2011 Green For Life Garden Plant List
Evergreens
Rhododendron roseum Elegans’ Zones 4 – 8 Vigorous very hardy hybrid,good dark green foliage. Rosy lilac flowers in dome shaped trusses,May-June.
Rhododendron roseum ‘Nova Zembla’ Zones 4 – 9 has true hardiness in a red coloured bloom May-June. A vigorous plant that has good foliage and will grow in more difficult areas. .
Buxus microphylla ‘Pin Cushion’ (Pin Cushion Boxwood) Zones 4 – 9 littleleaf boxwood, small-leaved ... olive green leaves;
Juniperus chinesis ‘Montbatten’ (Montbatten Juniper) zones 3 – 9 Evergreen conifer with blue-green cones and a combination of juvenile and adult foliage. Many cultivars have been selected and vary in growth habit, foliage color and needle types. Narrowly pyramidal habit with grey green foliage.
Microbiota decussate (Siberian Cypress) zone 3. Habit and Form. a low growing spreading conifer;
Juniperus hortizontalis plumose compacta (Compact Andorra Juniper) Zone 6 – 8 Low growing shrub with spreading branches makes a great groundcover for difficult areas.
Juniperus procumbens nana (Japanese Garden Juniper) Zone 4 – 9 low growing shrub
Thuya occidentalis ‘Little Giant’ (Little Giant Globe Cedar) Very little pruning needed to maintain shape. Extremely hardy dwarf globe evergreen. Zone 4 – 9
Chamaecyparis pisifera filifera ‘Golden Mops’ (Golden Mops False Cypress) Zones 5 – 8 Great in a rock garden
Juniperus x media ‘Gold Coast’ (Gold Coast Juniper) Zones 3 – 8 It grows well in semi-shade and direct sun, and prefers medium levels of water.
Juniperus Sabina ‘Calgary Carpet’ (Calgary Carpet juniper) Zones 3 – 7 great plant to use for those situations where you need a lower growing spreading evergreen
Perennials
Helleborus Niger (Christmas Rose) zones 4 – 8 European evergreen plant with white or purplish rose-like winter-blooming flowers. Partial shade
Helleborus ‘London Fog Strain’ (London Fog Strain Christmas Rose) Zones 5 – 8 Silvery-grey colors visible in this series. The slate roofs, the grey streets of London, the darkened skies
Helleborus ‘Ivory Prince’ (Ivory Prince Christmas Rose) Zones 2 – 9 the foliage is almost silvery or greyish/bluish green .
Campanula ‘Blue Wonder’ (Blue Wonder Double Flowering Bellflower) Zones 3 – 8 bears fully double, pale lavender-blue flowers in summer
Heuchera ‘Sashay’ (Sashay Coralbells) Zones 4 to 9; Part to full shade. Contrasting bicolored foliage. Deeply cut, ruffled leaves are dark green on top distinguish by luscious purple on the underside
Heuchera ‘Tiramisu’ (Tiramisu Coralbells) Zones 4 – 8 in springtime its foliage is yellow with a dot of red in the center, and as summer approaches the leaves change to red – partial shade
Heuchera ‘Shanghai’ (Shanghai Coralbells) Zones 4 – 8 tight mounds of silvery-purple leaves set forth white flowers on dark stems. Partial shade
Heucherella ‘Sweet Tea’ (Sweet Tea Foam Flower) The large, maple-shaped leaves are deep orange with cinnamon-red stars in the centre
Sedums are in general shallow rooting perennials ideally suited as a ground cover, in a rockery garden, as part of a roof top garden. They are sun and heat tolerant. Zones 3 - 9
Sedum telphium ‘Sunset Cloud’
Sedum hybridum ‘Czar’s gold’
Sedum reflexium
Sedum spurium ‘Red Carpet’
Sedum spurium ‘John Creech’
Sedum kamtschaticum ‘Variegatium’
Sedum seskiianum ‘Spirit’
Sedum selskiianum ‘Vera Jameson’
Sedum spurium
Sedum alba ‘Acre’
Sedum alba ‘Murale’
Sempervivum sp. (Hens and Chicks)
Grasses
Deschampsia caespitose ‘Goldschleier’ (Gold Tuffed Hair Grass) zones 4 - 9 a clump-forming evergreen grass with stiff, linear dark green leaves and open, arching panicles of golden spikelets in summer.
Festuca glaca ‘Elijau Blue’ (Blue Fescue)zones 3- 9 very BLUE! tufted tidy grass that gives a wonderful all season effect in your garden. Full Sun
Koeleria cristata (Blue Hair Grass) zones 3 – 9 June clump forming grass is grown for its attractive foliage. Adding interest to the otherwise barren landscape found under pines or in rock gardens
Sesleria aulumalis (Autumn Moor Grass) zones 4 – 9 This cool-season clump forming grass begins the season with bright green blades. In late summer and early fall, it produces silvery inflorescences. Part sun to full sun
Acorus calamus ‘Variegatus’ (Variegated Sweet Flag) zones 4 – 10 Variegated sweet flag is a deciduous, aquatic perennial with 5-foot-long bright green leaves with creamy, longitudinal stripes.
Bouteloua gracilis (Mosquito Grass) zones 3 – 9 Named for its purplish/blue seed heads, this native grass is very attractive and wonderful in a large landscape.
Trees
Willows
Magnolia macrophylla ‘Betty’ zones 5 - 9 Purple–pink buds unfurl to reveal creamy-pink flowers. The wide, elegant blooms of Magnolia ‘Betty’ are followed by lush green foliage that emerges with a rich coppery flush. This medium sized, deciduous shrub has a neat rounded habit that makes the ideal focal point for large borders and lawns. Height and spread: 4m (12’).
Bulbs and Annuals
Tulipa ‘Princes Irene’
Tulipa ‘Scion’
Tulipa ‘Maureen’
Tulipa ‘Negrita’
Calla lily
Hyacinth alba
Hyacinth ‘Blue Jacket’
Begonia
Gerbera
Crocus