Posted in Plants on Mar 19th, 2008
BERRI-MAGIC® KIDS’ HOLLY COMBINATION
Zones - 5-9
Description -
A profusion of bright red berries fall through winter is assured because a male pollenizer is planted in the same container. The hardiest of the hollies with glossy blue-green leaves and purple stems. Full to partial sun. Bushy shrub 6 to 8 feet tall, 3 to […]
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Posted in Plants on Mar 19th, 2008
BERRIES JUBILEE® HOLLY
Zones - 6-9
Description -
Dwarf grower, dome-shaped form displays a heavy crop of huge, cardinal red berries in fall and winter. Berries appear on young plants without a pollenizer present, heavier with a male pollinizer. Evergreen. Full sun. Slow grower to 4 to 6 feet tall and wide. Cutting grown.
Key Benefits
Dwarf […]
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Posted in Plants on Mar 19th, 2008
BERRYHILL YEW
Zones - 4-7
Description -
Lustrous dark green foliage on a widely spreading form make this a choice, easy-care plant for anchoring a foundation planting. Bright red fruit decorates the plant in winter. Moderate growing shrub to 5 feet tall and 9 feet wide. Grows well in full to partial sun. Evergreen.
Key Benefits
Lustrous […]
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Posted in Plants on Feb 24th, 2008
BERRIES JUBILEE® WOODBINE HONEYSUCKLE
Zones - 5-9
Description -
Spectacular color from fragrant white to yellow flowers followed by profusion of bright red berries. Use to cover eaves, arbors, walls. Great plant for attracting birds. Evergreen vine in mild areas. Full sun. Fast grower, twining woody stems to 15 to 20 feet long. Cutting grown.
Key […]
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Posted in Plants on Feb 20th, 2008
BIG BLUE LILYTURF
Zones - 6-11
Description -
An attractive, tufted evergreen perennial groundcover with arching, grasslike foliage. Abundant blue flower spikes rise above the foliage in summer followed by clusters of black berries. Superior edging or border for partially shaded areas. Prefers moist, but not wet soils. Tolerates drier conditions when established. Partial […]
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Posted in Plants on Feb 9th, 2008
BERTRAM ANDERSON LUNGWORT
Zones -Â Â Â 3-8
Description -
Useful and attractive ground cover under shrubs and along shaded paths. Beautiful trumpet-shaped dark blue flowers are displayed above narrow, long silvery spotted green foliage. Evergreen perennial in warmer areas, otherwise herbaceous. Partial to full shade. Moderate-growing to 12 inches high, spreading to 24 inches. Tissue culture.
Key […]
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Posted in Plants on Feb 3rd, 2008
BEST BET BEARDED IRIS
Zones - 3-9
Description -
Key Benefits
Large fragrant blooms have delicate wisteria blue standards and clear hyacinth blue falls. A classic addition to perennial borders, cottage gardens. Large flowers add a bold yet delicate element to arrangements. Herbaceous.
Time of Flowering
Bi-color blue flowers spring and fall.
Average Landscape Size
Forms a clump 16 to […]
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Posted in Plants on Jan 18th, 2008
BETTY SETTE ICE ANGELS® CAMELLIA
Zones - 6-10
Description -
This C. japonica hybrid pushes the frost line to grow further north than the rest of its clan. Rich rose-red blossoms with yellow centers stand in sharp contrast against glossy dark forest green leaves. Ideal January to March color. Makes a good background for shrub […]
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Posted in Plants on Jan 18th, 2008
BEWLEY’S VARIEGATED LAURUSTINUS
Zones - 9-11
Description -
Handsome, bright cream edged deep green foliage backs pink buds that open into clusters of white flowers in spring; followed by metallic blue fruit. Bushy, dense habit excellent for hedges. Evergreen. Full to partial sun. Moderate, upright grower to 3 to 5 feet tall and wide. Cutting […]
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Posted in Plants on Jan 18th, 2008
BICOLOR BUTTERFLY BUSH
Zones - 4-9
Description -
Eye-catching pink flowers with peachy throats are the first bicolored cultivar. Long 5 to 8 inch panicles of dense ball-shaped clusters top the dark green leaves. Blooms in summer. A vital butterfly nectar source that draws them in droves. Plant in foundations to enjoy the flowers and […]
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