Botanical name: Acer palmatum 'Orange Dream'
Common name(s): Orange Dream Japanese Maple
Growth habit: Small tree
Leaf persistence: Deciduous
Leaf type: Palmate
Flowers: N/A
Fruit: N/A
Hardiness: Zone 6, -10 degrees F (-23 degrees C)
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Botanical name: Agave montana
Common name(s): Mountain agave
Growth habit: Succulent rosette
Leaf persistence: Evergreen
Leaf type: Succulent, spiky spears
Flowers: Shoots a 10' tall inflorescence in the last year of its life.
Fruit: N/A
Hardiness: Zone 7, 0 degrees F (-18 degrees C)
Other notes: Full sun & well-draining soil required
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Botanical name: Aspidistra elatior
Common name(s): Cast Iron Plant
Growth habit: Groundcover to 2'
Leaf persistence: Evergreen
Leaf type: Long & strappy
Flowers: Small ground-level flowers in spring
Fruit: N/A
Hardiness: Zone 6, -10 degrees F (-23 degrees C)
Other notes: Can grow in deep, dry shade
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Botanical name: Beschorneria yuccoides
Common name(s): Mexican lily, amole, sisi
Growth habit: Rosette to 6' tall by 3' wide
Leaf persistence: Evergreen
Leaf type: Rosette, long strappy leaves
Flowers: Red flower stalks tower over the leaves in early summer
Fruit: N/A
Hardiness: Zone 8, 10 degrees F (-12 degrees C)
Other notes: Related to yuccas & agaves
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Botanical name: Chamaerops humilis
Common name(s): Mediterranean fan palm, European fan palm
Growth habit: Shrub to small tree
Leaf persistence: Evergreen
Leaf type: Palmate
Flowers: Insignificant
Fruit: Insignificant
Hardiness: Zone 8, 10 degrees F (-12 degrees C)
Other notes: This is the only palm native to continental Europe.
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Botanical name: Daphne bholua
Common name(s): Nepalese paper plant
Growth habit: Tall shrub
Leaf persistence: Evergreen
Leaf type: Small, oblong
Flowers: Fragrant pinkish-cream flowers in winter
Fruit: N/A
Hardiness: Zone 8, 10 degrees F (-12 degrees C)
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Botanical name: Fatsia japonica
Common name(s): Japanese aralia
Growth habit: Shrub to 8' tall & wide
Leaf persistence: Evergreen
Leaf type: Palmate
Flowers: Insignificant
Fruit: Insignificant
Hardiness: Zone 7, 0 degrees F (-18 degrees C)
Other notes: Grows in part sun to very deep shade
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Botanical name: Francoa sonchifolia
Common name(s): Maiden's wreath
Growth habit: Mounding perennial with 4' flower spikes
Leaf persistence: Evergreen
Leaf type: Lobed
Flowers: Spikes of white and pink flowers in early summer
Fruit: N/A
Hardiness: Zone 4, -34 degrees F (-30 degrees C)
Other notes: Drought-tolerant once established
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Botanical name: Holboellia latifolia 'Ritak'
Common name(s): Sausage vine
Growth habit: Vine
Leaf persistence: Evergreen
Leaf type: Simple, oblong, medium-small
Flowers: Small clusters of purple bells
Fruit: Sausage-looking fruit
Hardiness: Zone 7, 0 degrees F (-18 degrees C)
Other notes: Collected by Daniel J. Hinkley in Ritak, Nepal
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Botanical name: Magnolia macrophylla
Common name(s): Bigleaf magnolia
Growth habit: Tree to 40'
Leaf persistence: Deciduous
Leaf type: Very large, oblong
Flowers: 12" white flowers in summer
Fruit: N/A
Hardiness: Zone 5, -20 degrees F (-29 degrees C)
Other notes: Has the largest leaves of any deciduous, cold-hardy tree
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Botanical name: Manihot grahamii
Common name(s): Hardy tapioca
Growth habit: Perennial
Leaf persistence: Deciduous
Leaf type: Palmate
Flowers: N/A
Fruit: N/A
Hardiness: Zone 7, 0 degrees F (-18 degrees C)
Other notes: Related to the edible tapioca
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Botanical name: Musa basjoo
Common name(s): Hardy banana
Growth habit: Herbaceous perennial to 20'
Leaf persistence: Evergreen
Leaf type: Simple and very large
Flowers: One large, dull yellow flower preceeds the small banana fruits
Fruit: Small, bitter bananas (technically edible but not worth eating)
Hardiness: Zone 7, 0 degrees F (-17 degrees C)
Other notes: Likes full sun & moist soil, stalks can persist through a mild winter
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Botanical name: Nandina domestica 'Firepower'
Common name(s): Firepower Heavenly Bamboo
Growth habit: Dwarf shrub
Leaf persistence: Evergreen
Leaf type: Simple, oblong
Flowers: Small white flowers in summer
Fruit: N/A
Hardiness: Zone 6, -10 degrees F (-23 degrees C)
Other notes: Outer leaves develop a red tinge in the fall & winter
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Botanical name: Polygala chamaebuxus 'Kamniski'
Common name(s): Kamniski milkwort
Growth habit: Small shrub, groundcover
Leaf persistence: Evergreen
Leaf type: Small, oblong
Flowers: Covered with pinkish-purple & yellow flowers in winter
Fruit: N/A
Hardiness: Zone 6, -10 degrees F (-23 degrees C)
Other notes: Thrives in a well-drained, bright location
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Botanical name: Polypodium scouleri
Common name(s): Coast polypody, Leathery polypody
Growth habit: Groundcover, fern
Leaf persistence: Evergreen
Leaf type: Pinnate
Flowers: N/A
Fruit: N/A
Hardiness: Zone 8, 10 degrees F (-12 degrees C)
Other notes: Native to the West Coast of the US
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Botanical name: Sasa palmata
Common name(s): Broadleaf bamboo
Growth habit: Aggressively spreading bamboo to 8' tall
Leaf persistence: Evergreen
Leaf type: Oblong, 18" long by 4" wide
Flowers: N/A
Fruit: N/A
Hardiness: Zone 7, 0 degrees F (-18 degrees C)
Other notes: Susceptible to cosmetic damage from bamboo mites
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Botanical name: Stewartia pseudocamellia
Common name(s): Japanese Stewartia
Growth habit: Small to medium tree
Leaf persistence: Deciduous
Leaf type: Simple, oblong, corrugated
Flowers: White camellia-like flowers in summer (June, July, August)
Fruit: N/A
Hardiness: Zone 5, -20 degrees F (-29 degrees C)
Other notes: Exfoliating bark & branch structure gives winter interest
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Botanical name: Trachycarpus fortunei 'Wagnerianus'
Common name(s): Dwarf Chusan Palm, Dwarf Windmill Palm
Growth habit: Palm tree to 20'
Leaf persistence: Evergreen
Leaf type: Palmate
Flowers: Insignificant
Fruit: Insignificant
Hardiness: Zone 7, 0 degrees F (-18 degrees C)
Other notes: Leaves are smaller and stiffer than the species
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