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Platanus acerifolia 'Bloodgood' (LONDON PLANE TREE)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 A beauty of a large park-like tree to 40-80' tall x 30-40' wide, which is handsome, vigorous and with a nice symmetrical form, bright-green palmate leaves that turn a bronzy...

Nyssa sylvatica (TUPELO/BLACK GUM)

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Hardiness zones 3-9 A wonderful and adaptable tree to 30-60' that is much loved by honeybees. With a stately rounded habit and horizontal branching, this wonderful eastern native is found primarily...

Magnolia grandiflora 'D. D. Blanchard' (EVERGREEN MAGNOLIA)

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Hardiness zones 7-9 In addition to its sweetly fragrant white globe flowers, this special southern Magnolia has leaves that are glossy on the top but a showy rusty-orange on their undersides, a...

Oxydendrum arboreum (SOURWOOD)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 Sourwood is an excellent shrubby tree from the eastern United States, most commonly in the lower Appalachian Mountains. Generally reaching 20-30' in cultivation it can reach as...

Pinus attenuata (KNOBCONE PINE)

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Hardiness zones 7-9 In poor soil disdained by other pines, this adaptable 30-60' tree happily forms an open, irregular crown made of deep-green 4-5" needles. Its distinctive cones need fire to open,...

Pinus pinaster (CLUSTER PINE)

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Hardiness zones 7-9 This 90-120' tree is densely planted in France where its tapped (like a rubber tree) for its high-turpentine-resin sap; reddish, deeply-fissured bark curved, 7-10" needles and...

Mahonia fortunei (CHINESE MAHONIA)

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Hardiness zones 7-9 Distinctive, narrow, matte-green leaflets radiate out on this unusual, narrow upright shrub 5-8' tall. Sweetly-scented, bright, lemon- yellow flowers appear in autumn, borne in...

Magnolia virginiana (SWEETBAY MAGNOLIA)

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Hardiness zones 5-10 The glorious southeastern U.S. native can be incredibly variable in growth habit. In northern climes, it tends to reach 15-20' with a suckering multi-stemmed habit. In southern...

Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Goshiki' (VARIEGATED SWEET OLIVE)

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Hardiness zones 6-9 Goshiki, meaning 5-colored, indicates what a striking hedge or accent this 5-10' shrub makes with its shiny-green, holly-like leaves bronze-tinted in spring, later brightly...

Monarda 'Sugar Buzz® Grape Gumball' (BEE BALM)

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Hardiness zones 4-9 The vibrant magenta blooms of this compact hybrid form a bright dome on strong, well-branched stems, over its dark-green, fragrant foliage, in mid-late summer. A striking choice...

Iris chrysographes (BLACK IRIS)

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Hardiness zones 4-9 Flowers of dark, velvety violet with sharply contrasting markings of golden yellow ("chryso"=yellow, "graphes"=markings) on 2 foot stalks make this Chinese iris a pretty addition...

Osmanthus decorus 'Baki Kasapligil' (TURKISH OSMANTHUS)

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Hardiness zones 7-9 A delightful addition to the Sweet Olive tribe! Long, leathery, smooth leaves add a wonderful elegance to this rare 6-8' evergreen shrub. Tiny-white blossoms in spring give rise...

Leucanthemum 'Luna' (YELLOW SHASTA DAISY)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 Brighten up your garden with Leucanthemum 'Luna', a breakthrough Yellow Shasta Daisy that brings a fresh, cheerful pop of color to your landscape. This compact, heavy-blooming...

Hibiscus syriacus 'Purple Pillar' (COLUMNAR ROSE OF SHARON)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 Very narrow and very decorative, this incredible fastigiate Rose of Sharon grows 10-16' tall and only 2-3' wide! Summer finds it abundantly covered with large, showy, semi-double...

Physostegia virginiana 'Crown of Snow' (WHITE OBEDIENT FLOWER)

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Hardiness zones 3-9 The star of the family is the pure-white form... the cool white flowers make a welcome note in hot weather. Earlier blooming, less of a spreader, to 2', and dazzling! S/M-W

Panicum virgatum 'Red Flame' (RED SWITCH GRASS)

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Hardiness zones 4-9 The foliage on this colorful switch grass emerges blue-green, and by the end of summer each leaf is saturated in wine-red. Its late summer flowers are also in hues of red. This is...

Ilex aquifolium 'Post Office' (SELF-FRUITFUL HOLLY)

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Hardiness zones 7-9 Found near our local post office, this isolated (as far as we can tell) 10-15' shrub produces prolific berries every year (without a partners help?) handsome shiny spiked foliage...

Helleborus Winter Jewels® 'Peppermint Ice' (HELLEBORE)

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Hardiness zones 4-9 The large, fully double, lotus-like, picotee flowers on this beauty are light pink with deep pink edges and reddish veins on its undersides. These impressive, nodding blooms stand...

Origanum rotundifolium (ORNAMENTAL OREGANO)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 Bees and butterflies love this fragrant mound of chartreuse foliage with lilac pink summer flowers and mauve calyxes, which continue to share their color long after the flowers...

Helleborus Winter Jewels® 'Cotton Candy' (HELLEBORE)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 These profuse, elegantly double, soft cotton-candy pink flowers are such a treat in the early spring garden. A sign that winter is almost over! Evergreen foliage is...

Mahonia aquifolium (OREGON GRAPE)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 Bright-yellow fragrant flowers in early spring bring rich dusty-blue fruit clusters that make a wonderful jelly. Thick glossy dark-green compound leaves which turn red to bronze...

Variegated Hosta "Pocket of Sunshine"

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Hardiness zones 3-9 The distinctly cupped and corrugated leaves of this cute little Hosta start out with chartreuse centers in the spring, which become brighter yellow as summer approaches, with...

Helleborus Winter Jewels® 'Ruby Wine' (HELLEBORE)

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Hardiness zones 4-9 Burgundy wine red, velvety,single flowers with dramatically contrasting white stamens bloom from late winter into spring. Dark green, leathery foliage is 12-14 inches tall, while...

Firmiana simplex (CHINESE PARASOL TREE)

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Hardiness zones 7-9 This is truly a tree that has to be seen to be believed! This 30-50' tree has huge (up to one foot across!)lobed leaves which are bright-green above a slightly fuzzy below. Summer...