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Juneberry is a large shrub cultivated mostly for its delicious and healthy fruit. It is a large deciduous shrub or a small tree.
Flowers are star-shaped, white and scented and appear in mid spring. Oval leaves are up to 8 cm long, emerge bronze and mature to green colour, turning scarlet red or dee ...
IV - V
2 - 6m
2 - 5m
full sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
The leaves of the strawberry tree are evergreen, narrowly oval to obovate, 6�10 cm long, leathery, stiff, and with serrated margins that are more pronounced toward the tip. They are bright green and glossy and very handsome. The twigs are slightly orange, reddish when young, and as the bark ages it ...
X - V
2 - 4m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
6b (down to -21�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
One of the original trees found in natural woodlands of Europe is hornbeam. Varieties of this deciduous tree are becoming more and more popular in gardens, too.
Fastigiata, syn. “Pyramidalis” is an elegant, slow growing hornbeam with columnar habit and branches growing strictly upright ...
8 - 12m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Gold Rider is still quite new in the Leyland cypress family. It produces flattened sprays of bright yellow-green, scale-like leaves. The branches are not pendent, not erect. Something in between and that makes it stand apart from chamaecyparis. The big advantage of Leyland cypress is the fact that i ...
2 - 10m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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Fastigiata Arizona cypress is a favourite even in gardens where conifers aren�t typically welcome, thanks to its distinctive character, texture, and color. It grows upright and compact, with branches forming a sharper angle with the trunk, emphasizing its columnar habit. The foliage is soft to the t ...
5 - 10m
2 - 5m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Compacta is a recent selection of Evergreen (Ebbing's) silverthorn, very probably of Italian origin (not confirmed). Unlike its mother plant - the species of Ebbing's silverthorn - it makes a compact and well-behaved shrub without overgrown twigs in one season. In fact, this sport makes ...
IX - X
2 - 3m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Evergreen silverthorn TANEO was selected in the French nursery P�pinières Ladan and seen from up close it looks as if dressed in a soft leather jacket � its young shoots have a warm brown shade reminiscent of natural hide, and the mature leaves glow in dark olive green with a copper undertone a ...
IX - X
2 - 3m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
If you are fond of variegated cultivars of evergreen silverthorns, e.g., Limelight, there is an improved version of it called Lemon Ice. It has slightly broader leaves and a more upright growth and bushier, more compact habit. The leaves have dark green margins and a light to medium d ...
IX - X
2 - 3m
1,5 - 2,5m
full to partial sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Viveleg silverthorn is a bushy, upright growing, evergreen shrub with irregularly variegated leaves. They are leathery, oval to ovate, partially undulated, and glossy. The centres are dark green, the margins are rich yellow, and the borderline between these two colours is light green but i ...
IX - X
2 - 3m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
In 2006, a miracle occurred that at first looked rather ominous � in a French nursery, all seedlings of this botanical species froze except for a single plant, even though everyone was convinced of its suitability for the French climate. One eucalyptus, one pot, survived an unusually severe winter t ...
5 - 10m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
GREEN SPIRE is a Japanese spindle selection introduced to market around 2000. It exhibits a strictly upright habit with neatly erect branches, densely covered with 3 cm long, oval, deep green, highly glossy, evergreen leaves with gently serrated margins. One would even say that one of its parents mu ...
1 - 2m
0,5 - 0,8m
full sun to shade
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Dawyckii varieties of common beech are very popular for their habit and leaf colours. Dawyck Gold has upright, columnar habit, its initial slow growth changes after a few years to medium-fast, never really fast. Young leaves are bright yellowish green, turning to glowing grass gr ...
10 - 15m
1 - 3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Dawyckii varieties of common beech are very popular for their habit and leaf colours. Dawyck Purple has upright, columnar habit, its initial slow growth changes after a few years to medium-fast, never really fast. Spring leaves are striking purple, colour slightly deepens through ...
10 - 15m
1 - 3m
full sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Fine Line� buckthorn is a gorgeous shrub which in its few years on the market has managed to gain attention of many gardeners as well as landscape architects. It is a result of cross-pollination carried out by Ronald Williams in 1989, but only in 1999 he selected plants showing stable characteristic ...
1 - 2m
0,5 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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Ardens is a beautiful, fully double cultivar of Rose of Sharon with lilac pink to soft mauve flowers that open into wide, perfectly open rosettes. Its name comes from the Latin ardens meaning �burning� or �glowing�, an apt reference to the vivid, passionate purplish tones of its summer blooms. Unlik ...
VII - IX
2 - 3m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Duc de Brabant Rose of Sharon is a striking, fully double cultivar with deep purplish pink flowers that have a velvety tone and fine veining that gives the blooms depth. The flowers are noticeably small, usually 5-7 cm in diameter, which is characteristic of this cultivar. Because of the dense ...
VII - IX
2 - 3m
1 - 2m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Lady Stanley rose of Sharon is an old and exceptionally graceful cultivar with bicoloured flowers, historically also known under the name �Elegantissimus�. The blooms are almost white flushed pale pink with a more pronounced purplish centre and characteristic veining. They are semi‑double, usu ...
VII - IX
2 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Red Heart Rose-of-Sharon bears snow white flowers with conspicuous burgundy red hearts, hence the name. There are often veins of the same colour running from the inside.
The deciduous leaves are 5-7 cm long, three-pointed, not very lobed, medium to dark green and very attractive with their u ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 2,5m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Speciosus is an elegant, semi‑double cultivar of rose of Sharon dating back to the first half of the 19th century. It bears medium‑sized, snow‑white flowers with a pronounced wine‑red eye. The blooms are usually 7�9 cm across and consist of two rows of larger petals accompani ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Totus Albus is a very elegant variety that bears large, 7-9 cm across, flowers of pure white colour, sometimes with dwarf lacy petals in the center. They come out reliably every year in July and don�t stop blooming until all buds have gone - sometimes by end September. Pruning is not needed. But if ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 3m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Woodbridge is an ideal choice for everyone who loves shiny-coloured flowers in summer. They are bright pink, sometimes of a faint lavender touch, with a bright red eye in the middle, small enough not to disturb the entire colour of the bloom. The Rose-of-Sharon comes out every year in July and doesn ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 3m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This Rose-of-Sharon variety has a French name Oiseau Bleu which was difficult enough to be replaced with an English translation Blue Bird. It had long been the only blue variety in trade until Marina (BLUE SATIN�) appeared in 1996, and in 2007 a much deeper blue variety from France named ULTRAMARINE ...
VII - IX
2 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
CHINA CHIFFON� is another striking new variety from the chiffon range of hardy hibiscus. These plants are remarkable for larger flowers that are double or full. China Chiffon has snow-white petals with a small burgundy red eye in the centre with fine lines like sun rays but burgundy red. There is an ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 2,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
ERUPTION� is a Rose-of-Sharon variety with large, up to 10 cm wide flowers. They are semi-double i.e. producing 5 large petals and several dwarf sepals in the centre whose size and quantity increases with age. They are glowing purple pink in colour and decorated with a conspicuous maroon eye and sho ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 3m
1 - 1,3m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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Not many growers specialize in breeding Rose-of-Sharon, so when someone devotes themselves to it purposefully and over the long term, they soon become recognized in their field. One such prominent research station is Hortival Diffusion in France � the new name for the Minier nursery, founded al ...
VII - IX
2,5 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Not many growers specialize in breeding Rose-of-Sharon, so when someone devotes themselves to it purposefully and over the long term, they soon become recognized in their field. One such prominent research station is Hortival Diffusion in France � the new name for the Minier nursery, founded al ...
VII - IX
2 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Limelight� is a panicle type hydrangea, not a mop-head one with big leaves and large flowers heads. Well, how to explain then that this new variety has even bigger flowers? Never mind, let�s just call them XXL size. The panicles are upto 30 cm long, fat blossoms of greenish-white colour when they co ...
VIII - IX
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This attractive hydrangea comes from Belgium and was bred by Johan van Huylenbroeck. It was patented only in 2004 and got a peculiar name: Pinky Winky�. Allegedly, the breeder was inspired by the children�s programme Teletubbies.
Pinky Winky� is a panicle type hydrangea, not a mop-head one with b ...
VIII - IX
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Ellwood's Empire is a natural mutation of an old and proved Ellwoodii Lawson cypress. Its scale-like needles are medium green with blue-green hues, and in spring its tips emerge bright lime-green or almost yellow-green which makes the whole shrub look very fresh and bright. It grows rather slowly i ...
1,5 - 2,5m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Columnaris is a hugely popular variety of Lawson cypress with blue needles and compact habit. It does not grow wider than 1m which makes it ideal for hedges that are only trimmed at the top. Mature plants can reach 6-8m in many decades, they are usually kept smaller by regular trimming that is best ...
3 - 6m
1 - 1m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
AZTEC GOLD is a Hillier Nurseries introduction from 2012, bred by Alan Postill. It is a bright golden-yellow-leaved choisya shrub. It produces profusion of simple, star-shaped, pure white, and very fragrant flowers with yellow stamens from late April until early June. Their perfume is very similar t ...
V - VI
0,8 - 1,3m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
GREENFINGERS� is a large-leaved Mexican orange variety from 2019, developed by Peter Catt from Liss Forst Nursery in Liss, Hamshire, England. It bears evergreen, softly leathery, glossy, palmate leaves divided into 7 leaflets, which have a distinct, spicy aroma when crushed, but do not use them for ...
V
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
WHITE DAZZLER is a follow-up cho�sie to Aztec Pearl from Peter Moore, introduced in 1991. It produces masses of simple, star-shaped, pure white, and very fragrant flowers with yellow stamens in May and June. Their perfume is very similar to orange flowers hence its name Mexican orange or Mexican blo ...
V - VI
1 - 2m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Mary Nell is a hybrid holly from the USA, bred by Joe McDaniels in Tom Dodd Nursery in Alabama in 1962. It is a cross between large-leaved holly ilex latifolia and hybrid holly Red Delight which is a cross between ilex cornuta and ilex pernyi. Joseph C. McDaniels (1912-1982) was a renowned horticult ...
3 - 4m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This Japanese holly is a unique species formerly known as ilex mutchagara. Its correct Latin name is far too long and a bit complicated to both pronounce and spell, hence its modern trade name IMPALA® holly.
The easiest way to describe IMPALA® holly is to compare it with Japanese box-lea ...
1,5 - 2,5m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Caroline Upright or DARK STAR is a selection of Japanese holly with upright growth and deep green leaves. They are broadly elliptic. In mid spring opens a profusion of small, creamy white flowers serving plenty of bee food. It is a female variety so if pollinated by a male plant from nearby they are ...
1,5 - 2,5m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Germany has another novelty among blue hollies. Its name is Heckenpracht and it is a cross between ilex aquifolium Pyramidalis and ilex x meserveae Blue Prince®.
Heckenpracht is a bushy shrub with upright branches and evergreen, medium large, glossy leaves that are dark green and serrated at ...
1,5 - 2,5m
0,5 - 1,5m
full sun to shade
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Heckenstar® is quite a novelty from Germany, bred by Hans Hachmann and patented only in 1998. It is a cross ilex aquifolium „Pyramidalis“ and ilex x meserveae „Blue Prince“® . The result is a strictly upright growing, very hardy, evergreen shrub. Outside Europe it ...
2 - 3m
0,5 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Blue Maid® is a female variety of blue holly. It produces abundance of tiny, white flowers in spring that are followed by attractive berries in autumn. They are bright red and glossy, and remain on the plant until the birds find them in winter. Once they do they will eat them all. In order to p ...
1,5 - 3,5m
1 - 1,8m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Hibernica juniper belongs among the oldest cultivated columnar forms of common juniper, and its origin is traditionally associated with Ireland (Hibernia), from which its name is derived. It is not the result of deliberate breeding, but rather a selection of a naturally upright form from the wild, i ...
3 - 5m
1 - 2m
full sun
3 (down to -40�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Blue Arrow juniper is as thin as a supermodel. This conifer has a truly slim, columnar habit and attractive blue-green to almost silvery blue colour. It is often compared to another juniper variety called Skyrocket against which it has a big advantage – Blue Arrow has shorter branches that do ...
1,5 - 2,5m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Texanum is a distinctive and easily recognisable cultivar of Japanese privet, notable at first glance for its gently undulating leaves and a fuller, more relaxed habit that is untypical for the species. The leaves are evergreen, leathery, narrowly ovate, usually 4�6 cm long, fresh green and striking ...
VII - VIII
1,5 - 3m
1,5 - 3m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -18�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Excelsum Superbum is a highly attractive, variegated form of glossy privet. It makes large, up to 15 cm long and 6 cm wide, ovate to oval, pale dark green leaves abundantly variegated butter yellow, often extended to the midribs. Directly contradicting its botanical name they are NOT glossy, they ar ...
IX - X
2 - 5m
1 - 2m
full sun
7 (down to -18�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
GREEN SCREEN is a remarkable cultivar of Chinese privet. It is a reliably evergreen shrub with medium-sized, evergreen, ovate leaves of attractive colouring. In spring, new growth emerges in a striking mahogany red, which gradually fades as the leaves mature, turning olive green. Before maturing to ...
VIII - IX
2 - 5m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
6b (down to -21�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Privet is the number one hedging plant. However, its foliage and overall appearance have made many nurseries grow it as a standard plant on stems, be it short or long. Very popular are also trimmed plants shaped into balls, pyramids or any other desired shape.
It has rich green, ovate leaves, 3-4 c ...
VI - VI
2 - 3m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Privet is the number one popular hedging plant. Golden privet obviously brings extra features: it is evergreen or semi-evergreen, multicoloured and has larger leaves. They are glossy, ovate, 2-3 times bigger than the species (up to 6 cm long), bright golden-yellow margined at the edges grading to de ...
VII - VII
2 - 3m
1 - 2m
full sun to shade
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Lemon and Lime® is a modern variety of privet. It produces semi-deciduous, golden yellow to yellow-green, small leaves which persist on the plant until the first hard frosts (January in zone 6), and are replaced by new foliage in spring.
This variety grows slower than common privet, however, i ...
1 - 1,5m
1 - 2m
full sun to shade
5b (down to -27�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This is the species of sweetgum. Its maple-like, star-shaped leaves are medium-deeply or deeply cut and have fresh green colour. As it is reproduced mainly by seeds the plants often vary even if grown from seeds of the same parent. This results in plants having slightly different characteristics suc ...
8 - 15m
3 - 6m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Golden Glow is a Dutch introduction of box honeysuckle, found by Hendrik Johan Harmen Nijland in his nursery Nijland Siergroen in 2008 as a natural mutation of an older variety Maigr�n. It makes small, 1-2 cm long, broadly ovate, evergreen leaves which are rich golden yellow in winter and spring, an ...
0,5 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
full sun to shade
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Goliath is bushier than the species. As you can tell by its name, something is going to be extraordinary here. True: the flowers are extremely large, often up to 30 cm wide, strongly fragrant and appear on the plant usually from June, often from late May if the end of spring is hot, and continue blo ...
V - IX
3 - 8m
3 - 4m
full sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
ALTA� is a gorgeous southern magnolia of dense habit and narrowly columnar, very elegant shape that looks like a candle flame. From the first hot days of summer large � 20-24 cm across, creamy white, strongly sweet-scented flowers are produced singly and continuously for 2 months or a little longer ...
VII - VIII
3 - 6m
1 - 2m
full sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Star magnolia is a one of the earliest magnolias to flower in March already. It has star-shaped, pure white flowers with a lovely scent. As it blooms on bare branches early in the spring we recommend placing it in front of an evergreen shrub, e.g. cherry laurel, holly, or any bright green conifer, t ...
III - IV
2 - 4m
1 - 3m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Scarlet crabapple is a fantastic addition to the collection of spring flowering apples and cherries. This one, however, has more than one feature to look at (just like Scarlett Johansson who may have been a reason for giving this tree its name …)
Scarlet is a flowering crabapple tree with pro ...
IV - V
4 - 6m
2 - 5m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Burkwood's sweet olive is a garden hybrid between Chinese osmanthus delavayi and Turkish osmanthus decorus. It is more beautiful and tougher than either of its parents. It boasts dense habit, profuse flowering, and handsome foliage. Evergreen leaves are leathery, ovate, 3-5 cm long, medium green, gl ...
IV - V
1,5 - 3m
1,5 - 3m
full to partial sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Fortune's osmanthus is a cross between o.heterophyllus (small, very spiny leaves) and o.fragrans (large, entire leaves). It was first brought from Japan to Europe to Holland Philipp Franz von Siebold in 1856. Over the years its name has developed from osmanthus aquifolium to o.aquifolium var.latifo ...
X - XI
1,5 - 3m
1,5 - 2,5m
full to partial sun
6b (down to -21�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Narrow-leaved mock privet is another typical plant of so-called macchia vegetation found in dry and hot, rocky slopes of South Europe, i.e. plants which cope extremely well with long-lasting drought and are usually unattacked by wild animals. This mock privet has narrowly elliptic to lance-shaped, 4 ...
2 - 3m
2 - 3m
full sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
David's photinia / Chinese stranvaeasia is an evergreen shrub whose close relative is a garden hybrid photinia Red Robin. It comes from China and Vietnam and has better cold resistance and narrower leaves. They are deep green and glossy but emerge dark burgundy red in the spring. Before autumn some ...
V - VI
1,5 - 4m
1,5 - 3m
full sun
5b (down to -27�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
DYNAMO RED is an Australian variety of Japanese photinia from the town of Kulnurra, where it was selected by its breeder John Robb in 2001. One parent was the hardy variety Red Robin and the other was a male plant of p. glabra, so botanically the result should only be referred to as hybrid photinia ...
V - VI
2 - 4m
1,5 - 2,5m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -18�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Taiwanese photinia is renowned for notably narrower leaves as opposed to Chinese photinia. Those are deep green, narrowly lance-shaped, and glossy. They emerge coppery red in spring, and in autumn many of older leaves turn scarlet red or light maroon, some plants may gain these shades all over.
It ...
VI
1,5 - 4m
1,5 - 4m
full to partial sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Chinese photinia is a species which is less common in trade and almost nonexistent in European nurseries. Reason being that all European encyclopedias rate it much less winter hardy than David’s or Fraser’s photinia which are very popular evergreen shrubs used for hedges in zones 6 and h ...
1,5 - 2m
1 - 1,3m
full sun to shade
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This photinia was originally named Cassini, a very charming name, but the commercial world insisted on a new designation: PINK MARBLE�. It must be said that it is fits � this evergreen shrub bears ovate leaves intricately threaded with white and silvery tones that turn distinctly pink towards the en ...
2 - 4m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
From the very moment CARR� ROUGE photinia hit the market, it became an overnight sensation. It originates from the hugely successful �Red Robin�, but offers a far more compact and denser habit, with smaller leaves that look elegant and completely smother the plant�s coat, turning the photinia into a ...
2 - 3m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SWEET CHERRY TEA™ belongs among compact to dwarf ninebark varieties with one extra trait: it re-blooms in summer. Its deciduous leaves are small, conspicuously serrated (notched) at margins, and three-lobed like, for example, fire maple leaves. In early spring they emerge bright red with orang ...
VI - VIII
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
2 (down to -45�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
RASPBERRY LEMONADE™ belongs among compact ninebark varieties with a fine texture of small leaves. They are deciduous, about haf the size of the species, conspicuously serrated (notched) at margins, and three-lobed like, for example, fire maple leaves. In early spring they emerge almost yellow ...
VI
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
2 (down to -45�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Caucasica cherry laurel belongs to a group of cultivars that seem to have been with us forever. They are pioneers from the golden rush of cherry laurels, the first to succeed and earn lasting recognition. Not only were they among the most attractive of their time, they also proved themselves where o ...
IV - V
3 - 5m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Cherry laurel Mano is a reliable, small to medium‑growing cultivar with a very clean and calm appearance. It stands out for its deep to dark green, highly glossy leaves, which are noticeably pale on the reverse and slightly thinner than those of most other, typically large‑leav ...
V - VI
1,5 - 2m
1,5 - 2m
full sun to shade
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Cherry laurel Novita became a sensation the very moment it hit the market � a true horticultural blockbuster. Its dark, intensely glossy leaves looked luxurious and were impossible not to fall in love with. On top of that, it grew strongly and vigorously, quickly finding its place wherever ...
V - V
3 - 6m
2 - 5m
full sun to shade
5b (down to -27�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
BONAPARTE� is a beautiful cherry laurel cultivar with striking copper‑coloured new growth, once again personally discovered by nurseryman Adrian Straver as a continuation of his work with cherry laurels. It thus follows the highly successful cultivar ETNA�, his first major discovery from a ...
IV
2 - 4m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
GENOLIA� cherry laurel originates from Switzerland, where it was selected in 2002 at the nursery P�pinières de Genolier. It is a selection of a chance seedling that not only offered a distinct appearance but also demonstrated high hardiness following an unusually severe winter. The cultivar ...
IV - V
2 - 3m
0,5 - 1m
full sun to shade
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Angustifolia is a popular cultivar of Portuguese laurel, valued for its more compact growth and narrower leaves. The foliage is evergreen, leathery and firmer than that of the species, slightly incurved, narrowly elliptic, 6�10 cm long and 1.5�3 cm wide, with a striking glossy surface. The leaves de ...
V - VI
2 - 6m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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Brenelia is a modern and attractive cultivar of Portuguese laurel from France, selected by Yves Brenelière in the early 21st century. It is distinguished by its larger, distinctly undulated leaves with a higher gloss. The foliage is evergreen, narrowly elliptic, typically 8�12 cm long and 2�4 c ...
V - VI
4 - 6m
3 - 4m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Spring in the garden is announced by flowering Japanese cherries. Amanogawa is a fantastic variety with narrowly columnar growth. In early spring it produces masses of double or semi-double, light pink flowers that may turn to clear white later. Young leaves are bronze, changing to green in summer, ...
IV - V
4 - 7m
0,5 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
A beautiful ornamental plum tree with deep purple leaves. Flowers appear in May, after the leaves have started to wrap out, and they are pale, nearly white with light purple tint. They do not flower as richly as the flowering cherries, however, this small tree is exquisite for its foliage. The small ...
V - V
2 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
3 (down to -40�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
It is always so nice to learn about a new plant that represents a smaller version of a large species just because many of us want to enjoy its features without having to fear that it will take up the whole of our garden. GREEN PILLAR® is one of them. It is a narrowly columnar variety of pin oak ...
7 - 15m
1 - 3m
full sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
I always feel a proud when describing a plant that comes from our Czech breeding. Prague viburnum is one of them and the name tells where exactly this hybrid originated in 1955. It is a cross between viburnum rhytidophyllum and viburnum utile.
Prague viburnum is an evergreen shrub with lustrous, g ...
V - VI
1,5 - 3m
1 - 3m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
BRIANT RUBIDOR®, formerly sold as Olympiade, is a French weigela variety found in by Andr� Briant around 1980 as a sport of Bristol Ruby weigela. It boasts vibrant red flowers on the background of glowing yellow to chartreuse foliage. Flowers appear from about mid May for 3-4 weeks with a sparc ...
V - VI
1,5 - 2m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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