2023 Dayton Nursery Catalog

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nepeta Blue Cloud zones 4 - 7

A trouble - free plant whose leaves smell strongly of mint. The small, glaucous green leaves resemble those of Nepeta. Beginning in early summer, tiny, tubular, pale lavender - blue flowers are produced in profusion on upright spikes just above the foliage. Height: 9 - 12”, Spread: 12” 030037 C1 $7.99 nepeta Blue Marvelette zones 4 - 7 An award - winning, first year flowering, compact herb. Early blooming, blue - purple flowers stand up well over time. It's compact and uniform in growth. The sweet, minty smell will stop you in your tracks. Height: 10 - 12”, Spread: 12” 034099 C1 $7.99 nepeta ssp. Nepeta zones 4 - 7 A bushy, rhizomatous, perennial herb of the mint family. Forms a dense, indefinitely spreading, foli age mat with upright leafy flowering stems. Gray green leaves are very fragrant when crushed. Tiny lilac to white flowers appear in axillary spikes over a long bloom period. Height: 12 - 18”, Spread: 18” 030985 C1 $7.99 Callirhoe Purple Poppy Mallow j 2 0 k& Plants typically form a low foliage mound from 6 - 9” tall on procumbent stems which spread along the ground to 3’ wide. Solitary, upward facing, cup shaped, five - petaled, poppy - like, magenta flowers (to 2½ wide) continuously appear on thin stems above the foliage from mid - spring to fall. Fits well into both formal garden areas as well as wild natu ralized areas. Height: 6 - 12”, Spread: 6 - 36” 027219 C1 $9.99 Campanula Bellflower j p b r l ? 4 Prefers moderately rich, well - drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Poor winter drainage can result in crown rot. Keep watered in the summer and fertilize regularly. Blooms July to September. Zones 3 - 8, unless otherwise stated. A new clustered bellflower that's especially refined in terms of performance and flower quality. Well formed clusters of white flowers are packed onto rich, green foliage. Height: 14 - 18”, Spread: 18” 029900 C1 $12.99 Birch Hybrid zones 4 - 8 A profusion of lavender - blue, 1 inch long, fluted bell - shaped flowers smother the bright evergreen foliage from late spring to late summer if deadheaded regularly. Height: 4 - 6”, Spread: 20” 003317 C1 $7.99 involucrata zones 4 - 8 Angel Bells zones 4 - 9

‘ Blue Cloud ’

‘ Blue Marvelette ’

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ssp. Nepeta

involucrata

Blue Waterfall Vigorous, low growing, spreading variety, with the innate ability to cascade nicely over rock edging. It ’ s flowers are deep blue bell - shaped with small milky white centers, which bloom all summer off and on. Height: 8 - 10”, Spread: 24” 007310 C1 $8.99 Cherry Bells Plants form a spreading mound of light green leaves, bearing upright stems with huge drooping bells in a deep rose - pink shade. Clumps are in clined to spread vigorously, so plan to give this space. Height: 18 - 23”, Spread: 24 - 29” 006199 C1 $19.99 Church Bells zones 5 - 8 A new clustered bellflower that's especially refined in terms of performance and flower quality. Well formed clusters of violet purple flowers are packed onto rich, dark green foliage. Height: 14 - 18” Spread: 16 - 20” 029629 C1 $12.99 Dickson ’ s Gold Striking bright gold, toothed leaves form a compact clump; color is lime green if grown in part shade. Lavender blue, star - shaped, upward - facing flowers smother the foliage from late spring to midsummer. Height: 4 - 6”, Spread: 8 - 10” 023844 C1 $7.99 Freya The knee - high clump of sturdy, green foliage is comprised of compact, clump forming rosettes. Compared to other glomerata types, this new culti var is much more floriferous, with its flower stems comprising about 2/3 of the height of the plant. Full clusters of small, star - shaped, lilac purple flowers are borne almost all the way up the strong, upright, well - branched stems. Height: 16”, Spread: 12” 030039 C1 $12.99 RAPIDO Series Blooms up to 4 weeks earlier than the Clips series with great vigor and uniformity. Cup - shaped, violet blue or white flowers bloom atop dark green foliage. Plants prefer sunny locations with well - drained soils. Height: 5 - 7”, Spread: 5 - 8” Blue 024309 C1 $7.99 White 023843 C1 $6.99

Sarastro Large, shiny, tubular flowers are deep blue to pur ple blue. Flowers droop from leafy stems that rise up from basal rosettes of medium green leaves. Blooms mid - late summer. Height: 1 - 2” Spread: 2” 009156 C1 $14.99 Takion Blue Bell - shaped, 2 - 2½ ”, lavender blue flowers are produced on strong stems from early summer into late summer if spent flowers are removed. Height: 16 - 20”, Spread: 12 - 16” 020137 C1 $7.99 Takion White Bell - shaped, 2 - 2½ ”, pure white flowers are pro duced on strong stems from early summer into late summer if spent flowers are removed. Height: 16 - 20”, Spread: 12 - 16” 027971 C1 $7.99

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‘ Angel Bells ’

‘ Birch Hybrid ’

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