(the name behind the plantname is the name of the author who has described the plant; the number between the brackets, e.g. (z7), is the hardiness zone, see at the bottom of the plantlist for the zones).

Abelia mosanensis I.C. Chung (z6)
Deciduous shrub to 1.5m. from North-Korea. In May and June covered with white, carmine tinted, strong scented flowers, 10 to 12mm. long. The most hardy Abelia!

Abelia triflora R. Br. (z7)
Deciduous shrub up to 4m. tall. Flowering from June to August; the flowers are whitish-pink with a strong scent.

Acacia pataczekii D.I. Morris (z7?)
Small shrub with bluish-green leaves.

Acer cissifolium (S. & Z.) K. Koch (z6)
Small tree of shrub; leaves trifoliate and sharp serrate.

Acer griseum (Franch.) Pax. (z6)
Slow growing small tree with three-lobed leaves and a beautiful exfoliating bark.

Acer opalus ssp. obtusatum (Willd.) Gams. (z6)
Small tree from south-eastern Europe.

Acer pseudosieboldianum var. takesimense (z5)
Very rare Maple from eastern Asia.

Acer saccharum ssp. grandidentatum (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Desmarais (z3)
Rare shrub or tree with dark brown bark from western North America.

Adenocarpus decorticans Boiss. (z8)
Evergreen shrub or small tree from Spain; bark on older branches and trunk white peeling; very attractive. The margins of the three-parted leaves are rolled up; the golden-yellow flowers open in May-June in 3-6cm. long racemes.

Adina racemosa Miq. (z8?)
Unknown deciduous shrub from the same family as Cephalanthus occidentalis.

Adina rubella Hance (z7/8)
The leaves of this deciduous shrub which grows to 2m. are looking like Abelia; the Cephalanthus (=buttonbush) -like flowers are ±1.5cm. Ø. Not hardy enough in The Netherlands.

Aesculus californica (Spach.) Nutt. (z7)
Shrubby Horsechestnut from California. White to pink flowers in narrow 8-20cm. long panicles.

Aesculus chinensis Bunge (z6)
Tall tree from China with 20-35cm. long panicles of white flowers.

Aesculus glabra Willd. (z4)
Tall tree from eastern USA. The pale yellow-green flower panicles are not conspicuous. Fruits with short prickles.

Aesculus hippocastanum 'Monstrosa' (z3)
Sometimes the new growth of this very slow growing Horsechestnut are only buds or small band formed branches.

Aesculus wilsonii Rehd. (z6)
Very rare big tree from China.

Alangium chinense (Lour.) Harms (z7)
Deciduous shrub with white flowers in July-August. The leaves look like Alangium platanifolium but smaller.

Alangium platanifolium var. genuinum Wang. (z8)
Kind small tree with Planetree-like leaves; flowers about 3cm. long, petals reflexed; fruits are 1cm. long black-blue berries.

Alangium platanifolium var. macrophyllum (S. & Z.) Wang. (z7)
Coarser than Alangium platanifolium var. genuinum; the flowers are smaller, about 2cm. long.

Albizia chinensis (Osb.) Merr. (z8?)
Looks like Albizia julibrissin, but the leaves are coarser; conspicuous are the long lasting stipules, ca. 1.5cm. across. White flowers.

Albizia julibrissin Durazz. (z8)
Nice small tree for a sheltered place; bipinnate leaves; attractive flowering in summer; long stames are light pink.

Albizia julibrissin var. rosea Mouill. (z7)
The flowers of this variety are darker pink and the plant is more hardy when older.

Albizia kalkora (Roxb.) Prain. (z8)
This tropical tree comes from S.E. Asia.

Alnus formosana (z9)
Evergreen tree from the mountains of Taiwan. Maybe hardy at very sheltered places.

Alnus glutinosa 'Aurea' (z3)
Yellow leaved Alder.

Alnus rubra Bong. (z6)
Tree from the west-coast of North-America with red male catkins in spring.

Altingia gracilipes var. serrulata Tutch. (z8)
Evergreen tree from the Hamamelis-family; from China.

Amelanchier rotundifolia (ovalis) Med. (z5)
Multi-stemmed upricht shrub to 3m. Flowers white, in May.

Amorpha ouachitensis Wilbur (z7)
Very rare False-indigo from Arizona (USA).

Aphananthe aspera (Thunb.) Planch. (z7)
This member of the Elm-family growth to 20 m. high.

Aralia cachemirica Decne. (z7)
Perennial, about 1,50m. high. Flowers in July-August, cream-white, later followed by dark purple berries.

Aralia continentalis Kitag.
Perennial, from eastern Asia.

Aralia nudicaulis L. (z3)
The flower umbels of this to 50cm. high subshrub are greenish, in May-June.

Aralia racemosa L. (z3)
This perennial can grow to 2m. in one year; flowers in summer.

Arbutus menziesii Pursh. (z8)
Evergreen tree with an exfoliating bark, stem cinnamon-brown. Flowers in panicles, white, in May. Needs a sheltered place.

Arbutus unedo 'Quercifolia' (z7-8)
The leaves of this selection have large teeth at the margins.

Aristotelia chilensis (Molina) Stuntz. (z8)
Evergreen shrub from Chile; carries black fruits in late summer. Not hardy enough in The Netherlands.

Aristotelia serrata (J.R. & G. Frost) W.R.B. Oliver (z8)
Ornamental deciduous tree or shrub with pink flowers in May. Only for places where the weather is mild.

Aronia arbutifolia 'Erecta' (z5)
Small shrub with a strictly columnar growth and a good autumncolour; flowers pinkish-white in May-June.

Aronia mitschurinii A.K. Skvortsov & Yu.K. Maitulina
Very hardy Chokeberry from Russia.

Asimina triloba (L) Dun. (z6)
Rare tall shrub or little tree with purple-brown flowers before the leaves in May; followed by edible yellow fruits in September-October.

Bauhinia yunnanensis Franch. (z8)
More or less climbing shrub with 2-lobed leaves and racemes of pinkish-white flowers.

Berberidopsis corallina Hook. f. (z8)
Evergreen shrub with thin leaves. The deep red flowers born in long stalked pendulous racemes from July to September. Only for very sheltered place or as a tub plant.

Betula chichibuensis Hara
Very rare Birch from Japan.

Betula middendorffii Trautv. & Mey. (z3)
Very hardy Birch from eastern Siberia. About 2.5m. high.

Bischofia polycarpa (H. Lév.) Airy Shaw (z9)
Shrub from China; the leaves three parted.

Blepharocalyx cruckshanksii (Hook. & Arn.) Niedenzu (z8)
Evergreen shrub from the myrtle-family. The white flowers will be followed by violet-black berries.

Broussonetia kazinoki Sieb. (z7)
Very rare Papermulberry. The lilac florescences are male or female; the latter grow out to blackberry-like orange-yellow fruits. Shrub to 2m. or a little tree.

Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Hér. (z6-8)
Deciduous tree; leaves 3-lobed on young shoots. Female plants have beautiful orange fruits, only when a male plant is around.

Broussonetia papyrifera 'Laciniata' (z7)
Small shrublet with only a little remnant of the leaf on the tip of the veins. Hardy.

Buddleja farreri L.B. Balf. & W.W. Sm. (z7)
The young leaves of this shrub are very nice white tomentose. The 20cm. long lilac-pink flower-panicles grow on previous year's wood.

Buddleja macrostachya Benth.
Shrub to small tree. The young branches are 4-winged. The long panicles, soft pink to dark lilac, grow from May to September.

Buddleja stenostachya Rehd. & Wils. (z7)
Deciduous shrub to 2m. high; the leaves are white woolly beneath. The lilac panicles can grow up to 40cm. long.

Bupleurum fruticosum L. (z8)
Evergreen shrub with bluish-green leaves and green-yellow flowers in July-August.

Buxus bodinieri H. Lév. (z7)
This low Boxwood has light green leaves. After 10 years still no 50 cm.

Buxus microphylla 'Golden Triumph' ®   
This new cv. is found as a sport in Buxus microphylla 'Faulkner'. The leaves are yellow variegated and shining. The growth is like Buxus microphylla 'Faulkner'. A very attractive selection! (Protected by Plant Breeders' Rights).
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Caesalpinia gilliesii Wall. (z8)
Deciduous shrub often used as tub-plant; flowers golden-yellow with scarlet-red anthers.

Callicarpa americana L. (z7)
Deciduous shrub with small bright-blue flowers in June-July, followed by shining lilac berries.

Callicarpa americana 'Lactea'
The fruits of this selection are white.

Callicarpa cathayana Chang.
Big deciduous shrub with grey pubescent leaves; flowers in axillary cymes, pinkish; berries soft lilac.

Callicarpa japonica 'Leucocarpa' (z6)
Deciduous shrub to 1.5m. high. The fruits of this shrub are white; the leaves are light green.

Callicarpa kwangtungensis Chun (z7)
Striking shrub with a slow growth; the leaves are purple tinted. Whitish flowers in September.

Callicarpa yunnanensis W.Z. Fang
Very rare species from China.

Callitris rhomboidea Rich. (z9)
Nice conifer from New Zealand and southern Australia.

Calycanthus 'Venus' (z5)  
This new white flowering selection is a cross between (Sino)calycanthus chinensis and Calycanthus occidentalis. The plant will not grow very fast and should be about 1.50m. tall and wide.

Calycanthus floridus 'Michael Lindsay' (z5)
New selection from the USA. Slow growing and the flowers are dark red.

Calycanthus floridus 'Purpureus' (z5)
Like the species but with purple leaves particularly when young; autumncolour orange-yellow.

Calycanthus occidentalis Hook. & Arn. (z7)
Deciduous shrub with big (to 20cm. long) green leaves; few flowers dark red in summer.

Camptotheca acuminata Dcne. (z8)
Unknown tree from China; family of the Nyssa.

Campylotropis macrocarpa (Bge.) Rehd. (z5)
Deciduous shrub only 1m. high; flowers purple and white on long racemes in autumn, like Lespedeza thunbergii, but the plant is yet hardier.

Caragana korshinskii Kom. (z2)
Very hardy shrub with bluish-grey leaves and yellow flowers in summer.

Cardiandra formosana Hayata
Shrub from Taiwan. The flowers in corymbs are blue.

Carmichaelia enysii Kirk. (z8)
Leafless shrub to 30cm. high; flowers violet in June. In some parts of The Netherlands hardy, on dry sandy places.

Carpenteria californica Torr. (z8)
Evergreen shrub, only for sheltered places. White flowers about 5-7cm. wide, from June to August.

Carpinus fargesii Franch. (z6)
Rare small tree from China. Fruit-catkins to 15cm. long.

Carpinus henryana H. Winkler (z5)
Fastgrowing Hornbeam from Central China.

Carpinus kawakamii Hayata (z7?-8)
Rare Hornbeam from Taiwan.

Carrierea calycina Franch. (z8)
Very rare shrub or tree from southern China. The apart flowers are cream-white in summer.

Carya illinoinensis (Wangh.) K. Koch (z6)
Important nuttree (Pecan) from the USA.

Carya tomentosa Nutt. (z5)
Tall tree with a yellow autumncolour.

Caryopteris divaricata Maxim. (z7)
A shrubby perennial, native to Japan; from July to October this member of the Verbenaceae-family is covered with blue flowers. With its bright blue flowers and very long reflexed stamens, these Caryopteris flowers are reminiscent of another member of the Verbenaceae-family: Clerodendrum myricoides 'Ugandense', native to tropical West Africa.
Caryopteris divaricata is hardy.

Castanopsis cuspidata Schottky (z8)
This evergreen tree is intermediate between Castanea and Quercus. Outside are the fruits Chestnut-like, but the seed is a small acorn.

Castanopsis sieboldii (Makino) Hatus.
Nice tree from Japan.

Catalpa bignonioides Walt. (z5)
Nice tree with a wide crown. The white flowers appear in June-July, later followed by to 35cm. long fruits, which are long lasting in winter.

Catalpa fargesii f. duclouxii (Dode) Gilmour. (z6)
Deciduous tree with violet flowers in June; becomes very long fruits, 60-80cm.

Catalpa ovata G. Don. (z5)
Deciduous tree, broad crowned and with big leaves. Bright yellow flowers in 10-25cm. long panicles, in July; fruit capsules 20-30cm. long.

Catalpa szechuanica
Very rare Catalpa from China.

Cathaya argyrophylla Chun & Kuang
Unknown conifer from China. Very rare.

Celtis australis L. (z6)
Good street tree from South Europe.

Celtis biondii Pamp. (z5)
Small deciduous tree with orange fruits. The leaves on young plants very attractive.

Celtis occidentalis L. (z5)
Very useful street tree; no disease and insect problems. From North America.

Ceratonia siliqua L. (z8)
Little evergreen tree with dark green even pinnate leaves.

Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Boyd's Dwarf'
Selection with a compact growth.

Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Chameleon'
New selection with variegated leaves. First yellowish, later white marginated and irregular leaves.

Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Heronswood Globe'
Selection from the USA. The leaves are bright green.

Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Krukenberg Dwarf'
Slow growing selection.

Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Peach'
This selection should have the smell of peach in autumn.

Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Raspberry'
This selection should have the smell of raspberry in autumn.

Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Rotfuchs'
Very fine selection with dark red leaves; in summer becoming green-red.

Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Ruby'
The new growth of this selection is nice red.

Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Strawberry'
This selection should have the smell of strawberry in autumn.

Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Tidal Wave'
The branches of this weeping form grow wider than Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Pendulum'.

Cercidiphyllum japonicum var. sinense Rehd. & Wils. (z6)
The Chinees form of Cercidiphyllum japonicum.

Cercidiphyllum magnificum (Nakai) Nakai (z6)
Deciduous big shrub with orange coloured young branches and reddish leaves; leaves more rounded than Cercidiphyllum japonicum.

Cercis chinensis 'Avondale' (z7)
Very rich flowering selection.

Cercis gigantea F.C. Cheng & Keng f. (z7)
Fast growing species with big leaves.

Cercis griffithii Boiss. (z6)
This very rare Cercis from Afghanistan looks like Cercis siliquastrum.

Chaenomeles cathayensis (Hemsl.) Schneid. (z6-7)
Upright shrub to 2.5m. White flowers in March-April followed by large green fruits.

Chamaerops humilis L. (z8)
Evergreen dwarf palm. Leaves fan-shaped. Tub-plant at places that are not frostfree.

Chilopsis linearis (Cav.) Sweet (z8)
Nice shrub with linear leaves; flowers and fruits like Catalpa. Not hardy enough in The Netherlands. One of the parents of the hybrid Chitalpa tashkentensis.

Chimonanthus nitens Oliv. (z8)
Evergreen shrub with nearly white flowers in October-November.

Chimonanthus praecox (L.) Link. (z7)
Winter flowering deciduous shrub; flowers yellow with a dark spot on the innerside of the petals, from January to March. Very fragrant.

Chimonanthus praecox 'Concolor'
The colour of the flowers of this selection is bright yellow and without purple at the inside.

Chimonanthus praecox 'Grandiflorus'
The flowers of this selection have twice the size of the species.

Chimonanthus salicifolius S.Y. Hu (z8)
Looks like Chimonanthus nitens, but the leaves are longer and flowers 2 weeks later.

Chimonanthus yunnanensis W.W. Sm. (z8)
Looks very like Chimonanthus praecox.

Chionanthus retusus Lindl. & Paxt. (z6)
Deciduous shrub with an interesting bark; very beautiful flowering on the top of the new growth, in erect panicles, in June; white.

Choisya 'Aztec Pearl' (z7)
Evergreen shrub with aromatic leaves; white flowers in May-June. Hardy.

Chordospartium stevensonii Cheesem. (z8)
Leafless Broom-like shrub with pendulous branches from New-Zealand. Lavender-pink flowers in pendulous racemes. Very rare.

Cinnamomum camphora (L.) Presl. (z9)
Evergreen tree to 12m. height.

Cladrastis kentukea (Michx. f.) K. Koch (z3)
(syn.: Cladrastis lutea)
Deciduous shrub or tree with pinnate leaves and flowering with white flowers in pendulous racemes in May-June.

Cladrastis kentukea 'Rosea'
The flowers of this selection are light pink.

Cladrastis sinensis Hemsl. (z6)
Rare tree from China; the flowers are reddish-white.

Clematis douglasii var. scottii (Porter) J.M. Coult. (z6)

Clematis marmoraria Sneddon (z8)
Very slow growing Clematis from New Zealand with dark green curly leaves. The flowers are white in May.

Clerodendrum trichotomum Thunb. (z6)
A deciduous big shrub with heart-shaped leaves, flowering with 20cm. wide cymes in August-September; corolla white, calyx reddish later becomming fleshy with a dark blue to black fruit. The clone we offer is very hardy (till -20° C.) and resists very good autumn night-frost.

Clerodendrum trichotomum 'Purple Blaze' (z6)
The growing tip of this selection is purple.

Clerodendrum trichotomum var. fargesii (Dode) Rehd. (z6)
Big shrub with smaller and less heart-shaped leaves than the species. Calyx greenish, not red, later becomming pink and the fruit light blue. Less hardy when young.

Clethra acuminata Michx. (z6)
Shrub to 3m.; flower racemes to 20cm. long, white, in July-August.

Clethra alnifolia 'Ann Bidwell' (z3)
This selection flowers later than the species; white flowers in big branched panicles.

Clethra alnifolia 'Creel's Calico'
The leaves of this selection are white spotted and speckled. The racemes of white flowers are to 30cm. long.

Clethra alnifolia 'Fern Valley Pink'
A beautiful pink flowering selection in the same time as the species; flower-spikes horizontal.

Clethra alnifolia 'Hokie Pink' (z3)
Selection with pink flowers.

Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird'
This cv. has a dense mounded habit and fragrant white flowers in mid-summer.

Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'
A fine selection with beautiful dark pink flower-racemes in summer. Yet the darkest flowering selection.

Clethra alnifolia 'September Beauty'
This selection has white-flower racemes late summer.

Clethra arborea Ait. (z8)
Evergreen Summersweet from Madeira; beautiful flower-panicles with big white flowers from August to October. Tender.

Clethra barbinervis S. & Z. (z6)
Shrub with a good yellow autumncolour and long racemes of fragrant white flowers.

Clethra delavayi Franch. (z7)
This is the most beautiful species of the genus with long many-flowered racemes and white flowers in July-August.

Clethra fargesii Franch. (z6)
In July-August flowering species with attractive clusters of terminal racemes of white flowers.

Clethra pringlei S. Watson (z8)
Evergreen species. In August-September greenish-white flowers.

Clethra tomentosa Lam. (z6)
The leaves of this shrub are densely grey tomentose; flowering one month later than Clethra alnifolia.

Clethra tomentosa 'Cottondale' (z6)
Very special selection with flower-racemes up to 50cm. long. The flowers are white.

Cleyera japonica Thunb. (z8)
Evergreen shrub with white flowers, later becomming yellowish.

Cneorum tricoccon L. (z8)
Small evergreen shrub to 50cm. height. Yellow flowers in May-June; in autumn with trilobate red fruits.

Cocculus laurifolius DC. (z8)
Evergreen shrub. The dark green lanceolate leaves are 3 veined. The black berries like small peas.

Colletia cruciata Gill. & Hook. (z7?-8)
A curious shrub with big triangular crosswise-placed spines; white flowering in late autumn and winter. A choice for dry places.

Colletia spinosa 'Rosea' (z8)
This spiny shrub has pink flowers.

Colutea persica Boiss. (z7)
Shrub with yellow flowers in July-August.

Combretum erythrophyllum (Burch.) Sond. (z8)
Deciduous tree from South Africa.

Corallospartium crassicaula (Hook.) J. B. Armst. (z8)
Leafless shrublet with a bizarre growth. The thick branches are stiff and upright. The cream-white flowers grow in clusters. Nearly hardy in The Netherlands.

Cordia serratifolia H.B. & K. (z9)
Rare tree from Mexico.

Coriaria napalensis Wall. (z9)
Rare shrub from the Himalaya with black fruits on the previous year's branches. Only for the warmest areas.

Coriaria terminalis var. xanthocarpa Rehd. & Wils. (z7)
Very beautiful subshrub; the shining yellow racemes of fruits are very attractive.

Cornus alternifolia 'Argentea' (z3)
Selection with white variegated leaves. Slow growth.

Cornus alternifolia 'Brunette'
New slow growing selection. The margin of the green leaves is light green. The branchtip is reddish.

Cornus capitata Wall. (z8)
Tall evergreen shrub. Flower-bracts sulfur-yellow.

Cornus controversa 'Candlelight' (z5-6)
Selection with yellow leaves in spring; after that the yellow leaves burning, but quickly they will grow out green like the species. Late summer, in September the young new growth will be yellow again, like burning candles on the branches; that's why the name is "Candlelight".

Cornus macrophylla Wall. (z6)
This rare Cornus with big leaves grows tree-like. The yellowish-white flowers in wide cymes in July-August.

Cornus racemosa Lam. (z5)
Rare Dogwood. This deciduous shrub has white fruits on a red peduncle.

Cornus sanguinea 'Compressa' (z5)
Dwarf form with an erect growth; small leaved.

Cornus wilsoniana Wangerin
Rare Cornus from China.

Corokia virgata 'Yellow Wonder' (z8)
Evergreen big shrub with grey-green leaves and yellow flowers in May; followed by yellow translucent berries. Only for sheltered places.

Correa backhousiana Hook. (z8)
Evergreen shrub from Tasmania. Nice greenish-yellow flowers in April-May.

Corynocarpus laevigata R.J. & G. Forst. (z9)
Not hardy tree with leathery, dark green leaves; white flowers in erect panicles.

Cotinus 'Flame'
(syn.: Cotinus coggygria 'Flame')
The best selection for a brilliant orange-red autumncolour.

Cotinus 'Grace'
This cv. seems a hybrid between Cotinus coggygria and Cotinus obovatus. The large obovate leaves are translucent red when young, later they become green-red.

Cotinus coggygria 'Kanari'
New selection with a golden-yellow autumncolour and a nearly white flower-plumes.

Cotinus coggygria 'Old Fashioned' ®   
New selection! This is a nice plant with purple-coloured new growth, later becomming bluish-green with purple petioles. In autumn colouring into beautiful old-pink. The branches are bold and the plant is fast growing.
A welcome addition in the Cotinus assortment.
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Cotinus coggygria 'Pink Champagne'
This green leaved Cotinus has a rich pink autumncolour.

Cotinus coggygria 'Purpureus'
The leaves of this variety are green, but the fruit-clouds are pink.

Cotinus coggygria 'Red Beauty'
The big round leaves are translucent red.

Cotinus coggygria 'Rubrifolius'
The young leaves of this selection are red; older leaves are greenish red. Very beautiful orange-red autumncolour.

Cotinus coggygria 'Velvet Cloak'
The ovate leaves of this cv. are very dark purple-red, darker than Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'.

Cotinus coggygria 'Young Lady' ®   
This beautiful selection, found at our nursery, already flowers as a young plant; when older plants are pruned in spring, the flower-plumes will be very big in summer. Good to use for floriculture. (Protected by Plant Breeders' Rights) more information

Cotinus coggygria var. cinerea Engl.
This variety of the normal Cotinus coggygria comes from northern China. The leaves are slightly hairy.

Cotinus obovatus Raf. (z4)
This rare species comes from South-East USA. The big leaves are obovate and give a brilliant flame of orange to yellow in autumn.

Crataegus orientalis Pall. (z6)
Little tree with globose orange-red fruits in autumn.

Crinodendron patagua Molina (z7)
This evergreen shrub is more hardy than Crinodendron hookerianum, but less exuberant; the flowers are whitish and appear in autumn and winter.

Cryptocarya alba (Molina) Looser (z8)
Evergreen small tree from southern America. The leaves are aromatic. The fruits are red berries.

Cudrania pubescens Trec.
Evergreen spiny shrub from south-eastern China and Birma. Orange-red fruits.

Cudrania tricuspidata (Carr.) Bureau (z6-7)
Deciduous tree with prickly branches; the leaves often have 3 lobes.

Cyathodes colensoi Hook. f. (z8)
Heather-like shrub with small blue-green leaves; flowers in short racemes, fruits white or pink to carmine.

Cyclocarya paliurus (Batal.) Iljinsk. (z7)
(syn.: Pterocarya paliurus). Deciduous tree with pinnate leaves. The racemes with fruits are to 25cm. long and each fruit has a encircling wing from about 5cm. wide.

Cydonia oblonga Mill. (z5)
Deciduous little tree to 6m. height. Flowers white to pale pink in May-June; in autumn big golden-yellow fragrant fruits.

Cydonia oblonga 'Leskovacka'
Selection with big fruits.

Cydonia oblonga 'Portugal'
Selection with big fruits.

Cyrilla racemiflora L. (z6)
Half-wintergreen small shrub, with an orange-red autumncolour. Small white flowers in June-July on 10-15cm. long racemes.

Cytisus supranubius Kuntz. (z9)
Stiff upright shrub from the Canary Islands. Flowerheads milk-white in May.

Danae racemosa (L.) Moench. (z7)
Evergreen shrub to 1m. height with green branches. Flowers in June on the end of the branches, later followed by orange-red berries.

Decaisnea fargesii Franch. (z6)
Deciduous shrub with thick branches and big buds. Racemes of greenish flowers in spring; the upper male, the lower female, later followed by big broad bean-like blue fruits; large bluish-green pinnate leaves.

Decumaria barbara L. (z7)
Half-wintergreen climbing shrub with panicles of fragrant white flowers.

Dendromecon rigida Benth. (z8)
Evergreen shrub with grey leathery leaves; the golden-yellow flowers (ca. 6cm.) will be produced over a long period.

Dendropanax japonicus (Thunb.) Makino ex Hara (z9)
Evergreen shrub from southeastern Asia. The young plants have 3-5 lobed leaves, older plants only ovate. Fruits black.

Desmodium canadense (L.) DC. (z2)
Shrub-like perennial from North America. Dark pink flowers in panicles at the branches tips, in summer .

Desmodium tiliifolium (D. Don) G. Don (z6)
New growth of this kindly shrub is translucent light green; shows long panicles (20-30cm.) of pale lilac flowers at the end of the summer, after that forming straw-coloured plums of seedpods.

Deutzia setchuenensis var. corymbiflora (Lemoine) Rehd. (z6)
Deciduous shrub with beautiful white flowers in big panicles; the panicles staying ornamental after flowering for a long time.

Dichotomanthus tristaniaecarpa Kurz. (z7)
Rare shrub from China, looking like an upright Cotoneaster.

Diospyros kaki L. (z6)
Deciduous tree with glossy dark green leaves. Often used as a fruit-tree for the "Chinese Persimmon"-fruit.

Diospyros lotus L. (z5)
The "Date Plum" is a big tree, with 1.5-2cm. wide fruits which have a bad taste.

Diospyros melanoxylon Willd.
Diospyros from India and Pakistan. The fruits are olive-green and about 3-4cm. wide. They have a good taste.

Diospyros virginiana L. (z5)
The "Commen Persimmon" is native to North America; this big deciduous tree gives edible orange fruits of about 3cm. wide.

Dipelta floribunda Maxim. (z6)
A choice plant of great garden merit. In late spring the white flowers with an orange-yellow throat will be produced in great profusion.

Dipelta ventricosa Hemsl. (z6)
Also a choice plant, the stems with long shredding bark and the flowers purple outside and orange inside. A beautiful shrub.

Dipelta yunnanensis Franch. (z7)
This species is hairy on the young branches and the leaves. The flowers, white outside and orange inside, are looking like Dipelta floribunda. A very rare shrub and only a little tender than the other species.

Dipteronia sinensis Oliv. (z7)
This relational of the Acer-family has big pinnate leaves; the seeds grow with two together like Acer, but the wings are rounded.

Disanthus cercidifolius Maxim. (z6)
Rare genus of the Hamamelis-family. The plant looks like Cercidiphyllum japonicum; the leaves turn into a deep violet in autumn.

Distylium racemosum S. & Z. (z7)
Evergreen shrub with glossy leaves en inconspicuous flowers with red anthers.

Dodonaea viscosa (L.) Jacq. (z9)
Evergreen shrub to 6m. tall, but not hardy in The Netherlands.

Dorycnium rectum Ser. (z7)
Subshrub with little white flowers in summer.

Drimys winteri J.R. & G. Forst. (z8)
Evergreen shrub for the warmer climates; the nice white flowers scent as Jasmine.

Drimys winteri var. chilensis (DC.) A. Gray (z8)
The young leaves of this variety are bright green with a red peduncle.

Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Grandiflora' Lindl. (z8)
The flowers of this deciduous shrub are yellow with a hairy outside, in April.

Ehretia anacua I.M. Johnst. (z8?)
Deciduous tree from southwestern USA.

Ehretia dicksonii Hance (z7)
Rare tree with rough leaves. Has in August white panicles of flowers, followed by yellowish fruits.

Ehretia rigida Druce (z9)
Not hardy tree from southern Africa.

Elaeocarpus sylvestris Poir. (z9)
Nice evergreen shrub as tub-plant. Small panicles white flowers.

Eleutherococcus lasiogyne (Harms) S.Y. Hu (z6)
Deciduous shrub with curved prickles on young plants. Older plants unarmed.

Eleutherococcus senticosus Rupr. & Maxim. (z5)
(syn.: Acanthopanax senticosus (Rupr. & Maxim.) Harms.)
Shrub with bristly stems; bright green leaves with 5 leaflets.

Eleutherococcus sieboldianus 'Variegatus' (z5)
Shrub with nice cream-yellow variegated leaves.

Emmenopterys henryi Oliv. (z7)
Very rare deciduous tree with yellow flowers and a big white calyx in June-July on older plants.

Ephedra sinica Stapf (z6)
Dwarf Ephedra from China.

Eriobotrya 'Coppertone'
see: Rhaphiolepis 'Coppertone'

Eriobotrya deflexa Nakai (z9)
Tubplant from China and Taiwan.

Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. (z9)
Evergreen shrub with white flowers in September, followed by pear-shaped edible fruits.

Erythrina arborescens Roxb. (z9)
Rare shrub from South China. Flowers yellow.

Erythrina crista-galli 'Compacta' L. (z9-8?)
Very attractive deciduous shrub for the cool greenhouse; the branches are covered with sharp thorns; the plant blooms in summer with long racemes of scarlet-red flowers. The form 'Compacta' flowers on one years growth.

Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. (z5)
Big tree with dark green leaves; flowers inconspicuous, seeds yellowish, Ash-like.

Eucryphia x intermedia 'Rostrevor' (z9)
Evergreen shrub with white flowers in September-October.

Nederlandse Plantencollectie (Dutch Plant Collection) - EUONYMUS
More information about subjoined Euonymus assortment.

Euonymus alatus 'Macrophyllus'
Compact shrub with broad corky wings on their branches; the branches grow somewhat twisty. Autumncolour orange-red.

Euonymus alatus 'Nanus'
Very compact Euonymus alatus, more than Euonymus alatus 'Compactus'. Red autumncolour.

Euonymus alatus 'Rudy Haag'
Selection from the USA. Grows twice as wide as high. Red autumncolour.

Euonymus alatus 'Select'
Selection from the USA with compact growth; very beautiful red autumncolour. Known in the USA under the trademark Fireball.

Euonymus alatus 'Silver Cloud'
New selection with variegated leaves and a compact growth.

Euonymus alatus 'Timber Creek'
Selection from the USA with a good red autumncolour. Upright growth. Known in the USA under the trademark Chicago Fire.

Euonymus alatus var. apterus Regel
Like the species but without corky wings, smaller leaves and a slower growth. In our collection are differend types.

Euonymus alatus var. ciliatodentatus Franch. en Sav.
This Euonymus alatus variety grows compact with short shoots, has small leaves (±2-3cm.) and a rich conspicuous fruiting. No corky wings. The autumncolour is pinkish.

Euonymus americanus L. (z5)
Upright deciduous shrub, with finely branches; young branches distinctly 4-edged. Buds and leaves look a little like Euonymus alatus, but finer; red buds more or less outspreading. Leaves long lasting in autumn. Fruits pink to red, 3-5 chambered with soft warty prickles, like little strawberries; aril orange.

Euonymus americanus 'Evergreen' (z8)
Selection with evergreen leaves.

Euonymus americanus 'Narrow Leaf' (z7-8)
Selection with narrow willow-like leaves.

Euonymus bulgaricus (z3)
Slow growing species with corky wings on the young branches.

Euonymus bungeanus 'Dart's Pride'
This Euonymus bungeanus selection has more angular branches and elliptic leaves; the petioles are not very long. This cv. is a rich fruiting form with pink fruits and a pinkish-red autumncolour in the beginning of September.

Euonymus bungeanus f. pendulus Rehd.
Gracefully little tree with arching branches; otherwise like var. mongolicus, but the leaves colouring whitish-yellow in autumn.

Euonymus carnosus 'Belmonte'
(syn.: Euonymus grandiflorus Hort.) This cultivar is the selection found in Arboretum Belmonte in Wageningen, named as Euonymus grandiflorus. But research showed the plants isn't Euonymus grandiflorus, but Euonymus carnosus. But for the beautiful red autumncolour the plant is named after the place where he is found.

Euonymus carnosus 'Red Wine'
(syn.: Euonymus atropurpureus var. cheatumi Hort., Euonymus grandiflorus 'Red Wine')
This Euonymus carnosus selection is known, i.a. in France, as Euonymus atropurpureus var. cheatumi, but this is wrong, because Euonymus atropurpureus do not flower with cream-white, but purple flowers. Euonymus carnosus 'Red Wine' grows more compact than the species; the leaves are any narrower and turning into a very beautiful wine-red in autumn. In the trade as Euonymus carnosus 'Red Wine' from 2005.

Euonymus carnosus 'Trompenburg Lustre'
Selection with long shining leaves and a beautiful red autumncolour.

Euonymus clivicolus var. rongchuensis (Marq. & Shaw) Blakelock (z8)
Very rare Euonymus from southwest China. Looks like Euonymus cornutus var. quinquecornutus, but it grows faster and the small flowers are purple-red. The fruits have wings.

Euonymus cornutus var. quinquecornutus (Comb.) Blakelock (z7)
This variety of Euonymus cornutus is a deciduous shrub with long lanceolate leaves (±10cm.); branches and buds green; the flowers are purple with a flesh-coloured margin. The long winged fruits are green and not so conspicuous till the moment they are opening and show their hanging seeds covered by the orange aril.
The whole habit of the plant is bamboo-like.

Euonymus echinatus Wall. (z9)
Procumbent evergreen shrub; it looks like Euonymus fortunei, but the leaves are circular and the young growth is bronze-coloured. The fruits are round, 8mm. and densely covered with 1mm. long prickles. Not hardy.

Euonymus europaeus 'Albus'
This Euonymus has yellowish-white fruits with an orange-yellow aril.

Euonymus europaeus 'Atropurpureus'
(syn.: Euonymus americanus 'Purpureus' Hort.)
This is a beautiful Euonymus europaeus selection; the lanceolate leaves will quick turn into purple; turns into scarlet in autumn. The colour of the flowers is reddish-yellow; fruits unknown. This is an interesting cv.

Euonymus europaeus 'Aucubifolius'
The leaves of this cv. have white spots when full-grown.

Euonymus europaeus 'Brilliant'
A very narrow upright selection with pink fruits in the autumn.

Euonymus europaeus 'Chrysophyllus'
Leaves of this cv. are yellow when young, especially on plants which has been pruned in spring; older leaves yellowish-green.

Euonymus europaeus 'Howard'
A selection from the USA, but without particular detail. The less fruits are dark pink.

Euonymus europaeus 'Intermedius'
(syn.: Euonymus europaeus var. ovatus)
Leaves of this Euonymus europaeus are broad ovate with a rounded base, somewhat rhombic, the apex long acuminate; fruits abundantly with coral-red fruits. Often this cv. will be offered under the false names Euonymus europaeus 'Fructo-coccineus' (which has much darker fruits) and Euonymus americanus (which has strawberry-like fruits). It is a good cv. having a conspicuous bright red fruiting.

Euonymus europaeus 'Red Cascade'
Young branches are green, but in autumn they turn into dark-red; autumncolour red; older plants have a rich fruiting with big dark-pink fruits; aril orange.

Euonymus europaeus 'Scarlet Wonder'
This cv. looks like Euonymus europaeus 'Red Cascade', but the leaves are smaller and gives no autumncolour, so the dark pink fruits are showing better.

Euonymus europaeus 'Thornhayes'
This cv. is a seedling of Euonymus europaeus 'Red Cascade'; very similar to the parent, but the autumncolour is splendid red.

Euonymus europaeus 'Variegatus'
Variegated form with irregular variegation; some branches has cream-white leaves, other green and a part has nice variegated leaves; the branches of the cream-white and variegated leaves are red in winter.

Euonymus fimbriatus Wall. (z7)
Upright, deciduous shrub with bright green leaves; flowers very small, yellowish-white, in May; followed by small light-pink winged fruits in August-September. The bark of older branches is grey and exfoliating. A nice plant.

Euonymus frigidus Wall. (z9)
This wintergreen species is not hardy. Venation distinctly elevated. Flowers translucent purple, ca. 1cm. Ø, the fruits are green and winged.

Euonymus grandiflorus f. salicifolius Stapf & F.Ballard (z7)
This forma has willow-like leaves, which are longer lasting, without or with a little yellow autumncolour.

Euonymus hamilt. var. yedoensis f. koehneanus (Loes.) Blakelock
A big shrub with orange-pink fruits.

Euonymus hamiltonianus 'Calocarpus'
Tall shrub, good fruiting with striking pink fruits. Probable this is no Euonymus hamiltonianus, so the anthers are not purple, but yellow like Euonymus europaeus.

Euonymus hamiltonianus 'Coral Charm'
Cv. with ovate leaves; autumncolour yellow; the fruits are bright pink.

Euonymus hamiltonianus 'Den Haag'
Particular selection. This plant flowers in August, followed by pink fruits, ripening in October to December. The first years branches on firm standing plants are stout and grow to more than 1m. in one season; the next year it will excessive bear fruit on such branches.

Euonymus hamiltonianus 'Fiesta'
Big shrub found by Hillier (GB). Parts of the leaves are white variegated.

Euonymus hamiltonianus 'Indian Summer'
The leaves of this cv. are glossy green and turn into a beautiful wine-red in autumn, from the second half of October to the first half of December. The fruits are dark pink. This cv. was in the trade under the wrong name Euonymus americanus var. sieboldianus.

Euonymus hamiltonianus 'Koi Boy'
New selection with white fruits from England.

Euonymus hamiltonianus 'Miss Pinkie'
Upright growth and rich fruiting with pink fruits.

Euonymus hamiltonianus 'Pink Delight'
Upright growing shrub with striking pink fruits, lasting till December.

Euonymus hamiltonianus 'Poort Bulten'
Selection found in Arboretum Poort Bulten (NL); excessive fruiting every year, pink fruits.

Euonymus hamiltonianus 'Popcorn'   
Big shrub with light green leaves and bold branches. The fruits of this Japanese selection are nearly white; till this time this selection is the most white fruited of all in the deciduous Euonymus-assortment.

Euonymus hamiltonianus 'Rainbow'
Selection from Japan with yellow variegated leaves.

Euonymus hamiltonianus 'Red Chief'
Selection with dark-pink fruits.

Euonymus hamiltonianus 'Red Elf'
The appearance of this cv. looks like Euonymus europaeus, but the anthers are clearly purple; the fruits are dark pink. Very free fruiting, even as a young plant. No autumncolour.

Euonymus hamiltonianus 'Rising Sun'   
Very beautiful selection from Japan. This selection grows more broad than wide. The leaves are all the summer reddish-green and turn into red in autumn. The fruits of this selection are very dark-pink to red; this variety is the most red-fruited form in the total Euonymus hamiltonianus assortment.

Euonymus hamiltonianus 'Snow'
Beautiful selection from Japan with white variegated leaves.

Euonymus hamiltonianus 'Winter Glory'
This selection of the Research-Station in Boskoop (NL) has bright pink fruits, lasting till December.

Euonymus hamiltonianus var. hians (Koehne) Blakelock
Old trees in the South Park, The Hague and De Dreijen, Wageningen (NL) have a particular beautiful corky trunk.

Euonymus hamiltonianus var. semiexsertus (Koehne) Blakelock
The fruits of this Euonymus hamiltonianus variety ripen the first of all Euonymus hamiltonianus; they are already pink in the beginning of September and last about one month.

Euonymus hybrid(e) (z6)
Hybrid between Euonymus bungeanus ('Dart's Pride') x Euonymus phellomanus.The branches have the corky wings like Euonymus phellomanus and the leaves are between the both parents. Sadly there are nearly fruits.

Euonymus japonicus 'Benkomasaki'
Upright columnar growth; the leaves crosswise arranged.

Euonymus japonicus var. pyramidatus
Columnair growth; the darkgreen leaves are crosswise arranged.

Euonymus japonicus 'Robustus'
An evergreen Euonymus with an upright growth; this cv. is the most hardy of the species; in the collection the plant has resisted -20°C. very well. The bright green leaves are nearly circular; the plant flowers excessive, but the fruiting is moderate, although the orange seeds are showing well when the fruits open in the second half of December.

Euonymus japonicus 'Rykojo'
Very compact growing selection; in 10 years I think it don't be wider than ca. 30cm. Ø. The leaves are about 0.5cm. wide.

Euonymus kiautschovicus Loes. (z6)
This species looks like Euonymus japonicus, but the oblong leaves are hanging a little. It flowers one month later as Euonymus japonicus and the pinkish fruits are less than Euonymus japonicus 'Robustus'. Young plants are tender for strong frost.

Euonymus kiautschovicus 'Berry Hill'
Nearly as the species.

Euonymus kiautschovicus 'Manhattan'
Shrub with dark green rounded leaves, rich flowering; white fruits, seed with an orange aril. Young plants are tender to strong frost. Also named as Euonymus japonicus 'Manhattan'.

Euonymus latifolius (L.) Mill. (z6)
This species native to South Europe and Asia Minor makes big red winterbuds on brown branches; the leaves are ovate, frequently a little rough, but in autumn they turn into beautiful wine-red. The plant flowers rich with yellowish flowers and gives in September a lot of big winged dark red fruits; the seeds have an orange aril.

Euonymus macropterus Rupr. (z5)
Deciduous shrub. The leaves of this species develop the first of all of the subgenus Kalonymus, it flowers the first of all and the fruits are already ripened in July/August. The plant looks like Euonymus latifolius but the leaf-surface is flat, not rough. The autumncolour is not so striking as Euonymus latifolius and the fruits with the very long wings are hiding under the leaves, but due to the big quantity they are still showy.

Euonymus maximowiczianus Schuch. (z5)
Looks like Euonymus planipes, but the flowers are very small and the corolla is whitish; the fruits open 1 or 2 weeks later; the wings of the fruits are rounded. The branches are grey-brown and thicker. From the end of August to half October the leaves turn into a rich red autumncolour.

Euonymus morrisonensis Kanehira & Sasaki (z7)
Semi-deciduous small shrub from the mountains of Taiwan.

Euonymus myrianthus Hemsl. (z7)
In many arboreta this species is named as Euonymus wilsonii (but the fruits of Euonymus wilsonii are set with awl-shaped spines!!). Evergreen; thick leathery leaves; good hardy. This species flowers in spring with many flowered cymes, the petals are green with a yellow blush; the unfertilized ovaries colour orange-yellow and are long lasting. In September the fruits are yellow with an orange blush at the sunside.

Euonymus nanus Bieb. (z2)
Half deciduous shrub; prostrate or upright. The linear-lanceolate leaves are 2-4cm. long with involute margins and dark green. It flowers excessive with violet-purple flowers on filamentous stalks; in August the pink fruits contrast well with the dark green leaves.

Euonymus nanus 'Turkestanicus' (z2)
This is not a variety but a selection with an upright habit and lighter dull green leaves. The fruiting is fewer than the species.

Euonymus obovatus Nutt. (z3)
Deciduous species; the branches are bending down and cover the ground; the leaves are ovate or obovate; the flowers are not showy and greenish-red; the carmine fruits have soft prickles, aril orange.

Euonymus occidentalis Nutt. (z5)
The flowers of this deciduous species are ca. 1cm. and conspicuous dark red; in August develop the more or less rounded red fruits; the yellow aril is spongish with mostly 2 seeds. A species with a conspicuous flower-colour.

Euonymus oresbius W.W.Smith (z7)
Big deciduous shrub, branches four-edged; small lanceolate leaves, ca. 3cm. long, apex rounded; flowers greenish-white, the fruits pinkish-red. This shrub looks like a very coarse Euonymus nanus.

Euonymus oxyphyllus Miq. (z5)
One of the most beautiful Euonymus. This deciduous shrub, that can grow up to a little tree, flowers excessive with beige-brown-green flowers in May, the acuminate oval-oblong leaves are budding at the same time. In the late summer the leaves colour from red-brown into a splended (wine-)red, while an excess of marble-sized red fruits are hanging on long stalks, like cherries, among the leaves. The seeds have an orange aril.

Euonymus oxyphyllus 'Angyo Elegant'
The leaves of this Japanees selection are spotted with white speckles; rich fruiting with big dark red fruits.

Euonymus pauciflorus Maxim. (z8)
This deciduous shrub is very similar to Euonymus verrucosus, but the branches are less densely warty, which are brownish coloured; also the leaves are more oval and less acute; the axillary standing flowers have a short pedicel and are laying with 1 or 2 on the leaf-surface; their colour is beige-red. The fruits are red and the aril is red, too. The autumncolour is yellow and red.

Euonymus planipes 'Gold Ore'
Selection out of the Euonymus-collection. The leaves are blotted with yellow spots. Nice autumncolour.

Euonymus quelpaertensis Nakai (z6)
Rare species from Korea. Very similar to Euonymus bungeanus, but the leaves are spreading, not hanging.

Euonymus sacrosanctus Koidz. (z6)
Very similar to Euonymus alatus, but the plant has a copper-coloured blaze on branches and leaves; the leaves are more broad elliptic. The autumncolour is for a short time shining orange.

Euonymus sanguineus Loes. (z6)
Very attractive Euonymus. This deciduous species buds reddish in spring and keeps a purple blaze all summer, because the oval leaves are red-coloured beneath; the young branches are dark purple. In autumn the leaves turn into brown-red and are very persistant. The flowering is very abundantly, with yellowish flowers having a red bloom. Although many Euonymus have a light bad-smell, but this species surpasses all with a strong "fish"scent in flowering-time.The fruiting is moderate with any pink fruits with long wings; aril orange.

Euonymus spraguei Hayata (z8?)
Evergreen shrub with nice bronze-coloured new growth.

Euonymus tingens Wall. (z9)
Evergreen species with glossy dark green leaves, tapering to both ends. Big white flowers with dark red veins. Fruits dark pink.

Euonymus trapococcus Nakai (z6)
Rare species from Korea. Looks like Euonymus hamiltonianus, but the fruits are grooved at the middle of the lobes.

Euonymus velutinus Fisch. & Mey (z6)
Deciduous big shrub. The young growth of the whole plant densely tomentose, leaf-apex rounded. The less fruits are dull-pink. The coarse blackish bark gives the plant a mysterious radiation; very attractive in winter.

Euonymus verrucosus Scop. (z6)
This deciduous Euonymus is an elegant shrub with oblong-ovate leaves; the branches and trunk are densely covered with fine black warts. The plant flowers abundantly with flesh-coloured flowers; it has not too many fruits and these are yellowish-red coloured; the seeds have a red aril. When the leaves drop, the colour turns from yellow into violet-red.

Euonymus vidalii Franch. & Sav. (z6)
Deciduous species very similar to Euonymus hamiltonianus, might be only a variety.

Euphorbia mellifera Ait. (z9)
Big shrub in its habitat, leaves grey-green; flowerheads orange, in spring. For a frostfree location.

Euptelea pleiosperma Hook. & Thoms. (z6)
Little tree with attractive leaves.

Euptelea polyandra S. & Z. (z6)
Small tree or big shrub with nice serrate leaves, colouring red and orange in autumn.

Fendlera rupicola Engelm. & A. Gray (z7)
Very rare shrub of the Philadelphus-family. Flowers white.

Firmiana simplex (L. f.) Schott. & Endl. (z8)
Unknown tree for the milder location.

Fortunearia sinensis Rehd. & Wils. (z6)
Unknown shrub from the Hamamelis-family. Reddish flower racemes in March.

Fothergilla gardenii 'Harold Epstein'
New selection from the USA with thin branches creeping over the ground.

Franklinia alatamaha Marsh. (z6)
Very beautiful shrub from the same family of Camellia with white flowers in September-October and a nice red autumncolour.

Fraxinus mandshurica Rupr. (z6)
Very unknown tall tree from North-East Asia.

Fraxinus retusa var. henryana Oliv. (z7-9)
Rare variety from China with nice white panicles of flowers.

Fraxinus xanthoxyloides var. dumosa (Carr.) Lingelsh. (z7)
Very rare shrub, when older a tree; the leaflets rounded 0.5-1.5cm. long.

Garrya congdonii Eastw. (z8)
Evergreen shrub from western USA. This shrub normally grows on rocky places. The best place to plant is sunny, dry and very sheltered.

Garrya elliptica Lindl. (z8)
This evergreen shrub will be covered with grey male or female catkins (10-20cm. long) in January-February. When planted on a north facing wall they resist 10-13° C. below zero.

Garrya elliptica 'James Roof'
A very free flowering male clone with silver-grey male catkins.

Garrya x thuretii Carr. (z8-9)
This hybrid between Garrya faydenii x Garrya elliptica is as hardy as Garrya elliptica; the catkins are erect, but not so long.

Gelsemium rankinii Small (z7-9)
Nice vine to 3m. Yellow flowers in March-April. Looks very like Jasmine.

Genista aetnensis (Bivona) DC. (z7?-8)
Very attractive little tree with golden-yellow flowers in July.

Genista canariensis L. (z8)
Upright growing shrub with nice yellow flowers in spring over a long time.

Genista umbellata (L'Hér.) Dum. Cours. (z8?)
Small shrub to 50cm. Nice yellow flowers from April to July.

Gleditsia caspica Desf. (z6)
The thorns on the stem of this deciduous tree are very stout when older. Nice bipinnate leaves. The fruits like French beans.

Gleditsia sinensis Lam. (z5)
Very rare spiny tree, the leaves bipinnate.

Glyptostrobus pensilis K. Koch (z8)
Looks like Metasequoia glyptostroboides. The leaves are bluish.

Gochnatia foliolosa D. Don. ex Hook. & Arn. (z9)
Evergreen shrub from the Aster-family. White flowers in July. Only for the mildest places or a tub plant.

Gomphostigma virgatum (L. f.) Baill. (z7-8)
Gray-leaved shrub for a sheltered place. Nice white blooms in late summer and beginning autumn. Cut back in spring for a fresh growth.

Gordonia axillaris (Roxb.) D.Dietr. (z9)
Evergreen tub plant with big white flowers in autumn.

Grewia biloba var. parviflora (Bge.) Hand. Mazz. (z6)
This to 2m. high shrub is hardy in the west of Europe.

Griselinia littoralis Raoul (z9)
Evergreen shrub from New Zealand. The leaves are yellow-green. For planting at coastal regions.

Griselinia littoralis 'Dixon's Cream' (z8)
Evergreen shrub from New Zealand. The leathery leaves have yellow to cream coloured spots. For sheltered places.

Gymnocladus dioica (L.) K. Koch. (z5)
Tall tree; when young the thick branches are bluish-grey pruinose; the big leaves are bipinnate and pink when young.

Halesia diptera Ellis. (z6)
Shrub with 2.5cm. long white flowers in spring; the fruits two-winged.

Halesia diptera var. magniflora Godfrey (z6)
More abundantly flowering than the species. Very rare.

Halesia monticola (Rehd.) Sarg. (z6)
Big shrub to tall tree. White campanulate flowers in May; after that followed by big winged fruits (to 5cm. long).

Halesia monticola var. vestita Sarg. (z6)
The young leaves of this variety are tomentose. Bright pink flowers.

Halesia parviflora Michx. (z6)
Deciduous big shrub with bell-shaped flowers in May.

Helwingia chinensis Batal. (z9)
This deciduous shrub has flowers and fruits on the lanceolate leaves of the older plants (the plants are dioecious).

Helwingia chinensis 'Broad-leaved Form' (z9)
The leaves of this form are broader than the former.

Helwingia japonica (Thunb.) F.G.Dietr. (z8)
Stoloniferous little shrub with very small flowers (male and female on different plants) on the leaf-surface; the female plants give 6mm. thick black berries.

Hemiptelea davidii (Hance) Planch. (z5)
This shrub very similar to Ulmus has very stout thorns, especially on young or deep cutted plants and will be useful as an impenetrable thorny hedge.

Heptacodium miconioides Rehder (z5)
Beautiful deciduous shrub; the older branches exfoliating. The leaves are three-veined. In September-October the shrub is covered with big panicles of white flowers; the calyx turns into bright red after flowering.

Hoheria populnea A. Cunn. (z9)
Small evergreen tree with snow-white flowers in September.

Hovenia dulcis Thunb. (z6)
Deciduous little tree. The fruit stalks eventually fleshy, thickened and reddish are eaten in India, Japan and China.

Hydrangea anomala 'Winter Surprise' (z8)
The leaves of this climbing shrub will be very nice red in winter, when the temperature is about zero and the sun is shining on the plant. Needs a sheltered place, so by very cold, under 5 degrees below zero, the leaves will be damaged.

Hydrangea longipes Franch. (z7)
The long leaves of this shrub are bristly haired. Flowercorymbs umbrella-like, the marginal flowers are white.

Hydrangea serrata 'Golden Sunlight' (z6)
Beautiful shrub with golden-yellow leaves in spring later becoming greenish-yellow. The lace-cap flowers are pink, later reddish like Hydrangea serrata 'Intermedia' of which 'Golden Sunlight' is a "sport".(Plant Protected in Europe!).

Idesia polycarpa Maxim. (z5)
Elegant tree, big leaves with long red petioles; flowers yellowish in pendulous panicles in May-June. In autumn on female plants bunches red-brown berries.

Idesia polycarpa var. vestita Diels. (z5)
The leaf undersides of this variety are densely tomentose and the fruits are brick-red.

Ilex decidua Walt. (z5-6)
Deciduous shrub with orange-red fruits.

Ilex mitis Radlk. (z9)
Not hardy evergreen shrub of small tree from South Africa. The dark green leaves are not toothed like the normal Holly. The berries are dark red.

Ilex pedunculosa Mill. (z6)
Nice evergreen shrub with solitary red fruits on 2-4cm. long stalks.

Illicium anisatum L. (z7-8)
(syn.: Illicium religiosum)
Evergreen shrub with white flowers in April-May.

Illicium floridanum J. Ellis. (z7-8)
Evergreen shrub with purple-red flowers in April-May.

Indigofera potaninii Craib. (z6)
Upright shrub with erect racemes lilac-pink flowers from July to September.

Itea ilicifolia Oliv. (z8)
Evergreen shrub with Holly-like leaves. Flower-racemes to 50cm. long, greenish-white pendulous flowers. Attractive.

Itea virginica 'Shirley's Compact'
New selection with a very compact growth.

Itea yunnanensis Franch. (z9)
Looks like Itea ilicifolia, but the leaves are longer and the flower-racemes are shorter, about 15cm.

Jamesia americana Torr. & Gray. (z6)
Small shrub; white flower-cymes in May-June.

Jasminum fruticans L. (z8)
Evergreen shrub with yellow flowers from July to September.

Jasminum humile L. (z9)
Nearly evergreen shrub with yellow flowers in June-July.

Jasminum nudiflorum 'Aureum' (z6)
The leaves of this cultivar are yellow. In winter big yellow flowers.

Jasminum parkeri Dunn. (z8?)
Shrub to 30cm. height. Yellow flowers in June.

Kadsura japonica 'Variegata' (z8)
(syn.: Kadsura japonica 'Fukurin')
Variegated selection of the species.

Koelreuteria bipinnata Franch. (z8)
Deciduous tree with pinnate leaves; yellow flowers in panicles in July-August.

Koelreuteria henryi Dummer
Not hardy species from Taiwan.

Koelreuteria paniculata Laxm. (z6)
Beautiful deciduous tree with a rain of golden-yellow flowers in panicles in August, followed by bladder-like fruits.

Koelreuteria paniculata 'Coral Sun' ® (z6)  
New selection with brilliant red new growth; later on the leaves turn into yellow-green as the petioles are staying red. In winter the branches are yellow-brown. A welcom addition to the assortment. (Protected by Plant Breeders' Rights).
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Koelreuteria paniculata 'Rosseels'
This selection flowers on young plants.

Koelreuteria paniculata var. apiculata (Rehd. & Wils.) Rehd. (z6)
This variety has bipinnate leaves.

Lagerstroemia chekiangensis Cheng (z7a)
Tall shrub or tree. Beautiful orange autumncolour. The flowers are light pink. Has also a peeling bark.

Lagerstroemia indica L. (z8)
Very abundantly flowering from July to September.

Lagerstroemia indica 'Petit Pink'
Selection with pink flowers.

Laurelia sempervirens (Ruiz & Pavon) Tulasne (z9)
Tall evergreen tree with aromatic bark.

Laureliopsis philippiana (Looser) Schodde (z8)
Nice evergreen tree from Chile. The dark green leaves have a fine toothed margin. Not very hardy in West Europe.

Laurus nobilis x Umbellularia californica
Hybrid from the normal Laurel and the Californian Laurel. However the leaves are less scented, they are darker green of colour.

Ligustrum chenaultii Hickel (z8)
Deciduous shrub; in June to 20cm. long panicles of flowers, later followed by violet-blue kidney-shaped berries.

Ligustrum sinense var. stauntonii (DC.) Rehd. (z7)
Very abundantly flowering shrub in July-August; big panicles white flowers.

Lindera erythrocarpa Makino (z7)
Rare shrub, deciduous. The fruits are red.

Lindera reflexa Hemsl. (z7)
Deciduous rare shrub.

Liquidambar orientalis Mill. (z8)
This less known species comes from Asia Minor. The leaves of this species are deeper incised then they of Liquidambar styraciflua.

Lithrea caustica (Mol.) Hook. & Arn. (z9)
Evergreen poisones shrub from Chile. The thick leaves are bright dark green. Tubplant.

Lomatia hirsuta (Lam.) Diels ex Macbr. (z9)
Not hardy evergreen shrub from Chile.

Lonicera dioica L. (z5)
A slightly climbing shrub from northeastern North America. The coppercoloured yellow-green flowers are on the tip of the branches in a disc-like pair of leaves. After flowering followed by orange berries.

Lonicera hildebrandiana Collet & Hemsl. (z9)
Not hardy evergreen climbing shrub; this species has the biggest flowers of the family. The shrub flowers from June to August with, to 10cm. large, white flowers, soon colouring to yellow. Sometimes followed by about 3cm. big fruits. To keep frostfree in winter.

Lonicera hispidula Dougl. (z6)
More or less procumbent shrub with hairy leaves. The whitish flowers turn into red, June-July.

Lonicera involucrata (Richards.) Banks. (z6)
Low deciduous shrub to 1m. height. Flowers yellow in May-June.

Lonicera maximowiczii (Rupr.) Maxim. (z5)
Deciduous shrub from eastern Asia. The darkgreen leaves are contrasted by the red branches. The flowers are violet-red, in May.

Lonicera sempervirens L. (z8)
Semi-evergreen climbing shrub with orange-yellow to scharlet-red flowers during summer.

Lonicera similis var. delavayi (Franch.) Rehd. (z9)
Evergreen climbing shrub, with white flowers, turning into yellow, in the middle of the summer.

Lonicera standishii 'Budapest' (z6)
Deciduous shrub with light-pink flowers from December to March.

Lycium chinense Mill. (z6)
Thorny shrub with violet flowers colouring into brown; after that followed by orange-red berries.

Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. (z6)
Deciduous shrub with whitish flowers in terminal racemes in May-June. Poisonous to horses.

Lyonia ovalifolia (Wall.) Drude (z7-8)
Semi-evergreen shrub with small whitish flowers in terminal racemes in May-June.

Lysionothus pauciflorus Maxim. (z9)
This evergreen small shrub is not hardy in The Netherlands, but the blue flowers in Septerber are very striking.

Macfadyena unguis-cati (L.) A. Gentry (z8)
Very fast growing evergreen climbing shrub. Grows in trees and on walls. The trumpett-like flowers born in May and June; after flowering appear the very long fruits.

Maclura pomifera (Raf.) Schneid. (z5)
The thorns on the branches of the Osage Orange are very sharp. Flowers inconspicuous, on female plants growing out to a globose orange-like fruit; not edible.

Maclura pomifera 'Inermis' (z5)
Cultivar without thorns. Dark green leaves turn into yellow in autumn.

Maclura pomifera 'Pretty Woman' (z5)
Female selection with big fruits on older plants.

Maddenia hypoleuca Koehne (z5)
Very rare tall shrub. Flowers as little catkins in March-April.

Magnolia 'Butterflies'
Selection with light yellow flowers. Will be a tall shrub.

Magnolia 'Elizabeth'
Small tree with large light flowers in late spring.

Magnolia 'Yellow Lantern'
Selection with light yellow flowers.

Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. (z4)
Beautiful tree with a yellow autumncolour. Flowers bluish-green in June-July.

Magnolia biondii Pamp. (z7?-8)
Rare deciduous tree from China. Looks some like Magnolia kobus.

Magnolia brooklynensis 'Yellow Bird'
Small tree with rounded yellow flowers in spring. Also flowering in summer.

Magnolia campbellii Hook. f. & Thoms. (z8)
Very beautiful Magnolia with big white flowers in early spring.

Magnolia campbellii ssp. mollicomata (W.W. Sm.) Johnstone (z8)
Beautiful tree with big flowers, lilac-pink exterior, nearly white on the inner side.

Magnolia cylindrica Wils. (z6)
Flowers in april, before the leaves, with 10cm. long white flowers.

Magnolia delavayi Franch. (z9)
Evergreen, but not hardy Magnolia, flowering in summer from July to September, with ivory-white flowers.

Magnolia denudata Desr. (z6)
Deciduous shrub with white flowers in April-May.

Magnolia grandiflora 'Gallissoniére'

Magnolia grandiflora 'Tréyvei' (z7)
Evergreen Magnolia with large shining leaves. This selection is one of the most hardy Magnolia grandiflora; flowers during summer with big, to 20cm. wide, scented white flowers.

Magnolia hypoleuca S. & Z. (z6)
(syn.: Magnolia obovata Thunb.)
Deciduous tree with big obovate leaves. Fragrant white flowers in June and later to 20cm. big sausage-like red fruits.

Magnolia macrophylla ssp. ashei Weatherby (z7)
Small tree. White flowers to 30cm. wide. Long leaves, to 60cm.

Magnolia officinalis var. biloba Rehd. & Wils. (z7)
Looks like the species, but the leaves always deeply incised at the apex, forming two lobes.

Magnolia salicifolia (S. & Z.) Maxim. (z6)
Big shrub or little tree with lanceolate leaves; the white flowers appear in April-May, before the leaves.

Magnolia sprengeri Pamp. (z9)
Rare deciduous Magnolia. The upright pink flowers come before the leaves in April. Not so hardy.

Magnolia tripetala (L.) L. (z5)
Deciduous small tree; the leaves are arranged umbrella-like at the end of the branches. Big light yellowish flowers, 20-25 cm. wide, scenting well. The fruits are pink and to 10cm. long.

Magnolia virginiana L. (z5)
Deciduous shrub, on sheltered places half-wintergreen. This plant flowers in summer, June-July, but often flowers appearing to September. The flowers are white and fragrant.

Mallotus japonicus (Thunb.) Muell.-Arg. (z8)
White tomentosed shrub from Japan. In autumn the creamflowers appear in panicles.

Maytenus boaria Molina (z8)
Little evergreen tree with a willow-like appearance, but from the Celastrus-family.

Medicago arborea L. (z9)
Hardly hardy shrub from southeastern Europe. The leaves are three-foliate and the yellow flowers in little panicles appear from May to September.

Melia azedarach L. (z9)
Deciduous tree with long bipinnate leaves and violet flowers in loose panicles in May. When fruiting fruits light yellow.

Melicytus obovatus (Kirk.) Garn.-Jones (z9)
Very likely as Hymenanthera. Evergreen shrub with tiny yellowish flowers, followed by white berries having a purple spot.

Meliosma dilleniifolia Wall. ex Wight & Arn. (z8)
Deciduous small tree from the Himalaya. The flower-panicles could be to 30cm. long.

Meliosma flexuosa Pamp. (z8)
Upright shrub with small panicles of brownish flowers.

Meliosma myriantha S. & Z. (z9)
This upright shrub or small tree has yellowish-green flowers in to 20cm. long panicles.

Meliosma oldhami Miq. (z8)
Also this species has pinnate leaves. The paniculated flowers are pure white, in July.

Michelia figo (Lour.) Spreng (z9)
Evergreen shrub with a lovely smell when flowering; flowers ca. 3cm., light-violet. Nearly hardy in The Netherlands.

Michelia maudiae Dunn (z8)
Looks like Magnolia, but it is evergreen.

Michelia yunnanensis Franck. ex Rinet & Gagnep. (z8)
Evergreen shrub with white flowers in late spring and summer.

Microtropis petelotii Merr. & Freem. (z8)
Evergreen shrub from northern Vietnam. Looks very like Euonymus fortunei.

Mitchella repens L. (z5)
Flat growing shrublet with evergreen beautiful marked leaves.

Mitraria coccinea Vav. (z7)
Evergreen shrub with beautiful orange-red tube-shaped flowers from June to fall. Will not tolerade drought or too much sun. Only for a protected site in winter.

Morus alba L. (z5)
White Mulberry. Deciduous tree with variable leaves. Flowers inconspicuous, fruits berry-like, white, red or black.

Morus alba 'Nana Issai'
Selection with a compact habbit, many fruited quite on young age.

Morus rubra 'Nana' (z7)
Dwarf shrublet for the rockgarden.

Muehlenbeckia ephedroides Hook f. (z9)
Procumbent shrublet from New Zealand; shoots nearly always leafless. Queer.

Musella lasiocarpa (Franch.) H.W. Li (z9)
No frost resistant dwarf-banana. The beautiful yellow flowers will be produced only after frostfree protection in winter.

Myrica cerifera L. (z9)
Evergreen shrub from the South East of the USA. Flowers inconspicuous; in autumn gray-white fruits, covered with a white waxy coating.

Myrsine semiserrata Wall. (z8)
Evergreen shrub. The new growth reddish. Very small white flowers.

Neillia affinis Hemsl. (z6)
Deciduous shrub with darkgreen leaves. The pink flowers with a dark-pink calyx appear in May-June, but when the plant will be pruned after flowering, it will also flower later in summer.

Neillia thyrsiflora D. Don. (z8)
The branches of this deciduous shrub are reddish. The small flowers are white during summer.

Neviusia alabamensis Gray (z6)
Deciduous shrub, flowers in June-July with whitish flowers.

Nothofagus dombeyi (Mirbel) Blume (z9)
Semi-evergreen tree from the southern of South-America.

Nyssa sinensis Oliv. (z7)
Rare tree. Young growth reddish; autumncolour shades of red.

Nyssa sylvatica March. (z3)
Tall tree with a splended autumncolour in yellow, orange and red.

Oemleria cerasiformis (Torr. & A. Gray) J.W. Landon (z7)
Deciduous shrub; flowers in nodding racemes in March, white.

Olea exasperata Jacq. (z9)
Olea from South-Africa.

Olearia nummulariifolia Hook. f. (z8)
Evergreen small shrub with stiff needle-formed leaves. White flowers in July. One of the most hardy Olearia.

Oreopanax capitatus (Jacq.) Decne (z9)
Evergreen shrub from Mexico. The leaves are ovate and about 10cm. long.

Ormosia henryi Prain (z9?)
Rare shrub from the papilionaceae-family; from southern China.

Osmanthus suavis King. (z9)
Evergreen shrub with small leaves and fragrant white flowers in spring.

Osmanthus yunnanensis (Franch.) P.S. Green (z9)
Tall evergreen shrub with cream-white very fragrant flowers during late winter.

Ostrya carpinifolia Scop. (z6)
Hop Hornbeam. Tree with Hop-like fruit clusters.

Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch (z5)
Tree with a beautiful yellow autumncolour.

Ostryopsis davidiana (Baill.) Decne. (z6)
Very rare shrub from China, looking like a small Corylus. The small nutlets grouped on the end of the branch tips.

Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius DC. (z9)
Low shrub, looking like Heather. Wide corymbs of white flowers in May-June.

Pachysandra axillaris Franch. (z6)
Pachysandra with big leaves and red fruits. This plant needs light shade.

Paederia scandens (Lour.) Merr. (z6)
Twining shrub with 20-40cm. long panicles of whitish flowers and orange fruits.

Paeonia broteroi Boiss. & Reut. (z7)
Peony from Spain. The flowers are pink.

Paeonia cambessedesii (Willk.) Willk. (z7)
The new growth in Februari is bright red at first, later the leaves becomming dark-green above and dark-red beneath. The flowers are pink from March to April.

Paeonia delavayi Franch. (z6)
Tree Peony. Red flowers in May. Beautiful leaves.

Paeonia lutea Franch. (z6)
Yellow Tree Peony.

Paeonia mascula (L.) Mill. (z5)
Perennial peony with single flowers; propagated by seed every plant has differend coloured flowers, from very light pink (nearly white) to nearly red. When they are opening, the insite of the fruits are nice pinkish-red with the blue-black seeds on the margin.

Paeonia mlokosewitschii Lomak. (z5)
The flowers of this species vary from cream-white to yellow.

Paeonia papaveracea Andrews (z6)
Tree Peony. The flowers are pinkish-white with a dark red heart.

Paeonia potaninii Komarov (z6)
Tree Peony with dark red flowers.

Paeonia tenuifolia L. (z5)
The leaves are very dinely incised (fernlike). The flowers are red.

Paliurus spina-christi Mill. (z8)
The greenish-yellow fruits are attractive on this very thorny shrub.

Panax quinquefolius L. (z3)
American Ginseng. The fruits are red.

Parrotia persica (DC.) C.A. Mey (z5)
Nice tree or tall shrub with a beautiful orange-red autumncolour. On older trees red flowers in March.

Pavonia spinifex Cav. (z9)
Shrub from the Hibiscus-family. Yellow flowers during a long time in summer.

Persea lingue (Ruiz & Pav.) Nees (z9)
Evergreen tree from southern South-America.

Peumus boldus Molina (z9)
Small tree of shrub form Chile. The evergreen leaves are used medicinally. They are poisonous.

Phellodendron amurense Rupr. (z3)
Corktree. Tall tree with a thick and corky bark. Leaves golden-yellow when fall. Fruits black in panicles, having a turpentine scent.

Philadelphus microphyllus var. occidentalis (z6)
Little shrub to 1m. height; 3cm. wide flowers pure white in June.

Phillyrea angustifolia L. (z7-8)
Evergreen shrub with dark green leaves; yellowish flowers in May, fruits blue-black.

Phillyrea latifolia 'Les Barres' (z7)
A selection of Phillyrea latifolia. The leaves are darker green and more of less curly.

Phillyrea latifolia var. media (L.) C.K. Schneid. (z7)
The leaves of this variety are deeper serrate.

Phoebe sheareri (Hemsl.) Gamble (z9?)
Very rare shrub of the Laurel-family from China.

Photinia beauverdiana C.K. Schneid.
Big shrub of small tree from China. Nice white flowers in May, later followed by purple-coloured berries.

Photinia beauverdiana var. notabilis (Schneid.) Rehd. & Wils. (z6)
Little tree with abundantly flowering in May, later followed by purple-red berries.

Photinia davidsoniae Rehd. & Wils. (z9)
Evergreen shrub from China. Needs a sheltered place.

Photinia dummeri 'Winchester'
Hybrid between Photinia davidiana (former Stranvaesia davidiana) and Photinia sp. Glossy dark green leaves. The new growth bright red and on older plants big umbels of white flowers.

Photinia niitakyamensis Hayata
Very rare evergreen Photinia from Taiwan.

Photinia parvifolia (Pritz.) Schneid. (z6)
Deciduous shrub with white flowercymes in May-June; later racemes red berries.

Photinia villosa (Thunb.) DC. (z5)
Beautiful deciduous shrub with a splendid orange-red autumncolour and racemes bright red berries.

Photinia villosa 'Maximowicziana' Lancaster (z5)
(syn.: Photinia koreana)
Very beautiful shrub, a splendid orange-yellow autumncolour and orange-red to red fruits.

Photinia villosa var. laevis (Thunb.) Dippel (z5)
The leaves of this variety are not hairy. Also a beautiful orange-red autumncolour.

Photinia villosa var. sinica Rehd. & Wils. (z5)
Beautiful deciduous shrub with a splendid orange-red autumncolour and racemes bright red berries.

Phyllanthus glaucus Wall. (z7)
Deciduous shrub with pinnate leaves. In spring the small yellowish-green flowers appear on the rachis of the leaf; they will be followed by small black berries in summer. A hardy species of a tropical family.

Phyllanthus gunnii Hook. f.
Evergreen shrub from Tasmania. The flowers are growing on the rachis of the pinnate leaves.

Pileostegia viburnoides Hook. & Thoms. (z9)
Evergreen climbing shrub flowering in September with white flowers in 10-15cm. long panicles.

Pinus bungeana Zucc. (z6)
Slow growing Pine from China. The trunk looks like a Planetree when older.

Piptanthus nepalensis Sweet (z8)
Big semi-evergreen shrub with leaves like the Goldenchain Tree; flowers in upright racemes, light-yellow, becoming copper-coloured, followed by to20cm. long bean-like fruits.

Pistacia chinensis Bunge (z9)
Deciduous shrub with pinnate leaves having a pepper-like fragrance when crushed.

Pistacia chinensis 'White Snow' Bunge (z9)
Selection with white variegated leaves.

Pittosporum parvilimbum H.T. Chang & S.Z. Yan (z7?)
This evergreen shrub with ca. 3cm. big leaves has a pepper-like scent. The flowers are small (about 5mm. long) and light yellow to cream. Grows outside in Holland.

Plagianthus divaricatus Forst. (z9)
Evergreen shrub from New Zealand. Small light yellow flowers in May-June.

Platycarya strobilacea S. & Z. (z6)
Rare tree from China with pinnate leaves.

Platycrater arguta Sieb. & Zucc. (z8)
Deciduous shrublet from the Hydrangea-family. The marginal flowers have a strange form.

Pleione bulbocodioides Rolfe (z8)
Orchid from China. Beautiful pink flowers in spring.

Poliothyrsis sinensis Oliv. (z7)
Little tree or large shrub in cultivation.

Polygala virgata Thunb. (z10)
Broom-like shrub from South Africa. Nice racemes of purple-violet flowers from April to June. Tubplant.

Polygonum scoparium Req. ex Loisel. (z8?)
This very curious Polygonum looks like Horsetail, but it flowers with small white flowers over a long period in summer.

Polylepis australis Bitt. (z6)
Half-wintergreen shrub with exfoliating brown bark; leaves like roses. Inconspicuous flowers greenish in branched spikes.

Premna japonica Miq. (z6)
Deciduous shrub. All parts of the plant are strong aromatic.

Prinsepia sinensis (Oliv.) Oliv. (z3)
Thorny shrub with yellow flowers in April. Fruits like cherries, red and edible.

Prinsepia uniflora Batal. (z3)
Very thorny shrub; white flowers in April-May.

Prunus ilicifolia Walp. (z7-8)
Evergreen shrub. The margin of the leaves is prickly like Ilex.

Pseudocydonia sinensis Schneid. (z6)
Tall shrub with exfoliating bark; autumncolour yellow and scarlet-red. Flowers pink in May.

Pseudolarix amabilis Rehd. (z5)
Small tree looking like Larix; turns in autumn beautiful golden-yellow.

Pseudopanax arboreus (L. f. & sphalm. J.A. Murr.) Philipson (z10)
Tub plant. The leaves are glossy green.

Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R. Forst & G. Forst) Dandy (z9)
Evergreen shrub from New Zealand.

Pterocarya fraxinifola (Lam.) Spach (z6)
A nice tree with a lot of hanging catkins contrasting with the dark green pinnate leaves. Also the bark of the trunk is fascinating.

Pterocarya pterocarpa (Michx.) Kunth (z6)
A synonym of Pterocarya fraxinifolia.

Pterocarya rhoifolia S. & Z. (z6)
Nice tree from Japan with 20-30cm. long catkins of fruits.

Pterocarya stenoptera C. DC. (z7)
The rachis of this species is winged.

Pterocarya stenoptera 'Fern Leaf'
The leaves of this nice selection are fern-shaped.

Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim. (z5)
Deciduous tree looking like Celtis, but the fruits are elm-like.

Pterostyrax corymbosa S. & Z. (z6)
Very beautiful flowering little tree. In May-June the tree is covered with a beauty of white flowers, like snow.

Pterostyrax hispida S. & Z. (z6)
This deciduous little tree or shrub has in May-June white flowers in 10-20cm. long pendulous panicles. Small fruits rough haired.

Pyracomeles vilmorinii Rehd. (z6)
Hybrid between Osteomeles subrotunda x Pyracantha crenatoserrata. The branches don't have thorns and the leaves are irregular pinnate and not. Fruits abundantly with coral-red fruits.

Pyrus lindleyi Rehd. (z6)
Rare Pear from China.

Pyrus sinkiangensis Yu (z7)
Pear from North-East China with yellow edible fruits. Beautiful autumncolour.

Quercus acutissima Carruth. (z7)
Nice Oak with leaves like Castanea.

Quercus ilicifolia Wangh. (z5)
Small deciduous Oak from eastern North America. The leaves have a bristly tooth on their lobes.

Quercus phellos L. (z8)
Semi-evergreen Oak with willow-like leaves.

Reichea coquimbensis (Barnéoud) Kausel

Rhamnus alaternus L. (z7)
Evergreen shrub. Black berries in autumn.

Rhamnus alaternus 'Argenteovariegatus' (z7)
Very beautiful evergreen shrub with white variegated leaves.

Rhamnus frangula 'Asplenifolium' (z3)
Deciduous shrub with linear-lanceolate leaves, the margins irregularly crenate and undulate.

Rhamnus frangula 'Columnaris'
With a columnair growth.

Rhamnus ilicifolia Kellogg
Rare species with holly-like leaves.

Rhamnus pallasii Fisch. & Mey. (z7)
Little shrub with linear leaves.

Rhaphiolepis 'Coppertone' (z8)
Evergreen shrub with copper-coloured young leaves. The flowers are soft-pink to white. Some people say this is a hybrid between Eriobotrya and Photinia, but research with grafting showed only compatibility with Rhaphiolepis.

Rhaphiolepis umbellata (Thunb.) Mak. (z7?-8)
Evergreen shrub with racemes of white flowers in spring followed by black berries in autumn.

Rhaphiolepis umbellata 'Minor'
Slow growing selection with a little curly leaves.

Rhaphiolepis umbellata var. ovata (Briot) Schneid. (z7?-8)
Similar like the species but the black fruits are pear-shaped.

Rhaphiolepis x delacourii Andre (z8?)
Shrub to 2m. height with evergreen leathery leaves. Pink flowers in conical panicles over a long period.

Rhaphiolepis x delacourii 'Coates' Crimson' (z9)
Selection with dark pink flowers; ca. 60cm. height.

Rhaphiolepis x delacourii 'Pink Cloud' (z8)
Selection with a long flowering time, white and pink flowers.

Rhus integrifolia Engl. (z9)
Evergreen shrub with round leathery leaves with some prickles at the margins; the leaves are not pinnate. The pinkish-white flowers appear in small panicles in May.

Ribes alpinum var. pallidigemmum Simonk. (z3)
Dwarf form of Ribes alpinum. Very hardy.

Ribes gayanum (Spach) Steud. (z7-8)
Evergreen shrub to 1.5m. high. Flowers yellow in 3-5cm. long racemes in May.

Ribes latifolium Jancz. (z5)
Very rare Gooseberry from eastern Asia. The red fruits in July-August are about 9mm. big.

Ribes laurifolium Jancz. (z7)
Dioecious evergreen shrub with greenish-yellow flowers in racemes in March, followed by black-red berries on female plants. A choice.

Ribes viburnifolium A. Gray (z9)
Evergreen shrub with small dark-red flowers in April.

Rosa glutinosa Sibth. & Sm. (z6)
Low shrub to 70cm. height. Nice pink flowers later followed by orange-red fruits.

Rostrinucula dependens Kudo (z7b-10)
Deciduous shrub with a special flowering. The pink stamens growing out of pendent racemes.

Ruscus aculeatus L. (z7)
Little shrub. Flowers on the leaf-like prickly phylloclades, followed by brilliant red berries on female plants.

Ruscus aculeatus var. angustifolius Boiss. (z7)
The leaves of this variety are particularly narrow.

Ruscus hypoglossum L. (z8)
Subshrub with flowers on the phylloclades in March-April; female plants bear red fruits.

Sageretia paucicostata Maxim. (z7)
Very rare spiny shrub from the Rhamnus-family.

Salix magnifica Hemsl. (z7)
Deciduous shrub with Magnolia-like leaves, bluish-green above. Catkins to 15cm. long in May.

Salix moupinensis Franch. (z6)
Deciduous shrub with dark green leaves and brown branches; the big buds in winter are striking red. Slow growing.

Sambucus callicarpa Greene (z6)
Big bushy Elder from the west of the USA; the fruits are red.

Sambucus chinensis Lindl. (z8)
Elder from China.

Sambucus coreana (z7)
Elder from Korea.

Sambucus ebulus L. (z6)
Perennial Elder. Yellowish-white flowers in corymbs on one-years shoots in August, followed by poison black berries.

Sambucus miquelii (Nakai) Komarov (z6)
Rare shrub with hairy branches and leaves.

Sambucus nigra 'Linearis' (z6)
The leaves of this Elder are very incised, but with varied width.

Sambucus nigra 'Monstrosa' (z6)
Small shrub with some belt-shaped branches, which looks nice in winter.

Sambucus nigra 'Naomi' (z6)
Selection with yellow variegated leaves.

Sambucus nigra 'Pulverulenta' (z6)
Slow growing shrub; leaves colours to nearly pure white late June.

Sambucus nigra 'Pygmy' (z6)
Dwarf selection with thin branches and about 50cm. height.

Sambucus nigra 'Pyramidalis' (z6)
Columnar upright habit and the thickly branches blackish in winter. Leaves crispate.

Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea (glauca) Nutt. (z6)
(syn.: Sambucus coerulea)
Big shrub or little tree with bluish-green leaves; in June flowering with yellowish-white flowers in 15cm. wide umbels; the fruits are blue-black.

Sambucus pubens Michx. (z6)
Shrub or small tree from North America. Fruits scarlet-red, in August-September.

Sambucus racemosa 'Tenuifolia' (z5)
This selection of the European Red Elder grows very slowly and the leaflets are thread-like incised. Flowers yellow-green followed by red berries.

Sambucus racemosa ssp. kamtschatica E. Wolf (z4)
Elder of the North-East of Asia. Berries red.

Sambucus sachalinensis Pojark. (z3)
Nice very hardy shrub from Sakhalin. Red fruits.

Sambucus sibirica Nakai (z5)
Unknown shrub from eastern Russia.

Sambucus tigranii Troitzky (z6)
Deciduous shrub. Cream-white flowers in ca. 5cm. big panicles; after flowering nice red berries.

Sapindus drummondii Hook. & Arn. (z8)
Deciduous tree with pinnate leaves and yellowish-white flowers in panicles, in May-June.

Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn. (z9)
Tree with pinnate leaves; the white flowers in large terminal panicles.

Sapium japonicum (S. & Z.) Pax & Hoffm. (z8)
Deciduous tree with beautiful autumncolour. More hardy than suspected.
Poisonous.

Schizophragma hydrangeoides 'Moonlight' (z5)
Leaves hairy when young, later becomming rough and dark green. Flowers cream-white.

Schizophragma hydrangeoides 'Roseum' (z5)
Petioles red, flowers pinkish.

Schizophragma integrifolium Oliv. (z7)
Climbing shrub to about 4m. high. Inflorescences to 25cm. wide, very long ray florets.

Simmondsia chinensis C.K. Schneid. (z9)
Evergreen shrub for hot dry places. Not very hardy in western Europe. The plant is not native in China as the species-name indecates, but in southwestern USA.

Sinocalycalycanthus raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine' (z6)
Hybrid between Sinocalycanthus chinensis x Calycanthus floridus. The red colour of Calycanthus floridus and the size of the flowers and shape of the leaves of Sinocalycanthus chinensis are united in this hybrid.

Sinofranchetia chinensis (Franch.) Hemsl. (z6)
Deciduous climbing shrub with white powdered branches.

Sinojackia rehderiana Hu (z8)
Rare deciduous shrub with white flowers in June.

Sinojackia xylocarpa Hu (z7?-9)
Deciduous tree very similar to Styrax japonicus. Fruits a woody capsule.

Sinomenium acutum (Thunb.) Rehd. & Wils. (z7-8)
Twining shrub from China with small yellow flowers later followed by blue-black berries.

Sinowilsonia henryi Hemsl. (z6)
Rare shrub from the Hamamelis-family.

Sophora davidii (Franch.) Skeels. (z5)
Deciduous thorny shrub with fine pinnate leaves and white flowers with bluish calyx in June.

Sophora japonica L. (z5)
(syn.: Styphnolobium japonicum)
Tall tree with pinnate leaves and an abundantly flowering when the tree is old. Flowers yellowish-white in 25cm. long panicles in August.

Sophora macrocarpa Sm. (z9)
Evergreen shrub or little tree with yellow flowers in May.

Sophora mollis Graham (z7?-8)
Deciduous shrub with golden-yellow flowers in spring.

Sorbaronia fallax (Schneid.) Schneid. (z5)
Hybrid of Aronia melanocarpa and Sorbus aucuparia. Flowers already on young plants. The fruits are blackish-red.

Sorbus caloneura (Stapf) Rehd. (z6)
Graceful shrub with nodding branches. Flowercymes to 7cm. wide, white flowers. The fruits are pear-formed, ca. 1cm. and brown.

Sorbus cashmiriana Hedl. (z5)
Little deciduous tree with pinnate leaves. The dark-pink flowerbuds open in May and grow out to big pinkish-white flowers; later followed by to 18mm. big white fruits.

Sorbus pygmaea Hort. (z5)
Very slow growing dwarf shrub for the rock garden. Flowers light pink followed by red turning into pearl-white fruits in autumn.

Stachyurus chinensis 'Magpie' (z7-8)
Beautiful shrub with white variegated leaves; flowers bright yellow in long catkins in early spring. Give the plant a sheltered place against a south-facing wall, i.c.w. nightfrost.

Stachyurus praecox 'Rubriflorus' (z7)
The flowers of this selection are blushed with pink.

Stachyurus salicifolius Franch. (z8)
Evergreen shrub, with green-yellow flowers in small catkins, April. Maybe hardy enough in The Netherlands.

Stachyurus szechuanensis Fang (z8)
Deciduous shrub. The flowers in hanging racemes. From China.

Stachyurus yunnanensis Franch. (z8)
Evergreen big shrub with bluish-green leaves. The tiny flowers in spring are smaller and less striking than Stachyurus praecox. Not so hardy.

Staphylea bumalda DC. (z5)
Rare shrub from Japan.

Staphylea holocarpa 'Innocence' (z6)  
A fast growing selection with glossy leaves and pinkish-white flowers in May.

Staphylea holocarpa f. rosea Rehd. & Wils. (z6)
Form with pink flowers.

Staphylea pinnata L.

Staphylea trifolia L. (z5)
Greenish-white flowers in May.

Stauntonia hexaphylla Decne. (z9)
Fast growing evergreen climbing shrub with to 5cm. big edible fruits. Needs a sheltered position.

Styrax americanus Lam. (z7)
Deciduous shrub with bell-shaped flowers in May. Needs protection in winter when young.

Styrax confusus Hemsl. (z7)
Rare shrub with white flowers in June.

Styrax hemsleyanus Diels. (z8)
Shrub or tree. White flowers in 8-15cm. long racemes in June.

Styrax japonicus S. & Z. (z6)
Small deciduous tree; in June-July covered with white bell-shaped flowers.

Styrax japonicus 'Snowfall' (z6)
New selection from the USA.

Styrax wuyuanensis S.M. Hwang
Very rare Styrax from China.

Sycoparrotia semidecidua P.K. Endress & Anliker (z6)
Semi-deciduous hybrid between Parrotia persica and Sycopsis sinensis. A tall shrub with long lasting leaves.

Sycopsis tutcheri Hemsl.
Rare evergreen shrub from the Hamamelis-family.

Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray (z6)
The pink flowers are followed by white berries.

Syringa pekinensis Rupr. (z5)
Deciduous shrub or small tree with yellowish white flowers in 10-15cm. long panicles in June.

Syringa wolfii Schneid. (z4)
Lilac flowers in large panicles in late spring.

Tapiscia sinensis Oliver (z9)
Deciduous shrub from China. Nice reddish pinnate leaves.

Taxodium mucronatum Ten. (z8)
Evergreen conifer, useful for wet places. Needs a sheltered position in colder areas.

Ternstroemia japonica (T. gymnanthera) Thunb. (z9)
Evergreen shrub with cream-coloured flowers.

Tetracentron sinense Oliv. (z7)
Very rare deciduous tree, Cercidiphyllum-like in appearance.

Tetradium daniellii (Benn.) Hemsl. (z5)
Shrub or small tree. Flowers in August, with whitish flowers in corymbs; the flowers will be visited by bees.

Tetradium daniellii 'Moonlight' (z5)  
Variegated selection of Tetradium daniellii var. hupehensis.

Tetradium daniellii var. hupehensis Dode (z6)
Also this variety flowers in August and will be visited by bees.

Tetradium rutaecarpa (A. Juss.) T. Hartley (z5)
Tall tree with greenish-white fruits in large corymbs.

Tetradium velutinum (z6)
This species has downy pinnate leaves.

Tetrapanax papyrifer (Hook.) K. Koch (z8)
Very beautiful shrub with big white tomentose leaves, to 50cm. wide.

Tilia dasystyla Steven (z6)
Tall tree to 30m. high.

Toona sinensis 'Flamingo' (z7)
(syn.: Cedrela sinensis 'Flamingo')
The young branches of this selection are red as fire, later colouring into yellow-white to green. Will be a small tree.

Trachycarpus fortunei Wendl. (z9)
Palm for sheltered places. The trunk needs protecting in strong winters.

Trochodendron aralioides S. & Z. (z7)
Rare evergreen shrub with marked composited leaves and greenish flowers in May-June.

Ulmus glabra 'Nana' (z5)
Dwarf globose bush, 80cm. in height after 10 years.

Ulmus macrocarpa Hance. (z5)
This small tree or also a shrub has dorky ridges along the branches. The circular fruits are to 2.5cm. long.

Ulmus minor var. suberosa (Moench.) Soo (z5)
Shrubby Elm with corky-winged branches.

Ulmus parvifolia Jacq. (z9)
Evergreen shrub or tree, often used as bonsai-like tree. Not hardy in the Netherlands.

Ulmus parvifolia 'Sagei' (z8)
Slow growing dwarf selection. The leaves are very small.

Umbellularia californica Hook. & Arn. (z9)
Evergreen small tree with a very aromatic scent.

Ungnadia speciosa Endl. (z9)
Nice shrub with pink flowers.

Viburnum tinus var. subcordatum Trel. (z9)
Evergreen shrub from the Azores. Nice red new growth and shining leaves.

Vitex agnus-castus L. (z7)
Deciduous aromatic shrub with palmate leaves and flowers in dense spikes, violet, in September-October.

Vitex agnus-castus - roze -
Selection with light pink flowers.

Vitex agnus-castus - wit -
Selection with white flowers.

Vitex canescens Wall. (z8)
The flowers of this species are deep blue.

Vitex cannabifolia Sieb. & Zucc. (z8)
The leaves of this species looks like Cannabis sativa.

Vitex glabrata R. Br.
The leaves of this species are without hairs.

Vitex negundo var. heterophylla (Franch.) Rehd. (z6)
The leaves of this variety are deep incised. The lilac flowers in loose panicles in September.

Vitex rotundifolia L. (z6)
Small shrub with simple leaves and blue flowers.

Vitex trifolia L. (z9)
The leaves of this species are grouped in 1-3 leaflets. Grows tree-like.

Weigela florida 'Caricature' (z5)
Selection of Weigela florida 'Nana Variegata' with curious formed leaves; the green middle of the leaf grows very fast and the light-yellow margin grows normal; owing to this the leaves look inflated. Very curious.

Weigela hortensis 'Nivea' (z6)
Rare Weigela with white flowers in May-June.

Weinmannia trichosperma Cav. (z9)
Nice evergreen shrub with fern-like leaves.

Xanthoceras sorbifolium Bge. (z5)
Deciduous tall shrub with pinnate leaves and white flowers in erect racemes in May.

Xanthorhiza simplicissima Marsh. (z3)
Yellowroot. Stoloniferous shrub to 60cm. high. Flowers red-brown in April-May.

Xylosma japonica (Walp.) A. Gray (z7)
Evergreen shrub for sheltered places. After the inconspicuous flowers in September they will form black berries.

Zanthoxylum ailanthoides Sieb. & Zucc. (z8?)
Very rare shrub with prickly branches.

Zanthoxylum alatum Roxb. (z6)
Prickly shrub. The pinnate leaves have a winged rachis.

Zanthoxylum giraldii Hesse
Rare species.

Zanthoxylum piperitum DC. (z6)
Strong scented shrub with thorny branches and nice formed leaves.

Zanthoxylum piperitum 'Odorum' (z8?)
Evergreen shrublet, used as bonsai. Nice shining leaves.

Zanthoxylum planispinum Sieb. & Zucc. (z6)
This species lookes like Zanthoxylum alatum, but the growth is corser.

Zanthoxylum schinifolium S. & Z. (z6)
Rare shrub or small tree from East Asia.

Zanthoxylum simulans Hance (z6)
Aromatic deciduous shrub with prickly stem and leaves. Fruits reddish.

Zelkova carpinifolia Dippel (z7)
Nice Zelkova from the Caucasus. Deciduous tree.

Zelkova serrata (Thunb.) Mak. (z5-6)
Tall tree.

Zelkova serrata 'Variegata'
The leaves of this selection have a nice white margin.

Zenobia pulverulenta 'Blue Sky' (z6)
Nice selection with bluish leaves. The white flowers in May-June.