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Anemone x hybrida'Pocahontas'Rare Plant Auction 2013 Plant DescriptionsProper Plant Name Common Name Donor Ornamental Culture'Pocahontas' belongs to the Fantasy series of anemonesbred in Japan. This herbaceous perennial grows to about 3'and has pink, double flowers with yellow stamens. Its lateWindflowerPlants Nouveausummer to early fall blooms are held high on wiry gracefulstems above a mound of trifoliate dark green foliage. Itlooks lovely in a perennial border or open woodland andblends wonderfully with astilbe and hosta. Terrific cut flowertoo!Araucaria araucanaMonkey PuzzleHeritageSeedlings, Inc.Ardisia japonica 'Chirimen' Chirmen Japanese Ardisia Hawksridge FarmsArisaema candidissimum Jack in the Pulpit Chimera GardensThe monkey puzzle tree is a rare evergreen, featuring large,pineapple-shaped cones and leathery, spiny-tipped darkgreen leaves arranged in a spiral around the stem. Anobserver once noted that even a monkey would find thistree "a puzzle to climb". Popular in old European Victoriangardens, the monkey puzzle tree is a native of Chile, wherethe Araucanos Indians, for whom the tree is named, eat theseeds. Considered the most ancient living conifer, this treewas declared a Chilean national monument in 1990. Growsslowly to 50' tall and 20' wide. It has a lovely pyramidalshape, but has a tendency to drop its lower limbs and largecones. Give it plenty of open space away from pedestriantraffic!Glossy, dark evergreen leaves make the chirimen marlberrystand out in the garden. In July and August white, starshapedflowers appear. Large bright red drupes arrive inSeptember and October. At a height of 1’ and a width of 2’-3’, this makes an excellent groundcover that can fill in gapsin plantings.'Pocahontas' prefers partsun to part shade and likesmoist, humusy soil that iswell drained.USDA hardiness zones 4-8.Sun to part shade. Moist,well-drained, fertile soil withwide tolerance. Shelter fromstrong winds. Zones 7 to 9.Successfully grown inWilmington, DE area.Likes acidic, organic, welldrainedsoil. Partial shade.Needs regular watering,weekly or more often inextreme heat. Zones 6-9.This herbaceous perennial is one of the easiest-to-grow and USDA Hardiness Zones 5-7.most exciting of the cobra lilies. Emerging in very late spring Prefers sun to light shade inare 15" tall stalks of white to pink pitchers dramatically moist and acid to neutralstriped with translucent, white vertical veins (candidissimum soil. Reproduces freelymeans "dazzling white"). Beside the flower, two giant threelobedleaves emerge. Arisaema candidissimum offsets Relative to other jack-in-the-through tuber offsets.freely in a well-drained site. In the wild, this amazing aroid is pulpits, it is reportedly veryfound growing on sunny, rocky banks. It was introduced by late to emerge fromGeorge Forrest in 1914 from Yunnan China.dormancy. Dormant by lateDeer resistant!summer.Arisaema franchetianum'Hugo'Jack-in-the-PulpitChimera GardensThis Jack-in-the-Pulpit captivates as cobra-head-likeblooms emerge from a bold clump of blunt, glossy, threepartleaves. The curved hooded flowers are deep burgundyand striped with white. 'Hugo' is a large and vigorousselection from Tony Avent and forms a plant 18" tall and24" wide in time. It is a late riser and may not appear untilearly summer.Needs a woodland locationwith excellent drainage, butnot dry. Winter wetness is adeath sentence. Plant in welldrained,rich soil in Zones 5-8. 'Hugo' is said to toleratemore sun than other Jack-inthe-Pulpitsand is also adeer-resistant cultivar.Page 9 of 98