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

COZY COMPANIONS, CONT. - EUPATORIUM
EUPATORIUM (Yew-pa-TOR-ee-um)
RUGOSUM ‘CHOCOLATE’
Family: Compositae
Nickname: Joe-Pie Weed
BULB COMPANIONS: ALO-
CASIA, CANNA, COLOCASIA,
HEDYCHIUM
Dark greenish/brown
leaves with
white flowerheads from
midsummer to autumn;
is perfect companion
to tropical bulbs; a
wonderful contrast in
colors for the full sun
garden; 3‛-4‛ tall; zone
4-8.
#89-39
1/$5 5/$20
GERANIUM MACULATUM
‘ESPRESSO’ (Jer-AIN-ee-um)
Family: Compositae
Nickname: Spotted Gernaium
BULB COMPANIONS: ALOCASIA, COLOCASIA, DAHLIA, HEDY-
CHIUM
Geranium mac. ‘Espresso’
Eupator. rug.’Chocolate’
Clump forming
perennial with
brownish/green,
toothed leaves and
lots of slightly upward
facing pink
flowers; full sun and
well-drained soil;
spring to mid-summer
bloomer once
established; 20”-
30”; zones 4-8.
#89-40
1/$5 5/$20
HIBISCUS (Hi-BIS-cus)
x ‘KOPPER KING’
Family: Malvaceae
Special Feature: Big, lush flowers
Nickname: Giant Mallow
BULB COMPANIONS: ALOCASIA, COLOCASIA, DAHLIA.
T e r r i f i c
plant with copperred
leaves and large
creamy flowers with
red eyes; needs a long
hot summer to grow
well and blooms better
in full sun and sufficient
moisture; 3‛-4‛;
zones 4-9.
#89-41
1/$5 5/$20
Hibiscus ‘Kopper King’
Justifying the cost of a tropical plant, bulb or perennial
that may not be winter hardy but will be glorious during
the summer is something with which we wrestle, at
times. Then we consider the cost of going out to dinner
and to a movie - 4 hours of entertainment. Then we
compare that to the pleasure one of the tropical plants,
bulbs or one of the perennials will bring us - and it’s a
‘no brainer’!
HOSTA
(HOS-ta)
Family: Liliaceae
Special Feature: Bold, lush leaves
Nickname: Plantain Lily
BULB COMPANIONS: ARUM ITALICUM, BEGONIA, OXALIS
A wonderful group of plants perfect for
the full shade to part-shade garden; a happy companion
to many other plants with similar cultivation
needs; fertiled but well-drained soil; zones 3-9.
Blue Mammoth -
large, lush blue/green
leaves and white flowers;
2‛-3‛.
#89-42
1/$5 5/$20
§-IRIS
Patriot - virgorous,
clump forming with
amazing contrasting
coloration; 15”-22”.
#89-43
1/$5 5/$20
(EYE-ris)
Family: Iridaceae
BULB COMPANIONS: ALLIUM, CAMASSIA, DUTCH IRIS
OTHER COMPANIONS AND USES: HOSTA, DIANTHUS, AND
OTHER EARLY PERENNIALS
A wonderful group of plants that give lots
of flowers for the full sun to part shade flower
border; many are terrific for the cut flower garden
and arrangements; sometimes takes a season
to establish itself in the garden; bare root..
ensata
‘Variegata‛ -
Japanese iris
t h a t b e a r s
bluish flowers
with varietaged
leaves
in early summer;
standards
are erect and
smaller than
the falls; 2‛-3‛;
zones 3-9.
#80-04
5/$5
25/$20
COZY COMPANIONS, CONT. - IRIS
Hosta ‘Blue Mammoth’
Hosta ‘Patriot’
Sum and Substance -
considered to be one of
the finest and largest
hostas ever introduced;
perfect color echo with
Xanthosoma ‘Lime Zinger‛
and Alpina zerumbet
‘Variegata‛; 2‛-3‛.
#89-09
Hosta ‘Sum and Substance’
1/$5 5/$20
Iris ensata ‘Variegata’
OUR GUARANTEE
ALL OF THE BULBS IN THIS CATALOGUE ARE NURSERY PROPAGATED. WE GUARANTEE THAT YOUR BULBS WILL ARRIVE IN GOOD CONDITION;
IF NOT, PLEASE LET US KNOW RIGHT AWAY! SOME OF THE BULBS IN THIS CATALOGUE ARE MORE DIFFICULT TO GROW THAN OTHERS,
EACH HAVING THEIR OWN SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS. THEREFORE, WE CAN NOT GUARANTEE THEIR SUCCESS IN YOUR GARDEN. IF
YOU ARE SUCCESSFUL AT CHOOSING A SUITABLE SITE FOR YOUR BULBS AND THEY BLOOM, WE GUARANTEE YOUR BULB’S FLOWERS WILL
BLOOM TRUE TO NAME. WE PLANT TRIALS OF THE SAME BULBS HERE ON OUR FARM. WE WILL CONTACT YOU TO DISCUSS REPLACE-
MENTS OR A REFUND IF WE FIND ANY MISTAKES, WHICH RARELY HAPPENS, WE’RE HAPPY TO SAY. WE WISH YOU MUCH SUCCESS, LOTS
OF FLOWERS AND MANY HAPPY DAYS FILLED WITH SMILES!
♥B & B’S FAVORITES †PLANT/SPECIAL SHIPPING NEW FOR 2007 §SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
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