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One of the parents of our common Abelia. This is an amazing plant.
Tough and dependable but with a MUCH better flower. The tiny blooms are grouped in big clusters like a lilac AND they smell like a LILAC. Wow! A major butterfly magnet. Semi-evergreen. Place in a protected spot in Zone 6. Best w/ some shade
in warmer zones.
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Abelia 'Keiser' (RUBY ANNIVERSARYTM) stands 4-6 feet high and
wide, with red-flushed foliage in spring, green in summer, back to
red in fall and in between all those nifty foliage changes,
months and months of fragrant (like LILACS), pure white blooms with pink bracts
that come forth from salmon buds. Heat and humidity tolerant.
Appreciates some shade in warmer zones (where it's evergreen).
A hardy fragrant Abelia! From
Latvia, so we know it's hardy. Pink buds open to rich, bell-shaped
white flowers are MORE FRAGRANT than a LILAC. Glossy summer foliage turns an
fiery orange-red in autumn. Semi-evergreen. This will become THE ABELIA to have. Hardy to Zone 5 or colder.
Dark pink buds open to light pink flowers.
An
extra-floriferous and extremely long blooming Abelia with a compact
and tidy habit. Extremely well branching, strong roots and it makes
a ball of pale LAVENDER flowers when in bloom. Evergreen in warm
areas, Semi-evergreen in cooler areas. Prune to shape in late
winter/early spring.
A fragrant, dependable shrub with a profusion of blooms over a long
season. Dislikes very windy spots. Good for textural effect, in mass,
or as hedges. Handsome in bloom which is most of the time! A
dependable classic that deserves a place in every garden.
As
above but with fragrant Lavender Pink flowers. This fabulous Abelia
is in my sister Bobby's yard
and has blooms unlike any we've seen. They are definitely more
Deep Lavender than pink and are VERY, VERY fragrant. (It came from
an old, old homestead where she lived at one time.)
Another
great Abelia (can there be too many?) with typical glossy dark green
leave sometime with a tinge of bronze. Bright pink calyces and
white flower, 3/4" are FRAGRANT and in bloom from summer til Frost.
Compact new growth is copper, then bronzy yellow then green -- quite
a display. Rosy bronze fall foliage. Introduced by Dr.
Michael Dirr, U. of GA -- THE shrub expert in this country!
A long-blooming, dependable plant introduced in 1911! Excellent for textural effect, in masses or as hedges. Handsome in flower which is most of the time. This is the hard-to-find pink flowering form. Showier in flower than the common
Abelia. 
A
wonderful Abelia selected by Michael Dirr with a low mounding habit
with white flowers and crimson red stems. This is the first
clone released from his breeding program at the University of
Georgia. Although more floriferous early in the season, even
when the white corollas are sparse or gone, the reddish-pink calyx is
very showy. More restrained growth than many hybrid species
clones and that can be useful. Especially rich Fall colors,
becoming glossy purple green.
Multi-stemmed shrub with arching branches. Stems are covered with
SHOWY, FRAGRANT (almond scented) white flowers before the leaves appear. (Not a true Forsythia -- it just looks like a white Forsythia, hence the common name.) Growth rate depends on how happy it is.
Native to a small area of Korea where it's endangered but so popular
in cultivation that there's no risk of extinction.
Pete
acquired this tree while in college working at a garden center.
It's long since lost (or never had) a proper ID. What's unique
about it is that in the world of Japanese Maples, it's in a class by
itself for speed. 4-6 feet a year is not unusual! Because
of that, it lends itself to being pruned to multiple stems -- our has
two main branches up to 2 feet, then each of those breaks of in two
and so forth. The structure of our tree due to excellent pruning
is absolutely superb -- even if it never had a leaf! But it does
-- tiny, tiny stars that look fabulous when they fall and carpet the
ground beneath them -- like star shaped confetti! Summer green
leaves turn a
brilliant red in LATE fall when most everything else is done and
turning brown. Also, it takes FULL SUN! There is a downside -- it does self seed some
(not crazy like a silver maple) but if you mow under it, no problem or they can
be pulled out if you have a garden beneath it as we do. You
should NOT plant this near any area where you can't control unwanted
seedlings. We are stewards of the Earth after all!
A
heat tolerant upright Japanese maple with fresh green leaves which are
speckled with varying amounts of white streaks, blotches and fleck,
which start out pink and slowly change to white. This
variegation is subtle, more like the occasional treat rather than a
riot of Variegation. Tolerates shade
but loses much of the variegation. 'Versicolor' is a
strong-growing, hardy form which can reach 25' feet, although 15-20'
is typical. Fabulous Fall color starts bright gold changing to
strong red.
An
upright, spreading loose shrub with arching branches and fragrant
white Buttonbush-like flowers on rounded heads from summer to
fall. One of it's best claims to fame is that it's one of the
few shrubs that will tolerate DRY SHADE and be attractive doing
it. Extremely attractive shiny bronzy green leaves appear late
(so don't think it's dead) but doesn't drop its leaves until
December. A wonderful new shrub to the trade. Tolerates
heavy, wet soil
Less susceptible to
leaf scorch than other Buckeyes so can take full sun. With 6"
erect panicles of creamy yellow flowers in late spring, early summer
this is a knockout when mature (and even long before)! It's
the largest of the Buckeyes and abundant in the Great Smokey
Mountains. One of the first trees to leaf out in spring and
makes a great shade tree. 
Zone: 4-8
If
I live to be a hundred, I will never forget walking behind the
office of Bluebird Wholesale Nursery and coming face to face with a
mature, blooming Aesculus parviflora. I had no idea what it
was (a novice to shrubs then) and I thought it was the most
beautiful, magnificent thing I had ever seen. I've seen it since
at MOBOT, Ginter and the National Cathedral -- grand gardens all
have it! And every time, when in bloom, it takes my breath
away. Giant fluffy, white candelabra blooms with red anthers. East
Coast Native.
One
of the best summer-flowering shrubs for shade areas. It is a dense,
deciduous, mounded, suckering, multi-stemmed shrub. Upright
cylindrical panicles up to 12” long of tubular white flowers with
conspicuous red anthers and pinkish filament. Puts on a spectacular
mid-summer bloom. Flowers give way to glossy inedible, pear-shaped
nuts. Blooms about 3 weeks later than the species. This is a traffic
stopping plant! They are truly magnificent!
Single
or multi-stemmed small tree w/ spectacular salmon to medium red flowers on
6-8" panicles
in spring. (Our form is near red.) Always brings ooh's and ahh's when it blooms. Seldom seen
in the trade. Eastern Native. Attractive brownish red berries
released from tan capsules. There are really no words that can
adequately describe this tree's Beauty. Attracts hummingbirds
(which is rare for a tree) as does the Mimosa below. Blooms at
an early age. Dislikes dry soil. Plants of
Merit - Missouri Botanical Garden.
Sure,
it's messy and you don't want it over your patio. But if you can
find a prettier tree in bloom I'd love to know what it is! Just
place it in a grassy spot where the sticky sap isn't a problem.
(My son's favorite tree!) It's naturalized over Virginia
and elsewhere but was originally from China. The Pink
Powder-Puff flowers are very distinctive and beautiful over
fine-textured foliage. And, how many other trees bloom all
summer? I think the answer is 'None'. Like the Buckeye
above, it attracts Hummingbirds, another rare attribute. Unlike
the Buckeye, however, it drought tolerant.
TN and FL
A
Royal Horticulture Society Plant of Merit. A deciduous,
early-flowering large shrub or small trees with showy, slightly
fragrant white blooms in drooping clusters called racemes which
appear before the leaves emerge. Oval cut leaves are
bluish-green 2-5" long and change to brilliant orange-red in Fall
(hence the name). Flowers are followed by green berries which
turn red, then dark purplish black in early summer. The edible
berries resemble blueberries. Particularly effective
in the woodland border or against a dark background.
Delicious,
large purplish-red fruit is sweet and abundant. Large white
blooms in spring shimmering above unfolding green leaves and
stupendous yellow/orange/red Fall color. All serviceberries
make great jam.
Usually
densely white-hairy leaflets; terminal flower spikes to 6"
long. A small shrub belonging to the Bean Family! The foliage is
fine & fernlike, turning beautiful yellow in fall. More drought
tolerant than most shrubs. Prune hard in early spring.
Deep
violet purple corolla, exserted stamens and yellow orange anthers are
a lot of technical terms that translate into "an astounding
bloom"! The 8-20" long slender, upright flowers spikes are
on a woody shrub to 10' loved by a variety of Butterflies. The
fruit looks like a tiny cucumber! 
This
beautiful gold form of Aralia has leaves as bold and magnificent as
the sun! Compound leaves can reach 36" in length and 24" in
width! It makes a superb accent in part shade or shade.
Deciduous and fast growing with small clusters of white flowers in
late summer followed by attractive purple berries. Large
leaves can be damaged by strong wind - site accordingly.
Protect new growth from late spring frost as they emerge early.
Gives a tropical texture to the garden. Terra Nova says zone 3
but the species is only hardy to zone 4, so time will tell. 
Prostrate branches thickly covered with small, dark green, leathery leaves. Small, pendulous white blossoms make way for glossy, bright red, pea-sized berries which remain thru winter. Use in rock gardens, draping over walls, under dwarf conifers. Best in part shade here.
Massachusetts has good resistance to gall & leaf spot. Established
plants don't move well. Oddly enough, it's also a
Hummingbird plant -- I guess for the really low flying Red-Throated
Hummers on the East Coast.
A fairly rare evergreen groundcover with
1/2" pink star-shaped flowers in spring followed by abundant red berries in the fall. The dark green leaves are heavily serrated on the edges. Spreads by underground runners. Prefers to not have foot traffic. Beautiful!
Easy to grow, adapts to any soil after being established, even dry or wet. Variable in size depending on growth conditions. May occasionally sucker. Stupendous Fall berries and leaf color. A favorite of Finches, Jays, Juncos, and Grosbeaks. Brilliantissima is more compact, with shinier foliage and more, larger berries. AKA, Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliant'. 
A spreading Chokeberry that will take any soil. Great for erosion control in a 'hateful' place. Beautiful black berries. Good for massing. Fall color can be a good wine red and the purplish black, 1/2" berries are also handsome. Native and while spreading by suckers, not invasive. 
If ever a plant was aptly
named, this is! The magical mix of purple and red autumn hues is
just that - magical. Dark green, waxy foliage in summer with
white spring flowers followed by black berries just adds to the Magic.
Amazing in mass. Fragrant.
while spreading by suckers, not invasive. 
A
somewhat more compact cultivar typically growing 2-3' tall and 4-5'
wide selected by Morton Arboretum and introduced by Chicagoland
Grows. With the same beautiful fragrant 5 petaled white flowers,
foliage, fruits and fall colors as the species, it's just more
compact. Why Chokeberry? Well, because although
technically edible, black chokeberry is so tart it will make you
choke! But they're good for tasty jams and jellies. While
spreading by suckers, not invasive. 
Bloom-A-Thon®
Reblooming Azaleas are absolute winners -- huge double pink blooms
in April for 4-6 weeks, then repeat bloom for 12-16 weeks, from July
through hard frost, heat resistant, disease resistant foliage. Great
in mass or for foundation planting. Prefers fertile, well-drained
ACID soil in light to part shade. Prune as needed immediately after
first spring bloom.
Bloom-A-Thon®
Reblooming Azaleas are absolute winners -- huge double pink blooms
in April for 4-6 weeks, then repeat bloom for 12-16 weeks, from July
through hard frost, heat resistant, disease resistant foliage. Great
in mass or for foundation planting. Prefers fertile, well-drained
ACID soil in light to part shade. Prune as needed immediately after
first spring bloom.
Bloom-A-Thon®
Reblooming Azaleas are absolute winners -- huge White blooms
in April for 4-6 weeks, then repeat bloom for 12-16 weeks, from July
through hard frost, heat resistant, disease resistant foliage. Great
in mass or for foundation planting. Prefers fertile, well-drained
ACID soil in light to part shade. Prune as needed immediately after
first spring bloom.
An intensely golden yellow barberry when leaves first
emerge in spring and which green up just a little bit as the leaves
mature. The low, rounded shrub looks gorgeous in Fall with the
golden foliage when it develops red berries. Foliage turns red
as fall approaches. In very warm areas will appreciate a bit
of afternoon shade. Looks like 
Similar in shape to
Berberis 'Helmond Pillar' but with bright golden foliage instead of
burgundy. The golden foliage has red new growth. Gives
great architectural prescience to the garden. The foliage
turns bright orange-red in autumn and is stunning! Burn
resistant in full sun compared to other gold barberries. Red
berries in Fall.
A dwarf Japanese barberry cultivar that is noted for
its bright yellow foliage and very dwarf size. Leaves a little
over an inch long emerge yellow in spring with faint red tinges and
mature to bright yellow in summer. It develops an interesting
orange-red color in Fall. Will take some shade but if too
much, foliage will be less golden, more yellow green. Glossy,
bright red berries in fall.
Deep
burgundy red foliage turns somewhat more green in the heat of
summer. This is an extremely tidy, compact form of
Barberry. One of the most dwarf forms. Like all of this
species, produces yellow flowers in spring, bright red, oblong fruit
in autumn which is loved by birds. Forms a perfect, tight little
mound and in Fall develops a color described by someone as a
"screaming scarlet"! 2006
Great Plant Picks from Elisabeth Botanical Garden, a most
prestigious award.
The most popular Japanese Barberry. An excellent landscape plant. Good for hedge, BARRIER or specimen.
Magnificent new foliage. Withstands dry soil when established. Low maintenance. Orange-red fall color. Full sun for best color.
A classic and for good reason.
This
is a striking, unique form just now starting to receive the attention
it deserves in the trade. An upright, fastigiate (leaves swirled
around the stem) form reaching 8' tall but only 1-2' wide. Forms
a slow-growing column of burgundy red leaves. Multi-stemmed, not
just a single central leader. Tolerates light shade but will
loose some foliage color.
A
classic! The new foliage is SPECTACULAR,
rose-pink, mottled w/ deeper red-purple splotches. *Foliage is more
green in part shade. Tolerates urban conditions & dry soil. It's
thorny, so it's a good barrier plant! Easy & dependable.
Medium growth rate. Some red berries in Fall. 2006
Great Plant Picks from Elisabeth Botanical Garden, a most
prestigious award and yet, we cannot ship to MA or CT because it's
escaped to the wild there.
From
Asia, comes a bold-foliaged perennial with 5" x 5" rounded,
jagged-edge leaves on 4 foot stem. An interesting, beautiful
plant it reminds one a bit of a stinging nettle, which it is a
relative of, but this plant has no stinging abilities just 'stunning'
abilities! Lives happily in sun or shade as long as the soil is
evenly moist but well-drained. Self seeds some if happy.
Host plant for the Eastern Comma Butterfly, possibly others.
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An extraordinary Himalayan native w/ foliage so soft-looking it begs to be touched. The 6" long, toothed, wavy-edged leaves have white wooly undersides & teddy bear fuzzy tops -- like a Lamb's Ear. Stout, felted branches end in panicles of 6" long, fragrant, orange-throated lavender-pink blooms. Dies back to the ground in colder zones, like a Perennial, but returns
in spring.
From
the English Butterfly Series
From
the English Butterfly Series
IT'S STERILE!
Finally for those worried about self-seeding
Buddleias, Dr. John LIndstrom of the U. of Ark. has introduced the
wonderful new 'Asian Moon'. Because it can't complete it's
reproductive cycle and make seeds, it just determinedly puts all
it's efforts into blooms over very long season. The blooms are
light purple with orange throats. The light green foliage has
silvery undersides.
A mainstay in the garden. Attracts butterflies by the dozens. May die back to the ground in winter. Especially good when planted in groupings. If old blooms are removed, it will bloom 'til Frost. Fragrant, low maintenance.
Received the Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a
program of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)
Oodles
and mounds of flowers to pull in the Hummers and Butterflies.
A large arching form with large grey-green leaves and 4-10" flower
spikes in 8-12" panicles of light blue violet blooms with and orange
eye. VERY sweetly fragrant. A selection introduced by
Michael Dirr (THE shrub expert) and named for his wife. His
introductions always speak for themselves!
'Petite Purple' bears abundant spikes of lavender-purple flowers above slender,
foliage right through summer, providing a feeding station for the butterflies & hummingbirds in your neighborhood. The flower spikes are smaller (3-4 in.) than those of other cultivars, but they are so plentiful, you'll never be short on color or winged visitors. Renowned for its long season of gracefully displayed, bottlebrush blooms.
This is a more delicate looking plant and perfect for a spot where the
big 'In Your Face' blooms of many Buddleias would just be too bold.
A
robust, 1994 introduction by Plant Delights with rounded habit. Large dark green foliage. 5-8" long, deep purple-budded flowers open to
clear violet, w/ moderate fragrance. Not as dark as the famous, Black Knight, but it has a more handsome, thick bloom and the foliage itself and plant appearance is more
attractive. Always rates in the top (out of 60+) in Michael Dirr's trials at the U. of GA..
'African Queen', 'Burgundy', 'Red Plume', and 'Wine' are all actually 'Royal Red'! It's so fabulous, people keep giving it new names! An abundance of elegant, fragrant red-purple blooms - (not really red). Tiny individual flowers are produced in profusion in long, dense trusses up to an AMAZING 20" long!
Not red (RHS 81A) but the closest thing to it in the Buddleia
world. 1928 hybrid from Good & Reese still holds it own
against newcomers!
Like a white beacon Butterflies. With silvery undersides to its
green leaves which compliment the clear white, slightly fragrant
blooms to 16" long that just cover the plant in blooms.
Could be the focal point of a white garden. Yellow centers to
the blooms.
Shrub will attract large numbers and varieties of butterflies. In mid-summer extremely long dense flower clusters appear in profusion. Excellent as a cut flower and has a mild, sweet fragrance. Flowers from new growth; should be pruned hard each spring to encourage form and flowers. Deadhead for continued bloom. A very new beautiful selection. Probably a hybrid
with B. davidii per Cole Burrell. This
is definitely one of our very favorites and as you can see, we have
a few to choose from!
A huge, VIRTUALLY UNKNOWN, SPECTACULAR Buddleia with shiny green leaves, cinnamon trunks. This incredible plant has up to 24" long panicles of medium lavender flowers in summer. Slightly stoloniferous. Do not cut back like other buddleias.
Medium growth rate. Do not cut to the ground (renewal pruning) as
you do with other Buddleias.
This
hybrid between B. fallowiana & B. davidii is everyone's favorite
according to Tony Avent, making a reasonably short plant, with silvery
gray foliage, topped with lovely lavender blue flowers on long panicles.
If you like Color Echoes (see books by 
From a great new series
of compact Buddleias and Miss Ruby is a gem of a plant noted for
it's compact habit and remarkable, vivid, rich pink blooms. This
color is unlike any other Butterfly Bush AND its over silver leaves
on stems that are well-branched which means lots of stem tips for
blooms -- it's loaded. Developed by Dr. Dennis Werner of the JC
Raulston Arboretum in NC .
The incredible British hybrid
(B. crispa x B. loricata) selected by Peter Moore, curator of the national
Buddleia Collection, is a blooming machine with highly honey scented white
blooms over shimmering intensely silver foliage from mid-summer until
Fall! Much more silver and stronger growing than either parent and
to date, has been sterile, never set seed. This 2005
introduction will raise the bar one Buddleias!
This
is just a 'wee bit of a thing' as Butterfly Bushes go! From the
Boskoop Experimental Station in The Netherlands, it's perfect for a
rock garden or in a Perennial Bed. It's a rare genetic dwarf,
with a tight ball of grayish foliage that reaches a mere 3' x
3'. But it's quantity of blooms matches the Big Boys. Oh
so choice!
An
astounding form of Box for the South! With black-green foliage, a
dense compact growth habit that has a natural vase form, this is one of
the most beautiful boxwood for the deep south up to zone 7. With
beautiful white accents on the bark of its trunk and the natural vase-like
form it's lovely. The leaf is easily identified by an indentation at
the tip of each leaf. Rarely offered in the trade and a superb
form. 
A
slow form of Buxus microphalla with crimped and curled leaves,
particularly once it's more mature. Forms a dense mound, wider
than tall with yellow-green leaves. This is a very bright
color compared to other cultivars in this species. Can make a
nice contrast with dark green plants. Branchlets and some
leaves are nicely twisted.
Lots
of confusion on the name but we're going with the company that
introduced it, Saunders Brothers (of Virginia). AKA Jim's Tru Spreader, it's
3' tall and 4' wide in 15 years. It's very similar to 'Green
Beauty' but more spreading in habit at maturity and appears to be
hardier (this per Saunders). Good winter color. There
are some who say, it is possibly a form of B.
sempervirens. Makes an interesting Bonsai.
A
slow growing, upright, evergreen broadleaf shrub that is great in the
border, as a foundation or specimen plant. Good in containers in
Zone 7-9. A small leafed box that is easily pruned to size and/or
shape. Has leaves that are rolled slightly downward and is one of
the most cold hardy selections. Olive green in summer, it turns
bronze green in winter. * We label our plant 'HNi' because the
original plant came from cuttings from a plant at an arboretum tagged 'HNi'.
We later found out that stood for Harris Nursery Inc in Tyler TX -
where the plant came from and the name has just stuck in our database.
It's just the typical species however, nothing different.
Lustrous
green leaves that are bigger than other 'Little Leaf' Boxwoods. The
leaves are bright green, 1 1/2" long and oblong -- not as dark as the
lustrous, dark green color of the English Boxwood. The foliage is
darker in the shade than the sun. Great in the rock graden, as
edging borders or in containers (in warm zones). From
China. The J.C.Raulston Arboretum say it, "should be considered
for wider use in the southeastern US."
One
of the most commented on shrubs in our garden. A strongly upright,
columnar shaped boxwood that maintains it's beautiful shape without
pruning. Excellent accent plant. Difficult to find in the trade.
Introduced by Blandy Experimental Farm in Virginia.
The
typical form but with a bright Gold Edge to the leaf. The 'Gold
Edge' may fade if summer is very hot and it does on our potted plants in
the greenhouse where soil in the black pots often reaches 130
degrees! Well, heck, you'd lose your edge too!
Lush, compact evergreen shrub needs little care, may be pruned to
any size. Lustrous, dark green, oval leaves make a good background for
front of the border color. Excellent foundation or hedge plant. Slower
growing and shorter than other boxwoods. Usually pruned to 20-30".
Great Plant Picks - Miller Botanical Garden.
A low-growing, flat-topped, mounded boxwood. Excellent dark blue-green foliage that has a prominent bluish cast in spring. Plant has a broad spreading habit and the bluish cast adds class to the landscape. Listed
by the J.C. Raulston Arboretum as one of the select 'Connoisseur
Plants - 2003'.
