Plants of the Rosaceae Family at BCA

The following species and varieties are currently (or recently were) in the collections at Boone County Arboretum. This list is certainly not exhaustive -- additional taxa may be available in the trade, or may have been removed from our collection and thus removed from this list. To include taxa that are no longer present, go to this other list.

Genus: Amelanchier

 
 

Genus: Aronia

 
 

Genus: Chaenomeles

  • Chaenomeles speciosa

    Common Floweringquince
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Chaenomeles speciosa 'Cameo' // Cameo Floweringquince
    • Chaenomeles speciosa 'Jet Trail' // Jet Trial Floweringquince
    • Chaenomeles speciosa 'Texas Scarlet' // Texas Scarlet Floweringquince
    • Chaenomeles speciosa 'Toyo-Nishiki' // Toyo-Nishiki Floweringquince

 
 

Genus: Cotoneaster

 
 

Genus: Crataegus

 
 

Genus: Dasiphora

 
 

Genus: Exochorda

 
 

Genus: Malus

  • Malus coronaria

    Sweet Crabapple
    An upright, wide-spreading crabapple with showy, fragrant, white spring flowers and yellowish-green fall fruits.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Malus coronaria // Sweet Crabapple ("straight species")

  • Malus floribunda

    Japanese Flowering Crabapple
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    • Malus floribunda // Japanese Flowering Crabapple ("straight species")

  • Malus sargentii

    Sargent Crabapple
    A low, spreading, disease-resistant crabapple with white flowers, small, edible red fruits and yellow fall color.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Malus sargentii // Sargent Crabapple ("straight species")
    • Malus sargentii 'Candymint' // Candymint Sargent Crabapple
    • Malus sargentii 'Select A' // Firebird® Crabapple
    • Malus sargentii 'Tina' // Tina Sargent Crabapple

  • Malus sp.

    Crabapple
    A diverse group of small/medium size, deciduous trees with ornamental spring flowers in white, pink, red or purple, and ornamental fall fruits.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Malus sp. // Crabapple ("straight species")
    • Malus sp. 'Cardinal' // Cardinal Crabapple
    • Malus sp. 'Jarmin' // Marilee® Crabapple

  • Malus tschonoskii

    Tschonoski Crabapple
    A tall, upright crabapple with silvery spring-summer foliage, then outstanding reddish fall color.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Malus tschonoskii // Tschonoski Crabapple ("straight species")

  • Malus x

    Crabapple, Apple
    A diverse group of small/medium size deciduous trees with ornamental spring flowers in white, pink, red or purple, and ornamental fall fruits.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Malus x 'AK-98' // Tangy Green™ Urban™ Columnar Apple
    • Malus x 'Cascole' // White Cascade® Crabapple
    • Malus x 'Coralcole' // Coralburst® Crabapple
    • Malus x 'Donald Wyman' // Donald Wyman Crabapple
    • Malus x 'Guinzam' // Guinevere® Crabapple
    • Malus x 'Hargozam' // Harvest Gold® Crabapple
    • Malus x 'Hozam' // Holiday Gold™ Crabapple
    • Malus x 'JFS-KW5' // Royal Raindrops® Crabapple
    • Malus x 'Louisa' // Louisa Crabapple
    • Malus x 'Prairifire' // Prairifire Crabapple
    • Malus x 'Red Jade' // Red Jade Crabapple
    • Malus x 'Schmidtcutleaf' // Golden Raindrops® Crabapple
    • Malus x 'Selkirk' // Selkirk Crabapple
    • Malus x 'Snowdrift' // Snowdrift Crabapple
    • Malus x 'Sutyzam' // Sugar Tyme® Crabapple
    • Malus x 'UEB 3358-3' // Golden Treat™ Urban™ Columnar Apple
    • Malus x 'UEB 3449-1' // Tasty Red™ Urban™ Columnar Apple
    • Malus x 'UEB 3727-4' // Blushing Delight™ Urban™ Columnar Apple
    • Malus x 'Weepcanzam' // Weeping Candied Apple® Crabapple

 
 

Genus: Neillia

 
 

Genus: Physocarpus

  • Physocarpus opulifolius

    Eastern Ninebark, Atlantic Ninebark
    A very adaptable, medium-sized deciduous shrub w/ exfoliating bark, pinkish-white May/June flowers, pinkish-red fall fruits, & yellow fall color.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Physocarpus opulifolius // Eastern Ninebark, Atlantic Ninebark ("straight species")
    • Physocarpus opulifolius 'Donna May' // Little Devil™ Ninebark
    • Physocarpus opulifolius 'Jefam' // Amber Jubilee™ Ninebark
    • Physocarpus opulifolius 'Seward' // Summer Wine® Ninebark
    • Physocarpus opulifolius 'SMNOPBLR' // Gingerwine™ Ninebark
    • Physocarpus opulifolius 'SMNPOTWG' // Tiny Wine® Gold Ninebark
    • Physocarpus opulifolius 'SMPOTW' // Tine Wine® Ninebark

 
 

Genus: Prinsepia

 
 

Genus: Prunus

 
 

Genus: Pseudocydonia

 
 

Genus: Pyracantha

 
 

Genus: Pyrus

 
 

Genus: Rhodotypos

 
 

Genus: Rosa

  • Rosa floribunda

    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Rosa floribunda 'WEKvossutono' // Julia Child™ Rose

  • Rosa rugosa

    Rugosa Rose
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    • Rosa rugosa 'Alba' // White Rugosa Rose

  • Rosa x

    Rose
    A very popular, sun-loving landscape shrub for its beautiful, colorful, fragrant, reblooming flowers, even though it gets many diseases/insects.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Rosa x 'Blaze' // Blaze Climbing Rose
    • Rosa x 'BUCbi' // Carefree Beauty™ Rose
    • Rosa x 'Demokracie' // Blaze Improved Rose
    • Rosa x 'Golden Showers' // Golden Showers Climbing Rose
    • Rosa x 'Meikanaro' // Sunshine Daydream Rose
    • Rosa x 'RADrazz' // Red Knock Out Rose
    • Rosa x 'Radsunny' // Sunny Knock Out® Rose
    • Rosa x 'Radtko' // Double Knock Out® Rose
    • Rosa x 'Radtkopink' // Pink Double Knockout® Rose
    • Rosa x 'Radwhite' // White Out™ Rose

 
 

Genus: Sorbaria

 
 

Genus: Sorbus

  • Sorbus alnifolia

    Korean Mountainash
    An outstanding, medium-sized, deciduous tree w/ showy white flowers in May, red fruits and orange foliage colors in the fall.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Sorbus alnifolia // Korean Mountainash ("straight species")

 
 

Genus: Spiraea

  • Spiraea cantoniensis

    An easy-to-grow, mounded, graceful, arching shrub with fine twigs, and an abundance of showy, early spring white, single flowers.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Spiraea cantoniensis 'Bridal-wreath' // Reeves Spirea

  • Spiraea japonica

    Japanese Spirea
    An extremely variable, small shrub with showy pink, lavender-pink, reddish-carmine or white flowers in June/July.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Spiraea japonica 'Crispa' // Crispa Bumald Spirea
    • Spiraea japonica 'Goldflame' // Goldflame Bumald Spirea
    • Spiraea japonica 'Goldmound' // Goldmound Japanese Spirea
    • Spiraea japonica 'Limemound' // Limemound Bumald Spirea
    • Spiraea japonica 'Little Princess' // Little Princess Japanese Spirea
    • Spiraea japonica 'Neon Flash' // Neon Flash Japanese Spirea
    • Spiraea japonica 'Tracy' // Double Play® Big Bang Spirea
    • Spiraea japonica 'Yan' // Double Play® Gold Spirea

  • Spiraea nipponica

    Nippon Spirea
    A medium size, deciduous shrub with showy white flowers in late spring.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Spiraea nipponica // Nippon Spirea ("straight species")
    • Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound' // Snowmound Nippon Spirea

  • Spiraea thunbergii

    Thunberg's Spiraea, Meadowsweet
    One of the very earliest spireas to flower, with showy white, early-spring flowers and some yellow-orange fall color.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Spiraea thunbergii 'Ogon' // Mellow Yellow® Spiraea, Thunberg's meadowsweet

  • Spiraea x vanhouttei

    Vanhoutte Spirea
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    • Spiraea x vanhouttei 'Renaissance' // Renaissance Vanhoutte Spirea