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Mr. Baldassare Mineo

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Gaura lindheimeri’s known by their common name ‘Bee Blossom’ is from the Onagraceae family of plants, they were scarcely known in normal production nurseries and with the exception of the cultivar whirling butterflies was scarcely seen. That began to change in 1994 with the introduction of Gaura “Siskiyou Pink”, an introduction by Mr. Baldassare Mineo

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Uno and Aili and Taavi Kivistik, Estonia

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Uno and Aili Kivistik clematis breeding program was met with the criteria to create cultivars with: Compact growth habit Annual numerous rich blossoms that develop on the current season’s growth lasting throughout the Spring and Summer months. Note: These clematis are blooming (not just one or two blooms but a load full) year after year

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Lyle and Phyllis Sarrazin, BC, Canada

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Dicentra spectabilis Valentine® uspp#22739   was found by Phyllis and Lyle Sarrazin in Prince George, B.C., Canada. The Sarrazin’s are keen gardeners ! Especially made more difficult with the cold unpredictable climates that northern British Columbia can offer. After seeding their Dicentra plants for sale they noticed a very special plant and decided to hold

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Mr. Henk Kuijf, Uithoorn, The Netherlands

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Mr. Henk Kuijf of Boskoop, the Netherlands, a fine nurseryman and breeder of plants invented: Campsis x ‘Kudian’ uspp#13139 “Indian Summer”®  ,recognized by a gold medal , for the Best New Plant introduction of Plantarium 1998 in Boskoop, the Netherlands, and won the Prix d’Honneur for Jarditec 1999 in Paris France for Best new plant

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Alasdair and Elizabeth MacGregor

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Elizabeth and Alasdair MacGregor are the breeders of Anemone hybrid ‘Wild Swan’ uspp Macane 01 uspp#23132, awarded 1st prize by the Royal Horticultural Society Gold Medals at the 2011 Chelsea Flower Show in England. Anemone Wild Swan was established in 2001 and trialed extensively in the MacGregors’ nursery in  Kirkcudbright Scotland.“The plant is just so

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Anemone ‘Ruffled Swan’ USpp27383, EU49032

Posted in Anemone Swan Series, New Plants, Perennials, Plant Portfolio

Ruffled Swan, is the tallest growing of Swan cultivars but that is a great thing, it is nice to have a stand out in the garden. The large semi-double ruffly edged white flowers, (3.5” or 9 cm diameter)  are so showy with the added signature purple on reverse banding, and of course they nod to

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Anemone ‘Elfin Swan’ USpp30496, EU52567

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Elfin Swan is another New cultivar and different, in the Anemone Swan Series showing a mass of white, violet-blue-backed flowers, as per the Swan Series a super feature is that they are earlier blooming than other anemone’s starting in June until the late autumn and Elfin Swan is no different! This is a cutie and

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Anemone ‘Dainty Swan’ USpp29426, EU 52568

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Anemone Dainty Swan is quite different in that it:  has large semi-double white/but tinged pink flowers with deep pinkish/red banding on the reverse. The flowers elegantly stand on striking dark maroon stems. and of course they nod to show it off in the evening! Display with a pretty rod iron support if you like but

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Anemone ‘Dreaming Swan’ uspp#27384

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Dreaming Swan has large white to delicately tinged pink flowers, single and semi-double, with violet/purple banding on the reverse. Dreaming Swan is taller than Wild Swan and flowers a bit later than Wild Swan, though still maintains the summer bloom time signature to this series! Dreaming Swan continues it’s longevity to the end of Fall 

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Salvia Heatwave ‘Brilliance’ uspp #25606

Posted in Flowering Shrubs, New Plants, Perennials, Plant Portfolio, Salvia Heatwave Collection

Salvia Brilliance has bright magenta flowers that last all summer and well into autumn. Neat and compact free-flowering shrub, thrives in hot and sunny gardens. The Heatwave  Salvia’s are a cross of microphylla x greggii, eliminating the variable range of habits and lack of garden hardiness associated with so many of the straight Salvia greggii

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