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Whitewater variety is a masterpiece created by Janet N. Egger from the Terra Nova® Nurseries in Oregon, USA. It bears beautifully variegated leaves that look like they have been intentionally white painted over and over for a patina effect. The leaves are up to 23 cm long and 17 cm wide. Whitew ...
VIII - IX
0,3 - 0,6m
0,4 - 0,8m
semi-shade / partial sun
8 (down to -18°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Monkshood is a showy perennial flowering in summer. The flowers are indigo blue, formed in erect racemes on stems that can be 1.5 tall. Individual flowers open up from July and continue as the stems grow taller until end August. Leaves are deeply lobed, almost dissected, mid green, very ornamental. ...
VII - VIII
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
If you love the character of ornamental grasses, you’ll likely fall for this – to be botanically correct – non-grass 😊. Its name is Ogon and it is a cultivar of sweet flag that shines like a jewel thanks to its leaf colouration. It immediately draws attention with its bright yellow leaves ad ...
0,3 - 0,4m
0,4 - 0,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Atropurpurea is a ploštičníku hroznatého variety with deep burgundy brown or almost black leaves. They are 3- to 4-ternate-pinnate, with palmate, lobed, sharply toothed basal leaves. In late summer rise up slender and dark stems bearing up to 50 cm long erect racemes composed of small, pure white, v ...
VIII - IX
1,5 - 2m
0,5 - 0,8m
semi-shade to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Brunette is a popular, compact variety of bugbane with deep burgundy brown or almost black, 30-50 cm across leaves. They are 3-ternate-pinnate, with palmate, lobed, sharply toothed basal leaves. In late summer rise slender, dark stems bearing 30-40 cm long erect racemes composed of small, soft pink, ...
VIII - IX
1 - 1,5m
0,5 - 0,8m
semi-shade to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Black Negligee is another beautiful dark-leaved variety of bugbane with deep burgundy brown or almost black, 30-50 cm across leaves. They are 3-ternate-pinnate, with palmate, lobed, sharply toothed basal leaves. In late summer rise slender, dark stems bearing 30-40 cm long erect racemes composed of ...
VIII - IX
1,2 - 1,5m
0,4 - 0,8m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Pink Spike is a dark-leaved variety of bugbane with deep maroon to almost black, large leaves. They are 3-ternate-pinnate, with palmate, lobed, sharply toothed basal leaves. It is very attractive when new, bright green leaves emerge amongst intensely dark foliage. In late summer rise slender, dark s ...
VIII - IX
1 - 1,2m
0,4 - 0,6m
semi-shade to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Agapanthus Lapis Lazuli is not only a beautifully blue cultivar of this South African gem, but also one of the hardiest agapanthus varieties suited to Central European climates. From early summer, it produces 40–60 cm tall stems topped with clusters of buds arranged in terminal umbels, reminiscent o ...
VII - VIII
0,4 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Unlike most of other African blue lilies which are blue this gem shows off with its pure white flowers. They are trumpet-shaped, composed in rich umbels and appear at the tips of about 60-80 cm long, sturdy stems. Strap-like leaves are about 2-3 cm wide, mid green. Blooming time begins with hot and ...
VII - IX
0,6 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,8m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Agapanthus EVER SAPPHIRE is like a blue flame rising from a tuft of fresh green leaves, bursting into full splendour in the height of summer. Its flowers display a deep, velvety blue with a hint of violet, reminiscent of the evening sky just after sunset. They are arranged in tight umbels atop slend ...
VII - VIII
0,5 - 0,6m
0,4 - 0,5m
full sun
8 (down to -18°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
There are a number of hyssop species found in mostly temperate climate and only a few of them can survive winters of zones 5 or 6. This short-lived perennial is ideal for dry climates which is perhaps why Thompson&Morgan came up with this hardy hybrid called Apricot Sprite. If planted in well-draine ...
VII - X
0,3 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Rosie Posie is an attractive hybrid perennial hyssop of compact habit. It makes dense clumps with thin, upright stems packed with flowers. Flowers are narrowly tubular, magenta pink, and open from just a tone deeper magenta-pink calyxes. Blooming begins in late July and continues for about two month ...
VIII - IX
0,4 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
I'm not a huge fan of multi-coloured combinations — I admit that. But when I visited the Plantarium trade fair in 2023 and saw the exhibition by the Dutch company Florensis, showcasing their rising star — a modern yarrow series called Milly Rock, planted in mixed containers with three to five shade ...
VI - IX
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Skysail Yellow is a yarrow variety from the Skysail series brought by the Dutch company Dümmen Orange. It makes bright yellow flowers that turn beige to pale orange as they mature while the centres remain deep yellow. It begins to bloom in June atop short and firm stems only 30-40 cm in height, and ...
VI - VIII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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Apple Blossom yarrow, a literal translation of the original and preferred German name ‘Apfelblüte’, is a variety created by German breeder A. Kikillus. It features soft pink flowers in almost flat terminal corymbs made up of delicate flower heads. Flowering begins in June and continues through Septe ...
VI - IX
0,6 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
MILLY ROCK™ RED yarrow makes warm red flowers with yellow centres composed in almost flat corymbs atop about 30-40 cm tall stems. Flowering begins in June and continues until late August. Fern-like leaves are finely cut and rich grass green, basal leaves are larger than stem leaves. Removing s ...
VI - VIII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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MILLY ROCK™ ROSE yarrow makes pastel rosy pink flowers with yellow centres composed in almost flat corymbs atop about 30-40 cm tall stems. Flowering begins in June and continues until late August. Fern-like leaves are finely cut and rich grass green, basal leaves are larger than stem leaves. Removin ...
VI - VIII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
MILLY ROCK™ YELLOW TERRACOTTA yarrow makes attractive flowers combining brick orange-red and pastel yellow colours. They are composed in almost flat corymbs atop about 30-40 cm tall stems. Flowering begins in June and continues until late August. Fern-like leaves are finely cut and rich grass ...
VI - VIII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Metallica Crispa is a striking cultivar of pyramidal bugleweed, a species native to alpine regions of Europe. Unlike the more vigorous A. reptans, this form grows in compact rosettes and spreads slowly. Its foliage is highly ornamental and semi-evergreen in mild climates. The leaves have a metallic ...
VI - IX
0,1 - 0,2m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
BLACK SCALLOP bugle boasts extremely glossy and very handsome foliage of near-black colour. The leaves are evergreen, scalloped, and anything from dark wine red or deep maroon to dark brown. In June and early July rise only about 15 cm tall spikes composed of small, two-lipped, deep violet, fragrant ...
VI - VII
0,1 - 0,2m
full sun to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Honorine Jobert is a late variety of Japanese anemone. It produces 2-3 cm wide snow-white flowers with deep yellow centres of stamens from end August until the last warm days of autumn. The stalks are about 1 meter tall, well-branched. Basal leaves are deciduous, palmate, mid green, sharply toothed, ...
VIII - X
1 - 1,3m
0,3 - 0,6m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Prinz Heinrich is a Japanese anemone bred by Lindner already in 1902. It produces large, single flowers with long and narrow petals which can be visibly separated from one another or they may overlap. Centres are decorated with a small crown or rich yellow stamens. Flowers are borne freely on usuall ...
VIII - X
0,5 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Giant angelica is a bold-leaved perennial with very unusual flowers. They are formed in deep purple-red umbels, borne on 1.5-1.8m tall, strong stems, and appear from late July until early September. Leaves are large, divided in the manner that they look like palmate, mid green, and deciduous.
Wild ...
VII - IX
1,3 - 1,8m
0,5 - 0,8m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Lords-and-ladies is an old favourite among tuberous plants. And as you can tell by the Latin name, it does not come from Bangladesh though it looks rather exotic.
The arrow-shaped leaves are very attractive, marbled green with conspicuous creamy white or yellowish veins. They are popular for flower ...
V - V
0,2 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Darwin’s Snow Sprite is a dwarf astilbe from the simplicifolia group. It makes delicate, almost fern-like, elegantly incised at margins, deep green and highly glossy leaves. They are deciduous and emerge bronze tinged. Snow white flowers are formed in loose plumes atop only some 20 cm tall, sl ...
VII - VIII
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,4m
semi-shade / partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Montgomery is a japonica hybrid astilbe awarded AGM (Award of Garden Merit) by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It produces rich raspberry red flowers in erect, triangular inflorescence from late June until midsummer. They are held atop almost 50 cm tall, dark stems above dark green leaves whi ...
VI - VII
0,4 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,5m
semi-shade to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Washington astilbe is as iconic as the White House in the US capital of the same name (plus the D.C., obviously). Elegant yet ostentatious, tall enough not to be overlooked but not so much to overshadow its surroundings, and pure in colour like the endeavour of anyone who swears an oath to his count ...
VI - VII
0,4 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,4m
semi-shade to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
YOUNIQUE™ is a trade name of a new astilbe series from the Netherlands. Plants from this series excel in abundant flowering and healthy foliage. YOUNIQUE™ LILAC is a variety from 2008, bred by Jan Verschoor, with dark lilac pink flowers that look like baroque hats plumes. They bloom on 25-30 cm tall ...
VI - VII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
semi-shade to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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Purple Rain is a little taller cultivar of Chinese false spiraea, growing to around 60 cm with a compact, upright habit. Its slender, conical flower plumes appear in summer in a vivid, unmistakable shade of magenta-purple, rising above dark green, glossy leaves with delicately serrated margins. The ...
VII - VIII
0,5 - 0,7m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Spotlight astilbe does deserve its name. It is a spectacular variety with soft pink flowers that stand proudly above handsome, dark green, maroon-flushed leaves. They are deciduous, glossy, distinctly serrated at margins, and are usually unpalatable to any pests – especially slugs, making this ...
VII - VIII
0,3 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Fireberry astilbe was bred by Dutch perennial specialist Jan Verschoor as an a. arendsii x a. japonica hybrid. Patent No. PP20658 was granted in 2010. It is a compact to almost dwarf variety producing short, congested inflorescence composed of vibrant pink flowers. They open from late June atop shor ...
VI - VII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
semi-shade to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
RASPBERRY is another astilbe variety bred by Dutch perennial specialist Jan Verschoor and belongs to the SHORT N’ SWEET series which comprises of compact, low growing varieties with beautifully coloured, sweetly scented flowers. Patent No. PP27701 was granted in 2017.
RASPBERRY is a hybrid a ...
VII - VIII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,5m
semi-shade to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Sugarberry is a new astilbe from 2010, bred by a Dutch breeder Jan Verschoor. Astilbe is sometimes wrongly called false spiraea which is a name for sorbaria, however, this variety’s flowers do resemble spiraea x billiardii. They are soft pink, plume-like and fluffy, yet compact and dense unlik ...
VI - VII
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,4m
semi-shade to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
YOUNIQUE™ is a trade name of an attractive astilbe series from the Netherlands. Plants from this series excel in abundant flowering and healthy foliage. They are a cross between a.arendsii and a.japonica, bred by Jan Verschoor. YOUNIQUE™ Ruby Red brings shorter but intensely coloured plu ...
VI - VIII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,5m
semi-shade to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
YOUNIQUE™ is a trade name of an attractive astilbe series from the Netherlands. Plants from this series excel in abundant flowering and healthy foliage. They are a cross between a.arendsii and a.japonica, bred by Jan Verschoor. YOUNIQUE™ White makes large and tall plumes of pure white co ...
VI - VIII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,5m
semi-shade to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Gloria Purpurea is a historic cultivar of false spiraea bred by Georg Adalbert Arends around 1920, at the peak of his hybridizing work. Its pedigree includes all the species he used in his breeding: A. chinensis (for dense inflorescences and drought tolerance), A. japonica (for early flowering and a ...
VII - VIII
0,6 - 0,7m
0,3 - 0,5m
semi-shade to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Gold dust is a low growing, mat forming perennial not just for rockeries or dry walls. It produces masses of panicles with rich yellow flowers on thin but sturdy, 20-25 cm tall stems. Flowers come out from mid spring, usually early May and continue flowering for 3-4 weeks. Leaves are narrowly ellipt ...
V - VI
0,2 - 0,2m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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