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ENGLISH LAUREL, OTTO
'Otto Luyken' is a compact cultivar that grows only 3-4 feet tall and
spreads to 6-8 feet. Over time it can grow 6-10 feet tall. It is freeflowering. Best grown in moist, organically rich, well-drained soils.
Tolerates shade. Good soil drainage is essential. Plants generally prefer
sun in the cooler areas of the growing range and shadier conditions in the
hotter areas of the growing range. Full sun to part shade Zone 6-8
ENGLISH LAUREL, SKIP
Skip Laurel is a dense growing evergreen shrub with lustrous evergreen
foliage and clusters of small white flowers in the spring. It is rated as
one of the cold hardiest of cherry laurels. Skip laurel grows 10 to 12 feet
tall. Good soil drainage and proper air movement are crucial to avoid
outbreaks of potentially serious disease and pest problems. Full sun to
part shade Zone 6-8
EUONYMUS, EAST. WAHOO
Eastern wahoo is a deciduous, Missouri native shrub which is most
often grown for its attractive red berries and fall color. Typically appears
as an upright, spreading shrub with an irregular crown growing to 10-15'
tall. Dark green elliptic to ovate leaves turn dull red to greenish red in
fall. Scarlet red fruits appear in autumn. Full sun to part shade Zone 3-9
EUONYMUS, MANHATTAN
is a medium sized, upright growing evergreen shrub to 6 feet tall with
glossy dark green leaves. Its greenish white flowers are followed by
rounded pinkish fruits. The flowers are showy and fragrant! Full sun to
part shade Zone 5
FORSYTHIA, GOLD TIDE
Gold Tide is a dwarf forsythia cultivar that is noted for its compactspreading shape, typically growing to only 20” tall but spreading to as
much as 4’ wide. It features light yellow flowers that appear in
profusion before the leaves emerge in late winter to early spring. Early
bloom makes this shrub a true harbinger of spring. Full sun to part
shade Zone 5-8
FORSYTHIA, SHOW OFF
This unique shrub covers itself in earliest spring with bright yellow
blooms that adorn the stems all the way from the ground to the very
tips! Its dark green foliage keeps it attractive all season long, and it
never needs pruning, keeping its neat and tidy shape year after year.
Grows 3 ft. tall with a 4 ft. spread. Full sun Zone 4
FORSYTHIA, SPRING GLORY
Showy, rounded shrub that explodes in brilliant masses of yellow
flowers. Use as a background shrub or as an accent in the perennial
garden. Upright grower, excellent as a screen. Deciduous. Grows to the
height of 5-10’ tall with a 4-7’ spread. Full sun Zone 3
FOTHERGILLA, DWARF
It is a compact, slow-growing, mounded, deciduous shrub that typically
grows 2-3’ tall and as wide. Flowers in dense terminal bottlebrush-like
spikes bloom in spring. Leaves turn often brilliant shades of yellow,
orange and red in fall. Full sun to part shade Zone 5
FORTHERGILLA, MT. AIRY
This is a vigorous deciduous shrub that grows 4-5’ tall and is noted for
its profuse spring flowering, excellent summer foliage, excellent fall
color and consistently upright habit. Terminal, bottlebrush-like spikes of
tiny, honey like fragrance, white flowers bloom in spring after the
foliage emerges. Foliage turns excellent shades of yellow, orange and
red-purple in fall. Full sun to part shade Zone 5
HYBISCUS, LIL’ KIM
Growing to only 3-4’ tall and wide, this unique little shrub creates many
new landscape opportunities like mixed container and perennial beds.
The 3” pure white flowers are punctuated with a showy red eye and last
for three days instead of one day like other Rose of Sharon. Full sun
Zone 5-8
HYPERICUM, COBALT N GOLD This mounded grower has silver-green foliage blanketed with ¾”sunny
yellow flowers that are irresistible to butterflies in the late spring and
early summer. This hardy specimen attains a height of 2-3 feet tall and
4-5 feet wide. The leaves transforms themselves into yellow, orange
and red in the fall. Full sun and well-drained soil. Full sun Zone 4-7
HYPERICUM, GOLDEN RULE
An excellent ground covering subshrub for shade, Golden Rule has
colorful orange new growth and attractive yellow foliage. Yellow
summer flowers up to 2" across add to its appeal. Grows 12” tall and
wide. Although it is not as aggressive as the green-leafed varieties, it
will benefit from a trimming one or two times per year. Sun to part sun
Zone 5
ITEA, HENRYS GARNET
A compact, rounded shrub with arching branches that grows 3 to 5 feet
tall and 4 to 6 feet wide. Large white fragrant flowers are produced in
early summer. Long lasting fall color is a brilliant dark maroon with hints
of pink and red. Full to part sun Zone 5
ITEA, LITTLE HENRY
Sweetly scented, pure white flowers on a low mounded, compact bush.
Arching branches are loaded with blooms in early summer. Produces
brilliant fall colors. Grows 1.5 to 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide. Full to part
sun Zone 5
ITEA, MERLOT
This is a very nice dwarf bush of the native Virginia sweetspire. It is very
dense and compact, growing to around 3 feet tall and wide. The flower
clusters arch and spray above the foliage beautifully. Fall foliage turns
deep red. Grow Merlot in moist to average soil. Plant in flower or in fall
color is a dazzler, and also a butterfly magnet. Sun to part shade Zone
5-9
JUNIPER, CALGARY CARPET
Spreading branches with flaring sprays of feathery soft green foliage
form a juniper with a nest like appearance. Great foundation plant, or
for mass plantings. Grows to the height of 12-24” Tall with a 3-4’
spread. Full sun to part shade Zone 3
JUNIPER, BLUE RUG
A spectacular very low trailing Juniper, with definite silver-blue color.
Good growth habit with a full center. Excellent for a ground cover or
bank planting. Grows to a height of 6- 8 inches and spread to 6-8 feet.
Full sun Zone 3
JUNIPER, DAUBS FROSTED
Soft textured, blue-green foliage is accented by golden new growth.
Great for erosion control along banks and slopes. Full sun, well-drained
soil drought resistant once established. Grows 2-3 feet tall and 6 feet
wide. Full sun Zone 4-9
JUNIPER, GREY GUARDIAN
This beautiful greyish-blue low spreading Juniper, a sport from Grey
Owl, has a tighter growth habit and more vivid color. It is perfect as a
foundation plant growing 2 to 3 feet tall and 3 to 5 feet wide. Full sun
Zone 4
JUNIPER, GREY OWL
A low, spreading Juniper that grows 2-3 feet tall and 4-6 feet wide. The
finely-textured foliage is an attractive silver-blue. The outer branches
are thread-like and open, becoming denser toward the center. Full sun
Zone 4
JUNIPER, HUGHES
This silvery-blue, low growing, spreading juniper is a `very popular
where it is known. The Hughes grows to a height of 15 inches tall with
a 6-8 foot spread. Adds great color to any landscape. Full sun Zone 3-8
JUNIPER, SAYBROOK GOLD
By far the brightest gold juniper, “superior” to all gold tip types on the
market. The bright color is maintained through all seasons. Grows 2-3
feet tall and 6 feet wide. The low compact profile is ideal for foundation
or mass plantings. Full sun Zone 4
JUNIPER, SKANDIA
A low-growing, semi-spreading evergreen matures at 14-18 inches high
and 6 feet wide. The pale, grayish-green, feathery foliage holds its color
over the winter. Good for foundation or mass border plant. Blight
resistant. Full sun Zone 3
JUNIPER, SEA GREEN
Fine-textured, bright green foliage is displayed on gracefully arching
branches. This fountain or semi-vased, compact evergreen grows 4-6
feet tall and 6-8 feet wide at maturity. Full sun Zone 4
LILAC. BLOOMERANG
In the spring, the Bloomerang is like any other lilac bush, or at least like
any other dwarf lilac bush. It blooms in May, like most lilacs tend to do,
and after two or three weeks the blooms die back. Come July however,
the plant will provide another set of blossoms, and often will continue
to bloom until the first frost. Grows 4-5’ tall and wide. Full sun Zone 3
LILAC, COMMON PURPLE
This old fashioned lilac is the one most of us remember from our youth.
A perfect informal hedge or screen, it has extremely fragrant, purple
flowers in May. Color may vary from purple to lilac and occasionally
even white. Grows to 12-15 feet tall and 8-12 feet wide. Full to part sun
Zone 2-7
LILAC, COMMON WHITE
This hardy vigorous shrub is the white version of the old fashioned
favorite. It has attractive foliage, single white flowers, and makes a
great informal hedge or screen. Grows to 12-15 feet tall and 8-12 feet
wide. Full to part sun Zone 2-7
LILAC, DWARF KOREAN
This dwarf variety has an excellent uniform habit and red-purple buds
that open to fragrant, single pale lilac flowers. Grows 4-5 feet tall and 57 feet wide. Full sun Zone 3-7
LILAC, MINUET
Its large dark green leaves fully clothe branches, as light purple flower
buds open to single, soft white-pink blooms. Grows to 6-8 feet tall and
4-6 feet wide. Full sun Zone 2-7
LILAC, MISS KIM
This hardy lilac from Korea has purple buds that open to single, fragrant,
pale lilac flowers when other lilacs have finished. It grows 6-7 feet tall
and 5-6 feet wide with a broad, spreading shape. Full sun Zone 3-7
LILAC, SENSATION
This hybrid lilac has single, fragrant, deep purple flowers that are
bordered with a distinctive white edge. This upright rounded shrub
blooms in May and provides unique cut flowers. This type of lilac can
reach up to 10’ tall with a 12’ spread. Full sun Zone 3
LILAC, SWEET TREAT
Has exceptional tolerance to summer heat scorch. It’s a compact shrub
growing to 3 feet tall and wide. The spring flowers are very sweetly
fragrant and the dark green leaves turn burgundy in autumn. A low
maintenance plant that also has an excellent resistance to powdery
mildew. Full sun Zone 3
LYDIA, DYERS GREENWEED
Low mounding shrub with very showy early summer pea-like flowers.
Bright yellow blooms followed by dark green foliage. Makes a great
groundcover and is easily planted on slopes for erosion control. Grows
up to 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide. Full sun Zone 4
NANDINA, GULF STREAM
Forms a large compact mound with good red winter foliage and
vigorous growth. With nice metallic blue-green summer foliage, it grows
3 to 3.5 feet tall and slightly less in the spread. Extremely dense in
habit and foliage with inflorescence about 4 inches long. Full to part sun
Zone 6
NANDINA, MOYERS RED
Reaching up to approximately 6 feet tall, ‘Moyer’s Red bears pink to
white flowers in spring with small star-shaped, white flowers with large,
yellow anthers. Fine purple-red foliage adds superior fall color. The red
berry-like clusters are persistent through winter. This is an upright ever
green shrub. Sun to part shade Zone 6
NINEBARK, AMBER JUBILEE
Rounded and dense in habit, this shrub with its bold colors of orange,
yellow and gold, will stand out in your garden. Delicate white bloom are
produced in spring, and fall foliage is highlighted with tones of red and
purple, making this ninebark appealing over the entire season. Grows to
the height of 6-8 feet tall and 5-6 feet wide. Full to part sun Zone 2-7
NINEBARK, CENTER GLOW
This Ninebark's new foliage is a lovely red color with a bright yellow
base. Light pink buds open to clusters of white flowers. Bush will mature
at 8 to 10 feet tall with a 6 to 8 foot spread and the foliage will have a
deep wine color. Full sun to part shade Zone 3
NINEBARK, LITTLE DEVIL
This Ninebark features deep burgundy foliage throughout the season
and small white-pink clusters of flowers in June. Growing only to 4 feet,
it makes a great background or shrub border. It is also disease and pest
resistant and requires very little maintenance. It keeps its great compact
shape without pruning. Full sun Zone 3
NINEBARK, SUMMER WINE
Neat compact branching and fine, deeply cut, dark crimson-red leaves.
This native variety has pinkish-white, button-like flowers in midsummer. It is very showy and is extremely hardy. Used as a landscape
shrub, maturing at 5 to 6 feet tall and wide. Full sun to part shade
Zone 3
PINE, MUGO
This is a dwarf, low-growing, spreading pine. Nice dark evergreen, stiff
needles that are 2 - 3 inches long. Grows 4’ tall and 5’ wide. Very
tolerant - can handle poor, rocky, dry, windy conditions. Widely used in
foundation plantings, and is an excellent choice for bonsai projects and
Japanese gardens. Full to part sun Zone 3
PLUM YEW, DUKE
A graceful shrub with a spreading, mounded habit. This selection has a
very fine texture, with dense, glossy, needle-like foliage that maintains
color year-round. Good for small gardens, low hedges or borders. Deer
resistant. Evergreen. Slow grower to 4 to 6 ft. tall and wide. Full to part
sun Zone 6
PRIVET, SUNSHINE
Perfect for a low, exceptionally colorful, formal hedge that can be
maintained as low as 1 foot in height, bright golden-yellow foliage.
Grows to 3-4’ tall and wide. Full sun Zone 6