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An
outstanding deciduous native shrub with a loose, open form and outward
pointing branches. A somewhat less refined look than the
Japanese Beautyberries because of the larger 6-8" long leaves,
but the large berries steal the show in the genus! Tiny pink
spring flowers turn into magnificent, 1/4" berries, packed
tightly together in clusters encircling the stem in striking metallic
shades of violet and magenta in Autumn.
Soil:
Well-drained H: 6-8'
W: B/M: Pink/Spring
Callicarpa means 'Beautiful Seeded'
-- and just when you thought Botanical nomenclature was developed just
to confuse you, here's a name that exactly describes these
plants! Callicarpas are, indeed, across the board, shrubs with
beautiful seeds! And in this case, the Common Name, Beautyberry,
even makes sense and echoes the Botanical Name!
This
is a stunning rarely seen Beautyberry from China. Featured as
the 11-18-01 Plant
Portrait at England's Garden Plant Conservation. The
foliage emerges a beautiful bronze color in spring then turns bright
green. Small lavender flowers appear on new growth in mid-summer
which lead the way to shimmering clusters of drupes (berry-like fruit)
which are intensely purple in early fall. The berries persist
after leaf drop. Full sun promotes maximum berry
production. Prune in early spring if necessary. Monthly or
time-release fertilizer makes a big difference in fruit production.
Bronze
to purple tinged new growth. While Beautyberrys are known for the
berries not blooms, this has such a 'Profusion' of blooms, that they are
also somewhat showy, especially compared to other forms. As a result
there's extra heavy fruit set as well with 30-40 fruit per cluster.
This heavy fruit set occurs on younger plants than other cultivars.
The most widely sold cultivar of all due to the above features.
Soil: Moist but well-drained H:3-4' W:
3-4' B/M: Magenta Pink/Summer
The
most graceful and refined of the species w/ its leaves in one plane rather
than in whorls. The long slender branches arch to touch the ground at
their tips. Avoid excess fertilizer; use low nitrogen to avoid legginess.
Will die back in zone 5
but return in spring.
Callicarpas have been sort of a two season
plant - delicate blooms in spring, berries in Fall. Variegated
'Duet' has turned it into a 3 season plant with beautiful Variegated
foliage to fill in the gap between the blooms and the Knockout white berries.
Introduced by the National Arboretum. Medium green leaves with
distinct creamy margins. This is the first 'stable' variegated
Callicarpa.
Arboretum Fact Sheet on Duet.
Soil:
Moist but well-drained
H: 5-6' W: 5-6' B/M: Pinkish / 6-8
White Berries.
September. Introduced by the Arnold Arboretum. Callicarpa is Greek for Beautiful Fruit and it certainly has that! Berries dry beautifully for arrangements. Best fruit when cross-pollinated between several plants.
Will die back in zone 5 more like a Perennial but returns in the Spring.
The most graceful and refined of the species with its leaves in one
plane rather than in whorls. The long slender branches arch to touch
the ground at their tips. Use low nitrogen to avoid legginess. Issai
is fruitful and showy, even at an early age (our quart plants have
berries!) and has a slightly more mounded form and
more compact. Overall, a superior form. (Will die back in zone 5 but return in spring)
A medium-sized shrub noted for its metallic violet-colored fruits, displayed in autumn and early winter. A rounded shrub with arching branches it has yellow to purple fall color. The white to pink flowers are
not terribly showy but no matter -- it's the
Violet berries that make this so popular. (Once again, this plant
ends in 'japonica' but is originally from China -- it was just first
discovered in Japan which was more open to plant exploration.)
Soil: Any, even moist
H: 4-6' W: 4-6' B/M: White to pink/6-7
Berries in Fall
Extremely effective planted in groups. This white form is a good looking plant, not readily available in commerce. Color is really better than the species, according to some. Lighter green
leaves.
Soil: Any, even moist
H: 4-6' W: 4-6' B/M: White/6-7
Unlike
the other two Japanese Beautyberries, Callicarpa mollis (which means
'soft') has furry leaves and prior to foliage drop, the berries look
like they're sitting in little furry nests! Additionally, the flowers of C. mollis face down. Opposite
leaves on brown branches. Virtually impossible to find in the
trade. Not quite as hardy as the others, 7-10.
A
'variation' on a classic -- Beauty Berry with 4" long
lance-shaped VARIEGATED leaves -- soft green with creamy variegation
and downy beneath. Small purplish-rose in clusters to 1"
wide in summer are followed by the classic round, soft violet-purple
berries in Fall. This Native of South Korea and Japan dies
back to the ground in Zone 7 but quickly regrows in the
Spring. The fabulous foliage combined with the purple fruit is
spectacular.
Another
Beautyberry from southern Japan that's good for the Southern US.
(Japan obviously cornered the market on Beautyberries!) Very
rare, seen only at places like Dawes Arboretum and Raulston
Arboretum. Pink flowers develop into lilac berries with
medium-green leaves and arching branches. Unlike other
Beautyberries that have clumps of berries at each leaf stem joint,
Shikoku has berries that don't appear to be in round clumps but more
at the stem ends. Reports on Dave's
Garden that it's been grown in Zone 5A
Callistemon (Bottlebrush Shrubs) have 2 bloom seasons in a years
time and bloom on new growth. If you prune them back some
after the first bloom, new growth will emerge and generally give a
second bloom in the same year.
A fabulous small tree or large shrub
with narrow, lance shaped, leathery leaves with a distinctly citrus
aroma. In early spring occasionally thereafter, it produces
enough large, bright red bottlebrush blooms composed mostly of
stamens to literally smother the tree with blooms. And then
come the hummers in droves! Not very hardy, but for the lucky
gardeners who can grow this stunning pest free plant, it's amazing!
If you're colder than zone 8B, see below.
Soil: Well-drained
H: 6-9' W: 6-9' B/M: Red/
early spring
This
stunning plant is long considered hardy only in Zone 9 and 10 but
now EUREKA, Woodlander's Nursery introduces a beauty hardy to zone
7. Oh wow! Lovely red Bottle Brush flowers and narrow
leaves. While they're 3-5' tall, the long arching stems can
reach 6-10'. The leaves are evergreen and despite appearance,
actually soft to touch. Tawny olive winter color.
Soil: Well-drained
H: 3-5' W: 3-5' B/M: Red/
Early spring
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A worthwhile plant for every garden. Nice in the shrub border.
Great, fruity scent. Trouble-free shrub that has variable fall color,
always nice, and in some years, spectacular! Many folks remember
this scent from their grandmother's garden. The species is
highly variable as far as scent goes. Our cloan is very sweet
scented and is produced vegetatively, so all the babies are sweet
smelling like the mama.
Soil: Any but deep, moist loam best H:
6-9' W: 6-12' B/M: Dark reddish brown / 5-6
$10.99 Qt.
Calycanthus occidentalis
Spice Bush, California Allspice, Western Sweet Shrub Zone: 6-9
Where
Most Spice Bush blooms are sort of Burgundy, C. occidentalis actually
has red blooms 1-2" across with numerous long, thin sepals and petals
and a sweet fragrance! Not as hard as some but the blooms are
fabulous if you're in an area that's not terribly cold
Soil: Most any H:
8-10' W: B/M:
Red to Ruby red/5-6
From the breeding program at Raulston
Arboretum, where Richard Hartlage, then an undergrad, crossed. C.
chinensis and C. floridus. Of the seedlings that resulted, one
clearly was a hybrid, retaining the best qualities of both parents
-large maroon wine red flowers that open widely and have a subtle
fragrance. Very fast growing and rare in the trade.
Great vigor and fast growing.
Calycanthus
x raulstonii 'Venus' pp#015925
Sweetshrub North
South
Zone: 4-9
"This
new sweetshrub is a complex hybrid, developed at the MHC Research
Station near Fletcher, NC. It has the Chinese Wax Shrub (C.
chinensis) Carolina Sweetshrub (C. floridus) and
California Sweetshrub (C. occidentalis) in its pedigree.
The result is an exceptional plant with great vigor and numerous
flower buds. This medium sized shrub has medium green colored leaves
that are typically larger than our native sweetshrub foliage. What
is striking about 'Venus' is its large, ivory-yellow buds that open
into 3 to 4 inch white flowers that resemble water lilies. The
flowers have an interesting fragrance with the fruity aroma of ripe
melons. Flowering is primarily in Spring, though sporadic flowers
are produced throughout the growing season."
Normally, we write
all of our own descriptions but I can't improve on the description
from NCSU
- Re-inventing Sweetshrubs - more detailed information on this
tremendous new introduction from the previous link.
Soil:
Moist but well-drained
H: 12' W:8' B/M: White/Spring
+
Campsis
or Trumpet Vines (of which there are many) are Listed on the Vines Page
A little
know leguminous shrub with dense, 3" long purple racemes which appear in
mid to late summer. Native to Korea and China, it's a bit
reminiscent of Lespedeza. Typical 'Legume' like foliage.
Virtually unheard of in this country. Very, very rare in the trade.
Soil:
Moist but well-drained
H: 4-5' W 4-5' B/M: Purple/7-8
Caragana - Chinese Pea Shrubs
We are just enamored with this
rare Genus from China. There are 100 species from around the
world and 66 grow in China. And our favorite quality of these
beautiful, useful (oxygen fixing) plants is that they are just superb
for 'grazing camels'. I can't think of a single
other plant, from our 3000+, that can be used for grazing camels, so thank goodness we
have these. Whew, what a relief... You think this is a
joke, right? Well, there's a person, 25 miles away from us, near
Harrisonburg, VA that has camels! So, they might need a
camel-grazing plant or two! Actually, Caraganas have many more
great features, so read on...
Native
to Siberia but introduced and growing happily in most of the upper
part of the US. A suggested CSU Utah
Waterwiseplant. A large shrub/small tree that's
tough as nails. Bright yellow, pea-like bloom in late spring
give way to 'pea-pods' that persist and give ornamental value
Food for wildlife as well as nesting area. Extremely cold hardy,
it can live in pots, which can be useful on patios that need some
shade or summer screening. Doesn't like the heat of the South,
however. Good windbreak, hedge or barrier. Stunning as a Bonsai.
Can be trained to a standard. Western Mountain Hummingbirds such
as Black-Chinned, Calliope, Fufous and Broad-Tailed love this.
This plant does self seed and shouldn't be introduced near areas where
seedling can't be removed.
Deciduous
shrub that is compact but wider spreading, multi-stemmed upright
then arching with soft green leaves and small, yellow pea-like
blooms followed by ornamental 1-2" brown seed pods. Very
cold hardy, tolerates wind, very dry sites and alkaline soil.
Commonly planted in the upper Midwest as a hedge. Native to
China and Siberia. It's smaller size, yellow flowers and
fine-textured foliage are its main ornamental attributes -- it is
one of the MOST ORNAMENTAL. Grows about 12" a year.
Easier to grow than some.
Deciduous
shrub/small tree. Pest and disease free, it's grown for it's
beautiful foliage. Improves soil with Nitrogen fixation.
Has a long bloom period. From Turkey, Xinjiang, China & the
USSR. Very cold hardy. Yellow clustered pea-like
blooms. Zone range probably greater than listed. Can
be pruned hard in winter to keep shrubby. We are possibly the only
source in the US for this plant. Needs care and protection from
harsh winds, etc. for the first 3 (it's a year old, so possibly only 2
years) but then it's tough as nails!
Soil:
Perfectly drained, even sand is ok H: 12-18' W:
B/M:
Yellow/Spring-Summer
A
vigorous grower. The very dark blue flowers with a little 'curl' at
the end, catch the rays of sun and bend them like a prism. A
herbaceous Caryopteris, rather than woody, it dies back to the ground
in winter. Self seeds. Highly variegated foliage. Clump-forming.
AKA, Caryopteris nepalensis. From Japan. (Technically not a shrub but
it gets as big as a shrub, so here it is!) When we first saw it
in Cole Burrell's garden we were just stunned! Lovely!
Soil: Well-drained H: 48-72"
W: B/M: Dark
Blue/9-10
A
dramatic improvement over other Yellow foliage Caryopteris. This
is the new standard! Stronger growing than 'Worcester Gold' and
it also has larger, brighter yellow foliage. Additionally, it
has rich purple-blue blooms that leave the old varieties paling in
comparison. Like all Caryopteris, wonderful for late season
shrub blooms especially in the color blue which is hard to come by in
fall bloomers. Hardy in zone 5 but will experience some die-back
but returns quickly in spring.
According to trials at the Chicago Botanic Gardens, this is the hardiest of the bluebeards. This silver-foliaged shrub with powder blue flowers from July to September originated by Arthur Simmonds of Surrey, England. So if you're in a cold Zone 5 or want to attempt
to grow a Bluebeard in a protected spot in Zone 4, this is definitely the one to try. A bit lower growing and tighter than the others as well.
Soil:
Loose, loamy best H:24-48" W: 24-48"
B/M: Powder blue/7-9
*Note:
Many, many sources on the Internet have
the height wrong on both the following: 'Blue Mist' and
'Dark Knight'. They are NOT TALL but are low, mounding Caryopteris -
our heights shown here are correct!
Every garden should have a Caryopteris. Mounded shrub with spectacular
blue flowers when few other shrubs are blooming. Pleasant scent. Blue Mist is much
wider than the others and is excellent as a low hedge or
specimen.
Every
garden should have a Caryopteris. Mounded shrub with spectacular blue
flowers when few other shrubs are blooming. Pleasant scent.
These plants are absolute butterfly magnets. Dark Knight has
fragrant, dark blue flowers with darker silver gray-green leaves.
Blooms about 3 weeks earlier than Longwood Blue, extending the season.
FIRST CHOICE AWARD 1996.
Soil:
Loose, loamy best
*H: 30-36" W:
30-36" B/M: Deep Blue/
7-9
First
choice was originally bred by Peter Catt of Liss Forest Nursery in
Hampshire, England. It has more buds than most cultivars and an
earlier bloom time; dark ink-blue buds opening to dark purple-blue
flowers. This cultivar has wider leaves than species, dark
green, satin appearing surface. More dense, more compact than
most.
Soil: Loose,
loamy best
H:30-36"' W:30-36"' B/M: Purple-blue
/ 7-9
A new compact cultivar with a much longer flowering period. Dark green foliage sets off deep blue flowers. Blooms are packed tightly along the stem,
for a very dense bloom set. In side by side trials, this was the definite winner. This will become the Industry Standard in compact Bluebeard's.
Dark green, glossy foliage.
Soil:
Loose, loamy best H: 30" W: 30"
B/M: Dark blue/7-9
Every garden should have a Caryopteris. Mounded shrub with
spectacular blue flowers when few other shrubs are blooming. Pleasant scent. 'Longwood Blue' is from the famed Longwood Gardens and has the same wonderful shape as all Caryopteris do -- a very symmetrical globe.
It has nice silver-gray foliage. One of the larger Caryopteris.
A Missouri Botanical Garden 'Great Plants' Selection.
Soil:
Loose, loamy best H:36-48" W:
36-48"
B/M: Bright blue/7-9
A
dramatic improvement over an already great shrub. Developed in
Angers, France by noted plantsman Jean-Paul Devasse of Minier
Nurseries. This superior form with loads of dark, deep, intense
blue flowers over dark, glossy green foliage. Compact branching
& short internodes, which means more blooms per stem, result in an intense floral display creating a
magnet, like all Caryopteris, for butterflies. A COLOR CHOICE
selection. The shortest Caryopteris in the trade.
Soil:
Loose, loamy best H:
24-30" W:
36" B/M: Deep
blue/7-9
The
Variegated sport of 'Heavenly Blue' is stable! Blooms early in
the season with whorls of blue blooms around the stem. Great
flower power. Dies back to the ground in zone 5 but returns in
spring. Green with creamy white margins. No indication
of leaf scorch.
Now a Caryopteris
that's a 3 season plant! Compact and tidy at 3' x 3'.
Soil:
Loose, loamy best
H:36" W: 36" B/M:
Blue/7-9
A
great form of Caryopteris with decidedly golden foliage. Same
great butterfly magnate, long-blooming, easy. Pleasant
scent. Blooms late in the summer with very few shrubs are in
flower.
Famous
for it's nuts but also a wonderful shade tree with showy, fragrant
flowers in June. Good fall color. Doesn't mind summer
heat and humidity. Drought tolerant when established but needs
watering in youth. Planting more than one tree facilitates
cross-pollination and generally better nut production. A
medium size trees, generally to 40' it occasionally (rarely) reaches
60'. Resistant (but not immune) to Chestnut blight.
Perfect for "roasting on an open fire" with "Jack
Frost nipping at your nose..."
Seeing a sight like this Ceanothus
(possibly 'Henry de Fosse') in Normandy, France was enough to make our
Bowie, MD customer take his Wife and Step-Daughter's photo in front of
it and THEN start growing Ceanothus himself! See his young
Ceanothus 'Gloire de Versailles' in the photo link below.
Watering Ceanothus: Over-watering
late in the season causes late growth which is likely to freeze during
a severe cold spell. Withhold water during the late summer and early
fall. This gives the plants a chance to harden before cold winter
weather sets-in.
Leaf Drop -- Many Ceanothus have a built in mechanism to deal
with drought. When the hot dry days of summer comes, don't
increase the water if the leaves start to yellow and drop -- it will
rest and re-awaken in the fall rains.
"The
myth of Ceanothus being short lived is primarily spread by
incompetent gardeners that insist on drip irrigation, summer water and
soil amendments. California native plants hate all three," Las
Pilitas.
Native
shrub from Southern Canada to Southeastern US which attracts
Butterflies and Hummingbird. Round 1-2" clusters of tiny
white translucent, FRAGRANT flowers in feathery panicles appear at
the end of stems in late Spring in long succession. The
attractive fruit on this charming American species is three-lobed
capsules of rich purple-black. 4" long dark green leaves.
Young twigs are visibly yellow and stand out in winter. Used
in the shrub border or Native Plant garden. Also useful as a
tall shrubby ground cover for hard-to-grow areas such as banks and
rocky slopes. The leaves, which are distinctively ribbed and have
three prominent veins, are eaten by larvae of the Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis
martialis) butterfly and the Spring and Summer Azure
Butterflies as well! Hummingbirds eat the tiny insects
that pollinate the flowers.
Soil: Very
well-drained
H:2-3(4)' W:3-5' B/M: White/5-7
A hybrid of Ceanothus
impressus and C. papillosus, hardy to 0-10 degrees. When this
plant is happy, it's spectacular -- one of the three showiest along
with 'Concha' and 'Julia Phelps'. Tiny, rough black green
textured-leaves and round flowers clusters and dark cobalt blue,
scented blooms and the dense dark foliage and blooms make a
wonderful backdrop for bright colored blooms of their plants.
Particularly subject to summer 'Leaf Drop' when it gets really and
hot and dry in summer -- don't water it after it's established.
It will regrow leaves in the Fall rains. That's it's nature to
drop leaves as a drought mechanism.
Soil: Very
well-drained
H: 4-6' W: 6-8' B/M: Cobalt
Blue/Spring
Large evergreen shrub that, in mid-spring, bears masses of dark blue panicles 2-3" long. If needed, prune immediately after flowering. Trouble free.
Species native to CA & OR. Vigorous, upright grower makes terrific tall hedge, screen or windbreak. Responds well to shearing. Moderate grower. Water regularly the first year. RARE!!
Shear after flowering if desired - easy to 'shape'. In the
Northwestern US it is one of the best performing cultivars. 2006
Great
Plant Picks - Miller Botanical Garden. 4'T x 6'W in 10 years.
A
super, fairly new, variegated plant coming from Pershore College
which seems no less vigorous than the green species, which is often
a problem with variegated plants. The
foliage is irregularly edged with creamy gold and has light blue
flowers. Evergreen. Prune after flowering.
Bushy, deciduous shrub with alternate, oval, finely toothed, dark green leaves to
2-4" long, with paler undersides. From midsummer to autumn, bears pale powder blue flowers in large, terminal and axillary panicles, to 4" or more
long. Dirr, "This is a show-stopper." Rare, rare, rare! Hybrid
derived from C. americanus, a widespread eastern species, and C.
coeruleus from Mexico. Europeans are wild about this plant
but it's almost unknown here and nearly impossible to find!
Hardy to 0 degrees. Almost surely more heat tolerant than other
Ceanothus due to it's parentage.
Ceanothus x pallidus 'Julia Phelps' California Lilac
Zone: (6)7-10
Dark
cobalt blue short panicles over dark green, dense, small-leaved
foliage with a good texture. Very difficult to distinguish from
'Dark Star' -- the leaves and blooms both a bit darker in 'Julia
Phelps'. She makes an absolutely dazzling display in
spring. A wonderful drought tolerant evergreen shrub for
attracting butterflies, it's fragrant truly blue flowers and it's long
flowering season in spring.
Soil:
Well-drained H: 6-8'
W: 6-8' B/M: Deep blue/Spring
Ceaonothus
- California are handsome evergreen or semi-evergreen shrubs and small
trees that herald the coming of spring. They're easy, fast,
tolerate drought and salt spray. The hybrid, Marie Simon is
semi-evergreen and very long blooming - June through October..
While drought tolerant, it's happy to be planted in heavily watered
areas as well, provided drainage is good. With panicles of
fluffy, rose-pink blooms (lighter in hot weather) supported by reddish stems, it's a delight
from spring through
A
gorgeous, long-lived, trouble-free evergreen with fabulous graceful
branches. Both male and females have attractive
cones. Prefers neutral to alkaline soil, so lime them when
you lime your grass if you have acid soil. 'Inverness' comes our the
Inverness Farm of one of our customers and has an even more graceful,
arching form than the species. These are cuttings from very old trees
from Inverness Farm that are
picture perfect examples of the species.
Soil:
Well-drained H: 40-70' W:
30-40' B/M: Insig.
Rate: 30' in 10 years, then it slows down
Celastrus scandens -
American Bittersweet Listed on the Vines Page
A Native deciduous small tree or bush.
The white flower clusters, shaped like round pincushions,
are most distinctive. The fragrant, honey-like blooms are
visited by butterflies, bees and other insects and HUMMINGBIRDS! The seeds are
important wildlife food, especially for ducks, and the dense,
impenetrable thickets provide nesting and escape cover for many
wetland birds. More useful than beautiful, it is
nonetheless a worthy plant to consider in a wetland setting for birds
and bees if not for the local Garden Club members. Featured
in Summer 2005 Southern Living Magazine. Released by the USDA
Natural Resources Conservation Service. 'Keystone' was selected
due to superior plant vigor, abundant stem and leaf growth, with no
serious pest problems. Useful in wetlands and in areas where the
water table fluctuates but will also grow in more average soil.
Soil: Moist to wet ground
H: 6-8' usually W: B/M: White/6-8
Please note, like Boxwoods, Cephalotaxus are
very small as
year old plants. That's their nature.
*Cephalotaxus harringtonia
Hardiness: Most
sources say Zone 6 but per: Tripp, Kim E. 1995. Cephalotaxus:
the plum yews. Arnoldia 55(1): 24-39 they'll take Zone 5.
The 2-3" long leaves are black-green and spirally arranged on the
stems. A rotund-columnar form of Japanese Plum Yew. Needs moist soil
when young, then is drought tolerant. A deer-resistant substitute for
Japanese Yew. (Note this is not a true Yew, but it's common name is
Plum Yew.)
Soil: Moist
but well-drained
H: 10' W: 6-9' Berries: Reddish Brown
C. 'Fastigiata' has a peculiar habit in
that near the bottom of the upright stems (with Fastigiate or
'swirling' foliage around the stem), it may occasionally produce
lateral Branch Reversions with needles in a flat plane. In
general these reversions produce spreading shrubby types, the most
famous being C. 'Duke Garden' (2-3'x4-5') and C. 'Gnome' (2'x3')
In size, they're somewhat midway between an upright 'Fastigiata' and the flat
spreading C.h. 'Postrata' below. They
should grow 2-4' tall and 2-5' wide and can, of course, be sheared.
If you don't have room for 'Prostrata' or don't want the height of 'Fastigiata',
these 'Branch Reversions' should fit the bill. It will be much
easier to keep these sheared to size than 'Prostrata' which gets
bigger.
Soil: Moist
but well-drained
H:2-4' W: 2-5' Berries: Reddish Brown
A
woody Ceratostigma from China that blooms on new wood and should be
cut back in late winter to promote the fabulous, brilliant cobalt
blooms which are outstanding against the red Fall hue of the foliage.
A perennial, shrubby ground cover with an airy mass of wiry stem 2-3
feet tall, which spreads by underground stems. Drought tolerant
and deer resistant. Will take dry shade including under PINE
TREES whether nothing will grow!
Shrubby form of plumbago that is much taller but still produces incredibly rich blue flowers, 1" across, with red-purple tubes, are produced from late summer through autumn. Leaves turn red in autumn. Completely new in the trade. An incredibly different type of bloom on a deciduous shrub from Western China. Cut back hard in early spring.
Soil:
Moist but well-drained H: 36"
W:
60"
B/M: Blue/8-10
A
select form of the species above, bred by British Peter Catt for
several outstanding characteristics: intense golden foliage,
compact growth and prolific amounts of clear blue flowers.
Keeps the golden color throughout the summer in Europe. Despite
much confusion on the Internet regarding the name of this plant, our
listing is correct. This is a hybrid of two C. willmottianum
which makes it's correct name (per Plant Haven, the patent holder)
as Ceratostigma x willmottianum 'My Love' PPAF. I've even seen
it listed as Ceratostigma plumbaginoides! Way wrong!
That's not even a shrubby plumbago which this is.
What you're saying about us and
the Cercidiphyllum we shipped...
I got my tree today!!!!! I have
had three other companies send me this tree! I admit the first one I
killed (forgot to bring it in when we had frost) The others were
dried out twigs without ANY buds!
Then this beauty arrived today!! It even smelled great when I opened
the box!!! Thank You! You have a customer for life and I will
be telling all of my fellow garden club members!!
Royal
Horticulture Society Plant of Merit Award and they featured it as
the October
Plant of the Month in 2007 which is appropriate since it's at
it's best in Fall with leaves of yellow, orange, reds and pinks
which are most spectacular in Acid soil. However, it's also
beautiful in spring when leaves emerge reddish purple, maturing to
medium green with a slight bluish tinge. An unusual but easy to
grow, medium size shade tree. This ancient treasure has been
on earth for many millions of years! The dying leaves in Fall
emit the powerful and pleasant fragrance of caramelized sugar,
apples or cinnamon! See comment below! Discovered in
Japan but originally from China.
Soil:
Acid to Neutral, Well-drained H:40-60' W:
25-60' B/M: Red/3-4
An East coast Native that is best known
for it's pink pea-like flowers which bloom profusely on bare
branches in early Spring. It's 3-5" heart shaped leaves turn
an attractive yellow in fall. Keep Redbuds vigorous by regular
watering, fertilization and by pruning out dead branches. Lives as an understory tree in the woods and
woodland edges but blooms best in full sun. While not
completely deer resistant, generally deer only want the buds and
when the trees is taller, well...
What the
National Arboretum has to say about it's Dwarf Introduction.
They can describe their wonderful plant better than we can in 1" of
space! But it's dwarf, it's a prolific
bloomer but is FRUITLESS and thus doesn't produce seedlings
everywhere like our Native. So, in this case, Native isn't
always better if a plant 1/2 the size and slow growing works for
you. While not completely deer resistant, generally deer only
want the buds and when the trees is taller, well, they can't reach
them!
A
striking burst of color on a very, very brave plant. When all
other plants shudder, shake, cower and stay as warmly curled up as
possible, Quince steps out and braves the unpredictable early spring
weather and provides the truly much needed color that we're all just
dying for at the end of winter. And then, in Fall, it kindly provides
fruit for Quince Jelly.
*Hummingbirds??
In certain areas!
Chaenomeles
speciosa and C. japonica
bloom in early spring when most hummingbirds are just barely beginning to
arrive at their nesting destinations across the country. But in the
deserts of southern California, the small flowers exude welcomed
nectar while young Costa's hummingbirds, still in their nest, require
an ever-increasing quantity of food.
A
vigorous 'tangled' shrub with glossy foliage which follows white flowers and, later, has yellow-green aromatic fruit. Easy in
full sun or part shade. We acquired this form when we bought out
the stock from a rare plant nursery in 2000 and have never seen it elsewhere
but the former owner collected plants/seeds all over the world and had
lots of weird, rare and very cool stuff! This was one of them.
Soil:
Most any but wet H:5-6' W:5-6'
B/M: White/3-4
A
lovely quince with cup-shaped bright crimson red blooms with a
cluster of conspicuous gold stamen in the the center. Blooms
are followed by shiny dark green leaves With a low spreading habits,
it reaches a height of 24-36". This compact form is great for
the smaller garden and is one of the signs that spring is finally
arrived!
Soil: Most any but wet H: 2-3'
W: 2-3'
B/M: Crimson Red/3-4
An old favorite and for good reason!
Beautiful white blooms with yellow stamen literally smother the
plant in early spring followed by glossy dark green leaves.
Known for it's compact, broad spreading form that fits nicely into
smaller gardens.
Soil: Most any but wet H: 3-4'
W: 3-4'
B/M: White/3-4
An
almost thornless form of Quince with Scarlet apple-blossom like
flowers in early spring when you're desperate for flower
power! This classic is dwarf/compact compared to the huge
species and fits nicely into the shrub border. Bring a few
branches inside for your first cut flowers of Spring!
Its
outstanding feature is that it may bear reddish-pink, white and pink flowers
all on the same plant for an exciting floral display! A plant
may not have red flowers every spring. Someone theorized that the
plant must have an exact balance of trace minerals. Oddly
enough, grafts and cuttings made from old plants usually don't have
red flowers for a few years. Upright growth habit. Very
large fruit.
Soil: Most any but wet H: 5-6'
W: 5-6'
B/M: Reddish pink, white & pink/3-4
A fully double, peach colored flower in April. This is a stunning
Quince. The red and white blooming forms of Quince have been popular for years but they'd better step back, because Cameo's double peach blooms are going to take the trade by storm.
Michael Dirr says if he could only have one Quince in his yard, this
would be it! THORNLESS!
Soil: Most any but wet
H: 4-5' W: 4-5'
B/M: Double peach/3-4
A new Quince in the
trade that WILL make you do a double take! With big bold
orange flowers that look like a Camellia -- double flowers in early
spring and WITHOUT THORNS OR FRUIT! Well honestly, unless you
want to make Quince jelly, the fruit isn't overly attractive.
It's extremely drought tolerant once established. Superb for
hedges, in masses and for flower arrangements! This is a deep,
deep, near red orange. This isn't pumpkin orange - it's deep
reddish orange.
Soil: Most any but wet
H: 3-4' W: 3-4'
B/M: Double Reddish Orange/3-4
And
a 2nd new Quince just like the above with but with bold double
salmon pink
blooms if that fits your plant palette better. Oo-la-la --
either one is delicious! Color is in the eyes of the beholder
but we see this bloom as Deep Salmon Pink, aging to scarlet, not a
true pink.
Soil: Most any but wet
H: 4-5' W: 4-5'
B/M: Double Deep Salmon Pink/3-4
One of our very, very favorite
group of shrubs. It's hard to look at them as a group and
realize immediately that they are related. There are so many
different forms that your entire 'evergreen' planting could be done
with these and still have an amazingly different textural and color
variety.
They are slow to medium growing
and you will see a variety of heights and widths listed in the
trade. This confusion happens because, in the trade, the size of
shrubs is often given at the age of around 7-10 years.
Unfortunately, Chamaecyparis are just 'Toddlers' in the shrub world at
age 7. I have, as far as possible, used Michael Dirr's listing
which states expected garden size (not their size in their native
environment, which is usually double.) If none is available, I
have used the best possible other sources. Also, the leaves of
juvenile plants are often quite different than those of mature plants,
so your young plant might look quite different than a photo, say from
the National Arboretum of a 50 year old specimen. (It's also why
they get so mixed up and mis-identified in the trade.)
They do best in Cool Areas
(North East, Pacific Northwest) but more heat tolerant varieties are being
added and C. obtusa and C. pisifera forms do well in the
Mid-West and South. They prefer Sun, however, we have very
little sun in our gardens and manage to grow them quite satisfactorily
in Part Shade (with the exception of the Gold forms which become
'Green with Envy' of those plants growing in the sun.) With the
exception of C. thyoides (which takes ave. to wet soil), they prefer
well-drained soil. Prune in spring in general (but they can take
it most anytime).
This
and the following plant are from Pete's late uncle Teddy Kordus' New
Jersey nursery. They came to us marked C. lawsonia and may well
be. We have them off to our expert for ID on the species. They were
clearly different from each other and clearly different than anything
we've seen in the trade. 'Green Peaks' naturally develops
multiple trunks giving the effect of green 'peaks'. (We originally
called this 'Kordus Green Peaks' but since that nursery is no longer
in business and we're introducing this to the trade, 'LSS Green Peaks'
seemed a more logical name.)
Soil: Moist
but well-drained H: 6' after 30 years* W:3' *
B/M: na
The following may be the finest
Chamaecyparis to ever hit the trade. Well, we're biased so maybe
not THE finest but for sure there's nothing else at all like it.
Silvery foliage - silver green on top and almost pure silver
underneath and soft as a feather. If there was ever an ugly
duckling story, than this is it. The parent has been growing in
our gardens in full shade for maybe 30 years! Straggly, thin,
green, not ugly but it would never catch your attention. Finally
(I couldn't imagine why), Pete took cuttings. (I'm thinking,
Ho-Hum, why bother?) Well, he put the quart pots in a full sun
growing house and from the green Ugly Duckling, a silver swan
emerged. It is absolutely, positively stunning! BUT it
must have full sun. And early shearing helped make her even more
lush and beautiful.
This
and the above plant are from Pete's late uncle Teddy Kordus' New
Jersey nursery. They came to us marked C. lawsonia and may well
be. We have them off to our expert for ID on the species. They were
clearly different from each other and clearly different than anything
we've seen in the trade. (We originally called this
'Kordus Silver Feathers' but since that nursery is no longer in
business and we're introducing this to the trade, 'LSS Silver
Feathers'
seemed a better name.) Be sure and read the above
paragraph for more information
Soil: Moist
but well-drained H 12' after 30 years* W: 8' * B/M: na
AKA,
Cupressus nootkatensis or Xanthocyparis nootkatensis
Beautiful, graceful, elegantly arranged pendulous branches on a medium size tree with rich green foliage. Originally listed as Zone 6 but now considered much more hardy, -30 degrees according to Dirr. A truly gorgeous
tree if you have the space. Great Plant Picks - Miller
Botanical Garden
Soil: Rich, well-drained
H: 35-40' W: 10-15 ' B/M:
na
Chamaecyparis obtusa - Hinoki False
Cypress is one of the main species of False Cypress and by far the
most versatile. Most are slow growing and rarely every need to
be pruned. The is a fabulous group of plants for texture and
color and ease of growing.
They can also be trained as Standards -
see photo at left. The various cultivars vary widely in height
and width and there's always one that's just right for your yard.
Native to Japan and the island of Taiwan.
Useful as a specimen. This is a beautiful tree! There's a mature one at the corner of our house (which is
appropriate, since they're better protected from strong winds.)
And our landscaping, on a slope, is such that a very tall, narrow tree
works for us.
Soil: Rich, well-drained
H: 50-75' W: 10-20 ' B/M: na
A
most unique, slow growing (3-4" a year) semi-dwarf form with blue
and green foliage that takes on bronzy highlights in winter.
Mostly soft, light blue-green juvenile foliage (like adult
Chamaecyparis obtusa foliage) but the mature foliage looks like the
soft juvenile foliage of a Juniper! And both juvenile and mature
foliage appear on the plant simultaneously. Formerly called 'Sanderi'.
Soil: Rich, well-drained H:4' In
10 years
W: 5' at 10 years B/M: na
Broad pyramid, branches spreading, branchlets broadly frond-like, tops
recurving, rich golden yellow, changing to green within plant, yellowish at ends of sprays. Will hit 50 feet in about that many years -- maybe
longer but won't reach that height in most places. Takes well to
shearing. Shows it's best color in sun. This is the
standard for a golden hinoki. In the trade since 1901 -- now
that's staying power!
Soil: Rich, well-drained
H: 50' W: 10-20 ' B/M: na
Rate: 12"+ per year
This Chamaecyparis has a unique type of moss-green, fernlike foliage of graceful arching form. It is densely branched, slow growing pyramidal form with gracefully curved limbs. Beautiful in Oriental
Gardens. Some of the best textures found in shrubs are in the Chamaecyparis Genus. Great, dependable, beautiful shrubs.
The gold form of 'Filicoides' -- a bush or small tree of open, irregular habit, branches long,
clothed with dense pendulous clusters of fern-spray, golden foliage.
Very slow growing type. A 90 year-old
specimen was 20" by 24". Obviously, easily kept small. Very dwarf, very compact and right,
globose, green foliage. Small cones follow small, insignificant
blooms. This is a true miniature and is often confused in the
trade (most often the plants sold under this name are C. obtusa 'Nana
Compacta'.). The true plant was introduced by Dr. von Siebold
around 1860. After 10 years, the height and width will be about
8" by 7-9". Great Plant Picks - Miller
Botanical Garden.
Soil: Rich, well-drained H: 3' W: 3'
B/M: na Rate: 3" per year
Very slow growing type. A
90 year-old speciman was 20'. Obviously, easily kept small. Very
dwarf, very compact and tight, globose, golden foliage. Chamaecyparis are one of the best groups of shrubs we sell. They just
perform so very well in this
area. Very slow growing mound shape. It's a sport of 'Nana
Gracilis'. It holds it's beautiful lemon-gold foliage color in
full sun year round. In part shade, it's green-gold.
Introduced by Jan Spek of Boskoop, Holland. 15" tall by
8" wide in 10 years.
Soil:
Moist but well-drained
H: 3' W: 4' B/M: na
The
following shrubs, Chamaecyparis pisifera (Sawara Cypress) are tremendous, wonderful
shrubs. They "balk" at alkaline and/or compressed soil
but are otherwise easy to grow in sun or a bit of shade. Here's
a link to a great page about this species and it's cultivars.
Native to Japan. Chamaecyparis
pisifera
Slow growing dense global conifer w/ soft creamy yellow foliage. An excellent plant for small
Zone:
4-8landscapes or rock gardens. A new release from Canada w/ a nice globose habit. The silver-white foliage
does not burn in full sun. Cream Ball is, in fact more compact & dense when planted
in full sun. Height and Width haven't been determined yet but it
appears to be a nice dwarf. A further dwarfed form of C. pisifera
'Plumosa Compressa'
Soil: Rich, well-drained Acid
H: 2-3' W: 3'
B/M:
na
Threadleaf False Cypress is a green cascading waterfall. The texture is very fine. It makes an interesting ornamental, resembling a "stringy" (in the nicest sense) arborvitae. Forms a dense mound, usually no higher than 6-8' after 10-15 years. A lovely and different accent plant. Displays good heat tolerance in Zone
7b. Can reach 40-50' in its native
Japan.
Soil:
Rich, well-drained Acid H:
6-8'+ W: B/M: na
Rate: 6-12" per year
Threadleaf
False Cypress is a golden evergreen tree w/ a cascading effect. The texture is very fine. It makes an interesting ornamental, resembling a "stringy" (in the nicest sense) arborvitae. A lovely and different accent plant. Displays good heat tolerance in Zone 7. A striking accent tree.
The golden form of the above. Plant of Merit - Missouri
Botanical Garden.
Soil: Rich, well-drained Acid
H: 15-20' W:
B/M: na
Similar
in appearance to Golden Mops, with threadlike foliage, probably more
gold, with a more upright nature and faster growing. Moderate
growth results in being about 5 feet at 10 years but it will
continue to grow. (The Industry always lists the height of
shrubs at 8-10 years for some odd reason.) May burn in full
sun in warm areas. Really lovely -- foliage looks like it's
dripping off the tree.
Soil: Rich, well-drained Acid
H:10-12'' W: 5-6'
B/M: na
Mounding grower with bright yellow thread like branches. This plant is much more gold than 'Gold Thread'. A graceful evergreen with delicate branches. Will take shade, but is best in full sun. Use as a focal point, specimen, entranceway, or foundation shrub.
A true dwarf form.
Soil: Rich, well-drained,
Acid
H: 5' W: 5' B/M: na
An airy, ferny False Cypress. Feathery foliage is soft to the touch -- try it! Adds great texture to the shrub border.
The Plume False Cypress are a great, underused group of shrubs.
When very mature it may spread wider than tall, developing a flat top,
but is easily side-trimmed to remain round & compact if that's
your preference. At 10 years, the size is about 20" x
20". Introduced by Van ness and Zoon in 1929, Boskoop,
Holland.
AKA
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Argentea Nana'
Very
tight soft plumed foliage. Silvery blue in color. A spherical shaped
shrub with congested foliage that is feathery in nature.
Soil:
Well-drained Acid H:20' in MANY
YEARS
W: 20' B/M: na
A
dwarf cypress with creamy white variegated foliage. Very unusual
foliage.
Soil:
Well-drained Acid H: 3-4'
W: 3' B/M: na
Atlantic White Cedar
is our Native
Form of False Cypress and it is within this species that much
excitement is going on. They will take wet or poorly drained
soil and can help bring biodiversity back to Evergreen shrubs as there
are few Native Evergreens. Michael Dirr reports good success
growing them in Part Shade as do we.
Very slow, compact, conical bush. Foliage is blue-green in summer, turning bronze to maroon in winter. Needle like foliage. Extremely rare conifer adds texture and winter color to the shrub border. Useful in poorly drained or damp spots. Beautiful with gold shrubs. RARE!
Soil: Average to moist, poorly drained OK
H: 5' W: 3' B/M: NA
Can,
in perfect conditions, reach 20' but that would be very rare.
The
native “Eastern White Cedar” typically grows to a large tree,
pyramidal in shape. It is very hardy and usually inhabits marshy damp
ground. But, in this case, it's a Dwarf globe with soft blue-green
foliage. Gorgeous plum color in winter. It has small, feathery leaves,
forming a dense, but very light textured mound, a rounded pyramid. A
fresh, soft apple green in summer. A great, slow growing form
with all juvenile foliage.
Soil:
Average to moist, poorly drained
OK H: 6' W:
4' B/M: NA
Soft,
gray-green foliage gets a burgundy cast in winter then returns to it's
cooler summer color in spring. A cousin to Heatherbun but with
distinctly different foliage. Extremely rare and new to the trade.
Compact dense form. One of the few Native conifers, it helps bring
biodiversity back to screens and hedges. Needs good sun for best
performance.
Soil:
Average to moist, poorly drained
OK H: 15-25'
W: B/M: NA Rate: 3-5"
per year.
A
form of Atlantic White Cedar with beautiful pale, almost white tips.
It looks frosted. Slowing growing but 'Oh So Worth the Wait'! So many
evergreens are from other countries and this gorgeous native helps
bring biodiversity back to screens and hedges. Ours gets sun until
noon and then decent light for a couple of hours and is great.
Soil:
Average to moist, poorly drained OK
H: W: B/M:
NA
An
outstanding blue foliage selection which develops a nice pyramidal
habit. May need some pruning when young to develop a dense
habit. This is a vigorous grower for a Chamaecyparis.
Exceptional, feathery blue foliage. While it will blend in the
border, it's easily gorgeous enough to be a focal point plant.
Soil:
Average to moist, poorly drained OK
H:12' W: B/M:
NA
An
unknown, unassuming plant that delivers the same impact in your garden
in gray days of winter as when you're walking thru a mall and some
store (Victoria's Secret comes to mind) is pumping scent out the
door! Ranking up there with magnolias, lilacs and winter
honeysuckle in the scent department, the fragrance is not overpowering
but spicy and lemon-like and romantic. Like lilacs, most of the
year it doesn't add anything to the garden but its mass, which isn't
unattractive, just not particularly noticeable. HOWEVER, the
scent in the dreary dead of winter earns this plant a spot in your
shrub border. Just under-plant it with bulbs and let a Clematis
or other vine scramble around through it for interest if you need to
dress it up for the other season when it isn't the absolute star of
the garden. Has fairly nice yellow fall color. Can be pruned to tree
form.
Soil: Fertile,
well-drained H:12'
W: 10' B/M: Pale
yellow/Jan-Feb.
A large shrub that can be grown as a small tree. Gray bark may be
peeling or tightly ridged. Leaves leathery & lustrous. Just as
beautiful as the Virginia Fringe Tree and with the advantage that it
will take limey as well as acid soil. Looks like a dome of snow.
Handsome, even when not in flower. Withstands heat well. Shown to best
advantage with a dark or shady background.
Soil: Deep,
fertile, acid is best but not needed. H: 15-25' W: B/M: White-
3"x 4" panicles / 5-6
Spreading deciduous shrub or sometimes
small tree with glossy, dark green leaves to 8". FRAGRANT white
flowers are borne in pendent panicles to 8" long in summer. Attractive
specimen plants. Suitable for the shrub border. Likes long, hot
summers! Pest & disease free. Our beautiful native loves our acid
soil. Shown to best advantage against a dark or shaded background.
Plants of Merit - Missouri Botanical Garden. If deer are
a problem, probably wiser to go with Chionanthus retusus.
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Zone: 6-10
An
outstanding deciduous native shrub with a loose, open form and outward
pointing branches. A somewhat less refined look than the
Japanese Beautyberries because of the larger 6-8" long leaves,
but the large berries steal the show in the genus! Tiny pink
spring flowers turn into magnificent, 1/4" berries, packed
tightly together in clusters encircling the stem in striking metallic
shades of violet and magenta in Autumn. 
This
is a stunning rarely seen Beautyberry from China. Featured as
the 11-18-01 
Bronze
to purple tinged new growth. While Beautyberrys are known for the
berries not blooms, this has such a 'Profusion' of blooms, that they are
also somewhat showy, especially compared to other forms. As a result
there's extra heavy fruit set as well with 30-40 fruit per cluster.
This heavy fruit set occurs on younger plants than other cultivars.
The most widely sold cultivar of all due to the above features.
The
most graceful and refined of the species w/ its leaves in one plane rather
than in whorls. The long slender branches arch to touch the ground at
their tips. Avoid excess fertilizer; use low nitrogen to avoid legginess.
Will die back in zone 5
but return in spring.
Callicarpas have been sort of a two season
plant - delicate blooms in spring, berries in Fall. Variegated
'Duet' has turned it into a 3 season plant with beautiful Variegated
foliage to fill in the gap between the blooms and the Knockout white berries.
Introduced by the National Arboretum. Medium green leaves with
distinct creamy margins. This is the first 'stable' variegated
Callicarpa.
September. Introduced by the Arnold Arboretum. Callicarpa is Greek for Beautiful Fruit and it certainly has that! Berries dry beautifully for arrangements. Best fruit when cross-pollinated between several plants.
Will die back in zone 5 more like a Perennial but returns in the Spring.
The most graceful and refined of the species with its leaves in one
plane rather than in whorls. The long slender branches arch to touch
the ground at their tips. Use low nitrogen to avoid legginess. Issai
is fruitful and showy, even at an early age (our quart plants have
berries!) and has a slightly more mounded form and
more compact. Overall, a superior form. (Will die back in zone 5 but return in spring)
A medium-sized shrub noted for its metallic violet-colored fruits, displayed in autumn and early winter. A rounded shrub with arching branches it has yellow to purple fall color. The white to pink flowers are
not terribly showy but no matter -- it's the
Violet berries that make this so popular. (Once again, this plant
ends in 'japonica' but is originally from China -- it was just first
discovered in Japan which was more open to plant exploration.)
Extremely effective planted in groups. This white form is a good looking plant, not readily available in commerce. Color is really better than the species, according to some. Lighter green
leaves.
Unlike
the other two Japanese Beautyberries, Callicarpa mollis (which means
'soft') has furry leaves and prior to foliage drop, the berries look
like they're sitting in little furry nests! Additionally, the flowers of C. mollis face down. Opposite
leaves on brown branches. Virtually impossible to find in the
trade. Not quite as hardy as the others, 7-10. 
Another
Beautyberry from southern Japan that's good for the Southern US.
(Japan obviously cornered the market on Beautyberries!) Very
rare, seen only at places like Dawes Arboretum and Raulston
Arboretum. Pink flowers develop into lilac berries with
medium-green leaves and arching branches. Unlike other
Beautyberries that have clumps of berries at each leaf stem joint,
Shikoku has berries that don't appear to be in round clumps but more
at the stem ends. Reports on 
A fabulous small tree or large shrub
with narrow, lance shaped, leathery leaves with a distinctly citrus
aroma. In early spring occasionally thereafter, it produces
enough large, bright red bottlebrush blooms composed mostly of
stamens to literally smother the tree with blooms. And then
come the hummers in droves! Not very hardy, but for the lucky
gardeners who can grow this stunning pest free plant, it's amazing!
If you're colder than zone 8B, see below.
This
stunning plant is long considered hardy only in Zone 9 and 10 but
now EUREKA, Woodlander's Nursery introduces a beauty hardy to zone
7. Oh wow! Lovely red Bottle Brush flowers and narrow
leaves. While they're 3-5' tall, the long arching stems can
reach 6-10'. The leaves are evergreen and despite appearance,
actually soft to touch. Tawny olive winter color. 
A worthwhile plant for every garden. Nice in the shrub border.
Great, fruity scent. Trouble-free shrub that has variable fall color,
always nice, and in some years, spectacular! Many folks remember
this scent from their grandmother's garden. The species is
highly variable as far as scent goes. Our cloan is very sweet
scented and is produced vegetatively, so all the babies are sweet
smelling like the mama.
Where
Most Spice Bush blooms are sort of Burgundy, C. occidentalis actually
has red blooms 1-2" across with numerous long, thin sepals and petals
and a sweet fragrance! Not as hard as some but the blooms are
fabulous if you're in an area that's not terribly cold
From the breeding program at Raulston
Arboretum, where Richard Hartlage, then an undergrad, crossed. C.
chinensis and C. floridus. Of the seedlings that resulted, one
clearly was a hybrid, retaining the best qualities of both parents
-large maroon wine red flowers that open widely and have a subtle
fragrance. Very fast growing and rare in the trade.
Great vigor and fast growing. 
"This
new sweetshrub is a complex hybrid, developed at the MHC Research
Station near Fletcher, NC. It has the Chinese Wax Shrub (C.
chinensis) Carolina Sweetshrub (C. floridus) and
California Sweetshrub (C. occidentalis) in its pedigree.
The result is an exceptional plant with great vigor and numerous
flower buds. This medium sized shrub has medium green colored leaves
that are typically larger than our native sweetshrub foliage. What
is striking about 'Venus' is its large, ivory-yellow buds that open
into 3 to 4 inch white flowers that resemble water lilies. The
flowers have an interesting fragrance with the fruity aroma of ripe
melons. Flowering is primarily in Spring, though sporadic flowers
are produced throughout the growing season." 
A little
know leguminous shrub with dense, 3" long purple racemes which appear in
mid to late summer. Native to Korea and China, it's a bit
reminiscent of Lespedeza. Typical 'Legume' like foliage.
Virtually unheard of in this country. Very, very rare in the trade.
Native
to Siberia but introduced and growing happily in most of the upper
part of the US. A suggested CSU Utah
Waterwiseplant. A large shrub/small tree that's
tough as nails. Bright yellow, pea-like bloom in late spring
give way to 'pea-pods' that persist and give ornamental value
Food for wildlife as well as nesting area. Extremely cold hardy,
it can live in pots, which can be useful on patios that need some
shade or summer screening. Doesn't like the heat of the South,
however. Good windbreak, hedge or barrier. Stunning as a Bonsai.
Can be trained to a standard. Western Mountain Hummingbirds such
as Black-Chinned, Calliope, Fufous and Broad-Tailed love this.
This plant does self seed and shouldn't be introduced near areas where
seedling can't be removed.
Deciduous
shrub/small tree. Pest and disease free, it's grown for it's
beautiful foliage. Improves soil with Nitrogen fixation.
Has a long bloom period. From Turkey, Xinjiang, China & the
USSR. Very cold hardy. Yellow clustered pea-like
blooms. Zone range probably greater than listed. Can
be pruned hard in winter to keep shrubby. We are possibly the only
source in the US for this plant. Needs care and protection from
harsh winds, etc. for the first 3 (it's a year old, so possibly only 2
years) but then it's tough as nails!
A
vigorous grower. The very dark blue flowers with a little 'curl' at
the end, catch the rays of sun and bend them like a prism. A
herbaceous Caryopteris, rather than woody, it dies back to the ground
in winter. Self seeds. Highly variegated foliage. Clump-forming.
AKA, Caryopteris nepalensis. From Japan. (Technically not a shrub but
it gets as big as a shrub, so here it is!) When we first saw it
in Cole Burrell's garden we were just stunned! Lovely!
A
dramatic improvement over other Yellow foliage Caryopteris. This
is the new standard! Stronger growing than 'Worcester Gold' and
it also has larger, brighter yellow foliage. Additionally, it
has rich purple-blue blooms that leave the old varieties paling in
comparison. Like all Caryopteris, wonderful for late season
shrub blooms especially in the color blue which is hard to come by in
fall bloomers. Hardy in zone 5 but will experience some die-back
but returns quickly in spring.
According to trials at the Chicago Botanic Gardens, this is the hardiest of the bluebeards. This silver-foliaged shrub with powder blue flowers from July to September originated by Arthur Simmonds of Surrey, England. So if you're in a cold Zone 5 or want to attempt
to grow a Bluebeard in a protected spot in Zone 4, this is definitely the one to try. A bit lower growing and tighter than the others as well.
Every garden should have a Caryopteris. Mounded shrub with spectacular
blue flowers when few other shrubs are blooming. Pleasant scent. Blue Mist is much
wider than the others and is excellent as a low hedge or
specimen.
Every
garden should have a Caryopteris. Mounded shrub with spectacular blue
flowers when few other shrubs are blooming. Pleasant scent.
These plants are absolute butterfly magnets. Dark Knight has
fragrant, dark blue flowers with darker silver gray-green leaves.
Blooms about 3 weeks earlier than Longwood Blue, extending the season.
FIRST CHOICE AWARD 1996.
First
choice was originally bred by Peter Catt of Liss Forest Nursery in
Hampshire, England. It has more buds than most cultivars and an
earlier bloom time; dark ink-blue buds opening to dark purple-blue
flowers. This cultivar has wider leaves than species, dark
green, satin appearing surface. More dense, more compact than
most.
A new compact cultivar with a much longer flowering period. Dark green foliage sets off deep blue flowers. Blooms are packed tightly along the stem,
for a very dense bloom set. In side by side trials, this was the definite winner. This will become the Industry Standard in compact Bluebeard's.
Dark green, glossy foliage.
Every garden should have a Caryopteris. Mounded shrub with
spectacular blue flowers when few other shrubs are blooming. Pleasant scent. 'Longwood Blue' is from the famed Longwood Gardens and has the same wonderful shape as all Caryopteris do -- a very symmetrical globe.
It has nice silver-gray foliage. One of the larger Caryopteris.
A Missouri Botanical Garden 'Great Plants' Selection.
A
dramatic improvement over an already great shrub. Developed in
Angers, France by noted plantsman Jean-Paul Devasse of Minier
Nurseries. This superior form with loads of dark, deep, intense
blue flowers over dark, glossy green foliage. Compact branching
& short internodes, which means more blooms per stem, result in an intense floral display creating a
magnet, like all Caryopteris, for butterflies. A COLOR CHOICE
selection. The shortest Caryopteris in the trade.
The
Variegated sport of 'Heavenly Blue' is stable! Blooms early in
the season with whorls of blue blooms around the stem. Great
flower power. Dies back to the ground in zone 5 but returns in
spring. Green with creamy white margins. No indication
of leaf scorch.
A
great form of Caryopteris with decidedly golden foliage. Same
great butterfly magnate, long-blooming, easy. Pleasant
scent. Blooms late in the summer with very few shrubs are in
flower.
Ceanothus
- Plants to fall in love with!
Native
shrub from Southern Canada to Southeastern US which attracts
Butterflies and Hummingbird. Round 1-2" clusters of tiny
white translucent, FRAGRANT flowers in feathery panicles appear at
the end of stems in late Spring in long succession. The
attractive fruit on this charming American species is three-lobed
capsules of rich purple-black. 4" long dark green leaves.
Young twigs are visibly yellow and stand out in winter. Used
in the shrub border or Native Plant garden. Also useful as a
tall shrubby ground cover for hard-to-grow areas such as banks and
rocky slopes. The leaves, which are distinctively ribbed and have
three prominent veins, are eaten by larvae of the Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis
martialis) butterfly and the Spring and Summer Azure
Butterflies as well! Hummingbirds eat the tiny insects
that pollinate the flowers.
A hybrid of Ceanothus
impressus and C. papillosus, hardy to 0-10 degrees. When this
plant is happy, it's spectacular -- one of the three showiest along
with 'Concha' and 'Julia Phelps'. Tiny, rough black green
textured-leaves and round flowers clusters and dark cobalt blue,
scented blooms and the dense dark foliage and blooms make a
wonderful backdrop for bright colored blooms of their plants.
Particularly subject to summer 'Leaf Drop' when it gets really and
hot and dry in summer -- don't water it after it's established.
It will regrow leaves in the Fall rains. That's it's nature to
drop leaves as a drought mechanism. 
Large evergreen shrub that, in mid-spring, bears masses of dark blue panicles 2-3" long. If needed, prune immediately after flowering. Trouble free.
Species native to CA & OR. Vigorous, upright grower makes terrific tall hedge, screen or windbreak. Responds well to shearing. Moderate grower. Water regularly the first year. RARE!!
Shear after flowering if desired - easy to 'shape'. In the
Northwestern US it is one of the best performing cultivars. 
A
super, fairly new, variegated plant coming from Pershore College
which seems no less vigorous than the green species, which is often
a problem with variegated plants. The
foliage is irregularly edged with creamy gold and has light blue
flowers. Evergreen. Prune after flowering. 
Bushy, deciduous shrub with alternate, oval, finely toothed, dark green leaves to
2-4" long, with paler undersides. From midsummer to autumn, bears pale powder blue flowers in large, terminal and axillary panicles, to 4" or more
long. Dirr, "This is a show-stopper." Rare, rare, rare! Hybrid
derived from C. americanus, a widespread eastern species, and C.
coeruleus from Mexico. Europeans are wild about this plant
but it's almost unknown here and nearly impossible to find!
Hardy to 0 degrees. Almost surely more heat tolerant than other
Ceanothus due to it's parentage.
Ceaonothus
- California are handsome evergreen or semi-evergreen shrubs and small
trees that herald the coming of spring. They're easy, fast,
tolerate drought and salt spray. The hybrid, Marie Simon is
semi-evergreen and very long blooming - June through October..
While drought tolerant, it's happy to be planted in heavily watered
areas as well, provided drainage is good. With panicles of
fluffy, rose-pink blooms (lighter in hot weather) supported by reddish stems, it's a delight
from spring through
A
gorgeous, long-lived, trouble-free evergreen with fabulous graceful
branches. Both male and females have attractive
cones. Prefers neutral to alkaline soil, so lime them when
you lime your grass if you have acid soil. 'Inverness' comes our the
Inverness Farm of one of our customers and has an even more graceful,
arching form than the species. These are cuttings from very old trees
from Inverness Farm that are
picture perfect examples of the species.
A Native deciduous small tree or bush.
The white flower clusters, shaped like round pincushions,
are most distinctive. The fragrant, honey-like blooms are
visited by butterflies, bees and other insects and HUMMINGBIRDS! The seeds are
important wildlife food, especially for ducks, and the dense,
impenetrable thickets provide nesting and escape cover for many
wetland birds. More useful than beautiful, it is
nonetheless a worthy plant to consider in a wetland setting for birds
and bees if not for the local Garden Club members. Featured
in Summer 2005 Southern Living Magazine. Released by the USDA
Natural Resources Conservation Service. 'Keystone' was selected
due to superior plant vigor, abundant stem and leaf growth, with no
serious pest problems. Useful in wetlands and in areas where the
water table fluctuates but will also grow in more average soil. 
Zone: (*5)6-9
The 2-3" long leaves are black-green and spirally arranged on the
stems. A rotund-columnar form of Japanese Plum Yew. Needs moist soil
when young, then is drought tolerant. A deer-resistant substitute for
Japanese Yew. (Note this is not a true Yew, but it's common name is
Plum Yew.)
C. 'Fastigiata' has a peculiar habit in
that near the bottom of the upright stems (with Fastigiate or
'swirling' foliage around the stem), it may occasionally produce
lateral Branch Reversions with needles in a flat plane. In
general these reversions produce spreading shrubby types, the most
famous being C. 'Duke Garden' (2-3'x4-5') and C. 'Gnome' (2'x3')
In size, they're somewhat midway between an upright 'Fastigiata' and the flat
spreading C.h. 'Postrata' below. They
should grow 2-4' tall and 2-5' wide and can, of course, be sheared.
If you don't have room for 'Prostrata' or don't want the height of 'Fastigiata',
these 'Branch Reversions' should fit the bill. It will be much
easier to keep these sheared to size than 'Prostrata' which gets
bigger.
A
woody Ceratostigma from China that blooms on new wood and should be
cut back in late winter to promote the fabulous, brilliant cobalt
blooms which are outstanding against the red Fall hue of the foliage.
A perennial, shrubby ground cover with an airy mass of wiry stem 2-3
feet tall, which spreads by underground stems. Drought tolerant
and deer resistant. Will take dry shade including under PINE
TREES whether nothing will grow! 
Shrubby form of plumbago that is much taller but still produces incredibly rich blue flowers, 1" across, with red-purple tubes, are produced from late summer through autumn. Leaves turn red in autumn. Completely new in the trade. An incredibly different type of bloom on a deciduous shrub from Western China. Cut back hard in early spring. 
A
select form of the species above, bred by British Peter Catt for
several outstanding characteristics: intense golden foliage,
compact growth and prolific amounts of clear blue flowers.
Keeps the golden color throughout the summer in Europe. Despite
much confusion on the Internet regarding the name of this plant, our
listing is correct. This is a hybrid of two C. willmottianum
which makes it's correct name (per Plant Haven, the patent holder)
as Ceratostigma x willmottianum 'My Love' PPAF. I've even seen
it listed as Ceratostigma plumbaginoides! Way wrong!
That's not even a shrubby plumbago which this is.
Royal
Horticulture Society Plant of Merit Award and they featured it as
the 
An East coast Native that is best known
for it's pink pea-like flowers which bloom profusely on bare
branches in early Spring. It's 3-5" heart shaped leaves turn
an attractive yellow in fall. Keep Redbuds vigorous by regular
watering, fertilization and by pruning out dead branches. Lives as an understory tree in the woods and
woodland edges but blooms best in full sun. While not
completely deer resistant, generally deer only want the buds and
when the trees is taller, well...
What the
A
vigorous 'tangled' shrub with glossy foliage which follows white flowers and, later, has yellow-green aromatic fruit. Easy in
full sun or part shade. We acquired this form when we bought out
the stock from a rare plant nursery in 2000 and have never seen it elsewhere
but the former owner collected plants/seeds all over the world and had
lots of weird, rare and very cool stuff! This was one of them.
A
lovely quince with cup-shaped bright crimson red blooms with a
cluster of conspicuous gold stamen in the the center. Blooms
are followed by shiny dark green leaves With a low spreading habits,
it reaches a height of 24-36". This compact form is great for
the smaller garden and is one of the signs that spring is finally
arrived!
An
almost thornless form of Quince with Scarlet apple-blossom like
flowers in early spring when you're desperate for flower
power! This classic is dwarf/compact compared to the huge
species and fits nicely into the shrub border. Bring a few
branches inside for your first cut flowers of Spring!
Its
outstanding feature is that it may bear reddish-pink, white and pink flowers
all on the same plant for an exciting floral display! A plant
may not have red flowers every spring. Someone theorized that the
plant must have an exact balance of trace minerals. Oddly
enough, grafts and cuttings made from old plants usually don't have
red flowers for a few years. Upright growth habit. Very
large fruit.
A fully double, peach colored flower in April. This is a stunning
Quince. The red and white blooming forms of Quince have been popular for years but they'd better step back, because Cameo's double peach blooms are going to take the trade by storm.
Michael Dirr says if he could only have one Quince in his yard, this
would be it! THORNLESS!
A new Quince in the
trade that WILL make you do a double take! With big bold
orange flowers that look like a Camellia -- double flowers in early
spring and WITHOUT THORNS OR FRUIT! Well honestly, unless you
want to make Quince jelly, the fruit isn't overly attractive.
It's extremely drought tolerant once established. Superb for
hedges, in masses and for flower arrangements! This is a deep,
deep, near red orange. This isn't pumpkin orange - it's deep
reddish orange.
And
a 2nd new Quince just like the above with but with bold double
salmon pink
blooms if that fits your plant palette better. Oo-la-la --
either one is delicious! Color is in the eyes of the beholder
but we see this bloom as Deep Salmon Pink, aging to scarlet, not a
true pink. 
This
and the following plant are from Pete's late uncle Teddy Kordus' New
Jersey nursery. They came to us marked C. lawsonia and may well
be. We have them off to our expert for ID on the species. They were
clearly different from each other and clearly different than anything
we've seen in the trade. 'Green Peaks' naturally develops
multiple trunks giving the effect of green 'peaks'. (We originally
called this 'Kordus Green Peaks' but since that nursery is no longer
in business and we're introducing this to the trade, 'LSS Green Peaks'
seemed a more logical name.)
This
and the above plant are from Pete's late uncle Teddy Kordus' New
Jersey nursery. They came to us marked C. lawsonia and may well
be. We have them off to our expert for ID on the species. They were
clearly different from each other and clearly different than anything
we've seen in the trade. (We originally called this
'Kordus Silver Feathers' but since that nursery is no longer in
business and we're introducing this to the trade, 'LSS Silver
Feathers'
seemed a better name.) Be sure and read the above
paragraph for more information
Chamaecyparis obtusa - Hinoki False
Cypress is one of the main species of False Cypress and by far the
most versatile. Most are slow growing and rarely every need to
be pruned. The is a fabulous group of plants for texture and
color and ease of growing.
Useful as a specimen. This is a beautiful tree! There's a mature one at the corner of our house (which is
appropriate, since they're better protected from strong winds.)
And our landscaping, on a slope, is such that a very tall, narrow tree
works for us.
A
most unique, slow growing (3-4" a year) semi-dwarf form with blue
and green foliage that takes on bronzy highlights in winter.
Mostly soft, light blue-green juvenile foliage (like adult
Chamaecyparis obtusa foliage) but the mature foliage looks like the
soft juvenile foliage of a Juniper! And both juvenile and mature
foliage appear on the plant simultaneously. Formerly called 'Sanderi'. 
Broad pyramid, branches spreading, branchlets broadly frond-like, tops
recurving, rich golden yellow, changing to green within plant, yellowish at ends of sprays. Will hit 50 feet in about that many years -- maybe
longer but won't reach that height in most places. Takes well to
shearing. Shows it's best color in sun. This is the
standard for a golden hinoki. In the trade since 1901 -- now
that's staying power!
This Chamaecyparis has a unique type of moss-green, fernlike foliage of graceful arching form. It is densely branched, slow growing pyramidal form with gracefully curved limbs. Beautiful in Oriental
Gardens. Some of the best textures found in shrubs are in the Chamaecyparis Genus. Great, dependable, beautiful shrubs.
The gold form of 'Filicoides' -- a bush or small tree of open, irregular habit, branches long,
clothed with dense pendulous clusters of fern-spray, golden foliage.
Very slow growing type. A 90 year-old
specimen was 20" by 24". Obviously, easily kept small. Very dwarf, very compact and right,
globose, green foliage. Small cones follow small, insignificant
blooms. This is a true miniature and is often confused in the
trade (most often the plants sold under this name are C. obtusa 'Nana
Compacta'.). The true plant was introduced by Dr. von Siebold
around 1860. After 10 years, the height and width will be about
8" by 7-9". Great Plant Picks - Miller
Botanical Garden.
Very slow growing type. A
90 year-old speciman was 20'. Obviously, easily kept small. Very
dwarf, very compact and tight, globose, golden foliage. Chamaecyparis are one of the best groups of shrubs we sell. They just
perform so very well in this
area. Very slow growing mound shape. It's a sport of 'Nana
Gracilis'. It holds it's beautiful lemon-gold foliage color in
full sun year round. In part shade, it's green-gold.
Introduced by Jan Spek of Boskoop, Holland. 15" tall by
8" wide in 10 years.
Slow growing dense global conifer w/ soft creamy yellow foliage. An excellent plant for small
Zone:
4-8landscapes or rock gardens. A new release from Canada w/ a nice globose habit. The silver-white foliage
does not burn in full sun. Cream Ball is, in fact more compact & dense when planted
in full sun. Height and Width haven't been determined yet but it
appears to be a nice dwarf. A further dwarfed form of C. pisifera
'Plumosa Compressa'
Threadleaf False Cypress is a green cascading waterfall. The texture is very fine. It makes an interesting ornamental, resembling a "stringy" (in the nicest sense) arborvitae. Forms a dense mound, usually no higher than 6-8' after 10-15 years. A lovely and different accent plant. Displays good heat tolerance in Zone
7b. Can reach 40-50' in its native
Japan.
Threadleaf
False Cypress is a golden evergreen tree w/ a cascading effect. The texture is very fine. It makes an interesting ornamental, resembling a "stringy" (in the nicest sense) arborvitae. A lovely and different accent plant. Displays good heat tolerance in Zone 7. A striking accent tree.
The golden form of the above. Plant of Merit - Missouri
Botanical Garden.
Similar
in appearance to Golden Mops, with threadlike foliage, probably more
gold, with a more upright nature and faster growing. Moderate
growth results in being about 5 feet at 10 years but it will
continue to grow. (The Industry always lists the height of
shrubs at 8-10 years for some odd reason.) May burn in full
sun in warm areas. Really lovely -- foliage looks like it's
dripping off the tree.
Mounding grower with bright yellow thread like branches. This plant is much more gold than 'Gold Thread'. A graceful evergreen with delicate branches. Will take shade, but is best in full sun. Use as a focal point, specimen, entranceway, or foundation shrub.
A true dwarf form.
An airy, ferny False Cypress. Feathery foliage is soft to the touch -- try it! Adds great texture to the shrub border.
The Plume False Cypress are a great, underused group of shrubs.
When very mature it may spread wider than tall, developing a flat top,
but is easily side-trimmed to remain round & compact if that's
your preference. At 10 years, the size is about 20" x
20". Introduced by Van ness and Zoon in 1929, Boskoop,
Holland.
AKA
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Argentea Nana'
Very
tight soft plumed foliage. Silvery blue in color. A spherical shaped
shrub with congested foliage that is feathery in nature. 
AKA
Chamaecypris pisifera 'Argenteovariegata Nana'
Very slow, compact, conical bush. Foliage is blue-green in summer, turning bronze to maroon in winter. Needle like foliage. Extremely rare conifer adds texture and winter color to the shrub border. Useful in poorly drained or damp spots. Beautiful with gold shrubs. RARE!
The
native “Eastern White Cedar” typically grows to a large tree,
pyramidal in shape. It is very hardy and usually inhabits marshy damp
ground. But, in this case, it's a Dwarf globe with soft blue-green
foliage. Gorgeous plum color in winter. It has small, feathery leaves,
forming a dense, but very light textured mound, a rounded pyramid. A
fresh, soft apple green in summer. A great, slow growing form
with all juvenile foliage.
Soft,
gray-green foliage gets a burgundy cast in winter then returns to it's
cooler summer color in spring. A cousin to Heatherbun but with
distinctly different foliage. Extremely rare and new to the trade.
Compact dense form. One of the few Native conifers, it helps bring
biodiversity back to screens and hedges. Needs good sun for best
performance.
A
form of Atlantic White Cedar with beautiful pale, almost white tips.
It looks frosted. Slowing growing but 'Oh So Worth the Wait'! So many
evergreens are from other countries and this gorgeous native helps
bring biodiversity back to screens and hedges. Ours gets sun until
noon and then decent light for a couple of hours and is great.
An
outstanding blue foliage selection which develops a nice pyramidal
habit. May need some pruning when young to develop a dense
habit. This is a vigorous grower for a Chamaecyparis.
Exceptional, feathery blue foliage. While it will blend in the
border, it's easily gorgeous enough to be a focal point plant.
An
unknown, unassuming plant that delivers the same impact in your garden
in gray days of winter as when you're walking thru a mall and some
store (Victoria's Secret comes to mind) is pumping scent out the
door! Ranking up there with magnolias, lilacs and winter
honeysuckle in the scent department, the fragrance is not overpowering
but spicy and lemon-like and romantic. Like lilacs, most of the
year it doesn't add anything to the garden but its mass, which isn't
unattractive, just not particularly noticeable. HOWEVER, the
scent in the dreary dead of winter earns this plant a spot in your
shrub border. Just under-plant it with bulbs and let a Clematis
or other vine scramble around through it for interest if you need to
dress it up for the other season when it isn't the absolute star of
the garden. Has fairly nice yellow fall color. Can be pruned to tree
form.
A large shrub that can be grown as a small tree. Gray bark may be
peeling or tightly ridged. Leaves leathery & lustrous. Just as
beautiful as the Virginia Fringe Tree and with the advantage that it
will take limey as well as acid soil. Looks like a dome of snow.
Handsome, even when not in flower. Withstands heat well. Shown to best
advantage with a dark or shady background.
Spreading deciduous shrub or sometimes
small tree with glossy, dark green leaves to 8". FRAGRANT white
flowers are borne in pendent panicles to 8" long in summer. Attractive
specimen plants. Suitable for the shrub border. Likes long, hot
summers! Pest & disease free. Our beautiful native loves our acid
soil. Shown to best advantage against a dark or shaded background.
Plants of Merit - Missouri Botanical Garden. If deer are
a problem, probably wiser to go with Chionanthus retusus..jpg)
