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Common Name: Indigo, False
Long-lasting pea-like white flowers in late spring. New shoots often tinted black-purple. Handsome three-part compound foliage. More shade tolerant than blue-flowered species. Persistent yellow-brown seed pods. Best in deep, fertile, neutral to acid ...
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Common Name: Indigo, False
48" h x 36" w. Dramatic 18" spikes of white pea-like flowers. Forms a robust clump. Handsome three-part compound foliage. Best in deep, fertile, neutral to acid soils. Not fond of lime. Deep taproot means it is best sited in a permanent location and ...
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Common Name: Indigo, Blue False
Native. Dark blue, lupine-like flowers appear, May–June, above gray-green three-part compound foliage. Showy seed pods appear in the summer and persist into the winter. Best in deep, fertile, neutral to acid soil. Vigorous with a deep tap root, Bapti...
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Common Name: Indigo, False
Chance hybrid between B. alba and B. australis. Stalks of smoky violet flowers each with a purple eye, May–June, above dark gray stems and gray-green three-part compound foliage. Vase-shaped plant. Showy seed pods appear in the summer and persist int...
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Common Name: Indigo, False
Tall spikes of pea-like flowers start out brilliant yellow and fade to deep orange, late spring to early summer. Handsome three-part compound foliage. Best in deep, fertile, neutral to acid soils. Not fond of lime. Deep taproot means it is best sited...
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Common Name: Indigo, False
36-48" h. x 36-48"' w. Spikes of soft blue pea-like flowers with white bases for a sparkling effect, early summer. Handsome three-part compound foliage. Best in deep, fertile, neutral to acid soils. Not fond of lime. Deep taproot means it is best sit...
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Common Name: Indigo, False
Deep violet bicolor flowers with lemon-yellow keels, late spring to early summer, above blue-green three-part compound foliage. Showy seed pods appear in the summer and persist into the winter. Best in deep, fertile, neutral to acid soil. Vigorous wi...
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Common Name: Saxifrage or Pig Squeak
Pure white flowers on short stalks, May. Leathery, cabbage-like dark green foliage turns burgundy to purple-bronze in winter. A Bloom introduction. Does best in moist soils. Full sun to shade. Divide in spring/summer. Spacing: 8-12"...
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Common Name: Saxifrage, Giant or Pig Squeak
Rosy flowers on short stalks in April. Thick, evergreen, cabbage-like foliage can grow 10" across. Glossy green leaves turn deep burgundy in autumn. Does best in moist locations. Spacing: 12–15"....
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Common Name: Saxifrage, Pig Squeak
Carmine-pink flowers on red stems May. Leathery green foliage overlaid with copper-red turns bright red in autumn. Does best in moist locations. Spacing: 12–15"....
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Common Name: Saxifrage, Pig Squeak
Coral-pink flowers May. Small habit with narrower foliage that turns red-purple in winter. Does best in moist locations. Spacing: 12–15"....
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Common Name: Birch, River
Synonym 'BNMTF' Similar to the species, but more tolerant of summer heat and stress. Fast growing native tree with upright stems and branches, becoming rounded with age. Distinctive reddish brown bark exfoliates to expose pinkish inner bark on young branches. Mature...
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Common Name: Birch, River
Synonym: 'Little King' A dwarf and compact growing cultivar of the native species. Low branched stems develop exfoliating cinnamon to salmon bark. Can be grown in a shrub form, branched to the ground, or pruned to reveal the bark. A very choice and unusual small tree well ...
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Common Name: Birch, River
Synonym: 'Cully' Clump. A selection of the native River Birch with distinctive pinkish white exfoliating bark. Bark color darkens to salmon-brown as the tree matures. Dark green foliage is larger and glossier than the species. Tolerates a wide range of soil condition...
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Common Name: Birch, River
New weeping form with layers of pendulous, gracefully arching branches. Untrained it forms a mounded shrub or small tree with successive layers of arching branches. Trained it can be grown as a tree to a height consistent with the species. Ideal foca...
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Common Name: Birch, River
Fast growing native tree with upright stems and branches, becoming rounded with age. Distinctive reddish brown bark exfoliates to expose pinkish inner bark on young branches. Mature bark is brown and develops furrows and ridges. Lustrous green leaves...
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Common Name: Birch, Paper or Canoe Birch
Fast growing large native tree with bold upright trunk(s), maturing to a rounded crown. Reddish brown bark when young, turning white with age. This is a familiar tree of the woods in northern New England, and particularly striking when grown in grove...
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Common Name: Birch, Weeping
Upright with wide growing, irregular and contorted, downward weeping branches. Slender twigs. Bark becomes white and exfoliating. Yellow fall foliage. Forms a distinctive, magnificent specimen tree for a variety of landscape uses. Adaptable to coasta...
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Common Name: Birch, Asian White
Slow growing, broad and upright. Reddish purple leaves all summer. Bark becomes white and exfoliating, matures with a cinnamon hue....
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Common Name: Birch, Asian White
Fast growing, narrow and pyramidal. Delicate twigs and foliage. Brown bark on young stems soon becomes silvery and chalky white and does not exfoliate. This selection is more tolerant of high temperatures than many birches....
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Common Name: Birch, Whitebarked Himalayan
Upright rounded crown with dazzling pure white bark on the trunk, branches and stems. Serrated, dark green glossy foliage turns yellow in fall. Native to the Himalayas. Healthy, unstressed trees show better resistance to Bronze Birch Borer....
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Common Name: Aster, Bolton's
Dozens of pale pink, 1" aster-like flowers in large terminal panicles, late summer to fall. Staking may be required. Good for the back of the border as well as cutting. Divide in spring every 2—3 years. Provide good air circulation through prope...
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Common Name: Aster, Bolton's
Small white daisy-like flowers with yellow centers, September–October. Staking not required when grown in full sun. Makes a nice hedge at the back of the border and is good for cutting. Divide in spring every 2-3 years. Boltonia is occasionally the t...
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Synonym: 'Masbolimket' Lavender flowers with yellow centers. Medium to dark green foliage. Compact, early, and free flowering, July-September. Shorter than many Boltonia, so staking isn't necessary. Rarely severely damaged by deer. Divide in spring every... [ More Information ]
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Common Name: Bugloss, Siberian
Vivid blue forget-me-not-like flowers, April–May. Light green, rounded, heart-shaped leaves. A woodland plant that needs adequate moisture. Divide in spring. Spacing: 10–12"....
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Common Name: Bugloss, Siberian
Foliage has frosty silver overlay with light green venations. Tiny blue flowers in spring. Prefers moisture. Divide in spring. Spacing: 10–12"....
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Common Name: Bugloss, Siberian
Wide, creamy yellow margins and light cream frosting over silver leaves. After the dainty blue forget-me-not type flowers in April-May, the margins lighten to creamy white. A smaller sport of ‘Jack Frost’. A w... [ More Information ]
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Common Name: Butterfly Bush
Darkest purple flowers. Vigorous growing and multistemmed, with long upward and outward arching canes. Large spikes of fragrant darkest purple flowers on new growth July–September, extremely attractive to butterflies. Most have elongated green leaves...
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Common Name: Butterfly Bush
Deep lilac-blue. Spreading and more compact than other hybrids. Vigorous growing and multistemmed, with long upward and outward arching canes. Large spikes of fragrant darkest purple flowers on new growth July–September, extremely attractive to butte...
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Common Name: Butterfly Bush
Violet-blue, tiny orange eye. Silvery green foliage with silvery undersides.
Vigorous growing and multistemmed, with long upward and outward arching canes. Large spikes of fragrant flowers on new growth July–September, extremely attractive to butt...
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Common Name: Butterfly Bush
Bright pink in June. Silvery cast to foliage. Compact growing. Vigorous growing and multistemmed, with long upward and outward arching canes. Large spikes of fragrant darkest purple flowers on new growth July–September, extremely attractive to butter...
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Common Name: Butterfly Bush
Vigorous growing and multistemmed, with long upward and outward arching canes. Large spikes of fragrant Reddish violet flowers on new growth July–September, extremely attractive to butterflies. Most have elongated green leaves which show their whitis...
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Common Name: Butterfly Bush
White with yellow eye. Vigorous growing and multistemmed, with long upward and outward arching canes. Large spikes of fragrant darkest purple flowers on new growth July–September, extremely attractive to butterflies. Most have elongated green leaves ...
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Common Name: Boxwood, Dwarf Korean
Miniature growing with wide spreading flexible branches, becoming wider than high. Small, rounded bright green leaves turn coppery green in winter in full sun, but better retain their green color in shade. Very tolerant of low light conditions and dr...
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Common Name: Boxwood, Littleleaf
Slow growing to about 20 inches at 10 years. Small leaves and small stature make it perfect for miniature gardens, Bonsai, rock gardens, edging or small hedge. Very tolerant of frequent shearing and shaping. Boxwoods are resistant to deer browsing. A...
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Common Name: Boxwood, Littleleaf
Syn: 'Greggem' Miniature. Exceptionally compact, as tall as wide. Foliage holds color well in winter. Deer resistant. Drought tolerant. Fragrant inconsequential flowers in summer. Full sun to full shade....
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Common Name: Boxwood, Littleleaf
A slow growing, broadly rounded, broadleaf evergreen shrub, 2' high by 3' wide. The attractive, bright green foliage becomes rich olive in the winter. A very hardy boxwood resistant to deer browsing. All boxwoods will tolerate some shade where they ...
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Common Name: Boxwood, Littleleaf
Sheridan hybrid. Slow growing, miniature, wide globe. Small dark green foliage turns slightly bronze-green in winter. Requires very little care to maintain its form. Tiny, yellowish, slightly fragrant flowers in early spring. A Cary Award winner. Sta...
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Common Name: Boxwood, Littleleaf
Sheridan hybrid. Upright and wide growing, faster than many cultivars, forming a pyramid-shaped plant. Small elongated dark green leaves. Excellent for creating a hedge in less time than ordinary boxwood requires. Similar in growth to Truetree Box (B...
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Common Name: Boxwood, Littleleaf
Sheridan hybrid. Wide, slow growing, miniature low globe, similar in most aspects to 'Green Gem' but wider. Well suited for a low hedge or foundation planting. Small dark green leaves. Tiny, yellowish, slightly fragrant flowers in early spring. A Car...
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Common Name: Boxwood, Dwarf Korean
Miniature. Tight, compact habit, as wide as high. Lush, emerald-green, small leaves. Deer resistant. Drought tolerant. Fragrant inconsequential flowers. Full sun to full shade....
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Common Name: Boxwood, Korean
Miniature, densely branched with soft green spring growth. Good winter color.
We have grown and tested dozens of varieties and cultivars of boxwood since the early 1940's. The ones we currently list perform exceedingly well in this region, even in...
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Common Name: Boxwood, Common
Wide, upright and vigorous, growing 2–4" a year. Medium-large oval leaves are rich green year round, once established. We grow a very hardy strain which has become the preferred choice for hedging in this area. This species is native to southern Euro...
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Common Name: Boxwood, Variegated Common
Cream-margined evergreen foliage. Compact, dense, mounding, slow-growing shrub. Moist, well drained soil. Protect from winter winds and harsh sun. Grows less dense, more open branched in part shade than in sun. Deer resistant. This species is native ...
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Common Name: Boxwood, Upright Common
Narrow and upright growing. Rounded dark green leaves. Well suited for low maintenance hedging where space is limited. Drought tolerant once established. Deer resistant. Full sun to part shade....
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Common Name: Boxwood
Narrow, upright and columnar. Large dark green foliage. One of the narrowest growing of the boxwoods and easy to maintain. Ideal for a relatively fast growing very narrow hedge or background planting in sunny or partly shaded areas. Requires a minimu...
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Common Name: Boxwood
Wide, dwarf growing mound with stiff, upright branches growing 3–5" a year. Large, pointed, oval-shaped blue-green foliage. A distinctive cultivar selected in the 1940s by Boulevard Nurseries in Newport, RI. We recommend protecting from winter winds ...
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Common Name: Common Boxwood
Synonym: 'Katerberg' Mounding habit. Shiny green leaves maintain their color well in winter. We have grown and tested dozens of varieties and cultivars of boxwood since the early 1940's. The ones we currently list perform exceedingly well in th... [ More Information ]
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Common Name: Boxwood, True Dwarf
Miniature, compact, upright oval-shaped, growing only 1–3" each year. Dark green rounded foliage. Ideal for a slow growing, low maintenance miniature hedge. We have grown and tested dozens of varieties and cultivars o... [ More Information ]
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Common Name: Boxwood
Low, miniature and flat topped when young, growing 2–4" a year. Older plants eventually form a mound as high as wide. Large, rounded dark green foliage with a hint of blue. Well suited for a wide edge around the garden, or as individual plants in the...
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Common Name: Boxwood, Common
Dense, broad habit, growing wider than high. Foliage remains green throughout winter. Deer resistant. Drought tolerant once established. Full sun to part shade....
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Common Name: Boxwood, Korean
Slow growing, conical, wider than tall. Very small, pointed, emerald-green leaves retain color in winter. We have grown and tested dozens of varieties and cultivars of boxwood since the early 1940's. The ones we currently list perform exceedingly we...
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