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Yucca rostrata (BEAKED YUCCA)

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Hardiness zones 5-10 This commanding! native perennial grows to tree-like proportions (6-12' with a 5-8" trunk!) densely clothed by (eventually shaggy) 1-2' sword-like leaves; fittingly imposing 2'...

Wisteria floribunda 'Longissima Alba' (LONG WHITE JAPANESE WISTERIA)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 This vigorous 30' vine with its long deep-green compound leaves is a spectacular sight on an arbor or pergola. Especially so in late-spring when it produces its pendulous,...

Wisteria floribunda 'Longissima Alba' (LONG WHITE JAPANESE WISTERIA)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 This lovely blue Wisteria was originally propagated from the beautiful vine growing at Burford House in Tenbury Wells, England. The gorgeous, fragrant, bi-color, lilac and...

Syringa vulgaris 'Prairie Petite' (LILAC)

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Hardiness zones 4-8 Truly dwarf! This little cutie only reaches 3-4' tall. Spring finds this shrub covered with its 3-4" light pink flowers which fade to lavender. From the University of Nebraska,...

Viburnum rhytidophylloides (WILLOWWOOD VIBURNUM)

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Hardiness zones 5-8 The attractive, lustrous, deep-green foliage on this gracefully arching shrub (to10') has done well even through mid-western winters, flat-topped white flower clusters are...

Syringa vulgaris 'Bridal Memories' (LILAC)

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Hardiness zones 3-7 Fragrant, creamy-white single flowers are stunning set against the emerald green leaves of this lush 10' shrub. This is a wonderful variety for bridal bouquets, cut flower...

Scabiosa 'Vivid Violet' (PINCUSHION FLOWER)

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Hardiness zones 4-9 Vivid-Violet pincushion flowers top the 18" compact, MILDEW-RESISTANT mounds of this much-improved summer favorite ALL summer and into fall; a favorite enjoyed in vase, container...

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

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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!...

Ulmus parvifolia (CHINESE ELM)

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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...

Thalictrum 'Black Stockings' (MEADOW RUE)

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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...

Rhus aromatica (FRAGRANT SUMAC)

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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...

Wisteria sinensis 'Variegata' (VARIEGATED CHINESE WISTERIA)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 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...

Salix 'Snake' (CONTORTED WHITE WILLOW)

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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...

Schizachyrium scoparium 'Twilight Zone' (LITTLE BLUESTEM)

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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...

Wisteria floribunda 'Anwen' (PINK JAPANESE WISTERIA)

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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...

Tsuga mertensiana (MOUNTAIN HEMLOCK)

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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]...

Syringa 'Scentara Pura' (SEMI-DWARF LILAC)

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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...

Wisteria floribunda 'Shiro Noda' (SNOW SHOWERS WISTERIA)

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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 ...

Schizophragma hydrangeoides 'Flirty Girl' (HYDRANGEA VINE)

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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...

Quercus macrocarpa (BURGUNDY/MOSSY CUP OAK)

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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 

Salix alba 'Chermesina' (RED-BARKED WILLOW)

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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...

Quercus wislizenii (SIERRA LIVE OAK)

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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...

Rosa pimpinellifolia 'spinosissima' (SCOTCH ROSE)

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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 

Sarcococca 'Fragrant Mountain' (SWEETBOX)

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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...