|
Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Exposure |
Size |
Bloom Time |
Flower Color |
Comment |
|
Baptisia australis |
False Indigo |
Sun to Part Shade |
3 - 4 Ft. |
Spring to Summer |
Blue |
blue legume-like flowers |
|
Baptisia x bicolor ‘Starlite’ (Prairieblue
Series) |
False Indigo |
Sun |
3 to 4 Ft. by 3 to 4 Ft. |
Spring to Summer |
Lavender - blue |
soft blue pea flowers that glow white at the
base for a sparkling overall appearance |
|
Baptisia 'Purple Smoke' |
False Indigo |
Sun to Part Shade |
3 to 4 Ft. x 3 to 4 Ft. |
Early Summer |
Purple |
charcoal-green stems ~ does not like lime ~
blue-green foliage ~ shrub-like ~ attractive black seedpods |
|
Baptisia ‘Solar Flare’ (Prairieblue Series) |
False Indigo |
Sun |
2.5 to 3 Ft. by 3 to 4 Ft. |
Spring to Summer |
Yellow |
Flowers start out brilliant yellow and fade to
deep orange as they age |
|
Begonia grandis subsp. evansiana |
Hardy Begonia
|
Part Shade to Shade |
12 to 15 In. |
Summer to Fall |
Pink |
large heart shaped leaves which are green
above and red on the underside ~ upright, branching habit ~
very late to emerge in spring |
|
Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea ‘Crimson
Pygmy’ |
Dwarf Japanese Barberry |
Sun |
1.5 to 2 Ft. by 2.5 to 3 Ft |
Spring |
Yellow |
reddish-purple foliage - may be grown in part
shade but best color in sun |
|
Berberis thunbergii ‘Royal Cloak’ |
Red Japanese Barberry |
Sun |
3 to 5 Ft. x 3 to 5 Ft. |
Spring |
Yellow |
upright, arching growth habit ~ bright red
berries in fall |
|
Betula nigra 'Fox Valley' |
Dwarf River Birch
|
Sun to Part Shade |
8 - 10 Ft. |
|
|
often multi-trunked ~ beautiful cinnamon and
cream exfoliating bark |
|
Betula nigra ‘Shiloh Splash’ |
Variegated River Birch |
Sun to Part Shade |
30 Ft by 15 Ft |
|
|
Leaves smaller than the species with irregular
ivory-white leaf margins and green center. Beautiful exfoliating
bark.
|
Brunnera macrophylla
|
Siberian Bugloss
|
Part Shade to Shade |
1.5 Ft. |
Spring |
Blue |
low clumps of 7" wide heart-shaped
leaves ~ small leaves emerge with the flowers but then increase in
size after the flowers fade ~ excellent foliage plant |
|
Brunnera
macrophylla 'Jack Frost' |
Silver Siberian Bugloss |
Part Shade to Shade |
1 Ft. |
Spring |
Blue |
heart-shaped, frosty silver leaves with dark
green veins and margins |
Brunnera macrophylla ‘King’s Ransom’
|
Siberian Bugloss
|
Part Shade to Shade |
10 to 12 In. by 12 to 15 In. |
Spring |
Blue |
green leaves with creamy yellow margins and a
light frosting over leaf |
|
Brunnera macrophylla 'Looking Glass' |
Silver Siberian Bugloss |
Part Shade to Shade |
12 to 15 In. |
Spring |
Blue |
heart-shaped, frosty silver leaves with dark
green veins and margins ~ becomes entirely silver with age |
|
Brunnera macrophylla 'Variegata' |
Variegated Brunnera |
Part Shade to Shade |
15 In. |
Spring |
Blue |
foliage is irregularly variegated in bold
light green and white |
Buddleia davidii ‘White Ball’
|
Dwarf Butterfly Bush
|
Sun to Part Shade |
3 Ft. by 3 Ft. |
Summer to Fall |
White |
very compact plant with white flower spikes
and silver foliage |
|
Buddleia 'Look Down Upon Me' |
Dwarf Butterfly Bush |
Sun |
2 to 3 Ft |
Summer to Fall |
lavender-blue |
a very compact, short butterfly bush |
Buxus 'Green Velvet'
|
Dwarf Boxwood |
Full Sun to Full Shade |
2 - 3 Ft. |
|
|
a compact, rounded plant with small, dark,
glossy evergreen leaves |
|
Buxus microphylla Golden Dream (’Peergold’) |
Dwarf Boxwood |
Sun to Part Shade |
2 to 3 Ft by 2 to 3 Ft. |
Spring |
Cream |
small, oval shaped evergreen foliage edged in
gold - very compact and naturally rounded - new growth often yellow |
|
Buxus sempervirens 'Pyramidalis' |
Pyramidal English Boxwood |
Sun to Part Shade |
5 to 8 Ft by 2 to 3 Ft. |
|
|
Will retain pyramidal form with minimum amount
of shearing. |
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