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Gaultheria - Ericaceae - Wintergreen - (-30°F.) A spreading and prostrate
growing evergreen plant displaying glossy dark green leaves and
small white summer flowers followed by showy red berries in the late
fall and winter. Leaves and berries have a mint flavor. Plant in part shade
1 ft. apart. Requires water throughout the summer months. 4” pot $4.00,
gallon $10.00
Gaura - Onagraceae - Flowers blossom up the spike, giving the illusion
of tiny butterflies in the garden. Will bloom from spring into the fall.
Likes well-drained soil and can tolerate some drought and heat. (-10°F.)
Grows 24” tall and 18” wide.
lindlindheimeri - Passionate Blush - New foliage is burgundy, eventually
morphing to pink and green with white edges. Medium pink flowers.
4” pot $3.50
Geranium - Geraniaceae - Cranesbill - Hardy geraniums offer a variety
of growing habits and bloom times. Colors range from white to pink,
fuchsia, purple and blue. Plant in sun or part shade. Deer and rabbit
resistant. gallon $12.50
himalayense - Birch Double - (-30°F.) Bright lilac pink, double flowers
with purple veins. Dainty green leaves turn orange-red in the fall. A nice
mounding ground cover growing 10” tall and spreading to 24”.
phaeum - Springtime - (-30°F.) Small, dark maroon flowers above
bright green spring foliage with maroon and white markings. Grows 15”
tall and spreads to 12”.
pratense - Hocus Pocus - (-30°F.) Dark bronzy green foliage with
bronze stems complements long-blooming, single, lavender purple flowers
on a compact plant growing 14” tall and 18” wide.
wallichianum - Sweet Hardy - (-30°F.) Brilliant tricolored blooms are
bluish purple with a pink ring surrounding a white eye. Nice green foliage
with yellow markings. Very prostrate growing habit, making for a
great ground cover to 12” tall and 20” wide.
Geum - Rosaceae - Grecian Rose - This plant requires full sun to part
shade in ordinary soil. Somewhat drought tolerant once established. Nice
plant for use as a border. Plant grow 9”- 12” tall and spreads to 24”.
Blazing Sunset - (-40°F.) Double scarlet blossoms are larger than other
varieties and bloom from May thru September. 4” pot $3.50
Borisii - (-40°F.) Bright orange flowers on this dense, clump-forming
plant that blooms in May. 4” pot $3.50
Cocktails Series - (-30°F.) Semi-double flower with ruffled petals and
interesting colors. gallon $12.50
Cosmopolitan - Pink, rose and cream colored flowers growing 24” tall
and spreading to 18”.
Sangria - Bright red semi-double blooms. Grows 36” tall and 24” wide.
Lady Stratheden - (-20°F.) Semidouble, yellow flowers. 4” pot 3.50
Mango Lassi - (-20°F.) Large and delicate soft orange double flowers
take on shades of apricot to mango. gallon $12.50
GRASSES - ORNAMENTAL
Carex - Ice Dance - (-20°F.) Semi-evergreen, dark green leaves with
white borders. A dense, spreading habit to 24” and 12”- 18” tall. gallon
$10.00
Carex - oshimensis - Everest - (-20°F.) Distinctive deep green blades
with a bright white edge. Grows 18” high and 12” wide. gallon $10.00
Carex - oshimensis - Evergold - (-20°F.) Striped dark green foliage with
a creamy center. Dramatic arching form best planted as a mass. Grows
9”- 12” high and 24” wide. gallon $10.00
Carex - oshimensis - Everillo - (-20°F.) Brilliant lime green leaves turn
golden with age. Grows 20” tall as wide. gallon $10.00
Carex - Red Rooster - (-10°F.) Narrow coppery brown leaves maintain
their color all year. gallon $10.00
Cortaderia - poaceae - Pampas Grass - selloana - Pumila - (-10°F.)
Dwarf pampas grass growing 48”- 60” tall and 36” wide. Narrow, sharp
leaves with creamy white flower plumes. gallon $10.00
Deschampsia - poaceae - Hair Grass - cespitosa - Northern Lights
(-30°F.) Slender foliage is green and creamy white with tinges of pink on
this low, mounding grass growing 24” tall as wide. gallon $10.00
Festuca - glauca - Beyond Blue - (-30°F.) Intense powder blue foliage
that stays bright throughout the season. Grows 9”- 12” high and spreads
12”- 18”. gallon $10.00
Festuca - glauca - Elijah Blue - (-30°F.) Dense frosty blue thread-like
evergreen blades grow to 12” high and spreads 12”- 18”. Locate in full
sun with moist, well-drained soil, and trim on a yearly basis. Great for
borders and as a ground cover. gallon $10.00
Hakonechloa - macra - All Gold - (-10°F.) Pure gold form that grows
in weeping mounds 9”- 12” high and spreads to 18”. gallon $15.00
Hakonechloa - macra - Aureola - (-20°F.) Noted for its gold, streaked
with green weeping foliage. Turns an intense pinkish red in the fall.
Height is 9”- 12” and spread is 18”. gallon $15.00
Helictotrichon - sempervirens - Blue Oat Grass - (-30°F.) An evergreen
mass of slightly arching thread-like blue-gray blades, form a clump 24”-
30” tall and spreading 24” wide. Locate in full sun with well-drained
soil. Great plant for rock gardens. gallon $10.00
Imperata - cylindrica - Red Baron - (-20°F.) Leaves are tinted wine red
and turn darker in the fall. Grows 10”tall and 6”wide. Likes moist soil.
gallon $10.00
Miscanthus - poaceae - sinensis - Gold Bar - (-20°F.) Green foliage
with creamy yellow horizontal banding from base to tip with burgundy
plumes in late fall. Upright growing to 36” tall and 24” wide. gallon
$10.00
Pennisetum - alopecuroides - Fountain Grass - Hameln - (-20°F.)
Green thin blades of grass incorporated with fluffy, buff-colored plumes
weeping above the plant that spreads 30” wide by 12”- 24” tall. Foliage
is underscored with golden-brown hues of fall. Locate in full sun with
well-drained soil. gallon $10.00
Pennisetum - glaucum - Jade Princess - (0°F.) Broad chartreuse foliage
smells like maple syrup with warm russet flower heads that turn chocolate
brown. Grows 36” high and spreads 24”. gallon $10.00
Pennisetum - purpureum - Prince - (10°F.) Wide, deep purple blades
become even darker as the summer gets hotter. Grows 60” tall and 36”
wide. gallon $10.00
Pennisetum - setacceum - Fireworks - (0°F.) An explosion of color with
leaf blades striped in green, white, hot pink, deep orange and fire red.
Soft red purple flower plumes in the late summer. Grows 24” tall as
wide. gallon $10.00
Stipa - poaceae - Feather Grass - tenuissima - Pony Tails - (0°F.) Also
known as Mexican Feather Grass, this attractive variety produces soft,
wispy inflorescence giving the plant a pony tail-like appearance. Grows
24” tall as wide. 4” pot $4.00
Uncinia - rubra - Belinda’s Find - (10°F.) Glossy dark bronze leaves
edged in bright cherry red. Loosely tufted and upright. Grow 12” tall and
15” wide. 4” $6.50
Gypsophila - Paniculata - Baby’s Breath - (-30°F.) An upright 12”-16”
plant with a 16” spread on slender stems beautifully ornamented with
profuse and airy single or double flower clusters (May through
September). Plant in full sun and do not disturb. Will produce seed if not
trimmed back after flowering. Likes rich lime soil.
cerastiodes - This dwarf evergreen plant grows 3”- 6” tall and spreads
12” in width. Besides being very drought resistant, a cushion of whitelilac
airy blooms with deep colored veins circumvents this rounded
canopy. (May/August) (-20°F.) 4” pot $3.50
repens - Red Neck - Short sprays of dark pink flowers on a prostrate
growing plant with gray green leaves. (June-Sept.) (-30°F.) 4” pot $3.50
repens - White - Short sprays of white flowers on a prostrate growing
plant. (June-Sept.) (-30°F.) 4” pot $3.50
HEATHS AND HEATHERS
Heaths - Erica and Heathers - Calluna - Like most evergreen plants
these can give year-round garden color and texture. They can range in
size from prostrate growing plants to more spreading groundcovers, to
upright tree heaths. By carefully selecting your varieties, color is possible
throughout the complete year. Grows best in well-drained, humus
soil. After plant is established it can be somewhat drought tolerant.
Hardy to (-10°F.) gallon $12.50
e. carnea - Mediterranean Pink - Flowers are pink which deepen with
age on a plant that grows 8” tall by 20” wide. Blooms Jan.- May.
e. carnea - Mediterranean White - White flowers on a plant with bright
green foliage growing 8” tall by 24” wide. Blooms Jan. - May.
e. x darleyensis - Furzey - Dark lilac pink flowers on a bushy plant that
spreads 15” and reaches a height of 15”. Blooms Nov. - May.
e. x darleyensis - Kramer’s Rote - Magenta flowers, dark green foliage
turning bronze in winter on a bushy plant that reaches 15” by 24”.
Blooms Jan. - Apr.
This is our short list of heathers. We inventory more varieties.
Hebe - Scrophulariaceae - These cultivars are characterized by attractive
symmetrical evergreen foliage with veronica-type flowers. Prune after
blooming to maintain a nice shape.
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