Blooms and Berries in the Nursery Now

peahort — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:00:37 +0000

We have had a cool summer for the most part here at Peacock Horticultural Nursery, with foggy mornings and low to mid-seventies in the afternoon. Not that I am complaining, as lower temperatures mean less watering for me. The following are some of the plants that are blooming or bearing fruit this month:

Asclepias physocarpa (Milkweed) - Great plant to attract butterflies to your garden. 4-6′ tall with white flowers followed by lime green, balloon-like seed pods.
Clerodendron bungei ‘Pink Diamond’ (Variegated Glory Bower) – A beautiful 30″ shrub for part shade in USDA zones 8 – 9. Blooms 3 - 4 months with fragrant, pink flowers. Foliage is variegated with white and various shades of green.
Clerodendron trichotomum (Harlequin Glorybower) – A small suckering tree to about 15′ for sun to part shade in USDA zones 6 – 9. Flowers are very fragrant and white, and in the fall bear bright blue fruits.
Colletia paradoxa, Colletia spinosa, and Colletia ulicina - Nearly leafless, spiny, South American shrubs with white to pink fragrant flowers in summer.
Crinodendron hookerianum (Chilean Lantern Tree) – A 15′ evergreen shrub originally from South America with red flowers. Grows best in partial shade in USDA zone 8b – 10. Freezes may damage flowers or young growth.
Dianella tasmanica (Tasman Flax Lily) – A 2-3′ strap-leafed perennial for the shade garden. Blue flowers are followed by very striking deep blue fruits in summer.
Eryngium pandanifolium (Giant Sea Holly) – A clump forming perennial for full sun in USDA zone 7 – 9. The thin, spiny, silver-green leaves are 3′- 4′ and the thistle-like, multi-branched flower stalk can be 8′. A very impressive plant in bloom!
Hibiscus x moscheutos ‘Lord Baltimore’ (Rose Mallow) - A hardy 5′ tall perennial with large, red Hibiscus flowers from Summer until the first frost. Dormant in winter and hardy to USDA Zone 5.
Musschia wollastonii (Madeira Giant Bellflower) - A rare monocarpic plant from the Island of Madeira. Forms a large rosette of green leaves a top a woody trunk up to 3′ – 5′. Produces a huge, multi-branched, pyramidal display of odd greenish-yellow flowers and then dies.
Puya mirabilis- A terrestrial Bromeliad that forms many 2′ rosettes of thin, spiny, grass-like leaves. Chartreuse flowers are produced on 2-3′ stalks in summer.
Roscoea purpurea (Roscoe’s Lily) -A winter dormant perennial for part sun in USDA zones 7b to 9b. Rich purple flower to 2.5″ in summer.

Clerodendron bungei 'Pink Diamond'

Colletia

Dianella tasmanica

Eryngium pandanifolium

Hibiscus x moscheutos 'Lord Baltimore'

Musschia wollastonii

Puya mirabilis

Roscoea purpurea

Asclepias physocarpa

New Plants in the Nursery

peahort — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:47:03 +0000

Here are a few of the new arrivals in the nursery:

Acacia linifolia – A small Acacia with fine, soft leaves (phyllodes) and cream flowers.
Berberis ‘Gold Pillar’ - A columnar Barberry with golden foliage – Wow!
Ceanothus ‘Tuxedo’ – A striking new variety with dark foliage and lavender-blue flowers.
Colletia paradoxa - A shrub native to South America with gray-green triangular spine tipped stems and small fragrant flowers in summer.
Dasylirion longissimum - Mexican Grass Tree native to Mexico
Hesperoyucca whipplei ‘RBG’ – A silver form of (Our Lord’s Candle)
Hunnemannia fumariifolia – Perennial Mexican Tulip Poppy
Protea ‘Sylvia’ – A beautiful hybrid of P. susannae x P. eximia with red-pink flowers with creamy-yellow center.
Salvia ‘Wendy’s Wish’ – A new Salvia with large magenta flowers.
Sonchus canariensis – An very unusual foliage plant with yellow flowers in spring.
Yucca linearifolia – A great Yucca with many very narrow blue leaves.

Ceanothus 'Tuxedo'

Colletia paradoxa

Dasylirion longissimum

Hesperoyucca whipplei 'RBG'

Hunnemannia fumariifolia

Sonchus canariensis

Salvia 'Windy's Wish'

Yucca linearifolia

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Blooms and Berries in the Nursery Now

New Plants in the Nursery