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Aronia melanocarpa
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ca$ 4.50 |
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| Growing to 1.5m this Aronia is somewhat smaller than the closely related Aronia arbutifolia but still manages to put on a show most seasons. The white summer flowers are small but plentiful among the mid to dark green leaves, and are followed by black shiny fruit that can persist well into the... |
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Berberis gracilipes
Syn. Mahonia gracilipes
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ca$ 6.95 |
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| Pictures can hardly do this plant justice. The large compound leaves are dark green with lighter green veins, but it is their undersides that are so striking - almost pure white. The flowers are unusual for a Mahonia in that they are burgundy and white, rather than the more usual yellow. The widely... |
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Berberis nervosa
Syn. Mahonia nervosa
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ca$ 3.95 |
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| This evergreen shrub has short vertical stems, mostly under 30 cm (12 in), while the leaves reach higher, rarely up to 1 m (3 feet) tall. The leaves are compound, with 9-19 leaflets; each leaflet is strongly toothed, reminiscent of holly, and somewhat shiny, but less so than Tall Oregon-grape. This... |
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Bupleurum fruticosum
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ca$ 4.25 |
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| Spreading, dense evergreen shrub with slender erect shoots and narrowly obovate, blue-green leaves to 3 inches long. The leaves commonly have seven parallel veins. From July to September, the plant bears small star-shaped yellow flowers in domed, terminal umbels about 1-1/2 inches across. Height to... |
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Callicarpa bodinieri
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ca$ 3.95 |
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| Bright purple berries ripen in autumn and persist until well into the winter and occasionally even into the spring. This bushy deciduous shrub grows to 10 feet high with an 8 foot spread. Fruits most prolifically during long hot summers and when planted in groups. |
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Calycanthus chinensis
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ca$ 5.95 |
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| This spreading deciduous shrub has broadly oval, glossy green leaves up to 6 inches long. In early summer, cup-shaped pink-flushed white flowers to 3 inches across, marked white and maroon inside are borne singly close to shoot tips. Height and spread - 10-12 feet. |
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Cistus laurifolius
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ca$ 3.95 |
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| A small to medium sized evergreen shrub with aromatic dark green leaves that make the perfect back-drop to the large white blooms with yellow centers. Height and spread to 6 feet. |
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Clethra barbinervis
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ca$ 3.95 |
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| This upright deciduous shrub has dark green leaves that turn red and yelllow in autumn. Bears bell-shaped white flowers in arching terminal racemes from late summer to autumn. Has attractive peeling bark when mature. Height and spread is 10 feet. |
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Cydonia oblonga
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ca$ 3.95 |
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| A large shrub or small tree to 20ft., the Quince is an excellent choice for almost any garden. The aromatic fruit has a vaguely citrus-like scent and is rich in pectin for making fine traditional jellies. The fruit, with a somewhat gritty texture like a pear, turns deep pink when cooked. It has a... |
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Decaisnea insignis
Syn. Decaisnea fargesii
Syn. Slackia insignis
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ca$ 4.45 |
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| A multi-trunked deciduous shrub or small tree, Decaisnea rarely exceeds 5-6 meters in height, with a similar spread. The bright green pinnate leaves, which can be as long as 90cm (3ft), emerge in mid-spring. The pendent panicles of blooms, up to 45cm (18in) long, have sparse bright green-yellow... |
