Shrubs - B -  Plant Nursery

Juniper - Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor Juniper

Juniper - Bar Harbor, Juniperus horizontalis 'Bar Harbor', is a creeping shrub that features blue-gray foliage in the summer time and then changes to a purple color in the winter. The Bar Harbor's chameleon-like leaves have long, sharp points that come in pairs or threes when juvenile, and then become more scale-like or flat when they are adult. 'Bar Harbor' has a moderate growth rate and gets about a foot tall and grows to six feet in width making it a nice choice to use for a groundcover. It grows in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Bar Harbor adapts to a wide range of soils, but prefers a dryish, sandy soil. It tolerates hot, relatively dry growing conditions, somewhat poor soils and many city air pollutants. Intolerant of wet soils.

Barberry - Atro Nana
Barberry Atro Nana

The Barberry Atro Nana, Berberis t. 'Atro.Nana', Crimson Pygmy, is a dwarf, compact shrub that is tightly mounded. The foliage is deep crimson red and turns a deep burgundy in the fall. It produces red-tinged pale yellow colored flowers that bloom in March and April. In May the flowers are followed by glossy red fruit. A great, low maintenance landscape plant, Atro Nana needs full sun to part shade; sun will produce the best foliage color; as shade increases the foliage will turn lighter red to green. Just below those beautiful red leaves are the tiniest, and sharpest thorns, but since the plant requires so little maintenance, you don't encounter the thorns very often.

Barberry - Korean
Barberry Korean

The Korean Barberry, Berberis koreana, is a dense, thorny plant useful for barrier planting. It displays small yellow flowers in hanging clusters in mid-spring and bright red berries in clusters in autumn. These berries may persist into winter. Korean Barberry has a wonderful, red, fall foliage color that will give you a colorful landscape! It requires full sun to partial shade and tolerates a wide range of soils, except those that are overly wet. Light pruning may be needed to maintain good shape. Use in borders, as a barrier, a hedge, or as a specimen.

Barberry - Orange Rocket
Barberry Orange Rocket

The Barberry Orange Rocket, Berberis t. 'Orange Rocket', has an unusual rust-colored foliage. It keeps this wonderful color throughout the summer season; rust-colored small leaves turn a ruby red in autumn. This deciduous upright dwarf shrub is easy to grow and has a height three times its width. These traits set 'Orange Rocket' apart from all other existing barberry varieties. In April-May, Orange Rocket will display pale yellow flowers that are followed by small, crimson red berries. It prefers full sun and adapts to most conditions. It is best to feed once a year with a slow release fertilizer. Use as an accent or specimen plant.

Barberry - Pow Wow
Barberry Pow Wow

The Barberry Pow Wow, Berberis t. 'Pow Wow', is quite an unusual variety of barberry; forms a slender dwarf column. The leaves are bright gold, tipped in red in the spring, then slowly turn green, splashed with white and pink. ’Pow Wow’ prefers some shade in the hottest part of the day and needs well drained soil. A hardy, slow grower with an upright habit, it will get just 3-4 feet tall and is very suitable for hedges. Barberry hedges can deter wandering pets and wildlife, adding that extra protection to your garden due to the thorny characteristics.

Barberry - Red Carpet
Barberry Red Carpet

The Barberry Red Carpet, Berberis t. 'Red Carpet', is a deciduous shrub reaching up to 24" tall and about 30" wide. Branches are slender, spiny, and small. Its leaves are roundly oval in a deep red to purple color. Small, yellow flowers bloom beneath leaves, from April to May, and are not showy. Bright red berries can be found along stems from late fall through winter. Plant in any soil in a sunny or partially shaded position, but preferably sunny for best fruit and autumn color.

Barberry - Rosy Rocket
Barberry Rosy Rocket

The Barberry Rosy Rocket, Berberis t. 'Rosy Rocket', is a deciduous dwarf shrub characterized by red foliage. This foliage color continues throughout the summer season. This upright dwarf shrub is easy to grow and has a height three times its width. These traits set 'Rosy Rocket' apart from all other existing barberry varieties. In April-May, Rosy Rocket will display pale yellow flowers that are followed by small, crimson red berries. It prefers full sun and adapts to most conditions. It is best to feed once a year with a slow release fertilizer. Use as an accent or specimen plant.

Barberry - Sunjoy™ Gold Beret
Barberry Sunjoy Gold Beret

Barberry Sunjoy Gold Beret, Berberis thunbergii 'Sunjoy™ Gold Beret', is a unique dwarf, low mounding gold barberry with attractive red new growth and red fall color. In summer, the foliage is a striking bright gold that will surely get attention in the garden. Having great garden architecture, Sunjoy Gold Beret will display bright orange-red autumn foliage that is stunning. The compact size of Sunjoy™ Gold Beret makes it perfect for the front of the border, or as an accent for small areas in the landscape. The first upright golden barberry with red new growth, this plant is burn resistant. Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerates light shade, but needs full sun to develop best foliage color. Very adaptable shrub that is tolerant of many pollutants in urban areas. 'Sunjoy™ Gold Beret' needs a well drained area and can tolerate some drought. Use 'Sunjoy Gold Beret' intermingled with other plants to fill in the middle ground of a combination.

Barberry - Sunjoy™ Gold Pillar
Barberry Sunjoy Gold Pillar

Barberry Sunjoy Gold Pillar, Berberis thunbergii 'Sunjoy™ Gold Pillar', is another outstanding Proven Winners® Color Choice® shrub that is a must have for every landscape. 'Sunjoy™ Gold Pillar' is similar in shape to 'Helmond Pillar', but with bright golden foliage and red new growth. The 3-4' pillars of gold provide great garden architecture and look stunning in autumn as the foliage turns a blazing orange-red. Will not burn like other yellow leaved barberry. Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerates light shade, but needs full sun to develop best foliage color. Very adaptable shrub that is tolerant of many pollutants in urban areas. 'Sunjoy Gold Pillar' needs a well drained area and can tolerate some drought. Use 'Sunjoy Gold Pillar' intermingled with other plants to fill in the middle ground of a combination.

Barberry - Thornless
Barberry Thornless

The Thornless Barberry, Berberis thunbergii 'Thornless', is an “almost thornless” selection of green-leaved barberry. Its habit is globe-like and it is a nice addition to the barberries. This barberry is a compact, rounded form of Japanese green barberry. Its bright green summer foliage changes to shades of red in the fall. A thicket of spiny twigs and red fruit provides many landscape possibilities. When its deep green color turns to shades of red, orange and yellow, Thornless Barberry will give your fall landscape a bright and stunning color! This barberry is excellent as a low hedge or accent plant. It is useful for barrier planting and tolerates most light exposures and soils.

Barberry - Tiny Gold
Barberry Tiny Gold

The Barberry Tiny Gold, Berberis t. 'Tiny Gold', has bright golden foliage, is a slow grower, and produces an ideal dwarf, golden hedge or small specimen. It is resistant to sunburn and keeps its fresh, vivid color throughout the season. The leaves are deciduous, ovate to round and may have pink or red margins in summer; forms small, glossy bright red berries in autumn. It grows slowly, forming a dense and compact shrub twice as wide as tall. Tiny Gold is a hardy shrub that likes almost any soil type, drained fertile soil is best, and thrives in full sun or partial shade. It is best to add well rotted compost in the planting soil. Tiny Gold will provide a great source of golden foliage to any garden, a border, or a container.

Bearberry - Massachusetts
Bearberry Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Evergreen Shrub, Arctostaphylos u. 'Massachusetts', is a low growing, mat forming groundcover. It grows 6-12 inches tall, 2-4 feet wide, has small glossy leaves, and can cover a 15' diameter area, but is not invasive. This green foliage turns a bronzy red in fall and winter. The bell shaped, dainty flowers appear in the spring. The fruit, that is a bright red and highly decorative, appears in late summer, persisting into fall. This low 'Massachusetts' shrub thrives in a variety of soils, but does best in poor, infertile sandy acidic soil, and is salt tolerant. Do not fertilize, and pruning is not necessary. It is a beautiful, low maintenance groundcover, once established.

Bearberry - Vancouver Jade
Bearberry Vancouver Jade

The Vancouver Jade Evergreen, Arctostaphylos u. 'Vancouver Jade', is a vigorous groundcover that uniformly spreads more quickly than the typical form, and bears flowers on semi-upright branches. With its vigorous and rapid growth, Vancouver Zade makes an excellent ground cover for banks, berms and other areas where quick, low cover is needed. It prefer well drained, sandy soil and a sunny location, but is tolerant of light shade. This plant provides beautiful year-round enjoyment. Use it in a background planting, a formal hedge, screen or as a special landscape focus. If you need a wonderful and suitable ground cover, try Vancouver Jade!

Barberry - Emerald Carousel®
Berberis 'Tara'

Emerald Carousel® Barberry, Berberis 'Tara', is a shrub that has showy clusters of yellow flowers in spring along its arching branches. These blooms produce bright red berries that will persist into the winter. The dark green foliage turns an outstanding red-purple in fall. It is easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerates light shade, but Emerald Carousel® Barberry needs full sun to develop best foliage color. This very adaptable shrub is tolerant of many pollutants in urban areas and tolerates drought, but will not perform well in poorly drained, wet soils. It has no serious insect or disease problems. Use as a hedge, barrier plant, foundation plant, shrub border or small groupings in the landscape.

Barberry - Red Leaf Japanese
Berberis thunbergii

The Barberry bush or RedLeaf Japanese bush, Berberis thunbergii, is a deciduous shrub reaching up to 24" tall and about 30" wide. The branches are slender, spiny, and small, and the leaves are roundly oval in a deep red to purple color. The small, yellow flowers borne beneath leaves, from April to May, are not showy. Bright red berries can be found along stems from late fall through winter. Ironically, this is never really considered a feature of this plant. Barberry bushes are best located in full sun. This plant is tolerant of many types of soil, but will not do well in wet to very moist soils. As name Barberry implies, this makes an excellent hedge or filler shrub.

Barberry - Ruby Carousel®
Berberis thunbergii 'Bailone'

Ruby Carousel® Barberry, Berberis thunbergii 'Bailone', is a showy plant that displays an upright, rounded form along with attractive, red-purple foliage. It makes an excellent accent plant and a good barrier hedge plant because of the thorns. Ruby Carousel® Barberry prefers a moist, yet well-drained soil. Ruby Carousel® Barberry grows to about 3-4 feet high with a spread of 3 feet. It is noted for its excellent red colour and uniform habit that is low and rounded. Its stems and branches are grooved slightly and angled. A thicket of Ruby Carousels provides many landscape possibilities.

Barberry - Burgundy Carousel®
Berberis thunbergii 'Bailtwo'

Burgundy Carousel® Barberry, Berberis thunbergii 'Bailtwo', is an attractive shrub that displays burgundy-purple foliage and can be used as a color accent in the landscape. Makes a good hedge or barrier plant because of the thorns. Prefers moist, but well-drained soils. The burgundy-purple leaves add contrast to the landscape; bright red berries in fall attract birds; needs sun. Burgundy Carousel® Barberry has a spreading habit that droops slightly and makes an excellent foundation plant or hedge. It has a height of 3 feet and a spread of 4-5 feet.

Barberry - Concorde
Berberis thunbergii 'Concorde'

Concorde Barberry, Berberis thunbergii 'Concorde', is a very slow growing, compact shrub. Small red-purple leaves hold their color well even in heat, and it maintains a deeper color than most other purple leaved varieties. Concorde's size makes it ideal for the foreground of any border. It has the a 2 foot height and a 3 foot spread with a nice rounded shape, allergy free, and is pest tolerant. Persistent red fruits form in fall along with the red, orange and yellow foliage color. It tolerates most light exposures and soils, but purple-leaved varieties will turn green in the shade. This plant will grow in dry soil.

Barberry - Crimson Pygmy
Berberis thunbergii 'Crimson Pygmy'

Crimson Pygmy Barberry, Berberis thunbergii 'Crimson Pygmy', is a naturally compact plant with deep ruby-red foliage. Small yellow flowers in spring produce bright red fruit and later combine with fall colors of orange-scarlet to create an excellent addition to the landscape. It does well in sun to light shade and tolerates a range of soil types, except wet. Berberis thunbergii 'Crimson Pygmy' keeps its ruby-red foliage all season and the new growth is bright red in color, but this plant does best in full sun to produce its color. It produces bright, red berries from fall through winter. The Crimson Pygmy Barberry is a miniature Barberry and only grows to be about 2 feet tall and 3 feet in its spread. Its habit is broad rounded, uniform, and dense.

Barberry - Helmond Pillar
Berberis thunbergii 'Helmond Pillar'

Helmond Pillar Barberry, Berberis thunbergii 'Helmond Pillar', is a great selection for structure and color in the garden. 'Helmond Pillar' has an upright, columnar form and features red-purple foliage. This columnar size provides excellent vertical accents. Tiny yellow flowers in spring are followed by shiny red berries in autumn. Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Helmond Pillar Barberry tolerates light shade, but needs full sun to develop best foliage color. It is a very adaptable shrub that is tolerant of many pollutants in urban areas. Also tolerates drought, but will not perform well in poorly drained, wet soils. This barberry grows somewhat slowly to 4-5' tall and only 1-2' wide, and is effective as a small screen or hedge. It is a multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub which features reddish-purple, variably sized leaves on reddish brown stems, which have sharp thorns. There are no serious disease or insect problems with this barberry.

Barberry - Rosy Glow
Berberis thunbergii 'Rosy Glow'

The Barberry 'Rosy Glow', 'Berberis thunbergii', is an easy to grow shrub that is great for beginner gardeners. This barberry is a vigorous cultivar and is a showy garden plant with its variegated leaves of purple with light pink splotches. With a plant height of 3' and a spread of 2-3', it should be planted in full sun to part shade. Full sun will produce the best foliage color. 'Rosy Glow' needs a well drained area and can tolerate some drought. Yellow flowers will appear in April and they may last until May. Use 'Rosy Glow' as a back of the border plant with Daylily 'Stella De Oro' or Rudbeckia 'Goldstrum'.

Butterfly Bush - BiColor
BiColor Butterfly Bush

Butterfly Bush - BiColor, Buddleia x weyeriana 'Bicolor', is the first Butterfly Bush to feature multiple colors on each bloom! It is an intensely fragrant, long-blooming Butterfly Bush with profuse yellow and lavender blooms--amazing lavender in bud, opening to peachy-pink with a yellow cast as it ages. Dazzle all your neighbors and your butterflies with this unique new butterfly bush that blooms from July until fall. The panicles grow up to 10 inches long and show up well against the clean grey-green foliage. BiColor Butterfly Bush has a compact growth habit, is a deciduous bush, and blooms mid-summer until fall. It provides valuable summer and early fall flowers when few other shrubs are in bloom. Best grown in massed plantings in borders, cottage gardens, rose gardens or butterfly gardens. Usually does not make a good single specimen shrub. Plant it near a path or patio and the shrub will provide a delightful fragrance for you, too. It's generally pest-free. This plant blooms on new growth and should be pruned back to the ground in spring.

Holly - Blue Baron
Blue Baron Holly

Holly - Blue Baron, Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Baron' is shorter in stature than 'Blue Prince', but just as hardy and a perfect companion to female hollies. Small white flowers appear in spring. Blue Baron is a superb dwarf variety with a compact habit and dark blue-green leaves that are heavily overcast with burgundy in winter. 'Blue Baron' can be used as a pollinator for 'Blue Princess'. It displays lovely burgundy tinged foliage in winter. It prefers moist, well-drained, rich, slightly acidic soils, but tolerates soils of average to poor fertility and is pH adaptable to neutral or slightly alkaline soils. Hollies cheer every winter landscape with their dark green leaves and bright red berries. They are truly plants with year-round interest: blooms in the spring, berries in fall, and structure in winter. These plants display vibrantly colored textures in a variety of shapes and can be used as foundation plantings or massed in the shrub border.

Hydrangea - Blue Bird
Blue Bird Hydrangea

Hydrangea - Blue Bird, Hydrangea serrata 'Blue Bird', produces pale lilac-blue sterile flowers and deep blue fertile flowers in acidic soils. In soils where lime is added, the flowers will be pink. With this variety, the flowers fade to a pink as the flower ages. Blue Bird is an old Japanese cultivar with a strong growth habit. This rounded decidious shrub has coarsely toothed, dark green, eight inch long leaves and grows 4 to 6 feet in height. For fresh cut flowers, harvest when the flowers are completely opened. It prefers rich, loamy soil that is moist, but well-drained and does well in full sun or part shade. Its rich foliage and stunning flowers make it a wonderful landscape focal point. Hydrangeas are beautiful, easy to grow, and attractive in your landscape with their large clusters of beautiful repeating flowers. They are great in mass plantings or as hedges.

Rose of Sharon - Blue Bird
Blue Bird Rose of Sharon

Rose of Sharon - Blue Bird, Hibiscus syriacus 'Blue Bird', produces a nearly true-blue flower, that slightly edges into lavender. It is navy blue and magenta at the bottom of the throat and has large white, to creamy white, to pale yellow stamens. It reaches seven to ten feet tall and nearly as wide, though it can and probably should be kept pruned to a smaller size or narrower width. A moderate grower, it's also pollution-tolerant, which is why you'll find these shrubs used extensively in city and commercial landscapes. Rose of Sharon prefers full sun and well-drained soil. Its attractive and plentiful blooms make Blue Bird fully capable of holding its own as a specimen. One's ability to shape Rose of Sharon also makes the shrub a prime candidate for hedges. But since this bush is deciduous, it makes an effective privacy hedge only in summer. It is a profuse bloomer and not only blooms late, but leafs out late, as well.

Juniper - Blue Chip
Blue Chip Juniper

Juniper - Blue Chip, Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Chip', is a prostrate cultivar that features steel-blue foliage throughout the year with purplish tips in winter. It typically grows up to 8" to 10” tall but spreads to 10’ wide. It forms a low ground cover that generally spreads by long trailing branches with abundant short branchlets. Foliage is typically green to blue-green during the growing season, but often acquires purple tones in winter. It grows in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Blue Chip adapts to a wide range of soils, but prefers a dryish, sandy soil. It tolerates hot, relatively dry growing conditions, somewhat poor soils and many city air pollutants. Intolerant of wet soils.

Butterfly Bush - Royal Red
Budd. 'Royal Red'

The Butterfly Bush 'Royal Red', Buddleia 'Royal Red', is not quite a true red color, but purple-red flowers are borne on this beautiful upright growing shrub. It is a vigorous growing shrub that boasts purple -red flowers from mid-summer and is a butterfly magnet. This bush flowers summer and fall and is easy to grow. With a name like Butterfly Bush you might expect a plant to be attractive to butterflies. In fact, it's more than attractive; it's a magnet for all the butterflies that pass through your garden seeking nectar.This deciduous bush blooms mid-summer to early fall. Butterflies and bees will flock to the honey-scented blossoms, whose dilute nectar is sweetest in midday sun. Plant it near a path or patio and the shrub will provide a delightful fragrance for you, too. It's generally pest-free. This plant blooms on new growth and should be pruned back to the ground in spring.

Butterfly Bush - White Bouquet
Budd. 'White Bouquet'

The Butterfly Bush 'White Bouquet', Buddleia 'White Bouquet', has fragrant, white flower panicles 8-12" long form on this somewhat compact growing butterfly bush. It is a vigorous growing shrub that boasts white flowers from mid-summer and is a butterfly magnet. This bush flowers summer and fall and is easy to grow. With a name like Butterfly Bush you might expect a plant to be attractive to butterflies. In fact, it's more than attractive; it's a magnet for all the butterflies that pass through your garden seeking nectar.This deciduous bush blooms mid-summer to early fall. Butterflies and bees will flock to the honey-scented blossoms, whose dilute nectar is sweetest in midday sun. Plant it near a path or patio and the shrub will provide a delightful fragrance for you, too. It's generally pest-free. This plant blooms on new growth and should be pruned back to the ground in spring.

Butterfly Bush - Adonis Blue
Buddleia 'Adonis Blue'

The Butterfly Bush Adonis Blue, 'Buddleia 'Adonis Blue', a Proven Winners selection, is a new cultivar that will not crowd its neighbors in your garden. They are about one third the size of most Butterfly Bush varieties and the butterflies and hummingbirds still love them. The plants are extra bushy and are loaded with colorful flowers. The deep blue flowers are good sized and have that delightful fragrance. This plant is perfect for smaller gardens and the mixed border. They can also be used as container plants in milder climates.

Butterfly Bush - Black Knight
Buddleia 'Black Knight'

The Butterfly Bush 'Black Knight', Buddleia 'Black Knight', is a vigorous growing shrub that boasts dark purple flower from mid-summer and is a butterfly magnet. This bush flowers summer and fall and is easy to grow. With a name like Butterfly Bush you might expect a plant to be attractive to butterflies. In fact, it's more than attractive; it's a magnet for all the butterflies that pass through your garden seeking nectar. This deciduous bush blooms mid-summer to early fall. Butterflies and bees will flock to the honey-scented blossoms, whose dilute nectar is sweetest in midday sun. Plant it near a path or patio and the shrub will provide a delightful fragrance for you, too. It's generally pest-free. This plant blooms on new growth and should be pruned back to the ground in spring.

Butterfly Bush - Guinevere
Buddleia davidii 'Guinevere'

Guinevere Butterflybush, Buddleia davidii 'Guinevere', is a beauty with large, purple to black, fragrant flowers. It is a vigorous grower and prolific bloomer. It makes a wonderful cut flower, and of course, very attractive to butterflies. Graceful green foliage arches with flowers from summer into fall. The common name aptly describes this garden beauty. It comes alive in late spring, but it's worth the wait. Flowers form on current growth. Guinevere is best pruned in spring and will quickly grow back with many flowering canes. It likes full sun, is deer resistant, fragrant, and nice as a cut flower. With the lustrous, dark blue-green foliage, it creates a harmonious balance and a focal point to any yard or garden. Butterfly bushes prefer full sun and must receive eight or more hours of sun a day to thrive and get the best blooms. Cut faded flowers off of bush regularly to keep it blooming throughout the summer.

Butterfly Bush - Claret Purple
Buddleia davidii 'lle de France'

The Purple Butterfly Bush, Buddleia davidii 'ile de France', is a butterfly magnet. This bush flowers summer and fall and is easy to grow. With a name like Butterfly Bush you might expect a plant to be attractive to butterflies. In fact, it's more than attractive; it's a magnet for all the butterflies that pass through your garden seeking nectar. This deciduous bush blooms mid-summer to early fall. Butterflies and bees will flock to the honey-scented blossoms, whose dilute nectar is sweetest in midday sun. Plant it near a path or patio and the shrub will provide a delightful fragrance for you, too. It's generally pest-free.

Butterfly Bush - Nanho Blue
Buddleia davidii 'Nanho Blue'

Nanho Blue Butterfly Bush, Buddleia davidii 'Nanho Blue', is often called the "Summer Lilac". A rapid growing multi-stem plant, Nanho Blue has large mauve-blue flowers that grow from July-Sept. Tiny individual flowers are produced in profusion in long, dense trusses. It is more compactly leafed than most Butterfly Bush varieties. In northern areas it dies back in winter, so trim to 6-10" in spring. It is crown hardy in zone 5, a good cut flower, and attracts butterflies. Butterfly bushes prefer full sun and must receive eight or more hours of sun a day to thrive and get the best blooms. Cut faded flowers off of bush regularly to keep it blooming throughout the summer. It is easily maintained at four to six feet in height, and five feet wide, if it is hard-pruned annually. Nanho Blue does not require much watering once it is established.

Butterfly Bush - Nanho Purple
Buddleia davidii 'Nanho Purple'

Nanho Purple Butterfly Bush, Buddleia davidii 'Nanho Purple', is sometimes called the "Summer Lilac". Vigorous growing multi-stem plant, it has tiny individual purple flowers that are produced in profusion in long, dense trusses from July to September. It is more compactly leafed than most Butterfly Bush varieties. In northern areas it dies back in winter, so trim to 6-10" in spring. It is crown hardy in zone 5, a good cut flower, and attracts butterflies. Butterfly bushes prefer full sun and must receive eight or more hours of sun a day to thrive and get the best blooms. Cut faded flowers off of bush regularly to keep it blooming throughout the summer. It is easily maintained at four to six feet in height, and five feet wide, if it is hard-pruned annually. Nanho Purple does not require much watering once it is established.

Butterfly Bush - Summer Rose
Buddleia davidii 'Summer Rose'

Summer Rose Butterfly Bush, Buddleia davidii 'Summer Rose', is sometimes called the "Summer Lilac". Vigorous, yet compact habit. Large, fragrant mauve-rose flower spikes from July to Sept. Tiny individual mauve-rose flowers are produced in profusion in long, dense trusses. It is more compactly leafed than most Butterfly Bush varieties. In northern areas it dies back in winter, so trim to 6-10" in spring. It is crown hardy in zone 5, a good cut flower, and attracts butterflies. Butterfly bushes prefer full sun and must receive eight or more hours of sun a day to thrive and get the best blooms. Cut faded flowers off of bush regularly to keep it blooming throughout the summer. It is easily maintained at four to six feet in height, and five feet wide, if it is hard-pruned annually. Summer Rose does not require much watering once it is established.

Butterfly Bush - Honeycomb
Buddleia 'Honeycomb'

The Butterfly Bush 'Honeycomb', Buddleia 'Honeycomb', is a beautiful yellowing flowering variety of butterfly bush. This bush flowers summer and fall and is easy to grow. With a name like Butterfly Bush you might expect a plant to be attractive to butterflies. In fact, it's more than attractive; it's a magnet for all the butterflies that pass through your garden seeking nectar.This deciduous bush blooms mid-summer to early fall. Butterflies and bees will flock to the honey-scented blossoms, whose dilute nectar is sweetest in midday sun. Plant it near a path or patio and the shrub will provide a delightful fragrance for you, too. It's generally pest-free. This plant blooms on new growth and should be pruned back to the ground in spring.

Butterfly Bush - Lo & Behold
Buddleia 'Lo & Behold'

The Butterfly Bush Lo & Behold, Buddlei 'Blue Chip' PP19,991 is a small Butterfly Bush from Proven Winners. It is the first in a new series of miniature Butterfly Bushes that stands only 24" - 30" tall. Lo & Behold does not need pruning or deadheading, is drought tolerant and deer resistant. It can be used as a ground cover, small hedge or planted in container for patio use. A great way to attract butterflies to your area.

Butterfly Bush - Peacock
Buddleia 'Peacock'

The Butterfly Bush Peacock, 'Buddleia 'Peacock', a Proven Winners selection, is a new cultivar that will not crowd its neighbors in your garden. They are about one third the size of most Butterfly Bush varieties and the butterflies and hummingbirds still love them. The plants are extra bushy and are loaded with colorful flowers. The pink flowers are good sized and have that delightful fragrance. This plant is perfect for smaller gardens and the mixed border. They can also be used as container plants in milder climates.

Butterfly Bush - Pink Delight
Buddleia 'Pink Delight'

The Butterfly Bush 'Pink Delight', Buddleia 'Pink Delight', has fragrant, deep pink flowers on a compact growing butterfly bush. The leaves are grayish green to add interest. It is a vigorous growing shrub that boasts deep pink flowers from mid-summer and is a butterfly magnet. This bush flowers summer and fall and is easy to grow. With a name like Butterfly Bush you might expect a plant to be attractive to butterflies. In fact, it's more than attractive; it's a magnet for all the butterflies that pass through your garden seeking nectar.This deciduous bush blooms mid-summer to early fall. Butterflies and bees will flock to the honey-scented blossoms, whose dilute nectar is sweetest in midday sun. Plant it near a path or patio and the shrub will provide a delightful fragrance for you, too. It's generally pest-free. This plant blooms on new growth and should be pruned back to the ground in spring.

Butterfly Bush - Purple Emperor
Buddleia 'Purple Emperor'

The Butterfly Bush Purple Emperor, 'Buddleia 'Purple Emperor', a Proven Winners selection, is a new cultivar that will not crowd its neighbors in your garden. They are about one third the size of most Butterfly Bush varieties and the butterflies and hummingbirds still love them. The plants are extra bushy and are loaded with colorful flowers. The purple flowers are good sized and have that delightful fragrance. This plant is perfect for smaller gardens and the mixed border. They can also be used as container plants in milder climates.

Magnolia - Butterflies
Butterflies Magnolia

Magnolia - Butterflies, Magnolia x ‘Butterflies’ is considered one of the finest of all yellow-flowered Magnolias. It is certain to become a classic! A profuse bloomer, Butterflies Magnolia produces 4 to 5 inch, rich yellow double flowers, each with 10 to 15 petals. They are held upright, like butterflies alighting on branches! The flowers are a deep yellow in cool climates and lighter with more heat. They bloom in very late spring, which protects them from frosts in cool-spring climates. Pollution tolerant, this magnolia makes a superb specimen, even in the urban landscape. Plant in a location protected from wind and free of competing roots. Butterflies Magnolia prefers moisture-retentive, acidic, organically enriched soil; full sun to partial shade. Growing in a neat, pyramidal form, Butterflies Magnolia grows 16 feet tall and 10 feet wide in 14 years, eventually reaching 25 to 35 feet tall and 10 to 15 feet wide.

Butterfly Bush - Miss Ruby
Butterfly Bush Miss Ruby

Butterfly Bush Miss Ruby, Buddleia 'Miss Ruby' PPAF, is a charming plant that displays bright, rich pink blooms. The bright pink color of the blooms attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. This new Butterfly bush has silvery leaves that compliment this new flower color that is unlike any other Buddleia. 'Miss Ruby' PPAF is a must have for your butterfly garden! This deciduous bush blooms mid-summer to early fall. Butterflies and bees will flock to the honey-scented blossoms, whose dilute nectar is sweetest in midday sun. Plant it near a path or patio and the shrub will provide a delightful fragrance for you, too. It's generally pest-free. This plant blooms on new growth and should be pruned back to the ground in spring.

Butterfly Bush - Santana
Butterfly Bush Santana

Butterfly Bush Santana, Buddleia 'Santana' PP#12,383, is a delightful new butterfly bush with bright variegated foliage! The dark green leaves are surrounded by a neat bright yellow margin, which makes a wonderful accent for the purple-red flowers. 'Santana' PP#12,383 is long blooming, but looks great even when not in bloom! Butterflies and hummingbirds delight in its sweet fragrance! This deciduous bush blooms mid-summer to early fall. Butterflies and bees will flock to the honey-scented blossoms, whose dilute nectar is sweetest in midday sun. Plant it near a path or patio and the shrub will provide a delightful fragrance for you, too. It's generally pest-free. This plant blooms on new growth and should be pruned back to the ground in spring.

Butterfly Plant - Cinderella
Butterfly Plant Cinderella

Butterfly Plant Cinderella, Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella', is a virtually hassle-free perennial, offering three months of vanilla-scented, rose-pink flowers in large, compact clusters from midsummer to early fall. Deadheading the flowers will stimulate another bloom cycle about a month after the first one. The flowers, which are heavily laden with nectar and pollen, are particularly attractive to hummingbirds, butterflies, bees, and other beneficial insects. Asclepias incarnata is easily grown in medium to wet soils in full sun. Surprisingly tolerant of average well-drained soils in cultivation even though the species is native to swamps and wet meadows. Plants have deep taproots and are best left undisturbed once established. Foliage is slow to emerge in spring. Once established, Swamp Milkweed requires little care. Though it is perfectly cold-hardy in the north, mulching plants in winter will help prevent frost-heaving. In spring, trim back last year's growth and await the beautiful new foliage that will appear a bit later than other perennials. Following the fabulous flowers, typical milkweed seed pods develop which rupture to reveal seeds with long, silvery-white, silky hairs. These are great to use in dried flower arrangements.

Boxwood - Green Velvet
Buxus 'Green Velvet'

The Boxwood 'Green Velvet, Buxus 'Green Velvet', also known as Boxwood, is a slow growing broadleaf evergreen that requires little care. With a plant height of 2-3' and a spread of 3', it does add color and texture to the landscape. Plant 'Green Velvet' in full shade to part sun, in a well-drained area. Boxwoods are tolerant of pruning and shearing, but avoid cultivating around this plant because they have very shallow roots. Remove dead and damaged branches annually to improve the air circulation. Plant in a sheltered location to protect it from cold winters and strong winds. The Green Velvet is a 1997 Styer Award Winner & 1998 Michigan Growers' Choice Award Winner.

Boxwood - Wintergreen Littleleaf
Buxus microphylla 'Wintergreen'

Wintergreen Littleleaf Boxwood, Buxus microhylla, 'Wintergreen' is an attractive broadleaf evergreen that has delicate bright green foliage which changes to copper green color in winter. It responds well to any pruning and is an excellent plant for a low hedge. This is one of the hardiest Boxwoods.