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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

- Helleborus Ivory Prince

- Helleborus Blue Lady

Helleborus London Fog

Helleborus Blue Lady
Tags: black flowers, blue lady, hellebore, helleborus, Ivory Prince, london fog, orientalis, Regal Ruffles, winter blooming
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Thursday, January 26th, 2012
Here are some of the new plant arrivals at Peacock Horticultural Nursery:
Acer x conspicuum ‘Esk Flamingo’ (Snakebark Maple) - Wow! This maple has so much going it. Weeping habit. Pink, cream and green variegated foliage. Snake bark that is very red in winter.
Acer x conspicuum ‘Phoenix’ (Snakebark Maple) – Another beautiful red striped snakebark.
Acer x conspicumm ‘Silver Cardinal’ (Snakebark Maple) – Silver striped bark and variegated leaves. Syn. Acer rubescens ‘Silver Cardinal’
Acer ginnala ‘Flame’ (Amur Maple) – Amazing brilliant red fall color.
Acer japonicum ‘Wood’s #2′ (Fullmoon Maple) - Huge leaves with nice fall colors.
Acer palmatum ‘Arakawa’ (Japanese Maple) - A rough bark maple.
Acer palmatum ‘Bihou’ (Japanese Maple) - A new cultivar selected for it’s golden yellow, apricot bark in winter.
Acer palmatum ‘Issai nishiki’ (Japanese Maple) – Another selection with interesting rough bark.
Acer palmatum ‘Tsuma beni’ (Japanese Maple) – Tsumi beni means “red nail” – as the leaves have purplish-red tips in spring.
Acer platanoides ‘Crimson King’ (Norway Maple) - Dramatic large, deeply lobed, reddish-puple foliage.
Acer platanoides ‘Curly Lamp Post’ (Norway Maple) - Very slow columnar habit with tight, congested, puckered leaves.
Acer pseudoplantanus ‘Simon Louis Freres’ (Sycamore Maple) – Large, creamy, variegated leaves on a compact tree.
Acer saccharum ‘Monumentale’ (Sugar Maple) - A columnar maple with orange fall color.
Acer shirasawanum ‘Aureum’ (Shirasawa’s Maple) – A golden full moon maple.
Acer shirasawanum x ‘Garden Glory’ (Shirasawa’s Maple) - An open, upright full moon maple.
Acer shirasawanum ‘Jordon’ (Shirasawa’s Maple) – Bright yellow leaves that emerge orange in spring. Red Fruits. Tolerant on full sun.
Acer shirasawanum ‘Moonrise’ (Shirasawa’s Maple) – Leaves emerge red, turning chartreuse in summer, then orange/red in fall. Also is tolerant of full sun.

Acer japonicum 'Wood's #2'
Other maples available at Peacock Horticultural Nursery include:
Acer griseum, Acer japonicum ‘Aconitifolium, Acer palmatum ‘Aka Shigitatsu Sawa, Acer palmatum Beni Fushigi’, Acer palmatum ‘Beni schichihenge, Acer palmatum ‘Fairy hair’, Acer palmatum ‘Fjellheim’ (Coral bark Maple), Acer palmatum ‘Kasagi yama’, Acer palmatum ‘Mikawa yatsubusa, Acer palmatum ‘Moonfire’, Acer palmatum ‘Nishiki gawa’, Acer palmatum ‘Oridono nishiki’, Acer palmatum ‘Osakazuki Rubrum’, Acer palmatum ‘Peaches and Cream’, Acer palmatum ‘Purple Ghost’, Acer palmatum ‘Red Pygmy’, Acer palmatum ‘Sagara nishiki’, Acer palmatum ‘Shigitatsu Sawa’, Acer palmatum ‘ Shin deshojo’, Acer palmatum ‘Sumi nagashi’, Acer palmatum ‘Trompenburg’, Acer palmatum ‘Tsukushi gata’, Acer palmatum ‘Waka Momiji (Variegated), Acer pentaphyllum, Acer platanoides ‘Globosum Purpurea’, Acer pseudoplantanus ‘Esk Sunset’, Acer shirasawanum ‘Autumn Moon’, Acer shirasawanum ‘Palmatifolium’, Acer truncatum.
Tags: Acer, conspicuum, coral bark, Curly lamp post, Esk flamingo, full moon maple, ginnala, griseum, japanese maple, japonicum, maple, norway maple, palmatum, pentaphyllum, platanoides, pseudoplantanus, rubescens, saccharum, shirasawanum, snakebark, truncatum
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Friday, September 30th, 2011

Cortaderia s. 'Gold Band'
I took this photo a couple of weeks ago as my Pampas Grass (Cortaderia s. ‘Gold Band’ which is a non-invasive species) planted in front of my property was beginning to bloom. This morning, I went out to find that someone had stolen all the blooms (fluffy white panicles). I know it’s “just” a pampas grass and anything planted in front of my fence along Gravenstein Hwy S. (Hwy. 116) is pretty much fair game for pilfering, but it does not make me feel any less violated.
If you see Pampas blooms for sale any where in the Sonoma County (Sebastopol Flea Market, Farmer’s markets, florist perhaps) – please do not buy them and support this behavior.
Thanks
Peacock Horticultural Nursery
Tags: cotaderia, flea market, florist, fluffy white panicles, Gravenstein hwy s., hwy 116, pampas grass, pilering, robbery, sebastopol, sonoma county, sonoma county farmer's market, sonoma county flea markets, sonoma county florist, stolen, thief
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Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
Here are some of the plants in bloom now at Peacock Horticultural Nursery -
Aechmea recurvata Red Form
Grevillea ‘Astraflora Fanfare’
Callistemon ‘Cane’s Hybrid’
Calothamnus villosus
Cornus kousa ‘Milky Way’
Grevillea rhyolitica
Cordyline ‘Pink Champagne’

Aechmea recurvata Red Form

Grevillea 'Astraflora Fanfare'

Callistemon 'Cane's Hybrid'

Calothamnus villosus

Cornus kousa 'Milky Way'

Grevillea rhyolitica

Cordyline 'Pink Champagne'
Tags: aechmea, astraflora fanfare, callistemon, calothamnus, cane's hybrid, Cordyline, cornus, Grevillea, kousa, milky way, pink cjampagne, rhyolitica
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Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
Here are some of the new plants now available at Peacock Horticultural Nursery:
- Acacia cognata ‘Mini Cog’ (Cousin Itt Acacia)
- Acer palmatum ‘Purple Ghost’ (Japanese Maple)
- Acer platanoides ‘Purple Globe’ (Norway Maple)
- Aesculus x carnea ‘Variegata’ (Variegated Horse Chestnut)
- Agave xylonacantha (Saw Leaf Agave)
- Betula pendula ‘Crimson Frost’ (Purple Leaf Birch Tree)
- Brachychiton rupestris (Queensland Bottle Tree)
- Calibanus hookeri (Mexican Boulder)
- Calothamnus villosus (Silky Net Bush)
- Centaurea gymnocarpa (Velvet Centaurea)
- Cephalotaxus harringtonia ‘Korean Gold’ (Plum Yew)
- Cornus capitata x kousa ‘Norman Hadden’ (Dogwood Tree)
- Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’ (Variegated Dogwood Tree)
- Cornus florida ‘Cloud Nine’ (Dogwood Tree)
- Cornus kousa ‘Kristen Lipka’s Variegated Weeper’ (Weeping Variegated Dogwood)
- Cornus sericea ‘Silver and Gold’ (Variegated Yellow Twig Dogwood)
- Cotinus coggygria ‘Golden Spirit’ (Golden Smoke Tree)
- Cotyledon orbiculata ‘Lighthouse Road’ (Pig’s Ears)
- Cupressus cashmeriana (Khasmir Cypress Tree)
- Drimys lanceolata (Mountain Pepper)
- Echeveria lilacina (Ghost Echeveria)
- Fothergilla major ‘Blue Shadow’ (Witch Alder)
- Ginkgo biloba ‘Chase Manhattan’ (Dwarf Maidenhair Tree)
- Ginkgo biloba ‘Munchkin’ (Dwarf Maidenhair Tree)
- Ginkgo biloba ‘Sunstream’ (Variegated Maidenhair Tree)
- Grevillea ‘Pink Midget’
- Ilex aquifolium ‘Ferox Variegata’ (Variegated English Holly)
- Juniperus communis ‘Gold Cone’ (Juniper)
- Kalanchoe ‘Fantastic’ – Wow!! (Variegated Paddle Plant)
- Leucadendron ‘Jester (Sunshine Conebush)
- Luma apiculata ‘Glanleam Gold’ (Gold Chilean Myrtle)
- Nyssa sylvatica ‘Sheri’s Cloud’ (Variegated Black Gum/Tupelo/Sourgum)
- Odontonema callistachyum (Purple Firespike)
- Paeonia latiflora ‘Coral Charm’ (Chinese Peony)
- Paeonia latiflora ‘Festiva Maxima’ (Chinese Peony)
- Paeonia latiflora ‘Red Charm’ (Chinese Peony)
- Paeonia latiflora ‘Salmon Glory’ (Chinese Peony)
- Quercus robur ‘Furst Schwarzenburg’ (Variegated English Oak)
- Rhodocoma capensis (Restio)
- Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Lace Lady’ (Contorted Blacl Locust)
- Russelia equisetiformis ‘Flamingo Park’ (Pink Coral Plant)
- Sequoia sempervirens ‘Kelly’s Prostrate’ (Prostrate Coast Redwood)
- Taxus cuspidata ‘Aurea Low Boy’ (Japanese Yew)
- Viburnum carlesii ‘Aurora’ (Korean Spice Viburnum)
- Viburnum tinus ‘Variegatum’ (Variegated Laurustinus)

Odontonema callistachyum
Tags: acacia, Aesculus, Agave, aquifolium, aurea low boy, Berberis, Beschorneria, Betula, blue shadow, brachychiton, calibanus, calothamnus, capitata, carlesii, cashmeriana, centaurea, chase manhatten, cloud nine, coiusin itt, controversa, coral charm, corallina nana, cornus, cotinus, cotyledon, crimson frost, cuppressus, fantastic, ferox variegata, festiva maxima, flamingo park, florida, fothergilla, fragrant, ginkgo, glanleam gold, gold cone, golden spirit, ilex, jester, juniperus, kalancjoe, kelly's prostrate, kousa, Kristen Lipka's variegated weeping, lace lady, latiflora, Leucadendron, lighthouse road, luma, munchkin, norman hadden, odontonema, paeonia, red charm, rhodocoma, robinia, russelia, salmon glory, sequioa, sericea, silver and gold, taxus, tinus, variegata, viburnum, xylonacantha
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Saturday, February 12th, 2011
Here are a few plants that are now available at Peacock Horticultural Nursery:
- Blechnum brasiliense - hardy tree fern
- Chondropetalum tectorum
- Dasylirion longissimum
- Euphorbia ‘Ascot Rainbow’
- Hebe ochracea ‘E.C. Sterling’
- Grevillea victoriae ‘Murray Valley Queen’
- Helleborus argutifolius variegated
- Leucadendron ‘Jester’
- Leucadendron ‘Safari Goldstrike’
- Leucadendron ‘Wilson’s Wonder’
- Michelia crassipes
- Myrica california
- Polystichum setiferum ‘Plumosomultilobum’
Tags: ascot rainbow, blechnum brasiliense, chondropetalum, dasylirion, E.C. sterling, Grevillea, Hebe ochracea, helleborus argutifolius variegated, jester, Michelia crassipes, murray valley queen, myrica, plumosomultilobum, polysticum, safari goldstrike, wilson's wonder
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Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Here are a few of the plants blooming in our retail nursery now:
- Agapanthus ‘Gold Strike’ (Lily-of-the-Nile)
- Knophofia uvaria ‘Wilhelm’s Lance’ ( Red Hot Poker)
- Origanum ‘Kent Beauty’ (Ornamental Origano)
- Portea ‘Sylvia’ (Protea)
- Scadoxus multiflorus ssp katherinae (Blood Lily)
- Trachelium caeruleum ‘Hamer Pandora’ (Throatwort)

Agapanthus 'Gold Strike'

Kniphofia uvaria 'Wilhelm's Lance'

Origanum 'Kent Beauty'

Protea 'Sylvia'

Protea 'Sylvia'

Protea 'Sylvia'

Scadoxus multiflorus ssp katherinae

Trachelium caeruleum 'Hamer Pandora'
Tags: agapanthus, blood lily, California nurseries, collector plants, gold strike, hamer pandora, kent beauty, kniphofia, nurseries, nursery, plant gift certificates, protea, rare plants, retail, retail nursery, scadoxus, sonoma county nurseries, sylvia, trachelium, wilhelm's lance
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Thursday, July 15th, 2010
Here are some of the recent arrivals that are now available at Peacock Horticultural Nursery:
- Acer x conspicuum ‘Silver Cardinal’
- Acer x conspicuum ‘Phoenix’
- Acer palmatum ‘Issai nishiki’
- Agapanthus ‘Gold Strike’
- Agapanthus praecox ‘Silver Streak’
- Agave ‘ Mateo’
- Berberidopsis coralina
- Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Rot Fuchs’
- Corydalis ‘Berry Exciting’
- Corylus ‘Red Majestic’
- Crinodendron hookerianum
- Cryptomeria japonica ‘Sekkan-sugi’
- Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Kisoji no haru’
- Eriogonum grande var rubescens
- Eucomis ‘Freckles’
- Fagus sylvatica ‘Red Obelisk’
- Fagus sylvatica ‘Tortuosa Purpurea’
- Garrya elliptica ‘Evie’
- Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Little Honey’
- Kniphofia northiae
- Kniphofia uvaria ‘Wilhelm’s Lance’
- Leptospermum turbinatum ‘Flat Rock’
- Leucadendron ‘Safari Goldstrike’
- Ochagavia litoralis
- Orbexilum pedunculatum
- Tradescantia ‘Sunshine Charm’
- Zelkova serrata ‘Goshiki’
Tags: Acer, agapanthus, Agave, berberidopsis, berry exciting, cercidiphyllum, conspicuum, coralina, corydalis, corylus, crinodendron, cryptomeria, enkianthus, eriogonum, eucomis, evie, fagus, flat rock, freckles, garrya, gold strike, goshiki, hydrangea, issai nishiki, kisoji no haru, kniphofia, leptospermum, Leucadendron, little honey, mateo, northiae, ochagavia, orbexilum, phoenix, quercifolia, red majestic, red obelisk, rot fuchs, safari goldstrike, sekkan-sugi, silver cardinal, silver streak, sunshine charm, tortuosa purpurea, tradescantia, wilhelm's lance, Zelkova
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Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
Here are a few of the beautiful blooms in the nursery this month.
- Arisaema ciliatum
- Callistemon citrinus ‘Jeffersii’ ( Pink BottleBrush)
- Camellia ‘Scented Sun’
- Iris ‘Count Pulaski’ (Louisiana Iris)
- Iris pseudacorus ‘Roy Davidson’ (Flag Iris)
- Paeonia ‘Bartzella’ (Intersectional Peony)
- Podophyllum ‘Spotty Dotty’ (Mayapple)
- Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Frisia’ (Frisia Black Locust Tree)

Arisaema ciliatum

Callistemon citrinus 'Jeffersii'

Camellia 'Scented Sun'

Iris 'Count Pulaski'

Iris 'Roy Davidson'

Paeonia 'Bartzella'

Podophyllum 'Spotty Dotty'

Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia'
Tags: Arisaema ciliatum, bartzella, black locust, bottlebrush, callistemon, count pulaski, frisia, intersectional, iris, jeffersii, peony, Podophyllum, robinia, roy davidson, spotty dotty
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Friday, April 23rd, 2010
Here are photos taken today of plants blooming in the nursery -
- Beschorneria albiflora – Trunking Beschoneria
- Beschorneria septentrionalis x decosteriana -False Red Agave
- Chionanthus retusus var. serrulatus – Chinese Fringe Tree
- Cytisus ‘Lena’ – Broom
- Cytisus ‘Moonlight’ – Broom
- Deutzia gracilis ‘Chardonnay Pearls’ - Slender Deutzia
- Isopogon anethifolius ‘Curra Moors’ – Drumsticks
- Leucadendron discolor ‘Pom Pom’ – Pom Pom Protea
- Michelia crassipes
- Polygonatum x hybridum ‘Grace Barker’ – Grace Barker Solomon’s Seal
- Rhodohypoxis baurii ‘Picta’
- Ribes speciosum ‘Rana Creek’ – Rana Creek Gooseberry
- Sambucus nigra ‘Black Lace’ – Black Lace Elderberry
- Syringa vulgaris ‘Acubifolia Variegata’ – Variegated Lilac
- Tradescantia ‘Chedglow’ – Chedglow Spiderwort
- Viburnum lantana ‘Variegata’ – Variegated Wayfaring Tree
- Viburnum plicatum ‘Shoshoni’ – Japanese Snowball
- Weigela florida ‘Variegata’

Beschorneria albiflora

Beschorneria septentrionalis x decosteriana

Chionanthus retusus var. serrulatus

Cytisus 'Lena'

Cytisus 'Moonlight'

Deutzia gracilis 'Chardonnay Pearls'

Isopogon anethifolius 'Curra Moors'

Isopogon anethifolius 'Curra Moors'

Leucadendron discolor 'Pom Pom'

Michelia crassipes

Michelia crassipes

Polygonatum x hybridum 'Grace Barker'

Rhodohypoxis baurii 'Picta'

Ribes speciosum 'Rana Creek'

Sambucus nigra 'Balck Lace'

Syringa vulgaris 'Acubifolia Variegata'

Tradescantia 'Chedglow'

Viburnum lantata 'Variegata'

Viburnum plicatum 'Shoshoni'

Weigela florida 'Variegata'
Tags: acubifolia variegata, albiflora, Beschorneria, black lace, broom, chardonnay pearls, chedglow, chionanthus, crassipes, curra moors, cytisus, decosteriana, deutzia, elderberry, fringe tree, gooseberry, grace barker, isopogon, lantata, lena, Leucadendron, lilac, michelia, moonlight, plicatum, polygonatum, pom pom, rana creek, rhodohypoxis, ribes, sambucus, septentrionalis, shoshoni japanese snowball, solomon seal, spiderwort, syringa, tradescantia, variegata, viburnum, weigela. florida
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