Zone 9

Golden Willow (Salix alba vitellina)

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Family: Willow (Salicaceae) Hardy to Zones 2 to 9 Fast-growing perennial tree to 75 feet, native to Eurasia.  This is a preferred type for the herbalscape. Golden willow prefers full sun and...

Liatris spicata (BLAZING STAR)

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Family :  Aster (Asteraceae) Hardy to Zones 3 to 9 Herbaceous perennial prairie dweller native to the central and eastern US.  Narrow basal leaves bear showy spikes of purple flowers.  Butterfly...

Purple Willow (Salix purpurea)

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Family:  Willow (Salicaceae) Hardy to Zones 3 to 10 (Purple Willow, Purple Osier)  Dwarf willow tree to 9 feet native to Europe and Western Asia, has purple-hued leaves and among all willow species...

Meadowsweet (Spirea ulmaria)

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Meadowsweet (Spirea ulmaria) Family:  Rose (Rosaceae) Hardy to Zones 3 to 9 (The Latin name Spiraea ulmaria is synonymous with the Latin name Filipendula ulmaria) Herbaceous perennial to about 4 feet...

Garden Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis)

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Hardiness zones 3-9 Garden asparagus, Asparagus officinalis

Echinacea purpurea (PURPLE CONEFLOWER)

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Family:  Aster (Asteraceae) Hardy to Zones 4 to 12 Herbaceous perennial prairie dweller.  Originally native to a wide band stretching from Michigan south to Louisiana, then west to Texas and...

Wisteria floribunda longis 'Kyushaku/Macrobot' (PURPLE PATCHES WISTERIA)

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Hardiness zones 6-9 This spectacular, award-winning vine delivers one of the most breathtaking floral displays in the botanical world. Known formally as Wisteria floribunda'Kyushaku' (and widely...

Zizia aurea (GOLDEN ALEXANDER)

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Hardiness zones 3-9 From meadows and swamps of the NE, this 1-2' tall parsnip-like wildflower has much divided (into 3 and again 3) leaves and umbels of tiny yellow early summer flowers...

Wisteria frutescens 'Amethyst Falls' (PURPLE WISTERIA)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 Vivid bluish-purple, pleasantly fragrant flowers adorn this American native in late spring and sometimes again in summer; as a W. frutescens it is slower growing and less...

Washingtonia filifera (CALIFORNIA FAN PALM)

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Hardiness zones 8-11 Sometimes called the Petticoat Palm because its fan-shaped leaves bend down at maturity to for a petticoat of thatch: this fast-grower to 60' tolerates desert heat but thrives in...

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,...

Vaccinium ovatum (EVERGREEN HUCKLEBERRY)

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Hardiness zones 7-9 One of the very best shrubs for edible landscaping! Not only does it have delicious, dark-purple, edible berries (for pies and jams!) but gorgeous deep-dark evergreen foliage...

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...

Viburnum 'Sweet Talker' (EVERGREEN VIBURNUM)

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Hardiness zones 7-9 With sweetly fragrant, pink, tubular blooms, Sweet Talker is one of the earliest viburnum to flower in the spring. The new growth emerges in flashy red-burgundy hues which settle...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...