Plants

Abelia × grandiflora

[Glossy Abelia]

Glossy Abelia can develop chlorosis on high pH soils. Yearly pruning is required to remove deadwood and this plant may become leggy with age if not killed back in winter.

Abelia × grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope'

[Kaleidoscope Glossy Abelia]

Abies balsamea

[Balsam Fir]

Used mainly as a specimen tree and popular as a Christmas tree. Does not hold its needles very long in a dry house and for this reason is not as desirable as pines. In youth it looks good but under hot, dry conditions may lose the older needles and become open and unkempt.

Abies fraseri

[Frasier Fir]

Can suffer in hot, dry situations, but performs better in drier conditions than Abies balsamea (Balsam Fir). This species has become a popular Christmas tree.

Acanthus mollis [sold as Common Bear's Breeches]

[Bear's breeches]

Acer × freemanii

[Freeman Maple]

Stemming from its Silver Maple parentage, this hybrid is an extremely fast grower and tolerant plant, able to withstand drought conditions and heavy soils, which the Red Maple, its other parent, cannot. However, the Freeman Maple has more of the strength in wood of the Red Maple.

Acer glabrum

[Rocky Mountain Maple]

This species can withstand moderate drought and coarser soils better than other maples, but prefers moist soils that are slightly acidic.

Acer grandidentatum

[Bigtooth Maple]

A densely branched tree with shiny green lobulate leaves on top and silvery beneath. It has a bright fall color of red, yellow, and orange as well as yellow corymbose flowers in spring. The samaras resemble moth wings.

Acer grandidentatum 'Schmidt' [sold as Rocky Mountain Glow®]

[Rocky Mountain Glow Maple]

Acer grandidentatum is closely related to Acer saccharum (the Sugar Maple), which it is often compared to. This variant stands out due to its more upright form, smaller size, and its brilliant orange-yellow and orange-red fall foliage.

Acer × 'Hipzam' [sold as Highland Park®]

[Highland Park Bigtooth Maple]

Acer grandidentatum is closely related to Acer saccharum (the Sugar Maple), which it is often compared to. 'Hipazam', often sold under the name of Highland Park, is an upright variant with an oval crown and lustrous, deep green leathery leaves that turn an attractive orange-red in autumn.