Star® Roses and Plants  

When you want one of the best boxwoods, be smart! Buxus 'Little Missy' is one of our most popular and beautiful boxwoods. Its small leaves, rounded, dense habit, and glossy, dark green foliage make it unique. 'Little Missy' consistently ranked high in resistance to Boxwood Blight in a 2020 USDA analysis, making it a smart choice in any landscape! 

Features:

Size: 2½’ h x 3½’ w  

Habit: Rounded, dense

Foliage: Dark green, glossy

Zones: 5-9

Light Exposure: Full sun

Available at Van Der Giessen Nursery Inc., Star® Roses and Plants, Meridian Young Plants, Blew Line Nursery, and Decker's Nursery.

Emerald Squeeze™ is everything you love about Thuja Emerald Green in a smaller package. Growing to a mature height of around eight feet, it’s a perfect choice for smaller gardens and hedge spaces. It has excellent foliage color and a dense habit that favors a single leader, resulting in a tidy looking plant. Although compact, this variety does not take longer to finish in production.  

Features:

Size: 8½’ h x 4’ w (at 20 years of age) 

Habit: Compact, upright

Foliage: Green

Zones: 4-8

Exposure: Full sun

Available at Star® Roses and Plants, Meridian Young Plants, and Decker's Nursery.

This addition to the Head Over Heels® series offers the brightest burst of color on a petite plant. The large, pink flowers open slightly later than other varieties in the series, extending the color into the fall season. The contrast between bright flowers and burgundy foliage creates an eye-catching display in containers and in gardens. 

Features:

Size: 3’ h x 4’ w

Habit: Compact, mounded

Flowers: Pink

Foliage: Burgundy

Zones: 4-10

Exposure: Full sun

Available at Aris Greenleaf and Blew Line Nursery.

Graceful, blush pink blooms are plentiful on this beautiful Hibiscus. The contrast between the bright flowers and dark burgundy foliage creates an eye-catching experience. The Head Over Heels® series displays exceptionally large flowers in a range of vivid colors.  

Features:

Size: 3’ h x 4’ w

Habit: Compact, mounded

Flowers: Blush pink

Foliage: Burgundy

Zones: 4-10

Exposure: Full sun

Available at Aris Greenleaf and Blew Line Nursery.

This Hibiscus has scarlet-colored blooms that make a bold statement against rich, burgundy foliage. Large, saucer-shaped flowers are presented on a dense, compact plant. Works great in containers or in the garden. This variety is better branched than other market varieties, creating an improved presentation in the landscape and containers. 

Features:

Size: 3-4' h x 3-4' w 

Habit: Compact, mounded

Flowers: Red

Foliage: Burgundy

Zones: 4-10

Exposure: Full sun

Available at Aris Greenleaf and Blew Line Nursery.

This compact Hibiscus is a dream! Large, white flowers with red centers make for a stunning display that contrasts nicely against burgundy foliage. Works great in containers or in the garden. This variety is better branched than other market varieties, creating an improved presentation in the landscape and containers. 

Features:

Size: 3-4' h x 3-4' w 

Habit: Compact, mounded

Flowers: White

Foliage: Burgundy

Zones: 4-10

Exposure: Full sun

Available at Aris Greenleaf and Blew Line Nursery.

Exquisite, bright pink blooms set this beautiful Hibiscus afire. The contrast between the bright flowers and dark burgundy foliage creates an eye-catching experience. The Head Over Heels® series makes an excellent display in the garden, as well as in containers. 

Features:

Size: 3' h x 4' w 

Habit: Compact, mounded

Flowers: Pink

Foliage: Burgundy

Zones: 4-10

Exposure: Full sun

Available at Aris Greenleaf and Blew Line Nursery.

Bloomables® is an optional brand made up of our best flowering roses, woodies and perennials that are easy to grow for the grower and the consumer. These varieties will look good at retail and will offer high reward in the garden. Only our very best varieties are eligible to join the Bloomables® brand. With a range of colors, flower forms, and textures, it will be easy to position all as premium plants at retail. With eye-catching, consumer-friendly tags, packaging and P.O.P. items, this brand is sure to sell. Learn more at www.starrosesandplants.com/mants-2021 or visit www.bloomables.com.

A rounded, compact plant with sturdy stems makes this Buddleia a perfect fit for a variety of uses. Light purple flowers are formed in early summer and continue to re-bloom into the fall. Spent flowers are hidden by new blooms, reducing the need for deadheading. 

Features:

Size: 3-4’ h x 3-4’ w

Habit: Compact, mounded

Flowers: Light purple

Foliage: Green

Zones: 6b

Exposure: Full sun

Available at Star® Roses and Plants, Decker's Nursery, and Cottage Hill Nursery Inc.

Features:

Size: 3-4’ h x 3-4’ w

Habit: Compact, mounded

Flowers: White

Foliage: Green

Zones: 6b

Exposure: Full sun

Available at Star® Roses and Plants, Decker's Nursery, and Cottage Hill Nursery Inc.

It's a New Age for Lilacs! This compact, well-behaved Lilac finishes faster than others on the market. It produces fragrant, lavender flowers in the spring, is resistant to mildew, and displays attractive, clean foliage throughout the season. 

Features:

Size: 4½–5' h x 4–5' (at 5 years of age)

Habit: Compact, upright

Flowers: Lavender

Foliage: Green

Zones: 4-7

Exposure: Full sun

Available at Star® Roses and Plants, Decker's Nursery, Meridian Young Plants, and Blew Line Nursery.

It's a New Age for Lilacs! This compact, well-behaved Lilac finishes faster than others on the market. It produces fragrant, white flowers in the spring, is resistant to mildew, and displays attractive, clean foliage throughout the season. 

Features:

Size: 4½–5' h x 4–5' w (at 5 years of age)

Habit: Compact, upright

Flowers: White

Foliage: Green

Zones: 4-7

Exposure: Full sun

Available at Star® Roses and Plants, Decker's Nursery, Meridian Young Plants, and Blew Line Nursery.

Apple Perfection is an Abelia that is uniformly mounded and rarely throws whips, resulting in less needed trimming. It produces an abundance of pure white flowers over extremely glossy, green foliage. 

Features:

Size: 4–5' h x 4–5' w

Habit: Compact, mounded

Flowers: White

Foliage: Glossy green

Zones: 6-9

Exposure: Full sun

Available at Van Der Giessen Nursery Inc., Star® Roses and Plants, and Meridian Young Plants.

Raspberry Perfection is a compact plant that rarely throws whips, resulting in less needed trimming. It is a very heavy bloomer with dark pink sepals that persist after flowers have passed, extending its color interest. 

Features:

Size: 3–4' h x 2–3' w

Habit: Compact, mounded

Flowers: Light pink

Foliage: Green

Zones: 6-9

Exposure: Full sun

Available at Van Der Giessen Nursery Inc., Star® Roses and Plants, and Meridian Young Plants.

Empire™ Ice Dragon displays attractive foliage on a compact habit. New growth emerges a deep burgundy against blue-green, older foliage for a striking contrast. Pink flowers start in late spring and sporadically re-bloom throughout the season. It is low-maintenance and performs excellently in the landscape. 

Features:

Size: 3–4' h x 3–4' w

Habit: Compact, mounded

Flowers: Pink

Foliage: Burgundy, blue-green

Zones: 4-9

Exposure: Full sun

Available at Van Der Giessen Nursery Inc., Star® Roses and Plants, Decker's Nursery, and Meridian Young Plants.

Empire™ Northern Lights shows off a brilliant display of three colors on one plant. New growth emerges bright red before aging to yellow and then light green. Foliage colors are most intense in spring and fall. Pink flowers start in late spring and sporadically re-bloom throughout the season. It is low-maintenance and performs excellently in the landscape. 

Features:

Size: 3–4' h x 3–4' w

Habit: Compact, mounded

Flowers: Pink

Foliage: Red, yellow, green

Zones: 4-9

Exposure: Full sun

Available at Van Der Giessen Nursery Inc., Star® Roses and Plants, Decker's Nursery, and Meridian Young Plants.

Add early color interest to your garden with Straight A™ 'Barley Blue'. This early bloomer will enchant the garden with its light blue flowers and strong stems. Its compact habit makes it a great accent or filler plant for the garden border or mixed container. 

Features:

Size: 1½–2' h x 1½–2' w

Habit: Compact

Flowers: Light blue

Foliage: Green

Zones: 8-11

Exposure: Full sun

Available at Deroose Plants.

Straight A™ 'Blue Bayou' will dazzle the garden with its eye-catching, deep blue, pendulous flowers. Enjoy the ease of this self-cleaning plant, which maintains a clean look long after blooms expire. This variety is a mid-to-late season bloomer. 

Features:

Size: 2–3' h x 2–3' w 

Habit: Compact

Flowers: Deep blue

Foliage: Green

Zones: 8-11

Exposure: Full sun

Available at Deroose Plants.

Straight A™ 'Blue Flare' creates an eye-catching display by showing off two-toned flowers. Flowers open a light blue with a dark blue, mid rib running down each of the petals. This variety is a long bloomer, displaying flowers through late summer. 

Features:

Size: 2-2½' h x 2' w

Habit: Compact

Flowers: Blue

Foliage: Green

Zones: 8-11

Exposure: Full sun

Available at Deroose Plants.

This early to mid-season bloomer displays full clusters of dark blue, purple flowers on very sturdy stems. Straight A™ Jonie Blue is a compact variety, yet has long enough stems to be used for cut flowers. This selection is great as a patio plant and in garden borders. 

Features:

Size: 1½–2' h x 1½–2' w

Habit: Compact

Flowers: Dark blue

Foliage: Green

Zones: 8-11

Exposure: Full sun

Available at Deroose Plants.

Straight A™ 'Purple Delight' lives up to its name by showing off pendulous, dark purple flowers on sturdy stems. This variety is a summer bloomer with large, individual flowers making up each flower head. Sturdy stems and eye-catching flower color make it great for both the garden and as a cut flower. 

Features:

Size: 2–3' h x 2–3' w

Habit: Compact

Flowers: Dark purple

Foliage: Green

Zones: 8-11

Exposure: Full sun

Available at Deroose Plants.

Meet the longest blooming Agapanthus in this collection. Straight A™ 'Shona' displays clusters of pure white flowers that put on a bloom show for close to six months. This variety is also early to bloom. 

Features:

Size: 2–2½’ h x 2–2½’ w  

Habit: Compact

Flowers: White

Foliage: Green

Zones: 8-11

Exposure: Full sun

Available at Deroose Plants.

This Hydrangea EXPLODES with long-lasting color and makes a bold statement in any garden! With incredibly large, bright, cherry red florets, this lacecap variety is unique and different from other Hydrangeas on the market. Hardy to zone 4 with a longer bloom window, this variety performs well in a wide range of conditions. 

Features:

Size: 3’ h x 3’ w 

Habit: Compact, rounded

Flowers: Cherry red

Foliage: Dark green

Zones: 4-9

Exposure: Morning sun, afternoon shade

Available at Star® Roses and Plants, Cottage Hill Nursery Inc., and Decker's Nursery.

From Bushel and Berry® comes BerryBux™, a revolutionary ornamental blueberry with landscape appeal and superior performance. Its attractive foliage and dense, compact habit make it ideal for hedges and mass plantings. Add in delicious, colorful berries, and you have a perfectly impressive product. 

Features:

Size: 2-3' h

Habit: Bushy, compact

Berry Size: Small

Berry Flavor: Wild, aromatic

Foliage: Green, boxwood-like

Zones: 5-8

Chill Hours: 600

Exposure: Full sun

Available at Meridian Young Plants, Skagit Horticulture, and Fall Creek Farm & Nursery.

The Bellini® series of Lagerstroemia is made up of compact, early blooming plants with good resistance to powdery mildew. Bellini® Guava displays beautiful, light pink flowers on a slightly prostrate plant. An incredibly high flower count makes this variety heavier blooming than other varieties on the market. 

Features:

Size: 3–4' h x 3–4' w

Habit: Compact, mounded

Flowers: Light pink

Foliage: Green

Zones: 6b

Exposure: Full sun

Available at Van Der Giessen Nursery Inc., Star® Roses and Plants, Cottage Hill Nursery Inc., and Meridian Young Plants.

The Bellini® series of Lagerstroemia is made up of compact, early-blooming selections with increased resistance to powdery mildew. Bellini® Strawberry displays bright red flowers in the heat of summer. In cooler spring and fall temperatures, buds will sometimes open white or pink, resulting in multiple colors on one plant. 

Features:

Size: 3–4' h x 3–4' w

Habit: Compact, mounded

Flowers: Red

Foliage: Green

Zones: 6b

Exposure: Full sun

Available at Van Der Giessen Nursery Inc., Star® Roses and Plants, Cottage Hill Nursery Inc., and Meridian Young Plants.

Sitting Pretty™ exhibits good disease resistance and an attractive habit and is hardy to zone 4. It performs exceptionally well in a container, and it can be used either as a shrub or a traditional rose in the landscape. The large, beautiful, pink blooms have a medium, damask scent that entices gardeners. 

Features:

Size: 3-4' h x 3-4' w

Habit: Bushy, rounded

Flowers: Pink

Zones: 4-11

Exposure: Full sun

Sunset Horizon™ is a highly attractive Floribunda Rose with flower color that starts bright yellow and fades to deep pink/cherry red. Its flower size is quite large when fully open. It has excellent disease resistance and grows well on its own roots, making it a very reliable rose. 

Features:

Size: 3-4' h x 3' w

Habit: Bushy, upright

Flowers: Bright yellow finishing deep pink/cherry red

Zones: 5-11

Exposure: Full sun

Enchanted Peace™ is a compact, disease resistant, bi-colored Hybrid Tea Rose. It is a seedling of Love and Peace™ with fragrance and better performance own-root. It presents beautifully in a container, and its yellow, orange and pink blooms contrast nicely against its dark green, glossy foliage. 

Features:

Size: Up to 5' h x 2-3' w

Habit: Bushy, upright

Flowers: Yellow, orange, pink

Zones: 5-9

Exposure: Full sun

Brick House™ has an excellent, strong, dark red flower color and re-blooms throughout the season with a lot of flower power on each flush.  It has excellent disease resistance for the type and performs well on its own roots. Blue Ribbon™ Winner for outstanding, low water performance in 2017-2019 WUCOLS trials. 

Features:

Size: Up to 3 ½’ h

Habit: Bushy

Flowers: Deep, bright red

Zones: 5-11

Exposure: Full sun

Gilded Sun™ has an excellent, non-fading, yellow color and exceptional disease resistance for the type. It grows well on its own roots and exhibits dark green, glossy foliage. 

Features:

Size: Up to 5’ h

Habit: Upright, very bushy

Flowers: Deep yellow

Zones: 6-9

Exposure: Full sun

Icecap™ displays a dense flush of pure white flowers on a compact, rounded shrub. Excellent repeat-blooming and disease resistance is observed. It has been one of the most consistent performers in our independent trials. Icecap™ is the first introduction created from the combined breeding efforts of Will Radler and Meilland.® 

Features:

Size: 2½’ h x 3½’ w 

Habit: Compact, rounded

Flowers: White

Zones: 5-9

Exposure: Full sun

Pink Brick House™ is a very compact Floribunda Rose with bright, fluorescent, highly floriferous flowers that are produced continuously from spring through frost. It maintains an excellent habit both in containers and in the landscape and is very similar to the variety Brick House™.  

Features:

Size: 2½’ h x 2½’ w

Habit: Compact

Flowers: Fluorescent pink

Zones: 5-9

Exposure: Full sun

Unique color and flower form on this plant with good disease resistance. Scalloped petals flower almost continuously from spring through frost. It has above average disease resistance and will perform well even under tough, hot and humid, East Coast conditions. 

Features:

Size: 4½’ h x 4’ w

Habit: Bushy

Flowers: Copper and ochre

Zones: 5-9

Exposure: Full sun

The Petite Knock Out® Rose is the first-ever, miniature Knock Out® Rose, offering all the same impressive qualities as other members of the Knock Out® Family, but in a perfectly petite size! It provides more versatility than any other Knock Out® Rose and is perfectly suited for containers, mass plantings, borders and more. This small plant makes a big impact with fire-engine-red blooms and flower power, easy care, and disease resistance true to Knock Out® Roses.

Features:

Size: Mature plants are 18” tall

Habit: Compact, bushy

Flowers: Red

Zones: 5-10

Exposure: Full sun

Breeding, propagation, reproduction from or development of this variety is strictly prohibited. Grown under license from Star® Roses and Plants.

Available at Star® Roses and Plants, James Greenhouses, Greenheart Farms, and Skagit Horticulture.

Both ornamental and edible, Scarlet Belle™ is the perfect combination of beautiful and delicious. Scarlet red blooms with yellow centers produce juicy strawberries all season. Plant in patio pots, hanging baskets, or garden beds for a rewarding and scrumptious crop. 

Features:

Size: 8-12" h

Habit: Cascading

Berry Size: Medium

Foliage: Green

Zones: 4-8

Exposure: Full sun

Booking now for 2022! Available at Skagit Horticulture.

Snowy Belle™ is a deliciously sweet treat to grow in the garden and enjoy at the table. This strawberry variety has big, white flowers that produce an abundance of flavorful fruit. Shiny, bright red strawberries are perfect for using in pies, jams and fruit salads. 

Features:

Size: 8-10" h

Habit: Cascading

Berry Size: Medium

Foliage: Green

Zones: 5-8

Exposure: Full sun

Booking now for 2022! Available at Skagit Horticulture.

Rosy Belle™ is both beautiful and tasty with rose, pink blooms and sweet berries that grow abundantly from spring until frost. Perfect as a border plant or grown in pots, these ornamental berries are ideal for cooking up all kinds of delicious treats. 

Features:

Size: 6-9" h

Habit: Cascading

Berry Size: Medium

Foliage: Green

Zones: 5-9

Exposure: Full sun

Booking now for 2022! Available at Skagit Horticulture.