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Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen'

Added on 8 Jan, 2012 | 4 photos

Genus: Hydrangea.
Species: Hydrangea quercifolia.

Medium sized oak leaf hydrangea

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Hydrangea macrophylla 'Shooting Star'

Added on 8 Jan, 2012 | 6 photos

Genus: Hydrangea.
Species: Hydrangea macrophylla.

Not hardy here but I keep it as an indoor plant. White/blue or white/pink flowers, double lacecap. Very pretty p...

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Hydrangea serrata 'Preziosa'

Added on 8 Jan, 2012 | 8 photos

Genus: Hydrangea.
Species: Hydrangea serrata.

Attractive flowers from white-red or purple. Nice fall color but leaves did have some mildew, more than any othe...

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Hydrangea macrophylla 'Summer Lace'

Added on 8 Jan, 2012 | 3 photos

Genus: Hydrangea.
Species: Hydrangea macrophylla.

Smaller hydrangea with lacecap flowers. Color can be from pink-light purple or light blue. Had more mildew than ...

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Hydrangea macrophylla 'Red Sensation'

Added on 8 Jan, 2012 | 4 photos

Genus: Hydrangea.
Species: Hydrangea macrophylla.

Smaller hydrangea with beautiful foliage. Flowers start white and turn red. Remontant but has not bloomed as wel...

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Hydrangea serrata 'Blue Billow'

Added on 8 Jan, 2012 | 9 photos

Genus: Hydrangea.
Species: Hydrangea serrata.

Small lacecap flowers are pink or blue. Excellent fall color.

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Hydrangea serrata 'Miyama-yae-murasaki' (Purple Tiers)

Added on 8 Jan, 2012 | 6 photos

Genus: Hydrangea.
Species: Hydrangea serrata.

Large leaves and double lacecap flowers that are pink to deep purple depending on soil. Delicate looking flowers...

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Hydrangea macrophylla 'Twist-n-Shout'

Added on 8 Jan, 2012 | 8 photos

Lacecap hydrangea with large pink or purple flowers and red stems. Very hardy and also remontant. Part of the En...

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Hydrangea macrophylla 'Endless Summer'

Added on 8 Jan, 2012 | 3 photos

Genus: Hydrangea.
Species: Hydrangea macrophylla.

Re-blooming hydrangea, very hardy and flowers are HUGE. Some hydrangeas don't turn very blue but this one h...

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Acer griseum

Added on 2 Oct, 2011 | 6 photos

Genus: Acer.
Species: Acer griseum.

Brown-cinnamon color exfoliating bark, yellowish-green summer foliage. Beautiful in fall, usually a bright red c...

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Acer palmatum 'Inaba Shidare'

Added on 2 Oct, 2011 | 2 photos

Genus: Acer.
Species: Acer palmatum.

Fast-growing for a Japanese maple, holds its color well in the shade. Mine is three years old and is still 4 fee...

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Cercis chinensis 'Don Egolf'

Added on 1 Oct, 2011 | 6 photos

Genus: Cercis.
Species: Cercis chinensis.

Small tree/large shrub with loads of small, bright pink flowers. One of my favorite redbuds, only gets to 9'...

Lagerstroemia 'Raspberry Dazzle'

Added on 1 Oct, 2011 | 0 photos

Genus: Lagerstroemia.
Species: Lagerstroemia indica.

Dwarf crepe myrtle with pink flowers. Not hardy in my area but will grow as a perennial.

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Lagerstroemia 'Cherry Dazzle'

Added on 1 Oct, 2011 | 5 photos

Genus: Lagerstroemia.
Species: Lagerstroemia indica.

Dwarf crepe myrtle, only gets 3-5' tall and wide. Excellent bright red flowers and good disease resistance....

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Daphne x burkwoodii 'Carol Mackie'

Added on 1 Oct, 2011 | 10 photos

Variegated daphne with fragrant white blossoms. I have two of these planted and so far both have done well.

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Daphne odora 'Aureo-marginata'

Added on 1 Oct, 2011 | 6 photos

Genus: Daphne.
Species: Daphne odora.

Very fragrant evergreen daphne with variegated foliage and pink flowers. One of the larger daphnes. Is not hardy...

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Daphne x transatlantica 'Variegata'

Added on 1 Oct, 2011 | 2 photos

Similar to Summer Ice, so far I really don't see a difference.

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Daphne x transatlantica 'Summer Ice'

Added on 1 Oct, 2011 | 1 photo

Variegated form of 'Jim's Pride'.

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Daphne x burkwoodii 'Gold Dust'

Added on 1 Oct, 2011 | 9 photos

Sport of 'Silveredge'. More compact than Silveredge or Carol Mackie. Variegation is brighter and there...

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Daphne x burkwoodii 'Silveredge'

Added on 1 Oct, 2011 | 6 photos

Brighter variegation and more compact than Carol Mackie. Sport of Somerset. Easier to root from cuttings than Ca...

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Daphne x burkwoodii 'Somerset'

Added on 1 Oct, 2011 | 11 photos

Larger daphne with light pink buds opening to fragrant white flowers. Appears more upright and not as wide as Ca...

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Daphne x susannae 'Lawrence Crocker'

Added on 1 Oct, 2011 | 12 photos

Small evergreen daphne with fragrant pink flowers. Has bloomed in Spring, Summer and Fall for me or any time tha...

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Daphne tangutica

Added on 1 Oct, 2011 | 7 photos

Genus: Daphne.
Species: Daphne tangutica.

Flowers are white with purple tube. Fragrance is different than other daphnes but still nice. Easier daphne to g...

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Heptacodium miconioides

Added on 17 Sep, 2011 | 6 photos

Species: Heptacodium miconioides.

Fast-grower, up to 3' a year. Exfoliating tan bark, fragrant white flowers in September that turn red after...

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Sciadopitys verticillata 'Mitsch Select'

Added on 11 Sep, 2011 | 4 photos

Genus: Sciadopitys.
Species: Sciadopitys verticillata.

Dwarf version of Japanese Umbrella Pine, grows to roughly 3' tall and 5' wide instead of 20' tall.

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Magnolia virginiana 'Moonglow'

Added on 11 Jul, 2011 | 3 photos

Genus: Magnolia.
Species: Magnolia virginiana.

Hardier variety of sweetbay Magnolia, grows more like a tree than a shrub. Semi-evergreen, attractive foliage an...

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Sequoiadendron giganteum 'Hazel Smith'

Added on 11 Jul, 2011 | 2 photos

Genus: Sequoiadendron.
Species: Sequoiadendron giganteum.

Hardy variety of giant sequoia with blue foliage.

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Cedrus deodara 'Eisregen'

Added on 11 Jul, 2011 | 5 photos

Genus: Cedrus.
Species: Cedrus deodara.

One of the few cedars hardy in zone 5. Survived last winter in the open without damage. Blue foliage, fast-growi...

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Pinus parviflora 'Brevifolia'

Added on 11 Jul, 2011 | 1 photo

Genus: Pinus.
Species: Pinus parviflora.

Slow-growing with short blue needles and horizontal branching.

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Daphne x napolitana 'Stasek'

Added on 8 Jul, 2011 | 14 photos

Beautiful variegated Daphne and so far has done well for me. Haven't been growing it long enough to say muc...

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Daphne x napolitana 'Meon'

Added on 24 May, 2011 | 8 photos

Cross between Daphne cneorum 'Eximea' and Daphne collina. So far has not been difficult to grow and ha...

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Kalmia latifolia 'Big Boy'

Added on 15 May, 2011 | 4 photos

Genus: Kalmia.
Species: Kalmia latifolia.

Beautiful in bud and flower, larger leaves than most and a full-sized Mountain laurel. Didn't grow at all t...

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Kalmia latifolia 'Olympic Fire'

Added on 15 May, 2011 | 4 photos

Genus: Kalmia.
Species: Kalmia latifolia.

Larger (than Minuet and Elf) Mountain laurel with colorful branches and flowers. Habit so far is more open. Very...

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Kalmia latifolia 'Minuet'

Added on 15 May, 2011 | 4 photos

Genus: Kalmia.
Species: Kalmia latifolia.

Compact Mountain laurel with pink-banded white flowers. Prettier shape than 'Elf'. Cultural requiremen...

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Kalmia latifolia 'Tinkerbelle'

Added on 15 May, 2011 | 7 photos

Genus: Kalmia.
Species: Kalmia latifolia.

Dwarf mountain laurel with bright pink buds opening to pink flowers. I bought this one expecting it to be '...

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Daphne 'Rosy Wave'

Added on 14 Apr, 2011 | 6 photos

Genus: Daphne.
Species: Daphne 'Rosy Wave'.

Cross between D. burkwoodii 'Somerset' and D. collina. I planted it in a hypertufa with a mix of peat,...

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Daphne x whiteorum 'Kilmeston'

Added on 10 Feb, 2011 | 9 photos

Beautiful, delicate looking daphne.

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Daphne x rollsdorfii 'Wilhelm Schacht'

Added on 8 Feb, 2011 | 6 photos

Genus: Daphne.
Species: Daphne x rollsdorfii.

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Daphne x transatlantica 'Jim's Pride'

Added on 8 Feb, 2011 | 5 photos

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Mahonia aquifolium

Added on 5 Feb, 2011 | 2 photos

Genus: Mahonia.
Species: Mahonia aquifolium.

This was sent to me from North Carolina so I wasn't sure how well it would do this far north. It's bee...

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Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Compacta'

Added on 20 Jan, 2011 | 2 photos

Genus: Chamaecyparis.
Species: Chamaecyparis obtusa.

Larger than Gracilis but smaller than the species.

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Pinus parviflora 'Venus'

Added on 20 Jan, 2011 | 1 photo

Genus: Pinus.
Species: Pinus parviflora.

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Daphne circassica

Added on 13 Jan, 2011 | 6 photos

Genus: Daphne.
Species: Daphne circassica.

Very little leaf damage over the winter and flowered very well in spring. Daphne tangutica suffered more leaf da...