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Acer saccharum 'Green Mountain' PP2339
Inconspicuous greenish yellow flowers appear in April before the leathery dark green leaves emerge. The oval shape is beautiful, as is the yellow to orange fall color.
H: 70 Feet · S: 45 Feet · Zone: 4
Aesculus parviflora
Creamy white flowers on Aesculus parviflora appear in summer on long panicles. Bottlebrush Buckeye offers golden yellow fall color. Aesculus parviflora is a wonderful addition to the landscape to attract hummingbirds. Our neighbor nurseryman Dick Karkalits says it is an absolutely foolproof plant for just about any location, and we agree.
H: 10 Feet · S: 10 Feet · Zone: 4
Aesculus pavia
The Red Buckeye is named for its striking showy 5" red upright flower panicles, which appear on the ends of its branches in May. Aesculus pavia's foliage is dark green in summer, turning to yellow in early fall. It produces the lustrous brown chestnuts that we all loved as children and squirrels go crazy for them. It can be grown as a very large wide shrub or as a small slow growing tree.
H: 20 Feet · S: 15 Feet · Zone: 4
Aesculus pavia 'Splendens'
We grow our own selection of Red Buckeye, selected by us from a field of mature trees at Princeton Nurseries. The characteristics that guided our choices were clean, disease-free foliage, very dark showy 5" upright panicles in May, and a strong tree-form habit. We propagate our selection 'Splendens' from the seed of the five trees we moved to Pleasant Run Nursery. The resulting plants have the outstanding qualities of their parents, and we grow them as tree-form. Aesculus pavia 'Splendens' makes a tough beautiful small tree. Besides the flower display and the attractive dark green summer foliage, the fall color is a clean yellow and the brown chestnuts feed the wildlife.
H: 20 Feet · S: 15 Feet · Zone: 4
Allium 'Millenium'
'Millenium' Ornamental Onion blooms in July and August, producing lots of 2" purplish lavender round clusters of flowers like drumsticks on 15" stems. The onion scented leaves are glossy and strap-like, making a thick clump from which the long lasting blooms arise. Many insects and butterflies feed off them but deer and rabbits will not touch them. All Ornamental Onions do well under Black Walnuts. Allium 'Millenium' is the product of Mark McDonough's hard work with Ornamental Onions. 2018 Perennial Plant of the Year.
H: 18 Inches · S: 12 Inches · Zone: 5
Allium schoenoprasum 'Snowcap'
'Snowcap' Chives produces delicate white flowers above tubular foliage in early to mid summer. The bloom period is prolonged if Allium 'Snowcap' is deadheaded, which also keeps it from seeding itself in flowerbeds. The leaves are edible (this is a cultivar of edible chives), but are not touched by deer or rabbits. Alliums are bulbs, so 'Snowcap' is easily divided when dormant. A Mark McDonough introduction.
H: 12 Inches · S: 12 Inches · Zone: 3
Allium x 'Lavender Bubbles' PP31126
Deep purple drumstick flowers appear above blue green flat leaves in late summer. Hummingbirds and pollinators love it, deer don't.
H: 12 Inches · S: 20 Inches · Zone: 4
Allium x 'Pink Planet'
Large lilac pink globular flowers top glaucous flat leaves in mid summer. Good for pollinator gardens. Dried seedheads are attractive
H: 18 Inches · S: 24 Inches · Zone: 4
Allium x 'Windy City' PP28100
Dark purple buds open to purple globes above green flat leaves in mid summer. Deer resistant and drought tolerance.
H: 18 Inches · S: 16 Inches · Zone: 5
Amelanchier canadensis Rainbow Pillar® PP9092
Tall, upright deciduous shrub or small tree with fragrant white flowers from April to May, followed by blackish purple fruits in June. Low maintenance and highly adaptable to various soil conditions.
H: 18 Feet · S: 8 Feet · Zone: 4
Amelanchier laevis
Amelanchier laevis has white flowers in early April. The reddish purple fruit of Allegheny Serviceberry is loved by birds. Good reddish orange fall color of Amelanchier laevis makes it a wonderful landscape choice to provide interest for each season. A wet site tolerant plant.
H: 25 Feet · S: 15 Feet · Zone: 4
Amelanchier x grandiflora Autumn Brilliance® PP5717
Small white flowers of Amelanchier x grandiflora Autumn Brilliance® emerge from pink buds in April. Apple Serviceberry has berries in June that will turn magenta to purple. Its brilliant red foliage brightens up the landscape in fall. A wet site tolerant plant introduced by nurseryman Bill Wandell of Illinois.
H: 20 Feet · S: 15 Feet · Zone: 4
Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Robin Hill'
Clusters of pink buds open to pinkish white flowers over clean oval green leaves in early spring. Purplish blue fruit in June is edible by both people and birds. Good fall color.
H: 20 Feet · S: 15 Feet · Zone: 4
Andropogon gerardii 'Blackhawks' PP27949
Reddish turkey foot inflorescences in August turn to silvery seedheads in fall. Foliage takes on deep purple hues in August and September. Important food source for song birds in fall and winter.
H: 60 Inches · S: 24 Inches · Zone: 4
Andropogon gerardii 'Red October' PP26283
'Red October' Big Bluestem is an exciting color breakthrough for this tough native grass. The leaves are tipped with burgundy and held on tall upright green stems in summer. The fall the foliage turns a bright scarlet red for several weeks after the first frost. 'Red October' also has red turkey-foot-shaped seed, particularly showy when backlit. The sturdy upright stems are an attractive tan in winter. An important food source for winter birds. Introduced by Intrinsic Perennials.
H: 60 Inches · S: 24 Inches · Zone: 3
Andropogon glomeratus
Warm season grass with silvery pink, fluffy, brush-like inflorescences and following seedheads starting in September and persisting through much of winter into February or March. Strappy blue-green leaf blades turn a nice bronzy-orange in autumn and remain colorful into the winter. Showy seedheads are good for dried or fresh arrangements. Prefers moist to wet soil conditions. Tolerant of black walnut and air pollution.
H: 60 Inches · S: 30 Inches · Zone: 5
Andropogon ternarius
Native warm-season grass that is great for adding height to a variety of landscapes. Attractive late season color. Tolerant of part shade, drought, coastal conditions.
H: 36 Inches · S: 18 Inches · Zone: 6
Andropogon ternarius 'Black Mountain'
Silver inflorescences on reddish stems in fall follow the blue green summer foliage. Very tolerant of poor soils and dry sites.
H: 36 Inches · S: 18 Inches · Zone: 6
Aralia cordata 'Sun King'
'Sun King' Golden Aralia is a very large showy perennial, producing chartreuse yellow compound leaves which hold their striking color all summer. The 2' tall white flower spikes appear in late summer, and are followed by purplish black berries. Barry Yinger found this Aralia in Japan (in a department store's garden section!) and brought it to the US. This is a great plant to light up the back of shady perennial beds.
H: 60 Inches · S: 48 Inches · Zone: 3
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Massachusetts'
'Massachusetts' Bearberry has small shiny evergreen leaves with small pinkish white bell-like flowers in April and May, often followed by red fruits. Arctostaphylos is best in acid soil and sandy, well drained sites. Grows well in poor infertile soils. There are large colonies of Bearberry in the NJ Pinelands. Selected by Bob Tichnor of Oregon from seed collected in Massachusetts. It is also salt tolerant.
H: 6 Inches · S: 5 Feet · Zone: 3
Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima'
Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima' is a deciduous shrub with white flowers in May. The bright red fruit of this Red Chokeberry ripens in late summer and persists into winter. The glossy foliage turns brilliant red in fall. This cultivar forms a suckering colony and is wet site and salt tolerant.
H: 8 Feet · S: 4 Feet · Zone: 4
Aronia melanocarpa Ground Hug® PP31821
Clusters of white flowers over green leaves in May. Black edible fruit followed by red and orange fall color. Dense groundcover.
H: 1 Feet · S: 3 Feet · Zone: 3