Daphne x burkwoodii 'Carol Mackie'

Carol Mackie Burkwood Daphne. 3', zone 5, Extremely fragrant light pink flowers in May, leaves edged with creamy white. Needs well drained site, semi-evergreen foliage.

Davidia involucrata

Dove Tree. 40', zone 6, Huge white handkerchief-shaped flowers, a very unusual tree that requires patients but is worth the wait when it flowers.

Deutzia gracilis 'Nikko'

Nikko Slender Deutzia. 2', zone 4, DR, Delicate white flowers, purple fall foliage, Excellent flowering groundcover. A wonderful National Arboretum introduction and a P.H.S. Gold Metal Plant.

Diervilla lonicera 'Copper'

Copper Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle. 4', zone 3, N, DR, Sulfur-yellow flowers, copper colored new foliage.

Disanthus cercidifolius

Disanthus. 8', zone 5, SH, Bluish-green foliage tuns to spectacular fall display of orange, red, and purple.

Edgeworthia chrysantha

Paper Bush. 6', zone 7, SH, Amazingly fragrant clumps of little tubular flowers on tips of branches from Jan. to March, long tropical looking deciduous green leaves, must be in a very protected site but the winter fragranceon a warm day makes it worth it.

Erica x darleyensis 'Mediteranean Pink'

Mediteranean Pink Heath. 2', zone 6, Pink flowers in late winter, low mounded habit, evergreen.

Erica x darleyensis 'Mediteranean White'

Mediteranean White Heath. 2', zone 6, White flowers in late winter, low mounded habit, evergreen.

Fargesia robusta 'Green Screen'

Green Screen Robust Clumping Bamboo. 15', zone 7, DR, SH, A clumping bamboo that will achieve 15' in height in several years. Needs some winter protection just to be safe.

Fargesia rufa 'Green Panda'

Green Panda Rufa Clumping bamboo. 8', zone 6, DR, SH, It may be short clumping bamboo, but its winter hardiness is excellent. Takes several years to achieve 8' height.

Forsythia viridissima var. koreana 'Kumson'

Kumson Greenstem Forsythia. 5', zone 5, SH, Pale yellow flowers, but the exciting aspect is the foliage;green leaves netted with a creamy-silver tracery in summer, followed by a bronze-purple tone in fall.

Fothergilla gardenii

Dwarf Fothergilla. 3', zone 5, N, White flowers, yellow, orange, and red fall foliage.

Fothergilla major 'Mount Airy'

Mount Airy Large Fothergilla. 6', zone 5, N, White flowers yellow, orange, and red fall foliage, selected by Dr. Michael Dirr at the Mount Airy Arboretum.

Franklinia alatamaha

Franklin Tree. 20', zone 5,N, White Camellia-like flowers, striking red fall foliage.

Gardenia jasminoides 'Kleim's Hardy'

Kleim's Hardy Cape Jasmine. 4', zone 6, Large white extremely fragrant flowers in summer.

Gardenia jasminoides 'Shooting Star'

Shooting Star Cape Jasmine. 4', zone 6, Single 6-petaled white flowers age to cream, extremely fragrant, blooms May through June, glossy semi-evergreen foliage. An introduction by Dr. Michael Dirr.

Halesia diptera 'Magniflora'

Two-Winged Silverbell. 30', zone 5, N, SH, Large white pendant flowers cover the plant in May, bigger flowered and more upright form than regular H. diptera, interesting brown winged seeds in fall. A P.H.S. Gold Metal Plant.

Hamamelis x 'Wisley Supreme'

Wisley Supreme Chinese Witchhazel. 15', zone 5, DR, Bright yellow flowers, beautiful bluish-green disease-free foliage (cleanest laeves of all the Hamamelis), from England.

Hamamelis Intermedia 'Angelly'

Angelly Chinese Witchhazel. 15', zone 5, DR, Light yellow fragrant flowers Feb. Thru March, compact habit, yellow fall foliage, from J.H.M. Van Heijningen in the Netherlands.

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Barmstedt Gold'

Barmstedt Gold Witchhazel. 15', zone 5, DR, Large golden yellow fragrant flowers, yellow fall foliage.

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Birgit'

Birgit Chinese Witchhazel. 15', zone 5, DR, One of the darkest of the winter-spring flowering cultivars, with dark purple fragrant flowers from Jan. to March. Introduced by Mr.deBelder, and Kalmthout Arboretum of Belgium.

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Primavera'

Primavera Chinese Witchhazel. 15', zone 5, DR, Yellow fragrant flowers, yellow fall foliage.

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Sunburst'

Sunburst Chinese Witchhazel. 15', zone 5, DR, Lemon yellow fragrant flowers, yellow fall foliage.

Hamamelia x intermedia 'Arnold Promise'

Arnold Promise Chinese Witchhazel. 15', zone 5, DR, Yellow fragrant flowers, yellow fall foliage, from the Arnold Arboretum.

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane'

Diane Chinese Witchhazel. 15', zone 5, DR, Orange-red fragrant flowers, orange and yellow fall foliage. A P.H.S. Gold Metal Plant

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena'

Copper Beauty Witchhazel. 15', zone 5, DR, Copper-orange fragrant flowers, yellow-orange fall foliage.

Hamamelis vernalis 'Purpurea'

Purple Vernal Witchhazel. 10', zone 4, N, DR, Fragrant purple flowers, blooms Jan. thru March, bronze new growth, striking purple and red fall foliage.

Heptacodium miconioides

Seven-Son Flowers. 20', zone 5, Fragrant white flowers striking red calyxes in summer and fall, exfoliating bark adds winter interest. A P.H.S. Gold Metal Plant

Hibiscus syriacus Blue Satin ('Marina')

Blue Satin Rose-of-Sharon. 10', zone 5, Large single royal blue flowers, the best blue form available, from the Netherlands.

Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'

Annabelle Smooth Hydrangea. 5', zone 3, N, SH, White snowball flowers, a classic plant from Joe McDaniel. A P.H.S. Gold Metal Plant.

Hydrangea macrophylla 'All Summer Beauty'

All Summer Beauty Bigleaf Hydrangea. 5', zone 5, SH, Blue mophead flowers.

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Alpengluhen'

Alpenglow Bigleaf Hydrangea. 4', zone 5, SH, Red mophead flowers.

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Blue Wave'

Blue Wave Bigleaf Hydrangea. 6', zone 5, SH, Blue lacecap flowers.

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Blushing Bride' PPAF

Endless Summer Blushing Bride Bigleaf Hydrangea. 4', zone 5, SH, Another exciting break through from Dr. Michael Dirr and Bailey's Nurseries, this reblooming white mophead is an all summer delight, white flowers age to deep, striking pink.

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Forever Pink'

Forever Pink Bigleaf Hydrangea. 5', zone 5, SH, Pink mophead flowers.

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Mariesii Variegata'

Variegated Bigleaf Hydrangea. 3', zone 6, SH, Blue lace cap flowers in zone 7 and south, showy green and white foliage.

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nikko Blue'

Nikko Blue Bigleaf Hydrangea. 5', zone 5, SH, Blue mophead flowers.

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Penny Mac'

Penny Mac Bigleaf Hydrangea. 5', zone 5, SH, Lilac-blue mophead fowers, blooms all summer on new growth, named by Dr. Michael Dirr for Penny McHenry, who founded the American Hydrangea Society.

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Pia'

Pia Compact Bigleaf Hydrangea. 3', zone 5, SH, Pink mophead flowers cover this dwarf plant.

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Teller Red' ('Fasan')

Teller Red Bigleaf Hydrangea. 4', zone 5 , Red lacecap flowers, one of the Tiller series from Switzerland.

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Teller White' ('Libelle')

Teller White Bigleaf Hydrangea. 4', zone 5, SH, White lacecap flowers, another great teller series plant from Switzerland.

Hydrangea macrophylla Endless Summer ('Bailmer')

Endless Summer Bigleaf Hydrangea. 4', zone 4, SH, Large pink or blue mophead flowers, blooms all summer on new growth.

Hydrangea macrophylla Lady in Red

Lady in Red Bigleaf Hydrangea. 4', zone 6, SH, an exciting pink lacecap that ages to a burgundy-red; stems,petioles and leaf veins are also red followed by Burgundy fall color, disease resistant, from Dr. Michael Dirr.

Hydrangea paniculata 'Dharuma'

Dharuma Compact Hardy Hydrangea. 4', zone 3, Finall, a Pee Gee Hydrangea for small garden space! Flowers bloom in very early summer, and rapidly turn from white to rose. Like the plant, the flowers are small.

Hydrangea paniculata 'Grandiflora'

PeeGee Hardy Hydrangea. 10', zone 3,White panicle flowers aging to rose pink.

Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'

Limelight Hardy Hydrangea. 8', zone 3, Lime-green panicle flowers aging to white and rose-pink, the best of the PeeGee Hydrangeas, from the great plantsman pieter Zwingenberg, Jr.

Hydrangea paniculata 'Tardiva'

Tardiva Hardy Hydrangea. 10', zone 4, White panicle flowers shaped like oakleaf Hydrangea, aging to rose pink.

Hydrangea paniculata Quick Fire ('Bulk') PPAF

Quick Fire Hardy Hydrangea. 6', zone 4, A very early blooming Pee Gee Hydrangea, flowers start out white in June and age to deep pink by mid-summer, from Mark Bulk in Holland.

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Alice'

Alice Oakleaf Hydrangea. 10', zone 5, N, SH, Large white panicle flowers, burgundy-red fall foliage, another introduction by Dr. Michael Dirr.

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Amethyst'

Amethyst Oakleaf Hydrangea. 6', zone 5, N, SH, White panicle flowers turn wine-red early in season, compact habit, burgundy-red fall foliage, another wonderful selection from Dr. Michael Dirr.

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Dayspring'

Dayspring Oakleaf Hydrangea.5', zone 5, N, SH, Large white panicles of flowers, compact form, turns bronze-red in fall. A Flowerwood Nursery Introduction.

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Pee Wee'

Pee Wee Dwarf Oakleaf Hydrangea. 3', zone 5, N, SH, White panicle flowers, dwarf form, burgundy-red fall foliage, introduced by Aldrich Nursery in Alabama.

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen'

Snow Queen Oakleaf Hydrangea. 8', zone 5, N, SH, upright white panicle flowers, burgundy-red fall foliage, from our favorite noted plantsman, William Flemer, III.

Hydrangea quercifolia

Oakleaf Hydrangea.8', zone 5, N, SH, White pyramidal panicle flowers burgundy-red fall foliage.

Hydrangea serrata 'Blue Billow'

Blue Billow Sawtooth Hydrangea. 5', zone 5, SH, Blue lacecap flowers, bronze fall color, very cold tolerant. A P.H.S. Gold Metal Plant.

hydrangea serrata 'Coerulea Lace'

Coerulea Lace Sawtooth Hydrangea. 5', zone 5, SH, Mauve-blue lacecap flowers, bronze fall color.

Hydrangea serrata 'Preziosa'

Preziosa Sawtooth Hydrangea. 4', zone 5, SH, Pink mophead flowers, good burgundy fall foliage.

Hypericum x 'Hidcote'

Hidcote St. Johnswort. 3', zone 6, DR, Large yellow flowers.