Disease-Resistant Plants - Displayed by Common Name in Ascending Order - Page 1 of 2

This unique super dwarf allows for growing inside the home, on the porch, or close confines of a patio. Has a very symmetrical and compact appearance: 2 to 4 feet high. Can produce tasty fruit inside or out.

Improved golden barberry. Sunjoy® Citrus barberry is an improved Berberis ‘Aurea’ - better looking and faster growing means more profitable! Neat, rounded habit results in a uniformly ball-shaped plant that looks nice in a container. This plant was evaluated for over five years in full sun to ensure excellent burn-resistance.

Orange is happy. Orange is cheerful. And there's no orange-r barberry than Sunjoy Neo™. Tom Ranney of NCSU brings us this eye-catching, jaw-dropping new selection that is bright and colorful all season, positively electric in spring. Dense, semi-dwarf habit makes it an ideal selection for landscape or garden beds.

Seedless and semi-evergreen. Thanks to the innovative breeding of Dr. Tom Ranney and his team at the NCSU research station, we now offer a second sterile, dark-leaf barberry: Sunjoy Todo®. The wide cross that resulted in its sterility also conferred deep purple glossy foliage that persists through the year, especially in warmer climates. Attractive orange flowers develop fruit, however, seeds are hollow and non-viable.

This thornless, heat tolerant blackberry is a prolific producer of deliciously sweet and juicy, deep blue-black berries - that can be harvested without getting pricked by thorns! Small, soft pink flowers appear on second year wood, the semi-erect canes yielding a reliable crop of large blackberries in midsummer. Deciduous.

Bright red flowers with a wide, bright yellow band.

Very drought tolerant once established, Mesa Yellow shows intense, non-fading color all season on upright, well-branched plants that perform well in landscapes and mixed containers.

Early, round heads with excellent holding. 2-2¼ lb heads. Yellow resistant.

Pure white, medium flowers with large, heart-shaped foliage. Good for cuts of large containers.

Bright yellow fluted flowers with lightly spotted dark green foliage. Stems are strong and compact.

Deep purple to almost black flowers with large, slightly speckled deep green foliage. Good fo cutting or large containers.

Bicolor purple flowers with white edges. Specked dark green leaves have a leathery texture. Good for cuts and pots. 8-10 weeks to flower.

Bicolor creamy-yellow flowers with violet-magenta edges; leaves are dark green, lightly spotted and have a leathery texture.

Majestic dark purple flowers with a mauvy pink border over medium green leaves. Very floriferous! Good for cut flowers and filling larger containers.

Spectacular blood-red fluted blossoms above dark green foliage with white spots and red margins and stems. Good for cut flowers and to fill large containers. 8-10 weeks to flower.

Deep red flowers with rich green, white spotted leaves. Good for cuts and pots. 10-12 weeks to flower.

Bright yellow flowers with lightly spotted foliage. Compact grower is excellent for cut flowers and patio containers.

Dark pink flowers with rich green, white spotted leaves. Good for cuts and pots. 10-12 weeks to flower.

The award-winning Low Scape® series of aronia now includes Low Scape Snowfire®, the heaviest bloomer yet. WIth a versatile 3-4' height and width, this durable native shrub can be used as a hedge, foundation planting, crowd control, wildlife gardens, just to name a few. Come spring, it's positively snowed-under with white flowers, and that heavy bloom set results in an equally heavy fruit set come late summer/fall. Fall is also when the "fire" part of its name comes into play, when its foliage blazes red and orange.

Stellar Pink has gained a solid reputation with nurseries and landscapers as the most asked for pink dogwood available today. These dogwoods are crosses between the early blooming Florida Dogwood and the later blooming, disease resistant Kousa Dogwood, showing all the best traits of both parents.

Butterlies love ‘em! Extremely vigorous and tolerant of heat and humidity. Large, star-shaped flowers attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and pollinators.

Butterlies love ‘em! Extremely vigorous and tolerant of heat and humidity. Large, star-shaped flowers attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and pollinators.

Butterlies love ‘em! Extremely vigorous and tolerant of heat and humidity. Large, star-shaped flowers attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and pollinators.

Butterlies love ‘em! Extremely vigorous and tolerant of heat and humidity. Large, star-shaped flowers attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and pollinators.

Little Flames will flicker in your garden with its bright orange-red evergreen foliage, new growth in spring is red in color which contrasts well with the green foliage beneath, known for a compact, dense form, use as a low hedge or container plant, tolerates acidic soil, dainty white raceme flowers in spring, fall foliage turns crimson-red.

This bright green grass-like plant gets its name from the small flowers on the tip of each stem. Ideal for moist soils and an outstanding addition to any container garden.

A flower-gardening favorite, globe amaranth thrives in hot conditions and will bloom throughout summer with interesting pom-pom type flowers on 8 inch tall stems that are great for cutting and drying. Attractive to bees and butterflies, this dwarf, compact variety is ideal for beds, borders, and containers and will provide beauty until frost with carefree long lasting color.

If you are searching for a new foliage plant for shade that looks like it is on steroids (but isn't) try this new silver-leafed variety. ‘Sterling Silver’ is an improvement from ‘Looking Glass’ with the same stunning silver color and heart-shaped foliage, but with larger leaves (7-8" wide) and larger habit, better leaf quality, and increased heat tolerance. In early spring, multitudes of tiny blue, forget-me-not flowers appear above the foliage.

A truly outstanding Hydrangea serrata. Standing out notably for its outstanding reblooming ability, Tuff Stuff Ah-Ha® mountain hydrangea, the newest member of the series, has massive dinner plate sized blooms. Sterile florets are doubled and waterlily-like, taking on outstanding pink or blue coloration depending on soil conditions. Like all H. serrata, it has outstanding bud hardiness. Prepare to be impressed!

Let's Dance Sky View hydrangea hybrid is a standout for consistent, yearly blooming, whether you grow it in Michigan or Florida. Selected from our extensive Let's Dance® hydrangea breeding program for its ability to not only conserve its old wood buds in the face of weather challenges, but also its ability to continue creating new flowers. You'll also love how easy this cultivar is to turn blue, which is what we recommend since it’s so spectacular this way: flowers emerge a beautiful soft blue with a honeydew-green eye before maturing to a full sky blue. Its nice compact growing habit makes it both a good container and garden plant.

This easy-care, tidy, mounded plant provides an abundance of fuchsia-red flowers with a yellow eye covering the entire succulent foliage, not just the tips like other Delosperma series. Provides continuous vibrant color, blooming late spring and continuing through summer and into fall. A tough, drought-tolerant groundcover or rock garden accent. Thrives in container plantings, spilling gently over the edges.

This easy-care, tidy, mounded plant provides an abundance of red flowers with a yellow eye covering the entire succulent foliage, not just the tips like other Delosperma series. Provides continuous vibrant color, blooming late spring and continuing through summer and into fall. A tough, drought-tolerant groundcover or rock garden accent. Thrives in container plantings, spilling gently over the edges.

This easy-care, tidy, mounded plant provides an abundance of yellow flowers covering the entire succulent foliage, not just the tips like other Delosperma series. Provides continuous vibrant color, blooming late spring and continuing through summer and into fall. A tough, drought-tolerant groundcover or rock garden accent. Thrives in container plantings, spilling gently over the edges.

This high performing new ice plant, like it's kin GRANITA® Raspberry, closely hugs the ground, vigorously spreads and is densely covered with large flowers in varying shades of rusty orange that are at once bright, earthy and iridescent. A beautiful way to enhance your garden, provide nectar for bees, and save water at the same time.

A beautiful and unique new ice plant discovered by John Stireman among his planting of FIRE Spinner™. A vigorous and floriferous plant with large, striking, iridescent raspberry flowers that are densely packed. Creates a beautiful, shiny, dark pink carpet at the front of a border or woven throughout a bed underpinning taller perennials and shrubs.

This is a clear yellow sport out of ‘Orange Crush.’ Nearly ground hugging succulent fingered foliage requires sharp drainage especially in winter. Zone 5-9. Peak bloom of the yellow and white centered 1” flowers begins in April-May and continues into June. Full sun is best.

Delosperma Ocean Sunset™ Orange Glow, also known as Ice Plant, is a vigorous, mat-forming, evergreen succulent with a profusion of large, orange-pink, daisy-like flowers, with a yellow center. Continuously blooming from early summer to fall, you'll love these vivid flowers!

Delosperma Ocean Sunset™ Violet, also known as Ice Plant, is a vigorous, mat-forming, evergreen succulent with a profusion of large, violet, daisy-like flowers, with a yellow center. Continuously blooming from early summer to fall, you'll love these vivid flowers!

This orange sport of ‘Fire Spinner’ has a softness to it and slight pink bases to the petals. These low growing and spreading plants have fingered succulent foliage nearly covered with flowers in April - May into June.

Named after Parris Island, SC, this heirloom variety bred by the USDA and Clemson University was introduced in 1952. The sweet flavor and crisp texture have earned it a devoted following. Growing to about 10-12" tall, the large heads have deep green leaves that turn to a creamy yellowish-white at the heart. Highly disease-resistant.

Finally, an improved version of garden classic ‘Miss Kim’ lilac! Baby Kim lilac has a more dwarf compact habit, darker purple blooms, and does not fade to white. It's also about half the size, naturally growing as a tidy and appealing little mound. Great fragrance, disease resistance, and landscape performance.

Knock-your-socks-off fragrance! Selected for its fragrance and bloom color, Scentara® Double Blue lilac creates the unforgettable spring display you crave. Very large flower clusters are made up of lavender-blue double florets and cover the plant in spring. Good resistance to mildew. Long-lived and easy to grow.

Huge golden yellow blooms on disease tolerand and heat loving plants.

Stand out from the crowd! Ginger Wine® ninebark is imbued with truly exceptional color: rich hues of orange red in spring and fall, and sparkling burgundy in summer. Large white flowers in late spring give way to bright red seed-heads. Sturdy stems and a compact upright habit make this an excellent plant in the container and the landscape. In our trials, it has demonstrated excellent mildew resistance. Native to North America.

'Summer Heat' is a standout variety with its attractive bright red flowers with a vibrant yellow center. The larger size of the flowers adds to their visual impact, making a bold statement in any garden. Its resilience and stunning appearance make it a perfect choice for those seeking vibrant and long-lasting blooms during the summer season.

Finally - a fragrant, disease-resistant rose! At Last® combines all the romance of a fragrant, fully-petaled tea rose with the no-nonsense practicality of a disease-resistant landscape rose. No spraying is required to enjoy a non-stop display of large, sweetly perfumed sunset-orange blossoms from late spring through frost. Handsome, glossy foliage and a vigorous, rounded habit makes it ideal for use in the landscape or the flower garden.

Bears beautifully formed flowers, which nod gracefully on the stem. When the petals open they expose numerous stamens, providing an almost water lily-like effect. The flowers are a pale glowing pink and have a delicious fragrance with aspects of Old Rose, musk and myrrh. Extremely healthy.

Named for the National Garden Scheme in the UK.

One of the most beautiful yellow roses with exquisite cup-shaped flowers. Pleasant tea fragrance. Attractive bushy growth. Excellent repeat-flowering.

Dedicated to David Austin Senior’s granddaughter.

Good red roses are never easy to breed, so we are particularly pleased to introduce Darcey Bussell as we believe it is one of the best and most healthy red roses we have bred to date.

Its beautiful flowers are produced freely and with excellent continuity. When young, their outer petals form a perfect ring around an inner cup; gradually opening out to form a perfect rosette. The color is a deep rich crimson that takes on a tinge of mauve just before the petals drop.

It has a pleasing, fruity fragrance with hints of green.

This rose, with its short, bushy growth, is an excellent shrub for the front of the border or for planting in formal rose beds. It will make an excellent plant for a large pot. It is our first fully double crimson to be released since the best selling William Shakespeare 2000 and is perfect for gardeners who would prefer a more compact shrub.

Named after the highly acclaimed ballerina.

Apricot Drift® exhibits a true groundcover habit and offers a fresh look to the series. Double apricot colored flowers begin flowering in spring and display a season-long show of color. It is just as tough and disease resistant as others in the Drift® series. Best suited for small gardens or along paths and walkways.

Bright coral - orange blooms cover this small mounding shrub from mid-spring to mid-fall. Coral Drift® has the most vibrant flowers that catch your eye from anywhere. Mix and match with similar or contrasting colors to really wow. Fully winter hardy and disease resistant.

Peach Drift® is one of the most floriferous dwarf shrubs available. Soft peach blooms cover the plant from mid-Spring to the first hard freeze of late Fall. Peach Drift® pairs well with existing perennials in any landscape. The mature plant is approximately 2’ by 2’ and exhibits strong disease resistance.

Pink Drift® is low-growing with distinctive mounded flowers that reach 1½’ in height with a 3’ spread. Deep pink flowers with a soft faded center bloom in abundance throughout the season. This disease-resistant plant is easy to care for and easy to combine with other perennials.

The newest color in the series, with abundant soft yellow flowers that fade to cream white, reminiscent of buttery popcorn! Glossy dark green, disease resistant foliage on a vigorous, hardy, carefree shrub. Perfect in perennial or shrub borders, along pathways or spilling over a rock wall. Patio tree forms make beautiful focal points for garden or in containers.

Red Drift® has the most petite flowers of all of the Drift® Roses. It is perfect for use in front of border plantings. Red Drift® makes a beautiful statement when it drapes naturally over a rock wall or edge. Mature height is less than 1½’ with a wider spread. Great flower power and disease resistance.

Excellent disease resistance and abundant, continuous blooms set Oso Easy® Double Pink rose apart from the crowd. Ten or more pink double flowers are produced per stem, creating a mass of cheerful summer color. Low mounding habit makes it a useful groundcover rose. Winner of the American Rose Society 2021 Award of Excellence, and two 2021 A.R.T.S. Local Artist Awards.

Highly disease resistant. Floriferous, easy-growing, and with an abundance of bright red, doubled blooms, Oso Easy Double Red® is a favorite among growers and gardeners alike. This seedling from Knock Out® maintains a nice rounded habit and has excellent disease resistance.

An A.R.T.S. Master rose, recipient of the Volunteers of America Best Shrub rose by the American Rose Center International Rose Trials, and Winner of the American Rose Society Award of Excellence, Oso Easy Peasy® rose sends out continuous sprays of doubled blooms, each with the vivid, tropical hue of dragon fruit. Produces flowers continuously without deadheading, and as its award from the prestigious ARS attests, it exhibits outstanding disease resistance. Another triumph from celebrated rose breeder David Zlesak.

Ringo Double Pink rose brings a cheerful presence to the garden, with loads of semi-double pink flowers accented with bright yellow stamen surrounded by a distinctive wine-stained eye. More than just a pretty face, it is also very hardy, with glossy foliage that exhibits excellent black spot resistance. Winner of the First Class Certificate at the Hague Rose Trials. Another great rose from master breeder Chris Warner.

The unique coral color of this rose is even stronger in hot, humid climates. It blooms from spring through fall and maintains an upright to rounded habit. Young foliage is bronze-red.

This sister seedling of the famous ‘Knock Out®’ rose has kept all the high disease resistance characteristics that made ‘Knock Out®’ such a popular garden plant. Has added a more sophisticated "true rose" look with an abundance of small, double flowers.

Upright bouquets of beautiful, pink, double roses on a fuss-free shrub that will endure the trials of a long, hot summer with an unwavering blooming zeal. This own-root rose has outstanding disease resistance, is self-cleaning, and has proven to thrive coast to coast in heat and humidity as well as dry, hot summers. A dynamic hedge, barrier, or accent plant. Deciduous.

Blooms from spring through fall with attractive pink flowers. The overall color effect is peach, achieved with the combination of pink petals that become yellow in the center. The color will be much more intense with the cooler temperatures in the spring and fall.

Petite Knock Out® is the first-ever miniature Knock Out® Rose! It has the same flower power and easy care as others in The Family, but in an adorable, compact size! Not only is the plant petite, but it displays smaller blooms than other Knock Out® Roses. Plant in decorative containers for your porch or patio, or in mass for a dramatic pop of bold red color.

This bubblegum pink mutation of our very popular ‘Double Knock Out®’ rose is just as much a true champion in the garden. Has the same "true rose" look but with a color that will blend much better in most lanscape designs.

Sunny Knock Out is the only fragrant member in The Knock Out® Family of Roses. It has a slightly more compact and upright habit than The Knock Out® Rose with bright yellow flowers that fade quickly to a pastel cream color.

The White Knock Out® Rose is an excellent shrub rose which stands out in the landscape with the contrast between pure white blooms and very dark green leaves. It blooms from spring through fall and maintains a compact habit.

Add a touch of blue to your garden with beautiful new AAS Winner Blue by You salvia. This perennial features rich blue flowers that bloom up to two weeks earlier than the comparisons. With excellent winter hardiness and heat tolerance, Blue by You will be a new favorite in your perennial, pollinator, cutting, and container gardens. Bursting with bright blue blossoms from late spring into fall, you’ll get repeat blooms throughout the season when spent blooms are removed. Adored all season long by hummingbirds and butterflies. Bonus; it is not favored by deer or rabbits.

A hybrid between Salvia nemorosa and Salvia pratensis, it has excellent Winter hardiness and heat tolerance.

‘Blue Marvel’ produces the largest flowers of all S. nemorosa. Remove faded flowers to encourage repeat blooming, or simply cut back hard after flowering is finished.

Plants form a bushy clump of grey-green leaves, with upright, deep rose flower spikes appearing in late spring through fall. Attractive to both butterflies and hummingbirds. This selection produces the largest flowers of all S. nemorosa.

‘Sky Blue Marvel’ Salvia's flowers boast having the largest sky blue-colored blossoms of any Salvia nemorosa selection. An incredibly long bloomer, its flowers appear nonstop from spring into September. Its waves of dreamy sky-blue spires top mounds of green foliage. Remove spent flowers for best results. A long-lived perennial that is very easy to grow. Deer and rabbit resistant. Fragrant foliage. Excellent for cutting.

Sensation® White is a compact salvia. It produces rich spikes of small, pure white flowers from mid-spring until late-summer if you deadhead regularly and fertilize the plant. Leaves are mid-green, narrowly ovate, wrinkled, and softly hairy.

Resembling lavender with its rich violet-blue flower spikes, ‘Victoria Blue’ is a compact, multi-branched variety which blooms profusely from late spring to frost. Its bluish-green leaves are nicely aromatic.

Lamb's Ear-like foliage in shades of softest purple. Lovely with white- and silver-foliage plants. Striking blue flower spikes in summer.

‘Violet Riot’ produces a riot of vivid violet blue flowers with deep purple calyxes from late spring into early summer. Compared to the industry standard ‘May Night’, it has a much denser habit, a more concentrated show of color, and a neater habit in containers, increasing its impulse appeal at retail.

The darkest pink of the COLOR SPIRES® Collection, this variety produces fuchsia pink flowers on dark charcoal stems. Flowers are produced prolifically above a canopy of dark green leaves. A cross between S. nemorosa and S. pratensis. Will rebloom if sheered back.

Deep red flower spikes provide a striking display in early summer. Compact uniform foliage.

Tremendous show of continuous color from well-packed flower spikes. Color intensity remains even in hot areas where other annuals fail.

Tremendous show of continuous color from well-packed flower spikes. Color intensity remains even in hot areas where other annuals fail.

Fire-engine red 4"-5" flower spikes above toothy green foliage. Nice in the vase, it's really a bedding plant extraordinaire, absolutely knockout beautiful in large plantings.

Big impact: thicker leaf, bigger bloom and darker stem than Black & Blue. Tough as nails – thrives in heat, drought and humidity. Desirable blue color against the black stem stands out in every landscape or container.

‘Blue Queen’ mounts an arresting display of deep violet-blue spikes in late spring, with new spikes continuing to appear right through summer if the old ones are removed. It looks marvelous with its pink sibling, ‘Rose Queen’.

This spreading Sedum stands out for its attractive white and green variegated foliage that provides season-long interest in the garden. Plants gain attractive blush pink and creamy pink flowers in Fall.

Russian cypress is a hardy, low growing evergreen for sun or shade, but the species is often plagued with tip die-back. This new selection solves that as it has superior disease resistance and winter color. Celtic Pride's green foliage turns an attractive russet color in winter. This is an excellent, very cold-hardy plant with better shade tolerance than junipers.

You have to see it to believe it - candy apple red foliage starts the show in spring. As the season progresses, the foliage transforms to pineapple yellow. Dark purple blooms appear in late spring, making this the most eye-poppingly colorful Double Play spirea yet. Developed by Tom Ranney of NCSU.

Taking color to a whole new level, this spirea delivers brightly variegated yellow and green foliage and hot pink flowers in late spring. Great for perennial gardens, patio containers, or any place that can be enlivened with a splash of low-maintenance color. The variegation is very clean and stable.

Double Play Doozie® spirea is a ground-breaking non-invasive spirea, the first of its kind. Its lack of seed also makes it a perpetual bloomer, putting all of its energy into creating wave after wave of red-pink flowers from early summer through frost. No deadheading required! Naturally grows as a neat mound.

Enjoy excellent, long-lasting flower show from this compact little sunflower! Plants keep pumping out more bright blooms once the main flower is gone. Nice green foliage contrasts beautifully with the cheery flowers.

The new Suncredible® Saturn has bright golden blooms with deep orange rings that circle the black eye.

This everblooming sunflower is built on a well branched bush-like habit that is perfect for the back of the bed, as an annual screen or along a fence. The blooms are about 4” across and do not need to be deadheaded to continue blooming, but can be groomed for tidiness, and also makes a great cutflower. This plant blooms several weeks longer than similar sunflowers due to its semi indeterminate to determinate habit. Great for pollinators and will pump blooms all season and well into the fall for a great seasonal pop of color.

This new hybrid dwarf sunflower produces no pollen, but blooms up to three times in a season with as many as twenty flowers per plant. The 5-6" flowers produced by Suntastic sunflower seeds have brilliant yellow petals surrounding a dark black disc that will appeal to florists and home gardeners alike. Bred for container growing, this All America Selections winner is ideal for patio growing, and will provide continuous color all summer. It begins to bloom just 65 days after sowing, so it’s way earlier than most other sunflowers in its class. Suntastic sets a new standard for dwarf sunflowers, and looks great in window boxes or mass plantings in the garden bed.

‘Presto’ is a new double-flowered cultivar with brilliant golden blooms that begin before spring has passed and often continue into autumn. Large and very showy, they cover this super-compact plant.

Huge, delicious, red fruits many 1 lb. each. Good leaf coverage. Excellent disease resistance. A vigorous, indeterminate vine that remains productive until frost.

A single Better Boy plant once yielded more than 340 lb. (154 kg) of fruit, earning it a Guinness World Record! You may not pick that much from your own plant, but plan on growing plenty of bright red fruits, perfect for slicing, canning and sauces.

This pastel pink Superbena captured Proven Winners attention with its delicate flower color, extremely vigorous growth, and huge umbels that rival Superbena Whiteout™ and Violet Ice in size. The soft soothing shades of pink are clustered in large umbels that cover the deep green foliage.

It was able to keep up well in combinations with the new Supertunia petunias which, like Superbena® Pink Cashmere™ are some of the most vigorous cultivars in the series. Mounded trailing plants produce loads of continuous blooms all season without deadheading. Like all Superbena, it meets Proven Winners' extremely high standards for powdery mildew resistance.

This Veronica groundcover produces a carpet of blue-eyed white flowers in spring. Low growing with glossy, evergreen foliage. Works well as a companion plant with spring bulbs.

The Nirvana Vinca has the perfect blend of strength and beauty. Nirvana was bred to both to both handle wet conditions, and for extreme heat tolerance. Its large flowers and overlapping pedals makes the Nirva simply the best vinca on the market.

Deep blue shades with a lighter throat.

Rose shades with a lighter throat.

Yellow shades with a purple throat.

Yellow shades with a purple throat.