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Our Hot Picks for 2012

One of our favorite parts of being nursery owners is deciding what to grow each year. You will not find Point Phillip Perennials selling the same plants that every nursery in a 50 mile radius is selling. We do not follow fads or jump on the band wagon for every new perennial coming on the market. What we do is make our selections based on experience and knowledge of the plants that we sell. The following is a selection of plants that we are excited about and selling because we can't wait to plant them in our gardens!

Perennial Flower Picks

We have grown Japanese anemones for many years. They are the queens of the late summer and fall garden. Anemone x hybrida 'Whirlwind' is an old favorite about 4 feet tall.		This year we are offering two new ones that are a little shorter in stature. The first is Anemone x hybrida 'Pretty Lady Diana’
and the second is Anemone x hybrida 'Pretty Lady Emily’.		Astilbe have long been grown for their colorful addition to the late spring or early summer garden. Astilbe 'Fanal’ is one of our all time favorites.
Two new ones being offered have beautiful foliage as well as beautiful flowers. Astilbe Color FlashTM has foliage that takes on burgundy tones as it matures.		Closely related is Astilbe Color FlashTM ‘Lime’ which has beautiful lime colored foliage.
Calamintha nepeta ‘Montrose White’ is still one of our favorite plants for hot, sunny areas.		We are offering 2 related plants that should perform admirably in your hot garden - Calamintha nepeta subsp. nepeta has slightly larger flowers
and Calamintha nepeta ‘Blue Cloud’ has bluish flowers instead of white.		Our native Carex make a wonderful addition to your shade garden. They work as a single specimen or as a groundcover. Carex platyphylla is a beautiful blue Carex.
Carex siderosticha ‘Banana Boat’ has striking banana yellow foliage and really lights up a shady spot.		Joe Pye Weed is indigenous to our garden and has been here for at least the last 40 years. Eupatorium purpureum is the one on our property that we have sold for years.
Eupatorium ‘Phantom’ is a new shorter version that obtains a height of only 3 feet rather than the 8 feet of the species.		The Cantabrigiense Geraniums have always been one of our favorite groups of geraniums. Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Biokova' has been grown and loved by us for years.
A new one to us this year is Geranium x cantabrigiense Crystal Rose', which I am sure will have the same wonderful growth habits plus a gorgeous flower!		The foliage of Heuchera add a colorful note to the garden. All Heuchera based on our native Heuchera villosa are wonderful. New to us this year are Heuchera 'Apple Blush’ with its attractive mottled foliage and
Heuchera 'Beaujolais’ with its huge burgundy leaves with silver veins.		Hosta continue to be among the most popular perennials. Some interesting ones that we are offering for the first time include Hosta 'Cathedral Windows',
Hosta 'Orange Marmalade’ and		Hosta ‘Peanut’.
The garden phlox have come a long way. We will be selling two of the Flame Series. They are shorter and are mildew resistant. We will be selling Phlox Coral FlameTM		and Phlox Purple FlameTM.
Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’ is a wonderful performer in the world of salvia.		Two new ones that we think will rival Caradonna in performance are Salvia 'Madeline’ and
Salvia ‘Sweet 16'.		Sedum are the backbone of the hot, dry garden. Some newer ones that we are excited about are Sedum tetractinum ‘Coral Reef’,
Sedum sieboldii ‘Nana’ and ’		Sedum spurium ‘Fuldaglut’. They add lots of color to the sunny garden.
Shrub Picks
The flowering quinces make a spectacular floral show in the spring. We have had Chaenomeles x superba ‘Cameo’ in our landscape for years.		Last year we added three Chaenomeles x superba ‘Texas Scarlet’ along a fence.
The array of colors of the cultivars is spectacular. This year we will add Chaenomeles speciosa 'Chojuraku', ,		Chaenomeles speciosa 'Iwai Nishiki',
Chaenomeles speciosa 'Kingishi' and		Chaenomeles x superba 'Jet Trail'.
We have not sold Macrophylla Hydrangeas for years since they were not bud hardy for us. However the advent of macrophylla that bloom on new wood has enabled us to gow them. This year we are offering Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Dooley’		and Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Penny Mac’ The flowers are blue tones in high acid soil and pink tones in slightly acidic to alkaline. They bloom on old and new wood.
Oriental Spruce are among the most majestic trees. This year we are introducing two dwarf varities - Picea orientalis 'Barnes'		and Picea orientalis 'Bergman's Gem'. Both grow no higher than 3 feet and have the beautiful glossy, dark green foliage.
Spirea are known for their colorful foliage, which adds a lot of interest to your garden. Spirea japonica 'Candlelight’ is a new one for us that is compact and has buttery yellow foliage.		Also new for us this year is Vaccinium ‘Pink Lemonade’, a blueberry that bears pink fruit!
The plants mentioned above are just a few of our many new introductions for this year. Check out our entire list of new plants for 2012. Also remember that it is still just as rewarding to grow the tried and true plants of previous years!

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