Plants

Centaurea montana 'Amethyst Dream' [sold as Amethyst Dream Mountain Bluet]

[Amethyst Dream Mountain Blue]

Centaurea montana 'Blue' [sold as Blue Mountain Bluet]

[Blue Mountain Bluet]

Cephalanthus occidentalis

[Common Buttonbush]

Buttonbush is an Indiana native and a wet-soil tolerant shrub found near marshes, wetlands, and river banks. This is a great choice for those wet areas in the landscape or a featured shrub in your rain garden. The flowers of this shrub are globe-like in shape and bloom from June through August, attracting wildlife such as butterflies. The leaves of the Buttonbush emerge late in the Spring and might look dead until mid-May. Though this…

Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Bailoptics' [sold as Fiber Optics®]

[Fiber Optics Buttonbush]

Fiber Optics® has a compact form with shoots that appear as a reddish-brown on new growth. It also has white fragrant flowers that appear as a sphere-like shape.

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

[Leadwort]

Cercidiphyllum japonicum

[Katsuratree]

More hardy once established than when young. A striking specimen tree, useful for partial shade and accent. Unusually free of insect problems. Leafs out early in spring. Forms multiple trunks unless pruned. Does not transplant well. Not very drought-tolerant, particularly after transplanting.

Cercis canadensis

[Eastern Redbud]

A fine small tree that grows wild in many parts of Indiana. 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. Due to genetic variability, be sure of seed source. Long tap root means that older plants transplant poorly.

Cercis canadensis 'Ace of Hearts'

[Ace of Hearts Eastern Redbud]

The leaves of this compact, low fruiting Redbud cultivar are shaped like the Ace of Hearts in a deck of cards and regularly overlap down the stem. 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.

Cercis canadensis 'Alba'

[White Eastern Redbud]

'Alba' is a white-flowering Eastern Redbud ("Whitebud"). 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.

Cercis canadensis 'Appalachian Red'

[Appalachian Red Eastern Redbud]

'Appalachian Red' is known for its profusion of intensely bright pink (not quite red) 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.