Plants for Green Roofs
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Plants for Green Roofs

We have a wide range of plants that are suitable for green roofs. The following are recommended for extensive green roofs in Ontario. Please contact us if you have questions on your green roof project.

Achillea millefolium
COMMON YARROW
  • Flat-topped clusters of white flowers
  • Seeds ripen July to September
  • Foliage is mid-green and fine-textured

HEIGHT: 45-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Achillea millefolium 'Sunny Seduction' (PP20808, COPF)
YARROW
  • Intense yellow flowers held in clusters
  • Flowers lighten to pastel yellow with age
  • Excellent cut flower, dried or fresh

HEIGHT: 45-50 cm  ·  SPREAD: 45-60 cm

Achillea ptarmica 'Peter Cottontail' (PP31756)
SNEEZEWORT
  • Low mounding habit
  • Large ivory-white flowers
  • Lance-shaped dark green leaves with fine-toothed margins

HEIGHT: 50-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 60-70 cm

Achillea ptarmica 'The Pearl'
SNEEZEWORT
  • Quick spreading rhizomatous perennial
  • Tight button-like double white flowers
  • Lance-shaped dark green leaves with fine-toothed margins

HEIGHT: 50-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Acinos alpinus
ALPINE ROCK THYME
  • Pink to purple flowers
  • Low, trailing, dark green foliage
  • Evergreen in mild winters

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 20-30 cm

Allium amplectens 'Graceful Beauty'
NARROW-LEAF ONION
  • Little white florets form a sphere
  • Fine-textured gray-green grass-like foliage
  • Bloom Time: Late spring to summer

HEIGHT: 30-35 cm  ·  SPREAD: 25-30 cm

Allium cernuum
NODDING ONION
  • Best described as a dangling cyme of little florets
  • Flowers are commonly pink and sometimes white
  • Flowers mature into fruit opening to show glossy dark seeds

HEIGHT: 45-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 25-30 cm

Allium christophii
STAR OF PERSIA
  • A bulbous perennial with large spherical pale lavender flower heads
  • Strap-like gray-green basal leaves form a clump of foliage
  • Blooms appear as leaves begin to die back

HEIGHT: 30-100 cm  ·  SPREAD: 25-30 cm

Allium giganteum
ORNAMENTAL ONION
  • Huge purple balls of tiny star-shaped florets on thick green stems
  • This allium is not used for culinary purposes
  • Produces grayish-green strap-like leaves

HEIGHT: 125-150 cm  ·  SPREAD: 15-30 cm

Allium giganteum 'Globemaster'
ORNAMENTAL ONION
  • Huge balls of purple star-shaped florets are borne on stout stems
  • As the flowers fade, new florets take their place
  • Strap-like gray-green basal leaves

HEIGHT: 80-100 cm  ·  SPREAD: 15-20 cm

Allium karataviense
ORNAMENTAL ONION
  • Balls of lavender to white florets on short stems
  • Foliage emerges blue with pink edges
  • Mature leaves are flat and gray-green

HEIGHT: 15-25 cm  ·  SPREAD: 15-20 cm

Allium schoenoprasum
WILD CHIVES
  • Purple-pink balls of star-like flower clusters
  • Both leaves and flowers are edible
  • Used for onion flavouring

HEIGHT: 30-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-60 cm

Allium schoenoprasum 'Album'
WILD CHIVES
  • White balls of star-like flower clusters
  • Grassy-like leaves and flowers are edible
  • Used for onion flavouring

HEIGHT: 30-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-60 cm

Allium schoenoprasum 'Forescate'
GIANT-FLOWERED CHIVES
  • 'Forescate' is taller and more vigorous than the species
  • Deep pink to purple spherical flowers
  • Both the leaves and the flowers are edible

HEIGHT: 25-30 cm  ·  SPREAD: 35-40 cm

Allium schoenoprasum 'Rising Star'
CHIVES
  • 'Rising Star' is shorter and more vigorous than the species
  • Spherical lavender flowers
  • Fine-textured gray-green hollow grass-like foliage

HEIGHT: 25-30 cm  ·  SPREAD: 25-30 cm

Allium senescens 'Blue Eddy'
PINK CURLY ONION
  • Clumps of blue-gray foliage
  • Foliage grows in a spiral fashion
  • Short stems hold spherical lilac-pink flowers

HEIGHT: 20-25 cm  ·  SPREAD: 25-30 cm

Allium senescens var. glaucum
PINK CURLY ONION
  • Clumps of gray-green foliage
  • Foliage grows in a spiral fashion
  • Short stems hold spherical bright pink flowers

HEIGHT: 15-20 cm  ·  SPREAD: 20-30 cm

Allium tuberosum
GARLIC CHIVES
  • Clump forming perennial
  • Chive-like, gray-green foliage
  • Tiny, white, star-shaped flowers with brown, striped tepals

HEIGHT: 30-40 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-60 cm

Allium x 'Gladiator'
ORNAMENTAL ONION
  • Strong stems support large globes of star-shaped lavender-blue florets
  • One of the tallest of allium
  • Blooms are followed by skeletal seedheads

HEIGHT: 80-90 cm  ·  SPREAD: 15-20 cm

Allium x 'Millenium'
ORNAMENTAL ONION
  • Pink-purple, globe-shaped flowers of multiple florets
  • Upright clump of glossy, grass-like foliage
  • Compact habit

HEIGHT: 40-45 cm  ·  SPREAD: 25-30 cm

Allium x 'Mount Everest'
ORNAMENTAL ONION
  • Spherical umbels of white star-shaped florets
  • Upright ribbed stems
  • Aptly named for its statuesque form

HEIGHT: 100-125 cm  ·  SPREAD: 20-30 cm

Allium x 'Purple Sensation'
ORNAMENTAL ONION
  • Densely-packed umbels of deep rosy-purple star-shaped florets
  • Strap-like narrow gray-green leaves
  • Will easily naturalize

HEIGHT: 60-80 cm  ·  SPREAD: 15-20 cm

Alyssum montanum Mountain Gold ('Berggold')
MOUNTAIN GOLD ALYSSUM
  • A popular rock garden plant
  • Rich yellow fragrant flowers
  • Forms a low trailing mound of silvery-gray foliage

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-45 cm

Alyssum saxatile 'Compacta'
BASKET OF GOLD
  • AKA Aurinia saxatilis 'Compacta'
  • A low-growing perennial with fragrant yellow flowers
  • An attractive ground cover with gray-green foliage

HEIGHT: 20-30 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-50 cm

Ammophila breviligulata
AMERICAN BEACH GRASS
  • Long narrow soft-textured golden-tan flower spikes
  • Gray-green leaf blades are narrow with extremely sharp tips
  • This is a great low-maintenance grass for erosion control

HEIGHT: 60-90 cm  ·  SPREAD: 100-125 cm

Anaphalis margaritacea
PEARLY EVERLASTING
  • Small white button-like flowers with yellow centres
  • Forms a bushy mound of hairy silver-gray foliage
  • Often found along roadsides and in disturbed areas

HEIGHT: 60-80 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-60 cm

Andromeda polifolia 'Bergy Bit®'
BERGY BIT® BOG ROSEMARY
  • Dense compact habit
  • Silvery-blue needle-like foliage throughout the year
  • Nodding white bell flowers appear in spring

HEIGHT: 25-30 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-60 cm

Andromeda polifolia 'Blue Ice' (COPF)
BLUE ICE BOG ROSEMARY
  • Clusters of drooping pink urn-shaped flowers
  • Ice-blue needle-like foliage keeps its colour all year
  • Slow-growing with a low spreading habit

HEIGHT: 20-30 cm  ·  SPREAD: 60-80 cm

Antennaria dioica
PUSSYTOES
  • Evergreen perennial that hugs the ground
  • Silvery-green foliage bears tiny pale pink or white flowers on short stems
  • Perfect for the rock garden or along and between walkways

HEIGHT: 5-12 cm  ·  SPREAD: 15-30 cm

Antennaria dioica 'Rubra'
PINK PUSSYTOES
  • Evergreen perennial that hugs the ground
  • Silvery-green foliage bears tiny pink flowers on short stems
  • Perfect for the rock garden or along and between walkways

HEIGHT: 5-12 cm  ·  SPREAD: 15-30 cm

Antennaria plantaginifolia
PUSSYTOES
  • Stoloniferous mat-forming perennial
  • Fuzzy white flower heads tinged with pink
  • Silver green foliage

HEIGHT: 30-50 cm  ·  SPREAD: 60-80 cm

Anthyllis vulneraria var. coccinea
RED LADY'S-FINGERS
  • Easy to grow rock garden plant
  • Low trailing, gray-green foliage
  • Unique flowers in orange and red shades

HEIGHT: 15-20 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-50 cm

Arabis arendsii 'Compinkie'
ROCK CRESS
  • Deep pink flowers
  • Foliage forms a compact mound of semi-evergreen foliage
  • Suitable for rock gardens or walls

HEIGHT: 15-20 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-60 cm

Arabis blepharophylla Fruhlingszauber ('Spring Charm')
WALL CRESS
  • Fragrant deep pink flowers
  • Forms a low mound of gray-green leaves
  • Semi-evergreen foliage

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 20-50 cm

Arabis caucasica 'Rosea'
ROSE ROCK CRESS
  • A range of pale pink to deep pink flowers
  • Forms a low mound of semi-evergreen foliage
  • Suitable for rock gardens or walls

HEIGHT: 15-20 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-60 cm

Arabis caucasica 'Snowcap'
WALL CRESS
  • Fragrant white flowers
  • Foliage forms a low mound of semi-evergreen foliage
  • Suitable for rock gardens or walls

HEIGHT: 15-20 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-60 cm

Arabis caucasica 'Variegata'
WALL CRESS
  • Fragrant white flowers
  • Olive-green leaves are edged in creamy-white
  • Semi-evergreen foliage

HEIGHT: 15-20 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-45 cm

Arabis ferdinandi-coburgi 'Variegata'
ALPINE ROCK CRESS
  • Variegated waxy green leaves with white margins
  • White flowers over evergreen foliage
  • Suitable for rock gardens or walls and especially between flagstones

HEIGHT: 5-10 cm  ·  SPREAD: 15-20 cm

Arenaria montana
MOUNTAIN SANDWORT
  • White 5-petaled flowers with yellow throats
  • Thin glossy deep green semi-evergreen leaves
  • Excellent between stones in walkways

HEIGHT: 5-10 cm  ·  SPREAD: 25-30 cm

Armeria juniperifolia
JUNIPER-LEAVED THRIFT
  • AKA Armeria caespitosa
  • Clusters of soft pink flowers on short stems
  • Occasional rebloom in the fall in cooler temperatures

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 15-30 cm

Armeria maritima 'Alba'
SEA THRIFT
  • White pom-pom flowers
  • Dense evergreen cushion of green needle-like leaves
  • Bloom Time: Late spring

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 15-30 cm

Armeria maritima 'Dusseldorf Pride'
THRIFT
  • Globe-shaped hot pink flower clusters
  • Tufts of deep green grass-like foliage
  • Suitable for rock gardens, rooftop gardens and walls

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 15-30 cm

Armeria maritima 'Rubrifolia'
RED-LEAVED SEA THRIFT
  • Tufts of foliage resemble turfgrass
  • Foliage is burgundy in the spring and fall, fading to dark green in the warmer months
  • Globe-shaped hot pink flower clusters form a layer of colour above the semi-evergreen foliage

HEIGHT: 10-20 cm  ·  SPREAD: 15-30 cm

Armeria pseudarmeria 'Sweet Dreams'
THRIFT
  • Globe-shaped lavender-mauve flower clusters
  • Tufts of deep green grass-like foliage
  • Bloom Time: Spring-Autumn

HEIGHT: 25-30 cm  ·  SPREAD: 25-30 cm

Bouteloua curtipendula
SIDE OATS GRAMA
  • AKA Bouteloua racemosa
  • Dense with slightly arching light green blades maturing gold and sometimes red
  • Purplish flowers

HEIGHT: 40-100 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Campanula rotundifolia
HAREBELL
  • Dainty bell-like light blue flowers held on upright stems
  • Buds are upright but flowers nod when open
  • Heart-shaped fine-toothed basal green leaves form low clumps

HEIGHT: 30-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 20-45 cm

Carex eburnea
BRISTLE-LEAF SEDGE
  • Forms a small rounded clump of soft green thread-like foliage
  • Insignificant white-green flowers
  • Bloom Time: Spring

HEIGHT: 15-20 cm  ·  SPREAD: 15-20 cm

Carex glauca
BLUE SEDGE
  • AKA Carex flacca
  • Semi-evergreen low mound of narrow arching blue-gray leaves
  • Inconspicuous brownish flowers and seedheads

HEIGHT: 20-30 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-50 cm

Carex pensylvanica 'Straw Hat' (PP29432)
STRAW HAT SEDGE
  • Low green sedge with yellow flowers
  • Partial sun to full shade
  • Cool season grass

HEIGHT: 20-25 cm  ·  SPREAD: 15-30 cm

Cerastium tomentosum
SNOW-IN-SUMMER
  • Bright, tiny white star-shaped flowers with dainty yellow centres
  • Flowers rise slightly above the foliage
  • Mat-forming ground cover with petite, silvery-gray leaves

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 60-100 cm

Chrysopsis villosa
GOLDEN ASTER
  • AKA Heterotheca villosa
  • Yellow daisy-like flowers with 10-25 petals per flower
  • Hairy gray leaves are oblong, occasionally toothed, usually smooth-edged

HEIGHT: 30-40 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-45 cm

Coreopsis lanceolata
LANCE-LEAVED TICKSEED
  • Daisy-like yellow flowers
  • Eight petals with toothed edges surround a central yellow eye
  • Narrow lance-shaped leaves, 25 cm long x 5 cm wide

HEIGHT: 30-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-50 cm

Coreopsis lanceolata Baby Sun ('Sonnenkind') (COPF)
LANCE-LEAVED TICKSEED
  • Single, daisy-like flowers with a golden centre, surrounded by a maroon halo
  • Narrow, lance-shaped leaves, up to 25 cm long and 5 cm wide
  • Bloom Time: Summer

HEIGHT: 30-40 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-50 cm

Coreopsis lanceolata 'Sterntaler'
LANCE-LEAVED TICKSEED
  • Single, daisy-like flowers with a golden centre, surrounded by a maroon halo
  • Narrow, lance-shaped leaves, up to 25 cm long and 5 cm wide
  • Bloom Time: Early to late summer

HEIGHT: 40-45 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-50 cm

Delosperma cooperi
HARDY ICE PLANT
  • Single bright magenta flowers with a white central eye
  • Succulent, spreading, green foliage
  • Low-maintenance and drought-tolerant

HEIGHT: 5-6 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-50 cm

Delosperma cooperi Jewel of the Desert Grenade ('DSAA13-1') (PP27014)
JEWEL OF THE DESERT GRENADE ICE PLANT
  • Starry flowers with orange petals surrounding a bright red centre
  • Compact and horizontal habit
  • Succulent, spreading, green foliage

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 25-30 cm

Delosperma cooperi Jewel of the Desert Opal ('DSAB13-1')
JEWEL OF THE DESERT OPAL ICE PLANT
  • Star-shaped pink flowers with a yellow centre
  • Succulent, spreading, green foliage
  • Low maintenance and drought tolerant

HEIGHT: 5-6 cm  ·  SPREAD: 15-20 cm

Delosperma cooperi Jewel of the Desert Amethyst ('DSAM13-1') (PP27013)
JEWEL OF THE DESERT AMETHYST ICE PLANT
  • Starry flowers have deep pink petals surrounding a purple eye
  • Succulent, spreading, green foliage
  • Low maintenance and drought tolerant

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 25-30 cm

Delosperma cooperi 'Jewel of the Desert Garnet' (PP23471)
HARDY ICE PLANT
  • Starry flowers are tipped in garnet-red surrounding pink and white inner halos
  • Succulent, spreading, green foliage
  • Low-maintenance and drought-tolerant

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 15-20 cm

Delosperma cooperi 'Jewel of the Desert Moon Stone' (PP23491)
HARDY ICE PLANT
  • Starry flowers of pure white surrounding yellow centres
  • Succulent, spreading, green foliage
  • Low-maintenance and drought-tolerant

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 15-20 cm

Delosperma cooperi 'Jewel of the Desert Peridot' (PP23566)
HARDY ICE PLANT
  • The bright yellow petals of each bloom surround a white inner halo and yellow centre
  • Succulent, spreading, green foliage
  • Low-maintenance and drought-tolerant

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 15-20 cm

Delosperma cooperi 'Jewel of the Desert Ruby' (PP23453)
HARDY ICE PLANT
  • Starry petals are tipped in a rose-pink colour around a yellow and white halo
  • Succulent, spreading, green foliage
  • Low maintenance and drought tolerant

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 15-20 cm

Delosperma dyeri
HARDY ICE PLANT
  • Large star-shaped flowers of orange and coral shades, with a white central eye
  • Succulent, spreading, green foliage
  • Foliage turns a salmon-orange colour during the winter

HEIGHT: 5-10 cm  ·  SPREAD: 25-30 cm

Delosperma x 'Osberg'
WHITE ICE PLANT
  • Star-shaped white flowers with a yellow centre
  • Succulent, spreading, green foliage
  • Low maintenance and drought tolerant

HEIGHT: 5-6 cm  ·  SPREAD: 15-20 cm

Delosperma x Fire Spinner® ('P001S')
FIRE SPINNER® ICE PLANT
  • Bright pink centres are surrounded by single, orange petals
  • Succulent foliage forms a dense carpet
  • Low maintenance and drought tolerant

HEIGHT: 5-6 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-50 cm

Deschampsia cespitosa
TUFTED HAIR GRASS
  • Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades turning light brown in the fall
  • Flowers feature green, purple, silver, and gold tones
  • Bloom Time: Early to late summer

HEIGHT: 60-100 cm  ·  SPREAD: 60-80 cm

Deschampsia cespitosa Bronze Veil ('Bronzeschleier')
BRONZE TUFTED HAIR GRASS
  • Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades turning light brown in the fall
  • Flowers feature green and bronze tones
  • Bloom Time: Early to late summer

HEIGHT: 60-100 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Deschampsia cespitosa Gold Shower ('Goldgehaenge')
GOLD SHOWER HAIR GRASS
  • Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades turning light brown in the fall
  • Flowers feature gold tones
  • Bloom Time: Early to late summer

HEIGHT: 90-125 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Deschampsia cespitosa Gold Veil ('Goldschleier')
GOLD VEIL TUFTED HAIR GRASS
  • Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades turning light brown in the fall
  • Loose flower panicles feature gold tones
  • Bloom Time: Early to late summer

HEIGHT: 60-80 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Deschampsia cespitosa Gold Dust ('Goldstaub')
TUFTED HAIR GRASS
  • Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades turning light brown in the fall
  • Loose flower panicles feature yellow and gold tones
  • Bloom Time: Early to late summer

HEIGHT: 80-100 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-60 cm

Deschampsia cespitosa Gold Dew ('Goldtau')
GOLD DEW TUFTED HAIR GRASS
  • Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades turning light brown in the fall
  • Loose flower panicles feature yellow and gold tones
  • Resistant to the rust that afflicts other Deschampsia

HEIGHT: 30-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-60 cm

Deschampsia cespitosa 'Northern Lights'
VARIEGATED TUFTED HAIR GRASS
  • Mounding semi-evergreen clump of variegated blades turning light brown in the fall
  • Variegation includes creamy-white and green, but leaves emerge with a pink blush
  • Under certain circumstances, the pink undertones may become overtones

HEIGHT: 25-30 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-50 cm

Deschampsia cespitosa 'Pixie Fountain'
PIXIE FOUNTAIN TUFTED HAIR GRASS
  • Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades with slight variegation, turning light brown in the fall
  • Flowers feature green-silver and gold tones
  • Resistant to the rust that afflicts other Deschampsia

HEIGHT: 40-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-45 cm

Deschampsia cespitosa Scotland ('Schottland')
SCOTTISH TUFTED HAIR GRASS
  • Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades, turning light brown in the fall
  • Loose flower panicles feature yellow and gold tones
  • Bloom Time: Early to late summer

HEIGHT: 60-100 cm  ·  SPREAD: 60-75 cm

Deschampsia cespitosa 'Tardiflora'
TUFTED HAIR GRASS
  • Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades, turning light brown in the fall
  • Loose flower panicles feature gold, silver, purple and green tones
  • Bloom Time: Summer

HEIGHT: 60-90 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Deschampsia cespitosa 'Tautrager'
TUFTED HAIR GRASS
  • Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades, turning light brown in the fall
  • Loose flower panicles feature green, silver and blue tones
  • Plumes will turn wheat-coloured for the fall

HEIGHT: 45-90 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-60 cm

Deschampsia flexuosa
WAVY HAIR GRASS
  • Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump with very thin green blades, up to 50 cm long
  • Numerous loose flower panicles feature purple to bronze tones
  • Flowers change to gold and yellow as they mature

HEIGHT: 40-100 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-50 cm

Desmodium canadense
SHOWY TICK TREFOIL
  • Spikes of pink to lavender sweet-pea-like flower clusters
  • Velvety hairs cover the stems and the tri-lobed compound leaves
  • This drought-tolerant plant can be grown on rooftops with as little as 15 cm of growing medium

HEIGHT: 100-150 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Echinacea angustifolia
NARROW-LEAF CONEFLOWER
  • Showy perennial for dry upland sites
  • Light purple petals dropping down around a brownish-orange eye
  • Long narrow green basal leaves are hairy to the touch

HEIGHT: 50-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Erigeron compositus var. discoideus
CUTLEAF ALPINE FLEABANE
  • Solitary stems of white, pink, or lavender flowers sporting a bright yellow centre
  • Low tufted cushion of deeply-cut hairy gray-green leaves, up to 6 cm long
  • Drought tolerant

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 10-20 cm

Erigeron glaucus
SEASIDE DAISY
  • Semi-double dainty mauve flowers with yellow centres on single stems
  • Succulent-looking broad spoon-shaped deep green leaves
  • Salt tolerant

HEIGHT: 15-30 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-45 cm

Euphorbia myrsinites
DONKEY-TAIL SPURGE
  • Clusters of showy yellow bracts
  • Yellow bracts turn pink as they age
  • Cascading succulent foliage of leathery steel-blue leaves

HEIGHT: 15-20 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-45 cm

Fragaria vesca
WOODLAND STRAWBERRY
  • Habitats include fields, woodland borders, streambanks, and meadows
  • White flower petals surround yellow stamens
  • Flowers are followed by edible bright red fruit

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-40 cm

Fragaria virginiana
VIRGINIA STRAWBERRY
  • Habitats include fields, woodland borders, streambanks, and meadows
  • White flower petals surround yellow stamens
  • Flowers are followed by edible fruit

HEIGHT: 15-20 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-40 cm

Gaillardia aristata
BLANKET FLOWER
  • Yellow tipped petals with dark red bases surrounding reddish brown eyes
  • Lance-shaped dark green leaves

HEIGHT: 40-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-60 cm

Geum triflorum
GRANDPA'S WHISKERS
  • Flowers emerge from nodding reddish-purple buds on red stems
  • Reddish-purple bell-shaped flowers hang in groups of three
  • Attractive silky seed heads are left after flowering

HEIGHT: 30-45 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-35 cm

Gypsophila cerastioides
ALPINE BABY'S BREATH
  • Small white flowers with prominent pink veining rise slightly above the foliage
  • Small rounded glossy green leaves
  • Low carpet-forming habit

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 20-30 cm

Hemerocallis 'All Fired Up'
DAYLILY
  • Orange with a red eyezone and edge above a green throat
  • Sword-like leaves, arranged in pairs, grow at the base of the plant
  • Rebloomer

HEIGHT: 45-50 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Herniaria glabra
RUPTUREWORT
  • Insignificant tiny white flowers have no petals
  • Dense, deep green carpet of tiny teardrop-shaped leaves
  • Evergreen foliage

HEIGHT: 3-5 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-45 cm

Hibiscus syriacus Paraplu Violet® ('Minsybv3s01') (PPAF,CBRAF)
PARAPLU VIOLET® ROSE OF SHARON
  • Intense-violet flowers with a dark red centre
  • Bred for its extraordinary bloom size
  • Seed capsules persist, adding winter interest

HEIGHT: 200-250 cm  ·  SPREAD: 175-200 cm

Hibiscus syriacus Paraplu Pink Ink® ('Minsywhi07') (PPAF,CBRAF)
PARAPLU PINK INK® ROSE OF SHARON
  • Single white flowers with red and pink centres
  • Seed capsules persist, adding winter interest
  • Variably palmate leaves emerge late in the spring

HEIGHT: 200-250 cm  ·  SPREAD: 175-200 cm

Hibiscus syriacus 'Red Heart'
RED HEART ROSE OF SHARON
  • Single white flowers with a red eye
  • Seed capsules persist, adding winter interest
  • Variably palmate leaves emerge late in the spring

HEIGHT: 200-250 cm  ·  SPREAD: 175-200 cm

Leontopodium alpinum
EDELWEISS
  • Silvery-white woolly bracts surround a tiny yellow flower
  • White bracts are the most prominent feature when describing the flower
  • Silvery-gray strap-like foliage

HEIGHT: 15-20 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-35 cm

Leucanthemum vulgare
OXEYE DAISY
  • AKA Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
  • Single white daisy-like flower with a bright yellow cone
  • Long spoon-shaped dark green leaves, 8 cm long, with serrated edges

HEIGHT: 60-75 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Lychnis flos-cuculi 'Nana'
FLOWER OF JOVE
  • Finely-cut pink star-shaped flowers
  • Glossy blue-green spoon-shaped leaves
  • Tight dwarf compact habit

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 10-15 cm

Lysimachia nummularia
MONEYWORT
  • Solitary bright yellow cupped flowers
  • Flowers rest on and throughout the foliage
  • Dense mat-forming perennial

HEIGHT: 5-10 cm  ·  SPREAD: 60-100 cm

Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'
GOLDEN MONEYWORT
  • Solitary cupped bright yellow flowers
  • Flowers rest on and throughout the foliage
  • Dense, mat-forming perennial

HEIGHT: 5-10 cm  ·  SPREAD: 60-100 cm

Molinia caerulea
PURPLE MOOR GRASS
  • Low clump-forming grass with slightly coarse green foliage
  • Slender flower stalks rise well above the foliage, giving this grass an airy appearance
  • Purple flowers on flower stalks change to tan seeds as they age

HEIGHT: 40-70 cm  ·  SPREAD: 60-70 cm

Molinia caerulea Heather Bride ('Heidebraut')
TALL MOOR GRASS
  • Forms a low upright clump of narrow medium-green leaves
  • Open panicles rise well above the foliage
  • Slender flower stalks give the grass an airy appearance

HEIGHT: 75-120 cm  ·  SPREAD: 100-125 cm

Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea
TALL MOOR GRASS
  • AKA Molinia altissima
  • Forms an upright clump of slightly arching medium-green leaves
  • Slender flower stalks rise well above the foliage, giving this grass an airy appearance

HEIGHT: 100-200 cm  ·  SPREAD: 80-100 cm

Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea 'Karl Foerster'
KARL FOERSTER MOOR GRASS
  • Forms a tufted upright clump of slightly arching medium green leaves turning yellow in the fall
  • Long flower spikes on slender flower stalks give the grass an airy appearance
  • Flowers change to tan seeds as the season progresses

HEIGHT: 100-150 cm  ·  SPREAD: 80-100 cm

Monarda bradburiana
EASTERN WILD BERGAMOT
  • Clump-forming perennial
  • Two-lipped pale purple to whitish flowers in spring
  • Each flower is nestled in showy purple-tinged bracts

HEIGHT: 40-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-60 cm

Oenothera fremontii 'Shimmer' (PP19663)
SHIMMER SUNDROPS
  • Lemon-yellow saucer-shaped flowers appear just above the foliage
  • Silver-green lance-shaped foliage on red stems
  • Grows best on hot, dry sites

HEIGHT: 25-30 cm  ·  SPREAD: 35-40 cm

Oenothera fruticosa Fireworks ('Fyrverkeri')
SUNDROPS
  • AKA Oenothera tetragona 'Fireworks'
  • Canary-yellow saucer-shaped flowers
  • Individual flowers open for only one day

HEIGHT: 40-50 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-50 cm

Oenothera kunthiana 'Glowing Magenta'
EVENING PRIMROSE
  • Four-petaled saucer-shaped magenta flowers
  • Glossy dark green lance-shaped leaves
  • Lightly scented flowers

HEIGHT: 15-30 cm  ·  SPREAD: 15-30 cm

Oenothera macrocarpa ssp. fremontii 'Silver Wings'
OZARK SUNDROPS
  • Large saucer-shaped yellow flowers
  • Blooms June to September
  • Silver lance-shaped leaves

HEIGHT: 20-25 cm  ·  SPREAD: 25-40 cm

Opuntia humifusa
PRICKLY PEAR
  • AKA Opuntia compressa, Opuntia rafinesquei
  • Waxy yellow flowers grow singularly or in small clusters along the top edge of the cactus pad
  • Blooms last one day

HEIGHT: 20-30 cm  ·  SPREAD: 75-90 cm

Penstemon hirsutus
HAIRY BEARDTONGUE
  • Tubular two-lipped lavender flowers with white throats
  • Flowers grow in clusters on hairy green stems
  • Narrow, toothed hairy green leaves, 5-10 cm long

HEIGHT: 50-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-50 cm

Phlox subulata Early Spring™ White ('Barseventythree') (PPAF)
MOSS PHLOX
  • Spreading, low, mounding habit
  • White flowers appear just above the foliage
  • Flowers appear two weeks earlier than most subulata cultivars

HEIGHT: 8-12 cm  ·  SPREAD: 45-50 cm

Phlox subulata 'Coral Eye'
MOSS PHLOX
  • Spreading, low, mounding habit
  • Blush-pink flowers with a coral-red eye
  • Semi-evergreen foliage with dark green needle-like leaves

HEIGHT: 8-12 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-45 cm

Phlox subulata 'Crimson Beauty'
MOSS PHLOX
  • Spreading low mounding habit
  • Bright rosy-red flowers appear just above the foliage
  • Semi-evergreen foliage with dark green needle-like leaves

HEIGHT: 8-12 cm  ·  SPREAD: 45-50 cm

Phlox subulata 'Emerald Blue'
MOSS PHLOX
  • Spreading, low, mounding habit
  • Lavender-blue flowers appear just above the foliage
  • Semi-evergreen foliage with dark green needle-like leaves

HEIGHT: 8-12 cm  ·  SPREAD: 45-50 cm

Phlox subulata 'Emerald Pink'
MOSS PHLOX
  • Spreading, low, mounding habit
  • Deep pink flowers appear just above the foliage
  • Semi-evergreen foliage with dark green needle-like leaves

HEIGHT: 8-12 cm  ·  SPREAD: 45-50 cm

Phlox subulata 'Millstream Daphne'
MOSS PHLOX
  • Spreading, low, mounding habit
  • Pink flowers with a deeper pink eye
  • Blooms appear just above the foliage

HEIGHT: 8-12 cm  ·  SPREAD: 45-50 cm

Phlox subulata 'Nice 'n White'
MOSS PHLOX
  • Spreading, low, mounding habit
  • White flowers appear just above the foliage
  • Semi-evergreen foliage with dark green needle-like leaves

HEIGHT: 8-12 cm  ·  SPREAD: 45-50 cm

Phlox subulata 'Red Wing'
MOSS PHLOX
  • Spreading, low, mounding habit
  • Pinkish-crimson flowers with a deep red eyezone
  • Blooms appear just above the foliage

HEIGHT: 8-12 cm  ·  SPREAD: 45-50 cm

Phlox subulata 'Scarlet Flame'
MOSS PHLOX
  • Spreading, low, mounding habit
  • Scarlet-red flowers with a tiny darker red eye
  • Blooms appear just above the foliage

HEIGHT: 8-12 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-40 cm

Phlox subulata 'Snowflake'
SNOWFLAKE MOSS PHLOX
  • Spreading, low, mounding habit
  • White flowers appear just above the foliage
  • Semi-evergreen foliage with dark green needle-like leaves

HEIGHT: 8-12 cm  ·  SPREAD: 45-50 cm

Phlox subulata Candy Stripe ('Tamaongalei')
MOSS PHLOX
  • Spreading, low, mounding habit
  • White flowers with pink stripes appear just above the foliage
  • Semi-evergreen foliage with dark green needle-like leaves

HEIGHT: 8-12 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-45 cm

Phlox subulata 'White Delight'
WHITE DELIGHT MOSS PHLOX
  • Spreading, low, mounding habit
  • White flowers appear just above the foliage
  • Semi-evergreen foliage with dark green needle-like leaves

HEIGHT: 8-12 cm  ·  SPREAD: 45-50 cm

Potentilla crantzii
ALPINE CINQUEFOIL
  • Rhizomatous perennial with a compact, mounding habit
  • Cupped-shaped yellow flowers with orange markings at the base of each petal
  • Dark green basal leaves with 3-5 lanceolate leaflets

HEIGHT: 5-10 cm  ·  SPREAD: 20-25 cm

Rudbeckia hirta
GLORIOSA DAISY
  • AKA Rudbeckia gloriosa
  • Biennial or short-lived perennial
  • Pale daisy-like flowers with golden petals surround a central dark cone

HEIGHT: 60-70 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-60 cm

Ruellia humilis
WILD PETUNIA
  • Bell-shaped petunia shaped lavender to lilac-blue flowers
  • Blooming period between May-October
  • Long slender olive-green leaves

HEIGHT: 50-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Saxifraga paniculata
ENCRUSTED SAXIFRAGE
  • AKA Saxifraga aizoon
  • Evergreen alpine species
  • Tall red stems bear loose clusters of tiny white flowers

HEIGHT: 10-30 cm  ·  SPREAD: 20-30 cm

Schizachyrium scoparium 'Prairie Blues'
LITTLE BLUESTEM
  • Dense clump of gray-blue leaves
  • Leaves turn to shades of orange in the fall and remain showy throughout the winter
  • Silvery seed heads

HEIGHT: 80-100 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-40 cm

Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues'
LITTLE BLUESTEM
  • AKA Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues'
  • Dense clump of narrow intense blue blades
  • Leaves turn to purple shades in the fall and remain showy throughout the winter

HEIGHT: 80-90 cm  ·  SPREAD: 60-70 cm

Sedum acre
MOSS STONECROP
  • Mat-forming perennial that handles foot traffic
  • Tiny golden star-shaped flowers form clusters covering the entire plant
  • Succulent green leaves remain evergreen

HEIGHT: 5-10 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Sedum acre 'Oktoberfest'
WHITE MOSSY STONECROP
  • Mat-forming perennial that handles foot traffic
  • Tiny white star-shaped flowers form clusters covering the entire plant
  • Succulent green leaves remain evergreen

HEIGHT: 5-10 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-60 cm

Sedum aizoon
STONECROP
  • AKA Sedum maximowiczii, Phedimus aizoon
  • Medium-sized sedum with an upright, clumping habit
  • Tiny golden star-shaped flowers on red stems form clusters atop erect stems

HEIGHT: 30-40 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-50 cm

Sedum alboroseum 'Mediovariegatum'
STONECROP
  • AKA Sedum erythrostictum 'Mediovariegatum'
  • Upright. clumping habit
  • Tiny pale pink flowers form clusters

HEIGHT: 40-45 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-50 cm

Sedum album
CARPET STONECROP
  • Dense mat-forming perennial that handles foot traffic
  • Tiny white star-shaped flowers form clusters covering the entire plant
  • Succulent fleshy green leaves

HEIGHT: 5-10 cm  ·  SPREAD: 20-50 cm

Sedum album 'Athoum'
CARPET STONECROP
  • Dense, ground-hugging perennial that handles foot traffic
  • Tiny pinkish-white star-shaped flowers form clusters
  • Succulent tiny green leaves during the growing season

HEIGHT: 5-8 cm  ·  SPREAD: 20-30 cm

Sedum album 'Coral Carpet'
CORAL CARPET STONECROP
  • Dense, mat-forming perennial that handles foot traffic
  • Tiny white star-shaped flowers form clusters covering the entire plant
  • Succulent fleshy leaves emerge coral and mature to green by midsummer

HEIGHT: 5-8 cm  ·  SPREAD: 20-50 cm

Sedum album 'Faro Form'
FARO FORM STONECROP
  • AKA Sedum album 'Chloroticum' (Baby Tears)
  • Dense, ground-hugging perennial that handles foot traffic
  • Tiny white star-shaped flowers form clusters

HEIGHT: 2-5 cm  ·  SPREAD: 20-30 cm

Sedum album 'Green Ice'
CARPET STONECROP
  • AKA Sedum album var. micranthum
  • Tiny white star-shaped flowers form clusters
  • Succulent fleshy olive-green leaves throughout the whole year

HEIGHT: 5-8 cm  ·  SPREAD: 20-40 cm

Sedum album 'Murale'
STONECROP
  • Dense, mat-forming perennial that handles foot traffic
  • Tiny white star-shaped flowers form clusters covering the entire plant
  • Succulent fleshy green leaves with bronze hues in the summer

HEIGHT: 5-10 cm  ·  SPREAD: 20-50 cm

Sedum album 'Orange Ice'
CARPET STONECROP
  • Tiny white star-shaped flowers form clusters
  • Succulent fleshy green leaves throughout the summer
  • Foliage turns bright orange with cooler temperatures

HEIGHT: 5-8 cm  ·  SPREAD: 20-40 cm

Sedum album 'Red Ice'
CARPET STONECROP
  • Dense mat-forming perennial
  • Tiny white star-shaped flowers form clusters
  • Succulent, fleshy, green leaves throughout the summer

HEIGHT: 10 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40 cm

Sedum cauticola
STONECROP
  • AKA Hylotelephium cauticola
  • Compact, mounding habit
  • Gray-blue lightly-scalloped leaves are edged in pink

HEIGHT: 5-10 cm  ·  SPREAD: 25-30 cm

Sedum cauticola 'Lidakense'
STONECROP
  • Clump-forming sedum with a trailing habit
  • Small deep pink clusters of tiny star-shaped flowers
  • Bluish-gray succulent leaves with purple highlights

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-40 cm

Sedum floriferum 'Weihenstephaner Gold'
STONECROP
  • AKA Sedum kamtschaticum var. floriferum 'Weihenstephaner Gold'
  • Mat-forming trailing habit
  • Tiny yellow star-shaped flowers cover the entire plant

HEIGHT: 5-10 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-50 cm

Sedum hakonense 'Chocolate Ball'
STONECROP
  • Low, creeping habit
  • Unique cultivar with dark chocolate-brown foliage
  • Tiny yellow star-shaped flowers form clusters a the tip of each trailing stem

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-50 cm

Sedum hispanicum 'Blue Carpet'
SPANISH STONECROP
  • AKA Sedum hispanicum var.minus 'Purple Form'
  • Ground-hugging dense mat of blue-green succulent foliage
  • Pale pink star-shaped flowers sit just above the foliage

HEIGHT: 2-5 cm  ·  SPREAD: 10-15 cm

Sedum hybridum 'Czar's Gold'
STONECROP
  • Low-growing dense mat-forming habit
  • Golden-yellow flower clusters rise just above the foliage
  • Narrow scalloped dark green leaves

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-50 cm

Sedum hybridum 'Immergrunchen'
STONECROP
  • Mat-forming trailing habit
  • Tiny yellow star-shaped flowers cover the entire plant
  • Small spoon-shaped dark green leaves have coarsely serrated edges

HEIGHT: 5-10 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-40 cm

Sedum kamtschaticum
RUSSIAN STONECROP
  • Aggressive mat-forming spreading habit
  • Tiny yellow star-shaped flowers cover the entire plant
  • Small spoon-shaped dark green leaves have serrated edges

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-60 cm

Sedum kamtschaticum 'Variegatum'
VARIEGATED RUSSIAN STONECROP
  • Mat-forming spreading habit
  • Tiny orange-yellow star-shaped flowers cover the entire plant
  • Variegated dark green leaves have creamy-white margins

HEIGHT: 15-20 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-60 cm

Sedum lanceolatum
LANCE-LEAVED STONECROP
  • AKA Amerosedum lanceolatum
  • Bluish-green succulent leaves form small fleshy rosettes
  • Early foliage emerges purple and returns during cooler seasons

HEIGHT: 2-5 cm  ·  SPREAD: 15-20 cm

Sedum populifolium
POPLAR-LEAVED STONECROP
  • Unique and unusual bluish-green poplar-like leaves
  • Open shrub-like deciduous growth habit
  • White star-shaped flowers have contrasting purple-red anthers

HEIGHT: 20-30 cm  ·  SPREAD: 45-60 cm

Sedum reflexum
BLUE SPRUCE STONECROP
  • AKA Sedum rupestre
  • Spruce-like succulent blue foliage
  • Forms a dense carpet with a rapid spreading habit

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-60 cm

Sedum reflexum 'Angelina' (COPF)
GOLDEN STONECROP
  • AKA Sedum rupestre 'Angelina'
  • Spruce-like succulent yellow foliage
  • Forms a dense carpet with a rapid spreading habit

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-60 cm

Sedum reflexum 'Green Spruce'
GREEN SPRUCE STONECROP
  • AKA Sedum rupestre 'Green Spruce'
  • Spruce-like succulent green foliage
  • Forms a dense carpet with a rapid spreading habit

HEIGHT: 15-20 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-60 cm

Sedum sarmentosa
STRINGY STONECROP
  • Low trailing habit
  • Yellow flower clusters appear on light green to pale purple stems
  • Lance-shaped smooth light green leaves are 2.5 x 1 cm long

HEIGHT: 15-20 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Sedum selskianum 'Spirit'
STONECROP
  • Tiny yellow star-shaped flowers cover the entire plant
  • Glossy bright semi-evergreen leaves have serrated margins
  • Compact, mounding habit

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 20-30 cm

Sedum sexangulare
SIX-SIDED STONECROP
  • Low-growing mat-forming habit
  • Tiny yellow star-shaped flowers cover the entire plant
  • Bright green six-fingered foliage

HEIGHT: 8-10 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-60 cm

Sedum sexangulare 'Gold Digger'
STONECROP
  • Low-growing mat-forming habit
  • Tiny yellow star-shaped flowers cover the entire plant
  • Bright golden six-fingered foliage

HEIGHT: 10-12 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-50 cm

Sedum sichotense
STONECROP
  • Low spreading habit
  • Tiny yellow star-shaped flowers clusters cover the entire plant
  • Flowers appear just above the foliage

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 25-30 cm

Sedum sieboldii
OCTOBER DAPHNE
  • Compact, mounding habit
  • Silver-blue scalloped leaves are edged in deep pink
  • In the heat of the summer, the pink colour intensifies

HEIGHT: 20-25 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-50 cm

Sedum sieboldii 'Mediovariegatum'
OCTOBER DAPHNE
  • Compact, mounding habit
  • Powder-blue scalloped leaves with creamy-yellow centres
  • Leaves are grouped in threes along arching stems

HEIGHT: 15-20 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-50 cm

Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco'
SPOON-LEAVED STONECROP
  • Rosettes of tiny succulent blue leaves with a powdery-white overlay
  • Star-shaped yellow flower clusters rise just above the foliage
  • Evergreen foliage has an attractive red tinge in cooler weather

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 20-30 cm

Sedum spectabile 'Autumn Fire' (COPF)
SHOWY STONECROP
  • Clumping mounding habit
  • Upright stems with round, slightly cupped blue-green leaves
  • Pink star-shaped flowers form clusters on sturdy stems

HEIGHT: 40-45 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Sedum spectabile 'Brilliant'
SHOWY STONECROP
  • Clumping mounding habit
  • Upright stems with round, slightly cupped, mid-green leaves
  • Hot pink star-shaped flowers form flat clusters on sturdy stems

HEIGHT: 50-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Sedum spectabile 'Carl'
  • Clumping mounding habit
  • Upright stems with round, slightly serrated blue-green leaves
  • Magenta star-shaped flowers form clusters on sturdy stems

HEIGHT: 40-50 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Sedum spectabile 'Elsie's Gold' (PP20368)
SHOWY STONECROP
  • Clumping mounding habit
  • Upright stems with succulent cupped foliage
  • Variegated green leaves with yellow margins

HEIGHT: 40-45 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Sedum spectabile Autumn Joy ('Herbstfreude') (COPF)
AUTUMN JOY STONECROP
  • Clumping mounding habit
  • Upright stems with round, slightly cupped blue-green leaves
  • Pink star-shaped flowers form clusters on sturdy stems

HEIGHT: 45-55 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Sedum spectabile 'Hot Stuff' (PP17212, COPF)
  • Tight bushy mound of upright gray-green foliage
  • A "short" version of spectabile
  • Clusters of pink blooms are held on short stems

HEIGHT: 0-30 cm  ·  SPREAD: 0-50 cm

Sedum spectabile 'Neon'
SHOWY STONECROP
  • Clumping mounding habit
  • Upright stems with round, slightly cupped, mid-green leaves
  • Magenta star-shaped flowers form flat clusters on sturdy stems

HEIGHT: 40-50 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Sedum spectabile 'Pink Bomb'
SHOWY STONECROP
  • A dwarf version of Sedum 'Autumn Joy'
  • Clumping mounding habit
  • Upright stems with round, slightly cupped, blue-green leaves

HEIGHT: 25-30 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-35 cm

Sedum spurium 'Coccineum'
TWO-ROW STONECROP
  • AKA Sedum spurium 'Purple Carpet'
  • Low mat-like trailing habit
  • Clusters of deep crimson star-shaped flowers

HEIGHT: 8-10 cm  ·  SPREAD: 25-30 cm

Sedum spurium 'Elizabeth'
TWO-ROW STONECROP
  • Low, mat-like trailing habit
  • Clusters of magenta-red star-shaped flowers
  • Dense mats of red-tinged green foliage in the summer

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-60 cm

Sedum spurium 'Fuldaglut'
TWO-ROW STONECROP
  • AKA Sedum spurium 'Fulda Glow'
  • Low mat-like trailing habit
  • Clusters of deep crimson star-shaped flowers

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-60 cm

Sedum spurium 'Green Mantle'
TWO-ROW STONECROP
  • Low mat-like trailing habit
  • Clusters of yellow-white star-shaped flowers
  • Dense mats of scalloped green leaves with deep red edges in the summer

HEIGHT: 8-10 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-60 cm

Sedum spurium 'John Creech'
TWO-ROW STONECROP
  • Faster and denser-growing spurium with a low mat-like trailing habit
  • Clusters of magenta star-shaped flowers
  • Dense mats of bright green foliage in the summer

HEIGHT: 8-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-50 cm

Sedum spurium 'Red Carpet'
TWO-ROW STONECROP
  • Low mat-like trailing habit
  • Clusters of magenta-red star-shaped flowers
  • Dense mats of red-tinged green foliage in the summer

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-60 cm

Sedum spurium 'Roseum'
TWO-ROW STONECROP
  • Low mat-like trailing habit
  • Clusters of light pink star-shaped flowers
  • Dense mats of bright green foliage in the summer

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-60 cm

Sedum spurium 'Royal Pink'
TWO-ROW STONECROP
  • Very similar to Sedum spurium 'John Creech'
  • Low mat-like trailing habit
  • Clusters of pink star-shaped flowers

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-60 cm

Sedum spurium Dragon's Blood ('Schorbuser Blut')
DRAGON'S BLOOD STONECROP
  • AKA Sedum spurium 'Coccineum'
  • Low mat-like trailing habit
  • Clusters of ruby-red star-shaped flowers

HEIGHT: 8-10 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-50 cm

Sedum spurium 'Summer Glory'
TWO-ROW STONECROP
  • Faster and denser-growing spurium
  • Low mat-like trailing habit
  • Clusters of deep pink star-shaped flowers

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-60 cm

Sedum spurium 'Tricolor'
TWO-ROW STONECROP
  • Slower growing habit
  • Low mat-like variegated foliage with a trailing habit
  • Clusters of magenta star-shaped flowers

HEIGHT: 10-12 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-60 cm

Sedum spurium 'Voodoo'
TWO-ROW STONECROP
  • Low mat-like trailing habit
  • Clusters of deep crimson star-shaped flowers
  • Dense mats of mahogany-red foliage in the summer are considered semi-evergreen

HEIGHT: 5-10 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-60 cm

Sedum spurium 'White Form'
TWO-ROW STONECROP
  • AKA Sedum spurium 'Album Superbum', Sedum spurium 'White Carpet'
  • Low mat-like trailing habit
  • Clusters of white star-shaped flowers

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-60 cm

Sedum stefco
STEFANOV STONECROP
  • Dense, mat-forming perennial
  • Tiny white star-shaped flowers form clusters
  • Succulent fleshy green leaves throughout the summer

HEIGHT: 5-80 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-45 cm

Sedum stoloniferum
STOLON STONECROP
  • AKA Phedimus stoloniferous
  • Pink star-shaped flowers on trailing plants
  • Spreads by stolons

HEIGHT: 20-30 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-50 cm

Sedum takesimense Atlantis® ('Nonsitnal') (PP27454)
ATLANTIS® STONECROP
  • Low-growing tight rosettes of fleshy serrated leaves
  • Variegated foliage of creamy-yellow margins and dark-green centres
  • Margins flush with pink tones in cooler fall temperatures

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 25-30 cm

Sedum telephium Autumn Delight™ ('Beka') (PP18398, COPF)
AUTUMN DELIGHT™ STONECROP
  • Clumping mounding habit
  • Short stems with slightly cupped leaves
  • Variegated yellow with toothed blue-green margins

HEIGHT: 40-45 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Sedum telephium 'Chocolate Drop' (PPAF)
STONECROP
  • Clumping mounding habit
  • Upright stems with round chocolate-maroon leaves
  • Soft pink star-shaped flowers form clusters on sturdy stems

HEIGHT: 20-25 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-35 cm

Sedum telephium Autumn Charm™ ('Lajos') (PP14421, COPF)
AUTUMN CHARM™ STONECROP
  • Clumping mounding habit
  • Upright stems with round, slightly cupped leaves
  • Variegated green leaves with creamy-yellow margins

HEIGHT: 40-45 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Sedum telephium 'Matrona'
STONECROP
  • Clumping mounding habit
  • Upright stems with round, deep gray-green leaves tinged with purple
  • Soft pink star-shaped flowers form clusters on sturdy stems

HEIGHT: 40-50 cm  ·  SPREAD: 45-60 cm

Sedum telephium 'Munstead Dark Red'
AUTUMN STONECROP
  • Crimson-rose blooms on this clump-forming plant
  • Bloom will intensify to deep pink in autumn
  • Succulent green leaves are tinged with red in the summer

HEIGHT: 45-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 45-60 cm

Sedum telephium 'Red Cauli'
STONECROP
  • Clumping mounding habit
  • Upright stems with round purple-tinged gray-green leaves
  • Magenta-red star-shaped flowers form clusters on sturdy stems

HEIGHT: 30-40 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-50 cm

Sedum telephium ssp. ruprechtii 'Hab Gray'
STONECROP
  • Clump forming with stiff gradual arching stems
  • Clusters of tiny yellow star-shaped flowers
  • Leaves are round, dusky and blue-gray in colour

HEIGHT: 45-50 cm  ·  SPREAD: 45-60 cm

Sedum ternatum
WOODLAND STONECROP
  • White star-shaped flowers occur in three-branched terminal clusters
  • Spreads by creeping stems, which root at the nodes
  • Small (2 cm) rounded fleshy succulent-like leaves

HEIGHT: 10-12 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-60 cm

Sedum ternatum 'Larinem Park'
WOODLAND STONECROP
  • White star-shaped flowers occur in three-branched terminal clusters
  • Spreads by creeping stems which root at each node
  • Small (2cm) rounded fleshy succulent leaves

HEIGHT: 10-12 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-60 cm

Sedum tetractinum 'Coral Reef'
CORAL REEF STONECROP
  • Fast-growing, trailing habit
  • Yellow star-shaped flowers form clusters above the foliage
  • Round flat green leaves hug the ground

HEIGHT: 5-8 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-40 cm

Sedum x 'Abbeydore'
AUTUMN STONECROP
  • Compact, rounded habit
  • Pink buds open to intense magenta-pink flower clusters
  • Flowers dry into dark reddish-brown seed pods

HEIGHT: 40-45 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Sedum x 'Beach Party' (PP22810)
STONECROP
  • Compact, mounding habit
  • Tiny rose-pink star-shaped flowers form large flower clusters
  • Yellowish-green leaves are edged in burgundy

HEIGHT: 20-25 cm  ·  SPREAD: 45-50 cm

Sedum x 'Bertram Anderson'
STONECROP
  • Clump forming sedum with a trailing habit
  • Small clusters of tiny deep pink star-shaped flowers
  • Spring growth is a dusky and blue-gray in colour

HEIGHT: 15-20 cm  ·  SPREAD: 15-20 cm

Sedum x 'Cherry Tart' (PP24603)
STONECROP
  • Low, compact, mounding habit
  • Burgundy foliage holds its colour all season long
  • Pink flower clusters

HEIGHT: 12-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-50 cm

Sedum x 'Dazzleberry' (PP22457)
STONECROP
  • Low, compact, mounding habit
  • Smoky blue-gray foliage holds its colour all season long
  • Deep pink flower clusters

HEIGHT: 12-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-50 cm

Sedum x 'Dream Dazzler' (PP22457)
STONECROP
  • Low, compact, mounding habit
  • Purple-rose foliage holds its color all season long
  • Magenta pink flower clusters

HEIGHT: 30-40 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-50 cm

Sedum x 'Firecracker' (PP26595)
STONECROP
  • Low, compact, mounding
  • Foliage holds its color all season
  • Pink flower clusters

HEIGHT: 12-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-50 cm

Sedum x 'Frosted Fire'
FROSTED FIRE STONECROP
  • Clumping mounding habit
  • Upright stems with round, slightly cupped leaves
  • Variegated green leaves have creamy-yellow serrated margins

HEIGHT: 30-40 cm  ·  SPREAD: 45-50 cm

Sedum x 'Frosty Morn'
FROSTY MORN STONECROP
  • Tall, upright, clumping habit
  • Green buds form and open to pale pink flower clusters
  • Variegated blue-green foliage is edged in white

HEIGHT: 60-65 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Sedum x 'Jade Tuffet' (PP28090)
STONECROP
  • Low, compact, mounding habit
  • Narrow green succulent leaves
  • Large clusters of deep pink flowers

HEIGHT: 30-35 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-50 cm

Sedum x 'Jaws' (PP17322)
STONECROP
  • Upright, clumping habit forms a mound
  • Gray-green foliage has serrated cupped leaves
  • Large cluster of tiny star-shaped deep pink flowers

HEIGHT: 35-40 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Sedum x 'Lime Twister' (PP24632)
STONECROP
  • Low, mat-forming habit
  • Two-tone lime-green leaves edged in creamy yellow
  • Tiny soft-pink flowers form large clusters

HEIGHT: 10-12 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-50 cm

Sedum x 'Lime Zinger' (PP24632)
STONECROP
  • Low, mat-forming habit
  • Lime-green foliage with contrasting red edges
  • Tiny hot-pink flowers form large clusters

HEIGHT: 10-12 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-50 cm

Sedum x 'Maestro' (PP20094 )
MAESTRO STONECROP
  • Upright, compact, clumping habit
  • Tiny pale pink star-shaped flowers form large clusters
  • Spring foliage is blue-green, gradually turning purple by midseason

HEIGHT: 60-65 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Sedum x 'Mixed Cultivars'
MIXED STONECROP
  • Three to 4 species of sedum per pot
  • Provides excellent coverage in hard to grow areas
  • Multicoloured flowers and foliage provide interest in all seasons
Sedum x 'Plum Dazzled' (PP30348)
STONECROP
  • Low, compact, mounding
  • Foliage holds its color all season
  • Magenta flower clusters

HEIGHT: 15-20 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-50 cm

Sedum x 'Postman's Pride' (PP16831, COPF)
STONECROP
  • Tall, semi-upright, clumping habit
  • Deep purple buds open to pinkish-red flower clusters
  • Very deep purple foliage

HEIGHT: 45-50 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Sedum x 'Purple Emperor'
STONECROP
  • Semi-upright clump-forming habit
  • Tiny star-shaped pink-purple flowers form large clusters
  • Fleshy succulent dark purple to black foliage

HEIGHT: 30-40 cm  ·  SPREAD: 45-60 cm

Sedum x 'Rainbow Xenox' (PPAF)
RAINBOW XENOX STONECROP
  • Upright, compact, clumping habit
  • Yellow buds open to a rainbow of colours
  • Flowers mature irregularly to burgundies, pinks and oranges

HEIGHT: 35-40 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-50 cm

Sedum x 'Rosy Glow'
STONECROP
  • Compact, mounding habit
  • Clusters of tiny star-shaped deep pink flowers
  • Blooms appear just above foliage

HEIGHT: 15-20 cm  ·  SPREAD: 25-30 cm

Sedum x 'Sunset Cloud'
STONECROP
  • Clump forming sedum with a trailing habit
  • Small clusters of tiny deep pink star-shaped flowers
  • Spring growth is a dusky blue-gray

HEIGHT: 15-20 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-50 cm

Sedum x 'Thundercloud' (PP21833)
STONECROP
  • Compact, mounding habit
  • Tiny star-shaped white flowers form large clusters
  • Gray-green heavily serrated foliage

HEIGHT: 20-25 cm  ·  SPREAD: 35-40 cm

Sedum x 'Vera Jameson'
STONECROP
  • Low, clump forming habit
  • Tiny star-shaped deep pink flowers form clusters
  • Spring foliage starts blue-gray and matures to mahogany-purple

HEIGHT: 25-30 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-45 cm

Sedum x 'Wildfire' (PP28621)
STONECROP
  • Low, compact, mounding habit
  • Foliage holds its color all season
  • Pink flower clusters

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 35-45 cm

Sedum x 'Xenox' (PP16888, CPBR3451)
STONECROP
  • Compact, clumping habit
  • Small clusters of tiny light pink star-shaped flowers
  • Spring growth is a dusky blue-green

HEIGHT: 30-40 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-40 cm

Sedum Vegetation Mats x Mixed Species
SEMPERGREEN® VEGETATION MATS
  • Provides instant coverage for green roofs or ground level plantings
  • 10-12 sedum species per mat adapt to all situations
  • Multi-coloured foliage and flower colour provide a full season of interest
Sempervivum tectorum
HENS AND CHICKS
  • Succulent perennial with open rosettes
  • Plants spread by offsets to form colonies
  • Mix of greens, blue-greens, reds and purples

HEIGHT: 10-15 cm  ·  SPREAD: 15-20 cm

Talinum calycinum
FAME FLOWER
  • AKA Phemeranthus calycinus
  • Individual plants quickly form large colonies
  • Magenta-pink saucer-like flowers with contrasting yellow stamens

HEIGHT: 15-25 cm  ·  SPREAD: 20-30 cm

Thymus praecox 'Coccineus'
RED CREEPING THYME
  • AKA Thymus serphyllum 'Coccineus', Thymus praecox ssp. articus 'Coccineus'
  • Fast-spreading aromatic evergreen ground cover
  • Tiny magenta-red flowers mass over dark green foliage

HEIGHT: 2-5 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-40 cm

Thymus praecox 'Elfin'
THYME
  • AKA Thymus serpyllum 'Elfin'
  • Slow mat-forming evergreen cultivar for small spaces
  • Plant between paving stones or in crevices

HEIGHT: 2-5 cm  ·  SPREAD: 15-20 cm

Thymus pseudolanuginosus
WOOLLY THYME
  • Low creeping evergray ground cover
  • Forms a dense mat of gray-green foliage
  • Strong grower that trails over rock walls or pavers

HEIGHT: 2-5 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-50 cm

Thymus serpyllum
MOTHER-OF-THYME
  • Taller than some other cultivars
  • Fast-spreading aromatic evergreen ground cover
  • Tiny purple to deep pink flowers mass over dark green foliage

HEIGHT: 15-25 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-50 cm

Thymus serpyllum 'Alba'
WHITE CREEPING THYME
  • AKA Thymus praecox 'Albus'
  • Fast-spreading aromatic evergreen ground cover
  • Tiny white flowers mass over dark green foliage

HEIGHT: 5-7 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-40 cm

Thymus serpyllum 'Magic Carpet'
CREEPING THYME
  • AKA Thymus praecox 'Magic Carpet'
  • Fast-spreading aromatic evergreen ground cover
  • Tiny pink flowers mass over dark green foliage

HEIGHT: 5-7 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-40 cm

Thymus serpyllum 'Pink Chintz'
CREEPING THYME
  • AKA Thymus praecox 'Pink Chintz'
  • Fast-spreading aromatic evergreen ground cover
  • Tiny salmon-pink flowers mass over dark green foliage

HEIGHT: 5-7 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-40 cm

Thymus x citriodorus
LEMON THYME
  • Mounding ground cover for a sunny border or rock garden
  • Whorls of tiny lavender flowers appear on the stem ends
  • Lemon-scented hairless green leaves (1 cm long)

HEIGHT: 25-30 cm  ·  SPREAD: 25-30 cm

Thymus x citriodorus 'Argenteus'
SILVER EDGE THYME
  • Mounding ground cover for a sunny border or rock garden
  • Whorls of tiny lavender flowers appear on the stem ends
  • Lemon-scented green leaves have white margins

HEIGHT: 20-25 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-40 cm

Thymus x citriodorus 'Aureus'
VARIEGATED LEMON THYME
  • Mounding ground cover for a sunny border or rock garden
  • Whorls of tiny lavender flowers appear on the stem ends
  • Lemon-scented green leaves with dappled yellow margins

HEIGHT: 20-25 cm  ·  SPREAD: 25-30 cm

Veronica liwanensis
TURKISH SPEEDWELL
  • Slow-spreading low-growing species
  • Forms a mat of foliage 2-3 cm tall
  • Small clusters of blue flowers with a white eye

HEIGHT: 2-3 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Veronica x 'Tidal Pool' (PP23341)
PROSTRATE SPEEDWELL
  • Mat forming evergreen perennial
  • Deep blue flowers with a white eye
  • Flowers will form just above the foliage

HEIGHT: 5-10 cm  ·  SPREAD: 45-55 cm