New & Restocked

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

Family:  Cupressaceae
Zone:  5 - 9
Natural Range:  Alaska south through BC, WA, OR, northern California
Soil:  Average
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  30' - 50'
Bloom Time:  NA
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes: Evergreen.  Yellow-green needles with feathery, drooping habit.
Notes:  This collection was made in Washington State cascade range.
 
Pot size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Theaceae
Zone:7 - 9
Natural Range:China
Soil:  Average humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 20'
Bloom Time:  October to January
Attributes: Evergreen.  Single, fragrant white flowers.
Notes:  Similar in look to Camellia sasanqua.

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot

Family: Theaceae
Zone:7 - 9
Natural Range:China
Soil:  Average humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 8'
Bloom Time:  February to March
Attributes: Evergreen.  Numerous small white flowers.  Slow growing.
Notes:  Slightly scented flowers.  This selection was originally from Taiwan

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot

Family: Theaceae
Zone:7 - 9
Natural Range:China;  Yunnan province
Soil:  Average humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 6' - 26'
Bloom Time:  February to March
Attributes: Evergreen.  White flowers .Broad leaves.
Notes:  Cultivated for tea on farms.

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot

Zone:7 - 9
Natural Range:  Europe
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light:  Part shade
Height:  10"
Attributes:  Deciduous,  Very early spring blooms purple flowers.  Spreading groundcover.
Notes:  A stunning early blooming perennial for the lightly shaded garden.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Zone: 5-9
Natural Range:  Europe
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light:  Part shade
Height:  10"
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Glossy trifoliate leaves with white flowers held above the foliage late winter, early spring.
Notes:  Slowly spreading ground-cover.

Post Size:  4" Band Pot

Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Himalayas
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light:  Part shade
Attributes:  Deciduous, 6' 10' tall. Large glossy Hosta like foliage emerges early in the spring in a rosette.  Large fragrant white and purplish red trumpet flowers in late spring, early summer.  Interesting seed pods in fall and winter.
Notes:  Bulb forms offsets, and many seeds, that if unharvested will germinate randomly throughout a garden.  The key is to plant bulbs so the top inch is above the soil.

Pot Size: Large Band Pot

Family:  Betulaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Japan, China, Korea 
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, shade
Height: 10' - 25'
Attributes: Deciduous. Red-bronze new growth , deeply pleated leaves.  Attractive pendulous flowers resembling hops.  Good yellow fall color.
Notes: A stunning textural plant.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family:  Betulaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Korea
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light:part shade, sun
Height: 20'
Attributes: Deciduous. Fine branching with serrated, deeply veined foliage.  Good yellow fall color.
Notes: Makes a great small specimen tree.

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot

Family:  Betulaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: China, Taiwan
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade
Height: 10' - 25'
Attributes: Deciduous. Slender leaves with distinct veins.  Bronze new growth.  Hop-like flower bracts.  Gray bark, brown branchlets. 
Notes: A stunning textural plant.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Betulaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Japan, Korea 
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, shade
Height: 10' - 25'
Attributes: Deciduous. Red-bronze new growth, deeply pleated leaves.  Attractive pendulous flowers resembling hops.  Yellow and red fall foliage.  Grey to silvery bark.
Notes: A good textural plant.

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot

Family:  Juglandaceae
Zone:  5 - 9
Natural Range:  Iowa, Indiana south to Texas and Mexico
Soil:  Average, moist well drained
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  50' - 100'
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attracts:  Wildlife
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes: Deciduous.  Straight trunk, rounded crown.  Compound pinnate leaves.  Attractive yellow fall foliage.
Notes:  Tall shade tree that produces edible nuts that are eaten people and also by numerous wild animals.  For best nut production several plants should be planted for pollination.

Pot size: 1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Juglandaceae
Zone:  4 - 9
Natural Range:  Eastern and central United States
Soil:  Average, moist well drained
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  40' - 80'
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attracts:  Wildlife
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes: Deciduous.  Straight trunk, rounded crown.  Compound pinnate leaves.  Attractive yellow fall foliage.
Notes:  Tall shade tree that produces nuts that are eaten by numerous wild animals.

Pot size: 1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Ericaceae
Zone:  3 - 8
Natural Range:  AK, WA, OR, CA, MT, ID ; AB, BC, YT
Soil:  Humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  6" - 12"
Bloom Time:  June to July
Attracts:  Bees
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Slow growing mounding shrub with foliage resembling spike moss or even conifers.  White bell flowers on reddish stalks and sepals.
Notes:Does best in cool soils that are damp, humus rich and sharp/gritty.  Our collection is from Washing Cascade Range.
 
Pot size:  Small Band Pot

Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China, Japan
Soil: Average, humus rich, well drained
Light: sun, part shade
Height: 20' - 40'
Attributes: Deciduous.  Single or multi-trunked, understory tree with a dense, rounded habit.  Cordate, round-oval leaves to 4" long.  Reddish purple new growth in spring.  Fallen autumn leaves smell like burnt sugar.
Notes:  Beautiful shape and attractive foliage.  This form has bronze-red new growth turning to bright gold.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China, Japan
Soil: Average, humus rich, well drained
Light: sun, part shade
Height: 20' - 40'
Attributes: Deciduous.  Single or multi-trunked, understory tree with a dense, rounded habit.  Cordate, round-oval leaves to 4" long.  Purple foliage.  Fallen autumn leaves smell like burnt sugar.
Notes:  Beautiful shape and attractive foliage.  This form has purple foliage.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Oleaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Florida
Soil:  Average, moist, humus rich
Light: sun, part shade
Height: 10'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous. Fragrant white flowers.  Yellow fall foliage.
Notes:  Rare shrub in the wild and in cultivation.  Found only in small populations in the wild.  Profuse spring blooms.

Pot size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Oleaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Asia
Soil:  Average, moist, humus rich
Light: sun, part shade
Height: 20'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous. Fragrant white flowers.  Large multi-trunked or single trunk tree.  Yellow fall foliage.
Notes:  Profuse spring blooms.

Pot size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Fagaceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range: Washington, Oregon, California
Soil:  Average drought tolerant
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 15' - 30'
Bloom Time:  February to July
Attributes: Slow growing evergreen tree with rich green leaves and yellow scales on the underside of its leaves.  White flowers late winter to late spring.  Seeds are in-cased in a spiny burr like cover.
Notes:  Male and female flowers on same tree.  Slow growing tree that in the wild is reported to grow over 100 feet tall.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot 12" - 18"  tall

Family:  Ranunculaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich well drained
Light: Part sun, sun
Height: 8' - 10'
Bloom Time: July to October
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: Deciduous to evergreen.  Bright yellow bell flowers.
Notes: Attractive green foliage that does not overpower the flowers.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Ericaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 5' - 10'
Bloom Time:  July to August
Attributes: Deciduous shrub with upright, layered branching and pink, green and white variegated foliage.  Pendulous clusters of lightly fragrant white flowers in summer. 
Notes: Originally found by Takeda Hisayoshia and his son on Shikoku Island Japan.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Myricaceae
Zone:2 - 9
Natural Range:   Eastern North America
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 2' - 5'
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attributes: Deciduous shrub with simple, narrow, deeply notched light green to dark olive green leaves to about 4" long.  Yellowish green flowers, burr-like fruit.  Aromatic foliage.
Notes:  Adaptable to a range of soil conditions and can be quite drought tolerant once established.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Cornaceae
Zone: 3 - 9 
Natural Range: Eastern North America
Soil: Average to moist
Light: Part shade
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attracts:  Birds, Butterflies
Attributes: 15' tall.  Small deciduous tree or large multi-stemmed shrub with distinctive tiered and layered horizontal branches.  Fragrant white flowers.  This form has green and white variegation
Notes: One of the most attractive deciduous trees for the woodland garden.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

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Family: Cornaceae
Zone:2 - 8
Natural Range:North America
Soil:  Moist humus rich
Light: Part shade, shade
Height: 4" - 8"
Bloom Time:  May to July
Attributes: Semi-evergreen.  Elliptic, glossy green leaves to 2" long formed in a false whorl at the top of a stem.  Flowers are surrounded with white bracts.  Clusters of red berries in late summer.
Notes:  Extremely attractive ground-cover once established.  Needs to be planted in the same type of soil as Rhododendrons and other Ericaceous plants.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family:Cornaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:Average, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 30'
Pest Resistance: NA
Bloom Time: May to June
Attributes:Deciduous tree with distinctive horizontal branching in tiers.  Cornus controversa along with Cornus alternifolia are the only two dogwoods that feature alternate leaves. Small white flowers in flattened clusters.
Notes:Great layered branching and red stems.

Pot Size: 1 Gallon Pot 3' - 4'

Family: Cornaceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part sun
Height: 20'
Bloom Time:  Spring
Attributes: Evergreen or Semi-evergreen with thick, glossy, bright green leaves to 3" long that turn purplish in winter.  White bracts surround a center of yellowish-green flowers.
Notes:  Originally introduced into commerce by John Elsley of Wayside Gardens in 1993.

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot

Family: Pinaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 30' - 70', smaller in cultivation
Attributes:  Evergreen, pyramidal crown with thick reddish brown bark.  Needles reminiscent of Araucaria.
Notes:  This selection is reported to be much hardier than other forms.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Zone: 3 - 8
Natural Range: Hybrid;  Cyp. parviflorum x Cyp. cordigerum.
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light:  Part shade, shade
Attributes:  Deciduous, 12” - 18" tall.  Blooms in spring.  Creamy white pouch, brown curled petals
Notes:  

Flowering size plants

Cypripedium will be shipped in the fall starting late October.   Spring shipping can be arranged when requested.

Zone: 4 - 8
Natural Range: Hybrid; Cyp. planipetalum x Cyp. segawae
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light:  Part shade, shade
Attributes:  Deciduous, 15" tall.  Blooms in spring.  Yellow pouch with variable yellow and brown petals.
Notes:  Blooming size plants

Cypripedium will be shipped in the fall starting late October.   Spring shipping can be arranged when requested.

Family: Orchidaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid;  macranthos x henryi
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 18"
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous. Clumping.  Large creamy white flowers.
Notes:L Flowering size plants!

Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Taiwan
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light:  Part shade, shade
Attributes:  Deciduous, 12” - 18" tall.  Blooms in spring. White petals, white with red-pink markings on the pouch, flat fan - like pleated foliage, reminiscent of an Elizabethan collar.
Notes:  Well established clumps can have more than 100 individual stems, each with a bloom.  This species is closely related to Cyp. japonicum.  In the wild Cyp. formosanum grows in cool temperate mountains of Taiwan.  An easy grower that settles in quickly and fast to multiply.  Large blooming size rhizomes.

Pot Size: 1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Orchidaceae
Zone: 4 - 8
Natural Range: Hybrid;  Cypripedium calceolus x macranthos
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light:  Part shade
Height:  12" - 18"
Bloom Time: April to June
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit 
Attributes:  Deciduous.  A mix of purplish pink flowers with creamy white markings.  Flower is shaped more like Cyp. calceolus but a bit wider pouch like macranthos. 
Notes:  This is an artificial hybrid of what occurs naturally in the wild where the two species overlap in distribution.  One of my favorite and best growing hybrids in the garden.  Blooming size plants. 

Cypripedium will be shipped in the fall starting late October.   Spring shipping can be arranged when requested.

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 pinnae.
Notes: A unique looking fern for the temperate garden.

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot

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: Orchidaceae
Zone:4 - 8
Natural Range: Europe
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 18" - 24" tall
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous. Clumping.  Blooms in spring and summer.  Purple flowers with darker markings.  Many flowers in a dense spike.  Green foliage.
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 Band Pot

Zone: 4 - 8
Natural Range: Europe
Soil: Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun
Attributes:  Deciduous, 12” - 18" tall.  Blooms in spring. Purple flowers in a dense spike.  Large thick green leaves.
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.  Once a plant has settled in it is one of the few that readily self sow seed easily.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family: Orchidaceae
Zone:4 - 8
Natural Range: Europe
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 18" - 24" tall
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous. Clumping.  Blooms in spring and summer.  Red-Purple flowers 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 Band Pot

Family:  Iridaceae
Zone:  7 - 10
Natural Range:  South Africa
Soil:  Average, moist, well-drained
Light:  Sun
Height:  2'
Bloom Time:  June to August
Attracts:  Bees
Pest Resistance:  Rabbit
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Clumping grass like foliage.  Tall stems with coral-pink 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:  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' - 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:  Medium Band 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

Family:  Hamamelidaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Vietnam
Soil: Average, humus rich, well drained
Light: part shade
Height: 6' - 10'
Attributes: Semi-evergreen with purple new foliage turning green.  Pink-red ribbon-like flowers. 
Notes:  Syn.  Uocodendron whartonii 

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Dryopteridaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Asia
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade-shade
Height: 2' - 4'
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Crested tips.
Notes: Large fern with attractive and unusual fronds

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot

Family:  Dryopteridaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Asia
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade-shade
Height: 2.5'
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Upright foliage with black stipe and scales.
Notes: A very distinct looking fern.  Syn. Dryopteris atrata

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot

Family:  Dryopteridaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Asia
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade-shade
Height: 2'
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Upright fronds with black scales.
Notes: A recently described species native to moist woods in eastern Asia.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Dryopteridaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Europe
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade-shade
Height: 3'
Attributes:  Semi-evergreen, upright fern  with golden brown stipe.
Notes: Dryopteris remota is a fertile, naturally occurring hybrid between D. affinis and D. expansa.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot