2010 - 2011 Catalog - Briggs Nursery

Magnolia grandiflora ‘Edith Bogue’
Southern Magnolia
Zone 6 35’ x 15’
Perhaps the hardiest of the southern magnolias, and a heavy bloomer,
producing an abundance of large, fragrant, pure white flowers in
summer and fall. Prune the side branches back on young plants to
develop strength for snow loads on this very broad-leaved evergreen.
Open, pyramidal habit.
30
2” Liner Pot, Quart
Magnolia grandiflora ‘Victoria’
Southern Magnolia
Zone 7 25’ x 15’
Not quite as hardy as ‘Edith Bogue’ but hardier than most other
cultivars in the trade. It has fragrant white flowers, and the underside of
the evergreen foliage is lined with indumentum. Dense habit. Selected
in Victoria, British Columbia.
2” Liner Pot, Quart
Magnolia virginiana ‘Henry Hicks’
Sweetbay Magnolia
Zone 5 25’ x 25’
This outstanding selection retains its lustrous, deep green foliage even at
temperatures as low as -15ºF. In early summer, lemon-scented blooms
of creamy-white appear, with repeat bloom continuing into fall. Open,
upright habit.
2” Liner Pot, Quart
Mahonia aquifolium
Oregon Grape
Zone 5 5’ x 3’
Drought tolerant native. Tall growth to 5’ with bright yellow bloom
followed by waxy, blue berries in fall.
2” Liner Pot, C1
Nandina domestica ‘Firepower’
Heavenly Bamboo
Zone 6 2’ x 2’
A compact selection with intense orange-red evergreen foliage, especially
in winter. Summer color is a glowing chartreuse. A graceful and useful
little shrub that is excellent for foundations, woodland gardens, and
mixed borders. Tolerant of shade and soils of every description.
2” Liner Pot
Nandina domestica ‘Gulfstream’
Heavenly Bamboo
Zone 6 3’ x 3’
A standard in the industry now, we are pleased to offer Gulfstream.
Bronze to green foliage turns brilliant red in fall.
2” Liner Pot, Quart
Nandina domestica ‘Harbour Dwarf ’
Heavenly Bamboo
Zone 6 6-8’ x 2-3’
The compound leaves of this adaptable evergreen give it a soft, feathery
look. New growth is purplish-red, maturing blue-green, with red tints
in winter. The small white flowers, which appear in late spring, are not
terribly showy, but the bright red fall berries are highly ornamental.
Plants are upright in habit and sucker slowly to form a colony. They
thrive in sun or shade and any kind of soil. AGM winner.
2” Liner Pot, C1
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Oxydendrum arboreum
Sourwood
Zone 5
Deciduous, small to medium-sized pyramidal shaped tree. Small, but
fragrant white urn-shaped flowers in late July. Planting in more sun
translates into better fall color and more bloom.
2” Liner Pot, Quart
Paxistima myrsinites
Zone 3 3’
A low evergreen native. It grows prostrate to 3’ high, with dark, leathery
leaves 1” across and tiny red flowers. Provides year-round greenery
with little to no watering and care. Found on dry, rocky slopes from the
Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Coast. Sun to partial shade.
2” Liner Pot
Phylliopsis ‘Coppelia’
Zone 5
An abundance of lavender-pink flowers in April-May. Quite vigorous.
Needs well-drained, acid soil. Upright habit.
2” Liner Pot
Phylliopsis hillieri ‘Pinocchio’
Zone 5 12” x 18”
This intergeneric hybrid in the heath family blankets itself with deep
pink, bell-shaped flowers in midspring, often producing a second,
smaller show in fall. It forms a spreading mound of fine, dark green
foliage. Needs well-drained, acid soil. A good choice for an alpine
garden.
2” Liner Pot
Phylliopsis ‘Sugar Plum’
Zone 5 Starling 6” x 24”
A superb little ericaceous plant with needlelike evergreen foliage and
pink, heather like flowers over a long period beginning in late spring.
Low, mounding habit. Needs acid soil and excellent drainage. Terrific
in a rock garden or a container.
2” Liner Pot, C1
Pieris ‘Brouwer’s Beauty’
Andromeda
Zone 5 5’ x 5’
A hybrid between the Japanese andromeda (P. japonica) and the
mountain pieris (P. floribunda). It has a dense, compact habit and
bears horizontal panicles of white flowers, which open from purplishred
buds in early spring.
2” Liner Pot, Quart
Pieris ‘Flaming Silver’
Andromeda
Zone 5 4’ x 5’
A very choice variegated selection. Silver-edged foliage is set off by
spectacular pinkish-red new growth. White flowers in early spring.
Best in partial shade; foliage may burn in full sun. Compact habit.
AGM winner.
2” Liner Pot, Quart, C1
Pieris japonica ‘Compacta’
Dwarf Andromeda
Zone 5 4’ x 4’
Drooping flower clusters of white in mid spring. Deep green foliage.
Full sun to partial shade.
2” Liner Pot, C1