Family:  Dryopteridaceae
Zone: 7 - 10
Natural Range: Asia
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade to shade
Height: 1' - 2'
Bloom Time: NA
Attributes: Evergreen, glossy green leaves with 5 - 18 pairs of fingered pinnae.
Notes: A unique looking fern for the temperate garden.

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot

Family:  Dryopteridaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Eastern Asia
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade to shade
Height: 24"
Bloom Time: NA
Attributes: Evergreen, Dull green fronds with 12-26 pairs of stiff pinnae
Notes: A unique looking fern for the temperate garden.

Pot Size:  4" Pot

Family:  Podocarpaceae
Zone:  8 - 10
Natural Range: New Zealand
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 25' - 100'
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Brownish-green needles arranged in two rows.  Mature needles are arranged all round the branch.  Trees can have both types.  Unisexual trees with fruit like seeds cones.
Notes:  Reported to be New Zealand's tallest tree.  Native to wet swampy lowlands.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot 8" - 12"

Family: Orchidaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range: Europe
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 24" tall
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous. Clumping.  Blooms in spring and summer.  Pink-mauve with darker markings.  Flowers in a dense spike.  Green foliage spotted with purple.

Notes: Dactylorhiza are among the most rewarding and care free orchids both for the orchid collector and the gardener.  They will multiply fast when kept moist and not too shady.

Pot Size:  Large Flowering Size Plant

Family:  Asteraceae
Zone: 7 - 10
Natural Range: Mexico and Central America
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 15'
Bloom Time: November to December
Attributes: Deciduous.  New emerging attractive pinnate foliage on semi-woody stems.  Pink flowers opening in fall.
Notes:  A massive growing species Dahlia that needs a warm fall to flower in colder climates.  Reported to grow up to 30' in the wild.  Mulch the base well with leaves in the fall.

Pot size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Daphniphyllaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: China, Taiwan
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light:  Part shade, sun
Attributes:  Evergreen, 12' tall.  Large glossy leaves.  Red stems.  Previous seasons leaves persist for several years, drooping down.  Small flowers, showy blue fruit in winter.  Immature leaves are glaucous.
Notes:  Multi-stemmed stately shrub that adds an exotic touch to the lightly shaded garden.  Specimens have been grown in the PNW for more than 20 years but still not well known in gardens.  Seed grown not sexed.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Pot size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Nyssaceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range:China
Soil:  Average humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 20'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous.  Chartreuse mid-rib ringed by deep green.  White flowers resembling doves perched in a tree.
Notes:  Rare variegated form.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Nyssaceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range:China
Soil:  Average humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 20'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous.  Irregular stripes of light green and dark green variegation.  White flowers resembling doves perched in a tree.
Notes:  Rare variegated form.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:Araliaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: South Western China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: part shade, sun
Height: 15'
Attributes:  Evergreen,  Single leaf with wavy margins.  Unusual green flowers and black fruit.
Notes: Supper cool and reliably hardy shrub that is still relatively uncommon in cultivation.  Closely related to Metapanax delavayi.  Younger leaves are singe and as they mature they turn into three lobed leaves.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Pot Size: Large Band Pot

Family:  Iridaceae
Zone:  7 - 10
Natural Range:  South Africa
Soil:  Average, moist, well-drained
Light:  Sun
Height:  2' - 5'
Bloom Time:  June to August
Attracts:  Bees
Pest Resistance:  Rabbit
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Clumping grass like foliage.  Tall stems with dark pink-purple bell flowers.
Notes: Graceful iris relative that can take some time to establish and resents being disturbed once settled in.
 
Pot size:  Large Band Pot

Family:  Iridaceae
Zone:  7 - 10
Natural Range:  South Africa
Soil:  Average, moist, well-drained
Light:  Sun
Height:  2' - 5'
Bloom Time:  June to August
Attracts:  Bees
Pest Resistance:  Rabbit
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Clumping grass like foliage.  Tall stems with pink-purple bell flowers.
Notes: Graceful iris relative that can take some time to establish and resents being disturbed once settled in.
 
Pot size:  Large Band Pot

Pot size:  Medium Band Pot

Pot size:  4" Band Pot

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 4 - 8
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, shade
Height: 2"
Attributes:  Deciduous, White flowers in spring, blue fruit when pollinated in fall.  Large lobed leaves.
Notes:  Very closely related to Podophyllum.

Pot Size: 1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Hamamelidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China, Japan
Soil: Average, humus rich, well drained
Light: part shade
Height: 6'
Attributes: Deciduous. New leaves emerge light yellow, turning mint color.
Notes:  Slow growing

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Hamamelidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China, Japan
Soil: Average, humus rich, well drained
Light: part shade
Height: 6' - 10'
Attributes: Deciduous. 3" heart shaped leaves with cream-white variegation.  Brilliantly colored fall leaves that are shaped like a redbud.
Notes:  One of the showiest fall colored shrub, yet is still infrequently encountered in gardens.  Plant in an area that is mostly shady with a few hours of direct sun. The fall display has colors ranging from green - blue - red - yellow.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Hamamelidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China, Japan
Soil: Average, humus rich, well drained
Light: part shade
Height: 6' - 10'
Attributes: Deciduous. 3" heart shaped leaves.  Brilliantly colored fall leaves that are shaped like a redbud.
Notes:  This form takes heat better and is a more robust grower with larger leaves.  One of the showiest fall colored shrub, yet is still infrequently encountered in gardens.  Plant in an area that is mostly shady with a few hours of direct sun. The fall display has colors ranging from green - blue - red - yellow.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Hamamelidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China, Japan
Soil: Average, humus rich, well drained
Light: part shade
Height: 6'
Attributes: Deciduous. 3" heart shaped leaves.  Brilliantly colored fall leaves that are shaped like a redbud.
Notes:  This form has congested, upright habit.  One of the showiest fall colored shrub, yet is still infrequently encountered in gardens.  Plant in an area that is mostly shady with a few hours of direct sun. The fall display has colors ranging from green - blue - red - yellow.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Hamamelidaceae
Zone: 5 - 8
Natural Range: China, Japan
Soil: Average, humus rich, well drained Light: part shade
Height: 6' - 10'
Attributes: Deciduous. Brilliantly colored fall leaves that are shaped like a redbud.
Notes:  Picked as a Great Plant Picks in 2004.  One of the showiest fall colored shrub, yet is still infrequently encountered in gardens.  Plant in an area that is mostly shady with a few hours of direct sun. The fall display has colors ranging from green - blue - red - yellow.  When the leaves overlap you can get two tones, one color on the outside and another where they were touching.

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Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Pot Size: 4" Band Pot

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Colchicaceae
Zone:  4 - 9
Natural Range:  Japan
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Part sun, shade
Height:  8" 
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attracts: NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Dark green leaves with yellow variegated tips.  White star shaped flowers.  Clumping perennial
Notes: Another attractive variegated form of Disporum smilacinum from Japan

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family: Blechnaceae
Zone:7 - 10
Natural Range: Australia
Soil:  Average
Light: Part sun
Height: 8" - 18"
Bloom Time:  NA
Attributes: Evergreen, clumping growth Pink-red new growth fading to orange-bronze and finally to green.
Notes:Widespread fern found growing in open Eucalyptus forests in the wild.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 20"
Bloom Time: March to May
Pest Resistance:
Attributes: Evergreen.  Dark red sepals and yellow wingtips.  Long lance-shaped leaves.
Notes:  Like the name implies the flowers bound and dance in a breeze.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 20"
Bloom Time: March to May
Pest Resistance:
Attributes: Evergreen.  Yellow flowers with rosy red sepals.  Reddish speckled new growth
Notes:   Numerous bright yellow flowers.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 18"
Bloom Time: March to May
Pest Resistance:
Attributes: Semi-evergreen.  Inner sepals are mottled with yellow and red-pink.  Spurs are white and go out at an angle.
Notes:   A Darrel Probst hybrid

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 20"
Bloom Time: March to May
Pest Resistance:
Attributes: Evergreen.  Yellow flowers with red sepals.
Notes:   Numerous bright yellow flowers.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

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Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 12"
Bloom Time: March to May
Pest Resistance:
Attributes: Semi-evergreen.  White flower.  Chocolate-edged new growth.
Notes:   Nice vigorous low growing selection.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 18"
Bloom Time: Spring
Pest Resistance:
Attributes: Evergreen.  Gold-yellow flowers on very long inflorescence.
Notes:  Adaptable plant and beautiful choice for the shade garden.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:Berberidaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light: part shade
Height: 20"
Bloom Time: April
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Large green leaves that emerge bronzy-orange.  Tall sprays of purple and pinkish white re-flexed flowers
Notes:  unusual flowers and excellent foliage.
 
Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade
Height: 6"
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attributes: Deciduous.  Small pure white flowers with long yellow spurs.  Small leaves with dark brownish red ring around each.
Notes:  A great Epimedium just for the foliage.

Pot Size:  Quart Size Pot

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 20"
Bloom Time: March to May
Pest Resistance:
Attributes: Evergreen.  Deep red new growth maturing green.  Spiny margins.  Numerous flowers with white spurs and yellow center.  Densely clumping
Notes:  Top of the list of cool Epimediums.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Epimedium wushanense Spiny Leaf Form (Wushan Fairy Wings)

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 20"
Bloom Time: March to May
Pest Resistance:
Attributes: Evergreen.  Deep red new growth maturing green.  Spiny margins.  Numerous flowers with white spurs and yellow center.  Densely clumping
Notes:  Top of the list of cool Epimediums.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 8"
Bloom Time: March to May
Pest Resistance:
Attributes: Semi-evergreen.  Small yellow flowers with long yellow spurs, and pink specked above.  Speckled small foliage.
Notes:   Long sprays of flowers opening in succession.  Very floriferous.  This cultivar was created by Kelly Dodson of Far Reaches Farm.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Naturally occurring hybrid;  E. acuminatum x fangii
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun, shade
Height: 16"
Bloom Time: Spring
Pest Resistance:
Attributes: Evergreen.  Deep rose sepals with orange centers.  Spotted red new growth.
Notes:  Discovered by Mikinori Ogisu.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Liliaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: PNW; BC, Washington, Oregon, California
Family:  Liliaceae
Soil: moist, humus rich, summer dry, well drained
Light: part shade
Height: 6"- 12" tall
Attributes: Deciduous. Blooms spring.  Each stem holds up to 2 pink flowers with yellow and orange - red marking in the center.  Purple - brown mottled foliage.  Bulb goes dormant in the summer.
Notes:  In the wild E. revolutum grows in open woodlands.  Will not need supplemental water and should be allowed to go mostly dry in summer.  Plant in a rock garden,in a sunny perennial garden or woodland border. 

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family:  Euphorbiaceae
Zone:  6 - 9
Natural Range:  Hybrid
Soil:  Average, well drained
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  3'
Bloom Time:  June to July
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Clump-forming with blue-green foliage, white veining and edged in purple-red.  Yellow-chartreuse flowers.
Notes:  Attractive foliage.
 
Pot size:  Quart Size Pot