COMPANION PLANTS

One of the most ornamental of all Viburnum species. This forms a large deciduous shrub with large and ovate, deeply pleated and fuzzy leaves. The pure white flowers appear in early spring and are arranged in a flat-topped panicle looking very much like a white hydrangea species. In the autumn the leaves turn shades of ruby and purple – stunning! An all-around extremely ornamental plant for full sun or the woodland garden, easily grown under most conditions as long as you have decent drainage. Rarely seen in cultivation and even more rarely offered for sale, these are cutting-grown from our grove of five plants grown from seed collected wild from the mountain forests of the island of Honshu in Japan.  (-5)  RSBG  $28.00

A rare shrub in cultivation, this large deciduous species is native to the eastern Himalaya Mountains through southern China and into northern Vietnam. It features large bold and rounded leaves with deep veining. The whitish flowers appear in spring and are not particularly showy but the foliage texture and fall coloration is outstanding. Closely related to the more widely grown lantanoides from eastern North America and furcatum from Japan and similar in general appearance to those species. Our first offering of this very rare ornamental.

Where to begin. There is a great deal of interesting information about the amazing "Wollemi Pine" on the internet, and we refer you to that source if you are not already familiar with the extremely fascinating history of this incredibly rare tree. Our first offering of cutting-grown plants sourced from the specimen growing here at the RSBG. Probably not completely cold hardy in our climate but our specimen has been outside unprotected for many years with no damage - remarkable for a tree native to southeastern Australia! These will need to be trained into an upright growth habit as they are cuttings taken from lateral shoots.

This is a deciduous shrub related to rhododendrons. This selected clone features bright chalky-blue foliage and new growth and, in early summer, large white bells on long terminal racemes - stunning all around. Bright orange and yellow fall foliage color and best grown in full sun with summer irrigation. Native to the coastal plain of the American southeast.