2012 Northern Garden Reference Guide

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ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS Elaeagnus - Olive Silverscape® Olive Mature Height: Foliage Colour:

Elaeagnus x ‘Jefmorg’ 5 - 6 Feet (1.75 m) Silver

Mature Spread: 4 - 5 Feet (1.5 m) Exposure / Hardiness: Zone 2

Sterile hybrid between Russian Olive and Silverberry with silver foliage and less suckering. Useful for naturalization and erosion control. Selected by Greg Morganson of Bismarck, N.D.

Euonymus - Burning Bush Maacks Burning Bush

Turkestan Burning Bush

Euonymus nana 'Turkestanica'

Mature Height: Fruit Colour:

Mature Spread: 3 Feet (0.9 m) Exposure / Hardiness: Zone 3

3 Feet (0.9 m) Pink capsules

An attractive plant with evergreen leaves that turn pinkish-red in the fall. It has an upright form with a sprawling habit. Excellent for mass plantings.

Maacks Burning Bush

Euonymus hamiltonianus maacki

Mature Height: Fruit Colour:

Mature Spread: 8 - 10 Feet (3 m) Exposure / Hardiness: Zone 3

8 - 10 Feet (3 m) Pink capsules

Outstanding shrub with interesting pink fruit in the fall. The orange arils and red seeds contrast with the green foliage. Full sun to partial shade.

Northern Gold Forsythia

Dwarf Winged Burning Bush

Euonymus alatus 'Compactus'

Mature Height: Fruit Colour:

Mature Spread: 3 Feet (0.9 m) Exposure / Hardiness: Zone 3

3 Feet (0.9 m) Pink capsules

This compact form of Winged Euonymus has square corky branches and red fruit. The dark green foliage turns brilliant red in the fall.

Forsythia Northern Gold Forsythia

Forsythia x 'Northern Gold'

Mature Height: Flower Colour:

Mature Spread: 5 - 6 Feet (1.75 m) Exposure / Hardiness: Zone 3

6 - 8 Feet (2.5 m) Yellow (early spring)

A spectacular display of golden-yellow spring flowers appear before the dark green leaves. This cultivar has the hardiest flower buds of the species. Excellent for groupings, borders.

Genista - Broom Dwarf Broom Dwarf Broom

Mature Height: Flower Colour:

Genista lydia 18 Inches (0.5 m) Yellow

Mature Spread: 3 Feet (0.9 m) Exposure / Hardiness: Zone 3

A dwarf flowering shrub with slender, pendulous branches covered with golden yellow flowers in June. Full sun.

New

Hippophae - Buckthorn Sea Buckthorn

Hippophae rhamnoides

Mature Height: 12 Feet (4 m) Mature Spread: 12 Feet (4 m) Flower Colour: Yellow, orange fruit Exposure / Hardiness: Zone 2 Large shrub with silvery foliage, yellow flowers and orange fruit. Drought and salt tolerant.

Hydrangea Annabelle Hydrangea Bella Anna Hydrangea New

H. arborescens grandiflora ‘ Annabelle’

Mature Height: 3 - 4 Feet (1.25 m) Mature Spread: 3 - 4 Feet (1.25 m) Flower Colour: White (mophead) Exposure / Hardiness: Zone 3 A large flowered hydrangea that requires a sheltered location. The large pure-white flowers produced in July are long-lasting. Spring pruning to 6" in Mature Height will renew the plant.

Bella Anna Hydrangea

New

H. arborescens grandiflora ‘‘PIIHA-1’

Mature Height: 3 - 4 Feet (1.25 m) Mature Spread: 3 - 4 Feet (1.25 m) Flower Colour: Pink (mophead) Exposure / Hardiness: Zone 3 New listing for 2012. The first pink Annabelle hydrangea in the Endless Summer® Collection! Bella Anna produces large, pink blooms from early summer through fall, with minimal care.

Bombshell Hydrangea

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Bombshell Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'Bombshell' New Mature Height: 2 - 3 Feet (1 m) Mature Spread: 3 - 4 Feet (1.25 m) Flower Colour: White (mophead) Exposure / Hardiness: Zone 3 New listing for 2012. Bombshell has a compact habit and is a prolific bloomer. Abundant white blooms cover the dark green foliage from summer until frost. Bombshell has more flowers per plant than any other paniculata.


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