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These are plants of Shrubby habit, colonizing mainly with help. Moderately quick-growing and of very long lifespan. Recommended site: open shade for most. Soil: infertile acidic peaty, largely organic loam, reliably moist but well-drained. Shallow-rooted; mulch with bark, pine needles or oak leaves. Some uses: in Shrubbery, Specimens, Naturalizing. Size quoted below are at about 10 years of age in good conditions. All were potted at least 2 years ago as of the time of spring sales and have been outdoors unprotected since, like all my stock). Some uses: Accent, in Shrubbery, Specimens, Foliage, Foundation plantings, Screen or Hedge or Windbreak, Cut Flowers, Naturalizing. Small-leaf types may be suitable for some Rock Gardens.
List updated Oct08.
All overwintered stock was potted up into 2 and 3 gallon pots in fall of 2004.
Rhododendron fortunei ssp fortunei hybrid cv 'Brown Eyes' 2003K $16.00
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(3 only) A tree of shrubby habit when young. Height: to 5ft at 10 years. Species native to E China, at elevations of around 1000m. Its growth habit is open, upright and tree-like; foliage is attractive and the flowers fragrant. I'm really keen on the fortunei-based plants I currently have growing; they're my favourite rhodo's. This cultivar has good potential to become a tree, good foliage unpalateable to bugs, and probably fragrant flowers. Hardy to -25C. Flowers showy; melon pink with distinctive golden grown flares. NOTE these are slow getting established and really don't have much size to them yet!!
Rhododendron x hybrid cv 'Catalina' 2003B $22.00
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(1 only) Hardy to USDA Zone 6. Height: to 5ft, and 5ft wide. One of the large-leaf rhodos. Size is at 10 yrs. Distinctive strong bright pure pink flowers with light centres borne in large trusses. Some uses: Accent, in Shrubbery, Specimens, Foliage, Foundation plantings, Screen or Hedge or Windbreak, Cut Flowers, Naturalizing.
Rhododendron x hybrid cv 'Cunningham Blush' 2003D $22.00
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(Few only) Height: to 6ft at 10 years. One of the older hybrids, a consistent performer. Tight, rounded to spreading habit. Hardy to -25C. Elepidote. Flowers very light pink, yellow-pink blotch, in lax trusses of about 10 flowers.
Rhodo (Azalea) hyb cv 'July Jester' 1554 $25.00
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(Few only; small but established with a few winters in the pots) This is a brilliant little bush, latest of my azaleas to bloom each year, usually in full bloom here about mid July, but occasionally starting to open in late June. Startlingly bright orange-red smallish blossoms with yellow highlights, in large showy trusses. Needs full sun in NS or it becomes leggy and may not flower. My oldest bush is barely 3ft tall at about 18 years old, so it is a nice compact shrub. Nice shiny foliage
Rhodo cv 'Karin Seleger' 1859K $22.00
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(2 only) Hardy to zone 5. Height: to 2½', and 3½' wide. Dwarf; spreading form. A seedling of (R. impeditum x R. dauricum). Size is usually given at 10 years, but this looks like a more mature size. Recommended site: sun to part shade. Possibly more moisture-sensitive and fussier of culture than most Rhodos? Small-leaf Rhododendrons can generally handle or even demand more open and sunny sites. Dense, compact foliage, very fine. Very small, almost needle-like foliage, very pretty. Small purpley violet flowers, small clusters. Free flowering.
Rhododendron x hybrid cv 'Landmark' 2003F $22.00
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(1 only) Hardy to USDA Zone 6. Height: to 4ft, and 3ft wide at 10 years. A relatively new robust introduction. Foliage relatively large (for a lepidote), leathery; bronze-mahogany in winter. Flowers in large trusses; dark pink, almost red.
Rhododendron x hybrid cv 'Trail Blazer' 2003H $22.00
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(1 only) Height: to 5ft, and 5ft wide at 10 years. Vigorous. Hardy to -20C. Mature plants become twice as wide as they are tall. Flowers pink, with a raspberry blotch.
Rhododendron x hybrid cv 'Vivacious' 2003I $22.00
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(1 only) Height: to 3ft, and 4ft wide at 10 years. Hardy to -21C, so might be a bit dodgey in inland NS, but surprises have been known to happen. Rounded form. Leaves medium to large; narrowly elliptic, to about 6in long. Retained 2 years. Elepidote. Good-sized bright red flowers. Truss ball-shaped, 10 flowers. Wavy lobes, no markings.
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2-5 gallon pots, too large to ship... Common names: Staghorn / Stag's Horn Sumac. A shrub, hardy to USDA Zone 3. NOT Low Maintenance. Of Upright habit, colonizing mainly by moderately creeping rootstocks. Vigorous, fast-growing and of very long lifespan. Height: to 12ft+? This is a thicket-forming shrub with a unique parasol-like structure, the leafs all being carried at about the same level. The roots are very shallow and spread widely with new shoots emerging several feet apart. Recommended site: sun. Soil: infertile, poor, well-drained and dry-ish. Not fussy about soil type, but drier sites are preferred in the maritimes for enhanced fall foliage colour. Open, sparse foliage, deep green; of fine texture. Attractive compound leaves which take on an excellent darker red in fall unless the plants are in a moist site (which mine are, darn it). New woody growth is fuzzy (like a new deer antler). The seed clusters are ornate, maintaining the fuzzy red cone held prominently through fall and winter and into spring. As to the flowers, can't say I've seen them unless they look the same as the seedheads! Some uses: in Shrubbery, Foliage, Groundcover, Decorative Seed Pods, Steep Banks, Wildflower.
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also known as Ribes odoratum?.... Common names: Flowering Currant; Golden Currant. A shrub, hardy to USDA Zone 2. LOW MAINTENANCE. Of Shrub habit. Moderately quick-growing and of long lifespan. Height: to 6ft, and 8ft wide. Native to western NAm. Untidy form. Some botanists disagree on whether R aureum and R odoratum ((Clove Currant, Buffalo Currant) are the same species, as they find the fragrance very different: clovelike in R odoratum, sweet in R aureum. Recommended site: sun to part shade. Soil: any, loamy preferred. Along with other currants, an alternate host for white pine blister rust. May have leaf problems (unspecified) in humid weather. Reddish in fall. Good-sized strongly scented pale yellow flowers are borne as a small Corymb. Showy. Golden yellow fruit not to everyones taste but useful in baking or dried. Some uses: Borders and Beds, in Shrubbery, Mass Planting, Berries or Fruit.
(2 gallon pots too large to ship) ... Common names: "Defenseless" (a very local nickname!);Thornless White Rose; Thornless Multiflora Rose; Thornless Multi-flowered Rose. A tall shrub, hardy to zone 5 or colder. Of Arching habit, colonizing mainly by self-seeding. Vigorous, fast-growing and of very long lifespan. Height: to 5'+, and 6'+ wide. Native to E Asia, naturalizing in NAm from NS to Ontario and southwards. In NS becoming more common as a garden escape. This is a vigorous plant but without the serious thorns of the species and thus somewhat more useable where intruder injury is not a gardener's objective. Recommended site: sun or light shade. Soil: normal, well-drained. Naturally occurring in clearings, along roadsides and on the borders of woods. Dense, compact foliage. Small (for roses) fragrant white flowers are borne on a small Raceme in late spring. Some uses: in Shrubbery, Specimens, Screen or Hedge or Windbreak, Kitchen Herb, Songbirds, Erosion Control. Rose hips a useful kitchen herb.
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synonym Rosa glauca... Common names: Redleaf Rose. A shrub, hardy to zone 2. Of Shrubby habit, colonizing mainly by self-seeding. Vigorous, fast-growing and of very long lifespan. Height: to 7', and 5-6' wide. Native to central and S Europe. Open form. Vigorous, and decorative throughout the growing season. This is a favourite shrub of mine. Recommended site: sun to part shade. Soil: fertile to good, loamy, reliably moist but well-drained. Naturally occurring in the mountains. May be pruned after flowering or in winter to encourage compactness. Foliage blue-ish green; of fine texture. Deciduous. Stems are purple-red. Foliage has a purplish sheen which varies with sun exposure: in full sun, near purple with a grapelike bloom; in shade, bluish-greenish-grey with purple leaf stalks and mid-ribs. Good-sized flowers are borne in small clusters in early summer. Single, dog-rose. Clear pink to red; not large, usually white towards centre. Scarlet egg-shaped hips lasting into winter. Some uses: Borders and Beds, in Shrubbery, Foliage, Mass Planting, Berries or Fruit, Naturalizing. Fruit may be used for preserves or wine.
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synonyms Rudbeckia deamii... Common names: Golden Coneflower; Orange Coneflower; Black-eyed Susan. A mid-height perennial, hardy to zone 4 or colder. LOW MAINTENANCE. Of Branching habit, colonizing mainly by slowly creeping rootstocks. Slow-growing and of long lifespan. Height: to 1½-3', and 2' wide. Native to NAm: SE USA. Easier to overwinter than, and equally showy as, the more common R. hirta, the native Brown-Eyed Susan. Forms a bushy clump. Properly, should be Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii cs 'Goldsturm'. Recommended site: sun or light shade. Soil: fertile, normal, sandy loam, reliably moist but well-drained. Also not too bad in open shade. Not terribly fussy about conditions. Foliage coarse. Good-sized flowers are borne in daisy-like heads for 2 months in late summer. Flower colour: bright yellow. Blooms July to frost. Prominent black centre. Slightly reflexed petals. Some uses: Borders and Beds, Mass Planting, Cut Flowers, Honey Bees, Naturalizing.
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... Common names: Sweet Black Eyed Susan; Sweet Coneflower. A really tall perennial, hardy to zone 4. LOW MAINTENANCE. Of Upright habit, colonizing mainly by forming a very tight clump. Height: to 3-5', and 1½' wide. Native to NAm: central USA. A tall reliably perennial relative of the Black (or Brown)-Eyed Susan. One of the showiest and most rugged of the Rudbeckias; unbothered by hot summers. We'll see what it does with wet weather; it will have overwintered 2 years in pot farms here, but I haven't managed to get it into a bed yet. Recommended site: sun or light shade. Soil: rich, normal, most any, reliably moist but well-drained. Naturally occurs on moist prairies, along streambanks and in low areas. Easy to grow. May take more shade. Easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Tolerates hot and humid summers but not drought. May need some support. Should do well in any reasonably rich soil, including loam, clay, and rich sand. Foliage coarse. Large fragrant flowers are borne in daisy-like heads for 2 months in autumn. Floriferous; loose cymes. Yellow with reddish-purplish-brown centres. Mild scent of anise. Some uses: Borders and Beds, Cut Flowers, Butterflies and/or caterpillars, Naturalizing Meadows.
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