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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
Abelia Confetti® can be the true dwarf jewel, for instance, in the evergreen group of your front yard. It has 2-3 cm long, pointed, glossy, semi-evergreen, variegated leaves with white margins and green centres. It blooms from July until October with pale pink, funnel-shaped, tiny flowers. This ...
VII - IX
0,2 - 0,5m
0,2 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
6b (down to -21°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 ...
VII - IX
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
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
Issai is a self-fertile variety of the so-called mini-kiwi. This means that unlike the species it does not need a male and a female plant to produce fruit. Apart from tasty fruit it is a nice plant, too, with deep green leaves and scented flowers in June.
It is a vine that is less vigorous that the ...
V - VI
3 - 6m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Ken’s Red is a female variety of the so-called mini-kiwi (kiwiberry). It is a vine that is less vigorous that the species. Apart from tasty fruit it is a nice plant, too, with deep green leaves and scented flowers in June.
Its fruit has smooth skin, and both skin and flesh have various shades ...
VI - VI
2 - 6m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Jenny is another self-fertile variety of kiwi. This means that it does not need a male and a female plant to produce fruit. Apart from tasty fruit it is a nice plant, too, with deep green leaves and scented flowers in June.
It is a vine that bears hairy, brown fruit of the same taste and shape like ...
VI - VII
3 - 4m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Skysail Yellow is a yarrow variety from the Skysail series brought by the Dutch company Dümmen Orange. It makes bright yellow flowers that turn beige to pale orange as they mature while the centres remain deep yellow. It begins to bloom in June atop short and firm stems only 30-40 cm in height, and ...
VI - VIII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Yarrow is a maintenance-free perennial suitable for standard flower beds as well as dry locations and rockeries. Fern-like leaves are fine and deep green, basal leaves are larger than stem leaves. Flowers come out in flat corymbs in early summer. They are brick orange-red with tiny yellowish-white c ...
VII - VIII
0,4 - 0,5m
0,2 - 0,3m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
MILLY ROCK™ YELLOW TERRACOTTA yarrow makes attractive flowers combining brick orange-red and pastel yellow colours. They are composed in almost flat corymbs atop about 30-40 cm tall stems. Flowering begins in June and continues until late August. Fern-like leaves are finely cut and rich grass ...
VI - VIII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Mimosaceae plants are common and popular mainly in southern Europe for their high tolerance to drought as well as attractive and long lasting flowering. Even though they come from subtropical parts of the world there is one species hardy enough to be grown in our climate - silk tree.
Silk tree come ...
VII - IX
3 - 5m
3 - 6m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Evi's Pride (also spelled Evey's Pride) is a purple-leaved form of silk tree which boasts with better hardiness and richer flowering as opposed to Summer Chocolate®. Its flowers are rich pink, hairy spheres with nearly white centres, 3-5 cm large and with a sweet fragrance. Fern-like, compound ...
VII - VIII
3 - 5m
3 - 6m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Rouge Selection is a French silk tree introduction of similar characteristics to Ombrella® variety. It grows faster and a little taller and exhibits a purple tint on young leaves. Its flowers are sweetly scented, rich pink, 3-5 cm wide, hairy spheres with white centres. They bloom from early Ju ...
VII - VIII
3 - 6m
3 - 6m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
A spectacular new variety of silk tree comes from Japan and is called Summer Chocolate®. It was discovered in 1990 as a seedling in a controlled planting of Albizia julibrissin in 1990. It was patented in the USA under PP 13,822 in 2003. It is considered a rarity for lovers of exotic-looking pl ...
VII - VIII
2 - 5m
2 - 5m
full sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Ombrella® belongs to the hardy group. It was a chance selection from France which was observed and cultivated, and later on patented under the name Boubri. It differs from the species by darker leaves and deeply coloured flowers.
Exotic looking flowers are pinky-red, hairy spheres with yellowi ...
VII - IX
2 - 6m
1 - 3m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Millenium is a beautiful variety of ornamental onion with about 30 cm tall, strong stems atop which appear 4-5 cm wide flower heads composed of numerous rich lilac pink, slightly fragrant flowers. They open from early July and continue blooming for about 4-6 weeks, sometimes there are belated flower ...
VII - VIII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Ostara is a unique variety of ornamental onion. It is an interspecific hybrid between the low-growing species a. karataviense and purple-flowered species a. atropurpureum. The result is a beautiful variety with large, broad leaves and stems that are shorter than usual: only some 30-40 cm high. They ...
VI - VII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,2 - 0,3m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Blue Ice is a variety of bog rosemary with bright silvery blue leaves. They are linear-lance-shaped, 2-3 cm long. Urn-shaped flowers appear from mid spring until early summer and are light pink. It is a slow growing, mound-forming or ground-covering.
It loves moist to wet places with humus-rich, co ...
V - VI
0,2 - 0,6m
0,6 - 1m
full to partial sun
2 (down to -45°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Blue Lagoon is a Bog rosemary with clear blue-grey leaves with silvery hues. They are evergreen, linear-lance-shaped, rosemary-like, 2-3 cm long. Urn-shaped, soft pink flowers appear from mid spring (April/May) and often last until early June. Blue Lagoon differs from its parent plant Blue Ice with ...
IV - VI
0,3 - 0,5m
0,4 - 0,8m
full to partial sun
2 (down to -45°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Compacta is a dwarf bog rosemary with green foliage and profusion of light pink flowers. Leaves are rosemary-like, linear-lance-shaped, 2-3 cm long. Urn-shaped flowers are paler than on Nikko variety and appear in abundance from end April until early June. It is a slow grower forming a neat cushion ...
IV - VI
0,2 - 0,3m
0,2 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
2 (down to -45°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
WINKY series of columbine comprises of strong varieties of several colors. They form compact and symmetrical clumps which look like precisely hand-tied bouquets. WINKY Red White produces unique, glossy flowers of rich burgundy red colour with white margins. They are borne atop about 60 cm tall stems ...
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0,5 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
2 (down to -45°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Aureovariegata Japanese angelica tree is another variegated form of this east Asian taxon. It boasts showy variegation of leaf margins that are rich yellow in spring and turn paler in summer to almost white when the flowers appear. Unlike a similar variety Golden Umbrella, Aureovariegata occupies sm ...
VIII - IX
2 - 4m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Variegata
is one of the first (or possibly the very first) variegated mutation of Japanese angelica tree which probably explains it rather botanical, charmless name. Nonetheless the plant itself is charm impersonified! It produces giant frond-like foliage, compound of 5-6 cm long, broadly obovate ...
VIII - IX
2 - 4m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Sandwort is a superb, low-growing, and profusely flowering perennial with hundreds of small, single, white flowers from mid spring until early summer. The leaves are very narrow, elliptic, rich green and make a dense cushion which remains evergreen all year round. Newly planted sandwort might be a l ...
V - VI
0,1 - 0,1m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Dutchman's pipe is a vigorous climber native to America, found in moist woodlands from N.E.Canada to S.E.USA. It is cultivated for its dramatic large foliage which looks as if just escaped from a rainforest. The deciduous leaves are 10-30 cm across, fresh green, heart-shaped. In summer small pipe-li ...
VII - VIII
5 - 9m
3 - 9m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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
Darwin’s Snow Sprite is a dwarf astilbe from the simplicifolia group. It makes delicate, almost fern-like, elegantly incised at margins, deep green and highly glossy leaves. They are deciduous and emerge bronze tinged. Snow white flowers are formed in loose plumes atop only some 20 cm tall, sl ...
VII - VIII
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,4m
semi-shade / partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Little Vision In Pink is a dwarf astilbe with dense and congested inflorescence of clear pink colour. Its strong stems grow only some 30 cm tall which is unusual for a Chinese astilbe hybrid. It forms compact tufts with lots of healthy, dark green and glossy leaves. Blooming begins in late June and ...
VII - VIII
0,2 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,5m
semi-shade to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
If you love astilbe there is a variety you should not miss. It is called Sprite and belongs to simplicifolia group with dissected leaves. Sprite is a dwarf perennial with medium pink flowers on slightly pendent, burgundy red stems. The leaves are deeply cut, dark green, glossy, and very decorative w ...
VII - VIII
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,5m
semi-shade to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Washington astilbe is as iconic as the White House in the US capital of the same name (plus the D.C., obviously). Elegant yet ostentatious, tall enough not to be overlooked but not so much to overshadow its surroundings, and pure in colour like the endeavour of anyone who swears an oath to his count ...
VI - VII
0,4 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,4m
semi-shade to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
YOUNIQUE™ is a trade name of a new astilbe series from the Netherlands. Plants from this series excel in abundant flowering and healthy foliage. YOUNIQUE™ CERISE is a variety from 2008, bred by Jan Verschoor, with rich cerise pink flowers that look like candy floss. They appear from earl ...
VII - VII
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,4m
semi-shade to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Spotlight astilbe does deserve its name. It is a spectacular variety with soft pink flowers that stand proudly above handsome, dark green, maroon-flushed leaves. They are deciduous, glossy, distinctly serrated at margins, and are usually unpalatable to any pests – especially slugs, making this ...
VII - VIII
0,3 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Burgundy Manor is a deeply coloured great masterwort variety from England where it was bred and introduced by Gill Richardson in 2008. It is a medium-tall perennial with deep maroon flowers. Paradoxically, the most striking are the ray-shaped bracts, while short stems with true, tiny flowers pointin ...
VI - VII
0,6 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Anneke is a deciduous azalea bred by Danny Pratt and introduced in 1964. From mid May it produces large, sweetly fragrant, wide open flowers of vivid yellow colour that will brighten up darker corners of your garden or complement other rhodes and azaleas of deeper colours. Deciduous leaves are narro ...
V - VI
1,5 - 1,8m
1,5 - 1,8m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Cecile is a large-flowered deciduous azalea from the Exbury hybrids group. In late May it produces up to 8 cm wide, strongly fragrant flowers which combine pale pink, dark pink, soft apricot orange colour, and a golden yellow flare. It grows moderately into a compact shrub about 1.5m tall and wide. ...
V - VI
1,3 - 1,8m
1,5 - 1,8m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
In 1977 Hans Hachmann introduced a sensational deciduous azalea with the richest merge of red and orange colour. Its name is Feuerwerk (Fireworks) and it does look as if taken from the middle of a blazing fire. The individual flowers are large – 7-8 cm across, only lightly scented, and appear ...
V - VI
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Goldtopas is an excellent variety of deciduous azalea with golden yellow flowers. Their colour is like glowing afternoon sun. Flower heads are up to 13 cm large, while individual flowers are 7-9 cm wide. It grows quite compact, forming a shrub 1.1m tall and 1.4m wide when 15 years old. Deciduous lea ...
V - VI
0,5 - 1,5m
0,5 - 2m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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V - VI
1 - 1,3m
1,3 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Renowned breeders of rhododendrons and azaleas from Germany Hans Hachmann and his son Holger also hybridized a number of deciduous azaleas, such as Juanita which was introduced in 1979. It is a lovely variety with large flowers whose colour is so joyful and optimistic – rich pink with a deep g ...
V - VI
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Klondyke is a deciduous azalea with charming, deep golden-orange, sweetly scented flowers. Their colour is dark and warm and looks fascinating combined with purple-blue or dark violet. Inflorescence are composed of 7-9 flowers, each is about 7 cm wide. It grows nearly as tall as wide, expect some 1. ...
V - VI
0,5 - 1,5m
0,5 - 1,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
“Mandarin Lights” comes from the Northern Lights line. This one has bright orange flowers with shades of red and yellow and frilled edges. Excellent hardiness to -35°C.
Deciduous azaleas are ericaceous plants, loving insulate position with always moist soil. During temporary summer dry ...
V - VI
1,3 - 1,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Nabucco is another fantastic azalea bred by Hans Hachmann in 1987. It bears deep red flowers that are 6-7 cm across, and open from trusses of 8-9 flowers in June. Deciduous leaves are oval to elongated, mid green in summer and orange and red in autumn. Medium upright, in 10 years it makes some 1.6m ...
V - VI
1 - 1,8m
1 - 1,8m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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V - VI
1,3 - 1,5m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Pennsylvania azalea was bred by E.V. Mezitt from the Weston Nurseries and introduced in 1963. It is a cross between plum leaf azalea (a. prunifolium) and swamp azalea (a. viscosum). It bears single, deep pink flowers with a golden orange flare on the upper petal. Their perfume is sweet but less stro ...
VII
1,3 - 1,8m
1,3 - 1,8m
full to partial sun
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Persil is a deciduous azalea with large, white flowers that have a light yellow blotch and nice fragrance. Deciduous leaves are mid green. It grows at medium speed, some 20-25 cm per year, forming an airy shrub with almost equal height and spread.
Deciduous azaleas are ericaceous plants, loving ins ...
V - VI
0,5 - 1,8m
0,5 - 1,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Sarina is a large-flowered variety of this deciduous azalea, bred by Hans Hachmann already in 1963. Its flowers are rich scarlet red, slightly frilled at margins, and have a large, golden orange blotch on the upper lip. Fragrance is faint. Deciduous leaves are oval to elongated, mid green in summer ...
V - VI
1,5 - 2m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Tunis azalea could be a perfect deciduous azalea choice for those who love striking colours. This variety offers large, rich salmon-red flowers with orange throats. Petal margins are a little undulated. It grows at medium speed rate forming a rather symmetrical shrub.
Deciduous azaleas are ericaceo ...
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0,5 - 1,5m
0,5 - 1,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Weston’s Sparkler, registered only as Sparkler, is one of those successful swamp azalea hybrids bred by the Mezitt family. It is a cross between a. viscosa and a pink-flowered form a. arborescens. It bears approx. 4 cm wide, single, pastel pink flowers. They stand out for their strong and swee ...
VI - VII
1,3 - 1,8m
1,3 - 1,8m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Amoena is a Japanese azalea with small to mid-sized, bright, deep fuchsia pink flowers, hose in hose, that totall cover the plant when in full bloom. They come out in mid May and continue until early June. Thanks to their bright colour it will light up the daker corners of your garden.
Leaves are ...
V - VI
0,4 - 0,8m
0,4 - 1m
semi-shade to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Elsie Lee is a fantastic Japanese azalea variety bred already in 1960. It produces large, 5-7 cm across, double flowers of pastel pink colour. They come out in profusion usually from mid May for 2-3 weeks. Evergreen leaves are small, elliptic, and glossy. It was bred by Anthony Sammarello in Ohio, U ...
V - VI
0,6 - 1m
0,6 - 1m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Another red flowering Japanese azalea from Hans Hachmann was bred in 1987 and was named Fridoline. It has medium-sized flowers: 4-4,5 cm wide of bright red colour. It blooms in late spring, from end May until mid June. Slow grower, mound-forming.
Leaves are mid to dark green, ovate, only about 2-3 ...
V - VI
0,3 - 0,8m
0,5 - 1m
semi-shade / partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Girard’s Fuchsia is an eye-catching Japanese azalea with vivid magenta-pink flowers. They appear quite large – 4-4,5 cm on the background of small leaves. The evergreen foliage is mid green, turning deep burgundy red in autumn and winter, changing back to green with warm days of spring. ...
V - VI
0,4 - 1m
0,4 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Hachmann's Rokoko is another beauty from the collection of dwarf or low growing Japanese azaleas bred by German rhodo/azalea guru Hans Hachmann. It produces medium large, about 5 cm across, semi-double flowers of rich pink colour. They open from mid May until early June on the background of small, d ...
V - VI
0,3 - 0,5m
0,8 - 1,3m
semi-shade / partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Hino Crimson (or Hino-Crimson) is an evergreen azalea with rich red flowers. They are 3-4 cm across and have prominently rounded petal tips. They come out in profusion usually from mid May for 2-3 weeks. Evergreen leaves are 2-3 cm long, elliptic, deep green, glossy, and turn bronze in winter. It wa ...
V - VI
0,6 - 0,8m
0,8 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Kermesina was historically the first of the Kermesina series of Japanese azalea, bred by The Boskoop Research Centre in the Netherlands around 1940. Its flowers are small but numerous, deep purple-pink. They appear in profusion from mid May until early June. It is a slow grower forming an irregular, ...
V - VI
0,3 - 0,6m
0,5 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Lady Dark is a new compact variety of evergreen - Japanese azalea. It makes profusion of purple violet flowers from mid May for about 2-3 weeks. They are single, open wide, and reveal delicate dotting on the upper petal. Leaves are small, narrowly elliptic, glossy, and usually reliably evergreen. It ...
V - VI
0,5 - 0,6m
0,6 - 0,8m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Pink Poetry® is simply charming. It is an evergreen Japanese azalea discovered by Manfred Mann in his nursery in German nursery town Westerstede as a mutation of Gislinde variety with deep pink flowers. It is one of the few unique varieties with bi-coloured flowers. They are soft pink, margine ...
V - VI
0,5 - 0,8m
0,8 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Purpurkissen is an evergreen Japanese azalea bred by Hans Hachmann and introduced in 1993. It is a compact to dwarf shrub which despite its congested habit and small foliage makes impressively large flowers. They are 5-5.5 cm across, open wide, magenta purple and open late in the season: in early Ju ...
VI
0,4 - 0,6m
0,8 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Rosebud is an old variety of Kurume Japanese azalea bred an introduced by J.J.Chisholm in 1934. It bears unique, double flowers of soft pink colour. They look like those on Indian azaleas but are very hardy and bloom from mid May until early June. Evergreen leaves are small, elliptic, and glossy. Ro ...
V - VI
0,5 - 0,8m
0,5 - 0,8m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Rosinetta® is another unique Japanese azalea bred by Hans Hachmann. It has pure pink, double or tripple flowers that are 4-6 cm wide and come out late in May, and continue blooming until mid June. It grows slowly, 10-year old plant is about 60 cm high and 80 cm wide.
Leaves are mid to dark gr ...
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0,4 - 0,8m
0,5 - 1,5m
semi-shade / partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Schneeperle® is a gorgeous, pure white Japanese azalea from Hans Hachmann. Its double flowers are snow white and abundant. Individual flowers are abou 4-5 cm wide and come out from mid May until early June. It grows slowly, 10-year old plant is about 35 cm high and 55 cm wide.
Leaves are mid t ...
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0,3 - 0,5m
0,5 - 1,3m
semi-shade / partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Stewartstonian is becoming the most sought-after evergreen azalea with red flowers. The red is soft, almost orangey red, as far as we can talk about orange in Japanese azaleas. It grows moderately and forms a fairly compact shrub that does not need to be pruned.
Slightly glossy leaves are ovate, s ...
V - VI
1 - 1,8m
1 - 1,5m
semi-shade to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This is original, non-hybridized species of Turkey origin. Its heavily scented flowers are lemon to bright yellow with narrower tepals. They open fully into a shape of a star. Grows medium fast to 3m tall and wide.
Deciduous azaleas are ericaceous plants, loving insulate position with constantly mo ...
V - VI
1,5 - 3m
1,5 - 2,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Aladdin Scout is a great Kurume azalea with profusion of soft red, large flowers. It blooms from end May until early June. Evergreen leaves are medium sized, deep green, and narrowly ovate. It grows medium fast in all direction forming a rounded bush.
Azaleas can be clipped to shapes immediately af ...
V - VI
0,6 - 1,3m
0,6 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Hybrid azalea Carolina is a typical item for collectors and everyone who loves multi-coloured flowers. Their centres are almost entirely purplish-pink while the margins show rich white variegation. This effect is similar to another Robin Hill variety called Conversation Piece, however, Carolina doe ...
V - VI
0,5 - 1,5m
0,5 - 1,5m
semi-shade / partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Conversation Piece is definitely something to talk about. This azalea has extremely large flowers of two colours: light pink and white. The varigation differs from plant to plant, some blooms may be just pink, others mottled white or be entirely white with pink stripes and so on. It flowers later in ...
V - VI
0,3 - 0,8m
0,5 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Haru-no-sono is a hybrid Satsuki azalea, a sport of
, a beautiful, large-flowered chameleon. The flowers are a combination of white and various portions of pink and purple. Even the dots in the throat vary from yellow green to purple red. You never know how many pink, white, and pinky-white flowers ...
V - VII
0,2 - 0,4m
0,8 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Martha Hitchcock is a true sensation azalea from Glenn Dale hybrid group. This beauty bears extra large flowers that are 6 cm across, white in the throat grading to neony pink towards the margins. The flowering plant looks like a thousand of pink torches all lit up at once. It starts blooming in ear ...
VI - VI
0,5 - 1,5m
0,5 - 1,5m
semi-shade / partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Nuccio’s Lucky Charm is another fascinating Satsuki azalea. This hybrid bears medium-large flowers of dusky pink colour. The first buds begin to open on the first hot days of June (usually mid of the month) and continue blooming for as long as 4 weeks. It was bread by Nuccio Nursery of Souther ...
VI - VII
0,4 - 0,6m
0,4 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Nuccio’s Wild Cherry is one of those great Satsuki azaleas with large flowers. They are cherry red with a light burgundy red blotch. It was bread by Nuccio Nursery of Southern California wich is a leading nursery for Satsuki azaleas and camellias. The flowers appear from early June and continu ...
VI - VI
0,5 - 0,6m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Orchidea Empress is a gorgeous name for a gorgeous azalea. It is another of late flowering hybrids, this time with bright pink, hose-in-hose flowers that appear from about mid June for 3-4 weeks. It is never the whole shrub blooming, individual buds burst out continuously one by one. It is not only ...
VI - VII
0,5 - 1m
0,5 - 1,3m
semi-shade / partial sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Perla del Verbano is a sensational new variety of evergreen hybrid azalea that originated in Northern Italy. It bears profusion of bright pink, double = hose in hose flowers from end June until late July. They appear continuously so you can enjoy them for as long as a month under ideal conditions. P ...
VI - VII
0,5 - 0,8m
0,5 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Shoka (sometimes also misspelled as Sogha) is a hybrid Satsuki azaleawith large flowers. They are predominantly white with bright purple pink blotch, or they can come out lilac-pink with the same blotch, or they can be either colour with a stripe of the other colour. Quite picky this azalea, isnR ...
V - VII
0,3 - 0,6m
0,5 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
If you are fond of summer-flowering hybrid azaleas then this variety can easily become a jewel in your garden. Its name is Summer Sun and it is another Satsuki azalea. Soft red flowers look very attractive on the background of deep green foliage. They open in late June or early July and continue blo ...
VII - VII
0,4 - 0,6m
0,4 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Verbania is a medium late hybrid azalea named after a spa town from North Italy, close to a nursery where it originated. It makes medium large, hose in hose, creamy white flowers with a very elegant, thin, salmon pink margin. They appear from about mid May for almost 3 weeks manifesting the advantag ...
V - VI
0,5 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
semi-shade / partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
REPETITA® RED is a hybrid evergreen azalea from the REPETITA® series developed by Robert and Lisa Head in Long Creek in Oconee County, South Carolina, USA. The aim was to bred reliably evergreen plants with extended bloom time. REPETITA® RED azalea produces large, 7-8.5 cm across, sin ...
V - X
0,5 - 0,8m
0,5 - 0,8m
semi-shade / partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
REPETITA® WHITE is a hybrid evergreen azalea from the REPETITA® series developed by Robert and Lisa Head in Long Creek in Oconee County, South Carolina, USA. The aim was to bred reliably evergreen plants with extended bloom time. REPETITA® WHITE azalea produces large, 6-7.5 cm across, ...
V - X
0,5 - 0,8m
0,5 - 0,8m
semi-shade / partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
REPETITA® CORAL is a hybrid evergreen azalea from the REPETITA® series developed by Robert and Lisa Head in Long Creek in Oconee County, South Carolina, USA. The aim was to bred reliably evergreen plants with extended bloom time. REPETITA® CORAL azalea produces large, 7-8 cm across, c ...
V - X
0,5 - 0,8m
0,5 - 0,8m
semi-shade / partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Lochinch is a hybrid butterfly bush which originated as a natural mutation in the gardens of the Lochinch Castle in Scotland around 1940. It is possibly a hybrid between the most utilized b.davidii and its Chinese relative, more tender sister b.fallowiana.
Lochinch buddleja produces about 25 cm lon ...
VII - IX
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full sun
7 (down to -23°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
...
VI - VII
2 - 4m
2 - 3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°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 ...
VII - IX
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
BUTTERFLY CANDY™ LAVENDER is a dwarf and compact buddleja producing deep lavender pink flowers with an orange throat. The inflorescence is conical, fat but short – only about 6-8 cm long, and composed of small, funnel-shaped flowers. They are moderately, sweetly fragrant and bloom from 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
Nanho Blue is one of three varieties of butterfly bush from the small Nanho series, which also includes the varieties Nanho Purple and Nanho White. It bears lavender-violet flowers and can be easily distinguished from other varieties by its significantly narrower leaves, giving it an airy appearance ...
VII - IX
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
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 ...
VII - IX
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 ...
VII - IX
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™ 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
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 ...
VII - IX
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
BUZZ™ MAGENTA is another compact buddleja from the BUZZ™ series. It makes deep magenta-violet fragrant flowers. The inflorescence is conical, 20-25 cm long, and composed of small, funnel-shaped flowers with an orange throat. They are sweetly scented and bloom from late June until late Se ...
VII - IX
0,5 - 1,2m
0,5 - 1,3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
BUZZ™ SKY BLUE is a compact buddleja from the BUZZ™ series with exceptionally coloured flowers. They are pale lavender with sky blue hues and orange throat. The inflorescence is narrowly conical, 15-25 cm long, and composed of small, funnel-shaped flowers. They are sweetly scented and bl ...
VII - IX
0,5 - 1,2m
0,5 - 1,3m
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
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
Summer Ice is a variegated form of hybrid daphne caucasica found by Bob Tichnor of Oregon State University’s North Willamette Research and Extension Centre in Oregon, USA. The source does not say whether the plant is a mutation of unnamed hybrids or an existing variety Jim’s Pride with g ...
VI - IX
0,5 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
7 (down to -23°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
Sonoma dove tree is a sensation that has been a subject of excited debates and positive comments on horticultural forums for some time now. It is a variety that arose from grafts taken from Sonoma Heritage Tree No.20 at Sonoma Horticultural Nursery. This tree was about 60 years old at the turn of th ...
V - VI
6 - 8m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Decaisnea is a very attractive and rare small tree from China. It is cultivated for its beautiful, exotic looking foliage, and coloured seed pods. It produces multiple of thin, upright trunks which bear leaves usually at the tops, just like aralias.
The deciduous leaves are elegant, light to mid gr ...
VI - VI
2 - 5m
1 - 3m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Gold Nugget is an iceplant variety with rich yellow flowers, 2-3 cm across, flowering in masses from late spring until midsummer, later flowers appear sporadically.
Iceplant loves sunny and dry locations, excess watering could kill this plant. It is best for rockeries with plenty of gritty material ...
VI - IX
0,1 - 0,1m
0,2 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°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
Copper is a gorgeous iceplant variety from the SUNTROPICS® series introduced by Volmary in 2022. It makes rich golden flowers with amber orange to copper red hues. They are large and appear in profusion from the first really hot days of late May and sporadically keep popping up until August, we ...
V - VIII
0,1 - 0,1m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
M.F. Dark Blue White Bee is Magic Fountains larkspur variety with deep indigo blue outer petals decorated with dwarf white petals that look like a bee feasting on its nectar. Basal leaves are mid green, up to 20 cm across, palmate, 3- or 5-lobed. Stems are 90-120 cm tall and from June till July prod ...
VI - VII
0,8 - 1m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
The Excalibur™ series of larkspur was developed and propagated by the Syngenta® Flowers breeding research station. They are characterized by shorter growth, profuse flowering for the whole summer, and better resistance to common diseases. Dark Blue White Bee is a larkspur variety with str ...
VI - IX
0,6 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
DELGENIUS BREEZIN larkspur bears large, fully double flowers with narrow, undulated, and spoon-shaped petals. Their colour is a blend of light indigo blue, violet, and pale mauve. Paler flowers often have dark margins. The flowers almost lack a central bee, i.e., a composition of several dwarf sepal ...
VI - VII
0,4 - 0,6m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Goldtau is a compact hairgrass variety popular for smaller size as its tuft reaches only some 45 cm tall in leaf and is very dense. The leaves are bright green, soft, upright in the middle and arching sideways. They are evergreen down to about -18 °C but the plant itself is much hardier. After stron ...
VI - VIII
0,4 - 0,7m
0,4 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
In 2020 American company Proven Winners® introduces a stunning compact new deutzia provisionally called Compact Paradise. It is very similar to successful varieties YUKI CHERRY BLOSSOM and YUKI SNOWFLAKE but produces incredible amount of flowers.
Compact Paradise is a unique deutzia producing ...
VI
0,3 - 0,5m
0,4 - 0,6m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
RASPBERRY SUNDAE is a horticultural treat. Ever since its introduction in 2014, this Deutzia has been outperforming many other older varieties. Bred by English grower Ian J. Ashton from Warsash in Southampton (Southern England) it is a cross between Magicien (a variety) and D. setchuenensis var cory ...
V - VI
0,6 - 1,2m
0,6 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
YUKI SNOWFLAKE deutzia overwhelms you with a profusion of small, snowy flowers. They are single and truly cover the plant like a late snowfall, creating almost a waterfall effect on its arching branches. They are non-fragrant and bloom from about mid May for 3-4 weeks. Then it is best to prune the s ...
V - VI
0,3 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,6m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Strawberry Fields is a hybrid variety of deutzia with deep rose-pink, star-shaped, fragrant flowers. Bearing the same name as one of the old song by the Beatles it really looks like green fields with strawberries as it grows as a compact, low shrub with dense foliage and profusion of almost strawber ...
VI - VI
0,8 - 1,5m
0,8 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
What more does one have to say to describe this plant other than its name? It is called beautiful deutzia and rest assured that the name fits. This deutzia is an arching, not very tall shrub with amazing rich pink flowers. They come out in late May and last for 2-3 weeks. They are star-shaped and de ...
V - VI
0,8 - 1,3m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Rose deutzia is a hybrid, or more accurately, it was originally a group of several hybrids and selections resulting from the crossbreeding of D. gracilis and D. purpurascens, conducted by the renowned French botanist Victor Lemoine (1823-1911) between 1895 and 1900. All these hybrids are very simila ...
VI
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
KAHORI PINK is a very pretty hybrid pink variety with rich rosy pink flowers from May until midsummer. The main flowering season is June when this mounding perennial is covered with about 2cm wide flowers atop very short stems, only a few centimeters above thin, evergreen, medium green foliage.
Dw ...
V - VII
0,1 - 0,2m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Butterfly is a yellow flowering variety of bush honeysuckle with rich green leaves. They are stalk-less, lance-shaped, acuminate, and deciduous. 2-lipped, honeysuckle-like, sulphur yellow flowers come out from June for about 6 to 8 weeks. The plant is sometimes called American weigela because of its ...
VI - VII
0,6 - 1,3m
0,6 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
COOL SPLASH is a variegated cultivar of southern bush honeysuckle forming small, deciduous shrubs with attractive variegated foliage and small honeysuckle-like golden yellow flowers. Leaves are stalk-less, lance-shaped, acuminate, mid green in the centre, and cream white variegated at margins. In au ...
VI - VII
0,5 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
DIVA is a German variety of bush honeysuckle bred by Spilkers Jungpflanzen from Barmstedt, home town of a famous rhododendron breeder Hachmann Baumschule. The plant received a Gold Medal at prestigious fair of novelties Plantarium in Dutch Boskoop in 2017.
The dominant feature is its dark burgundy ...
VI - VII
0,6 - 1,3m
0,6 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°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
Leopard’s bane is a slow growing perennial with cheerfully yellow daisy-like flowers. They came out in late spring on 10-20 cm long stems, one by one, and form a heavily blooming mound that keeps flowering for several weeks. Deciduous leaves are light to mid green, heart-shaped.
It will grow ...
V - VI
0,2 - 0,2m
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
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
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 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
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
Oleaster is the oldest species from the genus cultivated in Czechia. It is a small deciduous tree or a tall shrub native to a wide range from the Caucasus, through southern Europe to Central Asia. Its most attractive feature are the narrow, olive-like leaves which appear silvery thanks to their dens ...
V - VI
3 - 6m
3 - 4m
full to partial sun
2 (down to -45°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
Pagode is a red-vein variety producing cute, little, bell-shaped, creamy flowers. Compared to the species they are slightly bigger and have redder margins and prominent veins. They appear from mid to late spring, underneath the umbrella of leaves. Deadheading spent flowers should increase the number ...
V - VI
1,5 - 2,5m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Latin name enkianthus was made up from two Greek words: enkyos (pregnant) a anthos (flower) although this deciduous shrub originates in Japan. It belongs to the heath family and also fits in there perfectly. No other rhododendron or azalea has its structure. Its main stems are always fully vertical ...
V - VI
0,5 - 1,5m
0,5 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
PRETTYCOAT is a unique variety of red-vein producing cute, little, bell-shaped, creamy flowers which almost lack pink margins. They show prominent maroon veins which meet at the very bottom of the bells and hang underneath the umbrella of leaves. Flowering begins in mid spring and deadheading of spe ...
V - VI
1 - 2m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Desert candle is a perfect name for this attractive perennial. Or foxtail lily is even funnier and tells the truth, too. This plant has sturdy stems that can grow up to 1.5m tall where half of the stem is decorated with small flowers of various colours.
Cleopatra is a hybrid between eremurus olgae ...
VI - VII
1,3 - 1,5m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Solid Yellow is a sought-after desert candle variety producing truly solid yellow flowers without any other hues. Its numerous star-shaped flowers form dense spikes and open from the bottom upwards. The plants look absolutely exquisite especially in mass plantings. Flowering begins in mid June and l ...
VI - VII
1,3 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Tropical Dream is a dream of many lovers of exotic plants. This desert candle variety produces about 1.5m tall stems holding numerous star-shaped flowers. They emerge almost white with prominent orange stamens but as the spike opens more flowers upwards, they change colour to pale lemon yellow which ...
VI - VII
1,3 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Shrubby wallflower is a long-flowering perennial, or to be precise a subshrub forming woody stems, exactly like lavender plants do. Bowles’ Mauve is a beautiful variety with mauve flowers that open in late May and continue blooming until autumn. They are small, produced at the tops of erect st ...
V - X
0,3 - 0,6m
0,2 - 0,4m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Shrubby wallflower is a long-flowering perennial, or to be precise a subshrub forming woody stems, exactly like lavender plants do. Fragrant Sunshine is a selection made by David Ralph Tristram in 1994 in West Sussex, UK, patented under PP13,432.
Fragrant Sunshine is a lovely Shrubby wallflower wit ...
V - VII
0,3 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Wood spurge is a semi-woody perennial native to warm but not parched areas of Europe, Caucasus, and Turkey. Possibly the most popular variety is called Purpurea. Its upright stems are rich burgundy red all season long, and evergreen leaves boast the same shade if fully insolated, otherwise they are ...
IV - VI
0,3 - 0,5m
0,4 - 0,6m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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V - VII
0,5 - 0,7m
0,5 - 0,8m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Ascot rainbow is a semi-woody perennial spurge found as a natural mutation of an old unnamed hybrid by David Glenn from Australia in 2005. This variety has beautiful, evergreen foliage boasting with rich banana yellow variegation at leaf margins around grey green centres. In autumn and winter older ...
IV - VI
0,5 - 1m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun
7 (down to -23°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
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 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
Broom is not a kind name for a beautiful shrub like this genista. Truth is, however, that its tine leaves are less obvious for its numerous, slender, arching branches which might look a little disorganized but still not broomy.
Genista produces masses of bright yellow to golden yellow flowers in M ...
V - VI
0,3 - 0,5m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Winged broom or arrow-shaped broom is an attractive species from the fabaceae family. Its natural habitat spreads from South and Central Europe to Balkan. It forms low shrubs with green, prostrate branches and profusion of flowers.
Winged broom is cultivated for its showy, bright yellow flowers fo ...
V - VII
0,1 - 0,2m
0,5 - 0,8m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Royal Gold is a dyer's greenweed variety with extended blooming period. It produces masses of small, rich yellow flowers formed in erect racemes from late June for about a month, and then continues producing short racemes of scattered flowers through to September. Deciduous leaves are small, narrowl ...
VI - IX
0,4 - 0,8m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
4 (down to -34°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
Avens is a pretty perennial whose wild forms can be found on every continent except Australia. Mrs. J.Bradshaw, formerly known as Feuerball, is a hybrid of geum chiloense with small but attractive, scarlet red, semi-double flowers that come out from early June, and, if regularly dead-headed, strong ...
VI - VIII
0,4 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Flames of Passion® is a 2003 selection of water avens discovered by world famous landscape designer and plant breeder Piet Oudolf from Dutch town Hummelo in 1999. It makes 2-3 cm large, semi-double flowers of pastel red flowers atop about 40 cm tall, dark red stems. They bloom from late May unt ...
V - VII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
The CENSATION™ series of avens is bred by Armand Kremer from a German perennial nursery Green Globe. Yellow Fluffy is a cheerful variety with banana yellow flowers tinged salmon pink on the reverse. They are 3-4 cm wide, semi-double, and open atop 35-45 cm tall maroon stems. It begins to bloom ...
V - VI
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
5 (down to -29°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
Pinguifolia hebe is probably one of the hardiest hebes of our climate (zone 6). It bears small, blue-green leaves and makes a mounding shrub, useful as a ground cover or a beautiful feature of a heather border. Cobb Valley is a compact and desne growing variety. In early summer and often in early au ...
VI - VI
0,2 - 0,4m
0,4 - 0,6m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°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
Burning Hearts is a rough oxeye variety with bright golden flowers. The ray florets are rich golden yellow with mahogany red-brown centers and are composed around small discs in one or two rows. The dramatic appearance of the plant is enhanced by the dark maroon tinge of dark green leaves and almost ...
VII - VIII
0,8 - 1,2m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Bertie Ferris is an award-winning daylily with 6-7 cm across, broadly bell-shaped, wide-open flowers with delicate ruffling of the main petals. Their colour varies a great deal depending on the growing location – ranging from dark gold to tangerine orange with salmon tones. Flowers open from a ...
VI - VII
0,5 - 0,6m
0,5 - 0,8m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Black Eyed Susan is a common name for rudbeckia plant, however, in this case, owing to its similarity it is also a variety name for this beautiful daylily. It is a large-flowered tetraploid (with 4 sets of chromosomes: total 44 in each cell) with flowers that are 14 cm across, rich golden yellow wit ...
VII - VIII
0,6 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Bonanza is a diploid daylily bred by Lee Gates from Prairieville in Louisiana, USA, and introduced in 1994. It makes 14 cm large, star-shaped flowers of rich golden orange colour with mahogany red eye. They bloom early in the season on 50-60 cm tall, strong stems and may re-bloom in late summer. Lea ...
VI - VII
0,5 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Day lilies are flowering queens for one day. Each bloom lasts a day but there is no need to worry – every stem bears more blooms and as the plants grow older they have numerous stems each. This low-maintenance perennial is a miracle for those who have limited time to spend looking after their ...
VII - VIII
0,6 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
2 (down to -45°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Fooled Me is a tetraploid daylily variety (with 4 sets of chromosomes: total 44 in each cell) of rich golden yellow colour with a large mahogany red eye. It was bred by Reilly-Hein and introduced in 1990. In 2006 it was awarded Silver Stout Medal. The flowers are 13-14 cm across, and come out from a ...
VII - VIII
0,6 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
There are daylilies which deserve to belong to the Hall of Fame. Frans Hals is definitely one of them. Since its introduction in 1955 it has proved its toughness and pleased us with its beauty. Narrow-petalled flowers have rich rust red petals with a golden midrib, smaller sepals are just golden. Ho ...
VII - VIII
0,6 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Happy Returns daylily lives up to its name. It’s a bit of a pun, as it contains a part of the English birthday wish phrase "Many happy returns of the day", wishing the person many returns to this date in future years. Here, it refers to returns within one summer, as it is a reblooming variety. ...
VI - VIII
0,4 - 0,5m
0,5 - 0,8m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Wassaw Island™ is a midseason daylily named after an uninhabited island close to Geogria, USA, renowned for its natural wildlife and raw beauty. This daylily produces large and robust flowers 12-14 cm across with wide, deep fiery orange petals, and less conspicuous red eye around a golden yell ...
VII - VIII
0,6 - 0,7m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°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
Black Beauty is an American coral bells variety bred by Daniel M.Heims from Terra Nova Nurseries, USA. It makes large, dark burgundy red, slightly ruffled, semi-evergreen foliage. In May and June it makes dark red stems with small, white flowers, and reblooms in early autumn. The plants looks great ...
V - VI
0,2 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Midnight Rose is a coral bells variety with very dark foliage. The leaves are large, deep purple red, almost black with rosy pink spots. In June and July small grayish-pink flowers appear atop 65-75 tall stems but if you think they spoil the image of the perfect leaves you can cut them off yet befor ...
VI - VII
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,5m
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. 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
“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® RED is a rich burgundy red 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 and their rich red do ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
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
ERUPTION® is a Rose-of-Sharon variety with large, up to 10 cm wide flowers. They are semi-double i.e. producing 5 large petals and several dwarf sepals in the centre whose size and quantity increases with age. They are glowing purple pink in colour and decorated with a conspicuous maroon eye an ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 3m
1 - 1,3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
ULTRAMARINE® is a striking Rose-of-Sharon variety from the breeders of Minier Nursery in France. Its large flowers are 10 cm across, deep violet blue with a typical burgundy red eye and veins in the centre. Blooming begins in early July and continues until sunny and warm days of September. Deci ...
VII - IX
2 - 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
STARBURST CHIFFON® is a masterpiece among the CHIFFON® series of Rose-of-Sharon hybridized by English botanist Dr.Roderick Woods. It was found in 2010 and bears eye-catching flowers of snow white colour with prominent, star-like, vibrant purple red rays coming from the central eye. There a ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
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
FUJIN® 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
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
Queen Guinevere was the wife of 5th and 6th century British king Artur. She was Welsh, beautiful, and much younger than her husband and legend has it that when she first saw knight Lancelot, she fell in love with him, and since he requited her feelings, they had an affair of which Arthur learnt afte ...
VI - VII
0,4 - 0,6m
0,5 - 1m
semi-shade / partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
STRONG ANNABELLE® is a new name for a beautiful sevenbark variety from 2009, PP20571. It was patented as 'Abetwo' and marketed as INCREDIBALL® from the beginning. However, after a few years of continuous misspelling the name was changed to STRONG ANNABELLE® which is exactly what this ...
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
CANDYBELLE® MARSHMALLOW is a smooth hydrangea
with flowers that do resemble those fluffy sweets. They form 17-23 cm wide rounded corymbs (flower-heads) composed of sterile flowers that are off white to pale salmon pink heads. They appear from mid June atop strong stems 80-90 cm tall. Deciduou ...
VI - VIII
0,8 - 1m
0,5 - 0,8m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°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
SWEET ANNABELLE® is a smooth hydrangea with clear pink flowers forming large, mop-head inflorescence, up to 20 cm across, composed mostly of sterile flowers. They come out from from late May until early July. If pruned immediately after flowering they can rebloom in late summer. Deciduous leave ...
V - IX
1 - 1,5m
1 - 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
Rough-leaved hydrangea is a less common type from the group. It is an upright shrub, originated in eastern Asia. Large, up to 25 cm long, suede-like, dark green leaves are covered with tiny hairs. Inflorescence are formed in large, flattened corymbs of tiny, violet-pink to purple-mauve fertile flowe ...
VII - VIII
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
semi-shade / partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
The Hy-Pe bigleaf hydrangea series is bred by hydrangea specialists at the Dutch nursery Sjaak van Schie, located west of Rotterdam. The Hy-Pe Original Red variety bears deep red, large flowers from June until the end of the season, provided you fertilize well. The flowers are round (mop-head), abou ...
VI - IX
0,5 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
semi-shade to shade
8 (down to -18°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
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VII - IX
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
semi-shade to shade
7 (down to -23°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
Limelight® is a panicle type hydrangea, not a mop-head one with big leaves and large flowers heads. Well, how to explain then that this new variety has even bigger flowers? Never mind, let’s just call them XXL size. The panicles are upto 30 cm long, fat blossoms of greenish-white colour w ...
VIII - IX
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Polar Bear panicle hydrangea offers almost snow white flowers composed in large panicles topped with lime green caps. The inflorescence is 20-25 cm long and almost 15 cm wide, and is composed mostly of sterile flowers that open from mid July. In late summer and autumn they turn only a pale shade of ...
VII - X
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
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
SKYFALL is a panicle hydrangea of compact habit and small size. From mid July it produces large inflorescence packed with hyacinth-like individual flowers which emerge pale lime green, changing to cream white, and maturing to very pale pink in August and September. The plant forms nice shrubs with e ...
VII - IX
0,8 - 1,3m
0,5 - 1m
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
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
Are you looking for an extraordinary climber with attractive foliage and flowers, too? Climbing hydrangea could be your perfect choice. Its natural habitat is the area east of Asia – from Sakhaline, through Japan, Korea to Taiwan.
This deciduous climber offers both. The leaves are to 11 cm lo ...
VI - VII
4 - 10m
2 - 4m
semi-shade to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This special hydrangea comes from southeastern USA. It is an attractive mound-forming shrub with oak-like, deeply cut leaves of bright green colour turning purple-bronze in autumn. The flowers appear beginning of summer. They come in upright panicles of pure white individual flowers that open one by ...
VI - VII
1 - 2m
semi-shade to shade
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
Ruby Slippers is an American variety of oak-leaved hydrangea from McMinnville in Oregon. It is a cross between varieties Pee Wee and Snow Queen from 1998, introduced by U.S. National Arboretum in 2010.
It produces very attractive, deeply lobed foliage with conspicuous tips. Leaves are deciduous, l ...
VI - IX
1 - 1,3m
1,3 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Sikes Dwarf is a smaller variety of oakleaf hydrangea from the USA, discovered by Sarah Sikes of Alabama, a breeder known primarily for her work on daylily hybridization. The variety was introduced by Louisiana Nursery around 1980. It has all the qualities of the species with one major difference &# ...
VI - IX
1 - 1,5m
1,5 - 2m
semi-shade / partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Snow Queen is an oak-leaved hydrangea from Princeton in New Jersey, USA. It was bred and introduced by nurseryman William Flemmer III in 1979. It was distinct from the species by its large flowers of pure white colour and somewhat more upright habit. It was patented under PP4,458 and may not be repr ...
VI - VII
1,3 - 1,8m
1,3 - 1,8m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Snowflake is possibly the earliest flowering oak-leaved hydrangea bred so far. From early June, as soon as hot weather comes, it produces large, cone-shaped, pendent panicles for about two months. They are 30-40 cm long and composed of white, double, sterile flowers whose petals grow in up to 5 laye ...
VI - IX
1,5 - 2m
1,5 - 2m
full sun to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE is a beautiful and hardy variety of mountain hydrangea from the Flairs & Flavours® series bred by Timothy D. Wood of the Spring Meadow Nursery in Michigan, USA, in 2009. It a slow-growing, compact shrub with large, bright green, deciduous leaves. It produces flat infloresce ...
VI - IX
0,6 - 0,8m
0,6 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°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
This beautiful hydrangea belongs to Villosa group of rough-leaved hydrangeas. This unique variety is called Anthony Bullivent. Its flowers are composed in flattened corymbs, and consist of both fertile and sterile flowers. Fertile flowers in the middle are deep purple or violet, while sterile flower ...
VII - IX
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full sun to shade
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
St. John’s Wort belongs to the group of folk remedy herbs. This variety called Hidcote is grown for its large, showy flowers. They are deep yellow, 6 cm across, with 5 petals. Blooming period is quite long: the main flowering season is June to early July, and then it repeats flowering at the e ...
VI - VIII
0,5 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
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
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
Latifolia is a St. John’s wort selection with broader and larger leaves. They are deciduous, narrowly lance-shaped, rich green, and completely cover the plant before the flowers open. Those are small, 3-4 cm across, saucer-shaped, golden yellow with a profusion of stamens in the centre. Bloomi ...
VII - VIII
0,8 - 1,3m
0,8 - 1,5m
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
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
Hardy gloxinia is a beautiful perennial with eye-catching, almost exotic looking flowers which decorates the garden with showy flowers in early summer and attractive leaves until autumn.
Tubular, widely trumpet-shaped flowers are now white, yellow throated, and are borne on 10-25 cm long, erect ste ...
VI - VII
0,3 - 0,6m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Himalayan indigo is an unusual shrub from, wonder of wonders, Himalayas. Its deciduous, compound leaves are pale green and look like miniature locust leaves. Flowers cannot be compared to anything you normally see growing in Central European gardens. They are pea-like, formed in erect racemes where ...
VI - VIII
0,5 - 1,5m
0,5 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Indigo is a genus of over 700 species from various habitats. The African species indigofera tinctorial was historically the first source of blue dye before lapis lazuli was discovered. Chinese indigo – Kirilow’s indigo comes from Korea, north China and South Japan.
Kirilow’s indig ...
VI - VIII
0,5 - 0,8m
0,5 - 1,3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Caligula is another showy bearded iris variety with large flowers. They are bi-coloured: top petals are rich golden yellow, and the beard is velvety reddish brown. Sword-like leaves are deciduous, pale green. Flowering stalks are sturdy, about 60-80 cm tall and bear up to half a dozen flowers.
Hyb ...
V - VI
0,6 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
If you want to stay immortal in the world of botany publish a book, best choice is an encyclopaedia, or name a variety of yours by that name: Immortality. This bearded iris produces large, fragrant, pure white flowers atop 70-80 cm tall stems. First from mid May until early June, and then again in l ...
V - VI
0,7 - 0,8m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Many beautiful plants bear names of significant or famous people of various fields. So why not calling one a name of god! Precisely one of Indian gods Siva. And to prove our point say it twice: Siva Siva. This bearded iris bears extraordinary, large flowers whose standards are pale amber orange, and ...
V - VI
0,8 - 1m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
I was always attracted by flowers whose variety names included the word sunset because I love all colours of setting sun. This bearded iris named Sunset Sky has a unique combination of pale golden yellow of the standards and soft violet of the falls. Bred by Bernice Roe in 1968. Sword-like leaves ar ...
V - VI
0,8 - 1m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Bay State is a soft pink flowering variety of mountain laurel, bred and introduced by an American breeder of ericaceous plants Elinor Clarke in 1989. She named it after the nickname of her home state Massachusetts. Its flower buds are just a tone darker than opened flowers so the whole inflorescence ...
V - VI
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Black Label is a German mountain laurel variety bred by a specialist kalmia breeder Dr. Karl-Heinz Hübbers and introduced in 2011. It is a cross between varieties Mitternacht and Ginkona. Its flowers are 2.5-3,5 cm across and combine a broad, deep maroon to almost black band on almost white backgrou ...
V - VI
1,3 - 1,5m
1,5 - 1,8m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Bull's Eye is a favourite mountain laurel variety from times when it was difficult to get any other. This one has rich burgundy red colour on white background and white-ish buds. Flowering is abundant and reliable. It grows wider than tall, like a rhododendron.
There are many cultivars combining a ...
VI - VI
0,5 - 1,5m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Carousel is an attractive mountain laurel variety bred by Richard Jaynes, and introduced in 1982. It has medium-sized flowers with irregular, deep maroon, dotted corolla on white background. Buds are grayish white and open in late May for blooming period of 4-5 weeks. Evergreen leaves are rich green ...
V - VI
0,5 - 1,5m
0,5 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
/b>Elf is a dwarf variety of mountain laurel. It grows slowly but very dense, making almost white flowers with a thin pink circle in the middle. Buds are white or very pale pink. Leathery leaves are small, narrow, laurel-like, pointed, mid green and partly glossy.
There are many cultivars combinin ...
VI - VI
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Galaxy is a very unusual variety of mountain laurel. Its complete botanical name is kalmia latifolia f.polypetala which means that it has strictly divided petals and that is unusual for a mountain laurel. The flowers make the same effect as deutzia. They are a combination of deep burgundy red and wh ...
V - VI
0,8 - 1,8m
0,5 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
You needn’t be a mountain laurel collector to fall for this new variety from the first sight. Its name is Ginkona and it has the largest flowers ever seen on this plant. They are up to 4 cm across, almost white with deep burgundy brown blotches that may join in a band around the flower. The ev ...
V - VI
0,5 - 1,5m
0,5 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Kaleidoscope is another mountain laurel with dark-coloured flowers. They are mostly dark cinnamon red to deep burgundy red with a conspicuous white margin, and open from deep red buds. It was bred by Richard Jaynes in 1987. Leathery leaves are elongated, flat, medium green. This variety forms a dens ...
VI - VI
1 - 1,3m
1 - 1,8m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Keepsake is another mountain laurel variety with dark maroon flowers. It was bred by a specialist kalmia breeder Richard Jaynes from Oregon, USA, in 1983 and registered in 1997. It boasts dark burgundy red flowers with thin white margins. The flowers are yet a little darker than those of Kaleidoscop ...
V - VI
1,3 - 1,8m
1,3 - 1,8m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Little Linda is a bit older variety of mountain laurel bred by Richard Jaynes in 1982. It was awarded AGM (Award of Garden Merit) by the Royal Horticultural Society in England in 2002. Its female parent is Star Cluster which bears white flowers with a rich maroon band. Surprisingly, Little Linda cam ...
V - VI
0,5 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Minuet bears large flowers with cinnamon red corolla and almost white centre and margins. Buds are light pink to pale red. Leathery leaves are narrow, laurel-like, pointed, mid green and partly glossy.
There are many cultivars combining all sorts of red, pink and burgundy shades with white, all of ...
VI - VI
1 - 1,5m
0,8 - 1m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Mitternacht means midnight and it is a new, fantastic mountain laurel variety from Germany, bred by one the biggest kalmia enthusiasts Karl-Heinz Hübbers. In 1987 he managed to cross-pollinate 2 well-known varieties Olympic Wedding and Goodrich which resulted in a gorgeous plant with the deepest flo ...
V - VI
1 - 1,8m
1 - 1,8m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Moyland is a new variety of mountain laurel from 2009 named after a castle near the city of Kleve, Germany. Its parents are the same as for another spectacular variety with dark leaves called Mitternacht. Moyland, however, has only light pink leaves with conspicuous blotches around the flower coroll ...
V - VI
0,5 - 1,5m
0,5 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Nani is a mountain laurel variety from 1994, named in 2007 after the grandmother of Karl Hübber’s wife, hence Nani has nothing to do with ‘nana’ commonly used for dwarf plants. Nani mountain laurel has striking flowers with rich maroon red blotches arranged in band-like form on alm ...
V - VI
0,8 - 1,3m
0,8 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Olympic Fire has larger flowers of pink colour opening from deep pink or almost red buds. Leathery leaves are narrow, laurel-like, pointed, mid green and partly glossy, with slightly wavy margins.
There are many cultivars combining all sorts of red, pink and burgundy shades with white, all of them ...
VI - VI
0,5 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Ostbo Red is a very popular variety with the darkest red buds. Flowers are pink and make aperfect contrast with dark red buds. Leathery leaves are narrow, laurel-like, pointed, mid green and partly glossy.
There are many cultivars combining all sorts of red, pink and burgundy shades with white, al ...
VI - VI
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Peppermint is one of the most sought after novelties that was hybridized and first introduced in 1991 by Richard Jaynes. The main colour of the flowers is white, with 10-12 deep red stripes along the petals in outward direction. The buds are white. Leathery leaves are elongated, flat, medium green. ...
VI - VI
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Pinwheel is a unique variety with regular, star-shaped, crimson to burgundy red marbling inside the flower. The margins are almost white same as the buds. Leathery leaves are narrow, laurel-like, pointed, mid green and partly glossy.
There are many cultivars combining all sorts of red, pink and bu ...
VI - VI
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Schokra is another dark-flowered mountain laurel variety from Germany, bred by Dr.Karl-Heinz Hübbers in 1993 a s across between Shooting Star and Mitternacht. Its flowers are deep burgundy red but not black, decorated with almost white margins. Buds are a combination of off-white and a hint of the i ...
V - VI
1 - 1,5m
0,8 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Sterntaler mountain laurel is a successful result of a controlled breeding programme hybridizing two older varieties: Ginkona and Mitternacht. By the way a year later the same programme brought another nice variety Bandeau. The star-shaped flowers are the same large size as on Ginkona, decorated wit ...
V - VI
0,8 - 1,3m
0,8 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Tad is a large flowered mountain laurel variety bred by Dr.Karl-Heinz Hübbers in 2002. The flowers are rich burgundy red with silvery white margins, and silvery grey colour of closed buds. There are up to 140 flowers in a truss making a stunning display at peak flowering. Evergreen leaves are dark ...
V - VI
1,3 - 1,8m
1 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Tiddlywinks is one of a few dwarf mountain laurels available so far. It was bred by Richard Jaynes in 1978 and introduced to trade ten years later. It makes a profusion of smaller flowers that are soft pink outside, almost white inside, and open from pink buds. It is very similar to kalmia myrtifoli ...
V - VI
0,6 - 1m
0,6 - 1m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Zebulon is a mountain laurel bred by Karl-Heinz Hübbers in 2003, and introduced 6 years later. It is a cross between large-flowered Ginkona, and white-flowered Peppermint. The result bears rich trusses with up to 100 individual flowers. They open from pale pink buds into large, 3-3.5 cm across, whit ...
V - VI
1 - 1,3m
1 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°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
Royal Castle torch lily comes from a strain of seeds formerly called Royal Castle Hybrids. They showed some colour variations which were not always welcome by the gardeners. That’s why growers selected the most popular colour combination and offer it as a sole variety without further surprises ...
VI - VIII
0,6 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This torch lily originates in South Africa (Eastern Cape, KwaZulu Natal, Lesotho) where it grows in moist or even marshy areas because it is quite thirsty. In its home frost-free environment it is an evergreen perennial with semi-woody base (just like yucca), but it can be cultivated down to zone 6 ...
VII
0,6 - 1m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Not many trees bloom in mid or even late summer when all the spring flowering beauties have only leaves. Golden-rain tree is one of the few.
In late July/early August upto 30 cm long panicles of small, bright yellow flowers appear on this medium sized tree. The flowers can remain on the tree for a ...
VII - VIII
5 - 15m
5 - 10m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Golden-rain tree is one of the few trees of our climate blooming in summer. This variety, moreover, is yet somewhat rare which makes it a sought-after item.
Fastigiata golden-rain tree has strictly upright, slender habit compared to the large-headed species. It forms a columnar, very dense tree w ...
VII - VIII
4 - 6m
1,5 - 2,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Pink Cloud is a very beautiful variety of beauty bush with pink flowers. They are bell-shaped, deep pink outside, lighter pink inside with yellow-flushed throat. They come out in profusion from end May to early June. Beauty bush resembles two shrubs: leaves, bark and shape is very similar to deutzia ...
V - VI
1 - 3m
1 - 3m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Golden rain comes from mountainous parts of southern Europe. The natural habitat of this one is even closer to our border: central- and south-European Alps.
The flowers are slender racemes, composed of pea-like, bright yellow flowers with a deep red blotch in the centre. They are 15-40 cm long and ...
V - VI
1 - 3m
1 - 2m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
The most popular form of flowers are racemes. Golden rain is a perfect example with its long racemes of deep yellow pea-like flowers. This species makes very dense, 10-30 cm long racemes of yellow flowers. Clover-like leaves are bright to mid green, 3-palmate. This medimum sized shrub slowly grows a ...
V - VI
3 - 5m
2 - 3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
The most popular flower forms are racemes. Golden rain is a perfect example with its long racemes of deep yellow, pea-like flowers. Vossii variety makes up to 60 cm long racemes of bright yellow flowers.
Clover-like leaves are bright to mid green, 3-palmate. This medium sized shrub slowly grows ab ...
V - VI
3 - 5m
2 - 3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Pink Velour® is a very attractive crape myrtle with upright panicles of pink-red to purple red flowers with crepe margins and rich yellow stamens in the centre. It starts flowering earlier than the species which makes it suitable for colder regions where the summer begins a little later. The in ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
6b (down to -21°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
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
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
Exalting the beauty of lavender is like carrying coals to Newcastle. So let' concentrate on something special: white varieties.
White flowering varieties of lavender are still a bit unusual yet very handsome. They are fast growing subshrubs, sometimes also classified as woody perennials, with 40-60 ...
VI - VIII
0,4 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,8m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Lavender is so widespread around the world that exalting its beauty is like carrying coals to Newcastle. And for the same reason - so many plants in cultivation in different conditions there are numerous more or less conspicuous variations that usually slip away unrecognized because the producer is ...
VI - VII
0,6 - 0,8m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Spanish grower Juan Ismael Momparler Albors, who specializes in Mediterranean plants, can be proud of one great discovery. In 2006, he found a natural mutation in a field of common narrow-leaved lavenders, which had variegated leaves and compact habit. There are only a couple of lavender varieties w ...
VI - IX
0,4 - 0,6m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
PHENOMENAL® lavandin is a proud introduction by an American lavender specialist Lloyd R. Traven from Peace Tree Farm in Pennsylvania where they perform a different, organic approach to growing of plants. He found it in a field of Grosso lavender as a whole plant mutation in 2007 and its patent ...
VII - IX
0,6 - 1m
0,8 - 1,3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°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
You don't need to make that small step which means a giant leap for the mankind in order to stand face to face with the Moon. Get one of these Shasta daisies aptly called Luna and your garden will be covered with exquisite little Moons that won't stop shining even at night! And if you hear howling a ...
VI - VIII
0,5 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°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
Lewisia is a beautiful succulent plant from North America. Cotyledon hybrids are probably the most popular, offering a wide range of colours. Elise is a variety with slightly taller stems reaching some 10-15 cm long and not bending, atop which loose sprays of multi-coloured flowers appear from late ...
IV - IX
0,1 - 0,1m
0,2 - 0,3m
full sun
7 (down to -23°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
Blazing star is a popular perennial in European gardens. Floristan White makes spikes of pure white button-like flowerheads which open from the top of the inflorescence downwards and last for a long time. Linear leaves are mid green leaves are arranged in basal tufts and are very attractive even whe ...
VII - VIII
0,6 - 0,8m
full sun
4 (down to -34°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
Korea Dwarf is a neat and compact version of Japanese privet forming congested shrubs with evergreen foliage. The leaves are 2.5-3.5 cm long, ovate to oval, dark green, and glossy. In June appear numerous lilac-like panicles composed of small, creamy white, narrowly funnel-shaped, sweetly fragrant f ...
VI
0,5 - 1,5m
0,5 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Texanum is a highly attractive variety of Japanese privet, also called waxleaf privet. Its evergreen leaves are leathery, narrowly ovate, 4-6 cm long, bright green and glossy above, pale green and matte on the reverse. In mid-summer appears a quantity of about 10 cm long, terminal panicles composed ...
VII - VIII
1,5 - 2m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
8 (down to -18°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
GREEN SCREEN privet is a reliably evergreen shrub with medium-sized, evergreen, ovate leaves of an attractive colour. In spring, it emerges with a striking mahogany-red color, which fades as the leaf matures, and the leaf turns olive green. However, before it turns completely green, its matte unders ...
VIII - IX
2 - 5m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
8 (down to -18°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Privet is the number one hedging plant. However, its foliage and overall appearance have made many nurseries grow it as a standard plant on stems, be it short or long. Very popular are also trimmed plants shaped into balls, pyramids or any other desired shape.
It has rich green, ovate leaves, 3-4 c ...
VI - VI
2 - 3m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Privet is the number one popular hedging plant. Golden privet obviously brings extra features: it is evergreen or semi-evergreen, multicoloured and has larger leaves. They are glossy, ovate, 2-3 times bigger than the species (up to 6 cm long), bright golden-yellow margined at the edges grading to de ...
VII - VII
2 - 3m
1 - 2m
full sun to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Belonging to the same family as magnolia, common name tulip tree may be misleading since this name is often used for magnolias with saucer-shaped flowers. Hence gardeners rather use its other name yellow poplar. This is the tree with huge lyra-like, saddle-shaped leaves which do appear to miss a lob ...
VI - VII
25 - 30m
10 - 15m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Belonging to the same family as magnolia, common name tulip tree may be misleading. This is the tree with huge lyre-shaped, deciduous leaves which do appear to miss a lobe. This variety is called Aureomarginatum because its leaves are decorated with broad creamy-yellow margins that turn light green ...
VI - VII
15 - 20m
6 - 10m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Fastigiatum is a columnar variety of yellow poplar tree / tulip tree which has two advantages as opposed to the species. First - it is narrower and will fit into a mid-sized garden. And secondly, and for most of us perhaps more importantly, it flowers from very young age. As opposed to encyclopedias ...
VI - VII
7 - 13m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°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
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
Heavenly Blue is a perfect name for this lithodora which produces a plenty of small, sky blue flowers from late April until early June, and sporadically throughout the summer. Leaves are thick, deep green, and the plant forms a neat cushion with partly erect twigs in the centre.
This lithodora does ...
V - VIII
0,2 - 0,2m
0,3 - 0,6m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Thick-leaved evergreen honeysuckle comes from China and has small but very pretty and glossy leaves. They are rounded, rich green with purple margins in summer and dark purple red in autumn and winter. Little Honey® is a recent introduction from the Netherlands which produces profusion of honey ...
VI - VI
0,1 - 0,1m
0,5 - 1m
full sun to shade
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Copper Beauty is a new variety of Henry’s honeysuckle is an evergreen climber with golden yellow flowers. They come out in early summer and are followed by black berries. Leaves are lance-shaped, mid green and copper-red as they emerge.
It needs humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in ful ...
VI - VII
2 - 6m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°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
Sarah Conibear from the Westcountry Nurseries is the breeder of many successful lupines varieties that have achieved a lot of medals including a gold medal from the Chelsea Flower Show Centenary Year. The nursery is located in the north-west of Devon, UK, and is proud to introduce many gorgeous lupi ...
V - VII
0,8 - 1m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
I like Persian Slipper lupine very much. It exhibits such a neat and subtle beauty combining rich pastel violet and white, fragrant flowers in one inflorescence. It is another WESTCOUNTRY™ variety from Sarah Conibear, patented in 2007. It makes strong and sturdy stems about 80 cm tall. Bloomin ...
VI - X
0,8 - 1m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Polar Princess is a pure white flowering lupine variety from the Westcountry™ series. They are formed in thick, 30-40 cm long, erect racemes atop about 60-70 cm tall stems. As every lupine, it bears their typical fragrance. Polar Princess is medium late variety blooming from early to late June ...
VI
0,6 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Hometown Hero is a great name for a great variety of yellow loosestrife. It sounds so bold and brave, doesn’t it? Well, this tough perennial is surely fearless and bold as it spreads without a prior notice in order to conquer about a square meter around itself. It is an attractive perennial pr ...
VI - VII
0,4 - 0,5m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
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
If you like the spring profusion of blooming magnolias, look at this yellow rarity. Probably the best yellow magnolia so far was raised by a Belgian breeder, Philippe de Spoelberch. It is a cross between ´Miss Honeybee´ a ´Gold Crown´.
It is called Daphne. Its flowers are deep yellow, long lasting ...
V - VI
1,5 - 3m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Genie is a sensational new magnolia from New Zealand. After 15 years of breeding there is eventually a plant that holds its deep red-purple colour well and offers prolonged flowering period. The hybridizing process was truly awesome, if you are interested in how this jewel came to life follow its hi ...
V - VI
1 - 3m
1 - 3m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Among deciduous magnolias there are varieties that bloom later than most of the Asian ones. This selection named Charles Coates originated in England in Kew, famous for its Kew Gardens, by crossing m.sieboldii and m.tripetala.It makes leaves first, and only at the end of spring it shows a magnificen ...
V - VI
3 - 5m
1,5 - 2,5m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
ALTA® is a gorgeous southern magnolia of dense habit and narrowly columnar, very elegant shape that looks like a candle flame. From the first hot days of summer large – 20-24 cm across, creamy white, strongly sweet-scented flowers are produced singly and continuously for 2 months or a lit ...
VII - VIII
3 - 6m
1 - 2m
full sun
7 (down to -23°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
Francois Treyve evergreen magnolia is more compact than the species. It bears deep green, glossy, broadly ovate or almost rounded leaves with cinnamon-brown leathery undersides that protect them from drying winds and cold. Flowers appear from the first hot and sunny days of summer. They are beautifu ...
VII - VIII
3 - 6m
2 - 3m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Evergreen - bull bay magnolias are the queens of flowering trees. We choose the most beautiful and at the same time the hardiest varieties. Ever since Little Gem bull bay magnolia appeared in European market, it has been a sought after variety ever since. Though, not everyone could grow this jewel s ...
VI - VIII
2 - 4m
1 - 2m
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
Evergreen magnolias are the queens of flowering trees. We choose the most beautiful and at the same time the hardiest varieties available. MarylandMarylandwhich offers something unique – different leaf colour as it is a cross between magnolia grandiflora and magnolia virginiana. Thanks to its ...
VI - VIII
3 - 8m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Bracken’s Brown Beauty, commonly shortened to BBB, is one of the hardiest and reliable southern magnolias. It was selected as a chance seedling by Ray Bracken in his nursery in Easley in South Carolina, USA, in 1968. Further 15 years of vegetative propagation confirmed stable behaviour so in 1 ...
VI - IX
4 - 8m
3 - 5m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Evergreen (bull bay) magnolia is the queen of flowering trees and a typical plant of our nursery. We choose the most beautiful and at the same time hardiest varieties. Nannetensis® is a French variety that gained popularity at the turn of the millennium, probably thanks to internet that spread ...
VI - IX
3 - 8m
3 - 5m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°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
Umbrella magnolia is a unique plant of its species. It is quite unusual though easy to grow. Its main feature are exotic-looking, large leaves that can grow 30-45 cm long. Their colour is mid-green flashed with bronze from spring to early summer. They are soft and slightly hairy beneath, crowded at ...
V - VI
6 - 10m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Bloomfield is a sensational new variety of an already fantastic umbrella magnolia. Though quite unique this plants is so easy to grow and needs no or very little care. This variety produces even larger leaves than the species, they can be up to 60 cm long. They are deciduous, mid-green flashed with ...
V - VI
6 - 10m
3 - 6m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Sweet bay is a unique magnolia species that was first described by Carl Linnaeus, founder of modern taxonomy, already in 1753. Magnolia virginiana, that was the Latin name it received, was the very first magnolia species ever listed under this name. Interestingly, the plant had already been sent fro ...
VII - VIII
3 - 6m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Thompson magnolia boasts large, creamy white, very fragrant flowers which come out from June until July on a fully leafed out plant. The flowers are up to 15 cm across and the fragrance is deep and sweet. Deciduous leaves are broadly ovate to obovate, 15-25 cm long, fresh green above and glaucous be ...
VI - VII
3 - 5m
2 - 3m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Trilobata crabapple is a rare and unusual plant that is not difficult to grow butyet quite difficult to source. Its most specific feature is the leaf shape – it looks like a merge between maple and hawthorn. The leaves are not large but their prominent lobes are a good giveaway. They are decid ...
VI - VI
7 - 13m
2 - 5m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Nottingham is an English medlar variety renowned for its rusty brown fruit of apple and pear flavour. The fruit is a little flattened at the end and about the same size as those on the species. It is edible only after the first frosts, or if picked early it should be bletted in room temperature in o ...
V - VI
3 - 4m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°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
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
Morning Light is an almost silver-leaved variety of eulalia. Its long leaves have white margins but they are so narrow that this colour overtakes the green centre, giving a silvery appearance to the whole clump. In the middle of summer it makes reddish-bronze flowers. It is best grown in sunny and w ...
VI - VIII
0,5 - 1m
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
Moorflamme belongs among medium-tall varieties of purple moor grass and boasts profuse, yet delicate inflorescences atop slender stems slightly over one meter high. The inflorescences are conspicuously separated from the low clump of leaves and sometimes make an impression as if they had nothing to ...
VI - VIII
0,8 - 1,2m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Torch is a valued variety of purple moor grass that offers slender and very compact upright clumps that don't arch. The leaves are deciduous, thin, strap-like, bright green, only about 30-40 cm high, and form a dense, low bunch from which shoot up thin stems that reach a height of about one meter in ...
VI - VIII
0,8 - 1,2m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°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
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
BALMY™ LILAC is a beebalm from the BALMY™ series developed by Scott Trees for Ball Horticultural Company in the USA in 2012. It makes compact tufts with strong, upright stems holding rich lilac pink flowers from late June until midsummer. Deciduous leaves are widely lance-shaped, deep gr ...
VI - VII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
BALMY™ PINK is for the time being the last beebalm variety from the BALMY™ series developed by Scott Trees for Ball Horticultural Company in the USA in 2012. It is a mutation of BALMY™ PURPLE variety forming compact tufts with strong, upright stems. Flowers are light pastel pink an ...
VI - VII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
BALMY™ ROSE is a beebalm from the BALMY™ series developed by Scott Trees for Ball Horticultural Company in the USA in 2012. It makes compact tufts with strong, upright stems holding vibrant pink flowers from late June until midsummer. Deciduous leaves are widely lance-shaped, deep green, ...
VI - VII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Nandina is an evergreen or semi-evergreen shrub from India, China and Japan. Common name heavenly bamboo refers to its crinkly leaves that really whisper like papery bamboo when touched and in stronger wind.
This is the species that is believed to be the toughest of all nandinas as far as both hard ...
VII - VIII
0,5 - 1,5m
0,5 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°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
Mondo grass is a highly attractive evergreen perennial from China and Japan. It is cultivated for handsome, strap-like foliage. Niger is a variety offering narrow, flat, grass-like leaves of extremely deep purple, almost black leaves. In midsummer appear small, light pink flowers on short stems foll ...
VII - VII
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Bowl of Beauty is a fantastic perennial peony. The name not only says how gorgeous this variety is but also refers to the flower shape which is Japanese anemone-type: rounded at the bottom, not opening too wide, with a rich centre. The lower petals are magenta pink and contrast beautifully with the ...
VI - VII
0,8 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Enchanting Pink Elsa is a perennial peony from a Dutch series Fabulous Flowers®. It produces large, bowl-shaped, semi-double, fragrant flowers with pastel pink petals and numerous creamy white to light butter yellow dwarf sepals in the centre. Flowers appear from late May, atop 70-80 cm tall st ...
V - VI
0,7 - 0,8m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Karl Rosenfield is both a variety name and the breeder's name of this gorgeous perennial peony from 1908. It produces large, fully double, rich purple red (but not warm red) flowers from late May. Flowers appear atop 80-90 cm tall stems from late May. Deciduous leaves are rather thick, deep green, g ...
V - VI
0,8 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Nippon Beauty is a midseason to late variety of herbaceous peony with Japanese peony-like flowers from mid to late June. They are dark ruby red with a profusion of red and yellow petaloids in the centre and look like large anemones. They are borne atop about 60 cm tall, strong stems that do not need ...
VI
0,5 - 0,6m
0,6 - 0,8m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Nymphe is a French variety of perennial peony. It produces anemone-like flowers with a medium large bowl of soft pink petals, and numerous rich golden yellow stamens in the centre. Flowers are fragrant and appear atop 60-70 cm tall stems in late June. Deciduous leaves are rather thick, deep green, g ...
VI
0,6 - 0,8m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Shirley Temple (1928-2014) was an American actress and diplomat of great importance to former Czechoslovakia because in the years 1989-1992 she was a US ambassador here. Her name was chosen for a beautiful variety of perennial peony which boasts fully double, white flowers with an occasional purple ...
V - VI
0,6 - 0,8m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Tree peonies are beautiful, woody shrubs. Unlike the perennial type, these make woody branches that slowly form a low, mounding shrub.
Flowers are large, often double or full, of all possible colours – white, cream, yellow, orange, various shades of pink, purple and red, even violet. Leaves a ...
V - VI
0,5 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°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
One of the most magnificent trees of our climate comes from East Asia and is called the Princess Tree or Empress Tree or even Foxglove Tree. Its main feature is giant leaves which can be as much as 30 cm long and wide, very hairy, pale to deep green. Thanks to them empress trees are often mistaken f ...
V - VI
5 - 10m
2 - 6m
full sun
5b (down to -27°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
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
Mock orange is a reliable and absolutely maintenance-free shrub of old European gardens. It is popular for its snow white flowers, in case of this hybrid they are medium-sized or large with slight purple shade in the centre. They come out in early or mid summer and release heavy fragrance that can h ...
VI - VII
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Mont Blanc is a reliable variety among dwarf mock oranges. From early summer it produces masses of pure white, cross-shaped, fragrant flowers. It forms a compact, rather small but dense shrub reaching only about one meter tall and wide. Deciduous leaves are narrowly ovate, 3 cm long, mid green.
Mo ...
VI - VII
0,5 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Snowbelle is a dwarf mock orange with a profusion of snow white, sweetly fragrant, double flowers already from early June. It grows moderately into an upright and compact shrub, about 1.3m tall and wide. Deciduous leaves are narrowly ovate, 4-5 cm long, mid green.
Pruning is not necessary but can b ...
VI
0,8 - 1,3m
0,8 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
LILAC STAR FLAME is another perennial phlox from the FLAME series developed by a phlox specialist Gosen Bartels from the Netherlands. It is not a glowing beacon like many other purple-coloured phlox varieties. This one is subtle and very elegant, yet conspicuous with its understated beauty. Its flow ...
VI - VIII
0,5 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
David's photinia / Chinese stranvaeasia is an evergreen shrub whose close relative is a garden hybrid photinia Red Robin. It comes from China and Vietnam and has better cold resistance and narrower leaves. They are deep green and glossy but emerge dark burgundy red in the spring. Before autumn some ...
V - VI
1,5 - 4m
1,5 - 3m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
DYNAMO RED is an Australian variety of Japanese photinia from the town of Kulnurra, where it was selected by its breeder John Robb in 2001. One parent was the hardy variety Red Robin and the other was a male plant of p. glabra, so botanically the result should only be referred to as hybrid photinia ...
V - VI
2 - 4m
1,5 - 2,5m
full to partial sun
8 (down to -18°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Taiwanese photinia is renowned for notably narrower leaves as opposed to Chinese photinia. Those are deep green, narrowly lance-shaped, and glossy. They emerge coppery red in spring, and in autumn many of older leaves turn scarlet red or light maroon, some plants may gain these shades all over.
It ...
VI
1,5 - 4m
1,5 - 4m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Oriental photinia is a heavily underutilized hardy shrub that is still very rare both in gardens as well as European garden centres. This deciduous shrub is native to Korea, China, and Japan. Although the evergreen sisters of this photinia are more commercially successful we would like to introduce ...
VI - VI
2 - 3,5m
2 - 3,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
LOUISE is a Scottish selection of Fraser’s photinia. It was found as a naturally occurring mutation of one branch on Red Robin photinia by Louise McWhinnie from McLaren’s Nurseries in 2008. Since there’s already one variegated photinia called PINK MARBLE® let’s describe ...
V - VI
2 - 4m
1,5 - 2,5m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Red Baron is a non-patented (in 2011) variety of common ninebark with deep burgundy red or almost black-red 3-lobed leaves, which appear early in the spring. They have more tones of red as opposed to their parent variety Diabolo from it was found as a selection and called Red Baron later. Profusion ...
V - VI
1,5 - 2,5m
1 - 2m
full sun to shade
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
AMBER JUBILEE™ ninebark is a perfect chameleon that transforms itself throughout the growing season. Thanks to its second parent, its earliest foliage in spring brings a bright yellow color, but before the leaves unfold, salmon and deep amber-orange tones appear, making the whole bush look lik ...
V - VI
1,5 - 2m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
2 (down to -45°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
TINY WINE® is a dwarf ninebark variety growing only about half the size of the species i.e. about 1.5m. It produces a profusion of small leaves which are deep burgundy red overall, and dark green inside the shrub. They are serrated at margins and turn deep orange and red in autumn. In late spri ...
V - VI
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SWEET CHERRY TEA™ belongs among compact to dwarf ninebark varieties with one extra trait: it re-blooms in summer. Its deciduous leaves are small, conspicuously serrated (notched) at margins, and three-lobed like, for example, fire maple leaves. In early spring they emerge bright red with orang ...
VI - VIII
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
2 (down to -45°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
RASPBERRY LEMONADE™ belongs among compact ninebark varieties with a fine texture of small leaves. They are deciduous, about haf the size of the species, conspicuously serrated (notched) at margins, and three-lobed like, for example, fire maple leaves. In early spring they emerge almost yellow ...
VI
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
2 (down to -45°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
Acrocona is a beauty among Norway spruces. It is a smaller variety with picturesque cones at the tips of the branches. They are small, rich raspberry red and appear from May. Later they turn brown as they mature.
Needles are medium short, deep green, and prickly. The habit is somewhat narrowly con ...
V - VI
3 - 5m
3 - 4m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Balloon flower is another showy perennial with violet-blue flowers in summer. They are bell-shaped with 5 petals opening wide, growing on tops of 20-25 tall stems. Buds are large, balloon-shaped.
Leaves are toothed at margins, green or bluish green and emerge very late. We recommend marking a plac ...
VII - VIII
0,2 - 0,3m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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V - VII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
We are specialists in evergreen plants and offer the widest possible range of hardy, quality plants.
Angustifolia is a very elegant variety of Portugal laurel. Irrespective of its origin it belongs to the hardiest evergreen plants for our climate and performs better than some large-leaved cherry la ...
V - VI
2 - 6m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Angustifolia is a very elegant variety of Portugal laurel. Irrespective of its origin it belongs to the hardiest evergreen plants for our climate and performs better than some large-leaved cherry laurels. It has narrower leaves than the species and brighter red stalks and new twigs. In May and June ...
V - VI
3 - 6m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Brenelia is an elegant novelty variety of Portugal laurel from early 21st century. In appearance and use it is similar to Angustifolia variety but has larger leaves with undulated margins. The stalks and new stems are rich burgundy red not only in winter but most of the growing season. It grows mode ...
V - VI
3 - 6m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Brenelia is an elegant novelty variety of Portugal laurel from early 21st century. In appearance and use it is similar to Angustifolia variety but has larger leaves with undulated margins and exhibit faster growth. The stalks and new stems are rich burgundy red not only in winter but most of the gro ...
VI
3 - 6m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
You can easily fall in love with this Portugal laurel if you like evergreen plants. It will enchant you with its lush, glossy leaves. They are large, thick, somewhat undulated, and emerge coppery orange, turn soft green, and mature to dark green in summer. They resemble foliage of viburnum odoratiss ...
V - VI
2 - 3m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Scarlet firethorn has been a favourite plant for a long time because it presents a low-maintenance plant that can grow almost anywhere. Golden Charmer is one of the modern varieties bred not only for berry colour but mostly for disease resistance to common firethorn diseases, mostly scab.
Golden C ...
VI - VI
2 - 3m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Armenian oak is one of my most favourite oaks. It produces very large, attractive leaves and the plant itself resembles sea-side flora. Its deciduous leaves can be up to 25 cm long, exceptionally even larger, broadly elliptic to obovate, mid green, soft and hairy when young, changing to smooth and g ...
V - VI
2 - 5m
2 - 4m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Before bass became the lowest male voice, baritone was supposed to be the one. Just like this rhododendron named Bariton for its colour depth. Bred by Hans Hachmann in 1974 it produces large, beautifully open wide flowers of dark purple blue colour with deep burgundy red, almost black blotch on the ...
V - VI
1,5 - 2m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
„Blattgold“ is a sensational new variety from Germany. It is more attractive for its colourful leaves than lavender pink flowers. The leaves have irregular variegation that starts with bright golden yellow in the centre, is followed by light green blotches towards the edges, and finishes ...
V - VI
0,5 - 0,8m
0,5 - 1,5m
semi-shade / partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Blue Peter is an old time favourite rhododendron whose origin is dated in 1930. It produces rich trusses of large, frilled flowers. Their colour is violet-mauve towards the margins and almost white in the centres with a large, deep burgundy red blotch. They come out from end May until early June. Ev ...
V - VI
1 - 1,8m
1,5 - 2,5m
semi-shade / partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Like a glowing neon sign. This is how Claudine rhododendron shines when in full bloom. It has 6-7 cm large, bright pink flowers with gently frilled margins that are surprisingly lighter that the petals which outlines their beauty even more. It grows strong and wider than tall. Hybridized by Hans Hac ...
V - VI
1 - 1,5m
1 - 2m
semi-shade to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Dagmar is a Czech rhododendron variety bred by Bohumil Kavka in 1965. It is a rather slow growing, compact, evergreen plant with gorgeous flowers. Each inflorescence bears up to 14 soft pink flowers with golden yellow throat in the second half of May. The petal margins are a little frilled.
Leaves ...
V - VI
0,5 - 1,3m
0,8 - 1,8m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
The breeder himself, Hans Hachmann, considers this variety Erato the most reliable deep red rhododendron so far produced. The flowers are 7-8 cm wide, deep but bright red. When the shrub is in full bloom it steels all the attention of passers-by. Leaves are deep green, slightly glossy. It grows comp ...
V - VI
1 - 1,8m
1 - 1,8m
semi-shade to shade
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Graziella is a unique variety with narrow leaves and deep red buds. Funnel to bell-shaped flowers are lilac pink and appear in early June. Leaves are dark green with deep burgundy tint. Though exotic looking it is hardy to min. -24°C. Sturdy plant.
For richer flowering and growth dead-head where po ...
V - VI
0,6 - 1m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Hachmann's Picobello® is a proof that it is worth waiting for the best result of the many crossings a breeder has to make in order to have enough material to select new plants from. This gorgeous rhododendron makes outstanding, large flowers which are open wide, pure white with a deep garnet re ...
V - VI
1 - 1,5m
1,3 - 1,5m
full sun to shade
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Kalinka is a yakushimanum rhododendron bred by Hans Hachmann in 1983. It flowers are a unique combination of light pink, deeper lilac pink at frilled margins, and orange markings in the throat. They open from almost red buds in the middle of May and densely cover the whole plant. The evergreen leave ...
V - VI
1 - 1,5m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Large-flowered rhododendron hybrid Karl Naue was bred by Hans Hachmann in 1994, and 11 years later his son Holger introduced it to the market. He named it to honour the 71st birthday of the head of the German nursery Dittersdorf Baumschulen, which Karl Naue founded in 1960 and where he devoted much ...
V - VI
1,5 - 2,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
„Marcel Menard“ is truly a unique looking rhody with deep violet-purple flowers with a golden flare. It grows slower than others and remains compact.
For richer flowering and growth dead-head where possible. It prefers bright to dappled shade or partial shade (partial sun). The roots ar ...
V - VI
1 - 1,5m
1,5 - 2m
semi-shade / partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Metallica is an awesome variety of rhododendron bred by Holger Hachmann. It produces profusion of pure violet flowers with very dark, almost black blotch from late May until early June when most other rhododendrons have finished flowering. Evergreen leaves are leathery, ovate, very dark green and gl ...
V - VI
1,3 - 1,5m
1,5 - 1,8m
full sun to shade
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This rhododendron’s name is as mystical as its looks: Midnight Mystique. It offers large, 7-8 cm across, flowers that are almost white in the throat and rich magenta red or purple at the margins. They come out from mid May until early June. Their colour may slightly vary with soil conditions. ...
V - VI
0,5 - 1,5m
1 - 1,8m
semi-shade / partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Mogambo is a fantastic variety of deep purple-blue rhododendron bred by Holger Hachmann in 2004. Its flowers are large, open wide with slightly frilled margins, marked with a deep maroon-red blotch in the throat. Evergreen leaves are leathery, elongated and quite long – up to 17 cm. It grows m ...
V - VI
1 - 1,8m
1 - 2m
semi-shade to shade
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Nova Zembla – another old time favourite among the ironclads, this time with bright purple-red flowers with a deep burgundy blotch. On a good site it can grow taller and wider than 2m.
For richer flowering and growth dead-head where possible. The roots are shallow, spreading to sides in sear ...
V - VI
1,8 - 2,5m
1,8 - 2,5m
semi-shade to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Olin O.Dobbs is a rhododendron variety named after its breeder, and I looked everywhere but could not find a single other rhododendron this American citizen hybridized. Could it be a one-hit-wonder? Still, it is a beautiful piece with large, dark purple red flowers decorated with a deep red, almost ...
V - VI
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
semi-shade to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Orakel means ‘Prophecy' in German and it is a name for a fantastic variety of rhododendron bred by Holger Hachmann in 1998. It is a cross between Pfauenauge and Galaxis, launched in 2009. Its beautiful flowers have wavy margins, they are a warm tone of blueberry smoothie while the upper lobe i ...
V - VI
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Have you had a penguin in your garden yet? Well, here’s your chance to get one. This rhododendron is called Pinguin not just because it can take the cold but because of its beautifully contrasting flowers. They are only very light violet with conspicuous deep burgundy red, almost black blotch. ...
V - VI
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
semi-shade to shade
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Rabatz is another red success among rhododendrons bred by Hans Hachmann. This one is a cross between Double Date and Erato and produces rich red flowers with some dark wine red dots on the upper lip. Evergreen leaves are very attractive - elliptic, deep green, and cover the plant symmetrically. Raba ...
V - VI
1,5 - 2m
2 - 2,5m
semi-shade to shade
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Rasputin is a large-flowered rhododendron variety from Hans Hachmann in Germany, introduced in 1986. It boasts 7-8 cm wide, deep purple violet flowers with a deep maroon blotch. They come out from late May until mid June. Evergreen leaves are leathery, dark green, matt, narrowly elliptic, 10-14 cm l ...
V - VI
1,3 - 1,8m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Red Jack is a huge rhodo variety from the Netherlands from 1975. It produces large, widely funnel-shaped, brilliant red flowers with slightly frilled margins and gentle dotting in the throat from about mid May. Evergreen leaves are ovate, leathery, dull green, and matte. It can grow almost 3m tall a ...
V - VI
2 - 3m
2 - 2,5m
full sun to shade
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Tortoiseshell Orange is an awesome rhododendron hybrid from 1954. It combines soft golden yellow and pale salmon pink shades resulting in a beautiful pastel orange colour. Freshly opened flowers and in morning light they appear more pink, mature ones and in afternoon sun they turn more orange. They ...
VI - VI
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Keleticum is a sought-after species of dwarf rhododendron from Tibet and SW China. It has deep lilac-pink to bright purple, small flowers on long-ish stalks, and 5-10 mm long, dark green, glossy leaves. It belongs to dwarf, prostrate growing rhododendrons forming cushion-like groundcovers. They are ...
V - VI
0,2 - 0,3m
0,5 - 0,8m
full sun to shade
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Makiyak is a Makino rhododendron that offers broadly bell-shaped flowers, which open from deep pink buds to light pink, almost white flowers. It starts blooming in the second half of May and, among other varieties of this special species, is popular for its abundant flowering, which is not always a ...
V - VI
0,5 - 1,3m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
NUGGET BY BLOOMBUX® is a beautiful rhododendron cross of r.hirsutum and r.micranthum. It is a compact, evergreen shrub with profusion of small but lovely flowers from late May until mid June. They open from salmon pink buds into pale pink, funnel-shaped flowers that look like miniature weigela ...
V - VI
0,5 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
BLOOMBUX® MAGENTA rhododendron is a sister variety which rose from the same breeding as NUGGET BY BLOOMBUX® and only differs in having deeper pink flowers with magenta calyxes. It is a beautiful rhododendron cross between r. micranthum and r. hirsutum. It is a compact, evergreen shrub with ...
V - VI
0,5 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Casque Rouge locust offers a stunning display of deep pink to fuchsia-purple flowers in mid spring. They are pea-like, formed in 15-20 cm long racemes. You can make the tree flower profusely again in mid summer by pruning it right after the first flowering in early summer. Locust blooms on new wood, ...
V - VI
5 - 8m
2 - 4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
In early summer rise 50-90 cm tall stems with plume-like panicles composed of tiny, fragrant flowers. Alba is a seedling selection with white flowers. They emerge pale yellow and mature to clean white. Individual flowers are tiny and star-shaped and resemble those of stonecrop.
Thanks to its bold f ...
VI - VII
0,5 - 0,1m
0,5 - 0,8m
semi-shade to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Braunlaub is an attarctive rodgersia podophylla variety from Germany with bronze-brown hues on large leaves. They are up to 40 cm across, glossy, fresh green as they emerge, and gain various depths of bronze to chocolate brown hues just before flowering. Flowers are creamy white, fragrant, composed ...
V - VI
0,5 - 1,3m
0,5 - 1,3m
semi-shade to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Alexandra is a new Kordes rose from 2009 named after the Princesse of Luxembourg, whom it was dedicated for her 18th birthday. It makes a robust shrub about 1.2 tall with pink, double flowers that are up to 10 cm across, very fragrant. Alexandra will look great combined with lavender or a low perenn ...
VI - IX
0,8 - 1,3m
0,6 - 0,8m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Aloha is a great climbing rose with large, repeat flowering flowers of apricot orange to salmon pink shades. It is quitre robust and hardy, reasonably disease-resistant.
Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size 30x30 cm. Put your rose in the way that the grafting point is 3 cm deep in the soi ...
VI - IX
2 - 2,5m
full sun
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
So elegant and yet classy is this hybrid tea rose by Kordes from 2014. It makes so beautiful and large flowers with creamy white petals which are light yellow in the centre and light pink towards the margins. Perfume is weak and fresh. Repeated flowering guarantees flower production from June until ...
VI - X
1 - 1,3m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Friesia® is a strongly scented floribunda rose by Kordes. It produces plenty of semi-double rich yellow flowers which mature to banana yellow. Repeated flowering guarantees flower production from June until October. The shrub is upright. Leaves are partially affected by black spot and mildew in ...
VI - X
0,3 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This rose is probably one of the most popular polyantha rose by Kordes. Its name means gardener´s delight and if you like strong and vibrant colours you will understand. The flowers are fully double, raspberry pink-red, rain-resistant, and appear in profusion from early summer until early autumn. Fo ...
VI - IX
0,3 - 0,5m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Golden Gate® is a climbing rose with repeat flowering. It bears golden yellow flowers that have a sweet, citrus-fruit perfume. It is a healthy, disease-resistant variety.
Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size 30x30 cm. Put your rose in the way that the grafting point is 3 cm deep in th ...
VI - IX
2 - 2,5m
full sun
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Deep red roses have always been the most sought after among rose lovers. Grande Amore® means big love which this rose may as well soon become either in a border or ina a bouquet.
Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size 30x30 cm. Put your rose in the way that the grafting point is 3 cm de ...
VI - IX
0,6 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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VI - X
3 - 5m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
5 (down to -29°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
Jasmina is a rambling (climbing) rose by Kordes. It belongs to the modern Kletter Maxe® series i.e. even though it is a rambler it blooms all summer long until early autumn, and holds very healthy foliage without defoliated canes. Flowers are mid-sized, fully doubly, medium pink with lighter ou ...
VI - IX
2,5 - 3m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Knirps® is a fantastic groundcovering rose myde by Kordes in 1997. It has 5cm wide, bright pink flowers making an eternal carpet that flowers profusely from June till October. Very strong and healthy, absolutely disease-free.
Recommended spacing: 5 plants per square meter.
Planting instructio ...
VI - X
0,4 - 0,6m
0,4 - 0,5m
full sun
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
La Villa Cotta® is a beautiful rose by Kordes from the Fairy Tale Collection. It makes medium-sized flowers of rich copper orange, fully double flowers which turn strong pink at margins as the flowers mature. Fragrance is weak. Repeated flowering guarantees flower production from June until Oct ...
VI - X
1 - 1,5m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
7 (down to -23°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
Apparently most of rose breeders took up the challenge of breeding a blue rose a couple of decades ago. So far the bluest flower is achieved by soaking the cut rose stems with blue ink. However, without jokes or cheating some breeders celebrate great success with their results. Just like Kordes from ...
VI - X
0,6 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
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
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VI - X
4 - 6m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
5 (down to -29°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
Pomponella is one of the incredible rose achievements by Kordes introduced in 2005. It is a floribunda shrub rose from the Fairy Tale Roses series. The flowers are dark pink, fully double, and before they open wide they remain in a peony-type phase for some time which is the most attractive show. Fl ...
VI - X
0,6 - 0,8m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Rotilia® is a polyantha rose with deep crimson red flowers that make a flowering carpet from June well through October. It is an absolutely healthy, disease-resistant variety, awarded ADR in 2002.
Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size 30x30 cm. Put your rose in the way that the graftin ...
VI - X
0,3 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Roxy® is a miniature rose from Kordes Lilliputs® collection which comprises of small and healthy, repeat flowering roses. Roxy® produces abundance of small, fully double, only about 4 cm across flowers of the deepest purple pink colour with no fragrance. Leaves are almost entirely dis ...
VI - XI
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Seafoam rose has numerous pure white semi-double or double flowers from late spring/early summer until early autumn. Most varieties are more disease-resistant than other rose types and even in fungi-prone periods keep their healthy leaves. They require almost no care apart from removing old flowerin ...
VI - XI
0,3 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,6m
full sun
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Red-leaved rose is a wild species of rose from mountainous regions of Poland, Slovakia, as well as the Alps and Carpathians. It produces numerous, single, 5-petalled flowers in June and July that are followed by vibrant red, glossy hips. They are classified as edible, though with not much flesh so t ...
VI - VII
1,5 - 2,5m
1 - 2m
full sun
2 (down to -45°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
LUPO® is another miniature floribunda rose which should belong to the notional hall of fame of roses bred by Tim Hermann Kordes. It produces rich clusters of small, single, vibrant pink flowers with pale to almost white centres. They open continuously from June until November on the background ...
VI - XI
0,3 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,4m
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
Herzogin Christiana®, or also only CHRISTIANA® is another of those beautiful light-coloured roses. It was bred by Hermann Kordes in 2003 and introduced in 2013. Open field trials proved its health and hardiness so in 2015 it was awarded ADR for being absolutely trouble-free. It produces mi ...
VI - X
0,6 - 0,8m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT® is a low-growing rose listed among ground-covering varieties, but fortunately, it does not create those typical tangles of thorny branches just above the ground from which fallen leaves cannot be cleaned in autumn without ending up with scratched hands. It produces short ...
VI - X
0,3 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
FLIRT 2011® is a dwarf, miniature rose with small pink flowers that truly flirt with you: today they are neon-bright and bold, and tomorrow, as if blushing, they reveal just pastel pink tones. The flowers are about 4-5 cm wide, semi-double, and playfully tousled when fully opened. They bloom pr ...
VI - X
0,3 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
It happens quite often that a variety of rose has more than one name, even three or four if the original name is somehow closely connected to the country of origin and/or hard to spell or pronounce in other languages. KÖLNER FLORA® is a perfect example. This is its original German name which wa ...
VI - X
1 - 1,3m
0,6 - 0,8m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
STERNTALER® is a hybrid tea rose from the Fairy Tale collection by Kordes Rosen from Germany. It produces large, 10-12 cm wide, fully double, quartered flowers of soft yellow to medium yellow clour. They release a strong but very pleasant fragrance and appear repeatedly in several flushes from ...
VI - X
0,8 - 1,2m
0,6 - 0,8m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SOUVENIR DE BADEN-BADEN® is another stunning hybrid tea rose by Kordes. It makes medium-sized flowers 10-12 cm across. They are a combination of very soft pink and pale flesh or beige colour, with an interesting deep pink outline at the margins of the petals. The scent is usually described as t ...
VI - X
0,8 - 1,3m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun
5b (down to -27°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
BELLEVUE® is a hybrid tea rose from Kordes, sold as Gypsy Soul in USA. It produces enchanting and noble flowers of deep red to burgundy red, velvety smooth petals. Flowers are about 10 cm across and release a rich and deep perfume with hints of forest fruit. It is a very healthy rose with deep ...
VI - X
0,6 - 0,8m
0,6 - 0,8m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
ZWERGENFEE 09® is another fascinating addition to the group of absolutely healthy and reliable miniature floribunda roses bred by Kordes Rosen. It produces clusters of small, fully double, vibrant red flowers continuously from June until November on the background of glossy, healthy foliage whi ...
VI - I
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
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
ANGELIA® EGLANTINE is a Ramanas rose variety bred French nursery Minier/Hortival Diffusion and introduced in 2019. European plant patent No. 55023 was granted in 2020. It bears large, 7-9 cm across, single, vivid purple pink, sweetly fragrant flowers. They are produced in profusion from late Ma ...
V - VIII
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
2 (down to -45°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
ANGELIA® WHITE is a white-flowered Ramanas rose bred French nursery Minier/Hortival Diffusion and introduced in 2019. European plant patent No. 55022 was granted in 2020. It bears large, 7-9 cm across, semi-double to fully double, snow-white, sweetly fragrant flowers. They are produced in profu ...
V - VIII
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
It is difficult to tell if breeders from Rosen Tantau expected that their Nostalgie® rose would become such a blockbuster after its release in 1995. This rose has been a top seller ever since irrespective of how many new varieties are introduced every year for it is truly unique. Nostalgie® ...
VI - X
0,6 - 1m
0,4 - 0,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
VARIETIES
Idaeus is the botanical species of raspberry producing slightly oval, rich pink-red fruit that is very aromatic, medium sweet, and its juice has a rich colour. It matures in early July is best eaten fresh, either off the bush or in fruit salads or smoothies. It can be canned, frozen, or m ...
VI - VIII
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Tayberry is relatively new type of summer fruit, a cross between raspberry and blackberry. The fruit looks like long raspberry and fully mature it has deep red to burgundy colour. The taste is aromatic and sweet, though somewhat sharp as in blackberries. They are best eaten fresh but you can store t ...
V - VI
2 - 2,5m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
MARONDO® rose is for lovers of dark and rich colours. It bears smaller, 5-6 cm wide, single to semi-double flowers with 9-16 petals. Their colour is ruby red and the fragrance is weak, but the variety boasts excellent health as it is highly resistant to common diseases. It blooms repeatedly and ...
VI - X
1 - 1,5m
0,5 - 0,8m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
APEX™ is a woodland sage series brought by Israeli breeding company Danziger. All three available colour modifications available so far (blue, pink, and white) boast compact and very dense, almost uniform growth and profuse flowering in their first year. Apex™ Pink sage produces numerous ...
VI - VIII
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
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
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
Rose Marvel is another unique woodland sage variety from Christa Kievit with extremely large, right purple pink flowers, possibly the largest we’ve seen so far on any woodland sage. They open from deep burgundy red calyxes and are formed in erect, 10-15 cm tall spikes atop 25-30 cm long stems. ...
VI - VIII
0,3 - 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
Mariposa Blue is a compact and free-flowering variety of scabious with large, pastel lavender violet flowerheads with domed, pincushion-like central florets and larger marginal florets. They appear in profusion atop about 20 cm tall stems and the plant is a true flower factory as it starts blooming ...
VI - X
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Small scabious is a smaller version of this common perennial, naturally found in our countryside. It makes small leaves of two types: the basal leaves are pinnatifid (they look like those on dandelions), and stem leaves, as if they did not belong there, are extremely narrow and deeply cut (like thos ...
VI - IX
0,2 - 0,3m
0,2 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°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
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
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
Golden Dwarf is a dwarf variety of golden rod valued for its abundant flowering in late summer. It produces fireworks of striking yellow, seedless, tiny flowers composed in terminal racemes on short stems. They are 40-50 cm tall and branched so well that the plant looks like a small shrub. The leave ...
VIII
0,4 - 0,5m
0,4 - 0,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°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
Monier’s Alpine betony is an outstanding species of this interesting perennial. Most of other betonies are grown for attractive foliage, however, Hummelo is a special variety that offers not only pretty foliage but also lovely flowers. They are formed in spikes of lilac pink flowers, borne on ...
VI - VIII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
It is our utmost pleasure to offer this summer-blooming beauty: false camellia. It comes from moist woodlands of North America and eastern Asia (Japan, China, Vietnam, Nepal). It belongs to the same genus theaceae like camellia and tea.
Its main attraction are the flowers. They are 6-7 cm wide, pu ...
VI - VIII
4 - 6m
1 - 3m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°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
We like offering less usual plants which are beautiful and fully hardy at the same time (we are in zone 6).
This Japanese snowbell is one of them. It is a graceful, spreading, deciduous tree with almost horizontal branches that form nearly a flat canopy when mature. Its main attraction are undoubt ...
VI - VI
3 - 5m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Pink Chimes is a rare variety of Japanese snowbell with pink, bell-shaped flowers that hang on short stalks underneath the leaved branches. Leaves are glossy, ovate to elliptic, mid to dark green, turning yellow or red in autumn. It can be pruned at the end of winter.
Grow it as a specimen shrub or ...
VI - VI
3 - 5m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°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
Hungarian lilac has its origin in Rumania and obviously Hungary. It prefers cooler climates to perform well. Its sweet scented flowers are formed in upright panicles that are not as clustered as on common lilac. Their colour is pink. The individual flowers are longer and tubular and look somewhat re ...
VI - VI
1,5 - 3,5m
1,5 - 3,5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°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
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
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
Tamarisk (salt cedar) is a beautiful plant with tiny leaves and profusion of plume-like flowers. This one is called small-flowered and produces pink flowers from about mid May until early June. They are composed in short, 3-4 cm long racemes along arching twigs with reddish brown bark. Deciduous lea ...
V - VI
2 - 4m
2 - 3m
full sun
4 (down to -34°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
Tamarisk (salt cedar) is a beautiful plant with tiny leaves and profusion of flowers. There are several types (species) which differ mainly in their flowering period. This one is called 4-stamen tamarisk and belongs to the spring flowering species and Rubra is a variety with very rich pink flowers f ...
V - VI
2 - 3m
1 - 2m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Linden trees (limes) are generally large, long-lived plants that can be found in broad avenues, in parks or in old villages. Small-leaved lime was declared our national tree of the Czech Republic in 1848 and it is a national tree of Slovakia and Slovenia, too. It is native to Europe and Caucasus whe ...
VI - VII
15 - 25m
7 - 10m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Linden trees are usually large plants that can be found in broad avenues, in parks or in old villages. They are beautiful but due to their size only a few gardens can accommodate one. As the demand was so high for smaller-sized plants the breeders came with a few varieties in the last few decades th ...
VI - VII
12 - 15m
6 - 10m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Rancho is a small-leaved linden variety sought-after for its slow growth and much smaller size in maturity. It was bred by Edward Scanlon from Olmsted Falls in Ohio, USA, and introduced in 1961. It makes dense canopies with branches growing at an angle of 30-45 ° making the canopy almost impenetrabl ...
VI - VII
8 - 12m
4 - 6m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Wheeltree is an extraordinary evergreen piece from the East (Japan, Korea, Taiwan). Its uniqueness is emphasized by the fact that it is the one and only species of its genus. Moreover, it is a very old species, imprint of its leaf was found in a 49 million years old fossil found in Washington state, ...
VI
1 - 4m
1,5 - 3m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Globe flower is a fantastic perennial, one of the slightly tallest ones. Its cup-shaped flowers are typical for the species – they look like miniatures of peonies. Cheddar is a witty name for a spectacular variety. Why not if its colour is so similar to possibly the most popular cheese in Engl ...
V - VI
0,6 - 0,8m
0,4 - 0,6m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Highbush blueberry is native to North America. It is a deciduous shrub 1-2m tall and wide producing edible, sweet berries in summer. Individual varieties differ in habit, fruit size and also slightly the taste. New, modern varieties are bred to eliminate cracking and to enhance hardiness. Flowers ar ...
V - VI
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full 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
Eveline is a new variety of speedwell from the Netherlands patented in 2003. It produces attractive, approximately 30 cm tall spikes of rich lilac to violet flowers from early summer. If regularly deadheaded it can continue blooming until late summer. Leaves are long, narrowly lanceolate, serrated a ...
VII - VIII
0,2 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Tissington White is an award-winning variety of gentian speedwell from Derbyshire, U.K., introduced in 1991. It bears large, nearly white flowers with attractive deep violet veins, formed in erect, spiked inflorescence on about 40 cm tall stems. Flowering begins in late May and in good conditions ca ...
VI - VII
0,3 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
2 (down to -45°C)
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
How poetic to call a flower First Love®! This speedwell was named just like that and no wonder. Its neony rich purple pink spikes shine through the garden from early morning until late evening with lasting intensity. It makes a compact clump and is able to produce flowers from late June until e ...
VI - IX
0,4 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
I always feel a proud when describing a plant that comes from our Czech breeding. Prague viburnum is one of them and the name tells where exactly this hybrid originated in 1955. It is a cross between viburnum rhytidophyllum and viburnum utile.
Prague viburnum is an evergreen shrub with lustrous, g ...
V - VI
1,5 - 3m
1 - 3m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Wayfaring tree is our domestic species of viburnum. Its natural habitat is all over Europe, especially its sunny and dry rolling land where it commonly used to grow especially along dirt tracks and pathways. It is found as far as in North Africa and Southeast Asia. It is a very hardy and vigorously ...
V - VI
3 - 5m
3 - 5m
full to partial sun
2 (down to -45°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Mariesii is an architectural shrub with 100% horizontal, tiered branches and profusion of flowers in late spring. It is a variety of Japanese snowball bush with pure white flowers, composed in umbrella-shaped terminal panicles. Most of them are sterile = producing no or very few fruit but if you are ...
V - VI
1,5 - 2,5m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Want a fast grower to fill up an unattractive or empty space in the garden? Go for this one, leatherleaf viburnum will do the job fairly quickly. It has very showy leathery leaves with deep structure of veins. We suggest to control the size and shape by pruning/trimming in late spring to reach a des ...
V - VI
2 - 3m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Hybrid leatherleaf viburnum rose spontaneously from seedlings of viburnum lantana which was pollinated by viburnum rhytidophyllum grown nearby. Only a few varieties have been named and Holland is perhaps the most common. It was introduced in 1925 and has slightly thinner and larger leaves with less ...
V - VI
2 - 3m
3 - 4m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Gertrude Jekyll is a superior periwinkle variety over Alba variety. It offers more abundant flowering of slightly larger flowers, or they at least seem larger as the petals are wider and not so detached from each other. They are snow white, pinwheel-shaped, divided into 5 petals, 2-2.5 cm across, an ...
IV - VII
0,1 - 0,1m
full sun to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Illumination is a fascinating periwinkle variety with highly attractive foliage. The leaves are striking yellow in the centre and dark green at margins. Pinwheel-shaped flowers are violet blue, divided into 5 petals, 2-2.5 cm across, and bloom continuously from mid spring until early summer while Ma ...
IV - VII
0,1 - 0,1m
full sun to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Ralph Shugert is another periwinkle variety for lovers of variegated foliage. It was found by a nurseryman David Mackenzie from Michigan, USA, in 1986, and named after his fellow plantsman. It was a natural mutation of large-flowered Bowles’ Variety periwinkle after which it inherited large fl ...
IV - VII
0,1 - 0,1m
full sun to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Periwinkle is a European native plant growing wildly in the woods of Central Europe to Caucasus. It is a prostrate, evergreen groundcover offering a long flowering period.
Pinwheel-shaped flowers of Bowles' Variety variety (La Grave) are 3cm wide, have 5 divided petals of blue-violet colour with pr ...
IV - VI
0,2 - 0,2m
full sun to shade
4 (down to -34°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
Weigelas are valuable garden shrubs that grow freely in almost any soil and require little maintenance. They are deciduous shrubs growing 1.5 – 2.0 tall and just a bit less wide. Leaves are ovate to oval. Bell or funnel shaped flowers come in many colours and appear at the end of spring / begi ...
V - VI
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
NAIN ROUGE® is a beautiful new weigela from France. It produces abundance of rich red, funnel-shaped flowers with conspicuous beige anthers that contrast with the vibrant red colour of the flowers. They come out in late spring and early summer. Leaves are deciduous, elliptic with a pointed tip. ...
V - VI
0,6 - 0,8m
0,6 - 1m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Foliis Purpureis is a proven weigela variety from France, which rose from a selection of plants grown from seeds received from China before 1857. It was chosen for its exceptional colours and a nice habit. Its deciduous leaves are dark olive green with deep maroon to almost chocolate brown hues, the ...
V - VI
0,8 - 1,5m
0,8 - 1,3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Weigelas are valuable garden shrubs that grow freely in almost any soil and require little maintenance. They are deciduous shrubs growing 1.5 – 2.0 tall and just a bit less wide. Leaves are ovate to oval. Bell or funnel shaped flowers come in many colours and appear at the end of spring / begi ...
V - VI
1,5 - 2m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
MOULIN ROUGE® weigela, overseas sold as FRENCH LACE®, is an attractive mutation of Bristol Ruby variety, found by Andre Briant in 1999. It bears ovate, deciduous leaves that are green in the centre and yellow at margins. Funnel-shaped flowers are bright purple red and appear from end sprin ...
V - VI
1,5 - 2,5m
1,5 - 2,5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
MONET® weigela comes from the Netherlands where it was found in 2001 as a natural mutation of another variety called Tango. MONET® is a dwarf plant, growing into a lovely cushion with variegated foliage. The leaves are broadly elliptic, mid green in the centre with a wide creamy-beige band ...
V - VI
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°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
Magical Rainbow® is an eye-catching weigela variety from Dutch town Boskoop, 2008. It was bred by Peter Rudolf Koster as a cross between two unnamed seedlings. The result is a compact shrub with vibrant coloured foliage and soft pink, funnel-shaped flowers in late spring and early summer.
Lea ...
V - VI
0,5 - 1,3m
0,5 - 1,3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Middendorff weigela is a small shrub, native to lower parts of Russia, northern China, and various areas of Korea and Japan. It does not usually flower as profusely as common weigela but has larger blooms of a colour that is unique for this species. The first mention about its sale in England dates ...
VI - VII
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
BRIANT RUBIDOR®, formerly sold as Olympiade, is a French weigela variety found in by André Briant around 1980 as a sport of Bristol Ruby weigela. It boasts vibrant red flowers on the background of glowing yellow to chartreuse foliage. Flowers appear from about mid May for 3-4 weeks with a sparc ...
V - VI
1,5 - 2m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°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.
ALL ...
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
EBONY AND IVORYis an impressive weigela variety the Dutch breeder Gijsbertus Verhoef from the Bert Verhoef Boomkwekerij nursery. Quite often you will find it depicted as a small bush which is not correct – this variety is compact, nevertheless it will grow about one meter in height and width i ...
V - VI
0,8 - 1,3m
0,8 - 1,3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Silky wisteria is one gorgeous flowering plant. What makes it different compared to other wisterias are its silky leaves and fat racemes of flowers, that are creamy white with a yellowish spot in the centre. The individual flowers are about twice the size of other wisterias. They open late – i ...
V - VI
3 - 5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Silky wisteria is one gorgeous flowering plant. What makes it different compared to other wisterias are its silky leaves and stumpy racemes of flowers. Showa-beni ('Aka-kapitan') is a recently introduced variety with pink and white flowers with a conspicuous yellow spot. The individual flowers are a ...
VI - VI
3 - 5m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Alba is a variety of Japanese wisteria. It has extremely long racemes of pure white flowers that appear in early May along with leaves or after they have emerged. The racemes can be 50-70 cm long and are followed by long seed-pods hiding poisonous seeds. Pinnate leaves look rather exotic and densely ...
V - VI
8 - 10m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
American wisteria is quite different from its Asian relatives in many aspects. It grows smaller and more compact, produces shorter flower racemes and does well in soils that tend to get waterlogged sometimes. Amethyst Falls is a new variety of American wisteria, discovered by Lisa Head in the USA. S ...
V - VI
2 - 3m
1 - 2m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Yucca is a fantastic plant which does resemble exotic parts of the world but is extremely hardy. It is an evergreen shrub with basal rosettes of erect, inversely lance-shaped, pale green leaves which are rigid but not sharp when touched. In second half of June it produces numerous creamy-white, bell ...
VI - VII
0,5 - 0,8m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Color Guard is another variegated Adam’s needle. It is a tough and beautiful variety. Its sword-like are medium soft, definitely not sharp as those of yucca gloriosa, deep green at margins and butter yellow to rich yellow in the centre. Between these two colour appear soft green highlights. Fr ...
VI - VII
0,3 - 1,5m
0,5 - 0,8m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Golden Sword is an attractive variety of Adam’s needle with coloured leaves. It is an evergreen shrub with basal rosettes of erect, inversely lance-shaped, leaves which are rigid but not sharp when touched. They are bright yellow in the centre and pale green along the margins. In second half o ...
VI - VII
0,3 - 0,5m
0,5 - 1,3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
