ABELIA ‘EDWARD GOUCHER’ bap.-  1@ $29.00

A hybrid produced at Glen Dale by Edward Goucher in 1911 between Abelia x grandiflora and Abelia schumannii the foliage takes after grandiflora however the dark pink flowers reflect schumannii, it is showier than grandiflora but perhaps a bit more tender.

 

Abelia grandiflora 'Sherwood' S. P. -1@ $19.00

A compact form this may be synonymous with nana, 'Sherwood' is lovely, small leaved and much more refined than most grandiflora types.

 

ABELIA mosanensis ............. S. P. -1@ $15.00

A deciduous Korean species with fragrant pink tubular flowers, white on the inside giving a unique two tone effect in spring, fall color is an excellent orange red which tends to develop late. Mosanensis is supposed to be considerably hardier than the other evergreen species we offer.

 

Abelia x grandiflora 'Confetti' G.-  1@ $19.00

A striking variegated plant with a creamy margin that turns pinkish red in autumn; fragrant white flowers are produced for many months, it is a sport of ‘Sherwood’ but is even dwarfer, growing 18-24” high with a greater spread, it is ideal for massing and ground cover applications.

 

Abeliophyllum distichum .... S. P. $12.00

White Forsythia from Korea, early blooming, intensely fragrant white flowers from mauve buds one branch will perfume an entire room. This is a great winter cut flower.

 

ACanthopanax sieboldianus ‘variegatus’    G.-  1@ $19.00

Now known under the hideous name Eleutherococcus sieboldianus, which sounds like something terrorists would use as a biological weapon, it is an extraordinary variegated plant that will eventually grow to 8’ or more, providing an excellent focal point in a shady border and perfect as a spiny hedge to exclude trespassers.

 

Acer aff rufinerve .............. 2G. -1@ $29.00

Urihadakaede roughly translated as melon skin maple it is in the snakebark group related to capillipes and native to mountain forests in japan. Fall color is orange to red; this is one of the commoner snakebark maples and can reach 15m high.

 

Acer carpinifolium .......... BAP. -1@ $49.00

A great stump the botanist plant, almost no one recognizes this as a maple, the leaves are perfect hornbeam replicas, however the spinner seeds are a dead giveaway. The evolutionary advantage of mimicking a Carpinus eludes me; sinister selective pressures may be at work here.

 

Acer henryi .............................. S. P. -1@ $15.00

Related to Acer cissifolium but with much better cold tolerance, visitors to the nursery always comment on this, many of them think we have trained poison ivy into a dwarf tree. Bizarrely unmaplelike, it does bear an uncanny resemblance but we guarantee it itch free.

 

Acer negundo 'Aurea' ..... BAP. -1@ $59.00

As maples go this one is both common and curious, the straight species can be a weed tree, but often with fantastically burled wood that makes great ornamental boxes, hence the name; the foliage looks more like Toxicodendron radicans than Acer. Bean considered it one of the finest gold colored trees, and it is a favored food of Hyalophora cecropia; if you have never seen a 5^th instar larva you will be amazed, there are indeed aliens among us.

 

Aesculus hippocastanum G. -1@ $19.00

Horse chestnut can be spectacular in the right setting they get huge 100’ tall and nearly as wide with very showy panicles of flowers. They are best viewed from a distance and planted in moist soils to avoid the late summer ugly leaf problems, the nuts are pretty much useless but kids do love to throw them, mostly at each other.

 

Aesculus sylvatica (x georgiana) S. P. -1@ $19.00

A dwarf Buckeye somewhat similar to pavia, flower color is extremely variable and can range from yellow to pink and red or multicolored with shades of all of the above.  The red color may come in as a result of hybridization with pavia. Dirr mentions that fruit set has been minimal at the university botanical garden in Georgia, which is good from an ornamental standpoint.

 

Ailanthus altissima ........ S. P. -1@ $15.00

We think this Simaroubaceous tree has gotten a bad rap, it is incredibly tolerant of pollution and virtually unkillable, it will make 5’ of growth in a year, the bark is quite attractive and the 16” panicles of flowers are not bad although the male flowers do smell bad. Plant it in a fencerow where it can be viewed for a distance and use it to rear Samia cynthia a beautiful silk moth. Be warned however it will seed and sucker.

 

Alangium platanifolium v.platanifolium    G. -1@ $29.00

A rarity from Korea with big bold sycamore leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers with reflexed petals, followed by metallic blue fruit, a member of the Alangiacaea, weird enough to have an obscure family of it's own

 

Alnus glutinosa 'Imperialis' S. P. -1@ $12.00

An elegant and refined cut leaf selection of black alder, old plants are spectacular, this is an excellent choice for wet sites, even growing in standing water although it will tolerate dry sandy upland sites as well, Like many plants that fix their own nitrogen it is a relatively fast grower. It is also a good place to search for Feniseca tarquinius, our only carnivorous butterfly larva which is rather fond of alder aphids, camouflaging itself by gluing on the sucked dry carcasses of it’s victims.

 

Amorpha fruticosa ........... S. P. -1@ $15.00

Bastard Indigo, the perfect gift for that special someone, flowers are generally purple pea things although pale blue or white is possible, on plants that can reach 4m in height.

 

Amorpha nana ........................ S. P. -1@ $12.00

Attractive miniature shrublets that may reach 18” with age, with doubly pinnate olive green leaves and spikes of blue-violet pea flowers in summer, they mix nicely with dwarf conifers and rock plants; Bradshaw’s collections from Boulder Co, Co at 5800’.

 

Amygdalus orientalis .... S. P. -1@ $19.00

Also known as Prunus argentea, Amygdalus is the section of Prunus that contains peaches and almonds and indeed the seeds of these looked just like almonds. Mojmir’s collections from a colony growing on the calcareous soil of Bolker Dag at 1600M where it formed meter high bonsai with white tomentose leaves and large pink flowers.

 

Andromeda glaucophylla G.-  1@ $19.00

A highly desirable ericaceous shrublet also known as Andromeda polifolia v angustifolia, Andromeda either is a monotypic genus or has two species depending on how you split this. It is distinguished by the covering of dense white hairs on the underside of the leaves and is native to Greenland and northeastern North America in bogs, flowers are pink.

 

Andromeda polifolia ‘Blue ice’ S. P. -1@ $12.00

Wow is this blue, azure, sapphire, cerulean, we are talking blue blue; this is by far my favorite cultivar, not only is the color fantastic but the plant seems virtually unkillable, even in pots.

 

ANDROMEDA POLIFOLIA 'KIRI KAMING' S. P. -1@ $12.00

A dwarf Japanese form 'Kiri Kaming' features red tinged dark green foliage, very narrow leaves, and pink urn-like flowers.

 

Andromeda polifolia ‘nana’ S. P. -1@ $12.00

An essentially monotypic ericaceous genus (there are two if you count the dubious glaucophylla) with a circumpolar distribution; ‘Nana’ makes a dwarf green-leaved twiggy shrublet less than a foot tall with small white bell shaped flowers. It survived for a number of years in full sun in a rather dry slightly alkaline rock garden, however a sunny peat bed would be better.

 

Aralia: herbaceous forms see perennial listing

 

Aralia spinosa ...................... BAP. -1@ $29.00

Dick brought us a big plant of this Eastern American native a few years back, the above ground part at least, most of the roots remained in his garden; it hardly mattered, it has grown with incredible vigor, suckering wildly and producing immense clusters of frothy white flowers atop 20-30’ stems. Honeybees are drawn as if by magic (you can hear the honeybees halfway across the nursery),

 

Ardisia japonica 'Chirimen' S. P. -1@ $19.00

Marlberry, Mmm sounds yummy, I have no idea if it is edible but with a name like that I’m not tempted, this little glossy leaved sub shrub is a member of the Myrsinacaea and native to shady acid woods in China and Japan. It is a topnotch groundcover with white flowers and attractive red berries. Dirr claims Chirimen is the hardiest selection and has proven itself here, although it does not remain evergreen in winter.

 

Aronia Melanocarpa 'Autumn Magic' G. -1@ $19.00

More compact than the species with brilliant red and purple autumn foliage and clusters of persistent purplish black fruits, I suspect it is actually a hybrid with arbutifolia since pure melanocarpa does not display good fall color.

 

Aronia Melanocarpa 'Viking' G. -1@ $19.00

Viking is another excellent clone that shows some arbutifolia influence, it is tough and very adaptable plant growing 3-6’ high by 6-8’ wide and features large black edible fruits that are high in vitamins and deep green glossy foliage that turns brilliant red in fall. It is grown commercially in Europe for fruit production.

 

Aronia prunifolia 'Hugin' S. P. -1@ $12.00

A Scandinavian selection with a good compact habit, the attractive white flowers are followed by large black fruits that persist until spring, and superb red fall color

 

Asimina triloba ......................... G. -1@ $19.00

Pawpaw, grown for its tropical looking foliage, large flowers, edible tasty fruits and most of all to attract Zebra Swallowtail butterflies. These amazingly long tailed butterflies eat nothing else as larvae. If they don't find you, go out and net a few females, bring them home and release them. They are seldom virgins when you catch them and will usually start a colony as long as sufficient food is available and you introduce a bit of genetic diversity. Releasing a single female is not likely to be successful. Don’t panic unduly about upsetting ecosystems, butterflies are often blown hundreds of miles outside their natural range, netting a few and moving them changes little.

 

Aucuba japonica 'Seven Hills' S. P. -1@ $19.00

A great little cornaceous plant from Japan, evergreen with attractive red berries, these were sent to us by a customer from a hardy northern source.

 

AZALEA

Technically they are all Rhododendrons although now they have even lumped Ledum into the Rhodo’s, which seems to me a bit of a stretch, from a garden standpoint Azaleas are rather distinct. Most gardeners seem to naturally be able to sort them out without counting stamens (Azaleas traditionally have only 5) we offer a number of interesting evergreen types, its not that we dislike deciduous Azaleas, they just need to be cut at a time that doesn’t fit our production schedules.

 

AZALEA ‘BOUDOIR’  .................. S. P. -1@ $12.00

Dick Punnett brought us this outstanding Gable hybrid, one of his old favorites, and a proven good performer. The watermelon pink flowers are immense and bear a prominent dark blotch; it seems very disease resistant and forgiving of poor site selection.

 

AZALEA ‘ELSIE LEE’  ............... S. P. -1@ $12.00

Outstanding large double lilac flowers it performs well in this climate, this outstanding Shamerlo hyb is an excellent choice for inhospitable sites.

 

Azalea 'Groundhog' .......... S. P. -1@ $12.00

Generally I work diligently to eradicate groundhogs (we have used everything from conibears to ski poles Zulu warrior style) so I can understand that you might have some trepidation at introducing anything even vaguely marmot like into your garden but rest assured this is not a vermin azalea, indeed it is lovely introduction from Weston Nurseries of PJM fame.  By the way, flowers are abundant and pink and the plant has a low spreading habit.

 

Azalea 'Mohegan' ................ S. P. -1@ $12.00

Dick brought these in, cuttings from a plant he got several; years ago from Roslyn.

 

Azalea nakahari 'Mt. Seven Star' S. P. -1@ $8.00

A deep red low growing plant from Polly Hill, the nakahari types have done very well here.

 

AZALEA ‘SCARLET PRINCE’ .... G.-  1@ $19.00

Bright scarlet hose in hose flowers, it is one of Wilson’s Kurume introductions also known as ‘Yaye hiryo’ it is not common in the trade.

 

AZALEA ‘Snowflake’  .......... S. P. -1@ $12.00

I think this is actually Shroeders White Snowflake, a compact very hardy double white, they came from Punnett; he also has a Rhodo labeled snowflake but never propagated it since it flowers purple. 

 

Azalea 'Tachisene' ............... S. P. -1@ $8.00

Double salmon pink flowers that hang on the plant forever, indeed Punnett’s stock plant still has flowers on it as I write this in November, a bit faded around the edges close up but still an attractive show from a distance.

 

Azalea yedoense v. poukhanense Alba           S. P. -1@ $12.00

A white flowered form of this very hardy Korean deciduous azalea. Poukhanense is the wild type, straight yedoense apparently does not occur in the wild. Poukhanense is reported to be one of the most Phytophthora resistant species

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Baccharis magellanica ‘Baca’ S. P. -1@ $15.00

A named form we got from Spring Meadow a few years back. I believe this was originally from Pieter Zwijnenburg. A fantastic plantsman (one of the few to walk around Arrowhead and recognize most everything at a glance), like us he is a fanatic grower of everything, his catalog is most impressive, and his reputation for quality is legendary. Native from sea level at the straights to high elevations in Chile, this forms prostrate mats only a few inches tall that can spread to several feet. Baccharis is noted for the silky white bracts that surround the seed, these being showier than the flowers.

 

Berberis

Berberis present an odd dichotomy; the crappy species are mass planted by every wanna-be landscape architect in the country while all the really cool species languish in obscurity. It is not so much that Berberis thunbergii is bad, indeed some of the forms are quite nice however they pale when compared to many of the other species we offer, both in terms of floral display and foliage effect. The brilliant orange seen in many of the evergreen species is unmatched by any other shrub. We urge you to try a few of the species Berberis and see what you have been missing.

 

Berberis aff. x ottawensis superba    S. P. -1@ $19.00

Tony found this growing in a fence row in Canada and gave a cutting to Dick some years back, the name is gone but a fantastic plant remains, with its distinctive broad purple foliage, Dick liked it enough to whack it, it fits the description of B x ottawensis ‘Superba’.

 

Berberis calliantha ........ S. P. -1@ $12.00

An evergreen species native to Tibet and similar to B. hookeri, with good cold tolerance, leaves are glossy green with striking white undersides, flowers are yellow, what a surprise, but large and very showy, followed by pruinose blue-black berries.

 

BERBERIS DARWINII ................... G.-  1@ $24.00

This is it, fresh off the Beagle, the legendary evergreen Barberry, that looks almost Mahonia-like, clusters of fragrant orange-yellow flowers, and reputedly repels creationists from your garden, if only it would beam them off the surface of the planet.

 

Berberis gagnepainii DJHC 140 G.-  1@ $19.00

Hinkley collected this from 10,500’ near the Jade Dragons, it is similar to the Wilson introductions and appears to be var. lanceifolia, in any event it is one of the best Chinese Barberries and an important parent of many hybrids.

 

Berberis gyalaica ............ BAP.-  1@ $24.00

A deciduous shrub native to Tibet and closely related to B. aggregata v. prattii, it is a very beautiful species reaching 2-3m in height, with panicles of 20-30 flowers followed by 1cm wide blue-black fruit. This should be zone 5 hardy.

 

Berberis lempergiana ....... G.-  1@ $19.00

A rarely encountered evergreen species from China, Hinkley calls it “sadistically spined” it is closely related to B. juliae but with larger flowers and leaves that are more grayish green.

 

Berberis pratii .................... BAP.-  1@ $29.00

A deciduous species from western China that can reach 3 meters in height with erect 20cm panicles of yellow flowers and dark glossy green leaves that are grey beneath.

 

Berberis shensiana ........ BAP.-  1@ $29.00

A rarely available Berberis from China, introduced to western cultivation by Bucholz, thorns and orange-yellow flowers.

 

Berberis sherriffii ......... BAP.-  1@ $24.00

Collected by Sheriff in S.E. Tibet in 1938 (if he really was a spy he sure took his cover seriously) this resembles B. gyalaica but the twigs are not pubescent, leaves are entire, occasionally with a small thorn on one side, flowers in panicles of 10-20 followed by red fruits.

 

Berberis sibirica ................. S. P. -1@ $15.00

Holubec’s wild collections of this seldom-available deciduous species, which superficially resembles B. aetnensis with nodding 12mm light yellow solitary flowers, these should be unkillably hardy.

 

BERBERIS THUNBERGII ‘ATROPURPUREA NANA’   BAP.-  1@ $24.00

Dwarf, 18", with intense purple foliage through spring and summer; good fall color.

 

Berberis thunbergii Aurea BAP.-  1@ $24.00

I remember thunbergii from when I was a kid (¾” long thorns buried in your foot leaves a lasting impression.) Foliage however is outstanding, a bright vivid gold that does not fade or burn. We suggest a clipped hedge on the boundary with those neighbors you just can’t stand (invest in the company that manufactures tetanus vaccine for a win-win deal).

 

Berberis thunbergii 'Concorde' G.-  1@ $15.00

A dwarf ball with velvety purple foliage, Concorde was developed by Wavecrest Nursery and in my estimation is one of the best dwarf barberries, and an important plant for hybridizing, Dale Deppe has some fantastic seedlings of ‘Concorde’, which may eventually find their way into the nursery trade.

 

Berberis thunbergii 'Silver Mile' S. P. -1@ $12.00

Burgundy foliage irregularly splashed with white variegation it is not particularly dwarf but can be sheared into hedges if you so desire.

 

Berberis wilsonii ................ S. P. -1@ $12.00

A gorgeous species with rather small gray green reticulate veined foliage that takes on a bluish cast, flowers are yellow followed by scarlet fruit, this is the AGS form. Wilsonii has been extensively crossed at Wisley to produce some outstanding hybrids.

 

Berberis x hybrido-gagnepainii 'Park Jewel'         S. P. -1@ $15.00

Berberis gagnepainii x Berberis verruculosa, also known as Berberis x chenaultii, the hybrids are generally more luxuriant than Berberis verruculosa with lustrous dark green leaves that turn a brilliant red in autumn, its cold hardiness rivals Berberis julianae, one of the few zone 5 evergreen Berberis.

 

Berberis x interposita 'Walich's purple’      BAP.-  1@ $24.00

Berberis hookeri x Berberis verruculosa (once considered a Berberis x hybrido-gagnepainii form), 'Walich's Purple’ is an important garden form that takes after the hookeri side of the family. Young foliage is coppery red aging to glossy green above and bluish green beneath.

 

Berberis x frikartii 'Amstelveen' S. P. -1@ $15.00

Berberis candidula x Berberis verruculosa, 'Amstelveen' takes after the candidula parent with attractive leaves bluish white beneath yellow flowers and good winter hardiness.

 

Berberis x stenophylla 'Corolina Compacta'      S. P. -1@ $15.00

A fantastic fine textured evergreen plant that only reaches 30cm or so in height with brilliant orangish yellow flowers and a charming compact habit. It’s a cross of Berberis darwinii x Berberis empetrifolia; with parents like that it’s no surprise that it is a standout.

 

BETULA HENRIETTAE HALDA JJH951024     BAP.-  1@ $69.00

A 1995 Halda introduction from subalpine Altai tundra, oval dentate leaves, they formed neat dwarf shrublets in the wild.

 

Betula nigra 'dura heat’ BAP.-  1@ $49.00

I’m a bit sketchy with the fake fireplace log name but the bark looks good and they grow fast and for all i know they burn slow and hot.

 

Betula nigra 'Fox Valley' BAP.-  1@ $49.00

Also known as Little King it is a dwarf selection that develops peeling pinkish white bark with age, it has excellent resistance to Bronze Birch Borer and looks fantastic beside a small garden pond. Spring Meadow has a stock plant that had been robbed extensively for cuttings after seeing it I plan on shearing mine hard.

 

Betula utilis ........................ BAP.-  1@ $69.00

Mojmir’s collections from 4000m in the Kumbu Himal, at that altitude it is dwarfed to only 5m with excellent peeling bark. Dirr considers utilis to be one of the most beautiful trees on the planet; it is quite variable but I trust Mojmir to have collected from only the finest forms.

 

BUDDLEjA (BUDDLEiA)

Buddlejas get a bad rap (actually all rap is bad I can’t stand that hip hop crap). Yes their habit is a bit open and except for alternifolia and hemsleyana all are die-back shrubs in the north, but they do have their charms, most are fragrant, they flower for months, and if you like cut flowers a hedgerow will provide endless material for cutting; flowers last almost 2 weeks in water. Best of all they attract butterflies, hundreds of butterflies, on my top ten list of butterfly nectar plants 9, maybe 10 are Buddleja. Just provide some larval food plants and you have an instant butterfly garden. Below find some of the common ones as well as a few rarities for the collector. 

 

Buddleja alternifolia .. S. P. -1@ $15.00

Wild type green leaved form of alternifolia, which is actually much less common in gardens than  ‘Argentea’.  

 

Buddleja ALTERNIFOLIA ‘ARGENTEA’   S. P. -1@ $15.00

Lovely silvery foliage form of this Chinese species, the arching stems of silvery leaves are beset in spring with fragrant clusters of flowers in the leaf axils, producing an inflorescence several feet long. It blooms on the previous seasons wood and is not a dieback; butterflies flock to it in unbelievable numbers more even than davidii.

 

Buddleja colvilei BSWJ 2121 G. 1@ $19.00

A 1994 high altitude Sikkim collection by Bleddyn and Sue Wynn-Jones, this is likely to be one of the hardiest forms in cultivation. A spectacular plant with attractive foliage and the largest flowers of any Buddleia species, the rosy red individual florets are an inch across in slightly pendant panicles; in warm areas they can reach small tree proportions, grown as a dieback they are much smaller.

 

BUDDLEJA crispa ................... S. P. -1@ $15.00

Silvery gray foliage and fragrant orange-throated lavender lilac flowers this can reach 15’ in warmer climates, it is one of the more tender species barely surviving outdoors here but great as a cool greenhouse plant.

 

Buddleja davidii 'Bicolor' . G. 1@ $19.00

Bicolor is unique, one could even call it indescribably beautiful, I’m certainly struggling to explain its charm. The two-tone flowers change constantly as they age, moreover young plants do not show their full potential. I was unimpressed by our plants the first season but last year they were knockout. Pictures do not do it justice.

 

Buddleja davidii Dartmoor G. 1@ $19.00

The branching flower spikes set this apart from the other davidii forms, it has by far the largest panicles and even though the color is a bit mundane I prefer it to all the other Buddleja davidii forms we grow; an outstanding nectar plant for butterflies.

 

Buddleja davidii 'Pink Delight' S. P. -1@ $12.00

What passes for pink in davidii most of the pictures you see have been photoshoped but the butterflies don’t seem to care.

 

Buddleja davidii Purple Prince S. P. -1@ $12.00

A good purple, very free blooming and long lived here it doesn’t die back as much as some of the cultivars.

 

Buddleja davidii 'Santana' S. P. -1@ $15.00

The best variegated Buddleja we grow, it is not nearly as reversion prone as White Harliquin.

 

BUDDLEJA DAVIDII v. nanhoensis 'Nanho Alba'          S. P. -1@ $12.00

A highly attractive white dwarf, gravitational puns aside; it is a good clean white with a neat compact habit. 

 

Buddleja davidii v, nanhoensis nanho Blue           S. P. -1@ $12.00

as above but blue

 

Buddleja davidii v, nanhoensis nanho purple      S. P. -1@ $12.00

again in purple

 

Buddleja davidii 'White Ball' S. P. -1@ $12.00

This was a standout in the Spring Meadow Buddleja trials, very compact and free flowering with nice silvery foliage, it is quite unlike any other Buddleja we have seen.

 

BUDDLEJA DAVIDII ‘White Harlequin’   S. P. -1@ $12.00

A white-flowered variegated form from Heronswood that we find superior to the regular Harlequin; its a better grower for us at least.

 

Buddleja davidii White Profusion S. P. -1@ $12.00

Large white flower clusters, this is the best large white cultivar.

 

BUD FALLOWIANA ‘AGS CHINA expedition’            G.- 1@ $19.00

New introduction of this wonderful plant should prove hardier than those already in cultivation, soft blue lavender fragrant flowers in long racemes, gray downy foliage.

 

BUDDLEJA HEMSLEYANA .......... G. 1@ $19.00

A wonderful plant with a much finer texture than most Buddleja, this Japanese species has showy clusters of two tone light and dark purple flowers and very dark green foliage, at least the plant we grow looks like this, the literature surrounding the name is rather confused. This receives more favorable comments than any other Buddleja in our collection, the original plant in Punnett’s garden is now 9’ tall, fully evergreen and suckering, it is unlike any other Buddleja we have ever seen.

 

BUDDLEJA japonica ............ S. P. -1@ $15.00

We raised these from seed collected from an amazing plant in Dale Deppe’s garden. It was in seed when we saw it, absolutely covered with 3-4’ arching seed heads; from a distance I thought it was some mutant woody chenille plant. By far the longest flower spike we have ever seen on a Buddleja. We expect some variation (Dale has quite a Buddleja collection and some cool hybrids are possible) however the leaves look identical to Dale’s plant and we have high hopes for the same insane flower heads

 

BUDDLEJA KNAPPII .................... G.-  1@ $15.00

Very unusual with narrow, almost willow like leaves and short racemes of lavender flowers; apparently South African you are unlikely to find much mention of it in Gardening for Dummies.

 

Buddleja longiflora ...... S. P. -1@ $12.00

Closely related to forrestii and now considered conspecific with pterocaulis, a rare and choice Buddleja for the collector, with fragrant lilac flowers in long racemes.

 

Buddleja loricata ................ G.-  1@ $15.00

Attractive rugose foliage and heads of creamy orange eyed flowers here is another weird one, almost certainly top tender, I’m sure it will persist as a die-back in many areas, the question of course is which ones, let us know how it does for you.

 

Buddleja macrostacha . S. P. -1@ $15.00

Chinese species that is quite new in cultivation, with gray felted leaves and long panicles of fragrant lavender flowers.

 

Buddleja marrubiifolia 'Presidio' S. P. -1@ $15.00

A love-hate plant, love the brilliant orange flowers, hate the tiny flower heads love the gray fuzzy B. utahensis like foliage, hate that it is a crappy grower and croaks nearly as easy as utahensis, someone really needs to cross this to a white form of B. davidii. (I think Peter Podaris has done that, look for his cool sterile triploids and bigeneric hybrids  in the future)

 

BUDDLEJA NIVEA v. yunanensis   G.-  1@ $19.00

Cool looking felted white leaves like some mutant woody Lambs Ear, the flowers pale in comparison to the spectacular foliage effect. From Yunan, which makes it a bit on the tender side here, in cold areas it may die back like davidii, a little farther south it will show its imposing 15' character.

 

Buddleja saligna ................... G.-  1@ $15.00

A South African species known locally as Bastard Olive with attractive narrow foliage and fragrant racemes of orange-eyed flowers in late summer and fall, it can reach 12m in the wild, but will certainly be much less as a dieback.

 

Buddleja salvifolia ........ S. P. -1@ $12.00

Here's an odd one for the serious Buddleja nut. From Lake Tanganyika no less, felted sage like leaves and typical Buddleja flowers; it's hardier than I would have guessed surviving unprotected and growing into a huge plant in Dick’s garden

 

Buddleja stenostacha........ G. 1@ $15.00

Native to Western Sichuan and similar to B. nivea but less floccose-tomentose, bearing 15-40cm panicles of orange throated lilac flowers densely pubescent inside and out.

 

Buddleja veninifera ............. G. 1@ $19.00

Unusual Japanese species to 8' tall dense panicles of purple flowers in late summer, it has proven hardy with flowers a bit reminiscent of hemsleyana but in much shorter racemes.

 

BUDDLEJA X pikei 'Hever Castle' (alternifolia x crispa)     S. P. -1@ $12.00

Originating at 'Hever Castle' in England in 1950, the plant resembles B. alternifolia in foliage; flowers are lavender with an orange throat and are very fragrant, making their appearance in autumn unlike alternifolia, which is a spring bloomer.

 

Buddleja x weyreana 'Golden Glow'     S. P. -1@ $12.00

One of several new weyreana hybrids making the rounds of late, each claiming to be the best globosa x davidii cultivar. We leave it to you to decide.

 

Buddleja x weyreana ‘Sungold’ S. P. -1@ $12.00

The original davidii x globosa cross ‘Sungold’ bears terminal panicles of yellow flowers. It is considerably hardier than globosa but lacking the skewed ball floral display.

 

Buxus latifolia ‘aurea variegated’ S. P. -1@ $15.00

This came from Glasshouse via H&H; it has proven much hardier than we would have thought surviving –20F in a pot above ground with only wind protection, the variegation is outstanding perhaps the best of any Buxus we grow.

 

BUXUS MICROPHYLLA  ‘CURLEY LOCKS’ BAP.-  1@ $24.00

A shrubby plant with unusual twisted branches and an interesting curl to the leaves.

 

Buxus microphylla 'Kingsville' S. P. -1@ $15.00

The smallest of the boxwoods, 'Kingsville' has long been a favorite of Bonsai aficionados, it is also ideal for rock gardens and troughs, or knot gardens. Dirr claims it reverts but we have never had any problem.

 

Buxus 'Emerald Princess' BAP.-  1@ $24.00

Medium sized with good green color even in winter it is quite burn resistant and generally a good grower.

 

BUXUS MICROPHYLLA  ‘MORRIS dwarf’ S. P. -1@ $15.00

An irregularly tufted bush, it is intermediate in size between B. microphylla  Kingsville and B. sempervirens  ‘Suffruticosa’.

 

BUXUS SEMPERVIRENS ‘AUREO-PENDULA’ BAP.-  1@ $35.00

Tall & bushy with drooping side branches its attractive with yellow-streaked variegation. It is a standout in Jim and Sandy Wilkins’s elegant garden; yes, there is life after Hosta.

 

Buxus SEMPERVIRENS Coolie Garden S. P. -1@ $12.00

An upright growing plant not as narrow as ‘Graham Blandy’ the plant in Coolie is ancient and is never damaged in winter.

 

BUXUS SEMPERVIRENS  ‘GREEN BEAUTY’    BAP.-  1@ $24.00

Compact evergreen dwarf, retains its dark green color year round, upright habit.

 

Buxus sempervirens 'Newport Blue'     BAP.-  1@ $29.00

It may be stretching things a bit to call this blue however it does have a glaucous cast. It was selected in the 1940’s by Boulevard Nurseries; growth is 3-5” a year and it will form a nice squat mound about twice as wide as tall.

 

Buxus sempervirens ‘Variegata’ (‘elegantissima’)        BAP.-  1@ $24.00

Elegant it is, neat creamy white borders on every leaf, compact uniform habit even without shearing, but getting large, eventually reaching 8' if left untouched.

 

BUXUS SINICA V. INSULARIS (KOREANA) BAP.-  1@ $29.00

Extremely cold tolerant boxwood with a somewhat open habit, lustrous green leaves.

 

Buxus sinica v. insularis 'Leo's Jewel'            S. P. -1@ $15.00

One of our local landscapers brought us this; he claims no winter damage, works for me.

 

Buxus sinica v. insularis 'Tide Hill' S. P. -1@ $12.00

A tough form with good year round green foliage it will be 15” tall by 5’ wide after twenty years. Although is more of a ball when young. Thanks to Tim Woods and Dale Deppe who were kind enough to share this with us even though they had not yet cataloged it (give’em a call it you are looking for wholesale quantities).

 

BUXUS SINICA V. INS. ‘WINTER BEAUTY’ BAP.-  1@ $29.00

Also very cold tolerant this is a good mounded form with tough dark green foliage.