blue mist spirea, bluebeard
Caryopteris incana
This fragrant late summer bloomer sends up aromatic, whorled, blue-flowering spikes over striking bright chartruese … Continued
browsing
popcorn plant
Cassia didymobotrya
Run your hands through the foliage of this plant and release the smell of fresh … Continued
chestnut
Castanea mollisima
As the American chestnut succumbs to disease, the blight-resistant Chinese chestnut is gaining popularity. Trees … Continued
northern catalpa
Catalpa speciosa
Showy white flowers, giant heart-shaped leaves, bean-like seed pods. Grows 40–60’ high and 20–40’ wide … Continued
southern catalpa
Catalpa bignonioides
Southern Catalpa is a medium sized, flowering deciduous tree with a short, thick trunk and … Continued
periwinkle, annual vinca
Catharanthus roseus
These plants start to shine during the heat of summer when days are long and … Continued
‘Cayenne’ fountain grass
Pennisetum Cayenne™
Long and late blooming toasted-brown bottlebrush plumes rise just above rich-green arching blades beginning in … Continued
New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus
2025 Kansas Native Plant Society Native Plant of the Year! Named because dried leaves were … Continued
atlas cedar
Cedrus atlantica
A beautiful specimen tree with silvery blue to bluish-green needles. Develops an attractive, rugged form … Continued
Deodar cedar
Cedrus deodara
Known as Deodar cedar, this evergreen conifer is pyramidal when young, maturing to flat-topped trees … Continued
American bittersweet
Celastrus scandens
A deciduous twining woody vine best known for its showy red-orange berries that brighten up … Continued