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Abelias belong to the most popular flowering shrubs of dwarf to small sizes, mainly thanks to its long flowering period: June-October. Variety Edward Goucher was introduced by a botanist of the same name in the USA in 1911 as a cross between abelia x grandiflora and abelia schumannii.
This elegan ...
VI - X
0,3 - 1m
0,3 - 1m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 Lindsey in North Caroli ...
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0,3 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,8m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 white, and decorated by pale red calyxes thanks to which th ...
VII - X
0,5 - 1,8m
0,5 - 1,5m
full sun
5b (down to -27°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
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 ...
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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
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
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 ...
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2 - 6m
1 - 3m
full sun
7 (down to -23°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
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
Sweet Dreams armeria bears clear pink flowers composed in 3-4 cm wide, spherical flowerheads atop sturdy, 15-20 cm tall, leafless stems. The inflorescence resembles ornamental onion flowers but without any scent. They bloom incredibly long time: from late April until early autumn. Evergreen leaves a ...
IV - IX
0,1 - 0,2m
0,2 - 0,3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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, sage-like, terminal panicles and open from late June until early September if t ...
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1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 lanceolate, light green with silver indumen ...
VII - X
0,8 - 1,5m
0,8 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
BERRIES & CREAM butterfly bush produces 15-20 cm long, slim panicles composed of small, funnel-shaped, fragrant flowers with orange throat. They are a bit naughty when it comes to colour – some are white, some are magenta purple, some are bi-coloured as if you mix a bowl of forest fruit with f ...
VII - IX
1,8 - 2,3m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SILVER ANNIVERSARY™ is an attractive buddleia hybrid bred by Peter Moore in 1994 as a cross between b.crispa and b.loricata. It is a deciduous shrub with striking silver, narrowly lance-shaped foliage which resembles Russian olive leaves. Flowers are formed in short panicles. They are creamy w ...
VII - IX
0,5 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Black Knight is a butterfly bush variety with one of the deepest colours currently available in the market. They are deep purple blue, heavily scented, up to 30 cm long. Individual flowers are small and tubular, formed in dense panicles at the ends of the branches. The inflorescence may look like li ...
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2 - 3m
2 - 3m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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. Individual flowers are tiny trumpets, composed in conical panicles born at the tips of ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 2m
1,5 - 2m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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: summer lilac. However ...
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2 - 3m
2 - 3m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 lilac. However, it c ...
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2 - 3m
2 - 3m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 spent flowers. Individual flowers are tubular, sweetly fragrant, and have an or ...
VII - X
0,4 - 0,5m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 moderately, sweetly fragrant and bloom from late June until late September. Deciduous ...
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0,6 - 0,8m
0,6 - 0,8m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
BUTTERFLY CANDY™ LILA SWEETHEART is a dwarf and compact buddleja producing soft lavender violet flowers with an orange throat. The inflorescence is conical, slim, only some 8-10 cm long, and composed of small, funnel-shaped flowers. They are moderately, sweetly fragrant and bloom from late Jun ...
VII - IX
0,6 - 0,8m
0,6 - 0,8m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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, sweetly fragrant and bloom from late June until late September. Deciduous l ...
VII - IX
0,6 - 0,8m
0,6 - 0,8m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 variegated foliage. The conical inflorescence is rather slim, 20-25 cm long, and composed of thin, funnel-shaped flowers with orange throat. They ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 2,5m
1,5 - 2,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 and smaller size of the latter.
SUGAR PLUM buddleja produces about 25 cm long ...
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1,5 - 1,8m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
BUZZ™ IVORY is a subtle beauty among all the bright colours of new buddleja varieties introduced in 2009. It produces about 10 cm long racemes composed of small, fragrant, ivory flowers with orange throat. Blooming is profuse and begins in mid July and continues until early autumn. Deciduous l ...
VII - IX
1 - 1,5m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 summer until the last hot days of early autumn. Deciduous leaves are broadly ...
VII - IX
2 - 3m
2 - 3m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 in 30-40 cm long, dens ...
VII - IX
2 - 3m
2 - 3m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Feather reed grass is a European hybrid, a cross between c. arundinacea and c. epigejos, and Karl Foerster is possibly its most popular variety. Already from June it makes about 1.5 m tall, thin stems topped with slender but thick spikes of pinkish flowers which soon turn to bright beige and glow li ...
VI - IX
1,3 - 1,5m
0,4 - 0,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Scotch heather is a genus of one species of evergreen shrub from N. and W. Europe to Siberia. They are low and spreading or ground-covering plants that are easy to grow and produce awesome displays when flowering from late summer until late autumn. There are more than 500 varieties to this date and ...
VIII - XII
0,2 - 0,4m
0,2 - 0,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Ashton’s Pride is an autumn flowering camellia from the Ashton series bred by dr. Ackerman. It is a cross between a very hardy species camellia oleifera (cv. Plain Jane) and camellia sasanqua (cv. Santozaki). It produces medium large, 6-8 cm wide, soft pink, single flowers with yellow stamens ...
IX - XI
1,5 - 2,5m
1,5 - 2,5m
semi-shade to shade
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Winter’s Star is an autumn flowering camellia from the Winter series bred by dr.Ackerman in 1988. It produces stunning, large, single flowers of pure pink colour. The colour is darker as the flowers emerge, and gets paler as they mature. They have a pale, spicy fragrance, and can reach up to 1 ...
IX - XI
1,5 - 1,8m
1,5 - 2m
semi-shade to shade
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Sarastro is a perennial bellflower of compact habit and with huge flowers which can measure up to 8 cm. They are rich violet-blue, opening from stiff, pending, dark violet flower buds from mid June for at least 2 months. If pruned by a half or two thirds after the main flowering it produces shorter ...
VI - IX
0,5 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Probably the most eye-catching version among trumpet vines is this Chinese campsis.
The flowers are large and spectacular: 7-9 cm wide, salmon pink with a clear yellow throat. In colder zones and locations with less sun they may turn deeper salmon-orange. In order to keep its pinkish colour we str ...
VII - IX
1 - 3m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 plant it ...
VI - IX
2 - 3m
1 - 2m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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. Pinnate leaves are large, ...
VII - IX
3 - 6m
1 - 2m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 rather exotic looking. ...
VII - IX
3 - 6m
1 - 2m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This trumpet creeper is really trained into a small tree. 1 or 2 meter tall trunk with a blooming crown gives this exotic looking plant a new glamour. Beautiful, golden-yellow flowers grow at the ends of new branches. They come out in July and don’t stop till the first frosts.
Flava belongs ...
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1,5 - 2,5m
1 - 2m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SUMMER JAZZ™ Gold is a fascinating new variety of hybrid trumpet creeper. It makes very large flowers whose size is the same as those on Chinese trumpet creeper – 8 cm across. They are rich golden yellow with prominent, vibrant red veins in the throat, and appear from early to mid July. ...
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2 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 frosts if the plant ha ...
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1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 from early July until the ...
VII - IX
2 - 4m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
INDIAN SUMMER® is another gorgeous variety of trumpet creeper which was trained into a small tree. It is a brilliant idea because such form does not need a trellis or a wall, it can stand anywhere in the garden, on its own or in the middle of other, smaller shrubs.
The trumpet-shaped flowers ...
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1,5 - 2,5m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 crushed. They cover the plant completely and make it an attractive item long befo ...
VIII - X
0,6 - 1m
0,6 - 1m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 cooking herbs.
The shrub ...
VIII - IX
0,4 - 0,8m
0,4 - 0,8m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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.
The plants grows int ...
VIII - IX
0,3 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 mid Augu ...
VII - IX
0,3 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,8m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
STEPHI is a unique bluebeard variety with flowers that are not blue. They are pale pink to almost white on a clear sunny day. All other features are identical to most other caryopteris varieties. It is a deciduous shrub with fragrant leaves that are medium green, narrowly lanceolate, shallowly notch ...
VIII - X
0,5 - 0,7m
0,6 - 1m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Gloire de Versaille is a French hybrid of California lilac, a cross between c. americanus, a Missouri native of excellent hardiness, and very tender Mexican species c. caeruleus with sky blue flowers. The result is a hardy, deciduous shrubs with a profusion of small panicles composed of powder blue ...
VII - IX
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Marie Simon is another French hybrid ceanothus, a cross from 1830 between c. x delilianus with blue flowers and c. ovatus with beige flowers. The result is a deciduous shrub with a profusion of soft pink flowers composed in small, fluffy panicles. They come out from late July and rebloom continuousl ...
VII - IX
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Autumn Blue is a dwarf or ground-covering variety of hardy plumbago. It bears gentian-blue, 5-petalled, 1-2 cm large flowers, borne in terminal clusters from August till the first frost. In hot summers the flowers appear early in the month, in average or cold summers from late August. Deciduous leav ...
VII - X
0,2 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Hardy plumbago is a superb substitution for its tender relative common in the Mediterranean.
This one has even deeper blue flowers with 5 petals, mid-green, bristly, obovate, deciduous leaves with purple margins and purple stems. The plants itself is very dense and in full sun bears profusion of f ...
VIII - X
0,5 - 0,8m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Ashva is an attractive variety of clematis with 7-10 cm wide flowers. The sepals are violet-purple with a wide stripe in the middle of magenta colour.
It belongs to Group 3 clematis, flowering in mid- and late summer. Flowers appear on new growths. Cut back all the previous year's stems to a pair o ...
VI - IX
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 group 3) the plants will be bushier and flowers will come out later - from abou ...
VI - IX
2 - 2,5m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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) awarded it with AGM (Award of Garden Merit) and at the prestigious novelty fair ...
VI - IX
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
BOULEVARD® NUBIA is a compact clematis with velvet-like, deep burgundy red flowers of 6 petals. They are 13-15 cm across and come out from late June until November if the weather is sunny and relatively warm. It is a short, moderately growing climber so if grown in a pot you can easily tie up n ...
VI - XI
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
BOULEVARD® CORINNE is a compact clematis with white flowers. They are 10-13 cm across and each of its 8 petals has a less conspicuous pale magenta pink bar in the centre. They come out from late May until early July, during hot summers the plant rests, and re-blooms from late August until the l ...
VI - X
0,8 - 1,2m
0,5 - 1m
full sun to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 new double-flowering variety which, from a different breeder yet honouring the success of the b ...
VI - IX
1,5 - 2,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SPOTLIGHT is a clematis variety bred by Jan van Zoest from the Netherlands and introduced by Thorncroft Clematis at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show in England in 2019. It bears medium-sized, 8-10 cm wide flowers with 6 petals. The first flush of flowers in spring brings lovely, pale lavender-mau ...
VI - IX
1,5 - 2m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SUPER NOVA is a clematis variety bred by Jan van Zoest from the Netherlands and was launched at the Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival exhibition in 2016, which is organized annually by the Royal Horticultural Society in England. It bears 7-8 cm wide flowers with 4-6 petals. Their colour is breath ...
VI - IX
2 - 3m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Golden Stardust tickseed was bred by Blair Winner from Santa Paula in California, USA, i.e. the same breeder who introduced the UPTICK™ series. It produces rather large, 5-6 cm across, daisy-like flowers combining golden yellow and mahogany colour around a small, yellow centre. They come out i ...
VI - X
0,4 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Ladybird is another thread leaf tickseed variety bred and introduced by Harini Korlipara from Terranova® Nurseries in Oregon, USA, and patented as PP27362 in 2016. It makes compact mounds covered with of star-shaped, daisy-like, single flowers of vibrant red colour with golden yellow patina. Th ...
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0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
LIL' BANG™ Daybreak is a beautiful tickseed with eye-catching, daisy-like, golden yellow flowers with deep reddish brown eyes. In fact there is more brown than yellow so it would be no lie to say that the flowers are reddish brown with golden yellow tips and a yellow button in the centre. They ...
VI - X
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
The UPTICK™ series of perennial tickseed is bred by Blair Winner from Santa Paula in California, USA. The aim was to select freely flowering plants of attractive colours and reliable hardiness. UPTICK™ GOLD & BRONZE has vibrant golden yellow, daisy-like flowers with deep mahogany eye aro ...
VI - X
0,2 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Star Cluster is a slightly taller tickseed variety producing a profusion of creamy white to very pale yellow, daisy-like flowers atop about 50 cm tall stems. They are decorated with deep burgundy-maroon blotches near golden yellow centres and bloom from June until the first frost. Leaves are narrowl ...
VI - X
0,4 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Early Sunrise is a profusely flowering tickseed with an extremely long bloom period. It produces semi-double or double flowers of golden yellow colour from early June until late autumn if the weather is sunny and relatively warm. The stems are a little shorter than other grandiflora tickseeds, only ...
VI - X
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
RISING SUN is a profusely flowering tickseed variety with golden yellow, semi-double flowers with mahogany red centres. They come out on 30-40 long stems from late June until early autumn. Deadheading will enhance the flowering but is not a must. It flowers abundantly every year. RISING SUN tickseed ...
VI - IX
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
5a (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Grandiflora is a thread leaf tickseed variety, not to be mistaken for coreopsis grandiflora which is a different species. Its daisy-like flowers are bright golden-yellow with 8 accuminate petals, and appear for an extremely long flowering period from early summer (June) until the last warm days of a ...
VI - IX
0,4 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Moonbeam is one of the most reliable and sought-after varieties of thread leaf coreopsis. Its small, daisy-like flowers are light yellow just like moonlight. Its extremely long flowering period begins in early summer and ends in the last warm days of autumn. Deadheading will enhance flowering but is ...
VI - X
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Thread leaf coreopsis is a wonderful, maintenance-free perennial which shines its way through any garden with rich-coloured flowers all summer long. You can have a country garden or be a town-garden enthusiast, coreopsis will still have features suitable for your plot.
“Zagreb” is prob ...
VI - IX
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
ETERNAL FRAGRANCE™ is a compact and dense growing variety of a hybrid daphne with long flowering period. Its small flowers are tubular, almost white inside and pale lilac pink outside. They have a strong and sweet perfume and are produced in profusion from late May until early July, and then s ...
VI - X
0,5 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Jewel of Desert is a fantastic iceplant series with various colours including white, yellow, several shades of orange, pink and red. Flowers are 2-4 cm across, and bloom continuously for 5 months! From late May until early autumn.
Iceplant loves sunny and dry locations, excess watering could kill ...
V - IX
0,1 - 0,1m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Lucas is a small foxglove series offering extended blooming time, various flower colours, and in one case also silvery foliage. Lucas White, however masculine the name sounds, is more like a bride dressed in the most elegant and beautiful wedding dress. Its creamy white flower buds burst into pure w ...
VI - IX
0,5 - 0,7m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Lucas is a handsome guy among foxglove varieties. It is highly valued not only for beautiful flowers but also extended blooming time as its secondary stems keep on producing flowers until September. Flowers are widely funnel-shaped, rich purple pink outside and almost white inside with showy maroon ...
VI - IX
0,5 - 0,7m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Big Kahuna is a big catch for American breeder Harini Korlipara from TerraNova® Nurseries in Oregon, USA. This coneflower boasts tropical orange, extra large flowers that are almost 14 cm across. The colour of ray florets are a combination of ripe mango and wild honey above, and pale salmon pin ...
VII - X
0,6 - 0,8m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
LAKOTA™ FIRE coneflower is a strain of seedlings offering glowing shades of dark orange, soft red, and purple red flowers. They are single, mildly fragrant, and open from late July until early October atop about 40 cm tall stems. The depth of colours is breathtaking and will blend in nicely in ...
VII - X
0,3 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Sensation Pink is another coneflower bred by Dutch lover of perennials Marco van Noort in 2012. It makes rich pink, almost magenta pink flowers from late June until September. They are first borne atop strong, 40-60 cm tall stems, and then along the lower parts of stems. The central cones are deep r ...
VI - IX
0,4 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SOMBRERO™ DOUBLE PINK is a sensational hybrid coneflower introduction from 2024. It bears fully double flowers which look like a lump of raspberry flavoured whipped cream on a small pink plate, topped with pistachio cream and a bit of tangerine glacé at the very top. How delicious is this! ...
VII - IX
0,5 - 0,7m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Here it comes – another coneflower variety with a tasty name: BUBBLELICIOUS. It is from the SUNSEEKERS series and has a unique shade of pink with lilac hues. The flowers are single, 6-8 cm across, strongly scented like bubble-gum and their uneven ray florets length looks frisky. Central discs ...
VII - IX
0,4 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Flowers with fruit-like variety names sound very tasty and make you want them just because they recall a taste of fruit you like. Exactly as in case of this hybrid coneflower from the SUNSEEKERS series from 2022. Its name is SUNSEEKERS POMEGRANATE and bears 7-8 cm wide, single, fragrant flowers whic ...
VII - X
0,4 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
If you are a fruit lover, you must know the tempting sound when cutting into a fully ripe watermelon. The way it is cracking under your knife and the sweet smell whip up your senses so much that once it splits in half you can’t to bite the largest chunk of its bright pink flesh. Hybridizer Gle ...
VII - IX
0,4 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
YELLOW SKIPPER coneflower is a rich golden yellow flowering variety with 10-11 cm large flowers. They appear from early July until late September atop strong, green stems about 50-60 cm tall. The colour is vivid and deep, and combines well with purple blue sage or deep pink monardas, or you can use ...
VII - IX
0,5 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SunSeekers RAINBOW is a third baby in this breathtaking Sunseekers Ipecss- coneflower family following the success of Sunseekers Salmon and SunSeekers White Perfection. It produces extremely large, up to 12 cm wide, semi-double flowers with several layers of ray florets shaped as a pagoda of saucers ...
VIII - X
0,6 - 0,7m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Sunseekers Salmon is truly a unique coneflower. Among the load of colours available today this one stands out like a proud princess who knows that she is being watched. Semi-double, large flowers have frayed ends and appear from July until October atop short and strong stems. Young, emerging flowers ...
VII - X
0,3 - 0,4m
0,4 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SunSeekers is a coneflower series comprising of many flowers colours, all of which are stunning, rich, and non-fading. Plants have exceptional vigour and dense habit. Ray florets are usually shorter and in case of this variety called SUNSEEKERS Orange they are coloured like a sunset after a hot and ...
VII - IX
0,4 - 0,6m
0,4 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
MOOODZ® GLORY is a white flowering member of the MOOODZ® coneflower series. It makes large flowers with wide ray florets around a large golden yellow cone hiding sweet nectar for butterflies, bees, and bumble bees. Stems are strong and erect, reaching up 40-50 cm tall, and producing flower ...
VII - IX
0,4 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
MOOODZ® SYMPATHY is another introduction from the MOOODZ® coneflower series. It produces 8-9 cm large, very fragrant flowers with ray florets that open to a beautiful soft salmon pink with orange or even golden tones, and mature to rich pastel pink with salmon orange tones. Stems are very ...
VII - IX
0,5 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Unique and gorgeous. This is another coneflower variety from the SunSeekers series. It is called SUNSEEKERS APPLE GREEN and produces large, 8-10 cm across, single flowers with 2 or even 3 layers of daisy-like, light to medium green ray florets. The discs are massive, flattened, and hide plenty of ne ...
VII - X
0,4 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SUNSEEKERS BLUSH is an improved version of SUNSEEKERS PINK coneflower, this time with two rows of ray florets making a semi-double flower. Flowers are 8-10 cm across, soft pink, and bloom atop only about 40 cm high stems from July until September. They do not change the colour significantly like for ...
VII - IX
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SUNSEEKERS CORAL is hybrid coneflower makes flowers of intriguing colour mélange combining rich orange and scarlet red which results in soft and warm coral red tone. Central discs are deep mahogany red, cone-like, and provide plenty of nectar for butterflies, bumble bees as well as bees. Flowering b ...
VII - IX
0,3 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Bright colour of SUNSEEKERS CITRUS coneflower looks like a cheerful display of spring daffodils. It is another hybrid coneflower from the Sunseekers series which, thanks to its name, made many of us smell its flowers in anticipation of citrus perfume. Wrong. The scent is sweet like honey, it’s ...
VII - IX
0,4 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SUNSEEKERS GOLDEN SUN is a coneflower variety from the Sunseekers series with semi-double flowers which resemble gerberas. They are 8-9 cm across and the vivid yellow ray florets are assembled in 2 or 3 tiers. Its perfume is medium strong and sweet like dandelion. Central discs are rather flat, gree ...
VII - IX
0,4 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SUNSEEKERS HOT PINK coneflower has made a real rod for its own back stepping into a competitive struggle in the field of pink-flowering coneflowers. To help it in this challenging battle, for its trade name marketing strategists chose the word ‘hot’ hoping that it would attract more atte ...
VII - IX
0,4 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Flowering plants with fruit-like names sound very tasty and make you want them just because they recall the fruit taste you like. It is a good trick that the SUNSEEKERS coneflower series could not miss. Its 2023 introduction is called SUNSEEKERS MINEOLA and presents a variety whose flowers resemble ...
VII - IX
0,4 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Not even a year after the introduction of SUNSEEKERS MINEOLA in 2023, the very first semi-double coneflower with orange flowers from the SUNSEEKERS series, Innoflora launches its new and truly breathtaking orange variety whose name refers to another tasty treat: PUMPKIN PIE.
SUNSEEKERS PUMPKIN PIE ...
VII - IX
0,4 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SUNSEEKERS® TEQUILA SUNRISE is another coneflower masterpiece from the SunSeekers series. It produces large, up to 11 cm across, single flowers with slightly downward curved ray florets. They are rich golden as they emerge, turning paler as they mature, revealing bright fuchsia red eye around a ...
VII - X
0,3 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
White Perfection is a sequel of the new Sunseekers Ipecss- series following the success of Sunseekers Salmon. It produces semi-double flowers with creamy white ray florets with lime green hues, and rather flat central discs whose disc florets are rich green with yellow tips as they mature. They hide ...
VIII - X
0,4 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Marco van Noort is a very successful Dutch breeder of perennials who is renowned especially for breeding coneflowers and cranesbills. He created this white coneflower by crossing e. purpurea ‘Alba’ and e. ‘Meditation’ and registered it under variety name ‘Meditation Whi ...
VII - IX
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
DELICIOUS NOUGAT® coneflower is a sister variety of DELICIOUS CANDY® bred by Marco van Noort from the Netherlands in 2016. It produces dense, compact clumps of short stems atop which open double flowers from mid July until late summer. They are creamy white with yellow-green centres. Their ...
VII - IX
0,3 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Eccentric® coneflower is another fully double coneflower variety producing large blooms with crested top and one layer of ray florets. The colour is vibrant red. Flowers are about 7-8 cm across, mildly scented, and appear atop thick and strong, up to 60 cm tall stems from July until early Septe ...
VII - IX
0,5 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Dutch breeder Petrus Hendricus Oudolf has already patented 3 beautiful coneflowers: Vintage Wine, Fatal Attraction, and Virgin. This latest addition from 2006 named Green Jewel® was patented in 2008 under PP18678, and ever since its introduction it proves one thing – it is simply fascinat ...
VI - IX
0,6 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Compacta is a recent selection of Evergreen (Ebbing's) silverthorn, very probably of Italian origin (not confirmed). Unlike its mother plant - the species of Ebbing's silverthorn - it makes a compact and well-behaved shrub without overgrown twigs in one season. In fact, this sport makes quite a hand ...
IX - X
2 - 3m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Evergreen silverthorns are attractive shrubs of mild climates of Europe. They are valued for vigorous growth and coloured leaves.
Eleador® is a new, patented variety with almost yellow leaves, margined dark green with lighter green highlights. They are leathery, but thinner than on e.g. cherry ...
IX - X
1,5 - 3m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Gilt Edge is a beautiful variety of this evergreen silverthorn. It has ovate, up to 10 cm long, leathery but thin leaves that are deep green in the middle and bright yellow at margins. Newly emerging leaves and twigs are silvery-beige. Apart from the foliage this plant is also interesting for its al ...
IX - X
1,8 - 3m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Gilt Edge is one of the first registered varieties of evergreen silverthorn with variegated foliage. It makes leathery, oval to ovate, partially undulated, and glossy leaves with dark green centres and thick yellow margins. Twigs are orange-brown, and the colder the weather comes in autumn the deepe ...
IX - X
2 - 5m
1 - 3m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
MARYLINE® is a trade name for a striking selection of evergreen silverthorn, found by Albert Breneliére in France. It is a very bushy, upright growing, evergreen shrub with irregularly variegated leaves. They are leathery, oval to ovate, partially undulated, and glossy. The centres are very pal ...
VIII - IX
1,5 - 2m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Viveleg silverthorn is a bushy, upright growing, evergreen shrub with irregularly variegated leaves. They are leathery, oval to ovate, partially undulated, and glossy. The centres are dark green, the margins are rich yellow, and the borderline between these two colours is light green but is not pres ...
IX - X
2 - 3m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Viveleg silverthorn is a bushy, upright growing, evergreen shrub or small tree with irregularly variegated leaves. They are leathery, oval to ovate, partially undulated, and glossy. The centres are dark green, the margins are rich yellow, and the borderline between these two colours is light green b ...
IX - X
2 - 4m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 lanceolate, marginally serrated, rich green ...
IX - X
0,8 - 1,3m
0,8 - 1,3m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Glutball is one of the tallest Joe Pye weed varieties and, just like its brother Riesenschirm (‘Giant umbrella’), it bears a German name. This time it says something like ‘The ballon of embers’ and even though we did not manage to trace back the breeder who developed this ama ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 2m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Atropurpureum is possibly the tallest and also the reddest variety of Joe Pye Weed. It forms dense tufts of 1.5-2m tall, deep wine red stems that are slender but tough, and do not bend after wind or rain. The flowers are composed in 15-20 cm large, corymb-like, almost flat panicles from midsummer un ...
VIII - IX
1,5 - 2m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
EUPHORIA™ RUBY is the shortest growing and a very compact variety of Joe Pye Weed so far. Its sturdy, maroon stems commonly grow between 50 and 80 cm in height. As early as in late July appear up to 26 cm wide corymbs composed of bright purple red flower buds which open into tiny, fringed flow ...
VII - IX
0,5 - 0,8m
0,5 - 0,8m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Fuchsias are back in fashion these days, mainly because more and more countries are testing the so-called hardy fuchsias which are aimed to live outdoors, in garden beds and borders. They are usually magellanica hybrids.
Ricartonii is a short, upright shrub with pendent, single flowers that have s ...
VII - X
0,3 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,8m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SpinTop is a new blanket flower series from Dutch company Dümmen Orange® introduced to market after 2015. SpinTop Orange Halo is a tricky one which some may found expandable now that we have several yellow and red varieties to date. Well, not quite. This one is truly unique. Its flowers are muc ...
VI - X
0,2 - 0,3m
0,2 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SpinTop is a new blanket flower series from Dutch company Dümmen Orange® introduced to market after 2015. SpinTop Starburst is a work of art, indeed. Its colour combination may sound boring as red and yellow has been here so many times but you have to see the flowers. Their ray florets are prod ...
VI - X
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SpinTop is a new blanket flower series from Dutch company Dümmen Orange® introduced to market after 2015. SpinTop Yellow Touch left me breathless when I first saw its ingenious flowers. While yellow in many bi-coloured blanket flowers occupies a large enough portion to almost outstrip the overa ...
VI - X
0,2 - 0,3m
0,2 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Gambit Compact Pink is a Gaura variety forming neat tufts packed with pale pink flowers from June till the first frosts. They are borne on the background of deep green, narrowly lanceolate leaves that emerge deep maroon. Trimming off stems with spent flowers will encourage production of new ones.
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VI - X
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Siskiyou Pink is a uniquely coloured gaura with pink and white flowers. They open from fuschia red buds into white flowers with pink marbling or central stripes. The ratio of pink colour varies flower to flower. Stems are very thin and move in the slightest breeze thanks to which the flowers look li ...
VI - X
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
ROSYJANE is a gaura variety which was found by Rosy and Rob Hardy from Hardy’s Plants nursery in Whitchurch, UK, In 2006. It was a natural mutation of one branch of Siskiyou Pink variety producing distinctly different flowers. They are white with purple pink margin and bloom from July until Oc ...
VII - X
0,4 - 0,6m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
LUIS EASY BLUE is classified as a variety of autumn gentian (g. scabra) which commonly starts blooming in August. However, the breeder himself admits that the male parent of his hybridization was an unknown species which resulted in a plant that starts to flower already in June and continues for 4-6 ...
VI - IX
0,1 - 0,1m
0,2 - 0,3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Totally Tangerine is a hybrid Chilean avens from Timothy Crowther from USA who in 1999 crossbred Mrs. Bradshaw avens with rich red flowers and geum rivale. The result is a sterile variety with handsome tangerine orange, single, about 4 cm wide flowers. They come out continuously from late May until ...
V - IX
0,6 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Hakone grass is one of the top grass species most appreciated by landscape designers. It is so showy and simple at the same time, so no wonder it is often used as undergrowth of larger beautiful Japanese maples or other appealing multistemmed shrubs with bare framework of bottom branches.
The speci ...
VII - IX
0,3 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,5m
semi-shade / partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Moerheim Beauty is an eye-catching variety of sneezeweed (helenium). It produces large, daisy-like flowers with chocolate brown discs. The ray florets are longer than on other heleniums, and their predominant colour is fiery red, changing to crimson red and coppery orange during their life span. Moe ...
VII - IX
0,6 - 1m
0,4 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
VIV® Victoria is a Lenten rose from the VIV® series producing soft burgundy red flowers very early in the season - as early as in late September appear the first flowers atop 30-40 cm tall, strong, upright stems. New flowers buds are formed continuously by late winter and thanks to flowers ...
X - IV
0,3 - 0,4m
0,4 - 0,6m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 a large shrub or a small tree with 3 predominant features. Leaves, inflo ...
VIII - X
3 - 5m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Coral bells are very popular ground-covering perennials. Georgia Peach is a unique selection with intensely coloured foliage. The leaves are orangey-salmon-strawberry-pink with a conspicuous silver marbling while the reverse is purple red. They are quite large for a heuchera – up to 15 cm acro ...
VIII - IX
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,8m
full sun to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Silver Gumdrop is a yummy (yet inedible) coral bells variety with mid-sized leaves with rounded lobes. They have the most peculiar colour combining silver and rosy pink with gentle burgundy-brown venation and purple red undersides. From July until late summer rise slender, 50 or even 60 cm tall, dar ...
VII - IX
0,2 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Tapestry® is a beautiful foamy bells bred by Janet Egger from Terra Nova Nurseries, USA, and patented as PP21150 in 2010. It makes large, semi-evergreen, deeply lobed leaves. They are dark burgundy red to almost chocolate brown in the centre, and green at margins. From May until September it pr ...
V - IX
0,2 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Old Yella is a large-flowered hardy hibiscus from 1986. The flowers are creamy white, definitely not yellow as some manipulated internet photographs suggest, with a vibrant carmine red eye in the centre. They are huge, 23-25 cm across, and appear continuously from midsummer until the last sunny and ...
VIII - IX
0,8 - 1,3m
0,6 - 1m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
EXTREME HOT PINK is a hot addition to the Extreme series of swamp mallows. It produces striking, neon pink flowers 19-20 cm across. They are produced from August onwards, and depending on plant's age and fertilizing new flower buds can be formed till September or October. Deciduous leaves are deep g ...
VIII - X
0,6 - 0,8m
0,6 - 0,8m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
CAROUSEL® is an attractive series of several swamp mallow cultivars bred by Alain Tan of French Montauban. Géant Red bears large flowers - 15-18 cm across - of deep red colour and come out from midsummer atop well-branched, strong stems reaching about one meter and forming a dense shrub. Decidu ...
VIII - X
0,8 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
CAROUSEL® is an attractive series of several swamp mallow cultivars bred by Alain Tan of French Montauban. Pink Candy is one of its varieties and is truly as sweet as its name. The flowers are 16-18 cm across, with a deep crimson red eye in the centre producing purple pink rays running throughou ...
VIII - X
0,8 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
CAROUSEL® is an attractive series of several swamp mallow cultivars bred by Alain Tan of French Montauban. Pink Passion makes 16-18 cm wide flowers of deep pastel pink colour. They come out from mid August until early autumn atop about 80 cm tall stems. Deciduous leaves are richer red than most ...
VIII - X
0,6 - 0,8m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
GHOST is a funny name to be given to a plant but it fits! Its large flowers are pure white and if you wonder how the breeder may have come up with the brand name, picture this: a bunch of school kids on Halloween cover themselves with plain white bedsheets, who are they impersonating? Yes, you got i ...
VIII - X
0,8 - 1,5m
0,8 - 1m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Resi is a Dutch variety of hybrid hibiscus (h. syriacus x h. paramutabilis) bred by Piere Theunissen and introduced by the nursery Piet Vergeldt Boomkwekerijen in 2008. In the US it is sold under the brand name FULL BLAST™. European Patent No. 33825 was granted in 2013 (expired in 2021). It be ...
VII - IX
3 - 5m
2 - 3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 palmate, 3-lobed, mid to d ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 2,5m
1,5 - 2,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
“Hamabo” will no doubt attract your attention thanks to its rare, pink-red veins on pale pink or almost white flower petals, each of which has its own deep red blotch in the centre. The shrub is always erect and slightly rounded with age.
It has very decorative leaves that are unique. T ...
VII - IX
2 - 3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Purpureus Variegatus is an unusual variety of Rose-of-Sharon. It is commonly demanded for its variegated leaves rather than flower. The leaves are pea-green in the centre and creamy white at margins. They are a little larger than on other hibiscus varieties. The plant produces numerous, burgundy red ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 3m
1 - 2m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Red Heart bears snow white flowers with conspicuous burgundy red hearts, hence the name. There are often veins of the same colour running from the inside.
It has very decorative leaves that are unique. They are narrowly palmate, 3-lobed, mid to dark green and coarsely toothed. If they turn yellow ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 2,5m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 sunny and warm days of September. It has very decorative leaves that are unique. ...
VII - IX
2 - 3,5m
1,3 - 1,8m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Speciosus is an elegant, semi-double flowering variety of Rose-of-Sharon. Its flowers are medium-sized, snow white with burgundy red eye, and are composed of two rows of large petals and a set of dwarf, odd-shaped petals in the centre which surprisingly do not spoil the flower’s purity and ele ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Totus Albus is a very elegant variety that bears large, 7-9 cm across, flowers of pure white colour, sometimes with dwarf lacy petals in the center. They come out reliably every year in July and don’t stop blooming until all buds have gone - sometimes by end September. Pruning is not needed. B ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Woodbridge is an ideal choice for everyone who loves shiny-coloured flowers in summer. They are bright pink, sometimes of a faint lavender touch, with a bright red eye in the middle, small enough not to disturb the entire colour of the bloom. They come out every year in July and don’t stop blo ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Sugar Tip® is a unique Rose-of-Sharon variety, one of the very few with variegated foliage. Its flowers are 6-7 cm across, fully double, very soft pink with deep burgundy red eye in the centre which is difficult to see for the many dwarf petals. Blooming usually begins in late July and continue ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 2,5m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This Rose-of-Sharon variety has a French name Oiseau Bleu which was difficult enough to be replaced with an English translation Blue Bird. It had long been the only blue variety in trade until Marina (BLUE SATIN™) appeared in 1996, and in 2007 a much deeper blue variety from France named ULTRA ...
VII - IX
2 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Lady Stanley is a gorgeous variety with semi-double to double pinkish white flowers with purple veins which come out every year in July and don’t stop blooming until all buds have gone - sometimes by end September. Towards the end of the flowering season the flowers tend to reveal more pink ra ...
VII - IX
2 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
CHINA CHIFFON® is another striking new variety from the chiffon range of hardy hibiscus. These plants are remarkable for larger flowers that are double or full. China Chiffon has snow-white petals with a small burgundy red eye in the centre with fine lines like sun rays but burgundy red. There ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 2,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
The columnar-growing rRose-of-Sharon originated from unnamed seedlings at the Italian nursery Gandini, where the owner showed them to Maria and Adrienne van Aart of the Dutch nursery Van Aart Boomkwekerijen in 2013. They agreed to take some plants back to Holland for further examination and propagat ...
VII - IX
2 - 3m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
FLOWER TOWER WHITE is an upright and slender growing variety of rose-of-Sharon with large, single flowers with a few toussled sepals in the centre which lacks maroon eye so the flowera are overall clean and snow-white. Their diameter is 8-10 cm and they come out from mid-July until September if the ...
VII - IX
2 - 3m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
FLOWER TOWER RUBY is an upright and slender growing variety of rose-of-Sharon with large, single to semi-full flowers. Just take a chance to see how many flowers will be single and how many will bear a few dwarf sepals in the centre, you never know at the beginning. They are bright magenta purple wi ...
VII - IX
2 - 3m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 about half the size compared to those of the Chiffon® series but they are reliable fully double. They come out reli ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
WHITE CHIFFON® belongs to the Chiffon group hybridized by English botanist Dr.Roderick Woods. Showy flowers are pure white and large: 7-9 cm across and look double although from the botanical point of view they are single with dwarf lacy petals in the center. They come out reliably every year i ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 3m
1 - 2m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
To complement the Chiffon range there is another variety of rose-of-Sharon called PURPLE RUFFLES ® that has large, 7-9 cm across, double (or even triple) purple-red flowers. Leaves are darker green than other varieties with lighter flowers. They come out reliably every year in July and don̵ ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Fantasia swamp mallow produces almost 20 cm large flowers of unique colour - it is somewhat old pastel pink with a tint of pale violet and lilac. Flowering begins in early August and lasts until early October. Deciduous leaves are maple-shaped with three wide lobes and conspicuous narrow tips. In au ...
VIII - X
1,3 - 1,8m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Swamp mallow and its hybrids have been sought after plants for the past few years now. They are perennials with sturdy stems that have large, tropically looking flowers. Fireball is a unique variety with large, about 15-25 cm across, clear red flowers from midsummer until early autumn. The leaves ar ...
VIII - IX
0,5 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
RAIJIN® is a Japanese variety of hybrid hibiscus bred by Yukio Kurabayashi from Tokyo's Akatsuka Botanical Garden. It is a cross between h. moscheutos and h. coccineus and it was first introduced at the prestigious novelty fair Plantarium in Boskoop, the Netherlands, in 2019. European Patent No ...
VIII - X
0,5 - 0,8m
0,5 - 0,8m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 but they show pure pink to rosy purple colour from mid to late summer. Deciduous lea ...
VIII - IX
0,5 - 1,5m
0,5 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 mature, and silvery green to light olive green when young. The added value is a ...
VII - IX
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
semi-shade / partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 hydrangea grow ...
VII - IX
0,4 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
semi-shade to shade
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
The new millennium brought a hydrangea sensation called Endless Summer®. This developed into a hydrangea series composed of a few varieties, each of a different colour. The plants have been a big success as they flower reliably on both old and new twigs, and are very hardy. The only trouble is ...
VI - IX
0,5 - 1,3m
0,5 - 1,3m
semi-shade to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Attention, hydrangea lovers! Are you sick and tired of never-ending grieving upon your frost-damaged hydrangeas that only make a jungle of leaves but no blossoms? Continue reading as we have a life-altering experience for you! Two decades after its discovery in the USA there is a plant being importe ...
VI - X
0,5 - 1m
semi-shade / partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Grandiflora is a panicle type hydrangea, not a mop-head one with big leaves and large flower heads. It has 20-30 cm long panicles with mostly sterile (= showy) flowers giving the inflorescence full and rich appearance. The flowers come out in the second half of summer. They are white at first, chang ...
VIII - IX
1,5 - 3m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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® hydrangea, however, its beauty and health will prove it deserves the same winners' level. Bred and selected among many seedling by ...
VII - X
1 - 1,3m
1 - 1,8m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
PETITE CHERRY is a very short and compact growing panicle hydrangea bred by Jacques Couturieux from Moyenmoutier, France. It is one of those hydrangeas with almost globular inflorescences composed of predominantly sterile (large and showy) flowers. They are pale lime green when they begin to bloom i ...
VII - IX
0,4 - 0,5m
0,4 - 0,6m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This attractive hydrangea comes from Belgium and was bred by Johan van Huylenbroeck. It was patented only in 2004 and got a peculiar name: Pinky Winky. Allegedly, the breeder was inspired by the children’s programme Teletubbies.
Pinky Winky® is a panicle type hydrangea, not a mop-head o ...
VIII - IX
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
EARLY HARRY is a panicle hydrangea with pagoda-like inflorescence composed mostly of tiny, fertile flowers, and a few exceptionally large sterile flowers which look like crown jewels. Flower buds are pale pink and appear as early as in late May which makes EARLY HARRY possibly the earliest flowering ...
VI - X
0,6 - 0,8m
0,6 - 0,8m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 lime green, soon turn to creamy white, and mature to light pink in late summ ...
VII - IX
0,4 - 0,6m
0,4 - 0,6m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 creamy white with lime green shades in midsummer, and mature to pale pastel p ...
VII - IX
0,5 - 0,8m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 glowing pink and purple pink as they mature during colder nights of late summ ...
VII - X
1,5 - 2m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 for a long period of t ...
VIII - IX
1 - 2m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Sundae Fraise® is another new hhydrangea clone from Jean Renault from France. It was derived from the already successful variety Vanille Fraise®, but this one is smaller and more compact. The flowers are medium sized panicles that open creamy white in late July and soon gain light pink sha ...
VII - IX
0,8 - 1m
1 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 bright creamy white flowers for about two months. Then they slowly, layer by lay ...
VI - IX
1 - 1,8m
1,3 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 deep maroon, almost black foliage with mahogany tones. The colour is stronger an ...
VI - IX
0,8 - 1,2m
0,5 - 0,8m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Velvet Lace (or 'Velvet and Lace') is a beautiful rough-leaved hydrangea with attractive flowers. They are composed in flattened corymbs, and consist of both fertile and sterile flowers. Fertile flowers in the middle are deep violet, while sterile flowers on the outer ring have pale mauve flower pet ...
VIII - IX
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full sun to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 this hypericum are snow white and combined with fresh yellow flowers they look ...
VI - IX
0,5 - 0,8m
0,5 - 0,6m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
The variety name of this St. John’s wort says it all: MIRACLE® GRANDEUR. That’s because ‘grande’ means big and refers to the fruit size. Berries of this variety are possibly the largest in the whole MIRACLE® series. They are vivid red and glossy and are produced in ...
VI - IX
0,5 - 0,8m
0,5 - 0,6m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 maroon berries that follow bright golden yellow flowers. Those open in severa ...
VI - IX
0,5 - 0,8m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
MIRACLE® PISTACHE St.John's wort offers a unique colour of its berries – they are bright pistachio green. They follow small, yellow flowers that open in several flushes from late June until late September. Its deciduous, broadly ovate leaves are dark green. The plant forms dense shrubs wi ...
VI - IX
0,5 - 0,8m
0,5 - 0,6m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 growing shrub with erect stem ...
VII - IX
0,8 - 1,3m
0,8 - 1,3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 continues until early autumn which makes ...
VII - IX
0,8 - 1m
0,8 - 1m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 exhibit pale green marbling similar to Hakuro Nishiki or Flamingo Japanese willo ...
VI - IX
0,5 - 0,8m
0,5 - 0,8m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 in the throat. They are slightly fragrant and formed in narrow, terminal, up ...
VI - IX
2 - 5m
2 - 4m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Papaya is said to be one of the most delicious fruits on Earth when picked up at the right time, fresh from the tree. No wonder that one might want to taste the flowers of this new torch lily called Papaya Popsicle™. The flowers combine fiery red, orange, and yellow colour in spike-like inflor ...
VII - IX
0,4 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Purple Magic is a showy crepe myrtle variety of compact (now dwarf) habit. It makes bright purple flowers with violet hues arranged in upright panicles, and appear, according to the quality of summer, from August to September in C.E. climate. The leaves are deciduous and glossy, coral red in spring, ...
VIII - X
1 - 2m
1,5 - 2,5m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Tuscarora is another successful cold-hardy lagestremia hybrid variety from the US National Arboretum. It has bright coral pink to scarlet red flowers composed in upright panicles and appear, according to the quality of the summer, from August to September or October. The leaves are deciduous, glossy ...
VIII - IX
2 - 5m
2 - 4m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 continuously from early August until mid to late September (upon weather conditions) in ...
VIII - IX
0,5 - 1m
0,5 - 1,5m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Fantasy is a fast-growing Japanese crepe myrtle variety. It makes white flowers arranged in short, upright panicles. They are not fragrant and appear, according to the quality of summer, from August to September in C.E. climate. The leaves are deciduous, glossy, tinted mahogany red as they emerge an ...
VIII - IX
3 - 6m
3 - 4m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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, composed in erect racemes from late July until early September (in C.E.). The deci ...
VIII - IX
0,5 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Benoit is an Indian crepe myrtle variety with rich mauve purple flowers and attractive colouring of new leaves. The flowers are arranged in upright panicles, non-scented, and appear, according to the quality of summer, from August to September in C.E. climate. The leaves are deciduous, glossy, brigh ...
VIII - X
2 - 5m
2 - 4m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Catawba is an Indian crepe myrtle variety for those who love pastel colours. Its flowers are a quiet fusion of pink and purple in an almost dusky tone. The flowers are arranged in short, upright panicles, non-scented, and appear, according to the quality of summer, from August to September in C.E. ...
VIII - IX
2 - 5m
2 - 4m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 days of early autumn. The deciduous leaves are leathery, oval, glossy, and gre ...
VIII - IX
0,4 - 0,6m
0,6 - 0,8m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 varieties. But they appear in such abundance that they almost completely cover the pl ...
VIII - X
0,5 - 1,5m
0,5 - 1,5m
full sun
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Powhatan is an Indian crepe myrtle variety (not a hybrid) developed at the US National Arboretum. It is a compact, moderately fast-growing shrub or small tree with a dense, almost impenetrable canopy with slightly arching branches on older specimens. The flowers are lilac mauve to pale lavender viol ...
VIII - IX
2 - 5m
2 - 4m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
RHAPSODY IN BLUE is an attractive crape myrtle variety from the Play It Again® series introduced in 2022. The series comprises of varieties with double flowering on the same panicle and in a few cases dark foliage as a bonus. RHAPSODY IN BLUE bears deep purple flowers with mauve hues against a ...
VIII - IX
2 - 3m
1,5 - 2m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 continues till the last sunny and warm days of autumn.
The deciduous leaves are le ...
VIII - IX
1,5 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 flowers composed in large racemes, similar to those on lilac hence its other name summer lila ...
VIII - IX
0,5 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Spear Blue is a lovely lavender introduction by Kieft Seed from 2018. It is a compact variety with extended flowering period. It produces long, fat spikes of deep violet, fragrant flowers opening from purple blue buds. First flowers appear in June and more and more are produced in several flushes th ...
VI - IX
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Kevin Hurd from Walters Gardens nursery in Michigan, USA, is a perennial breeder and among his targets are e.g., pinks, hardy hibiscus, and daisies. Banana Cream Shasta daisy is his work of art which he created in 2008 by crossing l. ‘Leumayel’ and l. ‘Sunny Side Up’. The res ...
VI - IX
0,3 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
LaCrosse Wit is an improved version of LaCrosse Shasta daisy making eye-catching flowers with tubular petals, open at the tips into a trumpet. They are snow white and produced around a large, yellow cone in the centre. Flowers appear possibly earliest of all series i.e. already in late June and bloo ...
VI - IX
0,2 - 0,3m
0,2 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
LewisiaMountain Dreams is a variety forming thick rosettes of symmetrically layered evergreen leaves which resemble large-leaved houseleeks. From beneath the leaves rise short but sturdy stems with sprays of numerous flowers. They are about 2 cm across, and of rich shades of striking colours like ca ...
V - IX
0,1 - 0,1m
0,2 - 0,4m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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. Purple Rain is a variety with richer pur ...
VI - IX
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Among the tall varieties Britt-Marie Crawford is possibly the darkest coloured leopard plant when it comes to foliage colour. It makes up to 30 cm wide, rounded to kidney shaped, deep mahogany purple-brown leaves that are serrated at margins and rise atop sturdy stems of the same colour. From midsum ...
VIII - IX
0,6 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Excelsum Superbum is a highly attractive, variegated form of glossy privet. It makes large, up to 15 cm long and 6 cm wide, ovate to oval, pale dark green leaves abundantly variegated butter yellow, often extended to the midribs. Directly contradicting its botanical name they are NOT glossy, they ar ...
IX - X
2 - 5m
1 - 3m
full sun
8 (down to -18°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Big Blue lily-turf is perhaps one of the most common lily-turf varieties in North America. It is comparable to Royal Purple variety in Europe. From late summer it produces 30-45 cm tall, purple flushed stems, topped with terminal spikes composed of rich lavender violet, spherical buds which burst to ...
VIII - X
0,3 - 0,5m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun to shade
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Moneymaker is a clump forming lily-turf variety with attractive foliage and flowers. Its dark green, ribbon-like, semi-glossy, narrow leaves are evergreen in mild winters of zone 6, and reliably evergreen in warmer areas. In early August are borne spikes of rich lavender violet flowers on strong, da ...
VIII - X
0,2 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun to shade
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Royal Purple lily-turf is like an improved version of an older car type - better in all aspects compared to its predecessor: larger leaves, larger flowers, deeper colour. The foliage is ribbon-like, dark green, very glossy, and are evergreen in mild winters of zone 6, and reliably evergreen in warme ...
VIII - X
0,2 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun to shade
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
STARSHIP™ SCARLET is one of the modern lobelia varieties offering first year flowering, longer life and reliable hardiness down to USDA zone 6. It is a part of a small STARSHIP™ series developed by Kieft Seeds, USA. It comprises of only two varieties: Rose and Scarlet and both are fantas ...
VII - IX
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Gallery series consists of several multicoloured varieties of dwarf lupines, whose stems do not usually exceed 60 cm. Gallery Yellow bears banana yellow flowers on only about 40-50 cm tall stems and forms a very dense clump. Blooming begins in late June or early July and may continue for 4-6 weeks i ...
VI - X
0,4 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Robin loosestrife is a sister (or brother?) variety of Robert loosestrife. It has almost identical colour of its the 5-petalled, star-shaped. They are bougainvillea-like rich purple pink forming, compared to Robert, much narrower spike-like inflorescence with enormous number of flowers that are clos ...
VII - IX
0,5 - 1,3m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Blush is an exceptionally light pink flowering variety of purple loosestrife. They are larger than on most purple pink varieties and open from the bottom upwards, usually from late July until early September on about 60-90 cm tall, hairless stems. Leaves are narrowly lance-shaped, willow-like, mediu ...
VII - IX
0,6 - 1m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This magnolia is a cross of crosses ... mathematically it is: (magnolia liliiflora x magnolia cylindrica) x magnolia „Ruby“ (which is a hybrid itself), bred by August Kehr in 1997. The result of this rather bizarre looking equation is a gorgeous speciality which is true to its name as it ...
V - X
2 - 4m
1 - 3m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Ferruginea is a southern magnolia variety with large, 24-26 cm across, creamy white, lotus-like flowers whose fragrance attracts not only bees and other insects, but also most perfume producers and every passer-by, especially in late afternoon and early evening when it releases its rich, sweet and c ...
VI - IX
4 - 8m
3 - 5m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Little Gem is an evergreen magnolia which is smaller in every aspect but offers more of everything. The glossy, leathery leaves are numerous, making the plant very dense. They are deep green with distinct rusty underneath. When crushed they release a fine resin perfume.
The amount of creamy white, ...
VI - X
2 - 4m
1,5 - 2,5m
full sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Goliath is bushier than the species. As you can tell by its name, something is going to be extraordinary here. True: the flowers are extremely large, often up to 30 cm wide, strongly fragrant and appear on the plant usually from June, often from late May if the end of spring is hot, and continue blo ...
V - IX
3 - 8m
3 - 4m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Evergreen magnolias are the queens of flowering trees. We choose the most beautiful and at the same time the hardiest varieties. Goliath is a cultivar found by American botanist Albert Charles Smith (1906-1999) in former Caledonian Nurseries on British island Guernsey in 1910. The nursery no longer ...
VI - IX
3 - 8m
3 - 5m
full sun
5a (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Japanese breeder Seiju Yamaguchi from Mizunami-shi in Prefecture Gigu has been working with mahonias for some time now. In 2023, he comes with a completely unique product – a hybrid of threadleaf mahonia which is the world's first registered variety with golden yellow flowers and orange buds. ...
X - XI
0,5 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
semi-shade / partial sun
8 (down to -18°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Adagio is a dwarf variety of eulalia (maiden grass) as it does not grow taller than some 70 cm in leaf, and slightly over one meter in bloom. Leaves are dark green, elegantly narrow, and emerge late in spring, often in May. From August open plume-like inflorescences composed of soft sand yellow to p ...
VIII - IX
0,5 - 0,8m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Flamingo is an eulaila variety of a graceful habit. It has deep green, glossy leaves with a conspicuous white stripe in the middle. In autumn they quickly gain purple shades and later turn fiery orange. Glossy, wine red flowers are borne late in the season, and open just above the horizon of leaves ...
IX - X
1,5 - 1,8m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Gracillimus is a maiden grass (eulalia) which is very popular among both interior as well as landscape designers. It offers a lush effect of dense tufts of narrow, rich green leaves, elegantly arching. It is not very tall but can be quite substantial given the space in your garden. Tassel-like flowe ...
IX - X
1,5 - 2m
1 - 2m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Little Zebra® is an eulalia variety which is commonly supposed to be a dwarf version of Zebrinus, an older eulalia variety, however, these two have nothing in common. Little Zebra® originated as a natural sport of green-leaved miscanthus species. It has the same creamy white to pale yellow ...
VIII - IX
0,8 - 1,3m
0,8 - 1,3m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Red Chief is another red-flowering eulalia variety. In September it produces deep maroon red flowers high above fine foliage. Leaves are rather narrow, elegant, glossy, deep green in summer and gaining red shades in late summer and autumn when the whole clump becomes bronze red. Only about 1.5m tall ...
IX - X
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Ferner Osten is a German expression for Far East and a variety name of this maiden grass. It is popular for shorter growth and attractive colours. Its leaves are narrow, medium green in summer, and coppery orange and red in autumn. In late August rise about 1.5m tall stems with almost maroon flowers ...
VIII - IX
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
RED CLOUD® miscanthus is one of very few varieties producing weeping inflorescence. Already in midsummer it forms rich burgundy red, glossy plumes which are not erect as most other eulalias. Their colour is intense and is best viewed against afternoon sun. In early autumn the flowers open into fluff ...
VIII - IX
0,8 - 1,3m
0,5 - 0,8m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Cranberry Lace® is another dwarf beebalm variety from bred by Hubertus Gerardus Oudshoorn from the Netherlands as a cross between other dwarf varieties Cranberry Lace® and Pink Lace®. It forms neat and very compact tufts with upright branches holding bright purple flowers that are not ...
VIII - X
0,3 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Purple Lace® is a dwarf beebalm variety from the Netherlands. It was bred by Hubertus Gerardus Oudshoorn in 2010 as a cross between other two dwarf varieties Cranberry Lace® and Pink Lace®. It forms neat and very compact tufts with upright branches holding bright purple flowers that a ...
VII - X
0,3 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Schneewittchen is a German translation of ‘Snow White’ as well as a variety name of this beebalm. It is as slender and upright as an image of a charming girl of exceptional beauty. Its pure white flowers sit atop almost a meter tall, bright green stems and come out from July until the la ...
VII - X
0,8 - 1m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Six Hills Giant is a popular catmint variety of vigorous growth. It grows up to 90 cm tall and wide and looks like a small shrub. From June open small, pale violet flowers along and atop slender stems. Mint-scented leaves (and possibly the whole plant) look very similar to perovskia, they are small, ...
VI - X
0,8 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
NEPTUNE® is an exquisite variety of Cuban catmint. An amateur gardener might say that it looks like a merge between Blue Boa agastache and blue dead nettle, and he can't be blamed. Apart from the main features typical for this Cuban species such as large leaves and large flowers, NEPTUNE® ...
VI - IX
0,4 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Aurantiacus, sometimes also called simply rubra, is a valued selected form of sweet olive which offers perhaps the strongest scented flowers. They are small, rich orange and their perfume also resembles orange zest and tangerines. It blooms profusely from the very end of the growing season, usually ...
X
3 - 4m
1,5 - 2,5m
full to partial sun
8 (down to -18°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This unique sweet olive is a mid-sized or large, well-branched shrub with thin, flexible twigs which withstand heavy, wet snow without breaking. Its evergreen leaves are leathery, oblong-lance-shaped, medium to dark green, not very glossy, but exceptionally large: up to 16 cm long and 4-6 cm wide. T ...
X - XI
1,5 - 4m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Holly osmanthus or false holly is a taxon of evergreen shrubs and small trees native to East Asia, southern Japan, and Taiwan. The species bears evergreen, leathery, dark green, highly glossy, and thorny leaves, which resemble hollies, but something seems to be wrong for the more experienced eye: ho ...
X - XI
2 - 6m
1,5 - 3m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Fortune's osmanthus is a cross between o.heterophyllus (small, very spiny leaves) and o.fragrans (large, entire leaves). It was first brought from Japan to Europe to Holland Philipp Franz von Siebold in 1856. Over the years its name has developed from osmanthus aquifolium to o.aquifolium var.latifo ...
X - XI
1,5 - 3m
1,5 - 2,5m
full to partial sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Heavy Metal is an upright variety of switch grass with pale green leaves with steel blue hues. In late summer appear fine, tan inflorescences which never overgrow the foliage level completely, and dance in the wind with the leaf tips. Young plants are columnar and the older and thicker the clump get ...
VIII - X
1 - 1,5m
0,8 - 1m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Prairie Sky is considered the bluest among the very few switch grass varieties offering blue-green colour. Its flat, 1-2 cm wide leaves are upright, only tips are weeping. From late summer appear taller stems with large, sandy beige inflorescences showing off just above the foliage level.
Switch g ...
IX - X
1,3 - 1,8m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Chinese fountain grass is an elegant feature to every garden. It has mid to dark green linear leaves growing in a thick cluster forming a shape of a fountain. From midsummer it produces yellow-green spike-like flowers which look like bottlebrushes. They are beige with some purple red overlay. Hameln ...
VIII - IX
0,5 - 0,6m
0,6 - 0,8m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Red Head is a fountain grass selection by Brent Horvath of Intrinsic Perennials from Illinois, USA. It produces attractive smoky purple red spike-like flowers 20-25 cm long. They appear atop up to 1.5m tall stem and exhibit their beauty well arranged above the foliage level. Leaves are luxuriant gr ...
VIII - X
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Blue Spire is a hybrid between two types of perovskia. It was first introduced to RHS in 1961 and since late 80´s it has been in cultivation in most of the world with mild climate. It is a very hardy plant originally found in Central Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan) but is successfully grown even furthe ...
VII - IX
0,6 - 1,2m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
LACEY BLUE perovskia is a fantastic plant offering an extremely long time of attractivity. It bears profusion of deep indigo-blue flowers that open up from hairy, violet buds. These buds appear from early summer and take quite some time before they let the flowers out which usually happens from mid ...
VII - IX
0,4 - 0,6m
0,5 - 0,8m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Dark Red is a highly attractive variety of mountain fleece and is considered an improved version of Firetail, the original and very successful variety of similar appearance, just shorter flower spikes. It is a reliable perennial with large leaves and an incredibly long flowering period from July til ...
VII - IX
0,5 - 1m
0,3 - 0,6m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Laura is a market name for a perennial phlox originally named Uspech. It produces numerous flowers composed in terminal panicles for an extremely long period: July until October. The flowers are fuchsia-purple with a large white star in the middle and a small purple eye right in the centre. Its stem ...
VI - X
0,6 - 1m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Vivid is one of the richest pink obedient plant varieties producing strictly upright, non-falling, square stems with 10-15 cm long spikes of 4 rows of funnel-shaped flowers. They are pure pink with purple pink veins which make them glow like neon. They open from midsummer until about mid September. ...
VIII - IX
0,6 - 0,8m
0,3 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Goldteppich is a cinquefoil variety with deep yellow flowers that look large against the background of small, mid green, deciduous leaves. It grows as a low, prostrate shrub, suitable for small gardens, too, or along pathways, and in between taller shrubs or trees.
Cinquefoil grows best in well-dr ...
VI - IX
0,4 - 0,8m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
If you are looking for a compact rose with red flowers have a look at this beautiful Kordes rose Cherry Girl®. It makes 5-7 cm large, double flowers of incredibly rich but soft red colour. It has a slight fragrance. Leaves are very healthy, highly resistant to common diseases. Bengali® gro ...
VI - IX
0,6 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Laguna® is a new climbing rose by Kordes from 2004. It produces large, fully double flowers of deep raspberry pink flowers that are 10 cm across and have a lovely and strong fragrance. It is a combination of lemon, lemon grass, and fruity tones of ripe litchi. It is very healthy and has dark gr ...
VI - X
1,5 - 2,5m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Orange Climber is an attractive climbing rose bred by Dutch company Verschuren and introduced in 1990. It produces 7-8 cm wide, semi-double flowers with slightly frilled margins. They are rich tangerine orange as they emerge and turn a strong salmon shade when they mature. Flowers appear in several ...
VI - X
2 - 2,5m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Perennial Blue is a fast-growing rambling rose from 2003 bred by Bernard F. Mehring in his company Eurosa in England, and now is offered by Rosen Tantau. It is a cross between Super Excelsa and Veilchenblau. It makes rich clusters composed of small, 3-4 cm across, semi-double flowers of a unique col ...
VI - IX
2,5 - 3m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
The English Musk Roses are notable for the perfection of their flowers and Tranquillity lives up to this reputation. The flowers are of a beautifully rounded shape with neatly placed petals, making up a perfect rosette. The opening buds are lightly tinged with yellow but as the flowers open they bec ...
VI - IX
1 - 1,3m
0,5 - 0,8m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SCHNEEWITTCHEN® (Snow White) is a pure white floribunda rose from 1958 bred by Reimer Kordes (1922-1997). In 1983 it received a prestigious award Rose of the Year 1983 which it truly deserves. It produces 5-6 cm large, semi-double, mildly scented, snow-white flowers from June until November on ...
VI - XI
0,8 - 1,5m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SUMMER OF LOVE® is a showy floribunda rose bred by Kordes Rosen in Germany and launched in 2017. It produces 6-7 cm wide, single, cherry-red flowers with yellow centres. They bloom repeatedly in several flushes from June until October. They lack a fragrance but offer plenty of bee food, therefo ...
VI - X
0,6 - 0,8m
0,5 - 0,6m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
ROSENGRÄFIN MARIE HENRIETTE is a floribunda rose from the Parfuma® series bred by German rose specialists Kordes Rosen. It bears medium-sized, 8-10 cm wide, pink flowers. They resemble the English roses being fully double. The most striking feature about this variety is its intoxicating perfume ...
VI - X
0,6 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Alba is a Ramanas rose variety producing abundance of medium-sized (5-8 cm across), single, fragrant, pure white flowers with bright yellow stamens in the centre. Borne singly or in clusters of 2-3 they come out from June until September, and are followed by deep orange red to scarlet red hips. The ...
VI - IX
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full sun
2 (down to -45°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Rubra variety of Ramanas rose produces abundance of medium-sized (5-8 cm across), single, fragrant flowers that are deep carmine-purple to violet-red. Borne singly or in clusters of 2-3 they come out from June until September, and are followed by deep orange red to scarlet red hips. The fruit is cla ...
VI - IX
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full sun
2 (down to -45°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Black-eyed Susan is a type of coneflower with large, daisy-like flowers. This form originates in North America where its Latin name is shortened to rudbeckia sullivantii. Goldsturm, however, is a European variety with very large flowers that are 9-12 cm across, golden yellow with elevated, chocolate ...
VIII - X
0,4 - 0,6m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Rudy Fire is a mind-blowing, large-flowered gloriosa daisy with flowers that are extreme in every sense. They are semi-double, 12-13 cm across, individual ray florets are broad, glowing golden yellow from the middle towards the tip and deep mahogany red from the middle towards the centre. They are a ...
VII - X
0,6 - 0,7m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
FEATHERS PEACOCK is a highly attractive hybrid lavender sage. It has unique foliage and unusual inflorescence. It blooms quite early, already in mid-May it makes up to 55 cm tall, hairy stems topped with slightly drooping spike-like inflorescences with large, lavender violet flowers. It blooms profu ...
V - IX
0,4 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Caradonna is a beautiful wood sage which looks like annual salvia farinacea, yet this beauty is a true perennial. Caradonna makes compact clumps with erect stems 40-60 cm tall, very dark purple blue, almost black, bearing numerous deep violet-blue flowers in spike-like inflorescences. Main flowering ...
V - IX
0,4 - 0,6m
0,4 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
TILDA is an autumn saxifrage variety from the DANCING PIXIES® series producing gentle, apple-blossom-like, almost white flowers with light pink reverse of the petals and pink buds. The centres are decorated with showy yellow pistils. TILDA makes extremely profuse inflorescence and looks like a ...
IX - X
0,1 - 0,2m
0,3 - 0,4m
semi-shade / partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
THEA is a snow-white queen among autumn saxifrage from the DANCING PIXIES® series producing single, 5-petalled, star-shaped, pure white flowers. They come out atop slightly taller stems towering above a handsome clump of attractive foliage. The leaves are deciduous, highly glossy, almost rounde ...
IX - X
0,1 - 0,2m
0,3 - 0,4m
semi-shade / partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Coraljade is a deciduous variety of stonecrop developed by American breeder Hans Hansen from Walters Gardens nursery in Michigan who is known in our country as the creator of many beautiful sages. It is a low-growing, compact perennial forming elegantly smooth cushions with grey-green, fleshy leaves ...
VIII - IX
0,3 - 0,4m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Peach Pearls is a deciduous variety of stonecrop introduced by Terra Nova Nursery from Oregon, USA. It is a low-growing, compact perennial forming elegantly smooth cushions with fleshy, ovate, olive-green leaves with rich maroon hues on insolated parts. From mid-summer are formed cymes of dusky pink ...
VIII - IX
0,3 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,6m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Red Sparkle is a cliff stonecrop of neat habit. In spring emerge small, elliptic leaves which later change to broadly oval to almost rounded. They are pale green with dusky red hues. From midsummer are formed wide, flat panicles of dark purple pink flower buds which open into small, star-shaped, cor ...
VIII - X
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Autumn Joy is a much easier name to pronounce than its German original Herbstferude. This orpine has large, oval, light green, thick leaves. In late August it produces almost flat cymes of deep pink flowers. They continue blooming until mid autumn and even after flowering they remain attractive bri ...
VIII - IX
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Chocolate Cherry®, yummy! Though inedible, this ice plant invented by Dutch breeder Marco van Noort was named aptly describing the coloration of flowers and foliage. It makes small, only about 4cm across, dome-like inflorescence composed of tiny star-shaped flowers. They emerge dark cherry red ...
VIII - X
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
TOUCHDOWN™ Teak orpine will instantly catch your attention when passing by a bed with many orpine varieties. It has such a rich purple brown colour of leaves that remains deep and vibrant from spring till autumn. They are not very large - about 5-6 cm long, oval, deciduous. Flowers are produce ...
VIII - IX
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Cliff stonecrop is Japanese native plant popular for its compact growth and profuse flowering. Lidakense is one of the top varieties producing small, oval, deciduous, silvery blue-green leaves flushed with purple pink, and masses of star-shaped, bright pink flowers from late August for 6 to 8 weeks. ...
VIII - X
0,1 - 0,1m
0,2 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Iceberg is one of a few ice plant varieties with white flowers. It makes dense, dome-like heads composed of numerous star-shaped flowers that open from late summer till mid autumn. Leaves are rounded to oval, pale green. Stems are pale green, too, and reach 30-35 cm. Powdery mildew may be a problem ...
VIII - IX
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Globe is a stonecrop series characterized by a neat, globular to dome-shaped habit and low growth. Globe Yellow is an innovative variety as it bears yellow flowers, yet it is not a ground-covering species for which yellow flower color is common. This is a hylotelephium with upright, fleshy stems tha ...
VIII - IX
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Munstead Dark Red is a good old buddy in the world of orpines. We can call it a classic now as it gained so much well-deserved attention and praise, and is still among the top stonecrop varieties. It produces pale but darker green, oval leaves with a faint burgundy red overlay. Already from July you ...
VIII - X
0,4 - 0,6m
0,4 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SEDUCTION® GREEN WHITE is a stonecrop variety from the Seduction® series bred by the Dutch company Florensis. Yet before flowering, you will be impressed by its fabulous foliage. The medium green leaves are conspicuously variegated, bearing a wide white brim at margins. They are deciduous, ...
IX - X
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Maya is the sunshine of the second half of summer. It is a hybrid variety of cup plant that will offer the same beauty as the botanical species, but a much smaller height of not even a meter. It makes bright yellow, daisy-like, large flowers with up to 10 cm, composed in terminal panicles. They begi ...
VIII - IX
0,6 - 1m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Feather grass comes from a country where it would definitely be called maravilloso as it comes from Mexico, Argentina, and can also be found in New Mexico and Texas in USA. Ponytails is a compact and a little shorter variety with thin, soft green foliage and about 30-40 tall stems with plume-like fl ...
VI - X
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Mel's Blue Stoke’s aster is a chance seedling found by Adrianus van Heesbeen from the Netherlands in 2007. Compared to the species Mel's Blue has more rounded habit, more stems that are stronger and produce more flowers. The flowers are 8-9 cm large, cornflower-like flowerheads of rich lavende ...
VII - IX
0,3 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Tamarisk is a beautiful plant with tiny leaves and profusion of flowers in late summer. The flowers are small, pink, composed in long racemes. Deciduous leaves are scale-like, blue-green, very small. Overall appearance is feathery and very fluffy and the plant looks great in a Mediterranean-style la ...
VIII - IX
2 - 4m
2 - 3m
full sun
2 (down to -45°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Brainstorm was aptly chosen for this spiderort’s variety name, though, I suspect someone apparently wanted to be witty, but irony aside – it worked. After its introduction at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show in England in 2023, its beauty must have burned a hole in the brains of the j ...
VI - X
0,4 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Slender vervain is a South American perennial from Brasil and Argentina which is cultivated in temperate parts of the world as a self-seeding annual. It usually germinates only when the weather has turned really hot which is mid to late June in Central Europe and starts to flower within a few weeks ...
VII - IX
0,4 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
ANNIVERSARY BLUE is a winning selection of speedwell bred by German branch of Dutch breeding company Florensis B.V., in Quedlinburg. It boasts rich indigo blue flowers composed in slim, erect spikes from late June until early autumn. Yes, this speedwell continuously produces new flowering spikes whi ...
VI - X
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
ROYAL CANDLES® is a spiked speedwell variety which was found as natural mutation by Heather Philpott among other veronica spicata plants in Detlink, Kent, UK in 1987. It is distinguished by deep violet, dense spikes of flowers and compact habit. Flowers appear in from June until early autumn if ...
VI - IX
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
DELTA BLUES™ is an American chaste tree variety bred and selected by Matthew Dirr from the University of Georgia, son of a famous horticulturist Michael A. Dirr, Ph.D. It differs from the species by a more compact growth, dense and rounded habit, and more congested inflorescence making the flo ...
VIII - X
2 - 3m
2 - 3m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Latifolia is a large-leaved version of chaste tree. Botanically not a variety, just a selection of the species, still, I can see that it is the most sought-after chaste tree today. It is easily distinguished by both larger leaves and inflorescence that contains more individual flowers owing to which ...
VIII - IX
2 - 4m
2 - 3m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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VIII - IX
1,5 - 2,5m
1,5 - 3m
full sun
8 (down to -18°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
BIG LOVE weigela is big. And loveable. It belongs to the ALL SUMMER™ series which comprises of those varieties that have the ability to bloom all summer long. Not massively but truly continuously throughout the season. It was bred by Gijsbertus Verhoef and received patent No. PP33977 in 2022, ...
V - X
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
ALL SUMMER RED® is a novelty weigela selected in the Netherlands in 2007. It was bred by Gijsbertus Verhoef as a cross between weigela Evita and weigela Red Prince. The result is a compact shrub with rich coloured flowers over a long period of time. Patent No. PP23654 was granted in 2011.
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V - IX
0,5 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
PICOBELLA ROSA is a dwarf, pink-flowered weigela of compact habit. It was bred by Gijsbertus Verhoef in Dutch nursery Bert Verhoef Boomkwekerij. It is suspiciously similar to the Czech variety PINK POPPET® from 1991 and it is possible that it has some of its genes because PINK POPPET® was ...
V - X
1 - 1,5m
0,8 - 1,3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Spanish dagger comes from coastal parts of S.E. USA (North Carolina to Florida) where it naturally grows on sandy sites, exposed to wind, drought, and heat. It can easily by confused with Adam’s needle (yucca filamentosa) whose leaves are much softer while Spanish dagger makes stiff and leathe ...
IX - XI
1 - 1,5m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Beaked yucca is a tree-like yucca with evergreen, steel-blue leaves formed in a dense rosette. The blades are 40-60 cm long and only 1-1.5 cm wide. You can also come across specimens with a thin yellow margin but those do not seem to be considered separate or named varieties, only mutations of the s ...
IX
1,5 - 3m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
