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The leaves of the strawberry tree are evergreen, narrowly oval to obovate, 6–10 cm long, leathery, stiff, and with serrated margins that are more pronounced toward the tip. They are bright green and glossy and very handsome. The twigs are slightly orange, reddish when young, and as the bark ages it ...
X - V
2 - 4m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Although this incense cedar is one of the most sought after conifers of the south, it seems to perform much better in Czech climate thanks to cold and wet winters. It needs a lot of sun in summer though to keep its varigated leaves golden. Though, if the sun is not as hot as in the Mediterranean, fo ...
5 - 10m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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Glauca Pendula represents a truly distinctive form of the Atlas cedar, offering an almost aristocratic character. This cultivar was discovered and selected in France around 1873, in the horticultural setting of Châtenay‑les‑Sceaux near Paris, then a centre of botanical experimentation an ...
2 - 4m
3 - 5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Golden Horizon is an interesting variety of Himalayan cedar with weeping branches. The needles are evergreen, yellow-green when young and in summer, turning blue-green as they mature and in the shade. The shape of the shrub is irregular, making horizontal branches with weeping ends.
It grows slowl ...
1 - 1,5m
1 - 3m
full sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Globosa Nana variety of the Japanese cryptomeria was first discovered in 1923 in Japan, where it is called Mitama-sugi. It is a dense, compact conifer with rounded branches. The needles are curved, inward-pointing, bright green as they emerge and emerald green in all seasons apart from winter when t ...
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Little Champion is a witches' broom of another Japanese cedar variety called Gracilis, found in Europe. It is very similar to Nana Gracilis variety but has slightly different foliage and shape and grows smaller. Little Champion is a dense, compact conifer with rounded branches that look like woven ...
0,5 - 1m
0,5 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Gold Rider is still quite new in the Leyland cypress family. It produces flattened sprays of bright yellow-green, scale-like leaves. The branches are not pendent, not erect. Something in between and that makes it stand apart from chamaecyparis. The big advantage of Leyland cypress is the fact that i ...
2 - 10m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This evergreen silverthorn is a hybrid of e.macrophylla and e.pungens. Its leathery leaves emerge beige-grey and mature to glossy dark green with lots of grey dots making it look like stardusted. Thanks to the foliage it is sometimes called Russian olive which is not correct as this name is already ...
VIII - X
2 - 4m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
6 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Compacta is a recent selection of Ebbing's silverthorn, very probably of Italian origin (not confirmed). Unlike its mother plant - the species of Ebbing's silverthorn - it makes a compact and well-behaved shrub without overgrown twigs in one season. In fact, this sport makes quite a hand ...
IX - X
2 - 5m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
6 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
The Hinoki cypress is both a must-see and a must-have thereafter. Its dark green foliage is tightly congested, forming a tiny mound. It forms twisting fan-shaped branchlets in dense tiered layers.
Want to ask how fast it grows? Well it takes the same time as your partner does getting prepared for ...
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Mary Nell is a hybrid holly from the USA, bred by Joe McDaniels in Tom Dodd Nursery in Alabama in 1962. It is a cross between large-leaved holly ilex latifolia and hybrid holly Red Delight which is a cross between ilex cornuta and ilex pernyi. Joseph C. McDaniels (1912-1982) was a renowned horticult ...
3 - 4m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
6 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Argentea Marginata is an eye-catching cultivar of variegated English holly. Its sharply serrated, evergreen leaves are almost identical to those of the species but moreover are decorated with a wide brim of creamy white colour at margins. Young leaves show prominent purple red to dark pink hues as t ...
3 - 6m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Ingramii
is a male English holly variety whose origin I did not manage to find. There are notes about its existence yet before 2000 but it appears to be commercially attractive only from about 2015 or so. It makes heavily toothed, mid-sized leaves or deep green colour with rich silver-white marblin ...
1 - 1,8m
1 - 1,8m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
White Cream? is a fantastic new variety of holly. It was bred in Germany by Ingo Stührenberg. White Cream? is a natural mutation of another English holly called Myrtifolia, hence its spiny margins. The leaves are bright creamy white in the centres, changing through light green to deep green at the m ...
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full sun to shade
6 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Golden King is a High Clare hybrid holly that will win you over with its conspicuously variegated, almost thornless leaves. They are evergreen, leathery, glossy, broadly oval to obovate, dark green in the middle and bright yellow at margins. It was discovered at the Bangholm Nursery in Scotland shor ...
1 - 3m
1 - 3m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Chestnut Leaf is probably the most common variety when you happen to come across a Koehne holly in Europe early 21st century. I am giving this date deliberately in case you are reading this article in 2050 or later, laughing how come that we used to be so deprived having just one Koehne holly then. ...
2 - 6m
1,5 - 3m
full to partial sun
6 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Heckenstar® is quite a novelty from Germany, bred by Hans Hachmann and patented only in 1998. It is a cross ilex aquifolium „Pyramidalis“ and ilex x meserveae „Blue Prince“® . The result is a strictly upright growing, very hardy, evergreen shrub. Outside Europe it ...
2 - 3m
0,5 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Blue Maid® is a female variety of blue holly. It produces abundance of tiny, white flowers in spring that are followed by attractive berries in autumn. They are bright red and glossy, and remain on the plant until the birds find them in winter. Once they do they will eat them all. In order to p ...
1,5 - 3,5m
1 - 1,8m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Little Rascal® is a beautiful new variety of blue holly, found in US nursery Monrovia in 1996 as a natural mutation of another blue holly called Blue Boy. The plant exhibits unique features, distinctly different from its parent for which it was patented under PP9,999 as ilex x “Mondo̶ ...
0,5 - 0,6m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°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 - 3m
full sun
7 (down to -18°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
6 (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
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 little longer ...
VII - VIII
3 - 6m
1 - 2m
full sun
6 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Fortune's osmanthus is a cross between o.heterophyllus (small, very spiny leaves) and o.fragrans (large, entire leaves). It was first brought from Japan to Europe to Holland Philipp Franz von Siebold in 1856. Over the years its name has developed from osmanthus aquifolium to o.aquifolium var.latifo ...
X - XI
1,5 - 3m
1,5 - 2,5m
full to partial sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Narrow-leaved mock privet is another typical plant of so-called macchia vegetation found in dry and hot, rocky slopes of South Europe, i.e. plants which cope extremely well with long-lasting drought and are usually unattacked by wild animals. This mock privet has narrowly elliptic to lance-shaped, 4 ...
2 - 3m
2 - 3m
full sun
6 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
PINK CRISPY photinia is a drama at first glance. Exceedingly showy foliage reveals creamy white variegation on dark green, slightly undulated, gently serrated, and broadly oval to obovate, evergreen leaves. And the real extravaganza show kicks off when new leaves emerge. They are so intensely pink y ...
2 - 4m
1,5 - 3m
full to partial sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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Red Robin is the very first and, it must be said, still a remarkably successful cultivar of Fraser's photinia. Twenty years after its introduction it received the AGM (Award of Garden Merit) from the Royal Horticultural Society for its resilience, beauty and reliability. It is a New Zealand selecti ...
V
2 - 6m
2 - 5m
full to partial sun
6 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
CHICO is the smallest photina known to trade so far. It is an evergreen shrub with small, glossy, broadly elliptic leaves with conspicuously serrated margins which bear strong resemblance to arbutus unedo foliage. They emerge bronze orange-red and mature to deep green. New leaves emerge at least twi ...
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
6 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
BAMBINO® is another beautiful dwarf hybrid pine, following success of its forerunners Marie Brégeon and BREPO®. It has medium to dark green, 3-4 cm long needles that recall those of pinus mugo. The plant naturally forms symmetrical, mounding shrubs which need no trimming whatsoever, and gr ...
0,5 - 0,8m
0,8 - 1,3m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Italian stone pine, often called just umbrella pine, is a long-lived conifer with fresh green, evergreen, and relatively soft needles 10-20 cm long, which grow in pairs and densely cover the branches creating an impenetrable screen. Young plants grown from seeds till the age of about ten years first ...
10 - 20m
8 - 15m
full sun
7 (down to -18°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Aurea Nana is a dwarf conifer with golden-yellow, scale-like leaves. It belongs to cypress family and is known under its other name – oriental thuja. It grows slowly, keeps it compact shape and dense habit and is suitable for cultivation on short stems.
Platycladus is a trouble-free conifer w ...
1 - 2m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Caucasica cherry laurel belongs to a group of cultivars that seem to have been with us forever. They are pioneers from the golden rush of cherry laurels, the first to succeed and earn lasting recognition. Not only were they among the most attractive of their time, they also proved themselves where o ...
IV - V
3 - 5m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
6 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Cherry laurel Mano is a reliable, small to medium‑growing cultivar with a very clean and calm appearance. It stands out for its deep to dark green, highly glossy leaves, which are noticeably pale on the reverse and slightly thinner than those of most other, typically large‑leav ...
V - VI
1,5 - 2m
1,5 - 2m
full sun to shade
6 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Miniredia is a slow‑growing dwarf cherry laurel variety with evergreen, glossy, dark green leaves measuring 7–8 cm in length and 4–5 cm in width, broadly elliptic in shape. In spring, the young foliage emerges in a striking amber‑orange colour, similar to cultivars such as ETNA® or ...
IV
2 - 3,5m
1 - 1,5m
full sun to shade
6 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
KLEOPATRA® is a Hungarian cherry laurel variety bred by Dr. Józsa Miklos and introduced in 2007. It forms a compact, graceful shrub or a small tree with spreading branches and dark green, glossy, leathery, evergreen leaves. They emerge coppery orange just like on Etna® variety and can be distinguish ...
IV - V
2,5 - 3,5m
1 - 2m
full sun to shade
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
GENOLIA® cherry laurel originates from Switzerland, where it was selected in 2002 at the nursery Pépinières de Genolier. It is a selection of a chance seedling that not only offered a distinct appearance but also demonstrated high hardiness following an unusually severe winter. The cultivar ...
IV - V
2 - 3m
0,5 - 1m
full sun to shade
6 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SOFIA is a Hungarian cherry laurel variety from 2020 and an attractive addition to the family of new and hardy varieties from Hungarian breeders. It was granted an EU patent 53851 in 2020, and a year before it won Gold Medal at a prestigious fair of novelties Plantarium 2019.
SOFIA is a dwarf ...
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full sun to shade
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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Angustifolia is a popular cultivar of Portuguese laurel, valued for its more compact growth and narrower leaves. The foliage is evergreen, leathery and firmer than that of the species, slightly incurved, narrowly elliptic, 6–10 cm long and 1.5–3 cm wide, with a striking glossy surface. The leaves de ...
V - VI
4 - 8m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Brenelia is a modern and attractive cultivar of Portuguese laurel from France, selected by Yves Brenelière in the early 21st century. It is distinguished by its larger, distinctly undulated leaves with a higher gloss. The foliage is evergreen, narrowly elliptic, typically 8–12 cm long and 2–4 c ...
VI
4 - 8m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
TICO® Portugal laurel is exceptional. It is a vigorously growing, large‑leaved form of this evergreen species, which I fell in love with the very first moment I encountered its luxurious foliage – one of the most distinctive features of this selection. The leaves are conspicuously large, thick ...
VI
2 - 6m
3 - 4m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Holm oak or holly oak (holm is an old word for holly) is native to the Mediterranean and is spread from southern parts of Italy, France, Spain and Portugal, to west Balkan and milder parts of North Africa. It used to form vast areas of evergreen forests most of which are chopped down today. It was f ...
8 - 15m
6 - 8m
full sun
6 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
The bamboo-leaf oak is a small to medium-sized evergreen tree whose leaves resemble those of bamboo. They are narrow, elongated to lanceolate, with finely serrated edges or almost entire. New foliage emerges in attractive shades that vary from seedling to seedling and may be bronze, salmon, red, or ...
5 - 12m
4 - 6m
full sun
6 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
NAUTICA is a floribunda rose from W. Kordes’ Söhne, introduced in 2019, carrying an appealing light lilac‑purple, velvety bloom colour and exceptionally healthy foliage. The flowers measure 6–7 cm across, are fully double with firmly arranged petals, and appear in medium‑sized clusters o ...
1 - 1,7m
0,3 - 0,6m
full sun
6 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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Eskimo viburnum is a compact, free-flowering, densely branched shrub with a naturally rounded habit that it maintains without the need for regular pruning. Its main ornamental feature is the abundance of almost perfectly spherical flower heads composed of small, pure white flowers, which appear in e ...
V
0,5 - 1,5m
0,5 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
