This super rare Tasmanian shrub is easy to grow.

Low spreading shrub with white flowers, easy in containers. Possibly a named form.

Fast-growing mounding groundcover with small leaves, white flowers; hardy to 5°F. Good container subject.

Tall-growing manzanita that can achieve tree size; beautiful red bark, white flowers, hardy.

From an ancient huge tree in Seattle's Montlake neighborhood (planted), white flowers, superior leaf color and disease restance. Only a few available.

An appealing gray-leafed groundcover for dry areas.
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Low-growing drought tolerant shrub, easy and vigorous; hardy to 10°F.

Low shrub with rough bark and attractive round leaves, showy white flowers midwinter; hardy to 12°F.

The brilliant red new growth on this shrub has to be seen to be believed! Possibly a cultivar whose original name has been lost.

Mounding shrub for sun with beautiful foliage, smooth red bark, late winter flowers, drought tolerant and easy.

New Zealand shrub wtih intricate tiny leaves, hardy to 10°F.

Easy-to-grow large shrub with tiny dark green leaves.
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Chilean shrub or small tree with tiny evegreen leaves, bright white variegation, outstanding.

Vase-shaped evergreen shrub from Chile with showy yellow spring flowers.

Evergreen shrub or small tree, deep green leaves, late winter flowers, rare.

This alpine shrub from Chile and Argentina adapts surprisingly well to garden culture.

Silvery Mediterranean subshrub with unique soft texture.

Chinese shrub with deep green evergreen leaves, showy yellow flowers, spiny.

A tough and vigorous evergreen shrub with yellow flowers.

Evergreen silver-leafed shrub, similar to 'Sunshine' but a little less floppy.

Our Buddleja davidii selection with dark indigo flowers. Only two left!

Gets huge, produces screaming orange ball-shaped flowers; from Chile. Two left.
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Chinese species with delicate appearance, long light purple flower racemes.

Great evergreen foliage shrub with white-backed gray leaves, cream flowers, hardy.

This giant boxwood can achieve the size of a small tree, with conspicuous spring flowers.

Evergreen shrub producing purple bottlebrush flowers, great color, hardy to 12°F. A Xera Plants introduction. Only a few available.

Nice plant, cold-hardy with bright red flowers. The name is tentative.

Hardiest to cold of the Australian bottlebrushes.

Showy red bottlebrush flowers!
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Vigorous bottlebrush with large magenta flowers.
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Super easy to grow with many ornamental features!
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Very showy display of red flowers, hardy to 10°F or below. Seedlings are uniform and should have similiar hardiness and ornamental qualities to the parent cultivar.

Evergreen shrub native to California producing showy white flowers in late spring.

Excellent texture shrub with tiny evergreen leaves on golden stems. This clone survived 6°F.

This spectacular texture plant is easy and undemanding in the garden.
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Mid-blue flowers on this drought tolerant evergreen shrub, hardy to 5°F.

Fast growing evergreen shrub producing an impressive show of dark blue spring flowers.

Flat evergreen groundcover with deep blue flowers.

Floriferous semi-deciduous shrub.

Shrub-sized conifer with silvery foliage

Drought tolerant evergreen shrub with pale leaves and large pink flowers.

Evergreen shrub with masses of white flowers, drought resistant.

Compact low-growing Cistus with dense evergreen foliage, pink flowers, drought resistant.

A sturdy Mediterranean shrub producing showy white flowers in early summer.

This chance seedling from Arbor Heights Botanic Garden is likely C. creticus crossed with 'Greyswood Pink'. Makes a profusion of pink flowers which are larger than those of either parent, nice foliage too!

Low growing Cistus with silvery leaves amazing, almost luminescent flower color.

Dense shrub with dark glossy leaves, interesting fruit.

Tiny-leafed New Zealand plant with great texture, and easy to grow!

It's pretty much what it sounds like.
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Very appealing shrub with small evergreen grey leaves, white flowers, bright red berries. Sold as C. glaucophyllus HORT.

From an old Rhododendron Species Garden collection trip to China, shared with us by renowned plantsman Mike Lee. Nice gray leaves and red fruit.

Drought tolerant Mediterranean "pea-shrub" with trifoliate leaves, showy yellow flowers late spring.

Unique Chilean evergreen shrub with holly-like leaves, tubular red and yellow flowers attract hummingbirds. 10°F.

Grey-leaved lotus relative from Mediterranean region; great texture, drought tolerant, easy.

Sold as 'Newport Dwarf' in the trade. Cute, but expect damage below 15°F.

Vigorous evergreen shrub ideal for hedges/screens, white flowers.

Unique textural evergreen shrub with conifer-like foliage, small tubular purple flowers.

Deciduous shrub with vinelike growth, hardy, unique.

This evergreen California shrub is hardy in the Northwest, makes large black berries in fall, undemanding.

A super tough, hardy, and heat-resistant Fuchsia.
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Evergreen shrub from southwestern US that does well here, easy and hardy.

Vigorous shrub with rather large flowers, long bloom period. Xera Plants introduction.
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Evergreen shrub with orange/yellow flowers, blooms virtually year-round, hardy to 5°F or below.

Sturdy evergreen shrub with long history of cultivation in the Northwest, red flowers all winter.

Evergreen shrub with grey-green olive-like leaves, red flowers all winter.

Really cool groundcover Hebe with showy white flowers.

Creeping mat of deep green leaves with black stems, white flowers.

Cute groundcover Hebe with blue leaves, white flowers.

Low mounding shrub with deep-green tiny evergreen leaves, white flowers, great texture.

"Whipcord" Hebe with olive green color, alpine shrub best in cool climates.

Dense shrub with bright green leaves, white flowers, hardy.

The perfect small shrub for coastal gardens.

Cute and compact with light purple flowers; cold-hardy. I'll get an accurate name on this soon.

Compact evergreen alpine shrub with tiny bright green leaves, hardy.

This dense low-growing evergreen shrub is appealing in all seasons.
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Mounding evergreen shrub with cute leaves, showy white flowers, hardy to 10°F, easy.

Evergreen vine with showy yellow variegated leaves. Less evil than English Ivy (only a little bit evil).

Silvery South African shrub survived 6°F here, full sun a must. The correct name may be H. trilineatum.

Evergreen perennial with coarse leaves, green flowers late winter, drought tolerant.

Compact small tree/large shrub with bright golden color.
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Low-growing evergreen shrub with appleaing texture and showy fruit.

Low-growing evergreen shrub with appleaing texture and showy fruit.

Former coworker at Bainbridge Gardens called it "weird" so I thought I'd better grow it. Showy dark pink flowers.

Nice vine with bright green leaves, fragrant flowers, not overly aggressive, hardy.

Very cool rare Tasmanian conifer. I didn't file this under "trees" because I've yet to see it achieve a large size in cultivation.
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This aromatic shrub is hardy, adaptable, and easy to grow.
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Super cold hardy tea tree with very small leaves and white flowers.

Leptospermum lanigerum [Fairmeadow hardy selection]
4" pot - $20

Fast and easy-growing deer-resistant shrub with tiny leaves!
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Great foliage color varies according to the season.
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Sturdy and versatile deer-resistant shrub from Australia.
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Airy shrub with tiny evergreen leaves, showy white flowers. This selection cold-hardy at the Washington Park Arboretum (Seattle) through many cold winters.

Shrub similar to L. lanigerum, but with mounding habit.

Australian evergreen shrub with interesting white flowers, toothed leaves, best in partial shade, hardy to 12°F. Protea family.

Unique evergreen shrub with deeply incised leaves and guitar-shaped flowers. This clone is more vigorous than the one I used to grow. Hardy to below 10°F.

This Hinkley collection from either SW China or Vietnam looks like a much more robust version of L. pileata. Perhaps I'll figure out the collection number at some point.

If you're tired of zone-pushing, grow something from Siberia.

Indestructible New Zealand plant with tiny leaves and black stems.

Cold-hardy selection of true myrtle. This evergreen shrub with white summer flowers is aromatic and drought tolerant.

Myrtle selection with tiny evergreen leaves, white summer flowers. Outstanding plant, aromatic and drought tolerant.

New Zealand daisy shrub with glossy green leaves, showy white late summer flowers. 10°F.

Evergreen New Zealand shrub with fine texture, fast growing.

Slow-growing evergreen shrub with fragrant summer flowers.
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Olearia macrodonta var. minor
dwarf form (2 left!)
New May 2026!
4" pot - $20

Deer resistant shrub that appears to be prickly, but isn't.
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This is the same plant formerly sold by us, and others, as O. moschata. Thanks to the staff at Hoyt Arboretum for investigating the correct name.

Grey-leafed shrub with fragrant white summer flowers.
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Leaves have wavy margins, black stems, great texture. 12 - 14°F

A versatile shrub with great year-round silver color.
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Compact New Zealand Hebe relative with impressive display of white summer flowers.

Low shrubby perennial with soft gray leaves and light purple flowers.

Weird New Zealand shrub with tiny leaves. Your neighbors don't have this.

Rare dwarf alpine conifer from the high mountains of Australia.

Podocarpus alpinus 'Blue Gem'
4" pot - $20

Podocarpus alpinus 'Red Tip'
4" pot - $20

Compact conifer with showy red new growth!

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This rare Australian conifer has great foliage color!
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Interesting, well-behaved textural shrub with unique olive-green foliage color.

This shrubby evergreen oak with prickly leaves is very drought tolerant.

Slow growing evergreen shrub with convex leathery leaves, very cute, drought tolerant.

A useful Mediterranean shrub for sun or part shade.

Spiny shrub with showy display of red flowers, drops leaves during dry season.

Spreading evergreen shrub from California with deep green leaves, burgundy flowers; drought resistant but prefers a little shade.

This fine-leafed Mediterranean native is appealing in all seasons.

I want these to go away. Get them before I kill them on purpose.

Grey-leaved Medtierranean shrub with light blue flowers, fast and easy to grow.

Evergreen shrub whose large leaves have a distinctive rough texture; large flowers, always draws attention.

An unusual Viburnum that is very easy to grow.

Ornamental grape species from the Southwestern USA.
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Drought tolerant vine with fuzzy white new growth.