2022 Dayton Nursery Catalog

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‘Blackhawks’

‘Brachytricha’

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‘Karl’s Cousin®’

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‘Karl Forester’

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‘Holy Smoke’

‘Brachytricha’

Andropogon Big Bluestem j ? 2 The foliage emerges deep green to dark purple in spring and deepens to near black by fall. This grass matures a little more than a foot shorter than 'Indian Warrior'. Height: 5’, Spread: 2’ 029883 C1½ $19.99 Holy Smoke zones 4-9 upright stems that emerge blue green, mature to green with smoky purple and red highlights, then bronze and lavender in fall. Height: 4-6’, Spread: 3’ 031914 C1 $19.99 Karl’s Cousin® zones 4-8 tight, upright, architectural habit, and then discov ered its coloration was a beautiful bonus. Basal foliage starts out green-blue, with stems, leaves, and flowers turning shades of purple-blue as the season progresses. Carrying all the resilience and versatility of the species, this new selection resists flopping. Height: 3-4’, Spread: 12-15” 031640 C2 $16.99 Avail. 8-1 Blackhawks zones 3-9

Calamagrostis Feather Reed Grass j e 2 Avalanche - Not Pictured zones 4-8 Its foliage looks as though it were painted with brush strokes of deep green margins and creamy white centers. grows in a neat clump through early summer; then silver plumes shoot up high above the foliage, supplying texture and vertical expres sion to the landscape well into winter. Height: 2-5’, Spread: 24” 019713 C2 $17.99 arundinacea Brachytricha zones 4-9 A slowly-spreading ornamental grass which fea tures a mound of narrow, stiff, green leaves. Pink ish tinged flower plumes appear in late summer atop the foliage clump. Plumes mature to a light tan as the seeds ripen, but tend to disintegrate by early winter. Height: 3-4’, Spread: 2-3’

‘Lightning Strike’

Karl Forester zones 5-8

Perennial Plant of the Year for 2001. A cool sea son, clumping grass with a compact, erect growth habit. It is especially prized for its wheat-like seed heads appearing late spring and lasting all season long. Height: 60”, Spread: 24”

001424 C1 $10.99 001426 C2 $16.99

Avail. 8-1

Lightning Strike zones 4-9

Foliage has wide creamy white center stripes that are edged in green, a different twist on your typical Calamagrostis variety, late summer plumes will persist through winter if not cut back. Height: 36”, Spread: 24” 027191 C1½ $16.99

025248 C1½ $12.99 031368 C2 $17.99

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