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Acanthus 'WHITEWATER'
(bear's breeches)

Whitewater variety is a masterpiece created by Janet N. Egger from the Terra Nova® Nurseries in Oregon, USA. It bears beautifully variegated leaves that look like they have been intentionally white painted over and over for a patina effect. The leaves a ...


	0.3 - 0.6m	0.4 - 0.8m	semi-shade / partial sun	7 (down to -18°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Acanthus mollis
(bear's breeches)

Bear’s breeches is a unique perennial with large, architectural leaves. They are deep green and extremely glossy. Strong plants make long, erect stems with pinkish flowers at the end of summer. It is evergreen in milder parts of Europe. Acanthus is popular in the Mediterranean where ...


	0.5 - 1m		full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°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

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 ...


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

Albizia julibrissin
(silk tree)

Mimosaceae plants are common and popular mainly in southern Europe for their high tolerance to drought as well as attractive and long lasting flowering. Even though they come from subtropical parts of the world there is one species hardy enough to be grown in our climate - si ...


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

Albizia julibrissin 'EVI'S PRIDE'
(silk tree)

Evi's Pride (also spelled Evey's Pride) is a purple-leaved form of silk tree which boasts with better hardiness and richer flowering as opposed to Summer Chocolate®< ...


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

Albizia julibrissin 'SUMMER CHOCOLATE'®
(silk tree)

Summer Chocolate® is a spectacular silk tree variety from Japan where it was discovered in 1990 as a seedling in a controlled planting of Albizia julibrissin in 1990. It was granted a US patent No. PP13,822 in 2003. St ...


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

Albizia julibrissin 'Boubri' OMBRELLA®
(silk tree)

Ombrella® belongs to the hardy group. It was a chance selection from France which was observed and cultivated, and later on patented under the name Boubri. It differs from the species by darker leaves and deeply coloured flowers. Exotic looking flowers are pinky-red, hairy spheres wit ...


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

Aralia elata 'AUREOVARIEGATA'
(Japanese angelica tree)

Aureovariegata Japanese angelica tree is another variegated form of this east Asian taxon. It boasts showy variegation of leaf margins that are rich yellow in spring and turn paler in summer to almost white when the flowers ...


	2 - 4m	2 - 3m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°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! ...


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

Arbutus unedo 'COMPACTA'
(hardy strawberry tree)

Compacta is a strawberry tree selection found many years ago as a seedling of the species. It boasts a neat and well-behaved habit, dense branching, and improved hardiness. Its evergreen leaves are narrowly obovate, 5-7 cm ...


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

Arbutus unedo f. RUBRA
(strawberry tree)

Rubra is a common name for all forms of strawberry tree with red flowers. Only those plants which also boast other distinct features were selected and registered as individual varieties. It makes evergreen, narrowly oval to ...


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

Aristolochia macrophylla
(Dutchman's pipe)

Dutchman's pipe is a vigorous climber native to America, found in moist woodlands from N.E.Canada to S.E.USA. It is cultivated for its dramatic large foliage which looks as if just escaped from a rainforest. The deciduous leaves are 10-30 cm across, fresh green, he ...


	5 - 9m	3 - 9m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Artemisia 'POWIS CASTLE'
(wormwood)

Powis Castle is an English variety of wormwood that is also called Brass Band. It is most likely a spontaneous hybrid between the species a. arborescens and a. absinthium from the Middle East where wormwoods willingly hybri ...