Plants for Landscapers

from Nursery Direct

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Abelia Edward Goucher Botanical Name: Abelia grandiflora 'Edward Goucher' Arching branches hold masses of lavender-pink clusters of bell-shaped slightly fragrant flowers from early summer to frost. Its dark green ovate leaves turn purplish bronze in fall. This abelia is best as an informal hedge with its arching branches... [ More Information ]

Abelia Grandaflora Botanical Name: Abelia grandiflora Dark green summer leaves turn bronze in fall. The small white bell-shaped flowers that adorn this dense shrub from early summer to frost are slightly fragrant. Branches can be left to arch or can be uniformly trimmed. [ More Information ]

Abelia Rose Creek Botanical Name: Abelia grandiflora 'Rose Creek' Rose Creek Abelia's evergreen leaves emerge with a pinkish cast, turn lustrous dark green in summer, then darken to purple-green in winter. Cluster after cluster of white, fragrant, tubular flowers about a half-inch long load its delicate branches fr... [ More Information ]

Adagio Botanical Name: Miscanthus adagio 'Adagio' grass is the dwarf form of Maiden Grass or Japanese Silver Grass. Its silvery green clumping foliage produces reddish fanned tassels in August, adding contrast to the thin arching blades that turn burgundy during the same fall period. [ More Information ]

Agapanthus Blue Botanical Name: Agapanthus africanus 'Blue' Impressive, 5" blooms command attention on any deck or patio. Ball-shaped flower heads, each composed of countless, tiny blue florets, are held high above long, slender foliage. [ More Information ]

Agapanthus White Botanical Name: Agapanthus africanus 'White' A vigorous clumping plant with deciduous, strap-like foliage and numerous heads of pure white flowers in mid-summer. Easily grown in average garden soils with regular irrigation. Mulch heavily the first few winters to help the plant establish itself. [ More Information ]

Agarita Botanical Name: Berberis trifoliolata 'Agarita' Agarita is a rounded shrub withgray-green, holly-like foliage and clusters of fragrant yellow flowers from February through April. The fruit that follows is a bright red berry that is attracts birds and which makes a delicious jelly. Best shape in fu... [ More Information ]

Agave Century Plant Botanical Name: Agave Americana Thick and massive gray-green leaves originate from a basal rosette. The leaves get up to 6' long and 10" wide, and have sharp spines on the margins and tips. The margin spines are recurved like fishhooks and the tip spines can be more than an inch lo... [ More Information ]

Agave Estrella Botanical Name: Agave perryi 'Estrella' [ More Information ]

Agave Victoria Botanical Name: Agave victoria-reginae A slow growing, tough beautiful agave. Forms individual dense rosettes.Has a long life cycle and sets flowers after approximately 20 to 30 years of vegetative growth, and the effort to produce the flowers exhausts the plant which dies within a short ... [ More Information ]

Ajuga bronze Botanical Name: Ajuga reptans Bronze ajuga is known as the fastest spreading variety of ajuga. Its wrinkled foliage is reddish bronze, with some greening that occurs during hot weather. As a luxurious groundcover, its dense spreading mat is perfect along walkways, under trees or... [ More Information ]

Ajuga Chocolate Chip Botanical Name: Ajuga reptans 'Chocolate Chip' 'Chocolate Chip', with its mix of green and dark purple/brownish narrow foliage, provides solutions to a variety of landscape challenges. It can be planted en masse, or between rocks, under trees, or on a slope. Its tight mat of unwrinkled foliage ... [ More Information ]

Althea Amplissimus Botanical Name: Hibiscus syriacus 'Amplissimus' Althea Amplissimus will be covered with double red blossoms 3-5 inches in diameter from mid June untill early fall. Rose-of-Sharon is valued for large flowers produced in summer when few other shrubs bloom It is useful as a garden accent due to its s... [ More Information ]

Althea Ardens Botanical Name: Hibiscus syriacus 'Ardens' Ardens Altheawill be covered inpurple double blossoms 3-5 inches in diameter starting around the middle of June and continuing until early fall. Rose-of-Sharon is valued for large flowers produced in summer when few other shrubs bloom It is useful as... [ More Information ]

Althea Jeanne de Arc Botanical Name: Hibiscus syriacus 'Jeanne de Arc' Rose-of-Sharon is valued for large flowers produced in summer when few other shrubs bloom It is useful as a garden accent due to its strict, upright habit. The open, loose branches and light green leaves make Rose-of-Sharon ideally suited to formal o... [ More Information ]

Althea Lady Stanley Botanical Name: Hibiscus syriacus 'Lady Stanley' Double pink blossoms opening non stop mid June through September.Rose-of-Sharon is valued for large flowers produced in summer when few other shrubs bloom It is useful as a garden accent due to its strict, upright habit. The open, loose branches and ... [ More Information ]

Apple 'Golden Delicious' Botanical Name: Malus pumila 'Yellow Delicious' Large, golden fruit ripens in late summer. Aromatic white flesh with a mild, sweet and distinctive flavor. [ More Information ]

Apple 'Granny Smith' Botanical Name: Malus pumila 'Granny Smith' Large green fruit with glossy smooth skin. Crisp, tart, excellent keeper. All purpose apple. [ More Information ]

Apple 'Pink Lady' Botanical Name: Malus domestica 'Pink Lady' Very crisp, sweet-tart, distinct flavor. Good keeper. Skin redish-pink over green when ripe. White flesh resists browning. A natural cross between the Golden Delicious and Lady Williams varieties, the Pink Lady® is unique for a number of reasons:... [ More Information ]

Apple 'Red Delicious' Botanical Name: Malus pumila 'Red Delicious' One of the better-known apple varieties. Creamy white, sweet flesh with bright red skin. [ More Information ]

Apple Fuji Botanical Name: Malus domestica 'Fuji' Wow! What a great snacking apple! Fuji apples have it all--super sweet, super juicy and super crisp. This Japanese apple has American parents, Red Delicious and Ralls Janet, an antique apple that goes back to Thomas Jefferson in 1793. We're glad this... [ More Information ]

Apricot 'Moorpark' Botanical Name: Prunus armeniaca A large yellow variety that bears from July to late August. Juicy, sweet tasting fruit which are good fresh, or for canning and drying. It is a self-polinating tree but planting two varieties is recommended for a better crop. [ More Information ]

Apricot 'Tilton' Botanical Name: Prunus armeniaca The Tilton apricot is the leading variety for freezing, drying, and canning. Tilton apricots are a unique looking apricot and are one of the most flavorful of all apricots. Their appearance is noted by having a slightly flatter shape with a [ More Information ]

Arborvitae Green Giant Botanical Name: Thuja plicata 'Green Giant' Thuja Green Giant is becoming more and more popular among landscapers, growers, and homeowners alike. This hardy, fast growing, conifer makes a perfect privacy screen in just a few short years. Green Giant will grow from 3 to 5 feet per year and will... [ More Information ]

Artichoke Agave Botanical Name: Agave parryi Symmetrical rosettes of wide blue-gray leaves, developing large clumps. The rosette from which the flower spike emerges dies after flowering, though the plant is perpetuated by offshoots. A bright accent in the water-wise landscape or a nice groundco... [ More Information ]

Asian Jasmine Botanical Name: Trachelospermum asiaticum 'Variegata' Asian Jasmine is a thick deep green groundcover that rapidly covers a large area. The glossy green leaves form a tight mat of beauty when planted around large established trees or in huge curved beds.Dense, low growing groundcover that will climb but... [ More Information ]

Aspidistra Botanical Name: Aspidistra elatior Aspidistra, also known as cast-iron plant, is the ultimate shade-loving plant. Grown under live oak or other trees, under overhangs, in atriums or any shaded area, these plants, with their wide lance-shaped leaves, thrive in the worst conditions. A... [ More Information ]

Aucuba Variegated Gold Dust Botanical Name: Aucuba japonica 'Variegata' Extremely shade tolerant, this aucuba has shiny, bright green foliage variegated with yellow flecks. One of the few shrubs that thrives without direct sunlight, it is a good choice for areas under trees or dark corners in the landscape. Its leather... [ More Information ]

Autumn Fern Botanical Name: Dryopteris erythrosora Autumn fern changes color throughout the season--bright rust-bronze in spring, to dark green in summer, then back to rust tones. Newly unfolding spirals are pinkish copper and add delicate texture to a dappled shade bed or border. Autumn fern also ... [ More Information ]