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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
Vossii is the best‑known and most widely grown laburnum, admired for its exceptionally long racemes, reaching up to 50 cm and creating a golden waterfall in full bloom. The flowers are rich yellow, lightly scented and produced in great profusion, far more than in either parent species, appeari ...
V - VI
3 - 5m
2 - 3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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The most striking feature of the French crepe myrtle cultivar FUCHSIA D’ÉTÉ is its exceptionally vivid fuchsia‑pink colour, which shines across the garden in summer and brings a sense of joy and freshness. The flower panicles are large, long and dense, usually around twenty centimetres, and th ...
VII - VIII
2 - 4m
2 - 3m
full sun
7 (down to -18°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
DYNAMITE® is among the reddest crape myrtle cultivars currently available and also one of the hardiest, able to withstand winters of zone 6 (down to about –23 °C). Its name was chosen aptly and with humour, reflecting the explosive red of its flowers. It belongs to the Play It Again® series, which i ...
VIII - IX
1,5 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
6 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Rhapsody in Pink is another crape myrtle novelty bred and introduced by Dr.Carl Whitcomb. It was first introduced in 2006 and has been a sought after crape myrtle since. It bears rich panicles of pure pink flowers on the background of burgundy red foliage. The inflorescence keeps on producing new fl ...
VIII - IX
1 - 2,5m
0,5 - 1,3m
full sun
6 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Grey Pearl is a picturesque dwarf variety of Japanese larch. It is a low growing shrub with soft, deciduous needles that emerge fresh green and soon turn silvery blue green. It makes a fluffy appearance and is almost irresistible not to touch every time you pass by. It grows slowly making tiered bra ...
0,5 - 1m
0,6 - 1,3m
full sun
4 (down to -34°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 ...
VI - VIII
0,4 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,8m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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Even in the vast sea of lavender cultivars, where new introductions with glossy patents dominate the market, there are still old treasures you might never have heard of simply because modern varieties overshadow them. One of them is Dwarf Blue, documented as early as 1911, still available today and ...
VII - IX
0,4 - 0,5m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Essence Purple is a compact lavender variety which forms an evenly rounded bush without fallen stems. It is about 40 cm tall and still very compact and very dense. Fragrant flowers are rich lavender violet and appear from June until August. Leaves are evergreen, linear, light green an ...
VI - VIII
0,4 - 0,5m
0,4 - 0,5m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Hidcote is a very popular variety of lavender with the brightest violet-blue flowers. It forms a compact and dense clump, ideal for beds where tall and leggy perennial is not required. Evergreen leaves are narrow, silvery blue-green. You can remove the stalks with spent flowers after ...
VI - VIII
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Munstead is a name for several plant varieties, all of which are somehow linked with Munstead Heath in southern Surrey, England, where Gertrude Jekyll's house called Munstead Wood was located. The house and garden were designed by Sir Edwin E. Lutyens and built by Thomas Underwood for Gertrude ...
VI - VIII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,6m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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White is perhaps an unusual colour for lavender, yet when placed among good companions it can beautifully highlight the surrounding shades just as easily as it can draw attention to itself with its purity. Edelweiss is an old lavandin cultivar that brings a gentle, clean presence to the border: its ...
VII - VIII
0,6 - 0,9m
0,7 - 1m
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
Wirral Supreme is a magnificent double-flowered Shasta daisy capable of impressing even gardeners who normally give herbaceous perennials little attention. Its blooms are exceptionally full, although botanically they are considered semi-double, and their snow-white appearance recalls garden chrysant ...
VI - VII
0,6 - 0,8m
0,4 - 0,6m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Freak® is a modern variety of Shasta daisy with large, semi-double, pure white flowers with rich yellow centres. It is an ultimate showstopper when it begins blooming in late May or early June = much earlier than others from the same family. Leaves are deep green, glossy, finely serrated at mar ...
VI - VIII
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Little Flames® leucothoe is a love at first sight if you like vibrant red colours. It has short, narrowly ovate, evergreen leaves with a conspicuous tip. They emerge rich red in spring, mature to medium green with red margins in summer, and change to vibrant carmine red in autumn, and glossy wine re ...
0,3 - 0,4m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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Curly Red is an exceptional cultivar of leucothoe and is regarded as the first known selection with markedly curly, strongly undulating leaves, giving the impression that the small shrub has just returned from a hairdresser with a perm. The leaves are evergreen, very glossy and, combined with their ...
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,6m
full sun to shade
6 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Rainbow is a multicoloured variety of leucothoe. It has mid green leaves with rich, creamy white variegation / marbling. New leaves emerge bright pink and in autumn they gain burgundy red shades. Rainbow flowers quite reliably with 5-7 cm long racemes of pieris-like flowers. It dislikes direct sunli ...
0,3 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,6m
semi-shade / partial sun
6 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Whitewater® leucothoe is a low, mound-forming evergreen shrub with narrowly elliptic leaves that have thin ivory variegation at the margins. In spring new leaves emerge pink, coppery and green, maturing to mid and dark green with creamy or ivory margins. In autumn and winter they turn various p ...
0,3 - 0,8m
0,3 - 1m
semi-shade to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
BURNING LOVE® leucothoe is a keiskei species i.e. it makes narrowly lanceolate leaves with a conspicuous tip. They are evergreen, leathery, very glossy, and change colours from crimson red when they emerge to dark green when mature, and dark burgundy red from autumn till spring, when they rever ...
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,6m
full sun to shade
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Himalayan honeysuckle is a native Asian plant that comes from mountain woodlands of west China and Himalayas. In European gardens it is grown for its ornamental inflorescence composed of claret-red bracts hanging above small, campanulate, almost white blooms. Purple Rain is a variety with richer pur ...
VI - IX
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full sun
6 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Alba is one of the oldest white forms of blazing star, appearing in European gardens since the early twentieth century. Unlike modern cultivars, it did not arise through targeted breeding but as a natural botanical variant that gardeners simply selected from prairie populations. White forms occur on ...
VII - IX
0,8 - 1,3m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Floristan White is a white‑flowered cultivar of blazing star, selected from American prairie populations and introduced into European gardens only in the second half of the twentieth century. It was chosen within a breeding programme aimed at producing a stable white inflorescence, as white fo ...
VII - IX
0,8 - 1m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Kobold is one of the oldest and most reliable cultivars of blazing star, appearing in European gardens as early as the first half of the twentieth century. Its exact origin is not entirely clear, but according to prairie herbarium records and early perennial catalogues it is a garden selection of th ...
VII - VIII
0,4 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,6m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Ligularia is probably too beautiful to worry about its common name. There are so many of them such as leopard plant, golden groundsel, ray flower, even tractor seat, and still mostly everybody call it ligularia. Pandora® is a smashing novelty from 2016, introduced by Dutch company CNB in 2007.
Pa ...
VII - VIII
0,2 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,5m
semi-shade / partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
The Rocket is a showcase among leopard plants. It is a hybrid of l. stenocephala and l. przewalski producing glowing yellow flowers on tall stems and attractive leaves. Before the flowers appear the foliage will undoubtfully catch your eyes. The leaves are up to 25 cm across, kidney-shaped, medium g ...
VII - VIII
1 - 2m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Przewalski’s golden ray is a spectacular perennial growing almost 2m tall in bloom. It bears dark purple red stems with long spikes of rich golden yellow flowers with narrow petals. They are produced from late June until August. Even without flowers the plant is highly attractive for its folia ...
VII - VIII
1 - 2m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Rotundifolium is an irresistibly charming little chap. It is a compact, slow‑growing cultivar of the evergreen Japanese privet, distinguished by its rounded leaves that gave the plant its name. The foliage is evergreen, small, leathery and dark green, with slightly wavy margins and a glossy su ...
VII - VIII
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Texanum is a distinctive and easily recognisable cultivar of Japanese privet, notable at first glance for its gently undulating leaves and a fuller, more relaxed habit that is untypical for the species. The leaves are evergreen, leathery, narrowly ovate, usually 4–6 cm long, fresh green and striking ...
VII - VIII
1,5 - 3m
1,5 - 3m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -18°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Excelsum Superbum is a highly attractive, variegated form of glossy privet. It makes large, up to 15 cm long and 6 cm wide, ovate to oval, pale dark green leaves abundantly variegated butter yellow, often extended to the midribs. Directly contradicting its botanical name they are NOT glossy, they ar ...
IX - X
2 - 5m
1 - 2m
full sun
7 (down to -18°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Excelsum Superbum is a highly attractive, variegated form of glossy privet. It makes large, up to 15 cm long and 6 cm wide, ovate to oval, pale dark green leaves abundantly variegated butter yellow, often extended to the midribs. Directly contradicting its botanical name they are NOT glossy, they ar ...
IX - X
2 - 5m
1 - 3m
full sun
7 (down to -18°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
GREEN SCREEN is a remarkable cultivar of Chinese privet. It is a reliably evergreen shrub with medium-sized, evergreen, ovate leaves of attractive colouring. In spring, new growth emerges in a striking mahogany red, which gradually fades as the leaves mature, turning olive green. Before maturing to ...
VIII - IX
2 - 5m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
6b (down to -21°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
6 (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
Lemon and Lime® is a modern variety of privet. It produces semi-deciduous, golden yellow to yellow-green, small leaves which persist on the plant until the first hard frosts (January in zone 6), and are replaced by new foliage in spring.
This variety grows slower than common privet, however, i ...
1 - 1,5m
1 - 2m
full sun to shade
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Butter Pixie lily is a compact dwarf Asiatic hybrid, typically 30 to 40 centimetres tall, forming firm, upright stems densely clothed with narrow, glossy green leaves and carrying clear, butter‑yellow flowers with minimal spotting, which open reliably even in cooler summers. It belongs to the ...
VI - VII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,2 - 0,4m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Matrix is a fiery red lily with an orange throat, belonging to the compact Asiatic hybrids. It reaches approximately 40 to 50 centimetres in height, forming firm, upright stems densely clothed with narrow, deep green leaves and carrying large flowers with fine spotting, which open reliably even in c ...
VI - VII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,2 - 0,4m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Oriental sweetgum is a beautiful, slow growing shrub or a small tree from SW Asia. It bears attractive, deeply cut leaves that are fresh green from spring until late summer, and turning rich yellow in neutral soil or orange and red in highly acidic soil in autumn. Each lobe is decorated with a pair ...
2 - 4m
1,5 - 2,5m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
The sweetgum Aurea immediately attracts attention with its exceptional foliage – irregularly mottled in golden yellow against a background of medium green, this colouration reliably lasts from spring until autumn, when the yellow areas shift towards light pink and rose tones, while the originally da ...
6 - 8m
4 - 8m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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Gum Ball is a dwarf cultivar of sweetgum that has gained popularity for its compact size and attractive appearance without the need for pruning. Its leaves are deeply lobed, with five to seven lobes and prominent veining, turning into a spectacular mix of fiery red, orange, purple, and deep burgundy ...
1,5 - 3,5m
1,5 - 2m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Naree sweet gum was found as a spontaneous mutation of the species in Australia and did not reach Europe until after 2000 – it was first introduced by the Junker’s Nursery from Milverton, United Kingdom, in 2002. It belongs among a few unique varieties with yellow leaves. These are deciduous, broadl ...
6 - 10m
3 - 6m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
We are happy to introduce one of the most beautiful and very rare variety of sweetgum called Rotundiloba. The Latin name says it all: with rounded lobes. Its leaves show distinctly rounded lobes on 3 segments of a 5-lobed star-shaped leaves. They are deciduous, deep green, glossy, turning various sh ...
6 - 12m
4 - 7m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Slender Silhouette is a beautiful sweetgum which could be your perfect choice for a small garden or a miniature front yard. A 5m tall plant seldom exceeds 1m wide. It is a slow growing version of sweetgum with strictly upright and columnar habit. The leaves are quite large, conspicuously lobed with ...
5 - 7m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Stared is a European selection of sweetgum that appeared at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries. Its name is a contraction of star and red, and in the literature it is sometimes also listed under the synonym ‘Red Star’. The leaves are deeply incised into 5-7 narrow lobes and hang from the branch ...
5 - 7m
2 - 3m
full sun
5b (down to -27°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
Aureomarginatum is a tulip tree variety that truly shines in spring. Its uniquely saddle-shaped, deciduous leaves emerge bright green, edged with a striking, irregular daffodil-yellow margin. It’s a spectacular sight – and one to savour – because this burst of spring colour is fleeting. As summer ar ...
VI - VII
15 - 20m
6 - 10m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Edward Gursztyn is a compact or almost dwarf variety of yellow poplar. It makes a uniform, rounded canopy and very hadsome, typical saddle-shaped leaves. They are deciduous, green in summer and yellow in autumn. No flowers have been observed so far. It needs no pruning for a nice shape but ou can tr ...
2 - 4m
1,5 - 2m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Liriodendron Snowbird® is a remarkable cultivar of this attractive tree, with origins linked to New Zealand. According to some sources, it was bred by James Palmer Rumbal, a long-time researcher at the renowned Duncan & Davies nursery, who specialized in selecting and propagating ornamental wood ...
VI
10 - 20m
6 - 12m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Big Blue is an American turf-lily cultivar that has earned a reputation as the most reliable and most striking liriope in the USA thanks to its unusually deep flower colour that can brighten even deep shade in late summer. It forms firm, dark green, glossy and truly evergreen leaves that arch gently ...
VIII - X
0,3 - 0,5m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun to shade
5 (down to -29°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
semi-shade to shade
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Golden Glow is a Dutch introduction of box honeysuckle, found by Hendrik Johan Harmen Nijland in his nursery Nijland Siergroen in 2008 as a natural mutation of an older variety Maigrün. It makes small, 1-2 cm long, broadly ovate, evergreen leaves which are rich golden yellow in winter and spring, an ...
0,5 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
full sun to shade
6 (down to -23°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
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
Dropmore Purple is a dense growing Loosestrife variety with rich pink to light purple red star-shaped flowers from midsummer until early autumn. They are produced on well-branched, thin, hairless stems and open from the bottom upwards. As they remain fresh for a long time when the top buds open the ...
VII - IX
0,6 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
