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Smg 2014 Final Front ss SanSan MarcosMarcos GrowersGrowers aa nn mm aa rr cc oo ss gg rr oo ww ee rr ss 2014 Toll Free: 800.438.7199 Fax: 805.964.1329 Local: 805.683.1561 Web: www.smgrowers.com On facebook.com/SanMarcosGrowers With this catalog San Marcos Growers celebrates 35 years in business. In 1979 our nursery began operating and so it is only fitting that our founder, Marcia Constance, painted the artful rendering of Aloe 'Eric the Red' that graces this catalog's cover. As in those early days, San Marcos Growers remains committed to growing plants appropriate to California's mediterranean climate. Now in the second year of a serious drought, the plants that we continue to grow that require little supplemental irrigation, are recognized as those most suitable for our often parched environment. To this end, we have continued to greatly expand our succulent plant offering, as well as increase our line of California native plants and those plants from other mediterranean climates. This year we have added eighty-four new plants that are all listed at the back of this catalog and accompanied within the catalog body with a star ( ). Also included at the back of this catalog are updated lists of the plants that we currently grow, arranged by plant type and geographical regions, including the plants of California, South Africa and Australia. Please visit us at our nursery and our website to learn more about the plants at San Marcos Growers. We look forward to working with all our customers to make 2014 another excellent year for horticulture! In House Sales Outside Sales Shipping Peggy Koegler - Ext 125 Matthew Roberts John Koegler Gene Leisch - Ext 128 Sales Manager Sales Representative Sales Representative Shipping Manager (805) 452-7003 (805) 452-7004 Paul Hallam - Ext 126 [email protected] [email protected] Jose Bedolla Assistant Sales Manager John Dudley, Jr. Serving Nurseries in: Serving Nurseries in: Holly Redmond - Ext 127 Los Angeles County, Santa Barbara County, Eliodor Garcia Sales/ Customer Service Orange County, San Luis Obispo County, Luis Ortiz-Garcia W. San Bernardino County, Ventura County, Jose Luis Ortiz-Lopez Rob Lane - Ext 124 West Riverside County, Santa Cruz County, Rigoberto Martinez Sales/ Customer Service San Diego County Monterey County, Jose Torres San Francisco Bay area Administration Production and Propagation Randy Baldwin - Ext 134 Lynn Kravitz - Ext 133 Maria Verdin Octavio Hernandez General Manager Production Manager Propagation Supervisor Jose Mendiola Rubicel Mendiola Linh Sam - Ext 141 Luke Marvos - Ext 136 Rogelio Barron Ines Nunez Office Manager Maintenance Supervisor Elia Bello Jose Ramon Ortiz Narciso Bello Roberto Perez Debbie Swift - Ext 140 Arturo Garcia-Zavala Santahana Benitez Enrique Ramirez Accounts Receivable Field Supervisor Miriam Castaneda Bibiana Reyes Salvador Cisneros Jose Rios Delfina Martinez Alberto Flores-Jacobac Eliut Rodriguez Field Supervisor Ramon Flores Crecencio San Juan Adan Frausto Reynaldo Sotero Jose Gantes Pedro Torres Officers of the San Marcos Growers Corporation Randy Baldwin Marcia Constance Brian Hodges Sharon Bradford Brett Hodges Lynn Kravitz Aloe 'Eric the Red' cover art by Marcia Constance. Cover arrangement by Rose Keppler All paper used to print this catalog is Forest Stewardship Council Certified San Marcos Growers 2014 Catalog Plant Pricing Pages Abelia to Zephyranthes ................................................... 2-40 Bamboo ............................................................................. 9 Cycads ............................................................................... 15 Ferns ................................................................................. 19-20 Grasses ............................................................................. 21-22 Kangaroo Paws ................................................................. 7 New Zealand Flax ............................................................. 31-32 Palms ................................................................................ 30 Restios ............................................................................... 34 Roses ................................................................................. 35 Sages ................................................................................ 35-36 Plant Information Australian Plants ............................................................... 46 Bamboo ............................................................................. 41 Bulbous Plants (Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, Etc.) .................. 47 California Native Plants ................................................... 47 Grass and Grass-like Plants ........................................... 44 New Plant Introductions .................................................. 42 Phormium (New Zealand Flax) ........................................ 32 Succulents ......................................................................... 43 Trees .................................................................................. 45 Vines ................................................................................. 45 South African Plants ......................................................... 46 Miscellaneous Stuff Garden Maker Concrete Pots .......................................... 40 Map to Nursery ................................................................. 49 Shipping Rates ................................................................. 49 Terms and Conditions ..................................................... 48 "Plants for the California Garden" New Plants for 2014 noted with a star ( ) in catalog body. San Marcos Growers Santa Barbara, California 1gal 2-5gal 7-15gal Box Abelia x grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope' PP16,988 (Yellow variegated leaves w/white flowers) X.XX XX.XX (2 gal) x grandiflora 'Sherwoodii' - Dwarf Pink Abelia (Lavender-pink flowers) X.XX XX.XX Abutilon x hybridum 'Nabob' (A. darwinii x A. striatum) - Red Flowering Maple (Large deep red flwrs) X.XX XX.XX Acacia baileyana 'Purpurea' (Purple tipped foliage & yellow flowers) XX.XX XX.XX boormanii - Snowy River Wattle (Gray leaves with pale yellow flowers) XX.XX XX.XX cognata [A. subporosa var. linearis] - River Wattle (Green leaves with pale yellow flowers) XX.XX XX.XX XXX.XX cognata Cousin Itt ['Mini Cog'] PPAF Little River Wattle (Compact plant w/green leaves) XX.XX XX.XX (7 gal) covenyi - Blue Bush (Gray-blue leaves with yellow flowers) XX.XX XX.XX cultriformis - Knifeleaf Acacia (Gray leaves with yellow flowers) X.XX XX.XX XX.XX iteaphylla - Willow Wattle (Narrow gray leaves with pale yellow flowers) XX.XX XX.XX longifolia - Golden Wattle (Green leaves with yellow flowers) XX.XX XX.XX melanoxylon - Black Acacia (Tree with pale yellow flowers) XX.XX XX.XX merinthophora - Zigzag Wattle (Tall weeping shrub w/ narrow leaves) XX.XX XX.XX podalyriifolia - Pearl Acacia (Tree with gray leaves & yellow flowers) XX.XX XX.XX redolens 'Low Boy' - Carpet Acacia (Very low with yellow flowers) X.XX XX.XX stenophylla - Shoe-String Acacia (Tree with pale yellow flowers) XX.XX XX.XX XXX.XX vestita - Hairy Wattle (Large shrub with soft gray-green leaves and yellow flowers) XX.XX XX.XX Acanthus mollis - Bear's Breech (White flowers) X.XX XX.XX Acca [Feijoa] sellowiana [Feijoa sellowiana] - Pineapple Guava (White & red flowers) X.XX XX.XX XX.XX Achillea - Yarrow millefolium 'Cerise Queen' (Bright rose-pink flowers) X.XX 'Lavender Beauty' (Pale lavender flowers) X.XX 'Paprika' (Orange-red flowers age to copper ) X.XX 'Moonshine' (A. cypeolata x A. 'Taygetea') - (Bright yellow flowers) X.XX 'Salmon Beauty' (A. millefolium x A. 'Taygetea') - [A. 'Lachsshönheit'] - (Salmon flowers) X.XX Acmena smithii [Syzygium smithii] - Lilipily (Small tree with white flowers and pink berries) XX.XX XX.XX Acorus gramineus 'Ogon' (Butter-yellow variegated foliage) X.XX gramineus 'Pusillus' - Dwarf Sweet Flag (Short narrow leaves) X.XX Acrocarpus fraxinifolius - Pink Cedar (Tree w/red new leaves & red flowers) XX.XX XX.XX Actinidia deliciosa 'Tomuri' (Male pollinator) X.XX deliciosa 'Vincent' (Female) - Kiwi Fruit X.XX Adenanthos cuneatus 'Coral Drift' (2007 UCSC Koala Blooms Intro) - (Gray wedge-like lvs w/red flwrs) XX.XX x cunninghamii [A. drummondii Hort.] - Albany Woollybush (Low shrub with gray leaves) XX.XX sericeus [A. sericea] - Coastal Woollybush (Tall shrub with gray leaves) XX.XX XX.XX Adiantum capillus-veneris 'Banksianum' - Maiden Hair Fern (Delicate dark stems w/green lvs) X.XX Aeonium arboreum - Tree Aeonium (Green leaves in rosettes on branched stems) X.XX 'Atropurpureum' (Purple tinged leaves in rosettes on branched stems) X.XX 'Electra' (Succulent Gardens Intro) - (Purple lvs in uniform rosettes) XX.XX (2 gal) 'Tip Top' - Dwarf Tree Aeonium (Small rosettes of reddish leaves) X.XX 'Zwartkop' ['Schwartzkopf'] - Large Purple Aeonium (Large black-purple rosettes) XX.XX aureum [Greenovia aurea] - Green Rose Buds (Green summer dormant lvs w/yellow flwrs) X.XX 'Blackbeard' (A. arboreum hybrid) - (Large dark purple leaves on short stems) XX.XX (2 gal) 'Carol' (A. canariense hybrid) – (2005 SMG Intro) - (Green lvs tinged red rosettes - rarely flwrs) XX.XX 'Cyclops' (A. undulatum x A. arboreum 'Zwartkop') - (Large heads of red leaves) XX.XX 2 (800) 438-7199 (805) 683-1561 Fax (805) 964-1329 San Marcos Growers Santa Barbara, California 1gal 2-5gal 7-15gal Box Aeonium (Continued) decorum 'Berry Nice' - Red Striped Pinwheel (Red striped green rosettes) X.XX 'Gary's Shadow' (2009 SMG Intro) - (Rosettes
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