New England Garden Plant ID

Ageratum

Ageratum houstonianum

Annual

Late Spring to mid autumn

Full – partial sun

Ageratum

Ageratum houstonianum

Annual

Late Spring to mid autumn

Full – partial sun

Begonia

Begonia Semperflorens-Cultorum Hybrids

Annual

mid-spring - October

Full Sun - Partial Shade

Begonia

Begonia Semperflorens-Cultorum Hybrids

Annual

mid-spring - October

Full Sun - Partial Shade

Celosia

Celosia argentea var. cristata

Annual

Summer

Full sun - Partial Sun

Celosia

Celosia argentea var. cristata

Annual

Summer

Full sun - Partial Sun

Celosia

Celosia argentea var. cristata

Annual

Summer

Full sun - Partial Sun

Coleus

Solenostemon scutellarioides

Annual

Full Sun - Partial Shade

Cosmos

Cosmos bipinnatus

Annual

Late summer - frost

Full sun - partial sun

Edging Lobelia

Lobelia erinus

Annual

Spring - summer

Full sun - Partial Sun

Foxglove

Digitalis spp. (and hybrids)

Annual

Mid Spring - early summer

Full sun - Partial Shade

Foxglove

Digitalis spp. (and hybrids)

Annual

Mid Spring - early summer

Full sun - Partial Shade

Geranium

Pelargonium (and hybrids)

Annual

Spring - (sometimes) winter

Full sun - Partial sun

Geranium

Pelargonium (and hybrids)

Annual

Spring - (sometimes) winter

Full sun - Partial sun

Impatients

Impatiens walleriana

Annual

Late spring - frost

Partial shade - Full shade

Merigold

Tagetes spp. (and hybrids)

Annual

Summer - Frost

Full sun - Partial Sun

Merigold

Tagetes spp. (and hybrids)

Annual

Summer - Frost

Full sun - Partial Sun

Nasturtium

Tropaeolum majus

Annual

Summer

Full sun - partial sun

*Good in spaces with poor soil conditions

*Edible

Nasturtium

Tropaeolum majus

Annual

Summer

Full sun - partial sun

*Good in spaces with poor soil conditions

*Edible

Pansy

Viola x wittrockiana

Annual

Spring - summer

Full sun - partial shade

*Violet hybrid

Pansy

Viola x wittrockiana

Annual

Spring - summer

Full sun - partial shade

*Violet hybrid

Petunia

Petunia x hybrida

Annual

Summer

Full Sun - Partial Sun

Petunia

Petunia x hybrida

Annual

Summer

Full Sun - Partial Sun

Pot Marigold

Calendula officinalis

Annual

Early summer - fall

Full sun - Partial Sun

Moist soils

Salvia (Scarlett Sage)

Annual

Mid summer - frost

Full sun - partial sun

Salvia

Salvia

Snapdragon

Antirrhinum majus

Annual

Spring - Early Fall

Full sun - Partial sun

Snapdragon

Antirrhinum majus

Annual

Spring - Early Fall

Full sun - Partial sun

Spider Flower

Cleome hassleriana

Annual

Midsummer - Frost

Full Sun - Partial Sun

Spider Flower

Cleome hassleriana

Annual

Midsummer - Frost

Full Sun - Partial Sun

Sunflower

Helianthus annus

Annual

Summer - Fall

Full Sun - Partial Sun

Sunflower

Helianthus annus

Annual

Summer - Fall

Full Sun - Partial Sun

Sweet Alyssum

Lobularia maritima

Annual

June - Frost

Full sun - Partial Shade

Sweet Alyssum

Lobularia maritima

Annual

June - Frost

Full sun - Partial Shade

Zinnia

Zinnia elegans (and hybrids)

Annual

Summer - Early Fall (needs deadheading)

Full sun - Partial Sun

Zinnia

Zinnia elegans (and hybrids)

Annual

Summer - Early Fall (needs deadheading)

Full sun - Partial Sun

Bearded Iris

Iris spp. (and hybrids)

Perennials

Spring - Early Summer

Full sun - Partial Sun

*Drought Tolerant

*Chevron foliage late autumn for overwintering

Crocosmia

Crocosmia spp. (and hybrids)

Annual

• perennial in zone 6, lift and store plants for the winter and replant in mid spring)

July - August

Full sun - Partial Sun

*Moist soils

Crocus

Crocus spp. (and hybrids)

Perennials

Later winter - Early spring

Full sun - partial sun

Well drained soils

*Plant bulbs September - October

Daffodil

Narcissus sp. and hybrids

Perennials

Late winter - Early Spring

Full Sun - Partial Sun

Well drained soils

*Plant bulbs September - October

Dahlia

Dahlia cultivars and hybrids

Annuals

• Dig up tubers mid October and store in a cool place for next year

Late Summer - Early Fall

Full sun - Partial Sun

Fancy Leaved Caladium

Caladium bicolor

Annual

• Dig up tubers when temps go to 60 and store them

All Season foliage

Partial sun - Partial shade

Flowering Onion/ Ornamental Onion

Allium spp. and cultivars

Perennial

• if deadheaded

Late spring - Late summer

Full sun - Partial sun

drought tolerant

Gladiola

Gladiolus hybrids

Annual

Late spring - Late summer

Full sun

Grape Hyacinth

Muscari spp

Perennial

Early spring - Mid spring

Full sun - Partial shade

Hyacinth

Hyacinth orientalis

Perennial

Early spring - Late spring

Full sun - Partial sun

Lily

Lilium spp. and hybrids

Perennial

June - August

Full sun - partial sun

drought tolerant (after blooming)

Require deadheading

Tulip

Tulipa spp. and hybrids

Annuals

Late winter - Late spring

Full sun

Arborvitae

Thuja occidentalis

slow release fertilizer in the spring and fall

Only prune to shape

• DO NOT cut to dead wood, cannot produce more growth from dead wood

Full sun - partial sun

drought tolerant

Arborvitae

Thuja occidentalis

slow release fertilizer in the spring and fall

Only prune to shape

• DO NOT cut to dead wood, cannot produce more growth from dead wood

Full sun - partial sun

drought tolerant

Arborvitae

Thuja occidentalis

slow release fertilizer in the spring and fall

Only prune to shape

• DO NOT cut to dead wood, cannot produce more growth from dead wood

Full sun - partial sun

drought tolerant

Blue Atlas Cedar

Cedrus libani spp. atlantica ‘Glauca’

Full sun - Partial shade

Drought tolerant

Protection from prevailing winds

Blue Atlas Cedar

Cedrus libani spp. atlantica ‘Glauca’

Full sun - Partial shade

Drought tolerant

Protection from prevailing winds

Blue Atlas Cedar

Cedrus libani spp. atlantica ‘Glauca’

Full sun - Partial shade

Drought tolerant

Protection from prevailing winds

Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

Full sun - Partial Shade

Prune dead wood and new growth (not after plant is dormant)

Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

Full sun - Partial Shade

Prune dead wood and new growth (not after plant is dormant)

Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

Full sun - Partial Shade

Prune dead wood and new growth (not after plant is dormant)

Colorado Blue Spruce

Picea pungens ‘Glauca’

Full sun

Acidic well drained soils

Prune late winter - early spring

Colorado Blue Spruce

Picea pungens ‘Glauca’

Full sun

Acidic well drained soils

Prune late winter - early spring

Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Full sun

Drought tolerant

Slightly acidic

Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Full sun

Drought tolerant

Slightly acidic

Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Full sun

Drought tolerant

Slightly acidic

Dwarf Hinoki Cypress

Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Nana Gracilis’

Full sun

Protection from wind

Prefers acidic soils

Dwarf Hinoki Cypress

Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Nana Gracilis’

Full sun

Protection from wind

Prefers acidic soils

Eastern White Pine

Full sun

Tolerates some alkaline soil

prune in June

salt tolerant

Eastern White Pine

Juniper

Juniper

Leyland Cypress

Layland Cypress

Leyland Cypress

Umbrella Pine

Umbrella Pine

White Fir

White Fir

White Fir

Yew

Yew

Barrenwort

Bearberry

Blue Lily Turf

Blue Lily turf

Bugleweed

Bugleweed

Christmas Fern

Creeping Juniper

Dead Nettle

English Ivy

Foam Flower

Foam Flower

Golden Moneywort

Golden Moneywort

Japanese Painted Fern

Spurge

Japanese Spurge

Leadwort

Lenten Rose

Lenten Rose