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Bear’s breeches is a unique perennial with large, architectural leaves. They are deep green and extremely glossy. Strong plants make long, erect stems with pinkish flowers at the end of summer. It is evergreen in milder parts of Europe.
Acanthus is popular in the Mediterranean where even infl ...
VIII - VIII
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 colours la ...
3 - 8m
3 - 6m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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, turning yellow in autumn. It naturally forms dense and many branched, rounded c ...
1,5 - 3m
1,5 - 3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 leaves, almost identical to those on Japanese maples from the dissectum group. The ...
1,5 - 2,5m
2 - 3m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 serrated margins. The number of lobes distinguishes this species from all othe ...
3 - 5m
2 - 4m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 scarlet red in autumn. Its flowers ...
4 - 6m
4 - 6m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 the best-selling variet ...
3 - 7m
2 - 4m
full sun
2 (down to -45°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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
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 Japanese style gar ...
3 - 6m
3 - 4m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 colour in autumn and winter when the stronger branches and stems gain golden ...
2 - 3m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 predominantly upr ...
3 - 6m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 grows slowly abou ...
1 - 2,5m
1 - 2m
semi-shade / partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 coppery margins in early spring, rich green in summer, and glowing golden-yellow ...
1,5 - 3m
1,5 - 3m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 until approximately mid ...
1 - 2,5m
1 - 2,5m
semi-shade / partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 choosing it – either in reference to its bright carmine red autumn leaves wh ...
3 - 7m
3 - 5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 gardeners-beginne ...
1 - 2m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Shindeshojo is a classic variety of Japanese maple that offers exactly what these plants are popular for: bright colours of spring and autumn foliage. Shindeshojo has palmate, 5- or 7-lobed deciduous leaves which emerge fire engine red in spring, turn olive green with pink and white speckles in summ ...
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Ukigumo is an old variety of Japanese maple whose name means Floating Cloud. Its deciduous leaves are broadly palmate and divided into 5 pointed lobes. They are pink as they emerge and turn bright green with plenty of white marbling so the shrub does look a bit like a fluffy cloud. In autumn white a ...
1,5 - 2,5m
1,5 - 2,5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 combination of salmon pink and fiery orange red. The shrub does resemble a fir ...
1,5 - 2m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 red in ...
1 - 2m
1 - 2,5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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
Sometimes plants have two names and we tend to choose the easier one to pronounce. That is not the case of this Japanese maple though. Its preferred name is Linearilobum as opposed to another accepted name Scolopendrifolium. Now pick one. On top of that, this variety has the epithet Atropurpureum so ...
1,5 - 4m
1 - 3m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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, changing to light green or y ...
2 - 4m
1 - 2,5m
semi-shade / partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 autumn or early winter. In a good year when ...
1,3 - 2,5m
1 - 1,8m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 its colour in full sun and dry soil.
The ...
1 - 2m
1 - 2,5m
semi-shade / partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 wide in 15-20 years, and rather dense. Pruning is usually not required but c ...
15 - 18m
3 - 5m
full to partial sun
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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, and deep crimson red th ...
3 - 6m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 is a variety with ...
IV - V
2 - 4m
2 - 4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 tree diseases and pests. And it will grow almost anywhere.
Golden Globe vari ...
IV - V
2 - 4m
3 - 4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 flowers, typical for ...
10 - 20m
5 - 10m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Sycamore tree is one of our native maple species and its natural habitat extends vertically from the north of Europe (with the exception of the northernmost peaty locations) to the mountainous areas of southern Europe, and horizontally from the colder parts of western Europe to the Caucasus. It is o ...
15 - 30m
10 - 20m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 ...
IV - V
2 - 3m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 portions. They are deciduous, coarsely-serrate, 5-lobed, and have red stalks. In au ...
3 - 6m
1,5 - 3m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Brandy Wine is another fantastic scarlet maple variety. It forms a compact, bushy, oval-shaped crown with three-lobed, deciduous, rich green leaves on red stalks in summer, which turn deep burgundy red and later vivid carmine red in autumn. They last for a long time. If you wish to prune or shape it ...
6 - 10m
4 - 6m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 orange and red in early ...
9 - 13m
4 - 6m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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, forming a widely oval, upright canopy. The crown is dense and needs no traini ...
15 - 18m
9 - 12m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
MORGAN is a beautifully coloured variety of scarlet maple, which was discovered in 2002 by Ray Tate from the Angel Creek Nursery in Bishop, Georgia, USA. It was a single mutation among a number of October Glory seedlings planted at a nearby nursery in Morgan County. Among the 58 existing varieties o ...
10 - 20m
6 - 12m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Pyramidale is a silver maple variety with attractive, deeply cut foliage with prominent red veins. The leaves are deciduous, rich green in summer, turning yellow, golden and orange-red in autumn. The tree forms a widely columnar canopy and is fast growing. Its branches may have a tendency to break, ...
12 - 18m
4 - 6m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 and can ...
15 - 20m
6 - 12m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
“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
Jordan maple boasts a beautiful colour play on its leaves. They are deciduous, in spring they emerge in a dazzling shade of bright yellow colour with soft pink to orange margins and in summer they mature to rich golden yellow or chartreuse on less insolated branches. The leaves put on a final show i ...
2 - 3m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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, multi-stemmed shrub or small tree with do ...
3 - 6m
3 - 6m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 a breathtaking display wherever you put it. Its key features are the leaves a ...
2 - 4m
1,5 - 3m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Autumn monkshood is a showy perennial flowering from late summer till autumn. Cloudy is an unusual variety with almost white flowers decorated with pale lavender violet brim. They appear along sturdy stems that grow just over a meter tall. The wise thing about this monkhood is that even though the b ...
VIII - X
0,6 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Album is a unique monkshood variety with purely white flowers hiding a whorl of yellow green stamens inside something that does look like a hood of a monk's coat. They are formed in erect racemes on stems that can be 1.5 tall which makes it a popular cut flower. Individual flowers open up from early ...
VII - VIII
1 - 1,5m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
James Compton is a dark-leaved variety of bugbane with deep burgundy brown or almost black, 30-70 cm across leaves. They are 3-ternate-pinnate, with palmate, lobed, sharply toothed basal leaves. In late summer rise up slender, dark stems bearing 30-40 cm long erect racemes composed of small, soft pi ...
IX - X
1 - 1,3m
0,5 - 0,8m
semi-shade to shade
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Pink Spike is a dark-leaved variety of bugbane with deep maroon to almost black, large leaves. They are 3-ternate-pinnate, with palmate, lobed, sharply toothed basal leaves. It is very attractive when new, bright green leaves emerge amongst intensely dark foliage. In late summer rise slender, dark s ...
VIII - IX
1 - 1,2m
0,4 - 0,6m
semi-shade to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Ken’s Red is a female variety of the so-called mini-kiwi (kiwiberry). It is a vine that is less vigorous that the species. Apart from tasty fruit it is a nice plant, too, with deep green leaves and scented flowers in June.
Its fruit has smooth skin, and both skin and flesh have various shades ...
VI - VI
2 - 6m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 pink flowers with a distin ...
V
6 - 15m
6 - 10m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Unlike most of other African blue lilies which are blue this gem shows off with its pure white flowers. They are trumpet-shaped, composed in rich umbels and appear at the tips of about 60-80 cm long, sturdy stems. Strap-like leaves are about 2-3 cm wide, mid green. Blooming time begins with hot and ...
VII - IX
0,6 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,8m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Terracotta is a typical Mediterranean pot material. Translated literally it means “baked soil” and looking at this yarrow it is clear to understand why its breeder chose this name.
Terracotta yarrow produces flat corymbs of small flowers that open up deep orange, change to golden yello ...
VII - VIII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Skysail Yellow is a yarrow variety from the Skysail series brought by the Dutch company Dümmen Orange. It makes bright yellow flowers that turn beige to pale orange as they mature while the centres remain deep yellow. It begins to bloom in June atop short and firm stems only 30-40 cm in height, and ...
VI - VIII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Yarrow is a maintenance-free perennial suitable for standard flower beds as well as dry locations and rockeries. Fern-like leaves are fine and deep green, basal leaves are larger than stem leaves. Flowers come out in flat corymbs in early summer. They are brick orange-red with tiny yellowish-white c ...
VII - VIII
0,4 - 0,5m
0,2 - 0,3m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
MILLY ROCK™ YELLOW TERRACOTTA yarrow makes attractive flowers combining brick orange-red and pastel yellow colours. They are composed in almost flat corymbs atop about 30-40 cm tall stems. Flowering begins in June and continues until late August. Fern-like leaves are finely cut and rich grass ...
VI - VIII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Evi's Pride (also spelled Evey's Pride) is a purple-leaved form of silk tree which boasts with better hardiness and richer flowering as opposed to Summer Chocolate®. Its flowers are rich pink, hairy spheres with nearly white centres, 3-5 cm large and with a sweet fragrance. Fern-like, compound ...
VII - VIII
3 - 5m
3 - 6m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
A spectacular new variety of silk tree comes from Japan and is called Summer Chocolate®. It was discovered in 1990 as a seedling in a controlled planting of Albizia julibrissin in 1990. It was patented in the USA under PP 13,822 in 2003. It is considered a rarity for lovers of exotic-looking pl ...
VII - VIII
2 - 5m
2 - 5m
full sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 with yellowi ...
VII - IX
2 - 6m
1 - 3m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Millenium is a beautiful variety of ornamental onion with about 30 cm tall, strong stems atop which appear 4-5 cm wide flower heads composed of numerous rich lilac pink, slightly fragrant flowers. They open from early July and continue blooming for about 4-6 weeks, sometimes there are belated flower ...
VII - VIII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Ostara is a unique variety of ornamental onion. It is an interspecific hybrid between the low-growing species a. karataviense and purple-flowered species a. atropurpureum. The result is a beautiful variety with large, broad leaves and stems that are shorter than usual: only some 30-40 cm high. They ...
VI - VII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,2 - 0,3m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Summer Drummer is a fantastic variety of ornamental onion, one of the tallest available who size can only compete with a. giganteum, i.e., a spring flowering species. But Summer Drummer has an important benefit – it is a summer bloomer making a great show after all other spring onions have gon ...
VI - VII
1 - 2m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 bears mid-green, deciduous, very deeply cut, 4-8 cm long, narrow leaves that look like tiny witches’ brooms. B ...
5 - 8m
2 - 4m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Ballerina June berry is a Dutch hybrid of amelanchier laevis from 1970’s. It makes a more compact, large shrub or a small tree of with vase-shaped habit with dense branching. In April it produces numerous star-shaped, white, scented flowers that are followed by are purple-blackish berries in e ...
IV - IV
4 - 6m
4 - 6m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Juneberry is a large shrub cultivated mostly for its delicious and healthy fruit. It is a large deciduous shrub or a small tree.
Flowers are star-shaped, white and scented and appear in mid spring. Oval leaves are up to 8 cm long, emerge bronze and mature to green colour, turning scarlet red or dee ...
IV - V
2 - 6m
2 - 5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Honorine Jobert is a late variety of Japanese anemone. It produces 2-3 cm wide snow-white flowers with deep yellow centres of stamens from end August until the last warm days of autumn. The stalks are about 1 meter tall, well-branched. Basal leaves are deciduous, palmate, mid green, sharply toothed, ...
VIII - X
1 - 1,3m
0,3 - 0,6m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Prinz Heinrich is a Japanese anemone bred by Lindner already in 1902. It produces large, single flowers with long and narrow petals which can be visibly separated from one another or they may overlap. Centres are decorated with a small crown or rich yellow stamens. Flowers are borne freely on usuall ...
VIII - X
0,5 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Splendens is a medium-sized Japanese anemone. From early to mid August it makes a profusion of pale pastel pink, single flowers atop strong, dark stems which resist wind and rain. Flowers have 5 petals of uneven depth of pink which makes them more interesting than other single-coloured anemones. The ...
VIII - X
0,7 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
"Bressingham Glow" is a later variety of anemone. It is true to its name because anemos (from Greek) means wind - probably because this type flowers in the season of autumn winds. It has 60-80 cm long stalks with ox-daisy-like deep pink semi-double flowers with bright yellow centres. It starts bloom ...
VIII - X
0,6 - 0,8m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Japanese fan columbine is an Asian species producing strong, erect plants with large flowers. They open from mid to late spring and have different colours of their centres and petals. The flower buds are nodding, just like freshly opened flowers. Only after a few days, when they have matured, they r ...
IV - V
0,2 - 0,3m
0,2 - 0,3m
semi-shade / partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
WINKY series of columbine comprises of strong varieties of several colors. They form compact and symmetrical clumps which look like precisely hand-tied bouquets. WINKY Red White produces unique, glossy flowers of rich burgundy red colour with white margins. They are borne atop about 60 cm tall stems ...
IV - VI
0,5 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
2 (down to -45°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 appear. Unlike a similar variety Golden Umbrella, Aureovariegata occupies sm ...
VIII - IX
2 - 4m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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! It produces giant frond-like foliage, compound of 5-6 cm long, broadly obovate ...
VIII - IX
2 - 4m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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, heart-shaped. In summer small pipe-li ...
VII - VIII
5 - 9m
3 - 9m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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. Black 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 are ...
V - V
1,5 - 2m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 important microelements such as ferrum and iodine. They can be eaten fresh, in fruit ...
V - V
1,5 - 2m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 are black ...
V - V
1,5 - 2m
1 - 2m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Pawpaw is an old tree species from eastern USA. It is cultivated for both its ornamental value as well as edible fruit. In May appear exotic flowers on bare wood. They are 6-petalled, open bell-shaped, deep burgundy red. Deciduous leaves are large - almost 30 cm long, obovate, medium green, and turn ...
V - VI
2 - 4m
1 - 2m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
White Beauty is a recently introduced new trade name for what was formerly botanically described as Albus. It is a spring flowering variety of Alpine aster with plenty of pure white ray florets and yellow discs. Stems are 20-25 cm tall and each one holds only one flower but as the plant ages there a ...
V
0,2 - 0,2m
0,2 - 0,4m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Darwin’s Snow Sprite is a dwarf astilbe from the simplicifolia group. It makes delicate, almost fern-like, elegantly incised at margins, deep green and highly glossy leaves. They are deciduous and emerge bronze tinged. Snow white flowers are formed in loose plumes atop only some 20 cm tall, sl ...
VII - VIII
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,4m
semi-shade / partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Little Vision In Pink is a dwarf astilbe with dense and congested inflorescence of clear pink colour. Its strong stems grow only some 30 cm tall which is unusual for a Chinese astilbe hybrid. It forms compact tufts with lots of healthy, dark green and glossy leaves. Blooming begins in late June and ...
VII - VIII
0,2 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,5m
semi-shade to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
If you love astilbe there is a variety you should not miss. It is called Sprite and belongs to simplicifolia group with dissected leaves. Sprite is a dwarf perennial with medium pink flowers on slightly pendent, burgundy red stems. The leaves are deeply cut, dark green, glossy, and very decorative w ...
VII - VIII
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,5m
semi-shade to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Washington astilbe is as iconic as the White House in the US capital of the same name (plus the D.C., obviously). Elegant yet ostentatious, tall enough not to be overlooked but not so much to overshadow its surroundings, and pure in colour like the endeavour of anyone who swears an oath to his count ...
VI - VII
0,4 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,4m
semi-shade to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
YOUNIQUE™ is a trade name of a new astilbe series from the Netherlands. Plants from this series excel in abundant flowering and healthy foliage. YOUNIQUE™ CERISE is a variety from 2008, bred by Jan Verschoor, with rich cerise pink flowers that look like candy floss. They appear from earl ...
VII - VII
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,4m
semi-shade to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Spotlight astilbe does deserve its name. It is a spectacular variety with soft pink flowers that stand proudly above handsome, dark green, maroon-flushed leaves. They are deciduous, glossy, distinctly serrated at margins, and are usually unpalatable to any pests – especially slugs, making this ...
VII - VIII
0,3 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Burgundy Manor is a deeply coloured great masterwort variety from England where it was bred and introduced by Gill Richardson in 2008. It is a medium-tall perennial with deep maroon flowers. Paradoxically, the most striking are the ray-shaped bracts, while short stems with true, tiny flowers pointin ...
VI - VII
0,6 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Gold dust is a low growing, mat forming perennial not just for rockeries or dry walls. It produces masses of panicles with rich yellow flowers on thin but sturdy, 20-25 cm tall stems. Flowers come out from mid spring, usually early May and continue flowering for 3-4 weeks. Leaves are narrowly ellipt ...
V - VI
0,2 - 0,2m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Anneke is a deciduous azalea bred by Danny Pratt and introduced in 1964. From mid May it produces large, sweetly fragrant, wide open flowers of vivid yellow colour that will brighten up darker corners of your garden or complement other rhodes and azaleas of deeper colours. Deciduous leaves are narro ...
V - VI
1,5 - 1,8m
1,5 - 1,8m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Deciduous azaleas with blue tinted foliage originated in Denmark after 1950’s. Blaues Wunder is one of them. Its leaves are truly fantastic: rich maroon with blue blueberry hues as they emerge, matte, narrowly elongated and deciduous. They mature to bright green in summer and turn yellow, oran ...
V
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 yellow flare. It grows moderately into a compact shrub about 1.5m tall and wide. ...
V - VI
1,3 - 1,8m
1,5 - 1,8m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 season, commonly from late May until early June. Deciduous leaves are mid green, o ...
V - VI
1,5 - 2m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
In 1977 Hans Hachmann introduced a sensational deciduous azalea with the richest merge of red and orange colour. Its name is Feuerwerk (Fireworks) and it does look as if taken from the middle of a blazing fire. The individual flowers are large – 7-8 cm across, only lightly scented, and appear ...
V - VI
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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V
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 years old. Deciduous lea ...
V - VI
0,5 - 1,5m
0,5 - 2m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 insulate positio ...
V - V
1,5 - 2,5m
1,5 - 2m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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V - VI
1 - 1,3m
1,3 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Renowned breeders of rhododendrons and azaleas from Germany Hans Hachmann and his son Holger also hybridized a number of deciduous azaleas, such as Juanita which was introduced in 1979. It is a lovely variety with large flowers whose colour is so joyful and optimistic – rich pink with a deep g ...
V - VI
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
“Mandarin Lights” comes from the Northern Lights line. This one has bright orange flowers with shades of red and yellow and frilled edges. Excellent hardiness to -35°C.
Deciduous azaleas are ericaceous plants, loving insulate position with always moist soil. During temporary summer dry ...
V - VI
1,3 - 1,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Nabucco is another fantastic azalea bred by Hans Hachmann in 1987. It bears deep red flowers that are 6-7 cm across, and open from trusses of 8-9 flowers in June. Deciduous leaves are oval to elongated, mid green in summer and orange and red in autumn. Medium upright, in 10 years it makes some 1.6m ...
V - VI
1 - 1,8m
1 - 1,8m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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V - VI
1,3 - 1,5m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 constantly moist ...
V - V
1 - 1,3m
0,8 - 1,3m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 ericaceous plants, loving ins ...
V - VI
0,5 - 1,8m
0,5 - 1,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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. Fragrance is faint. Deciduous leaves are oval to elongated, mid green in summer ...
V - VI
1,5 - 2m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Tunis azalea could be a perfect deciduous azalea choice for those who love striking colours. This variety offers large, rich salmon-red flowers with orange throats. Petal margins are a little undulated. It grows at medium speed rate forming a rather symmetrical shrub.
Deciduous azaleas are ericaceo ...
V - VI
0,5 - 1,5m
0,5 - 1,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Weston’s Sparkler, registered only as Sparkler, is one of those successful swamp azalea hybrids bred by the Mezitt family. It is a cross between a. viscosa and a pink-flowered form a. arborescens. It bears approx. 4 cm wide, single, pastel pink flowers. They stand out for their strong and swee ...
VI - VII
1,3 - 1,8m
1,3 - 1,8m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
