Camellia X 'Winter's Star'/ Winter Star Camellia

Camelia X 'Winter's Star' in full bloom.

Habit/Description:  This cold hardy Camellia is a beauty for the winter landscape. The evergreen foliage is a dark, glossy green. Habit is upright and open.

Size at Maturity: 10' tall and about 6-8' wide.

Flower:  Single pink blooms surround a bright yellow center and last 4-6 weeks in fall.

Special Interest:  Besides the beautiful, butterfly attracting pink flowers in the fall, the large dark green leaves stay vibrant year-round. Best when used in a hedge, mass planting, privacy screen, border, cutting garden, containers, specimen and woodland gardens.

Care Information: Easy to grow, however, needs regular watering, especially during the first season. Requires full shade to partial sun. Will burn in full sun. Does not require dead-heading due to its natural, self-cleaning habit. Prune after flowering to shape. Mulch heavily and when necessary, provide acid fertilizer when the shrub is finished flowering in the fall.

‘Carolina Sapphire’ Arizona Cypress

  Groundcover / Vines  |  Perennials  |  Trees  |  Shrubs

Habit/ Description: 

Gorgeous pyramidal evergreen with bright blue needles. Maintains color in full sun.

Size at Maturity:

Fast growing to 40' tall and 15' wide.

Flower:

Insignificant. Conifer.   

Special Interest:

Beautiful stately evergreen tree providing amazing blue color and fine texture to a landscape. Great for mixed borders, specimen, woodland garden, windbreak, screen and vibrant foliage. Drought resistant when established. Fast grower.

Care Information:

Highly adaptable; best with average to lean, well-drained soil. Water deeply, regularly during the first few growing seasons to establish an extensive root system. Once established, reduce frequency; tolerates periodic drought. Apply a slow-release fertilizer when new growth begins in spring.Pruning time: winter.

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Cryptomeria

  Groundcover / Vines  |  Perennials  |  Trees  |  Shrubs

Habit/ Description:

Pyramidal evergreen tree with soft needles. Has dark green foliage year-round. Partial to full fun.

Size at Maturity:

Quickly reaches 30-40' tall and 15-25' wide. Has the potential to be 50' with age.

Flower:

Insignificant. Conifer.

Special Interest:

Beautiful evergreen tree with lustrous green foliage and strong pyramidal shape. Wonderful as a specimen, screen, mixed border, background or woodland garden. Fast growing.

Care Information:

Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.

 

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