Fusion landscape plant list
Use this guide to help plan the placement of different plants in your garden.
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Native to Canada
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- Little water
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Bulbs
Flower | Remarks | Light | Moisture | Bloom | Height | Spread |
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Allium | Allium species | Spring/Summer | 30-60 cm | 45 cm | ||
Pearl Pink Hyacinth | Hyacinth orientalis "Pink Pearl" | |
Spring | 15-30 cm | 10-15 cm | |
Grape Hyacinth | Muscari armeniacum | |
Spring | 15-20 cm | 15-22 cm | |
Cream Beauty Crocus | Crocus chrysanthus "Cream Beauty" | |
Spring | 5-8 cm | 8-10 cm | |
Tulip | Tulipa species | Spring | 25-75 cm | 15-22 cm | ||
Crocus | Crocus species "Violet" | Spring | 5-15 cm | 5-10 cm | ||
Daffodil | Narcissus | Spring | 45-69 cm | 15-22 cm |
Perennials
Flower | Remarks | Light | Moisture | Bloom | Height | Spread |
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Blanket Flower |
Gaillardia x grandiflora | Summer/Fall | 45-65 cm | 45 cm | ||
Blazing Star |
Liatris species | Summer/Fall | 20-30 cm | 60-120 cm | ||
Clematis | Clematis species | Spring/Fall | 90-150 cm | 200-300 cm | ||
Coreopsis |
Coreopsis species | Summer/Fall | 60-75 cm | 30-45 cm | ||
Blue False Indigo |
Baptisia australis | Spring | 90-120 cm | 90 cm | ||
Lamb's Ear | Stachys byzantina | Summer | 15-45 cm | 30-45 cm | ||
Woolly Thyme | Thymus pseudolanuginosus | Spring/Fall | 4 cm | 30-45 cm | ||
ButterflyWeed |
Asclepias tuberosa | Summer | 60-75 cm | 60-75 cm | ||
Oriental Poppy | papaver orientale | Summer | 15-30 cm | 15-22 cm | ||
Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass | Calamagrostis x acutiflora | Summer/Fall | 120-150 cm | 45-60 cm | ||
Blue Oat Grass | Helictotrichon sempervirens | Summer/Fall | 60-90 cm | 60-75 cm | ||
Hollyhock | Alcea rosea | Summer | 180-240 cm | 60 cm | ||
Siberian Iris | Iris sibirica | Summer | 60 cm | 30-45 cm | ||
Blue Fescue | Festuca glauca | Summer/Fall | 22-30 cm | 30-45 cm | ||
Aster |
Asteraceae species | Summer/Fall | 45 cm | 60 cm | ||
Autumn Joy Sedum | Sedum "Herbstfreude" | Summer/Fall | 45-60 cm | 45-60 cm | ||
Moss Phlox | Phlox subulata | Spring | 5-15 cm | 30-45 cm | ||
Black Eyed Susan |
Rudbeckia hirta | Summer | 45-75 cm | 30-60 cm | ||
False Sunflower |
Heliopsis helianthoides | Summer | 90-120 cm | 60-90 cm | ||
Pearly Everlasting |
Anaphalis margaritacea | Summer/Fall | 45-90 cm | 45-90 cm | ||
Big Bluestem |
Andropogon gerardii | Summer/Fall | 100-200 cm | 60-90 cm | ||
Daylilly | Hemerocallis species | Spring/Fall | 60-90 cm | 60-90 cm | ||
Fountain Grass | Pennisetum alopecuroides | Summer/Fall | 60-100 cm | 90-180 cm | ||
Little Bluestem |
Schizachyrium scoparium | Summer/Fall | 100-120 cm | 30-60 cm | ||
Mum | Chrysanthemum species | Fall | 45-60 cm | 45-60 cm | ||
Obedient Plant |
Physostegia virginiana | Summer/Fall | 60-90 cm | 45-60 cm | ||
Phlox | Phlox species | Spring/Summer | 30-120 cm | 30-60 cm | ||
Prairie Smoke |
Geum triflorum | Spring/Summer | 15-45 cm | 30 cm | ||
Silver Mound | Artemisia schmidtiana | Summer | 25-75 cm | 30-60 cm | ||
Stonecrop | Sedum species | Summer/Fall | 45-60 cm | 30-45 cm | ||
Goatsbeard | Aruncus dioicus | Spring/Summer | 90-180 cm | 90-180 cm | ||
White Wood Aster |
Eurybia divaricata | Summer/Fall | 30-60 cm | 22-30 cm | ||
Peony | Paeonia | Spring | 75-90 cm | 75-90 cm | ||
Lady's Mantle | Alchemilla mollis | Summer | 30-45 cm | 45-75 cm | ||
Yellow Foxglove | Digitalis grandiflora | Spring/Summer | 75-100 cm | 40-60 cm | ||
Red Columbine |
Aquilegia canadensis | Spring | 45-60 cm | 30-40 cm | ||
Purple Cone flower |
Echinacea purpurea | Spring | 60-75 cm | 45-60 cm | ||
Dwarf Chinese Astilbe | Astible chinensis "Pumila" | Summer | 25-30 cm | 30-45 cm | ||
BeeBalm |
Monarda didyma | Summer | 90-120 cm | 60-90 cm | ||
Woodland Strawberry |
Fragaria vesca | Spring/Summer | 15 cm | 22-30 cm | ||
Wild Geranium |
Geranium maculatum | Spring/Summer | 30-45 cm | 45-60 cm | ||
Cardinal Flower |
Lobelia cardinalis | Summer/Fall | 60-90 cm | 38-60 cm | ||
Great Blue Lobelia |
Lobelia siphilitica | Summer/Fall | 60-90 cm | 45-60 cm | ||
Bleeding Heart | Dicentra species | Spring | 30-40 cm | 45-60 cm | ||
Cora lBells | Heuchera species | Summer | 20-30 cm | 30 cm | ||
Hosta | Hosta species | Summer | 40-75 cm | 40-75 cm | ||
Solomon'sSeal |
Polygonatum species | Spring/Summer | 30-90 cm | 60-90 cm | ||
WhiteN ancy Spotted Deadnettle | Lamium maculatum "White Nancy" | Spring/Summer | 15-45 cm | 60-90 cm | ||
Lungwort | Pulmonaria saccharata | Spring | 25 cm | 45-60 cm | ||
Sagae Hosta | Hosta "Sagae" | Summer | 90 cm | 120 cm | ||
Foamflower | Tiarella cordifolia | Spring/Summer | 15-30 cm | 15-22 cm |
Shrubs
Flower | Remarks | Light | Moisture | Bloom | Height | Spread |
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Chokecherry |
Prunus virginiana | Spring/Summer | 7.6 m | 6 m | ||
Elderberry |
Sambucus canadensis | Spring/Fall | 3 m | 3 m | ||
Lilac | Syringa species | Spring/Summer | 1.4 m | 1.8-2.4 m | ||
Royal Purple Smokebush | Cotinus coggygria "Royal Purple" | Spring/Fall | 3-4.5 m | 2.4-3.6 m | ||
Juniper | Juniperus | All Year | 1.2-1.5 m | 3 m | ||
Goldmound Spirea | Spirea x bamulda "Goldmound" | Spring/Fall | 45-60 cm | 45-60 cm | ||
Barberry | Berberis species | Spring/Fall | 20-130 cm | 20-130 cm | ||
Cinquefoil | Potentilla fruticosa | Summer/Fall | 60-90 cm | 60-90 cm | ||
Forsythia | Forsythia species | Spring/Fall | 2.4-3 m | 2.4-3 m | ||
Hardy Rose | Rosa rugosa | Summer/Fall | 1-1.8 m | 1-1.8 m | ||
Mock-Orange | Philadelphus species | Spring/Summer | 2.4-3 m | 2.4-3 m | ||
Raspberry |
Rubus species | Summer/Fall | 1.2-1.8 m | 1.18 m | ||
Boxwood | Buxus species | All year | 1 m | 1 m | ||
Highbush Cranberry |
Viburnum trilobum | Summer | 3-4.5 m | 3.6 m | ||
Serviceberry |
Amelanchier species | Spring/Fall | 6.1-9.1 m | 3.6-4.5 m | ||
Snowberry |
Symphoricarpos albus | Spring/Fall | 1.8-2.4 m | 1.8-2.4 m | ||
Diabolo Ninebark | Physocarpus opulifolius "Diabolo" | Spring/Fall | 1.2-2.4 m | 1.2-2.4 m | ||
Alternate-Leaved Dogwood |
Cornus alternifolia | Spring/Summer | 3-4.5 m | 3.6-6 m | ||
Oregon Grape Holly | Mahonia aquifolium | All Year | 90-180 cm | 90-150 cm |
Trees
Flower | Remarks | Light | Moisture | Bloom | Height | Spread |
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American Beech |
Fagus gradifolia | Spring/Fall | 12 m | 9-12 m | ||
Black Walnut |
Juglans nigra | Spring/Fall | 12 m | 12 m | ||
Bur Oak |
Quercus macrocarpa | Spring/Fall | 6-12 m | 6-12 m | ||
Honey Locust |
Gleditsia tricanthos | Spring/Fall | 12 m | 12 m | ||
Red Cedar |
Juniperus virginiana | All Year | 12 m | 3.5-4.5 m | ||
Red Maple |
Acer rubrum | Spring | 12 m | 9-12 m | ||
Silver Maple |
Acer saccharinum | Spring | 12 m | 12 m | ||
Sugar Maple |
Acer saccharum | Spring | 12 m | 9-12 m | ||
White Spruce |
Picea glauca | All Year | 12 m | 9-12 m | ||
Eastern White Pine |
Pinus strobus | All Year | 15-24 m | 6-12 m | ||
White Birch |
Betula papyrifera | Spring/Fall | 12 m | 9.1-12 m |