Hydrangea quercifolia 'Ice Crystal' house plant near black (dark purple) trunk

near black (dark purple) trunk and branches when young

FLOWER: pink/red stripes

Illicium floridanum 'Gray Ghost' will lighten a dark corner of your garden and is equally great as a backdrop for other plants (we love Japanese painted ferns with it) or in the foreground where the stunning leaves and flowers can be enjoyed close up

Camellia japonica 'Governor's Gala' is great as a specimen or can be used in mass plantings in shade to part shade

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Ice Crystal' house plant near black (dark purple) trunkHydrangea quercifolia 'Ice Crystal' (oakleaf hydrangea) is a deciduous to semi evergreen shrub with large green leaves and large panicles of white flowers. Hydrangea quercifolia 'Ice Crystal' has large, dramatically cut, leaves and large, upright facing, panicles of white flowers that start blooming in early summer and persist until fall. Hydrangea quercifolia 'Ice Crystal' has rich reddish burgundy fall color and the old flowers also pick up rose