ARHS SPRING 2010 ADVANCE PLANT SALE FOR MEMBERS
Only ARHS members whose dues are current may order from the following list.
Plants indicated as "Year Olds" are year old custom rooted cuttings. They may be small and will be "healed" into
suitable sized pots. Plants in 4" "Quart" pots will be good-sized plants. Plants in 2" and 3" pots, 2" tubes and plugs
should be considered as liners.
Please complete the order form provided and return it by post before March 31, 2010. (Orders from new members
will be accepted after this date.) Do not send payment with your order form. You may order more than one plant
per variety. However, plants will be allocated in the order in which they are received on the basis of one plant per
variety per membership. Following this allocation, an adequate reserve will be retained for the public sale. Any
surplus will then be divided up amongst multiple orders.
Please note that the mark-up on these plants is minimal. For this reason we are not able to provide a warrantee with
the plants.
Plants are to be picked up at 5 Sime Ct., Halifax, NS on Saturday, May 1, 2010 between 10:00 am and 2:00 p.m.
Sime Ct. is in the Kingswood subdivision off Hammonds Plains Rd. Take Kingswood Dr. (between Kearney Lake
Rd. and Farmer Clem's) to Brenda Dr. (the first street on the right) and follow it to the first left which is Sime Ct.
Plants are to be paid for when they are picked up. Do not send payment with your order form. Plants will not be
shipped. Any plants not picked up on this date will be offered for sale at the public May Plant Sale.
LEPIDOTE RHODODENDRONS
R. 'April Mist' - [(carolinianum v. album x
mucronulatum 'Cornell Pink') x dauricum v. album]F2
Double soft pink flowers with darker pink edges - its large
flowers seem to glow in the fog. Very early. Dark green
foliage turns burgundy in the fall. Can be almost
deciduous. Vigorous. Compact upright-rounded habit to
4'(1.2m) high and wide. A beautiful Mehlquist hybrid.
Zone 5. (2 gal. - $20.00)
R. augustinii ssp. chasmanthum RSF 69/092 - A
floriferous and vigorous dense upright growing species
with elongated, pointed dark green foliage. Its wide,
funnel-shaped flowers are pale blue with a paler throat and
a yellow green flare. Grows to 6'(1.8m) high in 10 years.
For Zone 7 or protected sites in Zone 6b. (Yr. Olds $12.00)
R. 'Bluenose' - ('Russautinii' x dauricum Sempervirens
Group) 2"(5cm) funnel-shaped, clear blue flowers in lax
trusses of 3-5. Upright, open habit to 7.5'(2.25m) high and
wide in 15 years. Olive green foliage. Plant hardy to 25ºF(-31ºC), buds to -17°F(-27°C). A Brueckner hybrid
bred in New Brunswick. (2 gal. - $20.00)
R. 'Bubblegum' - (Tetraploid 'Weston's Aglo') A new
tetraploid introduction by Brigg's Nursery of R. 'Weston's
Aglo' with larger flowers and foliage. Flowers are pink
with a reddish blotch. Early blooming. 'PJM'-like dark
green foliage turns burgundy in fall. Grows to 3'(.9m) high
and wide in 10 years. Zone 6, probably colder. (2 gal. $20.00)
R. carolinianum (Barbara Hall's best) - (R. minus
Carolinianum Group)
Propagations of an excellent
specimen of this tough species from the garden of Kathy
Hall. Its pale pink flowers are born in perfect rounded
trusses on a dense plant. Dark green elliptic foliage to
3"(75mm) long. Dense rounded habit to 6'(1.8m) high and
wide. Requires excellent drainage and preferably on the dry
side in summer once established. Will tolerate part shade but
habit and bud set will be better in full sun. Should be in
every garden. Zone 5. (2 gal. - $20.00)
R. 'Charme La' - (carolinianum x pemakoense Patulum
Group) Large pale purple-pink flowers held in lax trusses.
Early and free flowering. Spreading habit to 2.5'(.75m) high
and 3'(.9m) wide in 20 years. Bred in New Brunswick by
Brueckner. Bud hardy to -15°F(-26°C) and plant hardy to 25°F(-32°C). (2 gal. - $20.00)
R. 'Delp's Mighty Mite' - (carolinianum 'Acheiver' x
polycladum Scintillans Group)F2 A floriferous Delp hybrid
with small deep purple flowers on a slow-growing twiggy
plant with a broad upright habit. Grows to 6'(1.8m) high.
Zone 5b. (Yr. Olds - $12.00)
R. fastigiatum - A species very similar to R. impeditum but
its tiny leaves are glaucous blue-green. This is a seedling
selection grown by John Weagle from seed from Ester
Berry. It has dark blue-purple flowers and a dense dome
shaped habit. Parent plant is only 15"(.4m) high x 36"(.90m)
wide after many years. Great for the rock garden. Zone 5b.
(Yr. Olds - $12.00ea. or 3 for $30.00)
R. 'Manitau' - A 'Conestoga' (carolinianum x racemosum)
hybrid. Golden orange buds open to clear, light pink and
fade to creamy white. This one covers itself in bloom every
year. Early blooming. Bronzy foliage in winter. A semidwarf with a dense, compact mounded habit. To 18"(.45m)
high. Zone 5. A proven performer. (4" Qt. pots - $12.00)
R. 'Midnight Ruby' - ('Olga Mezitt' x deep purple 'PJM'
Group seedling) A Mezitt hybrid with dark reddish-purple
wavy-edged flowers. Early and floriferous. 'PJM'-like
foliage turns striking mahogany-black in fall. Dense
upright-mounded habit to 3'(.9m) high and wide in 10
years. Zone 5. (2 gal. - $20.00)
R. moupinense ARS#91-314 - A delightful but tender
early-blooming species with shiny dark green foliage
which emerges reddish-bronze. Develops attractive redbrown peeling bark with age. This clone from Hank Helm
has lovely pink flowers with darker spotting. Hardy only to
0°F(-18°C), it can be pot grown in a free-draining mix
with plenty of bark and over-wintered in a bright, cold but
frost-free room. (Yr. Olds - $12.00)
R. 'Oban' - ('Grouse' x keiskei 'Yaky Fairy') A very dwarf
Cox hybrid named for the 1996 ARS convention in Oban,
Scotland. Clear watermelon-pink flowers are born in
profusion on a compact low spreading plant with dark
green foliage. Grows only 10"(.25m) x 24"(.6m) wide in
20 years. Zone 6b. (Yr. Olds - $12.00)
R. 'Olga Mezitt' - (minus var. minus Compact Form x
dauricum hybrid) A Mezitt hybrid with masses of ballshaped trusses of clear pink flowers that do not fade.
Blooms slightly later than 'PJM'. Dark green foliage turns
bronzy-copper in the fall. Shiny green foliage. Dense
upright-mounded habit to 4'(1.2m) high and 3'(.9m) wide
in 10 years. Hardy to -25°F(-32°C). (4" Qt. pots - $12.00)
R. 'Sugar Puff' - (carolinianum x racemosum) Multiple
terminal buds open to form large dome-shaped trusses of
white flowers with pale purple-pink veining. A heavy
bloomer. Upright-mounded habit with reddish stems and
bronze-green foliage. To 3'(.9m) high & wide in 10 years.
Zone 6, possibly colder. (4" Qt. pots - $12.00)
R. 'Wagtail' - (lowndesii x keiskei 'Yaku Fairy') This Cox
hybrid closely resembles R. lowndesii but is more vigorous
and easier to grow. Forms a low spreading mat to about
4"(.15m) high with pale yellow flowers. Can be totally
deciduous. Best in light shade in loose organic welldrained soil. Choice. Zone 6a. (Yr. Olds - $12.00)
R. 'Weston's Aglo' - (minus var minus Compact Form x
dauricum hybrid) "Aglo" is a sister seedling of the more
common 'Olga' (and 'Olga' spelled backwards). Its flowers
are registered and more commonly described as medium
purplish-pink but the overall effect is an unusual pale
peach-pink. Flowers are born in ball-shaped trusses early
in the season slightly later than 'PJM'. Dark green foliage
turns burgundy in the fall. Grows to 5'(1.5m) high. Hardy
to -25°F(-32°C). (1 gal. - $20.00)
Compact habit to 3'(.9m) high and wide in 10 years. Hardy
to -15°F
(-26°C). (1 gal. - $20.00)
R. 'Axel Tigerstedt' - (brachycarpum Tigerstedtii Group x
degronianum) A new Finnish hybrid with pale pink buds
opening to white flowers with pale yellow spotting in
rounded trusses. Foliage is dark green with thin brown
indumentum. Dense, upright-spreading habit to 5'(1.5m)
high in ten years, eventually spreading wider than tall.
Reported to be hardy to -26°F(-32°C) (4" Qt. Pots - $12.00)
R. 'Barmstedt' - ('Sammetglut' x yakushimanum 'Koichiro
Wada') A striking Hachmann hybrid with ball-shaped
trusses of dark rosy-red flowers with paler centres giving a
picotee effect. Attractive dark green foliage has recurved
edges and silvery indumentum on the new growth. Compact
growing to 3'(.9m) high x 4'(1.2m) wide in 10 years. Zone 6.
(2 gal. - $20.00)
R. 'Big Deal' - (un-named white x un-named pale yellow)
Large ball-shaped trusses of 18-20 large creamy-white
flowers with a yellow-green blotch. Dense roundedspreading habit to 4'(1.2m) high and wide in 10 years. A
very showy Mezitt hybrid. Zone 6. (4" Qt. Pots - $12.00)
R. ('Catalgla' x wardii) F2 - A Steele hybrid at
Boulderwood with very large ivory-white flowers with a
striking green flare held in conical trusses. Lush dark green
foliage on a large growing open plant. Zone 6b. A few only.
(Yr. Olds - $12.00)
R. (decorum ssp. diaprepes x sutchuenense)
- An Al
Fitzburg with 5"(125mm) pink flowers with a dark red flare
held in loose trusses. Very sturdy branches. To 8'(2.4m) high
in 20 years. For milder parts of Zone 6b or warmer. (4" Qt.
Pots - $12.00)
R. 'Eino' - (Seidel smirnowii hybrid x 'Dr. H. C.
Dresselhuys') A new Finnish hybrid with flowers dark
purple-red in bud opening bright pink with a yellow-brown
flair in dome-shaped trusses. Forms a wide-growing plant to
4'(1.2m) high in 10 years. Hardy to -22°F(-30°C) (4" Qt.
Pots - $12.00)
R. 'Firestorm' - ('Vulcan' x 'Chocolate Soldier') A deep red
late-blooming Mehlquist hybrid. The thick, large and wavyedged flowers are held in dome-shaped trusses. Dense
spreading habit to 3'(.9m) high x 4'(1.2m) wide in 10 years
with dark green foliage. A sister of 'Scarlet Romance'. Zone
5. (2 gal. - $20.00)
ELEPIDOTE RHODODENDRONS
R. 'Francesca' - ('Britannia' x 'Dexter #202') Tough, red
and big! Large black-red flowers in large trusses. Late
blooming. Very vigorous with an upright-open habit suited
to the rear of a planting. Definitely not for the small garden
or a foundation planting. Grows to 10'(3.0m) or more high.
Best in light shade as flowers may scorch in full sun. Zone 6.
(2 gal. - $20.00)
R. 'Anka Heinje' - (yakushimanum 'Koichiro Wada x
'America') A German hybrid with flowers red in bud
opening to bright rosy pink in full dome-shaped trusses.
Foliage is dark green with brownish indumentum.
R. 'Haaga' - (brachycarpum ssp. tigerstedtii x 'Dr. H.C.
Dresselhuys') Dark pink buds open to bright medium pink
flowers with a darker blotch. Excellent, rich glossy green
foliage. Well-branched, rounded-upright habit to 7'(2.1m)
high. An extremely hardy hybrid from Finland. Hardy to 33°F(-36°C). (4" Qt. Pots - $12.00)
habit to 3'(.9m) high x 4'(1.2m) wide in 25 years. Zone 5. (2
gal. - $20.00/4" Qt. Pots - $12.00)
R. 'Hachmann's Polaris' - (yakushimanum 'Koichiro
Wada' x 'Omega') A beautiful Hachmann hybrid with ballshaped trusses of frilled flowers, bright pink in bud
opening to lavender-pink with softer pink centres. Very
floriferous from a young age. Dark green foliage with light
indumentum. Compact mounded habit growing 2.5-3'(.75.9m) high in 10 years. (2 gal. - $20.00)
R. 'John T. Meagher' - (brachycarpum Tigerstedtii Group
x 'Mrs. T.H. Lowinsky') Large trusses of white flowers with
a dark brown blotch sit on top of lush dark green foliage.
Dense habit to 5'(1.5m) high x 8'(2.4m) wide in 10 years.
Grown by the late John Meagher from a cross by Dave
Hinton. Buds are hardy to -10ºF(-23ºC), possibly colder if
brief. (2 gal. - $20.00)
R. 'Hellikki' - (open pollinated seedling of a R. smirnowii
hybrid) Dark red-violet flowers with wavy-edged margins
on a plant to 5'(1.5m) high with a dense rounded habit.
New leaves are indumented turning green with age. An
extremely hardy Finnish hybrid. Hardy to -34°C(-29°F). (1
gal. - $20.00)
R. 'Kodiak' - (bureavii x 'Ken Janeck') A hybrid with
striking foliage - dark green with thick tan indumentum topped with ball-shaped trusses of pink flowers fading to
white. Dense habit to 4'(1.2m) high and wide and great leaf
retention. Zone 6, possibly colder. (4" Qt. Pots - $12.00)
R. 'Helsinki University' – (brachycarpum v. tigerstedtii x
smirnowii) Bright pink flowers flecked orange-red in
dome-shaped trusses. Red tinged new foliage matures to
glossy green. Upright habit to 6'(1.8m) high and 4'(1.2m)
wide. Hardy to -38ºF(-39ºC). Another very hardy Finnish
hybrid. (4" Qt. Pots - $12.00)
R. 'Henry's Red' - A very hardy Mezitt hybrid with dark
blood-red flowers held in tight trusses against dark green
foliage. Free-flowering. Broad, irregular open habit to
5'(1.5m) high and wide in 10 years. Always in demand.
Zone 5. (2 gal. - $20.00)
R. hodgsonii - A "big-leaf" species for the collector or the
adventurous. Its leathery dark green foliage has thin
tomentum giving a metallic sheen and dense silver to
brown indumentum. The leaves can grow to over
12"(30cm) long and 5" (12cm) wide. In time it develops
handsome smooth peeling bark. It's rosy-purple to
reddish-purple flowers are thick-textured and are borne in
large full rounded trusses. Relatively slow growing to
5'(1.5m) high in five years eventuall y forming a small,
broad-spreading tree. Well worth trying in Zone 7 or
microclimates in Zone 6b. Will need a protected site and
probably best in light shade. (4" Qt. Pots - $12.00)
R. 'Hong Kong' - ('Catalgla' x 'Crest') A Leach hybrid
with pale primrose-yellow flowers with a greenish-yellow
blotch in loose trusses. Attractive glossy foliage on a tall
plant with an upright open habit to 7'(2.1m) high and wide.
Hardy to -20°F(-29°C). (1 gal. - $20.00)
R. 'Hot Dawn' - ['Mars' x (yakushimanum 'Exbury' x
'Mars')] Vivid purplish-red flowers with frilled edges and
heavy substance. Buds well from an early age. Upright
open habit to 4'(1.2m) high and 2.5'(.75m) wide in 12
years. A Brueckner hybrid bred in New Brunswick. Zone
6, probably colder. (2 gal. - $20.00)
R. 'Ingrid Mehlquist' - ('Besse Howells' x
yakushimanum) Pink flowers in tight round trusses
quickly fade to white dotted with burgundy. The trusses sit
elegantly & upright on the foliage - small but very
graceful. Floriferous. Very attractive foliage with light
indumentum. Compact, well-branched, rounded-spreading
R. 'Kullervo' - (brachycarpum Tigerstedtii Group x
yakushimanum) A new Finnish hybrid with soft pink flowers
fading to white. Attractive dark green foliage with brown
indumentum and wooly tomentum on new growth. Compact
dense mounded habit to 40"(1.0m) high in 10 years.
Reported to be hardy to -29°F(-34°C). (4" Qt. Pots $12.00)
R. "Madfort F2 - Boulderwood Bedroom Window" ('Madonna' x fortunei)F2 Steele’s F2 of Gable’s Madfort. 4
½"(110mm) flowers, open pinkish but quickly fade to white
with a yellow centre. Very thick textured flowers bourn in
early June. Incredible fragrance. A very rapid grower and
eventually becoming very large. Bud hardy to -5ºF(-20ºC).
(Yr. Olds - $12.00)
R. "Madfort Henry Dupont" - ('Madonna' x fortunei) A
Gable Madfort much admired by Henry Dupont but
reputedly never made available to him. Very similar to
'Boulderwood Bedroom Window' but fading slightly pink.
Same fragrance and luxuriance. A very rapid grower and
eventually becoming very large. Bud hardy to -5ºF(-20ºC).
(Yr. Olds - $12.00)
R. 'Mikkeli' - (brachycarpum Tigerstedtii Group x
smirnowii) White flowers, tinted pink, with green spotting
late in the season. Dense, lush dark green foliage with light
indumentum. New growth is covered in silvery-white
tomentum. Upright well-branched habit to 6'(1.8m) high in
10 years. An extremely hardy hybrid from Finland. Hardy to
-37C(-35F). (1 gal. - $20.00)
R. 'Nancy Steele' (BPT#80-5) - (aureum x 'Prelude') A
cheery hybrid by Cpt. Steele - now named in honour of his
wife - with bright yellow flowers very early in the season.
Excellent small oval green foliage on a dense mounded plant
to 4'(1.2m) high and spreading wider. Zone 6. (1 gal. $20.00)
R. 'Pekka' - (brachycarpum Tigerstedtii Group x Siedel
smirnowii hybrid) A new Finnish hybrid with pale pink
flowers. Floriferous. Very attractive wide dark green foliage
has light tomentum on new growth. Dense rounded habit to
6'(1.8m) high in 10 years. Could be one of the best of the
Finnish hybrids. Reported to be hardy to -29°F(-34°C). (4"
Qt. Pots - $12.00)
R. 'Raisa' - (brachycarpum Tigerstedtii Group x
brachycarpum hybrid no. 81 at Mustila) A new Finnish
hybrid with bright pink flowers. Attractive dense dark
green foliage. Low broad spreading habit to 30"(.75m)
high and much wider in 10 years. Reported to be hardy to 22°F (-30°C). (4" Qt. Pots - $12.00)
R. 'Red River' - [maximum 'Mount Mitchell' x ('Mars' x
'Fanfare')] A late-blooming Leach hybrid with pyramidal
trusses of large bright red flowers shading to pink to
almost white in the centre. Vigorous. Upright-rounded
habit to 5'(1.5m) high in 10 years. Hardy to -20°F(-29°C).
(2 gal. - $20.00)
R. rex - Another "big-leaf" species with foliage to
5"(12cm) wide x 15"(37cm) long! Its leaves are dark green
with thick fawn indumentum. Flowers are white to pale
pink with a dark red blotch and/or spotting and are held in
large ball-shaped trusses. Tall, open-upright habit forming
a small tree in time. Well worth trying in Zone 7 or
microclimates in Zone 6b. Will need a protected site and
probably best in light shade. Another must have for the
adventurous or collector! (4" Qt. Pots - $12.00)
R. 'Ronald Otto Delp' (R.O. Delp) - ('Lodestar' x 'Mary
Belle') A Delp hybrid with full, dome-shaped trusses of
purple-pink flowers with a yellow flare and dark spotting.
A compact plant growing to 4'(1.2m) high and wide in 15
years. Zone 6. Hardy to -20°F(-29°C). (2 gal. - $20.00)
R. roxieanum - A compact, slow-growing, very choice
species. Oblong to lanceolate foliage is deep green with
heavily textured reddish-brown indumentum. Flowers are
white, often tinged with pink &/or spotted with crimson.
Dense, compact upright habit growing 2-3'(.6-.9m) high in
10 years. Zone 6. (4" Qt. Pots - $12.00)
wide in 10 years. A Monica Johannsen hybrid. An
exceptional foliage plant. Zone 6. Previous offered as the
reverse cross in error. (Yr. Olds - $12.00)
R. 'Virginia Delp' - ('Kristen' x 'Calsap') Large tall tusses
of very large, pale lavender-pink flowers with a yellow
blotch and wavy edges. Impressive "goose egg" flower buds.
To 4'(1.2m) high in 10 years. An Al Smith hybrid hardy to 20ºF(-29ºC). (2 gal. - $20.00)
R. 'Wojnar's Purple' - (catawbiense hybrid?) Vivid
reddish-purple flowers with a dark purple flare in domeshaped trusses of 15-20. An usual colour. Compact
spreading habit to 4'(1.2m) high in 10 years. Hardy to 20ºF(-29ºC). (2 gal. - $20.00)
R. (yakushimanum) 'Ken Janeck' - A yak selection or
hybrid superb for our climate. Long narrow leaves have a
tan-white indumentum. New growth is covered in silver
tomentum. Dense foliage covers a plant which is
symmetrical and broadly mounded in shape. Slow growing
and floriferous. Rosy-pink buds open to form large appleblossom pink flowers which fade to white. Similar to 'Mist
Maiden' but slightly taller in habit, growing 4-5'(1.2 - 1.5m)
high and 11'(3.5m) wide. Best in a half day of sun. Zone 5.
(1 gal. - $20.00)
R. (yakushimanum) 'Mist Maiden' - If you were to grow
only one rhododendron, this should be the one. This species
has long narrow leaves with tan-white indumentum. New
growth is covered in silver tomentum. Dense foliage covers
a plant that is symmetrical and broadly mounded in shape.
Its rosy-pink buds open to form large apple-blossom pink
trusses fading to white. Slow growing to 4'(1.2m) high x
11'(3.3m) wide in 30 years. Best in a half-day of sun. A
proven performer. Zone 5. (4" Qt. Pots - $12.00)
R. roxieanum v. oreonastes - A compact, slow-growing,
choice species. This variety has very narrow leaves with
recurved margins - deep green in colour and with thick
indumentum. New foliage has white indumentum
darkening to dark reddish-brown. Flowers are white, often
tinged with pink &/or spotted with crimson. Dense,
compact habit growing 2-3'(.6-.9m) high in 10 years. Zone
6. A few only. (Yr. Olds - $15.00)
R. (yak x 'Moonstone')Minor BPT#78-7A - A Steele
hybrid, with very pale pale pink flowers quickly fading to
creamy white flowers in profusion on a low tight mounded
plant. Long lasting bloom. Beautiful dark green foliage on
a superb plant. Zone 6. (Yr. Olds - $12.00)
R. 'Tantramar' - ('Catalgla' x 'Treasure') A Brueckner
hybrid with vibrant-pink flowers edged darker reddish
pink. Blooms in early May. Beautiful dark green oval
foliage on a dense compact mounded plant. To 3'(.9m)
high and wide in 15 years. Zone5b. (Year Olds - $12.00)
Azalea 'Alexander' - (nakaharai x 'Kin no sai') A Polly Hill
North Tisbury hybrid with large, deep reddish-orange
flowers and a prostrate, irregular mounding-creeping habit.
Late July blooming. To 8"(.2m) high and 3'(.9m) wide in 10
years. Zone 6. (2 gal. - $20.00)
R. 'Teddy Bear' - ("Lem's bureavii" x yakushimanum)
Exceptional foliage is dark lustrous green with beautiful
thick rust-coloured indumentum. Flowers are white
blushed pink in large dome-shaped trusses. Free-flowering
& early. Dense foliage on a compact, rounded, spreading
plant. Grows to 5'(1.5m) high. Zone 5. (4" Qt. Pots $12.00)
R. kiusianum 'Joe's Broom' - A very slow growing dwarf
congested white flowered form of perhaps the best suited
evergreen azalea species for our coastal climate. Requires
good drainage and plenty of sun. Choice and perfect for the
rock garden. Zone 6 but worth trying in Zone 5. (2 gal. $20.00)
R. (vellereum x tsariense) - A Danish selection with
smallish pointed leaves, thick indumentum and silvery new
growth. Very compact. To 10"(.25m) high and 20"(.5m)
EVERGREEN AZALEAS
R. kiusianum "Pink Form" - A selected pink form of
perhaps the best suited evergreen azalea species for our
coastal climate. Requires good drainage and plenty of sun.
Densely branched and twiggy with a tiered habit and
remaining relatively low. Very floriferous - smothers itself
in small clear pink flowers every year. Excellent fall
colour. Zone 6 but worth trying in Zone 5. (1 gal. - $15.00)
Azalea 'Pink Clusters' - (open-pollinated kiusianum
hybrid) A floriferous Weston hybrid with full trusses of
small bright pink flowers lightly spotted with magenta.
Good fall colour. Low growing and spreading habit to
2'(.3m) high and spreading wider in 10 years. Plant hardy
to at least -20F(-29ºC), buds to -13F(-25ºC). (1 gal. $15.00)
Azalea "Steele's Late and Lovely" - A charming Steele
hybrid with a spreading, almost prostrate, habit. Large
coral-pink flowers are born very late in the season - one of
the last to bloom in late July to August. A hardy Satsuki
hybrid. Zone 6. (2 gal. - $20.00)
DECIDUOUS AZALEAS
Azalea
'Weston's
Lollipop'
[(viscosum
x
cumberlandense) x arborescens] A summer blooming and
very fragrant Mezitt hybrid. Its flowers open pink with a
yellow flare and age to silvery-pink. Striking red-orange
fall colour. Very mildew resistant. Slow growing with an
upright spreading habit growing 3-4'(.9-1.2m) high and
wide in ten years. Zone 5. (1 gal. - $15.00)
R. vaseyi - An eastern US native, this superb species has
almost flat, wide funnel-shaped pale pink flowers and
blooms early before the leaves. Upright and open in habit,
it is very graceful in bloom. Good fall colour. Growing in
moist spots in nature it will do best in a moist, welldrained site in the garden. Should be in every garden.
Zone 5. (4" Qt. pots - $12.00)
OTHER ERICACEOUS PLANTS
Oxydendrum arboreum – (Sourwood) A slow growing
deciduous tree with large arching panicles of white lily-ofthe-valley-like flowers in summer. Fragrant. Beautiful
glossy deep green narrow foliage. Incredible persistent
maroon, scarlet or plum fall colour. Slow growing
pyramidal habit with a rounded top and drooping branches.
Grows to 25'(7.5m) high x 20'(6m) wide but probably
much smaller in our climate. Best in full sun in a protected
spot. Resents transplanting. Zone 6b. (4" Qt. pots $20.00)
X Phylliopsis 'Coppelia' - A bigeneric hybrid (Kalmiopsis
leachiana x Phyllodoce empetriformis) developed by
Barry Starling. Cluster of many long-petioled, small
lavender-pink bell-shaped flowers in spring against
evergreen small linear foliage. Free-flowering and a repeat
bloomer. Similar to 'Sugarplum' but less compact growing.
To 18"(.45m) high x 24"(.6m) wide. Can be cut back like
heather. Requires excellent drainage and full sun. Dislikes
drought and high temperatures. Zone 6. (4" Qt. Pots $12.00)
X Phylliopsis 'Sugarplum' - Another Starling bigeneric
hybrid (Kalmiopsis leachiana x Phyllodoce caerulea).
Sugary plum-pink, globe-shaped flowers are born against
evergreen small linear foliage in spring & sometimes again
in fall. Mounding habit eventually growing 1-2'(.3-.6m) high
x 2'(.6m) wide. Requires excellent drainage and full sun.
Dislikes drought and high temperatures. Zone 6. (4" Qt.
Pots - $12.00)
Pieris japonica 'Bonsai' - A dwarf cultivar of this evergreen
shrub with tiny leaves to 1"(25mm) long and a narrow
upright habit. Foliage emerges bright yellow. Panicles of
white lily-of-the-valley-like flowers. Grows to 2'(.6m) tall
and 1'(.3m) wide. Unique and great for the rock garden.
Zone 6. (Yr. Olds - $12.00)
Pieris japonica 'Scarlet O'Hara' - An evergreen shrub
allied to rhododendrons with long-lasting panicles of pure
white, lily-of-the-valley-like flowers very in early spring and
dark green foliage. The panicles of red flower buds are
attractive throughout the winter. 'Scarlet O'Hara' was
selected for it brilliant bronzy-red foliage and has an uprightrounded habit. It is a tough and reliable selection. Large
growing to 12'(3.6m) high or more. Zone 6. (1 gal. - $20.00)
Pieris 'Spring Snow' - (floribunda x japonica) This dark
green, evergreen shrub is much hardier than P. japonica &
intermediate between its parents in appearance. Its dense
upright panicles of white lily-of-the-valley type flowers
resemble P. floribunda. Red panicles of buds add winter
interest. Early-spring blooming. Bronze-red new growth.
Broad, dense mounding habit to 4'(1.2m) high and wide.
Zone 5b. (4" Qt. Pots - $12.00)
CONIFERS
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Oregon Blue' - (Oregon Blue
Lawson's False Cypress) A vigorous cultivar with beautiful
flattened sprays of blue-green foliage It has a pyramidalcolumnar habit with gracefully drooping branch tips. Can
grow to 30'(9.0m) high. Zone 6, possibly colder. (2" tubes $20.00)
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Chabo yadori' - (syn 'Sanderi')
(Chabo yadori Hinoki False Cypress) An interesting and
unique cultivar with a mix of blue-tinged fine juvenile
foliage and dark green adult foliage. Forms an irregular
dome-shaped shrub to 3'(.9m) high in 10 years eventually
growing taller than broad. Zone 6. (2" tubes - $20.00)
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Tsukumo' - (Tsukumo Dwarf
Sawara Cypress) A dwarf selection forming a diminutive flat
bun with fine-textured curly green foliage. Slow growing 1"(25mm) a year - eventually reaching a size of up to
8"(.2m) high x 2'(.6m) wide. Great for the rock garden. Zone
5. (2" tubes - $20.00)
Cryptomeria japonica 'Black Dragon' - (Black Dragon
Japanese Cedar) An interesting conifer with awl-shaped
needles arranged spirally along its branches. This is a
smaller growing cultivar with dark black-green foliage
which emerges light green. It grows to 10'(3.0m) high with a
dense, broad irregular pyramidal habit. Best in full sun
protected from winter winds. Zone 6b. (2 gal. - $40.00)
TREES & SHRUBS
Calycanthus 'Venus' - (Venus Carolina Allspice)
[(chinensis x floridus 'Athens') x (chinensis x
occidentalis)] A new hybrid with striking 5"(125mm)
white flowers flushed with yellow and purple in the centre
and a shape reminiscent of star magnolias. Very fragrant like melons and strawberries. Summer-blooming. Grows to
6'(1.8m) high and wide. Dark green foliage turns golden
yellow in the fall. Best in full sun. Zone 6. (2" tubes $20.00)
Cercidiphyllum japonicum - (Japanese Katsura Tree) A
striking deciduous tree with heart shaped-leaves which
emerge red-purple and mature dark green. Unusual fall
colours of gold and apricot give an amber effect and is
coupled with the fragrance of candy floss. Dense
pyramidal to columnar in habit growing to 40'(12m) high.
Does best in rich, well-drained soil in a protected position.
Sun to part shade. Does not tolerate drought. Zone 5. (2"
plugs - 30-40cm - $5.00)
Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Rotfuchs' ('Red Fox') - (Red
Fox Japanese Katsura Tree) A striking cultivar of this
deciduous tree with heart shaped-leaves which emerge rich
red-purple and age to coppery-green. Unusual fall colours
of gold and apricot give an amber effect and is coupled
with the fragrance of candy floss. Smaller and much more
columnar than the type growing 10-12'(3.0-3.6m) high in
10 years. Does best in rich, well-drained soil in a protected
position. Sun to part shade. Does not tolerate drought.
Zone 5. (3 gal. - $50.00)
Clethra barbinervis - (Japanese Clethra) A large
deciduous shrub growing 10-15'(3-4.5m) high x 10'(3m)
wide with a rounded habit. Can be pruned into a small
multi-trunked tree. Drooping racemes of small white
fragrant flowers are born at the branch tips in late July &
August. Foliage turns bronzy-red in the fall. Peeling grey
and orange-brown bark adds winter interest. Needs a
moist, well drained spot in full sun or part shade. Zone 6.
(2" tubes - $20.00)
Euonymus sachalinensis (planipes) - (Asian Spindle
Tree) This deciduous species is slow-growing and upright
when young eventually forming a broad arching shrub. In
the fall an abundance of 5-lobed red fruit dangle on long
pedicels from the branches. These split open into a starshaped cap from which bright orange seeds dangle from
the tips creating a unique and showy display. Bright red to
plum fall colour. Grows to 8'(2.4m) high and wide. Zone 6,
probably colder. (2" tubes - $20.00)
Fagus sylvatica - (European Beech) Rarely available
seedling liners of this stately deciduous tree which can
grow to 50'(15m) tall. Foliage is glossy dark green turning
reddish-bronze in fall before turning brown. Leaves can
persist on the tree well into the winter. Great for hedges
and this size makes it economical. Plant 12-18"(.3-.45m) on
center. Prune in late summer for best leaf retention. Zone 5.
(2" plugs - 4-5mm calliper - $4.00 each or 6 for $20.00)
Forsythia viridissima Citrus Swizzle ('McKCitrine') - A
striking variegated cultivar that emerged as a sport of
'Bronxensis'. Its small, narrow coarsely toothed leaves
emerge chartreuse with a lime green centre maturing to
creamy white with a dark green centre then turning
burgundy red in the fall. Flowers are soft yellow and a bit
later than typical. Mounded habit to 2'(.6m) high and wide.
A dynamite foliage plant that does best in full sun. Plant
hardy to Zone 5, buds to Zone 6. (2" tubes - $20.00)
Fothergilla x intermedia Beaver Creek ('KLMtwo') - A
new cultivar of this deciduous shrub in the witch hazel
family selected for its compact mounded habit. Erect spikes
of fragrant, bottlebrush-like creamy flowers appear in early
spring before the foliage. Dark blue-green foliage with
beautiful red, orange and yellow late fall colour. Mounded
habit. To 3'(.9m) high and wide. Fall colour is best when
grown in full sun. Hardy to -25ºF(-32ºC). (1 gallon - $20.00)
Ginkgo biloba 'Tubiformis' (syn. 'Tubiforme', 'Tubifolia',
'Tubeleaf') (Tubeleaf Maidenhair Tree) A rare form of this
ancient tree. Light green leaves emerge rolled forming
narrow, upward facing tubes that actually hold water. They
flatten with age forming attractive dissected foliage. Goldenyellow fall colour. Slow growing & smaller than the type.
To 8'(2.4m) high & 4'(1.2m) wide in 10 years. Full sun.
Male. Zone 5. A few only. (3" pots - $15.00)
Halesia tetraptera v. monticola 'Arnold Pink' - (Arnold
Pink Mountain Silverbell) A rose-pink selection with
pendant ¾"(19mm) bell-shaped flowers fading to pale pink.
Clusters of the dainty flowers are born along the branches
appearing in early spring before the leaves. Golden-yellow
fall colour. Stems and twigs have a pink tinge giving winter
interest. Vigorous. Grows 20-30'(6.0-9.0m) high with a
pyramidal to oval habit. Zone 6. (4" Qt. Pots - $15.00)
Hydrangea anomonala ssp. petiolaris 'Moonlight Magic'
('Kuga Variegated') - (Kuga Variegated Climbing
Hydrangea) The climbing hydrangea is a most serviceable
plant in our climate whether climbing a tree, growing on a
substantial trellis or scrambling over a bank or retaining
wall. This variety has the usual large lace-cap clusters of
white flowers in spring but with variegated foliage. Foliage
emerges creamy white to pale pink with a smattering of
green and ages to golden yellow then finally deep green.
This range of variegation continues throughout the growing
season as the vine grows - the variegated new growth
contrasting nicely against the older green foliage. Zone 5.
(2" tubes - $20.00)
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Little Honey' (Little Honey
Oakleaf Hydrangea) A sport of 'Pee Wee', this new cultivars
has foliage which emerges golden-green and matures to
golden-yellow before turning bright red in the fall. 6"(15cm)
tall, pyramidal trusses of white flowers appear in late
summer and last into the fall. Slightly fragrant. Compact and
low-growing in habit to 3'(.9m) high and wide. Prune after
blooming as flowers are born on old wood. Full sun to part
shade in rich, moist, well-drained soil. Zone 6b. (1 gal. $20.00)
Liriodendron tulipera - (Tulip Tree) A fast-growing
aristocratic tree related to magnolias. Unique leaves have a
single lobe on each side & an almost flat tip. The cupshaped, 2-3"(50-75mm) flowers, face upright on the
branch tips. Slightly fragrant, they are yellowish green
with an orangish base and emerge in late spring after the
foliage. Yellow fall colour. Massive tall straight trunk with
deeply furrowed bark and an oval to rounded crown.
Grows 40-100'(12-30m) tall and 20-40'(6-12m) wide. Best
in full sun in moist well-drained soil. Zone 5. Not for the
small garden. (2" tubes - $20.00)
spring. Can grow 20-30'(6-9m) high and wide. Zone 6. (2.5"
pots - 20-30cm - $5.00)
Trochodendron aralioides - (Wheel Tree) A unique and
striking evergreen shrub or small tree with whorls of fresh to
dark green foliage on horizontally tiered branches. Its
curious green flowers consist of a knobby centre surrounded
by a whorl of stamens and are bourn in spring in panicles at
the branch tips. Slow-growing, probably will only reach
10'(3.0m) high and wide after many years. Best in full sun to
light shade in a site protected from winter winds. Zone 7 or
microclimates in Zone 6b. (2" tubes - $20.00)
PERENNIALS
Magnolia x soulangiana 'Alexandrina' - (Alexandrina
Saucer Magnolia) Perhaps one of the best selections with
rich clean purple-pink flowers with white interiors.
Fragrant. Slightly later blooming and more upright in habit
than typical. A single or multi-trunked true growing to
20'(6.0m) high x 15'(4.5m) wide. Zone 6. (2.5" pots $7.00)
Amsonia 'Blue Ice' - (tabernaemontana hybrid) (Blue Ice
Hybrid Blue Star) A vigorous and floriferous new hybrid
similar to its mother but more compact and bluer. Its
¾"(19mm) dark lavender-blue star-shaped flowers are held
above its dark green narrow foliage over a long period in late
spring. Grows 15-18"(.35-.45m) tall spreading to form dense
clumps. Full sun to light shade. Zone 5. (2" tubes - $15.00)
Magnolia stellata 'Royal Star' - (Royal Star Star
Magnolia) This star magnolia cultivar has pink buds which
open into fragrant, large, double, white flowers. Blooms in
early spring before the leaves. A small, dense upright
shrubby tree to 12'(3.6m) high and almost as wide. The
hardiest of the stellatas. Zone 5. (2.5" pots - $7.00)
Disporum cantoniense 'Night Heron' - (Night Heron Fairy
Bells) A Dan Hinkley selection of this dramatic species. It's
stout stems emerge like bamboo shoots in spring and expand
to reveal deep purple foliage fading to green flushed with
purple on branched stems. Its pendulous greenish-white
flowers dangle from the arching stems and are followed by
shiny purple-black fruit. Grows 4-6'(1.2-1.8m) tall. Shade to
part-shade but colour best in part-shade. Zone 6. (2" tubes $15.00)
Parrotia persica - (Persian Ironwood) Related to the
witchhazels, this small tree is revered for its fall colour.
Dark lustrous green foliage - similar to witchhazel emerges bronze-purple and develops brilliant yellow,
orange and/or crimson colour late in the fall. Curious
flowers with no petals are born in late winter/early spring
are not showy but create a crimson-maroon haze when
backlit. Gray-brown bark on older wood flakes exposing
patches of gray, green, white & brown. Single or multitrunked with a variable habit - oval or round headed or
broadly spreading. Develops a tiered horizontal branching
habit. 20-40'(6-12m) high x 15'-30'(4.5-9m) wide. Sun to
light shade in moist well-drained soil. Pest resistant. Zone
6. (2" tubes - $20.00)
Stewartia koreana - A slow growing small deciduous tree
with an upright pyramidal to oval-rounded shape. Its
3"(75mm) camellia-like flowers are snow white with
yellow stamens bloom over a long period in mid-summer.
Its flowers open flatter and its foliage is glossier than the
more common S. pseudocamellia. Good red to purplish-red
fall colour. Very attractive exfoliating bark reveals mottled
patches of grey, brown and orangey-brown adding year
round interest. Best in full sun protect from severe winds.
Grows to 20'(6.0m) tall. Zone 6. (2" tubes - $20.00)
Styrax japonicus (Japanese Snowbell) A deciduous tree
with a graceful fine horizontal branching habit and dark
green lustrous foliage. Pendulous white flowers with
yellow stamens hang in clusters below the branches in late
Lewisia cotyledon - Flowers are born above evergreen
rosettes of succulent dark green elongated leaves in spring.
Plants are floriferous and come in a broad range of colours reds, yellows, oranges, pinks, apricots and whites. They
require excellent drainage and resent winter wet thus they
are best planted vertically in a wall, trough or crevice in the
rock garden. Zone 5. (3.5" pots - $12.00)
Lysichiton americanus - (Yellow Skunk Cabbage) - A
striking bold perennial in the aroid family for waters edge,
bog or wet soil. Its large bright yellow spathes to 12"(.3m)
or more high appear at ground (or water) level in early
spring. The flowers are followed by dramatic clumps of
bright green foliage which can measure up 3'(.9m) or more
long. For sun or light shade. Zone 4. (2" tubes - $15.00)
Rodgersia pinnata 'Fireworks' - A bold foliage perennial
for part shade in moist rich soil. Its large foliage is pinnate
and emerges on long petioles from creeping rhizomes. It
emerges with a bronze flush and matures to dark green but
maintains a striking dark red tinge at the margins. Its large
fluffy panicles of clear deep pink flowers are held above the
foliage in mid-summer. Seeds heads remain ornamental into
the fall. To 3.5'(1.05m) high. Great for stream or pond side
but can be grown in borders given constant moisture. Zone
6. (2" tubes - $15.00)