Suncrest Nurseries Inc. Catalog 2016 This is a comprehensive listing of the plants we expect to offer during the year 2016. The first and largest section lists plants alphabetically, giving capsule descriptions and prices for one and five-gallon containers. This is followed by lists of specific plant categories that might otherwise be easy to miss--the bamboos, bulbous and cormous perennials, ferns, grasses and succulents. Each section uses two-letter codes at the left margin of individual entries to mark California natives and plants of other selected geographical origins. California natives, our single most important geographical group, are marked with a CN. Those of other western states are shown by a WE. Plants of the Mediterranean region are marked with an ME. Australian plants have an AU. NZ is used for the plants of New Zealand. And those of South and southern Africa are designated with an SA. Many plant selections are available only briefly each year, generally during their regular flowering season. There are also many unanticipated offerings, as new plants enter the production stream and overlooked crops enter the field. Watch for new offerings at your local retail nursery/garden center. Name Description General Listing, One and Five Gallon Stock ABELIA Family: Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family) Plant Type(s): Shrubs x grandiflora 'Aurea' To 6', spreading; gold-variegated leaves. ABUTILON Family: Malvaceae (Mallow Family) Plant Type(s): Shrubs 'Blushing Belle' TM--staked SCN. 2"+ soft salmon/rose fls on 3-4' compact shrub. 'Butter Bells' TM--staked SCN. Huge, wide-open light yellow flowers are 3"+ across. 'Buttermilk Delight' TM--staked SCN. Many 2" open light yellow fls, reddish calyx. Compact. 'Cygnet' TM--staked SCN hybrid. 2-3" snow white bells are abundant. 'Golden Ballerina' TM--staked 6'+. Wide 3" golden bells in full clusters. 'Green-eyed Lady' TM--staked SCN. Tall habit. Bright red fls. face out, green "eyes". 'Halo'--staked Spreading, compact habit, pale apricot bells. 'Lemon Drop' TM--staked 5', v. compact. Dark leaves; bright yellow narrow bells. megapotamicum 'Teardrop'--stkd. Upright, to 6'. Narrow lvs; pendant red calyx, ylw petals. 'Moonchimes'--staked Dwarf plant; large, soft yellow flowers. 'Moonlight Magic' TM--staked Dwarf plant; vivid lightest yellow flowers. 'Nabob'--staked Hybrid with stout stems, large dark lvs, deep red flowers. 'Painted Bells' TM--staked SCN. Large megapotamicum type. Fls gold, orange-rose. 6'. CN palmeri Native shrublet, 2-3'. Furry grey lvs, bright apricot fls. 'Rosa Linda' TM--staked 6'. Vivid "hot rose" fls have dark center, green eyes. 'Savitzii' Dense, slender-stemmed; cream-variegated lvs. Orange fls. 'Soft Sunrise' TM--staked 4-5'. Flowers open salmon, age to pink. Floriferous. 'Tiger Eye'--staked 6-8'+. Shiny green leaves, pendant orange fls, red veining. 'Twilight Waltz' TM--staked SCN. Compact. Widely flaring 3" salmon to soft rose bells. 'Victor Reiter'--staked To 6'+. Large dark leaves.Huge open bright orange flowers. 'White Parasol'--staked Large dark leaves, black stems; broad, pure white flowers. 'Wild Child' TM--staked 6'+. Large dark leaves, screaming rose fls, v. floriferous. ACACIA Family: Fabaceae (Pea Family) Plant Type(s): Trees and Shrubs AU cognata Cousin Itt PP#25133 2-3' high, 4-6'wide. Draping stems, narrow leaves. ACANTHUS Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus Family) Plant Type(s): Herbaceous Perennials ME mollis Bear's breech. Shiny lobed large leaves. White-lav. fls. ME mollis 'Albus' Bear's breech. Glossy dark green lvs; white fls, bracts. ME spinosus Deep green lvs; pink and white fls, bright red-violet hood. ACER Family: Sapindaceae (Soapberry Family) Plant Type(s): Trees and Shrubs CN circinatum Vine maple; 12-15'. Dainty leaves, good fall color. CN macrophyllum To 35'. CA big-leaf maple. Yellow leaves in fall. ACHILLEA Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Plant Type(s): Herbaceous Perennials 'Appleblossom' Ferny green mat; flat heads, dark pink fls. age white. 'Crackadoo' 2'. Low feathery green lvs; soft orange fls. turn golden. 'Credo' 30". Low feathery green lvs, heads of lemon yellow fls. filipendulina 'Coronation Gold' Fernleaf yarrow; 2-3' stiff stems, heads of yellow flowers. 'Hoffnung' Yarrow. Ferny green mat; apricot fls. age creamy yellow. x kellereri 6-10"; bright grey stems & leaves, pure white flowers. 1 Name Description CN millefolium--Black Butte White fls. on erect stems, spreading mats. CA seed strain. CN millefolium 'Calistoga' 2'. Feathery grey lvs, white fls. in broad heads. Spreading. millefolium 'Cameo' Common yarrow; peach flower heads age soft pink. millefolium 'Fireland' Ferny green mat; flat heads, orange red flowers. CN millefolium--High Sierra dwarf Light green ferny leaves, white flowers. CA mtn strain. millefolium 'La Luna' SCN selection. Bright soft yellow fls, ferny green lvs. CN millefolium--Palisades,taller sel. Green ferny lvs make broad mats; 1-2' stems, white flowers. millefolium 'Peachy Seduction' PP#22262 Yarrow. Compact, with peachy pink fls. Floriferous. millefolium 'Pineapple Mango' PP#22302 Generous clusters of dark pink fls. lighten with age. CN millefolium 'Pink Island Form' Broad mats; 1-2' stems, bright pink flowers. millefolium 'Red Beauty' Dark green leaves; 1-2' stems; dark red flowers. millefolium 'Red Velvet' Yarrow. Dark rosy red flowers stay bright; green leaves. millefolium 'Rosa Maria' SCN. Deepest rose fls. in flat heads; dark blue-green lvs. millefolium 'Snowsport' Common yarrow; dissected leaves, broad flower heads. CN millefolium 'Sonoma Coast' Compact, to 12"; bright green leaves, broad white fl. heads. 'Moonshine' Grey leaves; large yellow flower heads. 'Paprika' Matting; dark green leaves, 1-2' stems, dark orange flowers. 'Salmon Beauty' 1-2' flower stems; dark pink fading to salmon flowers. 'Sunbeam' Stiffly erect fl. stems to 2', bright yellow flat fl. heads. 'Terracotta' 1-2' fl. stems; grey leaves, orange fls. fade yellow. ME tomentosa 'King George' Dwarf yarrow; grey-green mats, cream-yellow flowers. ME tomentosa 'Maynard's Gold' Broad carpets, grey-green leaves, bright yellow flowers. 'Weser River Sandstone' Ferny green mat; dark coral fls. fade cream. ACHNATHERUM (SEE STIPA) Family: Poaceae Plant Type(s): Grasses species ACORUS Family: Araceae (Arum Family) Plant Type(s): Herbaceous Perennials gramineus 'Golden Edge' 6-8". Fans of shiny leaves striped green and golden yellow. gramineus 'Licorice' Sweet flag. To 6". Clumps of green aromatic leaves. gramineus 'Masamune' Sweet flag. To 12". White striped variegated leaves. gramineus 'Ogon' Sweet flag; clone with bright yellow variegated lvs. gramineus 'Pusillus Variegatus' Sweet flag. Dwarf, cream variegated selection. ADENANTHOS Family: Proteaceae (Protea Family) Plant Type(s): Shrubs AU cuneatus 'Coral Drift' UCSC/Koala. 2-3'h/3-5'w. Blue grey lvs, pink new growth. AU sericea Woollybush. 8'+. Silky grey leaves. Orange tube flowers. AU 'Silver Haze' 4-6'. Silver divided lvs, small red fls spring. UCSC/Koala. ADENOPHORA Family: Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family) Plant Type(s): Herbaceous Perennials 'Amethyst' 3'. Erect stems with large, bright lavender bell flowers. liliifolia Ladybells. Campanula ally; tall stems, purple bells. ADIANTUM Family: Pteridaceae (Brake Family) Plant Type(s): Ferns CN capillus-veneris Southern maidenhair; lacy fronds to 1'+. CN pedatum Five-finger fern; large hand-like fronds. venustum Himalayan maidenhair; lacy fronds to 1'+, semi-evergreen. AEONIUM Family: Crassulaceae (Stonecrop Family) Plant Type(s): Succulent Perennials ME arboreum 'Purpureum' Round red-purple rosettes on sturdy stems. Yellow fls. ME haworthii Pinwheel. 1-2'. Many blue-green 3" rosettes, well branched. AESCULUS Family: Sapindaceae (Soapberry Family) Plant Type(s): Trees and Shrubs CN californica California buckeye. White-pink flower candles in spring. AGAPANTHUS Family: Liliaceae (Lily Family) Plant Type(s): Herbaceous Perennials SA africanus 'Lapis' 1'+. Evergreen, dense. Bright blue fls, long bloom. SA Brilliant Blue PPAF 18-20". Semi-evergreen, bright blue fls, summer. SA 'Glowbelle' Low lvs, vivid blue flowers on 30" stems, midsummer. SA 'Mood Indigo' Stems to 3'+; many deep violet flowers, summer. Deciduous. SA orientalis 'Flore Pleno' Full-sized selection; double lavender blue flowers. SA orientalis 'Henryi' 18" flower stem, white flowers. Dwarf selection. 1' leaves. SA orientalis 'Peter Pan' Dwarf lily of the Nile. Medium blue flowers on 18" stems. SA orientalis 'Silver Star' Cream and green leaves, pale blue fls on 20" stems. SA orientalis 'Tinkerbell' Similar to 'Peter Pan'; cream variegated leaves, blue fls. 2 Name Description SA orientalis 'Variegatus' Leaves striped with cream. 2-3' fl. stems. White flowers. SA orientalis 'Winterdwarf' WGN sel. 6-10" leaves, lavender blue flowers 1' stem. SA 'Petite Blue' 1'+, low foliage clumps. Vivid blue purple fls. Deciduous. SA 'Purple Cloud' 3'+. Deep purple drooping flowers, summer. SA 'Storm Cloud' Robust hybrid. 4' stems, midnight-blue drooping flowers. AGAPETES Family: Ericaceae (Heath Family) Plant Type(s): Shrubs 'Ludgvan Cross' 3'; narrow, shiny leaves; red-checkered bells. serpens Snaky stems, narrow shiny leaves, bright red bells. AGASTACHE Family: Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Plant Type(s): Herbaceous Perennials WE aurantiaca Soft orange fls. on 2' stems, low light green aromatic lvs. 'Blue Fortune' To 2'. Purple flushed leaves, dense heads of blue fls. WE 'Burning Rose' To 2', branching. Clusters of 1" purplish rose flowers. WE cana x rupestris To 2'. Aromatic leaves.