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WINTER BLOOMERS INDOORS--HOUSEPLANT TYPES

99067 WINTER BLOOMERS [5 HOUSE PLANT TYPES] Mainly old Victorian favorites also, but these are plants that often need a bright winter window or a cool to moderate temperature window for perform best. Remember blooming plants do need good light. $22.00 .

52020 AECHMEA GAMOSEPALA BRO HP TGH $5.50 "Bottlebrush Bromo" Compact, rapidly-clustering urns with erect bottlebrush spikes studded with clove-shaped reddish bracts tipped with electric magenta petals. Easy house plant for the windowsill.

52118 AECHMEA RECURVATA HYBRID BRO HP CGH $ 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.

20402 AESCHYNANTHUS LOBBIANUS GES HP CGH $4.25 Elliptical leaves ranked on arched, cascading stems terminating with clusters of upright flowers: each maroon cupped calyx holding a blood red "Lipstick Vine" blossom--typically blooming only once a year; these are very small starters.

31715 AESCHYNANTHUS LOBBIANUS FROSTY TIPS GES HP CGH $ 5.50 Fabulous "Frosted Lipstick Vine" with each pair of leathery leaves variegated with marginal frosty white featherings--very showy with the terminal clusters of red lipstick flowers emerging from the purple calex cups. Very bright variegation assures a dramatic plant even when not in bloom--always earns its space in any greenhouse or houseplant collection.

20016 AESCHYNANTHUS MICRANTHUS VARIEGATE GES HP CGH $ 4.50 "Variegated Himalayan Lipstick Plant" The leathery glossy foliage emerges with ivory-white striations which fades with time into bright lime brushings--striking with the intense small red-purple flowers. Easily grown small statured species prefering cooler temperatures to produce the best variegation. While most Aeschynanthus produce heavy outarching stems gradually elongating until they cascade down (and thus best displayed as an older specimen in a hanging basket), this species is more delicately statured, quite at home in a tall pot on your windowsill or in your lightgarden. Always popular as is easily bloomed and tends to survive the occassional watering (underwatering?) mishap.

20486 AESCHYNANTHUS SPECIOSUS USDA CLONE GES HP TGH $ 5.50Large succulent leathery lvs ranked on stiftly arched stems terminating in showy clusters of erect large blossoms, with yellow bases shading to orange, then red at mouth with black commas at each lobe: thus earning the title of "Winter Ornament Plant"; like other Aeschynanthus (and unlike the Columnea which need to be recut annually) this dramatic easily grown Gesneriad gradually forms a magnificant specimen by gradually clumping into a vase shape of many out-arching strong stems, not needing to be re-started with new cuttings to survive.

ALOES for the 2008 SEASON

Our ALOE COLLECTION includes 5 plants of distinct flower color, leaf designs, and growth habits. Please order Stock #99196 at $ 12.00 to receive some from the following list as well as various from our large collection here at the nursery.

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20104 ALSOBIA [EPISCEA] DIANTHIFLORA GES HP TGH $4.50 "Carpet Violet: Excellent small species quickly creates a low carpet of shimmery leaves puncuated by very lacy white flowers. Prefers cooler temperatures and brighter light than its Episcia cousins. Typically sent in moist moss.

40025 ALTERNANTHERA DENTATA RUBIGINOSA [RUBY] AMARA HP $ 2.00 "Christmas Clover" has deep maroon lvs accented by masses of long-lasting ivory popcorn flowerheads lasting all winter-- thus also called "False Globe Amaranth." Old favorite for its prolific winter display; but newly popular for its ease of culture in adding a quick splash of unabashed purple to summer container gardening.

30125 ANTHURIUM MICKEY MOUSE [HYB] ARAC HP TGH $ 15.00 Dwarf hybrid with delightful shinny scarlet fls flared out into ear-like lobes tinted greenish; clumping habit. Growth is like a compact andreanum, but with an Obake blossom shape which can be successfully produced in normal houseplant conditions unlike most of the Obake types. Recommended for those who long for success without standing over a plant with a mister. We also offer Anthurium Hawaiian Butterfly, which is so similiar that we sometimes send the latter. You will get one or the other, whichever is available at the time.

56818 ANTHURIUM ANDREANUM PEPSI LOVE ARAC HP TGH $ 12.00 Fabulous richly waxed "Obake" type rose red blossoms ornately edged and veined basil green. Strong foliage.

71952 ANTHURIUM ANDREANUM RED OBAKE ARAC GH $ 15.00 Crayon red spathed "Flamingo Flower" with large waxy green-edged spathes over the heart-shaped foliage. Excellent conservatory subject. Also works well in the house. This year we have smaller and less expensive plants for growing on.

56816 ANTHURIUM ANDREANUM SARAH [HYB] ARAC TGH HP $ 12.00 Beautiful impressive "Obake" type waxy wide blossoms light salmon-pink with lime edges and green veining.

BEGONIAS for the 2008 SEASON

The BEGONIAS remain unrivaled as house & conservatory plants, so much so that demand outstripped our ability to keep up with several of the larger hybrids as well as unusual canes last season! The codes with each entry below help you to imediately identify the overall growing habits of our offerings: (c) indicates cane-stalked "Angelwing" leaved types with typically showy pendulus clusters of blossoms, (rz) is rhizomatous with sturdy surface stems from which arise the individual leaves; (semp) abbreviates sempervirens, the "Wax Begonias," while (s) stands for shrubby branched types encompassing so many basic and traditional favorites; (t-s) indicates trailing or scandent (climbing) growth habits for baskets & topiary, and (rex) refers to the brilliantly foliaged "Rex Begonias" with their frustrating dormant spells, while (tuberous) refers to the caudiform group (not the florist/garden center winter dormant types). As this diversity can be bewildering if you do not have access to a plant handbook, fuller descriptions can be found in various of the plant books we offer for sale. If any of our stock plants remain out of propagation long enough to mature, we will start posting even more photos with our descriptions in the following lists!

Meanwhile, if you'd like to start with some handsome & dependable selections, plunge in and order our BEGONIA COLLECTION as Stock #99004 to bring you some 5 named plants for a mere $12.00. Please advise us whether you prefer Begonias for your conservatory, light garden, windowsill, terrarium, baskets, or outdoor bedding so we can pick those most likely to flourish in your specific situation. Do NOT specify specific names if ordering a collection--the selection changes nearly every week. If you want a specific species or hybrid, order it individually. We are bringing back more of our old standbys later this season--but haven't we promised this before? A number of new (to us) selections appear below, due in great part to Lee Sinoff who has contributed many amazingly massive rhizomatous types and classic canes to our mix.
And, due mainly to Tovah Martin's wonderful articles, many of you would probably like to try the ANGELWING BEGONIA COLLECTION as Stock #99686 for 5 cane types @ $17.50.

Click Here to see the first part of our listing of the Begonias available for 2007
Click Here to see the second part of our listing of the Begonias available for 2007

Click Here to see the first part of our listing of the Begonias available for 2007
Click Here to see the second part of our listing of the Begonias available for 2007

52054 BILLBERGIA CHER [HYB] BRO HP CGH $ 12.00 Jerry Raack's striking hybrid of `Fantasia' with euphemiae rubra: spotted reddish purple tall slim urns with each leathery leaf arched at the very tip; deeply arching long inflorescence with bracts and blossoms of pink, violet and ochre. A most impressive specimen in time; yet of easy culture.

52051 BILLBERGIA NUTANS BRO HP CGH $ 4.00 "Queen's Tears" Narrow silver-bronze leathery leaves overlap tightly to form slender vases from which arch "weeping" flowerstalks with rose, green & violet "tear" flowers like "Indoor Oats." Tolerant of adverse conditions--always popular because the lovely inflorescences appear without fail every winter.
52053 BILLBERGIA PYRAMIDALIS STRIATA BRO HP TGH $ 8.00 Red flowered "Summer Torch"; irregularly yellow-banded stiff leathery leaves tightly overlap into an impressively outflared erect urn of striped foliage. Impressive yet easily grown Bromeliad equally at home as a windowsill or a hobby greenhouse citizen.

52308 BILLBERGIA T.L.MEAD [HYB] BRO HP TGH $ 4.25 Softly mottled leathery lvs form erect urns; lovely weeping reblooming infl or large rose bracts with blue & lime green petals--exhibiting its "Queen's Tears" parent's habit. Very easy houseplant; willing to bloom without any special fuss.

20643 CHIRITA DIANE MARIE [HYB] GES TGH TERR $ 6.25 Strikingly beautiful houseplant forming a rumpled rosette like posie of thick jadelike silver surfaced leaves with pewter line and serrate margins; many nodding lavender slipper flowers with flared mouth revealing maroon lines and lemon throat.

20644 CHIRITA MOONLIGHT [HYB] GES HP TGH $ 6.50 Elongated olive green succulent leaves with pale viens designing a mosaic; lovely slipper blossoms over the elegant foliage rosette.

20589 CHIRITA PTEROPODA GES CGH HP $ 8.50 Very large succulent propeller leaves form a formidable rosette in time; difficult to ship as foliage breaks and scars very easily. Soft yellow flowers typically a winter phenomenon. For the collector of odd (or of gigantic) Gesneriads.

20463 CHIRITA SINENSIS HISAKO [HYB] GES HP TERR $ 2.50 Flared rosette of very succulent serrated lvs richly traced with silver, from which rise stout stems with soft lavender pouched flaring blossoms of considerable substance. Handsome Nakayama hybrid more free-flowering than species clones. Certainly one of the easiest of all houseplants, equally at home in the windowsill, terrarium, or greenhouse/plantroom--but most smashingly splendid when grown under lights. When customers "cut down" on the number of their pet houseplants, this is never tossed out!

20645 CHIRITA SWEET CHARITY [HYB] GES HP TGH $ 7.25 Very dark jade like foliage; nodding slipper blossoms. The glossy succulent leaves become quite impressively dimensional.

51017 CLIVIA MINIATA GRANDIFLORA AMARY HP CGH $ 8.50 "Belgian Hybrid Clivia" The usual commercial selection with large umbels of orange-red fls, throated yellow, over very attractive deep evergreen leathery strap lvs. Unparalleled as a flowering houseplant.

51093 CLIVIA MINIATA GIANT RED AMARY HP CGH $ 25.00 Seedlings from Clivia miniata grandiflora Hummel hybirds which have red to red-magenta flowers. These are 2 to 3 yr old unbloomed seedlings--a good percent should be red. (All which have bloomed so far were red, not orange.)

65669 CLIVIA MINIATA PAINTED LADY LIL HP CGH SOLD OUT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE The famous "Pink Flowered Kaffir Lily"; these are blooming size plants. We have sold all divisions this year in 2008. We will leave the listing here, but will not have any to ship out until more are made ready. Do not order at this time.

51020 CLIVIA MINIATA VARIEGATA AMARYL CGH HP $ 150.00 INQUIRE BEFORE ORDERING

66945 CLIVIA MINIATA YELLOW SEEDLINGS $ 50.00 These are three years old at least.

60262 CRASSULA MULTICAVA CRA HP TGH $ 3.50 Pairs of wide flat oval hazy green lvs peppered and dimpled in purple-red on thick stems; mid-winter masses of starry pinkish-white blossoms sometimes in such numbers to often topple these pinkish stems, thus the "Fairy Crassula" in European trade. Very reliable mid-winter blossom sprays are hopelessly charming.

61008 CRASSULA WOODII CRA HP TGH $ 4.00 Petite tumbling tinkertoy stems set with multitudes of paired tiny fat lvs; cute tuffet for a planter. Always popular. The perfect tuffet for the base of a succulent bonsai.

40198 DORITIS PUCHERRIMA ORC HP $ 22.00 "Amethyst Orchid" (formerly Phalaenopsis p.) From purplish strap lvs arch slender stems bearing amethyst blossoms.This plant will cluster well and grows nicely as a standard house plant. Flowers are smaller than the standard Phalaenopsis.

Episceas: Flame Violets for the late 2008 SEASON.

Shipped during June through October only.

Flame Violets are shipped June through the first of October.
The Flame Violets below are the one we expect to have available this Fall. When the warmer weather, things always change. If you cannot keep your temps consistently above 58 degree Fahrenheit, then do not try them. We are working to introduce again a group of Episcea that we have not offered for a while. We have the following for shipment in the spring. If you have keep these under lights or in a good window, Flame Violets can bloom all winter long.

Click Here to see the full listing of Flame Violet (Episcea) cultivars available for 2007

51287 EUCHARIS CHRISTINE AMARYL HP $ 8.50 The excellent extremely fragrant "Compact Amazon Lily" with slimmer tighter foliage than the species grandiflora, yet large wax white daffodil shaped flowers are produced in considerable numbers once the offsetting bulbs reach a mature size thanks to your providing a warm richly fertilized mix with bight indirect light; good for conditions too warm for its Amaryllis cousins--thus a perfect sunny window houseplant easily bloomed.

51040 EUCHARIS GRANDIFLORA [AMAZONICA] AMARY HP TGH $ 10.00 "Amazon Lily" Highly scented white waxy fls like nodding daffodils held above glossy deep green lvs; ideal houseplant for a room too warm for its amaryllis cousins to thrive.

99697 EUPHORBIA: the CROWN OF THORNS COLLECTION: This collection can include some of the dwarf species in this group of plants, like Euphorbia francoisii to add to the diversity of this collection. This group is for the collector of oddities and visual diversities. If you want particular hybrids or species, be sure to order them individually with their stock numbers; because we gather this selection separately from the best plants available on the week mailed and thus the plants are completely our selections. A strongly performing, easily bloomed starter selection. 5 plants @ $17.50

43121 HIPPEASTRUM GRACILIS X HIPPEASTRUM VITTATUM [HORT] AMARY HP $ 3.50Our cross of these essentially evergreen species should produce a range of flared scarlet blossoms with a white throat. Take your chances.

51059 HIPPEASTRUM MRS GARFIELD [HYB] AMARY TGH HP $ 32.00 This collector's fantasy, the "Banded Amaryllis" with cream centered wide strap lvs, produces handsome trumpet fls of soft white elegantly reticulated with rose veins; famous heirloom hybrid of H. reticulatum x `Defiance' of 1800's, Veitch & Sons. Unlike the "Dutch" hybrids mass marketed today, this fabulous heirloom maintains evergreen variegated strap foliage and regularly blooms each year, especially as the roots become more restricted.

51003 HIPPEASTRUM PAPILIO AMARY HP CGH $ 8.75 "Butterfly Amaryllis" Nearly evergreen glossy strap lvs; heads of red fls flamed with creamy white. Show stopper. Does not require a "dormant" period to bloom, thus an easy houseplant always maintaining its attractive foliage.

51295 HIPPEASTRUM SAN ANTONIO ROSE AMARYL CGH HP $ 8.00 Compactly statured clumping Amaryllis with reddish veined violet blushed strap leaf reverses; violet pink blossom clusters. Likely overwinters in Z8 and higher as hybridizer William Bell crossed Hippeastrum aulicum stenopetalum x traubii doraniae. Thanks to Steve Lowe for sharing this with us--as has proven to be an easily bloomed evergreen dependable "Violet Amaryllis" houseplant for us!
99080 HOYA COLLECTION: A solid introductory selection of high performance "Wax Flowers"--including flashy H. carnosa cultivars seldom (if ever) offered in the catalogue listings. This bargain price reflects strong cuttings sent in moss (and they will root in your conditions best in moss) as well as a strong probability that some will be already potted. Certainly one of the most ordered plant collections we offer. 5 different @ $20.00

92138 COLORFUL HOYA COLLECTION: A solid introductory selection of high performance "Wax Flowers"--including ALL the flashy H. carnosa cultivars seldom (if ever) offered in the catalogue listings. This collection includes the color variegated leaf forms only of the H. carnosa group.This bargain price reflects strong cuttings sent in moss (and they will root in your conditions best in moss) as well as a strong probability that some will be already potted. 5 different @ $20.00

55702 HOYA CARNOSA COMPACTA ASC HP TGH $ 5.00 Dependable "Hindu Rope Plant" with waxy tortollini torked leaves so closely set as to obscure the succulent stems; very beautiful clusters of fragrant deep pink blossoms.

60079 HOYA CARNOSA COMPACTA MARGINATA ASC HP TGH $ 8.00 "Variegated Hindu Rope Waxflower" Orininally received from the legendary Ed Hummel: pink flower umbels dangle from the meandering stems completely invisible under the thick waxy wavy crinkly leaves, each with a bright cream border.

60806 HOYA CARNOSA DAPPLED GREY ASC HP TGH $ 15.00 Thick waxy lvs mottled silvery gray over glaucous green--an odd reptilian effect off-putting to some (perhaps more "interesting" than attractive?) and umbels of pale rimmed rosy toned blossoms. Sometimes considered x pubicalyx cv.

61014 HOYA CARNOSA HALLIANA VARIEGATA ASC HP TGH $ 5.00 "Beautiful pairs of thick succulent lvs--much reduced in size compared to most Carnosa cvs--each wavy waxy leaf margined creamy white; habit is prostrate, making this cultivar most ideal for succulent wreaths and moss topiaries.

66847 HOYA CARNOSA KRIMSON PRINCESS ASC HP TGH $ 6.25 Umbels of pink waxy blossoms against thick succulent foliage--each leaf with a golden lime center, especially colorful as new foliage emerges shrimp pink with adequate light levels and balanced fertilizer.

60080 HOYA CARNOSA KRIMSON QUEEN ASC HP TGH $ 6.25 Umbels of pink waxy blossoms against thick succulent foliage--each leaf with a white edges, especially colorful as new foliage emerges shrimp pink with adequate light levels and balanced fertilizer.

60077 HOYA CARNOSA KRINKLE 8 [HORT] ASC HP TGH $ 5.00 "Waffle Hoya" Puckered deep green waxy wide leaves; beautiful showy pink blossom clusters are freely produced. Name given for the (usually) eight distinct "dimples" on each decorative leaf.

60067 HOYA CARNOSA KRINKLE 8 VARIEGATA ASC HP TGH $ 10.00 The broad dimpled leaves are margined creamy white. Showy. Burton points out that flowers are same as those of H. mostoskei. One of the easiest for indoor culture.

68501 HOYA CARNOSA MARLEA ASC HP TGH $ 8.25 So completely white is the central flame on each leaf that the surrounding surface furls and flutes--in good light the new foliage emerges shrimip pink. This is a uncharacteristically slow growing cultivar of the easily grown "Australian Wax Flower" group.

40422 JASMINUM SAMBAC OLE HP TGH $ 10.00 "Arabian Jasmine" Wide oval lvs on woody climbing shrub; one inch wide heavy white single fls of intense fragrance-- traditionally used to flavor tea. "Pikake" blossoms fade to palest violet throughout the year--sacred to Vishnu. This clone from the National Botanic Garden's collection is very slow maturing (unlike the following commercial selections) and not very vigorous even in greenhouse conditions.

40423 JASMINUM SAMBAC GRAND DUKE OF TUSCANY OLE HP TGH $ 8.00 "Arabian Jasmine" clone with double cauliflowered camellia- like fragrant fls, thus known as the "Moss Rose Jasmine"-- correctly J.sambac `Flore-plena.' Excellent foliage of deep green ruffled lvs on strong rigidly erect canes; easily produces its typically solitary flower if provided richly fertilized warm soil, bright light and even levels of humidity; avoid chill to prevent flower bud drop.

40424 JASMINUM SAMBAC MAID OF ORLEANS OLE HP TGH $ 8.00 This "Arabian Jasmine" clone has semi-double flowers of rich fragrance on woody shrubs with pale foliage; considered the best for houseculture by the Elberts--certainly the easiest to bloom indoors. The famous J.s. `Multiplex' in French perfume; traditionally the Chinese use this attractive form to give fragrance to green tea.
60374 KALANCHOE BEAUVERDII HYBRID CRA HP TGH $ 2.50 Gray green noodle lvs in rigid opposite pairs with ridged tips producing adventituous plantlets, on scrambling wiry stems. Clusters of pendant glossy olive calyx bells, each with shiny salmon-pink petals with violet-speckled rims--quite a midwinter show. (Possibly a distinct species as yet unidentified for us.)

68480 KALANCHOE BOSSFELDIANA CITRINA CRA HP TGH $ 4.75 Wide clumping dark rubbery foliage of large scalloped leaves create a perfect backdrop for the extravagantly produced showy clusters of upfacing golden yellow blossoms opening for an extended "Golden Flaming Katie" winter show.
60386 KALANCHOE DAIGREMONTIANA CRA HP TGH $ 3.25 "Life Plant" or "Mother of Thousands" Plantlets form on the crenulated margins of the liver-green triangular fleshy leaves, spotted reddish-brown; heads of pendant pinkish midwinter blossoms gradually fade to a delicate gray-violet hue. Formerly in the genus Bryophyllum, appropriate as the Latin translates to "sprouting leaves." SW Madagascar native of easy culture if given sufficient light. This may be as common as dirt (according to one customer who obviously has lost her inner child), yet every kid loves this handsome dame. And an important postscript: For those who love their turtles--remember that little tortoises with runny noses should try this as a cure.

60389 KALANCHOE FEDTSCHENKOI CRA HP CGH $ 1.75 "Purple Scallops" Amethyst, flour-dusted scalloped leaves are margined purple with brownish notches producing adventitious buds in sufficient light and humidity; elegant terminal clusters of pendant khaki-pink flowers appearing late winter. Madagascar native. Very attractive; easily grown given good light.

60394 KALANCHOE HOUGHTONII [HYB] CRA HP TGH $ 2.75 Also K. poincarei. "Good Luck Plant" A hybrid "Life Plant" of daigremontiana x tubiflora with tan-pink channeled slim lvs (distinctly wider and flatter than tubiflora) with purple designs and toothed margins producing many adventitious plantlets. Easy favorite with very showy rigid umbles of down turned blossoms mid-winter. Certainly the easiest "Life Plant" to grow.

60407 KALANCHOE OBTUSA CRA HP TGH $ 4.75 Attractive broad succulent lvs on very short stems beautifully accent and frame the hemispheres of upfacing brick-red flowers. Attractive compact bouquet from Tanzania. Marvelous tuffet outline gradually branching with time; certainly the most flower power for the foliar size and thus astoundingly popular both as an indoor windowsill potplant blooming midwinter when bright flowers are most needed, and as a petite compact greenhouse subject. Not to be confused with the taller stalked blossfeldiana crew with their smaller flower clusters.

60410 KALANCHOE PINNATA CRA HP TGH $ 3.50 "Air Plant" or "Miracle Leaf" Most famous "Bryophyllum" for the notched lvs produce clinging adventitious plantlets even when wrenched from the stout stems and pinned to a curtain. (And if you remember those ads and drawings in the Sunday paper, you have dated yourself considerably.) Native to an astounding range geographically--Americas, Australia, Asia, Africa, etc. Forms a handsome upright succulent subshrub with curious winter flowers; a basic houseplant from Victorian times, still in demand today by kids of all ages.

60409 KALANCHOE PROLIFERA CRA HP TGH $4.75 "Blooming Boxes" Maroon-rimmed stout rubbery fishbone lvs rigidly ranked on handsome erect trunks; terminal infl of yellow flowers, each peeping from a bizarre dangling four-sided box-like bract, followed by a "proliferation" of plantlets. Madagascar native with the "Byrophyllum" urge--but adventituous plantlets form more typically on the ripe inflorescence rather than on the ridged edges of the succulent leaves ( this species must have seen a slide show of Agaves somewhere along the line). Rather curiously, this rubbery, extremely handsome, sculpture has become quite popular as an addition to summertime urns as an accent plant in recent years. If planted directly in your greenhouse's floor, this gentle giant can easily top eight feet by the time its enormous candelabra of blossoms crowns the succulent trunk.

60427 KALANCHOE TUBIFLORA [DELAGOENSIS] CRA HP TGH $ 2.75 "Hollywood Palm" or "Chandelier Plant" Erect pinkish stems thickly hung with pendant cylindric dark lvs spotted reddish brown and emerald and tipped with notches nurturing bundles of plantlets; pale red bellflowers pendant mid winter from elaborate terminal inflorescence. Madagascar native. The second photo is not good, but it shows the flowers.

41701 MAXILARIA TENUIFOLIA ORC HP TGH $ 25.00 Series of fat oval pseudobulbs with leaf tufts send forth clusters of showy coppery red fls patterned with yellow, white and maroon. Small winter-blooming Orchid easy to grow in porch garden, hobby greenhouse, or under lights.

67331 MONADENIUM COCCINEUM EUP HP TGH $ 4.75 "Masai Spurge" slender angled stems with scarlet to pink showy cymes--these bright hooded fls open near thanksgiving and still are colorful at Easter! The serrate-edged keeled lvs are deciduous. Popular.

40685 OSMANTHUS FRAGRANS OLE TGH CGH $ 10.00 "Sweet Olive" Leathery-leaved shrub; clusters of small white fls emit a delightful rare fragrance "blending jasmine, ripe apricots & gardenia" used in China to scent tea. Himalayan native's leaf edges burn if humidity insufficient or if watered with a source high in salts or a watersoftener. Not a houseplant unless sufficient humidity is provided.

60540 PACHYPODIUM BARONII BARONII APO HP TGH $ 17.75 Flask-shaped caudex decoratively fissured even as a seedling with grayish upright branches armed with wide conical spines and topped with laurel-shaped leathery lvs, hairy below, and bright red flowers opening serially. Madagascar.

60541 PACHYPODIUM BARONII WINDSORII APO HP TGH $ 15.00 "Primrose Palm" Very choice compact species with bulbous- flask bottom erectly supporting stout stems with leathery lvs, haired beneath, and red flowers with primrose-like pale white eyes. From near Windsor Castle Mt. in Madagascar.

60526 PACHYPODIUM BREVICAULE APO TGH $ 20.00 The marvelous cowpie plant with leaves and bright large yellow periwinkle flowers. This stone like branches caudiform demands perfect drainage. These are young seedlings.

60527 PACHYPODIUM DENSIFLORUM DENSIFLORUM APO CGH HP $ 17.50 Thick caudiform trunk branches in threes with silvery spined tapering tips framed with paddle lvs and dark yellow fls. Central Madagascar.

60529 PACHYPODIUM GEAYI APO HP TGH $ 7.50 The famous silver type of the "Madagascar Palm" with glossy silver-gray spines and pinkish ribs on the silvery column topped with purplish strap lvs and white flowers.

60530 PACHYPODIUM LAMEREI LAMEREI APO HP TGH $ 7.50 Form of "Madagascar Palm" with lvs hairy beneath.

60536 PACHYPODIUM NAMAQUANUM APO HP TGH $ 20.00"Halfman" or "Ghostman" Stout tapered column, with spiral rows of tubercles tipped with spines in three, tipped with velvety undulant lvs during winter. In the wild produces fls of ochre with violet centers.

60534 PACHYPODIUM SAUNDERSII APO HP TGH $ 12.50 "Star of Lundi" Thick clubfoot caudiform bases--smooth bark of silver-gray--taper to branches covered with spur shoots covered with deciduous deep green lvs, each flanked with needle-like spines; white flared blossoms. South Africa. Ask about our specimen size plants.

67357 PEDILANTHUS TITHYMALOIDES VARIEGATUS EUP HP TGH $ 3.75 "Variegated Devil's Backbone" Gray-green zig-zagged stems bend under large puckered fleshy leaves margined in bright clear white; red bird beak/bill-shaped blossoms appear if grown in full sun in a cool (not freezing) winter greenhouse, or in a garden on the banks of the Rio Grande.

53199 PELARGONIUM STELLAR BELLA GER HP TGH $ 6.25Wonderful vigorous compact "Stellar Geranium" with lobed halfmoon leaves, each with a central dark halo perfect with the large heads of pearl pink blossoms--each lacy skirted flower with a very notched topknot petal. Why resist.

40790 PELARGONIUM STELLAR BIRD DANCER GER HP CGH $ 6.25Stout-stemmed dwarf with petite zagged, deeply cut (one could say "pinked") leaves with parallel dramatic dark ric-rac zones; marvelous salmon red fls with apricot overtones are extrememly zagged--each flower cluster constituting tiny floral fireworks. The most popular Geranium here at the greenhouses for small dish gardens and pseudo-bonsai work.

41670 PELARGONIUM STELLAR GOLDEN STAPH GER HP CGH $ 4.50 Showy bright golden-ochre leaves with faint rust-red zone; odd japped orange-pink flowers create starburst heads.

41499 PELARGONIUM STELLAR VANCOUVER CENTENNIAL GER HP CGH $ 4.75 Very frilly "Geranium" flower of garish red orange most arresting with the ornate rust red zoned dusky gold leaves with piecrust edges.

African Violets for the 2008 SEASON. .

99037 AFRICAN VIOLET COLLECTION: Constantly changing selection of these Saintpaulias. this collection will always include at least one trailing hybrid. 5 plants @ $15.00

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60458 SEDUM ADOLPHII CRA CGH HP $ 4.25 "Golden Glo" Arched stems heavy with thickly-set golden green keeled blimp lvs developing coppery margins in bright light; Mexican native with white fls. A must in any succulent wreath.

60470 SEDUM MEXICANUM CRA HP CGH $ 4.00 "Mexican Stonecrop" Mounds of waxy fresh-green soft needle shaped leaves densely packed on hidden fat toppling stems--makes a perfect ground cover for stemmy pot plants; quite basic for decorative small hanging baskets or dish gardens. Starry yellow flowers usually appear late winter on this amazingly undemanding stonecrop.

50074 THUNBERGIA ERECTA ALBIFLORA ACAN HP TGH $ 3.50 Lovely "Paperwhite Sky Flower" with ivory trumpet fls, which reveal a yellow throat, on twiggy shrublets used in bonsai. Very reliable houseplant and excellent hobby greenhouse performer.

50598 THUNBERGIA ERECTA BLUE MOON [GRANADA PURPLE] ACAN TGH $ 8.00 Impressive "Violet King's Mantle" from the collection of John Criswick; clean foliage and large ruffled violet-purple flowers rather than the species blue.

53146 THUNBERGIA ERECTA FAIRY MOON GES HP $ 8.50 Attractive shrub "Picottee King's Mantle" with lavender blue trumpet shaped blossoms edged in white and throated yellow. Height of blooming in midwinter for us. Foliage always beautifully maintained.

WINTER BLOOMERS
Winter Bloomers Conservatory Types

99066 WINTER BLOOMERS [5 CONSERVATORY TYPE PLANTS] Mainly old Victorian favorites. If you have a greenhouse or plant room, this will be a fine collection for you to play with--Dendranthemums,Abutilons, Barleria, Jasminum, Iboza, odd Kalanchoes, etc. $18.00 .

42263 ABUTILON HYBRIDUM SAVITZII MALV CGH $ 5.75 Leaf almost entirely white with small central green flame; pale bronzy salmon fls dangle from the tall stems. Best grown in very bright light in a cool greenhouse in intense climates as can burn in the heat of the deep South. But in zones with smaller numbers this not only performs in the winter greenhouse but forms a magnificant specimen in the summer garden or in container combinations as it flourishes in container culture given regular water and ample fertilizer.

40005ABUTILON HYBRIDUM YELLOW CHIMES MAL HP CGH $ 4.50 Yellow out angled, nodding bellflowers with ochre clappers accent this vigorous "Flowering Maple" with soft fresh green leaves on self branching stems. Possibly a summer blooming selection of England's 'Moonchimes.'

50565 ABUTILON VICTOR REITER [HYB] $ 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.

41253 ABUTILON VICTORY [HYB] MAL HP CGH $ 4.75 Reiter hybrid of A. megapotamicum with strongly held laterally weeping branches perfectly displaying the charming show of ranks of dangling flared large yellow blossoms highlighted by darker-toned throat. Perfect for hanging baskets, most impressive in windowboxes or tall urns when a bold horizontal plane is imperative in your design scheme. We like it because it blooms even in the heat of our Ohio River Valley summer heat--something we cannnot claim for other A. megapotamicum cultivars.

54554 ALSTROEMERIA PULCHELLA VARIEGATED ALS CGH HH $ 6.50 Remarkable "Frosted Peruvian Lily" The cinnamon fls are the final over-the-top gesture by this upright stemmed plant with such brilliantly white tipped foliage. The gradually widening clusters of this most showy Andean have proven winter hardy here in Zone 6 with adequate winter mulch.

31722 AMORPHOPHALLUS ALBUS ARAC TGH CGH $ 12.00 Very pale species; sent as potted dormant bulbs in the Fall or as plants with some foliage during the growing season.

31392 BARLERIA CRISTATA GOLD SPLASH ACAN HP TGH $ 8.25 A fabulous form of "Philippine Violet Shrub" w/ many fls of blue-violet and gold variegated leaves; from India & Burma. Thanks to David Bigger for sharing this showy cultivar imperative in any serious collection of variegates.

41485 BARLERIA OBTUSA ACA CGH $ 6.75Striking spineless fast growing herbaceous shrublet which flourishes in an exposed, even dry, setting where it will produce Acanthus type blossoms ranging from blue through mauve to pink. A new candidate for summer urns, windowboxes, and mixed containers as well as a good performer in the winter greenhouse.

49461 BARLERIA REPENS ROSEA VIOLET CASCADE ACA CGH $ 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.

42196 BRUGMANSIA CANDIDA DOUBLE WHITE [PLENA] SOL CGH HP $ 12.00 Handsome double flowered "Angel's Trumpet" leaves the viewer rather breathless. Dark pelted foliage distinct. Customers report this to easily produce heavily scented blossoms more reliably than others in a greenhouse setting; branches easily; seems to respond well to the restriction of containers. This hard working hybrid of B. aurea x B. versicolor is usually offered as 'Knightii' in Europe.

42268 BRUGMANSIA CHARLES GRIMALDI SOL CGH TGH $ 5.50 Impressive arrays of luminous salmon-yellow trumpets dangle from the stout stems. Impressive conservatory subject. Lvs cut Poinsettia style; trumpets typically darken to a deeper peachy orange than B. v. 'Apricot' (suaveolens x versicolor), although the distinction is minor.
54008 BRUGMANSIA INSIGNIS DR. SUESS [HYB] SOL CGH $ 5.25 "Fancy Angel's trumpet" with elongated fls of yellow orange; both wider throated trumpets with stronger yellow tone than 'Charles Grimaldi' --Possibly B. suaveolens with bell shaped flowers (as opposed to the more typical trumpet shape of most hybrids); whatever its parentage, it remains the most vigorous grower in northern climates..

59201 BRUGMANSIA INSIGNIS SINGLE WHITE SOL TGH CGH $ 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.

61691 BRUGMANSIA SNOWBANK SOL CGH H $ 25.00 Variegated Angel's Trumpet. A fragrant peach colored bloom of immense proportions emerges from some of the most brilliant and broad margined foliage (the slightly felty tobacco shaped leaves become giant on mature plants) you have ever seen. The First tetraploid Brugmansia. This will set the standard by which all variegates must be judged.

40101 CARISSA GRANDIFLORA HORIZONTALIS APO HP TGH $ 5.00 Compact; prostrate rigid stems; reduced spines; pinwheel fls produce edible fruit; used in Japanese cascade bonsai as 'Naikoku-ume'; still uncommon in USA

51919 CESTRUM NEWELLII [HYB] SOL TGH HP $ 7.50 Handsome and dramatic "Red Night Blooming Jasmine" becomes a compact dark foliaged shrub with arching woody branches terminating in congested panicles of short tubular red blossoms transforming into tight clusters of purple red berries. Needs bright light to dependably maintain its status as the showoff beauty of the group.

40125 CITRUS AURANTIFOLIA MYRTIFOLIUS CHINOTTO RUT CGH HP $ 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 lvs. 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.

41363 CITRUS MEDICA SARCODACTYLIS RUT CGH HP $ 15.00 LIMITED SUPPLY "Buddha's Hand/Fingers" Strong woody stems carry the amazing odd very large elongated fruit of this indian species--at the end of the citron fruit extend thick "fingers" of green rind, rind which appears as the citron cubes in fruitcake. Sometimes in short supply--please check before ordering.

51918 COCHLIOSTEMA JACOBIANUM [ODORATISSIMUM] COMM TGH $ 25.00Remarkable Ecuadorian spiderwort mimics a giant fleshy Bromeliad with long succulent sheathing leaves (like a short Crinum) blushed purplish violet beneath. With maturity, produces showy heads of dark blue violet flowers with a dramatic white claw and red tipped sepals. Demands warm conservatory conditions.

88982 DENDRENTHEMUM AOI COMP HH CGH $ 4.25 Upright "Ise Mum" type with woody stem(s) best staked; topped with remarkable orchid pink (fading to lavender) spidery eyelash blossoms with a startling yellow eye nestled at center; fern foliage. "Laveder Spider" for late fall flowers--if you are a northern grower, this will be a remarkable subject for a cool fall greenhouse or bright sunny plantroom. Removing side flower buds from the terminal stem will channel all energy to the terminal bud, resulting in an over the top size blossom.

88693 DENDRANTHEMA HATSU HIKARI COMP HT HH $ 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.

54561 DOMBEYA WALLICHII BYT CGH HP $ 6.75 Stout stalks with impressive foliage present the remarkably showy balls of crowded rich pink flowers emitting a rich honey fragrance. Needs light and room.

99676 EPIPHYLLUM COLLECTION: A good introduction to the "Orchid Cactus" including mossed URCuttings of both dramatic hybrids and dependable species. 5 plants @ $12.00

67759 EUPHORBIA FULGENS [JAQUINIFLORA] EUP HP TGH $ 6.25 Mexican "Scarlet Plume" with slender stems arching under the slim attractive foliage and scarlet orange pseudo-petaled blossoms which last for months. Never shipped before June. Remember this old Victorian favorite must have full sun to mature and no stray lite in the fall (like its kissin cousin, the Poinsettia) or it will fail to set buds for the charming winter display.

20166 GLOXINIA SYLVATICA GES HP TGH $ 3.00 Formerly Seemannia latifolia. "Christmas Slippers" This is a select evergreen clone with narrow felted dark lvs closely covering the stiff cascading stems; many red-orange slim guppy-mouthed lfs during winter months. Excellent houseplant; even when not in bloom the attractive foliage is evergreen and attractive all seasons.

HIBISCUS CULTIVARS for the 2008 SEASON

The HIBISCUS: This wonderful group of plants offers great flowers and in some cases beautiful foliage. Flowers can often be large and everblooming--especially the new hybrids from the Duponts, the "Ragin' Cajun Color" which produce large ruffly blossoms on their own roots--not grafted as with some of the giant Florida hybrids. We never have enough of any one color to list on this website, but can send one in a group, so:

Why not try a HIBISCUS COLLECTION by ordering Stock #99001 for a group of 5 species & hybrids (usually double, single, & pagoda types), in their various colors & flowering seasons. 5 plants @ $25.00

(For hardy perennial mallow types and for shrubby winter tolerant types such as the ever popular "Rose of Sharons", please see our listing of Hibiscus in the HARDY PLANT section on this website--we offer some truly outstanding ones.)

Click Here to see the listings of our Hibiscus Selections for 2007

41102 IBOSA [TETRADENIA] RIPARIA LAB CGH HP $ 4.00 "Musk Plant" or "Misty Plume Plant" Attractive woody-stemmed shrublet with attractive small musk-scented lvs 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.

41428 JASMINUM FLORIBUNDUM OLE CGH $ 8.00Pink tinted fragrant blossom clusters on vine with clouds of glossy opposite small pinnate leaves giving a lacy appearance. Easy in containers. If given rootrun in the subtropics will soon clamber up a wall or fence. A seasonal bloomer like the similar polyanthum.