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All Plants on this page are in Trade Quart Pots (Qt.) which are 1.68Pints (794 ml) liquid measure. 

(Similar to a true nursery quart on top width and height, but tapered to a smaller bottom for lighter shipping.)

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Plant Size for shrubs and trees Most people have never seen a shrub in a quart pot. Many garden centers don't even offer Perennials in quarts any more.  In garden centers, shrubs are generally only available in much larger containers: 1-3 gallons.  Please take a look at this photo of Quart Shrubs to get a sense of what shrubs in a quart pot look like and read about Plant Size and Age on this page so that you have realistic expectations.   We want you to be happy!  If you're not familiar with a quart size shrub you should take the time to look at these links!

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$11.99 Qt.

Abelia chinensis     Chinese Abelia   Zone: (6)7-9     SunLight ShadePart Shade   

Abelia chinensisOne 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.

Soil: Moist but well-drained, acid best but takes most any     H:5-7'  W: 5-7'    B/M: White, w/ pink /7-9

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

Attracts Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Butterfly

Semi-Evergreen

$12.99 Qt.

Abelia chinensis 'Keiser' PPAF  (RUBY ANNIVERSARYTM)   Chinese Abelia     Zone: 5-9     SunLight ShadePart Shade   

Abelia chinensis 'Susan Keiser' PPAF  (RUBY ANNIVERSARYTM)   Chinese Abelia  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).

Soil: Moist but well-drained, acid best but takes most any      H: 4-6'    W: 4-6'         B/M:  White/7-9

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

Attracts Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Butterfly

Semi-Evergreen

$12.99 Qt.

Abelia mosanensis    Fragrant Abelia    SunLight ShadePart Shade     Zone: 5-9

Abelia mosanensisA 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.

Soil:  Well-drained      H: 5-6' W: 5-6'      B/M: White w/ pink/5-6

Attracts Hummingbirds Evergreen

Butterflies, Butterfly

$12.99 Qt.

New 2013

 

Abelia x 'Fairy Dance' PPAF      Hybrid Compact Abelia     SunLight ShadePart Shade     Zone: 6-8

Abelia x 'Fairy Dance' PPAF      Hybrid Compact AbeliaAn 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.

Soil:  Well-drained      H: 3-5'  W: 3-5'      B/M: Lavender/7-10

Attracts Hummingbirds Evergreen

Butterflies, Butterfly

$10.99 Qt.

Abelia x grandiflora    Glossy Abelia     SunLight ShadePart Shade          Zone: (5)6-9

Abelia x grandifloraA 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.

Soil:  Moist but well-drained, acid       H: 6' W: 6'     B/M: White with pink/5-10

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native Evergreen

Attracts HummingbirdsButterflies, Butterfly

$11.99 Qt.

Abelia x grandiflora 'Bobbie'   Extra Fragrant, Lavender Pink Glossy Abelia     SunLight ShadePart Shade     Zone: (5)6-9

Abelia x grandiflora 'Bobbie' 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.)

Soil:  Moist but well-drained, acid       H: 6' W: 6'         B/M: Lavender Pink/5-10  

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native Evergreen

Attracts HummingbirdsButterflies, Butterfly

$11.99 Qt.

Abelia x grandiflora 'Canyon Creek'   Glossy Abelia      SunLight ShadePart Shade        Zone: (5)6-9

Abelia x grandiflora 'Canyon Creek' 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!

Soil:  Moist but well-drained, acid       H: 3' W: 4'          B/M: White w/ pink calyces /5-10  

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native Evergreen

Attracts HummingbirdsButterflies, Butterfly

$11.99 Qt.

Abelia x grandiflora 'Edward Goucher'     Glossy Abelia     SunLight ShadePart Shade     Zone: (5)6-9

Abelia x grandiflora 'Edward Goucher' 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.  2006 Great Plant Picks - Miller Botanical Garden, a most prestigious award.

Soil:  Moist but well-drained, acid       H: 4-5' W: 4-5'       B/M: Pink/5-10

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native Evergreen

Attracts HummingbirdsButterflies, Butterfly

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$12.99 Qt.

Abelia x grandfolia 'Rika1' (Bronze AnniversaryTM) PPAF       Glossy Abelia        SunLight ShadePart Shade        Zone:  6-9

Abelia x grandfolia 'Rika 1'

Foliage emerges a wonderful, unique bronze-orange color, maturing to a lovely lime-gold as the season progresses.  White blooms through most of the summer from the offspring of 'Compacta' with bright golden variegated foliage.  Compact with a mounded form,  colorful and with good stability.

Soil: Well-drained    H: 3-4'   W: 3-4'     B/M: White/Spring+

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native Evergreen

Attracts HummingbirdsButterflies, Butterfly

$11.99 Qt.

Abelia x grandiflora 'Rose Creek'    Dwarf Hybrid Abelia        SunLight ShadePart Shade      Zone: (5)6-9

Abelia x grandiflora 'Rose Creek'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.

Soil: Well-drained       H:  2-3'  W: 3-4'       B/M: White/Spring

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native Evergreen

Attracts HummingbirdsButterflies, Butterfly

$12.99 Qt.

Coming summer!

Abelia x grandiflora 'Sunny Anniversary' PPAF   Hybrid Abelia        SunLight ShadePart Shade      Zone: (5)6-9

Coming summer 2013

Soil: Well-drained       H:    W:       B/M:

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native Evergreen

Attracts HummingbirdsButterflies, Butterfly

$11.99 Qt.

Abelia zanderi 'Little Richard'    Compact Glossy Abelia, Fragrant Abelia         SunLight ShadePart Shade        Zone:  6-9

Abelia zanderi 'Little Richard'

A dwarf cultivar that was a branch sport of 'Sherwood' discovered by Richard Currin.  Abundant white flowers from late spring to summer.  New growth is attractive bright red which turn dark glossy green.  A wonderful form for milder climates and nearly evergreen in warmer zones.
Soil: Well-drained       H: 2-3'   W: 3-4'      B/M: White/Spring

Evergreen

Attracts Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Butterfly

 

$11.99 Qt.

Abeliophyllum distichum   Korean White Forsythia          SunLight Shade     Zone: 5-8

Abeliophyllum distichumMulti-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.

Soil: Moist but well-drained      H: 3-5' W: 3-5'      B/M: White March-April

 

 

 

Acanthopanax sieboldianus 'Variegatus'     Now listed under it's new name

Eleutherococcus sieboldianus 'Variegatus'       Variegated Five-leaf Aralia 

 

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$11.99 Qt.

Acer palmatum 'Our Back Yard'     VERY, VERY fast Japanese Maple      SunLight ShadePart Shade    Zone: 5-8

Acer palmatum 'Our Back Yard' 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!

Soil: Well-drained       H: 35'  W: 35'       B/M:  na   

 

$12.99 Qt.

Acer palmatum 'Versicolor'    Three Color Japanese Maple     SunLight ShadePart Shade         Zone: 5-8

Acer palmatum 'Versicolor' 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.

Soil: Well-drained       H:15-20'    W:       B/M:  na   

 

Actinidias are on the Vines Page

 

$11.99 Qt.

Blooms all summer in dry shade!

Adina rubella     Chinese Buttonbush, Glossy Adina    SunLight ShadePart Shade    Zone: 6-9

Adina rubella     Chinese Buttonbush, Glossy AdinaAn 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

Soil: Well-drained best but tolerates wet and heavy soil       H: 5-10'   W: 5-10'       B/M: White/7-10

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

$13.99 Qt.

Aesculus octandra  (A. flava)    Yellow, Sweet or Big Buckeye   Zone: 3-8    SunLight ShadePart Shade

Aesculus octandraLess 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.

Soil: Moist but well-drained, dislikes dry     H: 50-70'   W: 30-40'      B/M:  Yellow/5-6

US Native

$21.99 Qt.

Aesculus parviflora   Bottlebrush Buckeye   Light Shade  Part Shade  Shade      Zone:  4-8

Aesculus parvifloraIf 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.

Soil: Moist (especially when young) but well-drained   H: 8-12'  W:  8-15'      B/M:  White/6-7

US Native

Attracts HummingbirdsAttracts Butterflies

 

$21.99 Qt.

New 2013

Aesculus parviflora var. serotina   Bottlebrush Buckeye   Light Shade  Part Shade  Shade      Zone:  4-8

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!

Soil: Moist (especially when young) but well-drained   H: 15-20'  W: 15-20'      B/M:  White/6-7

US Native

Attracts HummingbirdsAttracts Butterflies

 

$13.99 Qt.

Aesculus pavia    Red Buckeye, Scarlet Buckeye     SunLight ShadePart ShadeFull Shade        Zone:  4-8

Aesculus paviaSingle 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.

Soil: Moist but Well Drained     H: 10-20'  W: 10-20'       B/M: Red blooms/4-5   

US Native

Attracts Hummingbirds Attracts Butterflies

$19.99 Qt.

New 2013

Aesculus parviflora var. serotina       Bottlebrush Buckeye    Part ShadeFull Shade        Zone:  4-8

Aesculus parviflora var. serotina       Bottlebrush BuckeyeOne 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, golden pear-shaped nuts. Blooms about 3 weeks later than the species.  This is a traffic stopping plant!  They are truly magnificent!

Soil: Moist but Well Drained     H: 15-20'  W: 15-20'       B/M: White/7

US Native

Attracts Hummingbirds Attracts Butterflies

 

Agarista populifolia and  

Agarista populifolia 'Taylor's Treasure' are still listed under their old name

         Leucothoe populifolia on the J-L Shrub Page

 

$13.99 Qt.

Albizia julibrissin     Mimosa or Silktree    Sun     Zone:  6-9

Albizia julibrissinSure, 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.

Soil: Most any        H: 20-35'  W: 25-30'      B/M:   Pink/June through Fall

Potential Noxious Weed:  Does self seed some so while it is not banned (2008) in any state, it is listed as a noxious weed in TN and FL.  What does that mean?  It means in your yard in a controlled neighborhood, it's fine.  If you live near a wild or native area that you can't maintain, monitor and control, then you shouldn't plant this plant.

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

Attracts Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Butterfly

TN and FL

 

 

$13.99 Qt.

Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance'    Apple Serviceberry, June Berry     SunLight ShadePart Shade   Zone: 4-9

Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance'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.

Soil: Well-drained      H: 15-25'   W: 14-25'      B/M:  White/5

Plant of Merit

$13.99 Qt.

Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Princess Diane'      Apple Serviceberry, June Berry     SunLight ShadePart Shade   Zone: 4-9

Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Princess Diane' 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.

Soil: Well-drained      H: 20-25'  W: 15-20'     B/M: White/5

$10.99 Qt.

Amorpha canescens      Lead Plant          Zone: 5-9

Amorpha canescens 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.  

Soil: Well-drained   H: 24-48"  W: 18"      B/M: Purple/6-7

$10.99 Qt.

Amorpha fruticosa    Indigobush, False Indigo, Desert Indigo   SunLight ShadePart Shade   Zone:  4-9

Amorpha fruticosaDeep 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!     

Soil: Any even poorly drained, moist or dry     H: 6-10'  W: 6-10'     B/M:   Burgundy & Yellow/5-6

US Native Plants

$15.99 Qt.

Aralia cordata 'Sun King'    Golden Aralia           Part Shade  Shade        Zone:  (3)4-9

Aralia 'Sun King'    Golden AraliaThis 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. 

Soil: Moist but well-drained     H:3-6'  W:3-6'     B/M:  White/8-9

 

$10.99 Qt.

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Massachusetts'    Bearberry    SunLight ShadePart Shade       Zone: 2-6(7)

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Massachusetts'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.

Soil:  Moist but well-drained    H: 12"  W: Indef.    B/M: White/4-5

US Native Plant Select Form

Evergreen

Attracts Hummingbirds

$11.99 Qt.

Ardisia japonica   Japanese Ardisia or Marlberry      Part Shade          Zone:  7B-10 

Ardisia japonicaA 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!

Soil:  Moist, rich but well-drained   H: 8-10"    W: Indef.        B/M: Pink&White/Spring

Evergreen

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

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$11.99 Qt.

Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima'      'Brilliantissima' Red Chokeberry    SunLight ShadePart ShadeFull Shade      Zone:  4-9

Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima'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'.  

Soil:  Most any     H:6-10'  W: 5-7'     B/M: White w/ black anthers/Spring

US Native Plant Select Form

$10.99 Qt.

Aronia melanocarpa      Black Chokeberry     Sun Light Shade  Part Shade  Shade         Zone:  3A-9

Aronia melanocarpaA 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.  

Soil: Any - wet to sandy; doesn't like chalky    H: 5-6' W:  4-5'+.       B/M: White/April

US Native Plants

$11.99 Qt.

Aronia melanocarpa 'Autumn Magic'    Black Chokeberry     Sun Light Shade  Part Shade  Shade        Zone:  3A-9

Aronia melanocarpa 'Autumn Magic'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.  

Soil: Any - wet to sandy; doesn't like chalky    H:5-7'  W: 4-5'+      B/M: White/April

US Native Plant Select Form

$11.99 Qt.

Aronia melanocarpa 'Morton' (IROQUOIS BEAUTYTM)     Black Chokeberry     Sun Light Shade  Part Shade  Shade        Zone:  3A-9

Aronia melanocarpa 'Morton' (IROQUOIS BEAUTY)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.  

Soil: Any - wet to sandy; doesn't like chalky    H:2-3'  W: 4-5'      B/M: White/April 

US Native Plant Select Form

 

$11.99 Qt.

Aronia melanocarpa 'Viking'   Black Chokeberry     Sun Light Shade  Part Shade  Shade        Zone:  3A-9

Aronia melanocarpa 'Viking'This Award-Winning shrub was developed in Europe as an orchard plant but a gardener couldn't ask for more in a shrub for the border: Masses of fragrant white spring flowers, earlier than the species, glossy summer foliage, gorgeous red fall foliage and extra-large 3/4", persistent purplish black berries (used like currants) for the orchard or for the birds, often lasting 'til spring when robins eat them!  Well, gosh, did we miss anything?    :-)  Oh, yeah, while spreading by suckers, not invasive.  

Soil: Any - wet to sandy; doesn't like chalky    H:3-5'  W: 5'+      B/M: White/April

US Native Plant Select Form

$13.99 Qt.

Asimina triloba      Paw Paw       Sun Light Shade  Part Shade     Zone:  5-9

Easy to grow in average to wet but well drained soil. Used as a under-story tree or large shrub. Leaves retain green color well into fall before turning bright yellow. Flowers are fragrant but not particularly special. Sweet flavored edible yellow green fruits mature to dark brown and resemble a banana.

Soil:  Moist, acidic and fertile   H;  15-30'   W: 15-30'   

 

$12.99 Qt.

Azalea 'Bloom-A-Thon Lavender' PPAF    Reblooming Lavender Azalea      Light Shade  Part Shade      Zone: 6-9

Bloom-A-Thon® Reblooming Azaleas are absolute winners -- huge lavender 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.

Soil:  Moist but well-drained, Acid      H: 4-5'    W: 5-6'      B/M:   Lavender/4-5+7-10

 

$12.99 Qt.

Azalea 'Bloom-A-Thon Pink Double' PPAF    Reblooming Double Pink Azalea      Light Shade  Part Shade      Zone: 6-9

Azalea 'Bloom-A-Thon Pink Double' PPAF    Double AzaleaBloom-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.

Soil:  Moist but well-drained, Acid      H: 4-5'    W: 5-6'      B/M:   Pink/4-5+7-10

 

$12.99 Qt.

Azalea 'Bloom-A-Thon Red Double' PPAF    Reblooming Double Red Azalea      Light Shade  Part Shade     Zone: 6-9

Azalea 'Bloom-A-Thon Red Double' Double Red AzaleaBloom-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.

Soil:  Moist but well-drained, Acid      H: 4-5'    W: 5-6'      B/M:   Red/4-5+7-10

 

$12.99 Qt.

Azalea 'Bloom-A-Thon White' PPAF  Reblooming White Azalea       Light Shade  Part Shade     Zone: 6-9

Azalea 'Bloom-A-Thon White' PPAF  Reblooming White AzaleaBloom-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.

Soil:  Moist but well-drained, Acid      H: 4-5'    W: 5-6'      B/M:   White/4-5+7-10

 
  Great Plant Picks but MA, CT  Berberis thunbergii is listed as a Noxious Weed in Connecticut and banned in Massachusetts and yet numerous cultivars have received the prestigious  Great Plant Picks Award  - Elisabeth Carey Miller Botanical Garden . Plants selected for this award meet very high standards.  In states other than MA, this shouldn't be planted where seeding could be a problem -- near natural areas for instance - where you couldn't remove the occasional seedling.  In controlled yards and neighborhoods, it's fine.

Note:  All Berberis have Thorns, so it makes a uninviting barrier if that's what you need.

 

$11.99 Qt.

Berberis thunbergii 'Aurea Nana'    Barberry, Gold Leaf    Best Sun OK  Light Shade  Part Shade     Z: 4-8

Berberis thunbergii 'Aurea Nana'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 Berberis thunbergii 'Aurea' but smaller.

Soil: Any but wet        H: 24-36"  W: 20"       B/M:    Pale Yellow (insig.)/5-6

 Deer Resistant Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

MA, CT

No ship to MA

$11.99 Qt.

Berberis thunbergii 'Maria' PP18,082    SUNJOY® GOLD PILLAR Barberry    Best Sun Tolerates  Light Shade  Part Shade    Z: 4-8

Berberis thunbergii 'Maria' PP18,082    SUNJOY® GOLD PILLAR BarberrySimilar 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.

Soil: Any but wet        H: 3-4'   W: 1-2'        B/M:    Pale Yellow (insig.)/5-6

Deer Resistant Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

MA, CT

No ship to MA

Trademarked Plant

$11.99 Qt.

Berberis thunbergii 'Talago'ppaf     SUNJOY® GOLD BERET Barberry   Best Sun Tolerates  Light Shade  Part Shade     Z: 4-8

Berberis thunbergii 'Talago'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.

Soil: Any but wet         H: 6-12"   W: 6-12"       B/M:  Pale Yellow (insig.)/5-6 

Deer Resistant Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

MA, CT

No ship to MA

Trademarked Plant

$11.99 Qt.

Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea 'Bagatelle'     Very Dwarf Barberry  Best Sun Tolerates  Light Shade  Part Shade     Z: 4-8

Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea 'Bagatelle'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.

Soil: Any but wet      H: 12-16"   W: 12-16"      B/M:  Insig. Yellow/4-5

Deer Resistant Chinese Plants/Chinese NativeGreat Plant Picks

MA, CT

No ship to MA

 

$11.99 Qt.

Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea 'Crimson Pygmy'  Japanese Barberry    Best Sun Tolerates  Light Shade  Part Shade    Z: 4-8

Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea 'Crimson Pygmy'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.  

Soil: Any but wet      H: 2' W: 2'      B/M:  Insig. Yellow/Spring

Deer Resistant Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

MA, CT

No ship to MA

$12.99 Qt.

Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea 'Helmond Pillar'  Columnar Jap. Barberry  Best Sun Tolerates  Light Shade  Part Shade   Z: 4-8

Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea 'Helmond Pillar'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.

Soil: Any but wet      H:5-8'  W: 1-2'        B/M:  Insig. Yellow/4-5

Deer Resistant Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

MA, CT

No ship to MA

$11.99 Qt.

Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea 'Rose Glow'    Japanese Barberry   Best Sun Tolerates  Light Shade  Part Shade     Z: 4-8

Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea 'Rose Glow'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.

Soil: Well-drained       H: 4-5'   W: 4-5'       B/M: Insignificant/Spring

Deer Resistant Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

No to MA, CT

Great Plant Picks

 

Bignonias or Crossvines are on the Vine Page 

 

$12.99 Qt.

Boehmeria sieboldiana     Siebold's Boehmeria         Sunif evenly moist or Light Shade  Part Shade       Zone:  7-11

Boehmeria sieboldianaFrom 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.

Soil:  Moist but well-drained    H:  4'  W: 4'      B/M:  White/Fall

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

Butterfly and Larvae Food

$11.99 Qt.

 

Buddleia alternifolia 'Argentea'   Chinese Butterfly Bush, Silver Fountain Butterfly Bush    SunLight Shade  Zone: (4)5-10

Buddleia alternifolia 'Argentea'"1998 Plant Select®. Small tree or large shrub that does well in a variety of soils and sites. Lavender to violet flowers for several weeks in high spring making this a centerpiece of the garden. Blue-gray, sometimes silver foliage is very finely textured. Blends well in a naturalistic design, shrub borders, or as a specimen in mixed border or lawn. May develop into a small tree or can be trained into outstanding standard."  (Bluebird Nursery)  Please know, it's slow and diminutive as a first year plant.  Please don't expect a robust bigster like the B. davidiis.  It's much more delicate looking and starts showing the weeping habit early so are usually flopped over in the pot!  It gets over that! 

Soil: Well-drained    H: 12-15'   W: 10-12'     B/M:   Lavender to Violet  /5-6  

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

 

 

Attracts Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Butterfly

Deer Resistant

$11.99 Qt.

Buddleia crispa    Himalayan Butterfly Bush     Sun        Zone:  6B-10

Buddleia crispaAn 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.

Soil:  Moist but well-drained     H: 4-5'   W: 4-5'       B/M: Lavender pink/7-10

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

Attracts Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Butterfly

Deer Resistant

$11.99 Qt.

New 2013

Buddleia x 'Inspired Pink' PPAF     STERILE Butterfly Bush      Sun        Zone:  5-9

COMING SUMMER 2013. Another of the seedless varieties in the 'Inspired' series. Covered with pink, deliciously fragrant flowers, this will be stunning addition to the shrub garden.  Blooms all season with sterile, non-seeding blooms.

Soil:  Moist but well-drained     H: 4-6'   W: 4-6'       B/M: Pink/5-9

Attracts Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Butterfly

Deer Resistant

$11.99 Qt.

New 2013

Buddleia x 'Inspired Violet' PPAF   STERILE Butterfly Bush      Sun        Zone:  5-9

COMING SUMMER 2013. A new seedless variety with fragrant purple flowers are showcased against glossy dark green foliage. Fragrant, dark purple flowers shine against the glossy dark green foliage. Seedless, non-invasive. In milder climates it can be trained into a unique, long-blooming patio tree.

Soil:  Moist but well-drained     H: 4-10'   W: 4-10'       B/M: Violet-purple/6-9

Attracts Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Butterfly

Deer Resistant

$11.99 Qt.

New 2013

Buddleia x 'Inspired White' PPAF    STERILE Butterfly Bush      Sun        Zone:  5-9

COMING SUMMER 2013. Another of the new seedless varieties with snow white blooms thru the summer. A profusion of the snow white flowers cover this plant from June through Fall!

Soil:  Moist but well-drained     H: 4-8'   W: 4-8'       B/M: White/6-9

Attracts Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Butterfly

Deer Resistant

$11.99 Qt.

New 2013

Buddleia x 'Summer Skies' PP22465     Variegated Butterfly Bush      Sun        Zone:  5-9

COMING SUMMER 2013. Developed at the University of Connecticut by Dr. Mark Brand and Dr. William Smith, 'Summer Skies is a chemically mutated seedling with dark green leaves with a wide yellow border that ages to cream. During late spring, the plants are covered with spikes of lavender blooms that take your breath.

Soil:  Moist but well-drained     H: 4-5'   W: 4-5'       B/M: Lavender/6-9

Attracts Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Butterfly

Deer Resistant

New!  English Butterfly Series TM

Oh really!  Do we need more Buddleias?  Well, in this case, an emphatic yes!  They're more refined, more compact, with more extravagant flower trusses.  They will dethrone the standards!  

A superb new series of compact Butterfly Bushes by Elizabeth Keep of East Malling England.  Her breeding goal was to refine the habit of Buddleia and she created well-behaved, extra bushy plants that are about 1/3 the size of typical B. davidii cultivars.  Superb in both containers and the garden.  The propagation of, and or sale of these plants is prohibited without a license.  The original names, all ending in 'keep' were changed (upon good advice probably) to more 'marketable' trademarked names!  Yup, we think it's confusing too -- a registered patented name and a trademarked name as if it wasn't hard enough to keep up with one name!  BUT these are fabulous new cultivars, destined for greatness.  Just remember the Trademarked name.  You'll hear it a lot!  Keep in mind, originally Buddleia davidii came from China so these cultivars all from the original species still bear the Chinese Panda Bear symbol denoting a Chinese Plant or Chinese Native.

  Note, Oregon state law prohibits shipping Buddleia davidii's to that state.  

$11.99 Qt.

Buddleia davidii 'Peakeep' ppaf  cbr2637         PEACOCK TM  Butterfly Bush         Sun     Zone: 5-9

Buddleia davidii 'Peakeep' ppaf  cbr2637   PEACOCKTM  Butterfly Bush    From the English Butterfly Series TM.   (See above) Good size pink flower heads on neat compact plants.  

Soil: Well-drained, fertile     H: 4-5' W: 4-5'    B/M: Pink/ July-Frost if deadheaded

Deer Resistant

Attracts Hummingbirds Butterflies, Butterfly

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native OR

$11.99 Qt.

Buddleia davidii 'Pyrkeep' ppaf cbr2638         PURPLE EMPEROR TM  Butterfly Bush    Sun      Zone: 5-9

Buddleia davidii 'Pyrkeep' PURPLE EMPERORFrom the English Butterfly Series TM.   (See above) Large dark mauve-purple blooms on compact, neatly growing Butterfly Bushes.

Soil: Well-drained, fertile     H: 4-5' W: 4-5'    B/M: Mauve purple/ July-Frost if deadheaded

Deer Resistant

Attracts Hummingbirds Butterflies, Butterfly

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native OR

 

Responsible gardening with Buddleias davidiis.

Buddleia davidii and their hybrids do self-seed.  They are starting to show up on some sites as being 'politically incorrect' plants but they're so gorgeous.  What's a responsible gardener to do?  Sarah Reichard, who has been monitoring invasive plants at the University of Washington, says she's less concerned about Buddleia's used in urban areas.  But if you're growing it near a natural area, watch for volunteer seedlings.  Remove them and get rid of the plant if necessary (dig out the roots, which will re-sprout).  Near natural areas, plant the other species of Buddleias such as B. alternifolia, B. fallowiana, B. japonica, B x weyriana,  B. crispa, etc. which don't self seed as readily.

Remember, we're all stewards of the planet.  No plant is worth jeopardizing natural areas!   If we police ourselves, others won't have to do that for us!  Garden responsibly.  Know your State's Invasive Plant List.  ( A thug in one state is often well-behaved in another for various reasons.  We remove plants that seem to be a widespread problem but we rely on customers to also know what plants are taboo for their state.

We can't ship Buddleia davidii's to Oregon.

Key to symbols 

$11.99 Qt.

Buddleia davidii 'Asian Moon'     Sterile Butterfly Bush  Sun        Zone: 5-10

Buddleia davidii 'Asian Moon' 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.

Soil: Well-drained, fertile     H:4-6'  W: 3-5'     B/M: Light Purple / July-Frost if deadheaded

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

Attracts Hummingbirds Butterflies, Butterfly

Deer Resistant

OR  ??

$10.99 Qt.

Buddleia davidii 'Black Knight'    Butterfly Bush Black Knight     Sun        Zone: 5-10

Buddleia davidii 'Black Knight'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)

Soil: Well-drained, fertile     H: 5-10' W: 5-10'     B/M: Darkest purple/ July-Frost if deadheaded

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

Attracts Hummingbirds Butterflies, Butterfly

Deer Resistant

OR

$12.99 Qt.

Michael Dirr introduction

Buddleia davidii 'Bonnie'       Butterfly Bush Bonnie     Sun        Zone: 5-10

Buddleia davidii 'Bonnie'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!

Soil: Well-drained, fertile     H: 10' W: 10'      B/M: Light blue violet/ July-Frost if deadheaded

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

Attracts Hummingbirds Butterflies, Butterfly

Deer Resistant

OR

$10.99 Qt.

New 2013

Buddleia davidii 'Ellen's Blue'      Compact FRAGRANT Butterfly Bush    Sun        Zone: 7-9

From the former Seneca Hills Nursery, plantswoman Ellen Hornig selected this compact 4' tall plant that produces an abundance of EXCEPTIONALLY FRAGRANT blue-violet flowers throughout the summer.  A tribute and memory to one of the finest mail order nurseries and extraordinary plantswoman ever in the trade!

Soil: Well-drained, fertile     H: 4' W: 4'      B/M: Blue Violet / July-Frost if deadheaded

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

Attracts Hummingbirds Butterflies, Butterfly

Deer Resistant

OR

$11.99 Qt.

Buddleia davidii 'Evil Ways'         Butterfly Bush Evil Way    Sun        Zone: 5-10Buddleia davidii 'Evil Ways'         Butterfly Bush Evil Way

Butterflies can't resist Buddleia 'Evil Ways'!  This new introduction by Sean Hagan has 4-10" drooping, deep purple blooms which stand out again the chartreuse to yellow foliage.   And clearly, people are no better than the butterflies -- they can't resist it either!  :-)

Soil: Well-drained, fertile     H: 6-8'   W: 6-8'       B/M: Purple/ July-Frost if deadheaded

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

Attracts Hummingbirds Butterflies, Butterfly

Deer Resistant

OR

$13.99 Qt.

Buddleia davidii Lo and Behold 'Blue Chip' PP#19,991   Dwarf Butterfly Bush    Sun      Zone: 5-9

Buddleia davidii Lo and Behold 'Blue Chip'

The wave of the future - Miniature Buddleias and this is the first!  Proportionately huge flower with a sweet aroma on a little plant that literally grows inches a week!  At only 20" tall with a mounding habit.  It's a seedless Continuous Flowering cultivar that doesn't need pinching to keep pumping out big blue blooms.

Soil: Well-drained, fertile     H: 24-30"   W: 24-36"        B/M: Blue  / July-Frost

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

Attracts Hummingbirds Butterflies, Butterfly

Deer Resistant

OR

$13.99 Qt.

Buddleia davidii Lo and Behold 'Ice Chip' PPAF    Miniature Butterfly Bush    Sun      Zone: 5-9

Buddleia davidii Lo and Behold 'Ice Chip' PPAF    Miniature Butterfly Bush

A wide spreading white dwarf Butterfly Bush from the Lo and Behold series with pure white blooms over silvery foliage.  It's seedless so it has continuous blooms without deadheading.  It's tidy, low spreading habit makes it the perfect ground covering plant. Prune back to the ground in late winter/early spring.

Soil: Well-drained, fertile     H: 18-24"   W: 24-36"        B/M: White/ July-Frost

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

Attracts Hummingbirds Butterflies, Butterfly

Deer Resistant

OR

$13.99 Qt.

Buddleia davidii Lo and Behold 'Lilac Chip' PPAF    Miniature Butterfly Bush    Sun      Zone: 5-9

Buddleia davidii Lo and Behold 'Lilac Chip' PPAF    Miniature Butterfly Bush

Lilac Chip' is a dwarf, seedless Butterfly Bush which reblooms until frost without deadheading. It has soft, lavender-pink flowers and is more compact than it's cousin 'Blue Chip'.  Prune back to the ground in late winter/early spring.

Soil: Well-drained, fertile     H: 18-24"   W: 24-36"         B/M: Lilac/ July-Frost

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

Attracts Hummingbirds Butterflies, Butterfly

Deer Resistant

OR

$13.99 Qt.

New 2013

Buddleia davidii Lo and Behold 'Purple Haze' PPAF     STERILE Butterfly Bush    Sun    Zone: 5-9

The horizontally growing branches produce masses of fragrant dark purple-blue flowers that grow outward and downward continuously thru the summer. A good groundcover for mass plantings as well as groupings in perennial and shrub gardens. This is a STERILE variety that will not produce unwanted seedlings.

Soil: Well-drained, fertile     H: 24-36""   W: 36-48"         B/M: Purple/ July-Frost

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

Attracts Hummingbirds Butterflies, Butterfly

Deer Resistant

OR

$11.99 Qt.

Buddleia davidii 'Petite Purple' PETITE PLUMTM    Butterfly Bush    Sun         Zone: 5-9

Buddleia davidii 'Petite Purple''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. 

Soil: Well-drained, fertile     H: 6' W: 6'     B/M: Purple July-Frost if deadheaded

By any other name:  'Mongo' (the true recorded cultivar name), PETITE PLUMTM, 'Nanho Purple',

'Dwarf Purple', 'Petite Purple' or 'Nanho Plum' are ALL THE SAME plant!  :-)  How it got so many names is a mystery! 

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

Attracts Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Butterfly

Deer Resistant

OR

$10.99 Qt.

Buddleia davidii 'Potter's Purple'    Butterfly Bush, Potter's Purple     Sun          Zone: 5-9

Buddleia davidii 'Potter's Purple' 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.. 

Soil: Well-drained, fertile      H: 5-6' W: 5-6'      B/M: Clear Violet/ July-Frost if deadheaded

Who is Potter?  No, it's not Harry!  For those who've looked at lots of our plant photos, this Buddleia was discovered by Jack Potter who supplied many of our photos.  Former Curator of Scott Arboretum, he gardens in New York.

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

Attracts Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Butterfly

Deer Resistant

OR

$10.99 Qt.

Buddleia davidii 'Royal Red'    Butterfly Bush, 'Royal Red'     Sun       Zone: 5-9

Buddleia davidii 'Royal Red' '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!

Soil: Well-drained, fertile     H: 8-10 W: 7'      B/M: Brilliant Violet/ July-Frost if deadheaded

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

Attracts Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Butterfly

Deer Resistant

 OR

$10.99 Qt.

Buddleia davidii 'White Profusion'   Butterfly Bush, 'White Profusion'     Sun       Zone: 5-9

Buddleia davidii 'White Profusion'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.

Soil: Well-drained, fertile      H: 5-7' W: 5-7'      B/M: White/ July-Frost if deadheaded

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

Attracts Hummingbirds

Deer Resistant

OR

$11.99 Qt.

Buddleia x davidii 'Violet'     Butterfly Bush, 'Violet'     Sun        Zone: 5-9

Buddleia x davidii 'Violet'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!

Soil: Rich, well-drained      H: 5-6' W: 3-4'       B/M: Violet/7-10

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

Attracts Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Butterfly

Deer Resistant

OR

$12.99 Qt.

Buddleia lindleyana    Chinese Butterfly Bush    Sun     Zone: 5-10

Buddleia lindleyanaA 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.

Soil: Rich, well-drained       H:6'   W:3-4'       B/M: Medium lavender/Summer

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

Attracts Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Butterfly

Deer Resistant

 

Hybrid Buddleias are just now coming into their own.  These are some of the finest garden plants, at least one of these should be a star in your garden! 

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Buddleia x 'Lochinch'    Butterfly Bush 'Lochinch'     Sun    Zone: 5-9

Buddleia x 'Lochinch'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 C. Colston Burrell) plant it with Russian Sage. THE MOST FRAGRANT BUDDLEIA!   

Soil: Well-drained, fertile    H: 4-5' W: 4-5'        B/M: Lavender Blue/ July-Frost if deadheaded

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Attracts Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Butterfly

Deer Resistant

$11.99 Qt.

Buddleia x 'Miss Ruby' PP19950    Compact Butterfly Bush   Sun    Zone: 5-9

Buddleia x 'Miss Ruby' PP19950    Compact Butterfly Bush 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 .

Soil: Well-drained H: 4-5' W: 3-4' B/M: Ruby pink/Autumn

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

Attracts Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Butterfly

Deer Resistant

$12.99 Qt.

Buddleia x 'Silver Anniversary' PP17,332    Silver Butterfly Bush  Sun    Zone: (likely colder) 7-10

Buddleia x 'Silver Anniversary'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!

Soil:  Well-drained     H: 9-10'   W: 5-7'      B/M:  White/7-9

Attracts Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Butterfly

Deer Resistant

$11.99 Qt.

Buddleia x 'White Ball'        Butterfly Bush 'White Ball'     Sun    Zone: 5-9

Buddleia x 'White Ball'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!

Soil: Well-drained, fertile      H: 3' W: 3'      B/M: White/6-Frost

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

Attracts Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Butterfly

Deer Resistant

 

How to care for your Boxwood

Thinning or Plucking!  from the National Arboretum  and more at the National Boxwood Society

Please note:  Boxwoods are slow plants.  These are first year plants and appropriately small for their age!  The very tiny, dwarf ones -- Green Pillow, Morris Dwarf -- will be lightly rooted in quart pots.  It takes a LONG time (years) for these little guys to grow.  BUT they're tough, easy and even though they're small, just be gentle in planting and they'll be fine.  

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Buxus harlandii     Harland's or Chinese Boxwood      Part Shade       Zone:  7-10

Buxus harlandiiAn 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.  Gorgeous as a Bonsai or even as a houseplant.  Can, of course be grown in containers year round in the deep South.  From China, Japan, Taiwan.

Soil:  Moist but well-drained     H:  36-40"  W:  24" in 15-20 years (33' in a couple of lifetimes)  B/M:  Insig./5-6

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

Evergreen

Deer Resistant 

$11.99 Qt.

Buxus microphylla 'Curly Locks'     Curly Locks Japanese Boxwood  SunLight ShadePart Shade     Zone: 5-9

Buxus microphylla 'Curly LocksA 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.

Soil: Well-drained     H: 3' W:4'     B/M: Greenish yellow/

Evergreen

Deer Resistant

$11.99 Qt.

Buxus microphylla 'Jim Stauffer'      Jim's True Spreader Japanese Boxwood  SunLight ShadePart Shade     Zone: 5-9

Buxus microphylla 'Jim Stauffer'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.

Soil: Well-drained      H: 3'  W: 4'     B/M: Greenish yellow/

Evergreen

Deer Resistant

$11.99 Qt.

Buxus microphylla var. koreana    (AKA B. sinica var. insularis)   Korean Boxwood     Sun Light Shade  Part Shade  Shade      Z: 4-9

Buxus microphylla var. koreana 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.

Soil:  Moist but well-drained    H:3-4'    W:4-5'      B/M:  Small but FRAGRANT/May

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

Deer Resistant

Evergreen

$11.99 Qt.

Buxus microphylla var. sinica  Chinese Boxwood     Sun Light Shade  Part Shade  Shade       Zone: 4-9

Buxus microphylla var. sinicaLustrous 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."  

Soil:  Moist but well-drained    H: 32"  W: 24" in 20 years     Small but FRAGRANT/May

Chinese Plants/Chinese Native

Deer Resistant

Evergreen

$12.99 Qt.

Buxus sempervirens 'Graham Blandy'    Upright American Boxwood    Sun Light Shade  Part Shade  Shade        Zone:  5-8 

Buxus sempervirens 'Graham Blandy'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.

Soil: Moist but well-drained, neutral (pH 6.5-7.5)      H: 5-6'   W: 2'       B/M: Insig. NA  

Deer Resistant

Evergreen

$11.99 Qt.

Buxus sempervirens 'Gold Edge'   Boxwood Gold Edge.    Sun Light Shade  Part Shade  Shade       Zone: 5-8

Buxus sempervirens 'Gold Edge'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!

Soil: Moist but well-drained, neutral (pH 6.5-7.5)      H: 6'  W:8'       B/M: Insig. NA

Deer Resistant

Evergreen

 

$11.99 Qt.

Buxus sempervirens 'Suffruticosa'    English or True Boxwood    Sun Light Shade  Part Shade  Shade     Zone:  5-8

Buxus sempervirens 'Suffruticosa'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.

Soil:  Moist but well-drained, neutral (pH 6.5-7.5)      H: 4-5'  W: 4-5'    B/M:  Insig.

Deer Resistant

Evergreen

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Buxus sempervirens 'Vardar Valley'       Varder Valley American Boxwood     Sun Light Shade  Part Shade  Shade    Zone:  5-8

Buxus sempervirens 'Vardar Valley'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'.

Soil: Moist but well-drained, neutral (pH 6.5-7.5)      H: 2-3' W: 4-5'      B/M: Insig.

Deer Resistant

Evergreen

 

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