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This easy to grow shrub has many names and all of them say something about the beautiful perfume of the flowers: sweetshrub, strawberry shrub, or even pineapple shrub. They really smell like a few types of fruit: strawberry, apple, and even melon. Sweetshrub is native to much of the eastern USA and ...
V - VI
1,5 - 2,5m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Venus is one of the fascinating inventions which followed Richard Hartlage’s breakthrough with hybridizing sweetshrub species in early 1990’s. This variety was bred by Dr. Thomas Ranney of the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station in Fletcher, NC, USA, and patented in 2005 under ...
V - VII
1,5 - 2,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Hartlage Wine is an interspecific hybrid sweetshrub bred by Richard Hartlage in 1991, a former student of NC State University, USA. He managed to cross calycanthus floridus and sinocalycanthus chinensis. The result is a very floriferous deciduous shrub with quite large 6.9-8.5 cm across flowers. The ...
VI - VIII
1,5 - 2,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Sarastro is a perennial bellflower of compact habit and with huge flowers which can measure up to 8 cm. They are rich violet-blue, opening from stiff, pending, dark violet flower buds from mid June for at least 2 months. If pruned by a half or two thirds after the main flowering it pr ...
VI - IX
0,5 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Takion Blue is a peach-leaved bellflower from the Takion series offering compact, almost dwarf plants of superb flowering. The flowers are large, light violet blue, open wide and outward facing almost like balloon flowers. They come out on about 40 cm tall, densely branched stems ...
V - VIII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,2 - 0,3m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
The trumpet vine GOLDEN TRUMPET was bred in 2005 by the French breeder Patrick Pineau as part of the Minier Innovation & Development programme for new ornamental plant cultivars. It bears large, about 6 cm long, glowing golden‑yellow, broadly tubular flowers with an open throat marked by c ...
VII - IX
2 - 4m
1 - 2m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Another gorgeous form of a trumpet creeper has flowers of �Madame Galen� variety. In 1893, in a nursery near Milano, Italy, Tagliabua brothers made a beautiful cross between North American campsis radicans and Chinese campsis grandiflora, which inherited hardiness from the west and large flowers fro ...
VII - IX
3 - 6m
1 - 2m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SUMMER JAZZ� FIRE is a showstopper with its brilliant vibrant red flowers. They are large, possibly not as large as the yellow variety from this series, about 5-6 cm across, and appear from mid July. They are composed in long racemes that may contain 60 or more flower buds that open continuously unt ...
VI - IX
2 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SUMMER JAZZ� Gold is a fascinating new variety of hybrid trumpet creeper. It makes very large flowers whose size is the same as those on Chinese trumpet creeper � 8 cm across. They are rich golden yellow with prominent, vibrant red veins in the throat, and appear from early to mid July. They are com ...
VII - IX
2 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5b (down to -27�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
INDIAN SUMMER� is one of the latest varieties among trumpet creepers. It is a successful cross between c.tagliabuana and c.radicans that originated in the Netherlands and was patented in the USA under the name Kudian.
It blooms abundantly from early July until the first frosts if the plant has en ...
VII - IX
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
INDIAN SUMMER� trumpet creeper has been winning all sorts of awards since 1998.
It blooms abundantly from early July until the first frosts if the plant has enough buds. Flowers are bright orange, sometimes with reddish throat, trumpet-shaped, up to 8 cm long. Pinnate leaves are deep to dar ...
VII - IX
2 - 4m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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Pea tree is a low-maintenance plant which is also often grown in very inhospitable locations because it can take almost anything: hard frost, dry soil, full sun, wind and absolute neglect.
Walker is a variety commonly grafted on short or medium-sized stems with weeping branches. Its deciduous lea ...
V - VI
1 - 2,5m
0,5 - 1,3m
full sun
2 (down to -45�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
HINT OF GOLD bluebeard is a showstopper due to its vibrant golden chartreuse leaves. They are larger than on most other bluebeards – up to 5.5 cm long and 3 cm wide, deciduous, and bear interesting fragrance when crushed. They cover the plant completely and make it an attractive item long befo ...
VIII - X
0,6 - 1m
0,6 - 1m
full sun
5b (down to -27�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Blue Balloon bluebeard stands out at first glance. Perfectly round, almost improbably so. It is a deciduous, compact shrub with an almost spherical habit that lights up in late summer with deep blue flowers opening gradually from the bottom upwards, creating the impression of a slow rising wave ...
VIII - IX
0,4 - 0,6m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Heavenly Blue is a favourite variety of bluebeard. It has profusion of purple-blue flowers at the end of summer that attract bumble bees and butterflies. The leaves are deep green on the upper side and silvery blue-green beneath. They have an interesting scent which recalls cooking herbs.
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VIII - IX
0,4 - 0,8m
0,4 - 0,8m
full sun
5b (down to -27�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Summer Sorbet bluebeard is a fantastic novelty from England. It is a natural mutation of Kew Blue variety. Summer Sorbet has colourful foliage � the leaves are dark green in the centre with rich yellow margins. Flowers are violet-blue, come out at the end of summer and continue blooming fo ...
VIII - X
0,4 - 0,8m
0,4 - 0,8m
full sun
5b (down to -27�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Bravo to French cultivators who come up with this new variety of bluebeard! Want to hear why we are so excited about it? Grand Bleu� is compared to its parent this one has deep green, larger leaves with silvery underneath; deeper blue and more numerous flowers; its flowering period is rath ...
VII - IX
0,3 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,8m
full sun
5b (down to -27�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
STEINTHE bluebeard boasts compact and strictly upright growth without arching side branches. In late summer it produces a profusion of dark violet-blue flowers. They are composed in cymes and are always occupied by bumble bees, butterflies and similar insects. They keep on blooming until mid autumn ...
VIII - X
0,6 - 1m
0,5 - 0,6m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Sweet chestnut is cultivated for several beautiful features. The deciduous leaves are deep green, elliptic to oblong, up to 20 cm long, distinctly serrated and glossy, turning deep golden yellow in autumn. Flowers are creamy beige catkins that appear in July. They release a rather strong fragrance ( ...
VII - VII
5 - 20m
5 - 10m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Catalpas have been grown in our country for many years. The species may be found in every larger city as an important feature of a city park. It offers outstanding points of interest such as large leaves in summer and long cigar-shaped seed pods in winter, hence its name Indian Bean Tree.
Flowers a ...
VI - VII
5 - 10m
3 - 5m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Aurea variey bears huge, tropical looking, heart shaped leaves (20-25 cm large), of bright yellow-green colour. They are slightly hairy like suede, pleasant to touch. They have interesting scent similar to tobacco leaves that allegedly repels insects.
Beginning of summer 20-30 cm tall upright pani ...
VI - VII
2 - 8m
2 - 6m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Do you like a tall tree but are afraid it would be too big for your small garden? Well, if you have enough will to prune it every one or two years you can always control its size provided it is not an ash type tree growing about 1 m every year. Thus you can enhance the look of your garden with somet ...
VI - VII
3 - 9m
3 - 6m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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Coccineus is perhaps the reddest form of red valerian you can grow. Its rich raspberry‑red flowers recall old Mediterranean fa�ades faded by sun and sea wind, only in reverse: here the colour does not fade but holds with unexpected intensity. Its habit is as light and airy as the species, form ...
V - X
0,3 - 0,8m
0,3 - 1m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Hardy plumbago is a superb substitution for its tender relative common in the Mediterranean.
This one has even deeper blue flowers with 5 petals, mid-green, bristly, obovate, deciduous leaves with purple margins and purple stems. The plants itself is very dense and in full sun bears profusion of f ...
VIII - X
0,5 - 0,8m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
6b (down to -21�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Corry clematis is a delicate, naturally looking cultivar with typical nodding, bell‑shaped flowers formed by four thicker, slightly waxy tepals. It belongs to the Clematis tangutica group, the Himalayan and Central Asian species known for their pendant flowers and striking, silky seed heads. T ...
VII - IX
2 - 3m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
HAVE FUN clematis is just as playful as its name suggests. It belongs among modern large‑flowered clematis with striking colours � its blooms measure 10�12 cm across and combine deep purple to raspberry‑pink tepals with a noticeably lighter, almost white central bar. The tepals are sligh ...
VI - VIII
2 - 2,5m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Niobe is a large-flowered clematis with 10-15 cm wide flowers of deep magenta-red colour. The flowers are freely borne throughout summer.
It belongs to Group 2 clematis. Its flowers appear first in late spring and early summer on last year�s sideshoots, and in mid- and late summer at the tips of ...
VII - VIII
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Warszawska Nike is a beautiful clematis variety from Poland, bred by Stefan Franczak and introducd in 1982. It bears large, 12-14 cm across, single, deep purple violet, velvety flowers. Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) awarded it with AGM (Award of Garden Merit) and at the prestigious novelty fair ...
VI - IX
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
LIBERTY clematis looks as if taken straight from a lush, tropical rainforest � the colour and size of its flowers are almost unbelievable. It belongs to the Patens Group and boasts glowing neon‑pink blooms with a darker, clearly defined margin. The flowers measure 10�12 cm across, often more w ...
V - VIII
1,5 - 2m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Clematis PARADISO truly looks like a piece of Paradise. It belongs to the Patens Group and carries large flowers 10�12 cm across. Apart from the colour, it is impossible not to notice that each tepal differs in size and often even in shape. The colouring is fantastic � very pale pink in the centre, ...
V - VIII
1,5 - 2m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
GLORIOUS RED clematis belongs to the viticella type and shows off a rich, velvety red colour. Despite its depth, the flower never feels heavy, because its five or six petals are thinner, fairly luminous, and gently curl downwards when fully open, giving the bloom spatial depth rather than a flat loo ...
V - IX
2 - 2,5m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
GLORIOUS CLOUD clematis, bred by J. van Zoest from the Netherlands, belongs to the viticella group and carries a distinctive, almost ethereal expression: four plump tepals that narrow noticeably towards the tips, gently arched and forming a light, airy star. This four‑tepal structure is unusua ...
V - IX
2,5 - 3m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Hummingbird is a cute name for a cute and truly dwarf sweet pepper bush variety. From late July it produces a profusion of rather short, spike-like, erect racemes composed of creamy white, sweetly scented flowers. They last for 2-3 weeks but a well-established shrub may produce 2 or 3 flushes of flo ...
VIII - IX
0,5 - 1,2m
0,5 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Illico� is a compact variety of the tickseed with 20-30 cm long stalks bearing profusion of golden yellow flowers from June till August. Deadheading will enhance the flowering but is not a must. It flowers abundantly every year. Its leaves are blue-green to green, wider than on thread-leaf varieties ...
VI - VIII
0,2 - 0,3m
0,2 - 0,4m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Grandiflora is a thread leaf tickseed variety, not to be mistaken for coreopsis grandiflora which is a different species. Its daisy-like flowers are bright golden-yellow with 8 accuminate petals, and appear for an extremely long flowering period from early summer (June) until the last warm days of a ...
VI - IX
0,4 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Norman Hadden is a Japanese dogwood that looks a little like a fashion trend from the 2020s � oversized. When it comes into bloom, it feels as if the tree has slipped into a set of ceremonial robes one size too large. Its bracts are unusually big, reaching 10 to 15 centimetres, placing it among the ...
V - VI
4 - 6m
3 - 5m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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Empress of China Chinese dogwood stands out above all for its abundant and reliable flowering on a fully leaved, evergreen plant. It produces striking, snow‑white bracts approximately 6�8 cm across, appearing in great numbers and creating an exceptionally clean, almost porcelain‑like eff ...
VI - VII
3 - 5m
3 - 4m
full sun
6b (down to -21�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
China Girl is a freely flowering Japanese dogwood with numerous creamy white flowers in June when the shrub is fully in leaf. Technically, they are not flowers but 4 flower bracts composed around small flower heads. They are followed by edible, bright pink fruit that looks like litchi.
Pointed le ...
VI - VI
2 - 3m
2 - 4m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Japanese dogwood is a showy, beautifully structured deciduous shrub native to Asia. It most often flowers in June and, like many plant species, it is something of a trickster, because the attractive parts visible at first glance are not the true flowers themselves but the coloured bracts surrounding ...
V - VI
3 - 9m
3 - 9m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Milky Way is an old time favourite of the Japanese dogwood. It has snow white to creamy white flowers. Technically, they are not flowers but 4 flower bracts composed around small flower heads. They are 6-10 cm wide and conspicuous as they come out in June when the shrub is in leaf, and the foliage m ...
V - VI
2 - 4m
2 - 4m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Schmetterling is a European variety of Japanese dogwood. Its main feature that sets it apart from other dogwoods is its vigorous and upright growth. Young plants do not make many lateral branches as much as older, mature trees which produce longer branches in the upper parts of the plant, and tend t ...
V - VI
2 - 4m
1 - 3m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Teutonia is another extraordinary Japanese dogwood which, apart from its ornamental features, is valued mostly for its exquisite fruit. It is produced from small spheres, composed of tiny flowers that open from late May or early June. The showy parts are four surrounding bracts. They are broadly lan ...
V - VI
1,5 - 3m
1,5 - 3m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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SCARLET FIRE� is a proper Japanese dogwood, not a hybrid, so a plant which flowers later than American dogwoods, on already leafed-out trees (shrubs). The flowers are in fact bracts. There are 4, rich magenta pink, oval, sharply pointed bracts, composed around a small flower head, about 13 cm across ...
V - VI
3 - 4m
2 - 3m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Corydalis calycosa is a beautiful perennial with blue flowers. Its originates in central China, more precisely in the Sichuan province. Although the province's climate mostly belongs to the subtropical monsoon belt, the central and northern parts have snow-capped mountains and even the Dagu Glacier. ...
VI - VII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,5m
semi-shade / partial sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Japanese fernleaf corydalis is a bit of a soloist among corydalis because unlike its sisters this one does not bloom in blue but yellow. It is a self-seeding biennial or short-lived perennial from the poppy family and it is quite variable in size and habit. Its natural habitat are sandy and coastal ...
V - VII
0,2 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Smoke tree might have a slight problem these days when smoking outside becomes prohibited ... just joking, the alleged smoke is what flowering of this shrub looks like. It blooms from
June to July and from a distance the clusters do look like purple smoke. The leaves of Royal Purple are deep burgund ...
VI - VII
2 - 5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
GOLDEN SPIRIT® is a new variety of smoke tree from Boskoop, Netherlands, patented in 2000 by Sanders-van Harn a Adriana Christina Bastiona under the name „Ancot“.
It is unique for its bright lime-yellow foliage on relatively long stalks compared to the leaf size. Leaves are oval t ...
VI - VII
2 - 3m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Lilla® smoke tree is a novelty that was first introduced at the Plantarium exhibition in Holland in 2011 where it received bronze medal. It is a dwarf version of Royal Purple variety with slower and more compact growth. It has deciduous, deep wine red, rounded leaves that turn scarlet red, oran ...
VI - VII
1 - 1,3m
1 - 1,3m
full sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Carrièrei hawthorn differs from the original hybrid by a much more profuse blooming and therefore a magnificent display of fruit in autumn. It is a small to mid-sized tree whose leaves, though deciduous, remain on the tree much longer than on other deciduous trees. So no wonder that many garden ...
V - VI
3 - 5m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Splendens hawthorn is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful trees of northern hemisphere not only among hawthorns. It is valued for its lush, glossy foliage and a profusion of red berries. Leaves are deciduous, broadly elliptic, serrated at margins, dark green in spring and summer, and take on vibra ...
V - VI
4 - 7m
3 - 4m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Carmine Brilliant is another amazing montbretia with fiery-coloured flowers. They are rich orange red with a striking yellow centre and stamens. They are funnel-shaped or campanulate and appear from mid July for at least a month. The stems are strong and upright, their tops slightly arching, and are ...
VII - VIII
0,5 - 0,6m
0,5 - 0,6m
full sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
George Davidson montbretia was bred by an English breeder of the same name. It is one of my favourites because it has my colour: golden yellow. The flowers are large, bell-shaped, wide-open, and appear in midseason until late August. It forms a compact, not bending clump about 70 cm tall. Sword-lik ...
VII - VIII
0,6 - 0,8m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Burgundy is a beautiful variety of desert willow of untraceable origin, possibly a selection of Rio Salado with slightly paler flowers. Burgundy desert willow makes deep maroon, velvety flowers with white and yellow stripes in the throat. They are slightly fragrant and formed in narrow, terminal, up ...
VI - IX
2 - 5m
2 - 4m
full sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Fringe tree is a very rare and beautiful small shrub or small tree. In early summer it has profusion of upto 20 cm long pendent panicles of fragrant, shiny snow-white, narrow flowers. Female plants produce bluish black berries, however, usually only male plants are sold in nurseries.
Mid to deep g ...
V - VI
1,5 - 3m
1,5 - 3m
full sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
The cultivar SUMMER BELLS of chitalpa boasts abundant and prolonged flowering throughout summer, from June to August. The inflorescences are upright clusters shaped like slender pyramids, reaching 10 to 20 cm in height, composed of exquisite orchid‑like blossoms that combine light pink to lila ...
VI - VIII
4 - 6m
3 - 4m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This variety called Aztec Pearl was bred by Peter Moore and introduced in 1989, when Hiller Nurseries celebrated their 125th anniversary. Its name perfectly describes this evergreen plant from the moment it begins to show flower buds. They are pearl-shaped, very light pink, and open into simple, sta ...
V - VI
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
6 (down to -23�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
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
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