RARE and UNUSUAL PLANTS
from around the world!

Last updated May 2025. Download/print full list:   .pdf
  • NOTE: Pot sizes and availability are subject to change, as we often need to move small plants up into larger pots, and some items sell out.
  • To purchase plants, visit on one of our open days or email us at mail@desertnorthwest.com to set up an appointment.

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Acradenia frankliniae
WHITEY WOOD
4" pot - $24
1 gallon pot - $32

This super rare Tasmanian shrub is easy to grow.

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Arctostaphylos sp. 'Awesome Red'
AWESOME RED MANZANITA
4" pot - $24

The brilliant red new growth on this shrub has to be seen to be believed!

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Arctostaphylos x 'James Roof'
JAMES ROOF MANZANITA
4" pot - $20

A nice groundcover for dry and sunny areas.

Arctostaphylos 'Pacific Mist'
PACIFIC MIST MANZANITA
4" pot - $20
1 gallon pot - $24

An appealing gray-leafed groundcover for dry areas.
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Azara microphylla
BOXLEAF AZARA
1 gallon pot - $24

Easy-to-grow large shrub with tiny dark green leaves.
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(detailed information and photos not available yet) Azara petiolaris
4" pot - $20

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

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Baccharis patagonica
1 gallon pot - $26

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

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Berberis x stenophylla
CHILEAN BARBERRY
1 gallon pot - $20

A tough and vigorous evergreen shrub with yellow flowers.

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Ballota acetabulosa
4" pot - $18

Silvery Mediterranean subshrub with unique soft texture.

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Brachyglottis x 'Otari Cloud'
4" pot - $16

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

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Buddleja 'Army of Darkness'
1 gallon pot - $22

Our Buddleja davidii selection with dark indigo flowers.

Buddleja globosa
MATICO BUTTERFLY BUSH
4" pot - $22

Gets huge, produces screaming orange ball-shaped flowers; from Chile.
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(detailed information and photos not available yet) Buddleja loricata
MOUNTAIN SAGEWOOD
New (returning) May 2025!
4" pot - $20

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

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Callistemon linearis var. pumila [UW form]
New (returning) May 2025!
4" pot - $20

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

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Callistemon pityoides
ALPINE BOTTLEBRUSH
4" pot - $20
1 gallon pot - $24

Hardiest to cold of the Australian bottlebrushes.

Callistemon subulatus
HARDY BOTTLEBRUSH
4" pot - $20

Showy red bottlebrush flowers!
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Callistemon sp. 'Violaceous'
2 gallon pot - $48

Vigorous bottlebrush with large magenta flowers.
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Callistemon viridiflorus
GREEN BOTTLEBRUSH
4" pot - $20
1 gallon pot - $24
2 gallon pot - $48

Super easy to grow with many ornamental features!
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(detailed information and photos not available yet) Carptenteria californica
BUSH ANEMONE
4" pot - $22

New May 2025!

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

Cassinia vauvilliersii var. albida
1 gallon pot - $24

This spectacular texture plant is easy and undemanding in the garden.
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(detailed information and photos not available yet) Ceanothus gloriosus 'Heart's Desire'
1 gallon pot - $22

Flat evergreen groundcover with deep blue flowers.

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Cissus striata
4" pot - $18

An unassuming yet vigorous evergreen vine from Chile.

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Cistus creticus
4" pot - $18

New May 2025!

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

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Cistus laurifolius
LAUREL ROCKROSE
4" pot - $18

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

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Cistus x 'Mike's Hybrid'
4" pot - $18

New May 2025!

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!

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Coprosma 'Black Cloud'
New (returning) May 2025!
4" pot - $16

Dense shrub with dark glossy leaves, interesting fruit.

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Coprosma rugosa
3 gallon pot - $48

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

Corokia cotoneaster
WIRE-NETTING BUSH
3 gallon pot - $48

It's pretty much what it sounds like.
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(detailed information and photos not available yet) Cotoneaster sp. [#1028]
New May 2025!
4" pot - $18

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

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Frangula californica 'Leatherleaf'
LEATHRELEAF COFFEEBERRY
New (returning) May 2025!
4" pot - $22

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

Fuchsia campos-portoi
4" pot - $18

A super tough, hardy, and heat-resistant Fuchsia.
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Grevillea x 'Neil Bell'
New (returning) May 2025!
4" pot - $24

Vigorous shrub with rather large flowers, long bloom period. Xera Plants introduction.
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(detailed information and photos not available yet) Grevillea victoriae subsp. nivalis 'Murray Valley Queen'
New (returning) May 2025!
4" pot - $28

One of the best Grevilleas, long and prolific flowering all through fall and winter.

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Hebe albicans 'Sussex Carpet'
1 gallon pot - $20

Really cool groundcover Hebe with showy white flowers.

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Hebe recurva
1 gallon pot - $18

The perfect small shrub for coastal gardens.

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Hebe salicifolia
4" pot - $16

A large and fast-growing Hebe with huge white flowers, best in milder gardens.

Hebe sutherlandii
1 gallon pot - $18

This dense low-growing evergreen shrub is appealing in all seasons.
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Hesperocyparis macrocarpa 'Donard Gold'
4" pot - $22

Compact small tree/large shrub with bright golden color.
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(detailed information and photos not available yet) Hymenanthera alpina
PORCUPINE SHRUB
1 gallon pot - $22

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

Lagarostrobos franklinii
HUON PINE
4" pot - $22
1 gallon pot - $28
2 gallon pot - $54

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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Leptospermum sp. 'Eugene Hardy'
EUGENE HARDY TEA TREE
4" pot - $20
1 gallon pot - $24

This aromatic shrub is hardy, adaptable, and easy to grow.
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(detailed information and photos not available yet) Leptospermum humifusum [upright with steely foliage]
1 gallon pot - $22
3 gallon pot - $54

Super cold hardy tea tree with very small leaves and white flowers.

Leptospermum lanigerum
WOOLLY TEA TREE
1 gallon pot - $22
2 gallon pot - $44
3 gallon pot - $54

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

Fast and easy-growing deer-resistant shrub with tiny leaves!
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Leptospermum lanigerum [purple leaf form]
WOOLLY TEA TREE
1 gallon pot - $24
5 gallon pot - $64

Great foliage color varies according to the season.
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Leptospermum namadgiense
NAMADGI TEA TREE
4" pot - $20
1 gallon pot - $24
5 gallon pot - $64

Sturdy and versatile deer-resistant shrub from Australia.
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(detailed information and photos not available yet) Lonicera sp. DHJC [#??]
4" pot - $18

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.

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Microbiota decussata
SIBERIAN CYPRESS
4" pot - $20

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

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Mimulus aurantiacus
BUSH MONKEY-FLOWER
New May 2025!
4" pot - $16

California native plant with showy orange flowers.

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Muehlenbeckia complexa
MAIDENHAIR VINE
4" pot - $14

Indestructible New Zealand plant with tiny leaves and black stems.

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Olearia x capillaris
New (returning) May 2025!
4" pot - $20

Evergreen New Zealand shrub with fine texture, fast growing.

Olearia x haastii
1 gallon pot - $22
3 gallon pot - $54

Slow-growing evergreen shrub with fragrant summer flowers.
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(detailed information and photos not available yet) Olearia lineata 'Dartonii'
1 gallon pot - $24

Fine-textured vigorous large shrub, hardy to about 12°F.

Olearia macrodonta
4" pot - $20

Olearia macrodonta [UW form]
4" pot - $20

Deer resistant shrub that appears to be prickly, but isn't.
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(detailed information and photos not available yet) Olearia x matthewsii
New (returning) May 2025!
4" pot - $20

This is the same plant formerly sold by us, and others, as O. moschata. We thank the staff at Hoyt Arboretum for investigating the correct name.

Olearia x oleifolia 'Waikariensis'
4" pot - $20

1 gallon pot - $24

Grey-leafed shrub with fragrant white summer flowers.
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(detailed information and photos not available yet) Olearia paniculata
New (returning) May 2025!
4" pot - $24

Leaves have wavy margins, black stems, great texture. 12 - 14°F

Ozothamnus hookeri 'Sussex Silver'
4" pot - $20
1 gallon pot - $24

A versatile shrub with great year-round silver color.
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(detailed information and photos not available yet) Phlomis fruticosa [dwarf form]
JERUSALEM SAGE
4" pot - $14

Shrubby Mediterranean plant with yellow flowers, useful in dry areas.

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Phlomis purpurea
4" pot - $16

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

Podocarpus alpinus
MOUNTAIN PLUM-PINE
4" pot - $18

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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Podocarpus lawrencei 'Purple King'
4" pot - $18

This rare Australian conifer has great foliage color!
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(detailed information and photos not available yet) Quercus berberidifolia IB1038 [Trinity County, CA]
CALIFORNIA SCRUB OAK
2.5" band pot - $22

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

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Rhamnus alaternus
4" pot - $16

Rhamnus alaternus [small leaf clone]
4" pot - $16

A useful Mediterranean shrub for sun or part shade.

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Ribes speciosum
New May 2025!
4" pot - $24

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

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Ribes viburnifolium
CATALINA CURRANT
New (returning) May 2025!
4" pot - $22

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

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Santolina rosmarinifolia
1 gallon pot - $22

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

(detailed information and photos not available yet) Teucrium fruticans
SILVER GERMANDER
New (returning) May 2025!
4" pot - $16

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

Vitis arizonica IB1149 [Gila County, AZ]
ARIZONA GRAPE
1 gallon pot - $24

Ornamental grape species from the Southwestern USA.
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(detailed information and photos not available yet) Vitis vinifera var. incana
4" pot - $16
2 gallon pot - $36

Drought tolerant vine with fuzzy white new growth.

PAYMENT and DELIVERY OPTIONS
Updated spring 2025

To purchase plants here at the nursery, please e-mail me at mail@desertnorthwest.com to set up an appointment, or visit on one of the nursery open days. I can either pull your order in advance, or you can shop through the greenhouse. However, shoppers ought to be aware that the nursery setup is not extremely retail-friendly, with many plants being unlabeled; and it can get very hot in the greenhouses on warm, sunny days.

Payment options include cash or check (preferred), PayPal, or credit/debit card. I will also accept payment in Bitcoin or Monero if paid in advance, and will offer a slight discount: please inquire if interested.

Delivery

For larger orders, I will deliver plants right to your door, if you prefer. For this service advance payment is required. I will schedule a delivery time that works for you via e-mail.

  • Orders over $200: FREE delivery to Sequim, Port Angeles, Port Townsend.
  • Orders over $400: FREE delivery to Kitsap County, or anywhere within 90 minutes of Sequim (and not involving a ferry ride), if you don't mind waiting a week or two.
  • Outside of this area: Delivery is possible, but larger minimum order and delivery charges will apply. Please inquire.

Reseller/landscaper customers

I don't track cumulative purchases; however, a quantity discount is available for one-time purchases over $500. Please inquire. Payment by cash or check is required to be eligible for the discount; no credit/debit cards or PayPal please.

*Note on pot sizes: We're going by vernacular usage when using terms such as "1 gallon", "2 gallon", etc. The pot sizes are actually somewhat smaller than a true gallon, 2 true gallons, etc.

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