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Sarcococca confusa
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ca$ 3.95 |
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There are few plants that offer their blooms in the dead of winter, but this is one that does, and announces its presence with a hauntingly sweet scent. This rounded evergreen shrub bears fragrant white flowers in late winter, followed by glossy black fruit. Height 6 feet; spread 3 feet. |
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Sarcococca humilis var. digyna
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ca$ 3.95 |
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There are few plants that offer their blooms in the dead of winter, but this is one that does, and announces its presence with a hauntingly sweet scent. This dwarf evergreen shrub spreads by suckers and produces small white fragrant flowers in late winter, followed by blue-black fruit. Height 18... |
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Gaultheria hookeri
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ca$ 4.35 |
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Sprays of small white flowers in late spring are followed by berries in shades of blue purple and mauve, all on the same evergreen shrub. 1-3 feet high and 4 feet wide. |
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Decaisnea insignis
Syn. Decaisnea fargesii Syn. Slackia insignis
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ca$ 4.45 |
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A small multi-trunked tree, Decaisnea rarely exceeds 5-6 meters in height, with a similar spread. The bright green pinnate leaves, which can be as long as 90cm (3ft), emerge in mid-spring. The pendent panicles of blooms, up to 45cm (18in) long, have sparse bright green-yellow petalless flowers, up... |
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Euonymus myrianthus
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ca$ 4.45 |
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This large evergreen shrub, or small tree, has dull to glossy bright green leaves, smooth dark grey bark on the branches, and produces bright yellow-orange fruit that can persist through much of the winter, when conditions are favourable. |
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Stewartia sinensis
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ca$ 5.45 |
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This species, from Hubei province in China, is beautiful throughout the year. In midsummer, white blossoms which look very much like those of the closely related camellia, follow the emerging leaves. The densely arranged mid to dark green leaves and tidy form of the tree are most attractive. In the... |
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Zanthoxylum simulans
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ca$ 5.75 |
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A large deciduous shrub or small tree with bright green pinnate leaves. The trunk and branches are well armed with broad pyramidal spines, but otherwise sport smooth grey bark. Panicles of pale green flowers are produced in early summer, followed by clusters of aromatic pink fruit in the fall.... |
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Calycanthus chinensis
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ca$ 5.95 |
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This spreading deciduous shrub has broadly oval, glossy green leaves up to 6 inches long. In early summer, cup-shaped pink-flushed white flowers to 3 inches across, marked white and maroon inside are borne singly close to shoot tips. Height and spread - 10-12 feet. |
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Stewartia rostrata
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ca$ 6.75 |
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Columnar to conical deciduous tree with pale gray bark. This tree has lance-shaped glossy dark green leaves that turn orange and red in autumn. In midsummer, cup-shaped white flowers with creamy filaments are borne singly or in pairs. Height 15-20 feet; spread 6-8 feet. |
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Mahonia gracilipes
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ca$ 6.95 |
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Pictures can hardly do this plant justice. The large compound leaves are dark green with lighter green veins, but it is their undersides that are so striking - almost pure white. The flowers are unusual for a Mahonia in that they are burgundy and white, rather than the more usual yellow. The widely... |