Plant Guide

Popular Plants

• Hydrangea

  Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'
  (Smooth hydrangea)

  Hydrangea macrophylla 'Pia'
  (Bigleaf hydrangea, Florist's hydrangea)

  Hydrangea macrophylla Cityline™ Mars
  (Cityline™ Mars hydrangea)

  Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'
  ('Limelight' panicle hydrangea)

  Hydrangea quercifolia 'Little Honey'
  ('Little Honey' oakleaf hydrangea)

  Hydrangea serrata
  (Mountain hydrangea)

• Succulents

  Sempervivum 'Black'
  ('Black' hens & chicks)

  

   

  Sempervivum arachnoideum 'Forest Frost'
  ('Forest Frost' spiderweb hens & chicks)

  Sedum rupestre
  (Rocky stonecrop, Stone orpine)

  Sedum sieboldii
  (October Daphne, Stonecrop)

  Aeonium arboreum 'Zwartkop'
  (Black rose)

  Aloe polyphylla
  (Spiral aloe)

• Coneflowers

  Echinacea 'Art's Pride'
  (Coneflower)

  Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'
  (Purple coneflower)

  Echinacea tennesseensis 'Rocky Top'
  (Tennessee coneflower)

  Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm'
  (Orange Coneflower, Black-eyed Susan)

  Rudbeckia maxima
  (Giant coneflower, Black-eyed Susan)

  Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers'
  ('Henry Eilers' sweet coneflower)

What to plant

Six Superb Herbs for ContainersThese plants can be tricky in the ground, but pot them up and watch them thrive

The Smarter HydrangeaThis species sleeps past the danger of late frost, so it always blooms on time

Native GrassesThese hometown favorites are beautiful, sustainable, and easy to maintain

Sweetly Scented AnnualsPique your senses all season long with colorful, long-blooming beauties

Trees for Tight SpacesThink you don't have room? Never feel restricted again with these small problem solvers

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