Newsletter September 2015

Cool Plants

Here are some plants that we have in stock and that we think looks great in your garden right now. Want to know more about these plants? Visit our plant database.

Aralia cordata ‘Sun King’

With leaves that are as big and bold as the sun, this beautiful gold form of Aralia makes an outstanding accent in the shade or part shade. Fast growing and deciduous. Small clusters of white, satellite-like flowers in late summer are followed by purple berries. Performs well in containers or in the landscape.

Light need: Partial Sun to Shade
Plant characteristic: Deciduous

Heuchera ‘Black Taffeta’

Silky, black foliage chicly ruffled as if it was launched from a Parisian fashion house! Large, glossy leaves in perfect proportion to the plant. Great vigor and reliability are a TERRA NOVA® trademark in the world of Heuchera. You’ve got to see this one in person to fully appreciate its charm and elegance.

Light need: Full Shade to Partial Sun
Plant characteristic: Herbaceous

Heuchera ‘Dolce Cinnamon Curls’

‘Cinnamon Curls’ forms a tidy, compact, rounded mound of glossy, leathery, dissected leaves with ruffled edges. They are a unique blend of coppery orange, red, and purple tones on the top and brilliant magenta red on the undersides of the leaves. This new variety is prized for its foliage.

Light need: Full Sun to Shade

Plant characteristic: Herbaceous

Helleborus ‘Snow Fever’

An attractive variety, producing lovely greenish-white flowers in late winter; stunning variegated foliage looks like it is frosted with snow; excellent visual contrast for the garden or border fronts.

Snow Fever Hellebore features showy nodding creamy white cup-shaped flowers with light green overtones at the ends of the stems from late winter to early spring. It’s attractive oval compound leaves remain dark green in color with showy white variegation throughout the year. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.