Outdoor Plants

Plant description This disease resistant cross by Dr. Dan Dayton, University of Illinois, has especially good foliage retention during summer. It blooms later than most crabs. The bark is a glossy dark red with numerous prominent lenticels,...

Beautiful blooms every year When Puffer Fish® hydrangea flowers, its foliage nearly disappears under the blizzard of blooms. A neat and unusual tuft of extra florets bursts from the tip of the flower in late summer.  Top Features:...

Full-sized flowers on a compact plant Pugster® Amethyst butterfly bush will be the shining gem of your summer landscape. Large, fragrant, purple flowers cover this short, sturdy plant all summer long. No deadheading required.  Top...

Full-sized flowers on a compact plant True blue flowers cover this short, stocky shrub all summer long. Pugster Blue® butterfly bush is a sun-loving plant that provides lots of color and fragrance without the need to deadhead.  Top...

Full-sized flowers on a compact plant Bolder, brighter, pinker! Pugster Pinker® butterfly bush produces honey-scented, candy-colored blooms all summer long. Easy-care shrub needs no deadheading or trimming.  Top Features: Petite shrub...

Full-sized flowers on a compact plant Crisp white flowers all summer long make this short, stocky shrub an ideal landscape plant. Pugster White® butterfly bush works perfectly with other colors and does not require deadheading.  Top...

2023 Landscape Shrub of the Year With its very narrow habit, Purple Pillar® rose of Sharon is unlike any other! It's a tidy column of showy, two-color blooms in summer. Very unique in containers.  Top Features: Very narrow | Heat...

Malus ‘Purple Prince’ A tree for all seasons, this early-blooming classic greets spring with rosy-red flowers. Purple-tinted leaves soon follow, maturing to deep purple and warming to regal bronze green in summer. An abundance of...

Prunus x cistena Flowers in the spring are pink and fragrant. Very hardy. Excellent accent plant.  Height: 6-8' Spread: 5-6' Shape: Upright, oval Exposure: Full Sun Foliage: Rich purple-red Fall...

Malus 'JFS KW213MX' Deep pink buds open to bright magenta flowers on this tightly columnar crabapple. Clean and disease-free summer foliage holds its dark purple color; bronzing on the older leaves in late summer and early fall, when orange...

Prunus peach fruiting 'Redhaven' Count on an abundant crop of juicy peaches from this tree. Yellow skin is lightly blushed with red. A favorite of home orchardists, this frost hardy, freestone variety is the world’s most widely planted...

Quercus rubra Red Oak is a large, fast growing, broad headed tree. The large leaves turn from a rich green to deep red in the fall.   Height: 50 feet Spread: 45 feet   source: https://jfschmidt.com/all-trees/trees/red-oak/

Very narrow Save space and look stylish with Red Pillar™ rose of Sharon! It naturally grows as a narrow column and is covered with vivid blooms through the summer. Versatile and easy to grow. Top Features: Very narrow | Heat tolerant |...

Weigela florida 'Red Prince' Developed at Iowa State University. The most important characteristic of this plant is its ability to hold its flower color (red) as they age rather than taking on a purplish tint which often happens with other varieties...

 Cornus baileyi An excellent red stem dogwood that provides beautiful color in winter. Porcelain-blue fruits. Shade tolerant. Very adaptable. Height: 8-10' Spread: 8-10' Shape: Rounded Exposure: Full...

Acer rubrum 'Frank Jr.' Brilliant red fall color plus upright, broadly pyramidal form make this Schmidt introduction a standout. The refined form and foliage of the best Acer rubrum cultivars combine the faster growth rate normally...

Prunus peach fruiting 'Reliance' Rely on this very cold hardy variety to produce bountiful crops of sweet, juicy, and delicious yellow freestone fruits that ripen 2-3 weeks before Elberta. Showy, bright pink, late spring bloom makes it the best...

Spiraea x vanhouttei 'Renaissance' Selected at Bailey Nurseries for its more disease resistant foliage, this outstanding spirea is similar in all other respects to Vanhoutte, including beautiful white blooms...

Betula nigra The bark exfoliates to expose tan, pink or orange colored younger stems, which contrast beautifully with the white barked species.   Height: 40 feet Spread: 35 feet Shape: Broadly pyramidal to rounded Foliage: Medium to dark...

Fagus sylvatica 'Riversii' The most popular purple leafed beech, Rivers is deep purple in the spring and holds a good purple-bronze color throughout the summer. The smooth silver-gray bark of the trunk is beautiful in winter.   Height:...

Berberis thunbergii 'Rose Glow' A sport of red leaf barberry from Europe with attractive variegated foliage, yellow flowers and red fruit. Place in full sun for best color. An attractive specimen plant and can be used to create an interesting...