New & Restocked

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

Zone: 4 - 8
Natural Range: Japan; Shikoku and Kyushu Island
Family:  Hydrangeaceae
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light:  Shade, part sun
Attributes:  Deciduous, 3' tall.  Maple like leaves, with yellow, thick, waxy bell shaped blooms in mid to late summer.  The new unopened buds sparkle.
Notes:  A great perennial for the shady garden that provides both foliage interest and summer season bloom display.  I particularly like how the flower buds sparkle like stars on graceful stems.  They seem to do best with morning sun and dappled afternoon sun and evenly moist soil. 

Pot Size:  Large Band 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:  Liliaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Himalayas, Southern Tibet, China; Yunnan province. Nepal, Bhutan, Northern India
Soil: moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: part shade, Sun
Height: 2' - 4' tall
Attributes: Deciduous. Blooms summer.  Lilium nepalense has stoloniferous stems that form new bulbs in different spots than the original plant.  In a few years plants will form loose colonies with younger and older blooming sized bulbs. Flowers are recurved, white - greenish yellow with maroon - red center.
Notes:  Dr. Wallich's collectors discovered L. nepalense prior to 1820 in Nepal but it remains one of the least known of all species Lilies.  There are two other closely related species L. majoense and L. primulinum that are just as hard to find in cultivation.  Like all species lilies, keep bulbs and roots cool by planting among other perennials and shrubs.  The tops of the plants can take full sun.  In the wild Lilium nepalense grows on grassy slopes and woodland margins between 7,000 and 8,500 feet elevation.

Pot Size:  4" 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:  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: 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: 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

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

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:  Bees, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attributes:  Evergreen, glossy, dark 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:Asparagaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China, Northern India
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade
Height: 1' - 2'
Attributes:  Deciduous, Large, thick rhizomes, arching stems with elliptic foliage, panicles of white flowers in spring.
Notes:  Showy and hard to find Smilacina due to its slow propagation from seed. Best in the lightly shaded garden.  Smilacina have recently been reclassified into Mainthemum.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:Araliaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: South Western China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: part shade, sun
Height: 15'
Attributes:  Evergreen,  Single to three lobed leaves.  Unusual green flowers and black fruit.
Notes: Cool and reliably hardy shrub that is still relatively uncommon in cultivation.  Leaves can be three lobed or simple. 

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Cupressaceae
Zone:  5 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  20' - 40'
Bloom Time:  NA
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Upright narrow crown with peeling bark.  Bright-green needles.
Notes:  Great structure.

Pot Size:  Medium Band 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: Nyssaceae
Zone:  5 - 9
Natural Range: Arkansas
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  20'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attracts:  Birds, bees
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Weeping habit with bright red fall foliage.  Greenish white flowers
Notes: Unusual selection with cascading effect.  Staking is recommended as it develops the central leader.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot 1' - 2'

Family: Nyssaceae
Zone:  5 - 9
Natural Range: Arkansas
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  20'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attracts:  Birds, bees
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Light green leaves ringed  with an irregular creamy white margin.  Greenish white flowers
Notes: Bright orange-red and pink fall foliage.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot 1' - 2'

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:  Large 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:  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:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Hamamelidaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range:   Iran
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part sun
Height: 20'
Bloom Time:  February to March
Attributes: Deciduous, large shrub or small tree that develops a patchwork of gray, green and creamy bark with age.  Medium green foliage with irregular white and gray mottling.
Notes:  Fall foliage is flushed pink and purple.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon 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:  1 Gallon 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

Family:  Hydrangeaceae
Zone: 4 - 10
Natural Range: PNW
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height:  6' - 8'
Bloom Time: May to June
Attracts: Bees
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes: Fragrant creamy white, double flowers.
Notes: Discovered near the Smith River in Del Norte County.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family: Rosaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: W. China
Soil:  Average
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 15' - 30'
Bloom Time:  May
Attributes: Deciduous.  Leaves are to 5 inches long and are lance-shaped to narrowly obovate with fine, sharp toothed margins.  Bronze new growth with prominent ribbed veining.  White flowers, orange-red fruit.
Notes: Not your usual Photinia with abundant hawthorn-like flowers in spring.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot