Zone 8

Cyrtomium falcatum (JAPANESE HOLLY FERN)

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The leathery shiny-green fronds of this 2-3' species resemble Oregon Grape. Somewhat tender, it makes a fine house plant and a beautiful addition to woodland garden in warmer climates (25°F+). Do not plant too deep. Sh-PSh/M/GDr ...

Geranium cantabrigiense 'Karmina' (GERANIUM)

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Hardiness zones 4-8 This is a delightfully floriferous, vigorous little mat-forming plant, perfect as a semi-evergreen ground cover or for planting under roses and other shrubs. Its many lilac-pink to rose-purple, five-petaled flowers bloom from dark red...

Echinacea 'Tangerine Dream' (FRAGRANT ORANGE CONEFLOWER)

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Hardiness zones 4-9 This easy-care perennial produces abundant masses of bright, tangerine-orange, single flowers. The large, four-inch blossoms feature wide, overlapping petals and have a delightful sweet honey fragrance. Dark-green 2' clumps of foliage...

HELLEBORE Helleborus Honeymoon "Irish Luck"

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Hardiness zones 4-9 Large single flowers of lime green with burgundy centers bloom readily in spring, and may last for 6 weeks! The spent blooms are attractive as well, and will last for weeks as well. They stand 18-24 inches above dark-green...

Geranium cantabrigiense 'Biokovo' (GERANIUM)

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Hardiness zones 5-8 Found in the Biokovo Mtns of S. Yugoslavia, this mat former has runners to 12" long with glossy, scalloped, 1-3" leaves that make a pretty groundcover by themselves but are topped with 1" white flowers flushed with pink at the center...

HELLEBORE Helleborus Honeymoon "Sandy Shores"

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Hardiness zones 4-9 The elegant, single flowers of 'Sandy Shores' are blushed with apricot surrounding their burgundy flecked centers on the interior side, and rosy-pink on the outside. These beautiful, two-toned flowers nod above the contrasting...

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 long. A delightful selection for mass plantings, mixed...

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 turn various shades of pink and red for fall. Plant...

Eucalyptus cinerea (ARGYLE APPLE)

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Especially ornamental, this small tree is broad and irregular with attractive bluish leaves and reddish fibrous bark (not peeling); adaptable to poor soils and hot summers, hardy to 15° F. S/M-D ...

Cornus capitata 'Mountain Moon' (EVERGREEN DOGWOOD)

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Loads and loads of beautiful creamy-white flowers (each one up to four inches across!) cover this small (to 30') somewhat pyramidal evergreen tree in late-spring; lush green leaves provide the perfect backdrop, performs best in well-drained but evenly...

Cupressus arizonica var.stephensonii (CUYAMACA CYPRESS)

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Hardiness zones 7-9 A wonderful cypress found growing in only the headwaters of King Creek in the Cuyamaca mountains of San Diego, California, this wonderful variety reaches 20-50' and almost as wide forming a spreading tree with a central leader; its...

Cornus sericea 'Cardinal' (RED-TWIG DOGWOOD)

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Hardiness zones 3-8 This wonderful 6-9' multi-stemmed shrub is truly a four-season wonder; handsome, small, creamy-white spring blooms, dark-green ovate leaves spring though summer become stunning shades of rose to wine-red in fall which contrasts...

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 perfectly with its plumes of dusty-pink smoky blooms. The...

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 dogwood its name. S-PSh/M-W 

Coreopsis 'Ruby Frost' (RED COREOPSIS)

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Hardiness zones 6-10 Named by the readers of Birds and Blooms for its distinct and showy ruby-red petals edged which are edged with brilliant white. The large blooms rise above deep-green foliage forming a 16" mounding perennial. This is a break-through...

Chimonanthus nitens (EVERGREEN WINTERSWEET)

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Hardiness zones 7-9 An ornamental and useful native to sparse Chinese mountain woodlands, this wintersweet's leaves are dried and used for tea, and the root is used medicinally. Cup-shaped, solitary, pale yellow, winter-spring flowers are delicately...

Aucuba japonica 'Variegata' (GOLD DUST SHRUB)

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Hardiness zones 7-10 Bold, shining green leaves, speckled all over with a clear-yellow will brighten up any shaded spot; rounded shrub (to 6-9') thrives in shade. 

Corokia cotoneaster (WIRE NETTING BUSH)

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This beautiful 6-10' evergreen shrub forms a fine silhouette of with twiggy black branchlets zig-zagging in all directions. A curiously attractive plant with tiny grey-green leaves and lots of tiny, fragrant, bright-yellow, spring-to-summer flowers which...

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 Buddleia, this should be the one. S/M

Albizia julibrissin (SILK TREE)

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Hardiness zones 6-9 Commonly known as the Mimosa, this ornamental tree has graceful spreading branches and upon maturity becomes a lovely umbrella shaped specimen. Foliage is handsome and lacy looking made up of deep-green, bipinnate compound leaves...

Buddleja weyeriana 'Sungold' (GOLDEN BUTTERFLY BUSH)

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Hardiness zones 6-9 A wonderfully unusual hybrid with flowers borne in long slender panicles made up of ball-shaped bundles of beautiful orange-yellow flowers. This delightful 8-10' shrub also has deep-green leaves which are much large than other...

Cedrus deodara 'Glacier Blue' (DWARF DEODAR CEDAR)

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Hardiness zones 6-8 'Glacier Blue' is a beautiful dwarf deodar cedar, only reaching 3-6 feet tall by 3-6 feet wide. It has a stunning "floppy little habit" (D. Lee), growing in something of a soft-looking, flat mound. Its blue-green needles are of...

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 clumps 1.5' to 2' tall and featuring finely-textured fronds...

Chamaerops humilis (EUROPEAN FAN PALM)

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A most interesting miniature palm, this wonderfully unique shrub/small tree (6-15') is the only native European palm; featuring huge, two foot, fan-shaped leaves made up of 10-20 narrow finger-like divided leaflets which vary from light-blue to...