Plant With Winter Interest Flowering Shrub For Sale In Berkeley

* Sarcococca confusa is a very adaptable and reliable shrub that is easily grown in many situations, including dense shade with very dry soil. It will however grow in full sun, even though the foliage appears to "bleach" a little.

* Small landscape tree for lawns or patio areas. Elliptic-ovate, glossy, medium to deep green leaves (to 3” long). Fall color is usually insignificant, however leaves may sometimes turn yellow to red.

Flowers appear in May-June (somewhat late for trees) and give way to grayish-brown drupes which persist into late autumn. Features small pendulous clusters of bell-shaped, mildly fragrant, pale pink, long-stalked flowers (3/4" long) with showy yellow...

* Malus honanensis is a wild species in the genus Malus (mostly referred for the crabapple or wild apple), in the family Rosaceae, with no established common name, and used as rootstock for the domesticated apple.

* Parrotia persica ( Persian Ironwood ) is a deciduous tree in the family Hamamelidaceae , the sole species in the genus Parrotia but closely related to the genus Hamamelis (Witch-hazels).

* Arctostaphylos viscida is a species of manzanita known by the common names whiteleaf manzanita and sticky manzanita . This is a treelike shrub reaching up to five meters in height.

Petiole (2-)4-6(-9) mm, adaxially shallowly grooved; leaf blade ovate to elliptic, (2-)6-10.5 × (1.2-)2.5-4.5 cm, papery, abaxially sparsely appressed villous especially along midvein and tufts of short trichomes in axils of midvein and secondary veins,...

* The bark is smooth textured, exfoliating as the plants age, and has a camouflaged or mottled appearance with patterns of dull orange and green with grey mixed in. It is a small to medium sized deciduous tree , growing to 10-15 m (rarely to 18 m) tall...

* The source of tea; white flowers in fall; tolerates shade or sun well; an attractive small shrub for its ornamental value as well. It has a strong taproot . Modern research has shown that there are many health benefits to drinking tea, including its...

* Berberis vulgaris ( European barberry )/ ( Jaundice berry)/( Ambarbaris) is a shrub in the family Berberidaceae , native to central and southern Europe , northwest Africa and western Asia ; it is also naturalised in northern Europe, including the British...

* The flowers are deep to bright red, rarely yellow, with four ribbon-shaped petals 7-10 mm long and four short stamens, and grow in clusters; flowering begins in mid winter and continues until early spring.

* The smallest crab; fragrant half-inch white flowers; dark red fruit "about the size of a small pea" (Wyman), borne annually; forms a dense, rounded shrub; native to Japan. * It can grow in heavy clay soil, in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade,...

If given support, it will climb rapidly with the aid of tendrilous leaf petioles to 20-25' in length. Without support, it will sprawl along the ground as a dense, tangled ground cover (to 6-12" tall and 10' wide) which typically chokes out most weeds.

Aromatica, differing in its smaller leaves and its tolerance for high pH; makes a rambling dense mound; leaves smell bad, hence the common name; dark green leaves may turn red and yellow in fall; native from Illinois and Texas to the West Coast.

Blooms last for 3-4 weeks and have a spicy strawberry, banana-pineapple fragrance that peaks in late afternoon and early evening when flowers are fully open. Grows 6-8' tall. The Spicy Sweet Shrub develops exotic pods later and is filled with aromatic...

For a windbreak plant two to five rows for the most effective protection. Plant six feet apart in rows eight feet apart. Shipped 18 to 24 inches tall. Cultivate for the first two years.

* Rosa glauca ( Red-leaved Rose or Redleaf Rose ; syn. * One of the few roses grown for its foliage as well as its flowers; their color is difficult to describe--Dirr says coppery or purplish, but dusty purple gray and reddish blue also come to mind;...

* Cotoneaster adpressus, sometimes commonly called creeping cotoneaster, is a prostrate, slow-growing, deciduous shrub that grows to only 1' tall but spreads to 6' wide. * Best grown in moist, loamy, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade.

The shrub form grows up to 8' tall, but can easily be pruned to a smaller size. We have put together a collection containing 2 Tree Form Persian Lilacs and 3 Persian Lilac shrubs. Can take partial shade or full sun.

* Templetonia is a dryland shrub that grows 3-7 feet tall. The genus is named in honour of John Templeton, an Irish naturalist and botanist. * It will also tolerate more moist conditions if it is given well drained soil.

* Ilex aquifolium ( Holly , or European Holly to distinguish it from related species, may also be called Christmass Holly or Mexican Holly) is a species of holly native to western and southern Europe , northwest Africa and southwest Asia .

It grows 15 to 20 feet tall and has beautiful exfoliating bark, many long-lasting flowers, good fall color, and attractive fruit. It would be difficult to use too many Kousa Dogwoods.

* White flowers in late summer; native to west coast of U.S. Like the rest of the Clematis genus, it contains essential oils and compounds which are extremely irritating to the skin and mucous membrames.

* Arctostaphylos viscida is a species of manzanita known by the common names whiteleaf manzanita and sticky manzanita . This is a treelike shrub reaching up to five meters in height.

* Baccharis halimifolia ( Eastern Baccharis) , commonly called groundsel bush, consumption weed, cotton-seed tree, groundsel tree or silverling) is a fall flowering evergreen perennial plant of the genus Baccharis which is commonly found in the southeastern...

* Hamamelis mollis is a species of witch-hazel native to central and eastern China , in Anhui , Guangxi , Hubei , Hunan , Jiangxi , Sichuan , and Zhejiang . * The flowers are yellow, often with a red base, with four ribbon-shaped petals 15 mm long and...

* Mexican-buckeye, an 8-12 ft., deciduous tree, can reach 30 ft. This distinct plant, alone in its genus, commemorates Baron Ferdinand von Ungnad, Austrian ambassador at Constantinople, who introduced the Horsechestnut into western Europe in 1576.