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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:  Liliaceae
Zone:  3 - 9
Natural Range:  Hybrid
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Part sun
Height:  4'
Bloom Time:  Summer
Attracts:  Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous, 3' - 4' tall.  White flowers with maroon-brown spotting.  A mature plant can have between 20 and 50 flowers.
Notes: A stunning hybrid that is at home in the lightly shady garden.

Pot size: Large Band Pot

Family:  Liliaceae
Zone:  3 - 9
Natural Range:  Hybrid
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Part sun
Height:  4'
Bloom Time:  Summer
Attracts:  Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous, 3' - 4' tall.  Rich red with orange markings and darker red spotting.  A mature plant can have between 20 and 50 flowers.
Notes: A stunning hybrid that is at home in the lightly shady garden.

Pot size: Large Band Pot

Family:  Liliaceae
Zone:  3 - 9
Natural Range:  Hybrid
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Part sun
Height:  4'
Bloom Time:  Summer
Attracts:  Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous, 3' - 4' tall.  Bright white flowers.  A mature plant can have between 20 and 50 flowers.
Notes: A stunning hybrid that is at home in the lightly shady garden.

Pot size: Large Band Pot

Family:  Lauraceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Central and eastern United States
Soil:  Average to moist humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 6' - 12'
Attributes: Deciduous.  Broad, rounded habit with numerous, small greenish-yellow flowers.  male and female flowers on separate plants.  Red fruit when pollinated.  Bright yellow fall foliage.  Aromatic when crushed.
Notes:  Great for borders and shady woodland gardens.

Pot size:  Large 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: 7 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 5"
Attracts:  Hummingbirds
Attributes:  Evergreen, dainty, glossy, rounded foliage.  Numerous, small rosy red buds tipped in chartreuse-turning orange as the flowers mature.  Small dark blue-black fruit.
Notes: Works well in containers or scrambling over rocks and stumps.  .  Clinging to the face of a mossy cliff face.

Pot Size:4" 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:  Caprifoliaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 15'
Attracts:  Hummingbirds
Attributes:  Deciduous, upright shrub.  White-yellow flowers.  Small round fruit.  Peeling bark.  Translucent-white fruit.
Notes: Noted to be a handsome shrub when in flower.

Pot Size:1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Myrtaceae
Zone: 7 - 10
Natural Range: Central Andes
Soil:  Average, well drained
Light: sun
Height: 15'
Bloom Time:  August to September
Attributes:  Smooth bark with grey and orange-brown mottling.  Peeling bark.  Small, evergreen fragrant leaves.  Profuse white flowers in midsummer.  Black-blue fruit.
Notes:  Once established it is fairly drought and frost tolerant

Pot Size:  4" Band 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: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: 6 - 9
Natural Range:  Hybrid
Soil:  Average, humus rich, drought tolerant
Light: Part shade
Height: 4' - 6'
Bloom Time:  May to June, September to November
Attracts:  Bees, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attributes:  Evergreen, glossy, dark green leaves.  Orange-red new growth.  Yellow flowers.  Blue fruit.
Notes: A shorter growing, multi-branched Mahonia.  Unlike most Mahonia this hybrid has both flowers and fruit at the same time.  Hybrid named after Ozzie Johnson.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

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: 7 - 8
Natural Range: Hybrid;  Mahonia gracilipes x nitens
Soil:  Average, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade
Height: 4' - 6'
Bloom Time: Summer to Fall
Attracts:  Hummingbirds, birds
Pest Resistance:  Deer and Rabbit
Attributes:  Evergreen, Red and yellow blooms are formed on racemes. Blue fruit in the late fall.  Leaves can vary in size and often have bright white underside of leaf. 
Notes:  These are seedlings of Mahonia gracilipes x nitens.  Like other Mahonia species these are very drought tolerant once established.

Pot Size: Small Band Pot

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.  Spinney leaves.  Yellow flowers
Notes: Smaller growing Mahonia.

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: 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, Numerous small yellow flowers followed by blue fruit.
Notes:  This selection has smaller narrower leaves.  Seems to grow wider than tall.

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

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone:7 - 9
Natural Range: Oregon, California
Soil:  Average-dry, humus rich, Well drained
Light: part shade, sun
Height: 6" - 12"
Attributes: Evergreen suckering shrub.  Brilliant purple, red, blue green foliage when planted in at least half a days worth of sun.  Yellow flowers early summer, blue fruit in fall.
Notes:  I can't say enough about this small Mahonia species.  The color is better than any other of the native Mahonia species and each leaf is ringed with a light colored line.  Forms a loose low clump of foliage.  It often grows in association with Arctostaphylos species.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Band Pot

Family: Berberidaceae

Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range:  Hybrid
Soil:  Average, humus rich, drought tolerant
Light: Sun, part shade
Height:4' - 6'
Bloom Time:  January to March
Attracts:  Hummingbirds
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attributes:  Evergreen, thick, green leaves.  Yellow flowers.  Blue fruit.
Notes: 'Charity' has longer and wider leaves than 'Winter Sun' and also start flowering later.  Anna's hummingbirds stick close for nectar when in flower.  Each of the media cultivars flower at slightly different times so it is beneficial to have some of each to keep the birds fed during the winter months.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

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Family: Berberidaceae

Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range:  Hybrid; 
Soil:  Average, humus rich, drought tolerant
Light: Sun, part shade
Height:4' - 6'
Bloom Time:  January to March
Attracts:  Hummingbirds
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attributes:  Evergreen, thick, green leaves.  Yellow flowers.  Blue fruit.
Notes:  Anna's hummingbirds stick close for nectar when in flower.  Each of the media cultivars flower at slightly different times so it is beneficial to have some of each to keep the birds fed during the winter months.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Musaceae
Zone:  7 - 10
Natural Range:  Japan
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  14'.
Bloom Time:  Summer
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Tall trunks with large foliage.  
Notes:  In cooler climates best when mulched in winter.  Will form large stands with time.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family:  Musaceae
Zone:  7 - 10
Natural Range:  Bhutan, India
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  14'.
Bloom Time:  Summer
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Tall trunks with large foliage that can be spotted with red-purple
Notes:  In cooler climates best when mulched in winter.  Native to high forest of the Himalayas.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family:Rosaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:Average, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 6'
Pest Resistance: NA
Bloom Time: Spring
Attributes:Deciduous shrub with pink flowers.  Palmate, cascading foliage.
Notes:Looks a Physocarpus and Ribes sanguineum got mixed together.  From our collections we found growing along a steep canyon with a diverse mix of trees including Salix maginfica.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Araliaceae
Zone:  3 - 9
Natural Range: PNW
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, shade
Height: 10'
Attributes:  Deciduous, White - green blooms early summer.  Red fruit in fall.  Very large palmate alternately arranged leaves to more than one foot across.
Notes: A bold foliage plant with a dramatic presence in the garden.  Combines well with other tropical looking plants.  In the wild it grows in moist woodlands along stream-banks.  Related to Ginseng, Aralia, Fatsia, Schefflera.  In warmer climates does best in full shade with even moisture. 

This batch of Devil's club is seed grown and are still on the small side.  Surprisingly seedlings need to be protected from slugs.

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot 

Family:  Oxalidaceae
Zone: 6 - 10
Natural Range: Pacific Northwest
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light: Shade, part sun
Height:  6"
Bloom Time: May to June
Attracts: Bees
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes: Evergreen.  Dark green leaves with light silver mottling.  Wine red underside of the leaf.  White flowers.
Notes: Great ground cover that will do well in deep shade and summer dry.

Pot Size:  4" Pot

Family:  Paeoniaceae
Zone: 4 - 8
Natural Range: Japan
Soil: moist, well drained
Light: part shade
Attributes: Deciduous.  Spring blooming. 2' tall.  Red - pink new growth, pure white flowers with yellow stamen.  Bright red seed case with blue seeds.
Notes:  An easy species that is underutilized in gardens.  Plant in an area sheltered from the hot sun, but not deep shade.
Companion plants: Trillium,  Cypripedium, Cardamine, Erythronium, Epimedium, Paris, Smilacina.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Paeoniaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Western China
Soil: Moist, well drained
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 7'
Bloom Time:  May
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: Deciduous.  Shrub-like.  Spring blooming. Attractive ferny foliage. Deep yellow flowers with gold anthers. Larger petals and more cup shaped than P. delaveyi.  Large black seeds late summer-fall.
Notes:  Requires little maintenance one established and can be quite drought tolerant.

Pot Size: Medium Band Pot

Family: Paeoniaceae
Zone:  4 - 9
Natural Range: Mediterranean
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  2’
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Pink new growth.  Intense purple-pink flowers.
Notes:  Rarely offered species that is the first to bloom in our Pacific Northwest Garden.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Paeoniaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range:  China;  Hubei, Shaanxi
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich
Light:  Part sun
Height:  24"
Bloom Time:  April to May
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Spring blooming.  Red - pink new growth.  Deep red underside of leaves.  Large white flowers with yellow stamen.  Large, bright red seed case with blue seeds.
Notes:  An easy species that is not often found in cultivation. Plant in an area sheltered from the hot sun, but not deep shade.  A favorite of mine in the garden for both foliage and flower.  Blooms later than P. japonica but earlier than P. obovata.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Blechnaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: New Zealand
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade
Height: 3' - 6'
Bloom Time: NA
Attributes: Evergreen, Bright pink to orange new growth turning green.  Ruffled, arching mature fronds.  Separate fertile fronds.  Spreading rhizome
Notes: Grows faster with constant moisture.  All the attributes I search for in ferns yet not often encountered in the trade.  Only a limited number of available plants!  Recently re-classified from Blechum to Parablechnum.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family: Hamamelidaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 15' - 30'
Bloom Time:  February to March
Attributes: Deciduous, large shrub or small tree that develops a patchwork of gray, green and creamy bark with age.  Burgundy fall foliage.
Notes:  Smaller and slower growing than other Parrotia.  A recently described and introduced species to western horticulture.  Originally grown by Roy Lancaster who received cuttings from Mikinori Ogisu of Japan.  Subsequently introduced and distributed in the US by Ozzie Johnson.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family:  Vitaceae
Zone:  7 - 9
Natural Range:  China
Soil:  Average
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:10' -  30'
Bloom Time:  June to July
Attracts:  Birds
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Each leaf has five leaflets to 3" long.  Satin , deep green leaves with silvery veins.  New growth is red-bronze.  Greenish white flowers, blue-black fruit.
Notes:  Very showy climbing vine.

Pot size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Vitaceae
Zone:  7 - 9
Natural Range:  Eastern and Central North America west to Utah, and south through Mexico, Guatemala and into Chile
Soil:  Average
Light:  Sun, part sun, shade
Height:10' -  30'
Bloom Time:  June to July
Attracts:  Birds
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Woody vine with 5 toothed leaflets to 6" long.  New growth is purplish maturing to green. Greenish white flowers.  Blue-black fruit
Notes:  These are from our 2025 collections in Chile.  We found this species rambling through trees and brush in association with Lapageria, Rhaphithamnus, Azara, Sophora, Hydrangea.  Still young seedlings with several plants and are looking good.

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot

Family:  Pteridaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: North America
Soil: Well drained
Light: Sun, Part shade
Height: 12"
Bloom Time: NA
Attributes: Evergreen, Blue green fronds with dark purple stem.
Notes: Great for rock gardens.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Zone: 6 - 8
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Moist - wet, humus rich
Light:  Part shade
Attributes:  Deciduous, 4' - 7' tall.  Huge round leaves to 4' across.  Strange frilly winter blooms that resemble an ornamental cabbage.
Notes:  This form has huge foliage.  Give them plenty of room to grow.  They do well with lots of bright light, but shade them from the hottest part of the day.  They may wilt in a too hot of a spot but if their roots are kept moist they will bounce up once the day has cooled.  

Pot Size: 1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Thelypteridaceae
Zone: 4 - 9 
Natural Range: Asia
Soil: Moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun, shade
Height: 2'
Attributes: Deciduous.  Feathery leaves, forming colonies by rhizome.
Notes: Soft fuzzy fronds.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot