Native to Ontario

Rosy Sedge

Thick clumps of delicate arching foliage Deep green narrow leaves Produces unique star-like seed clusters Named for the rosy colour on one small portion of the green seed heads Bloom Time: May to June

Oak Sedge

Small clump-forming sedge with a mounding, cascading habit Bright green foliage Small inconspicuous flowers are showy for only a short time Birds will feed on seeds Bloom Time: Spring Grass Type: Cool season

Palm Sedge Grass

Semi-upright clump-forming sedge with a cascading look Bright green foliage and divided leaves provide a tropical appearance Small golden-brown flowers Seed heads are drooping, lavender-to-white and long-lasting Bloom Time: Late spring Grass Type: Cool season

Harebell

Dainty bell-like light blue flowers held on upright stems Buds are upright but flowers nod when open Heart-shaped fine-toothed basal green leaves form low clumps Flower colour may vary in different shades of blue, rarely white Bloom Time: June to July Flower Height: 60 cm

Tall Bellflower

AKA Campanulastrum americanum Flat star-shaped five-lobed blue flowers with a white inner circle Heart-shaped dark green hairy scalloped leaves Long-blooming biennial Bloom Time: July to September

Canada Bluejoint

This grass has a slightly arching upright habit Spreads more quickly than other calamagrostis species Leaves are rough with tiny hairs and bluish-green in colour Large airy inflorescences emerge purple, changing to golden-tan Foliage and flowers dry and persist through the fall and winter Bloom Time: June to August Flower Height: 150 cm Foliage Height: 100 cm Grass type: Cool season

Short's Aster

AKA Symphyotrichum Shortii Blue-violet petals surrounding a yellow eye The centres start out yellow but turn red after pollination Attract butterflies, bees and parasitic wasps

Sky Blue Aster

AKA Aster azureus or Symphyotrichum oolentangiense Flowers are made up of petals in varying shades of blue surrounding a yellow eye Naturally found in Southern Ontario in dry meadows, edges and open woods Bloom Time: Summer to fall Flower Size: 2.5 cm

Big Leaf Aster

AKA Eurybia macrophylla Leaves create ground cover like foliage that pushes clusters of lavender purple flowers.

Heart-leaved Aster

AKA Symphyotrichum cordifolium Light blue to purple daisy-like blooms The centre florets are initially cream, maturing to a reddish-purple Habitats include moist to dry, deciduous woodlands and woodland borders Bloom Time: Lat summer into the fall

Hart's Tongue Fern

AKA Phyllitis scolopendrium, Scolopendrium vulgare Low, upward-growing clumps of glossy narrow strap-like leathery leaves Edges are often wavy On leaf undersides, spores darken with age in a herring-bone format Evergreen fronds remain lush throughout the winter Black, wiry, shallow roots

Pawpaw

Small low branching tree, forming a dense pyramidal rounded crown Cup-shaped purple flowers Large, slightly drooping, elliptical green leaves turn yellow late in the fall Fruit emerges green, aging yellowish and finally brown Unique fruit has the fleshy consistency of a banana and flavour of banana, mango and pineapple Bloom Time: Spring

Black Chokeberry

Fragrant white flowers Glossy purple-black berries persist for a long period Glossy green leaves turn an outstanding red in the fall Attracts birds Salt tolerant Bloom Time: Spring

Dutchman's Pipe

AKA Aristolochia macrophylla, Aristolochia sipho Solitary greenish-yellow pipe-shaped flowers Large (20 cm) mid-green heart-shaped leaves Vigorous twining habit Good for privacy screening Heat and humidity tolerant Bloom Time: Summer

Northern Maidenhair Fern

Delicate bright green fronds with black-purple stems Spreads by shallow rhizomes to form a dense ground cover Slower-growing fern, taking 2-3 years to reach mature size Foliage can be an interesting texture in arrangements

Silver Maple

Fast-growing, tall, with a rounded, open, spreading crown Small yellow flowers appear in clusters before the foliage Deeply lobed light green leaves have silvery undersides Foliage turns yellow in the fall A large tree at maturity, good for wet areas Bloom Time: Spring

Red Maple

Small to medium-sized broad-leaved hardwood Crown is small, dense and narrow with spreading or ascending branches Flowers appear in bright red clusters Leaves are green in the summer, turning red in autumn Bloom Time: May

Christmas: Starry Night

Keep Your Planter Merry & Bright Hi, I am a living plant! I'm decorated with white star LED lights (batteries included with timer - 6hrs on and 18hrs off), and a reusable Christmas bag! It is best to keep me outside in the cool air Water me when my soil is dry until it freezes If I thaw please water me until I freeze again When the season is over and the ground thaws plant me in your garden to enjoy me for years to come Thank you for purchasing a living plant for your decor! Plant Details Fragrant white flowers Glossy red berries persist for a long period Lustrous green foliage turns to an outstanding red in the fall Attracts birds Salt tolerant Bloom Time: May

Canadian Fly Honeysuckle

Small paired light yellow fragrant flowers appear with the leaves Pairs of red berries are hidden under the leaves in early summer Upright rounded Protect from afternoon sun Bloom Time: Spring

Early Meadow Rue

Showy nodding bell-shaped purple pistils or yellow stamens Dioecious: having male and female plants Attractive divided light green foliage Naturalizing plant for rocky ledges or slopes and along woodland edges or ditches Bloom Time: April-May

Arrowhead

Upright aquatic perennial Long narrow chevron-shaped mid-green leaves Grows approximately 60 cm above water level White flowers Flowers rise on stems up to 125 cm Found in muddy shallow waters or in bogs Bloom Time: Midsummer

Peppermint

Small sterile tubular pink flowers Ovate lance-shaped toothed mid-green leaves on red stems Plants are edible raw or cooked Best used to improve flavour of other foods Grows in moist areas in plains and foothills Bloom Time: July to September

Frost Grape

Drooping panicles of small five-petaled yellowish-green flowers Blooms have a sweet musky fragrance Small green berries age to deep purple Grapes are edible but very sour Large green three-lobed serrated leaves are 10 cm by 15 cm Main stems have a shaggy reddish-brown bark Will climb up trees and fences by tendrils Bloom Time: June Flower Size: 12 cm Ripens: Summer

Canada Violet

White flowers are sometimes tinged with purple Heart-shaped deep green foliage Fragrant blooms have yellow centres Blooms face outward on tips of short slender purplish stalks Bloom Time: April to July

Highbush Cranberry

Flat-topped clusters of creamy-white flowers Red berries are attractive to birds Textured three-lobed green leaves turn reddish-purple in the fall Upright multi-stemmed habit Bloom Time: Spring

Nannyberry

Flat-topped clusters of creamy-white flowers Bluish-black fruit in the fall is attractive to birds Glossy green leaves turn reddish-purple in the fall Upright when young, wider with age Bloom Time: Spring

Arrowwood

Flat-topped clusters of creamy-white flowers in spring Bluish-black fruit in fall attractive to birds Glossy dark green leaves turning yellow to reddish-purple in fall Upright rounded multi-stemmed habit

Witherod

Flat-topped clusters of creamy-white flowers Green fruit turns pink to red to blue to black in fall persisting after leaf drop Leaves emerge with bronze tones, maturing to a glossy dark green Attractive shades of orange-red to red-purple in the fall Compact-rounded with spreading slightly arching branches Bloom Time: Spring

Mapleleaf Viburnum

Tiny white flowers in long-stalked flat-topped cymes Medium green maple-like leaves turn reddish-purple to magenta in fall Pea-sized fruit ripen to bluish-black in late summer Rounded habit Bloom Time: Mid to late spring

Hoary Vervain

Clump forming perennial Gray-green foliage and stems Blue-purple flowers are densely packed on pencil-like stems Bloom Time: May to September

Broadleaf Cattail

Clumping spreading stands of sword-like leaves Central flower stalks, equal to the height of the leaves, hold male and female flowers Cylindrical flowers turn brown after fertilization Male flowers disperse, leaving that familiar fruiting spike used in floral arrangements Can self-seed or spread by rhizomes Commonly aggressive Bloom Time: June to July Foliage Height: 200 cm

Basswood

Oval to rounded crown with upright growing branches Ovate dark green leaves turn a pale yellow in the fall Fragrant pale yellow flowers Small nutlets with attached leafy wings follow the flowers Winter twigs and buds are reddish in colour Bloom Time: Late spring

Eastern White Cedar

Upright pyramidal with slightly arching branches Light green foliage grows in flattened sprays Colour fades to a duller bronze-green Grows open with age, exposing inner branching Low tolerance for salt spray

Marsh Fern

AKA Dryopteris thelypteris, Thelypteris thelypteroides Single pale green pinnate feathery fronds Non-clumping form; it spreads by long creeping rhizomes Makes an effective ground cover

Snowberry

Panicles of small pink flowers Clusters of white berries seldom persist into the winter Foliage is bluish-green Upright colonizing broad-rounded shrub Bloom Time: June

Hardhack

Bottlebrush-like spikes of tiny pink flowers Brown seed heads persist into the winter Leaves bright green above, blue-green underneath Fall colour is golden-yellow Upright, vase-shaped habit Bloom Time: Summer

Steeplebush

Bottlebrush-like spikes of tiny white flowers Brown seed heads persist into the winter Leaves are bright green above, blue-green underneath Fall colour is golden-yellow Upright, vase-shaped habit Bloom Time: Summer

Meadowsweet

Cone-shaped clusters of tiny white flowers Fruit dries and splits to release seed Narrow toothed green leaves Upright habit Bloom Time: Summer

Prairie Cord Grass

AKA Sporobolus michauxianus Main stems (culms) are round, up to 225 cm long Green leaves, alternate, up to 60 cm long, emerge from the lower half of the stems Arching thick blades with prominent midribs have sharp edges Ends of stems feature racemes of 10-30 alternate floral spikes Fall colour is clear yellow, turning to tan for the winter Bloom Time: July to August Flower Height: 225 cm Foliage Height: 150 cm Grass Type: Warm Season

Giant Bur-Reed

AKA Sparganium californicum An emergent aquatic Unique flowers and seedheads Lime-green burr-like or mace-like balls become white flowers Spiked green seed heads become brown with age Bloom Time: June to August

American Bur-Reed

An emergent aquatic Long lance-shaped green leaves Unique flowers and seedheads Lime-green burr-like or mace-like balls become white flowers Spiked green seed heads become brown with age Bloom Time: June to August

Showy Mountainash

Upright, oval to rounded crown with ascending branches Blue-green compound leaves in the summer turn reddish-purple in the fall Flat-topped clusters of small white flowers Flowers give way to drooping clusters of shiny red berries late in the summer Bloom Time: Late spring

Old Field Goldenrod

Erect upright perennial in the sunflower family Narrow downward-arching bright yellow plumes Grey-green leaves and stems Typically grows 60cm but if planted in rich soils, they can exceed 80cm

Zigzag Goldenrod

Small flowers cluster near the top of the plant Star-like yellow blooms Erect stems hold softly hairy coarsely-toothed oval leaves Bloom Time: Late summer to early fall

Canadian Goldenrod

Rhizomatous upright habit Numerous small yellow blooms Lance-shaped sharply-toothed green leaves Bloom Time: August to September

Bluestem Goldenrod

Arching wands of golden flower clusters Blue-green stems and long thin green leaves Forms attractive open clumps Bloom Time: August to fall

False Solomon's Seal

AKA Maianthemum racemosum Clump forming rhizomatous perennial Unbranched stems have alternate mid-green leaves Leaves are broadly ovate, pointed with prominent veining Terminal panicles of creamy-white flowers Flowers are followed by green berries maturing to red Bloom Time: Mid to late spring

Blue-Eyed Grass

AKA Sisyrinchium graminoides Forms a dense mounding clump of green blades Clusters of showy blue flowers are even with the top of the foliage Bloom Time: Late spring Flower Height: 50 cm Foliage Height: 50 cm