Mail Order Catalog Fall 2010 - Cistus Nursery

Solanum capsicastrum ‘Variegatum’ false jerusalem cherry
Not only are the leaves of this tomato relative edged and streaked with creamy silver but the round, bright
orange-red fruit also exhibits stripes and marbling as well. (Decorative but not to be eaten!) Actually found in
Madeira rather than the holy land, the green form has been long cultivated as a house and garden plant, enduring
in old Portland gardens from the Victorian era. We like to promote this as an excellent, hardy shrub, to 2 ft tall,
with white flowers in late summer and striking berries holding for most of the winter. Sun to part shade with
regular was. Can also be grown as a house plant. Frost hardy and easy in USDA zone 8.
$14.00
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Solanaceae
Solanum jasminoides 'Aureovariegata'
Very useful vine for container or garden with its lovely green-centered, yellow-margined leaves -- as if a small,
irregular green leaf were surrounded by yellow -- and clusters of white flowers. To not more than 5 to 8 ft in a
much more diminutive way than its all-green cousin. Wonderful planted among roses or at the bases of Clematis
where things get rather spindly down low, we have used it frequently in containers to contrast with maroons or
cool down flowers of tangerine or pink. Loves to be babied with regular fertilizer and moisture but survives
about anything. USDA zone 8; has survived zone 7 with a bit of mulch. In containers anywhere.
$12.00
Solanaceae
Sophora microphylla ‘Sun King’
This Hillier’s introduction is hardier than either of its parents, withstanding temperatures in the upper teens F.
Striking, vase-shaped shrub to 6 ft or so, loaded with large, luscious, bell-shaped, golden pea flowers over a long
late spring bloom period. Evergreen foliage is dark, the leaves pinnate and fine-textured. Sun with average
summer water. Frost hardy in USDA zone 8.
$18.00
Fabaceae
Sophora molloyi ‘Dragon’s Gold’ STEPHEN’S ISLAND KOWHAI
Shrubby endemic from the Cook Strait, home of the prehistoric Tuatara “dragon”, New Zealands’s only living
dinosaur. Dense growth, to 6 ft or more, and small, yellow, tubular flowers in spring. Generally evergreen, but
may go deciduous in bad winters. Sun and summer water are best, but fairly drought tolerant once established.
Frost hardy in USDA zone 8.
$16.00
Fabaceae
Sophora prostrata ‘Little Baby’
A smallish shrub from New Zealand with narrow wiry stems growing in a zigzag fashion, bearing pretty leaves
with tiny leaflets. Golden orange pea flowers are produced late in the season. Best in full sun, lean soil and not
much fertilizer. Most we’ve seen reach 4 ft or so in a Rastafarian tangle. Frost hardy in USDA zone 8, possibly
into zone 7.
$14.00
Fabaceae
Strobilanthes sabiniana
From the childhood garden of plantsman and friend Derick Pitman. For part shade or dappled shade with
summer water. Nice dark foliage with purplish veins and purple undersides, the foliage enhanced in summer by
blue flowers. Frost hardy into the low 20s F, USDA zone 9, so a protected spot or container.
$9.00
Acanthaceae
Spring 2010 Mail Order Catalog (* = new to mail order list)