This superb form of the Chinese scrambler, Jasminum officinale, comes from Fromefield Nursery in the UK. Unlike the species that has green leaves, this seedling boasts brilliant gold foliage that holds beautifully even in our hot, humid summers. The stems are also home to deliciously fragrant flowers throughout the summer. As a gesture of forced integration, we encourage Jasminum 'Frojas' to scramble through other colored foliage plants, such as purple loropetalum and smoke tree. Each branch of Fiona Sunrise jasmine can reach up to 10' in length when happy or can be kept shorter with a pair of sharp clippers. Lest we forget, tea from this gem is drunk for its aphrodisiac qualities, and who could forget that carrying the flowers attracts money and wealth? Attract a little bit our way, if you please. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
We are pleased to offer one of the truly unique plants in the plant kingdom. The corkscrew rush brings back all kinds of memories from rushes to corkscrews...hmmm. The narrow, glossy green, pencil-thin stems spiral outward from the clump to 8" in all directions...like the hairdo of a punk rocker on 10-10-10 fertilizer! Juncus 'Curly Wurly' is a great deer-resistant accent plant that collectors dare not do without. Corkscrew rush prefers to be sited in a bog or, at least, a very moist environment. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
Way cool! I first spotted this fascinating deer-resistant bog plant in England several years ago at the garden of the introducer, Joe Sharmon. Unlike the small corkscrew rush, Juncus 'Afro' was virtually a corkscrew rush on steroids...with dusty blue foliage! Each 2' wide clump resembles an upside-down dish of 3-day-old blue spaghetti. We have enough to share with contorted gardeners everywhere! Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
Juniperus chinensis 'Echiniformis' is one of the finest junipers ever introduced for the rock garden due to its insanely slow growth...14" tall x 20" wide in 14 years. In appearance, hedgehog juniper resembles...a prickly blue-green hedgehog. There's good reason no sane nursery would ever offer such a slow-growing plant! Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
I was blown away with Juniperus 'All Gold' when I first saw this in Pat McCracken's North Carolina nursery in 2009. I collect conifers, but I'd never seen anything quite like this brilliant selection of the common shore juniper, Juniperus conferta. As it turned out, Juniperus 'All Gold' is a sport from Juniperus 'Blue Pacific' discovered by Pat's friend, Leo Koelewyn, a conifer nurseryman in Monbulk, Australia. The mat of soft golden foliage will eventually reach 8'+ wide...our 3-year-old plants are now 5' wide. The new spring growth is brightest, although the color holds well for us through the summer in full baking sun. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
This amazing Brookside Gardens release is still quite rare in the trade...except in variegated plant circles. This groundcover shore juniper has the typical green shore juniper foliage, except that it is heavily splotched bright gold. We have not found the gold pattern to fade, burn out, or revert, as is the case with many streaked plants. A large patch of Juniperus 'Sunsplash' is a very cool feature in the garden...expect a 5' wide patch in 3 years. As with all shore junipers, good drainage is essential to good health. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
(PP 5948 expired) We really love this 1985 introduction from Oregon's Iseli nursery that was reportedly discovered in 1980 after lightning hit a patch of Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltonii'. The result was a beautiful golden-foliage US native (Canada south to Illinois) groundcover juniper that we have enjoyed for over two decades in our rock garden. For us, Juniperus 'Mother Lode' makes a 4' wide, slowly growing patch that looks great in both summer and winter...superb! Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
x Jubautia splendens 'Dick Douglas' is a man-made hybrid of jelly palm, Butia capitata var. odorata, and xChilean wine palm, Jubaea chilensis, that was reportedly first intentionally made by Fred Boutin at California's Huntington Gardens. Our offerings are seedlings from a subsequent cross of Butia capitata var odorata and the hybrid, xJubautia splendens 'Dick Douglas' so, in theory, these should be two parts butia and one part jubaea, although genetics are never that precise. These have not been planted out in the garden yet, but we have very high winter hardiness and humidity tolerance hopes for this hybrid. Expect a large feather palm that looks and grows like a butia on steroids. Our quantities are extremely limited.
Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
