This underused form of Dogwood will thrill you with its long-lasting, small yellow early spring flowers and superb, creamy bordered green foliage. Bird love it for its cherry-like late summer fruit and you will love is fall foliage color

Showy small tree with a mounded form. Small yellow flowers are produced abundantly in early spring, followed by bright red, cherry-like fruit in summer. Glossy deep green foliage. Golden yellow fall foliage adds glowing color to any landscape.

Elegant structure + unbelievable color = one perfect little tree! Golden Shadows® dogwood is the ideal candidate to grace a spot of honor in your landscape. This pagoda dogwood naturally grows with a distinctive horizontal branching habit, which gives it a strong but not overwhelming presence. Its elegant structure is complemented by a cloak of gloriously variegated leaves – bright yellow with a splotch of emerald green in the center, taking on pink tones on the new growth in cool weather. Spring sees the plant graced with lacy white blooms. Beneath all this beauty lies a tough North American native that can grow in many difficult conditions; Golden Shadows pagoda dogwood is especially noteworthy for its ability to thrive in light shade, its bright foliage bringing color and beauty to otherwise dim sites.

A more compact form of shrubby dogwood, this selection has beautiful cream-edged variegated foliage and stand-out bright red twigs that really enhance the winter landscape. Great for massing or for use in slightly smaller areas than ‘Elegantissima’.

A real workhorse in the perennial border, ‘Zagreb’ will bloom from late June to late August adding color to the garden during the hottest part of the summer. Bright yellow daisy flowers with a darker yellow disk are tightly grouped above its needle-like green foliage. A compact plant that is more upright and less rounded than its more famous relative Coreopsis ‘Moonbeam’, ‘Zagreb’ is a great companion to mingle with other sun lovers since its thin foliage and constant color are make it so easy to work with. Tolerant of heat, humidity and drought, plant ‘Zagreb’ in any sunny border with well drained soil, the bigger the group you plant, the more impressive the summer show! Be sure to give it a quick shearing as flowers fade in August to promote a colorful later September rebloom!

The latest color in the world of Coreopsis, this new variety is a sport of Coreopsis ‘Creme Brulee’. Sharing all of the great attributes of its parent, such as long bloom time and big flowers, it produces burnt sienna-colored blooms that lighten to peach as they fade. What a beauty!

This 1992 perennial plant of the year still packs a summer garden punch that few plants can equal! Pale yellow daisy flowers seem to float above delicate, needlelike foliage nearly all summer long and even into the fall once they start blooming in early July. Few perennials can match the reblooming power of ‘Moonbeam’ as loads of buds rise above spent flowers to keep adding color to the garden. ‘Moonbeam’ is drought tolerant and deer resistant and its ability to fill in around other sun loving perennials with its thin, non-shading foliage makes this easy to grow selection a perfect companion plant in the garden. For a powerful statement, group ‘Moonbeam’ in the middle of any sunny, well drained planting area and watch the summer fireworks!

You may know ‘Moonbeam’ and ‘Zagreb’ as the most popular forms of this plant but the original species is still the best for wildlife habitat in your backyard, and puts on an amazing show to boot! Vigorous and somewhat upright, this selection forms a tight bush with fine textured, needle-like foliage that tops itself with countless buds in late spring. These flower buds open in late June revealing single yellow daisy blooms by the boatload, continuing into August. It’s such an easy to grow, easy care plant that once it’s established you need do nothing but enjoy the show, especially the hoards of butterflies that will be drawn to the bloom like steel to a magnet. Plant this selection in full sun and give it well-drained soil, then stand back and watch the summer show.

Slightly larger and more sturdy than the species, ‘Gold Standard’ features a summer-long bloom season that lights up the landscape with its dark coned, golden rayed flowers that cover the full profile of its impressive size. Tough and spreading, this pollinator magnet is an easy-care delight!

Ideal perennial border selection is naturally compact and stays small and well behaved year after year. Masses of golden-yellow flowers bloom from summer into fall. Heat and drought tolerant once established. Great for cut flower arrangements or left outside as butterfly magnet.