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NICHOLLS GARDENS 2007
4724 Angus Dr.,Gainesville, VA 20155
Telephone 703-754-9623
CYCLAMEN
Our catalog listing is just a taste of the treats we are going
to
be able to share with you in the future as we work to increase
our stock. All of our
cyclamen are grown from seed. From a typical
population of seedlings there will be
variation, some slight
to others being dramatic depending on the seed strain.
We offer blooming size tubers. Shipping April through October.
Cultural requirements:
A good, loamy soil that is well drained
will suit your cyclamen best.
A raise bed or slope will also help
with drainage. They require very little
summer water--keep on
the dry side. A super place to plant
is at the base of trees,
especially ones that are shallow-rooted and water-hungry.
Plants
are sent established in their growing medium in pots.
Cyclamen hederifolium and coum are the hardest.
We believe they are hardy to Zone 5 and possibly 4 with protection.
The next hardest group contain Cyclamen cilicium, intaminatum
and pseudibericum.
These are all hardy for us here in Zone 6B.
Cyclamen also make excellent window sill
plants and grow very
well under lights. Most cyclamen prefer at least partial
shade.
Cyclamen Coum: A most welcome sight during the depths of winter.
Wonderful to browse the garden and find these little
jewels to brighten our days.
Bloom is usually December to March.
Leaves tend to be round to kidney-shaped and can be plain
dark green to strongly patterned with silver tracings or
pewter-leaves,
which have a silver overlay.
Flowers may be white,
pink
or carmine and are mostly fragrant.
We offer the following forms:
C. coum mixed: flowers white, pink or carmine. Leaves solid green
to
variegated. Sorry no choice of color.
A selection of the many lovely leaves on the right. $7.50
Cyclamen hederifolium: This is the easiest
species to grow and the hardiest.
The beautiful leaves
are the most patterned and variable of any cyclamen.
Flowers are
white or pink. Flowers are produced usually August through
October.
We offer the following forms:
C. hederifolium: pink to white flowers,
variegated leaves. A few of the many beautiful patterns shown in the leaves
to the right.
$7.00
ADDITIONAL PERENNIALS
These can be shipped late March if weather permits or April thru October unless stated
otherwise. Plants will be shipped in their pot unless noted
different. Pot sizes are listed following the species name in parentheses:
(A: 2 1/2" diameter rectangle, (B) 3 1/2" or 4" diameter rectangle, and (C) 3 qt.
Check the web site for more perennials as well as
additions as the season progresses.
Aconitum carmichaelii var. wilsonii
(B) (Azure Monkshood) A late summer, September and October,
flowering aconitum with panicles of dark
blue hooded flowers. Good as cut flowers. A sturdy grower up to 5' for
sun to part shade. Great foliage makes a great back of the border back drop for other
flowers in the front of the border. Zone 3. Order early in the season or they get too large for shipping. $9.00
Acorus calamus (Sweet Flag) Plants with iris like
leaves that are very much at home in a bog or pond. These will
also grow in ordinary garden soil. A great accent for partial
shade to full sun. Photo shows their curious and interesting
blooms. Bare root. Zone 4. $7.00
Allium ursinum (A) An allium for the shade garden. Wide dark green leaves with white blooms.
Blooms here in late April/early May. Plant and blooms 6-8" tall. Zone 5. $7.00
Arisaema sikokianum (B) A delightful woodland plant usually with
two leaves of three to five leaflets. These have patterned leaves The inflorescence is held above the foliage.
The spathe is a dark purple outside and the inside is vivid white as is the spadix.
Red fruits in the fall on female plants. Plant 18" high. Blooming size.Zone 5 $22.00
Asarum canadense (B)
(Wild Ginger) Native to the southeast
with heart shaped green leaves. This deciduous species is a great woodland ground cover
spreading slowly by rhizomes. Brown-red flowers, shown on left, are
just waiting to be peeked at under the leaves. Zone 2 $7.00 Leaves below, flowers left.
Begonia evansiana (Grandis) (B)A hardy begonia for shade to
20". The heart shaped leaves produce a bushy mound covered in sprays of glistening light
pink flowers in summer followed by darker winged seed capsules that are even
showier than the flowers holding their color until frost. A late riser in the garden
so mark where it is planted. Emerges here in early May. Zone 6 $8.00
Begonia sutherlandii (B) Excellent container plant as it spills over the edge with its light
green foliage and dainty pale one inch orange flowers. Sun to part shade will keep this 6" x 12" tender perennial happy.
Easy to over winter dry in the pot. Zone 8 $7.00
Colocasia antiquorum `Illustris'
(B)(Imperial Taro) Dramatic plants with green
veins, highlighting the black background.
This 3' tall black leaved elephant ear likes
moist soil to shallow water. Sun to part sun. Zone 7. $9.00
Colocasia esculenta `Black Magic' (Black Leaf Elephant Ear)
A fabulous and striking addition for
your garden with solid purple-black leaves up to 2' in length. WOW!
An impressive statement rising to 5-6' tall. We have grown it in shallow
water to regular garden soil. Sun to Part Sun. Zone 7b $10.00
Colocasia `Burgundy Stem' (B)(Violet
Stem Taro) Makes a spectacular garden
statement with 6' deep purple stems and 3'
giant green leaves with a purple flush.
Yellow flowers 1' tall. Moist garden soil to
shallow water. Sun to part sun. Zone 7b $8.00
Corydalis Cheilanthiefolia (B)From the
basal rosette, lacy ferny like leaves tinted
with bronze arch out forming a clump up to
12" tall. Yellow flowers are held above the
foliage in very early spring. Zone 5 $7.00
Danae racemosa (Poet's Laurel) (B) A highly prized garden addition growing in sun to deep shade and is drought tolerant.
This clump forming perennial has arching stems reaching up to 3 feet tall that are covered in thick waxy green leaves which remain
evergreen all winter. On established clumps, marble sized red-orange berries add to the fall picture.
This is a slow plant to propagate. We are pleased to finally be able to
share with you. Zone 6. $15.00
Dicentra formosa(B) A slow to medium spreading plant with green fernlike
leaves and heart-shaped pink blooms. Spreads by thin rhizomes just at surface level
making a light beautiful ground cover. Great for the woodland or shade garden
8-10" tall. A fairly early riser in the spring to get your garden off to a good start.
Zones 4-8. $7.00
Epimedium x versicolor `Sulphureum' (B) A lovely choice, soft yellow
flowers held above handsome, evergreen foliage in early spring. A
slowly spreading woodland ground cover for partial shade. This
tough beauty will tolerate dry shade and is an easy to grow
perennial. Cut to the ground in late winter before the blooms
commence for a dramatic floral show. Newly emerging foliage takes
on a bronze appearance with red coloring. 14" Zone 5. $8.00
Hedychium coronarium (B) (Hardy White
Butterfly Ginger) In late summer and fall,
pine cone-like buds produce 2" butterfly
looking white flowers with a heavenly
fragrance. Grows 3-5 foot tall. In mild winters with good mulch cover, it will overwinter for us (Zone 6B) in the ground. Zone 7B, possibly 7A or grow in
a pot like we do for overwintering in above freezing conditions. $9.00
Helleborus foetidus (B) A must for the winter garden with
its evergreen deeply divided leaves to 18". In late winter panicles of
green bell like flowers are so rewarding in the woodland garden. Zone 5 Our winter
has been so mild this year that these were blooming in early January. What a delight.
Quite dry conditions are well tolerated.
$8.00
Helleborus x hybridus (B) (Helleborus orientalis)
January,if mild enough, to April the garden here is decorated
with the nodding stalks of white, pink, red, purple to slate-solid or patterned flowers. Shown are some of the parents that have produced our fine offspring. The glossy dark evergreen palmate leaves to 18" are very handsome the entire year.
Easily grown in shade to partial shade with adequate summer
moisture. We have found them to be quite drought tolerant once established.
Every garden should have several. These are deer proof plants for those of
you with deer problems. We recommend removing
the old leaves in late autumn to early winter to readily view the
flowers. New leaves form shortly after flowers. These seedlings
from our open pollinated plants should bloom this coming winter.
Shown are some of the parents that have produced our fine offspring.
Zone 5 $8.00
Helleborus x hybridus - 'Claret Red' Strain. (B) Our best red which is absolutely gorgeous. The flowers a are very lovely bowl shape. These are blooming size plants. $15.50
Neomarchia gracillis
(B) (Walking Iris) Outer perianth white
with yellow and brown markings, inner segments blue and smaller. A curious flower.
Hardy mild winter areas or use as potted plant wintering indoors.
Makes a good hanging basket plant. Blooms indoors
February and March. $7.00
Pollia japonica (B)Lovely ginger like foliage in whorls, very
stoloniferous and can serve as a tall ground cover. White flowers in the fall
followed by blue fruit (berries). 24" to 36" in height. Shade to dappled
sun best. We have grown it in full sun however. Very hardy here.
We would expect it to be hardy to at least Zone 5. $6.00
Podophyllum pleianthum (B)(Chinese Mayapple). All our garden visitors are immediate attracted to this wonderful
woodland beauty. The glossy leaves are at least 12" with finely serrated edges and matures to 30 plus inches tall. The pendulous clusters
of dark red flowers are shielded by the large leaves but readily show when viewed from the side. Flowers are followed by greenish yellow fruits in
the fall. This fabulous plant is also not preferred by deer. No deer candy here. What more could one ask.
For shade to part shade. Sells out every year so order early. Zones 6-8. $18.00
Rohdea japonica
(B) (Sacred Lily) Easy to grow evergreen clumps
of dark green leathery leaves for slightly moist to DRY woodland conditions.
The two inch wide leaves grow 12 inches high. White insignificant flowers in spring
with red berries on 6 inch stocks in the fall. We offer very robust plants.
Rohodea does not seem to be on the deer food list so you may want to especially include it in
your garden in you have deer problems.
A great addition to the winter shade garden which is not complete
without Rohdea. Zone 5 $8.00
Saururus chinensis (B) (Chinese Lizard's Tail)
A stately perennial to 4' with glossy foliage. In summer the terminal
leaves turn pure white giving the impression flowers. The true flowers are
not showy. Plant in slightly moist to wet sites in full sun. The rhizomes spread but
are near the surface and can easilly be removed. Zones 5-10. $7.00
Stylorphorum diphyllum (B)(Wood Poppy) This eastern North American
native will treat you to bright yellow flowers spring into summer.
Silver-haired seed pods follow giving an added touch. For medium
to moist soil in shade to part shade. Plants may grow up to 18".
It will self sow but has not been a problem for us but it will take
a few years before you feel you even remotely have enough of these
jewels for your garden. One that we would not be without. Zone 4. $8.00
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