Container-Friendly Plants
Compact varieties that thrive in pots, planters, and raised beds. Ideal for balconies, patios, and small spaces.
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Alpine Sedum
Sedum alpestre
American Arborvitae Emerald Green
Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald Green'
American Arborvitae Pyramidalis
Thuja occidentalis 'Pyramidalis'
Apple Pink Lady
Malus domestica 'Pink Lady'
Bloodgood Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'
Bosc Pear
Pyrus communis 'Bosc'
Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus coccineus
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
Drought-tolerant Sedums
Sedum spp.
Dragon's Blood Sedum
Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood'
Matrona Sedum
Sedum × 'Matrona'
October Daphne Sedum
Sedum sieboldii 'October Daphne'
Dwarf Alberta Spruce
Picea glauca 'Conica'
Dwarf Mulberry
Morus alba var. nana
Dwarf Sedum
Sedum spp. (dwarf cultivars)
Eastern Redbud 'Forest Pansy'
Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'
Emerald Green Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald Green'
Emerald Green Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Emerald Green'
Evergreen Sedum Coral Carpet
Sedum spathulifolium 'Coral Carpet'
Evergreen Sedum
Sedum spp. (evergreen varieties)
Filigree Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Filigree'
Five-Needle Pine Contorta
Pinus lambertiana 'Contorta'
Gala Apple
Malus domestica 'Gala'
Gala Apple
Malus domestica 'Gala'
Hinoki Cypress Crippsii
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii'
Honey Locust Elegantissima
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis 'Elegantissima'
Ice Plant
Delosperma nubigenum
Jane Magnolia
Magnolia × loebneri 'Jane'
Japanese Black Pine
Pinus thunbergii
Japanese Maple Dissectum
Acer palmatum var. dissectum
Japanese Maple Fireglow
Acer palmatum 'Fireglow'
Little Gem Spruce
Picea abies 'Little Gem'
Moonfire Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Moonfire'
Mulberry Dwarf Everbearing
Morus alba 'Dwarf Everbearing'
Nectarine Fantasia
Prunus persica var. nectarina
Norway Maple 'Bloodgood'
Acer platanoides 'Bloodgood'
Orange Dream Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Orange Dream'
Peach
Prunus persica
Pine
Pinus spp.
Pinyon Pine
Pinus edulis
Plum, Methley
Prunus salicina 'Methley'
Thundercloud Plum
Prunus cerasifera 'Thundercloud'
Pumila Norway Spruce
Picea abies 'Pumila'
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