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FlowerFull^® Smooth Hydrangea stands out with bold blooms and sturdy upright stems that won’t flop in the wind and rain. With two-to-three times more blooms per season than other smooth hydrangeas, FlowerFull^® makes an outstanding focal point plant. Improved disease-resistance, low-maintenance and maturing at just three to four feet tall, it’s the perfect choice for small and big landscapes alike.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 3' - 4'

• Width: 4 - 5'

Zone: 3

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Summer-blooming Coral Crème Drop^™ Phlox features lovely coral blooms with rosy eyes that carry a lovely fragrance. As an added bonus, Coral Crème Drop^™ is mildew resistant, compact, and extremely floriferous.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 18 - 22"

Width: 18 - 24"

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Cotton Candy^™ Phlox will bring months of tantalizing color and delicious fragrance to the garden. Soft lavender-pink flowers with cotton candy centers bloom in the summer. Cotton Candy^™ is mildew resistant, compact, and wildly floriferous.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 18 - 22"

Width: 18 - 24"

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Grape Lollipop^™ Phlox is covered in grape-colored flowers with striking red eyes that bloom in the summer. The fragrant blooms, compact habit, and mildew-resistance make this a great addition to the garden for phenomenal summer interest. Introduced by Plants Nouveau.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 18 - 22"

Width: 18 - 24"

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An instant garden favorite, Little Hottie^® is a compact panicle hydrangea with brilliant white blooms that stand up to the warm summer sun without burning. Little Hottie^® is ideal for smaller landscapes where traditional panicle hydrangeas won’t fit. As evening temperatures drop in the fall, the petals turn antique shades of white and pink.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 3' - 5'

• Width: 3' - 5'

Zone: 3

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Strawberry Sundae^® Panicle Hydrangea is a perfect small hedge and wonderful in mass plantings with flowers that emerge creamy white in midsummer and change to pink as night temperatures cool down. With its compact habit, this hydrangea adds striking flowers to small spaces and is nicely proportioned fit underneath a windowsill. The strawberry pink color lasts well into fall, extending your hydrangea season until frost, and the blooms are excellent for fresh cut and dried flower arrangements.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 5'

• Width: 4'

Zone: 3

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With shiny violet-trimmed new leaves, deep purple stems, raspberry-purple buds, and fragrant violet flowers, Virtual Violet^® Lilac is a garden favorite you can count on. Virtual Violet^® is mildew-free and the stems of the leaves remain violet well into summer, meaning you can count on clean, gorgeous views throughout the season. The upright, dense habit makes it a great choice for a hedge in smaller spaces as well as a welcome addition to foundation plantings.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 6' - 8'

• Width: 5' - 7'

Zone: 3

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Superstar^™ Spirea is a compact shrub with deep green foliage that shows off stunning scarlet red new growth to its best advantage. Pink blossoms grace the plant in June, and it will rebloom in August if the spent flowers are pruned. The three-season appeal continues with an excellent bronze fall color.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 3'

• Width: 4'

Zone: 3

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Eclipse^® Hydrangea, the first true dark-leaf mophead hydrangea, offers season-long beauty with intense, dark purple leaves that hold their color, even in warm climates. The striking foliage, paired with gorgeous amethyst or cranberry-colored blooms, will pair perfectly with anything in the garden and are sure to make a dramatic impact. Maturing at 3-5 feet tall and wide, Eclipse^® will stand out, whether used as a focal point in the garden or in decorative containers.

Light Requirement: Partial Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 3' - 5'

• Width: 3' - 5'

Zone: 5

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Pinktini^™ Lilac is a cold and drought tolerant shrub perfect for small spaces, reaching just 4-5 feel tall and 3-4 feet wide at maturity. Rich pink flowers bloom from late May through early June in cool regions, adding the classic lilac fragrance and color to a late spring and early summer landscapes and cut flower arrangements. Clean, green leaves add great contrast to the rich flowers and provides a great look to the landscape all season long.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 5'

• Width: 4'

Zone: 2

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With a bold array of colors throughout the seasons, Amber Jubilee^™ Ninebark is a true multiseason showstopper. New growth glows with tones of orange, yellow, and gold as delicate white flowers bloom in spring. Green leaves brighten up the garden in summer that age to dramatic tones of red and purple in the fall. This mildew-resistant ninebark thrives when planted in full sun and makes an eye-catching hedge or garden border that will be sure to impress.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 5 -7'

• Width: 4 -6'

Zone: 2

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Firedance^™ Dogwood is more compact than the species and has a more uniform habit. White flowers in spring are followed by pretty white berries that are attractive to birds. The foliage turns a nice red-purple color in fall followed by red stems in winter, giving multi-season interest. It is tolerant of moist conditions, is suitable for rain gardens, and good on slopes to hold soil in place.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 3' - 4'

• Width: 4' - 5'

Zone: 2

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Iceberg Alley^®, a native plant discovered in Canada, is a cold hardy shrub that makes a great addition to any cold climate landscape. This shrub’s powdery, silver foliage adds unique texture and contrast, especially when combined with other plants. Iceberg Alley^® reaches a height and spread of about 5’ (a bit shorter in very cold areas and a bit taller in warmer zones) forming an attractive upright and rounded shape that fits beautifully into the landscape. It blooms in spring with silver catkins with red stamens, providing nectar for pollinators. Iceberg Alley^® is tolerant of moist soils and a great choice for rain gardens. It grows best in full sun and tolerates pruning beautifully, so you can feature stems in cut flower arrangements throughout the seasons.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 3 - 5'

• Width: 4 - 6'

Zone: 2

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Standing Ovation^™ welcomes spring with loads of white flowers that often age to edible berries in June. As the season continues, its dark green leaves put on a show, changing to shades of red and orange in autumn. This upright, oval shrub offers year-round interest, adding height to the garden and nice structure during winter. The uniform habit makes Standing Ovation^™ a great shrub for hedging and privacy plantings.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 15'

• Width: 4'

Zone: 2

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Little Spark^® is a compact spirea with orange new growth that holds its yellow leaf color throughout the summer, even when planted in full sun. A summer bloomer, the pink flowers arise just above the foliage, and if you give them a quick shear when they are done, it will rebloom in late summer. Fall color includes shades of pink, creating a multi-toned effect. Little Spark^® is fantastic when planted along a garden border.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 2'

• Width: 3'

Zone: 3

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The 1” single round flowers are a lovely shade of orange with just a hint of red. Beautifully compact, it forms a rounded shrub reaching only 2-3’ in height and spread, making it perfect for the foundation. Deer resistant.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 3'

• Width: 3'

Zone: 2

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Generally, you would need both a male and female bittersweet plant to get the much loved orange berries, but you’ll only need one with Autumn Revolution^™ Bittersweet. This beloved native vine is covered in green leaves in the summer and joined by gorgeous orange berries that form in the late summer and get their color in early fall. The berries on Autumn Revolution^™ are twice the size of other bittersweet varieties and are great for cut arrangements and other DIY crafts. The berries that aren’t used for crafts in the fall provide wonderful winter interest.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 15 - 25'

Zone: 2

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Technito^® Arborvitae has attractive dark green color that retains the color through winter. This dense evergreen is a great improvement to other arborvitae as it requires less shearing to retain a compact pyramidal outline. The mature size and habit make Technito^® an excellent privacy screen.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height:  8 - 10'

Width: 4 - 5'

Zone: 3

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