Distinctive Foliage

Family:  Vitaceae
Zone:  5 - 9
Natural Range:  Hybrid
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light:  Part sun
Height:  30'
Bloom Time:  July to August
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous.  New growth emerges with a flush of burgundy, then developing more burgundy-red as the season progresses.
Notes: Great Plant Picks
 
Pot size:  Medium Band Pot

Family:  Caprifoliaceae
Zone:  4 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid;  'Verweig9' PPAF; CBRAF
Soil:  Average, moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 18"
Bloom Time: June to July
Attributes: Deciduous shrub with orange and red summer-autumn foliage.  Pink flowers
Notes: Small growing and tidy habit making it perfect for the front of the border.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Caprifoliaceae
Zone:  4 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid;  USPP23,781; CBR 4655
Soil:  Average, moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 3'
Bloom Time: June to July
Attributes: Deciduous shrub with dark red, wavy leaves and spreading habit.  Purple-magenta flowers.
Notes: 2018 Landscape Shrub of the Year.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family:  Caprifoliaceae
Zone:  4 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid;  'SMNWFGV' PP34,297; CBRAF
Soil:  Average, moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 3' - 5'
Bloom Time: June to July
Attributes: Deciduous shrub with lime green leaves ringed in dark chocolate margin.  Red-pink flowers.
Notes: Great combo of flowers and foliage.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family:  Caprifoliaceae
Zone:  4 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid;  'SMNWFGC' PP34,358; CBRAF
Soil:  Average, moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 3' - 5'
Bloom Time: June to July
Attributes: Deciduous shrub with dark chocolate leaves and spreading habit.  White flowers.
Notes: Great combo of flowers and foliage.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Zone: 8 - 10
Natural Range: Mexico
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade
Height: 3' or more
Attributes:  Evergreen, Thick crown.  Large arching fronds.  Does not produce bulbils on the fronds.
Notes:  One of 4 native species to Mexico.  First described in 1988 as a hybrid and in 2004 changed to a species status.

Pot Size:  4" Pot

Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Japan, China, Himalayas
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade
Height: 3' or more
Attributes:  Evergreen, Thick crown with glossy red new growth turning dark green.  toothed pinnae.
Notes:  In the wild this produces cascading fronds colonizing damp mountain forests.  This is a great foliage plant in a shady moist garden.

Pot Size:  4" Pot

Family:Araliaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid; Fatsia japonica x Hedera helix or hibernica
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade
Height: 4'
Attributes:  Evergreen,  Palmate light green and green variegated leaves. 
Notes: Hybrid made around 1910.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Ulmaceae
Zone:  5 - 9
Natural Range:  Eastern Asia
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Sun, part shade
Height:  15'
Bloom Time:  March to April
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous.  White speckled variegation surrounding a green center.  Yellow and orange fall foliage.
Notes:   Graceful tree with a vase-shape with age.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot