Steve Whysall: Top 100 Best Plants for the Coastal Garden

The following 100 plants are identified by Vancouver Sun Gardening Columnist Steve Whysall as the Best Plants for the Coastal Garden in his new book of the same name "100 Best Plants for the Coastal Garden".

Plants identified with an asterisk are usually instock and available at Arts Nursery. Please contact us in advance to confirm availability.

1. (*)Acer palmatum dissectum 'Crimson Queen' - Crimson Queen Japanese Maple
2. (*)Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood' - Bloodgood Japanese Maple
3. (*)Actinidia kolomikta - Kolomikta Vine
4. (*)Adiantum pedatum - Maidenhair Fern
5. (*)Akebia quinata - Chocolate Vine
6. (*)Alchemilla mollis - Lady's Mantle
7. Allium aflatunense - Ornamental Onion
8. (*)Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' - Windflower
9. (*)Aster x frikartii 'Monch' - Michaelmas Daisy
10. (*)Astilbe x arendsii 'Fanal' - Astilbe
11. (*)Astrantia major 'Ruby Wedding' - Masterwort
12. (*)Betula utilis jacquemontii - Himalayan Birch
13. (*)Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' - Siberian Bugloss
14. (*)Buddleia davidii 'Black Knight' - Butterfly Bush
15. (*)Buxus sempervirens - English Boxwood
16. (*)Calamagrostis x acutifolia 'Overdam' - Feather Reed Grass
17. Camellia x williamsii 'Donation' - Japanese Camellia
18. (*)Campsis x tagliabuana 'Madame Galen' - Trumpet Vine
19. (*)Ceanothus impressus 'Victoria' - California Lilac
20. (*)Cercidiphyllum japonicum - Katsura Tree
21. (*)Choisya ternata 'Aztec Pearl' - Mexican Orange
22. (*)Cimicifuga simplex 'Brunette' - Black leaved Bugbane
23. (*)Clematis x jackmanii - Clematis Vine
24. (*)Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam' - Thread-leaved Coreopsis
25. (*)Cornus 'Eddies White Wonder' - Dogwood
26. (*)Corydalis lutea - Yellow corydalis
27. (*)Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple' - Smoke Bush
28. Cotoneaster dammeri 'Coral Beauty' - Bearberry Cotoneaster
29. (*)Crocosmia 'Lucifer' - Montbretia
30. (*)Daphne odora - Winter Daphne
31. (*)Delphinium elatum 'Pacific Giant Hybrids' - Delphinium
32. (*)Dicentra spectabilis 'Alba' - White Bleeding Heart
33. (*)Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' - Purple Coneflower
34. (*)Enkianthus campanulatus 'Red Bells' - Pagoda Bush
35. (*)Erica carnea 'Springwood White' - Winter Heather
36. (*)Euonymous fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety' - Winter Creeper
37. (*)Euphorbia characias wulfenii - Spurge
38. Forysthia x intermedia 'Spectabilis' - Forsythia
39. (*)Fuchsia magellanica 'Riccartonii' - Hardy Fuchsia
40. Geranium macrorrhizum 'Bevans Variety' - Hardy Geranium
41. (*)Ginkgo biloba - Ginkgo Tree
42. (*)Hamamelis x intermedia 'Arnolds Promise' - Witchhazel
43. Helictotrichon sempervirens 'Sapphire Fountain' - Blue Oat Grass
44. (*)Helleborus orientalis - Lenten Rose
45. (*)Hemerocallis 'Stella de Oro' - Daylily
46. (*)Heuchera americana 'Plum Pudding' - Fancy Leaved Coral Bells
47. (*)Hibiscus syriacus 'Blue Bird' - Rose of Sharon
48. (*)Hosta 'Halcyon' - Plantain Lily
49. (*)Hydrangea serrata 'Blue Bird' - Hydrangea
50. (*)Iris siberica 'Silver Edge' - Siberian Iris
51. (*)Jasminum officinale - Jasmine Vine
52. (*)Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star' - Single Seed Juniper
53. (*)Kniphofia 'Royal Castle' - Red Hot Poker
54. (*)Lavandula angustifolia - English Lavender
55. (*)Lavatera 'Barnsley' - Tree Mallow
56. (*)Ligularia dentata 'Desdemona' - Ligularia
57. (*)Lilium 'Casa Blanca' - Lily
58. (*)Lonicera japonica 'Halliana' - Halls Honeysuckle
59. (*)Magnolia x soulangeana - Saucer Magnolia
60. (*)Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus' - Japanese Silver Grass
61. Muscari armeniacum - Grape Hyacinth
62. (*)Nandina domestica 'Plum Passion' - Heavenly Bamboo
63. (*)Nymphaea 'James Brydon' - Water lily
64. (*)Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' - Black Mondo Grass
65. (*)Pachysandra terminalis - Japanese Spurge
66. (*)Paeonia lactiflora 'Bowl of Beauty' - Japanese Peony
67. Papaver orientale 'Beauty of Livermere' - Poppy
68. (*)Passiflora caerulea - Passion Vine
69. (*)Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln' - Fountain Grass
70. (*)Philadelphus coronarius 'Aureus' - Mock Orange
71. Phlox paniculata 'David' - Phlox
72. Picea pungens 'Hoopsii' - Colorado Blue Spruce
73. (*)Pieris 'Forest Flame' - Lily of the Valley Shrub
74. (*)Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldfinger' - Cinquefoil
75. Primula vulgaris 'Quakers Bonnet' - Double English Primrose
76. Prunus x yedoensis 'Akebono' - Yoshino Cherry
77. Pulmonaria 'Dark Vader' - Lungwort
78. (*)Pyrus salicifolia 'Pendula' - Weeping Willow Leaved Pear
79. (*)Rhododendron yakushimanum - Yak Rhododendron
80. Rhododendron 'Rosebud'
81. (*)Ribes sanguineum - Flowering Currant
82. (*)Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia' - Golden Locust Tree
83. Rosa 'Ballerina' - Ballerina Rose
84. Rosa 'Elina' - Elina Rose
85. Rosa 'Graham Thomas' - Graham Thomas Rose
86. Rosa 'New Dawn' - New Dawn Rose
87. Rosa 'Sweet Chariot' - Sweet Chariot Rose
88. Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens' - Purple Sage
89. (*)Sedum x 'Autumn Joy' - Showy Stonecrop
90. (*)Spiraea bumalda 'Goldflame' - Spirea
91. (*)Stewartia pseudocamellia - Japanese Stewartia Tree
92. (*)Styrax japonicus - Japanese Snowbell Tree
93. (*)Syringa vulgaris 'Mme Lemoine' - Lilac
94. (*)Taxus x media 'Hicksii' - Hicks Yew
95. (*)Thymus pseudolanuginosus - Woolly Thyme
96. (*)Trachycarpus fortunei - Windmill Palm
97. (*)Viburnum plicatum 'Summer Snowflake'
98. (*)Weigela florida 'Wine and Roses'
99. (*)Wisteria floribunda 'Alba'
100. Yucca filamentosa 'Bright Edge'

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