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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
Aphrodite is a beautiful, large-flowered sweetshrub hybrid between c.chinensis and c.occidentalis. The flowers are often compared to magnolias - both in shape and size. They are 7-9 cm across, rich crimson to burgundy red, and appear with the first hot days of May, and continue blooming until late J ...
V - VIII
3 - 4m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This easy to grow shrub has many names and all of them say something about the beautiful perfume of the flowers: sweetshrub, strawberry shrub, or even pineapple shrub. They really smell like a few types of fruit: strawberry, apple, and even melon. Sweetshrub is native to much of the eastern USA and ...
V - VI
1,5 - 2,5m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Hartlage Wine is an interspecific hybrid sweetshrub bred by Richard Hartlage in 1991, a former student of NC State University, USA. He managed to cross calycanthus floridus and sinocalycanthus chinensis. The result is a very floriferous deciduous shrub with quite large 6.9-8.5 cm across flowers. The ...
VI - VIII
1,5 - 2,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Showa-no-sakae is a winter camellia variety which is often classified as Camellia sasanqua. Its pretty flowers are small to mid-sized (6-8 cm), peony-like, semi-double to fully double, medium to deep pink. It begins to bloom according to the maturity of the buds and the weather conditions, usually f ...
I - XII
2 - 3m
1,5 - 2m
semi-shade to shade
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Mariël Red Bells is an exquisite nettle-leaved bellflower hybrid producing large, 3-4 cm long, chubby, campanulate flowers. They are rich magenta pink and nodding. Compared to the small leaves they look as if they did not belong there and were glued to the stems. Leaves are deciduous, small, medium ...
V - VI
0,2 - 0,3m
0,2 - 0,3m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This is the species of trumpet creeper that comes from North America and has deep red flowers. They are trumpet-shaped, 5-6 cm long. Flowering begins in early July and strong, well-established plants keep on blooming until the first frosts. Pinnate leaves are large, deciduous, mid to dark green, may ...
VII - IX
3 - 6m
1 - 2m
full sun
4 (down to -34°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
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 ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 2,5m
1 - 2m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
GOLDEN TRUMPET is an Italian trumpet vine variety bred in 2005 by French breeder Patrick Pineau for the Minier Innovation & Development programme. It bears large, about 6 cm long, bright golden-yellow, broadly funnel-shaped flowers with open ends that reveal conspicuous red veins in the throat. They ...
VII - IX
2 - 4m
1 - 2m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
In 1893, in a nursery near Milano, Italy, Tagliabua brothers made a beautiful cross between North American radicans and Chinese grandiflora, which inherited hardiness from the west and large flowers from the east. The flowers are 7-9 cm wide, orange red with yellowish-throat. The buds form a raceme ...
VII - IX
3 - 6m
1 - 2m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SUMMER JAZZ™ FIRE is a showstopper with its brilliant vibrant red flowers. They are large, possibly not as large as the yellow variety from this series, about 5-6 cm across, and appear from mid July. They are composed in long racemes that may contain 60 or more flower buds that open continuous ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 2,5m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SUMMER JAZZ™ FIRE is a showstopper with its brilliant vibrant red flowers. They are large, possibly not as large as the yellow variety from this series, about 5-6 cm across, and appear from mid July. They are composed in long racemes that may contain 60 or more flower buds that open continuous ...
VI - IX
2 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°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. ...
VII - IX
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 ...
VII - IX
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
Pea tree is a low-maintenance plant which is also often grown in very inhospitable locations because it can take almost anything: hard frost, dry soil, full sun, wind and absolute neglect.
Walker is a variety commonly grafted on short or medium-sized stems with weeping branches. Its deciduous leav ...
V - VI
1 - 2,5m
0,5 - 1,3m
full sun
2 (down to -45°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Pendulous sedge is another beauty in this large sedge family. It is an evergreen grass whose native habitat covers almost all parts of Europe from Portugal to Sweden and can also be found in hot areas such as the Azores, northwest Africa, and even the near Middle East. Nowadays, you can also find th ...
V - VI
0,4 - 2m
0,4 - 1m
full sun to shade
4 (down to -34°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
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
Sweet chestnut is cultivated for several beautiful features. The deciduous leaves are deep green, elliptic to oblong, up to 20 cm long, distinctly serrated and glossy, turning deep golden yellow in autumn. Flowers are creamy beige catkins that appear in July. They release a rather strong fragrance ( ...
VII - VII
5 - 20m
5 - 10m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Catalpas have been grown in our country for many years. The species may be found in every larger city as an important feature of a city park. It offers outstanding points of interest such as large leaves in summer and long cigar-shaped seed pods in winter, hence its name Indian Bean Tree.
Flowers a ...
VI - VII
5 - 10m
3 - 5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Aurea variey bears huge, tropical looking, heart shaped leaves (20-25 cm large), of bright yellow-green colour. They are slightly hairy like suede, pleasant to touch. They have interesting scent similar to tobacco leaves that allegedly repels insects.
Beginning of summer 20-30 cm tall upright pani ...
VI - VII
2 - 8m
2 - 6m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Farges catalpa is a rare plant that was found by western dendrologists in China in early 20th century. Forma ducluxii is a unique plant that deserves undivided attention when in full bloom. Its flowers are formed in upright panicles, larger than on Northern catalpa, lilac to pink in colour with cons ...
VI - VII
2 - 8m
2 - 6m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Do you like a tall tree but are afraid it would be too big for your small garden? Well, if you have enough will to prune it every one or two years you can always control its size provided it is not an ash type tree growing about 1 m every year. Thus you can enhance the look of your garden with somet ...
VI - VII
3 - 9m
3 - 6m
full sun
5 (down to -29°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
Amethyst in Snow is a unique variety of mountain bluet where blue is truly out of the question. This perennial makes the most amazing flowers with amethyst purple centres and snow white or very pale pink ray florets on 30-40 cm tall stem that do not bend. Flowers are produced from early June, and co ...
VI - VII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Buttonbush is a very interesting shrub, popular with collectors. Its main feature are flowers that are perfect spheres with tiny, pure white, tubular flowers. They are followed by small, green fruit. It flowers on current year’s wood. They have a nice scent and attract butterflies.
Deciduous ...
VIII - IX
0,5 - 1,8m
0,5 - 1,8m
full sun
5 (down to -29°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
Yellow wood is a rare, though fully hardy tree that deserves more attention. Its origin is not clear and definite. Usually this small tree or large shrub is connected with Kentucky, USA, but many plants grow freely on limestone cliffs on China and Japan. It used to be a jewel of royal gardens and ar ...
VII - VII
5 - 10m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Miss Bateman is a gorgeous clematis variety with large white flowers decorated with even more beautiful crown of deep wine red stamens and anthers in the centre. Profuse flowering begins in mid May and continues until late June. And get ready for the second flush of slightly smaller flowers in late ...
V - VI
2 - 2,5m
1 - 1m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Niobe is a large-flowered clematis with 10-15 cm wide flowers of deep magenta-red colour. The flowers are freely borne throughout summer.
It belongs to Group 2 clematis. Its flowers appear first in late spring and early summer on last year’s sideshoots, and in mid- and late summer at the tips ...
VII - VIII
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Clematis Pamina originated in England and was bred by Colin and Pamela Terrry in 1993 but introduced to market only in 2004. It bears large flowers (18-20 cm across) with purple red tepals decorated with a thick white brim. The first flowering begins in May and continues for 4-6 weeks, and the secon ...
V - VI
2 - 2,3m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Rouge Cardinal is a clematis with the deepest shade of crimson red colour. The flowers are velvety, with a slightly lighter band across the sepals. This variety prefers full sun.
It belongs to Group 3 clematis, flowering in mid- and late summer. Flowers appear on new growths. Cut back all the previ ...
VII - VIII
2 - 3m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
The President is an old-time favourite with large, 10-15 cm across, deep blue flowers. The sepals are narrow and separated from each other. Anthers are more or less white making a nice contrast with the flower colour.
It belongs to Group 2 clematis. Its flowers appear first in late spring and early ...
VI - VIII
2 - 3m
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® 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
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
Sweet pepper bush or summersweet is a deciduous shrub from the east coast of USA, occurring in moist locations to wetlands, and on stream banks. It is a trouble-free plant which is becoming popular again in our country thanks to its strongly scented flowers and fresh green foliage.
Summersweet is a ...
VII - VIII
1 - 2m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Hummingbird is a cute name for a cute and truly dwarf sweet pepper bush variety. From late July it produces a profusion of rather short, spike-like, erect racemes composed of creamy white, sweetly scented flowers. They last for 2-3 weeks but a well-established shrub may produce 2 or 3 flushes of flo ...
VIII - IX
0,5 - 1,2m
0,5 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Ruby Spice has flowers of has the deepest shade of pink so far selected. Flowers are bell-shaped, light pink, opening from rose buds, formed in upright racemes in July and August. They have a lovely, sweet fragrance, hence its name. Flower buds are deep pink.
Oval leaves are deciduous, mid-green, ...
VII - VIII
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
semi-shade / partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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
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
Creeping dogwood originates in North America (N. USA and Canada), Greenland, and N. Asia. It is a tough, rhizomatous perennial which forms a beautiful carpet of attractive foliage and flowers.
Being a dogwood, its true flowers are inconspicuous, tiny and composed in small, spherical heads. But the ...
V - VI
0,2 - 0,2m
semi-shade to shade
2 (down to -45°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Benifuji is a Japanese dogwood variety which in this case originated in Japan, near Mount Fuji. It was found among selected seedlings in Shinkyo Gotenba-shi nursery already in 1970, still, its patent was released only in 1994 (PP8,676).
Benifuji (or Beni Fuji) is a Japanese dogwood with the deepest ...
V - VI
2,5 - 3,5m
1,5 - 2,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Big Apple is a Japanese dogwood variety from the USA where it was discovered and selected by Polly Hill in the 1960s. The seeds were obtained from M.M. Brubaker of Pennsylvania and as the plants grew she noticed one that was different from the species. She named it Big Apple and while most contempor ...
VI - VII
3 - 5m
2 - 3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
“Satomi” is the most sought after variety among the Japanese ones. Its flowers are of light to deep pink colour that is unevenly spread throughout the flowers. Technically, they are not flowers but 4 flower bracts composed around small flower heads. They are up to 10 cm wide and conspicu ...
VI - VI
1,5 - 3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Teutonia is another extraordinary Japanese dogwood which, apart from its ornamental features, is valued mostly for its exquisite fruit. It is produced from small spheres, composed of tiny flowers that open from late May or early June. The showy parts are four surrounding bracts. They are broadly lan ...
V - VI
1,5 - 3m
1,5 - 3m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This Japanese dogwood has both large leaves and flowers. It flowers in June when the shrub is fully in leaf. The flowers are 6-8 cm wide, creamy white flower composed around small flower heads. They are followed by edible, bright pink fruit that looks like litchi. Pointed leaves are deciduous, ovate ...
V - VI
2 - 3m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
China Girl is a freely flowering Japanese dogwood with numerous creamy white flowers in June when the shrub is fully in leaf. Technically, they are not flowers but 4 flower bracts composed around small flower heads. They are followed by edible, bright pink fruit that looks like litchi.
Pointed lea ...
VI - VI
2 - 3m
2 - 4m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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VIII - X
0,5 - 0,8m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Corydalis calycosa is a beautiful perennial with blue flowers. Its originates in central China, more precisely in the Sichuan province. Although the province's climate mostly belongs to the subtropical monsoon belt, the central and northern parts have snow-capped mountains and even the Dagu Glacier. ...
VI - VII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,5m
semi-shade / partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
DUSKY MAIDEN is a new smoke bush introduction from England by Peter Moore. It was invented in 1998 as an interspecific cross between Cotinus szechuanensis (male parent) and Cotinus coggygria ‘Velvet Cloak’ (female parent). After almost a decade of testing it was applied for a patent that ...
VI - VII
1,5 - 2,5m
1,5 - 2,5m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Smoke tree might have a slight problem these days when smoking outside becomes prohibited ... just joking, the alleged smoke is what flowering of this shrub looks like. It blooms from
June to July and from a distance the clusters do look like purple smoke. The leaves of Royal Purple are deep burgund ...
VI - VII
2 - 5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
GOLDEN SPIRIT® is a new variety of smoke tree from Boskoop, Netherlands, patented in 2000 by Sanders-van Harn a Adriana Christina Bastiona under the name „Ancot“.
It is unique for its bright lime-yellow foliage on relatively long stalks compared to the leaf size. Leaves are oval t ...
VI - VII
2 - 3m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Lilla® smoke tree is a novelty that was first introduced at the Plantarium exhibition in Holland in 2011 where it received bronze medal. It is a dwarf version of Royal Purple variety with slower and more compact growth. It has deciduous, deep wine red, rounded leaves that turn scarlet red, oran ...
VI - VII
1 - 1,3m
1 - 1,3m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Carrièrei hawthorn differs from the original hybrid by a much more profuse blooming and therefore a magnificent display of fruit in autumn. It is a small to mid-sized tree whose leaves, though deciduous, remain on the tree much longer than on other deciduous trees. So no wonder that many garden ...
V - VI
3 - 5m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Splendens hawthorn is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful trees of northern hemisphere not only among hawthorns. It is valued for its lush, glossy foliage and a profusion of red berries. Leaves are deciduous, broadly elliptic, serrated at margins, dark green in spring and summer, and take on vibra ...
V - VI
4 - 7m
3 - 4m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Lucifer is a fascinating montbretia for several reasons. First because it was bred already in mid 20th century and is still one of the top sellers today, and second – its flowers are the richest fiery red available. They are funnel-shaped, wide-open, and appear from mid July for at least a mon ...
VII - VIII
0,8 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
full 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
Fringe tree is a very rare and beautiful small shrub or small tree. In early summer it has profusion of upto 20 cm long pendent panicles of fragrant, shiny snow-white, narrow flowers. Female plants produce bluish black berries, however, usually only male plants are sold in nurseries.
Mid to deep g ...
V - VI
1,5 - 3m
1,5 - 3m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Pink Dawn is a name that fits this beauty perfectly. The orchid-like flowers are soft pink as a new dawn promising a lovely day. They have yellow throats with purple-pink veins and frilled margins. They are lightly scented with a sweet perfume that attracts butterflies. They keep coming out for as l ...
VI - IX
3 - 5m
2 - 4m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
The orchid-like flowers are pale to bright pink with a yellow throat and frilled margins. Flowers have a lovely, sweet scent. Summer Bells® is a chitalpa variety repeating flowering. It starts in early summer and last for 2-3 weeks, and then again in second half of August for further 2 weeks. U ...
VI - VIII
3 - 5m
2 - 4m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This variety called Aztec Pearl was bred by Peter Moore and introduced in 1989, when Hiller Nurseries celebrated their 125th anniversary. Its name perfectly describes this evergreen plant from the moment it begins to show flower buds. They are pearl-shaped, very light pink, and open into simple, sta ...
V - VI
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
AZTEC GOLD is a Hillier Nurseries introduction from 2012, bred by Alan Postill. It is a bright golden-yellow-leaved choisya shrub. It produces profusion of simple, star-shaped, pure white, and very fragrant flowers with yellow stamens from late April until early June. Their perfume is very similar t ...
V - VI
0,8 - 1,3m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
WHITE DAZZLER is a follow-up choísie to Aztec Pearl from Peter Moore, introduced in 1991. It produces masses of simple, star-shaped, pure white, and very fragrant flowers with yellow stamens in May and June. Their perfume is very similar to orange flowers hence its name Mexican orange or Mexican bl ...
V - VI
1 - 2m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
