Mail Order Catalog Fall 2010 - Cistus Nursery

Echinacea purpurea 'Green Envy' PPAF
This is one way cool, hot off the presses plant! introduced by New York party planner Mark Veeder. New petals
on this flower open a luscious light green, starting in mid-June, and slowly fade to a pinkish purple over time.
Grows to 30 inches tall and is easy in full sun with some summer water. Frost hardy to -30F, USDA zone 4. A
must have for the summer garden border.
$15.00
$9.00
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Asteraceae
* Echium wildpretii tower of jewels
An extraordinary addition to the dry garden, one of the plants in our garden that receives the most comment when
in bloom with its huge column of dark red-pink flowers, to 4-8 ft tall, rising out of the low-growing rosette of
narrow, silvery leaves. This native of the Canary Islands is a biennial, forming a handsome, 2 ft rosette in the first
year and blooming spectacularly beginning in spring of the second year. Produces abundant seed to perpetuate
itself, especially if surrounding soil is loose and undisturbed. Best in full sun, very well-drained soil, and little or
no summer water once established. Frost hardy in USDA zone 9.
Boraginaceae
Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Akebono' red paper bush
Another amazing daphne relative, this rarer form of the paper bush shrub has Crayon® orange flowers rather
than yellow. Not quite as scented as the species. Deciduous, slow-growing shrub, to 5-6 ft tall, with winter
blooms on handsome, bare stems. Sun to part shade with plentiful summer water. Frost hardy in upper USDA
zone 7.
$22.00
Thymelaeaceae
Edgeworthia chrysantha ‘Nanjing Gold’ gold flowered paper bush
Flora gives the species a star. Winter flowering native of China, a deciduous shrub, to 6 ft wide x 8 ft tall, with
handsome bare stems in winter, warm brown and marked with leaf scars, that are hidden in summer by attractive
new foliage. In late winter, wonderfully fragrant flowers appear just when needed most, the globose flower heads
opening bright yellow and aging to creamy white, followed by dry drupes. Rich soil and sun to part shade with
more plentiful summer water in brighter light. Frost hardy in USDA zones 8-10.
$18.00
Thymelaeaceae
Elaeagnus pungens 'Clemson Variegated' silverthorn
Variegated olive relative, this with striking center markings of yellow and gold on dark green foliage...or perhaps
better described as yellow and gold foliage with a narrow, dark green margin. By either description a striking
evergreen shrub, over time to 10 ft tall x 10 ft wide, with fragrant flowers in the fall. Enjoys well-drained soil and
average summer water. Plant in sun, where it holds its color very well, or part shade. Frost hardy in USDA zone
7.
$14.00
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnus pungens 'Hosoba-fukurin' silverberry
This shrub is as durable in the landscape as it is handsome with narrow, creamy yellow margins that set off the
small, shiny green leaves on thorny branches. Evergreen, growing rapidly to at least 5 ft tall or so and nearly as
wide with a somewhat lax and spreading habit. Autumn flowers are white and intensely fragrant, attracting
passersby. Sun or half sun and regular summer water, though tolerant of some summer drought. Frost hardy in
USDA zone 7.
$14.00
Elaeagnaceae
Spring 2010 Mail Order Catalog (* = new to mail order list)