Plants
Maple Royal Red
Acer platanoides 'Royal Red'
Maple Royal Red
This Norway Maple selection is similar to 'Crimson King', but with a somewhat slower growth rate and what some consider slightly better color. A dense shade tree, it has a straight trunk with a well-shaped canopy. The glossy foliage is an excellent maroon red all season.
Maple Royal Red
Acer platanoides
Maple Royal Red
This Norway maple selection is a dense shade tree and it has a straight trunk with a well-shaped canopy. The glossy foliage is an excellent maroon red all season.
Maple Sienna Glen
Acer x freemanni
Maple Sienna Glen
A fast growing, hardy maple with uniform branching and a Pyramidal form. Tolerant of alkaline, acidic and wet soil conditions. Superior to Autumn Blaze Maple in withstanding strong winds. Considered a very good substitute for Ash varieties.
Maple State Street
Acer miyabei 'State Street' Maple
Maple State Street
Ascending branches and a very uniform, broad-pyramidal habit. Attractive medium green foliage, good resistance to leaf tatter. Fall color is soft, buttery to golden yellow depending on temperature and site. Excellent adaptability and stress tolerance in regards to heat, drought, salt and pollution. Height: 40'. Spread: 30'. Shape: Pyramidal. Exposure: Full Sun. Foliage: Medium green. Fall Foliage: Yellow. Zone: 4-9.
Maple Sugar
Acer saccharum
Maple Sugar
This wonderful shade tree is undoubtedly the largest and finest of our native maples. Slow to medium in growth rate and very hardy, it prefers rich, well-drained soil. Fall color is simply spectacular, ranging from rich, brilliant yellows to all shades of oranges and red.
Maple Sun Valley Red
Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley'
Maple Sun Valley Red
'Sun Valley' was selected by the National Arboretum because of its exceptional fall color and leafhopper resistance. A medium-sized tree with an oval crown and symmetrical branching. The fall color is brilliant red and quite long lasting. Only red male flowers appear in early spring thus producing no seed. Has performed well from Alabama and Georgia to Michigan and Oregon. Height: 30-40'. Spread: 20-25'. Shape: Ovate. Exposure: Full Sun. Foliage: Green. Fall Foliage: Brilliant red. Zone: 4-7
Maple Variegated Norway
Acer platanoides 'Variegated Norway Maple'
Maple Variegated Norway
The Variegated Maple is an unusual and interesting variety of maple being a dense shade tree known for a well shaped crown and straight trunk. 'Variegated Maple' has green and white foliage that changes to yellow with a tinge of pink in the fall.
Margie’s Angel
Hosta 'Margie's Angel'
Margie’s Angel
This wonderful hosta is fifteen inches high and thirty inches wide. The leaves are eight and three fourths inches long and seven inches wide. They have a gold color in the center with a dark green margin on the border of the leaf. The leaves of this hosta are in good substance.
Marguerite Daisy
Argyranthemum
Marguerite Daisy
Argyranthemum is often mistaken foror offered as Chrysanthemum.
It is a great plant in containers where it isn't hardy.
Care: Provide full sun and well-drained soil. Pinch out the growing tips toencourage a compact habit. Prune in early to mid-spring.
Propagation:Root greenwood or semi-ripe cuttings of non-flowering shoots, 2 to 4inches long, in late summer or mid-spring. Overwinter young plants in acool greenhouse.
Problems: Coarse-leaved species and cultivars are prone to crown gall and chrysanthemum leaf miner.
Marguerite Daisy Golden
Anthemis kelwayi 'Sauce Hollandaise'
Marguerite Daisy Golden
Plants form a bushy mound of ferny green foliage, bearing loads of small bright-yellow daisies from early summer on.
Marguerite Daisy Orange
Anthemis sancti johannis
Marguerite Daisy Orange
Plants form a bushy mound of ferny green foliage, bearing loads of small bright-orange daisies from early summer on.
Marilyn Monroe
Hosta 'Marilyn Monroe'
Marilyn Monroe
Medium hosta with ruffled green leaves and an extreme white underside. Held on reddish petioles.
Marnie’s Delight
Hosta 'Marnie's Delight'
Marnie’s Delight
Medium hosta with wavy yellow leaves and dark green margins. Lavender flowers that bloom between July and August.
Marque Moon
Hemerocallis 'Marque Moon'
Marque Moon
Extravagant ruffling unlike any other lends a fancy, elegant look to the blossoms. The large 5-5.5", fragrant, cream colored blossoms have a yellow throat that radiates softly out onto the petals. This yellow coloring is repeated on the picotee edge around each rounded petal. On cloudy days, you can detect a hint of peach color in the flower. On sunny days you can see the diamond dust sparkling on the petals.
This is a heavily budded daylily that can produce an incredible forty buds per scape. It forms a compact clump of narrow, arching foliage topped with large flowers in midsummer.
Dormant tetraploid.
Marsh Marigold
Caltha palustris
Marsh Marigold
Beautiful yellow, waxy flowers in clusters of 1-7 with heart or kidney shaped dark green leaves. Perfect for the pond edge and shallow water.
Mary Todd
Hemerocallis 'Mary Todd'
Mary Todd
Flowers have a 6", pastel yellow self. Tepals are lightly ruffled and of heavy substance. Broad petals; slightly narrower, recurved sepals.
Maui Buttercups
Hosta 'Maui Buttercups'
Maui Buttercups
One of the best yellow hostas. Bright gold, 5 inch, rounded leaves are cupped and corrugated. They are of heavy substance and demonstrate good slug resistance. Near white flowers.
Mauna Loa
Hemerocallis 'Mauna Loa'
Mauna Loa
Unique flower color and amazing velvety texture. Five inch diameter coppery yellow with green throated, ruffle edged blooms during July and August. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.
Large orange flower with red wire edges and chartreuse throat. Early midseason rebloomer
Mayo Clinic Flower of Hope Threadleaf Coreopsis
Threadleaf Coreopsis 'Mayo Clinic Flower of Hope'
Mayo Clinic Flower of Hope Threadleaf Coreopsis
The Mayo Clinic has selected this brilliant yellow Coreopsis as the Mayo Clinic Flower of Hope to symbolize the spirit of hope and healing through the beauty of nature. Electric yellow flowers cover dark green, threadlike foliage from early summer through fall.
Meadow Rue
Thalictrum aquilegifolium
Meadow Rue
Panicles of airy, pink tufted flowers. Flowering occurs in late spring or summer with the flowers borne on long stems in open clusters. The prominent stamens give the flowers a fluffy looking appearance.
Meadowsweet Dropwort
Filipendula vulgaris (hexapetala)
Meadowsweet Dropwort
This native perennial bears heads of creamy white flowers above fern-like, medium green foliage. The creamy white flowers are borne in many branched, flattened inflorescences and are often tinged with pink. The leaves are somewhat fern-like in appearance.
Megalodon
Hosta 'Megalodon'
Megalodon
Huge, vase-shaped hosta with horizontally held, rippled, shiny green leaves that measure 18″ x 12″. A mature clump can reach 40″ tall and 60″ wide
Megan’s Angel
Hosta 'Megan's Angel'
Megan’s Angel
Mature Size: 22" tall by 60" wide
Stable form of Doug Beilsteins' streaked 'Blue Angel' with creamy-white margins. Leaves emerge in spring a soft blue with a muted chartreuse margin. In summer the leaves are dark green with a creamy white margin. The margins get wider with age and a mature clump is very pleasing to the eye.
Named for Doug's daughter. The leaves of this hosta are large and gently rippled. Near white flowers in early summer. (D. & M. Beilstein 2009)
Large Hosta Cultivar. Color: Blue-green and Cream. Size: 22" tall by 60" inches wide. Type: Large Hosta
Memphis Blue
Hosta 'Memphis Blue'
Memphis Blue
Hosta 'Memphis Blue' is a medium sized hosta with blue leaves and near white flowers blooming in midsummer. This hosta forms a large, upright mound of corrugated blue/green foliage and reaches approximately 30 inches tall.
Mexican Heather
Cuphea
Mexican Heather
Winter hardy to USDA Zones 9-11. It is grown as an annual, container plant or houseplant. In the garden, it is easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soils in full sun. May be grown from seed started indoors 8-10 weeks before last frost date. Tolerates high summer heat and some drought. Best with regular moisture. If grown in containers, plants may be over wintered indoors in warm, sunny locations. Easily propagated from tip cuttings.Best to start new plants each year, however.
Midnight Ruffles
Helleborus 'Midnight Ruffles'
Midnight Ruffles
Double black hellebores are one of the most sought-after colors and they are rare in the trade. You will love this new vigorous strain of double black hellebores!
Midwest Magic
Hosta 'Midwest Magic'
Midwest Magic
'Midwest Magic' has round leaves of dark gold that lighten as the season progresses. The wide border of very dark green provides the perfect contrast. In early summer, the 30″ wide clumps are topped with 30″ scapes of light purple flowers.
Mighty Chestnut
Hemerocallis 'Mighty Chestnut'
Mighty Chestnut
A color so unique that it is guaranteed to stand out from the crowd! Aptly named, it produces 5-5.5", russet red-orange (chestnut) blossoms with a deep burgundy eye and gold throat atop strong, well-branched and budded scapes. The broad, rounded, ruffled petals open wide to reveal the perfect flower form. It's even fragrant!
Mighty Mouse
Hosta 'Mighty Mouse'
Mighty Mouse
Hosta 'Mighty Mouse' is another in the increasing line of Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears' sports. This little 7" tall x 1' wide charmer boasts round, blue-green leaves surrounded by a wide yellow border that ages to creamy white. Attracting hummingbirds in late spring, the clumps are topped with short spikes holding a paucity of dark lavender flowers. Hosta 'Mighty Mouse' is very similar to Hosta 'Frosted Mouse Ears', but the edge seems slightly more white to us.
Millennium
Hosta 'Millennium'
Millennium
Intense blue-green leaves in spring on this massive hosta. The round leaves are cupped and corrugated. Hosta 'Millennium' has large leaves that are thick and in spring turn shiny green in summer. Slow to reach maturity but is well worth the wait. Near white flowers in summer.
Million Bells
Calibrachoa (Celebration Series)
Million Bells
Once botanically lumped in with petunias, calibrachoas have become some of the most warm season bedding plants on the market. Members of the free-flowering Celebration+ series are compact and produce bountiful small funnel-shaped flowers all summer. These appear above dense, cascading, plants with small resinous pale green leaves that are fragrant. Some cultivars even have variegated foliage. The flowers comein many shades to include yellow, white, pink, purple, red and orange.Many are bicolored.
Heat-loving and everblooming, calibrachoas grow best in full sun and fertile, well-drained soil. They do not require deadheading but light pruning and regular fertilizer will prolonged vigorous bloom. These fantastic bedding plants are perfect for containers, hanging baskets, and border edges.
Million Bells (Mini Famous Series)
Calibrachoa (syn petunia)
Million Bells (Mini Famous Series)
Calibrachoa have become popular standards for hanging baskets. Also called Million Bells or Superbells, Calibrachoa look like tiny petunias, but they are actually an entirely different species. Calibrachoa 'Mini Famous+ Double Blue' is part of a double flowering series that also includes 'Double Pink' and 'Double Dark Pink'. Actually, 'Double Blue' is more of a purple, but it is intense and full and makes a dazzling display trailing out of containers or as a front of the border plant. Calibrachoa are long bloomers and very heat and drought resistant. The plants only get about 4" high, but they will spread up to 2'. This is a full sun annual, although some shade is welcome during the hottest part of the day.
Mini Skirt
Hosta 'Mini Skirt'
Mini Skirt
Another great addition to the 'Mouse Ears' lineage. Miniature hosta. New sport of H. 'Mighty Mouse' with ruffled foliage. The very thick leaves emerge blue-green in spring with a nice yellow margin. In mid-summer the leaves are green and the margins are creamy-white. Add this beauty to your miniature garden or special container! Pale lavender flowers with purple stripes appear mid-summer.
Color: Blue-green and Cream
Size: 5 inches tall by 13 inches wide
Miniature Snowflake Mockorange
Philadelphus 'Miniature Snowflake'
Miniature Snowflake Mockorange
This compact, prolific bloomer has a dwarf habit and excellent flowering. The double white flowers are extremely fragrant.
Minke
Hosta 'Minke'
Minke
This is a giant hosta that offers an upright growth habit with blue-green leaves. In the spring, it has yellow margins.
As the summer progresses, the leaves become more green, and the margins more cream colored.
The very large leaves are rounded heavy corrugation.
The cream margin is also corrugated.
Give this vigorous hosta space, as it will become very large.
Under perfect conditions, this hosta will rach 45 inches tall by 60 inches wide.
Pale lavender flowers appear in summer.
Minuteman
Hosta 'Minuteman'
Minuteman
Hosta 'Minuteman' is medium. Crisp creamy white margins around rich dark green centers. Broadly ovate, lightly wavy, lightly rippled leaves of good substance with moderately prominent veins. Mound-like moderately dense clump. Lavender flowers. Leaves are lightly wavy, rippled, shiny and ovate.