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Coniogramme (Bamboo Fern)
This group of mostly Asian ferns has a uniquely tropical appearance but have been quite satisfactory for years in our temperate garden. While the genus is mostly stoloniferous, they are slow to spread, making fantastic garden specimens. This has become one of our favorite genera of ferns. |
Coniogramme emeiensis Marbled Leaves (Striped Mt. Emei Bamboo Fern)
Part Sun to Light Shade Zone: 7b-9, at least 15" tall Origin: China
This amazing form of the bamboo fern comes from China's magical Mt. Emei (also spelled Omei). Coniogramme emeiense makes a stunning clump of branched ribbon-shaped leaves, each highlighted with horizontal yellow bands, most pronounced in the new growth. So far, this has been hardy to 9 degrees F in our trials. Where it isn't hardy, it will make one really cool houseplant! Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #06949
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Coniogramme gracilis (Narrow Leaf Bamboo Fern)
Part Sun to ShadeZone: 7b-9, at least 18" tall Origin: China, Japan, Korea
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(syn: C. japonica var. gracilis) Recently elevated to species status, this unique fern has been a standout in our garden for the past 5 years. In our Zone 7b garden, narrow leaf bamboo fern has made a nice 3' wide clump in 5 years, but it may spread slightly faster in warmer climates. The glossy, evergreen, narrow, ribbon-like foliage resembles anything except a fern as it makes a dense clump. The variety gracilis tends to form a tighter clump and possesses a narrower leaf with a more pendant form than typical C. japonica...taxonomy ruuummmble! We recommend a rich, slightly moist woodland site for best results. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #04488
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Coniogramme japonica (Japanese Bamboo Fern)
Light Shade to ShadeZone: 7b-9, at least 24" tall Origin: China, Japan, Korea
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This has long been one of the most admired and requested ferns from our garden, so we are thrilled to finally have enough to share. Bamboo fern is a unique bold-textured fern with upright, 2' tall, dark green, plastic-feeling fronds, emerging from a slowly spreading rhizome. For us, a 10-year-old clump is 3' wide. Where we have seen this growing in the wild, it seems to prefer a moist to slightly moist woodland soil...very easy to grow. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #04877
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Convallaria
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Convallaria majalis 'Hardwick Hall' (Lily-of-the-Valley)
Light Shade to ShadeZone: 3-7 9" tall Origin: Europe, Asia
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Here's a great plant for our customers further north. We've always loved lily-of-the-valley, especially the variegated forms, but they are painfully slow in our southeast heat and wimpy winters. We are delighted to finally be able to share one of our favorites, the yellow-edged C. 'Hardwick Hall'. Named after the famed English garden, C. 'Hardwick Hall' is a vigorous clone with 9" tall, glaucous leaves edged with a dramatic golden border. In spring, the patches are adorned with fragrant white flowers...a superb deciduous groundcover for a wide range of soil conditions. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #06826
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Cordyline
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Cordyline australis 'Red Sensation' (False Dracaena)
Sun to Light ShadeZone: 8-10 48" tall Origin: Australia
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Cordylines have been a great surprise to those who enjoy growing hardy tropicals. Although they never reach the size attainable in frost-free climates, cordylines have proven to be quite reliable from the warmer parts of Zone 8 south (warmer Zone 7 with protection). C. 'Red Sensation' is a dramatic purple-red form that shows off best in bright sun. The narrow, 1/2" x 18" long, red leaves radiate around the dracaena-like stalks...fabulous as a specimen plant in the garden or in a color bowl. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #02974
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Coreopsis (Tickseed)
Coreopsis are recognized around the world for being tough, durable plants. Our ever-expanding selection offers some of the wonderful southern natives that are virtually unknown in gardening circles. In addition, some of the new hybrids that we offer are quickly going to become mainstays in virtually all sunny gardens. We have found that many of the new hybrid coreopsis tend to perennialize better if they are cut back after flowering reducing the seed production. |
Coreopsis 'Creme Brulee' PP 16,096 (Creme Brulee Tickseed)
SunZone: 5-8, at least 20" tall Origin: USA Hybrid
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First of all, it looks nothing like any creme brulee that I've ever eaten. Discovered in the Long Island garden of Lois Woodhull, Coreopsis 'Creme Brulee' is a unique, interspecific hybrid between C. grandiflora and possibly C. 'Moonbeam'. The 3' wide, tight clumps have dark green foliage that resemble a lacy leaf C. grandiflora. Starting in midsummer and continuing through fall, the floriferous clumps are topped with deep butter-yellow flowers.
Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #05567
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Coreopsis helianthoides (Swamp Tickseed)
Sun to Light ShadeZone: 6-9, at least 30" tall Origin: USA alternate image
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This rare NC native is another of the great overlooked garden plants growing naturally here in the Southeast. Native to swampy forested sites from NC to FL, C. helianthoides is similar in growth habit to C. integrifolia. The shiny, uncut, dark green foliage adorns 30" tall clumps. From September to November, C. helianthoides is topped with a stunning show of yellow-orange daisies...perfect for an overly moist site in your garden, although it has performed beautifully for us in regular garden soil in full sun. Thanks to Rob Gardner at the NC Botanic Garden for sharing this eastern NC accession with us. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #03802
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Coreopsis integrifolia (Chipola River Tickseed)
Sun to Part SunZone: 5-9 12" tall Origin: USA
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From the Chipola river in the Florida Panhandle comes one of the more fascinating members of the coreopsis family. Amazingly, it is surprisingly hardy, surviving for years in brutal Zone 5 winters. The short stems, clothed with heart-shaped, plastic-like leaves, rise from a slow-growing rhizome. In September and October, the 12" stems are topped with brilliant, stunning yellow daisies. Although it grows well in good garden soils, this brackish bog native prefers a low, moist area where nothing else will thrive. C. integrifolia is a great addition to the fall garden...visitors love to drool over this one! Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #00526
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Coreopsis major (Whorled-leaf Tickseed)
Sun to Part SunZone: 5-8 36" tall Origin: USA
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From NY south to FL, you are liable to run across Coreopsis major in open dry woodlands. So, why is it not grown in everyone's garden? Probably because it looks like crap (pardon my French) in the woods. Put a plant in full sun, and it becomes a killer perennial. The spreading rootstock makes a 5' clump in 5 years of sturdy, 3' tall stems clothed in whorled green leaves. From late spring through midsummer, the drought-tolerant clumps are topped with 2" yellow daisies...simply superb! Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #06825
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Corydalis (False Bleeding Heart)
While corydalis are found around the world, it is the temperate species from Japan/China that are proving to have the most garden value for the central-to-southern US. Breeders have now begun to use these species to add more exciting new breakthroughs in heretofore-unimaginable colors.
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Corydalis 'Berry Exciting' PPAF (Berry Exciting Corydalis)
Part Sun to Light ShadeZone: 5-8a, possibly warmer 10" tall Origin: Hybrid
If you've been looking for another screamer for your garden, we've got just the plant. The folks at Terra Nova turned the foliage on Corydalis 'Blackberry Wine' to bright gold, and I mean bright! This amazing new selection makes an 18" wide mound of bright golden foliage in spring, topped, starting in late spring, with the same blackberry-colored flowers of the parent. I can think of few plants with this much potential to bring the effect of sunshine into a woodland garden. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #07425
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Corydalis 'Blackberry Wine' (Blackberry Wine Corydalis)
Sun to Light ShadeZone: 5-8a, possibly warmer 10" tall Origin: Hybrid
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This stunning new corydalis from a recent China collection has performed amazingly well in our trials. What is normally a heat-sensitive woodland perennial is dazzling in our full-sun rock scree. For us, the 2'+ wide deciduous clump is topped with lovely, fragrant, wine-purple flowers, starting on tax day and continuing into early summer. In some climates, we are hearing reports of continued flowering through November. C. 'Blackberry Wine' is perfect as well in the lightly shaded woodland garden and integrates well with hostas and ferns. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #04868
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