2007-2008 Natureworks Catalog

venusta This is one of the smallest hostas---10" clump of deepest
green heart-shaped foliage. Summer flowers are a nice deep
purple, 12" tall. Absolutely charming. Adds color to the front of
a shade garden just when you need it the most.
‘White Triumphator’ New! A fabulous addition to our
collection of fragrant hostas. Upright, vase-shaped habit with
long, heart shaped green leaves. Pure white, extremely fragrant
flowers grow on stalks up to 50" tall!
x ‘Queen Josephine’ A specimen hosta with very shiny, thick
green foliage edged in cream, turning almost white in late
summer. Grows 17" tall, 4' wide. The glossy sheen really turns
heads.
‘Zounds’ Wow, what a color! Startling gold, very rippled leaves
are still one of the brightest accent plants I know of for the shade
garden. VERY slug-resistant. Grows 22" tall by at least 4’ wide.
Flowers are pale lavender, 24" tall, but who cares---it’s the
foliage you grow this one for!
"When gardeners garden, it is not just
plants that grow, but the gardeners
themselves."
- Ken Druse
Houstonia BLUETS
caerulea Tiny pale blue star-shaped flowers with a white heart
that self-sow in many lawns in the spring. Great in troughs or
for a naturalized ground cover, or plant directly into your lawn!
Delicate and sweet.
Hutchinsia
alpina Described by the Stepables folks as looking like a
flattened candytuft hugging the ground, this ground cover has
teeny-tiny leaves and small white flowers in springtime. Hardy
to zone 3, this sun lover will crawl between rocks in a walkway
or a trough.
Hydrocotyle PENNYWORT
sibthorpioides Whew, what a mouthful for a ground hugging,
diminutive Stepable. Variegated and scalloped leaves of cream
and green cover the ground with a sweet carpet of foliage.
Particularly good for damp spots in partial shade. Flowers are
not significant, the foliage is the main event here.
Hypericum ST. JOHNSWORT
St. Johnswort is a workhorse in the summer garden. THIS PLANT IS
NOT EATEN BY DEER.
olympicum This is NOT a shrub, but instead a prostrate ground
cover. The flowers are yellow with the same pronounced
stamens. Very drought-tolerant for sun or dappled shade. Late
May/June blooming.
perforatum This plant is used as an herb for depression. Hardy
to zone 3, it is not as showy as the garden-cultivated varieties
but is included in all herbalist's gardens.
reptans Ground cover reaching only a few inches tall. Same
distinctive yellow flowers with the protruding, long stamens
makes you realize it is related to the shrubs and the medicinal
plant. Hugs the ground, summer-blooming, tolerates hot sun
and difficult spots.
Hyssopus
officinalis This is a woody herb with
green foliage forming a low sub-shrub.
The flavor is strong, similar to
marjoram/thyme, and it has been used as
a cooking herb for centuries. I love it
because it is a very easy-to-grow hedging
plant with purplish blue flower spikes that
are often mistaken for lavender and bloom
for 4-5 weeks in the heat of the summer.
Everyone asks about this plant on the
garden walks.
‘Roseus’ Same as above with pink
flowers.
offinalis ssp. aristatus Very deep, dark blue flower spikes on
12" tall plants. A nice new compact form.
Iberis CANDYTUFT
Candytuft is a wonderful early spring bloomer with pure white flowers
and glossy evergreen foliage. Prune only after blooming in late spring.
Adds terrific foliage structure to the front of the garden.
aurosica ‘Sweet Heart’ I didn't realize that there was a perennial
pink candytuft. 6-10" tall, soft lavender pink flowers are really
pretty in April.
saxalis ‘Pygmy’ 1-2" tall miniature candytuft. Very tightgrowing,
same white April/May flowers and evergreen foliage.
sempervirens Wonderful evergreen perennial with huge white
flowers. Grows 12" tall.
‘Alexanders White’ Large white flowers, 10", fast-growing.
‘Golden Candy’ Imagine a chartreuse evergreen foliage that
anchors the border all year. Then imagine it tipped with pure
white flowers in early spring. THEN, imagine it in
combination with burgundy foliage plants. Grows 10" tall and
12-15" wide in a compact form. This really stands out in the
winter garden. Rare and not often available.
‘Little Gem’ A very tight and tidy dwarf form.
‘Purity’ A fine hybrid with pure white flowers over 8" tall
compact evergreen plants.
‘Snow Cushion’ Use this one for containers and rock gardens.
Small, neat mounds of tiny oblong leaves and densely
crowded corymbs of snow white flowers. 6".
‘Snowflake’ Exceptionally large flowers over a 2 month
period in spring.
Inula ELCAMPANE
From short to tall, Inula is a very interesting genus to know.
ensifolia ‘Sunray’ Long-blooming, masses of yellow daisies on
16" bushes, good edging plant, reliable all summer color.
helenium A dramatic yellow daisy growing on stiff stalks to 5-6'
tall. Flowers in the heat of the summer. Coarse, broad foliage.
Primarily used in herbalists gardens; has been considered a
healing herb for centuries. I love all drama queens and find it
bold and interesting. Native to Europe.
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