Plant Directory
Buxus Boxwood ‘Chicagoland’
Boxwood
Great for small hedges and topiary. Some protection from winter winds is beneficiary.
Height
3-4'
Spread
5'
Zone
4-9
Flower
NA
Light
Full Sun to Part Shade
Foliage Color
Deep Green
Buxus Boxwood ‘Green Velvet’
Boxwood
Great for small hedges. Some protection from winter winds is beneficiary.
Height
2-3'
Spread
3
Zone
4-9
Flower
NA
Light
Full Sun to Part Shade
Foliage Color
Glossy dark green
Cercis canadensis Northern Strain Redbud #7 Multiple Stem
MN Strain Redbud
This handsome tree. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage. It bears small pink flowers in Spring before leaves appear. Later brown fruit pods form.
Growth rate: medium 1-2’ per year
Height
20'-30'
Spread
20'-25'
Zone
4-9
Foliage Color
Deep Green
Clethra Summersweet ‘Ruby Spice’
Summersweet
Pink flowers will not fade to white.
Height
3-6'
Spread
3-4'
Zone
4-9
Flower
Pink in Mid-Summer
Light
Full Sun, Shade
Foliage Color
Green to Yellow in Fall
Cornus alternifolia Pagoda Dogwood
Pagoda Dogwood
This handsome tree. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage. It bears small pink flowers in Spring before leaves appear. Later brown fruit pods form.
Growth rate: medium 1-2’ per year
Height
20'-30'
Spread
20'-25'
Zone
4-9
Foliage Color
Deep Green
Cornus Dogwood ‘Ivory Halo’
Dogwood
Red twigs in Winter. Performs best in part shade.
Height
5-6'
Spread
5-6'
Zone
2-7
Flower
NA
Light
Sun, Part Shade
Foliage Color
Varigated White and Green
Cornus Dogwood ‘Neon Burst’
Dogwood
Showy fall colors of red, yellow, orange, and purple. Best with minimum pruning of old stems to ground level.
Height
4-5'
Spread
4-5'
Zone
2-7
Flower
White in May
Light
Sun to Part Shade, Shade
Foliage Color
Yellow/Green
Euonymus Dwarf Burning Bush ‘Compactus’
Dwarf Burning Bush
Brilliant Fall color
Height
5-6'
Spread
5-8'
Zone
4-8
Flower
NA
Light
Full Sun to Part Shade
Foliage Color
Green turning to brilliant Scarlet in fall.
Exochorda Pearlbush ‘Lotus Moon’
Pearlbush
Very heavy bloomer. Prune it after it flowers. Deer resistant.
Height
4-5'
Spread
3-4'
Zone
4-7
Flower
White in late April and early May
Light
Sun, Part Shade
Foliage Color
Dark Green
Ginkgo biloba Autumn Gold Ginkgo
Autumn Gold Ginkgo
Male cultivar which are fruitless. Today the tree is often planted in cities because of its remarkable resistance to urban smog and to insect pests. The Autumn gold is grown in average, medium wet soil. It is tolerant of a wide range of soil conditions, including both alkaline and acidic soils and compacted soils.
Growth rate: Slow 6”-1’ per year
Height
50'
Spread
30'
Zone
4-8
Foliage Color
Green to Bright Yellow
Hydrangea Arborescenes ‘Incrediball’
Hydrangea 'Incrediball'
Blooms on new wood. Can be pruned back to ground in winter and spring if desired. Incrediball is sturdier and has more blooms than Annabelle.
Height
4-5'
Spread
4-5'
Zone
4-8
Flower
Huge white flowers in mid-summer
Light
Sun, Part Shade
Foliage Color
Green
Hydrangea Macrophylla Endless Summer ‘Summer Crush’
Hydrangea 'Summer Crush'
Flowers will be redish-pink when soil is above a pH of 6.0 (add lime) and more purplish-blue below a pH of 6.0 (add sulfur).
Height
2-3'
Spread
2-3'
Zone
4-9
Flower
Bright red-pink or purple
Light
Sun to Part Shade
Foliage Color
Green
Hydrangea Paniculata ‘Bobo’
Hydrangea Paniculata ‘Bobo’
Early blooming dwarf variety. Large flowers on upright, sturdy stems.
Height
2.5-3'
Spread
3-4'
Zone
4-9
Flower
White in Summer
Light
Sun to Part Shade
Foliage Color
Dark Green
Hydrangea Paniculata ‘Lime Light’
Hydrangea Paniculata ‘Lime Light’
Blooms on new wood. Prune back by 1/3 in spring.
Height
6-8'
Spread
5-7'
Zone
3-8
Flower
Lime green in August. Pink & burgundy in Fall.
Light
Sun, Part Shade
Foliage Color
Green
Hydrangea Paniculata ‘Little Lime’
Hydrangea Paniculata ‘Little Lime’
Blooms on new wood. Prune back to 12-18''
Height
3-5'
Spread
3-5'
Zone
3-8
Flower
Soft lime green in Summer, maturing to pink and burgundy in Fall.
Light
Sun, Part Shade
Foliage Color
Green
Hydrangea Paniculata ‘Little Quick Fire’
Hydrangea Paniculata ‘Little Quick Fire’
Blooms roughly a month earlier than other Hydrangeas.
Height
3-5'
Spread
4-7'
Zone
3-8
Flower
White in early Summer, maturing to pink/red.
Light
Sun, Part Shade
Foliage Color
Green
Hydrangea Paniculata ‘Quick Fire’
Hydrangea Paniculata ‘Quick Fire’
Blooms roughly a month earlier then other Hydrangeas. Rarely fed on by Japanese beetles. Blooms on new wood.
Height
6-8'
Spread
6-8'
Zone
4-8
Flower
White in late May to deep pink through Fall.
Light
Sun, Part Shade
Foliage Color
Medium Green
Hydrangea Paniculata ‘Strawberry Sundae’
Hydrangea Paniculata ‘Strawberry Sundae’
Flowers start out white and turn pink, followed by red colored base in early Fall. Shorter than Vanilla Strawberry.
Height
4-5'
Spread
3-4'
Zone
4-8
Flower
White and pink/red in mid-summer.
Light
Sun, Part Shade
Foliage Color
Medium Green
Hydrangea Paniculata ‘Vanilla Strawberry’
Hydrangea Paniculata ‘Vanilla Strawberry’
Flowers start out white, go pink, and then the base turns red in early Fall. Taller than Strawberry Sundae.
Height
6-7'
Spread
4-5'
Zone
4-8
Flower
White and pink/red in mid-summer.
Light
Sun, Part Shade
Foliage Color
Medium Green
Hydrangea paniculata Quick Fire Tree Form
Quick Fire Tree Form Hydrangea
Quick to bloom, a month earlier than other varieties. Will flower in late May or early June depending on your location.
.Growth rate: medium 1-2’ per year
Height
6'-8'
Spread
6'-'8'
Zone
4
Flower
White to Pink
Foliage Color
Green