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PLANTS FOR STANDARDS AND TOPIARY
PLANTS FOR MOSS FRAMES
PLANTS FOR BARE TOPIARY FRAMES, OR EPALIERS

PLANTS FOR STANDARDS AND TOPIARY
99315 STANDARDS & TOPIARY: Plants easily grown in containers for you to train into geometric pyramids & spheres or sheered into bunnies, turltles, & elephants--letting us know if you plan to stake these, to train them on mossed forms (best to order TOPIARY MOSS FRAME PLANTS for these), or to trim them into exotic ornate shapes, so we can select the appropriate 5 plants for only PRICE: $18.00--also note whether these will be grown in tropical greenhouses or outdoor courtyards (thus subject to sun and wind).

If you want specific plants, order from the tropical suggestions bellow. Also note that many Chamaecyparis, Thuja, Juniper, and Buxus are traditional outdoor subjects for shaped forms. See these, listed alphabetically in our perennials section.

40007 ABUTILON STRIATUM AUREO-MACULATUM MAL HP CGH PRICE: $ 4.50 Soft maple leaves richly flecked gold on tightly branched shrub sporting many salmon bellflowers; striking in annual beds. Deservedly the most popular "Flowering Maple" as it is a brilliant display whether in flower or not; most effective when grown with plants displaying purple toned foliage. An unexpectedly subtle addition to outdoor summer beds, lighting up its companion plantings; although popular traditionally as a strong performer in the winter hobby greenhouse or plantroom as it reaches its peak blooming cycle late winter.

50565 ABUTILON VICTOR REITER [HYB] PRICE: $ 6.50 Erect woody stems festooned with spectacularly big nodding blossoms of festive tangerine; this "Giant Chime Flowering Maple" can be kept as a modest heavily flowering pot plant, or encouraged to easily reach 8' --thus perfect for training into standards or for backgrounds. Blooms for a very long period as is sterile--often trained as a tropical nearly everblooming shrub, although easily scaled down with carefully considered pruning of the central leads.
40009 ACALYPHA HISPIDA EUP HP TGH PRICE: $ 5.75 Upright stems hold long red "Chenille Plant" pendant catkins throughout the year; this "Philippine Medusa" or "Red-hot Cattail" shrub needs bright light and warm conditions. *We hope to offer both the buff toned catkin cv (called "white" or 'alba') and the white edged leaf cultivar again by this fall: watch the tropical speciality list for these.

41525 ACALYPHA WILKESIANA KILAUEA EUP HP PRICE: $ 4.25 "Miniature Fire-dragon" Very tiny spindle-shaped leaves of dusky red and coppery rose with creamy feathered margins; much branching dwarf forming small mounds. With limited light the foliage turns clear ochre with dusky pink; the best choice for the sunny WARM windowsill location.

40012 ACALYPHA WILKESIANA GODSEFFIANA HETEROPHYLLA EUP HP TGH PRICE: $ 5.75Massed finely cut leaves edged in rich cream on elegant seldom branched stems present a striking weeping "Lance Copperleaf" with very distinct vertical statement perfectly displaying the exceptionally slim ribbon leaves cascading elegantly. Very little lateral growth. Can be extremely dramatic as an exclamation point in an urn or windowbox design.

59213 ACALYPHA WILKESIANA MACROPHYLLA EUP TGH PRICE: $ 5.00 "Heart Copperleaf" Large russet leaves with long pointed leaves extending from the cordate tops, bronze-green & copper tones--this is the best quick growing cultivar for outdoor borders, for showy urns and big windowboxes as it makes a big bold statement very quickly. Given free root run in a conservatory, this dramatic griant soon becomes a coppery pink tree. A fab "Cheap Chic" addition to your summer garden--will perform dramatically where ever you have good luck with the sun Coleus tribe.

49457 ANISODONTEA ELEGANT LADY MAL CGH TGH 6.50 Wine veined magenta Hibiscus blossoms, everblooming if given full sun and good fertilizer, along the upright maroon toned stems cloaked with attractive deeply fringered foliage. Most attractive in containters.

41344 BRASSAIA ARBORCOLA COPPEL ARAL HP TGH PRICE: $ 8.00 New leaves emerge in wheels of waxy blunt-edged, dimple-tipped leaflets with bright yellow green centers; yellow striped trunks; vigorous dwarf schefflera.

40081 BREYNIA DISTICHA ROSEO-PICTA EUP TGH PRICE: $ 12.50 Called the "Foliage Flower Shrub" because of the white, pink emerald & purple oval leaves. True fls are tiny green suction cup-shaped strands hidden beneath. This clone holds foliage if kept warm, not deciduous like Florida hedge types.

42268 BRUGMANSIA CHARLES GRIMALDI SOL CGH TGH PRICE: $ 5.50 Impressive arrays of luminous salmon-yellow trumpets dangle from the stout stems. Impressive conservatory subject. leaves cut Poinsettia style; trumpets typically darken to a deeper peachy orange than B. v. 'Apricot' (suaveolens x versicolor), although the distinction is minor.

59201 BRUGMANSIA INSIGNIS SINGLE WHITE SOL TGH CGH PRICE: $ 5.50 "White Angel's Trumpet" Large white dangling flowers with heady nocturnal fragrance are produced with great abandon from vigorous elegantly branched stems--considered the most elegant of the tribe and most likely to get its photo in a book. Possibly versicolor arborea.

66862 CITROFORTUNELLA MITIS RUT CGH PRICE: $ 6.50 Excellent miniature "Calamondin Orange" popular as a decorative Christmas gift; without doubt, the easist citris to set fruit in your hobby greenhouse. Many plant growers have good luck with this in the house. Cannot ship to Florida, Texas, Arizona & Western states.

40125 CITRUS AURANTIFOLIA MYRTIFOLIUS CHINOTTO RUT CGH HP PRICE: $ 15.00 OFTEN IN LIMITED SUPPLY Somewhat fastigate woody stems, developing character bark so treasured by trainers of this "Bonsai Lime," heavily cloaked with many 1" leathery awl shaped fragrant leaves. White fragrant fls followed by redish toned 'Bitter Orange'--we are often sold very low of this popular form, please inquire before ordering. As with all Citrus, cannot be shipped to many Western states or Florida.

67531 CODIAEUM VARIEGATUM ELEANOR ROOSEVELT EUP HP TGH PRICE: $ 8.50 Heirloom hybrid with dramatically long emerald green strap leaves with overlapping dot-dappling as thick as measles. Very rare "Croton" preserved from the thirties. New for Glasshouse Works in 2008.

50780 CODIAEUM VARIEGATUM FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT EUP HP TGH PRICE: $ 8.50 Another heirloom hybrid with dramatically long emerald green strap leaves with overlapping dot-dappling in more sets of different colored dots than the Eleanor Franklin. Very rare "Croton" preserved from the thirties. Another new for Glasshouse Works in 2008.

71198 CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS GOLD RYDER [HYB?] CUP HH PRICE: $ 10.00 Fine golden foliage; wide upright habit; good in containers and perfect when grown in Camilla type culture.

61701 DENDRANTHEMUM [CHRYSANTHEMUM] FIRECHIEF [HYB]COMP HH CGH PRICE: $ 4.50 Shamelessly dramatic "Cascade Mum" for brilliant late Fall displays with much terminal branching to present the cluster of scarlet red flowers, each with a showy bronzy yellow center. Very vigorous--loved by topiary and bonsai fanciers. While winter hardy outdoors here, the very late blooming date deems this a potplant in most midwest and northern climes.

88693 DENDRANTHEMA [CHRYSANTHEMUM] HATSU HIKARI COMP HT HH PRICE: $ 5.50 This "Golden Cascade Mum" has the woody stem and petite very fingered foliage so admired by Japanese bonsai masters; even if not trained; late fall masses of chrome yellow blossoms--each a ruff surrounding a central tufted honeycomb. We have grown many Japanese cultivars over the years and this has proven the best performer with the least fuss and still reaching five feet or more for us with rather lackadaisical training discipline! Various of our bonsai fanciers regularly pinch this to encourage the development of a woody trunk of considerable character--especially successful with this mum cultivar as the leaves are already quite petite and the blossoms reduced. We have several with old woody stems five plus years old and holding well.

51921 DICHORISANDRA PENDULA COMM TGH PRICE: $ 5.75 Tall bamboo mimic stalks from which arch pagodesque stems cloaked with glossy deep green, slightly patterned waxy leaves and beautiful delicate clusters of blue shading to violet spiderwort blossoms held on arching outthrust stems, thus the "Blue Pendant Ginger" although only the flowers are pendant, and the plant is of Spiderwort blood.

40234 ELAEAGNUS PUNGENS MACULATA ELEADOR ELA HH CGH PRICE: $ 10.00 Frosted slate green leaves with bold yellow centers; variegated cultivar of the "Arbutus Shrub" hardy in the south, but best as "Golden Silverthorn" foliage plant for a cool location inside in the north were it still forms "Gumi-flower Red Berry."

67423 EUPHORBIA COTINIFOLIA ATROPURPUREA EUP TGH PRICE: $ 10.00 "Hierba Mala" or "Tropical Purple Smoketree" Elegant branching stems of purple with whorls of thin ovate leaves of wine red fading to metallic magenta with red veins; whitish inflorescenceorescence more odd than decorative. Excellent large accent plant, newly popular in large summer urn designs; Remember that (as with various spurge saps) this is a traditional Caribbean fish stunning poison--do not locate near your school of koi.

40501 FATSHEDERA LIZEI PIA ARAL HP PRICE: $4.75 "Curly Tree Ivy" Also often called "Botanical Wonder: for it is a hybrid of Aralia and Hedera. Star-shaped leaves deeply fluted (sometimes listed as F. undulata) on erect semi-woody stems. Tolerates considerable chill.

40502 FATSHEDERA LIZEI PIA VARIEGATA ARAL CGH HH PRICE: $ 6.00 Traditional houseplant, hardy in deep south: glossy very deep green palmate leathery leaves with decorative points densely placed on the stout woody stems. Perfect for that spot too chill for most of your houseplants.

54387 FICUS BENJAMINA TOO LITTLE MOR HP TGH PRICE: $ 12.00 The perfect miniature fig for indoor bonsai: thickly foliaged with tiny recurved glossy leaflets on twiggy branchlets. A great find by Jim Atchison, from whom this clone derives. Possibly the best place to start for an indoor bonsai experience if you anticipate needing some immediate positive stroking as a master of tropical bonsai--especially as the swollen roots help this survive a minor lapse in your watering schedule!

40306 FICUS CRATERSTOMA MOR HP TGH PRICE: $ 6.25 Crinkly deep green leaves are elongated triangles from much- branched trunks; good indoor shrub/tree from Zimbabwe easily forming decorative strangler roots. Most interesting as a standard (soon swallowing up its initial training stake) for when "stooled" on top will send out endless shoots in all directions like a dandelion seed head, most effective with the small featured dark green foliage of pieslice glossy dark leaves. This has swallowed up several areas in our stockhouses as it will produce may aerial roots in a humid atmosphere and soon one observes it growing from the neighbors' pots and baskets

40281 FICUS MICROCARPA ROUND LEAF MOR HP TGH PRICE: $ 4.00 "Green Island Fig" Dark glossy boat-shaped oval leaves very thickly set on much-branched stems which soon develop corky bark of great character. Very popular bonsai subject which readily develops cute clusters of acorn-like fruit.

40300 FICUS SAGITATA VARIEGATA MOR HP TGH PRICE: $9.50 "Trailing Fig" dark quilted leaves over wiry often creeping stems which arch to give an open effect. This is the beautiful variegated or marginated form of this old favorite. Not as clingy as the Ficus pumila types, but makes quite a nice ground cover in pots around larger plants. Also if often used as a hanging basket subject.

40301 FICUS SALICARIA (SALICIFOLIA) MOR HP TGH PRICE: $ 9.50 "Willow Leaf Fig" Masses of narrow leaves (thus also called F. neriifolia as well as F. salicifolia) on upright dwarf multi-trunked trees; perfect bonsai. Roots are said to be chewed as a sterility cure in Zimbabwe! We make no guarantee on curative powers, but believe it an excellent container subject. Newly published under the name of Ficus Salicaria for which information we thank Derek Burch. Whatever its name, this shrubby freely branching beauty is at home in any bonsai pot; however, released into a larger pot or given free root run, this soon achieves wide handsome proportions at which point the beauty of the older bark becomes apparent.

40314 FUCHSIA TRIPHYLLA GARTENMEISTER BOHNSTEDT ONA PRICE: $ 4.25 "Red Wing Fuchsia" Upright stems with deep bronzy foliage, violet beneath; single red bloom clusters; good houseplant as species parent is native to warm West indies. 1906 German hybrid gradually clumping in to a modest shrub; thus easily grown in the same container for years.

40351 HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS COOPERI MALV HP CGH PRICE: $ 5.00 "Snowflake Hibiscus" cultivar with leaves lavishly splashed greenish-tan, white; single rose-red fls. Handsome and easy.

41612 HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS PAGODA MAL HP TGH PRICE: $ 5.75 Similar to 'El Capitalio' but the stamenoid fl column is completely covered by a series of red & pink ruffles like many leveled pagoda petticoats. Vigorous growing plant if protected from chill.

41102 IBOSA [TETRADENIA] RIPARIA LAB CGH HP PRICE: $ 4.00 "Musk Plant" or "Misty Plume Plant" Attractive woody-stemmed shrublet with attractive small musk-scented leaves and creamy-white winter blossom panicles creating a beautiful whispy mist around Christmas time--thus its great popularity with Victorian gardeners and continued fascination for today's hobby greenhousers. Called "Nutmeg Bush" in England; used as a moth repellent in its native Africa. This is the real thing--not the "Iboza" of the trade which trailing basket jplant is more accurately identified as Plectranthus madagascarensis, a cascading mint.

40374 ILEX DIMORPHOPHYLLA AQU HP CGH PRICE: $ 5.00 "Tropical Holly' Tiny crinkled shiney leathery leaves on compat woody branches; from Okinawa, this is intollerant of frost, making it a perfect window houseplant. Juvenile foliage form.

40428 LANTANA CAMARA SAMANTHA [VARIEGATA] VER CGH HP PRICE: $ 4.00 "Golden Lantana" Bright yellow-zoned leaves are the perfect foil for the golden flower heads; needs bright light. Very old clone which has yet to be bested.

40427 LAURUS NOBILIS LAU HP CGH HH PRICE: $ 6.00 It is quite aromatic and we have nice sized plants that are giftworthy as well as beautiful. "Sweet Bay" or "Greek Laurel" Stiff decorative fragrant leaves on erect woody maroon stems make this the ideal "Formally Shaped" shrub candidate. Aromatic leaves used to flavor food & to yield an essential oil of perfumery and medicine. The plant police will get you if you even attempt to grow a collection of topiary standards and leave laurel out! Will grow in indirect light as well as full sun.Being subtropical, "Sweet Bay" tolerates considerable winter chill until you can bring it out onto your summer patio; nonetheless, with proper pruning (an easy job for good cooks!) this attractive shrub will be happy on your sunny windowsill for years.

41932 LAURUS NOBILIS CRISPA [UNDULATA] LAU CGH HP PRICE: $ 15.00 "Piecrust Bay Tree" Curious selection with each aromatic deep green slim leathery leaf crimped along the margin. This rare cultivar becomes an absolutely stunning topiary, whether clipped into a wide based cone, a pyramid, or cube; or, limbed up as a sturdy trunk topped with a spherical pompon.

81943 LAVATERA OBLIA AUREA MAL CGH HH PRICE: $ 10.00 The imposing "Golden Tree Mallow" with downy chartreuse to gold (in winter) foliage on the eventually 3' plus trunks with lovely pink blossoms. A tree in its native Western Med. areas; the striking foliage of this sport makes it a candidate for many horticultural niches.

40668 NERIUM OLEANDER VARIEGATUM PLENUM APO CGH HP PRICE: $ 10.00 The leathery long leaves are edged irregularly in ivory; flowers of double pink to lavender, streaked pale rose. Handsome. An older cultivar, yet very seldom offered in the trade.

89180 OCIMUM AFRICAN BLUE VARIEGATED LAB TGH PRICE: $ 6.50 Columnar type of basil with distinct bluish tinge on the deep green white rimmed leaves.

92134 OCIMUM PESTO PERPETUO LAB TGH PRICE: $ 6.50 Full plant with deep green leaves highly variegated. Intensly aromatic and fantastic flavor; especially for pesto.

40689 OSMANTHUS HETEROPHYLLUS GOSHIKI OLE HP CGH PRICE: $ 10.00 Holly-mimic leaves richly mottled in creamy gold; very rare cv. known as `Goshiki-Hiiragi' in Japan. This "Freckled False Holly" makes an excellent container plant; hardy in deep South. It is also often used for indoor bonsai subjects for it adapts very well to smaller pots and dwarfing.

40688 OSMANTHUS HETEROPHYLLUS VARIEGATUS OLE HP CGH PRICE: $ 5.00 Broad regular cream margins on holly-mimic leaves--very popular as an indoor Christmas houseplant. This fragrant-flowering species is listed as O. ilicifolius in many books.

40796 PELARGONIUM HORTORUM NEW LEAF GER HP CGH PRICE: $ 5.00Lovely clusters of soft coral red blossoms over the large golden chartreuse leaves, each sporting a chocolate medalion. From New Leaf nurseries.

56562 PELARGONIUM HORTORUM PLATINUM GER HP CGH PRICE: $ 3.75 Salmon toned scarlet single scarlet flowers arise above the quite odd waffled pale milky green rounded leaves with evenly cut creamy white margins; wide mounding habit. A sport of 'Frank Headley' from Heidgen.

72792 PITTOSPORUM HETEROPHYLLUM MARGINATUM PIT HH PRICE: $ 15.00 A Chinese shrub with white margined foliage; with maturity this Z9 beauty produces small fragrant yellow flowers.

42350 PITTOSPORUM TENUIFOLIUM GOLD STAR PIT TGH CGH PRICE: $ 12.00 "Variegated Kohuhu" Smooth leathery leaves emerge quite glossy with a soft golden lime centers; quite beautfilul with the dark blackish stems. New Zealander eventually becomes a modest tree--but best gown as a short lovely container shrub.

40819 PITTOSPORUM TOBIRA VARIEGATUM PIT HP CGH PRICE: $ 4.00 "Tropical Mock Orange" Shrub with pseudo-whorls of glossy gray-green leaves margined white; orange-scented white flowers.

41109 PLECTRANTHUS ECKLONII ERMA LAB CGH HP PRICE: $ 4.25 Thick succulent trunk bases swell from season to season into fissured caudexes; spade-shaped leaves. Pink to violet hooked tubular flowers give name, "Cockspur Flower." Trim back severely after bright early through midwinter bloomspikes fade. Very popular with lovers of caudiforms.

41113 PLECTRANTHUS FOSTERI GREEN ON GREEN LAB CGH PRICE: $ 4.50 Soft lime margins on furry sea green rippled leaves; handsome erect bush flourishing in cool greenhouse, or astounding all viewers when grown as a bedding specimen plant outdoors; one of the most quickly grown of all standards: stake the stalk to the desired height then repeatedly pinch to create a terminal poodle or globe shape.

51907 PLECTRANTHUS VENTERI SNOWFLAKE LAM TGH HP PRICE: $ 5.25 Distinctive deeply lobed pelted leaves on self branching stout stems; the purplish mauve blossoms usually appear in late fall. Our selection of this wooly aromatic foliaged charmer produces elaborately cut "Snowflake" leaves. Fantastic in a clay pot on your sunny summer deck; easy in your winter windowsill. Perfect where you need a tough as nails plant which gives an appearance of lacy delicacy.

40827 PODOCARPUS GRACILIOR [ELONGATUS] POD HP TGH PRICE: $ 5.00 "Weeping Yellowwood" Thin long leathery leaves beautifully weep on cascading branches; very graceful specimen houseplant. More correct as Afrocarpus gracilior

59258 PODOCARPUS HENKELII POD CGH HP PRICE: $ 6.00 Beautiful Natal species with lustrous weeping broad needles spirally arranged on furrowed shoots; good in containers, as a specimen the dark gray bark exfoliates in long strips. Newly popular as a bonsai subject; also excellent as a long term subject for a standard. Zone 10.

40868 RIVINIA HUMILIS PHY TGH HP PRICE: $4.25 "Rouge Plant" or "Blushberry" Pendant sprays of bright red shiny berries follow the spikes of starry white flowers. Always a favorite for the bright window pot; a novelity for winter greenhouse hobbyists. Newly "rediscovered" accent plant for the summer urn or windowbox. Even though this was a big hit in Victorian bedding; you can stump the experts today by introducing this red berried sweetheart into your summer plantings or combination containers. Some of the "newest" plants are the old Victorian reliables.

71152 ROSA SI ROS HH CGH PRICE: $ 10.00 "Bonsai Rose" Minature short woody stems support congested puffs of impossibly tiny glossy leaves topped with very demure tinsy light pink windmill flowers. Popular with lightgardeners; creators of tiny magical bonsai, and trough gardeners.

54579 SOLANUM [LYCIANTHES] RANTONNETII SOL CGH PRICE: $ 5.25 The Paraguayan "Blue Potato Tree" actually a strong vine, best staked as a standard, producing blue-violet fls all year (then red berries) when grown warm; deciduous if cool in winter. Totally charming plant in foliage and in flower.

40998SYZYGIUM PANICULATUM GLOBULUS [EUGENIA MYRTIFOLIA 'ITTIE BITTIE' ] MYRT HP CGH PRICE: $ 6.75 "Globe Myrtle" The very compact "Australian Bush Cherry" with deep glossy green congested foliage. Handsome as Ming subject; gaining popularity as a bonsai subject for which fuzzy winter flowers are in perfect scale.

49429 TETRADENIA CORDATA POL HP CGH PRICE: $ 6.00 Very succulent relative of the common Swedish Ivy and the Iboza. This plant is for the house plant collector as well as the succulent plant grower. Even pleases the grower of aromatic plant.

51737 THUNBERGIA GRANDIFLORA VARIEGATA ACAN TGH PRICE: $ 12.00 Remarkable "Banded Bengal Trupet" shared by David Biggar with showy broad creamy white borders on each dramatic leaf; same blue violet trumpet flowers as the species form of this most favorite of conservatory vines. We have considerably reduced the original price because this is far easier to grow than we anticipated.

66782 TIBOUCHINA ATHENS BLUE MEL TGH HP PRICE: $ 10.00 An excellent form of the felt foliaged "Princess Tree" with amazing amounts of showy blue flowers--very easy to bloom in containers, thus very popular for patio & conservatory. A favorite subject for standards as is easily pruned and staked.

54528 TIBOUCHINA GRANDIFOLIA MEL TGH PRICE: $ 18.00 Collected from the hillside of Roberto Burle Marx's nursery, the woody "Rio Pincess Tree" produces pairs of large dramatic deeply veined furred leaves & terminal clusters of rich purple blossoms with white centers fading to rose. Demands plenty of space, bright light, and air movement--but can survive more neglect than we thought possible. This is a large statured specimen. This has presence.

40948 TRIPLOCHLAMYS [PAVONIA] MULTIFLORA MAL CGH PRICE: $ 18.00 Unusual Hibiscus cousin: attractive dark lance leaves along woody upright stems with remarkable blossoms: impressive whorled brilliantly red incurved bracts overwhelm the solt reddish purple petals and blue anthers. In high demand.

PLANTS FOR MOSS FRAMES, BARE TOPIARY FRAMES, OR ESPALIERS
99314 TOPIARY MOSS FRAME PLANTS (5 PLANTS) We will select plants which will thrive on self-contained moss-stuffed wire forms--these selections (such as "Creeping Fig") will not need a separate container for roots, but will root within the mossed framework. Here are some suggestions for specific plants of this culture, bellow in section I.

If you seek a collection of plants that would fill out a bare topiary or espalier, order this same collection (#99314), indicating your preferences on your order; or order from our list of suggestions in section II bellow. PRICE: $ 20.00 .

BELOW ARE TWO LISTINGS: (I) PLANTS FOR MOSS STUFFED FRAMES and PLANTS FOR BARE FRAMES

I: PLANTS FOR MOSS STUFFED FRAMES

52207 ABROMETIELLA CHLORANTHA [DEUTEROCOHNIA] BRO HP TGH PRICE: $ 5.00Tidy compact carpets of multiple rosette heads of grayish green--each crowded succulent leathery leaflet tipped with a somewhat flexible spine & lined with teeth. Green flowered bromel from rocky exposed areas of Argentina making a wonderful accent plant in any succulent collection or as a base for a caudiform bonsai. Recently creating a stir among those of you who enjoy creating whimsical topiaries.

41930 ACALYPHA REPENS STRAWBERRY FOXTAIL EUP HP TGH PRICE: $ 4.25 "Strawberry Firetail/Foxtail"--(hispaniola) Trailing slim stems disappear beneath the small leaves and rosy pink velvety "Tails" which mimic their "Chenile" brethern--resembling roseate chenile pendant woolyworms fat on steroids. These terminally cute critters are splendid additions to any urn or windowbox as well as hanging baskets as they spill over the edge with masses of fluffy soft red catkins as long as bright light and warm temperatures assure their formation. Our customers report this to be one of the best choices for a sunny indoor windowsill, lite gardening setup, or hobby greenhouse container as it will be nearly everblooming in such a site.

52118 AECHMEA RECURVATA HYBRID BRO HP CGH PRICE: $ 5.75 A very bold upright hybrid with tight clustered fls of pink green & russett; rapidly clustering / offsetting to form a soft porcupine hemisphere. Best grown with the high light of Tillandsia culture--indeed until it blooms, quite typically mistaken for a terrestial Tillandsia. Quite popular among the topiary designers.

54603 ALTERNANTHERA FICOIDEA GREEN MACHINE AMARA HP TGH PRICE: $ 3.75 Very low carpeting "Puckered Parrot" with clusters of wide very quilted deep green leaves accented with small white straw textured bracts tucked among the foliage year 'round. Much used at Disney World for its richly toned dimpled flat leaves are perfect in the topiary gardens; also popular as a "dot" plant in tropical trough designs.

49461 BARLERIA REPENS ROSEA VIOLET CASCADE ACA CGH PRICE: $ 4.00 Out arching slim stems cascade under the weight of the soft petite leaves; terminal clusters of lovely violet blossoms fading to old rose magenta. Height of bloom in late fall.

56040 BEGONIA FAGIFOLIA BEG HP CGH PRICE: $ 2.50 (trailing/ scandent) Pebbly felted shiny leaves clasp meandering stems are easy to train on sphagnum topiary forms; yet, equally dramatic as a small hanging basket subject as it retains its shingled foliage well. The demure "Beechleaf Begonia" produces flower clusters of white, typically late winter.

56050 BEGONIA GLABRA BEG HP CGH PRICE: $ 4.00 (trailing/scandent) "Mini Grapeleaf" glossy grass-green leaves on strong scandant vine terminating in clusters of shell pink flowers. Also offered as B. procumbens on West Coast (we do offer the true procumbens/limmingheana in this listing below). This brightly cheerful winner readily forms clinging hair roots along its stems and happily clings to and covers even a concrete wall with shingled waxy leaves accented in late winter with outarched blossom clusters; thus, very popular as a solid cover for mossed topiary forms. Alternately, an interesting small foliaged vine cascading from a hanging basket or windowbox.

56303 BEGONIA PANASOFFKEE [HYB] BEG HP TGH PRICE: $ 4.75 (trailing/scandent) Trailing Michelson hybrid lined with lovely leathery small oval leaves, deep mahogany green blushed purple with lime veins, red beneath; white fls. Impressive cascading from a hanging basket; very content clambering up a moss pole to elegantly display its shingled oval foliage. We are keeping this very low price just to tempt you.

56789 BEGONIA SEAN YORK [HYB] BEG HP TGH PRICE: $ 4.25 (trailing/scandent) Fabulous cascades of small fuzzy pelted gray green leaves, jalapeno red beneath, and small flowers; perfect for baskets (like 'Withachoochee'), yet quite beautiful when encouraged to shingle itself to a moss pole. Best to avoid protracted extremely warm temperatures.

56126 BEGONIA SPLOTCHES [HYB] BEG TERR TGH PRICE: $ 6.75 {Trailing-scandant) Glossy leave strikingly variegated/ dappled with creamy pink splotches; large cluster of pink spring flowers if maintained in cool winter spot. Slow to establish but a beautiful cultivar to have and cherish. With its B. solanthera parentage kicking in, this is a natural for moss framed topiaries.

65336 BEGONIA WITHLACOOCHEE [HYB] BEG HP TGH PRICE: $ 3.25 [trailing-scandent] Lovely elongated softly pelted rich green leaves, with soft ochre radiating veins. overlap on the cascading stems; white winter flowers most elegant. Very attractive delicate appearance, yet easy to grow on the windowsill, impressive as a terrarium carpeting plant, and fantastic cascading from a windowbox or small hanging basket.

50512 CALLISIA REPENS VARIEGATA COMM HP TGH PRICE: $ 4.50 Tiny glossy "Pink Button" leaves striped or fully pink and cream. Marketed as 'Bianca' in Europe.

50511 CALLISIA ITSY BITSY INCH PLANT [SP] COMM HP PRICE: $ 3.50 Dense mats of waxy succulent lime-green leaves & tiny eggshell- blue fls; although this beautiful glossy beauty remains the most commonly grown basket plant of the spiderworts, this species is still unidentified! Quite content grown in full sun and thus a natural for growing as a low cover on moss topiaries and even quite successful on living wreaths. Thus a perfect candidate to fill in the bottoms of and cascade from your summer urns or windowboxes as is easy to grow and with its bright gloss is a complement to any companion plant

81615 CAREX ALBULA FROSTED CURLS CYP HH HT PRICE: $ 6.75 Unusual tufts of mahogany chocolate sedge-like leaves frosted pale pewter on twisted tips; very distinctive appearance in the garden or as a container plant (especially as you'll want to bring in the bleached tightly clumped zone 8 wonder for your winter garden indoors)--now quite popular when used as the "mane" or "tail" of mossed topicary animals where this very fashionable "trendy" color seems quite perfect.

80117 CAREX CARYOPHYLLEA THE BEATLES [HYB] CYP HH PRICE: $ 4.50 "Mop-headed Sedge" Very congested miniature swirled tufts of bright green. Not winter hardy here (although often offered as such in nurseries); but perfect in pots or in mixed summer containers; often used for texture in southern rockeries. We quite simply grow it because we like the wry name--never being able to resist a pun.

55966 COLEUS HYBRIDUS CHARLIE MCCARTHY LAB CGH HP PRICE: $ 3.00 Totally darling; ultimate coleus cute. A Downer selection with even smaller leaves than the parent 'Duckfoot' with tiny mint green leaves (with tinsy purple tattoo if grown in full sun) massed on tumbling stems. Most compact form we've seen which needs no special pampering or veiled threats to flourish. Receives very high marks from growers in the deep south. (And litegardeners wax most enthusiatic about its performance under the tubes.)

41096 COLEUS HYBRIDUS PURPLE DUCKFOOT [SPECIES?] LAB CGH HP PRICE: $ 4.00 Compact dwarf globes of tiny purple short-lobed web-foot leaves tightly overlapping on self-heading stems; non-blooming mini excellent for light gardening or outdoor bedding edger. Called "Mars Coleus" on East Coast, this is a perfect addition to any urn, windowbox, or patio container (some customers spot it among their Hosta beds to great effect); moreover, an excellent winter performer in the hobby greenhouse or sunny indoor windowsill.

20053 COLUMNEA GLORIOSA GOLD HEART GES HP PRICE: $ 4.25 Pendant stems ranked with pairs of pubescent leaves, each with a central lime blotch. Reddish "Dragon Head" stavenger outfacing blossoms. This is a more vigorous clone than that offered years ago which tolerated no high temperatures; the absolutely pendant stems make this a natural for the hanging basket, although it is also a favorite of designers of moss topiaries as it is easily pinned to the moss surface, rooting along the stem. This is a robust and handsome plant for indoors or even on the porch during the summer.

60047 DISCHIDIA FORMOSANA MAXIUM [FORMOSA #1] ASC PRICE: $ 5.00 Little rounded fleshy leaves; pouchy cream blooms.

60049 DISCHIDIA MILNEI ASC HP TGH PRICE: $ 5.75 "Rain of Coins" Stiff slim stems covered with masses of coin shaped, slightly curled rine gray leaves. Easy houseplant. Soon forms a cascading mound of coin leaves, thus the most horticulturally "attractive" of the species; although is quite willing to climb if given any support.

60970 DISCHIDIA NUMMULARIFOLIA MARGINATA ASC HP TGH PRICE: $ 9.25 Succulent fat green button leaves, each margined in rich ivory, are closely paired on the surface stems which shallowly root on any epiphytic mix or cork bark or treefern plaque. We have seen these growing in hanging baskets also with great effect. One of our favorite plants. These "Owl Eyes" flourish in light garden conditions. Sometimes sent as mossed URC

41260 FICUS FRED BOUTIN MOR HP CGH PRICE: $ 5.00 Unique woody, twiggy low growing "character" trunks give this quirky hybrid of F. carica x pumila high marks with cascade bonsai trainers who also value its richly haired, quilted foliage. this selfbranching jewel needs high humidity like its carica parent to maintain good spidermite free foliage; loves a pole or wall to clamber like its pumila parent. Of most interest to collectors as the Moraceae are notoriously difficult to hybridize as the blossoms face the center of the enclosed protofruit available only to the designated wasp species.. Not only prized by moss topiary designers but also now discovered by Wardian Case designers looking for a taller fig which will remain small featured.

94028 FICUS PUMILA [REPENS] MOR HP TGH CGH PRICE: $ 4.00 "Creeping Fig" clasping stems covered by small dark oval leaves used in topiary, terrariums, wall covers, hanging baskets. Yes, this is the remarkable wall cover used so dramatically and beautifully at Longwood Gardens. The basic dependable plant for covering any moss filled wired topiary form.

42019 FICUS PUMILA [REPENS] CURLY MOR HP TERR PRICE: $ 5.25 "Flame Leaf Creeping Fig" Quilted, irregularly lobed oakleaf with central chartreuse flame design; very open growth habit perfect for your terrarium. Known as 'Dorte' in Europe.

40289 FICUS PUMILA [REPENS] MINIMA MOR HP CGH TER PRICE: $ 4.25 "Quilted Creeping Fig" lovely tiny puckered leaves; miniatured dimpled form of a miniature species--the clasping stems tend to be utterly plastered against whatever it is busily covering. The best choice for covering the base surface of any tropical bonsai as prefers to flatten itself to the contour of the surface and has very small leaves.

40290 FICUS PUMILA [REPENS] QUERCIFOLIA MOR HP CGH TER PRICE: $ 10.00 "Miniature Oakleaf Fig" Tiny deep green leaves are deeply lobed. Not only is the individual leaf considerably smaller than the species form but each dimpled leaf is deeply lobed as if a tiny oak shaped cookie cutter was at work overtime. More clumping than running in habit, this is the choice for the sophisticated terrarium or the stunningly wee topiary only inches high. The crown jewel of the "Creeping Fig" cultivars.

41881 FICUS PUMILA [REPENS] SNOWFLAKE MOR HP TERR PRICE: $ 4.75 Beautiful "Snowflake Fig" forms an overlapping mat made of irregularly lobed small glossy leaves with showy marginal bands of bright clear white. Show stopper known in Europe as 'Arina' or 'White Sunny.'

40291 FICUS PUMILA [REPENS] VARIEGATA MOR HP CGH PRICE: $ 4.75 "Variegated Creeping Fig" White mottling best in cool spot. This "sprinkled" form never reverts as do 'Snowflake' and 'Curly'; amazingly dramatic in its winter growth (in cool, not frosted spots) which emegers nearly white with lime green speckling and then gradually matures to a rich deep green tiny oval leaf sprinkled with white. Some customers in the tip of Florida and the hot spots of Texas inform us that the foliage emerges entirely green during the fryng hot months, but with cooler nights in the fall, start emerging white again.

40292 FICUS QUERCIFOLIA [MONTANA] MOR HP TGH PRICE: $ 5.00 "Oakleaf Fig" Long prostrate branches display 3" to 6" long leaves lobed like an oak; accompanied by "acorn mimic" fig fruits; prefers low light. Excellent as an elegant arching groundcover; dramatic as an unusual, unexpected hanging basket candidate (if the basket never receives full sun which will burn this species); always a curious and successful as an "open form" pot plant. Do not confuse with the tiny F. pumila quercifolia which creeps on the surface of soil.

40300 FICUS SAGITATA VARIEGATA MOR HP TGH PRICE: $ 10.00 "Trailing Fig" dark quilted long leaves over wiry often creeping stems which arch to give an open effect. This is the beautiful variegated or marginated form of this old favorite. Not as clingy as the Ficus pumila types, but makes quite a nice ground cover in pots around larger plants. Also if often used as a hanging basket subject and perfect in mossed topiary use as the stems root into the moss.

88896 HEDERA HELIX ANITA PRICE: $4.75 An abbreviated birdsfoot ivy. Develops an amethyst chocolate tone if in winter chill.

41882 HEDERA HELIX DESIGN ARAL CGH HP PRICE: $ 4.25 Quite distinct, remarkably lovely "Frosted Ivy" with gently cascading stems cloaked with shallowly three-lobed leaves each with pale frosted center. A subtle beauty beautifully self-heading into perfect mounds.

41166 HEDERA HELIX DUCK FOOT ARAL HP CGH PRICE: $ 4.00 Fantastic tiny mounds of miniature duckfoot-shaped leaves. Use as a tiny tuffet at the base of a bonsai; add to your terrarium, or encourage it over a mini-boulder in your rockery.

41399 HEDERA HELIX SPETCHLEY ARAL HT CGH HP PRICE: $ 5.00 "Gnome Ivy" Very tiny triangular round lobed arrowhead outlined leaves of blackish green thickly shingled on slim dark stems, maroon when young, heading in very straight lines, but branching at most nodes when in a brightly lit situation; very winter hardy selection from Spetchley Park in England. Extremely popular as even older established vines still maintain the very reduced foliage.