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BUTTERFLY BUSH—CHOKECHERRY<br />

BUTTERFLY BUSH, PURPLE HAZE<br />

New for Year 2012<br />

Buddleia x ‘Purple Haze’<br />

“Scuse me while I kiss this guy!” You may get the lyrics<br />

wrong but you won’t go wrong planting ‘Purple Haze’.<br />

Related to Lo’ and Behold® ‘Blue Chip’, it has purple panicle<br />

flowers on stronger branches. The flowers radiate outward<br />

and downward like a pinwheel and bloom continuously mid<br />

summer to frost.<br />

Max. Elev: 6,000 ft. PHB 8-12" #2<br />

Mature Ht: 2-3' & Spd: 2-3'<br />

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BUTTERFLY BUSH, SILVER FOUNTAIN<br />

Buddleia alternifolia ‘Argentea’<br />

1998 Plant Select! In early June colorful clusters of lilac<br />

flowers spiral like a candy cane down thin, pendulous<br />

branches. Leaves are finely textured, blue-gray.<br />

Max. Elev: 8,000 ft. BSF 18-24" #5<br />

Mature Ht: 8' & Spd: 7'<br />

BUTTERFLY BUSH, TRI-COLOR<br />

Buddleia davidii ‘Tri-Color’<br />

This butterfly bush has white, pink and purple flowers.<br />

Max. Elev: 7,500 ft. BTR 18-24" (CA) #5<br />

Mature Ht: 5' & Spd: 5'<br />

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CHERRY, NANKING Prunus tomentosa<br />

Showy, pink-white flowers and fine-flavored, red fruits. Very<br />

attractive, soft green foliage.<br />

Max. Elev: 8,500+ ft. NAC 18-24" #5<br />

Mature Ht: 10' & Spd: 10' 4' B&B<br />

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CHOKEBERRY, BLACK Aronia melanocarpa<br />

White flowers in May followed by black fruits. Brilliant redorange<br />

fall color. Glossy green leaves.<br />

Max. Elev: 8,500 ft. BLC 12-15" #2<br />

Mature Ht: 6' & Spd: 4' 18-24" #5<br />

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CHOKEBERRY, RED Aronia arbutifolia ‘Brilliantissima’<br />

Better fall color than Burning Bush! Hard to believe, but<br />

true. White spring flowers followed by radiant, ¾", red<br />

berries among glossy green leaves. All this makes for an<br />

outstanding shrub for mass plantings or borders.<br />

Max. Elev: 7,000 ft. REC 18-24" #5<br />

Mature Ht: 7' & Spd: 6'<br />

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CHOKEBERRY, UPRIGHT RED Aronia arbutifolia ‘Erecta’<br />

Tired of using Columnar Buckthorn in that narrow space? ...<br />

Try Upright Red Chokeberry instead. Brilliant red fall color.<br />

Profuse clusters of ¼" red berries. Does well in clay soil.<br />

Likes shade and full sun. Adaptable to wet and dry soils.<br />

Max. Elev: 7,500 ft. URC 18-24" #5<br />

Mature Ht: 7' & Spd: 4'<br />

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CHOKECHERRY, NATIVE Prunus virginiana<br />

Large, oval-rounded shrub. Green, summer foliage, with small,<br />

white flowers and fruit turning dark purple. Great fall color.<br />

Max. Elev: 9,500 ft. NCH 18-24" #5<br />

Mature Ht: 25' & Spd: 20'<br />

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“Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.”<br />

– Sam Keen<br />

Page 62 • Year 2012 <strong>Catalog</strong> • Phone 303-761- 6131

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