A Rare Affair An Auction of Exceptional Offerings

MAY 29, 2015 Chicago Botanic Garden

CATALOGUE AUCTION RULES AND PROCEDURES

The Chicago Botanic Garden strives CHECKOUT to provide accurate information and PROCEDURES healthy plants. Because many auction Silent Auction results will be posted in items are donated, neither the auctioneer the cashier area in the East Greenhouse nor the Chicago Botanic Garden can Gallery at 9:15 p.m. Live auction results guarantee the accuracy of descriptions, will be posted at regular intervals during condition of property or availability. the live auction. Cash, check, Discover, All property is sold as is, and all sales MasterCard and Visa will be accepted. are final. Volunteers will be available to assist you with checkout, and help transport your SILENT AUCTION purchases to the valet area. All purchases Each item, or group of items, has a must be paid for at the event. bid sheet marked with its name and lot number. Starting bid and minimum SATURDAY MORNING bid increments appear at the top of the PICK-UP sheet. Each bid must be an increase over Plants may be picked up at the Chicago the previous bid by at least the stated Botanic Garden between 9 and 11 a.m. increment for the item. To bid, clearly on Saturday, May 30. Please notify the write the paddle number assigned to Gatehouse attendant that you are picking you, your last name, and the amount up your plant purchases and ask for you wish to bid. Illegible or incorrect directions to the Buehler parking lot. If bid entries will be disqualified. The you are transporting your purchases in an approaching close of each bidding open vehicle, bring a tarp to protect the section will be announced over the plants. public address system at 15, five, and one minute(s) before closing. Silent DELIVERY SERVICE Auction will close in two sections, one Delivery service is being provided at 7:15 and one at 7:30 p.m. for both live and silent auction items by Rosborough Partners, Inc. The LIVE AUCTION minimum fee is $50 for plant delivery Plant items offered in the live auction to an expanded North Shore area. The are selected shortly before the event delivery fee for areas beyond that will and are chosen from the most desirable be posted at the event. Please note that plants listed in the catalog. A list of delivery of any plants that require a live auction items will be available bobcat or tractor to off load will require at the registration table. The live an additional $50 charge. Rosborough auction will be held during dinner in has generously offered to donate all McGinley Pavilion. When bidding, delivery fees to A Rare Affair. please hold your bid number high so the auctioneer and spotters can see it clearly. The auctioneer will announce the winning bid number and amount to the audience. The highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer is the purchaser.

2 PLANT SELECTION COMMITTEE

Woman’s Board event Co-chairs Bean Carroll Sue Cozzens

Woman’s Board Committee Chairman Barbara Kehoe

Woman’s Board Committee Members Dora Aalbregste Gwen McConnaughy Valerie Foradas Ann Merritt Barbara Kehoe Louellen Murray

Committee Members

Jim Ault Alex Head Director of Ornamental Plant Research Charles J. Fiore Nursery Chicago Botanic Garden Prairie View, Illinois

Andrew Bell Brent Horvath Curator, Woody Plants Owner Chicago Botanic Garden Intrinsic Perennial Gardens, Inc.

Jacob Burns Stephanie Lindemann Curator, Perennials Manager of Horticultural Events Chicago Botanic Garden Chicago Botanic Garden

Tony Fulmer Barbara Rosborough Senior Buyer Principal Chalet Nursery Rosborough Partners, Inc.

Richard Hawke Boyce Tankersley Plant Evaluation Manager Director of Living Plant Documentation Chicago Botanic Garden Chicago Botanic Garden

3 AUCTION ITEMS

Annuals and Tropicals Begonia ‘Pigskin’ The large green leaves of this rhizomatous Begonia Collection I begonia are reddish underneath and have an interesting, puckered texture. Begonia heracleifolia Begonia ‘Plum Gorgeous’ This rhizomatous species has star-shaped Clusters of pink blossoms are held on green leaves and clear pink or white stems above the large, shiny plum-colored flowers held in large clusters. 18” h. leaves of this rhizomatous plant. Begonia ulmifolia Begonia ‘Hashdoorf’ A shrub-like species from Brazil, this plant has elm-like leaves that are covered with short, white hairs. Expect an abundance of delicate white flowers. 15-18” h. DAHLIAS Begonia ‘Phoes Cleo’ Plant loads of dahlias and get ready for waves of enormous, absolutely stunning The bright green, star-shaped leaves of flowers from midsummer until frost. this rhizomatous begonia have copper-red They do best in sunny parts of the garden highlights. Clusters of pink flowers are where the soil is well-drained. Some may held above the foliage. 12” h. require staking. In this area, tubers should Begonia ‘Red Fred’ be dug about two weeks after a hard frost. The very large, maroon leaves of this After cutting stalks to about 6”, gently lift rhizomatous begonia are the perfect foil the tubers, allow them to dry, and store to clusters of tiny pink and red flowers. them in a slightly dampened medium 15-18” h. such as peat moss or sand, in a cool, dry place. Tubers should be replanted Begonia Collection II into containers at a depth of 2 to 3” approximately six weeks before putting Begonia ‘Boomer’ them back in the garden. Provide water This shrub-like begonia has rounded and and move them into the garden when the puckered, 6-to-10”-wide bronze-green danger of frost has past. Zones 9-10. leaves, with pale green veins and stiff hairs. It produces clusters of small, white Dahlia ‘Dreamcatcher’ flowers that are born on 8 to 12” stems. The exceptional 6” blooms of ‘Dreamcatcher’ are a wistful mix of Begonia ‘Golden Glow’ rose, peach, and soft yellow. An upright This rhizomatous begonia has bright, growth habit makes this cultivar both an chartreuse leaves that require good light outstanding choice for the garden and a to maintain its color and has lovely pink superb cut flower. 4’ h. flowers. Dahlia ‘Fabulous’ Begonia ‘Cowardly Lion’ Living up to its name, the hot fuchsia The large, green-to-brownish gold leaves petals of this 4.5” bloom are highlighted of this rhizomatous plant are highlighted with a tiny touch of white at the center of with brownish-green veining. Sprays of the flower. 4’ h. white flowers with red spotting are held well above the foliage.

Individual lots will be created by combining plants from within each category. 4 Dahlia ‘I Do’ Nematanthus teixieranus You’ll love and cherish the exquisite Resembling candy corn, the bright 6” white flowers of ‘I Do’. They make orange flower of this plant has a yellow exceptional cut flowers and add elegance lip. Blossoms emerge from a cascading to arrangements for all occasions, mound of tiny, thick leaves with dark including weddings! 4.5’ h. stems. This easy-to-grow plant is an excellent choice for hanging baskets. Dahlia ‘Lemonade’ Find refreshment in the 4” soft, yellow Primulina tamiana blooms of this lovely dahlia. 4’ h. Vietnamese Violet Perched above small, round leaves, the Dahlia ‘Vixen’ white flower of this lovely violet has a This early blooming dahlia features striped purple throat. 3” h. 4” flowers with petals of gorgeous deep, rich velvet red. The blooms, borne on Primulina ‘Stardust’ a sturdy, 3.5’ bush, are excellent for The subtle, silver variegated leaf of cutting. 3.5’ h. this compact plant provides a lovely complement to the abundant mauve Paphiopedilum Orchid Clones flowers with pale purple striping. 3” h. Arnold Klehm, a nationally recognized grower and breeder, will handpick top Streptocarpella ‘Blue Horizon’ selections for an outstanding collection False African Violet of Paphiopedilums. Abundant, pale blue flowers with a white Phalaenopsis Yu Pin ‘Fairlady’ throat appear over round, fuzzy leaves on A very complex hybrid with differing this very tough and sturdy plant. percentages of six wild species in Streptocarpus ‘Harlequin Lace’ its ancestry. Registered with the Cape Primrose International Orchid Society on February 13, 2007, by Yu Pin Biotech with the This beautiful flower is a collage of color breeder identified as Neng-I Chang. and pattern. The lower lobes feature Parentage is Phalaenopsis Yu Pin violet-blue lace patterns projected over a ‘Lady’ × Phalaenopsis Sogo ‘Yukidian’. yellow background while the upper lobes are a lovely pale blue. Nematanthus nervosa Formed from fused petals, the orange, Streptocarpus ‘Rip Tide’ pouch-like flowers of this selection Cape Primrose resemble goldfish and are the source of its Dazzling and mysterious, this azure blue common name, ‘the goldfish plant.’ This flower has dark, almost black stripes that easy-to-grow plant has a trailing habit spill from the throat on to the lower and is an excellent choice for hanging lobes. In contrast, a subtle wash of light baskets. highlights extends from the throat on to the upper flower lobes.

= Full Sun = Part Shade = Full Shade 5 Dendrobium kuniko ‘Tower Grove’ drupes. Site this plant in a partially This Dendrobium grows in intermediate shaded part of the garden with moist, temperatures (58 degrees Fahrenheit at neutral soil for best results. This exciting night, and 70 degrees during the day) introduction was discovered by plantsman and likes bright, indirect light. It blooms Kris Bachtell at the Morton Arboretum. at variable times throughout the year, 10’ h. x 10’ w. Zone 5a. and the flowers are purple. It is part of the Missouri Botanical Garden’s living Eupatorium fortunei ‘Pink Frost’ collection of orchids. Pink Frost Joe-Pye Weed The dark green-and-yellow variegated foliage of this diminutive Joe-Pye weed Art of Foliage make it a dazzling addition to any sunny border with moist soil. Expect lovely small Buxus microphylla var. koreana clusters of deep pink flowers on 36” stems ‘Wedding Ring’ in late summer and fall. This exciting new Wedding Ring Korean Boxwood selection works well in containers and This very hardy, compact boxwood has makes a great cut flower. 36” h. x 30-36” green foliage with a lime margin that w. Zones 4-7. matures to gold as summer progresses. It holds its color well through winter. Fagus sylvatica ‘Striata’ This selection makes a wonderful hedge Striped European Beech since it tolerates heavy pruning but does The bright green leaf of this selection has not require it and is an excellent size for an intriguing creamy yellow variegation borders. Salt tolerant. 36” h. Zones 5-9. that radiates out from the midrib. 40’ h. Zones 4-7. Cornus ‘Celestial Shadow’ Celestial Shadow Dogwood Ilex glabra ‘Tin Mine’ This sensational hybrid dogwood features Tin Mine Inkberry Holly yellow and green variegated foliage that Ilex glabra is a slow-growing, upright becomes neon red with darker burgundy rounded evergreen shrub in the holly edges in the fall. Elegant, large white family. It is native to the southeastern flowers appear in spring and create an United States and Nova Scotia. ‘Tin impressive display against layers of bicolor Mine’ is a new introduction collected in foliage. This specimen should be sited in a the wild by plantsman Tom Dilatush. It protected part of the garden. Rare in the spreads by root suckers to form colonies. trade and absolutely stunning! 20’ h. Spineless, glossy dark-green leaves remain x 10-15’ w. Zone 6. attractive in winter unless temperatures dip well below zero. It prefers rich, Cornus alternifolia ‘Bachone’ consistently moist, acidic soil in full sun, Gold Bullion Pagoda Dogwood™ but it will adapt to shade in the woodland This outstanding and very reliable cultivar garden. 4’ h. x 8’ w. Zone 5. of a Midwest native features golden yellow foliage that gradually turns chartreuse in the heat of the summer. White umbel-type flowers appear in spring and later give way to dark berry-like

Individual lots will be created by combining plants from within each category. 6 Iris × robusta ‘Gerald Darby’ berries, a favorite of autumn songbirds. Gerald Darby Water Iris This selection is very cold hardy and Grown in the Chicago Botanic Garden’s performs best in well-drained soil. 6’ h. Waterfall Garden. From May to June x 4-6’ w. Zones 3-7. the slender, violet-blue flowers of this unique and appealing iris are borne on Classy Conifers unusual dark purple stems. Adding to this colorful composition, leaves emerge Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Gekko’ with a flush of purple that fades as they Gekko Sawara Cypress age and are spotted with purple red at “Gekkō,” the Japanese word for their base. 30” h. Zones 4-9. moonlight, is an apt name for this Liquidambar styraciflua exceptional dwarf conifer that produces whitish new growth well into the ‘Silver King’ Silver King Variegated Sweetgum growing season. It is a slow-growing plant with a rounded habit that has Sweetgum is valued as a landscape plant demonstrated both drought and heat for its interesting, almost star-shaped tolerance. This is an exceptional choice leaves and its fruit that resembles a spiny for smaller spaces but can be difficult to ball changing from green to brown find in the trade. 7’ h. x 4’ w. Zones 4-8. with age. This cultivar has the added attraction of having variegated foliage. Larix decidua ‘Lanark’ The dark, glossy green leaves have Lanark European Larch uneven creamy-white margins that flush The dense branches of this dwarf rose in late summer and autumn, and rounded larch are adorned with soft exude a camphor odor when crushed. pale-green needles that turn golden Unlike other variegated plants, this yellow in the fall before dropping. one will not burn in full sun. Having 3-6’ h. x 3-6’ w. Zone 3. a shallow root system, it prefers deep, moist soil. 30’ h. Zones 5-9. Picea abies ‘Lemon Flare’ Lemon Flare Norway Spruce Pinus thunbergii ‘Ogon’ The gold needles and spreading habit of Ogon Japanese Black Pine this dramatic Norway spruce are unique The eye-catching yellow needles of this and intriguing. It makes a wonderful dwarf upright plant turn vivid gold in accent plant in a border or focal point in winter. Create a bright spot in your a smaller landscape. 36” h. x 24” w. in landscape with this striking selection that 10 years. Zone 3. combines well with other garden plants. 3-6’ in 10 years. Hardy to Zone 5. Picea pungens ‘Copeland’ Copeland Colorado Blue Spruce Sambucus racemosa ‘SMNSRD4’ This small upright, pyramidal spruce has Lemony Lace™ Elderberry short needles that are an unusual shade The deeply cut, lacy foliage of this of bright blue. 12-15’ h. in 12 years. striking elderberry opens chartreuse, Zones 2-8. tinged with red. Mature foliage is gold and green and stands up well to the heat of the summer. The small white flowers it produces are followed by deep red

= Full Sun = Part Shade = Full Shade 7 Picea abies ‘Farnsburg’ Pseudotsuga menziesii Farnsburg Norway Spruce ‘Glauca Pendula’ ‘Farnsburg’ is a dwarf selection with Weeping Blue Douglas Fir an irregular, weeping form. It makes a This exceptional blue-green weeping wonderful accent plant and is best sited conifer will create a majestic focal point in near an entrance, patio, or walk where its any garden. It possesses a strong, upright unusual form can be fully appreciated and central leader and should not require admired. 6’ h. x 3’ w. in 10 years. Zone 2. staking. 10’ h. x 3’ w. in 10 years. Zone 5.

Pinus banksiana ‘Pendula’ Sciadopitys verticillata ‘Tsai Cheng’ Weeping Jack Pine Tsai Cheng Japanese Umbrella Pine This dramatic conifer has an upright main A globe-shaped dwarf form pine with very leader and pendulous side branches. It is short, olive-green needles. This pine is an exceptionally hardy plant that is very slow growing and compact with ascending easy to grow. 6-8’ h. x 8-10’ w. Hardy to branches. Zones 4-7. Zone 2.

Pinus bungeana ‘Silver Ghost’ Collections for the Silver Ghost Lacebark Pine Connoisseur The spectacular, exfoliating bark of this multistemmed conifer exhibits more AFRICAN VIOLET COLLECTION whitish and light grey patches than that of the straight species; hence the cultivar’s Fill your house with African violets for name. ‘Silver Ghost’ is a selection made a delightful and rewarding year-round from a specimen at the Dawes Arboretum gardening experience. They provide in Newark, Ohio. It does best in colorful and charming flowers through well-drained, slightly acidic soil. the winter months and are relatively 15’ h. in 10 years. Zones 5-7. easy to grow. During the summer, find a windowsill where plants will receive Pinus contorta var. latifolia bright, diffused light rather than direct ‘Taylor’s Sunburst’ exposure to the sun. Direct sun in the Taylor’s Sunburst Lodgepole Pine winter is recommended, and natural This difficult to propogate varitety light can be augmented with fluorescent sports brilliant golden foliage on top bulbs. In the wild, most African violets of blue-green foliage with red cones. are found in rocky sites with little soil, so 5’ h x 2’w at 10 years. Zone 4. a potting soil that provides good drainage is recommended. These plants prefer to be Pinus parviflora slightly pot-bound so don’t use oversized ‘Bonnie Bergman’ containers. To ensure an abundance of Bonnie Bergman Japanese flowers, fertilize these plants every two White Pine weeks. This is an excellent small, upright shrub, with dense silvery-blue needles that have a slight twist. Red cones that emerge in summer provide additional ornamental interest. 5-8’ h. x 3-5’ w. Zones 4-8.

Individual lots will be created by combining plants from within each category. 8 Saintpaulia ‘Allegro Winsome Hippeastrum ‘Misty’ Pink’ Slightly fragrant, ‘Misty’ can produce up This selection features double-to- to three stems per bulb with up to six semidouble wavy pink flowers that delicate flowers per stem. The luminous bloom over miniature foliage. flowers are pinkish-ivory with raspberry- pink striations feathering from a green Saintpaulia ‘Berry Splash’ throat and a long, greenish-white neck. The double pink-and-fuchsia flowers of 12-18” h. ‘Berry Splash’ emerge over variegated foliage, creating a striking composition. Hippeastrum ‘Naranja’ Warm up to the deep orange shades Saintpaulia ‘Champagne Pink’ of these large, audacious flowers. The This is a semi-miniature trailer that perfect antidote to winter in Chicago! sports double, light-pink flowers borne 20” h. over variegated foliage. Hippeastrum ‘Neon’ Saintpaulia ‘Rob’s Humpty Doo’ Light up dark winter nights with this The semidouble, white flowers of this extraordinary amaryllis that can produce selection have a bright blue edge. up to six flowers per stem. Its almost trumpet-shaped flowers are varying AMARYLLIS COLLECTION shades of fuchsia pink with a white These are wonderful indoor bulbs throat, a luminous citrus green eye, with long, strap-like foliage and large, occasional white striations, and matching trumpet-shaped flowers. Planted indoors pink anthers. 18-24” h. from October through April, these bulbs should bloom within six to twelve weeks. Hippeastrum ‘Samba’ Plant in a deep, well-drained pot, 2 to This energetic newcomer is lipstick-red 3” wider than the bulb. Cover ¾ of the with a brilliant white star, ruffled white bulb with soil, leaving ¼ of the bulb and petal edges, and a pale green-flushed its neck exposed. Water sparingly until center. 19-24” h. a bud forms; then gradually increase Hippeastrum ‘Terra Cotta Star’ the amount of water. Provide a warm The flowers of this outstanding new environment to encourage blooming. variety reveal shades of orange, brick, Stake flower stems for support. Cooler salmon, peach, and pink, in winter’s room temperatures prolong the flower raking light. Marked with brick-red show. Fertilize twice a month and move veins, the petals meet at a chartreuse- the plant outdoors in summer. When green, central interior star. 20-24” h. foliage yellows, or prior to the first frost, bring the pot indoors and store the bulb Hippeastrum ‘White Nymph’ in a dark, cool, dry location for six weeks These pure white, fully double flowers before beginning the growth cycle again. measure up to 6” in diameter, and *Bulbs will be shipped directly to the make an elegant choice for winter auction winner in October 2015. arrangements. 14-16” h.

= Full Sun = Part Shade = Full Shade 9 BAPTISIA COLLECTION Baptisia × variicolor ‘Twilite’ Twilite Prairieblues™ False Indigo Baptisia ‘Purple Smoke’ Introduced by Chicago Botanic Garden’s Purple Smoke False Indigo own Jim Ault, Ph.D., the flowers of This stunning cultivar, also introduced this spectacular baptisia are deep violet by the North Carolina Botanical Garden, purple with lemon-yellow highlights. An features smoky-violet flowers accented extremely prolific bloomer, this plant—in with a purple eye, held on charcoal-grey three years—can produce more than 100 stems. An extremely profuse bloomer, flowering stems. Emerging in late May, ‘Purple Smoke’ can bear more than 50 blooms can be expected to continue their strongly vertical flowering stalks each impressive display through the first few spring. Blooms give way to appealing weeks of June. Fading flower turn a lovely seed pods, approximately 2½” in length, violet purple. Plants mature to 3-5’ h. x that extend the plant’s ornamental 4-5’ w. Zones 4-8. season and are lovely when used in dried arrangements. Drought-tolerant and Baptisia ‘Solar Flare’ long-lived, this cultivar thrives in average, Solar Flare Prairieblues™ well-drained soil. Matures to 4’ in height. False Indigo Zones 4-9. Another wonderful introduction from Jim Ault, Ph.D., the unique and captivating Baptisia ‘Carolina Moonlight’ flowers of ‘Solar Flare’ are lemon yellow Carolina Moonlight False Indigo when they open and develop an orange-to- Expect 40 to 50 spikes of gorgeous, violet blush as they age. Flowering begins soft yellow flowers on this wonderful in May to early June and continues for Baptisia introduced by the North Carolina two to three weeks. At maturity, this plant Botanical Garden. Blooms emerge in May exhibits a striking upright, vase-shaped on strong vertical stems reaching 3 to 4’, habit and can produce more than 100 and last for the better part of a month. stems, creating a truly impressive display. Subsequent seed pods turn charcoal black In cool temperatures, emerging stems and provide terrific ornamental interest are an appealing purple color. This is a while in the garden, or when used in dried long-lived and drought-tolerant selection flower arrangements. Although a bit slow that reaches 36 to 48” in height and to establish, this plant is easily grown in width. Zones 4-8. average, well-drained soil. It prefers full sun but will tolerate some shade. Zones 4-9.

Individual lots will be created by combining plants from within each category. 10 DAYLILY COLLECTION DIRECT-SOW THANKSGIVING ROOT VEGETABLE COLLECTION Hemerocallis ‘Happy Days Are Here Again’ The Unbeatable Beet Mixture Happy Days Are Here Again Daylily YaYa Carrots

You’ll be singing the praises of this lovely Korist Kohlrabi soft yellow flower all summer long. Like Borettana Cippollini Onions most daylilies, it is a tough and reliable performer in the garden, but exceeds Panache Parsnips all expectations in producing blooms from June to September. Long Island Cheese Pumpkins 16-18” h. x 14-16” w. Zones 4-9. American Purple Top Rutabaga Hemerocallis Mammoth Sandwich Island Salsify ‘Happy Enchantment’ De Milan Rouge Turnips The lightly ruffled petals of this captivat- ing flower are rich, rosy pink with Bugle Butternut Winter Squash white-and-dark-pink highlights that draw Fairy Winter Squash your eye toward a vibrant yellow-green throat. These gorgeous blooms appear in Zeppelin Delicata Winter Squash June and continue into September. Enjoy these gorgeous blooms in your garden from June into September. 22-24” x 14-16” w. Zones 4-9.

DIRECT-SOW SALAD COLLECTION Runaway Arugula The Rainbow Carrot Mixture Ashley Slicing Cucumbers The Gourmet Rainbow Radish Mixture Regiment Spinach Blushed Butter Oak Lettuce Flashy Troutback Romaine Lettuce Merveille des Quatre Saisons Lettuce Merlot Batavian Lettuce Midnight Ruffles Loose-Leaf Lettuce Red Glacier Iceberg Lettuce Rouge d’Hiver Romaine Lettuce

= Full Sun = Part Shade = Full Shade 11 GEUM COLLECTIONS Geum × ‘Spanish Fly’ Throw a party in your perennial border Spanish Fly Avens with these outstanding geums introduced Tipped in red, the single gold flowers of by Intrinsic Perennial Gardens. Borne ‘Spanish Fly’ also display hints of orange. on wiry stems over attractive mounds Red stems are the perfect complement to of green foliage, these lovely flowers will these complex and intriguing flowers that bloom all summer if cut back, although bloom in May. 18” h. dried seedheads are also ornamental. Geums require full sun and while they Geum × ‘Wet Kiss’ prefer humus-rich, well-drained moist Wet Kiss Avens conditions, they do well in average garden The abundant vermillion red-to-orange soil. Three collections of five plants are semidouble flowers of this appealing offered below. Zones 4-8. selection appear on burgundy- red stems in mid to late spring. Blooming continues COLLECTION I for three to four weeks. 18” h.

Geum × ‘Alabama Slammer’ COLLECTION II Alabama Slammer Avens The ruffled petals of these single and Geum × ‘Champagne’ semidouble flowers are deep orange with Champagne Avens blazing red-orange markings. Supported A 2015 introduction worth celebrating, by a purple calyx, these striking 1½” ‘Champagne’ has creamy white, nodding- blossoms are held atop burgundy-purple to-side-facing flowers that sit atop a stems from late spring to early summer. substantial, vigorous plant. 24” h. 18” h. Geum × ‘Cosmopolitan’ Geum × ‘Banana Daiquiri’ Cosmopolitan Avens Banana Daiquiri Avens Drink in the delicious ivory to rosy pink An early bloomer and great performer, the shades of this beautiful, semidouble flower. clear, lemon-yellow, semi-double blossoms Resembling miniature roses, these flowers of this floriferous plant emerge by the appear on burgundy stems in May. 18” h. end of April on wiry stems, and continue Geum × ‘Mai Tai’ blooming through May. 18” h. Mai Tai Avens Geum × ‘Gimlet’ An outstanding selection, expect ‘Mai Tai’ Gimlet Avens to produce abundant, single to semidouble The petal edges of this semidouble, light vermillion-red blooms, with peachy-pink yellow flower lighten as the flowers fade, undertones. Flowers, approximately 1½” giving this selection a frosted appearance. in diameter, are borne on burgundy stems Blooming begins in early May and in May. 18” h. continues for three to four weeks. Flowers are held on green stems. 18” h.

Individual lots will be created by combining plants from within each category. 12 Geum × ‘Sangria’ Geum × ‘Limoncello’ Sangria Avens Limoncello Avens The vivid red, semidouble flowers of Your thirst for these marvelous single, this vigorous selection are especially deep lemon-yellow flowers will become long-blooming. Emerging toward the insatiable! Held on wiry stems, these end of May, they continue to flower flowers are perfect at the front of a through June and into July. Create border. This is a vigorous plant and a bright, punchy highlights in a summer prolific bloomer. 12-15” h. border with this exceptional geum. 36”-42” h. Geum × ‘Peach Daiquiri’ Peach Daiquiri Avens Geum × ‘Tequila Sunrise’ A 2015 introduction, Peach Daiquiri Tequila Sunrise Avens has nearly semi-double, peach-colored These lemon-yellow, single and flowers that bloom throughout May on semidouble flowers are brushed with red stems. 18” h. grenadine red and borne on burgundy stems. Blooms create a refreshing display Geum × ‘Sea Breeze’ from May into June. 15-18” h. Sea Breeze Avens Composed of bright orange petals, these COLLECTION III 2” flowers can take on a reddish hue in cooler temperatures. Petal edges are Geum × ‘Cintronge’ rolled back and wavy, as if caught in a Cintronge Avens soft summer breeze. Flowers are held Don’t miss the chance to add this on red stems from late spring into early delightful, new creamy-orange offering summer. 18” h. to your garden! The flowers of ‘Citronge’ are composed of wide, overlapping petals GRAPEVINE COLLECTION and emerge in May atop wiry red stems. This is a prolific bloomer that may Vitis ‘Seyval Blanc’ provide some additional flowering later Seyval Blanc Grapevine in the season. 18” h. ‘Seyval Blanc’ is a French-American hybrid grape that makes a semi-dry, Geum × ‘Dark and Stormy’ medium-bodied white wine with flavors Dark and Stormy Avens of fruit and berries. The reliably hardy The semidouble red-orange flowers vine produces greenish flowers in spring, of this intriguing selection fade to followed by bunches of medium-sized shades of apricot orange, creating a grapes that ripen in late midseason. beautiful, multicolored effect on a single While this plant prefers a humus-rich plant. The attractive green foliage is soil, it will tolerate average garden semi-evergreen and shows some red fall conditions. Full sun and well-drained color. 18” h. soil, however, are a must. Protection from winter winds is also beneficial. 15-20’ h. x 8-15’ w. Zones 5-7.

= Full Sun = Part Shade = Full Shade 13 MEADOW COLLECTION Rudbeckia fulgidaa The perfect garden plant, sneezeweed is ‘Early Bird Gold’ compact and bushy, provides spectacular Early Bird Black-Eyed Susan flowers from June to September, and is This is an early and longer-blooming well suited to our cold winters. Developed selection of ‘Goldsturm,’ an old garden in the Netherlands, these selections from favorite. In mid June, 3 to 4” daisy-like the Mariachi™ series have strong stems, flowers, composed of bright yellow petals making them excellent cut flowers, and and surrounding a domed, dark-brown show increased resistance to mildew. For center cone, emerge on 2’ upright stems. best results, plant them in a sunny part Flowering continues into fall. 24” h. x of the garden with moist soil that has 18-24” w. Zones 3-9. been liberally amended with organic matter. Dense clumps should be divided PEONY COLLECTION every three to four years. The large, showy flowers of this garden 18-20” h. x 20-24” w. Zones 3 to 9. mainstay appear in late spring to early summer. Strong stems make these blooms Helenium autumnale ‘Fuego’ Fuego Mariachi Helen’s Flower excellent for cutting. Plants are long-lived if given rich, well-drained soil in a sunny Set your border ablaze with these dazzling part of the border. When planting, position flowers, composed of gold and red petals the “eyes” (buds) facing up, 2” below encircling a rich brown, dome-like disk. the soil surface in a hole large enough to Helenium autumnale ‘Salsa’ accommodate the entire root. Refill the Salsa Mariachi Helen’s Flower hole, water thoroughly, and add mulch the You’ll be tempted to devour theses rich, first winter. It is safe to plant right up until deep-red flowers with chocolate-brown the time that the ground freezes. centers, although bees and butterflies may Paeonia ‘Athena’ beat you to the punch. This stunning, 5-to-6” single flower is Helenium autumnale ‘Siesta’ composed of ivory-pink petals marked Siesta Mariachi Helen’s Flower with vivid pink flames that surround a The deep red petals of this outstanding showy cluster of yellow stamens. The flower surround a maroon-and-yellow ivory-pink petal color fades to a lovely cone, creating a lovely two-toned effect. creamy buff over time. ‘Athena’ is a very early bloomer, which is an added bonus. Phlox paniculata ‘Jeana’ 30” h. Zones 4-8. Jeana Garden Phlox These dazzling 6” lavender-pink flower Paeonia ‘Friendship’ clusters appear all summer long on You’ll form a lasting bond with the lovely mildew-resistant foliage. An excellent single flowers of this charming peony. performer in the garden, ‘Jeana’ is a Each of the pink petals lightens to white favorite of hummingbirds and butterflies, at the base and sports a hint of white and is sure to win your heart as well! along the petal edge. A 2012 recipient 48” h. Zones 3-8. of the Award of Landscape Merit from the American Peony Society, this early blooming peony is sure to please. 32” h. Zones 3-8.

Individual lots will be created by combining plants from within each category. 14 Paeonia ‘Krinkled White’ Sedum ‘Firecracker’ The broad, white petals of this dazzling (Sunsparkler® series) single peony have a unique, crinkled Dense and robust, the burgundy-red appearance and surround an intriguing foliage of this striking sedum holds mass of yellow stamens. Borne on strong its color well throughout the growing stems in midseason, these flowers are season, making it a wonderful long-lived and excellent for cutting. groundcover. Small, emerging leaves Given the Award of Landscape Merit in have a touch of green that creates a 2009 by the American Peony Society, lovely highlight against the darker, this is an outstanding selection for any mature foliage. Vibrant pink flowers, garden. 24” h. Zones 2-8. which provide a fitting finale to this visual feast, emerge in late summer to Paeonia ‘Myrtle Gentry’ early fall. 6-8” h. Zones 4-10. Resembling a rose in both form and fragrance, this large, rosy-white double Sedum ‘Plum Perfection’ flower is tinged with shades of pink and You can’t argue with the perfection salmon, and slowly fades to white over of this lovely, pink-flowering sedum. time. These superb flowers are borne on Clusters of star-shaped blossoms appear strong stems in late-midseason. 24” h. in late August to September over Zones 2-8. dense, compact mounds of foliage. The uppermost leaves are grey-green, while STONECROP COLLECTION those below are plum in color. 6-8” h. x 8-12” w. Zones 4-9. The Plant Lover’s Guide to Sedums (signed copy) by Brent Horvarth Sedum ‘Petrified’ This exciting selection produces Sedum tatarinowii significant clusters of bicolor pink ‘Thundercloud’ flowers in September. Its smoky gray Like a late-season storm, this sensational foliage is held on upright plum-red sedum produces clusters of star-shaped stems, and in fall, the entire plant turns white flowers that emerge from a lovely shade of burgundy red. 15-18” cloud-like mounds of uniquely pointed, h. x 15-18” w. Zones 3-9. grey-green foliage in late August and September. 12” h. x 12-15” w. Sedum ‘Kay’s Little Joy’ Zones 4-9. New this year, ‘Kay’s Little Joy’ sports medium-pink flowers that appear in Sedum ‘Pure Joy’ late summer over light gray-green The massive clusters of star-shaped foliage. This is a wonderful, compact pink flowers that cover this plant garden plant that shows terrific disease in September are a joy to behold. resistance. Supported by compact clumps of serrated, blue-green foliage, these blossoms eventually give way to attractive, deeper-pink seedheads. 12” h. x 16-20” w. Zones 4-9.

= Full Sun = Part Shade = Full Shade 15 SPRING BULB MIX (100 each) Tulipa ‘Sun Lover’ Bulbs will be shipped in October 2015 to Sun Lover Tulip the auction winner. Tim Johnson Landscape Double Late. These outstanding large, will plant the bulbs upon a mutually agreed double flowers burst into shades of date and within a 25-mile radius of the golden yellow, with orange-red accents. Chicago Botanic Garden. A dazzling and vigorous selection that won’t disappoint. 18” h. Galanthus elwesii Giant Snowdrop COMPACT CULTURE This vigorous plant with broad glaucous foliage is topped with enormous white Abies koreana ‘Kohouts’ Icebreaker’ flowers accented by lovely green inner Kohouts’ Icebreaker Korean Fir segments. 4-6” h. This distinctive Korean fir has strongly curled needles that are silvery underneath, Crocus ‘Majestic Mix’ giving the plant an overall silver-white A sensational mix of three Crocus vernus sheen. Young plants are rounded but cultivars in harmonious shades of purple eventually develop into narrow, upright including ‘King of the Striped’, an dwarf trees. It will tolerate most soil as long amethyst-violet flower with pale stripes; as it is well-drained. Expect a growth rate ‘Grand Maitre’, a lavender-violet flower of 1 to 6” per year. In 10 years, this plant with pale margins; and ‘Flower Record’, a should be 3-6’ in height. Zone 5. pale-violet flower with a darker base. 5” h. Antirrhinum hispanicum ‘Roseum’ Narcissus ‘Tete-a-Tete’ Roseum Perennial Snapdragon Tete-a-Tete Daffodil These charming rose-pink flowers will Division XII Early. These small, bright steal your heart and earn your devotion. yellow flowers produce multiple stems. An Unlike its annual cousins, this perennial heirloom bulb that is great for rock gardens, is undeterred by heat and produces an borders, and forcing. 6-8” h. impressive floral display on a low-growing Narcissus ‘Pheasant Eye’ mound of silver blue foliage throughout the Pheasant Eye Daffodil summer. It prefers well-drained soil and will Division IX Late. A wonderful variety with perform best in drier conditions. 12-15” h. white, reflexed petals and a small, yellow and 12-18” w. Zones 5-9. cup, edged red with a green eye. 14” h. Baptisia minor Dwarf Wild Indigo Muscari latifolium Giant Grape Hyacinth This midwestern native produces 12-to-18” Free-flowering and large, the bicolor spikes spikes loaded with blue-purple, pea-like present in April through May are smoky, flowers from April into May. Blossoms give dark violet-blue on the bottom and soft way to ornamental seedpods that add visual lilac blue near the top. The flowers are interest to the garden from late summer accompanied by one large leaf. Combines into fall. The foliage is more delicate than beautifully with tulips in mid- that of its Baptisia australis cousin, but it to late-spring. 8-10” h. shares the tough, drought tolerant qualities of the Baptisia clan. This is an excellent choice for a smaller garden or a spot toward the front of a perennial border. Zones 4-9.

Individual lots will be created by combining plants from within each category. 16 Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Chirimen’ Ginkgo biloba ‘Sky Tower’ Chirimen Hinoki Cypress Sky Tower Maidenhair Tree The dense and irregular foliage of this This upright tree has dense, fan-shaped intriguing, upright plant incorporates a green foliage that turns golden yellow in variety of textures and colors. Needles the fall. 15-20’ h. x 6-10’ w. Zone 5. are mostly green but can take on bluish or grayish tones in varying conditions. Mertensia primuloides It makes a terrific focal point in a small Himalayen Bluebell garden and performs best when planted A small, compact Mertensia that is native in full sun, although it will tolerate some to the Himalayas. shade. Good soil drainage is a must. 18” Patrinia siberica h. x 12” w. after 10 years. Zone 5. Siberian Golden Lace Chamaecyparis pisifera From May to July, this plant produces ‘Baby Blue Ice’ small, fragrant yellow flowers that are Baby Blue Ice Japanese False held in flat-topped clusters over narrow, Cypress lance-shaped leaves. An alpine plant Gardeners with small spaces will native to Russia, Mongolia and Japan, appreciate this marvelous dwarf conifer it does best in full sun and well-drained, with lovely silvery-blue foliage and an evenly moist soil. 6-12” h. upright habit. 4’ h. Zone 3. Hardy to Zone 3. Pinus banksiana ‘Mini Kingdom’ Ginkgo biloba ‘Snow Cloud’ Snow Cloud Maidenhair Tree Mini Kingdom Jack Pine The leaves of this exciting, new selection This new Jack pine was found by Brent emerge pale blonde and gradually become Markus as a witch’s broom in Maine. whitish with overall green streaking. The Found near the Schoodic peninsula of variegation can be irregular with some Acadia National Park on a pine with a leaves remaining entirely whitish in color “Schoodic”-like form, it will likely be and others turning almost completely a miniature of the phenomenal Pinus green. In fall the foliage is a brilliant bansiana ‘Schoodic’—though its ultimate golden color. Zone 4. form is too early to tell. We can tell you that it has very short, dark-green needles, Ginkgo biloba ‘Troll’ grows about 1” per year, and has excellent Troll Maidenhair Tree multiple bud formations. It’s a very Aptly named, this tight, bushy dwarf slow-growing variety with many buds has an irregular growth habit and is sure emerging from all along the twigs, giving to become a conversation piece in any it a very dense form. Dark-green needles garden it occupies. It has excellent yellow give it a handsome, sturdy appearance. fall color and its diminutive presence makes it especially well suited to small garden spaces. 36” h. x 36” w. Zones 4-8.

= Full Sun = Part Shade = Full Shade 17 Picea abies ‘Hillside Upright’ Clivia miniata Hillside Upright Norway Spruce ‘Longwood Debutante’ This upright spruce has stubby, horizontal Natal Lily branches and makes a very dramatic ‘Longwood Debutante’ has luminous statement in any garden. Needles are a yellow flowers that rise above dark-green lustrous dark green, and young cones foliage. Her flowers are slightly fragrant appear purple to greenish before turning with petals that overlap to produce light brown. Plant this specimen in acidic, a beautiful floral display. Released in moist, well-drained soil for best results. 2011, this is the first in a series of Clivia Rare in the trade. 20’ h. x 8’ w. cultivars from Longwood Gardens. Clivias Zones 3-7. appreciate bright light more than direct exposure to sun. Keep the plant on the Picea omorika ‘Roter Austrieb’ dry side, watering only when the top inch Red Shoots Serbian Spruce of soil is dry, and avoid misting. In the The emerging, bright-red growth on this fall, allow the plant to rest by moving it small pyramidal tree packs a punch in into a cool room and watering it only spring, before returning to shades of green if the plant begins to wilt. After two in summer. 48” h. x 48” w. in 10 years. months, place the plant back in a warm Zone 3. setting and begin watering it. Mixed Sedum Trough Hydrangea quercifolia ‘JoAnn’ A composed group of sedum and Gatsby Pink™ Oakleaf Hydrangea sempervivum with varying textures Emerging white, the blooms of this new and colors. The trough includes Sedum introduction quickly age to pink during album ‘Coral Carpet’, Sedum sexangulare the summer months. The attractive ‘Golddigger’, Sedum sperium ‘Red Rock’, gray-green foliage similarly transforms to Sedum × ‘Bertram Anderson’, Sedum × dark green and then red in the fall. These ‘Thundercloud’, Sedum rupestre ‘Angelina’, intriguing elements combine on a lovely, and a Sempervivum tectorum mix. rounded shrub with brown, exfoliating bark. A work of art, this plant deserves Créme de la Créme a place in every garden. 6’ h. x 6’ w. Zone 5. Bletilla striata ‘Tri-Lips’ Hydrangea macrophylla Hardy Asian Ground Orchid Let’s Dance® Diva! The exquisite dark-purple flowers of this plant are unusual in having three lips Let’s Dance® Diva! sports plate-sized instead of one, which is more typical lace-cap blossoms that are pink or bluish of Japanese ground orchids. Plant this in more acidic soils. Flowers are borne fascinating and unique selection in on both old and new wood, ensuring well-drained, evenly moist soil, in a part a strong showing every season. of the garden that receives partial sun. 36-48” h. x 36-48” w. Zones 5-9. 24”. Zones 6-9.

Individual lots will be created by combining plants from within each category. 18 Iris ‘Better Together’ Iris ‘Skirting the Issue’ Better Together Tall Bearded Iris Skirting the Issue Tall Bearded Iris The expansive pitch-black falls of The standards of this charming flower are this lovely bearded iris support white an inviting pale apricot that is echoed in standards that are subtly washed with the lavishly ruffled edges of the ruby red shades of purple and gold. A true work falls. Warm, engaging colors and perfect of art, the beautifully contrasting colors form make this an exceptional selection of this flower will create an impressive for any garden! Midseason blooms. 40” h. display in any garden. This is a vigorous grower that blooms midseason. 40” h. Iris ‘Swing Velvet’ Swing Velvet Tall Bearded Iris Iris ‘Blackwater’ This superb flower is composed of creamy Blackwater Tall Bearded Iris standards with pale yellow highlights that This stunning flower, composed of dark stand majestically atop velvety magenta purple and black hues, will bring plenty falls with a sinuous lavender edge. In of intrigue to your border. The dark addition, a whiff of wisteria touches velvety color is the perfect complement the midribs. Blooms appear mid-to-late for other garden flowers in shades of season. 38” h. yellow, orange, and blue. Flowers appear in midseason. 38” h. Iris—Kelly’s Top Picks Collection A special collection of top-performing Iris ‘Blue My Mind’ favorites from Kelly Norris, farm manager Blue My Mind Tall Bearded Iris at Rainbow Iris Farm. Kelly will select six Make room in your garden for this beautiful, hardworking irises from across marvelous, heavily ruffled, purple-blue the bearded iris spectrum—miniatures to iris with falls that are heavily flushed talls. with cerulean blue-violet. This is a robust *This item will be shipped to the winner in grower that is a late-season bloomer. late July. 35” h. Magnolia sieboldii Iris ‘Coastal Memories’ Oyama Magnolia Coastal Memories Tall Bearded Iris The flowers of this magnolia are simply The ruffled edges and silver-to-purplish stunning. Composed of white petals that shades of this astonishing flower conjure surround a striking cerise red-and-gold up the foamy turbulence of crashing center, they have a lovely fruity fragrance waves. An exuberant addition to any and a long bloom period (May to July). garden, this iris blooms mid-to-late The blossoms are followed in fall by season. 40” h. crimson fruit clusters. Well-drained soil with some acidity is recommended as well Iris ‘Redneck Girl’ as some protection from winter winds. Redneck Girl Tall Bearded Iris This specimen was grown at the Chicago Velvet brick-to-crimson falls set an elegant Botanic Garden from wild collected stage for the lovely claret standards of this seed from northeast China—truly a rare sensational iris. Mid-to-late bloom season. offering! 25’ h. x 13-20’ w. Zones 4-8. 36” h.

= Full Sun = Part Shade = Full Shade 19 Paeonia daurica ssp. Gladiolus ‘Boone’ wittmanniana Boone Heritage Gladiolus This vigorous tetraploid produces ivory This hybrid of Gladiolus dalenii has a flowers with a yellow boss from April to gorgeous apricot flower, with a yellow June. In its native Caucasian habitat, it center and red streaked throat. It appears inhabits forest margins and high altitude in June on 4’ stalks and is especially meadows. 3’ h. Zone 6. attractive to hummingbirds. Collected from an abandoned homestead in the Historical Heroes mountains near Boone, North Carolina, this is officially a Zone 6 plant, although many report its hardiness in Zone 5. 4’ h. Dahlia atropurpurea The dark-maroon single flower of this Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus heirloom dahlia is held over lacey foliage. Lemon Lily This plant is closely related to D. pinnata, Once ubiquitous, this graceful and one of the first three wild dahlias to reach sweetly fragrant daylily has become a Europe from Mexico in the eighteenth rarity in the trade. Fashioned of narrow, century. This species dahlia has stood the lemony-yellow petals, the flower is held test of time and deserves a prominent spot aloft on tall stems. This plant will slowly in any sunny border. 4-5’ h. Zones 8-11. spread, eventually forming a colony. This Franklinia alatamaha is an early bloomer and a hummingbird Franklin Tree favorite! 40” h. Zones 3-9.

John Bartram and his son William Jeffersonia diphylla discovered the Franklin tree growing Twinleaf along the banks of Georgia’s Altamaha This rare and desirable native woodland River in 1765. They named the tree in perennial was named to honor Thomas honor of their friend Benjamin Franklin Jefferson in 1792 by the “Father of and the river beside which they had found American Botany” Benjamin Smith it. The Franklin tree was last recorded Barton. Historical records from 1807 in the wild in 1803. Fortunately, the indicate that Jefferson grew the plant Bartrams had taken plants and seeds in one of Monticello’s oval flowerbeds. home to Philadelphia, where they The attractive white flowers last only a propagated the plant. All Franklin trees few days, often appearing around the today are descendants of the Bartrams’ time of Jefferson’s April 13 birthday. specimens. Today efforts are being made Twinleaf is well worth growing for its lush to restore the tree to the wild. Franklinia green foliage, which makes a beautiful is a deciduous small tree or large shrub groundcover for a shaded site. It is easy with elongated, dark green leaves that to grow but is very slow to propagate and turn red, orange, or pink in the fall. Its takes five to eight years to bloom from showy 2-to-3-inch snow-white flowers seed. Mature plants will reach 12” in with clusters of golden yellow stamens in height. Zones 5-7. the centers appear from late summer until frost. It dislikes wet sites. 10’h. Zone 5.

Individual lots will be created by combining plants from within each category. 20 Nymphaea × ‘August Koch’ Polianthes tuberosa August Koch Tropical Waterlily ‘Mexican Single’ This medium-blue cup-like blossom Mexican Single Tuberose was named for the head horticulturist, Let yourself be intoxicated by the sweet August Koch, of the Garfield Park fragrance of this old-fashioned tuberose. Conservatory in 1922. The green, These plants come to us from an old leathery leaves are compact, and the Illinois family farm where they’ve been flower is very fragrant. Koch discovered cultivated since the 1930s, and will the seeds and worked with George Pring, produce clusters of simple white flowers hybridizer of the Missouri Botanical on 3 to 4’ foot stalks. Garden, to market the plant in the trade. Vigna caracalla Pelargonium inquinans Caracalla Bean, Snail Vine Species Geranium In 1792, Thomas Jefferson wrote the Imported from South Africa into Britain following to Benjamin Hawkins: “The by the early 1700s, this species geranium most beautiful bean in the world is the was an exciting novelty that became one caracalla bean which, though in England of the parents of our modern bedding a greenhouse plant, will grow in the geraniums. It is thought to be the open air in Virginia and Carolina.” species grown by Thomas Jefferson in Imported from tropical South America, the President’s House. Upon Jefferson’s it was being grown in American gardens retirement in 1807, Margaret Bayard by the 1830s, when Robert Buist wrote Smith, a Washington socialite, asked in The American Flower Garden Directory, for a geranium he was growing, and “Snail-Flower is a very curious blooming Jefferson replied, “It is in very bad plant, with flowers… all spirally twisted, condition, having been neglected latterly, in great profusion when the plant is as not intended to be removed...if plants grown well.” This spectacular flower have sensibility, as the analogy of their was popular in florists’ corsages by the organization with ours seems to indicate, late nineteeth century. The caracalla has it cannot but be proudly sensible of been propagated from seeds and cuttings her fostering attentions.” The species and maintained at Monticello for more geranium is portrayed in a famous than 25 years. It produces showy purple painting: Rembrandt Peale’s 1801 flowers in midsummer to early fall and portrait of his brother Rubens holding reaches 15 to 20’ in height. Zones 9-10. a geranium. This plant is a cutting grown from plants that have been in the collections at Monticello for more than 30 years. Expect plants to reach 2 to 3’ in height. Zones 7-11.

= Full Sun = Part Shade = Full Shade 21 Perennial Palette Eriogonum allenii ‘Little Rascal’ Shale Barrens Buckwheat Adonis amurensis ‘Fuku Jukai’ This underutilized, easy-to-grow The 2” semidouble, bright, golden-yellow perennial is the perfect choice for a rock flowers of this very early spring ephemeral garden or any consistently dry spot in are borne atop fern-like foliage. This plant your landscape. It produces carpets of prefers a hummus-rich soil and does best golden-yellow umbels that appear in if some shade is provided. A native of June above attractive, gray green foliage. Manchuria, Japan, and Korea. The flowers turn bronzy-orange in late 6” h. x 12” w. Zones 3-7. summer, and ornamental seedheads persist into fall. Although this makes an excellent Aruncus ‘Horatio’ cut flower, you may want to leave it for Horatio Goatsbeard the many butterflies, honeybees, bumble This outstanding hybrid produces bees, and hummingbirds that are attracted breathtaking panicles of small to these charming blossoms. 16” h. cream-colored flowers borne on reddish Zones 5-10. stems in June and July. The dissected foliage turns bronze in the fall, and the Geranium pratense ‘Purple Ghost’ plant retains its form well in winter, unless buried in snow. This is truly an Meadow Geranium all-season plant that is well utilized in A breathtaking study in contrasts, the the Lurie Garden in Millennium Park. dark purple foliage of this plant is 4’ h. x 3’ w. Zones 4-7. adorned with darkly veined, soft lavender flowers in June and July. It is a vigorous Cynanchum ascyrifolium grower that requires little maintenance. Mosquito Trap Plant 20” h. Zones 4-8. This Asian introduction produces beautiful clusters of delicate, pure white Geranium ‘Orion’ flowers in late spring. It’s a clump-forming Orion Cranesbill Geranium plant with fuzzy-backed, light green leaves This exceptional hybrid geranium from that has proven to be incredibly heat and Holland produces a generous display drought tolerant. 24” h. x 36” w. of large, lavender-blue flowers that Zones 4-8. first appear in early June to mid July. Subsequent blooming is somewhat sparser but continues into mid September. Attractive, deeply cut foliage is vigorous throughout the growing season and does not require pruning to maintain its mounding habit. Plant ‘Orion’ in a site with average, well-drained garden soil that receives full sun to light shade. 24” h. Zone 5.

Individual lots will be created by combining plants from within each category. 22 Helleborus × hybridus Lilium martagon ‘Manitoba ‘Painted Doubles’ Morning’ Painted Doubles Hybrid Lenten These stunning, dark reddish flowers Rose with yellow-and-brown spotting are lightly These exceptional, double white blossoms fragrant. Like all martagon lilies, this is are highlighted by heavy red-burgundy a long-lived perennial that does well in spotting toward the center of each flower. partial shade and requires well-drained Expect some variation in this hybrid seed soil. 3-5’ h. Zones 3-9. strain. This is an exquisite hellebore and Lilium martagon ‘Pink Morning’ one that’s difficult to find in the trade The downward-facing flowers of this so don’t miss this rare opportunity! 15”. martagon lily are mauve pink and lightly Zones 4-8. scented. They appear in mid-June, and at Hemerocallis citrina ‘Yao Ming’ maturity, up to 50 blossoms are held on a Yao Ming Daylily single stem. This plant does well in shade This daylily, of Chinese origin, produces or partial sun and requires well-drained 5’ tall flower spikes in midsummer that are soil. 4’ h. Zones 3-9. well-branched toward the tip and topped Paeonia ‘Bartzella’ with large, sweetly fragrant golden-yellow Hybrid Tree Peony flowers. The blossoms that open in the This peony has a large, bright yellow afternoon are especially attractive to semidouble flower with red flares. The hummingbirds. The long bloom time, blossom appears in midseason and is held sturdy stems, and great branching make above deeply dissected, dark green foliage. this a superb garden specimen. 5’ h. A truly beautiful and vigorous selection, this Zones 3-9. Itoh hybrid won the American Peony Society Ligusticum scoticum Gold Medal. 24-42” h. x 24-42” w. Scot’s Lovage Zones 4-8. Produces low compact clumps of thick, Paeonia ‘Murad of Hershey Bar’ shiny leaves above, from which arise Hybrid Tree Peony purple stems carrying sprays of white-to- The large, single dark maroon petals pale-pink flowers, followed by golden of this flower surround a showy cluster seedheads. Ligusticum scoticum is a very of yellow stamens. These exceptional adaptable plant, growing in most soil blossoms appear early in the season on a conditions, in full sun, partial shade, sturdy, woody shrub with medium green and even full shade. 20” h x 15” w. foliage. 3-4’ h. x 3-4’ w. Zones 4-8. Zones 4-7. Phlox paniculata ‘Cleopatra’ Lilium martagon ‘Claude Shride’ Garden Phlox This martagon hybrid produces sturdy stems laden with marvelous copper-red, This newer cultivar of an old garden favorite downward-facing flowers in mid-June. A produces an abundance of bright, cherry vigorous grower and long-lived perennial, pink flowers in mid to late summer. The this plant does well in partial shade and sweetly scented blossom is an excellent requires well-drained soil. 4’ h. Zones 3-9. choice for cutting and makes a wonderful addition to a butterfly garden or perennial border. This is a vigorous plant that shows excellent disease resistance. 22” h. Zones 3-8.

= Full Sun = Part Shade = Full Shade 23 Sporobolus airoides Although its fall color is somewhat Alkali Sacaton Grass inconsistent, the dark green leaves of this Beginning in June, a cloud of airy, pinkish maple can turn bronze to brilliant orange seedheads rise above the foliage of this red. 20-30’ h. x 15-25’ w. Zones 5-7. warm season bunch grass. This versatile Acer saccharum ‘Newton Sentry’ plant is drought resistant and tolerant of Newton Sentry Sugar Maple sandy, clay, and average soil. 40-48” h. x 24” w. Zones 4-9. This unusual sugar maple is strikingly columnar in habit. Although a slow Veronica spicata grower, it will ultimately reach 45’ in ‘Pink Marshmallow’ height but spread only 15’ in width. Speedwell Like most sugar maples, it has excellent Create a lovely texture in your garden yellow, orange, and red fall foliage. with these spikes of soft-to-dark-pink This dramatic specimen prefers full sun flowers that bloom all summer. The to partial shade and will tolerate most upright dark green foliage of this new average, well-drained soils, as long as they hybrid shows excellent mildew resistance. are not compacted. Introduced in 1885, 18’ h. Zones 3-6. it was first discovered near the entrance to the Newton Cemetery in Newton, Vitex agnus-castus ‘PIIVAC-I’ Massachusetts. Zones 3-8. First Editions® Delta Blues™ Chastetree Acer shirasawanum ‘Jordan’ Jordan Full Moon Maple Spikes of fragrant, dark bluish-purple flowers adorn this compact shrub and The brilliant foliage of this stunning, eventually give way to small, shiny smaller maple will make it the star of reddish fruit. The shrub dies back in the any landscape. Spring leaves emerge winter but remains root hardy. The dark orange then change to a marvelous bright green leaves of this selection are fragrant yellow in summer. Bright red seeds create and more refined. This plant prefers dramatic sparks through the layered well-drained soil. 8-10” h. x 8-10” w. foliage backdrop. The fall finale features Zones 6-9. rich shades of orange and red. Plant this vigorous upright tree in a site with slightly acidic, well-drained soil. It will tolerate full sun but prefers some afternoon shade. Shady Characters This showstopper was introduced by Italian nurseryman Fratelli Ghiradelli and Acer griseum named after his son Jordan. 15’-30’ high Paperbark Maple and wide. Zones 5-9. This small maple has exquisite, exfoliat- ing cinnamon-to-red-brown bark that Acer × conspicuum ‘Mozart’ provides visual interest throughout the Mozart Snakebark Maple year and should be planted near a patio The deep purple-red bark of this stunning or deck where its ornamental qualities can smaller maple is highlighted with be fully enjoyed and appreciated. While it sinuous white lines, creating a dramatic thrives in full sun, it also is a good choice composition, particularly in the winter for an understory or woodland garden landscape. Emerging bright green foliage and tolerates a variety of soil conditions. is flushed with reddish tones before

Individual lots will be created by combining plants from within each category. 24 turning dark green, and later in the Asarum caudatum fall, a lovely shade of yellow. Snakebark Wild Ginger maples do well in sites with full sun or Forming attractive mats of evergreen partial shade, and in well-drained, fertile foliage, the heart-shaped leaves of soil. Protection from strong, desiccating this hard-to-find wild ginger conceal winds is recommended. Expect a mature a unique and exquisite three-petaled height and width of 20’. maroon flower. A western variety that is also hardy in the Midwest, this wild Actaea arizonica Arizona Bugbane ginger is adaptable to sandy or clay soils. Like all gingers, once established, it will This uncommon species produces showy thrive in dry, shady locations, which can 3-6’ spikes of petal-less white flowers be difficult to fill. 6-8” h. x 12-18” w. positioned above compound, toothed Zone 5? foliage from July into August. Endemic to Arizona, it is found primarily in Astilbe biternata woodland sites, along streams and False Goatsbeard in forested wetlands. A number of This plant features large panicles of specimens have just been planted on creamy white flowers that appear the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Evening in late spring to early summer over Island, so one need only cross the bright green, fern-like foliage. While it bridge to enjoy this lovely plant. For resembles Aruncus (goatsbeard), it is the best results, a shaded site with moist, only true Astilbe that is native to North well-drained soil loaded with humus America. 6” h. Zones 4-8. is recommended. Unavailable through nurseries, this selection is indeed a rare Cypripedium kentuckiense find. Zones 4-5. Kentucky’s Lady Slipper Orchid The large, creamy flowers of this Anemone nemerosa ‘Vestal’ exquisite lady slipper orchid have Vestal Wood Anemone twisted, dark purple sepals that are The pure white flowers of this early highlighted with yellow flecking. spring ephemeral are composed of six ray They appear in early to mid-May, petals that encircle a cluster of petaloid and the plants, over time, will form stamens. The elegant 1” blossoms are attractive clumps 18” in height. For best held above mats of fern-like foliage that performance, choose a site with slightly emerge with a purplish sheen and later moist, well-drained, organically rich die back, making way for early summer soils that provide part sun to light shade. rivals in the garden. Create an elegant These plants were grown from seed in a carpet with this hard-to-find woodland nursery setting. 18” h. Zones 3-8. gem or fill in areas under shrubs and trees for a magical early spring display. 4-5” h. x 12” w. Zone 4.

= Full Sun = Part Shade = Full Shade 25 Cypripedium japonicum Polygonatum odoratum Japanese Hardy Lady Slipper ‘Goldilocks’ Orchid Goldilocks Solomon’s Seal This woodland species from Japan and The leaves of Goldilocks are heavily China has an exquisite pink slipper streaked golden until the heat of summer flower, with greenish sepals and tepals. turns them uniformly green. These plants The flower emerges from a pair of are incredibly vigorous, and unlike most strongly pleated green leaves that resemble variegated Solomon’s seals, produce a Japanese hand fans held horizontally on heavy crop of dark blue, marble-sized the stem. A somewhat challenging plant fruit. 18” h. Zones 4-9. to grow, it requires humus-rich soil and may take a year or two to establish before Polygonatum falcatum flowering. 10” h. Zones 4-7. ‘Tiger Stripe’ Tiger Stripe Solomon’s Seal Glaucidium palmatum The creamy veins that highlight the leaves Japanese Wood Poppy of this intriguing Solomon’s seal make it This highly prized and much sought-after a welcome addition to any shady border. plant produces 3” lavender-pink single The variegation fades as summer’s heat flowers in early spring over clumps of rich intensifies. Attractive fruit clusters that green, anemone-like foliage. It resents change from green to purple-black emerge being moved so place it in a well-drained in September and October and provide site with humus-rich soil and light to part additional visual interest. 18” h. shade, and watch this garden gem shine. Zones 4-9. 24-30” h x 24” w. Zones 3-7. Polystichum braunii Iris tectorum ‘Slippery Slope’ Braun’s Holly Fern Japanese Roof Iris This delightful fern forms semi-evergreen The blue-purple, six-petaled flowers of clumps of lustrous, dark-green, this gorgeous iris have white-highlighted lance-shaped fronds that have ruffled falls that are etched with purple lines. edges. It makes a wonderful addition Introduced from China, this vigorous, to any shade garden with evenly moist, clump-forming iris blooms in late April. well-drained soil. 18-24” h. Zones 3-8. 24” h. x 30” w. Zones 5-9. Polystichum rigens Pachyphragma macrophylla Rigid Holly Fern Caucasian Pennycress This smaller fern has leathery, Clusters of delicate white flowers lance-shaped fronds that form an appear in spring over the luxuriant, attractive arching mound. If the weather semi-evergreen foliage of this underuti- cooperates, the semi-evergreen foliage lized plant. It makes an excellent can provide ornamental interest into the groundcover and performs best in moist, winter months. 12”-16” h. Zones 5-9. well-drained soil. 1’ h. x 3’ w. Zones 5-9.

Individual lots will be created by combining plants from within each category. 26 Primula sieboldii ‘Ice Princess’ Smilacina japonica The fragrant blue flower buds with light ‘Snow Dragon’ blue-white centers and ruffled edges This plant produces gracefully arching bloom in spring and go dormant in stems of alternating gold-edged leaves the summer. 12”. Zones 5-8. that age to creamy white. Each stem is topped with a small cluster of frothy Rhododenron ‘Framingham’ white flowers. Fleshy red fruits follow Framingham Azalea and turn purple with age. This rare This deciduous azalea has deep-pink buds perennial makes a lovely addition to that open to reveal apricot-pink blooms any shade garden. 2-4’ tall x 12-24” w. with a yellow flare. The foliage is a shiny Zones 4-9. blue-green in color. 3’ h x 4’ w. Zone 5. Tellima grandiflora Rhododendron ‘LAVJ2011’ Fringecups Dandy Man™ Purple Rhodedendron Held aloft on 2’ stalks, the delicate white In spring, an abundance of bright pink, flowers of this unusual perennial fade bell-shaped blossoms emerge on this to dark pink over time. They appear sturdy, evergreen shrub. Deep green in spring over attractive clumps of leaves create the perfect backdrop for green-lobed foliage that turns burgundy an impressive display of flowers. This in the fall. This plant is best sited out is a tough and hardy plant that shows of full sun and makes an excellent good disease resistance. It will do best in groundcover for moist, shady spots in well-drained, acid soil. 6-8’ h. Zones 5-9. the garden. 28-32” h. x 10-12” w. Rhododendron cumberlandense Zones 4-8. Cumberland Azalea Trautvettaria caroliniana Sensational clusters of funnel-shaped Carolina Bugbane blooms are held on this tall, busy shrub This lovely East Coast mountain native from June into August. Flower colors produces dense umbels of foamy white range from orange to orange-red, salmon, flowers that are held on tall, sturdy stems apricot, and clear yellow. This plant does from June through August. The deeply best in well-drained, acid soil. 3-8’ h. x lobed foliage has enormous basal leaves. 3-4’ w. Zones 5-7. Found growing in open woods, it does Rhododendron yedoense var. best in rich, moist soil. 36” h. poukhanense ‘Pink Discovery’ Zones 3-8. Pink Discovery Korean Azalea Trillium grandiflorum This Korean azalea is a spreading, ‘Flore Plenum’ low-to-medium-sized shrub. Evergreen in Double White Trillium mild winters but deciduous in cold winter Layers of overlapping petals make this climates, this azalea has dark green foliage large white flower a stunning variation that turns an attractive orange-red in autumn. of the beautiful trilliums that populate The lavender flowers are slightly fragrant North Shore woodlands in early and appear in early spring. This azalea is spring. This plant does best in moist, an important parent in the development humus-rich, well-drained soil. of many of the hybrid evergreen azaleas in 12”-18” h. Zones 5-9. commerce today. 3-6’ h x 8-12’ w.

= Full Sun = Part Shade = Full Shade 27 Signature Containers Hydrangea macrophylla Let’s Dance® Blue Jangles Agave parryi var. huachucensis Let’s Dance® Blue Jangles produces Huachuca Agave exuberant mophead blooms that are pink or Blue-green wedge-shaped leaves form a rich blue in more acidic soils. Flowers are rosette. Small black leaf tips. Zones 7-10. borne on both old and new wood, ensuring a strong showing every season. 24-36” h. x Hydrangea macrophylla 24-36” w. Zones 5-9. Let’s Dance® Diva! Let’s Dance® Diva! sports plate-sized Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Berner’ lace-cap blossoms that are pink or bluish Let’s Dance® Big Easy in more acidic soils. Flowers are borne on Let’s Dance® Big Easy produces large and both old and new wood, ensuring a strong exuberant mophead blooms that are rich showing every season. 36-48” h. x 36-48” w. pink or blue in more acidic soils. Flowers Zones 5-9. are borne on both old and new wood, ensuring a strong showing every season. Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Robert’ 24-36” h. x 36-48” w. Zones 5-9. Let’s Dance® Moonlight Let’s Dance® Moonlight produces exuberant Hydrangea macrophylla ‘ES14’ mophead blooms in shades of pink or blue Let’s Dance® Rhythmic Blue in more acidic soils. Flowers are borne on Let’s Dance® Rhythmic Blue produces mophead both old and new wood, ensuring a strong blooms that are pink or amethyst blue in more showing every season. 24-36” h. x 36-48” w. acidic soils. Flowers are borne on both old and Zones 5-9. new wood, ensuring a strong showing every season. 24-36” h. x 24-36” w. Zones 5-9. Hydrangea macrophylla Let’s Dance® Rave Ilex opaca ‘Morris Arboretum’ Let’s Dance® Rave produces exuberant Morris Arboretum American Holly mophead blooms that are pink, or A broadly conical, broadleaf evergreen violet-purple in more acidic soils. Flowers tree with glossy dark green, spiny leaves. are borne on both old and new wood, Flowers open in May as tiny, white stalked ensuring a strong showing every season. clusters in the leaf axils. Egg-shaped fruits 24-36” h. x 36-48” w. Zones 5-9. ripen yellow by late summer and persist into winter. Discovered in the wilds of Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Lynn’ North Carolina circa 1920. Requires a male Let’s Dance® Starlight pollinator to ensure fruiting. 15-20’ h. Let’s Dance® Starlight produces delicate lace-cap blooms that are pink, or Penstemon pinifolius ‘Magdalena violet-purple in more acidic soils. Flowers Sunshine’ are borne on both old and new wood, The exuberant, bright yellow flowers of ensuring a strong showing every season. this perennial appear from late spring to 24-36” h. x 36-48” w. Zones 5-9. midsummer on light green, needle-like foliage. Attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds, this plant is also drought resistant, making it an excellent choice for a rock garden. 8-10” h. x 15” w. Zones 5-9.

Individual lots will be created by combining plants from within each category. 28 Rosa ‘Radtkopink’ Zizyphus jujuba Pink Double Knock Out® Rose Jujube Tree Standards Small white-to-yellowish-green flowers This new introduction features a fully appear in late spring to early summer on double, bubble gum-pink blossom on a this deciduous tree or large shrub, and plant with all the qualities of its tough give way to elongate drupes. The red and dependable predecessors. Grown fruit becomes brownish and wrinkled at as standards, this vibrant pink rose will maturity and can be eaten fresh, dried, become the focal point of any landscape canned, or candied. The plant is easily it inhabits. Zones 5-11. grown in average well-drained soil. 15-30’ h. x 15-25’ w. Zones 6-9. Rosa ‘Radtko’ Red Double Knock Out® Rose Standards These fully double red roses truly live Sweetly Scented up to their name! This new introduction is as disease-resistant as its predecessors LAVENDER COLLECTION and slightly more winter hardy. Make a dramatic statement at the entrance to your Lavender angustifolia home or your garden with these wonderful ‘Momparler’ rose standards. Zones 5-11. Platinum Blonde™ Lavender A semi-evergreen shrub, this lavender Thuja Occidentalis ‘Art Boe’ has aromatic, gray leaves with creamy North Pole Arborvitae white margins. Exceptionally fragrant, This columnar selection is fast growing, violet-blue flowers appear on this hardy, and burn resistant. It thrives in well-branched bushy plant throughout the average soil conditions and tolerates clay, summer. Provide full sun and well-drained but should not be sited in overly exposed, soil for best results. 16-24” h. x 18” w. windy sites or in too much shade. Not hardy here. 10-15’ h. x 5-7’ w. Zones 3-7. Lavandula dentate Vaccinium corymbosum ‘ZF06-079’ French Lavender BrazelBerries® Pink Icing™ Named for its toothed and scalloped Blueberry foliage, this aromatic lavender has light This small shrub produces white flowers purple flowers. 3’ h. Not hardy here. in spring that are followed by blue fruit. New growth in spring is a colorful mix Lavandula multifida of pink, blue, and green. A site with French Lace Branched Lavender full sun and well-drained, acid soil is This selection has violet-blue flowers that recommended for best performance. bloom all season over beautifully dissected, 3’-4’ h. x 3’-4’ w. Zones 5-8. green-gray foliage. This species has a distinctive scent, similar to oregano. 2’ h. x 4’ w. Not hardy here.

= Full Sun = Part Shade = Full Shade 29 Lavandula pinnata var. buchii Wild About Woodies Jagged Lavender This lavender has fern-like, gray-green Betula ermanii foliage and tall branching spikes of purple Erman’s Birch flowers. It is a tough and reliable garden Known for its white peeling bark tinged performer that does well in borders and with pale pink and cream, this tough and rock gardens. 2-3’ h. x 2-4’ w. Not hardy adaptable birch will quickly become the here. highlight of any landscape it inhabits. The leaves turn bright yellow in the fall, Lavandula ‘Goodwin Creek’ providing additional pizzazz. This birch Goodwin Creek Lavender performs well in full sun or partial shade. This bushy lavender has velvety-toothed, This is a real gem that’s difficult to find in silver-grey foliage that is topped by the trade. 25-30’ h. x 15-20’ w. Zone 4. blue-purple flowers from June to September. 2’ h. Not hardy here. Betula occidentalis Rocky Mountain Birch Magnolia virginiana This small, multistemmed birch has Sweetbay Magnolia attractive, nonpeeling, dark-reddish-brown- Appearing in late spring, the fragrant white to-bronze bark. Lovely spreading and flowers of this magnolia are up to 4” in pendulous branches hold coarsely toothed width. Glossy green leafs have whitish green leaves that turn yellow in the fall. undersides and are somewhat evergreen, This plant does best in moist soil. The although yellow to orange fall color can seed source of this specimen is a rare, occur. This tree does not do well in native population found growing along compacted soils or open exposures so, for a creek in the canyon lands of northwest best results, plant it in a site with good Nebraska. Rare in commerce, this drainage where some protection against water birch specimen has a very unique desiccating winds is provided. provenance! 20’ h. x 15’ w. Zones 4-6. 25’ h. x 15’ w. Zones 5-9. Carya laciniosa Wisteria macrostachya Shellbark Hickory ‘Betty Matthews’ As it ages, the smooth gray bark of this First Editions® Summer Cascade™ lovely ornamental shade tree begins to Wisteria exfoliate in long strips—a characteristic it This wisteria cultivar features long, showy shares with its larger cousin, the shagbark racemes of fragrant, dark lavender flowers hickory. It produces large egg-shaped nuts that emerge from new growth in June. enjoyed by a variety of wildlife, and the fall Blossoms give way to interesting seedpods leaf color is a rich yellow to golden brown. in late summer, providing multiseasonal Generally found in wet bottomlands, flood interest on a plant that is more reliably plains, and along streams and rivers, this cold hardy than other wisteria. 15-20’ h. tree is best grown in rich, moist-to-wet soil Zones 4-8. in full sun to part shade. This is an excellent plant for difficult, wet sites and is not commonly carried in nurseries. 60’ h. x 40’ w. Zones 5-8.

Individual lots will be created by combining plants from within each category. 30 Cercidiphyllum magnificum Cornus kousa × nutalli ‘Venus’ Wild Collected Katsura Tree Venus® Hybrid Dogwood The foliage of this tree is slightly larger This award-winning Rutgers hybrid and more deeply serrated than that of its dogwood produces exceptionally large more common cousin, Cercidiphyllum snow-white flowers that hold for three japonicum. Autumn leaf color can range weeks or more in spring and early from yellow to orange, and is more summer. The blossoms of this vigorous brilliant when this tree grows in slightly upright tree give way to attractive fruit acidic soil. It will perform well in moist, that turns red in the fall. 20’ h. x 20’ w. well-drained soil and should be sited in a Zones 5-9. protected part of the garden with full sun or light shade. 60’ h. x 40’ w. Zone 5. Cornus kousa ‘Blue Shadow’ Blue Shadow Kousa Dogwood Cercis canadensis ‘Alley Cat’ This broad, upright dogwood produces Alley Cat Eastern Redbud abundant four-part white flowers in June. The leaves of this distinctive plant are Later in the season, the blossoms give embellished with white variegation, and way to red fruits, and in fall, the glossy, emerge with tinges of dark pink that fade deep-green foliage turns lovely shades of as they mature. Unlike other variegated orange and red. This is a superb smaller plants, the foliage of this redbud will not tree that provides exceptional ornamental burn or fade as the season progresses. qualities all year. 30’ h. x 30’ w. Zones 5-8. Delightful dark pink blooms appear in early spring and are borne in clusters on Cydonia oblonga bare branches. 20’ h. x 30’ w. Zones 5-9. Edible Quince This versatile quince makes a wonderful Cercis canadensis ‘Ruby Falls’ hedge but when properly pruned, can also Ruby Falls Weeping Redbud become an excellent small specimen tree. Find a special place in your garden for Pale pink-to-white blossoms appear on new this marvelous dwarf redbud that has a growth in April to May, and are followed graceful, weeping habit. In spring, new by green fruits that turn yellow when ripe. leaves emerge maroon-red, turning a When harvested before the first frost, dark purple color as they mature. The the quince fruit may still be somewhat foliage holds this color through the acerbic but are marvelous when cooked for hottest part of summer and into fall. jellies, preserves, and pies. Best flowering Delightful lavender-red flowers appear in in full sun; adapts to wide range of soil early spring before the leaves come out. conditions. 15’ h. x 12’ w. Zones 5-8. Although not picky, this plant prefers well-drained soil in a part of the garden that receives full sun or partial shade. This absolutely stunning selection would make a wonderful focal point in any garden. 6-8’ h. x 4-6’ w. Zones 6-8.

= Full Sun = Part Shade = Full Shade 31 Chaenomeles speciosa Hamamelis mollis ‘Orange Storm’ ‘Princeton Gold’ Double Take™ Orange Storm Quince Princeton Gold Chinese Witchhazel Like a seasonal storm, this quince bursts Clusters of fragrant, golden-yellow flowers with large double, intensely orange flowers appear on the bare branches of this upright in early spring. Lacking both thorns shrub between January and March, creating and fruit, this shrub is easy to care for a most welcome midwinter display. These and extremely drought tolerant, once appealing flowers are composed of 1” established. 4-5’ h. x 4-5’ w. Zones 5-8. strap-shaped petals that are tinged with red at the base. Place this witchhazel near Dichroa aff. yaoshanensis a walk or doorway to take full advantage Uo Meng Chang Shen of these wonderful ornamental qualities. This interesting rounded shrub produces Although moist, acidic, and organically rich blue flowers in summer that are followed soils are preferred, this selection is easily by iridescent blue fruit. It prefers shade and grown in average, well-drained soil in full evenly moist soil. It was collected in the sun to part shade. For best flowering chose wild in 2012 by JC Raulston Arboretum on a site with full sun. 4-6’ h. x 4-6’ w. Shi Keng Kong in the Nanling Mountains Zones 5-8. of China. 4’ h. x 4’ w. Hardiness unknown. Hydrangea macrophylla ‘PIIHM-II’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Red Obelisk’ Endless Summer® BloomStruck® Red Obelisk European Beech Hydrangea The name “obelisk” comes from the Greek Like its predecessors, the newest for needle to describe the fastigiate habit introduction to the Endless Summer® of this uncommon beech; the name “red” series, BloomStruck®, is a reblooming refers to the deep red-purple color of its selection that flowers on both old and handsome deeply cut foliage. 40’ h x 5’ w. new wood. The mophead flowers are an Zones 4-7. intense rose-pink but change to shades of Fagus sylvatica ‘Roseomarginata’ violet-blue in more acidic soils. Tri-Color Beech 3-4’ h x 4-5’ w. Zones 4-9. A purple leaf form with an irregular pink, Magnolia stellata green and white variegated leaves. Does ‘Centennial Blush’ best with some shade—creamy/pink areas First Editions® Centennial Blush™ can scorch. Copper fall leaf color. Star Magnolia 30’ h x 20’ w. Zones 4-7. In spring, the pink buds of this prolific Forsythia × intermedia bloomer open to wonderfully fragrant pale ‘White Gold’ pink blossoms. Flowering is followed by Variegated Border Forsythia the emergence of attractive, medium-green foliage that turns yellow to bronze in The green foliage of this rounded shrub autumn. This charming magnolia makes is painted with creamy-white markings an excellent plant for small urban gardens. that are more pronounced on new growth. 12-18’ h. x 10-15’ w. Zones 4-9. Abundant gold flowers appear in spring. 5’ h. x 6’ w. Zones 5-10.

Individual lots will be created by combining plants from within each category. 32 Magnolia stellata ‘Dawn’ Orixa japonica ‘Aurea’ Dawn Star Magnolia The highly aromatic, glossy foliage of this The lovely pink blossoms of ‘Dawn’ are shrub emerges lime-yellow and becomes late arrivals in spring, an advantage in greener during the summer. In fall, northern Illinois as the flowers of other leaves take on shades of soft yellow. This star magnolias can be damaged by late plant has a mounded, spreading habit, season frosts. 15-20’ h. Zones 4-8. ultimately growing wider than tall. 5’ tall in 10 years. Zone 5. Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ Like clouds of yellow butterflies, Pyrus communis ‘Sensation Red upward-facing, double yellow blossoms Bartlett’ appear on the branches of this stunning Sensation Red Bartlett is a highly magnolia before the leaves have fully red-colored strain of Bartlett pear that emerged. Their late spring arrival helps has all the same qualities as its parent. protect them from damaging frosts. Sensation Red Bartlett originated in 15-18’ h. x 8-10’ w. Zones 5-9. Australia about 1940 and came to the United States in 1959. 10-15’ h x Magnolia ‘Petite Royal Whisper’ 8-12’ w. Zones 5-8. In spring, this lovely magnolia produces upright, rich royal-purple blossoms that Quercus dentata ‘Pinnatifida’ are 4-5” wide. Tepal interiors are lighter Cutleaf Daimyo Oak in color, darkening somewhat at the base, This wonderful tree has large, grayish- and are highlighted with purple veining. green leaves that are deeply dissected, 8-10’ h. x 6-8’ w., in 10 years. Zones 4-8. almost to the leaf midrib. The resulting texture is feathery and unique. Emerging Magnolia ‘Spring Petticoats’ foliage has a reddish flush. This is a The exuberant blossoms of this magnolia narrowly upright, slow-growing tree that are composed of layered white tepals with does best in well-drained soil. soft pink undersides and inner rose accents. 20’ h. x 8’ w. Zone 5. Appearing in spring, they are lightly scented and adorn a small upright tree with Staphylea trifolia good branching. 12-15’ h. Zones 4-9. American Bladdernut Magnolia virginiana A fast-growing eastern U. S. native, ‘Green Mile™ Sweetbay Magnolia American bladdernut commonly occurs in bottomlands, woodland thickets, The fragrant white flowers of this and moist soils along streams, where magnolia are set in clusters of dark it establishes dense colonies. White green leaves that are silver underneath. bell-shaped flowers in drooping clusters Blooming begins in June, continues for appear in early spring. Flowers give way to much of the summer, and is followed by inflated, bladder-like, egg-shaped, papery attractive red fruit in the fall. This tree has seed capsules (1-2” long), which mature a strong vertical habit and is an excellent in late summer and often persist into early selection where spaces are tight or a winter. Seed capsules add interest to dried more formal effect is desired. Sweetbay flower arrangements. Rarely offered in magnolia prefers a more acidic soil that is commerce. 10-15’ h. Zones 3-8. moist to wet, and flowers best in full sun. 35’ h. x 15’ w. Zones 6-10 (possibly 5).

33 Floribunda Play Golf at the Dunes Club Enjoy the exceptional experience of A Bouquet of Red playing golf at the five–star certified course in New Buffalo, Michigan. Greens Case of red wine: 2010 Domaine du Tix fees for four individuals are included in Côtes du Ventoux Cuvee de Bramefan this package. Tucked away in the woods (Robert Parker – October 2012). This and dunes along Lake Michigan, the sensational offering from the Côtes du Dunes Club maintains a low-key, relaxing Ventoux, 2010 Cuvee de Bramefan is a atmosphere. According to Michiana Golf, blend of 92% syrah and 8% grenache “The experience begins by entering the from cool climate, limestone, and clay Dunes Club via an unmarked dirt drive vineyards planted at an altitude of 350 and requires that the player find a parking meters. It possesses unbelievable richness spot among the tall trees of the surround- for a wine from this appellation, as well ing woods.” There are no golf carts, which as loads of blackberries, black currants, helps to keep the course immaculate. acacia flowers, licorice, and graphite. Aged A caddy leads you to each hole either in small oak for 10 months prior to being walking through a stretch of sand or a bottled, this full-bodied effort has so wooded path. This is truly a unique and much richness, it is hard to believe it exceptional experience! will fall apart anytime soon. Compliments of the Dunes Club Compliments of Flickinger Wines (Good Monday through Thursday, except A Bouquet of White July and August. Caddies required. Caddy rate is $60 plus tip for 18 holes. Caddy fee Case of white wine: 2012 Domaine Barat and lunch not included.) Chablis also from the Côtes du Ventoux (Burghound – October 2014). This is The Ford Plantation aromatically ripe and complex with its pretty mélange of green fruit, sea breeze, Two people will enjoy three luxurious and iodine suffused nose. Here, too, is days and two restful nights at Henry good concentration to the silky textured Ford’s former antebellum estate on medium-bodied flavors that possess good the grounds of the Ford Plantation. energy and ample chablis character on the The Ford Plantation is a private luxury pink grapefruit-influenced finale. sporting club and residential community just 18 miles southwest of Savannah. It Compliments of Flickinger Wines features golf, fishing, boating, horseback Become a Beekeeper riding, swimming, hiking, biking, a spa, naturalist programs, and more, including You’ll get all the benefits of your own fine dining. This special package includes honey right in your backyard with a two nights at the Main House, two beehive and all that is needed to begin rounds of golf on the Pete Dye-designed beekeeping. Included with the beehive course, a scenic Ogeechee River cruise, are gloves, veil, smoker and fuel, top use of the Fitness Center, and daily use of and bottom board, and feeder, as well as a golf cart. Club dining, spa treatments, beginning beekeeping books to help you and other club amenities are available at learn all the essentials. Become a part of member rates. the beekeeping movement! Compliments of Lorill and Pat Haynes with Compliments of Holly and Ken Buchanan Valerie and Michael Foradas

34 (Valid through May 29, 2016, and may No Maintenance be subject to certain blackout periods. Be delighted by a tussie mussie. This Please call (912) 756-5666 to schedule lovely, no-maintenance arrangement your reservation. This gift certificate is arrives fresh and needs no water. It should non-transferable and must be presented for be allowed to dry. Put it in a special place redemption.) and let it become a keepsake. Compliments of Edwards Florist, Winnetka Story Time Share with your children or grandchildren The Merit Club the wonders of the outdoors. Three You and three guests will enjoy a round children’s books and a box of cards of of golf at the Merit Club, a unique place garden activities are a great way to spend where the game of golf can be enjoyed time with the children in your family. on a course that exists in total harmony This is a wonderful way to share your love with nature. Merit was the home of the of gardening and nature, and introduce U.S. Women’s Open in 2000, which was the next generation to a lifetime passion. won by Karrie Webb of Australia. Merit Compliments of the Book Stall at Chestnut Club is a par 72 course and has four sets Court, Winnetka of tees with distances up to 6,960 yards. Have lunch with Don Pieper, head pro, Sunset Cruise and learn the history of Merit. Walk with Enjoy this once-in-a-lifetime experience caddies or ride on carts. A 2015 date to as you cruise the lakes of the Chicago be mutually agreed upon. Botanic Garden aboard a botanic-themed Compliments of Mr. and Mrs. Richard pontoon boat! Invite seven of your closest Metzler friends to enjoy refreshments as you glide across the water. Bob Kirschner, the McLauglin Glazeware Enamel Box Woman’s Board Curator of Aquatic Plants Treasure an enamel box painted in and Urban Lake Studies, will be your tour the Northfield studio of McLaughlin guide and skipper. Can you think of a Glazeware. The top and the inside of better way to experience a Garden sunset the box feature scenes from the Chicago with friends? Botanic Garden. Mary McLaughlin is Compliments of the Chicago Botanic the only enamel box manufacturer in the Garden United States She has been commissioned (Date to be mutually agreed upon with by the last three U. S. presidents to create donor. Valid Monday – Thursday in June, gifts to be given to heads of state. July, or August 2015. The excursion is 1.5 Compliments of Mary McLaughlin hours in length and must start no later than McLaughlin Glazeware 6 p.m. Other restrictions may apply. Expires August 27, 2015.)

35 Orchids for the Home Party in the Garden Have the unique opportunity to gain Gather up to 15 of your friends ages early admission to the Orchid Show sale! 4 and up to celebrate a birthday at the Jump ahead of the long lines for this Chicago Botanic Garden. Choose from popular sale and take first pick of the a variety of fun themes including birds, beautiful orchids featured in the annual insects, or trains! Date choice subject to Orchid Show. Also enjoy a wonderful availability and must be scheduled at least gift basket containing a tray, an apron, a three weeks in advance. tea towel, and two mugs—all decorated Compliments of the Chicago Botanic with orchids. These items will be a sunny Garden addition to any home! (Certificate is good for up to 15 participat- Compliments of the Chicago Botanic ing children turning 4 and up. Additional Garden and the Chicago Botanic Garden children may be added for an extra cost. Shop Date choice subject to availability and must be scheduled a minimum of three Phalaenopsis weeks in advance. Not applicable toward Grace your wall with the outstanding Wonderland Express-themed parties. All orchid photography of Anne Belmont. birthday party requirements and regulations This panel, a smaller copy of a piece apply. Please call (847) 835-8363 and refer displayed in Krehbiel Gallery during to promotional code ARA2015BP to register. the 2015 Orchid Show, was one of Expires November 2015.) the favorites of the installation. Local photographer Anne Belmont says of her Windsor, Vero Beach work, “I do not want to merely document Windsor is a village by the sea. It is a a scene in nature but rather to fuse my place where you can play golf with no tee artistic vision with what I see through the times or spend the afternoon finishing lens of the camera in hopes of evoking a good book. Windsor is a village where an emotional response in others.” This you can ride horseback for hours without photograph does exactly that. crossing a street or play three sets of tennis Compliments of Anne Belmont Photography on Har-Tru courts. Enjoy complimentary accommodations for up to four people for Iron Flower a two-night stay in a two-bedroom Village When nothing is blooming at home, Suite. This stay includes two rounds of enjoy the constant bloom of this iron golf for four people and access to club lily sculpture. The flower sculptures are amenities for dining, swimming, tennis, inspired by the nature of the sculptor’s and other activities. native West Virginia. Beautiful in groups, Compliments of Windsor dancing down a dining table, or in a (Golf courses closed for maintenance May sunroom, these hand-forged iron flowers 12 to October 31, 2015—hence long are graceful yet strong and wonderfully redemption date of December 31, 2016.) unique. Compliments of Sawbridge Studios, Winnetka

36 Three Sets of Botanical Prints returned to art study after a hiatus of Originally hanging on the walls of the several decades. What attracted her to Woman’s Board office at the Chicago the art form was its combination of Botanic Garden, these pen-and-ink disciplined scientific observation and botanical illustrations were artfully creative artistic expression. Watercolor mastered by landscape architect Anthony medium has a unique quality that enables Tyznik. Tyznik designed the master site the artist to capture the clear color, plan for the Morton Arboretum and freshness, and luminosity of nature. The was an award-winning medalist of the framing is museum conservation quality. Chicago Horticultural Society. There Compliments of Claudia Lane are three different sets of prints in this offering. A Season of Beauty Crataegus mollis (downy hawthorn) paired Get help designing the perfect containers with Prunus Americana (American plum) from an expert! Kim Visokey, a member Cercis candadensis (eastern redbud) paired of the Woman’s Board, will take you and with Quercus macrocarpa (bur oak) your $400 gift card to Chalet to help Phellodendron amurense (amur cork tree) you select the best plants to fill two of paired with Castanea mollissima (Chinese your containers. She will guide you in chestnut) arranging and planting your choices for a season of your choosing. Enjoy a season Bid on a pair to grace your home or bid of spectacular color after learning some of on all six of these beautiful pen and inks. the secrets to creating seasonal containers. Compliments of the Woman’s Board Compliments of the Woman’s Board and Fairy Garden Kim Visokey This whimsical Fairy Garden is certain to Needlepoint Vase bring a smile to your face and brighten This is a unique opportunity to add your day! A wonderful gift for those to your vase collection. This whimsical who are young (or young at heart), this needlepoint vase will be a highlight of miniature garden is easy to care for and your home! Just place a glass cylinder thrives in moderately bright light. Water inside the vase and arrange your favorite approximately twice a week, placing a flowers to enhance the unique base. Hand small amount of water at the base of stitched and constructed, this vase will each plant so that the soil is kept the not be found in any other collections. consistency of a slightly damp sponge. Don’t forget to read about the blooms Enjoy the magical beauty that these fairies you can fill your vase with in your two will bring to your home! new floral-themed books: Seven Flowers Compliments of Victor Hlavacek Florist, and How They Shaped the World by Winnetka Jennifer Potter and The Flower Recipe Book by Alethea Harampolis! Framed Original Watercolor Painting Compliments of Bean Carroll and the An elegant watercolor botanical drawing Chicago Botanic Garden Shop of an orchid by Claudia Lane, a member of the American Society of Botanical Artists, can grace your home. Lane received her certificate in botanical art at the Chicago Botanic Garden, having

37 Pinterest A Basket of Gardening Treats Be the envy of your friends with this The A. M. Leonard Company is beautiful sterling silver floral pin. This committed to providing professional circular pin holds a graceful floral spray gardeners and landscapers with well-built in the center. A wonderful accent to any tools that are durable, multifunctional, outfit at your next garden party! and reliably attached to their belts. This Compliments of an Anonymous Donor useful basket is filled with some of these tools. Paired with these garden tools are Wildflowers of New England three wonderful books that will help you This is an exceptional opportunity plan your next garden project. They are to acquire two Edwin Hale Lincoln Fresh from the Farm, A Year of Recipes and photographs from Wildflowers in New Stories by Susie Middleton, Refresh Your England, c. 1904 – 1914. Edwin Hale Garden Design with Color, Texture and Lincoln, 1848 – 1938, was a transitional Form by Rebecca Sweet, and The Creative figure in the history of floral photogra- Shrub Garden by Andy McIndoe. phy using the platinum process. His Compliments of A.M. Leonard, Inc. and images show the first traces of a more the Chicago Botanic Garden Shop pared-down and clean aesthetic quality. For many collectors of floral photography, A Day at Wrigley Field the name Edwin Hale Lincoln will be Enjoy a day at Wrigley Field with six a complete unknown. His only claim tickets to the game on July 5, 2015. You to fame is his project to document the will be able to remember this great day many species of wildflowers found in when you look in your yard and watch ivy and around Lenox, Massachusetts, in the from the wall at Wrigley Field growing in early 1900s, before industrialization and your yard. expansion drove them all to extinction. Compliments of Valerie and Michael These platinum prints on paper mount Foradas and Bean and Charlie Carroll are titled “White Fringed Orchid” and “Large Purple Fringed Orchid.” A Garden of Books for Your Coffee Compliments of an Anonymous Donor Table These three wonderful books will be a beautiful addition to your coffee table and give hours of pleasure looking through them: Veranda: The Art of Outdoor Living by Lisa Newsom, Flora Illustrata by Susan M. Fraser and Vanessa Bezemer Sellers, and Victoria, The Seductress, the Cultural and Natural History of the World’s Greatest Water Lily by Tamara Kilbane are a wonderful trio for the garden enthusiast. Compliments of Chicago Botanic Garden Shop

38 Grapes, Original Watercolor by Learn Flower Arranging From an Celine Lillie Expert Enjoy this beautiful watercolor of grapes Don’t overlook this great opportunity to by the Woman’s Board’s very own Celine learn the basics of flower arranging from Lillie! This lovely painting will be a an expert in this field. Ginny Noyes, wonderful addition to any home. a Woman’s Board member, will teach Compliments of Celine Lillie you and two or three of your friends the basics of flower arranging. Use your Lyric Opera own containers or one that has been Enjoy an evening at the opera. You and a selected for you. A gift certificate of $125 friend can choose an evening out during to purchase flowers is included. Also the 2015-16 season of the Lyric Opera. included are two 1-year gift subscriptions This package includes two main floor, to flower Magazine to continue your center section tickets for your choice of education in floral design. one opera during the 2015-16 season, Compliments of Ginny Noyes, dinner for two at the William B. and the Woman’s Board, and flower Magazine Catherine Graham Room, and one free (Date to be mutually agreed upon with valet voucher. donor. Other restrictions may apply.) (Winner will choose between four operas: Wozzeck by Berg, Thursday, November 12, Step Out in Style 7:30 p.m., Nabucco by Verdi, Wednesday, This beautiful floral scarf by Marimekko January 27, 7:30 p.m., Der Rosenkavelier is a perfect accent for the woman who has by Strauss, Monday, February 8, 6:30 p.m., exquisite taste in fashion and appreciation Romeo and Juliet by Gounod, Wednesday, for Scandinavian design. Brighten up your March 16, 7:30 p.m. You must contact the day and those around you when you wear donor by August 15, 2015, with your choice this colorful and contemporary piece! of opera and your mailing address. Tickets Compliments of Skändal, Winnetka will be sent after the Lyric mails out its season tickets, which is between mid-August and mid-September.) Compliments of Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Van Nice

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