Caragana arborescens
A large rounded shrub that is well adapted to exposed, cold, dry and other difficult sites. Medium fine overall; fine textured leaves and slightly coarse branching Rounded with stiff upright branching, leggy, large shrub Light green in ... [... more]
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Caragana arborescens 'Pendula'
This weeping form is usually grafted on a standard 3 to 5' in height. It forms a rather stiff mop-like, but yet attractive weeping shrub. Its distinctive habit make it useful as an accent plant. [... more]
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Chaenomeles speciosa
A medium to large spreading shrub with upright branching, grown for its early spring flowers that occur in a range of colors. It offers little other ornamental features the rest of the year. Erect and narrow vase-shaped in youth with upright ... [... more]
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Chaenomeles x superba
A hybrid cross between Common Flowering Quince and Japanese Flowering Quince, with characteristics intermediate between the two. It is difficult to distinguish from Common Quince, and has flower colors ranging from white to pink, crimson and ... [... more]
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Comptonia peregrina
Broad-rounded and flat-topped, slightly bunchy with slender erect stems Nova Scotia - Georgia - Minnesota, including the S. and S.W. side of Lake Michigan Myricaceae 2 to 4' high [... more]
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Leucothoe fontanisiana 'Girard's Rainbow'
The new leaves of this variegated multi-colored cultivar emerge reddish pink, fading to a combination of copper and yellow-green, ultimately maturing to green with a faint white variegation. Changing from reddish pink to yellow-green and coppery, ... [... more]
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Picea abies 'Nidiformis'
A small to medium-sized shrub with a broad rounded and flat-topped habit. A slight depression in the center along with the symmetrical shape gives rise to the cultivar name. Broad-rounded, symmetrical, flat-topped with horizontal to slightly ... [... more]
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Picea glauca 'Conica'
A dwarf selection with leaves that are light green, very fine and extremely densely borne. Stiff, dense and conical when young becoming wide conical with age Canada, possibly should be listed as var. conica 5-10' high in the Midwest, 10-20' in ... [... more]
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Pinus mugo 'Gnom'
A very dwarf and slow-growing selection with a dense rounded habit, ultimately attaining a height of 6'. Usually seen less than 2' high, but given enough time it may grow to 6' in height. Dirr indicates that a 25-year-old plant was only 15" ... [... more]
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Pinus strobus 'Blue Shag'
This light bluish green, small to medium shrub has a formal rounded to slightly broad-rounded habit. Rounded to broad-rounded, tight, dense and formal 3-5' high at maturity [... more]
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Potentilla fruticosa
A group of small rounded to broad-rounded deciduous shrub cultivars known for their heavy yellow, white or orange flowering from June until frost. The cultivars described here include plants sometimes classified as P. davurica and P. parvifolia; ... [... more]
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Potentilla fruticosa 'Abbotswood'
This 3' high white flowering selection has large blooms set off against dark blue-green foliage. This cultivar is rated one of the best white selections. Rounded to slightly broad-rounded with upright branching Dark blue-green 3' high and 3' wide [... more]
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