New & Restocked

Family:  Ericaceae
Zone:  4 - 9
Natural Range:  Japan
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich well drained
Light:  Part sun, sun
Height:  6'
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attracts:  Bees, Hummingbirds
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous. White bell flowers. Rainbow of fall foliage colors.
Notes:  This form has numerous pure white, flared bell flowers.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Ericaceae
Zone: 6 - 8
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 6'
Attracts:  Bees, Hummingbirds
Attributes:  Deciduous.  White bell shaped flowers, compact, domed shape with layered structure.  Bright red fall foliage.
Notes:  Quite scarce in cultivation.
 

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

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Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Northern Africa
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light:  Part shade, shade
Bloom Time:  Spring
Attributes:  Evergreen, 12” tall.  Yellow outward facing blooms in spring.  Bronze new growth.
Notes:  Smaller, less spreading and more delicate looking than Epimedium pinnatum.  A very hardy species that is quite drought tolerant once established.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family: Orchidaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid;  Epipactis gigantea x E. palustris
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 39" tall
Bloom Time:  June to July
Attributes: Deciduous. Clumping.  Blooms in spring and summer.  Tall flower spikes of numerous red flowers tinged pink.
Notes: A sturdy hybrid with flowers resembling E. gigantea but with more of the pink and white tones of E. palustris.  Better grower than E. palustris.

Pot Size:  4"  Pot

Family:  Fagaceae
Zone:  4 - 9
Natural Range:  Europe
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  40'
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attributes:  Deciduous. Cut leaved cultivar with narrow, lanceolate fer-like leaves.  Gold fall foliage. 
Notes:  The variety hetrophylla has leaves cut into slender lobes and the cultivar name Aspleniifolia is in reference to resembling Spleenwort fern.
 

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Araliaceae
Zone: 7 - 10
Natural Range: Japan; 
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun, shade
Height: 7'
Bloom Time: September to November
Attributes: Evergreen.  Three tone green variegated foliage.  Large palmate foliage.  Small white flowers.  Black fruit.
Notes:  Also known as Fatsia japonica 'Murakumo Nishiki'. A great new Japanese variegated foliage form.

Pot Size: Large Bad Pot

Family: Oleaceae
Zone:  3 - 9
Natural Range: Europe
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  5' - 7'
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Dense, curly dark green foliage.  Compact habit.
Notes:Slow growing.

Pot Size: 1 Gallon Pot

Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: South America
Family:  Onagraceae
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 3' - 6'
Attributes:  Deciduous, Many pendulous red and purple flowers.
Notes:  One of the hardiest Fuchias for the Pacific Northwest.  Hummingbirds go nuts for the flowers.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family:  Gentianaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range:  British Columbia south into northern California
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height: 30"
Bloom Time:  May to September
Attracts:  Bumblebees
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Clumping.  Two inch long, deep blue flowers that face upwards.
Notes: Flowers are held on top of the flat foliage.  Slow growing but long lived.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Geraniaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid; Geranium 'Salome' x Geranium oxonianum
Soil:  Average to moist humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 12" tall 3' wide
Attributes:  Deciduous.  1" pink flowers with dark purple center and purple veining.
Notes:  Sprawling habit with sporadically flowering spring through summer.  Introduced by Crug Farms of Wales.

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot

Family: Ginkgoaceae

Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range:  China
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 15'
Bloom Time: April
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:Deciduous.  Rich green summer foliage.  Brilliant golden yellow fall foliage.
Notes:  Sky Tower is a compact and dense upright cultivar.  Male selection.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot 18" - 24"

Family:  Protaeceae
Zone: 7 - 11
Natural Range: Tasmania
Soil:  Average, dry,  Well drained
Light: sun
Height: 6'
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attributes:  Broad-leaf evergreen shrub with clusters of honeysuckle-like fragrant white flowers early summer.
Notes:  One of the hardiest members of the Grevillea.  Avoid using too much fertilizer, too much can kill them.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family:  Protaeceae
Zone: 7 - 11
Natural Range: Tasmania
Soil:  Average, Well drained
Light: sun
Height: 6'
Attributes:  Broadleaf evergreen shrub with pendant clusters of honeysuckle-like red-orange flowers starting in fall and going through winter.
Notes:  One of the hardiest members of the Grevillea.  Avoid using too much fertilizer, too much can kill them.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Ranunculaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Average
Light: Part shade
Bloom Time:  February to March
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: 18"- 24" tall.  Yellow interior petals with heavy red veins.  Back of petals are dark red.   Evergreen foliage.
Notes: Part of the Honeymoon Series. Bred by Hans Hansen.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pots

Family:  Ranunculaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Average
Light: Part shade
Bloom Time:  February to March
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: 18"- 24" tall.  White with deep burgundy eye.   Evergreen foliage.
Notes: Part of the Honeymoon Series. Bred by Hans Hansen.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pots

Family:  Ranunculaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Average
Light: Part shade
Bloom Time:  February to March
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: 18"- 24" tall.  Dark burgundy veins with white petals, back of the petals dark burgundy highlights.   Evergreen foliage.
Notes: Part of the Honeymoon Series. Bred by Hans Hansen.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pots

Family:Asphodelaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 2' 
Attributes:  Deciduous, clumping tuberous perennial with green strap-like leaves. Golden-yellow flowers. 
Notes:  In the wild Hemerocallis middendorfii is found growing in open mountain meadows and woodland edges.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Hydrangeaceae
Zone:  7 - 9
Natural Range:  China
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light:  Part sun
Height:  6' - 12'
Bloom Time:  August to September
Attracts:  Birds
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous. Narrow, velvet-like leaves with large buds.  Large blue-purple lacecap flowers and white sterile florets. 
Notes:  Large group of Hydrangea. 

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Hydrangeacea
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range:Japan
Soil:  Average humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 4'
Bloom Time:  July to September
Attributes: Deciduous.  Lace cap type with double white to pink blush florets that droop like a waterfall.
Notes:  One of the best hydrangeas.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Hydrangeacea
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range:Japan
Soil:  Average humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade, shade
Height: 4'
Bloom Time:  July to September
Attributes: Deciduous.  White, gray, green and bright yellow variegated foliage.  White-purple lace-cap flowers
Notes:  Discovered as a sport of 'Lemon Wave' at Cistus Nursery.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Hydrangeacea
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range:Japan
Soil:  Average humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 4'
Bloom Time:  July to September
Attributes: Deciduous.  White sterile florets with blue flowers.
Notes:  One of the best hydrangeas.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Hydrangeacea
Zone:3 - 9
Natural Range:North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia
Soil:  Average humus rich
Light: Part shade
Height: 3' - 6'
Bloom Time:  May to July
Attributes: Deciduous. Green leaves with bright silvery-white underside. White lace cap flowers on new wood.  yellow fall foliage.
Notes:  Great foliage.  Was considered a subspecies of Hydrangea arborescens

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Hydrangeaceae
Zone:  6 - 9
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade
Height: 2' - 4'
Bloom Time: Summer
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes: Deciduous, Double blue or pink lacecp blooms.  Burgundy fall foliage..
Notes:  Like other serrata types, these are smaller and more petite growers.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:Schisandraceae
Zone:7 - 10
Natural Range:Florida
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light:Part shade, sun
Height:10'
Bloom Time:May to June
Attributes: Evergreen.  Aromatic foliage when crushed.  Small yellowish white flowers.
Notes: Easily grown in rich soils and will tolerate full sun as long as soils are kept evenly moist.

Pot Size: 1 Gallon Pot

Family:Asteraceae
Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range: Eurasia
Soil:  Average, moist,  humus rich
Light:  Part shade
Height:  6'
Bloom Time:  Summer
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Spade shaped leaves to 18" long.  Tall stems of rayed aster like flowers to 4" across.
Notes:  Numerous showy yellow flowers.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Zone:  6 - 9
Natural Range: Canada south into the western and southwestern states, mostly east of the Cascades
Soil:  Moist to wet
Light:  part shade, Sun
Height:  1' - 2'
Attributes:  Deciduous, blue-green grass like foliage.  Pale blue to lavender to white flowers with purple veins.
Notes: Found growing in large patches in low, seasonally wet areas.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Iridaceae
Zone:  4 - 9
Natural Range:  Iris pseudocorus x Iris ensata
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  4'
Bloom Time:  June to July
Attracts:  Bees, Hummingbirds
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Purple standards with deep purple markings outlining the bright yellow center. 
Notes:  This is a sterile cross that has both hybrid vigor with longer blooming season.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Iridaceae
Zone:  4 - 9
Natural Range:  Iris pseudocorus x Iris ensata
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  4'
Bloom Time:  June to July
Attracts:  Bees, Hummingbirds
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Soft lavender petals with dark violet around the yellow center.
Notes:  This is a sterile cross that has both hybrid vigor with longer blooming season.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Iridaceae
Zone:  4 - 9
Natural Range:  Iris pseudocorus x Iris ensata
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  4'
Bloom Time:  June to July
Attracts:  Bees, Hummingbirds
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Peachy yellow flowers with deep purple veining surrounding the bright yellow center.
Notes:  This is a sterile cross that has both hybrid vigor with longer blooming season.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Calceolariaceae
Zone: 8 - 10
Natural Range: New Zealand
Soil:  Average
Light: Part shade
Height: 3'
Bloom Time: May to July
Attracts: Bumblebees
Resistant To:  NA
Attributes:  Evergreen shrub-like perennial with white bell shaped flowers and purple spots on the inside.  Scalloped leaves arranged oppositely.
Notes:  New Zealand endemic, found in eastern and central North Island forests.  We received our original plants thanks to Shayne Chandler. What a fun plant.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Juglandaceae
Zone: 7 - 10
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 20' - 30'
Attributes: Deciduous.  Pinnate compound leaves to 12" long each with up to 21 oblong to lanceolate leaflets. 
Notes:  Edible oval nuts encased in husks.  Synonyms are Juglans sieboldiana

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Sapindceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range:Northern China, Korea, Japan
Soil:  Average humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun
Height: 30'
Bloom Time:  July
Attributes: Deciduous.  Yellow flowers followed by by showy seed pods.  Pinnate foliage emerging in pink tones.
Notes:  Very showy flowers and seeds.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family:  Altingiaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Taiwan
Soil:  Average, moist, humus rich
Light: part shade, sun
Height: 30' - 60'
Attributes: Deciduous.  Glossy, palmate leaves with purple-orange new growth
Notes:  Round fruit through winter.

Pot size:   1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Altingiaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Eastern United States, South through Mexico and Central America
Soil:  Average, moist, humus rich
Light: part shade, sun
Height: 8' - 10'
Attributes: Deciduous.  Rounded habit with smaller leaves that turn deep red-purple color in fall.
Notes:  Nice small shrub form of Liquidambar styraciflua.

Pot size:   1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Campanulaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Chili
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun
Height: 3' - 6'
Bloom Time: July to November
Attributes:  Deciduous, Scarlet -  red tubular flowers, fuzzy gray - green foliage.
Notes:  Hummingbirds love this plant.  Plants will bloom  from summer until fall. Often they are still blooming in November.  In the garden plant in moist, humus rich, well drained soil in full sun.  Plants are noted to reach six feet tall, however our plants have only grown three feet tall

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family:  Caprifoliaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Part shade-sun
Height: 16'
Attracts:  Hummingbirds
Attributes:  Evergreen, woody twining vine with cinnamon colored stems.  Deep green, glossy leaves.  Numerous small purple-chocolate colored flowers aging to yellowish tones.  Small dark blue fruit.
Notes: Everyone who sees this all season bloomer in the display garden begs for one. Works best when trellised or sent to climb up a tree.  When trellised, some pruning is necessary to keep it smaller.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Araceae
Zone:  3 - 9
Natural Range:  Alaska south into Northern California
Soil:  Moist, wet
Light:  sun, part sun, shade
Height:  2' - 6'
Bloom Time:  February to May
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Bright yellow flowers late winter into spring.  Huge fleshy green leaves that add a tropical look to the garden.
Notes: Works well with Primula, Rodgersia, Petasites.  In the garden we have them planted in heavy soil that is seasonally saturated.  Cooler climates can get away with growing them in full sun but they look the best with some shade in summer.
 
Pot size:  Deep 2" Pot

Family:  Araceae
Zone:  5 - 9
Natural Range:  Northeastern Asia
Soil:  Moist, wet
Light:  sun, part sun, shade
Height:  2' - 3'
Bloom Time:  February to May
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Bright white spathe, green-yellow spadix.  Huge fleshy green leaves that add a tropical look to the garden.
Notes: Works well with Primula, Rodgersia, Petasites.  In the garden we have them planted in heavy soil that is seasonally saturated.  Cooler climates can get away with growing them in full sun but they look the best with some shade in summer.
 
Pot size: 4" Pot

Family: Magnoliaceae
Zone:7 - 10
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part sun
Height: 8' - 10'
Bloom Time:  June to July
Attributes: Evergreen.  Fragrant white flowers, blooming prolifically.
Notes:  An easily grown Magnolia for smaller gardens.

Pot Size:1 Gallon Pot

Family: Magnoliaceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 20' - 50'
Bloom Time:  Spring
Attributes: Deciduous.  Large leaves up to 20" long with rounded, notched tips.  Large creamy white flowers.
Notes:  Upright tree for sunny but sheltered from strong winds.  Grows in the mountain forests to 2000m elevation.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family: Magnoliaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid; M. hypoleuca x M. sieboldii
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 15' 
Bloom Time:  June to July
Attributes: Deciduous.  6 - 8" white fragrant flowers.
Notes:  Very hardy and floriferous selection originating from the Gothenburg Botanic Garden in Sweden.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot 1' - 2'

Family: Magnoliaceae
Zone:7 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 25'
Bloom Time:  March to April
Attributes: Deciduous.  Pink and white flowers with 9 petaloid tepals early in the spring.  Upright growth.
Notes:  A rare tree both in the wild and cultivation.  Reported to only be fond on one mountain with few individuals.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot 2' - 3'

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 7 - 10
Natural Range: China
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 8'
Bloom Time: December to March
Attributes: Evergreen.  Yellow flowers on short spikes.  Dazzling new growth is bright silvery, maturing to a deep green with a silver sheen.
Notes: One of the best Mahonia species for foliage.  These are open pollinated, seed grown plants with a bit of variation in foliage.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Pot Size: 1 Gallon Pot

Family: Berberidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Tibet, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, India
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade
Height: 6' - 12'
Bloom Time: Spring  to Summer
Attracts:  Hummingbirds, birds
Pest Resistance:  Deer and Rabbit
Attributes:  Evergreen, yellow flowers formed long racemes. Blue fruit in the late fall.  Thick, dark green pinnate leaves.
Notes:  Proven to be nice and hardy in the PNW.

Pot Size: 1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Pacific Northwest
Soil: Average
Light: Sun, Part Sun, Shade
Height: 3'
Bloom Time: Spring
Attributes: Evergreen.  Suckering shrub forming a loose ground-cover.  Dark green leaves with yellow flowers and blue fruit.
Notes:  This is the standard low selection with purplish winter foliage.  One of the best evergreen shrubs for the temperate garden.

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot

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Family: Berberidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade
Height: 4'
Bloom Time: Summer to Fall
Attracts:  Hummingbirds, birds
Pest Resistance:  Deer and Rabbit
Attributes:  Evergreen, Red with yellow flowers formed on short racemes. Blue fruit in the late fall.  Thick, dark green pinnate leaves.
Notes:  Similar to Mahonia gracilipes but with a more upright and uniform growth, lacks the characteristic waxy white under the leaf.
 

Pot Size: 1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 7 - 10
Natural Range: Channel Islands
Soil: Average
Light: Part sun
Height: 6' - 10'
Bloom Time: March to April
Attributes: Evergreen.  Upright, rounded shrub with smooth, glossy pinnate leaves.  Yellow flowers with blue fruit.
Notes:  A unique spineless species native to southern Oregon to Southern California but this particular cultivar is only found on the Channel Islands of California.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot