Milan Havlis - specialist garden centre

Genie is a sensational new magnolia from New Zealand. After 15 years of breeding there is eventually a plant that holds its deep red-purple colour well and offers prolonged flowering period. The hybridizing process was truly awesome, if you are interested in how this jewel came ...


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Magnolia 'HEAVEN SCENT'
(magnolia)

If you are on a hunt for a fragrant magnolia with profusion of flowers Heaven Scent must be heaven sent - for you. This magnolia is a cross between magnolia liliiflora and magnolia veitchii and bears medium pink, goblet-sha ...


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Magnolia 'VULCAN'
(magnolia)

Vulcan is an awesome magnolia hybrid raised in New Zealand by Felix Jury in 1990. Yet before it got its attention by gardening public it was used for further hybridizing and became a parent for excellent varieties such as < ...


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Magnolia x loebneri 'LÉONARD MESSEL'
(star magnolia)

Loebner magnolia belongs to the same group as star magnolias. It was bred in England as a cross between m.kobus and m.stellata Rosea. It offers later flowering which helps it escape late frosts in early spring. The star-shaped flowers are white inside and pink outside. As it blo ...


	1.5 - 3.5m	1 - 2m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Magnolia x loebneri 'MERRILL'
(Loebner magnolia)

Merrill is a Lobner magnolia variety with white flowers. They are star-shaped, with a cup-shaped calyx. It has an advantage of 1-2 weeks later flowering as opposed to star magnolias (m.stellata) which can be damaged during early flowering by late night frost. Flowers appear on b ...


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Magnolia tripetala
(umbrella magnolia)

Umbrella magnolia is a unique plant of its species. It is quite unusual though easy to grow. Its main feature are exotic-looking, large leaves that can grow 30-45 cm long. Their colour is mid-green flashed with bronze from spring to early summer. They are soft and slightly hairy beneath, crow ...


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Magnolia virginiana 'GLAUCA'
(sweet bay)

Sweet bay is a unique magnolia species that was first described by Carl Linnaeus, founder of modern taxonomy, already in 1753. Magnolia virginiana, that was the Latin name it received, was the very first magnolia species ever listed under this name. Interestingly, ...


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Magnolia 'SPECTRUM'
(magnolia)

Spectrum is a magnolia hybrid from 1963. It was bred by W.Kosar from the US National Arboretum as a cross between magnolia liliiflora Nigra and m ...


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Magnolia 'Jurmag1' BLACK TULIP®
(magnolia)

Another jewel among magnolias came from New Zealand, again, and was raised by Mark Jury. Its name is Black Tulip® and has been sought after thanks to its very deep purple colour of flowers. They are rich purple in colour, not too large – only about 10-15 cm across, go ...


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Salvia nemorosa 'CARADONNA'
(wood sage)

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, be ...


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Salvia nemorosa 'CARAMIA'
(woodland sage)

Perennial sage lovers surely know one of the most popular and sought-after variety with deep purple violet stems called Caradonna. In 2018 its improvement was introduced called Caramia. It boasts the same colours, twice or ...


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Salvia nemorosa 'OSTFRIESLAND'
(wood sage)

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, rememberin ...


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Salvia nemorosa SENSATION® DEEP ROSE
(wood sage)

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


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Salvia nemorosa 'Alklf' BLUE BOUQUETTA®
(woodland sage)

BLUE BOUQUETTA® is a fantastic dwarf woodland sage found as a mutation of a salvia bestseller Ostfriesland by Theo Alkemade in their nursery in Dutch town Lisse in 2013. It forms small and neat mounds of only some 20 c ...


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Salvia Color Spires® 'AZURE SNOW'
(meadow clary)

Imagine deep blue sky just before a summer storm covered with white snowflakes. This is exactly how Azure Snow meadow clary hybrid looks. It belongs to the COLOR SPIRES® series bred by Hans. A. Hansen from Walters Gard ...


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Salvia FASHIONISTA™ 'MIDNIGHT MODEL'
(meadow clary)

Midnight Model meadow clary is definitely the deepest coloured salvia we have seen so far. It belongs to the FASHIONISTA™ series bred by Hans. A. Hansen from Walters Gardens in Michigan, USA. From late May it produces ...


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Salvia FASHIONISTA™ 'PRETTY IN PINK'
(meadow clary)

This meadow clary hybrid is truly Pretty in Pink just like its name suggests. It belongs to the FASHIONISTA™ series bred by Hans. A. Hansen from Walters Gardens in Michigan, USA. From late May it produces 50-60 cm tal ...


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Nepeta 'PURRSIAN BLUE'
(catmint)

Purrsian Blue is a compact variety of catmint bred by Kevin Hurd from Walters Gardens, USA, in 2009. It naturally makes dense, cushion-like clumps with 30-40 cm tall, deep purple blue stems holding rich violet blue flowers ...


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Nepeta 'Bokratune' NEPTUNE®
(Cuban catmint)

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 ...


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Abelia 'EDWARD GOUCHER'
(Edward Goucher pink abelia)

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 schum ...


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Abelia x grandiflora 'Conti' CONFETTI®
(glossy abelia)

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 pa ...


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Abelia x grandiflora 'KALEIDOSCOPE'®
(glossy abelia)

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 Li ...


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Abelia x grandiflora
(glossy abelia)

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 whi ...


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Syringa microphylla 'SUPERBA'
(littleleaf lilac)

Superba is probably the only variety of littleleaf lilac used in commerce today. It boasts profuse erect racemes composed of small, tubular, soft pink, and sweetly fragrant flowers in May. They unfold into 4 tips but you ca ...


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Syringa vulgaris 'ANDENKEN AN LUDWIG SPÄTH'
(common lilac)

Andenken an Ludwig Späth (syn. Souvenir de Luis Spaeth) is a sought-after lilac variety mainly for its deep purple violet. The inflorescence is longer and narrower than on other commonly known varieties, made up of short, t ...


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Syringa vulgaris 'MADAME LEMOINE'
(common lilac)

Madame Lemoine is a true lady among lilacs, therefore we should not state her age. So let’s just admit that she is a long-time star on the lilac sky. Irrespective of the amount of newly bred varieties she is still the queen among snow white flowering lilacs. The flowers ar ...


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Syringa vulgaris 'MICHEL BUCHNER'
(common lilac)

Michel Buchner and with Charles Joly are probably the most common lilac varieties in the Czech Republic. The flower colour of Michel Buchner is a bit difficult to de ...


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Syringa 'MISS CANADA'
(Canadian lilac)

Miss Canada is a big seller among Canadian lilacs. It bears brilliant pink flowers opening from red buds. Individual flowers are tubular and sweetly scented. Thanks to very compact growth it is ideal for grafting on half-standards as a small tree for small gardens. The differenc ...


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Syringa patula 'MISS KIM'
(lilac)

This variety was first introduced in the UK in 1954. The seeds came from Korea hence its name: Miss Kim, Kim being the most common name in Korea. The scented flowers are pure lavender-lilac colour, opening from darker purplish buds. They are formed in upright panicles that are not as ...


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Liquidambar styraciflua
(sweetgum)

This is the species of sweetgum. Its maple-like, star-shaped leaves are medium-deeply or deeply cut and have fresh green colour. As it is reproduced mainly by seeds the plants often vary even if grown from seeds of the same parent. This results in plants having slightly different characterist ...


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Liquidambar styraciflua 'GUM BALL'
(sweetgum)

If you like sweetgum and you are afraid of its size in maturity try this one. Gum Ball is a great variety with dwarf growth and reduced size. After 10 years it can grow to some 2.5m with a total of 3m in maturity. Its crown is quite regular even without pruning. The leaves are iden ...


	2 - 3m			5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Angelica gigas
(giant angelica)

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 palmat ...


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Liatris spicata 'KOBOLD'
(blazing star)

Blazing star is a popular perennial in European gardens. It makes spikes of button-like flowerheads which open from the top of the inflorescence downwards and last for a long time. Kobold is a variety with the deepest purple flowers and shorter stems – upto 50 cm. Linear l ...


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Aucuba japonica 'ANGELON'
(spotted laurel)

Angelon is a striking variety of Japanese spotted laurel. It produces very large (up to 20x10 cm), evergreen leaves which are dark green and up to 70% of their surface is covered with rich yellow spots of uneven size and sh ...


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Azalea 'DAVIESII'
(deciduous azalea)

Daviesii is a historical azalea variety bred by I. Davies in the U.K. and introduced around 1840. It bears rich trusses of almost white to very pale yellow flowers with a yellow blotch on the upper petal. Buds are orange. I ...


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Azalea 'FIREBALL'
(deciduous azalea)

Fireball is one of the most sought-after deciduous azaleas. It has mid-sized, fiery orange-red flowers that have a pleasant sweet scent. Deciduous leaves emerge bronze-red, mature to mid green, and turn burgundy red in autu ...


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Azalea 'GLOWING EMBERS'
(deciduous azalea)

Glowing Embers is my top favourite. It is true to its name: as if you were watching the very centre of fire, the petals are vivid orange with golden flashes. Very fragrant. Mid green leaves have bronze highlight from spring already. Deciduous azaleas are ericaceous plants, loving in ...


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Azalea 'GOLDEN EAGLE'
(deciduous azalea)

Golden Eagle blooms from mid May till early June with vivid, deep orange flowers with a golden throat. Very striking. It has dense foliage turning bronzy red in autumn. Deciduous azaleas are ericaceous plants, loving insulate position with constantly moist soil. During temporary sum ...


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Azalea 'LEMON DROP'
(deciduous azalea)

Lemon Drop is a coctail as well as this unique and beautiful azalea. It has medium-sized, pleasantly fragrant, light lemon yellow flowers with a light yellow blotch on the upper petal. Flower buds are the same light yellow ...


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Azalea japonica 'AMOENA'
(Japanese azalea)

Amoena is a Japanese azalea with small to mid-sized, bright, deep fuchsia pink flowers, hose in hose, that totall cover the plant when in full bloom. They come out in mid May and continue until early June. Thanks to their bright colour it will light up the daker corners of your ...


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Azalea japonica 'F.C.F.'
(Japanese azalea)

F.C.F. is, so far, a non-registered variety of Japanese azalea from Italy. This small shrub produces abundance of semi-double flowers already in mid May. They are rich pink and completely cover the plant. The evergreen leav ...


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Azalea japonica 'GIRARD'S FUCHSIA'
(Japanese azalea)

Girard’s Fuchsia is an eye-catching Japanese azalea with vivid magenta-pink flowers. They appear quite large – 4-4,5 cm on the background of small leaves. The evergreen foliage is mid green, turning deep burgundy red in autumn and winter, changing back to green with ...


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Azalea japonica 'LYSANDER'
(Japanese azalea)

Kurume azaleas are supposed to be a species of its own. Still, most of them were hybridized with other species or varieties so now they are all classified as Japanese azaleas, at least in commerce. Lysander is one of those ...


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Azalea japonica 'SILVER QUEEN'
(Japanese azalea)

After a success of variegated azalea cultivars Silver Sword and Hot Shot Variegated, there is a new one called Silver Qu ...


	0.6 - 0.8m	0.6 - 0.8m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea japonica 'Minsam7' FLASH DANCE® SALMON
(Japanese azalea)

FLASH DANCE® is a modern series of evergreen azaleas from French nursery Minier from 2017. FLASH DANCE® SALMON produces large, single flowers that are soft salmon pink, an ...


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Azalea japonica 'Minsam9' FLASH DANCE® PINK
(Japanese azalea)

FLASH DANCE® is a modern series of evergreen azaleas from French nursery Minier from 2017. FLASH DANCE® PINK produces semi-double flowers with two rows of larger petals, ...


	0.8 - 1m	0.8 - 1.3m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea 'SOIR DE PARIS'
(swamp azalea)

Swamp azaleas are a unique species of deciduous azalea of North American origin. These azaleas offer later flowering and extremely fragrant flowers. Soir de Paris is a hybrid between a deciduous azalea ‘Koster’s ...


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Rhododendron viscosum 'FRAMINGHAM'
(swamp azalea)

Swamp azaleas are a unique species of deciduous azalea of North American origin. These azaleas offer later flowering and extremely fragrant flowers. Framigham is swamp azalea producing medium-sized, soft salmon pink flowers ...


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Baptisia PRAIRIEBLUES™ 'SOLAR FLARE'
(false indigo)

Solar Flare is a hybrid false indigo variety, a cross between b. tinctoria and b. alba. Its rich yellow pea-like flowers open from blue buds and form about 45-52 cm long, erect racemes, and bloom for 2-3 weeks atop 130-140 ...


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Baptisia x variicolor PRAIRIEBLUES™ 'TWILITE'
(false indigo)

Twilite is a unique bi-coloured false indigo hybrid variety, a cross between b. australis and b. sphareocarpa. Its pea-like flowers are composed in about 40-50 cm long, erect racemes, and combine smokey blue and pale yellow ...


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Baptisia australis
(false indigo)

Baptisia australis is one of the most important false indigo species used for further hybridizing. It produces rich blue or violet blue pea-like flowers which form 45-50 cm long, erect racemes, and bloom for 2-3 weeks atop 80-100 cm tall stems usually in late June ...


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Sambucus nigra 'Eva' BLACK LACE®
(European elder)

Black Lace is a variety of European elder that has lace-like, deep burgundy leaves that look like those of dissectum Japanese maples. Flowers are striking pink panicles that appear in May. Its vigorous growth helps this shrub soon make a dense cover of leaves that are vivid purp ...


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Sambucus nigra 'Jdeboer001' GOLDEN TOWER
(European elder)

GOLDEN TOWER is a slender growing variety of European elder, a sister variety of BLACK TOWER, but this time with golden foliage. Its deciduous leaves emerge bright l ...


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Caltha palustris
(marsh marigold)

Marsh marigold is our native perennial, naturally occurring from Central to North Europe as well as in North America and North Asia. It loves boggy and constantly moist locations in full sun. It is very variable and during a spring walk you can find several plants ...


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Photinia serratifolia 'Oploo5' PINK CRISPY
(Chinese photinia)

PINK CRISPY photinia is a drama at first glance. Exceedingly showy foliage reveals creamy white variegation on dark green, slightly undulated, gently serrated, and broadly oval to obovate, evergreen leaves. And the real ext ...


	1.5 - 1.8m	1 - 1.5m		6b (down to -21°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Photinia serratifolia 'REV100' CRUNCHY®
(Chinese photinia)

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 shru ...


	1.5 - 2m	1 - 1.3m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Photinia x fraseri 'RED ROBIN'
(Fraser's photinia)

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 A ...


	2 - 4m	1 - 2m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Photinia x fraseri PINK MARBLE® ('Cassini')
(Fraser photinia)

This photinia was given a nice name Cassini, but is marketed as PINK MARBLE®. That name tells the truth, though. PINK MARBLE® is an evergreen shrub producing dark green le ...


	1.5 - 3m	1 - 2m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Photinia x fraseri 'Mandarino' CARRÉ ROUGE
(Fraser's photinia)

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 youn ...


	1 - 2.5m	1 - 1.5m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Photinia x fraseri 'Cassini' PINK MARBLE®
(Fraser's photinia - tree form)

Tree form or PINK MARBLE® photinia has evergreen, ovate, and glossy leaves of dark green colour with white margins and silvery-white veins just like marble has, that gain pink shades in autumn and winter. However, the ...


	2 - 4m	1.5 - 2.5m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Prunus laurocerasus 'ANI'
(Cherry laurel)

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 ...


	1 - 2m	1.5 - 1.8m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Prunus laurocerasus ETNA® ('Anbri')
(cherry laurel)

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 ...


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Prunus laurocerasus 'Mariblon' GENOLIA®
(cherry laurel)

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 pru ...


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Prunus laurocerasus 'Renlo' 'RENAULT ACE®
(cherry laurel)

RENAULT ACE® is a French cherry laurel selection found in Pépinières Renault nursery in a small town Gorron (west France). Its rich green foliage resembles Otto Luyken variety – the leaves are evergreen, lea ...


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Prunus laurocerasus 'OTTO LUYKEN'
(Cherry laurel)

Otto Luyken is one of the best known as well the most reliable and the hardiest selection among cherry laurels. Its evergreen pointed leaves are glossy and dark green. In April and May appears a profusion of erect racemes c ...


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Pinus heldreichii 'COMPACT GEM'
(Bosnian pine)

Bosnian pine is one of the posh pines with a typical, almost perfect conical shape. Compact Gem is an excellent choice for even the smallest of gardens as it grows slowly and does not exceed 3m when fully mature. Needles are born in two’s, they are deep green, glossy a ...


	1 - 3m	0.5 - 1m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pinus nigra ssp. nigra
(Austrian pine)

Austrian (black) pine was first classified by Austrian botanist Johann Arnold in 1785. It is a hardy tree which escaped Austria in early 20th century, and can now be found all around Europe, down to Turkey, and in North Africa. Hard to say if Mother Nature needed a ...


	10 - 30m	6 - 8m		3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pinus densiflora 'ALICE VERKADE'
(Japanese red pine)

If you like Mediterranean umbrella pines but feel sorry that it is too tender for our climate try to have a look at this selection of dwarf Japanese red pine. It is called Alice Verkade and has bright green, soft needles. It is a slow growing plant making only about 7-10 cm per ...


	1 - 2m	0.5 - 1.5m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pinus mugo 'CARSTEN'S'
(dwarf mugo pine)

Carsten’s Wintergold is a selection of very popular Wintergold with stunning winter colour. The needles are deep green from mid spring until early autumn. Then they begin turning yellow and from end autumn until the last cold days of spring they are vivid yellow. This colour is u ...


	0.3 - 0.6m	0.3 - 0.6m		3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pinus mugo 'COLUMBO' (Columnaris)
(mountain pine)

Columbo is a mountain pine that has absolutely nothing to do with inspector Colombo. Its original name given in 1984 was Columnaris and it perfectly described its columnar habit. It grows slowly and dense, bears shor ...


	1 - 3m	0.5 - 1.3m		3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pinus mugo 'GNOM'
(dwarf mountain pine)

Would you like a gnom for your garden? Not the one from plaster, a living one – a dwarf pine called the same name = Gnom. This one is very beautiful, slow and dense growing with short to medium sized, dark green needl ...


	1 - 2.5m	1 - 2.5m		3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pinus mugo 'HUMPY'
(dwaf mountain pine)

Humpy is a very beautiful variety of dwarf mountain pine introduced in 1979. It grows extremely slowly into a cushion-like, mound-forming shrub that is some 50 cm tall and a little over one meter wide in 15 years. Its everg ...


	0.5 - 0.8m	0.5 - 1.5m		3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pinus mugo 'MOPS'
(dwarf mountain pine)

Mops is an elegant and very slow growing variety of dwarf mountain pine. It was bred in 1951 and has been in demand ever since. It has short, deep green needles in whorls of two. Natural habit is mound-forming, cushion-like ...


	0.4 - 1.5m	0.5 - 1.8m		2 (down to -45°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pinus mugo 'VARELLA'
(dwaf mountain pine)

Varella is a dwarf pine variety from 1999. From the first look it resembles another dwarf pine variety: Hesse. Still, Varella is smaller and more globular in habit ...


	0.3 - 0.8m	0.3 - 0.8m		3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pinus mugo ssp. MUGHUS
(dwarf mountain pine)

Mughus is a subspecies of dwarf mountain pine with even more compact and slower growth. It has very dense habit and dark green, short needles. It looks great in a large rockery as well as in a Japanese-style garden where it creates a perfect cushion image. Pines need slightly ...


	0.6 - 1m	0.6 - 1.8m		2 (down to -45°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pinus sylvestris
(Scots pine)

Scots pine is a European native pine species, and is native in our country, too. Its makes the most beautiful and at the same time the most bizarre specimens in the wild. It bears 5-7 cm long, mid green needles with a slight bluish overlay. They are borne in pairs and remain on the tree for 3 ...


	2 - 15m	2 - 6m		3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pinus cembra
(Swiss stone pine)

Swiss stone pine is a beautiful one with dark green needles with a silvery stripe. So its overall appearance may seem a little turquoise. It grows slowly, forming a dense conifer with rather irregular growth when young and more or less pyramidal with age. Owing to its slow growth rate, si ...


	6 - 12m	3 - 5m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pinus parviflora 'NEGISHI'
(Japanese white pine)

You needn’t be a specialist to fall in love with this Japanese white pine at the first sight; this is probably one of the top ones mostly sought after by bonsai-makers, though. Needles of Negishi are 5-6 cm long, dark green with silvery grey film which gives it a unique, a ...


	0.5 - 2m	0.5 - 2m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pinus aristata
(Bristolcone pine)

Bristolcone pine is one of the most fantastic and luxury looking conifers ever. This species comes from North America and it is said to belong among the oldest and long-lived trees of our planet. They can grow for thousands of years - a tree in Colorado was dated a ...


	2 - 6m	2 - 4m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pinus strobus 'BLUE SHAG'
(white pine)

I wonder who gave name to this dwarf white pine Blue Shag … I know that “shag” has several meanings, but still. Anyway, this pine is an excellent, fluffy looking variety of Weymouth pine with long, soft ne ...


	1 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m		3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Vaccinium corymbosum + ODRŮDY
(highbush blueberry)

Highbush blueberry is native to North America. It is a deciduous shrub 1-2m tall and wide producing edible, sweet berries in summer. Individual varieties differ in habit, fruit size and also slightly the taste. New, modern varieties are bred to eliminate cracking a ...


-	1 - 2m	1 - 2m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hedera hibernica
(Irish ivy)

Irish ivy has large, upto 15cm long and wide 3- and 5-lobed leaves of deep green colour. It is suitable as a climbing plant for walls and fences as well as a superb groundcover. It prefers alkaline, moist, semi-fertile soil that is well drained. It is hardy to min. -29°C (USDA zone 5), howeve ...


	3 - 5m			5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hedera colchica 'SULPHUR HEART'
(Persian ivy)

Sulphur Heart is another attractive large-leaved variety of Persian ivy with varigated foliage. The evergreen leaves are almost a size of an adult man's palm, heart shaped, leathery, slightly glossy, dark green at margins a ...


	3 - 5m			5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hedera helix 'GREEN RIPPLE'
(English ivy)

Green Ripple is an attractive variety of self-clinging English ivy. It has mid-sized, deep green leaves with 3 or 5 lobes and rippled margins. Another conspicuous feature are creamy veins inside the leaves. Branches produce ...


	3 - 5m			5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hedera helix 'ARBORESCENS'
(English ivy - shrubby)

“Arborescens” is a shrubby ivy that represents an adult stage of common ivy hedera helix. It means that it stopped climbing and started flowering. The leaves are glossy, bright green when young and turning to dark green as they mature. They are diamond-shaped ...


-	0.5 - 1.5m	0.5 - 1.5m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Betula ROYAL FROST
(birch)

ROYAL FROST is a trade name of a very attractive birch variety. It is a hybrid between betula populifolia „Whitespire“ and betula „Crimson Frost“. Deciduous leaves are diamond-shaped, s ...


	8 - 12m	3 - 5m		3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Betula utilis 'DOORENBOS'
(Himalayan birch)

Birches are typical trees of Eastern Europe and Asia, as well as some northern regions. Himalayan birch grows slower and not as tall as white birch so you can try one in your garden, too. Doorenboos is naturally a multi-stemmed shrubby tree with thick trunks. They are highly ...


	7 - 10m	4 - 6m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Euonymus japonicus 'Benkomasaki' GREEN ROCKET
(Japanese spindle)

GREEN ROCKET is a Japanese spindle selection introduced to market around 2000. It exhibits a strictly upright habit with neatly erect branches, densely covered with 3 cm long, oval, deep green, highly glossy, evergreen leav ...


	1 - 2m	0.5 - 0.8m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Euonymus alatus
(winged euonymus)

This winged euonymus belongs to deciduous shrubs and is truly an eye-catcher in every garden. Its leaves are compound like on ash. Young leaves are bright, grass green, and as the first colder days of October come, they change the colour to highly ornamental scarlet red. Even when they fall off, the ...


	1 - 2m	1 - 2.5m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Euonymus alatus 'COMPACTUS'
(winged euonymus)

This deciduous shrub is a compact form of winged euonymus. Same as the species it is undoubtedly an eye-catcher in every garden. The branches do not have that distinct corky wings but are much denser creating a very bushy, attractive habit. Its leaves are compound like on ash. Young leaves are brigh ...


	1 - 1.5m	1.3 - 1.5m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Fagus sylvatica 'MERCEDES'
(narrow-leaved beech)

An amazing variety of common beech is this narrow-leaved variety called Mercedes. Its leaves are deciduous, deep green, glossy, about 10cm long and max. 1cm wide, and turn yellow in autumn. They look identical to another beech variety Aspleniifolia but Mercedes forms a dense, lo ...


	1 - 2m	1 - 2m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

BYLINKY
(herbs)

Culinary herbs have been an important item of almost every garden. Depending on who likes what you can find marjoram, rosemary, thyme or at least parsley in most European gardens. These plants usually come from warmer zones and therefore like plenty of sun and well-drained soil. We offer individ ...


	0.2 - 0.6m	0.2 - 0.6m			for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cedrus atlantica f. FASTIGIATA
(Atlas cedar)

If you like cedars or perhaps if you are a collector or just an enthusiast don’t miss this one. It is a beautiful example of a form that is rarely seen in private gardens or arboretums. Fastigiata is an attractive form of Atlas cedar with strictly narrow, columnar habit ...


	4 - 8m	1 - 2m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex 'NELLIE R.STEVENS'
(holly - TREE FORM)

Nellie R. Stevens holly is one of the most cultivate hardy hollies worldwide simply because it is beautiful and versatile. It is a cross between English holly (ilex aquifolium) and Chinese holly (ilex cornuta). It grows rel ...


	2 - 5m	1.5 - 2.5m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex x altaclerensis 'LAWSONIANA'
(Highclere holly)

Lawsoniana is my favourite. It is a female, variegated version of male plant Hendersonii which is just green. The leaves of Lawsoniana are deep green at the margins, grading through light green towards bright yellow centres. They are curled which gives the plant an extraordinary appear ...


	1.5 - 4m	1 - 2.5m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex x altaclerensis 'CAMELLIIFOLIA'
(Highclere holly)

Camelliifolia is a beautiful and robust plant that is not very new worldwide but has not yet been in wide cultivation in Europe. Which is a pity. It is an elegant and densely leaved, evergreen holly with entire, mostly spineless, elliptic, camellia-like leaves with a hard tip. T ...


	1.5 - 4m	1 - 2m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex x koehneana 'CHESTNUT LEAF'
(Koehne holly)

Chestnut Leaf is probably the most common variety when you happen to come across a Koehne holly in Europe early 21st century. I am giving this date deliberately in case you are reading this article in 2050 or later, laughing how come that we used to be so deprived having just one Koehne holly then. ...


	2 - 6m	1.5 - 3m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex IMPALA®
(Japanese holly)

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. ...


	1.5 - 2.5m	0.5 - 1m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex aquifolium 'ARGENTEA MARGINATA'
(holly)

Argentea Marginata is an attractive varigated holly which looks great in every garden. It enhances every evergreen composition, and lightens up shady corners. The shape and size of the leaves are the same as on the common holly, and they have creamy margins along the sharp, toot ...


	1.5 - 4m	1 - 2m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex aquifolium 'HARPUNE'
(common holly)

Harpune is another novelty among English hollies. It is a mutation of another variety called Alaska. The main difference is in the leaves which are not spiny along the margins, but only have a medium sharp tip. They are narrowly elliptic, mid to dark green and very glossy. Harpu ...


	1 - 2m	1 - 2m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. VAN TOL'
(holly)

J.C.van Tol variety, more than any other holly, is known for making almost spineless leaves when the plant reaches a height of abt. 1m. They are glossy, deep green to olive green on the undersides. It is a female veriety bearing showy, bright red berries that appear abundant ...


	1.5 - 3m			6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex aquifolium 'PYRAMIDALIS'
(holly)

Pyramidalis is a lush variety of English holly cultivated especially in upper Germany and Benelux where winters are mild and where cities and parks are more profusely decorated with evergreen trees and shrubs. It is valued ...


	3 - 6m	2 - 3m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex aquifolium 'RUBRICAULIS AUREA'
(varigated holly)

Rubricaulis Aurea is supposed to be the hardiest holly from the aquifolium group with varigated foliage. The leaves are deep green in the centre with rich yellow, spiny margins which turn pink in cold months. It is a female variety which bears red fruits in the autumn. To do ...


	1 - 2m			5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex aquifolium 'WATERERIANA'
(English holly - male)

Watereriana or Waterer’s Gold is a beautiful variety of male English holly. It is a slow growing gem with variegated foliage. Its evergreen leaves are dark green in the centre ...


	2 - 3m	1.5 - 2m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex cornuta 'ANICET DELCAMBRE'
(Chinese holly)

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. The ...


	2 - 3m	1.5 - 2.5m		6b (down to -21°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex crenata 'ELLIPTA ELEGANS'
(Japanese holly)

Ellipta Elegans is a Japanese holly variety from Ingo Stührenberg’s Nursery in German nursery town Wiesmoor and boasts elegant foliage and attractive habit. Its evergreen leaves are small, narrowly elliptic, partly gl ...


	1 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex crenata 'GOLDEN GEM'
(Japanese holly)

Golden Gem variety is a low, dense shrub with bright golden-yellow top leaves, leaving the bottom ones dark green. This bicolour effect is very elegant. Leaves are small and glossy, gently serrated at margins. Fruits, if any, are small, glossy black berries in autumn. Pruning is possi ...


	0.3 - 0.6m	0.5 - 1m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex crenata 'FarrowSK6' PATTI O®
(Japanese holly)

PATTI O® is a Japanese holly variety bred by Michael Farrow from Spring Meadow Nursery in 1999. It is a cross between two Japanese hollies – Sky Pencil and an unnamed variety. The result boasts incredibly elegant ...


	1 - 1.5m	0.5 - 0.6m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex crenata 'Icoprins11' DARK GREEN
(Japanese holly)

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 profus ...


	1 - 3m	1 - 2.5m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Choisya 'AZTEC PEARL'
(Mexican orange)

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, ...


-	1 - 2.5m	1 - 1.5m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Choisya 'Londaz' WHITE DAZZLER
(Mexican orange)

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 ...


-	1 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'FILIFERA AUREA'
(golden thread-leaf sawara cypress)

This false cypress is belongs to the Filifera group, which means it has thread-like branches. In fact, some call these branches leaves. Practically the leaves are scales that cover the whip-like branches. Filifera Aurea is probably the most sought-after variety with golden yello ...


	1 - 3m	1 - 3m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'WISSEL'S SAGUARO'
(Lawson cypress)

Do you know saguaro cactus? The typical succulent that gets most photographed when one wants to show a parched dessert with just one living plant. This cactus influenced the name of this Lawson cypress. It is a sport/selection of


	1.5 - 2.5m	0.5 - 0.8m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'PENDULA'
(Nootka cypress)

Weeping forms of nootka cypress are darlings among conifers. Their unique structure makes the tree look like a conifer with veils. Pendula is a variety where the main branches are horizontal and deflected, lateral branches ...


	6 - 10m	3 - 5m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Rosa 'MACgoofy' PAPAGENO®
(hybrid tea shrub rose (McGredy))

PAPAGENO® is the first of the ‘parrot tandem’ rose bred by Northern Ireland rose breeder Samuel Darragh McGredy IV after he moved to New Zealand. There the milder climate helped his challenging work and he ...


-	0.8 - 1m	0.8 - 1m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Helleborus niger 'VERBOOM BEAUTY'
(hellebore)

Verboom Beauty is a small jewel among winter blooming hellebores. It was bred by Kwekerij Verboom B.V. from the Netherlands and boasts incredible number of flower buds even on young plants – a one-liter pot can hold a ...


-	0.1 - 0.1m	0.3 - 0.5m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Aronia melanocarpa
(black chokeberry)

Recently, less known fruit trees and shrubs are becoming more and more popular mainly thanks to their original taste as well as positive impact on our health. Black chokeberry is one of them. It is in the same rosaceae family as the service tree and its fruit is similar, too. The lustrous fruits are ...


-	1.5 - 2m			3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cytisus 'LENA'
(broom)

Lena is a very attractive variety of broom that bears small, pea-like flowers that are soft red outside and vivid golden-yellow inside. This combination looks striking and at the same time pleasant thanks to warm colour tones. Blooming time is early May to early June. Leaves are ...


-	0.5 - 1.5m	0.5 - 1.5m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cytisus 'PALETTE'
(broom)

Palette is a multicoloured broom with small, pea-like flowers. They combine various shades of purple-pink and red, golden and orange. Blooming begins around mid May and continues for 3-4 weeks after which small, 3-lobed, na ...


-	0.5 - 1.3m	0.5 - 1.5m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cytisus x praecox 'ALLGOLD'
(broom)

Allgold is a hybrid variety made from crossing c.multiflorus x c.purgans. It has deep yellow pea-like flowers on deep green branches. Blooming time about a month, from the first half of May. Leaves are small, up to 2 cm long, and mature plants are nearly leafless. It forms a ...


-	0.5 - 1.3m	0.5 - 1.3m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hemerocallis 'STELLA de ORO'
(daylily)

Stella de Oro is the top brand among daylilies. It blooms most abundantly and longest of all varieties. Its flowers are bright yellow, 7-8 cm across, broadly funnel-shaped, open wide, and appear in profusion in early summer ...


-	0.3 - 0.4m	0.3 - 0.5m		2 (down to -45°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Helianthemum 'LAWRENCON'S PINK'
(rock rose)

Rock roses are popular ground-covering perennials available in many attractive colours. Lawrencon's Pink is a cute variety with soft pink flowers decorated with a small orange eye in the centre and numerous short yellow sta ...


-	0.1 - 0.2m	0.5 - 0.8m			for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Verbascum 'DARK EYES'
(mullein)

Dark Eyes is a hybrid mullein bred by Harini Korlipara from Terranova Nurseris in Oregon, USA, and patent No. PP16986 was granted in 2006. It is a perennial variety producing vanilla yellow flowers with dark maroon red cent ...


-	0.2 - 0.3m	0.3 - 0.4m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'HAMELN'
(Chinese fountain grass)

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 w ...


-	0.5 - 0.6m	0.6 - 0.8m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'RED HEAD'
(Chinese fountain grass)

Red Head is a fountain grass selection by Brent Horvath of Intrinsic Perennials from Illinois, USA. It produces attractive smoky purple red spike-like flowers 20-25 cm long. They appear atop up to 1.5m tall stem and exhibi ...


-	1 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cornus mas 'AUREA'
(Cornelian cherry)

Cornelian cherry is one of those plants that regain their well-deserved attention as old-fashioned fruiting plants. It originates in Europe and can be found on sunny slopes of Czech and Slovak countryside, too. It is a slow growing large shrub or small tree wit ...


-	2 - 4m	2 - 4m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Vitex agnus-castus
(chaste tree)

Chaste tree is a unique plant from the Mediterranean. Thanks to its healing power it is often used in medicine and homeopathy. We will however concentrate on its looks which are definitely worth an article. Its is an airy, low or mid-sized shrub with leaves that slightly resemble marijuana ...


-	0.5 - 1m			5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Vitex agnus-castus f.LATIFOLIA
(large-leaved chaste tree)

Latifolia is a large-leaved variety of chaste tree offering marijuana-like, slightly glossy, aromatic, 5-lobed leaves of deep green colour. Violet flowers are formed in rather fat, upright, terminal panicles and appear from the end of summer. It grows very fast and even if u ...


-	1 - 2m	1 - 2m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Quercus ilex
(holm oak)

Holm oak or holly oak (holm is an old word for holly) is native to the Mediterranean and is spread from southern parts of Italy, France, Spain and Portugal, to west Balkan and milder parts of North Africa. It used to form vast are ...


	8 - 15m	6 - 8m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Quercus rhysophylla 'MAYA'
(Mexican oak)

Mexican oak is not a widespread tree. It is not listed in many encyclopedias in America and is almost non existent in Europe as it is too tender to grow in most parts of the old continent. Still, there is a mention in 1979 of a special sport selected from this species. At that time Internet w ...


	2 - 5m	2 - 4m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Quercus dentata
(Daimyo oak)

Daimyo oak, or also called Japanese emperor oak produces possibly the largest foliage of all species. Its deciduous leaves are anything from 20-40 cm long and half as wide, medium green in summer and amber orange to pale brown in ...


	10 - 15m	6 - 8m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Corydalis HILLIER™ 'PORCELAIN BLUE'
(corydalis)

HILLIER™ Porcelain Blue is a hybrid corydalis producing unique, narrowly tubular flowers in clear sky blue flowers with a bit of cobalt blue hue. They are born in erect or partly arching racemes atop about 30 cm tall ...


-	0.2 - 0.3m	0.3 - 0.4m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ficus carica 'BROWN TURKEY'
(fig tree)

One of the hardiest figs for our climate (zone 6) is named Brown Turkey. As the name suggests the fruit is brownish-red or blackish-purple, relatively large and sweet. They do not require pollination. Immature fruit and branches contain sap which can be an eye and lip-irritant. ...


	1 - 2m	1 - 2m		6b (down to -21°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Gardenia jasminoides 'KLEIM'S HARDY'
(gardenia)

Gardenia is a well-known indoor plant with fantastic fragrance. However, in 1990´s a few breeders came with selections that were supposed to grow happily outdoors, too. Among those Kleim’s Hardy was one of the first truly successful attempts. Kleim’s Hardy is a s ...


-	0.3 - 0.8m	0.5 - 1m		7 (down to -18°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Gaura lindheimeri 'GEYSER PINK'
(wand flower)

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 ...


-	0.5 - 0.8m	0.3 - 0.5m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Gaura lindheimeri 'WHIRLING BUTTERFLIES'
(gaura)

Poetry comes alive when this gaura begins to bloom. Like a flock of tiny white butterflies chasing one another among thin stems when the sun is high and hot. The breeder must have seen the resemblance, too, which is why it was named Whirl ...


-	0.5 - 0.8m	0.3 - 0.6m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Gaura lindheimeri 'Gauchebra' CHERRY BRANDY
(gaura)

CHERRY BRANDY is a gaura variety bred Japanese breeder Michio Kataoka and patented as PP14581 in 2004. It is a seedling of g.lindheimeri cerisier and its flowers are very similar to


-	0.3 - 0.4m	0.4 - 0.6m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Gaura lindheimeri 'Gaudwwhi' GEYSER
(gaura)

GEYSER, or often also called GEYSER WHITE is a beautiful and compact, white flowering gaura from GEYSER series. It produces wide-open, pure ...


-	0.2 - 0.4m	0.3 - 0.5m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

carpinus betulus 'MONUMENTALIS'
(hornbeam)

Monumentalis is a unique version of hornbeam with strictly conical shape and very slow growth rate. Leaves are bright green and cover the whole of the plant. Even after they fall the tree remains very attractive with its regularly growing branches making a bonsai appearance. No pruning ...


	1 - 3m	1 - 1.5m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Carpinus betulus 'FASTIGIATA'
(hornbeam)

One of the original trees found in natural woodlands of Europe is hornbeam. Varieties of this deciduous tree are becoming more and more popular in gardens, too. Fastigiata, syn. “Pyramidalis” is an elegant, slow growing hornbeam with columnar habit and branches g ...


	8 - 12m	2 - 4m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pinus wallichiana
(Himalayan pine)

The Himalayan pine has extraordinary, upto 20 cm long needles (in bundles of 5), silvery blue colour, young needles are erect but as they mature they droop creating a pendulous effect. A magnificent specimen tree to draw passers-by’s attention. Will thrive in any semi-moist soil, always well-d ...


	15 - 20m			5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Scabiosa columbaria 'PINK MIST'
(small scabious)

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 extreme ...


-	0.2 - 0.3m	0.2 - 0.4m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Elaeagnus x ebbingei 'COMPACTA'
(evergreen silverthorn)

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 ...


-	2 - 3m	1 - 1.5m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Elaeagnus x ebbingei 'Abrela' MARYLINE®
(evergreen silverthorn)

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 leath ...


-	1.5 - 2m	1 - 2m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Elaeagnus x ebbingei 'COMPACTA'
(evergreen silverthorn - tree form)

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 over ...


-	2 - 5m	1 - 1.5m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Elaeagnus x ebbingei 'Viveleg' OLIVE MARTINI™
(evergreen silverthorn - tree form)

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 a ...


-	2 - 4m	1 - 2m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Gentiana scabra 'Gento' ROCKY DIAMOND BLUE HEART
(autumn gentian)

ROCKY DIAMOND BLUE HEART is the autumn gentian with late season flowering. It starts in August, producing large trumpet flowers of rich blue colour with white throat and black dots. Flowers appear continuously until the fi ...


-	0.1 - 0.1m	0.2 - 0.3m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea quercifolia HOVARIA® 'Quercifolia'
(oak-leaved hydrangea)

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 bri ...


-	1 - 1.8m	1.3 - 1.5m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata 'LIMELIGHT®'
(panicle hydrangea)

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 gr ...


-	1.5 - 2m			4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata 'VANILLE FRAISE'®
(panicle hydrangea)

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 f ...


-	1 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata 'WIM'S RED'
(panicle hydrangea)

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, an ...


-	1.5 - 1.8m	1 - 1.5m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata SUNDAE FRAISE® 'Rensun'
(hydrangea)

Sundae Fraise® is another new hhydrangea clone from Jean Renault from France. It was derived from the already successful variety Vanille Fraise®, but th ...


-	0.8 - 1m	1 - 1.3m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata ''Hylv02' WHITELIGHT®
(panicle hydrangea)

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 ...


-	0.4 - 0.6m	0.4 - 0.6m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata 'Bokrathirteen' MAGICAL™ SWEET SUMMER
(panicle hydrangea)

Magical™ Sweet Summer is a panicle hydrangea with large inflorescence composed of predominantly sterile flowers. They come out in mid July and are light greeneish white as they emerge, and mature to creamy white and l ...


-	1 - 1.5m	0.8 - 1.3m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata 'DVP Pinky' PINKY WINKY®
(peegee hydrangea)

This attractive hydrangea comes from Belgium and was bred by Johan van Huylenbroeck. It was patented only in 2004 and got a peculiar name: Pinky Winky. Allegedly, the breeder was inspired by the children’s programme Teletubbies. Pinky Winky® is a panicle type hydr ...


-	1 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m		3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata 'Jane' LITTLE LIME™
(panicle hydrangea)

You must remember how thrilled the hydrangea world was when Limelight® was introduced. Well, a few years later it seems it has a little sister. And ‘little’ is the most correct word since this new achievement is called < ...


-	0.5 - 1m	0.5 - 1.3m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea arborescens HOVARIA HAYES STARBURST
(sevenbark)

HOVARIA HAYES STARBURST is a unique sevenbark (smooth hydrangea), found by Hayes Jackson in Alabama, USA, as a natural mutation of an old and popular Annabelle sevenbark. Hovaria brand is now bringing this specialty to Euro ...


-	0.6 - 1.3m	0.5 - 1m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea arborescens 'Ncha1' PINK ANNABELLE®
(sevenbark)

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 bu ...


-	0.5 - 1.5m	0.5 - 1.5m		3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea arborescens 'Ncha3' RUBY ANNABELLE®
(sevenbark)

RUBY ANNABELLE® is a smooth hydrangea with deep purple pink flowers. They are both sterile and fertile, composed in rounded corymbs about 12 cm across, from late May until early July. If pruned immediately after flowering they can rebloom in late summer ...


-	0.5 - 0.6m	0.5 - 0.8m		3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea arborescens 'Ncha4' SWEET ANNABELLE®
(sevenbark)

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 ...


-	1 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m		3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea macrophylla 'KING GEORGE'
(mop-head hydrangea)

King George is an old-fashioned and reliable mop-head hydrangea variety bred by British botanist Henry James Jones in 1925. It produces large, globular inflorescences composed of small, individual flowers which emerge light ...


-	1 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea macrophylla Forever&Ever 'BLUE HEAVEN'®
(mop-head hydrangea)

Blue Heaven® comes from the Netherlands and has the typical mop-head flowers that are heavenly blue if grown in acidic soil with pH 5.2-5.5. If you are unsure about your soil acidity buy a simple testing kit and if needed add some aluminium sulphate to reduce the pH which will inc ...


-	0.3 - 0.8m	0.3 - 0.8m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea macrophylla Forever&Ever® 'PURPLE'
(mop-head hydrangea)

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 g ...


-	0.3 - 0.6m	0.4 - 0.6m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea macrophylla Forever&Ever® 'PINK'
(mop-head hydrangea)

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 ...


-	0.3 - 0.6m	0.3 - 0.6m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea macrophylla Forever&Ever® 'RED'
(mop-head hydrangea)

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 ...


-	0.3 - 0.8m	0.3 - 0.8m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea macrophylla Forever&Ever® 'WHITE'
(mop-head hydrangea)

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 ...


-	0.3 - 0.6m	0.3 - 0.6m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea macrophylla ENDLESS SUMMER®
(big-leaf hydrangea)

Attention, hydrangea lovers! Are you sick and tired of never-ending grieving upon your frost-damaged hydrangeas that only make a jungle of leaves but no blossoms? Continue reading as we have a life-altering experience for you! Two decades after its discovery in the USA there is a plant being ...


-	0.5 - 1m			4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Dianthus deltoides 'ARCTIC FIRE'
(maiden pink)

Maiden pinks are popular mat-forming perennials from Europe that have been grown for centuries. Arctic Fire produces abundance of small (only 2 cm across) flowers from early summer until early autumn. They are clear white w ...


-	0.2 - 0.3m	0.3 - 0.5m		3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Geum 'Mrs BRADSHAW'
(hybrid Chilean avens)

Avens is a pretty perennial whose wild forms can be found on every continent except Australia. Mrs. J.Bradshaw, formerly known as Feuerball, is a hybrid of geum chiloense with small but attractive, scarlet red, semi-double ...


-	0.4 - 0.6m	0.3 - 0.5m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea x 'ORCHIDEA EMPRESS'
(Japanese hybrid azalea)

Orchidea Empress is a gorgeous name for a gorgeous azalea. It is another of late flowering hybrids, this time with bright pink, hose-in-hose flowers that appear from about mid June for 3-4 weeks. It is never the whole shrub blooming, individual buds burst out continuously one by ...


-	0.5 - 1m	0.5 - 1.3m		6b (down to -21°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea x 'ROYAL PINK'
(Japanese azalea)

Royal Pink is a great name for a great plant. This Japanese azalea offers very large, double flowers of clear pink colour. They are 8-9 cm across and come out from mid May until early June. In late May the shrub is literally flooded by the profusion of flowers that almost comple ...


-	0.5 - 1m	0.5 - 1.5m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea x 'SUMMER SUN'
(Satsuki azalea)

If you are fond of summer-flowering hybrid azaleas then this variety can easily become a jewel in your garden. Its name is Summer Sun and it is another Satsuki azalea. Soft red flowers look very attractive on the background of deep green foliage. They open in late June or early ...


-	0.4 - 0.6m	0.4 - 1.3m		6b (down to -21°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Rosa 'Vispers' PERSIAN SUN®
(hybrid Persian shrub rose (M. Vissers))

PERSIAN SUN® hybrid Persian rose shines with its semi-double, golden orange flowers. They are usually composed of 10 petals and decorated with slightly blurred, red flecks forming a wide eye in the centre owing to whic ...


-	0.8 - 1m	0.6 - 0.8m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Iberis 'PINK ICE'™
(candytuft)

Pink Ice™ is a lovely hybrid variety of candytuft with profusion of soft pink flowers atop 10-15 cm tall stems. They last for a long time and new buds appear along the stems when you trim the plant cutting away faded ...


-	0.1 - 0.2m	0.3 - 0.5m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'HAMABO'
(Rose-of-Sharon)

“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 th ...


-	2 - 3m			5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'PURPUREUS VARIEGATUS'
(Rose-of-Sharon)

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 n ...


-	1.5 - 3m	1 - 2m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'RUSSIAN VIOLET'
(Rose-of-Sharon)

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 sunn ...


-	2 - 3.5m	1.3 - 1.8m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'TOTUS ALBUS'
(rose-of-sharon)

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 ...


-	1.5 - 3m			5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'WOODBRIDGE'
(Rose-of-Sharon)

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 ...


-	1.5 - 3m			5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'Mindoub1' FRENCH CABARET® PASTEL
(Rose-of-Sharon)

FRENCH CABARET® PASTEL is a soft pink to nearly white Rose-of-Sharon variety from the FRENCH CABARET® series bred by French nursery Minier and introduced in 2014. Its flow ...


-	1.5 - 3m	1 - 1.5m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'Minspot' PINKY SPOT®
(Rose-of-Sharon)

PINKY SPOT® is an improved semi-double variety of Lady Stanley hibiscus with less and shorter dwarf petals in the centre, and more prominent burgundy red veins. Flowers are 6-8 cm across, white with pink shades, very elegant. Blooming begins in early Ju ...


-	2 - 3m	1.3 - 1.5m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'Minultra' ULTRAMARINE®
(Rose-of-Sharon)

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 be ...


-	2 - 3m	1 - 1.5m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'Notwoodone' LAVENDER CHIFFON®
(Rose-of-sharon)

LAVENDER CHIFFON® belongs to the Chiffon group hybridized by English botanist Dr.Roderick Woods. Showy flowers are lavender pink, quite big: 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 ...


-	1.5 - 3m			5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'Notwoodtwo' WHITE CHIFFON®
(rose-of-sharon)

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 reliabl ...


-	1.5 - 3m	1 - 2m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Fragaria + ODRŮDY
(strawberries)

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	0.2 - 0.3m	0.2 - 0.3m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Juniperus chinensis 'TORULOSA'
(Hollywood juniper)

Torulosa Chinese juniper is a unique variety that grabs attention in any garden. Young plants grow strictly upright forming a slender column, and as they age new branches appear at the bottom, swerving a bit from the centra ...


	2 - 3.5m	1 - 2m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Juniperus scopulorum 'BLUE ARROW'
(Rocky mountains juniper)

Blue Arrow juniper is as thin as a supermodel. This conifer has a truly slim, columnar habit and attractive blue-green to almost silvery blue colour. It is often compared to another juniper variety called Skyrocket against ...


	1.5 - 2.5m	0.3 - 0.5m		3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Phillyrea angustifolia
(narrow-leaved mock privet)

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 n ...


	1.5 - 3m	1.5 - 3m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea japonica 'BLAAUW`S PINK'
(Japanese azalea)

Blaauw’s Pink has attractive, salmon pink small flowers with slightly darker throat. It has irregular growth and belongs to mid-sized azalea. Leaves are mid to dark green, ovate, only about 2-3 cm long. In semi-shade and shade they remain on the shrub throughout winter, if pla ...


-	0.3 - 1m			5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea japonica 'GIRARD’S ROSE'
(Japanese azalea)

Girard’s Rose is another Girard azalea variety that originated in Girard Nurseries in Ohio, USA. Flowers of this one are bright rosy pink and open up in May. The evergreen foliage is mid green, turning deep burgundy r ...


-	0.3 - 0.6m	0.6 - 1.3m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea japonica 'PURPLE SPLENDOR'
(Japanese azalea)

Purple Splendor is an old favourite with medium-sized, bright purple flowers with burgundy blotching and wavy margins of the petals. It belongs to the Gable hybrid group which means that its flowers appear later than on other Japanese azaleas – from end May until early June. It g ...


-	0.5 - 0.8m	0.5 - 1.5m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Anemone hupehensis var.japonica 'HONORINE JOBERT'
(Japanese anemone)

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 gr ...


-	1 - 1.3m	0.3 - 0.6m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'BLOODGOOD'
(Japanese maple)

Bloodgood is an extremely commercially successful variety with deep burgundy leaves. They have 7 lobes and hold the colour reliably. The leaves turn bright scarlet red in the autumn. The bark is blackish-red. It forms a small tree or a large shrub with compact, rounded crown with p ...


	3 - 6m	2 - 3m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'BUTTERFLY'
(Japanese maple)

Butterfly is a variety with 3-coloured foliage. Its deeply cut, palmate leaves are pale green with creamy white margins that turn pink when they emerge and when the weather turns colder. It grows into a V-shaped shrub with dense foliage, especially at the tops of the branches. It g ...


	1 - 2.5m	1 - 2m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'LINEARILOBUM'
(japanese maple)

Among Japanese maples next to dissectum group there is another group called linearilobum, which consists of plants with very narrow and long, and sometimes almost thread-like leaves which give the plant almost a bamboo effect. Linearilobum


	2 - 3m	2 - 3m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'ORNATUM'
(japanese maple)

Ornatum is a cut-leaf Japanese maplecultivated mainly for its deeply lobed leaves of rich reddish brown, almost bronze colour in summer, and bright orange with red tones in autumn. The sgrub grows very slowly, forming a den ...


	1 - 2m	1 - 2m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'RED PYGMY'
(Japanese maple)

Red Pygmy could be a bit misleading name for this unique Japanese maple. Yes, it is a dwarf variety and it does make rich burgundy red leaves but only in spring. When the days get hotter from May or June onwards in most cas ...


	1 - 2.5m	1 - 2m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'SANGOKAKU'
(Japanese maple)

Sango-kaku is a Japanese maple that has so many colours that we are lost for words. Its main attraction is the colour of bark which is orangey-red in summer and bright coral red in winter. The palmate leaves have 5 lobes and emerge orangey-yellow with salmon pink shades, changin ...


	2 - 4m	1 - 2.5m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'GARNET'
(Japanese maple)

Garnet is one of the top selling Japanese maples ever. It has been popular around the world for many decades. Its filigree leaves are deeply cut = dissected, hence its name. They look like giant snowflakes cut in pieces and densely cover even young plants. The colour show begins with vibrant ...


	1 - 2m			5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'INABA SHIDARE'
(japanese maple)

It is hard to believe that only a few bare branches, which you can see in winter, can develop into such a stunning thing. Foliage of this shrub almost looks like a fluffy hairdo of a red-haired lady. The leaves are deeply cut and when young they are glossy and brownish-red, in summer they turn to de ...


	1 - 2m			5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'DISSECTUM'
(japanese maple)

Dissectum Viridis has light green, very soft, deciduous, deeply cut leaves with 7 or 9 lobes. To maintain its colour we recommend growing it in location with filtered sunlight or semi-shade as the leaves may show signs of sunburn in hot sun, or even change i ...


	1 - 2m	1 - 2.5m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer tataricum ssp. ginnala
(Amur maple)

Amur maple is a subspecies of a less cultivated species called Tatar maple. This one comes from NE Asia, precisely Mongolia, Korea, Japan, and mainly the Amur River valley between Russia and China. It can be variable in habit but usually forms a vase-shaped, ...


	3 - 6m	3 - 6m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer negundo 'FLAMINGO'
(ash-leaved maple)

Shapes and colours are usually the key features of Japanese maples. But there are other maples, too, that can offer other than green colour plus various leaf shapes. And on top of that they grow much faster. This is ash-leaved maple, also called box elder. Flamingo is so far ...


	3 - 7m	2 - 4m		2 (down to -45°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Abies pinsapo 'GLAUCA'
(Spanish fir)

Spanish fir is one of the most popular conifers with blue needles. It is also called hedgehog fir as the needles are short and stiff, regularly composed around its branches. The shape is broadly conical, very neat and regular. Glauca


	3 - 5m	1.5 - 2.5m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Abies numidica
(Alegrian fir)

Algerian fir is a beautiful conifer from North Africa (Algiers, Morocco) and is widely cultivated in South Europe (the Mediterranean). It is very tolerant to drought, heat, and poor soil but very sensitive to pollution and long-lasting frost under -23°C. The nee ...


	6 - 15m	2 - 4m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Abies concolor
(white fir)

White fir is a popular conifer of Czech and Slovak gardens and parks. It is demanded for its glaucous foliage colour. Nurseries take good care to select only the seedlings that have the most attractive colour because this fir occurs naturally in the range of dark green where only the young sh ...


	15 - 30m	2 - 6m		3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ginkgo biloba 'MARIKEN'
(maidenhair tree)

Mariken is a new variety from 1999. It is a dwarf form with short branches, densely covered with foliage. It is usually available as a small shrub suitable for rockeries, or a half-standard for gardens with less space, or a standard tree. Thanks to its dense growth and attractive folia ...


	0.5 - 2.5m	0.5 - 1.3m		3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Polemonium caeruleum 'BRISE d'ANJOU'
(Jacob's ladder)

Brise d'Anjou is a Jacob's ladder variety from France from around 1995. It was found by Maurice and Rene Proteau in Brissac-Quince (west of France, about 100 km from Nantes) as a naturally occurring mutation of the species. ...


-	0.4 - 0.6m	0.3 - 0.5m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Yucca filamentosa 'BRIGHT EDGE'
(Adam's needle)

Bright Edge is another variegated Adam’s needle. Its leaves are enriched with wide, bright yellow margins. It is an evergreen shrub with basal rosettes of erect, inversely lance-shaped leaves which are rigid but not s ...


-	0.3 - 0.5m	0.5 - 1.3m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Yucca filamentosa 'COLOR GUARD'
(Adam's needle)

Color Guard is another variegated Adam’s needle. It is a tough and beautiful variety. Its sword-like are medium soft, definitely not sharp as those of yucca gloriosa, deep green at margins and butter yellow to ...


-	0.3 - 1.5m	0.5 - 0.8m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Geranium sanguineum 'MAX FREI'
(bloody cranesbill)

Max Frei is a variety of bloody cranesbill which originates from Europe and north Turkey. It produces 3-4 cm large, rich lilac pink flowers above cute, deeply-lobed, partially glossy, deep green foliage that turns various s ...


-	0.1 - 0.2m	0.3 - 0.6m		3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Viburnum 'ESKIMO'
(Eskimo viburnum)

Eskimo is a jewel among viburnums. It is an evergreen or semi-evergreen, compact shrub, growing slowly about 1m tall and wide. In mid-spring it makes almost spherical corymbs of pure white, lightly scented flowers. The flowering is reliable and abundant every year. There are so ...


-	0.5 - 1.5m	0.5 - 1.5m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Viburnum opulus 'COMPACTUM'
(cranberrybush)

Cranberrybush is a low shrub offering three interesting features. The first of them, obviously, is the profusion of flowers in late spring. They are almost flat panicles composed of both sterile and fertile flowers that are followed by super-attractive vivid red, glossy berries from mid-summe ...


-	0.5 - 1.5m	0.5 - 1.8m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Viburnum plicatum 'Jww1' KILIMANDJARO®
(Japanese snowball)

KILIMANDJARO® is an innovative variety of Japanese snowball bred by Jan-Willem Wezelenburg from the Netherlands. It also represents his first big success in the horticultural world. The plant was raised by crossing Pin ...


-	1.5 - 2.5m	0.5 - 1.3m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Dryopteris erythrosora
(Japanese Rosy Buckler fern)

Japanese Rosy Buckler fern is especially pretty for its bronze-pink new leaves. The fronds are of a classic fern appearance, about 40 cm tall and new growths are always erect. It forms a dense clump. It is evergreen and looks beautiful without any sign of damage do ...


	0.3 - 0.4m	0.3 - 0.4m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Catalpa x erubescens 'PURPUREA'
(purple Indian Bean Tree)

Do you like a tall tree but are afraid it would be too big for your small garden? Well, if you have enough will to prune it every one or two years you can always control its size provided it is not an ash type tree growing about 1 m every year. Thus you can enhance the look of your garden with somet ...


-	3 - 9m	3 - 6m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Catalpa bignonioides 'AUREA'
(Indian bean tree)

Aurea variey bears huge, tropical looking, heart shaped leaves (20-25 cm large), of bright yellow-green colour. They are slightly hairy like suede, pleasant to touch. They have interesting scent similar to tobacco leaves that allegedly repels insects. Beginning of summer 20-30 cm t ...


-	2 - 8m	2 - 6m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Catalpa bignonioides 'NANA'
(dwarf catalpa)

Nana variety is a lot different to the species. It can be found under its second Latin name catalpa bungei. It is a small tree that can be considered dwarf as opposed to its parent. It was bred to achieve an attractive tree with exceptional foliage but of reduced size to fit even a sma ...


	2 - 3.5m	2 - 4m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Gaillardia 'SpinTop STARBURST'
(blanket flower)

SpinTop is a new blanket flower series from Dutch company Dümmen Orange® introduced to market after 2015. SpinTop Starburst is a work of art, indeed. Its colour combination may sound boring as red and yellow has been h ...


-	0.2 - 0.3m	0.3 - 0.4m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Gaillardia 'SpinTop YELLOW TOUCH'
(blanket flower)

SpinTop is a new blanket flower series from Dutch company Dümmen Orange® introduced to market after 2015. SpinTop Yellow Touch left me breathless when I first saw its ingenious ...


-	0.2 - 0.3m	0.2 - 0.4m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja davidii 'ElstB1' MAGDA'S GOLD KNIGHT
(buddleja)

MAGDA’S GOLD KNIGHT is a natural mutation of Black Knight butterfly bush offering the same deep indigo violet blue flowers and yellow to chartreuse variegate ...


-	1.5 - 2.5m	1.5 - 2.5m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja davidii 'Podaras 9' FLUTTERBY PINK
(butterfly bush)

FLUTTERBY PINK is a compact and distinctly upright variety of butterfly bush with extra-large flowers. The conical inflorescence is 25-30 cm long, about 10 cm wide, and composed of sterile, thin, funnel-shaped flowers with ...


-	1 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja davidii 'Tobud1305' BUTTERFLY TOWER
(butterfly bush)

BUTTERFLY TOWER is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating butterfly bush varieties. It was bred by Thompson and Morgan from England, possibly the most famous and longest running seeds and plant mail order company, and intr ...


-	1 - 2m	0.5 - 0.8m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja FREE PETITE® 'Blue Heaven'
(buddleja)

Blue Heaven is a FREE PETITE® butterfly bush producing lavender blue flowers. The conical inflorescence is only 5-7 cm long but produced in abundance from early July until Nove ...


-	0.5 - 0.6m	0.5 - 0.8m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja FREE PETITE® 'Dark Pink'
(butterfly bush)

Dark Pink is a FREE PETITE® butterfly bush producing dark pink flowers. The conical inflorescence is only 5-7 cm long but produced in abundance from early July until November i ...


-	0.5 - 0.6m	0.5 - 0.8m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Leucanthemum 'VICTORIAN SECRET'
(Shasta daisy)

Victorian Secret is a Terra Nova Nurseries introduction from 2010, bred by Harini Korlipara. It is a compact, yet not dwarf Shasta daisy with beautiful, semi-double flowers with white ray florets and yellow discs. They appe ...


-	0.4 - 0.5m	0.3 - 0.5m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Leucanthemum Ooh La™ 'LASPIDER'
(Shasta daisy)

LaSpider is a large-flowered Shasta daisy with fully double, snow white flowers. The petals are fringed and numerous, yet cannot hide golden yellow central discs. Flowers excel in longevity and commonly appear from about mi ...


-	0.2 - 0.3m	0.3 - 0.4m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Leucanthemum Ooh La™ 'LACROSSE WIT'
(Shasta daisy)

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. Flow ...


-	0.2 - 0.3m	0.2 - 0.4m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Festuca gautieri
(bearskin fescue)

Bearskin fescue or spiky fescue is a lovely perennial with bright green, narrowly linear, inward inrolled leaves that look spiky but are very soft and nice to touch indeed. The plant naturally forms small mounds and spreads very s ...


	0.2 - 0.2m	0.2 - 0.3m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Coreopsis verticillata 'ZAGREB'
(thread leaf coreopsis)

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 ...


-	0.2 - 0.3m	0.3 - 0.5m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Coreopsis grandiflora 'M8867p' SUNKISS
(tickseed)

SunKiss is an American variety of tickseed marketed by Proven Winners®. It makes very large, 8-9 cm across flowers of the brightest golden yellow colour with brown eye. Ray florets are slightly dissected at tips. They ...


-	0.3 - 0.4m	0.3 - 0.4m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Rhamnus frangula 'Ron Williams' FINE LINE®
(Fine Line buckthorn)

Fine Line® buckthorn is a gorgeous shrub which in its few years on the market has managed to gain attention of many gardeners as well as landscape architects. It is a result of cross-pollination carried out by Ronald Williams in 1989, but only in 1999 he selected plants showing st ...


	1 - 2m	0.5 - 1.5m		3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cryptomeria japonica 'GLOBOSA NANA'
(Japanese cedar)

One of the most beautiful conifers of our climate is Japanese cedar. There are many species and varieties. Globosa Nana was first discovered in 1923 in Japan, where it is called Mitama-sugi. It is a dense, compact conifer with rounded branches. The needles are curved, inward- ...


	1 - 1.8m	1 - 1.3m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Geum 'BOHEMA PINK'
(avens)

Bohema Pink is a Polish variety of avens bred by Przemysław Godlewski and introduced in 2020. It boasts large, almost 5 cm across, semi-double flowers with extremely frilly margins and yellow centres. They are a unique shad ...


-	0.3 - 0.4m	0.3 - 0.4m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Geum 'Tngeutr' TEMPO™ ROSE
(avens)

TEMPO™ ROSE is a fantastic addition to the avens family from the TEMPO™ series bred by Harini Korlipara from Terra Nova Nurseries in Oregon, USA. From about mid May it produces masses of deep maroon stems topped ...


-	0.4 - 0.5m	0.3 - 0.5m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Geum 'LADY STRATHEDEN'
(avens)

Lady Stratheden, aka Goldball, is a hybrid Chilean avens with rich golden yellow flowers. They are semi-double, 3-4,5 cm across, and open frm as early as late May atop 40-60 cm tall stems. If regularly dead-headed, strong p ...


-	0.4 - 0.6m	0.3 - 0.5m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Geum coccineum 'BORISII'
(scarlet avens)

Borisii is a scarlet avens variety with rich orange flowers for a long time. Its single, 5-petalled flowers open atop 20-30 cm tall stems from early May, and continue flowering for 6-8 weeks. After a short summer break the ...


-	0.2 - 0.3m	0.3 - 0.4m		3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lythrum 'Flothrum Robin' ROBIN
(loosestrife)

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 bougainvill ...


-	0.5 - 1.3m	0.3 - 0.5m		3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia 'NATCHEZ'
(crape myrtle)

Natchez is another hardy hybrid of crape myrtle. It has profusion of white flowers from mid summer. Deciduous leaves are 3-4 cm long, elliptic to obovate, very glossy, mid green in summer, turning red and orange in autumn. Older plants reveal cinnamon red flaking-off bark. Natch ...


-	1 - 3m	1 - 1.5m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia 'SARAH'S FAVOURITE'
(crepe myrtle)

Sarah’s Favourite is one of the hardiest crape myrtle hybrids. It makes a profusion of white flowers composed in large racemes, similar to those on lilac hence its other name summer lilac. Flowers are produced from la ...


-	2 - 5m	2 - 3m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pterocarya fraxinifolia
(wing nut)

From Caucasus and Northern Iran comes one of my absolutely top favourites – wing nut. Its large leaves, fruit and monumental statue predetermine this tree to become the most significant feature of any large garden or a park. Leaves are pinnate, glossy, upto 40 cm long, compound of 15 ...


-	15 - 20m	10 - 15m		5a (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Leucothoe 'Blule1801' DARK DIAMOND®
(leucothoe)

DARK DIAMOND® leucothoe is a small evergreen shrub with large, 8-10 cm long and about 4 cm wide, leathery, glossy leaves. They are acuminate and emerge rich carmine red and mature to dark green while tips of the branch ...


	0.3 - 0.6m	0.4 - 0.6m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Leucothoe keiskei 'Opstal50' BURNING LOVE®
(leucothoe)

BURNING LOVE® leucothoe is a keiskei species i.e. it makes narrowly lanceolate leaves with a conspicuous tip. They are evergreen, leathery, very glossy, and change colours from crimso ...


	0.3 - 0.4m	0.3 - 0.6m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lavandula angustifolia 'ESSENCE PURPLE'
(English lavender)

Essence Purple is a compact lavender variety which forms an evenly rounded bush without fallen stems. It is about 40 cm tall and still very compact and very dense. Fragrant flowers are rich lavender violet and appear from J ...


-	0.4 - 0.5m	0.4 - 0.5m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lavandula angustifolia 'FELICE'
(lavender)

The very first time we saw Felice lavender it was obvious that it would be a bestseller. A compact plant with plenty of flowers and the most important feature above all - so fragrant! It releases its scent without touching ...


-	0.2 - 0.3m	0.3 - 0.4m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lavandula angustifolia 'HIDCOTE'
(lavender)

Hidcote is a very popular variety of lavender with the brightest violet-blue flowers. It forms a compact and dense clump, ideal for beds where tall and leggy perennial is not required. Evergreen leaves are narrow, silvery blue-green. You can remove the stalks with spent flowers ...


-	0.4 - 0.6m			5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lavandula angustifolia 'MUNSTEAD'
(lavender)

Munstead is a name for several plant varieties, all of which are somehow linked with Munstead Heath in southern Surrey, England, where Gertrude Jekyll's house called Munstead Wood was located. The house and garden were designed by Sir Edwin E. Lutyens and bu ...


-	0.3 - 0.4m	0.3 - 0.6m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lavandula angustifolia 'SILVER LEAF'
(lavender)

Lavender is so widespread around the world that exalting its beauty is like carrying coals to Newcastle. And for the same reason - so many plants in cultivation in different conditions there are numerous more or less conspicuous variations that usually slip away un ...


-	0.6 - 0.8m	0.4 - 0.6m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lilium 'ORANGE PIXIE'
(lily)

Dwarf lilies are perfect for even the smallest gardens, or for containers on patios or balconies. Orange Pixie has large flowers of deep, pure orange colour with a few burgundy red dots. Lilies are easy, maintenance-free tuberous perennials that do best when left grown withou ...


-	0.3 - 0.5m			3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Liriope muscari 'INGVERSEN'
(border grass)

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 over ...


-	0.2 - 0.4m	0.3 - 0.5m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Corylus avellana 'CONTORTA'
(corkscrew hazel)

Nearly everybody knows European hazel and most of us like its nuts. This common shrub was used to create something quite extraordinary – a curly version – corkscrew hazel. This slow growing shrub has contorted stems which are the main attraction especially in winter. Unlike the basic spe ...


	1.5 - 5m			4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Corylopsis pauciflora
(buttercup winterhazel)

Buttercup winterhazel is a rare shrub from Japan and Taiwan. It is especially popular among hobbyists and garden enthusiasts. Its small, primrose yellow flowers are born in pendent racemes from early March until end April, weather conditions pending. They are fragrant and do not mind ligh ...


-	1 - 1.5m			6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lupinus 'GALLERY BLUE SHADES'
(lupines)

GALLERY is a new series of dwarf lupines with shorter flower stems and denser habit. Gallery Blue Shades variety offers bi-coloured, deep violet blue flowers with a different colour ...


-	0.4 - 0.5m	0.3 - 0.5m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lupinus 'GALLERY PINK (SHADES)'
(lupine)

Gallery series consists of several multicoloured varieties of dwarf lupines, whose stems do not usually exceed 60 cm. Gallery Pink (Shades), however, may just about exceed this limi ...


-	0.5 - 0.6m	0.3 - 0.4m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lupinus 'GALLERY WHITE'
(lupine)

Gallery series consists of several multicoloured varieties of dwarf lupines, whose stems do not usually exceed 60 cm. Gallery White variety is pure and beautiful like a bride’ ...


-	0.5 - 0.6m	0.3 - 0.4m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Liriodendron tulipifera 'FASTIGIATUM'
(tulip tree)

Fastigiatum is a columnar variety of yellow poplar tree / tulip tree which has two advantages as opposed to the species. First - it is narrower and will fit into a mid-sized garden. And secondly, and for most of us perhaps more importantly, it flowers from very young age. As opp ...


-	7 - 13m	2 - 3m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Magnolia grandiflora 'FERRUGINEA'
(southern magnolia)

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, especial ...


-	4 - 8m	3 - 5m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Magnolia grandiflora 'SAMUEL SOMMER'
(southern magnolia)

Samuel Sommer is an exceptional evergreen magnolia praised for both its beauty as well as durability. During the first decade of its existence it proved resistant to cold, strong wind, and freezing rain and snow. It belongs ...


-	4 - 8m	2 - 4m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Magnolia grandiflora 'GOLIATH'
(southern magnolia)

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 ...


-	3 - 8m	3 - 4m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Mahonia aquifolium
(Oregon grape)

Oregon grape is an evergreen shrub with leathery, deep green, highly glossy, pinnate leaves composed of holly-like leaflets with serrated or thorny leaf margins, and mainly beautiful flowers that come out in profusion every year in April. They are deep sulphur yell ...


	1.5 - 1.8m	1 - 2m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Rubus idaeus = MALINY
(raspberry)

VARIETIES Black Jewel is a unique variety of raspberry with deep burgundy purple, almost black fruit. It has excellent, typical raspberry flavour, just a little stronger compared to wild raspberry. The canes grow fast about 1.2m tall.


-	1 - 2m	1 - 2m		3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Kalmia latifolia 'OLYMPIC FIRE'
(mountain laurel)

Olympic Fire has larger flowers of pink colour opening from deep pink or almost red buds. Leathery leaves are narrow, laurel-like, pointed, mid green and partly glossy, with slightly wavy margins. There are many cultivars combining all sorts of red, pink and burgundy shades with whi ...


-	0.5 - 1.5m			4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Kalmia latifolia 'OSTBO RED'
(mountain laurel)

Ostbo Red is a very popular variety with the darkest red buds. Flowers are pink and make aperfect contrast with dark red buds. Leathery leaves are narrow, laurel-like, pointed, mid green and partly glossy. There are many cultivars combining all sorts of red, pink and burgundy shade ...


-	1 - 1.5m			4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Kalmia angustifolia 'RUBRA'
(sheep laurel)

Sheep laurel is a dwarf version of mountain laurel and comes from southeastern parts of the USA. The leaves look like miniature laurel hence its name. Rubra is probably the best-known variety. It produces masses of deep pin ...


-	0.3 - 0.6m	0.4 - 0.8m		2 (down to -45°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Prunus armeniaca 'SAN CASTRESE'
(apricot tree - midseason)

San Castrese is an Italian, vigorously growing apricot variety producing fruit from about early August in CE climate. The fruit is golden yellow to pale orange, only slightly red flushed, almost rounded, sweet, aromatic, le ...


	4 - 6m	2 - 4m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ribes sanguineum 'KING EDWARD VII'
(flowering currant)

Flowering currant is one of the most beautiful and easy-to-grow plants with early spring flowering. The flowers are formed in short, pending racemes. Their colour is bright pinkish-red and they come out gradually for about 3 weeks as the racemes grow. Deciduous leaves are palmate, lobed, mid ...


-	1 - 2m	1 - 2m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Kniphofia uvaria 'FLAMENCO'
(torch lily)

Red hot poker is an attractive perennial making 60-100 cm long stalks with coral-red funnel-shaped flowers at the top, yellow at the bottom. They come out in June and continue blooming until August. Narrow, linear leaves are deep green and evergreen in temperate climate. It needs deep, humus- ...


-	0.6 - 1m			5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Kniphofia 'ORANGE VANILLA POPSICLE™'
(torch lily)

Orange Vanilla Popsicle™ is a bi-coloured torch lily variety from the Popsicle™ series. It produces long-lasting, contrasting flowers of pastel red tops and pale yellow bottoms. Its spike-like inflorescence appe ...


-	0.4 - 0.6m	0.3 - 0.5m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Kniphofia 'PAPAYA POPSICLE'™
(torch lily)

Papaya is said to be one of the most delicious fruits on Earth when picked up at the right time, fresh from the tree. No wonder that one might want to taste the flowers of this new torch lily called Papaya Popsicle™. ...


-	0.4 - 0.5m	0.3 - 0.5m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Kniphofia uvaria 'GRANDIFLORA'
(torch lily)

Grandiflora is a rather robust torch lily variety, similar to Flamenco. It bears dense, fat, narrowly ovate, spike-like inflorescence composed of small, glossy, tubular flowers. They are yellow at the bottom, orange in the ...


-	0.6 - 1m	0.3 - 0.5m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex x meserveae 'JADE STAR'
(blue holly)

Jade Star is an attractive version of a blue holly with variegated leaves. It was found by W.Renken in 1994 as a sport of another very popular blue holly variety Blue ...


	1 - 1.5m	1 - 2m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex x meserveae 'HECKENFEE®'
(blue holly)

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™. ...


	2 - 3m			5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Indigofera heterantha
(Himalayan indigo)

Himalayan indigo is an unusual shrub from, wonder of wonders, Himalayas. Its deciduous, compound leaves are pale green and look like miniature locust leaves. Flowers cannot be compared to anything you normally see growing in Central European gardens. They are pea-like, formed in erect racemes ...


-	0.5 - 1.5m	0.5 - 1.5m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja 'LOCHINCH'
(buddleja)

Lochinch is a hybrid butterfly bush which originated as a natural mutation in the gardens of the Lochinch Castle in Scotland around 1940. It is possibly a hybrid between the most utilized b.davidii and its Chinese relative, ...


-	1 - 2m	1 - 2m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja 'MISS RUBY'
(butterfly bush)

Miss Ruby is a compact butterfly bush variety growing only about one meter tall and one and a half meter wide. Its rich purple pink flowers are composed in 10 cm long terminal panicles and open from late June until early Se ...


-	0.8 - 1m	1.3 - 1.5m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja SILVER ANNIVERSARY™
(butterfly bush)

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 wh ...


-	0.5 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja LO&BEHOLD® 'PINK MICRO CHIP'
(butterfly bush)

Pink Micro Chip is a dwarf butterfly bush from the LO&BEHOLD® series bred by Dennis James Werner from the North Carolina State University, USA. It is a planned breeding program ...


-	0.4 - 0.6m	0.5 - 0.8m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja davidii 'ADONIS BLUE'
(butterfly bush)

Adonis was very handsome which is why this butterfly bush has his name – Adonis Blue. The flowers are deep indigo blue and violet with orange throat. The inflorescence may look like lilac hence its other name: summer ...


-	1 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja davidii 'BORDER BEAUTY'
(butterfly bush)

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. Individua ...


-	1.5 - 2m	1.5 - 2m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja davidii 'EMPIRE BLUE'
(butterfly bush)

Empire Blue is a butterfly bush variety bearing rich violet flowers with an orange eye. The inflorescence may look like lilac hence its other name: summer lilac. However, it can get misleading as summer lilac is more often ...


-	1.5 - 2m	1 - 2m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja davidii 'PINK DELIGHT'
(butterfly bush)

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: ...


-	2 - 3m	2 - 3m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Buddleja davidii 'WHITE PROFUSION'
(butterfly bush)

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 summ ...


-	2 - 3m	2 - 3m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Digitalis 'LUCAS'
(common foxglove)

Lucas is a handsome guy among foxglove varieties. It is highly valued not only for beautiful flowers but also extended blooming time as its secondary stems keep on producing flowers until September. Flowers are widely funne ...


-	0.5 - 0.7m	0.3 - 0.4m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Sempervivum CHICK CHARMS®
(houseleek)

CHICK CHARMS® is a fascinating and beautiful series of hens and chicks from 2017 bred by garden Solutions, LLC, from Michigan, USA. 2020 they registered 18 different varieties, all of them beautiful and one of them is ...


	0.1 - 0.1m	0.2 - 0.4m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Stachyurus chinensis 'CELINA'
(Chinese spiketail)

Chinese spiketail is a lovely shrub from China with handsome racemes of pale yellow, bell-shaped flowers in early spring. Flower buds are beginning to form in late summer and in case of Celina variety they open up in end March or early April, contrasting beautifully with the pur ...


-	1 - 2.5m	1 - 3m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Allium 'MILLENIUM'
(ornamental onion)

Millenium is a beautiful variety of ornamental onion with about 30 cm tall, strong stems atop which appear 4-5 cm wide flower heads composed of numerous rich lilac pink, slightly fragrant flowers. They open from early July ...


-	0.3 - 0.4m	0.3 - 0.4m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Alnus glutinosa 'LACINIATA'
(common alder)

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	15 - 20m	6 - 8m		3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ceratostigma willmottianum
(hardy plumbago)

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 profu ...


-	0.5 - 0.8m	0.5 - 1m		6b (down to -21°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Caryopteris x clandonensis 'HEAVENLY BLUE'
(bluebeard)

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 cook ...


-	0.4 - 0.8m	0.4 - 0.8m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Inoveris' GRAND BLEU®
(bluebeard)

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 m ...


-	0.3 - 0.6m	0.3 - 0.8m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Carex comans 'FROSTED CURLS'
(New Zealand hair sedge)

Frosted Curls is a tufted, evergreen New Zealand hair sedge variety with narrow leaves that curls at tips. The leaves are light green in spring and summer, after flowering in late summer they turn light sandy yellow, and fi ...


	0.2 - 0.3m	0.2 - 0.4m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Delphinium 'M.F. Dark Blue/Dark Bee'
(larkspur)

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 an ...


-	0.8 - 1m	0.3 - 0.5m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Miscanthus sinensis 'FLAMINGO'
(eulalia)

Flamingo is an eulaila variety of a graceful habit. It has deep green, glossy leaves with a conspicuous white stripe in the middle. In autumn they quickly gain purple shades and later turn fiery orange. Glossy, wine red flo ...


-	1.5 - 1.8m	1 - 1.5m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Miscanthus sinensis 'GRACILLIMUS'
(eulalia)

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 b ...


-	1.5 - 1.8m	1 - 2m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Miscanthus sinensis 'EMPMIS01' RED CLOUD®
(eulalia)

RED CLOUD® miscanthus is one of very few varieties producing weeping inflorescence. Already in midsummer it forms rich burgundy red, glossy plumes which are not erect as most other eulalias. Their colour is intense and ...


-	0.8 - 1.3m	0.5 - 0.8m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Miscanthus sinensis 'ZEBRINUS'
(zebra grass)

Zebra grass, formerly known as Strictus, is an old favourite among eulalias. It has stiff, upright, bright green leaves with horizontal creamy yellow stripes which make it the popular zebr ...


	1.3 - 1.8m	1.3 - 1.5m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Sciadopitys verticillata
(Japanese umbrella pine)

Japanese umbrella pine is an exquisite-looking conifer with dark green needles. They are glossy, 5-12 cm long and grow in whorls of 15-20. They are borne at the shoot-tips like the spokes of an umbrella, hence it name. In Japan it grows some 10m tall, however, in our climate you can count ...


	1.5 - 4m	1 - 2m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Rhododendron 'ELIZABETH RED FOLIAGE'
(rhododendron)

Elizabeth Red Foliage is a unique novelty with new leaves of deep burgundy-red colour, just like new foliage of pieris. Funnel-shaped flowers are deep red. For richer flowering and growth dead-head where possible. Rhododendrons are low-maintenance shrubs that will perform superbly provide ...


-	1.3 - 1.8m	1.3 - 1.8m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Rhododendron 'GOLDFLIMMER'
(rhododendron)

Goldflimmer is another beauty among rhododendrons with variegated leaves. They are deep green with yellow spots and veins in the centre which makes it very attractive all year round. Flowers appear from the end of May until early June. It grows slowly and compact. For richer floweri ...


-	1 - 1.3m	1 - 1.3m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Rhododendron 'MACARENA'
(rhododendron)

Can you still recall how to dance Macarena? Well, refresh your memory because once you get yourself this gorgeous rhododendron hybrid, you will dance around the bush every other day when it starts blooming. The hose-in-hose flowers are very wide: 9-10 cm, deep golden yellow in t ...


-	1 - 1.5m	1 - 2m		6a (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Rhododendron 'ROSEUM ELEGANS'
(rhododendron)

“Roseum Elegans” is an old time favourite from England, from late 19th century. It has numerous trusses of medium-sized rosy lilac flowers that last for several weeks. Leaves are olive green. For richer flowering and growth dead-head where possible. The roots are shallow, spreading to ...


-	1.8 - 2.5m	1.5 - 2.5m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Rhododendron makinoi 'JENS JÖRGEN SÖRENSEN'
(rhododendron)

Jens Jörgen Sörensen is a very special variety of makinoi rhododendron, named in honour of a Danish breeder in 2000. It is a healthy and beautiful variety ideal for exposed locations as it withstands temperatures down to -28°C. Its evergreen leaves look like anything but a true ...


-	0.5 - 1.3m	0.8 - 1.8m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Rhododendron ponticum 'GRAZIELLA'
(rhododendron)

Graziella is a unique variety with narrow leaves and deep red buds. Funnel to bell-shaped flowers are lilac pink and appear in early June. Leaves are dark green with deep burgundy tint. Though exotic looking it is hardy to min. -24°C. Sturdy plant. For richer flowering and growth dead-head ...


-	0.5 - 1m	1 - 1.5m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Rhododendron austrinum
(Florida flame azalea)

Florida flame azalea, or also honeysuckle azalea is a deciduous rhododendron species from South USA (Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi), almost unknown in Europe. It is often mistaken for swamp azalea owing to strongly scented flowers and smaller leaves. The f ...


	1.5 - 2m	1.3 - 1.8m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Rhododendron 'MOSER'S MAROON'
(rhododendron)

Moser’s Maroon is a gorgeous rhododendron variety that in spite of being a good old grandpa – bred already in 1922 – it still occupies the top of rhododendron charts. In mid and late spring it produces vib ...


-	1.3 - 2.3m	1.3 - 2.3m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Rhododendron 'Hort02' XXL®
(rhododendron)

XXL® is a great, yet quite compact or even small rhododendron from Belgium. The extra size refers to its flowers which are incredible - due to its colour and size. Composed in large, not as congested trusses as yaku hy ...


	0.5 - 0.8m	0.5 - 0.8m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Rhododendron ponticum 'FILIGRAN'
(rhododendron)

Filigran is a delicate looking variety of mountain rhododendron with narrow leaves. It resembles another successful variety called Graziella but Filigran has narro ...


-	0.8 - 1.3m	0.5 - 1.5m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Perovskia 'LITTLE SPIRE'
(Russian sage)

Little Spire is a lovely dwarf variety of Russian sage. It is a very hardy plant originally found in Central Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan) but it is successfully grown even further north. Flowers are borne in 50-60 cm tall panicles, they are violet and appear from mid-summer ...


-	0.5 - 0.6m			3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Perovskia 'BLUE SPIRE'
(perovskia)

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 successfu ...


-	0.6 - 1m	0.5 - 0.8m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pieris 'FOREST FLAME'
(lily of the valley bush)

Forest Flame is a variety that belongs to floribunda group. It has deep green, elliptic, pointed, glossy leaves that emerge orange-bronze to fiery-orange coloured. Flowers are small, vase-shaped, compound in 10-15 cm long, hanging racemes. Buds are orange-red. We recommend dead-heading ...


-	0.8 - 1.5m	0.8 - 1.5m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pieris japonica 'FLAMING SILVER'
(lily-of-the-valley shrub)

Flaming Silver is a fantastic variety of a lily-of-the-valley shrub. This evergreen gem shows narrowly lance-shaped, evergreen leaves that are dark green in the middle and creamy white along the margins. New foliage is vivid red or purple-pink. This colour remains for a few week ...


-	1 - 1.5m	0.5 - 1m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pieris japonica 'KATSURA'
(lily of the valley )

Vase-shaped flowers are very light pink and hang on red stamens in long, pendent racemes. Katsura is the darkest variety with deep burgundy red new leaves, which turn dark green in summer. It grows medium slowly, forming a compact shrub with equal height and spread. No pruning require ...


-	0.5 - 1m	0.5 - 1m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pieris japonica 'RED MILL'
(lily of the valley bush)

This variety of lily-of-the-valley shrub called Red Mill is one of the hardiest. Early in the spring it has tiny white flowers in pendent racemes, so loved by bumblebees. They are urn-shaped and small enough to enable bees ...


-	1 - 1.8m	1 - 1.8m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pieris japonica 'LITTLE HEATH GREEN'
(lily-of-the-valley shrub)

Growers and fans of lily-of-the-valley shrubs probably know Little Heath variety, but few of them know that there was a selection made some time ago with only green foliage. In my view it is much more eleg ...


	0.3 - 1m	0.3 - 1.3m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pieris japonica 'Ppobas' POLAR PASSION®
(lily-of-the-valley shrub)

POLAR PASSION® is a lily-of-the-valley shrub with dark purple pink flowers in dense racemes. Individual flowers are urn-shaped, slightly fragrant, and come out from late March for 6-8 weeks. Evergreen leaves are narrow ...


-	0.3 - 0.6m	0.3 - 0.6m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Clematis 'Evipo023' BOULEVARD® CEZANNE
(old man's beard)

BOULEVARD® CEZANNE is a compact clematis with pale lavender violet-blue flowers. They are 12-15 cm across and each of its 8 petals has a less conspicuous lighter bar. They come out from late June until October if the w ...


-	0.5 - 1m	0.5 - 1m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Phlox paniculata ADESSA™ 'PURPLE STAR'
(perennial phlox)

ADESSA™ Purple Star phlox is a real star among all the others. The rich purple violet flowers of this variety dominate every perennial bed. And even from a distance you can notice its delicate white stars in the centr ...


-	0.5 - 0.6m	0.3 - 0.5m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Phlox 'EMERALD CUSHION BLUE'
(moss phlox)

Emerald Cushion Blue is a compact moss phlox with lavender violet, small flowers which open on large, emerald green cushions of evergreen leaves from late April. This phlox makes a good groundcover in almost no time, howeve ...


-	0.2 - 0.2m	0.5 - 1.5m		2 (down to -45°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Brunnera macrophylla 'SILVER HEART'
(brunnera)

Silver Heart is a Siberian bugloss variety discovered by Peter Jan Willemsen in 2010 producing large, softly hairy, broadly heart-shaped, up to 20 cm wide leaves. Their colour is brilliant silver within almost entire surfac ...


-	0.2 - 0.3m	0.2 - 0.3m		3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Prunus lusitanica 'BRENELIA'
(Portugal laurel)

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 ...


-	2 - 6m	2 - 4m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Prunus lusitanica 'ANGUSTIFOLIA'
(Portugal laurel - shrub)

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 ...


-	2 - 6m	2 - 3m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Prunus lusitanica 'ANGUSTIFOLIA'
(Portugal laurel - TREE FORM)

Angustifolia is a very elegant variety of Portugal laurel. Irrespective of its origin it belongs to the hardiest evergreen plants for our climate and performs better than some large-leaved cherry laurels. It has narrower le ...


-	3 - 6m	2 - 3m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Prunus lusitanica 'VARIEGATA'
(Portugal laurel)

Variegata is an eye-catching mutation of Portugal laurel. It bears evergreen, narrowly elliptic, slightly undulated, deep green leaves with white margins which turn pink in autumn and winter when leaf stalks and young twigs ...


-	2 - 2.5m	1 - 2m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Prunus lusitanica 'Ybrazo1' TICO®
(Portugal laurel)

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 res ...


-	2 - 3m	1.5 - 2m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cedrus atlantica f. 'GLAUCA PENDULA'
(weeping blue Atlas cedar)

This variety is a weeping form of blue Atlas cedar. It has distinct silvery-blue persistent larch-like needles born in whorls of 30-45. Their striking colour makes the tree a gorgeous lawn specimen same as an ideal feature when combined with other, dark green conifers. Just remember that this ...


	2 - 4m			5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Panicum virgatum 'PRAIRIE SKY'
(switch grass)

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, sa ...


-	1.3 - 1.8m	1 - 1.5m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hippophae rhamnoides + ODRŮDY
(sea buckthorn)

Sea buckthorn is getting more and more attention as a healthy type of fruit of high medicinal value. Some gardeners may not like its and broomy appearance, while others may welcome its wild and rampant image. It is a deciduous, wide spreading bush with silvery leaves. Branches bear sharp ...


-	2 - 4m	2 - 4m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Achillea 'MOONSHINE'
(yarrow)

Moonshine is a handsome addition to the pink and red flowering family of yarrows. It cheers up every border with its bright yellow flowers and silvery foliage. It is a cross between a. clypeolata and a. Taygetea and makes s ...


-	0.4 - 0.6m	0.4 - 0.5m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Achillea millefolium 'Florachro1' MILLY ROCK™ ROSE
(yarrow)

MILLY ROCK™ ROSE yarrow makes pastel rosy red flowers with yellow centres composed in almost flat corymbs atop about 30-40 cm tall stems. Flowering begins in June and continues until late August. Fern-like leaves are ...


-	0.3 - 0.4m	0.3 - 0.4m		3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Physostegia virginiana 'MISS MANNERS'
(obedient plant)

What does it take to have manners when it comes to Virginian obedientplant? Let's have a close look: strictly upright, non-falling, square stems form a clean, bushy habit. Up to 20 cm long spikes of 4 rows of snow white flowers that open in summer, continuously and ...


-	0.6 - 0.8m	0.3 - 0.5m		3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Sedum telephium 'MUNSTEAD DARK RED'
(orpine)

Munstead Dark Red is a good old buddy in the world of orpines. We can call it a classic now as it gained so much well-deserved attention and praise, and is still among the top stonecrop varieties. It produces pale but darke ...


-	0.4 - 0.6m	0.4 - 0.5m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Sedum spurium 'Setz0001' SPOT ON™ DEEP ROSE
(Caucasian stonecrop)

SPOT ON™ DEEP ROSE is a Caucasian stonecrop with deep rose to rich purple pink, star-shaped flowers from July until August. They are a magnet for bees that feast on them. Evergreen leaves are small, narrowly obovate, ...


-	0.1 - 0.1m	0.3 - 0.4m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Sedum
(groundcovering stonecrops)

Groundcovering stonecrops are alpine perennials which are available in so many species and varieties that everyone can find his favourite. They are native to almost all continents including their coldest parts, except for Australia and Antarctica. They are culti ...


	0.1 - 0.2m	0.3 - 0.8m		3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Veronica 'ULSTER BLUE DWARF'
(speedwell)

Ulster Blue Dwarf is a compact variety of speedwell. It has fascinating spikes of deep violet to indigo blue flowers on 20-30 cm tall stems. The spikes remain beautiful for a long time without fading leaving the tips green. ...


-	0.3 - 0.4m	0.3 - 0.4m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Veronica spicata 'HEIDEKIND'
(spiked speedwell)

Heidekind is a German variety of speedwell with a poetic name: Heath Baby. Its flowering spikes truly look like those of heather, but they show its rich colour much earlier – from the beginning of summer. In early or ...


-	0.3 - 0.4m	0.3 - 0.4m		3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Veronica spicata 'Florvsbl1' ANNIVERSARY BLUE
(spiked speedwell)

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 ear ...


-	0.3 - 0.4m	0.3 - 0.4m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Rudbeckia fulgida var.sullivantii 'GOLDSTURM'
(Black-eyed Susan)

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, ...


-	0.4 - 0.6m	0.5 - 1m		4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Rosa 'ROUGE MEILOVE'®
(shrub rose (Meilland))

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. Pla ...


-	0.4 - 0.5m	0.4 - 0.6m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Rosa 'MEIlomit' MARIE CURIE®
(shrub rose (Meilland))

Everyone I asked to comment on the perfume of this rose MARIE CURIE® automatically relaxed all face stress muscles and confirmed that this is the typical rose fragrance they know from mama’s or grandma’s ga ...


-	0.6 - 0.8m	0.3 - 0.4m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Rosa 'HEIDI KLUM'®
(shrub rose (Tantau))

During a rose show in 2005 one of the world top supermodels was given an extraordinary privilege: to choose among 15 rose the one she liked best. She was Heidi Klum and the rose was named after her. Heidi Klum® rose is ...


-	0.4 - 0.6m	0.3 - 0.5m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Rosa 'Tan01757' ASCOT®
(shrub rose (Tantau))

ASCOT® is a nostalgic shrub rose by Rosen Tantau from Germany. It is highly appreciate for its rich colour and uniquely shaped bloomes – double peony rounded shape. The colour is a rich red with dark purple pink ...


-	0.8 - 1m	0.3 - 0.5m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Rosa 'NIRpcrazyht' CRAZY FASHION®
(hybrid tea shrub rose (NIRP))

CRAZY FASHION® is a bi-coloured rose from the Italian series LE PROFUMATISSIME DELLA RIVIERA DEI FIORI®, and bred by Alessandro Ghione for NIRP International, France. It is a large-flowered hybrid tea rose produci ...


-	0.8 - 1.2m	0.6 - 0.8m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Rosa 'Tan04597' MARY ANN®
(hybrid tea shrub rose (Tantau))

MARY ANN® is a gorgeous hybrid tea rose by Rosen Tantau from Germany, bred by Hans Jürgen Evers (1940-2007). It produces fully double, sweetly scented, large flowers combining salmon pink and pale apricot orange colour ...


-	0.6 - 1m	0.3 - 0.5m		5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Rosa 'Tangust' AUGUSTA LUISE®
(hybrid-tea shrub rose (Tantau))

AUGUSTA LUISE® is a stunning hybrid tea rose by Rosen Tantau from 1999. Even the breeder admits that this is one of their best roses of all times. Rich perfume and incredible continuous production of flowers make it a ...


-	0.8 - 1.3m	0.6 - 0.8m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Rosa 'Korelamba' BORDEAUX®
(shrub rose / floribunda (Kordes))

BORDEAUX® is a fantastic achievement by Kordes. New varieties are commonly made by breeding older and reliable roses, however, in this case Tim Hermann Kordes crossed two unnamed seedlings in 2004, and the result is a beautiful and healthy


-	0.6 - 0.8m	0.3 - 0.5m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Rosa INKA®
(floribunda shrub rose (Tantau))

INKA® is a large flowered, floribunda rose bred by Christian Evers in 2008 who took over Rosen Tantau as a fourth manager in a row after the death of his father, breeder, and 3rd manager Hans-Jürgen Evers in 2007. INKA ...


	0.7 - 1m	0.3 - 0.6m		6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Rosa 'HANSESTADT ROSTOCK'®
(shrub rose)

Hansestadt Rostock® is a charming rose introduction by Rosen Tantau from 2010. This healthy and extremely floriferous rose produces delicate flowers of rich apricot orange and golden colour that changes to soft salmon ...

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-	0.6 - 0.8m	0.6 - 0.8m		5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

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