Plants in family rosaceae
Rubus idaeus 'Killarney'
Rubus idaeus 'Killarney' is a raspberry variety known for its exceptional cold hardiness and firm, sweet, bright red fruit. The medium-sized berries have a rich flavor, making them ideal for baked goods. This self-pollinating plant is vigorous, disease-resistant, and high-yielding, producing fruit on second-year canes.
Malus 'Donald Wyman'
Malus 'Donald Wyman' is a crabapple tree celebrated for its fragrant blooms that transition from dark pink to pure white. It features a wide-spreading canopy and bold gold fall color, with red fruits that persist into winter. This tree is disease-resistant and tolerant of salt and drought, attracting birds and butterflies with its edible berries. Its ornamental qualities and resilience make it a popular choice for landscaping.
Alchemilla mollis
Alchemilla mollis, commonly known as Lady's Mantle, is a fast-growing groundcover with star-like blooms that range from yellow to green. Its foliage varies from olive to sagey gray-green, and it is hardy in USDA zones 3 to 7. This plant grows 18 to 24 inches in height and width, preferring dappled shade and moist soil. It tolerates well-drained clay and sandy soils, requiring regular moisture and fertility.
Malus domestica 'Red Rome Beauty'
Malus domestica 'Red Rome Beauty' is a variety of apple tree known for its rosy red apples with greenish-white, fine-grained flesh. The firm texture makes it ideal for baking, and it produces fragrant white blooms in spring. This tree is moderately self-fruitful and requires full sun and well-drained soil.
Prunus salicina 'Satsuma'
Prunus salicina 'Satsuma' is a Japanese-type plum tree known for its white fragrant blossoms and rosy-plum skinned fruit with sweet red flesh. This mid-sized tree requires a pollinating partner and thrives in full sun with good air circulation. It is ideal for warmer climates with mild winters, needing 400-500 chill hours and regular moisture for optimal growth.
Spiraea japonica 'Goldflame'
Spiraea japonica 'Goldflame' is a deciduous shrub with vibrant foliage that changes from coppery orange in spring to neon green in summer, and flaming yellow in fall. It produces rose-pink flowers that attract butterflies and can rebloom with trimming. This shrub is heat tolerant and suitable for urban environments.
Rosa 'First Prize'
Rosa 'First Prize' is a hybrid tea rose with lush, bicolor blooms in rose-pink and silvery-white hues. Known for its fragrance, it blooms continuously throughout the season and is hardy in USDA zones 6-10. This rose grows 4-8 feet tall and prefers full sun and well-drained soil.
Rosa 'Blaze Improved'
Rosa 'Blaze Improved' is a climbing rose with thick-branched canes that can reach 12-14 feet tall. It features repeat-blooming scarlet-red flowers from spring until fall and is heat tolerant in USDA zones 6-9. This rose is disease-resistant and adaptable to full sun and partial shade.
Rosa palustris
Rosa palustris is a hardy deciduous shrub with thorny canes and single pink petals that emit a rose scent. It produces bright red rose hips and is ideal for wetland and rain gardens. This plant is pollinator-friendly and tolerates wet soil and full sun.
Rosa 'Sheila's Perfume'
Rosa 'Sheila's Perfume' is a rose variety known for its fascinating color and exceptional fragrance. It blooms all summer into fall and is hardy in USDA zones 6-10, preferring full sun and well-drained soil.
Prunus cerasifera 'Krauter Vesuvius'
Prunus cerasifera 'Krauter Vesuvius' is a deciduous tree admired for its early spring display of showy pink flowers and bright red leaves that mature to a deep red-purple. It maintains consistent leaf color throughout the season and is moderately drought and urban tolerant, thriving in full sun with well-drained soil.
Rosa 'Winnipeg Parks'
Rosa 'Winnipeg Parks' is a hardy rose variety with vibrant cherry-pink semi-double blooms that attract pollinators. It is well-suited for USDA zones 3 to 7 and grows on its own root, forming a compact ball about 2-3 feet tall and wide. This rose is disease-resistant and produces decorative red rose hips in the fall. It thrives in full sun with regular moisture and prefers enriched, well-drained organic soil. Its robust nature and beautiful blooms make it a popular choice for gardeners seeking a reliable and attractive rose.
Rubus idaeus 'Polana'
Rubus idaeus 'Polana' is a self-pollinating raspberry that produces two crops a year. It grows 4-6 feet tall and requires full sun and well-drained soil, with regular moisture and pruning after harvest.
Aruncus dioicus 'Whirlwind'
Aruncus dioicus 'Whirlwind' is a plant native to North America and Europe, featuring finely cut foliage and 5-foot tall branched flower spikes of white in late spring. It prefers cool, moist sites and adds a delicate touch to garden landscapes.
Spiraea 'Firelight'
Spiraea 'Firelight' is a deciduous shrub with bright red-orange foliage in spring, transitioning to chartreuse in summer and reddish-purple in fall. It produces rosy-pink blooms that attract butterflies and pollinators. This plant is deer and rabbit resistant and hardy in USDA zones 4 to 8.
Rosa 'Fourth Of July'
Rosa 'Fourth Of July' is a climbing rose that won the All-American Rose Selection Award. It features semi-double flowers with red and white stripes and a spicy apple pie fragrance. This vigorous grower is disease-resistant and reblooms throughout the growing season, reaching heights of 10 to 14 feet.
Pyrus communis 'Bartlett'
Pyrus communis 'Bartlett' is a prolific fruiting pear tree best suited for northern climates, producing large, juicy fruit with sweet, crisp white flesh. It features white spring blooms and vibrant fall color with orange leaves. This mid-sized tree requires 400-500 chill hours and a pollinating partner, such as Bosc or D’Anjou, to bear fruit. It thrives in full sun with well-drained soil and is drought-tolerant, making it a long-lived and urban condition-tolerant choice.
Prunus virginiana 'Canada Red'
Prunus virginiana 'Canada Red' is a cold-hardy shrub with a symmetrically rounded canopy and fragrant white flowers. Its leaves turn dark purple in early summer and reddish-purple in fall. This plant supports butterflies and hummingbirds and is known for its tart cherries used in jelly.
Prunus persica ssp. nucipersica 'Honey Halo'
Prunus persica ssp. nucipersica 'Honey Halo' is a nectarine tree with disc-shaped red fruit and fragrant pinkish-lavender blossoms. It requires full sun and well-drained soil, producing sweet and juicy yellow-fleshed fruit.
Prunus persica 'Regina'
Prunus persica 'Regina' is a nearly fuzzless peach variety with firm yellow flesh and a red center. It is self-fertile and harvested early in the season, requiring 700-800 chill hours. This peach tree is highly ornamental, featuring elegant pink flowers and glossy green foliage, and thrives in full sun with regular watering.
Prunus persica 'Desiree'
Prunus persica 'Desiree' is an organic peach tree producing red-orange fuzzy fruit with firm, juicy yellow flesh. This self-fruitful, semi-freestone variety is resistant to bacterial spots and attracts pollinators. It thrives in USDA zones 5-8 with full sun and well-drained soil.