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Kaleidoscope® is another novelty of the turn of the century. It drags attention thanks to its multicoloured foliage, but not only that. This abelia was found as a naturally occurring mutation of abelia x grandiflora “Little Richard” by nurseryman Randall Dale Lindsey in North Caroli ...
VII - IX
0,3 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,8m
full to partial sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Metallica Crispa is a striking cultivar of pyramidal bugleweed, a species native to alpine regions of Europe. Unlike the more vigorous A. reptans, this form grows in compact rosettes and spreads slowly. Its foliage is highly ornamental and semi-evergreen in mild climates. The leaves have a metallic ...
VI - IX
0,1 - 0,2m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Chocolate vine is a tasty name for a beautiful climbing plant from Asia called akebia. Its home is in China, Japan, and Korea but being hardy to some -34 �C it is popular in almost all temperate parts of the world. It is cultivated for handsome foliage and profusion of attractive flowers in spring. ...
IV - V
5 - 10m
full sun to shade
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Shiro‑nakafu is a remarkable cultivar of creeping broad‑leaf sedge whose broad, soft leaves look as if someone had brushed them with a wide stroke of cream. The variegation is irregular and the leaves always contain more white than green, which appears only as thin streaks along the marg ...
0,2m
0,4 - 0,6m
semi-shade / partial sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Golden male fern is the basic species from which the most beautiful varieties arose. The golden bit in the name is relevant for the midrib which is yellowish-brown but cannot influence the overall appearance of bright green colour. The leaves are very hardy and withstand frosts for a certain period. ...
0,3 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,8m
full sun to shade
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Sunset fern is a beautiful piece with amazing colour play of its new leaves. They emerge bright golden yellow with rich salmon-pink tones. The fronds are 40-60 cm long, semi-erect, and glossy. They turn rich green when mature. They remain evergreen and beautiful without any sing of damage down to ab ...
0,4 - 0,6m
0,4 - 0,5m
semi-shade to shade
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Blue fescue is an attractive perennial – grass forming low mounds of short, silvery blue, thin foliage. It grows only about 20 cm tall but in summer it is decorated with approx. 40 cm tall stems with light beige spikes of flowers. They can be removed at any time if blue foliage is key feature ...
VII - VIII
0,2 - 0,4m
0,2 - 0,3m
full sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SpinTop Yellow Touch left me breathless when I first saw its ingenious flowers. While yellow in many bi-coloured blanket flowers occupies a large enough portion to almost outstrip the overall flower appearance, here you will find something entirely different - a very fine line at the petal tips, so ...
VI - X
0,2 - 0,3m
0,2 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
The CENSATION� series of avens is bred by Armand Kremer from a German perennial nursery Green Globe. Yellow Fluffy is a cheerful variety with banana yellow flowers tinged salmon pink on the reverse. They are 3-4 cm wide, semi-double, and open atop 35-45 cm tall maroon stems. It begins to bloom in la ...
V - VI
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
FIERY TEMPEST� is the third addition to the Tempest series of avens bred by Elizabeth MacGregor from Scotland in order to achieve vigorous plants with extended flowering season and large flowers. Its flowers are about 4 cm across, semi-double, glowing red with dark orange hues and centres decorated ...
V - VII
0,3 - 0,5m
0,4 - 0,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Orange Pumpkin avens belongs among modern cultivars and is characterised by uniquely fully double flowers in the vivid colour of Hokkaido pumpkin. Its greatest strength is its stable, long and repeat flowering from late spring into summer, often with a second flush in the cooler end of the season. T ...
V - VI
0,2 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Scarlet Tempest is a breathtaking avens variety from Scotland. It produces rich clumps of handsome foliage and sturdy stems with numerous, rich scarlet orange-red flowers already from April until early mid to late July, and then again in late summer. They are semi-double, large (3-5 cm across), and ...
IV - VII
0,3 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Totally Tangerine is a hybrid Chilean avens from Timothy Crowther from USA who in 1999 crossbred Mrs. Bradshaw avens with rich red flowers and geum rivale. The result is a sterile variety with handsome tangerine orange, single, about 4 cm wide flowers. They come out continuously from late May until ...
V - IX
0,6 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
TUTTI FRUTTI is a French variety of avens bred by Julien Caillarec. He is a passionate grower, breeder, and plant specialist who, together with his father Daniel, runs P�pinières Caillarec, a nursery specialising in perennials. This nursery, established in 1991, offers more than 2,500 species, ...
V - VI
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Flames of Passion� is a 2003 selection of water avens discovered by world famous landscape designer and plant breeder Piet Oudolf from Dutch town Hummelo in 1999. It makes 2-3 cm large, semi-double flowers of pastel red flowers atop about 40 cm tall, dark red stems. They bloom from late May until ea ...
V - VII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Barbary Corsair belongs to the miniature daylilies bred by the American hybridiser Liz Hudson of Florida and immediately stands out with its fine, delicate expression. It bears small flowers, only about 8�10 cm across, in a deep purplish tone with subtle bluish overtones and a yellow‑green thr ...
VII - VIII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Yellow is the colour of sun and yellow flowers are sought after by those who want to light up their garden beds. Green Flutter daylily can do that, too, of course, and on top of that its lime green undertones in 7-8 cm large flowers will add an extra feeling. They are medium late, opening from midsu ...
VII - VIII
0,4 - 0,5m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Do you think that Nostradamus also predicted that a daylily variety would be named after him exactly 500 years after his birth? Up to 15 cm wide flowers are rounded and perfectly symmetrical, and boast wide, golden orange petals with yellow ruffled margins. It is a tetraploid (with 4 sets of chromos ...
VII - VIII
0,6 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Roses In Snow is a daylily variety producing raspberry red flowers decorated with slightly wavy, lighter pink to ivory beige margins, and yellow-green throat. It is a large-flowered tetraploid (with 4 sets of chromosomes: total 44 in each cell) with flowers that are 13 cm across. Extra strong stems ...
VI - VII
0,5 - 0,6m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Striking, provocative, and beautiful. That is another excellent coral bells variety bred by Jane N.Egger from the famous Oregon based Terra Nova Nurseries in the USA. It is called Cherry Cola and has medium-sized, only slightly ruffled leaves with rounded lobes. Their colour is an extraordinary shad ...
IV - VI
0,2 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Lime Marmalade? Wow, that must be something extraordinary, sharp and sweet at the same time. Just this coral bells variety bred by Jane N.Egger from the famous Oregon based Terra Nova Nurseries in the USA. It makes dense tufts or upright growing foliage of striking colour - the ruffled leaves combin ...
VI - VI
0,2 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Royal Castle torch lily comes from a strain of seeds formerly called Royal Castle Hybrids. They showed some colour variations which were not always welcome by the gardeners. That�s why growers selected the most popular colour combination and offer it as a sole variety without further surprises, name ...
VI - VIII
0,6 - 0,8m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun
5b (down to -27�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Kniphofia caulescens is an exceptional species that cannot be mistaken for anything else. Its stem is so thick that it has earned the nickname �the leek�, and it really does look as if it could be sliced into a soup (please don�t eat it 😊). It grows up to one metre tall, and at its tip, in m ...
VII
0,6 - 1m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Rooper�s red-hot poker stands out from other species at first glance. Its flowers look a little like a microphone: the inflorescences are broad and short, noticeably flattened at the top, with tubular flowers packed tightly together to form compact, almost spherical heads. All that�s missing is ...
VIII - IX
0,8 - 1,2m
0,4 - 0,6m
full sun
6 (down to -23�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
Blue Ensign is truly a flagship among blue-flowering lungwort varieties. Its flowers boast a deep gentian blue shade and only some have a magenta purple throat. They are shortly funnel-shaped and come out atop 20-30 tall, fleshy stems from early spring - usually late March till late A ...
IV
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,5m
semi-shade to shade
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Miss Elly lungwort belongs to this group of Pulmonaria � cultorum hybrids and first appeared on the market around 2008. It is characterized by a dense, compact, cushion‑forming habit and in early spring (April-May) opens tubular flowers in a deep, dark blue colour; this cultivar is not commonl ...
IV - V
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,4m
semi-shade to shade
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Raspberry Splash lungwort stands out with its unique flower colour, which is initially vibrant raspberry pink and later transitions to purple and bluish violet. This change is caused by chemical processes in the flower cells, specifically by changes in pH, which influence pigments called a ...
IV - V
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,5m
full sun to shade
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Shrimps on the Barbie � how does that sound to you? Picture this: a barbie doll brought to life, sunbathing, using a shrimp cocktail in place of sunblock leaving her disproportionate vinyl body covered with seafood while a 90�s smash by Danish band Aqua is blasting out. But. Barbie is ...
IV
0,2 - 0,2m
0,4 - 0,6m
semi-shade to shade
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
OPAL is an attractive lungwort variety with variegated foliage and delicate, very light pink and mauve to almost white flowers. It was discovered in 1986 by Elisabeth Susan Cupitt of Blooms of Bressingham as a chance seedling among many plants of the species. In C.E. climate flowering begins during ...
IV - V
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,5m
semi-shade to shade
5 (down to -29�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Pseudoturneri is a later variety of Turners oak. Its leaves are very similar to common oak, mid green, shallowly lobed and partly glossy. Compared to its hybrid parent it is a little smaller, hardier, and holds its leaves more reliably over the winter. Still, some leaves may fall down at the end of ...
3 - 6m
2 - 4m
full sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Sch�nbrunn is a unique and beautiful semi-deciduous azalea. The flower petals are extremely narrow just like its linear, ribbon-like leaves. They are mid green, matte, and remain evergreen through mild winters. After cold winters they dry out and are replaced with new foliage after flowering. Annual ...
IV - V
0,5 - 1m
0,8 - 1,5m
semi-shade / partial sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
StarStyle™ is a series of semi-deciduous azalea developed by Hilde and Matthijs Barendse from a Dutch nursery Kwekerij Arends in Paterswolde. So far in consists of 3 colours: purple pink, lilac, and white. StarStyle™ Lilac bears lilac violet non-scented flowers with narrow petals. Bloomi ...
V
0,3 - 0,6m
0,4 - 0,8m
semi-shade / partial sun
6b (down to -21�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Schneeh�gel means 'A Heap of Snow' and this German wood sage variety is exactly what the name suggests. A small and compact variety of wood sage, whose stems usually do not exceed 40 cm in height and a single plant is about the same width. It truly looks like a small pile of snow slowly thawing in a ...
V - VII
0,2 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Mariposa Blue is a compact and free-flowering variety of scabious with large, pastel lavender violet flowerheads with domed, pincushion-like central florets and larger marginal florets. They appear in profusion atop about 20 cm tall stems and the plant is a true flower factory as it starts blooming ...
VI - X
0,2 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Feather grass comes from a country where it would definitely be called maravilloso as it comes from Mexico, Argentina, and can also be found in New Mexico and Texas in USA. Ponytails is a compact and a little shorter variety with thin, soft green foliage and about 30-40 tall stems with plume-like fl ...
VI - X
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
6 (down to -23�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Dan Heims, the breeder of Pink Skyrocket foamflower from the American nursery Terra Nova, describes the colour of its buds as shrimp‑pink � and he is right. And perhaps to give the cultivar a touch of drama, he named it Pink Skyrocket, because its flower spikes rise like a firework shot into t ...
IV - V
0,1 - 0,3m
0,3 - 0,4m
semi-shade to shade
4 (down to -34�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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Tissington White is one of the most striking white forms of gentian speedwell. Early in spring it produces neat, nicely arranged and well‑behaved basal rosettes of fresh green leaves � well‑behaved meaning not like Bart Simpson � which remain evergreen in mild winters. They form a firm, ...
V - VII
0,3 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,4m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40�C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
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