Red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) is a native North American evergreen that brings year-round structure, wildlife value, and rugged beauty to the landscape. Hardy in USDA zones 2 through 9, it’s one of the most adaptable conifers you can grow, thriving from the cold northern plains to the humid Southeast. It performs best in full sun…

Red creeping thyme (Thymus praecox ‘Coccineus’) is a low-growing, mat-forming perennial that’s as hardworking as it is beautiful. Hardy in USDA zones 4 through 9, it spreads eagerly across the ground, filling in gaps between stepping stones, softening garden edges, and carpeting slopes with dense, fragrant foliage. It thrives in full sun and demands excellent…

Red currant (Ribes rubrum) is a compact, deciduous fruiting shrub that brings beauty and productivity to the home garden in equal measure. Hardy in USDA zones 3 through 8, it’s well suited to cool and temperate climates and is one of the most reliable small fruits you can grow in northern gardens. It performs best…

Red escallonia (Escallonia rubra) is a versatile, broadleaf evergreen shrub that brings year-round color, structure, and wildlife value to the garden. Hardy in USDA zones 7 through 10, it’s a warm-climate performer that thrives in coastal and mild inland gardens, where it’s valued as much for its toughness as for its ornamental qualities. It grows…

Red Flame willow (Salix alba ‘Flame’) is a fast-growing deciduous shrub or small tree that delivers one of the most electrifying winter stem displays in the landscape. Hardy in USDA zones 4 through 9, it thrives across a wide range of climates and is adaptable enough for both cold northern gardens and mild southern settings.…

Red flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum) is a deciduous native shrub that ranks among the most beloved spring-blooming plants in western North American gardens. Hardy in USDA zones 6 through 9, it’s a Pacific Northwest native at heart, naturally at home in the woodlands, forest edges, and shrubby slopes from British Columbia down through California. It…

Red flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa) is a deciduous flowering shrub that delivers one of the most vivid and reliable early-spring displays of any plant in the temperate garden. Hardy in USDA zones 4 through 9, it’s a tough, adaptable plant that performs across a remarkably wide range of climates, from cold northern gardens to the…

Red hot poker (Kniphofia uvaria and related species and hybrids) is a bold, architectural perennial that commands attention in the garden like few other plants can. Hardy in USDA zones 5 through 9 depending on the variety, it brings a distinctly exotic, almost tropical energy to the landscape with its towering flower spikes and strappy,…

Red mulberry (Morus rubra) is a native deciduous tree that brings generous shade, abundant wildlife value, and a delicious edible harvest to the home landscape. Hardy in USDA zones 4 through 9, it’s one of eastern North America’s most widely distributed native trees, naturally at home in rich bottomlands, forest edges, and stream margins from…

Red tip photinia (Photinia x fraseri) is a broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree that’s one of the most widely planted ornamentals in the American South and in mild-climate gardens across the country. Hardy in USDA zones 7 through 9, it thrives in the warmth and humidity of southern landscapes while also performing well in…