Mail Order Catalog Fall 2010 - Cistus Nursery

Dianella intermedia 'Marcia's Giant' new zealand blue berry
Fabulous plants with upright, flax-like green leaves, to 3-4 ft tall in this form. Plants are handsome, airy panicles
of white to lilac flowers are nice, but the fruit is fabulous, rich, metallic blue berries on thin stems, seeming to
float above the plants until fall. This selection from the Berkeley garden of Marcia Donahue is a very consistent
fruit former. For half sun with even moisture. Excels in a container. Expect frost damage at 15F, mid USDA
zone 8.
$16.00
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Liliaceae
Dichroa versicolor 'Fan-Si-Pan Mauve'
This larger cousin of D. febrifuga is another of the evergreen members of the hydrangea family. From China and
only recently available in the US, these shrubs reach 6-8 ft tall x 4 ft wide, the foliage a medium green becoming
maroon in winter. Flowers are lace-caps, pinkish blue in this selection, and produce winter berries in metallic
turquoise for extra winter interest. Half sun is best with regular summer water. Frost hardy in USDA zone 8.
$12.00
Hydrangeaceae
Dierama pulcherrimum angel’s fishing rod
Lovely South African irid with nearly evergreen foliage appearing as a delicate grass, to 18” tall, with 4–6 ft
wands bearing pleasing, often salmon-pink flowers at the ends. Each stem produces flowers for several weeks to
several months, depending on the season, adding wonderful movement to any garden as they sway in the breeze.
Given their wild habitat in damp meadows and near seeps, occasional deep irrigation in the summer is beneficial.
These collections become deciduous below 10F, USDA zone 8, but should be quite frost hardy in zone 6 with a
bit of mulch.
$12.00
Iridaceae
Dierama pulcherrimum 'Ginny's Ultra Dark' angel’s fishing rod7b
Culled from generations of seedlings, this very dark flowering, South African iris relative has deep burgundy
flowers and stems to 5 ft. Wonderful on a bank where the flowers can reach out and be seen from below. The
grass-like foliage is evergreen -- so it shouldn't be cut back -- and slowly forms a clump to 2-3 ft wide. Full sun
and good drainage is best. Frost hardy to below 10F, into USDA zone 7.
$14.00
$6.00
Iridaceae
* Digitalis dubia dwarf spanish foxglove
A wonderful Spanish foxglove to only 15-18" tall the leaves dark green and crinkled above and white and woolly
below. Flowers are pink with a shiny exterior and fuzzy interior. For full sun and fertile, well-drained soil with a
bit of water in summer. Adaptable, charming, and deer-resistant. Also frost hardy in USDA zone 8.
Plantaginaceae
Disporum aff. cantoniense DJHC 724 - dark leaved
Shared with us by Dan Hinckley, this evergreen solomon seal, to an eventual 4 ft or more, has purple tinted leaves
and branches and cream and chartreuse flowers in spring and summer. For shade to dappled sun with consistent
summer water. Can be cut to the ground yearly to savor the flush of new growth or maintained as a virtual shrub
where temperatures stay above the teens F, mid USDA zone 8. Otherwise root hardy to at least 10F.
$12.00
Liliaceae
Spring 2010 Mail Order Catalog (* = new to mail order list)