Plant Reference Guide

Johnson’s Nursery® is a third generation, family-owned business. We passionately pursue our goal of providing hardy nursery stock to clients in Southeastern Wisconsin and beyond.

Ben French, Vice President Propagation & Product Development

By emphasizing the importance of local eco-type seed and parent material, Johnson’s Nursery strives to propagate and grow the finest quality trees, shrubs, conifers, broadleaf evergreens, and herbaceous perennials already genetically adapted to our weather, soils, and light conditions. Clients can be sure that our field produced stock is fully acclimated prior to purchase. If it was not, the plants would never leave the fields. Nature’s Best to You. Since 1959, our clients have come to trust the quality of our nursery stock and personal customer service. From all of us at Johnson’s Nursery, thank you for your continued business and support.

Headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, Johnson’s Nursery has been growing since our incorporation in 1959.

From our first 40-acre parcel, we now produce nursery stock on more than 600 acres in Southeastern Wisconsin— including Menomonee Falls, Jackson, and Germantown.

Manuel (left) and Adrian, Yard

Essentially we are a wholesale grower that welcomes the general public. Johnson’s Nursery provides Retail sales and Landscape design/build services from our Menomonee Falls location. Our wholesale clientele of municipalities, landscape contractors, garden centers, and other nurseries can arrange to pick up material either in Menomonee Falls or our Jackson holding yards. Shipping is available.

Tours of our fields and production facilities are available throughout the year. Contact a representative for details and scheduling.

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Pictured on Cover: Mystic Ruby Buckeye - Aesculus x bushii ‘Aaron1’ PP29,092 (Pg 6) Photo by Zannah Crowe Plant Reference Guide ©2025 Johnson’s Nursery®

Johnson’s Nursery® takes pride in bringing our clients quality, locally-grown nursery stock. We are dedicated to providing a diverse selection of landscape plants for the Midwest. Part of that selection is a wide variety of native trees, shrubs, evergreens, vines, and perennial flowering plants.

Wisconsin native plants are beautiful. They offer all of the color and aesthetic interest that we could need. They are also very functional, having evolved over time to flourish in our environment. Using native plants connects us to our state’s natural heritage and creates unique, charismatic landscapes. When we plant native plants, not only do we preserve the vegetation that was once there, but also the countless other wildlife such as birds, insects, mammals, fungi, and more.

Native plants can be used in landscapes in a variety of ways.

They can be incorporated into more traditional landscapes or a designated part of a landscape can be converted into a native garden.

Visit page 118 for a list of our Wisconsin native plants.

Plant Catalog

Trees.................................................................................................................... 1 Crabapple Comparison Chart.................................................................. 15 Shrubs................................................................................................................ 23 Hydrangea Comparison Chart.................................................................. 32 Rose Comparison Chart............................................................................ 37 Conifers............................................................................................................. 43 Broadleaves, Groundcovers, & Vines............................................................. 52 Perennials......................................................................................................... 57 Hosta Comparison Chart.......................................................................... 68 Ferns........................................................................................................... 81 Grasses....................................................................................................... 84 Grass & Sedge Comparison Chart............................................................ 82

Plant Characteristics Lists Index Plants for Wildlife............................................................................................. 90 Plants that Attract Birds............................................................................. 90 Plants that Attract Hummingbirds........................................................... 91 Plants that Attract Butterflies.................................................................... 91 Tough Plants for Problem Areas...................................................................... 92 Plants Tolerant of Partial Shade................................................................ 92 Plants Tolerant of Heavy Shade................................................................ 93 Plants Tolerant of Wet Soils....................................................................... 94 Plants Tolerant of Dry Soils....................................................................... 95 Plants Tolerant of Salt................................................................................ 96 Plants Tolerant of Clay Soil....................................................................... 97 Plants Observed to Grow Under Black Walnut Trees............................. 98 Plants Observed to be Susceptible to Black Walnut Toxicity.................. 98 Deer Resistant Plants................................................................................. 99 Plants with Useful Features Plants with Fragrance.............................................................................. 100 Plants with Colorful Foliage.................................................................... 101 Plants that Provide Winter Interest......................................................... 103 Trees with Distinctive Form.................................................................... 105 Edible Plants............................................................................................. 106 Utility Plants Plants for Hedging................................................................................... 107 Plants for Screening................................................................................. 108 Plants for Slopes, Banks, and Erosion Control...................................... 109 Fall Color......................................................................................................... 110 Plants for Rain Gardens.................................................................................. 112 Plants by Size.................................................................................................. 113 Native Plants of Wisconsin............................................................................. 117 Bloom Times................................................................................................... 120 Dig Times for Trees, Shrubs, Evergreens, & Broadleaves............................ 126 Hole Size Chart – Trees Ball Sizes and Weights............................................ 130 Glossary........................................................................................................... 131 Index................................................................................................................ 132 Hardiness Zone Map....................................................................................... 135

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Sweet Street™ Linden

Bur Oak

River Birch

Trees State Street™ Maple

Wisconsin Red™ Musclewood

Chinkapin Oak

Adirondak Crabapple

Ironwood

Firebird® Crabapple

Autumn Brilliance® Serviceberry

Tuliptree

Messel Magnolia

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Red Oak Exclamation® London Planetree

Mystic Ruby™ Buckeye

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ACER - MAPLE Acer griseum

Paperbark Maple UPlk

Height: 20-30’ Spread: 20-30’ Zone: 4 Shape: Round Foliage: Green Fall Color: Red, green, brown Flower: Yellow-green Fruit: Samara A small tree of rare beauty, this trifoliate maple’s compound leaves give it a delicate texture in summer, then display long lasting red fall color. Exfoliating orange-brown to cinnamon-brown bark creates year-round interest.

Acer japonicum ‘Aconitifolium’

Aconitifolium Maple UPl

Height: 10-12’ Spread: 15’ Zone: 5 Shape: Round Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Purple, Scarlet Flower: Purplish-red Fruit: Samara Low branched round form small scale tree. Deeply cut fern-like dark green foliage turns a wonderful array of intense colors: brilliant scarlet shading into purple. Excellent specimen!

Acer miyabei ‘State Street’

State Street™ Miyabe Maple U

Height: 50’ Spread: 40’ Zone: 4 Shape: Upright, oval Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Samara Uniform broad-pyramidal form with excellent branching characteristics. Thick, clean dark green foliage turns a pleasing soft yellow in autumn. Extremely tough tree.

Acer palmatum ‘Bloodgood’

Bloodgood Japanese Maple

UPl Height: 12-20’ Spread: 15-20’ Zone: 5 Shape: Upright, rounded Foliage: Deep purple Fall Color: Crimson-red Flower: Purple Fruit: Samara Upright rounded habit becoming broader with age. Bright red spring foliage matures to a deep rich purple, retaining its color well even during the heat of summer. Crimson-red fall color, attractive scarlet winged seeds in late summer and interesting blackish red bark adds extra interest in the landscape.

= Plant originated at Johnson’s Nursery

U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

Acer palmatum var. dissectum ‘Crimson Queen’ Crimson Queen Japanese Maple UP Height: 8-10’ Spread: 10-12’ Zone: 5 Shape: Cascading Foliage: Burgundy Fall Color: Brilliant red Flower: Purple Fruit: Samara Dense, broadly spreading habit with cascading branches. Finely cut lobed foliage emerges bright crimson-red deepening to burgundy in the summer and finishes with brilliant red in fall. Best in a protected location for our climate.

Acer pensylvanicum

Striped Maple

PAblw Height: 20’ Spread: 15’ Zone: 3 Shape: Broad, Oval, Shrub-Like Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Yellow-green Fruit: Samara A striped bark maple. Has greenish-white vertical stripes on young branches about 1/2” or greater. Needs cool, moist acid soil and full shade. Best planted as an understory tree, in mostly shade, on northern slopes where roots can remain cool.

Acer pseudoplatanus ‘Tunpetti’ PP17,537

Regal Petticoat® Sycamore Maple

U Height: 40’ Spread: 30’ Zone: 4 Shape: Oval-Rounded Foliage: Olive green Fall Color: Rosy, Yellow Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Samara New leaves emerge tinged with burgundy. Petioles are red. In summer, the leaves are green with burgundy undersides. The leaves turn yellowish, with salmon-colored undersides in autumn.

Acer pseudosieboldianum

Korean Maple

UPl Height: 20’ Spread: 15’ Zone: 4 Shape: Palmately, Rounded Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Yellow, orange, red Flower: Red Fruit: Samara We previously listed this as Acer japonicum U. W. strain. An excellent hardy substitute for A. palmatum or A. japonicum in our area that performs well in heavy alkaline clay soil. Spectacular orange-red fall color. Minute red flowers emerge against green foliage in spring, turning to red samaras in summer.

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

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Johnson’s Nursery® Acer pseudosieboldianum x palmatum ‘Hasselkus’ Northern Glow® Maple UPl

Height: 20’ Spread: 25’ Zone: 4 Shape: Upright, broad spreading Foliage: Bronze to dark green Fall Color: Orange/Red Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Samara Grace, fall color, and hardiness! The refined character of a Japanese Maple can now be enjoyed to a zone 4 hardiness range! This hybrid selection, developed in Madison, Wisconsin, by Professor Ed Hasselkus, originated from seed of the tough and cold-hardy Korean maple, but most resembles its A. palmatum parent. Graceful, deeply incised leaves emerge bronze, are green in summer, then glow with bright orange-red to deep red color in fall. Upright when young, spreading when mature, will eventually grow to approximately 20 feet tall by 24 feet wide. A choice tree for courtyards and gardens where the desire for a Japanese Maple has been thwarted by zone 4 conditions

Acer rubrum ‘Autumn Radiance’ Autumn Radiance Red Maple UPl Height: 40’ Spread: 40’ Zone: 4 Shape: Oval, Rounded Foliage: Medium green Fall Color: Orange-red Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Samara Cross of ‘October Glory’ x ‘Red Sunset’. Orange-red fall color. Performs best is slightly acidic soil conditions.

Acer saccharum

Sugar Maple

UPbfw Height: 50-75’ Spread: 40-50’ Zone: 3 Shape: Oval, Rounded Foliage: Medium green Fall Color: Orange, gold, scarlet Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Samara One of the hardiest and most long-lived of all maples with extraordinary colors of gold, orange, and scarlet in fall. Excellent shade tree with great wildlife benefits. Wisconsin State Tree.

Acer saccharum ‘Bailsta’ PP11,119

Fall Fiesta® Sugar Maple

UPl Height: 45-50’ Spread: 35-40’ Zone: 4 Shape: Rounded, Upright Foliage: Glossy dark green Fall Color: Orange, red, yellow Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Samara Symmetrical crown with thick dark green foliage has good resistance to scorch, heat, and drought. Autumn leaves are a mix of orange, red, and yellow. Provides good cover and nesting spots for birds. Intolerant of salt and compacted soil.

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Acer saccharum ‘Barrett Cole’ PP10,590 Apollo® Sugar Maple Ul Height: 25’ Spread: 10’ Zone: 4 Shape: Columnar, Dense Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Yellow-orange to red Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Samara Densely branched, narrow columnar form. Dark green summer foliage changes from yellow-orange to red in autumn.

Acer spicatum

Mountain Maple

UPw Height: 10-30’ Spread: 10-30’ Zone: 3 Shape: Rounded, Shrub-Like Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Scarlet, Yellow-orange-red Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Samara Small understory tree native in northern Wisconsin. Outstanding fall color, clear yellow to bright orange to scarlet red.

Acer tegmentosum

Manchurian Maple

Ul Height: 20-30’ Spread: 20-30’ Zone: 4 Shape: Rounded, Shrub like Foliage: Bright green Fall Color: Orange-scarlet Flower: Red petioles Fruit: Samara Leafs out early in spring with deep green leaves that contrast with red petioles throughout the growing season. Leaves are compound, comprised of three leaflets with toothed margins. ;Smooth, gray bark. In fall, the foliage turns pink and orange. ;Can be grown as a multi-trunked tree or shrub. Intolerant of poorly drained soils.

Acer triflorum

Three-flower Maple

UPl Height: 20-30’ Spread: 20-30’ Zone: 4 Shape: Upright, spreading Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Red-yellow Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Samara Small tree with exquisite honey-brown, exfoliating bark and green leaves that turn red, orange, and yellow in fall. Tolerant of any type of light but prefers acidic and moist well-drained soil. Rounded and compact in full sun but upright and spreading in shade. Casts moderate to dense shade and is grown as an understory tree.

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Johnson’s Nursery® Acer truncatum x platanoides ‘JFS-KW202’ PP21,838 Crimson Sunset™ Maple U

Height: 35’ Spread: 25’ Zone: 4 Shape: Oval, Upright Foliage: Deep purple Fall Color: Bronze-red, Maroon Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Samara Heat tolerance is the distinguishing characteristic of this maple hybrid. Its foliage resembles that of Crimson King, but its form is more upright and compact. Thanks to the Acer truncatum parentage, it flourishes in the summer heat where few purple-leaf plants will grow.

Acer x freemanii ‘Armstrong’

Armstrong Maple

U Height: 50-60’ Spread: 15-20’ Zone: 3 Shape: Upright, columnar Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Yellow-orange Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Samara, fewer Aggressive grower with distinct upright habit and striking smooth, silver bark. Dense, compact, narrow form gives it a formal appearance. Ideal for use as a street tree and where space is limited.

Spring harvest only.

Acer x freemanii ‘Celzam’ PP7,279

Celebration® Maple

UP Height: 45-50’ Spread: 20-25’ Zone: 4 Shape: Broadly oval Foliage: Green Fall Color: Gold with red Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Essentially seedless Fast growing, seedless selection. Naturally symmetrical habit with strong branching structure. Crisp green foliage turns an attractive golden-yellow with red hues. Developed by Lake County Nursery.

Acer x freemanii ‘DTR 102’ PP7,655

Autumn Fantasy® Maple

UPl Height: 50’ Spread: 40’ Zone: 4 Shape: Broadly oval Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Ruby-red Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Samara, fewer Rapid Grower. Upright oval habit. Exceptional ruby-red fall color.

Leaves are quite large and more closely resemble those of A. saccharinum than A. rubrum.

= Plant originated at Johnson’s Nursery

U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

Acer x freemanii ‘Ed Gartner’

Redhead™ Maple

Ul Height: 50’ Spread: 30’ Zone: 3 Shape: Round Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Red, Orange Flower: Insignificant Fruit: None Selected in 1995 by Michael Yanny from a remnant native population in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. A standard sized Acer x freemanii with the typical vigorous growth rate. It has excellent tolerance of alkaline soils and has a dense habit. This tree is fast growing, has upright branching and is about twice as tall as it is wide at 15 years of a age in Southeastern Wisconsin. Fall color is an orange-red. It is the first of all the common Acer x freemanii cultivars to color. ‘Ed Gartner’ could be very useful for those concerned with having appropriate ecotype plant material and yet having the predictability of a good cultivar.

Acer x freemanii ‘Jeffersred’ PP4,864

Autumn Blaze® Maple

Acer x freemanii ‘Sienna’ PP11,322

Sienna Glenn® Maple

UPl Height: 40-50’ Spread: 30-40’ Zone: 3 Shape: Dense, oval Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Orange-red Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Samara, fewer Fast-growing with upright, oval form. Dark green foliage turns a blaze of orange-red to scarlet-red fall color. Good shade, street, or specimen tree.

Ul Height: 40-50’ Spread: 35-40’ Zone: 3 Shape: Dense, Pyramidal Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Burgundy-red Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Samara, fewer Uniform pyramidal with dense branching and strong central leader.

Rich dark green foliage turns vibrant burgundy in fall.

AESCULUS - BUCKEYE Aesculus flava

Yellow Buckeye

UPml Height: 60-75’ Spread: 30-50’ Zone: 4 Shape: Upright, oval Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Orange-bronze Flower: Yellow-green Fruit: Nut A fast-growing buckeye. Grows to 60’+. Yellow to apricot fall color.

The large, shiny buckeye nuts are attractive to wildlife, including inquisitive children. Protect from windy locations that would otherwise cause leaf scorch.

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

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Johnson’s Nursery® Aesculus glabra

Ohio Buckeye UPml

Height: 35’ Spread: 35’ Zone: 3 Shape: Oval Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Orange Flower: Yellow Fruit: Nut A dense medium-sized tree of coarse texture. In spring panicles of creamy yellow flowers are produced followed by shiny, rich brown nuts known as buckeyes. Fall foliage turns an attractive pumpkin-orange.

Aesculus glabra ‘JN Select’

Early Glow™ Buckeye

UPl Height: 35’ Spread: 35’ Zone: 3 Shape: Upright, rounded Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Orange-red Flower: Yellow Fruit: Nearly seedless Early Glow™ Buckeye is a seedling selection found by Michael Yanny in 1981. The original tree, at about 30 years old, is approximately 30’ tall by 20’ wide. Early Glow™ Buckeye gets its name from its bright red fall color in September. It is the first tree to get fall color each year. Its form and growth rate seem to be similar to Aesculus glabra seedlings, though it does show better late season foliage quality. Early Glow™ Buckeye produces very few seeds giving it great potential as a street tree. The reason for the near seedless nature of the tree is that the pistils do not elongate enough to be easily pollinated.

Aesculus x bushii ‘Aaron1’ PP29,092

Mystic Ruby™ Buckeye

UPm Height: 25-30’ Spread: 20-25’ Zone: 5 Shape: Oval Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: Pink-red Fruit: Nut A Red Flowered Buckeye tree that arose from a crop of Aesculus glabra seedlings that had hybridized with Aesculus pavia. It was a chance seedling found by Aaron Jambura discovered the plant at Johnson’s Nursery in 2003. What makes ‘Aaron 1’, Mystic Ruby™, unique is the fact that it has beautiful pinkish-red flowers on a tree that is considerably hardier than other red flowered Aesculus. In addition, the tree has excellent foliage qualities with minimal leaf blotch and leaf scorch problems in Southern Wisconsin. Produces a fair amount of nuts in most seasons and doesn’t fall color to any extent in fall. Co-owned by JN Plant Selections, LLC and Johnson’s Nursery. This plant will be introduced and marketed through Upshoot, LLC.

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ALNUS - ALDER Alnus incana var. rugosa

Speckled Alder

UPbfw Height: 15-25’ Spread: 6-15’ Zone: 3 Shape: Oval, shrubby Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: None Flower: Yellow catkin Fruit: Pine cone like nutlet A coarse small tree or large shrub with distinct whitish lenticels on the stems that give it its name. In late March to early April clusters of yellow catkins are followed by persistent winged nutlets. Commonly found in wet soils- this plant is responsible for the majority of the great trout streams in Wisconsin as it keeps our stream banks cool for spawning. Extremely valuable for many wildlife species. It also fixes nitrogen and is useful in restoring depleted sites. Previously treated as a unique species, Speckled Alder is now one of several varieties in the cosmopolitan species of Alnus incana.

AMELANCHIER - SERVICEBERRY Amelanchier arborea

Downy Serviceberry

UPw Height: 15-25’ Spread: 10-12’ Zone: 4 Shape: Upright, shrubby Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Yellow Flower: White Fruit: Purple berry A small-scale tree or large shrub. Beautiful clusters of white flowers on drooping racemes followed by edible, sweet purple fruits that are quickly taken by birds. Wonderful yellow fall color.

Amelanchier canadensis

Shadblow Serviceberry

UPlb Height: 10-15’ Spread: 10’ Zone: 3 Shape: Upright, oval Foliage: Medium to dark green Fall Color: Yellow-orange Flower: White Fruit: Purple berry Many slender upright stems form an oval crown with masses of white flowers in early spring. Edible sweet, purple fruits. In fall foliage turns brilliant yellow-orange.

Amelanchier laevis

Allegheny Serviceberry

UPw Height: 25’ Spread: 15’ Zone: 4 Shape: Upright, oval Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Orange-red Flower: White Fruit: Purple berry Narrow upright, oval form with showy white flower clusters in spring followed by purple, edible, sweet fruits. Dark green foliage turns a brilliant orange-red in fall.

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Johnson’s Nursery® Amelanchier laevis ‘JFS-Arb’ PP15,304

Spring Flurry® Serviceberry

Height: 35’ U P l b Spread: 20’ Zone: 4 Shape: Upright, oval Foliage: Medium green Fall Color: Orange Flower: White Fruit: Purple-blue berry A J. Frank Schmidt introduction. Introduced for its excellent form for street tree use. Orange fall color.

Amelanchier x grandiflora

Apple Serviceberry

Height: 25-30’ U P b f w Spread: 25-30’ Zone: 4 Shape: Upright, rounded Foliage: Medium to dark green Fall Color: Yellow to red Flower: White Fruit: Purple-red berry Early blooming small tree with pink buds and white flowers. Pink to red berries ripen to resemble small blueberries and are quickly eaten by the birds. Brilliant fall color ranging from yellow to red.

Amelanchier x grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance’ PP5,717 Autumn Brilliance® Serviceberry UPbl Height: 20-25’ Spread: 20-25’ Zone: 3 Shape: Upright, rounded Foliage: Blue-green Fall Color: Orange-red Flower: White Fruit: Purple berry Upright, heavily branched tree. Newly emerging spring foliage changes from bronzy-purple to blue-green. Fall color is a rich orange-red.

BETULA - BIRCH Betula alleghaniensis

Yellow Birch

UPgw Height: 40-60’ Spread: 40-50’ Zone: 4 Shape: Pyramidal, Rounded Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Golden-yellow Flower: Catkins Fruit: Nutlet Spectacular round headed form and uniform branching. Wonderful golden-yellow fall color. Slender stems have a faint odor and taste of wintergreen. Stems and branches glisten yellow-brown to reddish-brown giving a pleasing winter texture.

Betula glandulifera

Bog Birch

UPbfw Height: 6-9’ Spread: 8’ Zone: 4 Shape: Upright, oval Foliage: Medium green Fall Color: Yellow to red Flower: Catkins Fruit: Nutlet

Betula lenta

Sweet Birch

UPl Height: 40-55’ Spread: 35-50’ Zone: 4 Shape: Broad, Pyramidal Foliage: Glossy dark green Fall Color: Golden-yellow Flower: Catkins Fruit: Nutlet Dense pyramidal in youth forming a broad low-branching crown with age. Glossy dark green, heart-shaped leaves turn a beautiful golden-yellow in autumn. Rich reddish-brown young bark has a cherry-like appearance.

Betula nigra

River Birch

Ubw Height: 40-70’ Spread: 40-60’ Zone: 3 Shape: Broad, Pyramidal, Rounded Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Golden-yellow Flower: Catkins Fruit: Nutlet Excellent for wet soil conditions. Exfoliating cinnamon-brown bark exposes the pink inner bark. Resistant to bronze birch borer.

Betula papyrifera

Paper Birch

UPbfw Height: 50’ Spread: 35’ Zone: 2 Shape: Upright, pyramidal Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Bright yellow Flower: Catkins Fruit: Nutlet Upright oval with deep green foliage changing to a wonderful yellow in fall. Exfoliating, chalky white, paper-like bark.

Betula platyphylla ‘Jefpark’ PP25,468

Parkland Pillar® Birch

UPk Height: 40’ Spread: 6-7’ Zone: 3 Shape: Narrow, columnar Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Golden yellow Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Nutlet A beautiful birch with a narrow, upright, dense habit. It boasts white bark and dense, dark green foliage that turns golden in late fall. This fast growing variety is suitable for gardens, screens or boulevards. Tolerant of heat, drought, and alkaline soils, Parkland Pillar is an excellent choice for urban landscapes. Its narrow form makes it perfect as an accent tree or it can be planted in multiples to form a privacy screen. A selection of Dakota Pinnacle® discovered at Parkland Nursery in Alberta and introduced by Jeffries Nurseries.

A small scale Birch native to Wisconsin wetlands. It’s small leaves give the tree a fine textured appearance. Fall color ranges from yellow to red. = Plant originated at Johnson’s Nursery

U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

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Johnson’s Nursery® Betula populifolia ‘Whitespire’

Whitespire Birch UPd

Height: 30-40’ Spread: 20-25’ Zone: 4 Shape: Narrow, pyramidal Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Catkins Fruit: Nutlet Non-exfoliating white bark, dark green leaves, and attractive yellow fall color. More heat tolerant than B. papyrifera and good borer resistance. Self-seeds and forms an attractive stand of trees. Introduced by Dr. Hasselkus.

Betula utilis ‘Madison’

White Satin™ Birch

UPfb Height: 35-45’ Spread: 25-35’ Zone: 4 Shape: Upright, pyramidal Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Golden yellow Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Nutlet Dr. Ed Hasselkus selected this tree from the collections at Longenecker Horticultural Gardens of the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Its attractive characteristics include good borer resistance, a uniform upright pyramidal habit, beautiful satin-white bark, attractive foliage, and golden-yellow fall color. The parent plant originated from seed distributed by the USDA, North Central Plant Introduction Station in Ames, Iowa, under P.I. #130480. Planted in the mid-1970s, it out-survived all the other seedlings from the population, which were lost to bronze birch borers. A chicagoland Grows® Introduction.

CARPINUS - MUSCLEWOOD Carpinus caroliniana

Musclewood

UPAw Height: 25-30’ Spread: 25-30’ Zone: 3 Shape: Oval Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Orange-red or Yellow Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Nutlet Fantastic, small-scale tree with a dense canopy. Fall color on our Wisconsin strain is bright yellow, orange and/or red. Its leaf and bark characteristics resemble a small beech tree only with fall color.

NOT hard to transplant.

Carpinus caroliniana ‘J.N. Upright’

Firespire® Musclewood

UPAlb Height: 20’ Spread: 8-10’ Zone: 3 Shape: Narrow, upright Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Orange-red Flower: Bright red Fruit: Nutlet An upright form with outstanding orange-red fall color. Is quite similar in scale and form to Cornus mas ‘Golden Glory’. It should become a very useful screening plant, because of its slender form and tolerance for both sun and shade.

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Carpinus caroliniana ‘JN Select A’ PP29,969 Fire King™ Musclewood UPAlk Height: 20-25’ Spread: 20-25’ Zone: 3 Shape: Oval-Rounded Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Orange-red Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Nutlet Johnson’s Nursery original with fast growth and superior hardiness.

Upright in youth becoming rounded with age. Excellent choice for restricted spaces and areas where sunlight is limited. Selected by Mike Yanny in 2003. J.N. Plant Selections introduction.

Carpinus caroliniana ‘Wisconsin Red™’

Wisconsin Red™ Musclewood

UPAw Height: 25-30’ Spread: 25-30’ Zone: 3 Shape: Oval, Rounded Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Orange-red or Yellow Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Nutlet Fantastic, small-scale tree with a dense canopy. Improved fall color on our Wisconsin strain is mostly orange-red, some will be yellow.

Its leaf and bark characteristics resemble a small beech tree with fall color. NOT hard to transplant.

CARYA - HICKORY Carya cordiformis

Bitternut Hickory

Uw Height: 60’ Spread: 50’ Zone: 4 Shape: Upright, vase shaped Foliage: Light green Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Catkins Fruit: Nut A beautiful vase form. The fastest growing Hickory for our area.

Unique sulfur-yellow buds, smaller than Shagbark. The name is not a joke, the nuts are quite bitter. Should be grown more.

Carya ovata

Shagbark Hickory

UPblw Height: 60-80’ Spread: 30-50’ Zone: 4 Shape: Oval Foliage: Light green Fall Color: Golden-yellow Flower: Catkins Fruit: Nut Peeling straps of gray-brown bark and edible sweet-tasting nuts are hallmarks of this distinctive tree. Provides nesting and cover for a variety of birds. Phenomenal golden-yellow fall color.

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CATALPA - CATALPA Catalpa speciosa

CHIONANTHUS - FRINGETREE Northern Catalpa UPg

Height: 40-60’ Spread: 30-45’ Zone: 4 Shape: Open Oval Foliage: Medium green Fall Color: None Flower: White Fruit: Giant bean pods Tall shade tree with large heart-shaped leaves and gorgeous, fragrant white flowers. The long, cigar-like pods hang on all winter.

This tree could have been the inspiration for the story Jack and the Bean Stalk.

CELTIS - HACKBERRY Hackberry

Uw

Height: 40-60’ Spread: 40-60’ Zone: 2 Shape: Upright, Vase-Shaped Foliage: Medium green Fall Color: Sometimes clear yellow Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Pea sized purple berry Large, vase-shaped shade tree. An excellent street tree. Very tough and urban tolerant. Very interesting pebbly, light gray bark. Purplish fruits are eaten by birds in fall and winter.

CERCIDIPHYLLUM - KATSURATREE Cercidiphyllum japonicum

Katsuratree

Height: 40-60’ Spread: 20-35’ Zone: 4 Shape: Broad, Pyramidal Foliage: Blue-green Fall Color: Yellow-apricot Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Tiny pod-like fruit Heart-shaped leaves are reddish-purple in spring, mature to green in summer, and turn gold, orange, and red in fall. Fallen autumn leaves smell like cinnamon, burnt sugar, or ripe apples. Cannot tolerate drought. Best sited in a location protected from strong winds and hot afternoon sun.

CERCIS - REDBUD

Cladrastis kentukea

UP Height: 20-30’ Spread: 25-35’ Zone: 4 Shape: Rounded, vase shaped Foliage: Dark blue Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Purple-pink, showy Fruit: Pea pod like fruit Small tree which produces purplish-pink flowers all along its branches. Does well in alkaline soil. Our plants originated from old plants in Columbus and western Waukesha County, Wisconsin.

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

American Yellowwood

Uk Height: 30-50’ Spread: 40-55’ Zone: 4 Shape: Rounded, Upright Foliage: Medium green Fall Color: Yellow Flower: White Fruit: 2-4” Long, persistant pods An outstanding, small tree with smooth, beech-like gray bark. The graceful, pendulous white flowers are fragrant. It needs good, sugar maple-soil to do well.

Cornus alternifolia

Pagoda Dogwood

UPA blw Height: 15-25’ Spread: 15-25’ Zone: 3 Shape: Horizontal, spreading Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Maroon to purple Flower: White Fruit: Dark blue pea-sized fruit Shrubby, small tree with four-season interest. Creamy, flat-topped flower clusters in May are followed by blue-black pea-sized fruits.

Early fall color is a rich, maroon. Develops a horizontal, layered branching habit. Needs rich, well-drained soil. Drought and heat intolerant.

Cornus mas ‘Golden Glory’ Eastern Redbud

U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

UPd Height: 12-20’ Spread: 12-20’ Zone: 4 Shape: Broad Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Golden-yellow Flower: White, showy Fruit: Blackish-blue fruits Small tree or large shrub with fleecy white, mildly fragrant flowers.

Will produce clusters of blue fruits in early fall if male and female are near each other. Lovely specimen tree. Has performed admirably in alkaline soil. Deer resistant.

CORNUS - DOGWOOD UPl

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White Fringetree

CLADRASTIS - YELLOWWOOD

Celtis occidentalis

Cercis canadensis

Chionanthus virginicus

Golden Glory Dogwood

UPk Height: 20-25’ Spread: 15’ Zone: 4 Shape: Upright, oval Foliage: Glossy dark green Fall Color: Purple Flower: Bright yellow Fruit: Bright red, oval fruit Small-scale tree or large shrub with a much more upright, formal growth habit and extremely glossy dark green foliage than the species. Abundant small, bright yellow flowers in early spring are followed by edible, bright red cherry-like fruits. Introduced by Synnesvedt Nursery.

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

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Johnson’s Nursery® Cornus mas ‘JFS PN4Legacy’

Saffron Sentinel® Cornelian Cherry Dogwood Ublt

Height: 20-22’ Spread: 10-12’ Zone: 4 Shape: Columnar Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Dark red, Purple Flower: Bright yellow Fruit: Bright red, oval fruit Faster-growing and resistant to pests and diseases, bright yellow flowers emerge in mid-April. Bright red tart fruits ripen in late summer and are delicious in jams, jellies, and beverages. Dark brown bark exfoliates with age adding winter interest.Straight species is native to Europe and West Asia.

CRATAEGUS - HAWTHORN Crataegus crus-galli var. inermis

Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn

Ubf Height: 20-30’ Spread: 25-35’ Zone: 4 Shape: Broad, low-branching Foliage: Glossy dark green Fall Color: Orange Flower: White Fruit: Dark red berry Small tree, which makes an excellent, dense, screen. Lustrous dark green, shiny leaves. White flowers followed by brick red fruits. Rustfree. Virtually thornless. Shade intolerant.

Crataegus mollis

Downy Hawthorn Uw

Height: 20-30’ Spread: 25-35’ Zone: 3 Shape: Horizontal, Spreading Foliage: Medium green Fall Color: Yellow Flower: White Fruit: Red fruit Wide spreading small tree with a picturesque horizontal form. A common pioneer species in old fields in southeastern Wisconsin.

Showy, flat-topped clusters of creamy white flowers in early May are followed by small, 3/4” red fruits that resemble apples. Very susceptible to cedar-hawthorn rust. Has thorns.

Crataegus viridis ‘Winter King’

Winter King Hawthorn

Uwlb Height: 20-30’ Spread: 25-35’ Zone: 4 Shape: Broad, vase-shaped Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Yellow Flower: White Fruit: Bright red berry A rounded habit with vase-shaped branching. Showy, bright red fruits persist later into winter than any other hawthorn. Silvery bark exfoliates beautifully with age displaying combinations of cinnamon, gray and orange. A Bob Simpson introduction. Excellent disease resistance.

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FAGUS - BEECH Fagus grandifolia

American Beech

UPbfw Height: 60-75’ Spread: 55-65’ Zone: 4 Shape: Broadly oval Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Golden-bronze Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Nut Large, stately tree with light gray, smooth bark that can resemble an elephant’s hide. Edible nuts are attractive to wildlife and are produced every other year. Slow growing. Climax forest tree.

Fagus sylvatica ‘Tricolor’ (‘Roseo-marginata’) Tricolor European Beech UPk Height: 20-30’ Spread: 10-20’ Zone: 4 Shape: Oval Foliage: Purple-pink-green-white, Fall Color: Golden-bronze Flower: Insignificant, Catkin Fruit: Nut An attractive purple leafed cultivar of multi-colored foliage. Deep purple spring foliage is edged with irregularly rose-pink margins.

Foliage becomes green edged with light pink and cream in hot weather.

GINKGO - GINKGO

Ginkgo biloba ‘Autumn Gold’

Autumn Gold™ Ginkgo

UPdl Height: 40-50’ Spread: 25-30’ Zone: 3 Shape: Broad, Pyramidal, Symmetrical Foliage: Medium green Fall Color: Golden yellow Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Fruitless Narrow male (non-fruiting) cultivar that broadens with age. Excellent choice for a shade or street tree. Exceptional golden yellow fall foliage.

Ginkgo biloba ‘JFS-UGA2’

Golden Colonnade® Ginkgo

Ul Height: 45’ Spread: 25’ Zone: 4 Shape: Narrow, Oval Foliage: Medium green Fall Color: Bright yellow Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Fruitless Male selection:seedless. Ascended branching habit makes it ideal for narrow street plantings.

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Johnson’s Nursery® Ginkgo biloba ‘Magyar’

Magyar Ginkgo

Height: 50’ U P d l Spread: 25-30’ Zone: 3 Shape: Narrow, pyramidal Foliage: Medium green Fall Color: Bright yellow Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Fruitless Narrow, upright male cultivar. Fruitless! Excellent for street tree use. One of the best performers in our fields.

Ginkgo biloba ‘Princeton Sentry’

Princeton Sentry® Ginkgo

UPdl Height: 40-50’ Spread: 15-20’ Zone: 3 Shape: Narrow, Pyramidal, Upright Foliage: Green Fall Color: Bright yellow Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Fruitless Seedless male cultivar with narrow, upright form. Urban approved.

GLEDITSIA - HONEYLOCUST Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Draves’ PP21,698

Street Keeper® Honeylocust

Udl Height: 45’ Spread: 20’ Zone: 4 Shape: Narrow, Pyramidal, Upright Foliage: Dark green, fine Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Seedless Ideal street tree with a tight, narrow form that has long been lacking in urban tolerant honeylocust. The ascending branch structure gives Street Keeper® a canopy only half as wide as other cultivars.

Foliage deeper green than other selections. A selection from Brotzman’s Nursery, Madison, OH.

Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Shademaster’ PP1,515 Shademaster® Honeylocust U dl Height: 50-60’ Spread: 30-35’ Zone: 3 Shape: Upright, Vase-Shaped Foliage: Deep green Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Seedless Rapid, strong grower. Elm-like vase-shaped habit makes it unique among honeylocust. Drought tolerant. Seedless.

Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Skycole’ PP1,619

Skyline® Honeylocust

U dl Height: 50-60’ Spread: 35-45’ Zone: 3 Shape: Upright oval Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Green-white, Green-yellow Fruit: Nearly seedless Strong grower. Urban tolerant. Upright spreading branches produce a shapely oval crown. Fine-textured, dark green foliage turns bright golden-yellow in fall. Seedless.

= Plant originated at Johnson’s Nursery

U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

GYMNOCLADUS - COFFEETREE Gymnocladus dioica

Kentucky Coffeetree

Ulw Height: 50-60’ Spread: 50-60’ Zone: 3 Shape: Upright oval Foliage: Blue-green Fall Color: Variable Flower: Greenish white Fruit: pods-female only An ugly duckling in youth, maturing into a graceful swan. Its bluish-green compound leaves give a lacy appearance in summer. The flaking bark and bold branching add winter interest. Female trees produce 5-10” long thick brown leathery pods which provide winter interest.

Gymnocladus dioicus ‘Espresso-JFS’

Espresso™ Kentucky Coffeetree

Ufdl Height: 50’ Spread: 35’ Zone: 4 Shape: Oval, Upright, Vase-Shaped Foliage: Blue-green Fall Color: Variable Flower: Greenish Fruit: Seedless Grafted male selection (seedless), so no messy seedpods! Arching upright branch habit in youth.

Gymnocladus dioicus ‘McKBranched’ PP29,968 Decaf® Kentucky Coffeetree

Ubm Height: 50’ Spread: 40’ Zone: 4 Shape: Oval, Upright Foliage: Blue-green Fall Color: Variable Flower: Greenish white Fruit: Seedless A native cultivar that grows into a well-branched tree providing dappled shade. Emerging leaflets show a caramel coloration into early summer. New growth is finer textured in branches, twigs and leaflets than the species. Drought resistant and urban tolerant.

Male selection means no seed pods.

Gymnocladus dioicus ‘Morton’

Skinny Latte™ Kentucky Coffeetree

U Height: 30-50’ Spread: 20’ Zone: 4 Shape: Columnar Foliage: Green Fall Color: Gold Flower: Greenish Fruit: Seedless Male selection. Use as a substitute for ash trees lost to emerald ash borer and to replace invasive species such as Norway maple and tree of heaven.

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

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HEPTACODIUM - SEVEN SON FLOWER

LIQUIDAMBAR - SWEETGUM

Heptacodium miconioides

Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Moraine’

Seven Son Flower

UPgk

Height: 15-20’ Spread: 8-15’ Zone: 5 Shape: Arching Foliage: Glossy green Fall Color: Red sepals Flower: White Fruit: Capsules Upright and spreading with beautiful dark green foliage and jasmine-like white flower clusters in late summer. In fall a spectacular show begins when the calyces turn bright red. Exfoliating tan bark reveals a cinnamon colored inner bark. A great plant for all season!

Heptacodium miconioides ‘Minhep’

First Editions® Tianshan® Seven Son Flower

UPmgkt Height: 8-12’ Spread: 5-7’ Zone: 5 Shape: Arching, Compact, Upright Foliage: Dark green, Glossy Fall Color: Yellow Flower: White Fruit: Inconspicuous Clusters of fragrant, creamy-white flowers appear in late summer, with each whorl containing 7 flowers. The blooms are followed in autumn by unusual purplish-red calyxes that look almost like a second bloom. What makes this variety unique is its compact habit, growing only 8-12’.

JUGLANS - WALNUT Juglans cinerea

Butternut

Uw Height: 40-60’ Spread: 30-50’ Zone: 4 Shape: Spreading Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Male catkin, female flower spike.

Fruit: Nut Large spreading tree with tasty nuts. Prefers moist, rich, deep soils.

Juglans nigra

Black Walnut Uw

Height: 50-75’ Spread: 50-75’ Zone: 4 Shape: Upright oval Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Nut Tall forest tree with round, delicious nuts which squirrels find irresistible. Valuable timber tree. Allelopathic to some plants, use caution where planting.

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Moraine Sweetgum

UPlb Height: 40-45’ Spread: 25-30’ Zone: 5 Shape: Upright oval Foliage: Glossy dark green Fall Color: Burgundy-red Flower: Insignificant Fruit: Brown, showy, spiked capsule Upright-oval uniform habit. Glossy dark green foliage turns brilliant burgundy-red in fall. Considered the most cold hardy of the sweetgum cultivars. A Siebenthaler Nursery introduction.

LIRIODENDRON - TULIPTREE Liriodendron tulipifera

Tuliptree

Ul Height: 70-80’ Spread: 35-45’ Zone: 4 Shape: Upright, pyramidal Foliage: Bright green Fall Color: Bright yellow Flower: Yellow-green Fruit: Aggregate Large tulip-like yellow flowers adorn this fast-growing tree in June.

Flowers are followed by cone-shaped brown fruits, each bearing numerous winged seeds. Excellent shade tree. In its native range in SE USA, the species can attain heights exceeding 100’. Also called Tulip Poplar or Yellow Poplar.

Liriodendron tulipifera ‘Arnold’

Arnold Tuliptree

UPl Height: 50-60’ Spread: 15-20’ Zone: 4 Shape: Narrow, columnar Foliage: Bright green Fall Color: Golden yellow Flower: Yellow-green Fruit: Aggregate This upright grower is well suited for narrow spaces, though its stately size is best suited for larger properties. Unusual yellow-green, tulip-like flowers appear in late spring through summer.

Foliage has pretty golden yellow color in fall.

MAGNOLIA - MAGNOLIA Magnolia acuminata

Cucumbertree Magnolia

UP Height: 50-80’ Spread: 35-60’ Zone: 4 Shape: Pyramidal, maturing to rounded Foliage: Green Fall Color: Yellow-bronze Flower: Yellow-green Fruit: hot pink fruits Exquisite and interesting tree with yellow-green flowers that emerge in early spring. By mid-September, unique hot pink fruits appear providing extended interest into fall. Great shade or specimen tree. Very hardy but intolerant of drought.

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Johnson’s Nursery® Magnolia stellata ‘Centennial Blush’ PP22,248 Centennial Blush Star Magnolia UPg

Height: 12-18’ Spread: 10-15’ Zone: 4 Shape: Upright, oval Foliage: Medium green Fall Color: Yellow-bronze Flower: Pale pink Fruit: Pink-red Prolific bloomer of pink buds that open to fragrant pale-pink flowers in spring. Medium green foliage on an interesting branching structure turns yellow to bronze in autumn. Can be grown as a large shrub or small tree and is great for small urban gardens. Bred by Michael Dirr of the University of Georgia. Part of the First Editions® program by Bailey Nurseries.

Magnolia stellata ‘Royal Star’

Royal Star Magnolia

UPgkb Height: 10-15’ Spread: 10-15’ Zone: 4 Shape: Compact, Rounded Foliage: Deep green Fall Color: Bronze Flower: White Fruit: Pink-red Upright densely branched becoming rounded with age. Fuzzy buds open to white, fragrant, waterlily-like flowers appearing before the attractive fine-textured foliage. Handsome bronze fall color.

Magnolia x ‘Ann’

Ann Magnolia

UPgkb Height: 8-10’ Spread: 8-10’ Zone: 4 Shape: Broad, Pyramidal, Rounded Foliage: Green Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: Purplish-red Fruit: Green to pink -red Compact and shrub-like with slightly fragrant purple-red flowers that bloom later than others. Good foundation or screening plants - wonderful specimen. Prune as needed immediately after flowering. Part of the Little Girl Hybrid series introduced by the National Arboretum - cross between M. liliiflora ‘Nigra’ and M. stellata ‘Rosea’.

Magnolia x ‘Butterflies’ PP7,456

Butterflies Magnolia

UPgkb Height: 15-20’ Spread: 10-15’ Zone: 3 Shape: Upright, pyramidal Foliage: Glossy dark green Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: Yellow Fruit: Pink-red Compact and pyramidal noted for its slightly fragrant non-fading yellow blossoms. Upright pyramidal or multi-stemmed form, with glossy dark green summer foliage. Eye-catching specimen tree.

Cross between M. acuminata (seed parent) and M. denudata (pollen parent).

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U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’

Messel Magnolia

Magnolia x loebneri ‘Merrill’

Merrill Magnolia

UPgkb Height: 15-20’ Spread: 20-25’ Zone: 4 Shape: Upright Foliage: Deep green Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: Deep pink Fruit: Pink-red Upright becoming rounded with age. In late spring lovely fragrant, deep pink 4”-6” flowers are produced. Flowers at a young age.

Ugkb Height: 25-30’ Spread: 25-30’ Zone: 4 Shape: Upright oval Foliage: Deep green Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: White Fruit: Pink-red Upright oval in habit, spreading with age. Masses of fragrant pure white flowers in April resemble a white cloud. Flowers at a young age.

MALUS - CRABAPPLE Malus ‘Adirondak’

Adirondak Crabapple

Ubft Height: 20’ Spread: 12’ Zone: 4 Shape: Densely upright, inverted cone Foliage: Medium green Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: White Fruit: Bright red, 1/2” A densely upright tree even with age. Leathery dark green foliage has excellent disease resistance. Dark carmine red buds open to an outstanding display of single white flowers followed by orange-red fruits which remain through February. A Don Egolf, US National Arboretum introduction.

Malus ‘Donald Wyman’

Donald Wyman Crabapple

Ubft Height: 25’ Spread: 25’ Zone: 4 Shape: Broadly rounded Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: White Fruit: Bright red, 3/8” Broadly rounded with lustrous dark green foliage. Single white flowers with persistent glossy, bright red fruits throughout all of winter.

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

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Johnson’s Nursery® Malus ioensis

Prairie Crabapple Ugw

Height: 15-20’ Spread: 15-20’ Zone: 3 Shape: Round, spreading Foliage: Green Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: Baby pink Fruit: Green, 1” Very fragrant light pink flowers bloom in spring, followed by 1” yellow-green fruit. Pretty ornamental tree but susceptible to scab.

Birds enjoy the fruit.

Malus ‘Jefgreen’ PP23,863

Emerald Spire® Crabapple

UPbft Height: 15’ Spread: 6’ Zone: 4 Shape: Upright, columnar Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Gold Flower: Pink Fruit: Red, persistent Columnar, very compact form. Attractive single, pink flowers in spring. The slow growing columnar habit makes it an ideal specimen tree for a narrow area in the yard. Excellent disease resistance.

A Jeffries Nursersies introduction.

Malus ‘Jewelcole’

Red Jewel® Crabapple

Ubft Height: 20’ Spread: 15’ Zone: 4 Shape: Upright, pyramidal Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: White Fruit: Orange-red, 1/2”, persistent An upright pyramidal becoming rounded with age. Excellent dark green foliage which is highly scab resistant. Abundant, single pure white flowers. One of the showiest of all crabs in fall with an incredible display of orange-red, jewel-like fruits which are showy through March.

Malus ‘JFS KW213MX’ PP31,008

Raspberry Spear® Crabapple

Ubt Height: 18-20’ Spread: 7-8’ Zone: 4 Shape: Columnar, Narrow, Upright Foliage: Dark purple, Green Fall Color: Bronze, Orange Flower: Magenta-pink Fruit: Purple-red, persistent Deep pink buds open to bright magenta flowers on this tightly columnar crabapple. Clean and disease-free summer foliage holds its dark purple color bronzing on the older leaves in late summer and early fall, when orange tints appear. Purple-red fruits ripen to deep bright red and persist into late autumn or early winter.

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Malus ‘JFS KW214MX’ PP31,076

Ivory Spear® Crabapple

Ub Height: 18’ Spread: 7’ Zone: 4 Shape: Columnar, Upright Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Yellow Flower: White Fruit: Bright red, persistent Deep pink buds open to white flowers on this densely upright, narrow crabapple. Leaves stay clean and disease free throughout the growing season, forming a uniform column of dark green foliage in the landscape. Bright cherry red fruits contrast well with the dark green leaves and persist into late autumn, when a touch of yellow fall color adds seasonal interest.

Malus ‘JFS-KW5’ PP14,375

Royal Raindrops® Crabapple

Ubft Height: 15-20’ Spread: 12-15’ Zone: 4 Shape: Upright, spreading Foliage: Purple, cutleaf Fall Color: Bright red, Orange-red Flower: Bright pink-red Fruit: Red, 1/4”, persistent Vibrant pink to red flowers contrast against unique wine-red leaves that turn orange-red in fall. Blooms are followed by 1/4” persistent red fruits. Excellent resistance to scab and fire blight.

Malus ‘Lanzam’ PP8,056

Lancelot® Crabapple

Malus ‘Rejzam’

Rejoice™ Crabapple

Ubft Height: 10’ Spread: 8’ Zone: 4 Shape: Upright, oval, dwarf Foliage: Green Fall Color: Gold Flower: White Fruit: Yellow-gold, 3/8” Upright dwarf with a dense oval crown. Attractive, highly disease resistant, crisp green foliage turns a glorious gold in fall. Bright red buds open to a floriferous display of snow-white flowers. Abundant, small golden fruits. Lake County Nursery introduction.

UPbft Height: 15-20’ Spread: 10’ Zone: 4 Shape: Upright, narrow Foliage: Dark green tinted burgund Fall Color: Flower: Rose-pink Fruit: Burgundy Upright, narrow, and densely branched. Red-tinted spring foliage matures to bronze green, becoming deep green in summer.

Semi-double, rose pink flowers bloom in spring occasionally followed by burgundy fruits. Lake County Nursery introduction.

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Crabapple Comparison Chart Cultivar

H

Adirondak

20’

Candymint

12’

22’ low, spreading

Cinderella®

8’

6’

upright, oval

Coralburst®

15’

15’

compact, dense rounded

Donald Wyman

25’

25’ rounded

Emerald Spire®

15’

Firebird ®

8’

Ivory Spear®

18’

Lancelot®

10’

Prairie

20’

Raspberry Spear® 20’ Red Jewel®

20’

Rejoice™

18’

Royal Raindrops® 20’

S

Shape densely upright, 12’ inverted cone

upright, columnar rounded, spread12’ ing upright, colum7’ nar 6’

8’

upright, oval dwarf

round with 20’ spreading branches upright, colum8’ nar upright, pyrami15’ dal upright, colum10’ nar upright, spread15’ ing

Tina

5’

8’

small rounded dwarf

Show Time®

25’

20’

broad oval to rounded

Spring Snow

25’

20’ upright, oval

Foliage

Flowers

Fruit

S

B

medium green

white

bright red, 1/2”

E

E

burgundy, 3/8”

G

G

yellow, 1/4”

F

G

bronze, 1/2”

purple tint, becomrose pink ing bronze-green red buds open green, deeply cut to white coral pink buds dark green open to double rose dark green, glossy, single, white clean

E

E

bright red, 3/8”, G abundant, persistent

E

green

pink, single

red, persistant

E

E

dark green

red buds open to white

E

E

dark green

white

bright red, 3/8”, persistent bright red, persistent

E

E

crisp green

bright red buds open to snowwhite

yellow

E

E

green

baby pink

green, 1”

P

E

dark purple, green

magenta-pink

E

E

dark green

pure white, single

purple-red, persistent brilliant red, 3/8”, persistent

E

F

dark green tinted burgundy

rose-pink

burgundy

G

G

red, 1/4”, persistent

E

E

bright red, 1/4”

E

E

red, 1/2”

F

G

nearly sterile

P

E

bright pinkish-red bright red buds dark green, small open to single white, alternate dark green, reddish fuschia red, overlay single pure white, frabright green grant, single purple, cutleaf

Disease Resistance:

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E = Excellent

G = Good

F = Fair

P = Poor

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Johnson’s Nursery® Malus sargentii ‘Candymint’ PP6,606

Candymint Crabapple

Ubft Height: 10-15’ Spread: 20-25’ Zone: 4 Shape: Low spreading Foliage: Green-purple Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: Rose-pink Fruit: Burgundy, 3/8” A picturesque crabapple that has an irregular horizontal spreading habit, purple tinged foliage and shiny mahogany bark. Deep carmine buds open to a long lasting show of rose-pink flowers. Abundant burgundy fruits are carried on burgundy pedicels. A Bob Simpson introduction which he considered the best crabapple tree for specimen use in the landscape.

Malus sargentii ‘Select A’ PP12,621

Firebird® Crabapple

Ubft Height: 6-8’ Spread: 10-12’ Zone: 4 Shape: Round, Spreading Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: White Fruit: Bright red, 3/8”, persistent Red buds open to single white flowers a week later than other crabs. Small bright red fruits appear in early fall and persist through winter. Highly resistant to scab and fireblight. Attractive, compact spreader with dark green foliage. Single stem trees can be fall-harvested, but shrub-form trees are on their own root and can only be safely dug in spring.

Malus sargentii ‘Tina’

Tina Crabapple

Ubft Height: 5’ Spread: 8’ Zone: 4 Shape: Dwarf, spreading Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: White Fruit: Bright red A miniature crabapple tree with a low spreading form similar to its parent, Sargent crabapple. Red buds open to small white flowers followed by tiny, bright red fruits. Great for limited spaces. Highly disease resistant. Alternate.

Malus ‘Shotizam’

Show Time® Crabapple

Ubft Height: 25’ Spread: 15-20’ Zone: 4 Shape: Broad, oval to rounded Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: Fuchsia Fruit: Red, 1/2” Heavy blooming, with large bright fuchsia-pink flowers that are striking in springtime. Dark green foliage has a red overcast. Bright cherry-red fruits in autumn persist into the winter. Excellent disease resistance and a great replacement for M. ‘Prairifire’. Introduced by Lake County Nursery.

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Malus ‘Spring Snow’

Spring Snow Crabapple

Malus x ‘Cinzam’

Cinderella® Crabapple

Malus x ‘Coralcole’

Coralburst® Crabapple

Ubft Height: 25’ Spread: 20’ Zone: 4 Shape: Upright, oval, dwarf Foliage: Bright green Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: White Fruit: Nearly sterile Densely branched oval with bright green foliage. Fragrant, single white flowers. Fruitless.

Ubft Height: 8’ Spread: 5’ Zone: 4 Shape: Upright, oval, compact Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: White Fruit: Yellow-gold, 1/4” Snow white spring blooms, dark green summer foliage, and yellow-gold fall and winter fruit display. Petite crabapple selection with compact, upright habit. Requires no trimming to maintain size and form.

Ut Height: 15’ Spread: 15’ Zone: 4 Shape: Compact, Rounded Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: Rose-pink Fruit: Bronze, 1/2”, few Densely compact rounded form. Coral-pink buds open to double rose-pink flowers. Excellent disease resistance. Octoploid.

OSTRYA - IRONWOOD Ostrya virginiana

Ironwood

UAwkbf Height: 25’ Spread: 15’ Zone: 3 Shape: Pyramidal, Upright Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Catkins Fruit: Nutlet A small, slow-growing pyramidal tree native to the dry understory in our local oak woods. Its small mature size is great for restricted spaces and the tree will thrive in sun or heavy shade. While it has shown promise as a street tree, it is intolerant of salt and heavy air pollution. In fall, persistent hop-like seeds adorn the finely textured canopy to give it four-season interest.

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PLATANUS - PLANETREE

Platanus x acerifolia ‘Morton Circle’

Exclamation!™ London Planetree

Height: 60’ U k b Spread: 45’ Zone: 5 Shape: Dense, Pyramidal, Upright Foliage: Medium green Fall Color: Yellow-tan Flower: Globular cluster Fruit: Light fruiting Strongly upright pyramidal shape. Densely branched, particularly when young. Develops exfoliating bark at an early age. Mottled brown, green, and tan bark peels off in large plates revealing patches of interior bark in varying shades of cream to white. A carefree performer on city streets, urban tolerant and anthracnose resistant. Introduced by Chicagoland Grows®, Inc.

POPULUS - POPLAR, ASPEN Populus balsamifera

Balsam Poplar

Ubflgw Height: 60-90’ Spread: 25-40’ Zone: 1 Shape: Pyramidal, Tall Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Golden yellow Flower: Dioecious, Insignificant Fruit: Capsule, green, 1/8” A fast growing, harbinger of the Northwoods. Typically found in northern Wisconsin in upland and flood plain sites. During bud break in spring, the plant emits an iconic balsam fragrance, lending to its common name: Balsam Poplar. These trees have large root systems and would do best planted away from structures, power lines, and septic tanks. Commonly found amongst willow, birch, aspen, and tamarack. Larval host to the Viceroy caterpillar.

Populus deltoides

Eastern Cottonwood

Uwbf Height: 70-90’ Spread: 70-90’ Zone: 2 Shape: Rounded Foliage: Green Fall Color: Bright yellow Flower: Diecious, Red-green Fruit: Cottony seeds, capsule, 1/4” Large shade tree best used in parks and not residences. Seeds with silky white hairs can be messy. Useful for animals and songbirds for food and shelter.

Populus grandidentata

Bigtooth Aspen

Ublwf Height: 60’ Spread: 10-20’ Zone: 3 Shape: Narrow, Oval Foliage: Green Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Dioecious, Catkins, 2-4” Fruit: Cottony seeds, capsule, 1/8”, green Olive drab bark and large-toothed leaves distinguish Big Tooth Aspen from Quaking Aspen. Exceptional gold fall color that has a little more orange than Quaking Aspen. Faster growing and slightly narrower than Quaking Aspen. An excellent plant to group in the landscape and is an attractive contrast to Quaking Aspen.

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U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

Populus tremula ‘Erecta’

Swedish Aspen

Populus tremuloides

Quaking Aspen

Uf Height: 40’ Spread: 10’ Zone: 2 Shape: Narrow, Upright Foliage: Green Fall Color: Gold Flower: Dioecious, Catkins, 1-4”green Fruit: Cottony seeds, Green capsules Fast growing with a tight columnar habit. Great for small spaces, as a screen or wind break. Well adapted to very cold climates.

Height: 40-50’ U w l b f Spread: 20-30’ Zone: 2 Shape: Narrow, Oval, Pyramidal Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Dioecious, Catkin, 1-2”greenish Fruit: Cottony seeds, 1/8” green capsules Fast growing narrow-oval to pyramidal with lustrous dark green foliage that trembles in the slightest breeze. Indifferent to soil conditions. Suckers to form colonies.

Populus tremuloides ‘KMN01’ PP27,169

Dancing Flame Quaking Aspen

UP lk Height: 30-40’ Spread: 12-15’ Zone: 2 Shape: Columnar, Pyramidal, Upright Foliage: Green Fall Color: Orange-red Flower: Catkins Fruit: Cottony seed Orange to red fall-season leaf coloration with an upright branching habit. Good disease resistance and seedless. Spring new growth is bronze to red in coloration, and it has bright white bark.

PRUNUS - CHERRY Prunus pensylvanica

Pin Cherry

Ubw Height: 25’ Spread: 20’ Zone: 2 Shape: Slender Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Bright red Flower: White Fruit: Red mini drupe A small suckering, slender fast growing tree. Fragrant, small white flower clusters in spring followed by sour, bright red miniature cherries that are savored by wildlife. Fiery red fall color. Excellent for natural areas or edge of woods.

Prunus sargentii ‘JFS-KW58’

Pink Flair® Cherry

Ubkf Height: 25’ Spread: 15’ Zone: 4 Shape: Narrow, Upright Foliage: Glossy dark green Fall Color: Orange Flower: Pink, showy Fruit: Purple-black drupe Narrow upright vase form. Single pink flowers. Flowers slightly later in Spring than the species thus potentially avoiding frost damage while in bloom. Orange fall color.

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

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Johnson’s Nursery® Prunus serotina

Black Cherry

Uwbfk

Height: 50-60’ Spread: 25-35’ Zone: 3 Shape: Pyramidal Foliage: Glossy dark green Fall Color: Yellow to red, variable Flower: White Fruit: Purple-black drupe Large tree with glossy green foliage which turns yellow to red in fall.

Small pea-sized black cherries are relished by birds. Prized timber tree. An extremely important habitat tree for numerous species of birds, butterflies, moths, and other insects.

Prunus virginiana

Chokecherry

Uwbf Height: 20-30’ Spread: 15-20’ Zone: 2 Shape: Spreading, Upright Foliage: Green Fall Color: Bright red Flower: White Fruit: Red to purple drupe Highly adaptable native tree. Spikes of attractive white flowers give way to red fruits which ripen to a dark red. Can sucker to form a colony of small trees. An extremely important habitat tree for numerous species of birds, butterflies, moths, and other insects.

PTELEA - HOPTREE Ptelea trifoliata

Hoptree

UPAfdgw Height: 15’ Spread: 15’ Zone: 4 Shape: Round, Rounded Foliage: Glossy dark green Fall Color: Yellow-green Flower: Greenish-white Fruit: Tan, 3/4” diameter, flat wafers Wonderful spreading habit with sweet-smelling, orange blossom-like flowers and lustrous dark green foliage. Tan wafer-like seed clusters cover the tree in early fall as leaves turn brilliant yellow. Very adaptable and tolerates poor soils. Also known as Wafer-ash due to its fruit shape. Low branches tends to sucker and form colonies.

QUERCUS - OAK Quercus alba

White Oak

UPwb Height: 80-100’ Spread: 50-80’ Zone: 4 Shape: Broad, Round, Spreading Foliage: Green, Whitish below Fall Color: Orange/red to Violet Flower: Catkins, yellow Fruit: Oblong 3/4” acorn with warty cap Large, stately tree that grows to over 100 feet tall in the wild and can exceed 50 inches in trunk diameter. Broad crown, dense foliage, and purple-red to violet fall color make this a stand-out specimen tree. Requires slightly acidic moist forest soil for best performancestruggles in alkaline clay unless a local ecotype selection.

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Quercus bicolor

Swamp White Oak

UPwb Height: 75’ Spread: 65’ Zone: 4 Shape: Oval, Upright Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Yellow to tan Flower: Catkins, yellow Fruit: Acorn 3/4-1 1/4” long Large lowland tree. One of the easiest oaks to transplant due to its naturally fibrous root system. Prefers slightly acid soils and can display chlorosis in alkaline sites unless a local ecotype selection.

Quercus ellipsoidalis

Hills Oak

Uwb Height: 40-75’ Spread: 40-75’ Zone: 4 Shape: Oval-Rounded Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Red Flower: Catkins, yellow Fruit: Small acorn with black stripes Local ecotype of Northern Pin Oak, is listed as a distinct plant from the species by the Morton Arboretum (although it does not have a botanical variety or form distinction). Able to tolerate higher pH soils endemic to SE Wisconsin and NE Illinois. Native to dry, upland sites and more drought tolerant and soil adaptable than Red Oak.

Quercus imbricaria

Shingle Oak

UPb Height: 60’ Spread: 70’ Zone: 5 Shape: Oval, Pyramidal, Upright Foliage: Deep green Fall Color: Russet, Yellow-brown Flower: Catkins, yellow Fruit: Acorn, rounded 1/2” Upright oval when young becoming rounded and spreading with drooping lower branches with age. Beautiful lustrous, deep green, simple foliage.

Quercus macrocarpa

Bur Oak

UPwb

Height: 60-80’ Spread: 60-80’ Zone: 3 Shape: Broad, Tall Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Yellow-brown to tan Flower: Catkins, yellow, 2-3” Fruit: Ovoid 3/4-2” acorn, fringed cap Very tough, durable oak tree once established. Very tolerant of high alkaline soils. Most have interesting corky bark on young branches.

The acorns make it an excellent plant to attract wildlife. The tree is of tremendous importance to birds, insects, and all manner of native wildlife for a food source and habitat.

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Johnson’s Nursery® Quercus muehlenbergii

Chinkapin Oak

Quercus x bebbiana

Height: 75’ Spread: 75’ Zone: 4 Shape: Oval, Round, Rounded Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Yellow, orange, brown Flower: Catkins, yellow, 3” Fruit: Acorn, Ovoid, 3/4-1” An alkaline soil loving oak. Large tree capable of growing in the poorest of soils. Small acorns are extremely attractive to wildlife.

Rare in Wisconsin, but when found is usually growing near riparian areas.

Quercus x schuettei

UPwb

Quercus robur x bicolor ‘Long’ PP12,673

Regal Prince® Oak

Ubf Height: 45’ Spread: 18’ Zone: 4 Shape: Oval, Upright Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Yellow to red Flower: Catkins, yellow Fruit: Acorn, Oval/elliptic, 1” A robust hybrid with nearly columnar habit. Noted for resistance to powdery mildew and borers. More oval-shaped than pyramidal.

Quercus rubra

Red Oak

UPwb

Height: 60-75’ Spread: 60-75’ Zone: 4 Shape: Broad, Rounded Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Russet to bright red Flower: Catkins, yellow Fruit: Acorn, 3/4-1” elliptic Large fast growing, broad rounded tree. Large pointy-lobed leaves turn from a rich dark green to robust red fall color. Prefers rich, moist well drained soil with an adequate mulch layer over its root system. Thrives in acidic soils, although Johnson’s Nursery propagates from plants with a higher alkaline tolerance. Deer, squirrels, and various birds love the acorns, with turkeys being major consumers in mast years

Quercus velutina

White x Bur Oak Hybrid

Uwfb Height: 40-60’ Spread: 40-60’ Zone: 3 Shape: Rounded, Oval Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Yellow/orange Flower: Catkins, yellow Fruit: Acorn Large oval rounded habit with excellent branching that is a natural occurring hybrid between bur oak and white oak.

Hybrid Swamp x Bur Oak

UPwb Height: 50-75’ Spread: 40-70’ Zone: 3 Shape: Broad, Rounded Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Yellow to tan Flower: Catkins, yellow Fruit: Acorn A naturally occurring hybrid between swamp white and bur oak with characteristics of each. More tolerant of alkaline soils than swamp white oak and easier to transplant. Abundant acorns feed wildlife.

Quercus x schuettei ‘Rick’

Epic™ Oak

UPwb Height: 60’ Spread: 50-60’ Zone: 3 Shape: Broad, Pyramidal Foliage: Dark Green glossy Fall Color: Red-Burgundy Flower: Catkins, yellow Fruit: Acorn with fringed cap A selection of Schuettei oak (Bur x Swamp White) that is more freely-branched than the naturally occurring hybrid. While Schuettei oak will typically have long leaders with few branches, Epic oak naturally has denser branching, even as a young tree. Excellent alkaline soil tolerance and fibrous root system, easy to transplant.

Black Oak

Uwb Height: 50-60’ Spread: 50-60’ Zone: 4 Shape: Rounded Foliage:Glossy Dark green, Pubescent underside Fall Color: Dull red, Yellow-brown Flower: Catkins, yellow-green Fruit: Elliptic acorn 3/4” Closely related to Northern Red Oak, Black Oak gets its name from almost-black bark on mature trees. More heat tolerant than Northern Red Oak, and has glossier foliage. Native to the southern half of Wisconsin.

= Plant originated at Johnson’s Nursery

U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

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SALIX - WILLOW

TILIA - BASSWOOD, LINDEN

Salix alba ‘Tristis’

Niobe Willow Ukb

Height: 70’ Spread: 70’ Zone: 3 Shape: Weeping, Spreading Foliage: Medium green, lance-shape Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Catkins, 2-3” Fruit: Tiny pubescent capsules Fast growing Weeping Willow with bright yellow spring twigs. Tolerates wet soils. Male selection.

Salix nigra

Black Willow UPbw

Height: 55-65’ Spread: 55-65’ Zone: 4 Shape: Broad, Round, Spreading Foliage: Glossy green Fall Color: Yellow-green Flower: Dioecious, Yellow-green catkins Fruit: Cottony seed Extremely fast-growing native tree tolerant of very wet soils. Often used to stabilize stream banks and not recommended for residential use. Larval host for Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and Viceroy and supports many specialized bees. Catkins feed birds. Prune as needed in late winter to early spring. Wood is weak and tends to crack, with branches often damaged by ice and snow.

SORBUS - MOUNTAINASH Sorbus decora

Showy Mountainash

Uwfbkl Height: 20-25’ Spread: 20’ Zone: 3 Shape: Rounded Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Yellow Flower: White Fruit: Clustered red berries (pomes), 3/8” A small-scale tree. White flowers are followed by showy red fruit clusters. Similar to S. aucuparia but considered tougher and longer-lived.

SYRINGA - LILAC

Syringa reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’

Ivory Silk Japanese Tree Lilac Ug

Height: 25’ Spread: 15’ Zone: 3 Shape: Pyramidal, Upright, Oval Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: Creamy white Fruit: 3/4”, brown, capsule Upright, pyramidal form. Showy, creamy white flower panicles in late June, when few other woody plants bloom. Makes an excellent street tree for tight spots.

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Tilia americana

Basswood

UPwgf Height: 50’ Spread: 25’ Zone: 3 Shape: Pyramidal, Tall, Rounded Foliage: Dark green, large Fall Color: Pale yellow Flower: Yellow Fruit: Nutlet, <1”, tan A stately, native lowland tree with dense foliage. Spreading lowhung branches. Sweet smelling, pale-yellow flowers in June.

Tilia americana ‘McKSentry’

American Sentry® Linden

UPgf Height: 50-60’ Spread: 25’ Zone: 3 Shape: Narrow, Pyramidal Foliage: Green Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Yellow Fruit: Nutlet, <1”, tan A McKay Nursery introduction that has a more uniform teardrop shaped crown than the species. Handsome silvery-gray branches.

Tilia americana ‘Kromm’ PP30,737

Sweet Street™ Linden

UPgf Height: 50’ Spread: 25’ Zone: 3 Shape: Pyramidal, Tight Foliage: Glossy dark green Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Yellow Fruit: Nutlet, <1”, tan A selection of American Linden that was found by Darrell Kromm of Reeseville Ridge Nursery in Reeseville, Wisconsin. The plant has a tight pyramidal head with lustrous, thick, dark green leaves that retain a fresh quality late into the season. It originated from a native seed source in Dodge County, Wisconsin. The tree has light gray to silvery bark color. Very useful as a street tree, and because of its more narrow habit can be used in more restricted spaces than other Tilia cultivars. A very uniform grower and can be used in formal situations to great effect. It is a wonderful plant for beekeepers as it produces the highly prized Linden honey.

Tilia cordata ‘Greenspire’

Greenspire® Littleleaf Linden

UPgf Height: 40-50’ Spread: 20’ Zone: 3 Shape: Broad, Narrow, Pyramidal Foliage: Dark green, small Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Yellow Fruit: Nutlet, 1/4”, Ovoid Great street tree! Small dark green leaves. Strong central leader with uniform branching and a teardrop outline. Sweet smelling flowers. Has tendency to stack branches, pruning is required when young to maintain structure.

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Johnson’s Nursery® Tilia tomentosa ‘Sterling’ PP6,511

Sterling Silver Linden UPgf

Height: 40-50’ Spread: 25’ Zone: 4 Shape: Broad, Pyramidal Foliage: Dark green with silver Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Yellowish Fruit: Nutlet, 1/4”, Ovoid An impressive sculptured broad pyramidal. Outstanding lustrous dark green foliage with striking silvery undersides. Fragrant, creamy-yellow flowers in late summer.

Tilia x euchlora

Crimean Linden UPg

Height: 50’ Spread: 35’ Zone: 3 Shape: Broad, Pyramidal Foliage: Glossy green Fall Color: Yellow-green Flower: Green-yellow Fruit: Nutlet, 3/8”, Attractive glossy green foliage. Slightly pendulous branch habit. Excellent street tree. Thought to be a naturally occurring hybrid from the mountains of Crimea.

Tilia x ‘Harvest Gold’ PP12,232

Harvest Gold Linden UPlg

Height: 30-40’ Spread: 25-30’ Zone: 3 Shape: Pyramidal Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Yellow Fruit: Nutlet, 1/4”, Ovoid Distinctive pyramidal form with small yellow, fragrant flowers in spring. Dark green heart-shaped foliage turns bright golden-yellow in fall. Very hardy and fast growing. Great compact shade tree for urban areas.

ULMUS - ELM Jefferson Elm

UPf

Height: 50’ Spread: 50’ Zone: 5 Shape: Vase-shaped, Broad, Rounded Foliage: Green Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Very small, green, inconspicuous Fruit: Papery, samara, light green, 1/2” Vase-shaped habit with arching branches. Excellent resistance to Dutch elm disease. A National Park Service introduction. May be a hybrid between tetraploid U. americana and an unknown diploid species.

U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

New Harmony Elm

UPf Height: 70’ Spread: 70’ Zone: 5 Shape: Broad, Vase-shaped, Oval Foliage: Green Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Very small, green, inconspicuous Fruit: Papery, samara, light green, 1/2” Broadly vase-shaped crown and strongly arching branches gives the appearance of the classic American elm shape. Tolerant to Dutch elm disease.

Ulmus americana ‘Princeton’

Princeton Elm

UPf Height: 60-80’ Spread: 40-60’ Zone: 3 Shape: Upright, Oval, Vase-shaped Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Very small, green, inconspicuous Fruit: Papery, samara, light green, 1/2” Vigorous, upright symmetrical habit. Large dark green foliage forms a dense canopy turning yellow in fall. Tolerant of urban conditions and highly resistant to Dutch elm disease.

Ulmus davidiana var. japonica ‘Burgundy Glow’ Northern Empress® Japanese Elm

Ul Height: 28’ Spread: 24’ Zone: 3 Shape: Rounded Foliage: Medium green Fall Color: Burgundy-red, Orange Flower: Inconspicuous, apetalous Fruit: Papery, samara, obovata, 1/2-3/4” A very hardy small to medium sized growing elm with a rounded crown, open branching, and attractive summer and fall foliage. Fall foliage changes from green to apricot-orange to burgundy-red before leaf drop. Size and form permit use in smaller homeowner and business landscapes, parks, and boulevard plantings.

Ulmus thomasii

Ulmus americana ‘Jefferson’

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Ulmus americana ‘New Harmony’

Rock Elm

Ubfkw

Height: 50-100’ Spread: 50-60’ Zone: 2 Shape: Slender, Tall Foliage: Green Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Inconspicuous Fruit: Papery samara The tallest growing Wisconsin native elm. Naturally found in dry, upland sites on rocky ridges. Sports a narrow crown, unusual corky bark, and yellow fall color. Wood is extremely strong. Associated forest species are maples and beeches. Unfortunately, this species is still susceptible to Dutch Elm Disease.

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

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Johnson’s Nursery® Ulmus x ‘Morton Glossy’

Triumph™ Elm U

Height: 55’ Spread: 45’ Zone: 4 Shape: Oval, Upright, Vase Shaped Foliage: Glossy dark green Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Inconspicuous, apetalous Fruit: Papery, samara, obovata, 1/2-3/4” Upright oval with strong branching and excellent Dutch Elm Disease resistance. Highly glossy dark-green foliage. A Chicagoland Grows introduction.

Ulmus x ‘New Horizon’

New Horizon Elm

Uf Height: 30-40’ Spread: 15-25’ Zone: 3 Shape: Symmetrical, Pyramidal, Broad Foliage: Dark green Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: Inconspicuous, apetalous Fruit: Papery, samara, obovata, 1/2-3/4” University of Wisconsin introduction. A vigorous upright with widecrotch angles and a full crown of dark green foliage. Excellent Dutch elm disease resistance.

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Pink-a-licious™ Fritsch Spirea

Shrubs

Buttonbush Thimbleberry

Spice Island™ Koreanspice Viburnum

Minuet Weigela

Annabelle Hydrangea

Smooth Sumac

Rafinesque Viburnum

Winterberry

Common Witchhazel

Jewel Bush Honeysuckle American Elderberry

Bottlebrush Buckeye

Common Ninebark

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AESCULUS - BOTTLEBRUSH BUCKEYE Aesculus parviflora

Bottlebrush Buckeye

UPAlg

Height: 8-10’ Shape: Suckering Spread: 10-15’ Foliage: Dark green, palmate Zone: 4 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: White Fruit: Insignificant A slow, suckering shrub with stunning white bottlebrush-shaped flowers that bloom in July. Bold palm-like dark green leaves turn a beautiful yellow in fall. In late summer pear-shaped fruits form that wildlife enjoy. Pruning not necessary.

AMELANCHIER - SERVICEBERRY Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Regent’

Regent Saskatoon Serviceberry

UPfl Height: 4-6’ Shape: Compact, suckering Spread: 4-8’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 2 Fall Color: Orange-red Flower: White Fruit: Small blue berries Compact, upright mounded form. In spring large white flowers are followed by edible extra sweet, deep purple fruits. Excellent graygreen foliage changes from yellow to red in fall. If height needs to be reduced, prune after done blooming (set buds over summer).

Will benefit from thinning 1/3 of the thickest stems all the way to the ground in the fall, every other year or so.

Amelanchier stolonifera

Running Serviceberry

Uflw Height: 5’ Shape: Suckering Spread: 10’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: White Fruit: Small blue berries A small thicket-forming shrub. Fruits are purplish-black, sweet, and juicy with excellent flavor. Yellow fall color. Little pruning is needed. If necessary, prune in late winter to get rid of dead or crossing branches.

ARONIA - CHOKEBERRY Aronia arbutifolia ‘Brilliantissima’

Brilliant Red Chokeberry UPblt

Height: 6-8’ Shape: Spreading, Upright Spread: 5-6’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Scarlet-red Flower: White Fruit: Small red berries Upright, suckering shrub. Lustrous, dark green, waxy leaves turn a brilliant scarlet in fall. Abundant, fragrant white flowers in spring.

Glossy, bright red fruits appear in early fall attracting many birds.

Aronia melanocarpa ‘Morton’

Iroquois Beauty™ Black Chokeberry UPblt

Height: 2-3’ Shape: Compact Spread: 4-5’ Foliage: Glossy dark green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Purple-red Flower: White Fruit: Small black/purple berries Attractive white flower clusters in late spring, glossy, dark green summer foliage, and purple-red fall color. Open, spreading, dwarf shrub with a rounded, suckering habit. Black drooping berry clusters provide winter interest. If shearing into a round form, do so after blooming in spring. Can be left on its own and thin out the thickest stems occasionally in fall.

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U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

Aronia melanocarpa ‘UCONNAM012’ PP31,821 Ground Hug™ Chokeberry UPblt Height: 8-14” Shape: Spreading Spread: 24-36” Foliage: Dark green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Bright red Flower: White Fruit: Dark berries A dwarf black chokeberry covered with dainty white flowers in spring. Outstanding fall color showcases dark berries. Great for difficult sites or as a dense groundcover. Best time to prune is immediately after it blooms - blooms on old wood.

Aronia melanocarpa ‘UCONNAM165’ PP28,789 Low Scape® Mound Chokeberry

UPbl Height: 1-2’ Shape: Low compactt mound Spread: 2-3’ Foliage: Glossy green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Brilliant red Flower: White Fruit: Few small black/purple berries Low Scape® Mound is a unique low-growing aronia with a mounded habit making it perfect for mass planting as a ground cover or edging plant. Adaptable to most any soils this tough and tidy cultivar offers glossy dark green foliage, loads of dainty white flowers in the spring followed by dark purple-black fruit in the summer and brilliant red dall color. Developed by Dr. Mark Brand of the University of Connecticut. The best time to prune is immediately after it blooms - blooms on old wood.

Aronia melanocarpa var. elata

Glossy Black Chokeberry

UPbltw Height: 5-6’ Shape: Suckering Spread: 4-5’ Foliage: Glossy dark green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Brilliant red Flower: White Fruit: Small black/purple berries A suckering shrub native to Wisconsin with four season interest. It has fragrant white flower clusters in Spring, brilliant fall color, and large shiny dark berries that persist throughout winter. It provides habitat and food for wildlife and is a great plant for natural areas with wet soil. This interesting native shrub requires minimal maintenance and tolerates many soil conditions. May also be known as Black Chokeberry.

Aronia melanocarpa var. grandifolia

Appleleaf Chokeberry

UPbltw Height: 5-7’ Shape: Suckering Spread: 4-6’ Foliage: Glossy dark green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Orange-red Flower: White Fruit: Small black/purple berries One of the finest medium sized native shrubs for landscape use.

Its superior glossy, green foliage turns bright orange-red in the fall.

Deep purple fruits retained throughout winter. No disease problems.

CALLICARPA - BEAUTYBERRY Callicarpa dichotoma ‘Early Amethyst’

Early Amethyst Beautyberry

UPbt Height: 3-4’ Shape: Low vase shaped spreader Spread: 4-5’ Foliage: Deep green Zone: 5 Fall Color: Gold Flower: Lavender-pink Fruit: Purple clusters of tiny berries Small, pinkish-lavender summer flowers are followed by a spectacular display of large clusters of bright, glossy, amethyst-purple fruits along the slender arching branches. Fruits ripen earlier on this cultivar then the species (typically September). If needed, prune to shape in winter. Shrub may die back to ground in harsh winters, so let the plant establish before trying to shape it too much.

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

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CALYCANTHUS - SWEETSHRUB Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ PP24,014

CLETHRA - SUMMERSWEET

Aphrodite Sweetshrub Pdg

Height: 4-6’ Shape: Large upright Spread: 4-6’ Foliage: Green Zone: 5 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Burgundy Fruit: Showy brown pods in fall/winter Aphrodite’s large, burgundy flowers have a sweet, apple-like scent that blooms mid-summer into the fall. Fragrant green foliage and bark make this deer-resistant plant a great addition near an entryway or in your outdoor living space! No routine pruning necessary.

Remove diseased, damaged, congested, or crossing shoots.

Calycanthus floridus

Common Sweetshrub

UPAlgd Height: 5-6’ Shape: Large upright Spread: 6-8’ Foliage: Glossy dark green Zone: 5 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Buttery yellow Fruit: Showy brown pods in fall/winter Upright spreading shrub with glossy, clove-like scented foliage when crushed. In late spring, maroon-red flowers emerge with a strawberry-like fragrance and a shape similar to a Magnolia flower. Flowers are followed by persistent, interesting brownish urnshaped capsules, which rattle with seeds. No routine pruning necessary. Remove diseased, damaged, congested, or crossing shoots.

CEANOTHUS - NEW JERSEY TEA Ceanothus americanus

New Jersey Tea

UPw Height: 2-3’ Shape: Small bushy Spread: 2-4’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: White Fruit: Small brown seed pod An attractive sub-shrub of our prairies and open savannas. A blanket of white flowers in July and its attractive foliage makes this shrub sensational for mass plantings. The dried leaves make a rather tasty tea.

CEPHALANTHUS - BUTTONBUSH Cephalanthus occidentalis

Buttonbush

UPw Height: 6-8’ Shape: Large mounding Spread: 6-8’ Foliage: Green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: White, globular Fruit: Round spherical seed pod Native wetland shrub. Attractive, lustrous green foliage. In midsummer, curious, white globular flowers appear attracting butterflies.

Produces a round mass of pincushion, globular seed heads that turn orange and persist through winter. Thrives in wet sites.

Cephalanthus occidentalis ‘Bailoptics’ PP29,475 Fiber Optics® Buttonbush U Height: 5-6’ Shape: Compact mound Spread: 5-6’ Foliage: Green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: White, globular Fruit: Round spherical seed pod Buttonbush is quite happy in moist conditions, tolerating flooding and wet spring soil. As such it is often used in wetland restoration work, along streams and pond banks. It’s also a great plant for low areas in the landscape that don’t dry out until late in the season.

Conversely, it grows well without excessive moisture ina MN trial block. With exceptional wildlife benefits, the seed is eaten by waterfowl and fragrant flowers are a source of nectar. Selected by Bailey Nurseries, Inc.

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Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’

Ruby Spice Clethra

UPfmg Height: 3-8’ Shape: Upright Spread: 4-6’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: Rose-pink Fruit: Dry capsule persists into winter Vigorous, upright growing shrub with fragrant, rich rose flowers that don’t fade. Lustrous dark green foliage. A sport of ‘Pink Spires’.

Requires acidic soil.

Clethra ‘Hummingbird’

Hummingbird Clethra

UPAfmg Height: 3-5’ Shape: Compact mound Spread: 3-4’ Foliage: Glossy dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Pale yellow Flower: White Fruit: Dry capsule persists into winter A compact, mounded form of Clethra. Fluffy, fragrant, white bottle brush-like flowers in mid-late summer. The deep green summer foliage turns pale yellow in fall. Flowers well in shady locations.

COMPTONIA - SWEET FERN Comptonia peregrina

Sweet Fern

UPgw Height: 2-4’ Shape: Spreading Spread: 4-8’ Foliage: Green Zone: 2 Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: Yellow-green Fruit: Nutlets A small spreading shrub with very aromatic fern-like foliage, especially when crushed. Roots are able to fix nitrogen so growth is strong even on nearly sterile sandy soils.

CORNUS - DOGWOOD Cornus alba ‘Baihalo’ PP8,722

Ivory Halo® Dogwood

UPl Height: 5-6’ Shape: Compact Spread: 5-7’ Foliage: Green with white margins Zone: 3 Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: White Fruit: White A Bailey Nursery introduction. Compact, variegated dogwood with attractive, dark red twigs in winter. Much fuller and finer textured than other variegated dogwoods.

Cornus amomum

Silky Dogwood

UPbw Height: 8’ Shape: Suckering Spread: 8’ Foliage: Green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Occasionally purple Flower: White Fruit: Porcelain blue Large lowland shrub. Young branches reddish-purple, turning gray at maturity. Spectacular porcelain-blue fruit clusters are produced in late summer. Good choice for moist or wet areas.

Cornus drummondii

Roughleaf Dogwood

UPw Height: 6-15’ Shape: Suckering Spread: 6-15’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 5 Fall Color: Red-purple, Variable Flower: Yellow-white Fruit: White Similar to gray dogwood in overall appearance and culture, this dogwood exhibits an increased resistance to leaf spotting, which is common on gray dogwood. It has coarse leaves that stay dark green even in poor soils. Great shrub for the edges of woods in harsh soil conditions. Fruits are attractive to birds in late summer.

In Wisconsin, this plant is fairly uncommon, being restricted to the southeastern and southwestern parts of the state, it can be found in dry uplands with heavy clay soils.

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Johnson’s Nursery® Cornus racemosa

Gray Dogwood UPbflw

Height: 8-12’ Shape: Suckering Spread: 8-12’ Foliage: Green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Purple-red Flower: White Fruit: White An erect, suckering shrub. Lovely clusters of white berries on brilliant red pedicels. Distinct gray stems add to winter interest.

Cornus sericea

Redosier Dogwood UPbw

Height: 7-9’ Shape: Spreading, Suckering Spread: 8-10’ Foliage: Green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: White Fruit: White Broad-rounded, stoloniferious shrub. Dark purplish-red twigs makes this plant ideal for the winter garden. Great for mass planting. Tolerant of poorly drained soils.

Cornus sericea ‘Bergeson’

Bergeson Dogwood

UPbl Height: 5-6’ Shape: Compact, Upright Spread: 5-6’ Foliage: Bright green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Purple Flower: White Fruit: White Dense mounded shrub with an excellent horizontal branching habit. Bright green disease resistant foliage. Vibrant purple fall color.

Bright red winter stems. Previously known as Cornus sericea ‘Gary’.

Cornus sericea var. baileyi

Bailey Redosier Dogwood

UPbf Height: 7-9’ Shape: Upright, Suckering Spread: 8-10’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Red-purple Flower: White Fruit: White Vigorous, broad-rounded, non-stoloniferious shrub. Rich green foliage turns reddish-purple in fall. Flat clusters of white flowers followed by white fruits. Excellent dark wine-red winter stems.

Cornus stolonifera ‘Farrow’ PP18,523

Arctic Fire™ Dogwood

UPk Height: 3-4’ Shape: Upright compact Spread: 3-4’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Burgundy Flower: White Fruit: White A dwarf redtwig dogwood cultivar that is primarily grown for its bright red winter stems. It typically grows to 3-4’ tall and as wide with dense stems. It lacks the stoloniferous, spreading habit of the species. Tiny white flowers appear in flat-topped clusters (to 2.5” diameter) in late spring, followed by clusters of whitish (sometimes with a bluish tinge) drupes in late summer. Fruit is quite attractive to birds and is generally considered to have as much if not more ornamental interest than the flowers. However, it is the red winter stems that really distinguish this shrub. Developed by Mike Farrow of Holy Hill Nursery.

CORYLUS - FILBERT Corylus americana

American Filbert UPw

Height: 8’ Shape: Upright spreading Spread: 8’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Orange, red or purple Flower: Catkin Fruit: Edible nut Medium sized shrub with edible nuts. Very attractive to wildlife. Fall color is orange, red or purple.

= Plant originated at Johnson’s Nursery

U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’

Contorted Filbert

Corylus cornuta

Beaked Hazelnut

UPk Height: 6-10’ Shape: Irregular, Upright Spread: 6-10’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: Catkin Fruit: Fruitless A unique shrub sporting beautifully twisted and contorted weeping branches that are particularly striking in the winter landscape. In winter and early spring yellow catkins dangle like ornaments from the corkscrew limbs. Also known as Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick.

UPAw Height: 4-8’ Shape: Compact spreading Spread: 4-8’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: Catkin Fruit: Edible nut Small loosely spreading native shrub named for its edible fruit that is enclosed in a bristly husk with a long tube-like “beak”. Grows at one-third the rate of C. americana.

COTINUS - SMOKEBUSH Cotinus coggygria ‘NCCO1’ PP30, 216

Winecraft Black® Smokebush

Udl Height: 4-6’ Shape: Rounded, Upright Spread: 4-6’ Foliage: Purple-black Zone: 4 Fall Color: Red-orange Flower: Pink-red Fruit: Reticulate drupe, billowy In spring, round leaves emerge rich purple darkening to a nearblack and finally lightening up to red and orange in the fall. In early summer, large, soft panicles of blooms appear that become the misty “smoke” that makes this such a popular landscape plant.

Deer and rabbit resistant.

Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’

Royal Purple Smokebush

U Height: 10-15’ Shape: Large upright Spread: 10-15’ Foliage: Maroon-purple Zone: 5 Fall Color: Red-purple Flower: Wine-red Fruit: Small drupe Large, upright spreading shrub. Foliage emerges a rich maroon-red darkening to a velvety dark purple. Miniscule flowers mature into dusty wine-red feathery plumes creating a billowy cloud of “smoke”. Rich reddish-purple fall color completes the appeal of this fascinating colored shrub.

COTONEASTER - COTONEASTER Cotoneaster apiculatus

Cranberry Cotoneaster

U Height: 2-3’ Shape: Branching Spread: 3-6’ Foliage: Glossy dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Red-purple Flower: Pink Fruit: Cranberry-like red fruit Dense, low growing shrub with a stiff arching, branching habit.

Handsome glossy dark green foliage changes to reddish-purple in fall. Abundant cranberry red berries persist into December.

Cotoneaster lucidus

Hedge (Peking) Cotoneaster

U Height: 8-10’ Shape: Large, Upright Spread: 8-10’ Foliage: Glossy dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Yellow-red Flower: Pink Fruit: Small, red Lustrous, dark green summer foliage. Fall color is a charming combination of yellows and reds. Excellent hedge plant.

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

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DAPHNE - DAPHNE Daphne x burkwoodii ‘Carol Mackie’

Deutzia x ‘NCDX2’ PP28,347 Carol Mackie Daphne

UPg Height: 2-3’ Shape: Mounded broad-spreading Spread: 3-4’ Foliage: Green with creamy white Zone: 4 Fall Color: Green Flower: Pale pink Fruit: Insignificant A lovely dense mounded evergreen shrub. Small rich green leaves with beautiful gold banding on the margins. Prolific bloomer covered with clusters of delicate, star-shaped, exquisitely scented, pale-pink flowers. Best left alone once established. Attractive red drupes form in fall.

DASIPHORA - CINQUEFOIL (POTENTILLA) Dasiphora fruticosa

Bush Cinquefoil

Ufw Height: 3-4’ Shape: Bushy, compact mound Spread: 3-4’ Foliage: Medium green Zone: 2 Fall Color: Yellow-brown Flower: Yellow Fruit: Insignificant Native local ecotype seedlings. Bloom contiuously throughout the summer. Also known as Dasiphora fruticosa (name is still in dispute, they both refer to the same thing) in the Flora of the Chicago Region book.

Dasiphora fruticosa ‘Goldfinger’

Goldfinger Cinquefoil

U Height: 3’ Shape: Bushy, compact mound Spread: 3-4’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 2 Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: Lemon yellow Fruit: Insignificant Dark green foliage on a compact, mounded shrub. An impressive display of large, bright golden-yellow flowers. Blooms continuously throughout the summer.

DEUTZIA - DEUTZIA Deutzia gracilis ‘Nikko’

Nikko Slender Deutzia

UPdl Height: 2’ Shape: Compact, Spreading Spread: 5’ Foliage: Dark blue-green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Burgundy Flower: White Fruit: Brown capsule A graceful compact, spreading habit. In May the snow-white flowers smother the dark blue-green foliage creating a billowy white foam effect. Brilliant, deep burgundy fall color. Use Heading cuts annually to clean up and shape - late fall, winter, early spring.

Deutzia x ‘NCDX1’ PP25,916

Yuki Snowflake® Deutzia UPAdl

Height: 1-2’ Shape: Compact, Spreading Spread: 1-2’ Foliage: Green Zone: 5 Fall Color: Burgundy Flower: White Fruit: Brown capsule Similar to Nikko, but an extra-heavy blooming variety. Elegant, purewhite spring flowers appear at the perfect time for spring gardens.

Mounded habit and burgundy fall color. Best in moist, well-drained soil. Prune to shape after flowering. Use Heading cuts annually to clean up and shape - late fall, winter, early spring.

Yuki Cherry Blossom™ Deutzia

UPm Height: 1-2’ Shape: Compact, Spreading Spread: 1-2’ Foliage: Blue-green Zone: 5 Fall Color: Burgundy Flower: Pink Fruit: Brown capsule An exciting pink-flowered Deutzia! A shower of elegant pink flowers in spring creates a carpet of color on this low-spreading, neat mounded variety. Foliage turns into a beautiful burgundy-purple in the fall. Use Heading cuts annually to clean up and shape - late fall, winter, early spring.

DIERVILLA - BUSH HONEYSUCKLE Diervilla lonicera

Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle

UPwd Height: 3-4’ Shape: Spreading, Suckering Spread: 4-5’ Foliage: Bronze-green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Red, bronze Flower: Yellow Fruit: Brown capsule Compact, spreading shrub with small yellow flowers in midsummer.

Bronze-green foliage turns reddish-bronze in autumn. Insect and disease resistant. Tolerates dry sites.

Diervilla lonicera ‘Jewel’

Jewel Bush Honeysuckle

UPlf Height: 3-5’ Shape: Suckering Spread: 3-5’ Foliage: Copper-red Zone: 3 Fall Color: Red, bronze Flower: Yellow Fruit: Brown capsule An excellent low growing, suckering shrub for mass planting. Extremely tough and urban tolerant.

Diervilla x ‘G2X88544’ PP27,548

Kodiak® Orange Bush Honeysuckle

UPAld Height: 3-4’ Shape: Clump forming Spread: 3-4’ Foliage: Green-Bronze Zone: 4 Fall Color: Orange-red Flower: Yellow Fruit: Brown capsule Orange new growth and glowing orange-red fall foliage. Adaptable to most soils, including dry ones. Trim in spring and apply a controlled-release fertilizer. Bright yellow flowers in early summer add to its appeal. A durable plant that thrives in sun or shade, it is drought-tolerant, deer-resistant, and can even grow in dry shade.

This is an excellent landscape plant that will succeed in even challenging sites.

EUONYMUS - WAHOO Euonymus atropurpureus

Eastern Wahoo

UPlw Height: 12-24’ Shape: Spreading, Upright Spread: 12-24’ Foliage: Green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Red-purple Flower: Purple Fruit: Scarlet red capsules A large shrub or small-scale tree. Reddish-purple to maroon fall color. Especially attractive pink to crimson fruit capsules open to reveal bright scarlet seeds.

FORSYTHIA - FORSYTHIA Forsythia viridissima ‘Bronxensis’

Bronx Forsythia

Udlc Height: 1’ Shape: Spreading Spread: 2-3’ Foliage: Bright green Zone: 5 Fall Color: Bronze-maroon Flower: Yellow Fruit: Brown capsule Flat-topped, compact shrub with an excellent fine-textured habit and maroon fall color. Good for massing or as a low hedge.

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Johnson’s Nursery® Forsythia x ‘Courtasol’ PP9,104

Gold Tide™ Forsythia UPdl

Height: 1-2’ Shape: Compact, Spreading Spread: 4’ Foliage: Green Zone: 5 Fall Color: Purple, Yellow Flower: Yellow Fruit: Brown capsule Brilliant yellow flowers in early spring. A dwarf forsythia cultivar that is noted for its compact-spreading shape. Fast growing with a semi-arching habit. Best flowering in full sun. Good tolerance for urban conditions.

Forsythia x ‘Meadowlark’

Meadowlark Forsythia

Udlc Height: 8-10’ Shape: Arching Spread: 8-10’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Green, Maroon Flower: Yellow Fruit: Brown capsule Semi-arching shrub with beautiful, dark green foliage that is pest free. Produces a profusion of large, bright yellow spring flowers.

Maroon fall color. Flower bud hardy to -35 F.

Forsythia x ‘Sunrise’

Sunrise Forsythia

Udc Height: 4-6’ Shape: Arching, Compact, Suckering Spread: 4-6’ Foliage: Medium green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Maroon Flower: Yellow Fruit: Brown capsule More compact growth habit. Bright yellow flowers. Maroon fall color. Reliably flower bud hardy in southern Wisconsin.

FOTHERGILLA - FOTHERGILLA Fothergilla gardenii

Dwarf Fothergilla

UPfl Height: 2-3’ Shape: Rounded Spread: 3’ Foliage: Blue-green Zone: 5 Fall Color: Yellow-orange to scarlet Flower: White Fruit: Inconspicuous capsule Small, slow-growing shrub with fragrant creamy-white bottle-brush flowers and attractive dark blue-green foliage. Fall foliage is a combination of brilliant yellows, robust oranges and sensational scarlets. Tolerates clay and sandy soils, prefers acid pH, site must be well-drained. A favorite snack of rabbits.

Fothergilla major ‘Blue Shadow’ PP15,490

Blue Shadow Fothergilla

UPfmglg Height: 4-6’ Shape: Rounded, Upright Spread: 4-6’ Foliage: Blue-gray Zone: 5 Fall Color: Yellow, orange, red Flower: White Fruit: Inconspicuous capsule A unique colorful suckering shrub with a medium growth rate and upright mounding habit. Fragrant white bottlebrush flowers in spring against textured foliage in shades of blue-gray-violet that transforms in fall to a fiery display. Tolerates most soil types but site must be well-drained and prefers acid pH. A culinary favorite of rabbits.

Fothergilla major ‘Mount Airy’

Mount Airy Fothergilla

UPfmlg Height: 4-5’ Shape: Upright Spread: 3-5’ Foliage: Blue-green Zone: 5 Fall Color: Yellow, orange, red Flower: Creamy white Fruit: Insignificant brown capsule Vigorous upright growth habit. A profusion of fragrant white, bottlebrush-like flowers appear in spring before the dark blue-green foliage. Fall color is a spectacular display of vibrant yellows, oranges and red. Selected by Michael Dirr at the Mt. Airy Arboretum.

= Plant originated at Johnson’s Nursery

U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

HAMAMELIS - WITCHHAZEL Hamamelis vernalis

Vernal Witchhazel

UPdl Height: 6-10’ Shape: Upright Spread: 10-15’ Foliage: Medium green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Brilliant yellow Flower: Yellow-red Fruit: Few small black/purple berries One of the first plants to flower in spring! Rounded, multi-stemmed shrub with attractive gray bark on older stems. Fragrant small, ribbon-like yellow to reddish flowers produced in very early spring.

Outstanding golden yellow fall color. Prefers slightly acid soil.

Hamamelis virginiana

Common Witchhazel

UPbdgw Height: 12-20’ Shape: Vase-Shaped Spread: 12-15’ Foliage: Medium green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Golden-yellow Flower: Yellow Fruit: Green to brown capsules A large shrub or small tree. Distinctive, crooked branching offers architectural beauty. Bears large, yellow flowers with ribbon-like petals in late fall as leaves are dropping. Flowers have a spicy fragrance. Golden fall color.

HIBISCUS - HIBISCUS, ROSE OF SHARON Hibiscus Summerific® ‘Valentine’s Crush’ PP35,170 Summerific® Valentine’s Crush Hibiscus Ufmdl Height: 3-5’ Shape: Rounded, Shrub-Like, Upright Spread: 3-4’ Foliage: Emerald green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Red Flower: Ruby red Fruit: Brown seed pod Bright red flowers are long-blooming beginning in July and lasting through the summer. Large dark green leaves take on a bronze cast when planted in full sun. Cut down in spring before new growth appears.

Hibiscus syriacus ‘DVPazurri’ PP20,563

Azurri Blue Satin® Rose of Sharon

Ufmd Height: 8-12’ Shape: Oval-Rounded, Upright Spread: 6-8’ Foliage: Green Zone: 5 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Blue, Blue-Purple Fruit: Brown seed pod True blue, long-blooming flowers appear from June to early fall.

Great as a vertical accent or in masses for a color explosion. This variety is sterile and is low maintenance. Blooms on new wood.

Hibiscus syriacus ‘Gandini Santiago’ PP25,568 Purple Pillar® Rose of Sharon Ud Height: 10-16’ Shape: Columnar, Upright Spread: 2-3’ Foliage: Green Zone: 5 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Magenta-purple Fruit: Brown seed pod Each stem is packed along its entire length with semi-double purple flowers that bloom on new wood. Use as a specimen, border or screen. Columnar shape makes it very useful for many applications.

Enjoys moist soil, may need water during hot/dry periods.

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m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

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HYDRANGEA - HYDRANGEA Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’

Annabelle Hydrangea

PAfc

Height: 4’ Shape: Rounded Spread: 4-5’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: White Fruit: Insignificant A J.C. McDaniel introduction. Large size flower heads can be 12” across. Does best in partial to full shade. Cut to 6-12” tall in late winter every year for best performance.

Hydrangea arborescens ‘BAIful’ PP35,613

Flowerfull™ Smooth Hydrangea

UPc Height: 3-4’ Shape: Rounded Spread: 4-5’ Foliage: Green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: White Fruit: Insignificant An improvement over the traditional ‘Annabelle’ hydrangea, with stronger stems that don’t flop in the wind or rain, two to three times more blooms, and foliage that stays clean through the season.

Hydrangea arborescens ‘NCHA3’ PP28,317 Invincibelle® Ruby Hydrangea

PAfc Height: 3-4’ Shape: Mounded Spread: 2-3’ Foliage: Green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Pink-red Fruit: Insignificant Burgundy red flower buds open to a two-toned combination of ruby-red and silvery-pink. Dark foliage on strong stems keeps this plant from flopping. Rebloomer, same maintenance as Annabelle Hydrangea.

Hydrangea arborescens ‘NCHA8’ PP30,431

Invincibelle® Limetta Hydrangea

UPfc Height: 3-4’ Shape: Mounded Spread: 3-4’ Foliage: Green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Lime-green Fruit: Insignificant As reliable as Annabelle Hydrangea, Invincibelle Limetta® has strong stems that hold lime-green blooms from summer through fall. Flowers emerge lime-green, soften to a green-white, then turn jade green for the remainder of the season.

Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Bailmacfive’ PP30,359 Summer Crush Hydrangea

UPfc Height: 18-36” Shape: Upright, Mounded Spread: 18-36” Foliage: Dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Burgundy-Purple Flower: Raspberry red Fruit: Insignificant The intense, deep coloration found in Summer Crush™ is a true differentiator in the hydrangea marketplace. With a profusion of big raspberry red or neon purple blooms, Summer Crush™ is a color breakthrough in reblooming garden hydrangeas and a welcome addition to the Endless Summer® brand. Proven to be Zone 4 cold hardy and the most wilt resistant Endless Summer® yet, this compact growing hydrangea with dark green glossy leaves fits smaller spaces in the garden and is the perfect size for patio containers.

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Hydrangea macrophylla ‘PIIHM-II’ PP25,566 Bloomstruck® Hydrangea

UPfc Height: 3-4’ Shape: Round, Spreading Spread: 4-5’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Burgundy-red Flower: Rose-pink-Blue Fruit: Insignificant From the Endless Summer® collection. Leaves are more heat-resistant, which prevents wilting in mid-day heat. This reblooming mophead has rounded flowers averaging 3.5-5” across in intense rose-pink, violet, or clear blue depending on soil pH levels. Flowers are held upright on striking ruby-red stems. Requires acidic soil for blue/violet colors, otherwise flowers will be pink.

Hydrangea paniculata ‘Bulk’ PP16,812

Quick Fire® Hydrangea

UPfc Height: 6-8’ Shape: Upright, Mounded Spread: 6-8’ Foliage: Medium green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Burgundy Flower: Deep pink, White Fruit: Insignificant Dazzling cultivar with gorgeous white to dark pink flowers from midsummer through fall. Blooms as much as a month earlier than other varieties, on new wood. Earliest of panicle hydrangeas to bloom in our region. Red stems on new growth and burgundy fall color.

Hydrangea paniculata ‘DVP PINKY’ PP16,166 Pinky Winky® Hydrangea

Ufc Height: 6-8’ Shape: Upright, Mounded Spread: 8-10’ Foliage: Green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: White-pink Fruit: Insignificant Large white panicles open in midsummer and slowly turn pink as the season progresses. Blooms every year on new wood. Old blooms should be pruned in fall/late winter before new growth emerges. Great cut flower.

Hydrangea paniculata ‘ILVOBO’ PP22,782

Bobo® Hydrangea

UPfl Height: 3’ Shape: Bushy, Dwarf Spread: 3-4’ Foliage: Medium green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: White Fruit: Insignificant Abundant white summer flowers. Blooms every year. Flower color not affected by soil pH. Hardy, dwarf selection from Proven Winners®, selected by Johan Van Huylenbroeck (breeder of the Pinky Winky® Hydrangea). Leave dried flowers for winter interest. Snip off flowers in spring before shrub begins to leaf out again (cut stem 1/8” - 1/4” above leaf buds).

Hydrangea paniculata ‘Jane’ PP22,330

Little Lime® Hydrangea

UPfc Height: 3-5’ Shape: Mounded, Dwarf Spread: 3-5’ Foliage: Green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: Lime-green Fruit: Insignificant Dwarf form of Limelight Hydrangea, matures about 1/3 to 1/2 the size of the parent plant. Large, soft-textured lime-green flowers hold their color until autumn then mature to pink and burgundy.

Great for cut or dried flowers.

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Johnson’s Nursery® Hydrangea paniculata ‘Renhy’ PP20,670 Vanilla Strawberry™ Hydrangea UPfc

Height: 6-7’ Shape: Upright Spread: 4-5’ Foliage: Green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: Creamy white Fruit: Insignificant Enormous blooms start out a creamy vanilla-white, changing to a soft pink and finally to a ripe strawberry-red. New blooms go throughout late summer and early fall. The extra large blooms are held on strong, red stems that cascade later in the season. More upright than other panicle hydrangea cultivars. Excellent for fresh cut and dried flower arrangements. Introduced by Bailey Nurseries.

Hydrangea paniculata ‘SMHPFL’ PP25,135

Fire Light® Hydrangea

UPfc Height: 4-6’ Shape: Upright mounded Spread: 4-6’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: Pink, Red Fruit: Insignificant In mid-summer bold conical, creamy white flowers emerge aging to rich pomegranate-pink in late summer to fall. Selected for its huge, full flower heads and sturdy, strong stems. Makes a great cut flower, fresh or dried.

Hydrangea paniculata ‘SMHPLQF’ PP25,136 Little Quick Fire® Hydrangea

UPfc Height: 3-5’ Shape: Mounded Spread: 3-5’ Foliage: Medium green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: Pink, White Fruit: Insignificant Little Quick Fire Hydrangea is exactly what it’s name implies a version of Quick Fire Hydrangea that matures to half the size. Flower habit is the same open form that makes Quick Fire unique among hydrangea cultivars. Little Quick Fire also has shorter internodes, giving it a denser, fuller habit.

Hydrangea paniculata ‘SMNHPK’ PPAF

Fire Light Tidbit™ Hydrangea

UPfc Height: 2-3’ Shape: Compact Spread: 2-3’ Foliage: Green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Orange-red Flower:Bright pink, White Fruit: Insignificant The tiniest, tidiest panicle hydrangea yet! White mophead flowers appear in early summer and develop tones of pinks and reds as the season progresses. Compact form allows dozens of full mophead flowers to be supported by strong stems. Fertilize in early spring just as the ground begins to thaw.

Hydrangea paniculata ‘SMNHPSB’ PP34,468 Tiny Quick Fire® Hydrangea

UPfc Height: 2-3’ Shape: Compact, Dwarf Spread: 2-3’ Foliage: Green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Red-purple Flower: Pink, white Fruit: Insignificant The smallest, most flower-packed hydrangea on the market. Tiny size means it can fit most places in the garden, including as a small hedge border. Blooms about a month earlier than other panicle hydrangeas, starting in early to midsummer. Flowers bloom white and age to rich pink. Once established, requires watering during dry spells.

= Plant originated at Johnson’s Nursery

U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

Hydrangea paniculata ‘Tardiva’

Tardiva Hydrangea

UPfc Height: 10-12’ Shape: Upright Spread: 10-12’ Foliage: Medium green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: White Fruit: Insignificant A late flowering selection of attractive, 6” white lacy flowers.

Blooms later than other cultivars.

Hydrangea paniculata ‘Zwijnenburg’ PP12,874 Limelight® Hydrangea

UPfc Height: 8-12’ Shape: Upright mounded Spread: 8-12’ Foliage: Green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: Lime-green, Pink Fruit: Insignificant Exquisite, large bright lime-green flowers hold their color into autumn before changing to a rich deep pink display. Hybridized by Pieter Zwijnenburg Jr.

Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Pee Wee’

Pee Wee Oakleaf Hydrangea

UPfc Height: 3-4’ Shape: Mounded Spread: 2.5-3’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 5 Fall Color: Burgundy Flower: White-pink Fruit: Insignificant Dwarf shrub with medium textured dark green foliage resembling oak leaves, turns red to purple-red in autumn. Exfoliating cinnamon-brown stems and seed heads add winter interest. After mild winters, this shrub may produce huge white flower panicles that mature to pale pink.

Hydrangea quercifolia ‘PIIHQ-I’ PP25,319

Jetstream™ Oakleaf Hydrangea

UPfc Height: 5-6’ Shape: Mounded Spread: 4-5’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 5 Fall Color: Orange-red Flower: White Fruit: Insignificant A quantum leap in oakleaf hydrangea introductions with dense compact non-flopping habit. The lustrous dark green foliage is resistant to leaf spot and turns a fantastic orange-red in autumn.

Flowers held high on strong stems are a beautiful white aging to pink. Peeling rich tawny-brown bark adds winter interest. Bred by Plant Introductions, Inc.

Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Ruby Slippers’

Ruby Slippers Oakleaf Hydrangea

Pfc Height: 3-4’ Shape: Mounded Spread: 3-5’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 5 Fall Color: Red-burgundy Flower: White Fruit: Insignificant A compact form producing a profusion of exceptionally large flowers clusters in summer that are showcased against dark green oaklike leaves. Flowers emerge white, but quickly turn pink before finally maturing to ruby red. Foliage turns a brilliant mahogany in fall.

Exfoliating cinnamon-brown stems add winter interest. introduced by the U. S. National Arboretum.

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Hydrangea Comparison Chart Height Arborescens

Spread

Zone

Flower Color

Sun Exposure

Column1 Column2 Column3 Column4

Column5

Annabelle

4’

4-5’

3

White

Part shade, Shade

Flowerfull™

3-4’

4-5’

3

White

Full sun, Part shade

Invincibelle® Limetta

3-4’

3-4’

3

Lime-green

Full sun, Part shade

Invincibelle® Ruby

3-4’

2-3’

3

Pink-red

Part shade, Shade

Macrophylla

Column1 Column2 Column3 Column4

Column5

Bloomstruck®

3-4’

4-5’

4

Rose-pink-Blue

Full sun, Part shade

Summer Crush

2-3’

2-3’

4

Raspberry red

Full sun, Part shade

Paniculata

Column1 Column2 Column3 Column4

Column5

Bobo®

3’

3-4’

4

White

Full sun, Part shade

Fire Light Tidbit™

2-3’

2-3’

3

Bright pink-red,Pink,White

Full sun, Part shade

Fire Light®

4-6’

4-6’

3

Pink,Red

Full sun, Part shade

Limelight®

8-12’

8-12’

3

Lime-green,Pink

Full sun, Part shade

Little Lime®

3-5’

3-5’

3

Lime-green

Full sun, Part shade

Little Quick Fire®

3-5’

3-5’

4

Pink,White

Full sun, Part shade

Pinky Winky®

6-8’

8-10’

3

White-pink

Full sun

Quick Fire®

6-8’

6-8’

4

Deep pink,White

Full sun, Part shade

Tardiva

10-12’

10-12’

4

White

Full sun, Part shade

Tiny Quick Fire­®

2-3’

2-3’

3

Blush pink, White

Full sun, Part shade

Vanilla Strawberry™

6-7’

4-5’

4

Creamy white

Full sun, Part shade

Quercifolia

Column1 Column2 Column3 Column4

Column5

Jetstream™ Oakleaf

5-6’

4-5’

5

White

Full sun, Part shade

Pee Wee Oakleaf

3-4’

2.5-3’

5

White-pink

Full sun, Part shade

Ruby Slippers Oakleaf

3-4’

3-5’

5

White

Part shade

Snow Queen Oakleaf

5-6’

5-7’

5

Pink,White

Full sun, Part shade

Ruby Slippers

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Johnson’s Nursery® Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’ PP4,458 Snow Queen Oakleaf Hydrangea

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Height: 5-6’ Shape: Mounded Spread: 5-7’ Foliage: Green Zone: 5 Fall Color: Burgundy Flower: Pink, White Fruit: Insignificant Snow Queen is a medium-sized cultivar with white blooms that turn rosy-pink in fall, accentuating the large, deeply lobed leaves as they turn to deep red. Use as a specimen or foundation plant where space allows.

HYPERICUM - ST. JOHN’S WORT Hypericum kalmianum

Kalm’s St. John’s Wort

Ubfw

Height: 2-3’ Shape: Globe Spread: 2-3’ Foliage: Blue-green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Yellow-orange Flower: Yellow Fruit: Brown capsule A handsome dense, rounded shrub with charming blue-green foliage. Abundant bright yellow flowers. Stem and seedheads appear varnished in winter.

Hypericum kalmianum ‘PIIHYP-I’ PP25,318

Cobalt-n-Gold™ St. John’s Wort

Ufd Height: 2-3’ Shape: Compact, mounding Spread: 4-5’ Foliage: Silver-green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Orange, Red, Yellow Flower: Yellow Fruit: Brown capsule This mounded grower has silver-green foliage blanketed with 3/4” sunny yellow flowers in the late spring and early summer. Leaves transform to yellow, orange and red, and reveal an attractive exfoliating bark. Cobolt-n-Gold™ thrives in full sun and well-drained soil.

ILEX - WINTERBERRY Ilex verticillata

Winterberry

UPbltw Height: 6-10’ Shape: Oval rounded slightly spreading Spread: 6-8’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: White Fruit: Bright red Unknown sex, may be male or female. From wild collected Washington County, Wisconsin seed. Female plants have branches covered with pea-sized, bright red fruit in autumn. Requires male and female plants for fruit set. Best in moist, acidic soils.

Ilex verticillata ‘Jim Dandy’ (male)

Jim Dandy Winterberry

UP Height: 3-6’ Shape: Rounded Spread: 3-6’ Foliage: Deep green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Yellow-green to bronze Flower: Cream Fruit: None Male pollinator for ‘Red Sprite’. Dense, compact rounded habit with deep green foliage.

Ilex verticillata ‘Red Sprite’ (female)

Red Sprite Winterberry

Height: 3-5’ Shape: Compact rounded U P b l t Spread: 3-5’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Yellow-green to bronze Flower: White Fruit: Bright red A dense, compact female selection from the USDA. Glossy deep green deciduous foliage. A profusion of bright red berries persist into winter. Use ‘Jim Dandy’ as a pollinator.

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U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

ITEA - SWEETSPIRE Itea virginica ‘Sprich’ PP10,988

Little Henry® Sweetspire

Pg Height: 2-3’ Shape: Compact spreading mound Spread: 3’ Foliage: Green Zone: 5 Fall Color: Red Flower: White Fruit: Brown capsule A low, compact mounded selection making it ideal for the mixed perennial border. Late spring to early summer boasts cascading spires of sweetly fragrant, pure white flowers. Emerald green foliage becomes red in autumn.

LONICERA - HONEYSUCKLE Lonicera oblongifolia

Swamp Fly Honeysuckle

UPw Height: 2-5’ Shape: Spreading Spread: 2-5’ Foliage: Medium green Zone: 3 Fall Color: None Flower: White Fruit: Red berry, 3/8” inch A lowland shrub found in Tamarack bogs. Not common in the wild.

Small, creamy white tubular flowers in early spring and small red berries that ripen in June.

Lonicera periclymenum ‘Honeybush’

Honeybush Honeysuckle

UP Height: 2’ Shape: Mounded Spread: 3-4’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Red-purple Flower: Red and white Fruit: Insignificant A groundcover form of the famiiliar climbing honeysuckle. Showy clusters of rose colored buds open to fragrant, white trumpet-shaped flowers with shell pink overtones and yellow throats at the end of the branches. The dark green foliage turns a wonderful plum-purple in the fall.

MYRICA - BAYBERRY Myrica gale

Sweetgale

UPbgw Height: 2-6’ Shape: Rounded, Suckering, Upright Spread: 2-4’ Foliage: Glossy dark green Zone: 2 Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: Pink-red Fruit: Persistant nutlet Bushy shrub with glossy, blue-green to dark green, aromatic foliage.

Male flowers are yellow-green while females produce pink catkins in spring, followed by nutlets that persist in winter. Needs one male plant to three females to set fruit. Prefers moist to wet soil, growing in wetlands, bogs, marshes, and lake margins. Dinitrogen fixing plant (converts nitrogen to ammonia).

Myrica pensylvanica

Northern Bayberry

UPg Height: 3-6’ Shape: Rounded spreading Spread: 4-6’ Foliage: Lustrous dark green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: Inconspicuous Fruit: Silvery blue A pleasantly aromatic large shrub. Bayberry is an upright-rounded, dense shrub with semi-evergreen, dark green, leathery-like leaves and small waxy, persistent blue-gray fruit, which add winter interest and attract many species of birds. Native along the coasts of eastern U.S., can be used in a shrub border, in mass, or informal foundation planting.

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

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PHILADELPHUS - MOCKORANGE Philadelphus lewisii ‘Blizzard’

Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Seward’ PP14,821

Blizzard Mockorange

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Height: 4-5’ Shape: Arching, Upright Spread: 3’ Foliage: Green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: white, fragrant Fruit: Capsule Orange-scented fragrant, single, four-petaled flowers are borne in June on upright, arching stems. ‘Blizzard’ has good winter hardiness for our region. Great as a specimen, grouping, or shrub border.

While plant will grow in partial sun, it will bloom best in full sun.

PHYSOCARPUS - NINEBARK Physocarpus opulifolius

Common Ninebark Udlw

Height: 8-10’ Shape: Arching, Spreading Spread: 8-10’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 2 Fall Color: Yellow-orange Flower: White Fruit: Follicle Underrated native shrub with four-season interest. Graceful arching shrub with creamy white spring flowers, orange-red summer seed capsules and yellow-orange fall color. Exfoliating bark used by birds for nesting material.

Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Donna May’ PP22,634 Little Devil™ Ninebark UPbf

Height: 3-4’ Shape: Rounded, Upright Spread: 3-4’ Foliage: Deep burgundy Zone: 3 Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: White Fruit: Follicle Compact selection with deep burgundy foliage and white button flowers in June. Half the size of other purple varieties making it ideal for the petite garden space. A low maintenance addition to any home or commercial landscape. Bred by Dr. David Ziesak and introduced by Bailey Nurseries.

Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Jefam’ PP23,177

Amber Jubilee™ Ninebark

UPbfl Height: 4-6’ Shape: Dense, Rounded Spread: 4-6’ Foliage: Burgundy-red, Gold, Yellow Zone: 3 Fall Color: Purple-bronze Flower: White Fruit: Follicle Amber Jubilee offers a unique blend of foliage colors including new growth that takes on shades of yellow and orange in summer before turning purple in the fall. Foliage on mature sections of the plant is lime-green. Annual pruning of the stem tips will help this plant look its best.

Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Nanus’

Dwarf Ninebark

Ubfl Height: 5-6’ Shape: Dwarf, Compact, Rounded Spread: 5-6’ Foliage: Green Zone: 2 Fall Color: Orange-red Flower: White Fruit: Red follicle Compact, dense, rounded shrub that is finer textured than the species with orange-red fall color. Denser branching and smaller foliage are a great addition to the shrub border.

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Summer Wine™ Ninebark

Ubfl Height: 5-6’ Shape: Upright Spread: 4-5’ Foliage: Wine-purple Zone: 3 Fall Color: Purple-red Flower: Pink-white Fruit: Follicle Dense, compact form that is a cross between P. opulifolius ‘Nanus’ (Dwarf Ninebark) and ‘Diabolo’. Attractive wine-colored foliage is more deeply cut than the species, giving it a more refined texture.

Pink flower buds open to creamy white button-like flowers on cascading stems.

Physocarpus opulifolius ‘SMNPMS’ PP30,232 Summer Wine® Black Ninebark U k Height: 5-8’ Shape: Mounded Spread: 5-8’ Foliage: Dark purple, Near Black Zone: 3 Fall Color: Near black Flower:Blush Pink, White Fruit: Follicle Near-black foliage creates an excellent backdrop or focal point in the landscape. White flowers bloom in early summer, accenting the clean dark leaves. its compact habit resists lodging, and its showy, exfoliating bark creates interest during the winter months.

Physocarpus opulifolius ‘SMNPOBLR’ PP28,695 Ginger Wine™ Ninebark

UP k Height: 5-6’ Shape: Rounded, Upright Spread: 5-6’ Foliage: Burgundy Zone: 3 Fall Color: Burgundy Flower: Pink-white Fruit: Follicle This fuss-free deciduous shrub with sparkling burgundy foliage and unique peeling bark creates a stunning backdrop in shrub borders.

Spring foliage is a radiant orange. Pink-white blooms are lovely in floral arrangements. An adaptable North American native well-suited to difficult sites.

PRUNUS - PLUM, SAND CHERRY Prunus americana

American Plum

UPfw Height: 15-20’ Shape: Rounded, Tall Spread: 15-25’ Foliage: Medium green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Orange Flower: White Fruit: 1”, Red-purple skin, yellow flesh Pure white flowers appear before the foliage in March. Edible, red to yellow fruits can be used for jams and jellies. Brilliant orange foliage in fall. Grows fast and suckers, forming large colonies.

Prunus besseyi

Western Sand Cherry

lb Height: 4-5’ Shape: Shrub-like Spread: 4-5’ Foliage: Red Zone: 4 Fall Color: Burgundy-red Flower: White Fruit: Small, black drupe A small shrub with grayish-green leaves that turn purple in fall. They have a mass of small white flowers along the branches in spring and then are followed by large quantities of 1/2” purple-black sweet fruits in summer. These fruits are edible and can be used in baking pies or homemade jellies.

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RHAMNUS - BUCKTHORN Rhamnus alnifolia

RIBES - CURRANT Alderleaf Buckthorn UPw

Height: 2-4’ Shape: Spreading Spread: 6-12’ Foliage: Glossy green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Green-brown Fruit: Black berry Low spreading colonial shrub, native to Tamarack bogs and wet meadows here in Wisconsin. The foliage is similar to R. frangula.

This species seems to have some kind of antagonistic properties that prevent R. frangula from invading its colonial space. Could possibly be very useful for restoration work to prevent R. frangula re-growth.

RHUS - SUMAC Rhus aromatica

Fragrant Sumac

UPw Height: 6’ Shape: Rounded, Spreading Spread: 8-10’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Red-orange Flower: Yellow Fruit: Berries in clusters Sprawling shrub with orange, red or maroon fall color. Excellent plant for mass planting in tough urban sites. Salt tolerant.

Rhus aromatica ‘Gro-low’

Gro-low Sumac

UPlg Height: 2-3’ Shape: Suckering Spread: 6-8’ Foliage: Glossy green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Orange-maroon Flower: Yellow Fruit: None A low maintenance, sprawling shrub with glossy green foliage.

Striking orange and maroon fall color. Excellent plant for mass planting in tough urban sites. A Ralph Synnestvedt introduction.

Shearing in fall will remove blooms in spring best to prune after flowering in May.

Rhus glabra

Smooth Sumac UPw

Height: 10-15’ Shape: Upright, Spreading Spread: 10-15’ Foliage: Medium green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Red, orange, purple Flower: Green-yellow Fruit: Berries in large, showy clusters Similar to R. typhina except young stems are smooth and slightly smaller in habit. This colonial shrub is excellent for highway plantings. Striking color combinations of orange and red in fall.

Rhus typhina

Staghorn Sumac

Ribes alpinum

Alpine Currant

UA Height: 3-5’ Shape: Round, Mounded Spread: 5-6’ Foliage: Glossy green Zone: 2 Fall Color: None Flower: Greenish Fruit: Orange to red berries Dense, deep bright green foliage. Excellent hedge plant. Do not plant near Eastern White Pine- Currant is the alternate host for a devastating disease called White Pine Blister Rust.

Ribes alpinum ‘Green Mound’

Green Mound Alpine Currant

UPA Height: 3-5’ Shape: Round, Mounded, Spreading Spread: 3-5’ Foliage: Green Zone: 2 Fall Color: None Flower: Greenish Fruit: None Dense, compact mounded form. Deep green foliage with good resistance to leaf diseases. A Synnestvedt selection. Male selection, no fruit produced. Great for hedging. Do not plant near Eastern White Pine- Currant is the alternate host for a devastating disease called White Pine Blister Rust.

Ribes americanum

American Black Currant

UPw Height: 3-5’ Shape: Open, Upright Spread: 5-6’ Foliage: Bright green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Yellow-orange Flower: Yellow-white Fruit: Black berries A Wisconsin native shrub with drooping clusters of yellowish-white, bell-shaped flowers May - June. Small, edible black berries droop in clusters and are great for jelly. Do not plant near Eastern White Pine- Currant is the alternate host for a devastating disease called White Pine Blister Rust.

Ribes missouriense

Missouri Gooseberry

UPw Height: 2-4’ Shape: Open, Spreading Spread: 3-5’ Foliage: Bright green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Red-orange Flower: White Fruit: Green to red berries A native shrub with white flowers drooping downward on slender pedicels. Large and small thorns on branches. Edible fruits are great for making jelly. Do not plant near Eastern White Pine- Currant is the alternate host for a devastating disease called White Pine Blister Rust.

UPtw Height: 10-30’ Shape: Upright, Spreading Spread: 20-30’ Foliage: Medium green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Orange-red Flower: Green-yellow Fruit: Berries in large, showy clusters Tall growing, colonial shrub which is excellent for highway plantings. Brilliant orange to red fall color. Old colonies can have individual stems that are up to 30’ in height, but the plant is more commonly found between 10-15’ in height.

Rhus typhina ‘Bailtiger’ PP16,185

Tiger Eyes® Cutleaf Staghorn Sumac

UPl Height: 10-12’ Shape: Upright, Spreading Spread: 10-12’ Foliage: Bright yellow Zone: 4 Fall Color: Yellow-red Flower: Green-yellow Fruit: Berries in large, showy clusters A gorgeous golden-leafed form. Finely-divided, fern-like foliage emerges chartreuse-green becoming a brilliant bright yellow for the summer. Fall color is a glorious blaze of orange and scarlet.

Rosy-pink stems add additional color contrast. Slow growing.

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U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

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ROSA - ROSE Rosa ‘BAIcham’

Champagne Wishes Rose

Ug Height: 3-4’ Shape: Upright Spread: 3-4’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: White Fruit: Insignificant Clusters of soft apricot buds open to antique white double blooms with just a hint of apricot before fading to pure white. Recurrent bloomer. Rose hips are insignificant. Excellent disease resistance.

Rosa blanda

Early Wild Rose

UPgw Height: 2-5’ Shape: Dense, Mounded, Suckering Spread: 2-5’ Foliage: Green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Dull-red Flower: Pink Fruit: Bright red hips, persistant A native rose, stems are thornless to nearly thornless with fragrant, single, pink to almost white flowers. Blackspot and fungal issues are problematic when sited in a wet area. Bright red rose hips persist through winter. Native to dry open woods, rocky hills, roadsides, and prairies. Aggressive and suckering - not good for small areas.

Rosa carolina

Carolina Rose

Uw Height: 3-6’ Shape: Rounded, Spreading Spread: 5-10’ Foliage: Green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Butter yellow Flower: Pink Fruit: Red, 1/3”, pear-shaped A native rose that can be found in dry and wet sites. Best performance and disease resistance in full sun. Single, pink fragrant flowers bloom from June to August, followed by red hips in late summer. Provides excellent cover for wildlife while hips are eaten by songbirds, quail, wild turkey, and small mammals. Bumblebees, digger bees, green metallic bees, Anthophorine bees, syrphid flies, and beetles visit the flowers in search of pollen. Moth larva feeds on the leaves. Leaves and stems are browsed by white-tailed deer and elk.

Rosa ‘Meidrifora’ PP19,148

Coral Drift® Rose

UP Height: 1-2’ Shape: Mound, Shrub-like, Spreading Spread: 2-3’ Foliage: Glossy dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Coral-orange Fruit: Insignificant Bright coral-orange, semi-double blooms cover this small mounding shrub from mid-spring to mid-fall. The glossy dark green foliage has excellent disease resistance. Everblooming but deadhead to prevent hips. Prune back in late winter to encourage growth/ flowering.

Rosa ‘Meigalpio’ PP17,877

Red Drift® Rose

UP Height: 1-2’ Shape: Mound, Shrub-like, Spreading Spread: 2-3’ Foliage: Glossy dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Red Fruit: Insignificant Clusters of petite, semi-double red blooms cover this small mounding shrub from mid-spring to mid-fall. The glossy dark green foliage has excellent disease resistance. Everblooming but deadhead to prevent hips. Prune back in late winter to encourage growth/ flowering.

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Rosa ‘Meiggili’ PP18,542

Peach Drift® Rose

Rosa ‘Meijocos’ PP18,874

Pink Drift® Rose

Rosa ‘Meizorland’ PP28,054

White Drift® Rose

UPg Height: 1-2’ Shape: Mound, Shrub-like, Spreading Spread: 2-3’ Foliage: Glossy dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Peach Fruit: Insignificant Double soft peach flowers bloom from mid-spring to mid-fall. The glossy dark green foliage has excellent disease resistance. Everblooming but deadhead to prevent hips. Prune back in late winter to encourage vigorous growth and flowers the next year.

Ug Height: 12-18” Shape: Low Spreading Spread: 24-36” Foliage: Dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Pink Fruit: Insignificant Deep pink, semi-double fragrant flowers with a soft, faded center that bloom in abundance throughout the season. Low-creeping habit makes a nice groundcover. Prune back in late winter to encourage vigorous growth and flowers the next year.

Ug Height: 12-18” Shape: Spreading Spread: 24-36” Foliage: Green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: White, double Fruit: Insignificant Double bright white flowers bloom from spring through late summer. Glossy dark green foliage has excellent disease resistance.

Perfect for smaller gardens, spreading gently around established plants, in borders, or along paths. Everblooming but deadhead to prevent hips. Prune back in late winter to encourage vigorous growth and flowers the next year.

Rosa palustris

Swamp Rose

UPtw Height: 3-6’ Shape: Semi-Arching Spread: 3-5’ Foliage: Green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Red Flower: Light pink Fruit: Red, fleshy hip Fragrant, pink roses with yellow centers bloom in June. Bright red rose hips develop in autumn, along with deep red foliage. Good for wet areas but can’t tolerate standing water. Grows best in acidic soils.

Rosa ‘Radrazz’ PP11,836

Knock Out® Rose

Ugc Height: 3’ Shape: Shrub-like Spread: 3’ Foliage: Glossy green Zone: 5 Fall Color: Burgundy-green Flower: Cherry red Fruit: Orange-red hips Original Knock out with a continuous display of fragrant, single, cherry-red blossoms. Deep green, burgundy-tinged foliage takes on a burgundy cast in autumn. Excellent disease-resistance. To maintain size cut back once a year to 12” high. Check in late winter/early spring, and when new shoots grow from the canes, that’s a good sign that it’s time to prune. It will triple in size after cutting it back to about 12” tall. DO NOT fertilize until after the roses are established and go through one bloom cycle.

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Rose Comparison Chart Color Variety

Type

Flower

Coral

Coral Drift®

groundcover

coral-orange, double

2’

2’

Pink

Carolina

native shrub

pink

3-6’

5-10’ recurrent

red

x

Early Wild

shrub

pink

2-5’

2-5’

everblooming

red

x

Nearly Wild

shrub

single medium pink

3’

3’

everblooming

insignificant

x

Peach Drift®

groundcover

soft peach, double

2’

2’

everblooming

insignificant

x

Pink Double Knock Out®

shrub

hot pink, double

3’

3’

everblooming

insignificant

x

Pink Drift®

groundcover

pink

12-18”

2-3’

everblooming

insignificant

x

Prairie Climbing

native shrub

deep pink

6-15’

4-6’

recurrent

red

x

x

Purple Pavement

rugosa

lavender-pink

3’

3’

recurrent

red-orange

x

x

Raspberry Rugostar® rugosa

pink

2-3’

3-4’

recurrent

orange

x

x

Swamp

native shrub

light pink

3-6’

3-5’

recurrent

bright red

x

x

Double Knock Out®

shrub

double, cherry red

3’

3’

everblooming

insignificant

Knockout®

shrub

single, cherry red

3’

3’

everblooming

orange-red

x

Red Drift®

groundcover

small red, semi-double

2’

2’

everblooming

insignificant

x

rugosa

white, double

6’

5’

recurrent

red

Champagne Wishes shrub

white

3’

3’

recurrent

insignificant

White Drift®

pure white, double

12-18”

2-3’

everblooming

insignificant

Red

White Blanc De Coubert

groundcover

H

S

Red Drift® Rose

Johnson’s Nursery®

Bloom

Hips

everblooming

insignificant

Early Wild Rose

x

x

x

x

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Johnson’s Nursery® Rosa ‘Radtko’ PP16,202

Double Knock Out® Rose

Ugc

Height: 3-4’ Shape: Shrub-like Spread: 3-4’ Foliage: Deep green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Burgundy-green Flower: Cherry red Fruit: Insignificant Double, cherry-red blossoms bloom throughout the season. Deep mossy green foliage with a burgundy tinge has excellent drought tolerance and disease resistance. Improved version of the Knock Out. To maintain size cut back once a year to 12” high. Check in late winter/early spring, and when new shoots grow from the canes, that’s a good sign that it’s time to prune. Will triple in size after cutting it back to about 12” tall. DO NOT fertilize until after the roses are established and go through one bloom cycle.

Rosa ‘Radtkopink’ PP18,507

Pink Double Knock Out® Rose

Ug Height: 3-4’ Shape: Shrub-like Spread: 3-4’ Foliage: Deep green Zone: 5 Fall Color: Burgundy-green Flower: Hot pink Fruit: Insignificant A continual display of double, hot pink, fragrant flowers. Deep mossy green foliage has excellent disease resistance and drought tolerance. To maintain size cut back once a year to 12” high. Check in late winter/early spring, and when new shoots grow from the canes, that’s a good sign that it’s time to prune. It will triple in size after cutting it back to about 12” tall. DO NOT fertilize until after the roses are established and go through one bloom cycle.

Rosa setigera

UPgw Height: 6-15’ Shape: Shrub-Like Spread: 4-6’ Foliage: Glossy dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Bronze, purple, red Flower: Deep pink Fruit: Showy hips Clusters of fragrant, deep pink flowers in early-to mid-summer followed by showy red hips. Glossy green foliage can often be a combination of bronze-purple, deep red to orange-yellow in the fall.

Grow as an arching shrub reaching a height of 5 to 7 feet, or train supple canes to climb.

Rosa x ‘Nearly Wild’

RUBUS - THIMBLEBERRY Rubus parviflorus

Height: 6’ Shape: Shrub-like Spread: 5’ Foliage: Light green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Yellow-orange Flower: White Fruit: Scarlet hips A continual bloomer of double, extremely fragrant, white flowers.

A tidy plant with crinkled, light green foliage. Fast-growing. Salt-tolerant, making good hedges.

Salix candida ‘Jefberg’

Rosa rugosa ‘Meitozaure’ PP15,937

Raspberry Rugostar® Rugosa Rose

Udgct Height: 2-3’ Shape: Groundcover, Spreading Spread: 3-4’ Foliage: Green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Pink Fruit: Orange hips Deep pink single blooms burst forth from June to first frost. Lightly scented and low-spreading, great as a groundcover, low hedge or border. Prune above buds in early spring.

Rosa rugosa ‘Purple Pavement’

Purple Pavement Rose

Ug Height: 3-6’ Shape: Shrub-like Spread: 3-4’ Foliage: Green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Yellow-maroon Flower: Purple-lavender Fruit: Purple hips Big, purple ruffled flowers with great fragrance lead to handsome hips in late summer and fall complimented with better than average yellow fall color. Good for difficult sites and salty areas.

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Thimbleberry

Pw Height: 2-6’ Shape: Upright Spread: 4-8’ Foliage: Medium green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: White Fruit: Bright red berry Native raspberry commonly found in open woodlands. Makes an excellent tall groundcover where given room to grow. Flower buds are susceptible to winter damage so fruit production can be minimal to nonexistent after severe winters.

SALIX - WILLOW

Ug

Nearly Wild Rose

Ug Height: 2-3’ Shape: Shrub-like Spread: 3’ Foliage: Medium green Zone: 4 Fall Color: None Flower: Pink Fruit: Hips Clusters of fragrant, single rose-pink flowers nearly smother the dark green foliage. Great in masses. Moderate disease resistance.

Blanc de Coubert Rose

Rosa rugosa ‘Blanc de Coubert’

Prairie Climbing Rose

Iceberg Alley® Sageleaf Willow

Uc Height: 3-6’ Shape: Mound Spread: 3-6’ Foliage: Fuzzy, Silver Gray-green Zone: 2 Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: Catkins, Silver Fruit: Capsule Cultivar of a native willow species with powdery, silver foliage.

Blooms in spring with a silver catkin with red stamens that can be cut for early spring decoration. As with most Salix, it can tolerate moist soils. Grows best in full sun sites and tolerates pruning beautifully.

Salix discolor

Pussy Willow

Ucw Height: 8-27’ Shape: Shrubby Spread: 15-20’ Foliage: Glossy green Zone: 2 Fall Color: Yellow Flower:Dioecious, Yellow-green Fruit: Capsule The larval host plant for several butterfly species, pussy willow is a large, fast-growing shrub with an open crown and dark gray, scaly bark. Fuzzy catkins appear in early spring, giving this tree its iconic identifying feature. Male catkins are more ornamentally attractive compared to female catkins. Cut back heavily every few years to encourage vigorous growth.

Salix humilis

Prairie Willow

Uwb Height: 10’ Shape: Shrub-Like Spread: 10’ Foliage: Gray-green Zone: 2 Fall Color: Insignificant Flower:Dioecious, catkins Fruit: Capsule A short-statured willow that is commonly found throughout Wisconsin in open areas. Leaves are slightly pubescent, giving the appearance of a grayish tinge to the foliage. The catkins attract mostly small bees and flies, such as Halictid bees, Cuckoo bees, and Andrenid flies - the specialist pollinators of willows. Often browsed on by deer and Ruffed Grouse, and is a host plant for the caterpillar of the Viceroy butterfly. The Cherokee used the bark and roots as a tonic, a wash to make the hair grow, and a remedy for hoarseness.

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Johnson’s Nursery® Salix integra ‘Hakuro Nishiki’

Hakuro Nishiki (Dappled) Willow

U Height: 6-15’ Shape: Rounded, Spreading Spread: 6-15’ Foliage: Green and white with pink Zone: 5 Fall Color: Flower: Inconspicuous Fruit: Capsule Loose upright mound of dazzling mottled green and creamy white with pink highlighted foliage on coral stems. In winter arching stems turn a striking red. Vigorous grower. Shearing is required for foliage to have mottled white and pink foliage unsheared plants have blue-green foliage.

Salix serissima

Autumn Willow

Uw

Height: 3-10’ Shape: Shrubby Spread: 4-10’ Foliage: Glossy green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Yellow Flower:Catkins, Dioecious Fruit: Capsule A medium-sized, multi-stemmed willow with glossy green leaves and shrubby habit. Unlike many other willows, Autumn Willow reproduces by seed and does not form stands. Naturally found in open swamps, bogs, and wet meadows in calcareous soils. Preferred host plant for several species of bees and flies.

SAMBUCUS - ELDERBERRY Sambucus canadensis

American Elderberry

UAwb Height: 5-12’ Shape: Upright, Spreading Spread: 5-12’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: None Flower: White Fruit: Dark purple berries, bb-sized Large stoloniferous shrub with beautiful 6-10” clusters of creamy white flowers in June. The black BB-sized fruit can be used to make jelly and wine. Extremely important species for numerous frugivorous birds. Tolerant of shade and wet soils plants will be significantly more squat and dense when grown in full sun.

Sambucus nigra ‘Eva’ PP15,575

Black Lace™ Elderberry

UPb Height: 6-8’ Shape: Upright Spread: 6-8’ Foliage: Purple Zone: 4 Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: Pink-white Fruit: Blackish-red BB-sized drupe Intense purple black foliage is finely cut, giving it a similar appearance to a Japanese Maple. Creamy pink-white flowers in spring contrast with dark foliage and will result in black berries if a suitable pollinator is nearby.

Sambucus pubens

Scarlet Elderberry

UPw Height: 10-12’ Shape: Broad, Spreading Spread: 10-12’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 2 Fall Color: None Flower: White Fruit: Scarlet, BB-sized drupe Upright sprawling shrub. Creamy white flower panicles in early spring are followed by an outstanding display of intensely scarlet fruit clusters in late June that are quickly taken by birds. Also known as Red Elderberry. FRUIT IS POISONOUS TO HUMANS!

Sambucus racemosa ‘SMNSRD4’ PP26,613

Lemony Lace® Elderberry

UP Height: 3-5’ Shape: Mounded Spread: 3-5’ Foliage: Yellow with red Zone: 3 Fall Color: None Flower: White Fruit: Bright red drupe Produces large clusters of white flowers in early spring before the finely dissected bright yellow, edged in red foliage emerges. Spring foliage ages to an attractive chartreuse. The bright red berries in fall attracts birds and wildlife. = Plant originated at Johnson’s Nursery

U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

SPIRAEA - SPIREA Spiraea alba

Meadowsweet

UPwdl Height: 4’ Shape: Round, Rounded Spread: 24-30” Foliage: Rich green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: White Fruit: White, pyramidal clusters Native, wetland plant with narrow, upright terminal clusters of white flowers in mid-summer. A good choice for wet soils.

Spiraea betulifolia ‘Tor’

Tor Spirea

Uld Height: 2-3’ Shape: Compact, Rounded Spread: 3’ Foliage: Gray-green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Red-burgundy Flower: White Fruit: Tan, Flat-topped clusters A multitude of tightly packed white flower clusters adorn this compact rounded shrub in late spring. Iridescent green foliage turns an exceptional deep burgundy-red in fall.

Spiraea fritschiana ‘J.N. Select A’

Pink-a-licious™ Fritsch Spirea

UPld Height: 2-3’ Shape: Mound Spread: 2-3’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Yellow-apricot-orange Flower: Pink Fruit: Tan, Flat-topped clusters Pink flowering form of S. fritschiana. Can have an outstanding yellow-apricot / pink-red fall color. The colors of a fruit salad! Excellent dense branching habit.

Spiraea japonica ‘Goldmound’

Gold Mound Spirea

Uld Height: 2’ Shape: Compact, Rounded Spread: 2-3’ Foliage: Yellow Zone: 3 Fall Color: Yellow-orange-red Flower: Pink Fruit: Tan, Flat-topped clusters A low mounding form of bright golden foliage which does not scorch in summer, followed by reddish-orange fall color. Fine-textured pink flowers.

Spiraea tomentosa

Steeplebush

UPbfdw Height: 2-4’ Shape: Colonizes, Suckering Spread: 2-4’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Pink Fruit: Capsule Native to marshlands and the waters edge. Clear pink spires of fowers in July through August when not many other shrubs are in bloom.

Spiraea x bumalda ‘Anthony Waterer’

Anthony Waterer Spirea

UPfdl Height: 2-3’ Shape: Mound, Rounded Spread: 3-4’ Foliage: Blue-green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Red-purple to none Flower: Rose pink Fruit: Tan, Flat-topped clusters Attractive deep rosy-pink, flat-topped clusters of flowers bloom in May and June. Great as a border or low-growing informal hedge.

Deer resistant. Can be aggressive through seeding and suckers and has escaped gardens and naturalized. Flowers on new wood, so prune in late winter to early spring if needed.

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

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Johnson’s Nursery® Spiraea x bumalda ‘Goldflame’

Goldflame Spirea

Ud

Height: 2-3’ Shape: Round, Rounded Spread: 3-4’ Foliage: Light green-orange-red Zone: 3 Fall Color: Light green-orange-red Flower: Pink Fruit: Tan, Flat-topped clusters Spring growth is a blend of orange, red and copper tones maturing to light green. Pink flowers. Fall color is a repeat of the spring leaf colors. Easy to blend with perennials.

Spiraea x ‘NCSX2’ PP30,953

Double Play Doozie® Spirea

UPdl Height: 2-3’ Shape: Compact, Mound Spread: 2-3’ Foliage: Deep red, Green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Occasionally purple, Yellow-green Flower:Deep pink-purple Foliage emerges deep red in spring, turning to green. Bright purple-red flowers bloom in late spring and continue through fall.

Deadheading is not necessary for repeat blooming. Seedless.

Variable fall color from light yellow to purple-gray not particularly showy. Use Rejuvenation/Haircut pruning every 3 years for best form. Prune late fall, winter, early spring.

STAPHYLEA - BLADDERNUT Staphylea trifolia

Bladdernut

UPAwbt

Height: 10-15’ Shape: Upright, Spreading Spread: 8-12’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: White Fruit: Chartruese, inflated capsule A shade tolerant, understory shrub. Pretty 1” white bell flowers in May. In September interesting, chartreuse changing to tan Chinese lantern-like fruits are produced containing several shiny round seeds that resemble popcorn kernels. Natures packing peanuts!

STEPHANANDRA - STEPHANANDRA Stephanandra incisa ‘Crispa’

Cutleaf Stephanandra

UPl Height: 2-3’ Shape: Low-growing, Spreading, Dense Spread: 3-6’ Foliage: Green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Red-orange Flower: White Fruit: Follicle, inconspicuous Graceful, low spreading shrub with slender arching branches.

Creamy white flowers appear in late spring. One of the few shrubs that will flower in heavy shade. Useful as a groundcover. A phenomenal plant to use in masses, stems have a slight reddish color in fall/ winter that adds a warm component to the winter landscape.

SYMPHORICARPOS - SNOWBERRY Symphoricarpos albus

Common Snowberry

UAwbtfd Height: 5-6’ Shape: Suckering Spread: 4-6’ Foliage: Blue-green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Pink Fruit: 1/2” White berry clusters A vigorous, suckering, finely-branched broad rounded shrub with bluish-green foliage. Dainty, pinkish-white bell-shaped flowers are followed by clusters of large, waxy, white berry-like fruits. Prefers drier soils and partial sun exposure.

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SYRINGA - LILAC Syringa ‘Declaration’

Declaration Lilac

Ug Height: 6-8’ Shape: Compact, spreading Spread: 6-7’ Foliage: Green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Reddish-purple Fruit: Capsule Large, up to 15” fragrant, dark reddish-purple bloosoms in early spring. Part of the “U.S. Flag” series of lilacs from the National Arboretum.

Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’

Meyer Lilac

Ug Height: 4-5’ Shape: Compact, spreading Spread: 5-7’ Foliage: Green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Yellow to purple Flower: Lilac Fruit: Capsule A popular, dwarf lilac. Small wave-edged, dark green foliage. Reddish-purple buds open to fragrant, light lilac flowers. Resistant to powdery mildew and can have a good purple fall color.

Syringa patula ‘JN Upright Select’ PP28,959

Violet Uprising™ Lilac

Ug Height: 4-6’ Shape: Columnar, Upright Spread: 4-5’ Foliage: Green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Purple-red Flower: Violet Fruit: Capsule A new introduction in 2020 selected for its upright and heavy flowering habit. Typically grows taller than broad, with elegant light violet flowers. The intoxicatingly fragrant flowers average 12 inches long and 6 inches across. Especially well-suited to formal landscapes or as a fragrant hedge, can also be used as a vertical accent where a traditional lilac may be too wide-spreading. Requires full sun and well-drained soil. Prune immediately after flowering.

Syringa patula ‘KLMone’ PPAF

Dream Cloud™ Lilac

Ugc Height: 4-5’ Shape: Compact Spread: 4-5’ Foliage: Green Zone: 3 Fall Color: None Flower: Pink Fruit: Capsule This dense growing Manchurian lilac is covered in fluffy panicles of pink flowers in early summer. It’s so floriferous the leaves are barely visible through a fragrant cloud of spectacular 12” blooms! As summer wanes, cooler nights produce rich, purple foliage heading into fall - adding another season of interest. More resistant to powdery mildew and root rot diseases than other new lilacs on the market.

Prune immediately after flowering to allow time to set next year’s flower buds.

Syringa patula ‘Miss Kim’

Miss Kim Lilac

Ug Height: 6-7’ Shape: Upright, compact Spread: 5-6’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Burgundy-red Flower: Blue Fruit: Capsule This upright, compact lilac blooms later than others, extending the season with deep purple buds that reveal clusters of highly fragrant, lavender-blue flowers. Foliage is burgundy-tinged in fall.

Hardy, yet performs in southern regions, with excellent powdery mildew resistance. Great for border accent or mass planting.

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Johnson’s Nursery® Syringa vulgaris

Common Purple Lilac Ug

Height: 8-10’ Shape: Suckering Spread: 10-12’ Foliage: Green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Purple Fruit: Capsule Very fragrant single, purple flowers. Suckering. Susceptible to powdery mildew.

Syringa vulgaris ‘Charles Joly’

Charles Joly Lilac

Ug Height: 8-10’ Shape: Upright Spread: 10-12’ Foliage: Green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Magenta Fruit: Capsule Very fragrant, tight clusters of dazzling, double magenta flowers on long slender spikes.

Syringa vulgaris ‘Ludwig Spaeth’

Ludwig Spaeth Lilac

Ug Height: 8-10’ Shape: Upright Spread: 10-12’ Foliage: Green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Dark purple Fruit: Capsule Beautiful, wonderfully fragrant dark purple flowers held well above the foliage on tall, erect spikes.

Syringa x oblata ‘Betsy Ross’

Betsy Ross Lilac

Ufmg Height: 8-10’ Shape: Compact, Rounded Spread: 8-10’ Foliage: Green Zone: 3 Fall Color: None Flower: White Fruit: Capsule Large, fragrant, pure white flowers bloom in early to mid spring, set against deep green foliage. Great for screening, as a background shrub, or specimen. Long-lasting cut flower. Notable mildew resistance.

Syringa x ‘SMSJBP7’ PP26,594

Bloomerang® Dark Purple Lilac

Udfg Height: 4-6’ Shape: Mounded Spread: 4-6’ Foliage: Green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Dark purple Fruit: Capsule Bloomerang blooms in spring with other lilacs then sporadically from midsummer through fall. Lavender-pink, fragrant flowers.

Good disease resistance. Nice as foundation plant, border, specimen.

VIBURNUM - VIBURNUM Viburnum carlesii ‘J.N. Select A’

Spice Island™ Koreanspice Viburnum

Uflg Height: 4-5’ Shape: Compact Spread: 5-6’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Wine red Flower: White Fruit: Red-black drupe A Johnson’s Nursery origination J.N. Plant Selections introduction, Spice Island® Koreanspice Viburnum was selected by Mike Yanny for its compact habit and late flowering. While other Viburnum carlesii flower while their leaves are emerging, Spice Island® Koreanspice Viburnum bears large, tantalizingly fragrant blooms against fully developed foliage. In fall, its dark green foliage turns a deep wine red adding interest to any garden location. A truly stunning and aromatic shrub! = Plant originated at Johnson’s Nursery

U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

Viburnum carlesii ‘J.N. Select S’

Sugar n’ Spice™ Koreanspice Viburnum

Ug Height: 6-8’ Shape: Rounded Spread: 6-8’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Wine red Flower: White Fruit: Red-black drupe A Johnson’s Nursery origination J.N. Plant Selections introduction, Sugar n’ Spice® Koreanspice Viburnum is a heavy flowering cultivar with the delicious fragrance the species is known for. This cultivar was selected by Mike Yanny for its smaller, yet abundant, fragrant flowers, which fill the air with a sweet-spice aroma in early spring.

An excellent choice for a captivating specimen plant!

Viburnum cassinoides

Witherod Viburnum

UPwtbld Height: 5-6’ Shape: Compact, Round, Rounded Spread: 5-6’ Foliage: Glossy dark green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Crimson Flower: White Fruit: Green to pink to black drupe A premier viburnum with dark glossy green leaves that turn crimson in fall. Dynamic, flat-topped fruit clusters change from green to pink to red, then blue ripening to black. The pink stage is very showy. Prefers slightly acid soil.

Viburnum dentatum ‘Christom’

Blue Muffin™ Arrowwood Viburnum

UPtbld Height: 5-7’ Shape: Upright, Rounded Spread: 5-7’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: White Fruit: Dark blue berry, 1/8” inch An exciting, compact selection of Viburnum dentatum. In spring abundant, white flat-topped flower clusters are followed by an impressive display of rich blue berries.

Viburnum dentatum ‘Ralph Senior’ Autumn Jazz™ Arrowwood Viburnum UPtbld Height: 8-10’ Shape: Vase-shaped Spread: 10-12’ Foliage: Glossy green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Yellow-orange-red Flower: White, cluster Fruit: Blue-black berry, 1/8” inch Graceful vase shaped habit with glossy green foliage. Will occasionally produce a blend of yellow, orange and red-burgundy fall color if the growing season is extended. A Chicagoland Grows® introduction.

Viburnum lantana ‘Mohican’

Mohican Viburnum

UPltbd Height: 8-10’ Shape: Compact, Globe-shaped Spread: 10-12’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Purple-bronze Flower: Creamy white Fruit: Pink-red to black berry A Donald Egloff introduction selected for its outstanding fruit display. The berries stay in the pink-red stage considerably longer than the species. Self infertile, needs a cross pollinator for fruit set.

Viburnum lentago

Nannyberry Viburnum

UPwtbld Height: 12-15’ Shape: Upright, Suckering Spread: 8-10’ Foliage: Green Zone: 2 Fall Color: Bronze-Red Flower: White Fruit: Green, berry-like, ages to purple Seed collected from a native Wisconsin source. A suckering shrub.

Pale-white, flat-topped flowers. Fruit clusters develop in summer.

They start out lime green, changing to creamy yellow then rosepink, ripening to bluish-black. Good fall colors - reds, oranges and maroons.

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

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Johnson’s Nursery® Viburnum prunifolium

Blackhaw Viburnum Uwtbld

Height: 10-15’ Shape: Round, Rounded Spread: 12-20’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Bronze-red Flower: White Fruit: Ovoid drupe, green, pink, purple, blue Multi-stemmed shrub or small rounded tree often with horizontal branching. Handsome clean, dark foliage turning bronzy red in fall.

Attractive white flowers followed by clusters of pinkish-rose fruits maturing to bluish-black.

Viburnum rafinesquianum

Rafinesque Viburnum

UPwlb Height: 6-8’ Shape: Upright Spread: 6-8’ Foliage: Green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Burgundy-purple Flower: White Fruit: Dark-blue berries Our native arrrowwood viburnum is an understory shrub found in open woods. White, flat-topped flower clusters are followed by dark blue berries. Great flowers, foliage and fruit that the birds love. It is named arrowwood because Native Americans used the tough straight branches for arrow shafts.

WEIGELA - WEIGELA Weigela florida ‘Alexandra’ PP10,772

Wine & Roses® Weigela

Umd Height: 4-5’ Shape: Rounded Spread: 4-5’ Foliage: Burgundy-purple Zone: 4 Fall Color: None Flower: Rose-pink Fruit: Glabrous capsule - Inconspicuous Intense, rose-pink flowers stand out against the rich dark burgundy-purple foliage. Full sun for darkest color.

Weigela florida ‘Bokraspiwi’ PP23,781

Spilled Wine® Weigela

Umd Height: 2-3’ Shape: Spreading Spread: 2-3’ Foliage: Purple-black Zone: 4 Fall Color: Purple-green Flower: Pink Fruit: Glabrous capsule - Inconspicuous Spilled Wine® Weigela shares the fabulous deep purple foliage and bright pink flowers of the classic Wine & Roses® Weigela but in a smaller size. This useful plant grows wider than tall, making it the perfect choice for edging beds or walkways, and for incorporating under windows in your landscaping. Like all Weigela, it is deer resistant and very easy to care for.

Weigela florida ‘Kolsunn’ PP13,567

Weigela florida ‘Minuet’

Minuet Weigela

Weigela florida ‘Red Prince’

Red Prince Weigela

Weigela florida ‘Verweig-3’ PPAF

Minor Black Weigela

Umd Height: 2-3’ Shape: Compact, Rounded Spread: 4-5’ Foliage: Green with purple Zone: 4 Fall Color: None Flower: Ruby red Fruit: Glabrous capsule - Inconspicuous Abundant, slightly fragrant light ruby-red, yellow-throated flowers on this free-flowering, compact dwarf. Purple-tinged dark green foliage. Developed at the Ottawa Research Station in Ontario.

Um Height: 5-6’ Shape: Upright Spread: 5-6’ Foliage: Green Zone: 4 Fall Color: None Flower: Rich red Fruit: Glabrous capsule - conspicuous Abundant, beautiful dark red flowers that resist fading. Reblooms in late summer. Introduced by Iowa State University. A compact, mounding shrub featuring gorgeous red tubular flowers against dark green foliage. Use as a flowering hedge or in shrub borders.

Highly effective in mass plantings, mixed perennial beds, or as a container accent. Adored by hummingbirds.

Um Height: 18-24” Shape: Low Spread: 24-36” Foliage: Black, Bronze-black to purple Zone: 4 Fall Color: Insignificant Flower: Magenta Fruit: Glabrous capsule - Inconspicuous The dark foliage is almost black in color on this low mounded new Weigela. The flowers are also a deep shade of pink contrasting nicely with the foliage in May and June. Sparse rebloom sometimes occurs in summer. Good substitute for Dark Horse - holds leaves and color in the summer

Weigela florida ‘Verweig8’ PP30,064

My Monet Purple Effect® Weigela

Upmd Height: 18-30” Shape: Mounded Spread: 18-30” Foliage: Green with white margins Zone: 4 Fall Color: Reddish Flower:Pink-purple, Plum Fruit: Glabrous capsule - Inconspicuous Double impact with bright, fuchsia-pink flowers contrasted against green and white foliage. Tidy and compact habit, perfect for borders and edging, or planted in masses. Slightly larger than My Monet but little pruning is needed.

Magical® Fantasy Weigela

UPmd Height: 3-4’ Shape: Rounded Spread: 3-4’ Foliage: Green and white Zone: 4 Fall Color: Pink-tinged Flower: Soft pink Fruit: Glabrous capsule - Inconspicuous Profuse, soft pink trumpet-shaped flowers in spring attract hummingbirds. Pure white leaf margins provide a wonderful contrast to the green leaves. A showy foundation plant or use in the shrub border.

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Technito® Arborvitae

Taunton Yew

Conifers Iowa Juniper

Star Power™ Juniper

Cypress Spruce

Norway Spruce

Shear-less™ Dream White Pine

Holmstrup Arborvitae

Star Power™ Juniper Mountbatten Juniper

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Johnson’s Nursery®

ABIES - FIR

JUNIPERUS - JUNIPER

Abies balsamea

Balsam Fir

Ubw Height: 40-60’ Shape: Pyramidal, Symmetrical, Upright Spread: 15-25’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 3 Fruit: Purple cones Native to Wisconsin, Balsam Fir is a large coniferous tree with a symmetrical, pyramidal form. Beautiful specimen conifer or planted in multiples as a screen or windbreak. Purple cones stand at attention adding to their uniqueness. Can be difficult to establish in SE WI (needs acidic soil) but thrives in the north. More shade tolerant than other Fir. Widely commercially grown as a Christmas tree because of its handsome shape and it holds needles indoors much longer than spruce.

Abies concolor

White Fir

UPgkb Height: 30-50’ Shape: Conical, Dense, Upright Spread: 15-30’ Foliage: Blue-green Zone: 4 Fruit: Cones Handsome large evergreen with distinctive soft, blue-green needles. Cones mature to purple-brown, 3-6” long. The best for the Midwest. Plant in well-drained soil.

CHAMAECYPARIS - FALSECYPRESS Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Nana Gracilis’ Dwarf Gracilis Hinoki Cypress

Ukd

Height: 6’ Shape: Conical, Pyramidal Spread: 3-4’ Foliage: Rich green Zone: 5 Fruit: N/A Slow growing dwarf form that is irregularly globose developing an upright habit with age. Beautiful, dense, rich green fan-like foliage.

Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Filifera’

Threadleaf Falsecypress

UPkd Height: 8-15’ Shape: Mounding Spread: 8-12’ Foliage: Rich green Zone: 4 Fruit: N/A - rare Distinctive evergreen. Finely textured, green foliage on drooping branches. Lovely accent plant for sun or partial shade. Resistant to deer browsing.

Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Golden Mop’ Golden Mop Falsecypress

Ud Height: 3’ Shape: Compact, Mounding Spread: 4’ Foliage: Yellow Zone: 4 Fruit: N/A Bright golden-yellow, thread-like foliage. Stays compact - a great accent to any landscape.

Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Kings Gold’

Kings Gold Falsecypress

Ud Height: 4’ Shape: Compact, Mounding Spread: 4’ Foliage: Gold Zone: 4 Fruit: N/A The King’s Gold Threadleaf False Cypress is a mounding evergreen with unique arching threadlike stems. It grows steadily into a graceful mound of golden foliage 3 to 5 feet tall, and the same across. It is ideal for bringing permanent rich color to the foundation planting around your home, to your garden beds, or as a specimen in a lawn or a stone-mulched bed. It is more resistant to the heat and humidity of southern gardens than other similar plants, and it has been specially selected to hold its gold color through the summer months, when other golden forms of this plant turn greenish. = Plant originated at Johnson’s Nursery

U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

Juniperus chinensis ‘Fairview’

Fairview Juniper

Juniperus chinensis ‘Hook’s #6’

Hooks #6 Juniper

Ubdgt Height: 15-20’ Shape: Dense, Narrow, Upright Spread: 6-7’ Foliage: Bright green Zone: 4 Fruit: Silvery-blue berry-like cones A handsome, dense pyramidal conifer with bright green foliage and large, silver blue fruits. Good choice for foundation planting, wind break, or screening.

Ubdgt Height: 12-15’ Shape: Dense, Narrow, Pyramidal Spread: 7-9’ Foliage: Bright green Zone: 4 Fruit: Blue berry-like cones Pyramidal shaped evergreen with bright green foliage. Holds color well in Wisconsin winters. Berries attractive to wildlife.

Juniperus chinensis ‘Iowa’

Iowa Juniper

Ubdgt Height: 10-15’ Shape: Dense, Pyramidal Spread: 5-6’ Foliage: Blue-green Zone: 4 Fruit: Blue berry-like cones Slow growing, pyramidal evergreen with blue-green foliage and silver-blue berries. Excellent for screening.

Juniperus chinensis ‘Kallay’s Compact’ Kallay’s Compact Pfitzer Juniper

Ugt Height: 2-3’ Shape: Compact, Shrubby, Spreading Spread: 6-8’ Foliage: Deep green Zone: 4 Fruit: Whiteish-blue berry-like cones Dwarf, shrubby juniper with horizontally-spreading branches that form a flat top. Foliage is fragrant when crushed.

Juniperus chinensis ‘Mountbatten’

Mountbatten Juniper

Ubdgt Height: 12-15’ Shape: Dense, Pyramidal, Upright Spread: 6-8’ Foliage: Gray-green Zone: 4 Fruit: Blue-green berry-like cones Pyramidal form with grayish-green foliage and large fruits. Excellent as a screen or wind break.

Juniperus chinensis ‘Old Gold’

Old Gold Juniper

Juniperus chinensis ‘Sea Green’

Sea Green Juniper

Juniperus chinensis ‘Trautman’

Trautman Chinese Juniper

Ulg Height: 3-4’ Shape: Compact, Mounding Spread: 4-6’ Foliage: Gold, Green Zone: 4 Fruit: Blue, Female berry-like cones Compact, spreading evergreen noted for its bronze-gold foliage that retains good color through winter.

Ug Height: 4-6’ Shape: Arching, Compact, Spreader Spread: 6-8’ Foliage: Dark green, Mint green Zone: 4 Fruit: Blue, Female berry-like cones Attractive mint green foliage that darkens with age. Arching branches create a fountain-like appearance. Great for filling out large beds.

Ubdgt Height: 10-12’ Shape: Compact, Narrow, Upright Spread: 3-4’ Foliage: Blue-green Zone: 4 Fruit: Blue-gray berry-like cones A compact, slow growing, narrow upright conifer with blue-green foliage. Coarse texture is great as an accent or component of a mixed screen. The best upright juniper in our region where height and spread are limited. Herbert Trautman selection.

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

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Johnson’s Nursery® Juniperus communis var. depressa

Oldfield Common Juniper

Uwgtbf Height: 3-4’ Shape: Broad, Low Growing, Shrub-Like Spread: 8-10’ Foliage: Gray-green Zone: 2 Fruit: Blue, berry-like cones Produced from locally collected seed. An interesting shrubby evergreen which inhabits the sandy hills of the Kettle Moraine and the clay bluffs along Lake Michigan. Can develop a picturesque windswept look with age. Does go off color in winter.

Juniperus horizontalis

Creeping Juniper

Udwgtb Height: 1-1.5’ Shape: Carpet, Low Growing, Spreading Spread: 6-10’ Foliage: Blue-green Zone: 3 Fruit: Blue, berry-like cones A tough, sprawling native evergreen adaptable to a range of conditions. Performs well in sandy, dry and rocky soils and tolerates drought, deer, pollution, and heat. Does not do well in wet soil.

Green to blue-green scale-like needles are tinged with a purple tone in winter. An excellent groundcover, use along rock walls and slopes for erosion control.

Juniperus horizontalis ‘Blue Chip’

Blue Chip Juniper

Udgtb Height: 8-10” Shape: Spreading Spread: 6-8’ Foliage: Silver-blue Zone: 3 Fruit: Blue, berry-like cones Low evergreen shrub with silver-blue foliage on a widely spreading habit. The deer resistant foliage retains its rich color all year long.

Durable, tough groundcover, planted on slopes or along retaining walls for erosion control.

Juniperus horizontalis ‘Plu. Com. Youngstown’ Youngstown Andorra Juniper Ug Height: 1’ Shape: Spreading Spread: 6’ Foliage: Bright green Zone: 3 Fruit: Male Bright green foliage turns plum in winter on this tightly branched, uniform spreader. Great groundcover or in a rock garden or foreground of a border.

Juniperus horizontalis ‘Wiltonii’

Blue Rug Juniper

Udbg Height: 6” Shape: Low Growing, Spreading Spread: 6-8’ Foliage: Silver-blue Zone: 3 Fruit: Uncommon Flat-growing and trailing with uniform habit and intense silver-blue evergreen foliage. Excellent for large scale groundcovers or cascading over walls.

Juniperus procumbens ‘Nana’

Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper

Udg Height: 0.5-1’ Shape: Compact, Groundcover, Mounding Spread: 4-6’ Foliage: Blue-green Zone: 4 Fruit: Male Beautiful green needles with a compact and slightly mounding form. Grows over obstacles such as low walls or rocks and will spread if space permits.

Juniperus sabina ‘Buffalo’

Buffalo Juniper Udg

Height: 1’ Shape: Groundcover, Spreading Spread: 4-6’ Foliage: Bright green Zone: 3 Fruit: Blue, berry-like cones Durable, low-growing, wide-spreading conifer with soft, feathery green foliage. Excellent coverage and erosion control for slopes and as a groundcover along walkways, borders, and in rock gardens.

Cascades over retaining walls.

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Juniperus sabina ‘Monna’

Calgary Carpet™ Juniper

UPd Height: 6-10” Shape: Dense, Groundcover, Spreading Spread: 6-10’ Foliage: Soft green Zone: 3 Fruit: Blue, berry-like cones A very durable low spreader with attractive, feathery green foliage and a more uniform habit. Use on slopes for groundcover and erosion control, along walkways, in borders or in rock gardens.

Juniperus squamata ‘Blue Star’

Blue Star Juniper

Juniperus virginiana

Eastern Red Cedar

Ud Height: 2-3’ Shape: Low Growing, Mound, Mounded Spread: 3-4’ Foliage: Steel blue Zone: 4 Fruit: Blue, female berry-like cones A dwarf, low-growing juniper with attractive, bright steel-blue foliage. Forms a tight-mounded shape.

Uwbfk Height: 30-40’ Shape: Upright, pyramidal Spread: 8-20’ Foliage: Medium green Zone: 3 Fruit: Blue, berry-like cones Excellent native upright, pyramidal evergreen. Very useful for roadside plantings. Thrives in hot, dry situations and is tolerant of road salt. Female plants have bb-sized, silvery-blue berries.

Juniperus virginiana ‘Burkii’

Burkii Juniper

Juniperus virginiana ‘Canaertii’

Canaert Juniper

Juniperus virginiana ‘Cupressifolia’

Hillspire Juniper

Juniperus virginiana ‘Grey Owl’

Grey Owl Juniper

Juniperus virginiana ‘J.N. Select Green’

Emerald Feather™ Juniper

Ubd Height: 20-30’ Shape: Columnar, Dense, Upright Spread: 6-10’ Foliage: Steel blue Zone: 3 Fruit: Male An excellent narrow pyramidal of thin, erect, densely intertwining branches. Steel-blue foliage in summer and bronze-purple in winter.

Ubd Height: 20-25’ Shape: Compact, Pyramidal, Upright Spread: 10-15’ Foliage: Emerald green Zone: 3 Fruit: Blue, Female berry-like cones Soft emerald green foliage on a pyramidal form that opens with age becoming quite picturesque. Produces abundant, bluish fruit.

Ugb Height: 20-30’ Shape: Compact, Dense, Pyramidal Spread: 8-10’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 3 Fruit: Blue, Female berry-like cones A handsome, tight pyramidal form with rich dark green foliage.

Ubgt Height: 4-5’ Shape: Compact, Spreading Spread: 6-8’ Foliage: Silver-gray Zone: 2 Fruit: Blue, Female berry-like cones Finely textured evergreen shrub with arching branches clothed in soft, silver gray needles. Very effective planted in masses as a tall groundcover. Best with partial sun in desert climates. Low maintenance and drought tolerant once established.

Ubgt Height: 25-30’ Shape: Upright, Columnar Spread: 10-12’ Foliage: Bright green Zone: 3 Fruit: Blue, berry-like cones Originating at Johnson’s Nursery, Emerald Feather has a fresh, bright green color that makes an excellent backdrop for flowering shrubs and perennials, or as a privacy screen. Tiny silver to blue berries are relished by birds. Fast-growing selection compared to other Juniperus virginiana cultivars.

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Johnson’s Nursery® Juniperus virginiana ‘Taylor’

Taylor Juniper Ub

Height: 25’ Shape: Columnar, Narrow, Upright Spread: 2-3’ Foliage: Silver-green Zone: 4 Fruit: Blue, female berry-like cones Dense, narrow, columnar form. Bluish, gray-green foliage. Excellent for green screens, privacy, narrow spaces.

Juniperus x ‘J.N. Select Blue’

Star Power™ Juniper

Ubd Height: 17’ Shape: Upright, Broad Spread: 7-9’ Foliage: Blue-green Zone: 3 Fruit: Blue, berry-like cones A Johnson’s Nursery origination J.N. Plant Selections introduction, Star Power™ Juniper is the fastest growing upright juniper we’ve evaluated, surpassing Mountbatten Juniper! Its name comes from the blue-green, star-like juvenile foliage that gives the tree a delicate, almost sparkling texture. But don’t let its appearance fool you- Star Power™ Juniper is a tough, hardy plant for many sites.

Deer resistant.

LARIX - TAMARACK Larix laricina

Tamarack

Uwlbf

Height: 30-50’ Shape: Upright, Pyramidal Spread: 10-15’ Foliage: Bright Green Zone: 2 Fruit: Small, cone-like A deciduous conifer. Narrow, open conical form with horizontal branching and drooping secondary branchlets. Bright blue-green foliage turns a rich golden-yellow in fall. Very water tolerant!

METASEQUOIA - REDWOOD Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Dawn Redwood

UPkl Height: 75-100’ Shape: Upright, Pyramidal Spread: 15-25’ Foliage: Bright green Zone: 4 Fruit: Brown, Spherical, ~1in.

Upright, broadly pyramidal deciduous conifer. Feathery bright green spring foliage turns a unique pinkish-tan to reddish-bronze in fall. Attractive reddish-brown bark is fissured and exfoliating into narrow strips. Develops an interesting buttressed trunk with braided character.

MICROBIOTA - SIBERIAN CYPRESS Microbiota decussata

Siberian Cypress

UPd Height: 1’ Shape: Low Growing, Prostrate, Dwarf Spread: 5-8’ Foliage: Green Zone: 3 Fruit: berry-like cones, woody scales A low, spreading evergreen with gracefully nodding tips. Feathery, bright green foliage turns coppery-brown in winter. More shade tolerant than creeping junipers but requires good drainage.

PICEA - SPRUCE Picea abies

U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

Cypress Spruce

Picea abies ‘Nidiformis’

Nest Spruce

Ub Height: 30-50’ Shape: Upright, Columnar, Dense Spread: 10-15’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 3 Fruit: Cones seldom produced A relatively fast growing, upright narrow form. Dark green needles.

Withstands snow loads better than many other fastigiate types.

Makes a great vertical accent.

Ub Height: 3’ Shape: Dense, mounded, spreading Spread: 4-6’ Foliage: Bright green Zone: 3 Fruit: Cones seldom produced Dwarf type. Makes a dense spreading, nest-like mound of attractive, bright green needles. Useful in foundation plantings or set off with groundcovers.

Picea abies ‘Paul’s Select’

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

Paul’s Select Norway Spruce

Ub Height: 10-12’ Shape: Dwarf, Pyramidal Spread: 6’ Foliage: Blue Zone: 3 Fruit: Cones Blue needles and compact size differentiate ‘Paul’s Select’ from the species. Use as a specimen, screen or windbreak. More resistant to needle cast than a Colorado Blue Spruce. Hardier alternative.

Picea abies ‘Pendula’

Weeping Norway Spruce

Picea abies ‘Pumila’

Pumila Spruce

Picea abies ‘Pusch’

Pusch Dwarf Norway Spruce

Ub Height: 4-15’ Shape: Weeping Spread: 4-15’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 3 Fruit: Cone Unusual weeping cultivar of Norway spruce with stiff, short dark green needles. Irregularly shaped specimen plant whose form varies considerably on early training. May be staked to direct growth upward or allowed to scramble on the ground and slowly spread.

Mature height is determined by staking height.

Ub Height: 3’ Shape: Dense, Rounded Spread: 5-6’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 3 Fruit: Cones seldom produced A slow, low-growing, wide spreading dwarf, that forms a uniform mound shape. Dark green needles.

UPb Height: 2’ Shape: Broad, Globe Shaped, Upright Spread: 3’ Foliage: Green Zone: 3 Fruit: Small, 3”, brown Named Collectors Conifer of the Year 2008, small and slow growing Dwarf Norway Spruce produces tons of bright reddish pink cones in spring. The tiny cones turn brown as they age but decorate irregular-dwarf shaped conifer year round. the Globe-shaped in youth it matures upright and broad.

Picea glauca Norway Spruce

Ubg Height: 50-70’ Shape: Upright Pyramidal Spread: 25-30’ Foliage: Medium green Zone: 3 Fruit: Cone Pyramidal shape when young with graceful, pendulous secondary branches as it matures. Medium green needles on dense branches.

Excellent windbreak or screen.

= Plant originated at Johnson’s Nursery

Picea abies ‘Cupressina’

White Spruce

Uwbf Height: 40-60’ Shape: Broad, Upright Spread: 10-20’ Foliage: Blue-green Zone: 2 Fruit: Cones A moderately fast growing native spruce with a broad, conical form.

Its needles are an attractive blue-green, contrasting with its small, brown cones. This wide-ranging species is more tolerant of poorly drained and nutrient deficient sites than other spruces, but is intolerant of heavy urban pollution.

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

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Johnson’s Nursery® Picea glauca ‘Pendula’

Weeping White Spruce

Ubf

Height: 40-50’ Shape: Narrow, Weeping Spread: 8-10’ Foliage: Blue-green Zone: 3 Fruit: Cones Stately narrow conical habit. Stiff cascading branches are heavily clothed in soft blue-green needles.

Picea glauca var. densata

Black Hills Spruce

Ubf Height: 20-40’ Shape: Upright, Pyramidal, Dense Spread: 15-25’ Foliage: Blue-green Zone: 3 Fruit: Cones Slow growing. Dense, conical form with short bluish-green needles.

Excellent for screening or as a specimen. A naturally occurring variety endemic to the Black Hills of South Dakota.

Picea omorika

Serbian Spruce

Ub Height: 50-60’ Shape: Narrow, Ppyramidal, Upright Spread: 20-25’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 4 Fruit: Oblong, purple to brown, 1.5-2.5” Graceful, narrow pyramidal with sweeping older branches curving up at the tips exposing the silvery-blue undersides of the glossy dark green needles.

Picea pungens ‘Globosa’

Globe Blue Colorado Spruce

Ub Height: 3-5’ Shape: Dense, Globe, Dwarf Spread: 5-6’ Foliage: Silver-blue Zone: 3 Fruit: None Slow growing, compact, rounded flat-topped dwarf form. Striking silvery-blue needles.

PINUS - PINE Pinus banksiana

Jack Pine

Ubw Height: 35-50’ Shape: Irregular Spread: 20-30’ Foliage: Green Zone: 2 Fruit: Small cones Shrubby, slightly pyramidal to open shape with short, stiff, olive green needles with curved cones. Gray to reddish brown flaky bark.

Nesting site for endangered Kirtland Warbler and other birds.

Pinus cembra ‘Big Blue’

Big Blue Swiss Stone Pine

Ubk

Height: 30-35’ Shape: Columnar, Narrow Spread: 10-20’ Foliage: Blue-green Zone: 3 Fruit: Small cones Selected by Herbert Trautman for its bluish color and dense head.

Big Blue is a typical sized Pinus cembra, the largest of the Trautman selections.

Pinus cembra ‘Blue Mound’

Blue Mound Swiss Stone Pine Ubk

Height: 6’ Shape: Dwarf, Narrow Spread: 4’ Foliage: Blue-green Zone: 3 Fruit: Small cones The most dwarf of all the Pinus cembra cultivars that we produce.

Nice blue foliage. An exceptional rock garden plant.

Pinus cembra ‘Chalet’

Chalet Swiss Stone Pine

Pinus cembra ‘Twister’

Twister Swiss Stone Pine

Ubk Height: 25-30’ Shape: Upright, Columnar, Dense Spread: 10-18’ Foliage: Blue-green, twisted Zone: 3 Fruit: Small cones Selected by Herbert Trautman for its dense head and distinctive twisting needles. Each bundle of five needles has a distinctive twist to it.

Pinus flexilis ‘Northern Blue’

Northern Blue Limber Pine

UP Height: 25-30’ Shape: Narrow, Upright Spread: 10-15’ Foliage: Silver-blue Zone: 4 Fruit: Small cones A perfect selection made by Oregon Pride Nurseries, this Limber Pine is a more intense blue than ‘Vanderwolf’s Pyramid’, and more upright in habit. Unlike other Pinus flexilis, ‘Northern Blue’ has shown no signs of winter burning in the Pacific Northwest winters or Michigan test plots.

Pinus mugo ‘Slowmound’

Slowmound Mugo Pine

Pinus mugo ‘Tannenbaum’

Tannenbaum Pine

Ub Height: 3’ Shape: Dense, Mounded Spread: 3’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 3 Fruit: None An Iseli Nursery seedling selection of mugo pine that exhibits a consistent, dense compact mound of short, dark green needles.

Propagated by rooted cuttings, ensuring genetic uniformity. A true dwarf mugo.

Ub Height: 10-15’ Shape: Pyramidal, Upright Spread: 6’ Foliage: Rich green Zone: 3 Fruit: Small cones Forms a perfect Christmas tree shape. Rich green foliage with a hint of gray/blue. Believed to be the first single-stem form of mugo produced commercially. Great specimen plant.

Pinus ponderosa

Ponderosa Pine

Uk Height: 50-70’ Shape: Conical Spread: 25-30’ Foliage: Green Zone: 1 Fruit: Prickly cones A broad pyramidal in youth becoming irregular with age. 5-10” long needles with sharp cones.

Pinus resinosa

Red Pine

Uwbkf

Height: 50-80’ Shape: Broad, upright, Oval Spread: 20-25’ Foliage: Green Zone: 2 Fruit: Small cones Conical shape and oval to rounded crown. Named for its reddish cinnamon-colored bark. Has yellow-green to dark green soft yet brittle needles.

Pinus strobus

Eastern White Pine

Uwbf Height: 50-80’ Shape: Upright, Broad, Pyramidal Spread: 20-40’ Foliage: Green Zone: 3 Fruit: Medium cones In youth a pyramid of soft, rich green to bluish-green foliage. With age the crown becomes open with strong horizontal branches. One of our most beautiful native pines.

Ubk Height: 12’ Shape: Columnar, Upright Spread: 8’ Foliage: Blue-green Zone: 3 Fruit: Small cones Slow growing with soft, long, blue-green needles held in 5s. Young cones are greenish purple, turning brownish purple when mature.

Prefers cool climates and has great cold hardiness. Deer Resistant.

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Johnson’s Nursery® Pinus strobus ‘Blue Shag’

Blue Shag White Pine

Ubf

Height: 2-4’ Shape: Round, Rounded, Dwarf Spread: 2-4’ Foliage: Blue-green Zone: 3 Fruit: Rare Blue Shag has lustrous, dense foliage that creates a spectacular, shaggy display of beautiful blue-green bundles of short needles, soft to the touch. Intolerant of pollution, highly alkaline soils.

Pinus strobus ‘J-4 Select’

Shear-less™ Dream White Pine

Ubf

Height: 40-50’ Shape: Pyramidal Spread: 15-20’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 3 Fruit: Medium cones Compact form. Slow growing in youth. Stays dense without shearing. Will maintain dark green color, even in soils with high pH.

Pinus strobus ‘Mini Twists’

Mini Twists White Pine

Ubf Height: 6’ Shape: Globose, Dwarf, Pyramidal Spread: 4’ Foliage: Blue-green Zone: 3 Fruit: Small cones A great fit for the smaller landscape, Pinus strobus ‘Mini Twists’ with its small twisted and curvy needles will create an unusual texture in the garden. A much smaller, dwarf version of the large growing P.s. ‘Contorta’, ‘Mini Twists’ responds well to annual candle pruning which will encourage an even more compact, full-foliaged small tree.

Pinus strobus ‘Pendula’

Weeping White Pine

Ubf Height: 8-15’ Shape: Weeping Spread: 10-20’ Foliage: Medium green Zone: 3 Fruit: Medium cones A weeping type with long branches that sweep the ground.

Pinus sylvestris ‘Watereri’

Waterer Scots Pine

Ubkf Height: 8-12’ Shape: Slow, Dense, Pyramidal Spread: 12-15’ Foliage: Blue-green Zone: 3 Fruit: Small cones Slow growing. Beautiful blue-green needles on a densely pyramidal to rounded form. More intense orange, exfoliating bark than the species.

Shawnee Brave Baldcypress

Ublk Height: 50’ Shape: Pyramidal Spread: 15-20’ Foliage: Light green Zone: 4 Fruit: Small cones Lofty, deciduous conifer with a slender, pyramidal habit. Stately tree with nearly horizontal branches, fine-textured needles, and distinctive character. Chlorosis can be a problem in very alkaline soils.

TAXUS - YEW Taxus canadensis

Canadian Yew

Pwbk Height: 3-6’ Shape: Irregular, Spreading Spread: 6-8’ Foliage: Glossy green Zone: 3 Fruit: Small seed surround by red aril Sprawling evergreen with flat, narrow, dark green needles. They prefer moist conditions and are solid options for stabilizing soils along streams, ponds, bogs, or as a groundcover.

= Plant originated at Johnson’s Nursery

U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

Densi Yew

UAb Height: 3-6’ Shape: Dense, Shrub-like Spread: 4-8’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 4 Fruit: Small seed surround by red aril Dense, shrubby form. Dark green foliage. Foliage is similar in size to Hicks, larger than Taunton.

Taxus x media ‘Everlow’

Everlow Yew

Taxus x media ‘Hicksii’

Hicks Yew

Taxus x media ‘Tauntonii’

Taunton Yew

UAb Height: 1.5-3’ Shape: Low-growing, Spreader Spread: 4-5’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 4 Fruit: Small seed surround by red aril Low, spreading habit and handsome dark green foliage.

UAb Height: 6-15’ Shape: Narrow, Columnar Spread: 4-6’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 4 Fruit: male and femle “cones” A female form with glossy dark green foliage with a barrel-shaped habit.

UAb Height: 3-5’ Shape: Spreading Spread: 6-10’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 4 Fruit: Small seed surround by red aril A slower spreading form with dark green foliage. Shows great resistance to winter burn. Finer foliage than Densi or Hicks.

THUJA - ARBORVITAE Thuja occidentalis

Northern White Cedar

Ubwf Height: 20-30’ Shape: Upright Spread: 10-15’ Foliage: Bright green Zone: 3 Fruit: Small cones Slender evergreen tree with remarkably decay-resistant wood. Appressed yellowish-green scale-like leaves, alternating in right-angled pairs, clothe widely spreading flattened branchlets. Oblong ¼-½” woody cones are erect on branchlets. Bark is fibrous, reddish brown to gray, and ridged or furrowed. Common in non-acid swamps, and widely planted as an ornamental.

Thuja occidentalis ‘Bail John’ PP15,850 Technito® Arborvitae

TAXODIUM - BALDCYPRESS Taxodium distichum ‘Shawnee Brave’

Taxus x media ‘Densiformis’

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

UPbgf Height: 15-20’ Shape: Upright, Dense, Pyramidal Spread: 7-9’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 3 Fruit: Small cones A Johnson’s Nursery origination J.N. Plant Selections introduction, the lush, dark green twisted foliage makes an ideal screening hedge, especially where space is limited. It does not require shearing to maintain shape and holds up well under heavy snow.

Thuja occidentalis ‘Degroot’s Spire’

Degroot’s Spire Arborvitae

Ubgf Height: 15-20’ Shape: Narrow, Columnar, Upright Spread: 3’ Foliage: Medium green Zone: 3 Fruit: Small cones The narrowest selection we have available with a compact, columnar form. Rich green twisted foliage remains attractive with age.

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

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Johnson’s Nursery® Thuja occidentalis ‘Golden Globe’

Golden Globe Arborvitae

UP Height: 3-4’ Shape: Compact, Dense, Globe Shaped Spread: 3-4’ Foliage: Golden-yellow Zone: 3 Fruit: Small cones Perfectly cute, globe-shaped evergreen with golden-yellow to limegreen dense foliage. Perfect as foundation plantings, low hedges, or in combination with darker evergreens for a color punch. Requires moist soil and cannot tolerate dry conditions. Provide afternoon shade in hot summers and protect from harsh winds.

Thuja occidentalis ‘Yellow Ribbon’ Yellow Ribbon Arborvitae

Ugf Height: 10-15’ Shape: Pyramidal, Upright Spread: 4-5’ Foliage: Bright green with yellow Zone: 3 Fruit: Small cones New growth is yellow, fading to bright green as the season progresses. Not as consistently yellow as Sunkist Arborvitae but faster growing and more upright.

Thuja plicata

UPbgf Height: 25-35’ Shape: Dense, Pyramidal, Upright Spread: 20’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 5 Fruit: Small cones Large, handsome evergreen with narrow, pyramidal habit and lustrous, dark green foliage. An exceptional choice for hedges and tall screens. More deer resistant and more shade tolerant than T. occidentalis.

Thuja occidentalis ‘Hetz Midget’

Hetz Midget Arborvitae

Thuja occidentalis ‘Holmstrup’

Holmstrup Arborvitae

Thuja plicata x ‘Standishii’

Thuja occidentalis ‘Pyramidalis’

Pyramidal Arborvitae

TSUGA - HEMLOCK

Uf Height: 2-3’ Shape: Dwarf, Globe Shaped, Round Spread: 2-3’ Foliage: Rich green Zone: 3 Fruit: Small cones A slow-growing, very dwarf compact globe-shaped arborvitae with rich green foliage.

Ubgf Height: 12-16’ Shape: Compact, Narrow, Pyramidal Spread: 2-4’ Foliage: Medium green Zone: 3 Fruit: Abundant cones Best compact pyramidal form with tufted, rich green foliage. Some variability in shape/form between plants makes this better suited for individual plantings.

UPgf Height: 20-25’ Shape: Columnar, Pyramidal, Upright Spread: 4-5’ Foliage: Medium green Zone: 3 Fruit: Small cones Narrow columnar form with soft-textured, rich green foliage. Makes an excellent hedge or privacy screen.

Thuja occidentalis ‘Smaragd’

Emerald Arborvitae

Ubgf Height: 20-25’ Shape: Narrow, Pyramidal Spread: 3-5’ Foliage: Emerald green Zone: 3 Fruit: Small cones Narrow, densely branched pyramidal with glossy rich emerald-green foliage that retains its color all year long.

Thuja occidentalis ‘Techny’

Techny Arborvitae

Thuja occidentalis ‘Trautman’

Trautman Arborvitae

Thuja occidentalis ‘Wintergreen’

Wintergreen Arborvitae

Ugf Height: 25-30’ Shape: Broad, Conical, Dense, Pyramidal Spread: 10-15’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 3 Fruit: Small cones Broad conical form with dense foliage. Maintains a wonderful dark green color all year long.

Ugf Height: 18-20’ Shape: Compact, Narrow, Pyramidal Spread: 8-10’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 4 Fruit: Small cones A Herbert Trautman selection. Standard sized, pyramidal shaped plant. It was selected for its very glossy green foliage with slightly nodding branchlets, hardiness, and more compact growing habit.

Giant Arborvitae

Green Giant Western Arborvitae

Ubg Height: 60’ Shape: Narrow, Pyramidal Spread: 12-20’ Foliage: Green Zone: 5 Fruit: Small cones A vigorously growing evergreen with rich green color that remains outstanding in its hardiness range. Deer resistant like T. plicata.

Subject to winter burn in our region.

Tsuga canadensis

Canadian Hemlock

UAwbkf Height: 25-45’ Shape: Upright Spread: 15-25’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 3 Fruit: Small cones Gracefully pyramidal in youth, becoming pendulously pyramidal and open with age. Light yellow-green spring growth changes to a lustrous dark green. Likes cooler, moister sites in our area.

Tsuga canadensis ‘Gentsch White’

Gentsch White Hemlock

Pf Height: 8’ Shape: Dwarf, Globe, Compact Spread: 6’ Foliage: Soft green Zone: 4 Fruit: Few, Rare An impressive color accent for the garden, featuring soft green needles with splashes of white on a compact globe-shaped evergreen. Emerging needles are a creamy white. Annual shearing promotes fresh new color and helps maintain the compact form. Like all hemlocks it prefers partially shaded conditions and moist but well-drained soil.

Tsuga canadensis ‘Jeddeloh’

Jeddeloh Hemlock

Pf Height: 2-3’ Shape: Dwarf, Arching, Mounding Spread: 3-5’ Foliage: Bright green Zone: 4 Fruit: Few, Rare Attractive dwarf evergreen with a spreading, mounded form, often likened to a bird’s nest. Finely textured, bright green foliage on pendulous branch tips. Small brown cones may appear on established plants. Performs well in cool, lightly moist conditions. Highly shade tolerant.

Ugf Height: 20-30’ Shape: Columnar, Conical, Pyramidal Spread: 8-10’ Foliage: Rich green Zone: 3 Fruit: Small cones Narrowly conical with compact bright-green foliage. Excellent choice for year-round screening, hedging, and windbreaks.

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Johnson’s Nursery® Tsuga canadensis ‘MonKinn’ PP25,503

Golden Duchess® Hemlock

Pbf Height: 3-4’ Shape: Dwarf, Arching, Mounding Spread: 3-5’ Foliage: Golden-yellow Zone: 4 Fruit: Few, Rare Like a jewel in the landscape, this superb new dwarf nearly glows with golden yellow foliage on graceful, arching branches. Its low, mounding form and improved sun tolerance over other gold varieties makes it perfect for woodland or rock gardens. Thrives in well-drained, neutral to lightly acidic, humus-rich soils with ample moisture. Protect from harsh afternoon sun in hot summer regions.

Apply mulch to maintain a cool root zone.

Tsuga canadensis ‘Moon Frost’

Tsuga canadensis ‘Pendula’

Weeping Canadian Hemlock

UP f Height: 5’ Shape: Weeping, Arching Spread: 8-10’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 4 Fruit: Small cones Broad, weeping evergreen with magnificent form. Dark green foliage with white stripes on underside. One of the best specimen evergreens for shady sites.

Moon Frost Canadian Hemlock

P f Height: 6’ Shape: Dwarf, Mounding, Broad, Globe Spread: 6’ Foliage: White with green Zone: 4 Fruit: Few, Rare Bright, white, new growth. Older, inner foliage retains a light tone lending to its white appearance. Compact globe when young, broadens and increases its growth rate with age - but still remains a reliably small, dwarf plant.

Notes:

= Plant originated at Johnson’s Nursery

U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

Canada Wild Ginger

Chicagoland Green® Boxwood

Virgin's Bower

Broadleaves, Groundcovers, & Vines Red Creeping Thyme

Canada Ginger Dragon’sWild Blood Sedum

Angelina Sedum

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Johnson’s Nursery® Buxus x ‘Prostrate 3’ PP29,574

BROADLEAVES BUXUS - BOXWOOD Buxus x ‘Chicagoland Green’

Chicagoland Green® Boxwood

UPAdgc Height: 3’ Shape: Broad, Mounded Spread: 5’ Foliage: Green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Dark green Flower: White Fruit: Green capsule, insignificant Dense, broad oval form. Attractive green foliage maintains its excellent color throughout the year. Similar to ‘Green Mound’.

Buxus x ‘Green Gem’

Green Gem Boxwood

UPAdgc Height: 2’ Shape: Globe Spread: 2’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Dark green Flower: Yellow-green Fruit: Brown capsule, insignificant Introduced by Sheridan Nursery. Perfect globe shaped plant. Small leaves give it a finer texture than other Sheridan hybrids. Ideal for making low growing hedges.

Buxus x ‘Green Mound’

Green Mound Boxwood

UPAdgc Height: 3’ Shape: Mound, Rounded Spread: 3’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Bronze-green Flower: Yellow-green Fruit: Green capsule, insignificant Dense, rounded mound habit with attractive dark green foliage.

Ideal for making low hedges.

Buxus x ‘Green Mountain’

Green Mountain Boxwood

UPAdgc Height: 5’ Shape: Rounded Spread: 3’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Dark green Flower: White Fruit: Green capsule, insignificant A pyramidal form that is a cross between English (B. sempervirens) and Korean (B. microphylla) species. The Korean parentage makes Green Mountain very cold tolerant. Unless they are planted on a very windy site or are at risk of salt spray, you do not need to wrap them with burlap for the winter. Just make sure they are hydrated at the end of the season and don’t be alarmed if they start turning a bronze color in late fall.

Buxus x ‘Green Velvet’

Green Velvet Boxwood

UPAdgc Height: 3-4’ Shape: Rounded Spread: 4-5’ Foliage: Glossy dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Dark green Flower: Yellow-green Fruit: Green capsule, insignificant Green Velvet Boxwood graces landscapes with a full-bodied mounded form, great for use in hedges, foundation plantings, and accenting. Maintaining excellent green foliage, it provides winter interest. This broadleaf evergreen is versatile in poor to rich soil conditions, as well as full sun to slightly shady locations. A key plant in any historical or formal landscape!

= Plant originated at Johnson’s Nursery

U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

Flat-tery™ Boxwood

UPAdgc Height: 1.5-2’ Shape: Low, Spreading Spread: 3-4’ Foliage: Dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Dark green green Flower: Yellow Fruit: Green capsule, insignificant A sport of Green Velvet that has fewer fruit pods, a slightly domed but flat-top shape, with a good, green winter color. Excellent as a groundcover, border, or accent in a shade garden. Can be annually top sheared lightly to maintain height.

ILEX - HOLLY Ilex x meservae ‘Berri-Magic Royalty’

Berri-Magic® Royalty Holly

UPAct Height: 6-8’ Shape: Broad, Oval Spread: 6-8’ Foliage: Glossy green Zone: 5 Fall Color: Glossy green Flower: White Fruit: Bright red berries Red berries are assured each fall as Berri Magic® Royalty is a Blue Princess holly planted in the same container with a Blue Prince male pollinator. Glossy, green foliage on dense, compact rounded plants. Evergreen.

Ilex x meservae ‘MonNieves’ PP21,941

Scallywag™ Holly

UPdc Height: 4’ Shape: Rounded Spread: 3’ Foliage: Glossy dark green Zone: 5 Fall Color: Burgundy, Purple Flower: White Fruit: None A sport of Little Rascal® with a more upright habit. Scallywag still retains the dense, rounded form of its parent plant. Foliage darkens to purple-burgundy in fall and winter. Male selection will not produce berries. Evergreen.

RHODODENDRON - RHODODENDRON Rhododendron x ‘Olga Mezitt’

Olga Mezitt Rhododendron

UPbfmdlg Height: 4-5’ Shape: Rounded Spread: 4-6’ Foliage: Glossy bright green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Copper-bronze Flower: Pink Fruit: Small capsules, insignificant A profusion of vibrant pink flowers in small trusses are produced in mid-to-late spring, right after ‘PJM’ Rhododendron blooms. The aromatic, glossy evergreen foliage turns a rich mahogany color in late fall, holding through the winter.

Rhododendron x ‘P.J.M.’

P.J.M. Rhododendron

UPbfmdl Height: 4-5’ Shape: Rounded Spread: 3-6’ Foliage: Glossy dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Mahogany Flower: Lavender-pink Fruit: Small capsules, insignificant An attractive wide rounded form producing a wonderful display of vivid, bright lavender-pink flowers in mid-to-late April. Glossy evergreen foliage turns a rich dark mahogany in winter. Blooms at an early age. A very hardy and adaptable rhododendron for the upper Midwest.

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m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

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YUCCA - ADAM’S NEEDLE Yucca filamentosa ‘Golden Sword’

Phlox subulata ‘Emerald Blue’ Golden Sword Yucca Udg

Height: 3’ Shape: Upright,Clump Forming Spread: 2’ Foliage: Gold with green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Gold with green Flower: White, fragrant Fruit: None Golden-yellow sword-shaped leaves edged in soft green. Tall spikes of ivory-white, bell-shaped flowers. Deep taproot, not easily transplanted once established. Very drought tolerant, great for hot, dry sites.

GROUNDCOVERS AJUGA - AJUGA Ajuga reptans ‘Burgundy Glow’

Burgundy Glow Ajuga

UPdm Height: 2-4” Foliage: Burgundy-purple Spread: 16” Flower: Blue Zone: 3 An excellent spreading groundcover that features colorful burgundy-tinged, pale green and cream variegated foliage and deep blue flower spikes. Forms a dense, carpet-like mat, even in shady areas!

ASARUM - WILD GINGER Asarum canadense

Canada Wild Ginger

Pfw Height: 6-12” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 18” Flower: Red Zone: 4 Handsome spreading perennial with large, downy, heart-shaped dark green foliage. An excellent groundcover in shady, woodland settings, native gardens, or naturalized areas. Plant in moderately moist to wet well-drained soil, in part to full shade.

PACHYSANDRA - PACHYSANDRA Pachysandra terminalis ‘Green Carpet’

Green Carpet Pachysandra

Pd Height: 6” Foliage: Glossy dark green Spread: 18” Flower: White Zone: 4 Compact cultivar with uniform height and lustrous, deep green foliage. 6” spacing is ideal for good coverage but you can use wider/ narrower spacing depending on your goals.

PHLOX - PHLOX Phlox subulata ‘Drummon’s Pink’

Drummon’s Pink Phlox

Udl Height: 4-6” Foliage: Bright green Spread: 18-24” Flower: Pink Zone: 3 One of the largest flowered varieties of creeping phlox blooming in mid-spring with large deep pink flowers on top of an evergreen mat of bright green foliage.

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Emerald Blue Creeping Phlox Udlfdg Foliage: Green Flower: Blue-violet

Height: 4-6” Spread: 24” Zone: 3 Dense, creeping carpet of blue flowers provides great spring color.

Attractive medium green needle-like foliage is semi-evergreen. Use as a groundcover, to cascade over walls, or on slopes. Drought tolerant once established.

Phlox subulata ‘Perfectly Puzzling’ PP31,487 Perfectly Puzzling Creeping Phlox

Uf Height: 4-6” Foliage: Gray-green Spread: 15-18” Flower: Deep pink, Hot pink, Light pink Zone: 3 This creeping phlox features three different colored flowers on one plant, all bloom collectively. Colors include: white, blue-violet, and dark raspberry pink. Petals are non-overlapping, notched, and narrow, resulting in an unusual starry appearance.

Phlox subulata ‘Purple Beauty’

Purple Beauty Creeping Phlox

Ufgcd Height: 3-6” Foliage: Emerald green Spread: 8-12” Flower: Purple Zone: 4 Produces a showy display of starry light purple flowers lasting for weeks. Medium-fast growth rate. Clip plants lightly immediately after blooming to encourage a dense habit. Wonderful in the sunny rock garden, for edging, and in mixed containers. Clumps may be ripped apart and divided in early fall, after 3 to 4 years. Requires good drainage. Drought tolerant, once established.

SEDUM - STONECROP Sedum rupestre ‘Prima Angelina’

Prima Angelina Stonecrop

Sedum spurium ‘Dragon’s Blood’

Dragon’s Blood Sedum

Sedum spurium ‘John Creech’

John Creech Sedum

Ufd Height: 3-6” Foliage: Chartreuse Spread: 24-36” Flower: Yellow Zone: 3 Brilliant chartreuse-yellow, needle-like foliage forms a quick groundcover. Adds cheery color to containers, dry slopes and flowering borders. Excellent for use as year-round coverage for beds with spring bulbs. In winter, foliage turns orange in northern climates. Drought tolerant, xeric landscaping.

UPfd Height: 4-6” Foliage: Dark green-bronze to red Spread: 12-24” Flower: Mauve-pink Zone: 3 Popular groundcover with small deep mauve to dark pink flowers.

Handsome greenish-bronze to reddish-bronze foliage throughout the summer turns to a deep and attractive burgundy in fall and winter.

UPfd Height: 2-4” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 10-12” Flower: Mauve-pink Zone: 3 This sedum cultivar forms mats of wiry stems and dark green, rounded, waxy leaves. Produces clusters of mauve-pink flowers in summer.

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Vera Jameson Sedum UPfd

Height: 6-12” Foliage: Blue-green Spread: 12-18” Flower: Pink Zone: 3 Dense clusters of star-shaped, dusky pink flowers on arching stems.

Succulent, waxy bluish-green foliage turns mahogany-red in fall.

The compact, low-spreading habit makes a wonderful groundcover.

THYMUS - THYME Thymus praecox ‘Coccineus’

Red Creeping Thyme

Udgd Height: 1-2” Foliage: Deep green Spread: 12-18” Flower: Magenta Zone: 4 Features fragrant dark green leaves, and magenta-red flowers in early summer. Tolerant of moderate foot traffic. Evergreen.

Thymus praecox ‘Purple Carpet’

Purple Carpet Creeping Thyme

UPgd Height: 3-6” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 12-18” Flower: Purple Zone: 4 Flat-growing variety with tiny dark-green leaves that turn dark purple in fall. Bright lavender-purple flowers in midsummer. Easily divided once established, even small pieces will take root.

Thymus pseudolanuginosus

Wooly Thyme

Udg Height: 1-2” Foliage: Gray green Spread: 6-12” Flower: Pink Zone: 5 Creeping, hairy gray-green foliage occasionally produces soft pink flowers in June to July. Excellent as a groundcover, between stepping stones, or in rock gardens. Tolerant of moderate foot traffic.

VINCA - PERIWINKLE Vinca minor ‘Bowles’

Bowles Periwinkle

Pd Height: 6” Foliage: Glossy dark green Spread: 18” Flower: Blue Zone: 4 Trailing evergreen groundcover with glossy, dark green foliage and periwinkle blue flowers. Mulch in winter in sunny locations.

CELASTRUS - BITTERSWEET Celastrus scandens

American Bittersweet

UPwbt Height: 20’ Shape: vine Spread: N/A Foliage: Glossy dark green Zone: 3 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Green-white Fruit: Orange capsules Climbing vine with colorful clusters of orange fruit capsules that open to reveal red seeds. A prized plant by florists. Dioecious, so you need one male and one female to produce fruit.

Celastrus scandens ‘Bailumn’ PP19,811 Autumn Revolution™ American Bittersweet Ptbc Height: 15-25’ Shape: vine Spread: N/A Foliage: Green Zone: 2 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: Green-white Fruit: Orange capsules Autumn Revolution™ has both male and female parts allowing it to produce tons of colorful orange-red fruits that are twice the size of the species. Dried berries are prized by florists. A First Editions™ introduction from Bailey Nurseries.

CLEMATIS - CLEMATIS Clematis paniculata

Sweet Autumn Clematis

UPd Height: 6-7’ Shape: vine Spread: N/A Foliage: Dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: White Fruit: Silky silver pappus While the name is ever-changing this clematis produces clouds of deliciously scented, small, creamy-white star-like flowers in early fall followed by attractive feathery seed heads. Pruning - flowers on new wood. NOTE: This plant is very aggressive and will spread rapidly, choking out other plants. While not a Wisconsin DNR-regulated plant, it has been banned in some states and should be used with caution.

Clematis virginiana

Virgin’s bower (American Clematis)

UPbfdgw Height: 10-15’ Shape: vine Spread: N/A Foliage: Dark green Zone: 3 Fall Color: N/A Flower: White Fruit: Silky silver pappus Herbaceous climbing vine with fragrant, showy, and starry white flower clusters in summer. Blossoms are followed by billows of soft feathery plumes. Useful in natural settings as it tends to sucker and spread. Must be trained up a trellis otherwise it will creep on the ground.

Clematis x jackmanii ‘Superba’

VINES ACTINIDIA - KIWI Actinidia arguta

Hardy Kiwi

UPgt Height: 25-30’ Shape: vine Spread: 7-20” Foliage: Green Zone: 3 Fall Color: N/A Flower: White Fruit: Small, green Fast growing vine with fantastic foliage and edible fruit. Female plant needs male to produce fruit. Plant along fence, wall, or anywhere else that would provide good structure for a climbing vine.

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U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

Superba Jackman Clematis

UPmd Height: 10-12’ Shape: vine Spread: N/A Foliage: Green Zone: 4 Fall Color: N/A Flower: Dark purple Fruit: Silky silver pappus A popular and easy-to-grow cultivar. Profuse, velvety purple flowers are borne in late summer. Flowers on new wood.

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

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SMILAX - CARRION-FLOWER

HYDRANGEA - HYDRANGEA Hydrangea anomala petiolaris

Hydrangea Vine

UPg

Height: 40’ Shape: vine Spread: N/A Foliage: Glossy dark green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Yellow Flower: white, fragrant Fruit: Brown capsule One of the best flowering vines for shady areas, producing 6-10” diameter flat-topped white flower clusters in summer. Does not damage structures that it grows on. Very fragrant blooms.

Smilax herbacea

Carrion-flower

UPbflw Height: 3-10’ Shape: vine Spread: N/A Foliage: Green Zone: 4 Fall Color: Yellow-tan Flower: Green Fruit: Dark blue berries Native perennial vine that dies back to the ground each season. Has 2” diameter globe clusters of bluish-black fruits that can be dried for use by florists. Dioecious.

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Caradonna Salvia

Perennials Jack in the Pulpit

Kobold Original Blazing Star Prairie Smoke

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U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds Meadow Anemone c = Cut Flower d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

m = Attracts Humming Birds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

Montrose White Calamint

Hummelo Lamb’s Ear Prairie Dropseed

Ostrich Fern Blue Giant Hyssop

Little Bluestem

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ACHILLEA - YARROW

Agastache scrophulariifolia

Achillea x ‘Moonshine’

Moonshine Yarrow

Uc Height: 18-24” Foliage: Gray-green Spread: 24” Flower: Yellow Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Sep A compact perennial of aromatic, ferny, gray-green foliage. Sulfur yellow flowers are produced all summer on sturdy stems. Attractive seedheads.

Actaea pachypoda

Doll’s Eyes (White Baneberry)

PAwbt Height: 1.5-3’ Foliage: Green Spread: 2-3’ Flower: White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: May-Jun Perfect for shade gardens with bright green foliage and small white flowers. Each berry is white with a distinctive dark purplish spot giving rise to the plant’s name, Doll’s Eyes. Berries are poisonous.

Actaea racemosa

Black Snakeroot (Bugbane) UPAbfd

Height: 4-6’ Foliage: Dark green Spread: 2-4’ Flower: White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug A regal woodland plant producing up to 2’ long, candle-like spikes of ivory-white flowers above lacy, astilbe-like foliage. Formerly listed as Cimicifuga racemosa.

Actaea simplex ‘Hillside Black Beauty’

Hillside Black Beauty Snakeroot

PAd Height: 4-6’ Foliage: Purple Spread: 2-4’ Flower: White Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Aug-Sep Hillside Black Beauty Snakeroot has coppery-purple foliage and magnificent flower spikes. While the foliage tops out at 2-3 feet, the flower spikes can make the total height 4-6 feet. The flower spikes grow toward light, especially in heavily shaded areas. Formerly listed as Cimicifuga simplex.

Blue Fortune Anise-Hyssop

UPcfmdg Height: 24-36” Foliage: Green Spread: 24-36” Flower: Light blue-violet Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Light violet-blue bottlebrush-like flowers held on strong upright stems from midsummer to early fall. Its foliage smells distinctly like black licorice when crushed.

Agastache foeniculum

Blue Giant Hyssop

UPbfmw Height: 1-3’ Foliage: Green Spread: 1-3’ Flower: Purple Zone: 3,4 Bloom Time: Jun-Sep Naturally found in the northwest portion of Wisconsin, in drier prairies and upland forests. Leaves and flowers are fragrant, similar to licorice. Aromatic leaves can be used to make herbal teas or jellies.

Seeds can be added to cookies or muffins. Great nectar source for bees, butterflies, and their allies.

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U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

ALCHEMILLA - LADY’S MANTLE Thriller Lady’s Mantle

UPd Height: 15-18” Foliage: Gray-green Spread: 24” Flower: Yellow Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun Forms lovely clumps of soft gray-green, fan-shaped foliage. Loose panicles of tiny chartreuse flowers in early summer. Catches rain and dew droplets that shimmer in the morning sun. Deer resistant.

ALLIUM - ORNAMENTAL ONION Allium cernuum

Nodding Pink Onion

Ufdgw Height: 18-24” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 8-12” Flower: White-pink Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul A Wisconsin native perennial. Like other onions, it’s foliage is tufts of long, grass-like leaves. In summer, the stems are topped with a single bulb containing numerous white-to-pink flower clusters.

Ornamental onions have a characteristic pungent onion aroma.

They can be found on rocky, open sites, and along the woods edge.

All parts of the plant are edible. The showy flowers attract a wide range of native pollinators, including butterflies.

Allium ‘Millenium’

Millenium Ornamental Onion

Ufg Height: 12-18” Foliage: Green Spread: 12-18” Flower: Rose-purple Zone: 5 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug ‘Millenium’ (sic) is a hybrid allium of unknown parentage selected for its tidy foliage and 2” rose-purple flowers that bloom July-August. An excellent addition en masse or as part of a border.

Allium ‘Summer Beauty’ Summer Beauty Ornamental Onion

AGASTACHE - HYSSOP Agastache ‘Blue Fortune’

Pfmgw Height: 24-48” Foliage: Green Spread: 12-24” Flower: Purple-blue Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Tall perennial with 3-5” purple-blue flower spikes above licorice scented foliage. Excellent for attracting hummingbirds and butterflies.

Alchemilla mollis ‘Thriller’

ACTAEA - SNAKEROOT

Anise-Hyssop

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

Ufdg Height: 16-20” Foliage: Green Spread: 12” Flower: Lavender-pink Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul A fine mid-sized onion for nearly any well-drained condition. They are drought tolerant and long-lived. This pink flowering onion puts on a show right in the heat of summer, later than most other onions in the allium family. Expect your onions to attract a range of pollinators like bees and butterflies, while unwanted wildlife like deer and rabbits avoid it.

Allium ‘Summer Peek-a-Boo’

Summer Peek-a-Boo™ Ornamental Onion

Uf Height: 8-12” Foliage: Bright green Spread: 18-24” Flower: Pink-purple Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul A sport of ‘Summer Beauty’, this allium consistently sets its flowers just above its compact, aromatic foliage.

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m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

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AMORPHA - LEADPLANT Amorpha canescens

ANAPHALIS - PEARLY EVERLASTING Leadplant Uw

Height: 3’ Foliage: Gray-green Spread: 4’ Flower: Blue-violet Zone: 2 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul One of our native prairie plants. Its interesting fine-textured, graygreen foliage can be used for contrast in the garden. Blue-violet flowers are borne in 3 - 6” long upright spikes. Drought tolerant.

Amorpha fruticosa

Indigo Bush

UPwd Height: 3-12’ Foliage: Green Spread: 8-10’ Flower: Deep purple Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Aug Shrub-sized herbaceous perennial that produces spikes of deep purple flowers that are reminiscent of Leadplant but on steroids.

Adaptable, but prefers moist soils. Bees love the showy flowers.

AMSONIA - AMSONIA Amsonia hubrechtii x illustris

Hybrid Amsonia

UPAfl Height: 30-36” Foliage: Green, fine Spread: 30-36” Flower: Lavender-blue Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul These are second generation, open pollinated hybrid seedlings that show intermediate characteristics. The narrow bladed leaves give the plants a fine-textured appearance, though not as fern-like as A. hubrectii. These plants have better alkaline soil tolerance than A. hubrectii.

Amsonia hubrichtii

Arkansas Amsonia

UPfdl Height: 3-4’ Foliage: Yellow-green Spread: 3-4’ Flower: Blue Zone: 5 Bloom Time: May-Jun Produces an impressive mass of fine-textured foliage that turns electric yellow in fall. Plentiful small, steel-blue star-shaped flowers fade to white in spring. Look best planted in masses.

Amsonia tabernaemontana

Willowleaf Amsonia UPdl

Height: 2-3’ Foliage: Glossy green Spread: 3’ Flower: Lavender-blue Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun An interesting perennial forming an arching clump of shiny green leaves with clusters of deep lavender-blue starry flowers in late spring and early summer. The willow-like foliage turns bright yellow and fiery orange in fall lasting until frost.

Amsonia x ‘Blue Ice’

Blue Ice Amsonia

UPdl Height: 18” Foliage: Glossy green Spread: 20” Flower: Blue Zone: 4 Bloom Time: May Shrub-like perennial forming dense, arching bushy clumps of shiny green foliage with clusters of deep azure-blue, periwinkle-like blossoms in late spring and early summer. The willow-like foliage turns a showy bronze in fall.

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Anaphalis margaritacea

Pearly Everlasting

Uwfdc Height: 1-3’ Foliage: Silver-green Spread: 1-3’ Flower: White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun-Aug Blooms nice, rounded mounds of white flowers with yellow centers in mid-summer to fall. It prefers full sun to thrive but can tolerate some shade. Deer and rabbit resistance might be one of the best features for homeowners.

ANEMONE - ANEMONE Anemone canadensis

Meadow Anemone

UPw Height: 12” Foliage: Green Spread: 12” Flower: White Zone: 4 Bloom Time: May-Jun While this is an option for home landscaping, it’s potentially aggressive and could overwhelm smaller landscapes. Perennial groundcovers can be difficult to find, so most resort to European species (i.e Vinca) which can invade natural areas. Now, we have a true Wisconsin native option! White blooms from May through June.

While it will reseed readily if populations are large enough, it mostly spreads by rhizomes. In only a few seasons, expects a beautiful mat of white flowers. May also be known as Canadian Anemone or Meadow Anemone.

Anemone cylindrica

Candle Anemone

UPwc Height: 1-3’ Foliage: Green Spread: 1-2’ Flower: White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul Deeply lobed leaves, oblong fruiting heads, and single-stemmed flowers distinguish candle anemone from others. Native to dry, open woodlands, sandy plains, bluffs, roadsides, and prairie remnants in Wisconsin. White to cream-colored flowers are in bloom from late May through July. Fluffy seed heads start appearing in early July and persist through winter.

Anemone hupehensis Fantasy™ ‘Red Riding Hood’ PP28,799 Fantasy™ Red Riding Hood Anemone UPdc Height: 1-1.5’ Foliage: Green Spread: 1.5-2’ Flower: Pink Zone: 5 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep A compact, clumping anemone that features singly, rosy-pink blooms with yellow stamens in the center. Flowers are help upright on strong stems that are great in cut flower arrangements.

Anemone patens

American Pasque Flower

Uw Height: 4-16” Foliage: Green Spread: 12-16” Flower: Blue-white,Light lavender,White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Mar-May One of the first flowers to bloom in spring, often coming up while snow is still on the ground. Naturally found on south facing slopes, in dry to average well-drained soil. Leaves and stems covered in long, silky hairs compliment the 1-2” flower atop of each flower stalk. Flower colors can range from blue-violet to white. Synonymous with Pulsatilla patens.

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Johnson’s Nursery® Anemone virginiana

Tall Thimbleweed

UPdcw

Height: 12-30” Foliage: Green Spread: 12-18” Flower: White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul Spring blooming anemone with white, petal-like sepals and a unique, thimble-shaped center. Seed heads provide textural interest long into winter. Spreads less aggressively than other anemone.

Lovely perennial for natural, woodland, or wildflower plantings.

APOCYNUM - DOGBANE Apocynum androsaemifolium

Spreading Dogbane UPlw

Height: 1-3’ Foliage: Green Spread: 1-3’ Flower: Pink-white Zone: 2 Bloom Time: Jun-Aug Groups of small white/pink bell-shaped flowers dangle from arching stems. Bright yellow leaves in early fall. Milky sap toxic to mammals. Native to nearly all 50 states, prolific in areas with sandy soils.

AQUILEGIA - COLUMBINE Aquilegia canadensis

Canadian Columbine UPw

Height: 24” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 12” Flower: Red-yellow Zone: 3 Bloom Time: May-Jun A very interesting plant with dainty, fan-shaped foliage. Numerous, nodding red flowers with yellow centers are borne on slender stems. Delicately, beautiful! A great hummingbird plant.

ARALIA - ARALIA, SPIKENARD Aralia cordata ‘Sun King’

Sun King Aralia Pbd

Height: 3-4’ Foliage: Gold Spread: 3-4’ Flower: White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug This tropical looking beauty emerges in spring with large, bright gold leaves and providing it gets a few hours of sun daily, the foliage will remain bright gold throughout the summer. In full shade, foliage will be chartreuse to lime green in color. Tall spikes of tiny white flowers appear in summer followed by inedible, purple berries. Quickly forms a large clump of foliage which amazingly resists deer browsing.

Aralia racemosa

Spikenard

Pbw Height: 2-3’ Foliage: Dark green Spread: 2-3’ Flower: White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug A native understory herb that grows in dense shade. Small clusters of creamy white flowers in July. Has huge pinnately compound leaves, up to 2” long. Spactacular 6-12” long clusters of reddish-purple BB sized berries form in late August.

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U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

ARISAEMA - JACK IN THE PULPIT Arisaema triphyllum

Jack in the Pulpit

Adtw Height: 12-24” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 12” Flower: Green-purple Zone: 3 Bloom Time: May Single paired 8-12” long, 3-lobed leaves frame the unusual green and purple hooded flowers. A superb woodland plant that becomes most visible in early autumn when its striking clusters of orange-red berries appear on leafless stalks brightening up shaded recesses.

ARUNCUS - GOATSBEARD

Aruncus aethusifolius

Dwarf Goatsbeard

UPl Height: 8-12” Foliage: Glossy dark green Spread: 12-18” Flower: White Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun This tidy dwarf forms lovely clumps of fine, glossy deep green foliage with feathery spikes of creamy-white flowers in June. The fern-like foliage turns to subtle hues of red in fall. Ornamental seed heads add winter interest.

Aruncus dioicus

Goatsbeard

UPd Height: 4-6’ Foliage: Glossy dark green Spread: 4’ Flower: White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul A stately perennial of shrub-like proportions with deep green foliage resembling an overgrown astilbe on steroids. Very showy 1-2’ ivory plumes on stout stems rise well above the foliage in early summer.

ASCLEPIAS - MILKWEED

Asclepias exaltata

Poke Milkweed

Pdw Height: 3-5’ Foliage: Green Spread: 1-2’ Flower: White,White-lavender Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul Large, up to 6” long and 3” wide oval leaves grow opposite on the stems that can reach five feet. Clusters of pinkish-white flowers droop elegantly on slender stalks in summer. Often found in upland woods and woodland openings. Attracts butterflies.

Asclepias incarnata

Red Milkweed

UPw Height: 3-5’ Foliage: Green Spread: 3’ Flower: Dark pink-red Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul Bright pink to crimson flowers that attract masses of butterflies. An excellent choice for moist soils.

Asclepias speciosa

Showy Milkweed

Ufmdw Height: 2-4’ Foliage: Green Spread: 2-3’ Flower: Lavender-pink Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun-Aug A favored host plant for monarch butterflies, thick leaves provide ample nectar to sustain the caterpillars. Attracts a multitude of pollinators, supporting the local ecosystem. Large round umbels (4” flower clusters) boast star-shaped flowers in pinkish white to pinkish purple tones. Blooms are fragrant and persist throughout summer. Less spreading and more manageable than common milkweed.

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Johnson’s Nursery® Asclepias sullivantii

Sullivant’s Milkweed

Ufw

Height: 2-4’ Foliage: Green Spread: 1’ Flower: Pale pink,Pink-purple Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul A Wisconsin threatened species. Found in mesic to moist prairies throughout the southern portion of the state.

Asclepias syriaca

Common Milkweed

UPfmdgw

Height: 3-6’ Foliage: Green-blue Spread: 1-2’ Flower: Creamy pink Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun-Aug Common Wisconsin native that blooms in early summer with creamy pink flowers that droop downward, atop tall stems. This is a host plant for Monarch butterfly caterpillars, among other pollinators.

Asclepias tuberosa

Butterflyweed

UPfmw Height: 24-36” Foliage: Green Spread: 9-18” Flower: Orange Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul This slow to emerge perennial bears fragrant clusters of orange flowers attracting butterflies. Seedpods are quite ornamental.

Drought tolerant.

Asclepias verticillata

Whorled Milkweed

UPw Height: 1-2’ Foliage: Gray-green Spread: 2’ Flower: White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun Small, white flowers in clusters that reach 3” across in summer.

It’s distinguished from other milkweeds by its smooth, needle-like, whorled leaves arranged on a generally unbranched stem. In fall the gray-green foliage turns yellow to orange, and the pencil thin seed pods are very decorative. An excellent food source for butterfly larvae.

ASTER - ASTER Aster dumosus ‘Wood’s Purple’

Wood’s Purple Aster

UPcl Height: 12-15” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 12-18” Flower: Purple Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Aug-Sep Single purple flowers emerge in fall. Foliage is disease resistant like Wood’s Pink and Wood’s Blue cultivars. - Leave dried flowers and stems up in winter for birds and texture. - Cut plant back in early spring before new growth.

ASTILBE - ASTILBE Astilbe chinensis ‘Pumila’

Dwarf Chinese Astilbe

Purple Candles Astilbe

PAd Height: 30-42” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 24-36” Flower: Rose-purple Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Late blooming with dense, deep rosy-purple plumes above bold dark green foliage. Prefers evenly moist, well-drained soil.

Astilbe chinensis ‘Visions’

Visions Astilbe

UPfl Height: 15-20” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 12-18” Flower: Raspberry red Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul A superb late blooming variety with vibrant, thick-fluffed raspberry-red plumes above robust dark green foliage. One of the best astilbes for sun and drought tolerance. CARE - Prefers evenly moist, well-drained soil - don’t let dry out. Mulch to retain moisture. Powdery mildew occurs if leaves are constantly wet from overhead watering. - No deadheading needed. Can leave spent flower heads on through winter for interest. - Fertilize in spring (granular) and lightly mulch. - Divide every 3-5 years as clumps fill out.

Astilbe chinensis ‘Visions in Pink’ PP11,860

Visions in Pink Astilbe

Pdc Height: 18-20” Foliage: Blue-green Spread: 18-20” Flower: Pink Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul Showy soft pink flower plumes over a compact mound of coarsely textured blue-green foliage in mid-summer.

Astilbe chinensis ‘Visions in White’ PP18,965 Visions in White Astilbe Pdc Height: 24” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 18” Flower: White Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul Thick pure white feathery plumes held above robust dark green foliage in midsummer. Great cut flower!

Astilbe chinensis ‘Visions Volcano’ PP31,422 Visions Volcano Astilbe

UPAgc Height: 12-26” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 10-12” Flower: Red-purple Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Sep Clouds of red-purple flowers bloom from June to September, set against lacy, dark green foliage. Low-growing and perfect for borders, bed fronts, along pathways, or woodland edges. Prefers welldrained, moist soil.

Astilbe ‘Delft Lace’ PP19,839

UPfl Height: 8-12” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 18” Flower: Mauve-pink Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul A low ground hugging plant with deeply-cut, deep green foliage.

Abundant, fluffy mauve-pink plumes borne on stiff 8-24” stems offer outstanding late-summer color. A wonderful groundcover which readily spreads unlike other Astilbe and the most drought tolerant.

Prefers evenly moist, well-drained soil - don’t let dry out. Mulch to retain moisture. Cann leave spent flower heads on through winter for interest.

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Astilbe chinensis ‘Purpurkerze’

Delft Lace Astilbe

PAd Height: 18-24” Foliage: Blue-green with silver ov Spread: 18-24” Flower: Apricot-pink Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug A superb addition to eastern exposures with consistent moisture.

Blue-green foliage has a silver overlay in shaded gardens but purple-red margins in locations receiving direct morning sun. Deep salmon-pink flower buds open to a soft apricot-pink on red stems, giving a two-tone effect. Excellent intermediate texture between ferns and hostas for the shade garden.

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BERGENIA - BERGENIA

Height: 24-30” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 18-24” Flower: White Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul Graceful, airy mounds with plumes of snow white, feathery flowers. Works well in pots and tubs. Creates a very showy landscape accent in moist areas, such as around pools and water features, in a shaded to dappled shade setting. An herbaceous perennial. Can leave spent flower heads on through winter for interest.

Bergenia cordifolia ‘Winterglut’

Astilbe ‘Deutschland’

UPdgc

ASTRAGALUS - MILKVETCH Astragalus canadensis

Canada Milk Vetch

UPw

Height: 2-3’ Foliage: Dark green Spread: 2-3’ Flower: Creamy yellow Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Flowers resemble Wild Lupine with pagoda-like towers of creamy yellow flowers in mid-summer above the dark green foliage, followed by scepters of bead-like seed pods in August. This striking member of the Pea family is an important food source for songbirds, as it retains it seed late into the fall and and early winter. Also a common nectar source for bumblebees, honeybees, butterflies and hummingbirds. A host plant for the Western Tailed Blue butterfly caterpillars.

BAPTISIA - FALSE INDIGO Baptisia alba

White Wild Indigo

Udw Height: 3-5’ Foliage: Blue-green Spread: 2-3’ Flower: White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul Also know as Baptisia alba and Baptisia lactea. Shrub-like perennial with attractive blue-green foliage. Boasts a fine display of erect pointed 1-2’ spikes of white flowers held well above the foliage.

Attractive seedpods can be used in arrangements.

Baptisia australis

False Blue Indigo UPm

Height: 3-4’ Foliage: Blue-green Spread: 2-3’ Flower: Indigo-Blue Zone: 3 Bloom Time: May-Jun Shrub-like perennial with attractive, soft blue-green foliage all season. Open spikes of 1” indigo-blue flowers followed by attractive seedpods. Can be used in dried arrangements.

Baptisia leucophaea

Cream Wild Indigo

Ufdw Height: 12-30” Foliage: Blue-green Spread: 12-36” Flower: Cream Zone: 3 Bloom Time: May-Jun Distinctive from other species of Baptisia by its sprawling growth habit. 3-9” racemes of cream-colored flowers bend to the ground, creating a graceful arching appearance. Flowers face upwards towards sunlight. Soft blue-green foliage and fuzzy stems add interest throughout the season. Mature plants can be difficult to transplant due to a deep taproot.

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U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

Winter Glow Bergenia

UPfmd Height: 12-18” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 12-18” Flower: Dark rose-pink Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Apr Vibrant, dark rose pink flowers in April and dark green leaves which turn purplish-bronze in winter. Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in part shade to full shade. Foliage takes on shades of brilliant red in fall and plants can remain evergreen in winter.

Spring maintenance is simple cleaning of damaged leaves.

BRUNNERA - BUGLOSS Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’ PP13,859 Jack Frost Siberian Bugloss PAd Height: 12-18” Foliage: White with green Spread: 15-18” Flower: Blue Zone: 3 Bloom Time: May Beautiful white heart-shaped leaves accented with dark green veins, light up shady areas. In spring, blue forget-me-not flowers accentuate leaves.

Brunnera macrophylla ‘Silver Heart’ PP24,685 Silver Heart Siberian Bugloss Pd Height: 6-12” Foliage: Silver-green Spread: 15-24” Flower: Deep blue Zone: 4 Bloom Time: May Forms a clump of very thick, heart-shaped leaves that are silver with green edging and veining. Sprays of deep blue Forget-me-not flowers appear in spring. This vigorous variety has thicker, non-melting leaves that stand up well to heat and humidity.

BUDDLEIA - BUTTERFLYBUSH Buddleia ‘Miss Ruby’ PP19,950

Miss Ruby Butterfly Bush

Buddleia x ‘SMNBDB’ PP33,565

Pugster Pinker® Butterfly Bush

Udg Height: 4-5’ Foliage: Gray-green Spread: 4-5’ Flower: Bright pink-red Zone: 5 Bloom Time: Jun-Oct Fragrant, bright pink flowers appear in late spring blooming through the first frost. Contrasted against gray-green leaves, blossoms attract butterflies and hummingbirds. A compact, non-invasive variety. Deer resistant.

Ufmdg Height: 24-30” Foliage: Green Spread: 24-36” Flower: Bright pink Zone: 5 Bloom Time: Jun-Oct Dwarf variety that blooms non-stop from early summer through frost with very rich, full-size pink flowers. Improved hardiness and winter survival over other types of dwarf butterfly bush. Deer resistant.

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

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Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush

Udg Height: 2-3’ Foliage: Green Spread: 2-3’ Flower: Blue Zone: 5 Bloom Time: Jun-Oct A dwarf butterfly bush variety with full-sized true-blue flowers that drive butterflies wild. Improved hardiness and winter survival over other varieties. Deer resistant.

CALAMINTHA - CALAMINT Montrose White Calamint Savory

UPm Height: 18” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 24” Flower: White Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Oct A very long-blooming perennial flower that is loaded with small white flowers from summer through fall. It’s favorite of many of our staff members for its extremely long bloom period, its resistance to animal browsing, its gossamer beauty, and its unparalleled appeal to beneficial pollinators. You will have a hard time finding another plant that attracts as many pollinators as Montrose White. Expect yours to be loaded with bees from summer through fall. Montrose White also has fragrant, mint scented foliage.

CALLIRHOE - POPPY MALLOW Wine Cups (Poppy Mallow)

Uf Height: 6-12” Foliage: Bright green Spread: 6-36” Flower: Fuchsia, Red-Pink, Red-purple Zone: 4 Bloom Time: May-Sep Stunning magenta upward-facing cups bloom from mid-spring until fall. Great as a groundcover, along border fronts, sprawling over walls, and in rock, native, or naturalized gardens. Flowers open in the morning and close in the evening. Prefer dry conditions - crown rot may occur in poorly drained soils.

CALTHA - MARSH MARIGOLD Caltha palustris

Yellow Marsh Marigold

UPdw Height: 12-18” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 12-18” Flower: Bright yellow Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Apr-May A native plant that loves wet sites, mucky soil, and standing water.

One of the first to bloom!;Loved by bees and flies, and attracts insectivore birds. Seeds attract small rodents like voles, chipmunks, and small game birds. Not a true marigold of the Aster family, but related to Buttercups (Ranunculus spp.)

CAMPANULA - BELLFLOWER Campanula carpatica ‘Rapido Blue’

Rapido Blue Bellflower

Rapido White Bellflower

UPm Height: 6-8” Foliage: Green Spread: 12-24” Flower: White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun-Sep Low growing clumps of dark green foliage. Upturned-bell-shaped, white flowers that arrive earlier in spring than most. Creates a delightful colorful carpet for several months into summer.

Campanula rotundifolia

Calamintha nepeta ‘Montrose White’

Callirhoe involucrata

Campanula carpatica ‘Rapido White’

Blue Harebell (Bellflower)

UPw Height: 18” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 12” Flower: Lavender-blue Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Sep Clusters of pendulous bell-shaped blue flowers are produced on long stalks in summer. Tolerant of dry, sandy soils, this is a long-blooming perennial that grows to form small clumps. CARE - Soil must be evenly moist. - Remove dead foliage, mulch and fertilize in spring. - Deadhead to encourage more blooms and prevent reseeding.

CASSIA - WILD SENNA Cassia hebecarpa

Wild Senna

UPbw Height: 3-6’ Foliage: Dark green Spread: 2-3’ Flower: Yellow Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Showy, buttery yellow flowers appear in July through August sitting atop robust stems reaching up to 6’ tall. The attractive, large pinnately compound foliage is graceful and tropical looking. Brown seedpods add winter interest and food for birds. Tolerates clay soils and drought. Will spread - cut back mature seed heads in the late summer / early fall to control re-seeding if that is not desired.

CHELONE - TURTLEHEAD Chelone glabra

White Turtlehead

Pw Height: 2-3’ Foliage: Dark green Spread: 1.5-2.5’ Flower: White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Aug-Oct Hooded, snapdragon-like white flowers shoot from a 2-3’ tall raceme. Toothed lanceolate dark-green leaves. WI native found in swampy areas and moist woodlands. An excellent choice for shaded areas, native gardens, pond borders, wet areas.

Chelone lyonii ‘Hot Lips’

Hot Lips Turtlehead

UPAf Height: 24” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 18-24” Flower: Scarlet-pink Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep Very showy, 1” snapdragon-like, scarlet-pink flowers held atop sturdy 2’ reddish stems that form a dense clump of lustrous deep green foliage. Bronze-tinted new spring growth.

UPmc Height: 5-7” Foliage: Green Spread: 6-8” Flower: Blue Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun-Sep Low growing clumps of dark green foliage smothered by upturned, bell-shaped, blue flowers that arrive earlier in spring than most, creating a colorful blue carpet for several months into summer.

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CONOCLINIUM - MISTFLOWER Conoclinium coelestinum

DALEA - PRAIRIE CLOVER Blue Mistflower

UPfdc

Height: 18-36” Foliage: Green Spread: 24-36” Flower: Blue Zone: 5 Bloom Time: Jul-Oct Synonymous with Eupatorium coelestinum. Also called Blue Boneset. Native to central and southern United States. Spreads aggressively and quickly via rhizomes. Small blue flowers bloom July to October in dense clusters.

COREOPSIS - COREOPSIS Coreopsis lanceolata

Sand Coreopsis Ubdw

Height: 1-2’ Foliage: Green Spread: 1-2’ Flower: Yellow Zone: 4 Bloom Time: May-Aug Wisconsin Native that produces cheery golden-yellow daisy-like flowers from late spring to mid-summer. Thrives in well-draining soils. Does not tolerate wet feet;Goldfinches love the seeds!

Coreopsis palmata

Stiff Coreopsis

Ublw Height: 12-36” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 15” Flower: Bright yellow Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Aug Bright yellow flowers borne on slender, 2-3’ stems June through August. Foliage turns orange-purple in autumn. Spreads by rhizomes to form dense patches.

Coreopsis ‘Red Satin’ PP25,736

Red Satin Coreopsis

Udc Height: 15-18” Foliage: Dark green, Fine Spread: 18-24” Flower: Wine-red Zone: 5 Bloom Time: May-Sep Deep wine-red to ruby-red flowers with golden centers bloom from early summer and into fall when deadheaded. A tough plant, use on sunny slopes, in a cut flower garden, or any garden with hot/dry conditions. Tolerant of drought and salt.

Coreopsis verticillata ‘Zagreb’

Zagreb Coreopsis

Ufcd Height: 12-18” Foliage: Dark green, fine Spread: 15-18” Flower: Golden-yellow Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul A compact, clump forming, airy mounding plant with thread-like bright green foliage. Daisy-like golden-yellow flowers are born throughout the summer. It has a place in any perennial garden. Longer lived than ‘Moonbeam’ making it a fine replacement.

CORYDALIS - CORYDALIS Corydalis flexuosa Hillier ‘Porcelain Blue’ PP31,637 Hillier™ Porcelain Blue Corydalis Pdg

Height: 10-12” Foliage: Blue-green Spread: 10-12” Flower: Blue Zone: 5 Bloom Time: May-Jun, Sep Sweetly scented, reblooming, aqua-blue, tubular flowers dance on thin stems accentuated by delicate blue-green foliage. Does not tolerate very wet or very dry soils. Leaves may bronze in summer from heat but won’t scorch. Great for a shady bed, border, or over a wall.

Plant with hosta, columbine, ferns, coral bells, or Solomon’s Seal. = Plant originated at Johnson’s Nursery

U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

Dalea candida

White Prairie Clover

UPw Height: 1-3’ Foliage: Green Spread: 1-3’ Flower: White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: May-Sep Eco-beneficial, Wisconsin native. Tall green spikes emerging from a crown of white flowers that work their way upwards. Thrives in mesic to dry conditions, with full sun or partial shade. Attracts a variety of wildlife. Long bloomer that boasts importance in restoring native ecosystems.

Dalea purpureum

Purple Prairie Clover

Ubfcw Height: 12-36” Foliage: Deep green Spread: 18-24” Flower: Rose-purple Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun-Sep A prairie legume with stunning reddish-purple, thimble-sized, bottlebrush flowers atop wiry stems in mid-summer. Tolerant of a wide range of soils. Fixes nitrogen.

DELPHINIUM - LARKSPUR Delphinium exaltatum

Tall Larkspur

UPmd Height: 3-5’ Foliage: Green Spread: 1-2’ Flower: Blue Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Spikes of spurred blue flowers bloom from July to September atop deeply lobed irregular foliage. A long-lived woodland perennial that likes fertile, moist well-drained soil and partial sun. Attracts myriad pollinators but is poisonous to herbivores like deer and rabbits.

Delphinium grandiflorum ‘Blue Butterfly’

Blue Butterfly Delphinium

Ufmdc Height: 12-15” Foliage: Green Spread: 12-15” Flower: Ultramarine-blue Zone: 3 Bloom Time: May-Jun Intense blue, almost ultramarine flowers bloom from June to July.

More compact size and more heat tolerant than other varieties.

May bloom again if spent stems are trimmed to the base. Cannot tolerate clay, wet, or poorly drained soil.

Delphinium ‘Red Lark’ PP29,761

Red Lark Delphinium

UPfmd Height: 2-3’ Foliage: Green Spread: 1-2’ Flower: Red Zone: 5 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul Unique coral-red flowers are held just above the glossy green foliage at a compact height. Staking will help avoid flopping and wind damage. May bloom again if spent stems are trimmed to the base.

Cannot tolerate clay, wet, or poorly drained soil.

DESMANTHUS - BUNDLE-FLOWER Desmanthus illinoensis

Illinois Bundle-flower

UPb Height: 2-3’ Foliage: Fine, Green Spread: 2-3’ Flower: Globular, White Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul Found in prairies, thickets, glades, rocky slopes, and open areas.

Small, brush-like flowers bloom in June/July. Interesting dark brown seed pods grouped in bundles develop in late summer and persist into fall. Native to North America but not Wisconsin specifically.

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

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DESMODIUM - TICK-TREFOIL Desmodium illinoense

ECHINACEA - CONEFLOWER Illinois Tick-trefoil Uw

Height: 2.5-4’ Foliage: Green Spread: 1-2’ Flower: Pink-purple Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug A showy plant naturally found in mesic to black soil prairies.

Pink-purple pea-like flowers bloom mid-summer. Fixes nitrogen into the soil. Fuzzy seed pods will stick to clothing and animal fur which aid in distribution. Foliage is eaten by rabbits, deer, and others herbivores.

DIANTHUS - DIANTHUS Dianthus gratianopolitanus ‘Firewitch’

Firewitch Dianthus

Ug Height: 6-8” Foliage: Silver-blue Spread: 10-15” Flower: Magenta,Magenta-pink Zone: 3 Bloom Time: May-Jun Brilliant magenta-rose, clove-scented flowers bloom atop a lush mat of silvery-blue evergreen foliage in mid-spring. 2006 PPA Plant of the Year.

DICENTRA - BLEEDING HEART Dicentra x ‘Pink Diamonds’ PP32,380

Pink Diamonds Bleeding Heart

UPmd Height: 12-16” Foliage: Blue-green Spread: 16-18” Flower: Pink Zone: 3 Bloom Time: May-Aug Gorgeous, two-toned heart-shaped flowers perch daintily atop fern-like, blue-green foliage. Thrives in full sun to part shade, unlike other varieties. Does not do well in heavy clay or wet soils. Perfect for borders or in front of taller perennials.

DODECATHEON - SHOOTING STAR Dodecatheon meadia

Shooting Star

UPw

Height: 12” Foliage: Deep green Spread: 12” Flower: Pink Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Apr-May True spring ephemeral of the prairie they are completely done with their season and go dormant by mid summer. Wide color variation naturally occurs from purple to pale pink to almost white. Mahogany colored seed pods that are often not noticed because other tall species have over-topped them by that time.

DRYMOCALLIS - CINQUEFOIL Drymocallis arguta

Tall (Prairie) Cinquefoil Uw

Height: 1-3’ Foliage: Green Spread: 1-2’ Flower: White-cream Zone: 1 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul Synonymous with Potentilla arguta. White-cream flowers with golden stamens resembles that of a strawberry plant. Blooms June-July. Not particular of soil type, as long as it is well-drained.

Excellent drought tolerance.

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Echinacea pallida

Pale Purple Coneflower

Uwf Height: 36-48” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 18-24” Flower: Pale pink,Purple Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul Large, daisy-like flowers with drooping pale-rose petals. Strong taproot makes for excellent drought tolerance. Persists through reseeding so leave seed heads up over winter.

Echinacea purpurea

Purple Coneflower

UPfm Height: 2-5’ Foliage: Green Spread: 2’ Flower: purplish-pink Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun-Aug A favorite pollen and nectar source for our native beneficial insects.

Leave the seedheads standing to provide winter food for the birds and to allow for self-seeding. Blooms early to mid-summer and continues through early autumn.

Echinacea purpurea ‘Cheyenne Spirit’

Cheyenne Spirit Coneflower

Ubfc Height: 24-30” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 18-24” Flower: Mixed Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep An innovation in breeding, this vivid mixture will delight and inspire! Expect a vibrant color range in rich shades of orange, scarlet, rosy red, purple, cream, tomato red, and golden yellow. Each is unique and all are exceptional bloomers on vigorous, full plants.

Echinacea purpurea ‘Magnus’

Magnus Purple Coneflower

UPfc Height: 36-48” Foliage: Deep green Spread: 18” Flower: Rose-pink Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Large, daisy-like flowers with stiff rose-pink petals from July - August. The decorative seed heads offer fall and winter interest and are particularly attractive to gold finches.

Echinacea purpurea ‘PAS702917’

PowWow® Wild Berry Coneflower

UPbf Height: 18-24” Foliage: Green Spread: 12-16” Flower: Rose-purple Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep Breathtaking, fade-proof, rosy purple flowers from early summer right into fall, without dead-heading! This award-winning bloomer stays compact and tidy in the landscape and adds fantastic color to mixed containers. Highly adaptable tolerates poor soil, heat, humidity, and even drought, once established.

Echinacea x ‘Balsomsed’ PP23,105

Sombrero® Salsa Red Coneflower

UPbm Height: 22-24” Foliage: Green Spread: 16-22” Flower: Bright red Zone: 5 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep Big, bright red blooms for an easy, colorful summer border. A musthave for sunny gardens, this drought tolerant perennial was bred for cold hardiness and compact form with prolific flowering over an exceptionally long season.

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Kismet® Intense Orange Echinacea Ubfmc

Height: 16-24” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 12-24” Flower: Orange,Orange-Red Zone: 3,4 Bloom Time: Jun-Oct KISMET® Intense Orange is different due to sheer flower number and a fabulous habit. It blooms first year, early in the season, with large flowers and continues until a hard frost. Better hardiness than Sombrero series.

EPIMEDIUM - BARRENWORT, BISHOP’S HAT Epimedium grandiflorum ‘Lilafee’

Lilac Fairy Barrenwort Pd

Height: 12-18” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 8-18” Flower: Violet-white Zone: 4 Bloom Time: May Enchanting perennial groundcover blooms with violet flowers and white spurs in late spring, above wiry stems and red-tinged foliage. A delightful addition to a child’s garden, massed under trees, or mixed with spring blooming bulbs. Drought tolerant once established.

Epimedium rubrum

Bishop’s Hat

UAdl Height: 6-12” Foliage: Green-red Spread: 12-18” Flower: Red-yellow Zone: 5 Bloom Time: May This refined perennial with exquisite red and yellow cap-shaped flowers blooms in early to mid spring. Medium green heart shaped foliage emerges red, matures to green, and flushes deep red in autumn. Tough and durable, an easily maintained groundcover.

ERYNGIUM - RATTLESNAKE MASTER Eryngium yuccifolium

Rattlesnake Master

Udw Height: 3-4’ Foliage: Gray-green Spread: 1-2’ Flower: White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug A unique perennial with distinctive waxy green foliage that looks like yucca. 1” open clusters of spiky, golf ball-like flowers crown tall, stout stalks in July. Drought tolerant.

Eurybia macrophylla

Bigleaf Aster

Pfdw

Height: 12-36” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 24” Flower: Lavender-white Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Aug-Sep Also known as Eurybia macrophylla. Large, heart-shaped foliage, which has coarse-toothed edges and is rough to the touch. In late summer white to lavender-blue flowers occur in open clusters.

Common to northern woodlands, where it often forms a dense ground cover, spreading by rhizomes. Great for stabilizing shaded hillsides and slopes. Formerly listed as Aster macrophyllus.

U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

Eutrochium dubium ‘Little Joe’ PP16,122

Little Joe Joe-Pye Weed

UPfg Height: 24-36” Foliage: Medium green Spread: 12-24” Flower: Rose-pink Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Dwarf species of Joe Pye weed with vivid rose-pink flower clusters.

Keeps butterflies at eye level in the garden. An excellent choice for smaller beds and borders or in containers.

Eutrochium fistulosum ‘Gateway’

Gateway Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium maculatum

Spotted Joe-Pye Weed

UPbfdgc Height: 4-6’ Foliage: Medium green Spread: 2-3’ Flower: Mauve-pink Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep A bold perennial of shrub-like proportions. Large, 4-6” umbrella-like heads of rosy-purple flowers appear in late summer and fall on wine-red stems. A great perennial for attracting butterflies to the garden. Likes moist soil.

UPfdgw Height: 4-7’ Foliage: Medium green Spread: 1-3’ Flower: Pink-purple Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep A lowland and wetland native. Its large size and long life make it a centerpiece in any restoration or garden setting. Butterflies can often be seen at its pink, umbrella-like flowers. Formerly known as Eupatorium maculatum.

Eutrochium purpureum

Sweet Joe-Pye Weed

Uwfdg Height: 4-6’ Foliage: Green Spread: 1-2’ Flower: Pink-purple Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Aug-Sep An erect perennial that sports a domed cluster of pale-pink flowers from August through September. Adaptable to many soil types, but favors moderate moisture in sandy, loamy sites. Stems are entirely green except at the nodes, which are purple. Add this plant to the back of your pollinator garden to give insects a boost of nectar when they need it most!

GERANIUM - GERANIUM Geranium macrorrhizum ‘Bevan’s Variety’

EURYBIA - ASTER

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EUTROCHIUM - JOE-PYE WEED

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

Bevan’s Geranium

UPfdg Height: 8-12” Foliage: Deep green Spread: 18-24” Flower: Magenta,Magenta-purple Zone: 3,4 Bloom Time: Apr-Jul Deep magenta flowers with contrasting red sepals May to July. Very aromatic foliage takes on a wonderful reddish-orange color in fall.

Geranium maculatum

Wild Geranium

UPAlw Height: 12-24” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 18-24” Flower: Lavender,Purple Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Apr-Jun Delightful loose clusters of saucer-shaped purple-pink flowers with white centers are borne above attractive, open clumps of deeply cut, green foliage in late spring to mid-summer. Can tolerate full sun so long as the soil doesn’t dry out. Spreads slowly via shallow rhizomes and self-seeding.

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Hosta Comparison Chart Cultivar

Foliage

Flower

Height

Spread

Bloom Time

August Moon

Golden-yellow

Lavender

20”

24-30”

Jul-Aug

Blue Angel

Blue-green

White

36-48”

48”

Jul-Aug

First Frost

Blue with cream margin

Lavender

12-18”

24-36”

Aug-Sep

Patriot

Green with white margins

Lavender

24-30”

30”

Jul-Aug

Golden Tiara

Green with gold margin

Lavender

10-18”

24-36”

Jul-Aug

Great Expectations

White/yellow with blue-green margins

White

18-36”’

24-36”

Jun-Jul

Guacamole

Green with gold margin

Lavender

18-24”

30-54”

Aug-Sep

Halcyon

Deep blue-green

Lavender

12-18”

30-40”

Jul-Aug

Island Breeze

Yellow-green

Lavender

12”

18”

Jul-Aug

June

Yellow with blue margin

Lavender

6-16”

20-32”

Jul-Aug

Krossa Regal

Frosty blue

Lavender

30-36”

36-48”

Jul-Aug

Blue Giant

Blue-green

White-lavender

24-30”

30-48”

Jun-Jul

Frances Williams

Blue-green with yellow green margins

White

18-24”

48-60”

Jun-Jul

Sum & Substance

Chartreuse, large

Lavender

30-36”

48-60”

Jul-Aug

Sum & Substance Hosta

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Johnson’s Nursery® Geranium ‘Rozanne’ PP12,175

Rozanne Geranium UPfd

Height: 15-18” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 18-24” Flower: Violet-Blue Zone: 5 Bloom Time: Jun-Oct Large, single violet-blue flowers with white centers bloom relentlessly from June until frost above compact mounds of deep green lightly marbled chartreuse foliage. Crown must be planted 1” below grade to prevent winter kill.

Geranium x cantabrigiense ‘Karmina’

Karmina Geranium

UPfdg Height: 6-8” Foliage: Deep green Spread: 15-18” Flower: Lavender-pink Zone: 5 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul Forms a neat clump of aromatic, glossy green foliage that turns an outstanding red in fall. Rich fuchsia-pink flowers June-July. A superb groundcover. No foliage problems making it better than G. sanguineum types.

GEUM -GEUM, PRAIRIE SMOKE Geum triflorum

Prairie Smoke

UPdlw Height: 12-16” Foliage: Medium green Spread: 22” Flower: Smoky pink Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Apr-Jun In spring sprays of pendulous pinkish-white flowers explode into a striking display of smoky-pink feathery plumes creating a billowy cloud of “smoke”. Fern-like mounds of foliage remain attractive all season.

Geum x ‘Mai Tai’ PP22,433

Mai Tai Geum

UPf Height: 12-18” Foliage: Deep green Spread: 12-18” Flower: Peach Zone: 5 Bloom Time: May-Jun Late spring blooms with bright red flowers that fade to peach and finally to pink, atop burgundy stems.

HASTEOLA - INDIAN-PLANTAIN Hasteola suaveolens

Sweet Indian-plantain

UPw Height: 3-5’ Foliage: Green Spread: 1.5-2.5’ Flower: Creamy white Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep A Wisconsin native found naturally in bottomlands near stream banks. Classified as endangered in Minnesota. Delicate, creamywhite flowers are clustered at the top of tall unbranched stems during midsummer. An excellent addition for water gardens, pollinator patches, or swales.

HELENIUM - SNEEZEWEED Helenium autumnale

Common Sneezeweed

Ucw Height: 3-5’ Foliage: Bright green Spread: 2-3’ Flower: Yellow Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Aug-Oct Daisy-like flowers with distinctive wedge-shaped, bright yellow petals and prominent yellow center disks. Blooms from late summer until frost. Prefers medium to wet soils with lots of organic matter and full sun. = Plant originated at Johnson’s Nursery

U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

HELIANTHUS - SUNFLOWER Helianthus pauciflorus

Stiff Sunflower

Uwc Height: 2-5’ Foliage: Green Spread: 1-2’ Flower: Yellow Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep This high prairie sunflower grows up to 5’ high and spreads by underground rhizomes – running past grass crowns and rock to spread far and wide. Vibrant yellow flowers in late summer to early fall.

More sun is best as far as this plant is concerned, and a truly dry site will slow its spread and keep it a little dwarfed. This plant will only be suitable for big spaces.

HELIOPSIS - FALSE SUNFLOWER Heliopsis helianthoides ‘Burning Hearts’

Burning Hearts False Sunflower

UPf Height: 3-4’ Foliage: Dark green/purple,Purple Spread: 1.5-2’ Flower: Golden-yellow, Orange, Red Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep Features dark purple leaves and stems with contrasting sunflower-like flowers with yellow ray petals and red-orange centers. The flowers are highly attractive to birds, butterflies, and other insect pollinators. Mature plants will reach up to 4’ tall with a spread of 18”.

HELLEBORUS - HELLEBORE Helleborus ‘Rome in Red’

Rome in Red Hellebore

PAdc Height: 18-24” Foliage: Green Spread: 18-24” Flower: Maroon,Wine-red Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Apr Rich tones of maroon to wine-red blossoms with glowing golden centers are accented with ivory stamens. Hellebores are poisonous if ingested. Deer resistant.

HEMEROCALLIS - DAYLILY Hemerocallis ‘Chicago Apache’

Chicago Apache Daylily

Hemerocallis ‘Happy Returns’

Happy Returns Daylily

UPfmc Height: 27” Foliage: Bright green Spread: 18-24” Flower: Scarlet-red Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Aug 5” scarlet-red flowers with a green throat. Mid-season bloomer.

Each flower lasts one day, but ‘Chicago Apache’ consistently creates new blooms in the summer.

Ufmc Height: 12-24” Foliage: Green Spread: 12-24” Flower: Yellow Zone: 3 Bloom Time: May-Jul A vigorous, reblooming miniature daylily producing radiant, 2 3/4” lemon-yellow flowers with gently ruffled petals. Bred by Darrel Apps.

Hemerocallis ‘Pardon Me’

Pardon Me Daylily

U Height: 18” Foliage: Green Spread: 16-24” Flower: Bright red Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Apr-May A lovely reblooming miniature that produces a profusion of 2 3/4” bright red flowers with a yellow-green throat. Bred by Darrell Apps.

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

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Johnson’s Nursery® Hemerocallis ‘Rosy Returns’ PP9,779

Rosy Returns Daylily

U Height: 14” Foliage: Green Spread: 18-24” Flower: Rose pink Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun-Oct Reblooming miniature daylily producing fragrant, 4” rose-pink blend flowers with a deep rose eyezone and yellow throat. Bred

by Darrel Apps.

Hemerocallis ‘Stella De Oro’

Stella De Oro Daylily

U Height: 12-18” Foliage: Green Spread: 16-24” Flower: Canary yellow Zone: 3 Bloom Time: May-Jun A reblooming, dwarf miniature daylily with beautiful 2 3/4” canary-yellow flowers and lightly ruffled petals.

HEPATICA - LIVERWORT Hepatica acutiloba

Sharp-lobed Hepatica (Liverwort)

PAw Height: 2-6” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 8-12” Flower: Light blue-violet,White Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Apr-May Wisconsin native ephemeral emerging in early spring. Semi-evergreen and great for pollinators.

HEUCHERA - CORAL BELLS Heuchera ‘Palace Purple’

Palace Purple Coral Bells

UPmf Height: 2’ Foliage: Mahogany-red Spread: 12-18” Flower: White Zone: 4 Bloom Time: May-Jun An attractive and versatile low growing mound of ivy-shaped mahogany-red foliage. Spikes of delicate, tiny white flowers held aloft dark wiry stems in early summer.

Heuchera richardsonii

Prairie Alumroot

UPbfw Height: 12-24” Foliage: Green Spread: 18-30” Flower: Green, Green-brown Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul Tiny, pale green-cream bell-shaped flowers accented with vivid orange stamen tips bloom in spring to early summer. Naturally found along prairie edges, rocky outcroppings, and shorelines. Though small, seeds are a valuable food source for local wildlife. Has better drought tolerance than other heuchera.

Heuchera villosa ‘Caramel’ PP16,560

Caramel Coral Bells

Pmf Height: 12-18” Foliage: Copper-caramel Spread: 12-18” Flower: Cream Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Attractive copper-caramel colored foliage with burgundy undersides. Cream bell-shaped flowers July-August. Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Great as a border plant or for container gardening.

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Heuchera ‘Wildberry’ PP31,222

Dolce® Wildberry Coral Bells

Pmf Height: 10-14” Foliage: Purple Spread: 16-20” Flower: White Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Large, scalloped, glossy foliage. Purple backed leaves accented by charcoal veins. White flowers atop dark stems.

HIBISCUS - ROSE MALLOW Hibiscus moscheutos

Rose Mallow (Crimson-eyed Rose Mallow)

UPfmc Height: 3-6’ Foliage: Dark green Spread: 3-6’ Flower: White to pink Zone: 2 Bloom Time: Jul Long flowering perennial with pink to white 4”-8” wide flowers, often with red to purple centers. Found in wet marshes, lowlands, and wetlands. Blooms mid-summer to frost.

HOSTA - HOSTA Hosta ‘August Moon’

August Moon Hosta

Hosta ‘Blue Angel’

Blue Angel Hosta

Hosta ‘First Frost’

First Frost Hosta

PAm Height: 20” Foliage: Golden-yellow Spread: 24-30” Flower: Lavender Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Golden yellow foliage with white flowers in July and August. Prefers moist, rich, well-drained soil. Higher light intensities will bring out the yellow tones in the leaves.

PAm Height: 3-4’ Foliage: Blue-green Spread: 4’ Flower: White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Forms a graceful mound of huge, heart-shaped heavily corrugated blue-green leaves. Produces an outstanding display of hyacinth-like near white flowers in mid-summer.

PAm Height: 12-18” Foliage: Blue with cream margin Spread: 24-36” Flower: Lavender Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Aug-Sep Introduced in 2002 by Patricia Scolnik and B. Solberg, this fantastic sport of Halcyon Hosta begins spring with deep blue leaves edged in creamy yellow turning pure white by mid-summer. Lavender flowers in late summer. This stunning and durable hosta received its name because it looks great until autumn’s “first frost”. 2010 Hosta of the year.

Hosta fortunei ‘Patriot’

Patriot Hosta

PAm Height: 24-30” Foliage: Green with white margins Spread: 30” Flower: Lavender Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Attractive mounds of forest-green foliage displaying striking, broad white margins. Lavender flowers in mid-summer. A sport of ‘Francee’.

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Johnson’s Nursery® Hosta ‘Golden Tiara’

Golden Tiara Hosta PAm

Height: 10-18” Foliage: Green with gold margin Spread: 24-36” Flower: Lavender Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Forms a vigorous mound of diminutive, green heart-shaped leaves that exhibit brilliant golden margins. Clusters of trumpet-shaped lavender flowers in mid-summer.

Hosta ‘Great Expectations’

Great Expectations Hosta PAm

Height: 1.5-3’ Foliage: Green with creamy white Spread: 2-3’ Flower: White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul ‘Great Expectations’ is a hosta cultivar that features a 22-24” tall mound of large, variegated, oval, puckered, basal leaves with creamy white centers and wide, irregular, blue-green margins.

Leaf centers emerge gold in spring before aging to creamy white.

Foliage mound will typically spread to 30-33” wide. Racemes of bell-shaped, near-white flowers appear in summer on scapes rising above the foliage mound to 34” tall. This is a sport of the long popular H. sieboldiana var. elegans.

Hosta ‘Guacamole’ PP28,465

Guacamole Hosta

PAm Height: 18-24” Foliage: Green with gold margin Spread: 30-54” Flower: Lavender Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Aug-Sep A magnificent mound of striking apple-green foliage with irregular dark chartreuse-green margins. Produces a wonderful display of large, incredibly fragrant white flowers. Good vigor.

Hosta ‘Island Breeze’ PP27,151

Island Breeze Hosta

PAm Height: 12” Foliage: Yellow-green Spread: 18” Flower: Lavender Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Wide, dark green margins stand in sharp contrast to the bright yellow centers in early spring. As summer approaches, the centers become more chartreuse when plants are grown in heavier shade or lighter yellow if grown in more sun. Showy, red speckled petioles that bleed up into the leaves. Dark lavender flowers appear on reddish green scapes in mid-summer.

Hosta ‘June’

June Hosta

PAm Height: 6-16” Foliage: Yellow with blue margin Spread: 20-32” Flower: Lavender Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Attractive mounds of lovely gold centered leaves bordered by wide, irregular blue-green margins. Lavender flowers in midsummer. A sport of ‘Halcyon’.

Hosta ‘Krossa Regal’

Krossa Regal Hosta

PAm Height: 30-36” Foliage: Frosty blue Spread: 36-48” Flower: Lavender Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Stately upright, vase-shaped habit. Elongated, thick wavy-edged frosty blue leaves are topped by towering 5-6’ flower scapes with soft orchid flowers in summer.

= Plant originated at Johnson’s Nursery

U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

Hosta sieboldiana ‘Elegans’

Blue Giant Hosta

Hosta sieboldiana ‘Frances Williams’

Frances Williams Hosta

PAm Height: 24-30” Foliage: Blue-green Spread: 30-48” Flower: White-lavender Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul A huge, regal hosta with immense, round seersuckered, dark bluegreen leaves. Near white flowers just above the foliage in mid-summer.

PAm Height: 18-24” Foliage: Blue-green with yellow gr Spread: 4-5’ Flower: White Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul Bold clumps of forest-green foliage with thinly edged white margins. Lavender flowers in mid-summer.

Hosta ‘Sum & Substance’

Sum & Substance Hosta

Hosta x tardiana ‘Halcyon’

Halcyon Hosta

PAm Height: 30-36” Foliage: Chartreuse, large Spread: 4-5’ Flower: Lavender Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug This impressive hosta boasts enormous, thick glossy chartreuse-green leaves fading to pleasing gold as the season progresses. Lavender flowers in late summer.

PA Height: 12-18” Foliage: Blue-green Spread: 30-40” Flower: Pale lavender Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Outstanding spear-shaped, thick deep blue-green leaves. Very pale lavender flowers in August.

IRIS - IRIS Iris sibirica ‘Caesar’s Brother’

Caesar’s Brother Iris

Umdc Height: 30-36” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 18-24” Flower: Dark purple Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun Delicate buds unfurl into beautiful, 1-2” wide dark velvety purple flowers. Blooms held well above the tidy clumps of narrow swordshaped foliage that remains attractive all season.

Iris versicolor

Harlequin Blue Flag Iris

UPw Height: 2-3’ Foliage: Dark green Spread: 2-2.5’ Flower: Blue-violet Zone: 2 Bloom Time: May-Jun Harlequin Blue Flag Iris is a Wisconsin native, clump-forming iris that you typically encounter in wet prairies, marshes, fens, streambanks, ditches, and shorelines. In May, flower stalks bear 3 to 5 showy, rich violet blue flowers that are 3 to 4” in length. Though rare, flowers can be white, giving rise to the plants’ botanical name.

Greenish-gray lanceolate leaves make an appearance in spring, setting the stage for the main attraction – those blooms! May also be known as Large Blueflag, Northern Blueflag, and Harlequin Blueflag.

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

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Johnson’s Nursery® Iris virginica var. shrevei

Shreve’s Iris

Uwc

Height: 3-4’ Foliage: Green Spread: 2-3’ Flower: Blue-violet Zone: 2 Bloom Time: Apr-May Ruffled, blue-violet flowers bloom in late spring through early summer. This clump-forming perennial flourishes in wet soils. Will naturalize in ideal conditions.

LEUCANTHEMUM - DAISY Leucanthemum x superbum ‘Becky’

Becky Shasta Daisy Uc

Height: 3-4’ Foliage: Dark green Spread: 2-3’ Flower: White Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul Large, 3” single white flowers with contrasting yellow center bloom atop sturdy upright stems of thick dark green leaves.

Leucanthemum x superbum ‘Daisy Duke’ PP21,914 Daisy May® Shasta Daisy

UPfc Height: 12-24” Foliage: Green Spread: 12-18” Flower: White Zone: 5 Bloom Time: Jun-Aug Large, snow white flowers which blanket the plant and all the buds along each stem. Because of better branching and many side buds, this daisy blooms much longer than typical daisies do, often all summer long if deadheaded. Stronger flower power = Daisy May!

Leucanthemum x superbum ‘Snowcap’

Snowcap Shasta Daisy

Ufc

Height: 12-15” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 12” Flower: White Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Aug Compact selection producing numerous, single white flowers with contrasting yellow center atop sturdy upright stems of thick, shiny dark green leaves.

Rough Blazing Star

Ufmw

Height: 4-6’ Foliage: Dark green Spread: 1-2’ Flower: Rose-purple Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep Native perennial with colorful rose-purple flower spikes from late summer through fall. Blooms later than other native Liatris species.

Intolerant of wet soils in winter. A vital component of any butterfly or monarch garden.

Liatris cylindracea

Dwarf Blazing Star

Ufcw Height: 12-18” Foliage: Green Spread: 12-18” Flower: Lavender Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep Showy purple-pink flowers consisting of short spikes of compound flowers. Growth habit is upright and clump forming. This drought tolerant native prefers dry, sandy or rocky, alkaline soils. Also known as Slender Blazing Star. A vital component of any butterfly or monarch garden.

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Showy Blazing Star

Ufmw Height: 3-5’ Foliage: Blue-green Spread: 1-2’ Flower: Rose-lavender Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Aug-Sep Wisconsin native found on prairies, meadows, streambanks. Proliferous feathery purple blooms are irresistible to butterflies! A favorite of Monarchs, birds, and hummingbirds. Also known as Meadow blazing star and Rocky Mountain blazing star. This late summer bloomer is heat and drought tolerant, however does not tolerate poor winter drainage. Tall plants may require staking.

Liatris pycnostachya

Prairie Blazing Star

Ufcw Height: 2-5’ Foliage: Dark green Spread: 1-2’ Flower: Mauve-pink,Purple-lavender Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep In mid-summer dense spikes of mauve-pink flowers emerge 3-5’ above grass-like, dark green basal tufts. This stately, clump forming perennial provides a striking vertical accent in the garden attracting many butterflies. Very drought tolerant. A vital component of any butterfly or monarch garden.

Liatris spicata

Dense Blazing Star

Uw Height: 2-4’ Foliage: Green Spread: 9-18” Flower: Rose-lavender Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Performs better in moist soils than other Liatris species. Also known as Marsh Blazing Star. Still intolerant of poor winter drainage. Parent plant for ‘Kobold Original’. A vital component of any butterfly or monarch garden.

Liatris spicata ‘Kobold Original’

Kobold Original Blazing Star

Height: 18-24” Foliage: Green Spread: 8-12” Flower: Rose-lavender Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Does not readily reseed as it is propagated via rhizomes.

UPfd

LIGULARIA - LIGULARIA

LIATRIS - BLAZING STAR Liatris aspera

Liatris ligulistylis

Ligularia dentata ‘Midnight Lady’

Midnight Lady Ligularia

PAd Height: 2-3’ Foliage: Purplish, dark green Spread: 2-3’ Flower: Golden-yellow Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Aug-Sep Round, dark purple leaves are topped by yellow flowers creating wonderful contrast that can be used as a valuable accent in any garden.

Ligularia stenocephala ‘Little Rocket’ PP14,621 Little Rocket Ligularia Pfd Height: 18-36” Foliage: Bronze-green Spread: 2-3’ Flower: Bright yellow Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul Foliage is as enticing as the flowers – saw-toothed, arrowhead-shaped foliage. Missiles of 3’ yellow flower spikes shoot skyward on dark stems. This container-friendly, dwarf variety loves shaded, moist locations. A heavy-flowering shorter hybrid from breeder Marco Fransen. A natural for along a pond or stream, but they do require good drainage.

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LOBELIA - LOBELIA Lobelia cardinalis

MELANTHIUM - BUNCHFLOWER Cardinal Flower

UPw

Height: 2-4’ Foliage: Medium green Spread: 1-2’ Flower: Scarlet-red Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun-Sep Tall dense spikes of scarlet-red flowers bloom throughout the summer and into fall, providing a flaming shot of color and vertical interest. A favorite of hummingbirds and butterflies.

Lobelia siphilitica

Great Blue Lobelia UPw

Height: 2-4’ Foliage: Medium green Spread: 2-3’ Flower: Deep sky blue Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Oct Stately, upright spikes of colorful sky-blue hood-like flowers in mid-summer. Grows best in moist soils. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.

Wild Blue Lupine Uw

Height: 1-2’ Foliage: Blue-green Spread: 1’ Flower: Violet-Blue Zone: 3 Bloom Time: May-Jun Erect, showy spikes of violet-blue pea-like flowers bloom in May and June above attractive palm-shaped blue-green foliage. Attractive to butterflies. Grows best in sandy, depleted soils with sharp drainage. While this is typically a biennial, it could live longer and will seed every two years. The only host plant for the federally endangered Karner Blue Butterfly.

False Solomon’s Seal

Starry False Solomon’s Seal Pw

Height: 1-2’ Foliage: Dark green Spread: 2’ Flower: White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Apr-May Formerly known as Smilacina stellata. A tough plant that thrives in dry, sandy soil in the shade, where few other plants can survive.

One of its favorite habitats is oak woodlands at the edge of sand dunes. Creeping slowly by underground rhizomes, it is excellent for stabilizing sandy soils under oaks and pines. The attractive foliage, flowers and green berries with maroon stripes that eventually turn bright red gives this plant three-season interest. Narrower leaves and spike-like rather than feathery white flowers differentiate it from False Solomon’s Seal (Maianthemum racemosum).

= Plant originated at Johnson’s Nursery

U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

MERTENSIA - BLUEBELLS Mertensia virginica

Virginia Bluebells

PAw Height: 12-24” Foliage: Blue-green Spread: 12-18” Flower: Blue Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Apr Clump-forming woodland perennial with pink buds and showy, trumpet-shaped blue flowers in early to mid-spring. Foliage will die back to the ground by mid summer, when plant goes dormant.

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

Mimulus ringens

Allegheny Monkey Flower

UPfdw Height: 12-36” Foliage: Green Spread: 8-12” Flower: Lilac-purple Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep Tiny lilac-purple, snapdragon-like blooms occur from June through September, each with a flower resembling a monkey’s face. Thrives in swampy areas, wet meadows, pond/streambanks, and low woods. Host plant for the Common Buckeye and Baltimore Checkerspot butterflies. Naturalizes by self-seeding and creeping rhizomes.

Monarda bradburiana

Pw Height: 3’ Foliage: Deep green Spread: 2’ Flower: White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: May-Jun Formerly known as Smilacina racemose. A tough, beautiful plant with scented, plume-like white flower clusters. Fragrance is surprisingly rose-like. Showy, round red fruits appear in late summer.

Great for dry shade in depleted soils. Where clay is more prevalent, consider using Giant Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum biflorum).

Maianthemum stellatum

UPw Height: 3-5’ Foliage: Green Spread: 1-2’ Flower: Creamy white Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul Panicles of showy white flowers atop arching, grass-like foliage.

Naturally found in moist soils. Toxic to animals and pets.

MONARDA - BEE BALM

MAIANTHEMUM - SOLOMON’S SEAL Maianthemum racemosum

Virginia Bunchflower

MIMULUS - MONKEY FLOWER

LUPINUS - LUPINE Lupinus perennis

Melanthium virginicum

Eastern Bee Balm

UPfmdg Height: 12-24” Foliage: Green Spread: 12-24” Flower: Pink-purple Zone: 5 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul Pinkish-white-purplish flowers bloom in June sitting atop aromatic, mint-scented leaves. Deadhead flowers to prolong summer bloom.

Prefers dryish, acidic soils in open, rocky woods and glade margins.

Tends to self-seed. Powdery mildew can be a problem although this species has some resistance.

Monarda didyma ‘Petite Delight’ PP10,784

Petite Delight Bee Balm

UPfmd Height: 12-18” Foliage: Deep green Spread: 12-24” Flower: Lavender-rose Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug A compact variety with a spherical inflourescence containing pink-lavender flowers. Plant en masse or along borders to attract pollinators.

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

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Johnson’s Nursery® Monarda fistulosa

Wild Bergamot

UPfmdgcw

Height: 3-4’ Foliage: Gray-green Spread: 3-4’ Flower: Lavender-pink Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug This iconic Wisconsin native is commonly seen in dry prairies, meadows, and wood edges. Soft lavender-pink flowers show up in late June through August (sometimes as late as September) and offer a midsummer food source for a variety of pollinators. Foliage is fragrant, grayish-green, and highly susceptible to powdery mildew this issue is exasperated with poorly draining, wet soils and poor air circulation. The leaves can serve as an excellent tea!

Monarda punctata

Spotted Bee Balm

UPfdgcw

Height: 12-24” Foliage: Deep green Spread: 12-18” Flower: Cream,Lavender-purple Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Unusual flowers resembling tiered pagodas, deep green foliage is aromatic with blooms appearing in early to mid-summer.

NAPAEA - GLADE MALLOW Napaea dioica

Glade Mallow

UPgw Height: 4-8’ Foliage: Green Spread: 2-3’ Flower: White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun-Aug Rare plant with clusters of fragrant, white tubular flowers that bloom from June to August, opening in the morning and closing in the evening. Interesting, large, deeply cut leaves. Needs moist to wet soil. Plant of Special Concern by the WI DNR. Native to alluvial soils along streams and rivers.

NEPETA - CATMINT Nepeta ‘Cat’s Pajamas’ PP31,127

Cat’s Pajamas Catmint

UPdg Height: 12-14” Foliage: Silver-green Spread: 18-20” Flower: Blue Zone: 3 Bloom Time: May-Sep Cat’s Pajamas Catmint is unlike other Catmint varieties. While others only produces flowers at the top of the stems, ‘Cat’s Pajamas’ blooms all along the stem - from the base to the tips. It’s also significantly more compact and begins blooming much earlier than other Nepeta, providing a cushion of blue in the garden as early as May. Critter-resistant, drought tolerant, and long blooming, it truly is the “Cat’s Pajamas”.

Nepeta x faassenii ‘Novanepjun’ PP23,074

Junior Walker™ Catmint UPfmgd

Height: 14-16” Foliage: Gray-green Spread: 18-30” Flower: Lavender Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Aug Low growing, compact mound of aromatic, soft gray-green foliage.

Spikes of soft lavender flowers in summer. A sterile dwarf form of ‘Walker’s Low’ that is more useful where space is limited.

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OPUNTIA - PRICKLY PEAR Opuntia humifusa

Eastern Prickly Pear

Ufdw Height: 6-12” Foliage: Green Spread: 12-18” Flower: Red,Yellow Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul A clump-forming cactus bearing large, waxy yellow flowers, often with reddish centers. A reddish-colored, edible fruit follows. This cactus grows in open, dry areas, often on calcareous rock or thin soils. The roots need to be dry during winter to prevent rot, so well drained sites are necessary.

PACKERA - GOLDEN GROUNDSEL Packera aurea

Golden Groundsel

UPdw Height: 6-30” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 12-24” Flower: Bright yellow, Golden-yellow Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Apr-Jun Bright yellow, daisy-like flowers bloom in April providing a stunning display. Good option in shadier, moist areas;Dark green heartshaped leaves are distinctive and make a nice groundcover. Naturalizes quickly.

PARTHENIUM - QUININE Parthenium integrifolium

Wild Quinine

Udcw Height: 2-4’ Foliage: Medium green Spread: 1-2’ Flower: White Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep Long-lasting, tiny, pearl-like white flowers bloom from May to August. Fragrant, large, and coarse foliage provides texture against finer-leaved plants. In fall, flowers turn brownish-black, providing winter interest. Thrives in open woods, thickets, glades, and rocky prairies. Self-sows prolifically. AKA American Feverfew

PENSTEMON - BEARDTONGUE Penstemon digitalis

Foxglove Penstemon

Ufmdc Height: 3-4’ Foliage: Green Spread: 1-2’ Flower: White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: May-Jun In late spring small, 1” white bell-shaped flowers appear above tufted rosettes of shiny green foliage. Native to eastern and southeastern U.S. in prairies and fields. Use in a cut flower garden, wildflower garden, rain garden. Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and other insect pollinators.

Penstemon grandiflorus

Large Beardtongue

Uw Height: 24-36” Foliage: Green Spread: 12-24” Flower: Lavender Zone: 3 Bloom Time: May-Jun Native to dry prairies, Large Beardtongue is an excellent perennial in well-draining sites in full sun. Lavender, tubular flowers are borne on 24-36” stalks in late spring/early summer. Prefers sandy soils. Great for native bees!

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Hairy Penstemon

UPfdw

Height: 12-24” Foliage: Green Spread: 10-15” Flower: Light lavender Zone: 3 Bloom Time: May-Jun Clusters of trumpet-shaped, light lavender flowers on upright stalks in early summer. Found on dry gravelly and sandy prairies, or in hillside oak woodlands. It is also naturalized on roadsides.

PEROVSKIA - RUSSIAN SAGE Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Denim ‘n Lace’ PP28,445 Denim ‘n Lace Russian Sage

Udg Height: 24-30” Foliage: Green Spread: 24-36” Flower: Blue-Purple Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep Blue-purple flowers are held on strong stems amongst fragrant, green foliage. Upright, compact habit is resistant to flopping and doesn’t get too tall. Plant in full sun for maximum flowers and impact in the landscape.

Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Little Spire’ PP11,643 Little Spire Russian Sage

Ufdg

Height: 24-30” Foliage: Silver-gray Spread: 24-30” Flower: Lavender-blue Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep A wonderful compact form of Perovskia atriplicifolia with the same feathery texture. Fragrant silvery-gray foliage and lavender-blue flower spires are the perfect size for smaller yards and beds.

Phlox divaricata

Woodland Phlox

Height: 12-20” Foliage: Green Spread: 12-20” Flower: Blue, Lavender-white Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Apr-Jun Performs best in part sun, but will tolerate full sun.

Phlox paniculata ‘Ditomfav’ PP21,369

UPgw

Cotton Candy™ Phlox

Uc Height: 18-24” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 18-24” Flower: Lavender-pink Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Soft lavender-pink flowers with cotton-candy centers give Cotton Candy™ Phlox its name. Reported to be the most mildew resistant cultivar to date.

Phlox paniculata ‘Ditomfra’ PP21,171

Bubblegum Pink™ Phlox

Uc Height: 18-24” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 18-24” Flower: Dark pink Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Cotton Candy™ Phlox have soft lavender-pink flowers with cotton candy centers. The most mildew resistant phlox to date, Cotton Candy will bring months of tantalizing color and delicious fragrance to the summer garden

U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

Grape Lollipop™ Phlox

Uc Height: 18-24” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 18-24” Flower: Grape Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Grape-colored blooms have striking red eyes on the Grape Lollipop™ Phlox. The most mildew resistant phlox to date, Grape Lollipop will bring months of tantalizing color and delicious fragrance to the summer garden.

Phlox pilosa

Prairie Phlox

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Height: 12-18” Foliage: Medium green Spread: 30-36” Flower: Fuchsia Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Apr-Jun Sprawling clumps of small, 3” long, fine-linear foliage is smothered with small clusters of fuchsia-pink flowers from mid-May through early July. Highly disease resistant. Needs well-drained soils.

PHYSOSTEGIA - OBEDIENT PLANT Physostegia virginiana

Obedient Plant

UPdw Height: 2-4’ Foliage: Green Spread: 1-3’ Flower: Magenta-pink, Pink-purple Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep Tubular, snapdragon-like flowers bloom on tall spikes. Prefers moist to wet conditions and can tolerate light shade. Will quickly naturalize.

PLATYCODON - BALLOON FLOWER

PHLOX - PHLOX

= Plant originated at Johnson’s Nursery

Phlox paniculata ‘Ditomsur’ PP21,109

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

Platycodon grandiflorus ‘Astra Pink’

Astra Pink Balloon Flower

UPd Height: 8-10” Foliage: Green Spread: 6-8” Flower: Light pink Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Oct Interesting balloon-like buds burst open into long-lasting, beautiful bell-shaped flowers. Its compact, uniform habit makes ‘Astra Pink’ a good selection for cut flowers, containers, or the garden. Blooms throughout the summer.

Platycodon grandiflorus ‘Sentimental Blue’ Sentimental Blue Balloon Flower Uc Height: 6-12” Foliage: Blue-green Spread: 12” Flower: Blue Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul Unique puffy, balloon-shaped flower buds. Buds open to 3”, single blue, upward-facing, bell-shaped flowers July-August. Deadheading will encourage a longer bloom period. A dwarf, compact clump-forming selection with blue-green foliage.

PODOPHYLLUM - MAYAPPLE Podophyllum peltatum

Mayapple

Pw Height: 12-18” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 8-12” Flower: White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Apr-May Spring ephemeral with handsome dark green foliage and showy white blooms. Each flower gives way to a fleshy, edible green fruit.

Note: Leaves and roots of this plant are poisonous.

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

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POLEMONIUM - JACOB’S LADDER Polemonium reptans

RATIBIDA - YELLOW CONEFLOWER

Spreading Jacob’s Ladder PAw

Height: 8-20” Foliage: Green Spread: 10-18” Flower: Blue Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Apr-May Attractive, delicate foliage is noticeable early to mid-spring, preceding the flower stalks that emerge soon after. Flowers stalks are slender, adorning clusters of blue to pink, bell-shaped flowers. Also known as Greek Valerian. Will go dormant in drought conditions.

The Meskwaki tribe used Greek Valerian as a diuretic.

POLYGONATUM - SOLOMON’S SEAL Polygonatum odoratum ‘Variegatum’

Variegated Solomon’s Seal

Pg Height: 24” Foliage: Dark green with white Spread: 18-24” Flower: White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: May Graceful, red-arching stems clothed in dark green leaves edged in creamy-white. Fragrant, white bell-shaped flowers dangle below the foliage in spring followed by, waxy blue berries in summer. Adds elegance to any shade garden.

PULMONARIA - LUNGWORT Pulmonaria ‘Raspberry Splash’ PP12,138

Raspberry Splash Lungwort

PAd Height: 8-12” Foliage: Dark green with white Spread: 12-18” Flower: Pink-purple Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Apr-May Brightly silver-spotted long leaves. Profuse clusters of raspberry-pink flowers April-May. Be sure to choose a site with afternoon shade to avoid scorching the leaves. Use as in a shady garden along a border. Attracts pollinators.

Pulmonaria ‘Twinkle Toes’ PP30,258

Twinkle Toes Lungwort

PAd Height: 12-14” Foliage: Dark green with white Spread: 16-18” Flower: Blue-Purple Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Apr-May Among the first spring bloomers, ‘Twinkle Toes’ is a vigorous selection with mildew resistance that bursts into blossom in late-April for 3 weeks, sporting periwinkle blue blossoms topping deep green leaves spotted with silver.

PYCNANTHEMUM - MOUNTAIN MINT Pycnanthemum virginianum

Common Mountain Mint

Ufgw Height: 1-3’ Foliage: Green Spread: 1-3’ Flower: White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep Tiny white elegant flower sprays with purple spots atop slender stems. The leaves are very fragrant and when crushed have a strong minty odor. Pycnanthemum means “densely flowered,” an attribute that enables Mountain Mint to accommodate many pollinators at once.

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Ratibida pinnata

Yellow Coneflower

Uw Height: 36-48” Foliage: Green Spread: 18-24” Flower: Yellow Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Clump-forming. Hairy, deeply cut, upright foliage. Brown cone with drooping daisy-like, yellow flowers blooming July-August. Attracts butterflies.

RUDBECKIA - BLACK-EYED SUSAN Rudbeckia fulgida

Orange Coneflower

Uwfd Height: 3’ Foliage: Dark green Spread: 1-2’ Flower: Golden-orange, Golden-yellow Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep A tried-and-true plant with iconic golden-yellow flowers with dark brown-black cones and dark green leaves. Blooms mid-summer through fall, offering multi-season interest to the landscape. Prefers moist soils, but highly adaptable so long as it’s sunny! Host plant to several species of butterflies.

Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii ‘Little Goldstar’ PP22,397 Little Goldstar Black-eyed Susan UPfd Height: 14-16” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 14-16” Flower: Golden-yellow Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep Ultra compact and heavy blooming- up to 80 blooms on one plant!

Handles heat, humidity, cold, and drought once established.

Rudbeckia speciosa ‘Viette’s Little Suzy’ PP8,867 Viette’s Little Suzy Black-eyed Susan Uc Height: 18-24” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 18-24” Flower: Yellow-gold Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Popular compact variety with showy golden-yellow flowers with black centers and dark green, glossy, basal leaves that form a cup.

Dependable performer in hot, dry, or poor soils once established.

Rudbeckia subtomentosa

Sweet Black-eyed Susan

UPbfdgcw Height: 2-6’ Foliage: Dark green Spread: 2-3’ Flower: Yellow Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Oct Rudbeckia subtomentosa is an upright perennial with pubescent gray-green leaves and sturdy ribbed stems. In mid to late summer plants are crowned by attractive masses of yellow, daisy-like flowers. Blooms are about 3” across with glowing yellow rays and dark brown center cones. This lovely wildflower thrives in moist prairie-like settings or average sunny gardens.

Rudbeckia x ‘American Gold Rush’ PP28,498 American Gold Rush Rudbeckia Ubfdc Height: 18-24” Foliage: Green Spread: 18-24” Flower: Yellow-gold Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep Showy and resistant to Septoria leaf spot, American Gold Rush is versatile in the landscape in borders, perennials beds, along sidewalks and foundations. Tolerant of dry soil it prefers full sun. Deadhead spent flowers to encourage reblooms.

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RUELLIA - PETUNIA

SEDUM - SEDUM

Ruellia humilis

Hairy Wild Petunia UPw

Height: 12-24” Foliage: Gray-green Spread: 12-15” Flower: Lavender Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Sep Elegant bell-shaped lavender to lilac flowers bloom from May through October. Seed capsules follow and can burst outwards as far as 10’. Low-growing, they’re perfect for borders, in cottage gardens, or along walkways.

SALVIA - SALVIA Blue Marvel Salvia

Ufmdgc Height: 10-12” Foliage: Green Spread: 10-12” Flower: Violet-Blue Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Sep This especially compact selection with bright violet-blue blooms is a stunning addition to borders. The vivid flower spikes top upright stems of gray-green. Dense shrub-like habit. Deer and rabbit resistant foliage.

Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’

Caradonna Salvia

Salvia nemorosa ‘Mainacht’

May Night Salvia

Ufmg Height: 24-30” Foliage: Blue-green Spread: 20-30” Flower: Deep violet-blue Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Aug Spikes of incredibly deep violet-blue flowers on intriguing dark purple stems above low clumps of aromatic gray-green foliage.

Ufmdgc

Height: 18-24” Foliage: Blue-green Spread: 24-36” Flower: Violet-Blue Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Aug Produces a profusion of splendid violet-blue flower spikes above low clumps of aromatic gray-green foliage from late May to early August.

Salvia nemorosa ‘Rose Marvel’ PP30,118

Rose Marvel Salvia

Ufmdg Height: 10-12” Foliage: Green Spread: 10-12” Flower: Magenta, Rose Zone: 4 Bloom Time: May-Sep Intense rose-pink flowers bloom in mid-June, sitting atop tall stems robed in gray-green foliage. Compact size is perfect for the middle to front of a border or planted in masses. Reblooms without being cut back.

SCROPHULARIA - FIGWORT Scrophularia marilandica

Late Figwort

PAmw Height: 8-10’ Foliage: Medium green Spread: 1-2’ Flower: Green, Red Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep A towering Wisconsin Native forb that thrives in sandy loams . Airy, upright stalks sport red-brown flower clusters in July and August.

Attracts ruby-throated hummingbirds, honeybees, bumblebees, leaf-cutting bees, long-horned bees, halictid bees, vespid and eumenine wasps.

U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

SunSparkler® Dazzleberry Sedum

UPbf Height: 6-8” Foliage: Blue-gray-green Spread: 18” Flower: Raspberry red,Red-Pink Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Aug-Sep Disease resistant foliage retains its fantastic smoky blue-grey color from spring through fall. Huge, brilliant raspberry colored flower clusters that are up to nine-inches in diameter!

Sedum ‘Pure Joy’ PP24,194

Salvia nemorosa ‘Blue Marvel’ PP27,018

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Sedum ‘Dazzleberry’ PP22,457

Pure Joy Sedum

U Height: 10-12” Foliage: Green-blue Spread: 16-20” Flower: Pink Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Sep-Oct Serrated blue-green leaves form a perfectly rounded, low mounded tuft of foliage that becomes completely covered with pink, starshaped flowers in fall. Perfect for borders and mass plantings.

Sedum spectabile ‘Autumn Fire’

Autumn Fire Sedum

Uc Height: 18-24” Foliage: Green Spread: 24” Flower: Rose-pink Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep Bold umbrella-like clusters of rosy-pink flowers appear in late summer aging to coppery red atop sturdy stems. An improved form of the popular ‘Autumn Joy’ but with better color, longer blooming, tighter growth habit, and thicker foliage.

SILENE - CATCHFLY Silene regia

Royal Catchfly

UPfm Height: 3-4’’ Foliage: Gray-green Spread: 1.5-2’ Flower: Scarlet Zone: 5 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Bright red, star-shaped, trumpeting flowers bloom from July through August. Sticky stems and leaves trap insects, giving it the name ‘Catchfly’. Great pop of red in prairie or pollinator gardens.

Native to the central US, especially on the Ozark Plateau, with scattered populations into Illinois.

SILPHIUM - ROSINWEED Silphium integrifolium

Rosinweed

Uw Height: 2-6’ Foliage: Medium green Spread: 2-3’ Flower: Yellow Zone: 2 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep Showy, 2-4” bright sulfur-yellow daisy-like flowers are clustered atop 2-5’ tall, stout purplish stems in summer. This long blooming, tough native prairie plant attracts songbirds and butterflies and is drought tolerant once established.

Silphium laciniatum

Compass Plant

Uw Height: 3-10’ Foliage: Medium green Spread: 2-3’ Flower: Yellow Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep These giants of the prairie send up massive, up to 10’ tall flower stalks of large, bright yellow sunflower-like flowers in summer.

Large, 12-18” deeply-cut, fleshy leaves orient themselves in a north-south direction giving this plant its common name.

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

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Johnson’s Nursery® Silphium perfoliatum

Cup Plant

Uw

Height: 7-8’ Foliage: Medium green Spread: 3-5’ Flower: butter yellow Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep An impressive, clumping perennial. The huge coarse, heart-shaped leaves fuse together at their base forming a shallow cup. A mini birdbath. Butter-yellow flowers on erect stems that don’t arch or cascade are reminiscent of sunflowers, although much smaller.

Silphium terebinthinaceum

Prairie Dock

Uw

Height: 3-10’ Foliage: Medium green Spread: 3’ Flower: Yellow Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep A tall coarse plant of large, up to 2’ spade-shaped basal foliage that resembles elephant ears. In late summer and autumn yellow daisy-like flowers bloom atop leafless, stout stems reaching a height of 3-10’. Extremely drought tolerant once established.

SISYRINCHIUM - BLUE-EYED GRASS Sisyrinchium angustifolium ‘Lucerne’

Lucerne Blue-eyed Grass

UPd Height: 6-10” Foliage: Blue-green, grassy Spread: 12” Flower: Lavender-blue Zone: 4 Bloom Time: May-Jun Charming, lavender-blue star-shaped flowers with gold centers top lovely tufts of fine iris-like, semi-evergreen foliage from May until June.

SOLIDAGO - GOLDENROD Solidago caesia

Blue-stemmed Goldenrod

UPwd Height: 18-36” Foliage: Green Spread: 18-36” Flower: Bright yellow Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Aug-Sep A goldenrod for dry shade!;Highly uncommon in Wisconsin, typically found in woodlands. Clusters of bright yellow flowers are formed at the leaf axils along a dark, bluish stem. A well-behaved goldenrod that forms clumps.

Solidago flexicaulis

Zig Zag Goldenrod

UPAfcw Height: 1-3’ Foliage: Dark green Spread: 2’ Flower: Yellow Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep An excellent plant to add late season color to a shady site. The bright yellow flowers are on stalks that have a zigzag manner.

Solidago ohioensis

Ohio Goldenrod

Uwfd Height: 3-4’ Foliage: Green Spread: 1-2’ Flower: Bright yellow Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Aug-Sep Among the largest of goldenrods, reaching up to 4 feet tall. Grows from a basal rosette, developing lush, lance-like foliage. As summer comes to an end, a flat-topped cluster of small, bright yellow flowers emerges and remains until early fall. This goldenrod grows naturally in wet meadows and along riverbanks.

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Solidago ptarmicoides

Upland White Goldenrod

Uw Height: 18-24” Foliage: Green Spread: 12” Flower: White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep Showy, flat-topped clusters of 1/2” white, daisy-like flowers.

Blooms from July through September. Seed heads and shape in fall are reminiscent of Canada Goldenrod. Formerly listed as Upland White Aster under the species Aster ptarmicoides.

Solidago riddellii

Riddell’s Goldenrod

UPbw Height: 18-42” Foliage: Green Spread: 12-24” Flower: Yellow Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Aug-Oct Found in moist to wet prairies and meadows, this native boasts bright yellow flowers in flat-topped clusters. Great for restoration, native, or pollinator gardens. AKA Oligoneuron riddellii. Greater Prairie-Chicken and Ruffed Grouse feed on the leaves and flowerheads. Myriad native birds feed on the seeds. Muskrats and beavers feed on the stems or use stems in the construction of their dams and/or lodges. White-tailed Deer, Cottontail Rabbits, and Meadow Voles feed on the foliage, as do domesticated livestock when they have access to such plants.

Solidago rigida

Stiff Goldenrod

UPdw Height: 3-5’ Foliage: Gray-green Spread: 1-2’ Flower: Yellow Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Oct This native goldenrod species is typically found in prairies, roadside ditches, pastures and hillsides. Its leaves are stiff and rough textured. Its golden-yellow flowers are showy and a welcoming sight for migrating pollinators and songbirds.

Solidago sciaphila

Cliff Goldenrod

Uwbd Height: 1-3.5’ Foliage: Green Spread: 1-2’ Flower: Yellow Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep Endemic to the Driftless Area, Cliff Goldenrod is a true local ecotype!;Thick green leaves hold up well in harsh environments with relentless sun exposure. Thrives in sandy, rocky soils. A necessary forb for migrating birds and pollinators.

Solidago speciosa

Showy Goldenrod

Ufw Height: 1-5’ Foliage: Green Spread: 1-2’ Flower: Yellow Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Aug-Oct Large panicles of bright yellow flowers bloom from August through October. Great plant for migrating pollinators to refuel, as more flowering species are winding down for the year. Tolerates clay and drought. Supports Wavy-lined Emerald (Synchlora aerata) larvae and flowers are attractive to butterflies, bees, and other pollinators. Songbirds eat the seeds.

Solidago ulmifolia

Elm-leafed Goldenrod

UPAfcw Height: 2-4’ Foliage: Deep green Spread: 2’ Flower: Bright yellow Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Oct Graceful, arching stems are lined with small bright yellow flowers from July through October. This native plant of dry woodlands and thickets brightens up that shady area in fall.

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STACHYS - LAMB’S EAR

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Stachys monnieri ‘Hummelo’

Hummelo Lambs Ear

Ufmg Height: 20” Foliage: Glossy dark green Spread: 20” Flower: Rose-lavender Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul Forms handsome, low compact rosettes of glossy green, crinkled textured foliage. In June dense, bright rose-lavender flower spikes are held atop sturdy flower stalks, lasting at least 6 weeks.

SYMPHYOTRICHUM - ASTER Symphyotrichum cordifolium

Blue Wood Aster

UPAcw

Height: 12-48” Foliage: Green Spread: 12-24” Flower: Blue-Purple Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Sep-Oct Small-leaved panicles of pale to rich blue, daisy-like flowers with yellow centers bloom in late summer to fall. Leaves are sharply-toothed with heart-shaped lower leaves. Attracts long-tongued bees, short-tongued bees, wasps, flies, butterflies, skippers, and beetles. Prefers moist, rich soils, but cannot tolerate wet feet. Good air circulation helps reduce foliar diseases.

Symphyotrichum ericoides

Heath Aster

UPbfw Height: 12-36” Foliage: Green Spread: 18-24” Flower: White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Aug-Oct A bushy, clump-forming native forb that spreads by creeping rhizomes. Abundant, white ¼” flowers with yellow centers are produced from August through October. Performs best in full sun, drier sites with well-draining soils. Formerly listed as Aster ericoides.

Symphyotrichum laeve

Smooth Aster

UPbf w Height: 24-60” Foliage: Blue-green Spread: 12-24” Flower: Lavender-blue Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Aug-Oct Late blooming perennial aster with attractive blue-green foliage and small, lavender-blue disc shaped blooms with yellow centers.

Meadow species, perfect for a prairie planting or wildflower garden. Divide clumps every 2-3 years. Attracts butterflies. Formerly listed as Aster laevis.

Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

Calico Aster

UPfcw

Height: 24-36” Foliage: Green Spread: 12-24” Flower: White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Sep-Oct Small white flowers with white to purplish rays surround tiny tubular disk flowers that mature to purplish-red. Blooming from mid/ late August into October, they provide nourishment to pollinators later in the season. Supports a substantial number of short- and long-tongued bees, as well as Red-spotted Purple and Holly blue butterflies.

= Plant originated at Johnson’s Nursery

U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

New England Aster

UPflcw Height: 3-6’ Foliage: Green Spread: 2-3’ Flower: Purple Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Aug-Oct A regal native perennial that is naturally found in moist prairies, meadows, thickets, and stream banks,;Vibrant daisy-like flowers with purple rays and yellow centers bloom from late summer to early fall. Prefers moist, rich soils. Good air circulation will reduce foliar diseases. Pinching back stems several times before mid-July will help control the height and promote bushiness.

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ‘Purple Dome’ Purple Dome New England Aster

UPcl Height: 18-24” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 24” Flower: Royal Purple Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Aug-Sep This low maintenance, rounded compact cultivar produces multitudes of royal-purple, daisy-like flowers with golden central discs in late summer.

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

Aromatic Aster

Uwbg Height: 12-30” Foliage: Green Spread: 18-30” Flower: Purple Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Sep-Nov As one of the last asters to bloom, Aromatic Aster is a rhizomatous perennial that becomes covered in large, purple flower heads starting in late summer. An excellent option for increasing biodiversity in dry prairies, sandy barrens, road banks and outcroppings. The host plant to many butterflies species, a nectar plant for pollinators, and seeds for migrating bird species make this species of aster a winner!

Symphyotrichum oblongifolius ‘October Skies’ October Skies Aromatic Aster

UPgc Height: 18-24” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 24” Flower: Lavender-blue Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Sep-Oct Dense, fragrant, dark green foliage studded with small lavender-blue daisy-like blossoms in fall. This clump forming, slow spreading aster is an excellent choice for butterfly, native, or sunny woodland gardens.

Symphyotrichum oolentangiense

Sky Blue Aster

UPw Height: 24-36” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 18-30” Flower: Blue, with yellow eye Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Aug-Nov Small, periwinkle blue flowers sit atop tall stalks, blooming in mid-August into fall. Abundant blossoms with light, airy charm add late-season color to the garden. Plant in masses for maximum impact. Deer resistant.

Symphyotrichum puniceum

Purple-stemmed Aster

Uflcw Height: 6-8’ Foliage: Green Spread: 2-3’ Flower: Lavender-purple, Violet-Blue Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Aug-Sep Tall stalks are adorned with numerous, small light violet to violet-blue flowers with yellow center disks. Prefers moist to wet soil, naturally occurring in swampy areas, along ponds/streams, or wet meadows. Late-blooming flowers provide nourishment to honeybees, bumblebees, wasps, bee flies, butterflies, skippers, and moths.

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

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Silky Aster

Uwc

Height: 8-24” Foliage: Silver-green Spread: 10-12” Flower: Violet Zone: 2 Bloom Time: Aug- Oct Beautiful gray-green, silky, foliage adorns this plant. Sports purple rays surrounding yellow disc flowers which bloom starting in August through frost. Naturally found in the southern half of Wisconsin in dry, sandy prairies. Site on sunny slopes, in sandy fields, or in a rocky pollinator garden to help support migrating insects.

TAENIDIA - PIMPERNEL Yellow-pimpernel

Pfw Height: 12-36” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 12-18” Flower: Yellow Zone: 4 Bloom Time: May-Jun Elegant native perennial with fine yellow flowers in a loose, open umbel. Small dark green leaves have a reddish margin and a light, celery-like aroma. Occurs in dry upland prairies, edges of hill prairies, upland savannas, rocky upland forests, bluffs, along woodland paths, eroded clay banks in semi-shaded areas, and thickets. Attracts small bees, wasps flies, and beetles.

THALICTRUM - MEADOW RUE Purple Meadow Rue

UPw Height: 3-6’ Foliage: Blue-green Spread: 3-4’ Flower: White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: May-Jun Native forb grown for its lacy, blue-green foliage and purple stems.

Clusters of small, white flowers emerge in spring.

Thalictrum x ‘Cotton Candy’ PPAF

Cotton Candy Meadow Rue

UPdc Height: 38-42” Foliage: Green Spread: 18-24” Flower: Lavender-pink, Light pink Zone: 5 Bloom Time: Jun-Aug Find fine texture for your garden with this elegant Meadow Rue. Creates a dense pillar of foliage before being topped with wispy lavender flowers in late spring. Good for adding vertical height to smaller spaces. Not typically bothered by deer or rabbits.

Spiderwort

Pw Height: 24-36” Foliage: Green Spread: 18-30” Flower: Bluish-lavender Zone: 4 Bloom Time: May-Jun Delightful clusters of bluish-lavender flowers in summer above daylily-like foliage each opening for only one day. Found in welldrained woods and open areas. Requires good drainage. Also known as Bluejacket.

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Blue Vervain

Uwf Height: 3-6’ Foliage: Green Spread: 18” Flower: Purple-blue Zone: 1 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep Deep blue flower spikes cover this wet prairie plant from July through September. This plant is biennial and readily reseeds in moist, open, rich soil.

Hoary Vervain

Uw Height: 24-48” Foliage: Green Spread: 12-18” Flower: Light blue Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Aug Attractive light blue flower spikes in late summer. Self-sows readily on open soil. Thrives in dry sandy soils but also grows in welldrained loamy soil. Extremely drought-resistant.

VERNONIA - IRONWEED Vernonia fasciculata

Ironweed

Uwf Height: 4-6’ Foliage: Green Spread: 15-18” Flower: Red-purple Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep A stout handsome plant that resembles its well-known relative Eupatorium maculatum. Named for its tough fibrous stems and tight clusters of umbrella-like, bright purple flowers that attract masses of butterflies are borne in late summer and fall. Likes moist soils.

Vernonia lettermannii ‘Iron Butterfly’

Iron Butterfly Ironweed

Ufd Height: 24-36” Foliage: Green Spread: 24-36” Flower: Purple Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep Lovely fine textured foliage like A. hubrichtii and is a compact, wellbranched and vigorous plant. In late summer it is covered with true purple flowers attracting plenty of butterflies. Found in rocky flood plains and is very tolerant of hot dry locations, yet can withstand brief periods of flooding.

VERONICA - SPEEDWELL Veronica spicata ‘Blue Skywalker’ PP29,406 Blue Skywalker Speedwell

TRADESCANTIA - SPIDERWORT Tradescantia ohiensis

Verbena hastata

Verbena stricta

Taenidia integerrima

Thalictrum dasycarpum

VERBENA - VERVAIN

Ufmdc Height: 28-30” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 18-20” Flower: Lavender-blue Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Full and dense variety with tons of lavender blue flower spikes that open from the bottom to the top, attracting pollinators in droves!;Use as a border, in a cut flower or pollinator garden, or planted in masses for a wash of color. Deadhead to promote additional blooms.

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VERONICASTRUM - CULVER’S ROOT Veronicastrum virginicum

Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’

Culver’s Root

Ufdcw Height: 3-6’ Foliage: Gray-green Spread: 1-2’ Flower: White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug White candelabra-like flowers bloom in July, lasting through August. Gray-green, upright foliage adds visual texture and height.

Found throughout Wisconsin in moist prairies, savannas and open woodland edges. Attracts butterflies, bees, wasps, and moths. Slow to establish.

ZIZIA - ALEXANDERS Zizia aurea

Golden Alexanders

UPfw Height: 12-36” Foliage: Green Spread: 12-36” Flower: Golden-yellow Zone: 3 Bloom Time: May-Jun Brilliant golden flowers bloom in May through June, providing plenty of food for pollinators. Prefers wet sites and is great along ponds and stream banks. Leaves are a food source for Black Swallowtail Butterfly caterpillars.

ADIANTUM

Adiantum pedatum

Maidenhair Fern

PAdw Height: 12-24” Foliage: Soft green Spread: 12-24” Form: Upright, open Zone: 3 A maintenance-free, Wisconsin native perennial that can tolerate minimal sunlight and grow to cover a foot and a half of space. This delicate fern will give a woodsy yard a tranquil transition. The softgreen fronds land softly upon each other to creating a carpet-like effect. Great for rocky sites or slopes that stay consistently moist throughout the year.

ATHYRIUM Athyrium filix-femina

Lady Fern

Pdw Height: 24-36” Foliage: Bright green Spread: 24” Form: Arching Zone: 3 A Wisconsin native, clump-forming perennial with long upright-arching fronds and light green stalks that contrast beautifully in a shade environment. As a low-maintenance perennial, Lady Fern is also deer-resistant and can tolerate drier conditions than most ferns. Grow in mass or spread along a wood-line, this hardy fern will be a staple among the other low native and taller flowering plants in dappled sunlight.

Athyrium niponicum ‘Godzilla’

Godzilla Japanese Painted Fern

PAd

Height: 2-3’ Foliage: Green, Silver Spread: 4-6’ Form: Arching Zone: 5 A larger growing version of Japanese Painted Fern featuring silver fronds with green highlights on contrasting purple stems. Deer and rabbit resistant. Leaves may be trimmed to the ground in late fall or early spring.

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PAd Height: 12-18” Foliage: Gray-green Spread: 24-30” Form: Upright Zone: 4 Silvery blue fronds and pulsing burgundy veins brighten up a shady location. Great for a mass planting or border. Organically rich soil loving, this fern is a proven performer in our local soils.

Contrast nicely with an array of shade perennials or at the base of a specimen tree planting.

Athyrium x ‘Ghost’

U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

Ghost Fern

PAd Height: 24-30” Foliage: Silver-gray Spread: 12-18” Form: Upright Zone: 3 A hybrid of Japanese Painted Fern and Lady Fern, best noted for its combined upright stellar silvery foliage. Showing off its best steely-gray foliage in spring and becoming more soft-gray/blueish, deep maroons midribs course through each frond. Great as a mass planting, in a rock garden, or border this shade tolerant perennial is useful in many settings.

MATTEUCCIA Matteuccia struthiopteris

FERNS

Japanese Painted Fern

Ostrich Fern

UPw Height: 2-4’ Foliage: Bright green Spread: 2-4’ Form: Plume-like Zone: 3 Large, bright green gracefully arching, feathery fronds. Will grow 2-6 feet tall in nature but is typically smaller as a landscape plant.

ONOCLEA Onoclea sensibilis

Sensitive Fern

Pw Height: 12-24” Foliage: Light green Spread: 18-24” Form: Low, arching Zone: 4 Leathery light grass-green fronds are smooth, broad and deeply pinnatifid. Ornamental and quite persistent. Fertile fronds look like cinnamon-colored clusters of beads on a stick. The common name of this fern refers to the fronds dying quickly with the first autumn frost.

OSMUNDA Osmunda cinnamomea

Cinnamon Fern

Pw Height: 3-5’ Foliage: Deep green Spread: 3-5’ Form: Upright Zone: 3 An excellent fern for shaded, wet habitats. Foliage has same habit as Ostrich Fern. Dramatic orange-red colored fertile fronds protrude through the center in June. Common name refers to the soft cinnamon-colored hairs on the stems. Tolerant of flooding.

POLYSTICHUM Polystichum acrostichoides

Christmas Fern

Pw Height: 12-36” Foliage: Deep green Spread: 12-36” Form: Upright, evergreen Zone: 3 Produces clumps of erect, deep green fronds. Works well in shady foundation plantings, in woodland settings with spring bulbs or along pathways. Evergreen.

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

9-18" 48-84" 48-60" 8-10" 12-36" 6-8" 12-24" 12-18" 12-24" 10-16" 24-36" 12-18" 18-24" 48-54" 24-36" 36-48" 12" 48-60" 48-60" 24-36" 12-36" 12-24"

Big Bluestem

Blackhawks Big Bluestem

Blue Zinger Sedge

Bottlebrush Grass

Bristleleaf Sedge

Chameleon Little Bluestem

Common Wood Sedge

Eastern Star Sedge

Evergold Japanese Sedge

Fox Sedge

Golden Japanese Forest Grass

Gray's (Morning Star) Sedge

Graziella Silver Grass

Hameln Dwarf Fountain Grass

Heavy Metal Switch Grass

Ice Dance Variegated Sedge

Indian Grass

Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass

Little Bluestem

Long-beaked Sedge

Marsh Bluegrass

12-24"

Jun-Jul

Jun-Jul

Sep-Oct

Jun-Jul

May-Jun

Jul-Sep

Deep green

Bright green

Average, Well-drained *

Moist

Moist, Well-drained

Average, Clay, Moist, Wet

Moist

Average, Moist *

Clay, Loamy, Rocky

Well-drained

Cool

Warm

Cool

Cool

Cool

Cool

Warm

Cool

Cool

Cool

Warm

Warm

Warm

Average, Moist

Alkaline, Average, Moist

Average

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Moist

Average, Moist

Cool

Warm

Cool

Cool

Cool

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3

4

3

3

5

4

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Part shade

Full sun-Shade

Full sun, Part shade Warm

Full sun, Part shade

Full sun

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Full sun, Part shade Warm

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3

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Part shade

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Full sun

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Part shade, Shade

Full sun, Part shade

Full sun

Full sun

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Aug-Frost

Jun-Jul

Jul-Aug

May-Jul

May-Aug

May-Jun

May-Jun

Sep-Oct

Sep-Oct

Blue-green to red

Average, Dry, Loamy, Sandy

Moist

Average, Clay

Dry, Sandy, Well-drained

Moist, Well-drained

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May-Jun

Aug-Sep

Aug-Oct

Jul-Aug

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Emerald green & white

Metallic blue

Deep green

Dark green

Green

Green/ gold variegated

Green

Green/gold

Green

Light-medium green

White/green variegated

Soft green

Dark olive green

Blue-gray

Purple-black

Blue-green

Gold

Foliage

12-24" Dark green,Yellow-green

12-18"

12-24"

36-48"

12-18"

24-36"

24-36"

36-48"

12-18"

12-18"

36-48"

24"

12-24"

12-18"

12-24"

12"

6-12"

18"

12-24"

24-36"

12-18"

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Muskingum (Palm) Sedge

Northern Sea Oats Grass

Northwind Switch Grass

Overdam Feather Reed Grass

Pennsylvania Sedge

Prairie Dropseed Grass

Red Flame Maiden Grass

Shenandoah Switch Grass

Standing Ovation Little Bluestem

Tara Prairie Dropseed Grass

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Big Bluestem

48-60"

18-24"

12-24"

24-36"

24-36"

18"

12-15"

12-24"

36-48"

12-18"

12-48"

24-36"

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Morning Light Maiden Grass

Name

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Aug-Sep

Blue-green to red Green

Jul-Sep

Sep-Frost

Aug-Sep

Warm

Cool

Cool

Warm

Warm

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Warm

Warm

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3

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Full sun, Part shade Warm

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Full sun, Part shade Warm

Full sun

Full sun-Shade

Full sun, Part shade

Full sun

Part shade, Shade

Part shade, Shade

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Full sun, Part shade Warm

Sun Exposure

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Gray’s (Morning Star) Sedge

Average, Dry, Well-drained *

Dry, Moist, Well-drained

Average, Moist

Average, Well-drained *

Dry, Moist, Well-drained *

Dry, Moist, Well-drained *

Average, Well-drained *

Jun-Jul May

Average, Moist

Average

Loamy, Moist, Wet

Average, Well-drained

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Jun-Sep

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Green with red

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GRASSES

ACORUS - SWEET FLAG

Acorus americanus

Sweet Flag

UPgw Height: 4-6’ Foliage: Deep green Spread: 1-3’ Flower: Wheat Zone: 2 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul Makes a wonderful accent plant for wet sites and is great for soil stabilization. Grows well in boggy conditions, shallow standing water, and consistently moist garden soils. In water gardens, plant rhizomes slightly below the soil surface at the water’s edge or in containers set in shallow water. Provides cover and habitat for fish, aquatic invertebrates, frogs, salamanders, muskrats, and birds.

Erect, Iris-like foliage releases a cinnamon scent when crushed.

ANDROPOGON - BIG BLUESTEM Andropogon gerardii

Big Bluestem

Ubfdw Height: 48-84” Foliage: Blue-green Spread: 24-36” Flower: Copper-red Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Aug-Oct A monarch of the native prairie grasses. Forms large clumps with blue-green to silvery-blue foliage that changes to attractive shades of bronze and reddish-copper with the first frost. In late August purplish flower spikes emerge producing distinctive three-parted seed heads. A warm-season grass.

Andropogon gerardii ‘Blackhawks’ PP27,949 Blackhawks Big Bluestem

Ubflcd Height: 48-60” Foliage: Purple-black Spread: 12-24” Flower: Purple Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Aug-Sep Wonderful architectural element featuring dark green foliage and purple-red tips in late summer, followed by deep purple fall color. In winter, the sturdy stems turn tan adding seasonal interest. Slightly more compact than other cultivars.

BOUTELOUA - GRAMA GRASS Bouteloua curtipendula

Side-oats Grama Grass

Uwb Height: 18-30” Foliage: Green Spread: 18-30” Flower: Red-orange Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Aug-Sep Narrow, bluish-gray leaf blades turn golden brown in autumn, sometimes taking on hues of orange and red. Purplish-tinged flowers bloom in early to mid-summer, fading to tan as seeds mature.

Distinctive oat-like seed spikes hang from one side of the flowering stems.

CALAMAGROSTIS - FEATHER REED GRASS Calamagrostis acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’

Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass

UPbdc Height: 48-60” Foliage: Deep green Spread: 12-24” Flower: Wheat-colored Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul A beautiful and versatile cool-season, clump forming grass. Lustrous deep green foliage is strictly upright. Showy feathery plumes on 5’, erect vertical stems are followed by, striking wheat-colored seed heads remaining attractive into winter. Makes a stunning vertical accent in any garden.

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Overdam Feather Reed Grass

UPlcd Height: 36-48” Foliage: White/green variegated Spread: 12-24” Flower: Reddish-brown Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul An upright arching, cool season grass that produces beautifully white variegated leaves. In midsummer delightful, feathery reddish-brown flower spikes emerge maturing to golden-brown. An excellent specimen. Tolerates slightly more shade than Karl Forester, but should not be considered a shade grass.

CAREX - SEDGE Carex blanda

Common Wood Sedge

UPAbwd Height: 12-18” Foliage: Light green,Medium green Spread: 12-18” Flower: Green Zone: 3 Bloom Time: May-Jun Wisconsin native sedge tolerant of a range of soils. Best planted with some competition to inhibit its tendency to sprawl. Food source for birds, insects, and other animals. Woodcock, Wild Turkey, Ruffed Grouse, cardinals, sparrows, and Gray Squirrels. In restoration settings, can spread aggressively on disturbed sights.

Carex brevior

Plains Oval Sedge

UPbdw Height: 8-18” Foliage: Green Spread: 12-18” Flower: Green-brown Zone: 3 Bloom Time: May-Jun Grows in low bunches with green spikelets that turn reddish-brown in summer. Very adaptable from dry and rocky to wetland sites.

Pest resistant and unpalatable to deer and rabbits.

Carex crinita

Fringed Sedge

UPwb Height: 2-4’ Foliage: Light green Spread: 2-3’ Flower: Green Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun-Aug A cool-season sedge with fibrous roots that help with soil stabilization of ditches, streams, banks, ponds, and wetlands. Glossy green leaves are 3-angled and grow to about a foot long. Nodding seed heads are iconic and lean to one side as the spikelets develop.

Carex eburnea

Bristleleaf Sedge

PAdw Height: 6-8” Foliage: Soft green Spread: 12” Flower: White-green Zone: 2 Bloom Time: May-Jun Fine textured, green, needle-shaped foliage and a clumping habit solves the dilemma of finding the right plant for shade gardens.

The inconspicuous blooms arise in late spring. This North American native sedge makes a first-rate ground cover, lawn alternative, or a welcome addition to rock gardens. Its delicate appearance hides an innate toughness and superb adaptability to heat and drought. Its native habitat consists of conifer or mixed forests, often on limestone bluffs and ledges where it gets sharp drainage.

Carex glauca ‘Blue Zinger’

Blue Zinger Sedge

UPd Height: 8-10” Foliage: Blue-gray Spread: 18” Flower: Green-white Zone: 5 Bloom Time: May-Jun Forms dense, fine-textured clumps of steel-blue leaves. Makes an excellent groundcover when planted in drifts, creating a sea of blue.

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Gray’s (Morning Star) Sedge

Pwd

Height: 18-24” Foliage: Green Spread: 12-18” Flower: Chartruese Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul Living up to its name, Gray’s Sedge produces a seed head resembling a geometric Morning Star used by knights and soldiers of the Middle Ages. Coarser textured than other sedges, but the seed head alone provides plenty of interest. It is an uncommon native typically found along stream banks and is dependent on seasonal flooding for reproduction.

Carex morrowii ‘Ice Dance’

Ice Dance Variegated Sedge PAd

Height: 12” Foliage: Emerald green & white Spread: 12-18” Flower: Brown-copper Zone: 5 Bloom Time: May-Jun A tidy semi-evergreen sedge forming compact tufts of outstanding thick, leathery emerald-green foliage with prominent creamy-white margins.

Carex muskingumensis

Muskingum (Palm) Sedge

PAwd

Height: 12-36” Foliage: Medium green Spread: 12-48” Flower: Gold-tan Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep Noted for resembling feathery palms of bright green leaves. One of the few grasses that tolerate full sun to full shade. Caterpillars of several moths, skippers, and butterflies feed on the foliage and many birds and mammals eat the seeds.

Carex oshimensis ‘Evergold’

Evergold Japanese Sedge

Pd Height: 10-16” Foliage: Green/gold Spread: 24” Flower: Brown Zone: 5 Bloom Time: May-Aug Densely tufted, clumping evergreen sedge produces thick tussocks of glossy dark green, arching foliage with broad, bright creamy-gold centers. A beautiful sedge performing best in partly shaded, moist soils. Marginally hardy in Zone 5, but can persist in protected sites.

Carex pensylvanica

Pennsylvania Sedge

UPAfwd Height: 6-12” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 12-15” Flower: Tan Zone: 4 Bloom Time: May A wonderful slow spreading, semi-evergreen, clump-forming sedge with delicate arching leaves. Spreads in a restrained fashion to form an appealing groundcover. Native to open woods and thickets.

Carex radiata

Eastern Star Sedge

Pwd

Height: 12-24” Foliage: Green Spread: 12-24” Flower: Yellow-green Zone: 3 Bloom Time: May-Jun An attractive native perennial sedge that forms dense tufts of slender leaf blades in dappled to medium shade. Small star-like flower clusters rise in late spring. Slow to spread, primarily by seed. The seeds are a food source for both songbirds and upland gamebirds.

Excellent ornamental sedge for moist to medium soils.

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U = Full Sun g = Fragrant

P = Partial Shade c = Cut Flower

Carex sprengelii

Long-beaked Sedge

UPAbdw Height: 12-36” Foliage: Dark green,Yellow-green Spread: 12-24” Flower: Insignificant Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul Naturally found scattered across Wisconsin in dry to mesic deciduous forests, mixed conifer-hardwood forests, bluffs, and elsewhere.

It forms loose tufts, and can form small colonies if given the opportunity - great for erosion control! Drooping seed heads are ornamental in the landscape. Provides cover for birds and other wildlife, while its seeds support small mammals and birds.

Carex vulpinoidea

Fox Sedge

UPAwbd

Height: 24-36” Foliage: Green Spread: 36-48” Flower: Green-brown Zone: 3 Bloom Time: May-Jul This sedge thrives in sunny wet meadows or wet disturbed sites.

In landscape situations, plants can serve as a lovely accent due to their fine textured foliage. Grows in lovely mounds of arching glossy foliage. Plants gradually form small colonies from short underground rhizomes. Blades are generally 3’ long and a little over 1/8” wide. Serves as a host plant for skipper butterflies.

Carex woodii

Pretty Sedge

UPAwfd

Height: 12-18” Foliage: Green-blue Spread: 24-36” Flower: Tan Zone: 4 Bloom Time: May A mat-forming sedge that is denser than Pennsylvania Sedge. Plants form loose to dense clumps and often form loose non-flowering colonies from long, shallow rhizomes. Evaluated by Mt. Cuba as the top performer in the mowing evaluation, and could be a good lawn substitute.

CHASMANTHIUM - OATS GRASS Chasmanthium latifolium

Northern Sea Oats Grass

PAc Height: 30-36” Foliage: Light green Spread: 12-18” Flower: Green to tan Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Sep An upright interesting three-season clumping grass. Its bamboo-like foliage changes from green in spring to copper in fall to brown in the winter. Dangling jewel-like seed heads are dark-green in summer maturing to a reddish-brown bronze that persists in winter. An asset for the shady garden. Salt tolerant. Reseeds.

DESCHAMPSIA - TUFTED HAIR GRASS Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Goldtau’

Gold Dew Tufted Hair Grass

PAbf Height: 2-3’ Foliage: Dark green Spread: 18-24” Flower: Gold Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Aug Semi-evergreen grass that thrives in cool climates. More compact than others, growing in lovely clumps with fine texture, topped with golden flowers in spring. Silver-tinted purple flowerheads in summer, turning yellow to bronze and persisting into winter.

A = Full Shade b = Attracts Birds d = Deer Resistant l = Fall Color

m = Attracts Hummingbirds f = Attracts Butterflies k = Interesting Bark t = Attractive Fruit w = WI Native

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ELYMUS - BOTTLEBRUSH GRASS Elymus hystrix

MISCANTHUS - MAIDEN GRASS

Bottlebrush Grass PAw

Height: 12-36” Foliage: Dark olive green Spread: 6-12” Flower: Tan Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jun-Aug Exquisite bristly flower heads resemble bottlebrushes, appearing 1-2’ above the dark olive-green foliage from June through August.

This cool-season grass (actively grows during the spring and fall when soil temperatures are cool) is perfect under trees where most turf grasses fail.

ERAGROSTIS - LOVEGRASS Eragrostis spectabilis

Purple Love Grass Uw

Height: 1-2’ Foliage: Green Spread: 1-2’ Flower: Green-purple Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep A warm season grass that is found in dry soils of prairies, pine barrens, and sandy ditches throughout Wisconsin. Tolerant of winter road salt, juglone toxicity, and deer resistant. Attractive purple florets bloom mid-summer that gives a hazy appearance to the landscape.

HAKONECHLOA - JAPANESE FOREST GRASS Hakonechloa macra ‘All Gold’

All Gold Japanese Forest Grass

Pdl Height: 9-18” Foliage: Gold Spread: 12-18” Flower: Red-brown Zone: 5 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Colorful groundcover for shade. Slender arching stems with bright golden yellow foliage creates a bamboo like effect. Watch for rabbit browsing.

Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’

Golden Japanese Forest Grass

PAdl Height: 12-18” Foliage: Green and gold variegated Spread: 12-18” Flower: Cream-tan Zone: 5 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug A warm season grass forming a cascading clump of gracefully arching green foliage with gold striping. In late summer, tiny, inconspicuous flower spikes appear. In autumn, foliage becomes infused with shades of pinks and reds. Watch for rabbit browsing.

KOELERIA - JUNEGRASS Koeleria macrantha

Prairie Junegrass

Uw Height: 12-24” Foliage: Light green Spread: 8-18” Flower: Green Zone: 3 Bloom Time: May-Jun A tufted bunch grass with inflorescences that begin a light green color but change to silver-green as they mature. Typically found in dry prairies and open woods as it cannot tolerate wet or heavy soils, or shade. Forage for deer, antelope and elk, as well as upland game birds, small mammals, grasshoppers, and leafhoppers.

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Miscanthus sinensis ‘Graziella’

Graziella Silver Grass

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Morning Light’

Morning Light Maiden Grass

UPlc Height: 48-54” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 36-48” Flower: Silver-white Zone: 5 Bloom Time: Aug-Frost A very beautiful and refined upright arching, warm-season grass.

Showy silver-white plumes appear in late August and held well above the slender green foliage, which turns a rich copper-red and orange in fall.

UPlc Height: 48-60” Foliage: Green with white margins Spread: 24-36” Flower: Red-copper Zone: 5 Bloom Time: Oct An outstanding fine-textured, warm-season grass. Beautiful upright arching foliage has a clear white narrow band on the leaf margins creating an almost ghostly luminescence. In late October reddish-copper plumes emerge drying to a fluffy cream. Introduced by the U.S. National Arboretum.

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Purpurascens’

Red Flame Maiden Grass

UPlc Height: 48-60” Foliage: Green with red Spread: 24-36” Flower: Pink-white Zone: 5 Bloom Time: Sep-Frost A warm-season grass, forming lightly spreading, loose clumps of red-tinged green foliage. This handsome compact selection begins to change to a dazzling orange-red in early autumn darkening to a reddish-brown that remains attractive into winter. In early September, flowers emerge as showy silvery plumes 1-2’ above the foliage.

PANICUM - SWITCH GRASS Panicum virgatum

Switch Grass

UPbfl w

Height: 3-6’ Foliage: Bright green Spread: 2-3’ Flower: Tan Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Aug-Sep Foliage is topped in mid-summer by fine, pinkish, cloud-like flower panicles. Prefers moist, sandy, or clay soils but tolerates drought and dry conditions once established.Larval host plant for the Delaware Skipper.

Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’

Heavy Metal Switch Grass

UPldb Height: 36-48” Foliage: Metallic blue Spread: 24-36” Flower: Pinky-tan Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep A handsome, stiffly upright, clump forming warm-season grass of spectacular metallic-blue foliage turning bright yellow in fall. In late summer airy clouds of pinkish flowers rise 1-2’ above the foliage followed by buff-yellow seed heads.

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Johnson’s Nursery® Panicum virgatum ‘Northwind’

Northwind Switch Grass

Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Chameleon’ PP31,339 Chameleon Little Bluestem

Shenandoah Switch Grass

Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Standing Ovation’ PP25,202 Standing Ovation Little Bluestem

Uldb Height: 60-72” Foliage: Blue-green Spread: 36-48” Flower: Blue-green Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep A knockout selection! Interesting blue-green foliage is extremely stiff and upright turning a wonderful golden-yellow in fall. Attractive narrow plumes are held incredibly erect above the foliage in late summer. Selected by Roy Diblik of Northwind Perennial Farm.

Panicum virgatum ‘Shenandoah’

UAldb Height: 48-60” Foliage: Dark green Spread: 24-36” Flower: Pink Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep A beautiful upright, clump forming, warm-season grass. In mid-summer the dark green foliage takes on dark red tones becoming more pronounced until it becomes a striking deep burgundy-wine by fall.

Airy clouds of pinkish flowers rise 1-2’ above the foliage in late summer.

Hameln Dwarf Fountain Grass

UPdl Height: 24-36” Foliage: Deep green Spread: 24-36” Flower: Tan Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Aug-Oct Upright clump of arching, deep green foliage with fluffy, buff-colored flower plumes. One of the best ornamental grasses for smaller landscapes. Colors to shades of russet red and orange in autumn.

POA - BLUEGRASS Poa palustris

Marsh Bluegrass

Pw Height: 12-24” Foliage: Bright green Spread: 12-24” Flower: Tan Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun-Jul A moisture soil-loving native grass found in dense woodland situations in deep shade, where it forms clumps of bright green foliage.

Produces very loose airy flower panicles rising 18-24” above the foliage. A fine plant to brighten up the understory of a woodland garden.

SCHIZACHYRIUM - LITTLE BLUESTEM Schizachyrium scoparium

Ublb Height: 24-48” Foliage: Blue-green to red Spread: 12-24” Flower: Purplish-bronze Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Aug-Sep Upright and rigid blue leaf blades with red tips that are wider than other Little Bluestem varieties. Stays maroon and red long into winter with no brown out.

SCIRPUS - BULRUSH Scirpus atrovirens

PENNISETUM - FOUNTAIN GRASS Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’

Ulb Height: 12-24” Foliage: White/green variegated Spread: 12-24” Flower: Burgundy-red Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Sep-Oct A variegated cultivar of the native Little Bluestem. Leaves are green and white in spring, tinged with pink and purple in summer and into fall, intensifying as the season progresses. Burgundy-red seed heads complement the eye-catching foliage.

Little Bluestem

UPwb Height: 24-36” Foliage: Blue-green to red Spread: 12-18” Flower: Silver Zone: 4 Bloom Time: Sep-Oct A clump-forming grass that produces leaves with a variety of blue and green hues. In fall, the foliage changes to a flaming orange or striking red, topped by fluffy silver seed stalks. Great for massing or naturalizing.

Dark-green Bulrush

Uw Height: 3-5’ Foliage: Dark green Spread: 1-3’ Flower: Green-brown Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jun-Aug A fine addition to a lakeshore planting or a consistently wet rain garden or ditch. A great follow up to invasive removals like cattail and canary grass. Aggressive enough to fill a large area in a short time.

Scirpus cyperinus

Wool Grass

Uwb Height: 3-6’ Foliage: Green Spread: 1-3’ Flower: Green-brown Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Jul-Sep Of incredible importance to migrating waterfowl, this plant is tolerant of being temporarily completely submerged and just plain wet.

This species is a good clumper and shouldn’t travel as fast as many of its aggressive relatives, making it a shade better for garden use.

Expect 3’ to 6’ of height with an abundance of brown, fluffy seed heads covering the top of the plant.

SESLERIA - MOOR GRASS Sesleria ‘Greenlee Hybrid’

Greenlee Hybrid Moor Grass

UP Height: 8-12” Foliage: Blue-green, Green Spread: 12-18” Flower: Tan Zone: 5 Bloom Time: Jul-Aug Shorter and denser than the straight species with blue-green leaves and delicate blooms. Will tolerate drought once established, but performs better with consistent moisture. Use as a specimen, interspersed with other perennials, as a ground cover, or matrix layer.

SORGHASTRUM - INDIAN GRASS Sorghastrum nutans

Indian Grass

Ulw Height: 48-60” Foliage: Blue-green Spread: 36-48” Flower: Gold-purple Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Sep-Oct A warm season, tall prairie grass with rich gold and purple plumes of flowers and seeds in fall. Orange to purple fall color. = Plant originated at Johnson’s Nursery

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SPOROBOLUS - PRAIRIE DROPSEED Sporobolus heterolepis

Prairie Dropseed Grass

Uwbg Height: 24” Foliage: Green Spread: 18” Flower: White Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Aug-Sep A most beautiful, warm season, clump forming native prairie grass.

Forms cascading tuffets of emerald-green with airy, popcorn scented seed heads. Heat and drought tolerant.

Sporobolus heterolepis ‘Tara’

Tara Prairie Dropseed Grass

UPblg Height: 18” Foliage: Green Spread: 18-24” Flower: White-tan Zone: 3 Bloom Time: Aug-Sep Superb selection with compact, vase-shaped habit. Displays lovely seed heads above slender stems. Autumn foliage is an upright spray of gold and orange. Significantly more dense and upright in form than the species.

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Plant Characteristics Lists Plants for Wildlife.........................................................................................90 Plants that Attract Birds...........................................................................90 Plants that Attract Hummingbirds..........................................................91 Plants that Attract Butterflies..................................................................91 Tough Plants for Problem Areas..................................................................92 Plants Tolerant of Partial Shade..............................................................92 Plants Tolerant of Heavy Shade...............................................................93 Plants Tolerant of Wet Soils.....................................................................94 Plants Tolerant of Dry Soils.....................................................................95 Plants Tolerant of Salt..............................................................................96 Plants Tolerant of Clay Soil......................................................................97 Plants Observed to Grow Under Black Walnut Trees............................98 Plants Observed to be Susceptible to Black Walnut Toxicity................98 Deer Resistant Plants...............................................................................99 Plants with Useful Features Plants with Fragrance............................................................................100 Plants with Colorful Foliage..................................................................101 Plants that Provide Winter Interest.......................................................103 Trees with Distinctive Form..................................................................105 Edible Plants...........................................................................................106 Utility Plants Plants for Hedging..................................................................................107 Plants for Screening...............................................................................108 Plants for Slopes, Banks, and Erosion Control.....................................109 Fall Color.....................................................................................................110 Plants for Rain Gardens..............................................................................112 Plants by Size..............................................................................................113 Native Plants of Wisconsin.........................................................................117 Bloom Times...............................................................................................120 Dig Times for Trees, Shrubs, Evergreens, & Broadleaves........................126 Hole Size Chart – Trees Ball Sizes and Weights........................................130 Glossary.......................................................................................................131 Index ........................................................................................................132 Hardiness Zone Map...................................................................................135

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Plants for Wildlife Plants that Attract Birds Trees: Acer spp.

Maple Food - fair Cover - good Alnus incana var. rugosa Speckled Alder Food - fair Cover - good Amelanchier spp.

Serviceberry Food - excellent Cover - fair Betula alleghaniensis Yellow Birch Food - good Cover - fair Carpinus caroliniana Musclewood Food - fair Cover - fair Celtis occidentalis Hackberry Food - excellent Cover - fair Cornus alternifolia Pagoda Dogwood Food - excellent Cover - fair Crataegus spp.

Hawthorn Food - good Cover - excellent Magnolia spp.

Magnolia Food - good Cover - fair Malus spp.

Flowering Crabapple Food - excellent Cover - good Ostrya virginiana Ironwood Food - good Cover - fair Populus tremuloides Quaking Aspen Food - good Cover - fair Prunus spp. Cherry Food - excellent Cover - fair Quercus spp.

Oak Food - good Cover - fair Sorbus spp.

Mountainash Food - excellent Cover - fair

Ironwood

Elderberry

Shrubs: Amelanchier spp.

Serviceberry Food - excellent Aronia spp.

Chokeberry Food - good Cornus amomum Silky Dogwood Food - excellent Cornus racemosa Gray Dogwood Food - excellent Cornus sericea Redosier Dogwood Food - good Corylus americana American Filbert Food - good Euonymus atropurpureus Eastern Wahoo Food - good Hypericum kalmianum spp.

St. John’s Wort Food - fair Ilex verticillata Common Winterberry Food - excellent Lonicera spp.

Honeysuckle Food - excellent Myrica pensylvanica Northern Bayberry Food - good Physocarpus spp.

Ninebark Food - poor Rhus spp. Sumac Food - good Ribes spp.

Current/Gooseberry Food - good Rosa rugosa Rugosa Rose Food - good Sambucus spp.

Elderberry Food - excellent Symphoricarpos albus Common Snowberry Food - good Viburnum cassinoides Witherod Viburnum Food - good Viburnum dentatum Arrowwood Viburnum Food - good Viburnum lentago Nannyberry Food - fair Viburnum prunifolium Blackhaw Viburnum Food - fair

Cover - good Cover - good Cover - good Cover - fair Cover - good Cover - excellent Cover - fair Cover - excellent Cover - good Cover - good Cover - good Cover - good Cover - excellent

Conifers: Juniperus spp.

Picea spp.

Pinus spp.

Taxus spp.

Thuja spp.

Tsuga canadensis

Junipers Spruce Pine Yews Arborvitae Canadian Hemlock

Food - excellent Food - good Food - fair Food - fair Food - fair Food - fair

Cover - good Cover - excellent Cover - good Cover - fair Cover - good Cover - good

Vines:

Celastrus scandens American Bittersweet Food - good Smilax herbacea Carrion Vine Food - fair

Perennials: Calamagrostis spp.

Feather Reed Grass Food - good Echinacea spp. Coneflower Food - good Panicum spp. Switchgrass Food - good Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem Food - good Silphium spp. Rosinweed Food - excellent

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Trees:

Perennials:

Aesculus spp. Horsechestnut/Buckeye Catalpa speciosa Northern Catalpa Cercis canadensis Redbud Crataegus spp. Hawthorn Liriodendron tulipifera Tuliptree Malus spp.

Flowering Crabapple

Allium spp. Ornamental Onion Aquilegia spp. Columbine Asclepias spp.

Butterflyweed, Milkweed Astilbe spp. Astilbe Chelone spp. Turtlehead Dianthus spp. Pinks Dicentra spp.

Bleeding Heart Echinacea spp. Coneflower Hemerocallis spp.

Daylily Heuchera spp.

Coral Bells Hosta spp. Hosta Iris spp. Iris Liatris spp.

Blazing Star Lobelia spp.

Cardinal Flower, Lobelia Monarda spp.

Bee Balm Nepeta spp. Catmint Penstemon spp. Penstemon Phlox spp. Phlox Physostegia spp.

Obedient Plant Polygonatum spp.

Solomon’s Seal Pulmonaria spp. Lungwort Salvia spp. Salvia Silphium spp. Rosinweed

Shrubs: Aesculus parviflora Bottlebrush Buckeye Buddleia spp. Butterfly Bush Calycanthus floridus Common Sweetshrub Ceanothus spp.

New Jersey Tea Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush Clethra spp. Summersweet Diervilla lonicera Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle Hibiscus syriacus spp.

Rose of Sharon Rhododendron spp.

Rhododendron Weigela spp.

Weigela

Vines: Clematis spp. Clematis

Plants that Attract Butterflies Trees:

Perennials:

Acer saccharum Sugar Maple Betula nigra River Birch Cercis canadensis Redbud Crataegus spp. Hawthorn Heptacodium miconioides Seven Son Flower Malus spp. Flowering Crabapple Populus spp. Aspen Ptelea trifoliata Hoptree Tilia spp.

Linden Ulmus spp. Elm

Achillea spp.

Yarrow Actaea racemosa Black Snakeroot Aquilegia spp. Columbine Aruncus dioicus Goatsbeard Asclepias spp. Milkweed Aster / Symphyotrichum spp.

Aster Baptisia spp.

False Indigo Chelone spp.

Turtlehead Coreopsis spp. Coreopsis Dalea purpureum Purple Prairie Clover Dianthus spp.

Pinks / Dianthus Echinacea spp. Coneflower Eutrochium spp.

Joe-Pye Weed Geum triflorum Prairie Smoke Hemerocallis spp.

Daylily Heuchera spp.

Coral Bells Liatris spp.

Blazing Star Lobelia spp.

Cardinal Flower Monarda spp.

Bee Balm Nepeta spp.

Catmint Penstemon spp. Penstemon Phlox spp. Phlox Physostegia spp.

Obedient Plant Rudbeckia spp.

Black-Eyed Susan Salvia spp. Salvia Sedum spp. Sedum Silphium spp. Rosinweed Solidago spp. Goldenrod Vernonia fasciculata Ironweed

Shrubs: Aesculus parviflora Bottlebrush Buckeye Buddleia spp. Butterfly Bush Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea Cephalanthus spp.

Buttonbush Clethra alnifolia Summersweet Cornus spp.

Dogwood Deutzia spp.

Deutzia Diervilla spp.

Bush Honeysuckle Hibiscus syriacus spp.

Rose of Sharon Itea spp. Sweetspire Physocarpus opulifolius Common Ninebark Prunus spp. Plums, Cherries Rhododendron spp.

Rhododendron Rhus spp. Sumac Spiraea spp. Spirea Syringa spp. Lilac Viburnum spp. Viburnum Weigela spp. Weigela

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Plants Tolerant of Partial Shade Trees: Acer palmatum Acer japonicum ‘Aconi.’

Amelanchier spp.

Betula alleghaniensis Carpinus caroliniana Catalpa speciosa Cercis canadensis Chionanthus virginicus Cornus spp.

Fagus grandifolia Heptac.miconioides Magnolia spp.

Ostrya virginiana Tilia americana

American Beech

Conifers: Japanese Maple Full Moon Maple Serviceberry Yellow Birch Musclewood Northern Catalpa Redbud White Fringetree Dogwood American Beech Seven Son Flower Magnolia Ironwood Basswood

Shrubs: Aesculus parviflora Bottlebrush Buckeye Aronia spp. Chokeberry Clethra spp.

Summersweet Cornus racemosa Gray Dogwood Corylus americana American Filbert Corylus cornuta Beaked Filbert Deutzia spp.

Deutzia Diervilla spp.

Bush Honeysuckle Forsythia spp.

Forsythia Fothergilla spp.

Fothergilla Hydrangea macrophylla Bigleaf Hydrangea Physocarpus spp.

Ninebark Ribes spp.

Currant Rubus parv.

Thimbleberry Viburnum spp.

Viburnum

Picea abies Picea glauca Picea omorika Thuja occidentalis Thuja plicata Tsuga canadensis

Norway Spruce White Spruce Serbian Spruce Northern White Cedar Giant Arborvitae Canadian Hemlock

Groundcovers: Ajuga spp. Bugleweed

Vines: Hydrangea an. petiolaris Climbing Hydrangea Clematis spp.

Clematis Lonicera spp.

Honeysuckle

Perennials: Actaea spp. Snakeroot Alchemilla spp.

Lady’s Mantle Anemone spp.

Anemone Aquilegia spp.

Columbine Aruncus dioicus Goatsbeard Astilbe spp. Astilbe Brunnera spp.

Bugloss Carex spp. Sedge Chasmanthium latifolium No. Sea Oats Grass Chelone spp.

Turtlehead Heuchera spp.

Coralbells Mertensia virginica Virginia Bluebells Polemonium spp.

Jacob’s Ladder Pulmonaria spp.

Lungwort Solidago flexicaulis Zig Zag Goldenrod Solidago ulmifolia Elm-leafed Goldenrod Thalictrum spp.

Meadow Rue

Eastern Redbud Spice Island™

Koreanspice Viburnum

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Plants Tolerant of Heavy Shade Trees: Acer pseudosieboldianum Korean Maple Acer saccharum Sugar Maple Carpinus caroliniana Musclewood Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud Cornus alternifolia Pagoda Dogwood Ostrya virginiana Ironwood

Shrubs: Callicarpa spp. Beautyberry Calycanthus floridus Common Sweetshrub Deutzia spp.

Deutzia Hamamelis spp. Witchhazel Hydrangea arborescens Smooth Hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf Hydrangea Itea virginica Sweetspire Rhododendron spp. Rhododendron Ribes alpinum Alpine Currant Rubus parviflorus Thimbleberry Sambucus spp. Elderberry Staphylea trifolia American Bladdernut Stephanandra incisa Cutleaf Stephanandra Symphoricarpos albus Common Snowberry

Northern Glow® Maple

Evergreens: Taxus spp. Yew Tsuga canadensis Hemlock

Broadleaves: Buxus spp. Boxwood

Groundcovers: Asarum canadense Wild Ginger Pachysandra terminalis Pachysandra Vinca minor Periwinkle

Perennials: Actaea spp. Snakeroot Aralia racemosa Spikenard Astilbe spp. Astilbe Bergenia Bergenia Brunnera spp. Bugloss Dicentra spp. Bleeding Heart Epimedium rubrum Bishop’s Hat Ferns Fern Hosta spp. Hosta Helleborus spp. Hellebore Heuchera spp. Coralbells Ligularia spp. Ligularia, Goldenray Polygonatum spp.

Solomon’s Seal Pulmonaria spp. Lungwort

Green Gem Boxwood

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Plants Tolerant of Wet Soils Trees: Acer rubrum Red Maple Acer x freemanii Freeman Maple Alnus spp. Alder Amelanchier (selected cultivars) Serviceberry Betula nigra River Birch Carpinus caroliniana Musclewood Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory Catalpa speciosa Northern Catalpa Celtis occidentalis Hackberry Chionanthus virginicus White Fringetree Gleditsia triacanthos Honeylocust Gymnocladus Coffeetree Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo Platanus spp. Planetree Quercus bicolor Swamp White Oak Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak Quercus x schuettei Swamp White x Bur Oak Salix spp. Willow Tilia spp. Linden Ulmus spp. Elm

Shrubs: Amelanchier stolonifera Running Serviceberry Aronia arbutifolia Red Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa var. elata Black Chokeberry Betula pumila Bog Birch Calycanthus floridus Carolina Allspice Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush Clethra alnifolia Summersweet Cornus amomum Silky Dogwood Cornus racemosa Gray Dogwood Cornus sericea Redosier Dogwood Hydrangea arb. ‘Annabelle’ Annabelle Hydrangea Ilex verticillata Winterberry Itea spp. Sweetspire Physocarpus opulifolius Common Ninebark Rosa rugosa Rugosa Rose Salix spp. Willow Sambucus canadensis American Elderberry

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Spiraea alba Meadowsweet Symphoricarpos albus Common Snowberry Viburnum cassinoides Witherod Viburnum Viburnum dentatum Arrowwood Viburnum Viburnum lentago Nannyberry Viburnum

Conifers: Larix laricina Tamarack Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn Redwood Taxodium spp. Baldcypress Thuja occidentalis Northern White Cedar

Perennials: Actaea racemosa Black Snakeroot Alchemilla mollis Lady’s Mantle Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-Pulpit Aruncus dioicus Goatsbeard Asclepias spp. Milkweed, Butterflyweed Athyrium filix-femina Lady Fern Brunnera spp. Bugloss Carex spp. Sedge Chelone spp. Turtlehead Dicentra spp.

Bleeding Heart Dodecatheon meadia Shooting Star Eutrochium spp.

Joe-Pye Weed Hemerocallis (some cultivars) Daylily Hosta spp. Hosta Iris virginica var. shrevei Shreve’s Iris Lobelia spp.

Cardinal Flower, Lobelia Monarda spp.

Bee Balm Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon Fern Panicum virgatum Switch Grass Physostegia virginiana Obedient Plant Polygonatum biflorum Giant Solomon’s Seal Pulmonaria spp. Lungwort Silphium spp. Rosinweed Symphyotrichum spp.

Aster Thalictrum dasycarpum Purple Meadow Rue Vernonia spp. Ironweed

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Plants Tolerant of Dry Soils Trees:

Conifers:

Celtis occidentalis Hackberry Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud Cladrastis kentukea American Yellowwood Corylus colurna Turkish Filbert Crataegus spp. Hawthorn Fagus sylvatica European Beech Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo Gleditsia triacanthos Honeylocust Gymnocladus dioica Kentucky Coffeetree Ostrya virginiana Ironwood Phellodendron spp. Corktree Platanus x acerifolia spp.

Planetree Quercus bicolor Swamp White Oak Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak Quercus rubra Red Oak Syringa reticulata Japanese Tree Lilac Tilia americana American Linden Ulmus spp. Elm

Juniperus spp. Junipers Pinus mugo Mugo Pine Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine

Shrubs: Aesculus parviflora Bottlebrush Buckeye Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea Cornus racemosa Gray Dogwood Corylus americana American Filbert Cotinus coggygria Smoketree Cotoneaster spp. Cotoneaster Dasiphora spp.

Potentilla / Cinquefoil Diervilla lonicera Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle Forsythia spp. Forsythia Hydrangea paniculata spp.

Panicle Hydrangea Myrica pensylvanica Northern Bayberry Physocarpus opulifolius Common Ninebark Rhus spp. Sumac Ribes alpinum Alpine Currant Rosa rugosa Rugosa Rose Stephanandra incisa ‘crispa’ Cutleaf Stephanandra Symphoricarpos albus Common Snowberry

Broadleaves: Yucca filamentosa

Adam’s Needle, Yucca

Perennials: Achillea spp. Yarrow Allium spp. Ornamental Onion Amsonia spp. Amsonia Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem Asarum canadense Canada Wild Ginger Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed Baptisia australis False Indigo Calamagrostis spp.

Feather Reed Grass Coreopsis ‘Zagreb’ Zagreb Coreopsis Dalea purpureum Purple Prairie Clover Echinacea spp. Coneflower Geum triflorum Prairie Smoke Hemerocallis spp. Daylily Liatris spp.

Blazing Star Nepeta spp. Catmint Panicum virgatum Switch Grass Perovskia atriplicifolia Russian Sage Ruellia humilis Hairy Wild Petunia Salvia spp. Salvia Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem Sedum spp. Sedum Silphium laciniatum Compass Plant Silphium terebinthinaceum Prairie Dock Sorghastrum nutans Indian Grass Sporobolus heterolepis Prairie Dropseed Grass Symphyotrichum spp.

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Plants Tolerant of Salt Trees: Acer miyabei ‘Morton’ Acer spp.

Aesculus spp.

Amelanchier canadensis Amelanchier x grandiflora spp.

Betula nigra Catalpa speciosa Crataegus crus-galli var. inermis Ginkgo biloba Gleditsia triacanthos spp.

Gymnocladus dioica Juglans nigra Ostrya virginiana Populus tremuloides Prunus virginiana Quercus alba Quercus bicolor Quercus ellipsoidalis Quercus macrocarpa Quercus rubra Syringa reticulata spp.

Taxodium distichum Tilia spp.

Ulmus spp.

Conifers: State Street® Maple - A Maple - A,S Horsechestnut - A,S Shadblow Serviceberry - A Apple Serviceberry - A River Birch - A Northern Catalpa - A,S Cockspur Hawthorn - A,S Ginkgo - A,S Honeylocust - A,S Kentucky Coffeetree - A,S Black Walnut - A Ironwood - A Quaking Aspen - A Chokecherry - A,S White Oak - A Swamp White Oak - A,S Hills Oak - A,S Bur Oak - A,S Red Oak - A,S Japanese Tree Lilac - A,S Bald Cypress - A,S Basswood, Linden - A,S Elm - A,S

Shrubs: Alnus incana var. rugosa Aronia arbutifolia Aronia melanocarpa Buddleia spp.

Clethra alnifolia spp.

Cotoneaster spp.

Dasiphora fruticosa spp.

Forsythia spp.

Hamamelis vernalis Hamamelis virginiana Hydrangea spp.

Hypericum spp.

Ilex verticillata Myrica pensylvanica Rhus aromatica Rhus glabra Rhus typhina

Ribes alpinum Rosa rugosa Spiraea spp. (most) Symphoricarpos albus Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’ Syringa patula ‘Miss Kim’ Viburnum dentatum Viburnum lentago Viburnum prunifolium Yucca spp.

Speckled Alder - A Red Chokeberry - A Black Chokeberry - A Butterfly Bush - S Summersweet - A Cotoneaster - A,S Potentilla / Cinquefoil - A Forsythia - A,S Vernal Witchhazel - A Common Witchhazel - A Hydrangea - A St. John’s Wort - A Winterberry - A Northern Bayberry - A,S Fragrant Sumac - A,S Smooth Sumac - A,S Staghorn Sumac - A,S Alpine Currant - A,S Rugosa Rose - A,S Spirea - A Common Snowberry - A Meyer Lilac - A,S Miss Kim Lilac - A,S Arrowwood Viburnum - A Nannyberry Viburnum - A Blackhaw Viburnum - A,S Yucca - A

Juniperus chinensis spp.

Juniperus communis var. depressa Juniperus horizontalis spp.

Juniperus sabina spp.

Juniperus virginiana Larix laricina Pinus mugo

Chinese Juniper - A Common Oldfield Jun. - A,S Creeping Juniper - A,S Savin Juniper - A,S Eastern Red Cedar - A,S Tamarack - A Mugo Pine - A,S

Groundcovers: Sedum spp.

Thymus spp.

Sedum - S Thyme - S

Perennials: Achillea spp.

Yarrow - S Allium spp.

Allium - S Bergenia spp.

Bergenia - S Calamintha nepeta Nepeta, Catmint - A,S Calamagrostis spp.

Feather Reed Grass - S Dianthus spp.

Dianthus - S Geum spp.

Prairie Smoke - A,S Hemerocallis spp.

Daylily - S Heuchera spp.

Coral Bells - S Hosta spp.

Hosta - S Iris spp. Iris - S Leucanthemum spp.

Daisy - S Miscanthus spp.

Maiden Grass - S Nepeta spp.

Catmint - S Panicum virgatum Switch Grass - S Perovskia atriplicifolia Russian Sage - S Phlox subulata Creeping Phlox - A,S Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem - S Sedum spp.

Sedum - S Symphyotrichum spp.

Aster - S

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Plants Tolerant of Clay Soil Trees:

Conifers:

Acer miyabei ‘Morton’ State Street™ Maple Acer x freemanii Freeman Maple Betula nigra River Birch Carpinus caroliniana Musclewood Carya spp. Hickory Celtis occidentalis Common Hackberry Cornus mas Corneliancherry Dogwood Crataegus spp. Hawthorn Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo Gleditsia triacanthos Honeylocust Gymnocladus dioica Kentucky Coffeetree Heptacodium miconioides Seven Son Flower Malus spp. Crabapple Phellodendron spp. Corktree Populus tremuloides Quaking Aspen Ptelea trifoliata Hoptree, Waferash Quercus bicolor Swamp White Oak Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak Quercus muehlenbergii Chinkapin Oak Quercus x schuettei Swamp White x Bur Oak Salix spp. Willow Ulmus spp. Elm

Juniperus chinensis Chinese Juniper Juniperus sabina Savin Juniper Juniperus virginiana Eastern Redcedar Larix laricina Tamarack Picea spp. Spruce Pinus nigra Austrian Pine Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Taxodium distichum Baldcypress Taxus spp. Yew Thuja occidentalis Northern White Cedar

Shrubs: Amelanchier spp. Serviceberry Aronia melanocarpa Black Chokeberry Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush Cornus racemosa Gray Dogwood Cornus sericea Redosier Dogwood Dasiphora fruticosa Potentilla / Cinquefoil Deutzia spp. Deutzia Diervilla lonicera Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle Forsythia spp. Forsythia Hamamelis spp. Witchhazel Hydrangea arborescens Smooth Hydrangea Hydrangea paniculata Panicle Hydrangea Hypericum spp.

St. John’s Wort Physocarpus opulifolius Common Ninebark Rhus spp. Sumac Ribes spp. Currant Salix spp. Willow Sambucus spp. Elderberry Spiraea spp. Spirea Staphylea triflora American Bladdernut Syringa spp. Lilac Viburnum dentatum Arrowwood Viburnum Viburnum lentago Nannyberry Viburnum

Broadleaves: Buxus spp. Boxwood

Perennials: Achillea spp. Yarrow Asclepias spp. Milkweed Alchemilla spp.

Lady’s Mantle Allium cernuum Nodding Pink Onion Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem Aruncus dioicus Goatsbeard Baptisia australis False Blue Indigo Bergenia spp. Bergenia Calamagrostis spp.

Feather Reed Grass Cassia hebecarpa Wild Senna Dalea purpureum Purple Prairie Clover Echinacea pallida Pale Purple Coneflower Eutrochium maculatum Joe-Pye Weed Ferns Ferns Geranium spp. Geranium Hemerocallis spp. Daylily Hosta spp. Hosta Liatris spp.

Blazing Star Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot Panicum virgatum Switch Grass Penstemon digitalis Foxglove Beardtongue Physostegia virginiana Obedient Plant Rudbeckia spp. Black-Eyed Susan Silphium laciniatum Compass Plant Silphium terebinthinaceum Prairie Dock Solidago spp. Goldenrod Sorghastrum nutans Indian Grass Symphyotrichum spp.

Aster Vernonia fasciculata Ironweed Veronicastrum virginicum Culver’s Root Yucca filamentosa Adam’s Needle, Yucca

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Plants Observed to Grow Under Black Walnut Trees Trees:

Groundcovers:

Acer spp. Most Maples Alnus rugosa Speckled Alder Betula spp. Most Birch Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory Carpinus caroliniana Musclewood Catalpa speciosa Northern Catalpa Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud Cornus alternifolia Pagoda Dogwood Crataegus spp. Hawthorn Fagus grandifolia American Beech Gleditsia triacanthos spp.

Honeylocust Quercus spp.

Oak Salix spp.

Willow Ulmus spp.

Elm

Asarum canadense Pachysandra terminalis

Shrubs: Aesculus parviflora Bottlebrush Buckeye Euonymus spp. Euonymus Forsythia spp. Forsythia Hamamelis spp. Witchhazel Lonicera spp. Most Honeysuckles Physocarpus spp. Ninebark Rhus spp. Sumac Ribes spp. Currant Salix spp. Willow Sambucus spp. Elderberry Staphylea trifolia American Bladdernut Viburnum spp. Most Viburnums Yucca spp. Yucca

Evergreens: Juniperus spp. Juniper Thuja spp. Arborvitae Tsuga canadensis Canadian Hemlock

Canada Wild Ginger Pachysandra

Vines: Clematis spp. Clematis Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper Wisteria spp.

Wisteria

Perennials: Achillea spp. Yarrow Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-Pulpit Astilbe spp. Astilbe Campanula spp.

Bellflower Echinacea purpurea spp.

Coneflower Eutrochium spp. Joe-Pyeweed Ferns Ferns Geranium spp. Cranesbill Grasses Most Grasses Hemerocallis spp.

Daylily Heuchera spp.

Coral Bells Hosta spp. Hostas Iris sibirica Siberian Iris Lobelia spp. Lobelia Monarda spp. Bee Balm Phlox spp. Phlox Polygonatum spp.

Solomon’s Seal Pulmonaria spp. Lungwort Rudbeckia spp.

Black-eyed Susan Sedum spp.

Sedum Solidago spp. Goldenrod Symphyotrichum spp.

Aster Tradescantia spp.

Spiderwort

Plants Observed to be Susceptible to Black Walnut Toxicity Trees: Betula spp. Birch Malus spp. Apple, Crabapple Tilia spp.

Basswood, Linden

Shrubs: Aronia arbutifolia Red Chokeberry Cotoneaster spp. Cotoneaster Dasiphora spp.

Potentilla / Cinquefoil Hydrangea spp. Hydrangea Syringa spp. Lilac Rhododendron Azalea, Rhododendron Rosa spp.

Rose

Evergreens: Pinus strobus White Pine Picea abies Norway Spruce Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Pinus mugo Mugo Pine Taxus spp. Yew Thuja spp. Arborvitae www.jniplants.com

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Deer Resistant Plants

Use this list to find suggestions for plants that seem to be less palatable to deer. These plants have been observed to be less likely damaged by deer, but none of them are immune to deer browsing. Under the right circumstances, deer will eat almost any plant.

Trees:

Vines:

Amelanchier x grandiflora Apple Serviceberrry Betula nigra River Birch Betula papyrifera Paper Birch Carpinus caroliniana Musclewood Catalpa speciosa Northern Catalpa Chionanthus virginicus White Fringetree Fagus spp. Beech Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo Gleditsia triacanthos Honeylocust Gymnocladus dioica Kentucky Coffeetree Liriodendron tulipifera Tuliptree Ostrya virginiana Ironwood Quercus bicolor Swamp White Oak Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak

Celastrus scandens

Note: The above mentioned trees may not taste good to deer, but bucks will rub their antlers on all young, smooth tree trunks, causing severe damage and even death to immature trees through girdling.

Shrubs: Clethra alnifolia Summersweet Calycanthus floridus Carolina Allspice Corylus americana American Filbert Dasiphora spp. Potentilla Forsythia spp.

Forsythia Ilex verticillata Winterberry Myrica pensylvanica Northern Bayberry Rosa rugosa Rugosa Rose Spiraea spp. Spirea Symphocarpos albus Common Snowberry Syringa vulgaris Common Lilac

Conifers: Abies concolor Concolor Fir, White Fir Juniperus spp. Juniper Larix spp. Larch, Tamarack Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn Redwood Picea abies Norway Spruce Picea glauca White Spruce Picea pungens f. glauca Colorado Blue Spruce Pinus mugo Mugo Pine Taxodium distichum Baldcypress Thuja plicata Giant Arborvitae

American Bittersweet

Perennials: Achillea spp.

Yarrow Actaea racemosa Black Snakeroot Alchemilla mollis Lady’s Mantle Allium spp. Ornamental Onion Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem Anemone spp.

Anemone Aquilegia spp. Columbine Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-Pulpit Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed Astilbe spp. Astilbe Baptisia spp.

False Indigo Bergenia cordifolia Bergenia Brunnera macrophylla Siberian Bugloss Calamagrostis spp.

Feather Reed Grass Carex spp.

Sedge Chasmanthium latifolium Northern Sea Oats Coreopsis spp. Coreopsis Dianthus spp.

Pinks / Dianthus Dicentra spp.

Bleeding Heart Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower Geum triflorum Prairie Smoke Iris spp. Iris Ligularia spp.

Golden Ray Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich Fern Mertensia virginica Virgina Bluebells Miscanthus spp.

Maiden Grass Monarda spp.

Bee Balm Panicum virgatum Switch Grass Perovskia atriplicifolia Russian Sage Physostegia virginiana Obedient Plant Pulmonaria spp. Lungwort Rudbeckia spp. Black-Eyed Susan Salvia spp. Salvia Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem Solidago spp.

Goldenrod Sorghastrum nutans Indian Grass Sporobolus heterolepis Prairie Dropseed Grass Stachys spp. Lamb’s Ear

Broadleaves: Buxus spp.

Boxwood

Groundcovers: Asarum canadense Canada Wild Ginger Pachysandra terminalis Pachysandra Sedum spp. Sedum Thymus spp. Thyme

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Plants with Fragrance Trees: Catalpa speciosa Chionanthus virginicus Cladrastis kentukea Cornus alternifolia Liriodendron tulipifera Magnolia spp.

Malus spp.

Prunus sargentii Tilia spp.

Broadleaves: Northern Catalpa White Fringetree American Yellowwood Pagoda Dogwood Tuliptree Magnolia Crabapple Sargent Cherry Linden

Shrubs: Tuliptree

Calycan. floridus (Cvs.) Clethra spp.

Daphne spp.

Deutzia spp.

Fothergilla spp.

Hamamelis spp.

Itea spp.

Rhus aromatica (Cvs.) Rosa spp.

Syringa spp.

Viburnum carlesii Vib. cassinoides (Cvs.)

Carolina Allspice Summersweet Daphne Deutzia Fothergilla Witchhazel Itea, Sweetspire Fragrant Sumac Rose Lilac Koreanspice Viburnum Witherod Viburnum

Conifers: Juniperus spp.

Thuja occidentalis

Juniper (foliage) Arborvitae (foliage)

Buxus spp.

Rhododendron (Cvs.)

Boxwood Rhododendron

Groundcovers: Thymus Thyme (foliage)

Vines: Clematis paniculata Sweet Autumn Clematis Clematis virginiana Virgins Bower Hydrangea an. petiolaris Hydrangea Vine Wisteria macrostachya Wisteria

Perennials: Achillea spp.

Yarrow (foliage) Actaea Snakeroot Allium spp.

Ornam. Onion (foliage) Asclepias spp.

Butterflyweed Buddleia spp.

Butterfly Bush Calamintha nepeta Calamint Sav. (foliage) Dianthus Dianthus Echinacea spp.

Coneflower (select var.)

Geranium spp.

Geranium (foliage) Hemerocallis spp.

Daylily (select varieties) Hosta spp.

Hosta (select varieties) Monarda spp.

Bee Balm (foliage) Nepeta spp.

Catmint (foliage) Perovskia spp.

Russian Sage (foliage) Phlox paniculata (Cvs.) Phlox Salvia spp.

Salvia (foliage) Sporobolus heterolepis Prairie Dropseed Grass

Hummingbird Clethra Wild bergamot

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Plants with Colorful Foliage

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Acer pal. var. dissect. ‘Crimson Queen’

Crimson Queen Japanese Maple

Acer pseudoplatanus ‘Tunpetti’ PP17,537

Regal Petticoat® Sycamore Maple

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Acer x 'Crimson Sunset'

Crimson Sunset™ Maple

X

Malus ‘Royal Raindrops’

Royal Raindrops Crabapple

X

Malus sargentii 'Candymint'

Candymint Crabapple

Tint

Salix 'Hakuro Nishiki'

Hakura Nishiki Willow

Tilia tomentosa 'Sterling'

Sterling Silver Linden

Blue

Variegated

Emperor 1™ Japanese Maple

Silver

Acer palmatum ‘Wolff’

Gray

X

Bronze

X

TREES:

Chartreuse

Bloodgood Japanese Maple

Common Name

Orange

Acer palmatum ‘Bloodgood’

Botanical Name

Red

Maroon

Tint = Tinted New = New Growth

Burgundy

X = All Season S = Spring

X

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SHRUBS: Cornus alba 'Bailhalo'

Ivory Halo Dogwood

Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'

Royal Purple Smokebush

Daphne x burkwoodii 'Carol Mackie'

Carol Maackie Daphne

Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Donna May’

Little Devil™ Ninebark

X

Physocarpus 'Seward'

Summer Wine™ Ninebark

X

Rhus typhina 'Bailtiger'

Tiger Eyes™ Sumac

Salix integra 'Hakuro Nishiki'

Hakuro Nishiki Willow

Sambucus nigra 'Eva'

Black Lace™ Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa 'SMNSRD4'

Lemony Lace™ Elderberry

Spiraea japonica 'Goldflame'

Goldflame Spirea

Spiraea japonica 'Gold Mound'

Gold Mound Spirea

Spirea x bumalda 'Anthony Waterer'

Anthony Waterer Spirea

Weigela florida 'Kolsunn'

Magical Fantasy® Weigela

Weigela florida ‘Minuet’

Minuet Weigela

Weigela florida 'My Monet Purple Effect'

My Monet Purple Effect® Weigela

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S X

X X X X S

S

S X

Tips X Tint X

CONIFERS: Abies concolor

White Fir

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Golden Mop'

Golden Mop Falsecypress

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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Kings Gold'

Kings Gold Falsecypress

X

Juniperus chinensis 'Iowa', ‘Trautman’

Iowa, Trautman Juniper

Juniperus chinensis 'Mountbatten'

Mountbatten Juniper

Juniperus chinensis 'Old Gold'

Old Gold Juniper

Juniperus communis var. depressa

Oldfield Common Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Chip'

Blue Chip Juniper

X

X

Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltoni'

Blue Rug Juniper

X

X

Juniperus sabina 'Blue Forest'

Blue Forest Juniper

Tint

Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star'

Blue Star Juniper

X

Juniperus virginiana 'Glauca'

Silver Juniper

X

X

Tint Tint New Tint

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Picea pungens ‘Globosa’

Globe Blue Spruce

X

Pinus strobus 'Blue Shag'

Blue Shag White Pine

X

Pinus sylvestris

Scots Pine

Tint

Tsuga canadensis 'MonJers', ‘MonKinn’

Golden Duke™, Duchess Hemlock

Variegated

Serbian Spruce

Silver

Picea omorika

Gray

Star PowerTM Juniper

Bronze

Juniperus x ‘J.N. Select Blue’

Chartreuse

Hill Dundee Juniper

Orange

Juniperus virginiana 'Hillii'

Red

Common Name

Maroon

Blue

Botanical Name

Burgundy

Plants with Colorful Foliage continued

Tint Tint Tint

X

PERENNIALS: Amorpha canescens

Leadplant

Aralia cordata ‘Sun King’

Sun King Aralia

Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum'

Japanese Painted Fern

Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'

Jack Frost Siberian Bugloss

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Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Overdam'

Overdam Feather Reed Grass

X

Carex glauca 'Blue Zinger'

Blue Zinger Sedge

Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance'

Ice Dance Variegated Sedge

Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'

Evergold Japanese Sedge

X

X

Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'

Golden Japanese Forest Grass

X

X

Heuchera (Cultivars)

Coral Bells

Hosta (Cultivars)

Hostas

Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'

Morning Light Maiden Grass

Panicum viratum 'Heavy Metal'

Heavy Metal Grass

Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'

Shenandoah Switch Grass

Penstemon 'Dark Towers'

Dark Towers Penstemon

Perovskia atriplicifolia (Cultivars)

Russian Sage

Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum'

Variegated Solomon's Seal

Pulmonaria (Cultivars)

Lungwort

Sedum rupestre ‘Prima Angelina’

Prima Angelina Sedum

Sedum spurium ‘Dragon’s Blood’

Dragon’s Blood Sedum

X

X

X

X

X

X X

X

X

X

X

X

X X

X

X X

X Tint X X

X X X

Blue Star Juniper

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X

X X

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Plants that Provide Winter Interest Interesting Bark Trees:

Acer griseum Paperbark Maple Exfoliating orange-brown to cinnamon-brown bark Acer miyabei ‘Morton’ State Street™ Miyabe Maple Rough, corky, gray-orange -brown fissured bark Acer pensylvanicum Striped Maple Smooth bark with green and white vertical stripes Acer triflorum Three-flower Maple Honey-brown, exfoliating bark Alnus incana var. rugosa Speckled Alder Polished brown bark Betula alleghaniensis Yellow Birch Glossy amber, exfoliating bark Betula nigra River Birch Creamy cinnamon, exfoliating bark Betula papyrifera (Cvs.) Paper Birch White, exfoliating bark Betula populifolia ‘Whitespire’ Whitespire Birch Smooth, white bark Carpinus caroliniana (Cvs.) Musclewood Smooth, gray, muscle-like bark Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory Shaggy bark in long strips Celtis occidentalis (Cvs.) Hackberry Corky and pebbly texture bark Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud Reddish, flaky bark on older wood Cornus alternifolia Pagoda Dogwood Young stems shiny brown to purple bark Cornus mas (Cvs.) Corneliancherry Dogwood Old bark is patchwork browns and tans Crataegus viridis ‘Winter King’ Winter King Hawthorn New bark silvery, old bark patchy orange, tan, cinnamon Fagus spp.

Beech Smooth, silver bark Gleditsia tria. var. inermis (Cvs.) Thornless Honeylocust Young stems shiny red to greenish brown,trunk plated Gymnocladus dioica Kentucky Coffeetree Plated and furrowed bark Heptacodium miconioides Seven Son Flower Exfoliating tan bark reveals cinnamon inner bark Ostrya virginiana Ironwood Gray-brown exfoliating bark in fine strips Maackia amurensis Amur Maackia Amber, exfoliating bark Platanus x acerifolia (Cvs.) London Planetree Exfoliating mottled brown, green, and tan bark Populus tremuloides Quaking Aspen Very light gray, smooth bark Prunus pensylvanica Pin Cherry Young stems shiny, reddish bark Prunus serotina Black Cherry Gray-black, scaly bark, young stems shiny Quercus bicolor Swamp White Oak Scaly bark on branches Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak Deeply furrowed and corky bark Syringa reticulata (Cvs.) Japanese Tree Lilac Glossy brown bark

Shrubs: Cornus alba (cultivars) Tatarian Dogwood Younger stems are red Cornus amomum Silky Dogwood Younger stems are purple Cornus racemosa (Cvs.) Gray Dogwood Younger stems are red Cornus sericea (Cvs.) Redtwig Dogwood Younger stems are red Physocarpus opulifolius Common Ninebark Exfoliating brown and cinnamon bark Staphylea trifolia Bladdernut Unique textured bark

Conifers: Juniperus virginiana (Cvs.) Pinus sylvestris (Cvs.) Taxodium distichum Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Eastern Redcedar Scots Pine Baldcypress Dawn Redwood

Reddish brown peeling bark in thin vert. strips Exfoliating orange Reddish brown peeling bark in thin vert. strips Reddish brown peeling bark in thin vert. strips

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Fruit Trees: Catalpa speciosa Northern Catalpa Long pods Crataegus spp. Hawthorn Red or orange-red fruits Gymnocladus dioica Kentucky Coffeetree Brown pods (female only) Malus (some varieties) Crabapple Yellow, red or purple fruits

Shrubs: Aronia arbutifolia Red Chokeberry Red berries Aronia melanocarpa (Cvs.) Black Chokeberry Black berries Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush Orange globular seed heads Corylus americana American Filbert Nut Cotoneaster apiculatus Cranberry Cotoneaster Cranberry red berries Ilex x meservae (female Cvs.) Holly Red berries Ilex verticillata (female Cvs.) Winterberry Red berries Myrica pensylvanica Northern Bayberry Grayish berries Rosa (some species) Rose Rose hips Symphoricarpos albus Common Snowberry White berries

Conifers: Juniperus (some spp. & Cvs.) Juniper Silver-blue berries Larix laricina Tamarak Cones Picea spp. Spruce Cones Pinus spp. Pine Cones Taxus (some spp. & Cvs.) Yew Red berries

Flowers (dried) Miscanthus

Trees: Syringa reticulata (Cvs.)

Japanese Tree Lilac

Shrubs: Hydrangea spp. Hydrangea

Perennials: Allium spp. Ornamental Onion Baptisia (spp. & Cvs.) False Indigo (fruits) Calamagrostis acutiflora (Cvs.) Feather Reed Grass Chasmanthium latifolium Northern Sea Oats Grass Echinacea (spp. & Cvs.) Coneflower Miscanthus sinensis (Cvs.) Maiden Grass Panicum virgatum (Cvs.) Switch Grass Rudbeckia (spp. & Cvs.) Black-eyed Susan Schizachyrium scoparium (Cvs.) Little Bluestem

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Trees with Distinctive Form Weeping: Acer palmatum var. dis. ‘Crimson Queen’

Crimson Queen Japanese Maple

Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Filifera’ Picea abies ‘Pendula’ Picea glauca ‘Pendula’ Pinus strobus ‘Pendula’ Tsuga canadensis ‘Pendula’

Threadleaf Falsecypress Weeping Norway Spruce Weeping White Spruce Weeping White Pine Weeping Hemlock

Columnar / Fastigiate: Acer saccharum ‘Barrett Cole’ Apollo® Sugar Maple Acer x freemanii ‘Armstrong’ Armstrong Maple Betula platyphylla ‘Jefpark’ Parkland Pillar® Birch Carpinus caroliniana ‘J.N. Upright’ Firespire™ Musclewood Ginkgo biloba ‘Princeton Sentry’ Princeton Sentry® Ginkgo Juniperus chinensis (Cvs.) Chinese Juniper Juniperus virginiana (Cvs.) Eastern Redcedar Malus ‘Jefgreen’ Emerald Spire® Crabapple Malus ‘Ivory Spear’ Ivory Spear® Crabapple Malus ‘Raspberry Spear’ Raspberry Spear® Crabapple Picea abies ‘Cupressina’ Cypress Spruce Pinus cembra (Cvs.) Swiss Stone Pine Prunus sargentii ‘Pink Flair’ Pink Flair® Cherry Taxus x media ‘Hicksii’ Hicks Yew Thuja occidentalis (Cvs.) Arborvitae Tilia americana ‘Kromm’ Sweet Street™ Linden

Weeping Norway Spruce Musclewood

Clump / Low-branched (trees): Acer pseud. x palmatum ‘Hasselkus’ Northern Glow® Maple Alnus incana var. rugosa Speckled Alder Amelanchier spp. Serviceberry Betula spp. Birch Carpinus caroliniana Musclewood Cercidiphyllum japonicum Katsuratree Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud Chionanthus virginicus White Fringetree Cornus mas (Cvs.) Corneliancherry Dogwood Crataegus spp. Hawthorn Magnolia spp. Magnolia Malus spp. Crabapple Ostrya virginiana Ironwood Populus tremuloides Quaking Aspen Syringa reticulata (cultivars) Japanese Tree Lilac

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Edible Plants

Some plants on this list have poisonous parts in addition to edible parts.

NEVER eat plants without doing thorough research on which plant parts are safe and proper preparations.

Trees: Acer saccharum Sugar Maple Sap (used for syrup) Amelanchier spp.

Serviceberry Berries (fresh, jams/jellies, pies) Carya spp. Hickory Nuts (fresh) Celtis occidentalis Hackberry Berries (fresh or dried) Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud Flower buds (on salads), pods (cooked) Cornus alternifolia Pagoda Dogwood Berries (jellies, juice) Cornus mas Corneliancherry Dogwood Berries (fresh-sour) Crataegus spp. Hawthorn Berries (fresh) Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo Inner seed (fresh) Juglans nigra Black Walnut Nuts (fresh) Malus spp.

Apple Fruit (fresh, pies, juice) Malus spp. Crabapple Fruit (fresh-sour) Prunus serotina Black Cherry Berries (fresh-bitter, juice, jams/jellies, liquor, wine) Prunus virginia Chokecherry Berries (jams, pies, wines) Tilia spp.

Linden Flowers (raw or tea)

Shrubs: Amelanchier spp.

Serviceberry Berries (fresh, jams/jellies, pies) Aronia spp.

Chokeberry

Berries (cooked, jams/jellies, juice) Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea Leaves (teas) Cornus sericea (Cvs.) Redosier Dogwood Fruit (fresh-bitter) Corylus spp. Filbert Nuts (fresh) Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac Berries (tea) Rosa rugosa spp.

Rugosa Rose Rose hips (fresh), flowers (tea) Rubus parviflorus Thimbleberry Berries (fresh) Sambucus spp. Elderberry Berries (must be cooked, jams, juice, pies) Syringa spp. Lilac Flowers Viburnum cassinoides Witherod Viburnum Fruit (fresh, jams/jellies) Viburnum lentago Nannyberry Fruit (fresh, jams/jellies) Viburnum prunifolium Blackhaw Viburnum Berries (fresh, jams/jellies)

Conifers: Juniperus com. var. depressa Oldfield Common Juniper Berries (spices) Juniperus virginiana Eastern Redcedar Berries (gin, spices) Picea spp.

Spruce Needles (can be used to make tea) Pinus spp. Pine Nuts (fresh)

Perennials: Allium spp.

Ornamental Onions Entire plant Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-Pulpit Bulb like roots (must be cooked) Asarum canadense Canada Wild Ginger Roots (seasoning) Dianthus spp.

Dianthus Flower (fresh, salads) Echinacea spp.

Coneflower Flower petals (fresh, salads) Galium odoratum Sweet Woodruff Flower (fresh, salads) Hemerocallis (varieties) Daylilies Flowers (fresh, salads) Monarda spp.

Bee Balm Flower (fresh, salads), leaves (tea) Solidago spp. Goldenrod Leaves (tea) Yucca filamentosa Yucca (Adam’s Needle) Flower petals (fresh, salads)

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Utility Plants

Plants for Hedging Trees: Amelanchier spp. Serviceberry Carpinus caroliniana Musclewood Cornus mas (Cvs.) Corneliancherry Dogwood Crataegus crus-galli (Cvs.) Cockspur Hawthorn Malus spp.

Multi-stem (shrub-form) Crabapples Ostrya virginiana Ironwood (multi-stem) Populus tremula ‘Erecta’ Swedish Aspen Quercus robur x bicolor ‘Long’ PP12,673 Regal Prince® Oak

Shrubs: Serviceberry

Viburnum Ames Juniper

Aesculus parviflora Bottlebrush Buckeye Amelanchier spp. Serviceberry Cornus amomum Silky Dogwood Cornus alba (Cvs.) Tatarian Dogwood Cornus racemosa Gray Dogwood Cornus sericea (Cvs.) Redtwig Dogwood Corylus americana American Filbert Cotoneaster lucidus Hedge Cotoneaster Forsythia spp. Forsythia Hydrangea paniculata Panicle Hydrangea Hypericum kalmianum St. John’s Wort Physo. opulifolius (Cvs.) Common Ninebark Ribes alpinum Alpine Currant Rosa rugosa (Cvs.) Rugosa Rose Spiraea (spp.) Spirea Stephan. incisa ‘Crispa’ Cutleaf Stephanandra Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’ Meyer Lilac Syringa patula ‘JN Upright Select’ Violet Uprising™ Lilac Syringa patula ‘Miss Kim’ Miss Kim Lilac Syringa vulgaris (Cvs.) Common Lilac Viburnum cassinoides (Cvs.) Witherod Viburnum Viburnum dentatum (Cvs.) Arrowwood Viburnum Viburnum prunifolium (Cvs.) Blackhaw Viburnum Weigela florida (Cvs.) Weigela

Conifers:

Juniperus chinensis (Cvs.) Chinese Juniper Juniperus virginiana (Cvs.) Eastern Redcedar Taxus spp. Yew Thuja occidentalis (Cvs.) American Arborvitae

Broadleaves: Buxus spp. Boxwood Ilex spp. Holly

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Plants for Screening Trees:

Conifers:

Amelanchier spp. Serviceberry Betula spp. Birch Carpinus caroliniana (Cvs.) Musclewood Cercidiphyllum japonicum Katsuratree Crataegus spp.

Hawthorn Cornus mas (Cvs.) Corneliancherry Dogwood Magnolia spp. Magnolia Malus spp. Crabapple Syringa reticulata (Cvs.) Japanese Tree Lilac

Juniperus spp.

Junipers Picea abies Norway Spruce Picea glauca White Spruce Picea glauca var. densata Black Hills Spruce Picea omorika Serbian Spruce Pinus cembra Swiss Stone Pine Pinus mugo (Cvs.) Mugo Pine Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine Pinus sylvestris (Cvs.) Scots Pine Thuja occidentalis (Cvs.) Eastern Arborvitae Thuja plicata (Cvs.) Giant Arborvitae Tsuga canadensis Canadian Hemlock Taxodium distichum Baldcypress Taxus x cuspidata Upright Yew Taxus x media ‘Hicksii’ Hick’s Yew

Shrubs: Aesculus parviflora Bottlebrush Buckeye Amelanchier spp. Serviceberry Aronia spp. Chokeberry Calycanthus floridus Sweetshrub Cornus alba (Cvs.) Tatarian Dogwood Cornus racemosa Gray Dogwood Cornus sericea (Cvs.) Redosier Dogwood Cotoneaster lucidus Hedge Cotoneaster Forsythia spp. Forsythia Fothergilla major Large Fothergilla Hamamelis vernalis Vernal Witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana Common Witchhazel Ilex verticillata (Cvs.) Common Winterberry Myrica pensylvanica Northern Bayberry Physocarpus opulifolius (Cvs.) Common Ninebark Rhus spp. Sumac Syringa spp.

Lilac Viburnum carlesii Koreanspice Viburnum Viburnum dentatum (Cvs.) Arrowwood Viburnum

Ornamental Grasses: Andropogon gerardii (Cvs.) Big Bluestem Calamagrostis x acutiflora (Cvs.) Feather Reed Grass Miscanthus sinensis (Cvs.) Maiden Grass Panicum virgatum (Cvs.) Switch Grass Schizachyrium scoparium (Cvs.) Little Bluestem

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Plants for Slopes, Banks, and Erosion Control Shrubs:

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Groundcovers:

Amelanchier stolonifera Running Serviceberry Aronia spp. Chokeberry Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea Cornus amomum Silky Dogwood Cornus racemosa Gray Dogwood Cornus sericea (Cvs.) Redtwig Dogwood Corylus americana American Filbert Corylus cornuta Beaked Hazelnut Cotoneaster apiculatus (Cvs.) Cranberry Cotoneaster Diervilla lonicera (Cvs.) Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle Hydrangea arborescens Smooth Hydrangea Hypericum kalmianum (Cvs.) St. John’s Wort Itea spp. Sweetspire Physocarpus opulifolius (Cvs.) Common Ninebark Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac Rhus aromatica ‘Gro-low’ Gro-low Sumac Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac Rhus typhina (Cvs.) Staghorn Sumac Ribes alpinum Alpine Currant Rosa rugosa Rugosa Rose Rubus parviforus Thimbleberry Sambucus canadensis American Elderberry Sambucus pubens Scarlet Elderberry Spiraea alba Meadowsweet Staphylea trifolia American Bladdernut Stephanandra incisa Cutleaf Stephanandra Symphoricarpos albus Common Snowberry Viburnum lentago Nannyberry Viburnum Viburnum prunifolium (Cvs.) Blackhaw Viburnum

Conifers: Juniperus chin. ‘Kallay Compact’ Kallay Pfitzer Juniper Juniperus chinensis ‘Old Gold’ Old Gold Juniper Juniperus chin. ‘Sea Green’ Sea Green Juniper Juniperus communis (Cvs.) Common Juniper Juniperus hor. ‘Wiltonii’ Blue Rug Juniper Juniperus procumbens ‘Nana’ Dwarf Jap. Garden Juniper Juniperus sabina ‘Buffalo’ Buffalo Juniper Juniperus sabina ‘Calgary Carpet’ Calgary Carpet™ Juniper

Ajuga spp. Ajuga Asarum canadense Canada Wild Ginger Pachysandra terminalis Pachysandra Vinca minor ‘Bowles’ Bowles Periwinkle

Vines: Celastrus scandens Clematis virginiana

American Bittersweet Virgin's Bower

Perennials: Achillea spp. Yarrow Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem Carex glauca ‘Blue Zinger’ Blue Zinger Sedge Carex eburnea Bristleleaf Sedge Carex grayii Gray’s Sedge Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania Sedge Carex radiata Eastern Star Sedge Coreopsis palmata Stiff Coreopsis Dalea purpureum Purple Prairie Clover Dianthus spp. Dianthus Geranium macrorrhizum Bigroot Geranium Geum triflorum Prairie Smoke Liatris pycnostachya Prairie Blazing Star Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot Phlox subulata (Cvs.) Creeping Phlox Schizachyrium scoparium (Cvs.) Little Bluestem Sesleria autumnalis (Cvs.) Autumn Moor Grass Silphium laciniatum Compassplant Silphium terebinthinaceum Prairie Dock Solidago flexicaulis Zig Zag Goldenrod Solidago ulmifolia Elm-leafed Goldenrod Sporobolus heterolepis (Cvs.) Prairie Dropseed Grass Symphyotrichum oolentangiense Sky Blue Aster Symphyotrichum ericoides Heath Aster

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Fall Color

Yellow

X

X

Gold

Orange

Bronze

Maroon

Burgundy

Red

Scarlet

Crimson

Common Name

Purple

Botanical Name

Redhead™ Maple

TREES: Acer griseum

Paperbark Maple

Acer jap. ‘Aconitifolium’

Full Moon™ Maple

Acer miyabei 'Morton'

State Street™ Maple

Acer pseudosieboldianum (Cultivars)

Korean Maple

X

X

Acer rubrum (Cultivars)

Red Maple

X

X

Acer saccharum (Cultivars)

Sugar Maple

X

X

Acer triflorum

Three-flower Maple

X

Acer x freemanii (Cultivars)

Freeman Maple

X

X

Aesculus glabra (Cultivars)

Ohio, Early Glow™ Buckeye

X

X

X

Aesculus flava

Yellow Buckeye

X

X

Amelanchier alnifolia (Cultivars)

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier canadensis

Shadblow Serviceberry

X

Amelanchier laevis (Cultivars)

Alleghany Serviceberry

X

Amelanchier x grandiflora (Cultivars)

Apple Serviceberry

Betula spp.

Birch

Carpinus caroliniana (Cultivars)

Musclewood

Carya ovata

Shagbark Hickory

Cercidiphyllum japonicum

Katsuratree

Cercis canadensis

Eastern Redbud

X

Cladrastis kentukea

American Yellowwood

X

Cornus alternifolia

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus mas (Cultivars)

Corneliancherry Dogwood

Crataegus crus-galli (Cultivars)

Cockspur Hawthorn

X

Fagus grandifolia

American Beech

X

Ginkgo biloba (Cultivars)

Ginkgo

Gleditsia triacanthos (Cultivars)

Honeylocust

X

Gymnocladus (Cultivars)

Kentucky Coffeetree

X

Liquidambar (Cultivars)

Sweetgum

Liriodendron tulipifera (Cultivars)

Tulip Tree

Magnolia spp.

Magnolia

Malus (Cultivars)

Crabapple

Ostrya virginiana

Ironwood

X

Populus spp.

Aspen

X

Prunus spp.

Cherry

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X

X X

X

Serviceberry

X

X

X

X

X X

X

X

X X

X

X

X

X X X

Western Sand Cherry

X X

X X X X

X

X X

X

X

X

X

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Botanical Name

Common Name

Quercus alba

White Oak

Quercus bicolor

Swamp White Oak

X

Quercus macrocarpa

Bur Oak

X

Quercus muehlenbergii

Chinkapin Oak

Quercus robur (Cultivars)

English Oak

Quercus rubra

Red Oak

Quercus x schuettei

Hybid Swamp x Burr Oak

X

Tilia spp.

Linden

X

Ulmus spp.

Elm

X

Ulmus x ‘Frontier’

Frontier Elm

Gold

Yellow

Orange

Bronze

Maroon

Burgundy

Red

Tamarack

Scarlet

Oakleaf Hydrangea

Purple

Linden

Crimson

Fall Color Continued

X

X X

X

X X

X

X

SHRUBS: Aesculus parviflora

Bottlebrush Buckeye

Amelanchier spp.

Serviceberry

X

Aronia spp.

Chokeberry

X

Cornus racemosa

Gray Dogwood

Cornus sericea (Cultivars)

Redosier Dogwood

Corylus americana

American Filbert

Cotoneaster spp.

Cotoneaster

Diervilla lonicera (Cultivars)

Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle

Forsythia spp.

Forsythia

Fothergilla spp.

Fothergilla

Hamamelis spp.

Witchhazel

Hydrangea macrophylla (Cultivars)

Bigleaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia (Cultivars)

Oakleaf Hydrangea

X

Itea virginica (Cultivars)

Sweetspire, Itea

X

Ilex verticillata (Cultivars)

Winterberry

Physocarpus opulifolius (Cultivars)

Ninebark

Rhus aromatica (Cultivars)

Fragrant Sumac

Rhus spp.

Sumac

Spiraea spp.

Spirea

Syringa meyeri ‘Palabin’

Meyer Lilac

Syringa patula ‘Miss Kim’

Miss Kim Lilac

Viburnum carlesii (Cultivars)

Koreanspice Viburnum

Viburnum cassinoides (Cultivars)

Witherod Viburnum

Viburnum dentatum (Cultivars)

Arrowwood Viburnum

X

Viburnum lentago

Nannyberry Viburnum

X

X

Viburnum prunifolium (Cultivars)

Blackhaw Viburnum

X

X

X X X X X

X X X X

X

X

X

X X

X

X

X

X

X X

X

X

X

X

X X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X X

X

X

X

X

X X

CONIFERS: Larix laricina

American Tamarack

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Dawn Redwood

X

X

Taxodium distichum

Baldcypress

X

X

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X

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Plants for Rain Gardens

Trees: Acer x freemanii Amelanchier arborea Betula nigra Betula pumila Carpinus caroliniana Celtis occidentalis Gleditsia triacanthos Ostrya virginiana Populus tremuloides Quercus bicolor Quercus macrocarpa Quercus x schuettei

Shademaster® Honeylocust

Evergreens: Freeman Maple Downy Serviceberry River Birch Bog Birch Musclewood Hackberry Honeylocust Ironwood Quaking Aspen Swamp White Oak Bur Oak Swamp x Bur Oak

Larix laricina Taxodium distichum

Tamarak Baldcypress

Perennials:

Allium cernuum Nodding Pink Onion Andropogan gerardii Big Bluestem Asclepias incarnata Red Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed Carex spp. Sedges Cassia hebecarpa Wild Senna Chelone glabra White Turtlehead Dalea purpureum Purple Prairie Clover Echinacea pallida Pale Purple Coneflower Shrubs: Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower Aronia arbutifolia Red Chokeberry Eutrochium spp.

Joe-Pye Weed Aronia melanocarpa Black Chokeberry Hemerocallis Daylilies Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea Hibiscus moscheutos Rose Mallow Cephalanthus occ.

Buttonbush Iris virginica var. shrevei Shreve’s Iris Clethra alnifolia Summersweet Liatris spp.

Blazing Star Cornus amomum Silky Dogwood Lobelia spp.

Cardinal Flower, Great Cornus racemosa Gray Dogwood Blue Lobelia Cornus sericea Redosier Dogwood Monarda spp.

Bee Balm, Bergamot Diervilla lonicera Dwf. Bush Honeysuckle Phlox spp. Phlox Hypericum spp.

St. John’s Wort Silphium spp.

Rosinweed Ilex verticillata Winterberry Solidago spp.

Goldenrod Physocarpus opulifolius Ninebark Symphyotrichum spp.

Asters Salix spp. Willow Tradescantia Spiderwort Sambucus canadensis Am. Elderberry Vernonia fasciculata Ironweed Spiraea alba Meadowsweet Verbena hastata Blue Vervain Spiraea tomentosa Steeplebush Veronicastrum virg.

Culver ’s Root Symphoricarpos albus Common Snowberry Viburnum dentatum Arrowwood Vib. Viburnum lentago Nannyberry Vib.

Shreve’s Iris

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Plants by Size

Japanese Maple

Trees

Small (Under 25’)

Seven Son Flower

Growth Rate:

Acer griseum

Paperbark Maple

Slow

Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium'

Full Moon Maple

Slow/ Medium

Acer palmatum (Cultivars)

Japanese Maple

Slow/ Medium

Acer pseudosieboldianum (Cultivars)

Korean Maple

Slow

Acer saccharum 'Barrett Cole'

Apollo® Sugar Maple

Slow

Acer triflorum

Three-flower Maple

Very Slow

Aesculus x bushii ‘Aaron1’ PP29,092

Mystic Ruby™ Buckeye

Medium

Alnus incana var. rugosa

Speckled Alder

Fast

Amelanchier canadensis

Shadblow Serviceberry

Medium

Amelanchier laevis (Cultivars)

Allegheny Serviceberry

Medium

Amelanchier sanguinea

Roundleaf Serviceberry

Medium

Amelanchier x grandiflora (Cultivars)

Apple Serviceberry

Medium

Betula pumila

Bog Birch

Medium

Carpinus caroliniana 'J.N. Upright'

Firespire™ Musclewood

Slow

Cercis canadensis

Eastern Redbud

Slow

Chionanthus virginicus

White Fringetree (Shrub Form)

Slow

Cornus alternifolia

Pagoda Dogwood

Slow/ Medium

Cornus mas (Cultivars)

Corneliancherry Dogwood

Slow

Heptacodium miconioides

Seven Son Flower

Fast

Magnolia (Cultivars)

Magnolia

Slow

Malus (Cultivars)

Crabapple

Slow/ Medium

Malus (Fruiting Cultivars)

Apple

Slow

Ostrya virginiana

Ironwood

Slow

Prunus 'Reliance'

Reliance Peach

Slow/ Medium

Prunus sargentii (Cultivars)

Sargent Cherry

Medium

Prunus virginiana

Chokecherry

Medium

Ptelea trifoliata

Hoptree

Slow/ Medium

Pyrus (Fruiting Cultivars)

Pear

Slow/ Medium

Salix 'Hakuro Nishiki'

Hakuro Nishiki Willow

Fast

Sorbus decora

Showy Mountainash

Medium

Syringa meyeri 'Palibin'

Meyer Lilac (on standard)

Medium

Medium (25-50’)

Redbud

Growth Rate:

Acer pseudoplatanus ‘Tunpetti’ PP17,537

Regal Petticoat® Sycamore Maple

Medium

Acer trunc. x Acer platanoides 'JFS-KW202'

Crimson Sunset™ Maple

Medium

Aesculus glabra

Ohio Buckeye

Medium

Aesculus glabra 'JN Select'

Early Glow™ Buckeye

Medium

Betula 'Madison'

White Satin™ Birch

Medium

Betula populifolia 'Whitespire'

Whitespire Birch

Medium

Carpinus caroliniana

Musclewood

Slow

Carpinus caroliniana ‘Wisconsin Red’

Wisconsin Red™ Musclewood

Slow

Cladrastis kentukea

American Yellowwood

Medium

Crataegus crus-galli var. inermis

Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn

Slow

Crataegus viridis 'Winter King'

Winter King Hawthorn

Medium

Ginkgo biloba (Cultivars)

Maidenhair Tree

Slow

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Trees continued

Gleditsia triacanthos 'Draves'

Street Keeper™ Honeylocust

Medium

Populus tremuloides (Cultivars)

Quaking Aspen

Fast

Prunus maackii

Amur Chokecherry

Medium/ Fast

Quercus robur x bicolor 'Long'

Regal Prince® Oak

Slow/ Medium

Tilia cordata 'Greenspire'

Greenspire® Littleleaf Linden

Medium

Tilia mongolica 'Harvest Gold'

Harvest Gold Linden

Medium

Tilia tomentosa 'Sterling Silver'

Sterling Silver Linden

Medium

Large (50’+)

Growth Rate:

Acer miyabei 'Morton'

State Street™ Miyabe's Maple

Medium/ Fast

Acer rubrum (Cultivars)

Red Maple

Medium/ Fast

Acer saccharum (Cultivars)

Sugar Maple

Slow/ Medium

Acer x freemanii (Cultivars)

Freeman Maple

Fast

Aesculus flava

Yellow Buckeye

Medium

Betula alleghaniensis

Yellow Birch

Medium

Betula nigra

River Birch

Medium/ Fast

Carya cordiformis

Bitternut Hickory

Slow

Carya ovata

Shagbark Hickory

Slow

Catalpa speciosa

Northern Catalpa

Medium/ Fast

Celtis occidentalis (Cultivars)

Hackberry

Medium

Cercidiphyllum japonicum

Katsuratree

Medium

Fagus grandifolia

American Beech

Slow

Gleditsia triacanthos (Cultivars)

Honeylocust

Medium

Gymnocladus dioica (Cultivars)

Kentucky Coffeetree

Slow/ Medium

Juglans nigra

Black Walnut

Medium

Liriodendron tulipifera (Cultivars)

Tuliptree

Medium

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Dawn Redwood

Slow/ Medium

Platanus x acerifolia (Cultivars)

London Planetree

Fast

Populus grandidentata

Big-tooth Aspen

Fast

Prunus serotina

Black Cherry

Medium

Quercus alba

White Oak

Slow/ Medium

Quercus bicolor

Swamp White Oak

Slow/ Medium

Quercus ellipsoidalis

Hills Oak

Slow/ Medium

Quercus imbricaria

Shingle Oak

Slow

Quercus macrocarpa

Bur Oak

Slow/ Medium

Quercus muehlenbergii

Chinkapin Oak

Slow/ Medium

Quercus rubra

Red Oak

Slow/ Medium

Quercus velutina

Black Oak

Slow

Quercus x schuettei

Hybrid Swamp x Bur Oak

Slow/ Medium

Salix alba 'Tristis'

Niobe Willow

Fast

Taxodium distichum 'Shawnee Brave'

Shawnee Brave Baldcypress

Slow/ Medium

Tilia americana

American Linden (Basswood)

Medium

Tilia americana 'Redmond'

Redmond Linden

Medium

Tilia americana 'Sentry'

Sentry Linden

Medium

Tilia x euchlora

Crimean Linden

Medium

Ulmus americana (Cultivars)

American Elm

Medium/ Fast

Ulmus 'Morton Glossy'

Triumph™ Elm

Medium/ Fast

Ulmus 'New Horizon'

New Horizon Elm

Medium/ Fast

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Shrubs Corylus americana

American Filbert

Corylus avellana 'Contorta'

Contorted Filbert

Corylus cornuta

Beaked Hazelnut

Cotinus coggygria ‘NCCO1’ PP30,216

Winecraft Black® Smokebush

Diervilla lonicera 'Jewel'

Jewel Bush Honeysuckle

Forsythia x 'Sunrise'

Sunrise Forsythia

Fothergilla gardenii 'Windy City'

Windy City Fothergilla

Fothergilla major 'Mount Airy'

Mount Airy Fothergilla

Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'

Annabelle Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla (Cultivars)

Bigleaf Hydrangea

Bronx Forsythia

Hydrangea paniculata (Cultivars)

Panicle Hydrangea

Forsythia x 'Courtasol'

Gold Tide™ Forsythia

Hydrangea quercifolia 'PIIHG-I'

Jetstream™ Oakleaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata ILVOBO'

BoBo® Hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen'

Snow Queen Oakleaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata ‘SMNHPK’ PP32,512

Fire Light Tidbit® Hydrangea

Ilex verticillata

Winterberry

Hydrangea paniculata ‘SMNHPSB’ PP34,468

Tiny Quick Fire® Hydrangea

Myrica pensylvanica

Northern Bayberry

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Ruby Slippers'

Ruby Slippers Oakleaf Hyd.

Physocarpus opulifolius (Cultivars)

Ninebark

Hypericum kalmianum (Cultivars)

St. John's Wort

Rhus aromatica

Fragrant Sumac

Ilex verticillata 'Jim Dandy' (male)

Jim Dandy Winterberry (male)

Ribes alpinum

Alpine Currant

Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite' (female)

Red Sprite Winterberry (fem.)

Ribes americanum

American Black Currant

Itea virginica 'Little Henry'

Little Henry® Itea

Rubus parviflorus

Thimbleberry

Lonicera periclymenum 'Honeybush'

Honeybush Honeysuckle

Salix candida ‘Jefberg’

Iceberg Alley® Sageleaf Willow

Rhus aromatica 'Gro-low'

Gro-low Sumac

Sambucus canadensis

American Elderberry

Ribes alpinum 'Green Mound'

Green Mound Alpine Currant

Sambucus nigra 'Eva'

Black Lace Elderberry

Ribes missouriense

Missouri Gooseberry

Sambucus racemosa 'SMNSRD4'

Lemony Lace™ Elderberry

Spiraea betulifolia (Cultivars)

Birchleaf Spirea

Spiraea alba

Meadowsweet

Spiraea fritschiana (Cultivars)

Fritsch Spirea

Symphoricarpos albus

Common Snowberry

Spiraea japonica (Cultivars)

Japanese Spirea

Syringa 'Declaration'

Declaration Lilac

Spiraea tomentosa

Steeplebush

Syringa meyeri 'Palibin'

Meyer Lilac

Stephanandra incisa 'Crispa'

Cutleaf Stephanandra

Syringa patula ‘JN Upright Select’ PP28,959

Violet Uprising™ Lilac

Weigela florida ‘Minuet’

Minuet Weigela

Syringa patula 'Miss Kim'

Miss Kim Lilac

Small (3’ and under) Aronia melanocarpa ‘UCONNAM012’ PP31,821

Ground Hug™ Chokeberry

Aronia melanocarpa ‘UCONNAM165’ PP28,789

Low Scape Mound® Chokeberry

Ceanothus americanus

New Jersey Tea

Cotoneaster apiculatus (Cultivars)

Cranberry Cotoneaster

Daphne x burkwoodii 'Carol Mackie'

Carol Mackie Daphne

Dasiphora fruticosa (Cultivars)

Bush Cinquefoil

Deutzia x 'Nikko Slender'

Nikko Slender Deutzia

Diervilla lonicera

Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle

Forsythia viridissima 'Bronxensis'

Medium Shrubs (4’-8’)

Viburnum carlesii (Cultivars)

Koreanspice Viburnum

Amelanchier alnifolia 'Regent'

Regent Saskatoon Serviceberry

Viburnum cassinoides (Cultivars)

Witherod Viburnum

Amelanchier stolonifera

Running Serviceberry

Viburnum dentatum 'Blue Muffin'

Blue Muffin™ Viburnum

Aronia arbutifolia spp.

Chokeberry

Viburnum rafinesquianum

Rafinesque Viburnum

Calycanthus floridus (Cultivars)

Common Sweetshrub

Weigela florida 'Alexandra'

Wine & Roses® Weigela

Cephalanthus occidentalis (Cultivars)

Buttonbush

Weigela florida 'Kolsunn'

Magical Fantasy® Weigela

Clethra (Cultivars)

Sweetspire

Weigela florida 'Red Prince'

Red Prince Weigela

Cornus alba 'Baihalo'

Ivory Halo® Dogwood

Large (9’+)

Cornus amomum

Silky Dogwood

Aesculus parviflora

Bottlebrush Buckeye

Cornus drummondii

Roughleaf Dogwood

Cornus racemosa

Gray Dogwood

Cornus sericea (Cultivars)

Redosier Dogwood

Cornus sericea var. baileyi

Bailey Redosier Dogwood

Cornus stolonifera 'Farrow'

Arctic Fire™ Dogwood

Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'

Royal Purple Smokebush

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Shrubs continued

Cotoneaster lucidus

Hedge (Peking) Cotoneaster

Rhus typhina 'Bailtiger'

Tiger Eyes™ Staghorn Sumac

Euonymus atropurpureus

Eastern Wahoo

Salix 'Hakuro Nishiki'

Hakuro Nishiki Willow

Forsythia x 'Meadowlark'

Meadowlark Forsythia

Sambucus pubens

Scarlet Elderberry

Hamamelis spp.

Witchhazel

Staphylea trifolia

Bladdernut

Hydrangea paniculata 'Tardiva'

Tardiva Hydrangea

Syringa vulgaris (Cultivars)

Common Purple Lilac

Hydrangea 'Zwijnenburg'

Limelight® Hydrangea

Viburnum dentatum 'Ralph Senior'

Autumn Jazz™ Arrowwood Vib.

Physocarpus opulifolius

Common Ninebark

Viburnum lantana 'Mohican'

Mohican Viburnum

Rhus glabra

Smooth Sumac

Viburnum lentago

Nannyberry Viburnum

Rhus typhina

Staghorn Sumac

Viburnum prunifolium (Cultivars)

Blackhaw Viburnum

Conifers & Broadleaves

Conifers Dwarf (3’ and under)

Growth Rate:

Large (30’+)

Growth Rate:

Juniperus horizontalis (Cultivars)

Creeping Juniper

Slow/ Medium

Abies concolor

White Fir

Slow

Juniperus procumbens 'Nana'

Dwarf Jap. Garden Juniper

Slow/ Medium

Larix laricina

Tamarack

Fast

Norway Spruce

Medium

Juniperus sabina (Cultivars)

Savin Juniper

Slow/ Medium

Picea abies

Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star'

Blue Star Juniper

Slow/ Medium

Picea glauca

White Spruce

Medium

Weeping White Spruce

Slow/ Medium

Microbiota decussata

Siberian Cypress

Slow/ Medium

Picea glauca 'Pendula'

Picea abies 'Nidiformis'

Nest Spruce

Slow

Picea glauca var. densata

Black Hills Spruce

Slow

Picea abies 'Pumila'

Pumila Spruce

Slow

Picea omorika

Serbian Spruce

Slow/ Medium

Picea abies 'Tompa'

Tompa Dwf Norway Spr.

Slow

Pinus cembra 'Big Blue'

Big Blue Swiss Stone Pine

Slow

Picea omorika 'Nana'

Dwarf Serbian Spruce

Slow

Pinus parviflora 'Glauca'

Blue Japanese White Pine

Slow

Pinus strobus Blue Shag'

Blue Shag White Pine

Slow

Pinus strobus

Eastern White Pine

Medium

Thuja occidentalis 'Hetz Midget'

Hetz Midget Arborvitae

Slow

Pinus sylvestris

Scots Pine

Medium

Cham. pisifera (Cultivars)

Falsecypress

Slow/ Medium

Thuja plicata (Cultivars)

Western Arborvitae

Medium

Juniperus chinensis (Cultivars)

Spreading Chinese Juniper

Medium

Tsuga canadensis

Canadian Hemlock

Medium

Pinus mugo (Cultivars)

Mugo Pine

Slow

Tsuga canadensis (Cultivars)

Canadian Hemlock

Slow/ Medium

Small (3-12’)

Growth Rate:

Cham. obutsa 'Nana Gracilis'

Dwarf Gracilis Hinoki Cyp.

Slow/ Medium

Juniperus chinensis ‘Sea Green’

Sea Green Juniper

Medium

Juniperus communis (Cultivars)

Common Juniper

Slow

Juniperus virginiana 'Grey Owl'

Grey Owl Juniper

Slow/ Medium

Picea abies 'Pendula'

Weeping Norway Spruce

Slow/ Medium

Picea glauca 'Conica'

Dwarf Alberta Spruce

Slow

Picea pungens 'Globosa'

Globe Blue Colorado Spruce

Slow

Pinus sylvestris 'Watereri'

Waterer Scots Pine

Junip. chin. (Upright Cultivars) Pinus cembra (Cultivars)

Broadleaves Plant Size

Growth Rate:

Buxus x 'Glencoe'

Chicagoland Green® Boxwood

3' x 5'

Medium

Buxus x 'Green Gem'

Green Gem Boxwood

2' x 2'

Slow/ Medium

Buxus x 'Green Mound'

Green Mound Boxwood

3' x 3'

Medium

Slow

Buxus x 'Green Mountain'

Green Mountain Boxwood

5' x 3'

Medium

Upright Chinese Juniper

Slow/ Medium

Buxus x 'Green Velvet'

Green Velvet Boxwood

4' x 5'

Medium

Swiss Stone Pine

Slow

Buxus x ‘Prostrate 3’ PP29,574

Flat-tery™ Boxwood

2' x 4'

Medium

Ilex x meservae 'BerriMagic Royalty'

Berri-Magic® Royalty Holly

8' x 8'

Slow/ Medium

Medium (12-30’)

Growth Rate:

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera'

Threadleaf Falsecypress

Slow/ Medium

Juniperus x 'J.N. Select Blue'

Star Power™ Juniper

Medium/ Fast

Picea abies 'Cupressina'

Cypress Spruce

Medium/ Fast

Ilex x meservae 'MonNieves' PP21,941

Scallywag™ Holly

4' x 3'

Slow

Picea abies ‘Pendula’

Weeping Norway Spruce

Fast

Rhododendron x 'P.J.M.'

P.J.M. Rhododendron

5' x 6'

Slow

Thuja occidentalis (Cultivars)

Northern White Cedar

Slow/ Medium

Juniperus virginiana (Cultivars)

Eastern Redcedar

Slow/ Medium

Yucca filamentosa 'Golden Sword'

Golden Sword Yucca

2' x 2'

Slow

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Native Plants of Wisconsin

Trees: Acer pensylvanicum Striped Maple Acer rubrum Red Maple Acer saccharinum Silver Maple Acer saccharum Sugar Maple Acer spicatum Mountain Maple Alnus incana var. rugosa Speckled Alder Amelanchier arborea Downy Serviceberry Amelanchier laevis Allegheny Serviceberry Amelanchier x grandiflora Apple Serviceberry Betula alleghaniensis Yellow Birch Betula nigra River Birch Betula papyrifera Paper Birch Betula pumila Bog Birch Carpinus caroliniana Musclewood Carya cordiformis Bitternut Hickory Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory Celtis occidentalis Hackberry Cornus alternifolia Pagoda Dogwood Crataegus mollis Downy Hawthorn Fagus grandifolia American Beech Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky Coffeetree Juglans cinerea Butternut Juglans nigra Black Walnut Malus ioensis Prairie Crabapple Nyssa sylvatica Black Gum Ostrya virginiana Ironwood Platanus occidentalis American Sycamore Populus balsamifera Balsam Poplar Populus deltoides Eastern Cottonwood Populus grandidentata Bigtooth Aspen Populus tremuloides Quaking Aspen Prunus pensylvanica Pin Cherry Prunus serotina Black Cherry Prunus virginiana Chokecherry Ptelea trifoliata Hoptree Quercus alba White Oak Quercus bicolor Swamp White Oak Quercus ellipsoidalis Hills Oak Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak Quercus muehlenbergii Chinkapin Oak Quercus rubra Red Oak Quercus x bebbiana Hybrid White x Bur Oak Quercus x deamii Deam’s Oak Quercus x schuettei Hybrid Swamp x Bur Oak Salix amygdaloides Peach-leaved Willow Salix humilis Prairie Willow Salix nigra Black Willow Salix serissima Autumn Willow Sorbus decora Showy Mountainash Tilia americana Basswood Ulmus americana American Elm Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm Ulmus thomasii Rock Elm

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Shrubs: Amelanchier stolonifera Running Serviceberry Aronia melanocarpa var. elata Glossy Black Chokeberry Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush Comptonia peregrina Sweet Fern Cornus amomum Silky Dogwood Cornus drummondii Roughleaf Dogwood Cornus racemosa Gray Dogwood Cornus sericea Redosier Dogwood Corylus americana American Filbert Corylus cornuta Beaked Hazelnut Dasiphora fruticosa Bush Cinquefoil Diervilla lonicera Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle Hamamelis virginiana Common Witchhazel Hypericum kalmianum St. John’s Wort Hypericum prolificum Shrubby St. John’s Wort Ilex verticillata Winterberry Myrica gale Sweetgale Physocarpus opulifolius Common Ninebark Prunus americana American Plum Prunus besseyi Western Sand Cherry Rhamnus alnifolia Alderleaf Buckthorn Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac Ribes americanum American Black Currant Rosa blanda Early Wild Rose Rosa carolina Carolina Rose Rosa palustris Swamp Rose Salix discolor Pussy Willow Sambucus canadensis American Elderberry Sambucus pubens Scarlet Elderberry Spiraea alba Meadowsweet Spiraea tomentosa Steeplebush Staphylea trifolia Bladdernut Symphoricarpos albus Common Snowberry Viburnum cassinoides Witherod Viburnum Viburnum lentago Nannyberry Viburnum Viburnum prunifolium Blackhaw Viburnum Viburnum rafinesquianum Rafinesque Viburnum Conifers: Abies balsamea Balsam Fir Juniperus comm. var. depressa Oldfield Common Juniper Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar Larix laricina Tamarack Picea glauca White Spruce Picea mariana Black Spruce Pinus resinosa Red Pine Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine Thuja occidentalis Northern White Cedar

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Vines: Celastrus scandens American Bittersweet Clematis virginiana Virgin’s bower (American Clematis) Lonicera dioica Limber Honeysuckle Smilax herbacea Carrion-flower Perennials: Acorus americanus Sweet Flag Actaea pachypoda Doll’s Eyes (White Baneberry) Adiantum pedatum Maidenhair Fern Agastache foeniculum Purple Hyssop Agastache scrophulariifolia Giant Hyssop Allium cernuum Nodding Pink Onion Ammophila breviligulata American Beachgrass Amorpha canescens Leadplant Amorpha fruticosa Indigo Bush Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly Everlasting Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem Anemone canadensis Meadow Anemone Anemone cylindrica Candle Anemone Anemone patens American Pasque Flower Anemone virginiana Tall Thimbleweed Anthoxanthum hirtum Sweet Grass Apocynum androsaemifolium Spreading Dogbane Aquilegia canadensis Canadian Columbine Aralia racemosa Spikenard Arisaema triphyllum Jack in the Pulpit Artemisia campestris Field Sage-wort Artemisia ludoviciana Prairie Sage Asarum canadense Canada Wild Ginger Asclepias exaltata Poke Milkweed Asclepias incarnata Red Milkweed Asclepias speciosa Showy Milkweed Asclepias sullivantii Sullivant’s Milkweed Asclepias syriaca Common Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed Asclepias verticillata Whorled Milkweed Astragalus canadensis Canada Milk Vetch Athyrium filix-femina Lady Fern Baptisia alba White Wild Indigo Baptisia leucophaea Cream Wild Indigo Baptisia tinctoria Yellow Wild Indigo Bouteloua curtipendula Side-oats Grama Calamovilfa longifolia Sand Reed Grass Camassia scilloides Wild Hyacinth Campanula rotundifolia Blue Harebell (Bellflower) Campanulastrum americanum Tall Bellflower Carex albicans White-tinged Sedge Carex blanda Common Wood Sedge Carex brevior Plains Oval Sedge

Carex cephalophora Carex comosa Carex crinita Carex eburnea Carex grayii Carex jamesii Carex lupulina Carex meadii Carex muskingumensis Carex normalis Carex pensylvanica Carex plantaginea Carex radiata Carex tribuloides Carex vulpinoidea Carex woodii Cassia hebecarpa Chamaecrista fasciculata Chamerion angustifolium Chelone glabra Coreopsis lanceolata Coreopsis palmata Crotalaria sagittalis Dalea candida Dalea purpurea Dennstaedtia punctilobula Desmanthus illinoensis Desmodium illinoense Dodecatheon meadia Drymocallis arguta Echinacea pallida Elymus hystrix Eragrostis spectabilis Eriophorum virginicum Eryngium yuccifolium Euphorbia corollata Eurybia furcata Eurybia macrophylla Euthamia graminifolia Eutrochium maculatum Eutrochium purpureum Fragaria virginiana Gentiana alba Gentiana andrewsii Geranium maculatum Geum triflorum Glyceria canadensis Hasteola suaveolens Helenium autumnale

Red Milkweed

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Johnson’s Nursery® 119 Helianthus occidentalis Helianthus pauciflorus Hepatica acutiloba Heuchera richardsonii Hibiscus laevis Hieracium longipilum Hypericum ascyron Iris versicolor Iris virginica var. shrevei Koeleria macrantha Lespedeza capitata Lespedeza frutescens Liatris aspera Liatris ligulistylis Liatris pycnostachya Liatris spicata Lilium michiganense Lobelia cardinalis Lobelia siphilitica Lupinus perennis Maianthemum racemosum Maianthemum stellatum Matteuccia struthiopteris Melanthium virginicum Mertensia virginica Mimulus ringens Mitella diphylla Monarda fistulosa Monarda punctata Napaea dioica Oenothera clelandii Onoclea sensibilis Opuntia humifusa Osmunda cinnamomea Packera aurea Panicum virgatum Parthenium integrifolium Penstemon gracilis Penstemon grandiflorus Penstemon hirsutus Persicaria virginiana Phemeranthus rugospermus Phlox bifida Phlox divaricata Phlox pilosa Physalis virginiana Physostegia virginiana Poa palustris Podophyllum peltatum Polemonium reptans Polygonatum biflorum

Western Sunflower Stiff Sunflower Sharp-lobed Hepatica (Liverwort) Prairie Alumroot Halberd-leaf (Smooth Rose)Mallow Hairy Hawkweed Great St. John’s Wort Harlequin Blue Flag Iris Shreve’s Iris Prairie Junegrass Round-headed Bush Clover Violet Bush Clover Rough Blazing Star Showy Blazing Star Prairie Blazing Star Dense Blazing Star Michigan Lily Cardinal Flower Great Blue Lobelia Wild Blue Lupine False Solomon’s Seal Starry False Solomon’s Seal Ostrich Fern Virginia Bunchflower Virginia Bluebells Allegheny Monkey Flower Two-leaf Miterwort Wild Bergamot Spotted Bee Balm Glade Mallow Sand Evening Primrose Sensitive Fern Eastern Prickly Pear Cinnamon Fern Golden Groundsel Switch Grass Wild Quinine Slender Beardtongue Large Beardtongue Hairy Penstemon Jumpseed Prairie Fame-flower Sand Phlox Woodland Phlox Prairie Phlox Virginia Ground-cherry Obedient Plant Marsh Bluegrass Mayapple Spreading Jacob’s Ladder Giant Solomon’s Seal

Wild Bergamot

Polystichum acrostichoides Prenanthes alba Pycnanthemum virginianum Ratibida pinnata Rudbeckia fulgida Rudbeckia hirta Rudbeckia subtomentosa Rudbeckia triloba Ruellia humilis Schizachyrium scoparium Scirpus atrovirens Scirpus cyperinus Scrophularia marilandica Silphium laciniatum Silphium perfoliatum Silphium terebinthinaceum Solidago caesia Solidago flexicaulis Solidago ohioensis Solidago ptarmicoides Solidago riddellii Solidago rigida Solidago sciaphila Solidago speciosa Solidago ulmifolia Sorghastrum nutans Sporobolus heterolepis Symphyotrichum cordifolium Symphyotrichum ericoides Symphyotrichum laeve Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

Christmas Fern Lion’s Foot Common Mountain Mint Yellow Coneflower Orange Coneflower Black-eyed Susan Sweet Black-eyed Susan Brown-eyed Susan Hairy Wild Petunia Little Bluestem Dark-green Bulrush Wool Grass Late Figwort Compass Plant Cup Plant Prairie Dock Blue-stemmed Goldenrod Zig Zag Goldenrod Ohio Goldenrod Upland White Goldenrod Riddell’s Goldenrod Stiff Goldenrod Cliff Goldenrod Showy Goldenrod Elm-leafed Goldenrod Indian Grass Prairie Dropseed Grass Blue Wood Aster Heath Aster Smooth Aster Calico Aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England Aster Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Aromatic Aster Symphyotrichum oolentangiense Sky Blue Aster Symphyotrichum prenanthoides Crooked-stem Aster Symphyotrichum puniceum Purple-stemmed Aster Symphyotrichum sericeum Silky Aster Taenidia integerrima Yellow-pimpernel Thalictrum dasycarpum Purple Meadow Rue Thalictrum dioicum Early Meadow Rue Tradescantia ohiensis Common Spiderwort Uvularia grandiflora Large-flowered Bellwort Verbena hastata Blue Vervain Verbena stricta Hoary Vervain Vernonia fasciculata Ironweed Veronicastrum virginicum Culver’s Root Viola pedata Bird-foot Violet Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula Smooth Yellow Violet Viola sororia Common Blue Violet Viola sororia f. priceana Common Blue Violet Bi-colored Form Zizia aurea Golden Alexanders

Ostrich Fern

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Reddish-Purple Reddish-Purple Red Greenish-Yellow Creamy Yellow Pinkish-Red White White White White Purplish-Pink White White Creamy White Yellow White White Creamy White Greenish Yellow Yellow White, Pink White, Pink Wh,Pink,Pur,Red Pink White White White Pink to Purple Creamy White Pale Yellow

Korean Maple (Acer pseudosieboldianum)

Red Maple (Acer rubrum) & Cultivars

Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) & Cultivars

Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus flava)

Mystic Ruby™ Buckeye (Aesculus x bushii 'Aaron 1' PPAF)

Shadblow Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis) & Cultivars

Alleghany Serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis) & Cultivars

Apple Serviceberry (Amelanchier x grandiflora) & Cultivars

Northern Catalpa (Catalpa speciosa)

Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)

White Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus)

American Yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea)

Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia )

Corneliancherry Dogwood (Cornus mas) & Cultivars

Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn (Crat. crus-galli var. inermis)

Winter King Hawthorn (Crataegus viridis ‘Winter King’)

Seven Son Flower (Heptacodium miconioides)

Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)

Butterflies Mag. (PP7,456) (Magnolia acuminata x denudata)

Star Magnolia (Magnolia stellata) & Cultivars

Loebner Magnolia (Magnolia x loebneri) & Cultivars

Crabapple (Malus)

Sargent Cherry (Prunus sargentii )

Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)

Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) & Cultivars

Showy Mountainash (Sorbus decora)

Meyer Lilac (Syringa meyeri)

Japanese Tree Lilac (Syringa reticulata) & Cultivars

Linden (Tilia spp.) & Cultivars

White White

Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora)

Saskatoon Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) & Cultivars

SHRUBS:

Red and Yellow

Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum) & Cultivars

Flower Color

Full Moon Maple (Acer jap. 'Aconitifolium')

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Tardiva Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata ‘Tardiva’)

Limelight® Hy. (Hydrangea paniculata ‘Zwijnenburg’ PP12874)

Pee Wee Oakleaf Hy. (Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Pee Wee’)

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Creamy White

Whi. ages to Pink

Quick Fire™ Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata ‘Bulk’)

Scarlet Elderberry (Sambucus pubens)

Blue, Pink, Pur

Bigleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla) & Cultivars

Pink to White

White

Annabelle Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’)

Black Lace Elderberry (Sambucus nigra 'Eva' PP15,575)

Yellow

Common Witchhazel (Hamamelis virginiana)

White

Yel. to Reddish

Vernal Witchhazel (Hamamelis vernalis)

White

White

Large Fothergilla (Fothergilla major)

American Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)

White

Dwarf Fothergilla (Fothergilla gardenii) & Cultivars

Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus)

Yellow

Forsythia - All Cultivars

Various

Yellow

Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera) & Cultivars

White

White, Pink

Deutzia (Deutzia gracilis) & Cultivars

Rose (Rosa spp.)

Yell, Pink, White

Potentilla / Cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa) & Cultivars

Common Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) & Cultivars

White

Redosier Dogwood (Cornus sericea) & Cultivars

Pink and Yellow

White

Gray Dogwood (Cornus racemosa)

Light Yellow

White

Silky Dogwood (Cornus amomum)

Honeybush Honeysuckle (Lon. periclymenum 'Honeybush')

White

Tatarian Dogwood (Cornus alba) & Cultivars

Swampfly Honeysuckle (Lonicera oblongifolia)

Rose-Pink

Summersweet (Clethra alnifolia) & Cultivars

White

White

Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)

Sweetspire (Itea virginica) & Cultivars

White

New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus)

Whi. ages to Pink

Maroon-Red

Carolina Sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus)

Yellow

White

Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) & Cultivars

Snow Queen Oakleaf Hy. (Hyd. quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’)

White

St. John’s Wort (Hypericum kalmianum) & Cultivars

White

Brilliant Red Chokeberry (Aronia arbut. var. brilliantissima)

Flower Color

Running Serviceberry (Amelanchier stolonifera)

Common Name (Botanical Name)

Jan.

March

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White White White Pink Pink White Light Lilac Icy Blue Various Reddish Purple White White White White White White White White Rose-Pink

Meadowsweet (Spiraea alba)

Birchleaf Spirea (Spiraea betulifolia) & Cultivars

Fritsch Spirea (Spiraea fritschiana) & Cultivars

Japanese Spirea (Spiraea japonica ) & Cultivars

Bumald Spirea (Spiraea x bumalda) & Cultivars

American Bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia)

Palibin Lilac (Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’)

Miss Kim Lilac (Syringa patula ‘Miss Kim’)

French Hybrid Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) & Cultivars

Declaration Lilac (Syringa 'Declaration')

Koreanspice Viburnum (Viburnum carlesii) & Cultivars

Witherod Viburnum (Viburnum cassinoides)

Arrowwood Viburnum (Viburnum dentatum) & Cultivars

Rafinesque Viburnum (Viburnum rafinesquianum)

Mohican Viburnum (Viburnum lantana 'Mohican')

Nannyberry Viburnum (Viburnum lentago)

Blackhaw Viburnum (Viburnum prunifolium) & Cultivars

Judd Viburnum (Viburnum x juddii)

Weigela (Weigela florida) & Cultivars

White

Yucca (Yucca filamentosa) & Cultivars

Various Mauve-Pink Whi., Pink, Pur. Bluish-Purple

Creeping Phlox (Phlox subulata) & Cultivars

Stonecrop Sedum (Sedum spp) & Cultivars

Thyme (Thymus spp.) & Cultivars

Bowles Periwinkle (Vinca minor ‘Bowles’) Various White Pink w/yell., Red Green Blue/Purple

Clematis (Clematis spp.)

Hydrangea Vine (Hydrangea anomala)

Honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.) & Cultivars

Carrion-flower Vine (Smilax herbacea)

Wisteria (Wisteria macrostachya) & Cultivars

VINES:

Lavender-Blue White

Bronze Beauty Ajuga (Ajuga reptans ‘Bronze Beauty’)

Green Carpet Pachy. (Pachysandra terminalis ‘Green Carpet’)

GROUNDCOVERS:

Lavender-Pink

PJM Rhododendron (Rhododendron x ‘PJM’)

BROADLEAVES:

White

Flower Color

Lemony Lace™ Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa 'SMNSRD4')

Common Name (Botanical Name)

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Chartreuse Whi., Pnk, Lav. Blue-Violet Blue Reddish Brown White Red Creamy White Purple Creamy White Ivory Pink to Crimson Orange White Lavender-Blue Pink, Blue, Pur. White Blue to White Lavender-Blue White, Red Mauve-Pink Lav., Pink, Whi. Pink-Rose Indigo-Blue Rose-Red Blue Scarlet-Pink Tan White Lilac-Blue Yellow Green to tan Scarlet-Pink White

Thrillier Lady’s Mantle (Alchemilla mollis ‘Thriller’)

Ornamental Onion (Allium spp.) & Cultivars

Leadplant (Amorpha canescens)

Amsonia (Amsonia spp.) & Cultivars

Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii)

Meadow Anemone (Anemone canadensis)

Canadian Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)

Spikenard (Aralia racemosa)

Jack in the Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)

Dwarf Goatsbeard (Aruncus aethusifolius)

Goatsbeard (Aruncus dioicus)

Red Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)

Butterflyweed (Asclepias tuberosa)

Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata)

Sky Blue Aster (Symphyotrichum oolentangiense)

Wood’s Aster (Aster dumosus) & Cultivars

Heath Aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides)

Bigleaf Aster (Eurybia macrophylla)

Aromatic Aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolius) & Cultivars

Astilbe (Astilbe x arendsii) & Cultivars

Dwarf Chinese Astilbe (Astilbe chinensis ‘Pumila’)

Visions Astilbe (Astilbe chinensis) & Cultivars

Delft Lace Astilbe (Astible x 'Delft Lace')

False Blue Indigo (Baptisia australis)

Winter Glow Bergenia (Bergenia cor. ‘Winter Glow’)

Jack Frost Siberian Bugloss (Brunnera macro. ‘Jack Frost’)

Hybrid Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) & Cultivars

Feather Reed Grass (Calamagrostis acutiflora) & Cultivars

Montrose White Cala. (Calamintha nepeta ‘Montrose White’)

Bluebell Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia)

Wild Senna (Cassia hebecarpa)

Northern Sea Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium)

Turtlehead (Chelone lyonii) & Cultivars

Snakeroot (Actaea racemosa) & Cultivars

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Yarrow (Achillea spp.) & Cultivars

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Yellow Yellow Golden-Yellow Rose-Purple Pink, Rosy-Red Pink Pale Rose Pnk, Pur., Whi. Various Deep Pink Pink Pink-Rose Deep Magenta Lilac-Pink Violet-Blue Pinkish-White Various White, Pink, Rose Various White, Lavender Blue Blue Violet Whi., Yellow, Pur. White Mauve-Pink Rosy-Lavender Yellow Red Deep Blue Blue Silver, Pink, Whi. Pink, Red Pink to Lavender Lavender-Blue

Tall Tickseed (Coreopsis tripteris)

Zagreb Coreopsis (Coreopsis vericillata ‘Zagreb’)

Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpureum)

Dianthus (Dianthus gratianopolitanus) & Cultivars

Shooting Star (Dodecatheon meadia)

Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida)

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) & Cultivars

Hybrid Coneflower (Echinacea x) & Cultivars

Baby Joe Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium dubium 'Baby Joe')

Spotted Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium maculatum)

Karmina Geranium (Geranium x cantabrigiense ‘Karmina’)

Bevan’s Variety Geranium (G. macrorrhizum ‘Bevan’s Variety’)

Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)

Rozanne Geranium (Geranium ‘Rozanne’ PP12175)

Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum)

Daylily (Hemerocallis spp.) & Cultivars

Coral Bells (Heuchera spp.) & Cultivars

Hibiscus (Hibiscus spp.) & Cultivars

Hosta (Hosta spp.) & Cultivars

Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor)

Shreve’s Iris (Iris virginica var. shrevei)

Siberian Iris (Iris sibirica) & Cultivars

Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum x superbum) & Cultivars

Prairie Blazing Star (Liatris pycnostachya)

Kobold Original Blazing Star (Liatris spicata ‘Kobold Original’)

Little Rocket Ligularia (Ligularia stenocephela 'Little Rocket')

Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)

Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)

Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica)

Maiden Grass (Miscanthus spp.) & Cultivars

Bee Balm (Monarda didyma) & Cultivars

Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)

Catmint (Nepeta x faassenii) & Cultivars

Flower Color

Stiff Coreopsis (Coreopsis palmata)

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Pink to Tan Pale Pink Lavender Lavender-Blue Fuchsia-Pink White, Lavender Greenish White White Pink, Blue, Pur. Yellow Golden-yellow Gold Lavender Lilac-Blue, Violet Purple to Tan Pink to Rust Red Silver to Tan Yellow Yellow Lavender-Blue White Yellow Yellow White to Tan Rose-Lavender Blue Violet-Purple White-Pale Blue

Hameln Dwarf Fountian Grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides)

Dark Towers Beard Tongue (Penstemon 'Dark Towers'’)

Hairy Penstemon (Penstemon hirsutus)

Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia) & Cultivars

Prairie Phlox (Phlox pilosa)

Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana) & Cultivars

Giant Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum biflorum)

Variegated Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum odoratum)

Lungwort (Pulmonaria x) & Cultivars

Yellow Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)

Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida) & Cultivars

Viette's Little BE Susan (Rudbeckia spe. 'Viette's Little Suzy')

Hairy Wild Petunia (Ruellia humilis)

Salvia (Salvia nemorosa) & Cultivars

Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) & Cultivars

Stonecrop Sedum (Sedum spectabile) & Cultivars

Autmn Moor Grass (Sesleria autumnalis)

Compassplant (Silphium laciniatum)

Prairie Dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum)

Lucerne Blue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinch. angustifolium ‘Lucerne’)

False Solomon's Seal (Maianthemum racemosum)

Zig Zag Goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis)

Elm-leafed Goldenrod (Solidago ulmifolia)

Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis) & Cultivars

Hummelo Lamb’s Ear (Stachys monnieri ‘Hummelo’)

Spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis)

Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata)

Culver's Root (Veronicastrum virginicum)

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Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) & Cultivars

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Mag. x loebneri 'Leonard Messel'

Late Oct.

Maidenhair Tree Honeylocust Kentucky Coffeetree Seven Son Flower Black Walnut Sweetgum Tuliptree Butterflies Magnolia Messel Magnolia Merrill Magnolia Royal Star Magnolia

Early Oct.

Ginkgo biloba Gleditsia triacanthos Gymnocladus dioica Heptacodium miconioides Juglans nigra Liquidambar styraciflua Liriodendron tulipifera Magnolia x Butterflies

September

Musclewood Bitternut Hickory Shagbark Hickory Northern Catalpa Hackberry Katsuratree Eastern Redbud White Fringetree American Yellowwood Corneliancherry Dogwood Hawthorn Beech

August

Carpinus caroliniana Carya cordiformis Carya ovata Catalpa speciosa Celtis occidentalis Cercidiphyllum japonicum Cercis canadensis Chionanthus virginicus Cladastris kentukea Cornus mas Crataegus Fagus

July

Paperbark Maple State Street™ Miyabe Maple Korean Maple Red Maple Sugar Maple Three-Flower Maple Buckeye/Horsechestnut Alder Serviceberry Yellow Birch Sweet Birch River Birch Paper Birch

June

Acer griseum Acer miyabei 'State Street' Acer pseudosieboldianum Acer rubrum Acer saccharum Acer triflorum Aesculus Alnus Amelanchier Betula alleghaniensis Betula lenta Betula nigra Betula papyrifera

Early May

Freeman Maple

Late April

Acer x freemanii

Early April

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March

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August

July

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June

Crabapple Bob White Crabapple Coralburst Crabapple Sargent crabapple Dawn Redwood Ironwood London Planetree Quaking Aspen Cherry Oak Niobe Willow Japanese Tree Lilac Bald Cypress Linden Silver Linden Hybrid Elm American Elm

Early May

Malus 'Cultivars' Malus 'Bob White' Malus 'Coralburst' Malus sargentii Meta. glyptostroboides Ostrya virginiana Platanus x acerifolia Populus tremuloides Prunus Quercus Salix alba 'Tristis' Syringa reticulata Taxodium distichum Tilia Tilia tomentosa Ulmus x Ulmus americana

Late April

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March

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Early Oct.

September

August

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Early May

Corneliancherry Dogwood American Filbert Vernal Witchazel Common Witchazel American Bladdernut Meyer Lilac Korean Lilac Common Purple Lilac Koreanspice Viburnum Arrowwood Viburnum Viburnum Blackhaw Viburnum

Late April

Cornus mas Corylus americana Hamamelis vernalis Hamamelis virginiana Staphylea trifolia Syringa meyeri Syringa patula Syringa vulgaris Viburnum carlesii Viburnum dentatum Viburnum lantana Viburnum prunifolium

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Early Oct.

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Early July

June

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Early May

Late April

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March

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Fir Juniper Larch Norway Spruce White Spruce Black Hills Spruce Serbian Spruce Colorado Spruce Swiss Stone Pine Limber Pine Macedonian Pine White Pine Scots Pine Himalayan Pine Yew Arborvitae Giant Arborvitae Boxwood

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Pine, Spr. Depth 16” 16” 17” 19” 21” 22”

Width, Shade 26” 30” 32” 34” 38” 40” 42” 46” 50”

Pine, Spr. Width 32” 33” 34” 38” 42” 44”

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36” 42” 4’ 5’ 6’ 7’

Conifers

Upright Width 30” 32” 32” 36” 40” 44”

Depth, Ornamental 14” 17” 18” 20” 22” 23” 25” 28”

Depth, Ornamental 16” 18” 20” 22” 24”

For Oak Trees, add six inches to ball size.

Depth, Shade 12” 15” 16” 16” 18” 20” 22” 24” 25”

34” 36” 38” 42” 46”

1.5” 1.75” 2” 2.5” 3”

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12’ m.s.

14’ m.s.

Depth, Shade 16” 18” 20” 22” 24”

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Upright Depth 14” 15” 15” 17” 19” 20”

Depth, Oak, Nut 16” 17” 20” 22” 25”

Depth, Oak, Nut 18” 18” 22” 24” 26” Width Orn., Oak 32” 36” 38”

50” 54” 59” 63”

5.5” 6” 6.5” 7”

81”

48”

5”

9”

44”

4.5”

72”

40”

4”

8”

36”

3.5”

24”

2”

32”

22”

1.75”

3”

20”

1.5”

28”

18”

1.25”

2.5”

16”

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1”

Caliper

11,725

8,100

6,000

5,225

3,900

2,800

2,575

2,050

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585

385

325

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200

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Glossary

Achene: a dry indehiscent one-seeded fruit

Panicle: any loose, diversely branching, pyramidal flower cluster

Alternate: an arrangement of leaves or other parts not opposite or whorled; parts situated one at a node, as leaves on a stem: like parts succeeding each other singly with a common structure

Pappus: a calyx modification usually in the form of bristles, awns, or scales aiding in seed dispersal

Anther: pollen-bearing part of a stamen, borne at the top of a fillament, or sessile

Pedicel: a small stalk bearing a single flower Persistent: remaining attached beyond the usual time

Apetalous: describes a flower with no petals (i.e. flowers of grasses)

Petiole: stem on which the leaf is carried

Aril: an outgrowth, partially or fully covering a seed (i.e. fleshy tissue of yew seeds)

Pinnately: having leaflets or primary divisions arranged on each side of a common stalk

Calyx: the outer set of perianth segments or floral envelope of a flower, usually green in color and smaller than the inner set Capsule: dry, dehiscent fruit composed of two or more united carpels Carpel: a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil Catkin: a spike of unisexual flowers having scaly, usually deciduous

Pistil: the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma Prostrate: growing flat along the ground Raceme: an unbranched, elongated cluster of flowers carried along a central stalk

Colonial: pertaining to a distinguishable, localized population within a species

Recurrent: a plant which will flower for 2-3 weeks, then take a 2-3 week rest without flowers, then repeat the bloom cycle again. (i.e Roses)

Copious: yielding abundantly or plentiful in number

Samara: a dry fruit bearing a wing

Corolla: collective term for a flower’s petals

Sepal: one part of the flower’s calyx; a modified leaf

Cyme: rounded or flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the central flower opens first

Sessile: attached by the base, or without any distinct projecting support, as a leaf issuing directly from the stem

Deciduous: plants that lose all their leaves at the end of their growing season

Sport: an organism or part that shows an unusual or singular deviation from the normal or parent type; mutation

Dehiscent: the natural bursting open of capsules, fruits, anthers for the discharge of their contents

Stamen: the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther

Dioecious: with unisexual flowers, the staminate and pistillate flowers are on separate plants

Striation: bearing fine longitudinal lines, channels, or ridges Sun Exposure:

Drupe: fruit composed of a seed surrounded by fleshy tissue

Full Sun: 6 hours or more of direct, unfiltered sunshine daily

Ecotype: a subspecies or race that is especially adapted to a particular set of environmental conditions

Full Shade: no direct sunlight and less than 2 hours of filtered sunlight daily

Ephemeral: lasting a very short time

Partial Shade: 2 to 4 hours of direct, unfiltered sunshine or 6 hours or more of filtered sunshine daily

Everblooming: indicates a plant which will produce a continual period of flowering (i.e Roses) Exfoliate: to peel off in shreds or thin layers

Full Sun to Partial Shade: 4 to 6 hours of direct, unfiltered sunshine daily

Fastigiate: trees and shrubs on which the branches grow vertically, instead of growing horizontally

Full Sun to Full Shade: plants with this condition can thrive under any outdoor light conditions

Fiddlehead: the young, coiled frond of various species of ferns, eaten as a vegetable

Terminal: at the tip, or distal end

Fissured: torn lengthwise

Tussocks: a clump or tuft, as of growing grass or sedge

Trifoliate: leaves produced in groups of three

Floriferous: flower bearing Follicle: a dry seed vessel, or pod, consisting of a single carpel Free flowering: the plant will bloom continually through the growing season Herbaceous: characteristic of an herb, having little or no woody tissue and persisting usually for a single growing season Malodorous: having an unpleasant or offensive odor Nutlet: a small nut

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Abies............................................. 45 Acer ............................................... 3 Achillea ........................................ 59 Acorus .......................................... 84 Actaea ......................................... 59 Actinidia ....................................... 55 Adam’s Needle........................... 54 Adiantum...................................... 81 Aesculus (Shrub)........................... 25 Aesculus (Tree)............................... 5 Agastache .................................... 59 Ajuga ........................................... 54 Alchemilla .................................... 59 Alder............................................ 6 Alexanders................................. 81 Allium .......................................... 59 Alnus .............................................. 6 Amelanchier (Shrub)..................... 25 Amelanchier (Tree)......................... 6 Amorpha ...................................... 60 Amsonia ....................................... 60 Anaphalis ..................................... 60 Andropogon ................................. 84 Anemone ..................................... 60 Apocynum .................................... 61 Aquilegia ...................................... 61 Aralia ........................................... 61 Arborvitae.................................. 49 Arisaema ..................................... 61 Aronia .......................................... 25 Aruncus ........................................ 61 Asarum ........................................ 54 Asclepias ...................................... 61 Aspen......................................... 17 Aster............................... 62, 67, 79 Astilbe .......................................... 62 Astragalus .................................... 63 Athyrium....................................... 81 Baldcypress................................ 49 Balloon Flower........................... 75 Baptisia ........................................ 63 Barrenwort................................. 67 Basswood................................... 20 Bayberry..................................... 33 Beardtongue............................... 74 Beautyberry............................... 25 Bee Balm.................................... 73 Beech......................................... 10 Bellflower................................... 64 Bergenia ...................................... 63 Betula ............................................ 7 Big Bluestem.............................. 84

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Birch............................................. 7 Bishop’s Hat................................ 67 Bittersweet................................. 55 Black-Eyed Susan........................ 76 Bladdernut................................. 40 Blazing Star................................. 72 Bleeding Heart............................ 66 Bluebells..................................... 73 Blue-Eyed Grass.......................... 78 Bluegrass.................................... 87 Bottlebrush Buckeye................... 25 Bottlebrush Grass....................... 86 Bouteloua .................................... 84 Boxwood.................................... 53 Broadleaves.................................. 53 Brunnera ...................................... 63 Buckeye........................................ 5 Buckthorn................................... 35 Buddleia ....................................... 63 Bugloss....................................... 63 Bulrush....................................... 87 Bunchflower............................... 73 Bundle-Flower............................ 65 Bush Honeysuckle....................... 28 Butterflybush.............................. 63 Buttonbush................................. 26 Buxus ........................................... 53 Calamagrostis .............................. 84 Calamint..................................... 64 Calamintha .................................. 64 Callicarpa ..................................... 25 Callirhoe ....................................... 64 Caltha .......................................... 64 Calycanthus ................................. 26 Campanula .................................. 64 Carex ............................................ 84 Carpinus ......................................... 8 Carrion-Flower........................... 56 Carya ............................................. 8 Cassia ........................................... 64 Catalpa .......................................... 9 Catchfly...................................... 77 Catmint...................................... 74 Ceanothus .................................... 26 Celastrus ...................................... 55 Celtis .............................................. 9 Cephalanthus ............................... 26 Cercidiphyllum ............................... 9 Cercis ............................................. 9 Chamaecyparis ............................ 45 Chelone ........................................ 64 Cherry........................................ 17

Chionanthus ................................... 9 Chokeberry................................. 25 Cinquefoil (Perennial)................. 66 Cinquefoil (Shrub, Potentilla)...... 28 Cladrastis ....................................... 9 Clematis ....................................... 55 Clethra ......................................... 26 Coffeetree.................................. 11 Columbine.................................. 61 Comptonia ................................... 26 Coneflower................................. 66 Conoclinium ................................. 65 Coral Bells.................................. 70 Coreopsis ..................................... 65 Cornus (Shrub).............................. 26 Cornus (Tree).................................. 9 Corydalis ...................................... 65 Corylus ......................................... 27 Cotinus ......................................... 27 Cotoneaster ................................. 27 Crabapple................................... 13 Crataegus .................................... 10 Culver’s Root.............................. 81 Currant....................................... 35 Daisy.......................................... 72 Dalea ........................................... 65 Daphne ........................................ 28 Dasiphora .................................... 28 Daylily........................................ 69 Delphinium .................................. 65 Deschampsia ............................... 85 Desmanthus ................................. 65 Desmodium .................................. 66 Deutzia ........................................ 28 Dianthus ...................................... 66 Dicentra ....................................... 66 Diervilla ....................................... 28 Dodecatheon ............................... 66 Dogbane..................................... 61 Dogwood (Shrub)....................... 26 Dogwood (Tree)............................ 9 Drymocallis .................................. 66 Echinacea ..................................... 66 Elderberry.................................. 39 Elm............................................. 21 Elymus ......................................... 86 Epimedium ................................... 67 Eragrostis ..................................... 86 Eryngium ..................................... 67 Euonymus .................................... 28 Eurybia ......................................... 67 Eutrochium .................................. 67

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Index

Fagus ........................................... 10 False Indigo................................ 63 False Sunflower.......................... 69 Falsecypress............................... 45 Feather Reed Grass..................... 84 Fern............................................ 81 Figwort....................................... 77 Filbert......................................... 27 Fir............................................... 45 Forsythia ...................................... 28 Fothergilla ................................... 29 Fountain Grass............................ 87 Fringetree..................................... 9 Geranium ..................................... 67 Geum ........................................... 69 Ginkgo ......................................... 10 Glade Mallow............................. 74 Gleditsia ....................................... 11 Goatsbeard................................. 61 Golden Groundsel....................... 74 Goldenrod.................................. 78 Grama Grass............................... 84 Grasses....................................... 84 Groundcovers............................. 54 Gymnocladus ............................... 11 Hackberry..................................... 9 Hakonechloa ................................ 86 Hamamelis ................................... 29 Hasteola ....................................... 69 Hawthorn................................... 10 Helenium ..................................... 69 Helianthus .................................... 69 Heliopsis ...................................... 69 Hellebore................................... 69 Helleborus .................................... 69 Hemerocallis ................................ 69 Hemlock..................................... 50 Hepatica ...................................... 70 Heptacodium ............................... 12 Heuchera ..................................... 70 Hibiscus (Perennial)...................... 70 Hibiscus (Shrub)............................ 29 Hickory......................................... 8 Holly........................................... 53 Honeylocust............................... 11 Honeysuckle............................... 33 Hoptree...................................... 18 Hosta ........................................... 70 Hydrangea (Shrub)...................... 30 Hydrangea (Vine)........................ 56 Hypericum ................................... 33 Hyssop........................................ 59

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Ilex (Holly)..................................... 53 Ilex (Winterberry)......................... 33 Indian Grass................................ 87 Indian-Plantain........................... 69 Iris ................................................ 71 Ironweed.................................... 80 Ironwood.................................... 16 Itea .............................................. 33 Jack In The Pulpit........................ 61 Jacob’s Ladder............................ 76 Japanese Forest Grass................. 86 Joe-Pye Weed............................. 67 Juglans ......................................... 12 Junegrass.................................... 86 Juniper....................................... 45 Juniperus ...................................... 45 Katsuratree................................... 9 Kiwi............................................ 55 Koeleria ........................................ 86 Lady’s Mantle............................. 59 Lamb’s Ear.................................. 79 Larix ............................................. 47 Larkspur..................................... 65 Leadplant................................... 60 Leucanthemum ............................ 72 Liatris ........................................... 72 Ligularia ....................................... 72 Lilac (Shrub)................................ 40 Lilac (Tree).................................. 20 Linden........................................ 20 Liquidambar ................................ 12 Liriodendron ................................ 12 Little Bluestem............................ 87 Liverwort.................................... 70 Lobelia ......................................... 73 Lonicera ....................................... 33 Lovegrass.................................... 86 Lungwort.................................... 76 Lupine........................................ 73 Lupinus ........................................ 73 Magnolia ..................................... 12 Maianthemum ............................. 73 Maiden Grass............................. 86 Malus ........................................... 13 Maple........................................... 3 Marsh Marigold.......................... 64 Matteuccia.................................... 81 Mayapple................................... 75 Meadow Rue.............................. 80 Melanthium ................................. 73 Mertensia .................................... 73 Metasequoia ................................ 47 Johnson’s Nursery®

Microbiota ................................... 47 Milkvetch................................... 63 Milkweed................................... 61 Mimulus ....................................... 73 Miscanthus .................................. 86 Mistflower.................................. 65 Mockorange............................... 34 Monarda ...................................... 73 Monkey Flower........................... 73 Moor Grass................................. 87 Mountain Mint........................... 76 Mountainash.............................. 20 Musclewood................................. 8 Myrica .......................................... 33 Napaea ........................................ 74 Nepeta ......................................... 74 New Jersey Tea........................... 26 Ninebark.................................... 34 Oak............................................ 18 Obedient Plant........................... 75 Onoclea........................................ 81 Opuntia ........................................ 74 Ornamental Onion...................... 59 Osmunda...................................... 81 Ostrya .......................................... 16 Pachysandra ................................ 54 Packera ........................................ 74 Panicum ....................................... 86 Parthenium .................................. 74 Pearly Everlasting....................... 60 Pennisetum .................................. 87 Penstemon ................................... 74 Periwinkle.................................. 55 Perovskia ..................................... 75 Petunia....................................... 77 Philadelphus ................................ 34 Phlox (Creeping, Groundcover)... 54 Phlox (Perennial)........................ 75 Physocarpus ................................. 34 Physostegia .................................. 75 Picea ............................................ 47 Pimpernel................................... 80 Pine............................................ 48 Pinus ............................................ 48 Planetree.................................... 17 Platanus ....................................... 17 Platycodon ................................... 75 Plum........................................... 34 Poa ............................................... 87 Podophyllum ................................ 75 Polemonium ................................. 76 Polygonatum ............................... 76

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Polystichum.................................. 81 Poplar......................................... 17 Poppy Mallow............................ 64 Populus ........................................ 17 Prairie Clover.............................. 65 Prairie Dropseed......................... 88 Prairie Smoke ............................ 69 Prickly Pear................................. 74 Prunus (Shrub).............................. 34 Prunus (Tree)................................ 17 Ptelea ........................................... 18 Pulmonaria .................................. 76 Pycnanthemum ............................ 76 Quercus ........................................ 18 Quinine...................................... 74 Ratibida ....................................... 76 Rattlesnake Master..................... 67 Redbud......................................... 9 Redwood.................................... 47 Rhamnus ...................................... 35 Rhododendron ............................. 53 Rhus ............................................. 35 Ribes ............................................ 35 Rosa ............................................. 36 Rose........................................... 36 Rose Mallow............................... 70 Rose Of Sharon........................... 29 Rosinweed.................................. 77 Rubus ........................................... 38 Rudbeckia .................................... 76 Ruellia .......................................... 77 Russian Sage............................... 75 Salix (Shrub)................................. 38 Salix (Tree).................................... 20 Salvia ........................................... 77 Sambucus .................................... 39 Sand Cherry................................ 34 Schizachyrium .............................. 87 Scirpus ......................................... 87 Scrophularia ................................ 77 Sedge......................................... 84 Sedum (Groundcover).................. 54 Sedum (Perennial)........................ 77

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Serviceberry (Shrub)................... 25 Serviceberry (Tree)....................... 6 Sesleria ........................................ 87 Seven Son Flower....................... 12 Shooting Star.............................. 66 Siberian Cypress......................... 47 Silene ........................................... 77 Silphium ....................................... 77 Sisyrinchium ................................. 78 Smilax .......................................... 56 Smokebush................................. 27 Snakeroot................................... 59 Sneezeweed............................... 69 Snowberry.................................. 40 Solidago ....................................... 78 Solomon’s Seal (Maianthemum).73 Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum)... 76 Sorbus .......................................... 20 Sorghastrum ................................ 87 Speedwell................................... 80 Spiderwort................................. 80 Spikenard................................... 61 Spiraea ......................................... 39 Spirea......................................... 39 Sporobolus ................................... 88 Spruce........................................ 47 St. John’s Wort........................... 33 Stachys ......................................... 79 Staphylea ..................................... 40 Stephanandra .............................. 40 Stonecrop................................... 54 Sumac........................................ 35 Summersweet............................ 26 Sunflower................................... 69 Sweet Fern................................. 26 Sweet Flag.................................. 84 Sweetgum.................................. 12 Sweetshrub................................ 26 Sweetspire.................................. 33 Switch Grass............................... 86 Symphoricarpos ........................... 40 Symphyotrichum .......................... 79

Syringa (Shrub)............................. 40 Syringa (Tree)............................... 20 Taenidia ....................................... 80 Tamarack.................................... 47 Taxodium ..................................... 49 Taxus ............................................ 49 Thalictrum ................................... 80 Thimbleberry.............................. 38 Thuja ............................................ 49 Thyme........................................ 55 Thymus ........................................ 55 Tick-Trefoil.................................. 66 Tilia .............................................. 20 Tradescantia ................................ 80 Tsuga ........................................... 50 Tufted Hair Grass........................ 85 Tuliptree..................................... 12 Turtlehead.................................. 64 Ulmus .......................................... 21 Verbena ...................................... 80 Vernonia ...................................... 80 Veronica ....................................... 80 Veronicastrum ............................. 81 Vervain....................................... 80 Viburnum ..................................... 41 Vinca ............................................ 55 Vines.......................................... 55 Wahoo........................................ 28 Walnut....................................... 12 Weigela ........................................ 42 Wild Ginger................................ 54 Wild Senna................................. 64 Willow (Shrub)........................... 38 Willow (Tree).............................. 20 Winterberry................................ 33 Witchhazel................................. 29 Yarrow........................................ 59 Yellow Coneflower...................... 76 Yellowwood.................................. 9 Yew............................................ 49 Yucca ............................................ 54 Zizia ............................................. 81

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