| Height: |
10cm/4in |
| Spread: |
50cm/1.5ft |
| Flowers: |
Pink, bell–shaped |
| Native mat–forming evergreen groundcover with small shiny leaves and pink bell–shaped blooms in spring followed by red berries. |
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| Height: |
1m/3ft |
| Spread: |
1.25m/4ft |
| Foliage: |
Bright green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Shades of red |
| Flowers: |
Small yellow under foliage |
| A thicket of spiny twigs and red fruit makes this shrub a must–have. Foliage demonstrates excellent colour throughout spring until fall when it displays an array of colours. Tolerates moist conditions and responds well to shearing. |
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| Height: |
1m/3ft |
| Spread: |
1m/3ft |
| Foliage: |
Rose-pink |
| Fall Foliage: |
Deep purple |
| Flowers: |
Small yellow in spring |
| New foliage emerges as rose pink in colour with deeper mottled splotches of reddish–purple that gradually matures to darker purple. Growth habit is a rounded form. |
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| Height: |
90cm/3ft |
| Spread: |
90cm/3ft |
| Foliage: |
Reddish–purple |
| Fall Foliage: |
Reddish–purple |
| Flowers: |
Small yellow |
| Compact uniform growth habit lends this plant for specimen appeal. Bright red foliage throughout the growing season lasts well into the fall. Performs best in well–drained soils with a full sun location. |
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| Height: |
3m/10ft |
| Spread: |
2m/6ft |
| Foliage: |
Green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Yellow |
| Flowers: |
Small yellow, spring |
| Erect growth form, excellent for hedges or shelterbelts. Long narrow seed pods appear after flowers. Requires good drainage. Very hardy. |
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| Height: |
1.5m/5ft |
| Spread: |
1.5m/5ft |
| Foliage: |
Light green, weeping |
| Form: |
Weepeing |
| Hardiness: |
Zone 3 |
| Walker Weeping Caragana is an open multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a rounded form and gracefully weeping branches. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which can make it a great accent feature on this basis alone. |
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| Height: |
1m/3ft |
| Spread: |
1m/3ft |
| Foliage: |
Green with creamy margins |
| Fall Foliage: |
Light purplish red |
| Flowers: |
Creamy white in May – June |
| A compact dogwood with variegated foliage. |
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| Height: |
5m/16ft |
| Spread: |
3m/10ft |
| Foliage: |
Green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Brilliant red |
| Flowers: |
Creamy white, late spring |
| Unique shrub has irregular branches creating tier shape. Bluish–black fruit appear in late summer. |
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| Height: |
2m/6ft |
| Spread: |
1.5m/5ft |
| Foliage: |
Green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Reddish purple |
| Flowers: |
White, mid spring |
| Abundant showy flowers in the spring followed by clusters of bluish white berries lasting into the fall. Attractive red bark provides great winter colour. |
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| Height: |
1.5m/5ft |
| Spread: |
1.5m/5ft |
| Foliage: |
Green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Purple |
| Flowers: |
White |
| This compact dogwood has a brilliant display of fall colour. |
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| Height: |
125cm/4ft |
| Spread: |
90cm/3ft |
| Foliage: |
Green with white |
| Fall Foliage: |
Green with white |
| Flowers: |
White |
| A finely branched compact shrub that may be easily trimmed to desired size. Leaves show excellent white variegation throughout the season. Compact size lends itself to a number of landscapes uses. |
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| Height: |
2m/6ft |
| Spread: |
2m/6ft |
| Foliage: |
Green with white margin |
| Fall Foliage: |
Insignificant |
| Flowers: |
White |
| The yellow bark and variegated foliage provides a strong winter effect in the landscape. |
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| Height: |
1m/3ft |
| Spread: |
1m/3ft |
| Foliage: |
Blue–green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Vibrant pink to red |
| Flowers: |
Pink seed capsules |
| A handsome low–growing evergreen shrub can be used as a specimen or as a low hedge or border. |
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| Height: |
1m/3ft |
| Spread: |
1m/3ft |
| Foliage: |
Dark green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Brilliant red |
| Flowers: |
Pink seed capsules |
| Very compact shrub with unique corky changes early and lasts late in the season. Orange red fruit–like capsules add to this outstanding colour. |
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| Height: |
1m/3ft |
| Spread: |
1m/3ft |
| Foliage: |
Large, dark green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Dark green |
| Flowers: |
Large creamy white, mid summer |
| An excellent landscape shrub with long lasting round flower clusters. Prefers moist soil and shelter from the morning sun. |
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| Height: |
125cm/4ft |
| Spread: |
125cm/4ft |
| Foliage: |
Green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Insignificant |
| Flowers: |
White |
| Hardiness: |
Zone 3 |
| This hydrangea has a gentle name and a powerful impact from mid summer to frost with its more compact form and tiny, delicate blooms. Prefers moist, well drained soil in sun or part shade. |
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| Height: |
1m/3ft |
| Spread: |
1m/3ft |
| Foliage: |
Large, dark green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Dark green |
| Flowers: |
Large creamy white, mid summer |
| This is a very showy shrub with masses of large round blooms turning from white to pink in late summer. Prune after flowering. |
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| Height: |
1m/3ft |
| Spread: |
1m/3ft |
| Foliage: |
Dark green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Green–yellow |
| Flowers: |
White, turning pink |
| One of the largest flowering paniculata selections. Responds well to shearing. |
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| Height: |
1.25 m/4ft |
| Spread: |
90cm/3ft |
| Foliage: |
Dark green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Dark green |
| Flowers: |
Pink/White |
| Easy to grow, superior paniculata introduction with long panicles reaching over 30 cm/1 ft length. Flowers quickly turn pink starting at the base while the top continues to produce white. Dark green leaves provide the perfect background while the blooms stand erect on surprisingly strong stems. |
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| Height: |
3m/10ft |
| Spread: |
2m/6ft |
| Foliage: |
Green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Green/yellow |
| Flowers: |
Bright orange, early summer |
| This hardy shrub is very low maintenance and produces attractive trumpet–shaped blooms. |
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| Height: |
60cm/2ft |
| Spread: |
125cm/4ft |
| Foliage: |
Bright green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Insignificant |
| Flowers: |
Yellowish–white |
| Compact form with full bodied appearance. Dark berries produced in fall. |
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| Height: |
3m/6ft |
| Spread: |
3m/6ft |
| Foliage: |
Blue–green |
| Fall Foliage: |
n/a |
| Flowers: |
Rosy red |
| Rounded upright shrub with abundant, rosy tubular red flowers and blue–green foliage. |
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| Height: |
1m/3ft |
| Spread: |
1m/3ft |
| Foliage: |
Dark blue-green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Blue green |
| Flowers: |
Yellow-white, May |
| This is a fabulous compact shrub with showy flowers that contrast with the foliage in the spring. The dark red berries produced are a very attractive element throughout the summer. |
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| Height: |
1m/3ft |
| Spread: |
1m/3ft |
| Foliage: |
Green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Green |
| Flowers: |
Light orange |
| Neat globular growth habit and single orange blooms make this a pretty attraction for any landscape. |
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| Height: |
1m/3ft |
| Spread: |
1m/3ft |
| Foliage: |
Dark Green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Green |
| Flowers: |
Pink |
| Neat globular growth habit and semi–double pink blooms make this a pretty attraction for any landscape. |
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| Height: |
2.5-3m/8-10ft |
| Spread: |
2.5-3m/8-10ft |
| Foliage: |
Red, yellow |
| Fall Foliage: |
Insignificant |
| Flowers: |
Creamy–white/spring |
| Hardiness: |
Zone 3 |
| Plant in full sun for a bold array of colours all season long. Like the Diablo except the red colour is brighter and new foliage emerges a yellow–green. |
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| Height: |
2.5m/8ft |
| Spread: |
2m/6ft |
| Foliage: |
Orange–copper |
| Fall Foliage: |
Red |
| Flowers: |
White |
| A cross between Dart’s Gold and Diablo resulting in a full–bodied shrub with orange–copper foliage in the spring turning to a vibrant red through summer. White flowers are followed by attractive red seed capsules in the fall. |
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| Height: |
1.5m/5ft |
| Spread: |
1.5m/5ft |
| Foliage: |
Green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Green |
| Flowers: |
Single white, summer |
| This is a very showy shrub with bright foliage and fancy clusters of blooms. |
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| Height: |
1.75m/6ft |
| Spread: |
1.50m/5ft |
| Foliage: |
Deep purple |
| Fall Foliage: |
Purple/orange |
| Flowers: |
White |
| The dark purple foliage makes this a standout in any landscape. It contrasts well with silver and golden foliage plants. |
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| Height: |
2.5m/8ft |
| Spread: |
2m/6ft |
| Foliage: |
Yellow to lime green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Yellow |
| Flowers: |
White |
| This dense, bushy shrub has fine textured foliage with colours of deep golden–yellow tipped with bronze maturing to lime green. The shrub colour makes it an excellent contrast in any landscape. |
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| Height: |
1.75–2m/6–6.5ft |
| Spread: |
1.75–2m/6–6.5ft |
| Foliage: |
Crimson red |
| Flowers: |
Pink–white |
| Neat, compact form with fine, deeply cut crimson–red leaves and pink–white flowers in summer followed by red seed capsules. Requires little pruning. |
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| Height: |
1.5m/5ft |
| Spread: |
.9m/3ft |
| Foliage: |
Green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Green |
| Flowers: |
Single white, summer |
| This is an upright shrub that is covered with fragrant blossoms in the summer. |
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| Height: |
2m/6ft |
| Spread: |
1.50m/5ft |
| Foliage: |
Deep reddish–purple |
| Fall Foliage: |
Deep reddish–purple |
| Flowers: |
Pink, spring |
| Striking contrast shrub with its unique colour all season will add to any landscape. |
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| Height: |
1m/3ft |
| Spread: |
1m/3ft |
| Foliage: |
Green |
| Flowers: |
White |
| Rounded shrub produces masses of early sweet blackcurrants good for cooking, preserving, or eating fresh. Berries are an excellent source of Vitamin C. |
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| Height: |
1.5m/4ft |
| Spread: |
1.5m/4ft |
| Foliage: |
Green |
| Flowers: |
White |
| A rounded shrub producing masses of large, juicy tart red berries in summer. Good for jams and pies. |
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| Height: |
1.25m/4ft |
| Spread: |
1.25 m/4ft |
| Flowers: |
White, spring |
| Fruit: |
Pale green turning pink |
| Ripens: |
Mid-summer |
| Very productive selection making it favourable for wine and jelly. Will produce fruit In its second year. Well suited for a shady garden. Adds to a landscapes fall display with its foliage that turns to a brilliant burgundy in the fall. |
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These attractive shrubs are vigorous growers that produce dark red edible fruit. The berries can be used for baking and jellies.
| Height: |
125cm/4ft |
| Spread: |
125cm/4ft |
| Hardiness: |
Zone 2 |
| A primocane selection. Large berries with a sharp delightful flavour are produced typically from late summer into fall. |
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| Height: |
1.25m/4ft |
| Spread: |
1m/3ft |
| Foliage: |
Quilted Dark Green |
| Fragrance: |
Very Fragrant |
| Flowers: |
Semi Double, Pure White |
| Hardiness: |
Zone 3 |
| Deeply veined foliage complements the bluish buds that open to 5–7cm blooms. Profuse bloomer summer to fall. Yellow fall foliage. |
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| Height: |
1.25m/4ft |
| Spread: |
1m/3ft |
| Foliage: |
Dark Green |
| Fragrance: |
Heavy |
| Flowers: |
Double, Crimson Red Velvet |
| Hardiness: |
Zone 3 |
| This recurrent rose with its 10cm bloom has become an old time favourite among many gardeners. Blooms from June to September. |
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| Height: |
1m/3ft |
| Spread: |
1m/3ft |
| Foliage: |
Medium Green |
| Fragrance: |
Heavy |
| Flowers: |
Double, White |
| Hardiness: |
Zone 3 |
| An old selection being re–introduced. Compact bushy form with clean white flowers. A rugosa hybrid with desirable compact form. |
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| Height: |
75cm/30“ |
| Spread: |
75cm/30“ |
| Foliage: |
Dark Green |
| Fragrance: |
Slight |
| Flowers: |
Double, Ivory to Pink |
| Hardiness: |
Zone 3 |
| This ever–blooming rose changes colour with temperature. Pink in cool and ivory white in hot weather. This rose has the longest blooming period for any northern developed rose. |
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| Height: |
1m/3ft |
| Spread: |
1m/3ft |
| Foliage: |
Glossy Green |
| Fragrance: |
Light |
| Flowers: |
Clusters of Ruby Red |
| Hardiness: |
Zone 3 |
| A relative of Adelaide Hoodless with improved resistance to disease and mildew. Long lasting blooms which are repeated throughout the season. |
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| Height: |
1m/3ft |
| Spread: |
1m/3ft |
| Foliage: |
Glossy Green |
| Fragrance: |
Medium |
| Flowers: |
Single, Yellow, Pink Blush |
| Hardiness: |
Zone 3 |
| The creamy orange buds open to fragrant blooms of dark orange over yellow fading to an attractive light orange. |
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| Height: |
1.25m/4ft |
| Spread: |
1.5m/5ft |
| Foliage: |
Bluish |
| Fall Foliage: |
Yellow |
| Flowers: |
Slender Catkins |
| Hardiness: |
Zone 1 |
| This small spreading shrub can be used as a hedge or specimen shrub with its fine textured twigs and bluish coloured fall foliage. |
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| Height: |
1m/3ft |
| Spread: |
1m/3ft |
| Foliage: |
Intense bluish gray |
| Fall Foliage: |
Bluish–gray |
| Flowers: |
Inconspicuous |
| Dwarf shrub great for an accent with its contrast foliage. Very hardy and adaptable for borders or hedge. |
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| Height: |
60cm/2ft |
| Spread: |
60cm/2ft |
| Foliage: |
Deep pink foliage in spring |
| Fall Foliage: |
Deep pink foliage |
| Flowers: |
n/a |
| Produces beautiful pink foliage all season long. The outer leaves turn a bright pink while the inner leaves are green and white. In the spring before leaf–out hundreds of slender catkins are produced. Can be pruned several times during the summer to produce new shoots. First prune after the frost is over. |
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| Height: |
4m/13ft |
| Spread: |
3m/10ft |
| Foliage: |
Green with Grey Underside |
| Fall Foliage: |
Green to Yellow |
| Flowers: |
Silky Catkins |
| Hardiness: |
Zone 3 |
| Male catkins appear in the spring and are very ornamental. A fast growing selection that makes a suitable small tree. Ideal for wet or low–lying areas. |
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| Height: |
1m/3ft |
| Spread: |
1.5m/5ft |
| Foliage: |
Pink, white, green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Pink, white, green |
| Flowers: |
Slender catkins |
| A spectacular eye–catching shrub with variegated foliage throughout the season. Catkins appear in early spring along the stems prior to leaf emergence. |
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| Height: |
3m/10ft |
| Spread: |
2m/6ft |
| Foliage: |
Intense dark purple |
| Fall Foliage: |
Dark purple |
| Flowers: |
Pink, fragrant |
| A new ornamental Elderberry with superb dark foliage, much darker and more intense purple/black than any other form. The rich, dark colour intensifies in full sun and holds throughout the spring until fall with flowering usually in June. Easily pruned to meet space requirements. |
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| Height: |
3m/10 ft |
| Spread: |
3m/10ft |
| Foliage: |
Dark purple |
| Fall Foliage: |
Insignificant |
| Flowers: |
Lacy white blossoms |
| Dark purple finely cut foliage with pink buds that open to lacy white blossoms in May–June. |
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| Height: |
1.25m/4ft |
| Spread: |
1.25m/4ft |
| Foliage: |
Lacy, golden yellow |
| Fall Foliage: |
Bright yellow |
| Flowers: |
White |
| Compact form with lacy golden foliage throughout the season makes for an excellent specimen. Use as a front border selection for contract and interest. Plant in a full sun location for best effect. |
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| Height: |
1m/6ft |
| Spread: |
1m/6ft |
| Foliage: |
Golden Yellow |
| Fall Foliage: |
Golden Yellow |
| Flowers: |
Creamy White, Spring |
| Hardiness: |
Zone 2 |
| Fast growing tall shrub with finely dissected leaves. Excellent landscape shrub. |
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| Height: |
3m/10ft |
| Spread: |
3m/10ft |
| Foliage: |
Silver |
| Fall Foliage: |
Silver |
| Flowers: |
Yellowish white, spring |
| This shrub has a thorny silver bark with a very twisted irregular growth habit. The deep red berry produced can be used for jellies. This is an excellent contrast shrub. |
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| Height: |
75cm/30in |
| Spread: |
1–1.25m/3–4ft |
| Foliage: |
Red mottled |
| Fall Foliage: |
Purplish–red |
| Flowers: |
Bright pink, summer to fall |
| Hardy, dwarf shrub with profuse clusters of long lasting blooms. Unique foliage is very striking. |
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| Height: |
1.25m/4ft |
| Spread: |
1m/3ft |
| Foliage: |
Blue–green |
| Flowers: |
White |
| Dwarf, compact habit with graceful arching branches covered with foamy white spring flowers. Excellent border or specimen plant. |
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| Height: |
60cm/2ft |
| Spread: |
90cm/3ft |
| Foliage: |
Deep orange |
| Fall Foliage: |
Bright red |
| Flowers: |
Pink |
| An interesting new variety from England. Has a preferred compact form, with a strong orange foliage. Foliage will not revert to green. Plant in full sun for a brilliant display. |
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| Height: |
60cm/2ft |
| Spread: |
60cm/2ft |
| Foliage: |
Flaming Red |
| Fall Foliage: |
Red |
| Flowers: |
Dark Pink |
| The brilliant red foliage looks as if it were on fire. An excellent contrast colour for any garden. |
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| Height: |
1m/3ft |
| Spread: |
1.25m/4ft |
| Foliage: |
Large, dark green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Red/Purple |
| Flowers: |
Flat topped white |
| Features oversized clusters of fragrant white blooms in late spring. The large foliage with its distinctive reddish–purple in the fall and its compact size and form makes this shrub attractive for every landscape. |
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| Height: |
5cm/12in |
| Spread: |
75cm/12in |
| Foliage: |
Green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Brilliant orange–red |
| Flowers: |
Pink, summer |
| Hardines:: |
Zone 3 |
| Profuse clusters of bright blooms are produced through summer. New foliage emerges bright gold turning green then to brilliant fall colours. |
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| Height: |
.5m/18in |
| Spread: |
1m/3ft |
| Foliage: |
Green tipped purple |
| Fall Foliage: |
Green |
| Flowers: |
Pink, summer-to-fall |
| This is a compact shrub with a long blooming period. |
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| Height: |
80cm/2–3ft |
| Spread: |
90cm/3ft |
| Foliage: |
Dark green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Insignificant |
| Flowers: |
White |
| A compact form that has an abundance of delicate white blooms in early spring. |
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| Height: |
60cm/2 ft |
| Spread: |
60cm/2 ft |
| Foliage: |
Light Green, Red-tipped |
| Fall Foliage: |
Russet Red |
| Flowers: |
Deep Pink |
| Hardiness: |
Zone 3 |
| This colourful shrub is a must in any yard with its fall bronze to russet foliage and pink blooms that cover from early summer to late fall. |
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| Height: |
2–3 ft/1m |
| Spread: |
2–3 ft/1m |
| Foliage: |
Bright Green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Burgundy |
| Flowers: |
Rose–Pink |
| Hardiness: |
Zone 3 |
| This compact shrub has rose–pink flowers from June to September. It is most noted for its long lasting burgundy fall colour. |
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| Height: |
1m/3ft |
| Spread: |
1m/3ft |
| Foliage: |
Green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Reddish |
| Flowers: |
Pink & White, summer |
| This unique shrub has both coloured blooms appearing on the same flower cluster. Very impressive colour in a border. |
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| Height: |
1m/3ft |
| Spread: |
1m/3ft |
| Foliage: |
Green |
| Fragrance: |
Fragrant |
| Flowers: |
Rosy lilac, early summer |
| Low growing shrub producing masses of fragrant long lasting blooms. Very hardy and insect–resistant. |
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| Height: |
3m/10ft |
| Spread: |
2m/6ft |
| Foliage: |
Glossy green |
| Fragrance: |
Heavy |
| Flowers: |
Double, creamy white |
| A classic lilac featuring creamy white buds that open to a creamy double white bloom. |
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| Height: |
1.5m/5ft |
| Spread: |
1.25m/4ft |
| Foliage: |
Dark green |
| Fragrance: |
Heavy spice |
| Flowers: |
Ice blue, late spring |
| A late blooming lilac with long panicles of purple buds that open to a single icy blue flower. This shrub adds great colour to any landscape. |
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| Height: |
3m/10ft |
| Spread: |
2m/6ft |
| Foliage: |
Blue–green |
| Fragrance: |
Heavy |
| Flowers: |
Single reddish–purple |
| Outstanding colour, put on a real show. The deep coloured blooms on long stems make it a popular choice for cut flowers. Excellent for hedges, will sucker. |
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| Height: |
1.5m/5ft |
| Spread: |
1.25m/4ft |
| Foliage: |
Green |
| Fragrance: |
Spicy |
| Flowers: |
Single, deep pink |
| Flower buds are a wine–red in dwarf lilacs. Buds open to a deep pink with a spicy fragrance. |
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| Height: |
2m/6ft |
| Spread: |
2m/6ft |
| Foliage: |
Green |
| Fragrance: |
Heavy |
| Flowers: |
Single, blue |
| A rare cultivar selected for its large and showy panicles of lilac blue. Unique pink flower buds open into florets resembling the blue background of English Wedgwood pottery. |
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| Height: |
3m/10ft |
| Spread: |
1.75m/6ft |
| Foliage: |
Dark Green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Vibrant Red |
| Flowers: |
White, Early Spring |
| Hardiness: |
Zone 2b |
| Excellent hardy shrub for hedge or borders with its showy clusters followed by scarlet red fruit used for jelly. Thrives in moist well drained soils. Does well in shade. |
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| Height: |
60cm/24“ |
| Spread: |
60cm/20“ |
| Foliage: |
Leathery Green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Vibrant Red |
| Flowers: |
White, rarely flowers |
| Hardiness: |
Zone 3 |
| Dense mounded shrub with attractive foliage. Tolerates most soils except poorly drained wet areas. |
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| Height: |
3m/10ft |
| Spread: |
1.75m/6ft |
| Foliage: |
Bright leathery green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Brilliant red |
| Flowers: |
White, spring and summer |
| Masses of large snowball–like flower clusters make this shrub a must have for any landscape. |
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| Height: |
3m/10ft |
| Spread: |
3m/10ft |
| Foliage: |
Green |
| Fall Foliage: |
Deep Red |
| Flowers: |
White, Early Spring |
| Hardiness: |
Zone 3 |
| Chosen for its high fruiting qualities. |
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| Height: |
60cm/2ft |
| Spread: |
60cm/2ft |
| Foliage: |
Burgundy–purple |
| Flowers: |
Deep pink |
| Dwarf, mounding specimen with metallic burgundy–purple foliage and deep pink flowers in spring. Hardier and more compact than Wine & Roses variety. |
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| Height: |
75cm/30in |
| Spread: |
75cm/30In |
| Foliage: |
Green/red tint |
| Fall Foliage: |
Green/red tint |
| Flowers: |
Dark red, late spring |
| Brilliant trumpet shaped blooms hold colour against colourful foliage. Compact form makes this a very popular choice for front border plantings. |
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