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ORANGE-LEAVED SPIREA (Spiraea japonica) "Double Play Candy Corn"

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Hardiness zones 4-8 You cannot miss the dayglow show of color on this 24" x 30" shrub, bright-red spring growth turns to orange-yellow with red and then bright-purple blooms appear in late spring! S-PSh/M PPAF 

CHINESE ELM (Ulmus parvifolia)

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Hardiness zones 4-9 This attractive tree is often called the lacebark elm. It is a 40-60' deciduous tree with a rounded crown and long pendent branches. Native to eastern Asia, it is grown for its graceful foliage, multi-colored bark, fast growth rate...

MEADOW RUE (Thalictrum) "Black Stockings"

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Hardiness zones 5-9 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...

FRAGRANT SUMAC (Rhus aromatica)

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Hardiness zones 3-9 This Sumac native to the southeastern U.S. and Canada has clouds of early small yellow flowers which appear on the stems tips in spring. Colorful, early scarlet fruits and intensely crimson fall color make this 3-6' tall by 6-10' wide...

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...

SNOW SHOWERS WISTERIA (Wisteria floribunda) "Shiro Noda"

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Densely packed with up to 150! snow white flowers, the pendulous 14-18" racemes adorn this large vine late in the Wisteria season (late spring); very beautiful! S/M Zone 6

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...

SIERRA LIVE OAK (Quercus wislizenii)

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Hardiness zones 6-10 An interesting a variable specimen! Usually taking the shape of a large, upright tree of rounded habit reaching 40-75', but sometimes becoming an 8-10' multi-trunked shrub. Slow growing with glossy, leathery, holly-like leaves 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 

SWEETBOX (Sarcococca) "Fragrant Mountain"

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Hardiness zones 6-9 This fabulous compact 3' evergreen shrub spreads slowly by suckering, it has gleaming, leathery leaves that are wider, glossier and darker green than the species. Tiny-white flowers have a delightful and far-reaching fragrance and...

CUT-LEAF CHASTETREE (Vitex negundo) "Heterophylla"

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Hardiness zones 6-8 A beautiful shrub/tree with highly dissected leaves resembling those of a cut-leaf Japanese maple and believed to have medicinal properties. Upwardly-pointing lavender blooms are fragrant and very attractive to bees and butterflies...

SELECT PURPLE WISTERIA (Wisteria sinensis) "Prolific"

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Hardiness zones 6-9 A very free-flowering Dutch cultivar well worth seeking” (G.S. Thomas), try this vigorous large vine planted with early rose species in soft yellow or pink...good enough to eat!—but dont:...

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...