Mulberry Miniatures 2020-2021 Reference Book featuring “Harmony Plant Collections” by color 1. Fax or call one of the following fine brokers for availability & ordering: BFG PLANT CONNECTION GRIMES HORTICULTURE 14500 Kinsman Rd. P.O. Box 479 11335 Concord-Hambden Rd. Burton, OH 44021 Concord, OH 44077 Phone: (800) 883-0234 Fax:(800) 368-4759 Phone: (800) 241-7333 Fax: (440) 352-1800 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] web: www.bfgsupply.com/order-now/139/plants web: www.grimes-hort.com EASON HORTICULTURAL RESOURCES, INC. McHUTCHISON HORTICULTURAL DIST. 939 Helen Ruth Drive 64 Mountain View Blvd. Ft. Wright, KY 41017 Wayne, NJ 07470 Phone: (800) 214-2221 Fax: (859) 578-2266 Phone: (800) 943-2230 Fax: (866) 234-8884 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] web: www.ehrnet.com web: www.mchutchison.com FRED C. GLOECKNER COMPANY VAUGHAN’S HORTICULTURE 550 Mamaroneck Avenue Suite 510 40 Shuman Blvd., Suite 175 Harrison, NY 10528-1631 Naperville, IL 60563 Phone: (800) 345-3787 Fax: (914) 698-0848 Phone: (855) 864-3300 Fax: (855) 864-5790 email: [email protected] email - [email protected] web: www.fredgloeckner.com web address: www.vaughans.com 2. Consult availability & recent catalog to order by mixed or straight flats: Specs and minimums: - Each tray = 32 plants (4 different varieties x 8 each OR straight 32 plants) - 4 tray minimum (128 plants) - 2 trays per box - After minimum, order in multiples of 2 trays - Shipping charges - Within Ohio: $22. per box - Outside Ohio: $28. per box If you are located within driving distance - Place the order with the broker - Arrange with them to pickup the order at: Perfection Greenhouse LLC 8575 S. Twp. Rd. 189 New Washington, OH 44854 (419) 492-2915 3. Keep in mind “Harmony Plant Collections”: Hardy Shade, Hardy Sun, Tropical Shade, Tropical Sun - Order trees, shrubs, groundcovers or vines within each plant collection for a complete landscape - Or write the number of flats by each plant collection and we will pick the best trees, shrubs, groundcovers and vines available at that time Miniature Hardy Shade Perennials These hardy perennial miniature shrubs, vines, and groundcovers prefer the outdoors 365 days a year and require a cold winter resting period of least 45° for several weeks to initiate next year’s flowers. If you can grow hosta in your area - you will be able to grow these just fine. For trees, consider ordering hardy miniature conifers and trees from Stanley & Sons Nursery (for your zone) to provide your customers with a complete landscape. Use bonsai and cactus soil when adding these trees. Most enjoy morning sun with afternoon shade, though they’ll tolerate a touch of afternoon sun, if filtered. Just a few plants thrive in full shade, mostly the ferns. As a general rule: the more sun they get, the more water they want. Many are deer resistant. Growing them in pots near the house also discourages nibbling. Mini landscaping can be done in most any container from partially rotted logs and stumps, to wooden boxes, hypertufa and ceramic containers, as long as they are frostproof. 3 *Miniature Hardy Shade Perennials* *Ajuga, Multicolor* Botanical: Ajuga repens ‘Multicolor’ Size: Shrub 2” tall x 5” wide Flower Time: spring Zone: 4 - 8 Cream, pink, plum and light green linear leaves mound, fall through spring. Summer’s heat may green up the foliage, but indigo blue flower spikes remain. Does best in cool shade. *Carpet Tulips* Botanical: Centaurium scilloides Size: Shrub 3” tall x 3” wide Flower Time: spring - fall Zone: 4 - 8 It is not a tulip. No bulbs to dig but a bit of deadheading keeps the pink blossoms coming from spring to fall. Grows in dry shade or full sun, though it is not an aggressive grower. *Coral Bells, Chiquita* Botanical: Heuchera parishii ‘Chiquita’ Size: Shrub 3” tall x 3” wide Flower Time: late spring - summer Zone: 5 - 8 Tiny bell-shaped flowers, white petals with pink calyxes, decorate green, ground hugging foliage. Grow in bright shade to part sun. Tolerant of dry sun, once established. *Coral Bells, Pulchella* Botanical: Heuchera pulchella Size: Shrub 4” tall x 4” wide Flower Time: late spring - summer Zone: 4 - 8 Known as “Rock Coral Bells,” it is easy to grow. Late spring flowers of pink buds open white flowers over tidy green mounds that happen to be very winter hardy. *Daisy, World’s Smallest* Botanical: Bellium bellidioides Size: Shrub 2” tall x 5” wide Flower Time: spring - fall Zone: 4 - 8 We suggest you divide the rosettes of dark green, spoon- shaped leaves that cradle stalks of white daisies to repeat throughout gardens in ground or in table top containers. 4 *Miniature Hardy Shade Perennials* *Euonymus, Dwarf Variegated* Botanical: Euonymus japonicus ‘Microphyllus Variegatus’ Size: Tree 18”tall x 8”wide Flower Time: N/A Zone: 6 - 10 Glossy, dark-green foliage features creamy white mar- gins, some golden highlights and salt and drought tolerances. Here’s a give-away for your first game piece: find the 1/2” “Monopoly” board game wheelbarrow in front of the shanty. *Faery Fern, Brass Buttons* Botanical: Leptinella squalida Size: Groundcover 2” tall x 16” wide Flower Time: N/A Zone: 5 - 11 Slightly felted, green, fern-like leaves creep just above the soil, to form a thick carpet of yellow, “brass button” blooms. This groundcover, lawn, and in between stone element appreciates a steady supply of moisture even in the shade. *Faery Fern, Platt’s Black* Botanical: Leptinella x ‘Platt’s Black’ Size: Groundcover 1” tall x 16” wide Flower Time: spring - summer Zone: 5 - 11 Inch long, finely textured leaves are green with black tips. Add sunshine and the mound turns jet black which is is more dramatic when grown in white stones with its yellow button flowers. *Fern, Dwarf Lady’s* Botanical: Athyrium filix-femina ‘Minutissimum’ Size: Shrub 6” tall x 6” wide Flower Time: N/A Zone: 5 - 11 Tiny mounding rosettes of delicately cut, green foliage grow abundantly in full shade. Divide yearly to keep under a foot tall. *Fern, Himalayan Maidenhair* Botanical: Adiantum venustum Size: Shrub 5” tall x 6” wide Flower Time: N/A Zone: 5 - 11 Native to the foothills of the Himalayas, it forms a slow- spreading groundcover with blue-green, teardrop-shaped leaflets on black stems. Fronds are semi-evergreen and work great in floral arrangements. Performs best in cooler areas. 5 *Miniature Hardy Shade Perennials* *Golden Money Carpet* Botanical: Lysimachia japonica minutissima Size: Groundcover 1” tall x 5” wide Flower Time: late spring - summer Zone: 5 - 8 With some morning sun, your plant will have blooms that look like a carpet of golden coins. Most shade lovers like a bit of sunshine even if it makes them a tad more thirsty. Avoid hot afternoon sun, especially in the South. *Hosta, Mini Assorted* Botanical: Hosta species and cultivars Size: Shrub 3” tall x 4” wide Flower Time: summer Zone: 4 - 8 Hard to choose which hosta is our favorite but very easy to grow, rewarding gardeners with all season beautiful rosettes of leaves and long pinkish/purple flower spikes starting in July. Varietes are very winter hardy and drought tolerant. *Irish Moss* Botanical: Sagina subulata Size: Groundcover 1/2” tall x 5”wide Flower Time: summer Zone: 5 - 8 Its texture looks like a scratch-proof sponge, but the lush, green carpet is deceptively soft- the perfect pillow for dainty, white blooms. Doesn’t like extreme drought, wet feet or hot sun. Monopoly hint: “Who let the dog out?” *Mondo Grass, Tiny Kyoto* Botanical: Ophiopogon japonicum ‘Kyoto Dwarf’ Size: Shrub 1” tall x 3”wide Flower Time: summer Zone: 6 - 10 Mounds of curly, dark green, foliage grow well between stones or areas where grass won’t grow. Morning dew creates magical crystals along its ribbon-like foliage. That’s a battle- ship floating past the world’s smallest mondo grass. *Mondo Grass, White Sparkler* Botanical: Ophiopogon chingii ‘Sparkler’ Size: Shrub 3” tall x 4” wide Flower Time: summer Zone: 5 - 8 This delicate, fine leavedgrass sends up pure white flower spikes throughout summer and is used as miniature “Pampas Grass” in faery and railroad gardens. 6 *Miniature Hardy Shade Perennials* *Star Carpet, Alpine White* Botanical: Pratia puberula ‘Alba’ Size: Groundcover 1” tall x 6” wide Flower Time: spring - fall Zone: 5b - 11 Count on these white star flowers from summer through fall. Encourage more blooming and compact growth with afternoon sun, a rare trait in hardy shade plants. Water frequently and never allow it to dry out in the sun. *Star Carpet, Baby Blue* Botanical: Pratia pendunculata Size: Groundcover 1” tall x 8” wide Flower Time: spring - summer Zone: 5 - 8 Locate this groundcover anywhere BUT where it might get afternoon sun and you’ll have a carpet of blue from May to September, as it tolerates morning sun only. *Sweet Flag, Mini Golden* Botanical: Acorus gramineus ‘Oborozuki’ Size: Shrub 3” tall x 3” wide Flower Time: N/A Zone: 5 - 11 These gilded blades are like lightbulbs in the shade, including terrariums, but can tolerate sunny spots (with watering). Divide sweet flags to repeat throughout the garden. Sweet flags are great for tropical shade section as well. * Sweet Flag, Mini White Striped* Botanical: Acorus gramineus ‘Himenasumene’ Size: Shrub 3” tall x 4” wide Flower Time: N/A Zone: 5 - 11 This elegant, white striped sweet flag is right at home, in or along water as well as the shade. With little maintenance, these unique, fan-shaped plants last a long time. Sweet flags are great for tropical shade section as well. *Woodruff, Tiny Sweet* Botanical: Asperula suavis Size: Groundcover 2” tall x 8” wide Flower Time: spring - fall Zone: 5 - 8 This Black Sea native rambles over rocks and spills beyond containers with endless white flowers.