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Family:  Sapindaceae
Zone: 6 - 8
Natural Range: Hybrid; A. davidii and A. pennsylvanicum
Soil:  Average, moist, humus rich
Light: part shade, sun
Height: 10'
Attributes: Deciduous.  Striped bark with pink and green splashed new growth turning to cream-white and green.  Bark turns scarlet and white.
Notes:  This form has a weeping habit with a dramatic cascade effect with age.

Pot size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Ranunculaceae
Zone:  3 - 9
Natural Range:  Eastern North America
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Part shade, shade
Height:  2' - 4'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attracts:  Bees
Pest Resistance:  Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous, Clusters of small white flowers followed by bright white berries with a black dot in the center.  Contrasting red stems.  Compound leaves.
Notes: This form has attractive silvery foliage. Berries are poisonous.

Pot size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Actinidiaceae
Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 20'
Attracts:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous vine.  Simple green leaves with silvery-white leaves mixed tips become flushed pink.  Small fragrant white flowers.  Edible green fruit.
Notes: Great foliage!

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family:  Actinidiaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 20'
Attracts:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous vine.  Simple green leaves with silvery-white leaves mixed tips become flushed pink.  Small white flowers
Notes: Great foliage!

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family:  Actinidiaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 20'
Attracts:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous vine.  Simple, ovate, dark green leaves that are variegated with pink and cream, white tips, flushed pink.  Small, fragrant dark pink flowers.
Notes: Rarely seen kiwi.  Formerly known as Actinidia pilosula

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family:  Pteridaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: California
Soil: Average, humus rich
Light: Part shade-shade
Height: 12" - 24"
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Bright green, fronds.  Short creeping rhizome.  Clumping. 
Notes: Rare newly described species endemic to parts of Northern California.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Zone: 4-9
Natural Range:  China;  Himalayan Mountains
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich well
Light:  shade, part shade
Height:  6"-12"
Bloom Time:  NA
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Evergreen, dark purple stipe, red-pink new growth, dark green fronds.
Notes:  Low growing mat forming groundcover fern that can form broad dense stands.  One of the best ferns EVER!!!!!!

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Pot Size:  4" Pot

Family:  Pteridaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid;  Adiantum aleuticum and jordanii
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Shade, part sun
Height: 18"
Attributes: Deciduous - evergreen in warmer climates.  Bright green, airy, triangular fronds.  Black stems
Notes: A sturdy growing and vigorous hybrid.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family:Ranunculaceae
Zone: 4 - 8
Natural Range: Japan, Siberia, Manchuria
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 6”
Bloom Time: February to April
Resistant to: Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: Summer deciduous. Clumping rhizome. Creamy orange flowers emerging before the ferny foliage.
Notes:In the wild this species is found on slopes and in open forests. Lovely in large drifts and when mixed with early blooming blue flowers like Anemone and Hepatica.

Pot Size: 4" Band Pot

Family:Ranunculaceae
Zone: 4 - 8
Natural Range: Japan, Siberia, Manchuria
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 6”
Bloom Time: February to April
Resistant to: Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: Summer deciduous. Clumping rhizome. Dark orange flowers emerging before the ferny foliage.
Notes:In the wild this species is found on slopes and in open forests. Lovely in large drifts and when mixed with early blooming blue flowers like Anemone and Hepatica.

Pot Size: 4" Band Pot

Family: Sapindaceae
Zone:7 - 10
Natural Range:California
Soil:  Humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 15' -  20'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous, spreading canopy.  Palmate leaves. Silvery-gray bark, pink to white fragrant flowers in upright clusters to 12" long.
Notes:  Slow growing, attractive shrub or tree.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family: Sapindaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Northern China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: part shade, sun
Height: 30-90 feet tall
Attributes: Deciduous.  Cylindrical panicles of white flowers in summer .  Large compound leaves.  Slow growing in cultivation
Notes:  Often planted on temple grounds in China.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Sapindaceae
Zone:  4 - 9
Natural Range:  Eastern North America
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  50’
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attracts:  Bees
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous, dark green palmately compound leaves with five to seven leaflets.  Yellow-orange fall foliage.  Yellow-green inflorescence to 7" long.
Notes:  Attractive ornamental shade tree with good fall foliage. 

Pot size: Large Band Pot

Family: Sapindaceae
Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 20' - 40'
Attributes: Deciduous.  Palmate leaves with rounded crown.  Bright red-orange fall foliage.  Greenish-yellow flowers to 12" long. 
Notes:  This selection is a narrow, upright form with better fall color.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family: Sapindaceae
Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range: Pennsylvania to Iowa, south to Alabama and Arkansas
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 20' - 40'
Attributes: Deciduous.  Palmate leaves with rounded crown.  Yellow fall foliage.  Greenish-yellow flowers to 12" long. 
Notes: 

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family: Sapindaceae
Zone:3 - 9
Natural Range:Europe
Soil:  Humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 15' -  25'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous.  Narrow palmate leaves. Small white flowers.
Notes:  Smaller growing than the species.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Sapindaceae
Zone:3 - 9
Natural Range:Europe
Soil:  Humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 15' -  25'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous.  Deeply lobed, cut-leaf. Small white flowers.
Notes:  Smaller growing than the species.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Sapindaceae
Zone:3 - 9
Natural Range:Europe
Soil:  Humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 15' -  25'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous.  Deeply lobed leaves splashed with electric yellow.
Notes:  Slower growing than the species.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Sapindaceae
Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range:Europe
Soil:  Humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 15' -  25'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous.  Palmate leaves that emerge pale greenish or greyish yellow turning lime green with white cast. Small white flowers.
Notes:  Smaller growing than the species.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Sapindaceae
Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range:Europe
Soil:  Humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 15' -  25'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous.  Palmate leaves that emerge silvery white new spring foliage with deep green veins.  Small white flowers.
Notes:  Smaller growing than the species.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Zone:3 - 9
Natural Range:Europe
Soil:  Humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 15' -  25'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous.  Palmate leaves. Small white flowers.
Notes:  Peeling bark with age species.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family: Sapindaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range:Hybrid; A hippocastanum x pavia
Soil:  Humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 15' -  30'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous.  Compound leaves edged with a prominent golden-yellow margin.  Smaller leaves than the typical A. x carnea.  Pale red flowers.
Notes:  Tropical looking.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Sapindaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range:Hybrid; A hippocastanum x pavia
Soil:  Humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 15' -  30'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous.  Compound leaves edged with irregular yellow-chartreuse margins.  Smaller leaves than the typical A. x carnea.  Pale red flowers.
Notes:  Broader light variegatian than 'Aureomarginata' Tropical looking.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Zone:7 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part sun
Height: 30'
Bloom Time:  Spring
Attributes: Bright peachy pink new spring growth.  Leaves turn creamy white and eventually turn green.  Pale yellow flowers.
Notes:  A rarely offered form that has amazing foliage.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Amaryllidaceae
Zone: 7 - 10
Natural Range:  Hybrid;  PP25,966
Soil:  Average, well drained
Light:  Sun
Height:  24"
Bloom Time:  July to September
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous in cooler climates.  Clumping.  A compact variety with uniform heads of rich blue flowers and a dark midstripe on each petal.
Notes:  Hybridized by Vance Hooper from New Zealand.  One of the parents is native to high elevations of South Africa.

Pot Size:  Quart Pot

Family: Amaryllidaceae
Zone:  6 – 10
Natural Range:  Hybrid;  PPAF
Soil:  Average
Light:  Sun
Height:  36”
Bloom Time:  July to September
Attracts:  Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous strap like foliage in cooler climates.  Clumping. Tall, slender stalks with a starburst of blue flowers streaked with dark blue.
Notes:  Strong growing new hybrid developed for more vigor in cooler climates.

Pot Size: 1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Amaryllidaceae
Zone: 7-10
Natural Range:  Hybrid; AMBIC001 Patent #25,519
Soil:  Average, well drained
Light:  Sun
Height:  24"-36"
Bloom Time:  July to September
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous in cooler climates.  Clumping.  Tall slender stalks with large white trumpet flowers with bright blue base.  Deep green strap-like green foliage.
Notes:  Wow!  A gorgeous, newly introduced, unique Agapanthus.

Pot Size:  Quart Pot

Family: Ericaceae
Zone:8 - 10
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part sun, dappled shade
Height: 4'
Bloom Time:  June to December, sporadically all year.
Attributes: Evergreen. Upright, arching branches with narrow, dark green leaves.  Large, woody, potato like tuber.  Pendulous creamy flowers with a checkerboard of darker red highlights.
Notes:  A super cool, and easily grown Huckleberry relative from the high Himalayas,  growing as an epiphyte in large mossy trees among Rhododendrons, Vaccinium, Gaultheria, and an array of orchids and ferns.  Grown best in a pot or hanging basket in cooler climates but in protected gardens can be grown among other Ericaceous plants.

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot

Family: Ericaceae
Zone:8 - 10
Natural Range:  Himalayas
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part sun, dappled shade
Height: 4'
Bloom Time:  June to December, sporadically all year.
Attributes: Evergreen. Upright, arching branches with narrow, dark green leaves.  Large, woody, potato like tuber.  Pendulous creamy flowers with a checkerboard of darker red highlights.
Notes:  A super cool, and easily grown Huckleberry relative from the high Himalayas,  growing as an epiphyte in large mossy trees among Rhododendrons, Vaccinium, Gaultheria, and an array of orchids and ferns.  Grown best in a pot or hanging basket in cooler climates but in protected gardens can be grown among other Ericaceous plants.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family: Ericaceae
Zone:8 - 10
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part sun, dappled shade
Height: 4'
Bloom Time:  June to December, sporadically all year.
Attributes: Evergreen. Upright, arching branches with small rouded leaves.  Large, woody, potato like tuber.  Pendulous creamy flowers with a checkerboard of darker red highlights.
Notes:  A super cool, and easily grown Huckleberry relative from the high Himalayas,  growing as an epiphyte in large mossy trees among Rhododendrons, Vaccinium, Gaultheria, and an array of orchids and ferns.  Grown best in a pot or hanging basket in cooler climates but in protected gardens can be grown among other Ericaceous plants.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family: Lardizabalaceae
Zone:6 - 10
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 25'
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attributes: Semi-evergreen.  Cream and green colored leaves.  Purple flowers.  Sausage shaped edible fruit when pollinated.
Notes:  Great foliage.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot 3'

Family:  Betulaceae
Zone:  8 - 11
Natural Range:  Mexico south to Argentina
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  80’
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Oval leaves with toothed margins.  Separate male and female catkins on the same tree.
Notes: Alnus acuminata grows in the temperate zonal high elevation mountain ranges in tropical and subtropical Central and South America and Mexico.  This collection was made in Guatemala and is quite rare in cultivation.

Pot size: 4" Band Pot

Family: Betulaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 15' - 30'
Attributes: Deciduous.  Very distinct variety with long leaves and conspicuous double-toothed margins.
Notes:  Graceful habit with long slender branches and downy buds in winter.  Leaves closely resemble Hornbeam.  The texture of the veining and toothed margins are very attractive/

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot 18" - 24"

Family: Betulaceae
Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range: Europe
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: part shade, sun
Height: 30-60 feet tall
Attributes: Deciduous.  Very unusual cut-leaf form.
Notes:  Single trunk or multi trunk specimen tree with soft feathery texture.    

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family: Betulaceae
Zone: 5-9
Natural Range: PNW
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: part shade, sun
Height: 30-60 feet tall
Attributes: Deciduous.  Very unusual cut-leaf form.
Notes:  Found in 1938 by T.J. Starker of Oregon State College northwest of Portland, Oregon.  We lost one of our two trees during a wind storm in the winter of 2020.  Luckily we were able to propagate some plants from the crushed tree.

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot

Family: Betulaceae
Zone: 2 - 9
Natural Range: Alaska to N. California & Rockies to WY
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 10'
Attributes: Deciduous.  Thicket forming shrub with horizontal branching.  Reddish-brown bark turning gray.  Oval, toothed leaves.  Long creamy yellow catkins.
Notes:  A smaller growing native Alnus that is good for wildlife.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Zone: 7-9
Natural Range:  Hybrid
Soil:  Average, rich well-drained soil
Light:  Sun
Height:  12" - 18"
Bloom Time:  July to September
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous. Dwarf Alstroemeria with large coral flwoers with white margins.
Notes:  Tuberous perennial lily. 

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Zone: 6-9
Natural Range:  Hybrid
Soil:  Average, rich well-drained soil
Light:  Sun
Height:  24"
Bloom Time:  July to September
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous. Compact habit with well-branched and bushy foliage topped with vibrant orange-red flowers and gold center with dark streaks.
Notes:  Tuberous perennial lily.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family: Fabaceae
Zone:7 - 9
Natural Range: Mexico
Soil:  Humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun
Height: 7'
Bloom Time:  July to November
Attributes: Deciduous. Large yellow Pea flowers.  Purple lobed leaf axis.  attractive foliage that closes up at night.
Notes:  I would grow this purely for the distinctive foliage.  Mulch woody crown with leaves or straw for best results.  Native to the mountains of Mexico.
Companion plants:  Lobelia tupa, Agapanthus

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Zone:  6 - 10
Natural Range:  China, Japan
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Part shade
Height:  4'
Bloom Time:  May
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Spotted stalk and divided leaf.  Giant dark purple-red vase-like flower before the foliage emerges. 
Notes: This species has been more winter wet tolerant than others.  In colder climates can be dug and stored in sawdust in the garage like you would Dahlia tubers.
Pot Size: Large Band Pot

Family:Apocynaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: North America
Soil: Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 36” tall 42” wide
Bloom Time: May to July
Attracts:Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Resistant to: Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: Deciduous, Clumping. Dark purple new growth, turning olive green during the summer and yellow fall foliage. Numerous periwinkle blue flowers.
Notes:  Looks best when massed in an informal setting.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot