2010 - 2011 Catalog - Briggs Nursery

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Gaultheria procumbens Wintergreen Zone 3 6” x 18” A slow-growing evergreen groundcover with glossy green leaves that give off a wintergreen odor when crushed. Pinkish-white flowers appear off and on through the growing season and are followed by red berries. Demands humus-rich, acid soil and shade. Excellent for Christmas sales. AGM winner. 22 2” Liner Pot, 3” Liner Pot, C1 Gaultheria shallon Salal Zone 5 24”-30” A native to the Pacific Northwest. Use in shade or partial shade. Large, dark green leaves and purple-black berries make it an impressive groundcover. 2” Liner Pot Grevillea victoriae ‘Marshall Olbrich’ Zone 7 2’ x 4’ Evergreen shrub with silvery leaves and arching habit. Flowers are redorange occurring in autumn. 2” Liner Pot, Quart Halesia tetraptera subsp. monticola ‘Arnold Pink’ Mountain Silverbell Zone 5 Arnold Arboretum 30-40’ x 20-30’ This choice form of Mountain Silverbell has soft pink, bell-shaped flowers in midspring. They line the stems of a broad rounded tree that branches low to the ground. The yellowish-green foliage turns shades of yellow in fall. Shade tolerant—the species is often found as an understory tree in its native South. 2” Liner Pot, Quart NEW! Halimium halimifolium f. maculatum Rockrose Zone 7 3’ x 2’ Evergreen shrub with gray foliage. Yellow flowers with burgundy blotch at the base of each petal. 3” Liner Pot Hebe buxifolia ‘Nana’ Boxleaf Hebe Zone 7 1’ x 1’ Compact, dense, and upright, with glossy evergreen leaves that have yellowish-green edges. If it weren’t for the masses of small white flowers it produces in midspring and the sporadic dividends it yields in summer, you’d swear this was a dwarf boxwood. Hebe ‘Caledonia’ Hebe Zone 7 3’ x 3’ Masses of mauve-blue flower spikes cover this bushy evergreen from June through fall. Attractive and interesting glossy foliage. Hebe glaucophylla Hebe Zone 6 30” Leaves glaucous gray-green, flowers are white, shrub grows to 30”. Evergreen shrub. C1 C1 C1 (800) 444-1515 Hebe ‘Hinerua’ Whipcord Hebe Zone 6 24” x 24” Dense, upright-growing green-leaved shrub to about 3 feet. White blooms. Evergreen shrub. Hebe ‘Red Edge’ Zone 7 2’ x 2’ Blue-green foliage with margins of rosy red. In winter, the leaves deepen in color to an outstanding maroon. Lilac flowers, which fade to white as they mature, are produced in midsummer. Dense, mounding habit. Excellent in a container or a mixed border. AGM winner. Hebe topiaria Whipcord Hebe Zone 7 3’ x 6’ Gray-green leaves, white flowers. Name refers to neat appearance, as if clipped. Heptacodium miconioides Seven-Son Flower Zone 5 12-15’ Snow-white blossoms in large clusters, replaced by brilliant red sepals and colorful fruits. Best in partial shade. Fall foliage is reddish-purple. Brown exfoliating bark. C1 C1 C1 2” Liner Pot, Quart Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris Climbing Hydrangea Zone 4 50’ This handsome deciduous vine attaches itself by means of rootlike holdfasts to any porous material, including masonry, wood, and tree bark. The serrated foliage is heart shaped. The early to midsummer flowers are white and appear in large clusters. Slow to get going but worth the wait. AGM winner. GPP award. 2” Liner Pot Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ Smooth Hydrangea Zone 4 4’ x 8’ Enormous white balls of bloom—up to 12” across—appear on this vigorous shrub in midsummer and last until fall. Forms a large mound. Blooms on new growth, so it can be pruned hard in early spring to manage size. Best in partial shade. AGM winner. 3” Liner Pot Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Penny Mac’ Bigleaf Hydrangea Zone 5 5’ x 4’ Deep blue, 7” flowers rebloom on this hardy Hydrangea. One of the choice rebloomers! 3” Liner Pot
Gaultheria procumbens Halimium halimifolium f. maculatum Heptacodium miconioides Grevillea victoriae ‘Marshall Olbrich’ Hebe buxifolia ‘Nana’ Hebe ‘Hinerua’ Hebe topiaria www.briggsnursery.com 23
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Page 3 and 4: Tags Plugs We have expanded our cap
Page 5 and 6: Amelanchier canadensis ‘Prince Wi
Page 7 and 8: Azalea ‘Arneson Gem’ Azalea ‘
Page 9 and 10: Azalea ‘Irene Koster’ Deciduous
Page 11 and 12: Azalea ‘Ribbon Candy’ Azalea
Page 13 and 14: Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpur
Page 15 and 16: Calluna vulgaris ‘Winter Chocolat
Page 17 and 18: Clethra alnifolia ‘Hummingbird’
Page 19 and 20: Daphne odora ‘Aureomarginata’ D
Page 21: Enkianthus campanulatus var. sikoki
Page 25 and 26: Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Alice’ O
Page 27 and 28: Kalmia latifolia ‘Hearts Desire
Page 29 and 30: Kalmia latifolia ‘Pristine’ Mou
Page 31 and 32: Magnolia grandiflora ‘Edith Bogue
Page 33 and 34: Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wycoff
Page 35 and 36: Rhododendron ‘Bubblegum’ Rhodod
Page 37 and 38: Rhododendrons by Hardiness H2 conti
Page 39 and 40: Rhododendron ‘Bambino’ Rhododen
Page 41 and 42: Rhododendron ‘Catawbiense Grandif
Page 43 and 44: Rhododendron ‘English Roseum’ R
Page 45 and 46: NEW! Rhododendron ‘Gunborg’ Zon
Page 47 and 48: Picks Vaccinium ‘Duke’ Kalmia
Page 49 and 50: Rhododendron ‘Jonathan Shaw’ Rh
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Page 53 and 54: Rhododendron ‘Pekka’ Rhododendr
Page 55 and 56: Rhododendron ‘Purpureum Elegans
Page 57 and 58: Rhododendron ‘Seaview Sunset’ R
Page 59 and 60: Rhododendron wiltonii Zone 7 (H3) 2
Page 61 and 62: Schizophragma hydrangeoides ‘Rose
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Page 65 and 66: Syringa vulgaris ‘Ami Schott’ S
Page 67 and 68: Syringa vulgaris ‘Mme Lemoine’
Page 69 and 70: Syringa x hyacinthiflora ‘Angel W
Page 71 and 72: Syringa x ‘Miss Canada’ Preston
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Vaccinium ovatum Vaccinium ‘Saint
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Perennials Actaea simplex ‘Brunet
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Cyclamen coum Silver form Helleboru
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Hosta ‘Love Pat’ Plantain Lily
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Phormium ‘Rosie Chameleon’ Phor
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Ferns Adiantum pedatum Northern Mai
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Carex oshimensis ‘Evergold’ Hak
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Miscanthus sinensis ‘Morning Ligh
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Technology Experience Cleanliness C
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Liner Stock Meg Spillman (503) 234-
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