70750 TAXODIUM DISTICHUM TAX HT PRICE: $ 7.75 Strongly buttressed native "Bald Cypress" newly popular as a candidate for Bonsai in Japan as "Rakuusho"; always popular as a deciduous conifer in American gardens giving shade for windowed rooms all summer than , after a golden needle fall in autumn, a beautiful leafless outline all winter allowing in winter light. If grown in bog conditions, this beautiful tree develops upright woody growth structures around the base of the trunk known as 'knees." Instead of the opposite leaves of Metasequoia (its Chinese cousin), "Bald Cypress" has alternate leaves.

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70586 TAXUS CUSPIDATA SILVER QUEEN TAX HT PRICE: $ 5.00 New foliage frosted white--may fade to a yellow green with the arrival of hot dry summer, but maintains variegation during moist cool seasons. A curiosity forming a wide full vase outline with time. Remember that you can avoid everything, save "death and Taxus."

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80881 TEUCRIUM SCORODONIA CRISPUM LAB HT PRICE: $ 4.25 "Curly Wood Germander" Beautiful rich low mound of short arching stems tightly foliaged with crinkled frilly thickly textured leaves with velvety sheen and a heart outline; small creamy yellow flowers. Excellent container plant--especially if you pot it in a peat based mix as this germander, unlike most of its kin, performs best in slightly acidic soil; furthermore, it is quite evergreen in the hobby winter greenhouse.

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88870 THALIA DEALBATA RED STEM MAR HH CGH HT PRICE: $ 6.75 Dramatic aquatic with leathery oval leaves held in tall rigid fans over the red stems--all covered with white powder; stalks of soft violet blossoms and very showy dark berries. Native to South Carolina on thru Texas--but avoid extended freezing of the roots Quite winter hardy in our display pond here. !

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71112 THUJA OCCIDENTALIS ERICOIDES CUP HT PRICE: $ 4.75 Beautiful coniacal evergreen typically developing several rounded peaks of very soft juvenile foliage--soft coppery green in Summer , turning rich plum purple in Winter. Wonderful color and mossy texture for use making Christmas wreaths.

73894 THUJA OCCIDENTALIS GIRARD'S GOLDEN SUNSET CUP HT PRICE: $ 6.50 This golden offering from Girard's Nursery is snaking upward to its full pyramidal height in our gardens; turns a rich gold in the winter, not to be mistaken for yellow or canary.

73885 THUJA OCCIDENTALIS LINESVILLE CUP HT PRICE: $ 4.50 Wonderful upright globe ericoides type with much branched tiny foliage (soft to the touch) with paler tips of a delicate pastel green. Looks like a mossy Chamaecyparis.

70944 THUJA OCCIDENTALIS MELDENSIS CUP HT PRICE: $ 7.75 Beautiful fern spray foliage--new growth chartreuse yellow turning very gold during winter chill. Seldom available.

70999 THUJA OCCIDENTALIS SHERWOOD MOSS CUP HT PRICE: $ 6.50 Interesting dwarf cone habit of thick bright freen juvenile foliage, bronzing during the winter, giving the appearance of a ferny Chamaecyparis. Lends a delicate tone to difficult growing sites where Chamaecyparis cultivars would fail to grow.

70451 THUJA OCCIDENTALIS SUDSWORTHI CUP HT PRICE: $ 5.00 The showy wide one-dimensional fans of bronzy gold are not unlike 'Lutea' yet the striking winter color is orange in tone and the eventual outline is a broad wide hemisphere, not a column.

70453 THUJA OCCIDENTALIS WANSDYKE SILVER CUP HT PRICE: $ 8.50 Clone of "American White Cedar" discovered by Welch in 1961 forming a slim cone with brilliantly white new foliage, holding snowy color all year. Very special effect in the landscape.

71000 THUJA OCCIDENTALIS WAREANA LUTESCENS CUP HT PRICE: $ 5.50Dense pyramidal to columnar habit with broadly fan-shaped fans showing white-gold winter color, a lace like effect is given by tip needles often being darker than interior ones. Dense coral like foliage perfect with other conifers as the soft pastel hued coloration remains quite distinct from the gold and the silvery white tones of the more typical cultivars.

72834 THUJA OCCIDENTALIS YELLOW RIBBON CUP HT PRICE: $ 9.50 A vertical pyramidal golden evergreen with coral like flat fans of very fine foliage giving a beautifully ferny aspect to this slow growing clone--usually attaining a height of ten feet in ten years.

70465 THUJA ORIENTALIS CONSPICUA [BERKMAN'S GOLD] CUP HP PRICE: $ 8.50 Upright conical column with bright golden winter color as the tips of the densely foliaged fans contrast with the interior of this coral mimic. A hard-to-find heirloom shrub originating in Berkman's Atlanta nursery before 1902, (perhaps now obscure because it can be vunerable to bagworms) often labeled 'Aurea Nana.'

70457 THUJA ORIENTALIS WESTMONT CUP HT PRICE: $ 6.75 "Golden Oriental Arborvitae" Broad oval habit with irregular upright branches deep green tipped bright yellow turning dusky amesthest-tan in winter. In time, becomes a major tree.

73888 THUJA PLICATA GREEN GIANT [HYB] CUP HT PRICE: $ 4.50 "Giant Western Arborvitae" A vigorous broad pyramidal specimen maintaining a lustrous green on the heavy waxy foliar sprays in our winters. Fast growing bully considered to possibly be a hybrid with standishii, originally foun in Kristgaard, Denmark.

70454 THUJA PLICATA SUNSHINE CUP HT PRICE: $ 7.50 Strong growing upright clone with very bright yellow foliage keeping strong color well. Best for immediate impact. This is truely bright.

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72835 THUJOPSIS DOLOBRATA AUREA CUP HT HH PRICE: $ 15.00 Very rare and beautiful "Golden Japanese Elkhorn Cedar" with waxy flat sprays of rich yellow: non-fading for us. Eventually forms an upright cone outline. Not reliably hardy in zones colder than Z6.

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80704 THYMUS DOONE VALLEY LAB HT PRICE: $ 4.50 New foliage is bright lemon, fading to green. Tight growth of tiny leaves. sometimes looks variegated. Great new plant for the enthusiast.

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41799 TOVARA FILIFORMIS PAINTER'S PALETTE POLYGO HT PRICE: $ 4.75 Zoned leaves liberally splashed with pink, ivory & chartreuse; weird bisque red knotweed flower wands in fall. This showy hardy (yet tropical appearing) perennial is now more accurately in the genus Persicaria as is the chevron-less T. virginiana.

81612 TOVARA [PERSICARIA] VIRGINIANA VARIEGATA POLYGO HT PRICE: $ 4.75 Seldom seen "Variegated Buckwheat" with showy leaves richly marbled and slashed with cream--lacks the chocolate chevrons of the better known 'Painter's Palette.' Botanists now have declared this to be Polygonum or Persicaria filliformis.

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80440 TRADESCANTIA ANDERSONIANA CONCORD GRAPE COMM HT PRICE: $ 5.25Dark purple-flowered "Spiderwort." Distinctively compact mound of glaucous violet-green foliage; reflowers easily if planted in a moist full sun situation.

80572 TRADESCANTIA ANDERSONIANA SWEET KATE COMM HT HH PRICE: $ 10.00 "Blue & Gold Spiderwort" Grassy golden leaves (shading to bright lime if planted in shade) on succulent stalks; deep pure blue flowers opening early each morning.

61723 TRADESCANTIA BLUSHING MAID (BRIDE) COM HP PRICE: $ 3.00 Also called "Blushing Bride." Great new introduction of white variegated central petiole and leaf which started pink and fades to white. Best coloring during the cooler periods of the seasons; This still unidentified species most likely will prove to be winter hardy in the deep south.

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80458 TYPHA ANGUSTIFOLIA [HORT] TYP HT PRICE: $ 15.00 Very slim tall elegant strap leaves with long slim (and typically segmented) "Cattails;" edible root and shoots; pollen used in porridge (so you never need to miss breakfast if this is in your pond). The marvelously tubby fat little catkins are ever so perfect in dried arrangements.

80455 TYPHA LATIFOLIA VARIEGATA TYP HT PRICE: $ 22.50 "Variegated Cattail" Elegant erect leaves striped in ivory in this cultivar which flourishes only when slightly submerged in water in full sun; as brown-black spikes have naked segments occasionally, this may be Typha angustifolia. Sent freshly dug.

80457 TYPHA MINIMA [TRUE] TYP HH HT PRICE: $ 5.50 Very slim leaves usually a foot tall; tiny fat "cattails." Mature late summer. Treat as an aquatic or bog plants.

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70472 ULMUS PARVIFOLIA FROSTY ULM HT PRICE: $ 8.00 New glossy leaves are beautifully margined with white teeth--this elm's variegation fades if summer is unusually hot. Successful as a bonsai; wonderful as a very interesting small tree of nearly ethereal character as the foliage's variegation seems a cloud of lace.

70482 ULMUS PARVIFOLIA SEMPERVIRENS SEIJU ULM HT PRICE: $ 15.00 We have new larger and branched specimens in stock. Nice. "Seiju Elm" Deep green leaves on arched stems forming corky bark with age; easily dwarfed as a container plant. From the Seiju-En Bonsai Nursery, Lodi, California. Excellent subject for bonsai. If liberated from the bonds of containerdom, a maturing dwarf tree develops remarkable ridges and rifts of bark rasied high above the trunk surface.

70471 ULMUS PARVIFOLIA SEMPERVIRENS YATUSUBUSA ULM HH HT PRICE: $ 20.00 "Dwarf Chinese Elm with richly toothed small lvs; popular as bonsai for the heavily textured bark. Hardy in Z6 if situated carefully. Great for Bonsai trimming. We have nice sized plants at this time, 15 inches tall ready for trimming.

70492 ULMUS (ZELKOVA) SERRATA GOSHIKI AGA HT PRICE: $ 45.00 Not really an Elm, but of thought of as an Elm. Real genus is Zelkova (see also below). Often considered a dwarf Elm, this plant with heavily frosted foliage gradually fades to an elegant lime margin. Largish grafted plants. In the early spring the white-lime margin is often pink. It maintains a beautiful vase shape for the moderate sized yard. One of our favorite variegated trees.

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81421 VERBASCUM PHOENICEUM ALBUM SCR HB HT PRICE: $ 4.00 From the flat low foliage of "Purple Mullein" arise spikes with morning blooming white flowers, typically with a pale pinkeye. Gradually seeds itself if given full sun and poor soil to form a bed of Winter green doily-like deep green rosettes. Unlike many mulleins, this is always attractive in our very moist climate.

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82447 VERONICA CHAEMADRYS MIFFY BRUTE SCR HT PRICE: $ 6.50 New variegated Veronica for your garden. Miffy Brute Speedwell is has panicles of powder blue flowers with white eyes rising above the foliage from late spring to early summer. It's attractive oval leaves emerge pink in spring, then turn white and green in colour. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.

89173 VERONICA INCANA SILBERSEE SCR HT PRICE: $ 4.75 Stunning spreading "Silver Speedwell" soon forms a low thick mat of bright silvery gray foliage punctuated in season with stubby spikelets of dark violet blue. Excellent full sun groundcover, petite enough for troughs and rockeries.

88722 VERONICA REPENS GOLDEN CARPET SCR HT PRICE: $ 5.50 Beautiful "Golden Veronica" forms prostrate mats of bright lime yellow foliage topped by tiny blue spikes in the spring. Must have good light and NEVER ever dry out. Will not compete well with more vigorous neighbors.

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72778 VIBURNUM DENTATUM BLUE MUFFIN [CHRISTOM] CAP HT PRICE: $ 15.00 Glossy foliaged shrub with plentiful clustered white spring flowers followed by showy intensely blue berries much loved by your songbirds for fall and winter forage. This self-branching quite compact form of our native "Blueberried Arrowwood" (Zone 3 hardy) can grow in difficult sites.

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80466 VINCA MAJOR AUREO-VARIEGATA [SURREY MARBLE] APO HT PRICE: $ 6.50 "Golden Blue-buttons" Showy cultivar of this "Perriwinkle" with long cascading stems ranked with opposite glossy oval leaves, each one centered with golden-mustard variegation. Beautiful blue spring blossoms. "Maculata" in Irish garden books.

80465 VINCA MAJOR VARIEGATA APO HT HH PRICE: $ 5.50 "Urn Plant" Cascading slim stems ranked with pairs of white margined leaves; if has cool winter cycle produces remarkable "Giant Periwinkle" blue flowers. Common florist plant in the days of cemetary urns; it may be dirt common, but still earns a spot in the garden for its ability to be subtle and bold simultaneously.

88582 VINCA MINOR AUREA [GLASSHOUSE WORKS] APO HT PRICE: $ 4.50 Our selection for a solid lime-gold leaf--a form teasingly mentioned in several old catalogues as 'Aurea'--very slow growing.

81093 VINCA MINOR ILLUMINATION APO HT PRICE: $ 6.50 "Golden Running Myrtle" Large blue spring flowers adorn truely remarkable glowing variegated foliage. Rich golden yellow leathery leaves are edged with deep green; Zone 4 introduction by Plant Haven for Christy Hensler, Newport, Washington.

80469 VINCA MINOR MISS JEKYLL'S WHITE APO HT PRICE: $ 3.75 Curious selection with finer foliage and small white flowers. This is excellent for use with dwarf conifers and shaded troughs as the foliage and habit is very petite.

88638 VINCA MINOR RALPH SHUGERT APO HT PRICE: $6.25 Very dark emerald leaf pairs, each with thin white border; deep blue blossoms. Patented selection which quickly forms a dense low glossy refined carpet of foliage.

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81680 VIOLA CUCULATA [SORORIA] FRECKLES VIO HT PRICE: $ 4.25 Vigorous "Freckled Violet"--many Spring-white to eggshell blue flowers splashed deep lilac.

80575 VIOLA CUCULLATA [HYB?] PARTLY CLOUDY VIO HT PRICE: $ 6.75 An Eastern USA species found originally by Darrell Probst with very broad furled heart shaped leaves emerging with streaks and mottlings of pink and ivory typically fading in summer heat. Purpled lilac flowers.

88786 VIOLA PEPPERED PALMS [HYB] VIO HT PRICE: $ 7.50 The leathery deeply cut & cleft leaves of Viola palmata with the lovely violet speckled purple flowers of "Freckles"; inquire as is often in low numbers; best shipped late summer or early fall when starts cycle.

81424 VIOLA YEDOENSIS [HORT.] VIO HT HH PRICE: $ 4.25 "Japanese Arrowhead Violet" Veined pale mauve flowers crown the vigorous rosette of stiff arrowhead leaves with their distinctive winged petioles. Like V. pedata, this does best in full sun.

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70872 WISTERIA FLORIBUNDA [MULTIJUGA] MACROBOTRYS LEG HT PRICE: $ 10.00 Astounding form with racemes to 3' or more in length. Amazing when this vine we originally imported from Japan forms a wall of extremely long racemes of pea blossoms of mauve purple with a yellow blotch. Several years needed to establish this beauty enough for the first blooming from old growth.

69016 WISTERIA FRUTESCENS AMETHYST FALLS LEG HH CGH PRICE: $ 8.50 Remarkable selection of our "Southern Wisteria," this strong grower quickly forms heavy bonsai worthy sinuous trunks with ornate pinnate foliage foiling the beautiful pendant clusters of fragrant closely packed lavender blue pea flowers (uniquely enough) produced on new growth. Excellent container subject; yet quite winter hardy here. Thanks to Bill Head of South Carolina.

70631 WISTERIA FLORIBUNDA VARIEGATA [MON NISHIKI] LEG HT PRICE: $ 45.00 "Variegated Wisteria" Pinnate leaves splashed cream to gold. The purple spring blossoms are beautifully foiled by the new creamy yellow-green flecked foliage with somewhat puckered surfaces, fading to chartreuse mottling, then to green. The clonal name translates as "brocade cloth." Brookside Gardens #277

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80478 YUCCA FLACCIDA GOLDEN SWORD AGA HT PRICE: $ 12.50 Rounded hemisphere of sword-like leaves, each with creamy-ochre center, from which arises a heavy stalk with ivory bellflowers. Often listed as Y. filamentosa cv. First picture from the left is from our Rock Garden area in our gardens.

80477 YUCCA FLACCIDA BRIGHT EDGE AGA HT $ 15.00 Long slim golden-margined lvs, eventually bent downwards above the middle, with straight marginal thread-like fibers. {Yucca filamentosa has curly marginal threads} Needs bright exposed location with good drainage. First Picture is from our Rock Garden area in our gardens.

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51950 ZANTEDESCHIA AETHIOPICA NATAL ARAC HH CGH HT PRICE: $ 35.00Impressive "Winter Hardy Calla Lily" from a Natal collection by high mountain bogs. Rubbery green foliage and typical white "Calla" blossoms once established (will take several years) and mature--ours in Zone 6b took 5 years to bloom. We received this originally from the late C.R. Waldron. These will be sent as starter sized seedlings.

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70492 ZELKOVA SERRATA GOSHIKI AGA HT PRICE: $ 45.00 Often considered a dwarf Elm, this plant with heavily frosted foliage gradually fades to an elegant lime margin. Largish grafted plants. In the early spring the white-lime margin often contains pink. It maintains a beautiful vase shape for the small garden. One of our favorite variegated trees.