Zone 5

Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk' (TREE LILAC)

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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 

Rosa acicularis (ARCTIC ROSE)

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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,...

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

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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...

Syringa red 'Red Pixie' (LILAC)

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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. 

Syringa vulgaris 'Katherine Havemeyer' (LILAC)

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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...

Spiraea douglasii var. menziesi (WESTERN SPIREA)

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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...

Ribes sativum 'Rovada' (RED GARDEN CURRANT)

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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...

Rosa rugosa (TOMATO ROSE)

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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...

Weigela florida 'Very Fine Wine' (CARDINAL SHRUB)

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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 

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

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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 

Viola 'Heartthrob' (BURGUNDY FLUSHED VIOLET)

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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...

Scabiosa columbaria Nova 'Dew Drops' (PINCUSHION)

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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...

Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation' (PICOTEE LILAC)

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Hardiness zones 3-7 A remarkable lilac which is very different and very beautiful, each gorgeous flower of rich deep-violet is perfectly edged with white, an incredible sight when arranged in dense pyramidal clusters; the mid-season (May) blooms are...

Syringa 'Josee' (DWARF LILAC)

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The result of hybridizing between 3 dwarf lilacs (S. meyeri, S. patula, and S. microphylla) has produced this mid-size 4-6' beauty. With leaves half the size of S. patula and long trusses of fragrant bright-pink flowers. Ideal planted in the mixed...

Rubus 'Snowbank' (WHITE BLACKBERRY)

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This incredible "blackberry" was introduced by Luther Burbank in 1916, and it is still hard to beat. With no loss of the amazing blackberry flavor, 'Snowbank' produces heavy crops of pearly white berries, which tend to stay whiter than other varieties as...

Prunus persica 'Frost' (FROST PEACH)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 Luscious peaches can be grown in colder winter areas with this fabulous cold hardy peach. Delicious, freestone fruit is yellow-green with a soft red blush. Excellent quality fruit is borne abundantly and is good for eating fresh or...

Quercus shumardii (SHUMARD OAK)

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This open round-headed oak (to 120') is one of the largest of the southern red oaks. Lustrous, deeply-lobed leaves turn scarlet in fall. S/M ...

Syringa vulgaris 'Ludwig Spaeth' (DEEP PURPLE LILAC)

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Hardiness zones 3-7 A deliciously fragrant 6-10' shrub with amazing deep-deep-purple single flowers that are just meant for a vase, this cultivar blooms a little later in spring extending the wonderful Lilac season, a perfect plant for specimen or mixed...

Rubus setchuenensis (SZECHUAN BRAMBLE)

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Large round, elegantly-scalloped leaves don't sound bramblish, and small pink to purple flowers in pretty clusters don't sound bramblish, but bramble this 7-14' luxuriant shrub is with good tasting black fruit to prove it, too! S/M Zone 5

Salix sachalinensis 'Sekka' (FANTAIL WILLOW)

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A large shrub/small tree, this vigorous ornamental willow is known for its curiously flattened, recurved stems used in floral arrangements. S/M-W ...

Salix eriocephala 'Mawdesley' (WILLOW)

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This beautiful willow is a Missouri River Willow selection; it's tough and flexible stems make it an important basketry willow, this large (to 6-10') shrub is also very ornamental with attractive male catkins; native to the rocky soils and sandbars along...

Salix matsudana 'Golden Curls' (GOLDEN CORKSCREW WILLOW)

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A golden-barked form of the corkscrew willow with its intriguing zig-zag branch pattern, very useful in floral arrangements. S/M-W ...

Syringa vulgars 'Madame Lemoinecold' (WHITE FLOWERED FRENCH LILAC)

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Hardiness zones 3-8 This glorious shrub features dense panicles of extraordinarily fragrant, double white flowers in spring contrasting beautifully with the heart-shaped, lush green foliage. This elegant 8-10' white lilac is perfect as a specimen or for...