Hakonechloa macra

Hakone Grass has graceful green foliage, like miniature bamboo. Soft, airy seedheads form in late summer. Fall and winter foliage color is tan. The tallest of the Hakonechloas, Andrew Bunting of the Chicago Botanic Garden describes it beautifully as "catching (the) wind and flow(ing) like a rolling wave."

H: 24 Inches  ·   S: 24 Inches  ·   Zone: 4

Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold'

The bright yellow spiky foliage of Gold Hakone Grass is more upright than H. 'Aureola'. This grass really lights up shady spots, especially when covered with delicate seedheads. This is Bruce Crawford's favorite Hakonechloa for a number of its attributes. Fall and winter color is tan.

H: 18 Inches  ·   S: 24 Inches  ·   Zone: 6

Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'

The striking yellow and green foliage of Golden-Variegated Hakone Grass helps make this and 'All Gold' our absolute favorite shade grass. Tan color in fall and winter is preceded by delicate, feathery seed panicles. A 2009 Perennial Plant of the Year, and a slow-spreading groundcover.

H: 12 Inches  ·   S: 36 Inches  ·   Zone: 6

Halesia carolina

Carolina Silverbell is one of our loveliest native trees, becoming covered with 1" white bells hanging from branches in April and May. The bark is an added element, varying from gray to brown with darker vertical striations. The flowers are followed by interesting brown 4 winged fruits which are also pendent, persisting into the winter. Halesia is a difficult B&B transplant, so we have focused on growing landscape sized plants in containers. Carolina Silverbell grows particularly well in woodland settings and along stream sides.

H: 30 Feet  ·   S: 20 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Halesia carolina 'Jersey Belle'

'Jersey Belle' Carolina Silverbell has very large white bell-shaped flowers that hang thickly under the branches in May. Foliage turns an attractive yellow in fall and the bark adds winter interest with its contrasting striations. Halesia carolina (formerly tetraptera) 'Jersey Belle' was named and introduced by Princeton Nurseries.

H: 25 Feet  ·   S: 20 Feet  ·   Zone: 5

Halesia carolina 'U.Conn. Wedding Bells'

'U.Conn. Wedding Bells' Carolina Silverbell has white bell-shaped flowers that are significantly larger and more numerous than those of the species. The yellow fall color and interesting striated bark add multi-season interest to this charming native tree. The plant was spotted in Ohio by Mark Brand and introduced through the University of Connecticut.

H: 25 Feet  ·   S: 20 Feet  ·   Zone: 5

Halesia carolina var. monticola 'Arnold Pink'

H: 25 Feet  ·   S: 35 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Halesia diptera var. magniflora

Two-wing Silverbell is a lovely native tree that is covered with white bell-like flowers in early spring. When the flowers drop, they carpet the ground under Halesia diptera var. magniflora with a white blanket. The blooms are followed by pendulous green two-winged fruit which turn tan in fall. The fruit persist into winter, and add an interesting element as they are moved by breezes.

H: 30 Feet  ·   S: 25 Feet  ·   Zone: 5

Hamamelis mollis 'Sweet Sunshine'

'Sweet Sunshine' Chinese Witchhazel blooms profusely in February and March, with large lemon yellow fragrant flowers on last year's growth. The base of the flower is red, adding to the subtle appeal. The fall foliage color is yellow. The Chinese Witchhazels are generally the most fragrant of all the Hamamelis species.

H: 10 Feet  ·   S: 8 Feet  ·   Zone: 5

Hamamelis mollis 'Wisley Supreme'

'Wisley Supreme' Chinese Witchhazel has bright yellow fragrant flowers in late winter and beautiful bluish-green disease-free foliage (cleanest leaves of all Hamamelis). Hamamelis mollis 'Wisley Supreme' came from England, named after Wisley Garden.

H: 15 Feet  ·   S: 10 Feet  ·   Zone: 5

Hamamelis vernalis

Native deciduous shrub of the Ozark Plateau region with crumpled, strappy flowers clustered on branches between January and May. Good for riparian zones, able to tolerate urban conditions and poor soils.

H: 6 Feet  ·   S: 8 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Hamamelis vernalis 'Amethyst'

'Amethyst' Vernal Witchhazel has fragrant lavender-purple flowers appearing in late winter and early spring, followed by coppery new growth. Good orange and yellow fall color. Hamamelis vernalis 'Amethyst' is also salt and wet site tolerant. Great as a cut branch in the house for a spring "pick-me-up". Found by Tim Brotzman of Ohio and named by Don Shadow.

H: 15 Feet  ·   S: 10 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Hamamelis vernalis Autumn Embers™

Reddish orange fragrant flowers, green foliage, blooms in late winter and early spring. Leaves turn shades of red, orange and purple in fall.

H: 10 Feet  ·   S: 8 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Hamamelis vernalis 'Blue Moon'

Purple to bluish-violet strap-like flowers on bare branches in February and March. Green foliage turns shades of yellow in fall. Grown on own roots.

H: 10 Feet  ·   S: 8 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Hamamelis vernalis Grape Fizz™

Reddish purple ribbon-like flowers on bare branches in late winter. Summer green foliage turns shades of orange and yellow. Propagated by cuttings.

H: 5 Feet  ·   S: 5 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Hamamelis vernalis 'Kohankie Red'

Reddish purple flowers appear in January through March. The green leaves turn to yellow, orange and red in fall. On its own roots.

H: 8 Feet  ·   S: 10 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Hamamelis vernalis Orange Sunrise™

Light orange strap-like petals on bare branches in winter. Foliage is green in summer, turning yellow in fall. Grown on own roots.

H: 8 Feet  ·   S: 6 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Hamamelis vernalis 'Purple Ribbons'

Lavender purple thread-like fragrant flowers emerge in late winter and early spring. Green foliage turns yellow and orange in fall. On its own roots.

H: 10 Feet  ·   S: 8 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Hamamelis vernalis 'Spring Bounty'

Reddish purple strap-like flowers on bare branches in late winter and early spring. Green leaves in summer turn yellow in fall. Propagated by cuttings.

H: 8 Feet  ·   S: 6 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Hamamelis vernalis 'Upchurch'

Orange yellow ribbon-shaped flowers held on branches in late winter. Green leaves in summer take on shades of orange in fall. Upright habit.

H: 6 Feet  ·   S: 5 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Hamamelis vernalis Woodland Joy™

Orange strap-like petals are held on bare branches in winter. Summer green foliage turns yellow in fall. Growing on own roots.

H: 8 Feet  ·   S: 6 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Hamamelis virginiana

Mid-to-late fall blooming deciduous shrub with lemon-yellow, spindly flowers from October to December that appear in tandem with fruit capsules from the previous year’s bloom. Tolerant of heavy clay, as well as nutrient or aggregate poor soils. Deer resistant. Shade tolerant.

H: 15 Feet  ·   S: 15 Feet  ·   Zone: 3

Hamamelis virginiana 'Christmas Gold'

Hamamelis virginiana 'Harvest Moon'

Lemon yellow fall flowers make a beautiful display on 'Harvest Moon' Common Witchhazel. New growth is coppery, turning to green in summer. Hamamelis virginiana 'Harvest Moon' is a heavy and very fragrant bloomer, found by Dick Jaynes of Broken Arrow Nursery in Connecticut. It is also salt tolerant.

H: 18 Feet  ·   S: 15 Feet  ·   Zone: 4