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Vaccinium angustifolium
Common Name: Blueberry, Lowbush
Native open growing groundcover that becomes more dense growing when maintained in the garden. White flowers in May. Small, edible sweet berries in summer. Lustrous bluish green leaves change to brilliant scarlet red and bronze in autumn. Yellow-gree...

Vaccinium angustifolium 'Brunswick'
Common Name: Blueberry, Lowbush
Dense groundcover. Dark glossy leaves. Sky-blue, edible, pea-sized, sweet fruit in summer. Open growing groundcover that becomes more dense growing when maintained in the garden. White flowers in May. Leaves change to brilliant scarlet red and bronze...

Vaccinium angustifolium 'Burgundy'
Common Name: Blueberry, Lowbush
A cultivar of the native groundcover selected for consistent fruiting and predictable fall color. Open growing, becoming more dense when maintained in the garden. White flowers in May. Small edible sweet berries in summer. Lustrous bluish green leave...

Vaccinium corymbosum 'Blue Crop'
Common Name: Blueberry, Highbush
Large berries, mid season. This species is a familiar woodland shrub that grows naturally throughout the eastern USA. Long valued for its tasty fruit, it also offers an extended season of yellow, brilliant red and orange foliage in the autumn, riv...

Vaccinium corymbosum 'Blue Ray'
Common Name: Blueberry, Highbush
Large, firm, light blue berries, mid season. This species is a familiar woodland shrub that grows naturally throughout the eastern USA. Long valued for its tasty fruit, it also offers an extended season of yellow, brilliant red and orange foliage in...

Vaccinium corymbosum 'Bluejay'
Common Name: Blueberry, Highbush
Early to mid season highbush. Quick growing, vigorous with an upright growth habit. Medium to large light blue fruit, pleasantly mild taste, slightly tart. Fall foliage is yellow-orange. This species is a familiar woodland shrub that grows natural...

Vaccinium corymbosum 'Collins'
Common Name: Blueberry, Highbush
Large berry in medium size clusters; flesh very firm, light blue, highly flavored. Early-midseason, ripening between 'Earliblue' and 'Bluecrop'. Fruit does not drop quickly once ripe and is resistant to cracking. Tolerant of spring frosts. Named i...

Vaccinium corymbosum 'Coville'
Common Name: Blueberry, Highbush
Large mid to late season fruit. This species is a familiar woodland shrub that grows naturally throughout the eastern USA. Long valued for its tasty fruit, it also offers an extended season of yellow, brilliant red and orange foliage in the autumn, ...

Vaccinium corymbosum 'Earliblue'
Common Name: Blueberry, Highbush
Long clusters of medium size berries, very early. This species is a familiar woodland shrub that grows naturally throughout the eastern USA. Long valued for its tasty fruit, it also offers an extended season of yellow, brilliant red and orange folia...

Vaccinium corymbosum 'Elliott'
Common Name: Blueberry, Highbush
The latest ripening of all highbush cultivars for late season harvest. Green foliage and conspicuous white flowers. This species is a familiar woodland shrub that grows naturally throughout the eastern USA. Long valued for its tasty fruit, it also o...

Vaccinium corymbosum 'Hardiblue'
Common Name: Blueberry, Highbush
An old variety known for its very sweet berry. Brilliant yellow-orange fall foliage on red wood. Midseason. This species is a familiar woodland shrub that grows naturally throughout the eastern USA. Long valued for its tasty fruit, it also offers an ...

Vaccinium corymbosum 'Jersey'
Common Name: Blueberry, Highbush
Light blue berries, late mid season. This species is a familiar woodland shrub that grows naturally throughout the eastern USA. Long valued for its tasty fruit, it also offers an extended season of yellow, brilliant red and orange foliage in the aut...

Vaccinium corymbosum 'Northland'
Common Name: Blueberry, Highbush
Hardy, compact. Small dark blue berries. Early. This species is a familiar woodland shrub that grows naturally throughout the eastern USA. Long valued for its tasty fruit, it also offers an extended season of yellow, brilliant red and orange foliage...

Vaccinium corymbosum 'Patriot'
Common Name: Blueberry, Highbush
Large flattened fruit, early. This species is a familiar woodland shrub that grows naturally throughout the eastern USA. Long valued for its tasty fruit, it also offers an extended season of yellow, brilliant red and orange foliage in the autumn, ri...

Vaccinium corymbosum 'Sunshine Blue'
Common Name: Blueberry, Highbush
Medium, dark blue berries, mid season. This species is a familiar woodland shrub that grows naturally throughout the eastern USA. Long valued for its tasty fruit, it also offers an extended season of yellow, brilliant red and orange foliage in the a...

Vaccinium macrocarpon
Common Name: Cranberry, American
Evergreen groundcover, fast spreading. Tiny dark green leaves in summer, with silvery undersides turning purplish in autumn. Pinkish flowers late May. Edible large red fruit late September. Adaptable to seashore conditions. Tolerates wet soils. Spaci...

Vaccinium macrocarpon 'Hamilton'
Common Name: Cranberry, American
Unusual groundcover. Unique dwarf spreading form of the native cranberry. Dense rosettes of tightly whorled tiny round leaves, rich green in summer and bright red-mahogany in winter. Pink star-like flowers May–June, followed by red fruit. Adaptable t...

Vaccinium vitis-idaea 'Red Pearl'
Common Name: Lingonberry
Dwarf growing native shrub with short upright branches. Small brilliant green leaves turn metallic burgundy-red in winter. Pink to white flowers in May. This cultivar produces large crops of edible 3/8" red berries in late summer. Grows best in rich,...

Vaccinium vitis-idaea minus
Common Name: Cranberry, Mountain
Extremely hardy low growing miniature groundcover, native to the mountains of the northern hemisphere. Tiny shiny dark green summer foliage changes to mahogany-red in winter. Pink to white flowers in May, small red edible berries in August. Prefers r...

Veronica austriaca subsp. teucrium (latifolia) (teucrium) 'Crater Lake Blue'
Common Name: Speedwell, Austrian
Short, dense, 2-4" long racemes of tiny, saucer-shaped, intense gentian blue flowers (1/2" across) which appear in the upper leaf axils of upright flowering stems, late spring to early summer. Compact, mound-forming. Easily grown in average, well-dra...

Veronica spicata 'Goodness Grows'
Common Name: Speedwell, Spike
Dark blue flower spikes mid May until frost. Olive-green foliage. Prefers well drained soils. Tolerates slightly drier and poorer soils than other Veronica species. Deadheading encourages continued bloom. Adaptable to coastal conditions. Divide in fa...

Veronica spicata 'Red Fox'
Common Name: Speedwell, Spike
Bright pink-red flowers on sturdy stems, June–August. Compact habit. Prefers well drained soils. Tolerates slightly drier and poorer soils than other Veronica species. Deadheading encourages continued bloom. Adaptable to coastal conditions. Divide in...

Veronica x 'Baby Doll'
Common Name: Speedwell
Dwarf. Mid pink flower spikes start early, June–August. Deadheading encourages continued bloom. Adaptable to coastal conditions. Divide in fall or spring every 4 years. Spacing: 12–18".Spacing: 12–18"....

Veronica x 'Darwin's Blue'
Common Name: Speedwell
Dwarf, long flowering with rich purple-blue flower spikes, June-August, and dark serrated leaves. Drought tolerant. Deadheading encourages continued bloom. Adaptable to coastal conditions. Divide in fall or spring every 4 years. Spacing: 12–18"....

Veronica x 'Eveline'
Common Name: Speedwell
Floriferous, rose-purple flowers, June–August. Deadheading encourages continued bloom. Adaptable to coastal conditions. Divide in fall or spring every 4 years. Spacing: 12–18"....

Veronica x 'Fairytale'
Common Name: Speedwell
Pale silver-pink flowers with dark pink stamens, July–August. Silver-green foliage. Deadheading encourages continued bloom. Adaptable to coastal conditions. Divide in fall or spring every 4 years. Spacing: 12–18"....

Veronica x 'Royal Candles'
Common Name: Speedwell
Deep violet-blue flower spikes June–August. Deadheading encourages continued bloom. Adaptable to coastal conditions. Divide in fall or spring every 4 years. Spacing: 12–15"....

Veronica x 'Sunny Border Blue'
Common Name: Speedwell
Sturdy dark violet-blue spikes. Blooms throughout the summer. Dark green foliage. Deadheading encourages continued bloom. Adaptable to coastal conditions. Divide in fall or spring every 4 years. Spacing: 12–18"....

Viburnum carlesii
Common Name: Viburnum, Mayflower or Korean Spice
Moderately compact growing, wide, upright. An extremely fragrant plant with waxy pink to white flowers in early May. Colorful red autumn foliage most years. Red fruit in August later turns black. Its compelling fragrance has established this as one o...

Viburnum cassinoides
Common Name: Viburnum, Witherod
Small white flowers, June. Leathery foliage, red-purple in autumn. Green fruit changes to red and then blue-black, September....

Viburnum dentatum
Common Name: Viburnum, Arrowwood
This is a familiar species that grows naturally in the eastern USA. It is wide branched and forms a dense, rounded plant that spreads by underground stems. Flat topped creamy white flowers in May–June. Blue fruit in October. Lustrous dark green leave...

Viburnum dentatum Autumn Jazz®
Common Name: Viburnum, Arrowwood
Syn: 'Ralph Senior'
Grows in graceful vase-like shape. Creamy white flowers in May followed by clusters of blue-black fruit, September–October. Dark green glossy leaves turn yellow, orange, scarlet and purple in fall. This is a familiar species that grows naturally in t...

Viburnum dentatum Blue Muffin™
Common Name: Viburnum, Arrowwood
Synonym: 'Christom'
Very compact. Creamy white flowers in May followed by bunches of rich blue berries in late summer. Good as a low hedge or foundation plant. Orange foliage in the fall. This is a familiar species that grows naturally in the eastern USA. An extremely ...

Viburnum dentatum Chicago Lustre®
Common Name: Viburnum, Arrowwood
Syn: 'Synnestvedt'
Dense, upright and rounded habit. Creamy white flowers cover the plant in late June, followed by clusters of blue-black berries in fall. Glossy deep green summer foliage turns red-purple in fall. Disease and pest resistant. This is a familiar species...

Viburnum dentatum Northern Burgundy®
Common Name: Viburnum, Arrowwood
Syn: 'Morton'
Upright growing and vigorous forming a symmetrical rounded oval. Dark burgundy wine-red fall foliage. White flowers in June followed by blue-black fruit in autumn. This is a familiar species that grows naturally in the eastern USA. An extremely durab...

Viburnum dilatatum 'Catskill'
Common Name: Viburnum, Linden
Compact and wide growing. Creamy white flowers. Long lasting clusters of dark red fruit from August until mid winter. Multicolored autumn foliage. Moderately VLB resistant. Native to eastern Asia, this species and its cultivars are well suited to ...

Viburnum dilatatum 'Iroquois'
Common Name: Viburnum, Linden
Heavy fruiting U.S. National Arboretum selection. Large long lasting red berries in wide flat clusters. Dark green foliage turns red in fall. Moderately VLB resistant. Native to eastern Asia, this species and its cultivars are well suited to southern...

Viburnum dilatatum 'Oneida'
Common Name: Viburnum, Linden
U.S. National Arboretum selection for heavy fruiting and colorful deep red autumn foliage. Moderately VLB resistant. Native to eastern Asia, this species and its cultivars are well suited to southern New England conditions. Well used as hedges and sc...

Viburnum lantana 'Emerald Triumph'
Common Name: Viburnum, Wayfaringtree
Dense growing with dark green glossy foliage. Flat clusters of white flowers in May. Yellow to red to black fruit in fall. Moderately VLB resistant. A Eurasian native, V. lantana cultivars are well adapted to New England. Stiffly upright stout branch...

Viburnum lantana 'Variegatum'
Common Name: Viburnum, Wayfaringtree
Leathery leaves splashed with yellow. White flowers early May. Red-black fruit. A Eurasian native, V. lantana cultivars are well adapted to New England. Stiffly upright stout branches mature to form a rounded plant that tolerates drier conditions tha...

Viburnum lantana Tree Form 'Mohican'
Common Name: Viburnum, Tree Form Wayfaringtree
Deciduous. Formal presentation, trained high-branched. Creamy white flowers early May. Orange-red fruit in July. Grafted on a standard. Drought tolerant once established. Full sun to part shade. Moderately VLB resistant. A Eurasian native species, V....

Viburnum plicatum tomentosum 'Mariesii'
Common Name: Viburnum, Doublefile
Conspicuous large creamy white flower clusters along horizontal branches. Red fruit turns blue-black. Very effective in the spring when viewed from above. VLB resistant. This species is native to the Orient, and since its introduction in the mid 19...

Viburnum plicatum tomentosum 'Pink Beauty'
Common Name: Viburnum, Doublefile
Slow growing, more upright and less winter hardy than the species. Unusual pink flowers along the branches. VLB resistant. This species is native to the Orient, and since its introduction in the mid 19th century, this has become one of the widest use...

Viburnum plicatum tomentosum 'Popcorn'
Common Name: Viburnum, Doublefile
Similar to the species, but flowers appear as rounded balls along the horizontal stems. Creates an unusual effect. VLB resistant. This species is native to the Orient, and since its introduction in the mid 19th century, this has become one of the wid...

Viburnum plicatum tomentosum 'Shasta'
Common Name: Viburnum, Doublefile
Somewhat more spreading than other cultivars. Large white flower clusters in June. Red fruit turns black. Introduced by the U.S. National Arboretum. VLB resistant. This species is native to the Orient, and since its introduction in the mid 19th centu...

Viburnum plicatum tomentosum 'Shoshoni'
Common Name: Viburnum, Doublefile
USNA introduction more compact and slower growing than its parent 'Shasta'. Flat white flower heads followed by red fruit that mature to black. Dull green leaves turn purplish red in autumn. VLB resistant. This species is native to the Orient, and si...

Viburnum plicatum tomentosum 'Summer Snowflake'
Common Name: Viburnum, Doublefile
Continuous bloomer throughout the summer with snow-white flowers. Bright red fruit follows in late summer. This species is native to the Orient and, since its introduction in the mid 19th century, has become one of the most widely used flowering shru...

Viburnum rhytidophylloides 'Willowwood'
Common Name: Viburnum
Robust and fast growing, coarsely branched hybrid of the Leatherleaf Viburnum. Lustrous, long, corrugated, heavy foliage becomes bronze-red in winter, and can be partly retained in winter in protected areas. Small flat clusters of creamy white flower...

Viburnum sieboldii
Common Name: Viburnum
Vigorous and upright growing with stout, rigid branches. Large glossy green crinkled leaves emit a strong peppery fragrance when crushed. Heavy flowering with large flat clusters of creamy white flowers, May–June. Pink fruit turns blue-black in Septe...

Viburnum trilobum Redwing®
Common Name: Cranberrybush, American
New foliage is attractively tinted with red, beautifully accenting the white flowers. Bright red fruit clusters in September persist, often through winter, and are eventually taken by birds. Three-lobed leaves are dark green in summer, striking deep ...

Viburnum trilobum (americanum)
Common Name: Cranberrybush, American
This species is native to much of the northern parts of North America. Naturally vigorous, upright and spreading, eventually forming a large mound. New growth emerges reddish. Summer leaves are three lobed dark green and clean, and fall color is yell...

Viburnum trilobum (americanum) 'Compactum'
Common Name: Cranberrybush, American
Slower growing and more compact than the species. Foliage emerges reddish matures to green. White flowers in late May. The bright red fruit that follows in September is a favorite with birds. Autumn foliage yellow to red-purple. This species is nativ...

Viburnum trilobum (americanum) 'Wentworth'
Common Name: Cranberrybush, American
This species is native to much of the northern parts of North America. Naturally vigorous, upright and spreading, eventually forming a large mound. New growth emerges reddish. Summer leaves are three lobed dark green and clean, and fall color is yell...

Viburnum utile 'Chesapeake'
Common Name: Viburnum, Service
Compact and wide growing. Flat clusters of white flowers in May. Lustrous green leaves. Red berries turn black when ripe....

Viburnum utile 'Conoy'
Common Name: Viburnum, Service
Compact growing, wider than high. Small leathery glossy leaves turn reddish in fall, and can be retained for winter in protected planting locations. Clusters of pink buds open to slightly fragrant creamy white flowers. Red berries turn black when rip...

Viburnum x bodnantense
Common Name: Viburnum, Bodnant
Narrow, upright. Fragrant showy frost resistant pink flowers in April. VLB resistant....

Viburnum x burkwoodii
Common Name: Viburnum, Burkwood
Waxy bluish white flowers with a spicy fragrance in May. Glossy dark green leaves with brownish gray undersides. VLB resistant....

Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Ann Russell'
Common Name: Viburnum, Burkwood
Fragrant white flowers open from pink buds. Wide growing with shiny dark green leaves. VLB resistant....

Vinca minor
Common Name: Periwinkle or Myrtle
A vigorous, aggressive, evergreen groundcover that roots along the stems as it grows. Blue flowers in May and June, occasionally in the fall. Well suited to sunny or shady areas and does well near the seashore. Slower to establish in, but adaptable t...

Vinca minor 'Alba'
Common Name: Periwinkle or Myrtle, White-flowering
Pure white flowers, May–June. Slightly slower growing than the species. Roots along the stems as it grows. Well suited to sunny or shady areas and does well near the seashore. Slower to establish in, but adaptable to poor, dry soils. Deer resistant. ...

Vinca minor 'Bowles Variety'
Common Name: Periwinkle or Myrtle
Larger and glossier leaves than other Vinca. Large blue flowers, May–June and occasionally in autumn. A vigorous, aggressive, evergreen groundcover that roots along the stems as it grows. Well suited to sunny or shady areas and does well near the sea...

Vinca minor 'Ralph Shugert'
Common Name: Periwinkle or Myrtle
Dark green leaves with clearly defined white margins. Blue-purple flowers, May–June. A vigorous, aggressive, evergreen groundcover that roots along the stems as it grows. Well suited to sunny or shady areas and does well near the seashore. Slower to ...