Common Category Variety Species Height Spread Shape Foliage Fall Color Flower Special Features Secondary Category Header
Clematis ‘Clematis’   4’ 3’ Climbing Green N.A. Various Good climber for fence or trellis. Can be deciduous privacy screen. Needs a sheltered, eastern exposure. Flowers white, purple, blue, red, pnk, and bi-color.   Clematis
Erianthus ‘Ravennae’ ERIANTHUS, RAVENNAE (PLUME GRASS) 10’ - 12’ 3’ - 5’ Upright clump Pale Green Stems Bronze, Red and Buff Beige Feather Duster-like Plumes-12” to 14” In the Fall stately plumes are borne above foliage. Plume remains all Winter. A personal favorite in place of Southern Pampas Grass. Can make a good screen or barrier. (Plume Grass) Erianthus
Feather Reed Grass ‘FeatherReedGrass’   5’ - 6’ 1’-2’ Upright Reddish-Bronze Blades Straw-colored Rose Plumes Partial shade. Blooms late Summer. Last into Winter.   Feather Reed Grass
Hosta ‘AugustMoon’ HOSTA, AUGUST MOON 12” - 24” 12” - 24” Low Mounded Light Green almost Yellow leaves N.A. White Leaves have a seer-sucker -like texture. Hostas look good in flower gardens and intermixed with other shade-loving shrubs.   Hosta
Hosta ‘AureaMarginata’ HOSTA, AUREA MARGINATA 12” - 24” 12” - 24” Low Mounded Spinach-Green Leaves edged in Yellow N.A. Lavender All Hostas bloom from June through August.   Hosta
Hosta ‘MedioVariegata’ HOSTA, MEDIO VARIEGATA 12” - 24” 12” - 24” Low Mounded Green and White Variegated Leaves N.A. Purple     Hosta
Hosta ‘ShadeFanfare’ HOSTA, SHADE FANFARE 20” - 24” 20” - 24” Low Mounded Green with Cream White Margins N.A. Purple Pest resistant. Leaves lighten as plant matures.   Hosta
Hosta ‘SielboldianaElegans’ HOSTA, SIEBOLDIANA ELEGANS 24” - 36”   Low Mounded Oval-shaped Blue-gray Leaves N.A. White Blooms in mid-Summer. Leaves are heart-shaped.   Hosta
Hosta ‘WideBrim’ HOSTA, WIDE BRIM 18” - 24” 18” - 24” Low Mounded Green with Irregular Cream Margin N.A. Lavender Cream margin widens as plant matures.   Hosta
Miscanthus ‘FlamePurple’   4’ 2’ Upright Medium Green with Reddish tint Orange / Red Reddish-Purple 5” - 8” Plumes Best Fall coloration of Miscanthus. Clumps have 3’ to 4’ of foliage and 1’ to 2’ plumes that are the first Miscanthus to bloom in August.   Miscanthus
Miscanthus ‘Gracillimus’ MISCANTHUS, GRACILLIMUS (MAIDEN GRASS) 6’ - 8’ 3’ - 5’ Upright Vase-Shape Gray-Green Beige Pinkish-Burgundy 5” - 8” Plumes The best of all Miscanthus for dried arrangements. Also, one of the finest-textured Miscanthus. Showy Autumn foliage lasts all Winter. (Maiden Grass) Miscanthus
Miscanthus ‘MiscanthusVariegated’   7’ 3’ Upright Variegated Green / Creamy White Beige Feathery Pink Plumes 5” - 8” Creamy white plume 4’ above the foliage. Plume remains all Winter. Good screening.   Miscanthus
One of the most colorful of ornamental grasses.
Miscanthus ‘Zebrinus’ MISCANTHUS, ZEBRINUS (ZEBRA GRASS) 7’   Upright, Vase-Shaped Green with Horizontal Yellow Bands Beige Pale Yellow 8” - 12” Plumes Grasses are best used in groups, as a screen, at water’s edge, or as a corner specimen. (Zebra Grass) Miscanthus
Sedge ‘Carex’   2’ - 3’ 12” Upright Green Variegated N.A. N.A. Semi-evergreen good for oriental gardens, massing. Grass-like foliage comes golden, yellow and/or silver variegated. Likes partial shade.   Sedge
Sedum ‘Stonecrop’   4” - 8” 15” - 18” Mounded Green Pink Various Good rock garden plant. Likes full hillside sun. Star-shaped flowers on 10” stems. ‘Autumn Joy’ is the standard. Goes well with ‘Hen and Chicks.’   Sedum