New & Restocked

Zone: 8 - 10
Natural Range: New Zealand
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light: Part shade
Height: 5" - 18"
Attributes:  Evergreen, Creeping rhizome.  Triangular fronds with whitish hairs along the midribs and veins.
Notes:  In the wild Lasreopsis microsora is found growing on river banks, and lowland forests.  Can be somewhat slow growing.

Pot Size:  4" 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:  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:  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: Mexico
Soil:  Average
Light: Sun
Height: 2'
Bloom Time: Summer
Attributes:  Reddish stems, long narrow leaves.  Red and yellow flowers.  Spreading underground rhizome.
Notes:  Hummingbirds love this plant. 

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: 6 - 11
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 10' - 25'
Bloom Time:  May to September
Attracts:  Hummingbirds
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Fragrant creamy white flowers turning bright golden yellow.
Notes: An incredible display of flowers from spring into fall.
 
Pot Size:  1 Gallon 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:  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: Southeastern United States
Soil:  Average, moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part sun
Height: 20'
Bloom Time:  June to July
Attributes: Deciduous.  Large multi-stemmed shrub that tends to bloom at a younger age.  12" - 15" sweetly fragrant, creamy-white flowers.  15" - 20" long leaves.
Notes:  An exotic looking and hardy Magnolia that flowers even at a young specimen.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Magnoliaceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 40'
Bloom Time:  Spring
Attributes: Deciduous.  Huge leaves to about 18" long.  Large creamy white flowers.
Notes:  Can grow to 80' in the wild

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.  M. confusa

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:  4" 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:  Asparagaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Himalayas
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade
Height: 1' - 2'
Attributes:  Deciduous, Arching stems with oval leaves to 6" long.  Panicles of purple and greenish white flowers in late spring - early summer.  Fruit in late summer early fall.
Notes:  Interesting arching habit.  In the wild Maianthemum fuscum grows at moderatly high elevations mixed among ferns.
 
Pot Size:  4" Band 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 and division. Best in the lightly shaded garden.  Smilacina have recently been reclassified into Mainthemum.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Francoaceae
Zone:  7 - 11
Natural Range:  South Africa
Soil:  Average, well drained
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  6' - 10'
Bloom Time:  June to August
Attracts:  Bees
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attributes:  Semi-evergreen.  Powdery blue leaves with reddish stems and flower bracts.
Notes:  A hardy clone that stays evergreen down into the mid to low twenties.  Does best when pruned once it flowers and mulch crown in winter.  When first planting make sure the bottom few inches of the stem below the soil surface.
 
Pot size:  1 Gallon Pot 24"

Family:  Francoaceae
Zone:  7 - 11
Natural Range:  South Africa
Soil:  Average, well drained
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  6' - 10'
Bloom Time:  June to August
Attracts:  Bees
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attributes:  Evergreen to semi-evergreen.  Powdery blue leaves with reddish stems and flower bracts.
Notes:  Looses foliage when extended temps below 25 degrees but re-sprout in the spring, reaching full size the next season.  Plant stems deep for better hardiness.  Flowers on previous seasons growth.
 
Pot size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Polypodiaceae
Zone: 7 - 10
Natural Range: Asia
Soil: Average to moist
Light: Part shade
Height: 1' - 3' 
Attributes:  Evergreen to semievergreen.  Spreading habit.  Delicate but sturdy, soft fuzzy foliage with arching habit.
Notes: Fun, fuzzy unfurling fronds.

Pot Size: 1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Poaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Taiwan
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 3' - 4'
Attracts:  NA
Attributes:  Evergreen, clumping.  Gracefully arching foliage with upright feathery flowers.
Notes: Closely related to Miscanthus sinensis.  Found growing on sunny open hillsides and in partly shady sites mixed with trees, shrubs and ferns.

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: Boraginaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Turkey
Soil:  Average
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 8"
Bloom Time:  April to June
Attracts:  Hummingbirds
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Deciduous. Clumping.  Mounds of deep green leaves with airy sprays of deep blue flowers
Notes:  The photos were taken during a sunset in mid April giving a glowing purple-pink cast.  Charming perennial combining well with ferns, Epimedium and other woodlanders.

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