Romneya coulteri (Romneya coulteri)
The Romneya in my yard is a large shrub that freezes to the ground every winter and comes back stronger spreading somewhat. The paper like large white flowers are spectacular. A California native, this plant needs very little water in the summer so I suspect that it is a West Coast plant.
| Size: 1 gal | Price: $25.00 |
| Size: 2 gal | Price: $50.00 |
Pink Yellowwood (Cladrastus lutea 'Rosea')
This small tree (20′) takes forever to bloom, but it is worth the wait. The fragrance is lovely and the umbrella shape of the branches make it a perfect tree for the small garden. zone 4
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Pink Forsythia (Abeliophyllum distichum Roseum)
There is something to be said for a hardy fragrant early spring flowering shrub. Hmmm, What would that be? Nice? Better than nice? The trouble with Abeliophyllum is that the flowers come and go so quickly, but it is spring after all and we should be happy to see anything that’s not grey and cold. zone 4.
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Monkey puzzle trees are so named, I guess, because it would be a puzzle for a monkey or anything else for that matter to climb one. Those little leaflets you see in the picture are hard and sharp as knives. The mature trees are graceful and pendulous, but they are slow growing. And they are not hardy. ALSO this is one of two plants (the other is Embothrium) that I do not guarantee as they are so easy to kill. But here is one way to keep it alive: dig a hole 2′ x 1′; cut an X across the bottom of the rootcontrol bag but hold it closed until you lower the plant into the hole, then take scissors and cut down the sides of the bag multiple times and fill up the hole. Mulch and pray. zone 6
| Size: Pot | Price: $14.00 |
| Size: 1 gallon | Price: $25.00 |
| Size: Field grown | Price: $105.00 |
Hartlage Wine (Calycanthus 'Hartlage Wine')
Really Hartlage Wine is a hybrid with sinocalycanthus which makes this a very different Calycanthus. Everybody wants a fragrant spicebush with dark red flowers and so often Calycanthus has brown flowers with almost no fragrance. This is the plant that people are looking for when they hear about Spice Bush. Hardy to Zone 5 and very vigorous.
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Harlequin Glorybower (Clerodendron tricotomum)
Harlequin Glory Bower is an attention grabber. Covered with very fragrant white flowers in the summer, its fall display is even better: electric blue berries are held in a plastic (looking) pink calyces. The tree rarely gets more than 15′ and is often as wide as it is tall. zone 6
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Hardy Citrus (Poncirus trifoliata)
The hard lemon-like fruits that this small tree (8′) produces may be brought in the house in the winter where they will soften and suffuse the air with a lemony fragrance (I’ve heard). The fruit when left in the house for a while can also be used in cooking. The flowers of the tree are very fragrant, but as you can see, the really important aspect of this tree is the thorns. When planted as a hedge, the result is impenetrability. zone 5
| Size: Field grown | Price: $115.00 |
Golden Catalpa (Catalpa bignoides 'Aurea')
With the large leaves that you would expect from a catapa except that they are golden! What a sight! zone 5
| Size: Field grown | Price: $115.00 |
Gold Cone (Juniperus communis 'Gold Cone')
Here are the good things about Junipers: they are hardy and easy to grow. Here are the bad things: they continue to get larger long after you are sick of them. But no, Gold Cone stays small (6-8′), upright and compact and all the good things still apply.
| Size: Field grown | Price: $75.00 |
Franklinia (Franklinia altamaha)
The Franklin Tree was found on a river bank in Georgia and has since disappeared from the wild. The tree will grow to about 20′, has rich scarlet fall color and flowers at the same time; they are a challenge to grow and I don’t guarantee them. zone 7
| Size: 1 gallon | Price: $30.00 |