Parthenocissus
quinquefolia
Virginia Creeper
Size: 30-40' Rate: Fast
Exposure: Sun/shade Zone: 4
Very vigorous and hardy decidous vine clings to walls and
structures. Dark green foliage turns beautiful crimson-red
in fall. Bluish-black berry. Very adaptable to diverse conditions.
Tolerates shade, salt, sand and other inhospitable conditions.
Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Veitchii'
Veitchii Boston Ivy
Size: 30-50' Rate: Fast
Exposure: Sun/part shade Zone: 4
Deciduous, vigorous vine with tendrils for climbing. No support
needed. Small, three-
lobed leaves emerge purple, then dark green. Purple-red fall
leaves.
Paxistima canbyi
Mountain Lover / Canby Paxistima
Size: 1' x 3-5' Rate: Slow
Exposure: Full sun/part shade Zone: 3
A low maintenance, evergreen ground cover that requires little
or no attention once
established.
Philadelphus lewisii 'Blizzard'
Blizzard Mockorange
Size: 4-5' x 3-4' Rate: Medium
Exposure: Full sun/part shade Zone: 4
Compact and dense form with loads of late May to mid-June
sweetly scented blooms.
Very clean medium colored green foliage. One of the hardiest
mockorange.
Philadelphus x virginalis 'Innocence'
Innocence Mockorange
Size: 6-8' x 6-8' Rate: Medium
Exposure: Full sun/part shade Zone: 4
Prehaps the most fragrant of all mockoranges. Single, pure
white flowers. Sometimes
the foliage is splashed with an irregular creamy white or
gold variegation.
Philadelphus x virginalis 'Miniature Snowflake'
Dwarf Snowflake Mockorange
Size: 4-5' x 2-3' Rate: Medium
Exposure: Sun/part shade Zone: 4
Compact, densely branched, rounded deciduous shrub. Very fragrant,
double white
flowers in spring are prolific. Dark green, disease resistant
foliage.
Philadelphus x virginalis 'Minnesota Snowflake'
Minnesota Snowflake Mockorange
Size: 6-8' x 5-6' Rate: Fast
Exposure: Sun/part shade Zone: 4
Densely branched, arching, vase-shaped deciduous shrub. Double
white, fragrant flowers in spring.
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Dart's Gold'
Gold Leaf Ninebark
Size: 4-5' x 4-5' Rate: Medium/fast
Exposure: Sun/partshade Zone: 2 2002 GOLD MEDAL PLANT
Compact form with good yellow leaf color well into the summer.
Bark on older stems
exfoliates into papery strips exposing a rich brown inner
bark providing winter interest. The coarse texture and foliage
color makes for an effective contrast plant. Very hardy.
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diablo'
Red Leaf Ninebark
Size: 5-10' x 6-10' Rate: Medium/fast
Exposure: Sun/partshade Zone: 2 2002 GOLD MEDAL PLANT
A recent introduction from Germany. Very rich deep reddish
purple leaves hold their
color all summer. Pinkish white, button-like flowers in mid-summer.
Rounded and dense form. Exfoliating bark provides winter interest.
Superior and hardier substitute for the Purple Leaf Sandcherry.
Picea abies
Norway Spruce - shrub form
Bright green to lustrous dark green needles on pendulous branchlets.
Purplish cones
turn light brown at maturity and persist through winter. Many
of the cultivars and forms can be used as accents, specimens,
and windbreaks. Full sun. Zone 3
Compacta
Size: 8-10' x 4-5'
A compact pyramidal form of Norway spruce growing only 4" year.
Mucronata
Size: 2-3' x 4-8'
A miniature specimen with short dark green needles and prominent
reddish brown buds.
Nidiformis
Size: 2-3' x 4-6'
Slow-growing, dense, spreading, 'nest-shaped' mound, with
light grey-green foliage.
St. James
Size: 2-3' x 4-6'
Tight, compact globose-mounded evergreen perfect for the rock
garden.
Picea bicolor 'Howell's Dwarf Tiger'
Bicolor Spruce
Size: 3' x 4' after 10-15 years Rate: Slow
Exposure: Sun Zone: 3
Unique, two-colored flat-topped conifer. The foliage is blue-green
with light
yellow undersides. Eye-catching centerpiece.
Picea glauca 'Conica'
Dwarf Alberta Spruce
Size: 6-8'x4-5' Rate: Very slow
Exposure: Sun/part shade Zone: 4
Conical, pyramidal, dense, evergreen with moss-green foliage.
Retains shape
without pruning. Grows only 2-4" per year. Protect from
winter wind and sun.
Picea glauca ' var. Jean's Dilly'
Jean's Dilly White Spruce
Size: 3-5' X 2 ' Rate: Slow
Exposure: Sun/part shade Zone: 4
A miniature pyramidal form similar to the Aberta Spruce, but
grows 2/3's the rate.
It is also finer in texture with the new shoot a bit twisted.
Picea glauca var.'Rainbow's End'
Rainbow's End White Spruce
Size: 5-8' x 3' Rate: Slow
Exposure: Sun/part shade Zone: 4
The midsummer second flush of growth is a cream-yellow. A
very unique specimen for the garden.
Picea mariana 'Nana'
Dwarf Black Spruce or Blue Nest Spruce
Size: 1-2' x 2-3' Rate: Slow
Exposure: Sun Zone: 4
Dense, globose, mounding evergreen with bluish, grey-green
needles. Very hardy.
Picea omorika 'Expansa'
Spreading Serbian Spruce
Size: 2-3' x 6-18' Rate: Medium
Exposure: Sun Zone: 4
Prostrate-growing conifer having bluish green needles with
silvery undersides.
Picea omorika 'Nana'
Dwarf Serbian Spruce
Size: 4-6' x 3-5' Rate: Slow
Exposure: Sun Zone: 4
Dense, globose form changes to broadly pyramidal with age.
Irregular outline. Dark green needles with white band on underside.
Picea pungens 'Glauca Pendula'
Weeping Blue Spruce
Size: 5-25' x 6-20' Rate: Slow
Exposure: Sun Zone: 3
Slow growing, irregularly shaped tree with downswept branches
creating a striking
weeping effect. The foliage is a superb silver-blue-white
color.
Picea pungens 'Glauca Prostrata'
Creeping Blue Spruce
Size: 2-4' x 6-20' Rate: Slow
Exposure: Sun Zone: 3
Grown free-form. Forms a brilliant blue colored skirt. Interesting
ground cover
in and among landscape stones.
Picea pungens 'R. H. Montgomery'
Montgomery Blue Spruce
Size: 6-15' x 6-12' Rate: Slow
Exposure: Sun Zone: 4
A garden specimen with a broad pyramidal habit, and striking
silver-blue
needles.
Picea pungens 'Walnut Glen'
Walnut Glenn Blue Spruce
Size: 5-6' x 3-4' Rate: Slow
Exposure: Sun Zone: 4
The blue needles of this miniature, hard-to-find specimen
are overlaid with a cream color. giving the appearance of
a bright light radiating from above. Protect from winter wind
and sun.
Pieris x 'Brouwer's Beauty'
Brouwer's Beauty Andromeda
Size: 3-4' x 3-4' Rate: Slow
Exposure: Sun/shade Zone: 4/5 2000 CARY AWARD WINNER!
Evergreen shrub with a neat, bushy habit. New yellow-green
leaves turn shiny dark
green. Droopy white fragrant flowers bloom early spring. Protect
from winter wind
and sun. Must not be planted in wet, heavy soils. Very hardy,
unique ground cover with dark bluish-green, slightly twisted
needles.
Pinus flexilis 'Pendula'
Weepint Limber Pine
Size: 1-3' x 8-15' Rate: Slow
Exposure: Sun Zone: 4
Very hardy, unique groundcover with dark bluish-green, slightly
twisted needles.
Pinus mugo var. pumilio
Dwarf Mugo Pine
Size: 2-3' x 3-4' Rate: Slow
Exposure: Sun/part shade Zone: 3
A more dwarf selection, with a prostrate growing habit. Perfect
for the low
maintenance foundation planting or rock garden.
Pinus nigra 'Hornibrookiana'
Dwarf Austrian Pine
Size: 2-3' x 6' Rate: Slow
Exposure: Sun/part shade Zone: 3
Very compact, dwarf, rounded Austrian Pine. A 30 year old
plant is 2' tall and 6'across.
Pinus strobus 'Merrimack'
Merrimack White Pine
Size: 3-4' x 4-5' Rate: Medium
Exposure: Sun/part shade Zone: 4
A neat, compact, globose mound of long, closely packed, gray-blue
needles.
Pinus strobus 'Nana'
Dwarf White Pine
Size: 4-5' x 5-7' Rate: Slow
Exposure: Sun/light shade Zone: 3
Compact, globe-shaped evergreen. Dense clusters of long, bluish-green
needles
give a soft appearance.
Pinus sylvestris 'Glauca Nana'
Dwarf Blue Scotch Pine
Size: 4-6' x 4-8' Rate: Slow
Exposure: Sun Zone: 3
Dwarf pine with uniform, globose shape and blue-green needles.
Easy to prune new
growth to maintain a pleasing form. Adaptable to most soils
as long as well-drained.
Polygonum aubertii
Silver Lace Vine
Size: 25-30' vine Rate: Fast
Exposure: Sun/part shade Zone: 4
Vigorous, twining, deciduous vine with fleecy white flowers
July to September. Colorful young leaves emerge bronze-red.
Does well in dry soils.
Potentilla fruticosa
Bush Cinquefoil
Bushy, rounded shrub. Flowers bloom non-stop June to Sept.
Prune heavily in early spring to maintain denseness and promote
flowering. Grows in almost any soil except permanently wet.
Survives in part shade, but flowers best in full sun. Slow
growing. Zone 3/4
Abbottswood
Size: 3' x 3'
Spreading habit. Outstanding, large white flowers.
Goldfinger
Size: 3-4' x 2-4'
Compact, mounded shrub. Bright yellow 1 3/4" flowers
and dark green foliage.
Gold Star
Size: 2-3' x 2-3'
Deep, yellow-gold 11/2-2" flowers on a mildew resistant,
bushy frame.
Mango Tango
Size: 24-30" x 2-3'
Beautiful, dense form with compact bi-colored flowers (yellow
with a red center).
A University of Manitoba introduction.
Orange Whisper
Size: 12-18"x 2-3'
Orange flowers throughout the summer that do not fade.
Pink Beauty
Size: 2' x 2-3'
Mounded form covered with attractive, soft pink flowers.
Red Robin
Size: 2' x 2-3'
Mounded form with brick red flowers and small, attractive,
gray-green foliage.
Prunus cerasifera x cistena
Purple Leaf Sandcherry
Size: 4-9'x4-8' Rate: Fast
Exposure: Sun Zone: 4
Very popular, vase-shaped, ornamental shrub with dark red-purple
foliage all season. Profuse show of fragrant, pale pink flowers
in spring.
Prunus glandulosa 'Rosea'
Dwarf Pink Flowering Almond
Size: 4-5' x 3-4' Rate: Fast
Exposure: Sun Zone: 4
Spreading, multi-stemmed shrub. Light green foliage. Loaded
with attractive double
pink flowers in spring. Prune heavily to maintain habit and
foliage density.
Ptelea trifoliata 'Aurea'
Golden Hop Tree
Size: 12-15' x 8-10' Rate: Medium
Exposure: Sun or shade Zone: 3
A striking native plant with rich yellow young leaves fading
to a soft lime green by August.
A subtle leaf color to light up a shady site.
Rhamnus frangula 'Asplenifolia'
Fern Leaf Alder Buckthorn
Size: 8-12' x 6-10' Rate: Slow
Exposure: Sun/part shade Zone: 3/4
Feathery, fine-textured, fern-like leaves. Upright habit.
Birds eat purple-black berries.
Great contrast when planted near the Purple Leaf Sandcherry.
Ribes alpinum 'Green Jeans'
Alpine Currant 'Green Jeans'
Size: 3-5' x 3-5' Rate: Medium
Exposure: Sun or shade Zone: 3
Excellent hedge plant with wonderful glossy, rich green leaves
and dense branching.
Male and female plants. Females have juicy scarlet berries
in June-July. Very hardy.
Rhododendron - Azalea
Azaleas and Rhododendrons are species both within the same
genus.
Deciduous Azaleas
Rhododendron atlanticum x canescens 'Fragrant Star'
Snowbird Azalea 'Fragrant Star'
Size: 4-6' x 4-6' Rate: Medium
Exposure: Sun/part shade Zone: 4/5
Vigorous, rounded habit with large, extremely fragrant trussses
of pure white flowers in late May. Bluish foliage. Plant in
a protected site.
Rhododendron mucronulatum 'Cornell Pink'
Korean Azalea 'Cornell Pink'
Size: 4-6' x 4-6' Rate: Medium
Exposure: Sun/part shade Zone: 4
Bright, funnel-shaped bright pink flowers appear in spring
just before leaves emerge.
Spectacular display when planted among yellow daffodils. Compact,
deciduous plant with clean foliage.
Rhododendron mucronulatum 'Nana'
Dwarf Korean Azalea
Size: 2' x 2-3' Rate: Medium
Exposure: Sun/part shade Zone: 4
Clear purple flowers appear in spring just before leaves emerge.
Mahogany fall color.
Cultivars of Rhododendron x northern lights hybrid:
Northern Lights Azalea Hybrids
The deciduous hardy 'Lights' series can withstand bitterly
cold temperatures as low as -30 to -40 degrees. The following
varieties provide outstanding color and extreme hardiness.
Their growth rate is slow to medium, and they do well in sun
or part shade.
Northern Hi-Lights
Size: 5-7' x 5-6'
Beautiful, bi-colored cream and yellow blossoms. Mildew-resistant
light green foliage turns red in fall.
Lemon Lights
Size: 4-5' x 3-4'
Beautiful lemon yellow flower with both a lighter shade of
yellow on the outer edges
of the petals., and a more gold tone on the throat of the
flower - very striking bicolor effect. Good powdery mildew
resistance and a rich maroon-bronze fall color.
Mandarin Lights
Size: 4-6' x 4-8'
A new variety with ruffled bright red-orange flowers that
emerge before the leaves.
Rosey Lights
Size: 4-6' x 4-6'
Fragrant flowers of dark rose-pink with rose-red shadings
cover the stems in
late May or early June.
Western Lights
Size: 4-5' x 4-5'
An improvement of Orchid Lights. Large masses of orchid-pink
blossoms blanket
the plant in early May. Vigorous, rugged selection.
White Lights
Size: 4-6' x 4-6'
Pale delicate pink flower buds open white with a pink tinge
finally fading to white.
Rhododendron exbury
Exbury Azalea
Deciduous azalea with upright form. Very large, bright blossoms
cover stems in
spring. Leaves turn yellow, orange and red in fall. Needs
moist, well-drained acidic soil.
Plant in a protected area. Will grow well in sun or part shade.
Growth rate is slow to medium. Zone 5
Gibraltar
Size: 4-6' x 4-6'
Exquisite flame-orange flowers with ruffled petals.
Rhododendron - Late Flowering Azaleas
Deciduous Azaleas
Late-flowering native deciduous azaleas with clove-scented
flowers in mid-summer.
The viscosum azaleas prefer wet but well drained soils. Plant
in sun or part shade. Slow growing. Zone 4
Parade
Size: 4-6' x 4-6' Rate: Medium
Sweet scented dark pink flowers with an orange eye in July.
Very hardy.
viscosum 'Lemon Drop'
Size: 3-4'x4-5'
Peach buds open to spicy-scented yellow flowers in mid-June.
Good mildew
resistance.
viscosum 'Lollipop'
Size: 4-5' x 4-5'
Clear pink flowers with a soft vanilla scent in July give
color when few other shrubs are
at their peak. The dark green summer foliage turns orange
in fall.
viscosum 'Pink and Sweet'
Size: 4-5'x4-5'
Extremely fragrant soft pink blooms with dense, rich green
foliage.
Good mildew resistance.
viscosum 'Weston's Innocence'
Size: 4-5'x5-6'
Wide-spreading azalea with very fragrant, profuse white blossoms
in July.
Good mildew resistance. Foliage turns burgundy red in fall.
Rhododendron canadense
Rhodora Rhododendron
Size: 3-4' x 3-4' Rate: Medium
Exposure: Sun/part shade Zone: 2
Extremely hardy-zone 2! Bright rosy purple, 1 to 11/2" wide
flowers occur at the end of April. This deciduous shrub is
often found in swamps, thus tolerating wet soils. Native
to central New York.
Evergreen Azaleas
Rhododendron yedoense poukhanense 'Compacta'
Compact Korean Azalea
Size: 18-24" x 2-3' Rate: Medium
Exposure: Sun/part shade Zone: 4/5
A mounded shape with darkgreen foliage in summer turning
red-purple in fall. Abundant, 2" lavender-lilac colored
fragrant blooms cover the plant in May. Hardy flower buds.
Evergreen.
Rhododendron
Rhododendron
There are broad-leaved and small-leaved varieties of Rhododendron.
All are handsome and aesthetically pleasing evergreens with
beautiful flowers and foliage. Plant in partial to full shade
in acidic, moist, very well-drained soils and protect from
wind and winter sun. Sites that face east or north are best.
Slow growing. Zone 4
BROADLEAF RHODODENDRONS
Rhododendron catawbiense
Catawba Rhododendron
Size: 4-6' x 4-6'
Lilac buds open to white speckled flowers against dark green
foliage.
Boursault
Size: 4-6' x 4-7'
Lavender flowers on a wide, upright-growing, uniformly branched,
sturdy form.
Chinoides
Size: 3-4' x 4-5'
Dense plant with attractive, narrow foliage. White flowers
have yellowish centers.
English Roseum
Size: 5-8' x 5-8'
Light rose-pink flowers on a vigorous, compact but upright
form. Buds very hardy.
Northern Starburst
Size: 4-5' x 5-6'
Large, ruffled, light lavender flowers with a touch of yellow
towards the center.
Nova Zembla
Size: 4-5' x 4-5'
Bright red flowers. Quite cold tolerant.
Purpureum Elegans
Size: 4-5' x 5-7'
Purple-violet flowers on a fine, compact form.
Roseum Elegans
Size: 5-7' x 5-7'
Rosy lavender flowers that bloom reliably. An old-fashioned
favorite.
One of the hardiest!
Roseum Pink
Size: 4-6'x4-6'
Clear, pale pink flowers on a broad, dense form.
Rhododendron maximum 'Roseum'
Pink Rosebay Rhododendron
Size: 5-8' x5-8' Rate: Medium
Exposure: Shade/part sun Zone: 4
Flowers are reddish in bud, turning pink, red stems and dark
green leaves.
Blooms later than the Catawba Rhododendrons.
PREMIUM BROADLEAF RHODODENDRON HYBRIDS:
Bessie Howell
Size: 3-4' x 4' Rate: Medium
Exposure: Sun Zone: 4/5
Ruffled red flowers are accented with a dark red blotch in
early May.
Excellent compact habit with lustrous green foliage.
Highland Purple Passion
Size: 4-6' x 4-6' Rate: Slow
Exposure: Part shade Zone: 4/5
New hybrid! Large-leaved, well-branched form with luscious
brilliant purple flowers.
MARJATTA HYBRID RHODODENDRONS:
From the University of Helsinki, Finland
New to the U.S., these cultivars are proving to be very hardy
for northern gardens.
With large dark green evergreen foliage and reliably impressive
blossoms, these
varieties are hard to find - a perfect specimen to a collector's
garden. Sun/part shade. Zone 4
Rhododendron Helikki
Size: 4-6' x 4-6' Rate:
Dark violet red flowers on a dense spreading plant. Hardy
to at least -30 degrees F.
Rhododendron Helsinki University
Size: 5-6' x 3-4' Rate: Slow
Spring blooming flowers are bright pink with orange-red flecks.
Hardy to at least -30 degrees F
Rhododendron Pohjola's Daughter
Size: 3-4' x 4-5'
A hardy, large leaved rhododendron with a dense, spreading
habit and large,
tropical-like foliage. Buds open lavender and change to pure
white.
SMALL LEAF RHODODENDRONS
MEHLQUIST HYBRID RHODODENDRONS:
Landmark Rhododendron
Size: 4-5' x 4-5' Rate: Slow
Exposure: Sun Zone: 4
Very much like a "red flowering PJM". Vigorous
and hardy, the profusion of reddish pink flowers cover this
plant
in mid May. The foliage turns mahogany-bronze in wiinter.
MEZITT HYBRID RHODODENDRONS:
Rhododendron 'Aglo'
Aglo Rhododendron
Size: 3-4' x 4' Rate: Medium
Exposure: Sun/shade Zone: 4
Compact grower having pink flowers with a darker blotch blossoming
earlier than Olga Mezitt. A sister of Olga.
April Snow Rhododendron
Size: 4-5' x 3-4' Rate: Medium
Exposure: Sun Zone: 4
A white flowering PJM hybrid with a dense upright habit and
small foliage.
The profusion of full double pure white blossoms with pointed
tips are on every stem at the beginning of May. The yellowish
green stems are pronounced in winter.
Rhododendron 'Northern Starburst'
Northern Starburst
Size: 4-5' x 4-5'
Exposure: Sun/shade Zone: 4
A result of the research to develop a more sturdy, garden
worthy form of P.J.M. Ruffled light lavender flowers with
yellowish sets of inner petals in late April.
Bright apple green colored leaves. Very hardy
Rhododendron 'Olga Mezitt'
Olga Mezitt Rhododendron
Size: 3-5' x 3-5' Rate: Medium
Exposure: Sun/shade Zone: 4/5
Peach/pink flowers with rusty speckles bloom 2 weeks after
PJM
rhododendron. Foliage turns dark copper in winter. Wide, upright
vigorous growing form.
Rhododendron 'P.J.M.'
PJM Rhododendron
Size: 4-6' x 4-5' Rate: Medium
Exposure: Sun/shade Zone: 4
Brilliant lavendar-pink flowers cover the plant in early spring.
Small leaves are rich
green and aromatic, turning mahogany in winter. Compact form
when young.
Rhododendron x P.J.M. hybrid 'Elite'
PJM Elite Rhododendron
Size: 5-8' x 4-6' Rate: Medium
Exposure: Sun/shade Zone: 4
Brilliant flowers more pink than P.J.M. cover the plant in
early spring. Small, aromatic
rich green leaves turn mahogany in winter. Appears to be a
more vigorous grower than P.J.M.
Rhododendron 'Rosy Miracles'
Rosy Miracles Rhododendron
Size: 3-4' x 4-5' Rate: Medium
Exposure: Sun/part shade Zone: 4
Dense, compact, small leaf evergreen with a display of small
clear pink blossoms
in mid May. Charming reddish-bronze tinge in the winter foliage.
This intoduction
benefits the 'Plant For The Cure' program , where the growers
are donating 10 % of sales of this plant to the research of
finding a cure for breast cancer.
SMALL LEAF RHODODENDRONS:
Rhododendron 'Purple Gem'
Purple Gem Rhododendron
Size: 18-24" x 2-3' Rate: Medium
Exposure: Sun/part shade Zone: 5
Small-leaved, dense, dwarf habit. Light purple flowers in
early spring. Bluish green
new foliage.
Rhodotypos scandens
Black Jetbead
Size: 3-6' x 4-8' Rate: Medium
Exposure: Sun/shade Zone: 4
. One of the first shrubs to leaf out in the spring. White
flowers
in late May produce shining black fruit persisting throughout
the
winter. Tough, durable plant for adverse conditions. Shade
tolerant.
Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low'
Dwarf Fragrant Sumac
Size: 2' x 5-8' Rate: Slow/medium
Exposure: Sun/part shade Zone: 4
Low spreading shrub with attractive dark green foliage that
turns bright orange red
in fall. Yellow flowers in spring. Red fruit in early fall.
Excellent for bank control.
Rosa rugosa
Hardy Shrub Rose
Hardy, salt tolerant, adaptable to sandy soils, and withstands
heavy pruning. Flowers are deliciously fragrant, blooming
from June through August. The rose hips are a lustrous orange
to brick red and mature in August through fall. Very effective
plant for hedges. Fast growing. Plant in sun. Zone 3
Rosa rugosa
Size: 4-6' x 4-6'
Fragrant bright pink flowers June through August.
Alba' White
Size: 4-6' x 4-6'
Fragrant, pure white flowers June through August.
Blanc Double de Coubert'
Size: 4-6' x 4-6'
Very large, double or semi-double, pure white, fragrant flowers
with showy yellow
centers. Disease resistant. Glossy dark green foliage turns
yellow in fall.
Snow Pavement' Rose
Size: 3-4' x 4-5' Rate: Fast
Full pink buds open to lovely white flowers. Large red rose
hips are wonderfull in fall
and winter. Very disease resistant dark green foliage
Therese Bugnet
Size: 5-6'x5-6'
Dark red bud opens to large, double pale pink, fragrant flower.
Blue-green foliage,
long narrow leaves.
Topaz Jewel
Size: 4-5'x6-8'
Sweetly scented large double yellow flowers in clusters of
5 to 10. Disease
resistant. Reblooming.
Rosa rubrifolia
Redleaf Rose
Size: 4-6' x 4-6' Rate: Medium
Exposure: Sun Zone: 4
Coppery-red leaved shrub rose with pink blossoms. Upright
with arching branches.
1/2'' rose hips. Very effective mixed in perennial gardens.
Rosa-Explorer Series
Hardy Shrub Rose - Explorer Series
Initiated at the Ottawa Experiment Station, these newer varieties
show improved disease resistant foliage, extreme hardiness,
salt tolerance, and repeat blooming characteristics. Many
have Rosa rugosa in their parentage. Fast growing. Full sun.
Zone 3/4
Champlain
Size: 2-3'x3-4'
Bright red double flowers. Foliage is abundant, lustrous and
dark green. Everbloomer.
Foxy Pavement' Rose
Size: 3-4' x 4-5' Rate: Fast
An adaptable rose with loosely arranged clusters of deep lavender
pink semi-double
blooms with intense fragrance. Dark red rose hips adds to
the colorful fall foliage.
Gourmet Popcorn Rose
Size: 2-3' x 3-4' Rate: Fast
Billowing display of clean white blooms. Vigorous, dense,
and disease resistant. Compact.
Henry Hudson
Size: 2-3'x3-4'
Large, double white, fragrant flowers with a pink tinge.
Henry Kelsey
Size: 6-8'
Climbing rose with red spicy fragranced free-flowering blooms.
J.P. Connell
Size: 3-5'x2-4'
Vigorous shrub with dark green foliage. Very large, double,
lemon-yellow flowers in
June and repeating throughout the season.
Knock Out
Size: 3' x 3-4'
A vigorous bloomer with electric, cherry red flowers throughout
the summer. One
of the hardiest, carefree, disease and Japanese beetle resistant
roses available.
Numerous bright orange-red hips provide winter interest. Very
hardy.
Outta the Blue
Size: 3-4' x 3-4' Rate: Fast
Free flowering with spicy scented blooms having an array of
blue to purple hues.
Disease resistant and vigorous growing.
Rainbow's End
Size: 4-5' x 4-5'
Deep yellow blushing orange-red flowers provide a continual
swatch of
color in the landscape.
William Baffin
Size: 6-10' x 8'
Climbing rose with double deep-pink flowers. Glossy foliage.
Repeat flowering.
Very cold hardy.
Rosa-Parkland Series
Hardy Shrub Rose - Parkland Series
Developed at MORDEN STATION in Morden, Manitoba, this series
consists of
complex crosses with native prairie roses. Some winter dieback
may occur, which
makes them appropriate for perennial beds. Very good disease
resistance.
Hope for Humanity
Size: 2-3' X 2-3'
1995 introduction. A profusion of dark red buds are followed
by lightly fragrant
wine-red flowers of 3 1/2" diameter. These roses have
a long 10 to 14-week
flowering period. Very disease resistant and winter hardy.
Morden Cardinette
Size: 2-3' x 2-3'
Compact and disease resistant. Double, striking orange-red
flowers.
Rosa-Flower Carpet Series
Hardy Shrub Rose - Flower Carpet
Rosa x 'Noatrum Apple Blossom'
Flower Carpet 'Apple Blossom' Rose
Size: 18-24" x 3-4' Rate: Fast
Exposure: Sun/semi-shade Zone: 4
Enchanting ground cover rose with long flowering pastel pink
double petals. Shiny
green foliage is resistant to mildew and black spot. Blooms
through the summer.
Rosa x 'Noatrum Coral'
Flower Carpet 'Coral' Rose
Size: 18-24" x 3-4' Rate: Fast
Exposure: Sun/semi-shade Zone: 4
The newest Flower Carpet introduction! Dark, shiny foliage
flows together with profusions of single, coral colored flowers.
Very hardy and disease resistant. Spreading habit.
Rosa x 'Noatrum Pink'
Flower Carpet "Pink" Rose
Size: 18-24" x 3-4' Rate: Fast
Exposure: Sun/semi-shade Zone: 4
A ground cover rose with long-flowering bright pink petals.
Shiny green foliage is
resistant to mildew and black spot. Requires no treatment.
Blooms through the summer.
Rosa x 'Noatrum Red'
Flower Carpet "Red" Rose
Size: 18-24" x 3-4' Rate: Fast
Exposure: Sun/semi-shade Zone: 4
The newest edition to the Flower Carpet lineup! Bold, bright
red flowers are single
in form and very floriferous. Glossy, disease resistant foliage.
Rosa x 'Noatrum White'
Flower Carpet "White" Rose
Size: 18-24" x 3-4' Rate: Fast
Exposure: Sun/semi-shade Zone: 4
Double white blooms and a trailing habit. Glossy deep green
disease resistant foliage.
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