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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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0,5 - 1,8m
0,5 - 1,5m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Atropurpurea is a ploštičníku hroznatého variety with deep burgundy brown or almost black leaves. They are 3- to 4-ternate-pinnate, with palmate, lobed, sharply toothed basal leaves. In late summer rise up slender and dark stems bearing up to 50 cm long erect racemes composed of small, pure white, v ...
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1,5 - 2m
0,5 - 0,8m
semi-shade to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Brunette is a popular, compact variety of bugbane with deep burgundy brown or almost black, 30-50 cm across leaves. They are 3-ternate-pinnate, with palmate, lobed, sharply toothed basal leaves. In late summer rise slender, dark stems bearing 30-40 cm long erect racemes composed of small, soft pink, ...
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1 - 1,5m
0,5 - 0,8m
semi-shade to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Black Negligee is another beautiful dark-leaved variety of bugbane with deep burgundy brown or almost black, 30-50 cm across leaves. They are 3-ternate-pinnate, with palmate, lobed, sharply toothed basal leaves. In late summer rise slender, dark stems bearing 30-40 cm long erect racemes composed of ...
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1,2 - 1,5m
0,4 - 0,8m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°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 ...
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1 - 1,2m
0,4 - 0,6m
semi-shade to shade
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Unlike most of other African blue lilies which are blue this gem shows off with its pure white flowers. They are trumpet-shaped, composed in rich umbels and appear at the tips of about 60-80 cm long, sturdy stems. Strap-like leaves are about 2-3 cm wide, mid green. Blooming time begins with hot and ...
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0,3 - 0,8m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Rosie Posie is an attractive hybrid perennial hyssop of compact habit. It makes dense clumps with thin, upright stems packed with flowers. Flowers are narrowly tubular, magenta pink, and open from just a tone deeper magenta-pink calyxes. Blooming begins in late July and continues for about two month ...
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0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
I'm not a huge fan of multi-coloured combinations — I admit that. But when I visited the Plantarium trade fair in 2023 and saw the exhibition by the Dutch company Florensis, showcasing their rising star — a modern yarrow series called Milly Rock, planted in mixed containers with three to five shade ...
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0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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Apple Blossom yarrow, a literal translation of the original and preferred German name ‘Apfelblüte’, is a variety created by German breeder A. Kikillus. It features soft pink flowers in almost flat terminal corymbs made up of delicate flower heads. Flowering begins in June and continues through Septe ...
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0,6 - 0,8m
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 ...
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3 - 6m
full sun
7 (down to -23°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 ...
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2 - 6m
1 - 3m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Honorine Jobert is a late variety of Japanese anemone. It produces 2-3 cm wide snow-white flowers with deep yellow centres of stamens from end August until the last warm days of autumn. The stalks are about 1 meter tall, well-branched. Basal leaves are deciduous, palmate, mid green, sharply toothed, ...
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1 - 1,3m
0,3 - 0,6m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°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 ...
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0,5 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
WILD SWAN™ is a fantastic hybrid anemone producing large, white flowers, decorated with a wide, smoky violet stripe on the sepals reverse. It has a unique flowering time - from late May until autumn, often early November. Basal leaves are deciduous, palmate, dark green, sharply toothed, sparse ...
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0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Giant angelica is a bold-leaved perennial with very unusual flowers. They are formed in deep purple-red umbels, borne on 1.5-1.8m tall, strong stems, and appear from late July until early September. Leaves are large, divided in the manner that they look like palmate, mid green, and deciduous.
Wild ...
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0,5 - 0,8m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°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 ...
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2 - 3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Strawberry tree is another of my favourite evergreen plant, formerly classified as tender in C.E. continental climate, but we began a long-running trial where we test a group of Mediterranean plants for their hardiness. It started when we noticed that many macchia plants have to struggle with advers ...
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2 - 4m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
MERCURIUS is a French variety of frost-resistant strawberry tree, bred by Jean Giraudet from the French nursery Pépinières du Bocage in Sèvremont, near the city of Nantes in the west of France, and introduced in 2020. This is an absolutely adorable shrub with a slower growth and almost rou ...
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0,8 - 1,5m
full sun
6b (down to -21°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 ...
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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, ...
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0,5 - 0,8m
semi-shade / partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
BUZZ™ WINE is a buddleja producing flowers of the darkest burgundy red wine. The inflorescence is conical, slim, 20-25 cm long, and composed of small, funnel-shaped flowers. They are sweetly fragrant and bloom from late June until late September. Deciduous leaves are lanceolate, hairy as they ...
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1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°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 ...
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0,8 - 1,5m
0,8 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°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 ...
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1 - 1,5m
full sun
7 (down to -23°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 ...
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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 ...
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1,5 - 2m
1,5 - 2m
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 ...
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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 ...
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2 - 3m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
White Profusion is a white flowering butterfly bush. 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 can get misleading as summer lilac is more ofte ...
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2 - 3m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
BUTTERFLY CANDY™ LITTLE PURPLE is a dwarf and compact buddleja producing dark violet blue flowers. The inflorescence is conical, slim, around 10 cm long, and composed of small, funnel-shaped flowers. They are moderately, sweetly fragrant and bloom from late June until late September. Deciduous ...
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0,6 - 0,8m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
BUTTERFLY CANDY™ LITTLE PINK is a dwarf and compact buddleja producing enchanting soft pink flowers. The inflorescence is conical, slim, 10-12 cm long, and composed of small, funnel-shaped flowers. They are moderately, sweetly fragrant and bloom from late June until late September. Deciduous l ...
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full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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BUTTERFLY CANDY™ LITTLE CERISE is a dwarf and compact buddleja introduced in 2024, producing vibrant purple-pink flowers — though let’s be honest, they’re quite a stretch from the warm, cherry-red shade that “cerise” was ever meant to represent. The inflorescence is conical, slim, only some 6-8 cm l ...
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0,6 - 0,8m
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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2 - 3m
2 - 3m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Ashton’s Pride is an autumn flowering camellia from the Ashton series bred by dr. Ackerman. It is a cross between a very hardy species camellia oleifera (cv. Plain Jane) and camellia sasanqua (cv. Santozaki). It produces medium large, 6-8 cm wide, soft pink, single flowers with yellow stamens ...
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1,5 - 2,5m
1,5 - 2,5m
semi-shade to shade
6b (down to -21°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 ...
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2 - 3m
1,5 - 2m
semi-shade to shade
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Sarastro is a perennial bellflower of compact habit and with huge flowers which can measure up to 8 cm. They are rich violet-blue, opening from stiff, pending, dark violet flower buds from mid June for at least 2 months. If pruned by a half or two thirds after the main flowering it produces shorter ...
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0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°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 ...
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3 - 6m
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 ...
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1 - 2m
full sun
4 (down to -34°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 ...
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1 - 2m
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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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0,5 - 1m
full sun
5 (down to -29°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 ...
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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 ...
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full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Summer Sorbet bluebeard is a fantastic novelty from England. It is a natural mutation of Kew Blue variety. Summer Sorbet has colourful foliage – the leaves are dark green in the centre with rich yellow margins. Flowers are violet-blue, come out at the end of summer and continue blooming for as ...
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0,4 - 0,8m
0,4 - 0,8m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Worcester Gold is another variety of bluebeard. This one has bright yellow-green leaves. They are narrow, aromatic and silvery-green beneath. Flowers are formed in small panicles and their deep blue colour looks like sky before a storm. They attract butterflies and bumble-bees.
The plants grows int ...
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7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
STERLING SILVER brings a welcoming refreshment into the bluebeard family. It also produces violet blue flowers like all the others yet there is something more to catch your eye – prominent silvery blue-green shade of the foliage. The deciduous leaves are a little larger as opposed to the paren ...
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0,3 - 0,6m
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 ...
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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 ...
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0,5 - 0,7m
0,6 - 1m
full sun
5b (down to -27°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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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0,5 - 0,8m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
6b (down to -21°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 ...
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0,5 - 1,2m
0,5 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
The UPTICK™ series of perennial tickseed is bred by Blair Winner from Santa Paula in California, USA. The aim was to select freely flowering plants of attractive colours and reliable hardiness. UPTICK™ GOLD & BRONZE has vibrant golden yellow, daisy-like flowers with deep mahogany eye aro ...
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The UPTICK™ series of perennial tickseed originates from Ball Horticultural Company in Santa Paula, California, where it is bred by Blair Winner. With over four decades of experience in the ornamental plant industry, Winner has contributed to the development of dozens of popular cultivars — from ger ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Thread leaf coreopsis is a wonderful, maintenance-free perennial which shines its way through any garden with rich-coloured flowers all summer long. You can have a country garden or be a town-garden enthusiast, coreopsis will still have features suitable for your plot.
“Zagreb” is prob ...
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The botanical species of Cortaderia is very tall – in hot climates, it can grow to 3-4 meters in full bloom, while in cooler climates it reaches up to "only" slightly over 2 meters by late summer, which is still an impressive height for an ornamental grass. Its leaves are medium green tinted b ...
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1 - 1,5m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Pumila is a favourite Pampas grass variety of reduced size. It grows about 1.5 high in full bloom which is by almost half the height of the species. Its deciduous leaves are medium green tinted blue, about one meter long, 2-3 cm wide, and the margins are finely but sharply serrated, so they can cut ...
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5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Rosea is a favourite variety of Pampas Grass with pink flowers. It is possibly as large as the species – in hot climates it can grow to 3-4 meters in full bloom, while in cooler climates it reaches up to "only" slightly over 2 meters by late summer, which is still an impressive height for an o ...
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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 ...
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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
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 ...
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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 ...
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0,1 - 0,1m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Red Lark delphinium was bred in 2007 by Robert Legro in Enkhuizen, the Netherlands, with the goal of creating the reddest possible cultivar, surpassing all previous varieties with pink flowers. Specifically, it aimed to outshine Princess Caroline, which is the closest in colour but significantly pal ...
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0,4 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This variety of larkspur has a long and complicated name where M.F. stands for Magic Fountains which is a range of mid-sized larkspur with good stems and large flowers, and Dark Blue/Dark Bee simply describes the flower colours. Outer petals are deep indigo blue and the centre is composed of 8 dwarf ...
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0,8 - 1m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Magic Vita larkspur is a series selected from Magic Fountain™ series. It features plants of shorter habit and excellent health, especially when it comes to powdery mildew in summer. Flowers are semi-double and open from June until July, and if the plant is pruned back after flowering it can p ...
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0,8 - 1m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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DELGENIUS GLITZY larkspur stands out with its compact, almost shrubby habit, strong stems that require no staking, and lush inflorescences composed of semi-double flowers in shades of inky blue to bluish-purple, featuring a uniquely bicoloured white-and-black “bee” at the centre. Deciduous leav ...
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0,4 - 0,6m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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Pink Diamonds is one of the subsequent hybrid bleeding heart varieties, developed from Firecracker. It was bred by Hans A. Hansen from Walters Gardens in Michigan, USA, with patent PP32380 granted in 2020. The plant features dense growth and beautiful, delicate, pale green to blue-green, matte folia ...
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0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
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
SunSeekers RAINBOW is a third baby in this breathtaking Sunseekers Ipecss- coneflower family following the success of Sunseekers Salmon and SunSeekers White Perfection. It produces extremely large, up to 12 cm wide, semi-double flowers with several layers of ray florets shaped as a pagoda of saucers ...
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0,6 - 0,7m
0,3 - 0,5m
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 ...
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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 of several flower colours all of which are stunning, rich, and non-fading. Plants have exceptional vigour and dense habit. SunSeekers Yellow coneflower produces rich yellow flowers atop strong, light green stems which widen at the top. The cone is green first, matur ...
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0,4 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SOMBRERO™ LEMON YELLOW coneflower bears bright canary yellow, sweetly fragrant flowers with flattened orange discs. They are produced atop 40-50 cm tall, sturdy stems from early July until late September and hide plenty of nectar attractive for butterflies, bumble bees, and bees can find a way ...
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0,4 - 0,5m
0,4 - 0,5m
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 ...
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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 the f ...
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0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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SUNSEEKERS CLEMENTINE coneflower brings a vividly vibrant orange hue to garden beds – a shade reminiscent of ripe mandarins. Its flowers are exceptionally large: 9-11 cm across, with richly coloured petals that, as the bloom matures, develop a noticeable purplish tint around the centre, eventually f ...
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0,3 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,4m
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 ...
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0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
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 ...
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0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Apart from the beauty of the flowers, coneflowers are also sought after for their amazing fragrance. It is mostly described as honey-sweet with varying intensity. However, those of you who are able to differentiate for example various scents of roses, these perennials may challenge you to try and te ...
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0,4 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SUNSEEKERS SWEET FUCHSIA is a fully double flowering coneflower variety from 2022, first on the market in 2023. Its exquisite flowers are large, about 10 cm across, and more than a coneflower they resemble dahlias or gerberas. As the new flowers emerge, their petals are a warmer shade of salmon oran ...
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0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
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 ...
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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 ...
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0,3 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Delicious Candy® is one of the most fantastic purple pink coneflowers bred so far. Its semi-double, fragrant flowers appear atop 30-50 cm tall stems from early July until late September. The flowers are attractive for butterflies, bumble bees, and also bees can find a way to suck some nectar fr ...
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0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Fatal Attraction® is truly a fantastic variety of coneflower bred by Petrus Oudolf from the Netherlands, and patented in 2006. It makes very strong stems which get thicker towards the flower making it look like a microphone. The flowers are large, bright magenta purple, with deep red cones. The ...
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0,5 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
ROBIN HOOD is a true purple conflower, not a hybrid, producing vibrant purple pink, strongly fragrant flowers with deep orange, flattened central discs. The colour does not bleed when fading out. Flowers appear from early July atop strong, green, well branched stems 50-60 cm tall. Lanceolate leaves ...
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0,4 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
RAINBOW MARCELLA is a coneflower from the BUTTERFLY™ series offering multicoloured flowers. Their ray florets are orange from the middle towards the tips, and vibrant magenta pink towards the ruby red cones. The flowers are 12-13 cm across and appear from early July until late September atop s ...
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0,5 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Compacta is a recent selection of Evergreen (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 ...
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2 - 3m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (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 handsome shrub. ...
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2 - 5m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Gilt Edge is a beautiful variety of this evergreen silverthorn. It has ovate, up to 10 cm long, leathery but thin leaves that are deep green in the middle and bright yellow at margins. Newly emerging leaves and twigs are silvery-beige. Apart from the foliage this plant is also interesting for its al ...
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1,8 - 3m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
6b (down to -21°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 ...
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1,5 - 2m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
MARYLINE® is a trade name for a striking selection of evergreen silverthorn, found by Albert Brenelière 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 pal ...
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2 - 4m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Viveleg silverthorn is a bushy, upright growing, evergreen shrub with irregularly variegated leaves. They are leathery, oval to ovate, partially undulated, and glossy. The centres are dark green, the margins are rich yellow, and the borderline between these two colours is light green but is not pres ...
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2 - 3m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Viveleg silverthorn is a bushy, upright growing, evergreen shrub or small tree with irregularly variegated leaves. They are leathery, oval to ovate, partially undulated, and glossy. The centres are dark green, the margins are rich yellow, and the borderline between these two colours is light green b ...
IX - X
2 - 4m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Mint shrub is a small plant from China which is grown mainly for its very late flowers that come out at the very end of growing season – in September and October. They are 10-20 cm long spikes of rich lilac-pink colour. Leaves are deciduous, narrowly lanceolate, marginally serrated, rich green ...
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0,8 - 1,3m
0,8 - 1,3m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Blue Hobbit is a tiny version of sea holly. It makes a lovely cushion with prickly flower-heads decorated with narrow bracts at the bottom. They come out in June and only in July they gain the typical steel blue shade which remains over a long period without fading.
These plants are ideal for dryi ...
VI - IX
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
2 (down to -45°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
Glutball is one of the tallest Joe Pye weed varieties and, just like its brother Riesenschirm (‘Giant umbrella’), it bears a German name. This time it says something like ‘The ballon of embers’ and even though we did not manage to trace back the breeder who developed this ama ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 2m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°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 ...
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0,2 - 0,3m
0,2 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
GALLO™ DARK BICOLOR is an exceptionally compact and low blanket flower with large flowers. They are daisy-like, bright golden yellow at petal tips, and rich red towards the burgundy red centre. The leaves are narrow, pale green, pubescent. Blanket flowers are a great food for bees and bumble b ...
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0,1 - 0,2m
0,2 - 0,3m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Siskiyou Pink is a uniquely coloured gaura with pink and white flowers. They open from fuschia red buds into white flowers with pink marbling or central stripes. The ratio of pink colour varies flower to flower. Stems are very thin and move in the slightest breeze thanks to which the flowers look li ...
VI - X
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Gaura is a typical example of a plant that deserves its price should it come in any pot size. It is a perennial with extra long bloom season and requiring little or no care. Geyser Pink variety forms a compact, airy bush with mid green, small leaves at the ground level and up to 70 cm long stems wit ...
VI - X
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0,4 - 0,6m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
GEYSER, or often also called GEYSER WHITE is a beautiful and compact, white flowering gaura from GEYSER series. It produces wide-open, pure snow white flowers atop thin stems from late June until October. Deciduous leaves are narrowly lanceolate, soft green, and form a dense cushion. The plant is ab ...
VI - X
0,6 - 0,8m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
ROSYJANE is a gaura variety which was found by Rosy and Rob Hardy from Hardy’s Plants nursery in Whitchurch, UK, In 2006. It was a natural mutation of one branch of Siskiyou Pink variety producing distinctly different flowers. They are white with purple pink margin and bloom from July until Oc ...
VII - X
0,4 - 0,6m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Gaura is a perennial with extra long blooming season and which requires very little or no care at all. It emerges in late spring with deep burgundy red leaves that turn green in summer. It can multiply previous year's size in no time and become almost three times as large.
We noticed that if the ...
VI - X
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0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
7 (down to -23°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 ...
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0,4 - 0,8m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Totally Tangerine is a hybrid Chilean avens from Timothy Crowther from USA who in 1999 crossbred Mrs. Bradshaw avens with rich red flowers and geum rivale. The result is a sterile variety with handsome tangerine orange, single, about 4 cm wide flowers. They come out continuously from late May until ...
V - IX
0,6 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
PRETTICOATS™ PEACH is a playful clown among avens. It produces masses of multi-coloured flowers for an extended period. They are semi-double, ruffled at margins, pale yellow and salmon pink as they emerge and pale peach pink as they mature. The main blooming season may begin as early as in lat ...
V - IX
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Helen’s flower (sneezeweed) is an attractive perennial for summer and autumn borders. Newer cultivars are selected for extended blooming time or different colour play.
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VIII - X
1 - 1,3m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
El Dorado was a mythical tribal chief of the Muisca people, American Indians from Colombia in Latin America from the 16th century. His ritual was to cover himself with gold dust, showing the richness of the deposits of gold where he lived. His name became a synonym for his town or village and, just ...
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0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
I reckon that Feuersiegel is too complicated a name for anyone outside the German speaking world, however, since it lacks an English (simplified) name we have to do our best to at least try. It sounds something like [foyer-seagull]. It is a beautiful Helen’s flower variety which was introduced ...
VIII - X
1 - 1,5m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°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 ...
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0,6 - 1m
0,4 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Rubinzwerg is a shorter sneezeweed variety making stems of only some 80 cm tall that resist wind and rain. Flowers are deep ruby red and fade to coppery orange. Blooming begins already in late July and continues until October. Leaves are soft green, lanceolate, and appear along the stems as well as ...
VII - X
0,8 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°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
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 ...
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0,2 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Swamp mallow and its hybrids have been sought after plants for the past few years now. They are perennials with sturdy stems that have large, tropically looking flowers. Oak Red is a new variety with deep red, extra large flower. They are up to 20 cm across and appear from midsummer until the last s ...
VIII - X
0,4 - 0,6m
0,5 - 0,8m
full sun
5b (down to -27°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
EXTREME SPARKLE is a unique swamp mallow variety with medium large flowers - 18-19 cm across. They are not pure white like older varieties, their petals show prominent pink venation towards the pink eye in the centre. Flowering begins in August and depending on plant's age and fertilizing new flower ...
VIII - X
0,5 - 0,6m
0,6 - 0,8m
full sun
7 (down to -23°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 ...
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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
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 ...
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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
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 ...
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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
Wide Brim is a variegated plantain lily variety with broadly heart-shaped leaves. They are pale green to dark blue-green in the centre and have wide, light yellow (in spring) to creamy white (in summer) brims at margins. In late summer appear thick, 40-50 cm tall stems with numerous, pale lavender v ...
VIII - IX
0,3 - 0,5m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Annabelle is a famous and attractive variety of sevenbark, a hydrangea that can take almost anything. Its large flowers appear in mid summer and are lime-green as they emerge, quickly changing to fantastic pure white. They are spherical panicles, often up to 18 cm across. Leaves are mid to dark gree ...
VIII - IX
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to 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
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 ...
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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
PURPLE is an attractive novelty among Forever@Ever® hydrangeas from 2017. It produces large, mop-head inflorescences with indigo blue to purple violet flowers. They open from greenish-yellow buds in early summer and continue blooming in several flushes by early autumn. To achieve blue(ish) shades yo ...
VI - X
0,3 - 0,6m
0,4 - 0,6m
semi-shade to shade
5b (down to -27°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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1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
semi-shade to shade
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
PINK is a FOREVER & EVER® hydrangea with large, clear pink flowers. They open from greenish-yellow buds in early summer and continue blooming in several flushes by early autumn. To achieve pink or red shades your soil should be alkaline with pH of 6.0-6.2. If you are unsure about your soil pH bu ...
VI - X
0,3 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,6m
semi-shade to shade
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
RED is a Forever@Ever® hydrangea with the deepest red possible. To achieve this colour your soil should be alkaline with pH of 6.0-6.2. If you are unsure about your soil pH buy a simple testing kit and if needed add some dolomitic lime to reduce soil acidity.
It produces large, globular, mop-head ...
VI - X
0,3 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,8m
semi-shade / partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Forever&Ever® WHITE is a new mop-head hydrangea from early 2010’s with pure white flowers that open from pale lime green buds. If you ask what kind of soil pH white colour might need, rest assured that it is not important. White colour can take any soil pH and will always be just white.
It pr ...
VI - X
0,3 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,6m
semi-shade to shade
5b (down to -27°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
Wim's Red panicle hydrangea makes extraordinary, large inflorescence composed of almost 50:50 fertile (small) and sterile (large) flowers already from mid June. They emerge pure snow white and soon gain pale pink shades, and turn almost completely rich pink by late summer, keeping only the top flowe ...
VI - IX
1,5 - 1,8m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°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
FRAISE MELBA® panicle hydrangea makes about 16 cm long and 12 cm wide panicles composed of mostly sterile (showy) flowers which emerge pale lime green and change to creamy white. However, earlier than others they turn glowing pink and purple pink as they mature during colder nights of late summ ...
VII - X
1,5 - 2m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°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
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The Quick Fire® series of panicle hydrangeas was launched in 2005 with the goal of extending the flowering season and offering cultivars with exceptionally early blooms. Developed by American breeder Tim Wood of Spring Meadow Nursery, the series aimed to combine sturdy stems, changing flower coloura ...
VI - IX
1,5 - 1,8m
1 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°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
ICE CRYSTAL is an eye catching variety of oak-leaved hydrangea. While its sister variety Burgundy makes leaves that are similar to those on English oaks, ICE CRYSTAL produces foliage á la swamp oak - very deeply cut and acute. They are deciduous, thick, rich green in spring and summer, and burgundy ...
VI - IX
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,8m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
MIRACLE® BLOSSOM St. John’s Wort offers a breath-taking shade of its berries – they are soft pastel pink and follow golden yellow to almost golden orange flowers which open in several flushes from late June until late September. Its deciduous, broadly ovate leaves are dark green wit ...
VI - IX
0,5 - 0,8m
0,5 - 0,6m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
MIRACLE® ATTRACTION is rated the most attractive variety of all MIRACLE® series of St.John's wort. It has extended blooming season owing to which the plant keeps on producing flowers in the midst of numerous berries. Flowers are 2-3 cm wide, rich golden yellow, and come out from late June ...
VI - IX
0,4 - 0,6m
0,4 - 0,6m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°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 ...
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0,5 - 0,8m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
MIRACLE® NIGHT St.John's wort is possibly the darkest variety in the MIRACLE® series. Its deciduous, broadly ovate leaves are deep burgundy red all over the insolated parts of the bush. Foliage hidden from the sun remains dark green. From late June open 2-3 cm wide, rich orange blossoms th ...
VI - IX
0,5 - 0,8m
0,5 - 0,6m
full sun
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
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
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
Reginald Cory is an award-winning indigo variety named after the man of the same name, Reginald Radcliffe Cory (1871-1934), who was one of the eight sponsors of an important collecting expedition to China between 1917-1920 and who, although an amateur gardener, helped build a significant garden comp ...
VI - IX
1,5 - 2m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Shepherd’s scabious is a maintenance-free perennial from South and Western Europe. Blue Beacon is a selection from Blue Light variety with a little taller stems producing more flowers of a deeper indigo blue to violet blue colour. They are almost spherical, and continue coming out until late S ...
VI - IX
0,2 - 0,4m
0,2 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Rooper’s torch lily originates in South Africa where it grows in moist or even marshy areas as it belongs among thirsty species. 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 where it is deciduous or se ...
VIII - IX
0,8 - 1,2m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun
7 (down to -23°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
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
ENDURING SUMMER® is an American crepe myrtle series bred by Joshua H.Kardos. The plants boast compact, rounded habit and excellent resistance to diseases. ENDURING SUMMER® RED produces vibrant red purple flowers composed in large racemes, like those on lilacs hence its other name summer li ...
VIII - IX
2 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
6b (down to -21°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
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
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
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
8 (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
8 (down to -18°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
Liriope has dark green, ribbon-like, semi-glossy foliage. The leaves are narrow and evergreen in mild winters of zone 6 and reliably evergreen in warmer areas. In early August are borne spikes of rich lavender violet flowers on strong, dark stems. They usually overgrow the leaves by not more than 10 ...
VIII - IX
0,2 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun to shade
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Moneymaker is a clump forming lily-turf variety with attractive foliage and flowers. Its dark green, ribbon-like, semi-glossy, narrow leaves are evergreen in mild winters of zone 6, and reliably evergreen in warmer areas. In early August are borne spikes of rich lavender violet flowers on strong, da ...
VIII - X
0,2 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun to shade
7 (down to -23°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
STARSHIP™ SCARLET is one of the modern lobelia varieties offering first year flowering, longer life and reliable hardiness down to USDA zone 6. It is a part of a small STARSHIP™ series developed by Kieft Seeds, USA. It comprises of only two varieties: Rose and Scarlet and both are fantastic. STARSHI ...
VII - IX
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
7 (down to -23°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
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
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
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
Cabaret® is a fantastic new leatherleaf mahonia from 2009. It produces 10-15 cm long, semi-erect racemes of rich orange and yellow flowers that open from deep coral red buds. Unlike other similar mahonias this one has no fragrance. They are followed by blue berries in autumn and winter. The eve ...
IX - XI
0,5 - 1,3m
0,5 - 1m
semi-shade to shade
7 (down to -23°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
Gracillimus is a maiden grass (eulalia) which is very popular among both interior as well as landscape designers. It offers a lush effect of dense tufts of narrow, rich green leaves, elegantly arching. It is not very tall but can be quite substantial given the space in your garden. Tassel-like flowe ...
IX - X
1,5 - 2m
1 - 2m
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
Red Chief is another red-flowering eulalia variety. In September it produces deep maroon red flowers high above fine foliage. Leaves are rather narrow, elegant, glossy, deep green in summer and gaining red shades in late summer and autumn when the whole clump becomes bronze red. Only about 1.5m tall ...
IX - X
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
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
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
Cat’s Pajamas is probably the smallest among dwarf hybrid catmints we have seen so far. It makes neat, compact, rounded cushions only about 30 cm in height and 40-50 cm in width at the age of 4-5 years. Its stems are densely covered with flowers from the ground up. The flowers are small, viole ...
VI - X
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Six Hills Giant is a popular catmint variety of vigorous growth. It grows up to 90 cm tall and wide and looks like a small shrub. From June open small, pale violet flowers along and atop slender stems. Mint-scented leaves (and possibly the whole plant) look very similar to perovskia, they are small, ...
VI - X
0,8 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°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
The species of sweet olive is an evergreen shrub from Asia where it occupies a wide area from the western Himalayas to Indochina, and among the large-leaved sweet olive species it stands out with one important feature – it has perfectly smooth (entire) leaf margins without a single prickle. On ...
X - XI
3 - 4m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
8 (down to -18°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Holly osmanthus or false holly is a taxon of evergreen shrubs and small trees native to East Asia, southern Japan, and Taiwan. The species bears evergreen, leathery, dark green, highly glossy, and thorny leaves, which resemble hollies, but something seems to be wrong for the more experienced eye: ho ...
X - XI
2 - 6m
1,5 - 3m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Gulftide is an American variety of holly osmanthuswhich originated in Gulf Stream Nursery in Virginia, possibly in 1980’s. It is easily distinguished by heavily serrated / spiny leaves and more uniform, dense growth. Its evergreen leaves are 5-8 cm long, deep green, and glossy. In spring they ...
IX - X
2 - 4m
1,5 - 2,5m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
San Jose is a Fortune's osmanthus variety developed by an influential American breeder Walter Bosworth Clarke in his nursery in San Jose, California, and introduced in 1941. It is a mid-sized shrub or a small multistemmed tree with leathery, deep green, and glossy leaves with serrated rather than sp ...
X - XI
2 - 4m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (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
Prairie Sky is considered the bluest among the very few switch grass varieties offering blue-green colour. Its flat, 1-2 cm wide leaves are upright, only tips are weeping. From late summer appear taller stems with large, sandy beige inflorescences showing off just above the foliage level.
Switch g ...
IX - X
1,3 - 1,8m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°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
Blue Spire is a hybrid between two types of perovskia. It was first introduced to RHS in 1961 and since late 80´s it has been in cultivation in most of the world with mild climate. It is a very hardy plant originally found in Central Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan) but is successfully grown even furthe ...
VII - IX
0,6 - 1,2m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
LACEY BLUE is a stunning cultivar of Russian sage from England, celebrated for its abundant flowering, compact habit, and distinctive foliage. The blooms resemble tiny slippers, they are of intensely violet-blue colour and emerge from deep violet buds that appear as early as June. Though true f ...
VII - IX
0,4 - 0,6m
0,5 - 0,8m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Prime Time is a standout among Russian sages, bred by perennial specialist Hans Hansen of Walters Gardens in the United States. Compared to other cultivars, it impresses with early flowering, a compact habit, and exceptionally dense inflorescences. The flowers resemble tiny slippers in rich violet-b ...
VII - IX
0,6 - 1m
0,6 - 1m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
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The SWEET SUMMER™ series now includes 14 stunning cultivars of garden phlox (as of 2025) in many colours and combinations. And which one always draws the most attention? It may surprise you – the pure white one. White as freshly fallen snow and as gorgeous as the most exquisite wedding gown. One suc ...
VII - IX
0,5 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°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
Red Ace is a hot card for this game among cinquefoil varieties. It offers medium-sized flowers that change from red to fiery orange. They come out from June until September. Palmately divided leaves are small, medium green, not very showy. This variety grows quite compact and is suitable for small g ...
VI - IX
0,3 - 0,6m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°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
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
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
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
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
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
Rouge Meilove® is an attractive, compact floribunda rose from Meilland breeding. It bears medium-sized, deep red flowers and extremely healthy, disease-resistant foliage. Flowers come out in June and the plant keeps producing new buds in flushes throughout the season.
Planting instructions: Pre ...
VI - X
0,4 - 0,5m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
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
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
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
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
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
RED LEONARDO DA VINCI® is fantastic red polyantha (floribunda) rose from France, bred by Meilland International in 2005. It is a cross between Rote Max Graf, Cassandra, and Bonica. It bears medium-sized, deep red, fully double, lightly scented flowers which come out from early June almost conti ...
VI - XI
0,8 - 1m
0,5 - 0,6m
full sun
7 (down to -23°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
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
Black-eyed Susan is a type of coneflower with large, daisy-like flowers. This form originates in North America where its Latin name is shortened to rudbeckia sullivantii. Goldsturm, however, is a European variety with very large flowers that are 9-12 cm across, golden yellow with elevated, chocolate ...
VIII - X
0,4 - 0,6m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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The Rudy series of rudbeckias was developed by the Dutch breeding company Florensis, with the goal of creating early flowering cultivars with good performance even under less-than-ideal care. These varieties offer a profusion of blooms roughly from the same period as echinaceas.
Rudy Mini Y ...
VII - X
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
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
Ostfriesland (East Friesland) is a flat lowland in North Germany, renowned for fertile soil and mild, humid climate which is why there are a lot of nurseries. No wonder that this wood sage received the same name, remembering the region. Ostfriesland sage makes compact clumps with erect stems 35-45 c ...
V - IX
0,3 - 0,5m
0,4 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SENSATION® is a superb wood sage series developed by Tobias Braunig from Germany. All of its varieties are truly sensational offering low, very dense and usually compact habit with profuse flowering. SENSATION® COMPACT VIOLET is a perennial herbaceous sage variety producing deep violet flo ...
V - 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
SENSATION® is a superb wood sage series developed by Tobias Braunig from Germany. All its varieties are truly sensational offering low, very dense and usually compact habit with profuse flowering. SENSATION® COMPACT BRIGHT ROSE is a perennial herbaceous sage variety producing bright rose f ...
V - IX
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SENSATION? is a superb new perennial salvia series. All of its varieties are truly sensational offering low, very dense and compact habit with profuse flowering. Sensation? Deep Blue produces short but chubby spikes of deep violet blue flowers from mid spring until late summer if you deadhead regula ...
V - IX
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SENSATION® is a superb new perennial salvia series. All of its varieties are truly sensational offering low, very dense and compact habit with profuse flowering. Sensation® Deep Rose begins its show in mid May when spikes of rich purple red flowers buds appear on about 30 cm tall spikes. T ...
V - IX
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Blue Note is a dwarf variety of scabious with large, rich lavender blue flowerheads with domed, pincushion-like central florets and larger marginal florets. They appear in profusion on about 10 cm tall, slender, well-branched stems from late spring until early autumn. Deadheading is recommended for ...
VI - X
0,1 - 0,2m
0,2 - 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
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
Are you drawn to bold garden structure? They’re called “architectural features” for a reason. 😊 Night Embers stonecrop demands attention even from a distance – it stands like a dark sculpture among pastel-toned perennials. Its undeniable focal point is the foliage: plum-purple to almost blac ...
VIII - IX
0,5 - 0,6m
0,5 - 0,6m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Brillant is a spectacular stonecrop variety with vivid pink flowers that could only be compared to Neon variety, but with larger flowerheads. Individual flowers are numerous, small, star-shaped, formed in almost flat terminal cymes, emerge light pink, mature to vivid pink, and become purple pink in ...
VIII - X
0,3 - 0,4m
0,4 - 0,5m
full to partial 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
SEDUCTION® GREEN WHITE is a stonecrop variety from the Seduction® series bred by the Dutch company Florensis. Yet before flowering, you will be impressed by its fabulous foliage. The medium green leaves are conspicuously variegated, bearing a wide white brim at margins. They are deciduous, ...
IX - X
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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When I first saw the Toetie Froetie® houseleek series at the Plantarium horticultural fair, I believe it was in 2019, their display fascinated me just like everyone who passed by. The composition, featuring a dry tree with a charming little house nestled in its branches, looked like a miniature land ...
VII - IX
0,1 - 0,3m
0,2 - 0,3m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
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
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
Toad lily is a rhizomatous plant with orchid-like leaves and unusual star-shaped flowers with 6 heavily spotted petals and stigmas. PINK FRECKLES® is a compact variety producing light lilac pink to pale violet flowers with deep maroon or violet freckles. It blooms profusely on short stems owing ...
IX - XI
0,2 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
semi-shade to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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The Lollipop cultivar of Argentinian vervain was bred by Elizabeth Dahlheimer in collaboration with Aris Horticulture Inc., a company based in Barberton, Ohio, USA. Founded in 1902 (originally as Yoder Brothers), Aris specializes in propagation, breeding, and development of compact, resilient, and f ...
VI - X
0,4 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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The Homestead Purple variety of rose vervain is nothing short of a legend among verbenas. Its story began quite unassumingly: in 1992, two prominent American botanists, Allan Armitage and Michael Dirr, were traveling through the hot state of Georgia, famously nicknamed the “Peach State” for its abun ...
VI - IX
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,9m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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Veracity Rose is a low-growing to ground-covering cultivar of rose vervain with a compact, spreading habit and a height of around 15–20 cm — and in exceptional cases, with cautious watering and regular feeding, even up to double that. But the most fantastic thing isn’t its vibrant pink colouring, wh ...
VI - X
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,6m
full sun
7 (down to -23°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
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
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
DELTA BLUES™ is an American chaste tree variety bred and selected by Matthew Dirr from the University of Georgia, son of a famous horticulturist Michael A. Dirr, Ph.D. It differs from the species by a more compact growth, dense and rounded habit, and more congested inflorescence making the flo ...
VIII - X
2 - 3m
2 - 3m
full sun
7 (down to -23°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
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
Spanish dagger comes from coastal parts of S.E. USA (North Carolina to Florida) where it naturally grows on sandy sites, exposed to wind, drought, and heat. It can easily by confused with Adam’s needle (yucca filamentosa) whose leaves are much softer while Spanish dagger makes stiff and leathe ...
IX - XI
1 - 1,5m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Variegata is an old and proved variety of Spanish dagger which originated as a mutation of the green-leaved species. Its leaves are evergreen, 40-60 cm long and 3-4 cm wide, medium green with blue-green hues, variegated creamy to pale yellow at margins. They have a sharp tip and remain beautiful for ...
IX - XI
1 - 1,5m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Sapphire Skies is a valued beaked yucca variety with a more pronounced leaf colour. It is a tree-like yucca with evergreen, rich blue-green, silver-frosted leaves with jade hues. The blades are 40-60 cm long and 1-2,5 cm wide and form a rosette that is denser and holds more leaves compared with the ...
IX - X
1,5 - 3m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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