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Buddleia continued
‘Ellen’s Blue’
Perhaps the truest blue. Good sized flower heads and gray foliage.
USDA 5, AHS 9, 4-5 feet, gr 0.5 Item #: 05354 - 4”
English Butterfly TM
Series
This is a great series of compact buddleia developed
by Elizabeth Keep of East Malling, England. You’ll love
the way they look in containers and in gardens. They’re
fragrant, colorful and they attract butterflies. Treat them
like a perennial in the north; cut back heavily in the
spring for better flowering.
Adonis Blue TM
(B. d. ‘Adokeep’)
Deep blue flowers of good size (approx. 10 to 12 inches) and fragrance on a
compact plant. It is a violation of state and/or federal law to use a trademark without
permission. Patent/trademark tag required. AWARDS: Silver Medal from Royal
Boskoop. USDA 5, AHS 9, 4-5 feet, gr 0.5
Item #: 04674 - 4” • 04675 - Quick Turn
Peacock TM
(B. d. ‘Peakeep’)
Good sized (approx. 10 to 12 inches) pink flower heads on a neat compact plant.
It is a violation of state and/or federal law to use a trademark without permission.
Patent/trademark tag required. USDA 5, AHS 9, 4-5 feet, gr 0.5
Item #: 04654 - 4” • 04655 - Quick Turn
Purple Emperor TM
(B. d. ‘Pyrkeep’)
Large mauve-purple blooms on a compact, neatly growing shrub. Blooms are
approximately 5 to 6 inches in length. It is a violation of state and/or federal law
to use a trademark without permission. Patent/trademark tag required.
USDA 5, AHS 9, 4-5 feet, gr 0.5 Item #: 04664 - 4” • 04665 - Quick Turn
Merry Magic TM Purple (B. d. ‘SMBDPL’, ppaf, cbraf)
It’s big and bold, with loads of outrageously large blooms. This rock
star butterfly bush will take center stage in the garden and at retail.
Propagation prohibited without a license. Patent/trademark tag required.
USDA Zone 5, AHS 9, 5-7’ tall and wide, gr 0.5.
Item #: 04694 - 4”
Merry Magic TM Violet (B. d. ‘SMBDVL’, ppaf, cbraf)
Slightly larger than Purple this butterfly bush has extremely long
inflorescences of plum-purple flowers. Blooms may reach up to 2’ in
length! A low seed-set makes it less invasive than most other varieties.
USDA Zone 5, AHS 9, 6-8’ tall and wide, gr 0.5.
Item #: 07174 - 4”
Merry Magic TM Orchid (B. d. ‘SMBDPB’, ppaf, cbraf)
Too much of a good thing is…wonderful! This is the heaviest blooming
buddleia we’ve seen, with a nice, round compact habit. The abundant
dark purple flowers have lots of impulse appeal. Propagation prohibited
without a license. Patent/trademark tag required.
USDA 5, AHS 9, 4-5’, gr 1 Item #: 04764 - 4”
‘Pink Delight’
Pure pink flowers in thick large racemes. Excellent growth habit and
attractive silver foliage. AWARDS: GCA.
USDA 5, AHS 9, 5-6 feet, gr 0.5 Item #: 05864 - 4”
‘Summer Skies’ (B. ‘Summer Skies’ pp#22,465, cbraf)
A high-drama plant for the summer garden, its soft violet-blue flowers
contrast beautifully with the bright yellow and white variegated
foliage. This is a highly stable variety which is resistant to scorching.
Developed by William Smith and Mark Brand at the University of
Connecticut. Propagation is prohibited without a license. Patent/
trademark tag required. USDA 5, AHS 9, 4-5 feet, gr 0.5
Item#: 06464 - 4” • 06465 - Quick Turn
Callicarpa Beautyberry
Family: Verbenaceae (Callicar-pa: Greek for beautiful fruit)
‘Profusion’ (C. bodnieri)
A profusion of violet fruit clusters adorn this plant in autumn. Known for
its bronze-purple new growth and its dark green foliage. Treat it like a
perennial in the north; cut it back hard in early spring. AWARDS: AGM.
USDA 5, AHS 8, 4-10 ft., gr 0.5
Item #: 08102 - 2 1 /4” • 08104 - 4”
‘Early Amethyst’ (C. dichotoma)
Bright purple berries appear earlier in fall than other varieties providing
more enjoyment and better sales. Brought to our attention by the Arnold
Arboretum. Some say it is the same plant as C. ‘Issai’.
USDA 5, AHS 8, 3-4 feet, gr 0.5
Item #: 08152 - 2 1 /4” • 08154 - 4”
Purple Pearls TM (C. x ‘NCCX1’, ppaf, cbraf)
A new hybrid beautyberry that resulted from a cross between Callicarpa
dichotema x kwantungensis, it has distinctive pink flowers. The foliage
is tinged with purple, particularly in the fall when the very large purpleviolet
berries cover the plant. This vigorous plant has a nice upright habit.
Propagation prohibited without a license. Patent/trademark tag required.
USDA 6, AHS 8, 4-5’, gr 0.5
Item #: 08302 - 2 ¼” • 08304 - 4” • 08305 - Quick Turn
Calycanthus Sweetshrub
Family: Calycanthaceae (Caly-can-thus: Greek for calyx and flower)
‘Aphrodite’ (C. ‘Aphrodite’ ppaf, cbraf)
A new, improved hybrid calycanthus with large, bright red magnolialike
flowers. Unlike ‘Hartlage Wine’, it is very fragrant. This rebloomer
has nice, glossy foliage, too. Developed by Dr. Tom Ranney of NC
State. Propagation is prohibited without a license. Patent/trademark tag
required. USDA Zone 5, AHS 9, 5-6’ tall and wide
Item#: 08364 - 4” • 08365 - Quick Turn
‘Hartlage Wine’ (C. x raulstonii)
A hybrid between Sinocalycanthus and Calycanthus. This sweetshrub has
large maroon, magnolia-like flowers with little fragrance. Superb glossy
foliage and strong growth. Hybridized by Richard Hartlage while at NCSU.
USDA 6, AHS 9, 6-8 feet, gr 1 Item #: 72914 - 4”
‘Venus’ (C. x ‘Venus’, pp#15,925)
An exciting sweetshrub with large magnolia-like flowers in early
summer and a powerful fragrance of strawberries, melons, and spices.
A cross with Sinocalycanthus by Dr. Tom Ranney of NC State University.
Propagation is prohibited without a license. Patent/trademark tag
required. USDA 5, AHS 9, 5-6 feet, gr 1
Item #: 08372 - 2 1 /4” • 08374 - 4”
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