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New Arrivals to the Nursery – September

peahort — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:48:18 +0000

Here are some of the new plant arrivals at Peacock Horticultural Nursery this month.

Agave ‘Blue Glow’ - Beautiful small Agave with blue-green leaves with a red margin. Now available in quart pots!
Albuca juncifolia(Rush-leaved Albuca) - South African bulb with round leaves like a rush and greenish-yellow flowers in late spring.
Cordyline ‘Renegade’ (Renegade Cordyline) -This is a beautiful new clumping Cordyline with very wide black-purple foliage to 2 – 3′, and fragrant flowers in summer. Now available in 2 gallons.
Furcraea foetida ‘Mediopicta Sport’ (Variegated Furcraea) – This is a sport of Furcraea ‘Mediopicta’ and has wide green leaves to 4 – 5′ with a narrow yellow band in the center of each leaf. Hardy to USDA zone 9b (25 F). These monocarpic plants produce an inflorescence that can reach 25′ with many greenish-white flowers. Many plantlets will form on the inflorescence as the basal plant dies.
Remusatia vivipara
Yucca ‘Bright Star’(Bright Star Yucca) – This is a beautiful new slow growing Variegated Yucca. The wide leaves have deep yellow margins. The ultimate size of this Yucca has not been determined yet.
Urginia maritima syn: Drimia maritima (Sea Squill) - A large summer dormant bulb with blue-green leaves emerging in the fall after blooming. In summer, 3 – 4′ stalks rise with many white flowers with yellow centers. Hardy to 20 – 25 F, but best when protected from frost. Gophers do not eat this bulb! Huge 30 year old blooming bulbs available in 3 gallon pots, as well as, younger one gallon or 4″ pots available.
Zephyranthes ‘Labuffarosea’ (Labuffarosea Rain Lily) – Bulb native to Mexico that has pink flowers from late summer through fall.

Cordyline 'Rengade'

Cordyline 'Renegade'

Yucca 'Bright Star'

Urginea maritima

Zephyranthes 'Labuffarosea'

Plants Blooming in the Nursery Now – July

peahort — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:29:59 +0000

These are some of the plants that are currently in bloom at Peacock Horticultural Nursery -

Arisaema franchetianum ‘Hugo’ – Hugo Cobra Lily with purple and white flowers.
Brovoa geminiflora(syn. Polianthes geminiflora) – Tuberous plant with tubular orange-red flowers.
Campanula garganica ‘Dickson’s Gold’
Campanula persicifolia ‘Blue-Eyed Blond’- A Bellflower with yellow foliage and deep-blue blooms.
Campanula ‘Pink Octopus’ -A Bellflower with unusual pink octopus-like flowers.
Campanula takesimana- A Korean Bellfower with many pendant flowers of white/lilac.
Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Worchester Gold’ – Bluebeard shrub with yellow foliage and blue flowers.
Cornus capitata x kousa ‘Porlock’ – A beautiful Hybrid Dogwood Tree with white flowers that turn red with age, and cherry-red fruits in fall.
Crinodendron hookerianum- A shrub originally from Chile with red lantern-like flowers
Crinodendron patagua – A shrub originally from Chile with fragrant, white flowers.
Cynara cardunculus- See the Cardoon plants blooming in the garden and purchase your own 4″ plant for bloom next year.
Dahlia ‘Kingston Queen’ - One of many Dahlias available with dark foliage – this one with single orange flowers.
Dyckia x ‘Red Devil’- A Dyckia with rusty-red leaves and orange flowers.
Eucomis autumnalis (Purple leaf form) – A pineapple Lily with purple-green leaves and many white flowers
Eucomis comosa ‘Tugela Jade’ - A Pineapple Lily with many chartreuse buds that open white.
Eucomis comosa ‘Tugela Ruby’- A Pineapple Lily with green leaves flushed with purple, and maroon flower spikes with white flowers that have a purple center.
Eucomis ‘Oakhurst’- A Pineapple Lily with red-purple leaves and purple flowers. Very nice!
Eucomis ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ – A pineapple Lily with purple foliage and white-purple flowers.
Fuchsia ‘Rose Quartet’ – A compact fuchsia with unusual pink and white flowers.
Hemerocallis ‘Flasher’ - Daylily with bright orange flowers.
Hemerocallis ‘Unique Purple’ – Daylily with purple flowers.
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Glowing Embers’- Mop-head Hydrangea with red flowers.
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Lemon Zest’- Mop-head Hydrangea with Yellow foliage and pink flowers.
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Mariesii’- Lace-cap Hydrangea with pink to blue flowers.
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Nigra’- Mop-head Hydrangea with pink to blue flowers and black stems.
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Quadricolor’- Lace-cap type Hydrangea with four distinct colors in the leaves – pale green, cream, deep green, and yellow.
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Selma’- A compact Mop-head Hydrangea with pink to blue flowers.
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Shelia’- Lace-cap Hydrangea with pink flowers.
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Floribunda’- PeeGee Hydrangea with white flowers.
Hydrangea quercifolia- Oakleaf Hydrangea with big oak-shaped leaves, white flowers and great fall color.
Hydrangea ‘Sumida-no-hanabi’- A beautiful Hydrangea with double white flowers.
Nicandra physalodes ‘Splash of Cream’ - An annual plant with light blue to lavender flowers and interesting seed pods, and variegated leaves and some of the plants.
Origanum ‘Kent Beauty’ – An ornamental oregano with pink and chartreuse bracts (flowers).
Oxalis deppei ‘Iron Cross’ – Dark purple cross in the middle of each bright green clover leaf, with pink flowers. Non-Invasive.
Oxalis siliquosa ‘Sunset Velvet’- Another non-invasive Oxalis that has leaves that are gold, pink, coppery yellow to chartreuse, with yellow flowers.
Parahebe perfoliata- Digger’s Speedwell has glaucous, blue foliage that is similar to some Eucalyptus. Laverder-blue flowers.
Scadoxus multiflorus spp. katherinae – A South African bulbous plant with an amazing orange bloom every July.
Schizophragma hydrangeoides ‘Roseum’ – A Hydrangea Vine with fragrant pink flowers
Sinningia tubiflora- Hardy white Gloxinia.
Tradescantia ‘Blue and Gold’ – A Spider Wort with golden foliage and blue flowers.
Triteleia laxa ‘Koningin Fabiola’ – Bulbous plant with purple-blue flowers.
Yucca filamentosa ‘Bright Edge’ – Yucca to 2′ , green leaves edged in gold, and cream flowers
Yucca filamentosa ‘Color Gaurd’ – Yucca to 2′ with yellow centered leaves, pink and coral in winter, and cream flowers.
Yucca filamentosa ‘Garland’s Gold’ – Yucca to 3′ with gold centered leaves, blushing pink in winter, and cream flowers.
Zantedeschia ‘Edge of Night’ – Calla Lily with black-purple flowers and green foliage edged in black-purple and dark stems too! Beautiful!
Zantedeschia ‘Gene’s Giant’ – A giant calla lily up to 5′ tall with white flowers.
Zantedeschia ‘Hercules’ – Large Calla Lily to 3′ with white flowers.

Arisaema f. 'Hugo'

Campanula 'Blue Eyed Blond'

Campanula takesimana

Caryopteris 'Worchester Gold'

Cynara cardunculus (Cardoon)

Dahlia 'Kingston Queen'

Eucomis autumnalis

H. 'Flasher' & 'Unique Purple'

Hydrangea 'Sumida-no-hanabi'

Scadoxus multiflorus spp katherinae

Triteleia laxa 'Koningin Fabiola'

Zantedeschia 'Edge of Night'

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

Beschorneria ‘Ding Dong’ False Red Yucca

peahort — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:49:18 +0000

Beschorneria ‘Ding Dong’

My Beschorneria ‘Ding Dong’ is blooming! Beschorneria ‘Ding Dong’ has one of the largest inflorescence’s of any of the Beschornerias, and I am always amazed to watch it grow and bloom up to seven feet tall. This beautiful specimen plant in the photo is in the ground, but I do have 4″ and one gallons available here at Peacock Horticultural Nursery.

Beschorneria is a genus of succulent plants belonging to the Agavaceae that are native to Mexico. Beschorneria ’Ding Dong’ is a cross between B. yuccoides ssp. dekosteriana and B. septentrionalis chosen for it’s amazing vigor. These plants form a 3′ rosette of roughly textured green leaves. I took the photo to the right just recently and will add photos when it reaches it’s full potential. When it fully opens there are many red and green bell shaped flowers. These plants are hardy to 10 – 15 F and can be grown in full sun to part sun.

Other Beschorneria available at Peacock Horticultural Nursery include Beschorneria rigida, B. ssp. Queretaro, B. yuccoides and B. albiflora.

At 6′