Deciduous broadleaf

Abelia x grandiflora 'KALEIDOSCOPE'®
(glossy abelia)

Kaleidoscope® is another novelty of the turn of the century. It drags attention thanks to its multicoloured foliage, but not only that. This abelia was found as a naturally occurring mutation of abelia x grandiflora “Little Richard” by nurseryman Randall Dale Li ...


	0.3 - 0.5m	0.3 - 0.8m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Abelia x grandiflora
(glossy abelia)

Glossy abelia is a garden hybrid between abelia chinensis and abelia uniflora, and is sometimes also called abelia rupestris. Its dominant feature is profuse flowering from late June until late autumn. Flowers are small, funnel-shaped, pure whi ...


	0.5 - 1.8m	0.5 - 1.5m	full sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer 'IslID' ICE DRAGON®
(hybrid Korean maple)

ICE DRAGON® is a hybrid Korean maple (a. palmatum x a. pseudosieboldianum), the smallest variety from the Jack Frost® series developed by Iseli Nurseries in Oregon, USA. It has finely cut, 7-lobed, deciduous leave ...


	1.5 - 2.5m	2 - 3m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer buergerianum
(trident maple)

Trident maple is an attractive medium-sized tree with unusual leaves. They are three-lobed and their size, depth of lobing as well as autumn colour may vary greatly with location. The deciduous leaves are deep green and glossy, turning yellow, orange and bright red in autumn. They change c ...


	3 - 8m	3 - 6m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer campestre
(field maple)

Field maple (and its varieties) is one of the most frequently planted trees in Czech urban landscapes. It is of European origin and has earned its success thanks to its high tolerance to all kinds of weather conditions as well as those brought upon by humans, and l ...


	6 - 10m	6 - 10m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer campestre 'NANUM'
(field maple)

Nanum is a dwarf variety of Field maple, suitable for small gardens and avenues with limited space. It grows slowly into a small tree some 2.5m tall and wide. The leaves are deciduous, deep green, with 3-5 rounded lobes, tu ...


	1.5 - 3m	1.5 - 3m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer davidii
(snakebark maple)

Snakebark maple is a distinctive maple species that was discovered in China by Jean Pierre Armand David in 1869. Being quite easy to grow and non-problematic to transplant one wonders why it remains in the group of plants difficult to locate both in garden centres ...


	8 - 15m	3 - 6m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer griseum
(paperbark maple)

Some trees are admired for other features than just flowers or foliage. There are many of us who easily fall head over heels in love with a picturesque bark like that on paperbark maple from China. It peels off in thin, almost paper-like shavings even on young plan ...


	5 - 7m	3 - 4m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer japonicum 'ACONITIFOLIUM'
(fullmoon maple)

Aconitifolium is a Japanese maple with large leaves. They are very attractive, deeply lobed but look entire. The colour is light to mid green, turning bright shades of orange and fiery red in autumn. In spring it bears prof ...


	2 - 3m	2 - 3m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer japonicum 'VITIFOLIUM'
(fullmoon maple)

Vitifolium is a long-time favourite of a Japanese maple variety, proved to thrive in almost any garden, and characterized by large, 8-15 cm wide, palmately rounded leaves, which are divided into 9 to 12 pointed lobes with s ...


	3 - 5m	2 - 4m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer monspessulanum
(Montpellier maple)

Montpellier maple is a typical Mediterranean tree commonly found in dry, coastal or mountainous landscapes of Portugal, France, and Italy. It makes small, three-lobed, leathery but deciduous leaves, which are medium green in summer, and turn yellow, amber orange or ...


	4 - 6m	4 - 6m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer negundo 'FLAMINGO'
(ash-leaved maple)

Shapes and colours are usually the key features of Japanese maples. But there are other maples, too, that can offer other than green colour plus various leaf shapes. And on top of that they grow much faster. This is ash-leaved maple, also called box elder. Flamingo is so far ...


	3 - 7m	2 - 4m	full sun	2 (down to -45°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum
(Japanese maple)

The species of Japanese maple is a green-leaved tree or rather a large shrub. End even though among landscapers and general green-finger-public the red-leaved versions tend to be more popular I suppose that this is the most beautiful and elegant tree of our climate. With its naturally green leaves i ...


	3 - 8m	3 - 6m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'ATROPURPUREUM'
(Japanese maple)

Atropurpureum is a famous and commonly used variety with deeply lobed, red-purple leaves that turn bright red and orange in autumn. They have 5 tips. It forms a multi-stemmed shrub with widely spread branches. It grows slowly and is suitable as a specimen in any garden, not just a Japa ...


	3 - 6m	3 - 4m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'BENI SHICHI HENGE'
(Japanese maple)

This Japanese maple is an item for collectors. It was first delivered from Japan in 1967 and offer multicoloured leaves. They are deeply lobed, mid green with creamy white, slightly serrated margins that turn pink. It resembles another variety called Butterfly but has larger leaves and smalle ...


	1.5 - 3m	1.5 - 3m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'BI-HOO'
(Japanese maple)

Bi-hoo is a new Japanese maple variety found by maple enthusiast, Mr.Masayoshi, in Japan in 1993. It was introduced and licensed in Europe by Maillot Nurseries in France in 2004. It is valued predominantly for its stunning ...


	2 - 3m	1.5 - 2m	full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'BLOODGOOD'
(Japanese maple)

Bloodgood is an extremely commercially successful variety with deep burgundy leaves. They have 7 lobes and hold the colour reliably. The leaves turn bright scarlet red in the autumn. The bark is blackish-red. It forms a small tree or a large shrub with compact, rounded crown with p ...


	3 - 6m	2 - 3m	full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'BUTTERFLY'
(Japanese maple)

Butterfly is a variety with 3-coloured foliage. Its deeply cut, palmate leaves are pale green with creamy white margins that turn pink when they emerge and when the weather turns colder. It grows into a V-shaped shrub with dense foliage, especially at the tops of the branches. It g ...


	1 - 2.5m	1 - 2m	semi-shade / partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'KATSURA'
(Japanese maple)

Katsura is a Japanese maple that is highly decorative especially in spring, when new leaves emerge, and in autumn, when they change again. They are typically palmate, rather small, 5-lobed, chartreuse yellow-green with copp ...


	1.5 - 3m	1.5 - 3m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'KOTO-NO-ITO'
(Japanese maple)

Koto-no-ito is a compact growing Japanese maple variety of elegant and fluffy appearance. It has very narrow, strap-like leaves owing to which it was named in Japanese ‘Harp strings’ or ‘Golden old harp ...


	2 - 3m	1.5 - 2m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'ORANGE DREAM'
(Japanese maple)

The less usual colour the more attractive it is for garden lovers. Orange Dream is a perfect example of Japanese maple to offer an almost exotic colour of spring foliage that is orange and salmon pink at margins with yellowish-green centres. This colouring decorates the plant un ...


	1 - 2.5m	1 - 2.5m	semi-shade / partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'ORNATUM'
(japanese maple)

Ornatum is a cut-leaf Japanese maplecultivated mainly for its deeply lobed leaves of rich reddish brown, almost bronze colour in summer, and bright orange with red tones in autumn. The sgrub grows very slowly, forming a den ...


	1 - 2m	1 - 2m	full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'OSAKAZUKI'
(Japanese maple)

The variety name of Osakazuki Japanese maple seems to refer to the third largest city in Japan, Osaka, which is renowned for its extensive vineyards that replaced cotton fields. There could be at least two reasons for choos ...


	3 - 7m	3 - 5m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'PIXIE'
(Japanese maple)

Pixie is a very showy Japanese maple, a dwarf version of very popular Bloodgood. It has the same 5-lobed, deciduous leaves that are rich burgundy red in summer and ...


	2 - 4m	2 - 3m	full sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'PUNG KIL'
(Japanese maple)

Pung Kil is a Japanese maple variety of Korean origin. It is renowned for extremely slender lobes on palmately divided leaves, yet not dissected (cut-leaf). They are bright red as they emerge, mature to deep maroon, and tur ...


	3 - 4m	2 - 3.5m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'SEIRYU'
(Japanese maple)

Seiryu is a Japanese maple variety from the dissectum group. Its delicate leaves are deeply cut like a lace, deciduous, they emerge yellow to lime green with red tips in spring, mature to soft green in summer, and turn fant ...


	3 - 5m	3 - 4m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'SHAINA'
(Japanese maple)

If you google red-leaved Japanese maples I am sure that, amongst the oldest varieties such as Bloodgood and Atropurpureum, you will find this nice piece: Shaina. Unlike the previously mentioned cultivars Shaina is everyone’s love as it offers advantages that come in handy for gar ...


	1 - 2m	1 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'SHIRAZZ'
(Japanese maple)

Shirazz is another Japanese maple beauty with variegated foliage that changes colours throughout the growing season. The leaves are deciduous, deeply lobed but not in the dissectum group. They emerge rich cherry red and soo ...


	2 - 3m	2 - 3m	full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'STARFISH'
(Japanese maple)

Starfish is a Japanese maple variety with utterly unique leaves which do recall tentacles of the sea creature of the same name. The leaves are palmately divided into commonly 5 narrow fingers with downwardly curved margins. ...


	1.5 - 2m	1.5 - 2m	full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'SUMMER GOLD'
(Japanese maple)

Summer Gold is a special Japanese maple with yellow-green foliage that is very resistant to heat and sun, and is commonly grown in locations where yellow and green coloured maples fail to perform. The leaves are 5 or 7-lobe ...


	2 - 3m	2 - 3.5m	full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'WILSON'S PINK DWARF'
(Japanese maple)

Wilson's Pink Dwarf is a handsome guy in the family of dwarf Japanese maples. It only grows some 2m tall in a dense, vase shaped, bushy habit. Its most prominent feature is the colour of newly emerging leaves - they are a c ...


	1.5 - 2m	1 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'Lileeanne's Jewel' EXTRAVAGANZA
(Japanese maple)

EXTRAVAGANZA is a Japanese maple variety with extremely attractive leaves. They are fine but not classified as dissectum (cut-leaf), they emerge bright pink with conspicuous white variegation and in full sun the pink colour ...


	1.5 - 2m	1.5 - 2m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'SANGOKAKU'
(Japanese maple)

Sango-kaku is a Japanese maple that has so many colours that we are lost for words. Its main attraction is the colour of bark which is orangey-red in summer and bright coral red in winter. The palmate leaves have 5 lobes and emerge orangey-yellow with salmon pink shades, changin ...


	2 - 4m	1 - 2.5m	semi-shade / partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'GARNET'
(Japanese maple)

Garnet is one of the top selling Japanese maples ever. It has been popular around the world for many decades. Its filigree leaves are deeply cut = dissected, hence its name. They look like giant snowflakes cut in pieces and densely cover even young plants. The colour show begins with vibrant ...


	1 - 2m	1 - 2.5m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'INABA SHIDARE'
(japanese maple)

It is hard to believe that only a few bare branches, which you can see in winter, can develop into such a stunning thing. Foliage of this shrub almost looks like a fluffy hairdo of a red-haired lady. The leaves are deeply cut and when young they are glossy and brownish-red, in summer they turn to de ...


	1 - 2m		full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'SHISHIGASHIRA'
(japanese maple)

This maple Shishigashira received a name Lion’s Head. Its leaves are small, deeply cut and curled, forming dense tufts along twisted branches. The foliage is bright green or yellow-green in spring and summer, turning orange and rust-red very late in au ...


	1.3 - 2.5m	1 - 1.8m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'DISSECTUM'
(japanese maple)

Dissectum Viridis has light green, very soft, deciduous, deeply cut leaves with 7 or 9 lobes. To maintain its colour we recommend growing it in location with filtered sunlight or semi-shade as the leaves may show signs of sunburn in hot sun, or even change i ...


	1 - 2m	1 - 2.5m	semi-shade / partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer platanoides 'COLUMNARE'
(Norway maple)

Columnare is a slender form of Norway maple with deciduous, 10-15 cm across, broadly palmate leaves that are green in summer and turn golden orange and bright yellow in autumn. The crown is very narrow – only about 3m ...


	15 - 18m	3 - 5m	full to partial sun		for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer platanoides 'CRIMSON SENTRY™'
(Norway maple)

Crimson Sentry is most certainly a key feature of many mid-sized and small gardens. Its yearly growths are short so it will easily fit even in a front yard. It is an eye-catching variety of Norway maple owing to the foliage. The leaves are bright purple-burgundy when young, ...


	3 - 6m	2 - 3m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer platanoides 'DRUMMONDII'
(Norway maple)

Drummondii is a variegated form of Norway maple, only some 100 years old. The decades from its birth proved its popularity which is still very high. The leaves are beautifully creamy white variegated at the margins, with bright green centres. Apart from pruning at the end of ...


	5 - 8m	2 - 3m	semi-shade / partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer platanoides 'GLOBOSUM'
(Norway Maple)

Another website I came across calls this Norway maple a meat-ball-on-a-stick. Quite funny, actually, but in fat it truthfully describes the shape of this small tree. Well, that only in case the author meant a good housewife who made proper, perfectly spherical meat balls. Globosum


	1 - 2.5m	1 - 2.5m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer platanoides 'GOLDEN GLOBE'
(Norway maple)

Golden Globe is a dwarf Norway maple i.e. one of those with large leaves as opposed to Japanese maples with small and dissected foliage. One of the big advantage of Norway maple is its resistance against majority of common ...


	2 - 4m	3 - 4m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer platanoides 'ROYAL RED'
(Norway maple)

Royal Red is a majestic looking Norway maple for large gardens, parks, and city avenues. Its palmate leaves are dark crimson red, almost black, and glossy, turning amber orange or orange-red in autumn. In spring, just as leaves emerge, it flowers profusely with many small yellow ...


	10 - 20m	5 - 10m	full sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer pseudoplatanus 'BRILLIANTISSIMUM'
(sycamore)

Men usually get mad when women describe colours with expressions like salmon pink, peachy red etc. Well, men, get ready for another hit below the belt: we have a tree whose leaves are SHRIMP pink. Not familiar with that colour? Go to the nearest restaurant and have a prawn-cocktail to see what the f ...


	2 - 3m		full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer pseudoplatanus 'SIMON-LOUIS FRÈRES'
(sycamore maple)

Simon-Louis Frères is a beautiful sycamore maple variety from France introduced in 1881. Its leaves emerge bright pink and as they unroll and mature, each leaf becomes uniquely marbled white and green in various portio ...


	3 - 6m	1.5 - 3m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer rubrum 'OCTOBER GLORY'
(red maple)

Red maple is one of the most spectacular big-sized trees suitable for large gardens, parks or city avenues. October Glory is a variety cultivated for its smaller size and fantastic autumn foliage colour. It has mid-sized leaves that are glossy and green in summer, changing to or ...


	9 - 13m	4 - 6m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer rubrum 'SCANLON'
(scarlet maple)

Scanlon is an attractive variety of scarlet maple with compact, dense crown and fabulous colour in autumn. Its leaves are smaller than on sycamore trees or Norway maples, they are 3-lobed, deciduous, mid green in summer and ...


	8 - 12m	3 - 5m	full sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer rubrum 'SUMMER RED'®
(scarlet maple)

Summer Red® is a fantastic variety of scarlet maple. Its leaves three-lobed, deciduous leaves are borne on long and red stalks, and are rich red when they emerge, changing to medium green in summer. In autumn the colou ...


	6 - 10m	4 - 6m	full to partial sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer rubrum 'Franksred' 'RED SUNSET'
(scarlet maple)

Red Sunset belongs to the top favourite scarlet maples. It makes eye-catching display of autumn colour. Its deciduous leaves are three-lobed, mid-sized, rich green in summer and bright scarlet red in autumn. It grows fast, ...


	15 - 18m	9 - 12m	full to partial sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer rufinerve
(redvein maple)

Redvein maple, or also called Honshu maple according to its origin, belongs among acer species such as a. davidii or a. griseum sought after for their beautiful bark. Its natural habitat are mountainous forests of Japan, the islands of Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. ...


	6 - 10m	4 - 6m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer saccharinum f.laciniatum 'WIERI'
(silver maple)

This silver maple will draw your attention to the deeply cut leaves which resemble Japanese dissectum maples. The name silver describes the underneath of the leaves which are silvery gray and glitter in the wind. In too fertile soil the branches can grow as much as 1 meter within one year ...


	15 - 20m	6 - 12m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer shirasawanum 'AUREUM'
(Shirasawa maple)

“Aureum” is variety that differs from others by its more or less erect growth with horizontal lateral branches. The fan-shaped leaves are fresh yellow-green to golden yellow, sometimes with pinkish margins. The other difference is fruit: Acer shirasawanum holds its samaras above the foli ...


	2 - 4m		semi-shade / partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer tataricum ssp. ginnala
(Amur maple)

Amur maple is a subspecies of a less cultivated species called Tatar maple. This one comes from NE Asia, precisely Mongolia, Korea, Japan, and mainly the Amur River valley between Russia and China. It can be variable in habit but usually forms a vase-shaped, ...


	3 - 6m	3 - 6m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer x conspicuum 'RED FLAMINGO'
(hybrid snake-bark maple)

Even among a hundred trees you will notice Red Flamingo hybrid snake-bark maple first. Such a colourful small tree must have been brought directly from Mars where red is constantly in vogue. It is a stunning variety making ...


	2 - 4m	1.5 - 3m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer x freemanii AUTUMN BLAZE®
(maple)

A beautiful hybrid maple between acer saccharinum and acer rubrum was bred in the USA and is called Autumn Blaze®. It has the best of both the parents. Deciduous leaves are deeply lobed, deep green in summer and orange to bright red in autumn. The stalks are r ...


	9 - 13m	6 - 9m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Aesculus pavia 'KOEHNEI'
(dwarf red buckeye)

If you like big trees for their leaves but own only a small plot have a look at this dwarf red buckeye. Koehnei is a fantastic variety with attractive both foliage and flowers, and moreover, slow growth. The flowers are upright, conical panicles composed of orange-pink, t ...


	1 - 2m	1 - 2m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Aesculus x carnea 'BRIOTII'
(red horse chestnut)

Red horse chestnut is a fantastic tree which is usually planted in large gardens and parks, and as a street tree. Although, this hybrid grows a little slower (30 cm a year) making some 6x4m when 20 years old. Briotti is a popular variety with big, upright panicles of deep pin ...


	6 - 15m	6 - 10m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Albizia julibrissin
(silk tree)

Mimosaceae plants are common and popular mainly in southern Europe for their high tolerance to drought as well as attractive and long lasting flowering. Even though they come from subtropical parts of the world there is one species hardy enough to be grown in our climate - si ...


	3 - 5m	3 - 6m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Albizia julibrissin 'SUMMER CHOCOLATE'®
(silk tree)

Summer Chocolate® is a spectacular silk tree variety from Japan where it was discovered in 1990 as a seedling in a controlled planting of Albizia julibrissin in 1990. It was granted a US patent No. PP13,822 in 2003. St ...


	2 - 5m	2 - 5m	full sun	6b (down to -21°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Albizia julibrissin 'Boubri' OMBRELLA®
(silk tree)

Ombrella® belongs to the hardy group. It was a chance selection from France which was observed and cultivated, and later on patented under the name Boubri. It differs from the species by darker leaves and deeply coloured flowers. Exotic looking flowers are pinky-red, hairy spheres wit ...


	2 - 6m	1 - 3m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Alnus glutinosa 'IMPERIALIS'
(common alder)

Common alder is a European native plant. There are varieties, however, that are very uncommon and I am not afraid to say exquisite. Such as this variety: Imperialis. Imperialis alder ...


	5 - 8m	2 - 4m	full sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Amelanchier alnifolia 'OBELISK'
(Saskatoon)

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 ...


	1 - 3m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	1 (down to -46°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Amelanchier lamarckii
(juneberry)

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 r ...


	2 - 6m	2 - 5m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Aralia elata 'AUREOVARIEGATA'
(Japanese angelica tree)

Aureovariegata Japanese angelica tree is another variegated form of this east Asian taxon. It boasts showy variegation of leaf margins that are rich yellow in spring and turn paler in summer to almost white when the flowers ...


	2 - 4m	2 - 3m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Aralia elata 'VARIEGATA'
(Japanese angelica tree)

Variegata is one of the first (or possibly the very first) variegated mutation of Japanese angelica tree which probably explains it rather botanical, charmless name. Nonetheless the plant itself is charm impersonified! ...


	2 - 4m	2 - 3m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Aristolochia macrophylla
(Dutchman's pipe)

Dutchman's pipe is a vigorous climber native to America, found in moist woodlands from N.E.Canada to S.E.USA. It is cultivated for its dramatic large foliage which looks as if just escaped from a rainforest. The deciduous leaves are 10-30 cm across, fresh green, he ...


	5 - 9m	3 - 9m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Aronia arbutifolia 'BRILLIANT'
(purple chokeberry)

Brilliant is one of the latest varieties of purple chokeberry which is a hybrid between red and black chokeberry. So far you can find it listed under three names: a.melanocarpa, a.arbutifolia, and a. x prunifolia which is probably the most correct name. It is cultivated for seve ...


	1 - 2.5m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Aronia x prunifolia 'NERO'
(purple chokeberry)

Nero is a Slovak variety of purple chokeberry with large fruit and leaves purple tinged on the reverse. The lustrous fruits are black, about twice as big as black currant berries, and are rich in vitamin C and other importa ...


	1.5 - 2m	1 - 2m	full to partial sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Aronia x prunifolia 'VIKING'
(purple chokeberry)

Recently, less known fruit trees and shrubs are becoming more and more popular mainly thanks to their original taste as well as positive impact on our health. Chokeberry is one of them. It is in the same rosaceae family as the service tree and its fruit is similar, too. The lustrous fruits ar ...


	1.5 - 2m	1 - 2m	full sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea 'CECILE'
(deciduous azalea)

Cecile is a large-flowered deciduous azalea from the Exbury hybrids group. In late May it produces up to 8 cm wide, strongly fragrant flowers which combine pale pink, dark pink, soft apricot orange colour, and a golden yell ...


	1.3 - 1.8m	1.5 - 1.8m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea 'CLYDE'
(deciduous azalea)

Clyde is a Knap Hill deciduous azalea bred by Hachmann Baumschule in Germany. It produces gorgeous, strongly and sweetly scented flowers with pale salmon pink petals and rich orange upper lip. Flowers open late in the seaso ...


	1.5 - 2m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea 'DAVIESII'
(deciduous azalea)

Daviesii is a historical azalea variety bred by I. Davies in the U.K. and introduced around 1840. It bears rich trusses of almost white to very pale yellow flowers with a yellow blotch on the upper petal. Buds are orange. I ...


	1.5 - 2.5m	1.5 - 2.5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea 'GIBRALTAR'
(deciduous azalea)

Gibraltar is undoubtedly the bestseller among orange varieties as this orange is deep and glowing. It has frilled margins and blooms reliably every year. Flowers lack strong fragrance. Bred by Rotschild in 1947, GB. Deciduous azaleas are ericaceous plants, loving insulate position w ...


	1.3 - 1.5m	1.3 - 1.8m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea 'GLOWING EMBERS'
(deciduous azalea)

Glowing Embers is my top favourite. It is true to its name: as if you were watching the very centre of fire, the petals are vivid orange with golden flashes. Very fragrant. Mid green leaves have bronze highlight from spring already. Deciduous azaleas are ericaceous plants, loving in ...


	1.3 - 1.5m	1.3 - 1.5m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea 'GOLDEN EAGLE'
(deciduous azalea)

Golden Eagle blooms from mid May till early June with vivid, deep orange flowers with a golden throat. Very striking. It has dense foliage turning bronzy red in autumn. Deciduous azaleas are ericaceous plants, loving insulate position with constantly moist soil. During temporary sum ...


	1 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea 'GOLDTOPAS'
(deciduous azalea)

Goldtopas is an excellent variety of deciduous azalea with golden yellow flowers. Their colour is like glowing afternoon sun. Flower heads are up to 13 cm large, while individual flowers are 7-9 cm wide. It grows quite compact, forming a shrub 1.1m tall and 1.4m wide when 15 yea ...


	0.5 - 1.5m	0.5 - 2m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea 'HOMEBUSH'
(deciduous azalea)

Homebush forms rounded, almost spherical trusses of bright pink to salmon pink, semi-double flowers in late spring. The truss shape resembles flowering snowball viburnum. The tepals are distinctly pointed. Bred by Waterer in 1925, GB. Deciduous azaleas are ericaceous plants, loving ...


	1.3 - 1.5m	1 - 1.3m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea 'JOLIE MADAME'
(deciduous azalea)

“Jolie Madame” has rather distinct tips of tepals making a star-shape look. Flowers are candy pink with orange-apricot flare and a lovely fragrance. This variety grows about 2m tall and wide. Deciduous azaleas are ericaceous plants, loving insulate position with always moist soil. Durin ...


	1.5 - 2m		full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea 'LEMON DROP'
(deciduous azalea)

Lemon Drop is a coctail as well as this unique and beautiful azalea. It has medium-sized, pleasantly fragrant, light lemon yellow flowers with a light yellow blotch on the upper petal. Flower buds are the same light yellow ...


	1 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea 'NORTHERN HI-LIGHTS'
(deciduous azalea)

Northern Hi-Lights is a slow-grower with creamy white flowers that grade to pale or bright yellow on top petals. Buds are light pink. Leaves are dark green and turn brilliant carmine and burgundy red in autumn. Deciduous azaleas are ericaceous plants, loving insulate position with c ...


	1 - 1.3m	0.8 - 1.3m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea 'PERSIL'
(deciduous azalea)

Persil is a deciduous azalea with large, white flowers that have a light yellow blotch and nice fragrance. Deciduous leaves are mid green. It grows at medium speed, some 20-25 cm per year, forming an airy shrub with almost equal height and spread. Deciduous azaleas are ericac ...


	0.5 - 1.8m	0.5 - 1.5m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea 'SARINA'
(deciduous azalea)

Sarina is a large-flowered variety of this deciduous azalea, bred by Hans Hachmann already in 1963. Its flowers are rich scarlet red, slightly frilled at margins, and have a large, golden orange blotch on the upper lip. Fra ...


	1.5 - 2m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea 'SATAN'
(deciduous azalea)

Satan azalea says it all in its name. Fiery orange red flowers are large and sweetly scented, and open early in the azalea season – in the first half of May. Deciduous leaves are mid green, oval to elliptic, fresh gre ...


	1.5 - 2m	1.5 - 2m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea luteum
(deciduous azalea)

This is original, non-hybridized species of Turkey origin. Its heavily scented flowers are lemon to bright yellow with narrower tepals. They open fully into a shape of a star. Grows medium fast to 3m tall and wide. Deciduous azaleas are ericaceous plants, loving insulate position with constantly ...


	1.5 - 3m	1.5 - 2.5m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Berberis thunbergii 'ADMIRATION®'
(Japenese barberry)

We are proud to present a novelty bred in the Czech Republic in 1995, and patented in 2005 under US plant patent PP16,921. This barberry has uniquely coloured leaves – they are orangey-red or red in full sun with a fine greenish-yellow margin which is also the colour of bottom leaves. It grows ...


	0.2 - 0.3m		full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Berberis thunbergii 'ATROPURPUREA NANA'
(Japanese barberry)

Atropurpurea Nana is a red-leaved, dwarf variety of well-known barberry. Its deciduous leaves obovate to elliptic, emerge rich red, and if grown in full sun they turn deep burgundy red in summer and bright carmine red in au ...


	0.3 - 0.6m	0.4 - 0.8m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Berberis thunbergii 'RED ROCKET'®
(barberry)

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 bird ...


	1 - 2m	0.5 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Berberis thunbergii 'ROSE GLOW'
(barberry)

Rose Glow is an attractive barberry variety with deep purple red leaves marbled light pink. They are deciduous and remain coloured like that for most of the season at the top of the shrub. Foliage inside the shrub lacks var ...


	1 - 1.8m	1 - 1.8m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Berberis thunbergii f.atropurpurea 'BAGATELLE'
(Japanese barberry)

Bagatelle is a less common dwarf variety of red-leaved dřišťálů. Its deciduous leaves have all sorts of shapes like oblong, ovate, even rounded. They emerge rich red, and if grown in full sun they turn deep burgundy red in ...


	0.3 - 0.4m	0.3 - 0.5m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Betula ROYAL FROST
(birch)

ROYAL FROST is a trade name of a very attractive birch variety. It is a hybrid between betula populifolia „Whitespire“ and betula „Crimson Frost“. Deciduous leaves are diamond-shaped, s ...


	8 - 12m	3 - 5m	full sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Betula pendula 'PURPUREA'
(purple birch)

Purpurea is a red-leaved variety of European silver birch found in France in 1872. The species is named pendula which might make us believe it should be weeping but it is not. It refers to thin young branches which a ...


	4 - 5m	2 - 4m	full to partial sun	2 (down to -45°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Betula pendula 'YOUNGII'
(Young´s weeping silver birch)

European white birch is an attractive tree which, however, in its basic form is not suitable for small-sized gardens. However, this selection is excellent for every garden or even a tiny spot at your doorway. It is a weeping white birch, called Youngii. It is commonly 2-3m t ...


	2 - 3m	1 - 3m	full to partial sun	2 (down to -45°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Betula pendula 'Globe' MAGICAL® GLOBE
(dwarf European white birch)

MAGICAL® GLOBE is a dwarf selection of European white birch. It comes from Australia where it is called Lollipop Birch. Its makes stiff, strong, slow growing branches with very handsome, fresh green, glossy foliage. Es ...


	1.5 - 2.5m	1.3 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Betula pendula
(European white birch)

The species of European white birch is a large tree growing over 20m tall in maturity. Its most significant feature is white bark, pealing off in thin layers. Diamond-shaped leaves are mid green, partly glossy and are said to emerge only after the danger of all fro ...


	15 - 25m	5 - 10m	full sun	2 (down to -45°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Betula pendula 'KARACA'
(European white birch)

Karaca is a Hungarian variety of white birch, a natural mutation discovered by Dr. László Orlóci. European patent No. 16702 was granted in 2006. It is a slow-growing variety with extremely delicate foliage. The leaves are d ...


	2 - 3m	1 - 2m	full sun	2 (down to -45°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Betula utilis 'DOORENBOS'
(Himalayan birch)

Birches are typical trees of Eastern Europe and Asia, as well as some northern regions. Himalayan birch grows slower and not as tall as white birch so you can try one in your garden, too. Doorenboos is naturally a multi-stemmed shrubby tree with thick trunks. They are highly ...


	7 - 10m	4 - 6m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja 'LOCHINCH'
(buddleja)

Lochinch is a hybrid butterfly bush which originated as a natural mutation in the gardens of the Lochinch Castle in Scotland around 1940. It is possibly a hybrid between the most utilized b.davidii and its Chinese relative, ...


	1 - 2m	1 - 2m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja 'MISS VIOLET'
(butterfly bush)

Miss Violet is a compact butterfly bush variety growing about one and a half meters tall and wide, forming a dense, freely flowering shrub. Its rich purple violet flowers are composed in remarkably narrow, 10-15 cm long, sa ...


	1 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja 'WHITE BALL'
(butterfly bush)

White Ball is a Dutch butterfly bush variety from the Dreaming series developed by the Horticultural Reseach International in Boskoop. It produces slender panicles composed of fragrant, tubular, white flowers with golden yellow throat. Deciduous leaves are lanceola ...


	0.8 - 1.5m	0.8 - 1.5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja alternifolia
(fountain butterfly bush)

Fountain butterfly bush is a lovely form of a popular


	2 - 4m	2 - 3m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja davidii 'ADONIS BLUE'
(butterfly bush)

Adonis was very handsome which is why this butterfly bush has his name – Adonis Blue. The flowers are deep indigo blue and violet with orange throat. The inflorescence may look like lilac hence its other name: summer ...


	1 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja davidii 'BORDER BEAUTY'
(butterfly bush)

Border Beauty is a another butterfly bush proved by time. It was bred already in 1962, by a Dutch breeder Henry Schiphorst. It produces about 20 cm long, dense panicles of purple violet flowers with orange throat. Individua ...


	1.5 - 2m	1.5 - 2m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja davidii 'EMPIRE BLUE'
(butterfly bush)

Empire Blue is a butterfly bush variety bearing rich violet flowers with an orange eye. The inflorescence may look like lilac hence its other name: summer lilac. However, it can get misleading as summer lilac is more often ...


	1.5 - 2m	1 - 2m	full sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja davidii 'ILE DE FRANCE'
(butterfly bush)

Ile de France is a butterfly bush variety which dates back to 1930 when it was bred and introduced by Auguste Nonin in France. It bears 20-25 cm long lilac-like inflorescence of rich lilac-pink colour with orange throat. It ...


	2 - 3m	2 - 3m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja davidii 'PINK DELIGHT'
(butterfly bush)

If you like pink and butterflies at the same time, Pink Delight is butterfly bush variety ideal for you. Individual flowers are small and tubular, formed in up to 40 cm long, dense panicles at the ends of the branches. The inflorescence may look like lilac hence its other name: ...


	2 - 3m	2 - 3m	full sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja davidii 'ROYAL RED'
(butterfly bush)

Royal Red is a butterfly bush with deep purple-red flowers that are fragrant and up to 50 cm long. Individual flowers are small and tubular, formed in up to 40 cm long, dense panicles at the ends of the branches. The inflorescence may look like lilac hence its other name: summer ...


	2 - 3m	2 - 3m	full sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja davidii 'SUMMER BIRD Blue'
(butterfly bush)

SUMMER BIRD Blue is a small butterfly bush producing possibly the largest flowers of all SUMMER BIRD series. The purple blue panicles are about 12-14 cm long and quite fat - some 5-6 cm wide, and appear from mid July until ...


	0.4 - 0.5m	0.4 - 0.6m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja davidii 'SUMMER BIRD Magenta'
(butterfly bush)

SUMMER BIRD Magenta is a small butterfly bush from the SUMMER BIRD series producing fuchsia purple, fragrant, tubular flowers composed in medium-sized, chubby panicles from mid July until autumn if you regularly deadhead sp ...


	0.5 - 1m	0.5 - 1m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja davidii 'SUMMER BIRD Violet'
(butterfly bush)

SUMMER BIRD Violet is a profusely flowering, dwarf butterfly bush producing short panicles of lilac pink flowers. They are 6-8 cm long and sweetly fragrant, and appear from mid July until autumn if you regularly deadhead sp ...


	0.4 - 0.5m	0.4 - 0.6m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja davidii 'WHITE PROFUSION'
(butterfly bush)

White Profusion is a white flowering butterfly bush. Individual flowers are small and tubular, formed in up to 40 cm long, dense panicles at the ends of the branches. The inflorescence may look like lilac hence its other name: summer lilac. However, it can get misleading as summ ...


	2 - 3m	2 - 3m	full sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja davidii BUTTERFLY CANDY LAVENDER
(butterfly bush)

BUTTERFLY CANDY™ LAVENDER is a dwarf and compact buddleja producing deep lavender pink flowers with an orange throat. The inflorescence is conical, fat but short – only about 6-8 cm long, and composed of small, ...


	0.6 - 0.8m	0.6 - 0.8m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja davidii 'BotEx 001' BUTTERFLY CANDY™ LITTLE PURPLE
(butterfly bush)

BUTTERFLY CANDY™ LITTLE PURPLE is a dwarf and compact buddleja producing dark violet blue flowers. The inflorescence is conical, slim, around 10 cm long, and composed of small, funnel-shaped flowers. They are moderate ...


	0.6 - 0.8m	0.6 - 0.8m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja davidii 'BotEx 005' BUTTERFLY CANDY™ LITTLE PINK
(butterfly bush)

BUTTERFLY CANDY™ LITTLE PINK is a dwarf and compact buddleja producing enchanting soft pink flowers. The inflorescence is conical, slim, 10-12 cm long, and composed of small, funnel-shaped flowers. They are moderately ...


	0.6 - 0.8m	0.6 - 0.8m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja davidii 'ElstB1' MAGDA'S GOLD KNIGHT
(buddleja)

MAGDA’S GOLD KNIGHT is a natural mutation of Black Knight butterfly bush offering the same deep indigo violet blue flowers and yellow to chartreuse variegate ...


	1.5 - 2.5m	1.5 - 2.5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja davidii 'Lonplum' SUGAR PLUM
(buddleja)

SUGAR PLUM is another fantastic success by English breeder Peter R.Moore. It is a butterfly bush, a cross between varieties Royal Red and Summer Beauty. The result has a rich colour of the first parent, and compact habit an ...


	1.5 - 1.8m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja davidii 'Tobud1305' BUTTERFLY TOWER
(butterfly bush)

BUTTERFLY TOWER is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating butterfly bush varieties. It was bred by Thompson and Morgan from England, possibly the most famous and longest running seeds and plant mail order company, and intr ...


	1 - 2m	0.5 - 0.8m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja LO&BEHOLD® 'PINK MICRO CHIP'
(butterfly bush)

Pink Micro Chip is a dwarf butterfly bush from the LO&BEHOLD® series bred by Dennis James Werner from the North Carolina State University, USA. It is a planned breeding program ...


	0.4 - 0.6m	0.5 - 0.8m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja x weyeriana 'SUNGOLD'
(butterfly bush)

Sungold butterfly bush dates back to 1960’s when it was bred in the Netherlands as a sport of Golden Glow. It has mid-sized panicles of rounded clusters with yellow, tubular, sweetly scented flowers from first half of ...


	2 - 3m	2 - 3m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja x weyeriana 'Bicolor' FLOWER POWER®
(butterfly bush)

Flower Power® is a recent butterfly bush intruduction with attractive colour play. The buds are lavender violet and open into lilac-pink flowers with conspicuous orange throats that add brightness to the overall appearance. Individual flowers are small and tubular, formed i ...


	2 - 3m	2 - 3m	full sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Callicarpa bodinieri var.giraldii 'PROFUSION'
(beauty berry)

Beauty berry. Sounds like a beauty salon. The truth is the name is right because this plant, originally from China, is grown for its beautifully coloured berries. It is a mid-sized shrub with deep green, elliptic to obovate, deciduous leaves that are bronze when young. It flowers in summer ...


	1 - 3m		full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Calycanthus 'APHRODITE'
(hybrid sweetshrub)

Aphrodite is a beautiful, large-flowered sweetshrub hybrid between c.chinensis and c.occidentalis. The flowers are often compared to magnolias - both in shape and size. They are 7-9 cm across, rich crimson to ...


	3 - 4m	2 - 3m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Calycanthus floridus
(Carolina allspice)

This easy to grow shrub has many names and all of them say something about the beautiful perfume of the flowers: sweetshrub, strawberry shrub, or even pineapple shrub. They really smell like a few types of fruit: strawberry, apple, and even melon. Sweetshrub is nat ...


	1.5 - 2.5m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Calycanthus floridus 'ATHENS'
(Carolina allspice)

Athens is a unique sweetshrub variety selected by the State Botanical Garden at the University of Georgia, USA. It has mint green, 4-5 across, fully double flowers which come out usually from mid May until late June in CE c ...


	1.5 - 2m	1.5 - 2m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Calycanthus x 'VENUS'
(sweetshrub)

Venus is one of the fascinating inventions which followed Richard Hartlage’s breakthrough with hybridizing sweetshrub species in early 1990’s. This variety was bred by Dr. Thomas Ranney of the Mountain Horticult ...


	1.5 - 2.5m	1 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Calycanthus x raulstonii 'HARTLAGE WINE'
(Raulston sweetshrub)

Calycanthus x raulstonii (x Sinocalycanthus)

Hartlage Wine is an interspecific hybrid sweetshrub bred by Richard Hartlage in 1991, a former student of NC State University, USA. He managed to cross calycanthus floridus and sinocalycanthus chinensis. The result is a ver ...


	1.5 - 2.5m	1 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Campsis radicans
(trumpet creeper - STANDARD TREE)

This is the species of north-american trumpet creeper trained into a tree with a real stem. It bears terminal cymes of rich red, trumpet-shaped flowers from early summer until the first frosts. Pinnate leaves are deep green and enhance its tropical appearance. Being originally a climbing ...


	2 - 3m	1 - 2m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Campsis radicans
(trumpet creeper - climber)

This is the species of trumpet creeper that comes from North America and has deep red flowers. They are trumpet-shaped, 5-6 cm long. Flowering begins in early July and strong, well-established plants keep on blooming until the first frosts. Pinnate leaves are large, deciduous, mid to dark gre ...


	3 - 6m	1 - 2m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Campsis radicans 'FLAMENCO'
(trumpet creeper - climber)

If you like red flowers in summer, Flamenco variety of north-american trumpet creeper is a perfect choice. It bears plentiful of trumpet shaped, up to 7 cm long flowers with yellow throats and red veins. They are formed at the ends of current year's branches in rich umbels. Pinn ...


	3 - 6m	1 - 2m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Campsis radicans 'FLAVA'
(trumpet creeper - climber)

Flava is a north-american variety of trumpet creeper with golden yellow flowers. They are trumpet-shaped, 5-6 cm long. Flowering begins in mid July and strong, well-established plants keep on blooming until the first frosts. Pinnate leaves are large, deciduous, light green and r ...


	3 - 6m	1 - 2m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Campsis x tagliabuana 'MADAME GALEN'
(trumpet vine - climber)

In 1893, in a nursery near Milano, Italy, Tagliabua brothers made a beautiful cross between North American radicans and Chinese grandiflora, which inherited hardiness from the west and large flowers from the east. The flowers are 7-9 cm wide, orange red with yellowish-throat. The buds form a raceme ...


	3 - 6m	1 - 2m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Campsis x tagliabuana 'Kudian' INDIAN SUMMER®
(trumpet vine - climber)

INDIAN SUMMER® trumpet creeper has been winning all sorts of awards since 1998. It is a successful cross between c.tagliabuana and c.radicans bred by Hendricus Jacobus Maria Kuijf from the Netherlands. US plant patent PP13139 was granted in 2002. It blooms abundantly fr ...


	2 - 4m	0.5 - 1m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Campsis x tagliabuana 'Kudian' INDIAN SUMMER®
(trumpet creeper - shrub form)

INDIAN SUMMER® is one of the latest varieties among trumpet creepers. It is a successful cross between c.tagliabuana and c.radicans that originated in the Netherlands and was patented in the USA under the name Kudian. It blooms abundantly from early July until the first ...


	1 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Campsis x tagliabuana SUMMER JAZZ™ FIRE
(trumpet creeper - climber)

Campsis x tagliabuana ('Takarazuka Fresa')

SUMMER JAZZ™ FIRE is a showstopper with its brilliant vibrant red flowers. They are large, possibly not as large as the yellow variety from this series, about 5-6 cm across, and appear from mid July. They are composed in long racemes that may contain 6 ...


	2 - 3m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

carpinus betulus 'MONUMENTALIS'
(hornbeam)

Monumentalis is a unique version of hornbeam with strictly conical shape and very slow growth rate. Leaves are bright green and cover the whole of the plant. Even after they fall the tree remains very attractive with its regularly growing branches making a bonsai appearance. No pruning ...


	1 - 3m	1 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Carpinus betulus 'PENDULA'
(weeping hornbeam)

Pendula is a weeping form of hornbeam. Mature plants make gracious looking specimens with irregularly weeping or cascading branches. Their crowns are usually not too symmetrical providing a unique appearance for every plant. Naturally the crown grows slowly into a large, umbrell ...


	2 - 4m	1 - 6m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Carpinus betulus 'FASTIGIATA'
(hornbeam)

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 g ...


	8 - 12m	2 - 4m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Caryopteris 'Lisaura' HINT OF GOLD
(bluebeard)

HINT OF GOLD bluebeard is a showstopper due to its vibrant golden chartreuse leaves. They are larger than on most other bluebeards – up to 5.5 cm long and 3 cm wide, deciduous, and bear interesting fragrance when crus ...


	0.6 - 1m	0.6 - 1m	full sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Caryopteris x clandonensis 'HEAVENLY BLUE'
(bluebeard)

Heavenly Blue is a favourite variety of bluebeard. It has profusion of purple-blue flowers at the end of summer that attract bumble bees and butterflies. The leaves are deep green on the upper side and silvery blue-green beneath. They have an interesting scent which recalls cook ...


	0.4 - 0.8m	0.4 - 0.8m	full sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Caryopteris x clandonensis 'SUMMER SORBET'
(bluebeard)

Summer Sorbet bluebeard is a fantastic novelty from England. It is a natural mutation of Kew Blue variety. Summer Sorbet has colourful foliage – the leaves are dark green in the centre with rich yellow margins. Flowers are violet-blue, come out at the end of summer and continue b ...


	0.4 - 0.8m	0.4 - 0.8m	full sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Caryopteris x clandonensis 'THETIS'
(bluebeard)

Thetis bluebeard boasts compact and strictly upright growth without arching side branches. In late summer it produces a profusion of dark violet-blue flowers. They are composed in cymes and are always occupied by bumble bee ...


	0.6 - 1m	0.5 - 0.6m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Caryopteris x clandonensis 'WHITE SURPRISE'®
(bluebeard)

White Surprise® is a new bluebeard variety with rich, creamy-white variegation on all leaves. It produces profusion of indigo-blue to violet-blue flowers from late summer until early autumn which look magnificent on the background of light-coloured leaves. It makes a small ...


	0.5 - 0.6m	0.6 - 0.8m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Caryopteris x clandonensis 'WORCESTER GOLD'
(bluebeard)

Worcester Gold is another variety of bluebeard. This one has bright yellow-green leaves. They are narrow, aromatic and silvery-green beneath. Flowers are formed in small panicles and their deep blue colour looks like sky before a storm. They attract butterflies and bumble-bees. ...


	0.3 - 0.5m	0.3 - 0.5m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Inoveris' GRAND BLEU®
(bluebeard)

Bravo to French cultivators who come up with this new variety of bluebeard! Want to hear why we are so excited about it? Compared to its parent this one has deep green, larger leaves with silvery underneath; deeper blue and more numerous flowers; its flowering period is rather extended from m ...


	0.3 - 0.6m	0.3 - 0.8m	full sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Castanea sativa + ODRŮDY
(sweet chestnut)

Sweet chestnut is cultivated for several beautiful features. The deciduous leaves are deep green, elliptic to oblong, up to 20 cm long, distinctly serrated and glossy, turning deep golden yellow in autumn. Flowers are creamy beige catkins that appear in July. They ...


	5 - 20m	5 - 10m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Catalpa bignonioides
(southern catalpa)

Catalpas have been grown in our country for many years. The species may be found in every larger city as an important feature of a city park. It offers outstanding points of interest such as large leaves in summer and long cigar-shaped seed pods in winter, hence its name Indian Bean Tree. ...


	5 - 10m	3 - 5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Catalpa bignonioides 'AUREA'
(Indian bean tree)

Aurea variey bears huge, tropical looking, heart shaped leaves (20-25 cm large), of bright yellow-green colour. They are slightly hairy like suede, pleasant to touch. They have interesting scent similar to tobacco leaves that allegedly repels insects. Beginning of summer 20-30 cm t ...


	2 - 8m	2 - 6m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Catalpa bignonioides 'NANA'
(dwarf catalpa)

Nana variety is a lot different to the species. It can be found under its second Latin name catalpa bungei. It is a small tree that can be considered dwarf as opposed to its parent. It was bred to achieve an attractive tree with exceptional foliage but of reduced size to fit even a sma ...


	2 - 3.5m	2 - 4m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Catalpa x erubescens 'PURPUREA'
(purple Indian Bean Tree)

Do you like a tall tree but are afraid it would be too big for your small garden? Well, if you have enough will to prune it every one or two years you can always control its size provided it is not an ash type tree growing about 1 m every year. Thus you can enhance the look of your garden with somet ...


	3 - 9m	3 - 6m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cephalanthus occidentalis
(buttonbush)

Buttonbush is a very interesting shrub, popular with collectors. Its main feature are flowers that are perfect spheres with tiny, pure white, tubular flowers. They are followed by small, green fruit. It flowers on current year’s wood. They have a nice scent and attract butterflies. D ...


	0.5 - 1.8m	0.5 - 1.8m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cercis canadensis 'FOREST PANSY'
(eastern redbud)

Eastern redbud is a lovely, deciduous, small tree or a large shrub where the word “love” is the key feature. Why? Because its leaves are in a perfect shape of a heart that we are used to draw as an icon. Moreover, Forest Pansy variety has burgundy red to deep burg ...


	2 - 4m	2 - 4m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cercis canadensis 'RUBY FALLS'
(eastern redbud)

Ruby Falls is undoubtedly one of the darkest coloured little trees that will grab your attention thanks to its dark burgundy red, typically heart-shaped, approximately 8x10 cm large leaves and a weeping habit. Its crown is quite compact and the branches may ...


	1 - 2m	1 - 2m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cercis chinensis 'AVONDALE'
(Chinese redbud)

Avondale is a Chinese redbud that comes from New Zealand and is said to be the most profusely flowering redbud ever. From the first hot days of spring small, deep pink, pea-like flowers appear on bare wood, opening from bud ...


	1.5 - 3m	1.5 - 2.5m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Pink Storm' DOUBLE TAKE PINK™
(Chinese flowering quince)

Pink Storm is a pink flowering variety of Chinese flowering quince from the DOUBLE TAKE™ series. From early spring it makes large, 4-6 cm across, semi-double, crepe-myrtle-like, pink flowers with partially frilled mar ...


	1.5 - 2m	1.5 - 2m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Scarlet Storm' DOUBLE TAKE SCARLET™
(Chinese flowering quince)

Scarlet Storm is a unique variety of Chinese flowering quince from the DOUBLE TAKE™ series. From early spring it makes large, 5-6 cm across, semi-double, camellia-like flowers of rich red color, decorated with yellow ...


	1.5 - 2m	1.5 - 2m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Chilopsis linearis 'BURGUNDY'
(desert willow)

Burgundy is a beautiful variety of desert willow of untraceable origin, possibly a selection of Rio Salado with slightly paler flowers. Burgundy desert willow makes deep maroon, velvety flowers with white and yellow stripes ...


	2 - 5m	2 - 4m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Chionanthus virginicus
(fringe tree)

Fringe tree is a very rare and beautiful small shrub or small tree. In early summer it has profusion of upto 20 cm long pendent panicles of fragrant, shiny snow-white, narrow flowers. Female plants produce bluish black berries, however, usually only male plants are sold in nurseries. Mid ...


	1.5 - 3m	1.5 - 3m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

x Chitalpa tashkentensis 'SUMMER BELLS®'
(chitalpa)

The orchid-like flowers are pale to bright pink with a yellow throat and frilled margins. Flowers have a lovely, sweet scent. Summer Bells® is a chitalpa variety repeating flowering. It starts in early summer and last for 2-3 weeks, and then again in second half of August f ...


	3 - 5m	2 - 4m	full sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cladrastis kentukea
(yellow wood)

Yellow wood is a rare, though fully hardy tree that deserves more attention. Its origin is not clear and definite. Usually this small tree or large shrub is connected with Kentucky, USA, but many plants grow freely on limestone cliffs on China and Japan. It used to be a jewel of royal gardens ...


	5 - 10m		full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Clematis 'ERNEST MARKHAM'
(old man's beard)

Ernest Markham is an eye-catching large-flowered clematis with rich magenta purple flowers. They come out in June and continue blooming until August or September if pruned only lightly in early spring. If cut back (as in gr ...


	2 - 2.5m	0.5 - 1m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Clematis 'PIILU'
(old man´s beard)

Piilu is an interesting variety of clematis with double flowers in late spring and single flowers in late summer / early autumn. They have frilled margins. The flower sepals are light lilac-mauve with deeper red wide bands in the middle, and yellow anthers. They are 6-12 cm acro ...


	1 - 2m		full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Clematis 'ROUGE CARDINAL'
(old man´s beard)

Rouge Cardinal is a clematis with the deepest shade of crimson red colour. The flowers are velvety, with a slightly lighter band across the sepals. This variety prefers full sun. It belongs to Group 3 clematis, flowering in mid- and late summer. Flowers appear on new growths. ...


	2 - 3m		full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Clematis 'VILLE DE LYON'
(old man´s beard)

Ville de Lyon is a large-flowered clematis variety with carmine-red flowers. The sepals are deeper nearer their margins, the anthers are yellow. The flowers are compact, almost flat, and very pretty. Bes grown through a shrub as lower foliage becomes scorched by late summer. ...


	2 - 3m		full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Clematis 'WARSZAWSKA NIKE'
(old man's beard)

Warszawska Nike is a beautiful clematis variety from Poland, bred by Stefan Franczak and introducd in 1982. It bears large, 12-14 cm across, single, deep purple violet, velvety flowers. Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) awa ...


	2 - 3m		full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Clematis 'Evipo099' BOULEVARD® OLYMPIA
(old man's beard)

BOULEVARD® OLYMPIA is a compact clematis with pastel lavender violet flowers. They are 10-14 cm across, single to semi double with 6 to 12 wavy sepals with a less conspicuous paler bar in the centre. They come out from ...


	1 - 1.5m	0.5 - 1m	full sun to shade	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Clematis 'St17333' MULTI PINK
(old man's beard)

One of the most sought-after as well as most famous clematis varieties with fully double flowers is Multi Blue from 1983, bred by J. Bouter and Zoon from Dutch nursery town Boskoop. 36 years later comes a ...


	1.5 - 2.5m		full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Clethra alnifolia 'HUMMINGBIRD'
(summersweet)

Hummingbird is a cute name for a cute and truly dwarf sweet pepper bush variety. From late July it produces a profusion of rather short, spike-like, erect racemes composed of creamy white, sweetly scented flowers. They last ...


	0.5 - 1.2m	0.5 - 1.3m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Clethra alnifolia 'RUBY SPICE'
(summer-sweet)

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 decidu ...


	1 - 2m	1 - 2m	semi-shade / partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Comptonia peregrina
(sweet fern)

Sweet fern is a unique plant, the only species in its own genus. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 and named liquidambar peregrina. It comes from North America and naturally occurs in sandy, dry loams among pine trees and surrounded by heather. Sw ...


	0.5 - 1m	0.3 - 1m	full to partial sun	2 (down to -45°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cornus 'Rutgan®' STELLAR PINK®
(STELLAR PINK® dogwood)

Stellar Pink® is a cross between cornus kousa and cornus florida “Sweetwater”. The flowers are in fact bracts. There are 4 wide bracts, composed around a small flower head, 10 cm across. It is very floriferous ...


	3 - 6m		full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cornus controversa 'VARIEGATA'
(wedding cake tree)

This giant dogwood has another name which, in my opinion, characterizes the plant much better = wedding cake tree. Looking at the habit of the more commonly grown cultivar Variegata one knows exactly what it means. This beauty can easily become a show-stopping specimen in ...


	3 - 5m	2 - 3m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cornus florida 'CHEROKEE DAYBREAK®'
(flowering dogwood)

Cherokee Daybreak® has 4 large, creamy white bracts around a tiny flower head. Leaves are mid green with yellowish-white varigation that turns pink towards the end of summer. Autumn leaves show multiple of colours with prevailing purple shades. This shrub does not like stress o ...


	2 - 4m		full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cornus florida 'RUBRA'
(flowering dogwood)

Rubra is one of the most known and at the same time beautiful varieties of flowering dogwood. The inflorescence is composed of 4 medium-sized, deep pink or reddish purple flower bracts around a small, rounded head with tiny, tubular flowers that are followed by small, glossy, red fruit ...


	2 - 4m	1 - 3m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cornus kousa 'MILKY WAY'
(Japanese dogwood)

Milky Way is an old time favourite. It has snow white to creamy white flowers. Technically, they are not flowers but 4 flower bracts composed around small flower heads. They are 6-10 cm wide and conspicuous as they come out in June when the shrub is in leaf, and the foliage makes a den ...


	2 - 3m	2 - 4m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cornus kousa 'SATOMI'
(Japanese dogwood)

“Satomi” is the most sought after variety among the Japanese ones. Its flowers are of light to deep pink colour that is unevenly spread throughout the flowers. Technically, they are not flowers but 4 flower bracts composed around small flower heads. They are up to 10 cm wide and c ...


	1.5 - 3m		full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cornus kousa 'Samzam' SAMARITAN®
(Japanese dogwood)

SAMARITAN® Japanese dogwood is easily recognized from a distance. Its variegated foliage steps out of any hedge or landscape. The deciduous leaves are acuminate, ovate, medium green with white or near white margins, an ...


	3 - 5m	2 - 4m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cornus kousa var.chinensis 'CHINA GIRL'
(Japanese flowering dogwood)

China Girl is a freely flowering Japanese dogwood with numerous creamy white flowers in June when the shrub is fully in leaf. Technically, they are not flowers but 4 flower bracts composed around small flower heads. They are followed by edible, bright pink fruit that looks like ...


	2 - 3m	2 - 4m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cornus sanguinea 'MIDWINTER FIRE'
(common dogwood)

Bloodtwig dogwood is a low-maintenance shrub that is popular especially in parks and gardens with reduced time for regular care. Its main attraction are beautifully coloured leafless branches in winter. This variety shows glowing orange at the base to vivid red and purple towards the top o ...


	1 - 1.5m	1 - 1.3m	full sun to shade	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Corylopsis pauciflora
(buttercup winterhazel)

Buttercup winterhazel is a rare shrub from Japan and Taiwan. It is especially popular among hobbyists and garden enthusiasts. Its small, primrose yellow flowers are born in pendent racemes from early March until end April, weather conditions pending. They are fragrant and do not mind ligh ...


	1 - 1.5m		semi-shade / partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Corylopsis spicata
(spike winterhazel)

Spike winterhazel is a rare shrub from Japan and Taiwan. It is especially popular among hobbyists and garden enthusiasts. Its small, primrose yellow flowers are born in 10-15 cm long, pendent racemes from early March until end April, weather conditions pending. They are fragrant and do no ...


	1 - 2m	1 - 2m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Corylus avellana 'CONTORTA'
(corkscrew hazel)

Contorta is a contorted version of our European hazelnut. It was found as a spontaneous mutation of a branch in a hedge in Tortworth, England, in the middle of 1800’s by a Victorian gardener Canon Henry Nicholson Ella ...


	2 - 3m	2 - 3m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Corylus maxima 'PURPUREA'
(purple-leaved filbert)

Filbert is a hazelnut species from S.E. Europe and S.W. Asia and exhibits a vigorously growing many-stemmed shrub with deciduous leaves. Purpurea is an old variety with deep maroon to near black leaves. They are 5-12 cm lon ...


	3 - 6m	3 - 6m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cotinus 'GRACE'
(hybrid smoke tree)

Grace is a hybrid smoke tree variety, a cross between c. coggygria 'Velvet Cloak' and the American species c. obovatus. It is a vigorous, fast-growing shrub or small multi-stemmed tree with large, broadly oval to rounded, d ...


	2 - 5m	2 - 3m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cotinus DUSKY MAIDEN
(smoke bush)

DUSKY MAIDEN is a new smoke bush introduction from England by Peter Moore. It was invented in 1998 as an interspecific cross between Cotinus szechuanensis (male parent) and Cotinus coggygria ‘Velvet Cloak ...


	1.5 - 2.5m	1.5 - 2.5m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cotinus coggygria 'ROYAL PURPLE'
(smoke tree)

Smoke tree might have a slight problem these days when smoking outside becomes prohibited ... just joking, the alleged smoke is what flowering of this shrub looks like. It blooms from June to July and from a distance the clusters do look like purple smoke. The leaves of Royal Purple are deep burgun ...


	2 - 5m		full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot' GOLDEN SPIRIT®
(smoke tree)

GOLDEN SPIRIT® is a new variety of smoke tree from Boskoop, Netherlands, patented in 2000 by Sanders-van Harn a Adriana Christina Bastiona under the name „Ancot“. It is unique for its bright lime-yellow foliage on relatively long stalks compared to the leaf ...


	2 - 3m	2 - 3m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Crataegus laevigata 'PAUL'S SCARLET'
(hawthorn)

This very attractive hawthorn can be either a great specimen in your garden or used as a hedge. In late May the branches will be covered with bright pink to crimson red clusters of double flowers. The leaves have 3-5 rounded lobes and are deep green and shiny. It grows as a large shrub or ...


	4 - 5m	2 - 4m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Crataegus x lavalleei 'CARRIEREI'
(Lavallée's hawthorn)

Carrièrei hawthorn differs from the original hybrid by a much more profuse blooming and therefore a magnificent display of fruit in autumn. It is a small to mid-sized tree whose leaves, though deciduous, remain on the ...


	3 - 5m	2 - 4m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cydonia oblonga 'LESKOVACKA'
(quince)

Leskovacka, pronounced with a soft ‘c’ as ‘leskovatschka’, is an old quince variety from Serbia, former Yugoslavia, known already since 1898. It bears large, apple-shaped fruit that is rich yellow wh ...


	2 - 5m	2 - 3m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cytisus 'BOSKOOP RUBY'
(broom)

Boskoop Ruby received an award already for the deepest red flowering broom. The colour of pea-like flowers is bright ed with both magenta and orange shades. Blooming time is early May to early June. Leaves are small, up to 2 cm long, and mature plants are nearly leafless. It forms a ...


	0.5 - 1.3m	0.5 - 1.3m	full sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cytisus 'LENA'
(broom)

Lena is a very attractive variety of broom that bears small, pea-like flowers that are soft red outside and vivid golden-yellow inside. This combination looks striking and at the same time pleasant thanks to warm colour tones. Blooming time is early May to early June. Leaves are ...


	0.5 - 1.5m	0.5 - 1.5m	full sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cytisus 'PALETTE'
(broom)

Palette is a multicoloured broom with small, pea-like flowers. They combine various shades of purple-pink and red, golden and orange. Blooming begins around mid May and continues for 3-4 weeks after which small, 3-lobed, na ...


	0.5 - 1.3m	0.5 - 1.5m	full sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cytisus x praecox 'ALLGOLD'
(broom)

Allgold is a hybrid variety made from crossing c.multiflorus x c.purgans. It has deep yellow pea-like flowers on deep green branches. Blooming time about a month, from the first half of May. Leaves are small, up to 2 cm long, and mature plants are nearly leafless. It forms a ...


	0.5 - 1.3m	0.5 - 1.3m	full sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Daphne mezereum 'RUBRA'
(mezereon)

One of the first plants to flower at the end of winter is this mezereon. Well before the first spring trees open their buds you can find this plant flowering in the wild, along the paths in the woods or on sunny meadows. Its natural habitat is Europe. Mezereon is a deciduous shrub with upr ...


	0.3 - 0.8m	0.3 - 0.6m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Davidia involucrata 'SONOMA'
(dove tree)

Sonoma dove tree is a sensation that has been a subject of excited debates and positive comments on horticultural forums for some time now. It is a variety that arose from grafts taken from Sonoma Heritage Tree No.20 at Son ...


	6 - 8m	2 - 4m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Decaisnea fargesii
(decaisnea)

Decaisnea is a very attractive and rare small tree from China. It is cultivated for its beautiful, exotic looking foliage, and coloured seed pods. It produces multiple of thin, upright trunks which bear leaves usually at the tops, just like aralias. The deciduous leaves are elegant, light ...


	2 - 5m	1 - 3m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Deutzia 'COMPACT PARADISE'
(deutzia)

In 2020 American company Proven Winners® introduces a stunning compact new deutzia provisionally called Compact Paradise. It is very similar to successful varieties YUKI CHERRY BLOSSOM and YUKI SNOWFLAKE but produces i ...


	0.3 - 0.5m	0.4 - 0.6m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Deutzia 'NCDX2' YUKI CHERRY BLOSSOM®
(deutzia)

YUKI CHERRY BLOSSOM® deutzia produces 10-15 cm long racemes of pearl-like, pale pink buds, which open into 5-petalled, white flowers with pink hues, and pink reverse. They are decorated with a crown of stamens in the c ...


	0.3 - 0.5m	0.4 - 0.6m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Deutzia gracilis 'NIKKO'
(slender deutzia)

Nikko is a variety of deutzia that is nowadays classified as slender deutzia, though formerly it was the only variety of Japanese forma deutzia crenata var.nakaiana. Still, its rese ...


	0.3 - 0.6m	0.5 - 1m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Deutzia scabra 'PLENA'
(deutzia)

Deutzias come from eastern Asia. They are low-maintenance shrubs ideal for every garden size and very gardener as they are so easy to grow. Plena is a simpler name for Flore Pleno variety of deutzia that bears double flowers that are pink on the outside and pure white inside. ...


	1.5 - 3m	1 - 2.5m	full to partial sun		for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Deutzia x 'STRAWBERRY FIELDS'
(deutzia)

Strawberry Fields is a hybrid variety of deutzia with deep rose-pink, star-shaped, fragrant flowers. Bearing the same name as one of the old song by the Beatles it really looks like green fields with strawberries as it grows as a compact, low shrub with dense foliage and profusi ...


	0.8 - 1.5m	0.8 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Deutzia x elegantissima 'ROSEALIND'
(beautiful deutzia)

What more does one have to say to describe this plant other than its name? It is called beautiful deutzia and rest assured that the name fits. This deutzia is an arching, not very tall shrub with amazing rich pink flowers. They come out in late May and last for 2-3 ...


	0.8 - 1.3m	1 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Diervilla sessifolia 'BUTTERFLY'
(bush honeysuckle)

Butterfly is a yellow flowering variety of bush honeysuckle with rich green leaves. They are stalk-less, lance-shaped, acuminate, and deciduous. 2-lipped, honeysuckle-like, sulphur yellow flowers come out from June for abou ...


	0.6 - 1.3m	0.6 - 1.3m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Diervilla sessilifolia 'LPDC Podaras' COOL SPLASH
(southern bush honeysuckle)

COOL SPLASH is a variegated cultivar of southern bush honeysuckle forming small, deciduous shrubs with attractive variegated foliage and small honeysuckle-like golden yellow flowers. Leaves are stalk-less, lance-shaped, acu ...


	0.5 - 1m	0.5 - 1m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Diervilla x splendens 'El Madrigal' DIVA
(bush honeysuckle)

DIVA is a German variety of bush honeysuckle bred by Spilkers Jungpflanzen from Barmstedt, home town of a famous rhododendron breeder Hachmann Baumschule. The plant received a Gold Medal at prestigious fair of novelties Pla ...


	0.6 - 1.3m	0.6 - 1.3m	full to partial sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Elaeagnus angustifolia
(oleaster)

Oleaster is the oldest species from the genus cultivated in Czechia. It is a small deciduous tree or a tall shrub native to a wide range from the Caucasus, through southern Europe to Central Asia. Its most attractive feature are the narrow, olive-like leaves which ...


	3 - 6m	3 - 4m	full to partial sun	2 (down to -45°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Elsholtzia stauntonii
(Chinese mint shrub)

Mint shrub is a small plant from China which is grown mainly for its very late flowers that come out at the very end of growing season – in September and October. They are 10-20 cm long spikes of rich lilac-pink colour. Leaves are deciduous, narrowly lanceola ...


	0.8 - 1.3m	0.8 - 1.3m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Enkianthus campanulatus
(red-vein)

Latin name enkianthus was made up from two Greek words although this deciduous shrub originates in Japan. It belongs to the heath family and also fits in there perfectly. No other rhododendron or azalea has its structure. Its main stems are always fully vertical with tops of small, alternate leaves. ...


	0.5 - 1.5m		full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Euonymus alatus 'COMPACTUS'
(winged euonymus)

This deciduous shrub is a compact form of winged euonymus. Same as the species it is undoubtedly an eye-catcher in every garden. The branches do not have that distinct corky wings but are much denser creating a very bushy, attractive habit. Its leaves are compound like on ash. Young leaves are brigh ...


	1 - 1.5m	1.3 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Exochorda racemosa 'NIAGARA'®
(pearl bush)

Beauty is simplicity. Or the other way round? Pearl bush confirms both. The name itself sounds very attractive and the shrub definitely is a show-stopper when in full bloom. This variety is a novelty from Dutch nursery town Boskoop, and was bred by Herman Geers. Its name is Niagara&# ...


	0.5 - 1.3m	0.5 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Fagus sylvatica 'ATROPUNICEA'
(copper beech)

Atropunicea is a copper beech variety from the atropurpurea group but not a synonym for forma purpurea as often described. Atropunicea is a vegetatively propagated variety which keeps its characteristics and is much smaller ...


	8 - 12m	6 - 8m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Fagus sylvatica 'DAWYCK GOLD'
(Dawyck Golden beech)

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 g ...


	10 - 15m	1 - 3m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Fagus sylvatica 'DAWYCK PURPLE'
(Dawyck Purple beech)

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 throug ...


	10 - 15m	1 - 3m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Fagus sylvatica 'MERCEDES'
(narrow-leaved beech)

An amazing variety of common beech is this narrow-leaved variety called Mercedes. Its leaves are deciduous, deep green, glossy, about 10cm long and max. 1cm wide, and turn yellow in autumn. They look identical to another beech variety Aspleniifolia but Mercedes forms a dense, lo ...


	1 - 2m	1 - 2m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Fagus sylvatica 'PENDULA'
(weeping European beech)

Pendula is a weeping form of European beech first introduced by George Loddiges in his nursery in London, UK, in 1836. It bears deciduous, 6-10 cm long, broadly elliptic-ovate, glossy leaves that emerge bright green, mature ...


	8 - 20m	5 - 15m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Fagus sylvatica 'PURPLE FOUNTAIN'
(weeping copper beech)

This red-leaved variety of common beech was a chance seedling from 1975. It is a slow growing small tree with weeping branches that do not need staking. The deciduous leaves are rich purple or nearly reddish-black, glossy. Thanks to its slow growth rate and reduced size it is suitable for ...


	3 - 6m		full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Fagus sylvatica 'RIVERSII'
(European beech)

Riversii (syn. 'Purpurea Major') is a variety of European beech, a slow growing big tree with deep maroon leaves. They are elliptic-ovate, deciduous, emerge bright burgundy red, maturing to deep purple maroon and deep gree ...


	15 - 18m	5 - 10m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Fagus sylvatica 'PURPUREA TRICOLOR'
(European tricolor beech)

Beech is a reliable and hardy tree of our climate. Variety Purpurea Tricolor has deep burgundy red leaves with pink margins that, upon conditions, can reach the centre of the leaf. Natural habit is quite airy and thin when young. When mature it reaches well over 10 meters bu ...


	3 - 15m	3 - 10m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ficus carica 'PERETTA'®
(fig tree)

Peretta® is a Swiss addition to the group of hardy figs for zone 6. It produces greenish-brown, sweet fruit from mid August. They do not require pollination. Immature fruit and branches contain sap which can be an eye and lip-irritant. Palmate leaves are very ornamental – mid green and la ...


	1 - 2m	1 - 2m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Forsythia x intermedia 'GOLDRAUSCH'
(golden bell)

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. s ...


	1 - 2m	1 - 2m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Forsythia x intermedia 'Courtalyn' WEEK END®
(golden bell)

WEEK END® is an improved version of an old golden bell variety Lynwood. It was bred by Alain Cadic from French Angers in 1990. It exhibits more compact growth and dense habit. Bright yellow flowers appear from early Ap ...


	2 - 3m	1.5 - 2.5m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Forsythia x intermedia 'Minfor6' MIKADOR®
(golden bell)

MIKADOR® is a French introduction of golden bell from 2012. It exhibits compact growth with upright, strong branches, and rich, sulphur yellow flowers. Deciduous leaves are lanceolate, mid-green, serrated. The bark is ...


	1 - 2m	1 - 2m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Fraxinus angustifolia 'RAYWOOD' (syn. 'Flame')
(Claret ash)

Raywood is a very elegant variety of a deciduous tree called Claret ash. Its leaves are pinnate, up to 25 cm long and are composed of narrow, elliptic and very glossy individual leaflets that are deep green in summer and turn breathtaking shades of brilliant carmine red and deep ...


	10 - 15m	2 - 5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Fraxinus ornus 'MECZEK'
(manna ash)

Meczek is a special variety of flowering ash which, in direct contradiction to its name, does not flower. It has another feature for which its is one of the top popular trees for small gardens and narrow streets - small, sl ...


	3 - 5m	2 - 3m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'AUCUBIFOLIA'
(green ash)

Aucubifolia is a unique and rare variety of green ash. It is sought after for its aucuba-like foliage. The pinnate leaves are composed of broadly elliptic to narrowly ovate leaflets with green and yellow marbling similar to ...


	10 - 15m	5 - 7m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'SUMMIT'
(green ash)

Summit is a green ash variety sought-after for mostly two features: it is a male tree – not producing seeds and unwanted seedlings, and its vibrant autumn colour. The pinnate leaves are deciduous, composed of 5-9 broa ...


	12 - 15m	7 - 12m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Genista lydia
(broom)

Broom is not a kind name for a beautiful shrub like this genista. Truth is, however, that its tine leaves are less obvious for its numerous, slender, arching branches which might look a little disorganized but still not broomy. Genista produces masses of bright ...


	0.3 - 0.5m	0.5 - 1m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Genista sagittalis
(winged broom)

Winged broom or arrow-shaped broom is an attractive species from the fabaceae family. Its natural habitat spreads from South and Central Europe to Balkan. It forms low shrubs with green, prostrate branches and profusion of flowers. Winged broom is cultivated fo ...


	0.1 - 0.2m	0.5 - 0.8m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Gleditsia triacanthos 'RUBYLACE'
(thornless honey locust)

Some of you, gleditsia lovers, may have read about this quite rare and unique version of honey locust. Its charm consists in the unusual colour of leaves. They are bright purple as they emerge, turning chocolate brown later and light bronze in summer. They are pinnate or bi-pinnate and look l ...


	3 - 8m	2 - 5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Gleditsia triacanthos 'SUNBURST'
(honey locust)

Sunburst is a mid-sized tree grafted at the bottom so the whole plant is thornless. It is usually offered as a feathered tree with branches from the ground level. It can also be trained into a tree form with a thin crown in 2m height. The trunk still keeps producing buds with leaves wh ...


	5 - 9m	2 - 5m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Gleditsia triacanthos 'SKYLINE'
(honey locust)

If you like elegant leaves tha are not as bold as London plane tree leaves for example, have look at this honey locust. It is called SKYLINE and as it belongs to i ...


	9 - 15m	3 - 6m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis
(honey locust - thornfree)

Inermis is a very elegant forma of honey locust with no thorns! They can be found on the species, not on this plant, and are very dangerous, so nothing to worry about here. It has bright green, fern-like leaves that are ...


	10 - 20m	5 - 10m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Halesia carolina
(silver bell)

Silver bell is a gorgeous shrub whose other name is probably even more accurate: snowdrop tree. Its origin is SE USA and it is still quite rare in Europe although it is easy to grow and hardy. Silver bell is cultivated mostly f ...


	4 - 7m	3 - 4m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hamamelis x intermedia 'ANGELLY'
(witch hazel)

Angelly is a Dutch witch hazel variety with bright, lighter yellow flowers of wider petals as opposed to Arnold Promise variety of which it is a successor. They come out later than most, usually from mid to late February, a ...


	2 - 3m	2 - 2.5m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hamamelis x intermedia 'APHRODITE'
(witch hazel)

Witch hazels are unique shrubs that offer profuse flowering at times when everything else in the garden looks dull and far from cheerful. This variety was named after a Greek goddess of love and beauty Aphrodite (the Romans ...


	2 - 3m	2 - 3m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hamamelis x intermedia 'ARNOLD PROMISE'
(witch hazel)

Arnold Promise is considered the heaviest bloomer among the yellow-flowering varieties of witch hazel. It has profusion of bright yellow, fringe-like flowers on bare wood. They come out on the cold days of end January and keep blooming for 6 to sometimes 8 weeks! Leaves are simi ...


	2 - 4m	2 - 4m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hamamelis x intermedia 'BARMSTEDT GOLD'
(witch hazel)

Barmstedt Gold Vilín is unique in its flower colour. It is not sulphur yellow like many other yellow flowering varieties. This one is truly golden yellow with a hint of light orange. The flowers are fringe-like and very fra ...


	2 - 3m	2 - 3m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hamamelis x intermedia 'DIANE'
(witch hazel)

Diane bears the deepest red flowers, so far cultivated. They are fringe-like and appear on bare wood from the first warmer days of February and keep blooming for 6 to sometimes 8 weeks! Leaves are similar to hazel, but larger and turn bright orange-red in autumn. Witch hazel is a beautiful shrub or ...


	2 - 4m	2 - 4m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hamamelis x intermedia 'PALLIDA'
(witch hazel)

Witch hazels are unique shrubs that offer profuse flowering at times when everything else in the garden looks dull and far from cheerful. Pallida is a tried and proved variety that has been popular for decades and loved for ...


	2 - 3.5m	2 - 3.5m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hamamelis x intermedia 'RED GRACE'
(witch hazel)

Red Grace is a German addition to the colourful family of winter blooming witch hazels. This time with interestingly crinkled flowers whose narrow petals are curved back like wood shavings. The colour is a merge of pastel r ...


	2 - 3m	1.5 - 2m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hamamelis x intermedia 'STOLWIJK RED'
(witch hazel)

Stolwijk Red is considered so far the best red flowering variety of witch hazel. It was selected by Leo Geers around 2000 and introduced by Joh. Stolwijk & Söhne nursery in Boskook, the Netherlands. The fringed flowers are ...


	2 - 3m	2 - 3m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hamamelis x intermedia 'WESTERSTEDE'
(witch hazel)

Westerstede is a German variety of witch hazel coming from Friesland. It has fringle-like, beautifully scented, bright yellow flowers that come out usually in the second half of February and continue blooming for as long as 6 weeks if March is not too hot. Leaves are similar to ...


	2 - 4m	2 - 4m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Heptacodium miconioides
(seven son flower)

Seven son flower is a fascinating shrub that was first found in China by Ernest H.Wilson more than a hundred years ago, in 1907. Still, it took almost 80 years before this plant was cultivated commercially. Seven son flower is ...


	3 - 5m	2 - 3m	full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'APHRODITE'
(Rose-of-Sharon)

Aphrodite is for those who love size in hibiscus flower size – these flowers are large, pure pink with a small burgundy red eye. The buds are big, too. It has very decorative leaves that are unique. They are narrowly palmate, 3-lobed, mid to dark green and coarsely toothed. If ...


	1.5 - 2.5m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'ARDENS'
(Rose-of-Sharon)

Ardens is one of the older varieties with beautiful, mauve, double, open flowers. It tends to get harder and harder to get now that new varieties come every year. This one, however, proved to be a winner, blooming profusely and reliably every year, forming a dense shrub. It has very ...


	2 - 3m		full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'DUC DE BRABANT'
(Rose-of-Sharon)

Duc de Brabant is a popular variety or Rose-of-Sharon with fully double flowers. They are medium sized, 5-6 cm across, purple red and come out in from mid July until last warm and sunny days of early autumn. It has very decorative leaves that are unique. They are narrowly pal ...


	1.5 - 2.5m	1.5 - 2.5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'FREEDOM'
(Rose-of-Sharon)

Freedom is a sought-after variety. It is similar to Purple Ruffles® as it also produces purple-red, double flowers but in this case their size is larger. It makes this hibiscus a desired companion for other shrubs in summer gardens. Flowering begins in mid July and continues unt ...


	1.5 - 3m	1 - 2m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'HAMABO'
(Rose-of-Sharon)

“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 th ...


	2 - 3m		full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'MAIKE'
(Rose-of-Sharon)

Maike is a new variety with mid-sized or large flowers of pink colour with prominent burgundy red eye in the centre and fine lines across the petals towards the margins. There is a second portion of dwarf petals in the centre making the flower look double. ...


	1.5 - 2.5m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'PURPUREUS VARIEGATUS'
(Rose-of-Sharon)

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 n ...


	1.5 - 3m	1 - 2m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'RUSSIAN VIOLET'
(Rose-of-Sharon)

Russian Violet is a popular large-flowered variety of Rose-of-Sharon. Its flowers are purple pink with violet tones and a large burgundy red eye and rays in the centre. Blooming begins in early July and continues until sunn ...


	2 - 3.5m	1.3 - 1.8m	full sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'TOTUS ALBUS'
(rose-of-sharon)

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 ...


	1.5 - 3m		full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'WOODBRIDGE'
(Rose-of-Sharon)

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 ...


	1.5 - 3m		full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'JWNWood4' PINK CHIFFON®
(Rose-of-Sharon)

PINK CHIFFON® is the fourth in the row of Chiffon series of Rose-of-Sharon hybridized by English botanist Dr.Roderick Woods. Immensely beautiful flowers are large – 8-10 cm across, soft pink with rich burgundy re ...


	1.5 - 3m	1 - 1.5m	full sun		for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'Marina' BLUE SATIN™
(Rose-of-Sharon)

Blue-flowering hibiscus varieties are very popular in gardens. Marina is one of them. It bears medium-large mauve flowers with deep burgundy red centres that have conspicuous veins along the flower tepals. Stigmas are creamy white which makes an adorable contrast with the flower ...


	1.5 - 2.5m	1 - 2m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'Mindoub1' FRENCH CABARET® PASTEL
(Rose-of-Sharon)

FRENCH CABARET® PASTEL is a soft pink to nearly white Rose-of-Sharon variety from the FRENCH CABARET® series bred by French nursery Minier and introduced in 2014. Its flow ...


	1.5 - 3m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'Mindouv5' FRENCH CABARET® PURPLE
(Rose-of-Sharon)

FRENCH CABARET® PURPLE is a deep purple pink Rose-of-Sharon variety from the FRENCH CABARET® series bred by French nursery Minier and introduced in 2015. Its flowers are a ...


	1.5 - 3m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'Mineru' ERUPTION®
(Rose-of-Sharon)

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 ...


	1.5 - 3m	1 - 1.3m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'Minsyroi5' SUP'BLUE®
(Rose-of-Sharon)

SUP‘BLUE® Rose-of-Sharon boasts large, 11-12 cm wide, violet blue flowers with deep maroon eye in the centre. They are single and come out reliably every year in July and don’t stop blooming until all buds ...


	1.5 - 3m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'Minsyrou17' SUP'BRIDGE®
(Rose-of-Sharon)

SUP‘BRIDGE® Rose-of-Sharon boasts large, 10-12 cm wide, purple pink flowers with a small, deep maroon eye in the centre. They are single and unlike most other varieties they have 6 petals. Still, SUP’BRIDGE ...


	1.5 - 3m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'Minultra' ULTRAMARINE®
(Rose-of-Sharon)

ULTRAMARINE® is a striking Rose-of-Sharon variety from the breeders of Minier Nursery in France. Its large flowers are 10 cm across, deep violet blue with a typical burgundy red eye and veins in the centre. Blooming be ...


	2 - 3m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'Notwood3' BLUE CHIFFON®
(Rose-of-Sharon)

Blue colour of Rose-of-Sharon flowers are the most sought-after. No wonder that breeder Roderick Woods came up with a new addition to his double-flowering hibiscus collection, this time in blue. The same blue as in Blue Bird (Oiseau Bleu) but with fully double blooms. The flower size i ...


	1.5 - 2.5m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'Notwoodone' LAVENDER CHIFFON®
(Rose-of-sharon)

LAVENDER CHIFFON® belongs to the Chiffon group hybridized by English botanist Dr.Roderick Woods. Showy flowers are lavender pink, quite big: 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 ...


	1.5 - 3m		full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'Notwoodtwo' WHITE CHIFFON®
(rose-of-sharon)

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 reliabl ...


	1.5 - 3m	1 - 2m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'Rwoods5' MAGENTA CHIFFON®
(Rose-of-Sharon)

MAGENTA CHIFFON® Rose-of-Sharon is a large-flowered successor of an older variety Purple Ruffles. It was bred by English botanist Dr.Roderick Woods, the breeder ...


	1.5 - 3m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'OISEAU BLEU'
(rose-of-Sharon)

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 ...


	2 - 3m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hippophae rhamnoides + ODRŮDY
(sea buckthorn)

Sea buckthorn is getting more and more attention as a healthy type of fruit of high medicinal value. Some gardeners may not like its and broomy appearance, while others may welcome its wild and rampant image. It is a deciduous, wide spreading bush with silvery leaves. Branches bear sharp ...


	2 - 4m	2 - 4m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea anomapa ssp. petiolaris 'SILVER LINING'
(climbing hydrangea)

Silver Lining is a climbing hydrangea sought after especially for its colourful foliage. Its medium large leaves are pale green in the centre and heavily white variegated at margins. They are deciduous, 8-10 cm across, hear ...


	2 - 10m	0.5 - 1m	full sun to shade	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea arborescens 'Abetwo' STRONG ANNABELLE®, INCREDIBALL®
(sevenbark)

STRONG ANNABELLE® is a new name for a beautiful sevenbark variety from 2009, PP20571. It was patented as 'Abetwo' and marketed as INCREDIBALL® from the beginning. However, after a few years of continuous misspelli ...


	0.5 - 1.5m	0.5 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea arborescens 'Grhyar1407' CANDYBELLE® BUBBLEGUM
(sevenbark)

CANDYBELLE® BUBBLEGUM is a smooth hydrangea with enormously large flowerheads. They are 18-30 cm across, composed of sterile, dusky pink flowers. They appear from about mid June atop strong stems 80-90 cm tall, and whi ...


	0.8 - 1m	0.5 - 0.8m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea arborescens 'Ncha1' PINK ANNABELLE®
(sevenbark)

Invincibelle Spirit® is a fantastic novelty from 2010. This sevenbark hydrangea is historically the first one with pink flowers and extreme hardiness. The flowers are a little smaller than the ones of Annabelle bu ...


	0.5 - 1.5m	0.5 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea arborescens 'Ncha3' RUBY ANNABELLE®
(sevenbark)

RUBY ANNABELLE® is a smooth hydrangea with deep purple pink flowers. They are both sterile and fertile, composed in rounded corymbs about 12 cm across, from late May until early July. If pruned immediately after flowering they can rebloom in late summer ...


	0.5 - 0.6m	0.5 - 0.8m	full to partial sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea arborescens 'Ncha4' SWEET ANNABELLE®
(sevenbark)

SWEET ANNABELLE® is a smooth hydrangea with clear pink flowers forming large, mop-head inflorescence, up to 20 cm across, composed mostly of sterile flowers. They come out from from late May until early July. If pruned ...


	1 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea aspera 'HOT CHOCOLATE'®
(rough-leaved hydrangea)

Hot Chocolate® is a long-awaited novelty in the field of rough-leaved hydrangea. It bears very attractive leaves that are deciduous, felt-like, narrowly ovate, dark green with a notable chocolate-brown overlay when mat ...


	1 - 2m	1 - 2m	semi-shade / partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea aspera 'MACROPHYLLA'
(rough-leaved hydrangea)

Rough-leaved hydrangea is a less common type from the group. It is an upright shrub, originated in eastern Asia. Large, up to 25 cm long, suede-like, dark green leaves are covered with tiny hairs. Inflorescence are formed in large, flattened corymbs of tiny, violet-pink to purple-mauve fertil ...


	1 - 2m	1 - 2m	semi-shade / partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea macrophylla 'LEUCHTFEUER'
(mop-head hydrangea)

Leuchtfeuer hydrangea is a mop-head hydrangea with large, globular, rosy red flowers. It flowers on old wood so when trimming it in the spring make sure to keep the old framework which will produce new shoots with many flowers. The leaves are deciduous, deep green and very thick. Bela ...


	0.4 - 1m	0.5 - 1m	semi-shade to shade	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea macrophylla 'NIKKO BLUE'
(mop-head hydrangea)

Nikko Blue is another reliable and hardy (for zone 6) mop-head hydrangea variety. It produces large, globular inflorescences composed of small, sky blue flowers which emerge pale bluegreen to soft yellow. It flowers on prev ...


	1.3 - 1.8m	1 - 1.5m	semi-shade to shade	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea macrophylla Forever&Ever® 'PINK'
(mop-head hydrangea)

PINK is a FOREVER & EVER® hydrangea with large, clear pink flowers. They open from greenish-yellow buds in early summer and continue blooming in several flushes by early autumn. To achieve pink or red shades your soil ...


	0.3 - 0.6m	0.3 - 0.6m	semi-shade to shade	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea macrophylla Forever&Ever® 'RED'
(mop-head hydrangea)

RED is a Forever@Ever® hydrangea with the deepest red possible. To achieve this colour your soil should be alkaline with pH of 6.0-6.2. If you are unsure about your soil pH buy a simple testing kit and if needed add some dolomitic lime to reduce soil acidity. It produces ...


	0.3 - 0.8m	0.3 - 0.8m	semi-shade / partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata 'LIMELIGHT®'
(panicle hydrangea)

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 gr ...


	1.5 - 2m		full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata 'POLAR BEAR'
(panicle hydrangea)

Polar Bear panicle hydrangea offers almost snow white flowers composed in large panicles topped with lime green caps. The inflorescence is 20-25 cm long and almost 15 cm wide, and is composed mostly of sterile flowers that ...


	1 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata 'SILVER DOLLAR'
(panicle hydrangea)

Silver Dollar is another jewel among panicle hydrangeas of the new millennium. The truth is that it lacked the massive marketing campaign as for example Limelight®


	1 - 1.3m	1 - 1.8m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata 'Interhydia' PINK DIAMOND
(panicle hydrangea)

PINK DIAMOND is an attractive variety of panicle hydrangea. It bears upto 30 cm large panicles of creamy white flowers that turn clear pink in late summer. Ovate, pointed, toothed leaves are mid green, deciduous. It grows m ...


	1.3 - 1.5m	1.5 - 2m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata ''Hylv02' WHITELIGHT®
(panicle hydrangea)

WHITELIGHT® is a compact and dense growing panicle hydrangea variety producing slightly smaller (12-14 cm tall and wide) panicles composed of tiny fertile flowers and numerous larger sterile flowers. They come out pale ...


	0.4 - 0.6m	0.4 - 0.6m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata 'Bokraflame' MAGICAL™ CANDLE
(panicle hydrangea)

Magical™ Candle is a whiter and more compact panicle hydrangea from the Magical™ series. It makes 15-17 cm tall and 14-15 cm wide, cone-like inflorescence composed of mostly sterile (showy) flowers that emerge p ...


	1 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata 'Bokraplume' MAGICAL™ FIRE
(panicle hydrangea)

Magical™ Fire is a panicle hydrangea with a breathtaking colour of late summer flowers. The inflorescence is a large, upright, widely conical panicle composed of both sterile (large) and fertile (small) flowers which ...


	0.8 - 1.3m	1 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata 'DVP Pinky' PINKY WINKY®
(peegee hydrangea)

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 hydr ...


	1 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata 'Frenny' SKYFALL
(panicle hydrangea)

SKYFALL is a panicle hydrangea of compact habit and small size. From mid July it produces large inflorescence packed with hyacinth-like individual flowers which emerge pale lime green, changing to cream white, and maturing ...


	0.8 - 1.3m	0.5 - 1m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata 'Ilvobo' BOBO®
(panicle hydrangea)

Panicle hydrangea BOBO® is unique for its small and compact growth and incredible amount of flowers. This variety produces numerous panicles, 25-30 cm tall and about 15 cm wide, composed of sterile flowers that emerge ...


	0.5 - 0.8m	0.5 - 1m	full to partial sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata 'Jane' LITTLE LIME™
(panicle hydrangea)

You must remember how thrilled the hydrangea world was when Limelight® was introduced. Well, a few years later it seems it has a little sister. And ‘little’ is the most correct word since this new achievement is called < ...


	0.5 - 1m	0.5 - 1.3m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata 'Ren101' DIAMANTINO®
(panicle hydrangea)

DIAMANTINO® is another panicle hydrangea bred by Jean Renault from France. It makes almost completely white flowers composed in large, up to 20 cm tall and 15 cm wide inflorescence. They comprise of mainly sterile and ...


	0.8 - 1.2m	1 - 1.3m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata 'Renba' FRAISE MELBA®
(panicle hydrangea)

FRAISE MELBA® panicle hydrangea makes about 16 cm long and 12 cm wide panicles composed of mostly sterile (showy) flowers which emerge pale lime green and change to creamy white. However, earlier than others they turn ...


	1.5 - 2m	1 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata 'Rendia' DIAMANT ROUGE
(panicle hydrangea)

DIAMANT ROUGE is a new panicle hydrangea from 2012. Bred by Jean Renault from France this hydrangea belongs to those with the richest red late summer and autumn flowers. DIAMANT ROUGE


	1 - 1.3m	1 - 1.3m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata 'Renhy' VANILLE FRAISE®
(panicle hydrangea)

Vanille Fraise® is a breathtaking novelty among panicle hydrangeas. It bears extra large flowers that emerge clear white in midsummer, turning light pink first and deep raspberry pink in late summer. The panicles are up to 30 cm long and 20 cm wide and remain on the plant f ...


	1 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata 'Rensam' FRAMBOISINE®
(panicle hydrangea)

FRAMBOISINE® is another beautiful panicle hydrangea variety developed by French breeder Jean Renault. He is renowned for some of the finest varieties such as VANILLE FRAISE®, SUNDAE FRAISE®, FRAISE MELBA® ...


	0.8 - 1.2m	1 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata 'Rensun' SUNDAE FRAISE®
(hydrangea)

Sundae Fraise® is another new hhydrangea clone from Jean Renault from France. It was derived from the already successful variety Vanille Fraise®, but th ...


	0.8 - 1m	1 - 1.3m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata 'Rou 201306' LITTLE FRESCO
(panicle hydrangea)

LITTLE FRESCO hydrangea was bred by the same man behind two sevenbark hydrangeas Candybelle® Bubblegum a Candybelle® Marshmallow – Guido Rouwette. Un ...


	0.5 - 0.7m	0.5 - 0.8m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea petiolaris
(climbing hydrangea)

Hydrangea petiolaris (h.anomala ssp. petiolaris)

Are you looking for an extraordinary climber with attractive foliage and flowers, too? Climbing hydrangea could be your perfect choice. Its natural habitat is the area east of Asia – from Sakhaline, through Japan, Korea to Taiwan. This deciduous climber offers both. The leaves are to ...


	4 - 10m	2 - 4m	semi-shade to shade	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea quercifolia
(oak-leaved hydrangea)

This special hydrangea comes from southeastern USA. It is an attractive mound-forming shrub with oak-like, deeply cut leaves of bright green colour turning purple-bronze in autumn. The flowers appear beginning of summer. They come in upright panicles of pure white individual flowers that open one by ...


	1 - 2m		semi-shade to shade	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea quercifolia 'SNOWFLAKE'
(oak-leaved hydrangea)

Snowflake is possibly the earliest flowering oak-leaved hydrangea bred so far. From early June, as soon as hot weather comes, it produces large, cone-shaped, pendent panicles for about two months. They are 30-40 cm long and ...


	1.5 - 2m	1.5 - 2m	full sun to shade	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea quercifolia HOVARIA® 'Quercifolia'
(oak-leaved hydrangea)

HOVARIA® Quercifolia is an oak-leaved hydrangea producing up to 35 cm long panicles composed of double flowers whose petals are carefully assembled in several layers. They come out pale lime green in late June into bri ...


	1 - 1.8m	1.3 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea quercifolia SNOW QUEEN ('Flemygea')
(oak-leaved hydrangea)

Snow Queen is an oak-leaved hydrangea from Princeton in New Jersey, USA. It was bred and introduced by nurseryman William Flemmer III in 1979. It was distinct from the species by its large flowers of pure white colour and s ...


	1.3 - 1.8m	1.3 - 1.8m	full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea quercifolia 'hqopr010' ICE CRYSTAL
(oak-leaved hydrangea)

ICE CRYSTAL is an eye catching variety of oak-leaved hydrangea. While its sister variety Burgundy makes leaves that are similar to those on English oaks,


	1 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m	semi-shade to shade	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea serrata 'JPD01' DAREDEVIL
(mountain hydrangea)

DAREDEVIL is a very beautiful and hardy variety of mountain hydrangea, bred by French breeder Jean-Paul Davasse. US plant patent No. PP33412 was granted in 2021. It is a slow and upright growing, compact shrub with very dee ...


	0.8 - 1.2m	0.5 - 0.8m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hypericum 'HIDCOTE'
(St. John's Wort)

St. John’s Wort belongs to the group of folk remedy herbs. This variety called Hidcote is grown for its large, showy flowers. They are deep yellow, 6 cm across, with 5 petals. Blooming period is quite long: the main flowering season is June to early July, and then it repea ...


	0.5 - 1m	0.5 - 1m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hypericum 'Allblizz' MIRACLE® BLIZZ
(St. John's Wort)

The name of this St. John’s Wort MIRACLE® BLIZZ looks like one of those many omnipresent internet acronyms. But what if it is a play on words – a combination of bliss and blizzard. Because the berries of th ...


	0.5 - 0.8m	0.5 - 0.6m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hypericum 'Allmarvel' MIRACLE® MARVEL
(St. John's Wort)

What else can you expect from a plant whose variety name says MIRACLE® MARVEL? An extraordinary sight, I believe, and it is correct in case of this St. John’s wort hybrid variety. From midsummer it produces dark ...


	0.5 - 0.8m	0.4 - 0.6m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hypericum 'Methyra' RADIANCE
(St. John's Wort)

RADIANCE is a low-growing shrubby St. John’s Wort with coloured foliage. In early spring, its leaves emerge dark salmon-pink along salmon pink twigs. As they mature, pink shades vanish, and the almost white leaves exh ...


	0.5 - 0.8m	0.5 - 0.8m	full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hypericum kalmianum 'GEMO'
(St. John´s Wort)

St. John’s Wort is a well know perennial from our meadows and fields. The gardeners, however, selected species which are shrubby and have additional features for common use in gardens. Gemo is a new variety of this group and comes from Denmark. It is a low, dense growin ...


	0.8 - 1.3m	0.8 - 1.3m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hypericum kalmianum 'Deppe' SUNNY BOULEVARD®
(Kalm's St. John's wort)

SUNNY BOULEVARD® is a low, dense growing shrub with erect stems and rosemary-like green leaves. Each stem bears cymes of up to 7 saucer-shaped, 3-4 cm across, golden yellow flowers with profusion of stamens in the centre. Its starts blooming in July and ...


	0.8 - 1m	0.8 - 1m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hypericum kalmianum 'Smhkbf' COBALT-N-GOLD (Blues Festival®)
(St. John's Wort)

COBALT-N-GOLD is a low, dense growing variety of St. John’s Wort with erect stems and rosemary-like leaves. Each stem bears cymes composed of saucer-shaped, 3-4 cm across, golden yellow flowers with profusion of stame ...


	0.6 - 0.8m	0.8 - 1.3m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hypericum kalmianum var. LATIFOLIA
(Kalm's St. John's Wort)

Latifolia is a St. John’s wort selection with broader and larger leaves. They are deciduous, narrowly lance-shaped, rich green, and completely cover the plant before the flowers open. Those are small, 3-4 cm across, s ...


	0.8 - 1.3m	0.8 - 1.5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hypericum x inodorum 'Kolmred' MAGICAL® RED
(St. John's Wort)

MAGICAL® RED is a shrubby variety of St.John's wort from the Magical® series. From late June until early October it continuously produces 2-3 cm wide, rich golden yellow flowers which are followed by vivid red ber ...


	0.6 - 0.8m	0.5 - 0.6m	full sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Itea virginica 'HENRY'S GARNET'
(sweetspire)

Henry’s Garnet is a valued variety of sweetspire that received AGM (Award of Garden Merit) from the English Royal Horticultural Society. It is a selection with exceptional autumn colour and was first noticed by the Am ...


	1 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Jasminum nudiflorum
(winter jasmine)

Winter jasmine is a deciduous shrub native to western China and Tibet where it was discovered by a significant Scottish botanist and plantsman Robert Fortune (1812-1880) during his long-term stay in China between 1843 and 1861. He collected its seeds and sent them ...


	1 - 2m	1 - 3m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Koelreuteria paniculata
(golden-rain tree)

Not many trees bloom in mid or even late summer when all the spring flowering beauties have only leaves. Golden-rain tree is one of the few. In late July/early August upto 30 cm long panicles of small, bright yellow flowers appear on this medium sized tree. The flowers can remain on the t ...


	4 - 7m	3 - 5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Koelreuteria paniculata 'FASTIGIATA'
(golden rain tree)

Golden-rain tree is one of the few trees of our climate blooming in summer. This variety, moreover, is yet somewhat rare which makes it a sought-after item. Fastigiata golden-rain tree ...


	4 - 6m	1.5 - 2.5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Laburnum alpinum 'PENDULUM'
(golden rain)

Golden rain comes from mountainous parts of southern Europe. The natural habitat of this one is even closer to our border: central- and south-European Alps. The flowers are slender racemes, composed of pea-like, bright yellow flowers with a deep red blotch in the centre. They are 15-40 cm ...


	1 - 3m	1 - 2m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Laburnum anagyroides
(golden rain)

The most popular form of flowers are racemes. Golden rain is a perfect example with its long racemes of deep yellow pea-like flowers. This species makes very dense, 10-30 cm long racemes of yellow flowers. Clover-like leaves are bright to mid green, 3-palmate. This medimum sized shrub slowly grows a ...


	3 - 5m	2 - 3m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Laburnum x watereri 'VOSSII'
(golden rain)

The most popular flower forms are racemes. Golden rain is a perfect example with its long racemes of deep yellow, pea-like flowers. Vossii variety makes up to 60 cm long racemes of bright yellow flowers. Clover-like leaves are bright to mid green, 3-palmate. This medium size ...


	3 - 5m	2 - 3m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia 'BURGUNDY COTTON'®
(crepe myrtle)

<>Burgundy Cotton® crepe myrtle was bred by Dr.Carl Whitcomb, a breeder well-known for his achievements in the field of crossing hardy crepe myrtles. Burgundy Cotton® enriches the range with white flowers on dark foliage. Flowers are formed in large panicles producing enormous n ...


	1.5 - 3m	0.5 - 1.5m	full sun	6b (down to -21°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia 'HOPI'
(crepe myrtle)

Hopi is a crepe myrtle hybrid variety suitable for zone 6 and higher. It produces rich panicles of bright pink flowers earliest of all known hardy varieties so far introduced – it begins blooming in late July or early ...


	1 - 2m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia 'LIPAN'
(crepe myrtle)

Lipan crape myrtle is one of Dr. Egolf’s creations from the US National Arboretum. It is a beautiful and fast-growing variety that naturally forms a multi-stemmed shrub/tree with beautifully colored trunks. The flower ...


	2 - 4m	2 - 4m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia 'PINK VELOUR'®
(crape myrtle)

Pink Velour® is a very attractive crape myrtle with upright panicles of pink-red to purple red flowers with crepe margins and rich yellow stamens in the centre. It starts flowering earlier than the species which makes it suitable for colder regions where the summer begins a ...


	1.5 - 3m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	6b (down to -21°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia 'RHAPSODY IN PINK'
(crape myrtle)

Rhapsody in Pink is another crape myrtle novelty bred and introduced by Dr.Carl Whitcomb. It was first introduced in 2006 and has been a sought after crape myrtle since. It bears rich panicles of pure pink flowers on the background of burgundy red foliage. The inflorescence keep ...


	1 - 2.5m	0.5 - 1.3m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia 'SARAH'S FAVOURITE'
(crepe myrtle)

Sarah’s Favourite is one of the hardiest crape myrtle hybrids. It makes a profusion of white flowers composed in large racemes, similar to those on lilac hence its other name summer lilac. Flowers are produced from la ...


	2 - 5m	2 - 3m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia 'TUSKEGEE'
(crepe myrtle)

Tuskegee is among the first crepe myrtle hybrids ever crossed in the effort to gain a hardier variety. It makes large panicles 15-20 cm long of rich pin-red, crepe flowers with yellow anthers from August until September. D ...


	2 - 3.5m	2 - 3m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia 'WORLD'S FAIR'
(crepe myrtle)

World’s Fair is a short growing crepe myrtle variety producing arching branches on shrubs that seldom exceed one meter tall and some 1.5m wide. Bright pink flowers are composed in terminal racemes and open continuousl ...


	0.5 - 1m	0.5 - 1.5m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia 'Gamad VI' BERRY DAZZLE®
(crepe myrtle)

BERRY DAZZLE® is another crape myrtle introduction by Michael A.Dirr from Georgia, USA. It is a chance seedling of Pocomoke from 2002 forming small, compact and very dense shrubs with bright fuchsia pink flowers, compo ...


	0.5 - 1m	0.5 - 1m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia 'Piilag B5' ENDURING SUMMER® RED
(crepe myrtle)

ENDURING SUMMER® is an American crepe myrtle series bred by Joshua H.Kardos. The plants boast compact, rounded habit and excellent resistance to diseases. ENDURING SUMMER® RED ...


	0.5 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia 'Piilag B5' ENDURING SUMMER® RED
(crepe myrtle - STANDARD TREE)

ENDURING SUMMER® is an American crepe myrtle series bred by Joshua H.Kardos. The plants boast compact, rounded habit and excellent resistance to diseases. ENDURING SUMMER® RED produces vibrant red purple flowers c ...


	2 - 3m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	6b (down to -21°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia indica 'HOUSTON'
(crape myrtle)

Houston is a hardy variety of c crape myrtle bred by American horticulturist David Chopin from Pennsylvania. It produces soft red, almost watermelon red flowers from late July or early August until the last sunny and warm ...


	0.4 - 0.6m	0.6 - 0.8m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia indica 'PETITE PINK'
(crape myrtle)

Petite Pink crepe myrtle belongs to the Petite series which means 'small' in French and that's exactly what all of its varieties are. Petite Pink has bright pink flowers composed in smaller racemes compared to tall varietie ...


	0.5 - 1.5m	0.5 - 1.5m	full sun		for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia indica 'Whit II' DYNAMITE®
(crepe myrtle)

DYNAMITE® is possibly the reddest crepe myrtle variety known to trade. It produces large (30x20 cm), upright panicles of the richest red shade you may have seen. Flowering begins in late July or early August and contin ...


	1.5 - 3m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Leycesteria formosa 'PURPLE RAIN'
(Himalayan honeysuckle)

Himalayan honeysuckle is a native Asian plant that comes from mountain woodlands of west China and Himalayas. In European gardens it is grown for its ornamental inflorescence composed of claret-red bracts hanging above small, campanulate, almost white blooms.


	1 - 2m	1 - 2m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Leycesteria formosa 'Notbruce' GOLDEN LANTERNS
(Himalayan honeysuckle)

GOLDEN LANTERNS is a variety of Himalayan honeysuckle with golden yellow and light lime green leaves. They are narrowly heart-shaped and emerge rich crimson red to burgundy red, just like leaf stalks. Stems are light green. ...


	1 - 2m	1 - 2m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ligustrum ovalifolium
(common privet)

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 leav ...


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Ligustrum ovalifolium 'AUREUM'
(golden privet)

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 ...


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Ligustrum ovalifolium 'LEMON AND LIME'®
(privet)

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 ...


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Liquidambar orientalis
(oriental sweetgum)

Oriental sweetgum is a beautiful, slow growing shrub or a small tree from SW Asia. It bears attractive, deeply cut leaves that are fresh green from spring until late summer, and turning rich yellow in neutral soil or orange and red in highly acidic soil in autumn. ...


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Liquidambar styraciflua
(sweetgum)

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 characterist ...


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Liquidambar styraciflua 'AUREA'
(sweetgum)

Aurea is a sweetgum variety with varigated leaves showing irregular splashes of yellow. They turn pink and purple in autumn. In gardens with limited space for roots it seldom grows taller than 10m, however, in parks and in southern countries you may encounter much taller and obviously very ...


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Liquidambar styraciflua 'GOLDEN SUN'
(sweetgum)

A collectors’ item not only for collectors is this sweetgum. An interesting novelty called Golden Sun has quite a unique feature never found on any other sweetgum before: golden yellow branches. The colour is present on new twigs as well as up to about 3 year-old branches. ...


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Liquidambar styraciflua 'GUM BALL'
(sweetgum)

If you like sweetgum and you are afraid of its size in maturity try this one. Gum Ball is a great variety with dwarf growth and reduced size. After 10 years it can grow to some 2.5m with a total of 3m in maturity. Its crown is quite regular even without pruning. The leaves are iden ...


	2 - 3m	1.5 - 2m	full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Liquidambar styraciflua 'LANE ROBERTS'
(sweetgum)

“Lane Roberts” is a large-leaved variety of sweetgum. The leaves are mid- to deep green, deeply lobed and look like maple leaves but are not opposite. It is popular for its autumn colours with prevailing red, deep purple, and almost blackish red. The fruits are small, medium-hard spiny s ...


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Liquidambar styraciflua 'NAREE'
(sweet gum)

Naree sweet gum was found as a spontaneous mutation of the species in Australia and did not reach Europe until after 2000 – it was first introduced by the Junker’s Nursery from Milverton, United Kingdom, in 2002 ...


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Liquidambar styraciflua 'ROTUNDILOBA'
(sweetgum)

We are happy to introduce one of the most beautiful and very rare variety of sweetgum called Rotundiloba. The Latin name says it all: with rounded lobes. Its leaves show distinctly rounded lobes on 3 segments of a 5-lobed star-shaped leaves. They are deciduous, deep green, gloss ...


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Liquidambar styraciflua 'SLENDER SILHOUETTE'
(columnar sweetgum)

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, con ...


	5 - 7m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Liquidambar styraciflua 'THÉA'
(sweetgum)

Théa is an attractive variety of sweetgum selected for its autumn foliage colour and smaller size. Its leaves are large, typically 5-lobed, rich green, turning to long lasting shades of bright red and burgundy purple in autumn. The tree grows slowly or moderately into a narrowly ...


	5 - 8m	2 - 3m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Liquidambar styraciflua 'WORPLESDON'
(sweetgum)

Worplesdon is a popular sweetgum variety among both growers as well as customers. It is a reliable and hardy selection that grows well without any additional maintenance. It has deep green, deciduous leaves that are star-shaped, deeply lobed, often with a pair of small teeth ben ...


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Liquidambar styraciflua 'MANON'
(sweetgum)

Liquidambar styraciflua ('Albomarginata')

Manon is a variegated form of sweetgum. It has star-shaped leaves with white margins that may turn pink in autumn. The leaves look very similar to variegated forms of ivy. This tree grows slowly into a narrowly pyramidal form. Highly decorative. Another nice feature is the fr ...


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