Container-Friendly Plants
Compact varieties that thrive in pots, planters, and raised beds. Ideal for balconies, patios, and small spaces.
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American Arborvitae Emerald Green
Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald Green'
American Arborvitae Pyramidalis
Thuja occidentalis 'Pyramidalis'
Apple Pink Lady
Malus domestica 'Pink Lady'
Bamboo, Golden Striped
Pleioblastus viridistriatus
Bloodgood Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'
Blue Fescue
Festuca glauca
Blue Fescue Azurite
Festuca glauca 'Azurite'
Blue Fescue 'Blaufuchs'
Festuca glauca 'Blaufuchs'
Blue Fescue Intense Blue
Festuca glauca 'Intense Blue'
Bosc Pear
Pyrus communis 'Bosc'
Carex
Carex spp.
Orange Sedge
Carex testacea
Carex Testacea
Carex testacea
Cherry Tart
Prunus avium × Prunus cerasus
Columnar Aspen
Populus tremuloides 'Erecta'
Crimson Queen Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Crimson Queen'
Crippsii Hinoki Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii'
Dissectum Ornatum Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Ornatum'
Douglas Fir Compacta
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. compacta
Dwarf Alberta Spruce
Picea glauca 'Conica'
Dwarf Mulberry
Morus alba var. nana
Eastern Redbud 'Forest Pansy'
Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'
Dwarf Hairgrass
Eleocharis acicularis
Emerald Green Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald Green'
Emerald Green Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Emerald Green'
Blue Fescue
Festuca glauca
Filigree Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Filigree'
Five-Needle Pine Contorta
Pinus lambertiana 'Contorta'
Gala Apple
Malus domestica 'Gala'
Gala Apple
Malus domestica 'Gala'
Hakonechloa
Hakonechloa macra
Golden Japanese Forest Grass
Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'
Hakonechloa Beni Kaze
Hakonechloa macra 'Beni Kaze'
Hakonechloa Fubuki
Hakonechloa macra 'Fubuki'
Hinoki Cypress Crippsii
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii'
Honey Locust Elegantissima
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis 'Elegantissima'
Jane Magnolia
Magnolia × loebneri 'Jane'
Japanese Black Pine
Pinus thunbergii
Japanese Forest Grass
Hakonechloa macra
Japanese Maple Dissectum
Acer palmatum var. dissectum
Japanese Maple Fireglow
Acer palmatum 'Fireglow'
Japanese Sedge
Carex oshimensis
Japanese Sedge Aureola
Carex oshimensis 'Aureola'
Jointed rush
Juncus articulatus
Little Gem Spruce
Picea abies 'Little Gem'
Millet
Panicum miliaceum
Moonfire Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Moonfire'
Mulberry Dwarf Everbearing
Morus alba 'Dwarf Everbearing'
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