Berberis thunbergii 'Ruby Carousel ('Bailone')' (Japanese Barberry)

Smooth-margined, narrow, glossy dark green foliage retains it colour into the fall but may have a bronze tinge in winter. Inconspicuous blooms. Slow growth rate. Ideal for topiary. Dense upright conical habit.

Blooms early spring
3-5′ tall x 2-3′ spread
Evergreen
Drought tolerant
Moderate salt tolerance
Fragrant insignificant flowers

Delicate saucer-shaped pale pink flowers with contrasting deep pink stamens grow in clusters on deep green foliage of massed lobed leaves that turn red in the fall to create a dense spreading mound. Fast growth rate.

Blooms late spring to early summer
0.5-1 ft tall x 1-1.5 ft spread
Attracts butterflies
Deer and rabbit resistant
Groundcover

This interesting perennial features bright green spears bearing tiny, drooping, tubular flowers of cinnamon red atop foliage of strap-shaped basal leaves. Fast growth rate.

Blooms early summer to early fall
2 ft tall x 1-1.5 ft spread
HARDY to -10°F (-23.3°C)
Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
Drought tolerant
Deer and rabbit resistant
Rebloomer

Golden brown feathery plumes emerge high above green and yellow variegated foliage. This grass is infertile, making it non-invasive. Grows in an upright clumping, dwarf habit. Moderate growth rate. 

Blooms late summer to winter
HARDY to -20 °F (-28.9 °C)
2.5-3 ft tall x 2.5-3 ft spread
Salt tolerant
Tolerant to juglone
Deer and rabbit resistant
Drought tolerant

Green, rose to tan bottlebrush blooms with white tufts, gold fall foliage, moderate growth rate, blooms late summer, 4-5 ft tall x 4-5 ft wide, full sun to partial shade.

Lavender rose, green long, narrow, textured leaves, moderate growth rate, blooms early to mid summer, 1.5 ft tall x 1.5 ft wide, full sun to partial shade