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A mail order nursery specializing in Japanese maples, conifers,
and other new, unusual, and rare -trees, shrubs, and perennials.

tetraptra –(formerly, Halesia carolina) - Carolina Silverbell Zones 4-8 Sun to shade
An exceptional native tree with white bell shaped flowers that dangle beneath the branches in the spring. Grows to medium size in sun or semi-shade. Naturally occuring trees are frequently found in the understory. Neat, clean, and pest resistant, this tree makes an outstanding alternative to the more common spring flowering trees. Grows 10’ tall in ten years. Awards: First Class Certificate & Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: United States National Arboretum

‘Arnold’s Promise’ - Vase-shaped habit with extremely heavy and large blooms. Introduced by Harvard’s Arnolds Arboretum. Generally considered the best yellow flowered form, it is a late bloomer, usually in March. Grows 4-5’ in ten years. Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America, Ohio Plant Selection Comittee, United States National Arboretum.

‘Diane’ - Almost every authority agrees that this is the best red blooming witch hazel. Blooms are very showy when displayed against an evergreen background. This cultivar has a graceful, spreading habit. Grows 4-5’ in ten years. Awards: Award of Merit, and Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America, United States National Arboretum.

‘Jelena’ - Jelena has large leaves and a vigorous spreading habit. The flowers are yellow and coppery colored, appearing orange. Grows 4-5’ in ten years. Awards: Award of Merit, and Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America.

‘Primavera’ - Primavera has bright yellow flowers tinged purple at the base. Growth habit is broadly upright. Grows 4-5’ in ten years. Selected in Holland. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America.

‘Goldcrest’ - This is one of the last witch hazels to bloom, usually in early spring. Very large flowers are bright gold with a red base, giving somewhat of an overall orange color. A very strong grower reaching 5-6’ in ten years. Excellent yellow fall colors. Awards: Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.

‘Pallida’ - Wide spreader and heavy bloomer. Spreads 4-5’ wide in ten years. Exemplary plant. Rare and choice. Awards: First Class Certificate, Award of Merit, and Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America.

vernalis - This Ozark native has small yellow flowers and outstanding fall colors. Vigorous grower to 6-8’ in ten years, and hardier than the oriental types growing in Zones 4-8. Worthy of wider use.

virginiana - Virginia Witch Hazel - Strong growing native shrub or small tree, hardy in Zones 3-8 and growing 8-10’ in ten years. Bright yellow flowers are displayed in late fall or winter, and are strongly scented. Superb yellow fall color. The roots are the source of commercial witch hazel preparations. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America, United States National Arboretum.

Awards: Gold Medal from Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America, Ohio Plant Selection Comittee.

Altheas grow as erect tall shrubs. Large tropical flowers bloom for up to 2 months in the late summer when little else is in bloom. They grows 6-8’ in ten years. Old plants may be 10-12’ tall.

‘Blue Bird’- Blue Bird has a sky-blue flower with a red eye. Award of Merit and Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.

‘Collie Mullens’- This rather recent introduction has outstanding double flowers colored lilac-purple with a red eye.

‘Red Heart’ - Vigorous growing plant with white flowers around a red center. Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society

‘Annabelle’ - Annabelle has extremely large white flowers (12" across). The flowers are stiffer and bloom earlier and longer than typical for this species. Grows 3-5’ in ten years. Awards: Award of Merit & Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Georgia Gold Medal. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America, Ohio Plant Selection Comittee, United States National Arboretum.

macrophylia -Bigleaf Hydrangea Zones 5-9 Part shade
This is the old fashioned hydrangea with large, lustrous, succulent leaves and mop head or lace-cap type flowers. Grows as a rounded shrub generally 3-6’ in height and spread but varying. Soil pH strongly affects flower color. Blue colors are best in acid soils, pink flowers show best in slightly higher pH. Closely related to and for garden purposes nearly identical to Hydrangea serrata below. Can take sun in the North.

‘Blue Billow’ - This recently introduced hydrangea is small growing with an abundance of blue lacecap flowers. Smaller growing than Blue Wave. 3’ in ten years. Awards: Gold Medal from Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America.

‘Charm’– Charm is one of the best red colored hydrangeas around. A mop head type which frequently displays good fall colors in red, orange, and yellow. Grows to 3-4’ in ten years

‘Glory Blue’– An excellent fast growing blue mop head. Grows to 3-4’ in ten years.

‘Lanarth White’ - Blue fertile flowers surround a ring of white sterile florets. One of the best lacecaps. Grows to 3x3’ in ten years. Awards: Award of Merit & Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.

‘Mariesii’– An old standard variety, but still one of the best pink lacecaps. Introduced over 120 years ago in France by way of Japan. Grows to 3-4’ in ten years. Awards: First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society.

‘Mariesii Variegata’ - An excellent variegated plant, each leaf is edged with a lucid creamy border. Strong growing with pale pink flowers. Grows to 3-4’ in ten years. Awards: First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America.

‘Merritt’s Blue’– This blue mop head has gained converts everywhere it is planted. For excellence in traditional blue hydrangea blooms this is the cultivar to plant. Grows to 3-4’ in ten years.

‘Pia’ -This is the smallest growing hydrangea in this group, but it is extremely floriferous. 3 to 4" pink flowers literally cover the plants in summer. Grows to 2-3’ in ten years.

‘Sister Theresa’ - Large flattened white flowers with a pink blush appear in early to mid-season on this 5’ to 6’ shrub. Predominate white color is assertive on either soil type.

‘Tricolor’ - Awards: First Class Certificate & Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.

'Grandiflora' - Pee Gee Hydrangea - Zones 3-8 Sun to shade
A large shrub with white mophead type flowers in the late summer later turning pink. Excellent cut flower for dry flowered arrangements in winter. Sometimes grown as a tree form standard. 5-6’ in ten years. Can reach 10' tall or more but usually kept smaller in cultivation. The cold hardiest hydrangea; Hilliers says it is 'one of the showiest of hardy large shrubs. Awards: First Class Certificate and Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: United States National Arboretum

Many experts feel this is the finest climbing vine for our gardens. We agree. Admittedly it make take some time for it to first bloom, but the form and foliage are always useful. Grows about 8-10’ in ten years. Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: Ohio Plant Selection Comittee, United States National Arboretum.

This native has exceptional foliage shaped like a large oak leaf with spectacular red fall color. Flowers are long white panicles blooming in mid-summer. Old bark peels off in flakes to reveal a rich brown bark beneath. Makes a 4-5’ shrub in ten years. A must for every garden! Awards: Award of Merit and Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America, Ohio Plant Selection Comittee, United States National Arboretum. Late summer Fall color

‘Alice’ - Alice is a new and improved form of the Oakleaf Hydrangea selected by Michael Dirr at the University of Georgia. Grows faster to 5-6’ in ten years. Superior healthy leaves, large and numerous flowers, and brilliant red fall colors converge on a vigorous large grower. A prime selection for any garden.

‘Snowflake’ - Snowflake has larger double-flowered blooms on arching stems. This improved flowering form stands out in any location. Not as stiff as the similar ‘Snow Queen’. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America.

Similar and sometimes listed as a subspecies of Hydrangea macrophylla. Grows smaller, usually to about 3’ tall, but it is considered slightly more cold hardy. Can take full sun in cool summer areas.

‘Blue Bird’ - The lacecap type flowers are made up of pale blue florets ringing deep blue flowers. An extra long bloom season on a strong growing cultivar. Develops a 4-5’ plant in ten years. Awards: Award of Merit, and Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America.

‘Grayswood’ - Excellent white lacecap flowers pass to pink, orange, and burgandy as the season progresses. Grows to 3-3 �’ in ten years. Awards: Award of Merit and Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.

‘Perziosa’ - Mophead flowers of pink darken to nearly red as they age. 4’ in ten years. Awards: First Class Certificate, Award of Merit, and Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America.

‘Sunburst’ - This dwarf shrub has distinctive blue-green leaves and a stiff, upright growth habit. Bright yellow flowers appear in mass in summer. Not quite evergreen yet it retains some foliage throught most winters. Bark exfoliates on older stems revealing a red-brown under bark. 3’ x 3’ in ten years. A cultivated form of an American native that the British consider one America’s finest horticultural contributions, yet it is little known or used in America. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America, Ohio Plant Selection Comittee.

Superior evergreen to semi-evergreen shrub that originated at Hidcote Manor in England. Copious large yellow flowers in the summer. Foliage is persistant here until late December or January when a hard freeze will usually brown the leaves. Grows to 3’ tall and wide in ten years. Awards: Award of Merit & Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America., United States National Arboretum.

‘Tricolor' - Very pretty leaves are evenly variegated with a white and rose colored edge. Plants grow to about 3’ tall and wide, but are less hardy than most hypericum. Frequently cut back by cold weather to reemerge from the roots. Awards: Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.

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