Zone 5

Coreopsis citrine 'Citrine' (COMPACT COREOPSIS)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 Profusions of bright yellow flowers with darker golden eyes burst from this compact tickseed from June through September! Low maintenance, easy to grow and looks clean all summer...

Fothergilla 'Legend of the Small' (DWARF WITCH-ALDER DWARF)

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Early spring, white, puffy blooms last for weeks, and attract beneficial pollinators of all kinds, to this compact (24-30") Southeastern US native shrub. Summer foliage is somewhat fuzzy, and a...

Helleborus Honeymoon® 'New York Night' (HELLEBORE)

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Hardiness zones 4-9 In early to mid-spring, 2-3in, nodding, single flowers in shades of vibrant, deep black-purple, with contrasting creamy white stamens, stand 18-24in above deep green, glossy...

Cornus sericea 'Hedgerows Gold' (GOLD-VARIEGATED RED-TWIG)

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Hardiness zones 3-8 Bright and colorful every season of the year! Its deep red stems, eye-catching in winter, are clothed with showy golden-yellow and green variegated leaves in spring-summer, which...

Hibiscus syriacus 'Sugar Tip' (VARIEGATED ROSE OF SHARON)

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Not only is the lush blue-green foliage of this 5-6' shrub brightly edged with cream, it also produces masses of clear-pink double (sterile) flowers in late summer and being smaller than most Rose-of...

Helleborus Winter Jewels® 'Golden Lotus' (YELLOW HELLEBORE)

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Hardiness zones 4-9 Fully double, elegant, lotus-like flowers open a soft clear-yellow before aging to deep-gold (sometimes touched with red). The blossoms rise over one to two foot clumps of...

Fothergilla 'Legend of the Fall' (WITCH ALDER)

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Witch alder is a southeastern US native always admired for its brilliant fall color, but this one really steals the show with its dazzling shades of yellow, orange and red. Fluffy spring flowers are...

Eupatorium cannabinum (HEMP AGRIMONY)

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Hardiness zones 4-9 Found natively in sunny moist spots over much of Europe, into Siberia,

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Lemon Thread' (JAPANESE FALSE CYPRESS)

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Delightful, bright, golden-yellow foliage is almost thread-like on this very attractive broadly conical dwarf conifer, eventually reaching about 5 x 5'.The striking foliage makes this pretty conifer...

Carpinus japonica (JAPANESE HORNBEAM)

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Hardiness zones 4-8 Elegant! This very attractive understory tree from Japan eventually reaches 20-30' tall and is just as wide-spreading. Its outstanding feature is its dark-green, long, very...

Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple' (PURPLE SMOKE BUSH)

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Hardiness zones 5-8 A fantastic and colorful 15' shrub with outstanding dark deep-purple leaves in spring which matures toward deep-green with purple tints during summer. The foliage contrasts...

Baptisia american Goldfinch (GOLDEN FALSE INDIGO)

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Hardiness zones 4-9 Bold golden-yellow spikes of peal-like flowers proliferate well above the wide base of dense foliage, for weeks, beginning in late-spring or early summer. After blooming, if left...

Cornus alba 'Siberian Pearls' (RED-TWIG DOGWOOD)

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Hardiness zones 2-8 Its' Siberian hardiness and a profusion of white flowers, followed by white berries, like white (turning blue with age) pearls along the red branches in fall, give this shrub...

Centaurea 'Amethyst in Snow' (BICOLOR CORNFLOWER)

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Showy white petals around a royal-purple center (an amethyst in snow) make these large bachelor buttons” on 14" stems of silvery-green foliage lovely in the summer border. S/M/GDr alkaline PPAF...

Buddleia weyeriana 'Golden Glow' (GOLDEN NECTAR BUSH)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 Long beautiful panicles of fragrant golden-yellow flowers bloom over a LONG late-spring-through-fall season and attract every butterfly, moth around! If you have only one...

Clematis 'Viva Polonia' (CLEMATIS)

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Hardiness zones 4-9 'Viva Polonia' is a strikingly beautiful clematis with loads of deep pink-red petals which each adorn a white stripe radiating from the center, giving the flowers their brilliant...

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'SOD Resistant' (PORT ORFORD CEDAR)

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Hardiness zones 5-8 The same lovely lacy blue foliage but much-sought selection is disease-resistant, especially to Sudden Oak Death... if you have this in your area, this may be the tree for you...

Athyrium nipponicum 'Pictum' (JAPANESE PAINTED FERN)

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Hardiness zones 3-8 Most ferns limit their color to green but not so the painted fern which subtly blends wine-red and silvery-green on its gracefully tapering fronds. This award-winning perennial...

Buddleia Lo & Behold® 'Ruby Chip' (DWARF NECTAR BUSH)

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This space-saving dwarf boasts dozens of bold ruby-magenta flower spikes, blooming all summer long with no deadheading necessary. Very easy to grow, deer resistant and drought tolerant. Zone 5

Calocedrus decurrens (INCENSE CEDAR)

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Hardiness zones 5-8 Known as the incense cedar for the sublime spicy fragrance of the bright-green fern like sprays of this majestic pyramidal tree, with age its bark becomes reddish and...

Adiantum pedatum (NORTHERN MAIDENHAIR FERN)

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Hardiness zones 3-8 This lovely, delicate-looking, deciduous fern is native to the eastern United States where it is found growing in forested slopes, gully bottoms and damp shady woods. Forming...

Athyrium niponicum 'Regal Red' (RED-STEM JAPANESE PAINTED FERN)

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Hardiness zones 4-9 Each frond of this elegant 12-18in fern is a deep "regal" purple-red in the center, edged with frilly (slightly twisted) silver edges. A wonderful, colorful, softly ruffled...

Actinidia arguta 'Issai' (SELF FRUITFUL HARDY KIWI)

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A self-fruitful variety (separate male and female plants arent required for its small fig-like fruits) of the popular hardy kiwi, this vigorous vine is a fine ornamental as well. S/M ...

Acer griseum (PAPERBARK MAPLE)

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One of the most beautiful of all small trees; this very unusual 20-30 foot maple from Central China has true four-season interest. Remarkable tri-foliate leaves emerge a beautiful copper color in...