Peacock Horticultural Nursery Blog

New plants in the Nursery

peahort — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:31:21 +0000

A few new plants just arrived at Peacock Horticultural Nursery:

Aloe ‘Christmas Carol’ – Kelly Griffin Hybrid

Beschorneria yuccoides ‘Flamingo Glow’ – With Beautiful variegated foliage

Clematis x cartmanii ‘Avalanche’ – Evergreen Clematis with white flowers.

Hesperaloe parviflora Brakelights – New selection with red flowers

Dyckia ‘Naked Lady’ – Spineless, smooth leaves

Roldana petasites ssp. Cristobalensis - Red-leaved velvet Senecio

Plants Currently Blooming at Peacock Horticultural Nursery

peahort — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:41:29 +0000

Here are few plants that are currently blooming at Peacock Horticultural Nursery:

Edgeworthia chryantha
Epimedium x ‘Pink Champagne’
Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Diane’ (Witch Hazel)
Hamamelis virginiana ‘Primavera’ (Witch Hazel)
Grevillea lanigera ‘Coastal Gem’
Grevillea thelemanniana ‘Baby’
Leucadendron ‘Wilson’s Wonder’

Epimedium x 'Pink Champagne'
Grevillea lanigera 'Coastal Gem'
Edgeworthia chrysantha

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane'

Hamamelis virginiana 'Primavera'

Leucadendron 'Wilson's Wonder'

Recent Arrivals at Peacock Horticultural Nursery

peahort — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:18:47 +0000

Here are some of the plants that have recently arrived at Peacock Horticultural Nursery:

Abies koreana ‘Horstmann’s Silberlocke’
Berberis thunbergii ‘Lime Glow’
Corylus aveliana ‘Contorta’
Cotinus coggygria ‘Golden Spirit’
Cupressus cashmeriana
Eucalyptus ‘Moon Lagoon’
Furcraea macdougalii
Grevillea nudiflora ‘Medusa’
Grevillea thelemanniana ‘Baby’
Magnolia ‘Ann’
Magnolia ‘Betty’
Magnolia ‘Jane’
Magnolia ‘Susan’
Mathiasella bupleuroides
Parthenocissus henryana
Pinus strobus ‘Louie’
Yucca rostrata ‘Sapphire Skies’
Eucalyptus 'Moon Lagoon'

Hellebores are Blooming at Peacock Horticultural Nursery

peahort — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:02:05 +0000

Helleborus Regal Ruffles

: Helleborus Regal Ruffles

: Helleborus Regal Ruffles

: Helleborus Ivory Prince

: Helleborus Blue Lady

Helleborus London Fog

Helleborus Blue Lady

New Maples now available at Peacock Horticultural Nursery

peahort — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:46:40 +0000

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.

Variegated Pampas Grass Blooms Stolen

peahort — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:19:55 +0000

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

Blooming in the Nursery – July 2011

peahort — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 04:58:12 +0000

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'

New Plants in the Nursery – April 2011

peahort — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 03:54:01 +0000

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

Plants just arrived February 2011

peahort — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:51:43 +0000

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’

Plants in bloom now – July 2010

peahort — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:41:55 +0000

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'

Scadoxus multiflorus ssp katherinae

Trachelium caeruleum 'Hamer Pandora'