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Golden-yellow and asymmetrical, 'Gold Drift' is a highly sculptural conifer, a weeping vertical form if encouraged in that direction, or rambling over the terrain if left to its devices. Its color is variable: lime green new growth in spring, brilliant yellow in summer, and softer winter. Fast-growing at 12 – 15"/yr; 6'...

Schizostylis (Hesperantha) coccinea var alba has clear white flowers that open to greet the day, sometimes into late autumn. Smaller than most other cultivated forms. Schizostylis is a South African Iris relative from the banks of streams. Mature size: to 2 feet tall. Minimum temperature: 0° F

Bracteata is one of only two species in the genus, Veltheimia, coming from forests and coastal scrub of the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Showy, green-spotted, dusky pink tubular flowers in winter to early spring are arranged on a thick spike much as red hot pokers (Kniphofia). Leaves, though, are broad,...

Wondrous burgundy-chocolate new growth in spring is followed by greenish-yellow, pendulous lantern flowers that bring glossy, black fruit. New stems make a heron-like silhouette. Elegant. Mature size: 4-6 feet T & 3 feet W Minimum temperature: -20º F

First identified on the Japanese island of Yakushima in 1956, this rare Crape Myrtle is truly a work of art. Beyond its gorgeous 25 ft umbrella canopy and its swaths of small, fragrant white flowers, it is the exfoliating bark that really steals the show. Townhouse begins painting its trunk in...

Large, luscious, deep rose-purple gloxinia-like flowers with yellow and white spotted throats festoon this clumping perennial. The leaves are deeply toothed on lax stems and the late spring to summer bloom hangs downward with an outward projecting opening. While vaguely reminiscent of foxglove (on steroids) it is, in fact, unrelated—oh,...

Small, pretty and pale yellow cups, nearly double, are a sweet addition to the Trollius line-up. This is a lovely Dutch introduction that deserves a good place in a moist garden, but if it's "cheddar" then it's almost white cheddar — in any case, the prettiest light yellow. A June through July bloomer that can...

In early spring pink-red blooms contrast the palmate, medium-green leaves widely edged with wavy bands of yellow. Mature size: up to 40 ft T & W; 15 ft T & W in 10yrs Minimum temperature: -20° F

A creeping, dense, woody-based perennial, 'Elfin' makes a pretty and tough ground cover. Though thyme has been an integral part of the cuisines from whence it comes — Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa — this one is not the culinary thyme, Thymus vulgaris. Stems are clad with tiny, glossy green leaves,...

Tough as nails, this species has dense 2' spires of deep pink-magenta blooms with single striking white stripes on the two lower petals; May – June bloom. Let it go dry when dormant. Reliable bloomer! Ships when dormant. Minimum temperature: -20º F

Early to late spring, 2-inch pendent racemes of fragrant lemon-yellow blooms with red-violet anthers dangle elegantly and profusely on this large deciduous shrub. They bloom on zig-zagging branches before the peach new leaves emerge, covering the shrub like a spring rain. Toothed leaves are wide and soft, with a deeply impressed geometry...

A graceful deciduous shrub with a spring bridal veil of cascading white blossoms that emerge from masses of tight, pearl-sized buds. Limb up if you want to emphasize its veiling nature, but do prune after it blooms since it flowers on old wood. Aptly named. Mature size; 6-8 ft T x 10 ft W Minimum...

Narrow, light blue-green and stiffly hairy leaves up to 6 inches long create evergreen rosettes. Slender foot-high stems are topped by bright orange, 2+ inch diameter, four-petalled flowers. It's easy to assume if it's a poppy then it wants full sun...but the Hairy Poppy loves light shade in addition to well-drained soil...

A striking cultivar with burgundy new leaves and, from spring to fall, deep pink flowers with white stamens. Mature size: 24 inches T x W Minimum temperature: -20° F

An exclamation point to draw the eye in the garden, effective when used sparingly, or in a row to form a narrow hedge. A cross between T. baccata and T. cuspidata this species cross helps provide greater winter hardiness. The jade-green, needle-like leaves densely clad this very narrow cultivar. Matures size: 5-6' ft...

.Light pink to orange-pink flowers are set amongst dark green palmately compound leaves. The blooms, shown off by the shrub's open form, are just between a cup-shape and a star-shape and have a translucent, waxy appearance. Asian garden or Western garden, this shrub is equally at home and has a southeastern U.S. counterpart. Despite...