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Spiraea - Magic Carpet
Spiraea - Magic Carpet The Spirea 'Magic Carpet', Spirea japonica 'Magic Carpet', is a colorful shrub that fits almost anywhere in the landscape. In spring, the leaf shoots emerge vibrant red, maturing into rich bronze to light green, red-tipped foliage. Clusters of deep pink flowers cover the plant in early summer. This bush is a beauty, and with some judicious deadheading and the right climate, the flowers will rebloom until November. In fall the foliage takes on russet tones that remain colorful well into winter months. The 18 to 24 inch rounded plants are full and bushy. Full sun brings out the brightest colors, and this plant is very drought tolerant. If you want some fall fireworks in your garden, make Magic Carpet spirea your centerpiece! * Colorful shrub * Early bloomer * Drought tolerant
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Potentilla - Mango Tangoâ„¢ - Sale Price: $74.25 Mango Tango™ Potentilla, Potentilla fruticosa 'UMan' (PP12,258), has striking and unusual bicolor flowers with petals of orange-red radiating to yellow, blooming all summer long above the bright green summer foliage. The plant has a tidy form and attains a mature height and width of approximately 2 feet. It is suited to a wide range of soil types and growing conditions. Mango Tango is a slow to medium growing plant developing into a compact and dwarf shrub. Potentilla is a deciduous shrub that does best in full sun and will flower all summer if trimmed in late June or July, along with fertilizer and water. It’s great as foundation plantings, in borders or alone in smaller landscapes. The flowers show an intensity of red during the cooler weather. You can plant it with the assurance that it will live. It requires little, if no care once established. It is compact and free flowering. * Potentillas attract butterflies! * Long Flowering Season! * Bi-Colored! |
| Chokeberry - Upright Red - Sale Price: $29.95 The Upright Chokeberry, Aronia arbutifolia 'Erecta', is very upright shrub with exceptional red fall color. Besides its excellent red autumn color, it has a profuse production of red fruits. The 0.25 fruits are borne along the stem, and although highly ornamental, are not eaten by birds. The white flowers precede the fruit but are not as ornamental. It does well in heavier soils, is quite shade tolerant, and requires little pruning. This slow growing, suckering shrub transplants well. Upright Chokeberry is very adaptable to moist/wet sites, and is appropriate for naturalizing and for attracting wildlife. Use in mass plantings, borders, informal hedges, or low screens. |
| Viburnum - Blue Muffin® - Sale Price: $92.75 The Viburnum Blue Muffin®, 'Viburnum dentatum 'Christom', a Proven Winners selection, is a new viburnum variety. If you are looking for a special screening plant for your yard, this viburnum will be your best choice! In early to mid summer, this compact beauty has an abundance of white flowers that make a crisp contrast with the glossy green. Preferring well-drained conditions, Blue Muffin® will adapt well to a variety of soils. This viburnum is more compact than other Arrowwood viburnum. It will fit right into your residential landscape as a low hedge or a foundation plant. The impressive display of rich and intense blue berries inspired the name Blue Muffin. These fruits appear in late summer and fall, adding interest to the landscape and attracting songbirds. Fruit set is greatly improved if there is another variety of Arrowwood Viburnum in the area for cross pollination. |
| Dogwood - Ivory Halo - Sale Price: $42.95 The Dogwood 'Ivory Halo', Cornus alba 'Bailhalo', also known as tatarian dogwood, is a cultivar that is noted for its compact size, variegated (white-edged) leaves and bright red twigs in winter. It is a rapid-growing, multi-stemmed, suckering, deciduous shrub that grows to a maximum size of 4-6' tall on erect, usually unbranched stems. The outstanding ornamental features of this cultivar are: (1) bright red winter stems which are particularly showy against a snowy backdrop and (2) medium/dark green leaves (to 4.5 long) which are edged with white. The tiny, yellowish-white flowers appear in flat-topped clusters (to 2.5 diameter) in late spring, with sparse, intermittent, additional flowering sometimes continuing into summer. Flowers give way to clusters of blue-white drupes in summer. Fruit is quite attractive to birds and is generally considered to have as much if not more ornamental interest than the flowers. The fall color is variable, but foliage may turn attractive shades of purple-red. Zones 3-7. * Variegated Leaves! |
| Japanese Andromeda - Brouwers Beauty - Sale Price: $45.65 Japanese Andromeda - Brouwers Beauty, Pieris x 'Brouwers Beauty', starts off in the spring with a heavy crop of purplish-red buds that bloom into white flowers on a dense, compact, shrub. Brouwers Beauty is a great choice for an early blooming, hardy, deer resistant evergreen shrub. Its deep green foliage compliments the brilliant red buds that become lovely white blossoms in early spring. This Lily-of-the-Valley shrub has a slow growth and refined habit, but makes an excellent choice for the urban landscape. A bit of extra care will ensure a healthy vibrant plant. Add plenty of organic matter to the planting site and cover with a mulch of well-rotted compost; poorly drained soils can result in root rot. The faded flowers can be snapped off at the base of the truss if desired. Planting this amazing Brouwers Beauty shrub in full sun to bright shade will provide the best results. * Evergreen! * Deer Resistant! |
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