2020 PLANT CATALOG ONLINE SPRING Presale online shopping begins April 27 at 10 a.m. Member & volunteer online shopping is between April 28 at 10 a.m. and May 1 at 4 p.m. This catalog is not an order form. TABLE OF CONTENTS Aquatics .................................... 1 Container Garden in a Bag .......... 3 Fruits, Berries & Vegetables ........... 4 Grown at the Gardens ................. 7 Herbs ...................................... 14 Houseplants ............................. 15 Plant Select ® ............................ 16 Rock Alpine ............................. 17 Seeds ...................................... 18 Specialty Succulents .................. 20 Summer Bulbs ........................... 21 The Shop at the Gardens ........... 22 Poppy by Sue Carr, 2019, acrylics. Denver Botanic Gardens School of Botanical Art & Illustration. PRESENTING SPONSOR ASSOCIATE SPONSORS 10th & York Street botanicgardens.org AQUATICS PRICE RANGE: $5-$35 | Colorado may not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of aquatic plants, but anyone who has visited the Monet Pool in August knows they can flourish in ponds and water features in this area. You’ll find a wide variety of aquatic plants, some of which were grown on site. * Selections may vary depending on availability. American Frogbit Japanese Iris, Hall of Marble Arrowhead Japanese Iris, Melody Australia Canna Japanese Iris, Sorcerer’s Triumph Aztec Arrowhead Japanese Iris, Violet Bengal Tiger Canna Japanese Primrose Black Coral Taro Lavender Musk Blue Flag Iris Lemon Bacopa Blue Flag Iris, Mountain Brook Lizard’s Tail Blue Hawaii Taro Lotus, Charming Lips Blue Lobelia Lotus, Fly to the Sky Bog Bean Lotus, Green Maiden Chiquita Punch Canna Lotus, Large Brocade Edge Chocolate Water Snowflake Lotus, Perry’s Giant Sunburst Compact Giant Papyrus Lotus, Sparks Dwarf Papyrus Mare’s Tail Dwarf Sagittaria Marsh Marigold Elena Taro Mexican Papyrus Elepaio Taro Mojito Taro Emerald Sunset Canna Moneywort Endeavor Canna Orange Sherbet Canna Erebus Canna Orange Tiger Flaming Kabobs Canna Peach Delight Canna Giant Pickerel Plant Pickerel Plant Golden Japanese Sweet Flag Pink Bells Imperial Taro Powdery Thalia Indian Rhubarb Pseudata Iris, Enfant Prodige Japanese Iris Pseudata Iris, Tsukiyono Japanese Iris, Anytus Ra Canna 1 AQUATICS * Selections may vary depending on availability. Red Himalayan Ginger Red Stemmed Sagittaria Red Stemmed Thalia Ruffled Water Snowflake Spoonleaf Plantain Tony Canna Umbrella Palm Unicorn Rush Variegated Sweet Flag Variegated Water Snowflake Violet Stem Taro Water Chestnut Water Plantain White Bells Yellow Monkey Flower Yerba Mansa Zebra Rush 2 CONTAINER GARDEN IN A BAG PRICE: $45 | Sometimes the hardest part of gardening can be choosing a design, but we’ve taken care of that for you! Our horticulturists have created a grab-and-go collection of plants specifically selected to create a stunning container display. Below, you’ll find the color palette and light requirement of this year’s collection. Specific plants in the collection will be finalized closer to the sale, based on current availability. The collection will include planting and care instructions. THE PUNCH BOWL Few things scream summer like a glass of sangria, and this design, with its fiery reds and Full Sun citrusy yellows, feels as bright and refreshing as the fruited drink. At the center rises a heat-loving canna with blood-orange blossoms and leaves so dark they could have been steeped in red wine. Encircling the canna is a fruity concoction Pollinators of apple-red globe amaranth, mango-colored celosia and a striped gazania reminiscent of sliced oranges. Like the tasty refresher, this design says cheers to summer – and, if you Color Palette aren’t careful, you might just reach for a punch bowl to plant it in. 3 FRUITS, BERRIES & VEGETABLES PRICE RANGE: $2-$130 | Whether it’s on several acres in the country or the sunny corner of an apartment balcony, growing a portion of your own food is rewarding and delicious. The sale will feature a wide variety of seedlings, fruit trees, berry bushes and seeds perfect for culinary gardeners of every skill level. * Selections may vary depending on availability. Alagan Black Currant Eggplant ‘Listada de Gandia’ Apple ‘Honeycrisp’ Eggplant ‘Little Fingers’ Apple ‘Norland’ Eggplant ‘Pingtung Long’ Apricot ‘Pioneer’ Eggplant ‘Rosa Bianca’ Artichoke ‘Globe’ Fig ‘Chicago Hardy’ Asparagus ‘Millenium’ Fig ‘Violette de Bordeaux’ Asparagus ‘Sweet Purple’ Gooseberry ‘Pixwell’ Blackberry ‘Prime Ark Freedom’ Gooseberry ‘Tasti-berry’ Blackberry ‘Triple Crown’ Grape ‘LaCrosse’ Blanca Currant Grape ‘Saint Theresa” Broccoli ‘De Cicco’ Grape ‘Swenson Red’ Broccoli ‘Gypsy’ Grape ‘Valiant’ Brussel Sprouts ‘Long Island Green’ Heritage Raspberry (red) Cabbage ‘Copenhagen Heirloom’ Hops ‘Nugget’ Cabbage ‘Red Express’ Horseradish ‘Marliner Kren’ Cauliflower ‘Snowball’ Kiwi ‘Prolific’ Cherry ‘Bali’ Lemon ‘Improved Meyer semi-dwarf” Cherry ‘Montmorency’ Lemon ‘Variegated Eureka pink semi-dwarf’ Cherry ‘North Star’ Lime ‘Bearss seedless semi-dwarf’ Collards ‘Georgia’ Lime ‘Makrut Thai semi-dwarf’ Cucumber ‘Armenian’ Lime ‘Mexican Key semi-dwarf’ Cucumber ‘Little Leaf Pickling’ Melon ‘Minnesota Midget’ Cucumber ‘Market More’ Nanking Cherry ‘Orient’ Cucumber ‘Marketmore’ Nanking Cherry ‘White Delight’ Cucumber ‘Salt and Pepper’ Niwot Black Raspberry Cucumber ‘True Lemon’ Onion ‘Red Baron’ Dwarf cherry ‘Juliet’ Onion ‘Stuttgarter’ Dwarf cherry ‘Romeo’ Onions ‘Snowball’ Eggplant ‘Black Beauty’ Org. Potato ‘Dark Red Norland’ 4 FRUITS, BERRIES & VEGETABLES * Selections may vary depending on availability. Org. Potato ‘French Fingerling’ Pepper ‘Yankee Bell’ Org. Potato ‘Purple Majesty’ Plum ‘Mount Royal’ Org. Potato ‘Rose Finn Apple’ Plum ‘Stanley’ Org. Potato ‘Yukon Nugget’ Polana Raspberry Peach ‘SD Elberta’ Potato ‘Kennebec’ Peach ‘SD Reliance’ Potato ‘Purple Majesty’ Pepper ‘Anaheim’ Potato ‘Red Norland’ Pepper ‘Ancho/Poblano’ Potato ‘Russet Burbank’ Pepper ‘Banana Sweet’ Potato ‘Terra Rosa’ Pepper ‘Better Bell’ Potato ‘Yukon Nugget’ Pepper ‘Big Jim’ Pumpkin ‘French Cinderella’ Pepper ‘Carmen’ Pumpkin ‘Howden’ Pepper ‘Cayenne’ Pumpkin ‘New England Pie’ Pepper ‘Fresno Chili’ Pumpkin ‘Small Sugar’ Pepper ‘Golden California Wonder’ Raspberrry ‘Heritage’ Pepper ‘Habanero’ Raspberry ‘Anne’ Pepper ‘Hungarian Yellow Wax Banana’ Raspberry ‘Anne’ (yellow) Pepper ‘Italian Pepperoncini’ Raspberry ‘Boyne’ Pepper ‘Jalapeno’ Raspberry ‘Niwot’ Pepper ‘Jalapeno El Ray’ Raspberry ‘Prelude’ Pepper ‘Joe E Parker Anaheim’ Red Lake Currant Pepper ‘King of the North’ Rhubarb ‘Crimson Red’ Pepper ‘Lady Bell’ Shallots ‘Biztro’ Pepper ‘Orange Sweet Bell’ Shallots ‘Yellow Moon’ Pepper ‘Padrone’ Squash ‘Black Forest Kabocha’ Pepper ‘Purple Beauty Bell’ Squash ‘Dark Green Zucchini’ Pepper ‘Red Beauty’ Squash ‘Delicatta’ Pepper ‘Ring O’Fire Cayenne’ Squash ‘Red Kuri Hubbard’ Pepper ‘Rooster Spur’ Squash ‘Rhonde de Nice’ Pepper ‘Serrano’ Squash ‘Spaghetti’ Pepper ‘Shishito’ Squash ‘Waltham Butternut’ Pepper ‘Sweet Chocoloate Bell’ Squash ‘Yellow Crookneck’ 5 FRUITS, BERRIES & VEGETABLES * Selections may vary depending on availability. Squash ‘Yellow Straight Neck’ Tomato ‘Siberian’ Strawberry ‘A.C. Wendy’ early Tomato ‘Silvery Fir Tree Russian’ Strawberry ‘Clancy’ late Tomato ‘Stupice’ Strawberry ‘Evie 2’ everbearer Tomato ‘Sun Gold’ Strawberry ‘Honeoye’ early mid Tomato ‘Sungold Cherry” Strawberry ‘Jewel’ mid Tomato ‘Super Fantastic’ Strawberry ‘Sea Scape’ everbearer Tomato ‘Sweet Pea Currant’ Sunberry Tomato ‘Totem Patio’ Tomatillo ‘Verde’ Tomato ‘Yellow Pear’ Tomato ‘La Roma’ Tomato ‘Yellow Pear Cherry’ Tomato ‘Better Boy’ Watermelon ‘Sugar Baby’ Tomato ‘Big Beef’ Zucchini ‘Dunja’ Tomato ‘Black Cherry’ Zucchini ‘Partenon’ Tomato ‘Black Krim’ Zucchini ‘YellowFin’ Tomato ‘Brandywine’ Tomato ‘Brandywine Pink’ Tomato ‘Celebrity’ Tomato ‘Cherokee Purple’ Tomato ‘Cherry Falls’ Tomato ‘Cherry Sweet 100’ Tomato ‘Czech’s Bush’ Tomato ‘Early Girl’ Tomato ‘German Pink Heirloom’ Tomato ‘Green Zebra’ Tomato ‘La Roma’ Tomato ‘Lemon Boy’ Tomato ‘Martino’s Roma’ Tomato ‘Moskvich Russian’ Tomato ‘Oregon Spring’ Tomato ‘Red Pear Cherry’ Tomato ‘San Marzano’ 6 GROWN AT THE GARDENS PRICE RANGE: $3-$20 | It doesn’t get any more local than this! By shopping from a wide variety of plants grown in the Denver Botanic Gardens greenhouses and gardens both at York Street and Chatfield Farms, you can take home a little piece of the Gardens and plant it yourself. Acantholimon acerosum Aquilegia Cottage Garden Acantholimon litvinovii Aquilegia desertorum Achillea millefolia Wild form Aquilegia scopulorum Achnatherum hymenoides Aquilegia sp. White from Chatfield Aconitum napellus Monkshood Arabis carduchorum Aethionema grandiflorum Arabis caucasica Pixie Cream Aethionema kotschyi Arctostaphylos Cecilia Agastache pallidiflora Arctostaphylos x coloradensis Agastache urticifolia Arctotis artoides Agave parryi Arenaria montana Agave parryi Neomexicana Arenaria montana Avalanche Agave victoriae-reginae forma ornata Arenaria tetraquetra Alchemilla alpina Aristida purpurea Allium caeruleum Artemisia filifolia Allium cernuum Artemisia glacialis Allium flavum Artemisia Purfum d’Ethiopia Allium stellatum Artemisia Silver Brocade Aloe Blue Elf Asarum europaeum Aloe brevifolia Asclepias hallii Aloe sp. Aster coloradoensis Amorpha nana forma ornata Aster fendleri Andryala agardhii Astragalus angustifolia Anemone tomentosa Robustissima Astragalus angustifolius Angelonia angustifolia Archangel Light Pink Astragalus asclepiadoides Antennaria parvifolia