Seed of this plant was collected fall 2022 in Vietnam by Mark Weathington at a high elevation spot called the sacred five fingers mountain (Ngu Chi Son). It has sprouted and grown quickly enough that we can now offer a seedling. We are hoping its high elevation provenance will convey some cold hardiness. Large green leaves with up to 9 lobes and a hint of red in the petiole and veins. Red fall foliage. The reddish seeds grow on a long chain.

• deciduous tree to 45'
• plant in sun
• At least z8
• fall foliage

Per Ted Stephens of Nurseries Caroliniana: "I found this incredibly dwarf Acorus in a nursery near Niigata, Japan, which is on the west coast on the China Sea. So far it appears to only get about 1-3 inches high and makes a little mounding dark green clump. This selection would make a great combination plant in a bonsai pot because of its dwarfness. We are growing it in full sun where it is doing quite well. One characteristic of Acorus gramineus is that it will tolerate wet feet so it is a great miniature plant for a tiny water garden."

• evergreen perennial to 1"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 6

Top half of each leaf turns brilliant gold in winter. This variety produces offsets so will will always have more to spread around.

• succulent to 18"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 7b

A rare woody vine from Taiwan that is a bit less vigorous than the widely known (and sometimes cursed) Akebia quinata with almost-evergreen leaves that hang on into the winter. Vanilla-scented brown-purple flowers dangle in clusters (racemes) on long peduncles (similar to Wisteria) in late spring (after A. quinata) and are followed later in the year by large blue fruit. It produces more fruit when there is another Akebia nearby. The racemes are monecious with the smaller male flowers dangling beneath the larger females. Unusual and attractive. Hardy in zones 7 to 9.

• woody vine to 25'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 7
• purple flowers in spring
• blue fruit in fall
• fragrant flowers

• hardy

Chartreuse foliage and white flowers. Like all Baptisia species, this is drought tolerant and easy to grow.

• herbaceous perennial to 36"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 4
• white flowers in spring

A rare hardy begonia with chocolate purple-brown leaves that are bright red on the underside. Also in the trade as U584.

• herbaceous perennial to 12"
• plant in part sun
• hardy
• colorful leaves

This evergreen Berberis species is from Nepal and Myanmar and features glossy leathery leaves. It prefers moist soil and dappled shade but will tolerate dry, shallow, and heavy clay soils too. Leaf backs are bright silver. The yellow flowers are tightly grouped into clusters of 10 to 25 and are followed by blue-black fruit covered with a whitish waxy coating.

• evergreen shrub to 9'
• plant in part sun
• hardy to zone 6
• yellow flowers
• blue-black fruit

Clusters of 2" yellow daisies that emit a delicious fragrance of chocolate...especially in the morning.

• herbaceous perennial to 36"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 7
• yellow flowers in summer

Rarely offered in the trade, this is a superior dwarf boxwood for the deep south. It has charming bright green leaves, plus a distinct, dense, rounded form. It can form a multi–stemmed mound with foliage to the ground. Drought tolerance and pest resistance is better than most boxwoods.

• evergreen shrub to 4'–6'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 7

Semi-double pink flowers in late winter / early spring. Extended blooming period during the winter months.

• evergreen shrub to 8'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 7b
• pink flowers in Feb.-Mar.
• heavy bloomer

• evergreen shrub to 15'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 7b
• red flowers in winter

A deciduous fine-textured shrub with small yellow pea-like flowers. Tough. Drought tolerant, wind tolerant, cold tolerant, alkaline tolerant, salt tolerant, pollution tolerant. Makes a great hedge.

• deciduous shrub to 5'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 3
• yellow flowers
• drought tolerant

• hardy

This is a slow-growing, upright conifer with deep green scale-like foliage held tightly against the stems. Plants are very upright and open and make a very architectural accent in the garden. It would make a very nice small specimen or bonsai. Also commonly sold under the cultivar name 'Chirimen'.

• dwarf conifer to 4'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 5

• perennial vine to 5'–10'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 6 hardy
• green-purple flowers in summer

Called dang-shun in Chinese, this shade-loving deciduous vine is a popular herbal remedy to replenish vital energy, or 'qi' (similar to Panax ginseng). The roots are crunchy, very sweet, and delicious.

• herbaceous vine to 10'
• plant in part sun
• hardy to zone 5
• green flowers in summer

• herbaceous perennial to 3'
• plant in shade to part shade
• hardy to zone 9

Growing 9' in a single season, the tall stalks are topped in late fall with double, pink, 3" flowers. A great back-of-the border plant.

• herbaceous perennial to 9'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 8
• pink flowers in late fall

A drought tolerant Arabian mat-forming succulent with pink flowers in summer. Not tolerant of wet soil. Seems to do best in rocks crevices, where it has a cool root run. However, it is a good container plant too.

• dwarf succulent to 4"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 6
• pink flowers in summer

• herbaceous perennial to 6"-12"
• plant in sun
• hardy
• neon pink flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly and deer resistant

Tufts of 2 to 4" inch grass-like leaves provide a backdrop to clusters of violet-blue bell-shaped flowers that appear in late summer. Perfect for a rock garden.

• herbaceous perennial to 4"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 6
• violet blue flowers in late summer- early fall

From the Carpathian mountains of eastern Europe comes this extremely fragrant wallflower. Full sun and very well drained soil (scree, rock garden etc.) are needed. This is a biennial or short lived perennial at best.

• herbaceous biennial to 12"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 4 hardy
• pale yellow flowers in spring
• fragrant flowers

• perennial to 18"
• plant in full sun to light shade
• hardy
• pinkish-purple flowers in late summer

Tiny white spring flowers and lovely summer foliage are followed in September by outstanding red fruits, giving this ornamental tree year-round interest.

• deciduous small tree to 15'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 5
• white flowers in spring
• red fruit

A 2017 JLBG introduction, 'Icebox' is from a Chris Chadwell seed collection at 6,900' elevation in Kumaon, India. Sandpapery on top and velvety on the bottom, the 1'x1' leaves are held along the very fuzzy stems.

• deciduous perennial to 30'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 7b
• small edible fruit in early fall

6' tall stalks topped in late summer with stunning 1' tall fragrant, butterscotch-orange flower stalks make this a standout in the garden.

• herbaceous rhizome to 6'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 7b
• butterscotch orange flowers in late summer

This hardy, easy-to-grow, drought tolerant shrub is perfect for small spaces, where its bright pink blossoms will stand out all summer. A hummingbird magnet.

• deciduous shrub to 5'x3'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 8
• pink flowers in summer
• attracts birds

'Vanilla Bean' forms a tiny 4" tall by 8" wide clump with wavy leaves whose center pattern emerges yellow and ages to vanilla, outlined with a lovely two-tone green border. Clumps are topped with short stalks of dark purple flowers beginning in mid-June.

• herbaceous perennial to 4"
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 5
• dark purple flowers in June-July

This twining evergreen vine from China is wonderful for growing up into large trees, along fences or best of all over open pergalas where the creamy white flowers and brilliant, glossy red fruit will dangle beneath the foliage on long stalks or peduncles as the scientific name implies. The flowers are somewhat reminiscent of its shrubby cousin the anise tree or Illicium.

• evergreen vine to 15'+
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 7
• yellow flowers in summer
• red fruit in fall

Tall spikes feature orange above yellow flowers that rise from strappy foliage on this drought tolerant, robust perennial.

• rhizomatous perennial to 5'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 8
• orange and yellow flowers in late spring to early summer

Vigorous, clump-forming perennial with vivid sprays of lilac blue flowers all summer.

• herbaceous perennial to 18"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 3
• lilac blue flowers in summer
• butterfly/pollinator friendly

• hardy

• evergreen shrub to 6'
• plant in part sun
• hardy to zone 8
• yellow flowers in late summer–fall
• deer resistant

A selection from Walters Gardens plantsman Hans Hansen, this sport of xMangave 'Mayan Queen' has jagged-edged, glaucous blue-green foliage with a dramatic dark purple border. Great container specimen where it isn't winter hardy (like Raleigh).

• evergreen succulent to 18"x3.5'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 9
• brown flowers

Lovely as a screen or specimen, this Oriental arborvitae shines in the sunshine year-round. Drought tolerant, fast growing.

• evergreen tree to 20'x15'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 6

This low maintenance, fragrant, showy member of the tea family offers showy 4" spring blooms with crepe paper-like white petals surrounding bright yellow centers. This specimen was collected by Aaron Floden, Tom Mitchell and Bleddyn Wynn-Jones in Vietnam.

• evergreen shrub or tree to 20' x 10'
• plant in part sun
• hardy to zone 8
• white with yellow centers flowers in spring

Perfect for a rock garden or border, bright green prostrate foliage disappears beneath masses of upright flowers that appear on short stems in spring before being replaced by fluffy seedheads in summer.

• hebaceous perennial to 7"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 4
• purple flowers in early spring

A hardier than normal palm from Swan Quarter, NC.

• shrub to 6'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 7b

• hardy semi-hardy

Delicate golden yellow flowers with a garnet-purple throat open in early spring above slender, grassy foliage. Prefer well-drained soils.

• herbaceous perennial to 2'
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 8
• golden yellow flowers in early spring

• deciduous tree to 15'
• plant in sun to part shade
• hardy to zone 6
• white flowers in spring

A large form of the aroid, Typhonium trilobatum, colected by the late plantsman Alan Galloway. Found from India to South China, and south to Malaysia. Trifoliate leaves emerge in spring and form a 18" tall by 2' wide mound. In summer, cupped, liver-red flowers appear from the base of the foliage. Moist alkaline woodland soils are best.

• deciduous to 18"x2'
• plant in shade
• hardy to zone 8
• liver red flowers in summer

Carl Schoenfeld of the former Yucca Do Nursery found this unpublished species growing under oaks and hornbeams on the north side of La Bufa del-Diente in the Sierra Chiquita mountains of Tamaulipas, Mexico. He believes it's the long-missing second parent of Labuffarosea rain lilies. A non-offsetting species with 10" long, needle-thin foliage, topped with 2" bright pink, diurnal flowers with white throats, starting at JLBG in mid-June and repeating several times each summer. This will always remain a single bulb.

• herbaceous perennial bulb to 10"
• plant in sun
• hardy to zone 7b
• vivid pink flowers in mid summer to early fall