Plants

Cercis canadensis 'Vanilla Twist'

[Vanilla Twist Weeping Redbud]

The Vanilla Twist cultivar features cascading branches that bloom clusters of white flowers.

Cercis canadensis 'Wither’s Pink Charm'

[Wither's Pink Charm Eastern Redbud]

'Wither's Pink Charm' produces beautiful pure pink flowers in the spring. A fine small tree that is relatively trouble-free and drought-resistant. Requires some protection from the sun in hotter climates, however flowering decreases with deep shade. Canker, leaf spot, and verticillium wilt can be problematic for older trees, or trees weakened by other environmental stresses. Long tap root means that older plants transplant poorly.

Cornus florida

[Flowering Dogwood]

One of the finest small trees, interesting at almost every season. Distinct horizontal branching patterns. Widely adaptable, but material of different geographic origin varies widely in hardiness. Fruit is an important food supply for native birds and other animals. Not extremely drought-tolerant, but useful in most parts of the Midwest. Dogwood borer and dogwood anthracnose (caused by Discula destructiva) can be problematic, especially in the Eastern and Southern US. Difficult to transplant. Not pollution tolerant.…

Cornus florida 'Appalachian Snow'

[Appalachian Snow Flowering Dogwood]

Appalachian Snow Dogwood offers showy white flowers and a great red fall color.

Cornus florida 'Autumn Gold'

[Autumn Gold Flowering Dogwood]

This attractive cultivar is most notable for its strong, golden-yellow fall color and yellow to orange stems in the winter. Flowering Dogwoods are one of the finest small trees, interesting at almost every season. It has a distinct horizontal branching pattern. Widely adaptable, but material of different geographic origin varies widely in hardiness. The glossy, bright red fruit is an important food supply for native birds and other animals. Not extremely drought-tolerant, but useful in…

Cornus florida 'Cherokee Princess'

[Cherokee Princess Flowering Dogwood]

This Flowering Dogwood cultivar is an early and abundant bloomer and produces large (up to 5" wide), showy white bracts. As with all Flowering Dogwoods, it has a distinct horizontal branching pattern and is one of the finest small trees, interesting at almost every season. Flowering Dogwoods are widely adaptable, but material of different geographic origin varies widely in hardiness. The fruit is an important food supply for native birds and other animals. 'Cherokee Princess'…

Cornus florida var. rubra

[Pink Flowering Dogwood]

The variety rubra is a group of Flowering Dogwoods with beautiful pink bracts of varying intensities. Flowering Dogwoods are one of the finest small trees, interesting at almost every season, and with a branching pattern that is distinctly horizontal. Widely adaptable, but material of different geographic origin varies widely in hardiness, and the flowers of variety rubra tend to be less cold hardy than those of the white flowering type. Fruit is an important food…

Daphne × burkwoodii 'Carol Mackie'

[Variegated Burkwood Daphne]

Requires excellent drainage, relatively low fertility, and consistent moisture. Best in a cool site, on soil with pH near neutral, in partial shade to full sun. Notably difficult to transplant. Sometimes dies suddenly with no warning signs. 'Carol Mackie' is more vigorous than the species type.

Dicentra canadensis [sold as Squirrelcorn]

[Squirrelcorn]

Diervilla lonicera 'Michigan Sunset'

[Michigan Sunset Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle]

'Michigan Sunset' is a dwarf bush honeysuckle. It is drought tolerant and disease resistant. Known for its fall and spring leaf coloring.