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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
Caradonna Compact is a subsequent variety derived from the highly successful German variety Caradonna. It boasts the same vividly coloured flowers and a lower, more compact growth. It is a wood sage that, in structure and colour, resembles the annual salvia farinacea, but this one is truly a reliabl ...
V - IX
0,3 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Schneehügel means 'A Heap of Snow' and this German wood sage variety is exactly what the name suggests. A small and compact variety of wood sage, whose stems usually do not exceed 40 cm in height and a single plant is about the same width. It truly looks like a small pile of snow slowly thawing in a ...
V - VII
0,2 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
APRIL NIGHT is a hybrid sage, a cross of salvia nemorosa and salvia pratensis. It is a clump forming perennial with only 25-30 cm tall, upright stems bearing deep indigo blue flowers from as early as mid April. The main flowering season last for about 6 weeks and then sporadically re-blooms until la ...
IV - VI
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Thundercloud is another dark-leaved variety of European elder. It is a sport of Guincho Purple from 1997 producing attractive purple red, almost purple black, deciduous leaves, and numerous flowers on young plants. They are formed in flattened panicles, open from rich purple pink buds to soft cotton ...
V - VI
2 - 3m
2 - 2,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
BLACK TOWER is another child from the nursery breeding programme of popular Black Beauty and Black Lace®. It was awarded a prize for best new ornamental plant in England in 2010. It is a variety of European elder with deep burgundy black, deciduous leaves and strictly upright habit which is ide ...
V - VI
1,5 - 3m
0,2 - 1,3m
full sun to shade
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Black Lace is a variety of European elder that has lace-like, deep burgundy leaves that look like those of dissectum Japanese maples. Flowers are striking pink panicles that appear in May. Its vigorous growth helps this shrub soon make a dense cover of leaves that are vivid purple in the spring, dee ...
V - VI
2 - 3m
1,5 - 2,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
CHERRY LACE is a European elder variety which originated from the seedlings of the highly successful BLACK LACE variety from 2001. It was discovered by John and Maria Jones at their Hyfryd Plants nursery in Wales, in the midwest of Great Britain, in 2014. It differs from its predecessor by having pi ...
V - VI
1,5 - 2m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
GOLDEN TOWER is a slender growing variety of European elder, a sister variety of BLACK TOWER, but this time with golden foliage. Its deciduous leaves emerge bright lime green and reach a vivid yellow green or almost golden yellow shade in full sun. They are deeply incised and perfectly soften the st ...
V - VI
1 - 3m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This variety of elder comes from England. It has striking golden-yellow fern-like foliage. New leaves have pink to reddish-purple margins. Flowering panicles are not too showy but are followed by very attractive fruit: bright red glossy berries in late summer. For best appearance we suggest pruning ...
IV - V
2 - 3m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This sweet box is believed to have come from western China where it probably originated as a natural hybrid of two species. Nowadays, you will not find it in the wild either because it is extinct or perhaps it never existed as a botanical species. Very interesting is a fact that there are no varieti ...
II - IV
0,5 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
semi-shade to shade
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Purple Stem is a Himalayan sweet box variety renowned for rich maroon stems in late winter and spring. They also may (but may not) turn purplish blue in autumn just like young stems of some blue hollies. It boasts highly glossy, evergreen, narrowly lance-shaped, dark green foliage. In autumn are for ...
I - III
0,5 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
semi-shade to shade
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Winter Gem is a Himalayan sweet box variety bred by Peter Moore from England. He succeeded in hybridizing a sweet box that will grow well in a pot which is something that sarcococca dislikes and will tolerate chalk (lime soil). Winter Gem boasts highly glossy, evergreen, narrowly lance-shaped, dark ...
I - III
0,5 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
full sun to shade
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
FRAGRANT VALLEY™ is a Canadian contribution to the Himalayan sweet box family. It is a chance seedling selected by Gurjit Sidhu in their Sidhu & Sons Nursery in Mission, British Columbia, Canada in 2002. It was one of only two plants out of 2,000 seedlings that showed different characteristics ...
I - III
0,3 - 0,4m
0,5 - 1m
semi-shade to shade
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Willowleaf sweet box is a charming species of this little-known evergreen shrub, native to northern Pakistan. Its generic name refers to the similarity of its narrow foliage to willow leaves. Unlike those, however, sweet box has evergreen leaves. They are up to 14 cm long, bright green, leathery, an ...
II - IV
0,5 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
semi-shade to shade
8 (down to -18°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Peter Pan is a mossy saxifrage variety with beautiful rich red flowers atop thin, about 10 cm tall stems. It forms a compact clump of evergreen, soft green leaves. Flowers come out in profusion from mid spring and create a breathtaking colourful carpet. The plant grows slowly, spreading to sides.
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IV - V
0,1 - 0,1m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
TOURAN™ DEEP RED is one of seven varieties among TOURAN™ series of mossy saxifrage. It was bred by Martien Everett Gutter from the Netherlands, and patented in 2007 as PP19643. It is a selection of an older variety Purperteppich against which it has more compact habit, earlier flowering, ...
IV - V
0,1 - 0,1m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
TOURAN™ WHITE is a white flowering moss saxifrage variety. From all other whites its differs by larger and well-flat, wide opened flowers atop about 10 cm tall, slender stems
The plant forms a compact clump of evergreen, soft green leaves. Flowers come out in profusion and create a breathtaki ...
IV - V
0,1 - 0,1m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Rollies Favourite (syn. Rolly's Favourite) is a long flowering, eye-catching campion variety with rich pink flowers composed in terminal panicles atop 35-40 cm tall stems from early May until July. It was bred by Hubertus Gerardus Oudshorn from the Netherlands, and patented as PP17392 in 2007. Its s ...
V - VII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
If you like the smell of Japanese skimmia in the spring, then this variety is ideal for you. Fragrant Cloud will cover you in lovely, sweet lilac-like perfume. It is a luxurious, evergreen plant with small, white flowers that open from lime green flowers buds formed in fat, upright panicles the prev ...
IV - IV
0,3 - 0,8m
0,5 - 1,3m
semi-shade to shade
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Skimmia is a very nice small shrub, often used as a groundcover. It comes from Japan and the Himalayas. It needs a shady spot or a semi-shade as it loses leaf colour and suffers from sunburn in full sun. In the spring it has clusters of tiny fragrant flowers. It needs well cultivated, permeable, aci ...
IV - V
0,2 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,8m
semi-shade to shade
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Reevesiana is a sought after subspecies of skimmia. It is a hermaphrodite plant that does not need a male pollinator to produce berries. These are vivid red and are follow tiny, white flowers in the autumn and winter. Evergreen leaves are elongated, elliptic, deep green and glossy. The plant grows ...
IV - IV
0,3 - 0,8m
0,5 - 1,3m
semi-shade to shade
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Whitebeams domesticated in our landscape a long time ago and do well. Some are showy, others are more useful than pretty, yet worth growing. Dodong is a variety which originated from seeds that were collected on Korean island Ullung Do in 1976. The tree was named after its port town. It is believed ...
V - VI
6 - 10m
3 - 6m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Whitebeam is a European native from warmer regions of our country. It is a long-lived tree, able to cope with air-pollution and heavy clay soil which most other trees may find difficult to adapt to, which is why it has become common in public landscaping.
Magnifica is an attractive whitebeam varie ...
V - VI
5 - 12m
3 - 4m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Mountain ash is a common tree in our country. In the 19th century a variety with edible fruit was found in Moravia, Czech Republic, it is called Edulis.
It bears deciduous, pinnate leaves composed of deep green leaflets, serrated at margins. They change to orange, red and yellow in autumn. Its flo ...
V - VI
6 - 10m
3 - 6m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Miss Canada is a big seller among Canadian lilacs. It bears brilliant pink flowers opening from red buds. Individual flowers are tubular and sweetly scented. Thanks to very compact growth it is ideal for grafting on half-standards as a small tree for small gardens. The difference between these and c ...
V - VI
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
2 (down to -45°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Miss Japan is another variety of Canadian lilacs with Miss in its name. It recalls young and beautiful girls looking their best on stages where awards are given for the best appearance. Which is exactly the same case of this lilac – its flowers are light salmon-pink and open from slightly deep ...
V - VI
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
2 (down to -45°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Redwine is a Canadian lilac of so far the deepest burgundy red colour. It sweetly scented flower are tubular, and formed in partially pendent panicles. The difference between these and common lilacs is that panicles of Canadian lilac are not as clustered as on common lilac, flower 2-3 weeks later an ...
V - VI
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
2 (down to -45°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Among Canadian lilacs you can also find one whose colour resembles common lilacs – thanks to its lavender or bluish-lilac flowers. Its name is Royalty. They are tubular, sweetly scented, formed in upright panicles and appear in abundance every year. The difference between these and common lila ...
V - VI
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
2 (down to -45°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Pink Perfume is a Dutch addition to the Bloomerang® series of re-blooming lilacs marketed by Proven Winners® in USA. The plant was bred by Andre Franciscus van Nijnatten from Zundert, the Netherlands, in 2003, and patented as PP24252 in 2012. It is a cross between dwarf s.meyeri and small- ...
V - VIII
1 - 1,5m
1,3 - 1,8m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Meyer lilac comes from China and is a dwarf plant. Palibin is a variety with flower panicles that are just a little larger as opposed to the species. The colour of the flowers is lavender pink, the buds are burgundy purple. It grows very slowly, forming a dense mound, flowering profusely every sprin ...
V - VI
0,5 - 1,3m
0,5 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
FLOWERFESTA® WHITE is a compact, repeat-flowering lilac which in late May produces a profusion of pale salmon pink buds that open to pure white. They bloom for about 3 weeks, after a short pause they re-bloom in early summer, and at the beginning of autumn a new flush of flowers appears for the ...
V - IX
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
FLOWERFESTA® PINK is a compact, repeat-flowering lilac with pure pastel pink, very fragrant flowers. They come out for the first time in late May and bloom for about 3 weeks. After a short pause they re-bloom in early summer, and at the beginning of autumn a new flush of flowers appears for the ...
V - IX
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
LILLIFEE is a cute little Korean lilac variety bred by Austrian botanist Dr. Helmut Pirc, European patent Nr. EU 55527 was granted in 2020. It produces a profusion of small, about 10 cm long panicles composed of narrowly funnel-shaped, lilac pink, sweetly fragrant flowers. They bloom for about 3 wee ...
V
0,5 - 1m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This variety was first introduced in the UK in 1954. The seeds came from Korea hence its name: Miss Kim, Kim being the most common name in Korea. The scented flowers are pure lavender-lilac colour, opening from darker purplish buds. They are formed in upright panicles that are not as clustered as o ...
V - VI
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
BLOOMERANG® Dark Purple is a hybrid lilac with dark lilac pink to light purple flowers and dark purple buds. They are tubular and composed in lose erect racemes, and open from mid May until early June and re-bloom from mid July until late summer. They bear a lovely fragrance which is different ...
V - VIII
1,5 - 2m
1,5 - 2,3m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Andenken an Ludwig Späth (syn. Souvenir de Luis Spaeth) is a sought-after lilac variety mainly for its deep purple violet. The inflorescence is longer and narrower than on other commonly known varieties, made up of short, tubular and widely open flowers. Lilac flowers are very fragrant and open in e ...
V - V
2 - 4m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Charles Joly and Michel Buchner are probably the most common lilac varieties in the Czech Republic. The flower colour of Charles Joly is rich lilac-pink. The inflorescence is composed of single, very fragrant flowers that resemble mezereon flowers forming a dense, erect panicle. Lilac flowers are ve ...
V - V
2 - 4m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Katherine Havemeyer lilac is another unique double-flowering variety producing much darker coloured buds than opened flowers. Its panicles can be erect or slightly pendent, they are shorter than those on other common lilacs, composed of dark lilac-violet buds which open into soft lilac pink, sweetly ...
IV - V
2,5 - 3,5m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Michel Buchner and with Charles Joly are probably the most common lilac varieties in the Czech Republic. The flower colour of Michel Buchner is a bit difficult to describe – something between lilac pink, light violet, and mauve. Individual flowers are double and form a dense, erect panicle. Li ...
V - V
2 - 4m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
President Lincoln is a common lilac variety with pale lavender violet flowers composed in about 25 cm long panicles with an intensely sweet perfume. They open from the first half of May for 2-3 weeks. Pruning is not needed but can be done immediately after flowering. Deadheading is recommended for y ...
V
3 - 4m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Sarah Sands lilac is a true eye-catcher with its vivid purple red flowers. They are composed in 20-25 cm long, erect panicles with an intensely sweet perfume. They open from the first half of May for 2-3 weeks. Pruning is not needed but can be done immediately after flowering. Deadheading is recomme ...
V
3 - 4m
3 - 4m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Sensation is a variety with a perfect name. Its individual flowers are deep purple to violet with rich, white margins = an eye-catcher even for those who consider lilacs far too usual. They are strongly fragrant.
Stiff leaves are heart-shaped, upto 10 cm long, mid to dark green. Lilacs are popular ...
V - VI
2,5 - 4m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Minuet is a dwarf variety of Canadian lilac. It produces tubular, sweetly scented, light mauve flowers composed in erect panicles, coming out about 2 weeks later than flowers on common lilacs i.e. mid to end May. It grows slowly, making a dense, rounded shrub.
Lance-shaped leaves are 6-12 cm long, ...
V - VI
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
