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E-Newsletter: October 2015
The Phoenix Perennials E-Newsletter
October 2015
Celebrating our 12th Anniversary Season! |
Hello Fellow Gardeners!
As we progress through this beautiful fall I've begun some of my garden renovations. It's time to prune back some shrubs and trees that are taking up too much space and make some more room to plant perennials. This is the perfect time of year for garden renovations. Plants will establish so quickly. If I can give you a little advice: try to get one more project done this year. You'll be pleased that you did. Especially next season when it already looks like a million bucks because of the jump start you gave it by planting in the fall.
Speaking of fall tasks: make sure to fertilize and top dress your hellebores at this time of year. Hellebores will often put on a little new growth in the fall. Also, and very importantly, your plants are also setting buds deep within their crowns - they are deciding how much to flower come spring. We've got lots of Sea Soil at the nursery plus some good fertilizers you can use.
Our Fall and Winter workshop schedule is now online and ready for you to peruse and register. We hope you'll join us for some workhops. Remember we have our free Gardening 101 series for beginner and intermediate gardeners and our Young Sprouts series for kids. If you know anyone who would be interested, please forward this email to them. We need your help to get the word out so we can keep converting civilians into gardeners. There are also lots of exciting project-based workshops so take a look bellow.
It is fall and that means bulbs. Our full selection of bulbs is now available. Plus we have extras from our Rare Bulb pre-sale that are now packaged up and ready for purchase. There are some cool items still available that you won't find elsewhere.
We also have an exciting pre-sale for lady's slipper orchids arriving in mid October. Full details are below.
Don't forget to enter for your chance to win a trip to Canada Blooms in Toronto. You have until the end of the month. I really want a Phoenix customer to win!
As many of you might know I have just returned from leading an alumni UBC tour to South Africa. Our group had a great time exploring the fynbos vegetation of the Cape and the spring flower bloom of Namaqualand. Throughout the fall I'll be posting instalments of "Postcards from South Africa" which will highlight many of the amazing botanical sights we saw while on the trip. The second instalment is on Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. It is a magnificent garden. Enjoy all the pictures.
Last but not least Fab at Phoenix is packed with great plants available now though this is just the tip of the iceberg. It's time to come for a visit.
Cheers,
Gary and the Phoenicians |
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The Fantastic Fall Sale
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Rare Bulbs
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Cypripedium
Hardy Lady's Slipper Pre-Sale
For shipping or pick-up in Oct.

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In this Issue
Opening Notes: News, Tidbits and the Phoenix Calendar
Opening Notes: News, Tidbits and the Phoenix Calendar
The Phoenix Perennials Calendar
There's so much going on at the nursery all the time. Here's your resource to keep track. |
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Oct 8th |
Gary speaking at the Canadian Greenhouse Conference, Niagara Falls, Thursday Oct 8th on Hot New Plants |
Win a Trip for Two
to Canada Blooms
in Toronto!
March 11-20th, 2016
Canada Blooms is the largest flower and garden festival in the country. You can enter to win a trip for two including travel with VIA Rail and 3 nights stay at the InterContinental Toronto plus entry to the show. Let's send a Phoenix Perennials customer this year! Tell all your friends and family! If one of them wins they'll have take you! Click here to enter the contest.
Directions for Entering the Contest: Enter your contact information. Your Garden Centre Code is LAVENDER. After that select Phoenix Perennials. Finally, cross your fingers! Contest closes October 31st, 2015. |
Volunteer at Phoenix Perennials with our Hours for Flowers Volunteer Program
Our Hours for Flowers Volunteer Program is for interested gardeners who want to set up a regular schedule with us to come to the nursery and help us with plant care, propagation, weeding, watering and other nursery tasks. You can do any number of hours you like on any day. We just ask that you make it a regular schedule. In addition to our gratitude we will also give you plants!
Contact Patricia by phone (604-270-4133) or email (info at phoenixperennials.com) for more information and to start volunteering! |
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1.
Postcards from South Africa 2
Kirstenbosch
From August 25th to September 8th I lead an alumni UBC tour to South Africa to take in the spring bloom of the fynbos vegetation of the Cape and the desert wildflowers of Namaqualand. It was an awe-inspiring voyage through some of the greatest plant diversity on Earth. This fall I'll highlight various aspects of this trip in a series of articles and photo essays in the e-newsletter. Enjoy!
Kirstenbosch is the jewel in the crown of the various South African National Botanical Gardens and is said to be "the most beautiful garden in Africa." I would say it is one of the most beautiful gardens in the world made all the more impressive by the fact that all the plants in the garden are native, most of them to the incredibly diverse fynbos Mediterranean climate ecosystem that surrounds Cape Town.

Protea cynaroides, King Protea
Highlights of this flora are of course the Protea family including Protea, Leucospermum (pincushions) and Leucadendron (conebushes), the Erica or heath and heather family, and the Restio family, a group of highly ornamental rush or grass like plants with incredible stature and movement in the garden.

A member of the ice plant family.
In all I spent nearly an entire day there and it wasn't enough. Plus, since it was early spring, there were so many plants still in bud. If you ever get the chance to go to South Africa, Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden should be top of your list.
Below are just some of the thumbnails from the photo album. Visit the whole photo album to get up close and personal with this incredible garden. Which flowers are your favourites?

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Garden Tour
Gardens & Flora
of New Zealand
January 15-30*, 2017

Join alumni UBC and tour leaders Phoenix Perennials owner Gary Lewis and Gardening 101 Radio Show host Jeff de Jong to see the gardens, flora, scenery and culture of New Zealand.
More Info and Pre-Registration
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The Fantastic Fall Sale
Until Monday Oct 5th
25% Off
All Shrubs, Trees & Pots!
2 for 1
Carnivores | Clematis | Edible Shrubs & Vines | Grasses | Hosta | Hydrangea | Phormium | Succulents | Rhodos
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Tues to Thurs October 6th-15th
30% Off Everything* |
2 For 1 Sale*
Fri to Sun October 16-18
All Plants
including Perennials, Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Groundcovers, Succulents plus Pots, Hard Goods, Fertilizers, Soil*
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Mark your Calendars!
Oh Wait! Here's One Now!
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Phoenix Perennials will close for the season on Sun Nov 1st. We will reopen for one special weekend Dec 4-6th for our Christmas Hurrah! and then for the 2016 season at the end of February. |
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*Some Fine Print*
*Some garden art such as driftwood statues and whirligigs are not on sale.
2 for 1 Sale: Buy 1 item at regular price and receive the next item of equal or lesser value for FREE. You can mix and match different items.
If you do not wish to take a second item, the first item will be 30% off. No exceptions.
These sales cannot be combined with other offers, deals, vouchers or discounts including our Frequent Flyer Cards and social shopping vouchers. Remember that Auction Mart gift certificates are good only on regular priced merchandise and cannot be used to buy sale merchandise.
The fall sale is not available for mail order purchases.
Spring bulbs remain at regular price through October.
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Fall is Garden Renovation Time
Now that summer is winding down and you have spent most of the season with your garden you are now keenly aware of your triumphs and of the things that didn't go so well. Perhaps a handful of plants didn't perform and need to be moved to a different location. Or maybe a whole section of your garden just isn't working and hasn't been for years.
There is a time for caution and there is a time for action. Fall is a time for action. With temperatures cooling and the rains soon to come, fall is a great time to plant perennials, shrubs and trees. And since you can clearly see what is and isn't working right now in your garden-- as opposed to trying to remember next spring what you meant to change -- fall is the perfect time for a garden renovation while ideas are still fresh in your mind. |
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As it turns out, fall is not only one of the best times to move existing perennials it is also one of the best times of year to plant new plants in the garden, perhaps even better than spring. Here's why you should do some fall planting and renovating:
Big Plants: Plants purchased from our nursery in the fall have, for the most part, been growing for an entire season so they are big and full and ready to rumble! These same plants were just little babies in the spring. These big fall plants will establish very quickly in the garden owing to their size and to the favourable fall conditions.
Soil Temperatures: In spring the
soil warms up much more slowly than the air. Cold spring
soils can shock plants and set them back by weeks.
In the fall the soil temperatures are warm and inviting
for new plantings and their eager roots. Warm soil promotes fast, strong root
growth allowing perennials to establish before winter.
Air Temperatures: The warm daytimes and cooler
nighttimes offer moderate temperatures that do not stress
plants allowing them to quickly overcome transplant
shock and establish.
Precipitation: The gradual increase in precipitation
through September and October into November results in
soils with good available moisture for root establishment.
Length of Time for Establishment: Planting in
September and October still gives plants a long time
to get settled before the first hard frosts come, usually
in December.
Insects and Garden Pests: Humans aren't the only
ones thinking about hibernating at this time of year.
Insects and other garden pests such as slugs are becoming
less active and will soon die or go dormant for the
season. Fall plantings reduce the risk of insect attack
and plant damage.
Getting a Jump Start: Most people become a bit
overwhelmed in the spring with all the planting and
garden chores. By planting in the fall you can shorten
your spring "to do" list.
Better Displays in the First Full Season: Because
perennials, shrubs and trees establish so well in the fall, your plantings
and their subsequent foliage and floral displays will
be almost a FULL YEAR ahead of any plantings you make
next spring just by planting 6 months earlier. You'll have bigger, fuller more smashing
gardens sooner.
Here are some suggestions for going about your garden renovation this fall:
1. Take a walk around your garden and look for an area or areas that most bug you. Make sure the area you choose is a manageable size so you can complete your renovation in a weekend or two.
2. Ask yourself what is and isn't working in that area -- life is too short for plants that you don't love and for garden areas that are not beautiful. Dig out the plants that aren't working. If they are worth keeping, save them to plant in another area of the garden or give them to friends. With perennials, make sure to trim off a third to a half of the foliage to help minimize transplant shock. For shrubs whose shape you will not damage by trimming off some of the growth, dig up, trim and move. For shrubs and trees with architectural forms, wait until they are fully dormant or until November to move them and remove only minimal foliage.
3. Now look at the plants that are working in this area. Are they in the right place? Perhaps a plant looks great in this area but is so happy that it's growing taller than what you expected. If you need to shift some plants in the bed dig them out with as big of a root ball as possible and place them in a better location.
4. Now you're going to need some new plants. Look at your existing bed and decide what's missing in terms of height, foliage colour, flower colour, and bloom time. Make a list of your needs and come visit us at Phoenix. If you bring a picture of your garden bed renovation we could help you with some advice for the perfect plants to get this area of your garden spruced up and gorgeous for the upcoming year.
Have fun with your fall garden renovation
and new plantings!
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Fall and Winter Workshops
Join us for an exciting line-up of workshops including our FREE Gardening 101 and Young Sprouts series. Please register in advance so we know that we will have enough people to run each workshop.
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CONTAINER SERIES | Fall Wreaths
Wreaths aren't just for Christmas or summer succulents. They can also make for a gorgeous fall display to adorn your home and garden. In this workshop you'll be presented with a variety of dried berries and flowers, corn husks, greenery, gourds, miniature pumpkins and more. Then you'll create your very own just in time for Thanksgiving! If you like, you can bring some materials from your home garden to include in your wreath. Look for dried flowers, berries and other autumnal interest.
Instructor: Kate | Sat October 10th, 10am-12pm | $35 + tax | All the materials that you'll need are included in the price of your workshop.
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YOUNG SPROUTS KIDS CLUB | Why do leaves change colour and other questions about fall!
Fall is a fun time of year when leaves turn colour and fall. But why? We'll explore the changes we see in the garden and what that means for the plants, animals, birds, and insects that make the garden their home. Then we'll make a fun craft with colourful leaves to take home! Bring some pretty leaves with you or we'll provide some.
Instructore: Kate | Sun October 18th, 11am-12pm | FREE*
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YOUNG SPROUTS KIDS CLUB | The Magic of Bulbs!
Inside the brown and white bulbs, corms and rhizomes available in fall are little plants with beautiful flowers ready to pop out in spring and give us a beautiful display. Why do some plants form these little structures and others not? Learn about the magic of bulbs then plant up your own pot of bulbs to take home for spring!
Instructore: Kate | Sun October 25th, 11am-12pm| FREE*
MORE INFO & REGISTER ONLINE
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THE CHRISTMAS HURRAH! | Do-It-Yourself Indoor Christmas Rose Container
Come any time during the weekend and set yourself up at our self-serve craft tables. Select your blooming Christmas rose reserved for you, choose a clay pot or a festive metal container and decorate it with organza, ribbon, moss and winter twigs. A trusty Phoenician will be nearby if you need help.
This quick do-it-yourself project is great for decorating your home at Christmas or for gifts for friends and family at Christmas parties and gatherings. You'll probably want to do a few of them and you'll probably want to bring a friend.
Fri Dec 4th-Sun December 6th, 10am-3pm | $30 + tax includes one budded/blooming hellebore in a 5 inch pot and all the fixings. As part of your registration you can book to do more than one container and/or bring a friend.
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THE CHRISTMAS HURRAH! | Christmas Rose Wreath Making Workshop
Decorate your home for the holiday season with your very own Christmas Rose wreath! Kate will teach you how to design and build a festive, florist-quality wreath with unique greenery and dried pods and cones. She will then teach you to incorporate Christmas roses into your wreath keeping it colourful & dynamic!
Our popular wreath-making workshop is a great chance to spend quality time with friends and family while accomplishing a great project to lift your spirits through the short days of winter.
Sat December 5th, 10am-12pm | $55 + tax (Includes all materials such as wreath frame and greenery. You may also bring greenery or twigs from your own garden to use in your wreath.)
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THE CHRISTMAS HURRAH! | Christmas Rose Outdoor Container Workshop
Wow your Christmas guests as soon as they arrive at your front door or enliven your patio with a fantastic outdoor winter container centred with a glistening Christmas rose, Helleborus niger, and other great perennials and shrubs that offer winter interest. Kate will lead you in the design, planting and final decoration of your planter with winter twigs and greens.
Sun December 6th, 10am-12pm | $20 + tax. Cost includes soil and the twigs and greens. It does not include the plants you choose to pot up.
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Instructor
Biographies
Kate Herring is a multi-talented woman with a love for perennials and design. Kate holds a Certificate in Garden Design from UBC and is a Master Gardener. In addition to her roles in retail sales and workshop instruction at Phoenix, Kate is also one of our in-house designers for our In-Nursery Design Service. Kate is an incredibly crafty person -- watch for more and more of her creations at the nursery and for new workshops in the coming years.
Jo Turner (Dip. Landscape Hort., Capilano College), is a Vancouver horticulturalist/gardener who has been associated with Phoenix on a part-time basis for several years. She also does design, consulting and maintenance in private gardens independently. Over the past few years Jo has offered workshops for adults and children at Phoenix on a variety of horticultural topics. Currently serving on the board of the Alpine Garden Club, she continues to be fascinated with garden design and history, garden writing and of course, plants and those who love them...
Booking
Workshops
Spaces are limited. Please book in advance. Workshops cannot run without a minimum of 5 people so please book early and bring your friends.
Online Registration: We use online registration so you can book workshops 24 hours a day seven days a week. Registration is through two of the most trusted names on the internet: Constant Contact and Paypal. Both use secure servers so you can feel safe paying online. You do not need a PayPal account to pay. They will simply process your Visa or MC on our behalf. If you wish to register by other methods please call the nursery at 604-270-4133 or visit us in person.
Each workshop requires a minimum of 5 people and
a maximum of 15-25 depending on the workshop. If the
minimum is not met we may not be able to run the workshop
in which case we will contact you a few days before
the scheduled date of the workshop and give you a credit towards another class, a credit at the nursery, or a refund. To ensure your favourite workshops go ahead please tell all your friends and bring them along. You'll have more fun that way too. Workshops are a great way to spend time with family and friends.
If you are unable to attend a workshop you have already signed up for please give us 3 days notice. We would be happy to give you a credit towards another class or a credit at the nursery. We cannot offer credits, however, unless you let us know 3 days in advance of your workshop that you cannot attend.
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Cypripedium Lady's Slippers Pre-Sale
21 Different Hardy Orchids for Canadian Gardens
These Cypripedium hybrids possess hybrid vigour -- they have inherited the best traits of both parents -- and are much easier to grow than species orchids, have big flowers in amazing colours, and clump up very quickly into amazing displays in the part shade garden. They bloom in late April and May offering an exquisite show in the garden. All are officially hardy to zone 4 while some are hardy to zone 3 and even zone 2! Even the zone 4 plants may be hardy in protected spots in zone 3 with mulch and good snow cover.
We are currently offering 21 different lady's slipper hybrids for shipping to our mail order customers and for pick-up at Phoenix by our local customers in mid October, 2015. All are top quality, blooming size and should flower in the spring. Here they are:
We will be providing them to you bare root. All you need to do is plant them directly into a well-drained location in part shade or morning sun. We'll provide you with detailed instructions when you receive your plants.
For mail order customers, October is the only time of year we ship Cypripedium lady's slipper orchids. Though we do offer them in growth in spring to our local customers, buying and planting them in fall ensures our local customers the widest possible selection and potentially greater and quicker success in establishment. They arrive bare root and super fresh. Planting them directly into the garden in fall is the best way to establish them even for local customers. Mulch with a pile of leaves after fall planting.
Please note: Because we must pay our suppliers in advance, we will process payment of Cypripedium and Bulb orders at the time of ordering. Should something not be available at the time of shipping we will refund the money at that time
Visit Phoenix Perennials Mail Order for full details. Mail order and local customers should both place your orders through our mail order system. When checking out local customers should select the pick-up option. Mail order customers should select their preferred shipping method. Local customers can combine your Cyp and rare bulb orders together in the same order. We will contact you in late Sept for bulb pick up and mid Oct for Cyp pick up. Mail order customers should place two separate orders for rare bulbs and cyps if you want plants shipped to you as soon as they are available. If you want to save a little money on shipping you can place a combined order and we will ship your bulbs with your Cyps as soon as your Cyps are ready to ship in mid October.
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Spring Bulbs Are Here!
Take the Time this Fall
to Inspire Yourself in Spring
It's time to plant spring bulbs. Our full selection is now available. Here are some of the bulbs we have on hand but there are many more in store.
A Note on the Quality of Bulbs
What many home gardeners don't realize when shopping for spring bulbs is that bulbs are graded and sold at the wholesale level based on their size. Retailers can choose what grades to buy. The bigger the bulb, the more likely it will be to flower, the larger those flowers will be, and the more numerous those flowers will be. Top grades usually cost a little bit more but they are worth it for the performance that they offer. You don't want a wimpy little tulip flower. You want a big boisterous tulip flower.
Many big box stores and grocery stores will offer what seems like good deals on bulbs at this time of year but beware: they are usually smaller grades and they might disappoint come spring.
At Phoenix Perennials we carry only the top grades available from the best growers in the Netherlands. Plus we have a lot of cool bulbs and awesome blends to make your spring magical. |
Rare Bulbs -
Extras from Pre-Sale Available
Over 25 Incredible Bulbs for Canadian Gardeners
Our popular pre-sale of rare bulbs are now ready for pick-up. Mail order customers have been emailed about their shipments and local customers will be emailed imminently. If you didn't get around to ordering and are now experiencing "non-buyer's remorse" we do have extras of many of these bulbs. They are now ready for purchase at Phoenix.
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Plus we have lots of other intriguing bulbs including foxtail lilies, botanical tulips, ornamental onions, anemones, hyacinths, fritllarias and more! |
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Allium 'Summer Drummer' |
Eremurus bungei |
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Tulipa 'Tinka' |
Narcissus 'Double Poets' |
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Allium 'Purple Sensation' |
Anemone De Caen 'Bicolor' |
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Anemone 'Sylphide' |
Allium schubertii |
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Anemone 'Blue Poppy' |
Tulipa 'Little Beauty' |
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Iris 'Katherine Hodgkin' |
Camassia quamash |
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Lilium 'Claude Shride' |
Lilium 'Sunny Morning' |
And many more!
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Fabulous
at Phoenix
Gary's Picks of New, Notable and
Luscious Plants at the Phoenix Candy Store
[Note: I'm currently travelling in South Africa leading an alumni UBC tour. You might notice that this section hasn't changed much from the last installment. The following plants are looking great but there are lots more in stock. Come down for a look!]
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Passiflora 'Betty Myles Young' - 'Betty Myles Young' is a vigorous, very hardy passion flower that can be grown in containers or in the ground. It will remain evergreen down to - 8 Celsius. The blooms are up to 12 cm in diametre and lightly scented. The broad petals are pale to deep lilac with white central streaking that contrast perfectly with the maroon filaments. The fruits are large, decorative, and ripen to a yellow orange. Bury stems six inches deep to increase hardiness. Zone 8-11 |
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Passiflora 'Silly Cow' - 'Silly Cow' is a vigorous, very hardy passion flower that can be grown in containers or planted in the ground. It is evergreen down to - 8 Celsius. The blooms are up to 12 cm in diametre. The broad petals have white to pale lilac centers and deep purple borders that contrast with the bright blue filaments. Rarely sets fruit. Bury stems six inches deep to increase hardiness. Zone 8-11 |
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Passiflora 'Star of Surbiton' - 'Star of Surbiton' is a vigorous, very hardy passion flower that can be grown in containers or planted in the ground. It is evergreen down to - 8 Celsius. The blooms are up to 12 cm in diametre and lightly scented. The broad petals are pure white and contrast dramatically with the bright blue filaments and pale pink centres. The fruits are large, decorative, and ripen to a yellow orange. Bury stems six inches deep to increase hardiness. Zone (8)9-11 |
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Alstroemeria 'Inca Joli' - Peruvian Lily - This cultivar has remarkable vigour and capacity to produce loads of flowers over a long period from early summer well into fall. This plant forms a bushy, upright clump of linear, green leaves. The flowers have petals of firey red with yellow throats and brown speckling. |
Phygelius Croftway 'Coral Princess' - Cape Fuchsia - Phygelius are vigorous, long-blooming, evergreen South African sub-shrubs. The Croftway Series offers a longer bloom time than other cape fuchsia, lasting from spring into fall. Freely blooming, denser flowers and a more compact habit with rich dark green foliage. Best in full sun with well-drained soil. ‘Coral Princess’ has salmon-pink flowers. |
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Podophyllum 'Spotty Dotty' - Mayapple - At long last we are able to offer this amazing shade plant again! This brilliant hybrid of several Asian Mayapples boasts large, vigorous, lobed umbrella-shaped leaves. Leaves are chartreuse with dramatic and bizarre chocolate-brown spotting throughout the spring. Like nothing you’ve ever seen! In summer, the leaves are green with lightly spotted areas. Huge garnet-coloured flowers are found under the leaves in clusters of five or more. This form was selected for its colouring, improved late spring frost tolerance, vigour, and habit. |
Phygelius Croftway 'Coral Prince' - Cape Fuchsia - Phygelius are vigorous, long-blooming, evergreen South African sub-shrubs. The new Croftway Series offers a longer bloom time than other phygelius, lasting from spring into fall. Freely blooming, denser flowers and a more compact habit with rich dark green foliage. Best in full sun with well-drained soil. ‘Purple Prince’ has deep vibrant violet blooms. |
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Lobelia x speciosa 'Starship Scarlet' - Cardinal Flower - ' Starship Scarlet' has compact, bronze foliage and dense, strictly upright spikes with vivid scarlet flowers. Lobelia is an excellent border plant for average to moist locations and is a hummingbird and butterfly magnet. |
Agastache 'Red Fortune' - Anise Hyssop- This is a long-blooming selection, featuring long spikes of bright magenta-red flowers. The plants form a compact bush of licorice-scented green leaves. Great for butterflies and hummingbirds. |
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Hebe 'Silver Dollar' - Hebe - Small evergreen shrublet with blue-green foliage edged in creamy-white with a faint violet-pink margin. The pink colouring intensifies in cold weather creating an amazing blush in fall, winter and spring. Pale mauve flowers appear in summer. |
Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers' - Sweet Coneflower - Basal leaves appear in early spring and flowering stalks begin their ascent in June, reaching five to six feet and full flower by August, often staying in bloom into September. 'Henry Eilers' has finely quilled flowers of true yellow, not gold, and is stunning in a mass planting. The leaves of R. subtomentosa are sweetly scented with a subtle vanilla fragrance. Great cut flower with its unique appearance, sturdy straight stems and long vase life. Named after the man who discovered it. |
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Hosta 'Wheee!' - Plantain Lily - This distinctive hosta is unlike the vast majority of cultivars in this case sporting incredibly wavy leaf margins from leaf base to to leaf tip, even on young plants. 'Wheee!' is also variegated with cream margins and has lavender flowers in summer. |
Hosta 'Cherry Tomato' - Plantain Lily - A unique miniature sport of 'Cherry Berry' with improved leaf substance and vigour. Long, lance-shaped leaves are creamy yellow to white with wide, dark green margins and with red speckling on the petioles (leaf stems). Attractive purple flowers are held on striking red stems. Miniature hostas are great in shady containers or troughs, at the front of the border or along pathways. Dangerous for collectors who will want to have many more than just one! |
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Tricyrtis 'Momoe' - Toad Lily - The flowers are light pink with purple spots with bright yellow tones in the centre. Toad lilies are wonderful plants for the late summer and fall shade garden. Most grow on elegant arching stems often with lightly mottled foliage. They produce multitudes of ornate orchid-like flowers that are usually white (sometimes yellow) with various degrees of purple spotting. |
Tricyrtis 'Kohaku' - Toad Lily - This bold toad lily has an arching habit and very large cup-shaped flowers that are beautifully marked. A vigorous and very unusual hybrid originally bred for the cut flower trade in Japan at least 15 years ago. Toad lilies are wonderful plants for the late summer and fall shade garden. Most grow on elegant arching stems often with lightly mottled foliage. They produce multitudes of ornate orchid-like flowers that are usually white (sometimes yellow) with various degrees of purple spotting. |
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Agastache 'Black Adder' - Anise Hyssop - Spikes of tubular, smokey-lilac flowers open from dark purple buds for a striking effect. The licorice-scented foliage is edible and good in salads. Excellent planted en masse in the perennial border or in the herb garden. Drought tolerant once established. Blooms from summer until frost. A hybrid between the North American A. foeniculum and the Asian A. rugosa. Deadhead spent flowers to promote additional bloom. |
Anemone x hybrida 'Crispa' - Japanese Anemone - 'Crispa' a shorter and more compact Japanese anemone with intriguing ruffled and crinkled leaves with red-tinged edges that look like triple curled parsley or kale. The large single pink flowers are similar to the other fall-blooming anemones. Some confusion exists in the naming of this plant. This cultivar has been cited as not having the crinkled leaves but the plants that we offer do. |
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Hedychium greenii - Hardy Ginger - This highly ornamental species has leaves that are deep maroon on the undersides, colour that also infuses the stem. This species blooms in early October in Vancouver with a small, tight inflorescence of relatively large, dark orange, unscented flowers. Full sun in rich soil with abundant moisture during the growing season. Mulch with fallen leaves in winter. In colder regions grow in a pot or store in dry peat moss and keep above zero. |
Anemone japonica Fantasty 'Cinderella' - Japanese Anemone - A brand new introduction of compact growing anemone, this variety has beautiful pink single flowers with yellow stamens, and blooms abundantly. |
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Hedychium speciosum - Hardy Ginger - A great subtropical accent in the perennial border. Tropical-looking foliage provides interest all season long. Clusters of fragrant white flowers emerge late in the season. Plant in the sunniest hottest spot in the garden in rich soil and provide good water. Mulch with fallen leaves in winter. In colder regions grow in a pot or store in dry peat moss and keep above zero. |
Hosta 'Irish Luck' - Plantain Lily - For those of you not keen on variegation here is a hosta designed for you. 'Irish Luck' is a vigourous grower with incredibly glossy, dark green leaves with pie crust rippled margins, deep veining and good substance. Due to the H. plantaginea parentage, 'Irish Luck' exhibits some sun tolerance and produces sweetly fragrant, lavender flowers. Who needs variegation? |
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Nandina domestica 'Filamentosa' - Heavenly Bamboo - ‘Filamentosa’ is a dwarf cultivar with a mounding habit. It has unusual, deeply cut, lacy, narrow foliage that is reddish when emerging, bright green at maturity and an intense purplish-red colour in the fall and winter. Clusters of small white summer flowers give way to bright orange-red winter fruit. Not a bamboo at all but a non-invasive relative of Mahonia, the Oregon grape. Nandinas are incredibly versatile and useful evergreen shrubs with great foliage interest. Full shade right up to full sun! |
Heuchera 'Fire Chief' - Coral Bells - Mid-sized leaves of glowing wine red make a gorgeous medium sized mound. These are topped with bicoloured pink and white flowers on dark red stems that bloom continuously spring, summer, and fall. The foliage develops somewhat deeper tones in the winter, but otherwise holds its wine red colour. |
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Buddleia 'Bicolor' - Butterfly Bush - ‘Bicolor’ is the first buddleia ever to offer two completely different colours on the same inflorescence! Fragrant, lavender and butterscotch yellow flowers blend together for a fascinating bicolour effect. Panicles grow up to 10 inches long and show up well against the clean grey-green foliage. Compact growth habit. |
Buddleia 'Crown Jewels' - Butterfly Bush - This fantastic butterfly bush has beautiful gold to lime green foliage from spring through fall, and sharply contrasting, magenta purple flowers. A medium-sized butterfly bush. In colder climates it can behave as a herbaceous perennial dying back to the ground and returning into the spring. |
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Begonia grandis 'Heron's Pirouette - Hardy Begonia - This beautiful hardy begonia has light green, nicely textured foliage with dramatically red-veined reverses. In the summer through the fall it is topped with masses of bright candy pink flowers which last almost until frost. A great plant in combination with ferns and hostas and for colour in the fall shade garden. |
Impatiens omeiana - Perennial Impatiens - From China's Mt. Omei, where it grows among rhododendrons and tiarellas, comes this lovely perennial impatiens. The foliage is dark velvety green with a wide, whitish stripe down the centre. The yellow flowers occur in early fall though this is mainly a foliage plant. I. omeiana is stoloniferous, and when happy, will make delightful patches in a moist spot in the woodland garden. |
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Coreopsis L'il Bang 'Daybreak' - Tickseed - Single red flowers with a vibrant golden yellow edge on dark green foliage. Blooms all summer long. Great at the front of the border or in containers. |
Spigelia marilandica - Indian Pink - One of the most striking and beautiful of the eastern North American native perennials, Indian Pink's summer flowers are brilliant red and tubular with canary yellow throats. A favourite of butterflies and hummingbirds, it is at home in the bright woodland or sunny border. We offer smallish starter plants - indian pink are slow to get going but are impressive with time. |
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Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii 'Profusion' - Beauty Berry - Clusters (cymes) of small, lavender flowers bloom in the leaf axils along the stems in summer. Flowers are followed by large clusters of bright, glossy, violet-purple fruits (each 1/6” diameter) which ripen in September and put on their best show through November. Beauty berry is a must for the fall garden. |
Mukgenia 'Nova Flame' - Mukgenia - An intriguing intergeneric hybrid between Bergenia and its relative Mukdenia. The foliage is thick and leathery with jagged edges and red-flushed undersides. The foliage reddens through summer presenting great fall colour before dropping for its winter dormancy. The flowers are bright fuchsia with star-like petals rather than the bell-shaped flowers of Bergenia. |
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