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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 ...
X - V
2 - 4m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Compacta is a strawberry tree selection found many years ago as a seedling of the species. It boasts a neat and well-behaved habit, dense branching, and improved hardiness. Its evergreen leaves are narrowly obovate, 5-7 cm long, finely serrated at margins, they emerge bronze red and remain soft gree ...
IX - V
1,5 - 3m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°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 ...
IX - X
2 - 3m
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 ...
IX - X
1,8 - 3m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Limelight is my personal favourite among evergreen silverthorns. It has ovate, up to 10 cm long, leathery but thin leaves that are bright yellow in the middle and deep green at margins. The area between the centres and margins is light, soft green so the overall effect is 3-coloured. Newly emerging ...
2 - 3m
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 Breneliére in France. It is a very bushy, upright growing, evergreen shrub with irregularly variegated leaves. They are leathery, oval to ovate, partially undulated, and glossy. The centres are very pal ...
VIII - IX
1,5 - 2m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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 ...
IX - X
2 - 3m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
AZURA is undoubtedly the first reliably hardy cider gum variety of European origin. It has typically steel blue-green, rounded, highly aromatic, evergreen foliage along silvery blue stems. It grows moderately to fast and its ultimate height is expected to reach about 4-5m without pruning but it can ...
2 - 4m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This variety called Aztec Pearl was bred by Peter Moore and introduced in 1989, when Hiller Nurseries celebrated their 125th anniversary. Its name perfectly describes this evergreen plant from the moment it begins to show flower buds. They are pearl-shaped, very light pink, and open into simple, sta ...
V - VI
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
GREENFINGERS® is a large-leaved Mexican orange variety from 2019, developed by Peter Catt from Liss Forst Nursery in Liss, Hamshire, England. It bears evergreen, softly leathery, glossy, palmate leaves divided into 7 leaflets, which have a distinct, spicy aroma when crushed, but do not use them ...
V
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
WHITE DAZZLER is a follow-up choísie to Aztec Pearl from Peter Moore, introduced in 1991. It produces masses of simple, star-shaped, pure white, and very fragrant flowers with yellow stamens in May and June. Their perfume is very similar to orange flowers hence its name Mexican orange or Mexican bl ...
V - VI
1 - 2m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Mary Nell is a hybrid holly from the USA, bred by Joe McDaniels in Tom Dodd Nursery in Alabama in 1962. It is a cross between large-leaved holly ilex latifolia and hybrid holly Red Delight which is a cross between ilex cornuta and ilex pernyi. Joseph C. McDaniels (1912-1982) was a renowned horticult ...
3 - 4m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This Japanese holly is a unique species formerly known as ilex mutchagara. Its correct Latin name is far too long and a bit complicated to both pronounce and spell, hence its modern trade name IMPALA® holly.
The easiest way to describe IMPALA® holly is to compare it with Japanese box-lea ...
1,5 - 2,5m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Ingramii
is a male English holly variety whose origin I did not manage to find. There are notes about its existence yet before 2000 but it appears to be commercially attractive only from about 2015 or so. It makes heavily toothed, mid-sized leaves or deep green colour with rich silver-white marblin ...
1 - 1,8m
1 - 1,8m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Anicet Delcambre is a Chinese holly often sold under its alternative English name Needlepoint. Its leaves almost completely lack sharp spines, they are entire with only one tip. They emerge soft green and remain such for a long time until they mature in late summer to dark green. They are very gloss ...
2 - 3m
1,5 - 2,5m
full sun to shade
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Convexa is a variety of Japanese box-leaved holly which is most popular with bonsai growers and is ideal for topiaries. Compared to the species it grows denser and more compact so when pruned or clipped it never leaves an empty hole. The very glossy leaves are mid to dark green, 1-2 cm long, they ar ...
1,5 - 3m
1,3 - 1,8m
full sun to shade
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This holly is a popular variety for Japanese bonsai. It has dark green, glossy leaves similar to box. This cultivar has upright habit without pruning and is rather slim. It is very popular for evergreen groups with spreading or groundcovering shrubs, for patios or front gardens. Fruits are small, gl ...
1,5 - 2m
0,3 - 0,8m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
DARK GREEN is a Japanese holly variety which says it all in a name. Evergreen, small, oval leaves are very dark green, handsome, and glossy, and appear along deep purple red stems. Being a female variety, it produces profusion of small, creamy white flowers in mid spring, followed by abundance of sp ...
1 - 3m
1 - 2m
full sun to shade
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Belgica Aurea is a variegated version of Highclere holly a sport of Belgica variety, found and introduced by a Dutch nursery Koster & Son in 1908. Originally it was erroneously named ilex perdao aurea. Once Highclere hybrid hollies spread out it was corrected to i. x altaclerensis given a name Silve ...
3 - 5m
1,5 - 3m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Blue Prince® is probably the most popular variety of all so-called blue hollies. It is a male plant that does not produce fruits but is a pollinator for female plants of this group (e.g. Blue Princess). On the other hand, it grows faster than female varieties and has larger, attractive leaves, ...
1,5 - 3m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Germany has another novelty among blue hollies. Its name is Heckenpracht and it is a cross between ilex aquifolium Pyramidalis and ilex x meserveae Blue Prince®.
Heckenpracht is a bushy shrub with upright branches and evergreen, medium large, glossy leaves that are dark green and serrated at ...
1,5 - 2,5m
0,5 - 1,5m
full sun to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Heckenfee® is a new variety of blue holly from Germany, bred by Hans Hachmann and patented only in 2000. It is a female variety of its male form Heckenstar. This means that this cross produces berries. Outside Europe it is distributed under trade name Castle Spire™.
Heckenfee® is a ...
2 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
full sun to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Heckenstar® is quite a novelty from Germany, bred by Hans Hachmann and patented only in 1998. It is a cross ilex aquifolium „Pyramidalis“ and ilex x meserveae „Blue Prince“® . The result is a strictly upright growing, very hardy, evergreen shrub. Outside Europe it ...
2 - 3m
0,5 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Blue Maid® is a female variety of blue holly. It produces abundance of tiny, white flowers in spring that are followed by attractive berries in autumn. They are bright red and glossy, and remain on the plant until the birds find them in winter. Once they do they will eat them all. In order to p ...
1,5 - 3,5m
1 - 1,8m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
HECKENBLAU® ('Hedge Blue') is another Hecken- variety of so-called blue holly, again from Germany. It is an upright, moderately growing shrub with evergreen foliage. Leaves are dark green, broadly elliptic to almost rounded, gently serrated at margins but not prickly, and very glossy. Young lea ...
2 - 3,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Texanum is a highly attractive variety of Japanese privet, also called waxleaf privet. Its evergreen leaves are leathery, narrowly ovate, 4-6 cm long, bright green and glossy above, pale green and matte on the reverse. In mid-summer appears a quantity of about 10 cm long, terminal panicles composed ...
VII - VIII
1,5 - 2m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
8 (down to -18°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
GREEN SCREEN privet is a reliably evergreen shrub with medium-sized, evergreen, ovate leaves of an attractive colour. In spring, it emerges with a striking mahogany-red color, which fades as the leaf matures, and the leaf turns olive green. However, before it turns completely green, its matte unders ...
VIII - IX
2 - 5m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
8 (down to -18°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Golden Glow is a Dutch introduction of box honeysuckle, found by Hendrik Johan Harmen Nijland in his nursery Nijland Siergroen in 2008 as a natural mutation of an older variety Maigrün. It makes small, 1-2 cm long, broadly ovate, evergreen leaves which are rich golden yellow in winter and spring, an ...
0,5 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
full sun to shade
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
ALTA® is a gorgeous southern magnolia of dense habit and narrowly columnar, very elegant shape that looks like a candle flame. From the first hot days of summer large – 20-24 cm across, creamy white, strongly sweet-scented flowers are produced singly and continuously for 2 months or a lit ...
VII - VIII
3 - 6m
1 - 2m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Francois Treyve evergreen magnolia is more compact than the species. It bears deep green, glossy, broadly ovate or almost rounded leaves with cinnamon-brown leathery undersides that protect them from drying winds and cold. Flowers appear from the first hot and sunny days of summer. They are beautifu ...
VII - VIII
3 - 6m
2 - 3m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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
Selection is a very simple name of Oregon grape holly that is really a mahonia selection of probably Italian origin that appeared after 2020 and lacks a proper variety name. It differs from the botanical species in its firmer leaves with less prickly margins, and denser habit. Its leaves are pinnate ...
IV
1 - 1,8m
1 - 1,5m
full sun to shade
5 (down to -29°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
Burkwood's sweet olive is a garden hybrid between Chinese osmanthus delavayi and Turkish osmanthus decorus. It is more beautiful and tougher than either of its parents. It boasts dense habit, profuse flowering, and handsome foliage. Evergreen leaves are leathery, ovate, 3-5 cm long, medium green, gl ...
IV - V
1,5 - 3m
1,5 - 3m
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
Narrow-leaved mock privet is another typical plant of so-called macchia vegetation found in dry and hot, rocky slopes of South Europe, i.e. plants which cope extremely well with long-lasting drought and are usually unattacked by wild animals. This mock privet has narrowly elliptic to lance-shaped, 4 ...
1,5 - 3m
1,5 - 3m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Green Up is a narrow-leaved mock privet selection introduced after 2020. It exhibits slower, narrower, and more uniform growth compared to the species. Its evergreen leaves are narrowly elliptic to lance-shaped, 3-4 cm long, leathery, and partially glossy. They are entire – non-spiny. In mid o ...
1,5 - 2,5m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
David's photinia / Chinese stranvaeasia is an evergreen shrub whose close relative is a garden hybrid photinia Red Robin. It comes from China and Vietnam and has better cold resistance and narrower leaves. They are deep green and glossy but emerge dark burgundy red in the spring. Before autumn some ...
V - VI
1,5 - 4m
1,5 - 3m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Taiwanese photinia is renowned for notably narrower leaves as opposed to Chinese photinia. Those are deep green, narrowly lance-shaped, and glossy. They emerge coppery red in spring, and in autumn many of older leaves turn scarlet red or light maroon, some plants may gain these shades all over.
It ...
VI
1,5 - 4m
1,5 - 4m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Chinese photinia is a species which is less common in trade and almost nonexistent in European nurseries. Reason being that all European encyclopedias rate it much less winter hardy than David’s or Fraser’s photinia which are very popular evergreen shrubs used for hedges in zones 6 and h ...
1,5 - 2m
1 - 1,3m
full sun to shade
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Camilvy is one of the new selections of Fraser´s photinia. It has darker red young leaves compared to Red Robinwhose leaves are more or less coppery red. They are large and glossy and turn very dark green in summer. They are evergreen and have wavy margins. In mid spring medium-sized panicles of cre ...
IV - V
2 - 4m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Red Robin is a New Zealand selection of Fraser's photinia which is considered the first and also possibly the most successful Fraser's photinia variety of 20th century. After 20 years from its introduction it received the Award of Garden Merit (AGM) by the English Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) f ...
V
2 - 4m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Carré Rouge is a French selection of Fraser's photinia from Red Robin variety. It originated in Nantes and produces smaller leaves of intensely red colour when young, maturing to deep green, yet keeping the top leaves crimson or wine red. New leaves with red colour emerge at least twice a year: in e ...
IV
1,5 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
LOUISE is a Scottish selection of Fraser’s photinia. It was found as a naturally occurring mutation of one branch on Red Robin photinia by Louise McWhinnie from McLaren’s Nurseries in 2008. Since there’s already one variegated photinia called PINK MARBLE® let’s describe ...
V - VI
2 - 4m
1,5 - 2,5m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Ani is a Hungarian cherry laurel bred by Dr. Jozsa Miklos in order to achieve hardy and compact varieties suitable for cold winters of Central And Eastern Europe as well as resistant to summer heat and drought. Ani looks a bit like Etna variety because its new leaves also emerge bronze red in spring ...
IV
1 - 2m
1,5 - 1,8m
full sun to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Novita is a new sensation among cherry laurels. Eventually there is a hardy variety which has benefits of the formerly more tender ones: it grows fast and big, has large leaves of a nice colour, and is surprisingly hardy for a large-leaved cherry laurel. It is a selection of Rotundifolia variety hen ...
V - V
2 - 5m
1 - 3m
full sun to shade
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Rotundifolia is one of the most popular cherry laurels in Great Britain, Belenux, and southern Europe. It has mid green to dark green, widely ovate leaves as opposed to most cherry laurels whose leaves are more narrow and elongated and usually very dark. It makes a neat, compact habit because new sh ...
IV - V
2 - 4m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Etna® is the queen of laurels. Its bright emerald green leaves are glossy and healthy, slightly curved at the ends and edges which gives the whole shrub added plasticity. New leaves emerge coloured in rich bronze. Etna’s foliage is much more tolerant of winter sun scald than most laurels. ...
IV - V
1,5 - 2,5m
1,5 - 2,5m
full sun to shade
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
BONAPARTE® is a German cherry laurel variety from Baumschule Straver in Emmerich, west Germany on German-Dutch border. EU plant patent No. 60081 was granted in 2022. It bears beautiful coppery orange-red new leaves when they emerge in spring before they mature to deep green. They are evergreen, ...
IV
1,5 - 3m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
GENOLIA® is an excellent addition to the family of hedging cherry laurels. It comes from Switzerland, and was bred by Pepiniéres de Genolier in 2002. It forms a handsome, columnar, evergreen shrub which requires no pruning to look recent great. Leathery leaves are mid to dark green, narrowly o ...
IV - V
2 - 3m
0,5 - 1m
full sun to shade
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
ELLY® is a German introduction of slender growing cherry laurel from Adrian Straver. It forms a dense, columnar, evergreen shrub which requires no pruning to look great. Leathery leaves are mid to dark green, narrowly ovate, and glossy. Its naturally upright habit makes it ideal for a hedge, ho ...
IV - V
2 - 4m
0,5 - 0,8m
full sun to shade
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
We are specialists in evergreen plants and offer the widest possible range of hardy, quality plants.
Portugal laurel is a great evergreen plant that is surprisingly hardier that some large-leaved cherry laurels. Origin: S.W.Europe.
This shrub has ovate to elliptic, pointed, mid-sized leaves that ...
V - VI
2 - 5m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
We are specialists in evergreen plants and offer the widest possible range of hardy, quality plants.
Angustifolia is a very elegant variety of Portugal laurel. Irrespective of its origin it belongs to the hardiest evergreen plants for our climate and performs better than some large-leaved cherry la ...
V - VI
2 - 6m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Brenelia is an elegant novelty variety of Portugal laurel from early 21st century. In appearance and use it is similar to Angustifolia variety but has larger leaves with undulated margins. The stalks and new stems are rich burgundy red not only in winter but most of the growing season. It grows mode ...
V - VI
3 - 6m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
You can easily fall in love with this Portugal laurel if you like evergreen plants. It will enchant you with its lush, glossy leaves. They are large, thick, somewhat undulated, and emerge coppery orange, turn soft green, and mature to dark green in summer. They resemble foliage of viburnum odoratiss ...
V - VI
2 - 3m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Orange Charmer firethorn produces mid-sized, bright orange, glossy berries maturing to the richest colour from mid to late September. Leaves are narrowly ovate, deep green and glossy, mostly evergreen. Branches have thorns. Berries are not edible but not poisonous and are scab resistant.
You can g ...
2 - 3m
1 - 3m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Scarlet firethorn Soleil d´Or has profusion of vivid yellow fruits which beautifully contrast with deep green foliage. To maintain a compact shape we recommend to trim it a few times a year, but only after flowering. It likes clay, alkaline soil, and is drought tolerant. ...
1 - 3m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
NUGGET BY BLOOMBUX® is a beautiful rhododendron cross of r.hirsutum and r.micranthum. It is a compact, evergreen shrub with profusion of small but lovely flowers from late May until mid June. They open from salmon pink buds into pale pink, funnel-shaped flowers that look like miniature weigela ...
V - VI
0,5 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
I always feel a proud when describing a plant that comes from our Czech breeding. Prague viburnum is one of them and the name tells where exactly this hybrid originated in 1955. It is a cross between viburnum rhytidophyllum and viburnum utile.
Prague viburnum is an evergreen shrub with lustrous, g ...
V - VI
1,5 - 3m
1 - 3m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Want a fast grower to fill up an unattractive or empty space in the garden? Go for this one, leatherleaf viburnum will do the job fairly quickly. It has very showy leathery leaves with deep structure of veins. We suggest to control the size and shape by pruning/trimming in late spring to reach a des ...
V - VI
2 - 3m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Hybrid leatherleaf viburnum rose spontaneously from seedlings of viburnum lantana which was pollinated by viburnum rhytidophyllum grown nearby. Only a few varieties have been named and Holland is perhaps the most common. It was introduced in 1925 and has slightly thinner and larger leaves with less ...
V - VI
2 - 3m
3 - 4m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
