Mail Order Catalog Fall 2010 - Cistus Nursery

x Pyracomeles vilmorinii
An interesting, arching cross between Pyracantha crenatoserrata and x Osteomeles subrotunda with small, lobed
leaves, deeply cut, and profuse, white flowers followed by pink-red berries. Birds LOVE them. A 3-4 ft x 4-6 ft,
semi-evergreen shrub for a sunny bit of your garden in moist, well-drained soil. Deciduous but frost hardy at the
bottom of USDA zone 6 and possibly into zone 5.
$15.00
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Rosaceae
x Sedeveria 'Jet Beads' jet beads stonecrop
This brightly colored hybrid of Sedum and Echeveria, to only 4" tall, has small, succulent leaves of bronze and
green along stems creating a beaded effect and a striking bicolor texture. Foliage darkens to nearly black in
cooler weather. Full sun to light shade in well-drained soil with little summer water necessary once established.
Frost hardy to 25F, mid USDA zone 9. A fabulous addition to containers or troughs.
$12.00
Crassulaceae
Yucca aloifolia spanish bayonet
One of the larger hardy Yucca, forming a trunk to 5-20 ft.... eventually. A great addition to the garden and fine in
a container as well -- easy in both. Leaves are large, to 2 ft, sweeping, and sharply pointed. Mature plants produce
spikes of white flowers tinged purple appear in early to mid summer. Full sun to half sun in well-drained soil.
Easy. Frost hardy to 0F, USDA zone 7.
$14.00
Agavaceae
Yucca angustissima 'South Side'
A Cistus introduction. This diminutive relative of Y. elata occurs mostly north of the Colorado River in the area
fondly regarded as the Arizona strip. Our collection, from the Hualumpai area, was found hanging from cliffs
over the Grand Canyon creating a small “tree” to about 3 ft with compact, symmetric heads of leaves adorned
with silver filifers. Eventually offsets forming a small colony. A beautiful plant for repetition or for container
specimen. And a bit easier to grow than its larger cousin. Particularly beautiful where the sun can backlight the
foliage. Drought tolerant though summer water where particularly dry can speed growth in dry areas. Frost hardy
in USDA zone 5.
$18.00
Agavaceae
Yucca baccata spanish bayonet, banana yucca
This trunk-forming yucca is a knockout in the landscape with curving trunks -- up to 10 per plant -- that snake
out and stand up to 8 ft tall. Green leaves are stiff and decorated with longish filifers. Very architectural! In early
summer, short flower stalks carry abundant white flowers. Full sun with excellent drainage, and, for best
appearance, occasional summer water. Frost hardy to -20F, USDA zone 5 and possibly colder.
$15.00
Agavaceae
Yucca baccata var. vespertina 'Hualampai Blue' banana yucca
A new Cistus introduction. From our earliest days of botanically exploring the rich area from south western
Utah to northern Arizona we’ve noticed the banana yucca, with forms there having upright, very blue leaves
looking much like a misplaced sanseverria. This clone, from the south side of the Colorado river in Mojave
County, is one of the bluest of the blue. Slowly offsetting clumps have upright leaves, to 4 ft or more, of pale blue
adorned with curly filifers. The flowers, cream with nearly red bracts, rise to about 1/2 the leaf height ... but don’t
hold your breath for the flowers. This is one of the prettiest yuccas we have come across. Tolerant of all kinds of
miserable conditions including drought and poor soil but deserving decent drainage and little push of summer
water in the driest spots. Frost hardy in USDA zone 4!
$16.00
Agavaceae
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