Mail Order Catalog Fall 2010 - Cistus Nursery

* Dahlia sp. - black flowered D67-61
A must for the chocoholic! This Cistus wild collection from Neuvo Leon, Mexico has dark, 2” flowers that are
both chocolate colored and chocolate scented. Reaches to 3 ft tall easily, developing from tubers that are huge...
but not chocolate. Easy in the garden with sun and summer water. Fully frost hardy in USDA zone 8.
$12.00
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Asteraceae
Dasylirion aff. leiophyllum [Mammalique]
Closely related to the smooth-leaf sotol, this form from Mammalique, Cohillo Mexico has narrow, arching leaves
ending in frilly, white filifers, the sides dressed with pale, backward facing spines. To 4-6 ft, a standout in the
sunny, well-drained garden with only occasional summer water. Summer flowers are greenish white on dramatic
stalks to 12 ft. Frost hardy in USDA zone 7.
$16.00
Liliaceae
Dasylirion texanum texas sotol
As the name would imply, this gem of a garden plant is native to west and southern Texas into Mexico and is one
of the hardiest of the lot. Deep green rosettes, with small backward pointing spines and attractive golden filifers at
the ends of the leaves, eventually form small trunks but are attractive as focal points or repeated rosettes in the
garden. As denizens of the southern Great Plains, they love a thunderstorm or two in the summer and don't mind
being dry in the winter, though they are tolerant of moisture. Sun to dappled shade, the main problem with
dappled shade being dead leaves, not fun to pull out of the center of the plant -- your arm could get stuck that
way, as my dad used to say about forbidden things. Reports tell us of frost tolerance up to -20, USDA zone 5.
Wow! Also great container plants.
$16.00
Liliaceae
Decumaria barbara SBH 2320 woodvamp
Our collection of this lovely, climbing hydrangea relative from east central Georgia (also a newly charted, very
northern habitat of the needle palm, Rhapidophyllum hystrix). These most attractive vines make an evergreen
groundcover or a dense, clinging vine for tree or trellis, flowering only after they have climbed a year or two with
white lace caps held horizontally against the foliage. Enjoys summer water in sun or shade, flowering more
heavily in sun. Frost hardy in USDA zone 6, probably zone 5.
$15.00
Hydrangeaceae
Dendropanax trifidus
Another marvelous ivy-on-a stick, this plant -- having had a presence in collector's gardens in the southeast and
on the West Coast, then nearly disappearing in cultivation -- is back! Shiny, three-lobed, glossy green, evergreen
leaves of about 6" adorn this narrow, umbrella shaped, small tree, eventually to 10-15 ft. A lover of shade to
dappled sun, these seem fine in full sun if provided consistent moisture. A great plant for tropical effect in the
garden. Frost hardy in USDA zone 7.
$16.00
Araliaceae
Desfontainia spinosa ECEH taique
Gorgeous Chilean shrub, collected by plantsman Eric Hammond, bushy and slow-growing, to 10 ft x 10 ft, with
holly-like, evergreen leaves and, from summer to autumn, tubular flowers of scarlet to orange with yellow tips that
produce cherry-sized fruits. Needs a cool, moist climate in a partially shaded location with acid soil that is
moisture retentive. Tolerates short periods of drought but best with ample, regular water. Cold hardy in USDA
zone 8 and tolerates occasional snow cover.
$14.00
Columelliaceae
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