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Cimicifuga
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Cimicifuga racemosa (Black Cohosh)
Part Sun to Light Shade Zone: 4-8 60" tall Origin: USA
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(syn: Actaea racemosa) This unusual member of the Ranunculus family (clematis, hellebores) can be found natively in moist deciduous forests from Canada south to AL. In the garden, a compost rich, moist soil is best, although the plants will go dormant early in the case of drought. The basal rosette of cutleaf foliage is topped in late spring by narrow upright 5' tall spikes of small white flowers...a mature clump is very impressive. This has performed very well for us in our trials, unlike the similarly named C. ramosa, which has no heat tolerance. C. racemosa is renown for its medicinal properties, especially to treat "women's complaints". Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #08147
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Clematis
You’re no doubt familiar with the typical vining mailbox clematis, so we’ve chosen the clematis road less traveled. Our focus is the shrubby and partially vining clematis that are great for individual specimens as well as for weaving harmlessly through a shrub or small tree. We have found these bush clematis to be very easy to grow and have none of the dieback problems that are expected with the large-flowered hybrids. Recent breakthroughs in breeding have greatly expanded the palette of these valuable garden plants.
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Clematis addisonii (Addison's Clematis)
Sun to Part SunZone: 5-8, at least 30" tall Origin: USA alternate image
This rare US native shrubby clematis is only found in four counties in western VA, growing at the edge of dry woods. C. addisonii has proven to be an easy-to-grow, superb garden performer. C. addisonii dies to the ground each season and re-emerges in spring with large single leaves on each side of the central stem to 30" tall. While C. addisonii usually stands upright, well-grown specimens may twine gently into neighboring plants. For us, C. addisonii flowers heavily in spring, and then again in late summer and fall with lavender bell-shaped flowers with contrasting white centers. This is a superb performer that deserves to be more widely grown. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #05903
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Clematis 'Alionushka' (Alionushka Clematis)
Sun to Part SunZone: 4b-8 48" tall Origin: Hybrid
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We have been thrilled at the performance of this unique clematis hybrid in our gardens. This 1969 release combined the large-flowered C. 'Nezhdannyi' with the bush C. integrifolia, thanks to the breeding work of A. N. Volosenko-Valenis and M. A. Beskaravainaya of the Ukraine. Like a NASCAR driver at Daytona, each 4-6' long scrambler weaves in and out of anything nearby. Starting in late April (in NC) and continuing until frost, the plants are adorned with wonderful 2.5" long rosy-pink, flared bell-shaped flowers. It can be pruned hard in the late winter. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #05714
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Clematis alpina 'Stolwijk Gold' PPAF (Stolwijk Gold Alpine Clematis)
Sun to Part SunZone: 4-7, at least 72" tall Origin: Europe
From Holland's G.C. Stolwijk and Co. comes this dazzling new selection of the European Clematis alpina with bright yellow foliage...yes, you read that right! The new growth on this 6' tall scrambler is bright gold, later changing to chartreuse. The incredible foliage is adorned in May/June with pendent blue flowers...what a sight to behold! Just like those Christmas visions of sugar plums dancing, I can see those plant combinations forming in your fertile minds already. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #07573
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Clematis cirrhosa 'Freckles' (Freckles Winter Clematis)
Sun to Part SunZone: 7b-9, at least 240" tall Origin: Mediterranean Europe, Portugal
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This Balearic Islands form of the winter-flowering clematis was a seed selection from the UK's clematis guru, Ray Evison. Introduced in 1989, Clematis 'Freckles' goes completely dormant in the summer months and only begins re-leafing in early October and starts flowering a few weeks later. The glossy dark green leaves serve as the perfect backdrop for the 2" pendulous cream flowers that are heavily speckled with red-purple. The delightful seed heads remain on the plant for long periods after flowering. Although it is native in scrubby woodlands, we have found that a sunny western exposure works best. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #08051
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Clematis 'Fascination' PP 14,770 (Fascination Clematis)
Sun to Part SunZone: 5b-8, at least 140" tall Origin: Hybrid
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From Dutch clematis breeder Wim Snoeijer comes a new semi-climbing clematis that dazzled me on my 2004 trip to Wim's nursery in Holland. Clematis 'Fascination' is a very floriferous hybrid (C. integrifolia x C. fusca) that is adorned with small, glossy, flared, bell-shaped violet flowers, each edged in white. The attractive silver seed heads just add to the beauty. C. 'Fascination' is perfect to scramble through shrubs for a delightful color highlight.
Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #06377
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Clematis fruticosa 'Mongolian Gold' (Mongolian Gold Bush Clematis)
SunZone: 4-7, at least 40" tall Origin: E. Asia
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Thanks to a collecting trip to Mongolia by the University of Nebraska, we now have a new addition to the world of shrubby bush clematis. C. fruticosa makes an erect shrubby plant clothed with rubbery, dark green foliage. In late summer, the clumps are topped with 1" yellow upside-down bell-shaped flowers, followed by attractive seed heads. C. fruticosa 'Mongolian Gold' has already garnered the prestigious "Great Plants for Great Plains" award. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #03572
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Clematis 'Hendryetta' PPAF (Hendryetta Clematis)
Sun to Part SunZone: 4-8 60" tall Origin: Hybrid
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This Wim Snoeijer hybrid is the result of a cross between C 'Purpureostriata' and the popular C. 'Alionushka'. The pendent, red-lavender bells are held in abundance from July-September along scrambling stems that extend to 5' long. I was particularly impressed when I first saw this plant on my 2004 trip to Holland...plant one near your favorite shrub for a summer floral boost. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #06378
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Clematis hirsutissima (Hairy Clematis)
Sun to Part SunZone: 3-7 12" tall Origin: USA
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This charming dwarf bush clematis is home on the range from British Columbia south to MN and WY, where it can be found in prairies where the deer and the antelope roam. The tiny 1' tall upright rock garden specimens are clothed in hairy grey cutleaf foliage and topped, starting in early -April (NC) with solitary down turned purple bells...without question one of the cutest native plants in the US. Clematis hirsutissima has been used to treat everything from headaches to sinus pain. With its small size and slow growth rate, the wait for a cure may be worse than socialized health care. Pot size: #05695
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Clematis integrifolia 'Rose Colored Glasses' (Rose Colored Glasses Bush Clematis)
Sun to Light ShadeZone: 3-9 24" tall Origin: Europe, Asia
This splendid new introduction is a seedling that we selected from a batch of the non-vining bush clematis, C. integrifolia 'Rosea'. C. 'Rose Colored Glasses' is topped in spring with 2" rosy pink flowers that are much larger than is normally seen with this species. For us, C. 'Rose Colored Glasses' flowers heavily, then after resting for a month, comes into flower again and again. Plant it in a special spot in the rock garden or the front of the border, where you can look at your garden through 'Rose Colored Glasses'. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #04224
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Clematis 'Jan Fopma' (Jan Fopma Clematis)
Sun to Part SunZone: 5b-8, at least 60" tall Origin: Hybrid
Clematis 'Jan Fopma' is another of the wonderful new scrambling hybrids from Dutch clematis breeder Wim Snoeijer. Wim named this clematis after another famed Dutch clematis expert, Jan Fopma. Clematis 'Jan Fopma' combines the best traits of C. integrifolia and C. fusca to produce a 5' long scrambler that is adorned from July to September with small, red-lavender, flared, bell-shaped flowers, each with a lighter edge.
Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #06379
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Clematis ladakhiana (Ladakha Clematis)
Sun to Part SunZone: 5-7, at least 96" tall Origin: Himalayas, Nepal
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From 12,000' elevation in the popular vacation spot of Kashmir (and surrounding India and Tibet) comes a delightful but little-known clematis. Perhaps it's little known since the Tibetans burned it and then used the remains to cure indigestion and dysentery. When not on fire, the lacy glaucous-green foliage (similar to C. tangutica) adorns the 8' tall vine, laden from midsummer until fall with golden yellow bells. Each wide flaring bell with upturned tips is often highlighted by brown specks. We think you will really like growing it as an ornamental, but beware of Tibetans bearing matches. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #07759
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Clematis ochroleuca (Ochre Clematis)
Sun to Light ShadeZone: 4b-8, at least 24" tall Origin: USA alternate image
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This prized East Coast native is another of the little-known bush clematis. While C. ochroleuca is certainly not a common native, it is usually found on sandy grasslands from NY to GA. In late spring, the clumps are topped with pendulous, fuzzy, creamy-white bells. Following flowering, plants are covered with splendid seedheads which resemble large attractive golden balls of lint. I like lint! C. ochroleuca is perfect for a special spot in the rock garden. Save seed, since Clematis ochroleuca is virtually impossible to root from cuttings. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #03708
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Clematis pitcheri (Pitcher's Leather Flower)
Part Sun to Light ShadeZone: 5-9, at least 72" tall Origin: USA
Clematis pitcheri is a little known but fabulous native, ranging from IA south to TX. The scrambling 6' tall vine with opposite trifoliate leaves mingles unobtrusively like an accountant at an eyewear convention. We have ours growing through a michellia, and you don't even notice it is there until it begins to flower. The dainty, pendent, purple bell-shaped flowers with recurved tips adorn the vine from mid-May through September...simply delightful. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #06969
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Clematis 'Reiman' (Reiman Clematis)
SunZone: 4-8, guessing 60" tall Origin: Hybrid
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(aka: C. 'Kivireim') This 1987 introduction comes from breeder Uno Kivistik of Estonia and is named in honor of Rudolph Reiman, another Estonian clematis breeder. The 5' tall vine is adorned starting in early summer with 5" dark purple flowers, highlighted by a red-violet flush...most visible with cooler nights. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #07706
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Clematis 'Roguchi' (Roguchi Clematis)
SunZone: 5-8, at least 72" tall Origin: Hybrid
Virtually anyone who has grown Clematis 'Roguchi' agrees that this hybrid, from breeder Kazushige Ozawa-sani of Japan, is one of the finest bell-shaped clematis ever introduced. Starting in early May and continuing through September, this free-flowering C. integrifolia x durandii hybrid is covered with large 2" cobalt blue bells. C. 'Roguchi' has an amazing range, growing equally as well in MN as it does in Houston, TX. Don't worry about pruning, since it is a perennial and will die to the ground each season. For us, C. 'Roguchi' makes a 6' tall clambering vine...perfect for weaving through shrubs like a motorbike in a traffic jam. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #07093
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Clematis stans x heracleifolia (Hybrid Bush Clematis)
Part Sun to Light ShadeZone: 3-9 12" tall Origin: Hybrid alternate image
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(aka: Clematis xbonstedtii) This unique Bill Barnes hybrid, between the Japanese C. stans and the Chinese C. heracleifolia, has proved to be a real star in our garden trials. Both parents are non-climbing, 5' long perennials, and their offspring maintain the same habit...let's call it rigidly lax. For us, these hybrids are clothed with attractive, dark green, tripartite (three-lobed) foliage and then topped, beginning in early July, with long, terminal flower stalks. Each stalk bears several whorls of flowers...a dozen small bells each. The individual flowers are white on the outside, opening with recurved petals of dark lavender-blue. This is a superbly easy-to-grow and floriferous clematis that is perfect for the semi-shade to part-sun garden. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #05014
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Clematis 'Zobluepi' PPAF (Blue Pirouette Clematis)
Sun to Part SunZone: 4-8 60" tall Origin: Hybrid alternate image
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This new introduction from Wim Snoeijer of Holland combines C. integrifolia 'Rosea' with the large flowered C. 'Warszawska Nike'...easy for you to say. The result is a superb 5' long scrambler that produces stunning blue-purple, open-face flowers highlighted by an attractive cluster of white stamens in the center. For us, it flowers well from May through August...absolutely superb, despite the stupid name. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #06375
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Clematis 'Zoin' PP 14,054 (Inspiration tm Clematis)
Sun to Part SunZone: 5b-8, at least 120" tall Origin: Hybrid alternate image
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This new introduction from Wim Snoeijer of Holland combines C. integrifolia 'Rosea' with the large flowered Polish hybrid C. 'Warszawska Nike'...the same cross that produced C 'Blue Pirouette'. C. 'Zoin' makes a 10' long scrambler that can be planted at the base of shrubs or taller perennials and will unobtrusively weave its way through its host, creating an unexpected spectacle when flowering commences. For us, C. 'Zoin' flowers well from May through August with open-faced, magenta flowers highlighted by a cluster of white stamens. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #06376
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Clerodendron
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Clerodendron speciosissimum (Giant Red Glory Bower)
SunZone: 8-10, at least 84" tall Origin: China
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This tropical clerodendron has been surprising us with its winter hardiness. Although it is late to emerge in Zone 7b, it has returned for several years, but never gets over 2' tall. In warmer climates, expect it to reach 7' tall. The slowly suckering stems are clothed in 1' wide, velvety green leaves and topped in summer and fall with terminal clusters of scarlet-red flowers. In our climate, we rarely get flowers before early October. Not only does it look good, but it can be used to cure everything from arthritis to hemorrhoids. Did we mention that hummingbirds like it, too? Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #06678
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Clinopodium
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Clinopodium georgianum 'Barbour Belle' (Georgia Savory)
SunZone: 6-9 12" tall Origin: USA alternate image
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(aka: C. georgianum A1FL-165) We collected cuttings of this heavy flowering selection of the wonderful Georgia Savory in 2001 from Barbour County, AL, where it was growing with Coreopsis major. C. georgianum 'Barbour Belle' makes a 18" tall x 2' wide clump of deciduous woody stems that are clothed during the growing season by small, round green leaves that, when crushed, smell strongly of peppermint. C. 'Barbour Belle' begins flowering in late summer and continues into October with small, light mauvy lavender flowers smothering each stem. This is really one of my favorites for the dry rock garden...good drainage is important. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #05421
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