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Saskatoon is a native Canadian species of juneberry. It is cultivated for very tasty and juicy fruit which are deep purple to blue-purple berries similar to blueberries. They are formed in short clusters and best picked when fully ripe = when it turns the deepest colour. It can be used in any way yo ...
IV - IV
1 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
1 (down to -46°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
RAINBOW PILLAR® is a unique variety of shedblow serviceberry with upright, columnar growth that is suitable for small gardens and hedges. In April it produces numerous star-shaped, white, scented flowers that are followed by small, spherical berries. These are ready to be picked when their red ...
IV - IV
2 - 5m
1 - 2m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Juneberry is a large shrub cultivated mostly for its delicious and healthy fruit. It is a large deciduous shrub or a small tree.
Flowers are star-shaped, white and scented and appear in mid spring. Oval leaves are up to 8 cm long, emerge bronze and mature to green colour, turning scarlet red or dee ...
IV - V
2 - 6m
2 - 5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Strawberry tree is another of my favourite evergreen plant, formerly classified as tender in C.E. continental climate, but we began a long-running trial where we test a group of Mediterranean plants for their hardiness. It started when we noticed that many macchia plants have to struggle with advers ...
X - V
2 - 4m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Compacta is a strawberry tree selection found many years ago as a seedling of the species. It boasts a neat and well-behaved habit, dense branching, and improved hardiness. Its evergreen leaves are narrowly obovate, 5-7 cm long, finely serrated at margins, they emerge bronze red and remain soft gree ...
IX - V
1,5 - 3m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Red Rocket is a thorny barberry with very attractive deep red foliage that turns bright cerise / red in autumn (similarly as euonymus alatus). Flowers are pale yellow and appear in spring. They are followed by blood-red fruits, favourite food for birds.
This upright shrub will thrive in any locat ...
1 - 2m
0,5 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
One of the original trees found in natural woodlands of Europe is hornbeam. Varieties of this deciduous tree are becoming more and more popular in gardens, too.
Fastigiata, syn. “Pyramidalis” is an elegant, slow growing hornbeam with columnar habit and branches growing strictly upright ...
8 - 12m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Sweet pepper bush or summersweet is a deciduous shrub from the east coast of USA, occurring in moist locations to wetlands, and on stream banks. It is a trouble-free plant which is becoming popular again in our country thanks to its strongly scented flowers and fresh green foliage.
Summersweet is a ...
VII - VIII
1 - 2m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Ruby Spice has flowers of has the deepest shade of pink so far selected. Flowers are bell-shaped, light pink, opening from rose buds, formed in upright racemes in July and August. They have a lovely, sweet fragrance, hence its name. Flower buds are deep pink.
Oval leaves are deciduous, mid-green, ...
VII - VIII
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
semi-shade / partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Gold Rider is still quite new in the Leyland cypress family. It produces flattened sprays of bright yellow-green, scale-like leaves. The branches are not pendent, not erect. Something in between and that makes it stand apart from chamaecyparis. The big advantage of Leyland cypress is the fact that i ...
2 - 10m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Leyland cypress is a hybrid genus between cupressus macrocarpa and chamaecyparis nootkatensis. It is a fast growing conifer, used mainly in hedges and as windbreak.
It produces flattened sprays of scale-like, dark green leaves. The branches are not pendent, not erect. Something in between and that ...
2 - 12m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Smooth cypress is an extraordinary conifer whose steel-blue needles will leave no doubt that this one is really something.
The species of this cypress comes from SW of the USA, while Fastigiata variety was selected in Italy. It has distinctly silvery-blue to glaucous colour of thread-like needles a ...
5 - 11m
1 - 3m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Smooth cypress comes from SW of the USA and is probably the only true cypress that can stand winters down to zone 6. Fastigiata varieties are of columnar habit and are a sought after plant for both exotic types of gardens as well as typical Central-European landscapes where it will create a perfect ...
5 - 9m
1 - 3m
full sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Compacta is a recent selection of Evergreen (Ebbing's) silverthorn, very probably of Italian origin (not confirmed). Unlike its mother plant - the species of Ebbing's silverthorn - it makes a compact and well-behaved shrub without overgrown twigs in one season. In fact, this sport makes quite a hand ...
IX - X
2 - 3m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Gilt Edge is a beautiful variety of this evergreen silverthorn. It has ovate, up to 10 cm long, leathery but thin leaves that are deep green in the middle and bright yellow at margins. Newly emerging leaves and twigs are silvery-beige. Apart from the foliage this plant is also interesting for its al ...
IX - X
1,8 - 3m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Limelight is my personal favourite among evergreen silverthorns. It has ovate, up to 10 cm long, leathery but thin leaves that are bright yellow in the middle and deep green at margins. The area between the centres and margins is light, soft green so the overall effect is 3-coloured. Newly emerging ...
2 - 3m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
MARYLINE® is a trade name for a striking selection of evergreen silverthorn, found by Albert Breneliére in France. It is a very bushy, upright growing, evergreen shrub with irregularly variegated leaves. They are leathery, oval to ovate, partially undulated, and glossy. The centres are very pal ...
VIII - IX
1,5 - 2m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Viveleg silverthorn is a bushy, upright growing, evergreen shrub with irregularly variegated leaves. They are leathery, oval to ovate, partially undulated, and glossy. The centres are dark green, the margins are rich yellow, and the borderline between these two colours is light green but is not pres ...
IX - X
2 - 3m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
AZURA is undoubtedly the first reliably hardy cider gum variety of European origin. It has typically steel blue-green, rounded, highly aromatic, evergreen foliage along silvery blue stems. It grows moderately to fast and its ultimate height is expected to reach about 4-5m without pruning but it can ...
2 - 4m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
GREEN ROCKET is a Japanese spindle selection introduced to market around 2000. It exhibits a strictly upright habit with neatly erect branches, densely covered with 3 cm long, oval, deep green, highly glossy, evergreen leaves with gently serrated margin. One would even say that one of its parents mu ...
1 - 2m
0,5 - 0,8m
full sun to shade
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Dawyckii varieties of common beech are very popular for their habit and leaf colours. Dawyck Dawyck has upright, columnar habit, its initial slow growth changes after a few years to medium-fast, but never really fast. Deciduous leaves are vivid green, their colour retains their freshness almost thro ...
10 - 15m
1 - 3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Dawyckii varieties of common beech are very popular for their habit and leaf colours. Dawyck Gold has upright, columnar habit, its initial slow growth changes after a few years to medium-fast, never really fast. Young leaves are bright yellowish green, turning to glowing grass green throughout the s ...
10 - 15m
1 - 3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Dawyckii varieties of common beech are very popular for their habit and leaf colours. Dawyck Purple has upright, columnar habit, its initial slow growth changes after a few years to medium-fast, never really fast. Spring leaves are striking purple, colour slightly deepens throughout the summer. Lack ...
10 - 15m
1 - 3m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Golden bell is one of the earliest blooming shrubs in Central European spring. Though considered one of the most usual, perhaps boring and omnipresent shrubs, once it puts up its millions of vivid yellow flowers it cheers up many tired faces. Forsythia x intermedia is a hybrid between F. suspensa x ...
IV - IV
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Fine Line® buckthorn is a gorgeous shrub which in its few years on the market has managed to gain attention of many gardeners as well as landscape architects. It is a result of cross-pollination carried out by Ronald Williams in 1989, but only in 1999 he selected plants showing stable character ...
1 - 2m
0,5 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
“Hamabo” will no doubt attract your attention thanks to its rare, pink-red veins on pale pink or almost white flower petals, each of which has its own deep red blotch in the centre. The shrub is always erect and slightly rounded with age.
It has very decorative leaves that are unique. T ...
VII - IX
2 - 3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Purpureus Variegatus is an unusual variety of Rose-of-Sharon. It is commonly demanded for its variegated leaves rather than flower. The leaves are pea-green in the centre and creamy white at margins. They are a little larger than on other hibiscus varieties. The plant produces numerous, burgundy red ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 3m
1 - 2m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Red Heart bears snow white flowers with conspicuous burgundy red hearts, hence the name. There are often veins of the same colour running from the inside.
It has very decorative leaves that are unique. They are narrowly palmate, 3-lobed, mid to dark green and coarsely toothed. If they turn yellow ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 2,5m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Totus Albus is a very elegant variety that bears large, 7-9 cm across, flowers of pure white colour, sometimes with dwarf lacy petals in the center. They come out reliably every year in July and don’t stop blooming until all buds have gone - sometimes by end September. Pruning is not needed. B ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Woodbridge is an ideal choice for everyone who loves shiny-coloured flowers in summer. They are bright pink, sometimes of a faint lavender touch, with a bright red eye in the middle, small enough not to disturb the entire colour of the bloom. They come out every year in July and don’t stop blo ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This Rose-of-Sharon variety has a French name Oiseau Bleu which was difficult enough to be replaced with an English translation Blue Bird. It had long been the only blue variety in trade until Marina (BLUE SATIN™) appeared in 1996, and in 2007 a much deeper blue variety from France named ULTRA ...
VII - IX
2 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
CHINA CHIFFON® is another striking new variety from the chiffon range of hardy hibiscus. These plants are remarkable for larger flowers that are double or full. China Chiffon has snow-white petals with a small burgundy red eye in the centre with fine lines like sun rays but burgundy red. There ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 2,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
The columnar-growing rRose-of-Sharon originated from unnamed seedlings at the Italian nursery Gandini, where the owner showed them to Maria and Adrienne van Aart of the Dutch nursery Van Aart Boomkwekerijen in 2013. They agreed to take some plants back to Holland for further examination and propagat ...
VII - IX
2 - 3m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
FLOWER TOWER WHITE is an upright and slender growing variety of rose-of-Sharon with large, single flowers with a few toussled sepals in the centre which lacks maroon eye so the flowera are overall clean and snow-white. Their diameter is 8-10 cm and they come out from mid-July until September if the ...
VII - IX
2 - 3m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
FLOWER TOWER RUBY is an upright and slender growing variety of rose-of-Sharon with large, single to semi-full flowers. Just take a chance to see how many flowers will be single and how many will bear a few dwarf sepals in the centre, you never know at the beginning. They are bright magenta purple wi ...
VII - IX
2 - 3m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
ERUPTION® is a Rose-of-Sharon variety with large, up to 10 cm wide flowers. They are semi-double i.e. producing 5 large petals and several dwarf sepals in the centre whose size and quantity increases with age. They are glowing purple pink in colour and decorated with a conspicuous maroon eye an ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 3m
1 - 1,3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
WHITE CHIFFON® belongs to the Chiffon group hybridized by English botanist Dr.Roderick Woods. Showy flowers are pure white and large: 7-9 cm across and look double although from the botanical point of view they are single with dwarf lacy petals in the center. They come out reliably every year i ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 3m
1 - 2m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
STARBURST CHIFFON® is a masterpiece among the CHIFFON® series of Rose-of-Sharon hybridized by English botanist Dr.Roderick Woods. It was found in 2010 and bears eye-catching flowers of snow white colour with prominent, star-like, vibrant purple red rays coming from the central eye. There a ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
To complement the Chiffon range there is another variety of rose-of-Sharon called PURPLE RUFFLES ® that has large, 7-9 cm across, double (or even triple) purple-red flowers. Leaves are darker green than other varieties with lighter flowers. They come out reliably every year in July and don̵ ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Limelight® is a panicle type hydrangea, not a mop-head one with big leaves and large flowers heads. Well, how to explain then that this new variety has even bigger flowers? Never mind, let’s just call them XXL size. The panicles are upto 30 cm long, fat blossoms of greenish-white colour w ...
VIII - IX
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This attractive hydrangea comes from Belgium and was bred by Johan van Huylenbroeck. It was patented only in 2004 and got a peculiar name: Pinky Winky. Allegedly, the breeder was inspired by the children’s programme Teletubbies.
Pinky Winky® is a panicle type hydrangea, not a mop-head o ...
VIII - IX
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Cypress trees trees and shrubs are very popular for their variable shapes, leaf types and colours. Ivonne variety (or sometimes spelled Yvonne) has almost flat, soft needles of bright greeny-yellow colour from spring to summer, changing to golden-yellow in winter. It grows medium fast into a columna ...
3 - 6m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Cypress trees and shrubs are very popular for their variable shapes, leaf types and colours. Stardust is a variety with almost flat needles of pale green colour near the main stem, grading to greenish-yellow towards the bright golden-yellow ends of the branches which tend to droop slightly as they g ...
3 - 6m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This variety called Aztec Pearl was bred by Peter Moore and introduced in 1989, when Hiller Nurseries celebrated their 125th anniversary. Its name perfectly describes this evergreen plant from the moment it begins to show flower buds. They are pearl-shaped, very light pink, and open into simple, sta ...
V - VI
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
GREENFINGERS® is a large-leaved Mexican orange variety from 2019, developed by Peter Catt from Liss Forst Nursery in Liss, Hamshire, England. It bears evergreen, softly leathery, glossy, palmate leaves divided into 7 leaflets, which have a distinct, spicy aroma when crushed, but do not use them ...
V
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
WHITE DAZZLER is a follow-up choísie to Aztec Pearl from Peter Moore, introduced in 1991. It produces masses of simple, star-shaped, pure white, and very fragrant flowers with yellow stamens in May and June. Their perfume is very similar to orange flowers hence its name Mexican orange or Mexican bl ...
V - VI
1 - 2m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Mary Nell is a hybrid holly from the USA, bred by Joe McDaniels in Tom Dodd Nursery in Alabama in 1962. It is a cross between large-leaved holly ilex latifolia and hybrid holly Red Delight which is a cross between ilex cornuta and ilex pernyi. Joseph C. McDaniels (1912-1982) was a renowned horticult ...
3 - 4m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This Japanese holly is a unique species formerly known as ilex mutchagara. Its correct Latin name is far too long and a bit complicated to both pronounce and spell, hence its modern trade name IMPALA® holly.
The easiest way to describe IMPALA® holly is to compare it with Japanese box-lea ...
1,5 - 2,5m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Ingramii
is a male English holly variety whose origin I did not manage to find. There are notes about its existence yet before 2000 but it appears to be commercially attractive only from about 2015 or so. It makes heavily toothed, mid-sized leaves or deep green colour with rich silver-white marblin ...
1 - 1,8m
1 - 1,8m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Anicet Delcambre is a Chinese holly often sold under its alternative English name Needlepoint. Its leaves almost completely lack sharp spines, they are entire with only one tip. They emerge soft green and remain such for a long time until they mature in late summer to dark green. They are very gloss ...
2 - 3m
1,5 - 2,5m
full sun to shade
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Convexa is a variety of Japanese box-leaved holly which is most popular with bonsai growers and is ideal for topiaries. Compared to the species it grows denser and more compact so when pruned or clipped it never leaves an empty hole. The very glossy leaves are mid to dark green, 1-2 cm long, they ar ...
1,5 - 3m
1,3 - 1,8m
full sun to shade
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This holly is a popular variety for Japanese bonsai. It has dark green, glossy leaves similar to box. This cultivar has upright habit without pruning and is rather slim. It is very popular for evergreen groups with spreading or groundcovering shrubs, for patios or front gardens. Fruits are small, gl ...
1,5 - 2m
0,3 - 0,8m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
DARK GREEN is a Japanese holly variety which says it all in a name. Evergreen, small, oval leaves are very dark green, handsome, and glossy, and appear along deep purple red stems. Being a female variety, it produces profusion of small, creamy white flowers in mid spring, followed by abundance of sp ...
1 - 3m
1 - 2m
full sun to shade
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Belgica Aurea is a variegated version of Highclere holly a sport of Belgica variety, found and introduced by a Dutch nursery Koster & Son in 1908. Originally it was erroneously named ilex perdao aurea. Once Highclere hybrid hollies spread out it was corrected to i. x altaclerensis given a name Silve ...
3 - 5m
1,5 - 3m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Blue Prince® is probably the most popular variety of all so-called blue hollies. It is a male plant that does not produce fruits but is a pollinator for female plants of this group (e.g. Blue Princess). On the other hand, it grows faster than female varieties and has larger, attractive leaves, ...
1,5 - 3m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Germany has another novelty among blue hollies. Its name is Heckenpracht and it is a cross between ilex aquifolium Pyramidalis and ilex x meserveae Blue Prince®.
Heckenpracht is a bushy shrub with upright branches and evergreen, medium large, glossy leaves that are dark green and serrated at ...
1,5 - 2,5m
0,5 - 1,5m
full sun to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Heckenfee® is a new variety of blue holly from Germany, bred by Hans Hachmann and patented only in 2000. It is a female variety of its male form Heckenstar. This means that this cross produces berries. Outside Europe it is distributed under trade name Castle Spire™.
Heckenfee® is a ...
2 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
full sun to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Heckenstar® is quite a novelty from Germany, bred by Hans Hachmann and patented only in 1998. It is a cross ilex aquifolium „Pyramidalis“ and ilex x meserveae „Blue Prince“® . The result is a strictly upright growing, very hardy, evergreen shrub. Outside Europe it ...
2 - 3m
0,5 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Blue Maid® is a female variety of blue holly. It produces abundance of tiny, white flowers in spring that are followed by attractive berries in autumn. They are bright red and glossy, and remain on the plant until the birds find them in winter. Once they do they will eat them all. In order to p ...
1,5 - 3,5m
1 - 1,8m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
HECKENBLAU® ('Hedge Blue') is another Hecken- variety of so-called blue holly, again from Germany. It is an upright, moderately growing shrub with evergreen foliage. Leaves are dark green, broadly elliptic to almost rounded, gently serrated at margins but not prickly, and very glossy. Young lea ...
2 - 3,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Hibernica is an old juniper variety first introduced in 1838, and still in popular demand, especially for its habit and reliability. Hibernica juniper is an evergreen, columnar shrub of dense habit. It has short, prickly, rich green needles with bluish hues. The branches grow strictly upwards and do ...
3 - 5m
0,5 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Blue Arrow juniper is as thin as a supermodel. This conifer has a truly slim, columnar habit and attractive blue-green to almost silvery blue colour. It is often compared to another juniper variety called Skyrocket against which it has a big advantage – Blue Arrow has shorter branches that do ...
1,5 - 2,5m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Texanum is a highly attractive variety of Japanese privet, also called waxleaf privet. Its evergreen leaves are leathery, narrowly ovate, 4-6 cm long, bright green and glossy above, pale green and matte on the reverse. In mid-summer appears a quantity of about 10 cm long, terminal panicles composed ...
VII - VIII
1,5 - 2m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
8 (down to -18°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
GREEN SCREEN privet is a reliably evergreen shrub with medium-sized, evergreen, ovate leaves of an attractive colour. In spring, it emerges with a striking mahogany-red color, which fades as the leaf matures, and the leaf turns olive green. However, before it turns completely green, its matte unders ...
VIII - IX
2 - 5m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
8 (down to -18°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Privet is the number one hedging plant. However, its foliage and overall appearance have made many nurseries grow it as a standard plant on stems, be it short or long. Very popular are also trimmed plants shaped into balls, pyramids or any other desired shape.
It has rich green, ovate leaves, 3-4 c ...
VI - VI
2 - 3m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Privet is the number one popular hedging plant. Golden privet obviously brings extra features: it is evergreen or semi-evergreen, multicoloured and has larger leaves. They are glossy, ovate, 2-3 times bigger than the species (up to 6 cm long), bright golden-yellow margined at the edges grading to de ...
VII - VII
2 - 3m
1 - 2m
full sun to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Lemon and Lime® is a modern variety of privet. It produces semi-deciduous, golden yellow to yellow-green, small leaves which persist on the plant until the first hard frosts (January in zone 6), and are replaced by new foliage in spring.
This variety grows slower than common privet, however, i ...
1 - 1,5m
1 - 2m
full sun to shade
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This is the species of sweetgum. Its maple-like, star-shaped leaves are medium-deeply or deeply cut and have fresh green colour. As it is reproduced mainly by seeds the plants often vary even if grown from seeds of the same parent. This results in plants having slightly different characteristics suc ...
8 - 15m
3 - 6m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Slender Silhouette is a beautiful sweetgum which could be your perfect choice for a small garden or a miniature front yard. A 5m tall plant seldom exceeds 1m wide. It is a slow growing version of sweetgum with strictly upright and columnar habit. The leaves are quite large, conspicuously lobed with ...
5 - 7m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Golden Glow is a Dutch introduction of box honeysuckle, found by Hendrik Johan Harmen Nijland in his nursery Nijland Siergroen in 2008 as a natural mutation of an older variety Maigrün. It makes small, 1-2 cm long, broadly ovate, evergreen leaves which are rich golden yellow in winter and spring, an ...
0,5 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
full sun to shade
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Genie is a sensational new magnolia from New Zealand. After 15 years of breeding there is eventually a plant that holds its deep red-purple colour well and offers prolonged flowering period. The hybridizing process was truly awesome, if you are interested in how this jewel came to life follow its hi ...
V - VI
1 - 3m
1 - 3m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Susan magnolia has narrow, goblet-shaped flowers of deep pink, nearly red colour outside and slightly lighter red inside. This is the reddest coloured variety among spring magnolias. It flowers reliably already when young. It does not require pruning at all. As it has flower buds at the ends of last ...
IV - V
1,5 - 3m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
ALTA® is a gorgeous southern magnolia of dense habit and narrowly columnar, very elegant shape that looks like a candle flame. From the first hot days of summer large – 20-24 cm across, creamy white, strongly sweet-scented flowers are produced singly and continuously for 2 months or a lit ...
VII - VIII
3 - 6m
1 - 2m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Francois Treyve evergreen magnolia is more compact than the species. It bears deep green, glossy, broadly ovate or almost rounded leaves with cinnamon-brown leathery undersides that protect them from drying winds and cold. Flowers appear from the first hot and sunny days of summer. They are beautifu ...
VII - VIII
3 - 6m
2 - 3m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Goliath is bushier than the species. As you can tell by its name, something is going to be extraordinary here. True: the flowers are extremely large, often up to 30 cm wide, strongly fragrant and appear on the plant usually from June, often from late May if the end of spring is hot, and continue blo ...
V - IX
3 - 8m
3 - 4m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This is one of the latest varieties of spring magnolias opening its flowers in May, thus avoiding late frosts that may damage flower petals or entire buds. Nigra’s petals are dark burgundy-purple on the outside and very light purple or nearly white on the inside. The goblet-shaped flowers are ...
V - V
2,5 - 3,5m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Star magnolia is a one of the earliest magnolias to flower in March already. It has star-shaped, pure white flowers with a lovely scent. As it blooms on bare branches early in the spring we recommend placing it in front of an evergreen shrub, e.g. cherry laurel, holly, or any bright green conifer, t ...
III - IV
2 - 4m
1 - 3m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Selection is a very simple name of Oregon grape holly that is really a mahonia selection of probably Italian origin that appeared after 2020 and lacks a proper variety name. It differs from the botanical species in its firmer leaves with less prickly margins, and denser habit. Its leaves are pinnate ...
IV
1 - 1,8m
1 - 1,5m
full sun to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Scarlet crabapple is a fantastic addition to the collection of spring flowering apples and cherries. This one, however, has more than one feature to look at (just like Scarlett Johansson who may have been a reason for giving this tree its name …)
Scarlet is a flowering crabapple tree with pro ...
IV - V
4 - 6m
2 - 5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Gulftide is an American variety of holly osmanthuswhich originated in Gulf Stream Nursery in Virginia, possibly in 1980’s. It is easily distinguished by heavily serrated / spiny leaves and more uniform, dense growth. Its evergreen leaves are 5-8 cm long, deep green, and glossy. In spring they ...
IX - X
2 - 4m
1,5 - 2,5m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Burkwood's sweet olive is a garden hybrid between Chinese osmanthus delavayi and Turkish osmanthus decorus. It is more beautiful and tougher than either of its parents. It boasts dense habit, profuse flowering, and handsome foliage. Evergreen leaves are leathery, ovate, 3-5 cm long, medium green, gl ...
IV - V
1,5 - 3m
1,5 - 3m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Fortune's osmanthus is a cross between o.heterophyllus (small, very spiny leaves) and o.fragrans (large, entire leaves). It was first brought from Japan to Europe to Holland Philipp Franz von Siebold in 1856. Over the years its name has developed from osmanthus aquifolium to o.aquifolium var.latifo ...
X - XI
1,5 - 3m
1,5 - 2,5m
full to partial sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Narrow-leaved mock privet is another typical plant of so-called macchia vegetation found in dry and hot, rocky slopes of South Europe, i.e. plants which cope extremely well with long-lasting drought and are usually unattacked by wild animals. This mock privet has narrowly elliptic to lance-shaped, 4 ...
1,5 - 3m
1,5 - 3m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Green Up is a narrow-leaved mock privet selection introduced after 2020. It exhibits slower, narrower, and more uniform growth compared to the species. Its evergreen leaves are narrowly elliptic to lance-shaped, 3-4 cm long, leathery, and partially glossy. They are entire – non-spiny. In mid o ...
1,5 - 2,5m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
David's photinia / Chinese stranvaeasia is an evergreen shrub whose close relative is a garden hybrid photinia Red Robin. It comes from China and Vietnam and has better cold resistance and narrower leaves. They are deep green and glossy but emerge dark burgundy red in the spring. Before autumn some ...
V - VI
1,5 - 4m
1,5 - 3m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Taiwanese photinia is renowned for notably narrower leaves as opposed to Chinese photinia. Those are deep green, narrowly lance-shaped, and glossy. They emerge coppery red in spring, and in autumn many of older leaves turn scarlet red or light maroon, some plants may gain these shades all over.
It ...
VI
1,5 - 4m
1,5 - 4m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Chinese photinia is a species which is less common in trade and almost nonexistent in European nurseries. Reason being that all European encyclopedias rate it much less winter hardy than David’s or Fraser’s photinia which are very popular evergreen shrubs used for hedges in zones 6 and h ...
1,5 - 2m
1 - 1,3m
full sun to shade
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Camilvy is one of the new selections of Fraser´s photinia. It has darker red young leaves compared to Red Robinwhose leaves are more or less coppery red. They are large and glossy and turn very dark green in summer. They are evergreen and have wavy margins. In mid spring medium-sized panicles of cre ...
IV - V
2 - 4m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Red Robin is a New Zealand selection of Fraser's photinia which is considered the first and also possibly the most successful Fraser's photinia variety of 20th century. After 20 years from its introduction it received the Award of Garden Merit (AGM) by the English Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) f ...
V
2 - 4m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Carré Rouge is a French selection of Fraser's photinia from Red Robin variety. It originated in Nantes and produces smaller leaves of intensely red colour when young, maturing to deep green, yet keeping the top leaves crimson or wine red. New leaves with red colour emerge at least twice a year: in e ...
IV
1,5 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
LOUISE is a Scottish selection of Fraser’s photinia. It was found as a naturally occurring mutation of one branch on Red Robin photinia by Louise McWhinnie from McLaren’s Nurseries in 2008. Since there’s already one variegated photinia called PINK MARBLE® let’s describe ...
V - VI
2 - 4m
1,5 - 2,5m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Lady in Red is a new sport of common ninebark with 3-lobed leaves, which appear early in the spring. It was first sown in 2000 in Norfolk, England. Unlike Diabolo® variety this one has brighter shade of red in the leaves and forms a dense and regular-shaped shrub from young age, rather arching. ...
IV - V
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full sun to shade
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Red Baron is a non-patented (in 2011) variety of common ninebark with deep burgundy red or almost black-red 3-lobed leaves, which appear early in the spring. They have more tones of red as opposed to their parent variety Diabolo from it was found as a selection and called Red Baron later. Profusion ...
V - VI
1,5 - 2,5m
1 - 2m
full sun to shade
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
AMBER JUBILEE™ ninebark is a perfect chameleon that transforms itself throughout the growing season. Thanks to its second parent, its earliest foliage in spring brings a bright yellow color, but before the leaves unfold, salmon and deep amber-orange tones appear, making the whole bush look lik ...
V - VI
1,5 - 2m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
2 (down to -45°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
TINY WINE® is a dwarf ninebark variety growing only about half the size of the species i.e. about 1.5m. It produces a profusion of small leaves which are deep burgundy red overall, and dark green inside the shrub. They are serrated at margins and turn deep orange and red in autumn. In late spri ...
V - VI
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SWEET CHERRY TEA™ belongs among compact to dwarf ninebark varieties with one extra trait: it re-blooms in summer. Its deciduous leaves are small, conspicuously serrated (notched) at margins, and three-lobed like, for example, fire maple leaves. In early spring they emerge bright red with orang ...
VI - VIII
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
2 (down to -45°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
RASPBERRY LEMONADE™ belongs among compact ninebark varieties with a fine texture of small leaves. They are deciduous, about haf the size of the species, conspicuously serrated (notched) at margins, and three-lobed like, for example, fire maple leaves. In early spring they emerge almost yellow ...
VI
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
2 (down to -45°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Himalayan pine is a tree that many pine growers would love to have in their garden, however, its mature size will not allow growing it in small gardens. That was probably the reason why in 1983 a new selection called Densa (or Densa Hill recently) was introduced and immediately gained much attention ...
4 - 6m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Ani is a Hungarian cherry laurel bred by Dr. Jozsa Miklos in order to achieve hardy and compact varieties suitable for cold winters of Central And Eastern Europe as well as resistant to summer heat and drought. Ani looks a bit like Etna variety because its new leaves also emerge bronze red in spring ...
IV
1 - 2m
1,5 - 1,8m
full sun to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Novita is a new sensation among cherry laurels. Eventually there is a hardy variety which has benefits of the formerly more tender ones: it grows fast and big, has large leaves of a nice colour, and is surprisingly hardy for a large-leaved cherry laurel. It is a selection of Rotundifolia variety hen ...
V - V
2 - 5m
1 - 3m
full sun to shade
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Rotundifolia is one of the most popular cherry laurels in Great Britain, Belenux, and southern Europe. It has mid green to dark green, widely ovate leaves as opposed to most cherry laurels whose leaves are more narrow and elongated and usually very dark. It makes a neat, compact habit because new sh ...
IV - V
2 - 4m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Etna® is the queen of laurels. Its bright emerald green leaves are glossy and healthy, slightly curved at the ends and edges which gives the whole shrub added plasticity. New leaves emerge coloured in rich bronze. Etna’s foliage is much more tolerant of winter sun scald than most laurels. ...
IV - V
1,5 - 2,5m
1,5 - 2,5m
full sun to shade
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
BONAPARTE® is a German cherry laurel variety from Baumschule Straver in Emmerich, west Germany on German-Dutch border. EU plant patent No. 60081 was granted in 2022. It bears beautiful coppery orange-red new leaves when they emerge in spring before they mature to deep green. They are evergreen, ...
IV
1,5 - 3m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
GENOLIA® is an excellent addition to the family of hedging cherry laurels. It comes from Switzerland, and was bred by Pepiniéres de Genolier in 2002. It forms a handsome, columnar, evergreen shrub which requires no pruning to look recent great. Leathery leaves are mid to dark green, narrowly o ...
IV - V
2 - 3m
0,5 - 1m
full sun to shade
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
ELLY® is a German introduction of slender growing cherry laurel from Adrian Straver. It forms a dense, columnar, evergreen shrub which requires no pruning to look great. Leathery leaves are mid to dark green, narrowly ovate, and glossy. Its naturally upright habit makes it ideal for a hedge, ho ...
IV - V
2 - 4m
0,5 - 0,8m
full sun to shade
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
We are specialists in evergreen plants and offer the widest possible range of hardy, quality plants.
Portugal laurel is a great evergreen plant that is surprisingly hardier that some large-leaved cherry laurels. Origin: S.W.Europe.
This shrub has ovate to elliptic, pointed, mid-sized leaves that ...
V - VI
2 - 5m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
We are specialists in evergreen plants and offer the widest possible range of hardy, quality plants.
Angustifolia is a very elegant variety of Portugal laurel. Irrespective of its origin it belongs to the hardiest evergreen plants for our climate and performs better than some large-leaved cherry la ...
V - VI
2 - 6m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Brenelia is an elegant novelty variety of Portugal laurel from early 21st century. In appearance and use it is similar to Angustifolia variety but has larger leaves with undulated margins. The stalks and new stems are rich burgundy red not only in winter but most of the growing season. It grows mode ...
V - VI
3 - 6m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
You can easily fall in love with this Portugal laurel if you like evergreen plants. It will enchant you with its lush, glossy leaves. They are large, thick, somewhat undulated, and emerge coppery orange, turn soft green, and mature to dark green in summer. They resemble foliage of viburnum odoratiss ...
V - VI
2 - 3m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
A beautiful ornamental plum tree with deep purple leaves. Flowers appear in May, after the leaves have started to wrap out, and they are pale, nearly white with light purple tint. They do not flower as richly as the flowering cherries, however, this small tree is exquisite for its foliage. The small ...
V - V
2 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Orange Charmer firethorn produces mid-sized, bright orange, glossy berries maturing to the richest colour from mid to late September. Leaves are narrowly ovate, deep green and glossy, mostly evergreen. Branches have thorns. Berries are not edible but not poisonous and are scab resistant.
You can g ...
2 - 3m
1 - 3m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Scarlet firethorn Soleil d´Or has profusion of vivid yellow fruits which beautifully contrast with deep green foliage. To maintain a compact shape we recommend to trim it a few times a year, but only after flowering. It likes clay, alkaline soil, and is drought tolerant. ...
1 - 3m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
It is always so nice to learn about a new plant that represents a smaller version of a large species just because many of us want to enjoy its features without having to fear that it will take up the whole of our garden. GREEN PILLAR® is one of them. It is a narrowly columnar variety of pin oak ...
7 - 15m
1 - 3m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Columnar hybrid oak REGAL PRINCE® is a result of crossing seeds of English oak (quercus robur Fastigiata) and swamp white oak (quercus bicolor). The aim was to achieve a hardier form of columnar oak since the English oak proved too sensitive in harsh arctic winds in Illinois. This experiment wa ...
7 - 15m
3 - 6m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
NUGGET BY BLOOMBUX® is a beautiful rhododendron cross of r.hirsutum and r.micranthum. It is a compact, evergreen shrub with profusion of small but lovely flowers from late May until mid June. They open from salmon pink buds into pale pink, funnel-shaped flowers that look like miniature weigela ...
V - VI
0,5 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Hakuro Nishiki dappled willow is probably the most popular willow in our country. It originated in Japan and was introduced to Europe by a Dutch botanist Harry van den Laar in 1979. Its deciduous leaves are small, elliptic, 3-4 cm long, pea green with rich cream-white variegation. When new leaves em ...
1,5 - 3,5m
1 - 3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
I always feel a proud when describing a plant that comes from our Czech breeding. Prague viburnum is one of them and the name tells where exactly this hybrid originated in 1955. It is a cross between viburnum rhytidophyllum and viburnum utile.
Prague viburnum is an evergreen shrub with lustrous, g ...
V - VI
1,5 - 3m
1 - 3m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Snowball tree is a popular deciduous shrub flowering in May. It bears profusion of pure white, spherical inflorescence that might resemble hydrangea flowers from a distance. They are sterile i.e. no fruits are produced. The branches often weep under their weight. The leaves are palmate, three-lobed, ...
V - V
2 - 4m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Want a fast grower to fill up an unattractive or empty space in the garden? Go for this one, leatherleaf viburnum will do the job fairly quickly. It has very showy leathery leaves with deep structure of veins. We suggest to control the size and shape by pruning/trimming in late spring to reach a des ...
V - VI
2 - 3m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Hybrid leatherleaf viburnum rose spontaneously from seedlings of viburnum lantana which was pollinated by viburnum rhytidophyllum grown nearby. Only a few varieties have been named and Holland is perhaps the most common. It was introduced in 1925 and has slightly thinner and larger leaves with less ...
V - VI
2 - 3m
3 - 4m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Weigelas are valuable garden shrubs that grow freely in almost any soil and require little maintenance. They are deciduous shrubs growing 1.5 – 2.0 tall and just a bit less wide. Leaves are ovate to oval. Bell or funnel shaped flowers come in many colours and appear at the end of spring / begi ...
V - VI
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Foliis Purpureis is a proven weigela variety from France, which rose from a selection of plants grown from seeds received from China before 1857. It was chosen for its exceptional colours and a nice habit. Its deciduous leaves are dark olive green with deep maroon to almost chocolate brown hues, the ...
V - VI
0,8 - 1,5m
0,8 - 1,3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Weigelas are valuable garden shrubs that grow freely in almost any soil and require little maintenance. They are deciduous shrubs growing 1.5 – 2.0 tall and just a bit less wide. Leaves are ovate to oval. Bell or funnel shaped flowers come in many colours and appear at the end of spring / begi ...
V - VI
1,5 - 2m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
BRIANT RUBIDOR®, formerly sold as Olympiade, is a French weigela variety found in by André Briant around 1980 as a sport of Bristol Ruby weigela. It boasts vibrant red flowers on the background of glowing yellow to chartreuse foliage. Flowers appear from about mid May for 3-4 weeks with a sparc ...
V - VI
1,5 - 2m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
