Zone 5

JAPANESE MAPLE (Acer palmatum) "Bloodgood"

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Hardiness zones 5-9 A brighter, more heat and sun-tolerant 'Bloodgood', this upright Italian selection is an outstanding 10-20' patio/landscape tree offering bright crimson (spring) to deep red (summer) to crimson (fall) color. S-PSh/M

WHITE SWAMP OAK (Quercus Bicolor)

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Hardiness zones 3-8 This fine 40-60' shade tree is characterized by its dark-gray-brown craggy bark and shallowly-lobed leaves which are glossy, polished green above and white felted beneath (bicolor). The foliage turns glorious shades yellow-orange with...

VIBURNUM (Viburnum plicatum tomentosum) "Steady Eddy"

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Hardiness zones 5-8 Elegant, and long blooming, the lacy white flowers of this Viburnum will bloom in spring and summer. Foliage is deeply veined, glossy, and dark green, turning vibrant burgundy-purple in the fall. This is a rather compact shrub easily...

MALE AMERICAN HOLLY (Ilex opaca) "Arthur Pride"

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Hardiness zones 5-9 This elegant male selection was introduced by Orlando Pride in 1961. It is one of the many hardy cultivars of the famous 'Grace Hybrid Group'. The glossy dark-green foliage features spines on the tips of the margins and this cultivar...

NINEBARK (Physocarpus opulifolius) "Festivus Gold"

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Hardiness zones 3-8 There will be no "airing of grievances" (F. Costanza) over this Festivus! Its brilliant yellow foliage stays cheerful and bright as it matures to lime green. White spring flower clusters completely cover this upright, semi-dwarf in an...

Red Trumpet Vine (Campsis × tagliabuana) "Madame Galen"

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Arching sprays of deep salmon-red flowers during late summer and dark-green compound foliage make this hardy vine a beautiful sight for human or hummingbird eyes.

Japanese Wisteria (Wisteria Floribunda) "Royal Purple"

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This lovely Wisteria has violet and sweetly scented flower clusters that are 15-20 inches long blooming early in the early spring, its showy bronze colored new growth turns bright green in summer and in autumn the leaves will be a clear yellow; as with...

Dunkeld Larch (Larix-eurolepis-marschlinii)

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This rare and valuable hybrid of decidua x kaempferi becomes a conical tree to 100' x 30' with linear grey-green needles to 1.5". Discovered in the early 1900s in Scotland, it is famous for its "hybrid vigor," growing faster and showing greater disease...

Chinese Pine (Pinus tabuliformis)

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Hardy in zones 5-9 This uncommon species from Northern China and Korea tends to become somewhat spreading and flat-headed with age (tabuliformis meaning table-shaped). Typically reaching 30-50' in cultivation and 70' in its native habitat. Long (6")...

Wayfaring Tree Viburnum (Viburnum lantana)

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Hardy in zones 4-8 Viburnum for drier areas. This upright shrub (to 15') has nice burgundy fall color and berries that turn from red to black. 

Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead'

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A compact form of this prized aromatic shrub with narrow leaves and lavender blue (bluer than most) flowers early in summer. 

Japanese Meadowsweet (Spiraea japonica)

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Spiraea japonica, also known as Japanese Meadowsweet or Japanese Spiraea, is a deciduous, perennial shrub native to Japan, China, and Korea. It is a very ornamental plant, with clusters of rosy-pink flowers at the tips of wiry, freely branching, erect...

Golden Willow (Salix alba vitellina)

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Family: Willow (Salicaceae) Hardy to Zones 2 to 9 Fast-growing perennial tree to 75 feet, native to Eurasia.  This is a preferred type for the herbalscape. Golden willow prefers full sun and ever-moist soil (or daily watering) and will...

Blazing Star (Liatris spicata)

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Family :  Aster (Asteraceae) Hardy to Zones 3 to 9 Herbaceous perennial prairie dweller native to the central and eastern US.  Narrow basal leaves bear showy spikes of purple flowers.  Butterfly attractor.  Traditional usage (Native...

Purple Willow (Salix purpurea)

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Family:  Willow (Salicaceae) Hardy to Zones 3 to 10 (Purple Willow, Purple Osier)  Dwarf willow tree to 9 feet native to Europe and Western Asia, has purple-hued leaves and among all willow species does contain the highest concentrations of...

Meadowsweet (Spirea ulmaria)

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Meadowsweet (Spirea ulmaria) Family:  Rose (Rosaceae) Hardy to Zones 3 to 9 (The Latin name Spiraea ulmaria is synonymous with the Latin name Filipendula ulmaria) Herbaceous perennial to about 4 feet.  Native to temperate Europe and Asia. ...

Garden Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis)

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Family:  Lily (Liliaceae) Hardy to zones 3 to 9. (Mary Washington) Dioecious perennial, native to the Mediterranean.  This culinary asparagus prefers full sun, rich soil and regular watering.  Makes a great addition to the garden as an...

Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)

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Family:  Aster (Asteraceae) Hardy to Zones 4 to 12 Herbaceous perennial prairie dweller.  Originally native to a wide band stretching from Michigan south to Louisiana, then west to Texas and Oklahoma, but currently uncommon in the wild...

PINK-FLOWERING DOGWOOD Cornus rutgersensis (Stellar)

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After a couple years of being established, the abundance of 4-5 inch lighter pink flowers will emerge as a dark-pink to fuchsia, unique from other dogwoods. Summer blooms can last for up to 8 weeks! Very showy, low maintenance, drought tolerant, and...

GOLDEN ALEXANDER (Zizia aurea)

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Hardiness zones 3-9 From meadows and swamps of the NE, this 1-2' tall parsnip-like wildflower has much divided (into 3 and again 3) leaves and umbels of tiny yellow early summer flowers (Alexanders?); a pleasing sight” (K. Taylor)...

PURPLE WISTERIA (Wisteria frutescens) "Amethyst Falls"

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Vivid bluish-purple, pleasantly fragrant flowers adorn this American native in late spring and sometimes again in summer; as a W. frutescens it is slower growing and less aggressive with shorter plumper flower clusters. S/M ...

JAPANESE WISTERIA (Wisteria floribunda) "Geisha"

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Long narrow racemes with up to 150 soft lavender-blue flowers each cover this uniquely upright-branching form of a wonderful large vine; needs good support. Zone 5

MEADOW RUE Thalictrum (Black Stockings)

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Four to six foot tall incredibly unique and nearly black stems are clad in lacy, ferny, soft- green foliage. In early summer the stems are topped with large flat-topped clusters (corymbs) of fluffy lavender flowers. This perennial show-off is an...

VARIEGATED CHINESE WISTERIA

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It seems that few growers are especially familiar with this rare cultivar. Our cuttings originated from a specimen growing at the JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, North Carolina. The variegation varies quite a bit "from leaf to leaf, and plant to plant"...