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Cistus
x hybridus (Cistus x corbariensis) White Rock
Rose Zone: (6B) 7 - 11
One
of the two most hardy Cistus, a hybrid of C. populifolius and C.
salviifolius. A dense, attractive mound of evergreen leaves all
year, in summer it gives of a pleasant resinous scent. The
flowers in spring and early summer are single crepe-paper-like white
blooms with yellow centers which open from red buds. It's
'self-cleaning' -- every evening, it drops every petal and replaces
them the next morning with brand new, perfect fresh new blooms!
Talk about fresh flowers! Brand new every day! In winter
foliage takes on reddish, coppery or purplish tones. Very
drought tolerant, good for holding slopes and will come
close to blocking all weeds. Prefers sun but will take 1/3
day shade. Best in gravelly or sandy soils. Tolerates sea
shore and salt. Grows for our friend in Staunton, VA, Zone 6B.
Great
Plant Picks - Miller Botanical Garden.
Soil:
Very well-drained H: 24-36" W: v
48-60" B/M: White/5-6
A
HARDY Zone 7, medium size Rock Rose! A
moderate to fast grower, it has 2" flowers of deep rose pink
which grace this dense, low shrub. Silvery-gray EVERGREEN leaves add
interest and texture. The conspicuous single, papery
blooms look like wild rose blossoms but last only one day -- however
-- they come in such mass profusion that they literally cover the
plant and you can count blooms for months, heavy in the spring then
for the next several months! Wow! When temperatures go
over 90 degrees, blooming may stop. This is truly, truly an
amazing plant. From Southern Europe.
Note on the
zone: while many sources on the Internet say this is hardy only
to zone 8, our plug supplier as well as Forrest Farm and Trevena Cross
Nursery in England all say hardy to zone 7. Plant Delights says
of other varieties "7B (at least)". I think, like our Salvia
greggiis, which we KNOW are hardy to Zone 7A, because we've grown them,
that possibly the Cistus just haven't been tested. We feel
confident that, despite popular opinion, this plant will be hardy in
Zone 7 when planted in well-drained soil and established before winter.
Soil:
Well-drained H:
26-36" W:
24-36" B/M: Deep rose
pink/7-9
this hybrid
Clematis
are listed on the Vines
Pageunless they are shrubby Clematis, in which case, they are
listed below.
$10.99 Qt.
Clematis
heracleifolia
Tube
or Shrubby
Clematis Zone:
3-8(9)
A
herbaceous vine with raised stiff stems that don't twine around
supports but they're always glad to have something to lean on!
Mid-blue mauve blooms from July through September. Sweetly
scented blooms are produced in bountiful, large clusters reminding
one of a hyacinth. Followed by attractive, fluffy seed clusters.
Wonderful scrambling through shrubs or tall perennials.
Pruning group 3.
A long and profuse flowering season (June to
September), healthiness, extreme hardiness range and ease of culture
are just some of the reasons to grow this amazing
ground-cover/trailing/shrubby Clematis. Also works in
containers and trailing over balconies or walls and weaving it's way
about your garden and
Soil:
Well-drained H: 2-3' W: Varies with
the situation B/M: Violet//6-9
Not
all Clematis are vines. This little beauty grows just 3' tall &
is best treated like a perennial. Its nodding, 3" flowers, which
appear in profusion in mid- to late summer, have narrow, twisted
petals of deep blue, revealing a center of creamy stamens. Use as a
companion for repeat-blooming Roses. PBR reg. #11013, asexual
propagation prohibited. This is really a SUPERB
SHRUB!
Soil:
Moist but well-drained H: 36" W: 18" B/M: Deep purple blue/ 7-8
Fragrant, lacy, white flowers in May-July, followed by fluffy, silvery seed heads.
Maroon-ish
gray foliage. Prefers alkaline, moist soil in sun. A NON-CLIMBING clematis. Long-lived. Keep mulch away from stems. FRAGRANT! Can be trained to a support if desired
Soil: Moist but well-drained, alkaline
H: 36-48" W: 36-48" B/M: White May-July
$10.99 Qt.
Clematis terniflora var. mandshuricaManchurian, Leatherleaf orYam-leaved Clematis Z: 3-9
AKA:
Clematis
mandshurica; Clematis recta var. mandshurica, this relative of
our Sweet Autumn Clematis is shrubby rather than a big bold vine
like it's cousin. Identified in China in 1857, it does MASSES have
the same 1" SWEET aniseed scented white blooms over an open
shrub with oval leaves. Group 3 pruning.
Non-clinging for the first 3 feet after which the leaf stalks start
grasping for light support from neighbors or a fence, etc.
Upright small shrub (can be pruned to a
tree in warmer zone) that is so stunning in bloom or in berry that you
will stop dead in your tracks! We did, the first time we saw it.
Flowers start into July and continue even as the berries start to
form. The berries are even more stunning that the flowers. Yup, that's
right. Needs some shade from the mid-day sun.
MOBOT says Zone 7-9 but U. of Arkansas says zone 6-9 however, it's
hardy to 5 degrees Fahrenheit according to Kew Gardens. This
would be Zone 7 so Zone.
Soil: Well-drained H: 10-20' W:
10-20'
B/M:
White/7-9 Fruit:
Red berries with blue bracts
$9.99 Qt.
Clethra
acuminataCinnamon
or Cinnamonbark Clethra, Mountain PepperbushZone: 5-8
A endangered, small deciduous native
tree found in the Appalachian region. It's Common Name comes
from the cinnamon color of the inner bark which is revealed as the
outer layers peal away, an effect especially noticeable in winter.
Long white spires of bell shaped flowers, resembling Lily of the
Valley, appear in early summer when few other trees or shrubs are in
bloom, opening sequentially from base to tip and are a good source
of Butterfly Nectar. Often needs some pruning to maintain a
tree form as opposed to a large shrub form.
A
wonderful new Clethra which produces pure white fragrant blooms in
late summer but is compact, with dark glossy, tight, dense foliage
that warms to a yellow in Autumn. An improved dwarf selection
that even works in the back of the Perennial Border.
Good yellow to gold fall color. Excellent for4-6 weeks of summer flower. Good plant for heavy shade & wet spots. 2-6" long panicles of flower,
TREMENDOUS FRAGRANCE, clean winter habit, handsome foliage. TDF shrub -- To Die For!
A
breakthrough in Summersweets! It has all the same wonderful
qualities of the species and various cultivars but has a RED
STEM. Originating at Dodd and Dodd Nursery in Alabama, 'Sherry
Sue' displays bright pinkish-red twigs throughout the growing
season. This pink pigmentation also grades into the blooms,
yielding pink tones in the flowers!
One
of the very best, most versatile shrubs that we grow. Ruby Spice has
2-6" intense deep rose flowers that don't fade. Good yellow to
gold fall color. Excellent for 4-6 weeks of summer flower. Good plant
for heavy shade & wet spots. TREMENDOUS spicy cinnamon floral
FRAGRANCE, clean winter habit, handsome foliage. Prune after
flowering.
Soil: Moist, acid best;
avg. moisture okay H: 3-6' W: 3-6'
B/M: Deep rose /7-8
An improved dwarf selected by Michael Dirr from a group of open pollinated Hummingbird' seedlings. It has superior dense, mounded habit and larger blooms. The dark green foliage sets off the sensuous fragrant white flowers in mid-summer. Good yellow fall color. Much more erect and not floppy like Hummingbird. Candle -like blooms, hence the name.
A real winner, this new introduction!
The dime-size blooms are about double the size of others. The
bloom stalks reach a staggering 10-12" long and all this on a
compact shrub, much more agreeable to smaller yards than the rangy
species. It also blooms longer than most!
One
of two species of East Coast Sweet Pepperbush. Tomentosa, in Botanical
nomenclature, including for this plant, refers to the downy covering
of white hairs on the leaves and new stems and particularly on the
undersides of the leaves which add a soft grayish texture..
Beautiful 6-8" racemes (sometimes longer) of white continue late
in the Fall. A spreading bush, 3-4' tall. A very handsome
plant!
Acquired
when we bought out a Rare Plant Nursery. A fast growing,
deciduous shrub or small tree. Numerous wonderfully fragrant
white flowers in 4-6" long racemes in late summer when the color
is needed in the shrub/tree plantings. Smooth peeling gray to
reddish-brown bark. Persistent fruit capsules are
attractive. Red foliage in Fall with blooms still
attached. Looks like a Sourwood (Oxydendron) Bush!
Totally beautiful in Fall!
Soil: Moist,
fertile
H: 10-20' W: B/M: White/7-8
$11.99 Qt.
New 7/4
Conradina
verticillata 'Snowflake' White
Cumberland False Rosemary
Zone: 5-7
Vigorous
rare white flowered selection of Cumberland Rosemary. Fragrant
1/2" white flowers in May/June. Short needles on shaggy
red-brown stems resembles Rosemary, hence the
Common Name. Tolerates deep sandy soil BUT keep well-watered
the first year.
Soil: Well-drained
H: 12-15' W:
B/M: White/5-6
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Frankfort, NY
Cornus and Deer Resistance.
The Cornus Genus is
mixed. Some are 'seldom' severely damaged where others are
'occasionally' severely damaged (which is still a step above 'often'
severely damaged which applies to none in the Genus - all are
somewhat deer resistant) but those with a deer symbol are 'seldom'
severely damaged (our criterion for putting the symbol up for any
plant) and the rest are 'occasionally' severely damaged but not
often (C. mas and C. alternifolia). If you have a high
population, you might want to avoid those two.
Gray
green leaves, broadly margined with cream or white on burgundy red
stems makes this very eye-catching. Vigorous, upright growth in
any moist soil, even soggy. In winter, the red stems can be
riveting, especially against the snow but also has year round
interest. Starts blooming in May and flowers sporadically all
summer. White berries with tints of blue and green follow around
June/July. 2005 Great Plant Pick. Native to Siberia,
Manchuria, N. Korea
Soil:
Most any but dry H: 10' W: 10'
B/M: White/5-9 sporadically
A
spreading, horizontal branching pattern give a wonderful layered look
to this dogwood. Slow to moderate grower. 2-5"
alternate leaves turn a outstanding maroon to reddish purple color in
the fall. Clusters of greenish white flowers in late summer
which are fragrant give way to purplish black berries on red stems in
Fall. Very Disease resistant. Keep root zone cool with
mulch.
Soil: Moist
but well-drained
H:15-25' W: 15-30' B/M: White/Spring
A
low, deciduous, rhizomatous shrublet, a mere 2-8" tall with tiny
white clusters of flowers surrounded by four large white bracts, which
give the appearance of a single bloom. (This is true for the
Dogwood Tree as well, and the blooms of Bunchberry look just like them
-- only down on the ground!) A charming plant. A red drupe
(loved by Grouse and Vireos) follows the blooms in Fall.
Native. Please note, Moose love this plant, so if you have Moose
in your neighborhood, you might want to pick something else...
This plant which is native to about half
the country and is threatened in many places. Host Plant for the
Spring Azure Butterfly.
A Japanese/Chinese
Native that has better resistance to disease and better cold
hardiness than our Native Dogwood WHEN that matters. Our
Native in an acceptable zone and in an open planting area where
leaves don't pile up around the based, air circulation is good, etc.
is a GREAT plant. But this offers a better solution in
woodland areas and in colder areas. Blooms are 3-5" across,
similar to our native but a couple of weeks later and you can extend
the show by planting both. The pinkish red berry is
significantly different and reminds me a bit of a raspberry.
Foliage turns reddish purple to scarlet in Fall. The casual
observer will often confuse the two in bloom -- they look quite
alike but the blooms are a tad bigger and later. MOBOT Plant
of Merit.
Soil:
Well-drained H: 15-30' W:
B/M: White/5-6
$9.99 Qt.
Cornus mas
Cornelian Cherry Dogwood Zone 4-8
A multi-stemmed,
low-branching deciduous shrub with yellow blooms generally reaching
15-20' in height and width but can be trained as a small tree by
removal of lower branches and suckers. The star-like flowers
borne in umbels in late winter to early spring appear before the
foliage and give way to tiny red drupes which can be used in jellies
and syrups. The Drupes persist into Fall and are eaten by
birds. It has attractive grayish brown bark which exfoliates
on the mature branches. Useful for very early spring bloom and
can be used as a hedge, screen or specimen plant. Will
naturalize in woodland areas. European Native.
Here's
a great article about
Red Twig Dogwoods from one of our favorite plant websites -
Paghat's Garden! Spring prune to keep new more intensely
colored stems coming in Winter.
Cornus
sericea 'Cardinal is a rapid growing, deciduous, multi-stemmed shrub
which grows much taller than other cultivars -- reaching 6-9'.
With a rounded loose habit, like all, it spreads -- is
stoloniferous. It's bright red winter stems are exceptionally
showy -- especially again snow. 2.5" clusters of white flowers
appear in late spring and continue here and there throughout summer.
Flowers are followed by whitish (occasionally bluish) drupes in late
summer, probably more ornamental than the blooms. Dark green
2-4" leaves turn attractive reddish purple in Fall. Good for
property boundaries, screens.
Soil:
Moist but well-drained
H: 6-9' W: 8-12;
B/M: /4-5
A
COMPACT selection of the industry favorite C. baileyi that is half
as tall and with twice as many branches. And twice as many
branches means twice the wow power in winter when the red twigs are
strutting their stuff. A great breakthrough for smaller
gardens or residential landscapes. The sensational stems are
excellent for cut stems at Christmas in decorations. This
plant is listed elsewhere as C. stolonifera but Missouri Botanical
garden specifically says it's NOT stoloniferous and is, in fact, a
form of C. sericea. (The same confusion exists of the parent C.
baileyi (syn. C. sericea ssp. sericea) The important
implication of this information is that it doesn't spread wildly.
Spring prune to keep new more intensely colored stems to come in
Winter.
Soil:
Moist but well-drained
H: 3-4' W: 3-4'
B/M: White /4-5
Bright golden yellow and emerald green
variegated leaves clothe deep red stems. From 100' away this plant
will catch your eye! Interesting every season of the year. A new
discovery from the Northwest, it blooms with big domes of white blooms
in April and May. Hard prune to ground in early spring to renew
colorful stems every 2-3 yrs. Can be used as a hedge, screen or as part of
the shrub border. Spring prune to keep new more intensely
colored stems to come in Winter.
Soil:
Moist but well-drained H: 3-6'
W:3-6' B/M: White/4-5
Interesting dark red stem color makes it suitable for shrub border. Great for holding banks. Beautiful in the snow. Best in moist or well-watered soil. Low-growing, neat, compact form looks good in front of leggy shrubs. The red stems aren't quite as showy as the species BUT the plant is much more well-behaved and compact -- better if you have a smaller area to work with.
Lightly
fragrant 1.5" drooping butter yellow racemes of flowers with
purple anthers before it leafs out give us a reason to venture into
the garden in late winter or early spring. A large
multi-stemmed shrub/small tree, this rare plant is native to
Japan. MOBOT says the correct name is C. glabrescens var.
gotoana and we find they're always right! Appreciates a
sheltered location in the northern part of its growing range.
Buds are susceptible to early Spring frosts but this is the hardiest
Corylopsis for Zone 5.
A
deciduous small to medium size shrub from Japan and Taiwan. A
slow growing, restrained, wonderful plant with dark green leaves that
turn yellow to golden in Fall. Fragrant buttercup yellow flowers
dangle in small chains in very early Spring on slender brown zig-zag
stems. A good alternative to the common Forsythia as it's more
refined and shapely. The flowers occur along the whole length of
the branches. The delicate blooms are followed by equally
delicate, strikingly beautiful green leaves, narrowly bordered
in spring in reddish-purple. Great
Plant Pick - Miller Botanical Garden.
Soil:
Moist, acidic well-drained
H: 4-6' eventually W:4-6' B/M:
Yellow/2-4
Pale
yellow flowers with orange anthers come in March and April.
Drooping clusters of fragrant blooms on a spreading, multi-stemmed
shrub that generally grows 10-15' tall. Leaves often turn a
nice yellow
in Fall but the bloom is the significant feature. A relative
of Witch Hazel and like that and Forsythia, brings blooms as a time
we're desperate for them! Good for shrub borders or woodland
gardens. Great
Plant Pick - Miller Botanical Garden.
Soil:
Acid, peaty, moist but well-drained
H:10-15' W: B/M: Yellow/3-4
A wide-spreading shrub that forms an attractive mass of crooked, flexible branches. "I have seen specimens ... in flower and they were spectacular. Ranks at the top of my list of early flowering shrubs. They bring a magnificent presence to the landscape." (M. Dirr) Leaves emerge a rich vinous purple, eventually change to bluish green. Great w/ an evergreen backdrop.
Great
Plant Pick - Miller Botanical Garden. Native to
Japan.
A large shrub from China. that is one of
the most beautiful of the winter hazels. Flowering in late
march to early April it fills the blooming gap between winter and
spring. Like it's relatives, it blooms on bare stems all the
better to appreciate the large yellow blooms which are stupendous!
Weeping racemes reaching to 3" are composed of up to 15 small,
buttery-yellow fragrant blooms with red anthers. As they fade
the pretty leaves appear, dark green above, blue-green beneath and
4" long, turning straw yellow in Fall.
Twisted spiraling
branches, twigs, and leaves. Has separate male and female flowers (monecious)
on the same plant. Yellow leaves in the fall, and amazing winter
interest from the contorted branches and wonderful when the
pendulous catkins appear in spring on the twisted stems. Slow
growth. Very hardy. Species native to Europe.
Cotinus coggygria 'Young Lady' ppafSmoke Tree
Zone: 4-8
A new, exciting Smoke Bush to the trade
that blooms pink as a young shrub from JUNE through AUGUST and is
literally smothered in frothy blooms! Shorter than the species,
with blue-green foliage that turn yellow, red and orange in the Fall.
From Boskoop, Netherlands.
A
hybrid between between C. coggygria ‘Velvet Cloak’ and our
native C. obovatus. The cross was designed to bring some of the
purple foliage from ‘Velvet Cloak’ into the hybrid and to improve
the fall color (and oh boy did it!) Introduced by Peter Drummer of England's Hiller
Nursery in 1978. The 'smoke' effect comes from massive (14"
tall x 11" wide) pink flower panicles followed by seed
panicle. Reddish new foliage turns blue-green in summer, giving
way reddish purple in Fall. A truly amazing tree full of smokey clouds. According to Raulston Arboretum, "It is
more impressive than any C. coggygria cultivar we know."
Soil: Well-drained
H:15' W:15' B/M: Pink/7-8
Royal
Horticulture Society Award of Merit in 1983.
A very dwarf, tiny adorable Cotoneaster (pronounced ko-to-ne-as'-ter). Deciduous foliage following red Fall foliage. Rose tipped white flowers. From China. Root where the tips touch the soil so it's perfect for a ground cover. Dark, glossy green leaves. Stupendous in fruit!
Soil: Most any but boggy; even clay is okay!
H: 12-18" W: 4-6' B/M: Rose
tipped white/July
$10.99 Qt.
Cotoneaster dammeri 'Coral Beauty' Cotoneaster Coral Beauty
Zone: 5-8 Low growing evergreen shrub. Dense, prostrate branches covered by petite, rich green foliage with Coral Pink flower buds. A profusion of Coral Berries in the Fall. Excellent groundcover. Drought tolerant when established. AKA C. d 'Royal Beauty'.
Franchett's
Cotoneaster starts it berry color at the beginning of September with
orange red and by November provides a sea of bright red berries.
With winter closing in, some of the leaves turn beautiful shades of
yellow and red but 1/3 to 1/2 remain green as it is a semi-evergreen
or evergreen shrub which makes an excellent, fast-growing, dense
hedge. From Tibet and China. Leaves are small, green-gray
above and furry gray beneath on arching stems. Does self seed
some so shouldn't be planted in Native/Wild areas where seedlings
wouldn't be monitored.
Soil: Well-drained
H:8' W:5-6' B/M: Pink to white/6
Spreading, evergreen shrub with oval, gray-green leaves. Cymes of 15-40 white flowers are
produced in midsummer, followed in late autumn by orange-red fruit to 1/4" long. From China and rarely seen in the trade. Our original cuttings came from the National Arboretum. So RARE it's not even in the' Bible of Shrubs' - the Dirr book!
Soil: Moist but well-drained
H:10' W:10' B/M: White/7
Unlike
the average, creeping, crawling, ankle- or knee-high cotoneasters,
here's something totally different! So big, that it can be
trained up over an arbor or a Pergola! Yeh, that big!
Branches may reach 18' in length. (Not 18 inches but 18
feet!) So, everything about the Genus is about the same, berries
and all that, so you just have to rethink how in the world you might
use such a magnificent thing.
Soil:
Moist but well-drained
H: Varies with support, see above W: B/M: White/
AKA
Cotoneaster apiculatus 'Tom Thumb' and Cotoneaster adpressus 'Tom
Thumb'
Wide spreading, semi-deciduous shrub with tiny pink flowers in spring followed by dark red 1/4" fruit in early fall. A dense, creeping plant forming a low mound to 18-24" with bright, dark green foliage.
A beautiful ground cover, spreading 4-6 feet. Tough and dependable
but doesn't like it in the deep South.
Soil:
Most any but boggy; even clay is okay! H: 2' W: 4-6'
B/M: Pink/May-June
A
slow-growing, prostrate, horizontally-spreading, deciduous shrub
which can grow taller but generally it's 12-18" tall and
spreads very wide. It has 5-petaled, small pink flowers in
May/June, followed by bright scarlet berries in late summer to
fall. It has tiny, round, shiny dark green leaves which turn
reddish-purple in Autumn. Valuable in the landscape for banks
or slopes where grass won't grow and for erosion control. Can
also be espaliered and will scramble over rocks in the rock
garden. Best with a fair amount of sun.
Soil: Well-drained
H: 1-2.5' W: 5-8' B/M:
Pale Pink/ 5-6
Lot's
of things about this plant are typical of Cotoneaster - white blooms
in spring, red berries in fall and evergreen foliage but the big
difference in this one is Variegated Foliage! Nice change.
Tiny oval leaves to 1/2" with attractive creamy white
margins. In Fall, leaves turn pink to red!
Soil:
Well-drained soil is a must
H:2' W: 5' B/M: Pink/Spring
The
Chinese deciduous creeping cotoneaster is a low-growing shrub grown
primarily for it's attractive shiny green foliage and red
berries. It creeps and arches and grows together to form a
dense, impenetrable, spreading shrubby mound to 36" tall.
Tiny pink flowers in spring which give way to the red berry-like
fruits which ripen in late summer, persisting into winter.
Stems may root where they touch the soil. Leaves turn reddish
purple in Fall.
Soil: Well-drained
H:2-3' W: 4-6' B/M: Pink/May
Growth rate for the Cryptomeria japonica: In general, the rate is Medium according to Michael Dirr. For
full size cultivars like Yoshino, that would be about 2 feet a
year. For medium size cultivars, like Black Dragon, it would be proportionally
less. According to the U. of CT., Yoshina should be 15-20' in 10
years. One could extrapolate, that Black Dragon, growing less
tall in it's lifetime, 10-12' at maturity would grow 5-6' in 10
years. Oregon
State agrees and says 5-7' tall in 10 years. So while they
all have a Medium growth rate, Yoshino will appear to grow faster
since it's going to be taller in the long run. This is true
pretty much across the board. Very roughly, they would grow
about half of their mature height in 10 years.
$11.99 Qt.
Cryptomeria japonica 'Jindai Sugi' (Jindai-sugi)
Japanese Cedar Zone: 5-8
The branches on this compact, conical bush are erect & spreading. The short, stiff leaves are light green. The trunk thickens rapidly with a good taper. ‘Jindai Sugi’ can be used either in a group plantings or as a formal upright. 6-9' with great age!
Flowers are insignificant but the 1" cones are nice!
Soil:
Moist but well-drained, acid H:6'
W: 9' B/M: Insig/NA
$11.99 Qt.
Cryptomeria japonica 'LSS Black
Jewel' Very dark, very dwarf Japanese Cedar Zone: 5-8
Extremely dwarf, dark green to
almost green black. 18"x 18" in 10 years. Please note,
this is a tiny, very slow growing plant, less than an inch per year,
so even 3 year plants are very small - about 6" tall. If
you're looking for a tiny, miniature form that is stunning, this is
it! Perfect, perfect perfect for a trough. Originated at Pete's uncle Teddy Kordus' nursery in New Jersey.
Soil: Moist but well-drained
H: 18" W: 18" in 10 years B/M: NA
Bright
green, fast growing plant that makes a fine lawn specimen. This is one
of the most admired tree at the nursery. Rich, bright
blue-green summer foliage that becomes slightly bronze-green in cold
weather. Grows fast & develops a handsome form without extensive
pruning. Fairly fast growth rate according to the U.
of Conn. See note above for growth rates.
Soil:
Moist but well-drained, acid H:30-40'
W: B/M: Insig/NA
Dramatic
focal point, very upright in habit and the color stands out a mile
away. Powdery gray-blue, silver-blue to icy blue foliage with mahogany
red stems. Normally has conical-pyramidal shape naturally. Can live in
Z 6B with protection - takes temperatures down to -5 degrees.
Stunning! Grows in Arizona, so it's drought tolerant when established.
1" wide cones. Fast growing 2.5-3' per year.. A great
form of a Native to both the US and China!
A
rare cypress from China with great texture -- dense branchlets made up
of small, tightly adpressed bluish leaves. Narrow and upright
when young, it becomes rounded and broadly domes when old. Seed
cones dark brown or purplish brown when ripe. Grows in
forests on mountain slopes; 1400-3300 m. in Guizhou, SW Sichuan, C and
NW Yunnan, SE Xizang. The branches are spreading and drooping
but not quite enough to be considered pendulous. Closely allied
to Cupressus sempervirens but more slender branchlets and very small
bright bluish-green leaves.
Soil:
Well-drained H: 75-80'
W. B/M: Insig/NA
Zone
Buster: Now
for the big news, reputable sources list this as hardy to zone 7
(Raulston Arboretum) or sometimes 8 BUT they're incorrect, at least in
the case of our clone. When we obtained it in a Late Fall
buy-out of a small Rare Plant Nursery, the plant was left outside for
winter with a bunch of other plants that we just didn't get to.
It's spent every winter outside in a pot since. So, here, in zone
7, to survive in a pot, it has to be much hardier, zone 6, possibly
5. The man, Eric, who sold us this nursery was interested in growing seed from colder areas around the world and pushing the limit
on plants so, we're sure he grew it from seed but no history on the
seed. Eric is now in Ireland, whereabouts otherwise unknown, so
we can't ask him! It does grow in China up to 3300 meters which,
just based on elevation, is pretty cold. So possibly, his seed
was from somewhere near this high elevation.
Scotch
Broom (Cytisus
scoparious) the straight species is listed as a Noxious Weed in
most parts of the Country. However,
we are currently researching the
'sterile' cultivars offered in the trade. The State
of Oregon specifically mentions sterile hybrids and exempts them
from their Invasive List but not by cultivar name. The State
of Idaho says, " Several commercial varieties of Scotch broom
are not considered noxious" but still, no specific
names. California
says the sterile varieties haven't been "verified" and ban
all Brooms. We do NOT want to sell Invasive plants but
also realize the popularity of Brooms and are spending time trying to
find authoritative information on the 'supposed' Sterile
Varieties. If you know of such an AUTHORITATIVE source/report,
we would greatly appreciate hearing from you. I've spent the
better part of a day getting only scant information from a few forum
members -- some yeh, some nay -- but obviously anonymous people
on a forum can't be considered an authoritative source, even though
the proponent
of sterile cultivars says he is a degreed Horticulturist.
One forum writer slams nurseries for selling invasive plants out of
"greed or ignorance" but after about 6 hours of searching, I
can say, at least, we aren't ignorant for lack of trying. The
search continues... there are 17,100 listings on Google when 'Sterile
Cytisus' is searched! None, thus far has offered anything
concrete. As of this writing, based on Idaho and Oregon's
statement acknowledging sterile cultivars, we will offer the sterile
cultivars unless we become aware of additional information.
STERILE
according to several sources. Beautiful garnet red flowers with
brownish wing petals narrowly margined in gold on this lovely
selection. A vigorous grower. Cut back after flowering to
prevent seed production, so the plant can put all of it's energy into
the plant rather than the offspring! Like all brooms, good for
difficult sites. Expect winter damage, dying back to the ground
in colder areas, but they usually recover fine if the soil is
well-drained. Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Botanical
Society.
Soil: Well-drained
H: 5' W 5': B/M: Garnet red/May-June
A virtual Palette of colors, yellow and
white flags, light carmine pink on the outside with pure velvet red
wings and the keel is yellow with a hint of pink. Definitely
one of the most colorful Brooms! This cultivar of C. scoparius
is reportedly sterile however, we still can't ship to certain West
Coast States (at right).
Soil: Well-drained
H: 3' W: 3' B/M: Creamy
rose with red/ Spring
Vigorous shrub with beautiful pea-like
flowers of pale cream wings dark cerise corolla. Grows well in poor
soil. This evergreen shrub is covered in spring with blooms that are
great in flower arrangements --both blooms and reed-like foliage.
Fast growing. Must have well-drained soil. Warminster like
hybrids, C. x praecox (C. purgans and C. multiflorus)
are listed as STERILE.
Soil: Well-drained
H:6' W:6' B/M: Rose-pink/
Spring
No ship to CA, ID, OR, WA
$19.99 Qt.
Davidia involucrata
Dove
or Handkerchief Tree
Zone: 6-8
This rare tree is one of the most beautiful in bloom. With
tiny red anthers and large white bracts (much like pendulous white
Poinsettia bracts) it flutters in the lightest breeze like a
butterfly. It's difficult to propagate, hard to find and when
you do, they command a healthy price and have remained almost a
collectors plant for years.
Flowers are followed by 2-3" green golf ball like fruit.
Good fall color. For more information on this treasure, visit
this great website PlantExplorers.com
Soil:
Rich, MOIST but well-drained
H:20-40' W: 20-40' B/M: White/4-5
$10.99 Qt.
New 2010
Desmodium elegans (syn. D. tiliifolium) Slimleaf Ticktrefoil
Zone: 6-9
Well
the Botanists have just had a hayday with the name of this plants --
formerly Desmodium tiliifolium,
Hedysarum tiliifolium, and
Meibomia tiliifolia all are former names of this Chinese Native
which is popular in Europe but virtually unheard of here.
Graceful,
compact, spreading, shrub covered with
showy white flowers in spring. Bright green leaves turn an excellent
burgundy in the Fall. Best use is in a shrub border. Profuse white
spring flowers in erect clusters (which are often used for
forcing) Needs Sun or very
light shade. Japanese Native.
Soil:
Moist but well-drained H: 2-4'
W:2-4" B/M: White/May
Graceful, compact, spreading, extremely dwarf form of the species covered with showy white flowers in spring. Bright green leaves turn an excellent burgundy in the Fall.
Profuse white spring flowers in erect clusters (which are often used
for forcing). Best use is in a shrub border. Needs Sun or very light shade.
Japanese Native.
Soil: Moist but well-drained
H: 2' W: 5' B/M: White, double/ May
An
exceptionally beautiful form of a shrub that was already exceptionally
beautiful! Still has the profuse white spring flowers in erect
clusters (which are often used for forcing) but now we have the
additionally all summer beauty of variegated leaves. Protect
from spring frost. Japanese Native.
Soil:
Moist but well-drained
H: 3' W:3' B/M: White/May
Open
shrub with hanging clusters of starry pink to white flowers in mid
summer. Received the prestigious Award of Garden Merit 2004 from
the Royal Horticultural Society. Very graceful with branches that arch
to all sides. Stem is gray-black with white to pink flowers produced
in great abundance in June or July. Extremely rare.
Soil: Moist
but well-drained
H:5-8' W: B/M: White to pink/July
This dwarf Deutzia produces
copious amount of pink flowers. The plant has arching branches and a rounded form. Fairly new to the trade. Very eye-catching when in bloom. Best use is in the shrub border or mixed in a shrub grouping. A Brooklyn Botanical Garden Signature Plant.
Soil: Moist but well-drained
H: 2' W: 3' B/M: Pink June
One of the most beautiful summer flowering shrubs. Unique clusters of white star-like flowers create a remarkable display in corymbs 3-4" across. Upright shrub w/ peeling, pale brown bark when mature. Lovely, long-pointed, glaucous, gray-green leaves. Very floriferous form. Very rare even though it was introduced from China in 1895.
Soil: Moist but well-drained
H: 5-6' W:
5' B/M: White/6-7
A Spring Meadow Introduction. An award winning spring beauty with masses of lightly fragrant, rich
carmine-pink flowers. A recent arrival from France. We really like it. Blooms when customers are in the store! AWARDS: AGM
Soil: Moist but well-drained H: 4-6' W:
4-6' B/M: Pink/5-6
A breathtaking show of large, pink w/ white edge flowers. Wow! A 1925 Lemoine hybrid which has stood the test of time. Small, bell-shaped flowers (to 3/4" ) are pink with white edging & appear in late spring in numerous racemes which cover the shrub for about two weeks.
Lanceolate, opposite, bright green leaves. Burgundy fall color
Soil: Moist but well-drained
H: 4-6' W: 4-6' B/M: Pink w/ white edge/5-6
Open deciduous shrub with arching branches and star-shaped pink flowers in early summer. A hybrid between D. purpurescens and D.
parviflora, it's named various things -- we follow the Arnold Arboretum Botanical & the RHS name. A "charming, floriferous shrub" (Hillier) with large white blooms that are flushed with pink and carmine. The leaves are flushed with purple in the Fall.
Soil:
Moist but well-drained H: 5' W:
5' B/M: White flushed
pink/5-6
Dewertia perfoliata (See
Parahebe perfoliata on the
M-R Page )
They're changing names faster than we can keep up!
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An
endangered Native plant. Georgia Bush-honeysuckle is native to
the southeast United States. The flowers are lemon yellow and
produced in mid-summer on a rounded shrub.. The plant tolerates dry
soils and can be grown in the shade. Provides a lovely display
of panicles or cymes of trumpet like flowers. Great for a low
hedge. Birds and bees and HUMMINGBIRDS love it! Dark green leaves.
Native to the Appalachian Mountains. Disease & pest free.
A
slender-branched, deciduous shrub with rounded shape, blue green
foliage which turns a variety of colors in Autumn from orange to red
to purple. Gorgeous in Fall and that is it's main
feature. Somewhat aromatic, very small and inconspicuous dark
purple flowers also appear in Fall, followed by seed capsules the
Fall of the following year. The leaves resemble those of the
Redbud. Tolerates full shade but at it's best in light
shade and with protection from wind. Great
Plant Picks - Miller Botanical Garden.
Soil: Acid,
medium wet soil H:6-10' W: 8-10'
B/M: Purple/October
A
relative of Witch Hazels, this rare Chinese Shrub with glossy
narrow, dark blue-green leaves with lateral branching that create a
layered effect. The flowers, similar to Parrotia, have
clusters of red stamens with no petals and line every stem
beautifully followed by black fruit in Fall. A lovely and
unique plant but slow growing, 4-8" per year. Because
it's slow growing, many sources list the height after 8 years (an
industry standard for shrub height) but it will get taller than the 4' often
reported. Protection from strong winds is a good idea.
(Oddly enough, ours in 2007, must have been really happy because
they were definitely medium growers, not slow.)
Soil:
Acid, rich, organic
H: 6-7' in MANY years W:7-8' B/M:
Red/Late Winter
Another
Evergreen member of the Hamamelidaceae family, this time native to
Southern Japan, Korea, China and other places. This Isu
normally develops into a large multistemmed shrub or medium tree
with small red flowers consisting of stamens with no petals covering
the branches in Spring. Glossy evergreen leaves are
leathery. Wide-spreading shrub/small tree. Blooms later
than D. myricoides. Protection from strong winds is a good
idea. Will eventually become fairly tall if left to it's own
devises but at 8" of growth a year, it will take about 30 years
to reach maturity! Surely, you can find some spare time in 30
years to prune if you want to keep it 10' tall! :-)
Soil:
Acid, rich, organic
H:20' after 30 years W: B/M:
Red/4-5
TDF
(to-die-for!) FRAGRANCE . There isn't anything else even close to the fragrance of this shrub in the fall. Nothing. Period. Heat and wind tolerant. Not our prettiest shrub,
just average in looks, but EVERY YARD SHOULD HAVE THIS SHRUB for the smell. It's incredible.
Red drupe (berry) in spring. A strong grower that needs pruning
to keep it tidy. Well behaved everywhere but Florida where it
shouldn't be planted near natural areas. The first time we
smelled this was late in the evening in the National Arboretum and we
were almost locked in for the night trying frantically trying to
figure out where the heavenly smell was coming from. We kept
looking for a blooming shrub and the blooms are so tiny you can barely
see them. We finally found it and barely made it through the
gate with about 2 minutes to spare!
Soil: Most
any
H:10-15' W: 6-10' B/M: White
small/Fall
Similar to the species but with an irregular blending of gold, yellow and green
foliage. Like all Eleagnus pungens, it makes a great hedge.
Looks very similar to 'Eleador' but might be more fragrant since
it's a cultivar of E. pungens rather than a hybrid. Eleagnus
pungens is Native to Japan and China.
Soil: Most
any H:6-10' W: 6-10' B/M: White
small/Fall
A
strong growing evergreen shrub with large golden leaves margined in
green, silvery beneath and with small, very fragrant silver flowers in
the Fall followed by fruit the following April.
Particularly striking in the dull, grey days of winter. Readily
accepts pruning to maintain smaller size. Resistant to maritime
exposure and salt-laden winds.
Soil: Most
any but shallow, chalky or waterlogged
H:8-10' W: 6-9' B/M: White small/Fall
Small
greenish white flowers in umbels in late spring. An erect,
upright shrub but with branches that arch over. Can be severely
pruned for renewal, is easy to transplant, adapts to poor
growing conditions; and makes a good screen or barrier. Does
tend to sucker. Leaves are a high quality, very bright
green. Leaves remain late in the Fall. Takes dry
shade. Makes a great barrier due to small but quite sharp
thorns. Great in urban areas with high pollution from traffic
where other plants fail. The species is more vigorous than the
Variegated form.
Soil: Well
Drained but tolerates clay
H: 6-10' W: 8-10' B/M: Greenish
white/5-6
White or occasionally yellow edged glossy
foliage. Highly sought after for it's ability to brighten up a
shaded area. This is a very effective plant in areas of dry
shade -- always a tricky spot for shrubs, as well as Perennials.
This Variegated Aralia can definitely add foliar interest. It
does have 'prickers', so site it appropriately. Beside the chair
where your Mother-in-Law always sits might not be the best spot -- or
then again...
.
Soil: Well
Drained
H: 6-8' W: 6-8' B/M: Greenish
white/5-6
Here is a semi-woody shrub from China with narrow, lance-shaped leaves with a minty fragrance when crushed, and showy 8-10" panicles of purplish-pink flowers in late summer. Heavy bloomer. Hardy to -20 degrees. Used in potpourris and dried arrangements. Disease and insect free.
These tiny, bell-shaped flowers in terminal clusters adorn this medium
size shrub in late spring. In full sun the blooms will be yellow with red veins. Brilliant fall
red and orange foliage color. This shrub will add excitement to your landscaping. Bright to medium green foliage in summer. Combines well with Rhododendrons.
Dehiscent capsules, 3/4" long follow blooms. Prune late winter,
early spring for shape. flaming foliage in red and orange tones.
Easy in acid, well-drained soil but needs to be watered in dry spells
to reach superb form. See UBC
Botany Photo of the Day for
more information. Native to Japan.
Soil:
Moist but well-drained,
Acid
H: 6-10' W: 4-6'
B/M: Yellow w/ red veins/5-6
This cultivar sports deep PINK flowers and
dense branching from the ground up. Summer foliage is dark green and
the leaves turn scarlet come fall. A superior clone, but less hardy
than the species. Individual blooms resemble those of Pieris
which is the same family, that of Heath.
Native to Japan.
Soil:
Moist but well-drained,
Acid H: 6-10' W: 4-6' B/M: Deep pink
w/ red veins/5-6
3-8"
very lustrous dark green leaves look at those they've been waxed,
they're so shiny on a medium size tree with Elm-like (ulmoides)
ascending branches; rounded to board spreading form; low
branching. Grown as an ornamental shade tree because of its
attractive glossy green foliage and its excellent resistance to insect
and disease problems. Probably extinct now in it's native
China. Rubber can actually be made from the tree but the process
is cost-prohibitive unfortunately. A wonderful, FAST shade tree for
lawns or parks. Male or female BUT this only matters if you want
seed - otherwise, the sexes are identical.
Euonymus Scale -- for those who
would love the charm and beauty of Euonymus but shy away because of
worries of Euonymus scale on some varieties, note -- plants properly grown with
adequate moisture rarely develop scale but that aggravating pest
plagues stressed plants. Keep them happy (mostly, properly
watered and not over-fertilized) and they'll remain pest free.
Also, we only offer the most Scale Resistant varieties.
A hardier selection of the classic
'Burning Bush' -- hardy to zone 3 with the same brilliant fire engine
red, traffic stopping foliage in Fall AND the color display starts
earlier. Abundant orange fruit. While it behaves well in
urban areas, E. alatus planted near
woodlands, mature second-growth forests, and pastures can be
problematic from seeds.
Red Fall foliage is the reason to have this plant. It's a knockout. Insignificant flowers produce interesting red berries which birds love. Best Fall color achieved in sun but develops acceptable color in shade. No wet soils for this one. (Note: This IS the dwarf form at 6-8'. The regular form is 15' tall!)
While it behaves well in urban areas, E. alatus planted near
woodlands, mature second-growth forests, and pastures can be
problematic from seeds.
A
dwarf, evergreen creeper with irregularly marked green and white
leaves that flush pink in early spring and fall. Very short
with oval leaves that are smaller and flatter than most.
Introduced by one of our favorite gardens in Maryland,
Brookside. This slow controllable groundcover will cover a
modest 18-36" in 3 years. Will scramble over shorter
rocks. Wonderful under leggy shrubs. *Zone 4 per
Monrovia.
Soil:
Moist but well-drained
H: 3-6" W: 12-24" B/M: Insignificant
Dainty, prostrate form of Wintercreeper w/ tiny leaves. Forms low mat, only several inches. If allowed to climb a tree, it develops the var. radicans character w/ much larger leaves, flowers & fruits. The basal portion however, retains the
'Kewensis' characteristics. So, if you like it little & cute, don't let it play in your trees. Forms little mounds. Great in a rock garden.
Soil: Any but
permanently wet
H: 2" W: Indef. B/M: Insignificant NA
This cultivar was selected in Japan and introduced to the US by Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, MD. It has smaller solid green foliage very formally arranged around the stem on almost fastigate growth of a dense & refined character. It seems less susceptible to scale attack than the normal forms. There's nothing else with foliage quite like this! RARE!
Soil: Most any even clay
H: 6-8' W: 1-2' B/M: Small, greenish white/June
Introduced
by the National Arboretum, which is the plant equivalent of the Good
Housekeeping Seal! A great plant for narrow spots. A very
formal plants that perfect when you need height but don't have much
space. Dark green leather like leaves. Some sources say Greenspire and Bekkomasaki, above, are one and the same,
however, if you look at the photo of Greenspire on the link above at
the National Arboretum, it clearly seems MUCH wider.
Soil: Most any even clay
H: 6-8' W: 1-2' + B/M: B/M:
Small, greenish white/June
New
foliage is gold combining with chartreuse older foliage for a
dynamic look. Brightens the winter landscape with its
evergreen leaves - high impact with evergreen in shades of blue and
dark green. Slow growing, it requires little or no pruning to
keep a great shape.
Soil: Moist
but well-drained
H: 3' W: 3' B/M: Insignificant
Broadleaf,
dwarf evergreen shrub that is slow growing with small, waxy green
leaves with white margins. This is a tidy compact plant and
in a height that's seldom available for shrubs. Slow growing,
it needs little maintenance to keep it tidy.
Soil: Moist
but well-drained
H:2' W: 2' B/M: Insignificant
Durable
small tree that makes a lovely specimen for the small garden or in a
mixed hedge row. Besides it's agreeable size, it has small
yellow blooms followed by a fall show of cherry-red 1/2" fruits
that open to expose blue-black seeds, lovely striated bark - white
webbing on chocolate-purple trunks -- and glossy foliage 2-5"
long. This J.C. Raulston Arboretum Introduction is drought
tolerant and a stunner!
Here
comes 'The Bride'! And she's a beauty. A trouble free and tough E.
korolkowii and E. racemosahybrid is a "vision of beauty'
according to Spring Meadow. A compact shrub w/ delicate gray-green
foliage, which turns yellow and orange in fall, with pearl-like flower
buds atop her arching frame in April, she springs into full bloom with
1-2" flowers in May. Heat & drought tolerant. Can be severely
pruned for renewal. Awards: AGM Hybrid of species from
Turkestan and China.
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this hybrid
A
HARDY Zone 7, medium size Rock Rose! A
moderate to fast grower, it has 2" flowers of deep rose pink
which grace this dense, low shrub. Silvery-gray EVERGREEN leaves add
interest and texture. The conspicuous single, papery
blooms look like wild rose blossoms but last only one day -- however
-- they come in such mass profusion that they literally cover the
plant and you can count blooms for months, heavy in the spring then
for the next several months! Wow! When temperatures go
over 90 degrees, blooming may stop. This is truly, truly an
amazing plant. From Southern Europe. 
A
herbaceous vine with raised stiff stems that don't twine around
supports but they're always glad to have something to lean on!
Mid-blue mauve blooms from July through September. Sweetly
scented blooms are produced in bountiful, large clusters reminding
one of a hyacinth. Followed by attractive, fluffy seed clusters.
Wonderful scrambling through shrubs or tall perennials.
Pruning group 3.
A long and profuse flowering season (June to
September), healthiness, extreme hardiness range and ease of culture
are just some of the reasons to grow this amazing
ground-cover/trailing/shrubby Clematis. Also works in
containers and trailing over balconies or walls and weaving it's way
about your garden and
Not
all Clematis are vines. This little beauty grows just 3' tall &
is best treated like a perennial. Its nodding, 3" flowers, which
appear in profusion in mid- to late summer, have narrow, twisted
petals of deep blue, revealing a center of creamy stamens. Use as a
companion for repeat-blooming Roses. PBR reg. #11013, asexual
propagation prohibited. This is really a SUPERB
SHRUB! 
Fragrant, lacy, white flowers in May-July, followed by fluffy, silvery seed heads.
Maroon-ish
gray foliage. Prefers alkaline, moist soil in sun. A NON-CLIMBING clematis. Long-lived. Keep mulch away from stems. FRAGRANT! Can be trained to a support if desired
AKA:
Clematis
mandshurica; Clematis recta var. mandshurica, this relative of
our Sweet Autumn Clematis is shrubby rather than a big bold vine
like it's cousin. Identified in China in 1857, it does MASSES have
the same 1" SWEET aniseed scented white blooms over an open
shrub with oval leaves. Group 3 pruning.
Non-clinging for the first 3 feet after which the leaf stalks start
grasping for light support from neighbors or a fence, etc.
Upright small shrub (can be pruned to a
tree in warmer zone) that is so stunning in bloom or in berry that you
will stop dead in your tracks! We did, the first time we saw it.
Flowers start into July and continue even as the berries start to
form. The berries are even more stunning that the flowers. Yup, that's
right. Needs some shade from the mid-day sun.
A endangered, small deciduous native
tree found in the Appalachian region. It's Common Name comes
from the cinnamon color of the inner bark which is revealed as the
outer layers peal away, an effect especially noticeable in winter.
Long white spires of bell shaped flowers, resembling Lily of the
Valley, appear in early summer when few other trees or shrubs are in
bloom, opening sequentially from base to tip and are a good source
of Butterfly Nectar. Often needs some pruning to maintain a
tree form as opposed to a large shrub form.
A
wonderful new Clethra which produces pure white fragrant blooms in
late summer but is compact, with dark glossy, tight, dense foliage
that warms to a yellow in Autumn. An improved dwarf selection
that even works in the back of the Perennial Border. 
Good yellow to gold fall color. Excellent for4-6 weeks of summer flower. Good plant for heavy shade & wet spots. 2-6" long panicles of flower,
TREMENDOUS FRAGRANCE, clean winter habit, handsome foliage. TDF shrub -- To Die For!
A
breakthrough in Summersweets! It has all the same wonderful
qualities of the species and various cultivars but has a RED
STEM. Originating at Dodd and Dodd Nursery in Alabama, 'Sherry
Sue' displays bright pinkish-red twigs throughout the growing
season. This pink pigmentation also grades into the blooms,
yielding pink tones in the flowers! 
One
of the very best, most versatile shrubs that we grow. Ruby Spice has
2-6" intense deep rose flowers that don't fade. Good yellow to
gold fall color. Excellent for 4-6 weeks of summer flower. Good plant
for heavy shade & wet spots. TREMENDOUS spicy cinnamon floral
FRAGRANCE, clean winter habit, handsome foliage. Prune after
flowering.
An improved dwarf selected by Michael Dirr from a group of open pollinated Hummingbird' seedlings. It has superior dense, mounded habit and larger blooms. The dark green foliage sets off the sensuous fragrant white flowers in mid-summer. Good yellow fall color. Much more erect and not floppy like Hummingbird. Candle -like blooms, hence the name. 
A real winner, this new introduction!
The dime-size blooms are about double the size of others. The
bloom stalks reach a staggering 10-12" long and all this on a
compact shrub, much more agreeable to smaller yards than the rangy
species. It also blooms longer than most!
One
of two species of East Coast Sweet Pepperbush. Tomentosa, in Botanical
nomenclature, including for this plant, refers to the downy covering
of white hairs on the leaves and new stems and particularly on the
undersides of the leaves which add a soft grayish texture..
Beautiful 6-8" racemes (sometimes longer) of white continue late
in the Fall. A spreading bush, 3-4' tall. A very handsome
plant!
Acquired
when we bought out a Rare Plant Nursery. A fast growing,
deciduous shrub or small tree. Numerous wonderfully fragrant
white flowers in 4-6" long racemes in late summer when the color
is needed in the shrub/tree plantings. Smooth peeling gray to
reddish-brown bark. Persistent fruit capsules are
attractive. Red foliage in Fall with blooms still
attached. Looks like a Sourwood (Oxydendron) Bush!
Totally beautiful in Fall!
Vigorous
rare white flowered selection of Cumberland Rosemary. Fragrant
1/2" white flowers in May/June. Short needles on shaggy
red-brown stems resembles Rosemary, hence the
Common Name. Tolerates deep sandy soil BUT keep well-watered
the first year.
Gray
green leaves, broadly margined with cream or white on burgundy red
stems makes this very eye-catching. Vigorous, upright growth in
any moist soil, even soggy. In winter, the red stems can be
riveting, especially against the snow but also has year round
interest. Starts blooming in May and flowers sporadically all
summer. White berries with tints of blue and green follow around
June/July. 2005 Great Plant Pick. Native to Siberia,
Manchuria, N. Korea 
A
spreading, horizontal branching pattern give a wonderful layered look
to this dogwood. Slow to moderate grower. 2-5"
alternate leaves turn a outstanding maroon to reddish purple color in
the fall. Clusters of greenish white flowers in late summer
which are fragrant give way to purplish black berries on red stems in
Fall. Very Disease resistant. Keep root zone cool with
mulch.
A
low, deciduous, rhizomatous shrublet, a mere 2-8" tall with tiny
white clusters of flowers surrounded by four large white bracts, which
give the appearance of a single bloom. (This is true for the
Dogwood Tree as well, and the blooms of Bunchberry look just like them
-- only down on the ground!) A charming plant. A red drupe
(loved by Grouse and Vireos) follows the blooms in Fall.
Native. Please note, Moose love this plant, so if you have Moose
in your neighborhood, you might want to pick something else...
This plant which is native to about half
the country and is threatened in many places. Host Plant for the
Spring Azure Butterfly.
A Japanese/Chinese
Native that has better resistance to disease and better cold
hardiness than our Native Dogwood WHEN that matters. Our
Native in an acceptable zone and in an open planting area where
leaves don't pile up around the based, air circulation is good, etc.
is a GREAT plant. But this offers a better solution in
woodland areas and in colder areas. Blooms are 3-5" across,
similar to our native but a couple of weeks later and you can extend
the show by planting both. The pinkish red berry is
significantly different and reminds me a bit of a raspberry.
Foliage turns reddish purple to scarlet in Fall. The casual
observer will often confuse the two in bloom -- they look quite
alike but the blooms are a tad bigger and later. MOBOT Plant
of Merit.
Red or Yellow Twig Dogwoods
Cornus
sericea 'Cardinal is a rapid growing, deciduous, multi-stemmed shrub
which grows much taller than other cultivars -- reaching 6-9'.
With a rounded loose habit, like all, it spreads -- is
stoloniferous. It's bright red winter stems are exceptionally
showy -- especially again snow. 2.5" clusters of white flowers
appear in late spring and continue here and there throughout summer.
Flowers are followed by whitish (occasionally bluish) drupes in late
summer, probably more ornamental than the blooms. Dark green
2-4" leaves turn attractive reddish purple in Fall. Good for
property boundaries, screens.
A
COMPACT selection of the industry favorite C. baileyi that is half
as tall and with twice as many branches. And twice as many
branches means twice the wow power in winter when the red twigs are
strutting their stuff. A great breakthrough for smaller
gardens or residential landscapes. The sensational stems are
excellent for cut stems at Christmas in decorations. This
plant is listed elsewhere as C. stolonifera but Missouri Botanical
garden specifically says it's NOT stoloniferous and is, in fact, a
form of C. sericea. (The same confusion exists of the parent C.
baileyi (syn. C. sericea ssp. sericea) The important
implication of this information is that it doesn't spread wildly.
Spring prune to keep new more intensely colored stems to come in
Winter.
Bright golden yellow and emerald green
variegated leaves clothe deep red stems. From 100' away this plant
will catch your eye! Interesting every season of the year. A new
discovery from the Northwest, it blooms with big domes of white blooms
in April and May. Hard prune to ground in early spring to renew
colorful stems every 2-3 yrs. Can be used as a hedge, screen or as part of
the shrub border. Spring prune to keep new more intensely
colored stems to come in Winter.
Interesting dark red stem color makes it suitable for shrub border. Great for holding banks. Beautiful in the snow. Best in moist or well-watered soil. Low-growing, neat, compact form looks good in front of leggy shrubs. The red stems aren't quite as showy as the species BUT the plant is much more well-behaved and compact -- better if you have a smaller area to work with.
Lightly
fragrant 1.5" drooping butter yellow racemes of flowers with
purple anthers before it leafs out give us a reason to venture into
the garden in late winter or early spring. A large
multi-stemmed shrub/small tree, this rare plant is native to
Japan. MOBOT says the correct name is C. glabrescens var.
gotoana and we find they're always right! Appreciates a
sheltered location in the northern part of its growing range.
Buds are susceptible to early Spring frosts but this is the hardiest
Corylopsis for Zone 5.
A
deciduous small to medium size shrub from Japan and Taiwan. A
slow growing, restrained, wonderful plant with dark green leaves that
turn yellow to golden in Fall. Fragrant buttercup yellow flowers
dangle in small chains in very early Spring on slender brown zig-zag
stems. A good alternative to the common Forsythia as it's more
refined and shapely. The flowers occur along the whole length of
the branches. The delicate blooms are followed by equally
delicate, strikingly beautiful green leaves, narrowly bordered
in spring in reddish-purple. 
Pale
yellow flowers with orange anthers come in March and April.
Drooping clusters of fragrant blooms on a spreading, multi-stemmed
shrub that generally grows 10-15' tall. Leaves often turn a
nice yellow
in Fall but the bloom is the significant feature. A relative
of Witch Hazel and like that and Forsythia, brings blooms as a time
we're desperate for them! Good for shrub borders or woodland
gardens. 
A wide-spreading shrub that forms an attractive mass of crooked, flexible branches. "I have seen specimens ... in flower and they were spectacular. Ranks at the top of my list of early flowering shrubs. They bring a magnificent presence to the landscape." (M. Dirr) Leaves emerge a rich vinous purple, eventually change to bluish green. Great w/ an evergreen backdrop.
A large shrub from China. that is one of
the most beautiful of the winter hazels. Flowering in late
march to early April it fills the blooming gap between winter and
spring. Like it's relatives, it blooms on bare stems all the
better to appreciate the large yellow blooms which are stupendous!
Weeping racemes reaching to 3" are composed of up to 15 small,
buttery-yellow fragrant blooms with red anthers. As they fade
the pretty leaves appear, dark green above, blue-green beneath and
4" long, turning straw yellow in Fall.
Twisted spiraling
branches, twigs, and leaves. Has separate male and female flowers (monecious)
on the same plant. Yellow leaves in the fall, and amazing winter
interest from the contorted branches and wonderful when the
pendulous catkins appear in spring on the twisted stems. Slow
growth. Very hardy. Species native to Europe.
A new, exciting Smoke Bush to the trade
that blooms pink as a young shrub from JUNE through AUGUST and is
literally smothered in frothy blooms! Shorter than the species,
with blue-green foliage that turn yellow, red and orange in the Fall.
From Boskoop, Netherlands.
A
hybrid between between C. coggygria ‘Velvet Cloak’ and our
native C. obovatus. The cross was designed to bring some of the
purple foliage from ‘Velvet Cloak’ into the hybrid and to improve
the fall color (and oh boy did it!) Introduced by Peter Drummer of England's Hiller
Nursery in 1978. The 'smoke' effect comes from massive (14"
tall x 11" wide) pink flower panicles followed by seed
panicle. Reddish new foliage turns blue-green in summer, giving
way reddish purple in Fall. A truly amazing tree full of smokey clouds. According to Raulston Arboretum, "It is
more impressive than any C. coggygria cultivar we know."
Royal
Horticulture Society Award of Merit in 1983.
A very dwarf, tiny adorable Cotoneaster (pronounced ko-to-ne-as'-ter). Deciduous foliage following red Fall foliage. Rose tipped white flowers. From China. Root where the tips touch the soil so it's perfect for a ground cover. Dark, glossy green leaves. Stupendous in fruit!
Low growing evergreen shrub. Dense, prostrate branches covered by petite, rich green foliage with Coral Pink flower buds. A profusion of Coral Berries in the Fall. Excellent groundcover. Drought tolerant when established. AKA C. d 'Royal Beauty'. 
Franchett's
Cotoneaster starts it berry color at the beginning of September with
orange red and by November provides a sea of bright red berries.
With winter closing in, some of the leaves turn beautiful shades of
yellow and red but 1/3 to 1/2 remain green as it is a semi-evergreen
or evergreen shrub which makes an excellent, fast-growing, dense
hedge. From Tibet and China. Leaves are small, green-gray
above and furry gray beneath on arching stems. Does self seed
some so shouldn't be planted in Native/Wild areas where seedlings
wouldn't be monitored.
Spreading, evergreen shrub with oval, gray-green leaves. Cymes of 15-40 white flowers are
produced in midsummer, followed in late autumn by orange-red fruit to 1/4" long. From China and rarely seen in the trade. Our original cuttings came from the National Arboretum. So RARE it's not even in the' Bible of Shrubs' - the Dirr book!
Unlike
the average, creeping, crawling, ankle- or knee-high cotoneasters,
here's something totally different! So big, that it can be
trained up over an arbor or a Pergola! Yeh, that big!
Branches may reach 18' in length. (Not 18 inches but 18
feet!) So, everything about the Genus is about the same, berries
and all that, so you just have to rethink how in the world you might
use such a magnificent thing.
AKA
Cotoneaster apiculatus 'Tom Thumb' and Cotoneaster adpressus 'Tom
Thumb'
A
slow-growing, prostrate, horizontally-spreading, deciduous shrub
which can grow taller but generally it's 12-18" tall and
spreads very wide. It has 5-petaled, small pink flowers in
May/June, followed by bright scarlet berries in late summer to
fall. It has tiny, round, shiny dark green leaves which turn
reddish-purple in Autumn. Valuable in the landscape for banks
or slopes where grass won't grow and for erosion control. Can
also be espaliered and will scramble over rocks in the rock
garden. Best with a fair amount of sun.
Lot's
of things about this plant are typical of Cotoneaster - white blooms
in spring, red berries in fall and evergreen foliage but the big
difference in this one is Variegated Foliage! Nice change.
Tiny oval leaves to 1/2" with attractive creamy white
margins. In Fall, leaves turn pink to red! 
The
Chinese deciduous creeping cotoneaster is a low-growing shrub grown
primarily for it's attractive shiny green foliage and red
berries. It creeps and arches and grows together to form a
dense, impenetrable, spreading shrubby mound to 36" tall.
Tiny pink flowers in spring which give way to the red berry-like
fruits which ripen in late summer, persisting into winter.
Stems may root where they touch the soil. Leaves turn reddish
purple in Fall.
Bright
green, fast growing plant that makes a fine lawn specimen. This is one
of the most admired tree at the nursery. Rich, bright
blue-green summer foliage that becomes slightly bronze-green in cold
weather. Grows fast & develops a handsome form without extensive
pruning. Fairly fast growth rate according to the 
Dramatic
focal point, very upright in habit and the color stands out a mile
away. Powdery gray-blue, silver-blue to icy blue foliage with mahogany
red stems. Normally has conical-pyramidal shape naturally. Can live in
Z 6B with protection - takes temperatures down to -5 degrees.
Stunning! Grows in Arizona, so it's drought tolerant when established.
1" wide cones. Fast growing 2.5-3' per year.. A great
form of a Native to both the US and China!
STERILE
according to several sources. Beautiful garnet red flowers with
brownish wing petals narrowly margined in gold on this lovely
selection. A vigorous grower. Cut back after flowering to
prevent seed production, so the plant can put all of it's energy into
the plant rather than the offspring! Like all brooms, good for
difficult sites. Expect winter damage, dying back to the ground
in colder areas, but they usually recover fine if the soil is
well-drained. Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Botanical
Society. 
A virtual Palette of colors, yellow and
white flags, light carmine pink on the outside with pure velvet red
wings and the keel is yellow with a hint of pink. Definitely
one of the most colorful Brooms! This cultivar of C. scoparius
is reportedly sterile however, we still can't ship to certain West
Coast States (at right).
Vigorous shrub with beautiful pea-like
flowers of pale cream wings dark cerise corolla. Grows well in poor
soil. This evergreen shrub is covered in spring with blooms that are
great in flower arrangements --both blooms and reed-like foliage.
Fast growing. Must have well-drained soil. Warminster like
hybrids, C. x praecox (C. purgans and C. multiflorus)
are listed as STERILE.
Well
the Botanists have just had a hayday with the name of this plants --
formerly Desmodium tiliifolium,
Hedysarum tiliifolium, and
Meibomia tiliifolia all are former names of this Chinese Native
which is popular in Europe but virtually unheard of here.
Graceful,
compact, spreading, shrub covered with
showy white flowers in spring. Bright green leaves turn an excellent
burgundy in the Fall. Best use is in a shrub border. Profuse white
spring flowers in erect clusters (which are often used for
forcing) Needs Sun or very
light shade. Japanese Native.
Graceful, compact, spreading, extremely dwarf form of the species covered with showy white flowers in spring. Bright green leaves turn an excellent burgundy in the Fall.
Profuse white spring flowers in erect clusters (which are often used
for forcing). Best use is in a shrub border. Needs Sun or very light shade.
Japanese Native.
An
exceptionally beautiful form of a shrub that was already exceptionally
beautiful! Still has the profuse white spring flowers in erect
clusters (which are often used for forcing) but now we have the
additionally all summer beauty of variegated leaves. Protect
from spring frost. Japanese Native.
Open
shrub with hanging clusters of starry pink to white flowers in mid
summer. Received the prestigious Award of Garden Merit 2004 from
the Royal Horticultural Society. Very graceful with branches that arch
to all sides. Stem is gray-black with white to pink flowers produced
in great abundance in June or July. Extremely rare. 
This dwarf Deutzia produces
copious amount of pink flowers. The plant has arching branches and a rounded form. Fairly new to the trade. Very eye-catching when in bloom. Best use is in the shrub border or mixed in a shrub grouping. A Brooklyn Botanical Garden Signature Plant.
One of the most beautiful summer flowering shrubs. Unique clusters of white star-like flowers create a remarkable display in corymbs 3-4" across. Upright shrub w/ peeling, pale brown bark when mature. Lovely, long-pointed, glaucous, gray-green leaves. Very floriferous form. Very rare even though it was introduced from China in 1895.
A Spring Meadow Introduction. An award winning spring beauty with masses of lightly fragrant, rich
carmine-pink flowers. A recent arrival from France. We really like it. Blooms when customers are in the store! AWARDS: AGM 
A breathtaking show of large, pink w/ white edge flowers. Wow! A 1925 Lemoine hybrid which has stood the test of time. Small, bell-shaped flowers (to 3/4" ) are pink with white edging & appear in late spring in numerous racemes which cover the shrub for about two weeks.
Lanceolate, opposite, bright green leaves. Burgundy fall color
Open deciduous shrub with arching branches and star-shaped pink flowers in early summer. A hybrid between D. purpurescens and D.
parviflora, it's named various things -- we follow the Arnold Arboretum Botanical & the RHS name. A "charming, floriferous shrub" (Hillier) with large white blooms that are flushed with pink and carmine. The leaves are flushed with purple in the Fall.
An
endangered Native plant. Georgia Bush-honeysuckle is native to
the southeast United States. The flowers are lemon yellow and
produced in mid-summer on a rounded shrub.. The plant tolerates dry
soils and can be grown in the shade. Provides a lovely display
of panicles or cymes of trumpet like flowers. Great for a low
hedge. Birds and bees and HUMMINGBIRDS love it! Dark green leaves.
Native to the Appalachian Mountains. Disease & pest free.
A
slender-branched, deciduous shrub with rounded shape, blue green
foliage which turns a variety of colors in Autumn from orange to red
to purple. Gorgeous in Fall and that is it's main
feature. Somewhat aromatic, very small and inconspicuous dark
purple flowers also appear in Fall, followed by seed capsules the
Fall of the following year. The leaves resemble those of the
Redbud. Tolerates full shade but at it's best in light
shade and with protection from wind. 
A
relative of Witch Hazels, this rare Chinese Shrub with glossy
narrow, dark blue-green leaves with lateral branching that create a
layered effect. The flowers, similar to Parrotia, have
clusters of red stamens with no petals and line every stem
beautifully followed by black fruit in Fall. A lovely and
unique plant but slow growing, 4-8" per year. Because
it's slow growing, many sources list the height after 8 years (an
industry standard for shrub height) but it will get taller than the 4' often
reported. Protection from strong winds is a good idea.
(Oddly enough, ours in 2007, must have been really happy because
they were definitely medium growers, not slow.)
Another
Evergreen member of the Hamamelidaceae family, this time native to
Southern Japan, Korea, China and other places. This Isu
normally develops into a large multistemmed shrub or medium tree
with small red flowers consisting of stamens with no petals covering
the branches in Spring. Glossy evergreen leaves are
leathery. Wide-spreading shrub/small tree. Blooms later
than D. myricoides. Protection from strong winds is a good
idea. Will eventually become fairly tall if left to it's own
devises but at 8" of growth a year, it will take about 30 years
to reach maturity! Surely, you can find some spare time in 30
years to prune if you want to keep it 10' tall! :-) 
TDF
(to-die-for!) FRAGRANCE . There isn't anything else even close to the fragrance of this shrub in the fall. Nothing. Period. Heat and wind tolerant. Not our prettiest shrub,
just average in looks, but EVERY YARD SHOULD HAVE THIS SHRUB for the smell. It's incredible.
Red drupe (berry) in spring. A strong grower that needs pruning
to keep it tidy. Well behaved everywhere but Florida where it
shouldn't be planted near natural areas. The first time we
smelled this was late in the evening in the National Arboretum and we
were almost locked in for the night trying frantically trying to
figure out where the heavenly smell was coming from. We kept
looking for a blooming shrub and the blooms are so tiny you can barely
see them. We finally found it and barely made it through the
gate with about 2 minutes to spare! 
Similar to the species but with an irregular blending of gold, yellow and green
foliage. Like all Eleagnus pungens, it makes a great hedge.
Looks very similar to 'Eleador' but might be more fragrant since
it's a cultivar of E. pungens rather than a hybrid. Eleagnus
pungens is Native to Japan and China.
A
strong growing evergreen shrub with large golden leaves margined in
green, silvery beneath and with small, very fragrant silver flowers in
the Fall followed by fruit the following April.
Particularly striking in the dull, grey days of winter. Readily
accepts pruning to maintain smaller size. Resistant to maritime
exposure and salt-laden winds. 
Small
greenish white flowers in umbels in late spring. An erect,
upright shrub but with branches that arch over. Can be severely
pruned for renewal, is easy to transplant, adapts to poor
growing conditions; and makes a good screen or barrier. Does
tend to sucker. Leaves are a high quality, very bright
green. Leaves remain late in the Fall. Takes dry
shade. Makes a great barrier due to small but quite sharp
thorns. Great in urban areas with high pollution from traffic
where other plants fail. The species is more vigorous than the
Variegated form.
formerly
Acanthopanax sieboldianus 'Variegatus'
Here is a semi-woody shrub from China with narrow, lance-shaped leaves with a minty fragrance when crushed, and showy 8-10" panicles of purplish-pink flowers in late summer. Heavy bloomer. Hardy to -20 degrees. Used in potpourris and dried arrangements. Disease and insect free.
These tiny, bell-shaped flowers in terminal clusters adorn this medium
size shrub in late spring. In full sun the blooms will be yellow with red veins. Brilliant fall
red and orange foliage color. This shrub will add excitement to your landscaping. Bright to medium green foliage in summer. Combines well with Rhododendrons.
Dehiscent capsules, 3/4" long follow blooms. Prune late winter,
early spring for shape. flaming foliage in red and orange tones.
Easy in acid, well-drained soil but needs to be watered in dry spells
to reach superb form. See UBC
This cultivar sports deep PINK flowers and
dense branching from the ground up. Summer foliage is dark green and
the leaves turn scarlet come fall. A superior clone, but less hardy
than the species. Individual blooms resemble those of Pieris
which is the same family, that of Heath.
3-8"
very lustrous dark green leaves look at those they've been waxed,
they're so shiny on a medium size tree with Elm-like (ulmoides)
ascending branches; rounded to board spreading form; low
branching. Grown as an ornamental shade tree because of its
attractive glossy green foliage and its excellent resistance to insect
and disease problems. Probably extinct now in it's native
China. Rubber can actually be made from the tree but the process
is cost-prohibitive unfortunately. A wonderful, FAST shade tree for
lawns or parks. Male or female BUT this only matters if you want
seed - otherwise, the sexes are identical.
A hardier selection of the classic
'Burning Bush' -- hardy to zone 3 with the same brilliant fire engine
red, traffic stopping foliage in Fall AND the color display starts
earlier. Abundant orange fruit. While it behaves well in
urban areas, E. alatus planted near
woodlands, mature second-growth forests, and pastures can be
problematic from seeds. 
Red Fall foliage is the reason to have this plant. It's a knockout. Insignificant flowers produce interesting red berries which birds love. Best Fall color achieved in sun but develops acceptable color in shade. No wet soils for this one. (Note: This IS the dwarf form at 6-8'. The regular form is 15' tall!)
While it behaves well in urban areas, E. alatus planted near
woodlands, mature second-growth forests, and pastures can be
problematic from seeds. 
A
dwarf, evergreen creeper with irregularly marked green and white
leaves that flush pink in early spring and fall. Very short
with oval leaves that are smaller and flatter than most.
Introduced by one of our favorite gardens in Maryland,
Brookside. This slow controllable groundcover will cover a
modest 18-36" in 3 years. Will scramble over shorter
rocks. Wonderful under leggy shrubs. *Zone 4 per
Monrovia.
Dainty, prostrate form of Wintercreeper w/ tiny leaves. Forms low mat, only several inches. If allowed to climb a tree, it develops the var. radicans character w/ much larger leaves, flowers & fruits. The basal portion however, retains the
'Kewensis' characteristics. So, if you like it little & cute, don't let it play in your trees. Forms little mounds. Great in a rock garden.
This cultivar was selected in Japan and introduced to the US by Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, MD. It has smaller solid green foliage very formally arranged around the stem on almost fastigate growth of a dense & refined character. It seems less susceptible to scale attack than the normal forms. There's nothing else with foliage quite like this! RARE!
Introduced
by the National Arboretum, which is the plant equivalent of the Good
Housekeeping Seal! A great plant for narrow spots. A very
formal plants that perfect when you need height but don't have much
space. Dark green leather like leaves. Some sources say Greenspire and Bekkomasaki, above, are one and the same,
however, if you look at the photo of Greenspire on the link above at
the National Arboretum, it clearly seems MUCH wider.
New
foliage is gold combining with chartreuse older foliage for a
dynamic look. Brightens the winter landscape with its
evergreen leaves - high impact with evergreen in shades of blue and
dark green. Slow growing, it requires little or no pruning to
keep a great shape.
Broadleaf,
dwarf evergreen shrub that is slow growing with small, waxy green
leaves with white margins. This is a tidy compact plant and
in a height that's seldom available for shrubs. Slow growing,
it needs little maintenance to keep it tidy.
Durable
small tree that makes a lovely specimen for the small garden or in a
mixed hedge row. Besides it's agreeable size, it has small
yellow blooms followed by a fall show of cherry-red 1/2" fruits
that open to expose blue-black seeds, lovely striated bark - white
webbing on chocolate-purple trunks -- and glossy foliage 2-5"
long. This J.C. Raulston Arboretum Introduction is drought
tolerant and a stunner!
Here
comes 'The Bride'! And she's a beauty. A trouble free and tough E.
korolkowii and E. racemosahybrid is a "vision of beauty'
according to Spring Meadow. A compact shrub w/ delicate gray-green
foliage, which turns yellow and orange in fall, with pearl-like flower
buds atop her arching frame in April, she springs into full bloom with
1-2" flowers in May. Heat & drought tolerant. Can be severely
pruned for renewal. Awards: AGM Hybrid of species from
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