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'Eupatorium Maculatum' , also known as Joe-Pye Weeds,  are bold, architectural specimen plants, perfect for making a statement in the border. Plants forms a huge clump of coarse green leaves, bearing enormous umbrella-like heads of rosy-purple flowers in late summer.

This selection is a little more restrained in height, but still gets large and impressive.

A magnet to butterflies, this is also suitable for planting in a meadow or at the waterside. Excellent for cutting.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 60 - 72"

• Width: 24 - 36"

Zone: 4

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

Odyssey boasts a sweet flavour comparable to the 'Gala' apple. The fruit ripens in mid-september and stores well. Introduced by Jeffries Nurseries. All apples, crabapples and applecrabs are closely related and can be used to cross pollinate each other.

*Pollinator required. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 20'
• Width: 20'

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Unlike Stachys byzantina (Lamb's Ear), this species forms large, rounded clumps of green, long and narrow, textured leaves. It is lovely even when it's not in bloom. From early thru midsummer, sturdy spikes of lavender-rose flowers shoot up through the foliage, putting on quite a display.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 12 - 24"

• Width: 12 - 24"

Zone: 4

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

Globe Caragana is a hardy, multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with fine texture. It's a relatively low maintenance shrub and shouldn't require much pruning. Suitable for mass planting, hedging and general garden use. 

Grows best in dry to average level of moisture and very well-drained soil, and will often die in standing water. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 36"

• Width: 36"

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

 Development of unkempt growth often occurs if shrubs are not regularly pruned immediately after spring flowering

Pruning should be done after mid-July will remove flower buds for the following spring

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 6'

• Width: 6'

Zone: 3

A naturally dwarf version of the species; slow growing, rugged and hardy, excellent for form, texture and colour detail in garden. Prune candles to keep tight and maintain a dense habit of growth.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 3' - 5'

• Width: 4' - 6'

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Very rich, dark purple flowers are produced above dark green foliage in early fall to midfall. A perfect finale to the growing season!

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Flowering Season:  Late Summer

Mature Size:

• Height: 26 - 30"
  
• Spread: 40 - 44"
  

Zone: 3a

 Elegant lacy leaves form a very dense and bushy clump. This dwarf plant does not demand the same space as the standard Goats beard, and is somewhat inclined to sulk in hot summer areas, so plant in a moist, peaty soil, or even at the waterside. Cut plants back in summer if they look untidy.

An excellent companion to summer-blooming shrub roses. Good for cutting, the flowers may also be dried by hanging upside down in a warm, dark room.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 30"

• Width: 12"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nurseries & Bellwyck Horticolor

Bright yellow flowers on silvery green foliage – flowers open in the afternoon and bloom throughout the night, attracting butterflies and moths. Tolerates a wide range of soil types; drought tolerant and low maintenance.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 3 - 6"

• Width: 15 - 18"

Zone: 5

Photos courtesy of Ball Seed

Chinese Lantern (Physalis alkekengi)  There is high value for this dried species in fall displays. In Japan, the seeds are used during the Bon Festival as offerings to guide the souls of the deceased. This plant spreads underground by rhizomes and should be contained in certain situations. Physalis is a close relative of the Cape Gooseberry but is not cultivated as a food crop. The fruit is tasteless and it should be noted that the unripe fruit and leaves are toxic if enough is ingested. 

 Light Requirement: Full Sun

Flowering Season: Summer

Mature Size:

• Height: 24"
  
• Spread: 24"
  

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

Rockfoil produces its thickest and most lush foliage in spring. The bright green, crinkly leaves pack tightly together and carpet rocks, pavers, and lightly shaded nooks. In spring, tiny, cupped flowers appear on slender stalks held above the body of the plant. The wiry stalks are tinged pink to purple and support blooms of salmon, pink, purple, white, and other hues. The rockfoil flowers last into the early part of summer. Once the flowers die back, the plant is exposed to drying air and sun without their shading protection.

Photos courtesy of Bellwyck Horticolor

Image courtesy of Ball Seed

The Flame Peony lives up to its name as a profuse bloomer with fiery crimson-red flowers, accented by hints of deep coral. Its large, single blooming blossoms are cup-shaped, with wide petals surrounding a center of golden-yellow stamens. This hybrid peony features dark green foliage on sturdy stems.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 24 - 36"

• Width: 24 - 36"

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

Selected form with deep maroon foliage. White flowers are held in a loose spike. Needs full sun to maintain foliage color.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Height: 30"

Width: 18"

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of Aubin Nursery and Bellwyck Horticolor.

Upright, rounded shrub with white flowers. Ornamental clusters of bright red fruit form late fall through early winter. A heavy producer.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Height: 8'

Width: 6"

Zone: 2

Photo and data courtesy of Aubin Nursery and Bellwyck Horticolor.

This dwarf panicle hydrangea will turn heads! Bobo^® hydrangea is engulfed by large white flowers in summer. The flowers are held upright on strong stems, and continue to grow and lengthen as they bloom. No flopping, unlike some panicle hydrangeas! As blooms age, they turn pink. 

Light Requirement: Part Sun to Full Sun

Height: 30 -36"

Width: 36 - 48"

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of Proven Winners

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

Image courtesy of First Editions

Salix integra ‘Flamingo’ is a fast-growing willow shrub with spectacular colour from pink stems to variegated, lance-shaped white and green foliage flushed with pink when growth first emerges.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Part Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 4 - 6'

• Width: 5 - 8'

Zone: 3

After spring garden bloomers finish their show, Pinky Promise™ Snowberry takes over center stage with a flashy display of gumball pink berries that cover the rich mint-green foliage. The promise of such appeal is worth the wait! Hardy and compact, this special addition to the Bloomin' Easy® family is perfect for decorative patio containers, hedges, mixed garden beds, and walkways.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 3 - 4'

Width: 3 - 4'

A feast for the eyes from spring through autumn!

Winecraft Black^® is the first Proven Winners smokebush, so you know it must be special. In spring, round leaves emerge rich purple but as summer's heat comes on, they turn a deep near-black tone and finally light up in an array of reds and oranges in fall. In early summer, large, soft panicles of bloom appear that become the misty "smoke" that makes this such a popular landscape plant. Unlike other smokebush, it naturally has a rounded, dwarf habit which means that finally, every landscape has room for this unique plant.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 10'

• Width: 8'

Photos and Data Courtesy of Proven Winners

Light Requirement: Full Sun 

Mature Size:

• Height: 4' -  7'

• Width: 4' -  7'

Zone: 3

A tightly narrow shade tree, ideal for smaller properties.Prairie Spire Ash has lustrous foliage with superb gold fall colour, seedless and low maintenance.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

Height: 50'

Spread: 25'

Photo and data courtesy of Jeffries Nurseries

Pendulous branches adorned with densely clustered, short needles impart an elegant, cascading charm to the surroundings. Ideal as a striking focal point or when planted collectively to form a windbreak or screen. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 5' - 6'

• Width: 5'

Zone: 2

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Height: 36"

Width: 18"

Zone: 3

Photo and data courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade

Height: 26"

Width: 18"

Zone: 2

Photo and data courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

Add a pop of white to the landscape with this double flowered potentilla. Crème Brulee^™ showcases bright white blooms on a rounded shrub throughout the entire summer. Its dark green foliage contrasts beautifully with the flowers and its rock-solid performance necessitates little maintenance.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 3' - 4'

• Width: 2 - 3'

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of First Editions

Light Requirement: Sun

Flower Season: Spring, Summer

Mature Size:

• Height: 3'-4'
• Spread: 3'

Photos and Data Courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

A slow growing, compact and very hardy shrub, features dense green foliage in summer and brilliant, blood red stems in winter, excellent massed, or planted in small groupings; makes a great low hedge.

Lighting requirements: Full to part Sun

Mature Size:

Height: 48"

Spread: 48"

The best of the white flowered Potentillas, this is a tidy compact shrub with large, double white flowers from June until frost over fine textured foliage; hardy, tough and adaptable to all conditions, but dislikes wet soils

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 2' - 3'

• Width: 2' - 3'

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery