2007 Summer Catalogue December 7 2006.indd - Brent and ...

MUSA, CONTINUED
ORNITHOGALUM
Musa Ensete maurelii
†Musella lasioscarpa
- (see pg 31 B) a lovely
blue/gray cast to this
wonderful dwarf banana;
3‛-4‛.
#85-24
1/$11 5/$38
†Ensete maurelii – (Red
Abyssiniam) (see pg 31
B) thick trunk and long
wide leaves with glossy
coloration underneath;
up to 15‛ tall; zones 9-
11.
#85-22
1/$14 5/$49
NERINE (neh-REE-nee)
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Special Feature: Pest-proof and late fall flower
Nickname: Guernsey Lily
BULB COMPANIONS: AMARCRINUM; DAHLIA; POLIANTHES;
AMARYLLIS BELLADONNA; LYCORIS
Musella lasioscarpa
OTHER COMPANIONS: DIANTHUS, AGAPANTHUS, ASTER
From South Africa, these bulbs produce
umbels of exotic, spicy scented, flowers with narrow,
wavy, recurved petals which bloom on top of
18”-24” stems in early fall until hard freeze. They
are a delight in our garden because they seem to
pop up out of nowhere unannounced and provide
color in late fall when many other flowers have
faded. They are critter-proof, make superb cut
flowers and are excellent in containers. 12+cm
bulbs; 3-5 per sq. ft.; zones 8-10; have overwintered
in our zone 7 garden with extra winter
mulch; need a long growing season in order to
bloom. These are our newest ‘favorite flower‛!
♥bowdenii – beautiful
rose pink blossoms with
a darker pink stripe
down the midrib; 1903.
#86-01
5/$11 25/$38
undulata – a smaller
form, petals are shorter
and wavier than most,
forming a little pink ball;
so cute!
#86-05
5/$16 25/$56
Nerine undulata
ORNITHOGALUM
(or-ni-tho-GAH-lum)
Family: Liliaceae
Special Feature: Long-lasting flower
Nickname: Star of Bethlehem
BULB COMPANIONS: GLADIOLUS; DAHLIA; LILY; CRINUM
OTHER COMPANIONS AND USES: POPPY; BACHELOR’S BUT-
TONS; SWEET WILLIAM; EVENING GARDEN
Dense clusters of starry flowers appear
on top of 12”-24” spikes, making it a valuable cut
flower. It‛s also a valuable garden plant because
its blossoms are so long lasting in the mid to late
summer garden. Native to Europe, Asia and Africa,
they are also smashing in patio planters with other
summer flowering bulbs and annuals.
Ornithogalum arabicum
arabicum – waxy, longlasting
blossoms; late
spring/early summer
flowering; 1574; 16cm+
bulbs; 4 per sq. ft.; 12”-
18”; zones 8-10.
#87-01
5/$6 25/$21
♥saundersiae – large
20+cm bulbs produce
long-lasting creamy,
tennis ball sized florets
with greenish/black
centers; 3‛-4‛; 4 per sq.
ft.; zones 7-10.
#87-04
5/$20 25/$69 Ornithogalum saundersiae
Nerine bowdenii
bowdenii ‘Nikita‛ - a
beautiful ‘baby-girl‛
pink.
#86-06
5/$11 25/$38
Nerine bowdenii ‘Nikita’
♥bowdenii ‘Stefani‛ – a
variable flower, predominantly
white with an occasional
pink highlight.
#86-03
5/$11 25/$38
Nerine bowdenii ‘Stefani’
♥sarniensis – bright pink
flowers warm up the early-mid
fall garden and
stop traffic!
#86-04
5/$33 25/$114
Nerine sarniensis
Ornith. thyrsoides ‘Alaska’
Ornithogalum
make
w o n d e r f u l
companions
with Bachelor
Buttons,
Poppies and
other sun-loving
flowering
plants in the
garden and
also are terrific
cut flowers!
thyrsoides ‘Alaska‛ – incredible,
long-lasting
cut flower; equally statuesque
in the garden
or container; 12”-18”
tall; 8+cm bulbs; zones
8-10.
#87-07
10/$3 50/$11
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