2007-2008 Natureworks Catalog

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GET ‘EM WHILE THEY’RE HOT . . . These plants are either in very short supply, will be used in great quantities in <strong>Natureworks</strong> designs, or are new introductions (or simply fabulous varieties) that will sell out fast. IF YOU WANT THESE PLANTS, PLACE AN EARLY ORDER TODAY TO RESERVE THEM! Allium senescens (we grow our own) Amsonia ‘Blue Ice’ Asclepia tuberosa (we never have enough) Baptisia ‘Twilite Prairieblues’ (cool color) Brunnera ‘Looking Glass’ Delphinium– New Millenium hybrids Dendranthemum ‘Lucie’s Pink’ Dicentra spectabilis ‘Goldheart’ Digitalis x ‘Spice Island’ Echinacae—all orange and yellow varieties Euphorbia x ‘Blackbird’ Gaillardia ‘Summer Kiss’ Galium aristata Hamamelis– all winter bloomers Helleborus ‘Ivory Prince’ SUPERIOR VARIETIES There IS a difference between plants. The following varieties have proven themselves superior to the straight species or to older cultivars. Astilbe chinensis ‘Visions in Red’ – Large, fat flowers are much showier than the species. Foliage is red when it emerges and not as coarse. Still spreads quickly and is just as easy to grow. Coreopsis verticillata ‘Golden Gain’ – The flowers are much larger than ‘Zagreb’ or ‘Golden Showers’. Very showy. Echinacae ‘Rubinstern’ – Put this side by side with any other coneflower and you will see why I now use this in most of my designs. Larger, deeper lavender flowers with a very showy reddish/orange raised center. Eryngium ‘Sapphire Blue’ – Huge blue flowers, showier bracts, strong stems makes this a superior new addition to the sea hollies. Heuchera villosa ’Caramel’ – Of all the new introductions, this is the easiest to grow, has a fascinating color that pops with all sorts of combinations. Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Endless Summer’ – This is the first mophead hydrangea to bloom off of current year’s wood. Cold winters or improper pruning won’t matter any more! Iris germanica ‘Immortality’ – This was the first repeat blooming German iris I ever planted, and I still feel it’s the best. Totally reliable fall bloom for many weeks. Leucanthemum superbum ‘Becky’ – This is the easiest and best summer blooming Shasta daisy, bar none. Excellent foliage stucture, later and longer bloom, no need to cut back to basal foliage. Panicum virgatum ‘Northwind’ – This hybrid of our native switch grass is tall but stands up to strong winds and doesn’t flop. Perovskia ‘Longin’ – Upright habit, never floppy. Broader silver foliage adds silver foliage structure. Early spring cutback is all the maintenance this will need. Polemonium reptans ‘Stairway to Heaven’ This is bred from the hardiest, creeping form of Jacob’s Ladder and is very reliable, unlike ‘Brise D’Anjou’. Variegation is gorgeous, with a pink blush in spring and fall. A Bill Cullina introduction. Salvia nemerosa ‘Carradona’ – Excellent, tall, stiff, upright spikes of deep rich purple. Non-sprawling habit. This really makes a statement. No staking or pinching needed for excellent bloom. Stokesia ‘Peachie’s Pick’ – This variety has enormous flowers on very short, compact plants. This make the tidiest front-of-the-border plant for late summer that you could ever want. Hydrangea ‘Endless Summer Blushing Bride’ Iris sibirica ‘Welcome Returns’ Lathyrus vernus ‘Rose Elf’ Leucanthemum ‘Sonnenschein’ (yellow!) Lupinus ‘The Governor’ (purple) Mertensia virginica (when it blooms, it sells out) Molina caerulea spp. strahlenquelle (cool new grass) Oenothera fremontii ‘Lemon Silver’ Papaver ‘Patty’s Plum’ Rosa ‘Double Knockout’ Rosa ‘Rainbow Knockout’ Rosa ‘Zephrine Drouhin’ (thornless) Sedum ‘Xenox’ Sisyrinchium angustifolium ‘Lucerne’ TRUE BLUE FLOWERS True blue, not lavender/blue, is rare in garden flowers. If you seek this elusive color for your garden, read about these plants and try a few this year. Allium cyaneum Amsonia ‘Blue Ice’ Brunnera Eryngium Gentiana Iris germanica ‘Breakers’ Linum perenne ‘Nanum Sapphire’ Lithodora Myosotis (biennial) Pulmonaria angustifolia ‘Azurea’ Salvia uliginosa (tender perennial) Stokesia ‘Klaus Jellito’ Tweedia caerulea (annual) Veronica peduncularis ‘Georgia Blue’
DRY SHADE PLANTS What do you grow under trees or in areas where the soil is lean and the hose won’t reach? Here is a list of plants that are my mainstays for these challenging sites: Aconitum carmichaelii Anemone robustissima Aruncus dioicus Asarum europeum Aster ‘Fanny’ Carex ‘Ice Dance’ (grass) Carex siderosticha ‘Variegata’ (grass) Chelone lyonii Dicentra eximia Dicentra spectabilis Digitalis Disporum Doronicum pardalianches Epimedium Erythronium Geranium macrorrhizum Helleborus Hosta Kirengeshoma ODDBALLS & WEIRDOS TO MAKE YOU SMILE Buddleia ‘White Ball’ Centaurea macrocephala Cephalanthus occidentalis Cephalaria gigantea Coreopsis ‘Moonbeam Tubular’ Crambe maritima Dracunculus vulgaris Geum triflorum Hemerocallis ‘Challenger’ (6’ tall!) Hibiscus syriacus ‘Variegatus’ Inula magnifica Isolepsis cernua (tender peren. grass) Liatris microcephala Ligularia tussilaginea ‘Aureomaculata’ (tender perennial also called Farfugium) Hakonechloe (grass) Lathyrus vernus Liriope muscari (grass) Luzula ‘Scarlett Stilleto’ Lysimachia punctata Mitchella repens Pachysandra procumbens Phlox stolonifera Polygonatum Polygonum Polystichum-Christmas fern Rudbecka fulgida Smilacina Stylophorum Syneilesis aconitifolia Tanacetum parthenium Tricyrtis Vinca minor Monarda ‘Little Siberia’ Orostachys iwarenge Phlomis russeliana Primula vialii Salvia nemerosa ‘Plumosa’ Sanguisorba tenuifolia ‘Atropurpurea’ Sedum rubrotinctum ‘Mini Me’ Sisyrinchium ‘Quaint and Queer’ Spigelia marylandica Ratibida pinnata Rudbeckia maxima Tradescantia ‘Sweet Kate’ Trifolium rubens Viola ‘Irish Molly’ LONG BLOOMERS Just a sampling... Calamintha Callirhoe Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Coreopsis ‘Sweet Dreams’ Corydalis lutea Dicentra ‘King of Hearts’, ‘Snowdrift’ Digitalis x ‘Spice Island’ Geranium ‘Rozanne’, ‘Jolly Bee’ Geranium wlassovianum Helenium ‘Mardi Gras Kalimeris integrifolia Knautia macedonica Nepeta mussini Pennisetum ‘Karley Rose’ Perovskia Persicaria ‘Firetail’ Rudbeckia nitida ‘Herbstonne’ Rudbeckia triloba Stokesia ‘Peachie’s Pick’ A SMALL SAMPLING OF UNUSUAL ANNUALS, TROPICALS, AND TENDER PERENNIALS Someday, I will get it together to create a comprehensive list of these plants. Until then, let these descriptions entice you to come in and explore our benches. We get new plants in every week from late spring until fall! Chocolate cosmos – deep maroon flowers that smell like chocolate— really! Forms a tuber that can be overwintered in the cellar. Asclepias curassavica – this is the annual form of butterfly weed that blooms the entire summer and fall. Red and orange bicolor flowers on 4-5’ plants. Bidens ‘Peter’s Gold Carpet’ – don’t overlook this workhorse. Thousands of yellow flowers cascade from this plant in heat, humidity, in containers or in planting beds. Flower power, very underappreciated. Brugmansia x ‘Variegata’ – variegated green and cream foliage, pure white, evening scented trumpet flowers. I keep mine in the cellar all winter and it resprouts each spring. Centratherum intermedia – I am amazed by how easy this plant is to grow. Purple fuzzy button flowers from spring to late fall. Very unusual, always asked about. The few that have discovered it always come back for it each year. Clereodendrum ‘Ugandense’ – a very cool and strange blue flower on an upright shrub. Tropical—can be brought in. Fuchsia ‘Gardenmeister Bonstedt’ – I use this plant as a major hummingbird attractant in the shade. Orange tubular flowers. Nemesia ‘Blue Bird’ – Nemesias can take lots of cold. Plant in spring with pansies; they will bloom in fall as well. This is still my favorite even though there are lots of wonderful new colors. Salvia ‘Indigo Spires’ – a tender perennial with long, dramatic, blue/ purple spikes from late summer till hard frost. Heat and humidity don’t phase it at all. I use this in most of my designs to embellish the late color.
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Page 9: August Bloomers Abelia grandiflora
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Page 23 and 24: Aurinia BASKET OF GOLD (also known
Page 25 and 26: ‘Grandiflora White’ (alba) Same
Page 27 and 28: ‘China Purple’ A shrub form of
Page 29 and 30: Cymbalaria KENILWORTH IVY, PENNYWOR
Page 31 and 32: ‘Mountain Mist’ Very soft, shag
Page 33 and 34: Dracocephalum DRAGONHEAD Have you t
Page 35 and 36: Erigeron FLEABANE Most people don
Page 37 and 38: licorice-like seeds soar 6’ tall
Page 39 and 40: flowers grow 10" tall and bloom in
Page 41 and 42: like potatoes or grate them and eat
Page 43 and 44: ‘Eenie Weenie’ We’ve propagat
Page 45 and 46: ‘Moses Fire’ Wow, ruffles like
Page 47 and 48: tinged with pink. Summer-flowering
Page 49 and 50: SLUG-RESISTANT HOSTAS Check it out!
Page 51 and 52: Iris cristata Crested Iris 4-6" SHA
Page 53 and 54: Kirengeshoma Yellow Waxbells If you
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‘Red Charm’ Very rare true, dee
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carolina ‘Miss Lingard’ Early-b
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‘Variegata’ Green/white variega
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Pulsatilla PASQUE FLOWER The old na
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pratensis ‘Pink Delight’ Excell
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flowers from late July-early Septem
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that will work well in the front of
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leaves marked with burgundy, white
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plant. Foliage is disease resistant
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Acanthopanax sieboldiana ‘Variega
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constant observation over the years
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very early age. Fall foliage is gol
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Hibiscus syriacus We carry lots of
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Another Hardy Hydrangea! Hydrangea
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Mahonia bealei This is an amazing a
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‘Black Lace’ This is the new, e
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grows in sun or partial shade. Frui
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Deparia SILVER GLADE FERN pycnosora
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Chasmanthium QUAKING OATS latifoliu
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Molina caerulea ‘Skyracer’ Dram
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‘The Fairy’ A Polyantha rose wi
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moist areas, and also grow well in
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‘Rouge Cardinal’ A classic Fren
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HOW TO HAVE COLOR EVERY MONTH IN YO
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