(Japanese Beautyberry)

This small to medium-sized, deciduous shrub is an arresting sight in fall and early winter when clusters of shimmering purple fruits adorn its branches. It is native to woodlands of Japan, Taiwan, Korea, and eastern China.

The light- to medium-green, oval to lance-shaped leaves of this hardy shrub are oppositely paired along slender, arching stems. The foliage turns dull yellow in fall, sometimes taking on purple tints. In late spring or early summer, tufted clusters of small, white to purplish,...

(Japanese Beautyberry)

True to its name, 'Heavy Berry' produces masses of vibrant violet berries that persist from late summer into early winter. It also features attractive foliage and a relatively compact habit. It is a cultivar of Callicarpa japonica, a small to medium-sized, hardy, deciduous shrub from woodlands of Japan, Taiwan, Korea, and eastern China.

The medium-green, puckered, oval leaves of 'Heavy Berry' are oppositely paired along slender, arching stems. The leaves have serrated edges and tapered...

(Japanese Beautyberry)

Callicarpa japonica 'Leucocarpa' is an arresting sight in fall and early winter when clusters of creamy white fruits adorn its branches. Its parent species is native to woodlands of Japan, Taiwan, Korea, and eastern China.

The light- to medium-green, oval to lance-shaped leaves of this small to medium-sized, hardy, deciduous shrub are oppositely paired along slender, arching stems. The foliage turns dull yellow in fall, sometimes taking on purple tints. In late spring or early summer,...

(Wine Cups)

A drought-tolerant powerhouse, wine cups is so delicate and colorful you will find it hard to believe it is tough. This native of the central and eastern United States is a low-growing, herbaceous perennial that produces many large, vivid magenta, cupped flowers in the heat of summer. These appear above deeply lobed, palm-shaped leaves of medium green.

Once established, wine cups will thrive in full sun and average to poor soil. It will not tolerate "wet feet", so be sure you plant them in well...

(Mexican Wine Cups, Poppy Mallow, Wine Cups)

A drought-tolerant powerhouse, wine cups is so delicate and colorful you will find it hard to believe it is tough. This native of the central and eastern United States is a low-growing, herbaceous perennial that produces many large, vivid magenta, cupped flowers in the heat of summer. These appear above deeply lobed, palm-shaped leaves of medium green.

Once established, wine cups will thrive in full sun and average to poor soil. It will not tolerate "wet feet", so be sure you plant them in well...

(China Aster)

China aster is a bushy annual that is native to China. There are many varieties of flowers in this species which are classified as peony flowered, anemone flowered, ostrich feather and pompon. They bloom from summer to fall and come in a range of colors from purple, blue violet, crimson, rose-pink, white or yellow. Often their stems can be somewhat crooked or open, adding to its visual peculiarity.

Callistephus chinensis can be planted in loam or sandy soil in well-drained conditions...

(Astoria Blue Aster, China Aster)

Midsummer starts the pretty and copious display of hundreds of violet-petaled daisies on the Astoria Blue China aster. A bushy but sturdy-stemmed annual, it is a native of China. Green foliage is topped by yellow-centered blossoms with pink-violet to lavender-violet petals, flowering a bit earlier in summer than other China asters. The large feathery flowers are held on knee-high mounding plants.

China aster can be planted in loam or sandy soil in well drained conditions and full sun. It needs...

(Astoria Carmine Rose Aster, China Aster)

Midsummer starts the pretty and copious display of hundreds of magenta-petaled daisies on the Astoria Carmine Rose China aster. A bushy but sturdy-stemmed annual, it is a native of China. Green foliage is topped by yellow-centered blossoms with magenta-red petals, flowering a bit earlier in summer than other China asters. The large feathery flowers are held on knee-high mounding plants.

China aster can be planted in loam or sandy soil in well drained conditions and full sun. It needs long daylengths...

(Astoria Deep Blue Aster, China Aster)

Midsummer starts the pretty and copious display of hundreds of rich violet-blue daisies on the Astoria Deep Blue China aster. A bushy but sturdy-stemmed annual, it is a native of China. Green foliage is topped by yellow-centered blossoms with deep bluish violet petals, flowering a bit earlier in summer than other China asters. The large feathery flowers are held on knee-high mounding plants.

China aster can be planted in loam or sandy soil in well drained conditions and full sun. It needs long...

(Astoria Mix, China Aster)

The Astoria Mix China aster includes a collection of bushy but sturdy-stemmed annuals, all native to China. Green foliage is accented by a range of colorful blooms with yellow centers, flowering earlier in summer than others, in either magenta, violet-blue, pink-violet, hot pink or white. The large feathery flowers are held on knee-high mounding plants.

China aster can be planted in loam or sandy soil in well drained conditions and full sun. Do not bother to deadhead spent blossoms as those in...