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DISTINCTIVE GARDENS

COLLECTIBLES PLANTS THAT MAKE YOUR GARDEN SHINE

2011 TOP PICKS

2020 LOWELL PK RD DIXON, IL 815.285.0014

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TSUGA canadensis Ashfield Weeper

ANNUALS

12'h x 4'w 3'p

COLEUS Florida City Yalaha 20"h

CORDYLINE Torbay Dazzler 16-18"h

(Ashfield Weeper Hemlock) Long branches that arch downward exposing smooth gray bark. Pendulous branchlets are heavily covered with dark green needles. Whimsical appearance.

WEIGELA florida Carlton (Ghost Weigela) 4'-5'h 4'-5'w 1.5'p

CROTON Picassos Paint Brush 24-36"h

EUPHORBIA Helena's Blush

SPRING

(Ghost Weigela) Dark red flowers in spring and remarkable foliage that magically starts green then turns to a ghostly, iredescent butter yellow as the summer proogresses. Repeat bloomer.

PERENNIALS

16-20"h

ASTILBE Color Flash Lime PENNISETUM Fireworks 3' h

22"h

SPRING

(Astilbe) Soft pink flower spikes, light green - almost yellow - foliage.

PETUNIA Pretty Much Picasso 8-12"h

COREOPSIS Cosmic Eye 12-15"h

SETCREASEA Purple Variegata 10-12"h trailing

SUMMER

(Tickseed) Short, compact selection. Many 1.5-2" sunny yellow blossoms with burgundy red eye produced over long period.

ECHINACEA Hot Papaya 30-36" h

NURSERY ABIES balsamea Piccolo

HEUCHERA Cherry Cola

18"h 2.5'w 1'p (Piccolo balsam fir) Tiny, uniform dark green needles radiate around the many short branches of this dwarf balsam fir. The dense, dwarf globe is ideal for rock gardens and small landscapes.

CERCIS canadensis Lavender Twist 6-8' h 5-8' w 6'p

SPRING

(Lavender Twist Weeping Redbud) Unique new Redbud with a profusion of lavender-pink flowers in spring preceding dark green, heartshaped foliage. Distinctive zigzagging trunk.

CLETHRA alnifolia Vanilla Spice 3-5'h 3-5'w 1.5'p

SUMMER

(Summersweet) Fragrant, pure white flowers in late summer. The individual flowers are the size of a dime, about twice the size of a typical Clethra.

HYDRANGEA paniculata Limelight Std. 8'h x 7'w 5'p

SUMMER

(Coneflower) Red-orange pom-pom flowers with a papaya orange halo are very fragrant.

FALL

(Hydrangea) Upright rounded habit with lime-green flowers in late summer provide an unusual flower effect. In fall these flowers range from pink, burgundy, to green in color. Flowers on new wood.

HYDRANGEA paniculata Magic Fire 6'-8'h 6'-8'w 1.5'p

SUMMER

(Hydrangea) Beautiful blooming hydrangea with large white flowers that turn red between August and September.

6-18"h 14"w

SPRING

(Coral Bells) Lovely rust red leaves and cherry red flowers. Round leaves, great foliage color and long bloom time and very showy flowers.

HEUCHERELLA Yellowstone Falls 6-10"h 24"w

SPRING

(Foamy Bells) Groundcover heucherella has chartreuse lobed leaves with deep crimson markings.

PANICUM Dust Devil 4-5'h

SUMMER

(Switch Grass) A durable, shorter selection with blue-green to green foliage tat forms a strictly upright, dense clump. Leaf tips turn purplish red in fall. Wine purple flower panicles are held in center of clump.

TIARELLA Appalachian Trail 4-6"h 36"w

SPRING

(Foam Flower) Rapid trailing ground cover. Well-marked leaves have a large splatter pattern. Short white flowers in spring.


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