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Arctostaphylos pajaroenis 'Brett's Beauty' is one of the best manzanita selections. Selected, but not named, by Brent Hall of the U.C. Santa Cruz Arboretum. Features the brightest red new growth, contrasting with the blue-green mature foliage, and glowing pink blooms in late winter. Of the many pajorensis cultivars, 'Brett' and...

Stately, tall stems of elegant double flowers in shades of deep blue to pale lavender-purple in early summer. Cut back for rebloom. Increases well & highly recommended. Available for shipping while dormant. Mature size: 4 feet tall & 2 feet wide Minimum temperature: -40° F

A peace lily for your bog! The Asian swamp lantern is a bright white counterpart to the North American yellow version, Lysichiton americanus, and thrives in similar conditions at pond margins, seeps, swamps, and boggy spots. Flowers bloom in spring before the leaves fully emerge into their glossy loose rosette (notably less...

Funnel-shaped blooms of rosy pink have a spiral effect. Charming clover-like leaves on clump forming low plants to 4" tall. Minimum temperature: -20° F

'Gawen' is a unique bellflower, right out of a fairytale tea party, with a pure white cup-and-saucer bloom held aloft on delicate, slender stems. Easy to grow with moderate summer water and well-drained soil. Established plants require less summer water. Blooms mid to late summer in full sun; afternoon shade appreciated in hot...

This Pacific Coast native creates dense silvery-white carpets and sprays of bright yellow flowers. Matures size 6 inches tall and gently spreading Minimum temperature: -10° F

This large, upright West Coast native has red stems and clusters of pale pink, urn-shaped flowers in winter. It needs winter wet and summer dry. Mature size: 5 to 15 ft tall, depending upon conditions. Minimum temperature: 0° F

An introduction from the mid 1800's first described as ''Towering shafts of foliage,'' this sugar maple has an upright columnar form with several leaders reaching skyward especially as it matures. The height is approximately 4 times the width of the tree and major and minor branches are vertical. Acer saccharum 'Monumentale'...

A rare and handsome tree with ornamental deciduous leaves that have very fine eyelash-like teeth on the leaf margins. The fruiting bodies that appear in late spring are showy, papery drooping clusters that are rosy pink. Mature size: Possibly 12 ft T x W in ten years. It's new to the trade.Minimum temperature: -20°

Spikes thick with brilliant red-violet florets ascend through strongly minty leaves in late summer and into fall. In China, its native range includes valley stream-sides, rocky mountains, and dry hillsides. It's a great new bee attractant for us, both honey and bumble! Versatile when it comes to habitat and rare! Think...

A charming hardy Fuchsia with an upright habit. The blooms are simply darling. Green-tipped sepals of white recurve over corollas which emerge as a bluish purple that fades to violet. Dazzling to pollinators and people alike from June through the frost. RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit). A staff favorite. (Backdrop foliage from...

A rare offering, Rijs comes to us from the Netherlands. It's a shrubby little Fuchsia with delicate and pretty flowers — pink tube, white corolla, and green-tipped white sepals — that bloom long and energetically. Mature size: 2 feet tall & wide Minimum temperature: 20° F

Compound glossy leaves clad stems that terminate in especially opulent and abundant clusters of yellow flowers in spring. Birds will take advantage of the dark purple berries that follow. This is apparently a serendipitous hybrid of three Mahonia from Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, yielding a more vigorous, floriferous plant. Mature size:...

Dark green, small summer foliage turns to shades of red, then falls to expose abundant pink and orange, exciting and unique fruit! Elicits many an exclamation! Mature size: 8 ft T x W in 8-10 years, eventually without pruning to 15-20 ft T x 10-15 ft W Minimum temperature: -30° F

The whitest Alstroemeria at the time of this writing shows hints of yellow with a pale pink throat and suffuse pink on the petal reverse. Produces masses of flowers with a clumping growth habit. Developed for the cut flower trade. Bergman not included. Mature size: 3 ft T Minimum temperature: 0° F Please note: plants...

Finely filigreed, subtly variegated leaves become floating plumage that turns golden in autumn—ethereal. Mature size: 6 ft T x W Minimum temperature: -20° F