Trees & Shrubs

Trees & Shrubs

Excitement and anticipation are the air of a new season.  The birds chirping, the sounds of outdoor activity everywhere!  At Van Wilgen’s we have that feeling every day and want to share it with you.  Our team in the nursery yard is here to make it happen. Whether you are looking to freshen up the front of your house, attract birds and butterflies, or just to get outside and dig in the dirt, we are here to help.

Please note, below is a sample of some of our favorite plants that we carry throughout the year, and not a representation of current inventory. To find out what’s in stock, pay us a visit or give us a call. We’re here to help.

Honeysong Purple Stokes’ Aster

Honeysong Purple Stokes’ Aster

‘Honeysong Purple’ sports huge, true royal purple flowers with a hint of red towards the center that darkens as it matures. The contrasting white stamens, purplish stems, and deep green […]

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Japanese Stewartia

Japanese Stewartia

This Cary Award winner is a spectacular landscape plant with 2 to 2.5″ diameter flowers in July, astounding multi-colored exfoliating bark, and superb reddish-purple fall color. Easy to grow and […]

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Cutleaf Stephanandra

Cutleaf Stephanandra

A unique and underused woody groundcover. Compact habit but very vigorous, thrives in both sun and partial shade. Foliage is finely dissected. Flowers inconspicuous. Good fall color.

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Renaissance Spiraea

Renaissance Spiraea

Everyone is familiar with x van houttei since it has been a staple of the spring landscape for decades, but ‘Renaissance’ is better because it displays a much stronger resistance […]

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Steeplebush

Steeplebush

This American Beauties summer bloomer has a native range that spans the whole eastern part of the country and provides color and nectar for humans and critters alike! Steeplebush is […]

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Mellow Yellow Spiraea

Mellow Yellow Spiraea

Graceful and arching, this selection is loaded with white flowers in mid- to late April before foliage appears. Attractive throughout the summer with a bright yellow foliage display.

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Bridalwreath Spirea

Bridalwreath Spirea

An old-fashioned stand-by, this plant is nearly covered with small, white, double flowers before the leaves emerge in mid-April. Upright and open form with a nice display of red fall […]

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Snowmound Spirea

Snowmound Spirea

A dense, thick mound of a plant that is awash in pure white flowers in mid to late May. Deep, blue-green foliage is very effective and fine textured and the […]

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Shibori Spirea

Unique and showy in bloom with rose-pink and white flower heads appearing on the same plant starting in mid-June. Compact and spreading, this variety will bloom throughout the summer if […]

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Double Play® Blue Kazoo® Spirea

Double Play® Blue Kazoo® Spirea

Cool blue foliage is the perfect contrast to this hardy plant’s crisp white blooms. Hints of burgundy in the new growth foreshadow the rich red foliage color it develops in […]

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Magic Carpet Spiraea

Magic Carpet Spiraea

A real improvement in gold foliage Spireas, this selection keeps its gold color throughout the summer and blooms heavily from mid-June through July with pink, flat flower heads. Nice, compact […]

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Little Princess Spirea

Little Princess Spirea

Dense and mound forming, this selection puts on an impressive display of bright pink flowers from late June through July. Easy care and vigorous growing.

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