COLOR YOUR WORLD! One of the most popular questions we get asked is "what is in color now"? Whether you are starting a brand new garden from scratch or want to add to what you have, knowing what blooms when is a great way to plan a beautiful garden, year-round! Below you will find lists of plants in color by month. All plants listed below are available at Woodland Gardens. |
March & April |
Shrubs Azalea - 'Cornell Pink' Chaenomeles Erica - spring heather Forsythia Hamamelis Pieris - 'Brouwer's Beauty' Pieris japonica Prunus Glandulosa - Flowering Almond Rhododendron - 'PJM' & 'PJM Elite' Salix Spierea prunifolia Trees Amelanchier Magnolia | Perennials Arabis - 'Rock Cress' Aurinia saxatalis 'Compacta' (Allysum) Bellis perennis (English Daisy) Bergenia - 'Bressingham Ruby' Dicentra Spectabilis (Bleeding Heart) Doronicum caucasicum (Leopardsbane) Euphorbia Helleborus Iberis sempervirens Lamium maculatum Myosotis (Forget-me-not) Papaver nudicaule (Iceland Poppy) Phlox: p. divaricata, stolonifera, procumbens, subulata Polemonium jpp. Primula Pulmonaria Tiarella Vinca Viola |
May |
Shrubs Andromeda Bog Rosemary Aronia Azalea - 'Northern Lights' Barberry Calycanthus Cytisus Daphne - 'Carol Mackie' Deutzia Enkianthus Euonymus fortunei Evergreen azalea Fothergilla Kerria Leucothoe Pieris - 'Mountain Fire' Prunus - Beach Plum, Sand Cherry Rhododendron - Yak, Smirnowii hybrids. Large and small leaf varieties Spirea - 'Snowmound' Syringa Lilac - 'Miss Kim', French hybrids, Vulgaris types Viburnum Wisteria Trees Aesculus Caragana Cercis canadensis Chionanthus Cornus florida - 'Cherokee Brave' Fruit trees Halesia Laburnum Malus (Crabapple) Prunus (Ornamental cherry & plum) Pyrus (Ornamental pear) Grasses Festuca (Blue Fescue) Helictotrichon (Blue Oat Grass) | Perennials Achemilla Ajuga Amsonia Aquilegia (Columbine) Armeria maritima Asarum (Ginger) Brunnera macrophylla Clematis - Montana ruben variety Convalleria (Lily of the Valley) Corydalis Delphinium Dianthus Dicentra exima (Wild Bleeding Heart) Dicentra spectabilis (Bleeding Heart) Epimedium Fragaria (Ornamental Strawberry) Galium odoratum (Sweet Woodruff) Geranium Geum Heuchera sanguinea Houstonia Iberis - Candy Tuft Iris cristata Iris germanica Lamiastrum Lavendula Lewisis Lupinus Mazus Myosotis Nepeta Catmint Papaver nudicaule (Iceland Poppy) Papaver orientale Polemonium Polygonatum - Solomon's Seal Potentilla tridentata Rosmariunus (Rosemary) Sagina Santolina incana nana Saponaria Saxafragia Scabiosa Sempervivem (Hens & Chicks) Sisyrinchium Tiarella Verbena - "Homestead Purple" Veronica Vinca Viola |
June |
Shrubs Abelia Calycanthus Cornus Cotinus Cytisus Deciduous Azalea - 'Northern Light', 'Exbury' 'Knap Hill' Hydrangea macrophylla Hydrangea pan. Hydrangea petiolaris Hydrange serrate Hypericum (St. Johnswort) Itea - 'Henry's Garnet', 'Little Henry' Kalmia (Mountain Laurel) Kolkwitzia Lonicera Philadelphus Physocarpus Potentilla Pyracantha Rhododendron large leaf Rose Sambucus Spirea Symphocarpus Syringa prestoniae Weigela Trees Cornus Kousa Syringa - 'Ivory Silk tree Lilac', 'Summer Charm' Grasses Clamagrostis acutiflora - 'Karl Foerster Carex Festuca cinerea - 'Elijah Blue' Hakonechloa Helictotrichon sempervirens (Blue Oat Grass) Imperata cylindrica - 'Red Baron' (Japonese Blood Grass) Ophiopogon | Perennials Achillea Agastaches (Anise) Alchemilla (Lady's Mantle) Artemisia (Wormwood, Silvermound) Aruncus Asclepias incarnata Asclepias tuberosa Astilbe Astrantia Baptisia Calamintha Camanula (Bell Flower) Centaurea montana Cerastium tomentosum Chrysogonum Coreopsis grandiflora - 'Early Sunrise', 'Tequila Sunrise' Corydalis Delosperma Delphinium Dianthus Dicentra - 'Luxuriant' Digitalis Ferns Gaillardia Gazania - 'Colorado Gold' Gaura Gernaium Helianthus Hemerocallis (Daylily) Heuchera Hosta Hypericum Iris ensata Iris siberica Kniphofia Lamiastrum Lavandula Lavater Leucanthemum Lewisia Lilum (Asiatic Lily) Liriope Lupinus Lychnis Lysimachia Monarda (Bee Balm) Nepeta Catmint Oenethera - 'Siskyou' Paeonia Papaver Polemonium caeruleum Potentilla Pycnanthemum muricum Salvia Scabiosa Silene Spigelia - 'Indian Pink' Stachys - Lamb's ear Stachys monieri Stokesis Tanacetum Thalictrum Thymus Trollius Verbena Veronica |
July & August |
Shrubs Abelia Aesculus parviflora Azalea viscosum Buddleia Calaminthat Calluna (Summer Heather) Campsis (Trumpet Vine) Caryopteris Clethra Erica Hibiscus Hydrangeas Lonicera Potentilla Roses -'Meidiland', 'Rosa Rugosa', 'Sunblaze' Rubus (Blackberry, Raspberry) Salix - 'Hakaro Nishiki' Schisandrea Spirea - japonica and bumalda Vaccinium Blueberry Viburnum - 'Summer Snowflake' Vitis Weigela - 'Red Prince' Yucca Trees Franklinia Koelreuteria Oxydendrum Stewartia Grasses Deschampsia Miscanthus purpurascens Miscanthus Molinia caerulea - 'Skyracer' Molinia caerulea variegata Pennisetum (Fountain Grass) | Perennials Alcea (Hollyhock) Alstroemeria Anemone Asclepias Tuberosa Aster Astilbe taguetii - 'Superba' Astilbe chinensis Astrantia Cimicifuga Clematis - 'Ernest Markham', 'Blue Light', 'Niobe', Alan Bloom', 'Henry', 'Jackmanii' Coreopsis verticillata Corydalis Crocosmia Delosperma cooperi (Hardy Ice Plant) Echinacea (Coneflower) Eryngium Geranium - Cranesbill Heliopsis (False Sunflower) Hemerocallis (Daylily) Hibiscus Hosta Kalimeras Liatris Ligularia Lilium orientalis Lithodora Lobelia Monarda (Bee Balm) Origanum Penstemon digitalis Perovskia (Russian Sage) Phlox maculata Phlox paniculata Phlox, volcanoe varieties Physostegia Platycodon Rudbeckia (Black-Eyed Susan) Salvia Scabiosa Sedum Solidago - 'Goldrush' Tradescantia Tricyrtis Verbaseum Vceronia Veronica Veronicastrum |
September & October |
Shrubs Callicarpa Cornus - Red & Yellow Twig (Fall & Winter stem color) Cotoneaster Euonymus Fothergilla Gaultheria Hamamelis Hibiscus - single flower varieties Ilex iliex - 'Centennial Girl' Itea - 'Henry's Garnet', 'Little Henry' Parthenocissus (Boston Ivy) Partheniocissus spp. Polygonum (Silver Lace Vine) Pyracantha Vaccinium Viburnum Winterberry Trees Acer Amelanchier Cornus Cercidiphyllum Franklinia Gingko Metasequoia Oxydendrum Pyrus Quercus spp, Taxodium distichum (Bald Cypress) Grasses Erianthus ravennae Miscanthus Panicum Pennisetum | Perennials Aconitum Anemone Aster Chelone Dendranthemum Nippoanthemum (Montauk Daisy) Clematis paniculata Eupatorium Helianthus Hibiscus Lavandula Rudbeckia (Black-Eyed Susan) Sedum Tricyrtis - 'Taipei Silk' Veronica novaboracensis |