The Arboretum Auxiliary’s Plant Sale 2015 Master List

Saturday, September 12th, 2015

9 a.m. – 2p.m.

Location: The RJ Hilton Centre 384 College Ave. E.

The Arboretum, University of Guelph Rain or Shine!!

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The Arboretum Plant Sale is one of our largest fundraisers of the year and an important part of continued Arboretum development. All proceeds from the sale of plants go towards maintaining our 165 hectares of plant collections, gardens, natural areas, conservation programs, research projects and educational opportunities. The grounds are open to the public free of charge, year-round, from dawn to dusk.

The Plants Plants are grown in The Arboretum’s nursery by Arboretum staff and a very dedicated crew of

Arboretum volunteers. Many of the individual plants offered for sale are extras from the development of our plant collections at The Arboretum, while other special plants are grown specifically for the sale. These plants represent some of the best choices for gardens in our area as displayed in many parts of The Arboretum, where our formal woody plant collections now total over 1850 types of trees and shrubs, in addition to countless herbaceous plants growing in our gardens and natural areas. This year, we once again offer you some of our favourites at the 2015 Arboretum Auxiliary Plant Sale.

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Plant Sources

Originally, all plants were donated to our plant sale by volunteers and other interested individuals. It soon became apparent, however, that we were unable to produce the number of plants needed for our purpose. Seed sources have now expanded in many interesting directions to meet the increasing demand.

1. Seed from Local Gardens – Several volunteers supply seed from their own gardens. This provides plants of known hardiness and cultivation requirements.

2. Native Plants – All wild seed is collected under the guidance of Arboretum staff members. Seed

is collected responsibly in order to maintain wild populations. We do not strip local woodland areas of desirable plants. If we can’t offer them in an ecologically-responsible manner, we don’t offer them at all. We have occasionally salvaged plants from areas about to be developed. The reasons for the strong emphasis on native Ontario plants are ecological and educational – they fit the local climatic zone and they are often more tolerant of local pests. Many are under pressure from expanding urbanization and bringing them into gardens is one way of preserving them and making people more aware of this important and beautiful part of our heritage.

3. Non-native Plants – In 1996, we began ordering seed from various seed houses and societal

seed exchanges. This, coupled with seed gathered from some of our own Arboretum plant collections, allows us to offer an incredible selection of plants at our sale.

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Again this year, we plan to offer some specially-marked “Gold Star” plants. These are particular favourites of Arboretum staff members that are often exceedingly rare or unusual. We’re also expanding our selection of edible plant species for those looking to begin growing their own food at home. Look for these on the day of the sale, and take home something special!

Special Instructions

The following plant list is organized into two sections; Woody Plants (Trees, Shrubs & Vines) and Herbaceous Plants (Perennials). Plants native to Ontario, those that have edible parts and those that are of limited quantity are noted. While a great deal of effort has been taken to ensure accuracy with this plant list, some of the plants offered for sale may not grow exactly true to the names for the following reasons:

Some of the plants have been donated. In some cases the donors may not always know the exact species, variety and cultivar of the plants they donate.

Most of the plants have been grown from seed, some of which will have been open-pollinated. All of the plants offered, except those on the special “Indoor Plant” table are cold-hardy to Guelph and areas of equal or exceedingly warmer plant hardiness zones. The majority of the plants available prove to be much hardier still, often growing well north of the Guelph area. Cold hardiness can often be extended in many plants by offering winter protection in the first several years after transplanting, as well as selecting an appropriate site with limited exposure to desiccating winter winds and late spring frosts.

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On the day of the sale, please be sure to take advantage of our ‘ASK A MASTER GARDENER’ to answer questions in the line-up or in the sale area. And, as always, Arboretum staff and auxiliary members will also be readily available to assist with all inquiries.

Pagoda dogwood, Cornus alternifolia, in spring. Tulip tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, in summer. The wonderfully-scented foliage of Sweetfern, Comptonia perigrina.

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Woody Plants Denotes a Plant Species that is Native to Ontario

Denotes Limited Quantity Available (3 or less)

Denotes Edible and Tasty Fruit or Nut

Botanical Name Common Name Native/Edible/Limited

Abies amabilis Pacific Silver Fir

Acer saccharum Sugar Maple

Actinidia arguta 'Issai' Issai Hardy Kiwi

Aesculus glabra Ohio Buckeye

Alnus incana ssp. rugosa Speckled Alder

Amelanchier arborea Downy Serviceberry

Amelanchier humilis Low Serviceberry

Amelanchier spicata var. stolonifera Running Serviceberry

Aronia melanocarpa Black Chokeberry

Asimina triloba Pawpaw

Berberis haematocarpa Red Barberry

Betula allegheniensis Yellow Birch

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Betula papyrifera Paper/ Canoe Birch

Betula pumila Low Birch

Callicarpa japonica Japanese Beautyberry

Carya cordiformis Bitternut Hickory

Catalpa ovata Chinese Catalpa

Celtis tenuifolia Dwarf Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis Hackberry

Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush

Cercidiphyllum japonicum Katsura

Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud

Chionanthus virginicus American Fringetree

Cladrastis kentukea Yellowwood

Clematis ‘Rouge Cardinal’ Rouge Cardinal Clematis

Clematis virginiana Virgin’s Bower

Clethra alnifolia ‘Hummingbird’ Hummingbird Summersweet

Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’ Ruby Spice Summersweet

Comptonia peregrina Sweet-fern

Cornus alternifolia Pagoda Dogwood

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Cornus obliqua Silky Dogwood

Cornus florida Eastern Flowering Dogwood

Cornus racemosa Gray Dogwood

Corylus americana American Hazel

Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’ Royal Purple Smokebush

Dirca palustris Leatherwood

Flueggea suffruticosa Fountain Hardhack

Fraxinus quadrangulata Blue Ash

Ginkgo biloba Maindenhair Tree

Ginkgo biloba ‘Ohasuki’ Ohasuki Maidenhair Tree

Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky Coffee Tree

Hamamelis vernalis Ozark Witch-hazel

Heptacodium miconioides Seven-Sons Tree

Hibiscus moscheutos Swamp Rose Mallow

Ilex mucronata Mountain Holly

Ilex verticillata Winterberry

Larix laricina Tamarack

Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip-tree

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Lonicera canadensis American Fly Honeysuckle

Lycium barbarum ‘Dynamite’ Dynamite Goji Berry

Maclura pomifera Osage-orange

Magnolia acuminata Cucumber Tree

Malus domestica ‘Wolf River’ Wolf River Apple

Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn Redwood

Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Matthei Broom’

Headhunter Dawn Redwood

Morella pensylvanica Bayberry

Nyssa sylvatica Black Tupelo

Ostrya virginiana Ironwood

Parthenocissus vitacea Grape Woodbine

Picea glauca White Spruce

Pinus parviflora ‘Hagaromo’ Hagaromo Japanese White Pine

Pinus parviflora ‘Ibocan’ Ibocan Japanese White Pine

Pinus resinosa Red Pine

Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine

Platanus occidentalis American Sycamore

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Platycladus orientalis Oriental Thuja, Chinese Arborvitae

Populus balsamifera Balsam Poplar

Prunus mackii ‘Ming’ Ming Cherry

Prunus serotina Black Cherry

Ptelea trifoliata Hop-tree

Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak

Quercus rubra Red Oak

Rhododendron groenlandicum Labrador Tea

Rhodotypos scandens Black Jetbead

Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac

Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac

Ribes × nidigrolaria Jostaberry

Ribes hirtellum ‘Pixwell’ Pixwell American Gooseberry

Rosa glauca Redleaf Rose

Rosa palustris Swamp Rose

Rosa woodsii ssp. ultramontana Wood Rose

Rubus allegheniensis Wild Blackberry

Rubus fruticosus x R. idaeus Tayberry

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Rubus odoratus Purple-flowering Raspberry

Salix amygdaloides Peachleaf Willow

Salix bebbiana Bebb’s Willow

Salix candida Sage Willow

Salix interior Sandbar Willow

Salix humilis Prairie Willow

Salix pedicellaris Bog Willow

Salix pyrifolia Balsam Willow

Shepherdia canadensis Soapberry, Buffaloberry

Spiraea tomentosa Steeplebush

Staphylea trifolia Bladdernut

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Coralberry

Taxodium distichum ‘Cascade Falls’ Cascade Falls Bald Cypress

Thuja occidentalis White-cedar

Tilia americana Basswood

Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hemlock

Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm

Vaccinium vitis-idaea Mountain Cranberry

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Herbaceous Plants Denotes a Plant Species that is Native to Ontario

Denotes Limited Quantity Available (5 or less)

Botanical Name Common Name Native/Limited

Achillea ‘Summerwine’ Summerwine Yarrow

Actea simplex Atropurpurea Group ‘Brunette’

Brunette Bugbane

Agapanthus ‘Pinnochio’ Pinnochio Lily-of-the-Nile

Alyssum saxatile Basket of Gold

Anacyclus depressus pyrethrum var. depressus

Mount Atlas Daisy

Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly Everlasting

Anchusa azurea ‘Loddon Royalist’ Loddon Royalist Italian Bugloss

Anenome x hybrida ‘Konigin Charlotte’ Queen Charlotte Anenome

Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides Wild Raisin

Viburnum recognitum Southern Arrow-wood

Wisteria macrostachya ‘Blue Moon’ Blue Moon Kentucky Wisteria

Xanthorhiza simplicissima Yellowroot

Yucca filamentosa Adam’s Needle Yucca

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Aquilegia caerulea ‘Crimson Star’ Crimson Star Colorado Blue Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis Eastern Red Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis ‘Little Lanterns’ Little Lanterns Eastern Red Columbine

Armeria maritima ‘Splendens’ Splendens Sea Thrift

Artemesia stelleriana ‘Silver Brocade’ Silver Brocade Artemesia

Asclepias incarnata ‘Soul Mate’ Soul Mate Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca Common Milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Milkweed

Asclepias verticillata Whorled Milkweed

Aster alpinus ‘Goliath’ Goliath Alpine Aster

Aster lateriflorus ‘Lady in Black’ Lady in Black Calico Aster

Aster sagitifolius Arrow-leaved Aster

Astilbe arendsii ‘Look at Me’ Look at Me Astilbe

Belamcanda chinensis Blackberry Lily

Brunnera macrophylla ‘Variegata’ Variegata Siberian Bugloss

Campanula glomerata ‘Freya’ Freya Clustered Bellflower

Campanula persicifolia var. alba White Peachleaf Bellflower

Carex muskingumensis Palm Sedge

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Centaurea dealbata Persian Coneflower

Chelone glabra ‘Black Ace’ Black Ace White Turtlehead

Coreopsis tripteris Tall Tickseed

Delphinium elatum ‘Magic Fountains Cherry Blossom’

Magic Fountains Cherry Blossom Alpine Delphinium

Delphinium elatum ‘Magic Fountains Dark Blue/Dark Bee’

Magic Fountains Dark Blue/Dark Bee Alpine Delphinium

Dianthus caryophyllus ‘Grenadin Golden Sun ’

Grenadin Golden Sun Carnation

Dianthus deltoides ‘Arctic Fire’ Arctic Fire Maiden Pink

Digitalis grandiflora Large Yellow Foxglove

Digitalis lutea Small Yellow Foxglove

Echinacea ‘Tomato Soup’ Tomato Soup Coneflower

Echinacea pallida Pale Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea ‘Alaska’ Alaska Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea ‘Garden Emotion Bright Orange’

Garden Emotion Bright Orange Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea ‘Evening Glow’ Evening Glow Coneflower

Epimedium x warleyense ‘Orange Queen’ Orange Queen Barrenwort

Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake Master

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Erysium hieraciifolium ‘Goldshot’ Goldshot European Wallflower

Eupatorium rugosum ‘Chocolate’ Chocolate White Snakeroot

Euphorbia polychroma Cushion Spurge

Gaura lindheimeri White Gaura

Gentiana andrewsii Bottle Gentian

Geum rivale Water Avens

Gillenia trifoliata Bowman’s Root

Gypsophila pacifica Pink Baby’s Breath

Helenium ‘Can Can’ Can Can Sneezeweed

Helleborus x hybridus ‘Red Lady’ Red Lady Lenten Rose

Hemerocallis ‘ Black Arrowhead’ Black Arrowhead Daylily

Hemerocallis ‘Heavenly Angel Ice’ Heavenly Ice Daylily

Hemerocallis ‘Ikebana Star’ Ikebana Daylily

Heuchera americana ’Marvelous Marble’ Marvelous Marble Coral Bells

Heuchera sanguinea ‘Firefly’ Firefly Coral Bells

Hosta ‘Abiqua Drinking Gourd’ Abiqua Drinking Gourd Hosta

Hosta ‘Fire and Ice’ Fire and Ice Hosta

Hosta ‘Rainbow’s End’ Rainbow’s End Hosta

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Iris ensanata ‘Variegata’ Variegata Japanese Iris

Iris sibirica ‘Blue Butterfly’ Blue Butterfly Siberian Iris

Iris sibirica ‘Concord Crush’ Concord Crush Siberian Iris

Iris sibirca ‘Victoria Secret’ Victoria Secret Siberian Iris

Jasione laevis Sheep’s Bit Scabious

Kniphofia ‘Nancy’s Red’ Red Hot Poker

Leucantehmum x superbum ‘Alaska’ Alaska Shasta Daisy

Liatris aspera Tall Blazingstar

Liatris spicata ‘Goblin’ Goblin Dense Blazingstar

Lilium canadense Canada Lily

Linum lewisii Lewis Flax

Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower

Lobelia siphilitica Great Blue Lobelia

Lychnis chalcedonica Maltese Cross

Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea ‘Karl Foerster’

Karl Foerster Purple Moor Grass

Monarda didyma ‘Colrain Red’ Colrain Red Bee Balm

Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot

Monarda punctata Spotted Beebalm

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Nepeta racemosa ‘Walker’s Low’ Walkers Low Blue Catmint

Nipponanthemum nipponicum Montauk Daisy

Oenothera macrocarpa Missouri Evening Primrose

Paeonia ‘Renato’ Renato Garden Peony

Paeonia lactiflora ‘Madame Emile Debatente’

Madame Emile Debatente Garden Peony

Paeonia lactiflora ‘Raspberry Sundae’ Raspberry Sundae Garden Peony

Paeonia lactiflora ‘Santa Fe’ Santa Fe Garden Peony

Paeonia lactiflora ‘Inspecteur Lavergne’ Inspecteur Lavergne Garden Peony

Panicum virgatum Switch Grass

Penstemon x mexicale ‘Sunburst Amethyst’

Sunburst Amenthyst Beardtongue

Penstemon barbatus ‘Iron Maiden’ Scarlet Bugler Penstemon

Penstemon x mexicalli ‘Carillo Red’ Carillo Red Penstemon

Penstemon digitalis Foxglove Beardtongue

Penstemon eatonii Firecracker Penstemon

Platycodon grandiflorus ‘Mother of Pearl’

Mother of Pearl Balloon Flower

Polemonium viscosum ‘Blue Whirl’ Blue Whirl Sticky Jacob’s Ladder

Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas Fern

Primula denticulata ‘Rubin’ Rubin Durmstick Primula

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Pulsatilla vulgaris Pasque Flower

Ratibida columnifera var. pulcherrima Mexican Hat

Ratibida pinnata Gray-Headed Coneflower

Rodgersia pinnata ‘Chocolate Wings’ Chocolate Wings Rodgersia

Rudbeckia alpicola Showy Coneflower

Rudbeckia fulgida var. speciosa Showy Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia laciniata ‘ Goldquelle Cutleaf’ Goldquelle Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia triloba Brown-eyed Susan

Salvia nemorosa ‘New Dimension Rose’ New Dimension Rose Garden Sage

Salvia nemorosa ‘New Dimension Blue’ New Dimension Blue Garden Sage

Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’ Butterfly Blue Pincushion Flower

Scutellaria incana Downy Skullcap

Sedum erythrostictum ‘Frosty Morn’ Frosty Morn Stonecrop

Sedum ‘Thundercloud’ Thundercloud Stonecrop

Sedum spurium ‘Fuldaglut’ Fuldaglut Two-row Stonecrop

Sedum telephium ‘Red Cauli’ Red Cauli Stonecrop

Sempervivum ‘Commander Hay’ Commander Hay Hen-and-Chicks

Senna hebecarpa Wild Senna

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Sidalcea malviflora ‘Rosanna’ Rosanna Dwarf Checkerbloom

Sidalcea oregana ‘Brilliant’ Brilliant Oregon Checkerbloom

Silene laciniata ‘Jack Flash’ Jack Flash Catchfly

Solidago bicolor White Goldenrod

Solidago rigida Stiff Goldenrod

Tanacetum coccineum ‘Large Flowered Hybrids’

Large Flowered Hybrids Painted Daisy

Telekia speciosa Heart-Leaved Oxeye

Thymus serpyllum Mother-of-Thyme

Trollius x cultorum ‘Alabaster’ Alabaster Globeflower

Trycyrtis ‘Tojen’ Tojen Toad Lily

Verbascum phoeniceum ‘Violetta’ Violetta Purple Mullein

Verbesina alternifolia Wingstem

Vernonia missurica Missouri Ironweed

Viola palmata var. pedatifida Prairie Violet

Viola palmata var. triloba Wood Violet

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ENJOY THE SALE and THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!

***The Plant Sale group welcomes new members throughout the year. If interested please visit:

http://www.uoguelph.ca/arboretum/volunteer/index.shtml to learn more.