Zone 5

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"...

CONTORTED WHITE WILLOW (Salix) "Snake"

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Hardiness zones 3-9 Even more contorted than S. matsudana, the Snake willow earned its name fairly!; a small (to 12'), pyramidal tree with sinuously contorted branches and finely haired leaves which give it a silvery-white aura; very ornamental...

LITTLE BLUESTEM (Schizachyrium scoparium) "Twilight Zone"

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Hardiness zones 3-9 In midsummer, this columnar Little Bluestem is decorated in silvery iridescent mauve, and in the fall the foliage is highlighted in bright purple. This is a wonderful and attractive choice for problem dry spots in the garden and...

PINK JAPANESE WISTERIA (Wisteria floribunda) "Anwen"

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Hardiness zones 5-8 Beautiful cascades of fragrant, pale pink racemes on counter-clockwise, twining vines. Flowers are present mid-late spring and vines can reach more than 20 feet. Full sun and well-drained, slightly acidic soil are preferred. Shade and...

MOUNTAIN HEMLOCK (Tsuga mertensiana)

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Hardiness zones 4-8 "The most singularly beautiful of all the California conifers" (J. Muir), smaller and slower with blue-green foliage "sprays arranged in varied, eloquent harmony [and a tip which] droops like the stalk of a nodding lily." PSh/M 

SEMI-DWARF LILAC (Syringa) 'Scentara Pura'

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Hardiness zones 2-8 This versatile and dependable lilac is named for its profoundly, classic lilac scent and pure purple flowers. It is extremely hardy, and performs especially well in warm climates too. Compact, semi-dwarf, disease resistant, and...

HYDRANGEA VINE (Schizophragma hydrangeoides) "Flirty Girl"

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Hardiness zones 5-9 You can expect an abundance of creamy white, fragrant summer flowers, on this fast growing and readily blooming vine. The new growth emerges a fine purple, adding even more interest to this beauty. Great for containers, screens or as...

BURGUNDY/MOSSY CUP OAK (Quercus macrocarpa)

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Hardiness zones 3-8 Named for its long, deeply-fringed acorn cups, this 50-80', broad-spreading oak has large fiddle-shaped leaves with purple-red fall color. S/M 

RED-BARKED WILLOW (Salix alba) "Chermesina"

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Hardiness zones 3-8 A remarkably showy form of this 50' columnar and elegant tree, in winter its slender tip-drooping branches are a brilliant orange-scarlet (best color comes from coppicing, pruning or pollarding). The summer foliage is silky-haired and...

SCOTCH ROSE (Rosa pimpinellifolia) 'spinosissima'

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Hardiness zones 3-8 The only [rose] known to be native in Iceland. It makes a dense spreading mound 2-3' high and blooms profusely but with much variability; maroon-black hips. S/M 

PINK YUNNAN LILAC (Syringa yunnanensis) "Rosea"

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Hardiness zones 5-8 Its long panicles (clusters) of fragrant rose-pink flowers in May-June (later than most) extend the fragrance season; its distinctive and attractive foliage makes this 8-12' open-habited shrub handsome all season. S/M 

TREE LILAC (Syringa reticulata) "Ivory Silk"

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Hardiness zones 4-8 A most attractive small flowering tree, more compact (to 25ft) than the species, with cherry-like bark, and large clusters of ivory-white flowers in summer (long after other lilacs). S/M 

ARCTIC ROSE (Rosa acicularis)

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Hardiness zones 1-7 From the high mountains, thickets and rocky slopes of Japan into Siberia and the cold north plains of Canada and the US, this 4-8' shrub is obviously tough! The blooms are so pretty in early summer when it produces its 2 inch single,...

RED-FLOWERED PUSSY WILLOW (Salix gracilistyla) "Mt. Asama"

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Hardiness zones 4-8 This spectacular cultivar was selected by florists in Japan for its incredible dark-pink pussy willow flowers. The large blossoms age to a beautiful soft silver. Reaching 6-8' it is a stunnng shrub. Named for Mt. Asama, which is a...

LILAC (Syringa red) 'Red Pixie'

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Hardiness zones 3-8 Flowers opening dark red-purple, fading to soft-pink give a two-tone effect to this daintily-leaved, daintily-sized (to 4-6') Lilac. 

LILAC (Syringa vulgaris) 'Katherine Havemeyer'

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Hardiness zones 3-7 Beginning in late spring, lavender-purple double-flowered and dense panicles bloom for 3-4 weeks, sharing their delightful fragrance as well. As the blooms mature, their color fades to lilac-pink, attracting butterflies, bees and...

WESTERN SPIREA (Spiraea douglasii var. menziesi)

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Hardiness zones 5-8 This med (to 5') shrub from low-elevation, damp areas produces showy, 6" rose-pink pyramidal flower clusters in mid-summer, followed by the yellow fall color of its toothed leaves; larger in all respects than its mountain cousin...

RED GARDEN CURRANT (Ribes sativum) "Rovada"

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Hardiness zones 4-8 Long pendant clusters of bright red currants (yummy in jams, jellies, and pies!) decorate this compact 3-5' tall shrub, making it a fine selection for a fruit orchard or as a small hedge. S/M 

THORNLESS BLACKBERRY

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Hardiness zones 5-9 Developed in Mississippi, this thornless blackberry has excellent heat tolerance and disease resistance. Its many berries are medium-large in size, juicy and at 10-12% sugar, these delicious berries are even sweeter than most...

TOMATO ROSE (Rosa rugosa)

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Hardiness zones 3-9 A wonderful and very easy-going rose; large and exceptionally fragrant flowers that are generally pink, but sometimes white or red are followed by large edible hips giving it the common name of Tomato Rose. These 6' shrubs also have...

CARDINAL SHRUB (Weigela florida) "Very Fine Wine"

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Hardiness zones 4-8 This is a strikingly floriferous Weigela with excellent cold hardiness, deep purple to black foliage, and tons of bright pink blooms. S/M 

MISS KIM LILAC (Syringa pubescens micro.) 'Miss Kim'

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Hardiness zones 4-8 Sized between regular lilac and dwarf, with a bloom time between them also, this elegant medium shrub produces its panicles of lavender flowers in early summer. S/M 

BURGUNDY FLUSHED VIOLET Viola (Heartthrob)

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Bold, colorful, heart-shaped leaves feature a gorgeous deep-burgundy splash in the middle of lush bright-green. Exquisite, fragrant lavender blossoms with a white throat in spring. This is a truly unique violet, wonderful as a groundcover or planted as a...

PINCUSHION Scabiosa columbaria Nova (Dew Drops)

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Hardiness Zones 4-9 Scabiosa columbaria Nova 'Dew Drops' (also known as Pincushion Flower) is a compact, continuously blooming perennial. It produces masses of tiny, cute lavender-blue flowers atop tidy, mounding foliage. It typically grows up to...