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Elizabeth has an open habit with lovely silver-green leaves (she ages well!), shell-pink urn-flower clusters, and the classic burgundy bark. Beautiful contrast. Evergreen; mature size: 7-10 ft T x 10 ft W Minimum temperature: -5° F

Emerging purple, compound leaves eventually transition to green on an upright plant; robust and sturdy throughout the summer. Pyramidal midsummer floral clusters as much as 9 inches wide create a fluffy, frothy effect of optimistic light yellow. Tolerates occasional dry periods and bright shade. Mature size: 3 ft T x 1 ft W Minimum temperature: -20° F

Dramatic, dark, nearly black foliage provides the backdrop for the glowing apricot-pink blossoms suffused with golden yellow and accented by a raspberry-pink eye and dark center. The large single-petaled blooms flower throughout the summer when spent blossoms are removed. Dahlias appreciate organically enriched soil and regular water during the heat of...

A robust selection of Styrax japonica, 'Emerald Pagoda', has some of the largest blooms of the species and is sweetly fragrant. This elegant vase-shaped tree can reach heights of 30 feet tall and 20 feet wide once mature. A colorful addition to the fall garden with golden-yellow leaves. Growth in 10 years:...

For those of you chasing amazing Podophyllum, you'll want to add this one to your collection. New growth is a wild array of mottled colors, somewhere between burnt orange, deep cranberry, or dark plum before settling the classic but striking burgundy and lime green patterning. Some have called it the 'holy...

Large, glossy, lobed umbrella leaves spread above dangling, deepest red, glossy flowers beneath, the better-appreciated if planted on an elevated bank or in a sizeable pot. Happiest with organically enriched soil and regular summer water. Deciduous perennial to 2 ft T Minimum temperature: -10° F

One of the easiest to grow of all the exquisite Chinese mayapples, P. versipelle is a sturdy plant perfect for bringing the tropical look to the shade garden. Deeply lobed geometric leaves of glossy green perch atop a solitary 3-foot fleshy green stem. As the plant matures, clusters of fascinating deep red...

An excellent woodland denizen of decidedly good vigor, this Chinese Mayapple has one or two medium green umbrella-like leaves of good substance. For some reason, the shape of the leaves always reminds me of White Rhino tracks in the sandy soils of the South African bush- just before the charge!...

Evergreen slender grey-green leaves grace this dense compact variety providing great cover for keeping the weeds at bay. Pale pink flowers with golden stamens cover the plant in spring. Mature size: 2-4 ft tall by 2-4 ft wide Minimum temperature: 15° F

Description coming soon. Mature size: 3-7 ft T x 2-3 ft W, clump forming Minimum temperature: 10° F

A native of China, recently brought into the trade, P. subaequalis has narrow green leaves occasionally margined in purple, becoming rich and deep burgundy, purple, and pink before dropping. Its toothed leaves are more slender and less fanning than those of Parrotia persica, and the bark, with age, becomes a pronounced puzzle-work...

In early spring through summer, scads of bright blue flowers mingle with aromatic dark green, needle-like leaves on erect spires. Very dependable: tolerant of poor soil, and unscathed by single-digit temperatures here in Western Oregon. Makes a striking hedge; also a bee magnet! Mature size: 4–5 feet T x 2–3 feet W in 5 years. Minimum...

A rounded compact evergreen shrub, with small crinkled gray-green leaves, provides a pleasing backdrop for the white crepe paper blooms with bright yellow stamens. Shows off throughout June with such abundance the petals carpet the ground! Mature size: 3 ft x 3 ft Minimum temperature: 5° F

All throughout autumn, these bright white, semi-double flowers with a boss of yellow stamens bloom against lustrous dark green leaves. Their lax branches, amenable to espalier, could make an elegant, flowered screen at a time of year when that would be very special. But shelter it from cold winds or hot afternoon...

Curtains of sunny, yellow flowers in spring create phenomenal drapes of salmon-colored berries in late summer turning deep red in late fall. It takes your breath away when in its full glory and any thought of spines simply evaporates. This large deciduous shrub becomes fountain-shaped; don your leather and prune...

Rich yellow, pendulous flowers hanging in long trusses in Aug-Oct before baring translucent fruit. Tender but resprouts. Soft green foliage becomes bronze in autumn, adding more contrast to the yellow blooms. Mature size: 6 feet T & W Minimum temperature: 10° F