Milan Havlis - specialist garden centre

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 < ...


V - V	3 - 4m	3 - 4m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Magnolia 'BETTY'
(girl magnolia)

Betty’s flowers are deep purple outside and almost white inside, there are up to 19 narrow, long petals which in full bloom open like a star as much as 20 cm wide with strong citrus scent. It has attractive bright green foliage, some of which often turns coppery red in the summer ...


IV - V	2 - 3.5m	1 - 2m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

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 ...


IV	1.5 - 3.5m	1 - 2m	full to partial sun	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 ...


IV - IV	2 - 6m	1 - 3m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Magnolia x soulangeana
(saucer magnolia)

It was in 1826 when the very first bloom of this famous saucer magnolia came into the world. It was bred by French botanist Etienne Soulange-Bodin who 6 years before that success made a cross between m.denudata and m.liliflora. It blooms on bare branches with beautifully scented, gob ...


IV - V	4 - 8m		semi-shade / partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Magnolia 'SUSAN'
(girl magnolia)

Susan magnolia has narrow, goblet-shaped flowers of deep pink, nearly red colour outside and slightly lighter red inside. This is the reddest coloured variety among spring magnolias. It flowers reliably already when young. It does not require pruning at all. As it has flower buds at the ends ...


IV - V	1.5 - 3m	1 - 2m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

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 ...


V - VI	6 - 10m		full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

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, ...


VI - VIII	3 - 5m	2 - 3m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Salvia x sylvestris 'MAINACHT'
(wood sage)

Mainacht (syn. May Night) is a hybrid between salvia nemorosa and salvia pratensis. It is a clump forming perennial with 50-60 tall spikes of deep indigo blue flowers from May until early July. Leaves are mid green, lanceolate, wrinkled, and so ...


V - VII	0.3 - 0.5m	0.3 - 0.4m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Salvia nemorosa 'BUMBLESNOW'
(woodland sage)

The Bumble series of woodland sage is bred by Hans A. Hansen from the Walters Gardens nursery in Michigan, USA. Bumblesnow sage produces snow white flowers composed in spike-like, fat spires atop only some 30 cm tall stems. ...


V - VI	0.2 - 0.3m	0.3 - 0.4m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Salvia nemorosa 'MIDNIGHT PURPLE'
(woodland sage)

Midnight Purple is a woodland sage variety from the Midnight series developed by Dümmen Orange™, but is not related to the American variety Midnight Model from Walters Gardens which belongs among meadow sage hybrids. ...


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

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 ...


V - IX	0.3 - 0.5m	0.4 - 0.5m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Salvia nemorosa 'Florsalroz' 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


V - VII	0.2 - 0.3m	0.3 - 0.5m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

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 ...


VI - IX	0.4 - 0.6m	0.3 - 0.4m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

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 ...


VII - X	0.5 - 1.8m	0.5 - 1.5m	full sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Syringa josikaea
(Hungarian lilac)

Hungarian lilac has its origin in Rumania and obviously Hungary. It prefers cooler climates to perform well. Its sweet scented flowers are formed in upright panicles that are not as clustered as on common lilac. Their colour is pink. The individual flowers are longer and tubular and look some ...


VI - VI	1.5 - 3.5m	1.5 - 3.5m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Syringa Bloomerang® 'PINK PERFUME'
(hybrid lilac)

Pink Perfume is a Dutch addition to the Bloomerang® series of re-blooming lilacs marketed by Proven Winners® in USA. The plant was bred by Andre Franciscus van Nijnatten from Zundert, the Netherlands, in 2003, and ...


V - VIII	1 - 1.5m	1.3 - 1.8m	full to partial sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

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 ...


V - V	1.5 - 2m	2 - 3.5m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

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 ...


V - V	2 - 4m	2 - 3m	full to partial sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Syringa vulgaris 'BELLE DE NANCY'
(common lilac)

Belle de Nancy (The Beauty of Nantes) is one of over 200 lilac cultivars bred and introduced by a little-known French horticulturist Victor Lemoine. This one was introduced in 1891 and bears soft pink, semi-double flowers c ...


V	2 - 3m	3 - 4m	full to partial sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

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 ...


V - V	2 - 4m	2 - 3m	full to partial sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

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 ...


V - VI	1 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

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 ...


	8 - 15m	3 - 6m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

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

Liquidambar styraciflua 'SLENDER SILHOUETTE'
(columnar sweetgum)

Slender Silhouette is a beautiful sweetgum which could be your perfect choice for a small garden or a miniature front yard. A 5m tall plant seldom exceeds 1m wide. It is a slow growing version of sweetgum with strictly upright and columnar habit. The leaves are quite large, con ...


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

Rosa 'AUScat' WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL®
(English shrub rose (David Austin))

WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL® is an English rose bred by David Austin and introduced in 1984. It was named after one of the finest and oldest English cathedrals. It makes medium-sized, about 7 cm wide, fully double, white flow ...


VI - X	1 - 1.2m	0.8 - 1m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Aralia elata 'VARIEGATA'
(Japanese angelica tree)

Variegata is one of the first (or possibly the very first) variegated mutation of Japanese angelica tree which probably explains it rather botanical, charmless name. Nonetheless the plant itself is charm impersonified! ...


VIII - IX	2 - 4m	2 - 3m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

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 ...


VII - VIII	0.4 - 0.5m		full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Aucuba japonica 'CROTONIFOLIA'
(spotted laurel)

This evergreen shrub of Japanese aucuba is a commonly known favourite especially in Britain and in milder parts of humid regions of Germany and Benelux. The first specimen was brought from Japan to Europe in 1783, and has been sought after ever since for its beautifully varigated/golden-spott ...


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

Azalea 'FEUERWERK'
(deciduous azalea)

In 1977 Hans Hachmann introduced a sensational deciduous azalea with the richest merge of red and orange colour. Its name is Feuerwerk (Fireworks) and it does look as if taken from the middle of a blazing fire. The individu ...


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

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 ...


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

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 ...


V - VI	0.4 - 0.8m	0.4 - 1m	semi-shade to shade	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea japonica 'ARABESK'
(Japanese azalea)

Arabesk is an attractive variety of Japanese azalea with large, deep red flowers. They come out in profusion from mid until end May. The evergreen foliage is dark green, with some burgundy red shades in autumn and winter, changing back to green before it starts flowering. This a ...


V - V	0.4 - 0.8m	0.4 - 1m	semi-shade / partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea japonica 'FRIDOLINE'
(Japanese azalea)

Another red flowering Japanese azalea from Hans Hachmann was bred in 1987 and was named Fridoline. It has medium-sized flowers: 4-4,5 cm wide of bright red colour. It blooms in late spring, from end May until mid June. Slow grower, mound-forming. Leaves are mid to dark green ...


V - VI	0.3 - 0.8m	0.5 - 1m	semi-shade / partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

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 ...


V - VI	0.4 - 1m	0.4 - 1.3m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea japonica 'HINO CRIMSON'
(Japanese azalea)

Hino Crimson (or Hino-Crimson) is an evergreen azalea with rich red flowers. They are 3-4 cm across and have prominently rounded petal tips. They come out in profusion usually from mid May for 2-3 weeks. Evergreen leaves ar ...


V - VI	0.6 - 0.8m	0.8 - 1.3m	full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

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 ...


V - V	0.5 - 1m	0.6 - 1.5m	semi-shade / partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea japonica 'PINK SPIDER'
(Japanese azalea)

Pink Spider is a fabulous Japanese azalea for collectors who obviously do not suffer from arachnophobia. This exotic looking jewel produces semi-double flowers with narrow, acuminate flower petals. They are bright pink with ...


V	0.6 - 0.8m	0.6 - 1m	semi-shade / partial sun	7a (down to -18°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea japonica 'ROSEBUD'
(Japanese azalea)

Rosebud is an old variety of Kurume Japanese azalea bred an introduced by J.J.Chisholm in 1934. It bears unique, double flowers of soft pink colour. They look like those on Indian azaleas but are very hardy and bloom from m ...


V - VI	0.5 - 0.8m	0.5 - 0.8m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

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, ...


V	0.8 - 1m	0.8 - 1.3m	semi-shade / partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea japonica 'IMA-SHOJO'
(Japanese azalea)

Ima-Shojo is a Japanese azalea whose alternative name is ‚Christmas Cheer‘. Wonder why if the Japanese original says ‘virgin’ … Anyway. This variety ha ...


V - V	0.5 - 0.8m	0.5 - 1m	semi-shade / partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

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 ...


VI - VII	1.3 - 1.5m	1.3 - 1.8m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Fargesia nitida 'GREAT WALL'
(bamboo)

Great Wall is an English variety of fargesia nitida forming a compact, dense clump. Its leaves are narrowly elongated, evergreen, rich green or with some blue green hues. It makes strong stems that grow fast in the first ye ...


	2 - 4m	1 - 3m	full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Quercus myrsinifolia
(bamboo-leaf oak)

Bamboo-leaf oak, or sometimes also called Chinese evergreen oak is a rare evergreen tree that is not widely used in cultivation in Europe which is a great pity. It has evergreen, bamboo-like, lance-shaped, narrow leaves that emerge bronze-purple and mature to a dark green. Compared to cherry ...


	5 - 12m	4 - 6m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

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 ...


VI - VII	1 - 1.5m	1 - 2m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Chionanthus virginicus
(fringe tree)

Fringe tree is a very rare and beautiful small shrub or small tree. In early summer it has profusion of upto 20 cm long pendent panicles of fragrant, shiny snow-white, narrow flowers. Female plants produce bluish black berries, however, usually only male plants are sold in nurseries. Mid ...


V - VI	1.5 - 3m	1.5 - 3m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Sambucus nigra 'Eiffel1' BLACK TOWER
(European elder)

BLACK TOWER is another child from the nursery breeding programme of popular Black Beauty and Black Lace®. It was awarded a prize for ...


V - VI	1.5 - 3m	0.2 - 1.3m	full sun to shade		for zone 5+6 for zone 7

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 ...


V - VI	2 - 3m	1.5 - 2.5m	full sun to shade	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

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 ...


V - VI	1 - 3m	0.5 - 1m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Eucalyptus gunnii 'Cagire' AZURA
(cider gum)

AZURA is undoubtedly the first reliably hardy cider gum variety of European origin. It has typically steel blue-green, rounded, highly aromatic, evergreen foliage along silvery blue stems. It grows moderately to fast and it ...


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

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 ...


III - V	0.2 - 0.4m	0.3 - 0.6m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Photinia 'Kolmavoca' MAGICAL VOLCANO
(photinia - STANDARD TREE)

MAGICAL VOLCANO is a new photinia bred by Peter R.Kolster from the Netherlands in 2009. It is a cross between popular Fraser’s hedging photinia and Chinese photinia serratifolia. It is renowned for extremely serrated leaf margins, compact ...


	2 - 3m	1 - 2m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°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	full sun to shade	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Photinia x fraseri 'CAMILVY'
(Fraser's photinia)

Camilvy is one of the new selections of Fraser´s photinia. It has darker red young leaves compared to Red Robinwhose leaves are more or less coppery red. They are large and glossy and turn very dark green in summer. They are evergreen and ha ...


IV - V	2 - 4m	1 - 2m	full to partial sun	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 ...


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

Photinia x fraseri 'Bourfrits' CORALLINA
(Fraser's photinia)

CORALLINA is a Fraser’s photinia variety bred by Andre Bourquin from a town Bordèrez-sur-l'Èchez (S.W. France near the Spanish border) in 1994 by self-pollinating Red Robin variety and subsequent selection o ...


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

Photinia x fraseri 'Cassini' PINK MARBLE®
(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	full to partial sun	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 ...


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

Photinia x fraseri 'McLarlou' LOUISE
(Fraser's photinia)

LOUISE is a Scottish selection of Fraser’s photinia. It was found as a naturally occurring mutation of one branch on Red Robin photinia by Louise McWhinnie fr ...


V - VI	2 - 4m	1.5 - 2.5m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Photinia x fraseri 'Oploo1' RED LIGHT
(Fraser's photinia)

RED LIGHT is a Dutch selection of popular photinia from 2013, bred and introduced by Alexander van Oploo, EU patent 32555. It has distinctively different colour of new twigs - they are bright red (as opposed to common wine ...


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

Photinia x fraseri 'RED ROBIN'
(Fraser's photinia - STANDARD TREE)

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 ...


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

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

Carré Rouge is a selection of Fraser's photinia from Red Robin variety. It is commonly believed to have originated in French Nantes, however, the truth is that th ...


	2 - 4m	1 - 2m	full to partial sun	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 ...


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

Prunus laurocerasus 'HERBERGII'
(Cherry laurel)

Herbergii is another cherry laurel favourite. It is a dense shrub with elongated, deep green, and glossy leaves. It grows medium fast and unlike another hedging variety Caucasica this one forms a compact pyramidal shape with plenty of bottom branches from young age. This makes i ...


IV - V	1 - 2.5m	1 - 2m	full sun to shade	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Prunus laurocerasus 'PIRI'
(Cherry laurel)

Piri is a dwarf cherry laurel variety of dense and almost rounded habit. Its evergreen leaves are leathery, broadly elliptic to ovate, dark green, and glossy. The plant grows slowly, only some 5-10 cm per year, and is suita ...


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

Prunus laurocerasus 'ROTUNDIFOLIA'
(cherry laurel)

Rotundifolia is one of the most popular cherry laurels in Great Britain, Belenux, and southern Europe. It has mid green to dark green, widely ovate leaves as opposed to most cherry laurels whose leaves are more narrow and elongated and usually very dark. It makes a neat, compact ...


IV - V	2 - 4m	1 - 2m	full to partial sun	6b (down to -21°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 ...


IV - V	1.5 - 2.5m	1.5 - 2.5m	full sun to shade	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Prunus laurocerasus 'Flippi01' BONAPARTE®
(cherry laurel)

BONAPARTE® is a German cherry laurel variety from Baumschule Straver in Emmerich, west Germany on German-Dutch border. EU plant patent No. 60081 was granted in 2022. It bears beautiful coppery orange-red new leaves whe ...


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

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 ...


IV - V	2 - 3m	0.5 - 1m	full sun to shade		for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Prunus laurocerasus 'Zsófi' SOFIA
(cherry laurel)

SOFIA is a dwarf cherry laurel that can easily be mistaken for a holy because of its distinctly serrated (not spiny) leaves. Hoar frost makes a picturesque sight in autumn and winter and you will want to make a photo of the ...


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

Prunus laurocerasus 'NOVITA'
(cherry laurel - STANDARD TREE)

Novita is a new sensation among cherry laurels. Eventually there is a hardy variety which has benefits of the formerly more tender ones: it grows fast and big, has large leaves of a nice colour, and is surprisingly hardy fo ...


V	3 - 6m	1 - 3m	full sun to shade	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

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 ...


IV - V	1.5 - 3m	2 - 3m	full sun to shade	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Prunus laurocerasus 'JM34' KLEOPATRA®
(Cherry laurel - STANDARD TREE)

KLEOPATRA® is a Hungarian cherry laurel variety bred by Dr. Józsa Miklos and introduced in 2007. It forms a compact, graceful shrub or a small tree with spreading branches and dark green, glossy, leathery, evergreen le ...


IV - V	2.5 - 3.5m	1 - 2m	full sun to shade	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

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	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pinus nigra 'GREEN TOWER'
(Austrian pine)

Green Tower is a fastigiate and dwarf variety of Austrian pine. It was found as a seedling, possibly of Pyramidalis variety, by Martin Zimmer in late 1990's. It has about 10 cm, stiff, dark green needles borne in whorls of ...


	2 - 3m	0.5 - 1m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pinus nigra 'OREGON GREEN'
(Austrian pine)

Oregon Green is a very beautiful addition to the family of small to mid-sized pine trees. It was found as a seedling by Morris Van Meter in his nursery in Boring, Oregon, USA, in early 1990's. It is easily distinguished by ...


	4 - 6m	3 - 4m	full sun	4 (down to -34°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	full to partial sun	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	full sun	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	full sun	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	full to partial sun	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	full sun	3 (down to -40°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	full sun	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	full sun	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	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pinus strobus
(eastern white pine)

One of the tallest pines is this eastern white pine. It has soft, 7-13 cm long needles of light green colour with a bluish tint. Natural growth is upright with pyramidal shape when young, turning slightly wider and irregular as the branches spread to sides and mature. In gardens where it has limited ...


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

Pinus strobus 'TINY CURLS'
(white pine)

Tiny Curls is a picturesque selection of white pine with twisted needles and straight trunk and branches. The needles are mid green with a silver stripe. It is very similar to another variety with twisted needles called Torulosa but Tiny Curls show much more symmetrical growth, ...


	1 - 3m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	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 ...


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

Hedera helix 'ARBORI COMPACT'
(shrubby English ivy)

When a shrubby version of ivy was discovered it was a breakthrough. A non-climbing ivy with even more attractive foliage was an entirely different plant that could be used in various ways unlike a climber. Now there is an improvem ...


	0.3 - 0.4m	0.4 - 0.8m	full sun to shade	5 (down to -29°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		full sun to shade	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 ...


IX - X	0.5 - 1.5m	0.5 - 1.5m	full sun to shade	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	full sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Betula pendula
(European white birch)

The species of European white birch is a large tree growing over 20m tall in maturity. Its most significant feature is white bark, pealing off in thin layers. Diamond-shaped leaves are mid green, partly glossy and are said to emerge only after the danger of all fro ...


IV - IV	15 - 25m	5 - 10m	full sun	2 (down to -45°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	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Euonymus fortunei 'EMERALD'n'GOLD'
(Fortune´s spindle)

Emerald'n'Gold spindle has bright green leaves in the centre and vivid yellow edges that often override the green colour giving a golden effect to the whole shrub. In autumn and winter majority of leaves turn pink or purple ...


	0.3 - 1m		full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°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	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Vaccinium vitis-idaea 'Lirome' FIREBALLS
(lingonberry)

FIREBALLS is a Dutch variety of cowberry from the Netherlands, bred by Sierteeltkwekerij Maarten Bloemen, a nursery in Venhorst, the Netherlands. It produces a profusion of small, glossy, red fruit for a long period of time ...


	0.3 - 0.4m	0.4 - 1m	full to partial sun	2 (down to -45°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Fagus sylvatica 'DAWYCK GOLD'
(Dawyck Golden beech)

Dawyckii varieties of common beech are very popular for their habit and leaf colours. Dawyck Gold has upright, columnar habit, its initial slow growth changes after a few years to medium-fast, never really fast. Young leaves are bright yellowish green, turning to glowing grass g ...


	10 - 15m	1 - 3m	full to partial sun	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	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cedrus atlantica f. FASTIGIATA GLAUCA
(Atlas cedar)

Fastigiata Glauca is a blue green or silvery blue version of an attractive form of Atlas cedar Fastigiata with strictly narrow, columnar habit. Its lateral branches are short and densely cover the leader. If a branch g ...


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

Cedrus deodara 'ROBUSTA GLAUCA'
(Himalayan cedar)

Himalájský cedr is the most graceful of all cedars. Robusta Glauca is an Italian selection with long, evergreen needles. Their colour is from blue-green to almost silvery blue while new shoots are soft green.


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

Ilex 'DRAGONSKIN'
(male holly)

Dragonskin is a male holly discovered by Ingo Stühreneberg in his greenhouse, in German nursery town Wiesmoor, it was first introduced at Rhodo 2010. It is a mutation of i. aguifolium ‘Angustifolia’ and obviousl ...


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

Ilex 'MARY NELL'
(hybrid holly - female)

Mary Nell is a hybrid holly from the USA, bred by Joe McDaniels in Tom Dodd Nursery in Alabama in 1962. It is a cross between large-leaved holly ilex latifolia and hybrid holly Red Delight which is a cross between ilex corn ...


	3 - 4m	1.5 - 2m	full to partial sun	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-li ...


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

Ilex x altaclerensis 'GOLDEN KING'
(Highclere holly)

Golden King holly is a beautiful and easy to grow shrub with almost spineless leaves. They are oval to rounded, deep green in the centre and richly varigated yellow at the margins. The colder the weather, the deeper yellow margins. Golden King name, however, is a sort of a screw-up: this p ...


	1 - 2m		full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°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	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex x koehneana 'CHESTNUT LEAF'
(Koehne holly - female)

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


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

Ilex glabra
(inkberry)

Ilex glabra has a number of names: inkberry, gallberry, Appalachian tea, dye-leaves or evergreen winterberry. Do you notice that neither of them says holly? Because it does not really look like one. When a plant has so many names it is usually very old and native t ...


IV - V	1.5 - 2m	1 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°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	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex aquifolium 'ARGENTEA MARGINATA'
(holly)

Argentea Marginata is an eye-catching cultivar of variegated English holly. Its sharply serrated, evergreen leaves are almost identical to those of the species but moreover are decorated with a wide brim of creamy white col ...


	2 - 6m	2 - 4m	full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°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	full sun to shade	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		full to partial sun	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	full to partial sun	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 thin, yellow margins which turn pink in cold months. They are less prickl ...


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

Ilex aquifolium 'WHITE CREAM'®
(common holly)

White Cream is a fantastic new variety of holly. It was bred in Germany by Ingo Stührenberg. White Cream is a natural mutation of another English holly called Myrtifolia, hence its spiny margins. The leaves are bright creamy white in the centres, changing through light green t ...


	1 - 2m	1 - 2m	full sun to shade	6 (down to -23°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	full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex aquifolium 'AMMERLAND'
(English holly - female)

Ammerland holly is another jewel in the family of evergreen shrubs with attractive leaves. They are evergreen, deep green, leathery, and very glossy. Some of them are spiny but most are spineless with entire margins as in C ...


	3 - 4m	2 - 3m	full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex aquifolium 'ARGENTEA MARGINATA'
(English holly - female - STANDARD TREE)

Argentea Marginata is an eye-catching cultivar of variegated English holly. Its sharply serrated, evergreen leaves are almost identical to those of the species but moreover are decorated with a wide brim of creamy white col ...


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

Ilex aquifolium 'PYRAMIDALIS AUREOMARGINATA'
(English holly - female/self-fertile)

Pyramidalis Aureomarginata is an attractive variegated sport of Pyramidalis holly. It produces highly glossy, evergreen leaves with deep green centres and thick ye ...


	2 - 4m	2 - 3m	full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex crenata 'CONVEXA'
(Japanese holly)

Convexa is a variety of Japanese box-leaved holly which is most popular with bonsai growers and is ideal for topiaries. Compared to the species it grows denser and more compact so when pruned or clipped it never leaves an empty hole. The very glossy leaves are mid to dark green, 1-2 cm long, they ar ...


	1 - 2m	1.3 - 1.8m	full sun to shade	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex crenata 'ELLIPTA CONVEX'
(Japanese holly)

Ellipta Convex is a Japanese holly that stands halfway between two other varieties: Ellipta Elegans (newer) and


	1.3 - 1.8m	1 - 1.5m	full sun to shade	5 (down to -29°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	full to partial sun	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	full sun to shade	5b (down to -27°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 ...


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

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'COLUMNARIS'
(Lawson cypress)

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ('Columnaris Glauca')

Cypress trees and shrubs are very popular for their variable shapes, leaf types and colours. Variety Columnaris has blue needles and compact shape. It does not grow wider than 1m which makes it ideal for hedges that are only trimmed at the top. Mature plants can reach 6-8m in ma ...


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

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'NANA GRACILIS'
(Hinoki cypress)

The Hinoki cypress is both a must-see and a must-have thereafter. Its dark green foliage is tightly congested, forming a tiny mound. It forms twisting fan-shaped branchlets in dense tiered layers. Want to ask how fast it grows? Well it takes the same time as your partner does getting prep ...


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

Astilbe 'LOOK AT ME'
(astilbe (arendsii group))

Look At Me is a compact astilbe variety from the arendsii group, bred by Tom de Bruijn from the Netherlands in 2005, i.e., 11 years before another successful variety of his named Smile At Me. It produces compact plumes of p ...


VI - VIII	0.3 - 0.5m	0.3 - 0.5m	semi-shade to shade	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Astilbe 'WONDERFUL DAY'
(astilbe (arendsii group))

I reckon that Wonderful Day® astilbe should be prescribed instead of Valium. Just look at it and admit that it makes your heart melt at least a bit with its cheerful colour. It produces fluffy plumes of bright pink flo ...


VI - VIII	0.3 - 0.5m	0.3 - 0.5m	semi-shade to shade	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Astilbe 'EUROPA'
(astilbe (japonica group))

Europa is a japonica hybrid astilbe awarded AGM (Award of Garden Merit) by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in 1970. Its inflorescence looks like a lush boa of an elegant lady. The flowers are very pale pink, almost wh ...


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

Astilbe 'MONTGOMERY'
(astilbe (japonica group))

Montgomery is a japonica hybrid astilbe awarded AGM (Award of Garden Merit) by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It produces rich raspberry red flowers in erect, triangular inflorescence from late June until midsummer. ...


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

Astilbe SHORT N' SWEET RASPBERRY
(astilbe (japonica group))

RASPBERRY is another astilbe variety bred by Dutch perennial specialist Jan Verschoor and belongs to the SHORT N’ SWEET series which comprises of compact, low growing varieties with beautifully coloured, sweetly scent ...


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

Helleborus 'ANNA'S RED'
(Lenten rose)

Anna’s Red is a Lenten rose bred by Rodney Davey in the UK and released after 12 years hard breeding work in 2013. It is a surprise success of crossing h. lividus, h. niger, and h. x hybridus. It was named after Anna ...


III - IV	0.2 - 0.3m	0.3 - 0.5m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Helleborus 'Abcrd01' PENNY'S PINK
(hellebore)

PENNY’S PINK is another hybrid Lenten rose developed by Rodney Davey and Lynda Windsor from Devon, England. It belongs to the Rodney Davey Marbled Group and is currently sold with a series name Frostkiss. It was launc ...


II - IV	0.3 - 0.4m	0.3 - 0.5m	semi-shade / partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Helleborus 'Epb 25' GLENDA'S GLOSS
(hellebore)

GLENDA'S GLOSS is another hybrid Lenten rose developed by Rodney Davey and Lynda Windsor from Devon, England. It belongs to the Rodney Davey Marbled Group and is currently sold with a series name Frostkiss. It was launched ...


II - IV	0.3 - 0.4m	0.3 - 0.5m	semi-shade / partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Helleborus 'Jhe00091' VIV® 'VICTORIA'
(hellebore)

VIV® Victoria is a Lenten rose from the VIV® series producing soft burgundy red flowers very early in the season - as early as in late September appear the first flowers atop 30-40 cm tall, strong, upright stems. ...


X - IV	0.3 - 0.4m	0.4 - 0.6m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ribes rubrum
(red currant)

VARIETIES Jonkheer van Tets is a red currant from the Netherlands. This famous variety has long racemes of bright red berries of excellent taste, only medium sour. Best grown as espalier because it is a rampant grower. Ripens in July.


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

Toona sinensis 'FLAMINGO'
(Chinese cedar)

Cedrela = Chinese cedar is a highly decorative small tree or multistemmed shrub whose leaves and young branches when crushed release a garlic-like scent. But no worry, the plant itself has only a light spicy scent and when in bloom in has a pleasant sweet fragrance. Flamingo ...


VII - VII	2 - 10m	1 - 3m	full sun	6 (down to -23°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 ...


V - VI	0.5 - 1.3m	0.5 - 1.5m	full sun	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 ...


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

Heuchera 'PARIS'
(coral bells)

Paris is beautiful, charismatic, and unique. Many of us associate it with love and romance, and when we plan a trip there we feel entitled to receive an experience of something extraordinarily beautiful. Looking at her invention, American plant breeder Janet N. Egger from the Terra Nova® Nurser ...


V - IX	0.3 - 0.4m	0.3 - 0.4m	full to partial sun	3 (down to -40°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 ...


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

Cornus kousa var.chinensis 'CHINA GIRL'
(Japanese flowering dogwood)

China Girl is a freely flowering Japanese dogwood with numerous creamy white flowers in June when the shrub is fully in leaf. Technically, they are not flowers but 4 flower bracts composed around small flower heads. They are followed by edible, bright pink fruit that looks like ...


VI - VI	2 - 3m	2 - 4m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Vitex agnus-castus
(chaste tree)

Vitex is surprisingly a large genus of about 250 species spread almost all around the globe. In our climate we know very little about it because most of its species are subtropical plants but there are not a few that can cope with our zone 6 winters easily and make beautiful flowering shrubs or exce ...


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

Quercus ilex var. integrifolia
(holm oak)

Holm oakis a natural species, not a hybrid despite two specific names in its Latin title. Integrifolia is one of its few selections first described in 1836. Its evergreen, leathery leaves are spineless with less conspicuous ...


	4 - 10m	3 - 6m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Quercus ilex var. oleifolia
(holm oak)

Holm oak is a natural species, not a hybrid in spite of two specific names in its Latin title. Oleifolia is one of its few selections made in order to describe distinctly different seedlings. Its evergreen, leathery leaves ...


	4 - 10m	3 - 6m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex aquifolium 'INGRAMII'
(cesmína ostrolistá)

Ingramii is a male English holly variety whose origin I did not manage to find. There are notes about its existence yet before 2000 but it appears to be commercially attractive only from about 2015 or so. It makes heavily ...


	1 - 1.8m	1 - 1.8m	full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°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 ...


V - VII	0.3 - 0.8m	0.5 - 1m	full to partial sun	7 (down to -18°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Gaura lindheimeri 'GAMBIT ROSE'
(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. Gambit Rose is a variety with neon-like deep pink flowers flowers from June until October. It forms a com ...


VI - X	0.3 - 0.4m	0.3 - 0.4m	full sun	5b (down to -27°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	full to partial sun	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	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hebe pimeleoides
(hebe)

Blue hebe comes from the mountains of Marlborough and Cantebury in the South Island of New Zealand. It is a low, evergreen shrub with small, perfectly elliptic, silvery blue leaves. In June or early July appear small clusters of tiny, pale lilac violet flowers atop ...


	0.3 - 0.6m	0.5 - 0.8m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°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 ...


IX - X	2 - 3m	1 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Elaeagnus x ebbingei 'LIMELIGHT'
(evergreen silverthorn)

Limelight is my personal favourite among evergreen silverthorns. It has ovate, up to 10 cm long, leathery but thin leaves that are bright yellow in the middle and deep green at margins. The area between the centres and margins is light, soft green so the overall effect is 3-colo ...


	2 - 3m	1 - 2m	full to partial sun	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 ...


VIII - IX	1.5 - 2m	1 - 2m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

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

Viveleg silverthorn is a bushy, upright growing, evergreen shrub with irregularly variegated leaves. They are leathery, oval to ovate, partially undulated, and glossy. The centres are dark green, the margins are rich yellow ...


IX - X	2 - 3m	1 - 2m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Elaeagnus x ebbingei
(evergreen silverthorn - STANDARD TREE)

This evergreen silverthorn is a hybrid of e.macrophylla and e.pungens. Its leathery leaves emerge beige-grey and mature to glossy dark green with lots of grey dots making it look like stardusted. Thanks to the foliage it is sometimes called Russian ol ...


VIII - X	2 - 4m	2 - 3m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Elaeagnus x ebbingei 'COMPACTA'
(evergreen silverthorn - STANDARD TREE)

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 ...


IX - X	2 - 5m	1 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Elaeagnus x ebbingei 'GILT EDGE'
(evergreen silverthorn - STANDARD TREE)

Gilt Edge is one of the first registered varieties of evergreen silverthorn with variegated foliage. It makes leathery, oval to ovate, partially undulated, and glossy leaves with dark green centres and thick yellow margins. ...


IX - X	2 - 5m	1 - 3m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Elaeagnus pungens 'MACULATA'
(silversthorn)

Maculata is a thorny olive variety with utterly handsome foliage. The evergreen leaves are leathery, broadly oval/ovate, glossy, up to 10 cm long, deep yellow in the centre and dark green at margins with some light green hi ...


IX - X	2 - 4m	2 - 5m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Elaeagnus angustifolia
(oleaster)

Oleaster is the oldest species from the genus cultivated in Czechia. It is a small deciduous tree or a tall shrub native to a wide range from the Caucasus, through southern Europe to Central Asia. Its most attractive feature are the narrow, olive-like leaves which ...


V - VI	3 - 6m	3 - 4m	full to partial sun	2 (down to -45°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lamium maculatum 'BEACON SILVER'
(spotted dead nettle)

Beacon Silver is a renowned and popular spotted nettle variety cultivated for its attractive foliage and purple pink flowers. They are small, two-lipped, and appear in terminal whorls atop only about 10-20 cm tall stems fro ...


VI - IX	0.1 - 0.1m	0.5 - 1m	full sun to shade	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea quercifolia 'hqopr010' ICE CRYSTAL
(oak-leaved hydrangea)

ICE CRYSTAL is an eye catching variety of oak-leaved hydrangea. While its sister variety Burgundy makes leaves that are similar to those on English oaks,


VI - IX	1 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m	semi-shade to shade	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 ...


VIII - IX	1.5 - 2m		full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata 'Bokraflame' MAGICAL™ CANDLE
(panicle hydrangea)

Magical™ Candle is a whiter and more compact panicle hydrangea from the Magical™ series. It makes 15-17 cm tall and 14-15 cm wide, cone-like inflorescence composed of mostly sterile (showy) flowers that emerge p ...


VII - IX	1 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata 'Frenny' SKYFALL
(panicle hydrangea)

SKYFALL is a panicle hydrangea of compact habit and small size. From mid July it produces large inflorescence packed with hyacinth-like individual flowers which emerge pale lime green, changing to cream white, and maturing ...


VII - IX	0.8 - 1.3m	0.5 - 1m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

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 < ...


VIII - IX	0.5 - 1m	0.5 - 1.3m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata 'Rensun' SUNDAE FRAISE®
(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 ...


VII - IX	0.8 - 1m	1 - 1.3m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea paniculata 'Rou 201306' LITTLE FRESCO
(panicle hydrangea)

LITTLE FRESCO hydrangea was bred by the same man behind two sevenbark hydrangeas Candybelle® Bubblegum a Candybelle® Marshmallow – Guido Rouwette. Un ...


VII - IX	0.5 - 0.7m	0.5 - 0.8m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hydrangea arborescens 'Grhyar1407' CANDYBELLE® BUBBLEGUM
(sevenbark)

CANDYBELLE® BUBBLEGUM is a smooth hydrangea with enormously large flowerheads. They are 18-30 cm across, composed of sterile, dusky pink flowers. They appear from about mid June atop strong stems 80-90 cm tall, and whi ...


VI - VIII	0.8 - 1m	0.5 - 0.8m	full to partial sun	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 ...


VIII - IX	0.5 - 1.5m	0.5 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

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 ...


V - VII	0.5 - 0.6m	0.5 - 0.8m	full to partial sun	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 ...


V - IX	1 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	3 (down to -40°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 ...


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

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 ...


VI - X	0.3 - 0.8m	0.3 - 0.8m	semi-shade / partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pyrus communis 'WILLIAMS'
(pear tree)

Williams is probably the most known and spread out pear in the world. Its complete name is Williams bon Chretien and comes from the UK, 18th century. It is an early variety bearing mid-sized or large fruit with light green or yellow skin. The flesh is very juicy, aromatic, an ...


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

Pyrus calleryana 'CHANTICLEER'
(Callery pear)

Callery pear is a flowering (ornamental) pear tree which is cultivated for its profuse flowering in April. The tree produces a huge quantity of snow white flowers followed by small, almost spherical fruit that is edible but not too tasty. Chanticleer is a famous variety of na ...


IV - V	8 - 13m	4 - 6m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Dianthus superbus 'Hilarian' TIIU
(fringed pink)

TIIU is a dwarf pink producing a profusion of flowers over a long period. They are about 2 cm wide, single to semi-double, deep magenta red, and sweetly fragrant. They begin to bloom in mid-May with the main flush in June, ...


VI - X	0.1 - 0.1m	0.3 - 0.5m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Salvia 'Bocofpea' FEATHERS PEACOCK
(hybrid lavender sage)

FEATHERS PEACOCK is a highly attractive hybrid lavender sage. It has unique foliage and unusual inflorescence. It blooms quite early, already in mid-May it makes up to 55 cm tall, hairy stems topped with slightly drooping s ...


V - IX	0.4 - 0.6m	0.3 - 0.4m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea japonica 'STEWARTSTONIAN'
(The Gable azalea)

Stewartstonian is becoming the most sought-after evergreen azalea with red flowers. The red is soft, almost orangey red, as far as we can talk about orange in Japanese azaleas. It grows moderately and forms a fairly compact shrub that does not need to be pruned. Slightly glossy lea ...


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

Azalea x 'CAROLINA'
(Japanese hybrid azalea)

Hybrid azalea Carolina is a typical item for collectors and everyone who loves multi-coloured flowers. Their centres are almost entirely purplish-pink while the margins show rich white variegation. This effect is similar to another Robin Hill variety called


V - VI	0.5 - 1.5m	0.5 - 1.5m	semi-shade / partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea x 'HARU-NO-SONO'
(hybrid Japanese azalea)

Haru-no-sono is a hybrid Satsuki azalea, a sport of , a beautiful, large-flowered chameleon. The flowers are a combination of white and various portions of pink and purple. Even the dots in the throat vary from yellow gre ...


V - VII	0.2 - 0.4m	0.8 - 1.3m	full to partial sun	6b (down to -21°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea x 'MARTHA HITCHCOCK'
(Glenn Dale hybrid azalea)

Martha Hitchcock is a true sensation azalea from Glenn Dale hybrid group. This beauty bears extra large flowers that are 6 cm across, white in the throat grading to neony pink towards the margins. The flowering plant looks like a thousand of pink torches all lit up at once. It s ...


VI - VI	0.5 - 1.5m	0.5 - 1.5m	semi-shade / partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea x 'NUCCIO'S LUCKY CHARM'
(Satsuki azalea)

Nuccio’s Lucky Charm is another fascinating Satsuki azalea. This hybrid bears medium-large flowers of dusky pink colour. The first buds begin to open on the first hot days of June (usually mid of the month) and continue blooming for as long as 4 weeks. It was bread by Nucc ...


VI - VII	0.4 - 0.6m	0.4 - 1.3m	full to partial sun	6b (down to -21°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 ...


VI - VII	0.5 - 1m	0.5 - 1.3m	semi-shade / partial sun	6b (down to -21°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea x 'PERLA DEL VERBANO'
(evergreen hybrid azalea)

Perla del Verbano is a sensational new variety of evergreen hybrid azalea that originated in Northern Italy. It bears profusion of bright pink, double = hose in hose flowers from end June until late July. They appear continuously so you can enjoy them for as long as a month unde ...


VI - VII	0.5 - 0.8m	0.5 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	6b (down to -21°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 ...


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

Geum 'Macgeu001' SCARLET TEMPEST
(hybrid scarlet avens)

Scarlet Tempest is a breathtaking avens variety from Scotland. It produces rich clumps of handsome foliage and sturdy stems with numerous, rich scarlet orange-red flowers already from April until early mid to late July, and ...


IV - VII	0.3 - 0.5m	0.3 - 0.5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Geum 'Macgeu005' FIERY TEMPEST®
(hybrid scarlet avens)

FIERY TEMPEST® is the third addition to the Tempest series of avens bred by Elizabeth MacGregor from Scotland in order to achieve vigorous plants with extended flowering season and large flowers. Its flowers are about ...


V - VII	0.3 - 0.5m	0.4 - 0.5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°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 ...


VI - X	0.8 - 1m	0.6 - 0.8m	full sun	5b (down to -27°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 ...


VII - IX	2 - 3m		full sun	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 ...


VII - IX	2 - 3.5m	1.3 - 1.8m	full sun	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 ...


VII - IX	1.5 - 3m		full sun	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 ...


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

Hibiscus syriacus 'Mineru' ERUPTION®
(Rose-of-Sharon)

ERUPTION® is a Rose-of-Sharon variety with large, up to 10 cm wide flowers. They are semi-double i.e. producing 5 large petals and several dwarf sepals in the centre whose size and quantity increases with age. They are ...


VII - IX	1.5 - 3m	1 - 1.3m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Hibiscus syriacus 'Minsyroi5' SUP'BLUE®
(Rose-of-Sharon)

SUP‘BLUE® Rose-of-Sharon boasts large, 11-12 cm wide, violet blue flowers with deep maroon eye in the centre. They are single and come out reliably every year in July and don’t stop blooming until all buds ...


VII - IX	1.5 - 3m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°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 ...


VII - IX	2 - 3m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	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 ...


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

Itea virginica 'HENRY'S GARNET'
(sweetspire)

Henry’s Garnet is a valued variety of sweetspire that received AGM (Award of Garden Merit) from the English Royal Horticultural Society. It is a selection with exceptional autumn colour and was first noticed by the Am ...


VI - VII	1 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Malus domestica 'JONAGOLD'
(apple tree - late)

Jonagold is a great dessert apple variety that combines the best of both its parents. It has the sweetness of Golden Delicious as well as mild sharpness and aroma of ...


IV - V	2 - 4m	2 - 3m	full sun		for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Malus domestica 'RODE BOSKOOP'
(apple tree - late)

Malus domestica (Boskoopské červené, Boskoop Red)

Rode Boskoop (Boskoop Red) is a red version of an old and popular Dutch variety of Belle de Boskoop late apple. It produces incredibly large fruit that can weigh up to 250g. It is often irregular or rounded with ribs. The s ...


IV - V	2.5 - 3.5m	2 - 3m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Malus domestica 'JAMES GRIEVE RED'
(apple tree - early autumn)

James Grieve Red is a sport of James Grieve apple, found in 1922 with redder fruit. It produces very tasty, sweet and aromatic apples from end August until early October. The fruit is best eaten fresh off the tree. Under usual condition it can be stored for maximum of 2 months, ...


IV - IV	3 - 8m	2 - 4m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Malus domestica 'REINE DES REINETTES'
(apple tree - early autumn)

Malus domestica (Zlatá reneta, Goldparmäne, Parména zlatá, King of the Pippins)

Reine des Reinettes (King of the Pippins, Goldparmäne) is a mid-season apple with golden-orange skin, with profusion of red stripes. It is medium-sized, rounded, and can be picked from September until October, and stores we ...


IV - V	2 - 5m	2 - 3m	full sun	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	full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°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	full sun	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 ...


IV - V	0.3 - 1m		semi-shade / partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea japonica 'BLUE DANUBE'
(Japanese azalea)

Blue Danube is a German variety of Japanese azalea. It is a slow and dense growing plant with profusion of large, 3-4 cm across, widely open, purple-violet flowers with a darker blotch just like rhododendrons have. Leaves are small, almost flat, elliptic to oval, deep green and ...


V - V	0.4 - 0.8m	0.5 - 1.3m	semi-shade / partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea japonica 'JOHANNA'
(Japanese azalea)

Johanna is extremely popular for its deep red flowers anddark leaves. It flowers so abundantly that leaves almost disappear under the cloud of flowers. It is a slow grower forming a nice, mounding, compact shrub. Small, ovate to rounded leaves are mid green as they emerge, turning d ...


IV - V	0.3 - 0.8m		semi-shade to shade	5 (down to -29°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 ...


V - VI	0.5 - 0.8m	0.5 - 1.5m	full sun to shade	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea x 'ALADDIN SCOUT'
(Kurume azalea)

Aladdin Scout is a great Kurume azalea with profusion of soft red, large flowers. It blooms from end May until early June. Evergreen leaves are medium sized, deep green, and narrowly ovate. It grows medium fast in all direction forming a rounded bush. Azaleas can be clipped t ...


V - VI	0.6 - 1.3m	0.6 - 1.3m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Azalea x 'NUCCIO'S WILD CHERRY'
(Satsuki evergreen azalea)

Nuccio’s Wild Cherry is one of those great Satsuki azaleas with large flowers. They are cherry red with a light burgundy red blotch. It was bread by Nuccio Nursery of Southern California wich is a leading nursery for Satsuki azaleas and camellias. The flowers appear from e ...


VI - VI	0.5 - 0.6m	0.5 - 1m	full to partial sun	6b (down to -21°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	full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'KATSURA'
(Japanese maple)

Katsura is a Japanese maple that is highly decorative especially in spring, when new leaves emerge, and in autumn, when they change again. They are typically palmate, rather small, 5-lobed, chartreuse yellow-green with copp ...


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

Acer palmatum 'KOTO-NO-ITO'
(Japanese maple)

Koto-no-ito is a compact growing Japanese maple variety of elegant and fluffy appearance. It has very narrow, strap-like leaves owing to which it was named in Japanese ‘Harp strings’ or ‘Golden old harp ...


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

Acer palmatum 'ORANGE DREAM'
(Japanese maple)

The less usual colour the more attractive it is for garden lovers. Orange Dream is a perfect example of Japanese maple to offer an almost exotic colour of spring foliage that is orange and salmon pink at margins with yellowish-green centres. This colouring decorates the plant un ...


	1 - 2.5m	1 - 2.5m	semi-shade / partial sun	5b (down to -27°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	full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer palmatum 'SEIRYU'
(Japanese maple)

Seiryu is a Japanese maple variety from the dissectum group. Its delicate leaves are deeply cut like a lace, deciduous, they emerge yellow to lime green with red tips in spring, mature to soft green in summer, and turn fant ...


	3 - 5m	3 - 4m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°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	semi-shade / partial sun	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	1 - 2.5m	full to partial sun	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		full to partial sun	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	semi-shade / partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer campestre 'NANUM'
(field maple)

Nanum is a dwarf variety of Field maple, suitable for small gardens and avenues with limited space. It grows slowly into a small tree some 2.5m tall and wide. The leaves are deciduous, deep green, with 3-5 rounded lobes, tu ...


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

Acer buergerianum
(trident maple)

Trident maple is an attractive medium-sized tree with unusual leaves. They are three-lobed and their size, depth of lobing as well as autumn colour may vary greatly with location. The deciduous leaves are deep green and glossy, turning yellow, orange and bright red in autumn. They change c ...


	3 - 8m	3 - 6m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer monspessulanum
(Montpellier maple)

Montpellier maple is a typical Mediterranean tree commonly found in dry, coastal or mountainous landscapes of Portugal, France, and Italy. It makes small, three-lobed, leathery but deciduous leaves, which are medium green in summer, and turn yellow, amber orange or ...


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

Acer japonicum 'ACONITIFOLIUM'
(fullmoon maple)

Aconitifolium is a Japanese maple with large leaves. They are very attractive, deeply lobed but look entire. The colour is light to mid green, turning bright shades of orange and fiery red in autumn. In spring it bears prof ...


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

Acer platanoides 'DRUMMONDII'
(Norway maple)

Drummondii is a variegated form of Norway maple, only some 100 years old. The decades from its birth proved its popularity which is still very high. The leaves are beautifully creamy white variegated at the margins, with bright green centres. Apart from pruning at the end of ...


	5 - 8m	2 - 3m	semi-shade / partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acer rufinerve
(redvein maple)

Redvein maple, or also called Honshu maple according to its origin, belongs among acer species such as a. davidii or a. griseum sought after for their beautiful bark. Its natural habitat are mountainous forests of Japan, the islands of Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. ...


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

Acer shirasawanum 'AUREUM'
(Shirasawa maple)

“Aureum” is variety that differs from others by its more or less erect growth with horizontal lateral branches. The fan-shaped leaves are fresh yellow-green to golden yellow, sometimes with pinkish margins. The other difference is fruit: Acer shirasawanum holds its samaras above the foli ...


	2 - 4m		semi-shade / partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Abies pinsapo
(Spanish fir)

Spanish fir is one of the most beautiful and elegant conifers next to cedars. It comes from south of Spain and Morocco, home of its close relative Algerian fir. It is valued for its symmetrical, conical h ...


	6 - 15m	3 - 5m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Abies nordmanniana
(Caucasican fir)

Caucasian fir is perhaps the most beautiful conifer of our climate. No wonder that it is also a commercial bestseller as a Christmas tree. Its short needles densely cover the branches; they are deep green and very glossy, with silvery undersides. Fresh growths are intensely bright green. T ...


	12 - 18m	3 - 5m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°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	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°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	full sun	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. ...


V - IX	0.4 - 0.6m	0.3 - 0.5m	semi-shade / partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Clethra alnifolia 'HUMMINGBIRD'
(summersweet)

Hummingbird is a cute name for a cute and truly dwarf sweet pepper bush variety. From late July it produces a profusion of rather short, spike-like, erect racemes composed of creamy white, sweetly scented flowers. They last ...


VIII - IX	0.5 - 1.2m	0.5 - 1.3m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Clethra alnifolia 'RUBY SPICE'
(summer-sweet)

Ruby Spice has flowers of has the deepest shade of pink so far selected. Flowers are bell-shaped, light pink, opening from rose buds, formed in upright racemes in July and August. They have a lovely, sweet fragrance, hence its name. Flower buds are deep pink. Oval leaves are decidu ...


VII - VIII	1 - 2m	1 - 2m	semi-shade / partial sun	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 ...


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

Yucca rostrata
(beaked yucca)

Beaked yucca is a tree-like yucca with evergreen, steel-blue leaves formed in a dense rosette. The blades are 40-60 cm long and only 1-1.5 cm wide. You can also come across specimens with a thin yellow margin but those do not seem to be considered separate or named ...


IX	1.5 - 3m	0.5 - 1m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Yucca rostrata 'SAPPHIRE SKIES'
(beaked yucca)

Sapphire Skies is a valued beaked yucca variety with a more pronounced leaf colour. It is a tree-like yucca with evergreen, rich blue-green, silver-frosted leaves with jade hues. The blades are 40-60 cm long and 1-2,5 cm wi ...


IX - X	1.5 - 3m	0.5 - 1m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Calocedrus decurrens 'AUREOVARIEGATA'
(incense cedar)

Although this incense cedar is one of the most sought after conifers of the south, it seems to perform much better in Czech climate thanks to cold and wet winters. It needs a lot of sun in summer though to keep its varigated leaves golden. Though, if the sun is not as hot as in the Mediterran ...


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

Viburnum davidii
(David viburnum)

David viburnum is a handsome, compact little shrub, with eye-catching foliage. The leaves have prominent, deep veins, which give this shrub an additional 3D image. They are elliptic, emerald green with rich red or burgundy red stalks, young twigs, and flower buds. ...


	0.5 - 0.8m	0.6 - 1.3m	semi-shade / partial sun	6 (down to -23°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 ...


V - VI	0.5 - 1.5m	0.5 - 1.8m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Agapanthus 'POLAR ICE'
(African blue lily)

Unlike most of other African blue lilies which are blue this gem shows off with its pure white flowers. They are trumpet-shaped, composed in rich umbels and appear at the tips of about 60-80 cm long, sturdy stems. Strap-like leaves are about 2-3 cm wide, mid green. Blooming time begins with h ...


VII - IX	0.6 - 0.8m	0.3 - 0.8m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Agapanthus 'PM003' EVERPANTHUS POPPIN' PURPLE
(African blue lily)

EVERPANTHUS® POPPIN’ PURPLE is a special variety of hardy African blue lily with purple blue (not sky blue) flowers. Individual flowers are funnel-shaped, composed in large umbels, and open one by one thus extend ...


VI - VIII	0.5 - 0.6m	0.3 - 0.4m	full sun	6b (down to -21°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Polystichum setiferum 'HERRENHAUSEN'
(soft shield fern)

This fern brings softness to your shady garden. The fronds are very decorative, composed of many, tiny leaflets forming a lacy-like, glossy leaves of bright green colour. They are evergreen. Though they are very hardy and can withstand heavy frosts evergreen we suggest cutting off all leaves ...


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

Polystichum setiferum 'PROLIFERUM'
(soft shield fern)

Soft shield fern is what you probably imagine when the word “fern” comes up in conversation. It has the typical fern appearance with strong, semi-erect fronds. They are double-pinnate, bearing small, toothed leaflets along the midribs. They remain nice ...


	0.4 - 0.6m	0.4 - 0.6m	semi-shade to shade	5b (down to -27°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	semi-shade to shade	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Polystichum tsussimense
(Korean rock fern)

Korean rock fern is an East Asia species with glossy, evergreen foliage. It forms small, compact shuttlecocks of 20-40 cm long, pinnate fronds which might have been bi-pinnate if only the pinnae had not been joined at the base into one, deeply lobed, lanceolate, ab ...


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

Catalpa bignonioides
(southern catalpa)

Catalpas have been grown in our country for many years. The species may be found in every larger city as an important feature of a city park. It offers outstanding points of interest such as large leaves in summer and long cigar-shaped seed pods in winter, hence its name Indian Bean Tree. ...


VI - VII	5 - 10m	3 - 5m	full sun	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 ...


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

Buddleja davidii 'BotEx 001' BUTTERFLY CANDY™ LITTLE PURPLE
(butterfly bush)

BUTTERFLY CANDY™ LITTLE PURPLE is a dwarf and compact buddleja producing dark violet blue flowers. The inflorescence is conical, slim, around 10 cm long, and composed of small, funnel-shaped flowers. They are moderate ...


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

Buddleja davidii 'BotEx 005' BUTTERFLY CANDY™ LITTLE PINK
(butterfly bush)

BUTTERFLY CANDY™ LITTLE PINK is a dwarf and compact buddleja producing enchanting soft pink flowers. The inflorescence is conical, slim, 10-12 cm long, and composed of small, funnel-shaped flowers. They are moderately ...


VII - IX	0.6 - 0.8m	0.6 - 0.8m	full sun	5 (down to -29°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 ...


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

Buddleja 'MISS VIOLET'
(butterfly bush)

Miss Violet is a compact butterfly bush variety growing about one and a half meters tall and wide, forming a dense, freely flowering shrub. Its rich purple violet flowers are composed in remarkably narrow, 10-15 cm long, sa ...


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

Buddleja davidii 'SUMMER BIRD Blue'
(butterfly bush)

SUMMER BIRD Blue is a small butterfly bush producing possibly the largest flowers of all SUMMER BIRD series. The purple blue panicles are about 12-14 cm long and quite fat - some 5-6 cm wide, and appear from mid July until ...


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

Delosperma 'SUNDELLA TRE COLORI'
(iceplant)

Tre Colori (syn. Carnival) is an iceplant variety from the Sundella series making bright tangerine orange flowers with golden glints like a metallic on a car. The white throat is surrounded by a bright purple-pink eye and a ...


VI - IX	0.1 - 0.1m	0.3 - 0.6m	full sun	5b (down to -27°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	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Festuca glauca 'Casblue' INTENSE BLUE®
(blue fescue)

INTENSE BLUE® is a blue fescue of a striking colour. It was bred by Allure Tuinplanten and Amigra from the Netherlands. It was found in 2005 and introduced three years later. The plant makes well-behaved, symmetrical, ...


	0.2 - 0.4m	0.2 - 0.3m	full sun	4 (down to -34°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	full to partial sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Genista sagittalis
(winged broom)

Winged broom or arrow-shaped broom is an attractive species from the fabaceae family. Its natural habitat spreads from South and Central Europe to Balkan. It forms low shrubs with green, prostrate branches and profusion of flowers. Winged broom is cultivated fo ...


V - VII	0.1 - 0.2m	0.5 - 0.8m	full sun	4 (down to -34°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	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Cryptomeria japonica 'LITTLE DIAMOND'
(dwarf Japanese cedar)

Little Diamond is another dwarf variety of Japanese cedar. It was found in the Netherlands in 1990. It is very similar to Little Champion or


	0.5 - 0.8m	0.5 - 1m	full to partial sun	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 ...


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

Geum 'Mrs BRADSHAW'
(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 ...


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

Andromeda polifolia 'BLUE ICE'
(bog rosemary)

Blue Ice is a variety of bog rosemary with bright silvery blue leaves. They are linear-lance-shaped, 2-3 cm long. Urn-shaped flowers appear from mid spring until early summer and are light pink. It is a slow growing, mound-forming or ground-covering. It loves moist to wet pla ...


V - VI	0.2 - 0.6m	0.6 - 1m	full to partial sun	2 (down to -45°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Andromeda polifolia 'BLUE LAGOON'
(bog rosemary)

Blue Lagoon is a Bog rosemary with clear blue-grey leaves with silvery hues. They are evergreen, linear-lance-shaped, rosemary-like, 2-3 cm long. Urn-shaped, soft pink flowers appear from mid spring (April/May) and often la ...


IV - VI	0.3 - 0.5m	0.4 - 0.8m	full to partial sun	2 (down to -45°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Andromeda polifolia 'COMPACTA'
(bog rosemary)

Compacta is a dwarf bog rosemary with green foliage and profusion of light pink flowers. Leaves are rosemary-like, linear-lance-shaped, 2-3 cm long. Urn-shaped flowers are paler than on Nikko variety and appear in abund ...


IV - VI	0.2 - 0.3m	0.2 - 0.4m	full to partial sun	2 (down to -45°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 ...


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

Lythrum salicaria 'BLUSH'
(purple loosestrife)

Blush is an exceptionally light pink flowering variety of purple loosestrife. They are larger than on most purple pink varieties and open from the bottom upwards, usually from late July until early September on about 60-90 ...


VII - IX	0.6 - 1m	0.3 - 0.4m	full sun	4 (down to -34°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 ...


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

Lagerstroemia 'Gamad VI' BERRY DAZZLE®
(crepe myrtle)

BERRY DAZZLE® is another crape myrtle introduction by Michael A.Dirr from Georgia, USA. It is a chance seedling of Pocomoke from 2002 forming small, compact and very dense shrubs with bright fuchsia pink flowers, compo ...


VIII - IX	0.5 - 1m	0.5 - 1m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia 'Piilag B5' ENDURING SUMMER® RED
(crepe myrtle - STANDARD TREE)

ENDURING SUMMER® is an American crepe myrtle series bred by Joshua H.Kardos. The plants boast compact, rounded habit and excellent resistance to diseases. ENDURING SUMMER® RED produces vibrant red purple flowers c ...


VIII - IX	2 - 3m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	6b (down to -21°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pterocarya fraxinifolia
(Caucasian wing nut)

Caucasian wing nut is one of my favorite trees. I first saw it growing in the castle garden of Třeboň chateau where it was ingeniously and logically placed as a focal point in the front of the main facade. And despite its size I knew immediately that I wanted to gr ...


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

Leucothoe 'Zeblid®' SCARLETTA®
(leucothoe)

Scarletta® is probably the top variety of leucothoe with lance-shaped, glossy leaves that emerge bronze or red, change to mid green in summer, and turn red in autumn and deep burgundy red in winter. It dislikes direct sunlight. However, if grown in full sun, it has to be we ...


	0.3 - 0.6m	0.3 - 0.6m	full sun to shade	6 (down to -23°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	full sun to shade	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 ...


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

Cedrus libani
(cedar of Lebanon)

Cedar of Lebanon is a majestic specimen tree with needle-like dark green to blue-green foliage that looks like larch but is evergreen. Young trees are densely branched from the ground but low branches can be removed in the autumn if planted close to houses to make more room beneath. The branc ...


	10 - 20m	10 - 15m	full sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Corylus avellana 'CONTORTA'
(corkscrew hazel)

Contorta is a contorted version of our European hazelnut. It was found as a spontaneous mutation of a branch in a hedge in Tortworth, England, in the middle of 1800’s by a Victorian gardener Canon Henry Nicholson Ella ...


II - III	2 - 3m	2 - 3m	full to partial sun	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 ...


III - IV	1 - 1.5m		semi-shade / partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'VEITCHII'
(Boston ivy)

Parthenocissus tricuspidata (syn. Ampelopsis veitchii)

Veitchii is a very showy Boston ivy variety. It produces profusion of medium-sized, very dark green, highly glossy, and partly undulated leaves with three lobes. The margins are only shallowly and thinly serrated. They look ...


	10 - 20m		full sun to shade	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Daphne x transatlantica 'SUMMER ICE'
(daphne)

Summer Ice is a variegated form of hybrid daphne caucasica found by Bob Tichnor of Oregon State University’s North Willamette Research and Extension Centre in Oregon, USA. The source does not say whether the plant is ...


VI - IX	0.5 - 1m	0.5 - 1m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Daphne mezereum 'RUBRA'
(mezereon)

One of the first plants to flower at the end of winter is this mezereon. Well before the first spring trees open their buds you can find this plant flowering in the wild, along the paths in the woods or on sunny meadows. Its natural habitat is Europe. Mezereon is a deciduous shrub with upr ...


II - III	0.3 - 0.8m	0.3 - 0.6m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Liriodendron tulipifera
(yellow poplar)

Belonging to the same family as magnolia, common name tulip tree may be misleading since this name is often used for magnolias with saucer-shaped flowers. Hence gardeners rather use its other name yellow poplar. This is the tree w ...


VI - VII	25 - 30m	10 - 15m	full sun	5 (down to -29°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 ...


VI - VII	7 - 13m	2 - 3m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Magnolia grandiflora 'FRANCOIS TREYVE'
(southern magnolia)

Francois Treyve evergreen magnolia is more compact than the species. It bears deep green, glossy, broadly ovate or almost rounded leaves with cinnamon-brown leathery undersides that protect them from drying winds and cold. Flowers appear from the first hot and sunny days of summer. The ...


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

Magnolia grandiflora 'LITTLE GEM'
(southern magnolia)

Little Gem is an evergreen magnolia which is smaller in every aspect but offers more of everything. The glossy, leathery leaves are numerous, making the plant very dense. They are deep green with distinct rusty underneath. ...


VI - X	2 - 4m	1.5 - 2.5m	full sun	6b (down to -21°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Magnolia grandiflora 'MARYLAND'
(southern magnolia)

Evergreen magnolias are the queens of flowering trees. We choose the most beautiful and at the same time the hardiest varieties available. MarylandMarylandwhich offers something unique – different leaf colour as it is ...


VI - VIII	3 - 8m	2 - 4m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Magnolia grandiflora ALTA® ('T.M.G.H.')
(southern magnolia)

ALTA® is a gorgeous southern magnolia of dense habit and narrowly columnar, very elegant shape that looks like a candle flame. From the first hot days of summer large – 20-24 cm across, creamy white, strongly swe ...


VII - VIII	3 - 6m	1 - 2m	full sun	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 ...


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

Mahonia aquifolium 'SELECTION'
(Oregon grape)

Selection is a very simple name of Oregon grape holly that is really a mahonia selection of probably Italian origin that appeared after 2020 and lacks a proper variety name. It differs from the botanical species in its firm ...


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

Mahonia x media 'WINTER SUN'
(grape holly)

Another selection of grape holly comes from Irish nursery Slieve Donard. Its name “Winter Sun” is perfect as it really starts flowering well before Christmas if the beginning of winter is mild without substantial frosts. If the frosts come early the buds (unless damaged by extremely hars ...


XII - III	1.5 - 3m	1 - 1.5m	semi-shade to shade	7 (down to -18°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Papaver orientale 'BEAUTY OF LIVERMERE'
(oriental poppy)

Oriental poppy is an extraordinary perennial with large, showy flowers atop thick, tall stems. Beauty Of Livermere is a similar variety to Brilliant, but Beauty's flowers are one tone deeper red. They are 10-14 cm across a ...


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

Papaver orientale 'PRINZESSIN VIKTORIA LUISE'
(oriental poppy)

Oriental poppy is an extraordinary perennial with large, showy flowers atop thick, tall stems. Viktoria Luisa was a German princess born 1892 in Postdam. She was a beautiful lady and in her honour was named this exclusive poppy variety: P ...


V - VI	0.6 - 0.8m	0.3 - 0.5m	full sun	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 ...


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

Sarcococca hookeriana 'Pmoore03' WINTER GEM
(Himalayan sweet box)

Winter Gem is a Himalayan sweet box variety bred by Peter Moore from England. He succeeded in hybridizing a sweet box that will grow well in a pot which is something that sarcococca dislikes and will tolerate chalk (lime so ...


I - III	0.5 - 1m	0.5 - 1m	full sun to shade	6 (down to -23°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 ...


IV - V	1 - 2m	1 - 2m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Kniphofia 'BANANA POPSICLE'™
(torch lily)

Banana Popsicle™ is a rich yellow torch lily variety from the Popsicle™ series. Its colour is so deep you feel like tasting it to see if it has a banana flavour. Don’t do that – it does not. Its spik ...


VII - IX	0.4 - 0.6m	0.3 - 0.5m	full sun	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™. ...


VII - IX	0.4 - 0.5m	0.3 - 0.5m	full sun	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 ...


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

Potentilla fruticosa 'McKAY'S WHITE'
(cinquefoil)

White flowering cinquefoil McKay’s White was discovered by an employee of McKay’s Nursery in Waterloo, Wisconsin, USA, as a sport of an older cinquefoil variety Katherine Dykes. It features almost snow-white, 2. ...


VI - IX	0.8 - 1.3m	0.8 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Potentilla fruticosa 'Kupinpa' PINK PARADISE®
(cinquefoil)

PINK PARADISE® cinquefoil is a natural mutation of an older variety Pink Beauty (1987). It makes about 2.5 cm large, single to semi-double flowers of bright ...


VI - IX	0.5 - 1m	0.5 - 1m	full to partial sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Potentilla fruticosa 'Minrouge01' RED'ISSIMA®
(cinquefoil)

RED‘ISSIMA® cinquefoil makes about 3 cm wide, single flowers which are deep scarlet red during cooler days of spring and early autumn, and rather orange on hot summer days. Blooming begins in June and continues u ...


VI - IX	0.5 - 1m	0.5 - 1m	full to partial sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex x meserveae 'BLUE BUNNY'
(blue holly)

Blue Bunny is a nice newcomer among blue hollies from Canada. It is a brother (male variety) of Golden Girl which is a female version with yellow berries. Blue Bunny is a perfect pollinator for all female varieties of b ...


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

Ilex x meserveae 'BLUE PRINCE®'
(blue holly)

Blue Prince® is probably the most popular variety of all so-called blue hollies. It is a male plant that does not produce fruits but is a pollinator for female plants of this group (e.g. Blue Princess). On the other hand, it grows faster than female varieties and has larger ...


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

Ilex x meserveae 'HECKENPRACHT'
(blue holly)

Germany has another novelty among blue hollies. Its name is Heckenpracht and it is a cross between ilex aquifolium Pyramidalis and ilex x meserveae Blue Prince® ...


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

Ilex x meserveae 'Hach 1' HECKENBLAU®
(blue holly)

HECKENBLAU® ('Hedge Blue') is another Hecken- variety of so-called blue holly, again from Germany. It is an upright, moderately growing shrub with evergreen foliage. Leaves are dark green, broadly elliptic to almost ro ...


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

Ilex x meserveae 'Mondo' LITTLE RASCAL®
(blue holly)

Little Rascal® is a beautiful new variety of blue holly, found in US nursery Monrovia in 1996 as a natural mutation of another blue holly called Blue Boy. The plant exhibits unique features, distinctly different ...


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

Ilex x meserveae 'HECKENSTAR®'
(blue holly)

Heckenstar® is quite a novelty from Germany, bred by Hans Hachmann and patented only in 1998. It is a cross ilex aquifolium „Pyramidalis“ and ilex x meserveae R ...


	2 - 3m	0.5 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex x meserveae 'BLUE PRINCESS'
(blue holly)

Blue Princess is probably the most popular female variety of blue hollies. It flowers abundantly in the spring and fruits are born in the autumn. They are bright red, shiny berries that remain on the plant until early to mid spring. To produce fruits it needs a male pollinator ...


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

Ilex x meserveae GOLDEN GIRL®
(blue holly)

GOLDEN GIRL ® is probably the first ever patented holly with yellow berries in the world, US plant patent 7652 from 1990, as a cross between ilex aquifolium ´Fructa Lutea´and ilex rugosa . Yellow fruits are an awesome feature because it never happened with any other blue ho ...


	1.5 - 4m	1 - 2.5m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex x meserveae BLUE MAID®
(blue holly)

Blue Maid® is a female variety of blue holly. It produces abundance of tiny, white flowers in spring that are followed by attractive berries in autumn. They are bright red and glossy, and remain on the plant until the ...


	1.5 - 3.5m	1 - 1.8m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Larix kaempferi 'GREY PEARL'
(Japanese larch)

Grey Pearl is a picturesque dwarf variety of Japanese larch. It is a low growing shrub with soft, deciduous needles that emerge fresh green and soon turn silvery blue green. It makes a fluffy appearance and is almost irresi ...


	0.5 - 1m	0.6 - 1.3m	full sun	4 (down to -34°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, ...


VII - IX	1 - 2m	1 - 2m	full sun	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 ...


VI - IX	0.4 - 0.6m	0.5 - 0.8m	full sun	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 ...


VII - IX	1 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	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 ...


VII - IX	1.5 - 2m	1.5 - 2m	full sun	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 ...


VII - IX	1.5 - 2m	1 - 2m	full sun	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: ...


VII - IX	2 - 3m	2 - 3m	full sun	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 ...


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

Amelanchier lamarckii
(juneberry)

Juneberry is a large shrub cultivated mostly for its delicious and healthy fruit. It is a large deciduous shrub or a small tree. Flowers are star-shaped, white and scented and appear in mid spring. Oval leaves are up to 8 cm long, emerge bronze and mature to green colour, turning scarlet r ...


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

Amelanchier alnifolia 'OBELISK'
(Saskatoon)

Saskatoon is a native Canadian species of juneberry. It is cultivated for very tasty and juicy fruit which are deep purple to blue-purple berries similar to blueberries. They are formed in short clusters and best picked when fully ...


IV - IV	1 - 3m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	1 (down to -46°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Nandina domestica 'LemLim' MAGICAL LEMON & LIME
(nandina)

MAGICAL LEMON & LIME nandina comes from American town Locustville in Virgina. It is a chance seedling of open pollinated plants of nandina domestica Aurea. Its most significant features are habit and leaf colour. MAGICAL LE ...


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

Nandina domestica 'Seika' OBSESSED
(nandina)

OBSESSED is a patented nandina variety discovered by April Hering and Adeiana Garza from Texas, USA, as a natural mutation of Gulf Stream variety in 2005. It grow ...


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

Digitalis 'SWEET DREAMS'
(common foxglove)

Sweet Dreams is a medium tall foxglove variety with large, dark pink, funnel-shaped flowers with purple red dots margined white inside the throat. The flowers are densely clustered along about 1m tall stems. Blooming begins ...


VI - VII	0.8 - 1.2m	0.3 - 0.6m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Nandina domestica 'GULF STREAM'
(heavenly bamboo)

Nandina species is believed to be the toughest of all nandinas as far as both hardiness and soil adaptability. Gulf Stream is a variety discovered by Hines Nursery from Texas, USA, and exhibits a dwarf version of this beaut ...


	0.3 - 0.8m	0.3 - 0.8m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Sempervivum CHICK CHARMS®
(houseleek)

CHICK CHARMS® is a fascinating and beautiful series of hens and chicks including the award-winning gem Gold Nugget from 2017 that was bred by Chris Hanson and which emerges golden orange and red and shines like a real ...


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

Sempervivum, Jovibarba
(houseleek)

Houseleek is in fact a plant of two genus - sempervivum and jovibarba. They are so similar that the trade does not really differentiate them, possibly also because sempervivum is an accepted synonym for jovibarba. Houseleek comes from mountainous regi ...


VII - VIII	0.1 - 0.2m	0.2 - 0.5m	full sun	4 (down to -34°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 ...


VIII - IX	0.4 - 0.8m	0.4 - 0.8m	full sun	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 ...


VII - IX	0.3 - 0.6m	0.3 - 0.8m	full sun	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	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Delphinium 'MISTY MAUVES'
(larkspur)

Misty Mauves is a fantastic larkspur variety with double flowers. They open lilac pink and change to mauve or almost pale indigo blue. Individual flowers are mostly semi-double, some are fully double, and exceptionally a fe ...


VIII - IX	0.8 - 1.3m	0.3 - 0.5m	full sun	4 (down to -34°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	full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Rhododendron 'MARCEL MENARD'
(rhododendron)

„Marcel Menard“ is truly a unique looking rhody with deep violet-purple flowers with a golden flare. It grows slower than others and remains compact. For richer flowering and growth dead-head where possible. It prefers bright to dappled shade or partial shade (partial sun). The roots ...


V - VI	1.3 - 1.5m	1.3 - 1.5m	semi-shade / partial sun	6 (down to -23°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 ...


V - VI	0.5 - 1m	1 - 1.5m	semi-shade / partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Rhododendron 'ALEXEY'
(rhododendron)

Sometimes I sense a certain antipathy towards pink flowering rhododendrons, as if there were far too many. Well, I agree that there are a lot of them but they are not always the same pink, ask a painter how many pinks there are. For instance,

VI 1.3 - 1.5m 1.3 - 1.5m full to partial sun 6 (down to -23°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 ...


VII - IX	0.6 - 1m	0.5 - 0.8m	full sun	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 ...


IV - V	0.8 - 1.5m	0.8 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°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 ...


III - IV	1 - 1.8m	1 - 1.8m	full to partial sun	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	full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Pieris taiwanensis
(Taiwanese lily-of-the-valley shrub)

Taiwanese lily-of-the-valley shrub is a botanical species the island of Taiwan which was discovered and first described by the British botanist and plant collector E.H. Wilson. He introduced it in Great Britain in 1918, and 4 years later the Royal Horticultural Soc ...


III - IV	0.8 - 1.5m	0.8 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Clematis 'Evipo099' BOULEVARD® OLYMPIA
(old man's beard)

BOULEVARD® OLYMPIA is a compact clematis with pastel lavender violet flowers. They are 10-14 cm across, single to semi double with 6 to 12 wavy sepals with a less conspicuous paler bar in the centre. They come out from ...


VI - X	1 - 1.5m	0.5 - 1m	full sun to shade	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Phlox EARLY® WHITE
(perennial phlox (panicle type))

Early® White is one of the great EARLY START™ summer phlox. From about mid June appear large panicles of numerous snow white flowers, opening continuously for almost 2 mo ...


VI - VII	0.3 - 0.4m	0.3 - 0.4m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Phlox 'LAURA'
(perennial phlox (panicle type))

Laura is a market name for a perennial phlox originally named Uspech. It produces numerous flowers composed in terminal panicles for an extremely long period: July until October. The flowers are fuchsia-purple with a large ...


VI - X	0.6 - 1m	0.3 - 0.5m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

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