H. Kolster  -  nursery

Plantlist

Look at the stocklist if the plants are available.

(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.

Abies kawakamii   (Hayata) T. Itô (z7?)
Rare conifer from Taiwan.

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.

Actinostrobus pyramidalis Miq. (z8?)
Conifer from southwestern Australia. Only for sheltered places.

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 gold-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 bushii C.K. Schneid. (z5)
Hybrid between Aesculus glabra and Aesculus pavia.

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

Aesculus 'Laciniata'   (z3)
The leaves of this Horschestnut are finely serrate.

Aesculus pavia 'Koehnei'  
Dwarf form. Grows about 5cm. a year. Flowers red and yellow, in June.

Aesculus pavia var. discolor   (Pursh) Torr. & Gray (z5)
Coarser shrub than Aesculus pavia 'Koehnei'. Flowers more yellow and less red.

Aesculus wangii   Hu (z8)
Very rare Horsechestnut. Fast growing to a nice tree. The yellowish flowers in to 40cm. long panicles. The fruits are to 10cm. Ø.

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

Aextoxicon punctatum Ruiz & Pav. (z8)
Evergreen tree from Chile. Nice white flowers later followed by blue-black fruits.

Ailanthus altissima var. sutchuenensis (Dode) Rehd. & E.H. Wils.
Very fast growing tree from China. The leaves not so unpleasant smelling as the species.

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   (z7)
Evergreen tree from the mountains of Taiwan. More hardy than expected.

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

Alnus nitida   (Spach) Endl. (z6)
Tree with thin dark green leaves and 10-15cm. long male catkins.

Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. (z5)
Rare Alnus from the west-coast of the USA.

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.

Altingia poilanei Tardieu
Very rare shrub from southern China and northern Vietnam. Nice reddish new growth.

Amelanchier bartramiana (Tausch) M. Roem.
Small shrub from eastern USA.

Amelanchier denticulata   (Kunth) K. Koch. (z8?)
Small shrub with small grey hairy leaves. Fruits pink.

Amelanchier florida Lindl. (z6)
Deciduous shrub flowering in May. Flowers white, 2-3cm. wide in upright racemes.

Amelanchier sanguinea (Pursh) DC. (z4)
Upright growing shrub with white flowers in May and followed by edible sweet, juicy fruits.

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

Ampelopsis arborea   Koehne
Fast growing vine. The bipinnate leaves are reddish.

Ampelopsis megalophylla   Diels & Gilg. (z5)
Very attractive climbing plant with thick brown branches and large bipinnate blue-green leaves.

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 cordata var. sachalinensis   (Regel) Nakai (z5)
Perennial. The shrub grows to about 80cm. height. 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.

Aralia spinosa   L. (z4)
Big shrub or tree to 10m. height. Very beautiful flowering in whole summer.

Arbutus canariensis Duhamel (z8-9)
Evergreen shrub. Nice peeling bark. Flowers pinkish white in panicles later followed by yellow-orange fruits.

Arbutus 'Marina' (z8-9)
Evergreen shrub with a beautiful red-braun peeling bark. Flowers pink in panicles year round, followed by orange-red fruits.

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.

Argyrocytisus battandieri   (Maire) Raynaud (z7-8)
(syn.: Cytisus battandieri Maire.)
Beautiful upright tall shrub with grey-green leaves. Late in spring they will flower with erect gold-yellow racemes. A sheltered position is better in colder areas.

Aristolochia fimbriata   Cham.
Climbing shrub with kind flowers.

Aristolochia sempervirens   L. (z8)
Twining shrub with heart-shaped leaves.

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

Aristotelia chilensis 'Variegata'  
Nice variegated form with cream-yellow margin.

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.

Asimina triloba 'Sunflower'   (z6)
New selection with better tasting fruits.

Asterotrichion discolor   (Hook.) Melville (z9)
Evergreen shrub from Tasmania. The leaves are covered with a white powder, giving the plant a grey radiation. Flowers are white.

Atherosperma moschatum Labill. (z8)
Evergreen tree form southern Australia and Tasmania. Leaves with a nice smell.

Atriplex canescens   (Pursh) James (z7)
Shrub with gray-green leaves and yellowish flowers from July to September.

Aucuba chinensis ssp. omeiensis   (W.P. Fang ) W.P. Fang & T.P. Soong (z8)
Nice selection with oblong toothed leaves. Fruits red.

 
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.

Berberis amurensis Rupr. (z6)
Deciduous shrub with nice yellow flowers in pendulous racemes to 25cm. long. Red berries.

Berberis arido-calida   Ahrendt (z7)
Nice small leaved Berberis with a red autumncolour.

Berberis bretschneideri Rehd. (z6)
Deciduous shrub. Light yellow flowers in 5cm. long racemes. Berries red.

Berberis chilensis Gill. (z9)
Not hardy Berberis from Chile. Leaves white pruinose; blue fruits.

Berberis darwinii   Hook. (z7)
Beautiful evergreen species from Chile. Flowers gold-yellow in April-May.

Berberis empetrifolia   Lam. (z7)
Evergreen shrub with linear leaves and low growth. Flowers gold-yellow.

Berberis jamesiana Forrest & W.W. Smith (z6)
Very rare deciduous shrub from China (NW. Yunnan). The racemes of orange-yellow flowers be followed by coral-red berries.

Berberis lycium Royle (z6)
Semi-evergreen shrub with gold-yellow flowers in long racemes.

Berberis microphylla G. Forst. (z8)
Shrub from Chile. Fruits black-blue.

Berberis montana Gay (z6)
Deciduous shrub with nice flowers, yellow with light orange. Fruits black.

Berberis rotundifolia Poepp. & Endl. (z7)
The leaves of this species from Chile are rounded. Blue-black fruits.

Berberis tsarongensis var. megacarpa Stapf. (z6)
Deciduous shrub with big, to 1,5cm., red fruits.

Berchemia yunnanensis Franch. (z7)
Deciduous shrub. Unconspicuous flowers in July-August, but the red fruits are ripen in April-May of the next year.

Betula chichibuensis   Hara
Very rare Birch from Japan.

Betula chinensis   Maxim. (z4)
Rare shrub-like Birch from China.

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.

Bowkeria cymosa   MacOwan (z8?)
Shrub from South-Africa. The white flowers resembling Calceolaria.

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. (z8)
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. (z8?)
Shrub to small tree. The young branches are 4-winged. The long panicles, soft pink to dark lilac, grow from May to September.

Buddleja saligna Willd. (z7?)
Shrub from South-Africa. The grey leaves relative narrow and white panicles of flowers.

Buddleja salvifolia   (L.) Lam. (z8)
The shape of the leaves of this Buddleja remember you to Salvia. Flowers lilac in July.

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 balearica   Lam. (z7)
Nice dark-green Buxus. Grows slow to 1m. in about 10 years.

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

Buxus microphylla 'Golden Triumph' PBR  
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!
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Callicarpa americana   L. (z8)
Deciduous shrub with small bright-blue flowers in June-July, followed by shining lilac berries.

Callicarpa americana 'Lactea' (z8)
The fruits of this selection are white.

Callicarpa cathayana   Chang. (z7)
Big deciduous shrub with grey pubescent leaves; flowers in axillary cymes, pinkish; berries soft lilac.

Callicarpa dichotoma   (Lour.) K. Koch. (z6)
Compact shrub. Fruits lilac-violet, 3-4mm. Ø.

Callicarpa formosana   Rolfe (z8?)
Evergreen shrub from Taiwan. Flowers pink and the fruits are deep purple.

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 (z7)
Very rare species from China.

Calycanthus floridus 'Athens'   (z5)
The colour of the flowers of this shrub are greenish-yellow. The scent of the flowers is like vanilla. Very special.

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.

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.

Camellia sasanqua   Thunb. (z7)
Evergreen shrub. Flowers in late autumn and early winter with pink flowers.

Camellia sinensis (Thea s.) (L.) O. Ktze. (z8)
The wellknown tea-shrub. Flowers white.

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 franchetiana Kom. (z6)
Deciduous shrub. Flowers light-yellow with wine-red, in spring.

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

Caragana microphylla   Lam. (z2)
Deciduous shrub to 2m. high; leaves pinnate, grey-green; flowers yellow in May-June.

Caragana tragacanthoides   Poir. (z4)
Low shrub with grey-green leaflets. Flowers yellow, in May.

Caragana turkestanica Kom. (z6)
Deciduous shrub with yellow flowers in May.

Cardiandra formosana   Hayata (z8)
Shrub from Taiwan. The flowers in corymbs are blue.

Carmichaelia enysii   Kirk. (z7)
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 fangiana   Hu (z6)
Very rare tree with long leaves and to 45cm. long tail-like clusters of seeds.

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 japonica Bl. (z5)
This Carpinus from Japan has very beautiful leaves.

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 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.

Caryopteris divaricata 'Electrum'   (z7)
White variegated leaves, blue flowers.

Caryopteris mongholica   Bunge (z7?)
Greygreen leaved shrub. Flowers bright blue in July-August.

Castanopsis sieboldii (Makino) Hatus. (z8)
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 speciosa Warder. (z5)
Big tree with a conical crown. Few flowers in 15cm. long panicles, white.

Catalpa speciosa 'Pulverulenta'   (z5)
The leaves of this selection are densely white punctated.

Catalpa szechuanica   (z6)
Very rare Catalpa from China. Flowers white in May/June.

Cathaya argyrophylla   Chun & Kuang (z7)
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 jessoensis Koidz. (z6)
Little known tree from Korea and Japan.

Celtis koraiensis   Nakai (z5)
The leaves of this small tree or big shrub are strikingly serrated at the top.

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

Celtis sinensis Pers. (z6)
Deciduous tree from eastern Asia.

Cephalanthus natalensis   Oliv.
Not harde shrub from South Africa.

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

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 '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 '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.

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.

Cercis occidentalis Torr. (z8)
Shrub from California. The blue-green leaves are rounded. The flowers are pink in April-May.

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.

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.

Chitalpa tashkentensis   T.S. Elias & W. Wisura (z7)
Hybrid between Chilopsis linearis and Catalpa bignonioides. Deciduous shrub with lanceolate leaves; flowers in June-July, pink.

Chitalpa tashkentensis 'Pink Dawn'   (z7)
Selection with darker pink flowers.

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.

Cinnamomum parthenoxylon (Jack) Meisn. (z9)
Nice evergreen tree from southeastern Asia.

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)

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 'Carnival'   (z6)
A selection of Clerodendrum trichotomum with bright white-variegated leaves. Very handsome.

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

Clerodendrum trichotomum 'Shiro'
The calyx of this Cv. turns to white with a dark-blue fruit.

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 'Anne 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.

Cocculus carolinus DC. (z7)
Deciduous vine from USA. Inconspicuous flowers and red fruits.

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

Cocculus trilobus DC. (z7)
Vine from eastern Asia. The leaves are some lobed. Fruits blue-black.

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 armena   Boiss & Huet. (z7)
Rare shrub from the Caucasus

Colutea cilicica   Boiss. & Balansa (z6)
Rare Colutea from Asia Minor and Caucasus; yellow flowers in June-July.

Colutea persica var. buhsei   Boiss. (z7)
Deciduous shrub with yellow flowers in July-August, followed by inflated fruits.

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 alternifolia 'Goldfinch'  
A mutation of Cornus alternifolia 'Illusion'. The leaves are cream to yellow variegated. Height to about 2m.

Cornus alternifolia 'Illusion'  
This selection from seedlings of the normal Cornus alternifolia has yellow blotched and speckled leaves. A strong growing selection to 2,5-3m.

Cornus angustata (Chun) T.R. Dudley (z8)
Evergreen shrub or small tree. Looks like Cornus kousa. White flowers in June.

Cornus asperifolia Michx. (z7)
Deciduous shrub from eastern USA. Fruits white.

Cornus brachypoda C.A. Mey. (z6)
Rare Cornus from China.

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 darvasica (Pojark.) Pilip.
Flowers white.

Cornus drummondii C.A. Mey. (z7)
Flowers white.

Cornus foemina Mill. (z6)
Deciduous shrub with striking blue fruits.

Cornus glabrata Benth. (z6)
Fruits white to light blue.

Cornus hemsleyi Schneid. & Wanger. (z6)
Shrub from China. Fruits black-blue.

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

Cornus obliqua Raf. (z4)
Fruits of this shrub from north-eastern USA dull blue.

Cornus officinalis   S. & Z. (z6)
This deciduous large shrub has an attractive peeling bark and a rich yellow flowering on the leafless branches in February-March; red fruits in summer.

Cornus poliophylla C.K. Schneid. & Wangerin (z7)
The fruits of this Asian shrub are black.

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 sericea 'Baileyi' (z5)
Fruits white.

Cornus sessilis Torr. (z7-8)
Deciduous shrub from California. Flowers like Cornus mas, yellow. Later followed by red fruits becoming black, glossy.

Cornus wilsoniana   Wangerin (z8)
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 coggygria 'Kanari'  
New selection with a gold-yellow autumncolour and a nearly white flower-plumes.

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

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' PBR  
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 '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 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.

Cotoneaster sikangensis Flinck & Hylmoe (z5)
Shrub with elliptic leaves and big teardrop shaped orange-red fruits.

Cotoneaster soongoricus   (Regel) Popov (z3)
Very hardy shrub from north-eastern China. Fruits red.

Cotoneaster uniflorus   Bge. (z5)
Low shrub with purple-red fruits in autumn.

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

Cudrania cochinchinensis   Masam. (z8?)
(Half)evergreen shrub from Taiwan. Fruits orange.

Cudrania pubescens   Trec. (z8?)
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.

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.

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.

 
Dalbergia hupeana   Hance (z8)
Rare tree from China.

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.

Daphniphyllum calycinum   Benth. (z8)
Evergreen shrub with big leaves; the best growing in a wooded area.

Daphniphyllum himalense var. macropodum   Miq. (z7)
Tall evergreen shrub with a Rhododendron appearance, but without the beautiful flowers.

Daphniphyllum teijsmannii   Zoll. ex Teijsm. & Binn. (z8?)
Very rare species from Japan.

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

Decumaria sinensis   Oliver (z8)
This Decumaria from China is evergreen with dark green oblong leaves. Flowers in May, first greenish later white.

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.

Desfontainea spinosa Ruiz. & Pav. (z8)
Evergreen shrub from southern South America; the 4cm. long bell-shaped flowers are scarlet red.

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 austroafricana   De Winter (z8?)
Evergreen shrub or small tree from South-Africa. On female plants can occur 1,5cm. wide fruits.

Diospyros cathayensis   Steward (z8)
Rare small tree from China. The orange fruits are acorn-like.

Diospyros grandiflora Wall. ex Foigt.
This species looks very like Diospyros lotus.

Diospyros japonica Siebold & Zucc. (z7)
Looks very like Diospyros lotus, but the calyx much smaller. Orange-yellow fruits about 2cm.

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 lycioides   Desf. (z9)
Shrub from southern Africa. Fruits reddish.

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

Diospyros ramulosa (E. Mey ex A. DC.) De Winter (z8?)
Evergreen shrub from South-Africa. Looks like Diospyros austroafricana. Fruits orange.

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.

Discaria serratifolia Benth. & Hook.f. ex Mast. (z7)
This thorny shrub likes to grow in or near water. White flowers in summer.

Distylium myricoides   Hemsl. (z8)
Evergreen shrub with 4cm. long blue-green leaves. Flowers only many orange-red stamens. Attractive.

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

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 acuminata   R. Br. (z7?)
Fast growing shrub or small tree. Beautiful panicles of white flowers in July, later followed by clusters of orange fruits.

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

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

Elaeagnus umbellata f. rotundifolia (Makino) Kitam. (z3)
Shrub with nice rounded leaves, lighter green than the species.

Elaeocarpus glabripetalus   Merr. (z9)
Evergreen shrub with special cream-white flowers in racemes.

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

Eleutherococcus gracilistylus (W.W. Sm.) S.Y. Hu (z6)
Deciduous shrub from China. Spiny. Black fruits.

Eleutherococcus henryi Oliv. (z6)
Prickly shrub. Black fruits.

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 sessiliflorus (Rupr. & Maxim.) S.Y. Hu (z4)
The flowers of this spiny shrub are reddish. Fruits black.

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

Eleutherococcus wardii (W.W. Sm.) S.Y. Hu (z6)
Flower-umbels in October; dark purple fruits.

Elsholtzia stauntonii   Benth. (z5)
Strong scented aromatic shrub with beautiful lilac-pink flowers in September.

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

Epacris 'White Spice'   (z8?)
Evergreen heather-like shrublet with small white flowers along the branchlets.

Ephedra sinica Stapf (z6)
Dwarf Ephedra from China.

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 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.

Escallonia pulverulenta Pers. (z9)
Evergreen shrub with large racemes of white flowers.

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

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Euonymus aculeolus   C.Y. Cheng ex J.S. Ma (z7)
(syn.: Euonymus vagans Hort.) Prostrate growth. Evergreen shrublet with nice leaves turning into yellow in the full sun. Flesh coloured flowers and red spined fruits.

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 americanus 'Purpureus'
see: Euonymus europaeus 'Atropurpureus'

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

Euonymus bungeanus 'Fireflame'  
Shrub with a brilliant red autumncolour.

Euonymus bungeanus x phellomanus   (z6)
Hybrid between Euonymus bungeanus ('Dart's Pride') and Euonymus phellomanus. Fast growing deciduous shrub. The leaves and the corky wings (however smaller) of Euonymus phellomanus. Not much fruiting.

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 '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 ficoides   C.Y. Cheng ex J.S. Ma (z8)
Evergreen shrub with pink fruits. Striking is the latex in the leaves. When you break the leaves carefully, the both part will hang on the latex threads.

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 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 ssp. sieboldianus  
The selection in our collection is not a good fruiting variety; it also don't give autumncolour.

Euonymus japonicus 'Benkomasaki'  
Upright columnar growth; the leaves 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 japonicus var. pyramidatus  
Columnair growth; the darkgreen leaves are crosswise arranged.

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 lucidus   D. Don (z9)
(syn.: Euonymus pendulus Wall.)
Evergreen shrub with bronze coloured young growth. Not hardy in The Netherlands.

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 monbeigii   W.W. Sm. (z7)
Deciduous shrub with a 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 phellomanus 'Silver Surprise'  
This cv., found in the Dutch Plant Collection - Euonymus, has white-marginated leaves, no corky wings and in winter the branches are surprisingly pink. The dark pink fruits are very showy in August/September. Slow growing.

Euonymus planipes   Koehne (z4)
One of the best known Euonymus for its richly fruiting. When young the plant is growing slowly, but after a longer time it will grow up into a big shrub. The young branches are green, the red-brown winterbuds big and long acute. The leaves are ovate. Yellowish flowering in big cymes, in late spring. The fruits are red with small wings, already colouring in August. Less autumncolour.

Euonymus planipes 'Dart's August Flame'
Selection from Darthuizer Nurseries, Leersum, (NL) abundantly fruiting in August.

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

Euonymus planipes 'Sancho'
Very free fruiting selection, in September-October.

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 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 verrucosoides   Loes. (z6)
This deciduous species looks very like Euonymus alatus, but without corky wings along the branches. The flowers are yellowish-green and the fruits look like these of Euonymus verrucosus.

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.

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

Eysenhardtia texana Scheele (z8)
Plant for heat and drought. Flowers white.

 
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.

Forestiera neomexicana A. Gray (z6)
Ligustrum-like shrub from the USA.

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 angustifolia 'Variegata'   (z6)
Slow growing shrub with yellow-green spickled leaves.

Fraxinus densata   Nakai
Rare Ash from Korea.

Fraxinus excelsior 'Aurea Pendula'   (z3)
Beautiful yellow branched and leaved shrub or, when grafted on a stander, a little tree with pendulous branches.

Fraxinus excelsior 'Crispa'   (z3)
Slow growing shrub with thick branches and dark green curly leaves.

Fraxinus formosana Hayata
Ash from Taiwan.

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

Fraxinus pallisae Wilmott ex Pallis (z6)
Nice Ash from the Balkan.

Fraxinus platypoda Oliv. (z5)
Tree from China.

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

Freylinia lanceolata G. Don (z9)
Not hardy shrub from South-Africa. Cream-white flowers.

Fuchsia arborescens Sims (z9)
Tub-plant with lilac flowers in panicles at the tip of the branches.

Fuchsia paniculata   Lindl. (z8)
Rare Fuchsia with violet flowers in upright panicles.

 
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 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.

Gleditsia aquatica Marshall (z6)
This deciduous small tree from the south of the USA likes to grow near or in water.

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 delavayi   Franch. (z8)
The thorns could be 25cm. long. Also the fruits can grow to 50cm. long.

Gleditsia ferox Desf. (z6)
Small tree from the south-west of China.

Gleditsia japonica Miq. (z6)
Tall tree with very thorny stems and branches.

Gleditsia koraiensis Nakai (z6)
Rare species with curly fruits.

Gleditsia macrantha Desf. (z6)
Fast growing tree with large thorns on thrunk and branches.

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

Gleditsia texana Sarg. (z6)
Hybrid between Gleditsia triacanthos and Gleditsia aquatica, found in the wild.

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

Glyptostrobus pensilis 'Wooly Mammoth'  
Not sure of this cultivar is different than the species. Maybe the habit looks wooly.

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 carolina   L. (z5)
Tall shrub, in spring covered with plenty bell-shaped white flowers.

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 himalaica   Hook. f & Thoms. (z8?)
The small leaves of this semi-evergreen shrub are deeper serrate than these of Helwingia japonica. This plant grows the best at shaded places.

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.

Huodendron biaristatum   (W.W. Sm.) Rehder (z8?)
Very rare shrub from the Styrax-family. Young leaves copper coloured.

Hydrangea anomala 'Cordifolia'   (z5)
(syn.: Hydrangea petiolaris 'Cordifolia')
All the parts of this Climbing Hydrangea are much smaller than the species. Very useful as groundcover.

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 heteromalla f. xanthoneura   Diels (z6)
Deciduous shrub. To 20cm. broad flowers.

Hydrangea heteromalla 'Gidie'   (z6)
Selection with nice white flowers having a greenish blaze.

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.

Ilex vomitoria   Aiton (z8)
Evergreen shrub with beautiful red long lasting berries.

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.

Illicium henryi Diels (z8)
Nice evergreen shrub with glossy leaves. Star-shaped pink or reddish-pink flowers.

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.

Juglans ailantifolia var. cordiformis (Maxim.) Rehd. (z5)
Nice Walnut with striking fruits; compressed and heart shaped.

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

Kageneckia angustifolia D. Don. (z8)
Evergreen shrub from Chile. Flowers yellowish-green.

Kageneckia oblonga Ruiz & Pav. (z8)
Evergreen shrub from Chile. Flowers white.

Kennedia coccinea   Vent.
Not hardy twining subshrub with red flowers.

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' PBR   (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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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.

Larrea tridentata Colvill (z8)
Dessertplant from the southwest of the USA. Flowers yellow. After rainfall the plant smells to creosote.

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

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.

Laurus novocanariensis Rivas Mart. (z9)
Laurel from the Canary Islands. Nice dark green leaves.

Leptospermum lanigerum Sm. (z9)
Unknown shrub from southern Australia.

Lespedeza leptostachya   Engelm. (z5)
Rare plant of the prairies of the USA.

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

Ligustrum japonicum 'Rotundifolium'   (z7)
This evergreen low shrub has glossy rounded leaves and white flowers in short panicles.

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

Lindera aggregata (Sims) Kosterm. (z5)
Nice shrub with striking veined leaves.

Lindera angustifolia Cheng (z6)
Deciduous shrub with a beautiful orange-red autumncolour.

Lindera benzoin   (L.) Bl. (z5)
Tall shrub with greenish-yellow flowers in March-April. Fruits scarlet on female plants. Golden-yellow autumncolour.

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

Lindera lancea   (Momiyama) H. Koyama
Nice shrub from Japan.

Lindera obtusiloba   Bl. (z6)
Little tree with bluish-green leaves often three lobed.

Lindera reflexa   Hemsl. (z7)
Deciduous rare shrub.

Lindera sericea   Blume (z6)
Rare species from Japan and Korea.

Lindera triloba   Blume (z7)
Shrub with nice three-lobed leaves.

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.

Liquidambar styraciflua L. (z5)
Beautiful tree with a nice smell. Autumncolour purple.

Liriodendron tulipifera x chinense  
Cross between both specie.

Lithocarpus cleistocarpus Rehd. & E.H. Wils. (z9)
Evergreen tree, very looking like Oak.

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

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 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.

Lonicera tolmatchevii Pojark. (z4)
This rare shrub grows to 1m. height. Flowers yellow in June, later followed by purple-black fruits.

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

Lycium rhombifolium Dippel (z6)
Deciduous shrub from China. Fruits red.

Lysionotus 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.

Maddenia wilsonii   Koehne (z6)
Very rare species from China. Underside of the leaves is green; that of Maddenia hypoleuca is silver-white.

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

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

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 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.

Magnolia zenii   W.C. Cheng (z6)
Deciduous shrub from China. Flowers white with purple, in March-April.

Mahonia gracilipes   Fedde (z7)
Beautiful evergreen shrub with thorny toothed leaves, having a silvery underside. Flowers red and yellow.

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

Mallotus paniculatus Muell.-Arg. (z9)
Young branchlets reddish tomentulose. Subtropical.

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

Melia arguta DC. (z9)
Deciduous tree with pinnate leaves. Tubplant.

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

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

Meliosma dilleniifolia ssp. cuneifolia   (Franch.) van Beusekom (z8)
The leaves of this deciduous shrub are cuneate at the base. Flowers yellowish in small panicles, later followed by black berries.

Meliosma dilleniifolia ssp. tenuis (Maxim.) van Beusekom (z8)
The subspecies is a shrub and comes from Japan.

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 veitchiorum   Hemsl. (z8)
Rare deciduous tree from China. The large leaves are pinnate. Flower panicles to 40cm. long, in May; the small flowers are yellow.

Michelia compressa   (Maxim.) Sarg. (z9)
Evergreen shrub with leathery leaves. 5cm. yellow flowers in April. Very fragrant.

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.

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

Mitchella undulata f. quelpartensis Siebold & Zucc. (z6)
Flat growing shrublet. Small white flowers in May-June, occasionally followed by red berries.

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 alba 'White Berry'  
Selection with sweet pure white berry-like fruits.

Muehlenbeckia axillaris   (Hook. f.) Walp. (z8)
Mat-like shrublet with wiry thin branches and growing through the ground. Leaves 0.5cm., flowers inconspicuous, berries black.

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 californica Cham. & Schltdl. (z9)
Aromatic evergreen shrub.

Myrica pensylvanica Loisel. (z2)
Nice aromatic shrub. The seeds are covered by a blue-white wax.

Myricaria germanica   (L.) Desv. (z6)
Narrowly upright shrub with blue-green scale-like leaves. Flowers in racemes, pink.

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

 
Nectandra salicifolia (Kunth) Nees (z10)
Evergreen tree from the Laurel-family.

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 sinensis   Oliv. (z6)
Shrub with nice pink flowers in June.

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

Neolitsea sericea   (Blume) Koidz. (z8)
Nice evergreen shrub with dark-green leaves and white veins. The young growth with beautiful bronze coloured hairs. Small yellow flowers are followed by 15mm. red berries.

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

Nyssa aquatica   L. (z7)
Tall tree, blue-red autumncolour.

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.

Nyssa sylvatica 'Autumn Cascades'
Selection with weeping branches when older and a orange-red autumncolour.

Nyssa sylvatica 'Jermyns Flame'
Selection with bigger leaves and yellow autumncolour.

Nyssa sylvatica 'Red Red Wine'
Slower growing selection. The young growth is red and the autumncolour is deep red.

Nyssa sylvatica 'Sheffield Park'
Selection with very beautiful orange-red autumncolour.

Nyssa sylvatica 'Wisley Bonfire'  
This tree has a very beautiful orange to deep red autumncolour.

 
Odixia angusta   (Wakef.) Orchard (z8?)
Grey leaved shrub from Austalia.

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

Olea europaea L. (z9)
Olive Tree. The wild form of this well-known tree. Tubplant at colder places.

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.

Oplopanax horridus   (Sm.) Miq. (z6)
Thorny deciduous shrub with scarlet-red fruits in autumn.

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

Orixa japonica Thunb. (z6)
Deciduous shrub with very aromatic leaves.

Orixa japonica 'Variegata'   (z6)
Deciduous shrub from the higher mountains of Japan. The leaves of this aromatic shrub are silver-gray with a white margin.

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.

Osteomeles subrotunda   K. Koch (z7?-8)
Little evergreen shrub with small pinnate leaves; flowers white in June.

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.

Ovidia andina Meisn. (z9)
Deciduous shrub from Chile. Fruits white.

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 anomala L. (z5)
Fine leaved perennial Peony. The flowers are pink to purple-lilac, some nodding.

Paeonia caucasica   (Schipcz.) Schipcz.
Peony from the Caucasus.

Paeonia chameleon  

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

Paeonia emodi Royle (z8)
Nice white flowering Peony. Flowers some nodding. Protect to frost in winter.

Paeonia foemina   Mill. (z5)
Nice red flowering Peony. Yet named Paeonia officinalis.

Paeonia japonica   (Makino) Miyabe & Takeda (z5)
White flowering Peony.

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 mascula var. russoi   (Biv.) N.G. Passal. & Bernardo (z5)
Nice hardy Peony with simple lilac-pink flowers.

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

Paeonia obovata Maxim. (z5)
Peony with ovate leaves and mostly white flowers.

Paeonia officinalis var. peregrina Mill. (z6)
Peony to 90cm. height. Carmine-red flowers.

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

Paeonia veitchii   Lynch (z6)
This species has to 10cm. wide reddish purple flowers in spring.

Paliurus spina-christi Mill. (z8)
Very thorny shrub with yellow flowers, later followed by rounded fruits encircled with a broad wing.

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

Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana   (Decne.) Rehd. (z6)
Nice flowering shrub from the Hamamelis-family. The beautiful flowers appear in May.

Paulownia fargesii Franch. (z7)
Tree from China with lilac or white flowers in long panicles.

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

Paxistima canbyi   Gray (z3)
Dwarfshrub to 25cm. high. Small evergreen leaves and brown-red flowers in April-May.

Petteria ramentacea   (Sieber) Presl. (z6)
Upright shrub like Laburnum but flowers in erect 4-7cm. long racemes in May-June.

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.

Phellodendron amurense var. wilsonii (Hayata & Kaneh.) C.E. Chang (z3)
Variety of the normal Corktree.

Philadelphus mexicanus Schltdl. (z9)
Evergreen shrub with nice white flowers.

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

Philadelphus satsumi Sieb. ex Lindl. & Paxton (z6)
Very rare species from Japan.

Philadelphus sericanthus Koehne (z6)
Very rare species from the middle of China.

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 bournei (Hemsl.) Yang (z9)
Evergreen tree from southern China.

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

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'   (z7)
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 lucida (Decne.) C.K. Schneid. (z8?)

Photinia microphylla   (z8?)
(Half)evergreen shrub from northern Vietnam. Glossy green leaves. Orange-red berries.

Photinia niitakyamensis   Hayata (z7)
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. coreana  

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.

Photinia villosa var. zollingeri   (Decne.) C.K. Schneid. (z5)
Variety from Korea.

Photinia wrightiana   Maxim. (z8?)
Evergreen shrub. Margin of the lanceolate leaves toothed.

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. (z8)
Evergreen shrub from Tasmania. The flowers are growing on the rachis of the pinnate leaves.

Picrasma quassioides   Benn. (z6)
Very rare nice deciduous tree. Leaves pinnate.

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.

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

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. (z7)
Evergreen shrub from New Zealand. Small light yellow flowers in May-June.

Planera aquatica   (Walt.) Gmel. (z8)
Deciduous tree, resembling Ulmus, but the male and female flowers are in different racemes on the same plant.

Platycarya strobilacea   S. & Z. (z8)
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 (z7)
Orchid from China. Beautiful pink flowers in spring.

Podocarpus totara   D. Don. (z8?)
Upright conifer from New Zealand and Tasmania.

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

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. (z8)
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.

Prumnopitys andina (Poepp. ex Endl.) de Laub. (z8?)
Nice slow growing conifer from Chile.

Prunus caroliniana   (Mill.) Aiton
Evergreen species from southeastern USA.

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

Prunus ssiori F. Schmidt (z5)
Rare Bird Cherry from Japan. Long racemes of white flowers in late spring.

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.

Pseudotaxus chienii   (W.C. Cheng) W.C. Cheng (z7)
Looks very like Taxus, but de fruits are white.

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

Ptelea baldwinii   Torr. & A. Gray (z6)
Shrub from southern USA and Mexico. The leaves are darker green then those of Ptelea trifoliata. The wings of the fruits are much smaller; the fruits are 1.5cm. wide.

Ptelea crenulata Greene (z6)
Deciduous shrub with aromatic leaves. Native to werstern USA.

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 macroptera   Batalin (z7)
Rare Wingnut from China. Wide wings on the fruits, these hanging as long tails in the tree.

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.

Pterocarya x rehderiana C.K. Schneid. (z6)
Hybrid between Pterocarya fraxinifolia x Pterocarya stenoptera.

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.

Pyronia veitchii (Trabut) Guill. (z6)
Hybird between Cydonia oblonga and Pyrus communis. 5cm. wide pink flowers from May to July, later followed by 6-8cm. long sweet and tasty edible 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 ilicifolia   Wangh. (z5)
Small deciduous Oak from eastern North America. The leaves have a bristly tooth on their lobes.

Quillaja saponaria Molina (z8)
Nice evergreen tree from Chile.

 
Reevesia pubescens (R. sinica)   Mast. (z9)
Evergreen shrub with nice corymbs of white flowers. Tub-plant.

Reichea coquimbensis   (Barnéoud) Kausel (z10)
Not hardy evergreen shrub from Chile. Flowers white like Myrtle. Fruits red.

Rhamnella franguloides Weberbauer (z7)
Deciduous shrub from eastern Asia. Nice yellow autumncolour.

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

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

Rhamnus frangula 'Columnaris'  
With a columnair growth.

Rhamnus ilicifolia   Kellogg (z8?)
Rare species with holly-like leaves.

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

Rhamnus purshiana DC. (z7)
Shrub from North America.

Rhamnus schneideri var. mandshurica Nakai (z6)
Rare Rhamnus from Manchuria.

Rhamnus taquetii   H. Lév. (z5)
Little shrub with black berries on the female plants.

Rhaphiolepis major   Cardot (z8?)
Species from China with large leaves. Long panicles of pink flowers in May-June.

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

Rhodotypos scandens   (Thunb.) Mak. (z5)
Deciduous shrub, the white flowers 4-5cm., in May-June.

Rhus copallina   L. (z5)
Leaves of this beautiful species are glossy above, the rachis is narrowly winged. Flowers in greenish-yellow panicles in August-September.

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.

Rhus microphylla   Engelm. (z7)
Small deciduous shrub. Nice orange fruits in summer.

Rhus trilobata Nutt. (z5)
Low growing deciduous shrub.

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

Ribes cereum Dougl. (z5)
Shrub to 1m. height. Berries red.

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 magellanicum   Poir. (z8)
This Ribes comes from the south of Chile. Yellow flowers in long hanging racemes.

Ribes malvaceum Sm. (z7)
This Californian species flowers with pink flowers in racemes.

Ribes multiflorum   Kit. (z6)
Deciduous shrub from southeastern Europe.

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

Rubus taiwanicola   Koidz. & Ohwi (z8)
Some suckering shrublet from the alpine region of Taiwan. White flowers and edible fruits.

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

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

Ruscus hypophyllum L. (z9)
Low shrublet from the Mediterranean region. Leaves not spiny. Fruits red.

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

Sageretia theezans Brongn. (z9)
Half evergreen shrub, often used as a bonsai. Not hardy enough for planting outside.

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.

Salix nakamurana var. yezoalpina   Koidz (z5)
Low shrub; thick branches laying on the ground. New growth very hairy. Catkins in July between the leaves.

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

Sambucus canadensis 'Maxima'   (z4)
Very strong growing selection, inflorescences 30-40cm. wide.

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 melanocarpa A. Gray (z6)
Unknown shrub from western USA. Wears black fruits in ovate fruit clusters.

Sambucus mexicana DC. (z6)
Free flowering shrub from June to August. Flowers cream-coloured, later followed by blue berries.

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

Sambucus nigra f. viridis (z6)
A form of the normal Elder with green berries.

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 palmensis   Link. (z10?)
Elder from the Canarian Islands. The leaves grey-hairy. Nice white inflorescences. Not cold resistant.

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

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

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

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

Sambucus sieboldiana (Miq.) Graebn. (z6)
Rare Elder from China and Japan. Red fruits in panicles.

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

Sambucus williamsii   Hance (z6)
Rare Elder.

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

Sapindus marginatus Willd. (z8)
Dediduous tree with pinnate leaves. Beautiful yellow autumncolour.

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

Sapindus saponaria L. (z8)
Tree from southern USA and Central-America. The fruits are used to make soap.

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

Sapium sebiferum   (L.) Roxb. (z9)
Also a rare tree for a frostfree location. Poisonous.

Saurauia madrensis   B.T. Keller & Breedlove (z8?)
Rare shrub from the kiwi-family. Panicles of white flowers followed by fruit that should be eaten by local people.

Schinus polygamus (Cav.) Cabr. (z9)
Stiff growing evergreen shrub; the numerous, very small, yellowish flowers are followed by red fruits.

Schizophragma fauriei Hayata (z7?)
Deciduous climbing plant from China. Young growth some soft hairy and dark green.

Schizophragma hydrangeoides 'Iwa-garami'   (z5)
Selection with toothed rounded leaves.

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.

Schizophragma integrifolium 'Denticulatum'   (z7)
Leaves hairy and the branches thicker than the species.

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.

Sinocalycanthus chinensis   W.C. Cheng & S.Y. Chang (z6)
Deciduous shrub with big light green leaves and pinkish-white flowers about 5cm. wide in spring and a few over the whole summer. Autumncolour yellow.

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)
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 andreanszkyana Kárpáti (z6)
Sorbus from middle Europe.

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 danubialis (Javorka) Kárpáti (z5)
Small european Mountain Ash. Leaves serrate and rounded.

Sorbus eugenii-kelleri Kárpáti

Sorbus graeca Lodd. (z6)
Shrub with brown-red fruits in the autumn.

Sorbus kamtschatcensis Komarov (z4)
The fruits of this Mountain Ash are orange.

Sorbus meliosmifolia   Rehder (z6)
Very rare species from China. Nice shaped leaves. Flowers in April, de fruits are brown.

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.

Sorbus randaiensis Koidz. (z7)
Nice Mountain Ash from the high mountains of Taiwan. White flowers are followed by orange-red long lasting berries.

Sorbus setschwanensis Koehne
Small shrub with white berries.

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 himalaicus   Hook. f. & Thomson ex Benth. (z8)
Big shrub with long leaves and pink-red to wine-puple flowers.

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 sigeyosii Masam. (z8?)
Shrub from Taiwan. Yellow catkins in spring.

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   Hemsl. (z6)
Big shrub with white flowers in May.

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

Staphylea holocarpa 'Rosea'   Rehd. & Wils. (z6)
Form with pink flowers.

Staphylea pinnata   L.

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

Stewartia pteropetiolata   Cheng (z8?)
Evergreen shrub with 3cm. wide white flowers.

Stewartia rostrata   Spongberg (z6)

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 dasyanthus Perk. (z9)
Very rare species from China; flowers in July with white flowers.

Styrax faberi   Perkins (z7)
Rare species from China.

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 'Choco'  
Selection with brown young leaves, later becoming light brown-green. Flowers like the species.

Styrax japonicus 'Pendulus'   (z6)
Lovely pendulous shrub.

Styrax japonicus 'Pink Chimes Pendulus'   (z6)
Weeping form with pink flowers.

Styrax japonicus 'Purple Dress'  
Nice dark purple young growth, later becoming light-brown. Flowers like the species.

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

Styrax suberifolius Hook. & Arn. (z7?)
Fast growing small tree from Yunnan, China.

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.

Sycoparrotia semidecidua 'Purple Haze'
Selection from seedlings of the hybrid of Sycopsis sinensis x Parrotia persica. The leaves turn into a beauty of purple, in autumn.

Sycopsis sinensis 'Little Leaf'
Selection with small leaves.

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

Symphoricarpos guatemalensis   J.K. Williams (z8?)
Small deciduous shrub with light pink berries.

Symphoricarpos occidentalis   Hook. (z5)
Low shrub with white berries in autumn. Some suckering.

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

Symphoricarpos 'Turesson'   (z5)
The white berries of this form are elliptic.

Symplocos paniculata   (Thunb.) Miq. (z5)
Deciduous shrub with white flowers in panicles in May-June, followed by sapphire-blue fruits in September.

 
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.

Taxus chinensis   Rehd. (z6)
Rare Taxus from China. The needles relative long, 4-5cm.

Taxus yunnanensis W.C. Cheng & L.K. Fu (z6)
Rare Taxus from China.

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 glabrifolium (Champ. ex Benth.) T.G. Hartley (z8?)
Deciduous tree from Taiwan.

Tetradium glauca Miq. (z6)
Deciduous tree from China and Japan. Flowers in 15-20cm. wide corymbs in June.

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.

Tetrapanax papyrifer 'Rex'   (z8)
Shrub with exotic radiation. The large leaves to 80cm. Ø, are deep incised and powdery haired. Resists to -15° C.

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.

Triosteum himalayanum   (z7)
Hairy perennial from the Honeysuckel-family. Nice red berries in late summer.

Triosteum pinnatifidum   Maxim. (z5)
Hardy perrenial from the Honeysuckle-family. Nice are the white fruits in late spring.

Tripterygium wilfordii   Hook. f. (z9)
Deciduous some climbing shrub. Long panicles with purple-red fruits.

Tristaniopsis laurina (Sm.) Peter G. Wilson & J.T. Waterh. (z8?)
Evergreen shrub from eastern Australia. Flowers cream to orange-yellow in July-August.

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.

Ulmus rubra Muehl. (z3)
American Elm.

Ulmus uyematsui Hayata (z8?)
Rare Elm from Taiwan. Has on older age a nice peeling bark.

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

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

 
Viburnum propinquum   Hemsl. (z8)
Evergreen shrub with dark green leaves. Nice cymes of green-white flowers in summer, followed by blue-black berries.

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 florida 'Wings of Fire' PBR  
The leaves of this new selection are already in the beginning of the summer bronze coloured. Later they will turn into wine-red in September-October. In Spring the shrub will flower with pink-red flowers. This new selection is very useful for landscaping. Protected by breeders-rights!

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

 
Xanthoceras sorbifolium   Bge. (z5)
Deciduous tall shrub with pinnate leaves and white flowers in erect racemes in 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 armatum DC. (z8?)
Unknown thorny shrub. Leaves with 3 leaflets.

Zanthoxylum armatum var. subtrifoliatum (Franch.) Kitamura (z8?)
Looks very like the species.

Zanthoxylum bungeanum   Maxim. (z6)
Compact spiny shrub to 3m. tall and broad. In September/October full of red fruits. Seeds black.

Zanthoxylum coreanum Nakai (z7)
Rare species from Korea.

Zanthoxylum fraxineum   Willd. (z6)
Spiny shrub growing upright. The leaves are dark green. In September red fruits.

Zanthoxylum giraldii   Hesse
Rare species.

Zanthoxylum nitidum   (z8)
Rare Zanthoxylum from China.

Zanthoxylum piperitum   DC. (z6)
Strong scented shrub with thorny branches and nice formed 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 schneideriana Hand.-Mazz. (z6)
This species looks like Zelkova serrata, but the leaves have a finer radiation.

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

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

Zelkova sinica Schneid. (z5-6)
Decicuous tree from China.

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