Plant Guide — 182 Species
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Agave
Agave americana
Agave is the ultimate sculptural succulent — dramatic rosettes of thick, pointed leaves that make a bold architectural s...
Ajuga (Bugleweed)
Ajuga reptans
Ajuga is a fast-spreading groundcover with a bonus — gorgeous blue-purple flower spikes in spring that rise above the br...
Allium (Ornamental Onion)
Allium spp.
Ornamental Alliums are the Dr. Seuss plants of the garden — perfectly round, globe-shaped flower heads on straight stems...
American Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
Beautyberry produces the most outrageously vivid berries in the plant kingdom — clusters of electric magenta-purple frui...
American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
American Beech is one of the most majestic native trees, with smooth silvery-gray bark that's unmistakable in winter. De...
American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
One of the most majestic native trees — smooth silver bark, spreading horizontal branches, and persistent golden-bronze ...
Annual Vinca
Catharanthus roseus
The ultimate heat-and-drought annual — thrives in blazing sun where petunias melt. Glossy dark green foliage covered in ...
Arborvitae (Green Giant)
Thuja plicata 'Green Giant'
Green Giant Arborvitae is the fastest-growing privacy screen available — 3-5 feet per year of dense, dark green foliage ...
Armstrong Maple
Acer × freemanii 'Armstrong'
Armstrong Maple is a narrow, columnar shade tree — perfect for tight spaces, street plantings, and properties where a tr...
Astilbe
Astilbe × arendsii
Astilbe brings feathery plume-like flowers to shade gardens where few other plants offer such color. The fluffy flower s...
Austrian Pine
Pinus nigra
Austrian Pine is the toughest pine for urban and suburban landscapes — tolerant of clay, drought, alkaline soil, salt, w...
Autumn Blaze Maple
Acer × freemanii 'Jeffersred'
Autumn Blaze is the best of both worlds — the fast growth of silver maple crossed with the brilliant red fall color of r...
Azalea
Rhododendron spp.
Azaleas deliver some of the most spectacular spring displays in gardening — entire shrubs covered in blooms so thick you...
Baptisia (False Indigo)
Baptisia australis
Baptisia is a long-lived native perennial that forms a substantial shrub-like mound — spikes of pea-like flowers in deep...
Barberry
Berberis thunbergii
Barberry delivers year-round color with zero effort — deep burgundy, purple, gold, or variegated foliage depending on cu...
Bearded Iris
Iris germanica
Bearded Iris is one of the most stunning perennials in existence — ruffled, often fragrant blooms in literally every col...
Bee Balm
Monarda didyma
Bee Balm is a hummingbird magnet — the tubular flowers are perfectly designed for hummingbird beaks, and they'll visit n...
Bird of Paradise
Strelitzia reginae
Bird of Paradise produces some of the most striking flowers in the plant kingdom — bold orange and blue blooms that rese...
Black Mondo Grass
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
Black Mondo Grass is the darkest plant you can grow — nearly jet-black foliage that creates dramatic contrast against an...
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan is a cheerful, bulletproof native wildflower that blankets meadows and gardens in golden blooms from mi...
Blanket Flower
Gaillardia × grandiflora
Blanket Flower is a native wildflower turned garden superstar — daisy-like blooms in hot reds, oranges, and yellows with...
Blazing Star (Liatris)
Liatris spicata
Blazing Star sends up dramatic purple bottle-brush spikes that bloom from the TOP down (unusual in the plant world). It'...
Bleeding Heart
Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Bleeding Heart is one of the most enchanting perennials — arching stems dripping with perfectly heart-shaped pink-and-wh...
Blue Fescue
Festuca glauca
Blue Fescue forms perfect little tufts of intense steel-blue foliage that look like sea urchins in the garden. Mass-plan...
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