Hyacinth

Hyacinth, Grape (Muscari armeniacum)

Plant type: Interior Plant, Perennial

USDA Hardiness Zones: 3b to 9a

Height: 6" to 12"

Spread: 3" to 6"

Exposure: full sun

Bloom Color: Blue

Bloom Time: Early spring

Leaf Color: Green

Growth Rate: average

Moisture: dry to moist

Soil Condition: Loamy, Neutral, Well drained

Form: Irregular or sprawling

Landscape Uses:

Alpine garden, Border, Container, Ground cover, Massing, Rock garden

Special Features:

Attractive foliage, Naturalizing, Suitable for cut flowers, Suitable for dried flowers, Fragrant flowers

Holly Grape

Holly Grape  (Mahonia pinnata)

 

Plant type: Shrub
USDA Hardiness Zones: 7a to 8b
Height: 48" to 72"
Spread: 35" to 72"
Exposure: shade to full sun
Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Early spring, Early winter, Late spring, Late winter, Mid spring, Mid winter
Leaf Color: Green
Growth Rate: fast
Moisture: moist
Soil Condition: Acidic, Clay, Loamy, Neutral, Sandy, Slightly alkaline, Well drained
Form: Upright or erect
Landscape Uses:
Border, Foundation, Ground cover, Massing
Special Features:
North American native, Fragrant flowers, Attractive flowers or blooms                                       

Begonia ,

Begonia, Tuberous (Begonia tuberhybrida)

Plant type: Interior Plant, Perennial
USDA Hardiness Zones: 9a to 10a
Height: 6" to 12"
Spread: 0" to 12"
Exposure: shade to partial shade partial sun
Bloom Color: Orange, Pink, Red, Salmon, White, Yellow
Bloom Time: Early fall, Late summer, Mid summer, Mid fall
Leaf Color: Green
Growth Rate: average
Moisture: moist
Soil Condition: Acidic, Adaptable, Loamy, Neutral, Sandy, Well drained
Form: Rounded
Landscape Uses:
Border, Container, Massing
Special Features:
Attractive foliage, Attractive flowers or blooms

Snowbell

Snowbell, Japanese (Styrax japonicum) 

Plant type: Tree

USDA Hardiness Zones: 5b to 8a
Height: 179" to 300"
Spread: 179" to 300"
Exposure: partial shade partial sun to full sun
Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Early summer, Early spring, Late summer, Late spring, Mid summer, Mid spring
Leaf Color: Green
Growth Rate: slow
Moisture: moist
Soil Condition: Acidic, Clay, Loamy, Neutral, Sandy, Slightly alkaline, Well drained
Form: Rounded, Vase
Landscape Uses:
Pest tolerant, Standard, Specimen
Special Features:
Not North American native, Naturalizing, Attractive flowers or blooms

 

Cotoneaster, Creeping

 Cotoneaster Creping - Cotoneaster adpressus

Plant type: Shrub

USDA Hardiness Zones: 4b to 7a

Height: 24" to 35"

Spread: 35" to 59"

Exposure: partial shade partial sun to full sun

Bloom Color: Pink

Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring

Leaf Color: Green

Growth Rate: slow

Moisture: dry

Soil Condition: Acidic, Alkaline, Clay, Loamy, Neutral, Sandy, Slightly alkaline, Well drained

Form: Spreading or horizontal

Landscape Uses:

Cascades, Erosion control, Ground cover, Massing, Rock garden

Special Features:

Not North American native, Attractive flowers or blooms

Lilac,

Lilac, Common (Syringe vulgarise)

Plant type: Shrub

USDA Hardiness Zones: 3b to 7a

Height: 96" to 144"

Spread: 96" to 144"

Exposure: partial shade partial sun to full sun

Bloom Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple, White

Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring

Leaf Color: Green

Growth Rate: unknown

Moisture: unknown

Soil Condition: Acidic, Clay, Loamy, Neutral, Sandy, Slightly alkaline, Well drained

Form: Rounded

Landscape Uses:

Border, Standard, Seashore, Specimen

Special Features:

Not North American native, Fragrant flowers, Blooms are very showy

Gardenia

Gardenia     [  Gardenia-Augusta ]       

Plant type: Interior Plant, Shrub
USDA Hardiness Zones: 8a to 10a
Height: 48" to 96"
Spread: 60" to 96"
Exposure: shade to full sun
Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Early summer, Late spring
Leaf Color: Green
Growth Rate: average
Moisture: dry to moist
Soil Condition: Acidic, Clay, Loamy, Neutral, Sandy, Slightly alkaline, Well drained
Form: Rounded
Landscape Uses:
Border, Container, Foundation, Hedge, Massing, Screen, Standard, Specimen
Special Features:
Attractive foliage, Not North American native, Suitable for cut flowers, Fragrant flowers, Attractive flowers or blooms

Oleander

Oleander - Nerium oleander

Plant type: Interior Plant, Shrub

USDA Hardiness Zones: 9a to 11a

Height: 120" to 180"

Spread: 120" to 180"

Exposure: full sun

Bloom Color: Orange, Pink, Red, White, Yellow

Bloom Time: Early summer, Early fall, Early spring, Early winter, Late summer, Late fall, Late spring, Late winter, Mid summer, Mid fall, Mid spring, Mid winter

Leaf Color: Green

Growth Rate: fast

Moisture: moist

Soil Condition: Acidic, Alkaline, Clay, Loamy, Neutral, Sandy, Slightly alkaline, Well drained

Form: Rounded, Vase

Landscape Uses:

Border, Container, Foundation, Hedge, Massing, Screen, Standard, Seashore, Specimen, Street tree

Special Features:

Not North American native, All or parts of this plant are poisonous, Fragrant flowers, Blooms are very showy

Achillea

Achillea, Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Plant type: Herb, Perennial
USDA Hardiness Zones: 4b to 8b
Height: 18" to 36"
Spread: 4" to 6"
Exposure: partial shade partial sun to full sun
Bloom Color: Pink, White
Bloom Time: Early fall, Late summer, Mid summer
Leaf Color: Green
Growth Rate: fast
Moisture: dry to moist
Soil Condition: Loamy, Neutral, Sandy, Well drained
Form: Upright or erect
Landscape Uses:
Container, Ground cover, Massing, Seashore, Woodland garden
Special Features:
Attractive foliage, Edible, Fragrant foliage, Invasive, Naturalizing, Attracts butterflies, Suitable for cut flowers, Suitable for dried flowers

 

 Weigela (Weigela florida)

 

Plant type: Shrub
USDA Hardiness Zones: 4b to 8a
Height: 72" to 108"
Spread: 72" to 144"
Exposure: full sun
Bloom Color: Lavender, Pink, Red, White
Bloom Time: Late spring, Mid spring
Leaf Color: Green
Growth Rate: average
Moisture: moist
Soil Condition: Acidic, Alkaline, Clay, Loamy, Neutral, Sandy, Slightly alkaline, Well drained
Form: Rounded, Upright or erect, Vase
Landscape Uses:
Border, Foundation, Pest tolerant, Massing, Specimen
Special Features:
Not North American native, Blooms are very showy

Pansy

Pansy (Viola x wittrockiana)

Plant type : Biennual, Perennial
USDA Hardiness Zones: UKN
Height : 6" to 12"
Spread: 0"
Exposure : full sun
Bloom Color: Blue, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, White, Yellow
Bloom Time : Early fall, Early spring, Early winter, Late fall, Late spring, Mid fall, Mid spring
Leaf Color : Green
Growth Rate: average
Moisture: moist
Soil Condition: Loamy, Neutral, Sandy, Well drained
Form: Irregular or sprawling
Landscape Uses:
Border, Container, Ground cover, Massing, Specimen
Special Features:
Suitable for cut flowers 

Crabapple

Crabapple (Malus x)

Plant type: Tree

USDA Hardiness Zones: 3b to 8a

Height : 72" to 300"

Spread :120" to 300"

Exposure : full sun

Bloom Color : Pink, Red, White

Bloom Time : Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring

Leaf Color : Green

Growth Rate : average

Moisture :  moist

Soil Condition :Acidic, Clay, Loamy, Neutral, Sandy, Slightly alkaline, Well drained

Form: Oval, Rounded, Upright or erect, Weeping

Landscape Uses: Border, Espalier, Standard, Specimen, Street tree

Not North American native, Fragrant flowers, Attractive flowers or blooms

Coneflower, Purple

Coneflower, Purple (Echinacea purpurea)

Plant type: Herb, Perennial

USDA Hardiness Zones: 3a to 10a

Height: 24" to 48"

Spread: 18" to 24"

Exposure: full sun

Bloom Color: Pink, Purple, Red, White

Bloom Time: Early summer, Early fall, Late summer, Mid summer

Leaf Color: Green

Growth Rate: average

Moisture: moist to wet

Soil Condition: Adaptable, Alkaline, Loamy, Neutral, Sandy, Well drained

Form: Upright or erect

Landscape Uses:

Border, Container, Massing, Seashore, Specimen

Special Features:

Attracts birds, North American native, Edible, Naturalizing, Attracts butterflies, Suitable for cut flowers, Suitable for dried flowers, Attractive flowers or blooms