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Abeliophyllum distichum
Common Name: Forsythia, White
Stiff and upright growing when young, developing arching branches and more symmetry with age. Clusters of fragrant white flowers in April along the stems before the leaves appear. Blooms concurrently with and is an alternative to Forsythia. Best when...

Abies concolor
Common Name: Fir, White
Pyramidal. Long, soft, bluish green needles. Suitable for city conditions: withstanding heat, drought and cold. The only Abies tolerant of air pollution. Native to the Rocky Mountains and adaptable for New England. Prefers acidic, moist but well drai...

Abies fraseri
Common Name: Fir, Fraser
Narrow and pyramidal with glossy dark needles. Similar to the northern Balsam Fir but better adapted to our climate. Native to the Allegheny Mountains. Firs are generally well adapted to New England. They prefer acidic but moist well drained soils an...

Abies koreana
Common Name: Fir, Korean
Narrow, upright, fast growing and dense. Thick glossy needles with distinctive silvery white undersides. Attractive and reliable for New England landscapes. Firs are generally well adapted to New England. They prefer acidic but moist well drained soi...

Abies lasiocarpa arizonica
Common Name: Fir, Cork
Narrow pyramid, similar in appearance to Blue Spruce. Grows less than a foot a year. Soft, heavy-textured deep blue needles. Thick white corky bark when mature. Native to the mountains of the northwest USA. Has performed well in Hopkinton for 40 year...

Abies procera (nobilis) 'Glauca'
Common Name: Fir, Blue Noble
Slow growing and spreading when young, forming a large upright tree with downward arching branches when mature. Soft, curved, heavy-textured deep blue needles wrap the stems. Many cones. Firs are generally well adapted to New England. They prefer aci...

Acer campestre
Common Name: Maple, Hedge or Field
Dense, low-branched, rounded form. Vibrant yellow autumn color. Tolerates dry, compacted, and alkaline soils and will grow in clay....

Acer ginnala (tataricum ginnala) 'Compactum'
Common Name: Maple, Amur
A vigorous but compact growing form of the multistemmed tree with denser branching than the species. Small green leaves turn brilliant scarlet in autumn. This species is native to China and Japan, among the hardiest of the maples, and well suited to ...

Acer ginnala (tataricum ginnala) 'Ruby Slippers'
Common Name: Maple, Amur
Abundant winged seeds resemble a pair of bright red ballet slippers, June. Round, dense head. Bright red, orange and gold autumn foliage. This species is native to China and Japan, among the hardiest of the maples, and well suited to landscaping in N...

Acer griseum
Common Name: Maple, Paperbark
Upright growing small tree with bold, stocky branches, maturing to a rounded form. Unique cinnamon-brown bark exfoliates on trunk and branches to reveal a shiny coppery inner bark. Small three-lobed leaves are rich green in summer and bright coral-re...

Acer japonicum 'Filicifolium'
Common Name: Maple, Japanese
Synonym: 'Aconitifolium'
A sturdy, broad, upright multistemmed tree with stout twigs and branches. Wide, deeply divided leaves are deep green in summer and brilliant scarlet shades in autumn. Stiff red twigs are prominent all winter. Easy to grow and one of the most distinct...

Acer japonicum 'Green Cascade'
Common Name: Maple, Full Moon Japanese
Vigorous, weeping specimen tree. Deeply cut, lacy green foliage turns a marvelous red-orange in autumn. Full sun....

Acer palmatum
Common Name: Maple, Japanese
Vigorous, upright habit when young broadening with age. Multistemmed with green stems and leaves. Bright autumn color. Few plants can compare to the effect these choice cultivars create in the landscape. In winter the branching patterns are delicate ...

Acer palmatum 'Beni Schichihenge'
Common Name: Maple, Japanese
Narrow, upright. Green foliage with white-coral-pink-orange margins, deep red branch tips. Few plants can compare to the effect these choice cultivars create in the landscape. In winter the branching patterns are delicate and intricate with bold upwa...

Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'
Common Name: Maple, Japanese
This cultivar holds its red foliage color all summer and has become the industry "standard." When not planted in full sun, its leaves turn bronzy red as the season progresses. Brilliant red fall foliage. Few plants can compare to the effect these cho...

Acer palmatum 'Butterfly'
Common Name: Maple, Japanese
Distinctly upright growing and twiggy. Delicate green ribbon-like leaves with white and pink margins, often variable branch to branch. Reversions to wider leaves should be removed. Yellowish foliage in fall. Slightly less winter tolerant than other c...

Acer palmatum 'Crimson Prince'
Common Name: Maple, Japanese
Upright with arching branches. Deep purple-red foliage turns red in autumn. Faster growing than 'Bloodgood'. Few plants can compare to the effect these choice cultivars create in the landscape. In winter the branching patterns are delicate and intric...

Acer palmatum 'Emperor I'
Common Name: Maple, Japanese
Leaves are large like those of 'Bloodgood' but with slightly more purplish pigment. Holds color well in heat. Faster growing than 'Bloodgood'. Full sun to part shade....

Acer palmatum 'Katsura'
Common Name: Maple, Japanese
Slow growing, dense and compact. One of the first Japanese Maples to leaf out each spring. The small, five-lobed leaves emerge pale yellow-orange, with brighter orange margins. Rich green summer foliage changes again to bright yellow-orange in the fa...

Acer palmatum 'Orange Dream'
Common Name: Maple, Japanese
New growth in spring and into summer is a unique, bright orange-yellow. Few plants can compare to the effect these choice cultivars create in the landscape. In winter the branching patterns are delicate and intricate with bold upward arching trunks a...

Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki'
Common Name: Maple, Japanese
Round-topped small tree. Green leaves in spring and summer with intense crimson fall color. Larger leaves are more sun tolerant than most Japanese Maples. Few plants can compare to the effect these choice cultivars create in the landscape. In winter ...

Acer palmatum 'Senkaki'
Common Name: Maple, Coralbark
Synonym: 'Sango kaku'
Distinctive red-coral colored bark, particularly striking in winter. Green foliage turns bright yellow in fall. Less cold and wind tolerant than other cultivars, requiring a protected planting location and annual maintenance. The effect of the bark i...

Acer palmatum 'Shigatatsu sawa'
Common Name: Maple, Japanese
Slow growing and wide. Reticulated yellow-green leaves with dark green veins all summer, turning reddish in fall. Few plants can compare to the effect these choice cultivars create in the landscape. In winter the branching patterns are delicate and i...

Acer palmatum 'Shindeshojo'
Common Name: Maple, Japanese
Wide growing, upright. Leaves are small, emerge bright red pink in spring and become reddish green with occasional flecks of white by summer. Red and orange fall foliage. Few plants can compare to the effect these choice cultivars create in the lands...

Acer palmatum atropurpureum 'Oshio Beni'
Common Name: Maple, Japanese
Foliage light red all summer, turning brilliant scarlet-red in autumn. Best summer foliage color requires full sun. Few plants can compare to the effect these choice cultivars create in the landscape. In winter the branching patterns are delicate and...

Acer palmatum dissectum 'Filigree'
Common Name: Maple, Cutleaf Japanese
Pendulous cascading habit. Grows twice as wide as tall. Finely and very deeply, doubly dissected, green leaves overlaid with dots, specks, and flecks of pale gold and cream. Rich gold autumn color. Delicate and intricate branching pattern creates win...

Acer palmatum dissectum 'Seiryu'
Common Name: Maple, Japanese Cutleaf
An upright growing threadleaf maple. Bright green finely cut leaves turn gold and crimson in autumn. Upright arching branches. Few plants can compare to the effect these choice cultivars create in the landscape. In winter the branching patterns are d...

Acer palmatum dissectum 'Viridis'
Common Name: Maple, Japanese Cutleaf
Dwarf growing and spreading with delicate, feathery, deeply cut green foliage and arching branches. Brilliant fall foliage. Top-grafted on a 2 ft. stem. Few plants can compare to the effect these choice cultivars create in the landscape. In winter th...

Acer palmatum dissectum atropurpureum 'Crimson Queen'
Common Name: Maple, Japanese Cutleaf
Dwarf growing and spreading. Long, delicate, fast growing branches arch upward and outward. Deeply cut, feathery dark red leaves fade only slightly in summer; brilliant red fall color. Best leaf color in full sun. Few plants can compare to the effect...

Acer palmatum dissectum atropurpureum 'Ever Red'
Common Name: Maple, Japanese Cutleaf
Slow growing, wide and upright. Dark red serrated leaves all year. Vigorous. Best color in full sun. Few plants can compare to the effect these choice cultivars create in the landscape. In winter the branching patterns are delicate and intricate with...

Acer palmatum dissectum atropurpureum 'Garnet'
Common Name: Maple, Japanese Cutleaf
Slow growing but vigorous. Large, deeply dissected rich red leaves with an orange tone, most colorful when grown in full sun. Few plants can compare to the effect these choice cultivars create in the landscape. In winter the branching patterns are de...

Acer palmatum dissectum atropurpureum 'Inaba Shidare'
Common Name: Maple, Japanese Cutleaf
More upright than other cultivars but still cascading. Faster growing than most cutleaf maples. Very vigorous and sturdy. Bronze-red new growth. Deep burgundy foliage that retains its color all season. Large, seven-lobed dissected leaves up to 6" lon...

Acer palmatum dissectum atropurpureum 'Red Dragon'
Common Name: Maple, Japanese Cutleaf
Strongly pendulous branches on a wide spreading form. Dark purple-red dissected foliage color retained well all summer. Leaves turn fiery red in autumn. Few plants can compare to the effect these choice cultivars create in the landscape. In winter th...

Acer palmatum dissectum atropurpureum 'Red Select'
Common Name: Maple, Japanese Cutleaf
Dwarf growing and spreading. Strong red deeply dissected leaves. Maintains good color all season. Few plants can compare to the effect these choice cultivars create in the landscape. In winter the branching patterns are delicate and intricate with...

Acer palmatum dissectum atropurpureum 'Tamukeyama'
Common Name: Maple, Japanese Cutleaf
Weeping. Purple foliage turns red in autumn. Grows to 12 feet wide. Few plants can compare to the effect these choice cultivars create in the landscape. In winter the branching patterns are delicate and intricate with bold upward arching trunks and w...

Acer pennsylvanicum
Common Name: Maple, Striped
Narrow and upright growing native striped maple with green bark marked with white stripes when young. Mature bark is brownish gray. Large dark green leaves turn a clear yellow fall color. Prefers shade or partial shade and a moist rich soil. Relative...

Acer rubrum Fairview Flame™
Common Name: Maple, Red or Swamp
Vigorous and well branched. Holds its green foliage and colors-up later in autumn than other Swamp Maples. Tolerates wet soils. This species is one of the most familiar of our native trees. It welcomes the spring, often as early as March, with red f...

Acer rubrum October Glory®
Common Name: Maple, Red or Swamp
Syn: 'PN10268'
Broad oval crown. Medium green glossy foliage colors in late fall, turning brilliant crimson-red. Foliage is held on tree later than other Swamp Maples. Tolerates wet soils. This species is one of the most familiar of our native trees. It welcomes th...

Acer rubrum Red Sunset®
Common Name: Maple, Red or Swamp
Vigorous, upright oval crown. Dark green glossy foliage turns brilliant orange-red to red in fall. This was one of the first cultivars selected for clonal propagation. Tolerates wet soils. This species is one of the most familiar of our native trees....

Acer saccharum
Common Name: Maple, Sugar
Thick dark green leaves turn golden yellow in autumn. This is the native species for which autumn foliage in New England has become world renown. A stately long-lived tree when properly sited but susceptible to salt damage when planted close to the s...

Acer saccharum Bonfire™
Common Name: Maple, Sugar
Fast growing. Great heat tolerance. Brilliant orange-red autumn color. This is the native species for which autumn foliage in New England has become world renown. A stately long-lived tree when properly sited but susceptible to salt damage when plant...

Acer saccharum Crescendo™
Common Name: Maple, Sugar
Dark green foliage turns to an outstanding orange-red fall color. More drought tolerant than other Sugar Maples. This is the native species for which autumn foliage in New England has become world renown. A stately long-lived tree when properly sited...

Acer saccharum Fall Fiesta™
Common Name: Maple, Sugar
Synonym: 'Bailsta'
Fast growing with thick, leathery leaves. Fabulous fall color of brilliant red, yellow and orange. This is the native species for which autumn foliage in New England has become world renown. A stately long-lived tree when properly sited but susceptib...

Acer saccharum Green Mountain®
Common Name: Maple, Sugar
Uniform, upright oval crown. Large, thick, dark green foliage has thicker, waxier coating than typical Sugar Maples better enabling it to resist windburn and scorch. Orange and scarlet in fall. This is the native species for which autumn foliage in N...

Acer saccharum 'Legacy'
Common Name: Maple, Sugar
Fast growing, developing a symmetrical oval crown. Dark glossy foliage turns reddish orange in fall. This is the native species for which autumn foliage in New England has become world renown. A stately long-lived tree when properly sited but suscept...

Acer saccharum 'Milane's Dwarf'
Common Name: Maple, Sugar
Typical sugar maple but slower growing, less than 6" per year. Upright and columnar when young. Excellent for topiary, patio, or smaller gardens. Brilliant orange-red autumn color. Sugar maples are the native species that has made New England world-r...

Acer saccharum 'Monumentale'
Common Name: Maple, Sentry Sugar
Extremely narrow and upright with very narrow branch angles, this cultivar can be maintained at less than 6 ft wide. Dark green foliage turns shades of yellow-orange in autumn. The unusually narrow and upright silhouette provides winter interest. Ide...

Acer tegmentosum 'White Tigress'
Common Name: Maple, Manchurian Striped
A cultivar of the Manchurian Striped Maple selected by Tim Brotzman in Ohio for extremely bright white markings along the stems and branches. Upright growing and narrow when young, broadening with age. Pale green 3-5 lobed leaves emerge early in spri...

Acer triflorum
Common Name: Maple, Three Flower
Delicate and upright growing with fine-textured spreading branches, forming a rounded crown. Distinctive golden brown fissured bark, slightly exfoliating on young stems. Dark green leaves turn yellow and scarlet in late fall, often with a rosy pinkis...

Acer x freemanii Autumn Blaze®
Common Name: Maple
Synonym: 'Jeffersred'
A hybrid between Swamp Maple (A. rubrum) and Silver Maple (A. saccharinum) that captures the best features of each. Vigorous and fast growing with strong branching, but not brittle. Brilliant orange-red fall color. A good city tree that performs well...

Achillea millefolium 'Pomegranate'
Common Name: Yarrow

Rich pomegranate red flowers all summer. Green fern-like foliage. Cutting back after the first flush of bloom can extend the flowering season. Divide in spring. Adaptable to the seashore and rarely severely damaged by deer. Spacing...


Achillea millefolium 'Red Beauty'
Common Name: Yarrow

Red flowers all summer. Green fern-like foliage. Rapid spreader. Cutting back after the first flush of bloom can extend the flowering season. Divide in spring. Adaptable to the seashore and rarely severely damaged by deer. Spa...


Achillea millefolium 'Red Velvet'
Common Name: Yarrow

Dark red flowers mid June. Green fern-like foliage. Rapid spreader. Cutting back after the first flush of bloom can extend the flowering season. Divide in spring. Adaptable to the seashore and rarely severely damaged by deer. ...


Achillea millefolium 'Summerwine'
Common Name: Yarrow

Deep wine-red flowers all summer. Green foliage. Cutting back after the first flush of bloom can extend the flowering season. Divide in spring. Adaptable to the seashore and rarely severely damaged by deer. Spacing: 15".

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Achillea millefolium 'Wonderful Wampee'
Common Name: Yarrow

Flowers open rich pink, age to apple blossom blush. Cutting back after the first flush of bloom and watering during the hot days of summer can produce a new flush of flowers in the fall. Divide in spring. Adaptable to the seashore and rarely ...


Achillea millefolium x 'Salmon Beauty'
Common Name: Yarrow
Synonym: 'Lachsschoenheit'

Light salmon flowers fading to cream. Green foliage. A Galaxy Hybrid. Cutting back after the first flush of bloom and watering during the hot days of summer can produce a new flush of flowers in the fall. Divide in spring. Adaptable to the se...


Achillea x 'Anthea'
Common Name: Yarrow

Soft yellow flowers early summer. Silvery grey fern-like foliage. More tolerant of rainy and humid conditions. Cutting back after the first flush of bloom can extend the flowering season. Divide in spring. Adaptable to th...


Achillea x 'Moonshine'
Common Name: Yarrow

Light yellow flowers all summer. Silvery gray foliage. A classic plant for the perennial border. Cutting back after the first flush of bloom can extend the flowering season. Divide in spring. Adaptable to the seashore and...


Aconitum carmichaelii 'Arendsii'
Common Name: Monkshood
Synonym: x arendsii
Large, intense blue flowers September–October. Dark green, deeply divided, attractive foliage. Self-supporting stalks. Prefers moist soil and part shade but will tolerate full sun with adequate moisture. All parts are poisonous. Spacing: 12–18"....

Acontium henryi 'Spark's Variety'
Common Name: Monkshood
Violet-blue flowers July–August. Finely cut foliage. Prefers moist soil and part shade but will tolerate full sun with adequate moisture. All parts are poisonous. Spacing: 18"....

Actaea pachypoda 'Misty Blue'
Common Name: Doll's Eyes or Baneberry

Small clusters of white flowers, late spring or early summer, produce white berries in autumn, each with a red stalk and a black dot. Finely cut blue-green foliage. An unusual native. Spacing: 2-3 ft.

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Actaea (Cimicifuga) racemosa
Common Name: Snakeroot or Cohosh

Slender white flower spikes on branched stalks, July–September. Compound, ternate, sharply toothed leaves. Prefers moist, acidic soil. Adaptable to the seashore. A native usually found in moist woodland or scrub. Spacing: 2&n...


Actaea (Cimicifuga) ramosa 'Atropurpurea'
Common Name: Bugbane, Purple-leaf

Fragrant white flowers tinged with pink, September–October. Compound, ternate, sharply toothed, deep purple leaves that turn greenish in full sun. Very showy. Prefers moist, acidic soil. Rarely severely damaged by deer. Spaci...


Actaea (Cimicifuga) ramosa 'Brunette'
Common Name: Bugbane

Deep bronze, compound, ternate, sharply toothed leaves. Tall, wand-like, fragrant white flowers flushed with pink, August to September. Prefers moist, acidic soils. Full sun to shade. Adaptable to the seashore. Divide in spring. Fu...


Actaea (Cimicifuga) ramosa 'Hillside Black Beauty'
Common Name: Bugbane, Purple-leaf

Fragrant bottlebrush flowers open white with a pink tinge in autumn. Striking dark purplish black, compound, ternate, sharply toothed leaves. Mary Ann McGourty introduction. Collector's item. Prefers moist, acidic soil. Adaptable t...


Actaea (Cimicifuga) ramosa 'James Compton'
Common Name: Bugbane, Purple-leaf

Very fragrant white flowers appear mid summer to early autumn. Compound, ternate, sharply toothed leaves appears green when plants are young or transplanted, mature dark black. Prefers moist, acidic soil. Adaptable to the seashore....


Actaea (Cimicifuga) ramosa 'Pink Spike'
Common Name: Bugbane, Purple-leaf

Upright candles of fragrant light pink flowers in early autumn. Dark bronze-purple foliage, compound, ternate, sharply toothed. Prefers moist, acidic soil. Adaptable to the seashore. Spacing: 2-3 ft.

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Actaea (Cimicifuga) simplex 'White Pearl'
Common Name: Bugbane, Kamchatka or Autumn Bugbane

Fragrant pure white flowers, October to November, on spikes more arching then C. racemosa. Pale green, compound, ternate, sharply toothed leaves. More tolerant of alkaline soils and later blooming than other bugbanes. Part shade to...


Actinidia arguta 'Issai'
Common Name: Kiwi, Hardy

Twining climber, requires support. Self-pollinator (hermaphroditic with "perfect" flowers) so no male necessary for fruit set. Greenish white, slightly fragrant flowers in June, fruit in October. Will flower and fruit as a young pl...


Adiantum pedatum
Common Name: Fern -- Maidenhair
Lacy bright green foliage on dark, wiry branching stems. Few plants evoke woodlands more than ferns. Give them conditions similar to their preferred habitat: moist, humus rich soil and a shady spot. Ferns are deer resistant. Native. Spacing: 15-18"....

Aesculus hippocastanum 'Laciniata'
Common Name: Horsechestnut, Cutleaf
Slow growing, medium sized tree with small deeply cut frilly leaves, similar to Aralia. White flowers, May-June. One or two blackish seeds inside spiny brown cases, September-October. Full sun....

Aesculus parviflora
Common Name: Bottlebrush Buckeye
A vigorous growing, suckering and clump forming plant ideal for large areas, spreading many times as wide as high. Showy white flowers on large upright panicles in July. Dark green compound leaves turn yellow in fall. Large brown seeds are released f...

Aesculus parviflora var. serotina
Common Name: Bottlebrush Buckeye
Extra large white flowers, July. A vigorous growing, suckering and clump forming plant ideal for large areas, spreading many times as wide as high. Showy white flowers on large upright panicles in July. Dark green compound leaves turn yellow in fall....

Aesculus x carnea 'Briotii'
Common Name: Horsechestnut, Red
Fast growing and best suited for a large site. Prominent glossy reddish brown buds, stout, upright, coarse branches. Young plants tend to have irregular trunks. Early to leaf-out in the spring with large, compound, corrugated leaves. Pink flowers wit...

Aesculus x carnea 'Fort McNair'
Common Name: Horsechestnut, Red
Stout branches and stems, coarse appearance. Light pink flowers with a yellow throat. Faster growing than other pink flowering cultivars. Large, dark green, disease resistant compound foliage holds into late fall. Brown nuts....

Aesculus x carnea 'O'Neil's Red'
Common Name: Horsechestnut, Red
Large upright clusters of dark pink to red flowers, May. Brown nuts. Fast growing and best suited for a large site. Prominent brown buds on stout, upright, coarse branches. Young plants tend to have irregular trunks. Early to leaf out in the spring w...

Aesculus x carnea seedlings
Common Name: Horsechestnut, Red
Large pyramidal clusters of flowers pink with yellow throat, May. Fast growing and best suited for a large site. Prominent brown buds on stout, upright, coarse branches. Young plants tend to have irregular trunks. Early to leaf out in the spring with...

Agastache foeniculum 'Golden Jubilee'
Common Name: Hyssop, Anise
Purple 4" spike flowers in summer. Rich yellow to chartreuse foliage, heavily mint-scented. Spacing: 12"....

Agastache x 'Black Adder'
Common Name: Hyssop, Giant
Bottlebrush-like stalks of light violet-blue flowers from darker purple buds in mid summer. Licorice-scented foliage. Spacing: 12–15"....

Agastache x 'Blue Fortune'
Common Name: Hyssop, Anise
Long lasting, soft blue tubular flowers in whorls on long stems in summer. Licorice scented blue-green foliage. Divide in spring. Spacing: 12"....

Agastache x 'Purple Haze'
Common Name: Hyssop, Anise
Smokey blue-violet flowers July to frost. Spacing: 12–15"....

Ajuga reptans 'Black Scallop'
Common Name: Bugleweed

Glossy, near-black, scalloped leaves form a dense mat. Color is best in full sun. Short spikes of deep blue flowers create dramatic contrast in spring. Unlike many Ajuga this cultivar spreads much more slowly making it a c...


Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow'
Common Name: Bugleweed

Tri-colored creamy white, rosy pink, and dark green foliage turns deep bronze in autumn. Semievergreen. Blue flowers in 6" spikes in spring. Tends to spread more slowly than other Ajuga makinga possible candidate for edgin...


Ajuga x 'Chocolate Chip'
Common Name: Bugleweed
Syn: x tenorii 'Valfredda'

Dark green leaves are tinted bronze to chocolate. More dwarf than the species. Spreads enthusiastically to create a handsome groundcover. In spring short spikes of purple-blue flowers rise above. Deer resistant. Drought tolerant on...


Akebia quinata
Common Name: Akebia, Fiveleaf
Climbing. Dense and vigorous with delicate dark blue-green foliage that holds well into autumn. Fragrant purple flowers in May, rarely followed by large bright purple seedpods in September....

Albizia julibrissin
Common Name: Silk Tree, Mimosa
Wide, upright, fast-growing, forming several trunks and a flat-topped crown. Fragrant, light pink, "pom-pom" flowers start in June and continue sporadically all summer. Feathery compound foliage that appears late spring. Protect from winter winds. Fu...

Albizia julibrissin 'Ernest Wilson'
Common Name: Mimosa
Synonym: 'Rosea'
Wide, upright, fast growing forming several trunks. Fragrant, light pink, "pom-pom" type flowers on feathery foliage all summer. Protect from winter winds....

Alcea rosea 'Mars Magic'
Common Name: Hollyhock

Bright red single flowers in mid summer, on a reliably perennial plant. Performs best in moist, well drained soils and full sun. An old fashioned favorite in New England, adaptable to coastal conditions. Will perennialize in a location it likes. <...


Alcea rosea 'Nigra'
Common Name: Hollyhock, Black
Tall spires of large blossoms of a unique single maroon-black that open from bottom to top, July-August. Performs best in moist, well drained soils and full sun. An old fashioned favorite in New England, adaptable to coastal conditions. Will perennia...

Alcea rosea 'The Watchman'
Common Name: Hollyhock

Velvety maroon-black single flowers in mid summer. Biennial. Will perennialize in a location it likes. Performs best in moist, well drained soils and full sun. An old fashioned favorite in New England, adaptable to coastal conditions.


Alcea x Single Mix
Common Name: Hollyhock, Single

Old-fashioned single flowers in mixed colors, July–August. Biennial. Will perennialize in a location it likes. Performs best in moist, well drained soils and full sun. An old fashioned favorite in New England, adaptable to co...


Alchemilla mollis 'Auslese'
Common Name: Lady's Mantle

Profuse sprays of yellow-green flowers on mound of lush gray-green foliage from late April into summer. Good groundcover or edging for moist shade. Self-sows freely. Divide in early spring or autumn. Can be cut back and watered in ...


Alchemilla mollis 'Thriller'
Common Name: Lady's Mantle

A more prolific and floriferous cultivar. Foamy chartreuse flowers in spring. Large, attractive, lime-green pleated leaves. Good groundcover or edging for moist shade. Self-sows freely. Divide in early spring or autumn. Adaptable t...


Alchemilla mollis (vulgaris)
Common Name: Lady's Mantle, Common
Densely pubescent leaves have shallow lobes. Showy sprays of small, chartreuse, starry flowers in early summer. Good groundcover or edging for moist shade. Self-sows freely. Divide in early spring or autumn. Can be cut back and watered in summer to p...

Allium senescens glaucum
Common Name: Onion, Circle
Long lasting lilac-pink flowers, August–September. Flat blue-green foliage grows in distinctive swirls. Good for the front of the border or rock garden. Spacing: 12"....

Amelanchier canadensis
Common Name: Shadblow, Downy
Multiple stems. Gray young foliage contrasts with clusters of pure white flowers in May. Edible fruit in June–July. Golden red fall foliage. Native. Tolerates moist soil conditions. Adaptable to seashore conditions....

Amelanchier laevis
Common Name: Shadbush, Allegheny or Sarvistree
Small native tree with gray, irregular, upright arching stems. New foliage delicate pink. Masses of white flowers in early spring. Edible fruit with somewhat almond-flavored seeds in June. Colorful autumn foliage. Excellent for naturalizing woodland ...

Amelanchier x grandiflora Autumn Brilliance®
Common Name: Serviceberry, Shadbush
Develops into a small tree with spreading branches. White spring flowers. Light gray bark. Bluish green foliage turns brilliant red and orange for a long lasting fall season. Blue-black edible fruit....

Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Cumulus'
Common Name: Serviceberry
Small, upright oval tree. Clouds of white spring flowers. Yellow to orange-scarlet autumn color. Blue-black edible fruit....

Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Robin Hill Pink'
Common Name: Serviceberry
Syn: 'Robin Hill'
Small tree. Pink buds fade to white spring flowers, best color in cool springs. Yellow to red autumn color. Blue-black edible fruit....

Amsonia hubrechtii
Common Name: Starflower or Blue Star
Very fine, dark green needle-like foliage that turns bright yellow in fall. Clusters of steel-blue, star-shaped flowers, May–June. Yellow fall foliage. Grows best in moist partial shade but will tolerate full sun. Rarely severely damaged by deer. Spa...

Amsonia tabernaemontana 'Blue Ice'
Common Name: Starflower
More compact than the species with darker blue flowers, May–June. Mound of dark green lance-shaped foliage turns yellow in autumn. Spacing: 12–15"....

Amsonia x 'Seaford Skies'
Common Name: Starflower
Heads of light blue flowers in spring. Clumping form with fine textured, willowy, needle-like foliage. Orange to golden yellow "fire-like" color in autumn. Grows best in moist partial shade but will tolerate full sun. Spacing: 24–30"....

Anemone sylvestris
Common Name: Anemone, Snowdrop
White flowers in spring followed by fluffy white fruit. Light green foliage. Dormant in summer but makes a lovely seasonal groundcover. Spacing: 12–18"....

Anemone sylvestris 'Elise Fellman'
Common Name: Anemone, Snowdrop
Double white pom-pom-like flowers in spring and fall. Spacing: 12–18"....

Anemone tomentosa 'Robustissima'
Common Name: Anemone
Pink flowers in late summer. Forms a large mass. Spacing: 24"....

Anemone x 'Honorine Jobert'
Common Name: Anemone, Fall
Single, pure white flowers in October. Erect branched stems of large, showy, saucer-shaped blossoms grow from whorls of maple-like foliage. Performs well in partial shade. Divide in fall. Spacing: 8–12"....

Anemone x 'Pamina'
Common Name: Anemone, Fall
Semidouble rose-pink flowers, August–September. Erect branched stems of large, showy, saucer-shaped blossoms grow from whorls of maple-like foliage. Performs well in partial shade. Divide in fall. Spacing 8-12"....

Anemone x 'Prince Henry'
Common Name: Anemone, Fall
Semidouble deep rose flowers in October. Erect branched stems of large, showy, saucer-shaped blossoms grow from whorls of maple-like foliage. Performs well in partial shade. Divide in fall. Spacing: 8–12"....

Anemone x 'Queen Charlotte'
Common Name: Anemone, Fall
Semidouble pink flowers in September. Erect branched stems of large, showy, saucer-shaped blossoms grow from whorls of maple-like foliage. Performs well in partial shade. Divide in fall. Spacing: 8-12"....

Anemone x 'September Charm'
Common Name: Anemone, Fall
Single lilac-pink flowers in September. Erect branched stems of large, showy, saucer-shaped blossoms grow from whorls of maple-like foliage. Performs well in partial shade. Divide in autumn. Spacing: 8–12"....

Anemone x 'Whirlwind'
Common Name: Windflower
Erect branched stems of large, showy semidouble pure white flowers, August-September. Whorls of maple-like foliage. Divide in spring. Part shade. Spacing: 8--12"....

Aquilegia alpina
Common Name: Columbine, Alpine
Dainty nodding flowers of deep blue on slender stalks attract hummingbirds in June. Likes rich, well drained soil. Mulch plants from late fall to early spring to prevent heaving as soil freezes and thaws. Spacing: 10–15"....

Aquilegia canadensis
Common Name: Columbine, American
Native. Scarlet and yellow flowers in late May. Attracts hummingbirds. Likes rich, well drained soil. Mulch plants from late fall to early spring to prevent heaving as soil freezes and thaws. Spacing: 12"....

Aquilegia x 'Biedermeier'
Common Name: Columbine

Flowers are a lovely blend of mixed colors, June, on a compact plant. Attracts hummingbirds. Likes rich, well drained soil. Mulch plants from late fall to early spring to prevent heaving as soil freezes and thaws. Does well in gard...


Aquilegia x 'McKana Giants'
Common Name: Columbine

Large, very showy, extra-long-spurred flowers in a delightful mixture of colors, June. Attracts hummingbirds. Likes rich, well drained soil. Mulch plants from late fall to early spring to prevent heaving as soil freezes and thaws. ...


Aquilegia x caerulea 'Swan Yellow'
Common Name: Columbine

Nodding, lemon yellow bell-shaped flowers with butter yellow spurs, mid spring to early summer. Attracts hummingbirds. Likes rich well drained soil. Mulch plants from late fall to early spring to prevent heaving as soil freezes and thaws. Suitable...


Arctostaphyllos uva-ursi
Common Name: Bearberry
Sturdy, fast-spreading evergreen groundcover for sunny locations. Grows well in poor soils and even pure sand, tolerant of salt spray and seaside/roadside conditions. Long, oval, glossy, dark green foliage with pale undersides turns reddish bronze in...

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Massachusetts'
Common Name: Bearberry
Sturdy, fast spreading, native evergreen groundcover for sunny locations. Grows well in poor soils and even pure sand, tolerant of salt spray and seaside/roadside conditions. Long, oval-shaped, glossy dark green foliage with pale undersides, turns re...

Aristolochia durior (macrophylla)
Common Name: Dutchman's Pipe
Old fashioned, heavy growing climbing vine. Excellent for screening when supported on a sturdy frame. Large, rounded, heavy textured dark green leaves. Thrives in both sunny and low light conditions. Unusual inconspicuous yellow-green flowers on matu...

Armeria maritima (Statice armeria) 'Rubrifolia'
Common Name: Thrift, Redleaf
Solitary globe-shaped bright rosy pink flowers bloom in spring above a tuft of purplish red grass-like semievergreen foliage. Often re-blooms in September. Prefers light, sandy soils. Suitable for garden railways and seaside gardens. Spacing: 9–12"....

Armeria maritima (Statice armeria) 'Splendens Strain'
Common Name: Thrift
Solitary globe-shaped hot pink flowers bloom in June above a tuft of grass-like semievergreen foliage. Often re-blooms in September. Prefers light, sandy soils. Suitable for garden railways and seaside gardens. Spacing: 9–12". Spacing: 9–12"....

Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima'
Common Name: Chokeberry, Brilliant
Upright growing, multistemmed and native to the eastern USA, tends to spread by underground stems and develop into an open-branched round-topped plant. Lustrous dark green leaves turn brilliant scarlet in autumn. Clusters of bright red fruit persist ...

Aronia melanocarpa 'Autumn Magic'
Common Name: Chokeberry, Black
More compact than other cultivars. White flowers in May followed by large black fruit in late summer, lasting into winter. Smoky red-purple fall foliage. This is a very adaptable species that is similar in most respects to A. arbutifolia. Forms colo...

Aronia melanocarpa Iroquois Beauty™
Common Name: Chokeberry
Synonym: 'Morton'
Dwarf growing cultivar well-suited to smaller gardens. An abundance of pure white flowers in May. Black edible berries in fall. Wine-red autumn foliage. This is a very adaptable species that is similar in most respects to A. arbutifolia. Forms colon...

Artemisia ludoviciana (purshiana) 'Valerie Finnis'
Common Name: Sage, White
Stems with wide, almost unserrated, silver-white aromatic leaves. Very showy. Gray flowers late summer. Not invasive. Adaptable to poor soils and drought as well as the seashore. Deer resistant. Spacing: 12-15"....

Artemisia schmidtiana
Common Name: Silver Mound
Low mound of fine, silky silvery foliage. Mound may open in the center in high humidity and very fertile soils. A shorter lived Artemesia but offers a fine texture and form that the others can not. Spacing: 12–15"....

Artemisia stelleriana 'Silver Brocade'
Common Name: Dusty Miller, Beach Wormwood
Prostrate and compact habit. Grown for its highly ornamental silvery, deeply lobed foliage. Stalks of pale yellow flowers, June-July. Adaptable to poor soils and drought as well as seaside conditions so long as good drainage is provided. Divide sprin...

Aruncus aethusifolius
Common Name: Goatsbeard, Miniature
Small panicles of creamy white flowers in July. Low growing, dark green deeply cut foliage. Suitable for garden railways. Spacing: 12"....

Aruncus dioicus 'Kneiffii'
Common Name: Goatsbeard
Half the size of the species. Arching sprays of ivory white flowers early summer. Very finely divided fern-like leaves. Suitable for waterside gardens. Spacing: 18"....

Aruncus dioicus (sylvester)
Common Name: Goatsbeard
Magnificent plumes of ivory-white flowers, June–July. Deeply cut astilbe-like foliage. Prefers moist soil and is suitable for the waterside. Spacing: 24"....

Aruncus dioicus x aethusifolius 'Misty Lace'
Common Name: Goatsbeard, Dwarf

Feathery 7" panicles of tiny cream flowers well above the foliage, late spring. Astilbe-like leaves on dark red stems form a compact mound. Best grown in moist, fertile, organically rich soils. With consistent moisture, full sun is fine. ...


Asarum europaeum
Common Name: Ginger, European Wild
Groundcover. Glossy dark green, kidney-shaped, evergreen leaves. Requires shade. Enjoys a humus rich soil. Deer resistant. Spacing: 6–10"....

Asclepias tuberosa
Common Name: Milkweed, Butterfly
Native. Slightly rounded, bright orange flowerheads, July–August. Dark green willow-like foliage. Attracts bees and butterflies. Best in well drained, sandy, fertile soil and is adaptable to the seashore. Spacing: 10–12"....

Aster laevis 'Blue Bird'
Common Name: Aster
Single, sky-blue flowers with bright yellow centers, late summer to October. Waxy medium green foliage. Asters prefer moist, rich soil. Divide every 2–3 years in spring or fall. To avoid powdery mildew, maintain good air circulation by proper spacing...

Aster lateriflorus 'Lady in Black'
Common Name: Aster
Tiny black-purple foliage contrasts with small white flowers along one side of the stem, September–October. Spacing: 12–24"....

Aster novae-angliae 'Alma Potschke'
Common Name: Aster, New England
Bright rose flowers with yellow centers and slightly curved petals, September–October. Long green hairy leaves. Best in soil that is fertile and well drained. Less prone to mildew than A. novi-belgii. Excellent cut flower. Divide every 2–3 years in s...

Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'
Common Name: Aster, New England
Dwarf, bears semidouble bright purple flowers, September–October. Heavy bloomer. Long green hairy leaves. Best in soil that is fertile and well drained. Less prone to mildew than A. novi-belgii. Excellent cut flower. Divide every 2–3 years in spring....

Aster novi-belgii 'Alert'
Common Name: New York Aster

Vivid purple-red flowers in September-October on a long-lived, neat, compact plant. Best in soil that is fertile and well drained. Pinch back until 4th of July, not after, for  better branching and more flowers. Divide every 2-3 years in spri...


Aster oblongifolius 'Raydon's Favorite'
Common Name: Aster, Aromatic
Daisy-type blue-lavender flowers with yellow centers, September–October. Fragrant foliage. Spacing: 12–15"....

Aster x dumosus 'Wood's Pink'
Common Name: Aster
A profusion of light lavender-pink flowers, September–October. Mildew resistant. Asters prefer moist, rich soil. Divide every 2–3 years in spring or fall. To avoid powdery mildew, maintain good air circulation by proper spacing and, if necessary, st...

Aster x dumosus 'Wood's Purple'
Common Name: Aster
Purple-blue flowers, September–October. Asters prefer moist, rich soil. Divide every 2–3 years in spring or fall. To avoid powdery mildew, maintain good air circulation by proper spacing and, if necessary, staking. Water from below. A fungicide may ...

Aster x frikartii 'Monch'
Common Name: Aster
Abundant, large, long lasting, clear lavender-blue semidouble daisy-like flowers with yellow centers, June–September. Asters prefer moist, rich soil. Divide every 2–3 years in spring or fall. To avoid powdery mildew, maintain good air circulation by ...

Astilbe chinensis 'Diamonds and Pearls'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
First pure white Astilbe. Plume-like silvery white flowers, July--August. Clumps of very attractive, finely divided dark green foliage. Requires moist rich soil. Adaptable to the seashore garden. Part shade. Spacing: 18--24"....

Astilbe chinensis 'Finale'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Soft pink spikes, August-September, above bronze-green foliage. One of the latest blooming. Chinensis cultivars are more drought tolerant than other species. Spacing: 12"....

Astilbe chinensis 'Heart and Soul'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Full, pale pink plumes with a lavender-blue sheen, mid summer. Dark green foliage. A Verduin hybrid. Spacing: 12"....

Astilbe chinensis 'Love and Pride'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Strong purple-pink plumes, July-August. Clumps of very attractive, finely divided foliage bright green tinged bronze. Requires moist rich soil. Adaptable to the seashore. Part shade. Spacing: 18"....

Astilbe chinensis 'Pumila'
Common Name: Astilbe, Dwarf
Synonym: chinensis pumila
Dense lavender-pink plumes, August–September. Red-green leaves. Spreading habit. Good for rock gardens and garden railways as well as an unusual groundcover. More drought-tolerant than other species. Spacing: 12–18"....

Astilbe chinensis 'Purple Candles'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Syn: 'Purpurkerze"
Narrow, upright plumes of purple-rose, August–September. Bronze-green foliage. More drought-tolerant than other species. Spacing: 18"....

Astilbe chinensis 'Veronica Klose'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Rose-purple plumes on branched panicles, July–August. Bronze-green foliage. More drought-tolerant than other species. Spacing: 12–18"....

Astilbe chinensis 'Vision in Pink'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Sturdy, dense pale pink plumes in July. Blue-green foliage. More drought-tolerant than other species. Spacing: 12–18"....

Astilbe chinensis 'Vision in Red'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Deep red buds open pinky red in mid July. Bronze-green foliage. More drought-tolerant than other species. Spacing: 12–18"....

Astilbe chinensis 'Vision in White'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea

Dense panicles of long-lasting white flowers in July above strong, feathery, bronze-green foliage. Requires rich, reliably moist soil, although A. chinensis cultivars are slightly more drought tolerant than other Astilbe species....


Astilbe chinensis 'Visions'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Bright mauve plumes above deep bronze-green foliage in July. More drought tolerant than other species. Spacing: 12"....

Astilbe simplicifolia 'Darwin's Snow Sprite'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Loosely formed white plumes, mid summer. Dwarf. Spacing: 12"....

Astilbe simplicifolia 'Hennie Graafland'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Dwarf growing with deeply cut glossy bronze leaves in a neat compact mound. Open panicles of airy, starry, soft pink flowers, July–August. Spacing: 12"....

Astilbe simplicifolia 'Key Biscayne'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Light pink plumes on reddish stems in mid to late summer. Unique two-tone green foliage with a dark red edge. Requires moist rich soil. Adaptable to the seashore. Part shade. Spacing: 12"....

Astilbe simplicifolia 'Key Largo'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Bright raspberry pink, slightly fragrant plumes on red stems. A longer blooming Astilbe, blooms mid to late summer. Clumps of very attractive, finely divided foliage. Requires moist rich soil. Adaptable to the seashore. Part shade. Spacing: 12"....

Astilbe simplicifolia 'Key West'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Astilbe
Red flower buds open to pink plumes on red stems, mid to late summer. Clumps of very attractive, finely divided foliage. Vigorous grower. Requires moist rich soil. Adaptable to the seashore. Part shade. Spacing: 12"....

Astilbe simplicifolia 'Pink Lightning'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Reddish purple plumes turn to clear pink, mid summer. Dark green foliage. Spacing: 12"....

Astilbe simplicifolia 'Sprite'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Airy, shell-pink plumes, mid summer. Dark bronze foliage. Rust colored seed heads. Spacing: 12"....

Astilbe simplicifolia 'White Sensation'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Pure white flower spikes, mid summer. Spacing: 12"....

Astilbe thunbergii 'Ostrich Plume'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Cascading, salmon-pink, airy plumes, June–July. New foliage is tinted bronze. Spacing: 18"....

Astilbe x Colorflash™
Common Name: Astilbe
Syn: 'Beauty of Ernst'

New foliage is electric green, matures to rich burgundy and purple for a tri-color effect. Autumn foliage color is a mix of gold, orange, and russet. Blush pink flowers in late spring - early summer. Compact plant. Grows best in reliably moist soi...


Astilbe x arendsii 'Amethyst'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Vibrant lavender airy plumes, July–August. Lovely plant for moist shade with rich deeply cut feathery foliage. Hybridized by Georg Arends of West Germany during the early twentieth century. Spacing: 18"....

Astilbe x arendsii 'August Light'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Very full red plumes, August. Red-tinted, deeply cut, feathery foliage turns green as it matures. Lovely plant for moist shade with rich deeply cut feathery foliage. Hybridized by Georg Arends of West Germany during the early twentieth century. Spaci...

Astilbe x arendsii 'Bressingham Beauty'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Rich pink well branched airy plumes, July–August. Lovely plant for moist shade with rich deeply cut feathery foliage. Hybridized by Georg Arends of West Germany during the early twentieth century. Spacing: 18"....

Astilbe x arendsii 'Bridal Veil'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Pure white well branched, nodding, airy plumes, July–August. Lovely plant for moist shade with rich deeply cut feathery foliage and elegant plumes of fuzzy flowers. Hybridized by Georg Arends of West Germany during the early twentieth century. Spaci...

Astilbe x arendsii 'Burgundy Red'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Long lasting, deep red airy plumes, early July. Glossy, deep green, deeply cut foliage. Lovely plant for moist shade. Hybridized by Georg Arends of West Germany during the early twentieth century. Spacing: 20"....

Astilbe x arendsii 'Fanal'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Rich deep garnet, dense, upright plumes in early summer. Deeply sut red-green young foliage, June–July. Lovely plant for moist shade. Hybridized by Georg Arends of West Germany during the early twentieth century. Spacing: 18"....

Astilbe x arendsii 'Flamingo'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Fragrant, bright flamingo-pink plumes, mid summer. Lovely plant for moist shade with rich deeply cut feathery foliage. Hybridized by Georg Arends of West Germany during the early twentieth century. Spacing: 18"....

Astilbe x arendsii 'Granat'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Carmine-red plumes, mid summer. Lovely plant for moist shade with rich deeply cut feathery foliage. Hybridized by Georg Arends of West Germany during the early twentieth century. Spacing: 18"....

Astilbe x arendsii 'Red Charm'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Arching red plumes, late summer. Lovely plant for moist shade with rich deeply cut feathery foliage. Hybridized by Georg Arends of West Germany during the early twentieth century. Spacing: 24"....

Astilbe x arendsii 'Snowdrift'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Feathery white plumes, early to mid summer. Lovely plant for moist shade with rich deeply cut feathery foliage. Hybridized by Georg Arends of West Germany during the early twentieth century. Spacing: 18"....

Astilbe x japonica 'Deutschland'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Plume-like pure white flowers in June. Attractive finely divided foliage. Requires moist rich soil. Adaptable to the seashore. Part shade. Spacing: 12--18"....

Astilbe x japonica 'Ellie'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Large, feathery white plumes, July–August. Glossy, dark green foliage. Lovely plant for moist shade. Spacing: 15–18"....

Astilbe x japonica 'Lollypop'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Short, thick, pale pink plumes with a white sheen, June–July. Red-stemmed, glossy green foliage. A lovely plant for moist shade. Spacing: 15–18"....

Astilbe x japonica 'Red Sentinel'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Scarlet-red airy plumes July–August. Red-green finely divided foliage. A lovely plant for moist shade. Spacing: 12"....

Astilbe x japonica 'Rheinland'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Clear pink, full plumes, June–July. Bronze-green foliage. A lovely plant for moist shade. Spacing: 12"....

Astilbe x japonica 'Washington'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea
Plumes of creamy white flowers in mid-summer. Fern-like dark green foliage. Requires moist rich soil. Adaptable to the seashore. Part shade. Spacing: 18"....

Astilbe x rosea 'Peach Blossom'
Common Name: Astilbe or Perennial Spirea

Large, dense, salmon pink, very fragrant plumes, June. An early hybrids by Arends. Finely divided foliage. Requires reliably moist, rich soil. Adaptable to the seashore. Rarely severely damaged by deer. Spacing: 18".

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Astrantia 'Bloody Mary'
Common Name: Masterwort
Blood-red flowers, June–September. Spacing: 10–12"....

Athyrium filix-femina
Common Name: Fern -- Lady
Finely cut light green fronds. Good as a groundcover for moist shady areas with humus rich soil. Ferns are deer resistant. Native. Spacing: 15-18"....

Athyrium filix-femina 'Frizelliae'
Common Name: Tatting Fern

Leaflets like delicate discs make stems resemble deep green strings of beads. Collectible. Few plants evoke woodlands more than ferns. Give them conditions similar to their preferred habitat; moist, humus-rich soil and a shady...


Athyrium filix-femina 'Lady in Red'
Common Name: Fern -- Lady
Lovely lacy fronds on deep red stems. Flourishes in rich moist soil. Ferns are deer resistant. Native. Spacing: 15–18"....

Athyrium goeringianum (nipponicum) 'Pictum'
Common Name: Fern -- Japanese Painted
Unique lacy and delicate gray-green and wine-red fronds. Few plants evoke woodlands more than ferns. Give them conditions similar to their preferred habitat: moist, humus rich soil and a shady spot. Ferns are deer resistant. Spacing: 12-15"....

Athyrium x 'Branford Beauty'
Common Name: Fern -- Athyrium
Silvery gray fronds with reddish stems form an upright clump. Cross between Japanese Painted Fern and Lady Fern. Spacing: 18"....

Athyrium x 'Branford Rambler'
Common Name: Fern -- Athyrium

Upright fronds are dark green with red to maroon stipes (stems). Cross between Japanese Painted Fern and Lady Fern. Spacing: 15–18".

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Athyrium x 'Ghost'
Common Name: Fern -- Athyrium

Shimmering, silver-white, upright fronds age green bring light to even the darkest spots. Cross between Lady Fern and Japanese Painted Fern. Few plants evoke woodlands more than ferns. Give them conditions similar to their preferred habitat: moist...


Azalea 'Abigail Adams'
Common Name: Azalea
Evergreen. Vigorous, wide spreading mound shape. Bright pink flowers late May, probably the largest of any evergreen azalea we grow. Named in 1994 for the Abigail Adams Historical Society of Weymouth, MA. HERITAGE: 1978 cross #78-312 ('Royal Pillow'...

Azalea 'Anna's Smile'
Common Name: Azalea
Deciduous. Fragrant light pink flowers with gold throat turn peach-pink, early June. Wide, upright. Shiny green foliage. Weston introduction. Full sun to part shade....

Azalea 'Aphrodite'
Common Name: Azalea
Upright plant with small glossy semievergreen leaves. Single, large 2", purplish rose-pink flowers in mid-May. A Glenn Dale hybrid. Full sun part shade. (4)...

Azalea 'Apple Blossom'
Common Name: Azalea
Deciduous azalea. White buds tipped with pink open to fragrant 1-1/2" white blossoms flushed with pink and with a faint yellow blotch. Blooms early spring. Full sun to part shade....

Azalea 'Bixby'
Common Name: Azalea
Dwarf and compact evergreen. Low growing. Groups of bright dark red flowers at the end of each branch in May. Dark green rounded foliage, densely covering the branches, turns mahogany-red in fall and winter. Our field trials over the past decade have...

Azalea 'Blaauw's Pink'
Common Name: Azalea
Evergreen. Spreading. Hose-in-hose (a second set of flower petals within the first) salmon-pink flowers with darker shading, mid May....

Azalea 'Buzzard'
Common Name: Azalea
Deciduous. Fragrant, pale yellow tinged with pink, May. Vigorous growing, wide, upright. Full sun to part shade....

Azalea 'Delaware Valley White'
Common Name: Azalea
Evergreen. Wide growing. Single white flowers in mid May. Bright green foliage changes to brilliant yellow in fall. This has become the standard white azalea in southern New England gardens. (-8°F, UM) PP...

Azalea 'Framingham'
Common Name: Azalea
Deciduous. Summer flowering. Wide growing and upright. Dark pink buds open to peach-pink fragrant flowers in mid July. Mildew resistant dark green foliage. Selected from a 1973 cross and named to commemorate the 350th anniversary of Framingham, MA. ...

Azalea 'Frank Abbott'
Common Name: Azalea
Deciduous. Wide growing, robust, upright with clusters of silvery pointed buds on the tip of every branch in winter. Vibrant dark pink, spicy scented flowers in late May appear to be nearly red from a distance. Large mildew resistant foliage often tu...

Azalea 'Gibraltar'
Common Name: Azalea
Deciduous, upright growing. Frilled, fragrant bright orange flowers tinted with red and gold in May....

Azalea 'Girard's Crimson'
Common Name: Azalea
Evergreen. Compact growing. Clusters of large single crimson flowers in early June....

Azalea 'Girard's Fuchsia'
Common Name: Azalea
Evergreen. Compact growing. Ruffled reddish purple flowers in early June....

Azalea 'Girard's Hotshot'
Common Name: Azalea
Evergreen. Compact growing. Clusters of single orange-scarlet flowers in early June....

Azalea 'Girard's Pleasant White'
Common Name: Azalea
Evergreen. Compact growing with clusters of single white flowers in early June....

Azalea 'Girard's Renée Michelle'
Common Name: Azalea
Evergreen. Compact growing with clusters of single deep pink flowers in early June....

Azalea 'Glamour'
Common Name: Azalea
Evergreen azalea with an upright and rounded habit. Brilliant rose-pink, single, 2-3"flowers. Blooms mid April to early May. Beautiful, dark green leaves turn bronze in the fall. Full sun to part shade....

Azalea 'Golden Showers'
Common Name: Azalea
Deciduous. Summer flowering. Compact and spreading when young, becoming wide and upright with age. A multitude of peach-orange buds open over a period of a week or more to peach/yellow/white flowers, imparting a multicolored effect in mid July. Long,...

Azalea 'Groundhog'
Common Name: Azalea
Evergreen. Low spreading, vigorous and fast growing. Large bright pink flowers late May. We selected this plant because of its superior flower and foliage and its rapid growth rate in our open fields. HERITAGE: Selected in the 1980s [(yedoense var. ...

Azalea 'Herbert'
Common Name: Azalea
Evergreen. Low growing and compact, maturing as wide as high. Dark crimson-purple hose-in-hose flowers mid May. An improved hybrid of Rh. poukhanense, the Korean Azalea, developed and introduced by Joseph Gable over 50 years ago. Hardy to -13 degrees...

Azalea 'Hershey Red'
Common Name: Azalea
Low growing, compact semievergreen shrub covered with brilliant red flower clusters in mid-spring. Small, dark green, glossy foliage provides a handsome backdrop for blooms. Developed at the Hershey Azalea Farm in Pennsylvania....

Azalea 'Hino Crimson'
Common Name: Azalea

Evergreen. Dwarf, low growing, mounded and compact. Brilliant red flowers in mid May. Autumn foliage dark red. Perhaps the most widely planted of any evergreen azalea in New England gardens. PP -- This cultivar or species has been ...


Azalea 'Jane Abbott Pink'
Common Name: Azalea

Deciduous. Wide growing, robust, upright with clusters of silvery pointed buds on the tip of each branch in winter. Large, extremely fragrant, rich pink flowers in groups or heads in late May. Large mildew resistant leaves often tu...


Azalea 'Karen'
Common Name: Azalea
Evergreen. Compact growing with bright lavender-purple flowers in May....

Azalea 'Louise Gable'
Common Name: Azalea
Evergreen azalea with spreading, low, dense habit. Flowers, 2-1/4", are deep pink with darker blotch, semidouble. Blooms relatively late. One of the best Gable hybrids. Full sun to part shade. HERITAGE: indicum x (poukhanense x kaempferi)...

Azalea 'Majesty'
Common Name: Azalea
Dwarf and compact evergreen. Richly colored and heavy-textured dark wine-red flowers in late May. Long, rounded, glossy deep green foliage turns burgundy in winter and is well retained, especially in protected planting areas. The mature plant is wide...

Azalea 'Millennium'
Common Name: Azalea
Deciduous. Summer flowering. Upright growing. Red flowers in early to mid July. Bluish green foliage with silvery undersides. This is one of our 1973 hybrids recently introduced and named because of its superior performance over the years. HERITAGE:...

Azalea 'Narcissiflora'
Common Name: Azalea
Deciduous azalea. Vigorous and upright, growing wider with age; 6 to 10 feet high by 6 to 8 feet wide. Clusters of light yellow double flowers with pointed petals in mid May. One of the best of hte Ghent hybrids, consistently reliable in eastern Mas...

Azalea 'Nectar'
Common Name: Azalea
Deciduous. Summer flowering. Vigorous, but relatively slow growing. Red buds in late June open to slightly fragrant light pink flowers with an orange glow. Narrow foliage is bronzy when first emerging, becomes green and vertically oriented and displa...

Azalea 'Northern Hi-Lights'
Common Name: Azalea
Deciduous. Fragrant flowers are creamy white with bright yellow upper petal. Mildew resistant deep green foliage turns burgundy in autumn. Slow growing, slightly less wide than tall. Introduced in 1994 at the University of Minnesota, an Exbury hybrid...

Azalea 'Pennsylvania'
Common Name: Azalea
Deciduous. Summer flowering. Wide growing and slow with upright branches. Very late blooming. Delicate pink flowers the third week of July. Each flower has an orange eye and a touch of sweet fruity fragrance into early August. When it finishes bloomi...

Azalea 'Pink and Sweet'
Common Name: Azalea
Deciduous. Summer flowering. The plant forms an upright mound, growing less than 6" a year once established. Masses of flowers cover the plant in mid to late June. Each flower is pink with a lighter pink and yellow eye and matures to a silvery pink. ...

Azalea 'Pink Clusters'
Common Name: Azalea
Miniature evergreen. Slow and wide growing, becoming more than twice as wide as high. Densely clustered, ruffled bright pink flowers engulf the entire plant in mid May. Each floret is heavy-textured and has an orange coloration on one petal. Small da...

Azalea 'Pink Discovery'
Common Name: Azalea
Evergreen. Clear pink flowers in late May on a vigorous, upright growing shrub that belies its parentage. Proven very reliable in this area. HERITAGE: Selected from a field of open pollinated yedoense var. poukhanensis seedlings by Ed Mezitt before ...

Azalea 'Popcorn'
Common Name: Azalea
Deciduous. Summer flowering. Wide growing, mound-shaped. Round balls of sweetly scented white flowers in June, each with a yellow flare and distinctive pink stamens and anthers. Slightly glossy medium green foliage with blue-silver undersides becomes...

Azalea 'Ribbon Candy'
Common Name: Azalea
Deciduous. Summer flowering. Upright growing. Pink flowers with distinctive white stripes and a sharp spicy-peppery fragrance, late June. Dark green leaves have a slight curl and are slightly susceptible to mildew. Foliage changes to burgundy, red an...

Azalea 'Sea Breeze'
Common Name: Azalea
Deciduous. Wide and upright growing. Distinctive blue-green foliage. Fragrant, bright light yellow flowers open in late May. Very winter tolerant. Full sun to part shade. Weston Nurseries introduction. Heritage: gandavense Group hybrid, selected in t...

Azalea 'Stewartstonian'
Common Name: Azalea
Evergreen. Wide growing. Vivid fire-red flowers mid May. Small, very dark green foliage turns distinctly wine-red in fall and is attractive all winter. (-8°F, UM) PP -- This cultivar or species has been selected as a "Proven Performer" by the Massac...

Azalea 'Texas Pink'
Common Name: Azalea
Miniature evergreen. A kiusianum hybrid. Slow growing and mound-shaped, growing less than 3" a year. A profusion of tiny dark pink flowers covers the plant in May. Small, rounded dark green foliage becomes reddish orange in autumn and is partially re...

Azalea 'Toucan'
Common Name: Azalea
Deciduous. Vigorous and upright growing. Fragrant, large, pale cream flowers with dark yellow flares in late May. Red fall foliage. Full sun to part shade....

Azalea 'Toy'
Common Name: Azalea
Deciduous. Summer flowering. An upright and relatively slow growing Ghent hybrid introduced by Polly Hill. Light pink flowers with a pleasant fragrance in mid June. Blue-green leaves....

Azalea 'Tradition'
Common Name: Azalea
Evergreen. Broad habit. Hose-in-hose medium pink flowers in May....

Azalea 'Viscosepala'
Common Name: Azalea
Deciduous. Wide and upright growing. Heavy flowering, fragrant, pale yellowish white flowers in early June. Upright growing. Red-orange fall foliage. (-29°F, UM)...

Azalea 'Weston's Firecracker'
Common Name: Azalea
Deciduous. Summer flowering. Upright growing and narrow when young, broadening with age. Dark red, slightly fragrant, tubular flowers in early to mid July. Dark green, mildew-resistant foliage. One of the reddest of the summer azaleas. Weston Nurseri...

Azalea 'Weston's Garden Party'
Common Name: Azalea
Deciduous. Summer flowering. Vigorous, wide, and upright, fast growing. A profusion of fragrant pink flowers with peach flare for a multi-colored effect, the second week in July. Mildew-resistant, rounded, medium size, apple-green foliage. Full sun t...

Azalea 'Weston's Innocence'
Common Name: Azalea
Deciduous. Summer flowering. A vigorous-growing wide plant with upright branches, it is rather compact and becomes mound-shaped with age. Heavy flowering with strongly scented small white blossoms in late June. Foliage is twisted, slightly glossy, an...

Azalea 'Weston's Lemon Drop'
Common Name: Azalea
Deciduous. Summer flowering. Vigorous growing with stiff upright branches topped with peach buds and pale yellow flowers in mid July. The blossoms have a slight lemony fragrance and hold up well in hot sun, often for 2 weeks or more. Foliage is small...

Azalea 'Weston's Lollipop'
Common Name: Azalea
Deciduous. Summer flowering. Growth habit is wide and relatively slow, with upright stems and vertically cast, medium green foliage. Extremely fragrant pink flowers with a light pink and yellow flare in mid June. By late June mature flowers are silve...

Azalea 'Weston's Parade'
Common Name: Azalea
Deciduous. Summer flowering. Wide, columnar, upright growing. Rounded heads of clear dark pink flowers with orange eyes adorn the plant for most of July and give a light sweet vanilla fragrance to the garden. Long, pointed oval green leaves are quite...

Azalea 'Weston's Sparkler'
Common Name: Azalea
Deciduous. Summer flowering. Upright growing and wide. Ruffled dark pink flowers in early July emit a spicy fragrance. Bluish green mildew resistant foliage with silvery undersides changes to dark wine-purple in autumn. This is a striking plant for a...

Azalea 'Weston's Vyking'
Common Name: Azalea
Dwarf evergreen. Compact growing and wide spreading, forming a low mound wider than high. Heavy-textured dark rose-red flowers cover the plant in late May. Rounded glossy green leaves turn purple-red in fall, some remaining on branches in winter. Per...

Azalea 'Wilhelmina Vuyk'
Common Name: Azalea
Synonym: 'Palestrina'
Evergreen. Tall-growing, wide upright. Ivory-white flowers with greenish yellow eyes, mid May. Full sun to part shade. One of the first evergreen azalea hybrids released from Holland in the USA in the 1950s. PP -- This cultivar or species has been se...

Azalea arborescens Hybrids
Common Name: Azalea, Sweet
Deciduous hybrids of the species. Summer flowering. Compact, wide spreading and slow growing. Fragrant white to light pink flowers in mid June. Glossy dark green foliage becomes red-orange in fall. Tolerates light shade. Native to the mid Atlantic st...

Azalea bakeri (cumberlandense)
Common Name: Azalea, Cumberland
Deciduous. Summer flowering species native to the Cumberland Mountains and eastward. Slow-growing, wide and upright. Brilliant orange flowers in mid June. Dark green, crinkled, disease resistant foliage. Full sun to part shade. Native. Species. PP --...

Azalea calendulaceum
Common Name: Azalea, Flame
Deciduous. Narrow, upright and vigorous growing. This species is native to the Blue Ridge and Appalachian Mountains. Heavy blooming in late May or early June in shades of red, yellow, orange and ivory. Grown from seed. Full sun to part shade. Native....

Azalea kiusianum album
Common Name: Azalea, White Kyushu

Miniature evergreen species. Extremely compact low growing mound with tiny pure white flowers, late May. Miniature rounded leaves, bright green in summer, bronzy in autumn, are partially retained in winter. Very choice. PP -- This ...


Azalea poukhanense 'Compacta'
Common Name: Azalea, Korean
Synonym: yedoense v. poukhanense
A low to medium semievergreen shrub with mildly fragrant rose to lilac-purple flowers with a reddish blotch in May. One of the first compact azaleas available for landscaping. Dark green summer foliage turns orange to red-purple in fall....

Azalea poukhanense (yedoense var. poukhanense)
Common Name: Azalea, Korean
A low to medium semievergreen shrub. Small clusters of mildly fragrant rose to lilac-purple flowers with a reddish blotch in May. Can form dense masses. Dark green summer foliage turns orange to red-purple in fall. The common azalea of Korea, introd...

Azalea prunifolium Hybrids
Common Name: Azalea, Plumleaf
Deciduous hybrids of the species. Summer flowering. Wide and upright with rounded dark green foliage. Orange to pink blossoms for two weeks or more in July. Native to Georgia and performs well in New England's climate. Our choice of seedling plants o...

Azalea schlippenbachii
Common Name: Azalea, Royal
Deciduous species. Compact and slow growing, forming an upright globe with many stout stems. Large light pink flowers with brown-dotted throats in early May. Young foliage bronze, changing to green in summer and yellow to orange in fall. Considered b...

Azalea vaseyi
Common Name: Azalea, Pinkshell
Deciduous species. Irregular, upright growing with stiff, stout branches. Fragrant pink flowers in early May. Red autumn foliage. Native to the mid Atlantic states. Cary Award winner in 1998. Starting in 1997 the Cary Award annually recognizes underu...

Azalea viscosum
Common Name: Azalea, Swamp
Deciduous species. Summer flowering. Upright growing. Small fragrant flowers vary from white to pink in June–July. Grows well in sun or shade, wet or normal conditions. Colorful fall foliage. Native to all of New England. PP -- This cultivar or spe...

Azalea x exbury 'Cannon's Double'
Common Name: Azalea
Deciduous azalea with a mounding form, growing as wide as high. Large trusses of double, hose-in-hose, pale yellowish white flowers with petals tinged pink, mid May. Foliage green with bronze to reddish highlight. Excellent for massing in shrub bord...

Azalea (Rhododendron) mucronulatum 'Cornell Pink'
Common Name: Azalea, Manchurian
Early flowering. Deciduous. Wide, upright growing with graceful gray branches and stems. Pure pink flowers in early April. A vigorous-growing cultivar selected in the 1950s from seedlings of Rh. mucronulatum. Small leaves are colorful in autumn. Reta...