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Japanese Umbrella Pine

This unique conifer is not a true pine, but its elegant foliage looks rather pine-like.

Purple-leafed ninebark

Common ninebark is a large native shrub with modest ornamental interest. But the introduction of purple-leafed cultivars, starting with Diabolo, has made this a must-have shrub for colorful landscapes.

Summersweet

Summersweet produces upright stems that are covered with small white or pink flowers in summer.

New varieties 2012

Here are our picks for 2012's best new plants.

Virginia Sweetspire

Virginia sweetspire produces white flowers in spring and colorful foliage in fall.

Oregon grapeholly

This handsome evergreen shrub can also be grown in many regions.

Winter Jasmine

The bright yellow blooms of winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum) is a promise that winter is waning and spring is indeed on its way.

Paperbark Maple

Small in stature, paperbark maple is an outstanding choice for winter interest with its deep cinammon bark that peels away to reveal an orange-red trunk.
 

Sweetgum

This native North American tree’s common name comes from the aromatic gum that seeps from its wounds.

Seven-Son Flower

Seven-son flower was named the 2011 Shrub of the Year by the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum and a Plant of Merit by Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center for Home Gardening. 

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