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Spring 2009 Plant Sale
"Eye-Poppin' Natives"
| Order By: | April 3 |
| Pick Up Dates: | April 17, 2pm - 4pm |
| April 18, 10am - 12 noon | |
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Want to add some really special plants to your garden? Master Gardeners at the Dunwoody Nature Center have selected some outstanding plants for your consideration. These plants are eye-catchers and will thrive in the Atlanta area. You can find some treasures to add to your landscape and help the DNC at the same time!
Great Gift Idea - order a plant to be installed here in Dunwoody Park as a gift for that "hard-to-buy-for" friend.
Thanks to our friends at Transplant Nursery, Buck Jones Nursery, Harp's Farm, and Saul's Nursery for supplying us with lovely plants to share with you.
Order by fax, mail, online, or in person. Please note that quantities of most items are limited — order early! When possible, we will let you know if we have run out of an item that you ordered, though we sometimes do not know until the last minute.
Rita Johnson, Kendra Boyer, Jeff Coghill, and Alice Moore – DeKalb County Master Gardeners
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WOODY PERENNIALS/SHRUBS
Callicarpa dichomata 'Duet'
Variegated Beautyberry
Be the first in your neighborhood to get this new cultivar! This is the first stable variegated beautyberry, introduced by the National Arboretum in cooperation with Tennessee Technological University. Deciduous shrub has medium green leaves with distinct yellow margins. Insignificant pinkish blooms in June-August with white berries in fall. Likes average soil and is insect and disease tolerant.
Height & Width 5'-6' • average soil • Zones 5-8
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3 Gallon/ $18
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Calycanthus floridus 'Athens'
Sweetshrub or Carolina allspice
Deciduous, very low maintenance plant with a dense, mounded habit and lustrous, deep green foliage. 'Athens' is the most fragrant of all the sweetshrubs and its beautiful lemon-yellow flower is not the usual color for sweetshrub. Adaptable to most soil types, although it prefers an acidic, loamy soil.
Height & Width 4-6’ • acidic, loamy soil
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1 Gallon/ $9.00
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Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'
Summersweet or Sweet Pepper Bush
This deciduous shrub blooms mid-summer, when spring flowers have faded. Red/pink blossoms attract pollinators of all sorts. Sweet fragrance is delightful from several feet away. New growth comes from roots, so can be used on a bank to help with erosion.
Height & Width 3-6' • tolerates heavy soils • Zone 3b and higher
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1 Gallon/$7
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Fothergilla 'Mount Airy'
1994 GA Gold Medal winner. A choice deciduous shrub for the perennial border or woodland environment. A real conversation piece in the spring landscape, with its creamy-white, bottle-brush-type blooms 1 to 2 inches long that provide a sweet honey fragrance. The flowers are borne on naked stems before the foliage emerges, which makes the floral display even more dramatic.
Height & Width 5-6'• Moist well-drained soil
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3 Gallon/$28
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Leucothoe axillaris 'Margie Jenkins'
Coastal Leucothoe or Dog Hobble
This variety has dark, rich, glossy evergreen foliage on arching limbs. Spreads moderately in rich, loose well drained soils. It prefers shade, but can tolerate morning sun till noon. Fragrant white flowers in late spring-early summer.
Height & Width 3' • well-drained soil
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1 Gallon/$9
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NATIVE AZALEA CULTIVATION TIPS: All native azaleas are deciduous and should be planted shallow, slightly higher than surrounding soil. They prefer acidic soil (pH range from 4.5 to 5.5) with plenty of organic material, in part sun to shade. Dense shade will cause fewer buds to form. Mulch well over root area but avoid piling it up around crown. Do not cultivate, because of shallow roots. Water one inch per week during first growing season. Even moisture and good drainage are essential to success.
Native Azalea 'Admiral Semmes'
Bloom time: early May. 2007 Georgia Gold Medal winners' circle and back by popular demand! Vibrant yellow flowers appear in early May, before foliage. Leaves are lustrous, dark green in summer and orange-bronze in fall. Pleasantly fragrant, heat-tolerant, and mildew-resistant. Result of a hybrid cross between "Hotspur Yellow" and Rhododendron austrinum. SORRY NO LONGER AVAILABLE.
Height & Width 4' • Average soil
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3 Gallon/$22
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Native Azalea 'Camilla's Blush'
Bloom time: April. Fragrant blossoms are light pink. Fast growing and robust with a dense, bushy habit. A cultivar of the Piedmont azalea.
Height & Width 6-8' • Average soil
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1 Gallon/$9
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Native Azalea 'Millie Mac'
Bloom time: April-May. Large fragrant blossoms are yellow/gold with beautiful white edges. Large, fast-growing, heat and humidity tolerant.
Height & Width 10' • Average soil
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1 Gallon/$9
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Native Azalea 'My Mary'
Bloom time: April-May. Very fragrant, soft yellow blossom. A truly spectacular azalea developed by George Beasley and named after his wife.
Height & Width 6-8' • Average soil
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1 Gallon/$9
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Native Azalea 'Nacoochee Princess'
Bloom time: mid-spring. A naturally occuring cross of R. atlanticum and R. periclymenoides. Fragrant blooms with red/orange buds opening into creamy white flowers. Put it in a cool, north-facing spot.
Height & Width 8' • Average soil
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1 Gallon/$9
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Sambucus nigra
Black lace elderberry
Hard to find in nurseries - a really special plant. This is THE plant to put the WOW factor into your garden! The finely cut, lacy, dark purple foliage adds color, interesting texture, and appeal on its own. Then, in early summer, creamy pink flowers, almost six inches wide, jump out in contrast to the dark leaves. They appear in flat-topped clusters and have a light lemon fragrance. In the fall, the flowers are replaced by blackish-red berries that stand out beautifully against the leaves. The berries attract songbirds. Grow it as a shrub, train it as a tree, cut it back to the ground in spring and use it as a bold perennial or prune it severly in early spring to fit a small space. It is colorful, versatile and very easy to grow, cold and drought tolerant. Pair this with the Tiger eyes sumac to make a beautiful contrast in your garden.
Height 6-8' • well-drained soil • drought tolerant when established • Hardy to Zone 4
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2 Gallon/$30
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Rhus typhina 'Bailtiger'
Tiger eyes sumac
Hard to find in nurseries - a really special plant. This golden-leaved, dwarf, slow-spreading selection adds dramatic impact to your landscape. The striking foliage offers a long season of interest with deeply-cut, almost lacy leaves. New growth is chartreuse, changing to a bright yellow. In autumn the plants turn a brilliant scarlet-orange layered over the yellow, for an impressive, luminous show. The fuzzy-looking, purplish-pink stems contrast to the lemony foliage. The plant has an open, loose form with a flat crown, and the branches angle upward, and the lacy leaves droop downward. Panicles of greenish-yellow flowers appear in summer, followed by velvety, reddish bunches of drupes that birds will love to eat. Plant this with a black lace elderberry and all your neighbors will stop and ask about these plants! Truly eye-poppin'!
Height & Width 6-8' • well-drained soil • drought tolerant when established • Hardy to Zone 4
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2 Gallon/$32
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Zenobia pulverulenta 'Woodlander's Blue'
Dusty Zenobia
A graceful, arching shrub. The leaves may turn yellow with a tinge of red in the fall. Panicles of white, anise-scented, narrow bellshaped flowers at the end of the branches in mid to late spring. Powdery blue foliage during the growing season. this variety has beautiful fall color of brilliant orange and red in autumn if in full sun.
Height 5' • acidic, moist, well-drained soill • Zones 5-9
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2 Gallon/$32
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PERENNIALS
Aquilegia canadensis
Red Columbine
Columbine is a dainty, woodland wildflower with nodding red an dyellow flowers that can reallly brighten up a shady spot. Though it self-seeds, this native columbine is not invasive. A must-have for the woodland garden! Attracts hummingbirds!
Height= 18-30" • needs good drainage
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1 Gallon/$8
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Aster divaricatus
White Wood Aster
Spreading native groundcover aster. Thin, cascading braches with small star-like white flowers with yellow centers. Blossoms are small, but plentiful. Blooms late summer. Can tolerate shade, but does best in morning sun and good air circulation.
Height= 1-3' • dry/average soil • Zones 3-8
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1 Gallon/$8
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Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb'
Prolific sunny yellow blooms all summer long; tolerates poor, sandy, or rocky soil with good drainage. In richer soil, will self-seed or spread by rhizomes; heat/humidity tolerant; somewhat mounded habit; tall, erect flower stems and threadlike leaves. Good cut flower. Shear in late summer for fall rebloom. Attracts bees, butterflies, and birds.
Height= 1-1.5'" • dry/average soil • Zones 5-8
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1 Gallon/$8
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Gaura lindheimeri
Whirling butterflies)
Delicate bright white blossoms that fade to pink atop long arching red stems; use in borders, beds or containers; heat, humidity, drought tolerant and deer resistant. Floriferous, compact, clumping habit with airy appearnace. Reseeds freely; blooms late spring-fall.
Height= 18-24" • average well-drained soil • Zones 5-9
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1 Gallon/$8
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Geranium 'Rozanne'
Cranesbill
2008 Gold Medal winner. This hardy geranium is showy and versatile. Intense violet-blue blossoms are 2.5" wide with large white eye. Blooms from spring to fall. Mounded habit, abundant blooms; if blooms decline in mid-summer, shearing lightly will promote fall rebloom. Robust grower with finely cut foliage, loves heat and humidity. Use a complete fertilizer (eg 10/10/10) at planting and 1 or 2 additional times during growing season.
Height 16-24" Width 12-18" • amended soil with good drainage
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1 Gallon/$8
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Liatris microcephala
Gayfeather
Spikes of fluffy lavendar tassel-like flowers rise from tufts of grassy leaves on this tough perennial, native to granite outcrops of the Southern Appalachians. Tolerates clay, drought, humidity, low maintenance, and poor to harsh conditions generally. Blooms late August - September. Unique blooms unfurl from top to bottom of the flower; attracts bees, butterflies, and birds.
Height 12-18" • average soil
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1 Gallon/$8
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Senecio aureus
Golden groundsel
Also known as Squaw-Weed, this is a wildflower native to eastern North America. This seldom-seen perennial is useful for adding spring color to shady areas. A unique plant forms clumps of fresh green leaves, in early spring. Purple buds appear later, bursting into bright yellow stars. Nice ground cover in damp shady areas, combining well with Hostas or ferns. The small flower heads consist of a disk and deep yellow ray flowers. There are several in each flat-topped open cluster during the early summer. Good groundcover.
Moist soil
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1 Gallon/$8
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Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks'
Goldenrod
At 3-4' tall, 'Fireworks' is more compact than mostof the species and flowers more heavily. A lacy dome of golden flowers looks like exploding fireworks. This is a very beneficial plant to nature, providing nectar and pollen for bees and butterflies in early fall. This cultivar tolerates moister soils than many of the other goldenrods. Remove spent flower clusters to encourage additional bloom. Divide every 2-3 years to keep plantings vigorous. Deer resistant.
Height & Width 24-30" • Moist, well-drained soil • Zones 3-9
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1 Gallon/ $8
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Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal flower
Short-lived perennial with red tubular flowers that form along stems. Bloom time: mid- to late summer The reddest red in nature! Great along pond or water garden - requires moist soil. Good hummingbird plant. Easily grown in rich, medium wet to wet soils. Divide clumps in spring as needed. May self-seed in optimum growing conditions. Excellent for butterfly or bird/hummingbird gardens and effective near ponds or streams.
Height: 3' • part shade; needs moisture
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1 Gallon/$8
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FERNS
Dryopteris ludoviciana
Louisiana Wood Fern
Prefers moist, well-drained soils. Tall upright growth habit with shiny/leathery dark green fronds. Evergreen-semi-evergreen. Makes a striking specimen.
Height= 3-4' • moist, well-drained soil • Zones 6-10
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1 Gallon/$8
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Dropteris x australis
Dixie Wood Fern
Quoting John T. Mickel in Ferns for American Gardens, "Dryoperis x australis is one of the great ferns for the garden." Fairly slender, with lustrous dark green fronds. Semi-evergreen.
Height 3-4', Width 3' • well-drained soils • Zones 6-10
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1 Gallon/$8
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Thelypteris kunthii
Southern Shield Fern
A slow rhizomatous creeper that spreads nicely, not obnoxiously, to make incredible woodland masses. Easy deciduous fern to grow.
Height 2-4', Width 18" • tolerant of moist to wet soil; short-term drought tolerant • Zones 6-10
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1 Gallon/$8
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PLANT PICK-UP SCHEDULE
Plants will be available to pickup at the Dunwoody Nature Center at the following times ONLY:
- Friday, April 17, 2 pm - 4 pm
- Saturday, April 18, 10 am - noon
Water Conservation Links
http://www.conservewatergeorgia.net/pdf/Rain_Barrel_Construction_Handout.pdf
http://www.monolake.org/socalwater/wctips.htm
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/backyard/watercon.html
http://www.wateruseitwisely.com/
http://earth911.org/water/water-conservation/
http://www.eartheasy.com/live_water_saving.htm
http://www.kdheks.gov/pdf/hef/ec5049.pdf
http://www.awwa.org/waterwiser/
http://www.rainbarrelguide.com/
http://www.composters.com/water.php
http://www.cwp.org/Community_Watersheds/brochure.pdf
http://www.uri.edu/ce/healthylandscapes/rainbsources.html
http://www.rainsaverusa.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_barrel
http://www.greywater.com/
http://www.oasisdesign.net/greywater/misinfo/index.htm