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welcome
thanks to major sponsors
construction update
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program of events
event map
honorary chairs
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auction leadership
celebrated plant expert
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plant experts
the plants
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39 phs gold medal winners
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list of plants
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board of directors & staff
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Welcome
to Rare Plants
for a Common Ground, featuring
Tovah Martin and the 35
annual Rare Plant
Auction®. We hope you’ll agree that it’s the
greatest garden party that we have ever thrown.
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Prepare to be dazzled by over 400 exquisite and unusual plants
to enhance your garden. You will have the opportunity to bid on
(and hopefully take home) rare, beautiful, not-yet-introduced to
the public, and difficult to propagate plant treasures, during three
silent auctions and a frenzied live auction of stunning garden
specimens.
Chat with our featured celebrity, horticulture TV personality Tovah
Martin. Local and not-so-local Plant Experts (all wearing an orange
flower), will be on hand to answer your questions and guide your
selections.
Please know that the proceeds from this fabulous event support
TheDCH’s greening programs, which builds stronger communities
especially in the city of Wilmington, Del. A special Live Auction
component, Raise-a-Paddle, where all bids are winning bids,
will directly support community greening programs.
We are especially grateful to Longwood Gardens for
all their assistance and for sharing the idyllic East
Conservatory and Ballroom for our venue. We are
everlastingly grateful to our generous plant donors
and to our business sponsors. Special thanks go to
the entire cadre of nearly one hundred volunteers,
whose individual contributions make this event
possible.
Our heartfelt thanks go to Daniel and Kathy Kristol,
our Honorary Chairs, victor of scores of flower show
ribbons and generous supporters of TheDCH, and to amazing
Event Co-Chairs Scott and Renee Simonton for their skillful,
enthusiastic leadership and attention to detail.
Thank you for your support. Enjoy, read on, and bid lustily!
Pamela Sapko
Executive Director
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Sponsor Thanks
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Building Project
Green Renovation & Expansion
at TheDCH
If you haven’t seen our newly renovated headquarters please
stop by. We love showing it off!
Earlier this year, we received a temporary certificate of
occupancy that allowed employees to move into their new
office space and our job-training program to begin in its new
classroom. Numerous stormwater features have now been
installed, as well as energy efficient heating and cooling
systems, insulation and roofing. The large meeting room, where
we host workshops, lectures and RPA meetings, has beautiful
new windows and doors that open onto the green roof and
terrace overlooking our garden.
Next on our renovations “to do” list is replacing glass in our
atrium, a second green roof and the completion of an indooroutdoor working classroom for community workshops and
programs. The work is expected to be completed before the end
of 2015.
There are numerous ways to contribute. One-time gifts of
appreciated assets, pledges fulfilled over three to five years, and
legacy gifts are all welcome.
For more information, contact Executive Director Pam Sapko at 302-658-6262 ext.
102 or [email protected] or Director of Development Joe Matassino at 302-6586262 ext. 103 or [email protected].
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Raise a Paddle
to Fund-a-Dream
During the Rare Plant Auction®, please “Raise a Paddle”
to donate to urban communities and green spaces.
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Located in
Wilmington’s Hilltop
neighborhood, the Secret
Garden was once an
abandoned, blighted space.
Today, it is an enchanting
outdoor classroom
for Ministry of Caring
preschoolers. Last year,
with your donations, we
redesigned the space,
regraded, fenced, installed
a water source, built new
raised beds, installed a
4-season chalkboard and
replanted the garden. A
grand-reopening is planned
for fall 2015.
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Before
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Four program areas that cultivate greener communities:
Public Landscapes: enhances under
served neighborhoods and reduces
stormwater runoff by planting and
maintaining Wilmington public
landscapes
Urban Agriculture: supports
Wilmington’s community gardeners
and advocates for policies that make
growing food in urban areas accessible
Education: inspires, educates and
equips under served children, teens
and adults to work in horticulture,
and to become stewards and
advocates for a greener community.
Tree: increases the urban tree
canopy by planting trees and training
certified Tree Stewards to advocate
for community trees
Learn more about TheDCH greening efforts from staff members at the
event. Thank you in advance for your 100% tax deductible contribution.
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Proud to support and help further the
mission and reach of the
Delaware Center for Horticulte
Listen While You Grow
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Proud supporter of TheDCH
Program of Events
Rare Plants for a Common Ground
Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pa.
Saturday, April 25, 2015
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Event
Location
5:30 p.m. Preview Auction & Cocktail Party Music Room
6:30 p.m. Event Registration Begins Silent Auctions Open 7:40 p.m. Silent Auction I Closes
Catalpa Room
Ballroom &
Courtyard
Ballroom
8:00 p.m. Silent Auction II Closes Small Shrubs & Trees
Ballroom
Clivia, Benefactor, & Corporate Sponsors
Tropicals, Conservatory Treasures & Perennials
8:20 p.m. Garden Party, Silent Auction III Closes Courtyard
Splendid Specimens - Large Shrubs & Trees
8:30 p.m. Live Auction Begins Patio of
Oranges
9:15 p.m. Checkout
Catalpa Room
Payment & Sunday Pick–up Arrangements 9:30 p.m. Guest Plant Pick–up
10:30 p.m. Checkout & Plant Pick-up ends
Sunday, April 26
8:00 a.m. Delivery Companies Plant Pick-up
10:00 a.m. Guest Plant Pick-up
12:00 p.m. Plant Pick-up Ends
North Garage
North Garage
North Garage
Remaining plants will be transported to the
Delaware Center for Horticulture and must be
collected in a timely manner by the winners.
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Event Map
Rare Plants for a Common Ground
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To Valet
Parking
&
Registration
& Checkout
Catalpa Room
Guest
Gift
Table
Dining
& Guest Tables
Abutilon
‘Fairy coral
queen’
specimen
Fern Floor
6:30 - 9:30
WJBR
Photo
Booth
Live
Auction
Patio of Oranges
8:30
VIP
Preview
Auction
Music Room
5:30 - 6:30
Silent
Auctions
I & II
Ballroom
6:30 - 8:00
Silent
Auction III
Garden Party
Courtyard
6:30 - 8:20
Music
Live
Pick
Plant
Up
&
Plant
Delivery
Companies
Buffet
Bar
Dessert
& Coffee
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North
Garage
(Exit the
conservatory,
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Catalpa Room,
and drive to
this location)
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2015 Leadership
Kathy & Dan Kristol
Honorary Chairs
Dan Kristol is a retired
real estate lawyer, a member
of the Board of Trustees for
the Delaware Art Museum, a
member of Winterthur’s Garden
Committee, and a member of the
Board of Directors of the Kristol
Center for Jewish Life at The
University of Delaware.
Kathy Kristol is a former President of The Garden Club of
Wilmington, former member of the Board of Directors of the Delaware
Center for Horticulture, and a recipient of many awards including the
Rosie Jones Horticulture Award, Ann Lyon Crammond Award, Catherine
Beattie Medal and numerous Herb Society and horticulture awards.
Steering
Committee
Plant Selection
Committee
Carrie Wiles, Chair
Dan Benarcik
Andrew Bunting
Charles Cresson
Josh Darfler
Harold Davis
Thomas Hawkins
Mark Highland
Naomi McCafferty
Peggy Anne Montgomery
Steve Mostardi
Doris Quinn
Ron Rabideau
Andy Schenck
Sara Helm-Wallace
Renee & Scott
Simonton, Chairs
Lloyd Bove
Lynn Carbonell
Josh Cauffman
Hank Davis
Charles du Pont
Woodley Habgood
Kathy Kristol
Gerrie Lunger
Mary Patterson
Molly Sharp
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Tovah Martin
Celebrated Plant Expert
Tovah Martin is a perennial, heirloom,
vegetable and cottage gardener of fanatical
proportions, and is accredited with NOFA as
an Organic Land Care Professional. Beyond the
garden outdoors, Tovah’s areas of specialty also
include decades of experience with tropicals,
especially begonias.
Her passion for gardening inside her home
led to her most recent books, The Unexpected
Houseplant (Timber Press, 2012) and The New
Terrarium (Clarkson Potter/Publishers, 2009).
These newest publications are added to more
than a dozen titles that Tovah has authored including Tasha Tudor’s Garden
(Houghton Mifflin, 1994).
You can read about Tovah’s successes, foibles, and travels through her
articles in Country Gardens, Traditional Home, Martha Stewart Living, House
Beautiful, as well as many other publications. Recently, she proudly served
as the 2012 Writer-in-Residence for Victoria magazine. In other media, Tovah
has ventured into web content writing on her blog at plantwise.com. She
has appeared most recently on the CBS Sunday Early Show and the Martha
Stewart Show as well as many other broadcasts including the PBS television
gardening series “Cultivating Life,” where she served as editorial producer.
Among the most moving moments in her life occurred when Tovah was
awarded an Honorary Membership in The Garden Club of America and the
Litchfield Garden Club in May 2010 and when she became the recipient of the
GCA’s medal for outstanding literary achievement. In 2013, she received the
Gustav Mehlquist Award—the highest honor bestowed by the Connecticut
Horticultural Society.
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Plant Experts
The Plant Experts are available to answer your
questions about the plants at auction. They will be
wearing orange flowers for easy identification.
Dan Benarcik is a horticulturist at
Chanticleer, in Wayne, Pennsylvania,
where he oversees the Courtyard
Gardens, concentrating on tropical,
sub-tropical and tender perennials
for seasonal display. He lectures
nationally, and is a guest instructor
at Longwood Gardens, where
he teaches the groundcovers
course as part of the continuing
education department. He is also
an instructor for the Barnes School
of Horticulture. His speaking
topics include not just the design
of plantings, but also garden
furniture. He is a graduate of the
University of Delaware, where
he received a B.S. degree in plant
science in 1986.
Charles Cresson is the award-winning
author of several gardening books,
a nationally known lecturer, and an
instructor at Longwood Gardens and
the Barnes Arboretum. Hedgleigh
Spring, his two-acre garden near
Philadelphia, has been a family project
for over a century and is known for
its early 20th Century flower garden
and collection of rare plants. This
lovely garden is featured in articles
and books by Ken Druse, the late
Rosemary Verey, and in numerous
magazines including Horticulture,
Martha Stewart Living, and Green
Scene. As a garden consultant, Charles
has helped many avid gardeners
develop their own gardens. He was
awarded the Certificate of Merit from
the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
in 2001.
Patrick Cullina is a horticulturist,
landscape designer and consultant
who previously served as the V. P.
of Horticulture & Park Operations
for New York City’s High Line and as
V. P. of Horticulture, Operations &
Science Research at Brooklyn Botanic
Garden. A passionate plantsman
and popular lecturer, his current
practice encompasses a wide range
of municipal, commercial, and private
projects and clients. His commitment
to horticulture has garnered him
substantial recognition, including the
Garden Club of NJ’s Gold Medal in 2005
and the Garden Club of America’s Zone
Horticulture Commendation in 2010.
Joshua Darfler is the Retail Operations
Manager at PHS Meadowbrook
Farm. Prior to joining the team at
Meadowbrook Farm, Josh received
his Masters of Science in Public
Horticulture through the Longwood
Graduate Program at the University of
Delaware. Joshua’s favorite thing about
this region is that it is the nation’s
public garden capital, with over thirty
public gardens in thirty miles of city
land. He is very passionate about the
environmental health of our cities,
and believes that through partnerships
between local governments, botanical
gardens, and urban horticulturists we
can improve and beautify our cities.
When not at work, Josh enjoys hiking,
cooking, and napping with his cats.
Cathy Deutsch is the Director of
Horticulture at Iroki, the Steinhardt
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Plant Experts
estate garden in Westchester County,
New York who first fostered her love
of trees as a volunteer gardener
and guide at Wave Hill. Her affinity
for plants and public horticulture
established, she undertook the
stewardship of Central Park’s trees
as a staff arborist before moving
on to challenges ranging from the
reclamation of a neglected gem in
Greenwood Gardens, in New Jersey,
to the landscape renovation of the
Peter Cooper Village/Stuyvesant
Town, in New York City. She is a
graduate of the NYBG School of
Professional Horticulture and a
member of Wave Hill’s Friends of
Horticulture Committee.
Linda Eirhart, Plant Expert Captain
for 2015, is Director of Horticulture/
Curator, Plants at Winterthur
Museum, Garden and Library.
She joined Winterthur in 1986 as
the Associate Curator of Garden
Education. She has worked on teams
restoring much of the garden to
Henry Francis du Pont’s original
design intent, and was a member
of the design team for Enchanted
Woods, an award-winning children’s
garden. Linda leads garden programs
at Winterthur and is an active
member of the American Public
Garden Association, serving as chair
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for its Historic Landscape section.
She earned her B.S. and M.S. in
Horticulture from the University of
Illinois.
Thomas Hawkins is a horticulturalist
working in the Delaware Valley for
twenty years. He runs The Gardener’s
Arms, a garden maintenance and
design company where he provides
a very personal gardening service to
a small number of clients. Thomas
received a Bsc in Botany at Guilford
College in North Carolina, and a
Masters in Forestry at Duke University.
Before moving to the Philadelphia
area he worked as a tropical forester
in Nepal and Honduras for the British
government and has made many plant
collecting expeditions to Central and
South America as a Research Associate
with the Missouri Botanical Garden.
He just finished working as Co-Chair
of Horticulture for the Philadelphia
Flower Show and is a member of the
Plant Selection Committee for the
Rare Plant Auction ®.
Garden photographer Saxon
Holt lives and gardens in
Northern California and has been
photographing gardens for 35 years. His last three books The American
Meadow Garden, Plants and
Landscapes for Summer-Dry Climates
Plant Experts
and Hardy Succulents have all won
awards from both the American
Horticultural Society and the Garden
Writers Association. He owns
PhotoBotanic.com, an on-line source
for garden photography, e-books,
and workshops. “Plants will speak
to us if we let them. They can open
a conversation with Nature. In
gardens, those special places where
plants are combined and nurtured
for our human pleasure, a dialogue
awaits. Slow down and look. Find
something to say.”
Nicole Juday’s love of plants started in
childhood on a farm in rural Illinois, but
it wasn’t until moving to Philadelphia
in 1995 that she first experienced truly
amazing gardens. She visited them all,
and within a few years had switched
careers from textile design to garden
design. Since then she has worked
in many capacities at public gardens,
including Landscape Curator for Wyck,
the oldest rose garden in the country,
and now as Horticulture Education and
Programs Manager at the Arboretum
of the Barnes Foundation. Sentimental
only when it comes to plants, Nicole
has studied garden history and
has collected many heirloom plant
specimens from around the region. She
writes and lectures frequently, consults
with historic gardens, and serves on the
board of Awbury Arboretum.
Dr. Robert Lyons is the former
Director of the Longwood Graduate
Program in Public Horticulture and
currently Professor Emeritus at the
University of Delaware. He received
a B.A. in Biology from Rutgers
University and a M.S. and Ph.D.
in Horticultural Science from the
University of Minnesota. Previous
positions included the J.C. Raulston
Distinguished Faculty Chair and
Directorship of the J.C. Raulston
Arboretum at N.C. State University,
and Professor of Horticulture and
Co-Founder/Director of the Hahn
Horticulture Garden at Virginia
Tech. He is a Fellow in the American
Society for Horticultural Science
and has received the Outstanding
Alumnus Award from the University
of Minnesota and the Award of Merit
from the American Public Gardens
Association. Dr. Lyons has been a
photographer for over 35 years and
has published widely in homeowner,
commercial, and educational
publications and is a primary
photographer for Horticopia plant
selection software. He has exhibited
his work nationally and received
awards from the Garden Writers
Association of America, and he has
taught photography workshops
regionally and nationally in Florida,
Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Ohio,
Massachusetts, Louisiana, and
Virginia.
Peggy Anne Montgomery runs her
own business as a horticultural
consultant. She is proud to represent
American Beauties Native Plants
as their Brand Manager. She is
a long-standing member of the
Garden Writers Association, and
has written for numerous trade and
popular publications such as Better
Homes & Gardens, American
Nurseryman and Organic Gardening.
Peggy Anne studied horticulture in
the Netherlands where she owned
her own business as a landscape
designer. She has an extensive
background in public relations with
a large wholesale nursery and has
studied native plants at Mt. Cuba
Center. More >
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Plant Experts
Doris Quinn’s love of plants started
in a vegetable garden. Aspiring to be
the Queen of Pasta, she sought to
grow the most delicious tomatoes
and peppers that a spaghetti sauce
could know. That quest lit the fire of
horticultural desire in her heart and
she dove into the Certificate of Merit
classes in Ornamental Horticulture at
Longwood Gardens. Now she is the
Queen of Gateway Garden Center in
Hockessin, Delaware, where she just
celebrated her 30 year anniversary
as a plant buyer. She buys trees,
shrubs, tropicals, herbs and vegetable
plants to delight her customers all
day long. Could there be a better job?
She also serves as a member of the
Plant Selection Committee for the
Rare Plant Auction® and assists in
purchasing plants for the Delaware
Nature Society Native Plant Sale.
Andy Schenck was inspired by his
mother to love the outdoors and
gardening at a young age. He studied
at the University of Delaware, where
he received his B.S. in Ornamental
Horticulture. He worked as nursery
manager at a local garden center, and
in 1998, he accepted a job at Sam
Browns Wholesale Nursery. Andy
volunteers at the Philadelphia Flower
Show, and is a member of the Plant
Selection Committee for the Rare
Plant Auction®. Andy is a confessed
‘plant nerd’ and is looking forward to
talking plants with you at the Auction.
Friends and fellow horticulturalists
have called Lloyd Traven a ‘mad
scientist’ and ‘plant geek’ due to his
passion for growing quality plants
matched only by his commitment
to using advanced technology
combined with sustainable and
organic growing techniques. As
owner of Peace Tree Farm, Lloyd is
a grower of USDA certified organic
starter plants for farmers, tunnel
growers, greenhouses, and market
gardens across North America, as
well as a grower of ‘ready-to-eat’
herbs, vegetables and greens for
restaurants and their purveyors
across the mid-Atlantic. In the 1980’s
Lloyd worked in market research and
special projects at Ball Seed Company
developing Spark Plug, pelleted seed
products and worked on the Genesis
Seed project. Lloyd is a technology
guru and advocate for small growers,
being among the first to successfully
invest in sophisticated environmental
control systems for their operation.
He conducts seminars and makes
presentations at growing industry
conferences and conventions.
Sara Helm Wallace’s interests include
research and conservation of plants.
She is a Second-Year Fellow in the
Longwood Graduate Program in
Public Horticulture at the University
of Delaware. Sara’s thesis focuses on
the creation of a list of threatened
plant species that are unable to be
seed-banked. This list will serve as a
valuable resource for conservation of
these species. She is also the lead on
the creation of a three-part webinar
series communicating the importance
of plant collections to diverse
audiences. For the last 20 years, Phillip Watson
has been on QVC, selling Cottage
Farms roses, daylilies, heirloom
tomatoes, peonies, and other crowd
pleasers. Phillip is a distinctive garden
designer, inspired by Rosemary Verey,
and has clients ranging up and down
the Atlantic seaboard. He is also a
recent transplant to West Chester, PA
and an author of his self-published
book, Pleasure Gardens.
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The Plants of the
2015 Rare Plant Auction®
35TH Anniversary Plants
Color Me Coral
A unique blend of red, orange, and pink: coral
commands attention as jewelry or clothing or used as part
of a décor. Strong and beautiful, it is a fitting symbol for
the coral anniversary of the Rare Plant Auction®.
Coral’s rich hue is derived from the vast undersea coral reefs whose
intensely colored structures are considered the “rainforests of the
sea” for the abundance of marine life they support. For this reason,
coral is also a rarity, a form of life that covers less than 1% of the ocean
floor, yet sustains 25% of all ocean species. Tonight’s auction helps
sustain a network of programs whose impact is far-reaching. To
celebrate, we’ve selected plants suffused with a coral glow - whether
flower, bark, or leaf – whose presence in your garden is sure to be
strong and beautiful.
Abutilon ‘Fairy Coral Queen’
Celebrate the RPA’s 35th anniversary
by taking home our catalogue
cover plant, Abutilon ‘Fairy Coral
Queen.’ With its dangling coral
petals, fuchsia sepals, and purple
anthers, it packs a color punch
both in house and garden. The
non-stop bloomer will be a thriller
outside in containers and a colorful
houseplant come cold weather.
Easy to take care of and able to be
trained as a standard, ‘Fairy Coral
Queen’ will shine in full sun. Thanks
to our friends at Peace Tree Farm
in Kintnersville, PA for raising these
plants especially for the auction.
discovered it was a better quality
(overall),” he says of the cultivar
considered Gossler’s Farm’s very best
selection. ‘Oregon Sunset’ features
large, star-shaped coral flowers
that appear on multiple 20-inch
scapes from late August well into
autumn. “We usually have flowers at
Thanksgiving,” Gossler says. Here on
the east coast, he suggests mulching
well and it will take “pretty much
anything.” During summer, it lays
low, forming colonies that can reach
several feet across, but wait for fall for
its spectacular show. A wonderful late
season cut flower, ‘Oregon Sunset’
benefits from full sun and rich soil.
Schizostylis coccinea ‘Oregon
Sunset’ Roger Gossler is as excited
Acer pensylvanicum ‘Erythrocladum’
today as the first time he saw this
beautiful South African Flag growing
in a pink patch at his family nursery
in Oregon. “It was much bigger so
I dug it up to preserve the size and
Plant this native snakebark maple
along a pathway to display its
stunning coral and white-striped
bark. ‘Erythrocladum’ is a rare beauty
in winter when its brilliant branches
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shine against white snow or blue sky.
Owing to difficulties in propagation,
it’s also rare in cultivation. A slowgrowing, small tree it not only lights
up the winter garden, but has elegant
leaves and dangling yellow spring
flowers. In fall, the leaves turn to
butter, making this a four-season
sensation. Native to the northeastern
United States, ‘Erythrocladum’ is a
hidden gem that deserves attention.
Magnolia ‘Coral Lake’ Praise the
lowly beetle for his meddlesome
ways – and the gorgeous color of
‘Coral Lake.’ The late David Leach
crossed two yellow magnolias,
‘Legend’ and ‘Butterflies’, intending
to produce a new yellow hybrid, but
speculated that a beetle must have
infiltrated the process to obtain this
unexpected but felicitous result. The
flower is a complex blend of coral,
yellow and pink. The petals unfold
with intense coral exteriors and
creamy interiors. The shimmering
effect caused German growers to
dub ‘Coral Lake’ a “seductive beauty.”
‘Coral Lake’ blooms prolifically, and
flowers have a pleasant fragrance.
The small tree flowers late enough to
avoid most frosts.
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Brandywine Valley Bounty
Horticulturists from the Brandywine Valley have
collaborated to bring us some unique plants and special
views of the area’s rich heritage.
In southern Delaware, John Feliciani, former curator of horticulture at
Winterthur and Mike Zajic, former horticultural supervisor of Brookside
Gardens in Wheaton, Maryland, have formed a dynamic duo. The two
worked together to bring some of Mike’s dwarf Korean azaleas to
this year’s auction, with Mike doing the propagating and selection at
his extraordinary Mill Pond Garden near Lewes and John growing the
cuttings at his equally impressive Black Hog Farm, nearby.
Mike found these Rhododendron yedoense var. poukhanense Korean
Azaleas twenty years ago at a roadside stand in Delmarva, unlabeled and
not in bloom. They turned out to be a collector’s treasure trove, not only
for the beautiful variety of violet colors, but for their early bloom which
escapes petal blight disease. They are the favorites at his Mill Pond garden,
where they bloom from mid- April to mid- May, with superior performance
in every situation from deep shade to full sun, moist to rather dry; they
also survive the worst cold and highest heat. The following are selections
chosen for predictable color, habit and bloom time.
The Korean azalea is a spreading, low to medium sized shrub which
typically grows 3 to 5 feet tall with an 8 to 12 foot spread. It remains
evergreen in mild winters, but is deciduous in cold winter climates. It
was an important parent in the development of many of the hybrid
evergreen azaleas in commerce today.
Rhododendron yedoense var.
poukhanense ‘Buffy’s Choice’ notable for its strikingly iridescent,
huge violet flowers, which are a
favorite of visitors to Mill Pond
garden in Lewes.
Rhododendron yedoense var.
poukhanense ‘Late Dark Lady’ distinctive for being the darkest violet
and latest blooming of Mike’s collection
of dwarf Korean azaleas. It also has
long lasting flowers that extend the
season of interest by about a week.
Rhododendron yedoense var.
poukhanense ‘Lolly Pop’ - Instead of
the usual loose tresses, ‘Lolly Pop’
forms tight, round clusters held aloft
on long stems, to form a delicious
medium pink cloud. It is also very
vigorous.
Rhododendron yedoense var.
poukhanense ‘Early Bird’ - a very pale
pink variety which reliably blooms
a full week before all others of this
species.
Rhododendron yedoense var.
poukhanense ‘White Swan’ - A nearly
white selection with loose tresses of
beautiful, large flowers, ‘White Swan’
is sprinkled with the palest violet dots
and has a blush of light violet on the
petal’s reverse.
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Longwood Meadow Garden Package
From Longwood Gardens’ new meadow comes a collection of native
plants that thrive in the new 86-acre sanctuary, a hiker’s and bird
lover’s paradise. In addition, Tom Brightman, Longwood’s Land
Steward, will lead a private tour through the meadow’s winding paths
and beautiful views.
One Hour Private Tour Enjoy a private tour of Longwood Gardens’ recently
expanded Meadow Garden, which opened to the public last year to great
acclaim. Growing from 40 to 86 acres, the expansion sought to incorporate
natural topographical features of the local watershed that had been heretofore
obstructed. The new garden features 3 miles of walking trails with spectacular
views never before open to the public. Land Steward, Tom Brightman will lead
the tour and focus on the ecological design aspects and interpretive features
of the Meadow Garden. The tour is limited to 10 guests and is valid from May
15 through November 15, 2015.
Collection of Native Plants from Longwood’s Meadow Garden
Enjoy these perennials found in large stands in Longwood’s new Meadow
Garden. Grown at the Brandywine Conservancy, these tough natives will fit
perfectly into a naturalistic border or to help establish a meadow of your
own. Most are important nectar or larval hosts to native butterflies and
bees.
Eurybia spectabilis No one can
miss the late summer clouds of this
aster’s large violet daisy-like flowers
that light up the meadow just when
it needs some color. Showy asters
prosper in hot sunny sites with sandy
soils, but are easily adaptive to a
range of conditions.
Callirhoe involucrata Purple poppymallow sprawls along the ground
forming a thick mat up to a foot tall.
The rounded, hairy leaves provide
a backdrop for the chalice-shaped,
maroon flowers, which are cheerful
and bright in late spring. Like other
mallows, the flowers open in the
morning and close in the evening,
and remain closed after pollination.
It is a larval host for gray hairstreak
butterfly blooms May through June.
Rudbeckia laciniata Perfectly suited
to the meadow’s many low-lying
regions, tall coneflower prefers moist
soils in rich woodlands, thickets
or along streams, sloughs or other
bodies of water. It can grow quite tall
in the wild, waving its lovely yellow,
daily-like flowers in the breeze. It
blooms for a long period from mid to
late summer.
Solidago rigida Stiff goldenrod,
with its dense, flat-topped clusters
of yellow flowers, is a late summer
staple. An important nectar source
for bees and butterflies, it combines
beautifully with purple asters and
native grasses.
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Longwood Illuminati
Bred, named, or grown at Longwood Gardens, these
plants share the heritage and reputation of one of the most
respected horticultural insitutions in the world.
Camellia japonica ‘Longwood
Centennial’ Named and debuted in
honor of Longwood Gardens’ 100th
year in 2006, ‘Longwood Centennial’
exhibits the best of Longwood’s camellia
breeding program. Selected for its
handsome, glossy foliage and dense,
full growth habit, it also features lovely,
rosy-red flowers and proven coldhardiness. It was chosen from among
seedlings grown from seed collected on
the 1984 expedition to Sochong Island
in the Yellow Sea off the northeast
coast of South Korea. A small number
proved hardy outdoors in USDA Zone
6 for more than 20 years, which makes
‘Longwood Centennial’ an excellent
broad-leaved evergreen for our area.
Growers nicknamed it “Big Shiny” for its
large and very glossy rounded leaves.
Ilex x attenuata ‘Longwood Gold’
Longwood originally received this
holly in the early 1970s as an openpollinated seed from Morris Arboretum
in Philadelphia. The plant was obtained
believing that it was a rare holly
species, Ilex forrestii, native to East Tibet
and China, but later this was suspected to
have been a simple typing error. When
grown, it revealed itself as Ilex × attenuata,
a natural hybrid of two North American
species (Ilex opaca and Ilex cassine).
One of the plants grown from the seed
received from Morris Arboretum turned
out to have yellow fruit and Longwood
selected this plant in 1976 for its fruit color
and superior cold tolerance. Stunning in
the winter landscape, it often outshines
red-berried varieties.
Lilium (Oriental Trumpet/Orienpet
hybrids) Through breakthroughs in
tissue culture, new lily hybrids have
revolutionized lily breeding and
introduced gardeners to vigorous
plants that until recently had been
impossible to grow. The technique of
“embryo rescue” enabled plants to
be grown in test tubes that previously
had failed to germinate. The result has
been a new range of hybrids, such as
these Oriental Trumpets, known as
OT’s or Orienpet lilies. They combine
the exotic beauty of the Orientals
with the colors, heat tolerance,
and dependability of the Trumpets,
making them one of the most soughtafter lily groups. Many reach heights
upwards of six feet and because
of their strong stems, don’t need
staking. Field grown at Longwood,
they were part of a trial series.
Lilium ‘Eudoxia’ Named after the
powerful and influential wife of
the Roman Emperor Arcadius, this
cultivar has regal bearing. The silky
gold-orange flowers are very fragrant
and will color best in light shade.
Lilium ‘Gluhwein’ This lily’s unusual
color spans hues from peach to pink
to copper. Upright facing flowers
bloom over a long period and make
beautiful fresh cut flowers.
Liium ‘Pink River’ appropriately
named for the wash of flowers that
appear in abundance atop the strong
stems. Starting out dark-colored,
they open to a delicate pastel pink.
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A collection of arousing Adonis
Adonis amurensis ‘Beni Nadeshiko’
This rare, low-growing perennial bears
semi-double flowers of a bright coppery
orange with serrated petal ends for 8 to
9 weeks in late winter. In Japan it thrives
under mulberry trees grown for silkworm
culture. Mature height is 12 to 18 inches.
Adonis amurensis ‘Kinsekai’ One
of the earliest Adonis to bloom,
‘Kinsekai’ is a welcome sight in
January with its large, semi-double
golden yellow flowers and leathery
foliage. Blooms into early summer.
‘Kinsekai’ is a cultivar of a very rare
and hard-to-find species.
Adonis amurensis ‘Fukujukai’ One of the
earliest deciduous perennials to flower,
its pale yellow blooms often appear
before the last snow. Flowers are
sometimes double and last 8 to 9 weeks.
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Passionate for Peonies
Peonies add romance to the garden with their full,
ruffled flowers and soft scents. Old-fashioned herbaceous
peonies burst forth in the colors of love – pink, crimson, and
white, while tree peonies bloom effusively in endless hues.
That’s not the only reason they steal our hearts, however.
Underneath their lovely exteriors are tough, hardy plants
that live for generations. Taken together, these qualities
can ignite passion. Most of the selections below represent
the best of the intersectional crosses.
Magnificent as a cut flower not only
for its beauty and fragrance, but for its
strong stems, ‘Bartzella’ produces as
many as 90 flowers at maturity. And
while the flowers grab most of the
attention, the foliage is long-lasting
and attractive on the three-foot plants.
Paeonia ‘Oriental Gold’ Perhaps the
godfather of herbaceous and tree
peony crosses, ‘Oriental Gold’ is one of
the earliest known hybrids from Japan.
While the name is originally attributed
to an herbaceous cultivar, ‘Oriental
Gold’ is recognized as a superior
intersectional cross, one that is rarely
available commercially. Its double
yellow flowers bloom on red mottled
stems and are bowl-shaped and
fragrant, superior for arrangements.
Paeonia ‘Bartzella’ Some fanciers
consider ‘Bartzella’ the world’s
most desirable peony. Hybridizer
Roger Anderson of Wisconsin,
inspired by his childhood passion
for his grandmother’s peonies, has
introduced over 20 new intersectional
crosses that have dramatically
expanded their color palette.
Outstanding among his yellows is
‘Bartzella,’ whose abundant double
blooms can reach nine inches across.
Paeonia ‘Kopper Kettle’Although
achieving a good yellow was the
original impetus behind the creation
of the intersectionals, it is hard to
resist some of Anderson’s more novel
colors. ‘Kopper Kettle’ is a mix of red,
yellow, and orange double and semidouble flowers that more than earn
their name. The flare is deep bronzy
red and petals sometimes show
streaks of yellow. Flowers sit atop
lush, toothed foliage.
Paeonia suffruticosa ‘Hana-kisoi’
Coveted for their early flowers and
unusual architecture, tree peonies
produce woody stems that hold aloft
some of the most dazzling flowers
in the spring garden. ‘Hana-kisoi’
is a Japanese heirloom with large
apricot-pink flowers that are creped
and ruffled. A sturdy grower that is
thought to be one of the best pink
tree peonies, it produces fragrant
flowers that can reach 10 inches
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Paeonia tenuifolia The fernleaf
peony comes from the dry grasslands
and stony hillsides of southeastern
Europe and was introduced to the
United States in early 1800. Still
somewhat of a rarity in home
gardens, it is prized for its finely cut
foliage and clean, bright flowers.
Undaunted by cold weather, fernleaf
peonies appear earlier than other
species and the emerging plants
have been likened to a set of shaving
brushes, little pillars of bristling
bronze foliage. When mature, plants
flower one per stem in shades of
satiny red with showy yellow anthers.
The cupped, upward-facing flowers
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2015 PHS Gold Medal Winners
“Since its inception in 1978, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Gold Medal Plant Award program has recognized trees, shrubs, and
woody wines of outstanding merit. PHS Gold Medal Plants provide
beauty in many seasons through their foliage, flowers, form, or bark.
A volunteer Gold Medal Committee of horticulturists meets annually
to evaluate and select PHS Gold Medal plants for their superb eyeappeal and performance in the USDA Hardiness Zones 5 through 7.
Many winners are hardy in a broader geographic range. ”
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Acer japonicum ‘Aconitifolium’ FernLeaf Maple is prized for its delicate,
deeply cut foliage, lovely mounded
canopy, and crimson fall color.
Considered one of the most desirable
Japanese maples, it can be grown as
a small tree or multi-stemmed shrub.
An upright grower, it maintains a
deep green sheen throughout the
season before morphing into its fall
display. ‘Aconitifolium’ refers to the
fact that its ferny foliage resembles
that of monkshood (Aconitum).
Lonicera sempervirens ‘Major
Wheeler’ Few woody vines are this
floriferous and nothing beats ‘Major
Wheeler’ clambering across a trellis
in early June as hummingbirds dodge
and dart among the flowers. This
superior selection of our native
honeysuckle vine boasts mildewresistant foliage, but the coral-red
flowers that bloom until frost are the
real attraction. Vigorous in sun and
tough in drought, it benefits from a
post-bloom shearing to encourage
fresh growth.
Xanthocyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’
A specimen tree with soft, cascading
foliage, Alaska cedar is meant to stand
alone. Its commanding silhouette
shines in all seasons with a slender,
pyramidal form that sends out widely
spaced, drooping branches. Native to
the Pacific coast from southern Alaska
to northern California, Xanthocyparis
nootkatensis, formerly known
as Chamaecyparis nootkatensis, is an
evergreen conifer known to live in the
wild for more than a thousand years.
A winter standout that sheds snow,
‘Pendula’ grows to about 15 to 20 feet
in height and about 7 to 10 feet in
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Lyon’s Den
The Lyons Den celebrates renowned local horticulturist, Dr. Robert
Lyons’, favorite plants. Lyons recently retired from the University
of Delaware as a Professor and Program Director of the Longwood
Graduate Program in Public Horticulture. His years of teaching, as well
as time spent as the Director of the J.C. Raulston Arboretum in North
Carolina, inspired a penchant for colorful tropicals. He grows and
propagates all of the following selections, using them to great effect
in his home garden where their vibrant hues light up the late summer
landscape.
“I’m a big color guy; if it’s loud and ridiculous and garish, all the better,”
says Lyons, adding, “Each of these plants can contribute to that palette
and all thrive in a hot, muggy summer.” While most will make fantastic
annuals for sun, a few are well suited to shade and appreciate moist soil
and good drainage. Dive into these unusual plants to make a splash in
your own garden.
Dr. Lyons shares his favorites with the Rare Plant Auction through his
volunteer work with the University of Delaware Botanic Garden.
Cissus discolor (Rex Begonia Vine)
Lyons reminds us that “ornamental
shade vines are not so easy to come
by” and while the Rex Begonia Vine
is not a begonia at all, its intenselycolored foliage enhances a shady
spot where both front and reverse of
the leaves are on display. Perfect for
hanging baskets, the striking green
and silver tops contrast with burgundy
undersides and stems. Containerized
plants may be overwintered.
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora (Blue Ginger)
The electric flowers of Blue Ginger
illuminate dappled shade with huge
clusters that last for weeks. Lyons
calls it “just outstanding and great
in containers.” An upright grower
that extends the season with royal
blue flowers in fall when many other
summer plants are finished, Blue Ginger
also boasts bold foliage for contrast.
Euphorbia cotinifolia (Caribbean
Copper Plant) From a distance, the
coppery red foliage of the Caribbean
Copper Plant looks so similar to
smoke bush that it would be hard
to tell them apart. The dainty heartshaped leaves emerge bright red and
mature into their signature color to
hold their own all summer before
breaking into loose flower panicles at
season’s end. Great in containers, it
can also be trained into a standard.
Iochroma cyaneum (Blue Trumpet
Flower) Blue Trumpet Flower is a
member of the nightshade family
and is another late season bloomer
whose velvety leaves carry the plant
throughout the summer. In early fall
it erupts in cerulean splendor. The
tubular flowers hang in clusters of up
to 20 and last until frost. “It’s a cool,
late-season plant,” says Lyons, and
reflects his favorite color.
Leonotis leonurus (Lion’s Tail) In the
wild, Lion’s Tail can easily reach 6 feet
tall where each node forms a ring
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that opens in orange flowers that
encircle the stem. To Lyon’s mind, the
flower is more like a lion’s mane than
its tail as the flowers mimic the King
of the Jungle’s mighty cowl. Majestic
and floriferous, Lion’s Tail will not be
ignored in the garden, especially if
you pair it with a cool-colored mate.
Leonotis leonurus ‘Snow Tiger‘ is
a white cultivar of Lion’s Tail that
Lyons uses to emphasize brightercolored neighbors. While many of
his favorites can act as specimens,
he always uses ‘Snow Tiger’ in
combination with other plants.
Phormium ‘Maori Queen’ (New
Zealand Flax) The upright, sword-like
leaves of ‘Maori Queen’ look good for
the whole season and this particular
Phormium is just starting to make its
way into marketplace. Lyons loves its
“really beautiful foliage” that features
red, purple and cream. With all the
colors of a summer sunset, site it
where it will catch the day’s dying rays.
Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and Blue’
(Brazilian Blue Sage) A bold shrublike color bomb for the back of the
border, nothing rivals the rich cobalt
blue blossoms and nearly black calyces
of the appropriately named ‘Black
and Blue’ sage. Its late-season flower
spikes attract all manner of insects
as well as hummingbirds. The color
combination is arresting and Lyons
loves that it “just keeps flowering.”
Tall and striking, it also combines well
with a host of other colors.
Salvia splendens ‘Dancing Flame’
(Variegated Scarlet Salvia) A hot little
dancing partner for the brave gardener,
‘Dancing Flame’ shoots crimson
flowers atop bright yellow-green
variegated foliage. The combination is
as mesmerizing as watching a fire. This
front of the border specimen will shine
against tall, lime-colored plants like
elephant ears and coleus.
Setaria palmifolia ‘Variegata’ (Malaysian
Variegated Palm Grass) Lyons likes this
elegant broad-leaved tropical grass
for its “very interesting and different”
form. Topping out at about 24 inches,
the foliage rises up on each stem and
then bends to the ground. Leaves have
delicate white variegation along the
margins and the pleating adds a unique
character. Perfect in containers where it
can spill over the edge.
Solanum quitoense (Naranjilla) When
people see it, they want to know what
it is. They fear it, but they want it.
Only a plant with bizarre attributes can
incite such a paradox. “It’s crazy and
marvelous,” says Lyons, who grows
this spiky, thorny freak of nature from
seed. The red-veined leaves have
murderous looking spines on both top
and bottom. The large thorns grow
out from stems, branches, and leaves. The golf ball-sized fruit arrives mid-late
season when the plant has reached
about five feet. A thornless version
exists, but Lyons begs the question,
“What’s the point?”
Tibouchina heteromalla (Silver
Leafed Princess Flower) A staple
among plant enthusiasts in California
and Florida for a long time,
Tibouchina made its way east about
ten years ago. The plant can get so
sizable it becomes a specimen with
its velvety foliage and huge lilac
flowers. “I notice it takes up the
whole container so I pinch it when it’s
young to encourage a full plant,” says
Lyons. The striking leaves are clean
and show-worthy all by themselves
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but when it blooms in deep purple
spikes, it owns the garden.
Tradescantia spathacea ‘Sitara Gold’
(Moses in the Cradle) Lyons calls these
new Tradescantias “exquisite” and
advises growing them in shade. ‘Sitara
Gold’ is an almost an indescribable
color, he says and wherever it’s sold, “it
just runs out the door.” The copperygold leaves have deep burgundy
undersides and form rosettes creating
a full specimen with ease.
Tradescantia fluminensis ‘Tricolor’
(Moses in the Cradle) ‘Tricolor’ has pretty
striations of cream, rose and green on
its upper leaves with intense rose-purple
undersides. Slower-growing than other
cultivars, it is just as resilient. Lyons says
that both ‘Sitara Gold’ and ‘Tricolor’
make great companions but can stand on
their own with their outstanding foliage.
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Our tender plants range from a legendary classic to some colorful
newcomers, and would like nothing more than all your dreams to fulfill.
Suitable for greenhouse, conservatory, or a sunny room, they offer
unique foliage, some spectacular flowers, and year-round beauty. In
summer they transition to unique container plants outside.
Clivia miniata ‘Sir John Thouron’
Our 35th anniversary wouldn’t be
complete without the centerpiece
that launched the Rare Plant Auction
– the magnificent Clivia miniata ‘Sir
John Thouron’. Its elegant beauty
has made it a bidding sensation
throughout the years and we are
pleased to offer our signature
plant for this special occasion.
Originally brought from Britain to
Philadelphia in the 1950’s by the late
Sir John Thouron, a legendary local
plantsman, this Clivia was notable for
its formal, upright habit and unusual
flower color. The funnel-shaped
flowers are a clear, soft primrose
yellow that deepens slightly at the
throat. Fruits ripen to yellow for a
second display against the strong,
strappy foliage.
Begonia ‘Lotusland’ If ever a plant
reflected both the woman and her
garden, this is it. With huge, lush
leaves and tall sprays of pink flowers,
‘Lotusland’ is a larger-than-life
Begonia that perfectly personifies its
namesake. Lotusland, the dramatic
Montecito, California garden, was
the brainchild of Mme. Ganna
Walska, a Polish opera diva, who,
when she tired of husbands, turned
her attention to horticulture. The
bold leaves and enormous flowers
are fantastic in a container where
they will easily steal the show. To
encourage larger leaves, leave it in
the pot when you overwinter it.
Crinum × herbertii The sweet
fragrance of a Crinum has all the
languor of a southern afternoon in
August. It wafts from the huge clumps
of pink and white flowers to perfume
the late summer air. Known as “milk
and wine” lilies for the rosy stripe that
runs down the middle of each tepal,
Crinums are queens among bulbs. Tall,
with long, strappy foliage, they thrive
in heat, drought, and clay soils, often
producing several flushes of bloom
on established plants. The trumpet
flowers appear in late July to float their
signature fragrance on the breeze. First
hybridized by Englishman Dean William
Herbert in 1837, they are a cross of C.
zeylanicum and C. bulbispermum, both
species native to Africa. Common in
the Deep South, most are not hardy in
our area, but Charles Cresson reports
that C. herbertii has been hardy in his
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania garden for
nearly 30 years. This particular clone
comes from Charles’ friend in the
mountains of western North Carolina
and is named “Kate Godwin’s lily”
after the woman who gave it to the
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Bromeliads grow mainly in South America with the greatest number of species
found in Brazil. Their diverse growing conditions include deserts, rain forests,
and mountains and two of their more common forms are Spanish moss and the
pineapple. Popular right now are “air plants,” a form of epiphytic Bromeliad. But
common and popular are not on the schedule tonight. This selection includes
some of the newest introductions to showcase this tropical plant’s remarkable
leaf colors (Neoregelia) and flower forms (Aechmea).
rainy conditions, so put it outside in
Aechmea ‘Del Mar’ The
summer without worry.
spectacular cobalt blue and hot
pink bloom has an iridescent and
Neoregelia ‘Purple Passion’
mesmerizing quality, as if you can’t
Another
nicely arching cultivar,
believe what you’re seeing. Believe
‘Purple
Passion’
spins out dark
it. The neon colors are offset by
green
lower
leaves
before erupting
bright green, strap-like leaves.
in a splash of bright pink-purple at
the center. Viewed from above,
Neoregelia ‘Flirting’ A new
it radiates out like a star. And this
hybrid, ‘Flirting’ is all about the
star is resistant to Exserohilium, a
foliage - glossy green-colored lower
common soil fungus.
leaves have dark purple overlays
and deep shocking pink upper
Neoregelia ‘Green Apples’ The
leaves. The knockout combination
broad, dense foliage is more like
won’t fade in low light conditions.
candy apples with its green lower
leaves and intense red center at the
Neoregelia ‘Mendoza’ features
top.
an upright and outwardly arching
growth habit that shows off the broad
Neoregelia ‘Valentines’ It looks as
leaves perfectly. The lower leaves
if someone brushed the center of
are glossy green and pale yellow
‘Valentines’ with pink paint, leaving
which blends slowly into full-on
a heart-shaped kiss amid the striped
red-purple upper leaves for a striking
foliage. The outer leaves fan around
contrast. In addition, ‘Mendoza’
that delicate lipstick center in bold
resists leaf spotting under hot and
green with white margins.
Cubanola domingensis Another
dramatic bloomer, the spectacular Tree
Lily from the Dominican Republic is in
the Gardenia family and is prized for
its fragrant, bell-shaped flowers. Rarely
offered for sale, it grows to about 5 feet,
producing shiny deep green leaves and
very long, greenish-white flowers during
the warmer months. If planted outdoors,
it will need plentiful water during the
summer months but just enough inside
during winter to keep the roots from
drying out. It tolerates neither wet feet
nor frost.
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Acer Amazing
When Swedish doctor-botanist Carl Peter Thunberg traveled to Japan
in the late eighteenth century, he returned with drawings of a small
tree that typified the high art of oriental gardens. He gave it the species
name, palmatum, after the hand-like shape of its leaves. With their delicate
foliage, stunning fall color, and unusual branching architecture, Japanese
maples have since become worldwide favorites and hallmarks of elegance.
Hundreds of cultivars, from the classic ‘Bloodgood’ to the latest arrivals,
showcase the plant’s incredible diversity of form and function. The
selections below celebrate the many qualities of this amazing tree.
Acer palmatum ‘Fairy Hair’ The finely
cut leaves of ‘Fairy Hair’ are so long
and narrow as to appear like strands
of hair hanging from the branches.
Lustrous green with exceptional
orange fall color, the foliage shines on
this unique tree. It was discovered in
a flat of seedling maples germinated
from a threadleaf variety from the
late Dr. Corbin’s Portland, Oregon
garden. Talon Buchholz, of Buchhholz
& Buchholz Nursery, remembers an
“impossibly small mutant with the
most tiny hair-like green foliage”
growing in one corner of the flat. In
addition to its unusual appearance,
it’s also a deceptively fragile-looking
tree. “I find it to be a tough cultivar.
I’ve planted it in a number of locations
and never has one died; and for certain
I’m no stranger to dead trees,” says
Buchholz. Because it’s grafted, it grows
a bit faster than other dwarf varieties
and its toughness extends to harsh
winter conditions. While fall color is
best when sited in full sun, ‘Fairy Hair’
benefits from afternoon shade.
Acer palmatum ‘Shishigashira’ Once
past its awkward juvenile years,
‘Shishigashira’ has all the makings of
a noble specimen. Its name means
“lion’s head” and it’s a combination
of two very old cultivars, ‘Mejishi’
and ‘Ojishi’, the mythological female
and male lions in
Japanese drama.
The Shishigashira
costume is
worn during the
Shishimai, or lion
dance, performed
since the twelfth century and intended
to exorcise spirits and invite good luck.
The beautiful tree is widely recognized
by Japanese maple lovers, but not
widely planted due to its rarity. The
leaves have a deep valley between
the center vein and leaf, giving them
a crinkled appearance. Unusual for
the species, its growth habit is dense
and columnar, and the layered leaves
resemble a lion’s mane especially
in its vivid autumn coloration. Its
arresting display occurs several weeks
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later than other varieties of Japanese
maple, extending the garden’s fall
colors. Popular for bonsai in Japan,
‘Shishigashira’ adapts nicely to
container planting.
Acer palmatum ‘Phantom Flame’
Introduced by Crispin Silva in
Molalla, Oregon, this latest cultivar
combines stunning leaf reticulation
with knockout color. New foliage
emerges chartreuse with bright red
edging similar to ‘Tsuma gaki’ and
leaf reticulation similar to the ‘Ghost’
series. Because of these attributes,
it is believed to be a hybrid of both
types. As spring growth matures, the
“flame” fades, but is fanned again in
autumn when the leaves turn brilliant
shades of red and orange. ‘Phantom
Flame’ is still a “brand new item”
that won’t be in wide production for
approximately three years.
Acer palmatum ‘Amagi-shigure’ has
the type of spring color to build a
staycation around. The new foliage
emerges hot pink, changing slowly
to a deep magenta that holds its
vibrant color long into the season.
The magnificent hues on these fine
leaves contrast with dark purple veins
to a dazzling effect. Discovered as a
seedling of ‘Kasagiyama’ in Japan,
its ornamental appeal also extends
into the fall when this slow-growing,
wide-spreading tree commands the
landscape with its fiery canopy. For
best color, protect it in the hottest
climates from a brutal sun.
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Acer palmatum ‘Beni-schichihenge’
A diminutive beauty with festive
foliage, ‘Beni-schichihenge’ remains
a connoisseur’s dream. The highly
variable leaves exhibit strong
variegation and structure. In spring the
cream and jade centers are dipped or
splashed in pink edges. Pink eventually
changes to cream with no less drama.
Each leaf has deeply cut lobes, some
of which curve erratically. A slow
grower with a graceful vase-shape,
it has strong central branching and
resists leaf scorch better than others
and boasts knockout fall color.
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Evergreen with Envy
Too many evergreens spend their lives as fences or as the token bit of
color in a winter landscape. Our evergreens, not content to stand in the
background or pop up amid the snow, have the kind of charisma that
inspires envy. Their attractive foliage and self-assured carriage will make
them the standouts of your garden.
Pinus sylvestris
‘Green Penguin’
Mike Lee
of Conifer
Kingdom, who
grew this little
four year-old
sweetie, says it
fits the bill for
everyone who
doesn’t like to
prune. Unique
in its dwarf
habit and bright green sheen, ‘Green
Penguin’ maintains its color yearround and prefers not to be pruned.
New needles emerge normal length
for a Scotch pine, then shorten in the
juvenile growth, giving it a tufted look.
Selected in a seedling block by Jim
Lewis of J-Farms Grafting in Oregon,
his customers noticed the little pine
right away. When sent to growers in
the upper Midwest, it became known
as the “dwarf Alberta of the north”
for its incredible hardiness. Jim’s wife,
Jenni says, “A lot of conifers don’t have
any personality when they’re small,
but this cute tufted growth looks nice
at every age.” The original plant is
about seven feet tall at 20 years old.
Pinus contorta ‘Chief Joseph’
Something caught the hunter’s eye,
but it wasn’t a buck or a bear. A glint
of winter gold in Oregon’s Wallowa
Mountains sparked his interest but
when he went back in the summer, the
plant of gold was nowhere to be found.
Returning the following winter, it
reappeared and so the intrepid hunter
did what anyone would do who had a
lot of friends in the nursery industry:
he chopped the beautiful pine out
of the ground with an ax, salvaging
enough from the root system to take
cuttings. Thus, was ‘Chief Joseph’ born,
named for an Indian chief in former
Oregon Indian territory. The striking
conifer glows in the winter months
before reverting to springtime green.
Its unusual bright yellow needles and
dwarf, pyramidal shape shatter any
competition. Difficult to propagate, it
is a slow grower that shines best in sun.
Sciadopitys verticillata ‘Tsai Cheng’
When Dennis Dodge died last year, the
conifer world mourned the loss of a
great man whose ability to propagate
was legendary. It was said by many
who knew him that Dennis Dodge
could graft a toothpick to a seedling
and get the toothpick to grow. He was
widely respected for his expertise in
Sciadopytis cultivars and ‘Tsai Cheng’
is one of his Bethlehem Nursery (CT)
introductions. Distinguished from
the normal Japanese umbrella pines,
it has a dwarf, oval shape and soft,
olive-green needles. Its compact habit
features tight branching and needles
that resist bronzing in winter.
Picea orientalis ‘Professor Langner’
Considered one of the smallest
selections of Oriental Spruce available
anywhere, ‘Professor Langner’ is
uncommon in the U.S. Discovered
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in Hamburg, Germany, it grows very
slowly, about a half inch per year,
and has bright green needles. The
miniature, bun-shaped plant has very
tight branching, which makes it ideal
for a rock garden or trough planting.
For best show potential, keep it out
of full sun.
Persea palustris This southeastern
United States native will love that low
spot in your yard where rainwater
collects. And it has been found to
be a great plant for dry shade. Such
is the versatility of Swamp Redbay,
a medium-sized, broad-leaved
evergreen tree distinguished by the
long shaggy hairs on its stems and
underneath its bright green leaves.
Because the leaves are aromatic
and spicy when crushed, European
colonists found that the native
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redbays could be used in cooking like
their cousins, the bay laurels. Swamp
Redbay is also the host plant for
palamedes and spicebush swallowtail
butterflies and Delaware is at the
northern end of its hardiness range.
Cupressus arizonica ‘Blue Ice’ One
glance at the steely blue needles of
‘Blue Ice’ is reason enough to love
this ornamental tree, but its icy
color is only half the story. The lacy
foliage doubles as drought defense,
making it perfect for hot, dry sites.
Native to the mountains of centralwestern Arizona, this evergreen keeps
its graceful, Christmas tree shape
as it grows. The beautiful foliage is
spotted with tiny white resin glands
that produce a slight piney fragrance
and the outer bark flakes away to a
smooth, cherry-red inner bark.
What’s New
Ask that question in the horticulture world and the answer is going
to be something exciting. New breeding, new research, new
breakthroughs = new plants. We’ve assembled a tempting group from
the latest cultivars, some not yet available in the trade.
Cornus alba ‘Minbat’ Baton Rouge™
Everything sounds romantic in French,
and such is the case with ‘Baton Rouge’,
a diminutive twig dogwood that is très
charmant. Discovered as a sport of C.
‘Elegantissima’ at Minier Nursery in
France, it stood out for its compact,
vigorous growth and superb red stems.
Minier described it as “un décor lumineux
au coeur de l’hiver” – a luminous
decoration in the heart of winter. Lighting
up a snowy landscape isn’t its only
draw, however. ‘Baton Rouge’ spans the
seasons with bold-colored new growth,
followed by small white flowers in spring,
berries in summer, and arresting purple
foliage in fall. Beyond its ornamental
appeal, ‘Baton Rouge’ has also proven
adaptable and resistant to harsh climates.
Viburnum cassinoides ‘SMNVCDD’ Lil’
Ditty™ Viburnums are tried and true
performers whose diverse spring flowers
and stunning fall berries shine in the
landscape. Usually large and in charge,
viburnums can make a commanding
presence. But here’s a new attribute to
expand this wonderful plant’s appeal even
further. Lil’ DittyTM is a dwarf viburnum
that reaches just 2 to 3 feet tall and is
covered with white flowers in spring. Its
possibilities for the smaller garden are
limitless. Developed by Dr. Tom Ranney
at the Mountain Crops Research Station
in North Carolina, it exemplifies their
goal of enhanced pest resistance, greater
tolerance to environmental stresses,
reduced invasiveness, and improved
commercial merit. A handsome shrub
with outstanding foliage, it yields the
coveted pink and blue fruit if pollinated by
a nearby V. cassinoides or V. nudum.
Clethra ‘Novacleein’ Einstein™ If you’ve
grown Clethra, you know their flowers
are worth the wait. A late season stunner
whose fragrance wafts over the evening
garden, Clethra sends its white spires
shooting upward to catch the attention
of every butterfly and bee for miles.
Now imagine those flowers on steroids.
EinsteinTM boasts racemes up to 12 inches
long – an unprecedented length for a
Summersweet shrub. Add to this a twisting,
curling habit of the stems and Einstein’s
wild hair becomes the obvious inspiration
for the name. Native throughout the
eastern United States, Clethra tolerates
diverse growing conditions and is extremely
hardy, suckering into a handsome stand in
a few years. The glossy green foliage turns
yellow in fall.
Andropogon gerardii ‘Red October’
Big Bluestem has a long heritage in the
American tall grass prairie where it once
dominated large parts of the Midwest.
Notable for the lovely blue-green cast
to its foliage and the fine, feathery seed
heads that appear in fall, it naturally
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transitioned to an ornamental grass.
‘Red October’ capitalizes on the plant’s
beautiful architecture – tall and stately
– and improves its signature color
by deepening to a rich burgundy by
late summer. Fall is its true season,
however, as its full 6 feet turn scarlet in
full sun, and its red seed heads make
this the “New ‘Rubrum’,” according
to John Greenlee, author of “The
American Meadow Garden.”
the most exciting shade plants of the
last decade, and has planted dozens
of them in his garden. Impossible to
miss in even the shadiest of gardens,
the bright lime green foliage of this
showy plant ages to a golden yellow.
Easy to grow in many locations, tuck
‘Everillo’ into a border, living wall or
mixed container for a four season
display of tidy, mounding foliage.
Vitis vinifera ‘Pinot Meunier’ PixieTM No
elaborate trellis. No constant pruning.
No terraced acreage needed. A little
Pixie is out to revolutionize grape
growing for the home gardener. Tiny
enough to grow in a small container,
PixieTM is a miniature version of the Pinot
Meunier variety, a grape traditionally
grown for the production of wine and
champagne. At only 18 inches tall, it was
initially used for plant breeding research
at Vineland Research and Innovation
Centre in Canada, but its potential as
a decorative plant was hard to miss.
Unlike traditional vines that can take up
to three years to produce grapes, PixieTM
begins producing its signature miniature
clusters the first year. Dr. Jim Brandle,
CEO of Vineland, said the PixieTM grape is
a fluke of nature and carries a gene that
keeps it dwarf-sized.
Carex oshimensis ‘Everest’ Icy
white margins frost the edges of deep
green arching leaves for a dramatic
waterfall effect. ‘Everest’ is an ideal
groundcover or an attractive edging
for beds and borders.
Carex oshimensis ‘Everlime’ Lime
green margins edge the glossy green
leaves of this superb variety, a winner
of a Bronze Medal at Plantarium 2013
in Boskoop, Netherlands. Robust and
clean-looking, ‘Everlime’ combines its
strappy foliage well with contrasting
colors and textures.
Carex oshimensis How befitting that
the exquisite shades of green in
this collection of Carex come from
Ireland. Pat Fitzgerald of Fitzgerald
Nurseries developed several beautiful
and durable sedges for the woodland,
deer-proof garden as part of his
EverColor® series. They are meant to
be “simple, colorful, multifunctional,
and easy” and have proven to be just
that, adaptable to a wide variety of
conditions, from full sun to dry shade.
Carex oshimensis ‘Everillo’ Tony Avent,
of Plant Delights Nursery in North
Carolina, considers ‘Everillo’ one of
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Worth 1,000 Words
Capturing the beauty of individual plants as well as the larger landscape
isn’t just a hobby for these distinguished artists. Their photographic work,
included in this year’s auction, reflects not just a love of nature, but a love of
the photographic process itself. Each represents a unique technique, a new
perspective, and prodigious talent. We are fortunate to offer originals from
these noted photographers, all widely published with eager followings.
Artist Ellen Hoverkamp’s work is a sign
For Saxon Holt, “it’s all about celebrating
of the times. Instead of a camera, she
plants through photography.” A life-long
creates striking botanical compositions
gardener, he turned to professional
using a large format, flatbed scanner.
garden photography in 1985 after years
She recently collaborated with garden
as a commercial photographer. He
author, Ken Druse, on his latest book,
quickly developed a reputation as having
Natural Companions, with over 100 of
a distinct vision and understanding of
her photographs. Book and artwork are plants and landscapes. Widely published,
both included in tonight’s auction.
his work appears in The American
Meadow Garden.
We know Robert Lyons as a beloved
local plantsman recently retired from the Along with a copy of his book,
University of Delaware, but Robert Lyons Chateau Country, Terence Roberts
has been a photographer for over 30
has donated a stunning photograph
years and is a primary photographer for
of Longwood’s Victoria water
Horticopia plant selection software. He
platter. His work shows mastery of
has exhibited his work nationally
a distinctive on-site light painting
and is donating a photograph Yellow
technique that gives his garden and
Coneflower as well as notecards
landscape photography unusual
showcasing his botanical perspective.
depth and complexity.
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Garden Accents &
Other Auction Items
Original Framed Photograph “Yellow
Coneflower” by professor, lecturer,
and photographer Dr. Robert Lyons
Original Photo Notecards (set of 12,
variety)by professor, lecturer, and
photographer Dr. Robert Lyons
Matted Photograph “Manzanita
Branches, Arctostaphylos
pajoroensis” by California garden
photographer Saxon Holt
Signed Book: It’s Not Just About
The Hat: The Unlikely Journey of
a Plantsman by horticulturist and
lecturer Allan Armitage
Hypertufa Face Pot by artist Herb Johns
Hypertufa Mask (Green Man) Green
Man garden accent by artist Herb Johns
Walking Tour with Lunch for three
to six people at Winterthur Museum,
Gardens, and House
Bohemian Blossom Necklace by Silpada
Tree Portraits by Anthony Tyznik
Volume II, a portfolio of six drawings
(prints) by landscape architect
Anthony Tyznik
Matted Botanical Print “Night
Blooming Cereus,” the Inside front
cover image from the Ken Druse
book Natural Companions, and Book,
signed by Ellen Hovercamp
Framed Photograph and signed
book “Waterlily Nymphea ‘Red Flare’
with Victoria” framed photo; and
Daniel DeKalb Miller’s book Chateau
Country: Du Pont Estates in the
Brandywine Valley, signed by Terence
Roberts and Daniel DeKalb
Garden Chair Building Party Buildyour-own Garden Chair class for four
or six, taught by horticulturist and
designer Dan Benarcik
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The Plants
Botanical Name
x Fatshedera lizei ‘Pia’
x Gordlinia grandiflora ‘Sweet Tea’
x Leomesezia Lava Burst
Abelia mosanensis ‘SMNAMDS’
Abies numidica
Abutilon ‘Biltmore Ballgown’
Acanthus ‘Summer Beauty’
Acer japonicum ‘Aconitifolium’
Acer japonicum ‘Green Cascade’
Acer japonicum ‘Ruby’
Acer micranthum
Acer oblongum
Acer palmatum ‘Amagi-shigure’
Acer palmatum ‘Beni-schichihenge’
Acer palmatum ‘Fjellheim’
Acer palmatum ‘Hubb’s Red Willow’
Acer palmatum ‘Phantom Flame’
Acer palmatum ‘Radiant’
Acer palmatum ‘Shishi-gashira’ Acer pensylvanicum ‘Erythrocladum’
Acer tegmentosum ‘Joe Witt’
Acer triflorum
Acer triflorum
Actinidia maloides Adiantum venustum
Adonis amurensis ‘Beni Nadeshiko’
Adonis amurensis ‘Fukujukai’
Adonis amurensis ‘Kinsekai’
Aechmea ‘Del Mar’
Aesculus parviflora ‘Rogers’
Agapanthus inapertus subsp. pendulus ‘Graskop’
Agave utahensis
Albizia ‘NCAJ1’
Albizia julibrissin ‘Summer Chocolate’
Alocasia ‘Baby Ray’
Alocasia ‘Hilo Beauty’
Alocasia macrorrhizos ‘Borneo Giant’
Amelanchier canadensis
Andropogon gerardii ‘Red October’
Anemone apennina
Anemone ‘Cinderella’
Aralia cordata ‘Sun King’
Arisaema ringens
Arisaema ringens ‘Black Mamba’
Arisaema sikokianum
Arisaema taiwanense
Aronia arbutifolia ‘Brilliantissima’
Asplenium bulbiferum
Begonia ‘Lotusland’
Common Name
Fatshedera
Gordlinia
Orchid
Sweet Emotion™ Abelia
Algerian Fir
Flowering-maple
Bear’s Breech
Fern Leaf Full Moon Maple
Full Moon Maple
Full Moon Maple
Maple
Himalayan Maple
Japanese Maple
Japanese Maple
Japanese Maple
Japanese Maple
Japanese Maple
Japanese Maple
Japanese Maple
Striped Maple
Snakebark Maple
Three-flower Maple
Three-flower Maple
Rosy Crabapple Kiwi
Himalayan Maidenhair
Amur Adonis
Amur Adonis
Amur Adonis
Aechmea
Bottlebrush Buckeye
African-lily
Utah Agave
Chocolate Fountain™ Silk-tree
Silk-tree
Elephant’s-ear-plant
Elephant’s-ear-plant
Giant Taro
Serviceberry
Big Bluestem
Italian Windflower
Fantasy™ Anemone
Japanese Spikenard
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Japanese Cobra-lily
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Red Chokeberry
Mother Spleenwort
Rhizomatous Begonia
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The Plants
Botanical Name
Common Name
Betula nigra ‘Little King’
Fox Valley® River Birch
Bignonia capreolata ‘Athens’
Cross-vine
Brunnera macrophylla ‘Alexander’s Great’
Siberian Bugloss
Callicarpa dichotoma ‘Summer Snow’
Beautyberry
Callicarpa ‘NCCX1’
Purple Pearls® Beautyberry
Calocedrus decurrens ‘Jeff Lynch’
Incense-cedar
Calycanthus floridus
Carolina Allspice
Calycanthus floridus ‘Athens’
Carolina Allspice
Calycanthus floridus ‘Edith Wilder’
Carolina Allspice
Calycanthus floridus ‘Purpureus’
Carolina Allspice
Camellia japonica ‘Bloomfield’
Japanese Camellia
Camellia japonica ‘Korean Fire’
Japanese Camellia
Camellia japonica ‘Longwood Centennial’
Japanese Camellia
Camellia ‘Pink Icicle’
Camellia
Canna x ehemaniiCanna
Carex oshimensis ‘Everest’
EverColor® Japanese Sedge
Carex oshimensis ‘Everillo’
EverColor® Japanese Sedge
Carex oshimensis ‘Everlime’
EverColor® Japanese Sedge
Carnegiea gigantea
Saguaro
Ceanothus x pallidus ‘Minmari’
Marie Bleu™ New Jersey Tea
Cedrus atlantica ‘Silberspitz’
Atlas Cedar
Cedrus atlantica ‘Silberspitz’
Atlas Cedar
Cercis canadensis ‘JN2’
The Rising Sun™ Redbud
Cercis canadensis ‘Pink Heartbreaker’
Eastern Redbud
Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Orange Storm’
Flowering Quince
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Blue Surprise’
Lawson False Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Chirimen’
Hinoki False Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Magnifica’
Hinoki False Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Saffron Spray’
Hinoki False Cypress
Chamaecyparis thyoides ‘Blue Rock’
Atlantic White-cedar
Chelone lyonii ‘Armtipp02’
Tiny Tortuga™ Turtlehead
Chimonanthus praecox ‘Luteus’
Wintersweet
Choisya × dewitteana ‘Aztec Pearl’
Mexican-orange
Cissus discolor
Rex Begonia Vine
Cladrastis kentuckea
Yellowwood
Clematis ‘911’
Early Large-flowered Clematis
Clematis ‘American Beauty’
Late Large-flowered Clematis
Clematis ‘Sichuan Sunshine’
Clematis
Clethra ‘Novacleein’
Einstein™ Clethra
Clivia miniata ‘Sir John Thouron’
Yellow Clivia
Clivia nobilis
Cape Clivia
Colocasia esculenta ‘Diamond Head’
Elephant’s-ear
Colocasia esculenta ‘Mojito’
Elephant’s-ear
Colocasia esculenta ‘Nancy’s Revenge’
Elephant’s-ear
Colocasia esculenta ‘Pink China’
Elephant’s-ear
Convallaria majalis ‘Albostriata’
Variegated Lily-of-the-valley
Coreopsis verticillata ‘Electric Avenue’
Mayo Clinic Flower of Hope™ Coreopsis
Cornus alba ‘Minbat’ Baton Rouge™ Tatarian Dogwood
Cornus florida ‘Appalachian Spring’
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida f. rubra ‘Fircomz’
Firebird™ Flowering Dogwood
Cornus kousa ssp. chinensis ‘MADI-II’
Mandarin Jewel® Chinese Flowering Dogwood
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The Plants
Botanical Name
Cornus ‘KV10-105v1’
Cornus ‘Michael Steinhardt’
Corylopsis pauciflora
Crinum x herbertii
Cryptomeria japonica ‘Golden Promise’
Cubanola domingensis
Cupressus arizonica ‘Blue Ice’
Cyclamen hederifolium Cypella herbertii
Daphne × burkwoodii ‘Carol Mackie’
Daphne × transatlantica ‘Blafra’
Daphne genkwa Hackenberry Group
Daphne tangutica
Daphniphyllum macropodum
Delosperma ‘Fire Wonder’
Delosperma ‘Golden Wonder’
Delosperma ‘Hot Pink Wonder’
Delosperma ‘Orange Wonder’
Delosperma ‘Violet Wonder’
Deutzia ‘NCDX2’ Deutzia setchuenensis var. corymbiflora
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora
Diervilla ‘G2X88544’ Diospyros virginiana ‘JN5’
Dryopteris labordei ‘Golden Mist’
Dyckia velascana
Echinacea ‘Southern Belle’
Echinacea ‘Butterfly Kisses’
Echinacea Purple Emperor®
Enkianthus perulatus
Epiphyllum oxypetalum
Erigeron pulchellus ‘Lynnhaven Carpet’
Eupatorium ‘Hagoromo’
Euphorbia ‘Canyon Gold’
Euphorbia cotinifolia
Eurya japonica ‘Moutiers’
Euscaphis japonica
Fagus crenata
Festuca glauca ‘Casca11’
Festuca hybrid
Fragaria ‘Pineberry’
Gaultheria procumbens
Ginkgo biloba ‘Vanilla Swirl’
Glumicalyx goseloides
Halesia diptera Magniflora Group
Hamamelis mollis ‘5473’
Hamamelis mollis ‘Wisley Supreme’ Hamamelis vernalis ‘KLMT’
Hedera algeriensis ‘Neon’
Helleborus ‘Amber Gem’
Helleborus ‘Berry Swirl’
Common Name
Variegated Stellar Pink® Dogwood
Celestial Shadow™ Variegated Dogwood
Buttercup Winter-hazel
Milk-and-wine-lily
Japanese-cedar
Cubanola
Arizona Cypress
Ivy Leaf Cyclamen
Goblet Flower
Burkwood Daphne
Eternal Fragrance® Daphne
Lilac Daphne
Daphne
Daphniphyllum
Wheels of Wonder™ Ice Plant
Wheels of Wonder™ Ice Plant
Wheels of Wonder™ Ice Plant
Wheels of Wonder™ Ice Plant
Wheels of Wonder™ Ice Plant
Yuki Cherry Blossom™ Deutzia
Chinese Snow Flower
Blue Ginger
Kodiak™ Orange Bush Honeysuckle
Magic Fountain™ Weeping Persimmon
Wood Fern
Dyckia
Coneflower
Coneflower
Coneflower
White Enkianthus
Orchid Cactus
Robin’s-plantain
Joe Pye
Spurge
Caribbean Copper Plant
Eurya
Euscaphis
Japanese Beech
Beyond Blue™ Fescue
Cool as Ice™ Blue Fescue
Pineberry
Wintergreen
Variegated Maidenhair Tree
Nodding Chocolate Flower
Two-winged Silverbell
February Gold® Chinese Witch-hazel
Chinese Witch-hazel
Orange Sunrise™ Vernal Witch-hazel
Algerian Ivy
Winter Jewels™ Hellebore
Winter Jewels™ Hellebore
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Botanical Name
Helleborus ‘Cotton Candy’
Helleborus ‘Harlequin Gem’
Helleborus ‘Jade Tiger’
Helleborus ‘Painted Doubles’
Helleborus ‘Red Sapphire’
Helleborus ‘Rose Quartz’
Helleborus ‘Sparkling Diamond’
Helleborus ‘Ballerina Ruffles’
Helleborus ’Golden Lotus’
Helleborus ’Onyx Odyssey’
Helleborus ’Peppermint Ice’
Hesperantha coccinea ‘Oregon Sunset’
Heuchera ‘Forever Purple’
Heuchera ‘Cocomint’
Heuchera ‘Plum Crazy’
Heuchera ‘Watermelon’
Hydrangea angustipetala ‘MonLongShou’
Hydrangea anomala ssp. glabra ‘Crug Coral’
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘PIIHM-I’
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘PIIHM-II’ Hydrangea quercifolia ‘HQOPR010’
Ilex crenata ‘Shiro-fukurin’
Ilex serrata ‘Longwood Firefall’
Ilex ‘Sparkleberry’
Ilex verticillata ‘Southern Gentleman’
Ilex x attenuata ‘Longwood Gold’
Ilex x attenuata ‘Longwood Gold’
Illicium parviflorum ‘Forest Green’
Illicium simonsii
Illicium ‘sPg-3-004’
Impatiens sodenii
Iochroma cyaneum
Ipomoea carnea f. albiflora
Itea virginica ‘Sprich’
Jasminum bignoniaceum
Juniperus communis ‘Veitch’s Blue’
Juniperus virginiana ‘Poyo’
Kniphofia ‘Toffee Nosed’
Kniphofia ‘Vanilla’
Kohleria ‘Dark Velvet’
Lagerstroemia ‘Coral Magic’
Lagerstroemia ‘Purple Magic’
Lentinula edodes
Leonotis leonurus
Leonotis leonurus ‘Snow Tiger’
Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver King’
Liriodendron tulipifera ‘Aureomarginatum’ Lonicera korolkowii
Lonicera sempervirens ‘Major Wheeler’
Magnolia ‘Daybreak’
Magnolia insignis
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Common Name
Winter Jewels™ Hellebore
Winter Jewels™ Hellebore
Winter Jewels™ Hellebore
Winter Jewels™ Hellebore
Winter Jewels™ Hellebore
Winter Jewels™ Hellebore
Winter Jewels™ Hellebore
Winter Thrillers™ Hellebore
Winter Jewels™ Hellebore
Winter Jewels™ Hellebore
Winter Jewels™ Hellebore
Crimson Flag Lily
Coral Bells
Carnival™ Coral Bells
Carnival™ Coral Bells
Carnival™ Coral Bells
Golden Crane® Hydrangea
Climbing Hydrangea
Twist-n-Shout® Hydrangea
Bloomstruck™ Hydrangea
Ice Crystal® Hydrangea
Japanese Holly
Finetooth Holly
Winterberry (female)
Winterberry (male)
Foster Hybrid Holly
Foster Hybrid Holly
Yellow Anise-tree
Japanese Anise-tree
Purple Glaze™ Illicium
Shrub Balsam
Blue Trumpet Flower
Bush Morning-glory
Little Henry® Dwarf Sweetspire
Gold Coast Jasmine
Compact Juniper
Eastern Redcedar
Red Hot Poker
Red Hot Poker
Kohleria
Crepe-myrtle
Crepe-myrtle
Shiitake
Lion’s-tail
Lion’s-tail
Variegated Sweet-gum
Variegated Tulip-tree
Blueleaf Honeysuckle
Trumpet Honeysuckle
Magnolia
Red Lotus-tree
The Plants
Botanical Name
Magnolia ‘Katie-O’
Magnolia ‘KLMWW’
Magnolia laevifolia ‘Velvet Cascade’
Magnolia laevifolia ‘Warm Fuzzies’
Magnolia macrophylla
Magnolia macrophylla
Magnolia ‘Rose Marie’
Magnolia ‘Savage Splendor’
Magnolia ‘Sunset Swirl’
Magnolia virginiana
Magnolia virginiana Magnolia ‘Wedding Vows’
Magnolia x loebneri ‘Encore’
Magnolia x loebneri ‘White Rose’
Mahonia ‘Beijing Beauty’
Mahonia confusa ‘sPg-3-018’
Mahonia japonica
Mahonia ‘JC Raulston’ Mahonia x media ‘Buckland’
Neoregelia ‘Flirting’
Neoregelia ‘Green Apples’
Neoregelia ‘Mendoza’
Neoregelia ‘Purple Passion’
Neoregelia ‘Valentines’
Opuntia
Opuntia ellisiana
Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Hariyama’
Oxalis ortgiesii Paeonia ‘Bartzella’ Paeonia ‘Copper Kettle’
Paeonia ‘Oriental Gold’
Paeonia suffruticosa ‘Fen Lou Chun Se’
Paeonia suffruticosa ‘Hana-kisoi’
Paeonia tenuifolia
Panicum virgatum ‘Cape Breeze’
Parrotia persica
Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Ginger Love’
Penstemon pinifolius ‘Melon’
Penstemon pinifolius ‘Mersea Yellow’
Penstemon Pink hybrid
Penstemon Purple hybrid
Peperomia dolabriformis
Perovskia ‘Novaperlac’
Persea palustris
Phormium ‘Maori Queen’ Picea abies ‘Mikulasovice’
Picea orientalis ‘Firefly’
Picea orientalis ‘Professor Langner’
Pinus contorta ‘Chief Joseph’
Pinus fenzeliana Pinus monticola ‘Halloween Broom’
Common Name
Magnolia
Jazzy Jane™ Magnolia
Magnolia
Magnolia
Big-leaf Magnolia
Big-leaf Magnolia
Magnolia
Magnolia
Magnolia
Mattie Mae Smith® Sweetbay Magnolia
Sweet Thing® Sweetbay Magnolia
Magnolia
Loebner Magnolia
Loebner’s Magnolia
Mahonia
Indigo Flair™ Mahonia
Japanese Mahonia
Mahonia
Mahonia
Neoregelia
Neoregelia
Neoregelia
Neoregelia
Neoregelia
Variegated Prickly Pear Cactus
Spineless Prickly Pear Cactus
Holly Osmanthus
Fishtail Oxalis
Itoh Peony
Itoh Peony
Itoh Peony
Tree Peony
Tree Peony
Fern-leaf Peony
Switch Grass
Persian Parrotia
Dwarf Fountain Grass
Western Pine-leaved Penstemon
Western Pine-leaved Penstemon
Rock Candy™ Penstemon
Rock Candy™ Penstemon
Peperomia
Little Lace™ Perovskia
Swamp Red Bay
New Zealand Flax
Dwarf Norway Spruce
Oriental Spruce
Oriental Spruce
Lodgepole Pine
Guangdong Pine
Western White Pine
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Botanical Name
Pinus sylvestris ‘Bialogon’
Pinus sylvestris ‘Green Penguin’
Pittosporum heterophyllum ‘Variegatum’
Pleurotus ostreatus
Poliothyrsis sinensis
Poliothyrsis sinensis
Primula abschasica
Prunus incisa ‘Kojo-no-mai’
Prunus laurocerasus ‘Chestnut Hill’ Prunus maritima
Prunus mume ‘Dawn’
Pterostyrax hispidus
Punica granatum
Pyrus sp.
Quercus pagoda
Rhododendron ‘Zoe Graves’
Rhododendron atlanticum
Rhododendron hybrid
Rhododendron nakaharae ‘Mount Seven Star’
Rhododendron sp.
Rhododendron ‘Susannah Hill’
Rhododendron viscosum var. serrulatum
Rhododendron yedoense var. poukhanense
‘Buffy’s Choice’
‘Delaware Delight’
‘Early Bird’
‘Late Dark Lady’
‘Lolly Pop’
‘White Swan’ Rhododendron ‘Yuka’
Rosa `WEKcalroc` Rosa ‘Margaret Mae’
Rosa ‘Meiradena’
Rosa ‘WEKquaneze’ Rosa ‘Apple Dapple’
Rosa ‘Elizabeth Taylor’
Rosa ‘HARking’
Rosa ‘JACyes’
Rosa ‘Meisaliza’
Rosa ‘Radgor’
Rosa ‘WEKsunspa’
Rostrinucula dependens
Rubus idaeus ‘NR7’
Ruttya fruticosa ‘Scholesei’
Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and Blue’
Salvia splendens ‘Dancing Flame’
Sambucus canadensis ‘Adams’
Sanguisorba armena
Sanguisorba canadensis
Sarracenia collection
Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Standing Ovation’
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Common Name
Scots Pine
Scots Pine
Chinese Pittosporum
Pearl Oyster
Chinese Pearl-bloom
Chinese Pearl-bloom
Primrose
Little Twist® Cherry
Cherry-laurel
Beach Plum
Japanese Apricot
Fragrant Epaulette-tree
Pomegranate
Pear
Cherry-bark Oak
Azalea
Coast Azalea
Gregory Bald Azalea
Azalea
Dwarf Azalea
Swamp Azalea
Azalea
Azalea
Azalea
Azalea
Azalea
Azalea
Azalea
George Burns™ Floribunda Rose
Pretty In Pink Eden® Rose
Icecap™ Rose
Barbra Streisand™ Hybrid Tea Rose
Look-A-Likes® Rose
Elizabeth Taylor™ Hybrid Tea Rose
Judy Garland™ Floribunda Rose
Henry Fonda™ Hybrid Tea Rose
Best Kept Secret™ Hybrid Tea Rose
Peachy Keen™ Rose
Marilyn Monroe™ Hybrid Tea Rose
Weeping Rostrinucula
Raspberry Shortcake™ Dwarf Thornless Raspberry
Jammy Mouth
Blue Sage
Variegated Scarlet Sage
Elderberry
Burnet
Canadian Burnet
Pitcher Plants
Little Bluestem
The Plants
Botanical Name
Sciadopitys verticillata ‘Tsai Cheng’
Setaria palmifolia ‘Variegata’
Solandra maxima ‘Variegata’
Solanum quitoense
Stachyurus chinensis
Stewartia monadelpha
Stewartia monodelpha
Stewartia pseudocamellia
Stewartia serrata
Stewartia sinensis
Stewartia x henryae ‘Sky Rocket’
Styrax japonica ‘JLWeeping’
Styrax obassia
Syringa × chinensis ‘Lilac Sunday’
Thujopsis dolabrata var. hondae Tibouchina heteromalla
Tillandsia sp.
Trachycarpus fortunei ‘Landcraft’
Trachycarpus fortunei ‘Nainital’
Trachycarpus fortunei ‘Wagnerianus’
Trachycarpus geminisectus
Trachystemon orientalis
Tradescantia fluminensis ‘Tricolor’ Tradescantia spathacea ‘Sitara Gold’ Trillium grandiflorum ‘Flore Pleno’
Ulmus parvifolia ‘Seiju’
Vaccinium ‘Blue Jay’
Vaccinium corymbosum ‘Jelly Bean’
Vaccinium corymbosum ‘Rubel’
Vaccinium corymbosum ‘ZF06-043’
Vaccinium corymbosum ‘ZF06-079’
Vaccinium hybrid
Vaccinium ‘Northland’
Viburnum cassinoides ‘SMNVCDD’
Viburnum dentatum ‘Christom’
Vitis vinifera ‘Pinot Meunier’
Xanthocyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’
Common Name
Umbrella-pine
Variegated Palm Grass
Variegated Chalice Vine
Naranjilla
Chinese Stachyurus
Tall Stewartia
Tall Stewartia
Japanese Stewartia
Serrated Stewartia
Chinese Stewartia
Stewartia
Marley’s Pink Parasol™ Japanese Snowbell
Fragrant Snowbell
Lilac
Broad-leaved Arborvitae
Silver Leafed Princess Flower
Air Plant
Windmill Palm
Windmill Palm
Dwarf Chusan Palm
Eight Peaks Fan Palm
Early-flowering Borage
Moses-in-the-cradle
Moses-in-the-cradle
Double-flowered White Trillium
Chinese Elm
Highbush Blueberry
Blueberry
Highbush Blueberry
Peach Sorbet™ Blueberry
Pink Icing™ Blueberry
Blueberry Glaze™ Compact Blueberry
Highbush Blueberry
Lil’ Ditty™ Viburnum
Blue Muffin® Arrowwood Viburnum
Pixie® Grape
Weeping Nootka Cypress
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Businesses
Aquascapes Unlimited, Inc.
Babikow Greenhouses
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Black Hog Horticulture
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Brushwood Nursery
Cam Too Camellia Nursery, Inc.
Carolina Native Nursery
Cavano’s Perennials, Inc.
Centerton Nursery, Inc.
Civano Nursery
Conifer Kingdom
Cotswold Gardens, Inc.
Create a Scene LLC
Cymron Nursery
Edgar Joyce Nursery
Edible Landscaping, LLC
Fancy Fronds
The Farm at Doe Run
Fernbrook Nursery
Fine Garden Creations
Foxborough Nursery
Fungi Perfecti
Garden America, Inc.
The Gardener’s Arms, Inc.
Gateway Garden Center
Greenleaf Nursery Company
Grow My Gardens
Harmony Hill Nursery
Hawksridge Farms
Heritage Seedlings, Inc.
Hermitage Farms Nursery
Holly Hill Farms, Inc.
Intrinsic Perennial Gardens, Inc.
Iseli Nursery
Kirkpatrick’s Nursery
Klehm’s Song Sparrow Farm
Landcraft Environments LTD
Monrovia
Mostardi Nursery
Mountain Crop
Improvement Lab
North Creek Nurseries
Oregon Pride Nurseries
Overdevest Nurseries, LP
Peace Tree Farm
Plants Nouveau
Pleasant Run Nursery
Point Phillips Perennials
Prides Corner Farms
Quality Greenhouses
Rijnbeek & Zn
Rivendell Nursery LLC
Sam Browns Wholesale
Nusery
Saxon Holt Photography
Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc.
Spring Valley Greenhouse
Star Roses and Plants
Stoney Bank Nuseries, Inc.
The Ivy Farm
Tiffany Perennials
Triple Oaks Nursery
Waverly Farm
Organizations
Barnes Arboretum
The Bartlett Tree Research
Laboratories and
Arboretum
Chanticleer Garden
Greater Des Moines
Botanical Garden
J.C. Raulston Arboretum,
North Carolina State
University
Longwood Gardens
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TheDCH Leadership & Staff
Staff
Board of Directors
Council of Advisors
Pam Sapko, Executive Director
David W. Brownlee,
President
Mrs. George P. Bissell, Jr.
Patricia M. Bussard
Charles S. Crompton, Jr.
Joanne B. Cushman
Russell O. Jones
Richard W. Lighty, Ph.D.
Eleanor Maroney
Mrs. Christopher L.
Moseley
Ellen C. Petersen
Mrs. Harold S. Schutt, Jr.
Katherine D. Schutt
Mrs. Sidney Scott, Jr.
Elizabeth A. Sharp
Jeanne O. Shields
P. Coleman Townsend, Jr.
Annie Acton, Programs
Administrative Assistant
Ruth Arias, Community Garden
Liaison
Stephen Draper, Business
Manager
Robert Harris, Public
Landscapes Crew Supervisor
Jeff Long, Community-Based
Education Coordinator
Ann D. Wick, Vice
President
Scott Simonton,
Treasurer
G. Keith Robertshaw,
Secretary
Andrew Bunting, Past
President
Lloyd Bove
Linda R. Boyden
Lynn Carbonell
Joe Matassino, Director of
Steven Castorani
Development
Susan Fisher
Andréa Miller, Communications Mary Hopkins
Coordinator
Scott D. Johnson
George Pitts-Wright, Public
M. William Lower
Landscapes Gardener
Elizabeth B. McCoy
Michael Ray, Information
Michael McGowan
Technology Coordinator
Christopher Patterson
Adrienne Spencer, Urban Farmer
Mary T. Patterson
Martha Stephens, Landscape
Kash Srinivasan
Manager
Connie B. Stafford
Marcia Stephenson, Volunteer Sherry Dorsey Walker
and Membership Coordinator
Sara Helm Wallace
Bonnie Swan, Adult Education
Beth Wells
Manager
Vikram Krishnamurthy,
Director of Programs
Tara Tracy, Urban Agriculture
Manager
Lenny Wilson, Associate
Director of Development
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Rules & Procedures
Admission
General registration begins at 6:30
p.m. in the Catalpa Room. Guests are
encouraged to “pre-swipe” their credit
card at registration to expedite the
checkout process. Cash, check, Visa,
MasterCard, and American Express are
accepted. While walk-ins are welcome,
we strongly encourage guests to RSVP
in advance for this event, which can be
done online at thedch.org.
Silent Auction
There are three silent auctions beginning
at 6:30 p.m. located in the Ballroom
and Courtyard. Silent auctions close
at 7:40 p.m., 8:00 p.m. and 8:20 p.m.
Each individual guest or couple will be
assigned a bidder number and barcode
for their use only and will be given a
sheet of barcodes at registration for
bidding on silent auction items. Starting
bid and minimum bid increments
indicated on each bid sheet will vary
depending on the item. Guests may opt
to “Buy Now” by indicating so on a bid
sheet, except in the Preview Auction.
Once this is done, the item is yours, and
no other bids will be accepted. At the
end of each auction, items are moved to
the North Garage for pick-up at 9:15 p.m.
Live Auction
The Live Auction begins at 8:30 p.m.
in the Patio of Oranges. Bidding on Live
Auction items, using barcode stickers,
will be allowed prior to the beginning of
the Live Auction. The list of plants in the
Live Auction will be available on thedch.
org prior to the event and available at
registration on the evening of the Auction.
Checkout
Check out begins at 9:15 p.m. in
the Catalpa Room. Invoices will be
generated and must be signed prior
to pick-up even for those guests who
have pre-swiped their credit card. Cash,
check, Visa, MasterCard, and American
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Express are accepted. After payment,
you may drive to the North Garage,
where volunteer plant handlers will
assist you with loading.
If you wish to leave before the Auction
results have been tabulated, you may do
so, but please be aware that plants will
not be available for pick up until after
9:15 p.m. Plant pick-up ends at 10:30
p.m.
Plant culture information will be made
available online at thedch.org following
the Auction. Hard copies of the plant
culture information will be made
available upon request.
Sunday Pick-up
If you leave early, or are unable to pick
up your winnings on Saturday night,
you may do so on Sunday, April 26,
between 10:00 a.m. and noon, at
the North Garage. Volunteers will be
available to assist, but ultimately the
proper equipment and labor for the
unloading of plants and non-plant items
is the responsibility of the winner.
If delivery assistance is needed,
representatives from the several
companies will be available for
consultation during the event.
Unclaimed Items
Items that are not picked up at the
North Garage before noon on Sunday,
April 26, will be transported to the
Delaware Center for Horticulture, in
Wilmington. It is the responsibility of
the winning guest to collect their items.
Special Note:
The Delaware Center for
Horticulture strives to
provide healthy plants. We
do not offer a warranty or
guarantee plant survival. All
items are sold “as is,” and all
sales are final.
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