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'Chi Chi' or 'Tschi Tschi' is a dense, small tree with intriguing, corky, downward projections on trunk and branches, visible as small, pointed knobs in early age. (Reportedly, tschi tschi translates as breast.) Its fall color is the beautiful yellow-gold that all Ginkgos boast. Mature size: slow grower to 10 feet...

Fastigiata' is a fast-growing, deciduous, narrowly upright male clone with beautiful texture and golden fall color--a striking specimen! Mature size: 50–75 ft tall, 12–15 ft wide. Minimum temperature: -30° F

Long-blooming, star-shaped white flowers with a pink picotee bloom June to September. Their long slender stems form a delicate airy clump. A well-behaved cultivar of the Texan roadside Gaura, this has excellent drought-tolerance. Well-draining soil is preferred but it does accommodate most soil types. There is almost nothing prettier than a Gaura with butterflies...

Our PNW native species drifts through woodland areas with large, purple-violet flowers in early to mid-summer. Handsome, deeply cut dark green leaves are 3–4 inches across. As with many of our PNW native wildflowers, it will go summer dormant during our dry, rainless months. The initial seed for this offering...

Arresting crimson flowers with bright white markings are nothing if not stunning! It's a smaller but striking flower on 18" tall slender stems—very elegant! Moist soil is favored by this species since it likes to grow near water in its native habitat. Minimum temperature: 0º F

A stupendous foliage plant of grand proportions with large leaves held upright, it elicits no end of comments. Its huge leaves are lobed, toothed, and textured, and its flower is a tall, dense cone of nubby, purple-tinged florets. Be prepared to supply it with a lot of water! Mature size: 8 feet tall &...

Selected from a tree in Albany, Oregon for its dense, pyramidal branching, this one is good for bonsai or in a formal garden, growing as though it had been shaped. Mature size: 12-15 ft in 10 yrs Minimum temperature: -30° F

In late summer through early autumn, tall, grey-green stems hold nodding, buff-ivory flowers. The lower petals of which are soft yellow and maroon patterned like a butterfly wing. A subtly exquisite plant; we are very fortunate that it spreads to form a colony. Please choose a shipping date between September 1 and April 1. This...

A well-behaved deciduous ground cover fern with feathery (plumose) fronds, at first light green, then bluish-green. Given freedom, it will create a delicate carpet in a woodsy area or can be happy tucked among the rockery with a bit of shade. Spreading but not invasive; easily curtailed. Naturally grows on shale talus slopes as...

Purple buds open to white flower spikes in summer, along lax branches with blue-green leaves in a pronounced geometric arrangement. It's a good and tough ground cover for a sunny, well-draining spot. The one in our garden has lived healthfully over 15 years thus far. Evergreen. A low-growing selection. Mature size: 10 in T x 2 ft...

This multi-stemmed dense deciduous small tree will eventually reach about 10' x 10'. Chartreuse new growth turns bluish-green in summer and then buttery yellow in fall. Use as you would a shrub that allows smaller things to be planted beneath it. In fall the leaves will one moment be on the tree,...

Forming pretty mounds, small yellow glowing flowers with bright green rounded bracts grace the woodland garden in late winter (early spring). The bracts remain long after the flower proper is gone, looking like green flowers — a long bang for your buck. Unusual and delightful; this is not just any cute...

Narrow, crinkled flower petals of orange and yellow on bare stems illuminate the late winter garden. Position to catch the low winter sun, and place where you'll see it and smell its light fragrance in winter—near a driveway, walk, or window. Deciduous, vase-shaped, slow-growing shrub with orange and red fall color....

Delicate and refined white blossoms on 3-foot stems have a dark purple throat; its sweet perfume fills the garden on late summer evenings. Exquisite in every sense. Mulch well in winter in the Northwest. Other names for this plant: Acidanthera murielae, Gladiolus callianthe, Acidantherus bicolor, Peacock Gladiola, Peacock Orchid, and Abyssinian...

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

These most elegant April through May ivory-green flowers have faint, rusty-red markings, and are beautifully fragrant of sweet almond at night. It's truly wondrous to catch the scent of a mature clump—it will draw you in. With very fine, rush-like foliage and wands holding what seems like a flurry of butterflies, this...