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New and Exciting in the Nursery!

Musschia wollastoni – An extremely rare & fantastic shade grower from the island of Madeira. It makes a giant rosette of long, luxurious, serrated, tropical looking leaves from which eventually arises a huge, branching, pyramidal mass of very unusual, reddish brown flowers. It can reach a full height of 5’ to 7’ tall & makes a spectacular specimen. Naturally growing in a cool, foggy environment, it’s thriving here in a large pot. It will do beautifully in San Francisco & in our coastal areas.
Lupinus ‘Morello Cherry’ – Unlike those wimpy “Regal Lupines” (polyphyllas) commonly available in 6-packs which hate our cool summers, don’t bloom & get covered with mildew & rust, this new & very exciting Lupine thrives here, is absolutely gorgeous & reliably perennial. Big 16” spikes of large, long lasting, cherry red flowers are held perfectly upright on base branching spikes all Summer! The attractive Lupine foliage makes a pretty, rich green, dense mound about 15” tall & the whole plant tops out at about 3’. Rust & mildew free. Don’t miss it, it’s a winner!
Hesperantha vaginata – One of the many, rare South African bulbs we’re offering this year. Delightful & showy, bright yellow & shiny, open, cup-shaped blooms have chocolaty-brown centers & petal tips, appearing 2-4 per spike. It grows naturally in heavy clay soil, where it forms colonies, though it thrives in a sandy mix, too. 8” tall. Blooms February through April & is Summer dormant.
Nepeta tuberosa – From Spain, Portugal & Sicily comes this different & very cool Catmint. Showy, large, stout, fleshy spikes of dense violet to purple blooms are borne June thru August above downy, gray-felted foliage. Fragrant, too! 1’ to 2’ tall & wide, it prefers average to poor, well-drained soil. Ready in April.
Dicentra scandens
“Yellow Bleeding Heart Vine” – I’ve had this wondrous, fast growing vine in my garden for 4 years & I love it. From Spring thru Fall (and this year even through Winter), it bears a multitude of bright lemon yellow “bleeding hearts” held in deep clusters atop the lovely, delicate looking, ferny foliage. Grows to 10’ tall & about as wide. Plant it anywhere it can climb. It’s very difficult to collect seed from & so is very rare in the trade.

Pychnostachys urticifolia – Did you miss our “Groovy Plant of the Year” featured in our online Winter newsletter? If you missed it, here it is again. They should be ready by June or July.

 
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