Front Cover 2010 - Brent and Becky's Bulbs!

Cozy Companions
COZY COMPANIONS
We are not perennial growers, but we have been
using all types of plant material in our gardens with
bulbs and have recommended doing so for over 20
years! We have friends who grow the following
plants in the U.S. and have offered them to us for
our catalogue. Most will take a season or two to
get established but we’re sure you’ll enjoy them
in your garden, especially when you see how they
extend and expand your blooming season!
Agastache ‘Blue Fortune’
Family: Labiatae
Nickname: Anise Hyssop
Long lasting violet
blue flowers and fragrant
foliage; drought,
insect and disease resistant;
this will be a
terrific addition to your
garden; butterfly magnet;
2’-3’; whz 6-9.
#23-0160 1/$4.20
Baptisia ‘Purple Smoke’
Family: Fabaceae
Special Feature: Drought-resistant
Nickname: False Indigo
Terrific native plant
with charcoal gray stems
and rich smoky purple
inflorescence; vigorous
grower; wild hybrid between
B. australis and B.
alba; great black seed
pods for winter interest;
2’-3’; whz 4-8.
#23-0174 1/$4.80
5 / $ 2 0 1 0 / $ 3 7
50/$160 100/$280
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Agastache ‘Blue Fortune’
5/$17.50 10/$32
50/$140 100/$240
BELAMCANDA ‘HELLO YELLOW’
Family: Iridaceae
Special Feature: Drought-resistant
Nickname: Blackberry lily
Bright buttery yellow
flowers on blue-green foliage;
sturdy and droughtresistant;
this is perfect
for the informal border,
hillside, wild garden or
sunny bank; leave the
glossy blackberry-like
seeds for winter interest;
well-drained, preferably
sandy soil and full sun
Belamcanda ‘Hello Yellow’ is best; 2’-3’; whz 5-8.
#23-0175 1/$4.40
5/$18.50 10/$34 50/$145 100/$250
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Nickname: Plumbago
One of my favorite all time perennial
groundcovers because
of it’s lovely blue color;
doesn’t produce as many
flowers as the tropical
plumbago, but this one
is hardy! Prefers welldrained
soil and at least
part sun; whz 5-8; 3”-5”.
#23-0176 1/$4.40
5/$18.50 10/$34
50/$145 100/$250
Baptisia ‘Purple Smoke’
Ceratost. plumbaginoides
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Cozy Companions, continued
Chelone ‘Hot Lips’
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Nickname: Turtlehead
Native glossy deep
green foliage topped
by bright pink tubular
‘turtlehead’ flowers in
Aug-Sept; attracts butterflies;
prefers rich
moist soil but tolerates
normal soil; full sun to
part shade; 2’-3’; whz Chelone ‘Hot Lips’
4-7. #23-0177 1/$4.40
5/$18.50 10/$34 50/$145 100/$250
DIANTHUS ‘fIRE wITCH’
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Nickname: Hardy Carnation
Bright magenta pink
flowers on frosted
blue/gray foliage; excellent
groundcover;
prefers full sun and
well-drained soil; Perennial
Plant of the
Year 2006; 8”-10”;
whz 3-10. #23-0178
1/$4.40 5/$18.50
10/$34 50/$145
Dianthus ‘Fire Witch’
100/$250
Eupatorium dubium ‘Little Joe’
Family: Compositae
Nickname: Joe Pie Weed
A s m a l l e r
version of ‘Joe Pie
Weed’, perfect for
small gardens or containers;
butterflies
love this smaller, light
pink cultivar; it was a
favorite of many of
our visitors during our
summer garden tours;
3’-4’; whz 4-8.
#23-0166 1/$4.80
5/$20 10/$37
50/$160 100/$280
Eupatorium dub. ‘Little Joe’
euphorbia amygdaloides
var. robbiae
Family: Compositae
Nickname: Wood Spurge
Special Feature: Critter resistant
W e e n j o y
this plant because it
puts on its show with
many of our spring
flowering bulbs adding
yet another dimension
and texture
to our spring to early
summer garden. Its
chartreuse yellow
blooms last for a long
time; when planted
in a protected spot
from severe winter
Euphorbia amygd. var. ‘Robbiae’ wind, this plant is
just about maintenance
free; full sun and well-drained soil; 12”-
18”. #23-0170 1/$4.40 5/$18.50 10/$34
50/$145 100/$250
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