Rarities

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Calycanthus 'APHRODITE'
(hybrid sweetshrub)

Aphrodite is a beautiful, large-flowered sweetshrub hybrid between c.chinensis and c.occidentalis. The flowers are often compared to magnolias - both in shape and size. They are 7-9 cm across, rich crimson to ...


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

Calycanthus x raulstonii 'HARTLAGE WINE'
(Raulston sweetshrub)

Calycanthus x raulstonii (x Sinocalycanthus)

Hartlage Wine is an interspecific hybrid sweetshrub bred by Richard Hartlage in 1991, a former student of NC State University, USA. He managed to cross calycanthus floridus and sinocalycanthus chinensis. The result is a ver ...


	1.5 - 2.5m	1 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Camellia 'ASHTON'S BALLET'
(hardy camellia)

Ashton’s Ballet is an autumn flowering camellia from the Ashton series bred by dr. Ackerman and introduced in 1996. It is a cross between a very hardy species camellia oleifera and Shikishima variety (c. hiemalis). It ...


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

Camellia 'ASHTON'S PRIDE'
(hardy camellia)

Ashton’s Pride is an autumn flowering camellia from the Ashton series bred by dr. Ackerman. It is a cross between a very hardy species camellia oleifera (cv. Plain Jane) and camellia sasanqua (cv. Santozaki). It produ ...


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

Camellia 'PINK ICICLE'
(hardy camellia)

Pink Icicle is a showy, large-flowered hybrid camellia bred by dr. Ackermann from the United States National Arboretum. Its semi-double, soft pink flowers are 11 cm across, and open in April for 6-8 weeks. Leaves are evergr ...


	1.8 - 2.5m	1.3 - 1.8m	semi-shade to shade	6b (down to -21°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Camellia 'SPRING FRILL'
(hardy camellia)

Spring Frill is a spring flowering hardy camellia from dr. Ackerman that first flowered in 1985 and was registered in 1992. It is a cross between c. oleifera ‚Plain Jane‘ and c. vernalis ‚Egao‘. It p ...


	2 - 3m	1.3 - 1.5m	semi-shade to shade	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Camellia japonica 'ADEYAKA'
(hardy camellia)

Adeyaka means Fascinating in Japanese, and the name was aptly chosen for this special Japanese camellia. It produces uniquely bell-shaped (but not nodding) flowers, 6-8 cm across when fully open, revealing multiple yellow s ...


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

Camellia japonica 'APRIL BLUSH'
(hardy camellia)

April Blush is a spring flowering camellia from the April series bred by dr. Clifford Parks. It produces 6-8 cm large, semi double flowers that are near white with a very pale tone of pink. They come out from early April fo ...


	1 - 1.5m	1 - 2m	semi-shade to shade	6b (down to -21°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Camellia japonica 'KINGYO-TSUBAKI'
(hardy camellia)

Kingyo-tsubaki is another collectible gem among Japanese camellias. It was first described in Shirai-Bunko from 1789 and has so far received many names. Translation of its accepted Japanese name means goldfish camellia beca ...


	1.5 - 2.5m	1.5 - 2.5m	semi-shade to shade	7 (down to -18°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Camellia japonica 'KURO DELIGHT'
(hardy camellia)

Kuro Delight is a spring flowering hardy camellia from dr. Ackerman, perhaps the darkest red among the hardy varieties. It is a seedling of c. japonica ‚Kuro-tsubaki‘ x ‚Variety Z‘ that first flowere ...


	2 - 3m	1.3 - 1.5m	semi-shade to shade	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Camellia sasanqua 'BONANZA'
(hardy camellia)

Bonanza is an autumn flowering variety of Camellia sasanqua which originated as a chance seedling of c.sasanqua ‘Crimson Tide’ in Semmes, Alabama, USA, and was registered in 1962. It makes 6-7 cm across, semi-do ...


	1.5 - 2.5m	1.5 - 2.5m	semi-shade to shade	7 (down to -18°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Catalpa fargesii f. DUCLUXII
(Farges catalpa)

Farges catalpa is a rare plant that was found by western dendrologists in China in early 20th century. Forma ducluxii is a unique plant that deserves undivided attention when in full bloom. Its flowers are formed in upright panicles, larger than on Northern catalpa, lilac to pin ...


	2 - 8m	2 - 6m	full sun	5b (down to -27°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 ...


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

Cladrastis kentukea
(yellow wood)

Yellow wood is a rare, though fully hardy tree that deserves more attention. Its origin is not clear and definite. Usually this small tree or large shrub is connected with Kentucky, USA, but many plants grow freely on limestone cliffs on China and Japan. It used to be a jewel of royal gardens ...


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

Cupressus arizonica 'FASTIGIATA AUREA'
(smooth cypress)

Smooth cypress comes from SW of the USA and is probably the only true cypress that can stand winters down to zone 6. Fastigiata varieties are of columnar habit and are a sought after plant for both exotic types of gardens as well as typical Central-European landscapes where it will cre ...