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PARROTIA
persica - Persian Witch-Hazel Zones 5-9 Sun to light shade
This large
shrub or small tree is best known for its excellent flaking bark and outstanding fall leaf
color. Grows to 10 in ten years. Can eventually grow to 20-30 or more, and is
often broader than tall. Little known but
truly a fantastic plant. Awards: First Class
Certificate and Award of Garden Merit from the RHS, Gold Medal from PHS. Recommended by: OPSC, USNA.
PARTHENOCISSUS
tricuspidata Zones
Green
Showers
- The leaves are larger and darker than average.
PAULOWNIA
tomentosa - Awards: Award of Merit & Award of
Garden Merit from the RHS.
PEROVSKIA Zones
atriplicifolia- The Awards: Award of Merit from
the RHS. Recommended by: OPSC, USNA.
PHILADELPHUS
x virginalis - Mock Orange - Zones Sun to part shade
PHOTINIA
x fraseri - Zones 7-9 Sun to shade
Old southern
standby is still a good choice for quick evergreen hedges, and new leaves emerging in
bright red are very showy. Grows to 10
tall in ten years. Recommended by: USNA.
PIERIS - Pieris/Andromedia Zones 4-7 Part shade
japonica
Mountain
Fire
- New growth is fire red on this sturdy evergreen. Lily-of-the-Valley
like blooms cover the plant in early spring. Grows
3-4 in ten years. Awards: Award of
Garden Merit from the RHS.Recommended by: GCA.
Purity
- A small compact grower with prolific white flowers.
Considered by many to be the best white flowering type. 3 in ten years.
Awards: Award of Merit and Award of Garden Merit from the RHS.
Pygmaea
- Most people will not even guess that this is a Pieris. The leaves are extremely tiny, and the whole
plant will not get much larger than 3 by 3 even after a long period of time. The flowers are white, but meagerly produced. Recommended by: GCA.
Snowdrift
- This is a small grower, once listed as Pieris
tiawanensis. A wide spreading, heavy
blooming variety. 3 in ten years.
Valley
Rose
- Fine selection -deep pink buds open to pale pink flowers.
4 in ten years. Recommended
by: GCA.
Variegata
- Recommended by: USNA.
PINKNEYA -Poinsettia Tree Zones 4-8 Sun
pubens -
Larrys
Party Pink
-
PRUNUS
avium - Bird Cherry - Zones
Awards: Award
of Garden Merit from the RHS.
laurocerasus -
Marble
Dragon
- The leaves are irregularly blotched in white, creating a unique evergreen for
contrasting with other green plants. 3-4
tall in ten years.
Nana
- Smaller leaf and smaller size on this cultivar make for an excellent broadleaf
evergreen. Ideal for hedges. 4-6 tall in ten years.
Otto
Luyken
- Wide horizontal spreading plant with narrow leaves and abundunt white flowers in the
spring. Slow growing but is capable of 3 to 4
foot high and twice as wide in time. Easily
pruned. One of the best broadleaf evergreens. Awards: Award of Merit and Award of Garden Merit
from the RHS.
Schipkaensis
- An exceptional large sized evergreen laurel. More
than one clone is sold under this name in
Zabeliana
- Zabel is a low horizontally branched form of the English Laurel, similar to Otto Luyken. The leaves are narrower and willow-like, and it is
very free flowering. 3 x 4 in ten
years.
mume - Japanese Flowering Apricot Zones Sun to light shade
Okame - A profusion of bright pink
blooms. Well-noted for very early blooming. Good golden color in the fall. Hybridized in
Japanese
Flowering Cherries Zones 5-8 Sun to light shade
Cherries have
been cultivated in
Kwanzan-
Double pink flowers in profusion. Orange-bronze
fall colors. Can grow 30 foot tall and wide in
time. Awards: First Class Certificate, Award
of Merit, and Award of Garden Merit from the RHS. Recommended
by: USNA.
Shirotae
- Mount Fuji Cherry - A small wide spreading tree with slightly drooping branches. The flowers are extra large, white and fragrant. Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the RHS. Recommended by: USNA.
Shogetsu
- Wide spreading and drooping. Pink buds open
to double white flowers. Name means
Fairy Queen. Awards: First Class
Certificate, Award of Merit, and Award of Garden Merit from the RHS.
subhirtella
Autumnalis
- Semi-double white flowers may appear on warm days from November to March on this
outstanding Flowering Cherry. Growth habit is
an upright vase shape and the leaves usually put on good fall colors. Awards: First Class Certificate, Award of Merit,
and Award of Garden Merit from the RHS.
Pendula-
Weeping Higan Cherry - The commonly grown weeping cherry is one of the glories of spring. Awards: Award of Merit from the RHS. Recommended by: USNA.
White Fountain - White flowers cover
the weeping branches of this small tree in the spring.
Branches will weep to the ground.
x yedoensis - Yoshino Cherry - Pale pink flowers
turn clear white on this graceful tree. Spectacular
in bloom! Awards: Award of Merit and Award of Garden Merit from the RHS. Recommended by: USNA.
PTEROSTYRAX
corymbosa - Little Epaulette Tree Zones 5-7 Sun to light shade
This rare small
flowering tree has long chains of white flower clusters reminiscent of the shoulder
decorations on old military uniforms. A
vigorous growing youth that makes 6-8 of growth in ten years, and matures around
15 tall. Works well in small gardens
with handsome leaf, smooth bark, and a late spring bloom time when little else is
flowering.
hispida - Fragrant Epaulette Zones 4-8 Sun to light shade
The full sized
Epulette Tree grows larger and faster to 20-30 tall, has longer white flower chains
up to 10" long, and is more fragrant. Leaves
are large and very light green in color. Excellent
little known relative of the Styrax. Awards: Award of Merit & Award of Garden
Merit from the RHS.
PYRACANTHA
coccinea Zones
5-9 Sun to part shade
Lalandei
- A vigorous growing open shrub usually espaliered to walls.
Evergreen in the South, with abundunt orange-red berries in the fall. Cold hardier than most pyracanthas, and able to
reach 10 to 15 in height.
Teton
- Recommended by: GCA, USNA.
QUERCUS - Oak
robur Zones 4-8
Sun
'Fastigata
- Columnar English Oak - This oak grows into a narrow column for an outstanding permanent
vertical accent. 10-15 in ten years. Trees may mature at 50 to 60 tall and
be only 10 to 15 wide. Excellent
alone or in groups and ideal for small lots or narrow spaces. Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the RHS. Recommended by: USNA.
Fastigata
Koster
- In areas of high summer humidity English Oak is susceptible to mildew. Kosters Columnar English Oak is resistant to
mildew! In addition the leaves are more blue green and the trees are faster growing. Rare and hard to find, it must be grafted to be
reproduced.
RHODODENDRON - Azaleas Zones 6-9 Part shade to shade
Evergreen
Azaleas:
Blue
Coralbells Coral Bell is very dwarf
and early blooming. Outstanding pink flowers
are a true sign that spring is
Evensong
Fashion
Upright grower with distinctive thin leaves. Fashion
has unusual oange-red flowers for several weeks in spring.
3-4 in ten years.
Glacier
Excellent white flowers appear in mass on this open upright growing azalea. Best of all they fall from the plant quickly after
they are spent, keeping the plants clean and tidy. 3-4
in ten years.
Gumpo
Pink
One of the few true dwarf azaleas, Pink Gumpo will stay less than 2 tall most
of its life. Tiny leaves add to the year
round appeal of this useful evergreen azalea. 2x3
in ten years.
Gumpo
White
Gumpo White covers itself in pure white flowers, like a low flying cloud has
descended on your garden. A true dwarf, ideal
for massing low hedges. 2x3 in ten
years. Awards: Award of Merit from the RHS.
Hino-Crimson
Low grower with scarlet-crimson flowers in quantity.
3-4 in ten years. Awards:
Award of Garden Merit from the RHS.
Hinode-Giri
- Another profuse blooming
Hotshot
-
(syn. Girards
Hotshot) Very heavy in
bloom, Hotshot covers itself with intense orange-red flowers. Evergreen foliage is pleasing green until cool
weather when it to turns a bright orange-red. 3
in ten years.
Mothers
Day
An old reliable hybrid cross between a
Robes
Rosebud
Awards: Award of Merit and Award of Garden Merit from the RHS.
Stewartsonium
Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the RHS.
Decidious
Azaleas:
Gibralter'
One of the best and easiest to grow, Gibraltar has orange-yellow flowers and an upright
habit. 4-5 in ten years. Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the RHS.
Homebush
Homebush has rounded, semi-double, rose pink flowers with subtle shading. On old variety that is well proven and exceedingly
attractive. 4-5 in ten years. Award of Merit & Award of Garden Merit from the
RHS.
Vernadoe
Pink
SALIX - Willow
caprea Zones
4-8 Sun
Pendula
(syn. Kilmarnock)
- Weeping Pussy Willow - Stiffly pendulous branches are advantageous for displaying the
fuzzy catkins. Small narrow weeping tree,
rarely reaching even 10 tall. Awards:
Award of Merit and Award of Garden Merit from the RHS.
gracilistyla
Zones 4-7 Sun to part shade
var. melanostachys
Black Pussywillow- Black pussywillow adds a lot to the winter landscape. The stout stems turn a rich purple-black color in
cold weather. These are followed in early
spring by fuzzy swollen very dark purple catkins with brick red anthers, which eventually
emerge yellow. Excellent for use in cut flower
arrangements. This is a male hybrid of
Japanese origin. 6 tall in ten years. Awards: Award of Merit and Award of Merit form the
RHS. Recommended by: GCA.
x sepulcralis Zones 2-9 Sun
Chrysocoma
- (syn. S. alba Tristis, and S. Niobe)
Golden Weeping Willow - This weeping willow has golden stems and branches. Usually grows as broad as it is tall. 20 tall in ten years. Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the RHS. Recommended by: USNA.
SARCOCOCCA - Sweet Box -
confusa Awards: Award of Merit and Award of Garden
Merit from the RHS.
hookerana Zones
5-8 Part shade to shade
var. humilis
- Himalayan Sweet Box - Very small spreading evergreen shrub with fragrant white blooms in
late winter. Leaves are lustrous and dark
green. Spreads very slowly by stolens but is
easily contained. 12" tall and spreading
24" in ten years. Top height is
18-24". Can take deep shade. Recommended by: USNA.
ruscifolia Awards: Award of Merit from the RHS.
SPIREA
cantoniensis
Flore
Pleno -(syn. Reevesiana)
Zones 6-9 Sun to light shade
Very
early blooming double flowering variety of spirea. Grows
to mature size (6) quickly, has a stiffly upright habit, with narrow bluish-green
leaves. Excellent plant, not common as is its
progeny Vanhouttei
japonica Zones 4-9 Sun to light shade
Alpina
- Dwarf mounding shrub with dainty leaves and pink flowers.
Hilliers says, "Worthy of a place in every garden." 2
tall and 3 spread in ten years. Awards:
Award of Garden Merit from the RHS. Recommended
by: GCA, OPSC, USNA.
Anthony
Waterer
- Anthony Waterer has long blooming red flowers that repeat their bloom through the summer
on a small growing shrub. Usually a little
wider than tall. 3-4 in ten years. Awards: First Class Certificate and Award of Garden
Merit from the RHS. Recommended by: GCA.
Gold
Mound
Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the RHS.
Goldflame
Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the RHS.
Limemound
- Lime green foliage and pink flowers make for excellent contrast with other green plants. We feel this is superior in every way to the
similar Goldmound Spirea. 30"x30" in
ten years. Recommended by: USNA.
Little
Princess
- Dwarf spreader to 30" tall and wide that covers itself in pink flowers. Very similar but slightly larger than Spirea Alpina. Recommended by: OPSC.
Shirobana
- New! Red, white, and pink flowers will all blooming at the same time (mid-summer) on
this low mounding shrub. 2-3 in
ten years. Awards: Award of Garden Merit from
the RHS. Recommended by: GCA.
nipponica Zones
4-8 Sun to light shade
Snowmound
- If you can only grow one white Spirea, this should be it.
Grows upright with bluish-green leaves.
About 4 in ten years. Awards:
Award of Merit and Award of Garden Merit from the RHS.
Recommended by: GCA.
x vanhouttei - Zones Sun to light shade
Awards: Award
of Merit and Award of Garden Merit from the RHS. Recommended
by: GCA., USNA.
STACHYURUS
praecox - Early Spiketail - Zones 6-8 Sun to shade
Early Spiketail
is well known and common in European gardens (and considered one of the finest winter
flowering shrubs) but very rare in America. Pale
yellow flowers are cup shaped and displayed on long drooping racemes in very late winter
or very early spring. Grows 4-5 in ten
years, matures around 10 to 12 feet tall and wide with an upright arching habit. Awards: First Class Certificate, Award of Merit,
and Award of Garden Merit from the RHS. Recommended
by: GCA.
STEWARTIA Zones
5-7 Part shade to shade
pseudocamellia - Japanese Stewartia - This
superior tree has camellia-like blooms, textured leaves, and exfoliating bark. Excellent fall colors of yellow, orange, and red. Grows 8-10 in ten years, 25-40
eventually. We recommend Spring planting. Awards: First Class Certificate, and Award of
Garden Merit from the RHS. Recommended by:
OPSC, USNA.
rostrata - This
serrata - This stewartia makes a large shrub or
small tree in time. Grows 6-8 in ten
years. The flowers are cupped shaped and a
creamy white color with a red stain beneath. The
leaves have a distinct serrated edge and color up gloriously in the fall. Awards: Award of Merit from the RHS.
STYRAX - Snowbell Zones 5-9 Sun to part shade
americanum - American Snowbell - This is an
excellent native that grows more as a shrub than a tree and has dangling white bell-like
flowers. Slowly grows to 4-5 in ten
years, eventually reaching 10 tall and may grow wider.
Very beautiful underused native.
japonicum - Japanese Snowbell - Small spreading
tree with dangling white bell shaped flowers in the spring.
You will never forget gazing up into flowering branches of a snowbell tree. 8-10 in ten years. Older trees may get 20-30 tall and wide. This is the cream-of-the-crop in a remarkable
genus. Awards: First Class Certificate and
Award of Garden Merit from the RHS. Recommended
by: USNA.
Pink
Chimes-
This is the pink flowered form of the Japanese Snowbell.
Slower growing to only 6-7 in ten years, and more difficult to
propagate. With age it will flower
plentifully, and is a spectacular addition to the garden.
obassia - Fragrant Snowbell - Larger leaves than
other styrax and slow growing to 8 in ten years, but capable of 20-30 foot
tall or more. This tree grows best in some
shade. The fragrant flowers are extraordinary. Awards: First Class Certificate from the RHS. Recommended by: USNA.
SYMPHORICARPOS
x chenaultii -Coralberry Zones 5-8 Part shade to shade
Hancock
- Very low, wide spreading shrub with reddish persistant berries in fall and winter. Useful as groundcover, especially beneath trees or
on difficult hillsides. 2 tall and
spreading 3 in ten years.
TERNSTROMEIA
gymnanthera - Cleyera - Zones 7-10 Sun to shade
The glossy
leaves emerge a reddish-bronze in spring on this large, slow growing, evergreen shrub. Part shade and good drainage are helpful for this
superb accent plant. 6-8 in ten years. Usually seen 8-10 tall but can grow larger.
ULMUS - Elm -
parviflora - Lacebark Elm - Zones 6-9 Sun to shade
Sempervirens
- Superior tree with good foliage, colorful peeling bark, and disease resistance. Mostly evergreen in mild areas. 4-5 in ten years. 20-25 over time.
VIBURNUM
awabuki - Zones 7-9 Sun to part shade
Deeply veined
lustrous leathery leaves on a large shrub or possibly a small tree. White flowers in late
x bodnantense Zones 5-8 Sun to part shade
Dawn
-
Pink Dawn Viburnum - Exceptional! A large shrub that covers itself with very fragrant pink
blooms in the late winter. Fall leaf colors
are red. Grows 6-8 in ten years,
eventually to about 10 tall. Awards:
Award of Merit and Award of Garden Merit from the RHS.
Recommended by: GCA.
x burkwoodii - Zones 4-8 Sun to part shade
Long time
favorite, this semi-evergreens form and habit compliment other plantings very well. Fragrant white flowers in early spring. 5-6 in ten years. To 10 at maturity. Awards: Award of Merit from the RHS. Recommended by: GCA.
from the RHS.
Mohawk-
The flower buds are red and very ornamental several weeks before the fragrant white
flowers appear in spring. The leaves also turn
an attractive orange-red in the fall. 4-5
in ten years. Recommended by: GCA, USNA.
carlesii Zones
4-8 Sun to part shade
Chesepeake
- Zones 6-8 Sun to part shade
Deeply veined
leathery leaves on a large shrub or possibly a small tree.
White flowers in late spring and red berries in the fall. 4-5 in ten years. Recommended by: GCA, USNA.
dilatatum
x juddii - Zones 4-8 Sun to part shade
Judd is a
hybrid of V. carlesii
and V. bitchiuense. Fragrant pink tinted white flowers cover the
plant in the spring. It has a bushy open
growth habit, and shows good disease resistance. Raised
by William Judd, one time propigator for the Arnold Arboretum. 4-5 in ten years. Makes 6-8 in old age. Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the RHS. Recommended by: USNA.
lantana - Wayfaring Tree Zones 3-8 Sun to shade
Mohican-
Mohican was selected by the National Arboretum for its dense compact growth habit,
disease resistance, and for long lasting red berries in the fall. 4-5 in ten years. Recommended by: GCA.
pilcatum f. tomentosum
- Doublefile Viburnum Zones 5-9 Sun to part
shade
Mariesii-
Wide spreading growth habit and tabulate branching habit are perfect for contrasting with
other plants. Flowers rival the dogwoods. 4 tall and 6 wide in ten years. Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the RHS. Recommended by: OPSC, USNA.
Shasta-
USNA selection for vigorous growth and heavy bloom. Leaves
are well textured and have good red fall color. 6x6
in ten years. Awards: Award of Merit from the
RHS. Recommended by: GCA, USNA.
x pragense - Zones 5-8 Sun to part shade
This viburnum
should find good acceptance with the crowd who likes all evergreen plants. Fast growing to 6-8 in ten years,
eventually reaching 10 tall. Some
pruning helps to thicken up young plants. Shiny
leathery leaves and large slightly fragrant flowers have made this one of our favorite all
around shrubs. Recommended by: GCA.
x rhytidophylloides Zones 5-8 Sun to part shade
Alleghany
- Another National Arboretum selection- large leathery evergreen leaves, a huge production
of creamy flowers, and a sturdy constitution make this a superior plant. Interesting textural contrast with other shrubs. Grows 8 in ten years. Recommended by: GCA, OPSC.
sieboldii -
Zones 4-8 Sun to part shade
Deeply veined
lustrous leathery leaves on a large shrub or possibly a small tree. White flowers in late spring and red berries in the
fall. 8-10 in ten years. Makes 15 to 20 tall or more over time. Good specimen plant that exhibits excellent
foliage, flowers, and fruit.
trilobum - American Cranberry Bush Zones 2-8 Sun to shade
Compactum-
A dense compact form of the American Viburnum. Good
fall colors and big red berries. 4-5 in
ten years.
VITEX - Chaste Tree Zones 6-9 Sun to shade
agnus-castus - Chaste Tree is grown as a large
shrub or a small multi-trunked tree. Spikes of
lilac flowers cover the plant in late summer when little else is in bloom. Spectacular in flower! The leaves are strongly
aromatic. Grows 10-12 in ten years,
15-20 tall in time. Awards: Award of
Merit the RHS. Recommended by: GCA, USNA.
Silver
Spires-
A very vigorous clone with multitudes of white flower spikes. Recommended by: GCA.
incisa- (syn.
negundo var. heterophylla) - Lace Leaf Chaste Tree -
The leaflets of
this plant are deeply cut, giving the plant a more airy and refined texture. The flowers are the typical violet in color. 10-12 in ten years. Recommended by: GCA.
WEIGELIA Zones
5-9 Sun to part shade
florida - An old time favorite whose fine pink
flowers are perfect for mixing with other trees and shrubs in the spring. 6x6 in ten years.
Alexandra
Awards: Gold Medal from PHS.
Minuet
- A small growing cultivar reaching 2-3 in ten years, with dark pink blooms and
purple tinged leaves.
Variegata
Nana
- Small growing and dense growth habit along with creamy white edges to each leaf. Grows to 3-4 in ten years. Recommended by: USNA..
YUCCA
filamentosa - Adams Needle Yucca - Zones
4-10 Sun to part shade
Spikes of white
flowers over sword like leaves on a tough evergreen. Makes
about 3 of growth in ten years. Awards:
Award of Garden Merit from the RHS.
Bright
Edge
Awards: Award of Merit and Award of Garden Merit from the RHS. Recommended by: USNA.
Color
Guard
- A new introduction from Japan, Color Guard holds its central yellow stripe on each leaf
through the year. This is the latest thing in
yucca, and much in demand. 2-3 in
ten years.
Golden
Sword
- A yellow stripe down the center of each leaf adds to this yuccas year round
interest. 3 in ten years. Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the RHS. Recommended by: USNA.
glauca - Despite the fact that this plant is
native to the U.S., it is suprisingly rare in cultivation.
The spiky leaves are very narrow and gray colored with a whitish edge. Superb plant for color and form variance in the
garden. Stalks of white flowers appear in late
summer. 24 -30" in ten years. Recommended by: USNA.
recurvifolia - Curve Leaf Yucca - Zones 6-9 Sun to part shade
Soft blue-green
leaves and 6 tall flower stalks in late summer.
Excellent accent plant. Develops
a short stalk over time and gains height to about 6 tall. 3-4 in ten years. Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the RHS.
ZELKOVA
serrata - Japanese Zelkova - Zones 5-19 Sun to light shade
Zelkova is a
medium to fast growing tree that develops an excellent vase shape with ascending branches. Handsome dark green leaves turn yellow-orange-brown
in the fall. Foliage looks clean, stalwart,
and healthy in all seasons. Handsome bark on
older trees. Related to the elms, but more
resistant to disease. 10-15 in ten
years eventually reaching 30-40 or more after many years. Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the RHS. Recommended by: USNA.
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