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From August into October, dangling lavender-pink racemes festoon this deciduous, suckering, mounding shrub. While reminiscent of a Buddleia with elliptic leaves, gray-green beneath, it is not, but is its own, distinct and distinguished entity. Mature size: 3–6' T & W Minimum temperature: 0° F

As pretty as a conifer gets, this little deciduous dwarf has soft needles on a thick, rounded form. Variegation depends on sun exposure: in full sun, yellow tones, and in part sun, creamy white. Russet-brown fall color. It originated as a witch's broom on M. g. 'White Spot'. Mature size: 5-6 feet T &...

Sometimes nature's design just can't be improved upon. The Pointleaf is a must-have for the Manzanita collector. Upright, vase-like growth habit with lustrous red-brown bark provides a handsome background for the hairy, elliptic to lance-elliptic shaped leaves. The new foliage emerges grey-green and matte, becoming leathery and resinous as it matures to...

'Chi Chi' is a male Ginkgo with a dense, rounded form that grows into a small multi-stemmed fan-shaped tree. Small, pointed breast-like knobs develop along the stems in its early age (reportedly, tschi-tschi translates as breast). Eventually, these intriguing, corky growth points slowly develop into unusual dripping "stalactites". Fall color is the beautiful...

Thick, ruffled leaves characterize this sport of 'Jade Butterflies', turning golden in fall. Selected and named by Crispin Silva, it's a rare and unique dwarf ginkgo. Mature size: 4 ft T x 3 ft W. Minimum temperature: -40° F

Large, white/cream flowers with magenta-purple dots that get increasingly dense toward the edges of the petals. Showy, yellow stamens. Late summer-fall bloom time. Mature size: 2-4 ft T x 1+ ft W; will naturalize if in ideal conditions Minimum temperature: -20° F

Midnight purple, almost black flowers have a fine gold saber in each petal. Be sure to give it a very light visual foil for adequate contrast so it doesn't disappear into oblivion; mix with whites, light blues, lavenders, golds. Mysterious, intriguing, and very elegant. Clumping rhizome with 16" stems; fairly drought-tolerant but...

Beautiful conifer with deciduous foliage. Needles emerge chartreuse green in the spring and transition to gold as summer progresses to Autumn. Prefers moist woodland soil in a climate that has cooler nighttime temperatures and lower summer humidity. Works well as a bonsai.Mature size: 30-40 ft T x 20-30 ft WMinimum temperature: -30°

Collected in Arunachal Pradesh, NE India in 2018. The parent plant was 6 ft T x 8 ft W with large (3 ft T x 2ft W!!!!), round, bright green leaves. Fragrant 2" white flowers with an egg-yolk-golden boss of stamens in the center are held on short stems at the base of the plant. Spotted egg-shaped...

Rare species from Mesoamerica with fuzzy leaves that get over 2 ft across! One of the largest! Pink looms appear as the days shorten in fall/winter. Mature size: 4 ft T x W Minimum temperature: 20° F ?

A different look from other Lady’s Mantles, Alchemilla conjuncta sports silver-edged, deeply lobed leaves that are reminiscent of young lupines or some encrusted saxifrages. Leaves appear to have a silvery border because of their toothed edges and fine hairs on the underside. Plantings of Silver Lady’s Mantle can appear less dense than...

Hailing from Canada and the northern US states, Pinus banksiana, commonly called Jack pine, is often found in the wild on poor, dry, sandy, barren plains. 'Neponset' is a dwarf variety that typically grows 1 to 4 inches a year. Add the effect of an olive-green shag rug that will always be in vogue...

Dramatic evergreen* leaves, very long and narrow with spiny margins, emerge bronze-chocolate, later becoming dark green. A light sprinkling of starry yellow flowers dance above the leaves in spring. Mature size 15" T and thoughtfully spreading. Minimum temperature: -20° F *Foliage is cut back for shipping in the late fall and winter. Expect...

A slow-growing, diminutive, golden cultivar of our PNW Native Vine Maple. Tender new leaves emerge a peachy-gold, then brighten to pale yellow-green. Classic Vine Maple red stems. The fall color is yellow-orange. Mature size: 6 ft T x 5 ft W (10 years), eventually up to 8 ft T x 10 ft WMinimum temperature: -10° F

Southwestern Oregon Lewisia blooms spring to fall in an array of all the colors of the sunset. 1-inch white-edged flowers with waxy-looking petals cluster above succulent, dark evergreen, ground-hugging rosettes. Tap-rooted to find its way between rock crevices, it will thrive in rocks or gravel, doing well also in sharply-draining...

Delicate fern-like pinnate leaves are festooned with pink powder puff flowers in summer. Deciduous tree, broad and spreading. Mature sixe: 20-30 ft T x 10-20 ft W Minimum temperature: 0° F