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New Plants for 2010
As usual, we seem to have gone overboard for 2010, with more than 100 new plants. But just take a look at these beauties and you'll see why we can't help it. By "new" we mean some are brand new to the market, some are new to us, and some are ones we've had a hard time getting recently. Download our order form and be sure to order early, as some will sell out quickly.
Hosta 'Night Before Christmas' (Hosta) | |
| A mutation of 'White Christmas' with thicker leaves and wider leaf margins. Huge leaves with striking-creamy=white centers are surrounded by dark green. Later in the summer the centers will become stark white. Pale lavender, tubular flowers are produced on 34-inch scapes. Attracts both hummingbirds and songbirds. Spread is 36 inches.
Zone: 3 |
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Hosta sieboldii 'Sum and Substance' (Hosta) | |
| This is the biggest hosta I've ever seen. The ovate leaves get to be 16 inches and the huge mounded form can get to be 5 to 6 feet wide. The flower scape soars up to 6 feet later in the summer. The leaves are corrugated, of good substance and glossy adding good slug resistance attributes.
Zone: 3 |
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Iberis sempervirens 'Little Gem' (Candytuft) | |
| Excellent along the path and border to brighten the way. Will bloom in full sun or partial shade so could be used as an understory for shrubs growing in sun that would allow sun coming or going during the day. Evergreen mounds really show-off the bright white unusually shaped flowers. Dead heading will help extend the bloom period and will contribute towards keeping the foliage clean and green. Totally shear the entire plant when completely done blooming.
Miscellaneous Name: I. s. Weisser Zwerg Zone: 4 |
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Iris sibirica 'Blue Butterfly' (Siberian Iris) | |
| What a sight to see a large clump of this truly exceptional iris. The 'butterfly' shaped bloom is purple with showy white markings. East to grow. Spreads nicely.
Zone: 3 |
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Iris sibirica 'Bountiful Violet' (Siberian Iris) | |
No Photo Available | Mottled blue-violet blooms are a bit larger than the usual Iris sibirica. Being a solid color also tends to make the blooms seem more dramatic. Nice presence combined with any of the Achillea, but I really like it with the red Achillea 'Fireland'.
Zone: 3 |
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Iris sibirica 'Butter and Sugar' (Siberian Iris) | |
| So sweet and at the same time elegant with its creamy white standards and butter-yellow falls with greenish yellow veins. It is possible to get a second bloom on this one if you dead head and we have a long summer and you keep it moist.
Zone: 3 |
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Iris sibirica 'Contrast in Style' (Siberian Iris) | |
| A real eye-catcher this one. Totally different colors than the ordinary blues. The contrast of the white and wine red, purple blossoms really is distinctive.
Zone: 3 |
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Iris sibirica 'Victorian Secret' (Siberian Iris) | |
| Beautiful deep viola with contrasting purple standards. This one could re-bloom in a long summer. Easy to grow. Spreads nicely.
Zone: 3 |
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Iris sibirica 'White Swirl' (Siberian Iris) | |
| Very elegant wide, flared, ivory-white self and falls with a touch of gold near the throat. Probably one of the best whites available.
Zone: 3 |
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Leucanthemum x superbum 'Banana Cream' (Shasta Daisy) | |
| If you haven't seen this new one, you don't subscribe to any magazines! It's everywhere and there is a reason. Introduced by Walter's Gardens after their field trials showed the vase life of 'Banana Cream' is well over 2 weeks. The early 4-inch-wide lemon yellow bloom continues to brighten to light butter yellow and finally to creamy white. The extra row of ray petals creates a fuller appearance than the usual Shasta daisies. We've tried to keep this one affordable so everyone can enjoy it.
Zone: 4 |
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Leucanthemum x superbum 'Crazy Daisy' (Shasta Daisy) | |
| It's labeled "crazy" because no two blooms are alike. The fringed and frilly, semi- to fully double Shasta Daisy offers 2 inches wide, solid white petals surround a small buttery yellow center. Although it's listed as a zone 5, I've grown it successfully in my zone 3 garden for about 5 years. And again, although it's listed as spreading, mine has never made another plant but only matured from the original planting. I do agree, however, that is has prolific flowering tendencies.
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Leucanthemum x superbum 'Snehurka' (Shasta Daisy) | |
| Looks like 'Crazy Daisy' with one more layer of fluff. The centers are more of a greenish cast, too. But I'm hoping it behaves just like 'Crazy Daisy'. Very sturdy stems suggest a good cut flower.
Zone: 4 |
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Lewisia 'Little Peach' (Lewisia) | |
| We've enjoyed the hardiness and vigorous growth of 'Little Plum' so we are very much looking forward to this new Lewisia. Flowers are a blend of yellow, orange and peach on upright stems. Floriferous, long bloomer stands up well to cold wet winter. Sounds like it was made for Alaska gardens. Maybe just the one for that rock garden spot.
Zone: 3 |
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Lilium 'America' (Asiatic Lily) | |
| Unusual very deep mahogany-red colored up-facing blooms. Looks fabulous combined with midsummer white flowers such as Filipendula 'Flore Pleno' or Rosa 'Blanc Double de Coubert'. Provides a very rich look.
Zone: 3 |
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Lilium 'Blackbird' (Asiatic Lily) | |
| Wing-shaped petals are named after the brilliant red flash of color revealed when blackbird wings catch the sunlight. One of the shortest lilies, the up to 6 inch side satiny red flowers add grace and beauty to the garden. Combined with the neon gold grass Alopecurus pratensis Aureovariegatus, it's sure to be a show stopper.
Zone: 3 |
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Lilium 'Bonsoir' (L.A. Hybrid Lily) | |
| Strong, clear deep orange with darker mid crease to throat on strong stems provide a side facing bloom. Another great bulb to plant all around this beauty would be one of the taller Allium. I'm going to combine it in my gardens this summer with lily 'America' and Dianthus 'Firewitch'.
Zone: 3 |
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Lilium 'Dazzle' (Asiatic Lily) | |
| That's exactly how I felt when I first saw this buttercup yellow lily: dazzled. Wouldn't it look grand combined with Dianthus 'Firewitch' or Dicentra x 'Candy Hearts'?
Zone: 3 |
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Lilium 'Dipololo' (Asiatic Lily) | |
| Whipped pink cream with muted streaks and freckles of mauve move towards a throat of green-yellow. While at first appearance you might think this lily would be fragile-but it is a great, tall, strong lily. The upward facing blooms almost look like they are reaching for the sunlight. It looks terrific combined with the lily 'America' that seems to pull out the freckles.
Zone: 3 |
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Lilium 'Elite' (Asiatic Lily) | |
| Need something to brighten up your garden? This is it! Clear, glowing orange up-facing blooms on very strong stems. Ideal for cut flowers, too. I love this one combined with any of the later blooming purple varieties such as Salvia, Veronica, or Campanula 'Glomerata Superba'.
Zone: 3 |
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Lilium 'Kentucky' (L.A. Hybrid Lily) | |
| Wow! That was my first reaction when I saw this new side facing L.A. Hybrid. Some artist must have had great fun taking the glossy orange background and airbrushing it with dark plum-reddish rust. I can just envision this lily with a great grass like Calamagrostis 'Avalanche' or 'Overdam'. The extra strong stems will provide a good vase life and a distinctive result.
Zone: 3 |
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