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March 27, 2008

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National Federation of Independent Business

J C Raulston Arboretum

NCSU Horticulture

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NC Green Industry Council

Perennial Plant Association

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Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association

West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association

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Looking Good List

June 30, 2009

Looking Good List


Call for Encore Availability
Autumn Amethyst™ single vibrant purple flwrs 4' x 4' 1gal
Autumn Angel™ single white flowers 3' x 3' 1gal
Autumn Belle™ semi-double pink flwrs w/magenta flecks 5' x 4' 3gal
Autumn Carnation™ semi-double pink flowers 4.5' x 4' 1gal
Autumn Carnation™ semi-double pink flowers 4.5' x 4' 3gal
Autumn Carnival™ deep single pink flowers 3' x 4' 3gal
Autumn Cheer™ 1.25" single pink flowers 3'x3.5' 3gal
Autumn Coral™ single coral flwrs 2.5' x 3' 3gal
Autumn Debutante™ peachy pink flwrs 4' x 4' 1gal
Autumn Debutante™ peachy pink flwrs 4' x 4' 3gal
Autumn Embers ™ orange-red flowers 3' x 4' 3gal
Autumn Empress™ semi-double pink flowers 4' x 3' 1gal
Autumn Monarch™ semi-double coral flwrs 5' x 4' 1gal
Autumn Monarch™ semi-double coral flwrs 5' x 4' 3gal
Autumn Princess™ semi-double pink flowers 3.5' x 3' 3gal
Autumn Rouge™ double rose-red flwrs 4' x 4.5' 3gal
Autumn Royalty™ single purple flwrs 4.5' x 4' 1gal
Autumn Royalty™ single purple flwrs 4.5' x 4' 3gal
Autumn Ruby™ single rose-pink flwrs 2.5' x 3' 3gal
Autumn Sangria™ single rose-pink flowers 4.5' x 4' 1gal
Autumn Sangria™ single rose-pink flowers 4.5' x 4' 3gal
Autumn Starlite™ white flwrs w/soft pink speckles 3.5' x 4' 1gal
Autumn Sundance™ single deep pink flowers 3.5' x 4' 1gal
Autumn Sundance™ single deep pink flowers 3.5' x 4' 3gal
Autumn Sunset™ single to semi-double orange-red flowers 4' x 3.5' 1gal
Autumn Sunset™ single to semi-double orange-red flowers 4' x 3.5' 3gal
Autumn Sweetheart™ medium soft pink flwrs fade to near white 4' x 4' 3gal
Autumn Twist™ single white flwrs w/purple stripes 4.5' x 4' 1gal
Autumn Twist™ single white flwrs w/purple stripes 4.5' x 4' 3gal


1 gallon specials!
Chamaecyparis ob. 'Crippsii' "hinoki falsecypress" 1gal
Gardenia jas. 'Frostproof' "cape jasmine" 1gal
Gardenia jas. 'Kleim's Hardy' "cape jasmine" 1gal
Gardenia jas. 'Radicans Variegata' "cape jasmine" 1gal
Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil' "japanese holly" 1gal
Juniperus chin. 'Angelica Blue' "Angelica blue juniper" 1gal
Juniperus comm. 'Hibernica' "irish juniper" 1gal
Nandina dom. 'Firepower' "heavenly bamboo" 1gal
Rhododendron 'Pink Gumpo' "azalea" 1gal
Rhododendron 'White Gumpo' "azalea" 1gal
Salix melanostachys "black pussy willow" 1gal
Yucca fil. 'Color Guard' "yucca" 1gal
Yucca gloriosa 'Variegata' "yucca" 1gal


Ferns

Athyrium nipponicum 'Pictum' "Japanese Painted Fern" 1gal
Cyrtomium falcatum 'Rochfordianum' "Holly Fern" 1gal
Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance' "Autumn fern" 1gal
Osmunda regalis 'Spectabilis' "American Royal Fern" 1gal



Ground Covers

Euonymus fort. 'Emerald 'n Gold' "wintercreeper" Limited! 1gal
Hedera helix 32/flat "English ivy" 2 1/2"
Liriope muscari 'Big Blue' "Lilyturf" 1gal
Liriope muscari 'Variegata' "Lilyturf" 4" 18/flat
Liriope muscari 'Variegata' "Lilyturf" 1gal
Ophiopogon japonicus "Mondo Grass" 1gal
Ophiopogon japonicus 18/flat "Mondo Grass" 4" 18/flat
Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nana' "Dwarf Mondo Grass" 1gal
Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nana' 18/flat "Dwarf Mondo Grass" 4" 18/flat
Pachysandra terminalis 32/flat "Japanese pachysandra" Limited! 2 1/2"

Ornamenal Grasses

Panicum 'Dallas Blues' "switch grass" 3gal
Panicum 'Heavy Metal' "switch grass" 3gal
Panicum 'Shenandoah' "switch grass" 3gal
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln' "dwarf fountain grass" 1gal
Pennisetum orientale 'Karley's Rose' "fountain grass" 3gal
Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' "purple fountain grass" 4qt.

Perennial
Acanthus 'Summer Beauty' "Bear's Breeches" 3gal
Achillea 'Coronation Gold' "Yarrow" 1gal
Achillea 'Paprika' "Yarrow" 1gal
Achillea 'Summer Pastels' "Yarrow" 1gal
Agastache 'Tutti Fruiti' "Mexican hyssop" 1gal
Ajuga 'Bronze Beauty' "bugle weed" 1gal
Ajuga 'Chocolate Chip' "bugle weed" 1gal
Alocasia odora "elephant ear" 1gal
Artemisia 'Powis Castle' "wormwood" 1gal
Astilbe 'Deutschland' "Goat's Beard, False Spirea" 1gal
Astilbe 'Fanal' "Goat's Beard, False Spirea" 1gal
Astilbe 'Sister Theresa' "Goat's Beard, False Spirea" 1gal
Astilbe 'Sprite' "Goat's Beard, False Spirea" 1gal
Astilbe 'Vision' "Goat's Beard, False Spirea" 1gal
Canna 'The President' "canna lily" 3gal
Canna 'Tropical Yellow' "canna lily" 4qt
Canna Tropicanna® ’Phaison’ PP#10569 "canna lily" 5gal
Canna Tropicanna® Black 'Lon01' PPAF "canna lily" 5gal
Canna Tropicanna® Gold 'MACtro' PP#13809 "canna lily" 5gal
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides "plumbago" 1gal
Colocasia 'Black Magic' "elephant ear" 4qt
Colocasia 'Fontanseii' "elephant ear" 4qt
Colocasia 'Illustriss' "elephant ear" 4qt
Coreopsis verticillata 'Limerock Ruby' PP#15455 "tickseed" 1gal
Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam' "tickseed" 1gal
Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb' "tickseed" 1gal
Coreopsis Jethro Tull™ PP#18798 "tickseed" 1gal
Cuphea 'Plum Mist'™ "Mexican heather" 1gal
Dianthus x Blushing Maiden "pinks" 1gal
Dianthus 'Firewitch' "pinks" 1gal
Dianthus 'Mountain Mist' "pinks" 1gal
Dianthus x Ruby's Tuesday "pinks" 1gal
Dicentra for. 'Luxuriant' "bleeding heart" 1gal
Echinacea Harvest Moon™ "Big Sky™ Coneflower" 1gal
Echinacea 'Kim's Knee High' "purple Coneflower" 1gal
Echinacea 'Magnus' "purple Coneflower" 1gal
Echinacea Sundown™ "Big Sky™ Coneflower" 1gal
Echinacea Sunrise™ "Big Sky™ Coneflower" 1gal
Echinacea Twilight™ "Big Sky™ Coneflower" 1gal
Gaillardia 'Arizona Sun' "blanket flower" 1gal
Gaillardia 'Fanfare' "blanket flower" 1gal
Gaura 'Crimson Butterflies' "wand flower" 1gal
Gaura 'Whirling Butterflies' "wand flower" 1gal
Geranium x 'Rozanna' PP#12175 "Cranesbill" 1gal
Hemerocallis 'Buttered Popcorn' "daylily" 1gal
Hemerocallis 'Ed Brown' "daylily" 1gal
Hemerocallis 'Moonlit Mascarade' "daylily" 1gal
Hemerocallis 'Siloam Double Classic' "daylily" 1gal
Hemerocallis 'Stella D'Oro' "daylily" 1gal
Hemerocallis 'Happy Returns' "daylily" 1gal
Heuchera 'Palace Purple' "coral bells" 1gal
Heuchera 'Plum Pudding' "coral bells" 1gal
Heuchera 'Silver Scrolls' "coral bells" 1gal
Hosta 'Albo-mariginata' "hosta" 1gal
Hosta 'Blue Angel' "hosta" 1gal
Hosta 'Guacamole' "hosta" 1gal
Hosta 'June' "hosta" 1gal
Hosta 'Love Pat' "hosta" 1gal
Hosta 'Night Before X-mas' "hosta" 1gal
Hosta 'Patriot' "hosta" 1gal
Hosta 'Stiletto' "hosta" 1gal
Hosta 'Sum & Substance' "hosta" 1gal
Hosta 'Twilight' "hosta" 1gal
Hosta 'Zounds' "hosta" 1gal
Hypericum 'Albury Purple' "St. John's wort" 1gal
Hypericum calycinum "St. John's wort" 1gal
Iris ensata 'Geisha Girl' "Japanese Iris" 1gal
Iris ensata 'Mt. Fujiyama' "Japanese Iris" 1gal
Iris ensata 'Royal Robes' "Japanese Iris" 1gal
Iris ensata 'Variegata' "Japanese Iris" 1gal
Iris siberica 'Butter & Sugar' "siberian iris" 1gal
Iris siberica 'Caesars Brother' "siberian iris" 1gal
Iris siberica 'Sky Wings' "siberian iris" 1gal
Lantana 'Athens Rose' "lantana" 1gal
Lantana 'Chapel Hill Yellow' "lantana" 1gal
Lantana 'Ham and Eggs' "lantana" 1gal
Lantana 'Miss Huff' "lantana" 1gal
Lysimachia numuleria 'Aurea' "golden moneywort" 1gal
Musa 'Basjoo' "hardy banana" 4qt
Nepeta 'Walker's Low' "catmint" 1gal
Penstemon 'Cathedral Rose' "beard's tongue" 1gal
Penstemon 'Husker's Red' "beard's tongue" 1gal
Penstemon 'Red Rocks' "beard's tongue" 1gal
Perovskia atriplicifolia "Russian sage" 1gal
Phlox paniculata 'David' "garden phlox" 1gal
Phlox paniculata 'Laura' "garden phlox" 1gal
Phlox paniculata 'Purple Flame' "garden phlox" 1gal
Phlox paniculata 'Starfire' "garden phlox" 1gal
Phlox paniculata 'White Flame' "garden phlox" 1gal
Phlox subulata 'Red Wing' "moss ink" 1gal
Platycodon 'Sentimental Blue' "balloon flower" 1gal
Rosmarinus 'Barbeque' "rosemary" 1gal
Rudbeckia 'Goldsturm' "black-eyed susan" 1gal
Ruellia 'Katie' "hardy petunia" 1gal
Salvia 'May Knight' "sage" 1gal
Salvia 'Mystic Spires Blue' "sage" 1gal
Scabiosa 'Butterfly Blue' "pincushion flower" 1gal
Sedum 'Autumn Joy' "stonecrop" 1gal
Sedum reflexum 'Blue Spruce' "stonecrop" 1gal
Sedum tectractinum "stonecrop" 1gal
Sempervivum 'Silverine' "hens & chicks" 1gal
Stachys byzantina 'Countess Helene Von Stein' "lamb's ear" 1gal
Stokesia (white flower form) "stokes aster" 1gal
Thymus serphyllum 'Coccineus' "thyme" 1gal
Tradescantia 'Sweet Kate' "spiderwort" 1gal
Verbena 'Homestead Purple' "vervain" 1gal
Veronica 'Royal Candles' "speedwell" 1gal
Veronica 'Sunny Border Blue' "speedwell" 1gal

Trees

Acer pal. 'Bloodgood' "Japanese Maple" 6'
Acer pal. var diss. 'Virdis' "cut-leaf maple" 10gal
Betula nigra 'Little King' "dwarf river birch" 5gal
Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca' "blue atlas cedar" 6-7'
Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca Pendula' "weeping blue atlas cedar" 5-6'
Cedrus deodara 'Aurea' "gold deodar cedar" 3gal
Cercidiphyllum japonicum "katsure tree" 7gal
Chamaecyapris noot. 'Glauca Pendula' "weeping Alaskan cedar" 5-6'
Cornus florida "flowering dogwood" 5-6'
Cornus mas 'Golden Glory' "Corneliancherry dogwood" 7gal
Ilex x 'Acadiana' "Red holly" 15gal
Ilex x 'Robin' "Red holly" 15gal
Lagerstroemia 'Acoma' "crepemyrtle" 3gal
Lagerstroemia 'Catawba' "crepemyrtle" 3gal
Lagerstroemia 'Dynamite' "crepemyrtle" 15gal
Lagerstroemia 'Muskogee' "crepemyrtle" 3gal
Lagerstroemia 'Natchez' "crepemyrtle" 7gal
Lagerstroemia 'Natchez' "crepemyrtle" 15gal
Lagerstroemia 'Pink Velour' "crepemyrtle" 3gal
Lagerstroemia 'Pink Velour' "crepemyrtle" 7gal
Lagerstroemia Red Rocket "crepemyrtle" 3gal
Lagerstroemia 'Sioux' "crepemyrtle" 3gal
Lagerstroemia 'Sioux' "crepemyrtle" 7gal
Lagerstroemia 'Tuscarora' "crepemyrtle" 15gal
Lagerstroemia 'Twilight' "crepemyrtle" 3gal
Magnolia stellata 'Royal Star' "Star Magnolia" 5gal
Magnolia x loebneri 'Merrill' "Star Magnolia" 5-6'
Metasequoia glyptostroboides "Dawn Redwood" 7gal
Metasequoia glyp. 'Ogon' "Gold Dawn Redwood" 7gal
Myrica cerifera "wax myrtle" 15gal
Prunus ceracifera 'Krauter's Vesuvius' "purple leaf plum" 15gal
Styrax japonicus "Japanese Snowbell" 3gal
Taxodium dis. 'Cascade Falls' "Weeping baldcypress" 10gal
Taxodium distichum 'Peve Minaret' "dwarf bald cypress" 7gal
Thuja plicata 'Green Giant' "western arborvitae" 15gal
x Cupressocyparis leylandii "leyland cypress" 3gal
x Cupressocyparis leylandii "leyland cypress" 15gal

Vines
Gelsemium rankanii "swamp jessamine" 3gal
Schizophragma hydrangeoides 'Moonlight' "Japanese Hydrangea vine" 3gal
Trachelospermum asia. 'Variegata' "variegated asiatic jasmine" 3gal
Trachelospermum jasminoides "confederate jasmine" 3gal
Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Variegata' "variegated confederate jasmine" 3gal

Woody Ornamentals

Berberis thun. 'Aurea' "Japanese barberry" 3gal
Berberis thun. 'Crimson Pygmy' "Japanese barberry" 3gal
Berberis thun. 'Rose Glow' "Japanese barberry" 3gal
Buxus mic. 'Wintergreen' "littleleaf boxwood" 18-21"
Buxus sempervirens "American Boxwood" 24-30"
Buxus sempervirens "American Boxwood" 30-36"
Buxus sempervirens PYRAMIDAL "American Boxwood" 21-24"
Buxus x 'Green Velvet' "littleleaf boxwood" 21"
Camellia jap. 'Governor Mouton' "spring-blooming camellia" 7gal
Camellia sas. 'Pink Snow' "fall-blooming camellia" 3gal
Cephalotaxus harr. 'Fastigiata' "Upright plum yew" 7gal
Chamaecyparis ob. 'Tetragona Aurea' "hinoki falsecypress" 3gal
Chamaecyparis ob. 'Wells Special' "hinoki falsecypress" 3gal
Chamaecyparis pis. 'Gold Mops' "threadleaf falsecypress" 3gal
Chionanthus virginicus "fringetree" 3gal
Corylus avellana 'Contorta' "Harry Lauder's Walking stick" 3gal
Cotoneaster apiculatus "cranberry cotoneaster" 3gal
Cotoneaster adpressus 'Tom Thumb' "dwarf cotoneaster" 3gal
Cotoneaster dammeri 'Coral Beauty' "bearberry cotoneaster" 3gal
Cotoneaster dammeri 'Strieb's Findling' "bearberry cotoneaster" 3gal
Cotoneaster glaucophyllus "greyleaf cotonester" 3gal
Cotoneaster procumbens 'Queen of Carpets' "creeping cotoneaster" 3gal
Cotoneaster salicifolius 'Scarlet Leader' "creeping cotoneaster" 3gal
Crytomeria jap. 'Araucarioides' "Japanese cedar" 3gal
Cryptomeria jap. 'Black Dragon' "Japanese cedar" 3gal
Cryptomeria jap. 'Elegans Nana' "Japanese cedar" 3gal
Cryptomeria jap. 'Globosa Nana' "Japanese cedar" 5gal
Cryptomeria jap. 'Radicans' "Japanese cedar" 3gal
Euonymus alatus 'Compactus' "dwarf burning bush" 3g
Euonymus alatus 'Compactus' "dwarf burning bush" 7gal
Euonymus alatus 'Compactus' "dwarf burning bush" 10gal
Euonymus phellomanus "winged euonymus" 3gal
Euonymus jap. 'Aureomarginatus' "golden euonymus" 3gal
Fargesia rufa 'Green Panda' "clumping bamboo" 7gal
Fatsia japonica "Japanese fatsia" 4qt
Gardenia jas. 'Kleims Hardy' "cape jasmine" 3gal
Gardenia jas. 'Radicans' "dwarf gardenia" 3gal
Hydrangea macrophylla Endless Summer "big leaf hydrangea" 5gal
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Mariesii Variegata' "variegated big leaf hydrangea" 3gal
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Pia' "big leaf hydrangea" 3gal
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Sister Theresa' "big leaf hydrangea" 3gal
Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight' "panicle hydrangea" 3gal
Hydrangea paniculata 'Pink Diamond' "panicle hydrangea" 3gal
Hydrangea paniculata 'Tardiva' "panicle hydrangea" 3gal
Hypericum patulum 'Sungold' "St. John's wort" 3gal
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring' "variegated Chinese holly" 7gal
Ilex cornuta 'Rotunda' "Chinese holly" 3gal
Ilex crenata 'Compacta' "Japanese holly" 3gal
Ilex crenata 'Green Luster' "Japanese holly" 3gal
Ilex crenata 'Hoogendron' "Japanese holly" 3gal
Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil' "Japanese holly" 3gal
Ilex crenata 'Steeds' "Japanese holly" 3gal
Ilex crenata 'Steeds' "Japanese holly" 7gal
Ilex vomitoria Bordeaux™ "dwarf yaupon holly" 3gal
Ilex vomitoria 'Taylor's Rudolph' "dwarf yaupon holly" 3gal
Ilex x 'Patriot' "Red holly" 3gal
illilcium parviflorum "small anisetree" 3gal
Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet' "Virginia Sweetspire" 3gal
Itea virginica Little Henry "Virginia Sweetspire" 3gal
Juniperus chin. 'Angelica Blue' "Angelica blue juniper" 3gal
Juniperus chin. 'Blue Point' "blue point juniper" 5gal
Juniperus chin. 'Blue Point' "blue point juniper" 7gal
Juniperus chin. 'Kaizuka' "hollywood juniper" 3gal
Juniperus chin. 'Nicks Compacta' "compact Pfitzer Juniper" 3gal
Juniperus chin. 'Pfitzeriana Aurea' "gold tip pfitzer" 3gal
Juniperus communis 'Hibernica' "Irish Juniper" 5'
Juniperus conferta 'Blue Pacific' "shore juniper" 3gal
Juniperus horizontalis 'Bar Harbor' "bar harbor juniper" 2gal
Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltonii' "blue rug juniper" 2gal
Juniperus scop. 'Skyrocket' "Skyrocket Juniper" 5-6'
Juniperus vir. 'Grey Owl' "Dwarf red cedar" 3gal
Leucothoe axillaris "coastal leucothoe" 3gal
Ligustrum jap. 'Howard' "wax-leaf ligustrum" 3gal
Ligustrum jap. 'Recurvifolium' "wavy leaf privet" 3gal
Ligustrum sinensis 'Swift Creek' "dwarf variegated privet" 3gal
Loropetalum chin. 'Daruma' "Chinese fringe-flower" 3gal
Loropetalum chin. 'Ever Red Sunset' "Chinese fringe-flower" 3gal
Loropetalum chin. 'Pizzaz' "Chinese fringe-flower" 3gal
Loropetalum chin. 'Ruby' "Chinese fringe-flower" 3gal
Loropetalum chin. 'Purple Diamond' "Chinese fringe-flower" 3gal
Loropetalum chin. 'Purple Pixie' "Chinese fringe-flower" 3gal
Loropetalum chin. 'ZhuZhou Fushia' "Chinese fringe-flower" 7gal
Mahonia bealei "Oregon Grape holly" 3gal
Mahonia fortunei "Chinese mahonia" 3gal
Opuntia ellisiana "thornless prickly pear cactus" 3gal
Opuntia engelmanii "prickly pear cactus" 3gal
Opuntia humifusa "prickly pear cactus" 3gal
Osmanthus fragrans "fragrant tea olive" 3gal
Osmanthus het. 'Gulftide' "holly osmanthus" 3gal
Prunus laur. 'Otto Luyken' "English laurel" 3gal
Prunus laur. 'Otto Luyken' "English laurel" 18-24" sp.
Prunus laur. 'Schipkaensis' "English laurel" 24"
Prunus laur. 'Schipkaensis' "English laurel" 30-36"
Rhaphiolepsis ind. 'Spring Sonata' "indian hawthorne" 3gal
Rhaphiolepsis umb. 'Alba' "indian hawthorne" 3gal
Rhaphiolepsis umb. 'Eleanor Tabor' "indian hawthorne" 5gal
Rhaphiolepsis umb. 'Pinkie' "indian hawthorne" 3gal
Rhaphiolepsis umb. 'Snow White' "indian hawthorne" 3gal
Rhododendron cat. 'Chinoides' "rhododendron" 3gal
Rhododendron cat. 'English Roseum' "rhododendron" 3gal
Rhus thyphina Tiger Eye "staghorn sumac" 3gal
Rosa x Blushing Knock Out™ "shrub rose" 3gal
Rosa x Double Knock Out™ "shrub rose" 3gal
Rosa x Knock Out™ "shrub rose" 3gal
Rosa x Pink Double Knock Out™ "shrub rose" 3gal
Rosa x Pink Knock Out™ "shrub rose" 3gal
Rosa x Scarlet Flower Carpet™ "flower carpet rose" 3gal
Spiraea x bumalda 'Anthony Waterer' "Bumald Spirea" 3gal
Spiraea x bumalda 'Gold Flame' "Spirea" 3gal
Spiraea x bumalda 'Magic Carpet' "Bumald Spirea" 3gal
Spiraea japonica 'Gold Mound' "Japanese Spirea" 3gal
Spiraea japonica 'Golden Elf' PP#12025 "Japanese Spirea" 3gal
Spiraea japonica 'Little Princess' "Japanese Spirea" 3gal
Spiraea thunbergii 'Mount Fuji' "Variegated Thunberg Spirea" 3gal
Taxus x media 'Densiformis' "dense yew" 3gal
Taxus x media 'Hicksii' "Upright Yew" 3gal
Ternstroemia gymnanthera "Japanese cleyera" 7gal
Ternstroemia gym. 'Sovereign' "Japanese cleyera" 3gal
Ternstroemia gym. 'Variegata' "variegated Japanese cleyera" 7gal
Thuja occ. 'Degroot's Spire' "Eastern Arborvitae" 3gal
Thuja occ. 'Emerald' "Eastern Arborvitae" 5-6'
Thuja occ. 'Emerald' 3-tier poodled "Eastern Arborvitae" 5-6'
Thuja occ. 'Emerald' spiraled "Eastern Arborvitae" 6-7'
Thuja occ. 'Europe Gold' "Eastern Arborvitae" 3gal
Thuja occ. 'Hetz Midget' "Eastern Arborvitae" 3gal
Thuja occ. 'Rheingold' "Eastern Arborvitae" 3gal
Thuja plic. 'Green Giant' "western arborvitae" 3gal
Thuja plic. 'Green Giant' "western arborvitae" 7gal
Thuja plic. 'Green Giant' "western arborvitae" 15gal
Trachycarpus fortunei "Windmill Palm" 3gal
Trachycarpus fortunei "Windmill Palm" 7gal
Trachycarpus fortunei "Windmill Palm" 10gal
Viburnum awabuki 'Chindo' "Japanese viburnum" 3gal
Viburnum x pragense "Prague viburnum" 3gal
Vitex agnus-castus 'Colonial Blue' "chaste tree" 3gal
Vitex agnus-castus 'Shoal Creek' "chaste tree" 3gal
Yucca 'Gold Garland" "Adam's needle" 3gal
Yucca 'Color Guard' "Adam's needle" 3gal
Yucca gloriosa 'Variegata' "Adam's needle" 3gal






















































































































































Natives

July 06, 2007

North Carolina Wildflower of the Year

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the North Carolina Wildflower of the Year program. The program was started by the North Carolina Botanical Garden and the Garden Club of North Carolina, Inc. The aim of the program is to actively promote throughout the state and surrounding region attractive native plants of the southeastern United States.

The Wildflower of the Year for 2007 is Helianthus angustifolius, swamp sunflower. Swamp sunflower is native along the east coast and can be found growing in moist, sunny areas such as swamps and marshes. The swamp sunflower is also happy in normal garden conditions and is a clump forming, herbaceous perennial that will grow to 6' in height. The attractive dark green foliage is narrow and can get 6-8" long. It makes a good background for summer blooming perennials when planted at the back of the border. Then in late September to November, 2" golden yellow daisy-like flowers cover the plant. What a statement it makes amidst the fall landscape.

There are also several cultivars of swamp sunflower that offer the same great fall color but on more compact plants, that make them suitable for smaller gardens. We currently have Helianthus angustifolium 'First Light' PP#13150 available in 1gal. First Light will grow to about 4' x 4'. We currently have the species in production and should have it available for late summer.

Previous NC Wildflowers of the Year
2006 Amsonia tabernaemontana - "Eastern bluestar"
2005 Asclepias incarnata - "swamp milkweed"
2004 Vernonia noveboracensis - "New York ironweed"
2003 Eupatorium perfoliatum - "boneset"
2002 Penstemon laevigatus - "Eastern smooth beardtongue"
2001 Lobelia cardinalis - "cardinal flower"
2000 Aster oblongifolius var. angustatus - "Eastern aromatic aster"
1999 Heuchera americana - "american alumroot"
1998 Liatris squarrulosa - "Southern blazing star"
1997 Hibiscus moscheutos - "crimson-eyed rose-mallow"
1996 Aster concolor - "Eastern silvery aster"
1995 Rudbeckia laciniata - "green-head coneflower"
1994 Chasmanthium latifolium - "sea-oats"
1993 Lobelia siphilitica - "great blue lobelia"
1992 Baptisia australis - "blue wild indigo"
1991 Coreopsis auriculata - "coreopsis"
1990 Kosteletzkya virginica - "seashore-mallow"
1989 Oenothera fruticosa - "Southern sundrops"
1988 Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii - "black-eyed susan"
1987 Aquilegia canadensis - "Eastern columbine"
1986 Tiarella cordifolia var. collina - "foamflower"
1985 Asclepias tuberosa - "butterfly milkweed"
1984 Penstemon smallii - "Small's beardtongue"
1983 Lobelia cardinalis - "cardinal flower"
1982 Lobelia cardinalis - "cardinal flower"

New Arrivals

February 23, 2009

What's New on the Nursery


06/24/09
Myrica Cerifera 'Wax Myrtle' 3 gal.
Gardenia 'Kleim's Hardy 3 gal.

06/23/09
Ilex crenata 'Compacta' 3 gal.

06/22/09
Ilex cren. 'Sky Pencil' 3 gal

06/19/09
Cameilla 'Shishigasihira 7gal
Camellia 'Yuletide' 7 gal


06/02/09
Muhlenbergi capillaris pink 3 gal

05/21/09
Gardenia 'August Beauty' 3 gal
Buddleia 'Evil Ways 3 gal

05/20/09
Gardenia 'Frostproof 3g
Euonymus 'Emerald Gaiety 1 gal
Euonymus 'Emerald 'n Gold 1 gal

05/18/09
Rosa x Pink Double Knock-out 3g
Rosa x Double Knock-out Red 3g


05/12/09
Gardenia 'Radicans 3 gal

Rosa x Double Knock-outs 3 gal
Ilex cor. O' Spring 7 gal
Juniper c. 'Blue Point' 5 gal
Juniper c 'Blue Point' 7 gal
Juniper h. 'Bar Harbor 2 gal
Juniper h. Wiltonii 'Blue Rug' 2 gal
Spiraea 'Neon Flash' 2 gal
Ternstroemia Gymnanthera 7 gal
Vitex 'Colonia Blue' gal

05/08/09
Trachycarpus fortunei 10 gal
Hydrangea 'Pia' 3 gal
Abelia 'Canyon Creek' 3 gal
Loropetalum 'Purple Diamond' 3 gal
Ilex dwf. yaupon Bordeaux 3 gal
Gardenia 'Kleim's Hardy 3 gal

05/05/09
Ilex 'Compacta' 3 gal
Thuja 'Rheingold' 3 gal
Ilex 'Burfordi Nana' 3 gal
Ilex 'Carssa 3 gal
Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil 3 gal
Juniperus 'Torulosa' 15 gal
Lantana 'New Gold' 3 gal


Thuja 'Rheingold

05/01/09
Prunus laur. 'Otto Luyken' 3 gal.
Hydrangea 'Dooley' 3 gal
Hydrangea 'Penny Mac 3 gal.
x Cupressocyparis 7 gal

04/30/09
Rhod. 'English Roseum' 3 gal
Rhod' Chinodies' 3 gal
Pieris 'Mt. Fire' 3 gal
Pieris 'Compacta' 3 gal
Pieris x 'Dodd's Bridalveil Falls' 3 gal

04/29/09
Myrica cerifera 3 gal
Euonymus 'Silver Queen' 3 gal
04/28/09
Muhlenbergia capillaris 3 gal
Rosa Knock-out 3 gal
Rosa Double Knock-out 3 gal
Loropetalum 'Ruby' 3 gal
Ilex glabra 'Shamrock' 3 gal

04/27/09
Cryptomeria 'Black Dragon' 3 gal.
Gardenia 'Radicans' 3 gal
04/23/09
Rhod. 'Elsie Lee' 3 gal.
Ilex cren. 'Sky Pencil' 3 gal
Cryptomeria jap. 'Araucariodes' 3 gal
Juniperus pro. 'Nana'
Ligustrum 'Recurvifolia' 3 gal
Euonymus 'Aureomarginatus 3 gal


04/22/09
Euonymus 'Silver King 3 gal

04/20/09
Clethra 'Hummingbird' 3 gal.
Clethra 'Ruby Spice' 3 gal.
Ligustrum 'Swift Creek' 3 gal.
Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil' 3 gal
Ilex cornuta 'Carissa' 3 gal

04/17/09
Pittosporum 'Variegata' 3 gal
04/08/09
Elegagnus x ebbingei 3 gal
Viburum 'Chindo' 10 gal.


04/03/09
Tracyycarpus fortuei 30 gal
Eriobotya japonica- Loquat 15 gal
Thuja pl. 'Green Giant' 15 gal
Ilex x Acadiana' 15 gal
Lagerstroemia Dynamite 15 gal
'Acoma' 15 gal
Itea 'Henry' Garnet 3 gal
Rhododendron 'Coral Bell'
"Hersey Red'
Loropetalum 'Purple Diamond' 3 gal
Feijoa sellowiona 3 gal
Rhaiolepis 'Spring Sonata' 3 gal


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Thuja 'Emerald' 5-6' B&B
Chamaecypris nootk. 'Glauca Pendula'
Thuja 'Emerald' 5-6' B&B poodle
Acer 'Bloodgood' 5-6' B&B
Acer 'Crimson Queen' 24-30" B&B
Aver 'Viridis' 10 gal


02/19/09
Lagerstroemia 'Natchez' 15 gal
Magnolia 'Little Gem' 15 gal
Magnolia 'D D Blanchard 15 gal
Loquat Eriobotrya' 15 gal.
Ivy english 32ct.
Pachysandra 32ct
Vinca minor 32 ct.

02/18/09
Magnolia 'Little Gem' 7 gal
Juniperus 'Skyrocket' 5'
Holly 'Nellie R. Stevens 5'
Ilex x Robin conin 15 gal
Ilex x Acadiana 15 gal
Thuja 'Green Giant' 15 gal
Lagerstroemia 'Dynamite 15 gal
Lagerstroemia 'Tuscarora' 15 gal




August 07, 2008

Buddleia 'Blue Chip' PPAF

This new and exciting dwarf butterfly bush was developed by Dr. Dennis Werner, director or the JC Raulton Arboretum and a plant breeder in the NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 'Blue Chip' is the first release in the Lo and Behold™ series of dwarf Buddleia.

'Blue Chip' has a dense, compact growth habit, maturing around 3' x 3'. The silvery grey foliage is topped summer to fall with 4-6" inflorescences of lavender blue flowers. Another unique attribute of 'Blue Chip' butterfly bush is its very low seed production, making it unlikely to produce unwanted seedlings. This is a significant step in Buddleia breeding, as they are often considered invasive due to the vast quantities of seed produced.

Nursery News

January 16, 2009

Winter Protection

When cold temperatures arrive, many people are concerned about protecting tender/marginally hardy plants in their landscape. Plants that are marginally hardy in your zone are best planted in the spring to allow a longer growing period to become established. The more established a plant is in the landscape, the better suited it is to withstand environmental adversities such as low temperatures.

Not only does a plant's length of establishment affect it's durability, but placement in the landscape also plays an important role. If a plant is planted near the foundation of the house or at the base of a brick or stone wall, there will be more radiant heat available to a plant and it's root zone than a plant that is planted in an bed that is open on all sides. Courtyards and enclosed backyards also provide some degree of protection as well. Each individual environment that a plant is planted in is considered a microclimate. As you can see, there are many factors that can influence these microclimates and play a part in plant hardiness.

As the temperatures drop, some plants you may consider providing additional protection (depending on the afore mentioned factors) are palms, Encore Azaleas, gardenias, hawthornes, and oleander. One important consideration in preparing those tender plants for the cold temperatures, is to make sure the plants are well watered. Broadleaf evergreen plants are much less likely to suffer leaf damage due to cold drying winds when they are well hydrated. You may also wish to cover plants with burlap, sheet or other type of breathable material and secure edges with brick or rocks. It is important to secure the edges to prevent wind from getting under the cover and causing it to flap around, which could cause breakage. Depending on the size of the plant, you could use an upside down pot or a trash can inverted over the plant.

When protecting palms, the main concern is the growing point. This is where the new fronds emerge in the center of the crown. If this growing point is damaged, many palms will not recover. To protect the growing point, gather all the fronds upward and secure together above the crown.You can then wrap the growing point with burlap, blanket, or other type of insulating material. You could also make a circular cage around the trunk of the palm and fill with leaves to provide an insulating layer, or a combination of these two techniques.

Hope everyone has a good winter, bundle up and spring will be here before you know it.

October 20, 2008

Pender Nursery is Goin' Green

In today's world, it's cool to be "Green". As a member of the green industry, Pender Nursery is continuing our efforts to make this a greener world.

At Pender Nursery we are starting a recycling program for our used pots. We will be working with Blue Ridge Plastics who will be accepting our used pots. It will save us from taking up extra space in the dumpster, which costs us money, and the plastic will not end up in a landfill, but into products that contain recycled material.

Representatives from Blue Ridge Plastics came to the nursery for a tour and checked out our pot pile. Almost everything we have will work. Blue Ridge Plastics processes Post-Industrial and Post-Consumer plastic scrap at its plant in Eden NC. Blue Ridge specializes in the grinding and washing of any olefin (ethylenes andf propylenes) to produce clean, extruder-ready regrinds.

So join Pender Nursery in making this a greener, cleaner world. Recycle!

May 09, 2008

Geranium x 'Rozanne' PP#12175

Geranium x 'Rozanne' is the 2008 Perennial Plant of the Year.

Hardy geranium, also known as cransbill, is well suited for zones 5-8. They should not to be confused with the florist geranium (Pelargonium) which is an annual. Hardy geraniums are a valuable addition in most garden situations from full sun to part shade, although in hotter climates half shade would be preferable. Due to a large increase in popularity over the past decade, hundreds of new varieties have been introduced in recent years. Out of this flurry of new varieties there is a wide range of climatic variability and many have turned out to be inferior selections.

'Rozanne' is one of these recently introduced varieties, but stands apart from the rest due to its vigorous habit, heat tolerance, and extended bloom period. 'Rozanne' was found in the garden of Donald and Rozanne Waterer in Somerset, England in 1989, and released by Blooms of Bressingham in 2000. 'Rozanne is a cross between Geranium himalayense and Geranium wallichianum 'Buxton's Variety'.

'Rozanne' develops a mounding habit 20" high and 24-30" in spread. Foliage is deeply lobed and dark green with light marbling. 2.5" iridescent violet-blue flowers are cup-shaped, with darker veining and a light center. 'Rozanne' is a sterile hybrid which extends the bloom time is from late spring to early fall. Should plants start to look ragged during the summer months, shear the plants back to 3" above the ground to rejuvenate growth for a fall full of color.

'Rozanne' works well for the front of the border and as a companion plant with many other perennials, including Phlox paniculata, Hemerocallis, Iris and ornamental grasses. It prefers moist well drained garden soils, but will tolerate a wide range of soil and climatic conditions.


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