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Retail listings 2012 by USDA zone, as of April 5 - please check for current availability Yucca gloriosa 'Tricolor' One of the most useful of the trunk-forming, southeastern US native yuccas found growing from South Carolina all the way around to the Gulf side often within sea spray. With 2-3 ft rosettes of upwardly pointed leaves and trunks as high as 4 ft, this form has foliage variegated with cream and light yellow and infused with pinks especially with winter frost. Tolerant and even fond of average garden water and very long lived in container. Very good focal point for the garden. Has been quite happy and frost hardy to mid USDA zone 7. 2g @ $28 Agavaceae Yucca linearifolia 'Dusky Blue' One of the most beautiful yucca species, related to Y. rostrata. The 3 ft rosettes atop an eventual 3-8' trunk resemble the Australian grass trees, Xanthorrhoea, or a dim version of Dasylirion quadrangularis. Flattened somewhat triangular leaves of spring green to nearly turquoise and white flowers to 3' or so above the rosette. From only a few scattered localities, these from north of Galleana, NL, Mexico, in a most diverse habitat. This form is particularly blue and quite vigorous adding 6-8" of trunk each year. Our plant often elicits comments from garden visitors. The southern habitat of the species would indicate lack of frost tolerance but plants have so far withstood 5F, mid USDA zone 7. Full sun to partial shade and summer water with, as always, welldrained soil. 1g @ $18, 2g @ $32 Agavaceae USDA zone: 8 Abutilon vitifolium 'Violetta' Large flowering maple with fuzzy, medium evergreen leaves and large, open flowers of pale blue. Sun to part sun. This large species from the winter rainfall areas of Chile, fast growing to over 10 ft, is a very frost hardy in USDA zone 8, or even into zone 7. 2g @ $28 Malvaceae Acer aff. sikkimense DJHV 147 Lovely small, evergreen maple from northern Vietnam with orange-red new growth. Reaches 20 ft or so in height in sun to dappled shade with plentiful summer moisture. We don’t know the ultimate frost hardiness but assume it to be 10 F, USDA zone 8. 2g @ $37 Aceraceae Acoelorrhaphe wrightii silver saw palm Clumping palm, to 30 ft tall at maturity, with leaves that are green above and silver beneath. Can make a hedge or barrier if suckers are allowed to grow to form a thicket. Best in full sun and lots of heat -- think south wall -- with some summer water. Tolerates very wet areas. Frost hardy to the low teens, lower USDA zone 8. 1g @ $22 Arecaceae Agapanthus 'Ed Carmen' Named for the famed San Jose nurseryman. Huge trusses of pure white flowers above lovely variegated leaves in mid to late summer. Has been deciduous but hardy for us in Pacific Northwest. Very new to horticulture. Frost hardy in USDA zone 8 and perhaps zone 7. 2g @ $24 Amaryllidaceae Cistus Nursery ◆ 22711 NW Gillihan Rd ◆ Portland, OR 97231 ◆ (503) 621-2233 ◆ info@cistus.com 120
Retail listings 2012 by USDA zone, as of April 5 - please check for current availability Agapanthus 'Tinkerbell' dwarf variegated agapanthus The variegated companion to Agapanthus ‘Peter Pan’ has dwarf foliage -- green with white edges -- and a dwarf flowering stalk of medium blue flowers rising to 18" above the 8" leaves. Useful as container plant especially for its sprightly, variegated look. Enjoys sun to part shade in well-drained soil and average summer water. Evergreen to the mid 20s F, and cold hardy to at least USDA zone 8 and probably colder. 6in @ $11 Amaryllidaceae Agave 'Ruth Bancroft' shark skin agave Found in the hills near Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, where 3 century plants converge (perhaps collide). This selection, from the California garden of Ruth Bancroft, has an exquisitely fine, platinum-colored sheen with no white markings, clearly showing its A. victoria-reginae and A. scabra parentage. To 2-3 ft tall x 3-4 ft wide. For bright sun and well-drained soil with little summer irrigation necessary. Great in containers. Cold hardy to 10F or so, USDA zone 8. Also known as A. ‘Sharkskin’ for its leaf color and texture. 5g @ $47 Agavaceae Agave americana 'Opal' opal century plant A variegated agave from the larger group often just called Marginata’ or ‘Variegata,’ this one most pleasingly variegated in creamy yellow on upright, blue-green foliage with sharp spines. To 4-5 ft tall and wide. Shared with us by plantsman Tony Avent as having been hardy in coastal Virginia. hough it has been nuked in North Carolina below 10F with winter moisture, it does show promise as being one of the tougher of the americana group as a very similar plant has grown unharmed in Portland gardens for a number of years. We expect at least 15F, mid USDA zone 8, and possibly lower if winter dry. In any zone a striking pot or container plant. Sun, well-drained soil, and little summer water. 6in @ $15, 1g @ $15 Agavaceae Agave bracteosa spider agave Looking more like a bromeliad, this agave’s lax, spineless leaves are very choice. Polycarpic and rare in cultivation, these plants are found clinging to the high rocky mountains between Saltillo and Monterey in northeastern Mexico growing with pines and, yes, even Douglas fir and they love the cool summer nights of the Northwest. Slow growing, each rosette to 1 ft tall x 18" wide, gradually forming a wider clump. Sun to part shade in well drained soil with occasional summer water. Frost hardy to 10F, USDA zone 8, when kept dry in winter. 1g @ $14, 2g @ $24 Agavaceae Agave bracteosa 'Calamar' solitary candelabrum agave Selected by Pat McNeal, this is a non-clumping form of the species, still resembling a bromeliad with lax, spineless leaves that are, in this form, consistently blue-tinted. As with the species, polycarpic and rare in cultivation. Often found clinging to cliff sides, these plants love the cool summer nights of the Northwest. Half sun, well-drained soil, and only occasional summer water. Frost hardy to 10F, USDA zone 8. 4D @ $14, 6in @ $16 Agavaceae Cistus Nursery ◆ 22711 NW Gillihan Rd ◆ Portland, OR 97231 ◆ (503) 621-2233 ◆ info@cistus.com 121
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