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Zone: 6-10
An
outstanding deciduous native shrub with a loose, open form and outward
pointing branches. A somewhat less refined look than the
Japanese Beautyberries because of the larger 6-8" long leaves,
but the large berries steal the show in the genus! Tiny pink
spring flowers turn into magnificent, 1/4" berries, packed
tightly together in clusters encircling the stem in striking metallic
shades of violet and magenta in Autumn. 
This
is a stunning rarely seen Beautyberry from China. Featured as
the 11-18-01 
Bronze
to purple tinged new growth. While Beautyberrys are known for the
berries not blooms, this has such a 'Profusion' of blooms, that they are
also somewhat showy, especially compared to other forms. As a result
there's extra heavy fruit set as well with 30-40 fruit per cluster.
This heavy fruit set occurs on younger plants than other cultivars.
The most widely sold cultivar of all due to the above features.
The
most graceful and refined of the species w/ its leaves in one plane rather
than in whorls. The long slender branches arch to touch the ground at
their tips. Avoid excess fertilizer; use low nitrogen to avoid legginess.
Will die back in zone 5
but return in spring.
Callicarpas have been sort of a two season
plant - delicate blooms in spring, berries in Fall. Variegated
'Duet' has turned it into a 3 season plant with beautiful Variegated
foliage to fill in the gap between the blooms and the Knockout white berries.
Introduced by the National Arboretum. Medium green leaves with
distinct creamy margins. This is the first 'stable' variegated
Callicarpa.
September. Introduced by the Arnold Arboretum. Callicarpa is Greek for Beautiful Fruit and it certainly has that! Berries dry beautifully for arrangements. Best fruit when cross-pollinated between several plants.
Will die back in zone 5 more like a Perennial but returns in the Spring.
The most graceful and refined of the species with its leaves in one
plane rather than in whorls. The long slender branches arch to touch
the ground at their tips. Use low nitrogen to avoid legginess. Issai
is fruitful and showy, even at an early age (our quart plants have
berries!) and has a slightly more mounded form and
more compact. Overall, a superior form. (Will die back in zone 5 but return in spring)
A medium-sized shrub noted for its metallic violet-colored fruits, displayed in autumn and early winter. A rounded shrub with arching branches it has yellow to purple fall color. The white to pink flowers are
not terribly showy but no matter -- it's the
Violet berries that make this so popular. (Once again, this plant
ends in 'japonica' but is originally from China -- it was just first
discovered in Japan which was more open to plant exploration.)
Extremely effective planted in groups. This white form is a good looking plant, not readily available in commerce. Color is really better than the species, according to some. Lighter green
leaves.
Unlike
the other two Japanese Beautyberries, Callicarpa mollis (which means
'soft') has furry leaves and prior to foliage drop, the berries look
like they're sitting in little furry nests! Additionally, the flowers of C. mollis face down. Opposite
leaves on brown branches. Virtually impossible to find in the
trade. Not quite as hardy as the others, 7-10. 
Another
Beautyberry from southern Japan that's good for the Southern US.
(Japan obviously cornered the market on Beautyberries!) Very
rare, seen only at places like Dawes Arboretum and Raulston
Arboretum. Pink flowers develop into lilac berries with
medium-green leaves and arching branches. Unlike other
Beautyberries that have clumps of berries at each leaf stem joint,
Shikoku has berries that don't appear to be in round clumps but more
at the stem ends. Reports on 
A fabulous small tree or large shrub
with narrow, lance shaped, leathery leaves with a distinctly citrus
aroma. In early spring occasionally thereafter, it produces
enough large, bright red bottlebrush blooms composed mostly of
stamens to literally smother the tree with blooms. And then
come the hummers in droves! Not very hardy, but for the lucky
gardeners who can grow this stunning pest free plant, it's amazing!
If you're colder than zone 8B, see below.
This
stunning plant is long considered hardy only in Zone 9 and 10 but
now EUREKA, Woodlander's Nursery introduces a beauty hardy to zone
7. Oh wow! Lovely red Bottle Brush flowers and narrow
leaves. While they're 3-5' tall, the long arching stems can
reach 6-10'. The leaves are evergreen and despite appearance,
actually soft to touch. Tawny olive winter color. 
A worthwhile plant for every garden. Nice in the shrub border.
Great, fruity scent. Trouble-free shrub that has variable fall color,
always nice, and in some years, spectacular! Many folks remember
this scent from their grandmother's garden. The species is
highly variable as far as scent goes. Our clone is very sweet
scented and is produced vegetatively, so all the babies are sweet
smelling like the mama.
From the breeding program at Raulston
Arboretum, where Richard Hartlage, then an undergrad, crossed. C.
chinensis and C. floridus. Of the seedlings that resulted, one
clearly was a hybrid, retaining the best qualities of both parents
-large maroon wine red flowers that open widely and have a subtle
fragrance. Very fast growing and rare in the trade.
Great vigor and fast growing. 
A
new Calacanthus that has been improved with large, bright red
magnolia-like flowers and bright, glossy leaves. And it's Fragrant
and reblooms!
A
small evergreen shrub with shiny, lanceolate evergreen leaves and
diminutive single white blooms with many golden stamens. The
terminal shoots of the shrub (2-3 leaves) are picked every 1-2 weeks
in the growing season for amazing tea. It's pretty, in a sweet
way, but the 'tea leaves' are it's claim to fame. Requires
consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings.
Grow outside in the deep South or in Containers to be brought in in
the North. Minimum temperature indoors 35°, blooms in winter
and spring. Once it buds, it requires cool winter night
temperatures, below 55°, to bloom. Little or no fertilizer, as
they prefer low fertility. They love cottonseed meal and appreciate
Magnesium (Epsom Salt) twice a year.
A little
know leguminous shrub with dense, 3" long purple racemes which appear in
mid to late summer. Native to Korea and China, it's a bit
reminiscent of Lespedeza. Typical 'Legume' like foliage.
Virtually unheard of in this country. Very, very rare in the trade.
Native
to Siberia but introduced and growing happily in most of the upper
part of the US. A suggested CSU Utah
Water-Wise Plant. A large shrub/small tree that's
tough as nails. Bright yellow, pea-like bloom in late spring
give way to 'pea-pods' that persist and give ornamental value
Food for wildlife as well as nesting area. Extremely cold hardy,
it can live in pots, which can be useful on patios that need some
shade or summer screening. Doesn't like the heat of the South,
however. Good windbreak, hedge or barrier. Stunning as a Bonsai.
Can be trained to a standard. Western Mountain Hummingbirds such
as Black-Chinned, Calliope, Fufous and Broad-Tailed love this.
This plant does self seed and shouldn't be introduced near areas where
seedling can't be removed.
A
vigorous grower. The very dark blue flowers with a little 'curl' at
the end, catch the rays of sun and bend them like a prism. A
herbaceous Caryopteris, rather than woody, it dies back to the ground
in winter. Self seeds. Highly variegated foliage. Clump-forming.
AKA, Caryopteris nepalensis. From Japan. (Technically not a shrub but
it gets as big as a shrub, so here it is!) When we first saw it
in Cole Burrell's garden we were just stunned! Lovely!
A
dramatic improvement over other Yellow foliage Caryopteris. This
is the new standard! Stronger growing than 'Worcester Gold' and
it also has larger, brighter yellow foliage. Additionally, it
has rich purple-blue blooms that leave the old varieties paling in
comparison. Like all Caryopteris, wonderful for late season
shrub blooms especially in the color blue which is hard to come by in
fall bloomers. Hardy in zone 5 but will experience some die-back
but returns quickly in spring.
According to trials at the Chicago Botanic Gardens, this is the hardiest of the bluebeards. This silver-foliaged shrub with powder blue flowers from July to September originated by Arthur Simmonds of Surrey, England. So if you're in a cold Zone 5 or want to attempt
to grow a Bluebeard in a protected spot in Zone 4, this is definitely the one to try. A bit lower growing and tighter than the others as well.
Every garden should have a Caryopteris. Mounded shrub with spectacular
blue flowers when few other shrubs are blooming. Pleasant scent. Blue Mist is much
wider than the others and is excellent as a low hedge or
specimen.
Every
garden should have a Caryopteris. Mounded shrub with spectacular blue
flowers when few other shrubs are blooming. Pleasant scent.
These plants are absolute butterfly magnets. Dark Knight has
fragrant, dark blue flowers with darker silver gray-green leaves.
Blooms about 3 weeks earlier than Longwood Blue, extending the season.
FIRST CHOICE AWARD 1996.
First
choice was originally bred by Peter Catt of Liss Forest Nursery in
Hampshire, England. It has more buds than most cultivars and an
earlier bloom time; dark ink-blue buds opening to dark purple-blue
flowers. This cultivar has wider leaves than species, dark
green, satin appearing surface. More dense, more compact than
most.
A new compact cultivar with a much longer flowering period. Dark green foliage sets off deep blue flowers. Blooms are packed tightly along the stem,
for a very dense bloom set. In side by side trials, this was the definite winner. This will become the Industry Standard in compact Bluebeard's.
Dark green, glossy foliage.
Every garden should have a Caryopteris. Mounded shrub with
spectacular blue flowers when few other shrubs are blooming. Pleasant scent. 'Longwood Blue' is from the famed Longwood Gardens and has the same wonderful shape as all Caryopteris do -- a very symmetrical globe.
It has nice silver-gray foliage. One of the larger Caryopteris.
A Missouri Botanical Garden 'Great Plants' Selection.
A
dramatic improvement over an already great shrub. Developed in
Angers, France by noted plantsman Jean-Paul Devasse of Minier
Nurseries. This superior form with loads of dark, deep, intense
blue flowers over dark, glossy green foliage. Compact branching
& short internodes, which means more blooms per stem, result in an intense floral display creating a
magnet, like all Caryopteris, for butterflies. A COLOR CHOICE
selection. The shortest Caryopteris in the trade.
The
Variegated sport of 'Heavenly Blue' is stable! Blooms early in
the season with whorls of blue blooms around the stem. Great
flower power. Dies back to the ground in zone 5 but returns in
spring. Green with creamy white margins. No indication
of leaf scorch. Now a Caryopteris
that's a 3 season plant! Compact and tidy at 3' x 3'.
Ceanothus
- Plants to fall in love with!
Native
shrub from Southern Canada to Southeastern US which attracts
Butterflies and Hummingbird. Round 1-2" clusters of tiny
white translucent, FRAGRANT flowers in feathery panicles appear at
the end of stems in late Spring in long succession. The
attractive fruit on this charming American species is three-lobed
capsules of rich purple-black. 4" long dark green leaves.
Young twigs are visibly yellow and stand out in winter. Used
in the shrub border or Native Plant garden. Also useful as a
tall shrubby ground cover for hard-to-grow areas such as banks and
rocky slopes. The leaves, which are distinctively ribbed and have
three prominent veins, are eaten by larvae of the Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis
martialis) butterfly and the Spring and Summer Azure
Butterflies as well! Hummingbirds eat the tiny insects
that pollinate the flowers.
Large evergreen shrub that, in mid-spring, bears masses of dark blue panicles 2-3" long. If needed, prune immediately after flowering. Trouble free.
Species native to CA & OR. Vigorous, upright grower makes terrific tall hedge, screen or windbreak. Responds well to shearing. Moderate grower. Water regularly the first year. RARE!!
Shear after flowering if desired - easy to 'shape'. In the
Northwestern US it is one of the best performing cultivars. 
Dark
cobalt blue short panicles over dark green, dense, small-leaved
foliage with a good texture. Very difficult to distinguish from
'Dark Star' unless side by side -- the leaves and blooms both a bit darker in 'Julia
Phelps'. She makes an absolutely dazzling display in
spring. A wonderful drought tolerant evergreen shrub for
attracting butterflies, it's fragrant truly blue flowers and it's long
flowering season in spring.
Ceaonothus
- California are handsome evergreen or semi-evergreen shrubs and
small trees that herald the coming of spring. They're easy,
fast, tolerate drought and salt spray. The hybrid, Marie Simon
is semi-evergreen and very long blooming - June through October..
While drought tolerant, it's happy to be planted in heavily watered
areas as well, provided drainage is good. With panicles of
fluffy, rose-pink blooms (lighter in hot weather) supported by
reddish stems, it's a delight from spring through
A Native deciduous small tree or bush.
The white flower clusters, shaped like round pincushions,
are most distinctive. The fragrant, honey-like blooms are
visited by butterflies, bees and other insects and HUMMINGBIRDS! The seeds are
important wildlife food, especially for ducks, and the dense,
impenetrable thickets provide nesting and escape cover for many
wetland birds. More useful than beautiful, it is
nonetheless a worthy plant to consider in a wetland setting for birds
and bees if not for the local Garden Club members. Featured
in Summer 2005 Southern Living Magazine. Released by the USDA
Natural Resources Conservation Service. 'Keystone' was selected
due to superior plant vigor, abundant stem and leaf growth, with no
serious pest problems. Useful in wetlands and in areas where the
water table fluctuates but will also grow in more average soil. 
AKA,
Honey Bells, Honeyball, Button Willow. Colorful red fruit and glossy
foliage make this native plant exceptional for for the garden with
this new dwarf size. And, with the fragrant white flowers, you've
got a great addition to your garden from spring thru fall.
Zone: (*5)6-9
The 2-3" long leaves are black-green and spirally arranged on the
stems. A rotund-columnar form of Japanese Plum Yew. Needs moist soil
when young, then is drought tolerant. A deer-resistant substitute for
Japanese Yew. (Note this is not a true Yew, but it's common name is
Plum Yew.)
A
woody Ceratostigma from China that blooms on new wood and should be
cut back in late winter to promote the fabulous, brilliant cobalt
blooms which are outstanding against the red Fall hue of the foliage.
A perennial, shrubby ground cover with an airy mass of wiry stem 2-3
feet tall, which spreads by underground stems. Drought tolerant
and deer resistant. Will take dry shade including under PINE
TREES whether nothing will grow! 
A
select form of the species above, bred by British Peter Catt for
several outstanding characteristics: intense golden foliage,
compact growth and prolific amounts of clear blue flowers.
Keeps the golden color throughout the summer in Europe. Despite
much confusion on the Internet regarding the name of this plant, our
listing is correct. This is a hybrid of two C. willmottianum
which makes it's correct name (per Plant Haven, the patent holder)
as Ceratostigma x willmottianum 'My Love' PPAF. I've even seen
it listed as Ceratostigma plumbaginoides! Way wrong!
That's not even a shrubby plumbago which this is.
Royal
Horticulture Society Plant of Merit Award and they featured it as
the 
A
vigorous 'tangled' shrub with glossy foliage which follows white flowers and, later, has yellow-green aromatic fruit. Easy in
full sun or part shade. We acquired this form when we bought out
the stock from a rare plant nursery in 2000 and have never seen it elsewhere
but the former owner collected plants/seeds all over the world and had
lots of weird, rare and very cool stuff! This was one of them.
A
lovely quince with cup-shaped bright crimson red blooms with a
cluster of conspicuous gold stamen in the the center. Blooms
are followed by shiny dark green leaves With a low spreading habits,
it reaches a height of 24-36". This compact form is great for
the smaller garden and is one of the signs that spring is finally
arrived!
An
almost thornless form of Quince with Scarlet apple-blossom like
flowers in early spring when you're desperate for flower
power! This classic is dwarf/compact compared to the huge
species and fits nicely into the shrub border. Bring a few
branches inside for your first cut flowers of Spring!
Its
outstanding feature is that it may bear reddish-pink, white and pink flowers
all on the same plant for an exciting floral display! A plant
may not have red flowers every spring. Someone theorized that the
plant must have an exact balance of trace minerals. Oddly
enough, grafts and cuttings made from old plants usually don't have
red flowers for a few years. Upright growth habit. Very
large fruit.
A fully double, peach colored flower in April. This is a stunning
Quince. The red and white blooming forms of Quince have been popular for years but they'd better step back, because Cameo's double peach blooms are going to take the trade by storm.
Michael Dirr says if he could only have one Quince in his yard, this
would be it! THORNLESS!
A new Quince in the
trade that WILL make you do a double take! With big bold
orange flowers that look like a Camellia -- double flowers in early
spring and WITHOUT THORNS OR FRUIT! Well honestly, unless you
want to make Quince jelly, the fruit isn't overly attractive.
It's extremely drought tolerant once established. Superb for
hedges, in masses and for flower arrangements! This is a deep,
deep, near red orange. This isn't pumpkin orange - it's deep
reddish orange.
And
a 2nd new Quince just like the above with but with bold double
salmon pink
blooms if that fits your plant palette better. Oo-la-la --
either one is delicious! Color is in the eyes of the beholder
but we see this bloom as Deep Salmon Pink, aging to scarlet, not a
true pink. 
This
and the above plant are from Pete's late uncle Teddy Kordus' New
Jersey nursery. They came to us marked C. lawsonia and may well
be. We have them off to our expert for ID on the species. They were
clearly different from each other and clearly different than anything
we've seen in the trade. (We originally called this
'Kordus Silver Feathers' but since that nursery is no longer in
business and we're introducing this to the trade, 'LSS Silver
Feathers'
seemed a better name.) Be sure and read the above
paragraph for more information
This
and the following plant are from Pete's late uncle Teddy Kordus' New
Jersey nursery. They came to us marked C. lawsonia and may well
be. We have them off to our expert for ID on the species. They were
clearly different from each other and clearly different than anything
we've seen in the trade. 'Green Peaks' naturally develops
multiple trunks giving the effect of green 'peaks'. (We originally
called this 'Kordus Green Peaks' but since that nursery is no longer
in business and we're introducing this to the trade, 'LSS Green Peaks'
seemed a more logical name.)
Chamaecyparis obtusa - Hinoki False
Cypress is one of the main species of False Cypress and by far the
most versatile. Most are slow growing and rarely every need to
be pruned. The is a fabulous group of plants for texture and
color and ease of growing.
A
most unique, slow growing (3-4" a year) semi-dwarf form with blue
and green foliage that takes on bronzy highlights in winter.
Mostly soft, light blue-green juvenile foliage (like adult
Chamaecyparis obtusa foliage) but the mature foliage looks like the
soft juvenile foliage of a Juniper! And both juvenile and mature
foliage appear on the plant simultaneously. Formerly called 'Sanderi'. 
Broad pyramid, branches spreading, branchlets broadly frond-like, tops
recurving, rich golden yellow, changing to green within plant, yellowish at ends of sprays. Will hit 50 feet in about that many years -- maybe
longer but won't reach that height in most places. Takes well to
shearing. Shows it's best color in sun. This is the
standard for a golden hinoki. In the trade since 1901 -- now
that's staying power!
This Chamaecyparis has a unique type of moss-green, fernlike foliage of graceful arching form. It is densely branched, slow growing pyramidal form with gracefully curved limbs. Beautiful in Oriental
Gardens. Some of the best textures found in shrubs are in the Chamaecyparis Genus. Great, dependable, beautiful shrubs.
The gold form of 'Filicoides' -- a bush or small tree of open, irregular habit, branches long,
clothed with dense pendulous clusters of fern-spray, golden foliage.
Threadleaf False Cypress is a green cascading waterfall. The texture is very fine. It makes an interesting ornamental, resembling a "stringy" (in the nicest sense) arborvitae. Forms a dense mound, usually no higher than 6-8' after 10-15 years. A lovely and different accent plant. Displays good heat tolerance in Zone
7b. Can reach 40-50' in its native
Japan.
Threadleaf
False Cypress is a golden evergreen tree w/ a cascading effect. The texture is very fine. It makes an interesting ornamental, resembling a "stringy" (in the nicest sense) arborvitae. A lovely and different accent plant. Displays good heat tolerance in Zone 7. A striking accent tree.
The golden form of the above. Plant of Merit - Missouri
Botanical Garden.
Similar
in appearance to Golden Mops, with threadlike foliage, probably more
gold, with a more upright nature and faster growing. Moderate
growth results in being about 5 feet at 10 years but it will
continue to grow. (The Industry always lists the height of
shrubs at 8-10 years for some odd reason.) May burn in full
sun in warm areas. Really lovely -- foliage looks like it's
dripping off the tree.
Mounding grower with bright yellow thread like branches. This plant is much more gold than 'Gold Thread'. A graceful evergreen with delicate branches. Will take shade, but is best in full sun. Use as a focal point, specimen, entranceway, or foundation shrub.
A true dwarf form.
An airy, ferny False Cypress. Feathery foliage is soft to the touch -- try it! Adds great texture to the shrub border.
The Plume False Cypress are a great, underused group of shrubs.
When very mature it may spread wider than tall, developing a flat top,
but is easily side-trimmed to remain round & compact if that's
your preference. At 10 years, the size is about 20" x
20". Introduced by Van ness and Zoon in 1929, Boskoop,
Holland.
AKA
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Argentea Nana'
Very
tight soft plumed foliage. Silvery blue in color. A spherical shaped
shrub with congested foliage that is feathery in nature. 
AKA
Chamaecypris pisifera 'Argenteovariegata Nana'
A
form of Atlantic White Cedar with beautiful pale, almost white tips.
It looks frosted. Slowing growing but 'Oh So Worth the Wait'! So many
evergreens are from other countries and this gorgeous native helps
bring biodiversity back to screens and hedges. Ours gets sun until
noon and then decent light for a couple of hours and is great.
An
unknown, unassuming plant that delivers the same impact in your garden
in gray days of winter as when you're walking thru a mall and some
store (Victoria's Secret comes to mind) is pumping scent out the
door! Ranking up there with magnolias, lilacs and winter
honeysuckle in the scent department, the fragrance is not overpowering
but spicy and lemon-like and romantic. Like lilacs, most of the
year it doesn't add anything to the garden but its mass, which isn't
unattractive, just not particularly noticeable. HOWEVER, the
scent in the dreary dead of winter earns this plant a spot in your
shrub border. Just under-plant it with bulbs and let a Clematis
or other vine scramble around through it for interest if you need to
dress it up for the other season when it isn't the absolute star of
the garden. Has fairly nice yellow fall color. Can be pruned to tree
form.
A large shrub that can be grown as a small tree. Gray bark may be
peeling or tightly ridged. Leaves leathery & lustrous. Just as
beautiful as the Virginia Fringe Tree and with the advantage that it
will take limey as well as acid soil. Looks like a dome of snow.
Handsome, even when not in flower. Withstands heat well. Shown to best
advantage with a dark or shady background.
Spreading deciduous shrub or sometimes
small tree with glossy, dark green leaves to 8". FRAGRANT white
flowers are borne in pendent panicles to 8" long in summer. Attractive
specimen plants. Suitable for the shrub border. Likes long, hot
summers! Pest & disease free. Our beautiful native loves our acid
soil. Shown to best advantage against a dark or shaded background.
Plants of Merit - Missouri Botanical Garden. If deer are
a problem, probably wiser to go with Chionanthus retusus.
