KALIMERIS
fc: white
Kalimeris incisa 'Blue Star'
fc: presumably blue
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Kalimeris incisa 'Variegata' |
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ht: 36
in., |
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Kalimeris pinnatifida 'Hortensis' |
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ht:
28-36 in. |
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. June 2003. One of the densest and best plantings we've seen. Click image to enlarge. |
Kalimeris yomena 'Aurea' |
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ht: 12
in. |
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Kalimeris yomena 'Fuji Snow' |
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ht: 18
in. |
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Kalimeris yomena 'Shogun' ('Variegata', 'Variegated') |
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lc: mottled cream to white, often becoming more yellow by summer. |
KNIPHOFIA
This is not a complete cultivar study but emphasizes some of the newer ones not found in most literature and are being widely sold. Additional new and rare cultivars are described by Cotswold from their very large collection.
Cultivars are listed in alphabetical order without reference to specific (species) epithets.
Kniphofia - Literature
li: Taylor, J. 1985. Kniphofia - a
survey. Plantsman 7: 129-160.
li: Taylor, J. 1985. The national
Kniphofia collection. Hardy Plt. Soc. Bull. 7(1): 8-13..
li: (both of the above references are
highly recommended).
Here's a pretty spread of low
maintenance in mixed cultivars at Ginter Botanic Garden in Richmond.
Such patches require very little moisture except on the hottest of days
and provide many nice cut flowers over the months. Every garden of any
size should have a "poker patch" on ground not suited for other things
and yet handy for gathering arrangements from time to time.
Kniphofia aloides = K. uvaria
Kniphofia 'Alpha'
fc: clear red
bt: early before parents - July to September (Germany)
ch: hardier than 'The Cardinal'
rai: improvement over 'Feuerkerze' and 'The Cardinal'
or: Alfred Weinreich of Floragarten 1990 as 'Feuerkerze' x 'The
Cardinal'
in: originator c. 1997
Kniphofia 'Alcazar'
ht: 70-90cm tall x 50cm wide - dwarf to semi-dwarf
fc: uniform orange-red to copper-coral with some gold at inflor. base
bt: mid-season - and may rebloom
lw: slightly narrower than other scarlets.
Kniphofia 'Ample Dwarf' (4/8)
ht: 45cm
st: bronze
fc: bronzish-green buds open cream
so, or: www.cgf.net
, their own selection named in 2003
Kniphofia 'Apricot'
ht: 36-48 in. tall
fc: buff-yellow tinged apricot
ns, id: not likely a single clone worldwide. This name is
ns, id: too general to be a valid cultivar.
Kniphofia 'Apricot Nectar'
ht: 70cm tall x 50cm wide
fc: nice apricot orange
bt: longer bloom period
Kniphofia 'Apricots and
Cream' (4/8)
ht: 65cm
fc: orange and creamblend
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Apricot
Souffle' (4/8)
ht: 90cm
fc: apricot orange
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Ariel's Magic' (6/5)
fc: bright orangish-yellow to golden-yellow
ch: USDA 6
in: Ron Allensen, Monarch Landing Nursery
Kniphofia 'Ascot Lemon'
ht: 60cm - dwarf
fc: green buds, lemon yellow,no red or orange tints
or: Lambley Nursery, said to be first all yellow dwarf
Kniphofia 'Ascot Maid'
ht: dwarf as 'Little Maid'
fc: "limy-apricot in bud opening to creamy-lemon"
or: Lambley Nursery
Kniphofia 'Atlanta'
(4/8)
ht: 1.2m
fc: red buds open yellow
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Barton
Fever' (4/8)
ht: 60cm
fc: tawny buds open apricot orange
lc: glossy green
or: National Collection at Barton Manor
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Bee's Lemon'
(4/8)
ht: 85cm
fc: green buds open lemon yellow
infl: dense, narrow head
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Bee's Sunset'
ht: 80cm
fc: bronze to orange-yellow, nice and subtle
fc: for those hating the overly bold bicolors
fc: early-mid-season
infl: densely flowered
Kniphofia 'Bitter
Chocolate' (4/8)
ht: 75cm
st: bronze, showy
fc: ambers buds open cream
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Blaze'
ht: 1m tall x 80cm wide
fc: dark coral-red
infl: very long, large infl.
bt: long display in summer, again in fal
Kniphofia 'Bleached Blonde' (7/7)
ht: 36 in. tall x 24 in. wide
fc: corolla creamy-yellow, keeping inflor. mostly one color
bt: may rebloom in summer if cut back and deheaded.
or: Olympic Coast Gardens
so, in: www.plantdelights.com
(2007 Spring Sales Catalog: 78, with color photo)
Kniphofia 'Bob's
Choice' (4/8)
ht: 1.2m
fc: medium yellow
bt: often blooms twice a year, 1-2 months each time
so: www.cgf.net,
their own selection for repeat blooming
Kniphofia 'Bronze Chandelier' = 'Bronzeleuchter'
Kniphofia 'Bressingham Comet'
ht: 50cm - dwarf
fc: light orange becoming orange-yellow
bt: very long bloom period, producing flowers for
bt: many weeks to months
or: Blooms of Bressingham
Kniphofia 'Bressingham
Gleam' (4/8)
ht: 60cm
fc: light orange
ft: flared corolla
or: Bressingham Gardens
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Bressingham Sunbeam' (4/8)
ht: 60cm
fc: light orange
or, pat: Bressingham Gardens, European PBR
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Brimestone'
ht: 30 in.
fc: green and light yellow
infl: very narrow
Kniphofia 'Bronzeleuchter'
ht: 60cm
fc: bronze-yellow with some red at inflor. peak
bt: mid-season
or: from K. galpinii
Kniphofia 'Canary'
ht: 60cm
fc: clean light yellow - just like the bird.
Kniphofia 'Candlelight'
(4/8)
ht: 60cm
fc: green buds open light greenish-yellow
ft: flared corolla
bt: repeat bloomer
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Catherine's
Orange' (4/8)
ht: 1.0m
fc: rich clean orange
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia caulescens 'Coral Breakers' (7/01)
ht: 80cm
fc: coral red
bt: June-July (UK)
or: Bob Brown 1993 as species seedling
in: Bob Brown 1999
li: Hertle, B. 2000. New cultivars of hardy perennials. ISU.
Kniphofia caulescens 'John May'
ht: 60cm
fc: rose-brown buds open coral
bt: up to 2 weeks earlier than species typical
lc: richer blue than typical
Kniphofia 'C.M.
Pritchard' (4/8)
ht: 75cm
fc: green buds open lemon yellow
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Chichi' (4/8)
ht: 1.0m
fc: reddish-orange buds open cream
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Cobra'
ht: 36 in. tall x 24 in. wide
fc: copper-orange fading to creamy-yellow and ivory, multiple shades
fc: at once
fd: named for it's very large flowers
Kniphofia 'Coral
Sceptre' (4/8)
ht: 60cm
fc: coral-red
bt: early season, long display
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Corallina'
ht: 30-42 in.
fc: coral-red
in: an old garden clone, before 1903
Kniphofia 'Dawn' (4/8)
ht: 90cm
fc: peach-cream buds open orange and yellow
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Dawn
Sunkiss' (4/8)
fc: coral and cream blend
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Dingaan'
(4/8)
ht: 1-2m
fc: bronze-green buds open light bronze-yellow
prop: seed strain
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Dorset
Sentry' (4/8)
ht: 1m
st: bronze
fc: bright clear "acid yellow"
or: John May
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Drummore Apricot' (7/01)
ht: 80cm - 2-3 ft. in one US trial
st: bronze
fc: apricot and green shades, yellowish-orange from a distance, striped
in darker shades
or: John May 1994 from unknown parents
in: Bob Brown 1997
li: Hertle, B. 2000. New cultivars of hardy perennials. ISU.
Kniphofia 'Early
Buttercup' (4/8)
ht: 75cm
fc: green buds open yellow
bt: early season
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Elizabeth Pearce' (7/7)
ht: 36 in. tall
fc: corolla buttery yellow over entire inflor.
or: Olympic Coast Gardens, named for the owner's mother
so, in: www.plantdelights.com
(2007 Spring Sales Catalog: 78, with color photo)
Kniphofia 'Erecta' (4/8)
ht: 1.5m
fc: orangish-red
ft: flowers open in upright position
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Ernest Mitchell'
ht: 52 in.
fc: green and yellow
bt: mid to late season
Kniphofia 'Evered'
ht: 80cm
fc: pure red
bt: early - mid-June - and thus useful before other red cvs. come into
color.
or: UK.
Kniphofia 'Express' (4/8)
ht: 1.2
fc: salmon-red to orange shades
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Fairyland'
(4/8)
ht: 60cm
fc: coral and cream
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Fall Fire' = 'Herbstglut'
Kniphofia 'Fiery Fred'
(4/8)
ht: 65cm
fc: greenish-orange
bt: very long bloom period
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia hirsuta 'Fire Dance'
ht: 24 in.
ha: dense, neat clumps
lw: narrow blades
fc: coral-red becoming yellow, bicolored
ch: more cold hardy
prop, or: seed strain from Jelitto
Kniphofia 'Fireworks' = 'Fyrwekery'
Kniphofia 'First Surprise' (7/7)
ht: 30 in. tall
ha: compact, shorter
fc: corolla bright orange (RHS 24A)
eval: Tony Avent says "splendid early spring flowering in our trials"
or: L.C.J. van Delft, Holland
so: www.plantdelights.com
(2006 Fall Sales Catalog: 24, with color photo)
Kniphofia 'Frances
Victoria' (4/8)
ht: 2m
fc: green buds open dark greenish-gold
lc: light green
or: from K. linearifolia
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Fyrwekery'
ht: 80-100cm
fc: bright orange-red
bt: mid-season
rai: useful for greater height than some other orange-red cvs.
Kniphofia 'Feuerkerze'
ht: 60-70cm
fc: brighter red than parent cvs. - red and yellow overall
ch: hardier than parent cvs.
or: Alfred Weinreich of Floragarten 1965 as 'Express' x 'The Cardinal'
in: originator c. 1969.
Kniphofia 'Frances Victoria' (7/01)
ht: 150cm - very tall
fc: green and gold shades
bt: September to November (UK)
or: Bob Brown 1998 from unknown parents
in: Bob Brown 1999
li: Hertle, B. 2000. New cultivars of hardy perennials. ISU.
Kniphofia 'Gilt Bronze'
(4/8)
ht: 1m
fc: greenish-bronze
ft: unusual for horizontal corolla
or: June McGary
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Gladness' (7/01)
ht: 135cm
fc: orange
bt: June to July (UK)
or: Bob Brown 1992 from unknown parents
in: Bob Brown 1997
li: Hertle, B. 2000. New cultivars of hardy perennials. ISU.
Kniphofia 'Glow'
ht: 24-36 in.
fc: bright coral-red
Kniphofia 'Gold Else'
ht: 24 in. - dwarf
fc: greenish-yellow
lw: narrow, grassy leaf
Kniphofia 'Gold Mine'
ht: 36 in.
fc: mostly bright gold
Kniphofia 'Green Jade'
ht: 48 in.
fc: light jade green
Kniphofia 'Green Magic'
ht: 80cm
fc: light greenish-yellow
bt: late season
Kniphofia 'H.E. Beale'
ht: 36 in.
fc: orange buds open lemon-yellow
Kniphofia caulescens 'Helen Dillon' (1/8)
ht: 36 in. tall x 38 in. wide
fc: corolla orange, fading to yellow at base
infl: full, dense, broadly conical, many-flowered
lc: powdery blue, almost Agave-like, showy
or: Helen Dillon, Ireland
so, in:
www.heronswood.com from originator's garden
Kniphofia 'Herbstglut'
ht: 120cm
fc: orange-red becoming yellow at the base.
bt: late - often beginning in August
ch: more cold hardy - zone not reported
or: 'Bernocks Triumph' x 'Royal Standard'
Kniphofia 'Heroine'
ns, id: a clone trailed in Ottawa 1908, no details.
Kniphofia 'Hollard's Gold' (7/01)
ht: 100cm
fc: light golden yellow and brown
bt: July to Sept. (UK)
or: Hollard garden 1991 of unknown parentage
in: Bob Brown 1995
li: Hertle, B. 2000. New cultivars of hardy perennials. ISU.
Kniphofia 'Icandesce'
(4/8)
ht: 90cm
fc: reddish-orange buds open apricot orange
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Ice Queen'
ht: 48-72 in. - tall but reports vary a bit
st: thick, stronger than most
fc: green buds open creamy-white, green tints
Kniphofia 'Ingenue'
(4/8)
ht: 60cm
fc: greenish-brown buds open striped green/brown/cream
ft: widely flared corolla
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Innocence'
(4/8)
ht: 60cm
fc: greensish-brown buds open cream striped brown and green
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'James Nottle'
ht: 1.2m tall x 1.0m wide
fc: green buds, gold tinged orange, later light "butter lemon"
bt: long bloom period
lc: more blusih-green
or: Lambley Nursery
Kniphofia 'Jane Henry'
(4/8)
ht: 1m
fc: light reddish-pink fading to cream
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Jenny Bloom' (4/8)
ht: 60-90cm
fc: coral-orange buds open cream
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'John Benary'
ht: 30 in. - shorter
fc: coral-red
or: Ireland
Kniphofia 'Johnathan'
(4/8)
ht: 1.2m
fc: orangish-red, bright
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Kingston Flame'
ht: 75cm
fc: orange-red
bt: early season - and may rebloom
rai: valued for smaller stature and earlier show.
Kniphofia 'Lancer'
ht: 75cm
fc: lime green buds are tipped orange. Opens cream with green tips.
infl: broad "Christmas tree' shape
or: Mr. Dennis Norgate
Kniphofia 'Lemon Butter'
ht: 75cm
ha: more robust than parent 'Goldelse'
fc: waxy clean lemon yellow
bt: long bloom season, occasionally reclooming in autumn.
or: Eastcoast from 'Goldelse' as sister of 'Orange Butter'
Kniphofia 'Lemon Ice'
ht: 90cm
fc: light yellow
bt: late season
Kniphofia triangularis subsp. triangularis
'Light of the World' (7/01)
ht: 60cm
fc: light orange
bt: September to October (UK)
in: Bob Brown 1997
li: Hertle, B. 2000. New cultivars of hardy perennials. ISU.
Kniphofia 'Limeglow'
ht: 150cm
fc: pastel lim-yellow to yellowish-green
or: found in a Melbourne Aust. garden
Kniphofia 'Little Candles'
fc: "creamy parchment yellow" with brown at the top of the inflor.
infl: candle-like without the typical taper of most hybrids
Kniphofia 'Little Maid'
ht: 24 in. tall x 18 in. wide - semi-dwarf
fc: green buds, light to medium creamy-yellow, lagter more cream with
fc: yellow tips
bt: midseason to start, can rebloom in fall if cut back in summer
lw: narrow, more grass-like
Kniphofia 'Lola' (7/7)
ht: 65 in. tall x wider
fc: bright orange becoming a bit yellow at the infl. base
infl: densely packed, very tall, 100 flowers or more
eval: Tony Avent calls it "bodacious...it's the Bo Derek of the red hot
pokers"
in, or: Lola ???? to Jim Massey to Tony Avent
so: www.plantdelights.com
(online catalog 2006)
Kniphofia 'Luna'
ht: 150cm
fc: medium yellow.
rai: stunning and distinct for its height.
Kniphofia 'Lye End'
ht: 36 in.
fc: yellow and orange blend
Kniphofia 'Mars'
ht: 120cm
fc: orange-red
bt: mid-season
Kniphofia 'Max Leichtlin'
fc: scarlet and golden-yellow
Kniphofia 'Mondfeuer'
ht: 100cm
fc: light yellow
bt: mid-season
'Nancy's
Red' is a good coral-red to dark vermillion-orange, keepng about the
same color from start to finish, not being bicolored in the least.
Kniphofia 'Nancy's Red'
(7/7)
ht: 24 in. tall
ha: true dwarf
fc: coral-red, not changing color much as they fade
Kniphofia
'Maid or Orleans'
ht: 100cm
fc: cream and yellow shades.
eval: one of the most popular cultivars worldwide
Kniphofia 'Malibu Yellow'
(5/02)
ht: 3 ft. tall x 4 ft. wide
fc: bright yellow
or: presumably Malibu CA USA
so: San Marcos Growers (online catalog 2002)
Kniphofia 'Old Court' ('Old
Court Seedling') (7/01)
ht: 55cm - dwarf to compact
fc: orange and green shades
lc: blue-green
or: Paul Pictor 1996 as 'Fiery Fred' seedling
in: Bob Brown 1988
li: Hertle, B. 2000. New cultivars of hardy perennials. ISU.
Kniphofia 'Orange Butter'
ht: 90cm
ha: foliage upright-arching, durable, non-flopping
fc: bright orange buds open warm apricot orange
or: sister of 'Lemon Butter'
Kniphofia 'Orange Queen'
ht: 120cm
fc: pastel orange cream
infl: narrow taper
lc: dark green
or: Dennis Norgater
Kniphofia
'Otto Mann'
ht: 64 in.
fc: golden-yellow becoming scarlet red
Kniphofia
'Painted Lady'
ht: 42 in.
fc: light coral becoming cream
Kniphofia 'Peachy Cheeks'
(7/7)
ht: 60cm tall x 25cm wide
ha: dwarf
fc: light salmon-orange becoming creamy-white at the inflor. base
or: sport of 'Little Maid'
so: www.kiwigoldnz.com
(online catalog 2007)
Kniphofia
'Percy's Pride'
ht: 36 in. tall x 40 in. wide
fc: greenish-yellow with tan and tawny tints, a unique and pretty shade
lt: somewhat rush-like foliage is different too
ns: named for Percy Piper, Foreman at Bressingham Gardens
Kniphofia
'Pinkette' (4/8)
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Pfitzeri'
ht: 28 in.
fc: bright orange to orangish-scarlet
in: old clone from Pfitzer of Germany, before 1898
Kniphofia
'Prince Beatrix'
ht: 130cm
fc: rich rose-orange ("coral peach") becoming more salmon pink
lc: grey green, contrasting nicely with the flower color
Kniphofia 'Primrose Beauty'
ht: 30 in.
fc: light to medium yellow - not everyone's idea of 'primrose yellow'
bt: mid to late season
Kniphofia
'Primrose Princess'
ht: 1.4m tall x 1.0 m wide - very tall
fc: cream and light yellow shades
eval: much like a taller 'Maid of Orleans'
Kniphofia
'Raging Inferno' (4/8)
ht: 1.5m
fc: bright orange and light yellow
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Red Brilliance'
ht: 100cm
fc: bright orange-red
bt: mid-season
or: Coe of UK
Kniphofia
'Red Princess'
ht: 120cm
fc: orange-red with yellow at the inflor. base
bt: mid-season
Kniphofia
'Red Chief'
ht: 110 cm
fc: bright red - slightly yellow at inflor. base
bt: mid-season
Kniphofia
'Rich Echoes' (4/8)
ht: 80cm
st: bronze
fc: orange buds open apricot-yellow
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia
'Royal Standard'
ht: 80-100 cm
fc: yellow with distinct red apex to inflor.
ch: more cold hardy than older bicolor clones.
Kniphofia
'Saffron Bird' = 'Safranvogel'
Kniphofia
'Safranvogel'
ht: 80 cm
fc: cream tinged pink and coral
bt: mid-season
eval: much like a larger 'Jenny Bloom'
Kniphofia
'Saturn'
ht: 100cm
fc: orange-red - some yellow at inflor. base
ft: corolla very narrow, pointed, and long
Kniphofia
'Schneewittchen'
ht: 80cm
fc: white with light pink to coral tints at inflor. peak
Kniphofia
'Scorced Corn' (4/8)
ht: 1.5m
fc: greenish buds open tawny-orange, fading to creamy-white
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia
'Sherbet Lemon' (4/8)
ht: 75cm
fc: good clean yellow
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Shining Sceptre'
ht: 30-36 in.
ha: arching foliage is better than most
fc: orange-yellow (peachy gold if you will)
lc: darker bluish-green
or: Blooms of Bressingham UK
Kniphofia
'Slender Brenda' (4/8)
ht: 55cm
st: glossy brown
fc: dark orange buds open cream
so: www.cgf.net
Kniphofia 'Small Maid' =
'Little Maid'
Kniphofia
'Snow White' = 'Schneewittchen'
Kniphofia
'Späte Flamme'
ht: 60-80 cm
fc: red - no yellow as parent cv.
bt: later than 'Feuerkerze' - late July (Germany) start - and longer
or: Alfred Weinreich of Floragarten in 1968 as seedling of 'Feuerkerze'
Kniphofia
'Splendide'
ht: 48 in.
fc: red becoming yellow at inflo. base
infl: short but quite wide
Kniphofia
'Star of Baden Baden'
ht: 1.2m tall x 90cm wide
fc: green buds, white tinged yellow with age
bt: early
Kniphofia
'Strawberries and Cream'
ht: 36 in.
fc: red buds open cream
Kniphofia 'Tawny King' (7/01)
ht: 120cm
fc: tawny buds open apricot orange
bt: July to October (UK)
or: John May 1994
in: Bob Brown 1997
li: Hertle, B. 2000. New cultivars of hardy perennials. ISU.
Kniphofia 'Tetbury Torch'
(7/7)
ht: 90cm tall
fc: corolla apricot-yellow, very showy
Kniphofia 'Timothy' (9/02)
fc: light salmon-orange to peach and cream from darker buds
st: bronze, showy
or: Carlisles
so: Sunny Border Gold (online catalog 2002)
Kniphofia 'Toffee Nosed'
(7/7)
ht: 36 in. tall
fc: corolla dark orange becoming paler orange than finally creamy
white, some
fc: inflor. 50-70% pale cream as they age. Unique colors and very
bicolored
fc: from a distance, more tricolored up close.
or: John Metcalf, UK 1980's
aw: RHS AM
in: US trade by Plant Delights Nursery 2006
Kniphofia
uvaria 'Grandis' (K. aloides grandis)
ns, id: an old name for an improved clone c. 1897
Kniphofia uvaria 'Glaucescens' (K. aloides glaucescens)
ns, id: an old name for a clone c. 1903, perhaps a bluer leaf?
Kniphofia uvaria 'Nobilis' (K. aloides nobilis)
ns, id: an old name for an improved clone c. 1898
Kniphofia
'Vanilla'
fc: light yellow to cream
Kniphofia 'Winter Cheer'
ht: 120-160cm - quite tall and large
fc: orange to scarlet, becoming yellow at the infl. base
lc: bright green
bt: late winter display down under, hence the name
Kniphofia 'Wisley Yellow'
ht:100cm
fc: light yellow
infl: flowers dense on inflor.
or: RHS Wisley Gardens
Kniphofia
'Yarra Yellow'
ht: 1.5m tall x 1.0m wide
ha: foliage is lower, neater
fc: clear lemon-yellow
bt: in Australia it blooms Sept even to February
or: Lambley Nursery collected from an old Emerald, Victoria garden
Kniphofia
'Yellow Hammer'
ht: 48 in. - larger
fc: bright yellow
infl: dense, strong heads
Kniphofia 'Zambia'
ht: 100cm
fc: green buds open apricot orange
infl: densely flowered inflor.
or: Dennis Norgate
LAMIUM ALBUM
I'd recommend any serious grower, collector, or large-scale planter of this genus consult both the www.rhs.org.uk and Mark Rudy's 2004 "A Comparative Study of Ground Cover Lamium" from the Chicago Botanical Garden evaluation project. There is also a fine study by Alan Leslie in The Garden 126(7): 542-45 (2001) called "Grasping the Nettle".
Lamium album 'Brightstone Gem' |
ns: listed name with the RHS.
Lamium album 'Friday' |
ns: listed name with the RHS.
Lamium album 'Golden Halo' |
ns: listed name with the RHS.
Lamium album 'Goldflake' |
lc: striped golden yellow.
Lamium album 'Green Peril' |
lc: new growth tinged yellow
Lamium album 'Pale Peril' |
ns: listed name with the RHS.
LAMIUM GALEOBDOLON
Lamium galeobdolon subsp. montanum 'Canfold Wood' ('Confold Wood') |
lc: golden new growth
in: Glasshouse Works 1997 Catalog: no pagination to US trade
Lamium galeobdolon 'Dark Angel' (5/7) |
lc: dark green, dark
purple center, no silver markings
so, in: http://alternativeplants.co.uk
(online catalog 2007)
Lamium galeobdolon subsp. montanum 'Florentinum' |
ht: 60-70cm - taller than
species typical
ha: more upright than species typical
lc: well mottled silver, purple tinged in cold weather
ll: larger than species typical
Lamium
galeobdolon 'Hermann's Pride' ('Herman's Pride')
Lath House of the JC Raulston Arboretum, showing a very floriferous and nicely marked example. It gets no finer in my experience. |
ht: 12 in. when young,
often 24-36 in. in a few years
ha: compact, upright-spreading, carpeting, forms mounds with age
lc: more heavily mottled silver, covering 50% of blade at least. I have
seen
lc: stock for sale with much less silver. For example, the photo is the
2007
lc: Rare and Exotic Cultivars of Heronswood nursery is clearly another,
less
lc: highly marked clone.
lw: narrower blade than species typical
lm: more conspicuously dentate (toothed)
Lamium galeobdolon 'Kirkcudbright Dwarf' |
ht: 15cm
ha: non-invasive, compact
lc: dark green with silver stripes. Purplish tints in cold weather
Lamium galeobdolon 'Purple Heart' |
ns: listed name with the RHS.
Lamium galeobdolon 'Silver Angel' |
ha: lower, spreading,
prostrate
lc: more heavily mottled silver
lm: irregularly toothed
Lamium galeobdolon 'Silver Carpet' ('Silberteppich') |
ha: spreading, lower,
often clump-forming rather than invasive
lc: heavily mottled silver over most of the surface
Lamium galeobdolon 'Silver Spangled' |
ha: spreading
lc: more heavily mottled silver
lm: irregularly toothed
Lamium galeobdolon 'Ronsdorf' ('Typ Ronsdorf') |
lc: more heavily mottled silver
Lamium galeobdolon 'Variegatum' |
lc: medium green marked
silver
ll: smaller blade
ls: oval
fc: yellow
Lamium garganicum 'Golden Carpet' |
ht: 45cm
lc: mottled gold
fc: white with pink stripes
so: not listed in the RHS Plant Finder since 1996
Lamium garganicum 'Laevigatum' |
ns: listed name with the RHS.
LAMIUM MACULATUM
Lamium maculatum 'Album' |
lc: mottled silver
fc: white
Lamium
maculatum 'Anne Greenaway' ('Anne Greenway', a common spelling error) Airlie Gardens, Wilmington NC. May 2003. |
ht:
6 in.
lc: 20-30% of the blade center is silver with a wide light yellow
margin for a tricolor look.
lc: the margination is 30-50% of the blade surface so it is highly
colored.
fc: purplish-lavender, a bright but not harsh shade. It is pleasant
with that clean yellow border on the leaf.
or: Bob Brown UK
ns: the spelling of the RHS has been followed here.
Lamium maculatum 'Annecy' |
lc: green,
generally unmarked and unmottled
fc: white - it's only real charm
Lamium maculatum 'Aureum' |
ht: 12 in.
ha: compact mound
lc: golden mottled
Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver' ('Beacon's Silver') |
ht: 4-8 in. x 12-15 in.
wide
ha: lower, more compact
lc: nearly all silver with a green margin
fc: corolla pink
eval: brightens up a dark area with silver but it is too gaudy and
artificial for some tastes.
Lamium maculatum 'Beedham's White' |
lc:
yellow green
fc: pure white
bt: April-June (MD) - often earlier than 'White Nancy'
so:
Kurt Bluemel
Lamium maculatum 'Brightstone Pearl' |
fc:
pink
lc: generally unmottled
Lamium maculatum 'Cannon's Gold' |
lc: golden yellow
fc: purple
Lamium maculatum 'Changeling' |
lc: highly variable with
season, some finely speckled yellow but
lc: no large zones and no silver
st: dark purplish-red, showy
Lamium maculatum 'Chequers' |
lc: striped silver in
center
lw: blade wider than species typical
Lamium maculatum 'Chequers Board' |
ns: a listed name with the RHS
Lamium maculatum 'Cosmotopolitan' (6/7) |
ht: 3-6 in. tall - very
short
fc: corolla light pink - as parent 'Shell Pink'
lc: nearly all silver (to 98%) as parent 'Shell Pink' or perhaps more so
so, in, or: www.waltersgardens.com
(online catalog 2007), their own "miniature" sport of 'Shell Pink'
Lamium maculatum 'Dingle Candy' |
ns: a listed name with the RHS
Lamium maculatum 'Edinburgh Broadstripes' |
ns: a listed name with the RHS
Lamium maculatum 'Elaine Franks' |
ns: a listed name with the RHS
Lamium maculatum 'Elizabeth de Haas' |
fc:
pink
so:
Kurt Bluemel
Lamium maculatum 'Forncett Lustre' (12/02) |
ht:
15cm
lc: "very silvery"
fc: pink
so, in:
Four Seasons Perennials
(online catalog 2002)
Lamium maculatum 'Golden Anniversary' |
ht: 12 in. tall and wide
in flower
lc: central silver stripe, green inner zone, gold margins - a tricolor
fc: corolla ner purple
Lamium maculatum 'Immaculata' ('Immaculate' |
lc: green, unspotted or
mottled as the name implies
fc: purple
Lamium maculatum 'Orchid Frost' |
ht: 6 in. tall x 14 in.
wide or more
lc: silvery centers, very bright, bluish-green base and margins
fc: corolla orchid-pink
ff: more floriferous than most clones
dr: seems a bit more rot resistant in some areas - worth trialing for
this
Lamium maculatum 'Pink Pewter' |
lc: silver sheen or tinge
over most of blade. Green margin. Slightly more subtle effect
lc: than 'Beacon Silver'.
lm: irregularly dentate
fc: bright pink becoming
light pink. Buds are very dark pink.
Lamium maculatum 'Purple Dragon' (8/3) |
fc: corolla
purple (RHS 81C, 80A), richer than other cultivars
fd: largest purple-flowered clone to date (8/2003)
lc: grayish-green, margined green, similar to parent 'White Nancy'
pat: US PPAF 8/7/03 by John vanSanden Mi USA as 'White Nancy' sport
Lamium maculatum 'Purple Winter' |
fc: reddish-purple
lc: tinged red in summer, distinctly purple to purple tinged
lc: in winter
Lamium maculatum 'Red Nancy' |
ht: 4-6 in.
lc: highly colored silver
fc: near red - really more
reddish-pink
Lamium maculatum 'Shell Pink' |
lc: mottled silvery white
fc: light or shell pink
fq: very floriferous compared to older cultivars
Lamium maculatum 'Sterling Silver' |
lc: almost entirely silver
fc: purple
Lamium maculatum 'Tacky Temptress' (1/8) |
ht: 6 in. tall x 14 in.
wide
lc: cream, chartreuse, and green, different patterns
lc: than 'Golden Anniversary'
or: Lost Horizons, Canada before 2007 as sport
Lamium maculatum 'White Nancy' |
ht: 4-6 in.
lc: mostly silver with a green margin
fc: white
lu: used like a white-flowered version of 'Beacon Silver' and often
planted with it for
lu: contrast of the two flower colors.
Lamium maculatum 'Wild White' |
fc: white
lc: narrow white central stripe (usually winter), more yellowish-green
in
lc: summer, some pink tints occur
Lamium orvala 'Silva' |
fc: light, dusky pink
Lamium orvala [White Form, 'Album' not valid] |
ht: 18 in.
fc: ivory white
lc: lighter green
or: EC Buxton's garden
in: Lost Horizons before 2007
LATHYRUS - PERENNIAL
This file excludes the popular annual sweet pea of Lathyrus odoratus which is grown by the hundreds of varieties in Europe, especially England. These are covered in the Annual Bedding/Plants files. One should consult one of many seed firms online for the latest and best cultivars, which are offered in a staggering array of rich colors and their combinations.
Lathyrus chlorantha 'Lemonade'
ht: 5-8 ft.
fc: lime green to "electric green"
fd: 0.5-1.0 in.
in, so:
Thompson & Morgan
(Catalog 1998: 112)
Lathyrus latifolius 'Albiflorus' = 'Albus'
Lathyrus latifolius 'Albus' ('Albiflorus')
fc: white
ns: the three names here represent the same entity.
lu: G.S. Thomas says that Gertrude Jekyll used this vine to cover
perennials who had gone out of bloom.
Lathyrus latifolius 'Delicatus'
ns: an old listed name
Lathyrus latifolius 'Kelmscott Snowball'
fc: white
Lathyrus latifolius 'Pink Beauty'
fc: rich, dark pink
Lathyrus latifolius 'Pink Pearl' ('Rosa Perle')
fc: light pink
Lathyrus latifolius 'Red Pearl'
fc: rich cerise-pink to magenta-red
Lathyrus latifolius 'Rose Queen'
fc: rose pink with whitish eye
Lathyrus latifolius 'Roseus'
fc: light rose pink
ns: the name is probably used for most any pink from seed.
Lathyrus
latifolius 'Scarlet'
ns, id: a name listed by Macoun, Ottawa Trials, planted 1907
Lathyrus latifolius 'Snow Queen'
fc: pure white
Lathyrus latifolius 'Splendens'
fc: bright hot pink
so: we thought this was out of the trade in N. America
so: but it appeared on the 1999 plant sale list of the UC Davis
Arboretum.
Lathyrus latifolius 'White Queen'
fc: white
Lathyrus latifolius 'Winns Gold Vein' (*V)
lc: green veined in gold
fc: 'pearl'
or: Glasshouse Works of OH c. 1998
so:
Glasshouse
Works
Lathyrus vernus 'Albiflorus'
fc: white
Lathyrus vernus 'Alboroseus' (albus roseus)
fc: pink and white bicolor or blend
aw: RHS AGM
Lathyrus vernus 'Albus'
fc: white
Lathyrus vernus 'Aurantiacus' = L. aureus
Lathus vernus 'Caeruleus'Lathyrus
vernus 'Regenbogen' ('Rainbow')
fc: carmine-red, rose, light pink, lilac, and
fc: white seedlings occur
prop: seed strain
Lathyrus vernus 'Roseus' (f. roseus)
fc: pink, usually a mauve-pink shade
Lathyrus vernus 'Spring Delight'
ha: compact
fc: light pink
Lathyrus vernus 'Variegatus'
fc: pink and white
LAVANDULA = see CULTIVARS OF WOODY PLANTS
LAVATERA
Lavatera - Resources |
web:
Lavatera Pages (a highly recommended resource
with numerous quality photographs, species descriptions, cultivar
discussions, helpful links, and much more).
li: Grant, M.L. et. al. 2001. An investigation into the identity of the
perennial cultivars of Lavatera, using
li: morphology and RAPD marks. In International Symposium on Molecular
Markers. Acta Hort. (a useful,
li: highly modern reference which may be acquired from
actahort.org)
Lavatera CHAMALLOW™ 'Innovera' (4/4) |
ha: compact, very uniform
fc: dark pink, nonfading, darker purplish veins
fq: very floriferous
lc: light green, distinct pubescent
ch: USDA 6b
or, in: INRA Res. Institute, France
Lavatera 'Summer Kisses' |
ht: 70cm tall x 40cm wide
fc: rich reddish-purple (RHS 68A-B)
pat: EU #6885
source, photo:
Future Plants
Lavatera 'Sweet Dreams' |
ht: 50cm tall x 40cm wide
fc: light purple (RHS 75B, 77D)
pat: EU #6884
source, photo:
Future Plants'
Lavatera trimestris 'Novella' (12/4) |
ha: compact, dwarf, uniform from seed
fc: lavender-rose, medium pink overall
aw: Fleuroselect Gold 2004
or: Floranova
Lavatera trimestris Twins series (12/4) |
ht: 30cm tall x 30cm wide - dwarf
ha: very uniform from seed
fd: to 10cm wide
in: Kieft Seeds
cultivars:
- 'Twins Cool White' - white. Fleuroselect Quality Award
- 'Twins Hot Pink' - bright satiny pink. Fleuroselect Gold 2005
Lavatera thuringiaca 'Ice Cool' ('Peppermint Ice' (7/8) |
Lavatera 'White Angel' |
ht: 70cm tall x 40cm wide
fc: pure white
pat: EU #6886
source, photo:
Future Plants
Lavatera 'White Satin' |
ht: 150cm - much larger than sister 'White Angel'
fc: pure white
pat: EU #6887
source, photo:
Future Plants
LEONTOPODIUM
Leontopodium alpinum 'Bimaculatum'
LEUCANTHEMELLA
Leucanthemella serotina 'Herbststern' (6/3)
ht: 60 in.
fc: rays white
ft: daisy type, rays are wider than species typical, showing more white
so: Cally
Gardens UK (online catalog 2003) 03
LEUCOSCEPTRUM
Leucosceptrum japonicum 'Golden Angel'
lc: yellow
or: Japan
Leucosceptrum japonicum 'Mountain Madness'
lc: green sectored and splashed yellow to 60% or more
Leucosceptrum japonicum 'Silver Angel'
lc: silvery-green, not as green as species typical
LEWISIA
Lewisia 'Archangel' | ns: a listed name from the UK. Description needed. |
Lewisia 'Ashwood Carousel' |
or:
Ashwood Nurseries UK c. 1980 fc: mixed colors. Individual strains are listed below that make up this mix. ns: the strains below have been corrected to singular color names instead ns: plurals which the nomenclatural codes wish us to avoid. |
Lewisia 'Ashwood Crimson Red' |
ha:
tend to be quite compact fc: ruby red to vermillion-red so, or: Ashwood Nurseries (online catalog 2002) |
Lewisia 'Ashwood Double' |
fc:
mostly magenta and orange shades ft: double or nearly so so, or: Ashwood Nurseries (online catalog 2002) |
Lewisia 'Ashwood Magenta' |
fc:
dark pink to bright magenta, some crimsons occur also so, or: Ashwood Nurseries (online catalog 2002) |
Lewisia 'Ashwood Orange' |
fc:
orange, many tinged yellow or veined in red so, or: Ashwood Nurseries (online catalog 2002) |
Lewisia 'Ashwood Peaches and Apricot' |
fc:
"warm orange" shades, some veins so, or: Ashwood Nurseries (online catalog 2002) |
Lewisia 'Ashwood Pearl' (L. coyledon x L. longipetala) |
ht:
6 in. ha: sem-evergreen (UK) fc: pearly white so, or: Ashwood Nurseries (online catalog 2002) |
Lewisia 'Ashwood Pink' | fc: mix - salmon to light pink to rose-pink |
Lewisia 'Ashwood Rosy-Flame' |
fc:
rose-pink with orange or red tints so, or: Ashwood Nurseries (online catalog 2002) |
Lewisia 'Ashwood Scarlet' |
fc:
bright scarlet red shades so, or: Ashwood Nurseries (online catalog 2002) |
Lewisia 'Ashwood White' |
fc:
clean white, lacking pink pigments in most cases so, or: Ashwood Nurseries (online catalog 2002) |
Lewisia 'Ashwood Yellow' |
fc:
golden-yellow to light yellow so, or: Ashwood Nurseries (online catalog 2002) |
Lewisia 'Ben Chace' (L. cotyledon x P. longipetala) |
ht:
5 in. fc: pink or: University of Liverpool, England |
Lewisia 'Birch' | ns: a listed name from collections. Description needed. |
Lewisia columbiana 'Alba' | fc: white or near white |
Lewisia columbiana 'Edithae' | ns: a listed name. |
Lewisia columbiana 'Rosea' |
ht:
6 in. fc: bright magenta, richer than species typical lc: dark green lt: evergreen |
Lewisia cotyledon 'Ashwood Ruby' |
ht:
9 in. ha: vigorous yet reasonably compact fc: rich red |
Lewisia cotyledon 'Alba' | fc: pure white |
Lewisia cotyledon 'Ballet Royale' | ns: a listed name for an improved strain. |
Lewisia cotyledon [blue-purple] | fc: name is used for a collection of bluish to purple seedlings. |
Lewisia cotyledon 'Brannan Bar' |
ht:
8 in. ha: vigorous, strong non-flopping stems fc: clear rose-pink fd: larger than species typical eval: superior overall to L. 'Rose Splendor' |
Lewisia cotyledon 'Crags Hybrids' |
ns:
listed in the RHS PLANT FINDER 1999 and not since. We find no ns: current internet or catalog reference to it (2002). |
Lewisia cotyledon 'Fransi' |
ht:
10 in. - taller than most fc: rose-orange shades ft: petals well-fringed in most cases |
Lewisia cotyledon 'Heckneri' |
ht:
4-6 in. fc: margins light pink with dark magenta-pink central stripe or zone ft: funnelform |
Lewisia cotyledon 'John's Special' | ns: a listed name in the RHS HORTICULTURAL DATABASE 2002. |
Lewisia cotyledon [magenta] | fc: bright magenta pink shades. |
Lewisia cotyledon 'Mary Williams' | ns: a listed name. Description needed. |
Lewisia cotyledon 'Praline' |
ht:
6-8 in. fc: mixed colors - mostly pink to orange shades ft: mostly semi-double, some fuller doubles appear fd: 0.75 in. (mean) |
Lewisia cotyledon 'Rainbow' = 'Regenbogen' |
Lewisia cotyledon 'Regenbogen' ('Rainbow') |
fc:
mixed shades including white to yellow to pink to purplish-red ft: generally rounded, semi-double |
Lewisia cotyledon 'Rondo' | ft: rounded |
Lewisia cotyledon 'Rose Splendor' |
ht:
10 in. - taller than most fc: rich rose pink shades |
Lewisia cotyledon 'Soranda Hybrids' |
ht:
5-6 in. fc: numerous bright colors in mix - pink to yellow to light orange |
Lewisia cotyledon 'Sundance' | ns: a listed name in the RHS PLANT FINDER 1998 and not since. |
Lewisia cotyledon Sunset Group |
fc:
mix - pink to orange to yellow shades or: Jack Drake, Scotland ns: we follow the RHS HORTICULTURAL DATABASE in use of the group name |
Lewisia cotyledon 'White Splendor' |
ht:
10 in. fc: white or: a white version of 'Rose Splendor' |
Lewisia 'George Henley' (L. columbiana x L. cotyledon) |
ht:
6 in. fc: rose-pink |
Lewisia 'Grosvenor Gold' | ns: a listed name, presumably with yellow flowers? |
Lewisia 'Holly' | ns: a listed name from collections. |
Lewisia 'Howellii' Hybrids |
ht:
9 in. ha: dense rosettes fc: mix - wide array of colors including some bicolors |
Lewisia 'Joyce Halley' | ns: a listed name. |
Lewisia 'Little Plum' (L. cotyledon x L. longipetala) |
fc:
pinkish-purple, a pale plum shade, some orange tints possible fq: very floriferous, up to 200 flowers per plants are reported fd: 2.5cm in, so: Jelitto |
Lewisia 'Margaret Williams' | ns: a listed name in the RHS PLANT FINDER 1997. Apparently not in the trade. |
Lewisia nevadensis 'Rosea' |
ht:
2 in. ha: deciduous fc: light pink prop: often sets very little seed |
Lewisia oppositifolia 'Rosea' | fc: more rose-pink |
Lewisia oppositifolia 'Richeyi' |
ht:
2 in. ha: deciduous, more compact than species typical fc: pure white |
Lewisia 'Oxstalls Lane' | ns: a listed name in the RHS PLANT FINDER 2002. |
Lewisia 'Phyllellia' (L. brachycalyx x L. cotyledon) |
ht:
4 in. ha: slow to offset, thus rarer than it deserves to be fc: light pink, striped darker pink or: Joe Elliott 1950's |
Lewisia 'Pinkie' (L. longipetala x L. cotyledon) |
ht:
5 in. ha: tends to be long-lived in collections fc: rose-pink, a very bright appealing shade bt: long bloom period, often all summer off and on or: Ingwersen Nur. id: not always found true in the trade according to experts |
Lewisia pygmaea 'Whiskey Peak' |
ns:
a listed name, probably collected from Whiskey Peak OR USA where ns: the genus is often seen. |
Lewisia 'Rawreth' | ns: a listed name. Description needed. |
Lewisia rediviva 'Jolon' | ns: a improved selection. Description needed. |
Lewisia 'Rose Gem' |
ht:
6 in. fc: dark rose-pink, often with contrasting veins so Ashwood Nurseries (online catalog 2002) |
Lewisia 'Starbrook Victoria' |
ns:
a tentatively accepted name in the RHS HORTICULTURAL DATABASE ns: 2002. |
Lewisia 'Trevosia' (L. columbinaian x L. cotyledon var. howellii) |
ht:
8 in. fc: orange and purple blend lc: dark green |
Lewisia tweedyi 'Alba' |
ht:
8 in. fc: pure white |
Lewisia tweedyi 'Elliott's Variety' |
ht:
8 in. - larger than 'Rosea' at times ha: more long-lived than some species selections fc: more rich pink than species typical fq: more floriferous than species typical |
Lewisia tweedyi 'Lemon Form' |
ht:
8 in. fc: light yellow shades |
Lewisia tweedyi 'Lovedream' |
ht:
3 in. fc: mix - light pink to creamy-yellow to ivory - all pale shades so, in: Jellito (online catalog 2002) |
Lewisia tweedyi 'Rosea' |
ht:
5 in. fc: dark rose-pink, yellow tints near center |
Lewisia 'Yellow Delight' (L. cotyledon x L. longipetala) |
ht:
5 in. fc: bright yellow fading to near pink, purple anthers give contrast lu: similar to 'Pinkie' and a good contrasting companion for it. |
LEYMUS
Leymus arenarius 'Glaucus' ('Glauca') |
ht:
3-5 ft. tall in flower, 1-3 ft. in leaf alone x nearly unlimited spread lc: rich and powdery glaucous-blue, one of the richest blue ornamental grasses lu: a pretty plant but dangerous invasive in warmer climates. |
Leymus arenarius 'Findhorn' |
ht:
1-2 ft. tall x 2-6 ft. wide - shorter than 'Glaucus' ha: more compact, somewhat slower than invasive 'Glaucus' - this lack of excessive vigor has been doubted by some lc: rich and powdery glaucous blue-gray as with 'Glaucus' |
Leymus condensatus 'Canyon Prince' |
ht:
3-6 ft. tall lc: gray-blue |
Leymus 'Niveus' |
ns: a cultivar listed in the RHS PLANT FINDER 2003-4 for Hull Farm, Essex, UK It is not known in the US trade (2003). |
Leymus triticoides 'Grey Dawn' |
ht:
1-3 ft. tall x 2-3 ft. wide ha: colonizing, that is, stoloniferous lc: more grey than species typical and thus showy. |
LIATRIS
I highly recommend Richard Hawke's 1996 evaluation of Liatris cultivars appearing in Issue 9 of the Chicago Botanic Garden Plant Evaluation Notes.
Liatris aspera 'Alba' |
fc: white
Liatris cokeri Pyne & Stucky |
ha: corm-like globose rootstock of 0.8-3.0cm wide
ht: 25-85cm
ls: linear
lv: densely punctate. Often sparsely hirsute on midweins
lm: ciliate
it: spike or compact raceme
ft: 4-10 per head
fc: pink
syn: Liatris carinata (Small) Coker [in part]
id: it differs from similar L. secunda in glabrous stems, outer
phyllaries
id: often keeled, corolla tube 7.0mm long, and corolla tube 1.5-3.0mm
id: long. The following paper contains a complete key to species. The
id: key is highly recommended for any student of Liatris as other keys
id: are less complete and do not have current nomenclature.
li: Stucky, J.M. and M. Pyne. 1990. A new species of Liatris from the
li: Carolina sandhills. SIDA 14(2): 189-208.
Liatris pycnostachya 'Alba' |
fc: white
Liatris pycnostachya 'Eureka' |
prop: improved seed strain
or: USDA
Liatris scariosa 'Alba' |
fc: white
Liatris scariosa 'Gracious' |
ht: 3-5 ft. - taller than some and useful for cutting
fc: pure white
so: Thompson & Morgan 908-363-2225
Liatris scariosa 'Magnifica' |
ns: a old name for a shower selection. It was
ns: planted in the Ottawa perennial trials in 1901.
Liatris scariosa 'Nana' |
ht: 8 in. - dwarf
fc: reddish-purple
rai: very rare according to A.R. Buckley
Liatris scariosa 'September Glory' |
ht: 36-48 in. - taller than species typical
fc: lavender purple
bt: most flowers open at once as opposed to wild clones which
bt: display color little by little over some months.
rai: should replace the species in all gardens
Liatris scariosa 'Silver Tips' |
fc: pink
with ray apices tinged silvery white
so:
Carroll Gardens
Liatris scariosa 'Snow White' |
ht: 24 in.
fc: creamy white
Liatris scariosa 'Snowflake' |
lc: white
ns: it is unclear how this differs from 'Alba'
Liatris scariosa 'White Spire' |
ht: 36 in. - taller than 'Alba' and other known white clones
bt: uniform blooming sequence as the parent
or: sport of 'September Glory' differing in ligulate ray color
Liatris spicata 'Alba' |
ht: 24 in. - shorter than some species clones but as
ht: trailed at Chicago it was larger than 'Floristan White'
fc: white
Liatris spicata 'Blue Bird' |
fc: violet-blue
Liatris spicata 'Callilepis' (L. callilepis) |
ha: 20 in.
fc: rose lilac
ns: technically this epithet is a synonym of the species but it
ns: appears to represent a color variant as used in the US trade. One
ns: report notes the inflorescence stalk as being 'long'.
ns: if it proves sufficiently distinct it should have a vernacular cv.
name
Liatris spicata 'Floristan Violett' ('Floristan', 'Floristan Violet') |
fc: violet to lavender
ft: stigmas often long, curving
infl: denser inflor.
ns: the original German spelling with two t's should be retained when
possible.
Liatris spicata 'Floristan White' ('Floristan Weiss' Germany) |
fc: white
infl: denser inflor. as 'Floristan Violett'
eval: Hawke (1996) reports it died out more readily than 'Alba' there.
Liatris spicata 'Gnome' = 'Kobold' |
Liatris spicata GOBLIN = see f. montana 'Kobold' |
Liatris spicata 'LSS Excalibur' (3/5) |
ht: 24-30 in. tall
st: dark red, very showy
fc: rays rose-lavender
so:
Lazyssfarm.com
(online catalog 2005), own introduction as seedling with showy red stem
color
Liatris spicata f. montana |
ht: 24 in. - shorter
ns: 'Kobold' is the typical garden clone of this and has darker blooms
Liatris spicata f. montana 'Kobold' GOBLIN (Liatris spicata f. montana in part, 'Gnome') |
ht: 24 in. - shorter and more suitable for small gardens or foreground
fc: deeper reddish-lavender than species typical
in: 1946
Liatris spicata 'Picador' |
ns: a listed name for an improved strain. Description needed.
Liatris spicata 'Purple Torch' |
fc: dark
lavender-purple
infl: dense spike
so:
B & T World Seeds
(online catalog 2002)
LIGULARIA
Ligularia 'Cheju Charmer' (4/5) | ht:
50cm in foliage becoming 150cm in flower ha: dense clumping fc: rays golden-yellow inf: very large racemes or, so: Crug Farm (online catalog 2005), own intro. 2005, coll. near Cheju Do, S. Korea |
Ligularia dentata 'Dark Leaf' | ht:
36-48 in. tall lc: dark green above, purplish below in: Etera before 2000 ns: seedlings of 'Desdemona' and 'Othello' are ns: often similar. so: Etera |
Ligularia dentata 'Desdemona' | ht:
4 ft. ha: more compact than species typical fc: rich bronze to purple, especially in spring. The fc: color below and petioles remains colorful fc: longer. fc: rays orange eval: 'Franz Feldweber' is an improved selection. or: c. 1940 so: Carroll Gardens |
Ligularia dentata 'Franz Feldweber' | ht:
80cm tall fc: orange-yellow infd: heads 5cm wide bt: very long flowering lc: dark purplish-green or: Franz Feldweber 1989 as 'Moorblut' seedling in: Christian Kreß 1994 eval: replaces 'Desdemona' li: Sieber, J. 1995. Newly registered cultivars of li: ...hardy perennials. ISU. 98-99. |
Ligularia dentata 'Moorblut' | lc: dark bronze to purplish. |
Ligularia dentata 'Orange Princess' | ht:
120cm - 'Desdemona' is about 90cm fc: rays orange lt: thicker, leathery blades ns: unsure how if at all this differs from the taller ns: orange 'Orange Queen' |
Ligularia dentata 'Orange Queen' | ht:
taller than species typical lc: green, not purple as in most modern clones fc: rays orange |
Ligularia dentata 'Sommergold' | ht:
120cm st: purple, very showy fc: rays golden yellow ft: petals narrow, strap-like lc: purplish |
Ligularia dentata 'Subcrenata' | ht:
smaller than species typical lc: green ls: nearly rounded lm: nearly or subcrenata so: apparently not in the modern trade. |
Ligularia dentata 'Othello' | ht:
3-4 ft. ha: said by some to be more compact than ha: 'Desdemona' but this is not evident everywhere. fc: rays orange to gold lc: tinged and veined purple or: before 1915 ns: it is also sold in seed form and T&M among ns: others describe leaves as purple, green, or ns: bronze to indicate the variation. It is best ns: to select more richly colored stock. so: Carroll Gardens |
Ligularia 'Gregynog Gold' ('Greynog Gold') | fc:
rays golden yellow fd: rays 3-4cm long or: thought be derived from L. veitchiana x L. or: dentata. Known from Gregynog Hall Wales. ns: It is often listed without the first "g" but we ns: are following G.S. Thomas in using this ns: spelling. |
Ligularia 'Hietala' | ns:
listed name without description. Please send ns: data. |
Ligularia x hessei 'Laternchen' ('Little Lantern' | ht:
50-80cm tall - often quite dwarf ha: denser foliage, compact with flowers held ha: just above the leaf mass. infl: shorter inflor. than hybrid typical, densely conical fc: rays golden yellow wholesale source: Darwin Plants li: Sieber, J. 1995. Newly registered cultivars of li: ...hardy perennials. ISU. 99. |
Ligularia hodgsonii 'Golden Queen' | infd:
headfs 4-6cm wide fc: rays golden yellow eval: regarded as improved over species typical. |
Ligularia japonica 'Rising Sun' (6/5) | ht:
1.5m tall x 1.m wide infl: large corymbs ls: large incised leaf or, so: Crug Farm (online catalog 2005), own intro. 2005 |
Ligularia 'Osiris Fantaisie' (6/7) | ht:
24 in. st: floral stems reddish-purple, contrasting well lc: dark green above, red below lt: very thick blades lm: margins distinct dentate (large teeth) and undulate, very showy fc: rays yellow or: Serge Fafard, QB in: www.waltersgardens.com (online catalog 2007), intro. 2007 |
Ligularia 'Phulchok Purple' (6/5) | ht:
1.6m tall st: dark purple, showy or, so: Crug Farm (online catalog 2005), own intro. 2005 |
Ligularia stenocephala 'Globosa' | ht:
5 ft. fc: pure yellow rays ns: an older cultivar |
Ligularia stenocephala 'The Rocket' | ht:
to 5 ft. - species is typical 3-4 ft. tall st: dark purplish, contrasting well, showy fc: rays bright yellow lc: dark green lm: coarsely dentate infl: inflorescence narrower, rocket-like in shape. so: Carroll Gardens |
Ligularia 'Sungold' | ht:
48-60 in. tall fc: rays deep golden orange infl: well branched lc: dark green ls: rounded lm: serrate or: UK. thought to be from L. stenocephala x or: L. dentata. so: Carroll Gardens |
LINARIA
Linaria anticaria 'Antique Silver' | ht:
25cm tall x 30cm wide fc: silvery white with purplish veins lc: bright green lu: popular for borders, hanging baskets, and planters. |
Linaria 'Blue Lace' ('YALIN') | ht:
30cm tall x 40cm wide ha: trailing fc: blue ff: honey scented |
Linaria x dominii 'Yuppie Surprise' | ha:
trailing to mounded fc: rose lilac |
Linaria purpurea 'Canon Went' ('Canon J. Went', 'Cannon Went', 'Cannon J. Want') | ht:
24 in. fc: light pink sometimes given the lovely "apple blossom pink" phrase. ch: 5 infl: narrow spikes prop: unfortunately sold in seed form. Thompson & Morgan (who prop: should know better) state "Produces percentage true to type" prop: (1998 catalog). Doubtless the untrue ones get sold too so we prop: will surely have yet another cultivar ruined. It also self-sows prop: so one must be very careful in selecting material. ns: authoritative perennial books list it with and without the initial ns: J. It is currently unclear which version was published first. The ns: humorous "cannon went off" version is quite wrong. |
Linaria purpurea 'Rev. C.E. Bowring' | fc:
white |
Linaria purpurea 'Springside White' | fc:
pure white infl: narrow spikes |
Linaria purpurea 'Winifred's Delight' | fc:
creamy yellow infl: longer spike than species typical |
Linaria reticulata 'Flaming Passion' (3/6) | ht:
12-16 in. tall ha: compact fc: bright red lc: bluish-green
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LINUM
Linum alpinum some=L. perenne subsp. alpinum |
Linum austriacum |
ht: 12-24 in.
ha: erect
fc: light blue
geo: Austrian alps
eval: it is perhaps too tall for some gardens. It does not seem to
grown much in North
eval: American but was evaluated by Art Buckley in Ottawa.
Linum austriacum 'Album' |
ht: 12-24 in. tall
fc: white
Linum 'Dawn Chorus' |
ns: a listed name without description. We do not find it in current US catalogs.
Linum flavum 'Cloth of Gold' |
ht: 9 in. - sllightly smaller than
'Compactum'
fw: more floriferous
Linum flavum 'Compactum' |
ht: 6-9 in. tall but older plants
to 12 in. are well known.
fc: more floriferous
Linum flavum 'Compactum Golden Cushion' = 'Golden Cushion' |
Linum flavum 'Golden Cushion' |
ns: listed name for an improved, compact selection.
Linum 'Gemmel's Hybrid' (L. capitatum x ?) |
ht: 15cm tall
ha: robust, forming mounds over time. Rosettes of foliage in spring.
fc: golden yellow
fq: floriferous
lc: thick glaucous blue-green leaves, showy.
so:
Jelitto
so:
ESeeds
Linum grandiflorum 'Album' |
ht: 24 in. - taller than some of
the other cultivars.
fc: white
fd: 1.5 in.
so:
Thompson and Morgan
Linum grandiflorum 'Blue Dress' |
ht: 50cm
fc: clearer blue
aw: Fluoroselect Winner 1999
Linum grandiflorum 'Bright Eyes' |
ht: 15-18 in.
fc: ivory white with chocolate brown centers
fd: 1.5 in.
so:
Thompson and Morgan
Linum grandiflorum 'Magic Circles' (strain) |
ht: 45cm
fc: apparently of two colors, either red or white with a red eye to 25%
of surface. In the
fc: red there is slightly darker red eye but it is not sharply defined
from a distance.
so:
ESeeds
Linum grandiflorum 'Rubrum' |
ht: 15-18 in.
fc: bright blood red with satiny sheen
so:
Thompson and Morgan
Linum komarovii 'Blue Ice' |
ht: 12 in. tall x 4 in. wide
ha: arching sprays
fc: blue buds open near white - thus a bluish ice effect.
fd: 1.0-1.5 in. wide
lc: grey green
so:
Thompson and Morgan
Linum lewisii (L. perenne subsp. lewisii, L. perenne var. lewisii) |
ht: 20-26 in. but plants in the
nursery trade are often reported as dwarf. The species
ht: in the wild is regarded as taller than L. perenne.
fc: light blue much like L. perenne
ns: most US taxonomists treat this a true species since it will not
cross to L. perenne.
Linum lewisii [Ratko 97-155] |
ha: dwarf, shorter
fc: blue with yellow eye
or: collected from Clay Butte near Beartooth at 10,100' according to
Arrowhead Alpines.
so:
Arrowhead Alpines
Linum narbonense 'Heavenly Blue' |
ht: 12 in. tall x 18-24 in. Older
plants can reach 18 in. in some areas.
ha: plants do not flop over as some species variants will.
fc: soft ultra marine blue, a truly divine shade.
prop: sold as seed strain so it may vary.
so:
Thompson and Morgan
so:
Carroll Gardens
Linum narbonense 'June Perfield' |
ht: 18 in.
fd: blue
fd: larger than species typical
fq: more floriferous than species typical
in: 1934 presumably from the UK.
Linum narbonense 'Peto' ('Peto's Variety') |
ht: 18 in.
ld: evergreen in warmer climates
eval: Art Buckley in his Canadian Garden Perennials calls it "the
finest of all flaxes" and
eval: enumerated and trialed some 16 taxa.
Linum narbonense 'Six Hills' ('Six Hills Variety') |
ht: 18 in.
fc: sky blue - the species can have harsh reddish tints.
Linum perenne subsp. alpinum |
ha: 6 in. - very small or dwarf
fc: light "China blue"
Linum perenne subsp. alpinum 'Alice Blue' |
ns: a listed selection of the subspecies.
Linum perenne 'Album' |
ht: 24 in.
fc: white
eval: 'White Diamond' is superior for most uses.
Linum perenne 'Album Diamont' = 'White Diamond' |
ht:
Linum perenne 'Blue Saphir' ('Blue Sapphire', 'Blue Saphyr', 'Bleu Saphire', 'Sapphire' |
ht: 25cm
ha: more compact than species typical
fc: brighter, clear blue
ns: there are numerous variants of the name. The preferred name is
believed to be the
ns: original spelling.
prop: as sold in seed form so variability is likely to occur.
so:
Carroll Gardens
so:
Thompson and Morgan
Linum perenne 'Bryce Canyon' |
ns: a listed variant without
description. L. lewisii is native to the Bryce Canyon so it is
ns: perhaps a named selection of strain of it.
Linum perenne 'Diamant' = 'White Diamond'? |
Linum perenne 'Jewels' (strain) |
ht: 30-45cm
fc: white or blue in the seed mix.
prop: seed strain
so:
Worldseed.com
Linum perenne subsp. lewisii = L. lewisii |
ns: while many reference list this
in the role of subspecies, leading US taxonomists and
ns: modern flora have elevated it to specific rank. Any known cultivars
of it should be
ns: transferred as well. The two variants cannot hybridize by nature so
there is a good
ns: biological case for their separation.
Linum perenne 'Nanum Diamond' = 'White Diamond'? |
Linum perenne 'Nanum Sapphire' = 'Blue Saphir'? |
:
Linum perenne 'Sapphire' = 'Blue Saphir' |
Linum perenne 'White Diamond' ('Dwarf White Diamond', 'Album Diamont') |
ht: 25cm or 12 in. - much shorter
than true 'Album'
ha: compact, uniform from seed
fc: white
fq: more floriferous
lu: it can be treated as the white version of 'Blue Saphir' and used
with it.
prop: as sold in seed form so variability is likely to occur.
so:
Thompson and Morgan
Linum salsoloides = L. suffruticosum subsp. salsoloides |
Linum suffruticosum subsp. salsoloides 'Alpinum' |
ht: 8 in.
ha: more compact.
Linum suffruticosum subsp. salsoloides 'Nanum' |
ha: a dwarf selection sometimes
grown by rock garden enthusiasts. It is not known how
ha: if at all it is distinct from the very dwarf 'Alpinum'
Linum suffruticosum subsp. salsoloides 'Prostratum' |
ha: a dwarf selection sometimes grown by rock garden enthusiasts.
Linum usatatissimum 'Omega' |
ns: while not always cultivated
for ornament, this cultivar is very widely grown for the
ns: production of flax for the baking industry. It is a showy plant. It
is noted for a very
ns: high concentration of Omega-3 or Linolenic Acid which is desirable
for consumption.
LIRIOPE
GARDEN
LIRIOPE SPECIES KEY
Laurence Hatch 2002
species concepts follow the Flora of China (Harvard University)
1. Leaves filiform (threadlike), 1-2mm
wide; filaments 2x as long as anthers...L. kansuensis (rare)
1. Leaves linear and strap-like, 2-20mm wide; filaments about equal to
anthers.................2.
2. Plants stoloniferous (not clumping) and
grass-like......................................3.
2. Plants clump-forming, often
fountain-like...................................................4.
3. Anthers 2mm long; inflorescence 8-20cm
long................................30.
3. Anthers 1.0-1.5mm long; inflorescence 1-3cm
long.........................L. minor
3. Anthers 1.0-1.5mm long; inflorescence 6-15cm
long.......................L. graminifolia
4. Pedicel 6-8mm long; anthers slightly
shorter than filaments.............L. longipedicellata (rare)
4. Pedicel 4-5mm long; anthers about equal to
filaments.....................5.
Liriope muscari clones:
5. Leaves flat, linear, scarcely ridged,
4-15mm wide..........................................6.
5. Leaves fasciated, folded, or ridged, 12-20mm wide.................L.
muscari 'Webster Wideleaf' and similar clones
5. Leaves distinctly curled and
twisted......................................L. muscari 'Curly Twist'
6. Leaves margined white, cream, or
yellow...............................................................10.
6. Leaves white as if blanched, dotted or tinged
green..........................L. muscari 'Okina'
6. Leaves all
green....................................................................................................7.
6. Leaves yellow to chartreuse.........................L. muscari 'Pee
Dee Gold Ingot' and others
7. Flowers pink, light lavender to blue
and violet..........L. muscari (numerous clones described below)
7. Flowers white to pale cream......................................L.
muscari 'Monroe's White' and others
10. Flowers
white.............................................L. muscari 'White on
White', 'C.T. Tanner', others?
10. Flowers pink, lilac, blue, or
purple....................................................................................11.
11. Plants very tall to 20-24 in. in
bloom....................................L. muscari 'Aztec'
11. Plants 10-15 in. tall in
bloom................................................L. muscari (many
clones described below)
30. Leaves
green...................................................................L.
spicata
30. Leaves striped and margined white................................L.
spicata 'Silver Dragon'
li: Hume, H.H. 1961. The Ophiopogon-Liriope complex. Baileya 9: 134-158
'Ariaka-janshige'
('Ariake-janshiga') . Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Summer 2004. This
beats L. muscari 'Variegata' for density, floriferousness, and the
contrast of the flower stalks. A wonderful plant that should not be
rare.
Liriope exiliflora 'Ariaka-janshige'
('Ariake-janshiga')
ht: 25cm
ls: striped golden yellow
ns: correct spelling is not determined
at this time. Both names above have been seen.
Liriope gigantea = L. muscari 'Giant' and other cultivars in part, including the variegated 'Aztec Giant'.
Liriope muscari 'Aztec' ('Mexican Giant')Liriope muscari 'Big Spire'
infl: held above foliage, fasciated (crested)
fc: violet-blue
bt: blooms before 'Big Blue'
Liriope muscari 'Bigun' (2/5)
ht: 18-24 in. tall in flower
lc: dark green
lt: slight twisted
lw: very wide, often 0.5-0.75 in. wide
ll: 14-18 in. - very long by comparison to others
fc: corolla dark violet (RHS 79Cm 86D)
fd: raceme 12-18 in. long - shorter than some 'Big Blue' as 12-14 in.
infl: up to 50 racemes per plant
bt: 7-10 days before 'Big Blue'
pat, or: James Berry, Daphne AL USA 1996 as open pollinated seedling of
'Big Blue', US# 15474 on 1/11/05
Liriope muscari 'Border Gem'
ht: 8 in. - rather dwarf
fc: lilac
ll: 8 in. - shorter than many cultivars
Liriope muscari 'C.T. Tanner'
lc: variegated
fc: white
li: Louisiana Nursery Catalog 1990-1992: 69.
Liriope muscari 'California Hybrid'
lc: mostly white
fc: lavender
frc: greenish-white
'Christmas
Tree' ('Monroe #2'). Lewis
Ginter Botanical Garden. Summer 2004.
Liriope muscari 'Christmas Tree' ('Monroe #2')
fc: light lavender
infl: narrowly pyramidal like a miniature Christmas tree. Unfortunately
they are often buried
infl: in the leaf mass.
in: distributed by Andre Viette in the 80's
Liriope muscari CLEOPATRA™ (3./5)
ht: 24 in. - very tall in flower
ha: larger, more robust than most clones, clumping as species
fc: corolla bright purple to lavender
infl: held well above foliage
lc: dark green
lu: said to be very heat tolerant and vigorous under many conditions
in: Plants by Mail
(online catalog 2005)
pat: US#15474
web: www.plantdevelopment.com
(online website 2007)
Liriope muscari 'Curly Twist'
ls: twisted, curled
infl: mostly hidden in foliage mass
ft: corolla not as flaring as species typical
Liriope muscari 'Eleven-0-Three'
ha: open-centered
lw: narrower than most cultivars
infl: longer than species typical
fc: light violet-blue
Liriope muscari EMERALD GODDESS™ (10/6)
ht: 12-15 in. tall
ha: vigorous, faster than 'Evergreen Giant'
lc: dark green, remaining so in winter in FL USA
lw: very wide, some leaves to 1 in. wide
fc: lavender
dr: resistant to crown rot
pat, or: Rode Groundsovers, FL USA 1997 as vigorous, improved sport of
'Evergreen Giant', US Pat #15471 2006
Liriope muscari 'Evergreen Giant'
ht: 12-18 in. - taller
ls: thicker, stiffer
fc: violet-purple
Liriope muscari 'Exiliflora' = L. exiliflora
Liriope muscari 'Giant' (L. gigantea hort., L. muscari 'Gigantea')
ht: 10-14 in. foliage, larger in flower
ha: vigorous, larger in all parts
ns: this name is invalid in Latin form. It may prove to be a synonym of
'Evergreen Giant' in some or
ns: all examples. The name L. gigantea 'Merton Jacobs' appears in the
US Patent Register for another clone of
ns: this type.
Liriope muscari 'Gold Banded'
ha: leaves have a bit more elegant arch than many cultivars.
lc: dark green narrowly margined gold. May lose much of its variegation
in deep shade.
so:
source (Viette)
so:
Carroll Gardens
Liriope muscari 'Grandiflora'
infl: larger than species typical
fc: light lavender
Liriope muscari 'Green Midget'
so:
source (Viette)
'Hawks
Feather'. Plant Delights Nursery. Spring 2004. A remarkable and
distinct mutation, perhaps one that only a collector could love.
Liriope muscari 'Hawks Feather' (6/4)
lc: blades ornately mottled, often with a transverse pattern in light
yellow to cream, giving the
lc: a pattern not unlike the wings of some hawk species. It is a very
subtle pattern but one of
lc: beauty upon close inspection. It looks odd from a distance. It has
a waxy look, the chimera
lc: being subdued by whitish lines in the undersides of the leaves.
Some blades almost look
lc: as if stained or watermarked by milk or cream-colored ink.
Liriope muscari 'Ingwersen' (11/01)
fc: dark violet
eval: known in the British trade but yet unknown in the US
so:
Beeches Nursery (online catalog 2001 without description)
Liriope muscari 'Jeanerette'
fc: lavender
li: Louisiana Nursery Catalog 1990-1992: 69.
Liriope muscari 'John Birch' = 'John Burch'
'John Burch'.
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond VA USA. Summer 2004.
Liriope muscari 'John Burch'
lc: Originally having a chartreuse
central band on dark green, but often appearing all green in deep shade
or from
lc: a distance. At least one clone under
this (as in the photo above), has thin white margins. There are some
lc: where variegation is never present,
suggesting reversions may occur or the trait is easily masked by the
lc: extreme environments. If the
original clone was chartreuse-banded in the center and we have many
marginate
lc: plants today it is possible a
reversal of the leaf chimera has occured as it does so often in Hosta.
It would be
lc: wise to collect as many 'John Burch'
as one can and compared the chimeras in all.
lw: wider blades than species typical
infl: larger, crested or cockscomb type,
usually held above foliage
so:
Carroll Gardens
so:
source (Viette)
Liriope muscari 'Lilac Beauty'
lc: dark green
fc: deep lilac
infl: held above foliage
bt: later than species typical
so:
Carroll Gardens
so:
source (Viette)
Liriope muscari 'Love Potion No. 13' (4/4)
ht: 18-24 in. tall - very large
lc: dark green (RHS 137A,B)
ll, lw: 18 in. long x 0.5 in. wide - very wide and long
fc: dark violet (RHS 88A, 88D, 80D)
fq: floriferous, up to 69 inflor. on one plant
bt: earlier and longer than most large clones, including parent
'Evergreen Giant'
or: Ron Love FL USA as sport of 'Evergreen Giant'
pat: US PPAF by originator 2/19/04
'Majestic' ('Majestica').
Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Durham, NC USA. Summer 2004. This
clone is very florferious. One can see larger inflorescences in less
shaded examples.
Liriope muscari 'Majestic' ('Majestica')
ha: vigorous, stronger than most
cultivars. Clumps can be more open than some others.
fc: lavender
infl: very compact, denser than 'Big
Blue', often crested. In one clone is a very narrow and not always
branched.
Liriope muscari MARC ANTHONY™
(5/7)
ht: 16 in. tall in flower
lc: yellow margined becoming cream to white margined, holding chimera
and color
lc: longer in hot climates. Also said to have a unique rich yellow hue
fc: lavender
web: www.plantdevelopment.com
(online website 2007)
Liriope muscari 'Merton Jacobs' (11/01)(L. gigantea 'Merton Jacobs')
ht: 24-30 in. tall x 24-30 in. wide (as species)
ha: more vigorous than species typical though of the same dimensions.
The species has
ha: thinner foliage with about 40% fewer leaves than this clone.
fc: rich violet (RHS 85B in bud becoming 79D, 76A near apex)
infl: raceme 14-18 in. long larger than species at 6-10 in. Flowers
held well above foliage.
fq: 50 or more racemes are common on mature, older plants.
lw: 5/16-7/16" (species is 6/16-10/16")
lc: dark green (RHS 137A) - species is said to be RHS 137B
pat: US #12068 8/28/01 to Randall Merton Jacobs, Bushnell FL USA
ns: the taxon L. gigantea is doubtful is likely a polyploid or
ultra-vigorous L. muscari of which 'Evergreen Giant'
ns: and 'Aztec' are popular clones.
or: from open pollinated seedling of species found at Flowerwood Nur.
Bushnell FL USA by
or: Randall Merton Jacobs in 1994.
in: Plant Development Services Inc, Loxley, AL USA
Liriope muscari 'Mexican Giant' = 'Aztec'
Liriope muscari 'Miniature'
ha: dwarf, compact but reasonably vigorous
li: Louisiana Nursery Catalog 1990-1992: 69.
Liriope muscari 'Moneymaker'
ha: dense clumping - less so than 'Summer Beauty' but superior to 'Big
Blue'
fc: rich lilac-blue by European reports. Plant Var. Journal 17(1): 614
states "violet-blue" (RHS 92D becoming 90D)
ll: 24.5cm long x 7.0cm wide - narrower than 'Summer Beauty' and 'Big
Blue'
infl: 7-10cm long - shorter than 'Summer Beauty'
ft: inflor. held above foliage
ns: a listed name from Germany. It is also in the Australian trade and
a parent of 'Summer Beauty'
Liriope muscari 'Monroei' = 'Monroe White'
Liriope muscari 'Monroe's #1' = 'Monroe's White'
Liriope muscari 'Monroe's #2' = 'Christmas Tree'
Liriope muscari 'Monroe's White' ('Monroe's #1', 'Munroe's White')
ha: slower than most newer cultivars
fc: white
infl: larger than species typical and most older white selections
lc: dark green
lu: requires some shade for best growth
so:
source (Viette)
so:
Carroll Gardens
so:
source (Roslyn Nursery)
Liriope muscari 'Munro No. 1' = 'Monroe's White'
ns: this name is used in G.S. Thomas'
Perennial Garden Plants and the error thus persists in
ns: some English circles.
Liriope muscari 'New Wonder'
ht: 8 in.
fc: lilac-blue
'Okina'.
JC Raulston Arboretum. Summer 2004. A plant only a collector could love.
Liriope muscari 'Okina' (1/02)
ht: 10 in.
lc: up 75% of blade white with minute spots and lines of dark green,
the tips almost always darker
lc: green. Reminds one of an artistically blanched vegetable. Better
contrast in cool weather. In ordinary
lc: conditions in winter it merely looked sun-bleached and is not very
impressive.
lc: Becomes all green later in year.
fc: lilac
or: Akira Shibamichi, Japan
so:
Plant Delights (Spring 2002 Catalog: 77, with color photo)
Liriope muscari 'Original Big Blue' = 'Big Blue'
Liriope muscari 'Paul Aden'
lc: yellow and green variegated
fc: violet
so:
Cotswold Garden Flowers
'Pee Dee Gold Ingot' . JC Raulston
Arboretum. Spring 2003. This beauty functions like a strap-leaved Hosta
cultivar and is surely more durable than most in that genus. It will
burn in extreme hot summers but is remarkably sun tolerant with a bit
of afternoon shade. It looks splendid planted among red-foliage plants that will not overgrow it.
'Purple
Bouquet'. Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Summer 2004.
Liriope muscari 'Purple Bouquet'
lc: dark green
lw: wider than species typical
fc: rich purple
infl: racemes well above foliage.
Liriope muscari 'Royal Purple'
lc: dark green
fc: rich purple
infl: flowers more densely borne than species typical
so:
Carroll Gardens
so:
source (Viette)
Liriope muscari 'Samantha'
ht: 10 in.
lc: dark green
lw: narrow
fc: lavender pink, the color varying with temperature
bt: early blooming
so:
Carroll Gardens
Liriope muscari 'Silver Banded'
ha: slow-growing
lc: margined yellowish-white becoming margined white then mostly green
fc: dark violet-blue
ft: perianth has a 1mm long projection
Liriope muscari 'Silvery Midget' ('Silver Midget')
ht: 8 in. - lower than most variegated clones
lc: narrowly margined white
so:
source (Viette)
Liriope muscari 'Silver Ribbon' (11/01)
so:
Beeches Nursery (online catalog 2001 without description)
'Silvery Sunproof' may be a rename of
Liriope exiliflora 'Ariaka-janshige' ('Ariake-janshiga') and the RHS
list it as such. I think there are at least 2 clones under this name,
the above likely being the
Liriope exiliflora 'Ariaka-janshige'. I cannot yet be sure the
original, true 'Silver Sunproof' is the confused one.
Liriope muscari 'Silvery Sunproof'
lc: numerous creamy white stripes, being more yellowish marked in
shade. New growth is also a bright
lc: yellow at first. It is not entirely silver until mid to late summer
and then only if in full sun.
fc: lavender
fq: floriferous
lu: has a reputation for being more sun tolerant but long drought and
heat ruins any Liriope.
Liriope muscari 'Summer Beauty' (3/5)
ha: more densely clumping, vigorous compared to 'Moneymaker' and 'Big
Blue'
lc: yellowish-green (RHS 147A) above - same measurement as 'Big Blue'
ll: mean: 18.6cm long x 1.2cm wide
infl: 10-13cm long, densely covered in flowers - 'Big Blue' rates
7-10cm long (shorter)
ft: inflor. held above foliage unlike 'Big Blue'
fc: corolla violet-blue in bud (RHS 92A), later violet-blue (RHS 90D,
91A)
bt: long bloom period
or: Ursula Mueller, Birkdale, Queensland 2000 as sport of 'Moneymaker'
notable for 1) more density, 2) wider blades, and 3) heavier flowering
li: Plant Varieties Journal 17(1): 612-615
Liriope muscari SUPER GREEN GIANT™ (12/02)
ht: 18 in. - taller
infl: larger than species typical and most clones perhaps
fc: dark lavender
in:
Plantdevelopment.com (online website 2002)
Liriope muscari 'Superba'
lc: dark green
lw: wider than species typical
fc: silvery lilac
ft: dense, often crested at the inflorescence apex.
bt: earlier blooming than most cultivars
so:
Carroll Gardens
Liriope muscari 'Variegata'
lc: margined and striped creamy to yellow becoming whiter variegated
with age.
ns: numerous clones and variations are under this name so named clones
are to be preferred.
'Webster's Wideleaf'. Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, Richmond, VA USA.
Summer 2003.
Liriope muscari 'Webster's Wideleaf'
lc: dark green
lw, ls: very broad, often with longitudinal ridges and folds in the
leaves. Others have
lw, ls: distinct parallel venation rather than ridges. Very distinct
leaf.
fc: lilac purple
so:
Carroll Gardens
Liriope muscari 'White on White'
lc: creamy white margined and variegated
fc: white, similar to 'Monroe's White' for quality
in: Carroll Gardens catalog c. 1996
so:
Carroll Gardens
Liriope platyphylla 'Okina'
lc: white new growth becoming green.
Liriope platyphylla 'Variegata'
lc: striped yellow
Liriope spicata 'Alba' (11/01)
fc: presumably white - species is lilac to light violet
so:
Beeches Nursery (online catalog 2001 without description)
Liriope spicata 'Cassidy' (4/6)
ht: 20cm tall x 38cm wide (original plants at time of patent app.)
ha: compact
lt: linear, pleasant and distinctly curled
ll, lw: 38.3cm long x 7.0mm wide
pat, or: Nardo Zaias, Miami Beach, FL USA found in Puerto Rico 1996,
US# 16215 on 1/24/2006.
Liriope spicata fol. var.
ns, id: a listed name from Ottawa in 1897. We cannot
ns, id: be sure this is 'Silver Dragon' or not.
Liriope spicata fol. aur. var.
ns, id: a gold-variegated clone mentioned by Macoun in his
ns, id: 1908 perennial report from Ottawa.
Liriope spicata 'Franklin Mint'
ht: 12-15 in. - larger than species
ha: more robust and larger than species in all parts. Large like L.
muscari but stoloniferous rather
ha: than clump-forming.
infl: erect, larger than species, being often as large as L. muscari
so:
Carroll Gardens
'Silver Dragon'. This Japanese clone is notable for having a whiter
look due to a larger chimera than most clones in this genus and
Ophiopogon. It does not burn except in the hottest and dryest of
conditions if given afternoon shade. Tucked around a tree or shrub it
will find it's own comfort zone for both moisture and light. Being a
non-clumper (as is the species), it spreads to form full and thick
masses as no L. muscari could hope to do in less 20 years.
Liriope spicata 'Silver Dragon' ('Gin Ryu')
lc: heavily striped clean pure white up to 60% of the surface. Highly
colorful from a distance
fc: light purple - a bit darker than some species variants.
eval: if you have ever seen a 10 foot wide, happy patch of this it
you'll never forget it - very bright
eval: and pretty stuff.
ns: 'Silver Dragon' is an allowed translation of the Japanese cultivar
name.
Liriope spicata 'Small Green' (11/01)
ht: 10cm
ha: vigorous
so:
Beeches Nursery (online catalog 2001)
LITHODORA
LOBELIAassignments of Lobelia experts and other authors.
Lobelia - Literature
li: Bowden, W.M. 1983. Descriptions of eighteen tetraploid Lobelia
li: cultivars. published by author, Simcoe, ON, Canada.
Lobelia 'The Bishop'
ht: 36 in.
fc: "velvety vermillion scarlet" per Arthur Buckley
lc: red tinged
Lobelia cardinalis f. alba ('Alba')
fc: white
ns: this name represents the wild, naturally-occuring white variant.
eval: superior and alternative clones are listed below.
Lobelia cardinalis f. alba 'Gladys Lindley'
fc: creamy white - creamier than others
fs: petals distinct pointed - many others are more rounded
or: Gladys Lindley in 'her wild NC garden'
reg: COPF
so: The Wildwood Flower, Rt. 3, Box 165, Pittsboro, NC 27312
Lobelia cardinalis f. alba 'H.S. Bradley'
fc: white
fs: larger rounded petals than typical f. alba
or: found by Bradley in Madison Co. NY c. 1968
so: The Wildwood Flower, Rt. 3, Box 165, Pittsboro, NC 27312
Lobelia cardinalis f. alba 'Legendary Beauty'
fc: white with some pinks tints at petal bases
fs: petals large and rounded
lc: darker glossy green - typical f. alba are often light green in leaf
so: The Wildwood Flower, Rt. 3, Box 165, Pittsboro, NC 27312
Lobelia cardinalis f. cardinalis 'Angel Song' ('Pallida Angel Song')
fc: pale salmon pink and creamy white inside
so: The Wildwood Flower, Rt. 3, Box 165, Pittsboro, NC 27312
Lobelia cardinalis 'Eco Pink Flare'
ht: 2-3 ft. - shorter
fc: light pink
or: Eco Gardens
so:
Roslyn Gardens
Lobelia cardinalis 'Heather Pink'
ht: 3-4 ft. - about typical size
fc: rich 'heather pink'
or: Niche Gardens c. 1988 from sedd provided by Jeanette Windham of
or: Greensboro NC. The name was suggested by Mary Painter of Wildside
or: nursery.
so: Niche Gardens, 1111 Dawson Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 27516 ($3.00 cat.)
Lobelia cardinalis 'Multiflora' (+)
ht: 30 in.
fc: corolla fuchsia-pink
fd: smallish but brightly colored
ns: this name is apparently not valid as a Latin name. If it is not
ns: published prior to 1959 it should have a fancy name.
so:
www.cgf.net (online catalog 2007)
Lobelia cardinalis 'Pink Parade'
ha: stiffer stems
fc: bright 'watermelon red' that fades to bright pink
or: VA in wild
Lobelia cardinalis 'Rosea' (f. rosea)
fc: pink
eval: newer clones are superior in many traits
ns: it does not occur with an consistancy in the wild and is thus
considered a good cultivar.
Lobelia cardinalis 'Royal Robe'
ht: 36 in.
fc: dark maroon red
lc: medium red
eval: Carroll Gardens in their 1999 catalog state "unlike other
lobelias with maroon leaves
eval: this one is hardy and permanent".
Lobelia cardinalis 'Shrimp Salad'
fc: shrimp pink (RHS 62D) with a darker lip
or: Plant Delights Nur. 1990's
Lobelia cardinalis 'Twilight Zone' (2/03)
fc: light pink
Lobelia 'Cherry Ripe'
fc: cerise-scarlet
lc: green tinged dark red
Lobelia COLOR SPIRES™ series (6/5)
in: three clones released 2005 worldwide
variants:
Lobelia 'Compliment Blue'
fc: dark royal purple - not true blue
fd: larger than most purple hybrids
so: Arrowhead Alpines, PO Box 857,
Fowlerville, MI 48836 ($2.00)
Lobelia 'Compliment Deep Red'
fc: dark red without blue tints
fd: selected for larger individual fls.
so: Arrowhead Alpines, PO Box 857,
Fowlerville, MI 48836 ($2.00)
Lobelia 'Compliment Scarlet'
fc: scarlet red much like L. cardinalis
fd: larger than typical L. cardinalis
so: Arrowhead Alpines, PO Box 857,
Fowlerville, MI 48836 ($2.00)
'Cotton Candy'. Plant
Delights Nursery.
Lobelia 'Cotton Candy' (12/00)
ht: 24-28 in. tall x 18 in. wide
fc: white blushed pink of a shade
suggested by the name.
or: Thurman Maness
in: Terra Nova Nur. 2001
Lobelia 'Cranberry Crush' (10/02)
ht: 22 in. tall x 12 in. wide - semi-dwarf
fc: rich cranberry-red
lu: compatible with 'Grape Knee-High' and other shorter clones for a
mixed planting of colors.
or: Dan Heims as hybrid
pat: PPAF
ph, in, so:
Terra Nova Nurseries (online catalog 2002), introduced 2003
Lobelia 'Crown Royal' (10/02)
ht: 24 in. tall x 18 in. wide
ha: compact
fc: red
lc: reddish-purple
or: Linda and Ken Smith OH USA
eval: said to be the first truly compact red-leaved cultivar with red
flowers.
ph, in, so:
Terra Nova Nurseries (online catalog 2002), introduced 2003
Lobelia 'Dark Crusader'
ht: 30-32 in.
lc: dark reddish-purple becoming bronze-green
lm: blades well serrated
fc: dark ruby red (RHS 61A)
or: England
Lobelia 'Eulalia Berridge'
lc: dark green with brown to bronze tints
fc: pink
Lobelia 'Forncett Merry' (5/6)
ht: 65cm
fc: carmine-purple
so, in: Four
Seasons Nursery (online catalog Autumn 2005-Spring 2006 PDF:
21), their own introduction
Lobelia fulgens 'Elmfeuer' ('Elm Fire')
ht: 30-48 in. - reports vary.
fc: clear glowing red
st: bright and showy dark red
lc: bright red
so: Windrose 610-588-1037 (FAX 610-252-7064)
so:
Kurt Bluemel
Lobelia fulgens 'Illumination'
lc: dark green
fc: corolla scarlet red
infl: longer inflor.
Lobelia 'Garland for Judy'
fc: 'fuchsia...bright, gem-like color' or magenta with violet tones
or: Maness from L. cardinalis x L. siphilitica
so: The Wildwood Flower, Rt. 3, Box 165, Pittsboro, NC 27312
so:
source (Heronswood)
Lobelia x gerardii 'Rosenkavalier'
fc: pure pink
Lobelia x gerardii 'Vedrariensis'
ht: 36-48 in.
lc: red new growth becoming bronze-green and dark green
fc: dark violet or as some like to say "velvety purple"
bt: because it often bloom after L. cardinalis clones it is extends
useful color.
eval: the best known variant of this hybrid but often superceded by
modern cultivars.
eval: this name represents a diversity of variants and some nurseries
have a good clone
eval: or two.
or: France
Lobelia x gerardii 'Tania'
ht: 36 in.
st: maroon, very showy
fc: bright, satiny dark red or "crimson purple" as G.S. Thomas phrased
it.
fd: very larger corolla
Lobelia 'Gloire de Ste. Anne'
ht: 36-48 in.
fc: bright red
ls: narrowly elliptic-lanceolate
lv: finely pubescent
Lobelia 'Grape Knee-Hi' ('Grape Knee-High')
ht: 12-15 in. tall
ha: compact foliage
fc: rich "grape soda" purple
ft: inflor. in compact, even oval unlike most other clones.
or: Terra Nova Nur. as L. cardinalis x a dwarf L. siphilitica.
in: Terra Nova Nur. 2000
Lobelia 'Hadspen Purple' (10/01)
ht: 1.5m
fc: rich violet-purple
lc: reddish-green
ns: Hadspen list is under L. siphilitica but given the flower and leaf
colors it is seems
ns: well beyond the genetic capabilities of that one species.
oririgin, source:
Hadspen Gardens UK before 2001
Lobelia 'Huntsman'
ht: 36 in.
fc: bright red
lc: dark red
Lobelia 'Jack McMasters'
fc: mauve
Lobelia 'La Fresco'
fc: 'dusty muted plum'
it: heads are densely packed but
occasionally quite fastigiate
bt: may bloom 1-2 months
or: Thurman Maness c. 1987
Lobelia 'Memoir de Monet'
fc: very light pink and more white
inside
so: The Wildwood Flower, Rt. 3, Box 165,
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Lobelia 'Misty Morn'
ht: 26-38 in.
fc: lavender-purple - unique color at
time of introduction.
inflor: very long spike
or: Maness c. 1998
in: Terra Nova Nur. 1999
'Monet Moment'.
Lobelia 'Monet Moment'
ht: 36 in
ha: better vigor than older clones of
this coloration.
fc: rose violet (RHS 59C)
fd: flowers larger than typical
bt: known to bloom 3-5 weeks where happy
or: Thurman Maness
Lobelia 'Mrs. Humbert'
fc: rose pink
Lobelia 'Oakes Ames'
fc: scarlet-red
lc: green tinged bronze
Lobelia 'Pink Elephant'
ht: to 7 ft.
fc: bright pink (RHS 57D), darkish shade
Lobelia 'Pink Flamingo'
fc: bright pink
fd: larger than typical pink clones.
ls: similar to L. siphilitica
Lobelia 'Purple Emperor'
ht: 36 in.
fc: violet purple
Lobelia 'Purple Towers'
ht: 30 in.
fc: dark purple (RHS 83A)
so: Plant Delights/Tony Avent 919-772-4794
Lobelia 'Purple Zepter'
fc: purple
fd: inflor. very large
so:
Kurt Bluemel
Lobelia 'Queen Victoria'
ht: 90cm
lc: bright but dark red
fc: bright purplsih-red
fd: larger than some clones - up 1.4 in. wide
prop: it has been sold by companies as a seed strain, T&M among
them.
or: Dr. Bowden, Canada
Lobelia 'Rainbow Dream'
fc: deep purple in part shade - fading to pale lavender in time
so: The Wildwood Flower, Rt. 3, Box 165, Pittsboro, NC 27312
Lobelia 'Robert Landon'
fc: bright red
Lobelia 'Rose Beacon'
ht: 30 in.
fc: bright (almost magenta) pink or "salmon rose"
or: H.S. Bradley
in: Maness to US
reg: COPF
Lobelia 'Royal Fuchsia'
ht: 36 in.
fc: glowing fuchsia pink with some bluish tints, Four Seasons calls
them "rich maroon purple"
or: Thurman Maness
in: US trade c. 1999
'Ruby Slippers' is
occasionally dismissed as just red like L. cardinalis. It is in fact a
much larger flower, easily taller than the species it times, and
flowering from laterals. I think the color is different, being a more
velvety red with some rose and violet notes mixed in. It blooms longer
any wild form and is what I call a good "species replacement"; which I
know is heresy to some wild plant lovers. Too bad. Manmade evolution
rules and beauty trumps political correctness.
Lobelia 'Ruby Slippers'
ht: 30-36 in.
fc: rich velvety garnet red
fd: very large corolla
it: often blooms from spurs off the main
inflor.
bt: longer blooming than most red cvs.
and L. cardinalis
or: Thurman Maness , NC USA
reg: COPF.
eval: this has been called the best of
"velvet red" types hybrids for modern use.
Lobelia 'Russian Princess'
lc: dark green tinged red
fc: bright near purple
Lobelia 'Russian Princess
Variegated' (5/7)
lc: mottled purple and pink over the
normal colors
fc: magenta-purple as 'Russian Princess'
so:
www.cgf.net (online catalog 2007)
LOBELIA SIPHILITICA
Lobelia siphilitica 'Alba' (f. alba)
fc: white
Lobelia siphilitica 'Canada Blue' (9/02)
ht: 36 in.
fc: darker blue than species typical
so:
Cornwallgardens.com (online catalog 2002)
Lobelia siphilitica 'Blue Peter'
ht: 2-3 ft.
ha: more reliably perennial in UK
or: Alan Bloom
'Fan Blue'
Lobelia siphilitica 'Fan Blue'
fc: corolla rich violet-blue, base darker and more violet-purple
ns: not a L. x speciosa as the other "fan" sorts
Lobelia siphilitica 'Lilac Candles' (10/02)
ht: 18 in. - dwarf
fc: light lilac
ft: inflor. densely flowered
or: Dan Heims as hybrid
ph, in, so:
Terra Nova Nurseries (online catalog 2002), introduced 2003
Lobelia siphilitica 'Nana' (f. nana)
ht: 70-90cm
ha: shorter, more compact in gardens.
eval: best used for breeding dwarf clones
Lobelia siphilitica 'Nana Alba'
ha: shorter, more compact
fc: white
Lobelia siphilitica 'White Candles' (10/02)
ht: 18 in. - dwarf
fc: white
ft: inflor. densely flowered
or: Dan Heims as hybrid
eval: should be compared to 'Nana Alba' but current standard for dwarf
white clones in this species.
ph, in, so:
Terra Nova Nurseries (online catalog 2002), introduced 2003
Lobelia 'Spark' (5/7)
ht: 1m
fc: light red
so:
www.cgf.net (online catalog 2007)
Lobelia 'Sparkle Divine' (+)
ht: 36 in.
fc: fuchsia purple or dark magenta with bluish tints
ft: very long bloom season compared to species typical
pl: tetraploid
or: Thurman Maness of NC
reg: COPF
so: Plant Delights/Tony Avent 919-772-4794
Lobelia x speciosa 'Bees Flame'
ht: 60 in.
lc: dark red becoming bronze
fc: bright scarlet red
Lobelia x speciosa 'Brightness'
fc: bright red
lc: green tinged bronze
Lobelia x speciosa 'Complexion'
(+)
ht: 36 in.
fc: salmon pink buds open apricot-pink
to rose-pink
prop: said to come true from seed
Lobelia x speciosa 'Fan Cinnabar Pink'
(+)
ht: 18-20 in.
ha: basal branching assures many repeat
floral shows
fc: rich pink
Lobelia x speciosa 'Fan Cinnbar Rose'
ht: 20-24 in.
fc: pink tinged lavender
lc: bronze red
gen: tetraploid
or: Benary Seed Co. Germany
Lobelia x speciosa 'Fan Deep Red'
ht: 20-24 in/
fc: dark red
pl: tetraploid
'Fan Deep Rose' is for
those who light their Lobelia as bright as they can get. One plant goes
a very long way and is seen very far away!
Lobelia x speciosa 'Fan Deep
Rose'
ht: 20-24 in.
st: red tinged to very red at times
fc: corolla rich pink, tinged red in bud
and on newer flowers
Lobelia x speciosa 'Fan Orchid Rose'
ht: 20-24 in.
ha: compact
fc: orchid pink
'Fan Scarlet' is bright and
colorful and proven over many years.
Lobelia x speciosa 'Fan Scarlet'
ht: 20-24 in.
lc: green tinged red a bit in sun
fc: corolla scarlet red, calyx dark
wine-red
eval: proven, durable, and colorful, it
remains a tad too bold
eval: bright for some tastes.
Lobelia 'Success Story'
ha: stiff stems
fc: lavender to rose pink
bt: starts in May in Pittsboro NC
so: The Wildwood Flower, Rt. 3, Box 165, Pittsboro, NC 27312
Lobelia 'Summit Snow'
ht: 30-48 in.
fc: pure white
lc: dark green - unlike many white-flowered clones
or: Leo Smit (Summitt Nursery) of Nova Scotia
rai: can replace 'Gladys Lindley' and most pure white clones
Lobelia 'Summit White'
fc: white
ns: we suspect this will prove to be a synonym of 'Summit Snow'
Lobelia 'Tresahor Dark Purple' (9/02)
fc: dark purple
or: UK but from stock in Denver CO USA
so:
Cornwallgardens.com (online catalog 2002)
Lobelia 'Tresahor Dark Violet' (9/02)
fc: dark violet
so:
Cornwallgardens.com (online catalog 2002)
Lobelia 'Tresahor Plum' (9/02)
fc: dusky purple
so:
Cornwallgardens.com (online catalog 2002)
Lobelia 'Tresahor Ruby One' (9/02)
fc: dark magenta-red, lighter than 'Tresahor Ruby Two'
so:
Cornwallgardens.com (online catalog 2002)
Lobelia 'Tresahor Ruby Two' (9/02)
fc: dark magenta-red, a darker shade than 'Tresahor Ruby One'
so:
Cornwallgardens.com (online catalog 2002)
Lobelia vedrariensis or 'Vedrariensis' = L. x gerardii 'V.'
Lobelia 'Wildwood Splendor'
ht: 40 in. or taller than some hybrid clones.
fc: light rose-purple or amethyst with jeweled sheen
or: Maness
reg: COPF.
so:
Terra Nova Nurseries
Lobelia 'Will Scarlet'
lc: dark red or bronze tinged
fc: bright scarlet.
Lobelia 'Wisley'
fc: light red
lc: tinged bronze
LUPINUS
CREAM |
'Band of Nobles' cream/white strain - 3-4 ft., improved over Russell
types 'Devon Lace' - 45cm, compact, very large cream spikes 'Fräulein' - creamy white |
WHITE |
'Band of Nobles' cream/white strain - 3-4 ft., improved over Russell
types breweri - 20cm dwarf, forms neat mats of foliage, silky grey-green leaf 'Gallery White' - 15-20 in. dwarf hartwegii 'Blancaneve' - 40 in, can be sown direct 'Noble Maiden' - 80cm, white from the Russell Strain |
LIGHT PINK |
'Blushing Bride' - ivory white, tinged pink 'Gallery Rose' - 15-20 in. dwarf 'Lady Fayne' - light pink tinged coral 'Mrs. Noel Terry' - flesh pink, light yellow tints 'Pink Pearls' - one of the first pink hybrids, before 1920 |
MEDIUM PINK |
'Betty Astel' - dark pink 'Candy Floss' - pink pink, darker pink standard 'Coral Reef' - coral to salmon 'Guardsman' - dark pink 'The Page' - carmine to red shades of the Russell strain |
WHITE/PINK BICOLOR |
'Band of Nobles' pink/white strain - 3-4 ft., improved over Russell
types 'Candy Floss' 60cm, light pink with white, ages to darker pink shades 'Dolly' - bicolored seed strain 'Elsie Water' - pink with cream 'George Russell' - coral pink, cream standards that have pink edges 'Lady Penelope' - 45cm, compact, dark pink, standard marked white 'Rapture' - bright rose pink, cream to ivory tints 'Schloßfrau' - rose pink with white 'The Chatelaine' - pink and white from the Russell Strain |
YELLOW-PINK BICOLOR |
'Happy Days' - salmon pink with yellow cruickshankii 'Pink Javelin' - light mauve-pink, tinged orange-yellow 'Mrs. Micklethwaite' - salmon pink, light yellow standard 'Sand Pink' 40cm, compact, pink with yellow standard |
RED/SCARLET |
'Downer's Delight' - the first true red, dating from before 1920 'Gallery Red' - 15-20 in. dwarf 'Meinschloß' - red 'My Castle' - rose-red 'Radiant' - crimson red 'Red Arrow' - tall to 90cm, clean red, small yellow flecks 'Sundown' - red blend of the Band of Nobles series, 3-4 ft. 'The Page' - carmine to red shades of the Russell strain |
ORANGE |
'Amber Glow' - light apricot, tinged salmon pink 'Charmaine' -bright orange 'Copperlight' - compact spike, copper-orange 'Flaming June' - bright orange |
ORANGE/PINK BICOLOR | 'Sweetheart' - orange and pink |
YELLOW |
'Celandine' - clear yellow 'Chandelier' - creamy yellow from the Russell Strain 'Corngold' - light yellow, tall to 75cm 'Desert Sun' - light yellow, darker yellow standard, tall to 90cm 'Gallery Yellow' - 15-20 in. dwarf 'Kronleuchter' - 100cm luteus - 18-24 in., a good compact species for early show, fragrance 'Patricia of York' - bright yellow 'Sherbert Dip' 45cm, compact, very erect, lemon yellow |
YELLOW/ORANGE BICOLOR |
'African Sunset' - a brighter, newer hybrid 'Band of Nobles' yellow strain - 3-4 ft., improved over Russell types 'Fireglow' - bright orange with gold on the standards 'Fred Yale' - dark terra-cotta orange with yellow 'Susan of York' - dark orange with yellow |
BLUE |
'Gallery Blue' - 15-20 in. dwar 'Gartenzwerg' - dwarf blue from Germany lepidus var. parishii - 20cm, violet-blue, short spikes on small plant versicolor - 40cm, mounded silky foliage, violet-blue color |
WHITE/BLUE BICOLOR |
arcticus - 60cm, violet-blue and white, silky foliage, very cold hardy
but gets woody 'Band of Nobles' blue/white strain - 3-4 ft., improved over Russell types 'Blue Jacket' - dark blue, white standard 'Blue Moon' - compact to 45cm, mauve blue bell, white standard, late season 'Kastellan' - blue and white 'The Governor' - 30-36 in., bicolor of Russell heritage 'Monkgate' - dark blue and white texensis - 12-16 in., nothing beat the traditional "Texas Blue Bonnet". |
BLUE/YELLOW BICOLOR |
chamissonis - 60cm, blue with yellow blotch, nice incised silver foliage cruickshankii 'Sunrise' - violet-blue, standard white and yellow. 'Josephine' - slate blue and yellow |
BLUE/PINK BICOLOR | 'Aston Villa' - 60cm, blue with reddish-pink standards, open spike |
PURPLE |
albifrons - 4-5 ft. shrub, silky silver-green leaf, 1 ft. inflor,
purple tinged white perennis - 24 inches, eastern US native 'Storm' - 45cm, compact, purple, standard tinged yellow 'Thundercloud' - violet-blue, standards tinged mauve |
LAVENDER/LILAC |
'Bishop's Tipple' - 110cm (tall), mauve and lilac, flecked yellow 'Lilac Time' - rose-lilac and light mauve |
LAVENDER/WHITE BICOLOR | 'Soft Kisses' - 60cm, stroing, open form, light lilac, white standard |
LUZULA
Luzula x borreri 'Botany Bay' (*V)
lc: new growth tipped and striped white
so:
source (Monksilver Nursery)
Luzula nivea 'Lucious' (11/7)
ht: 24 in. tall x 18 in. wide
fc: white
lc: dark green with showy white hairs
so, in: http://dovecreekgardens.com
(online catalog 2007)
Luzula 'Ruby Stiletto' (7/01)
lc: ruby red tinted in winter and early spring
or: Graham Ware collected in mountains of British Columbia, Canada
in: Terra Nova Nur. 2001 to US trade
so:
Terra Nova
Luzula sylvatica 'Marginata'
(*V)
ha: dense
lc: bright green margined white
so:
Roslyn Nursery
Luzula sylvatica 'Taggert's Cream' (*V)
ht: 45cm
lc: new growth bright yellow becoming
cream and eventually green
so:
source (Monksilver Nursery)
Luzula sylvativa 'Tavernpass'
ht: 30cm
lc: dark green
lw: wider than typical
so:
source (Monksilver Nursery)
Luzula sylvatica 'Hohe Tatra'
ht: 12 in.
lu: suitable for ground cover use
so:
Kurt
Bluemel
Luzula sylvatica 'Marginata'
ht: 12 in.
lc: golden yellow margined
so:
Kurt
Bluemel
Luzula sylvatica 'Waldler'
ha: narrower and more upright form
bt: flowers earlier than typical
ht: 45cm
so:
source (Monksilver Nursery)
LYCHNIS
Lychnis alpina 'Alba'
fc: white
Lychnis alpina 'Rosea'
fc: medium rose pink
Lychnis x arkwrightii LENGAI™ (4/6)
ht: 10 in.
fc: corolla bright reddish-orange (scarlet)
lc: dark bronzish-green
prop: seed strain, intended for sale in small pots as an glowing
"impulse buy" in spring
in: S&G Seeds, US, 2006.
Lychnis x arkwrightii 'Orange Gnome'
ht: 8 in.
fc: orange red
lc: dark bronzy green
lu: functions like a dwarfer 'Vesuvius'
Lychnis x arkwrightii 'Vesuvius'
ht: 15-18 in.
fc: bright orange-scarlet to scarlet red flowers - suggestive of molten
lava
fd: to 2 in. - larger than L. chalcedonica
bt: may bloom all summer when its happy.
lc: dark bronzy green. Leaves can appear brown or maroon from a
distance.
prop: it is sold in seed form (by T&M and Parks among others)
so no doubt it will vary now.
LYCHNIS CHALCEDONICA
Lychnis chalcedonica 'Alba'
fc: near white
lu: generally not impressive unless planted with species or one of its
bright red variants
lu: for some contrast. Art Buckley (Canadian Garden Perennials) says
"not very popular".
Lychnis chalcedonica 'Alba Plena'
fc: white
ft: double
or: G.S. Thomas states this was known since 1772
Lychnis chalcedonica 'Awesome Apricot'
fc: salmon
so:
Glasshouse Works
Lychnis chalcedonica 'Carnea'
ns, id: listed name from Ottawa trials 1906, likely a more
ns, id: flesh pink variant or perhaps a salmon form.
Lychnis chalcedonica 'Day and Night' (6/01)
ht: 40-60cm
fc: fiery red
fd: 1-2cm
lc: green with white variegation (marginal?)
or: Tolf Offenthal 1992 as seedling
in: originator 1994
li: Sieber, J. 1995. New registered cultivars of hardy perennials. ISU.
99.
Lychnis chalcedonica 'Floreoplena' (flore
pleno)
ft: double
fc: typical scarlet red of species, some ray a touch more red.
Lychnis chalcedonica 'Flore Albo Pleno' =
'Alba Plena'?
fc: white
ft: double
id, in: reported by Macoun at Orrawa, planted 1897,
id, in: probably the same as the ancient 'Alba Plena'
Lychnis chalcedonica 'Grandiflora'
fd: larger than species typical
fc: brighter shade of red
Lychnis chalcedonica 'Rauhreit'
ht: 36 in.
fc: clean, bright white
fd: larger than old whites
Lychnis chalcedonica 'Rauhreig'
ht: upright
lc: white
ft: denser inflor. than 'Alba'
ns: almost certainly the same as 'Rauhreif' listed above. Not sure
which is correct.
Lychnis chalcedonica 'Rubra Plena'
fc: red
ft: double
ns: 'Floreoplena' is red also so perhaps this name merely contrasts
with 'Alba Plena' and
ns: is a not a distinct entity (?).
Lychnis chalcedonica 'Red Tiger'
fc: bright scarlet red
Lychnis chalcedonica 'Rosea'
fc: rose pink
Lychnis chalcedonica 'Salmon Queen' = 'Salmonea'
Lychnis chalcedonica 'Salmonea' ('Salmon
Queen')
fc: salmon pink
Lychnis cognata 'Chinese Delight' = see L. fulgens cv.
LYCHNIS CORONARIA
Lychnis coronaria 'Alba'
in an informal setting near the
herb garden at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens in Richmond, Virginia.
Used in goodly numbers this old cultivar provides a unique and
wonderful look. There are very few silver-foliage plants with abundant
white flowers and this one of the very best choices for that effect.
The secret is using many of them and not just a single plant or three
like most borders. The eye will naturally follow the white and silver
in whatever direction you wish. Even the bloom is over the foliage
remains of interest. They can be cut back for a repeat show of smaller
proportions.
Lychnis coronaria 'Alba'
fc: white
Lychnis coronaria 'Angel Blush'
fc: white tinged (or blushed) pink
fd: larger than species typical
Lychnis coronaria 'Atrosanguinea'
fc: dark carmine pink to magenta - not a blood red as the Latin name
usually suggests
fd: 1.5 in.
lc: lighter grey green from greater pubescence
so:
Carroll Gardens
Lychnis coronaria 'Atropurpurea'
ns, id: listed by Macoun at Ottawa, planted 1896
Lychnis coronaria 'Bicolor'
ns, id: listed by Macoun at Ottawa, planted 1901
Lychnis coronaria 'Blood Red'
fc: dark red
bt: earlier than species typical
Lychnis coronaria 'Cerise'
fc: "vibrant violet/carmine...appearing almost luminous" (Thompson
& Morgan 1998 Cat: 118)
Lychnis coronaria 'Dancing Ladies' = L. 'Dancing Ladies'
Lychnis coronaria 'Flore Pleno'
ft: full double
Lychnis coronaria 'Gardeners World'
ht: 80cm
fc: carmine pink
fd: 3.5cm
ft: double, almost carnation-like at times
eval: said to replace 'Atrosanguinea'
or: Mrs. Christine Stott 1990
in: originator 1994
li: Sieber, J. 1995. New registered cultivars of hardy perennials. ISU.
99.
so:
source (Sollya)
Lychnis coronaria 'Grandiflora'
ns, id: listed by Macoun at Ottawa, planted 1897
Lychnis coronaria 'Hutchison's Cream'
so:
source (Sollya)
Lychnis coronaria 'Occulata' ('Oculata')
fc: white with reddish pink, cerise, or light pink eye. Varies with
seedlings
Lychnis 'Dancing Ladies' (+)
ht: 2.0-2.5 ft.
lc: silver
fc: white to blush pink to magenta pink ('violet carmine') and some
fc: with a contrasting eye color. They state the eye may not be seen in
warm weather.
ns: species affinity of L. occulata as stated is dubious - is perhaps
just the L. coronaria clone 'Occulata'.
ns: Some now list it was L. coronaria as a result.
in: Thompson & Morgan 1994
so: Thompson & Morgan 908-363-2225
Lychnis flos-cuculi 'Alba'
fc: white
ft: single
Lychnis flos-cuculi 'Alba Plena'
fc: white
ft: double
Lychnis flos-cuculi 'Dwarf'
ht: 6 in.
ha: dwarf, tight mound
fc: red
or: Jack Drake of Scotland
so:
Arrowhead Alpines
Lychnis flos-cuculi 'Jenny' (5/3)
ht: 75cm
fc: light lavender, center whitish
ft: double
in: Blooms (UK) c. 2002
Lychnis flos-cuculi 'Nana'
ht: 4-6 in. tall x wide
fc: red as species
Lychnis flos-cuculi 'Rosea Plena'
fc: pink
ft: double
Lychnis flos-jovis 'Alba'
fc: white
Lychnis flos-jovis 'Hort' ('Hort's Variety')
ha: compact
fc: rose pink
eval: replace the species for many years. L x walkeri 'Abbotswood Rose'
is perhaps even better.
Lychnis flos-jovis 'Minor' ('Nana')
ht: 25cm - shorter
fc: red
Lychnis flos-jovis 'Nana' = 'Minor'
Lychnis flos-jovis 'Peggy'
ht: 10 in. - half species size
fc: bright rose pink to rose red
eval: improved over the old 'Minor' ('Nana') type
so:
Arrowhead Alpines
Lychnis fulgens 'Chinese Delight'
Lychnis x haageana 'Molten Lava'
ht: 12-18 in.
fc: reddish orange
fd: larger than typical of hybrid
so:
Arrowhead Alpines
Lychnis senno 'Variegata'
ht: 12 in.
fc: red striped white
Lychnis 'Terrys Pink'
fc: pink
or: Jelitto Seeds of Germany
so:
Arrowhead Alpines
Lychnis 'Passion' (10/01)
fc: magenta
ft: flowers large, crepe-like in texture
photo, source:
Plant Growers Australia
LYCHNIS VISCARIA
Lychnis viscaria 'Alba'
fc: white
Lychnis viscaria 'Alba Grandiflora'
ns, id: listed by Macoun at Ottawa, planted 1901
Lychnis viscaria 'Alpina'
ht: 4 in. - much shorter
fc: bright rose pink
so:
Carroll Gardens
Lychnis viscaria subsp. atropurpurea
('Atropururea')
fc: deep purple
geo: Balkans
ns: this color variant is considered to have a geographic locus in the
wild
ns: and may considered a botanical entity rather than a horticultural
one.
Lychnis viscaria 'Atropurpurea Kugelblitz'
= 'Kugelblitz'
fc: white
Lychnis viscaria 'Ball of Lightning' =
'Kugelblitz'
ns: one can use this translation but somehow the German name seems more
appealing.
Lychnis viscaria 'Dwarf Fireball'
ht: 30 cm - dwarf
fc: bright red
Lychnis viscaria 'Fever'
so:
source (We-Du Nurseries)
Lychnis viscaria 'Fireball' = 'Splendens Plena'
Lychnis viscaria 'Flore Pleno' = 'Splendens Plena'
Lychnis viscaria 'Fontaine'
fc: light red
ft: double
fd: larger than species typical
Lychnis viscaria 'Kugelblitz'
fc: dark carmine pink to near red
so:
Carroll Gardens
Lychnis viscaria 'Nana'
ha: dwarf
Lychnis viscaria 'Splendens'
fc: bright magenta pink
ft: single - unlike its very popular 'Splendens Plena' clone.
ns: this name has been applied to the double form but that is correctly
'Splendens Plena'.
Lychnis viscaria 'Splendens Dwarf Fireball' = 'Dwarf Fireball'
Lychnis viscaria 'Splendens Plena'
('Floreoplena', 'Double' etc.)
ht: 12-18 in.
fc: bright magenta pink or as most growers say "bright rose red"
ft: double, frilly margins
ft: to 1 in. wide
lc: darker green
lu: 'Dwarf Fireball' is smaller
so:
Carroll Gardens
Lychnis viscaria 'Splendens Snow' = 'Snow'
ns: this combination of Latin and English is not valid
Lychnis viscaria 'Snow' ('Splendens Snow')
fc: white
Lychnis viscaria 'Thurnau'
ht: 12 in.
fc: brighter but dark carmine red
so:
Kurt Bluemel
Lychnis viscaria 'Zulu'
ht: 60cm
st: dark red, showy
fc: bright but dark red
so:
Carroll Gardens
LYSICHITON
Lysichiton camtschtcensis 'Crocodile Tears'
(10/4)
ht: 24 in.
lc: glossy green with dark red (burgundy) intervenal banmding to 10% of
surface
ls: oval
ff: unscented flowers, thus not offensive
or, so, ph: Terra
Nova Nurseries (online catalog Fall 2004), introduced 2005
Lysichiton camtschtcensis x americanus
so: Spinners
Gardens, UK
LYSIMACHIA
Lysimachia atropurpurea 'Beaujolais' |
---|
fc: dark burgundy red - species is usually more violet-red opening to light red.
Lysimachia atropurpurea 'Geronimo' |
---|
ns: a listed name.
Lysimachia CANDELA® 'Innlyscand' (L. clethroides x ?) (1/7) |
---|
ha:
compact, inflor. less nodding and more erect than L. clethroides but
still cleverly bent
fc: white
fq: floriferous
in: Europe 2007, not seen in US catalogs that year.
Lysimachia ciliata 'Atropurpurea' ('Purpurea', 'Firecracker') |
---|
ht: 18-24 in. - reports
to 36 in. also are seen.
lc: reddish tinged to red, purple from a distance
ls: lanceolate
fc: yellow
fd: 2.5cm
ns: the RHS consider 'Firecracker' to be the best name.
lu: tolerant of wet soils. Can colonize and be invasive in some shady,
moist spots.
aw: RHS AGM 1996
Lysimachia
clethroides 'Geisha' (2/01)
click image |
---|
ht: 30 in.
ha: slower than the very invasive species
lc: irregular margined creamy yellow, foten with sectors parallel to
the lateral veins.
lc: one side of the blade is often more white than the other. About 20%
surface.
or: Japan
in: Plant Delights Nur. Raleigh NC USA 2001 to US trade
so:
Plant Delights
Lysimachia clethroides 'Lady Jane' |
---|
ht: 24-36 in.
fc: white
id, prop: a seed strain offered by various sources. There is no
available evidence how it differs.
so:
Thompson and Morgan
Lysimachia congestiflora 'Eco Dark Satin' |
---|
ht: 3 in.
ha: spreading groundcover, denser than some clones
fc: bright yellow with reddish-brown centers
lc: dark olive green, a satiny sheen
lu: outdoor ground cover and hanging basket
or: Don Jacobs of Eco Gardens USA imported from Mt. Omei China
so:
Plant Delights
Lysimachia congestiflora 'Golden Falls' |
---|
ha: trailing (as
species?)
fc: golden yellow
Lysimachia congestiflora 'Golden Harvest' (9/02) |
---|
ht: 17cm tall x 50cm wide
ha: more compact than parent 'Outback Sunset', prostrate
lc: reddish new growth becomes solid greenish-yellow to golden-green
(not variegated)(RHS
lc: 154A,B)
fc: yellow
fq: more floriferous than parent 'Outback Sunset'
fd: 1.75cm
bt: long bloom time
or, pat: US# 11133 to John William Churchus, Devon Meadows, Australia
on 11/23/1999 as
or, pat: sport of 'Outback Sunset' with non-variegated foliage in 1993.
Lysimachia congestiflora 'Outback Sunset' |
---|
ha: 3 in.
ha: spreading groundcover
fc: bright yellow with reddish-brown centers
lc: golden yellow margined
or: sport of 'Eco Dark Satin'
so:
Plant Delights
Lysimachia congestiflora 'Persian Carpet' (9/4) |
---|
ht:
2 in.
ha: lower, flatter than
older clones, less vigorous than 'Persian Chocolate'
lc: dark green with distinct, showy purplish-red centers and veins at
20-40% of surface, best coloration in full sun.
pat: US PPAF
in, or: Darrell Probst
so:
Plant Delights
(Fall 2004 Catalog: 24, with color photo)
Lysimachia congestiflora 'Persian Chocolate' (9/4) |
---|
ht:
2 in. tall x 24-36 in. wide
ha: lower, flatter than
older clones, slightly stronger than 'Persian Carpet'
lc: rich brownish-purple, a nice contrast with the yellow flowers
pat: US PPAF
in, or: Darrell Probst
lu: Tony Avent recommends it as a groundcover in difficult spots, for
hanging baskets, and in color bowls.
so:
Plant Delights
(Fall 2004 Catalog: 24, with color photo)
Lysimachia congestiflora 'Silver Bird' |
---|
ns: a listed name in the RHS PLANT FINDER 1997 and not since.
Lysimachia congestiflora 'Sunbeam' |
---|
ht: 15cm tall x 50cm wide
infl: dense clusters
fc: bright yellow
lc: yellow leaves
Lysimachia congestiflora 'Sunset Gold' |
---|
ns: a listed name for an improved clone.
Lysimachia fortunei 'Autumn Snow' (7/02) |
---|
lc: dark green
fc: white
infl: spike
ch: USDA 4
photo, source:
Proven Winners (online catalog 2002)
Lysimachia 'Ivy McClean' |
---|
ns: a listed name with Beeches Nursery UK 2002.
ht: 1 in.
ha: prostrate
lc: green
ll: very minute blades
fc: yellow
ch: 4-5
lu: a pretty tiny, alpine-like plant but having some durability. A nice
miniature for bonsai gardens
lu: or smaller containers.
Lysimachia 'Jumbo' (L. fortunei x L. clethroides) (12/4) |
---|
ha:
erect
lc: dark green
ll,lw: 12cm long x 5cm wide
ls: oblong
la: acute to acuminate
lb: attenuate
fc: white
infl: slightly curved, 50 flowers per raceme, raceme 10cm x 2cm
bt: 14 days, lasting up to 10 days after being cut
pat, or: A.J. van der Zwet, Netherlands 1999 as interspecific hybrid,
US# 15356 on 11/23/04
Lysimachia nemorum 'Little Sun' |
---|
fc: rich golden yellow,
darker than 'Pale Star'
ft: petals obtuse at apex
fd: 2cm
ls: more broadly ovate than 'Pale Star'
Lysimachia nemorum 'Pale Star' |
---|
fc: light creamy yellow
ha: prostrate,
mat-forming in time
lc: bright yellow all spring and summer
ls: suborbicular (nearly rounded) to broadly ovate
lu: a lovely plant for between flagstones or near the front of borders
where is will not be
lu: conquered by more aggressive, taller perennials. Needs a bit of
shade in hot, sunny climates
lu: as it can burn and bleach. It has been used in window boxes and
hanging baskets, but seems
lu: most appealing in a large container among a medley of other colors
and textures.
Lysimachia punctata 'Alexander' ('Variegata') |
---|
ha: 24 in.
ha: non-invasive unlike most species variants
fc: golden yellow with bronze center
lc: dark green with wide light yellow to cream margins. New growth
often reddish
lc: for tricolor effect. The salmon pink new growth can be stunning
when it is mass planted.
lu: lovely foliage when not in bloom
or: Mrs. Pauline Alexander of Monksilver Nur. York England UK
in: US trade 1990
pat: US#10598
Lysimachia punctata [dwarf form] |
---|
ns: a listed name. Detailed description needed.
Lysimachia
punctata 'Golden Alexander'
click image |
---|
ha: 24 in.
lc: margined light yellow, not a cream or pale as the original
'Alexander' but not always easy to tell apart.
Lysimachia punctata 'Golden Glory' |
---|
ns: a listed name for an improved clone in Europe.
Lysimachia punctata 'Ivy MacLean' (11/02) |
---|
so: Beeches Nursery (online catalog 2002, without description)
Lysimachia punctata 'Senior' |
---|
ns: a listed name.
Lysimachia punctata 'Snow Lady' |
---|
ns: a listed name in the RHS PLANT FINDER 1999 and not since.
Lysimachia punctata 'Sun Spot' ('Sunspot') |
---|
ht: 90cm
fc: yellow, darker orange-yellow eye
infl: whorled flowers in spike
or: Germany
so:
Beeches Nursery (online catalog 2002)
Lysimachia punctata 'Variegata' = 'Alexander' |
---|
Lysimachia SUNDEW SPRINGS™ (6/7) |
---|
ht:
12-14 in. tall
lc: bright golden-yellow, later a bit more lime green
ns: species affinity not reported
so, in:
www.euroamprop.com
(online website 2007), intro. 2007
re whic
LYTHRUM
Lythrum - Literature
li: Harp, H.F. 1975. Lythrums for home gardens. Canadian Dept. Ag. Pub.
li: No. 1285.
li: Hatch, L.C. 1983. Reference guide to
ornamental plant cultivars.
li: Taxonomic Computer Research.
Lythrum 'Croftway'
ns: listed in the RHS FINDER FINDER 1997 and not since. It is not on
the Croftway Nursery website in 2002.
Lythrum 'Flash Fire'
so:
source (Sugar Creek Gardens)
Lythrum salicaria 'Beacon' = 'The Beacon'
Lythrum salicaria 'Blush'
ht: 80-120cm - reports vary
fc: rich rose pink, tending to be lighter pink than most
afc: often red, showy
Lythrum salicaria 'Brightness'
ht: 36-48 in.
fc: bright rose pink
Lythrum salicaria 'Brilliant'
fc: purplish-red
Lythrum salicaria 'Feuerkerze' ('Fire
Candle', 'Firecandle')
ht: 24-36 in.
fc: bright rose-red, almost too bright for some gardens
infl: wider, denser inflorescence
aw: RHS AGM
so:
Carroll Gardens
Lythrum salicaria 'Fire Candle', 'Firecandle' = 'Feuerkerze'
Lythrum salicaria 'Floralie'
ht: 150cm
fc: dark pink
il: spikes to 45cm and occasionally longer
bt: July to October
lc: new leaves green unlike 'Florarose'
or: Tony Huber of W.H. Perron & Co. Ltd.
so: W.H. Perron & Co. Ltd. 515 Labelle Blvd Chomedey Laval
Quebec H7V 2T3
rd: COPF
Lythrum salicaria 'Florarose'
ht: 125cm or 25cm shorter than 'Floralie'
fc: carmine pink
it: 'nice and full'
il: up to 30cm
bt: July to October
lc: new growth red unlike 'Floralie'
rd: COPF
or: Tony Huber of W.H. Perron & Co. Ltd.
so: W.H. Perron & Co. Ltd. 515 Labelle Blvd Chomedey Laval
Quebec H7V 2T3
Lythrum salicaria 'Lady Sackville'
ht: 36 in.
fc: rose-red
ns: apparently named for Lady Sacville-West
Lythrum salicaria 'Morden Gleam'
ht: 36-48 in.
fc: bright rose-red
or: Morden Exper. Station, Canada
Lythrum salicaria 'Morden Pink'
ht: 36 in.
fc: clear rose-pink, a more compatible color for mixing in borders
or: Morden Exper. Station, Canada
Lythrum salicaria 'Pink Spires'
ht: 36 in.
fc: bright but dark pink
prop: sterile, thus not a airborne hazard to surrounding wetlands
eval; can replace 'Morden Pink' in most settings
so:
Carroll Gardens
Lythrum salicaria 'Purple Spires'
ht: 42 in. - taller than most
fc: fuchsia purple or magenta-purple
so:
Carroll Gardens
Lythrum salicaria 'Pritchard' ('Pritchard's
Variety')
ht: 48 in.
fc: rose pink
Lythrum salicaria 'Red Beauties' (10/4)
ht: 90cm
fc: various red shades (grown from seed)
bt: longer bloom period than species typical
so, in: Sahin.nl
(online catalog 2004), own introduction 1986
Lythrum salicaria 'Red Wings'
fc: presumed to be a redder shade
ns: listed in the RHS PLANT FINDER 1998 and not since.
Lythrum salicaria 'Robert'
ht: 24 in. - shorter than most, thus more useful near the foreground of
borders
ha: compact, slower, less invasive but root.
fc: deep pink
afc: notable for red fall color which is often very showy.
Lythrum salicaria ROBINPBR 'Quhacomp' (11/3)
ha: stronger and with shorter internodes than 'Robert', very compact in
flowering pot production
fc: dark rich pink
or: Florensis, introduced by them 2004
Lythrum salicaria 'Rosensaule'
ht: 120cm
fc: rich rose-purple
infl: narrow spike
or: Germany - one of the few European cultivars
Lythrum salicaria 'Roseum Superbum'
ht: 48-54 in. - shorter than species
fc: dark rose-pink, less purple
Lythrum salicaria 'Rote Hybriden'
ht: 150cm
fc: lilac-rose to rose-red shades
ns: a name used in Germany for a well-colored, tall strain
Lythrum salicaria 'Rosy Spires'
ht: 48 in.
fc: bright dark rose pink
bt: longer show than older cultivars
prop: sterile - therefore not a danger or nuisance from rogue seedlings
ns: this is not 'Pink Spires' despite a similar theme for the name.
so:
Carroll Gardens
Lythrum salicaria 'Stichflamme' (12/02)
ht: 140cm
fc: purplish-rose
or: Germany
Lythrum salicaria 'Swirl' (6/02)
ht: 55cm - dwarf
fc: pinkish-purple
so:
Four Seasons Perennials (online catalog 2002)
Lythrum salicaria 'The Beacon'
ht: 40 in.
fc: bright rose pink, literally a beacon in any garden
infl: denser than species typical
Lythrum salicaria 'Tomentosum'
lv: more tomentose, not particularly of interest in gardens.
Lythrum salicaria 'Ulverscroft'
ns: a listed name from Germany c. 2002
Lythrum salicaria 'Zigeunerblut'
ht: 120cm
fc: dark red, presumably a blood (blut) red
in: Germany c. 2000
Lythrum virgatum 'Dropmore Purple'
ht: 30 in.
fc: dark purple
Lythrum virgatum 'Rose Queen'
fc: rose red
infl: widely branched compared to the narrow modern cultivars.
Lythrum virgatum 'Roseum Superbum'
fc: rose pink
ns: an older named clone sometimes still seen today.
Lythrum virgatum 'Rosy Gem'
ht: 90cm
fc: clear violet-pink
Lythrum virgatum 'The Bride'
fc: white?
ns: listed name in the RHS PLANT FINDER 1999. Not known from printed or
internet catalogs in 2002.
Lythrum virgatum 'The Rocket'
ht: 30 in.
ha: more erect
fc: rose red, darker and also brighter than the older 'Rose Queen'
MACLEAYA
Macleaya cordata 'Celadon
Ruffles'
so:
Binnyplants.co.uk, first listed 2003.
Macleaya cordata 'Flamingo'
ht: 1.8m
fc: tanish-pink, not as bright nor coral as the name would suggest
lc: tinged pink
Macleaya cordata 'Plum
Tassle'
fc: smokey-purple
lc: greyer than species typical
ll: larger than species typical
in: listed with Carroll Gardens MD USA c. 1990 and perhaps before
Macleaya x kewensis (M.
cordata x M. microcarpa)
eval: rarely cultivated but of curiosity for it's origin alone.
Macleaya microcarpa 'Coral
Plume'
fc: light coral pink
li: Grey-Wilson, C. 2000. Poppies. Timber Press. p. 36
Macleaya microcarpa
'Kelway's Coral Plume'
fc: rich dark pink to bronze-pink, a darker shade than 'Coral Plume'
lc: silvery-green, quite showy when not in bloom and useful for
contrast to green foliage
ns: it has often been assumed this was just a synonym of 'Coral Plume'
but Grey-Wilson (2000)
ns: says the colors are different. That said, G.S. Thomas states that
'Coral Plume' originated
ns: with Kelways of Langport prior to 1930. Where there always 2 such
variants?
Macleaya microcarpa
'Spectchley Ruby'
fc: rich reddish-coral
Macleaya
microcarpa 'Summer Haze'
fc: apricot-pink, more orangish than
'Coral Plume'
in: listed by Carroll Gardens MD USA c.
1990 and perhaps before.
MAINTHEMUM
Mainthemum biflorum subsp.
kamtschaticum 'Minima' ('Yakushima Form')
ht: 2 in. tall x 14-16 in. wide
ha: smaller, ground cover form
fc: white (as species)
MALANTHEMUM
Malanthemum dilatatum 'Baby Moon' (2/4)
lc: margined cream
ls, la: very orbicular, base cordiform (as species)
so: Asiatica
Nursery (online catalog 2004)
MALVA
Malva moschata 'Alba' |
ht: 30 in.
fc: white
in: an old plant grown at Ottawa in 1898
Malva moschata 'Pirouette' |
ht: 24-36 in.
fc: pure white
fd: 2 in.
ns: this is a seed strain selection of 'Alba'
so:
source (Thompson and Morgan)
Malva 'Mystic Merlin' |
so: source (Thompson and Morgan)
Malva sylvestris 'Aurora' |
ph: photo, description (PLANTS)
Malva sylvestris 'Brave Heart' |
ht: 48-60 in.
lc: lavender pink with purple veins - more compatable colors in our
opinion than 'Zebrina'
or: Sir David Scott of England as chance seedling
so:
source (Thompson and Morgan)
Malva sylvestris 'Marina' |
ht: 18 in. tall x 12 in. wide
ha: upright, strong stems
fc: violet-blue veined with darker purple veins
ft: petals appear slightly more narrow from plants we have seen.
fd: 1.0-1.5 in.
or: Europe as sport of 'Primley Blue'
in: Wayside Gardens 1998 to US
so:
Wayside Gardens
Malva sylvestris subsp. mauritiana 'Bibor Felho' |
ht: 48-70 in. - much taller than
older cultivars
fc: glossy magenta purple with numerous dark purple veins. Based on
photos in T&M's 1999 Catalog
fc: the veination appears to extent to the petal apices unlike
'Zebrina' where the high-colored veins appear
fc: as though only 75% of the petal length.
fd: larger than shorter cultivars
ft: petals slightly undulate
so:
Carroll Gardens
Malva sylvestris 'Primley Blue' (1/00) |
ht: 30 in.
fc: light blue with purple stripes
bt: longer bloom period than species typical
eval: Avant Garden reports it can be short-lived even though perennial
so:
Avant Gardens
Malva sylvestris 'Zebrina' |
ht: 30-36 in.
fc: pinkish white to light lilac striped reddish-purple in radiating
pattern. The venation appears almost
fc: blackish-purple in some seedlings. Color varies considerably.
ns: the name literally means "zebra striped"
eval: some of the newer hybrids listed above may bloom longer and have
more refined, darker colorations.
eval: there is generally more contrast between the base color and
purple veins in this cultivar.
MALVASTRUM
Malvastrum coccineum = Sphaeralcea coccinea |
Malvastrum lateritum 'Blossom Pink' |
fc: pink
Malvastrum lateritum 'Eastgrove Silver' |
ht: 30cm
fc: orange-pink
lc: variegated silvery-white
so:
Cotswold Garden Flowers (online catalog 2002)
Malvastrum lateritum 'Variegatum' |
ns: listed in the RHS PLANT FINDER
1998. This name is not in literature per the RHS.
Malvaviscus drummondii
'Big Mamma' (1/7)
ht: 60 in.
fc: bright scarlet-orange (as species)
fd: flowers about 1/3 larger than species typical
ft: revolute (twisted) corolla - as species
bt: all summer where happy, often summer to frost
or: Greg Grant, TX USA 2005
ch: USDA 7b
so:
www.plantdelights.com (2007 Spring Sales Catalog: 83, with
color photo)
Malvaviscus
'Pam Puryear' (M. drummondii x M. arboreus' (1/7)
ht: 60 in.
fc: peachy orange to flesh-orange -
paler than M. drummondii - a new color break, yellow
fc: filaments protrude from corolla at
maturity
ft: revolute (twisted) corolla - as M.
drummondii
lc: bright green
or: Greg Grant, TX USA as hybrid
ch: USDA 7b
so: www.plantdelights.com (2007 Spring Sales Catalog: 83, with color
photo)
MANFREDA AND X MANGAVE (AGAVE X MANFREDA)
Manfreda 'Drops of Wine' (9/4)
lc: green with purple spots to 30% of
surface
ch: USDA 10
so:
Asiatica
Nursery (online catalog fall
2004)
'Helen Wynans'. JC Raulston
Arboretum. July 2006.A clistering cultivar, very Yuuca-like from a
distance but leaves much wider on close inspection. They are rich
bluish-green and are folded so as to appear narrower. There are
scattered red maculations.
Manfreda 'Helen Wynans' (6/6)
lc: powdery blue, very glaucous, lightly spotted dark red under the
wax,
lc: spots not over 15% of surface in genera
lt: u-shaped, sometimes lax, arching at first
lw: 1.0-1.75 in.
x Mangave 'Bloodspot' (1/8)
ht: 12 in. tall x 15 in. wide (in leaf)
ha: offsets rarely
lc: glaucous, silvery-green, later light green, heavily spotted bright
red to 45%
lm, la: dark red apical tip, marginal spines white to red, shorter than
most Agave
ll, lw: 8 in. log x 1 in. wide
ns, id: parentage unknown
or: Japan?
so:
www.plantdelights.com (2008 Spring Sales Catalog: 83, with
color photo)
'Macha Mocha'. Greenroof Garden, JC
Raulston Arboretum. October 2005. A very pretty plant with red
markings, looking very much like a hardy bromeliad.
Same
plant as above in July 2006, showing wider archign leaves and more of
the markings and dark tints.
x Mangave 'Macha Mocha' (Manfreda variegata x Agave celsii) (2/4)
ht: rosettes 12 in. x 36 in. wide, flowering to 8 ft. tall
ha: bromeliad-like rosette, wide strap-like blades
lc: blue-green with upper two-thirds of blade heavily spotted and
suffused red
or: Carl Schoenfeld as seedling of M. variegata from Mexico. It later
proved to be
or: the first reported hybrid to true Agave.
ns: the bigeneric name x Mangave is not known to be published and is
thus considered
ns: only a provisional convenience (1/31/2003)
ch: USDA 8
so: Plant Delights
Nursery (Spring Catalog 2004: 79, with color photo)
MATTEUCCIA
Matteuccia struthiopteris 'Bedraggled
Feathers' (8/4)
ht: 36 in. - shorter than some clones
lm: pinnae irregularly cut and reduced, more feathery and informal
so, in: monksilver.com
first sold c. 2002
so: Crawford
Ferns (online catalog 2004)
Matteuccia struthiopteris 'Depauperata'
ns: a listed name
Matteuccia struthiopteris 'The
King' ('Jumbo') (8/4)
ht: 4-6 ft. - much taller
ll: fronds up to 50% larger than
species typical
so: Crownsville Nursery (online catalog 2004)
MECONOPSIS
Meconopsis - References |
li: Cobb, J.L.S. 1989. Meconopsis. Timber Press. Portland.
li: Stevens, E. and C.
Brickell. 2001. Problems with the big perennial blue poppies. New
Plantsman
li: 8(1): 48-61. (a wonderful new article bringing clarity to this
complex group. Includes new cultivar groups).
li: Taylor, G. 1934. An account of the genus Meconopsis. New Flora and Sylva. London.
Meconopsis 'Archie Campbell' |
fc: rich bright blue
or: Jack Drake, Invernesshire c. 1940
Meconopsis betonifolia 'Alba' |
fc: white
Meconopsis betonifolia 'Hensol Violet' |
ht:
90cm
fc: rose-purple rather
than a true violet. A unique color for this species. Appears as light
purple from a distance.
prop: comes true from seed
in: Thompson & Morgan
(Seed Catalog 2005: 2), first intro. as seed strain
Meconopsis 'Branklyn' |
ns: represented by at least 3 clones in the trade.
Meconopsis cambrica 'Anne Greenaway' |
so: Beeches Nursery (2001 online catalog without description)
Meconopsis cambrica 'Aurantiaca' |
fc: orange - species is
golden yellow
so:
Beeches Nursery
Meconopsis cambrica 'Double Orange' ('Floreo plena Orange' invalid) |
fc: orange
ft: double
so:
Beeches Nursery (2001 online catalog without
description)
Meconopsis cambrica 'Frances Perry' |
ht: 45cm
fc: scarlet
ft: single, nodding
lc: greyish-green
ls: distinctly pinnatifid
so:
Beeches Nursery
Meconopsis 'Crarae' |
fc: light blue, paler than
most cultivars today.
ft: large, facing partly downward, somewhat disc-shaped.
Meconopsis 'Crewdon Hybrid' |
fc: rich blue tinged
violet near the margins
ft: petals crepe-like in texture, cupped, downward or outward facing in
general.
prop: the true clone is sterile but it has been sold in seed form so
confusion is persisting.
or: Jack drake of Invernesshire c. 1940.
Meconopsis 'Dawyck' |
fc: rich medium blue
ft: larger blooms, often downward facing, slightly ruffled with a nice
texture.
Meconopsis Fertile Blue Group |
frq: plants fertile
frt: capsules oblong-ovoid, only lightly covered in bristles.
fc: blue with no purple tints
lc: new leaves green not red or purplish
ls: narrow blades, never wide
Meconopsis Fertile Blue Group 'Lingholm' |
ns: a popular cultivar in this cultivar group.
Meconopsis George Sheriff Group (grandis GS600, 'Sheriff No. 600') |
ls: broad leaves. often
slightly toothed.
fc: bright blue, usually with purple tints on newly opened flowers
ft: generally nodding
frq: sterile
frt: capsules ovoid, densely covered with bristles.
ns: plants once known as M. grandis GS600 belong here.
or: introduced from Tibet to England
Meconopsis grandis 'Keillour Purple' |
fc: more purplish than
species typical and 'Prain's Variety'
or: seedling of 'Prain's Variety'
Meconopsis grandis 'Miss Dickson' ('Puritan') |
fc: clean white.
Meconopsis grandis 'Prain's Variety' |
fc: blue with purplish
tints
fd: larger than species typical
or: named about 1895 from Nepal introductions.
Meconopsis Infertile Blue Group |
frq: plants sterile
frt: capsules narrowly conical to ellipsoidal, only lightly covered in
bristles
fc: blue with no purple tints
lc: new leaves green not red or purplish
ls: narrow blades, never wide
Meconopsis Infertile Blue Group 'Slieve Donard' |
fc: rich light to medium
blue
fq: floriferous
Meconopsis 'Jimmy Bayne' |
fc: medium blue with
violet tints to upper half of petals
ft: large, disk-shaped, facing downward in general.
or: Evelyn Stevens received from Jimmy Bayne who rescued it in 1962
from a site in Dunblane UK
li: Stevens, E. 1997. The Rock Garden 25(100): 267-278
Meconopsis 'Mrs Jebb' |
fc: blue with darker blue
or violet tints at the apex
ft: small, very cupped, quite closed, cup-like or campanulate. Has a
distinct creped or rough texture.
Meconopsis x sheldonii 'Lingholm' |
ht:
18 in. tall and wide
fc: rich, dark blue
prop: fertile
Meconopsis 'Springhill' |
frc: bright blue
or: Logan, Wigtownshire, England
Meconopsis 'Willie Duncan' |
fc: clean clear blue with
a brownish-yellow center being very apparent
ft: smallish by hybrid standards but facing outward and sometimes
slightly upward.
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Meehania urticifolia 'Japanblau' |
ha: low,
creeping
ht: 30cm
fc: blue violet
or: Rolf Peine 1990's
Meehania urticifolia 'Silver Sprinter' (11/3) |
ht: 12
in. tall in flower
fc: lavender-blue (as species)
lc: margins mottled white to 25% of surface
in,ph:
Terra Nova
Nurseries (online catalog Fall 2003, introduced 2004)
Meehania urticifolia 'Wandering Minstrel' |
so: Monksilver
MELINUS
Melinus nerviglumus 'Pink Crystals' is
the most exciting grass I've seen in a long time. I knew it from photos
and the occasional gaunt plant in gardens. It was not until this
stunning mass planting at the Norfolk Botanical Garden that I
appreciated it's potential and real excellence. The foliage clumps are
so perfect and lush green. The crystaline inflorescences even bear the
scrutiny of a 300mm macro lens and look even better for the intimate
examination. On paper this plant is weaker and less grand than a purple
or pink Pennisetum. In reality, they have a glint and finesse that is a
level above.
This lesson is one that not all of us have learned well. Most small ornamental grasses and sedges need at least two or three dozen plants to be even bearable. Three or six or ten are not enough in open ground. They easily mistaken for random weeds. One in pot is fine but in garden beds go for the big quantity with a margin for losses. The brain and eye need the repetition of that many clonal blobs and the accumulated color saturation to reach the threshold of true beauty. This rule applies to many grasses in general and this dainty, glorious discovery in particular.
Another close-up is shown below
Melinus 'Savannah' above is one I saw at
the Park Seed Trial Gardens and have not seen since. The foliage is
more blue than 'Pink Crystals'.
MELITTIS
Melittis melissophyllum 'Royal Velvet
Distinction'
ht: 16 in. tall and wide
fc: white, reddish-rose tip
ft: snapdragon-like
lc: light green, Melissa-like overall and scented
MENTHA
While not all mints are always ornamental, it is usually ornamental horticulturists who end up caring for them. Thus a good knowledge of them is important. Those that are tending to be invasive, ratty, or weedy in appearance often make up for it by their charming fragrance that is always handy near the kitchen. One finds some cultivars here which are pleasing silver, gold mottled, and purplish. You can also contrast the light green with the very dark greens for good effect. In containers where their growth can be checked and their tops trimmed often, most of these cultivars can be quite pleasing for foliage alone. Some of the cultivars have very shower red stems which can be encouraged to show off by cutting back twice or so a year. If one fits an assortment of cultivars of various leaf colors together you do indeed have a nice ornamental planter.
Mentha 'Amsterdam Lemon' (1/8) |
ht: 12 in.
fc:
lt: apparently lemon-scented?
so: www.wellsweep.com
(online PDF file 2007)
Mentha aquatica 'Bergamot' (1/8) |
ht: 18 in.
lt: Monarda-like
fc: lavender
so: www.wellsweep.com
(online PDF file 2007)
Mentha arvensis 'Banana' |
ht: 12 in.
lc: light green
la: obtuse
lf: unique fruity scent close to a banana peel scent
so:
Goodwin Creek Gardens
Mentha arvensis 'Basil' |
lt: stronger, more basil-like, not sweet
Mentha arvensis 'Coconut' |
lt: reportedly coconut-scented but some imagination is required!
Mentha aquatica 'Lavender' (1/8) |
ht: 18 in.
fc: lilac
so: www.wellsweep.com
(online PDF file 2007)
Mentha aquatica 'Orange' (1/8) |
ht: 18 in.
so: www.wellsweep.com
(online PDF file 2007)
Mentha arvensis 'Folkstone' (5/01) |
ht: 30cm
fc: pink
lc: bright green
ls: rounded
ll: "small"
so:
herbs-uk.com
Mentha arvensis 'New Fancy' |
ns: listed with RHS Plant Finder 1999.
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens 'Sayakaze' |
ns: a listed name.
Mentha BERRIES AND CREAM™ |
lf: sweet, fruity, reminding some
of fresh berries and cream
or: Jim Westerfield, Freeburg IL USA
in:
Richters (Herb Catalogue 2002: 35)
Mentha CANDIED FRUIT™ (1/8) |
lf: fruity, sweet
or: Jim Westerfield as hybrid
so, ns, in:
www.richters.com (2008 Herb Cataogue: 34), their
own
so, ns, in: trademark claimed, exclusive propagation rights in Canada
Mentha CANDY LIME™ |
lf: sweet, lime-like
or: Jim Westerfield, Freeburg IL USA
in:
Richters (Herb Catalogue 2002: 35)
Mentha CITRUS KITCHEN™ 'Utility Citrus Kitchen' (1/8) |
lf: rich citrus notes
or: Jim Westerfield as hybrid
so, ns, in:
www.richters.com (2008 Herb Cataogue: 34), their
own
so, ns, in: trademark claimed, exclusive propagation rights in Canada
Mentha COTTON CANDY™ (1/8) |
lf: sweet, mild aroma
fc: pink, showy
or: Jim Westerfield as hybrid
so, ns, in:
www.richters.com (2008 Herb Cataogue: 34), their
own
so, ns, in: trademark claimed, exclusive propagation rights in Canada
Mentha 'Doublemint' |
lf: this hybrid has a blend of
spearmint and peppermint flavors.
ns: it is suggested by one report to be the same as 'Chewing Gum'.
Mentha 'Dionysus' (5/01) |
ns: listed name for an improved selecton
Mentha FRUITASIA™ (1/8) |
lf: rich fruit notes
or: Jim Westerfield as hybrid
so, ns, in:
www.richters.com (2008 Herb Cataogue: 34), their
own
so, ns, in: trademark claimed, exclusive propagation rights in Canada
Mentha FRUIT SENSATIONS™ (1/8) |
lf: rich fruit notes
or: Jim Westerfield as hybrid
so, ns, in:
www.richters.com (2008 Herb Cataogue: 34), their
own
so, ns, in: trademark claimed, exclusive propagation rights in Canada
Mentha x gentilis 'Curly' ('Crispa') |
lt: spearmint scent
ls, lm: crinkled surface
ns, id: might be M. spicata var. cripsa (?)
so: www.sandymushherbs.com
Mentha x gentilis 'Ginger'' (1/8) |
ht: 12 in.
fc: corolla light pink
lt: faint ginger scent
so: www.wellsweep.com
(online PDF file 2007)
Mentha x gracilis 'Madeline Hill' |
cn:
"redstem applemint", 'double mint"
lt: blend of peppermint and spearmint flavors, a so-called
lt: "doublemint" in one plant
Mentha x gracilis 'Scotch' ('Scotch Spearmint') |
cn:
"American apple mint", "Scotch Spearmint", "Red Mint"
ht: 30-45cm
st: red to rich purplish-red
lc: dark green, often tinged red
fc: corolla lavender, often showy
lt: very strong spearmint, this and related
lt: forms provide spearmint flavor for the US
lt: food and candy industry
ns, id: some consider the "scotch spearmint" to be the name
ns, id: for this basic hybrid of M. arvensis x M. spicata, but
ns, id: as other clones exist, this name is justified. Dr. Art Tucker
ns, id: has found clones which are peppermint-focused,
ns, id: peppermint-spearmint blends, fruit-mints, and
ns, id: fruit-scented overall.
Mentha x gracilis 'Vietnamese' |
lt:
sweet, spearmint known from
lt: Vietnamese dishes.
Mentha x gracilis 'Variegata' |
lc: gold veins and tints.
Mentha 'Hilary's Sweet Lemon' |
fc: lavender
lf: fruity scent of apple and citrus
or: Jim Westerfield hybrid, reportedly named for Hilary Clinton
pat: US pending
so:
Richters
Mentha 'Himalayan Silver' |
ht: 18-24 in. tall x 30-36 in. wide
ha: broad mound but less invasive than familiar species
lc: silvery grey
ls: elliptic-ovate
lm: notably dentate, adding to its appeal
fc: dark lavender
ft: tubular to campanulate
infl: dense, erecting to slightly arching spike
lf: mild spearmint flavor
eval: one of the more showy mints for foliage and flower. It reminds
one something
eval: of a miniature Buddleia.
so:
Goodwin Creek Gardens
Mentha ITALIAN SPICE™ (1/8) |
lf: rich, strong spicy flavors
or: Jim Westerfield as hybrid
so, ns, in:
www.richters.com (2008 Herb Cataogue: 34), their
own
so, ns, in: trademark claimed, exclusive propagation rights in Canada
Mentha JIM'S FRUIT™ (1/8) |
lf: fruit notes
lc: dark green
or: Jim Westerfield as hybrid
so, ns, in:
www.richters.com (2008 Herb Cataogue: 34), their
own
so, ns, in: trademark claimed, exclusive propagation rights in Canada
Mentha JULIA'S SWEET CITRUS™ |
fc: white tinged reddish-purple
lc: bright green
ls: rounded, crinkled
lf: unique citrus scent
ns: named for famed chef Julia Child
tm: trademarked name
so:
Richters
Mentha longifolia Buddleia Group |
ht: 60cm
fc: blue, resembling small Buddleia flowers
lc: grey hairy
ns: we follow the RHS in use the group rather than cultivar rank.
Mentha longifolia 'Habek' |
ls: long, narrow lanceolate blades which are unusual for a mint and rather showy.
Mentha longifolia 'Himalayan Silver'' (1/8) |
ht: 24 in.
fc: pink
so: www.wellsweep.com
(online PDF file 2007)
Mentha MARGARITA™ |
ha: said not to spread by
underground stolons but only by "aboveground runners"
lf: boldly lime-scented, useful in the popular drink of the same name.
ls: rugose, deeply veined
lc: medium to dark green, sometimes tipped bronze
or: Jim Westerfield, Freeburg IL USA
in:
Richters (Herb Catalogue 2002: 35)
Mentha MILLENIUM™ ('Clarissa's Millenium') |
ha: said to cascade in baskets,
forming a dense presentation
lf: "soft minty aroma"
fc: lavender
or: Jim Westerfield, Freeburg IL USA named for Clarissa Start, garden
and food columnist in
or: St. Louis MO USA
in:
Richters (Herb Catalogue 2002: 35)
Mentha OREGANO-THYME™ |
lf: combing scents of oregano and
thyme
or: Jim Westerfield, Freeburg IL USA
in:
Richters (Herb Catalogue 2002: 35)
MENTHA X PIPERATA
Mentha x piperata 'After Eight' |
ns: a listed name for an improved clone.
Mentha x piperata 'Alba' |
fc: white
Mentha x piperata var. citrata 'Basil' |
ht:
40cm
lt: basil-mint blend
Mentha x piperata var. piperata Black Peppermint Group ('Black') |
ha: more vigorous (if one can
imagine that!)
st: darker than hybrid typical, red to blackish-purple shades, not
st: green as White Peppermint Group
lc: darker green than typical, tinged red to purple
infl: subglobose, not spiky as White Peppermint Group
Mentha x piperata Black Peppermint Group 'Black Mitcham' |
ht: 12-24 in.
st: dark purple
lc: darker green
dr: notably Verticillium susceptable in US
commercial operations. Some reports
dr: say the contrary but in fact it is 'Todd Mitcham' and 'Murray
Mitcham' which
dr: have proven resistant.
Mentha x piperata 'Blue Balsam' |
ht: 24 in.
lc: dark glossy green margined purple - it is not really blue but in
some light it
lc: has a metallic blue sheen.
lf: rich mint scent "with a hint of pennyroyal"
ns, id: Dr. Art Tucker calls this "a slightly different varaint of
'Mitcham', but not
ns, id: different as to warrant a separate name'
Mentha x piperata 'Candy' (1/01) |
ht: 12-24 in.
st: reddish
lf: strong sweet scent
lu: useful for teas and drinks
Mentha x piperata 'Chartreuze' ('Chartreux'?) |
ht: 60cm
lf: a "delightful scent" according to our source
ns: it apparently does not have a chartreuse color. By one report this
should be
ns: called 'Chartreux'.
so:
herbs-uk.com
Mentha x piperata 'Chewing Gum' |
ht: 24 in.
lf: rich "chewing gum" type mint flavor
lu: valued for mint teas
in: Van Hevelingen
so:
Goodwin Creek Gardens
Mentha x piperata 'Corvallis'' (1/8) |
ht: 24 in.
so: www.wellsweep.com
(online PDF file 2007)
Mentha x piperata 'Crispa' |
lt:
rich peppermint aroma
ls, lv: surface rugose, puckered, crinkled, somewhat showy
Mentha x piperata 'Dwarf' (1/8) |
ht: 6 in.
so: www.wellsweep.com
(online PDF file 2007)
Mentha x piperata var. citrata 'Eau de Cologne' ('Bergamot') |
ht: 16 in.
lf: orange mint scent
ns: the cultivar name 'Bergamot' is not acceptable as it is the common
name for
ns: the genus Monarda.
Mentha x piperata var. citrata 'Eucalyptus' |
lf: a very strong eucalyptus type scent.
Mentha x piperata 'French' (1/8) |
ht: 24 in.
so: www.wellsweep.com
(online PDF file 2007)
Mentha x piperata var. citrata 'Grapefruit' |
lf: grapefruit like scent
Mentha x piperata var. citrata 'Lemon Bergamot' |
ht: 12-24 in.
lc: light green
lt: crinkled. distinct lemon and mint blended scent
so: www.sandymushherbs.com
Mentha piperata var. citrata 'Lemon' = var. citrata |
ns: the typical variety citrata is
considered to have more of the lemon scent while
ns: cultivar names are now used for its more lime or orange scented
variants.
Mentha x piperata var. citrata 'Lime' |
ht: 12-24 in.
lc: dark green tinged purple
lf: citrus scent - maybe lime
or: Netherlands
so:
Goodwin Creek Gardens
Mentha x piperata 'Logee' ('Logees') |
lc:
mottled cream, tinged pink at time
or: apparently Logees Nursery of the US, but we
or: do not find in there or from other US sources,
or: it apparently being a UK favorite.
Mentha x piperata 'Mary Mitcham' |
ht: 45cm
lf: combination of spearmint and peppermint scents. Recommended as a
good
lf: strong mint tea.
Mentha x piperata 'Mitcham' |
cn:
'black mint", 'Mitcham peppermit", "blue balsam mint", 'Chocolate mint'
in part
ns, id: there are numerous Mitcham-type clones of various names
lt: rich peppermint scent, very strong, sweetish as sold today
lc: dark green, often purplish below
ns, id: some vendors consider 'Mitcham' and 'Todd Mitcham' to be
ns, id: interchangeable.
Mentha x piperata 'Murray Mitcham' |
ha: more vigorous than 'Todd
Mitcham'
dr: a Verticillium resistant selection of the
'Black Mitcham' type. Very important
dr: in US commercial operations
Mentha x piperata 'Oma Streib' |
ns: a listed name.
Mentha x piperata var. citrata 'Ochsenberg' |
ns: a named selection.
Mentha piperata var. citrata 'Orange' |
ht: 12-24 in.
lc: dark green edged purple
lf: closer to orange than variety typical
so:
Goodwin Creek Gardens
Mentha x piperata var. citrata 'Regen' |
ns: an improved commercial selection.
Mentha x piperata 'Reine Rouge' |
ns: a listed clonal selection.
Mentha x piperata 'Robert's Mitcham' |
dr: a Verticillium
resistant selection of the 'Black Mitcham' type.
ns: the name is apparently a play on words, suggesting the well known
act.
Mentha x piperata 'Swiss' |
lt:
a peppermint clone with a lighter, very clean peppermint
lt: flavor, said to be used in Swiss candies and maybe those
lt: cough drops(?).
Mentha x piperata 'Todd's Mitcham' |
dr: a Verticillium
resistant selection of the 'Black Mitcham' type. Very important
dr: in US commercial operations.
Mentha x piperata var. piperata 'Variegata' |
lt,
lc: as the variety (peppermint) but mottled and splashed white, cream,
lt, lc: and gray shades, reverting more as it gets vigorous.
Mentha x piperata White Peppermint Group |
st,
lc: leaves and stems green, lacking red and dark pigments of
st, lc: Black Peppermint Group
or: Tucker traces this to John Ray of England in his Synopsis of 1696.
infl: spike-like, more pointed than Black Peppermint Group
MENTHA PULEGIUM
Mentha pulegium 'Nanum'
Mentha pulegium 'Nanum'
ha:
lower, compact, mat-forming
so:
Richters
Mentha
pulegium 'Snowcones Purple' (4/5)
ht:
to 60cm in flower
ha: spreading to cascading
fc: purplish-lavender
infl: verticillasters (clustered heads along stem) distinctly subglobose
pat: US# 12971
so:
Richters
(2005 Herb Cataloque: 40, with color photo), their exclusive 2005
Mentha
pulegium 'Snowcones White' (4/5)
ht:
to 60cm in flower
ha: spreading to cascading
fc: white
infl: verticillasters (clustered heads along stem) distinctly subglobose
pat: US# 12975
lu: excellent companion to the 'Snowcones Purple' for contrast
so:
Richters
(2005 Herb Cataloque: 40, no photo), their exclusive 2005
Mentha
pulegium 'Spice Ball' (4/5)
ht:
2-5 in. tall
ha: very dense, low spreading to cascading, forms a round mass of
foliage in baskets
flavor: spicy, mint scent
so:
Richters
(2005 Herb Cataloque: 40, with color photo), their exclusive 2005
Mentha
pulegium 'Thymoides'
ht: 2 in.
ha: dwarf, thyme-like
Mentha
pulegium 'Upright'
ht:
species typical in the US is 16-18 in. tall - there are forms to 24 in.
or more and this may belong with them
ha: more upright, erect than species typical - especially the carpeting
'Nana' clone
in: widely sold in the UK. The name is not common in the US (2005)
Mentha 'Scotch' |
ht: 24 in.
lc: bright green mottled yellow in spring
ns: fortunately or unfortunately it is not scotch scented!
so:
Goodwin Creek Gardens
Mentha x smithiana 'Capel Ulo' |
ns: a listed name.
MENTHA SPICATA
These are the true spearmints.
Mentha spicata 'Algerian Fruity' |
lf: reporteldy a fruit-like scent.
Mentha spicata 'Argentina' |
ns: a listed name.
Mentha spicata 'Brundall' |
ns: a listed name
Mentha spicata 'Canaries' |
ns: a listed name
Mentha spicata 'Chocolate' |
ht: 12-15 in.
lf: faintly chocolate mint. Has been called the "peppermint patty
plant".
ns: this clone is sometimes assigned to M. x piperata var. citrata. The
name
ns: "chocolate mint" is also applied to M. x piperata 'Mitcham'
lu: Nichols Gardens says it is ideal for icies and fruit desserts.
Mentha spicata var. crispa 'Curled Tashkent' ('Tashkent'?) |
ht: 80cm - rather tall
ls: crisped as in var. crispa
lf: rich, strong scent, proven in culinary use.
fc: purple
dr: rust resistant unlike ordinary var. crispa
Mentha spicata 'Emerald and Gold' |
lc: rich green mottled gold
Mentha spicata 'Fuzzy'' (1/8) |
ht: 24 in.
so: www.wellsweep.com
(online PDF file 2007)
Mentha spicata 'Ginger' |
ht: 12-24 in.
lc: light, bright green slightly mottled gold
lf: nice ginger-type flavor blended with mint
ns: some sources consider the "Ginger mint" to be M. gentilis or a
hybrid of it.
so:
Goodwin Creek Gardens
Mentha spicata 'Guernsey' |
ht: 50cm
fc: white
lc: light glossy green
so:
herb-magic.co.uk
Mentha spicata 'Kentucky Colonel' (M. cordifolia) |
ht: 24 in.
ha: slightly slower spreading
ll: 2-3 in. - larger than typical
lf: full spearmint scent and highly recommended for mint juleps
lt: very wrinkled
or: a very old clone. Dr. Art Tucker says it was brought by Magellan's
or: crew from the Phillippines to Span after 1521. It is there one of
or: oldest perennial cultivars known and far old than Kentucky and
or: any of it's Colonels!
note: naturalized in Central America and SW US per Tucker
Mentha spicata 'Kerry' |
ns: a listed name
Mentha spicata 'Large-leaf' (1/8) |
ht: 24 in.
so: www.wellsweep.com
(online PDF file 2007)
Mentha spicata [narrow-leaved] (1/8) |
lw: narrower
lc: tinged purple
lt: rich spearmint flavor
or: Sandy Mush herbs says "carried by settlers
or: from place to place", thus an old clone
so: www.sandymushherbs.com
Mentha spicata 'Menthol' |
lt:
one of the pungent but not sweet clones for
lt: spearmint flavor, potent and rich in chemicals
so: www.richters.com
Mentha spicata 'Mint the Best' (provisional name) |
ht: 24-36 in.
ha: very vigorous
lf: more intensely scented
ns: this cultivar name is clearly not valid but is used in the trade.
It is probably
ns: the same as 'The Best' seen on some lists.
Mentha spicata 'Newbourne' |
ns: a listed name
Mentha spicata 'Nile Valley' |
ha: very vigorous
or: selected from a Nile Valley population
Mentha spicata 'Persian' |
ns: a listed name
Mentha spicata 'Rhodes' |
ns: a listed name
Mentha spicata 'Silver' |
ht: 12-18 in.
lc: silvery green
Mentha spicata 'Small Dole' |
ns: a listed name
Mentha spicata 'Spanish Furry' ('Spanish Form') |
fc: white
lc: light green, notably very furry tomentose
lf: an improved scent proven in culinary applications.
so:
herbs-uk.com
Mentha spicata 'Spanish Pointed' |
ns: a listed name
Mentha spicata 'Swiss Ricola' ('Swiss') |
ht: 12-24 in.
lf: the rich scent from Ricola brand herbal lozenges
ns: this clone is sometimes assigned to M. x piperata var. citrata
Mentha spicata 'Tashkent' = 'Curled Tashkent'? |
Mentha spicata 'Wrigley' ('Wrigley's) (1/8) |
ht: 24 in.
lt: a stronger flavor
so: www.wellsweep.com
(online PDF file 2007)
Mentha suaveolens var. suaveolens (M. suaveolens 'Variegata') |
cn:
"pineapple mint"
lc: irregularly margined white to cream
lt: pineapple-like, some peppermint notes
ns, id: technically, the variegated form or Pineapple Mint was
ns, id: named by J.F. Ehrhart and thus his type is the variegated
ns, id: form and becomes the typical variety (per Tucker and
ns, id: deBaggio, Big Book of Herbs 2000). The green form or
ns, id: reversion is unnamed to date and not an important plant.
Mentha suaveolens 'George Apple' (1/8) |
ht: 24 in.
lt: apple-scented
fc: more pink than species typical
so: www.wellsweep.com
(online PDF file 2007)
Mentha SWEET BAY™ |
ha: neat, upright
lf: "warm sweet scent"
lc: glossy dark green, reminding one of Laurus in
appearance
ls: elliptic
or: Jim Westerfield, Freeburg IL USA
in:
Richters (Herb Catalogue 2002: 35)
Mentha SWEET PEAR™ |
ha: upright
ls: ovate
lc: silvery grey, pubescent
lf: pear scented
fc: light pinkish purple
or: Jim Westerfield
tm: trademarked name
so:
Richters
Mentha x villosa var. alopecuroides |
cn:
"apple mint" in part, "wooly apple mint"
lv: hairy
lt: very faint apple scent, much more minty than
lt: than the pineapple-scented to apple-like M. suaveolens clones.
ns, id: another group of "apple mints" is M. suaveolens and clones.
Mentha WINTERGREEN™ 'Sister Julie's Wintergreen' (1/8) |
lf: true wintergreen, that is
Gaultheria-like scent
or: Jim Westerfield as hybrid
so, ns, in:
www.richters.com (2008 Herb Cataogue: 34), their
own
so, ns, in: trademark claimed, exclusive propagation rights in Canada
MINUARTIA
Minuartia stellata 'Frank Cabot'
ht: 3 in. tall x 4-6 in. wide
ha: dense, bun
fc: white
ns, id: sometimes listed as an Arenaria
MERTENSIA
Mertensia ciliata 'Blue Drop' |
fc:
rich blue or: Alan Bloom, Bressingham Gardens, UK li: Thomas, G.S. 1982. Per. Gard. Plants. Dent. p. 227 |
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Mertensia pulmonariodes 'Alba' |
fc: white - species is blue from pink buds | ||||||
Mertensia pulmonariodes 'Rubra' |
fc: pinkish tinged - species is blue from pink buds. | ||||||
Mertensia sibirica 'Alba' |
fc: white - species is blue | ||||||
Mertensia virginica = M. pulmonariodes |
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MIRABILIS
Mirabilis
jalapa 'Baywatch'
ht:
6 ft. tall - very large, shrub-like with reports of it reaching 9 ft.
at times.
fc: light "champagne yellow"
lc: dark green
or: Logan Calhoun 1999 found near Dallas TX
ns: the name was suggested by the TV series by the plant being a very
tall, distinctly robust light blonde.
in:
Plant
Delights Nursery
(Catalog 2000: 65)
Mirabilis
jalapa 'Broken Colors' ('Broken Colours' UK)
ht:
36 in.
fc: mix of bicolored flowers each with a cerise-red chimera in various
amounts from 10-50%. There are said
fc: to be four different combinations which include white/cerise,
yellow/cerise, orange-yellow/cerise, and
fc: pink/cerise.
fd: 1-2 in. - about typical and sometimes larger than other strains
so:
Park
Seed
Mirabilis
jalapa 'Fellow's Pastels'
fc:
mixed pastel shades, ranging from very pale yellow to light pinks.
or: Eugene Fellows FL USA as hybrid of a common garden strain x a
yellow Nicaraguan variant.
Mirabilis
jalapa 'Golden Sparkles'
fc:
bright golden yellow, stamens tipped pink
so: found by
Singing
Spring Nursery
(online catalog 2002)
Mirabilis jalapa 'Harlequin'
ns: a listed name
Mirabilis
jalapa 'Jingles'
ht:
said to be shorter than older strains
fc: mixed in variously splashed and mottled colors similar to 'Broken
Colors'.
Mirabilis
jalapa 'Red Glow'
ht:
100cm tall x 60cm wide
fc: cerise-red - said to be "unique color improvement" in the FSQ
statement.
fd: 4cm
or: Sahin 1996
aw: Fleuroselect Quality 1999
Mirabilis jalapa f. rosea
fc: rose to pink
Mirabilis
jalapa 'Starlight'
ht:
36 in.
fc: pure white
ff: sweet scent
Mirabilis
jalapa 'Tea Time' series (8/3)
ha:
compact, uniform from seed
cultivars:
MISCANTHUS
IDENTIFICATION KEY TO MAJOR SPECIES:
There is also a very tall sterile hybrid called M. x giganteus (M. sinensis x M. sacchariflorus) of much interest today as both an ornamental and biofuel plant.
Miscanthus x giganteus 'Gilded Tower'
ht: 120 in. or more
lc: richly striped and margined yellow and gold
or: Roger Grounds and Greg Speichert found as sport in UK
Miscanthus oligastachys 'Ghana'
ha: slower than species
afc: dark red to yellow, showy
or: E. Pagels
Miscanthus oligastachys 'Nanus Variegatus'
ht: 50cm - shorter
lc: yellowish-green, very thinnly margined or striped white
fc: light brown
sacchariflorus 'Gotemba Gold' at
Raulston Arboretum. This cultivar reaches heights that no M. sinensis
can hiope for.
Miscanthus sacchariflorus 'Gotemba Gold'
lc striped light yellow on dark green
Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio'
ht: 24-36 in. with foliage becoming
about 48 in. in flower
lc: slightly more silver or grey than
some clones.
afc: red tinged in fall
lw: narrower than typical
fc: slight pink tint at first but
becoming white with maturity.
fq: inflor. very numerous
ns: In musical terms 'adagio' means slow
though not necessarily short.
ns: This cultivar is more short than
slow but we get the point.
ev: Tony Avent regards it as "the finest
dwarf Miscanthus in our trials" (2000)
or: Kurt Blumel
Miscanthus sinensis 'Altweibersommer'
('Indian Summer')
ht: 70-80 in.
lc: "good fall color"
'Andante' at Park Seed
Company trial grounds in 2003. Not all plants of this same
narrow-bladed type so the name seems to be corrupted.
Miscanthus sinensis 'Andante'
ht: 90 in.
lc: green with silvery midrib
lw: narrow, much as 'Gracillimus'. We have also
lw: seen a much wider-leaved clone under this name!
fq: very floriferous as clumps mature
or: Kurt Blumel
Miscanthus sinensis 'Angelica'
ht: 100-125cm foliage - to 220cm in flower
lc: bright green "with beautiful marking"
fc: brownish - said to be very showy
bt: late August to mid November (Germany)
or: Tassilo Schwarz 1992
in: F. Camehl 1999
Miscanthus sinensis 'Arabesque'
ha: compact, often globose with arching foliage
ht: 56 in.
lc: green
fc: inflor. pinkish becoming white
or: Kurt Bluemel
Miscanthus sinensis 'Autumn Light'
ht: 80-100 in.
bt: later, Sept. blooming
ch: 4 - more tolerant of cold than most cvs. which are 5 or sometimes 6
or: Kurt Bluemel
Miscanthus sinensis 'Blondo'
ht: 90-120 in.
fc: inflor. tan to creamy white.
bt: August
ch: 4 - more cold hardy
rai: valued for its size and greater cold hardiness
or: Harlen Hamernick
Miscanthus sinensis 'Blue Wonder' = 'Bluttenwonder'
Miscanthus sinensis 'Bluetenwunder'
('Flower Wonder')
ht: 70-80 in.
fc: silver
bt: September to October - later
Miscanthus sinensis 'Bluttenwonder' (='Bluetenwunder'?, 'Blue Wonder')
ht: 4-6 ft.
lc: blue tinged
fc: silver inflor.
so:
Santa Rosa Gardens
Miscanthus sinensis 'Bolero' (8/7)
lw: wide blade
lc: greyish-green tinged purple
afc: rich red to purple shades in fall, very showy
lc: transversely banded yellow and spotted yellow
so, or, in:
www.janusgardens.com (online catalog 2007), their
own selection, intro. 2007
Miscanthus sinensis 'Border Bandit' (1/8)
ht: 60 in.
lw: narropw blade
lc: widely spaced, gold transverse bands
Miscanthus sinensis 'Braune Lanze' ('Brown Lance')
ht: 150cm in foliage - 200-250cm in flower
ha: leaves arching
lc: medium green
fc: brownish
inflor: held well above foliage
or: Tassilo Schwarz 1992
in: C. Camehl 1999
Miscanthus sinensis 'Burgundy' ('Burgunder')
ht: 24-48 in.
fc: pinkish
afc: many leaves red in fall. One photo reminds me of a large Red Baron
grass.
ch: 6 - less cold hardy
so:
Centrecommons.com (online catalog 2006)
'Cabaret' is tall and bright, lots of
chimera, one of the more effective clones for white centers and stripes.
Miscanthus sinensis 'Cabaret'
ht: 70-80 in.
lc: wide white central band on each
blade.
fc: inflor. reddish-purple becoming more
tan
rai: this is one of the best cvs. for
flower color.
or: Japan
in: US National Arboretum (John Creech,
Skip March) to US trade
Miscanthus sinensis 'Cascade' ('Kascade')
ht: 60-80 in.
ha: cascading
fc: pink tinged
infl: highly plumose, very showy
bt: early season
ev: Bluemel says 'one of the best summer
blooming Miscanthus'
or: Ernst Pagel
Miscanthus sinensis 'Central Park'
ht: 4-5 ft.
lc: green
lw: wider than typical
fd: inflor. larger
id: similar in effect to an unvariegated
'Cosmopolitan'
so:
Santa Rosa Gardens
Miscanthus sinensis 'China'
ht: 120cm
ha: arching
lc: metallic reddish-brown
so:
Beeches Nursery (online catalog 2001)
Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus 'Cosmo
Revert' (12/02)
ht, ha, infl: similar to 'Cosmopolitan'
lc: green, non-variegated.
or: sport of 'Cosmopolitan' having the same fine habit and flower
traits but an all green leaf.
M. condensatus 'Cosmopolitan' at Park
Seed trial grounds. This is a very bright and pleasing variegated,
superior to 'Variegata' for rich chimeral glow.
Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus
'Cosmopolitan'
ha: arching with more upright, less drooping foliage
ht: 70-90 in.
lc: striped and margined white
lw: wider than 'Variegatus'
or: Japan
in: US National Arboretum/USDA to US trade
Miscanthus sinensis 'Dixieland' ('Vanilla Milkshake')
ht: 48 in.
ft: blooms after similar 'Variegatus'
lc: longitudinal cream white stripes as 'Variegatus' but creamier shade
rai: essentially a shorter 'Variegatus' with later blooming
or: Kurt Bluemel Nur. as chance seedling
Miscanthus sinensis 'Emerald Shadow'
ht: 80-100 in.
lc: bright "fresh" green
fc: inflor. tinged pink
or: reversion of 'Cosmopolitan'
Miscanthus sinensis 'Far East' ('Ferner Osten', 'Ferne Osten')
ht: 48-60 in.
ha: compact yet vigorous
fc: inflor. reddish to dark purplish-brown, glossy, fades more white in
time
lc: dark green with bright silver midrib
ch: 6 - less hardy
Miscanthus sinensis 'Flamingo'
ht: 60-70 in.
fc: pink
fd: very large inflor.
lc: dark green with contrasting light midrib
Miscanthus miscanthus 'Forerunner' (4/02)
ht: 150cm
fc: inflor. silvery white
afc: yellow shades
bt: first cultivar to flower, thus the forerunner of others
so:
Beeches Nursery (online catalog 2001)
Miscanthus sinensis 'Fuzz Ball'
ht: 140cm tall
ha: compact, dense
fc: silvery pink
bt: September to frost - later than species typical
or: open-pollinated seedling by Tom Micheletti 1998
Miscanthus miscanthus 'Gearmella' (4/02)
ht: 120cm
ha: stiffly erect
lw: thin blade
fc: pink-tinged, later white
inflor: open plume
so:
Beeches Nursery (online catalog 2001)
Miscanthus sinensis 'Giraffe' (4/02)
ht: larger than 'Zebrina'
lc: longitudinally banded as with 'Zebrinus'
or: E. Pagels
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gold and Silver'
('Gold und Silber')
ht: 60-70 in.
ha: slender
fc: golden yellow becoming silver
bt: September
'Gold Bar' with larger stripes
and shorter statue may be the future of Zebra Grass - and that's a very
good thing. Color is even brighter than this is spring.
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gold Bar' (7/3)
ht: 35-40cm - much shorter than 'Zebrinus'
lc: transversely banded yellow to gold as 'Zerbrinus' but perhaps
bolder
lc: than some clones. The chimera can be easily 50% of the surface. It
lc: has up to 17 bands per leaf and these very large.
pat: US# 15193 to Joy Creek Nursery, US
in, oph: Greenteam
(online website 2003)
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gold Feather' ('Goldfeder')
ht: 60-70 in.
gr: slow but reaches size with time
lc: golden yellow striped
ch: 5
Miscanthus sinensis 'Goliath'
ht: 90-120 in.
lc: green
fc: pink tinged
lu: known for its very tall stature
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'
lw: 6-9mm, much narrower than species, giving a finer texture, leaf
apices often thread-like
lc: more silvery-green as the silver midrib is a larger percentage of
the blade surface
or, in: an old Japanese clone, reported by Macoun in his Ottawa garden
in 1895. He had
or, in: no other clones in his 1908 trials.
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus Nanus'
provisional invalid name
ht: 3-4 ft. tall or 1.2.m- shorter than original 'Gracillimus'
ls, lw, lc: as 'Gracillimus'
ns: a listed name, clearly not valid in Latin form as no publication
prior to 2006 is reported.
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus
Variegatus' = 'Morning Light'
ns: This variegated version of 'Gracillimus' (or is it a narrowleaf
ns: variant of 'Variegatus'?) was briefly circulated under this name.
Miscanthus sinensis 'Graziella'
ht: 48-60 in.
ha: arching foliage
lc: silvery green
fc: inflor. white
fd: inflor. larger than typical
ft: inflor. held well above foliage
bt: August - earliest group
or: Ernst Pagels of Germany
Miscanthus sinensis 'Grosse Fontane'
ht: 70-80 in.
ha: fountain-like and elegant
bt: August - earlier
Miscanthus sinensis 'Helga Reich'
ht: 48-60 in.
ha: narrow upright like 'Gracillimus'
fc: silver
lw: narrow blades
bt: September - before 'Gracillimus'
Miscanthus sinensis 'Hinjo' ('Little Nicki')
ht: 48 in.
ha: smaller than typical 'Zebrinus'
lc: transverse yellow band as with 'Zebrinus' - some say brighter shade
or: Joe Gray of Hines Nur.
ev: some report it to be the best clone of the Zebrina Group of
cultivars
Miscanthus sinensis 'Huron Blush' (2/6)
ht: 90-120cm tall x 90cm wide
lc: green with distinct silvery midrib above
lw: slightly wider than average
fc: creamy-tan tinged pink, a nice blush on the basic inflor. color
or: Martin Quinn, Ontario, Canada
so:
Centrecommons.com (online catalog 2006)
Miscanthus sinensis 'Huron Sentinel' (2/6)
ht: 180cm tall x 90cm wide
ha: very tall, arching plant as the name suggests
lc: dark green with narrow white midrib above
fc: infl. bronze becoming light tan
or: Martin Quinn, Ontario, Canada
so:
Centrecommons.com (online catalog 2006)
Miscanthus sinensis 'Huron Sunrise' (1/02)
ht: 5-6 ft. tall x 5 ft. wide
fc: burgundy
bt: earlier than most other cultivars
infl: "full plumes" that are not "wispy" like most cultivars
or: developed by Martin Quinn of Martin Quinn Perennials &
Ornamental Grasses, ON Canada
in, so: Walter Gardens, Zeeland MI USA 2002 (888-925-8377)
pat: PPAF
li: American Nurseryman 194(15): 70 (2001)
Miscanthus sinensis 'Joy Creek' (12/02)
ht: 40cm tall in leaf, becoming 58cm in flower
lc: banded yellow as 'Zebrinus' but to 50% of surface
Miscanthus sinensis 'July' ('Juli')
ht: 72-80 in.
fc: dark pink
bt: August - not July but much earlier than other cvs.
Miscanthus sinensis 'Kleine Fountane' = 'Little Fountain'
Miscanthus sinensis 'Kleine Silberspinne' = 'Little Silver Spider'
Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Dot'
('Puenktschen', 'Punktschen'?)
ht: 60-80 in.
lc: banded yellow. The leaves are so narrow the bands are spot-like
lw: narrower than 'Zebrinus'
Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Elephant' ('Zwergelefant')
ht: 60-72 in.
ha: compact but vigorous over time, coarse-textured
fc: pinkish
fd: inflor. larger
bt: August to Sept.
Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Fountain' ('Kleine Fontane')
ht: 36-48 in.
ha: fountain-like shape
fc: reddish-purple aging to pinkish-silver
fq: numerous flowers
lw: narrower blade
infl: cascading or pendulous at times
ch: 5
or: Ernst Pagels
Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Kitten'
ht: 15 in. in foliage to 30 in. in flower. It is the smallest known
ht: clone of the species.
lc: medium green
lw: narrow
in: James Waddick from Germany from Japan
Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Nickey' or 'Little Nicki' = 'Hinjo'
Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Silver Spider'
('Kleine Silberspinne')
ht: 36-48 in.
ha: compact, upright
fq: many inflor.
fc: infl. reddish-brown aging more silvery-pink
lw: very narrow blades, almost spider-like in appearance
Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Zebra' ('Zwergzebra')
ht: 48-60 in.
lc: banded yellow as 'Zebrinus'
fc: red tinged
bt: September to Oct.
or: Thomas Walsh, MI USA
'Malepartus' is a good,
shorter clone for abundant flowers. It has a lower chilling requirement
and thus is good in hotter states.
Miscanthus sinensis 'Malepartus'
ht: 80 in. - shorter
fc: inflor. silvery white
lu: has a low chilling requirement for
good flowering and is thus useful in warmer climates
bt: blooms up to a month before
'Gracillimus'
afc: orange to red shades possible,
showy when appearing
or: Ernst Pagels
Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'
('Gracillimus Variegatus')
lw: narrower as 'Gracillimus'
lc: margined and thinnly striped white
ns: the name 'Gracillimus Variegatus', reflecting the two clones it
combines, it not known before 1959
in: US National Arb. to US trade in 1980's.
Miscanthus sinensis 'Mount Washington'
(7/02)
or: Longwood Gardens
Miscanthus sinensis 'Mysterious Maiden'
(2/6)
ht: 1.8m tal x 1.0m wide
ha: vigorous, vase-shaped, fine-textured
lc: transversely banded yellow as 'Zebrinus'
lw: narrow, linear leaf as 'Gracillimus'
id: combines the narrow leaf of 'Gracillimus' with the chimera of
'Zebrinus'
or, pat: Jack Weiskott, Greenport, NY USA 1998 as seedling, presumably
from his 'Gracillimus' x 'Zebrinus', US# 16197 on 1/10/2006
Miscanthus sinensis 'Nippon'
ht: 36-48 in.
lw: narrower
bt: very early - even starting in June
ft: inflor. well above foliage
ch: 5
afc: orange, red shades possible - not always seen
lu: can be combined with later-flowering dwarf cvs. for longer effect.
or: Ernst Pagels
Miscanthus sinensis 'November Sunset'
ht: 72-90 in.
lc: showy red in autumn
ch: 5
or: Kurt Bluemel
Miscanthus sinensis 'Oberon' (8/7)
ht: 1.9m tall
ha: tall, arching
lw: narrow
lc: light green, showy white midrib
lc: transversely banded yellow and spotted yellow
infl: "large" and "airy"
fq: said by Janus Gardens to be the most profuse flowering clone known
to them
so, or:
www.janusgardens.com (online catalog 2007), their
own selection
Miscanthus sinensis 'Positano'
ht: 72-90 in.
ha: graceful, elegant form, thin-leaved
fc: reddish
lc: red in autumn, some orange also
or: Ernst Pagels
Miscanthus sinensis 'Professor Richard Hansen'
ht: "tall"
fq: very floriferous
lw: thin blade
or: E. Pagels
Miscanthus sinensis 'Purpurascens' (NOT M. 'Purpurascens')
ht: 3-4 ft. - shorter
lc: tinged purplish, especially in winter
afc: purple to orange and red, varying with the selection and climate
Miscanthus sinensis 'Red Arrow'
('Roterpfeil')
ht: 48-60 in.
fc: inflor. reddish
lc: very red in fall
ev: Bluemel says it has best red fall color in their trials to date
(1999)
'Red Silver'
('Rotsilber') is only red and silver on close view. It functions
towards to the bronze side of things. The big, abundant plumes make
this a real winner.
Miscanthus sinensis 'Red Silver'
('Rotsilber')
ht: 48-60 in.
fc: inflor. reddish and silver,
effectively a bronze at some
fc: distince. Needs a silvery or white
clone for best contrast.
lw: narrow blade, midrib very evident.
bt: August
Miscanthus sinensis 'Red Tango' (11/4)
so: Kurt Bluemel
(website 2004, without description)
Miscanthus sinensis 'Rigoletto'
ht: 48-60 in.
lc: showy white midrib with pink tints
bt: September to October
or: Ernst Pagel
Miscanthus sinensis 'Roland'
ht: 90-120 in.
fc: pinkish-purple
bt: August and September
ch: 5
Miscanthus sinensis 'Sarabande'
ha: arching blades for elegant effect
ht: 48-60 in.
lc: silvery green
lw: narrower blades
fc: copper to yellow tinted
ft: inflor. of tufted, broom-like branchlets
or: Kurt Bluemel
Miscanthus sinensis 'Silver Arrow' ('Silberpfeil')
ht: 60-80 in.
lc: striped white
fc: silvery
rai: recommended by Bluemel to replace 'Variegatus'
Miscanthus sinensis 'Silver Feather' ('Silberfeder')
ht: 70-90 in.
fc: silvery white
ft: inflor. a large open, airy plume
lu: valued for its taller stature among other cultivars. Shorters cvs.
can be planted in front
lu: of it for a multiple-layered effect.
Miscanthus sinensis 'Silver Spider' ('Silberspinne')
ht: 48-60 in.
fc: silvery
lw: narrow blades
Miscanthus sinensis 'Silverstripe' (11/4)
ht: 120cm - shorter than 'Variegatus'
lc: white centered or striped
or: species x 'Yakushima Dwarf'
in: de Morgen Nursery 2004
Miscanthus sinensis 'Silver Tower' ('Silberturm')
ht: 90-120 in.
lc: green
fc: silvery
fd: inflor. very large, usually above the foliage
rai: this is the tallest cv. selection known to date (2000)
or: Ernst Pagels
Miscanthus sinensis 'Sioux'
ht: 160cm
fc: inflor. silvery-pink
infl: upright plume
lw: narrow blade
lc: midrib notably silvered
so:
Beeches Nursery (online catalog 2001)
Miscanthus sinensis 'Sirene' ('Siren')
ht: 60-72 in.
fc: rich yellow golden by one report; two others
fc: reports rose-red becoming silvery-white
bt: August to Sept.
Miscanthus sinensis 'Stardust' (8/7)
ht: 1.5m tall, smaller overall
ha: clump denser
lw: very narrow blades
lc: transversely banded yellow and spotted yellow
so, or:
www.janusgardens.com (online catalog 2007), their
own selection
Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus' ('Zebrinus Strictus')
ht: 4-6 ft.
ha: more upright than 'Zebrinus', often very narrowly so. Leaf apex
tips remain upright or spreading and do
ha: droop as 'Zebrinus'
lc: longitudinally banded yellow as with 'Zebrinus'
Miscanthus sinensis 'Super Stripes' (9/5)
ht: 48 in. tall x 48 in. wide - shorter than 'Zebrinus' and 'Strictus'
ha: more compact than 'Zebrinus'
lc: longitudinally banded in yellow but more stripes than 'Zebrinus'
and 'Strictus', hence more chimera and color contrast
or: Darrell Probst, MA USA c. 1986 as seedling
in: Blooms of Bressingham 2006
Miscanthus sinensis 'Tiger Cub'
ht: 36 in.
lc: transverse golden bands as 'Zebrinus' and coloring early
ft: plumes more 'sparse' than many other clones
or: selected from the garden of Robin Drake and Windy Hill Farm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Titian' (8/7)
ht: 1.6m tall
ha: "compact, upright"
lw: narrow
lc: light green, white midrib prominent and showy
afc: copper, showy, often in August
so, or:
www.janusgardens.com (online catalog 2007), their
own selection
Miscanthus sinensis 'Undine'
ht: 72-90 in.
ha: slender culms with low foliage - superior to 'Silver Feather' in
Bluemel trials
fc: silvery white
Miscanthus sinensis 'Vanilla Milkshake' = 'Dixieland'
Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus'
lc: margined white, sometimes with thin stripes as well.
Miscanthus sinensis 'Veltschöchheim'
ht: 120-150cm in foliage - 200-250cm in flower
gr: extremely vigorous
lc: bright green
fc: brownish
bt: late August to mid Nov. (Germany)
or: Tassilo Schwarz 1992 as seedling
in: C. Camehl 1999.
Miscanthus sinensis 'Weisse Wolke'
ht: 80-125cm tall - to 175cm in flower
ha: dense, compact
lc: dark green
fc: brownish-red - very showy in winter
or: Tassilo Schwarz 1992
in: F. Camehl 1999
Miscanthus sinensis 'Wetterfahne' ('Wetter
Vane', 'Weather Vane')(1/01)
ht: 90 in.
ha: dense at base, leaves held horizontal as a weather vane!
ll: blades shorter, wider than species typical
fc: white heads tinged rose to red whwen young, later white
infl: "fluffy" and held well above foliage
or: Ernst Pagels
so:
Cotswold
Miscanthus sinensis 'Wintergrün'
('Wintergreen')
ht: 75-100cm tall - shorter - 150-200cm in flower
lc: medium green with "bright marking"
fc: brownish
or: Tassilo Schwarz 1992
in: F. Camehl 1999
Miscanthus sinensis 'Yaku Jima' ('Yakushima
Dwarf'?)
ht: 48 in. or smaller
lc: green
fc: pink to red tinged
bt: inflor. very persistant in winter
This NOSCARD shows the difference
between this one plant of 'Zebrinus' (left) and the two more erect
examples of 'Strictus' (right).
Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus'
ha: upper canopy erect, middle to lower sections drooping to pendulous
- less erect than 'Strictus'
lc: longitudinally banded yellow, sometimes all green on first year
plants
eval: there are dwarf, taller, and more upright clones among those
discussed above.
Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus Strictus' = 'Strictus'
MOLINIA
NOMENCLATURE NOTE: Some taxonomists assign the taller Molinia litoralis to Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea, reserving Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea for the shorter, narrow-leaved populations. We have chosen to recognize both species. One occasionally sees the name Molinia arundinacea which is not correct.
Molinia caerulea 'Carmarthen' (7/01) |
lc: subtle yellow margin
so:
Natural Selection
Molinia caerulea 'Claerwen' |
lw: narrow
lc: striped white
fc: inflor. dark brown
so, in: Apple Court Nursery 2003
Molinia caerulea 'Dauerstrall' ('Faithful Ray', 'Ramsey') |
ht: 24-36 in
st: yellow tinged
ft: inflor. heads rounded, compact
Molinia caerulea 'Edith Buksaus' |
ht: 40 in.
ha: stronger stems
fc: darker inflor.
bt: longer lasting inflor.
Molinia caerulea 'Heidebraut' ('Bride of the Heath', 'Heatherbride') |
ht: 24-48 in - reports vary widely
ha: upright
fc: inflor. yellowish, bright and often silvery
st: light straw yellow, showy
ns: note that the 4-word English translation is not a valid cultivar
name, all of which must be 3 words or fewer.
ns: thus 'Heatherbride' is a suitable choice if you wish to offer the
English version.
Molinia caerulea 'Moorflamme' ('Flame of the Moor', 'Moor Flame') |
ht: 12-24 in.
afc: often reddish-purple to red
fc: darker inflor.
Molinia caerulea 'Moorhexe' ('Witch of the Moor', 'Moor Witch', 'Bog Witch') |
ht: 12-24 in.
ha: more narrowly upright, neat
fc: darker inflor.
fq: abundant inflorescence
ns: several English translations have been offered.
Molinia caerulea 'Nana Variegata' |
ht: 80cm
lc: striped creamy white
Molinia caerulea 'Strahlenquelle' ('Source of Ray') |
ht: 24-36 in
ft: inflorescence with radiating branchlets
Molinia caerulea 'Variegata' |
ht: 18-24 in. - smaller than most
other cvs.
ha: more compact, slightly slower, somewhat more upright
st: ochre
fc: brownish tinged purple on the spikelets
lc: striped creamy white
Molinia caerulea 'Winterfreude' (8/3) |
ht: 70cm
afc: rich fall colors.
Molinia litoralis 'Altissima' |
ht: 40 in. - taller than species
when named
afc: yellow fall color
Molinia litoralis 'Bergfreund' ('Friend of the Mountain', 'Mountain Friend') |
ht: 48-60 in. - much taller than
species typical
fc: brownish
fq: abundant flowers
afc: yellow fall color
Molinia litoralis 'Cordoba' |
ht: 2.5m tall
ha: erect, arching foliage
Molinia litoralis 'Fontane' ('Fontaine', 'Fountain') |
ht: 60-72 in. - very tall
ha: arching, fountain-like form as the name implies
afc: golden fall color
Molinia litoralis 'Karl Foerster' |
ht: 80cm but reports of 1.5-2.0
also appear
lc: dark green
fc: tinged purple, later bleaching to golden-brown and bright yellow
Molinia litoralis 'Skyracer' |
ht: 8-9 ft. - tallest known
selection to date
ha: stiffly upright
fc: buff tinged purple to yellowish inflor.
afc: yellow
eval: this is the most impressive cultivar for size and color in the
species
or: Kurt Bluemel, Baldwin MD USA
Molinia litoralis 'Staefa' |
ht: 48-60 in.
ft: multiple, more-finely textured inflor.
Molinia litoralis 'Transparent' |
ht: 72-85 in.
ha: more upright than 'Fontane'
ft: inflor. more graceful and arching than typical. Spikelets are more
widely placed, providing an open
ft: and almost transparent look when backlit.
Molinia litoralis 'Windsaule' (8/3) |
ns: a listed name from Europe c. 2002. No reference on internet catalogs in 8/2003. Description needed.
Molinia litoralis 'Windspiel' ('Winds Game', Winspiel', 'Wind Play') |
ht: 72-85 in.
ha: upright, slender form
ft: inflor. compact yet narrow, easily moved in the wind (as the name
suggests), and elegant
fc: golden brown, showy
Molinia litoralis 'Zuneigung' |
ht: 2.0m - taller than many clones
lw: narrower leaves
infl: arching panicle, having a more delicate appearance than the
popular 'Windspiel'
MONARDA
The 1998 evaluation of Monarda at the Chicago Botanic Garden for powdery mildew resistance is a classic: http://www.chicagobotanic.org/downloads/planteval_notes/no12_monarda.pdf
NOMENCLATURE NOTE: While most of the cultivars were initially derived from M. didyma, some today have M. fistulosa or more rarely M. clinopodia in the parentage. These hybrids are precisely labeled as M. x media. Monarda citriodora may be an influence if the foliage is clearly lemon-scented. Since much of this hybridization only suspected and not confirmed, we have listed many cultivars directly under the genus name.
Monarda - Literature
li: Oudolf, P. 1993. Neue Monarda-sorten aus Holland. Gartenpraxis 2:
li: 8-16. (reportedly a sizeable work. We have not seen it.)
li: Tucker, A. and T. DeBaggio. 2000. The
big book of herbs. Interweave Press. (excellent key to 5 cultivated
species
li: and their botanical varieties. Includes useful lists of the
chemical components of each variant)
Monarda - cultivar evaluation for mildew resistance
li:
L. Perry article
Monarda 'Aquarius'
fc: light purple or "lavender pink" corolla. Bracts green tinged purple.
bt: later than some cultivars
lc: bronze tinted
so: Busse Gardens 1-800-544-3192
Monarda 'Balance' = M. 'Libra'
Monarda 'Baby Spice' (4/4)
ht: 30cm - dwarf
fc: pink
dr: mildew resistant
in: Beeches Nursery UK c. 2004
Monarda 'Bergamo' (6/7)
ht: 50-70cm tall x 25cm wide
fc: corolla rich rose-purple, bracts a still darker shade of rose-purple
ft: whorls very dense, large, closely spaced on mature plants
bt: very early, blooming first year from seed
prop: first proven annual seed strain in the genus
dr: very mildew resistant
aw: Fleuroselect Gold 2008
so, or:
www.kieft-pro-seeds.com (online catalog 2007)
so: www.richters.com
Monarda 'Bowman'
ht: 48 in.
fc: purple
dr: mildew resistant
so: Busse Gardens 1-800-544-3192
Monarda bradburiana 'Prairie Gypsy' (7/7)
ht: 20 in. tall
ha: upright, compact
fc: corolla bright raspberry-pink, lips with bright reddish spots
ff: nicely scented flowers
flavor: leaves are mint-scented
fd, infl: large to 3 in. wide, individual flowers to 1.5 in. long
dr: mildew resistant
so, or: Hamernik Harlan of
www.bluebirdnursery.com (online catalog 2007)
Monarda 'Bubble Gum' (4/4)
fc: bright medium pink, suggested by the name
Monarda 'Capricorn'
ht: 36 in.
fc: reddish-purple overall. corolla magenta, bracts dark purple.
dr: mildew resistant
so:
Croftway Nursery
Monarda citriodora var. austromontana
'Bee's Favourite' (2/5)
ht: 24 in.
ha: compact, upright
lt: rich minty scent - var. citriodora is richly lemon-scented
fc: mauve
prop: may bloom first summer from seed
lu: Richters recommends it for a cutflower and "bee magnet".
ns: the British spelling is used by Richters
so: Richters
(Herb Catalogue 2005: 10), seeds on offer
Monarda 'Colrain Red'
ht: 48 in.
fc: red "with a touch of yellow" (Busse Gardens Cat. 1998: 41). Others
say "purplish-red"
dr: mildew resistant
ch: more cold hardy in northern climates
so: Busse Gardens 1-800-544-3192
Monarda 'Commanche'
ht: 150cm - taller tha most pink cultivars
fc: corolla rich salmon pink, bracts rusty brown
so:
Bastin Nursery
Monarda 'Coral Reef'
Monarda 'Dark Ponticum'
ht: 36 in.
fc: rich purple to clean violet
lc: darker green
dr: mildew resistant by two reports
ns: a doubtfully valid name as it contains Latin.
MONARDA DIDYMA
Monarda didyma 'Adam'
ht: 36 in.
ha: compact
fc: red
eval: long a standard for red cultivars but newer mildew-resistant
clones are generally superior.
Monarda didyma 'Alba'
fc: white, a dull not bright shade.
Monarda didyma 'Balance' = M.'Libra'
Monarda didyma 'Beauty of Cobham'
fc: corolla pink, calyx purplish-red
lc: often tinged purple
aw: RHS AGM
Monarda didyma 'Blue Stocking'
('Blaustrumpf'?)
fc: violet-purple
dr: some mildew resistance is reported.
Monarda didyma 'Blue Wreath'
ht: 36 in.
ha: "bushy"
fc: rich purplish-red
lc: tinged brown to bronze
dr: mildew resistant
in, so:
Carroll Gardens (Catalog c. 1999: 58)
Monarda didyma 'Bowman'
ht: 48 in.
fc: purple
dr: mildew resistant
Monarda didyma 'Cambridge Scarlet'
ht: 36 in.
fc: crimson-scarlet corolla. Calyx brownish-red.
bt: longer bloom than many other reds
aw: RHS AGM
Monarda didyma 'Carminata'
ht: 38 in.
fc: "rosy crimson" per Macoun (1908)
Monarda didyma 'Cerise'
ht: 36 in.
fc: 'bright ethereal red'
or: Sandy Mush Nur.
so: Sandy Mush Herb Nursery, 316 Surrett Cove Rd, Leicester NC 28748
($6.00)
Monarda didyma 'Coral Reef' (12/3)
ht: 90cm - shorter
fc: rich dark coral pink, a good clear and rich shade
fq: floriferous
dr: mildew resistant
or: Morden Res. Station, Canada
so:
Jeffriesnurseries.com (online catalog 2003)
Monarda didyma 'Croftway Pink'
ht: 30-36 in.
fc: medium to light pink.
aw: RHS AGM
Monarda didyma 'Davidsonii'
ns: a listed name.
Monarda didyma 'Donnerwolke'
('Thundercloud')
ht: 1m
fc: pink by one report. Another says "purplish-red' which seems more
keeping with a name implying darkness.
bt: mid-season
or: Marx 1973
Monarda didyma 'Duddiscombe' (4/4)
ht: 80-100cm tall
fc: bright purplish-pink
or, in, so: samshrub.co.uk, their own selection c. 1992
Monarda didyma 'Falls of Hills Creek'
fc: bright scarlet with red tinged bracts
or: R. PLeise from Falls of Hills Creek WV
so: Glasshouse Works 614-662-2142
Monarda didyma 'Fireball' (10/01)
ht: 60cm
lc: dark green
fc: dark red
infl: heads distinctly globose, appearing very distinct from photos
shown to us
so:
Future Plants
Monarda didyma 'Gardenview Select'
('Gardenview', 'Garden View Select')
ht: 24 in.
ha: upright, neater than some older reds
fc: bright red
lc: rich green, sometimes darker green
dr: mildew resistant unlike most older cultivars
Monarda didyma 'Goldmelisse' (+)
ht: 3 ft.
fc: red
ns" described as 'wild type'
so: Arrowhead Alpines (seed) 517-223-3581
Monarda didyma GRAND MARSHALL® 'AChall'
(2/6)
ht: 18-24 in. - shorter but not dwarf
fc: corolla bright fuchsia-purple
in: Morden Station 2006
Monarda didyma GRAND PARADE® 'ACrade' (2/6)
ht: 15-18 in.
ha: dwarf, compact
fc: corolla lavender-purple
in: Morden Station 2006
Monarda didyma 'Granite Pink'
ht: 36 in.
fc: purplish-pink
Monarda didyma 'Granite Purple'
fc: purple
'Jacob Kline' at Lewis Ginter Botanic
Gardens, showing a large, informal mass of this fine,bright clone.
Monarda didyma 'Jacob Kline'
ht: 48-60 in. - very tall
fc: red overall. dark pink corolla with dark red bracts.
fd: very large inflor.
lc: dark green - superior shade to older reds
dr: mildew resistant
or: Saul Nur. of GA
so: Busse Gardens 1-800-544-3192
Monarda didyma 'Little Miriam'
ht: 40-48 in.
fc: light pink tinged lavender
or: Sandy Mush Herb Nur. c. 1995 and named for the owner's
granddaughter
so: Sandy Mush Herb Nursery, 316 Surrett Cove Rd, Leicester NC 28748
($6.00)
Monarda didyma 'Mahogany'
ht: 120cm - taller than some.
fc: corolla wine red to dark red, bracts brownish-red
Monarda didyma 'Melissa'
fc: light to medium pink
Monarda didyma 'Miniota'
fc: white
Monarda didyma 'Morgenrote' ('Morning Red')
ht: 1m
fc: salmon red
bt: earlier than species typical
or: Marx 1975
Monarda didyma 'Mrs. Perry'
ht: 36 in.
fc: dark crimson red
Monarda didyma 'Neepawa'
fc: pink
Monarda didyma 'Ohio Glow'
ht: 36-42 in.
fc: bright cerise pink
or: named by Carroll Gardens c. 1995
eval: ranked well in Chicago Bot. Garden trials
Monarda didyma 'Panorama' ('Panorama Mix')
fc: brightly colored corolla, varying with the seedling
prop: seed strain. This was the first high quality seed strain with
widespread use by growers.
Monarda didyma 'Panorama Red'
ht: 36 in.
fc: red
prop: seed strain. This substrain contains the red shades.
Monarda didyma 'Petite Delight'
ht: 10-12 in. in flower
fc: purple tinged pink
lc: glossy green
dr: mildew and rust resistant
or: Morden Research Centre release for 1995
li: COPF. 1996. New Plants. COPF News 8(3): 3
li: Davidson, C.G. 1996. Morden Research Centre Report. COPF News 8(3):
li: 5
Monarda didyma 'Petite Wonder'
ht: 12 in. tall
ha: true dwarf, compact
fc: rich, bright pink
dr: mildew resistant
or: Morden Res. Station
Monarda didyma 'Petite Pink Supreme' = 'Pink Supreme'?
Monarda didyma 'Pink Supreme' (11/3)
ht: 60cm tall x 60cm wide - semi-dwarf
ha: compact, broadly globose as larger plants
fc: dark, rich pink - a nicer shade than 'Petite Delight' by some
opinions
fq: up to 80 flowers per inflor.
fd: inflor. 7.0cm x 4.0cm
or: H.G. Oudshoorn, The Netherlands as hybrid of two unnamed taxa 1995
pat: US application 10/7/03
Monarda didyma 'Pink Tourmaline'
ns: listed with COPF 3/91
Monarda didyma 'Pices' = M. 'Fishes'
Monarda didyma 'Pillar Box'
fc: red
Monarda didyma 'Purple Crown'
ht: 36 in.
fc: dark purple with lighter purple bracts (calyx?)
infl: crown-shaped
bt: early
in: Carroll Gardens MD USA c. 1999
Monarda didyma 'Purple Mildew Resistant'
ht: 36 in.
fc: rich purple
dr: mildew resistant - "most mildew resistant of all" (Carroll Gardens
Catalog c. 1999: 58)
in: Carroll Gardens MD USA c. 1999
Monarda didyma 'Raspberry Wine'
ht: 48-56 in. - larger than most purple red clones
fc: raspberry wine - dark purplish red
bt: longer bloom period than older cultivars
dr: mildew resistant
or: a 'customer' of White Flower Farm who sent it to them
Monarda didyma 'Red Pagoda'
fc: red
it: flowers arranged in pagoda-like tiers or multiple levels
or: Tony Huber of Laval QC
in: Norseco of Laval QC
reg: COPF c. 1996
Monarda didyma 'Rose-scented' (2/5)
fc: corolla lavender
lu, lt: foliage "rose-scented", actually a very high geraniol content,
giving some value for
lu, lt: both rich tea and potpourri.
so: Richters
Monarda didyma 'Rosea'
ht: 36-42 in.
fc: rosy crimson
bt: per Macoun (1908) this bloomed about 5 days
bt: later than 'Carminata' but not as long.
Monarda didyma 'Rosea Superba'
ht: 36 in.
fc; light pink
Monarda didyma 'Salmonea'
fc: salmon pink
Monarda didyma 'Salmon Queen'
fc: salmon pink
Monarda didyma 'Schneewittchen' = 'Snow Maiden'
Monarda didyma 'Snow Maiden'
('Schneewittchen')
fc: white
Monarda didyma 'Snow Queen'
fc: white
Monarda didyma 'Snow White'
fc: white
fq: more floriferous than some whites.
Monarda didyma 'Souris'
fc: reddishp-purple
Monarda didyma 'Spielarten' (+)
fc: various from this seed strain
fd: blooms said to be very large
so: Arrowhead Alpines (seed) 517-223-3581
Monarda didyma 'Stone's Throw Pink'
ht: 48 in.
fc: bright clear pink without violet tints
dr: mildew resistant
so: Busse Gardens 1-800-544-3192
Monarda didyma 'Sunset'
fc: purple to purplish-maroon. Color can vary with climate, exposure.
Monarda didyma 'Violacea Superba'
fc: lavender-violet
Monarda didyma 'Violet Queen'
fc: corolla lavender-violet, calyx brownish
dr: mildew resistant
Monarda 'Thundercloud' = 'Donnerwolke'
Monarda 'Elsie's Lavender'
ht: 120cm
fc: lavender or lilac
so:
Bastin Nursery
Monarda 'Feuerschoft' (translated as fire
crown)(4/4)
fc: bright salmon-orange
Monarda 'Fishes' ('Pices')
ht: 36-48 in.
fc: light pink with greenish eye. Bracts light green
MONARDA FISTULOSA
Key to varieties of Monarda fistulosa | ||||
CHARACTER STATE | var. brevis | var. fistulosa (species typical) | var. mollis | var. rubra |
Corolla color | lavender, pink, or white | lavender, pink, or white | lavender, pink, or white | rich red to dark purple |
Mid-lower corolla lip length | 2 - 4mm | 2 - 4mm | 2 - 4mm | 4 - 6mm |
Inflorescence bract color (particularly outer ones) | green to green with red midrib | green to green with red midrib | green to green with red midrib | red to red tinged throughout |
Leaf color/luster | dark green/often glossy | light to medium green/matte or not glossy | light to medium green/matte or not glossy | dark green to red tinged |
Calyx length | 5 - 8mm - shorter | 7 - 11mm | 7 - 11mm | 7 - 11mm |
Calyx vestiture on lobes | glandular and pustulate | various, not glandular | various, not glandular | various, not glandular |
Leaf vestiture below/trichjomes | glabrous/trichomes mostly or all absent | hirtsute to villous, distinctly pubescent/trichomes spreading | densely canescent, soft hairy, very pubescent/trichomes appressed and very numerous | unreported, probably hirsute to villous as the typical var./trichomes unreported but likely as the typical var. |
Leaf thickness | thicker, more subcoriaceous | thin, very herbareous | thin, very herbareous | thin, very herbareous |
Monarda fistulosa 'Alba'
fc: white
Monarda fistulosa 'Claire Grace' (+)
ht: 3-4 ft.
fc: 'rich dark purple' to dark lavender
dr: more mildew-free than any other in Niche Gardens evaluations
or: Barn and Michael Bridges of Southern Perennials in Tylertown MS.
or: It is named for the Bridges' daughter.
lu: tolerant of dry soils unlike some other cultivars of M. didyma.
so: Niche Gardens, 1111 Dawson Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 27516 ($3.00 cat.)
so: Glasshouse Works 614-662-2142
Monarda fistulosa 'Magnifica'
fc: purple
ns, id: likely from the wild var. rubra
Monarda fistulosa 'Media'
ns: a listed name. Perhaps the same as M. x media.
Monarda fistulosa var. methifolia 'Sweet'
chem: 91-93% geraniol in essential oil
Monarda fistulosa 'Mollis' = var. mollis
lv: parts more tomentose than species typical. See chart above.
Monarda fistulosa 'Purpurea'
fc: purplish-red
ns, id: likely a garden variant of var. rubra
Monarda fistulosa 'Rubra' = var. rubra?
fc: near red
Monarda fistulosa 'Violacea'
ht: 36 in.
fc: violet-purple
ns, id: likely a garden selection from var. rubra
Monarda 'Forncett Bishop'
fc: rich purple
so:
source (Four Seasons Nursery)
Monarda 'Gemini' ('Twins'?)
ht: 36 in.
fc: light pink
ns: by some accounts it is identical to 'Twins' (see also entry below)
so:
Croftway Nursery
Monarda 'Hartswood Wine' (4/4)
in: Madrona Nursery, Kent UK c. 2004
Monarda 'Kardinal'
fc: wine red
in: first seen on German lists
Monarda 'Lambada'
so:
source (Park Seed)
Monarda 'Libra' ('Balance')
fc: bright medium pink
so:
Bastin Nursery
so:
Croftway Nursery
Monarda 'Loddon Crown'
ht: 90cm
fc: corolla red-maroon (dark red) tinged purple, bracts purplish-brown
so:
source (Four Seasons Nursery)
Monarda 'Marshall's Delight'
fc: pink
lc: yellowish-green, lighter green than some cultivars
dr: mildew resistant.
li: Collicut, L.M. 1989. 'Marshall's Delight' Monarda. HortScience
li: 24: 525.
Monarda 'Mohawk'
ht: 120cm - taller than many
fc: corolla dark purplish-mauve, bracts dark brown
dr: mildew resistant
ph: Search for genus ->
photo (FLOWERWEB)
Monarda 'Moonlight Sonata' (3/3)
ht: 36 in.
fc: lilac
in, so:
Rice Creek Gardens (online catalog 2003)
Monarda 'On Parade'
ht: 30 in. tall
fc: rich fuchsia, velvety sheen
dr: mildew resistant
Monarda 'Ou Charm' (1/01)
ht: 60-75cm
st: often tinged purple
fc: very light pink with darker pink bracts
dr: mildew resistant
so:
Cotswold Garden Flowers
Monarda 'Pale Ponticum'
so:
source (Monksilver)
Monarda 'Pawnee'
fc: lilac with greenish bracts
so:
source (Four Seasons Nursery)
Monarda 'Peter's Purple' (1/8)
ht: 48 in.
ha: "greatly reduced spreading" in Tony Avent's trials
fc: rich lavender-purple, not a true or dark purple
or: Peter Loos, likely M. bartletii x M. fistulosa 'Claire Druce'
dr: highly mildew resistant, proving one of
dr: durable in trials from TX to NC
so:
www.plantdelights.com (2008 Spring Sales Catalog: 84, with
color photo)
Monarda 'Pink Delight'
ns: listed name with Beeches Nursery (online catalog 2001)
Monarda 'Pink Tourmaline'
ht: 90cm
fc: corolla bright raspberry pink, bracts dark purple
in: Beeches Nursery UK. c. 2001
Monarda 'Poyntzfield Pink' (4/4)
ht: 90cm
fc: dark pink
Monarda 'Prairie Brand'
ht: 48 in.
fc: salmon-red
Monarda 'Prairie Delight'
ha: dwarf, compact, globose to broadly oval
ht: 25-30cm tall x 25-30cm wide
lc: glossy dark green (RHS 147A) - darker than 'Marshall's Delight'
ll: 40-70mm long
lw: 20-40mm wide
fd: inflor 60-65mm wide
fc: light pinkish-purple to light purple (RHS 64A, 72B, 80A) becoming
fc: lighter with age. Color is more intense in cooler weather.
bt: 6-8 weeks long beginning in late July (Manitoba)
dr: high mildew resistance. Puccinia rust is moderate.
or: from a series of open-pollinated and controlled crosses since 1960's
or: involving 'Souris' and M. fistulosa ssp. fistulosa var. menthifolia.
or: 'Marshall's Delight' was involved in later crosses. It was selected
or: in 1988 after trials in Manitoba and Chic. Bot. Gard. by members
or: of the Morden Research Centre, Manitoba.
rai: this is the first truly dwarf clone in the genus.
reg: COPF
li: Collicut, L.M. and C.G. Davidson. 1999. 'Petite Delight' Monarda.
li: HortScience 34(1): 149-150.
Monarda 'Prairie Glow'
fc: salmon-red
Monarda 'Prairie Night' ('Prairienacht'
fc: corolla purple, bracts tinged green
lu: best with full or part sun.
Monarda 'Puerto Purification'
ns: a listed name.
Monarda 'Purple Ann'
fc: reddish-purple with darker bracts
so:
source (Four Seasons Nursery)
Monarda 'Rubyglow' ('Ruby Glow')
ht: 30cm
ha: vigorous spreading but compact - stems strong
iw: larger than typical reds
infl: flowers distinctly whorled.
fc: dark red corolla = 'ruby' red. Others say "bright red maroon"
bt: July to September in Quebec
or: Tony Huber of W.H. Perron & Co. Ltd.
so: W.H. Perron & Co. Ltd. 515 Labelle Blvd Chomedey Laval
Quebec H7V 2T3
Monarda 'Sagittarius'
ht: 90cm
fc: corolla dark lilac, calyx smoky grey
Monarda 'Sahin's Mildew Free'
ht: 60cm
ha: vigorous
fc: greyish-purple and green
dr: mildew resistance
so:
Cotswold Garden Flowers
Monarda 'Scorpion'
ht: 120cm - tall
st: tinged purple
fc: corolla medium red to purplish-red or reddish-purple, calyx
brownish.
dr: mildew resistant
so: Busse Gardens 1-800-544-3192
Monarda 'Squaw'
fc: clear red
so: Busse Gardens 1-800-544-3192
eval: considered by some the best of the modern red cultivars,
replacing 'Cambridge Scarlet' if not others too.
Monarda 'Talud'
ht: 120cm
fc: bright rose pink
Monarda 'Trinity Purple' (M. fistulosa x M.
didyma)
fc: rich purple
fd: larger inflor. than older purple cvs.
dr: mildew resistant
or: Sandy Mush Herb Nur. 1990's
so: Sandy Mush Herb Nursery, 316 Surrett Cove Rd, Leicester NC 28748
($6.00)
Monarda 'Twins' = 'Gemini'?
fc: corolla rich light to medium pink, calyx tinged purple
st: thick and more suitable for cuttings than older pink cvs.
frag: highly scented foliage and stems
Monarda 'Violetta'
fc: dark bluish-violet
Monarda 'Vintage Wine'
fc: rich red
so:
Cotswold Garden Flowers
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Monardella - Several Species |
Monardella macrantha subsp. macrantha 'Marian Sampson' (4/01) |
ht: 4 in. tall x 12-18 wide
ha: evergreen, rhizomatous, low spreading
fc: reddish-orange
infl: flowers clustered in tights heads resembling a "shaving brush"
in: Bart O'Brien before 2001
so:
Native Sons
MUHLENBERGIA
Muhlenbergia cappillaris 'Lenca' |
frc: purple seed heads, showy
ns: by one report this is another name for REGAL MIST™ but this is not
confirmed.
Muhlenbergia cappillaris 'Regal Mist'TM 'Muhly' |
ht: 3 ft. tall x 3 ft. wide becoming 4 ft. tall x 4 ft. wide in flower.
ha: clump-forming
ll: 1.5 in.
lc: dark greeen
fc: inflor. deep pinkish red
infl: loose, open spikes
bt: Sept-Oct. (Nov.) in AZ USA
lu: tolerant of heavy soils
or: Starr Nursery AZ USA c. 2000
so:
Starr Nursery
Muhlenbergia cappillaris 'White Cloud' (2/5) |
ht: 30 in. (about species typical)
fc: inflor. with white awns and green stems, lacking red pigments
or: Florida's Superior Trees Inc.
lu: this useful mutation proves showy on it's own or with a red
species-like variant.
so, in:
Plant Delights Nursery
(Spring Sales Catalog 2005: 81 with color photo)
Muhlenbergia emersleyi EL TORO™ |
ht: 4-5 ft. tall
fc: rich reddish-purple, darker than species typical, very showy
or: selected in TX USA
Muhlenbergia lindheimeri AUTUMN GLOW™ 'Lenli' |
ht: 1.5-2.0 ft. tall x 3-4 ft. wide
fc: inflor. bright creamy-yellow to tan, bright when backlit by sun
infl: dense, fluffy panicle
Muhlenbergia rigida NASHVILLE™ |
ht: 2 ft. tall x 2 ft. wide
fc: inflor. dark purple, showier than species typical
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Mukdenia rossii 'Crimson Fans' (11/3)
lc: blades tipped and suffused red to 20% of surface, a very bright and
appealing contrast of red and green
in,ph: Terra
Nova Nurseries (online catalog Fall 2003, introduced 2004)
Mukdenia rossii 'Karasubu'
ls: maple-like
fc: reddish-purple-margined on green
ch: 4
in, so: Asiatica
Nursery (online catalog 2003)
Mukdenia rossii 'Maruba'
lc: bright green
lm, ls: barely lobed, ovate
Mukdenia rossii 'Ogon'
lc: bright pink new growth becomes yellow
ll: 15-20cm
ls: palmately lobed
ns: 'Ogon' means "gold bullion" and is a common epithet for gold-leaved
ns: plants in Japan.
so: Crug Farm
(online catalog 2002)
so: Asiatica
Nursery (online catalog 2003)
Mukdenia rossii 'Shisiba'
ls, lm: more deeply incised, more secondary lobes
Mukdenia rossii 'Starstream' (formerly
[variegated])
lc: mottled, sectored, and striped yellow
in, so: Asiatica
Nursery (online catalog 2003) as "variegated"
MYOSOTIS
Myosotis alpestris 'Gold 'n Sapphire' |
ha: compact
lc: golden yellow
fc: dark blue
Myosotis alpestris 'Indigo Blue' |
fc: rich indigo blue
Myosotis alpestris 'Pink Beauty' |
ht: 6 in.
fc: light shell pink
Myosotis alpestris 'Ruth Fisher' ('Ruth Fisher') |
fc: dark azure blue
lc: darker green leaf
Myosotis 'Bill Baker' |
ns: a listed name in the RHS PLANT FINDER 2002.
Myosotis BOBO SERIES |
ht: 6 in.
ha: compact, globose
infl: round, dense inflorescence
bt: blooming early from seed in paks
cultivars:
- 'Blue Bobo' - rich blue
- 'Rose Bobo' - rose pink
- 'White Bobo' - white
Myosotis palustris = M. scorpioides |
Myosotis 'Popsy' |
ns: a listed name in the RHS PLANT FINDER 1998 and not since. A dubious name not found in literature.
Myosotis scorpioides 'John Beaty' |
ns: a listed name in the RHS PLANT FINDER 1998 and not since. We find no catalog or internet reference in 2002.
Myosotis scorpioides MAYTIME 'Blaqua' |
ht: 20cm
fc: blue (as typical?)
lc: broadly margined white to 50% of surface
Myosotis scorpioides 'Mermaid Pink' |
ha: dwarf
fc: pink
Myosotis scorpioides 'Mermaid White' |
ha: dwarf
fc: white
Myosotis scorpioides 'Pinkie' |
fc: pink with white eye
Myosotis scorpioides 'Semperflorens' (var. semperflorens) |
fc: blue (as typical)
bt: longer bloom period. Semperflorens=everblooming or always blooming.
Myosotis scorpioides 'Snowflakes' |
fc: pure white
fd: larger than species typical
Myosotis scorpioides 'Wisconsin' |
fc: blue becoming pink
Myosotis sylvatica |
ns: most cultivars under
this name (but not all) are assignable to M. alpestris. This species is
the biennial
ns: entity while M. alpestris is a true perennial and proven alpine
flower. There is considerable disagreement
ns: in the trade as to the species affinity of many cultivars. A
thorough review of their taxonomist is advised.
ns: we are following member's reports, existing literature, and the
opinion of seedhouses as to whether a
ns: cultivar is biennial or a true perennial.
Myosotis sylvatica 'Blue Ball' |
ht: 6 in.
ha: T&M confirms this as a "hardy biennial"
ha: "compact and ball shaped"
fc: bright light blue
so:
Thompson & Morgan
Myosotis sylvatica 'Blue Bird' |
fc: blue
Myosotis sylvatica 'Bluesylva' |
ht: 18-20cm tall x 20-25
cm wide
ha: compact, uniform
fc: medium, bright blue
fd: 6-8cm
or: Roggli 1997
aw: Fleuroselect Quality
lu: the blue companion to 'Rosylva'
Myosotis sylvatica 'Carmine' |
ht: 8 in.
ha: T&M confirms this as a "hardy biennial" , erect yet compact
fc: rose-carmine
so:
Thompson & Morgan
Myosotis sylvatica f. lactea |
fc: white
Myosotis sylvatica f. lactea 'Snowdrift' |
fc: white
id: distinguishing traits from the basic form, if any, are not reported.
ht: 20cm tall x 25cm
wide - some report it much smaller and dwarf.
ha: compact, uniform from seed.
fc: clear pink
bt: early season and quick blooming from seed.
fd: 6-8mm - rather large for the genus
fq: highly floriferous
aw: Fleuroselect Gold Medal
or: Roggli 1997
eval: the best of the pink cultivar to date
so:
Thompson & Morgan
(1998 Catalog: 13, with color
photo)
Myosotis sylvatica 'Royal Blue', 'Royal Blue Improved' |
ht: 12 in. - larger than
some cultivar including 'Blue Ball'
ha: T&M confirms this as a "hardy biennial"
fc: rich indigo blue
so:
Thompson & Morgan
ns: details on the "Improved" variants are not reported in literature
or on the web.
Myosotis sylvatica 'Victoria Blue' ('Victoria' in part) |
ht: 4-6 in., others
report 6-8 in.
ha: more compact than species typical, usually a neat mound, sometimes
globose.
fc: rich "Gentian" blue with a minute white eye and smaller white rays
into the petals.
so:
Thompson & Morgan
Myosotis sylvatica 'Victoria Rose' |
ht: 4-6 in.
ha: more compact than species typical
fc: bright pink
so:
Thompson & Morgan
Myosotis sylvatica 'Victoria Rose' |
ht: 4-6 in.
ha: more compact than species typical
fc: bright pink. T&M mentions both pink and rose variants in
their "Victoria Mixed" so perhaps the shade varies.
so:
Thompson & Morgan
Myosotis sylvatica 'Victoria White' |
ht: 4-6 in.
ha: more compact than species typical
fc: white
Morgan
MYRRHIS
Myrrhis
odorata 'Forncett Chevron' (5/6)
ht: 60cm
lc: lighter center, chevron-like
fc: white
so, in: Four Seasons
Nursery (online catalog Autumn
2005-Spring 2006 PDF: 10), their own introduction