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Family:  Begoniaceae
Zone: 8 - 9
Natural Range: China, NE India
Soil: Moist, humus rich
Light: Part-shade, shade
Height: 18"
Bloom Time: August to September
Attributes: Deciduous.  Variable deep green with silver mottling, red underside of the leaf.  Orange-red buds and yellow flowers.
Notes:  Cold tolerant but needs a generous layer of leaves or mulch over the crown in winter.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Tibet
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 4'
Attributes:  Evergreen.  1" yellow flowers.  Red stems with dark green, holly like foliage with contrasting white underside.  
Notes: A rare species from Tibet with  large flowers that are much bigger than other Berberis species.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Berberidaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range:  Chile
Soil:  Average, drought tolerant
Light: Sun
Height: 4' - 8'
Bloom Time:  March to May
Attracts:  Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attributes:  Evergreen, glossy, dark green leaves.  Rich orange flowers.
Notes: More compact when given full sun.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

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Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: China
Family:  Berberidaceae
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, Well drained
Light: part shade, sun
Height: 5'
Attributes: Dense evergreen shrub.  Narrow dark green leaves with pale yellow flowers in summer and dark blue fruit in winter.
Notes:  Attractive foliage plant.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Himalayas
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 4' - 8'
Bloom Time: 
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Yellow flowers from 15-25 clusterd at one joint.  Black fruit.  Long, lanceolae leaves to 5" long with short spiny margins. 
Notes: One of the finest Berberis for foliage.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Taiwan
Soil:  Average, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 4' - 6'
Attributes:  Evergreen, yellow flowers in summer, blue fruit in fall.  powdery white underneath the immature foliage.  Dark green whorled foliage on mature plants.
Notes:  Berberis Kawakamii is a hardy and substantial species with thick dark green and glossy leaves.  When in flower the branches are clad in numerous bright yellow flowers.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family: Berberidaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range:  Tibet
Soil:  Average
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 4' - 8'
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attracts:  Bees, Birds
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Arching stems, with glaucous foliage with white beneath.  Pale yellow flowers to about 1/2" long.  Red fall foliage.  Red fruit.
Notes: Striking species discovered by Kingdon Ward on Temo La. 

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Saxifragaceae
Zone: 5 - 8
Natural Range: Himalayas
Soil: Moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 12"
Bloom Time: March to April
Attracts: NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes: White flowers that turn pink with age emerge before new growth early in the spring.  Large leaves with ruffled edge.
Notes: One of the best species of Bergenia to grow in the garden.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Himalayas
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 12'
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Large fuzzy, oval leaves.  Pink flowers held above the leaves. 
Notes:  Leaves can reach more than 12" long.

Pot Size:  Quart Size Pot

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Family:  Saxifragaceae
Zone: 5-9
Natural Range: China; Mt. Omei
Soil: Moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 12"
Bloom Time: April to May
Attracts: NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:   White flowers on short stems.  Reddish bronze, glossy foliage.
Notes: One of the best selections of Bergenia omeiensis.  4" bands

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Zone: 6-9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 12'
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Large succulent foliage with tall spikes of purple flowers.  Foliage will turn red and purple if planted in more sun.
Notes:  Found growing at 3700m, growing in mas along streams and moist ponds as the dominant perennial.  Growing underneath Rhododendrons and Abies.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Betulaceae
Zone:  5 - 9
Natural Range:  Himalayas
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  20' - 40'
Bloom Time:  Spring
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Pink to beige peeling bark.  Yellow fall foliage
Notes: One of the most attractive birch.

Pot size: 4" Band Pot

Family:  Betulaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 3'
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Small species with multiple leaders creating a rounded shrub.
Notes:  An endangered endemic dwarf Birch to Mount Apoi in Hokkaido Japan.  Natural hybrid originating from Betula ermanii and Betula ovalifolia
 
Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Betulaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Missouri
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 30 - 60 feet tall
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attributes: Deciduous.  Fast-growing muti-trunked tree or single trunk tree with Salmon-pink to reddish brown exfoliating bark.  Yellow fall foliage.
Notes:  This Adaptable and heat tolerant birch was introduced by Early Cully.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot 18"-24"

Family:  Betulaceae
Zone:  2 - 9
Natural Range:  North America; Western Washington Source
Soil:  Average, moist, humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  20' - 40'
Bloom Time:  March to April
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous.  White bark, exfoliating in papery strips with orange-brown inner bark.  Yellow fall foliage.
Notes: Best in northern and western climates.

Pot size: Medium Band Pot

Family:  Betulaceae
Zone:  4 - 8
Natural Range:  Europe
Soil:  Average, moist, humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  20' - 40'
Bloom Time:  March to April
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous.  White bark, exfoliating in papery strips with orange-brown inner bark.  Yellow fall foliage.
Notes: This form has gold foliage.

Pot size: Medium Band Pot

Family:  Betulaceae
Zone:  4 - 8
Natural Range:  Europe
Soil:  Average, moist, humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  20' - 40'
Bloom Time:  March to April
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous.  White bark, exfoliating in papery strips with orange-brown inner bark.  Yellow fall foliage.
Notes: This form purple foliage.

Pot size: Medium Band Pot

Family:  Betulaceae
Zone:  4 - 9
Natural Range:  Kyrgzstan, Tajikistan
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  12'
Bloom Time:  Spring
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Narrow, pyramidal form.  Attractive white exfoliating bark with gray and orange tones.  
Notes: Extremely showy exfoliating white bark.

Pot size: 4" Band Pot

Family:  Betulaceae
Zone:  5 - 9
Natural Range:  West Himalaya, Kashmir, Central Nepal
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  15' - 30'
Bloom Time:  Spring
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous.  White exfoliating bark.  Ovate, double-serrate leaves that turn golden in fall.  
Notes: These are seed grown plants from the white-barked Jacquemontii Birch.

Pot size: 1 Gallon Pot 2-3' 

Family:  Betulaceae
Zone:  4 - 9
Natural Range:  Betula utilis x Betula albosinensis var. septentrionalis
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  25' - 50'
Bloom Time:  Spring
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Attractive white and pink bark.  Yellow fall foliage  
Notes: Originally found growing in Edinburgh Botanical Garden.

Pot size: Small Band Pot

Family:  Betulaceae
Zone:  5 - 9
Natural Range:  West Himalaya, Kashmir, Central Nepal
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  15' - 30'
Bloom Time:  Spring
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous.  White exfoliating bark.  Ovate, double-serrate leaves that turn golden in fall.  
Notes: Noted for its exceptionally white bark.

Pot size: Large Band Pot

Family:  Blechnaceae
Zone: 8 - 10
Natural Range: South America
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade
Height: 8"
Bloom Time: NA
Attributes: Evergreen, semi-evergreen, Orange-red new growth.  Leathery fronds.
Notes: Nice low growing fern that forms a spreading clump.  Collected by Ben Kamm of Sacred Succulents.   Found growing on Rocky slopes in Peru, 9600' elevation.

Pot Size:  4" Pot

Family:  Blechnaceae
Zone: 8 - 10
Natural Range: South America
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade
Height: 8"
Bloom Time: NA
Attributes: Evergreen, semi-evergreen, Orange-red new growth.  Leathery fronds.
Notes: Nice low growing fern that forms a spreading clump.

Pot Size:  4" Pot

Zone:  7 - 9
Natural Range: South America
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 3' - 5'
Attributes:  Semi-evergreen.  Orange-bronze new growth.  Thick, dark green, crinkly fronds.  Spreading rhizome.  Like all Blechnum species new growth doesn't emerge until late in the spring.  Will continually send up new growth during the growing season.  
Notes:  Very bold and exotic looking fern for temperate gardens.  In cold climates best if fronds are left on to insulate during cold spells.  Clean up fronds late winter early spring.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:Orchidaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: China, Vietnam
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Part shade, sun
Height:  12"- 24"
Bloom Time:  June to August
Attributes:  Deciduous, Large creamy yellow flowers with orange back to petals, red spotted and deep yellow throat.
Notes:  Bletilla ochracea are not as cold hardy as Bletilla striata but they offer an attractive alternative color to the usual pinks.  Usually flowers a bit later than Bletilla striata. Plant next to rocks or mixed in the sunny perennial border.  When mature and settled into its spot, a plant can bloom for months.  Bletillas can be grown in a pot if kept cool but not too cool and a bit on the dryer side during the winter.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot, Bare Root

Family:Orchidaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Part shade, sun
Height:  12"- 18"
Bloom Time:  July to August
Attributes:  Deciduous, White blushed pink flowers with bright yellow throat.  Darker pinkish terracotta pink buds and back of petals.
Notes:  First release of this KIGN Introduction.  Like other Bletilla ochracea they start to flower a bit later than B. striata.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot full

Family: Orchidaceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range:China
Soil:  Average, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 3'
Bloom Time:  June to August
Attributes: Deciduous.  Each flowering stem hold up to 20 deep magenta flowers with darker highlights.
Notes:  This vigorous selection has much larger flowers and stature than other Bletilla.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Orchidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich, well drained
Light:  Sun, Part sun
Height: 18". - 24"
Bloom Time:  Summer
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Large white flowers with lavender highlights.  Strap like foliage.
Notes:  Plant next to rocks or mixed in the sunny perennial garden.  When mature and settled into its spot, a plant can bloom for months.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light:  Part shade, sun
Attributes:  Deciduous, 1'- 2' tall.  Blooms summer.  Slender, dark pink blooms with dark lip and yellow spotted red throat.
Notes:  Plant next to rocks or mixed in the sunny perennial border.  When mature and settled into its spot, a plant can bloom for nearly three months.  There are many Bletilla hybrids that have been created, but they are difficult to find.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:Orchidaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average to moist humus rich
Light:  Part shade, sun
Height:  18" - 24"
Bloom Time:  Summer
Attributes:  Deciduous, Dark pink flowers. 
Notes:  This selection is a uniformly darker pink than some other Bletilla striata forms.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China, Japan
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light:  Sun-part shade
Attributes:  Deciduous, 12”- 24” tall.  Blooms in spring - summer.  Magenta blooms, reminiscent of a Catalaya.
Notes:  Plant next to rocks or mixed in the sunny perennial border.  When mature and settled into its spot, a plant can bloom for nearly three months.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

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Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light:  Part shade, sun
Attributes:  Deciduous, 1'- 2' tall.  Blooms summer.  Lighter magenta blooms with dark lip and yellow spotted red throat.
Notes:  Plant next to rocks or mixed in the sunny perennial border.  When mature and settled into its spot, a plant can bloom for nearly three months.  There are many Bletilla hybrids that have been created, but they are difficult to find.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot, Large Band Pot

Natural Range:  Hybrid;  
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light:  Sun, Part sun
Height:  12" - 18"
Bloom Time:  June to August
Attracts:  Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Blooms in spring - summer.  Blue - blue violet.  Strap like foliage.
Notes:  Plant next to rocks or mixed in the sunny perennial garden.  When mature and settled into its spot, a plant can bloom for months.
Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Natural Range:  China, Japan
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light:  Sun, Part sun
Height:  12" - 18"
Bloom Time:  June to August
Attracts:  Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Blooms in spring - summer.  Blue - blue violet.  Strap like foliage.
Notes:  Plant next to rocks or mixed in the sunny perennial garden.  When mature and settled into its spot, a plant can bloom for months.
Pot Size:  4" Band Pot