Mail Order Catalog Fall 2010 - Cistus Nursery

Moraea huttonii
A most interesting South African irid from mid to high elevations in the Drakensberg Mountains. Flowers from
spring and often through summer producing large, yellow, fleur-de-lys on indeterminant stems. Strappy leaves of
over 1" thick are coated at the base with netting...looking like poorly fitting nylon stockings…..really attractive!
In garden conditions they can be in either well-drained or saturated soil in the garden if provided bright light.
Frost hardy in USDA zone 6.
$12.00
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Iridaceae
Muscari macrocarpum 'Wayne's Clone'
It’s the fragrance! Amazing and rich in this selection of a reasonably rare grape hyacinth from our friend Wayne
Roderick. Robust, yellow spring flowers and nearly evergreen in foliage. Slowly increases by division of bulbs.
Best in well drained soil or in a container. Fragrance is orgasmic. Frost hardy in USDA zone 8 and possibly into
zone 7.
$12.00
Liliaceae
Myoporum parvifolium 'Burgundy Carpet'
This Australian creeper -- to only about 6” in height but extending to 6 ft or more spilling over walls or covering
ground -- caught our eye some time ago for use as a most attractive knitter or spiller in containers. We also
recommend it for garden use in climates more moderate than our own, having lost it or nearly so in two unusual
winters. The small whitish flowers are inconsequential: it’s really the leaves and the stature that count. Drought
tolerant once established in full sun for best color. Frost hardy in USDA zone 9.
$12.00
Scrophulariaceae
Myrtus communis ‘Ann McDonald’
Long having had an interest in this classic, I was delighted to see a large shrub of 8 ft in the wonderful and
historic garden of Ann McDonald in Portland, this having been planted some 30 years ago or more and selected
for its 1” leaves and large, 1/3” blue-black fruit produced from an exceedingly heavy flowering. Full sun to
dappled shade in lean soil with little summer water. This garden provenance has produced a plant able to
withstand between 10 to12F – bottom of USDA zone 8 -- with little appreciable damage.
$14.00
Myrtaceae
Myrtus luma ‘Glanleam Gold’
Cheerful, large shrub, slowly to 8 ft or so, with cinnamon bark peeling in patches and tiny, evergreen leaves
variegated with creamy yellow margins and pink tinged when young. Small, white spring flowers become edible
fruit, it is said. Sun to part shade -- afternoon shade in hottest climates -- with good drainage and regular summer
water. Frost hardy in USDA zone 7.
$14.00
Myrtaceae
Narcissus bulbocodium v. conspicuus hoop petticoat daffodil
Diminutive and tough little daffodil, superbly adapted to dry areas and rock gardens. The 6-12" tufts of chive-like
foliage appear in autumn in mild climates with bright yellow, 1" hoops appearing as early as February. In colder
climates, foliage appears in February with flowers in early spring. This European native multiplies freely in
well-drained soil in sun to a bit of shade. Frost hardy in USDA zone 5.
$11.00
Amaryllidaceae
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