on sturdy upright stems. As if that were
Shade
not enough, an extended bloom period and a compact
growing habit are two more attributes of this
specimen. It's also untroubled by hot, dry sites and is Scott location:
a good choice for a cutting garden.
Exposure:
A naturally occurring cultivar from the Netherlands,
x Sun
this yarrow has magenta flowers in dense, flattened
Part Shade
clusters growing on compact sturdy stems. The rich
Shade
color remains as the flowers mature over a long bloom
period. With a strong, vigorous growth habit and
aromatic foliage that remains fresh even in hot humid Scott location:
summers, it's a perfect fit for our local gardens.
Rose Garden
Exposure:
Hooded flowers in dense, terminal clusters sit atop
x Sun
glossy, green foliage. Flowers are held on side stems, x Part Shade
creating an open, airy effect. Can either be staked as
Shade
needed or allowed to fall and intertwine with other
plants. Best with consistently moist soil and protection
from afternoon sun. All parts of the plant are
Scott location:
poisonous.
Exposure:
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Scott location:
Entrance Garden
Grass-like leaves are pale green striped with yellow,
x Sun
creating a golden effect as tufts spread slowly to form x Part Shade
an evergreen groundcover. Provides a colorful accent
Shade
in partly shady areas and is especially useful along
the edges of ponds or water gardens.
Price: 14
Price: 10
Price: 10
Price: 12
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Price: 10
Actaea pachypoda 'Misty Blue'
baneberry, doll's eye
Zone:
Height x Spread:
3-8
2-3' x 2-3'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
May-June
white
This woodland native, discovered at Mt. Cuba,
provides interest throughout the growing season.
White flowers, held above finely cut blue-green
foliage, mature into large, white "doll's eye" fruit in
autumn. Fruits are held on red stems and persist for
4-6 weeks. Berries and roots are poisonous.
Actaea simplex (Atropurpurea Group) 'Hillside Black Beauty'
snakeroot bugbane
Zone:
Height x Spread:
4-8
4-6' x 2-4'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
Sept-Oct
white
Adiantum pedatum
northern maidenhair fern
Zone:
Height x Spread:
3-9
1-2' x 1-1.5'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
Exposure:
Sun
x Part Shade
x Shade
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Scott location:
Metasequoia Allee
Exposure:
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Entrance Garden
Out of clumps of deeply divided, dark purple,
Sun
compound foliage appear strong 5-6' stems, topped
x Part Shade
with slender, sweetly fragrant bottlebrush blossoms of
x Shade
creamy white that are occasionally tinged with pink.
Provides architectural height and late summer bloom.
Happiest in moist rich soil in dappled shade.
Scott location:
Exposure:
This beloved native has a unique, delicate form. A
Sun
beautiful specimen for the woodland garden with
x Part Shade
small, rounded pinnae(leaflets) on shiny black, wiry
x Shade
stems. It provides a lacey contrast for bold foliage
plants. Thrives and spreads quickly in rich, moist soil
high in organic content.
Scott location:
Glade Garden
Adiantum venustum
Himalayan maidenhair fern
Zone:
Height x Spread:
4-8
8-12" x 12-24"
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
Agastache 'Black Adder'
anise hyssop
Zone:
6-9
Bloom Time:
June-Sept
46
Height x Spread:
2-3' x 1.5-2'
Bloom Color:
violet blue
A dainty, semi-evergreen fern with black stems and
small, soft, green pinnae (leaflets). Its arching fronds
make a lovely, low mound of layered texture.
Spreading slowly over time, it makes a beautiful
edging or ground cover. Prefers a rich soil that stays
evenly moist.
Exposure:
Sun
x Part Shade
Shade
Scott location:
Exposure:
A long blooming selection for the middle or back of the x Sun
border. Violet-blue flower spikes rise above dark
Part Shade
green, anise-scented foliage, attracting bees,
Shade
butterflies and hummingbirds. Can be pinched back in
June for a more compact shape. A cross between A.
rugosum and A. foeniculum.
Scott location:
Rose Garden
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Price: 17
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Price: 18
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Price: 11
Price: 11
Price: 10
Ajania pacifica
gold and silver chrysanthemum
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-9
1-2' x 1-3'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
Oct-Nov
yellow
Light green leaves edged in bands of silver are
ornamental throughout the growing season. Bright
yellow button flowers appear at the top of stems in
late fall, providing a welcoming splash of end of
season color. Plants will spread by rhizomes to form
an attractive ground cover.
Ajuga reptans BLACK SCALLOP='Binblasca'
bugleweed
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
April-May
Height x Spread:
3-6" x 6-24"
Bloom Color:
violet-blue
Alchemilla erythropoda
dwarf lady's mantle
Zone:
Height x Spread:
3-7
4-6" x 8-12"
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
May-June
yellow
Allium 'Millenium'
ornamental onion
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-8
12-18" x 10-14"
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
July-Aug
rose-purple
Ampelaster carolinianus
climbing aster
Zone:
6-9
Bloom Time:
Oct-Nov
47
Height x Spread:
10-15' x 3-4'
Bloom Color:
lavender-pink
Deeply hued flowers contrast beautifully with dark
burgundy scalloped foliage, the darkest foliage color
occurring in full sun. Use as a weed suppressing
ground cover or allow it to trail over the side of
containers. Evergreen in mild winters, tolerant of dry
shade and light foot traffic.
Exposure:
x Sun
x Part Shade
Shade
Scott location:
Nason Garden
Exposure:
x Sun
x Part Shade
Shade
Scott location:
Exposure:
A compact lady's mantle, perfect for edging borders or x Sun
growing in the rock garden. Frothy sprays of yellow
x Part Shade
flowers appear over mounds of foliage in late spring
Shade
and remain ornamental through summer. The fuzzy
blue-green leaves catch and hold rain or dew drops,
adding sparkle to the landscape. Plants prefer moist Scott location:
soil and some shade.
Exposure:
Two-inch spheres of pastel flowers add interest to the x Sun
late summer garden, while our winged friends flocking x Part Shade
to the flower masses add an element of movement.
After flowering for a month, compact clumps of glossy, Shade
strappy foliage continue to enliven the border. Bred by
ornamental onion expert, Mark McDonough.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Coming from southern, wet woodlands, this rare
x Sun
native vine offers the late-season delight of asters, but x Part Shade
in a multi-dimensional climbing format. Fragrant
flowers attract bees and butterflies until frost. Lovely
Shade
on a fence or growing into deciduous shrubs or
evergreens.
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Scott location:
Cosby Courtyard
Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Price: 8
Price: 10
Price: 8
Price: 16
Deer Resistant
Price: 18
Amsonia 'Halfway to Arkansas'
blue star
Zone:
5-9
Bloom Time:
May
Height x Spread:
2-3' x 2-3'
Bloom Color:
blue
Andropogon gerardii 'Red October'
big bluestem
Zone:
3-9
Bloom Time:
July-Aug
Height x Spread:
6' x 2'
Bloom Color:
red
Aquilegia canadensis 'Corbett'
wild columbine
Zone:
3-8
Bloom Time:
April-May
Height x Spread:
8-12" x 12"
Bloom Color:
pale yellow
Arachnoides standishii
upside-down fern
Zone:
Height x Spread:
4-9
18-24" x 18-24"
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
Clusters of pale blue, starry flowers top feathery 2-3'
stems in late spring. The narrow, almost needle-like
green leaves turn gold with purple and brown
highlights in fall. Best fall color occurs in full sun.
Plants may be trimmed back after flowering to
maintain an attractive shape.
NEW. A warm season grass with exceptional color.
Turkey foot shaped seed heads in shades of red are
borne at the top of 6' bronze-red stems in summer.
Then, as nights cool, dark green foliage, tipped with
burgundy, turns purple-red. And after the first frost,
the color changes to a brilliant scarlet.
This wonderful, butter-yellow wildflower will brighten
the shady nooks in your garden as spring pollinators
flock to its blooms for nectar and pollen. An easy-togrow native plant that gently naturalizes, its foliage
can be cut back when the plant goes dormant in
summer. Discovered near Corbett, MD.
Exposure:
x Sun
x Part Shade
Shade
Scott location:
Exposure:
x Sun
Part Shade
Shade
Scott location:
Biostream
Exposure:
Sun
x Part Shade
x Shade
Scott location:
Exposure:
A much sought-after fern with graceful cutleaf, arching
Sun
fronds that rise from a slowly expanding rhizome. The x Part Shade
common name is derived from the raised veins and
sori, which appear on the upper surface of the fronds, x Shade
adding textural interest. Semi-evergreen.
Scott location:
Aruncus aethusifolius
dwarf goat’s beard
Zone:
Height x Spread:
3-9
9-12" x 9-12"
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
June-July
48
creamy white
A very appealing, clump-forming miniature that
resembles astilbe. Panicles of tiny flowers rise above
a small mound of dark green, fern-like, finely divided
foliage. A dainty plant that will seed around (not in a
bad way) where happy. Avoid dry shade.
Exposure:
x Sun
x Part Shade
x Shade
Scott location:
Kohlberg - north
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Price: 16
Price: 16
Price: 8
Price: 12
Price: 10
Asarum arifolium
arrow-leaf ginger
Zone:
4-8
Bloom Time:
March-May
Height x Spread:
6-8" x 12-24"
Bloom Color:
brown
Asarum maximum 'Ling Ling'
panda face wild ginger
Zone:
Height x Spread:
7-8
6" x 12"
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
April-May
black
Asarum splendens 'Quicksilver'
showy wild ginger
Zone:
Height x Spread:
6-9
6-8" x 8-12"
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
May
purple-brown
Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'
swamp milkweed
Zone:
3-9
Bloom Time:
June-Aug
Height x Spread:
3-5' x 2-3'
Bloom Color:
rose pink
Asclepias tuberosa
butterfly weed
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
June-Aug
49
Height x Spread:
1.5-2' x 2'
Bloom Color:
yellow, red, bright orange
Removing the old leaves in early spring reveals lush
new growth of mottled, arrowhead-shaped leaves.
Lying beneath the foliage: small tan buds that
transform into urn shaped flowers. The foliage and
roots have a wonderful fragrance when crushed.
Exposure:
Sun
x Part Shade
x Shade
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Pollinator's Garden
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Scott location:
Exposure:
Stunning black flowers, marked with a white "panda
Sun
face", bloom under a short canopy of glossy,
x Part Shade
evergreen foliage. The dark green leaves mottled with
chartreuse provide texture and color in the woodland x Shade
garden. Exotic, but easy to grow in a moist, shady
garden.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Bold arrow-shaped leaves, dark green and mottled
Sun
with silver, brighten woodland gardens. A colony
x Part Shade
spreads steadily to form a lush weed suppressing
groundcover. In spring, unique 2.5" purple-brown "jug" x Shade
flowers form at the base of the plant. Evergreen zone
7 and above.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Butterflies and hummingbirds flock to dense clusters x Sun
of these vanilla scented, long blooming flowers. Native Part Shade
to swamps and wet meadows of the eastern U.S., the
Shade
plant will naturalize in wildflower, meadow or rain
gardens. Gather the long-stemmed flowers and seed
heads for arrangements. Deadhead to encourage
Scott location:
rebloom.
Exposure:
Clusters of flowers in shades ranging from red-orange x Sun
to yellow are butterfly magnets and a vital food source
Part Shade
for monarch and queen butterfly larvae. Fall brings
Shade
stunning seedpods, which open to release silky-tailed
seeds that germinate freely. A perfect plant for a
native meadow garden.
Scott location:
Price: 15
Price: 15
Price: 15
Price: 10
Price: 16
Astilbe chinensis 'Visions'
Chinese astilbe
Zone:
4-8
Bloom Time:
July-Aug
Height x Spread:
12-18" x 12-18"
Bloom Color:
June-July
Height x Spread:
3-4' x 2-3'
Bloom Color:
tatting fern
Zone:
4-8
Bloom Time:
A bold, architectural plant with large, rounded leaves
up to 3' wide. Small, astilbe-like flowers form in
clusters on 5' stems, gracefully rising high above the
foliage. Thrives in bog gardens or watersides; in drier
situations, keep well watered to prevent leaf scorch.
Height x Spread:
8-12" x 8-12"
Bloom Color:
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Entrance Garden
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Exposure:
Sun
x Part Shade
x Shade
Scott location:
white
Athyrium filix-femina 'Frizelliae'
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Scott location:
Kohlberg - north
raspberry
Astilboides tabularis
astilboides
Zone:
5-7
Bloom Time:
Exposure:
Later blooming than the more common astilbes,
Sun
'Visions' also offers better sun and improved drought x Part Shade
tolerance. A mainstay in the woodland garden, it
forms a slowly spreading clump of bronze-green, fern- x Shade
like foliage and is a good choice for a rain garden.
Exposure:
Fronds with rounded pinnae attached to the midrib
Sun
create the impression of a string of pearls and thus its x Part Shade
common name. It's a gorgeous specimen and
deserves a prime location in the shade garden. Note: x Shade
This dwarf cultivar will not come true if propagated
from its spores.
Scott location:
Kohlberg Hall
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Burgundy Lace'
Japanese painted fern
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-8
12-18" x 12-18"
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
Baptisia 'Carolina Moonlight'
false indigo
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
May-June
50
Height x Spread:
3-4' x 3-4'
Bloom Color:
yellow
Exposure:
Delicately divided, silver streaked, purple-burgundy
Sun
fronds emerge in spring, and the lacy fronds retain
x Part Shade
their purple midribs as they mature to gray-green
x Shade
through the growing season. Perfect accent of color
and texture for naturalizing in the moist soil of a shade
garden. Best color in partial shade.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Creamy yellow, lupine-like spires rise above 4' bushy x Sun
clumps, making this hybrid a must for the perennial or x Part Shade
mixed border. A long-lived plant that tolerates dry
Shade
conditions, it should not be disturbed once
established. Plants grown in part shade may need
staking.
Scott location:
Price: 8
Price: 20
Price: 12
Price: 15
Price: 14
Baptisia [Prairieblues™]='Midnight'
false indigo
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
May-June
Height x Spread:
3-4' x 4-5'
Bloom Color:
violet-blue
Exposure:
Begonia grandis subsp. evansiana var. alba
hardy begonia
Zone:
6-9
Bloom Time:
July-Sept
Height x Spread:
18-24" x 12-18"
Bloom Color:
white
Bergenia Dragonfly™ 'Sakura'
pig squeak
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
April-May
Height x Spread:
12-14" x 10-12"
Bloom Color:
Chinese ground orchid
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-9
12-18" x 6-12"
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
April-May
rose purple
Clusters of pink, semi-double flowers reminiscent of
cherry blossoms rise on 14" stems. Low-growing
evergreen foliage turns striking dark purple in winter,
providing multi-season interest. Low-maintenance
plant with a compact habit.
April-May
51
creamy white
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Metasequoia Allee
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Exposure:
Exposure:
x Sun
x Part Shade
Shade
Scott location:
Exposure:
A beautiful, easy-to-grow terrestrial orchid. Graceful
Sun
sprays of flowers on bare stems rise over pleated,
x Part Shade
upright leaf blades. Grow in rich organic soil in your
Shade
border, rock garden or container. Needs winter mulch
in zones 6 and below as well as afternoon shade in
summer. The pink form is a lighter shade of pink than Scott location:
the species.
Bletilla striata f. gebina (Variegated Form)
Chinese ground orchid
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-9
12-18" x 6-9"
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Clusters of pearly flowers droop from large, oliveSun
green leaves that have red undersides and brighten
x Part Shade
the shade. Naturalizes freely but not aggressively and
x Shade
mixes well with hostas and ferns. Late to emerge; if
planted near bleeding hearts, it'll fill in openings when
the bleeding hearts become dormant.
Scott location:
pink
Bletilla striata (Pink Form)
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
From the Chicago Botanic Garden, an elegant
x Sun
baptisia with a vase-shaped habit and 2 intermingling
Part Shade
bloom cycles. The first bloom cycle produces 24"
Shade
flowers and is followed by a second cycle with 5"
inflorescences, providing garden blooms for almost
the entire month of June.
Scott location:
Exposure:
A beautiful, easy-to-grow terrestrial orchid. Graceful
Sun
sprays of flowers on bare stems rise over pleated
x Part Shade
foliage, edged in white. Grow in rich, organic soil in
Shade
your border, rock garden or container. Needs winter
mulch in zone 6 and below as well as afternoon shade
in summer.
Scott location:
Price: 14
Price: 10
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Price: 14
Price: 11
Price: 11
Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition'
blue grama
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
July-Aug
Height x Spread:
9-30" x 9-18"
Bloom Color:
chartreuse-beige
Brunnera macrophylla 'Sea Heart'
Siberian bugloss
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
May-June
Height x Spread:
6-12" x 12-24"
Bloom Color:
blue
Exposure:
June-Feb
May
52
brown
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Scott location:
Metasequoia Allee
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Exposure:
Masses of star-shaped flowers provide a spectacular x Sun
sight. This dwarf selection is a vigorous trailing plant, x Part Shade
ideal as a groundcover over small areas or cascading
Shade
over walls or containers. If cut back after initial bloom,
some repeat bloom will occur in fall. Spreads rapidly.
Scott location:
Parrish - west
violet-blue
Height x Spread:
9-12" x 12-18"
Bloom Color:
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Exposure:
Scott location:
Carex morrowii var. temnolepis 'Silk Tassel'
Japanese sedge
Zone:
5-9
Bloom Time:
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
An architectural grass valued for its golden
x Sun
variegation. Upright clumps are adorned with feathery, Part Shade
mauve inflorescences, providing multi-season interest.
Shade
Cut back in late winter before active growth resumes.
Will not self-seed and actually tolerates black walnut.
Campanula poscharskyana [Blue Waterfall] = 'Camgood'
May-July
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Exposure:
Dainty sprays of spring flowers that open lavenderSun
pink and mature to blue rise above bold, heartx Part Shade
shaped, silvery leaves with dark green highlights. The
sturdy foliage of this cultivar holds up very well in our x Shade
summer heat and humidity. A gem for the woodland
garden.
Scott location:
purple-bronze, fading to tan
Serbian bellflower
Zone:
Height x Spread:
3-8
6-8" x 18-36"
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Lang Circle
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Eldorado'
feather reed grass
Zone:
Height x Spread:
4-8
6' x 2'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Airy, chartreuse flowers flutter like little flags above
x Sun
fine blue-green foliage. Tan seed heads provide
Part Shade
winter interest on this, a dominant plant found on the
Shade
short grass prairie of the Midwest. Use in the
perennial bed or as a soft, clumping lawn. Cutback in
late winter.
Scott location:
With its thread-like foliage and green and white
variegation, this clumping carex will add a fine,
delicate texture and silvery sheen to your shade
garden. Effective as a groundcover, in the woodland
garden, as an accent, or edging a path. Cut to the
ground in late winter.
Exposure:
Sun
x Part Shade
x Shade
Price: 11
Price: 15
Price: 11
Price: 10
Price: 12
Carex oshimensis EverColor®'Everillo'
Japanese sedge
Zone:
5-10
Bloom Time:
Height x Spread:
18-20" x 18-20"
Bloom Color:
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
plumbago, leadwort
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-9
8-12" x 12-18"
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
July-Sept
bright blue
July-Sept
Height x Spread:
14-16" x 12-14"
Bloom Color:
Simply irresistible! A compact offspring of 'Hot Lips',
this dwarf forms an upright, bushy mound. An
attractive wetland native with thick, deeply veined,
dark green foliage, it has deep pink flowers
reminiscent of snapdragons. Colonizes gradually.
April-June
Height x Spread:
6-12" x 9-18"
Bloom Color:
golden yellow
April-June
53
Height x Spread:
6-8" x 12-18"
Bloom Color:
golden yellow
Soil:
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Exposure:
x Sun
x Part Shade
Shade
Exposure:
The colorful, daisy-like blooms light up shady areas in
Sun
spring, sporadically in summer, and give a late flush of x Part Shade
color in fall. Additionally, 'Allen Bush' is more compact,
x Shade
more floriferous and longer blooming than the
species. Fuzzy foliage spreads mat-like beneath
hostas and ferns.
Scott location:
Nason Garden
Chrysogonum virginianum ‘Superstar'
green and gold
Zone:
5-9
Bloom Time:
Exposure:
Scott location:
deep pink
Chrysogonum virginianum 'Allen Bush'
green and gold
Zone:
5-9
Bloom Time:
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Scott location:
Soil:
Well Drained
Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Whether used as the introductory layer of your mixed x Sun
x Well Drained
border or interplanted with bulbs, your garden will
Moist
x Part Shade
benefit from the extended bloom period of this longShade
Dry
lived perennial. As autumn approaches, the foliage
x Drought Tolerant.
turns red-bronze, adding another point of interest to
this versatile, ground-hugging charmer. Avoid poor
Wet Tolerant
Scott location:
drainage, particularly in winter, and be patient for the
McCabe Library
later spring emergence of the leaves.
Chelone lyonii [Tiny Tortuga] = 'Armtipp02'
turtlehead
Zone:
3-8
Bloom Time:
Exposure:
This elegantly cascading mound of bright lime-green
Sun
foliage turns golden yellow as it ages. An evergreen
x Part Shade
charmer that brightens the woodland garden, morning
x Shade
sun is ideal for brightest color; in more shade, the
foliage changes to chartreuse.
Exposure:
Brightly colored flowers bloom profusely in spring atop
Sun
this easy native groundcover. Selected for its
x Part Shade
vigorous, attractive, clump-forming habit, it doesn't run
excessively. Early nectar source for bees, butterflies, x Shade
and other beneficial insects.
Scott location:
Price: 12
Price: 10
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Price: 12
Price: 10
Price: 10
Coreopsis Big Bang™ 'Galaxy'
tickseed
Zone:
5-9
Bloom Time:
June-Oct
Height x Spread:
10-12” x 10-12”
Bloom Color:
Non-stop cheerful, semi-double daisy blooms with an
orange button center form a tidy mound. Beginning in
summer and lasting into fall, they are spectacular in
rock gardens, border edges, or in containers. Easy to
grow with long-lasting flowers for cut arrangements.
Scott location:
yellow
Coreopsis Permathread™ 'Red Satin'
tickseed
Zone:
5-9
Bloom Time:
June-Oct
Height x Spread:
15-18” x 18-22”
Bloom Color:
ruby red
June-Oct
Height x Spread:
12-18” x 12-18”
Bloom Color:
orange to yellow
July-August
sword lily, montbretia
Zone:
Height x Spread:
6-9
24-36” x 12-24”
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
July-August
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orange-red
Exposure:
Erect, sword-like leaves giving rise to stiff stems of
x Sun
arching flower spikes will add bold, textural interest to x Part Shade
your garden. This elegant linear accent with longShade
lasting summer color will form large clumps when
established. Winter mulch recommended.
Scott location:
light orange
Crocosmia 'Orange Lucifer'
Exposure:
Bountiful deep orange blooms mellow to soft yellowx Sun
apricot in late summer. A summer shearing will
Part Shade
encourage a tidy habit and a new flush of blooms and
Shade
foliage for the autumn season. This stunning threadleafed variety spreads slowly by underground
rhizomes.
Scott location:
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora ‘George Davison’
sword lily, montbretia
Zone:
Height x Spread:
6-9
24-36” x 16-24”
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
Exposure:
NEW. This superior selection is the first in a new
x Sun
series from coreopsis breeder, Darrel Probst. Masses
Part Shade
of gold-centered ruby flowers top carefree mounds of
Shade
threadleaf foliage. Wonderful as an accent or drifting
through naturalized areas and cottage gardens. Cut
back to encourage reblooming until frost.
Scott location:
Coreopsis verticillata 'Sweet Marmalade'
tickseed
Zone:
5-9
Bloom Time:
Exposure:
x Sun
Part Shade
Shade
Slender, spikey foliage is joined in summer by long
arching stems bearing a series of starry, tubular
flowers. This hummingbird magnet is a standout and
an excellent choice for texture and color; makes a
spectacular cut flower. Winter mulch recommended.
Exposure:
x Sun
x Part Shade
Shade
Scott location:
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Price: 10
Price: 10
Price: 10
Price: 8
Price: 12
Cyrtomium falcatum
Japanese holly fern
Zone:
Height x Spread:
6-10
12-30" x 18-24”
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
Dendranthema 'Clara Curtis'
chrysanthemum
Zone:
5-9
Bloom Time:
August-October
Height x Spread:
18-24” x 18-24”
Bloom Color:
pink
Dianthus japonicus
Japanese dianthus
Zone:
Height x Spread:
6-10
8-12” x 9-16”
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
June-Sept
pink
Dicentra 'King of Hearts'
fern leaf bleeding heart
Zone:
Height x Spread:
3-8
9-18" x 9-18"
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
May-June
rosy red
Dicentra 'Luxuriant'
fringed bleeding heart
Zone:
Height x Spread:
42072
10-12” x 12-18”
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
May-June
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cherry red
Exposure:
This bold, evergreen fern makes a handsome ground
Sun
cover or edging in shady locations. Dark green, holly- x Part Shade
like fronds add interesting textural contrast to both
x Shade
shade gardens and container plantings. Prune back
old foliage in spring to make way for fresh new
growth.
Scott location:
A free flowering, easy-to-grow stalwart of the late
summer garden that reliably produces masses of
yellow-eyed daisy blooms year after year. Pinch back
stems in June to maintain a compact, bushy form.
Spreads slowly by underground stems.
Exposure:
x Sun
x Part Shade
Shade
Scott location:
Exposure:
This seldom offered species is native to the beaches x Sun
of Japan. From glossy, evergreen, basil foliage arise x Part Shade
stems of large, long-lasting flower heads resembling
sweet William and exuding a clove-like fragrance. May Shade
be short-lived, but self-sows to repeat its welcome
presence in the garden.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Nodding deep-rose hearts top small mounds of
Sun
delicate, fernlike, blue-green leaves. Give this cultivar x Part Shade
constant moisture and excellent drainage, and it will
Shade
reward you with beautiful foliage throughout the
summer as well as repeat blooms in all but the hottest
weather. Avoid wet soil in winter.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Romantic heart-shaped flowers dangle from long
Sun
stems over gray-green, ferny foliage. An attractive
x Part Shade
addition to rock gardens and containers, you can also
Shade
allow it to weave through the dappled shade of a
woodland garden. Avoid wet soil in winter and dry soil
in summer.
Scott location:
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Price: 11
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Price: 8
Price: 8
Price: 18
Price: 8
Digitalis grandiflora
large yellow foxglove
Zone:
Height x Spread:
3-8
24-36" x 12-18”
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
May-June
creamy yellow
Disporopsis fuscopicta
evergreen Solomon's seal
Zone:
Height x Spread:
7-9
12-16” x 12-18”
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
April-May
white
Dryopteris cycadina
shaggy wood fern
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-8
1.5-3' x 1.5-3'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
Exposure:
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Entrance Garden
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Long tubular flowers run up one side of tall spires,
Sun
lending vertical drama to borders and cottage
x Part Shade
gardens, particularly against a dark background.
Shade
Longer lived than other foxgloves, the spent flower
spikes may be cut back to promote a second flowering
in fall. Avoid wet soil in winter.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Graceful clumps of arching stems, speckled purple at
Sun
the base and clad in glossy, evergreen foliage, remain x Part Shade
full to the ground. Fragrant white flower bells dangle
from the upper leaf axils in spring, followed by purple x Shade
fruits in autumn. A lovely and rare addition to the
woodland garden.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Long vase-shaped, arching fronds add lovely texture
Sun
and architectural interest in the woodland garden.
x Part Shade
Best with consistent moisture and protection from high
x Shade
winds. Cut back at the end of winter before new
growth emerges.
Scott location:
Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance'
Japanese shield fern, autumn fern
Zone:
Height x Spread:
3-8
18-24" x 18-24"
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
Dryopteris marginalis
marginal wood fern
Zone:
Height x Spread:
3-8
1.5-2' x 1.5-2'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
Exposure:
Beautiful, new copper-pink fronds mature to a glossy
Sun
green, vase-shaped clump. Colorful new growth
x Part Shade
continues through the season. Red-tones on the
x Shade
fronds after 1st frost extend the display into late fall
and make this slow-spreading fern a standout in the
woodland. Intolerant of drought.
Scott location:
Exposure:
A northeastern native often found along rocky ledges.
Sun
Erect, arching fronds add architectural interest in the x Part Shade
woodland garden and make an elegant companion for
x Shade
spring wildflowers and hostas. Tolerates dry shade
after it has established.
Scott location:
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Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Price: 8
Price: 15
Price: 11
Price: 11
Features:
x Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Price: 13
Echinacea x Rudbeckia [Echibeckia™ Summerina™ Orange]
echibeckia
Zone:
6-8
Bloom Time:
June - August
Height x Spread:
18-24" x 12-18"
Bloom Color:
orange
Echinacea x Rudbeckia [Echibeckia™ Summerina™ Yellow]
echibeckia
Zone:
6-8
Bloom Time:
June - August
Height x Spread:
18-24" x 12-18"?
Bloom Color:
NEW. Want a yellow bloom with the look and fast
growth of rudbeckia and the hardiness and disease
resistance of echinacea? Try this intergeneric cross
that has 3" diameter flowers that can last 2-3 months.
A must have in the summer garden.
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Purple Pixie'
April
violet-purple
Echinacea 'Marmalade'
coneflower
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
Height x Spread:
26-30" x 24-30"
Bloom Color:
Exposure:
x Sun
Part Shade
Shade
Scott location:
yellow
longspur barrenwort
Zone:
Height x Spread:
4-8
9-12" x 15-36"
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
Exposure:
NEW. Who wouldn't want a plant with the look and
x Sun
fast growth of rudbeckia and the hardiness and
Part Shade
disease resistance of echinacea? Thanks to an
Shade
intergeneric cross between the two, we can enjoy just
such a plant -- a perennial with huge flowers -- 3" in
diameter-- that can last 2-3 months. A must have in
Scott location:
the summer garden.
Exposure:
Within the garden of Richard Lighty, former Director of
Sun
Mt. Cuba Center, this cultivar was found in a huge
x Part Shade
clump of Epimedium grandiflorum ‘Alba’. The unique
flowers are a deep violet-purple with contrasting long x Shade
white spurs. The clump reaches a mature size in 2-3
years without being aggressive.
Scott location:
Exposure:
A skirt of petals surrounds a large pompom center and x Sun
sits atop the sturdy stem supporting multiple blooms
Part Shade
and narrow, glossy foliage. The fragrant flowers are
Shade
ideal for the perennial border, a cutting garden, or in
combination with lower growing grasses.
Scott location:
Eucomis 'Sparkling Burgundy'
pineapple lily
Zone:
6-9
Bloom Time:
July - August
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Height x Spread:
12-24" x 18-24"
Bloom Color:
pink
Exposure:
Pineapples in our local gardens? Well, almost. Add a x Sun
tropical feel to your garden with bold, burgundy, strapPart Shade
like leaves and a thick flower stalk covered in a mass
Shade
of tiny star-shaped flowers topped with green bracts.
The overall flower effect does indeed resemble a
pineapple. Marginally hardy in Zone 6. Bulbs may be Scott location:
overwintered indoors.
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Price: 15
Price: 15
Price: 22
Price: 12
Price: 19
Eupatorium 'Phantom'
Joe-pye weed
Zone:
4-8
Bloom Time:
July - September
Height x Spread:
24-48" x 12-24"
Bloom Color:
rosy purple
Euphorbia [Blackbird]='Nothowlee'
spurge
Zone:
6-9
Bloom Time:
April-June
Height x Spread:
18-22" x 18-22"
Bloom Color:
yellow-green
Euphorbia x martini
spurge
Zone:
6-10
Bloom Time:
April-June
Height x Spread:
18-24" x 18-24"
Bloom Color:
yellow-green
Gaura lindheimeri ‘Rosyjane’
gaura
Zone:
5-9
Bloom Time:
July - September
Height x Spread:
18-24" x 18-24"
Bloom Color:
white w/ pink edge
Gentiana 'True Blue'
gentian
Zone:
4-7
Bloom Time:
Exposure:
From the Netherlands comes a hybrid between E.
x Sun
maculatum 'Atropurpureum' and E. rugosum, resulting x Part Shade
in a plant with shorter stature and an upright habit.
Shade
Masses of long lasting flower heads remain into fall
before turning into fuzzy seed heads that provide late
autumn interest. Attracts butterflies.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Velvety black-purple foliage adorns the stems of this x Sun
compact, bushy evergreen. In spring, chartreuse
x Part Shade
bracts cover red stems that rise above the contrasting
Shade
foliage. Takes hot, dry sites, and foliage color
deepens with sun exposure. A low maintenance plant
but wear gloves when handling.
Scott location:
Lang steps
Exposure:
A dwarf evergreen sub-shrub that makes a stunning
x Sun
display in spring when it's covered in clusters of lime- x Part Shade
green bracts sporting a red center. The narrow greygreen foliage becomes bronze-tinted in fall and winter. Shade
A low maintenance plant but wear gloves when
handling.
Scott location:
Who wouldn't love some "true" blue in his or her
garden? If you're among the many, this cultivar is for
Height x Spread:
you. Bearing an abundance of upward facing
18-30” x 12-18”
bellflowers all along the stems, its slightly open habit
and desired protection from afternoon sun make it a
Bloom Color:
coveted addition to bright woodland or cool season
July - September deep blue with purple veins gardens. Avoid poor drainage in winter.
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Exposure:
A European selection of our Texas native has clusters x Sun
of butterfly-like white flowers edged in pink and a
x Part Shade
more compact form than the species. This tap-rooted
Shade
plant does best in sandy, loamy soils with good
drainage. To prolong bloom time, remove spent
flowers.
Scott location:
Exposure:
x Sun
x Part Shade
Shade
Scott location:
Sibbett Garden
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Price: 10
Price: 10
Price: 8
Price: 10
Price: 10
Geranium ROZANNE='Gerwat'
cranesbill
Zone:
5-8
Bloom Time:
May - July
Height x Spread:
12-18" x 12-24"
Bloom Color:
violet with white eyes
Exposure:
Geranium x cantabrigiense ‘Biokovo’
cranesbill
Zone:
5-8
Bloom Time:
Height x Spread:
6-12" x 6-12"
Bloom Color:
May - June
white tinged pink
Geranium 'Tiny Monster'
cranesbill
Zone:
4-8
Bloom Time:
Height x Spread:
6-12" x 12-24"
Bloom Color:
June - September deep pink w/ red veins
Gladiolus dalenii 'Boone'
hardy gladiolus
Zone:
4-10
Bloom Time:
July - September
Height x Spread:
24-48" x
Bloom Color:
apricot w/ red highlights
Hakonechloa macra
Japanese forest grass
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-8
12-18" x 12-18"
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
wispy tan spikes
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Soil:
Showy flowers bloom from summer through first frost, x Sun
x Well Drained
and trailing stems weave through the garden with the x Part Shade
x Moist
charming effect of creating blooms in unexpected
Shade
Dry
places. Red fall foliage color is a bonus. This strong
Drought Tolerant.
performer can be cut back to rejuvenate and
encourage rebloom. 2008 Perennial Plant
Wet Tolerant
Scott location:
Association's Plant of the Year.
Harry Wood Garden
Exposure:
This naturally occurring hybrid, discovered in the
x Sun
Biokova mountains of Croatia, has dainty blooms
x Part Shade
sitting atop a tidy mat of aromatic foliage that turns
Shade
orange-red in fall. Perfect for edging along a pathway.
2015 Perennial Plant Association's Plant of the Year.
Scott location:
Hicks parking
Exposure:
A sterile hybrid (G. sanguineum x G. psilostemon)
x Sun
noted for it's vigorous, compact growth and showy
x Part Shade
deep pink flowers with red veining. Ideal for edging or
Shade
as a groundcover. Cutleaf foliage turns shades of
purple-bronze in autumn.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Amazingly discovered at an abandoned home in
x Sun
Boone, NC, these tall flower stalks are lined with
Part Shade
peach colored flowers highlighted with a red streaked
Shade
throat. An absolute hummingbird magnet, and the
corms multiply quickly for a dramatic display. Winter
protection advised in zone 6 and below.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Graceful, arching stems form loose cascading
Sun
mounds of soft foliage, reminiscent of bamboo fronds. x Part Shade
Wonderful as an accent amongst hostas or along the
x Shade
edge of a walk. More sun tolerant, drought tolerant
and faster growing than the cultivars. Fabulous
copper/orange tones in fall.
Scott location:
Hicks parking
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Price: 9
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Price: 10
Price: 10
Price: 18
Price: 16
Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold'
Japanese forest grass
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-8
12-18" x 12-18"
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
wispy tan spikes
Helenium 'Short 'n' Sassy'
sneezeweed
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
July - September
Height x Spread:
12-18" x 20-24"
Bloom Color:
brown/gold/orange
Exposure:
July - August
Height x Spread:
5-6’ x 2-4’
Bloom Color:
Height x Spread:
12-16" x 18-22"
Bloom Color:
March - April
white to light pink
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Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Scott location:
Pollinator's Garden
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Exposure:
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Exposure:
Butterflies love the bright yellow rays and orange-gold x Sun
centers of these 2" daisy-like flowers. A compact habit
Part Shade
plus soil and drought tolerance make this cultivar
Shade
perfect for patio pots and dry sunny spots. Deadhead
to extend the already long bloom time; fertilize
sparingly.
Scott location:
Helleborus x ballardiae [HGC Cinnamon Snow] = 'Coseh 700'
Christmas rose
Zone:
5-8
Bloom Time:
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
This cultivar gracefully stands up to our hot humid
x Sun
summers, producing fully double, dahlia-like flowers.
Part Shade
Held on stout stems, its foliage is generally free of
Shade
powdery mildew. Plant in masses to create a stunning
burst of color all season.
Heliopsis helianthoides 'Tuscan Sun'
June - September yellow/orange
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Exposure:
These bright daisy-like flowers add a punch of color to x Sun
the late summer garden. A sturdy, compact cultivar
Part Shade
with 2" bright orange and gold petals surrounding a
Shade
large brown cone. As blooms fade, new ones
continually emerge. A great choice for containers,
small gardens and cutting.
Scott location:
golden yellow
ox-eye daisy, false sunflower
Zone:
Height x Spread:
3-9
12-18" x 9-12"
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Shane Garden
Helianthus x multiflorus 'Sunshine Daydream'
false sunflower
Zone:
4-8
Bloom Time:
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Having the same fluid elegance as H. macra 'Aureola,' Sun
this newer cultivar has another virtue to offer: more
x Part Shade
upright chartreuse leaves with golden highlights and
Shade
x
red margins in fall. The loose, cascading mounds are
great as an accent or grouping at the front of a walk,
border or slope.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Pink buds emerge in early spring and open to large,
Sun
outfacing, white flowers streaked in rose and
x Part Shade
cinnamon. Bonuses: The undersides of the petals are
x Shade
dark rose and the low mound of beautiful, leathery,
dark evergreen foliage has red stems.
Scott location:
Price: 16
Price: 10
Price: 10
Price: 12
Price: 20
Helleborus x hybridus 'Golden Lotus'
Lenten rose
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
Feb - March
Height x Spread:
18" x 24"
Bloom Color:
yellow
Helleborus x hybridus 'Onyx Odyssey'
lenten rose
Zone:
3-9
Bloom Time:
Feb - April
Height x Spread:
12-14" x 18-24"
Bloom Color:
black-purple
Heuchera 'Citronelle'
coral bells
Zone:
4-8
Bloom Time:
June - July
Height x Spread:
6-12" x 8-18"
Bloom Color:
creamy white
Heuchera 'Frosted Violet'
coral bells
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
June - July
Height x Spread:
12" x 18-24"
Bloom Color:
light pink
xHeucherella 'Stoplight'
foamy bells
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
May - June
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Height x Spread:
6" x 14"
Bloom Color:
white
Exposure:
Breathtakingly beautiful, large yellow double flowers!
Sun
Each blossom has 15-20 petals with colors that range x Part Shade
from pale to lemon yellow, some with burgundy
x Shade
speckling, shading or edging. The backs of these
downward facing petals may also be tinged with
burgundy. A must have!
Scott location:
Exposure:
Frilly, double, saucer-shaped blooms emerge in
Sun
shades of deep purple to black, which provide
x Part Shade
dramatic contrast to the creamy stamens. The leaves
x Shade
also emerge purple before maturing to green. The
flower color and petals are retained after setting seed,
extending the period of interest.
Scott location:
Exposure:
A striking lime-yellow mutation of 'Caramel' that will
Sun
light up your shady garden areas. H. villosa in its
x Part Shade
heritage gives it vigor and tolerance to heat and
humidity. Use as an accent or plant several to create x Shade
a dramatic groundcover. Winter mulch will help
prevent heaving.
Scott location:
Exposure:
A lovely, clump-forming hybrid that quickly forms a
x Sun
large mound. New foliage emerges pink-purple in
x Part Shade
spring and matures to plum-purple with darker
Shade
veining. Tiny flowers rise above the foliage on wiry
stems to about 30". Mass as a ground cover or make
it a specimen. Winter mulch will help prevent heaving. Scott location:
Yellow spring leaves with red centers change to lime
green with red markings in summer, creating a focal
point wherever it's planted. Best foliage color occurs
in sunny areas with some afternoon shade.
Heucherellas like more moisture than heuchera but
are quite tolerant of heat and humidity.
Exposure:
Sun
x Part Shade
Shade
Scott location:
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Price: 18
Price: 17
Price: 14
Price: 10
Price: 12
Hosta 'Blueberry Muffin'
hosta
Zone:
3-9
Bloom Time:
July-August
Height x Spread:
14" x 36"
Bloom Color:
lavender
Hosta 'Designer Genes'
hosta
Zone:
3-9
Bloom Time:
July-August
Height x Spread:
12-18" x 12-24"
Bloom Color:
June-July
Height x Spread:
3-6" x 10-16"
Bloom Color:
candytuft
Zone:
5-9
Bloom Time:
April-June
Height x Spread:
6-8" x 12-30"
Bloom Color:
hardy impatiens
Zone:
6-9
Bloom Time:
Sept-Oct
62
Height x Spread:
9-18" x 9-18"
Bloom Color:
pale yellow
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Scott location:
Harry Wood Garden
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Scott location:
Exposure:
A very sweet miniature hosta that is among the tiniest
Sun
of variegated hostas. Splashes of white highlight the
x Part Shade
small green leaves and short stalks of tiny flowers
x Shade
emerge in mid-summer. A treasure best used in a
trough or rock garden.
Scott location:
Exposure:
A spring blooming favorite that looks wonderful
x Sun
cascading over walls or in a rock garden. Dark green, x Part Shade
glossy, evergreen foliage forms a neat, fine-textured
Shade
clump. Should be cut back severely after flowering
every two years to maintain a compact form.
Scott location:
Rose Garden
pure white
Impatiens omeiana
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Exposure:
light lavender
Iberis sempervirens 'Purity'
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Wow! A hosta with striking yellow foliage and rhubarb
Sun
red stems! This hosta holds its brilliant color longer
x Part Shade
than other varieties, then slowly transitions to
x Shade
chartreuse later in the season. In mid-summer,
flowers emerge on burgundy stems.
lavender
Hosta 'Pandora's Box'
hosta
Zone:
3-9
Bloom Time:
Exposure:
As yummy looking as its name implies, this mediumSun
sized mound of large, powdery blue puckered leaves x Part Shade
will add texture and foliage color to your shade
x Shade
garden. Light purple flowers, held just above the
foliage, emerge in early summer. Foliage transitions to
green in late summer.
Scott location:
Grown for its distinctive white-veined, whirled foliage,
this unique specimen spreads by stolons, forming a
large clump. Small snapdragon-like flowers appear in
late summer/early fall. Adds a distinctive note to a
shaded garden.
Exposure:
Sun
x Part Shade
x Shade
Price: 14
Price: 15
Price: 12
Price: 8
Price: 12
Iris cristata 'Powder Blue Giant'
crested iris
Zone:
3-9
Bloom Time:
April
Height x Spread:
7" x 12"
Bloom Color:
Aug-Sept
Height x Spread:
3-4' x 2-3'
Bloom Color:
yellow
Knautia macedonica 'Mars Midget'
knautia
Zone:
5-9
Bloom Time:
July-Sept
Height x Spread:
12-18" x 15-18"
Bloom Color:
red hot poker
Zone:
6-9
Bloom Time:
June - Oct
Height x Spread:
18-24" x 14"
Bloom Color:
red hot poker
Zone:
6-9
Bloom Time:
June - Oct
63
Height x Spread:
16-24" x 18"
Bloom Color:
cinnamon red
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Shane Teaching Garden
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Exposure:
Button-like clusters of ruby flowers bloom non-stop
from June to frost. Sturdier and more compact than
other knautias, the flowers are excellent for cutting or
drying. Spectacular with blue larkspur. Attracts bees
and butterflies.
Long-lasting flower spikes on erect stems sit atop
grassy foliage, providing architectural interest that's
perfect for smaller gardens and containers. A
hummingbird magnet that tolerates heat, humidity,
pollution, rabbits and seashore conditions.
Exposure:
x Sun
Part Shade
Shade
A cultivar with architectural interest that's perfect for
smaller gardens and containers. Long lasting flower
spikes on erect stems sit atop grassy foliage. This
hummingbird magnet tolerates heat, humidity,
pollution, rabbits and seashore conditions.
Price: 10
Price: 18
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Scott location:
Pollinator Garden
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Exposure:
x Sun
Part Shade
Shade
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Scott location:
lemon yellow
Kniphofia 'Redhot Popsicle'
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
This shrubby perennial is a native from Japan and one Sun
of the few woodland plants that blooms late in the
x Part Shade
season. Small, tubular, bell-shaped flowers arise
Shade
x
above the bushy mound of maple-like leaves. A lovely
companion for hostas, ferns, astilbe and other shadeloving plants. Cut back to the ground in late autumn. Scott location:
red
Kniphofia 'Lemon Popsicle'
Exposure:
Sun
x Part Shade
x Shade
Scott location:
light blue
Kirengeshoma palmata
yellow waxbells
Zone:
5-8
Bloom Time:
Vigorous, tolerant of dry shade, and 3" blue flowers
with gold crests! What more could a gardener want?
Will form a 1' clump in a few years and is a perfect
addition to a woodland garden. Will handle sun with
adequate moisture.
Exposure:
x Sun
Part Shade
Shade
Scott location:
Price: 10
Price: 12
Price: 12
Lamium maculatum 'Ghost'
spotted deadnettle
Zone:
Height x Spread:
3-8
10-14" x 12-24"
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
April-June
purple
Liatris aspera
blazing star
Zone:
3-8
Bloom Time:
Aug-Oct
Aug-Sept
Height x Spread:
12-24" x 12-18"
Bloom Color:
purple
Height x Spread:
5-7' x 2-3'
Bloom Color:
white
Lobelia cardinalis
cardinal flower
Zone:
3-9
Bloom Time:
July-Sept
Height x Spread:
2-4' x 1-2'
Bloom Color:
red
Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'
creeping Jenny
Zone:
3-9
Bloom Time:
June
64
Scott location:
Exposure:
Lilium formosanum
Formosa lily
Zone:
5-8
Bloom Time:
Exposure:
Super-size me! Everything about this cultivar is extra
Sun
large but not at all fattening. Clusters of deep
x Part Shade
magenta-purple flowers sit atop silver foliage edged in
green, making a striking combination. Use as a weed- x Shade
smothering groundcover to light up the shade.
Height x Spread:
3-6" x 12-18"
Bloom Color:
yellow
Occurs naturally in meadows and along roadsides and x Sun
can now be in your garden. The round, fluffy flower
Part Shade
heads are almost an inch across and are arrayed
Shade
along tall flower spikes that rise above narrow, lanceshaped foliage. Intolerant of poor drainage in winter.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Huge in the garden with 8-12" fragrant trumpet flowers x Sun
borne on each stem. After blooming, the flower stalks x Part Shade
turn upward, opening as the seeds ripen and become
Shade
garden candelabras. Gorgeous when combined with
tropicals or grasses. Self-seeds freely. Do not allow
soil to dry out but avoid wet areas.
Scott location:
Nason Garden
Exposure:
A native known for its intense red flowers, long bloom x Sun
time, and ability to thrive in moist, shady locations -x Part Shade
just the ticket for those difficult poor drainage areas.
Shade
Tending to self-sow in very moist conditions, these
beauties will naturalize where they are happy. An
excellent nectar plant.
Scott location:
Sharples Dining
Exposure:
A fast spreading (but easy to control), creeping
x Sun
groundcover with yellow (in sun) to chartreuse (in part x Part Shade
shade) rounded leaves. Provides a quick blanket of
color around shrubs and trees or in difficult areas such Shade
as embankments. Thrives in damp soils/intolerant of
dry. Tolerates limited foot traffic.
Scott location:
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Price: 10
Price: 15
Price: 16
Price: 10
Price: 8
Meehania cordata
Meehan's mint
Zone:
4-8
Bloom Time:
May-June
Height x Spread:
3-6" x 3-18"
Bloom Color:
June-August
Height x Spread:
2-4' x 2'
Bloom Color:
catmint
Zone:
3-8
Bloom Time:
April-June
Height x Spread:
10-12" x 12"
Bloom Color:
April-June
Height x Spread:
10" x 24"
Bloom Color:
65
pink
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Scott location:
Entrance Garden
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Exposure:
Scott location:
Exposure:
One of our favorite color combinations, chartreuse
x Sun
with lavender, is found on this striking, compact, and
Part Shade
very early blooming nepeta. Cut back aromatic
Shade
foliage later in summer for a flush of new growth. Ideal
for massing at the front of the border.
Scott location:
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
July-Aug
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Exposure:
x Sun
Part Shade
Shade
This very early blooming nepeta has a well-mannered x Sun
compact habit. The aromatic foliage complements the
Part Shade
floral display and can be cut back later in summer for
Shade
a flush of new growth. Ideal for massing at the front of
the border.
lavender-blue
black mondo grass
Zone:
Height x Spread:
6-9
1' x 1-2'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Scott location:
Biostream
lavender-blue
Nepeta 'Limelight'
catmint
Zone:
5-8
Bloom Time:
This exceptional bloomer has excellent powdery
mildew resistance. A favorite of butterflies and
hummingbirds, its spreading habit makes it a lovely
addition to the wild garden or meadow. Excellent cut
flower.
wine-red
Nepeta 'Early Bird'
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Scott location:
Shane Garden
lavender-blue
Monarda 'Raspberry Wine'
bee-balm
Zone:
3-7
Bloom Time:
Exposure:
Stoloniferous but not invasive, this native will provide
Sun
standout color in even very shady areas of your
x Part Shade
garden. Above heart-shaped leaves, hooded blooms
appear in 3" spikes on 4-6" stems. Tolerates full sun if x Shade
kept consistently moist.
Exposure:
Almost black leaves form a 6" grassy tuft and make a x Sun
perfect foil for silvers, yellows and its own bell-shaped x Part Shade
flowers. A slow spreader for the front of the border
x Shade
and containers. In Fall, black berries appear.
Price: 10
Price: 10
Price: 10
Price: 11
Price: 16
Origanum 'Kent Beauty'
marjoram
Zone:
6-9
Bloom Time:
June-Sept
Height x Spread:
6-9" x 8-12"
Bloom Color:
pink, green, & cream
Pachysandra procumbens
Allegheny spurge
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-9
8-12" x 12"
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
March-April
Grown for its attractive, powdery, blue-green foliage
and hop-like, drooping flowers that bloom in whorls.
The foliage is aromatic but not generally used in
cooking. Use in rock gardens or containers. Requires
good drainage.
New leaves emerging in spring are coarsely toothed,
with purple variegation and silver veins; flowers are
borne at ground level. Not as vigorous as Japanese
spurge but far more handsome -- a choice selection.
Does well in clay soil.
July-Feb
Height x Spread:
3-4' x 2-2.5'
Bloom Color:
smoky purple
Penstemon 'Dark Towers'
beardtongue
Zone:
3-8
Bloom Time:
May-June
Height x Spread:
1.5-3' x 1-2'
Bloom Color:
pink
Penstemon digitalis 'Pocahontas'
beardtongue
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
June-Aug
66
Height x Spread:
3-5' x 1-2'
Bloom Color:
lavender-pink
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Scott location:
Sproul Observatory
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Exposure:
Sun
x Part Shade
x Shade
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Scott location:
Glade Garden
white
Panicum virgatum [Ruby Ribbons™]='RR1'
switch grass
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
Exposure:
x Sun
Part Shade
Shade
Exposure:
A spectacular cross between cultivars 'Heavy Metal'
x Sun
and 'Haense-Herms,' this compact form has bluex Part Shade
green foliage. By mid-August, long-lasting, large
Shade
flower panicles rise above the purple-red foliage like a
cloud. It typically retains its upright shape into winter.
Scott location:
Pierson Terrace
Exposure:
Add an elegant, contrasting color to your garden with x Sun
this selection. Similar to the cultivar 'Husker Red' but
Part Shade
with darker red foliage and pink flowers rather than
Shade
white. The tubular flowers sit atop erect, rigid stems
and bloom from late spring into early summer. Avoid
heavy clay soils.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Burgundy foliage emerges in spring followed by tall
x Sun
clusters of bell-shaped blossoms on red stems. Even
Part Shade
after the flowers have gone by, dark green upright
Shade
foliage with burgundy highlights makes a dramatic
statement in the summer border. Attracts butterflies
and hummingbirds. Avoid poor drainage areas.
Scott location:
Rose Garden
Price: 8
Price: 12
Price: 13
Price: 11
Price: 10
Perovskia atriplicifolia [Peek-A-Blue®]='WALPPB'
Russian sage
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
Aug-Sept
Height x Spread:
1-3' x 2-3'
Bloom Color:
purple blue
Phlomis tuberosa
Jerusalem sage
Zone:
5-9
Bloom Time:
June-Aug
Height x Spread:
3-4' x 1-2'
Bloom Color:
garden phlox
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
May-June
Height x Spread:
15-20" x 12-24"
Bloom Color:
July-Sept
Scott location:
Rose Garden
A naturally occurring hybrid found along the roadside
in Mississippi. The upright stalks are covered with
glossy green foliage and topped with large, fragrant
flowers in early summer, making a slow spreading
groundcover. Mildew free and a butterfly magnet.
Height x Spread:
24-36" x 12-24"
Bloom Color:
Exposure:
Large trusses of beautiful blue flowers rise 10-12"
x Sun
above lush, bushy foliage. Very floriferous with better x Part Shade
mildew resistance than other blue phlox. Deadhead to
Shade
encourage more blooms.
Scott location:
Rose Garden
blue-purple
Physostegia virginiana 'Pink Manners'
obedient plant
Zone:
3-8
Bloom Time:
Aug-Sept
67
Height x Spread:
36" x 20"
Bloom Color:
light pink
Exposure:
x Sun
Part Shade
Shade
Scott location:
Magill walk
white
Phlox paniculata 'Blue Paradise'
garden phlox
Zone:
4-8
Bloom Time:
Exposure:
Densely whorled flower clusters are arranged in tiers x Sun
up the burgundy stems. Ornamental seed heads form
Part Shade
at the end of summer and add interest into the fall.
Shade
Combines well with ornamental grasses, and even the
dead stems provide winter interest.
lavender-pink
Phlox 'Minnie Pearl'
Exposure:
Tired of floppy perovskia? Plant this cultivar of the
x Sun
well-loved woody-based perennial in full sun. With its
Part Shade
finely dissected, aromatic, gray-green leaves on
Shade
upright stems, it'll add color and interest to gardens
large and small from mid-summer on. Cut back in
early spring.
Scott location:
Discovered by plantsman, Darrell Probst, this wellbehaved, clump former with soft, pale pink blooms
puts on a show at summer's end. Easy to grow as
there's no need to stake. Tolerates heavy clay and
makes a beautiful cut flower.
Exposure:
x Sun
x Part Shade
Shade
Scott location:
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Price: 10
Price: 8
Price: 10
Price: 16
Price: 10
Polygonatum falcatum
Solomon's seal
Zone:
2-9
Bloom Time:
May-June
Height x Spread:
18-35" x 23-29"
Bloom Color:
white
Polygonatum humile
dwarf Solomon’s seal
Zone:
Height x Spread:
3-8
5-9" x 18-24"
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
May
white
Polystichum polyblepharum
shield fern, tassel fern
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-8
1.5-2' x 1.5-2'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
Porteranthus trifoliatus
Bowman's root
Zone:
4-8
Bloom Time:
June
Height x Spread:
24-36" x 24-36"
Bloom Color:
white
Pycnanthemum muticum
short-toothed mountain mint
Zone:
Height x Spread:
4-8
2-3' x 2-3'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
July-Sept
68
white
A vase-shaped architectural plant with graceful,
arching stems. Fragrant, bell-shaped flowers dangle
at each leaf axil beneath the stems. Combines well
with ferns and hostas in the woodland garden.
Exposure:
Sun
x Part Shade
x Shade
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Cosby Courtyard
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Scott location:
Exposure:
Adorably irresistible, arching stems bear single or
Sun
double pendent blooms, providing texture and
x Part Shade
architectural interest. Surely, this tidy dwarf collector’s
x Shade
plant deserves a prominent place in your woodland
garden.
Scott location:
Shane Garden
Exposure:
With its luxuriant rosettes of arching, glossy fronds,
Sun
this is one of the most beautiful ferns available. The
x Part Shade
base and back of the fronds are heavily tufted with
golden-tan scales, setting the shady garden aglimmer. x Shade
"Polyblepharum" means "many eyelashes," which is
an indication of the fern's texture and beauty.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Price: 20
Price: 12
Price: 11
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Scott location:
Metasequoia Allee
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Exposure:
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
A lovely, native plant found on the East Coast in large
Sun
drifts along woodland edges. Dainty, starlike flowers
x Part Shade
float on thin, mahogany stems above the foliage on a
x Shade
compact, rounded form. The foliage often turns
bronze-red in fall. Drought tolerant once established.
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Entrance Garden
Attract multitudes of butterflies and beneficial insects x Sun
with this excellent nectar source. Showy silver bracts x Part Shade
surround clusters of petite white flowers. An easy to
Shade
grow native with attractive blue-green foliage,
aromatic leaves and flowers, and a long bloom period.
Rub it on your skin to repel mosquitoes.
Scott location:
Price: 10
Price: 11
Rodgersia pinnata 'Bronze Peacock'
feather leaf rodgersia
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-7
1-4' x 2-3'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
June-Aug
pink
Rohdea japonica 'Noburi ryu'
climbing dragon sacred lily
Zone:
Height x Spread:
6-8
10-12" x 12"
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
July-Aug
yellow-green
Bold, deeply textured foliage lends a striking
architectural effect to the garden. Dense clusters of
plume-like flower spikes sit atop tall, deep-pink stems;
leaves are shades of deep bronze to green. This
selection's more compact foliage tops out at 22",
making it a versatile garden performer. Likes rich,
moist soil and partial shade.
July-Sept
yellow
Rumex sanguineus
red-veined dock
Zone:
5-8
Bloom Time:
June-July
Height x Spread:
8-12" x 8-12"
Bloom Color:
green
Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'
meadow sage
Zone:
4-8
Bloom Time:
June-July
69
Height x Spread:
12-24" x 12-24"
Bloom Color:
purple
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Cosby Courtyard
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Scott location:
Exposure:
This tropical-looking evergreen provides a handsome
Sun
accent in the shade garden, winter and summer. The x Part Shade
black-green leathery foliage has a ridge running down
x Shade
the center of each leaf. Although the flowers are
inconspicuous, they form brilliant red berries in the fall
that persist into winter and spring. A tough plant that Scott location:
can actually thrive under black walnut trees.
Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Little Henry'
sweet coneflower
Zone:
Height x Spread:
4-8
3-4' x 2'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
Exposure:
x Sun
x Part Shade
x Shade
Exposure:
Rolled petals give the appearance of quills, making
x Sun
the flower stand out from typical daisy types. This
Part Shade
brown-eyed lovely is a shorter, more compact version
Shade
of 'Henry Eilers' and has the same narrow, upright
form. A tough, easy care plant that is perfect for the
meadow garden. Foliage has a delicate vanilla
Scott location:
fragrance.
Exposure:
A unique, ornamental, tap-rooted foliage plant,
x Sun
forming a rosette of lance-shaped leaves distinctly
x Part Shade
marked with deep red or purple veining. The
Shade
inflorescence of tiny, green flowers can be removed in
late spring/early summer to rejuvenate the basal
foliage and prevent self-seeding, if desired.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Glowing purple stems carry upright spikes of vivid
x Sun
violet-blue flowers. A stunningly floriferous vertical
Part Shade
accent for four weeks in early summer, it will rebloom
Shade
sporadically if dead-headed. Cut back to basal foliage
if the plants diminish in summer heat. A tough plant
that withstands poor soil and city sites.
Scott location:
Rose Garden
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Price: 20
Price: 20
Price: 10
Price: 10
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Price: 10
Sanguisorba 'Tanna'
burnet/bottlebrush
Zone:
Height x Spread:
4-8
2-3' x 1.5-2'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
July-Aug
maroon
Saruma henryi
upright wild ginger
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-8
1.5-2' x 1.5-3'
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
April-May
Exposure:
butter yellow
Aug-Oct
Height x Spread:
3-4' x 1-1.5'
Bloom Color:
tan
Scutellaria ovata
heart leaf skullcap
Zone:
Height x Spread:
4-9
12-18" x 18-24"
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
June-July
purple
Sedum rupestre 'Angelina'
stonecrop
Zone:
5-8
Bloom Time:
June-Aug
70
Height x Spread:
3-6" x 12-24"
Bloom Color:
yellow
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Exposure:
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
From spring through summer, soft yellow flowers are
Sun
held above a mound of 5" heart-shaped leaves that
x Part Shade
remain attractive throughout the growing season. The
x Shade
foliage is similar in appearance to our native gingers
(asarum), and "saruma" is actually an anagram of
"asarum," which is in the same family.
Scott location:
Shane Garden
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ovation'
little bluestem
Zone:
3-8
Bloom Time:
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Scott location:
Sproul Observatory
Spikes of deep pink bottlebrush flowers wave in the
x Sun
air high above a mound of foliage. Good choice for the x Part Shade
front of a sunny border or in a container. Foliage can
Shade
be cut back to refresh after blooming. Bonus:
Cucumber flavored leaves can be used in salads.
Exposure:
This sturdy ornamental grass retains it upright habit
x Sun
through the entire season. The beautiful blue cast
Part Shade
remains all summer and then transitions to a brilliant,
Shade
multicolor display of orange, red, yellow, and purplebrown in fall. Adds fine-textured interest from summer
until cutback in early spring.
Scott location:
This little known native has blue-green foliage, grows
in dry shade, and sports multiple racemes of bluepurple snapdragon-like flowers that are a magnet for
butterflies and native insects. Thrives on neglect -perfect for any garden!
Exposure:
Sun
x Part Shade
x Shade
Scott location:
Wister Center
Exposure:
Evergreen, needle-like leaves provide a kaleidoscope x Sun
of colors through the seasons: chartreuse in spring,
Part Shade
golden yellow in summer, orange and red in autumn
Shade
through winter. A quick-growing, well-behaved
groundcover for dry, sunny locations in rock gardens,
containers or hanging baskets.
Scott location:
Price: 18
Price: 20
Price: 10
Price: 8
Price: 8
Sedum sieboldii
stonecrop
Zone:
3-9
Bloom Time:
Sept-Oct
Height x Spread:
6-12" x 12"
Bloom Color:
pink
Sedum 'Thundercloud'
stonecrop
Zone:
4-8
Bloom Time:
July-Sept
Height x Spread:
6-12" x 6-12"
Bloom Color:
April-June
Height x Spread:
12-18" x 9-18"
Bloom Color:
red
Speirantha convallarioides
false lily of the valley
Zone:
Height x Spread:
5-8
8-10" x 10-36"
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
April-May
white
Spigelia marilandica
Indian pink
Zone:
5-9
Bloom Time:
June-July
71
Height x Spread:
12-18" x 12-18"
Bloom Color:
red and yellow
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Scott location:
Metasequoia Allee
Features:
x Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Exposure:
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Exposure:
Selected for its ornamental, highly dissected, grayx Sun
green foliage, this plant adds a fine textural interest to
Part Shade
the garden. A lovely cloud of tiny, white, star-shaped
Shade
flowers covers the foliage mound in late summer.
Wonderful in a container, trough, or rock garden.
Scott location:
white
Silene virginica
fire pink
Zone:
4-8
Bloom Time:
Exposure:
Beautiful scalloped foliage, edged in deep pink, has
x Sun
an arching habit that forms a perfect, circular mound.
Part Shade
Clusters of star-shaped flowers bloom at the end of
Shade
the season. In fall, the leaves turn from light to dark
pink. Deserves a place where it can be admired
through all the seasons.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Starry, scarlet flowers rise above the foliage in a
x Sun
rounded bouquet, brightening shady areas of dry,
x Part Shade
rocky or even poor soil. This delightful, easy to grow,
Shade
native wildflower gently self sows to establish
colonies. Once established, leave undisturbed to
avoid damaging deep taproots. Requires excellent
Scott location:
drainage.
While the evergreen foliage may resemble lily of the
valley, a glorious surprise awaits in early spring:
delicate and fragrant blooms. A monotypic species
found high in the Chinese provinces, this woodland
plant is surprisingly hardy. The slow spreading
rhizome can reach 3' after 10 years.
Exposure:
Sun
x Part Shade
x Shade
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Entrance Garden
A rare treasure in the woodland garden. In late spring,
Sun
a stunning display of 2" long and 1" wide red tubular
x Part Shade
blooms, topped with yellow star-shaped centers, is a
joy to behold. Best not to transplant after established. x Shade
It takes 2 or 3 seasons to become a substantial,
bushy clump so be patient. Does not tolerate drought. Scott location:
Price: 10
Price: 10
Price: 8
Price: 20
Price: 8
Sporobolus heterolepis
prairie dropseed
Zone:
3-9
Bloom Time:
Aug-Oct
Height x Spread:
2-3' x 2-3'
Bloom Color:
pale pink and brown
Exposure:
June-Aug
Height x Spread:
18-24" x 18-24"
Bloom Color:
Pink
Sept-Oct
Height x Spread:
4-6" x 3-12"
Bloom Color:
white
Aug-Oct
Height x Spread:
18-24" x 18-24"
Bloom Color:
lavender-blue
Thalictrum 'Black Stockings'
meadow rue
Zone:
5-8
Bloom Time:
July-Aug
72
Height x Spread:
5-6' x 3'
Bloom Color:
lavender-pink
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Harry Wood Garden
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Exposure:
A profuse end of season bloomer, this cultivar will
x Sun
carpet the ground with heath-like foliage and masses x Part Shade
of small starry flowers. A vigorous grower for tough
Shade
conditions and a good choice for a rock garden, a
hillside, or to drape over a wall. Covered with bees
and butterflies when in bloom.
Scott location:
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'
aromatic aster
Zone:
3-8
Bloom Time:
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Exposure:
Butterflies and bees flock to the nectar of cotton candy x Sun
flowers held in upright spikes above dense mounds of
Part Shade
dark green foliage. Compact and easy to grow, this
Shade
long blooming beauty will form a dense groundcover
and spectacular display over time. Requires excellent
winter drainage. Discovered at the Chicago Botanical Scott location:
Garden.
Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'
heath aster
Zone:
3-9
Bloom Time:
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Science Center
Stachys officinalis 'Pink Cotton Candy'
betony
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
An elegant prairie grass with very fine, threadlike
x Sun
foliage that forms a flowing mound. In late summer,
Part Shade
airy panicles with a cilantro-like fragrance are held
Shade
high above the foliage on slender stems. Fall color is
a deep orange that fades to copper during winter,
providing multiple seasons of interest.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Hundreds of daisy-like flowers cover this shorter,
x Sun
more compact cultivar and make a spectacular fall
Part Shade
display as seen at the Scott Arboretum entrance
Shade
garden. An important late season nectar source that
tolerates poor soil, drought and requires little care. Cut
back after flowering.
Scott location:
Exposure:
A stunning meadow rue, similar to T. rochebrunianum
Sun
but with striking black stems. Very large flower
x Part Shade
clusters float over tall clumps of lacy foliage, creating
an airy, delicate look. An ideal background plant. Plant Shade
in groups of 3 to make a bigger impression. Grows in
sun with adequate moisture.
Scott location:
Price: 10
Price: 10
Price: 16
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Price: 10
Price: 14
Tiarella cordifolia 'Brandywine'
foamflower
Zone:
4-8
Bloom Time:
April-May
Height x Spread:
12-18" x 12-18"
Bloom Color:
white
Tiarella cordifolia 'Sherry Kitto'
foamflower
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
April-May
Height x Spread:
6-8" x 12-18'
Bloom Color:
white with pink
Trachystemon orientalis
oriental borage
Zone:
6-9
Bloom Time:
42095
Height x Spread:
12-18”x 18-24”
Bloom Color:
blue-purple
Tricyrtis formosana 'Samurai'
toad lily
Zone:
6-9
Bloom Time:
Aug-Sept
Height x Spread:
12-18" x 12-18"
Bloom Color:
purple
Tricyrtis 'Tojen'
toad lily
Zone:
5-8
Bloom Time:
Aug-Sept
73
Height x Spread:
12-24" x 12-30"
Bloom Color:
lavender
Exposure:
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
X Well Drained
X Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
X Native
X Deer Resistant
X Attracts Pollinators
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Harry Wood Garden
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
An elegant woodland plant with large, glossy heartSun
shaped leaves having burgundy venation and bronze x Part Shade
fall and winter color. Spikes of creamy white flowers
x Shade
bloom above the foliage for 6-8 weeks in the spring.
Considered one of the most vigorous tiarellas, this
cultivar can spread to form a robust colony. Marvelous Scott location:
native groundcover.
Magill walk
Exposure:
Bred from east-coast natives, this tiarella tolerates the
Sun
heat and humidity of the Delaware Valley summer. It X Part Shade
forms a colony of deeply lobed, olive green leaves
with maroon markings. In spring, creamy bottlebrush X Shade
blooms tinged with pink rise above the foliage and
provide an early nectar source for bees.
Scott location:
Exposure:
Pendant, shooting star-like flowers bloom on loosely
Sun
branched panicles just as leaves begin to form in early x Part Shade
spring. Spreads to form a weed-smothering mat of
x Shade
dense, very large, heart-shaped leaves. This tough
beauty adds a bold texture and is an excellent choice
for dry shade.
Scott location:
Exposure:
A more compact form with upright, gracefully arching
Sun
stems that hold 3" pointed leaves margined in gold.
x Part Shade
Upward facing star-shaped flowers have deep purple
spotting and yellow throats. A colonizer valuable for its x Shade
late season bloom and shade tolerance. Plant where
the beauty and detail of the flowers can be admired. Scott location:
Exposure:
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Harry Wood Garden
This cultivar is notable for its leaves -- up to 3 times
Sun
larger than other toad lilies -- which add textural
x Part Shade
interest all season long. Plant where you can view the
x Shade
elegance and detail of the small orchid-like flowers
that appear late in the season. Forms a slowly
expanding clump over time.
Scott location:
Price: 12
Price: 12
Price: 16
Price: 18
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Price: 18
Vernonia lettermannii 'Iron Butterfly'
ironweed
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
Aug-Sept
Height x Spread:
30-36" x 30-36"
Bloom Color:
purple
Veronica 'White Water'
speedwell
Zone:
4-7
Bloom Time:
May-June
Height x Spread:
2-6”x 12-18”
Bloom Color:
white
Veronicastrum virginicum
Culver’s root
Zone:
3-8
Bloom Time:
July-Aug
Height x Spread:
4-6' x 2-4'
Bloom Color:
white
Viola 'Purple Showers'
violet
Zone:
4-9
Bloom Time:
May-June
Height x Spread:
6-8”- 8-12”
Bloom Color:
purple
Waldsteinia fragarioides
barren strawberry
Zone:
Height x Spread:
4-7
3-6” x 6-12”
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
April-May
74
yellow
Exposure:
Late summer bloom and fine, feathery foliage
x Sun
recommend this tough, hardy plant. In fact, the
Part Shade
perennial guru himself, Alan Armitage, advises adding
Shade
this compact cultivar to your garden. Good for mass
planting, borders, and containers. Tolerates brief wet
inundations.
Scott location:
Nason Garden
Exposure:
Glossy green, meandering foliage topped by dainty,
x Sun
white flowers in spring turns an attractive burgundy to x Part Shade
bronze in winter. Sparkles in rock gardens, as a filler
Shade
in border edges, or cascading over a stone wall.
Dense enough to suppress weeds and tolerate some
foot traffic between stepping stones or when used as Scott location:
a ground cover.
Exposure:
An elegant combination of lightness and vertical
x Sun
accent. The slender 9" flower spikes rise above
Part Shade
whorled, lance-shaped leaves on sturdy stems; no
staking needed when grown in full sun. Use this native Shade
at the back of the border, in a meadow or at water's
edge.
Scott location:
Nason Garden
Exposure:
Clusters of large (2") luscious violets rise on 8" stems,
Sun
hovering above low mounds of glossy, heart-shaped x Part Shade
foliage. Wonderful as a groundcover at the edge of a
x Shade
woodland setting. Makes a spectacular addition to
containers or as a cover for spring bulbs.
Scott location:
Exposure:
This shiny, semi-evergreen carpet of delicate foliage x Sun
is adorned with showy, buttercup flowers in spring. A x Part Shade
carefree, slow-spreading, non-aggressive
Shade
groundcover. Use in the woodland garden as an
underplanting or on a shady slope. The easy to
maintain foliage remains clean and attractive
Scott location:
throughout the growing season.
Magill walk
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
x Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
Moist
x Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
x Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
Native
x Deer Resistant
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Price: 10
Price: 10
Price: 10
Price: 14
Price: 12
Zizia aurea
golden Alexanders
Zone:
Height x Spread:
3-8
18-36" x 18-24"
Bloom Time:
Bloom Color:
May-June
75
yellow
Exposure:
Airy, flat-topped clusters of tiny flowers appear above x Sun
the shiny compound leaves. Seed heads and foliage x Part Shade
are tinged purple as fall approaches. Native to moist
Shade
meadows and open woods, it's a larval host for black
swallowtail butterflies. Additionally, the flowers attract
many kinds of beneficial insects.
Scott location:
Glade Garden
Soil:
x Well Drained
x Moist
Dry
Drought Tolerant.
Wet Tolerant
Features:
Evergreen
x Native
x Deer Resistant
Price: 8
PLANTING CONTAINER
GROWN PLANTS
hole and spread chunks of the root
Please follow these planting
system over a cone of soil.
instructions to assure
establishment. We are not able to
planting, make sure the
crown of perennial/herbaceous
6. Water deeply with a slow trickle
plants or the root flare of woody
for a length of time appropriate to
plants is level with the soil’s
the size of the root mass. If you
surface when placed into the
Many containerized plants are grown
just sprinkle the surface, the roots
planting
hole.
Anticipate
the
in potting mixes that contain little or
no actual soil. In order for a plant to
will remain shallow and grow
soil will settle a bit – many
make the transition from its pot into the horticulturists believe it is better to towards the surface and are then
garden, use the following guidelines:
more prone to drying out during
plant slightly high.
drought.
offer replacement plants,
exchanges or refunds.
3.When
water conifers and broad-leaved
evergreens through the winter as
their needles and leaves continue
to lose moisture during that time.
Remove all, or as much of the 4. Mulch. Use a 2” layer of
hardwood bark mulch or composted
potting mix as possible from
around the plant’s roots by teasing leaves around your plants, but don’t
the root system out of the planting pile it onto the crown or trunk of
media. In nurseries the plants are a plant. Mulch retains moisture,
watered at frequent intervals and mediates soil temperatures,
discourages weeds, and eventually
potting mixes need to be quickdraining. If the mix isn’t removed, breaks down into organic matter.
it dries out rapidly in the garden
and can actually repel or wick
5. Water well after planting and
water away from the plant.
continue to water frequently
1.
Container plants are often potbound. Slash or break up the
plant’s root mass and straighten
out any circling or girdling roots.
Remove any dead or injured
roots. Place the plant in the
2.
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Planting Strategies for Drought
Situations:
If possible, keep plants in
containers until in situ soil
moisture is restored.
1.
While plants are in containers,
check them at least once a day for
moisture requirements.
2.
throughout the first complete
growing season. A rule of thumb
is “water once a day for a week,
every week for a month, and every 3. Water container plants frequently
and deeply, making sure the soil is
month for a year.” Watch your
plants for signs of stress and water saturated. Even if the water runs
out the bottom of the pot, don’t
them during periods when there
assume it’s saturated. Sometimes
is no rainfall. It is important to
when soil really dries out, it
actually repels water at first.
If you do have to plant right away, or
when you do plant, we recommend the
following:
Pre-moisten the soil 24 hours
before you plant.
1.
Water new plantings daily for at
least the first few weeks.
2.
Water entire area, not just
individual plants.
3.
Check plants daily for their water
requirements.
4.
The more attention and care you
give a plant during the first year,
the better off it will be in the long
run.
PLANT EXPERTS
from NC State and Penn. He
enjoys creating new gardens
Our Plant Experts volunteer
throughout the Plant Sale to help in and around his residence in
answer questions about our plants Swarthmore.
and help you find the best plants
for your needs. They all wear
red vests identified by the words, Dan Benarcik is the Chanticleer
gardener responsible for the
“Plant Expert.” Please feel free
to consult with them. They can be amazing courtyard gardens
easily found in the Plant Experts with their exotic mix of
tropical, subtropical and tender
tent or moving throughout the
perennials. Dan lectures widely
sales area: These abbreviations
and extensively on gardening
are used in their biographies:
and his horticultural travels. He
RLA - Registered
is an instructor at Longwood
Landscape Architect
Gardens where he teaches the
Groundcovers course. In his spare
ASLA - American Society
time Dan designs and builds
of Landscape Architects
garden furniture.
LEED AP - Leadership in
Environmental & Energy Design Jules Bruck, a member and
leader in the Association of
Accredited Professional
Professional Landscape Designers,
creates personalized outdoor
spaces in close collaboration with
Biographies
clients. She teaches Landscape
Horticulture and Design at the
University of Delaware where
Geoff Anderson, LEED AP,
she challenges her students to
is with Rodney Robinson
understand the value of regionally
Landscape Architects. Geoff
appropriate planting as part of a
received degrees in horticulture
broader aesthetic paradigm.
and landscape architecture
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Andrew Bunting is Assistant
Director and Director of Collections
at the Chicago Botanic Garden. For
the past 23 years he was Curator at
the Scott Arboretum and for 24 years
owned the local garden design and
installation firm, Fine Gardening.
His home garden in Swarthmore,
Belvidere, has been featured in This
Old House Magazine and the Wall
Street Journal.
Josh Coceano, the 2010-2011
Scott Curatorial Intern, and now
Scott Horticulturist, is a graduate
of Virginia Tech with degrees in
both horticulture and education.
He has interned at both Stonecrop
Gardens in NY and at VA Tech
where he was also active in
organizing their annual plant
sales. He is a hands-on lifelong
home gardener, loves teaching
and looks forward to talking with
you about your garden and plant
selections.
Charles Cresson is a gardener,
author, designer, consultant and
owner of Swarthmore’s Hedgleigh
Spring Garden. Charles trained
in England and the US, and has
worked at England’s Wisley
Garden as well as a number of
local public gardens. He teaches
bulb classes at Longwood
Gardens and the Barnes
Arboretum. In 2002 Charles
was awarded the Pennsylvania
Horticultural Society’s Certificate
of Merit. He insists that gardens
are the “illusion” that we all
need, from the realities of life.
Elizabeth Haegele is a former Scott
Arboretum curatorial intern and
assistant education coordinator. She
now owns Fine Garden Creations,
a full service garden design,
installation, and maintenance
business serving the Philadelphia
area.
Thomas Hawkins is the owner
of The Gardener’s Arms, Inc.,
a small garden maintenance
company dedicated to working
with gardeners in the pursuit of
perennial perfection. Always
interested in trying new plants,
he balances the new with a
strong respect for disappearing
natural ecosystems. He has a
tendency to disappear overseas or
underground at the drop of a hat.
PLANT EXPERTS
Joe Henderson is a horticulturist
at Chanticleer where he is in
charge of the Pond Garden. This
allows him to explore his lifelong
love of wetland and bog plants.
In the slow season he designs and
builds intricate walkways and
paths to entice visitors further into
the garden.
Harriet Henderson is the
co-owner of Cushing &
Henderson, a landscape
architecture firm in Unionville,
PA. With an emphasis on
connections with horticulture
and architecture, their garden
designs range from formal
to naturalistic and from
Western to Asian. She holds
landscape architecture and
architecture degrees from
Cornell University and the
University of Pennsylvania,
combined with a work/
study grant in Kyoto gardens
and a Longwood Gardens
internship. At home, she enjoys
experimenting with design
and focusing on woodland and
meadow natives.
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Carla Hetzel is a Cornell
graduate from Philadelphia. She
has worked in many of this area’s
public gardens including the
Scott Arboretum as the Curatorial
Intern.
the Brand Manager for American
Beauties Native Plants. She has
been working in horticulture for
over 30 years with a background
in native plant research, public
relations and sales with a large
wholesale nursery, and she owned
her own business as a landscape
Jeff Jabco is Swarthmore’s
designer in the Netherlands. She
director of grounds and Scott’s
has written for numerous trade and
horticulture coordinator. He teaches popular publications over the years
plant sciences at Longwood in the such as Better Homes & Gardens,
continuing education classes and as American Nurseryman and Organic
part of the Professional Gardener
Gardening.
Training Program. A past extension
officer, he is the one to answer
Rick Ray earned his BS in
tough horticultural questions. Jeff’s ornamental horticulture at NC State
current plant passions are clematis University and his MS at VaTech.
peonies, epimediums and sedums. He taught for 7 years at Temple-
Professional Gardeners program
at Longwood Gardens. Bring
your most difficult shade garden
questions to Lisa.
Emma Seniuk - trained at
Longwood Gardens and Great
Dixter before becoming part of the
team at Chanticleer. Lover of all
plants - big and small, herbaceous
and woody, weird and wonderful.
Andy Schenck was inspired to
love the outdoors and gardening at
a young age by his mother. He has
a BS degree in ornamental hortiAmbler and 20 years at Delaware culture from the University of DelDeenah Loeb is a landscape
Valley College in Doylestown, PA. aware and is the general manager
architect with a passion for
Since 1986 Rick has also taught
at Sam Browns Wholesale Nursery
ecologically sound and sustainable at the Arboretum School of the
in Malvern. Andy is a member of
design. She is also the executive
Barnes Foundation. Rick gives
the plant selection committee for
director of the City Parks
horticultural lectures throughout
the Rare Plant Auction of the DelAssociation of Philadelphia.
the region, and frequently
aware Center for Horticulture. As
Deenah has designed spaces in a
volunteers as a plant expert at local a self-confessed “plant nerd” Andy
range of scales, from residential
arboreta plant sales.
would love to talk plants with you
to small institution, and has been
at the sale.
working to reclaim her own
Lisa Roper is a Chanticleer
historic property, which had been
Allan Summers RLA, LEED AP,
horticulturist in charge of the
neglected for over 30 years.
is a graduate of the Professional
Asian Woodland Garden. She
Gardeners Program at Longwood
is a graduate of the Longwood
Peggy Anne Montgomery is
PLANT EXPERTS
the Delaware Valley.
Gardens. He is an associate at
Rodney Robinson Landscape
Mary Tipping joined the Scott
Architects. At his Wallingford
home, he and his talented wife, Arboretum as Curator and Plant
Recorder on July 1, 2015. From 2008
Lisa Roper (see above) enjoy
experimenting with dramatic plant to 2015, she served as Arboretum
Horticulturist at Delaware Valley
combinations.
University’s Henry Schmieder
Gregg Tepper has been a native Arboretum, where her responsibilities
plant enthusiast for over 25 years included the collections database
and has designed gardens in DE, administration for the 40-acre
arboretum.
NY, and PA as well as a shade
garden at his home in Fair Hill,
MD. Interests include doubleflowering plants and rare forms
of native plants with special
interest paid to ferns, lilies, irises,
trilliums, and the Ericaceae family.
Eve Thyrum is as enthusiastic
a gardener as you will ever
meet. She studied ornamental
horticulture at Longwood
Gardens and was smitten by the
horticulture bug. She has been
an Arboretum Assistant at Scott
Arboretum since 1995, and she
has written over 40 handbooks
for the horticultural workshops.
As a past Plant Sale Vice-Chair
and multiple times Woodies
Chair, this hands-on gardener is a
wonderful source of expertise for
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SCOTT ARBORETUM OFFICE ADDRESS:
500 COLLEGE AVENUE
SWARTHMORE, PA
SCOTT ARBORETUM
2015 PLANT SALE
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
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PUBLIC SHOPPING NOON - 3 PM
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THE SCOTT ARBORETUM OF SWARTHMORE COLLEGE
500 College Avenue - Swarthmore PA 19081-1397
610-328-8025 - scott@swarthmore.edu - www.scottarboretum.org
© 2015 Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College
Directions to the Scott
We welcome your visits.
for sale on an on-going basis, and
Associates Plant Sale and
because we have no control over
Browse our website to learn more about one of the
Arboretum Offices
the care and tending of plants once
most beautiful college campuses in America.
they leave the Sale, we are not
From Pennsylvania I-476, take Exit
able to offer replacement plants,
3 Media/Swarthmore. At the bottom exchanges or refunds.
Subscribe to our free blog, blogs.scottarboretum.org/
gardenseeds, to make your thumb (and garden) greener. of the exit ramp, follow the sign for
Swarthmore and turn onto Baltimore
Enrich your knowledge through our nationally registered Pike eastbound. Stay in the right lane If you have any questions about
on Baltimore Pike and in less than a ¼ the specific needs of the plants
collections.
you purchase, please be sure to
mile, turn right onto Route 320.
discuss them with any one of our
Inspire your own creativity with our imaginative and
Plant Experts who will be on hand
ever changing teaching gardens.
Watch carefully for the turns on Route throughout the Sale. Also be sure
320. Proceed to second traffic light
to ask our Experts about current
Join us in our frequent tours that highlight seasonal
on Route 320; turn left onto College
planting techniques and review the
interest throughout the year.
Avenue for the Plant Sale or right to
suggestions on pages 77
reach
the
Arboretum
offices.
Or simply walk our gardens to refresh your body and
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VISIT, DIRECTIONS, AND
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•The Scott Arboretum is open and free every day of the
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To help meet our financial goals,
The Plant Sale will be held along
we strive to sell only plants of
College Avenue on the Cunningham
the highest quality. The woodies,
playing field approximately two blocks perennials and house plants we
from Route 320. Parking is available at offer have been produced by
the Swarthmore Rutledge Elementary growers whose standards and
School just beyond the Plant Sale site, selections have impressed us.
on campus at various locations and on
the street as well.
The biennial Plant Sale is the
Plant Sale Basics
largest fund-raiser of the Scott
Arboretum.
As we have noted, fall is a great time
for planting, and with proper care,
Thank you for supporting these
your plants will thrive. However,
endeavors.
because we do not maintain plants

2015 Plant Sale Handbook here.

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