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A
native of Southern Europe and the Mediterranean region, a hardy,
evergreen shrub, 10 to 12 feet high, with weak, slender stems, requiring
support and bearing yellow, odorless flowers from heavy bloom in spring
then sporadically until autumn. An ancient plant -- the first record was
in 1545 in Padova Botanic Garden in Venice. Hardy to -5 degrees.
Guaranteed
to add cheer to your garden in the dead of winter when most plants
are resting. A spreading shrub that's vigorous in good spots
and determined is terrible spots! This can be a useful
groundcover on banks or areas that little else will grow. Will
also trail over a wall and one inventive gardener trained hers to
grow on an obelisk. A good grower, but can be kept in bounds.
U.of MI
Spreading
arching shrub; stiff branches with drooping tips. Mostly need-like
foliage is bright yellow in summer (in sun) and bronze-yellow in
winter with drooping tips gives a brightness to the winter
landscape. Resistant to cedar-apple rust.
A
moderately fast growing juniper with graceful weeping branches.
Slightly bronze in winters, it's a luscious bright green in summer.
Makes a beautiful specimen. Very free form and lovely.
Thin branches and fine and while it looks soft and delicate,
that doesn't speak to the nature of this Asian species because it's
tough, cold tolerant, adaptable and actually has sharp tipped
needles -- not soft -- and give rise to the Common Name.
Cutting grown from a Spectacular Form. 
Unique
for its upturned, ascending branches that resemble a miniature
"forest", this plant has blue foliage and grows to 18" tall and 3'
wide. It appears resistant to Juniper blight. A low, rounded, squat
plant with juvenile foliage that is rich blue and crowded on the
branches. Remains stable under cultivation & does not send out
strong leaders like it's parent 'Meyeri'. When he saw it in
Amsterdam, Dirr said "it truly shown like a silver-blue star". Rich
foliage color.
A
low, rounded, squat plant with juvenile foliage that is rich blue
and crowded on the branches. Remains stable under cultivation & does
not send out strong leaders like it's parent 'Meyeri'. When he saw
it in Amsterdam, Dirr said "it truly shown like a silver-blue star".
Rich foliage color.
With
white flecked variegated foliage, yellow flowers stripped with
lighter creamy yellow and grey-green variegation on a slightly
larger leaf than 'Picta', it was worthy of receiving a plant patent.
Very, very new to the trade and stunning! We find this more
vigorous than than 'Picta' or possibly just that it seems to grow
during the heat of summer where 'Picta' tends to wait for cool
weather to resume growth.
Interesting,
free-flowering shrub; could be used more extensively. Borders,
masses, facer plant to hide leggy specimens. Tough plant, seems to
withstand considerable abuse. Flowers in early spring then on and
off sporadically all summer. Usually burns in full sun here in zone
7 but probably not in colder areas. Morning sun is great. Beautiful
variegated foliage. 
Interesting,
free-flowering shrub; could be used more extensively. Borders,
masses, facer plant to hide leggy specimens. Tough plant, seems to
withstand considerable abuse. Flowers in early spring with double
blooms then on and off sporadically all summer. Usually burns in
full sun here in zone 7 but probably not in colder areas.. Morning
sun is great.
This
captivating perennial shrub is astonishing to behold and rarely
seen. Malva-like leaves form a pure white, shallow cup revealing the
green calyx behind the petals. It grows to 6-8 ft, forming a massive
clump of tall stems from a huge rootstock. Totally alluring!
Rare, rare, rare.
"Everyone
agrees that Beauty Bush is spectacular in bloom but goes in hiding
for the rest of the year. This is no longer the case with this new
specimen with golden
Deciduous
Shrub from China. Grown for it's profusion of bell-shaped blooms
born in dense 2-3" corymbs. An excellent shrubs for the border or as
a specimen. Beautiful long arching branches. Rare. Tolerates some
shade. Suckers a bit but not a nuisance. Attracts Hummingbirds.
Gorgeous
15" long, Wisteria-like yellow blooms in late spring on a smaller
tree makes this perfect for the smaller yard. Likes full sun
but appreciates afternoon shade in hot areas. Doesn't like the
combination of heat plus humidity. Can take hotter zones if
more dry. This European native is very lovely but poisonous,
so be mindful if you have small children. Great background
plant.
'Chickasaw'
is the first true miniature Lagerstroemia indica x L. fauriei
hybrid, reaching a height of 20 inches and a width of 26 inches
after seven years. Highly tolerant to powdery mildew. Root
hardy in zone 6 and will often die back like a perennial and but
will return in spring. (The same is true for full size Crape Myrtles
in zone 6.) Developed at the National Arboretum with a complex
series of breedings. About 20" tall in 7-8 years.
Released in July, 1998. 'Pocomoke' is the second in a
series of true miniature Lagerstroemia indica x L. fauriei hybrids
from the National Arboretum with bushy foliage and Rose Pink blooms
in Fall. Dwarf mounding habit.
About 20" tall, 35" wide in 8 years.
One
of the most floriferous shrubs we've ever grown! Not a bit
fussy as long as it gets sun. Occasional tipping promotes
business. White blooms sport a red center and the blooms gradually
fades to pink. Silver-gray lobed leaves provide a charming
background to the beautifully textured blooms.
Individual blooms are short-lived, they are produced in profuse.
Semi-evergreen in cold areas, evergreen in warm. Fast grower.
Species native to Europe and parts of Asia.
As
above, but somewhat shorter, but with rich wine pink blooms on tall
stalks with grey-green leaves. Like all Lavatera, invaluable for
adding all season color to the garden AND 'Burgundy Wine' is a
recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden
Merit.
Species native to Europe and parts of Asia.
A
most uncommon, mounding, very fragrant shrub with long blooming,
lavender-purple starry flowers that are produced in clusters ALL
SEASON from June thru Frost! Like a dwarf lilac that doesn't
know where the 'Off Switch" is for blooming. Absolutely
stupendous! Spring Meadows describes it as a "Blooming
Machine"! Related to Daphnes (if you haven't already
fallen in love with this plant) but not fussy like her relative.
Native to the Himalayan mountains and eastern Asia.
When
the glorious species grows 5-10' and wide and you have a small
garden or yard, what you
need is a 'Little Buddy' and here he is! All the great
features of the species: glorious long blooming flowers, trifoliate,
dark green leaves (changing to yellow in fall) and dropping racemes
of rose-purple peak-like flowers in racemes to 5" long both at the
stem tips and in the upper leaf axils in late summer but in a
compact form reaching 3' at most. Less aggressive growth rate than
the species as well. 
A cute dwarf mounding Bush Clover with delicate violet-purple blooms
in late summer. The fine textured, feathery mound is
attractive even when not in bloom and is great for the front of the
border or mixed in the Perennial bed. This little guy is 'creating a
riot' in horticultural circles. In late summer, foliage mound
bursts forth in an eruption of blossoms. Finding shrubs in
this height range is extremely tough but this one quite possibly,
tops the list. Drought tolerant when established. Cut back
hard in late winter.
The
standard by which all Bush clovers are judged! This stunning,
weeping Lespedeza is a waterfall of masses of vivid pinkish-purple
blooms in mid to late summer. Gorgeous draping over a wall or
spilling onto a walkway. Beautiful, feathery, pinnate foliage
remains attractive through our hot & humid summer. Perfect with
Asters and Ornamental grasses. Prune hard in late winter. A 'Must
Have' for the Fall Garden. Discovered at old Gibraltar Estate
in Wilmington, DE by Bill Frederick, Jr.
With
the typical late spring flowers in 24" panicles and then another
burst of blooms in the Fall makes this new introduction a winner!
A Michael Dirr introduction which is always the ultimate seal of
approval for a shrub. Touted as the 'best of the purple
flowering varieties'. Could be true! Adaptable, drought
and poor soil tolerant.
A
beautiful gracefully arching form of Leucothoe with colorful,
mottled leaves. Drooping clusters of white blooms are very
showy. Not used enough, they make great cut flowers.
Offers visual relief in foundation plantings that have too much
solid green foliage.
A
wonderful form of our East Coast Native. Dark shiny green
mature foliage with wide-spread serrations. Scarletta is
notable for its deep red new growth and bronzy-plum-purple winter
hue. With sufficient sun, it's deep red burgundy in winter.
Leucothoe's are suckering shrubs and great for 'loosening' up
tighter shrubs like hollies -- gives a slightly less formal look to
the evergreen border. Typical fragrant white flowers.
Shorter than most varieties.
An
arching shrub, with white urn-shaped blooms. Magnificent pink,
yellow & green foliage that turns purple in fall & winter. While
tolerant of full shade, best color develops in part shade. This is a
magnificent plant but does want to above described soil, no drying
winds or drought. Trivar is a stronger grower than the similar
'Girard's Rainbow'. EXTREMELY RARE in the trade. Needs exact
conditions in soil and light.
Zone: 6-9
(Now
Agarista populifolia) New growth is bronze and matures
to dark green on the Evergreen form of Agarista. Slow to
moderate growth. Glossy, deep green leaves are 2-3" long.
The blooms appear in late spring are creamy white and borne in dense
clusters in the leaf axils. Pipestem is quite showy and the
flowers are sweetly fragrant and is just beginning to be appreciated
by the horticultural community
(Now
Agarista populifolia)
A
rarely offered shrub w/ drooping panicles of flowers on vivid
sea-green stems, rich claret bracts that are gorgeous. These whorls
of bright color persist into fall when multi-colored fruits of
green, purple & black appear. Most showy in full sun. EXTREMELY
RARE! This is a fabulous, fabulous easy shrub.
AKA,
Pheasant Berry. The
gold form of an extremely rare shrub from China. With white
blooms with 4" long beet-red bracts that are the real eye-catcher,
it blooms from June thru September. The clear yellow-green
foliage has amber-red tinted new growth. The black purple
berries arrive and take the bracts to an even more dramatic look.
Dies back to the ground, like a Perennial, but no worries, it will
be back, big and bold in the spring.
Slower
growing, dense upright shrub or small tree with large shiny dark
green leaves. Recurvifolium form has a wavy leaf margin. We love the
look of this plant. Has a distinctly oriental look. Can be pruned to
topiary shapes as in the photo. (Common name 'Japanese Privet' has
nothing to do with the other plant called 'Privet'.) Slightly
smaller leaves than the species & leaves are twisted at the tip.
Drought tolerant and takes salt spray. 
A
small shrub that rarely tops 6', found in moist woods and marshes
with dark green, oval leaves which turn an outstanding yellow in
Fall and emit a fragrant odor when crushed. Multi-stemmed with
flowers that are small and pale yellow in March and April. The
blooms are followed by shiny red berries called drupes which are
consumed by a wide variety birds and a host plant for Spicebush and
Swallowtail butterflies (look for rolled up leaves with caterpillars
safely inside!) Native from Maine thru Florida.
Plants of Merit - Missouri Botanical Garden.
Plants are UNSEXED -- 50% chance you'll get a male or female.
Rare
deciduous shrub with lots of dense, fragrant bright yellow flowers
in early spring and black fruit. Green blue-green, willow-like
leaves 3-4" long and grey on the back that turn to brilliant yellow,
orange, red fall color turning to brown which persist through early
winter. Drought and deer resistant. Sweetly fragrant roots and
spicy smelling leaves.
Multi-stemmed
shrub from Asia with greenish yellow blooms in spring followed by
small red fruits (with a male and female) that age to black. (Our
plants are unsexed - could be male or female.) Lustrous 2 to
3-lobed green leaves, 4-6" long turn brilliant yellow gold in Fall
even in the shade and remain show-stopping for 2-3 weeks.
Leaves can also be un-lobed - variable like our Native Sassafras to
which it is related but lobed or unlobed, these bold leaves, like
mittens, add great contrast to other more thin-leaved plants.
Moist to dry, well-drained soil but well-watered when young.
An
outstanding cultivar of Sweet Gum selected for its fingerlike leaves
and for its rich purple, orange and yellow fall color that is just a
knockout! Broadly pyramidal to oval growth habit reaching
60-75' in height and 40-50' wide. Great shade tree.
AGM winner. Typical unearthly looking spiny fruit - Gumballs!
Very popular in the UK, nearly impossible to find in the US.
It's a winner!
The
smell is truly DIVINE and at a time when you can't imagine anything
blooming. Wonderful for forcing branches inside. Good for hedges or
the shrub border. Lovely for fragrance. Great to bring in a few
branches in Winter and force for early indoor blooms and to perfume
the house.
A
rather formal looking shiny green Native shrub that attracts
hummingbirds, bees and butterflies. Paired drooping yellow (or
yellow with red) tubular flowers with maroon bracts that turn deep
red as the flowers fade and the deep black and shinny berries
mature. This spreading to semi-erect shrub grows in moist forests.
Edible but bitter berries.
A
non-climbing, bush honeysuckle with long, arching shoots and bright
yellow leaves that may bleach in full sun in warmer zone. Best in part
shade where leaves will be chartreuse. Deciduous in this area so it
might never reach 5'. Best in soil that is dry in winter but
well-watered in summer & with a little shade. Customers have
reported success with our clone (which came from England Herb Farm in
PA) when they lost this plant in the past from other sources..
Privit Honeysuckle. A small, low spreading shrub or low hedge from China. It has small bright-green leaves and, when mature, small but gorgeous violet berries . Semi-evergreen, shiny green leaves. One of several plants called Boxleaf Honeysuckle. Horizontal branches tend to build layer upon layer. Needs a fair bit of shade in warmer areas - doesn't like the warm summers of the deep South. Sorry y'all...
Bluish green foliage on what is considered by many to be the best bush honeysuckle. Bears profuse
3/4" to 1" long red flowers in May-June. 1/4" red
berries in July/August. Upright, strongly multi-stemmed shrub with the upper branches arching. Water well during periods of growth. Watch for aphids. Otherwise, carefree.
Prune after flowering for shape. Attracts Hummingbirds.
Native to Eastern Asia.
A
non-climbing, bush honeysuckle with long, arching shoots and
variegated leaves. Pat McCracken's selection of this tidy SW Chinese
shrub "Honeysuckle" with each pert leaf rimmed white. Should
be most popular for bonsai lovers. Larger and sturdier than Lonicera
nitida 'Silver Beauty', which it resembles. Absurdly rare!
One
of the first 'red' (really rose-pink) flowered forms to hit the
trade. This plant appears to be the same plant that is marketed
under the name 'Monraz'. The foliage emerges a rose-red turning
to medium green. In coastal climates, where new growth is always
occurring, this can lead to a multi-colored effect in
foliage! Not true red, but certainly closer to red than
other varieties which are pink or deep pink. Best leaf color in
sun.
Deep,
dusky plum foliage (the darkest in the trade) with blush pink blooms
from winter to early Spring on this delightful, dwarf Chinese Fringe
Flower. Compact, mounding form. The most compact form occurs in full
sun. Fragrant, blush pink, spider-like blooms 3-4" across
in cymes of 3-6 in Spring and intermittently through the season.
Zhuzhou Fuchsia Chinese Fringe Tree has
greenish maroon colored foliage and can reach 8-12' at maturity, making it one of the tallest cultivars available. This beautiful foliage is topped from spring to fall with fuchsia pom-pom like flowers. Prefers a well drained acid soil and will show chlorosis
(green leaves with yellow veins) in a high pH soil. This shrub has an upright growth habit. Zhuzhou Fuchsia is one of the most cold hardy cultivars available.
Best leaf color in sun.
