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Retail listings 2012 by USDA zone, as of April 5 - please check for current availability
Buxus microphylla 'Curly Locks'
A most attractive small boxwood, slow growing to 3 ft or so with narrow curled leaves, just as the name
would imply, providing wonderful texture for the garden. Evergreen with leaves tinting only faintly to that
dead meat look of winter boxwood (ok, so we could have found a better descriptor). This, however, is offset
by the typical male cat fragrance given off by most boxwoods....hummmm. Frost hardy to below 0F, into
USDA zone 6. And all this can be yours brightening that somewhat shaded spot with a bit of summer water.
2g @ $22 Buxaceae
Buxus microphylla var. japonica 'Variegata' - dwarf form
Well...kind of dwarf anyway. Given to us several years ago by the late, great gardener Jane Platt, this compact
6-8 footer has a naturally pyramidal growth and pleasingly cream and green leaves with nary a reversion to
date. Excellent and hardy as a container or hedge plant. And easily shorn if a more formal look is desired. Sun
to dappled shade with regular summer water at least until well established. Frost hardy in low USDA zone 6,
we hear, possibly colder.
6in @ $12 Buxaceae
Buxus sempervirens 'Golden Swirl' common box
A collection from a lone surviving shrub in the shade of an ancient pecan in a North Portland “garden”, this 8
ft boxwood has a tall, rather narrow habit, with upright branchlets and a pleasing creamy-gold variegation
throughout the leaves. Drought tolerant and vigorous. You should have one. We would like to see it used as
good garden furniture. Considering its “habitat” it must be very drought tolerant and, from the original plant’s
appearance, able to withstand occasional pruning with chainsaws. Frost hardy in USDA zone 6, at least.
1g @ $14 Buxaceae
Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii 'Profusion' beautyberry
The flowers are a nice pink, in small mid-summer clusters, but it is the bright violet fruit that shines into
winter hanging on to bare branches after the dark green leaves have turned purple. and dropped. To 4-6 ft tall
with slightly arching branches and purpley green new foliage. Provides in interest in every season. Frost
hardy in USDA zone 6.
1g @ $11 Lamiaceae
Camellia japonica 'Unryu' contorted japanese camellia
Stems twist and turn on this medium-sized Camellia, to 6 ft tall creating an interesting shape in the garden.
"Unryu" means "dragon in the clouds" suggesting the twisting of a dragon as it climbs to the sky. Spring
flowers are red-pink and single. Evergreen foliage is glossy in part to full shade with summer water. Frost
hardy in upper USDA zone 6.
1g @ $16, 5g @ $52 Theaceae
Camellia sasanqua 'Winters Rose'
Charming, pink blushed flowers, 2” across and semi-double, from autumn into winter on this small, evergreen
camellia, to only 4-6 ft tall and wide. A slow-growing, compact shrub with the usual dark green and shiny
leaves, very handsome and easy to place in the garden. Best in light shade and moist, well-drained soil. Frost
hardy to -10F, USDA zone 6.
3g @ $32 Theaceae
Cistus Nursery ◆ 22711 NW Gillihan Rd ◆ Portland, OR 97231 ◆ (503) 621-2233 ◆ info@cistus.com
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