Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Clings to masonry. Fall color deep burgundy-red. Small blue fruits attractive to birds.
Virginia Creeper, Star Showers®
Parthenocissus quinquefolia ‘Monham’
A fast-growing vine that clings to walls and other surfaces for a quick, dense cover. The lovely green leaves have speckled markings that resemble a heavy paint splatter pattern. The foliage develops an overcast of pink coloring in cooler weather. Deciduous.
White Snakeroot, Chocolate
Eupatorium rugosum ‘Chocolate’
A smaller relative of Joe Pye weed, this selection features strong upright stems of outstanding burgundy leaves for exciting foliage all season. Blooms over many weeks in fall with modest flat-topped snow-white terminal clusters. A valuable butterfly nectar source. Well suited to lightly shaded perennial borders or use as a filler in mixed borders and foundation planting. A selection of a North American native species. Herbaceous perennial.
Wisteria, Blue Moon
Wisteria macrostachya ‘Blue Moon’
The hardiest of wisteria! Dependably blooms up to three times in a growing season once established, producing beautiful, foot-long racemes of fragrant, pea-like, lavender-blue flowers. Cloaks shade arbors and structures. Ideal for arching over gateways and entries or along the top of a wall. Deciduous.
Wisteria, First Editions® Summer Cascade
Wisteria frutescens ‘Betty Matthews’
Blooming on new growth, individual flowers are borne on long showy racemes and open as a lovely shade of dark lavender before fading. Summer Cascade™ is a beautiful flowering vine which can easily cover an arbor or pergola, creating a cool, shady place. Producing an interesting seed pod in late summer, this vine has lovely multi-season interests and is more reliably cold hardy than other wisteria. Discovered by Betty Matthews in White Bear Lake, Minnesota and given to the University of Minnesota.