woody 2013forfor Company Page Bailey Nurseries Inc...... W2 Bailey Nurseries Inc. Broken Arrow Nursery ...... W8 Chicagoland Grows Inc...... W9 Abelia × grandiflora ‘PIIAB-I’ Common name: First Editions Golden Commercial Nursery ...... W10 Fleece abelia David Austin ...... W10 Trademark: See above Introduced by: Bailey Nurseries, Saint woodyDIG Co...... W11 Paul, Minn.; developed by Plant Intro- plants ductions Inc. Fall Creek Farm & Nursery Inc. . . W12 Hardiness: Zones 6 to 9 Ornamental features: Foliage starts out Flemings Fields . . . . . W13 a brilliance bronze, continues to yel- GreatPlants® for the Great Plains . W14 low then eventually matures to soft green. White cover the plant HGTV Home Plant Collection (Agricola in spring, and as the blooms mature Management Group) ...... W15 they’re offet by burgundy- under- tones in the fall. Hines Growers LLC ...... W16 Habit and growth rate: Upright, mound- ed shape; height 4 to 5 feet, width 4 to Hidden Hollow Nursery LLC . . . W16 5 feet Culture: Full sun; well-drained soil Holden Wholesale Growers . . . W17 Pest/disease problems or unique resis- ItSaul Plants ...... W17 tance: None noted Royalties: Yes, included in price Jeffries Nurseries ...... W17 Availability: Bare root and 2-gallon containers J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co. . . . W18 For more information: khennessy@axiom com.com Abelia × grandiflora ‘PIIAB-I’ Lacebark Inc...... W18 Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries Inc. LCN Selections ...... W19 State University . . W19 Berberis thunbergii Plant Development Services Inc./ ’Daybreak’ Encore ...... W20 Common name: First Editions Daybreak barberry PlantHaven ...... W21 Trademark: PPAF Introduced by: Bailey Nurseries, Saint Plant Select ...... W21 Paul, Minn.; developed by Plant Intro- Plants Nouveau LLC ...... W22 ductions Inc. Hardiness: Zones 4 to 8 Proven Winners ColorChoice / Ornamental features: Foliage starts out Spring Meadow Nursery ...... W23 -red, maturing to a bright yel- low and gold in the summer Sheridan Nurseries ...... W24 Habit and growth rate: Height 18 inches, width 18 inches Star Roses® and Plants / Culture: Full sun; well-drained soil The Conard-Pyle Co...... W25 Pest/disease problems or unique resis- tance: None noted Tesselaar Plants ...... W27 Royalties: Yes, included in price Availability: Bare root and 2-gallon containers For more information: khennessy@axiom com.com ON THE COVER: Berberis thunbergii ’Daybreak’

Liriodendron tulipifera ‘JFS-Oz’ stands straight and Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries Inc. tall, sporting dark green, glossy, leaves on upright branches—making it an exceptional shade-tree selection for streetscapes, parks and open spaces. Introduced by J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co., Boring, Ore.

Photo courtesy of J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co. W2 | DECEMBER 2012 | American Nurseryman www.amerinursery.com 2013 Campsis radicans’Stromboli’ Common name: First Editions Atomic Red trumpet vine Trademark: See above Introduced by: Bailey Nurseries, Saint Paul, Minn. Hardiness: Zones 4 to 9 Ornamental features: 3- to 4-inch trumpet blooms; start orange-red and mature to striking red Habit and growth rate: Vigorous vine for vertical woody plantsaccent; height 20 to 30 feet, width varies Culture: Full sun; well-drained soil Pest/disease problems or unique resistance: None noted Royalties: Yes, included in price Availability: Bare root and 2-gallon containers For more information: [email protected]

Campsis radicans ’Stromboli’ Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries Inc.

Cryptomeria japonica ’PIICJ-I’ Distylium ‘Vintage Jade’ Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries Inc. Gardenia jasminoides × ‘Double Mint’ Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries Inc. Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries Inc. Cryptomeria japonica Distylium ‘Vintage Jade’ Gardenia jasminoides × ’PIICJ-I’ Common name: First Editions Vintage Jade distylium ‘Double Mint’ Common name: First Editions Chapel Common name: First Editions Double Trademark: PPAF View cedar Mint gardenia Introduced by: Bailey Nurseries, Saint Trademark: See above Trademark: PPAF Paul, Minn.; bred by Plant Introduc- Introduced by: Bailey Nurseries, Saint Introduced by: Bailey Nurseries, Saint tions Inc. Paul, Minn.; developed by Plant In- Paul, Minn. Hardiness: Zones 7 to 9 troductions Inc. and Sarah P. Duke Hardiness: Zones 7 to 9 Ornamental features: Offers beautiful Gardens Ornamental features: Fragrant, creamy green foliage all year; small burgundy Hardiness: Zones 5 to 8 white 2-inch double blossoms; blooms blooms appear in late winter Ornamental features: Deep blue-green in spring and once in late summer/fall Habit and growth rate: Low-spreading needles Habit and growth rate: Compact; height habit; height 2 feet, width 5 feet Habit and growth rate: Traditional pyra- 2.5 to 3 feet, width 2.5 to 3 feet Culture: Semi-shade to full sun; well- mid shape in petite form; height 5 to Culture: Full sun; well-drained soil drained soil 10 feet, width 4 to 8 feet Pest/disease problems or unique resis- for Pest/disease problems or unique resis- Culture: Full sun to partial shade; well- tance: None noted tance: Resistant to insects and disease; drained soil Royalties: Yes, included in price tolerant of drought and wet soil Pest/disease problems or unique resis- Availability: Bare root and 2-gallon Royalties: Yes, included in price tance: Resistant to winter brozing containers Availability: Bare root and 2-gallon Royalties: Yes, included in price For more information: khennessy@axiom containers Availability: Bare root and 2-gallon com.com containers For more information: khennessy@axiom For more information: khennessy@axiom com.com com.com 2013www.amerinursery.com American Nurseryman | DECEMBER 2012 | W3 Hibiscus syriacus ‘Mingrand’ Common name: First Editions hibiscus Trademark: See above Introduced by: Bailey Nurseries, Saint Paul, Minn. Hardiness: Zones 5 to 9 Ornamental features: Blossoms are a showy, true blue with burguncy ac- woodycents; blooms July through September plants Habit and growth rate: Height 5 to 8 feet, width 4 to 7 feet Culture: Full sun; well-drained soil Pest/disease problems or unique resis- tance: None noted Royalties: Yes, included in price Availability: Bare root and 2-gallon Hibiscus syriacus ‘Mingrand’ containers Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries Inc. For more information: khennessy@axiom com.com

Hypericum inodorum ‘Kolmapuki’ Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries Inc.

Hypericum inodorum ‘Kolmapuki’ Common name: First Editions Pumpkin hypericum Hydrangea paniculata ‘LeVasterival’ Trademark: PPAF Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries Inc. Introduced by: Bailey Nurseries, Saint Paul, Minn. Hydrangea paniculata Hardiness: Zones 5 to 9 Ornamental features: Festive orange ber- ‘LeVasterival’ ries in fall and bright yellow flowers in Common name: First Editions Great Star Hypericum inodorum ‘Kolmawhii’ Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries Inc. spring hydrangea Habit and growth rate: Height 30 to 36 Trademark: PP20,272 Hypericum inodorum inches, width 24 to 30 inches Introduced by: Bailey Nurseries, Saint Culture: Full sun; well-drained soil Paul, Minn. ‘Kolmawhii’ Pest/disease problems or unique resis- Hardiness: Zones 4 to 8 Common name: First Editions White tance: Rust resistant Ornamental features: White, wavy star- hypericum Royalties: Yes, included in price shaped flowers up to 4 inches across; Trademark: PP21,631 Availability: Bare root and 2-gallon flower mid-summer until first hard Introduced by: Bailey Nurseries, Saint containers frost Paul, Minn. For more information: khennessy@axiom Habit and growth rate: New tree form for Hardiness: Zones 5 to 9 com.com 2013; height 6 to 7 feet, width 7 to 8 feet Ornamental features: Bright white fruit Culture: Full sun; well-drained soil against dark green foliage Pest/disease problems or unique resis- Habit and growth rate: Height 30 to 36 tance: None noted inches, width 3 feet Royalties: Yes, included in price Culture: Full sun; well-drained soil Availability: Bare root and 2-gallon Pest/disease problems or unique resis- containers tance: Rust resistant For more information: khennessy@axiom Royalties: Yes, included in price com.com Availability: Bare root and 2-gallon containers For more information: khennessy@axiom com.com W4 | DECEMBER 2012 | American Nurseryman www.amerinursery.com 2013 woody plants

Illicium floridanum ‘Pink Frost’ Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries Inc.

Illicium floridanum ‘Pink Frost’ Common name: First Editions Pink Frost illicium Trademark: PP21,287 Lagerstroemia ‘PIILAG-V’ Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries Inc. Introduced by: Bailey Nurseries, Saint Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries Inc. Paul, Minn.; bred by Plant Introduc- Lagerstroemia ‘PIILAG-V’ Lagerstroemia ‘Coral Magic’ tions Inc. Common name: First Editions Midnight Hardiness: Zones 6 to 9 Magic crape myrtle Lagerstroemia ‘Coral Magic’ Ornamental features: Variegated white Trademark: PPAF Common name: First Editions Coral Mag- and green foliage highlights the ma- Introduced by: Bailey Nurseries, Saint ic crape myrtle roon-red spring flowers; variegation Paul, Minn.; developed by Plant Intro- Trademark: PPAF turns a beautiful pink-rose in cold ductions Inc. Introduced by: Bailey Nurseries, Saint weather Hardiness: Zones 6 to 9 Paul, Minn.; bred by Plant Introduc- Habit and growth rate: Vigorous shrub; Ornamental features: Midnight features tions Inc. height 6 to 10 feet, width 6 to 10 feet dark pink flowers; foliage is a beautiful Hardiness: Zones 6 to 9 Culture: Shade; likes moist, well-drained purple-maroon Ornamental features: Salmon-pink flow- soil Habit and growth rate: Beautiful round- er cover the plant in early summer; Pest/disease problems or unique resis- ed, compact shrub; height 4 to 6 feet, reddish foliage matures to dark green tance: None noted width 4 to 6 feet in summer Royalties: Yes, included in price Culture: Full sun; well-drained soil Habit and growth rate: Beautiful round- Availability: Bare root and 2-gallon Pest/disease problems or unique resis- ed, dense shrub; height 6 to 10 feet, containers tance: Highly resistant to spot-leaf and width 6 to 10 feet For more information: khennessy@axiom powdery mildew; heat resistant Culture: Full sun; well-drained soil com.com Royalties: Yes, included in price Pest/disease problems or unique resis- Availability: Bare root and 2-gallon tance: Highly resistant to spot-leaf and containers powdery mildew For more information: khennessy@axiom Royalties: Yes, included in price com.com Availability: Bare root and 2-gallon containers For more information: khennessy@axiom com.com

Lagerstroemia ‘PIILAG-IV’ Common name: First Editions Moonlight Magic crape myrtle Trademark: PPAF for Introduced by: Bailey Nurseries, Saint Paul, Minn.; developed by Plant Introductions Inc. Hardiness: Zones 6 to 9 Ornamental features: Moonlight features snowy white flowers; foliage is a beautiful deep maroon Habit and growth rate: Upright habit; height 8 to 12 feet, width 4 to 6 feet Culture: Full sun; well-drained soil Pest/disease problems or unique resistance: Highly resistant to spot-leaf and powdery mildew Royalties: Yes, included in price Availability: Bare root and 2-gallon containers Lagerstroemia ‘PIILAG-IV’ For more information: [email protected] Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries Inc. 2013www.amerinursery.com American Nurseryman | DECEMBER 2012 | W5 Lagerstroemia ‘Plum Magic’ Common name: First Editions Plum Magic crape myrtle Trademark: PPAF Introduced by: Bailey Nurseries, Saint Paul, Minn.; developed by Plant Introductions Inc. Hardiness: Zones 6 to 9 Ornamental features: Plum Magic features bright, fuchsia flowers; new leaves of this dense, rounded shrub emerge plum-purple maturing to a rich, dark green Habit and growth rate: Beautiful rounded, dense shrub; height 6 to 8 feet, width 6 to woody10 feet plants Culture: Full sun; well-drained soil Pest/disease problems or unique resistance: Highly resistant to spot-leaf and powdery mildew Royalties: Yes, included in price Availability: Bare root and 2-gallon containers For more information: [email protected]

Lagerstroemia ‘Plum Magic’ Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries Inc.

Lagerstroemia ‘Purple Magic’ Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum ‘PIILC-I’ Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum ‘PIILC-II’ Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries Inc. Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries Inc. Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries Inc. Lagerstroemia ‘Purple Loropetalum chinense var. Loropetalum chinense var. Magic’ rubrum ‘PIILC-I’ rubrum ‘PIILC-II’ Common name: First Editions Purple Common name: First Editions Crimson Common name: First Editions Sparkling Magic crape myrtle Fire loropetalum Sangria loropetalum Trademark: PPAF Trademark: PPAF Trademark: PPAF Introduced by: Bailey Nurseries, Saint Introduced by: Bailey Nurseries, Saint Introduced by: Bailey Nurseries, Saint Paul, Minn.; developed by Plant Intro- Paul, Minn.; developed by Plant Intro- Paul, Minn.; developed by Plant Intro- ductions Inc. ductions Inc. ductions Inc. Hardiness: Zones 6 to 9 Hardiness: Zones 7 to 9 Hardiness: Zones 7 to 9 Ornamental features: Dark purple flow- Ornamental features: Neon pink flowers Ornamental features: Pink-red flowers ers cover the plant in spring; red-hued and ruby-red foliage and bronze-red foliage that matures to foliage matures to glossy green Habit and growth rate: Compact; height medium olive-green Habit and growth rate: Beautiful round- 2 to 3 feet, width 2 to 3 feet Habit and growth rate: Compact; height ed, dense shrub; height 6 to 10 feet, Culture: Full sun; well-drained soil 6 to 8 feet, width 6 to 8 feet width 6 to 10 feet Pest/disease problems or unique resis- Culture: Full sun; well-drained soil Culture: Full sun; well-drained soil tance: None noted Pest/disease problems or unique resis- Pest/disease problems or unique resis- Royalties: Yes, included in price tance: None noted tance: Highly resistant to spot-leaf and Availability: Bare root and 2-gallon Royalties: Yes, included in price powdery mildew containers Availability: Bare root and 2-gallon Royalties: Yes, included in price For more information: khennessy@axiom containers Availability: Bare root and 2-gallon com.com For more information: khennessy@axiom containers com.com For more information: khennessy@axiom com.com W6 | DECEMBER 2012 | American Nurseryman www.amerinursery.com 2013 woody plants

Prunus maackii ‘Jefspur’ Punica granatum × ‘PIIPG-I’ Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries Inc. Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries Inc.

Prunus maackii ‘Jefspur’ Punica granatum ‘PIIPG-I’ Rosa ‘BAIypso’ × Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries Inc. Common name: First Editions Goldspur Common name: First Editions Purple amur chokecherry Sunset™ ornamental pomegranate Rosa ‘BAIypso’ Trademark: PP19,665 Trademark: PP21,031 Common name: Easy Elegance Calypso Introduced by: Bailey Nurseries, Saint Introduced by: Bailey Nurseries, Saint rose Paul, Minn. Paul, Minn.; bred by Plant Introduc- Trademark: PPAF Hardiness: Zones 2 to 6 tions Inc. Introduced by: Bailey Nurseries, Saint Ornamental features: In spring, Goldspur Hardiness: Zones 7 to 10 Paul, Minn. shows off white flowers that turn to tiny Ornamental features: Lustrous, dark Hardiness: Zones 4 to 9 black fruit in the summer; through the green foliage highlights orange flow- Ornamental features: 2.5 inch, double winter, this tree sheds its golden bark, ers and small purple-black fruits from blooms in an apricot blend creating an attractive look throughout spring through fall Habit and growth rate: Recurrent bloom the snowy season Habit and growth rate: Tight, compact shrub rose; height 2 feet, width 2 feet Habit and growth rate: Compact, upright, habit; height 5 feet, width 4 feet Culture: Well-drained soil oval shape; height 10 to 15 feet, width Culture: Full sun; well-drained soil Pest/disease problems or unique resis- 6 to 9 feet Pest/disease problems or unique resis- tance: Easy Elegance roses are vigor- Culture: Full sun; well-drained soil tance: None noted ously tested for disease resistance Pest/disease problems or unique resis- Royalties: Yes, included in price Royalties: Yes, included in price tance: None noted Availability: Bare root and 2-gallon Availability: Bare root and 2-gallon Royalties: Yes, included in price containers containers Availability: Bare root and 2-gallon For more information: khennessy@axiom For more information: khennessy@axiom containers com.com com.com For more information: khennessy@axiom com.com

Pyrus ‘Tawara Oriental’ Common name: First Editions Tawara Asian Pear™ Trademark: See above for Introduced by: Bailey Nurseries, Saint Paul, Minn. Hardiness: Zones 3 to 7 Ornamental features: Boasts white flowers that turn into unusual, dark tan to light brown fruit that taste like a cross between a crispy apple and a pear Habit and growth rate: Upright oval form; height 15 to 18 feet, width 8 to 12 feet Culture: Full sun; well-drained soil Pest/disease problems or unique resistance: None noted Royalties: Yes, included in price Pyrus ‘Tawara Oriental’ Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries Inc. Availability: Bare root and 2-gallon containers For more information: [email protected] 2013www.amerinursery.com American Nurseryman | DECEMBER 2012 | W7 woodyBroken Arrow Nursery plants

Kalmia latifolia ‘Forever Red’ Photo courtesy of Broken Arrow Nursery Arrow Photo courtesy of Broken Rubus cockburniana ‘Razzle Dazzle’ latifolia Nursery Arrow Photo courtesy of Broken ‘Forever Red’ Rubus cockburniana Common name: Forever Red mountain ‘Razzle Dazzle’ laurel Common name: Razzle Dazzle ghost Trademark: Not applicable bramble Introduced by: Richard A. Jaynes, Broken Trademark: Not applicable Arrow Nursery, Hamden, Conn. Introduced by: Broken Arrow Nursery, Hardiness: Zones 5 to 8 Hamden, Conn. Ornamental features: An exciting new se- Hardiness: Zones 5 to 9 lection of mountain laurel that show- Ornamental features: A vigorous, or- cases intense red flower buds backed namental raspberry discovered as a by deep green, glossy foliage; the chance branch sport; plants show- flower buds develop approximately case delicate, dissected, blue-green, a week later than the straight fern-like leaves that are prominently and never fully open; since the buds highlighted with showy pink, cream and gold variegation; the foliage re- Wisteria macrostachya ‘Betty Mathews’ never open the pollination/fertiliza- Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries Inc. tion process doesn’t progress normally sists sun scald and scorch and remains and no stimulus is generated to trigger colorful throughout the growing sea- Wisteria macrostachya the flowers to senesce; as a result, the son; a graceful, fountain-like habit of ‘Betty Mathews’ flower buds persist and remain or- arching, white canes and small pur- Common name: First Editions Summer namentally attractive far longer than ple flowers provide added seasonal Cascade™ wisteria other standard forms. It is not uncom- interest Trademark: See above mon for this breakthrough selection Habit and growth rate: 4 feet tall by 6 feet Introduced by: Bailey Nurseries, Saint to display color into early July, far be- wide in 10 years; fast-growing with an Paul, Minn. yond the typical bloom period for the arching framework Hardiness: Zones 4 to 8 species Culture: Full sun; rich, well-drained soil; Ornamental features: Blooms in June Habit and growth rate: 2.5 feet tall and annual coppicing is recommended to on new growth; flowers are borne on wide in 10 years maintain form and to encourage best long, showy racemes and are a lovely Culture: Same as straight species stem coloration shade of dark lavender before fading; Pest/disease problems or unique resis- Pest/disease problems or unique resis- produces interesting seed pod in late tance: Same as straight species tance: Same as straight species summer Royalties: Breeders fee of $0.15 for each Royalties: Not applicable Habit and growth rate: Vine for verti- plant propagated and sold to Richard Availability: Limited liner availability; cal accent; height 15 to 25 feet, width A. Jaynes of Broken Arrow Nursery 3-gallon containers varies Availability: Liners from www.briggsnurs For more information: Adam Wheeler, Culture: Full sun; well-drained soil ery.com [email protected] Pest/disease problems or unique resis- For more information: Adam Wheeler, tance: More reliably cold hardy than [email protected] other wisteria Royalties: Yes, included in price Availability: Bare root and 2-gallon con- tainers For more information: khennessy@axiom com.com

W8 | DECEMBER 2012 | American Nurseryman www.amerinursery.com 2013 Chicagoland Grows Inc. Acer saccharum ‘Morton’ Common name: Sugar mapleTrademark: Crescendo™ Introduced by: Chicagoland Grows® Inc., Glencoe, Ill. Hardiness: Zones 5 to 7 Ornamental features: The thick and du- woody plantsrable foliage is dark green all summer, and reliably turns to a brilliant or- ange-red every autumn; an attractive tree with a uniform oval habit Acer saccharum ‘Morton’ Habit and growth rate: A uniformly Inc. Photo courtesy of Chicagoland Grows branched deciduous tree with a broadly oval habit; a more attractive and uniform habit compared to many other sugar maples; grows to 20 to 25 feet in height with a 15- to 20-foot spread in 10 to 15 years; mature size will approach 40 to 45 feet tall and 30 to 35 feet wide; moderate growth rate Culture: Grows best in full sun on a moderately moist, rich, well-drained acidic to slightly alkaline soil; tolerant of heat and drought once established; more drought-tolerant Stewartia rostrata ‘Pink Satin’ than many Midwestern grown sugar maple selections; like most sugar maples, do not Photo courtesy of Broken Arrow Nursery Arrow Photo courtesy of Broken use on sites with compacted or restricted soils, or in areas with significant salt spray or run-off Stewartia rostrata Pest/disease problems or unique resistance: Notable heat and drought tolerance; like ‘Pink Satin’ other sugar maples, it does not tolerate compacted soils, areas with high air pollution Common name: Pink Satin beaked or significant salt spray or run-off; no significant disease or pest problems stewartia Royalties: $0.60 Trademark: Not applicable Availability: B&B Introduced by: Broken Arrow Nursery, For more information: [email protected] Hamden, Conn. Hardiness: Zones 6 to 8 Ornamental features: A small specimen tree or large stature, upright shrub showcasing pale, shell pink flowers Syringa pekinensis backed by a ring of burgundy-purple ‘Zhang Zniming’ bracts; flowering commences in mid- Common name: Peking tree lilac May in and continues for Trademark: Beijing Gold™ a 2 to 3 week period; each blossom is Introduced by: Chicagoland Grows® Inc., approximately 1.5 inches in diameter Inc., Glencoe, Ill. with pigment coloration that radiates Hardiness: Zones 4 to 7 throughout each petal. Large, 1-inch Ornamental features: This selection ex- immature fruits add ornamental ap- hibits multiple seasons of interest, peal with a rich, pinkish-red blush that from its panicles of fragrant, prim- stands apart from the glossy green fo- rose-yellow flowers in early sum- liage; new growth emerges in spring mer to its dark green foliage that can with a burgundy overtone and devel- turn an eye-catching yellow in au- ops attractive scarlet tones in autumn; tumn. The ornamental, cherry-like Syringa pekinensis ‘Zhang Zniming’ plants are well formed, developing a cinnamon-colored bark is attractive Inc. Photo courtesy of Chicagoland Grows distinctive pyramidal canopy when year-around; an upright habit and finer branches than most tree lilacs completes young and averaging 6 to 12 inches of the package growth annually Habit and growth rate: A deciduous small tree to large shrub, this selection can be grown Habit and growth rate: 13 feet tall by 6 either single- or multi-stemmed; more upright in habit and less coarsely branched feet wide in 13 years; pyramidal growth than most tree lilacs; grows to 20 feet in height with a 15-foot spread; moderate growth forform rate of around 1 foot per year Culture: Full sun to part shade; rich, well- Culture: Best grown in full sun on a well-drained, reasonably moist soil, which can be drained soil acidic to alkaline; drought-tolerant once established; prune if necessary immediately Pest/disease problems or unique resis- after blooming. Since it has a better branching habit than most tree lilacs, there is less tance: Same as straight species of a need for corrective shape pruning Royalties: Not applicable Pest/disease problems or unique resistance: Good resistance for a lilac to bacteri- Availability: Limited liner availability; 3- al blight, powdery mildew, scale and borers, especially in the recommended USDA and 7-gallon containers Zones; tolerant of both soil and aerial salt For more information: Adam Wheeler, Royalties: $1.00 [email protected] Availability: B&B For more information: [email protected] 2013www.amerinursery.com American Nurseryman | DECEMBER 2012 | W9 Commercial Nursery David Austin Roses

Rosa ‘Ausblanket’ Common name: Wollerton Old Hall rose Trademark: PPAF Introduced by: David Austin Roses Hardiness: Zones 5 to 9 Ornamental features: Approximately 43 woodypetals; repeat-flowering; one of the plants most fragrant of all English roses, its strong, distinctive myrrh scent has a delicious citrus element. Plump buds, with attractive flashes of red, open Rosa ‘Ausblanket’ to form beautiful, chalice-shaped Photo courtesy of Dave Austin Roses blooms of soft apricot, eventually paling to cream. It forms a particularly healthy, up- right, bushy shrub with few thorns Habit and growth rate: Upright, bushy, 5 feet tall by 3 feet wide; suitable for borders or climbing Culture: Sun or partial shade Pest/disease problems or unique resistance: Particularly healthy; few thorns Royalties: Not applicable Cornus rubra ‘Fircomz’ Availability: Bare root; 3-gallon square and 5-gallon round David Austin pots Photo courtesy of Commercial Nursery Photo courtesy of Commercial For more information: Shellie Reese; [email protected] rubra ‘Fircomz’ Common name: Variegated red flowering Rosa ‘Auscezed’ dogwood Common name: Lady Salisbury rose ™ Trademark: Firebird Trademark: Trademarked Introduced by: Commercial Nursery, Introduced by: David Austin Roses Decherd, Tenn. Hardiness: Zones 5 to 9 Hardiness: Zone 5 Ornamental features: Approximately 70 Ornamental features: A fabulous new petals; repeat-flowering; this is a variety florida dogwood with colorful flow- of great Old Rose charm, with some of the ers and foliage; a sport from Chero- character of the Alba roses; rich, rose-pink ™ kee Brave, Firebird has red flowers buds open to reveal pure pink flowers, and white centers; however, its finest which gradually become a softer shade as attribute is its green and white varie- the flowers age; the blooms have an infor- gated foliage which also sports red to mal rosette shape; at first there is a button burgundy new growth all season long; eye in the center but eventually a cluster as the nights cool and the fall season of is just visible in the middle; approaches, the red tones overtake the there is a light fragrance. ‘Lady Salisbury’ entire leaf; this selected native is slow- flowers with remarkable continuity from er growing than other early summer onwards. The matte green Habit and growth rate: Height 20 to 25 leaves and bushy growth are very much in feet; 20-foot width the style of the Old Roses Culture: Full sun to part shade; moist, Habit and growth rate: Bushy, 4 feet well-drained soil tall by 3 feet wide; suitable for borders, Pest/disease problems or unique resis- containers or hedging tance: No pests or diseases observed Culture: Sun and partial shade to date Rosa ‘Auscezed’ Pest/disease problems or unique resis- Photo courtesy of Dave Austin Roses Royalties: $1.00 tance: Healthy and reliable Availability: Bare root; B&B Royalties: Not applicable For more information: Maria Zampini of Availability: Bare root; 3-gallon square and 5-gallon round David Austin pots UpShoot LLC; maria@upshoothort. For more information: Shellie Reese; [email protected] com

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Grevillea rosmarinifolia ‘GH16’ Photo courtesy of DIG Plants Grevillea rosmarinifolia ‘GH16’ Tibouchina urvilleana ‘TB01’ Photo courtesy of DIG Plants Common name: Rosemary grevillea Trademark: Crimson Villea™; PPAF Tibouchina urvilleana ‘TB01’ Introduced by: DIG Plant Co., Mt. Pleas- Common name: Princess flower ant, S.C. Trademark: Olivia™; PPAF Hardiness: Zone 9 Introduced by: DIG Plant Co., Mt. Pleas- Ornamental features: Crimson Villea is ant, S.C. Rosa ‘Ausoscar’ a seedling selection from the popular Hardiness: Semi-deciduous in Zones Photo courtesy of Dave Austin Roses ‘Scarlet Sprite’ chosen for the compact 8b/9a (may require winter protection); Rosa ‘Ausoscar’ size, densely branching habit and im- evergreen in zone 9b Common name: The Lady’s Blush rose proved bloom habit Ornamental features: Large, velvety fo- Trademark: Trademarked Habit and growth rate: A mounding liage with unique variegation pattern Introduced by: David Austin Roses shrub with needlelike foliage of about and colors that range from gold to Hardiness: Zones 5 to 9 3 to 4 feet tall and 4 to 5 feet wide with green to hot pink depending on the age Ornamental features: Approximately 16 masses of pink flowers in spring (and of the leaves and time of year; clusters petals; repeat-flowering; a charming, possibly winter in milder climates) of around five large (approximately 4 semi-double rose with delicate natural Culture: Use in full to filtered sun appli- inches) deep purple flowers are pres- beauty; elegant, pointed buds devel- cations and free draining, acidic soils; ent throughout the growing season op into rounded cups; their color is Crimson Villea is drought-tolerant and Habit and growth rate: Where ever- a pure, soft pink with a creamy white tolerant of light frosts green, Olivia can grow into a small eye at the center and often a white Pest/disease problems or unique resis- tree, reaching 8 to 10 feet tall (and stripe; the central group of golden sta- tance: The greatest concern is crown likely more) and 6 to 8 feet wide, but mens is particularly fine; the overall rot or root rot; proper irrigation and responds quite well to pruning; where impression is of freshness and grace; site selection can greatly reduce semi-deciduous, plants usually reach a healthy variety that will grow into an problems 4 to 6 feet tall by 3 feet wide over the attractive, rounded, bushy plant Royalties: Paid at the time of liner pur- course of the growing season; can be Habit and growth rate: Rounded, bushy, chase; tag included and no license trained as a standard or espaliered in 4 feet tall by 3 feet wide; suitable for required frost-free climates borders, containers or hedging Availability: Liners; c/p 72 Culture: Best suited for full sun applica- Culture: Sun and partial shade For more information: smccoy@digplant tions and free draining, acidic soils; Pest/disease problems or unique resis- co.com Olivia is drought tolerant but still ap- tance: Healthy preciates somewhat regular watering Royalties: Not applicable Pest/disease problems or unique resis- Availability: Bare root; 3-gallon square tance: Similar to the species; no det- and 5-gallon round David Austin pots rimental insect or disease pests are For more information: Shellie Reese; common, although occasional scale, [email protected] defoliator or soil-borne pathogens for may make an appearance Royalties: Paid at the time of liner pur- chase; tag included and no license required Availability: Liners; c/p 72 For more information: smccoy@digplant co.com 2013www.amerinursery.com American Nurseryman | DECEMBER 2012 | W11 woodyFall Creek Farm & Nursery Inc. plants Photo courtesy of Fall Creek Farm & Nursery Inc. Photo courtesy of Fall Creek

Vaccinium corymbosum ‘Jelly Bean’ Vaccinium corymbosum

Westringia fruticosa ‘WES04’ ‘Jelly Bean’ Photo courtesy of DIG Plants Common name: ‘Jelly Bean’ blueberry Westringia fruticosa Trademark: US Plant Patent Pending Introduced by: Fall Creek Farm & Nursery ‘WES04’ Inc., Lowell, Ore. Common name: Coastal rosemary Hardiness: Zones 4 to 8 Trademark: Grey Box™; PPAF Ornamental features: Super dwarf, hardy Introduced by: DIG Plant Co., Mt. Pleas- blueberry; prolific berries; red leaf tips ant, S.C. Rubus idaeus ‘Raspberry Shortcake’ Photo courtesy of Fall Creek Farm & Nursery Inc. Photo courtesy of Fall Creek Habit and growth rate: 12 to 24 inches, Hardiness: Semi-deciduous in Zone 8; super dwarf puffball evergreen in zone 9 Rubus idaeus Culture: Full sun, acidic soil, good drain- Ornamental features: Grey Box has a ‘Raspberry Shortcake’ age, moderate water very compact, box-shaped habit and Common name: ‘Raspberry Shortcake’ Pest/disease problems or unique resis- gray foliage with loads of small white raspberry tance: No known issues flowers in spring and early fall Trademark: USPP22,141 Royalties: $0.50 per plant royalty and Habit and growth rate: Grey Box will grow Introduced by: Fall Creek Farm & Nursery $0.50 per plant marketing fee to approximately 2 feet tall and wide Inc., Lowell, Ore. Availability: 1-, 2-, 3-gallon containers (depending on environment and level Hardiness: Zones 5 to 9 through grower network of inputs) and matures at a relatively Ornamental features: Thornless, dwarf For more information: Amy Daniel; slow rate raspberry ideall suited to patio pots; [email protected] Culture: Best suited for full sun applica- needs no trellis or pollinator tions and free draining, acidic soils; Habit and growth rate: Dense mound; 24 drought-, frost- and salt-tolerant inches to 36 inches Pest/disease problems or unique re- Culture: Full sun, neutral soil, good drain- sistance: Seems to handle tropical age, moderate water conditions better than many other Pest/disease problems or unique resis- Westringia tance: No known issues Royalties: Paid at the time of liner Royalties: $0.50 royalty and $0.50 market- purchase; tag included and no license ing fee required Availability: 2-, 3-gallon containers Availability: Liners; c/p 72 through grower network For more information: smccoy@digplant For more information: Amy Daniel; co.com [email protected] for

W12 | DECEMBER 2012 | American Nurseryman 2013www.amerinursery.com woody plantsFlemings Flower Fields

Elctric Wizard hibuscus Photo courtesy of Fleming’s Flower Fileds llc Photo courtesy of Fleming’s Hibuscus moscheutos hybrid Common name: Hardy hibiscus Trademark: Electric Wizard PPAF Introduced by: Flemings Flower Fields CA/NE/FL Vaccinium corymbosum ‘ Sorbet’ Crsytal Ball hibuscus Hardiness: Zone 4 Photo courtesy of FallCreek Farm & Nursery Inc. Photo courtesy of FallCreek Photo courtesy of Fleming’s Flower Fileds llc Photo courtesy of Fleming’s Ornamental features: Signature Vaccinium corymbosum Hibuscus moscheutos hybrid black-purple leaf; 10-inch pink flowers ‘Peach Sorbet’ Common name: Hardy hibiscus with red and white streaks Habit and growth rate: 3 feet by 3 feet; Common name: ‘Peach Sorbet’ blueberry Trademark: Chrystal Ball PPAF vigorous Trademark: US Plant Patent Pending Introduced by: Flemings Flower Fields Culture: Full sun, soil adaptable; drought- Introduced by: Fall Creek Farm & Nursery CA/NE/FL and flood-resistant Inc., Lowell, Ore. Hardiness: Zone 4 Pest/disease problems or unique re- Hardiness: Zones 5 to 10 Ornamental features: 11-inch, perfect sistance: Unique pest and fungus Ornamental features: Compact blueberry white flowers with green maple leaves resistance with colorful, year round foliage Habit and growth rate: 3 feet by 3 feet; Royalties: Not applicable Habit and growth rate: 18 to 24 inches, vigorous Availability: Liners; 1-gallon containers compact mound Culture: Full sun, soil adaptable; drought- For more information: gretchen@flemings Culture: Full sun, acidic soil, good drain- and flood-resistant flowers.com age, moderate water Pest/disease problems or unique re- Pest/disease problems or unique resis- sistance: Unique pest and fungus tance: No known issues resistance Royalties: $0.50 per plant royalty and Royalties: Not applicable $0.50 per plant marketing fee Availability: Liners; 1-gallon containers Availability: 1-, 2-, 3-gallon containers For more information: kerry@flemings- through grower network flowers.com For more information: Amy Daniel; [email protected] Hibiscus moscheutos hybrid Common name: Hardy hibiscus Trademark: Crème Brule PPAF Introduced by: Flemings Flower Fields CA/NE/FL Hardiness: Zone 4 Ornamental features: Signature black- Creme Brule hibuscus purple leaf; 10-inch yellow flowers Flower Fileds llc Photo courtesy of Fleming’s Habit and growth rate: 3 feet by 3 feet; vigorous Culture: Full sun, soil adaptable; drought- and flood-resistant Pest/disease problems or unique resistance: Unique pest and fungus resistance Royalties: Not applicable Availability: Liners; 1-gallon containers For more information: [email protected] 2013www.amerinursery.com American Nurseryman | DECEMBER 2012 | W13 Hibuscus moscheutos hybrid Common name: Hardy hibiscus Trademark: Mulan Rouge PPAF Introduced by: Flemings Flower Fields CA/NE/FL Hardiness: Zone 4 Ornamental features: Signature black- purple leaf; 10-inch, dark red flower Habit and growth rate: 3 feet by 3 feet; woodyvigorous plants Culture: Full sun, soil adaptable; drought- and flood-resistant Pest/disease problems or unique re- sistance: Unique pest and fungus resistance Royalties: Not applicable Availability: Liners; 1-gallon containers For more information: gretchen@flemings flowers.com

Mulon Rouge hibuscus Photo courtesy of Fleming’s Flower Fileds llc Photo courtesy of Fleming’s

GreatPlants® for the Great Plains Hypnotic hibuscus Photo courtesy of Fleming’s Flower Fileds llc Photo courtesy of Fleming’s Viburnum plicatum Hibuscus moscheutos hybrid f. tomentosum Common name: Hardy hibiscus Trademark: Hypnotic PPAF ‘Copper Ridges’ Introduced by: Flemings Flower Fields Common name: Copper Ridges double- CA/NE/FL file viburnum Hardiness: Zone 4 Trademark: See above Ornamental features: 11-inch white flow- Introduced by: GreatPlants® for the Great ers with red streaks like spokes to petal Plains edges Hardiness: Zones 5 to 7 Habit and growth rate: 3 feet by 3 feet; Ornamental features: Spring foliage vigorous emerges green with copper high- Culture: Full sun, soil adaptable; drought- lights; summer foliage is clean, dark and flood-resistant green and heavily textured with veins Pest/disease problems or unique re- which are deeply impressed giving a sistance: Unique pest and fungus ridge-furrow effect; an outstanding resistance display of white lace-cap inflorescenc- Royalties: Not applicable es in mid- to late May producing abun- Availability: Liners; 1-gallon containers dant quantities of red fruit which ma- For more information: kerry@flemings ture black if not devoured by the birds; flowers.com fall foliage begins as copper, transi- tioning into a spectacular maroon and deep wine-red Habit and growth rate: Moderate growth rate maturing to a 10 foot by 10 foot, rounded form with horizontal branch- Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum ‘Copper Ridges’ ing Plants Photo courtesy of Great Culture: Can be grown in full sun in slightly acidic soil but is fully adaptable to partial shade; if grown in full sun, mulching and moderate, even moisture is required Pest/disease problems or unique resistance: None noted Royalties: Plant royalties will apply Availability: Liners; 1-gallon to 5-gallon containers For more information: Bob Henrickson; [email protected] or Gary Ladman; [email protected] W14 | DECEMBER 2012 | American Nurseryman www.amerinursery.com 2013 HGTV Home Plant Collection woody plants(Agricola Management Group)

Viburnum x ‘Prairie Classic’ Photo courtesy of Great Plants Photo courtesy of Great Viburnum x ‘Prairie Classic’ Common name: Prairie Classic viburnum AFCH 02-74 Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Sweet Fantasy’ Photo courtesy of HGTV Home Plant Collection Trademark: See above Photo courtesy of HGTV Home Plant Collection Introduced by: GreatPlants® for the Great Azalea AFCH 02-74 Plains Hydrangea macrophylla Common name: Lavender Jane rebloom- Hardiness: Zones 3 to 7 ‘Sweet Fantasy’ ing azalea Ornamental features: A naturally occur- Common name: Peppermint Swirl Trademark: Lavender Jane ring hybrid selected from a seedling hydrangea Introduced by: Agricola Management population by Gary & Susan Ladman Trademark: Peppermint Swirl Group, the exclusive licensee of the of Classic Viburnums; based upon Introduced by: Agricola Management HGTV HOME Plant Collection physical traits, suspected parentage is Group, the exclusive licensee of the Hardiness: Zone 6b, 6a with protection Viburnum prunifolium and Viburnum HGTV HOME Plant Collection Ornamental features: Lavender Jane is lentago. Abundant inflorescences of Hardiness: Zones 5 to 8 one of five new reblooming azaleas pure white flowers in mid- to late May Ornamental features: Peppermint Swirl is that comprise the Alluring Azalea producing egg-shaped fruits which a pink (or blue) mop head hydrangea; Family in the HGTV HOME Plant Col- transition from green to pink to red to it displays a unique “peppermint can- lection; this azalea has light laven- blue with all colors visible in the frute- dy” variegation on each floret within der (sea pink) blooms; it produces a scence at one time; fruits finally ma- the flower head; the bloom heads are prolific supply of repeat blooms; this ture to black and are persistent; dull, just as striking whether they are blue new plant is an exclusive to the HGTV dark green foliage transitions in early or pink; this new plant is an exclusive HOME Plant Collection fall to a blend of green, red and ma- to the HGTV HOME Plant Collection Habit and growth rate: 4 to 5 feet tall and roon and finally progressing to orange Habit and growth rate: 3 feet tall by 3 feet wide; fast growth rate and yellow wide Culture: Morning sun with afternoon Habit and growth rate: Moderate growth Culture: Partial shade; moist, well-drained shade or partial shade; moist, well- rate; habit is rounded with the original soil, pH of 6.0 to 7.5; acidification of drained soil with a pH of 5.5 to 6.5 plant 12 feet by 12 feet after 10 years the soil for turning pink to blue Pest/disease problems or unique resis- but becoming taller than wide with Pest/disease problems or unique resis- tance: No pests or diseases observed maturity tance: No pests or diseases observed to date Culture: An excellent hybrid with iron- to date Royalties: None clad resiliency; prefers a slightly acid- Royalties: None Availability: True 2-gallon containers ic soil and is adaptable to both moist Availability: True 2-gallon containers For more information: Maria Zampini; soils as well as drier locations; can For more information: Maria Zampini; [email protected] be grown in full sun but will tolerate [email protected] shady situations Pest/disease problems or unique resis- tance: None; has shown resistance to powdery mildew Royalties: Plant royalties will apply Availability: Liners; 1-gallon to 5-gallon forcontainers For more information: Bob Henrickson; [email protected] or Gary Ladman; [email protected]

2013www.amerinursery.com American Nurseryman | DECEMBER 2012 | W15 Hidden Hollow woodyNursery LLC plants Lantana ‘Miss Huff Pink’ Lorapetalum chinensis ‘Little Rose Dawn 03-09’ Photo courtesy of HGTV Home Plant Collection Photo courtesy of HGTV Home Plant Collection Lantana ‘Miss Huff Pink’ Lorapetalum chinensis Common name: Pink Sparklers shrub lan- ‘Little Rose Dawn 03-09’ tana Common name: Plum Cutie Trademark: Pink Sparklers Trademark: Plum Cutie Chinese fringe Introduced by: Agricola Management flower Group, the exclusive licensee of the Introduced by: Agricola Management HGTV HOME Plant Collection Group, the exclusive licensee of the Hardiness: Zone 7 Nyssa sylvatica ‘NSUHH’

HGTV HOME Plant Collection Photo courtesy of Hidden hollow Nursery Ornamental features: Pink Sparklers is Hardiness: Zones 7 to 9 a compact, pink flowering sport out Ornamental features: Plum Cutie is a Nyssa sylvatica ‘NSUHH’ ™ of ‘Miss Huff’ from the Chapel Hill mounded, spreading and compact Common name: Green Gable blackgum ™ Shrub Lantanas; Pink Sparklers is one plant with maroon foliage and rose- Trademark: Green Gable blackgum; of three shrub lantanas in the new red flowers; this drought-tolerant se- PP#22951 ‘Light Bright’ Series from the HGTV lection is -resistant; this new plant Introduced by: Hidden Hollow Nursery HOME Plant Collection; it is heat- and is an exclusive to the HGTV HOME LLC drought-tolerant and deer-resistant; Plant Collection Hardiness: Zones 5 to 9 this new plant is an exclusive to the Habit and growth rate: 18 inches tall by 3 Ornamental features: A pronounced HGTV HOME Plant Collection feet wide; moderate to fast growth pyramidal shape with exceptionally Habit and growth rate: 3 feet tall by 3 feet Culture: Full sun to partial shade; likes an glossy, green leaves and deep red fall wide; fast growth rate acidic, moist, well-drained soil color Culture: Full sun; moist, well-drained soil Pest/disease problems or unique resis- Habit and growth rate: Upright, dense, Pest/disease problems or unique resis- tance: No pests or diseases observed pyramidal; medium growth rate; 50 tance: No pests or diseases observed to date feet tall by 25 feet wide to date Royalties: None Culture: Moist, well-drained, acid soils; Royalties: None Availability: True 2-gallon containers full sun to part shade Availability: True 2-gallon containers For more information: Maria Zampini; Pest/disease problems or unique resis- For more information: Maria Zampini; [email protected] tance: Exhibits superior resistance to [email protected] leaf spot associated with Nyssa Royalties: $1.85 Availability: Liners; bare root; B&B; 1-, 2- and 3-gallon containers and larger B&B sizes Hines Growers LLC For more information: For liners, Alex Neubauer, Hidden Hollow Nursery Buddleia ‘Hinebud3’ Angel White™ PPAF LLC; [email protected]; Common name: Angel White™ butterfly bush for B&B, Sam Rogers, Bold Spring Trademark: Angel White™ Nursery; [email protected] Introduced by: Hines Growers LLC, Laguna Hills, Calif. Hardiness: Zone 5 Ornamental features: Inspired by the snow capped Sierras in , this stunning, brand new butterfly bush has a unique glacial white color that shines clearer and brighter than other white flowered buddleia; the gleaming white flowers continuously bloom throughout the summer and are a breathtaking contrast against the deep, dark bluish-gray foliage; Buddleia Angel White ™ attracts butterflies and hummingbirds and is perfect for large containers and mass planting throughout the garden Habit and growth rate: 3 feet to 4 feet on a densely compact and abundantly Culture: Full sun; keep soil moist during first growing season Pest/disease problems or unique resistance: None noted Royalties: Included in sales price Availability: 4-inch, 8-inch and 3-gallon containers For more information: David Hernandez; [email protected] Buddleia ‘Hinebud3’ Angel White™ PPAF Photo courtesy of Hines Growers LLC Photo courtesy of Hines Growers W16 | DECEMBER 2012 | American Nurseryman www.amerinursery.com 2013 Holden Wholesale ItSaul Plants Jeffries Nurseries woody plantsGrowers

Musa ‘Poquito’ PPAF Photo courtesy of ItSaul Plants Musa ‘Poquito’ PPAF Corylus avellana Red Dragon Photo courtesy of Holden Wholesale Growers Inc. Photo courtesy of Holden Wholesale Growers Common name: Dwarf banana Trademark: PPAF Cornus alba

Corylus avellanaRed Dragon Nurseries Ltd. Photo courtesy of Jeffries Introduced by: ItSaul Plants, Alpharetta, Common name: Red Dragon contorted Ga. hazelnut Cornus alba Hardiness: Zones 9 to 10 Common name: Tatarian dogwood Trademark: PP20694 Ornamental features: Excellent patio Trademark: Little Rebel™ Introduced by: Holden Wholesale Growers, container plant; pot size dictates plant Introduced by: Jeffries Nurseries, Portage Silverton, Ore. size le Prairie, Manitoba, Canada Hardiness: Zones 4 to 5 Habit and growth rate: 3-gallon plant Hardiness: Zone 2 Ornamental features: Red-leaf hazelnut is 24 inches tall by 24 inches wide; 1- Ornamental features: Compact growth with twisting stems, dark burgundy gallon plant is 12 inches tall by 18 habit; crisp green summer foliage with leaves, burgundy catkins, and red nut inches wide purple-red fall color and bright red hulls and red nuts Culture: Full sun to partial shade stems for winter contrast Habit and growth rate: Height 10 to 12 Pest/disease problems or unique resis- Habit and growth rate: Mature height 3 to feet; spread 6 to 8 feet tance: None noted 4 feet; mature spread 3 to 4 feet Culture: Fullsun, well-drained soil Royalties: $0.35 Culture: Full sun to part shade; tolerant of Pest/disease problems or unique resis- Availability: Liners, 1- to 5-gallon con- poorly drained soils; easily transplant- tance: Complete resistance to eastern tainers, TC plugs ed and established filbert blight caused by the fungus For more information: Karen@itsaulplants. Pest/disease problems or unique resis- Anisogramma anamala com tance: None noted Royalties: $1.25 per tree payable at the Royalties: $0.75 point of sale Availability: #1, #2 containers for spring Availability: Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 containers 2013 For more information: Verl Holden at For more information: Wilbert Ronald; [email protected] for [email protected]

2013www.amerinursery.com American Nurseryman | DECEMBER 2012 | W17 J. Frank Schmidt Lacebark Inc. woody& Son Co. plants

Liriodendron tulipifera ‘JFS-Oz’ Photo courtesy of J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co. Liriodendron tulipifera Lagerstroemia indica ‘JFS-Oz’ Photo courtesy of Lacebark Inc. Common name: Emerald City® tulip tree Lagerstroemia indica Trademark: See above Common name: Crapemyrtle Introduced by: J. Frank Schmidt & Son Trademark: Double Feature™ PPAF Co., Boring, Ore. Introduced by: Lacebark Inc., Stillwater, Hardiness: Zone 5 Acer rubrum ‘JFS-KW78’ Okla. Photo courtesy of J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co. Ornamental features: Tulip-shaped flow- Hardiness: Zone 6 Acer rubrum ‘JFS-KW78’ ers appear in spring, nestled amid Ornamental features: Sterile, continuous Common name: Armstrong Gold™ maple dark green, glossy leaves; darker green blooming with ruby-red flowers; as Trademark: Patent planned and more glossy than seedling-grown part of the Play it Again™ collection, Introduced by: J. Frank Schmidt & Son trees, they turn to bright, clear yellow one of only two crapemyrtle known to Co., Boring, Ore. in autumn. Trees are much straighter rebloom on same panicle Hardiness: Zone 4 in appearance, with a uniformly up- Habit and growth rate: Dense, rounded Ornamental features: This offspring of right branch habit; stately, large-scale growth habit; maximum height 6 to 8 the popular and widely used Arm- shade trees when mature, they are ex- feet strong Maple sets a new standard for cellent for use in streetscapes, parks Culture: Most soils, as long as in full sun columnar trees by greatly improving and open spaces, commercial settings with least modest moisture on its parent; finer textured foliage, and spacious residential landscapes Pest/disease problems or unique resis- greater branch density and a compact, Habit and growth rate: Upright branch- tance: Highly resistant to powdery less leggy growth habit give it a more es with strong, open angles guide the mildew; resistant to Cercospora leaf dense appearance. Its richer fall colors, development of a relatively narrow spot ranging from gold to rich golden or- oval canopy; radiating symmetrically Royalties: $0.50; license required ange, produce a brighter display than from a dominant central leader, they Availability: Unrooted cuttings, available the parent. The tidy, compact, fasti- assure a uniform and upright canopy. May through June giate shape makes Armstrong Gold™ Landscape designers and urban for- For more information: sales@lacebarkinc. a perfect choice for creating leafy al- esters appreciate the predictable per- com leés along narrow streets as well as formance and uniform growth habit of ® landscape exclamation points Emerald City tulip tree. After 30 years Habit and growth rate: It will reach a ma- in the landscape, mature height is ap- ture height of approximately 40 feet proximately 55 feet with a spread of with a spread of 12 feet after 30 years 25 feet in the average urban landscape Culture: Same as for the species Culture: Full sun; adaptable to varied soils Pest/disease problems or unique resis- and moisture levels tance: Same as for the species Pest/disease problems or unique re- Royalties: $1.25 sistance: Compact form and strong Availability: Liners, bare root (5-foot branches with good crotch angles re- branched to 1.25-inch caliper), root duce pruning costs in the nursery as bags (6-foot branched to 1-inch cal- well as long-term maintenance needs iper), containers (#7 to #20, 1.5-inch in the landscape caliper) Royalties: $1.25 For more information: Greg Elwell; grege@ Availability: Liners, bare root (4-foot to jfschmidt.com 6-foot whips) For more information: Greg Elwell; grege@ jfschmidt.com W18 | DECEMBER 2012 | American Nurseryman www.amerinursery.com 2013 LCN Selections North Dakota State woody plantsUniversity

Hypericum androsaemum ‘Snospzam’ Snow Splash™ Photo courtesy of LCN/Lake County Nursery

Hypericum androsaemum Aesculus × ‘Bergeson’ ‘Snospzam’ Snow Splash™ Photo courtesy of NDSU Common name: Variegated hypericum Aesculus × ‘Bergeson’ ® Trademark: Snow Splash™ Common name: Prairie Torch hybrid Introduced by: LCN Selections, Perry, buckeye Koelreuteria paniculata ‘Golcanzanzam’ Golden Trademark: Prairie Torch®, USPTO No. Candle™ Hardiness: Zone 5 Photo courtesy of LCN/Lake County Nursery 2858671, COPF registered Ornamental features: Snow Splash™ is Koelreuteria paniculata Introduced by: North Dakota State Uni- a compact, spreading plant; selected versity (Dr. Dale E. Herman), Fargo in ‘Golcanzanzam’ Golden collaboration with NDSU Agricultural for its foliage, its leaves are a luscious ™ mix of cream, green and pink variega- Candle Experiment Station, NDSU Research tion; it produces single, gold flowers Common name: Upright golden rain tree Foundation and Bergeson Nursery, ™ typical of hypericum; during fall, the Trademark: Golden Candle Fertile, Minn. foliage takes on deeper tones of pink Introduced by: LCN Selections, Perry, Hardiness: Zones 3 to 7 and red hues along with attractive red Ohio Ornamental features: A very winter-hardy fruit which turn a blue-black; almost Hardiness: Zone 5 hybrid buckeye selected in northwest- ™ all parts of the plant are pleasingly ar- Ornamental features: Golden Candle ern ; high quality foliage, omatic; a hard, early spring pruning is is an upright and extremely colum- which inclines downward in an um- suggested to encourage a flush of new nar form of golden rain tree and is a brella-like fashion; this characteristic and colorful growth great choice for tight areas that call for lends a tropical touch to the tree’s ap- Habit and growth rate: 18 to 24 inches in a very narrow tree; like the species, it pearance; foliage is consistently seven height and width performs well under adverse urban leaflets (palmately compound) instead Culture: Full sun to partial shade; moist, conditions like drought, heat and a va- of the typical five of Ohio buckeye (A. well-drained soil, pH 6.5 to 7 riety of soils. It has rich green summer glabra); consistent, brilliant fall color Pest/disease problems or unique resis- foliage and golden fall color; its slim of orange-red; in NDSU trials, it grew tance: No pests or diseases observed form showcases a large head of bright, faster than most buckeyes in the first to date radiant gold flowers at the very tips of 10 to 15 years Royalties: $0.45 the branches; plant in a row, a group Habit and growth rate: Dense, globose Availability: Liners, 3-gallon containers of three or as a single, focal point form that broadens and becomes more For more information: Maria Zampini, Up- specimen mushroom-shaped with age; moder- Shoot LLC; [email protected] Habit and growth rate: Height 35 feet; ate growth rate with mature height of width 4 feet; moderate growth rate 30 feet and mature width of 30 feet Culture: Full sun; moist, well-drained Culture: Full sun or partial shade; soil pH soil, pH 6.0-7.5, but like the species it adaptable, moist well-drained soil performs in a wide range of soil types Pest/disease problems or unique resis- Pest/disease problems or unique resis- tance: Prairie Torch® hybrid buckeye tance: No pest or disease problems has shown resistance to leaf scorch for observed to date and leaf blotch Royalties: $0.85 Royalties: $0.85 Availability: Bare root, B&B, 15-gallon or Availability: 5-gallon containers available larger containers from Bylands Nurseries Ltd., 1600 By- For more information: Maria Zampini, Up- land Rd, Kelowna BC, Canada V1 1H6 Shoot LLC; [email protected] For more information: Dr. Todd P. West; [email protected] 2013www.amerinursery.com American Nurseryman | DECEMBER 2012 | W19 woodyPlant Development Services Inc./Encore Azaleas plants

Azalea × ‘Roblet’ Azalea × ‘Robleu’ Photo courtesy of Encore® Azalea Photo courtesy of Encore® Photo courtesy of Encore® Azalea Photo courtesy of Encore® Azalea × ‘Roblet’ Azalea × ‘Robleu’ Common name: Encore® Azalea Autumn Common name: Encore® Azalea Autumn Sunburst™ Jewel™ Trademark: PPIP Trademark: PPIP Introduced by: Plant Development Services Introduced by: Plant Development Services Inc., Loxley, Ala. Inc., Loxley, Ala. Hardiness: Zones 6a to 9 Hardiness: Zones 6a to 9 Azalea × ‘Robley’ Photo courtesy of Encore® Azalea Photo courtesy of Encore® Ornamental features: Multiseason bloom- Ornamental features: Multiseason ing; visually unique blooms, measuring blooming; 2-inch pink blooms in Azalea × ‘Robley’ 2.5 inches, are bicolor—coral pink with spring, summer and fall; attractive Common name: Encore® Azalea Autumn white ruffled edges—and stand out purple winter foliage Ivory™ against the compact, dark green foliage Habit and growth rate: 4 feet tall by 4 feet Trademark: PPIP Habit and growth rate: 3 feet tall by 3.5 wide Introduced by: Plant Development Services feet wide Culture: Well-drained, slightly acidic soil Inc., Loxley, Ala. Culture: Well-drained, slightly acidic soil Pest/disease problems or unique resis- Hardiness: Zones 7 to 9 Pest/disease problems or unique resis- tance: None noted Ornamental features: Multiseason tance: None noted Royalties: Contact PDSI blooming; huge quantities of 2-inch, Royalties: Contact PDSI Availability: Liners bright white flowers in spring, summer Availability: Liners For more information: Plant Development and fall For more information: Plant Development Services Inc./Encore Azaleas; info@plant Habit and growth rate: 2.5 feet tall by 3 Services Inc./Encore Azaleas; info@plant development.com feet wide development.com Culture: Well-drained, slightly acidic soil Pest/disease problems or unique resis- tance: None noted Royalties: Contact PDSI Availability: Liners For more information: Plant Development Services Inc./Encore Azaleas; info@plant development.com

Azalea × ‘Roblex’ Common name: Encore® Azalea Autumn Lily™ Trademark: PPIP Introduced by: Plant Development Services Inc., Loxley, Ala. Hardiness: Zones 6a to 9 Ornamental features: Multiseason blooming; 3-inch white blooms with occasional single purple stripes Habit and growth rate: 4.5 feet tall by 4 feet wide Culture: Well-drained, slightly acidic soil Pest/disease problems or unique resistance: None noted Royalties: Contact PDSI Availability: Liners For more information: Plant Development Services Inc./Encore Azaleas; [email protected] Azalea × ‘Roblex’ Photo courtesy of Encore® Azalea Photo courtesy of Encore® W20 | DECEMBER 2012 | American Nurseryman www.amerinursery.com 2013 PlantHaven Plant Select Hydrangea ‘Zorro’ Common name: Zorro hydrangea Trademark: PP18255 Introduced by: PlantHaven International Inc., Santa Barbara, Calif. Hardiness: Zone 5 Ornamental features: Flower form and woody plantssturdy dark purple-black stems Habit and growth rate: Hardy, upright habit, 48 inches by 36 inches Culture: Part shade; moist soils Pest/disease problems or unique resis- tance: None noted Royalties: $0.35 Availability: Liners, gallon containers For more information: newplants@plant Hydrangea ‘Zorro’ Arctostaphylos × coloradensis ‘Chieftain’ Photo courtesy of PlantSelect® Haven.com Photo courtesy of Plant Haven Arctostaphylos × coloradensis ‘Chieftain’ Liriodendron ‘Little Common name: Chieftain manzanita Volunteer’ Trademark: See above Common name: Little Volunteer lirioden- Introduced by: Plant Select, Ft. Collins, dron Colo. Trademark: PP19581 Hardiness: Zones 5 to 8 Introduced by: PlantHaven International Ornamental features: Broadleaf ever- Inc., Santa Barbara, Calif. green with late spring blossoms Hardiness: Zone 4 Habit and growth rate: 18 to 36 inches tall Ornamental features: Half the size of the by 5 to 8 feet wide species; blooms in mid-summer Culture: Full sun to part shade in well- Habit and growth rate: Tidy, upright drained soils with moderate water to broadly columnar form; 12 feet by 6 establish; takes xeric conditions once feet in 4 years established Culture: Full sun; moist, well-drained soils Pest/disease problems or unique re- Pest/disease problems or unique resis- sistance: No known pest or disease tance: None noted problems Royalties: $1.50 Royalties: $0.30 per plant Availability: Liners, bare root, B&B, gallon Availability: Liners, #1 and #2 containers containers For more information: director@plantse For more information: newplants@plant lect.org Haven.com Liriodendron ‘Little Volunteer’ Photo courtesy of Plant Haven

Thuja Highlights ‘Janed Gold’ Common name: Janed Gold thuja Trademark: PP21967 Introduced by: PlantHaven International Inc., Santa Barbara, Calif. Hardiness: Zone 5 Ornamental features: Aromatic, bright yellow-gold foliage holds color well throughout forthe seasons Habit and growth rate: Tight conical in maturity; 8 feet by 4 feet in 10 years Culture: Best grown in full sun in well-drained soils Pest/disease problems or unique resistance: Resists burning in sun and bronzing in winter Thuja Highlights ‘Janed Gold’ Royalties: $0.75 Photo courtesy of Plant Haven Availability: Liners, gallon containers For more information: [email protected] 2013www.amerinursery.com American Nurseryman | DECEMBER 2012 | W21 Plants Nouveau LLC

Camellia hiemalis ‘Susy Dirr’ Common name: Susy Dirr camellia Trademark: PPAF Introduced by: Plants Nouveau LLC, Charleston, S.C. Hardiness: Zones 7 to 9 woodyOrnamental features: This new hardy, plants fall-blooming camellia is a robust grow- er in containers in the nursery and in the garden; it’s a full, bushy plant with a dense habit, and elegant, formal double carmine-pink flowers Habit and growth rate: 8 to 12 feet tall by 5 to 7 feet wide Culture: Full sun to part shade; average to moist garden soil Pest/disease problems or unique resis- tance: None known Royalties: Yes; depends on size Availability: Liners, 3-, 5- and 7-gallon containers For more information: Angela Tread- ‘Elsdancer’

Camellia hiemalis ‘Susy Dirr’ Photo courtesy of Plants Nouveau LLC

Photo courtesy of Plants Nouveau LLC well-Palmer; [email protected] Syringa vulgaris ‘Elsdancer’ Common name: Tiny Dancer™ lilac Trademark: PPAF Introduced by: Plants Nouveau LLC, Charleston, S.C. Hydrangea macrophylla Hardiness: Zones 4 to 8 ‘Hokomarevo’ Ornamental features: This lilac has a Common name: Everlasting™ Revolution compact form, making it ideal any- hydrangea where hard-working, independent Trademark: PP#22260 plants are needed. In addition to the Introduced by: Plants Nouveau LLC, cold-hardiness expected from a lilac, ™ Charleston, S.C. Tiny Dancer boasts remarkable heat Hardiness: Zones 5 to 9 tolerance; even in Zone 8, violet-pur- Ornamental features: Long lasting, strong ple buds open into lavender flowers; flowers of the Everlasting series feature large panicles measure 4 to 5 inches, a variety of colors and handsome foli- and the large florets make each clus- age; as the flowers age, they change ter appear luxuriously full. Foliage and from one exciting color to the next; flowers are in perfect scale each flower lasts for months. Revolu- Habit and growth rate: 3 to 4 feet tall by 4 tion flowers on new and old wood, and to 5 feet wide flowers fade to magical color combi- Culture: Full sun to part shade, prefers nations of deep pink, maroon and true afternoon shade; average to moist gar- blue, adding green highlights as they den soil age over a long period of time Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Hokomarevo’ Pest/disease problems or unique resis- Habit and growth rate: 2 feet tall by 3 feet Photo courtesy of Plants Nouveau LLC tance: None known wide Royalties: Yes; depends on size Culture: Full sun to part shade, prefers afternoon shade; average to moist garden soil Availability: Liners, 3-, 5- and 7-gallon Pest/disease problems or unique resistance: None known containers Royalties: Yes; depends on size For more information: Angela Tread- Availability: Liners, 3-, 5- and 7-gallon containers well-Palmer; angela@plantsnouveau. For more information: Angela Treadwell-Palmer; [email protected] com

W22 | DECEMBER 2012 | American Nurseryman www.amerinursery.com 2013 woody plantsProven Winners ColorChoice / Spring Meadow Nursery

Hydrangea paniculata ‘ILVOBO’ Photo courtesy of Spring Meadow Nursery Inc. Hydrangea paniculata ‘ILVOBO’ Common name: Hardy hydrangea Lycium barbarum ‘SMNDBL’ Trademark: Bobo® hydrangea; USPP Photo courtesy of Spring Meadow Nursery Inc. 22782 Lycium barbarum ‘SMNDBL’ Introduced by: Proven Winners Color- Common name: Goji berry Choice / Spring Meadow Nursery, Trademark: Big Lifeberry® Goji Berry Grand Haven, Mich. Introduced by: Proven Winners Color- Hardiness: USDA 3, AHS 8 Choice / Spring Meadow Nursery, ™ Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ Ornamental features: Bobo hydrangea’s Grand Haven, Mich. Photo courtesy of Spring Meadow Nursery Inc. dwarf form is covered in large white Hardiness: USDA 5, AHS 9 Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ blooms early and continues to frost; Ornamental features: Big Lifeberry® Goji Common name: Sweetshrub the strong stems grow and lengthen Berries give health-conscious garden- Trademark: See above throughout the season to keep the ers the opportunity to grow the hottest Introduced by: Proven Winners Color- sizable blooms upright; in fall, Bobo super fruit at home; the new edibles Choice / Spring Meadow Nursery, hydrangea’s white coloring deepens line offers the high concentration of Grand Haven, Mich. to blush then rich pink for a lush au- antioxidants and nutrients that gojis Hardiness: USDA 5, AHS 9 tumnal display in any garden, large or are known for, with additional breed- Ornamental features: ‘Aphrodite’ caly- small ing for sweeter taste and larger fruit; canthus has large, glossy foliage and Habit and growth rate: 30 to 36 inches they are adaptable and easy to grow beautiful, deep red flowers that bloom tall, 36 to 48 inches wide across North America; also available: ® continuously throughout the sum- Culture: Sun or part sun; adaptable to Sweet Lifeberry Goji Berry mer; the -like blooms offer a most well-drained soils Habit and growth rate: 10 feet tall, 5 feet strong fragrance, unlike some sweet- Pest/disease problems or unique resis- wide / gr 1 shrub varieties; it is also deer-resistant. tance: No significant pests or diseases Culture: Sun or part sun; well-drained ‘Aphrodite’ was bred by Dr. Tom Ran- Royalties: Yes soils ™ ney of State University, Availability: Liners, Quick Turn Quart Pest/disease problems or unique resis- whose work also includes the Double For more information: Shannon Springer; tance: No significant pests or diseases Take™ quince series and Invincibelle® [email protected] Royalties: Yes ™ Spirit hydrangea Availability: Liners, Quick Turn Quart Habit and growth rate: Dense, rounded For more information: Shannon Springer; growth habit; maximum height 6 to 8 [email protected] feet Culture: Sun or part sun; adaptable to most well-drained soils Pest/disease problems or unique resis- fortance: No significant pests or diseases Royalties: Yes Availability: Liners, Quick Turn™ Quart For more information: Shannon Springer; [email protected]

2013www.amerinursery.com American Nurseryman | DECEMBER 2012 | W23 Sheridan Nurseries

Physocarpus opulifolius Mahogany Magic™ Common name: Mahogany Magic™ nine- bark Trademark: See above Rosa ‘Hornimrod’ woodyPhoto courtesy of Spring Meadow Nursery Inc. Introduced by: Sheridan Nurseries, Canada plants Hardiness: Zone 2 Rosa ‘Hornimrod’ Ornamental features: Compact branch- Common name: Landscape rose ing, floriferous Trademark: Livin’ La Vida™ Rose Habit and growth rate: Height 9 feet, Introduced by: Proven Winners Color- width 6 feet Choice / Spring Meadow Nursery, Culture: Full sun Grand Haven, Mich. Pest/disease problems or unique resis- Hardiness: USDA 5, AHS 9 tance: None noted Ornamental features: Remarkable bright Royalties: None Physocarpus opulifolius Mahogany Magic™ coral to flamingo pink flowers pop Availability: #2 containers Photo courtesy of Sheriden Nurseries against the glossy, dark green foliage; For more information: sales@sheridannurs this continuous blooming rose pro- eries.com duces lots of showy, full blooms with a high petal count; its compact, upright Syringa pubescens subsp. growth and good branching make it an Patula excellent container plant as well as a Common name: Purple Be Dazzled™ lilac great landscape plant Trademark: See above Habit and growth rate: 2.5 to 3 feet tall Introduced by: Sheridan Nurseries, Canada and wide / gr 1 Hardiness: Zone 3 Culture: Sun; moist, well-drained soils Ornamental features: Dwarf, compact, Pest/disease problems or unique resis- reblooming, fragrant tance: No significant pests or diseases Habit and growth rate: Height 40 inches, Royalties: Yes width 40 inches Availability: Liners, Quick Turn™ Quart Culture: Full sun For more information: Shannon Springer; Pest/disease problems or unique resis- [email protected] tance: None noted Royalties: None Syringa pubescens subsp. Patula Availability: #1 containers Photo courtesy of Sheriden Nurseries For more information: sales@sheridannurs eries.com

Weigela florida ‘Bokrasopin’ Common name: Weigela Trademark: Sonic Bloom™ Pink Reblooming Weigela Introduced by: Proven Winners ColorChoice / Spring Meadow Nursery, Grand Haven, Mich. Hardiness: USDA 4, AHS 8 Ornamental features: Blooms abound with the newest breakthrough in weigela: the Son- ic Bloom™ series; tubular flowers engulf this dense, reblooming shrub from spring un- til frost, giving gardeners three seasons of nonstop color; they bloom on new and old wood without deadheading, creating virtually maintenance-free plants once estab- lished; Also available: Sonic Bloom™ Red and Sonic Bloom™ Pearl Reblooming Weigela Habit and growth rate: 4 to 5 feet tall and wide / gr 1 Culture: Sun; adaptable to most well-drained soils Pest/disease problems or unique resistance: No significant pests or diseases Royalties: Yes Availability: Liners, Quick Turn™ Quart Weigela florida ‘Bokrasopin’ For more information: Shannon Springer; [email protected] Photo courtesy of Spring Meadow Nursery Inc. W24 | DECEMBER 2012 | American Nurseryman www.amerinursery.com 2013 woody plantsStar Roses® and Plants / The Conard-Pyle Co.

Rosa ‘Meiteratol’ Photo courtesy of The Conard-Pyle Co./Star Roses Photo courtesy of The Conard-Pyle

Buxus ‘Little Missy’ Rosa ‘Harballred’ Rosa ‘Meiteratol’ Photo courtesy of The Conard-Pyle Co./Star Roses Photo courtesy of The Conard-Pyle Photo courtesy of The Conard-Pyle Co./Star Roses Photo courtesy of The Conard-Pyle Common name: Rapsberry Cream Twirl™ Buxus ‘Little Missy’ Rosa ‘Harballred’ climbing rose Common name: ‘Little Missy’ boxwood Common name: Look-A-Likes™ Hydran- Trademark: Rapsberry Cream Twirl™ Trademark: PPAF gealicious shrub rose PP#22470 Introduced by: Star Roses® and Plants Trademark: Look-A-Likes™ Hydrangeali- Introduced by: Star Roses® and Plants / The Conard-Pyle Co., West Grove, cious PPAF / The Conard-Pyle Co., West Grove, Penn. Introduced by: Star Roses® and Plants Penn. Hardiness: Zones 5 to 9 / The Conard-Pyle Co., West Grove, Hardiness: Zones 6 to 9 Ornamental features: Maintains a very Penn. Ornamental features: Cuplike, large, me- nice, dense habit and lustrous, dark Hardiness: Zones 5 to 9 dium to deep pink streaked with white green foliage year round Ornamental features: Cuplike, small red and light pink blooms; dark green, Habit and growth rate: Rounded; growth with white eye blooms; glossy green glossy foliage rate is around 2 to 3 inches per flush foliage Habit and growth rate: Climbing; 10 to 12 Culture: Full sun to light shade; moist, Habit and growth rate: Low mounding, feet tall and 4 to 5 feet wide well-drained soil very bushy; 2 feet tall by 2.5 to 3 feet Culture: Full sun; moist, well-drained soil Pest/disease problems or unique resis- wide Pest/disease problems or unique resis- tance: Has been resistant to leaf miner Culture: Full sun; moist, well-drained soil tance: Very good for the type under observations to date Pest/disease problems or unique resis- Royalties: Contact Star Roses® and Plants Royalties: Contact Star Roses® and Plants tance: Typical of the type / The Conard-Pyle Co. for royalty / The Conard-Pyle Co. for royalty Royalties: Contact Star Roses® and Plants information information / The Conard-Pyle Co. for royalty Availability: Bare root Availability: Liners information For more information: Kristen Smith; For more information: Kristen Smith; Availability: Bare root [email protected] [email protected] For more information: Kristen Smith; [email protected]

Rosa ‘Meitroni’ Common name: Francis Meilland™ hybrid tea rose Trademark: Francis Meilland™ PP#19970 Introduced by: Star Roses® and Plants / The Conard-Pyle Co., West Grove, Penn. Hardiness: Zones 5 to 9 forOrnamental features: Cuplike, large, shell pink turning whate as flowers age; dark green, semi-glossy foliage Habit and growth rate: Very upright; 6 to 6.5 feet tall by 3 feet wide Culture: Full sun; moist, well-drained soil Pest/disease problems or unique resistance: Excellent for the type Royalties: Contact Star Roses® and Plants / The Conard-Pyle Co. for royalty information Availability: Bare root Rosa ‘Meitroni’

For more information: Kristen Smith; [email protected] Co./Star Roses Photo courtesy of The Conard-Pyle 2013www.amerinursery.com American Nurseryman | DECEMBER 2012 | W25 Rosa ‘Novarospop’ Common name: Popcorn Drift® groundcover rose Trademark: Popcorn Drift® PPAF Introduced by: Star Roses® and Plants / The Conard-Pyle Co., West Grove, Penn. Hardiness: Zones 5 to 11 Ornamental features: Cuplike, small, cream yellow finishing pure white; medium green, glossy foliage Habit and growth rate: Rounded; 1 to 1.5 feet tall and 2 feet wide Culture: Full sun; moist, well-drained soil woodyPest/disease problems or unique resistance: Very good plants Royalties: Contact Star Roses® and Plants / The Conard-Pyle Co. for royalty information Availability: Liners, bare root For more information: Kristen Smith; [email protected] Rosa ‘Novarospop’ Photo courtesy of The Conard-Pyle Co./Star Roses Photo courtesy of The Conard-Pyle

Rosa ‘Spromel’ Photo courtesy of The Conard-Pyle Co./Star Roses Photo courtesy of The Conard-Pyle Rosa ‘Spromel’ Common name: Eyeconic® Melon Lem- onade shrub rose Rosa ‘Radcleome’ ®

Photo courtesy of The Conard-Pyle Co./Star Roses Photo courtesy of The Conard-Pyle Trademark: Eyeconic Melon Lemonade PPAF Rosa ‘Radcleome’ Introduced by: Star Roses® and Plants ™ Common name: Look-A-Likes Phloxy / The Conard-Pyle Co., West Grove, Rosa ‘Radclean’ Baby shrub rose Photo courtesy of The Conard-Pyle Co./Star Roses Photo courtesy of The Conard-Pyle Penn. ™ Trademark: Look-A-Likes Phloxy Baby Hardiness: Zones 6 to 9 Rosa ‘Radclean’ PPAF Ornamental features: Cuplike, medium Common name: Cloud 10™ climbing rose ® Introduced by: Star Roses and Plants orange to apricot with red ring around Trademark: Cloud 10™ PPAF / The Conard-Pyle Co., West Grove, inside petal; deep green glossy foliage Introduced by: Star Roses® and Plants Penn. Habit and growth rate: Upright and / The Conard-Pyle Co., West Grove, Hardiness: Zones 5 to 9 bushy; 4 feet tall by 3 feet wide Penn. Ornamental features: Cuplike, small, me- Culture: Full sun; moist, well-drained soil Hardiness: Zones 5 to 9; will grow more dium pink finishing light pink blooms; Pest/disease problems or unique resis- like a large shrub in Zone 5 medium green, semi-glossy foliage tance: Excellent for mildews and rust Ornamental features: Cuplike, large, pure Habit and growth rate: Upright; up to 5 Royalties: Contact Star Roses® and Plants white blooms; dark green matte foliage feet tall / The Conard-Pyle Co. for royalty Habit and growth rate: Loose, climbing Culture: Full sun; moist, well-drained soil information habit; 7 to 8 feet tall by 5 feet wide Pest/disease problems or unique resis- Availability: Bare root Culture: Full sun; moist, well-drained soil tance: Excellent For more information: Kristen Smith; Pest/disease problems or unique resis- ® Royalties: Contact Star Roses and Plants [email protected] tance: Fully resistant to black spot; / The Conard-Pyle Co. for royalty excellent for rust and mildew information Royalties: Contact Star Roses® and Plants Availability: Bare root / The Conard-Pyle Co. for royalty For more information: Kristen Smith; information [email protected] Availability: Bare root For more information: Kristen Smith; [email protected] W26 | DECEMBER 2012 | American Nurseryman www.amerinursery.com 2013 woody plantsTesselaar Plants Rosa ‘Spropom’ Photo courtesy of The Conard-Pyle Co./Star Roses Photo courtesy of The Conard-Pyle Rosa ‘Spropom’ Common name: Eyeconic® Pomegranate Lemonade shrub rose Trademark: Eyeconic® Pomegranate Lemonade PPAF Introduced by: Star Roses® and Plants / The Conard-Pyle Co., West Grove, Penn. Hardiness: Zones 6 to 9 Ornamental features: Cuplike, medium deep pink suffused with white with deep magenta eye in the center; medi- um green glossy foliage Habit and growth rate: Very bushy com- pact, almost miniature; 12 inches tall Rosa ‘Noasplash’ by 18 inches wide Plants Photo courtesy of Tesselaar Culture: Full sun; moist, well-drained soil Pest/disease problems or unique resis- Rosa ‘Noasplash’ Common name: Flower Carpet Pink Splash tance: Typical of the type Trademark: See above Royalties: Contact Star Roses® and Plants Introduced by: Tesselaar Plants, Lawndale, Calif. / The Conard-Pyle Co. for royalty Hardiness: Zones 5 to 10 information Ornamental features: Masses of bicolor hot pink and pale pink blooms; glossy green Availability: Bare root foliage; attractive, compact bush appearance For more information: Kristen Smith; Habit and growth rate: Bushes are low-growing and compact, with dense flowers and [email protected] foliage; mature height 23 to 31 inches; mature width 40 inches Culture: For best blooms, grow in full sun (grows well in partial shade: 4 to 5 hours/day, with fewer blooms); in areas of intense sun/heat, provide semi-shade/filtered light. Best performance when soils are well-drained/friable with added organic matter but can thrive in a variety of soils. Tolerant of dry conditions when established (water in well till established in hot conditions) Pest/disease problems or unique resistance: Very tolerant of common rose blights like black spot and mildew; requires no routine chemical spraying in the landscape Royalties: Flower Carpet Pink Splash (as with all Flower Carpet roses) are grown and dis- tributed solely by Anthony Tesselaar USA licensed growers; for 2013, these are Mon- rovia, Village Nurseries and Color Spot Nurseries Availability: Liners and containers, depending on grower for For more information: Laurie Riedman; [email protected]

2013www.amerinursery.com American Nurseryman | DECEMBER 2012 | W27 Index to Woody Plants

Abelia × grandiflora ‘PIIAB-I’ / Bailey Nurseries Inc. Lantana ‘Miss Huff Pink’ / HGTV Home Collection (Agricola Acer rubrum ‘JFS-KW78’ / J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co. Management Group) Acer saccharum ‘Morton’ / Chicagoland Grows® Inc. Liriodendron ‘Little Volunteer’ / PlantHaven International Inc. Aesculus × ‘Bergeson’ / North Dakota State University Liriodendron tulipifera ‘JFS-Oz’ / J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co. Arctostaphylos × coloradensis ‘Chieftain’ / Plant Select Lorapetalum chinensis ‘Little Rose Dawn 03-09’ / HGTV Home Azalea AFCH 02-74 / HGTV Home Plant Collection (Agricola Collection (Agricola Management Group) woodyManagement Group) Loropetalum chinensePLANTS var. rubrum ‘PIILC-I’ / Bailey Nurseries Azalea × ‘Roblet’ / Plant Development Services Inc. Inc. Azalea × ‘Robleu’ / Plant Development Services Inc. Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum ‘PIILC-II’ / Bailey Nurseries Azalea × ‘Roblex’ / Plant Development Services Inc. Inc. Azalea × ‘Robley’ / Plant Development Services Inc. Lycium barbarum ‘SMNDBL’ / Proven Winners ColorChoice / Spring Meadow Nursery Berberis thunbergii‘Daybreak’ / Bailey Nurseries Inc. Buddleia ‘Hinebud3’ Angel White / Hines Growers LLC Musa ‘Poquito’ PPAF / ItSaul Plants Buxus ‘Little Missy’ / Star Roses® and Plants / The Conard-Pyle Co. Nyssa sylvatica ‘NSUHH’ / Hidden Hollow Nursery LLC

Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ / Proven Winners ColorChoice / Spring Physocarpus opulifolius Mahogany Magic™ / Sheridan Nurseries Meadow Nursery Prunus maackii ‘Jefspur’ / Bailey Nurseries Inc. Camellia hiemalis ‘Susy Dirr’ / Plants Nouveau LLC Punica granatum × ‘PIIPG-I’ / Bailey Nurseries Inc. Campsis radicans ‘Stromboli’ / Bailey Nurseries Inc. Pyrus ‘Tawara Oriental’ / Bailey Nurseries Inc. Cedrus deodar ‘MonKinn’ PPAF / Monrovia Cornus alba / Jeffries Nurseries Rosa ‘BAIypso’ / Bailey Nurseries Inc. Cornus florida rubra ‘Fircomz’ / Commercial Nursery Rubus cockburniana ‘Razzle Dazzle’ / Broken Arrow Nursery Corylus avellana Red Dragon / Holden Wholesale Growers Rubus idaeus ‘Raspberry Shortcake’ / Fall Creek Farm & Nursery Cryptomeria japonica ‘PIICJ-I’ / Bailey Nurseries Inc. Inc. Rosa ‘Ausblanket’ / David Austin Roses Distylium ‘Vintage Jade’ / Bailey Nurseries Inc. Rosa ‘Auscezed’ / David Austin Roses Rosa ‘Ausoscar’ / David Austin Roses Gardenia jasminoides × ‘Double Mint’ / Bailey Nurseries Inc. Rosa ‘Harballred’ / Star Roses® and Plants / The Conard-Pyle Co. Grevillea rosmarinifolia ‘GH16’ / DIG Plant Co. Rosa ‘Hornimrod’ / Proven Winners ColorChoice / Spring Meadow Nursery Hibuscus moscheutos hybrid (Chrystal Ball) / Flemings Flower Rosa ‘Meiteratol’ / Star Roses® and Plants / The Conard-Pyle Co. Fields Rosa ‘Meitroni’ / Star Roses® and Plants / The Conard-Pyle Co. Hibuscus moscheutos hybrid (Crème Brule) / Flemings Flower Rosa ‘Noasplash’ / Tesselaar Plants Fields Rosa ‘Novarospop’ / Star Roses® and Plants / The Conard-Pyle Hibuscus moscheutos hybrid (Electric Wizard) / Flemings Flower Co. Fields Rosa ‘Radclean’ / Star Roses® and Plants / The Conard-Pyle Co. Hibuscus moscheutos hybrid (Hypnotic) / Flemings Flower Fields Rosa ‘Radcleome’ / Star Roses® and Plants / The Conard-Pyle Co. Hibiscus syriacus ‘Mingrand’ / Bailey Nurseries Inc. Rosa ‘Spromel’ / Star Roses® and Plants / The Conard-Pyle Co. Hydrangea ‘Zorro’ / PlantHaven International Inc. Rosa ‘Spropom’ / Star Roses® and Plants / The Conard-Pyle Co. Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Hokomarevo’ / Plants Nouveau LLC Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Sweet Fantasy’ / HGTV Home Collec- Stewartia rostrata ‘Pink Satin’ / Broken Arrow Nursery tion (Agricola Management Group) Syringa pekinensis ‘Zhang Zniming’ / Chicagoland Grows® Inc. Hydrangea paniculata ‘ILVOBO’ / Proven Winners ColorChoice / Syringa pubescens subsp. Patula / Sheridan Nurseries Spring Meadow Nursery Syringa vulgaris ‘Elsdancer’ / Plants Nouveau LLC Hydrangea paniculata ‘LeVasterival’ / Bailey Nurseries Inc. Hypericum androsaemum ‘Snospzam’ Snow / LCN Selections Thuja Highlights ‘Janed Gold’ / PlantHaven International Inc. Hypericum inodorum ‘Kolmapuki’ / Bailey Nurseries Inc. Tibouchina urvilleana ‘TB01’ / DIG Plant Co. Hypericum inodorum ‘Kolmawhii’ / Bailey Nurseries Inc. Vaccinium corymbosum ‘Jelly Bean’ / Fall Creek Farm & Nursery Illicium floridanum ‘Pink Frost’ / Bailey Nurseries Inc. Inc. for Vaccinium corymbosum ‘Peach Sorbet’ / Fall Creek Farm & Nurs- Kalmia latifolia ‘Forever Red’ / Broken Arrow Nursery ery Inc. Koelreuteria paniculata ‘Golcanzanzam’ Golden Candle™ / LCN Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum ‘Copper Ridges’ / Great- Selections Plants® for the Great Plains Viburnum × ‘Prairie Classic’ / GreatPlants® for the Great Plains Lagerstroemia ‘Coral Magic’ / Bailey Nurseries Inc. Lagerstroemia ‘PIILAG-IV’ / Bailey Nurseries Inc. Weigela florida ‘Bokrasopin’ / Proven Winners ColorChoice / Lagerstroemia ‘PIILAG-V’ / Bailey Nurseries Inc. Spring Meadow Nursery Lagerstroemia ‘Plum Magic’ / Bailey Nurseries Inc. Westringia fruticosa ‘WES04’ / DIG Plant Co. Lagerstroemia ‘Purple Magic’ / Bailey Nurseries Inc. Wisteria macrostachya ‘Betty Mathews’ / Bailey Nurseries Inc. Lagerstroemia indica / Lacebark Inc. 2013W28 | DECEMBER 2012 | American Nurseryman www.amerinursery.com