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A native, this chaparral shrub comes from the dry slopes and woodlands of Southern Oregon and Northern California. A fast-growing evergreen, it can soon reach 10 ft tall, nice as a hedge or screen, or it can stay low and spreading depending on where it is planted. When sheltered it can grow to...

A large climbing rose, 'Antique' has cabbage-type, fragrant, pink, non-stop blooms and glossy, disease-resistant foliage. Minimum temperature: -15° F

Carmine-red 6 – 10-inch(!) flowers bloom in mid to late summer on reddish stems with long, violet-purple maple-shaped leaves that turn brilliant orange in fall. Of course, there is the long, protruding staminal structure typical of Hibiscus, that which distinguishes them and makes them look so exotic. Flowers bloom for only...

Above alder-like leaves (Grk klethra – Alder) bloom white, upright, candle-like spires in summer. It's fragrant and attractive to butterflies and bees and is in an altogether underused, practical, yet beautiful genus. 4 – 5' T x 3' W, compact. Minimum temperature: -30° F

Glossy dark evergreen leaves (inside leaves red in fall) make a handsome dense mounding shrub with long, deterrent thorns. Small bright yellow flowers cover the shrub in spring, and in winter the foliage is plum-purple, more so if in full sun. Fast growing. Mature size: 3-4 ft T x 4-6 ft W Featured on...

Small, rounded, cut two-inch leaves are densely arranged, distinguish this diminutive form of the ground cover or vine that climbs by tiny tendrils. It's very high on the cuteness scale and is a rare offering. Deciduous. Our garden specimen and has grown about 1.5 feet x 10 feet in 6 years. Minimum temperature:...

Demure, white to pale purple flowers with pointed lips bloom in June and July on this small trailing herb. Large, purple-red berries follow that stand up curiously and ornamentally on delicate vines. Small, toothed, and rounded light green leaves line the trailing branches and cascade if given a chance. It occurs...

From Iran and the Caucasus, this Cornflower has rich, lavender to rosy-pink 2 – 3-inch deeply fringed flowers in late spring to early summer. Enjoy in your cottage or meadow gardens or bring it to a vase near you as it performs well as a cut flower. Deadhead to prolong bloom time and...

A serendipitous find from the gardens of Dancing Oaks Nursery! The distinct leaf on this flowering currant emerges green and then develops a liberal dusting of light yellow so that it appears moonlit. Its deep red pendent flowers make a provocative contrast to the leaf color in mid to late spring — all...

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

Small to medium dangling flowers with recurved cerise sepals and a blue-purple corolla brightly contrast with small yellow-green leaves on red stems. This is a midsummer into fall bloomer, to revitalize the otherwise waning flower season with a punch of color. Plant deeply, mulch, and protect from drying winds. (RHS Award of Garden...

Tiered and arching grayish branches hold leaves with deeply-impressed veining, emerging bronze, and then becoming green. Showy lace-cap flowers begin light pink becoming an almost cranberry-red with age (especially with colder temperatures), replaced by equally showy bright red then black fruits among purple fall leaves. Mature size: 6 – 10 ft...

In early spring, white starburst flowers bloom among upright, wide, evergreen, lance-shaped leaves (like Lily-of-the-Valley). The plants migrate slowly and politely by rhizome to form a thick carpet. It's native to around 3,000 feet elevation in the Chinese provinces surrounding Shanghai, in east-central China. A rare offering. Mature size: 10 in T x 24...

Our very local phenological barometer of the spring weather is the bloom time of Helicodiceros muscivorus or most commonly referred to (with a snicker) as Pig’s Butt Arum. It usually makes an odiferous debut during the Mother’s Day Garden tours. Native to the rocky limestone cliffs of Corsica, Sardinia, and the...

White, upright, filamented panicles bloom April – May just above pretty, soft, medium green, slightly lobed leaves. Spreading slowly by rhizomes, this lovely from Asian mountains forms a delightful colony. Mature size: 1 foot tall Minimum temperature: 0° F

Clouds of fragrant pink flower clusters on red stems grace this deciduous shrub from late spring to mid-summer. Unlike many Ceanothus, this semi-evergreen hybrid appreciates some summer water and will appreciate afternoon shade in hot summer climates. Can be winter pruned to reduce the size. Deadheading will prolong the floral...