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Retail listings 2012 by USDA zone, as of April 5 - please check for current availability
Arisaema ringens f. sieboldii
Impress your friends, scare the neighbors with this must-have, Japanese, jack-in-the-pulpit, with large,
tropicalismo-esque trifoliate leaves to over 18" and striped flowers in mauve, white and black. Clumps rather
quickly. Best in the woodland garden with moist, fertile soil. Comes up late March and goes dormant in warm
weather. A poster child hortisexual plant. Frost hardy in USDA zone 7. One of the easiest yet, strangely,
seldom available.
4D @ $16 Araceae
Armeria maritima 'Rubrifolia' sea pink
Sea pinks have traveled the world enough to be thought of as native on coastal areas of both European and
Western North America. This selection has particularly burgundy leaves to only 8-10" and a tightly mounding
habit that is adorned by a long series of saturated purple-pink flowers. Prefers year round moisture with good
drainage and bright light. Hardy to zero F - USDA zone 7 - or below. Great for rock gardens and the front of
perennial borders.
1g @ $11 Plumbaginaceae
Asarum caudatum SBH 6807 wild ginger
One of our best native groundcovers for the dry woodland, to up to 1 ft tall and spreading to clumps of up to 6
ft wide with leaves to 4-6" wide. Indeed smelling of ginger. For deep or light shade with little summer water
for this Cistus from Oregon's Siskiyou mountains. Frost hardy to 0F, USDA zone 7.
6in @ $11 Aristolochiaceae
Aspidistra elatior 'Variegata' cast iron plant
The solution to your shadiest spot: a cast iron plant with lovely white stripes on dark green leaves, to 2+ ft
tall. Hardy outdoors in light to deep shade with normal summer water, they prefer good drainage. Regular
summer water for best appearance, though tolerant of long dry periods. Clumping plants, they are somewhat
slow growing, doubling their size in a few years. Also fab in a container. Frost hardy in USDA zone 7.
1g @ $24 Asparagaceae
Astrolepis sinuata wavy cloak fern
A fern that loves sunny dry places. From the desert southwest comes these luxurious clumps gray-sage-green
leaves with felty, orange undersides. To 1-2 ft tall eventually and evergreen to semi-evergreen. Full sun to
dappled shade with excellent drainage and lean, gritty soil. Best placed where air circulation is good and the
roots can remain cool, perhaps in a rock garden. Drought tolerant but enjoys occasional summer water. Cold
hardy from 0F, USDA zone 7.
4D @ $12 Pteridaceae
Austrocedrus chilensis [Cañon Infernillo, Chile] chilean incense cedar
Lovely, drought adapted tree with somewhat weeping branches of light green cast in blue and a narrow,
upright form, to 50 ft tall x 15 ft wide, keeps its columnar shape until quite old when the crown may broaden
at the top. Bark is orange to darker brown and peels in narrow strips. This high elevation collection from about
4500 ft indicates cold hardiness of close to 0F, USDA zone 7, if provided bright light and good drainage.
Reminiscent of our own native incense cedar, Calocedrus decurrens.
2g @ $32 Cupressaceae
Cistus Nursery ◆ 22711 NW Gillihan Rd ◆ Portland, OR 97231 ◆ (503) 621-2233 ◆ info@cistus.com
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