Water Conservation Garden plant list - Utilities Kingston

Water Conservation Garden 

List of Plants and Map 

August 2011 

Note: This list was created for visitors to identify plants in the garden. It also shares information on care instructions and 

characteristics for each plant. 

The zoned map of the garden is provided to help narrow your search. By using the find function (pressing CTRL + F 

together) and entering the zone number you can search through the list until you find the characteristics or photo that 

matches the plant you are looking for. 

Plant signs are also posted throughout the garden and there is at least one sign per type of plant.

Plant or Feature Prefers * Features Characteristics Zone Care instructions Image 

Pink flowers drought tolerant 1 slightly invasive 

fernlike foliage 

cultivar/nativish 

ground cover 

pollution resistant 

Partial sun quick spreading attracts beneficial insects 

Yarrow Cherry Queen aka milfoil 

Well drained moist 

soil 

attracts beneficial insects 

Use as a compost accelarant by 

putting clippings of the plant into the 

compost 

Small White flowers Native 2 

blade/small grey green leaves 

Will mass out 

Partial sun 

disease resistant 

Pearl Yarrow 


soil 

drought tolerant 

Large boulder/ French drain/dry well 

deep hole filled with gravel catches runoff 2 

prevents washout and erosion 

underneath large 

boulder 

French drains need to be dug up 

when sediment and material fills 

channel. 

photo not available 

Wide blade drought tolerant 24 

Spent flower stems can be trimmed 

back after flowers are finished. 

Remove old foliage in late fall. 

Day Lilly Little Wine Cup 

Sun Grass like Native 

If needed split plant in early spring or 

late fall 


soil 

Deadhead regularily


Multicoloured flowers Compost accelerant slightly invasive 

Partial sun Pale pastels 1 

Summer Pastels Yarrow 


soil 

Fern Leaves 

Next to Pearl 

Yarrow & Day Lilly 

Use as a compost accelarant by 

putting clippings of the plant into the 

compost 

4ft tall grass drought tolerant 5 

Partial sun orange in fall Zone 4 

Orange flame grass 


soil 

flower looks like grass seed 

cut back in late winter 

1ft blades drought tolerant 23,24,25,26,27 

blueish blades 

fills out 

can be split and replanted if too big 

or browning in the middle 

Mescanthus blue fescue 

Sun 

disease resistant 

seedlings may be 

found 

Dry Soil pest resistant cut back in late winter 

pull mulch away from base ro 

promote ventilation discourage rot 

Sun 2 Varietities 5 ft tall leave seed heads on 5 or 26 cut back in late winter 

Reed Grass- carl foster Overdam 



soil


smells great 


5,16,25,26,27,32,3 

4, 

Walker' s low, Catmint Napetti 

Sun 

easy to grow 

Can bloom from late spring 

until the end of summer 

Can be cut back to 12" if it begins to 

get too leggy it will grow back 


soil 

purple flowers 


Trim back to 12" after first flowering 

to promote second bloom 

Sedum - Autumn Joy Autumn interest shallow rooted 22,23,24,25,26,27 

Divide when centrer begins to die out 

- carefree plant 

Sun variagated leaves shallow rooted 

Sedum - frosts morn Well drained moist 

5,23 

soil 



Sedum -black jack Sun dark foliage, dark red blooms 23 




soil


Shade Loving Pink flowers Native 27,28,30,32,35,4,7, deahead after blooming 

Geranium macrorrhizum 


soil 

ground cover 


Can thrive in dry 

shade 

can be split and replanted 

tall fall flowers 

Native 

Shade Loving Woody Shade Loving 

Bug bane 

zone 6 burgundy 

blooms , zone 4 

white blooms 

Moist soil 5' tall moisture loving Provide support if necessary. 

broad heart shaped leaves shallow rooted relatively carefree 

Shade Loving excellent understory plant ground cover 

Dead head flower stalk after 

blooming 

Hostas, many varieties in garden 


soil 

Hostas are disease-resistant, 

but their succulent leaves are 

no match for slugs and snails. 

Keep a watchful eye on the 

emerging leaves and pick off 

the assailants as you find 

them. 

Mid summer flowers 

13,11,14,8,6,10,37, 

36, 

watch for new leaves being attacted 

by slugs or snails, remove by hand 

and … 

Shade Loving Spring Flowers Purple ground cover 8 deadhead 

Aster dumosus 


soil 

Skinny Basil type leaves 

massing plant


Low variegated leaves cultivar/nativish 8 

Dead head flowers to promote new 

foliage growth. 

Bright Shade 9 leave branches massing plant 

Jacob's Ladder 


soil 

Part sun 

Bright Shade 

12-18" tall pretty fronds 

prefers partial shade to deep 

shade 

11,12,30, 

can add peat and compost to the soil 

yearly enjoys slightly acidic soil 

Fern Japanese Painted 

Moist soil spreads slowly Plant sheltered from wind 

Ruffled Leaves drought tolerant 17,34,11,14,35 cover with mulch to over winter 

dead head to promote further 

Bright Shade Red stalk with small flowers Part shade to full shade 

blooming 

Heuchara- purple palace 


soil 

Red/plum maple shaped leaves 

Tie up the stalks of flowers for a 

better appearance 

Ruffled Leaves drought tolerant 17,34,11,35 cover with mulch to over winter 

Bright Shade White or red flowers Part shade to full shade 

dead head to promote further 

blooming 


Heuchara- coral bells 


soil 

Green Leaves 

Tie up the stalks of flowers for a 

better appearance


Sun Shrub white blooms in late spring 11 

Mock Orange 



soil 

Woody 

May be pruned after blooming if 

desired 

Purple veined leaves ground cover 5,7,13 

shade loving 

Shade Loving Spring bloomer Native 

can be split and transplanted 

to provide better display in coming 

years 

Tiarella (foam flower) 


soil 

serrated leaves 

small white flowers on foot tall 

spike 

deadhead regularly 

Sweet Woodruff 

little white flowers Travelling Rhizomes 13,30,33 

Shade Loving Flowery leaves Shade Loving 

Moist soil pretty, star leaves Mid Spring flowers 

trim off by 2-3" after flowering to 

promote bushyness 

can be split to provide better 

coverage 

keep back from other plants slightly 

invasive 

trim down old leaves in spring to 

ground 

Spring Flowers White 

ground cover 

Bright Shade forms a patch shallow rooted 

6,17, 14 and look 

for volunteers 

To self seed leave seedpods on. 

Aenenome sylvestris or snowdrop 

anemone 


soil 

invasive keep back from other 

plants 

Sun and Shade


Red Branches Birds like berries 8,18,33 

Variagated leaves 

Native 

likes consistent moisture 

Partial Sun Winter interest Understory trees 

Dogwood Elegantisima 


soil 

not drought tolerant, do not let 

it dry out 

prune back dead branches or to 

promote on central trunk. 

Green to purple foliage Travelling Rhizomes 17,18 

ridged teardrop leaves shallow rooted Creeps over the top of ground 

Partial Sun low growing 3-4" Spring Interest 

can help direct off shoots to where 

growth is desired 

Ajuga (burgundy bugleweed) 


soil 

blue flowers in mid spring ground cover Can be invasive 

delicate bunchy leaves woodland plant 10 

Bright Shade Yellow hanging flowers Self seeds deadhead to promote new blooms 

Corydalis 


soil 

blooms all summer 

Shade Loving 

Lemonthyme Sun Herb ground cover 17,27 

Thyme is most fragrant and flavorful 

when grown in dry, lean soil. Too 

much moisture will rot the plants. 


soil


Red berries in fall sprawling plant 18 

small teardrop leaves 


broadleaf evergreen pretty white flowers Prune back as necessary 

Cottoneaster corral beauty 

overwinters leaves and then 

drops them in srping 

burying midsection of a branch and 

holding with a rock may encourage 

branch to root 

tall purple foliage Native 16 

Partial Sun big white flowers Shade Loving 

Chocolate Joe Pye Weed, aka 

Snakeroot 

Moist soil Starts blooming in Aug moisture loving 

Bright Shade 

Sends up white flowers in eraly 

summer 

Shade Loving 

19,16, 30, Rain 

Garden 

Goat's Beard 

Moist soil Moisture loving cut back in fall to ground 

Partial Sun Highly Invasive ground cover 16,19,20,28 Do not let it dry out 

Creeping Jenny 

Moist soil 

little round yellow leaves 

Do not let this dry out or it will 

turn brown. 

encourage this striking yellow invader 

to make a home on those highly 

erosive banks.


Variagated leaves Shade Loving throughout spreads via rhizomes 

Partial Sun Grass green/yellow moisture loving can transplant offshoots 

Hakone grass 

Bright Shade 

Tendency to flop over 

individual shoots of flowers up 

3'-4' 

likes part shade 

Partial Sun serrated leaves likes consistent moisture 

16,31, Rain Garden 

Turtle Head/ Hot lips chelone 

Moist soil Spires of pink flowers fall interest 

Wide Tall grass like blades moisture loving 26,5,6,12 

Partial Sun deep roots hold soil Spring flower 

deadhead and cut down stalk to 

ground when flowering is done 

Siberian Iris 


soil 

Big purple flowers about 2 

weeks of bloom in June and 

then they're done 

tricolour leaves moisture loving 36,37,6,10 

Partial Sun native cut back in late winter to six inches 

Willows/blue artic 

Moist Soil deep roots prune as desired


Bright Shade dark green leaves Shade Loving 12 

Polminaria Lung Wort 



soil 

white spots on leaves 

Spring flower 

Double Yellow flowers from 

May to July 

Native 10,16 

Partial Sun ground cover highly invasive 

Creeping Rannunculus "Buttercup" 

Moist Soil 

invasive 

keep off other plants cut back if 

necessarty 

Holds Soil 

Blue Lime grass Partial Sun Greyish green grass highly invasive 2,3 

keep this lime grass isolated to sector 

3 


soil 

grows to 2 ft tall 

Mullien Sun first year rosette of hairy leaves 

self seeding wild binennual, 

birds feast on ripe seeds 

20, 36 carefree 


soil 

second year spire of yellow 

flowers emerges in june and 

blooms in july,aug 

deep tap root- drought tolerant 

can remove flower stalk to prevent 

seeding 

Sumac tiger eyes 

changes leaf colour every 

season 

native 31 carefree


pale grey green foliage attracts beneficial insects everywhere 

Russian Sage 

grows tall blooms from July to August leave flowerhead for winter interest 

tiny purple flowers Hearty/full sun cut down in early spring 

Sun Smells good drought tolerant 


soil 

self seeding 

cut down to 6" before new growth 

appears in spring 

Sun 

round 

Deep tap root = extremely 


21 

remove debris and from within the 

plant's leaves 

Yucca Spanish Bayonette or Adam's 

Needle 

Enlish Lavender Grosso 

Very Well Drained 

soil 

Sun 

Very Well Drained 

soil 

spikes - ouch! careful Spire of Summer flowers Cut down stalk after bloom is done 

adams needle is bigger 

Fragrant purple flowers 

enjoys room for ventilation 

To encourage lateral branching, 

pinch plants throughout first 

year and thereafter in spring. 

After flowering, cut back plants 

by one-third, and water 

thoroughly. 

keep mulch away from crown 

21,23,27 

propagated by offshoots from base 

of the plants. Dig plantlets at any 

time of the year by pulling back the 

soil at the base of the parent plant 

Promote 2nd bloom. When flowers 

fade prune lavender. Cut back the 

flowering stems just above the 

vegetative (leafy) part of the plant. 

loves dry conditions remove leaf 

matter and mulch away from base of 

plant 

in spring, watch for new,bright green 

growth poking out of the blackish 

stems. Cut back to just above the 

uppermost of that new growth.


Zebra Grass Sun/ Dry soil has paler stripes along its' reeds native 21 

cut down in late winter, waste grass 

can be used as mulch 

Little Blue Stem Grass Sun/Dry soil tiny blue flowers native throughout 

cut 3"4 inches above crown in late 

winter 

native 

Clover 

All conditions 

Three leaves - four if you're 

really lucky 

groundcover - foot traffic 

tolerant 

everywhere 

Clover loses it's leaves in fall and 

therefor ot a good option for 

errosion control. 

many different colours 

Fixes nitrogen and fertilizes soil 

when it decomposes. Great 

companion on your lawn. 

Partial Sun 

mound or cushion of dark 

green needle-like leaves, 

disease resistant 12,14,15 

can be split if big enough and moved 

to create a bigger stretch of phlox. 

Creeping Phlox 


soil 

many small pink purple flowers 

in spring 

Shear off the top 2" removing 

finnished flowers and some foliage, 

go for a nice shape, promotes 

bushiness and a better bloom 

No Photo Available


Pink Flowers ground cover 7,24 

propogation is easy, just place cut 

stems into moist soil in may or june 

and voila. 

Sun Phat green leaves drought tolerant 

Seedums - dragons blood 

Dry soil 

not native 

shallow rooted 

clump of grassy green foliage blooms profusely 3A dead head rugularily 

Day lilly Stella D'ovo 

Sun 

Drought tolerant once 

eastablished 

split plant in spring or fall if 

overcrowded 


soil 

Golden Trumpet flowers 

Can bloom all summer 

cut spent flowers stalks to ground 

level. 

fuzzy grey-green foliage ground cover 29,31,27,35 

Sun Small pink flowers drought tolerant Will rot if overly wet and shaded 

Creeping Wooly Thyme 

Dry Soil 

Excellent substitute for sod in 

sunny, dry areas 

Good ground cover for poor dry 

soil, sun. Looks lovely spilling 

over patios and walls. Grows 

moderately fast. 

move mulch away from base to allow 

spread of thyme 

Foot traffic tolerant 

Baptista false Blue indigo 

blue green teardrop leaves native 23,24,25 

seed pods rattle in the wind 

Sun Tap root drought tolerant 

cut back so they do not obstruct 

paths. 

seed pods can cause plant to sag 

down, cut off some seed pods on 

periphery to help prevent this. 


soil 

3ft blue flowers in June 

disease resistant


Sun Big Spatulate leaves pest resistant 23,24,25 

cut back all flower spires after 

blooming just above new buds for 

rebloom. 

Salvia May Night 


soil 

deep indigo violet-blue flowers 


clip back hard after blooming to 

rejunivate foliage 

attracts butterflies and 

hummingbirds 

dormant below 5C and 

Big ruffly heart shaped leaves produces edible stalk in spring 

and fall 

Sun Red Stalk drought tolerant 

2 

snails may like to eat this plant, pick 

them off 

Rhubarb 


soil 

established plants can give two 

harvests a year 

growth emerges soft pink and 

white, literally bathing the 

can grow to 8' x 8' 36,10 

enjoys wet soils 

prune in late winter 

Flamingo Willow 

Partial Sun 

Moist Soil 

plant with color in spring, fades 

to white variegation in summer. 

vegetation can be trimmed back to 

promote bushiness and more pink 

white growth. 

tough and adaptable 

Partial Sun Variegated leaves self seeds 35,12 

cut back after blooming to promote 

compact growth 

Lamium White Nancy 


soil 

white flowers on short spire 

preffers dry partial shade


Partial Sun variegated leaves self seeds 13 

cut back after blooming to promote 

compact growth 

Lamium Maculatum ‘Pink Pewter 


soil 

pink flowers on short spire 

preffers dry partial shade 

mostly sun to partial shade hardy 23 cut down spent flowerstalk 

Bergenia 

Partial Sun spring flowers likes moisture cut out dead leaves 


soil 

Sun purple leaves drought tolerant 27,32 

Pruning should be done after the 

flowers finish blooming in spring. It 

should be pruned as needed to keep 

it in an oval shape, or it will become 

Purple Leaf Sandcherry 


soil 

pink white flowers in spring 

Veronica/Speedwell Sun Creeping variegated leaves border plant 22 

clip georgia blue after flowering or 

deadhead or flowers can be mowed 

with a high mower 

Georgia Blue 


soil 

Purple spires of flowers in 

spring 

Ground Cover 

clean out leaves in spring to allow for 

new growth 

Grows low so it is possible to mow 

the finnished blooms off.


Sun Golden yellow foliage border plant 22,26 

cut golden speedwell in mid to late 

June to encourage bushiness. 

Golden Speedwell 


soil 

Blue flowers in spring 

Ground Cover 

clean out leaves in spring to allow for 

new growth 

star shaped yellow flowers in 

summer 

does well in sunny poor soil 22,23 

to transplant simply place piece of 

plant in moist soil, keep moist until 

rooted. 

Angelique Sedum 

Sun thick succulent leaves ground cover 


soil 

easily transplanted 

evergreen 

creeping easily trained 16,31,23 pull mulch back away from roots 

Sun greenish blue colour ground cover prune out dead branches 

Blue Rug Juniper 


soil 


does not tolerate wet roots 

Anise Hysop (agastaches blue fortune) 

Sun 

Purple flowers 

Native, self seeding, drought 

tolerant 

7,23,32,34, rain 

garden 

Delay pruning of your anise hyssop if 

you live in a cold climate. Provide 

additional winter protection to your 

plant and do not disturb the leafless 

stems on the plant until spring. Cut 

back the stems with your pruners to 

6 inches above the ground in early 

spring. 


soil 

Leaves smell faintly like black 

licorice when crushed 

Herb 

sweet smelling flowers 

Attracts many beneficial insects


Euphorbia mound of evergreen foliage esp attractive in spring 23,24 

Can be sheared down by a third after 

flowering to prevent seeding. 

Chameleon Spurge Sun red/green leaves 

CAUTION: sap is a skin and eye 

irritant/toxic if eaten. 


soil 

self seeding, look for little red 

green sprouts 

Cut back after flower to promote new 

foliage from base 

Spreading clump easily divided 24 

deadhead or wait until first bloom is 

finished and remove spent blooms all 

at once with shears. 

Coreopsis Verticillata ‘Moonbeam’ 

Sun fernlike foliage drought tolerant 


soil 

creamy yellow flowers in July 

attracts butterflies 

Coreopsis ‘Sunshine’ 

Sun Yellow flowers bloom in August Attracts beneficial insects 23,26 

deadhead to promote more 

blooming 


soil 

Yellow petal with black cone 

flowers 

7,24,27,32 

deadhead by cutting back flower 

stem to fork where another flower is 

growing. 

Brown Eyed Susan Rudbekia 

Sun 


soil 

Supports many flowers 

throught late summer 

leave seedheads for good 

winter interest


foliage perenial drought tolerant 23,24 

trim hard just as tiny silver ball like 

flower appear - in july trim about half 

of the green foliage off 

Silver mound 

Sun silver grey leaves ground cover 


soil 

mounding habit 

Sun slow low growing evergreen sun loving 25 prune as needed 

Golden Threadleaf Cypress 


soil 

mounding habit 

Beebalm Marshall's Delight 

Sun 


soil 

Pink flowers 

vigorous spreader 

Great fragrance 

Make sure it doesn't invade 

other plants 

Deadhead after first bloom to 

promote a second bloom. 

Can develop powdery mold 

problems in humid weather, a 

preventative spray of 1 tsp 

baking powder to one gallon 

water can be applied every 3-4 

days to prevent powdery 

mildew 

24,25,26,23,27, 

Thin out the plant allowing for more 

ventilation 

Allow air to circulate around the 

plant 

Dispose of powdery mildew clippings 

in the trash as composting them does 

not kill the spores. 

may need support 

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln' - 

Dwarf Fountain Grass 

Sun/Well drained 

moist soil 

cut back in spring 4 

all cut grasses can be used as mulch, 

avoid using seeds unless you want 

volunteers. 

photo not available


green day lily foliage 

Dorught tolerant once 

established 

25 

remove seed heads and finished 

blooms 

Pandoras Box Day Lily 

Sun 


soil 

vanilla with purple yellow 

centers 

video on 

deadheading 

cut scape off near ground level 

can develop rust or steak on leaves 

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if so remove leaves to ground and 

trash them do not compost 

many small leaves 

drought tolerant once 

established 

26 prune as needed 

Shade Master Locust 

Sun 


soil 

remove new shoots of trunk 

Put on overwinter protection in fall 

and remove it in spring. 

East most tree was 

transplanted June 2011 should 

be established by fall of 2011 

tall grass like leaves 

drought resistant 

24,26,32,34,35,36, 

5 

add compost yearly around plants 

Iris Ceasars Brother 

Partial Sun 


soil 

blue flowers are a striking 

display in early June 

thrive in damp soil 

video on deadheading iris 

can become infested with iris borers 

watch for damage to leaves as first 

sign 

http://www.youtube.com/watc 

h?v=9Ai8j5va-l8 

Can split plant when it is big and 

performing poorly in the center 

Partial Sun dark red purple leaves Prefers partial shade 25,26 

Trim back to 4 inches after blooming, 

to rejuvenate the foliage. Easily 

divided in spring or fall. 

Geranium Hocus Pocus 


soil 

pastel blue blooms start june 

last all summer 

Trimming can promote second bloom


Red Switch Grass 

Sun 

red and green grass 

drought tolerant needs water 

to root depth every two weeks 

10 

When to cut back: before the new 

growth starts to appear, but after the 

cold weather is over. Cut back to 

about 3-4" from the crown of the 

plant. 


soil 

little green leaves drought tolerant 16,28 

This plant needs a little help 

spreading on the banks so give it a 

touch of water now and then 

Bear Berry 

Sun nice ground cover Slow growing 

Bearberry prefers low fertility, so do 

not fertilize. 


soil 

Choose your site well because it does 

not like to be transplanted. 

Spires of drooping white 

flowers in July 

Lysimachia clethroides Sun Grows to 4' tall drought tolerant 

gooseneck loostrife 

Moist soil 

blooms for six weeks 27,32 

mowing around it will maintain 

a good patch 

pull sprouts up when invading 

another plant. 

A spade can be used to sever the 

roots from the main plant 

very difficult to contain but pretty. 

botantic bully 

highly invasive 

Sun nice yellow flowers in spring 27 prune into shape after flowering 

Forsythia 


soil 

grren foliage 

do not prune a second time unless 

you want to sacrifice some of the 

next years blooms.


Sun slightly invasive drought tolerant 20,27,32 

dead head to encourage a second 

bloom' 

Obedient Plant 

Moist soil 

pink flowers resembling snap 

dragons 

called the obedient plant 

because flowers can be turned 

and will remain in that position. 

cut back old foliage in spring 

has small purple berries that 

birds like to eat 

Native 27,32 

prune right after flowering to 

maintain shape 

Choke Berry 

Sun White Flowers in Spring Drought tolerant 


soil 

Attractive foliage 

Sun 

great for fall interest 


established 

27,32 prune as needed to maintain shape 

Burning Bush 


soil 

leaves go a nice deep red 

white flowers in spring 

Diablo Nine Bark 

White flowers in May drought tolerant 3e,3d,1a 

can prune out 1/3 of bush in fall to 

promote fresh regrowth. 

red seed pods that turn orange 

in fall 

prune back as desired 

Partial Sun purplish' green foliage suseptible to powdery mildew 


soil 

new growth will not bloom 2nd 

year growth will 

Removing all mildewed and residue 

under the plant and not watering the 

leaves willhelp prevent future mildew 

outbreaks, sanitation is key. 

Better sun and air circulation will 

help prevent mildew.

Diablo Nine Bark 


Partial Sun flowers look like little burrs native 10,16 

remove seed heads if you don't want 

it to spread 

Water Avens 

Moist soil 

spreads by seed that attaches 

to fur, feather, clothing 


grows best by the waters edge 

ground cover 

low groing mound of foliage 

Spreads by Rhizoms 

deadhead after flowering for 

appearance 

Geranium Alba 

Partial Sun White flowers in Spring drought tolerant 


soil 

Autumn Brillance Partial Sun Tree excellent fall caolour 

36 and one on the 

lawn next to the 

rain garden 

Squish aphids and rolled up leaf 

catterpillars 

Service Berry 


soil 

white flowers 

attract birds 

green berries turn red 

susceptable to cedar rust… 

aka june berry 

prune as needed to maintain shape 

Partial Sun 

pale green mound of foliage 

drought tolerant once 

established 

32,34 

prune after blooming to promote a 

second bloom and fresh foliage 

Spiraea Gold Mound 


soil 

pink blooms in June


Sun grey green leaves drought tolerant 34 

prune out dead branches and to 

maintain a nice form, 

Russian Olive 


soil 

produces small berries eaten by 

birds 

thorny tree right 

next to east side 

patio 

was experiencing die back in 2011, 

either due to hollow ground or a 

really wet spring? 

Good contrast tree with darker 

trees 

Leaves grow off of hairy shoots 

1-3 ' off the ground 

drought tolerant 25,26 

cut back dead flowers to promote 

new blooms until mid august 

Butterfly Weed 

Sun 

Sandy dry soil 

July to Septemeber blooms big 

orange flowers 

attracts monarch butterflies 

self seeding if you let the 

dandelion seeds blow away 

Full sun, sandy dry soil preferred 

Native 

green day lily foliage ? 


blooms 

Nile Crane Daylily 

Sun 


soil 

vanilla with purple yellow 

centers 

video on 

deadheading 

cut scape off near ground level 




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trash them do not compost 

green day lily foliage ? 


blooms 

Sun Red with yellow centers cut scape off near ground level 

Red Daylily 


soil 

video on 

deadheading 




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trash them do not compost


Sun rossetes of phat leaves Drought tolerant 34 Easy to transplant offshoots 

Common Houseleeks, Hen's and Chicks 


soil 

When mature will send up a 

spire of yellow flowers. 

Great for rock garden or 

borders 

Sun 27,32 

Cut back hard after flowers brown to 

produce a second flush of growth 

and blooms. 

Lady's Mantle 


soil 

blooms from 

water beads in leaves and 

remains for hours 

Sun 

pink flowers in early to mid 

spring 

27 Watch for Aphids on the new growth 

Pink Lady Flowering Quince 


soil 

Prune if needed after flowering 

Purple Violet 

Bright Shade 

Purple violet is the flower of 

New Brunswick 

Heart sha 36,37 

will eagerly reseed so cut of seed 

pods if you don't want to be pulling 

weeds. 

White flowers are Canadian Violet 


soil 

wild 

heart shaped leaves


Sea Thrift Sun Do not fertilize 

white, pink and redflowers 

emerge in mid spring 

Divide in early spring if needed 

Armeria 

Dry Soil 

does not like excessive 

moisture 

Excellent substitute for lawn in 

dry poor soil 

29 

deadhead spent blooms to promote 

rebloom 

Requires excellent drainage or 

it will rot from the middle out 


established 

26 

Weigela Florida 

Partial Sun 

pale foliage with cheery red 

blossoms in profusion in spring 

and continuing sporadically into 

the fall 

prune after flowering if needed 

Carlton Ghost 


soil 

Sun 

some consider this plant a 

weed. 

Cone that sprout blue florets in 

June and July. 

10 

This is one of the pants chosen to 

naturalize the banks. 

Heal All 

Moist soil 

has taken up residence by 

creekside, leaving for 

naturalization. 

Spreads vis seed and somewhat 

by creeping. 

Astilbe Bright Shade Pink flowers June and July Loves to have wet feet Rain Garden 

Bressingham Beauty 


soil


Day Lily 

Sun 

yellow bloom with brown 

centre blooms July and August 

Rain Garden 


Hemerocallis Bonanza 


soil 

Meadow Rue Yellow 

Partial Sun 

Yellow flowers bloom from 

June to August 

Rain Garden 

Thalictrum Flavum 

Moist soil 

Sun 

Yellow blossoms from may to 

June 

Loves to have wet feet Rain Garden Watch for Aphids 

Swamp Milkweed 

Moist soil 

Native 

Allow caterpillars as they are 

butterfly larva. 

Partial Sun Lovely white and green leaves Enjoys Moist Soil Rain Garden 

Variagated Palm Sedge 

Moist soil 

Looks like a grass bush


Lobelia 

Sun 

Blue flowers from August to 

September 

Loves to have wet feet Rain Garden Deadhead to promote rebloom 

Blue Cardinal Flower 

Moist soil 

Agastache Mexicana Red Fortune Sun Red flowers Drought tolerant Rain garden enjoys well drained soil 

Mexican Giant Hyssop 


soil 

Partial Sun native Rain garden carefree 

Heart Leaf Aster 

Moist soil 

Lobelia (cardinal flower) 

Sun 

Deep red flowers from July to 

September 

Avoid letting soil dry out completely 

Compliment Scarlet Moist soil Dead head to promote fresh blooms


Partial Sun White flowers native Rain garden 

Boneset 

Moist soil 

Black ElderBerry 

Partial Sun native Rain garden 

suscpetable to Elder whitewash 

fungus, preventative spray of baking 

soda and water and removing all 

infected material can reduce 

incidence 


soil 

Button Bush 

Partial Sun 

Distinctive globular flower and 

seed clusters 

native 

Rain garden 

Cephalanthus occidentalis Wet Roots loves to have wet feet 

Partial Sun native Rain garden carefree 

Flat Top White Aster 

Moist soil


Chelone Partial Sun Waxy green leaves native Rain garden 

Turtle head Moist soil White Flowers 

Asclepias Incarnata Sun Blooms July and August native Rain garden Late to break dormancy 

Soul Mate 

Moist soil 

Watch for Aphids, crush, soap and 

water, or spray off with hose, 

Lacewing larva are a good bet for 

predatory solution. 

Understory, partial 

sun 

red bark and white pith native Rain garden 

branches are flexible and good for 

making baskets 

Red Dog wood 

Moist soil 

enjoys moisture 

Understory, partial 

sun 

Red stem with green bottom 

that ages to white 

Birds enjoy the berries 

Rain garden 

Silky Dogwood 

Moist soil 

Berries turn from White to blue 

in the fall 

native


Bright Shade 

long, narrow plumes of pure 

white flowers, over a mound of 

elegant, lacy green leaves 

native 

Rain garden 

Garden Astilbe are a popular choice 

for shady gardens, where they 

perform well if given a rich, moist soil 

and regular watering. 

Astilbe Arendsii 


soil 

Seed heads may be removed, or left 

on the plant for winter interest. 

Plants should be divided every 2 to 3 

years, in early spring. Will tolerate full 

sun, in cool summer regions. 

Partial Sun Ridged Leaves Native Annual/self seeding 

24,36 may not be 

there after 2011 

Cut to ground once blooming has 

ceased 

Frost Aster 


soil 

Flower stalk blooms profusely 

for months 

Grows up to 5' tall 

Shade 2' stalks Invasive 10,11,12 Deadhead to promote second bloom 

Perrenial Phlox 

Dry Soil 

Light pink blooms in August 

Sun 

up to 6' tall depending on 

variety 

Native Annual/self seeding 21,25 

Golden Rod 

Dry Soil 

Blooms yellow in August


Partial Sun Square stem, strong scent wild, annual 21 self seeding 

Wild Catnip 


soil 

Light purple flowers 

you cat will go bonkers, can be 

dried or frozen, one leaf a week 

along east bank 

Sun small ground hugging sedum drought tolerant 21 

can be chopped and mixed with soil 

to create a ground cover 

Mossy Stonecrop 

Dry Soil yellow flowers in July rock gardens, borders 

Sun 

Thick leaves, ground hugging 

habit, enjoys walkways and 

fertile soil 

highest source of Omega threes 

of any green plant, also has 

vitamin C,E, betacarotine and 

other essential minerals 

21,22 Self seeds 

Purslane 

Dry Soil 

recipes online 

avoid eating plants growing at 

roadside where they will have come 

into contact with pollution 

Partial Sun Small white flowers wildflower 

Along the banks of 

the creek 

Bittercress 

Wet Roots 

Loves wet feet 

Spreads via the 

water


Partial Sun Lovely Green fronds Enjoys evenly moist soil 33 

E joys a layer fresh layer of compost 

every year 

Royal Fern 


soil 

Brown Flower 

Plant out of wind 

Partial Sun 

White, pink and green 

variegated heart shaped leaves 

Highly invasive, grew from one 

side of the creek to the other 

3,6,37 hard to keep under control 

Chameleon 

Moist soil 

White Flowers in late spring 

ealry summer 

on the lower banks 

Partial Sun 

Giant white flowers that fade to 

green in July and August 

Water loving plant 27,32 Keep moist 

Hydrengea 

Moist soil 

Trim off flowers when they become 

unattractive, can be tied to support 

heavy blooms 

Sun 

White flowers that turn into 

black berries 

Drought tolerant once establish 33 

Prune after flowering to the shape, if 

you prune off flowers stems berries 

will not form. 

Sambucus Negra, Thundercloud Elder 


soil 

Lovely, dark foliage grows to 

look like a thundercloud 

Native cultivar 

Sun 

Yellow Flowers from June to 

september 

Drought tolerant / Seeds Freely 16 

Cab be propogated by seeds or 

cuttings 

Bird's Foot 

Dry Soil 

Seed pods on stem look like a 

bird's foot 

Good for errossion control on 

banks


*Defintitions 

to the top 

Sun 

Full Sun, plants in this category do benefit from 

shading of the soil and roots to lower temperature 

and slow evaporation 

Partial Sun 

3/5 to 4/5 of sunlight hours in direct sun 

Bright Shade 

2/5 of sunlight hours in direct sun 

Shade loving 

Deep shade to very little sun 

Dry Soil 

Soil that is usually dry, meaning at higher elevation or 

high sand content or both. 

Well Drained Moist soil 

Soil that holds moisture but allows oxygen to 

penetrate to roots as well. This is the soil Ideal for 

most plants achieved through a combination of high 

organic content and earthjworms 

Moist Soil 

Soil that is wet, high clay content 

Wet roots 

Grows best adjacent to or in water

Water Conservation Garden plant list - Utilities Kingston

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