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With its huge leaves, this is a must for the tropicalissimo. It spreads underground to slowly form a usually welcome colony. Give 'er space, folks! The tannish indumentum under the leaves makes some folks sneeze but it is visually very gratifying so what's a sneeze or two? In advantageous circumstances, it can grow...

Early, significantly fragrant, small white lace-cap blooms are scattered on plants that eventually grow 5 ft tall and wide. Leaves are initially purple, then green splashed with white, and in fall, soft yellow, marbled with bronze-purple. Seldom seen, this Hydrangea is very elegant, one of the poets of the genus. Site...

This Amsonia hails from the Korean peninsula--the Asian counterpart to Amsonia tabernaemontana. Clusters of tiny porcelain blue, star-shaped flowers bloom in spring atop multiple stems of willow-like leaves in clumping mounds. As with its North American counterparts, A. elliptica’s foliage turns from a glossy grass green to a lovely yellow sometimes orange...

During mid- to late-summer stalks up to 4 feet tall are topped with 6- to 8-inch wide umbels made of blooms with pure white petals atop dark blue-violet bases. It's a stunner. Semi-deciduous clump 1-2 ft tall & wide Minimum temperature: 0° F

New spring growth is bright yellow and accented with small purple-red cones. Foliage deepens to medium green in summer. Upright pyramidal form. Slow-growing evergreen conifer: 6 ft T x 4 ft W in 10 yrs, mature size 20 ft T x 15 ft W Minimum temperature: -40° F

Excellent self-pollinating fig with dwarf stature perfect for a large pot. Produces very sweet bite-sized fruit with red flesh. Tip prune the central leader to encourage side branching which will produce more fruit. Mature size: 4-6 ft tall Minimum temperature: 0°-5° F

Deeply lobed leaves of bronzed red, with bright red reverse, are the perfect backdrop for the pretty pink flowers that follow in June and July. This lovely Begonia was collected by Ozzie Johnson from Emei in 1998. Expect a slowly forming colony that will thrive in moist compost-enriched soil with light...

This is a complex hybrid with coveted Sarracenia psittacina as a parent. Pitchers are mahogony-red with interesting white spots at the nape of a very curved, closed hood. 16" tall, clumping. Minimum temperature: -10° F

This selection of Swamp milkweed has clusters of pink buds that open with pink petals and a white center. Blooms have a pleasant vanilla scent. After blooms fade, 4–5-inch long seed pods develop then split open to release seeds that catch and ride the wind with puffs of silky threads. Upright and...

Loose clusters of delicate, soft yellow, lightly fragrant flowers are held above medium green textural foliage — sweetness in the form of a flower. To 6 inches tall. Minimum temperature: -30° F

A stalwart for the Willamette Valley with very shiny medium green leaves and deep blue flowers on large, evergreen plants. Mature size: 8 ft T x W (or more) Featured on Great Plant Picks: https://www.greatplantpicks.org/plantlists/view/319 Minimum temperature: 0° F

Deep green, arching leaves are topped in late summer by bottlebrush-like silvery bloom spikes on tall stems. Yellow leaf color in fall. This is a sterile selection bred to flower longer and will not reseed. Mature size: 3-4 ft tall by 3 feet wide Minimum temperature: -20° F

An airy, deciduous shrub with fine, variegated leaves and willowy stems purportedly used in basketry. Best effect is achieved in part or dappled shade where it creates a lovely, light atmospheric effect. This is a cultivar of Symporicarpos orbiculatus, which is native to the Eastern & Central United States, as well as...

This biennial sage is an annual source of wonder for customers who are astounded by its huge, showy, glowing lavender-pink bracts. Mature size: to 5 ft tall x 2 ft wide in its second year. Minimum temperature: -20° F

Narrow, dark green evergreen leaves are perfectly matched with rich red stems. In spring, pretty little greenish-white spritzes for flowers are fleeting but lovely _ the foliage and stems are the real prize. Nicely accompanied by manzanita, rock rose, pines, viburnums, heathers, daphne, hebes, hellebores.... This is a commonly underestimated shrub that...

Clusters of frilly-edged, dense, dark green fronds emerge from rhizomes that, in native habitat, cling to rocky outcrops in Western North America. Deciduous fern, mature size: 10 in T x W Minimum temperature: -25° F