This gold medal winner is truly an unrivaled Olympic champion. Introduced by our National Arboretum, ‘Nikko’ is even more compact than the species with even more show stopping bloom! Low and spreading, this fine textured deciduous shrub lends itself to such an explosion of blooms lasting up to 2 weeks that it completely obscures the small, light to medium green foliage… its like Deutzia gracillis on steroids! Culturally the same as the species, ‘Nikko’ thrives in rich, well-drained soil, plenty of sun, and with a good pruning after flowering. Plant it in groups in amongst perennials, along a foundation or in a small border area for a fiercely snowy early to mid May storm of bloom.
Think of this plant as a ray of sunshine that brightens the garden all season with stunningly bright yellow foliage that holds its color without burn even in the sunniest parts of the landscape. ‘Chardonnay Pearls®’ is a dense, slightly spreading plant that is easy to grow and is perfect for any sun or partial sun situation. In late May, masses of buds open to clouds of small, white, star-shaped flowers that really put on a show into mid-June
Dark green needles arranged in numerous branchlets create a graceful, broadly pyramidal habit. Great little specimen tree that is sure to draw interest from everyone. Slow growth and compact habit are perfect for smaller spaces in the landscape. Perfect as a specimen.
A more compact form of shrubby dogwood, this selection has beautiful cream-edged variegated foliage and stand-out bright red twigs that really enhance the winter landscape. Great for massing or for use in slightly smaller areas than ‘Elegantissima’.
A real workhorse in the perennial border, ‘Zagreb’ will bloom from late June to late August adding color to the garden during the hottest part of the summer. Bright yellow daisy flowers with a darker yellow disk are tightly grouped above its needle-like green foliage. A compact plant that is more upright and less rounded than its more famous relative Coreopsis ‘Moonbeam’, ‘Zagreb’ is a great companion to mingle with other sun lovers since its thin foliage and constant color are make it so easy to work with. Tolerant of heat, humidity and drought, plant ‘Zagreb’ in any sunny border with well drained soil, the bigger the group you plant, the more impressive the summer show! Be sure to give it a quick shearing as flowers fade in August to promote a colorful later September rebloom!
This 1992 perennial plant of the year still packs a summer garden punch that few plants can equal! Pale yellow daisy flowers seem to float above delicate, needlelike foliage nearly all summer long and even into the fall once they start blooming in early July. Few perennials can match the reblooming power of ‘Moonbeam’ as loads of buds rise above spent flowers to keep adding color to the garden. ‘Moonbeam’ is drought tolerant and deer resistant and its ability to fill in around other sun loving perennials with its thin, non-shading foliage makes this easy to grow selection a perfect companion plant in the garden. For a powerful statement, group ‘Moonbeam’ in the middle of any sunny, well drained planting area and watch the summer fireworks!
Ablaze with butter yellow blossoms with a soft red eye that extends to cover more of the petal in cooler temperatures. Forms a compact mound of medium green foliage that stays clean and neat all season. Sterile flowers need no deadheading. Attractive in mass plantings. Excellent cut flower.
Sugartina® ‘Crystalina’ enhances all the great summer attributes of our native Clethra and puts it all together in a tight, dense, small landscape friendly package. Dense and full, this wider growing than tall selection will never breach the 3′ foot range in height yet it is still a powerhouse in the landscape with deep green, impossible glossy foliage and branch ends topped with 2 to 4″ long spires of pure white, incredible fragrant flowers in late July and August. The scent from this plant’s bloom will fill your yard with sweetness and will attract quite a following of local butterflies, too! With its low growing, contained form, ‘Crystalina’ will fit nearly anywhere in the landscape meaning its seductive scent can grow right up near the house or will make a pleasing, controlled grouping near a woods edge at your property border. It even has a great display of yellow fall foliage color that is the climax to the season for this easy care shrub that will thrive in sun, partial sun or mostly shade and will even tolerate wet feet.
A dense, compact selection of alnifolia with lustrous, deep, dark green foliage and a profusion of long, extremely fragrant flower spikes that will really add spice to any early to mid-summer landscape. Like the species, ‘Hummingbird’ tolerates shade and moist soil conditions and lights up the fall landscape with a bright yellow show of fall foliage.
Ravishingly red double flowers do more than just decorate the early spring landscape; they resist deer and drought, and are magnificent in cut flower arrangements.
This American Beauties native has a storied American history on the east coast as its common name came from the fact that its foliage was used as a tea substitute during the Revolutionary War. Today, it’s just a great shrub that will thrive in a sunny, well-drained location! Four inch long, deep green leaves with hairy, gray reverse tightly pack this branchy plant to form a dense, compact, spreading plant that pushes flower stalks from leaf bases on the upper ends of branches in early May. Tiny white flowers cluster on these stalks in late May filling the garden with sweet fragrance and attracting butterflies and hummingbirds from far and wide. New Jersey Tea is easy to grow and drought resistant… it’s tough enough for rough landscape spots but refined enough to use as specimen or border planting in a more formal setting.
Dark and dreamy!You’ll love this new caryopteris – it has extremely dark, glossy foliage, a compact habit, and deep blue flowers. It adds much-needed color to the late summer landscape and makes a handsome companion with perennials. A great favorite with pollinators of all types!
We talk a lot about “winter interest” ? let’s talk now about spring, summer, autumn AND winter interest, because that’s what you get when you plant ‘Winter Gem’. Let’s start in the spring, when lime-green new growth explodes in a burst of chartreuse on stunning yellow young stems. This vigorous grower quickly becomes blanketed with fresh green, delightfully shiny foliage for the warm summer months. Late summer brings deep green, glossy, sun tolerant leaves that will delight you as they transition into autumn with their light golden bronzing to mark the descending temperatures. ‘Winter Gem’ is one of the easiest of the Boxwoods to grow and as easy to prune as the rest. In fact, a couple of light trims in season will encourage a neat compact form that will serve it well, whether it is being used as a specimen or it is grouped in sun or partial shade to produce a hedge or border planting.
If you still think boxwood is always uptight or rounded, you’ve got to see this rebellious specimen! Dwarf and spreading, this little gem gradually creeps over the landscape in a bright green wash of shiny tiny foliage, ever so slowly reaching its mature landscape dimensions. Whether casual or made formal by your pruning, this fine textured broadleaf evergreen has a different form and different foliage texture and color and is more relaxed than the other selections we offer, making it a unique presence in the landscape. ‘Tide Hill’ is maintenance-free and its bright green leaves hold their superb color all year long, even in the harshest winter weather. Plant it in full sun or partial shade and enjoy its different Boxwood appeal.
This is an improved, fast-growing form of ‘Winter Gem’. Its glossy evergreen foliage is attractive year-round, and it has excellent hardiness. This variety’s more upright habit makes it great for hedging. Faster growth means it will fill in more quickly than other varieties. Use it for edging or a low hedge in formal gardens.
Here’s another terrific selection of boxwood that is a product of the perfect union between the tremendously hardy and profoundly compact koreana and our “common” sempervirens, renowned for its excellent leaf color whether in blazing heat or a deep freeze plunging to 20 degrees. But there’s more! ‘Green Velvet’ boasts luxuriant foliage on its low, rounded form with outstanding pointed leaves that are simply irresistible and retain their green color well throughout the winter. If a rounded, natural shape isn’t what you desire, this is a magnificent cultivar for sculpting to the shape you desire. Provide any well-drained soil, sun or partly shaded conditions and ‘Green Velvet’ will thrive!
No wonder this rich performer is in the Royal Botanic Garden in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is a priceless gem that truly lives up to its name! Introduced by Sheridan Nurseries of Ontario, this hybrid cultivar is a slow growing broadleaf evergreen that has been described as a perfect round ball of glossy dark green foliage. This prince of a plant reigns over other boxwoods with its excellent color retention in winter, low instance to winter burn, and dense, consistent habit which seldom requires pruning. It will perform at its best when grown in part shade and planted in a sandy loam to avoid wet, cold feet. Whether planted in groups in a no hassle border or singly, this splendid plant will adorn the landscape in your royal garden perfectly!
Great, compact growing Boxwood is both heat and drought tolerant with year round dark green foliage color. Holds color in winter cold. Low maintenance evergreen is great for foundations, edging or border uses. Moderate growth rate.
Dense and compact with small, deep green, lustrous foliage this selection forms a tight pyramid that looks superb year round and has numerous landscape uses. Perfect for small spaces along the foundation or in a mixed border. Deer resistant and easy to grow. Tolerates partial shade and pruning well. Useful in containers
Soft yellow flowers appears atop the compact clump of deep blue-green foliage in spring. The flowers age to dusty raspberry purple, showing both colors at the same time.
