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3-9
A
slow growing deciduous tree with a dense form and wide spreading
crown. 2-5" alternate leaves develop a beautiful golden
brown fall color. Deciduous but tends to hold the attractive,
tan dead leaves all winter which quiver beautifully in the slightest
breeze. Produces a small three winged nut. This Native
does have shallow roots, making it difficult to grow 'thirsty' plants
under it but there are many plants (Hostas, Epimediums, Iris tectorum,
Hellebores to name but a few which are happy in this dry shade
condition.) Birds and squirrels love the 1/2 to 3/4" 'Beech
Nuts'. The bark is smooth, thin, and gray in color even on the
largest stems.
The 2nd hardiest of the
figs and a prolific producer. A rather coarse shrub, broad, rounded shrub that provides an interesting textural effect in the landscape. Hardy, but dies back to the ground in cold winters. Best in a protected spot. Needs a long growing season to get fruit so you might have to protect it in the fall.
This is NOT your Grandma's Forsythia! It's
compact, smothered with bloom from bottom to top - really! And
why is that so special? Well, because previously, Forsythias
didn't bloom on stems that were less than a year old so all the new
growth had no blooms. Not so our little
Forsythia 'Show Off'TM
. She's a 6'x6' ball of blooms and doesn't need to be
whacked and pruned. Please, use the pruners on something that
needs it and leave her alone -- she's stunning just like she is! 
Another
really compact Show OffTM
Forsythia that doesn't need pruning. A bright yellow ball of
blooms with more bloom power than old Forsythia - blooms all the way
up to the top of the stem, not just on the lower, old wood.
Just like it's sister 'Show Off' but in a much smaller form.
A marvelous specimen
plant. Forsythias are one of the best selling shrubs and for good reason. Weeping forsythia is upright, arching, almost fountain-like with slender, long, trailing pendulous
branches which distinguishes it from the species. It is a most graceful
shrub and it can
even be trained on an arbor to appear as a Forsythia vine reaching
more than 10' tall or wide.
A
very short groundcover Forsythia that we acquired years ago under
this unregistered name and have never been able to locate any
information other than our own experience. It's the smallest
of the small! Bright yellow flowers in Spring.
We have this planted in a fairly dry spot and it
never gets any supplemental water.
A unique new variegated forsythia that was discovered by Spring Meadow in Korea. The dark green leaves are accented with a beautiful network of silver veins. It has the typical yellow forsythia flowers and graceful, upright, arching habit. Best in part
shade in warm areas. The Variegated foliage moves this Forsythia out
of the 'one season' Spring category into a delightful 3-Season shrub.
Small
yellow flowers on prostrate arching branches. Can be used as a
'tallish' groundcover for large areas or erosion control as it
rarely tops 3' and yet spreads twice as wide. Fast
growing. Holds foliage until late in Fall. Best in full
sun but tolerates part shade fine. Doesn't bloom as strongly
as tall forms BUT if what you needs is a low, wide-spreading form
with thick foliage (that takes air pollution - roadside planting),
it's one of the best. 
Forsythia
x intermedia 'Courdijau' is an
absolute ball of gold in May, blooming from top to bottom. With
compact branching, the dwarf fits into any garden -- only 18-30"
at maturity -- it rarely requires pruning. The latest introduction in
the Forsythia breeding program in the INRA research station in Angers,
France.
Festive yellow and green variegated leaves and red stems create a big splash. Oh yes, it flowers too. Introduced by Duncan & Davies of New Zealand. This cultivar is one of the best with variegated leaves. The foliage is green with a deep yellow center, and the markings are retained well. Beautiful RED stems. Grows wider than tall.
The Variegated foliage moves this Forsythia out of the 'one season' Spring
category because it's lovely from spring through late Fall.
A truly distinctive Forsythia that has
3 season interest. It has the same great golden yellow blooms
that are so appreciated in the spring but from the time it leafs out
in spring until it goes dormant in the Fall, it has truly spectacular
gold foliage. Even in a fair bit of shade, the gold holds.
A real Eye-Catcher! We are listing it as part shade and
feel it will probably do better with some shade than in full sun where
the foliage may bleach in hot zones. In colder areas, sun should be fine.
Erect branches covered with golden yellow flowers from top to bottom before the foliage appears. Good screen or hedge. Blooms are more open and well-distributed on the stem than most forsythias. Upright growth habit.
Prune after flowering. Fast growing.
A
Missouri Botanical Garden 'Plant of Merit', this Native to the
southeastern US is a compact, slow-growing, deciduous shrub with a
dense, mounded, upright spreading habit. It's best feather is
it's fragrant white flowers, nice summer foliage and superb Fall color
of red, orange and yellow. The 1-2" long bottlebrush spikes of
blooms are fragrant and appear in spring before the foliage.
A new selection introduced by Michael Dirr -- the guy who wrote the green book that every nurseryman runs for when they have a shrub question! Selected for good dark green foliage, superb, consistent yellow-orange-red fall color, abundant flowers and more upright form.
The white flowers are FRAGRANT. A trouble-free Native.
Mixes well with Azaleas & Rhododendrons with a totally different
effect than they have. Needs some shade in warmer zone.
Great Plant Picks - Miller Botanical Garden. Is probably a cross
between two southeastern U. S. natives, F. gardenii and F. major. It
is taller than the former but shorter than the latter and blooms
before foliage.
A small, handsome specimen tree or large shrub valued for the showy white, fragrant flowers and good fall color. It should be placed in a place of
prominence in the garden. An aristocrat because of its interesting history. Rarely available in the trade. This is a very choice tree. Open, airy appearance.
Perfect, white 3 1/2" blooms followed by memorable brown seed
capsules. Needs a protected spot in Zone 5. Native to
Georgia but extinct in the wild. Some say full sun for
Franklinia but expert U. of Conn. says Sun/PS and they generally
know whereof they speak! Plants are fussy about drainage and
will get root rot if in poorly drained soil.
A
hardy Fuchsia with golden foliage (2" long leaves) with a
graceful somewhat arching or lax form (shown to good advantage over a
rock wall.) Vibrant red blooms are the typical tubular shape
with short rose-purple corolla, red tubes and sepals. The veins
of the leaf and stems turn magenta in Fall when grown in sun. In
cool maritime, Pacific Northwest, plant in full sun. In other
areas, it will do better with afternoon shade.
The
small single-blossoms have red sepals & blue-violet corollas, and
blooms non-stop from June or July to at least October. Evergreen
in warm areas. In sun, it must have cool
roots from mulch, cover, etc. The species is native to Chile.
A
somewhat shorter form of 'Frostproof' but with the same powerfully
fragrant 2" double blooms over a fairly long season. And the
folks who introduced it and applied for the patent say that it's
hardy to zone 6B but we're still putting that in parenthesis!
Lustrous dark evergreen foliage.
AKA, Gardenia
jasminoides 'Frost Proof'. A delightful Powerful, HIGHLY fragrant
blooming double form. A branch can perfume a room! It blooms in
mid-spring to early summer over a fairly long season. It has a a
compact growth habit and lance-shaped evergreen foliage. A bit more
hardy than the species to zone 7 with protection. Similar to 'Radicans'
but more upright with larger double blooms. Mounding habit to 4'.
AKA,
Gardenia jasminoides 'Radicans'. A wonderful, small-leaved
CREEPING version of the species reaching only 1-2' feet tall with
fragrant double white blooms in May, June and July. To use as a
groundcover placed about 3 feet apart. Low mounding habit, fabulously
fragrant double white blooms.
Supposedly
a bit
more hardy than 'Kleim's Hardy' and 'Shooting Star' and with a
double bloom. Be sure to plant it near your doorways so you
can smell it as you pass. Utterly delicious. "The new variety is characterized by a
resistance to cold, tolerance of warmer temperatures resulting in
longer blooming periods, high floriferousness, and a compact,
condensed appearance," per the patent license.
Supposedly
more hardy than 'Kleim's Hardy' and 'Shooting Star' and with
hardiness to Zone 5 according to Michael Dirr's
One of the hardiest Gardenias - much hardier than the double flowering forms. Evergreen down to -3 degrees. 2" very Fragrant, creamy white blooms.
6,7,8Should be planted next to the house, both, so you can appreciate the fragrance and because it's more protected than out in the open. Needs
good protection in Zone 6B. Orange 1" berries. The
most compact form.
One
of the best winter hardiness ratings of the common gardenias.
Can make it in Zone 6B if sited properly, a nice cozy corner near a
brick house, or something similar. Protect from wind and provide
a good mulch. Shooting Start is also noted for its fragrant,
single white flowers to 3" in diameter which appear from May to
June. Gorgeous, glossy, evergreen foliage is lance-shaped and up
to 4" long. This plant originated from seeds originally
collected at the Beijing Botanical Garden in China.
Electric
yellow blooms appear in arching mounds on this amazing plant. Bright
green stems provide year round interest. Drought and heat tolerant,
adaptable to poor soil, it'd be hard to go wrong with this plant.
Genista tinctoria
An
improved form of the species with a more dependable gold Fall
Color. Non-fruiting male form. Gingko's only make messy fruit if they're female AND if there's a male.
This male will never have fruit but would pollinate a female if you had
one. Now, with that settled -- this is a fabulously gorgeous tree. Great yellow Fall color and strange but beautiful green leaves prior to that. A bit gaunt & open in youth, it shapes up on it's own with age.
Do NOT prune young trees in summer. Great Plant Pick -
Miller Botanical Garden
Extremely rare plant developed by Dr. Tom Ranney at North Carolina
State University. A intergeneric cross between Gordonia and
Franklinia. Flowers are like a Franklinia on steriods, 4" wide with
open gorgeous white petals, showy yellow stamens. Showy flowers look
like big fried eggs. Great fall colors from orange to maroon.
Native to both Australia and South
America which means it's probably about 130 million years old and
lived on the Gondwana supercontinetn! This Western Hills
Nursery form is far superior to all others of the species.
One of the best small native trees. Handsome lawn tree. Set off best w/ an evergreen background. Rhododendrons grow well beneath it. Flowers profusely. One of the best native trees for shady habitats. Common in the southern Appalachians. We can't praise the pest/disease resistant tree enough. Yellow fall color.
Pendulous white bell-shaped flowers. Choice! Usually
tops out at 30' in urban environments but can 'stretch' as tall as
40-60' in the woods but that would be the rarest exception. Zone
4 per Ohio State University.
AKA, H. monticola or H. carolina 'Arnold
Pink', depends on where you look! We've elected to go with
Arnold Arboretum at Harvard since they introduced the plant and U.
of CT who uses this nomenclature as well as explaining that most
pink-flowered Halesia forms seem to be derived from ssp.
monticola. This hard to find pink form of our East Coast
Carolina Silverbell is a delight to behold.
Zone 4 per Ohio State University but according to U.of CT may not
like the hotter end of it's zone as well as the white form. It
features rose-pink buds that open to 0.75" long pale pink blooms
which fade to white. 
Ozark
Witch Hazel is a winter-blooming deciduous Missouri Native with a
rounded habit and noted for it's extremely early and 4 week long
bloom period. Fragrant, round flower clusters to 3/4"
wide have yellow petals and reddish inner calyxes producing a rusty
orange effect. 2-5" long green leaves turn beautiful
golden yellow in Fall. Royal Horticulture Society award of
Garden Merit. 
One
of the taller hybrids with 1" clear, lemon yellow petals and
reddish calyx in March which is later than most witch hazels.
This splendid cultivar was raised in the Arnold Arboretum, Boston,
in the U.S.A. One of the most fragrant hybrids and a very HEAVY
BLOOMER!
Astounding
copper red to red petals with purple red calyx. Mildly
fragrant, the petals turn bronze with age. Yellow, orange, red
fall color is one of the best If you're more into the color of
blooms and foliage than the fragrance, you can't beat this
one. While there are shadings in the petals, the effect
from a distance is near red.
For
pale orange flowers, Chris Lane (who holds the British National
Collection of Witch Hazels) recommends 'Glowing Embers. A bit
of a challenge to establish but well worth the trouble. The
flowers are large, lightly scented, with yellowish petals at the
tips but then reddening toward the base -- like glowing
embers the overall effect from a distance is light orange! Has a wide-spreading habit.
Occasionally
sold as 'Copper Beauty', this is a hybrid of Chinese and Japanese
witchhazels with astounding Fall color. Visit one of our
favorite websites, 
A
upright vase-shaped cultivar with ascending branches and a spreading
growth habit. Sweetly fragrant clusters of bright yellow,
spider-like flowers that bloom later than most other cultivars.
Orange yellow fall colors are outstanding! Remove root suckers.
Tolerates clay soil and is deer resistant.
Recently introduced from China, Heptacodium has become the rage. A large arching shrub, or small tree, with glossy dark
green leaves, exfoliating bark & fragrant creamy-white late summer flowers. Its best attribute is its persistent, showy, reddish-pink sepals that are effective from October to November. Beautiful bark. A great new shrub!
Plants of Merit - Missouri Botanical Garden.
Monarch's just love this plant and will pick it over a Buddleia. Wow!
The scarlet hibiscus is the largest & most beautiful of America's native plants. The
five-petaled flowers are brilliant crimson red & 6"-8" across. Blooms all summer & fall. Lives in wet spots in nature but will take average moisture after being watered well the first year. Absolutely spectacular. Size varies w/ moisture. Can live in a pond in summer. 
A WHITE form of the scarlet hibiscus is
the largest & most beautiful of America's native plants. Like the
red species, 6"-8" across. Blooms all summer & fall. Lives in wet spots in nature but will take average moisture after being watered well the first year. Absolutely spectacular. Size varies w/ moisture. Can live in a pond in summer. 
An
endangered native of the mallow family. Easy to grow, it's native
to the Naches River basin in Texas where it's almost extinct due to
loss of habitat and, as our favorite horticulture expert/comedian,
Tony Avent, describes as "sexual misconduct with H. militaris"!
Snow white, 4" flowers sport a burgundy-red eye on stems clothed
in 3-lobed leaves which are almost threadlike. This fingerlike
foliage emerges red then turns green.
Beautiful clear medium pink, up to 10" wide flowers are an
eye-catcher on this 5' tall, 3-4' wide plant. The bloom is
splashed red in the center and is great contrast to the dark green
foliage. Prefers average to moist soil in full sun. They
do best in and love a long, hot summer.
Common Rose or 'Swamp Mallow' but takes average soil as well as moist. Strong growing, classic garden plant. Red flowers up to 8" across are just stunning. This is the most popular Red
Hibiscus in the trade and for good reason!
Introduced in 2011, this one of the most remarkable variety of
Hibiscus in the world. Prolific gorgeous blooms, light pink
with a wine-colored center in late summer through frost. But
on top of that, the foliage is Variegated so it's a standout long
before the blooms come.
Hydrangea
macrophylla -- The Big Leaf Hydrangea - From the coastal area of Japan
Like
most hydrangeas, it's bloom color is pH dependant - bluish in acid
soil and pink in neutral or limey but the great thing about this
lovely new introduction is told in it's name -- it starts blooming in
June and is free-flowering all summer long! This prolific
bloomer is just smothered in large, round flowers all summer.
because it blooms on both old wood and new wood. Pink and blue colors
in neutral soil and a very rich blue in acidic soil
A
small hydrangeas with big, heavy magenta and white two-toned flowers
on strong stems. The long last blooms can be changed from
magenta-red to blue by adding aluminum sulfate to the soil.
Blooms age to a lovely green. Compact and mildew resistant.
'Cityline
Paris'
has intense (Fuchsia) pink-red flowers in summer that are long
lasting and change to green as they age for an amazing floral
display. The improved, compact German hybrid has tight, sturdy stems
so it doesn't flop, is mildew resistant and requires no pruning
which means more blooms the following season. The strong fuchsia
color just stands out in your garden. Best in well-drained soil that
has been amended with peat moss, compost or leaf-mold - in other
words 'Rich'. Flower color is affected by pH - blue in acid, pink in
alkaline but in neutral soil it's stunning, near red. This true dwarf blooms all summer.
An
early blooming, small to medium Hydrangea with blooms that range
from strong blue to purple depending on soil pH. Adding
aluminum sulfate to the soil encourage blue color. 'Rio' has
excellent mildew resistance and blooms are large and long lasting.
This one just has a stunning two toned bloom when they're opening.
Stunning
white Lace Cap blooms have double sepals that case over dark green
leaves giving a fabulous water effect. These blooms in 6-7" clusters
will just knock your gardening socks right off! And this is a
pure white hydrangea not blue in acid and pink in lime -- it's just
stunning, gorgeous white.
A
rare DWARF mophead reaching a diminutive 20" tall originated in
Sweden. Flowers are a bright rosy crimson fading to greyish
pink with sepals that don't overlap and are in 4-5" domed clusters.
There are fuzzy, prominent fertile flowers. The matte green
leaves are edged in red. Similar to the more well known 'Pia'
and like that plant, makes a spreading mound.
From
the Let's Dance
From
the Let's Dance
From
the Let's Dance
The
typical Big Leaf Hydrangea but with stunning foliage -- green with a white
edge. The variegated in this one is far more subtle than with
Lemon Wave and shows only white, no gold. This is a classic for
good reason.
Globe-shaped
white flowers with a tiny pink or blue eye on glossy green foliage.
Flowers are globe shaped. Tightly packed serrated florets eventually
open wide and push up against each other to make a frilly
silhouette. Blooms on both old and new wood so even if late frosts
or a terrible winter zaps the buds on the old woods, the new wood
forms buds and the plant still blooms. This is hugely
important! One of the best whites in the species.
'Nigra' is one of those old-fashioned hydrangeas with a slightly different look: striking, black-stemmed new growth. It has been popular for more than a century in England. In fact, it received a First Class Certificate in 1895 from the Royal Horticultural Society of Great Britain. In 1993, it received an Award of Garden Merit from the same society.
Developed
by world renowned plantsman Pieter Zwijnenburg. Pieter and his wife
Anja at their nursery in Boskoop, Netherlands. Multiple awards,
including the Missouri Botanical Garden Plant of Merit; Pennsylvania
Horticultural Society Gold Medal, American Society of Cut Flower
Growers Cut Flower of the Year 2007, Royal Horticultural Society
Award of Garden Merit. 'Limelight' is drop dead gorgeous and a great
performer. This is a consistent performer in a genus that can be hit
or miss - takes sun or shade, good soil or clay, North or South --
it just performs! AND it blooms from mid-summer until Frost. And
then the real excitement begins -- while new green flowers are still
being produced, the old flowers age from green through white to pink
to burgundy. Truly astounding! Prune late winter/early spring.
Unique
in Hydrangeas because the petals are the smallest of any
Hydrangea. The tight, delicate flower heads are like little
dancing lambs floating about the compact foliage. This
delightful shrub blooms in mid-summer and continues into autumn.
The pure white blooms blend with everything and just light up the
garden. Indifferent to pH -- who cares about blues and pinks and
how to get the color you want when you can have a 'Little Lamb' in
your garden. Reliable, cold hardy and can be easily maintained
as a plant than 4-6 which it will reach if left to it's own
devices. More delicate than it's relative - Pee Gee
Hydrangea. Hybridized by the famous Plantswoman Jelena DeBelder
of Belgium.
A
wonderful, airy form of paniculata that can be trained to tree form
unlike other species. Great winter interest after the white
8" tall panicled blooms fade -- which they don't do for a long
time! A large plant that can be pruned most anytime
except right before bloom to keep smaller. Unlike most
Hydrangeas, H. paniculata are happy in full sun with adequate
moisture. Vigorous, upright and a rapid grower. Disease
free.
Deep green leaves change to shades of red, orangish brown and purple in Fall. Quite spectacular in bloom or Fall leaf. A bit tough to grow in containers (so they're not always gorgeous at the nursery) but easy as pie in the ground. A bit coarse but SO FABULOUS in bloom & in it's Fall Color, that if you have room, you really should have this plant!
Plants of Merit - Missouri Botanical Garden.
A
new compact selection from 'The' shrub expert, Michael Dirr. The
6" long creamy white flowers turn WINE-RED with age and hold that
color when dried! This strong grower makes a fabulous dried
flower. Fall foliage is red to reddish purple.
Large,
tightly packed panicles of pure white blooms are held UPRIGHT to
create an amazing flower display in summer. The blooms fade
from white to light pink and the leathery leaves turn a fabulous
burgundy in Fall. Selected by William Flemer. Awards:
GMPA, PSC
If you've always wanted an Oakleaf Hydrangea bu t just didn't have the room, well now you can. This is a gorgeous dwarf. Same great (actually, stupendous Fall color) same gorgeous white blooms that dry perfectly for winter arrangements. It's just a much smaller plant.
Most Oakleaf Hydrangeas are single
blooming. 'Snowflake' to her credit, however, features a
blooms that appears to be double. Discovered by Hydrangea
enthusiast Eddie Aldridge in the woodlands of Jefferson County, AL.
The enormous 15" long white panicles can grow up, out or even
pendulously over typical leathery, Oak-like foliage. The
two-tone double bloom comes from numerous tiered sepals, first
emerging white and shading to dusty pink with age. Blooms open
a little later than the species, see to last longer and deserve a
focal spot in your garden. A full size form.
Japanese/Korean Hydrangea
H. serrata or H. macrophylla
serrata (and
some other more cold hardy Hydrangeas) From Korea and the
Mountains of Japan
Bears
somewhat small rounded mop head flowers that start out white, passing
through pale green, pink or lavender and ultimately end up deep rich
red. This deepening of the flower color is accompanied by a
deepening of the foliage color as well. By Fall, this hydrangea
will, to use an overused but almost mandated phrase, "stop you in
your tracks". I saw it first at Chanticleer where no plants
are labeled and, I literally went in search of the head gardener to
find out what it was. (He wasn't readily available but I
persevered, as this plant truly warranted identification.) I put
it at the top of my 'WE MUST HAVE THIS' Plant List. And now we
do. And so must you...
This hypericum produces large, purple-flushed leaves and is often considered to be the best Hypericum. Leaves turn greener in midsummer. Vigorous, spreading bushy shrub. Attractive berries ripen from red to black.
3/4" yellow blooms.
Tough, dependable shrub. The species is native to
the open woodsides of Eurasia.
Knockout electric yellow lime foliage with
bright yellow flowers and attractive dark red fruit adds 'wow power'
to the garden. Great for mass planting with its low, mounding
habit or for brightening up shady areas. Cut back hard in early
spring.
This
form of the standard St. Johnswort has golden foliage tinged with
amber. A bright new foliage color for shady spots. Large
2" yellow flowers with long, fluffy stamens are
beautiful. Flowers appear singly or in groups of 2-3 and
can literally cover the plant when in bloom. Tough once
established. Native from Bulgaria and Turkey.
A great, low maintenance shrub for the mixed
border. It forms 3' mounds of blue-green foliage and in
mid-summer is topped by bright gold, 2" 'Starburst' blooms that
continue thru September. Mature stems and branches are clothed
in reddish bark that shreds and peels in thin flakes. This is a
mounding Hypericum, not spreading.
A
semi-evergreen shrub with small brilliant yellow flowers and more
elongated fruit than Tutsan. Fruit are Orange-pink to red and very
showy and persist from summer into fall. Arching branches with red
stems and a smooth texture. Responds well to hard pruning in
spring. Becomes a bit untidy if not pruned. One of the
best really. Long blooming
Semi-evergreen, gray-green leaves, edged in creamy white with a pink tinge, large, yellow flowers in summer. Use for borders or backgrounds or anywhere you want an
eye-catching sub-shrub which prefers a sheltered position and well-drained soil.
Similar
to the species but distinguished by 'convex' leaves, very dense growth
and often more black fruit. Very glossy dark green leaves.
Needs protection in Zone 5. Fast growing, generally twice as
wide as tall but takes shearing well so you can keep it whatever size
and shape you want. Makes a good hedge and an excellent backdrop
for other planting. This 
Introduced by the National Arboretum. Vertical accent for small spaces in the landscape and foundation. Specimen or group. Good corner planting. Also effective as a narrow hedge or screen. So, this unique holly can edge, hedge or just decorate your garden! A National Arboretum Introduction.
Male pollinator for fast growing, southern type female Winterberry's. (Sparkleberry, Sunset, Winter Red, Winter Gold, et.al.) Doesn't get berries but a necessary fellow if you want your girls (up to
9) to be pollinated and set fruit. One of the best pollinators.
Developed at the National Arboretum. The 3/8" red fruit persist into winter, often thru March. Distinctly upright form. Received the prestigious Styer Award from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society in 1987. Choice deciduous holly.
Female
form works well with Southern Gentleman above.
Not every Winterberry has red berries
and in this case, they changes from pinkish-orange in fall to a
golden-yellow with a hint of peach for winter. Red isn't the right
color for every garden and this delicious plant just might be
perfect for your winter landscape. Similar in size to Ilex
verticillata 'Southern Gentlemen', he's a perfect choice as a
pollinator for up to 5 of this female 'Winter Gold'. 
As
above but shorter and notable for HEAVY FRUITING, bright 3/8"red
fruit and good retention of the bright fruit color throughout winter.
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Gold Medal (Steyer Award) in 1995.
Also a female that needs a Male Pollinator
A
small, attractive evergreen tree that can be kept small if desired,
even hedge height. Or it can be limbed up to a small tree to a tree
form. The foliage and stems have a delightful odor that reminds some
people of root beer - with hints of licorice. Neat and clean so
it's nice near a patio. Attracts birds. This tree is often
listed as hardy only to zone 8 but various reputable sources say 6A
and we agree.
A
sub-shrub with hundreds of large pale pink penstemon-like tubular
flowers from July through September and beautiful glossy, ferny,
finely-cut foliage on arching stems. From Nepal and Yunnan
province in China where it grows on plateaus on dry slopes and
cliffs. Can be grown as a very worthwhile Tender Perennials in colder
zones. AKA, Chinese Trumpet Flower. Relatives, not
of Gloxinia or gesnariads but rather cousins to Campsis and Bignonia
or trumpet vines. Water well during growth. Little water
in winter. May be grown in a pot and brought in for winter as
well. Becomes woody and shrubby with age. *Grows outside
for our friend in Staunton, VA zone 6B and reported Zone 5 per MOBOT.
An
extremely long-blooming selection of Chinese Indigo, from May thru
September, with racemes of deep magenta flowers. Makes a great
backdrop for the Perennial border. A superb but rarely planted
member of the pea family from China. Especially suited to dry sites
but happy in most soils.
A
dense suckering shrub or sub-shrub which generally grows 12-18"
tall and spreads to 6' or more. With dense, 8" purple
axillary racemes of pea-like flowers, it blooms heavily in June and
July and occasionally later in September. Has 3" long
compound, pinnate medium green leaflets. tolerates
alkaline soil and some drought. Doesn't tolerate, however, heat
and humidity of summers in the deep south. In cold zones (5
& 6), it will behave like a Buddleia and will need to be cut back
close to the ground in late winter/early spring. Also needs hard
pruning in warm zones to keep a good form.
AKA,
Indigo Bush is from China, this rare plant with pea-like foliaged
stems to 2' arise from the slow moving (NOT INVASIVE) rhizome.
Miniature pink wisteria like flowers (6" long) cascade from the
top of each stem for most of the growing season. Fast grower . Prune
like a Buddleia in late winter. Disease & pest free. Used to make
Indigo dye.
Similar
to the species but a much shorter form of Himilayan Indigo that makes a terrific
dense, low-growing shrub. Tolerates some drought and some shade.
Generally doesn't like hot, humid summers but got through the summer
here in 7A inside the greenhouse and it doesn't get much worse than
that as hot and humid goes.
Japanese
Sweetspires are known for great purple to red Fall color but 'Beppu'
has exceptional reddish-purple fall foliage which persists
into winter. Fragrant white flowers on a vigorous, spreading
plant that can be used on banks. Grows 12" per
year. Itea japonica is slightly reminiscent of Leucothoe.
The young leaves are wine-red on greenish stems in shade. Has
taken temperatures down to -6 degree at Arnold Arboretum in an
unprotected spot but did show some foliage damage at that sub Zone 6
temperature, however, it will probably grow in Zone 5B in a
protected spot. Shorter than our native Sweetspire.
There's some discussion in the trade that Itea japonica 'Beppu' is
actually an I. virginica x I. japonica hybrid if it matters to you.
Henry's Garnet is superior to common Sweetspire. Selected for brilliant reddish-purple fall color and 6" long flowers. Native shrub valued for
lightly fragrant flowers and spectacular fall color.
Holds leaves late in the winter. Forms colonies. Received the prestigious
Styer Award plus Plants of Merit - Missouri Botanical
Garden.
In
actuality, although long in the trade, 'Little Henry' isn't it's
real name but it's registered trademark name. It's true name
is Itea
virginica 'Sprich' PP10988. We always strive to use correct
nomenclature but I don't think anybody will know this name, so, thus
we err on the name -- on purpose! A great, amazing, cute,
adorable, tough, dependable, takes any conditions little shrub --
regardless of what you call it! Just look at the pictures!
Lightly fragrant.
Grows at altitudes of 3000 meters so may be more cold
hardy than 6B) I know of at least one garden in 6B where it's lived
since 2000. It does die back to the ground in 6B.
