Available on site only for 2012 season

We offer two lovely Abutilon, Vesuvius and Red Tiger.  Both are stunning and create quite a bit of excitement here at the nursery when they are in full bloom.  Red Tiger has larger flowers ...   An upright, fast-growing shrub to 5'.  Zone 7 (Hardy to 0 degrees)

Available on site only for 2012 season

We offer two lovely Abutilon, Vesuvius and Red Tiger.  Both are stunning and create quite a bit of excitement here at the nursery when they are in full bloom.  Vesuvius is a smaller flower than Red Tiger that provides a constant display of fiery orange bells accented with dark veins and lovely maroon calyces.  An upright, fast-growing shrub to 4'.  Hardy to zero degrees (Zone 7).  4" pot size. 

Available on site only for 2012 season

Everyone that sees this in our gardens wants it.  Deep, dark maroon flowers so dark they almost look black.  An heirloom hollyhock that was grown by Thomas Jefferson at Monticello.  Biennial, 6' tall, Sun.  Zones 3-9. 4" pot

we do have these in shippable size and they can be ordered for late March shipping.

A WOW! plant.  Large black-purple flower heads emerge on the black-purple stocks in mid-summer.  A major bee attraction and a plant that adds drama and elegance to the garden.  Biennial. Zone 4-10.  Sun to Part Shade.  4'-6' tall.   4" pot.

Available on site only for 2012 season

Unusual maroon-brown flowers over a low mound of ferny light-green foliage with a sweet fragrance.  Excellent for cutting. Zone 3-10. Sun/Part Shade. Height 12".  4" pot size.

Available on site only for 2012 season

Beautiful dark purple to black Grannies Bonnet old fashioned style columbine that makes a great cut flower.  Sun to part shade.  Zones 3-9. 4" pot

Available on site only for 2012 season

I admit it - I love columbines and this is one of my favorites.  A lovely bi-color dark maroon and white it is a standout in the garden.  If you too love columbines, this is a must have. 30" tall, sun to part shade.  Zones 3-9.  4" pot size.

Available on site only for 2012 season

A beautiful plant from New Zealand with completely silver flax-like foliage. Looks great grown in combination with dark plants such as Phormium 'Platt's Black'. Also makes a great pot plant.   Grows to 3 feet.  Prefers a full sun to part shade position and it requires excellent drainage. Zone 8-9.  D4 Size

Available on site only for 2012 season

An Astelia in Chocolate!  Similar to A. Silver Spear but with brushed chocolate coloring on the leaves.. Gorgeous!  Requires very well drained soil, zones 8-9.  Sun to pt shade.  Limited Availability. 4" pot size.

Available on site only for 2012 season

Pure elegance, this lovely Astrantia graces our Neopolitan border and it is stunning! Sun to part-sun, well-drained soil, summer moisture. Very large, lace flower bracts are pure white dipped in green.  Zones 6-10. Grows to 30 inches.

Available on site only for 2012 season

Berlandiera lyrata wins the award for the best chocolate smell of all.  A night bloomer, the flowers offer up their cocoa scent in the morning and drop their yellow petals each day.    Zone 4-10. Full Sun. Height 12".   4" pots.  This year's crop begins shipping the end of April. Like many perennials grown from seed, they may not begin blooming until their second year (for those of you expecting instant chocolate satisfaction).

Available on site only for 2012 season

Beautiful large mauve bells bob on stalks that rise up 15" from the 5" tall dark foliage.  This lovely Campanula from Japan is a treasure for it's dark foliage alone but the flower simply captivates all of the visitors to our nursery that see it.  Add to this that it is deer resistant and attracts hummingbirds and how could anyone resist?  Spreads.  Zone 4-9.  4" pot

Available on site only for 2012 season

The darkest and most exotic Canna!  My fave for sure!!  A wonderfully flamboyant and tropical addition to any garden with stunning satiny burgundy foliage with shocking orange flowers.  A great container centerpiece.  3-5 feet tall x 2 feet wide.  Sun.  Has proven hardy for us here in the Northwest.  Rated to zones 8-10.  Dig tubers and store indoors elsewhere (hey! it's worth it!).

we have plenty of these to share so will offer this season via mail order...

Milk Chocolate colored evergreen, low growing grass with a mounding habit.  Nice container plant.  Sun to Part Shade,  16" tall.  Zone 7-10.  Deer resistant.  4" Pot size.

Photo used with permission

Available for 2012 - we have a good supply to share so will make avail for mail order

Long and narrow, arching foliage with green and cinnamon infused color. Ht. 10-12", spread 24", graceful mounding habit, evergreen, full sun to part sun, prefers well draining soil, Zone 7. Deep 4" pot size

Not avail for 2012 - deer ate our seed crop

Both ornamental and culinary, this sweet corn is as fun to look at as it is to eat!  Dark maroon stalks make a lovely statement in the garden and the ears are maroon (chocolate :-) as well...    shipped in 2" pots.

Available on site only for 2012 season

A new, rare, and very chocolate, Corydalis!  Chocolate brown foliage that matures to green and creamy white or lavender flowers in summer.  Partial Shade, 10-15" tall Zones 5-8.  D4 size (6" deep x 4"diameter)

Chocolate Cosmos have swept the gardening world by storm in recent years. Plants form a medium-sized clump of dark green leaves, bearing cup-shaped blooms of deep burgundy-red, with the distinctive fragrance of dark chocolate.  Sun. Well drained soil. Zones 8-9 but can be lifted and stored like a dahlia for the winter.   4" potted plants. 

Available on site only for 2012 season

A new and very FUN species of Cuphea (Cigar Plant).  Minnie Mouse is the darling of our garden and delights visiting children and adults alike with her set of chocolate ears.  3'x3' multi-branching shrublike perennial for zones 9-11 but it grows quickly in one season so we treat it like an annual here in our zone 8 climate or have it in a pot (where it will grow more like 18 - 24" tall) and winter it over in an unheated greenhouse.  It was one of our most "engaging" plants last season here at the nursery and made everyone smile.  Isn't that what gardening is about?  Filtered shade to part sun.

The perfect addition to your chocolate garden...Chocolate Sundae is a minature dahlia perfect for pots, beds and borders.  A dark maroon flower with a yellow center.  Very lovely!  18-24" tall.  Perennial (tuber can be lifted and stored for the winter in colder zones).  Sun lover. 

Available on site only for 2012 season

Ooh-la-la!  We did it!  We finally found a source for this very special and very rare black daphne.  We obtained our specimen from Heronswood in 2005 just before they were closed down and our specimen has been too precious to take cuttings from so we are thrilled to have a supplier that can provide them to us.  Semi-evergreen. Unusual purple-black foliage. Purple flowers in late spring. Lightly scented. Likes full sun. Hardy to 0°F.

Available on site only for 2012 season

Now you can have your Delphiniums in chocolate!  Last season we grew 350 of the English Delphiniums called 'Dark Shades' to see them all in bloom (now this year they changed the name of 'Dark Shades' to 'Chocolate').  We harvested seed from those that were white with subtle brushes of chocolate for our "Chocolate Delphinium Breeding Project".  It will take many years to get them to be consistantly chocolate but we much prefer the elegant white with gentle brushes of chocolate over the inky black colorations produced on the majority of the 'Black Shades' (now known as 'Chocolate')... thus we have named our strain 'Kissed by Chocolate'...

These English Delphiniums are taller, sturdier and more disease resistant than the more common Pacific Giants.  6'-8' tall.  Sun to sun/pt shade.  Zones 3-10.  4" pots

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Chocolate Sweet William ... one of my favorite chocolate flowers and one of the reasons I decided to focus on maroon colored plants.  A wonderful biennial that makes an excellent, long lasting cut flower.  2' tall, sun, Zones 4-10. Pot size 4"

Available on site only for 2012 season

For the serious collector ~ This rare South African beauty grows to 3-5 feet tall. Wands of bell-like flowers arching over grassy foliage wave gracefully in the slightest summer breeze.  'Cosmos' is a new variety and the darkest flower form offered in Dieramas.  A slow grower, it will generally flower in its third or fourth year. It thrives in full sun and moist, well-draining soil. Zones 7-10.   We obtained the seed from England and this crop is this year's seedlings so they must be protected from frost this winter.

Available on site only for 2012 season

This very rare and beautiful foxglove produces long racemes of orchidlike flowers that are white with chocolate-yellow markings. Performs well in sun or shade. Grows to 3 feet tall. A biennial or short-lived perennial. Winter hardy to zone 5.  4" pot

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Another sun loving perennial foxglove from the Mediterranean.  Lovely brownish, orangish, yellowish tones on spires above an evergreen clump of willowy leaves that resemble penstemon more than foxglove.  Much sought after by the horti-cultural set and hard to find.  From seed we obtained from England.  Sun, 18" tall, drought tolerant,  zones 4-10.

This is a rare and truly perennial species of Foxglove, native to northern Spain. Plants form a rosette of dark green leaves, bearing tightly packed stems of unusual rusty-red to brown flowers in early summer. Zone 4-9.  Full Sun.  18"-24" tall.  4" pot

Available on site only for 2012 season

From our former neighbor nursery, Heronswood, comes this dramatic selection of Fairy Bells.  Bamboo-like stems emerge dark purple sheathed at each node with golden-tan papery bracts.  Makes a 4-5 ft. tall evergreen clump with small white flowers followed by shiny black berries.  Part Shade.  Zone 5.  4" size. 

Available on site only for 2012 season

Half-hardy annual climber.  A fascinating combination of fragrant, sweet pea-like bicoloured pink flowers and dark purple to brown large seed pods, against deep green and purple/brown foliage. Wonderful summer annual for fences, trellis and arches.  Loves HOT sun!  Perennial in Zones 9-11, an annual elsewhere.  Do not put outside until last frost date. 4" pot size

Available on site only for 2012 season

Very attractive, dark bronzy-brown leaves with an autumn display of fuzzy white flower clusters.  Useful in shady situations and will even tolerate dry shade under deciduous trees once plants are established. Both the foliage and flowers are useful for cutting. Attractive to butterflies. Not attractive to deer or rabbits.  Zone 5-9. Sun/Part Shade/Full Shade.  35"-47" tall, 29"-35" spread.  4" size pots

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A personal favorite!  This lovely, low-growing geranium with chocolate brown/bronze foliage and rich, sky blue colored flowers with darker veins and a lighter colored eye begins blooming in early summer. Hocus Pocus can be planted in full sun to partial shade.  Approx 18" tall.  Zones 3-9. 4" pot.

Available on site only for 2012 season

Lovely chocolate foliage with a tidy, low mounding habit and delicate pink flowers make this hardy geranium a must have.  It prefers partial shade with average moisture, and is unfazed by deer, bunnies or other pests, as well as heat, humidity and dry soil. Blooms June-July. Size: 16" high x 18" wide; hardy to zone 4.  4" Pot size.

A personal favorite! It forms a broad mound of deeply lobed green leaves heavily marked with chocolate. Tiny near-white flowers appear in spring then occasionally through the summer ~ delicate and lovely!  Zones 3-9.  Full Sun/Part Shade.  12-16" tall, 18-24" spread.  4" pot

Available on site only for 2012 season

A gorgeous form of golden Japanese forest grass with arching graceful foliage more upright and spiky then the type. The reddish inflorescence in the fall adds color and grace. 5" tall, Morning sun to part shade, Zones 6-9.  4" pot

Available on site only for 2012 season

NEW!!  The Japanese translation is 'Red Wind' which is perfect for this gorgeous forest grass. A flowing graceful green through the summer but in fall when the weather cools the blades take on varying shades of red. A beautiful, easy shade groundcover.  2-3' tall, shade to part sun, Zones 5-9.  Quart size pot

Available on site only for 2012 season

We have a lovely drift of yellow daylilies that we have collected over the years of the best of the best yellows.  We are sharing for the first time.  We offer large clumps with 2 or 3 fans each.  A garden classic!