2007-2008 Natureworks Catalog

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flowers in September and October; the stems are shiny deep purple and the leaves have a purplish "chocolate" cast, creating a wonderful contrast; 2-3’, tolerates moist soil and will grow up to 6’ when situated there; great butterfly plant. Maintenance tip: Spring-blooming Euphorbias should be sheared back HARD immediately after blooming, in early summer. This will produce a much fuller, denser plant which will offer superb foliage structure for the rest of the season. Do not cut E. dulcis ‘Chameleon’ in the fall and it will remain evergreen in a mild winter. Euphorbia SPURGE Euphorbias offer invaluable foliage structure to the garden all season long. Many have colorful leaves and quite a few are very earlyblooming. They are the ultimate low-maintenance plant and one my favorite plant species. Watch for them to self-seed. amygaloides It took me a long time to discover this plant’s true name. Great jade green foliage spreads rapidly as a ground cover; flowers are a pale yellow in early spring. 12" tall. Heatand drought-tolerant, will even grow and spread in poor soil. Always noticed on our garden walks. This is quickly becoming very popular as a pachysandra substitute for deep shade. ‘Purpurea’ An excellent purple-leaved foliage plant, 12" tall, yellow flowers in May and June, full sun. I use this plant constantly in my designs when I want to build reliable burgundy foliage structure into the garden. ‘Despina’ A Proven Winners perennial introduction, this has lovely blue green leaves that always look good, spring, summer and fall. In sheltered locations (zone 6), they are also evergreen. Like other burgundy leaf types, the sulphur yellow bracts appear in April and May. Excellent container accent plant as well. 12-18" tall, dwarf mounding habit. dulcis ‘Chameleon’ Intensely purple/burgundy foliage, less compact and brighter color all summer than E. amygaloides ‘Purpurea’. Yellow flowers in May and June, a striking foliage accent plant. Leaves have a thinner, more delicate texture. epithymoides (a.k.a. E. polychroma) April/May blooming bright yellow, good foliage, 2’ bushy clumps, striking color for accent in early spring, great with bulbs, self-sows. An excellent plant for dry spots. Avoid automatic lawn sprinklers on this one! ‘Bonfire’ New from Blooms of Bressingham. Long narrow foliage turns bright burgundy red after emerging and stays that color all summer. An exciting new foliage plant in this species. Bright yellow spring flowers. 12" tall. ‘Excalibur’ New! 3 foot tall clump former with long-lasting yellow bracts in summer. A patented hybrid form. ‘First Blush’ A gorgeous variegated Euphorbia with green, creamy white, and pink blushed foliage. Patented variety, forming mounds 15-18" tall topped with yellow bracts in late spring/early summer. Avoid automatic watering systems with all Euphorbias, especially these. Loves those dry places. griffithii ‘Fireglow’ This plant jazzes up our orange garden with its subtle beauty. Orange stems 20" tall and deep green foliage are topped with orange flower bracts that last all summer. The color gets even better in the fall. A great foliage accent plant, very unusual. lathyrus Gopher Spurge Tall, linear blue-green foliage topped with sulphur yellow flowers---many claim this really helps deter moles and voles in the garden. I find this is a dramatic, tall, foliage plant that keeps it’s leaves in a mild winter. Everyone asks me about it (I planted it all around my yard, wherever the woodchuck trails led). "Woody" is still around, but now I have latched onto this plant to use in garden designs! myrsinites Donkey Tail Spurge. Unusual succulent with blue foliage, trailing habit, yellow spring flowers with long-lasting flower bracts of pale peach. If you enjoy the bracts, it will self sow, a habit I welcome in our rock gardens. x ‘Blackbird’ A gorgeous foliage plant, one of the darkest broadleaf burgundy Euphorbias that keeps its color into the summer season. Compact, 2-3' tall, chartruese bracts. An English introduction, zone 6. Fallopia japonica ‘Variegata’ Striking white variegated foliage splashed pink, coral new growth; 3-4’ tall. Tolerates partial to full shade, great ground cover, attractive, not invasive, great as a cut foliage and wonderful all season as a foliage accent in containers. Ferns (see separate section at back of catalog) Filipendula MEADOWSWEET Filipendulas are native plants. Many grow in meadows and most will tolerate a fairly moist soil as well as partial shade. hexapetala ‘Floroplena’ Finely-cut foliage resembles a low fern rosette, very frilly and delicate, great for edging. Flowers are double creamy white sprays, 15-18" tall, in June/July. ‘Kakome’ 8-12" tall dwarf mounded plant with rosy pink flowers in July and early August, resembles a dwarf F. purpurea ‘Elegans’, very useful addition to the Filipendula offerings. palmata ‘Nana’ A delightful dwarf meadowsweet, growing 12" tall with bright lavender pink flowers. Bold leaves. purpurea ‘Elegans’ a.k.a. Filipendula vulgare ‘Purpureum’) 2-3’ feathery plumes of deep rose-purple in June/July; tolerates partial shade. rubra ‘Venusta Magnifica’ Martha Washington’s Plume 4-6’ tall, pink flat topped plumes, dramatic! ulmaria ‘Aurea’ Golden yellow foliage simply glows in semishade. Flowers are 27" tall, creamy white fluffy spikes at the end of long stalks in late June/July. Best in partial shade. ‘Variegata’ The foliage is very showy---deeply serrated green with a bright yellow variegation. Same flowers as above. Note: Despite the height of the flowers, locate both of these last two showy foliage accent plants in the foreground so the foliage, which is low-growing, shows up. Foeniculum FENNEL vulgare ‘Purpureum’ (aka Rubrum) Bronze Fennel A great burgundy foliage plant that self-sows once established. Lacy, edible leaves to 3’ tall, soft yellow flower umbels with delicious Page 24 “It's all about the plants...” Natureworks 2007-2008 Catalog
licorice-like seeds soar 6’ tall in August, very attractive to beneficial insects. Fragaria ALPINE STRAWBERRY vesca ‘Golden Alexandria’ New! A golden leaved form of alpine strawberry. Soft yellow leaves show off the delicious tiny red fruit. Try this in containers or windowboxes. rugen Alpine strawberries are ideal garden edgers. The berries are small and very sweet; the plants form clumps without runners. The white flowers are followed by the delicious red fruit all summer long. Great to entice children to explore the garden! Gaillardia BLANKET FLOWER aristata ‘Oranges and Lemons’ A new hybrid that I believe will have the same amazing flower power of 'Summer Kiss'. 24" tall, 2" diameter flowers of cantaloupe orange with yellow tips, plants bloom all summer into fall. Reputed to be able to support up to 75 flowers on one plant! ‘Burgundy’ Large rich red daisies all summer, 2’, full sun. This is a hard to find color--- I weave this plant into many cottage garden designs for that extra punch in the summer heat. ‘Fanfare’ This is a beauty with tricolor red, yellow, and salmon orange daisies with tubular petals creating a neat effect. Constant summer bloom if deadheaded. 12-15" tall. ‘Summer Kiss’ A wonderful new color---soft apricot daisies with a gold blush. Compact mounding habit, constant blooming if deadheaded, 18" tall. This plant is truly amazing, it never stops flowering from late spring until fall. Reserve, these are going into lots of my designs for full sun! Galax “I call Gauras “bee dancers” because the bees land on the thin flower spires and then ride them in the wind. I admit I love to sit and watch this when I take a break in my home garden– I find it very relaxing!” Nancy aphylla The foliage of this plant is the mainstay of flower arrangers. Thick, rich leathery leaves, green in summer, burgundy in fall. Flowers are tall white, thin spires. A great woodland plant. Establish some for foliage structure and to harvest! Galium SWEET WOODRUFF aristata This plant was given to me by someone who called it "baby's breath". I knew it wasn't, but didn't know the real name until someone on a CHS tour identified for me. It looks like a cloud of white mist 2-3' tall, with finely cut foliage that resembles a lacy sweet woodruff leaf. It flowers all summer and into the fall, offering filler flowers for fresh cut bouquets on a constant basis. We have been growing it for many years in the gardens, and can finally offer a few of our own field-dug plants this spring. Reserve, supply very limited. odoratum Sweet woodruff is easy to grow and very cheerful in the deepest shade. It has rooted and spreads under the benches in our lathe house! The leaves are added to chablis wine and soaked overnight to create May wine on May Day. Float Johnny Jump Ups in it, and a few sprigs of mint, for a treat to welcome May. An excellent shade ground cover, soft and lovely. The delicate flowers are a carpet of lacy white in May. Not evergreen. Gaultheria WINTERGREEN procumbens I see this native woodland plant when I go hiking. The leaves and red berries taste and smell like Necco wafers! Small white flowers in late April/May produce the showy fruits. An evergreen carpet, the deep glossy green foliage turns burgundy in winter, setting off the red berries at Christmas! 12". ‘Very Berry’ A variety of wintergreen with exceptionally large and prolific red berries. Gaura Maintenance tip: Gauras are hardy to zone 6—be sure to offer winter mulch in exposed spots. They bloom from June until frost, often blooming themselves to death. To ensure longevity, cut off new flowers spikes from late September on to allow the plant to put its energies into leaf growth. This will encourage a strong crown of viable foliage going into the winter. Gauras prefer lean, welldrained soil and are very drought-tolerant. Gauras are one of the longest-blooming perennials! They add a light, airy cottage garden effect to the garden. Very easy to grow as long as you keep the soil LEAN and don’t add too much compost. Sandy soil is best. Plant early for a lovely effect the first year. Pinch Gaura flower stems in June, again in early August to assure a dense, full-flowering habit. The newest hybrids are very compact and tidy. lindheimerii White thin spikes from late June ‘til frost, thin, airy, reach 3’ by end of season, self-sows. ‘Crimson Butterflies’ Foliage is dark crimson, 18' red stems are topped with hot pink flowers AND it never stops blooming. What a flower machine! Dwarf habit makes it easy to use. ‘Passionate Pink’ Bright pink, large flowers on upright, 3' stems cover maroon foliage all summer and fall- no kidding! Much showier and larger than the popular dwarf 'Crimson Butterflies'. ‘Siskiyou Pink’ Pretty pink form creates a sensation in our gardens each year. Blooms and blooms, the color is bright and clear, goes until late fall. ‘Whirling Butterflies’ (a.k.a. ‘Patriot’) 24" sterile selection that doesn’t self-sow, white airy wands of flowers. Natureworks 2007-2008 Catalog “It's all about the plants...” Page 25
Page 1 and 2: Come into my garden, my flowers wou
Page 3 and 4: How to use this catalog: Because we
Page 5 and 6: OUR EDUCATIONAL FOCUS “An educate
Page 7 and 8: If you are reading this catalog and
Page 9 and 10: August Bloomers Abelia grandiflora
Page 11 and 12: DRY SHADE PLANTS What do you grow u
Page 13 and 14: PERENNIALS Acaena NEW ZEALAND BUR a
Page 15 and 16: ‘Caitlins Giant’ This plant riv
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Page 19 and 20: ‘Nora Barlow’ This plant has be
Page 21 and 22: foliage. A native prairie plant tha
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: Erigeron FLEABANE Most people don
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
Page 55 and 56: magenta flower spikes 5' tall are s
Page 57 and 58: ‘Gallery Blue’ The Gallery hybr
Page 59 and 60: mussini (a.k.a. faassenii) Silver f
Page 61 and 62: ‘Red Charm’ Very rare true, dee
Page 63 and 64: carolina ‘Miss Lingard’ Early-b
Page 65 and 66: ‘Variegata’ Green/white variega
Page 67 and 68: Pulsatilla PASQUE FLOWER The old na
Page 69 and 70: pratensis ‘Pink Delight’ Excell
Page 71 and 72: flowers from late July-early Septem
Page 73 and 74: that will work well in the front of
Page 75 and 76: leaves marked with burgundy, white
Page 77 and 78: plant. Foliage is disease resistant
Page 79 and 80: Acanthopanax sieboldiana ‘Variega
Page 81 and 82: constant observation over the years
Page 83 and 84: very early age. Fall foliage is gol
Page 85 and 86: 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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