Album (large broadleaf variety)
- 6-7’ tall x 6-7’ wide
- Mid-May bloom
- Lilac-tinged flower buds open to pure white with yellow blotches
- Leathery-green foliage
- Hardy, vigorous growing, dependable bloomer
Crete (Yakusimanum hybrid)
- 2’ tall x 3’ wide
- Early-May bloom
- Dark purple-pink bud opens nearly pure white; loads of felt-like beige indumentum (fine hairs) on the foliage
Ken Janek (Yakusimanum hybrid)
- 2-3’ tall x 3-4’ wide
- Mid-May bloom
- Wide, pale pink florets edged in pink; thick cover of fawn indumentum on the lower leaf surface
Nova Zembla (large broadleaf variety)
- 7-9’ tall x 7-9’ wide
- Mid-May bloom of pinkish red flowers
- Heat and cold tolerant; large, upright form
PJM Elite (hardy small leaf variety)
- 4-5’ tall x 3-4’ wide
- Late-April bloom of lavender pink flowers; purple-plum winter foliage
- Extremely hardy
Purple Gem (hardy small leaf variety)
- 2’ tall x 4’ wide
- Profuse early-May bloom of purple blue flowers that obscure the plant
- Hardy, with dense and compact growth
Purple Passion (large broadleaf variety)
- 5-6’ tall x 5-6’ wide
- Late-May bloom of big, beefy, violet-purple flowers
- Tough and hardy with a dense, rounded form