Plant Library
With this fantastic Plant Library of over 1,400 plants, you can search for plants in multiple ways and easily get reliable information and photos of the plants in our 2008 Catalog.
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Common Name: White Forsythia
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...
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Common Name: White Fir
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...
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Common Name: Fraser Fir
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...
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Common Name: Korean Fir
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...
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Common Name: Cork Fir
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...
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Common Name: Blue Noble Fir
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...
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Common Name: Field Maple or Hedge Maple
Dense, low-branched, rounded form. Vibrant yellow autumn color. Tolerates dry, compacted, and alkaline soils and will grow in clay....
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Common Name: Compact Amur Maple
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 ...
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Common Name: Ruby Slippers Amur Maple
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...
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Common Name: Paperbark Maple
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...
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Common Name: 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...
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Common Name: Japanese Maple
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 ...
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Common Name: Beni Schichihenge Maple
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...
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Common Name: Bloodgood Japanese Maple
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...
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Common Name: Butterfly Japanese Maple
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...
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Common Name: Crimson Prince Maple
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...
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Common Name: Katsura Japanese Maple
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...
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Common Name: Orange Dream Japanese Maple
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...
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Common Name: Osakzauki Japanese Maple
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 ...
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Common Name: Senkaki Coral-bark Maple
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...
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Common Name: Shigatatsu sawa Japanese Maple
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...
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Common Name: Shindeshojo Japanese Maple
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...
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Common Name: Oshio Beni Japanese Maple
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...
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Common Name: Seiryu Cutleaf Japanese Maple
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...
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Common Name: Viridis Cutleaf Japanese Maple
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...
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Common Name: Crimson Queen Cutleaf Japanese Maple
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...
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Common Name: Ever Red Cutleaf Japanese Maple
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...
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Common Name: Garnet Cutleaf Japanese Maple
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...
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Common Name: Inaba Shidare Cutleaf Japanese Maple
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...
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Common Name: Red Dragon Cutleaf Japanese Maple
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...
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Common Name: Red Select Cutleaf Japanese Maple
Dwarf growing and spreading. Strong red deeply dissected leaves. Maintains good color all season.
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Common Name: Tamukeyama Cutleaf Japanese Maple
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...
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Common Name: Striped Maple
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...
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Common Name: Crimson King Norway Maple ('Schwedleri Nigra')
Vigorous and upright, developing a wide spreading crown. Vigorous and slower growing than the species. Holds its rich dark purple foliage color throughout the summer when grown in full sun. Maroon to reddish bronze in fall. One of the most common tre...
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Common Name: Fairview Flame Red or Swamp Maple
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...
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Common Name: October Glory Red or Swamp Maple
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...
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Common Name: Red Sunset Red or Swamp Maple
Syn: 'Franksred' 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....
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Common Name: Sugar Maple
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...
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Common Name: Bonfire Sugar Maple
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...
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Common Name: Crescendo Sugar Maple
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...
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Common Name: Fall Fiesta Sugar Maple
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...
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Common Name: Green Mountain Sugar Maple
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...
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Common Name: Legacy Sugar Maple
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...
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Common Name: White Tigress Manchurian Striped Maple
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...
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Common Name: Three Flower Maple
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...
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Common Name: Autumn Blaze 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...
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Common Name: Red Beauty 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. Spacing: 15"....
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Common Name: Red Velvet 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. Spacing: 15"....
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Common Name: Summerwine Yarrow
Deep wine-red flowers all summer. Green foliage. Cutting back after the first flush of bloom can extend the flowering season. Spacing: 15"....
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Common Name: Anthea 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. Spacing: 15"....
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Common Name: Moonshine 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. Spacing: 15"....
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Common Name: Arendsii 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"....
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Common Name: Spark's 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"....
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Common Name: Issai Hardy Kiwi
Twining climber. Self-pollinator, flowers in June, fruit in October. Best in bright shade....
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Common Name: Maidenhair Fern
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"....
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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...
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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....
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Common Name: x carnea seedlings
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...
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Common Name: Briotti Ruby Horsechestnut
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...
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Common Name: Fort McNair Ruby Horsechestnut
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....
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Common Name: O'Neil's Red Ruby Horsechestnut
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...
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Common Name: Black Adder Giant Hyssop
Bottlebrush-like stalks of light violet-blue flowers from darker purple buds in mid summer. Licorice-scented foliage. Spacing: 12–15"....
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Common Name: Golden Jubilee Giant Hyssop
Purple 4" spike flowers in summer. Rich yellow to chartreuse foliage, heavily mint-scented. Spacing: 12"....
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Common Name: Blue Fortune Giant Hyssop
Long lasting, soft blue tubular flowers in whorls on long stems in summer. Licorice scented blue-green foliage. Divide in spring. Spacing: 12"....
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Common Name: Purple Haze Monkshood
Smokey blue-violet flowers July to frost. Spacing: 12–15"....
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Common Name: Fiveleaf Akebia
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....
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Common Name: Ernest Wilson 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....
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Common Name: Black Hollyhock
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...
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Common Name: Single Hollyhock
Old-fashioned single flowers in mixed colors, July–August. Biennial. Spacing: 15–18"....
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Common Name: Auslese 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 frely. Divide in early spring or autumn. Can be cut back and watered in summer to produce ne...
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Common Name: Thriller 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 frely. Divide in early spring or autumn. Adaptable to the seashore. Spac...
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Common Name: Common Lady's Mantle
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...
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Common Name: Circle Onion
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"....
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Common Name: Downy Shadblow
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....
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Common Name: Allegheny Shadbush 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 ...
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Common Name: Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry
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....
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Common Name: Cumulus Serviceberry
Small, upright oval tree. Clouds of white spring flowers. Yellow to orange-scarlet autumn color. Blue-black edible fruit....
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Common Name: Robin Hill Pink 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....
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Common Name: 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...
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Common Name: Blue Ice Star Flower
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"....
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Common Name: Seaford Skies Star Flower
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"....
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Common Name: Snowdrop Anemone
White flowers in spring followed by fluffy white fruit. Light green foliage. Dormant in summer but makes a lovely seasonal groundcover. Spacing: 12–18"....
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Common Name: Elise Fellman Snowdrop Anemone
Double white pom-pom-like flowers in spring and fall. Spacing: 12–18"....
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Common Name: Robustissima Anemone
Pink flowers in late summer. Forms a large mass. Spacing: 24"....
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Common Name: Honorine Jobert Fall Anemone
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"....
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Common Name: Pamina Fall Anemone
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"....
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Common Name: Prince Henry Fall Anemone
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"....
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Common Name: Queen Charlotte Fall Anemone
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"....
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Common Name: September Charm Fall Anemone
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"....
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Common Name: Alpine Columbine
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"....
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Common Name: American Columbine
Native. Scarlet and yellow flowers in late May. Attracts hummingbirds. Likes rich, well drained soil. Mulch plants from late fall to ea |