Common Name: Alpinus plum yew
Growth Habit: dwarf, mounding habit
USDA Zone: 7-9
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: well-drained soils
Comments: Dark-green foliage with a cast of blue. In spring new growth is red. Responds well to pruning.

Growth Habit: Dense, squat form
USDA Zone: 5-9
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: evenly moist, well-drained soils
Comments: Slow growing form of Japanese cedar that forms a shrub reaching 18 inches high x 24 inches wide in 10 years. With a texture similar to 'Tansu' the nice green folaige has purple overtones in winter. Originated in Japan and came to this country in 1974 by way of Wansdyke Nurseries, Devizes, Wilts, U.K.

Growth Habit: dense, rounded
USDA Zone: 5-8
Exposure: full sun
Growing Conditions: well drained soils
Comments: A sport from an old standby...'Vilmoriniana' with yellow tips. Develops into a dense, rounded ball reaching about two x two feet in 10 years (2-3 inches a year). In colder winters may develop a bronze purple color

Growth Habit: dwarf (3 feet high x 4 feet wide)
USDA Zone: 6a
Exposure: filter to full
Flower Color: clear pink
Flower Type: single
Parentage: Mezitt (carolinianum x minus)
Bloom Time: April
Comments: Leaves turn glossy mahogany in winter.

Growth Habit: 24 inches high x 30 inches wide in 10 years

USDA Zone: 6b
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: evenly moist, well drained acidic soils
Parentage: ('Aladdin' x 'El Capitan')
Hybrid Group: Girard
Comments: Flowers, up to three inches across, are a strong red with a darker blotch. Petals are rounded and slightly wavy. In fall the glossy leaves turn a rich mahogany color.

Growth Habit: upright with weeping branches
USDA Zone: 2-8
Exposure: full sun
Growing Conditions: well drained soils. Drought tolerant when established
Comments: Staked upright creates an irregular, pyramidal shaped plant with weeping branches. Can also be allowed to ramble along the ground or cascade over a wall. Electric blue needles form a distinct look for the garden.

Growth Habit: shrub form
USDA Zone: 6-8
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: evenly moist, well-drained soils
Comments: Striking powder-blue foliage on a upright growing Coastal redwood cultivar. Responds well to pruning for a more dense plant. Holds its color well even in shadier locations.

Growth Habit: medium (4 x 4 feet)
USDA Zone: 6b
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: evenly moist, well drained acidic soils
Parentage: (caucasicum hybrid)
Color Category: pink
Bloom Time: January-February
Comments: Light pink flowers with a subtle yellow flair against very glossy, dark green foliage. Though often confused with 'Christmas Cheer' its leaves are smoother and the buds are lighter.

Growth Habit: low, mounding
USDA Zone: 8
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: evenly moist, well drained acidic soils
Parentage: (unknown)
Hybrid Group: Kurume
Comments: Still one of the darkest reds available. Small flowers cover the dark green, glossy foliage each spring. Best when planted in milder winter areas.

Growth Habit: 3-4 feet high x 4-5 feet wide
USDA Zone: 4-9
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: moist, well-drained acidic soils
Comments: Clusters of burgundy buds open to a rich raspberry color with occasional splashes of white. Small, glossy, dark green leaves form a dense shrub in the landscape. Hardy for most northern areas where it provides a welcome display of color in those sometimes dreary winter gardens.

Growth Habit: miniature (12" high x 18" wide)
USDA Zone: 6b
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: evenly moist, well drained acidic soils
Parentage: (keleticum hybrid)
Hybridizer: Hobbie (1960)
Color Category: purple
Bloom Time: April
Comments: Dainty rose-purple flowers above a bed of tiny leaves on this very compact rhododendron.

Growth Habit: irregular upright
USDA Zone: 5-8
Exposure: full sun
Growing Conditions: well drained soils
Comments: Irregular, though tends to be somewhat conical. Nice, bright blue-green needles are very short.  Cones appear as  on older plants. Growth rate is 4-6 inches a year.

Growth Habit: narrow form
USDA Zones: 4-8
Exposure: full sun
Growing Conditions: well drained soils
Comments: A beautiful Limber pine selection with long, silver-blue needles. More narrow growth habit than Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf'. Adaptable to a wide range of soil conditions, as long as they are well drained. A good choice for rocky, windy areas and drought tolerant when established.

Growth Habit: dwarf mounding
USDA Zone: 4-8
Exposure: full sun
Growing Conditions: well drained soils
Comments: At a growth rate of 2-3 inches a year considered to be one of the slowest growing forms of Austrian pine. Holds onto its dark green needles for 2-3 years. Also sold under the name 'Bambino'.

Growth Habit: matures 10 feet high x 5 feet wide
USDA Zone: 6-9
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: evenly moist, well drained acidic soils
Parentage: ('Reg Ragland' x 'Berenice Boddy')
Hybridizer: Parks (1995)
Primary Color: rose
Bloom Time: January to March
Comments: A small, formal flower on a compact, slow growing plant. Color can vary from a mid pink to rose to red.

Growth Habit: medium (3 x 4 feet)
USDA Zone: 7a
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: evenly moist, well drained acidic soils
Parentage: (['Grand Arab' x griffithianum] x griersonianum)
Hybridizer: R.B.G. Kew (1946)
Color Catagory: pink
Bloom Time: June
Comments: Eye-catching, dark salmon-pink with more intense color in the throat. Dense shrub with mid-green, long and pointed leaves. Tends to grow wider then high.

Growth Habit: shrub form
USDA Zone: 6-8
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: moist, well drained soils. Struggles in high summer humidity areas.

Comments: Bright green rounded leaves, like a lily pad, are very unusual for a vine maple and make this selection very unique.

Growth Habit: medium (4 x 4 feet)
USDA Zone: 6a
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: evenly moist, well drained acidic soils
Color Category: white
Bloom Time: May
Comments: White flowers with rose tinting and crimson markings. Leaves sport gorgeous indumentum and are slightly larger and more elongated then its close cousin R. bureavi.

Growth Habit: small, oval-shaped tree
USDA Zone: 6-8
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: evenly moist, well drained soils
Comments: Emerging tri-lobed leaves are purple-bronze maturing to green for the growing season. In fall leaves may begin bright yellow and then turn an intense red-orange to purple. Originated in Japan prior to 1900 and translates to "dwarf prince". Very popular bonsai selection and a great choice for small gardens.